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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001048695-22-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FFIV"
cik: "0001048695"
company_name: "F5, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:10:50.960301+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# F5 appoints Microsoft's James Phillips to board of directors

## Summary
- James Phillips, President of Microsoft's Digital Transformation Platform Group, joins F5 board effective Jan 5, 2022.
- Phillips will serve on the Nominating and ESG Committee; board expands to 11 members, 10 independent.
- Standard non-employee director compensation: annual retainer $60,000, committee fee $12,500.
- Pro-rata RSU grant of $43,956 (portion of $250,000 annual grant) effective Feb 1, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001048695-22-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FFIV
- cik: 0001048695
- company_name: F5, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869522000003/0001048695-22-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869522000003/ffiv-20220105.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001048695-22-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001048695-22-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001048695-22-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James M. Phillips was appointed as director at F5, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On January 5, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of F5, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. James M. Phillips as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869522000003/0001048695-22-000003-index.htm

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