FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF

SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or

Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

Duda Kenneth

Arista Networks, Inc. [ ANET ]

_____ Director

_____ 10% Owner

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

__X__ Officer (give title below)

_____ Other (specify below)

5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY

9/10/2020

CTO and SVP Software Eng.

(Street)

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

_X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security

2. Trans. Date

2A. Deemed

3. Trans. Code

4. Securities Acquired (A) or

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned

6.

7. Nature of

(Instr. 3)

Execution

(Instr. 8)

Disposed of (D)

Following Reported Transaction(s)

Ownership

Indirect

Date, if any

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

Form:

Beneficial

Direct (D)

Ownership

or Indirect

(Instr. 4)

(A) or

(I) (Instr.

Code

V

Amount

(D)

Price

4)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

M(1)

10000

A

$3.33

17310

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

2497

D

$206.5654 (2)

14813

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

1612

D

$207.7306 (3)

13201

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

2118

D

$208.6182 (4)

11083

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

1163

D

$209.6092 (5)

9920

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

306

D

$210.9014 (6)

9614

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

900

D

$211.7178 (7)

8714

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

1004

D

$212.94 (8)

7710

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

300

D

$214.07 (9)

7410

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S(1)

100

D

$215.19

7310

D

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

92

D

$208.4193

(11)

55046

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

249

D

$209.3529

(13)

54797

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

36

D

$210.2214

(14)

54761

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

176

D

$211.4799

(15)

54585

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

129

D

$212.5174

(16)

54456

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

138

D

$213.2947

(17)

54318

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

45

D

$214.4464

(18)

54273

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(10)

9

D

$215.0789

(19)

54264

I

By Childrens'

Trust (12)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

21

D

$208.3552

(21)

22914

I

By

Foundation (22)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

68

D

$209.3604

(23)

22846

I

By

Foundation (22)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

13

D

$210.6592

(24)

22833

I

By

Foundation (22)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

48

D

$211.7625

(25)

22785

I

By

Foundation (22)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

47

D

$212.9983

(26)

22738

I

By

Foundation (22)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

9

D

$214.0322

(27)

22729

I

By

Foundation (22)

Common Stock

9/10/2020

S

(20)

9

D

$214.8322

(28)

22720

I

By

Foundation (22)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security

2. Trans. Date

2A. Deemed

3. Trans. Code

4. Securities Acquired (A) or

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned

6.

7. Nature of

(Instr. 3)

Execution

(Instr. 8)

Disposed of (D)

Following Reported Transaction(s)

Ownership

Indirect

Date, if any

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

Form:

Beneficial

Direct (D)

Ownership

or Indirect

(Instr. 4)

(A) or

(I) (Instr.

Code

V

Amount

(D)

Price

4)

Common Stock

273944

I

By GRAT

JD(29)

Common Stock

273944

I

By GRAT

KD(30)

Common Stock

59856

I

by Trust (31)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate

2.

3. Trans.

3A. Deemed

4. Trans.

5. Number of

6. Date Exercisable and

7. Title and Amount of

8. Price of

9. Number of

10.

11. Nature

Security

Conversion

Date

Execution

Code

Derivative Securities

Expiration Date

Securities Underlying

Derivative

derivative

Ownership

of Indirect

(Instr. 3)

or Exercise

Date, if any

(Instr. 8)

Acquired (A) or

Derivative Security

Security

Securities

Form of

Beneficial

Price of

Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

(Instr. 5)

Beneficially

Derivative

Ownership

Derivative

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Owned

Security:

(Instr. 4)

Security

Amount or

Following

Direct (D)

Date

Expiration

Reported

or Indirect

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Exercisable

Date

Title

Number of

Transaction(s)

(I) (Instr.

Shares

(Instr. 4)

4)

Non-Qualified

M(1)

(32)

Common

Stock Option

$3.33

9/10/2020

10000

10/3/2021

10000

$0.0

50000

D

Stock

(right to buy)

Explanation of Responses:

  1. The exercise and/or sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person on March 4, 2020.
  2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $206.03 to $207.02 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $207.17 to $208.16 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $208.20 to $209.16 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $209.26 to $210.10 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $210.45 to $211.41 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $211.46 to $212.29 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  8. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $212.50 to $213.38 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  9. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $213.74 to $214.50 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  10. The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's children on December 9, 2019.
  11. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $207.85 to $208.84 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  12. These shares are held in multiple trusts for the benefit of the children of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as trustee. The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.
  13. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $208.85 to $209.82 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  14. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $209.85 to $210.64 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $210.86 to $211.82 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $211.90 to $212.84 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $212.92 to $213.90 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $213.97 to $214.73 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $214.97 to $215.22 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  6. The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on December 12, 2019 by the reporting person's 501(c) Foundation, for which the reporting person and his spouse serve as co-trustee.
  7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $207.77 to $208.76 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  8. These shares are held by a 501(c) Foundation for which the reporting person and his spouse serve as co-trustee.
  9. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $208.84 to $209.82 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  10. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $210.26 to $211.16 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  11. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $211.41 to $212.38 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  12. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $212.45 to $213.38 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  13. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $213.58 to $214.50 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  14. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $214.62 to $215.11 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
  15. Reporting person's spouse is the trustee of the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trusts.
  16. Reporting person is the trustee of the Kenneth Duda Annuity Trusts.
  17. These shares are held by a family trust for which the reporting person is co-trustee.
  18. 1/4th of the 100,000 shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on September 30, 2013 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested each month thereafter.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address

Relationships

Director

10% Owner

Officer

Other

Duda Kenneth

5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY

CTO and SVP Software Eng.

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

Signatures

By: Isabelle Bertin-Bailly,Attorney-in-Fact For: Kenneth Duda

9/14/2020

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

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