Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-180601
Prospectus Supplement (To Prospectus dated April 26, 2012)
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Up to 1,100,000 Ordinary Shares
All of the shares of common stock in the offering are being sold by the selling shareholder. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares offered hereby. Our ordinary shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CALL.” On May 16, 2012 the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market was $18.87 per share.
Investing in our common stock involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement.
The selling shareholder is selling to investors the ordinary shares at a purchase price of $14.97 per share.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is May 16, 2012.
References to “magicJack VocalTec,” the ”Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” are to magicJack VocalTec Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Registrant”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and the term “you” refers to a prospective investor.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of the Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-1180601) that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on April 5, 2012 using a “shelf” registration process and relates to the offering of shares of our common stock by the selling shareholder.
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering of ordinary shares and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or the information contained in any document incorporated by reference herein or therein you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference, in their entirety before making an investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents we have referred you to in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
VocalTec, MAGICJACK, MAGICJACK & Design, MAGICJACK PLUS, MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC, MAGICIN, MAGICOUT, MAGICFIX, MAGIFIX & Design, MAGICPHONE, and MAGICPAGE are trademarks of magicJack LP. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK mark are pending in certain foreign countries, including Canada, Mexico and Peru. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK & Design mark are pending in Mexico. Applications for the MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC and MAGICJACK PLUS marks are pending in Canada. Outside the United States, trademark registrations for the MAGICJACK mark have been obtained in Canada, China, the European Union, El Salvador, and Mexico, for the MAGICJACK & Design mark in Canada and Mexico. These trademarks are important to our business. Although we have omitted the “®” and “tm” trademark designations for such trademarks in this prospectus, all rights to such trademarks are nevertheless reserved.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to as the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our business and our industry and include those relating to future events, performance and/or achievements. Actual future results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.
We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “could,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “future” and “intend” or the negative of these terms or other comparable expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. They are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of the factors that may cause these differences are discussed below under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements as they speak only as of the date that they were made. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and the risk factors contained in this prospectus supplement or in documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. Moreover, unless we are required by law to update them, we will not necessarily update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus supplement, either to conform them to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
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Prospectus Summary
This summary highlights information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. This summary may not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding whether or not you should exercise your subscription rights. You should carefully read this prospectus supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference, which are described under the heading “Incorporation by Reference” in this prospectus supplement.
Our Business
magicJack VocalTec is a cloud communications leader that is the inventor of voice-over-Internet-Protocol (“VoIP”), the softphone (“magicJack PC”) and the award winning magicJack products. magicJacks weigh about one ounce and plug into the USB port on a computer or into a power adapter and high speed Internet source, providing users with complete phone service for home, enterprise and while traveling. We charge as little as $20 a year for a license renewal to access our servers, and our customers then continue to obtain free telephone services. During September 2011, we began providing additional products and services, which include voice apps on smart phones, as well as the magicJack PLUS™, which is a standalone magicJack that has its own CPU and can connect a regular phone directly to the user’s broadband modem/router and function as a standalone phone without using a computer. Our products and services allow users to make and receive free telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the Internet, and allow customers to make free calls back to the United States and Canada from anywhere legally permitted in the world.
Additional Information
Our corporate name is magicJack VocalTec Ltd. for both legal and commercial purposes. We are located at 12 Benny Gaon Street, Building 2B, Poleg Industrial Area, Netanya, Israel 42504 (telephone number +972-9-970-3888). We were organized under the laws of the State of Israel in 1989 and are subject to the Israeli Companies Law 1999, or the Companies Law. Our subsidiary, YMax, whose offices are at 5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 (telephone number 561-749-2255) is our U.S. agent for service.
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The Offering
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Ordinary shares offered by selling shareholder
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Up to 1,100,000
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Ordinary shares outstanding before and after this offering
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20,282,569
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Use of Proceeds
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the selling shareholder named in this prospectus supplement
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Risk Factors
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We urge you to read carefully the risk factors and other information included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of the factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our ordinary shares
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Dividend Policy
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We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future
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Nasdaq Global Market symbol
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CALL
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Risk Factors
An investment in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, including the risk factors set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, before making a decision to invest in our ordinary shares. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer. In that case, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling shareholder named in this prospectus supplement.
