Item 5. Other Information
Item 5. Other Information
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During our last fiscal quarter, the following director and officers, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408, as follows:
On March 13, 2026 , Kenneth Duda , our President, Chief Technology Officer and Director , adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement providing for the sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 520,000 shares of our common stock held in various trusts for the benefit of Mr. Duda’s family, for which Mr. Duda is the beneficial owner and which is intended to be treated as a single plan. The trading arrangement is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense in Rule 10b5-1(c). The duration of the trading arrangement is until June 21, 2027 , or earlier if all transactions under the trading arrangement are completed.
No other officers or directors, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408, during the last fiscal quarter.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 1 3a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1* Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to S ection 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104 Cover Page Interactive File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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* The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Arista Networks, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Arista Networks, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: May 5, 2026 By: /s/ JAYSHREE ULLAL
Jayshree Ullal
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 5, 2026 By: /s/ CHANTELLE BREITHAUPT
Chantelle Breithaupt
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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