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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 3
FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Mark One)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 000-26041
 
F5 Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
WASHINGTON   91-1714307
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
401 Elliott Ave West
Seattle, Washington 98119

(Address of principal executive offices)
(206) 272-5555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o     No þ
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act Yes o     No þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o     No þ
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large Accelerated Filer o      Accelerated Filer þ      Non-Accelerated Filer o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o      No þ
     As of March 31, 2005, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $1,886,824,225 based on the closing sales price of the Registrant’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on that date.
     As of December 5, 2005, the number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding was 39,420,897.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     Information required in response to Part III of Form 10-K (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) is hereby incorporated by reference to the specified portions of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting held on March 2, 2006.
 
 

 


 

EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENT
     We are filing this Amendment No. 3 on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (“Third Amendment”) in response to comments received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. This Third Amendment provides additional disclosure to Item 6 (“Selected Financial Data”), Note 2 (“Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements”) and Note  13 (“Quarterly Results of Operations”) to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 which have no impact on our results of operations or financial condition. Item 6 has been amended to reflect the restated stock compensation cost reported for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. Note 2 has been amended to reflect the restated stock compensation cost reported for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. Note 13 has been amended to include interim balance sheet disclosures for the two-year period ended September 30, 2005. In addition, the Third Amendment includes updated certifications from our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32.1. No other information in the Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 originally filed on December 12, 2006 is amended hereby.
     This Amendment should be read in conjunction with our periodic filings made with the SEC subsequent to the date of the Original Report filed December 12, 2005, including any amendments to those filings, as well as any Current Reports filed on Form 8-K subsequent to the date of the Original Report.
     
Item 6. Selected Financial Data   Page
 
   
Supplemental Unaudited Information Regarding Restatement Adjustments   1-2
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
F5 NETWORKS, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     
Consolidated Financial Statements    
Report Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   3-4
Consolidated Balance Sheet   5
Consolidated Income Statement   6
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity   7
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow   8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   9
Supplementary Data    
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves   43
EXHIBIT 23.1    
EXHIBIT 31.1    
EXHIBIT 31.2    
EXHIBIT 32.1    

 


 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data
      The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial data included elsewhere in this report. The restated consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2005 and 2004 and the restated consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 are derived from our audited financial statements and related notes that are included elsewhere in this report. The restated consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2003, 2002, and 2001 and the restated consolidated statement of operations for the years ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 has been restated to conform to the financial statements included in this Form 10-K/A and has been derived from our unaudited financial statements and related notes which are not included in this report. Our historical results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results of operations to be expected for any future period.
     See Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information regarding the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
    As restated     As restated     As restated  
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:   (1)     (1)     (1)  
Net revenues
                       
Products
  $ 219,603     $ 126,169     $ 84,197  
Services
    61,807       45,021       31,698  
 
                 
Total
    281,410       171,190       115,895  
 
                 
Cost of net revenues
                       
Products
    48,990       28,406       17,843  
Services
    16,194       10,993       9,132  
 
                 
Total
    65,184       39,399       26,975  
 
                 
Gross profit
    216,226       131,791       88,920  
 
                 
Operating expenses(2)
                       
Sales and marketing
    89,866       66,446       54,897  
Research and development
    31,516       24,438       19,455  
General and administrative
    25,486       15,761       12,210  
 
                 
Total
    146,868       106,645       86,562  
 
                 
Income (loss) from operations
    69,358       25,146       2,358  
Other income, net
    8,076       2,731       751  
 
                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    77,434       27,877       3,109  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    30,532       (8,451 )     853  
 
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 46,902     $ 36,328     $ 2,256  
 
                 
Net income (loss) per share —basic
  $ 1.26     $ 1.09     $ 0.09  
 
                 
Weighted average shares — basic
    37,220       33,221       26,453  
 
                 
Net income (loss) per share — diluted
  $ 1.21     $ 1.01     $ 0.08  
 
                 
Weighted average shares — diluted
    38,761       35,961       28,175  
 
                 
 
                       
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
                       
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments(3)
  $ 236,181     $ 140,501          
Restricted cash(4)
    3,871       6,243          
Long-term investments(3)
    128,834       81,792          
Total assets
    537,739       360,593          
Long-term liabilities
    9,964       6,228          
Total shareholders’ equity
    460,167       307,745          
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
(2)   Amortization of unearned compensation reported in fiscal years 2001 through fiscal 2004 has been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Specifically, amounts have been attributed to the respective categories within operating expenses.
 
(3)   The combined overall increase in cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments in fiscal 2004 was primarily due to the net proceeds of $113.6 million received from the sale of our common stock in a public offering in November 2003.
 
(4)   Restricted cash represents escrow accounts established in connection with lease agreements for our facilities.

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     See Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information regarding the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.
                                                 
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2002     2001  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
    As reported     Adjustments     As restated     As reported     Adjustments     As restated  
            (3)     (1)             (3)     (1)  
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:                                                
Net revenues
                                               
Products
  $ 82,566     $     $ 82,566     $ 78,628     $     $ 78,628  
Services
    25,700             25,700       28,739             28,739  
 
                                   
Total
    108,266             108,266       107,367             107,367  
 
                                   
Cost of net revenues
                                               
Products
    20,241       316       20,557       33,240       500       33,740  
Services
    10,238             10,238       12,265               12,265  
 
                                   
Total
    30,479       316       30,795       45,505       500       46,005  
 
                                   
Gross profit
    77,787       (316 )     77,471       61,862       (500 )     61,362  
 
                                   
Operating expenses(2)
                                               
Sales and marketing
    50,786       2,887       53,673       51,199       3,467       54,666  
Research and development
    18,104       1,006       19,110       17,715       1,479       19,194  
General and administrative
    15,164       1,039       16,203       20,689       1,550       22,239  
Restructuring charges
    3,274             3,274       975             975  
 
                                   
Total
    87,328       4,932       92,260       90,578       6,496       97,074  
 
                                   
Income (loss) from operations
    (9,541 )     (5,248 )     (14,789 )     (28,716 )     (6,996 )     (35,712 )
Other income, net
    1,420             1,420       2,021               2,021  
 
                                   
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (8,121 )     (5,248 )     (13,369 )     (26,695 )     (6,996 )     (33,691 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    489             489       4,095             4,095  
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (8,610 )   $ (5,248 )   $ (13,858 )   $ (30,790 )   $ (6,996 )   $ (37,786 )
 
                                   
Net income (loss) per share —basic
  $ (0.34 )   $ (0.21 )   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.36 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (1.67 )
 
                                   
Weighted average shares — basic
    25,323     $       25,323       22,644     $       22,644  
 
                                   
Net income (loss) per share — diluted
  $ (0.34 )   $ (0.21 )   $ (0.55 )   $ (1.36 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (1.67 )
 
                                   
Weighted average shares — diluted
    25,323     $       25,323       22,644     $       22,644  
 
                                   
                         
    As of September 30,
    2003   2002   2001
    (In thousands)
    As reported   As reported   As reported
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                        
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments(3)
  $ 44,878     $ 80,333     $ 69,783  
Restricted cash(4)
    6,000       6,000       6,000  
Long-term investments(3)
    34,132       1,346        
Total assets
    148,173       126,289       124,663  
Long-term liabilities
    1,735       1,315       1,167  
Total shareholders’ equity
    110,429       93,685       96,488  
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
(2)   Amortization of unearned compensation reported in fiscal years 2001 through fiscal 2004 has been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Specifically, amounts have been attributed to the respective categories within operating expenses.
 
(3)   The adjustments recorded in fiscal 2002 and 2001 consist of amortization of unearned compensation that was a result of the Restatement discussed in Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
(4)   Restricted cash represents escrow accounts established in connection with lease agreements for our facilities.
Supplemental Unaudited Information Regarding Restatement Adjustments
     The supplemental unaudited information presented below has been included to facilitate an understanding of the components of the Restatement adjustments to retained earnings at September 30, 2002:
                                         
    Cumulative effect of                          
    restatement on                          
    years prior to 2003     2002     2001     2000     1999  
Stock-based compensation expense, as reported
  $ 7,682     $ 443     $ 2,625     $ 2,127     $ 2,487  
Adjustments
    20,234       5,248       6,996       7,826       164  
 
                             
Stock-based compensation expense, restated
  $ 27,916     $ 5,691     $ 9,621     $ 9,953     $ 2,651  
 
                             
     The Company has not amended and does not intend to amend any of its previously filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the periods prior to October 1, 2002 affected by the Restatements. The additional compensation expense of approximately $20.2 million was incurred in fiscal years prior to the years associated with the audited consolidated financial statements presented herein. Retained earnings at September 30, 2002 was restated to reflect the after-tax effects of adjustments to stock-based compensation expenses for fiscal years 1999 through 2002.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of F5 Networks, Inc.:
We have completed an integrated audit of F5 Networks, Inc.’s 2005 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005 and audits of its 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.
Consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of F5 Networks, Inc. and its subsidiaries at September 30, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has restated its 2005, 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements.
Internal control over financial reporting
Also, we have audited management’s assessment, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A, that F5 Networks, Inc. did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005, because of errors identified related to the granting and modification of stock options and the related accounting for and disclosure of stock-based compensation expense, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The following material weakness has been identified and included in management’s assessment. As of September 30, 2005, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective controls over the granting and modification of stock options and the related accounting for and disclosure of stock-based compensation expense. Specifically, effective controls, including monitoring, were not maintained to ensure the existence, completeness, accuracy, valuation and presentation of activity related to granting and modification of stock options. This control deficiency resulted in the misstatement of stock-based compensation expense, additional paid-in capital and related income tax accounts and related disclosures, and in the restatement of the Company’s 2005, 2004 and 2003 annual consolidated financial statements and the interim consolidated financial statements for the first and second quarters of 2006 and all quarters of 2005 and 2004 and an audit adjustment to the interim consolidated financial statements for the third quarter of 2006. Further, this control deficiency could result in misstatements of the aforementioned accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. This material weakness was considered in evaluating the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2005 consolidated financial statements, and our opinion regarding the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting does not affect our opinion on those financial statements.
Management and we previously concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005. However, management subsequently has determined that the material weakness described above existed as of September 30, 2005. Accordingly, Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting has been restated and our present opinion on internal control over financial reporting, as presented herein, is different from that expressed in our previous report.
In our opinion, management’s assessment that F5 Networks, Inc. did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. Also, in our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, F5 Networks, Inc. has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
December 9, 2005, except for the effect of the restatement discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements and the matter discussed in the penultimate paragraph of Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, as to which the date is December 8, 2006

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F5 NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
    September 30,  
    2005     2004  
    (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)  
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 51,867     $ 24,901  
Short-term investments
    184,314       115,600  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,969 and $3,161
    41,703       22,665  
Inventories
    2,699       1,696  
Deferred tax assets
    4,175       3,174  
Other current assets
    9,906       5,776  
 
           
Total current assets
    294,664       173,812  
 
           
Restricted cash
    3,871       6,243  
Property and equipment, net
    16,158       11,954  
Long-term investments
    128,834       81,792  
Deferred tax assets
    36,212       28,446  
Goodwill
    49,677       50,067  
Other assets, net
    8,323       8,279  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 537,739     $ 360,593  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 7,668     $ 4,840  
Accrued liabilities
    23,931       16,088  
Deferred revenue
    36,009       25,692  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    67,608       46,620  
 
           
Other long-term liabilities
    6,650       3,856  
Deferred revenue, long-term
    3,314       2,372  
 
           
Total long-term liabilities
    9,964       6,228  
 
           
Commitments and contingencies
               
Shareholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding
           
Common stock, no par value; 100,000 shares authorized, 38,593 and 34,772 shares issued and outstanding
    431,897       326,278  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,430 )     (498 )
Unearned compensation
          (833 )
Retained earnings
    29,700       (17,202 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    460,167       307,745  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 537,739     $ 360,593  
 
           
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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F5 NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)  
Net revenues
                       
Products
  $ 219,603     $ 126,169     $ 84,197  
Services
    61,807       45,021       31,698  
 
                 
Total
    281,410       171,190       115,895  
 
                 
Cost of net revenues
                       
Products
    48,990       28,406       17,843  
Services
    16,194       10,993       9,132  
 
                 
Total
    65,184       39,399       26,975  
 
                 
Gross profit
    216,226       131,791       88,920  
 
                 
Operating expenses
                       
Sales and marketing
    89,866       66,446       54,897  
Research and development
    31,516       24,438       19,455  
General and administrative
    25,486       15,761       12,210  
 
