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accession: "0001596532-24-000155"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ANET"
cik: "0001596532"
company_name: "Arista Networks, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T11:55:25.182036+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Arista board adopts amended equity plan with 13.2M new shares + up to 10M from lapsed awards, subject to vote

## Summary
- Board adopted amended and restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan on April 16, effective April 17, 2024, subject to stockholder approval at 2024 annual meeting.
- New share pool: up to 13,200,000 new shares plus shares from lapsed Prior Plan awards (max 10,039,657 additional shares).
- Terms substantially similar to prior plan but eliminates automatic evergreen share reserve increase; shares not issuable until approval per NYSE rule.
- If stockholder approval not obtained, any awards granted under Restated Plan will be forfeited.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001596532-24-000155
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ANET
- cik: 0001596532
- company_name: Arista Networks, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596532/000159653224000155/0001596532-24-000155-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596532/000159653224000155/anet-20240417.htm

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