UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

April 1, 2019

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35594	20-2530195
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3000 Tannery Way

Santa Clara, California 95054

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

(408) 753-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 1, 2019, Palo Alto Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus dated September 13, 2018, which was included in the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-227324). The Prospectus Supplement relates to the resale from time to time of up to 1,060,296 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, by the stockholders referenced therein.

In connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, the Company is filing an opinion of its counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, regarding the legality of the common stock being registered, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

5.1	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.
23.1	Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

SIGNATURES

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.

	PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.
By:	/s/ KATHLEEN BONANNO
	Kathleen Bonanno
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 1, 2019