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8-K filed September 8, 2025, 7:59 PM ET ticker ANET CIK 0001596532
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Arista founder Kenneth Duda named President & CTO; bylaws amended to allow multiple presidents

Arista Networks, Inc.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

Arista Networks, Inc.: Amended bylaws to allow multiple individuals to hold the role of President and updated forum selection provision for DGCL amendments (effective 2025-09-05).

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bylaw amendment
Effective
2025-09-05
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On September 5, 2025, in connection with Mr. Duda’s appointment as President, the Company’s current Amended and Restated bylaws were amended and restated to provide that the role of the President of the Company may be held by more than one individual. In addition, in connection with recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), the forum selection provision in Section 9.5 of the Company’s current Amended and Restated bylaws was amended and restated to add that if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, a State court in Delaware or the federal district court of the District of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, stockholder, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (c) any action arising pursuant to any provision of
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