SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-029581
F5, INC. · FFIV
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Francois Locoh-Donou
Officer — President, CEO & Director · Director
Period of report
May 1, 2017
Accepted (ET)
May 3, 2017 · 3:40 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001048695
Table I — non-derivative securities
No Table I lines on this filing.
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1,F2,F3,F4 | $0.00 | May 1, 2017 | A | 21,586 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 21,586 | 21,586 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1,F5,F4 | $0.00 | May 1, 2017 | A | 45,212 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 45,212 | 45,212 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1,F6,F4 | $0.00 | May 1, 2017 | A | 7,850 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 7,850 | 7,850 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of F5 Networks, Inc. Common Stock on the vest date.
- F2Concurrent with the award of service-based Restricted Stock Units, the Company granted the reporting person additional Restricted Stock Units that vest based on performance targets ("Performance RSUs"). If the performance targets are achieved at 100%, the reporting person will receive 21,586 Performance RSUs over the vesting period; the actual number of Performance RSUs received may be more or less depending on whether and to the extent that performance is greater than or less than targets. Performance RSUs are not reported in Table II; the underlying shares of Performance RSUs will be reported in Table I if and when the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines that the performance targets have been achieved.
- F3This May 1, 2017 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units vests in sixteen equal quarterly increments beginning August 1, 2017.
- F4If the reporting person continues to serve as an officer of the Company on the vest date, the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock of F5 Networks, Inc. will be issued to the reporting person on the vest date.
- F5Thirty-three and one third percent (33 1/3%) of this May 1, 2017 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units vests on May 1, 2018 and the remaining sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) vests in eight equal quarterly increments beginning August 1, 2018.
- F6Twenty five percent (25%) of this May 1, 2017 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units vests on May 1, 2018 and the remaining seventy five percent (75%) vests in twelve equal quarterly increments beginning August 1, 2018.