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^*

Elliott Geraldine

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1194 NORTH MATHILDA AVENUE

(Street)

SUNNYVALE

94089

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2011

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

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

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

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	1,731	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)	07/17/2010	07/17/2016	Common Stock	93,750	$25.19	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/19/2011⁽¹⁾	02/19/2017	Common Stock	90,000	$27.44	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/18/2012⁽¹⁾	02/18/2018	Common Stock	89,900	$44	D
Performance Shares	07/17/2012⁽²⁾	07/17/2012	Common Stock	200,000⁽³⁾	$0	D
Performance Shares	02/19/2013⁽²⁾	02/19/2013	Common Stock	72,500⁽⁴⁾	$0	D
Performance Shares	02/21/2014⁽²⁾	02/21/2014	Common Stock	112,500⁽⁴⁾	$0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Vests as to 25% of the shares subject to the option one year from the grant date and the balance shall vest 1/48th of the total shares granted each month thereafter.

2. All of the shares earned over the three year period will vest, provided that the reporting person is still providing service to the Company, after the final calculation is approved by the Compensation Committee or the third anniversary of the grant date.

3. Represents the maximum quantity of shares issuable. The exact number of shares issuable with respect to each year will be determined based on achievement of certain Company performance targets for each year, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The executive can earn between 0% and 200% of the target shares with respect to each year.

4. Represents the maximum quantity of shares issuable. The exact number of shares issuable with respect to each year will be determined based on achievement of certain Company performance targets for each year, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The executive can earn between 0% and 250% of the target shares with respect to each year.

	By: Mitchell L. Gaynor, Attorney in Fact For: Geraldine Elliott	08/01/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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