F5 INC

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For the period ended Mar 14, 2024. Filed Jan 26, 2024.

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Mar 14, 2024 · Filed Jan 26, 2024

FFIV$310.84-0.3%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Items of Business

To elect 11 directors nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for fiscal year 2024;

To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024;

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; and

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Notice of Fiscal Year

2023 Annual

Shareholders Meeting

MEETING DETAILS					Time and Date March 14, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
					Virtual Meeting Location This year is a virtual meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FFIV2024
					Record Date January 8, 2024. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

		By Order of the Board of Directors,

		SCOT F. ROGERS Secretary
		Seattle, Washington January 26, 2024

Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting

Your Vote Is Important! Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. Therefore, please promptly vote and submit your proxy by phone, over the Internet, or by signing, dating, and returning the accompanying proxy card in the enclosed, prepaid, return envelope or otherwise completing the appropriate voting instruction form. If you decide to attend the Annual Meeting and wish to vote virtually at the meeting, please see “Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and These Proxy Materials” below.

Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for

the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 14, 2024.

The F5, Inc. Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report to Shareholders are available online at www.proxyvote.com and on our website atwww.f5.com under the “Company — Investor Relations — Financials” section.

Please do not return the enclosed paper ballot if you are voting over the Internet or by telephone.

WAYS TO VOTE					Vote by Internet www.proxyvote.com — 24 hours a day/7 days a week
					Vote by Telephone 1-800-690-6903 via touch-tone — 24 hours a day/7 days a week
					Vote Online During the Meeting See “Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and These Proxy Materials — How do I vote? — Voting “Virtually” at the Annual Meeting” below.

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 13, 2024. Have your proxy card or notice in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 13, 2024. Have your proxy card or notice in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

Your cooperation is appreciated since a majority of the shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote must be represented at the virtual Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, to constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.

Please note that brokers may not vote your shares on the election of directors or on the advisory vote on executive compensation, in the absence of your specific instructions as to how to vote. Please vote your proxy or provide your specific instructions to your broker so your vote can be counted.

Proxy Statement Fiscal Year 2023 Annual

Meeting of Shareholders

F5, Inc. (“F5” or the “Company”) is furnishing this Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on

March 14, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, in a virtual format through a live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FFIV2024, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). As used herein, “we,” “us,” “our,” “F5” or the “Company” refers to F5, Inc., a Washington corporation. Proxy materials are being made available and mailed to shareholders on or about January 26, 2024. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 801 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104. The Company’s telephone number at that location is 206-272-5555.

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