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      </style></head><body>SEC Form 4 
   <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td width="20%" colspan="2" valign="top" align="center" class="FormName">FORM 4</td><td rowspan="2" width="60%" valign="middle" align="center"><span class="FormTitle">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Washington, D.C. 20549</span><br><br><span class="FormTitle">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP</span><br><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940</span></td><td rowspan="2" width="20%" valign="top" align="center"><table width="100%" border="1" summary="OMB Approval Status Box"><tr><td class="FormTextC">OMB APPROVAL</td></tr><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" summary="OMB Interior Box"><tr><td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">OMB Number:</td><td class="SmallFormTextR">3235-0287</td></tr><tr><td class="SmallFormText" colspan="4">Estimated average burden</td></tr><tr><td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">hours per response:</td><td class="SmallFormTextR">0.5</td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>  </td></tr></table></td><td class="SmallFormText">Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 
         <i>See</i>

         Instruction 1(b).</td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>  </td></tr></table></td><td class="SmallFormText">Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. </td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td rowspan="4" width="35%" valign="top"><span class="MedSmallFormText">1. Name and Address of Reporting Person<sup>*</sup></span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0001605808">Duda Kenneth</a></td></tr></table><hr width="98%"><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Last)</td><td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(First)</td><td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Middle)</td></tr></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td><span class="FormData">5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="FormData"></span></td></tr></table><hr width="98%"><span class="MedSmallFormText">(Street)</span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="33%"><span class="FormData">SANTA CLARA</span></td><td width="33%"><span class="FormData">
				CALIFORNIA
			</span></td><td width="33%"><span class="FormData">95054</span></td></tr></table><hr width="98%"><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(City)</td><td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(State)</td><td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Zip)</td></tr></table><hr width="98%"><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="33%" colspen="3"><span class="FormData">UNITED STATES</span></td></tr></table><hr width="98%"><span class="MedSmallFormText">(Country)</span></td><td width="35%" valign="top"><span class="MedSmallFormText">2. Issuer Name <b>and</b> Ticker or Trading Symbol
      </span><br><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0001596532">Arista Networks, Inc.</a>
     [ <span class="FormData">ANET</span> ]
   </td><td rowspan="2" valign="top"><span class="MedSmallFormText">5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
      </span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">(Check all applicable)</span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="15%" align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td><td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">Director</td><td width="15%" align="center"></td><td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">10% Owner</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td><td class="MedSmallFormText">Officer (give title below)</td><td align="center"></td><td class="MedSmallFormText">Other (specify below)</td></tr><tr><td width="15%" align="center"></td><td width="35%" align="left" style="color: blue">President and CTO</td><td width="15%" align="center"></td><td width="35%" align="left" style="color: blue"></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="MedSmallFormText">2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
		 <br></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="MedSmallFormText">3. Date of Earliest Transaction
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td valign="top" rowspan="2"><span class="MedSmallFormText">6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
      </span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="15%" align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td><td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by One Reporting Person</td></tr><tr><td width="15%" align="center"></td><td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by More than One Reporting Person</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" rowspan="1"><span class="MedSmallFormText">4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br><br></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><thead><tr><th width="100%" valign="top" colspan="11" align="center" class="FormTextC"><b>Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b></th></tr><tr><th width="36%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">1. Title of Security (Instr. 
      3)
   </th><th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2. Transaction Date
      (Month/Day/Year)</th><th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
      (Month/Day/Year)</th><th width="7%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3. Transaction Code (Instr. 
      8)
   </th><th width="19%" valign="top" colspan="3" align="left" class="SmallFormText">4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 
      3, 4 and 5)
   </th><th width="11%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">5. 
      Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 
      3 and 4)
   </th><th width="9%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      4)
   </th><th width="8%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      4)
   </th></tr><tr><th width="4%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Code</th><th width="3%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">V</th><th width="8%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Amount</th><th width="5%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(A) or (D)</th><th width="6%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Price</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">85,875</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(1)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">A</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">1,101,043</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By Childrens' Trust</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(2)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">85,875</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(3)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">A</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">1,186,918</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By Childrens' Trust</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(2)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">51,160</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(4)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">706,595</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By GRAT JD</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(5)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">42,937</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(6)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">663,658</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By GRAT JD</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(5)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">42,938</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(7)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">620,720</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By GRAT JD</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(5)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">51,160</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(8)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">705,112</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By GRAT KD</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(9)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">42,938</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(10)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">662,174</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By GRAT KD</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(9)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">42,937</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(11)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">619,237</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By GRAT KD</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(9)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">08/28/2026</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">J</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">102,320</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(12)</sup></span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">A</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormText">$</span><span class="FormData">0.0</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">224,695</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">by Trust</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(13)</sup></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">12,976</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td><td align="left"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">452,400</span></td><td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td><td align="left"><span class="FormData">By Foundation</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(14)</sup></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><thead><tr><th width="100%" valign="top" colspan="16" align="center" class="FormTextC"><b>Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b><br><b>(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)</b></th></tr><tr><th width="13%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      3)
   </th><th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
   </th><th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3. Transaction Date
      (Month/Day/Year)</th><th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
      (Month/Day/Year)</th><th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">4. Transaction Code (Instr. 
      8)
   </th><th width="10%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">5. 
      Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 
      3, 4 and 5)
   </th><th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 
      (Month/Day/Year)</th><th width="17%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 
      3 and 4)
   </th><th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      5)
   </th><th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">9. 
      Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 
      4)
   </th><th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      4)
   </th><th width="7%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      4)
   </th></tr><tr><th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Code</th><th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">V</th><th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(A)</th><th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(D)</th><th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Date Exercisable</th><th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Expiration Date</th><th width="10%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Title</th><th width="7%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Amount or Number of Shares</th></tr></thead></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Explanation of Responses:</b></td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">1. Represents 85,875 shares from the Ken Duda Annuity Trust to the Children's Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">2. These shares are held in multiple trusts for the benefit of the children of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as trustee.  The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">3. Represents 85,875 shares from the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trust to the Children's Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">4. Represents 51,160 shares from the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trust to the Kenneth and Jennifer Duda Living Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">5. Reporting person's spouse is the trustee of the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trusts.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">6. Represents 42,937 shares from the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trust to the Childrens Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">7. Represents 42,938 shares from the Jennifer Duda Annuity Trust to the Childrens Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">8. Represents 51,160 shares from the Kenneth Duda Annuity Trust to the Kenneth and Jennifer Duda Living Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">9. Reporting person is the trustee of the Kenneth Duda Annuity Trusts.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">10. Represents 42,938 shares from the Kenneth Duda Annuity Trust to the Childrens Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">11. Represents 42,937 shares from the Kenneth Duda Annuity Trust to the Childrens Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">12. Represents an aggregate of 102,320 shares transferred by the GRAT of the reporting person (51,160) and the GRAT of the reporting person's spouse (51,160) to the Family Trust.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">13. These shares are held by a family trust for which the reporting person is co-trustee.</td></tr><tr><td class="FootnoteData">14. These shares are held by a 501(c) Foundation for which the reporting person and his spouse serve as co-trustee.</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0"><tr><td width="60%"></td><td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">By: Isabelle Bertin-Bailly, Attorney-in-Fact For: Kenneth Duda</span></u></td><td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">09/01/2026</span></u></td></tr><tr><td></td><td class="MedSmallFormText">** Signature of Reporting Person</td><td class="MedSmallFormText">Date</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 
                  4

                  (b)(v).</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations 
                  <i>See</i>

                  18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 6 for procedure.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText"><b>* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)</b></td></tr></table></body></html>
