May 20, 2013
Via EDGAR and Overnight Delivery
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Stephen G. Krikorian, Accounting Branch Chief |
Tamara Tangen, Staff Accountant
Christine Davis, Assistant Chief Accountant
Ivan Griswold, Staff Attorney
Maryse Mills-Apenteng, Special Counsel
| Re: | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. |
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed March 19, 2013
File No. 000-28584
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (the“Company”) hereby advises the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the“Staff”) that the Company has received the Staff’s letter dated May 16, 2013 (the“Comment Letter”), regarding the Commission’s review of Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The Comment Letter indicates that the Company must respond within ten business days from the date thereof, or inform the Staff of when the Company would provide a response. As discussed on May 20, 2013, between Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., the Company’s outside counsel, and Tamara Tangen of the Staff, the Company respectfully requests an additional ten business days to respond to the Comment Letter. Ms. Tangen indicated that such an extension would be acceptable, and requested that the Company file this letter confirming the request for an extension with the Commission via EDGAR. The Company is committed to responding to the Comment Letter promptly and will provide a response to the Staff no later than June 14, 2013.
If you have any questions regarding the request made herein, please do not hesitate to call the undersigned at (650) 628-2110, or Rezwan D. Pavri of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., at (650) 565-3574.
Thank you very much for your courtesy and cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
/s/ John Slavitt
John Slavitt
General Counsel
| cc: | Rezwan D. Pavri |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
