FORM 4
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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
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Melkote Keerti
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ARUBA NETWORKS, INC. [ ARUN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Technical Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1344 CROSSMAN AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/18/2015
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   5/18/2015     M    10312.0   (1) A $0.0   57223   D    
Common Stock   5/18/2015     A    30937.0   (2) A $0.0   88160   D    
Common Stock   5/18/2015     D    88160.0   D   (3) 0   D    
Common Stock   5/18/2015     D    3328.0   D   (4) 0   I   by Daughter  
Common Stock   5/18/2015     D    3328.0   D   (4) 0   I   by Son  
Common Stock   5/18/2015     D    304.0   D   (5) 0   I   by Spouse  
Common Stock   5/18/2015     D    1279568.0   D   (6) 0   I   by Trust  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $7.58   5/18/2015     D         9000.0      (7) 6/11/2016   Common Stock   9000     (8) 0   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0.0   5/18/2015     A      36563.0       5/18/2015   (9) 7/31/2017   Common Stock   36563     (8) 36563   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0.0   5/18/2015     D         36563.0    5/18/2015   (10) 7/31/2017   Common Stock   36563     (8) 0   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0.0   5/18/2015     M         10312.0      (1) 12/15/2017   Common Stock   10312     (8) 30938   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0.0   5/18/2015     D         30938.0    3/15/2014   (11) 12/15/2017   Common Stock   0     (8) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  10,312 of these Restricted Stock Units became fully vested and were settled for shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, as defined below.
( 2)  Represents market stock units which became fully vested and were settled for shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, as defined below.
( 3)  53,003 shares were disposed of at the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company ("Hewlett-Packard") with and into the Issuer ("Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 2, 2015, by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, Aspen Acquisition Sub, Inc. and the Issuer (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for $24.67 per share, without interest, and subject to deduction for any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration"). 35,157 shares remain subject to time-based vesting and forfeiture conditions and were converted into such number of restricted stock units of Hewlett-Packard determined by multiplying the number of unvested restricted stock units by the Exchange Ratio, as defined below, rounded down to the nearest whole share and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.
( 4)  3,328 shares were disposed of at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the Merger Consideration.
( 5)  304 shares were disposed of at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the Merger Consideration.
( 6)  1,279,568 shares were disposed of at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for the Merger Consideration.
( 7)  The NQ stock option, which became fully vested as of June 12, 2013, was canceled in the Merger in exchange for a cash payment, representing the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price of the option multiplied by the number of shares subject to the NQ stock option.
( 8)  This is not a reportable field.
( 9)  36,563 market stock units were earned on May 18, 2015 and became time-based restricted stock units subject to vesting in equal quarterly installments following May 18, 2015.
( 10)  36,563 market stock units remain subject to time based vesting and forfeiture conditions and were converted into such number of restricted stock units of Hewlett-Packard determined by multiplying the number of unvested restricted stock units by the Exchange Ratio.
( 11)  30,938 shares consist of restricted stock units that remain subject to time based vesting and forfeiture conditions and were converted into such number of restricted stock units of Hewlett-Packard determined by multiplying the number of unvested restricted stock units by a fraction, of which the numerator is equal to the Merger Consideration and the denominator is equal to the average closing price of a share of Hewlett-Packard common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding (but not including) the closing date (the "Exchange Ratio"), rounded down to the nearest whole share and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Melkote Keerti
1344 CROSSMAN AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
X
Chief Technical Officer

Signatures
By: Carmen Elliott, Attorney in Fact For: Keerti Melkote 5/20/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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