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10-K 1 ftnt-201810xk.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

or

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-34511


FORTINET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware77-0560389
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
899 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, California94086
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(408) 235-7700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.001 Par ValueThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Title of each class)(Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, as of June 29, 2018, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, was $7,073,006,351 (based on the closing price for shares of the registrant’s common stock as reported by The Nasdaq Global Select Market on that date). Shares of common stock held by each executive officer, director, and holder of 5% or more of the registrant’s outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of February 22, 2019, there were 170,633,671 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.

FORTINET, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Table of Contents

Page
Part I
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors9
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments38
Item 2.Properties38
Item 3.Legal Proceedings38
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures38
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities39
Item 6.Selected Financial Data41
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations42
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk65
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data66
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure103
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures103
Item 9B.Other Information105
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance105
Item 11.Executive Compensation105
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters105
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence105
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services105
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules106
Exhibit Index108
Signatures110

Part I

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