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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Guidon Bernard (Last) (First) (Middle) 1344 CROSSMAN AVENUE (Street) SUNNYVALE CA 94089 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. [ ARUN ]	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) 03/01/2013
	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	03/01/2013		S(1)		3,000	D	$24.64	20,181	D

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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.33	01/03/2013		G(2)			287,000	05/01/2007(3)	07/13/2016	Common Stock	287,000	(4)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.63	01/03/2013		G(2)			20,000	10/27/2007(5)	10/29/2016	Common Stock	20,000	(4)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.94	01/03/2013		G(2)			20,000	11/17/2007(6)	11/16/2016	Common Stock	20,000	(4)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.1	01/03/2013		G(2)			15,000	01/14/2010(7)	12/13/2016	Common Stock	15,000	(4)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.96	01/03/2013		G(2)			5,000	01/18/2009(8)	12/17/2014	Common Stock	5,000	(4)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.16	01/03/2013		G(2)			15,000	01/10/2011(9)	12/09/2017	Common Stock	15,000	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

2. The reporting person transferred this option as a gift to his children, who do not share the reporting person's household.

3. 25% of the shares subject to this option will vest on May 1, 2007, and the remaining shares will vest monthly thereafter, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested on May 1, 2010. The option is exercisable in full at any time, but the shares received upon exercise before vesting are subject to repurchase restrictions that lapse over time.

4. This is not a reportable field.

5. 25% of the shares subject to this option will vest and become exercisable on October 27, 2007, 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 October 27, 2010.

6. 25% of the shares subject to this option will vest and become exercisable on November 17, 2007, 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 November 17, 2010.

7. 1/48 of the shares subject to the option will vest monthly, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested and exercisable on December 14, 2013.

8. 1/48 of the shares subject to the optionwill vest monthly, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested and exercisable on December 18, 2011.

9. 1/48 of the shares subject to the option will vest monthly, such that 100% of the shares subject to the option will be fully vested and exercisable on December 10, 2014.

	By: Carmen Elliott, Attorney in Fact For: Bernard Guidon	03/04/2013
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