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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;23, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MERU NETWORKS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>26-0049840</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>894 Ross Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sunnyvale, CA 94089 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plans) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brian
McDonald </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Financial and Administrative Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meru Networks, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>894
Ross Drive </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sunnyvale, CA 94089 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(408) 215-5300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mark Liu</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General Counsel</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meru
Networks, Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>894 Ross Drive</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sunnyvale, CA 94089</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David A. Bell, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fenwick &amp; West LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Silicon Valley Center</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>801
California Street</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mountain View, CA 94041</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;page-break-before:always"></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;small reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be Registered</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered
(1)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering
Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration Fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.0005 par value per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2010 Stock Incentive Plan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">917,598(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4.39(4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,028,255.22</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$518.84</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">229,399(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$3.74(5)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$857,952.26</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$110.51</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>TOTAL</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">1,146,997</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>N/A</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,886,207.48</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$629.35</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common
stock, $0.0005 par value per share (the &#147;<B><I>Common Stock</I></B>&#148;), that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents an automatic increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B><I>2010 Plan</I></B>&#148;) equal to 4% of 22,939,949 shares, the
total outstanding shares of the Registrant as of December&nbsp;31, 2013. The automatic increase was effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents an automatic increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;<B><I>ESPP</I></B>&#148;) equal to 1% of 22,939,949 shares, the
total outstanding shares of the Registrant as of January&nbsp;1, 2014. This automatic increase was effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Calculated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the
NASDAQ Global Market on April&nbsp;17, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon 85% of the average of the high and low sales prices of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market on April&nbsp;17, 2014. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of a share is 85% of the fair market value of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as of a certain date.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Meru Networks, Inc. (the
&#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;) is filing this Registration Statement to register (i)&nbsp;917,598 additional shares of Common Stock under the Registrant&#146;s 2010 Plan pursuant to the provisions of such plan providing for an automatic
increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan, and (ii)&nbsp;229,399 additional shares of Common Stock under the Registrant&#146;s ESPP pursuant to the provisions of such plan providing for an automatic increase in the
number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) on March&nbsp;31, 2010 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-165827),&nbsp;August&nbsp;6, 2010 (Registration
No.&nbsp;333-168631),&nbsp;March&nbsp;11, 2011 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-172794),&nbsp;March&nbsp;22, 2012 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-180266), and March&nbsp;20, 2013 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-187394), except as modified herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the
Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the
Registrant (File No.&nbsp;001-34659) with the Commission pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), are incorporated by reference herein: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, as filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;28, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;14,
2014,&nbsp;February&nbsp;3, 2014,&nbsp;February&nbsp;10, 2014 and February&nbsp;18, 2014 (excluding any portions thereof that are not deemed &#147;filed&#148; pursuant to the instructions to Form 8-K). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The description of the Registrant&#146;s capital stock contained
in its Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (Registration No.&nbsp;001-34659), filed on March&nbsp;12, 2010 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior to or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The legality of the shares of Common Stock being
registered pursuant to this Registration Statement will be passed upon for the Registrant by Mark Liu, General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr.&nbsp;Liu holds restricted stock units convertible to shares of Common Stock, owns shares of Common Stock
and is eligible to participate in the Registrant&#146;s equity plans. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and amendments thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12,
2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(b) to Amendment No. 4 of the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Registrant&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;31, 2010 (Registration No. 333-165827)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;10, 2011 (File No. 001-34659)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of (a) Notice of Stock Option Grant, (b) Stock Option Agreement, (c) Notice of Cash Exercise of Stock Option, (d)&nbsp;Notice of Stock Unit Award, (e) Stock Unit Agreement, (f) Notice of Restricted Stock Award, and (g)
Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;6, 2010 (Registration No. 333-168631)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (see page&nbsp;4).</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on the 23<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">rd</SUP> day of April, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MERU NETWORKS, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B<SMALL>RIAN</SMALL>
M<SMALL>C</SMALL>D<SMALL>ONALD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Brian McDonald</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Financial and Administrative Officer</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brian McDonald as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:15.95pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<SMALL>R</SMALL>. B<SMALL>AMI</SMALL>
B<SMALL>ASTANI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dr. Bami Bastani</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B<SMALL>RIAN</SMALL>
M<SMALL>C</SMALL>D<SMALL>ONALD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brian McDonald</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H<SMALL>AROLD</SMALL>
C<SMALL>OPPERMAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Harold Copperman</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S<SMALL>TEPHEN</SMALL>
D<SMALL>OMENIK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephen Domenik</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C<SMALL>HARLES</SMALL> D.
K<SMALL>ISSNER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charles D. Kissner</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N<SMALL>ICHOLAS</SMALL>
M<SMALL>ITSAKOS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Nicholas Mitsakos</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B<SMALL>ARRY</SMALL> A.
N<SMALL>EWMAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Barry A. Newman</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;W<SMALL>ILLIAM</SMALL>
Q<SMALL>UIGLEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>William Quigley</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S<SMALL>UDHAKAR</SMALL>
R<SMALL>AMAKRISHNA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sudhakar Ramakrishna</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E<SMALL>RIC</SMALL>
S<SMALL>INGER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eric Singer</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">April&nbsp;23, 2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:39.50pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.01</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and amendments thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12,
2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.02</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(b) to Amendment No. 4 of the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.03</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Registrant&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;31, 2010 (Registration No. 333-165827)).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.04</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;10, 2011 (File No. 001-34659)).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.05</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of (a) Notice of Stock Option Grant, (b) Stock Option Agreement, (c) Notice of Cash Exercise of Stock Option, (d)&nbsp;Notice of Stock Unit Award, (e) Stock Unit Agreement, (f) Notice of Restricted Stock Award, and (g)
Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Form S-8 filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;6, 2010 (Registration No. 333-168631)).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.06</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.01</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.01</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.02</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.01).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.01</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (see page&nbsp;4).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MERU NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
26-0049840
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
894 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan
Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Brian
McDonald
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Meru Networks, Inc.
