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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of October 2019
 
Commission File Number 0-28584
 
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

5 Ha’solelim Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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Investors: Kip E. Meintzer
Media: Ekram Ahmed
Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies
+1.650.628.2040
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press@checkpoint.com

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS 2019 THIRD QUARTER
FINANCIAL RESULTS

SAN CARLOS, CA – October 28, 2019 — Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.
 
Third Quarter 2019:
 
Total Revenue: $491 million, 4 percent increase year over year
Deferred Revenues: $1,242 million, 8 percent increase year over year
GAAP Operating Income: $214 million, representing 44 percent of revenues
Non-GAAP Operating Income: $246 million, representing 50 percent of revenues
GAAP EPS: $1.25, Non-GAAP EPS: $1.44

“During the third quarter our security subscriptions continued to drive results with 13 percent growth. This was underscored by expanded customer adoption of our cloud solutions,” said Gil Shwed, Founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies. “We continued to increase the breadth of our offerings with the introduction of CloudGuard Connect and CloudGuard Edge, providing enterprises with industry leading threat prevention driven by a cloud service.”

Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2019:

Total Revenue: $491 million compared to $471 million in the third quarter of 2018, a 4 percent increase year over year.
GAAP Operating Income: $214 million compared to $226 million in the third quarter of 2018, representing 44 percent and 48 percent of revenues in the third quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Non-GAAP Operating Income: $246 million compared to $250 million in the third quarter of 2018, representing 50 percent and 53 percent of revenues in the third quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.
GAAP Taxes on Income: $47 million compared to $45 million in the third quarter of 2018.
GAAP Net Income & Earnings per Diluted Share: GAAP net income was $188 million compared to $198 million in the third quarter of 2018. GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.25, same as third quarter of 2018.
Non-GAAP Net Income & Earnings per Diluted Share: Non-GAAP net income was $217 million compared to $219 million in the third quarter of 2018.  Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.44 compared to $1.38 in the third quarter of 2018, a 4 percent increase year over year.
Deferred Revenues: As of September 30, 2019, deferred revenues were $1,242 million compared to $1,148 million as of September 30, 2018, an 8 percent increase year over year.
Cash Balances, Marketable Securities & Short Term Deposits: $4,055 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to $4,072 million as of September 30, 2018.
Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations of $244 million compared to $249 million in the third quarter of 2018.
Share Repurchase Program: During the third quarter of 2019, the company repurchased approximately 2.9 million shares at a total cost of approximately $323 million.

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, as well as a reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” and “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information.”

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Key Business Highlights

We announced several new products delivering advanced threat prevention through cloud services, for small and branch offices and expanding the data center performance at the high end.

Product Announcements

New Solution for Enterprise Branch Office Security Delivered from the Cloud: Check Point CloudGuard Connect and CloudGuard Edge allow enterprises to deploy branch office security in minutes from the cloud or on premise. The solution is integrated with leading SD-WAN providers like VMware and Silver Peak and provides a unified threat and access management platform that reduces OPEX by up to 40%.

Innovative Series of Small / Branch Office Appliances:  The new 1500 series security gateways empower small and midsize businesses with Enterprise Grade Security. The new appliances feature 100% block score for malware prevention, up to 2 times more performance with up to 4 Gbps Firewall and 660 Mbps of full Threat Prevention. The solution delivers out-of-box Zero Touch provisioning, mobile app for security on the go and a unified management portal.

Latest Data Center Security Appliances: Check Point introduced the 16000 model and 26000 turbo security gateways. The 16000 Base, 16000 Plus and the 26000 Turbo deliver up to 30 Gbps of Gen V Threat Prevention security and are extensions of Check Point’s new gateway appliance series 16000 and 26000, which were introduced in June.

Industry Recognition

Check Point Software Technologies Achieves FedRAMP Milestone: Check Point achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) “In Process” status for FedRAMP Moderate. The In-Process status signifies the addition of Check Point’s SandBlast Next Generation Threat Emulation and SandBlast Mobile offerings to the FedRAMP marketplace, which are certified solutions for Federal, State and Local Governments, Healthcare and Financial verticals.

Received Highest Security Effectiveness Score in Second NSS Labs Breach Prevention Systems Test: Check Point earned the highest security effectiveness score in NSS Labs’ second Breach Prevention Systems (BPS) Group Test. NSS Labs tested Check Point’s Next Generation Firewall Security Gateway, Threat Prevention and Advanced Endpoint Security, earning the solution a “Recommended” rating for its security effectiveness and TCO per protected Mbps.

Check Point SandBlast Endpoint Protection Recognized as a Leader by Independent Research Firm: In the Forrester research report, Check Point was recognized as a “Leader” and received the highest possible scores in the malware prevention, exploit prevention, secure configuration management, data security, mobile and zero-trust framework alignment criteria.

