Arista Networks Inc.

04/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2024 14:36

Management Change/Compensation - Form 8-K

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

2014 Equity Incentive Plan
On April 16, 2024, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Arista Networks, Inc. (the "Company"), acting upon the recommendation of the Board's Compensation Committee, adopted an amended and restated Arista Networks, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Restated Plan"), effective April 17, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), subject to approval of the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The Restated Plan provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, and performance awards. The share pool available under the prior version of the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Prior Plan") was extinguished as of the Effective Date, and the Restated Plan provides for a new share pool not to exceed (i) 13,200,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Shares"), plus (ii) any Shares subject to awards under the Prior Plan that, on or after the Effective Date, expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, or that are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, including net settlement of Shares subject to restricted stock units, with the maximum number of Shares to be added to the Restated Plan as a result of clause (ii) equal to 10,039,657 Shares. The Restated Plan's terms are substantially similar to the Prior Plan's terms, including with respect to treatment of equity awards in the event of a "change in control" as defined under the Restated Plan, but with certain modifications consistent with standards of good corporate governance, including the elimination of the automatic "evergreen" share reserve increase provided for under the Prior Plan.
The Restated Plan will be subject to approval of the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If stockholder approval of the Restated Plan is not obtained at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, then any award granted under the Restated Plan will be forfeited. In accordance with New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule 303A.08, no Shares underlying awards granted on or after the Effective Date shall be issued until stockholder approval is obtained.
The foregoing description of the Restated Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.