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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · F5 (FFIV)

F5 CFO Frank Pelzer to retire around November 18, 2024, then serve as consultant

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

F5 disclosed that Chief Financial Officer Frank Pelzer will retire at the end of the day the company files its 2024 Form 10-K, expected on or about November 18, 2024. If he signs a consulting agreement, he will advise his successor from about December 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, under a transition agreement dated October 31, 2024.

Key points

  • Pelzer's retirement as CFO is expected on or about November 18, 2024, the 10-K filing date.
  • Consulting term runs from about December 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, at $46,833.33 per month, if the consulting agreement is signed.
  • Lump sum payment of $315,125 (before deductions) and acceleration of vesting for 6,740 restricted stock units are offered as inducement.

The filing

CompanyF5 (FFIV)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 5, 2024, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001048695-24-000169

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 05, 2024.

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