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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001178913-18-002188
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180730
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180730

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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001015922
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				943229135
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28584
		FILM NUMBER:		18977749

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		STREET 1:		5 HA' SOLELIM STREET
		CITY:			TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			67897
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-628-2000

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		STREET 1:		959 SKYWAY ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			SAN CARLOS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94070
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">For the month of July 2018</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">(Translation of registrant's name into English)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.</div>

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<div><strong>INVESTOR CONTACT:</strong>&#160;</div>

<div>Kip E. Meintzer&#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Check Point Software Technologies Announces the Appointment of Dan Yerushalmi as </div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SAN CARLOS, CA &#8211; July 30, 2018 &#8212; </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Check Point&#174; Software Technologies Ltd.</u></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> (NASDAQ: CHKP), </font>a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, today announced the appointment of Dan Yerushalmi as Check Point&#8217;s new Head of Global Sales and Strategy.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Dan joined Check Point earlier this year with extensive sales, operations and strategy experience he acquired in his previous positions, making him a natural fit for this important role in our company. Over the last two decades, he held C-Level positions in large-scale enterprises in the technology, banking and telecom industries, including CTO, COO and VP Clients.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Shwed also conveyed his gratitude to our sales operations which improved their executions, as shown in the quarterly reports we published several days ago</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Dan Yerushalmi joined Check Point in May 2018. Prior to this, he served as Leumi Bank&#8217;s first executive VP, group CTO and COO. He also held key positions in Amdocs &#8211; a multinational technology corporation specializes in software and services for communications, media and financial services. Dan served as the company&#8217;s President EMEA for advertising and Media and regional VP&amp; Client Business Executive.&#160; Dan holds an MA in Psychology from the Bar Ilan University and BA in Computer Science and Psychology from the Tel Aviv University.</div>

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