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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):
March 14, 2024
F5, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington000-2604191-1714307
(State or other jurisdiction(Commission(IRS Employer
of incorporation)File Number)Identification No.)
801 5th Avenue
Seattle,WA98104
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (206) 272-5555
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par valueFFIVNASDAQ Global Select Market
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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 14, 2024, at the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”), the shareholders of F5, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on: (1) the election of eleven directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year 2024 and until their successors are elected and qualified; (2) an advisory vote regarding approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024.
A total of 54,109,165 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

Item 1: Election of eleven directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for fiscal year 2024:
Name of DirectorForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Marianne N. Budnik49,429,823537,41328,8154,113,114
Elizabeth L. Buse47,433,7302,533,46228,8594,113,114
Michel Combes49,469,438497,53629,0774,113,114
Michael L. Dreyer44,499,7325,398,09798,2224,113,114
Tami Erwin49,775,667189,44530,9394,113,114
Alan J. Higginson46,139,5423,827,65728,8524,113,114
Peter S. Klein47,222,3922,744,63129,0284,113,114
François Locoh-Donou49,429,346540,46426,2414,113,114
Nikhil Mehta47,693,6272,270,22732,1974,113,114
Michael F. Montoya48,009,4721,956,30830,2714,113,114
Sripada Shivananda48,004,1301,960,79131,1304,113,114
Item 2: Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
45,969,6453,997,53728,8694,113,114
Item 3: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024:
ForAgainstAbstain
51,102,7242,913,40093,041


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.
F5, INC.
  
Date: March 15, 2024By:/s/ Scot F. Rogers
Scot F. Rogers
Executive Vice President and General Counsel