Selling Shareholder
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the selling shareholder based on information provided to us by the selling shareholder. Percentage ownership of common stock after the offering assumes the sale of all of the shares being offered by the selling shareholder pursuant to this prospectus supplement.
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(1) Includes 316,728 shares held by the spouse of Mr. Borislow and 55,124 shares held in a trust, directed by Mr. Borislow’s spouse for the benefit of Mr. Borislow’s children. Mr. Borislow disclaims beneficial ownership of these 316,728 ordinary shares.
Plan of Distribution
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in stock purchase agreements dated May 16, 2012, the selling shareholder has agreed to sell to the investors up to 1,100,000 ordinary shares at a price of $14.97 per share. No underwriting discounts or commissions will be paid in connection with this offering. We estimate that our out-of-pocket expenses for this offering will be approximately $10,000.
Legal Matters
The validity of our ordinary shares offered hereby and certain other matters relating to Israel law has been passed upon for us by Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co., Tel Aviv, Israel.
Experts
The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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Incorporation by Reference
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement. These documents may include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as Proxy Statements. Any documents that we subsequently file with the SEC will automatically update and replace the information previously filed with the SEC. Thus, for example, in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information set forth in this prospectus supplement and information incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information contained in the document that was filed later.
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement the following documents:
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Our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012;
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Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2012;
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Our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2012, April 23, 2012, April 27, 2102, April 30, 2012, May 4, 2012 and May 11, 2012; and
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The description of our ordinary shares contained in Form 8-A (SEC File No. 000-27648), filed with the SEC on January 29, 1996, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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In addition, we incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement any filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from the date of this prospectus supplement until the termination of this offering (in each case, except for the information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A).
We will provide, without charge upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and that has not been delivered with this prospectus supplement. Requests should be directed to MagicJack VocalTec Ltd., 5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405; Tel.: (561) 749-2255; Fax: (561) 586-2328; Attention Chief Financial Officer.
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We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We file reports, including annual reports on Form 10-K, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. You may read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Our website is http://www.vocaltec.com. The information contained on, or linked from, our website is not a part of this prospectus supplement.
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD.
Ordinary Shares
Warrants
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Units
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (“magicJack VocalTec”, “us” or “we”) may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series or issuances and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, up to an aggregate amount of $200,000,000. In addition, the selling shareholders referred to in this prospectus and identified in supplements to this prospectus may offer and resell from time to time up to 5,000,000 ordinary shares. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the selling shareholders.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we and the selling shareholders may offer. Each time we or the selling shareholders sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change information contained in the prospectus and, accordingly, to the extent inconsistent, information in this prospectus is superseded by the information in the prospectus supplement.
You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, carefully before you invest.
These securities may be offered and sold in the same offering or in separate offerings; to or through underwriters, dealers, and agents; or directly to purchasers. The names of any underwriters, dealers, or agents involved in the sale of our securities, their compensation and any over-allotment options held by them will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. See “Plan of Distribution.
Our ordinary shares are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “CALL.”
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of this prospectus. You should read this document and documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus carefully before you invest.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 26, 2012
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total amount of $200,000,000. In addition, under this shelf process, the selling shareholders may sell from time to time the ordinary shares described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we and the selling shareholders may offer. Each time we or the selling shareholders sells securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering and the manner in which the securities will be offered, if required. The prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials together with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any supplement to this prospectus or, if applicable, any other offering materials we may provide you. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, the selling shareholders are not and any underwriter or agent is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any other offering materials is accurate only as of the date on their respective covers, and you should assume that the information appearing in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date that document was filed with the SEC. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
We or the selling shareholders may sell the securities (a) through agents; (b) through underwriters or dealers; (c) directly to one or more purchasers; or (d) through a combination of any of these methods of sale. We, the selling shareholders and our agents reserve the sole right to accept and to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. See “Plan of Distribution” below. A prospectus supplement (or pricing supplement), which we will provide to you each time we offer securities, will provide the names of any underwriters, dealers, or agents involved in the sale of the securities, and any applicable fee, commission, or discount arrangements with them.
