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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO EXPIRES: DECEMBER 31, 2001
LONGER SUBJECT TO Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
SECTION 16. FORM 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the HOURS PER RESPONSE.........0.5
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ------------------------------
MAY CONTINUE. SEE or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
INSTRUCTION 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person
Reiter Joann M. F5 Networks, Inc. (ffiv) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
c/o F5 Networks, Inc. Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer Other (specify
401 Elliott Avenue West Person, if an entity November 2001 ---- (give title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, VP General Counsel and Corporate
Seattle, WA 98119 Date of Original Secretary
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(City) (State) (Zip
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by One
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by More Than
---- One Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 4)
(D)
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Common Stock 10/30/01 S 584 D $14.91 D
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Common Stock 11/1/01 S 2,000 D $16.11 D
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Common Stock 11/1/01 S 4,416 D $15.50 D
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Common Stock 11/1/01 M 2,500 A $0.75 D
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Common Stock 11/2/01 S 157 D $16.50 D
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Common Stock 11/6/01 S 1,000 D $19.10 D
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Common Stock 11/6/01 S 1,459 D $19.15 14,885 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
(Print or Type Responses) (Over)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) of (D) (Instr. Year) ity
Security 3, 4, and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $96.25 11/1/01 J(1) 7,500 Common 7,500
(right to buy) Stock
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $45.50 11/1/01 J(1) 7,500 Common 7,500
(right to buy) Stock
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $0.75 11/1/01 M 2,500 9/14/08 Common 2,500
(right to buy) Stock
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses: (1) Options cancelled.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ JOANN REITER 12/6/01
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are Page 2
not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (3-99)