Company: NET
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001477333-25-000065
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Company: Cloudflare, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEF 14A
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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549
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#### SCHEDULE 14A

#### Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

#### Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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#### CLOUDFLARE, INC.
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#### Cloudflare, Inc.

#### 101 Townsend Street

#### San Francisco, California 94107

#### April 21,

#### 2025
<div align='center'>NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON JUNE 5, 2025</div>

Dear Stockholder:

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including any adjournments, continuations, or postponements thereof (the Annual Meeting), of Cloudflare, Inc. (Cloudflare) to be held virtually on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The Annual Meeting will be held via a live interactive audio webcast on the Internet. If you held shares of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock at the close of business on