| 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 | 55,911(1) | 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 | (2) | 11/30/2031 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 123,892 | $182 | D | |
| Stock Options | (3) | 09/02/2032 | Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share | 118,475 | $191.47 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Includes 42,596 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) that are scheduled to vest as follows: 10,445 on September 3, 2026 5,495 on December 1, 2026 5,222 on September 3, 2027 5,495 on December 1, 2027 5,222 on September 3, 2028 5,495 on December 1, 2028 5,222 on September 3, 2029 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a Service Provider of the Issuer on each vesting date. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer upon vesting and settlement. |
| 2. 30,973 Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026, and the remaining 92,919 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 30,973 options on December 1, 2026, 30,973 options on December 1, 2027 and 30,973 options on December 1, 2028, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service a Service Provider of the Issuer on the vesting date. |
| 3. No Ordinary Shares underlying the option are vested as of March 18, 2026. The 118,475 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 29,619 options on September 3, 2026, 29,619 options on September 3, 2027, 29,619 options on September 3, 2028 and 29,618 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) | ||