PFPT on NASDAQ

Proofpoint, Inc.

Logo: Prroofpoint, Inc, Copyrighted free use, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Proofpoint, Inc. is a Cybersecurity Firm based in Denver, founded in 2002.¹ Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol PFPT.¹

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded¹

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TickerPFPT on NASDAQ¹
Industrycomputer security¹
HeadquartersDenver¹
Websitewww.proofpoint.com
Legal formprivately held company¹
Incorporated inDE⁵
Business address925 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, Ca 94085⁵
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer⁵
LEI529900C5FODDK0WSR085³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressc/o RESIDENT AGENTS INC. 8 THE GREEN, STE R, 19901 Dover, United States³
Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 3540718³

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Corporate structure

Proofpoint, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Proofpoint, Inc. Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Hornetsecurity by Proofpoint Subsidiary · Hanover, Germany
- Sendmail, Inc. Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Proofpoint, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$263.9M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$199.0M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+32.6%
Accumulated depreciation	$152.9M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$125.4M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+21.9%
Property and equipment, net	$111.0M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$73.5M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+51.0%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)	$182.2M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$51.9M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+251.4%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$910.3M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$847.6M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+7.4%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$688.5M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$687.5M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+0.1%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross	$332.5M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$330.6M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+0.6%
Accumulated amortization	$202.1M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$144.6M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	+39.8%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$130.4M⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$186.0M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	−29.9%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$317.0K⁶ Dec 31, 2020	$1.2M⁶ Dec 31, 2019	−74.6%

Leadership

Who has led Proofpoint, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

20052010201520202025

PresidentKlaus Oestermann Jul 11, 2018 to Jul 11, 2018⁷
Chief financial officerPaul R. Auvil Iii. Apr 19, 2012 to Aug 31, 2021⁸
Chief operating officerKlaus Oestermann Jul 11, 2018 to Jul 11, 2018⁷

Board members and other officers (21)

EVP/GM-Sec Prd & Svc GrpAshan Willy Aug 3, 2020 to Aug 31, 2021⁹
EVP, Worldwide SalesBlake P. Salle Oct 29, 2018 to Aug 31, 2021¹⁰
EVP & GM, ProtectionBhagwat Swaroop Jul 6, 2016 to Aug 19, 2020¹¹
EVP, Worldwide SalesTracey Newell Nov 27, 2013 to Jun 5, 2018¹²
EVP Product Mgmnt & MarketingDavid Knight Apr 19, 2012 to Aug 31, 2021¹³
EVP EngineeringWade Chambers Apr 19, 2012 to May 9, 2013¹⁴
Board memberBetsy Rafael Mar 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021¹⁵
Board memberLeyla D. Seka Jul 25, 2019 to Aug 31, 2021¹⁶
Board memberPeter Leav Jul 25, 2019 to Jul 25, 2019¹⁷
Board memberKlaus Oestermann Jul 11, 2018 to Jul 11, 2018⁷
Board memberRichard P. Wallace May 11, 2017 to Aug 31, 2021¹⁸
Board memberKristen L. Gil Oct 19, 2017 to Aug 31, 2021¹⁹
Board memberRichard Scott Herren Jul 5, 2016 to Jul 17, 2020²⁰
Board memberSydney Carey Feb 3, 2014 to Feb 3, 2014²¹
Board memberDouglas F. Garn Jun 12, 2013 to Jun 14, 2017²²
Board memberAnthony J. Bettencourt Apr 19, 2012 to Jul 5, 2016²³
Board memberDana L. Evan Apr 19, 2012 to Aug 31, 2021²⁴
Board memberJonathan D. Feiber Apr 19, 2012 to Aug 31, 2021²⁵
Board memberKevin Harvey Apr 19, 2012 to Aug 31, 2021²⁶
Board memberPhilip J. Koen Apr 19, 2012 to Jun 11, 2014²⁷
Board memberNancy J. Schoendorf Apr 25, 2012 to May 24, 2012²⁸

Products and brands

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Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Hornetsecurity by Proofpoint
Sendmail, Inc. since Oct 1, 2013

Divisions

Hornetsecurity by Proofpoint

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Oct 1, 2013Sendmail, Inc. became a subsidiary¹

Timeline

Apr 20, 2012Went public Listed on NASDAQ¹
2002Founded Founded¹

Members of Congress who traded it

2 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

Date	Member	Trade	Amount	Vs S&P since	Filing
Feb 26, 2021	Josh GottheimerDemocratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000		Report
Feb 21, 2020	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Democratic, House	Partial sale	$1,001 - $15,000		Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Proofpoint, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARPROOFPOINT INC²
CIK0001212458
Employer ID (EIN)51-0414846²
Filer statusLarge accelerated filer²
Incorporated inDelaware²
Fiscal year endsDecember 31²
Industry code (SIC)7374 Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation²
Business address925 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085²
Phone408-517-4710²
Shares outstanding57,757,909 as of Jul 15, 2021²⁹
Public float$6.3B as of Jun 30, 2020⁶
On EDGAR sinceDec 24, 2002²
Filings1,031 in all: 4 (711), 8-K (104), SC 13G/A (32), 10-Q (29), 3 (29), DEFA14A (18), S-8 POS (17), S-8 (15)²
All 30 form types
SC 13G (12), 10-K (9), DEF 14A (9), REGDEX (7), UPLOAD (7), S-1/A (6), CORRESP (5), 4/A (4), 10-K/A (2), 3/A (2), 8-K/A (2), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), ARS (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFM14A (1), EFFECT (1), PREM14A (1), S-1 (1), S-1MEF (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 19, 2021
Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 30, 2021
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 30, 2021
Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 31, 2021

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataProofpoint, Inc. on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARProofpoint, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
3
GLEIFProofpoint, Inc. LEI record (529900C5FODDK0WSR085)
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Wikimedia CommonsProofpoint, Inc. logo by Prroofpoint, Inc, Copyrighted free use
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SEC EDGARProofpoint, Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
6
SEC EDGARProofpoint, Inc. 10-K for fiscal 2020
7
SEC EDGARKlaus Oestermann, President
8
SEC EDGARPaul R. Auvil Iii., Chief financial officer
9
SEC EDGARAshan Willy, EVP/GM-Sec Prd & Svc Grp
10
SEC EDGARBlake P. Salle, EVP, Worldwide Sales
11
SEC EDGARBhagwat Swaroop, EVP & GM, Protection
12
SEC EDGARTracey Newell, EVP, Worldwide Sales
13
SEC EDGARDavid Knight, EVP Product Mgmnt & Marketing
14
SEC EDGARWade Chambers, EVP Engineering
15
SEC EDGARBetsy Rafael, Board member
16
SEC EDGARLeyla D. Seka, Board member
17
SEC EDGARPeter Leav, Board member
18
SEC EDGARRichard P. Wallace, Board member
19
SEC EDGARKristen L. Gil, Board member
20
SEC EDGARRichard Scott Herren, Board member
21
SEC EDGARSydney Carey, Board member
22
SEC EDGARDouglas F. Garn, Board member
23
SEC EDGARAnthony J. Bettencourt, Board member
24
SEC EDGARDana L. Evan, Board member
25
SEC EDGARJonathan D. Feiber, Board member
26
SEC EDGARKevin Harvey, Board member
27
SEC EDGARPhilip J. Koen, Board member
28
SEC EDGARNancy J. Schoendorf, Board member
29
SEC EDGARProofpoint, Inc. 10-Q filed Jul 30, 2021: shares outstanding