FORM 20-F - Check Point
FORM 20-F - Check Point
FORM 20-F - Check Point
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competitors may independently develop technology that is similar but is based on our technology. Additional<br />
details are provided in “Item 3 – Key Information” under the caption “Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Our<br />
Business and Our Market – We may not be able to successfully protect our intellectual property rights.”<br />
Effect of Government Regulation on our Business<br />
Information concerning regulation is provided in “Item 5 – Operating and Financial Review and Products”<br />
under the caption “Taxes on income” and in “Item 10 – Additional Information” under the caption “Israeli taxation,<br />
foreign exchange regulation and investment programs.”<br />
Organizational Structure<br />
We are organized under the laws of the State of Israel. We wholly own the subsidiaries listed below,<br />
directly or through other subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified in the footnotes below:<br />
NAME OF SUBSIDIARY<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies, Inc. United States of America (Delaware)<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Canada) Inc. Canada<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Japan) Ltd. Japan<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Singapore) PTE Ltd. (1) Singapore<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies (Netherlands) B.V. Netherlands<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd. Singapore<br />
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COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd. – US Branch (2) United States of America (New York)<br />
Israel <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies Ltd. China (3) China<br />
<strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding AB (4) Sweden<br />
SofaWare Technologies Ltd. (5) Israel<br />
_______________________<br />
(1) The company filed an application for striking off with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority in Singapore.<br />
(2) Branch of <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd.<br />
(3) Representative office of <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Software Technologies Ltd.<br />
(4) Subsidiary of <strong>Check</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Holding (Singapore) PTE Ltd. (former name: Protect Data AB)<br />
(5) We own 63% of the outstanding equity of SofaWare (61.3% on a fully diluted basis) as of December 31, <strong>20</strong>09.
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