UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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FORTINET, INC.
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Fortinet, Inc.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting
to Be Held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Proxy Statement, Annual Report and other proxy materials are available at:
http://www.proxyvoting.com/ftnt
You are receiving this notice because you hold shares of common stock of Fortinet, Inc. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
FORTINET
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before June 11, 2010 to facilitate timely delivery.
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Dear Fortinet, Inc. Stockholder:
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fortinet, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 1090 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (local time).
Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:
(1) to elect two Class I directors to serve for a term of three years or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified
Nominees:
Pehong Chen
Christopher B. Paisley
(2) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the nominees listed above in Proposal 1 and “FOR” Proposal 2.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 26, 2010 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
YOU MUST REFERECE YOUR 11-DIGIT CONTROL NUMBER WHEN YOU REQUEST A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS OR TO VOTE YOUR PROXY ELECTRONICALLY.
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Stockholders of record as of April 26, 2010 are cordially invited and encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting.
Directions to attend the Annual Meeting where you may vote in person can be found on our website,
www.fortinet.com/aboutus/locations.html#
Meeting Location:
Fortinet, Inc.
1090 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
The following materials are available for you to review online:
• the Company’s 2010 Proxy Statement (including all attachments thereto);
• the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2009; and
• any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholders.
To request a paper copy of the Proxy Materials:
(you must reference your 11-digit control number located on the reverse side of this form)
Telephone: 1-888-313-0164 (outside of the U.S. and Canada call 201-680-6688)
Email: shrrelations@bnymellon.com (you must reference your 11-digit control number in your email)
Internet: http://www.proxyvoting.com/ftnt
The Proxy Materials for Fortinet, Inc. are available to review at:
http://www.proxyvoting.com/ftnt
Have this notice available when you request a PAPER copy of the Proxy Materials,
when you want to view your proxy materials online
OR WHEN YOU WANT TO VOTE YOUR PROXY ELECTRONICALLY.
HOW TO VOTE BY INTERNET
We encourage you to review the proxy materials online before voting.
Use the Internet to vote your shares. Go to http://www.proxyvoting.com/ftnt to view our proxy materials. In the box
labeled “To Vote Your Shares by Internet” click on “Vote Now” to access the electronic proxy card and
vote your shares. Have this notice in hand when you access the website.
You will need to reference the 11-digit control number located on the reverse side to vote your proxy electronically.