UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 28, 2020
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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A10 NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-36343 | 20-1446869 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||
2300 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 325-8668
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share | ATEN | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Director
On December 28, 2020, the Board appointed Mary Dotz to its Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Dotz and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Dotz was elected as a director. There are no family relationships between Ms. Dotz and any director or executive officer of the Company, and she has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Dotz will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-194015) filed with the SEC on March 10, 2014. In addition, Ms. Dotz will be compensated for her service on the Board in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation policy for non-employee directors.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: December 29, 2020
| A10 NETWORKS, INC. | |||||
| By: /s/ Robert Cochran | |||||
| Robert Cochran | |||||
| Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Collaboration and Secretary | |||||