Locoh-Donou Francois 4
4 · F5, INC. · Filed Feb 3, 2026
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F5 CEO Francois Locoh-Donou Exercises RSUs, Sells 2,479 Shares
What Happened Francois Locoh-Donou, President, CEO and Director of F5, Inc. (FFIV), had 6,234 restricted stock units (RSUs) convert to common shares on February 1, 2026. To satisfy tax withholding related to the vesting, 2,479 shares were disposed (sold) at $275.61 per share, generating approximately $683,237. The filing shows additional derivative-format transfers of 2,524, 2,114 and 1,596 shares (totaling 6,234) tied to the RSU vesting/issuance events.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 1, 2026; Form 4 filed February 3, 2026 (timely).
- Sale for tax withholding: 2,479 shares at $275.61 → ~$683,237.
- RSU conversion/exercise entries: 6,234 shares converted (code M); some shares were reported as disposed/transferred in derivative-format entries.
- Footnotes: Vesting relates to service-based RSU awards granted Nov 1, 2023; Nov 1, 2024; and Nov 3, 2025, each vesting in quarterly increments (see F1–F7). Some shares are held in a trust for the reporting person’s children (F2). Each RSU equals one share on the vest date (F3).
- Transaction codes: M = exercise/conversion of derivative (RSU vesting); F = payment for exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld/sold for taxes).
- Shares owned after the transactions are not explicitly stated in this filing.
Context This was primarily a vesting of RSUs with a routine sale to cover tax obligations (a common, administrative transaction). Such tax-withholding sales are not necessarily indicative of the insider’s market view. The only cash amount reported is the ~$683k from shares disposed to cover taxes.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-01+6,234→ 156,557 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-01$275.61/sh−2,479$683,237→ 154,078 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Unit
[F3][F4][F5]2026-02-01−2,524→ 7,570 totalExercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (2,524 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Unit
[F3][F6][F5]2026-02-01−2,114→ 14,797 totalExercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (2,114 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Unit
[F3][F7][F5]2026-02-01−1,596→ 17,567 totalExercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (1,596 underlying)
- 42,000(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (7)
- [F1]Shares acquired upon the vesting of November 1, 2023, November 1, 2024, and November 3, 2025 awards 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's spouse is 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 1, 2023 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units vests in twelve equal quarterly increments beginning February 1, 2024.
- [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 1, 2024 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units vests in twelve equal quarterly increments beginning February 1, 2025.
- [F7]This November 3, 2025 award of service-based Restricted Stock Units vests in twelve equal quarterly increments beginning February 1, 2026.