Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers


On April 1, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of F5 Networks, Inc. (the
"Company") appointed Mr. Sripada Shivananda as a director. Mr. Shivananda will
serve as a member of the Board's Audit Committee.
In connection with his services as a director, Mr. Shivananda will be entitled
to the customary compensation arrangements for the Company's non-employee
directors (including entering into the Company's standard indemnification
agreement for directors and officers); an annual retainer in the amount of
$60,000; and an annual payment of $20,000 as a member of the Audit Committee.
The Board is expected to approve a grant to Mr. Shivananda to be made effective
May 1, 2020 under the Company's 2014 Incentive Plan of restricted stock units
having a grant date value of $250,000.
Item 8.01 Other Events

On April 7, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the election to the Board of Mr. Shivananda. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits: 99.1 Press Release of F5 Networks, Inc. dated April 7, 2020. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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