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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
March 11, 2010
F5 Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Washington   000-26041   91-1714307
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
401 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA
   98119
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (206) 272-5555
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) On March 11, 2010, F5 Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders.
(b) At the meeting, shareholders voted on the election of three Class II directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year end 2012 and until their successors are elected and qualified and ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2010. A total of 73,127,307 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in person or by proxy. All three nominees for director were elected and the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors for fiscal year 2010 was approved.
The voting results were as follows:
1. To elect three Class II directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year end 2012 and until their successors are elected and qualified
                                 
                            BROKER
NAME   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   NON-VOTES
Deborah L. Bevier
    67,178,724       1,175,596       12,645       4,760,342  
Alan J. Higginson
    63,224,785       5,129,842       12,338       4,760,342  
John McAdam
    64,033,520       4,323,941       9,504       4,760,342  
2. To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2010
 
    FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
     
69,788,182
      3,310,445       28,680  

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  F5 NETWORKS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: March 15, 2010  By:   /s/ Jeffrey A. Christianson   
    Jeffrey A. Christianson   
    Sr. Vice President and General Counsel