X0203 3 2010-03-30 0 0001167294 MERU NETWORKS INC MERU 0001488239 D. E. Shaw Composite Side Pocket Series 5, L.L.C. 120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET, 39TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 0 0 1 1 See Footnotes 1, 2, and 3. 0001427640 Laminar Direct Capital, L.L.C. 120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET 39TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 0 0 1 1 See Footnotes 1, 2, and 3. 0001009268 D. E. SHAW & CO, L.P. 120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET 39TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 0 0 1 1 See Footnotes 1, 2, and 3. 0001277502 D. E. SHAW & CO, L.L.C. 120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET 39TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 0 0 1 1 See Footnotes 1, 2, and 3. 0001023870 SHAW DAVID E 120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET 39TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 0 0 1 1 See Footnotes 1, 2, and 3. $0.0005 Par Value Common 1443605 D Class A Common Warrants 9.7818 2009-03-12 2014-03-12 $0.0005 Par Value Common 176976 D Class B Common Warrants 11.7382 2009-03-12 2014-03-12 $0.0005 Par Value Common 176976 D The shares of common stock, $0.0005 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Issuer to which this form relates are held directly as follows: (i) D. E. Shaw Composite Side Pocket 5, L.L.C. ("Composite") holds 952,018 shares, and (ii) Laminar Direct Capital, L.L.C. ("LDC") holds 491,587 shares. The warrants are held directly by LDC. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP"), as investment adviser to Composite and investment adviser and managing member of LDC; D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. ("DESCO LLC"), as manager of Composite; and Mr. David E. Shaw ("David E. Shaw") (as president and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of DESCO LP, and as president and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member of DESCO LLC) may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of all, or certain of, the securities reported in this Form 3 for the purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with instruction 5(b)(iv), the entire number of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by DESCO LP or DESCO LLC is reported herein. Each of DESCO LP, DESCO LLC, and David E. Shaw disclaims any beneficial ownership of any security listed in this Form 3, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. D. E. Shaw Composite Side Pocket Series 5, L.L.C. By: /s/Rochelle Elias, Authorized Signatory 2010-03-30 Laminar Direct Capital, L.L.C. By: /s/Rochelle Elias, Authorized Signatory 2010-03-30 D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. By: /s/Rochelle Elias, Chief Compliance Officer 2010-03-30 D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. By: /s/Rochelle Elias, Authorized Signatory 2010-03-30 David E. Shaw By: /s/Rochelle Elias, Attorney-in-fact for David E. Shaw 2010-03-30