Check Point SandBlast Mobile Recognized as the Security Leader In Mobile Threat Defense Industry Test: In Miercom’s Mobile Threat Defense Industry Assessment, Check Point achieved a 99% security rating and earned the Certified Secure Award for SandBlast Mobile.

Check Point’s Research

Check Point’s Research Team https://research.checkpoint.com exposes vulnerabilities and attacks to ensure our customers have the highest levels of prevention and protection.  In the third quarter, our publication highlights included the following:

Exposed a large scale malware campaign utilizing Facebook: We recently revealed a large-scale, multi-year campaign, which was using Facebook pages to spread malware across mobile and desktop environments, focusing on targets in Libya. Following our report, Facebook took down the related pages and accounts which were linked to prominent Libyan political and military figures.

Revealed Security Flaw that Leaves Over 1 Billion Android Smartphones Vulnerable: Our researchers identified a security flaw in Android-based phones that leaves users vulnerable to advanced phishing attacks. In these attacks, a remote agent can trick users into accepting new phone settings that can route their Internet traffic through a proxy controlled by the attacker.

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DSLR Cameras Vulnerable to Ransomware and Malware: Through the USB and connections to Wi-Fi networks, DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware and malware attacks. Check Point Research revealed critical vulnerabilities in the Picture Transfer Protocol.

Vulnerabilities in the SQLite database – SELECT code execution: Vulnerabilities in the SQLite database could have led to Remote Code Execution. The research team illustrated these vulnerabilities by creating a rogue SQLite database that exploits the software used to open it.

Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability as a result of a designed flaw in a Microsoft product: The Hyper-V Connection: Check Point Research discovered a vulnerability in the popular RDP service that put host devices at risk of compromise, the result of a design flaw in the Microsoft Terminal Services Client.

Rancor: The Year of The Phish - A Chinese APT group attacking a Southeast Asian Government: The Check Point Research team discovered a targeted, 7 month, spear-phishing attack against the Southeast Asian government employees, using hundreds of malicious documents sent from real e-mail addresses belonging to government officials. Check Point’s Threat Emulation and Threat Extraction caught the malware used in this attack.

The Eye on the Nile-a cyber-operation against civil rights activities in Egypt: Check Point’s research team uncovered an operation against civil rights activists, as well as Amnesty members in Egypt. Following an initial report by Amnesty International in March, CPR uncovered the scope and means of a sophisticated attack allegedly linked to the Egyptian ministry and government site.

Biggest Vulnerabilities of the Cloud Environment: Check Point 2019 Cloud Security Report with over 670 cybersecurity and IT professionals, provide deep insight into the latest trends, key challenges and solutions for cloud security.  The report revealed that unauthorized access (42%), insecure interfaces (42%), misconfigurations of the Cloud platform (40%) and account hijacking (39%) are the biggest vulnerabilities in the public cloud.

Conference Call and Webcast Information
Check Point will host a conference call with the investment community on October 28, 2019, at 8:30 AM EDT/5:30 AM PDT. To listen to the live webcast or replay, please visit the website: www.checkpoint.com/ir.

Third Quarter Investor Conference Participation Schedule:
 
Jefferies 2019 Cybersecurity Summit
November 12, 2019 – SF, CA
 
Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference
December 2, 2019 – Scottsdale, AZ
 
Wells Fargo TMT Summit 2019
December 4, 2019 – Las Vegas, NV
 
Raymond James 2019 Technology Investor Conference
December 10, 2019 – NY, NY
 
Cowen 6th Annual Networking & Cybersecurity Summit
December 11, 2019 – NY, NY
 
Members of Check Point's management team are expected to present at these conferences and discuss the latest company strategies and initiatives. Check Point’s conference presentations are expected to be available via webcast on the company's web site. To view these presentations and access the most updated information please visit the company's web site at www.checkpoint.com/ir. The schedule is subject to change.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to governments and corporate enterprises globally. Its solutions protect customers from cyber-attacks with an industry leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other types of attacks. Check Point offers a multilevel security architecture that defends enterprises’ cloud, network and mobile device held information, plus the most comprehensive and intuitive one point of control security management system. Check Point protects over 100,000 organizations of all sizes.

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Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our products and solutions, including the CloudGuard family of products, and our participation in investor conferences during the third quarter of 2019.  Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected.  These risks include our ability to continue to develop platform capabilities and solutions; customer acceptance and purchase of our existing solutions and new solutions; the market for IT security continuing to develop; competition from other products and services; and general market, political, economic and business conditions.  The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and  Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2019. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Check Point uses non-GAAP measures of operating income, net income and earnings per diluted share, which are adjustments from results based on GAAP to exclude, as applicable, stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses and the related tax affects. Check Point’s management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors’ understanding and assessment of Check Point’s ongoing core operations and prospects for the future. Historically, Check Point has also publicly presented these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures in order to assist the investment community to see the Company “through the eyes of management,” and thereby enhance understanding of its operating performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included with the financial statements contained in this press release. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.