                 
Total
    146,868       106,645       86,562  
 
                 
Income from operations
    69,358       25,146       2,358  
Other income, net
    8,076       2,731       751  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    77,434       27,877       3,109  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    30,532       (8,451 )     853  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 46,902     $ 36,328     $ 2,256  
 
                 
Net income per share — basic
  $ 1.26     $ 1.09     $ 0.09  
 
                 
Weighted average shares — basic
    37,220       33,221       26,453  
 
                 
Net income per share — diluted
  $ 1.21     $ 1.01     $ 0.08  
 
                 
Weighted average shares — diluted
    38,761       35,961       28,175  
 
                 
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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F5 NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
(as restated) (1)
                                                 
                            Accumulated              
                            Other     Retained     Total  
    Common Stock     Unearned     Comprehensive     Earnings     Shareholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Compensation     Income/(Loss)     (Deficit)     Equity  
    (In thousands)  
Balance, September 30, 2002
    25,730     $ 128,876     $ (93 )   $ 454     $ (35,552 )   $ 93,685  
Cumulative effect of restatement (Note 2)
          22,670       (2,436 )           (20,234 )      
 
                                   
Balance, September 30, 2002, as restated
    25,730     $ 151,546     $ (2,529 )   $ 454     $ (55,786 )   $ 93,685  
 
                                   
Exercise of employee stock options
    1,424       10,827                         10,827  
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan
    249       2,006                         2,006  
Unearned compensation
          942       (942 )                  
Amortization of unearned compensation
                1,914                   1,914  
Net income
                            2,256        
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      (161 )            
Unrealized loss on securities
                      (98 )            
Comprehensive income
                                  1,997  
 
                                   
Balance, September 30, 2003, as restated
    27,403     $ 165,321     $ (1,557 )   $ 195     $ (53,530 )   $ 110,429  
 
                                   
Exercise of employee stock options
    2,032       22,349                         22,349  
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan
    162       2,579                         2,579  
Issuance of common stock in a public offering (net of issuance costs of $6,682)
    5,175       113,636                         113,636  
Tax benefit from employee stock transactions
          21,925                         21,925  
Unearned compensation
          468       (468 )                  
Amortization of unearned compensation
                1,192                   1,192  
Net income
                            36,328        
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      144              
Unrealized loss on securities
                      (837 )            
Comprehensive income
                                  35,635  
 
                                   
Balance, September 30, 2004, as restated
    34,772     $ 326,278     $ (833 )   $ (498 )   $ (17,202 )   $ 307,745  
 
                                   
Exercise of employee stock options
    3,685       65,056                         65,056  
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan
    136       3,837                         3,837  
Tax benefit from employee stock transactions
          32,153                         32,153  
Amortization of unearned compensation
                833                   833  
Stock-based compensation
            4,573                               4,573  
Net income
                            46,902        
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      (161 )            
Unrealized loss on securities
                      (771 )            
Comprehensive income
                                  45,970  
 
                                   
Balance, September 30, 2005, as restated
    38,593     $ 431,897     $     $ (1,430 )   $ 29,700     $ 460,167  
 
                                   
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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F5 NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)  
Operating activities
                       
Net income
  $ 46,902     $ 36,328     $ 2,256  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Realized loss (gain) on disposition of assets
    569       21       (14 )
Realized (gain) loss on sale of investments
          (3 )     232  
Stock-based compensation
    5,406       1,192       1,914  
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales returns
    1,419       1,189       1,148  
Depreciation and amortization
    6,797       5,355       5,162  
Deferred income taxes
    (7,733 )     (33,886 )      
Tax benefit from employee stock option plans
    32,153       21,685        
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (20,456 )     (4,152 )     354  
Inventories
    (1,002 )     (928 )     (408 )
Other current assets
    (3,604 )     (642 )     (54 )
Other assets
    (149 )     (630 )     (512 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    13,426       6,303       (320 )
Deferred revenue
    11,259       8,758       4,852  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    84,987       40,590       14,610  
 
                 
Investing activities
                       
Purchases of investments
    (407,533 )     (335,231 )     (157,834 )
Sales of investments
    290,351       205,662       149,724  
Investment of restricted cash
    2,369       (168 )      
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
                14  
Acquisition of intangible assets, net
    (2,259 )            
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (395 )     (29,201 )     (27,373 )
Purchases of property and equipment
    (9,293 )     (5,775 )     (2,584 )
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (126,760 )     (164,713 )     (38,053 )
 
                 
Financing activities
                       
Proceeds from secondary offering, net of issuance costs
          113,636        
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
    68,867       24,832       12,833  
 
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    68,867       138,468       12,833  
 
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    27,094       14,345       (10,610 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (128 )     205       160  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    24,901       10,351       20,801  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 51,867     $ 24,901     $ 10,351  
 
                 
Supplemental Information
                       
Cash paid for taxes
  $ 792     $ 706     $ 290  
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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F5 NETWORKS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company
     F5 Networks, Inc., (“the Company”) provides products and services to help companies efficiently and securely manage their Internet traffic. The Company’s products improve the performance, availability and security of applications running on Internet-based networks. Internet traffic between servers running applications and clients using these applications passes through the Company’s products where the content is inspected to ensure that it is safe and modified as necessary to ensure that it is delivered securely and in a way that optimizes the performance of both the network and the applications. The Company also offers a broad range of services such as consulting, training, installation, maintenance, and other technical support services.
Certain Risks and Uncertainties
     The Company’s products and services are concentrated in highly competitive markets characterized by rapid technological advances, frequent changes in customer requirements and evolving regulatory requirements and industry standards. Failure to anticipate or respond adequately to technological advances, changes in customer requirements and changes in regulatory requirements or industry standards could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and operating results. Additionally, certain other factors could affect the Company’s future operating results and cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including but not limited to, the timely development, introduction and acceptance of additional new products and features by the Company or its competitors; competitive pricing pressures, increased sales discounts; the Company’s ability to sustain, develop and effectively utilize distribution relationships; the Company’s ability to attract, train and retain qualified personnel; the Company’s ability to expand in international markets, and the unpredictability of the Company’s sales cycle.
Accounting Principles
     The Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Principles of Consolidation
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
     Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year balances to conform to the current period presentation. The reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net income or shareholders’ equity.
Use of Estimates
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for revenue recognition, reserves for doubtful accounts, product returns, obsolete and excess inventory, warranties, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and purchase price allocations. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
     The Company considers all highly liquid investments with purchased maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company invests its cash and cash equivalents in deposits with three major financial institutions, which, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash and cash equivalents.

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Investments
     The Company classifies its investment securities as available for sale. Investment securities, consisting of corporate and municipal bonds and notes and United States government securities, are reported at fair value with the related unrealized gains and losses included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in value of securities judged to be other than temporary are included in other income (expense). The cost of investments for purposes of computing realized and unrealized gains and losses is based on the specific identification method. Investments in securities with maturities of less than one year or where management’s intent is to use the investments to fund current operations are classified as short-term investments. Investments with maturities of greater than one year are classified as long-term investments.
Concentration of Credit Risk
     The Company extends credit to customers and is therefore subject to credit risk. The Company performs initial and ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and does not require collateral. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded to account for potential bad debts. Estimates are used in determining the allowance for doubtful accounts and are based upon an assessment of selected accounts and as a percentage of remaining accounts receivable by aging category. In determining these percentages, the Company evaluates historical write-offs, and current trends in customer credit quality, as well as changes in credit policies.
     The Company maintains its cash and investment balances with high credit quality financial institutions.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
     Short-term and long-term investments are recorded at fair value as the underlying securities are classified as available for sale and marked-to-market at each reporting period. The fair value is determined using quoted market prices for the securities held.
Inventories
     The Company outsources the manufacturing of its pre-configured hardware platforms to contract manufacturers, who assemble each product to the Company’s specifications. As protection against component shortages and to provide replacement parts for its service teams, the Company also stocks limited supplies of certain key product components. The Company reduces inventory to net realizable value based on excess and obsolete inventories determined primarily by historical usage and forecasted demand. Inventories consist of hardware and related component parts and are recorded at the lower of cost or market (as determined by the first-in, first-out method).
     Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Years Ended  
    September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Finished goods
  $ 2,486     $ 1,452  
Raw materials
    213       244  
 
           
 
  $ 2,699     $ 1,696  
 
           
Restricted Cash
     Restricted cash represents escrow accounts established in connection with lease agreements for the Company’s corporate headquarters and, to a lesser extent, our international facilities. Under the terms of the lease for our corporate headquarters, the amount required to be held in escrow reduces and eventually eliminates at various dates throughout the duration of the lease term. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the amount required to be held in escrow decreased from $6.0 million to $3.6 million as set forth in the lease agreement for our corporate headquarters.
Property and Equipment
     Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment are provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from two to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the

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lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvements. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred and expenditures for major improvements are capitalized at cost. Gains or losses on the disposition of assets are reflected in the income statements at the time of disposal.
     Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Years Ended  
    September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Computer equipment
  $ 19,344     $ 18,499  
Office furniture and equipment
    5,326       5,895  
Leasehold improvements
    8,772       8,272  
 
           
 
    33,442       32,666  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (17,284 )     (20,712 )
 
           
 
  $ 16,158     $ 11,954  
 
           
     Depreciation and amortization expense totaled approximately $4.8 million, $4.0 million, and $4.7 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Goodwill
     Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired as of the acquisition date. The Company has adopted the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS No. 142). SFAS No. 142 requires goodwill to be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances, and written down when impaired. Goodwill of $24.2 million was recorded in connection with the acquisition of uRoam, Inc. in fiscal year 2003 and goodwill of $25.5 million was recorded in connection with the acquisition of MagniFire Websystems Inc., in fiscal year 2004. The Company completed its annual impairment test in the second quarter of each fiscal year and concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill in either fiscal year 2005 or 2004.
Other Assets
     Other assets primarily consist of software development costs and acquired technology.
     Software development costs are charged to research and development expense until technological feasibility is established. The Company accounts for internally-generated software development costs in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed.” Thereafter, until the product is released for sale, software development costs are capitalized and reported at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value of each product. The establishment of technological feasibility and the ongoing assessment of recoverability of costs require considerable judgment by the Company with respect to certain internal and external factors, including, but not limited to, anticipated future gross product revenues, estimated economic life and changes in hardware and software technology. The Company did not capitalize any software development costs in fiscal year 2005. During the fiscal year 2004, the Company capitalized $424,000 of software development costs. Related amortization costs of $272,000, $328,000, and $298,000 were recorded during the fiscal years 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
     Acquired technology is recorded at cost and amortized over its estimated useful life of five years. Acquired technology of $5.0 million in fiscal year 2004 and $3.0 million in fiscal year 2003 was recorded in connection with the acquisitions of MagniFire and uRoam, respectively. Related amortization expense, which is charged to cost of product revenues, totaled $1.6 million, $1.0 million and $100,000 during the fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
     The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When such events occur, management determines whether there has been an impairment by comparing the anticipated undiscounted net future cash flows to the related asset’s carrying value. If an impairment exists, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value.

