SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Nightingale Todd (Last) (First) (Middle) 5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY (Street) SANTA CLARA CALIFORNIA 95054 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Arista Networks, Inc. [ ANET ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and COO
	2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/20/2026	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/20/2026		M		116,515	A	$0.0(1)	122,643	D
Common Stock	08/20/2026		M		10,360	A	$0.0(1)	133,003	D
Common Stock	08/20/2026		F(2)		63,540	D	$186.45	69,463	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit-1	$0.0(1)	08/20/2026		M			116,515	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	116,515	$0.0	349,545	D
Restricted Stock Unit-3	$0.0(1)	08/20/2026		A		10,360		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	10,360	$0.0	10,360	D
Restricted Stock Unit-3	$0.0(1)	08/20/2026		M			10,360	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	10,360	$0.0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Arista Networks, Inc. Common Stock upon vesting.

2. Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock units.

3. Twenty five percent (25%) of the restricted stock units awarded will vest on August 20, 2026 and will continue to vest at a rate of six and one-quarter percent (6.25%) each quarter on each quarterly vest date thereafter. A quarterly vest date is the first market trading day on or after February 20, May 20, August 20 or November 20 of each year.

4. This performance stock award was granted in the second quarter of 2025 and was earned based on attainment of certain performance conditions. The award vested on February 20, 2026.

	By: Isabelle Bertin-Bailly, Attorney-in-Fact For: Todd Nightingale	08/24/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)