Arista Networks, Inc. 4

Andreas Bechtolsheim, through a family trust, sold 296,848 shares of Arista Networks, Inc. common stock on August 5, 2026 for roughly $61 million under a Rule 10b5‑1 plan.

On August 5, 2026, Andreas Bechtolsheim, a major insider of Arista Networks, Inc., executed a large, pre‑planned secondary sale of common stock via a family trust under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan dated February 20, 2026. Across a series of 20 separate market transactions, the trust sold an aggregate 296,848 shares of Arista common stock at weighted‑average prices ranging from roughly $191.62 to $213.17 per share, for total proceeds of approximately $61 million. Following these sales, which are reported as indirect holdings "by Trust," Bechtolsheim’s indirect ownership in Arista stood at 181,443,048 shares of common stock, implying a post‑transaction stake worth about $34.3 billion at the prevailing trading prices, and indicating that despite the sizable monetization, his residual economic interest in the company remains extremely large.

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