FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule
13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December, 2006
Commission File Number 0-28584
| CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. |
| (Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
| 3A Jabotinsky Street, Ramat-Gan 52520, Israel |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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CHECK POINT REACHES PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN CLASS ACTION
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., December 20, 2006 – Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it has reached an agreement-in-principle to settle the class action litigation currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The litigation was brought on behalf of shareholders who purchased Check Point common stock between July 10, 2001 and April 4, 2002. The class action plaintiffs have also dismissed from the lawsuit the officers and directors, without prejudice, who were named as defendants in the class action.
The settlement of $13 million will be paid by Check Point’s insurance carrier and will have no financial impact on the company. The settlement is subject to court approval.
Check Point denies committing any violation of law or wrongdoing and entered into the settlement solely to avoid the burden and distraction of protracted discovery and litigation.
About Check Point
Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market
leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, consumer Internet security and VPN markets.
Through its NGX platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad
range of perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions that protect business
communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees,
branch offices and partner extranets. The company’s ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
and additional consumer security solutions are among the highest rated in the industry
today, proactively protecting millions of people from hackers, spyware, viruses and
identity theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for
Security (OPSEC), the industry’s framework and alliance for integration and
interoperability with “best-of-breed” solutions from hundreds of leading
companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of
thousands of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent
of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all
sizes.
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©2003–2006 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Check Point, AlertAdvisor, Application Intelligence, Check Point Express, Check Point Express CI, the Check Point logo, ClusterXL, ConnectControl, Connectra, Connectra Accelerator Card, Cooperative Enforcement, Cooperative Security Alliance, CoSa, DefenseNet, Eventia, Eventia Analyzer, Eventia Reporter, Eventia Suite, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FloodGate-1, Hacker ID, IMsecure, INSPECT, INSPECT XL, Integrity, Integrity Clientless Security, Integrity SecureClient, InterSpect, IQ Engine, MailSafe, NG, NGX, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, OSFirewall, Policy Lifecycle Management, Provider-1, Safe@Home, Safe@Office, SecureClient, SecureClient Mobile, SecureKnowledge, SecurePlatform, SecurePlatform Pro, SecuRemote, SecureServer, SecureUpdate, SecureXL, SecureXL Turbocard, SiteManager-1, SmartCenter, SmartCenter Express, SmartCenter Power, SmartCenter Pro, SmartCenter UTM, SmartConsole, SmartDashboard, SmartDefense, SmartDefense Advisor, Smarter Security, SmartLSM, SmartMap, SmartPortal, SmartUpdate, SmartView, SmartView Monitor, SmartView Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartViewTracker, SofaWare, SSL Network Extender, Stateful Clustering, TrueVector, Turbocard, UAM, UserAuthority, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Edge, VPN-1 Express, VPN-1 Express CI, VPN-1 Power, VPN-1 Power VSX, VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, VPN-1 UTM, VPN-1 UTM Edge, VPN-1 VSX, Web Intelligence, ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, ZoneAlarm Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, ZoneAlarm Pro, ZoneAlarm Secure Wireless Router, Zone Labs, and the Zone Labs logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668, 5,835,726, 6,496,935, 6,873,988, and 6,850,943 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.
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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/ Eyal Desheh —————————————— Eyal Desheh Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
December 21, 2006
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