--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001048695-23-000014" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "FFIV" cik: "0001048695" company_name: "F5, INC." filed_at: "2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-18T05:13:21.930876+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # F5 shareholders approve increase in equity plan shares and elect directors at 2023 annual meeting ## Summary - Shareholders approved an increase of 4.5M shares under the Incentive Plan and 2M shares under the ESPP. - All 11 director nominees were elected; Marie E. Myers received the most votes against (8M). - Advisory say-on-pay proposal was approved with 44.4M for vs 6.7M against. - Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay favored every 1 year (50.2M votes). - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor passed with 53.2M for. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001048695-23-000014 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: FFIV - cik: 0001048695 - company_name: F5, INC. - filed_at: 2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/ffiv-20230309.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001048695-23-000014 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001048695-23-000014.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001048695-23-000014.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes F5, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the Incentive Plan by an additional 4,500,000 shares. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed source text: Item 2 : Approval of the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the Incentive Plan by an additional 4,500,000 shares: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 35,794,039 15,283,545 48,115 3,945,866 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm - Shareholder Votes F5, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed source text: Item 6 : Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain 50,249,863 55,174 787,262 33,400 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm - Shareholder Votes F5, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the ESPP to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the ESPP by an additional 2,000,000 shares. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed source text: Item 3 : Approval of the ESPP to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the ESPP by an additional 2,000,000 shares: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 50,523,070 571,584 31,045 3,945,866 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm - Shareholder Votes F5, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed source text: Item 4 : Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023: For Against Abstain 53,163,051 1,878,257 30,257 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm - Shareholder Votes F5, INC. shareholders approved Election of eleven directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year 2023 and until their successors are elected and qualified. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed source text: Item 1 : Election of eleven directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year 2023: Name of Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Marianne N. Budnik 50,851,207 236,253 38,239 3,945,866 Elizabeth L. Buse 48,206,612 2,880,848 38,239 3,945,866 Michael L. Dreyer 47,212,736 3,871,011 41,952 3,945,866 Alan J. Higginson 47,597,232 3,486,483 41,984 3,945,866 Peter S. Klein 45,305,569 5,777,017 43,113 3,945,866 François Locoh-Donou 50,797,016 294,720 33,963 3,945,866 Nikhil Mehta 49,035,165 2,049,999 40,535 3,945,866 Michael F. Montoya 49,582,861 1,501,845 40,993 3,945,866 Marie E. Myers 43,056,340 8,029,070 40,289 3,945,866 James M. Phillips 49,486,158 1,596,524 43,017 3,945,866 Sripada Shivananda 49,578,162 1,504,313 43,224 3,945,866 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm - Shareholder Votes F5, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed source text: Item 5 : Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 44,405,191 6,662,165 58,343 3,945,866 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000014/0001048695-23-000014-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.