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Revenue Recognition
     The Company’s products are integrated with software that is essential to the functionality of the equipment. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the guidance provided under Statement of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” and SOP No. 98-9 “Modification of SOP No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, with Respect to Certain Transactions,” Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 48, “Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists,” and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition.”
     The Company sells products through distributors, resellers, and directly to end users. The Company recognizes product revenue upon shipment, net of estimated returns, provided that collection is determined to be probable and no significant obligations remain. In certain regions where the Company does not have the ability to reasonably estimate returns, the Company defers revenue on sales to its distributors until the Company has received information from the channel partner indicating that the distributor has sold the product to its customer. Payment terms to domestic customers are generally net 30 days. Payment terms to international customers range from net 30 to 90 days based on normal and customary trade practices in the individual markets. The Company has offered extended payment terms ranging from three to six months to certain customers, in which case, revenue is recognized when payments are received.
     Whenever a software license, hardware, installation and post-contract customer support (“PCS”), elements are sold together, a portion of the sales price is allocated to each element based on their respective fair values as determined when the individual elements are sold separately. Revenues from the license of software are recognized when the software has been shipped and the customer is obligated to pay for the software. When rights of return are present and the Company cannot estimate returns, the Company recognizes revenue when such rights of return lapse. Revenues for PCS are recognized on a straight-line basis over the service contract term. PCS includes rights to upgrades, when and if available, a limited period of telephone support, updates, and bug fixes. Installation revenue is recognized when the product has been installed at the customer’s site. Consulting services are customarily billed at fixed rates, plus out-of-pocket expenses, and revenues are recognized when the consulting has been completed. Training revenue is recognized when the training has been completed.
Shipping and Handling
     Shipping and handling fees charged to our customers are recognized as product revenue in the period shipped and the related costs for providing these services are recorded as a cost of sale.
Guarantees and Product Warranties
     In the normal course of business to facilitate sales of its products, the Company indemnifies other parties, including customers, resellers, lessors, and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the other party harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations or covenants, or out of intellectual property infringement or other claims made against certain parties. These agreements may limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim. The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors, and the Company’s bylaws contain similar indemnification obligations to the Company’s agents. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement.
     The Company offers warranties of one year for hardware, with the option of purchasing additional warranty coverage in yearly increments. The Company accrues for warranty costs as part of its cost of sales based on associated material product costs and technical support labor costs. During the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 warranty expense was $2.2 million, $0.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
     The following table summarizes the activity related to product warranties (in thousands):
                         
    Years Ended September 30  
    2005     2004     2003  
Balance, beginning of fiscal year
  $ 1,062     $ 827     $ 650  
Provision for warranties issued
    2,233       923       291  
Payments
    (1,730 )     (688 )     (114 )
 
                 
Balance, end of fiscal year
  $ 1,565     $ 1,062     $ 827  
 
                 

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Research and Development
     Research and development expenses consist of salaries and related benefits of product development personnel, prototype materials and expenses related to the development of new and improved products, and an allocation of facilities and depreciation expense. Research and development expenses are reflected in the statements of income as incurred.
Advertising
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred $1.7 million, $1.7 million and $1.0 million in advertising costs during the fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Income Taxes
     The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” or SFAS 109. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The realization of deferred tax assets is based on historical tax positions and estimates of future taxable income. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Foreign Currency
     The functional currency for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the local currency in which the respective entity is located, with the exception of F5 Networks, Ltd., in the United Kingdom that uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. An entity’s functional currency is determined by the currency of the economic environment in which the majority of cash is generated and expended by the entity. The financial statements of all majority-owned subsidiaries and related entities, with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52 “Foreign Currency Translation.” All assets and liabilities of the respective entities are translated at year-end exchange rates and all revenues and expenses are translated at average rates during the respective period. Translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders equity.
     Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are a result of the effect of exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency, including U.S. dollars. Gains and losses on those foreign currency transactions are included in determining net income or loss for the period of exchange. The net effect of foreign currency gains and losses were not significant during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. Net transaction losses of $466,000 and $544,000 were charged to operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Segments
     The Company complies with the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” which establishes annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprise’s operating segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and major customers. Management has determined that the Company operates in one segment.
Stock-Based Compensation
     On July 1, 2005, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, (“FAS 123R”). Prior to July 1, 2005, the Company accounted for share-based payments under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and related Interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“FAS 123”). In accordance with APB 25 no compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
     The Company adopted FAS 123R using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized in the fiscal year 2005 includes: a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of July 1, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123, and b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to July 1, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123R.

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     Effective July 1, 2005 the Company adopted the straight-line attribution method for recognizing compensation expense. Previously under the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS 123, the Company used the accelerated method of expense recognition pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans (“FIN 28”). For all unvested options outstanding as of July 1, 2005, the previously measured but unrecognized compensation expense, based on the fair value at the original grant date, will be recognized on an accelerated basis over the remaining vesting period. For share-based payments granted subsequent to July 1, 2005, compensation expense, based on the fair value on the date of grant, will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
     The fair value of restricted stock units is based on the price of a share of our common stock on the date of grant. However, in determining the fair value of stock options, we use the Black-Scholes option pricing model that employs the following key assumptions.
                                                 
    Stock Option Plan   Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    Years Ended September 30,   Years Ended September 30,
    2005   2004   2003   2005   2004   2003
Risk-free interest rate
    3.53 %     3.19 %     2.33 %     2.72 %     1.14 %     1.23 %
Expected dividend
                                   
Expected term
  2.7 years   2.2 years   4.0 years   0.5 years   0.5 years   0.5 years
Expected volatility
    68.17 %     59.05 %     49.95 %     52.48 %     50.18 %     72.93 %
     The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The Company does not anticipate declaring dividends in the foreseeable future. Expected volatility is based on the annualized daily historical volatility of our stock price commensurate with the expected life of the option. Expected term of the option is based on an evaluation of the historical employee stock option exercise behavior, the vesting terms of the respective option and a contractual life of ten years. Our stock price volatility and option lives involve management’s best estimates at that time, both of which impact the fair value of the option calculated under the Black-Scholes methodology and, ultimately, the expense that will be recognized over the life of the option. SFAS 123R also requires that we recognize compensation expense for only the portion of options or stock units that are expected to vest. Therefore, the Company applies estimated forfeiture rates that are derived from historical employee termination behavior. The estimated forfeiture rate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 is 5%. If the actual number of forfeitures differs from those estimated by management, additional adjustments to compensation expense may be required in future periods.
     The weighted-average fair value of options granted in the fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003 was $18.68, $8.32 and $7.46, respectively.

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     The following table shows the pro forma effect on the Company’s net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003, had compensation expense been determined based upon the fair value at the grant date for awards consistent with the methodology prescribed by SFAS 123. The Company adopted SFAS 123R on July 1, 2005 the beginning of its fourth quarter of fiscal 2005; therefore, stock-based compensation expense shown in the pro forma table relates to expense through June 30, 2005 while the Company was still under the disclosure only provisions of SFAS 123. Stock-based compensation expense for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 has been included in results of operations. The following pro forma disclosure has been restated to reflect changes in assumptions and corrections of errors related to both our reported net income (loss) and to the pro forma stock-based compensation amounts as determined under SFAS No. 123, identified in connection with our Restatement (See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements”). The pro forma effects may not be representative of expense in future periods since the estimated fair value of stock options on the date of grant is amortized to expense over the vesting period, and additional options may be granted or options may be cancelled in future years.
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)  
Net income, as reported
  $ 46,902     $ 36,328     $ 2,256  
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense under APB No. 25 included in reported net income, net of tax effect
    833       1,192       1,914  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value methods, net of tax effect
    7,161       19,356       24,402  
 
                 
Pro forma net income (loss).
  $ 40,574     $ 18,164     $ (20,232 )
 
                 
Net income (loss) per share:
                       
As reported — basic
  $ 1.26     $ 1.09     $ 0.09  
Pro forma — basic
  $ 1.09     $ 0.55     $ (0.76 )
As reported — diluted
  $ 1.21     $ 1.01     $ 0.08  
Pro forma — diluted
  $ 1.05     $ 0.51     $ (0.76 )
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Earnings Per Share
     Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period.
     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share data).
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)  
Numerator
                       
Net income
  $ 46,902     $ 36,328     $ 2,256  
Denominator
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    37,220       33,221       26,453  
Dilutive effect of common shares from stock options and restricted stock units
    1,541       2,740       1,722  
 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    38,761       35,961       28,175  
 
                 
Basic net income per share
  $ 1.26     $ 1.09     $ 0.09  
 
                 
Diluted net income per share
  $ 1.21     $ 1.01     $ 0.08  
 
                 
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
     Approximately 0.4 million, 1.4 million, and 2.6 million of common shares potentially issuable from stock options for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price was greater than the market price.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In March 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus on Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” EITF 03-1 provides guidance on other-than-temporary impairment models for marketable debt and equity securities accounted for under SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” and SFAS No. 124, “Accounting for Certain Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations,” and non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the cost method. The EITF developed a basic three-step model to evaluate whether an investment is other-than-temporarily impaired. On September 30, 2004, the FASB approved the issuance of FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 03-1-1, which delays the effective date until additional guidance is issued for the application of the recognition and measurement provisions of EITF 03-1 to investments in securities that are impaired. In November 2005, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments.” This FSP addresses the determination as to when an investment is considered impaired, whether the impairment is other than temporary and the measurement of an impairment loss. This statement specifically nullifies the requirements of paragraph 10-18 of EITF 03-1 and references existing other-than-temporary impairment guidance. The guidance under this FSP is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1 to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
     In May of 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections — A Replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3,” which changes the requirements for the accounting and reporting of a change in accounting principle. The Statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. This Statement requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

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2. Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements
     On May 16, 2006, the Center for Financial Research and Analysis (“CFRA”) issued a report entitled “Options Backdating, Which Companies Are At Risk?” (the “CFRA Report”) in which CFRA reviewed the option prices of 100 public companies and, based upon an analysis of the exercise prices of option grants with reference to the companies’ stock prices, concluded that 17% of the subject companies were, in CFRA’s view, “at risk for having backdated option grants during the period 1997 to 2002.” The Company was among the 17 companies so identified.
     On May 18, 2006, the Company was contacted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as part of an informal inquiry entitled In the Matter of F5 Networks, Inc., (SEC File No. MHO-10462). On May 19, 2006, the Company received a grand jury subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York requesting documents related to the granting of stock options from 1995 through the present in connection with an inquiry into the Company’s stock option practices by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (the “Department of Justice”). The Company produced documents in response to these requests and is continuing to cooperate fully with the SEC regarding these inquires.
     On May 22, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) formed a special committee of outside directors with broad authority to conduct a review of the Company’s stock option practices, including a review of the Company’s underlying stock option documentation and procedures (the “Special Committee”). At that time, the Special Committee was composed of three members of the Board of Directors, one of which was also on the Audit Committee, Karl Guelich, Rich Malone and Gary Ames. In July 2006, the Special Committee was reconstituted to consist of two independent members of the Board of Directors, Gary Ames and Deborah Bevier (who joined the Company’s Board of Directors on July 14, 2006). The Special Committee retained the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C. (“Wilson Sonsini”) as its independent outside legal counsel. Wilson Sonsini engaged Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP as independent accounting experts to aid in its investigation.
     In the course of responding to the SEC and the Department of Justice’s inquiries, the Company determined that there were potential problems with the accounting treatment of certain stock option grants. On July 20, 2006, the Company announced that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) had determined, after consultation with management, that the Company’s financial statements and all earnings releases and similar communications relating to fiscal periods beginning on or after October 1, 2000, the first day of its fiscal year 2001, should be restated.
     In October 2006, the Special Committee determined that the recorded grant dates for certain stock options granted during fiscal years 1999 through 2004 should not be relied upon as the measurement date for accounting purposes and that the accounting treatment used for the vesting of certain stock options was incorrect. Because the prices at the originally stated grant dates were lower than the prices on the actual measurement dates, the Company determined it should have recognized material amounts of stock-based compensation expense which were not previously accounted for in the Company’s previously issued financial statements. Therefore, the Audit Committee after consultation with management concluded that the Company’s previously filed unaudited interim and audited financial statement for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 as well as the unaudited interim financial statements for the first and second quarters ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and March 31, 2006 and 2005, should no longer be relied upon because these financial statements contained material misstatements.
Special Committee and Company Findings
     On November 8, 2006, the Company announced that the Special Committee had completed its review of the Company’s stock option practices and reported its final findings to the Board of Directors.
     The Special Committee concluded that there were options grants where the Company (i) used improper measurement dates in connection with certain annual stock option grants to employees because the number of shares certain individual employees were entitled to receive was not determined until after the original grant date, (ii) granted options to certain new employees and board members prior to their start dates, (iii) did not have sufficient documentation to support certain measurement dates and did not obtain the necessary approvals for stock options issued to certain individuals, (iv) did not properly account for stock option grants issued to a consultant who later became an employee, and (v) did not properly account for stock options of certain individuals that were modified after the grant date. Based on its investigation, the Special Committee concluded that it continued to have confidence in the ability of the Company’s current senior management to serve in their positions with integrity at the Company. The Special Committee was unable to reach any conclusions regarding the intent of former officers, directors and employees. Based on the Special Committee’s findings, the Company has adopted and is implementing a number of remedial measures designed to improve its policies, controls, processes and procedures relating to the granting and modification of stock-based compensation and will provide additional training for personnel responsible for administration of the Company’s equity compensation plans.
     As a result of the Special Committee’s investigation, as well as the Company’s internal review of its stock option practices and historical financial statements, the Company has determined the following:
    Improper Measurement Dates for Annual Stock Option Grants. In connection with the Company’s annual stock option grants to certain employees in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004, the number of shares that certain individual employees were entitled to receive was not determined until after the original grant date, and therefore the measurement date for such options was subsequent to the original grant date. In addition, in connection with the Company’s annual stock option grant to employees in 2000, the exercise price was not set in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. As a result, the Company has restated its historical financial statements to increase stock-based compensation expense by approximately $14.3 million recognized over the applicable vesting periods.

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    Improper Measurement Dates for Other Stock Option. Certain options to new employees and board members were granted on dates other than to their respective start date with the Company. As a result, the Company has restated its historical financial statements to increase stock-based compensation expense by approximately $1.3 million recognized over the applicable vesting periods.
 
