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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-154400"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001043604"
company_name: "JUNIPER NETWORKS INC"
filed_at: "2025-07-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T09:34:18.895538+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HPE completes $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks at $40/share; DOJ settlement reached

## Summary
- Shareholders receive $40.00 per share in cash; aggregate consideration ~$14B.
- Merger closed July 2, 2025; Juniper becomes wholly owned subsidiary of HPE.
- DOJ settlement requires HPE divestiture of Instant On and licensing of Mist AIOps source code.
- Juniper delisted from NYSE; reporting obligations suspended.
- Entire board resigned; replaced by directors from HPE subsidiary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-154400
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001043604
- company_name: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC
- filed_at: 2025-07-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043604/000119312525154400/0001193125-25-154400-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043604/000119312525154400/d912160d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-154400
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-154400.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-154400.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 072438e74e710ab32fe63ee31e2db3d9f972fd0f
  claim: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC: Certificate of incorporation amended and restated to match Merger Sub's certificate.
  evidence_excerpt: the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company were amended and restated in their entirety to be in the forms of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub as in effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that references to Merger Sub’s name were replaced with references to the Company’s name.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043604/000119312525154400/0001193125-25-154400-index.htm
- claim_id: 974156af26d243bb6693516e1b04e2045ea834a7
  claim: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC: Bylaws amended and restated to match Merger Sub's bylaws.
  evidence_excerpt: the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company were amended and restated in their entirety to be in the forms of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub as in effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that references to Merger Sub’s name were replaced with references to the Company’s name.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043604/000119312525154400/0001193125-25-154400-index.htm
- claim_id: 176db9ba71a3d0ab0098441453f6e0862aec2ed5
  claim: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC underwent a change of control involving Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company for $40.00 per share in cash (closed 2025-07-02).
  evidence_excerpt: properly exercised appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) was automatically converted into the right to receive $40.00 in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes (the “ Merger Consideration ”). In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043604/000119312525154400/0001193125-25-154400-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.