UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) July 6, 2021

JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34501	77-0422528
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification 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

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

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

On July 6, 2021, Manoj Leelanivas, age 52, was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Juniper Networks, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Leelanivas has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer since March 2018.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Leelanivas and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. There are also no family relationships or transactions that are required to be disclosed under this Item. The other information required by this Item with respect to Mr. Leelanivas has been previously reported in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed on February 12, 2021, in the section entitled “Information about our Executive Officers”, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Resignation of General Counsel

On July 6, 2021, Brian M. Martin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, provided notice of his intent to resign, effective as of July 23, 2021, in order to pursue another career opportunity. The Company has commenced a search process to identify Mr. Martin’s successor.

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.

	Juniper Networks, Inc.
July 12, 2021	By:	/s/ Brian M. Martin
	Name:	Brian M. Martin
	Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel