UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2015
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36468 | 20-1751121 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
5453 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 547-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 1, 2015, Arista Networks, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1.To elect two Class I directors to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal; and
2.To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2015.
The voting results for each of the proposals are as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors |
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-votes | |||
| Andreas Bechtolsheim | 43,682,113 | 106,853 | 10,061,082 | |||
| Jayshree Ullal | 43,674,066 | 114,900 | 10,061,082 | |||
Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier resignation or removal.
| 2. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-votes | |||
| 52,049,093 | 1,660,898 | 140,057 | — | |||
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
SIGNATURES
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.
| ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. | ||
| June 1, 2015 | By: /s/ Marc Taxay | |
| Marc Taxay | ||
| Vice President and General Counsel | ||