References to “magicJack VocalTec,” the ”Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” are to magicJack VocalTec Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Registrant”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
References to “$” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars and all references to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels. Except as otherwise indicated, financial statements of, and information regarding, MagicJack VocalTec are presented in U.S. dollars.
VocalTec, MAGICJACK, MAGICJACK & Design, MAGICJACK PLUS, MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC, MAGICIN, MAGICOUT, MAGICFIX, MAGIFIX & Design, MAGICPHONE, and MAGICPAGE are trademarks of magicJack LP. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK mark are pending in certain foreign countries, including Canada, Mexico and Peru. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK & Design mark are pending in Mexico. Applications for the MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC and MAGICJACK PLUS marks are pending in Canada. Outside the United States, trademark registrations for the MAGICJACK mark have been obtained in Canada, China, the European Union, El Salvador, and Mexico, for the MAGICJACK & Design mark in Canada and Mexico. These trademarks are important to our business. Although we have omitted the “®” and “tm” trademark designations for such trademarks in this prospectus, all rights to such trademarks are nevertheless reserved.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We file reports, including annual reports on Form 10-K, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. You may read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Our website is http://www.vocaltec.com. The information contained on, or linked from, our website is not a part of this prospectus.
Merger
On July 16, 2010, VocalTec Communications Ltd. (“VocalTec”), an Israeli public company listed on NASDAQ, entered into and consummated a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with YMax Corporation (“YMax”, and together with VocalTec, the “Combined Company”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of YMax common stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the 2010 business combination was cancelled. YMax shareholders received 21,125,790 shares of VocalTec in total, representing in the aggregate approximately 90% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company after the transaction. As a result, this transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and YMax was the accounting acquirer. VocalTec became the continuing legal entity and parent, and YMax became a wholly owned subsidiary of VocalTec. At the April 28, 2011 shareholder meeting, the shareholders approved a change in the company’s name to magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (which including its subsidiaries, is also referred to as the “Company,” “We,” or “magicJack VocalTec”). The Company’s name changed following approval of the new name by the Israeli Registrar of Companies on May 15, 2011.
Business Overview
magicJack VocalTec is a cloud communications leader that is the inventor of voice-over-Internet-Protocol (“VoIP”), the softphone (“magicJack PC”) and the award winning magicJack products. magicJacks weigh about one ounce and plug into the USB port on a computer or into a power adapter and high speed Internet source, providing users with complete phone service for home, enterprise and while traveling. We charge as little as $20 a year for a license renewal to access our servers, and our customers then continue to obtain free telephone services. During September 2011, we began providing additional products and services, which include voice apps on smart phones, as well as the magicJack PLUSTM, which is a standalone magicJack that has its own CPU and can connect a regular phone directly to the user’s broadband modem/router and function as a standalone phone without using a computer. Our products and services allow users to make and receive free telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the Internet, and allow customers to make free calls back to the United States and Canada from anywhere legally permitted in the world.
Following the 2010 business combination, magicJack VocalTec is a vertically integrated group of companies. We now own a micro processor chip design company, an appserver and session border controller company, a wholesale provider of VoIP services, a softphone company, and the developer and provider of the magicJack product line. We intend to soon expand these existing platforms to allow our customers to use search, shopping, click-to-call and other services via the Internet through patent pending and proprietary technologies. We are now also wholesaling telephone service to VoIP providers and others telecommunication carriers.
During September 2011, we began promoting the magicJack PC, a softphone that can be used to make or receive telephone calls between two computers or between the customer’s computer and a public switch telephone network. The customer can use a headphone or a computer’s speakers and microphone to make and receive telephone calls. In September 2011, the magicJack APPTM also became available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It will be available for Android smart phones in the second quarter of 2012.
