8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
September 22, 2015
FORTINET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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State of Delaware | | 001-34511 | | 77-0560389 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
899 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 235-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 22, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Fortinet, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Gary Locke to serve as a director of the Company, effective September 22, 2015. Mr. Locke will serve as a Class III director whose term will expire at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Locke and the Company or any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Locke has not yet been appointed to any standing committees of the Board. The Company will file an amendment to this Form 8-K to disclose any such appointments after they are made.
In connection with his appointment, and in accordance with the Company’s annual cash retainer policy which is described in the Company’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 30, 2015, Mr. Locke will receive an annual cash retainer for serving on the Board of $40,000, paid quarterly, and it is expected that the Board will approve a grant of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to him. In accordance with a change of control agreement entered into between Mr. Locke and the Company, all of his unvested equity awards at the time of a change of control, including the RSUs, will vest immediately prior to the consummation of the change of control.
Mr. Locke has also entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for non-executive directors, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 10, 2009 (File No. 333-161190).
A copy of the Company’s press release relating to this announcement is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release dated September 28, 2015 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | FORTINET, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ JOHN WHITTLE |
| | John Whittle |
| | Vice President and General Counsel |
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Date: September 28, 2015 | | |