UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 orOR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~the~~Report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Earliest ofEvent ~~1934~~Reported) February 4, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2025

JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

~~001-34501~~

~~77-0422528~~

001-34501

77-0422528

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)


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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		~~Trading Symbol(s)~~	Trading symbol(s)	~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share		~~JNPR~~	JNPR	~~New York Stock Exchange~~		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).

Emerging ~~Growth~~growth ~~Company~~ company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7 2.0102 ~~Regulation~~Results FDof ~~Disclosure~~Operations and Financial Condition.

AsOn ~~previously disclosed, on January~~February 94, ~~2024~~2025, Juniper Networks, Inc. (“we”, a“our” ~~Delaware~~or ~~corporation (~~the “Company”), ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~a anpress ~~Agreement~~release ~~and~~in ~~Plan~~which ofwe ~~Merger~~announced ~~(as~~preliminary ~~may~~financial beresults ~~amended,~~for ~~supplemented~~the orquarter ~~otherwise~~and ~~modified~~fiscal ~~from~~year ~~time~~ended ~~to time~~December 31, 2024. A copy of the ~~“Merger~~press ~~Agreement”)~~release byis ~~and~~furnished ~~among~~as ~~the~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~Company,~~to ~~Hewlett~~this ~~Packard~~report. ~~Enterprise~~The Company, aalso ~~Delaware~~posted ~~corporation~~on ~~(“Parent”),~~the ~~and~~Investor ~~Jasmine~~Relations ~~Acquisition~~section ~~Sub,~~of ~~Inc~~its website (www.,juniper.net) aprepared ~~Delaware~~remarks ~~corporation~~with ~~and~~respect ato ~~wholly~~the ~~owned~~quarter ~~subsidiary~~and offiscal ~~Parent~~year ~~(“Merger~~ended ~~Sub”)~~December 31, 2024. Information ~~Pursuant~~on toour ~~the~~website ~~Merger~~is ~~Agreement~~not, ~~Merger~~and ~~Sub~~ will not be ~~merged~~deemed, ~~with~~a ~~and~~part ~~into~~of ~~the~~this ~~Company~~report ~~(the~~or ~~“Merger”),~~incorporated ~~with~~into ~~the~~any ~~Company~~other ~~surviving~~filings the ~~Merger~~Company asmakes awith ~~wholly~~the ~~owned~~Securities ~~subsidiary~~and ofExchange ~~Parent~~Commission.

OnThe ~~January~~information furnished pursuant to this Item 302.02, ~~2025,~~including ~~the~~Exhibit U99.S.1, ~~Department~~shall ofnot ~~Justice~~be deemed as “filed” afor ~~complaint~~purposes inof Section 18 of the ~~United~~Securities ~~States~~Exchange ~~District~~Act ~~Court~~of ~~for~~1934, as amended (the ~~Northern~~“Exchange ~~District~~Act”), ofor ~~California~~otherwise ~~seeking~~subject to ~~enjoin~~the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the ~~Merger~~Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “~~Action~~Securities Act”)., or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~Also on January 30, 2025, the Company and Parent issued a joint press release in response to the Action~~Item 9.01 AFinancial ~~copy~~Statements ~~of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1~~ and ~~incorporated by reference herein~~Exhibits.

~~The information in this Item 7.01, including the exhibit referenced herein and attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~ (~~the “Exchange Act”~~d), ~~nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~Exhibits.

Forward-looking Statements


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release issued by Juniper Networks, Inc. on February 4 , 202 5

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This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding the outcome of the litigation; any statements regarding the ability of Parent to integrate and implement its plans, forecasts and other expectations with respect to the Company’s business after the completion of the transaction, and to realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation; any statements regarding the expected benefits of the transaction contemplated by this document, including enhanced opportunities for growth, the delivery of customer benefits and the realization and timing of economic benefits; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the ability of Parent and the Company to prevail in the litigation prior to the termination of the merger agreement or to prevail at all; the possibility that the expected benefits of the consummated transaction may not materialize as expected; that the parties are unable to successfully implement integration strategies; potential adverse business uncertainty resulting from the completion of the transaction; and other risks that are described in Parent’s and the Company’s SEC reports, including but not limited to the risks described in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024, both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Parent and the Company assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Joint Press Release, issued by Juniper Networks, Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, dated January 30, 2025
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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.

Date: January 30, 2025


	Juniper Networks, Inc.

February 4, 2025	By:	/s/ Kenneth B. Miller
	Name:	Kenneth B. Miller
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Juniper Networks, Inc. By: /s/ Robert Mobassaly Name: Robert Mobassaly Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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