F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Best Companies, the name behind The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For lists, has once again rated F5 in the UK as an "outstanding" place to work. F5 is one of only 169 organisations in the South East to achieve accreditation, earning Two Star Status based on the Best Companies' "Michelin style" rating system.

"An engaged workforce is essential as organisations move out of the recession and into a more stable economic situation," said Jonathan Austin, CEO and Founder of Best Companies. "Many organisations have tackled rapid changes this year. But only those that have kept on engaging their staff and making sure they are involved in the business will be in a good position for the future. The companies that have achieved accreditation are among the best employers and are to be congratulated."

F5 employs more than 1,700 people around the world, and the Chertsey site is the company's headquarters for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. F5 also operates more than 40 other offices globally.

"We use the Best Companies accreditation process as an integral part of how we ascertain the success of our employee development programmes," said Sam Edwards, Human Resources Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa at F5. "The 2010 survey demonstrated incremental improvements in how engaged UK F5ers are with the company, and we will continue to strive for the highest possible ratings in this incredibly important area."

F5 provides a comprehensive and flexible range of employee benefits, regionally offered as a "pick-your-own" list to suit individual employees. Available benefits include private healthcare and dentistry, preferential share ownership in the company, childcare vouchers, gym membership, and the ability to "purchase" extra days off as holiday.

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. F5 provides solutions that make applications secure, fast and available for everyone. By adding intelligence and manageability to the network to offload applications and optimize the data storage layer, F5 extends the power of intelligent networking to all levels of application delivery. F5's extensible architecture optimizes applications, delivers application reliability, and protects the application and network. Enterprise organizations, service providers and Web 2.0 content providers worldwide trust F5 to keep their applications running. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices worldwide. For more information, go to www.f5networks.co.uk.