    Incomplete Documentation or Approval for Stock Option Grants. In 2000 and 2001 the Company did not have sufficient documentation to support certain measurement dates and did not obtain the required approvals for stock options. As a result, the Company has restated its historical financial statements to increase stock-based compensation expense by approximately $4.6 million recognized over the applicable vesting periods.
 
    Stock Options Grants to Non-employees. In 2000, the Company did not properly accounted for stock option grants issued to a consultant who later became an employee. The Company erroneously accounted for the grant in accordance with APB No. 25 rather than FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“FAS 123”) and related interpretations. As a result, the Company has restated its historical financial statements to increase stock-based compensation expense by approximately $3.0 million.
 
    Modifications to Stock Option Grants. From 1999 through 2002, the Company did not properly account for stock options for certain individuals that were modified after the grant date. Some of these modifications were not identified in the Company’s financial reporting processes and were therefore not properly reflected in its financial statements. As a result, The Company has restated its historical financial statements to increase stock-based compensation expense by approximately $843,000 recognized as of the date of the respective modifications.
     As a result of the above, the Company has recorded additional non-cash stock-based compensation expense of approximately $24.1 million on stock option grants made from 1999 through 2004. In addition, the Company recorded approximately $1.7 million of additional compensation expense in 2005 related to its obligation under pre-existing commitments to reimburse employees for penalties incurred resulting from receipt of in-the-money option grants. Tax impacts of these additional expenses included; a reclassification of windfall tax benefits of $4.8 million in fiscal year 2004, which were previously recognized in paid-in-capital and now are required to be recognized as a tax benefit and additional tax expenses resulting from non-deductible employee compensation of $2.5 million, which together result in a net benefit of $2.3 million.
     As a result of these findings the Company’s restated consolidated financial statements reflect a decrease in net income of approximately $23.5 million for the periods 1999 through 2005. These charges had no impact on the Company’s reported net sales or cash and cash equivalents.
     The cumulative effect of the restatement adjustments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2005 resulted in a decrease in retained earnings of $23.5 million, partially offset by an increase in additional paid-in capital of $19.5 million, which results in a net decrease in total shareholders’ equity of $4.0 million. All of the restatements of financial statements, financial data and related disclosures described in these Consolidated Financial Statements are collectively referred to elsewhere in these Consolidated Financial Statements as the “restatement.”
     The information presented below has been included to facilitate an understanding of the components of the restatement adjustments to retained earnings. The following table is a summary of pre-tax adjustments made to stock-based compensation:
                                                                 
                Cumulative effect of                  
                restatement on                  
    2005   2004   2003   years prior to 2003   2002   2001   2000   1999  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense, as reported   $     $ 10     $ 83     $ 7,682     $ 443     $ 2,625     $ 2,127     $ 2,487  
Adjustments     833       1,182       1,831       20,234       5,248       6,996       7,826       164  
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
Stock-based compensation expense, restated   $ 833     $ 1,192     $ 1,914     $ 27,916     $ 5,691     $ 9,621     $ 9,953     $ 2,651  
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
     For explanatory purposes, the Company has classified the stock-based compensation and other adjustments that were affected by the restatement into the aforementioned categories as presented below. The classified amounts involve certain subjective judgments by management to the extent particular stock option related accounting errors may fall within more than one category to avoid double counting the adjustment amounts between categories (e.g., a stock option that is subject to date changes and/or combined with expenses resulting from consulting, transition or advisory roles). As such, the table below should be considered a reasonable representation of the magnitude of expenses in each category.

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    Years Ended September 30,  
    (in thousands)  
                            Cumulative  
                            effect  
                            on years  
Adjustments to Stock-Based Compensation by Category   2005     2004     2003     prior to 2003  
Improper measurement dates for annual stock option grants
  $ 464     $ 719     $ 1,407     $ 11,717  
Modifications to stock option grants
    335       356       152        
Incomplete documentation or approval for stock option grants
                      4,625  
Improper measurement dates for other stock option grants
    34       107       272       904  
Stock option grants to non-employees
                      2,988  
 
                       
Total adjustments to income before income taxes
    833       1,182       1,831       20,234  
Payroll related liabilities
    1,700                    
 
                       
Total adjustments to net income
    2,533       1,182       1,831       20,234  
Income tax impact of restatement adjustments
    2,298       (4,557 )            
 
                       
Total adjustments to net income
  $ 4,831     $ (3,375 )   $ 1,831     $ 20,234  
 
                       
     In order to further enhance investor understanding of the effects of the matters described in the section entitled “Special Committee and Company Findings” and to provide context for the disclosure and the composition of the cumulative adjustment to opening retained earnings we have provided the information below, which shows the accounting periods to which the stock compensation adjustments relate. The Company’s financial statements for such periods and the related SEC reports for such periods have not been amended. Accordingly, for illustrative purposes, the table below applies the stock compensation adjustments amounts to the captions and periods shown to facilitate an understanding of the amount by which opening retained earnings has been adjusted. In addition to the stock compensation adjustment shown in the table below, the Company has also included the effect of the payroll related liability referred to above and the related tax effects of all adjustments so as to reconcile to the impact on the Company’s retained earnings balance as of October 1, 2002.
                                                                 
    Years Ended September 30,  
    (in thousands)  
                            Cumulative                          
                            effect                          
Adjustments to Stock-Based                           on years                          
Compensation to Consolidated                           prior to                          
Statements of Operations   2005     2004     2003     2003     2002     2001     2000     1999  
Adjustments to:
                                                               
Costs and Expenses
                                                               
Stock-based compensation:
                                                               
Cost of goods sold
  $ 27     $ 20     $ 70     $ 1,117     $ 316     $ 500     $ 301     $  
Sales and marketing
    613       1,068       1,393       7,485       2,887       3,467       1,131        
Research and development
    167       77       195       2,701       1,006       1,479       216        
General and administrative
    26       17       173       8,931       1,039       1,550       6,178       164  
 
                                               
Income before income taxes
    833       1,182       1,831       20,234       5,248       6,996       7,826       164  
Payroll related liabilities
    1,700                                            
 
                                               
Total adjustments to net income
    2,533       1,182       1,831       20,234       5,248       6,996       7,826       164  
Income tax impact of restatement adjustments
    2,298       (4,557 )                                    
 
                                               
Total adjustments to net income
  $ 4,831     $ (3,375 )   $ 1,831     $ 20,234     $ 5,248     $ 6,996     $ 7,826     $ 164  
 
                                               
     These adjustments, along with the stock-based items referenced above, did not affect the Company’s previously reported cash and cash equivalents and investments balances in prior periods. The following tables present the effect of the restatement adjustments by financial statement line item for the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Operations and Statements of Cash Flows.

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     Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
                                                 
    September 30, 2005     September 30, 2004  
    As                     As                
    previously             As     previously             As  
    reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated  
ASSETS
                                               
Current assets
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 51,867     $     $ 51,867     $ 24,901     $     $ 24,901  
Short-term investments
    184,314             184,314       115,600             115,600  
Accounts receivable, net
    41,703             41,703       22,665             22,665  
Inventories
    2,699             2,699       1,696             1,696  
Deferred tax assets
    3,935       240       4,175       2,934       240       3,174  
Other current assets
    9,906             9,906       5,776             5,776  
 
                                   
Total current assets
    294,424       240       294,664       173,572       240       173,812  
 
                                   
Restricted cash
    3,871             3,871       6,243             6,243  
Property and equipment, net
    16,158             16,158       11,954             11,954  
Long-term investments
    128,834             128,834       81,792             81,792  
Deferred tax assets
    36,212             36,212       28,446             28,446  
Goodwill
    49,677             49,677       50,067             50,067  
Other assets, net
    8,323             8,323       8,279             8,279  
 
                                   
Total assets
  $ 537,499     $ 240     $ 537,739     $ 360,353     $ 240     $ 360,593  
 
                                   
 
                                               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                               
Current liabilities
                                               
Accounts payable
  $ 7,668     $     $ 7,668     $ 4,840     $     $ 4,840  
Accrued liabilities
    19,648       4,283       23,931       15,948       140       16,088  
Deferred revenue
    36,009             36,009       25,692             25,692  
 
                                   
Total current liabilities
    63,325       4,283       67,608       46,480       140       46,620  
 
                                   
Other long-term liabilities
    6,650             6,650       3,856             3,856  
Deferred revenue, long-term
    3,314             3,314       2,372             2,372  
 
                                   
Total long-term liabilities
    9,964             9,964       6,228             6,228  
 
                                   
Commitments and contingencies
                                               
Shareholders’ equity
                                               
Preferred stock
                                   
Common stock
    412,419       19,478       431,897       306,655       19,623       326,278  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,430 )           (1,430 )     (498 )           (498 )
Unearned compensation
                            (833 )     (833 )
Retained earnings
    53,221       (23,521 )     29,700       1,488       (18,690 )     (17,202 )
 
                                   
Total shareholders’ equity
    464,210       (4,043 )     460,167       307,645       100       307,745  
 
                                   
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 537,499     $ 240     $ 537,739     $ 360,353     $ 240     $ 360,593  
 
                                   

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     Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                                                                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    As                     As                     As                
    previously             As     previously             As     previously             As  
    reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated  
Net revenues
                                                                       
Products
  $ 219,603     $     $ 219,603     $ 126,169     $     $ 126,169     $ 84,197     $     $ 84,197  
Services
    61,807             61,807       45,021             45,021       31,698             31,698  
 
                                                           
Total
    281,410             281,410       171,190             171,190       115,895             115,895  
 
                                                           
Cost of net revenues
                                                                   
Products
    48,985     $ 5       48,990       28,404     $ 2       28,406       17,837     $ 6       17,843  
Services
    16,172       22       16,194       10,975       18       10,993       9,068       64       9,132  
 
                                                     
Total
    65,157       27       65,184       39,379       20       39,399       26,905       70       26,975  
 
                                                     
Gross profit
    216,253       (27 )     216,226       131,811       (20 )     131,791       88,990       (70 )     88,920  
 
                                                     
Operating expenses
                                                                       
Sales and marketing
    89,253       613       89,866       65,378       1,068       66,446       53,504       1,393       54,897  
Research and development
    31,349       167       31,516       24,361       77       24,438       19,260       195       19,455  
General and administrative
    23,760       1,726       25,486       15,744       17       15,761       12,037       173       12,210  
 
                                                     
Total
    144,362       2,506       146,868       105,483       1,162       106,645       84,801       1,761       86,562  
 
                                                     
Income from operations
    71,891       (2,533 )     69,358       26,328       (1,182 )     25,146       4,189       (1,831 )     2,358  
Other income, net
    8,076               8,076       2,731               2,731       751               751  
 
                                                     
Income before income taxes
    79,967       (2,533 )     77,434       29,059       (1,182 )     27,877       4,940       (1,831 )     3,109  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    28,234       2,298       30,532       (3,894 )     (4,557 )     (8,451 )     853             853  
 
                                                     
Net income
  $ 51,733     $ (4,831 )   $ 46,902     $ 32,953     $ 3,375     $ 36,328     $ 4,087     $ (1,831 )   $ 2,256  
 
                                                     
Net income per share — basic
  $ 1.39     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.26     $ 0.99     $ (0.10 )   $ 1.09     $ 0.15     $ (0.06 )   $ 0.09  
 
                                                     
Weighted average shares — basic
    37,220             37,220       33,221             33,221       26,453             26,453  
 
                                                     
Net income per share — diluted
  $ 1.34     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.21     $ 0.92     $ 0.09     $ 1.01     $ 0.14     $ (0.06 )   $ 0.08  
 
                                                     
Weighted average shares — diluted
    38,733       28       38,761       35,992       (31 )     35,961       28,220       (45 )     28,175  
 
                                                     

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     Shares used for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share are different in this Amendment than those in the Company’s Original Report as unearned stock compensation, significant amounts of which were recorded as part of our restatement and have been presented in shareholders’ equity, is considered proceeds for purposes of applying the treasury stock method to determine incremental common shares to be included in diluted shares in periods in which the Company has reported net income.
     The following table presents the Company’s net income per share computations for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                         
                    Per share  
    Income     Shares     amount  
    (as restated)     (as restated)     (as restated)  
Year ended September 30, 2003
                       
Basic net income per share:
                       
Net income
  $ 2,256       26,453     $ 0.09  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Incremental common shares attributable to shares issuable under employee stock option plans
          1,722          
 
                   
Diluted net income per share:
  $ 2,256       28,175     $ 0.08  
 
                   
Year ended September 30, 2004
                       
Basic net income per share:
                       
Net income
  $ 36,328       33,221     $ 1.09  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Incremental common shares attributable to shares issuable under employee stock option plans
          2,740          
 
