# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001327567
**File Stem:** 0001327567-26-000009
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 5445
**Document Hash:** a2adaed8b8bb4c43e91d2032d5fb9b66
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001327567-26-000009.hdr.sgml**: 20260311

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001327567-26-000009

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260310

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260311

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260311

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Palo Alto Networks Inc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001327567
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 202530195
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35594
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26743399

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3000 TANNERY WAY
- **CITY:** SANTA CLARA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95054
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 408-753-4000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3000 TANNERY WAY
- **CITY:** SANTA CLARA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95054

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of**

**The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

**March 10, 2026**

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**PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.** 

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **001-35594** | **20-2530195** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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**3000 Tannery Way** 

**Santa Clara, California 95054** 

**(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)**

**(408) 753-4000** 

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** 

**Not Applicable**

**(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share | PANW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 8.01 Other Events.**

On March 10, 2026, the Board of Directors of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (the "Company") approved the repurchase of up to an additional $1.0 billion of the Company's common stock. This authorization is an increase to the existing $4.1 billion repurchase authorization, which was originally approved by the Company's Board of Directors in February 2019 and extended in December 2020, August 2021, August 2022, November 2023, August 2024, and November 2025, of which $0.0 million remained available as of March 6, 2026. The Company repurchased $1.0 billion of its common stock on the open market during February 20 and February 24, 2026, totaling approximately 6.8 million shares at an average price of $147.69 per share. The authorization allows the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock opportunistically and will be funded from available working capital. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchase techniques, 10b5-1 trading plans, or a combination of the foregoing. The repurchase authorization period will expire on December 31, 2026 and may be suspended or discontinued by the Company at any time without prior notice. The Company had approximately 811 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 6, 2026.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

*(d) Exhibits.*

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| **<u>Exhibit No.</u>** | **<u>Description of Exhibit</u>** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
| | **PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ BRUCE BYRD |
|  | Bruce Byrd |
|  | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |

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Date: March 11, 2026