8-K



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
October 16, 2015
 
FORTINET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

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 28, 2015, Fortinet, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that Gary Locke had been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on September 22, 2015. At the time of the appointment, the Board had not yet decided on which of the Board’s standing committees Mr. Locke would serve.

On October 16, 2015, the Board appointed Mr. Locke as the Chairman of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately as of the same date.








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.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/    JOHN WHITTLE
 
 
John Whittle
 
 
Vice President and General Counsel
 
 
 
Date: October 22, 2015