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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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person
Hussey Jeffrey S. F5 Networks, Inc. (ffiv) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
-------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Director 10% Owner
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
c/o F5 Networks, Inc. Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (specify
401 Elliott Avenue West Person, if an entity April 2002 ---- title below) --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, Chairman of the Board
Seattle WA 98119 Date of Original ------------------------------------
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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 I -- 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
(Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at (D) or Ownership
Day/ End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Year) --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
Code V Amount (A) Price (Instr. 4)
or
(D)
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Common Stock 4/30/02 V 1,226 A $11.07 2,232,394(1) D
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Common Stock 350,000 I By Managed
Account
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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).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to
respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
(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 Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expira- Title Amount or
Exer- tion Number of
cisable Date Shares
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative of Derivative Indirect
Securities Security: Beneficial
Beneficially Direct (D) Ownership
Owned at End or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
of Month (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes 1,226 shares acquired under the F5 Networks stock purchase plan in
April 2002.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Jeffrey Hussey 5/6/02
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. ------------------------------- ---------------
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form
displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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