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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001020066-14-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20140212
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140212
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: F5 NETWORKS INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001048695
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
IRS NUMBER: 911714307
STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA
FISCAL YEAR END: 0930
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-56407
FILM NUMBER: 14599015
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 401 ELLIOT AVE WEST
STREET 2: STE 500
CITY: SEATTLE
STATE: WA
ZIP: 98119
BUSINESS PHONE: 2062725555
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 401 ELLIOT AVE WEST
STREET 2: STE 500
CITY: SEATTLE
STATE: WA
ZIP: 98119
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: F5 LABS INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990305
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001020066
IRS NUMBER: 202830751
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
STREET 2: 1101 WILSON BLVD, SUITE 2300
CITY: ARLINGTON
STATE: VA
ZIP: 22209
BUSINESS PHONE: 703-562-4000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
STREET 2: 1101 WILSON BLVD, SUITE 2300
CITY: ARLINGTON
STATE: VA
ZIP: 22209
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051024
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050804
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990317
SC 13G/A
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ffiv0214.txt
SCM FFIV 13G/A
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(AMENDMENT No. 2)*
F5 Networks, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
315616102
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2013
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
[ X ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 315616102
1.Names of Reporting Persons.
Sands Capital Management, LLC
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
20-2830751
2.Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3.SEC Use Only
4.Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware, United States
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.Sole Voting Power 69,500
6.Shared Voting Power None
7.Sole Dispositive Power 69,500
8.Shared Dispositive Power None
9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 69,500
10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares[ ]
11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0.1%
12.Type of Reporting Person: IA
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
F5 Networks, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
401 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
United States
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Sands Capital Management, LLC
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
1101 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 2300
Arlington, VA 22209
Item 2(c). Citizenship
Delaware, United States
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
315616102
Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b)
or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) - Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
(b) - Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) - Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
(d) - Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
(e) X An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) - An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) - A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) - A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act;
(i) - A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(j) - Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership:
a. Amount beneficially owned: 69,500
b. Percent of Class: 0.1%
c. Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 69,500
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote None
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 69,500
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition None
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
[ X ]
This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company of Control
Person:
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10.Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date February 12, 2014
By:/s/ Robert C. Hancock
Robert C. Hancock
Title: Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer