1、Annual Report 2016Sophos Group plcSophos Group plcAnnnual Report 2016Introduction2016 Performance Highlights 01At a Glance 02Chairmans Statement 04Strategic reportBusiness Model 08Investment Proposition 10Market 12Strategy 14Key Performance Indicators 15Chief Executive Officers Statement 16Geographi
2、cal Review 18Product Review 20Financial Review 24Principal Risks and Risk Management 30Corporate Responsibility Report 34GovernanceBoard of Directors 38Corporate Governance Statement 40Nomination Committee Report 45Audit and Risk Committee Report 46Annual Statement of the Remuneration Committee Chai
3、rman 52Directors Remuneration Policy 53Annual Report on Remuneration 59Directors Report 66Financial statementsIndependent Auditors Report 71Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes 75Company Financial Statements and Notes 119Glossary 123Company Information 124CONTENTSThe Sophos Group is a leading
4、 global provider of cloud-enabled enduser and network security solutions,offering organisations end-to-end protection against known and unknown IT security threats through products that are easy to install,configure,update and maintain.For further information please visit:.The Group has over 30 year
5、s of experience in enterprise security and has built a portfolio of products that protect over 220,000 organisations and over 100 million endusers in 150 countries across a variety of industries.A Proven Global Leader in Delivering Complete IT Security to the Mid-MarketFor further Investor informati
6、on:Definitions of non-GAAP measures are included in the Glossary.Continued market share gains throughout the year to 31 March 2016(FY16)as Sophos outperformed industry market growth rates for both network security and enduser security Sophos remains the only security vendor with balance and scale in