                   
Diluted net income per share:
  $ 36,328       35,961     $ 1.01  
 
                   
Year ended September 30, 2005
                       
Basic net income per share:
                       
Net income
  $ 46,902       37,220     $ 1.26  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Incremental common shares attributable to shares issuable under employee stock option plans
          1,541          
 
                   
Diluted net income per share:
  $ 46,902       38,761     $ 1.21  
 
                   

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     Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands except for share amounts):
                                                                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    As                     As                     As                
    previously             As     previously             As     previously             As  
    reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated  
Operating activities
                                                                       
Net income
  $ 51,733     $ (4,831 )   $ 46,902     $ 32,953     $ 3,375     $ 36,328     $ 4,087     $ (1,831 )   $ 2,256  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                       
Realized loss (gain) on disposition of assets
    569             569       21             21       (14 )           (14 )
Realized (gain) loss on sale of investments
    ––             ––       (3 )           (3 )     232             232  
Stock-based compensation
    4,573       833       5,406       10       1,182       1,192       83       1,831       1,914  
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales returns
    1,419             1,419       1,189             1,189       1,148             1,148  
Depreciation and amortization
    6,797             6,797       5,355             5,355       5,162             5,162  
Deferred income taxes
    (7,733 )           (7,733 )     (33,886 )           (33,886 )     ––             ––  
Tax benefit from employee stock option plans
    32,298       (145 )     32,153       26,382       (4,697 )     21,685       ––             ––  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
                                                                       
Accounts receivable
    (20,456 )           (20,456 )     (4,152 )           (4,152 )     354             354  
Inventories
    (1,002 )           (1,002 )     (928 )           (928 )     (408 )           (408 )
Other current assets
    (3,604 )           (3,604 )     (642 )           (642 )     (54 )           (54 )
Other assets
    (149 )           (149 )     (630 )           (630 )     (512 )           (512 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    9,283       4,143       13,426       6,163       140       6,303       (320 )           (320 )
Deferred revenue
    11,259             11,259       8,758             8,758       4,852             4,852  
 
                                                     
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 84,987     $ ––     $ 84,987     $ 40,590     $ ––     $ 40,590     $ 14,610     $ ––     $ 14,610  
 
                                                     

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     In connection with the preparation of the Company’s restated financial statements, the Company also determined that the pro forma disclosures for stock-based compensation expense required under FAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” included in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s originally filed Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1), were incorrect. The Company has corrected these errors in Note 1 of these Consolidated Financial Statements. These corrections do not affect the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of cash flows for any period.
     The following table presents the effect of these corrections on the Company’s pro forma calculation of its net income and earnings per share for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                                                                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    As                     As                     As                
    previously             As     previously             As     previously             As  
    reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustments     restated  
Net income (loss)
  $ 51,733     $ (4,831 )   $ 46,902     $ 32,953     $ 3,375     $ 36,328     $ 4,087     $ (1,831 )   $ 2,256  
 
                                                     
 
                                                                       
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income
          833       833       10       1,182       1,192       83       1,831       1,914  
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards
    7,020       141       7,161       18,913       443       19,356       23,371       1,031       24,402  
     
Pro forma net loss
  $ 44,713     $ (4,139 )   $ 40,574     $ 14,050     $ 4,114     $ 18,164     $ (19,201 )   $ (1,031 )   $ (20,232 )
     
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss) per share (basic)
  $ 1.39     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.26     $ 0.99     $ 0.10     $ 1.09     $ 0.15     $ (0.06 )   $ 0.09  
Net loss per share (basic), pro forma
  $ 1.20     $ (0.11 )   $ 1.09     $ 0.42     $ 0.13     $ 0.55     $ (0.73 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.72 )
Net income (loss) per share (diluted)
  $ 1.34     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.21     $ 0.92     $ 0.09     $ 1.01     $ 0.14     $ (0.06 )   $ 0.08  
Net loss per share (diluted), pro forma
  $ 1.15     $ (0.10 )   $ 1.05     $ 0.39     $ 0.12     $ 0.51     $ (0.73 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.72 )

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3. Short-Term and Long-Term Investments
     Short-term investments consist of the following (in thousands):
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized        
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
September 30, 2005
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
  $ 56,352     $     $ (275 )   $ 56,077  
Municipal bonds and notes
    45,500                   45,500  
U.S. government securities
    83,061       1       (325 )     82,737  
 
                       
 
  $ 184,913     $ 1     $ (600 )   $ 184,314  
 
                       
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized        
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
September 30, 2004
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
  $ 37,060     $ 2     $ (140 )   $ 36,922  
Municipal bonds and notes
    59,750             (15 )     59,735  
U.S. government securities
    19,054             (111 )     18,943  
 
                       
 
  $ 115,864     $ 2     $ (266 )   $ 115,600  
 
                       
     Long-term investments consist of the following (in thousands):
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized        
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
September 30, 2005
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
  $ 61,932     $     $ (1,007 )   $ 60,925  
U.S. government securities
    68,497             (588 )     67,909  
 
                       
 
  $ 130,429     $     $ (1,595 )   $ 128,834  
 
                       
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized        
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
September 30, 2004
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
  $ 45,286     $ 31     $ (328 )   $ 44,989  
U.S. government securities
    37,007       3       (207 )     36,803  
 
                       
 
  $ 82,293     $ 34     $ (535 )   $ 81,792  
 
                       
     The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities at September 30, 2005, by contractual years-to-maturity, are presented below (in thousands):
                 
    Amortized        
    Cost     Fair Value  
One year or less
  $ 184,913     $ 184,314  
Over one year through five years
    130,429       128,834  
 
           
 
  $ 315,342     $ 313,148  
 
           
     The Company invests in securities that are rated investment grade or better. The unrealized losses on these investments were caused by interest rate increases and not credit quality. The Company has determined the unrealized losses are temporary as the duration of the decline in value of investments has been short, the extent of the decline, in both dollars and as a percentage of costs, is not significant, and the Company has the ability and intent to hold the investments until it recovers at least substantially all of the cost of the investments.

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     The following table summarizes investments that have unrealized losses as of September 30, 2005 (in thousands):
                                                 
    Less Than 12 Months     12 Months of Greater     Total  
            Gross             Gross             Gross  
            Unrealized             Unrealized             Unrealized  
    Fair Value     Losses     Fair Value     Losses     Fair Value     Losses  
September 30, 2005
                                               
Corporate bonds and notes
  $ 74,686     $ 796     $ 33,316     $ 486     $ 108,002     $ 1,282  
U.S. government securities
    107,912       605       37,733       308       145,645       913  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 182,598     $ 1,401     $ 71,049     $ 794     $ 253,647     $ 2,195  
 
                                   
4. Business Combinations
     The Company’s acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, “Business Combinations.” The total purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The fair value assigned to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on estimates and assumptions provided by management, and other information compiled by management, including independent valuations, prepared by valuation specialists that utilize established valuation techniques appropriate for the technology industry. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and other Intangible Assets,” goodwill is not amortized but instead is tested for impairment at least annually.
2004 Acquisition of MagniFire Websystems, Inc.
     On May 31, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of MagniFire Websystems, Inc. a provider of web application firewall products. As a result of the merger, the Company acquired all the assets of MagniFire, including MagniFire’s web application firewall product line (TrafficShield), all property, equipment and other assets that MagniFire used in its business and assumed certain of the liabilities of MagniFire. The purchase price was $30.5 million including $1.5 million of transactions costs. The results of operations of MagniFire have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since June 1, 2004.
     The purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):
         
Assets acquired
       
Cash
  $ 895  
Accounts receivable, net
    152  
Restricted cash
    76  
Other assets
    625  
Property and equipment
    81  
Developed technology
    5,000  
Goodwill
    25,488  
 
     
Total assets acquired
  $ 32,317  
 
     
Liabilities assumed
       
Accrued liabilities
  $ (723 )
Deferred tax liability
    (1,069 )
Deferred revenue
    (25 )
 
     
Total liabilities assumed
    (1,817 )
 
     
Net assets acquired
  $ 30,500  
 
     
     Of the total estimated purchase price, $5.0 million was allocated to developed technology. To determine the value of the developed technology, a combination of cost and market approaches were used. The cost approach required an estimation of the costs required to reproduce the acquired technology. The market approach measures the fair value of the technology through an analysis of recent comparable transactions. The $5.0 million allocated to developed technology is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of five years.
     At the time of the acquisition, the estimated purchase price was allocated to goodwill in the amount of $24.8 million, including the Company’s full valuation allowance on deferred taxes. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Company reversed the valuation allowance and therefore increased the amount allocated to goodwill by an additional $1.1 million due to the deferred tax liability that was assumed as a result of the acquisition. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005, the Company adjusted the fair value of certain other assets and as a result decreased the amount allocated to goodwill by $0.4 million.

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2003 Acquisition of uRoam, Inc.
     On July 23, 2003, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of uRoam, Inc. (uRoam), including uRoam’s FirePass product line, and assumed certain liabilities for cash of $25.0 million. The Company also incurred $2.4 million of direct transaction costs for a total purchase price of $27.4 million. uRoam’s FirePass server is a comprehensive remote access product that enables users to access applications in a secure fashion using industry standard Secured Socket Layer technology. The acquired technology is currently being amortized over its estimated useful life of five years using the straight-line method. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible net assets acquired of $24.2 million was recorded as goodwill. The results of operations of uRoam have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
     The purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):
         
Assets acquired
       
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 335  
Property and equipment
    4  
Developed technology
    3,000  
Goodwill
    24,188  
 
     
Total assets acquired
  $ 27,527  
 
     
Liabilities assumed
       
Accrued liabilities
  $ (29 )
Deferred revenue
    (125 )
 
     
Total liabilities assumed
    (154 )
 
     
Net assets acquired
  $ 27,373  
 
     
Pro Forma Results
     The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated summary financial information below, presents the combined results of operations as if the acquisitions had occurred on October 1, 2002. For pro forma reporting purposes, the fiscal year 2004 presentation includes the results of operations of MagniFire from October 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004, the date of acquisition. The fiscal year 2003 presentation includes the results of operations of uRoam from October 1, 2002 through July 23, 2003 and the results of MagniFire for the entire year.
     Unaudited pro forma financial information is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2004     2003  
    (as restated) (1)     (as restated) (1)  
Net revenues — pro forma
  $ 171,309     $ 116,944  
Net income (loss) — pro forma
  $ 28,700     $ (7,307 )
Net income (loss) per share — basic — pro forma
  $ 0.86     $ (0.28 )
Net income (loss) per share — diluted — pro forma
  $ 0.80     $ (0.28 )
 
(1) See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
     Net pro forma adjustments (unaudited) of $1.5 million and $2.2 million for the fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively, have been made to the combined results of operations reflecting the amortization of the developed technology acquired and the net change in interest income (expense) had the respective acquisition taken place at the beginning of the period. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect integration costs, or cost savings or other synergies anticipated as a result of the acquisition. This information is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the acquisition had been consummated on the date indicated nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results of the combined enterprise.

