{"url_path":"/sec/anet/8-k/2026-06-02/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-02","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596532/0001596532-26-000118-index.html","accession_number":"0001596532-26-000118","cik":"0001596532","ticker":"ANET","issuer_name":"Arista Networks, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1596532/0001596532-26-000118-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001596532","primary_entity_name":"Arista Networks, Inc."},"word_count":327,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn May 29, 2026, Arista Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:\n\n1.To elect three Class III directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;\n\n2.To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and\n\n3.Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.\n\nFor more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2026.\n\nThe voting results for each of the proposals are as follows:\n\n1. Election of Director\n\nNominee\n\nFor\n\nWithheld\n\nBroker Non-votes\n\nLewis Chew\n\n810,796,786\n\n225,130,281\n\n99,356,888\n\nGreg Lavender\n\n819,814,267\n\n216,112,800\n\n99,356,888\n\nMark B. Templeton\n\n655,362,300\n\n380,564,767\n\n99,356,888\n\nEach director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.\n\n2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstained\n\nBroker Non-votes\n\n624,907,669\n\n410,157,079\n\n862,319\n\n99,356,888\n\nThe stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.\n\n3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm\n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstained\n\nBroker Non-votes\n\n1,103,492,066\n\n31,447,422\n\n344,467\n\n–\n\nThe stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\nARISTA NETWORKS, INC.\n\nJune 2, 2026/s/ CHANTELLE BREITHAUPT\n\nChantelle Breithaupt\n\nSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer\n\n(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)"}