The magicJack PLUS’ core technology and device is expected to have a long life as we are able to add Wi-Fi and 4G connection capabilities, as well as other functions by developing very small modules that can connect to the magicJack PLUS in a daisy chain format. In the future, these other modules and the magicJack PLUS are expected to provide telephone service, video on demand and ISP along with the other features, hence Triple Play plus capabilities, in a device weighing just a few ounces. This can be accomplished in a number of ways and we plan to develop the most cost effective and highest quality alternatives for our customers. We intend to partner with a wireless 4G provider to be able to offer Triple Play services.
Our corporate name is magicJack VocalTec Ltd. for both legal and commercial purposes. We are located at 12 Benny Gaon Street, Building 2B, Poleg Industrial Area, Netanya, Israel 42504 (telephone number +972-9-970-3888). We were organized under the laws of the State of Israel in 1989 and are subject to the Israeli Companies Law 1999, or the Companies Law. Our subsidiary, YMax, whose offices are at 5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405 (telephone number 561-749-2255) is our U.S. agent for service.
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An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected by any of these risks. If any of these risks occur, the value our ordinary shares and our other securities may decline. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth under the caption ''Risk Factors’’ in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in any other filing we make with the Commission subsequent to the date of this prospectus, each of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in any supplement to this prospectus, before making your investment decision.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in it contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained in this prospectus, including statements about our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:
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We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this prospectus and in the “Risk Factors” sections in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make.
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Readers are urged to read this entire prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference, and carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and other factors that affect our business. The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is subject to change without notice. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers should review future reports filed by us with the SEC.
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of securities offered by us under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, other corporate expenses and acquisitions of complementary products, technologies or businesses. The timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated growth of our business. As a result, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, our management will have broad discretion to allocate the net proceeds of the offerings.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the selling shareholders.
The following description of our ordinary shares is a summary of the material terms of our Amended and Restated Articles of Association (“Articles of Association”) and applicable Israeli law in effect as of the date of this prospectus. Because it is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of our ordinary shares, our Articles of Association or Israeli law and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. The following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full Articles of Association, which have been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” for information on how to obtain copies of our Articles of Association.
General
We had 24,555,366 ordinary shares issued and outstanding of which 3,985,366 ordinary shares were held as treasury stock as of April 23, 2012. Our authorized capitalization consists of 100,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value.
We are a public company organized in the State of Israel under the Companies Law. We are registered with the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel.
Our Articles of Association authorize one class of shares, which are our ordinary shares. We may declare a dividend to be paid to the holders of our ordinary shares according to their rights and interests in our profits. Our board of directors may declare interim dividends and a final dividend for any fiscal year only out of retained earnings, or earnings derived over the two most recent fiscal years, whichever is higher. The Companies Law and our Articles of Association provide that our board may declare and pay dividends (subject to certain limitations) without any further action by our shareholders. All unclaimed dividends may be invested or otherwise used by the board for our benefit until those dividends are claimed. In the event an unclaimed dividend is claimed, only the principal amount of the dividend will be paid to the person entitled to the dividend. Subject to the creation of any special rights regarding the distribution of dividends, any dividends we declare will be distributed to shareholders in proportion to their holdings on the record date.
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If we liquidate, after satisfying liabilities to creditors, our assets will be distributed to the holders of ordinary shares in proportion to their holdings.
Holders of ordinary shares have one vote for each paid-up ordinary share on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders. These voting rights may be affected by the grant of any special voting rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future.
Our Articles of Association provide that directors are elected by a majority of the voting power represented at the general meeting of our shareholders and voting on the election. Our ordinary shares do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of ordinary shares representing more than 50% of the voting power in our company have the power to elect all directors. However, our directors (other than external directors) are elected for a term that expires either at the annual general meeting of our shareholders held in the first year following their election or at the annual general meeting of our shareholders held in the third year following their election. The term of service for each director (other than external directors) would be determined by the shareholders at the time of the election of such director. As with most other provisions of our Articles of Association, these provisions may not be amended without the approval of the holders of not less than 75% of the voting power represented at a shareholders’ meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon
We may, subject to the applicable provisions of the Companies Law, issue redeemable shares and subsequently redeem them. In addition, our board may make calls upon shareholders in respect of any sum, which has not been paid up in respect of any shares held by those shareholders.
