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
August 30, 2023
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.
(b)
On August 30, 2023, Matthew Bruening, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing of A10 Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to retire, effective October 1, 2023. Mr. Bruening has agreed to remain available for transition services, commencing on September 5, 2023, and ending on October 1, 2023. Mr. Bruening’s retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company.
The Company has hired Karen Thomas to be the Company’s next Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, effective September 5, 2023. Ms. Thomas has over 30 years of sales leadership experience and was most recently the Chief Growth Officer of Alegeus Technologies. Prior to Alegeus Technologies, Ms. Thomas spent 27 years at Teradata Corporation serving in numerous sales leadership positions, including Executive Vice President of Americas Sales and Services.
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: September 1, 2023
| A10 NETWORKS, INC. | |||||
| By: /s/ Brian Becker | |||||
| Brian Becker | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||