Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
March 17 2015 - 5:21PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See
Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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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
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Melkote Keerti
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2. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
[
ARUN
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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X
__ Director
_____ 10% Owner
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X
__ Officer (give title below)
_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Technical Officer
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1344 CROSSMAN AVENUE
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
3/16/2015
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(Street)
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
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X
_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Trans. Date
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Common Stock
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12/26/2014
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G
(1)
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V
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1925.0
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D
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$0.0
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46875
(2)
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D
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Common Stock
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3/16/2015
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M
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3750.0
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A
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$0.0
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1279568
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I
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by Trust
(3)
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Common Stock
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3328
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I
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by Daughter
(4)
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Common Stock
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3328
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I
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by Son
(4)
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Common Stock
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304
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I
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by Spouse
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (
e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Trans. Date
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Restricted Stock Units
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$0.0
(5)
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3/16/2015
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M
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3750.0
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3/15/2014
(6)
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12/15/2017
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Common Stock
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3750
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$0.0
(7)
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41250
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D
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Explanation of Responses:
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(
1)
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Represents shares disposed of by the reporting person through a bona fide gift.
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(
2)
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Since the reporting person's last filing 10,138 shares of common stock were transferred into the name of the trust. Represents 46,875 unvested restricted stock units as of the date of this filing. In the event the Reporting Person ceases to be a Service Provider before these restricted stock units vest, the unvested restricted stock units will be forfeited to the Issuer.
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3)
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Since the reporting person's last filing, shares beneficially owned include 10,138 shares transferred from direct holdings and 1,487 shares acquired by Reporting Person on 3/2/2015 under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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(
4)
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Shares held in custodial account.
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5)
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Each restricted stock unit represents a full value share, there is no exercise price.
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6)
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The Reporting Person received a grant of restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 16 equal quarterly installments beginning on March 15, 2014. In the event the Reporting Person ceases to be a Service Provider before these restricted stock units vest, the unvested restricted stock units will be forfeited. Each restricted stock unit represents one full share.
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(
7)
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This is not a reportable field.
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Melkote Keerti
1344 CROSSMAN AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
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X
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Chief Technical Officer
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Signatures
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By: Carmen Elliott, Attorney in Fact For: Keerti Melkote
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3/17/2015
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**
Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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*
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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**
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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