Francois Locoh-Donou, President, CEO and Director of F5, Inc., filed a Form 4 on November 3, 2026, disclosing RSU vestings and a new RSU grant dated November 1-2, 2026, on NASDAQ:FFIV.

Key Highlights

  • RSU vesting: 6,235 shares of Common Stock were acquired on November 1, 2026, upon the vesting of awards from November 1, 2023, November 1, 2024, and November 3, 2025, at a price of $0.
  • Tax withholding disposal: 27,549 shares were disposed of on November 1, 2026, at $338.34 per share, coded as an "F" transaction (payment of exercise price or tax liability).
  • Direct beneficial ownership: Following the reported transactions, Locoh-Donou directly held 189,466 shares of Common Stock, with an additional 42,000 shares held indirectly through a family trust.
  • New RSU grant: On November 2, 2026, Locoh-Donou received 16,159 service-based Restricted Stock Units, vesting in twelve equal quarterly increments beginning February 1, 2027.
  • Performance RSUs disclosed separately: Concurrent with the service-based RSU grant, the company also granted Performance RSUs; at 100% achievement of performance targets, 24,239 Performance RSUs could be earned over the vesting period.
  • Derivative RSU positions: Following November 1, 2026 vestings, remaining RSU balances stood at 0, 8,456, and 12,776 units across the three prior service-based awards, respectively.

Locoh-Donou's November 2026 RSU Activity at F5, Inc.

According to the Form 4 filed November 3, 2026, Francois Locoh-Donou acquired 6,235 shares of F5, Inc. Common Stock on November 1, 2026, through the vesting of service-based Restricted Stock Units originally granted on November 1, 2023, November 1, 2024, and November 3, 2025. Each RSU represents, per the filing, "a contingent right to receive one share of F5, Inc. Common Stock on the vest date." The acquisition price was listed as $0. On the same date, 27,549 shares were disposed of at $338.34 per share under transaction code "F," which the form uses to denote shares withheld for tax purposes.

The filing reports that after these transactions, Locoh-Donou directly owned 189,466 shares of Common Stock. An additional 42,000 shares are held indirectly in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children, with the reporting person's spouse serving as trustee, according to the filing's explanation of responses.

On November 2, 2026, the company granted Locoh-Donou a new award of 16,159 service-based Restricted Stock Units, vesting in twelve equal quarterly increments beginning February 1, 2027. The filing notes that concurrently, Performance RSUs were also granted; if performance targets are achieved at 100%, the reporting person could receive 24,239 Performance RSUs over the vesting period. The filing states the actual number "may be more or less depending on whether and to the extent that performance is greater than or less than targets." Performance RSUs are not reported in Table II and will only appear in Table I if and when the Talent and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines that performance targets have been achieved.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed RSU vestings, a tax-related share disposal at $338.34, a new 16,159-unit service-based RSU grant, and a concurrent Performance RSU award with a 24,239-unit target, along with updated beneficial ownership figures for Francois Locoh-Donou of F5, Inc.