Merchant Rahul N Form 4 JUNIPER NETWORKS / Rahul N Merchant ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Merchant Rahul N

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1133 INNOVATION WAY

(Street)

SUNNYVALE CA 94089

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC [ JNPR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/09/2023		M		7,107	A	$0.0	61,302	D
Common Stock								12,511	I	by Trust(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
RSU Award	$0.0	05/09/2023		M			7,107	05/11/2023(2)	05/11/2023(2)	Common Stock	7,107	$0.0(3)	0	D
RSU Award	$0.0	05/10/2023		A		7,682		05/10/2024(4)	05/10/2024(4)	Common Stock	7,682	$0.0(3)	7,682	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares held by two family trusts for the benefit of Mr. Merchant and his wife. Mr. Merchant serves as the trustee for one trust, and his wife serves as the trustee for the other trust.

2. Pursuant to the terms of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award becomes 100% vested on the earlier of (A) the one year anniversary of the grant date, and (B) the day prior to the date of the Company's next annual stockholder meeting, subject to the individual maintaining continuous status as a director through the vesting date. The RSU award was granted at the 2022 annual stockholder meeting, which was held on May 11, 2022. The company held its 2023 annual stockholder meeting on May 10, 2023; accordingly, this RSU award vested in full on May 9, 2023.

3. Column 8 is not an applicable reportable field.

4. The restricted stock unit is automatically granted pursuant to the terms of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan to each non-employee director who is elected at (or whose term continues after) the company's annual stockholder meeting. The award will become 100% vested on the earlier of (A) May 10, 2024, and (B) the day prior to the date of the company's next annual stockholder meeting, subject in either case to the director maintaining continuous status as a director through the vesting date.

	By: /s/Colin Lloyd, as attorney-in-fact For: Rahul Merchant	05/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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