Check Point Software Registers Employee Stock Plan Shares

TL;DR

CPNT filed S-8 for employee stock plans on 3/31/26 - more shares coming.

AI Summary

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. filed an S-8 form on March 31, 2026, to register securities for its employee benefit plans. This filing allows the company to offer shares to employees under specific incentive programs. The filing details the number of shares being registered and the terms of the plans.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates Check Point Software is making shares available for its employees, potentially impacting future share dilution and employee compensation strategies.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — An S-8 filing is a routine registration of securities for employee benefit plans and does not typically represent new financial risks or strategic shifts.

Key Players & Entities

• Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (company) — Filer of the S-8 form
• 0001015922 (company) — CIK number for Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
• 2026-03-31 (date) — Filing date and effectiveness date of the S-8 form
• 333-294763 (dollar_amount) — File number associated with the S-8 registration

FAQ

Filing Documents

• zk2634951.htm (S-8) — 55KB
• exhibit_5-1.htm (EX-5.1) — 5KB
• exhibit_23-2.htm (EX-23.2) — 3KB
• ex107.htm (EX-FILING FEES) — 16KB
• image0.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 143KB
• 0001178913-26-001936.txt ( ) — 392KB
• ex107_htm.xml (XML) — 5KB

Incorporation of Documents by Reference

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The following documents and information previously filed with the Commission by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference into this Registration Statement: the description of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares contained in Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on March 31, 2026; the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on March 31, 2026 (the " Annual Report "); and All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the " Exchange Act "), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report (other than the portions of these documents not deemed to be filed). All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part of this Registration Statement (in the case of any Report on Form 6-K, if and to the extent the Registrant identifies in the Report on Form 6-K that it is being incorporated by reference herein) from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statemen

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 31, 2026. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. By: /S/ Roei Golan Roei Golan Chief Financial Officer 4 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints NADAV ZAFRIR, ROEI GOLAN and SHIRA YASHAR, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person's name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their, his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /S/ Gil Shwed Chairman of the Board March 31, 2026 Gil Shwed /S/ Nadav Zafrir Chief Executive Officer and Director March 31, 2026 Nadav Zafrir (Principal Executive Officer) /S/ Roei Golan Chief Financial Officer March 31, 2026 Roei

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