Under the Companies Law, the disclosure requirements that apply to an office holder also apply to a controlling shareholder of a public company. “Office holder” is defined as a director, general manager, chief operating officer, deputy general manager, vice general manager, executive vice president, vice president, other manager directly subordinate to the general manager or any other person assuming the responsibilities of any of the foregoing positions, without regard to such person’s title. A shareholder that holds more than 50% of the voting rights in a public company is deemed to be a controlling shareholder. A shareholder that holds 25% or more of the voting rights in a public company may also be deemed to be a controlling shareholder, for purposes of approval of certain related party transactions, if there is no other shareholder holding more than 50% of the voting rights at such time. Extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, and the terms of compensation of a controlling shareholder who is an office holder, require the approval of the audit committee, the board of directors and the shareholders of the company, in such order, provided that either (i) the shareholder approval includes the approval of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of shareholders having no personal interest in the transaction who vote at the meeting (abstained votes are disregarded), or (ii) the total number of shares of shareholders having no personal interest in the transaction who vote against the transaction does not exceed two percent of the aggregate voting rights in the company.
The Companies Law also requires a shareholder to act in good faith towards a company in which he holds shares and towards other shareholders and to refrain from abusing his power in the company, including in connection with the voting at a shareholders’ meeting on:
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A shareholder has the general duty to refrain from depriving other shareholders of their rights. Any controlling shareholder, any shareholder that knows that it possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholder vote and any shareholder that, under the provisions of the Articles of Associations, has the power to appoint an office holder in the company, is under a duty to act in fairness towards the company. The Companies Law does not describe the substance of this duty (except by providing that the remedies generally available upon a breach of contract will be available also in the event of a breach of the duty to act with fairness) and such substance has not yet been adjudicated by Israeli courts.
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Modifications of Share Rights
Under our Articles of Association, the rights attached to any class may be varied by adoption of the necessary amendment of the Articles of Association, provided that the holders of shares of the affected class approve the change by a class meeting in which the holders of at least 75% of the voting power represented at the meeting and voting on the issue approve the change. Our Articles of Association differ from the Companies Law in this respect as under the law, changes in the rights of shareholders require the consent of more than 50% of the voting power of the affected class represented at the meeting and voting on the change.
Shareholder Meetings and Resolutions
We are required to hold an annual general meeting of our shareholders once every calendar year, but no later than 15 months after the date of the previous annual general meeting. All meetings other than the annual general meeting of shareholders are referred to as extraordinary general meetings. Extraordinary general meetings may be called by our board whenever it sees fit, at such time and place, within or without the State of Israel, as the board may determine. In addition, the Companies Law provides that the board of a public company is required to convene an extraordinary meeting upon the request of (a) any two directors of the company or one quarter of the company’s board of directors or (b) one or more shareholders holding, in the aggregate, (i) at least five percent of the outstanding shares of the company and at least one percent of the voting power in the company or (ii) at least five percent of the voting power in the company.
The quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders present in person or by proxy who holds or represents in the aggregate more than 33.3% of the voting power of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Articles of Association provide that a resolution in writing signed by all our shareholders then entitled to attend and vote at general meetings or to which all such shareholders have given their written consent (by letter, telegram, facsimile or otherwise) shall be deemed to have been unanimously adopted by a duly convened general meeting.
Our Articles of Association enable our board to fix a record date to allow us to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any general meeting of our shareholders. The record date may not be more than 40 days and not less than four days before the date of the meeting. Each shareholder of record as of the record date determined by the board may vote the shares then held by that shareholder unless all calls and other sums then payable by the shareholder in respect of its shares have not been paid.
Limitation on Ownership of Securities
The ownership and voting of our ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel are not restricted in any way by our Articles of Association or by the laws of the State of Israel, except for shareholders who are subjects of countries that are enemies of the State of Israel.
