---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001262039-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTNT"
cik: "0001262039"
company_name: "Fortinet, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T02:33:40.044914+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortinet shareholders elect all nine director nominees, reject CEO/Chairman split proposal

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; Ken Xie received 547M votes for (93.5% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as FY2025 auditor approved with 617M votes for (92.8% of votes cast).
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 508.8M for (86% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Stockholder proposal to require separate Chairman and CEO failed: 244.2M for vs 339.1M against (58% against excluding broker non-votes).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001262039-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTNT
- cik: 0001262039
- company_name: Fortinet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000126203925000022/0001262039-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000126203925000022/ftnt-20250613.htm

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