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In 2022, Francois Locoh-Donou earned $15.27M in total compensation at F5, Inc., including $925.00K salary, $1.07M bonus and $13.27M in stock. Most recently sold 2,600 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $101.11M. Led F5, Inc. as CEO for 4 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Francois Locoh-Donou, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2022

Total Compensation

$15.27M

Salary

$925.00K

Bonus

$1.07M

Other

$5.42K

Salary

$925.00K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy emphasizes pay for performance, aligning executive compensation with the company's strategic goals and shareholder interests.

Bonus

$1.07M

Board Justification

The bonus is based on the company's performance metrics including revenue, EBITDA, and diversity and inclusion targets, achieving 88.9% of the target for fiscal year 2022.

Other Compensation

$5.42K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes contributions to the 401(k) plan and an annual communications stipend.

Restricted Stock

$13.27M65K RSU

Board Justification

The stock awards that vested in 2022 include service-based RSUs that vest in equal quarterly increments and performance-based RSUs that vest based on achieving specified performance targets.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the CEO's compensation included achieving target revenue, EBITDA, and diversity and inclusion goals.

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Francois Locoh-Donou

Ex-CEO of F5, Inc.

Education

M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

January 1, 1971 - 54 years ago

CEO of F5, Inc. for

4 years 9 months (Apr 2017 - Jan 2022)

Previous Experience

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ciena Corporation

Holdings

Track Francois Locoh-Donou's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$39.47M

FFIV

$32.28M

179,585 FFIV shares

CIEN

$7.18M

346,542 CIEN shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Francois Locoh-Donou didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra FFIV179,585 shares worth $44.57M and CIEN346,542 shares worth $73.79M.
This is 199.91% and $78.90M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Francois Locoh-Donou's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

FFIV

$768.20K

FFIV at $295.46/share

Mar 3, 2025

Sale

FFIV

$3.94M

FFIV at $303.33/share

Feb 12, 2025

Sale

FFIV

$364.21K

FFIV at $251.18/share

Dec 3, 2024

Sale

FFIV

$336.16K

FFIV at $231.83/share

Nov 4, 2024

Sale

FFIV

51,398 shares

FFIV

Oct 31, 2024

Received

FFIV

$316.48K

FFIV at $218.26/share

Oct 3, 2024

Sale

FFIV

$292.90K

FFIV at $202.00/share

Sep 3, 2024

Sale

FFIV

$273.11K

FFIV at $188.35/share

Aug 5, 2024

Sale

FFIV

$249.33K

FFIV at $171.95/share

Jul 3, 2024

Sale

FFIV

$245.85K

FFIV at $169.55/share

Jun 3, 2024

Sale

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