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5. Balance Sheet Details
     Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Years Ended  
    September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Software development costs
  $ 521     $ 793  
Acquired technology
    5,367       6,967  
Deposits and other
    2,435       519  
 
           
 
  $ 8,323     $ 8,279  
 
           
     Amortization expense related to other assets was approximately $1.9 million, $1.3 million, and $0.4 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
     Estimated amortization expense for software development costs and acquired technology for the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
         
2006
  $ 1,872  
2007
  $ 1,849  
2008
  $ 1,500  
2009
  $ 667  
2010
     
 
     
 
  $ 5,888  
 
     
     Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Years Ended  
    September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Payroll and benefits
  $ 11,572     $ 9,007  
Sales and marketing
    1,544       1,997  
Restructuring
    559       625  
Warranty
    1,564       1,062  
Income taxes
    4,265       940  
Other
    4,427       2,457  
 
           
 
  $ 23,931     $ 16,088  
 
           

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     As of September 30, 2005, restructuring liabilities were $0.6 million and consisted of obligations under an excess facility operating lease. The excess facility charge was initially recognized during fiscal 2002 as part of the Company’s decision to discontinue its cache appliance business and exit its support facility in Washington D.C. The remaining liability approximates the full amount owed through the remainder of the lease term, expiring in 2007, and actual losses are not expected to vary from the original estimate.
     The activity of the remaining restructuring liability as of September 30, 2005 and 2004 is presented below (in thousands):
                                 
    Balance at             Cash     Balance at  
    September 30,     Additional     Payments and     September 30,  
    2004     Charges     Write-Offs     2005  
Excess facilities
  $ 625     $     $ (66 )   $ 559  
Other
                       
 
                       
 
  $ 625     $     $ (66 )   $ 559  
 
                       
                                 
    Balance at             Cash     Balance at  
    September 30,     Additional     Payments and     September 30,  
    2003     Charges     Write-Offs     2004  
Excess facilities
  $ 782     $     $ (157 )   $ 625  
Other
    62             (62 )      
 
                       
 
  $ 844     $     $ (219 )   $ 625  
 
                       
     Other long term liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Years Ended  
    September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Income taxes payable
  $ 3,880     $ 1,720  
Deferred rent and other
    2,770       2,136  
 
           
 
  $ 6,650     $ 3,856  
 
           

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6. Income Taxes
     The United States and international components of income (loss) before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated)     (as restated)     (as restated)  
    (1)     (1)     (1)  
United States
  $ 73,797     $ 26,533     $ 1,693  
International
    3,637       1,344       1,416  
 
                 
 
  $ 77,434     $ 27,877     $ 3,109  
 
                 
     The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated)     (as restated)     (as restated)  
    (1)     (1)     (1)  
Current
                       
U.S. federal
  $ 33,827     $ 133     $  
State
    2,451       129       45  
Foreign
    750       923       657  
 
                 
Total
    37,028       1,185       702  
Deferred
                       
U.S. federal
    (6,129 )     (9,034 )     141  
State
    (653 )     (602 )     10  
Foreign
    286              
 
                 
Total
    (6,496 )     (9,636 )     151  
 
                 
 
  $ 30,532     $ (8,451 )   $ 853  
 
                 
     The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated)     (as restated)     (as restated)  
    (1)     (1)     (1)  
Income tax provision at statutory rate
  $ 27,102     $ 9,757     $ 1,088  
State taxes, net of federal benefit
    1,874       706       36  
Impact of international operations
    2,417       357       91  
Research and development and other credits
    (2,057 )     (1,397 )     (1,017 )
Other
    3,845       (1,498 )     (60 )
Change in valuation allowance
    (2,649 )     (28,062 )     4,382  
Impact of stock option compensation on valuation allowance
          11,686       (3,667 )
 
                 
 
  $ 30,532     $ (8,451 )   $ 853  
 
                 

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     The tax effects of the temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
    (as restated)     (as restated)     (as restated)  
    (1)     (1)     (1)  
Deferred tax assets
                       
Net operating loss carry-forwards
  $ 25,002     $ 26,427     $ 22,318  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    915       810       844  
Accrued compensation and benefits
    1,140       690       591  
Inventories and related reserves
    417       210       198  
Other accruals and reserves
    6,097       2,248       1,773  
Depreciation
    462       838       831  
Tax credit carry-forwards
    7,631       5,552       4,156  
 
                 
 
    41,664       36,775       30,711  
Valuation allowance
          (2,649 )     (30,711 )
Deferred tax liabilities
                       
Purchased intangibles and other
    (1,277 )     (2,506 )     (151 )
 
                 
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
  $ 40,387     $ 31,620     $ (151 )
 
                 
 
(1)   See Note 2, “Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
     During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005 the Company determined, based on an evaluation of current operating results and projected future taxable income that the valuation allowance of $2.6 million pertaining to net operating loss carry-forwards in the United Kingdom was no longer needed and as a result the related valuation allowance was reversed. In the prior year, the Company determined that the U.S. deferred tax assets were more likely than not to be realizable and reversed the related valuation allowance during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. The Company had provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets at the end of fiscal year 2003. If the estimates and assumptions used in the Company’s determination change in the future, the Company could be required to revise the Company’s estimates of the valuation allowances against the Company’s deferred tax assets and adjust the Company’s provisions for additional income taxes.
     At September 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $64.3 million of U.S. net operating loss carry-forwards resulting from tax benefits associated with employee stock option plans, a portion of which begins to expire in 2011. The Company also had net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $7.4 million related to operations in the United Kingdom that carry-forward indefinitely. At September 30, 2005, the Company also has federal research credit carry-forwards of approximately $7.2 million which, if not utilized, will begin to expire in fiscal year 2011 and state research credit carry-forwards of $349,000 which will begin to expire in fiscal year 2025.
     United States income and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on approximately $1.8 million of undistributed earnings from the Company’s international subsidiaries. The Company has not recognized a deferred tax liability for the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries because the Company currently does not expect to remit those earnings in the foreseeable future. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries is not practicable because such liability, if any, is dependent on circumstances existing if and when remittance occurs.
     On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA) was signed into law. The AJCA provides for a temporary 85% dividends received deduction on certain earnings repatriated during either fiscal year 2005 or fiscal year 2006. The deduction would result in an approximate 5.25% federal tax rate on the repatriated earnings. To qualify for the deduction, the earnings must be reinvested in the U.S. pursuant to a domestic reinvestment plan established by a company’s chief executive officer and approved by the company’s board of directors. Additionally, certain other significant criteria, as outlined in the AJCA, must also be met. F5 Networks did not elect this provision in fiscal year 2005, and does not intend to make an election in fiscal year 2006.
7. Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock
     In November 2003, the Company sold 5,175,000 shares, including 675,000 shares sold upon the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, of its common stock in a public offering at a price of $23.25 per share. The proceeds to the Company were $113.6 million, net of offering costs of $6.7 million.

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Equity Incentive Plans
     In fiscal 2005, the Company modified the method in which it issues incentive awards to its employees through stock-based compensation. In prior years, stock-based compensation consisted only of stock options. In 2005, the majority of awards consisted of restricted stock unit awards and to a lesser degree stock options. Employees vest in restricted stock units and stock options ratably over the corresponding service term, generally one to four years. The Company’s stock options expire 10 years from the date of grant. Restricted stock units are payable in shares of the Company’s common stock as the periodic vesting requirements are satisfied. The value of a restricted stock unit is based upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The value of restricted stock units is determined using the intrinsic value method and is based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Alternatively, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its stock options. Compensation expense related to restricted stock units and stock options is recognized over the vesting period. The Company has adopted a number of stock-based compensation plans as discussed below.
     1998 Equity Incentive Plan. In November 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 1998 Plan, which provides for discretionary grants of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock purchase awards and stock bonuses for employees and other service providers. Upon certain changes in control of the Company, all outstanding and unvested options or stock awards under the 1998 Plan will vest at the rate of 50%, unless assumed or substituted by the acquiring entity. As of September 30, 2005, there were options to purchase 1,663,983 shares outstanding and 58,934 shares available for awards under the 1998 Plan.
     1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In May 1999, the board of directors approved the adoption of the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. A total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan permits eligible employees to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock through periodic payroll deductions of up to 15% of base compensation. No employee may purchase more than $25,000 worth of stock, determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option is granted, in one calendar year. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan has been implemented in a series of offering periods, each 6 months in duration. The price at which the common stock may be purchased is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first day of the applicable offering period or on the last day of the respective purchase period. As of September 30, 2005 there were 1,012,549 shares available for awards under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
     2000 Equity Incentive Plan. In July 2000, the Company adopted the 2000 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2000 Plan, which provides for discretionary grants of non-qualified stock options, stock purchase awards and stock bonuses for non-executive employees and other service providers. A total of 3,500,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2000 Plan. Upon certain changes in control of the Company, all outstanding and unvested options or stock awards under the 2000 Plan will vest at the rate of 50%, unless assumed or substituted by the acquiring entity. As of September 30, 2005, there were options to purchase 1,144,991 shares outstanding and 55,853 shares available for awards under the 2000 Plan.
     New Hire Incentive Plans. In October 2000, the Company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan, or the Pancottine Plan, in connection with the hiring of Jeff Pancottine, the Company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Security Business Unit. The Pancottine Plan provided for a grant of 200,000 non-qualified stock options for Mr. Pancottine. As of September 30, 2005, there were no options outstanding and no shares available for awards under the Pancottine Plan. In May 2001, the Company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan, or the Coburn Plan, in connection with the hiring of Steve Coburn, the Company’s former Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The Coburn Plan provided for a grant of 200,000 non-qualified stock options for Mr. Coburn. As of September 30, 2005, there were no options outstanding and no shares available for awards under the Coburn Plan. In October 2003, the company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan, or the Hull Plan, in connection with the hiring of Thomas Hull, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. The Hull plan provided for a grant of 225,000 non-qualified stock options for Mr. Hull. As of September 30, 2005, there were options to purchase 170,000 shares outstanding and no shares available for awards under the Hull Plan. In August 2004, the Company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan, or the Triebes Plan, in connection with the hiring of Karl Triebes, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technology Officer. The Triebes Plan provided for a grant of 300,000 non-qualified stock options for Mr. Triebes. As of September 30, 2005, there were options to purchase 250,000 shares outstanding and no shares available for awards under the Triebes Plan. Upon certain changes in control of the Company, 100% of all outstanding and unvested options remaining under the Hull Plan and the Triebes Plan will vest and become immediately exercisable.
     Acquisition Incentive Plans. In July 2003, the Company adopted the uRoam Acquisition Equity Incentive Plan, or the uRoam Plan, in connection with the hiring of the former employees of uRoam, Inc. A total of 250,000 shares of common stock were reserved

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for issuance under the uRoam Plan. The plan provided for discretionary grants of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock purchase awards and stock bonuses. The Company has not granted any stock purchase awards or stock bonuses under this plan. As of September 30, 2005 there were options to purchase 38,044 shares outstanding and no shares available for awards under the uRoam Plan. In July 2004, the Company adopted the MagniFire Acquisition Equity Incentive Plan, or the MagniFire Plan, in connection with the hiring of the former employees of MagniFire Websystems, Inc. A total of 415,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the MagniFire Plan. The plan provides for discretionary grants of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock purchase awards and stock bonuses. The Company has not granted any stock purchase awards or stock bonuses under this plan. As of September 30, 2005 there were options to purchase 234,606 shares outstanding and no shares available for awards under the MagniFire Plan. Options that expire under the uRoam Plan or the MagniFire Plan, whether due to termination of employment or otherwise, are not available for future grant.
     2005 Equity Incentive Plan. In December 2004, the Company adopted the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2005 Plan, which provides for discretionary grants of non-statutory stock options and stock units for employees, including officers, and other service providers. A total of 1,700,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2005 Plan. Upon certain changes in control of the Company, the surviving entity will either assume or substitute all outstanding Stock Awards under the 2005 Plan. During the fiscal year 2005, the Company issued 37,500 stock options and 721,184 stock units under the 2005 Plan. As of September 30, 2005, there were options to purchase 37,500 shares outstanding and 944,316 shares available for awards under the 2005 Plan.
     The restricted stock units were granted during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 with a per share weighted average fair value of $44.60. The restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2005 vest quarterly over a two year period. A summary of restricted stock unit activity under the 2005 Plan is as follows:
         
    Outstanding Stock
    Units
Balance, September 30, 2004
     
Units granted
    721,184  
Units vested
     
Units cancelled
    (3,000 )
 
       
Balance, September 30, 2005
    718,184  
 
       
     A summary of stock option activity under all of the Company’s plans is as follows:
                 
    Options Outstanding  
            Weighted  
            Average  
    Number of     Exercise Price  
    Shares     Per Share  
Balance, September 30, 2002
    7,240,850     $ 17.30  
Options granted
    2,195,300       15.24  
Options exercised
    (1,423,550 )     7.60  
Options cancelled
    (504,771 )     25.65  
 
           
Balance, September 30, 2003
    7,507,829       17.92  
Options granted
    2,230,515       24.79  
Options exercised
    (2,031,552 )     11.00  
Options cancelled
    (353,232 )     26.07  
 
           
Balance, September 30, 2004
    7,353,560       21.52  
Options granted
    224,100       43.73  
Options exercised
    (3,684,558 )     17.66  
Options cancelled
    (297,786 )     34.08  
 
           
Balance at September 30, 2005
    3,595,316     $ 25.82  
 
           

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     The weighted-average fair values per share at the date of grant for options granted with exercise prices equal to market for were $18.68, $9.36, and $7.67 for the fiscal year 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The weighted-average fair values per share at the date of grant for options granted with exercise prices less than market were, $7.41 and $8.05 for the fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively. The total intrinsic value for options outstanding at September 30, 2005 was $63.5 million, representing the difference between the fair value of the Company’s common stock underlying these options at September 30, 2005 and the related exercise prices.
                                         
