8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 2, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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A10 NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

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2300 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, CA 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 325-8668

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

A10 Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) expects its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 to be within the following ranges:

The Company’s normal financial closing and financial statement preparation processes are in their preliminary stages. The preliminary, unaudited financial results set forth above are subject to revision until the Company reports its fiscal third quarter 2020 results on October 27, 2020. These estimated ranges represent the most current information available to management and are not meant to be a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The preliminary financial results reflected above are presented on a GAAP basis.

The information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: October 2, 2020