Duda Kenneth 4
Accession 0001596532-26-000005
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Jan 21, 7:00 PM ET
Accepted
Jan 22, 7:49 PM ET
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Accession
0001596532-26-000005
Research Summary
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Arista Networks CTO Kenneth Duda Sells Shares After Exercising Options
What Happened
Kenneth Duda (President, CTO and Director) exercised options to acquire 30,000 shares at $3.52 per share (cost ≈ $105,450) and reported a 30,000-share derivative conversion shown as disposed at $0.00. Separately he sold 56,000 shares in multiple open-market transactions on January 20, 2026, generating aggregate proceeds of about $7.19 million. The sales were reported as executed under pre-arranged trading arrangements.
Key Details
- Transaction date: January 20, 2026; Form 4 filed January 22, 2026 (timely filing).
- Option exercise: 30,000 shares acquired @ $3.52 (≈ $105,450). Another 30,000-share derivative entry is shown as disposed at $0.00 on the same date.
- Open-market sales: 56,000 shares sold across multiple trades, weighted-price proceeds ≈ $7,192,213 (individual lots ranged ~ $126.66–$130.29 per footnotes).
- Reported as effected under one or more Rule 10b5-1 trading plans (entered March 13, 2025) — sales/exercises were pre-arranged (see footnotes).
- Several holdings/sales involve trusts and a 501(c) foundation where Mr. Duda and family serve as trustees (see filing footnotes F6–F13).
- Shares owned after the transactions were not provided in the excerpted data.
Context
- This filing combines an option exercise (derivative transaction) with same-day open-market sales — often a way for insiders to monetize vested options. The filing shows exercises and sales under 10b5-1 plans, which are pre-set trading arrangements intended to avoid trading on non-public information.
- Sales by executives are common and do not by themselves indicate company performance or insider sentiment; purchases generally carry more direct bullish signal.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-20$3.52/sh+30,000$105,450→ 42,976 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-01-20$127.28/sh−7,237$921,122→ 35,739 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F3]2026-01-20$128.01/sh−9,600$1,228,918→ 26,139 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F4]2026-01-20$129.25/sh−10,756$1,390,266→ 15,383 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F5]2026-01-20$129.90/sh−2,407$312,666→ 12,976 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F6][F2][F7]2026-01-20$127.28/sh−3,860$491,299→ 1,139,308 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Common Stock
[F6][F3][F7]2026-01-20$128.01/sh−5,120$655,423→ 1,134,188 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Common Stock
[F6][F4][F7]2026-01-20$129.25/sh−5,736$741,406→ 1,128,452 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Common Stock
[F6][F5][F7]2026-01-20$129.90/sh−1,284$166,790→ 1,127,168 total(indirect: By Trust) - Sale
Common Stock
[F8][F2][F9]2026-01-20$127.28/sh−2,413$307,126→ 529,987 total(indirect: By Foundation) - Sale
Common Stock
[F8][F3][F9]2026-01-20$128.01/sh−3,200$409,639→ 526,787 total(indirect: By Foundation) - Sale
Common Stock
[F8][F4][F9]2026-01-20$129.25/sh−3,585$463,379→ 523,202 total(indirect: By Foundation) - Sale
Common Stock
[F8][F5][F9]2026-01-20$129.90/sh−802$104,179→ 522,400 total(indirect: By Foundation) - Exercise/Conversion
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
[F1][F13]2026-01-20−30,000→ 0 totalExercise: $3.52Exp: 2026-02-11→ Common Stock (30,000 underlying)
- 757,961(indirect: By GRAT JD)
Common Stock
[F10] - 757,961(indirect: By GRAT KD)
Common Stock
[F11] - 35,083(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F12]
Footnotes (13)
- [F1]The exercise and/or sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person on March 13, 2025.
- [F10]Reporting person's spouse is the trustee of the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trusts.
- [F11]Reporting person is the trustee of the Kenneth Duda Annuity Trusts.
- [F12]These shares are held by a family trust for which the reporting person is co-trustee.
- [F13]1/60th of the shares subject to the option vested and became exercisable on April 1, 2017 and 1/60th of the shares subject to the option shall vested monthly thereafter.
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $126.66 to $127.6528, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
- [F3]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $127.66 to $128.60, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
- [F4]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $128.66 to $129.6491, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
- [F5]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $129.66 to $130.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
- [F6]The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's children on March 13, 2025.
- [F7]These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of a Child of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as co-trustee. The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.
- [F8]The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into on March 13, 2025 by the reporting person's 501(c) Foundation, for which the reporting person and his spouse serve as co-trustee.
- [F9]These shares are held by a 501(c) Foundation for which the reporting person and his spouse serve as co-trustee.
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Documents
Issuer
Arista Networks, Inc.
CIK 0001596532
Related Parties
1- filerCIK 0001605808
Filing Metadata
- Form type
- 4
- Filed
- Jan 21, 7:00 PM ET
- Accepted
- Jan 22, 7:49 PM ET
- Size
- 31.1 KB