SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

KIRBY G MICHAEL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1344 CROSSMAN AVENUE

(Street)

SUNNYVALE

94089

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. [ ARUN ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VP, Worldwide Sales

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	404,882⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	03/16/2016	Common Stock	180,000	$2.91	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	12/04/2016	Common Stock	100,000	$5.12	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	06/11/2016	Common Stock	80,000	$7.58	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 25,000 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in full on September 14, 2012, 145,349 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 4 equal annual installments from June 15, 2011, 9,600 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 8 equal quarterly installments from March 15, 2012 and 43,750 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 14 remaining equal quarterly installments through September 15, 2015. In the event the Reporting Person ceases to be a Service Provider before these restricted stock units vest, the unvested restricted stock units will be forfeited to the Issuer. Each restricted stock unit represents one full share.

2. This option is fully vested and exercisable.

3. 25% of the shares subject to this option vested and became exercisable on June 12, 2010, and the remaining shares will vest monthly thereafter, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested and exercisable on June 12, 2013.

	By: Jeannette Bjoernsen Attorney-in-Fact For: G. Michael Kirby	06/15/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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