PANW 8-K
Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 7, 2025, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) filed its definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) for the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 9, 2025. The following information supplements the disclosures set forth in the Proxy Statement.
On November 10, 2025, the Company granted additional equity awards totaling 2,735,105 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), with a maximum potential payout of up to 2,958,667 shares. Following these grants, 24,341,864 shares remained available for grant under the 2021 Plan. Additionally, 26,116,221 shares are subject to outstanding awards under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Plan.
Additional Equity Plan Information
The following table provides certain additional information regarding the Company’s equity compensation plans as of the latest practicable date prior to this filing, excluding the Company’s 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
| As of 11/17/2025 | ||||
| Total Stock Options (including Performance-Based Stock Options) Outstanding |
184,020 | |||
| Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Stock Options Outstanding |
$ | 32.25 per share | ||
| Weighted-Average Remaining Duration of Stock Options Outstanding |
0.42 years | |||
| Total Restricted Stock Units (including Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units) Outstanding |
25,932,201 | |||
| Total Shares Available for Grant under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan |
24,341,864 | |||
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/ Bruce Byrd | |
| Bruce Byrd | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: November 21, 2025