What they were paid
F5 Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $92,500 | $275,156 | $0 | $0 | $367,656 |
| FY2024 | $92,500 | $250,032 | — | — | $342,532 |
| FY2023 | $92,500 | $250,048 | $0 | $0 | $342,548 |
| FY2022 | $87,014 | $250,037 | — | — | $337,051 |
| FY2021 | $23,736 | $250,010 | — | — | $273,746 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: F5, INC. DEF 14A filed January 26, 2026, accession 0001048695-26-000012, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the F5, INC. filed document, accession 0001048695-26-000012. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed January 26, 2026.
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Data as of January 26, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025F5 pays directors a $60,000 cash retainer and $275,156 in equity.
Committees
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The rest of the F5 board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alan J. Higginson | Chair of the Board | $468,448 |
| Elizabeth L. Buse | Independent Director | $392,656 |
| François Locoh-Donou | Director | — |
| Julie M. Gonzalez | Independent Director | $478,906 |
| Marianne N. Budnik | Independent Director | $387,656 |
| Maya McReynolds | Independent Director | $466,079 |
| Michael L. Dreyer | Independent Director | $400,156 |
| Michel Combes | Independent Director | $358,712 |
| Nikhil Mehta | Independent Director | $367,656 |
| Tami Erwin | Independent Director | $367,656 |
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