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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of
Earliest Event Reported): August&nbsp;13, 2007</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>F5 Networks, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Washington</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>000-26041</B><BR>
(Commission<BR>
File Number)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>91-1714307</B><BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>401 Elliott Avenue West<BR>
Seattle, WA 98119</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)<BR>
<B>(206)&nbsp;272-5555</B><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</DIV>

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report</DIV>

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the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On August&nbsp;13, 2007, F5 Networks,
Inc. filed Articles of Amendment to its Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington in order to
increase the authorized capital stock of F5 from 110,000,000 shares of stock (consisting of
100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock) to 210,000,000,000
shares of stock (consisting of 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock). The Articles of Amendment were filed in connection with a two-for-one forward
stock split of the outstanding shares of F5 common stock to be effected by a stock dividend that
will be paid on August&nbsp;20, 2007 to all shareholders of record as of August&nbsp;10, 2007. The effective
date of the Articles of Amendment was August&nbsp;13, 2007. A copy of the Articles of Amendment is filed
herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 and is incorporated by reference thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">F5 NETWORKS, INC.<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: August 13, 2007&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jeffrey A. Christianson&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Jeffrey A. Christianson&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT<BR>
OF<BR>
F5 NETWORKS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="text-indent: 5%; margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to RCW 23B.10.060 of the Washington Business Corporation Act, the
undersigned corporation hereby submits the following amendment to the
corporation&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Articles</I></B>&#148;):
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    <TD align="left">The name of the corporation is F5 Networks, Inc.</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Section 2.1 of the Articles is hereby amended
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    <TD align="left"><DIV align="left" style="text-indent: 4%">&#147;2.1  This
Corporation is authorized to issue 210,000,000
shares of stock in the aggregate.  Such shares shall be divided
into two classes as follows:
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    <TD align="left"><DIV align="left" style="text-indent: 4%">(a) 200,000,000
shares of common stock (&#147;Common Stock&#148;).
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    <TD align="left"><DIV align="left" style="text-indent: 4%">(b) 10,000,000
shares of preferred stock (&#147;Preferred Stock&#148;).  Holders
of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on any matter on
which holders of Common Stock are entitled to vote.  On dissolution
of the Corporation, after any preferential amount with respect to the
Preferred Stock has been paid or set aside, the holders of Common Stock
and the holders of any series of Preferred Stock entitled to participate
further in the distribution of assets are entitled to receive the net
assets of the Corporation.&#148;
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    <TD align="left">The date of adoption of such amendment was July 20, 2007.
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    <TD align="left">The amendment was duly approved by the
Board of Directors of the corporation pursuant to
RCW 23B.10.020; shareholder action was not required.</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jeffrey A. Christianson &nbsp;</TD>
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