UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 8, 2008
Juniper Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-26339 | | 770422528 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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| 1194 North Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, | | |
| California | | 94089 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 745-2000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Juniper Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) has previously disclosed that derivative actions in connection with its historical stock option granting practices had been commenced by stockholders purportedly on behalf of the Company against the Company as nominal defendant and a number of current and former officers and directors of the Company. The actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Federal Court”), consolidated as In re Juniper Derivative Actions, No. 5:06-CV-06-03396-JW, and in the Santa Clara County Superior Court in the State of California, consolidated as In re Juniper Networks, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 1:06-CV-064294 (such actions are referred to collectively as the “Derivative Actions”).
On September 8, 2008, the Federal Court issued an order (the “Preliminary Order”) granting preliminary approval of a settlement resolving the claims asserted against certain of the officers and directors named as defendants in the Derivative Actions. The Preliminary Order requires that the Company publish a Stipulation of Settlement (the “Stipulation”) in a Current Report on Form 8-K within ten (10) days of the entry of such order. The Stipulation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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| Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| | 99.1 | | | Stipulation of Settlement |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | Juniper Networks, Inc.
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| September 16, 2008 | By: | /s/ Mitchell L. Gaynor | |
| | | Name: | Mitchell L. Gaynor | |
| | | Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |
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Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Stipulation of Settlement |
