The company's purpose is to trade in hardware, software products or services in the field of network security, in particular firewalls and virtual private networking, as well as to perform all related service and maintenance tasks and to hold participations in similar companies. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may act as a holding company of the Sophos Group in the interest of the Sophos Group and in the interest of individual companies of the Sophos Group. In particular, the company may provide financing to its direct or indirect shareholders or other affiliated companies and grant guarantees and securities of all kinds for any liabilities of these shareholders or companies, such as pledges, global assignments or security transfers of its own assets, also free of charge, as well as raise and invest funds on the money or capital market.