Anshul Sadana - 01 Aug 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET)

Role
SVP, Chief Operating Officer
Signature
By: Isabelle Bertin-Bailly, Attorney-in-Fact For: Anshul Sadana
Issuer symbol
ANET
Transactions as of
01 Aug 2023
Net transactions value
-$3,318,720
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Aug 2023, 18:28:58 UTC
Previous filing
19 Jul 2023
Next filing
23 Aug 2023
SEC
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Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ANET Common Stock Options Exercise $325,763 +5,336 +18% $61.05 35,418 01 Aug 2023 Direct F1
transaction ANET Common Stock Options Exercise $213,876 +3,500 +9.9% $61.11 38,918 01 Aug 2023 Direct F1
transaction ANET Common Stock Options Exercise $528,278 +9,336 +24% $56.58 48,254 01 Aug 2023 Direct F1
transaction ANET Common Stock Options Exercise $154,304 +2,336 +4.8% $66.06 50,590 01 Aug 2023 Direct F1
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale $4,540,941 -25,212 -50% $180.11 25,378 01 Aug 2023 Direct F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction ANET Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -9,336 -29% $0.000000 23,332 01 Aug 2023 Common Stock 9,336 $56.58 Direct F1, F3
transaction ANET Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -5,336 -36% $0.000000 9,332 01 Aug 2023 Common Stock 5,336 $61.05 Direct F1, F4
transaction ANET Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -3,500 -34% $0.000000 6,668 01 Aug 2023 Common Stock 3,500 $61.11 Direct F1, F5
transaction ANET Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -2,336 -88% $0.000000 332 01 Aug 2023 Common Stock 2,336 $66.06 Direct F1, F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The exercise and/or sales reported on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 14, 2022.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $180.00 to $180.52, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
F3 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on December 1, 2020 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall continue to vest each month thereafter.
F4 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on June 1, 2020 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall continue to vest each month thereafter.
F5 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on December 1, 2020 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall continue to vest each month thereafter.
F6 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on June 10, 2019 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall continue to vest each month thereafter.