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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 8, 2022

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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A10 NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-36343	20-1446869
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2300 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, CA 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 325-8668

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share

ATEN

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 8, 2022, A10 Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Common Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII-A, L.P., Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII-B L.P., Summit Investors I, LLC and Summit Investors I (UK), L.P. (collectively, “Summit”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company purchased an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from Summit at $12.75 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $44,625,000.00. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 7, 2022, the last trading day before entering into the Agreement, was $13.05 per share.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement which is attached hereto and filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
10.1						Common Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2022, between A10 Networks, Inc. and Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII-A, L.P., Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII-B L.P., Summit Investors I, LLC and Summit Investors I (UK), L.P.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 9, 2022


			A10 NETWORKS, INC.
			By: /s/ Brian Becker
			Brian Becker
			Chief Financial Officer

A10 Networks Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits