UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT 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.
Fortinet, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on October 6, 2021 disclosing that, on October 4, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Admiral James Stavridis to join the Board as a director whose term will expire at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, with such appointment being effective as of October 22, 2021.
At the time of Admiral Stavridis’ appointment, the Board had not yet determined on which of the Board’s standing committees Admiral Stavridis would serve.
On January 21, 2022, the Board appointed Admiral Stavridis to the Social Responsibility Committee of the Board, effective immediately.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page for this Current Report on Form 8-K/A is formatted in iXBRL | |||||||
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.
| Fortinet, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: January 26, 2022 | By: | /s/ JOHN WHITTLE | ||||||
| John Whittle | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||