A10 Networks Inc

•anticipating market needs and opportunities, and market adoption of our products;

•timely development and deployment of new products and features;

•maintaining profitability;

•variability in our operating costs and results;

•our reliance on shipments at the end of the quarter;

•intense competition and maintaining or improving our competitive position;

•cloud-based computing trends;

•maintaining and enhancing our brand and reputation;

•a limited number of end-customers comprise a significant portion of revenue;

•changes demanded by customers in our deployment and payment models;

•large end-customers demanding more favorable terms and conditions;

•fluctuations in our gross margin;

•significant revenue from international sources;

•risks associated with continued expansion of our international operations;

•hiring, retaining and motivating qualified personnel;

•exploration of strategic alternatives;

•adverse economic conditions resulting in reduced technology spending;

•our dependence on third-party manufacturers;

•limited supply sources, supply shortages and changes;

•real or perceived defects, errors or vulnerabilities in our operations, products or services;

•warranty claims, returns, liability and defects;

•undetected software and hardware errors;

•use of open source software;

•impact of AI generated or enabled software;

•interoperability challenges with systems developed by others;

•prevention of inventory excesses or shortages;

•our ability to sell products dependent on quality support and services;

•maintaining high-quality support and services;

•product conformity with industry standards, legal and compliance related requirements;

•our dependence on third-party or other information technology systems;

•potential future acquisitions;

•credit risk of distribution channels and customers;

•risk of cyber-attacks and other information or security breaches; and

•earthquakes, fires, power outages, floods, criminal activities, acts of war and terrorism.

Risks Related to Intellectual Property, Litigation, Laws and Regulations

•litigation and claims regarding our intellectual property rights;

•protecting our intellectual property rights;

•enhanced U.S. tariffs, import/export restrictions, Chinese regulations, trade barriers;

•protecting and securing confidentiality of data, trade secrets and personally identifiable information;

•costs of protecting against or otherwise addressing security breaches;

•adequacy of protection of personal data;

•sales to governmental organizations;

•compliance with governmental laws and regulations;

•governmental export and import controls;

•environmental laws and regulations;

•limitations on use of net operating loss carryforwards;

•changes in law, including tax laws or regulations or, adverse outcomes to tax return examinations;

•changes in generally accepted accounting principles;

•our ability to maintain effective internal controls;

•our charter and Delaware law could discourage takeover attempts leading to management entrenchment;

•certain stockholder actions governed by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and

•increasing attention on environmental, social and governance matters.

Risks Related to Capitalization and Financial Markets

•fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

•our ability to raise additional funds and stockholder dilution;

•volatility of the price of our common stock;

•reports by security and industry analysts,

•changes to our dividend program; and

•our stock repurchase programs.