| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD [ CHKP ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 24,870,408 | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Stock Options | (1) | 08/02/2027 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 500,000 | $122.41 | D | |
| Stock Options | (1) | 08/09/2028 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 500,000 | $123.05 | D | |
| Stock Options | (2) | 08/29/2029 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 500,000 | $122.12 | D | |
| Stock Options | (3) | 08/02/2030 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 300,000 | $131.96 | D | |
| Stock Options | (4) | 10/30/2031 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 170,000 | $173.21 | D | |
| Stock Options | (5) | 09/02/2032 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 170,000 | $191.47 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. 100% of the Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026. |
| 2. 400,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026, and the remaining 100,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 100,000 options on August 30, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service a Service Provider of the Issuer on the vesting date. |
| 3. 180,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026, and the remaining 120,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 60,000 options on August 3, 2026 and 60,000 options on August 3, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service a Service Provider of the Issuer on the vesting date. |
| 4. 42,500 Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026, and the remaining 127,500 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 42,500 options on October 31, 2026, 42,500 options on October 31, 2027 and 42,500 options on October 31, 2028, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service a Service Provider of the Issuer on the vesting date. |
| 5. No Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026. The 170,000 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 42,500 options on September 3, 2026, 42,500 options on September 3, 2027, 42,500 options on September 3, 2028 and 42,500 options on September 3, 2029, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service a Service Provider of the Issuer on the vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (attached) |
| /S/ Shira Yashar - Attorney-in-Fact | 03/18/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| 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. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||