Jayshree Ullal - Nov 2, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET)

Signature
By: Isabelle Bertin-Bailly, Attorney-in-Fact For: Jayshree Ullal
Stock symbol
ANET
Transactions as of
Nov 2, 2023
Transactions value $
-$7,342,018
Form type
4
Date filed
11/6/2023, 07:13 PM
Previous filing
Nov 3, 2023
Next filing
Nov 17, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ANET Common Stock Options Exercise $611K +10K +11.25% $61.05 98.9K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F1
transaction ANET Common Stock Options Exercise $707K +12.5K +12.64% $56.59 111K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F1
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$460K -2.2K -1.98% $209.26 109K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F1, F2
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$1.03M -4.87K -4.46% $210.59 104K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F3, F4
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$2.5M -11.8K -11.34% $211.52 92.5K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F1, F5
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$468K -2.2K -2.38% $212.38 90.3K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F1, F6
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$299K -1.4K -1.55% $213.42 88.9K Nov 2, 2023 Direct F1, F7
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$891K -4.2K -0.24% $212.26 1.73M Nov 2, 2023 By Trust for Child 1 F8, F9
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$891K -4.2K -0.24% $212.26 1.73M Nov 2, 2023 By Trust for Child 2 F8, F9
transaction ANET Common Stock Sale -$2.12M -10K -0.15% $212.26 6.75M Nov 2, 2023 by Trust F1, F10
holding ANET Common Stock 12K Nov 2, 2023 By Trust for Nephew F11
holding ANET Common Stock 12K Nov 2, 2023 By Trust for Niece F11

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 -12.5K -55.56% $0.00 10K Nov 2, 2023 Common Stock 12.5K $56.59 Direct F1, F12
transaction ANET Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -10K -71.43% $0.00 4K Nov 2, 2023 Common Stock 0 $61.05 Direct F1, F13
* 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 exercises and/or sales reported on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 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 $208.74 to $209.73, 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 Five percent (5%) of the restricted stock units awarded vested on February 20, 2017 and will continue to vest at the same rate on each quarterly vest date thereafter. A quarterly vest date is the first market trading day on or after February 20, May 20, August 20, or November 20 of each year.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $210.03 to $211.02, 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.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $211.05 to $212.00, 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.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $212.07 to $212.98, 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.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $213.17 to $213.95, 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.
F8 The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's relatives on September 14, 2022.
F9 These shares are held in trust for the benefit of the children of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as trustee. The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.
F10 These shares are held by a family trust for which the reporting person is co-trustee.
F11 These shares are held in trust for the benefit of relatives of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as co-trustee. The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.
F12 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested on December 1, 2020 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall continue to vest each month thereafter.
F13 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested on June 1, 2020 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall vest monthly thereafter.