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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

 (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Revenues:
                       
   Products and licenses
 
$
118,261
   
$
121,130
   
$
352,883
   
$
364,935
 
   Security subscriptions
   
153,892
     
136,354
     
446,530
     
395,681
 
Total revenues from products and security subscriptions
   
272,153
     
257,484
     
799,413
     
760,616
 
   Software updates and maintenance
   
218,755
     
213,339
     
651,439
     
630,303
 
Total revenues
   
490,908
     
470,823
     
1,450,852
     
1,390,919
 
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
   Cost of products and licenses
   
20,984
     
21,683
     
61,975
     
62,656
 
   Cost of security subscriptions
   
6,073
     
4,375
     
17,833
     
12,101
 
Total cost of products and security subscriptions
   
27,057
     
26,058
     
79,808
     
74,757
 
                                 
   Cost of Software updates and maintenance
   
24,006
     
22,608
     
69,842
     
65,666
 
   Amortization of technology
   
1,388
     
546
     
4,164
     
1,638
 
Total cost of revenues
   
52,451
     
49,212
     
153,814
     
142,061
 
                                 
   Research and development
   
60,061
     
50,531
     
176,570
     
154,183
 
   Selling and marketing
   
137,300
     
124,142
     
411,381
     
368,393
 
   General and administrative
   
27,255
     
20,834
     
76,652
     
62,793
 
Total operating expenses
   
277,067
     
244,719
     
818,417
     
727,430
 
                                 
Operating income
   
213,841
     
226,104
     
632,435
     
663,489
 
Financial income, net
   
20,884
     
17,234
     
60,682
     
48,509
 
Income before taxes on income
   
234,725
     
243,338
     
693,117
     
711,998
 
Taxes on income
   
46,860
     
45,108
     
139,786
     
128,942
 
Net income
 
$
187,865
   
$
198,230
   
$
553,331
   
$
583,056
 
                                 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
1.26
   
$
1.27
   
$
3.64
   
$
3.71
 
Number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share
   
149,444
     
155,941
     
151,876
     
157,026
 
                                 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
1.25
   
$
1.25
   
$
3.61
   
$
3.64
 
Number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share
   
150,756
     
159,050
     
153,436
     
160,131
 

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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
SELECTED FINANCIAL METRICS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
                         
Revenues
 
$
490,908
   
$
470,823
   
$
1,450,852
   
$
1,390,919
 
Non-GAAP operating income
   
246,380
     
249,750
     
723,094
     
735,871
 
Non-GAAP net income
   
216,730
     
219,271
     
633,659
     
647,345
 
Diluted Non-GAAP Earnings per share
 
$
1.44
   
$
1.38
   
$
4.13
   
$
4.04
 
Number of shares used in computing diluted Non-GAAP earnings per share
   
150,756
     
159,050
     
153,436
     
160,131
 

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
                         
GAAP operating income
 
$
213,841
   
$
226,104
   
$
632,435
   
$
663,489
 
Stock-based compensation (1)
   
29,246
     
21,310
     
80,052
     
64,451
 
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses (2)
   
3,293
     
2,336
     
10,607
     
7,931
 
Non-GAAP operating income
 
$
246,380
   
$
249,750
   
$
723,094
   
$
735,871
 
                                 
GAAP net income
 
$
187,865
   
$
198,230
   
$
553,331
   
$
583,056
 
Stock-based compensation (1)
   
29,246
     
21,310
     
80,052
     
64,451
 
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses (2)
   
3,293
     
2,336
     
10,607
     
7,931
 
Taxes on the above items (3)
   
(3,674
)
   
(2,605
)
   
(10,331
)
   
(8,093
)
Non-GAAP net income
 
$
216,730
   
$
219,271
   
$
633,659
   
$
647,345
 
                                 
Diluted GAAP Earnings per share
 
$
1.25
   
$
1.25
   
$
3.61
   
$
3.64
 
Stock-based compensation (1)
   
0.19
     
0.13
     
0.52
     
0.40
 
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses (2)
   
0.02
     
0.02
     
0.07
     
0.05
 
Taxes on the above items (3)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.05
)
Diluted Non-GAAP Earnings per share
 
$
1.44
   
$
1.38
   
$
4.13
   
$
4.04
 
                                 
Number of shares used in computing diluted Non-GAAP earnings per share
   
150,756
     
159,050
     
153,436
     
160,131
 
                                 
(1) Stock-based compensation:
                               