    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
            Weighted                      
            Average     Weighted                
            Remaining     Average             Weighted  
            Contractual     Exercise             Average  
    Number of     Life     Price per     Number of     Price per  
Range of Exercise Prices   Shares     (In Years)     Share     Shares     Share  
$0.25 — $12.79
    546,577       5.58     $ 8.57       523,220     $ 8.49  
$12.84 — $22.17
    1,024,994       7.64     $ 17.27       701,237     $ 15.72  
$22.43 — $24.75
    475,736       8.49     $ 23.24       108,153     $ 23.47  
$25.01 — $33.20
    907,854       8.16     $ 27.38       732,558     $ 26.57  
$33.34 — $120.88
    640,155       5.90     $ 53.96       476,846     $ 56.16  
 
                             
$0.25 — $120.88
    3,595,316       7.26     $ 25.82       2,542,014     $ 25.28  
 
                             

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     The total intrinsic value for options exercisable at September 30, 2005 was $46.2 million, representing the difference between the fair value of the Company’s common stock underlying these options at September 30, 2005 and the related exercise prices.
     As of September 30, 2005, equity based awards (including stock option and stock units) available for future issuance is as follows:
         
    Awards
    Available for
    Grant
Balance, September 30, 2002
    1,714,262  
Granted
    (2,195,300 )
Exercised
     
Cancelled
    504,771  
Additional shares reserved (terminated), net
    1,155,000  
 
       
Balance, September 30, 2003
    1,178,733  
Granted
    (2,230,515 )
Exercised
     
Cancelled
    353,232  
Additional shares reserved (terminated), net
    820,070  
 
       
Balance, September 30, 2004
    121,520  
Granted
    (945,284 )
Exercised
     
Cancelled
    300,786  
Additional shares reserved (terminated), net
    1,582,081  
 
       
Balance at September 30, 2005
    1,059,103  
 
       
     The Company recognized $4.6 million of pre-tax stock compensation expense following the early adoption of FAS 123R in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005. As of September 30, 2005, there was $32.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, related to unvested stock options and restricted stock units, the majority of which will be recognized ratably over the next two years. An assumption of a five percent forfeiture rate is utilized when arriving at the amount of stock compensation expense.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
     The majority of the Company’s operating lease payments relate to the Company’s two building corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The lease on the first building commenced in July 2000; and the lease on the second building commenced in September 2000. The lease for both buildings expire in 2012. The second building has been fully subleased until 2012. The Company also leases additional office space for product development and sales and support personnel in the United States and internationally.

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     Future minimum operating lease payments, net of sublease income, are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Gross             Net  
    Lease     Sublease     Lease  
    Payments     Income     Payments  
2006
  $ 7,647     $ 3,350     $ 4,297  
2007
    7,341       3,460       3,881  
2008
    6,700       3,570       3,130  
2009
    6,853       3,681       3,172  
2010
    6,831       3,791       3,040  
Thereafter
    11,915       7,239       4,676  
 
                 
 
  $ 47,287     $ 25,091     $ 22,196  
 
                 
     Rent expense under non-cancelable operating leases amounted to approximately $5.6 million, $4.8 million, and $4.5 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Litigation
     In July and August 2001, a series of putative securities class action lawsuits were filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York against certain investment banking firms that underwrote the Company’s initial and secondary public offerings, the Company and some of the Company’s officers and directors. These cases, which have been consolidated under In re F5 Networks, Inc. Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, No. 01 CV 7055, assert that the registration statements for the Company’s June 4, 1999 initial public offering and September 30, 1999 secondary offering failed to disclose certain alleged improper actions by the underwriters for the offerings. The consolidated, amended complaint alleges claims against the Company and those of its officers and directors named in the complaint under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Other lawsuits have been filed making similar allegations regarding the public offerings of more than 300 other companies. All of these various consolidated cases have been coordinated for pretrial purposes as In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 21-MC-92. In October 2002, the directors and officers were dismissed without prejudice. The issuer defendants filed a coordinated motion to dismiss these lawsuits in July 2002, which the Court granted in part and denied in part in an order dated February 19, 2003. The Court declined to dismiss the Section 11 and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 claims against the Company. In June 2004, a stipulation of settlement for the claims against the issuer defendants, including the Company, was submitted to the Court. On August 31, 2005, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement. The settlement is subject to a number of conditions, including final approval by the Court. If the settlement does not occur, and litigation against the Company continues, the Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intend to defend the case vigorously. Securities class action litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company cannot accurately predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation, and any unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
     As of September 30, 2005, the Company was not aware of any additional pending legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, would have had a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, or financial condition. The Company may in the future be party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims that the Company allegedly infringes upon third-party trademarks or other intellectual property rights. Such claims, even if not meritorious, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.
9. Employee Benefit Plans
     The Company has a 401(k) savings plan whereby eligible employees may voluntarily contribute a percentage of their compensation. The Company may, at its discretion, match a portion of the employees’ eligible contributions. Contributions by the Company to the plan during the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004, and 2003 were approximately $1.2 million, $1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Contributions made by the Company vest over four years.
10. Geographic Sales and Significant Customers
     Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company is organized as, and operates in, one reportable segment: the development, marketing and selling of a comprehensive suite of application networking solutions that helps customers efficiently and securely manage application traffic on

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their Internet-based networks. The Company manages its business based on four geographic regions: the Americas (primarily the United States); Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Japan; and Asia Pacific. The Company’s chief operating decision-making group reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis accompanied by information about revenues by geographic region. The Company’s foreign offices conduct sales, marketing and support activities. The Company’s management evaluates performance based primarily on revenues in the geographic locations in which the Company operates. Revenues are attributed by geographic location based on the location of the customer. The Company’s assets are primarily located in the United States and not allocated to any specific region. Therefore, geographic information is presented only for net product revenue.
     The following presents revenues by geographic region (in thousands):
                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     2003  
Americas
  $ 167,322     $ 103,603     $ 75,409  
EMEA
    47,198       25,606       16,880  
Japan
    38,435       26,801       16,039  
Asia Pacific
    28,455       15,180       7,567  
 
                 
 
  $ 281,410     $ 171,190     $ 115,895  
 
                 
     Net revenues from international customers are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars and totaled $114.1 million, $67.6 million, and $40.5 million for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. One domestic distributor accounted for 18.6%, 19.1% and 12.6% of total net revenue for the fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. This distributor accounted for 26.2%, 26.9% and 17.8% of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
11. Subsequent Events
     On October 4, 2005, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Swan Labs, Inc. (Swan Labs), a privately held Delaware corporation headquartered in San Jose, California for $43.0 million in cash. The Company also incurred $3.2 million of direct transaction costs for a total purchase price of approximately $46.2 million. Swan Labs provides WAN (Wide Area Network) optimization and application acceleration products and services. The addition of Swan Labs is intended to allow the Company to quickly enter the WAN optimization market, broaden the Company’s customer base, and augment its existing product line.
12. Subsequent Events Related to the Special Committee and Company Investigations and the Restatement
     On May 16, 2006, the CFRA issued the CFRA Report, in which CFRA reviewed the option prices of 100 public companies and, based upon an analysis of the exercise prices of option grants with reference to the companies’ stock prices, concluded that 17% of the subject companies were, in CFRA’s view, “at risk for having backdated option grants during the period 1997 to 2002.” The Company was among the 17 companies so identified.
     On May 18, 2006, the Company was contacted by the SEC as part of an informal inquiry entitled In the Matter of F5 Networks, Inc. (SEC File No. MHO-10462). On May 19, 2006, the Company received a grand jury subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York requesting documents related to the granting of stock options from 1995 through the present in connection with an inquiry into the Company’s stock option practices by the Department of Justice. The Company produced documents in response to these requests.
     On May 22, 2006, the Board of Directors formed the Special Committee with broad authority to investigate and address the Company’s stock option practices. The Special Committee was originally composed of three members of the Board of Directors, one of which was also on the Audit Committee, Karl Guelich, Rich Malone and Gary Ames. In July 2006, the Special Committee was reconstituted to consist of two independent members of the Board of Directors, Gary Ames and Deborah Bevier (who joined the Company’s Board of Directors on July 14, 2006). The Company continues to fully cooperate with the SEC and the Department of Justice, and has provided such agencies with extensive documentation relating to the Special Committee’s and the Company’s inquiries as discussed in Note 2 to these Consolidated Financial Statements. The SEC and the Department of Justice inquiries are ongoing. The Company does not know the remedial, civil or criminal penalties or monetary terms that either the SEC or the Department of Justice may seek.
     The Company received a notice from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) indicating the IRS would be auditing its tax returns for the 2002, 2003, and 2004. The Company has produced documents and other information to the IRS and is currently in discussions

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with the IRS to resolve all issues arising from this audit. The Company does not believe this audit and any settlement with the IRS will have a material adverse impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
     On May 24, 2006, a shareholder action captioned Adams v. Amdahl et al. was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors in the King County Superior Court in Washington. The complaint generally alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the Company in connection with the granting of certain stock options. Five additional shareholder derivative complaints, based on substantially the same allegations, were subsequently filed in the Washington federal and state courts. Although litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, the Company does not believe the results of these pending actions will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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13. Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited)
     The following table presents the Company’s selected unaudited quarterly balance sheets and results of operations restated for the eight quarters ended September 30, 2005 from previously reported information filed on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, as a result of the Restatement of our financial results discussed in this Form 10-K/A.
     See Note 2, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information regarding the restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003
                                                                                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    Sept 30, 2005     June 30, 2005     March 31, 2005     Dec. 31, 2004  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
    As             As     As             As     As             As     As           As  
    reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated  
Net revenues
                                                                                               
Products
  $ 62,762     $     $ 62,762     $ 57,112     $     $ 57,112     $ 53,332     $     $ 53,332     $ 46,397     $     $ 46,397  
Services
    17,845             17,845       15,952             15,952       14,398             14,398       13,612             13,612  
 
                                                                       
Total
    80,607             80,607       73,064             73,064       67,730             67,730       60,009             60,009  
 
                                                                       
Cost of net revenues
                                                                                               
Products
    13,886             13,886       12,751       1       12,752       11,820       2       11,822       10,528       2       10,530  
Services
    4,572             4,572       4,306       6       4,312       3,908       7       3,915       3,386       9       3,395  
 
                                                                       
Total
    18,458             18,458       17,057       7       17,064       15,728       9       15,737       13,914       11       13,925  
 
                                                                       
Gross profit
    62,149             62,149       56,007       (7 )     56,000       52,002       (9 )     51,993       46,095       (11 )     46,084  
 
                                                                       
Operating expenses
                                                                                               
Sales and marketing
    25,521       54       25,575       23,207       12       23,219       20,885       103       20,988       19,640       444       20,084  
Research and development
    9,039       27       9,066       7,547       37       7,584       7,789       45       7,834       6,974       58       7,032  
General and administrative
    7,067       271       7,338       5,833       483       6,316       5,854       487       6,341       5,006       485       5,491  
 
                                                                       
Total
    41,627       352       41,979       36,587       532       37,119       34,528       635       35,163       31,620       987       32,607  
 
                                                                       
Income (loss) from operations
    20,522       (352 )     20,170       19,420       (539 )     18,881       17,474       (644 )     16,830       14,475       (998 )     13,477  
Other income, net
    2,925               2,925       2,123               2,123       1,641               1,641       1,387               1,387  
 
                                                                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    23,447       (352 )     23,095       21,543       (539 )     21,004       19,115       (644 )     18,471       15,862       (998 )     14,864  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    7,796       392       8,188       7,566       745       8,311       7,003       504       7,507       5,869       657       6,526  
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 15,651     $ (744 )   $ 14,907     $ 13,977     $ (1,284 )   $ 12,693     $ 12,112     $ (1,148 )   $ 10,964     $ 9,993     $ (1,655 )   $ 8,338  
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss) per share —basic
  $ 0.41     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.39     $ 0.37     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.33     $ 0.33     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.28     $ (0.05 )   $ 0.23  
 
                                                                       
Weighted average shares — basic
    38,479             38,479       37,918             37,918       36,905             36,905       35,577             35,577  
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss) per share — diluted
  $ 0.39     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.37     $ 0.35     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.32     $ 0.31     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.28     $ 0.26     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.22  
 
                                                                       
Weighted average shares — diluted
    40,015       (1 )     40,014       39,418       15       39,433       38,921       18       38,939       37,818       30       37,848  
 
                                                                       

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    Three Months Ended  
    Sept 30, 2004     June 30, 2004     March 31, 2004     Dec. 31, 2003  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
    As             As     As             As     As             As     As             As  
    reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated  
Net revenues
                                                                                               
Products
  $ 37,536     $     $ 37,536     $ 32,537     $     $ 32,537     $ 29,720     $     $ 29,720     $ 26,376     $     $ 26,376  
Services
    12,683             12,683       11,706             11,706       10,927             10,927       9,705             9,705  
 
                                                                       
Total
    50,219             50,219       44,243             44,243       40,647             40,647       36,081             36,081  
 