894
Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 215-5300
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
Mark Liu
General Counsel
Meru
Networks, Inc.
894 Ross Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
David A. Bell, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
Silicon Valley Center
801
California Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "small reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.0005 par value per share
•   2010 Stock Incentive Plan
917,598(2)
$4.39(4)
$4,028,255.22
$518.84
•   2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
229,399(3)
$3.74(5)
$857,952.26
$110.51
TOTAL
1,146,997
N/A
$4,886,207.48
$629.35
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common
stock, $0.0005 par value per share (the "
Common Stock
"), that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
(2)
Represents an automatic increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the "
2010 Plan
") equal to 4% of 22,939,949 shares, the
total outstanding shares of the Registrant as of December 31, 2013. The automatic increase was effective as of January 1, 2014.
(3)
Represents an automatic increase in the number of shares available for issuance under the Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "
ESPP
") equal to 1% of 22,939,949 shares, the
total outstanding shares of the Registrant as of January 1, 2014. This automatic increase was effective as of January 1, 2014.
(4)
Calculated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the
NASDAQ Global Market on April 17, 2014.
(5)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon 85% of the average of the high and low sales prices of the
Registrant's Common Stock as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market on April 17, 2014. Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of a share is 85% of the fair market value of the Registrant's Common Stock as of a certain date.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Meru Networks, Inc. (the
"
Registrant
") is filing this Registration Statement to register (i) 917,598 additional shares of Common Stock under the Registrant's 2010 Plan pursuant to the provisions of such plan providing for an automatic
increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan, and (ii) 229,399 additional shares of Common Stock under the Registrant's ESPP pursuant to the provisions of such plan providing for an automatic increase in the
number of shares reserved for issuance under such plan.
This Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the
Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") on March 31, 2010 (Registration No. 333-165827), August 6, 2010 (Registration
No. 333-168631), March 11, 2011 (Registration No. 333-172794), March 22, 2012 (Registration No. 333-180266), and March 20, 2013 (Registration No. 333-187394), except as modified herein.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8 as promulgated by the
Commission, the information specified by Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the
Registrant (File No. 001-34659) with the Commission pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), are incorporated by reference herein:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Commission on
February 28, 2014.
(b) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on January 14,
2014, February 3, 2014, February 10, 2014 and February 18, 2014 (excluding any portions thereof that are not deemed "filed" pursuant to the instructions to Form 8-K).
(c) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Registrant's Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and
(d) The description of the Registrant's capital stock contained
in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-34659), filed on March 12, 2010 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K prior to or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The legality of the shares of Common Stock being
registered pursuant to this Registration Statement will be passed upon for the Registrant by Mark Liu, General Counsel of the Registrant. Mr. Liu holds restricted stock units convertible to shares of Common Stock, owns shares of Common Stock
and is eligible to participate in the Registrant's equity plans.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.01
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and amendments thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant's Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 12,
2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).
4.02
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(b) to Amendment No. 4 of the Registrant's Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).
4.03
Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Registrant's Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 31, 2010 (Registration No. 333-165827)).
4.04
Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 10, 2011 (File No. 001-34659)).
4.05
Form of (a) Notice of Stock Option Grant, (b) Stock Option Agreement, (c) Notice of Cash Exercise of Stock Option, (d) Notice of Stock Unit Award, (e) Stock Unit Agreement, (f) Notice of Restricted Stock Award, and (g)
Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant's Form S-8 filed with the Commission on August 6, 2010 (Registration No. 333-168631)).
4.06
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant's Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).
5.01
Opinion of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel.
23.01
Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.02
Consent of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01).
24.01
Power of Attorney (see page 4).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California, on the 23
rd
day of April, 2014.
MERU NETWORKS, INC.
By
/s/    B
RIAN
M
C
D
ONALD
Brian McDonald
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brian McDonald as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/    D
R
. B
AMI
B
ASTANI
Dr. Bami Bastani
President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    B
RIAN
M
C
D
ONALD
Brian McDonald
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 23, 2014
/s/    H
AROLD
C
OPPERMAN
Harold Copperman
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    S
TEPHEN
D
OMENIK
Stephen Domenik
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    C
HARLES
D.
K
ISSNER
Charles D. Kissner
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    N
ICHOLAS
M
ITSAKOS
Nicholas Mitsakos
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    B
ARRY
A.
N
EWMAN
Barry A. Newman
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    W
ILLIAM
Q
UIGLEY
William Quigley
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    S
UDHAKAR
R
AMAKRISHNA
Sudhakar Ramakrishna
Director
April 23, 2014
/s/    E
RIC
S
INGER
Eric Singer
Director
April 23, 2014
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.01
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and amendments thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant's Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 12,
2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).
4.02
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2(b) to Amendment No. 4 of the Registrant's Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).
4.03
Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Registrant's Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 31, 2010 (Registration No. 333-165827)).
4.04
Meru Networks, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 10, 2011 (File No. 001-34659)).
4.05
Form of (a) Notice of Stock Option Grant, (b) Stock Option Agreement, (c) Notice of Cash Exercise of Stock Option, (d) Notice of Stock Unit Award, (e) Stock Unit Agreement, (f) Notice of Restricted Stock Award, and (g)
Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant's Form S-8 filed with the Commission on August 6, 2010 (Registration No. 333-168631)).
4.06
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant's Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 12, 2010 (Registration No. 333-163859)).
5.01
Opinion of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel.
23.01
Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.02
Consent of Meru Networks, Inc. General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01).
24.01
Power of Attorney (see page 4).