   Cost of products and licenses
 
$
48
   
$
41
   
$
116
   
$
117
 
   Cost of software updates and maintenance
   
1,233
     
921
     
3,172
     
2,458
 
   Research and development
   
5,439
     
4,741
     
14,446
     
12,989
 
   Selling and marketing
   
7,778
     
5,179
     
20,824
     
14,917
 
   General and administrative
   
14,748
     
10,428
     
41,494
     
33,970
 
     
29,246
     
21,310
     
80,052
     
64,451
 
                                 
(2) Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses:
                               
   Amortization of technology-cost of revenues
   
1,388
     
546
     
4,164
     
1,638
 
   Research and development
   
1,511
     
974
     
5,036
     
3,845
 
   Selling and marketing
   
394
     
816
     
1,407
     
2,448
 
     
3,293
     
2,336
     
10,607
     
7,931
 
                                 
(3) Taxes on the above items
   
(3,674
)
   
(2,605
)
   
(10,331
)
   
(8,093
)
                                 
Total, net
 
$
28,865
   
$
21,041
   
$
80,328
   
$
64,289
 

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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Unaudited, in thousands)

ASSETS
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
302,335
   
$
303,687
 
Marketable securities and short-term deposits
   
1,382,124
     
1,448,092
 
Trade receivables, net
   
292,466
     
495,390
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
68,440
     
74,738
 
Total current assets
   
2,045,365
     
2,321,907
 
                 
Long-term assets:
               
Marketable securities
   
2,370,601
     
2,287,345
 
Property and equipment, net
   
87,042
     
78,514
 
Deferred tax asset, net
   
59,243
     
84,688
 
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
   
991,534
     
991,539
 
Other assets
   
87,535
     
64,220
 
Total long-term assets
   
3,595,955
     
3,506,306
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
5,641,320
   
$
5,828,213
 

LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
           
Deferred revenues
 
$
899,801
   
$
980,175
 
Trade payables and other accrued liabilities
   
355,113
     
351,695
 
Total current liabilities
   
1,254,914
     
1,331,870
 
                 
Long-term liabilities:
               
Long-term deferred revenues
   
342,264
     
357,779
 
Income tax accrual
   
428,187
     
356,750
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
32,756
     
9,425
 
     
803,207
     
723,954
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
2,058,121
     
2,055,824
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Share capital
   
774
     
774
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
1,736,987
     
1,597,800
 
Treasury shares at cost
   
(7,771,849
)
   
(6,844,702
)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)
   
20,942
     
(24,497
)
Retained earnings
   
9,596,345
     
9,043,014
 
Total shareholders’ equity
   
3,583,199
     
3,772,389
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
5,641,320
   
$
5,828,213
 
Total cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short-term deposits
 
$
4,055,060
   
$
4,039,124
 

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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA
 
(Unaudited, in thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Cash flow from operating activities:
                       
Net income
 
$
187,865
   
$
198,230
   
$
553,331
   
$
583,056
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                               
                                 
Depreciation of property and equipment
   
4,485
     
4,273
     
11,704
     
12,305
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
1,782
     
940
     
5,346
     
2,820
 
Stock-based compensation
   
29,246
     
21,310
     
80,052
     
64,451
 
Realized loss (gain) on marketable securities
   
(316
)
   
237
     
170
     
326
 
Decrease in trade and other receivables, net
   
45,291
     
13,156
     
219,828
     
194,892
 
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues, trade payables and other accrued liabilities
   
(28,342
)
   
8,730
     
(25,160
)
   
15,924
 
Deferred income taxes, net
   
4,328
     
2,148
     
10,617
     
7,191
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
244,339
     
249,024
     
855,888
     
880,965
 
                                 
Cash flow from investing activities:
                               
Proceeds/(payment) in conjunction with acquisitions, net of acquired cash
   
415
     
-
     
(5,094
)
   
-
 
Investment in property and equipment
   
(5,531
)
   
(3,677
)
   
(20,232
)
   
(13,116
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(5,116
)
   
(3,677
)
   
(25,326
)
   
(13,116
)
                                 
Cash flow from financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options
   
21,895
     
83,273
     
84,895
     
182,370
 
Purchase of treasury shares
   
(322,961
)
   
(299,982
)
   
(952,910
)
   
(798,939
)
Payments related to shares withheld for taxes
   
(404
)
   
(894
)
   
(5,496
)
   
(4,317
)
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(301,470
)
   
(217,603
)
   
(873,511
)
   
(620,886
)
                                 
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net
   
7,730
     
2,321
     
58,885
     
(23,238
)
                                 
Increase (decrease)  in cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits
   
(54,517
)
   
30,065
     
15,936
     
223,725
 
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits at the beginning of the period
   
4,109,577
     
4,041,705
     
4,039,124
     
3,848,045
 
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits at the end of the period
 
$
4,055,060
   
$
4,071,770
   
$
4,055,060
   
$
4,071,770
 

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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Tal Payne
 
   
Tal Payne
 
   
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
 
 
October 28, 2019
 

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