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) May 10, 2023
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-34501 | | 77-0422528 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 1133 Innovation Way | | |
| Sunnyvale, | California | | 94089 |
| (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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | JNPR | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On May 10, 2023, at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Juniper Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated 2015 Plan”) to, among other things, increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 7,000,000 shares. The Amended and Restated 2015 Plan previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on February 9, 2023.
A more complete description of the terms of the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan can be found in “Proposal No. 5—Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 29, 2023 (as supplemented, the “2023 Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description and the description incorporated by reference from the 2023 Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
As part of a broader review of its governance practices, on May 10, 2023, the Board, acting upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, amended and restated the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”).
The Bylaws were updated to, among other things: (i) clarify the disclosure and procedural requirements for stockholder nominations of directors; (ii) make administrative changes related to the adoption of the universal proxy rules by the SEC; and (iii) make certain other minor clarifying and conforming changes.
The foregoing summary of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Bylaws, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted upon the following proposals described in the 2023 Proxy Statement: (1) to elect ten directors; (2) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023; (3) to approve a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation; (4) to approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation; and (5) to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
All nominated directors were elected and the other proposals were approved by the required stockholder vote. The final voting results with respect to each proposal are as set forth below.
(1) Proposal for election of ten directors:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Anne DelSanto | 252,846,955 | | 11,587,898 | | 475,857 | | 28,144,070 |
| Kevin DeNuccio | 260,451,849 | | 3,982,939 | | 475,922 | | 28,144,070 |
| James Dolce | 260,477,264 | | 3,963,270 | | 470,176 | | 28,144,070 |
| Steven Fernandez | 260,620,870 | | 3,809,615 | | 480,225 | | 28,144,070 |
| Christine Gorjanc | 262,662,935 | | 1,770,233 | | 477,542 | | 28,144,070 |
| Janet Haugen | 256,860,354 | | 7,573,638 | | 476,718 | | 28,144,070 |
| Scott Kriens | 253,581,185 | | 10,956,370 | | 373,155 | | 28,144,070 |
| Rahul Merchant | 262,440,252 | | 1,991,173 | | 479,285 | | 28,144,070 |
| Rami Rahim | 262,375,025 | | 2,176,483 | | 359,202 | | 28,144,070 |
| William Stensrud | 242,898,379 | | 21,631,891 | | 380,440 | | 28,144,070 |
(2) Proposal to ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain |
| 270,607,128 | | 22,121,999 | | 325,653 |
(3) Proposal to approve a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 244,624,490 | | 19,831,746 | | 454,474 | | 28,144,070 |
(4) Proposal to approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation:
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| 1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 258,641,589 | | 52,367 | | 5,757,026 | | 459,728 | | 28,144,070 |
(5) Proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 219,328,703 | | 45,185,934 | | 396,073 | | 28,144,070 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
| 3.1 | | |
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| 10.1 | | |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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| * | | Filed herewith |
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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| May 11, 2023 | | By: | /s/ Robert Mobassaly |
| | Name: | Robert Mobassaly |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