                                                                       
Cost of net revenues
                                                                                               
Products
    8,489       2       8,491       7,267               7,267       6,799               6,799       5,849               5,849  
Services
    3,055       9       3,064       2,832       4       2,836       2,626       2       2,628       2,462       3       2,465  
 
                                                                       
Total
    11,544       11       11,555       10,099       4       10,103       9,425       2       9,427       8,311       3       8,314  
 
                                                                       
Gross profit
    38,675       (11 )     38,664       34,144       (4 )     34,140       31,222       (2 )     31,220       27,770       (3 )     27,767  
 
                                                                       
Operating expenses
                                                                                               
Sales and marketing
    17,597       207       17,804       16,907       (37 )     16,870       15,920       433       16,353       14,954       465       15,419  
Research and development
    6,764       51       6,815       6,253       12       6,265       5,900       6       5,906       5,444       8       5,452  
General and administrative
    4,463       10       4,473       4,069       4       4,073       3,855       1       3,856       3,357       2       3,359  
 
                                                                       
Total
    28,824       268       29,092       27,229       (21 )     27,208       25,675       440       26,115       23,755       475       24,230  
 
                                                                       
Income (loss) from operations
    9,851       (279 )     9,572       6,915       17       6,932       5,547       (442 )     5,105       4,015       (478 )     3,537  
Other income, net
    891               891       848               848       808               808       184               184  
 
                                                                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    10,742       (279 )     10,463       7,763       17       7,780       6,355       (442 )     5,913       4,199       (478 )     3,721  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (5,039 )     (4,559 )     (9,598 )     347             347       400             400       398       2       400  
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 15,781     $ 4,280     $ 20,061     $ 7,416     $ 17     $ 7,433     $ 5,955     $ (442 )   $ 5,513     $ 3,801     $ (480 )   $ 3,321  
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss) per share —basic
  $ 0.46     $ 0.12     $ 0.58     $ 0.22     $     $ 0.22     $ 0.18     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.16     $ 0.13     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.11  
 
                                                                       
Weighted average shares — basic
    34,593           34,593       34,382             34,382       33,768             33,768       30,159             30,159  
 
                                                                       
Net income (loss) per share — diluted
  $ 0.43     $ 0.12     $ 0.55     $ 0.20     $ 0.00     $ 0.20     $ 0.16     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.15     $ 0.11     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.10  
 
                                                                       
Weighted average shares — diluted
    36,779       (21 )     36,758       36,969       (37 )     36,932       36,946       (29 )     36,917       33,121       (40 )     33,081  
 
                                                                       
 
(1)   The Company adopted FAS123R on July 1, 2005, and as a result recognized $4.6 million of compensation expense related to stock-based compensation charges included in operating expenses in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.
 
(2)   During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company reversed the valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets and as a result realized an income tax benefit of $11.9 million. The credit from the reversal of the valuation allowance was partially offset by actual U.S. and international tax expenses during the period.

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    September 30, 2005     June 30, 2005     March 31, 2005     December. 31, 2004  
    As                   As                   As                   As                
    previously             As     previously             As     previously             As     previously             As  
    reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated  
Assets
                                                                                               
Current assets
                                                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 51,867             $ 51,867     $ 11,587             $ 11,587     $ 21,792             $ 21,792     $ 23,803             $ 23,803  
Short-term investments
    184,314               184,314       196,530               196,530       174,334               174,334       139,909               139,909  
 
                                                                                               
Restricted cash
                        2,400               2,400       2,400               2,400                      
Accounts receivable, net
    41,703               41,703       37,749               37,749       34,822               34,822       28,101               28,101  
Inventories
    2,699               2,699       2,288               2,288       2,095               2,095       1,728               1,728  
Deferred tax assets
    3,935       240       4,175       3,233       240       3,473       4,794       240       5,034       4,619       240       4,859  
Other current assets
    9,906               9,906       9,744               9,744       7,141               7,141       8,495               8,495  
 
                                                                       
Total current assets
    294,424       240       294,664       263,531       240       263,771       247,378       240       247,618       206,655       240       206,895  
 
                                                                       
 
Restricted cash
    3,871               3,871       3,875               3,875       3,816               3,816       6,221               6,221  
Property and equipment, net
    16,158               16,158       15,563               15,563       13,108               13,108       12,969               12,969  
Long-term investments
    128,834               128,834       120,962               120,962       97,181               97,181       90,657               90,657  
Deferred tax assets
    36,212               36,212       42,592               42,592       38,845               38,845       32,966               32,966  
Goodwill
    49,677               49,677       50,067               50,067       50,067               50,067       50,067               50,067  
Other assets, net
    8,323               8,323       8,856               8,856       7,475               7,475       7,954               7,954  
 
                                                                       
Total assets
  $ 537,499     $ 240     $ 537,739     $ 505,446     $ 240     $ 505,686     $ 457,870     $ 240     $ 458,110     $ 407,489     $ 240     $ 407,729  
 
                                                                       
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                                                                               
 
Current liabilities
                                                                                               
Accounts payable
  $ 7,668             $ 7,668     $ 6,201             $ 6,201     $ 7,207             $ 7,207     $ 7,746             $ 7,746  
Accrued liabilities
    19,648       4,283       23,931       19,290       3,586       22,876       17,897       2,372       20,269       16,537       1,376       17,913  
Deferred revenue
    36,009               36,009       36,905               36,905       32,478               32,478       29,046               29,046  
 
                                                                       
Total current liabilities
    63,325       4,283       67,608       62,396       3,586       65,982       57,582       2,372       59,954       53,329       1,376       54,705  
 
                                                                       
 
                                                                                               
Other long-term liabilities
    6,650               6,650       2,701               2,701       2,337               2,337       2,298               2,298  
Deferred revenue, long-term
    3,314               3,314                                                              
Deferred tax liability
                                                                               
 
                                                                       
Total long-term liabilities
    9,964             9,964       2,701             2,701       2,337             2,337       2,298             2,298  
 
                                                                       
 
                                                                                               
Commitments and contingencies
                                                                                               
 
                                                                                               
Shareholders’ equity
                                                                                               
Preferred stock, no par value
                                                                               
Common stock, no par value
    412,419       19,478       431,897       403,641       19,511       423,152       376,258       19,504       395,762       341,318       19,520       360,838  
Note receivable from shareholder
                                                                               
Unearned compensation
                              (81 )     (81 )           (143 )     (143 )           (311 )     (311 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (1,430 )             (1,430 )     (862 )             (862 )     (1,900 )             (1,900 )     (937 )             (937 )
Retained earnings
    53,221       (23,521 )     29,700       37,570       (22,776 )     14,794       23,593       (21,493 )     2,100       11,481       (20,345 )     (8,864 )
 
                                                                       
Total shareholders’ equity
    464,210       (4,043 )     460,167       440,349       (3,346 )     437,003       397,951       (2,132 )     395,819       351,862       (1,136 )     350,726  
 
                                                                       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 537,499     $ 240     $ 537,739     $ 505,446     $ 240     $ 505,686     $ 457,870     $ 240     $ 458,110     $ 407,489     $ 240     $ 407,729  
 
                                                                       

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    September 30, 2004     June 30, 2004     March 31, 2004     December 31, 2003  
    As                   As                   As                   As                
    previously             As     previously             As     previously             As     previously             As  
    reported     Adjustments     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated     reported     Adjustment     restated  
Assets
                                                                                               
Current assets
                                                                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 24,901             $ 24,901     $ 22,165             $ 22,165     $ 22,162             $ 22,162     $ 27,712             $ 27,712  
Short-term investments
    115,600               115,600       90,265               90,265       108,656               108,656       110,190               110,190  
Accounts receivable, net
    22,665               22,665       19,789               19,789       19,158               19,158       17,496               17,496  
Inventories
    1,696               1,696       1,868               1,868       1,905               1,905       1,158               1,158  
Deferred tax assets
    2,934       240       3,174                                                              
Other current assets
    5,776               5,776       4,500               4,500       5,275               5,275       4,574               4,574  
 
                                                                       
Total current assets
    173,572       240       173,812       138,587             138,587       157,156             157,156       161,130             161,130  
 
                                                                       
 
                                                                                               
Restricted cash
    6,243               6,243       6,258               6,258       6,183               6,183       6,000               6,000  
Property and equipment, net
    11,954               11,954       12,007               12,007       10,272               10,272       9,871               9,871  
Long-term investments
    81,792               81,792       98,058               98,058       96,450               96,450       67,097               67,097  
Deferred tax assets
    28,446               28,446                                                              
Goodwill
    50,067               50,067       48,998               48,998       24,188               24,188       24,188               24,188  
Other assets, net
    8,279               8,279       9,003               9,003       3,727               3,727       4,010               4,010  
 
                                                                       
Total assets
  $ 360,353     $ 240     $ 360,593     $ 312,911     $     $ 312,911     $ 297,976     $     $ 297,976     $ 272,296     $     $ 272,296  
 
                                                                       
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                                                                               
 
Current liabilities
                                                                                               
Accounts payable
  $ 4,840             $ 4,840     $ 6,348             $ 6,348     $ 5,397             $ 5,397     $ 2,670             $ 2,670  
Accrued liabilities
    15,948       140       16,088       16,107               16,107       13,678               13,678       13,348               13,348  
Deferred revenue
    25,692               25,692       26,321               26,321       24,502               24,502       21,775               21,775  
 
                                                                       
Total current liabilities
    46,480       140       46,620       48,776             48,776       43,577             43,577       37,793             37,793  
 
                                                                       
 
                                                                                               
Other long-term liabilities
    3,856               3,856       1,812               1,812       1,744               1,744       1,668               1,668  
Deferred revenue, long-term
    2,372               2,372                                                              
Deferred tax liability
                        605               605       454               454       303               303  
 
                                                                       
Total long-term liabilities
    6,228             6,228       2,417             2,417       2,198             2,198       1,971             1,971  
 
                                                                       
 
                                                                                               
Commitments and contingencies
                                                                                               
 
                                                                                               
Shareholders’ equity
                                                                                               
Preferred stock, no par value
                                                                               
Common stock, no par value
    306,655       19,623       326,278       277,009       24,004       301,013       273,263       23,612       296,875       259,837       23,612       283,449  
Note receivable from shareholder
                                                                               
Unearned compensation
          (833 )     (833 )           (1,036 )     (1,036 )           (628 )     (628 )           (1,070 )     (1,070 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (498 )             (498 )     (998 )             (998 )     647               647       359               359  
Retained earnings
    1,488       (18,690 )     (17,202 )     (14,293 )     (22,968 )     (37,261 )     (21,709 )     (22,984 )     (44,693 )     (27,664 )     (22,542 )     (50,206 )
 
                                                                       
Total shareholders’ equity
    307,645       100       307,745       261,718             261,718       252,201             252,201       232,532             232,532  
 
                                                                       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 360,353     $ 240     $ 360,593     $ 312,911     $     $ 312,911     $ 297,976     $     $ 297,976     $ 272,296     $     $ 272,296  
 
                                                                       

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F5 NETWORKS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
                                         
    Balance at   Charges to   Charges to           Balance
    Beginning   Costs and   Other           at End
Description   of Period   Expenses   Accounts   Deductions   of Period
    (In thousands)
Year Ended September 30, 2005
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 1,594     $ 653     $     $ (500 )   $ 1,747  
Allowance for sales returns
  $ 1,567     $ 766     $ 626     $ (1,737 )   $ 1,222  
Income tax valuation allowance
  $ 2,649     $     $     $ (2,649 )   $  
Year Ended September 30, 2004
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 1,524     $ 150     $     $ (80 )   $ 1,594  
Allowance for sales returns
  $ 1,525     $ 1,009     $ 1,566     $ (2,533 )   $ 1,567  
Income tax valuation allowance
  $ 30,711     $     $     $ (28,062 )   $ 2,649  
Year Ended September 30, 2003
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 3,836     $ (650 )   $     $ (1,662 )   $ 1,524  
Allowance for sales returns
  $ 1,616     $ 347     $ 745     $ (1,183 )   $ 1,525  
Income tax valuation allowance
  $ 26,329     $     $ 4,382     $     $ 30,711  

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
  (a)   Documents filed as part of this report are as follows:
 
  1.   Consolidated Financial Statements:
 
      See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 8 in Part II of this Amendment.
 
  2.   Exhibits:
 
      Amendment Annual Report on Form 10-K and are described in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the first exhibit.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
    F5 NETWORKS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ JOHN MCADAM
 
John McAdam
   
 
      Chief Executive Officer and President    
 
           
Dated: April 3, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit        
Number       Exhibit Description
31.1*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
       
31.2*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
       
32.1*
    Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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