UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  July 7, 2017
 
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)

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

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Arista Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) approved customer impact cash bonuses to its named executive officers as set forth in the table below. The cash bonuses were effective and paid as of June 30, 2017. The customer impact cash bonuses were intended to reward exceptional customer relations performance and the Company’s recent successes in patent litigation.

	
			
Named Executive Officer	Title	Customer Impact Award	
Ita Brennan	Chief Financial Officer	$120,000	
Anshul Sadana	Chief Customer Officer	$150,000	
Marc Taxay	Senior Vice President and General Counsel	$150,000	

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.	
Date: July 7, 2017	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Marc Taxay	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Marc Taxay	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Senior Vice President and General Counsel