=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-02-01
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: F5, INC. (FFIV)
CIK: 0001048695
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: MONTOYA MICHAEL F
CIK: 0001869466
Role: Officer (Chief Technology Ops Officer)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-02-01 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +2,136 | Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 3,445 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Shares acquired upon vesting of the November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-02-01 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -870 | Price: $275.61
Total Value: $239,780.70
Shares Owned After: 2,575 | Ownership: D (Direct)
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Restricted Stock Unit
Date: 2026-02-01 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -534 | Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 5,876 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F3] Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of F5, Inc. Common Stock on the vest date.
[F4] This November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units shall vest in consecutive equal quarterly increments over three years, with the first vest on February 1, 2026 and the final vest on November 1, 2028.
[F5] If the reporting person continues to provide services to the Company through the vest date, the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock of F5, Inc. will be issued to the reporting person on the vest date.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Restricted Stock Unit
Date: 2026-02-01 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -1,602 | Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 11,218 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F3] Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of F5, Inc. Common Stock on the vest date.
[F6] This November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units shall vest in consecutive equal quarterly increments over two years, with the first vest on February 1, 2026 and the final vest on November 1, 2027.
[F5] If the reporting person continues to provide services to the Company through the vest date, the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock of F5, Inc. will be issued to the reporting person on the vest date.
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F2] These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person is a co-trustee of the trust.
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
F1: Shares acquired upon vesting of the November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units.
F2: These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person is a co-trustee of the trust.
F3: Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of F5, Inc. Common Stock on the vest date.
F4: This November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units shall vest in consecutive equal quarterly increments over three years, with the first vest on February 1, 2026 and the final vest on November 1, 2028.
F5: If the reporting person continues to provide services to the Company through the vest date, the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock of F5, Inc. will be issued to the reporting person on the vest date.
F6: This November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units shall vest in consecutive equal quarterly increments over two years, with the first vest on February 1, 2026 and the final vest on November 1, 2027.
--- Signature ---
/s/ /s/ Angelique M. Okeke by Power of Attorney (2026-02-03)