Mergers and Acquisitions; Tender Offers; Anti-Takeover Provision
The Companies Law includes provisions allowing corporate mergers. These provisions require that the board of directors of each company that is party to the merger approve the transaction. In addition, the shareholders of each company must approve the merger by a vote of the majority of the company’s shares, present and voting on the proposed merger at a shareholders’ meeting, called on at least 35 days’ prior notice. In determining whether the requisite majority has approved the merger, shares held by the other party to the merger or any person holding at least 25% of such other party, are excluded from the vote. If the merger would have been approved but for the exclusion of the votes of certain shareholders as provided above, a court may still approve the merger upon the request of holders of at least 25% of the voting rights of a company, if the court holds that the merger is fair and reasonable, taking into account the valuation of the parties to the merger and the consideration offered to the shareholders. Upon the request of a creditor of either party to the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there exists a reasonable concern that, as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of any of the parties to the merger, and the court may also provide instructions to assure the rights of creditors. In addition, a merger may not be completed unless at least 50 days have elapsed from the date that a notice of the merger was filed with the Israel Registrar of Companies and at least 30 days have elapsed from the date that shareholder approval of both merging companies was obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a merger is not subject to shareholders’ approval if (i) the target company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the acquiring company and (ii) the acquiring company is issuing to the shareholders of the target company up to 20% of its share capital and no person will become, as a result of the merger, a control person, subject to certain limitation relating to the counting of the votes, at a meeting of the shareholders of a company that is a party to the merger, of any entity or person that is either the other party to the merger or a control person thereof.
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The Companies Law also provides that, except in certain circumstances set forth in the Companies Law, the acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if, as a result of the acquisition, the purchaser would become a 25% shareholder of the company. The rule does not apply if there already is another 25% shareholder of the company. Similarly, the law provides that an acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if, as a result of the acquisition, the purchaser would become a greater than 45% shareholder of the company, unless there already is a greater than 45% shareholder of the company. These requirements do not apply if, in general, the acquisition (1) was made in a private placement that received the approval of the company’s shareholders; (2) was from a 25% or greater shareholder of the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a 25% or greater shareholder of the company, or (3) was from a greater than 45% shareholder of the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a greater than 45% shareholder of the company. The tender offer may be consummated only if (i) shares representing at least 5% of the company’s voting rights will be acquired by the offeror, and (ii) the number of shares tendered in the offer exceeds the number of shares, the holders of which objected to the offer.
In addition, the Companies Law provides that if, following any acquisition of shares of a public company, the purchaser would hold 90% or more of the shares of the company, such acquisition must be made by means of a full tender offer for all of the target company’s shares. An acquirer who wishes to eliminate all minority shareholders must do so by means of a full tender offer and acquire such amount of shares that will cause him to hold more than 95% of the outstanding shares of the target company. If less than 5% of the outstanding shares are not tendered, all of the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to the acquirer by operation of law. The Companies Law provides for appraisal rights if any shareholder files a request in court within six months following the consummation of a full tender offer. If more than 5% of the outstanding shares are not tendered in the full tender offer, the acquirer may not acquire tendered shares if by doing so the acquirer would own more than 90% of the outstanding shares of the target company.
Our Articles of Association contain provisions that could delay, defer or prevent a change in our control. These provisions include advance notice requirements and the ability of shareholders to elect directors for a three (3) year term. Under the advance notice requirements, shareholders seeking to propose items for inclusion on the agenda for a general meeting of shareholders, must submit those items in writing to our corporate secretary not less than 60 days (or not less than 90 days for the nomination of candidates for election of directors) and not more than 120 days prior to the particular meeting.
We may issue warrants for the purchase of our ordinary shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with our ordinary shares and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants. The warrant agent will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. This summary of certain provisions of the warrants is not complete. For the terms of a particular series of warrants, you should refer to the prospectus supplement for that series of warrants and the warrant agreement for that particular series.
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The prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants to purchase our ordinary shares will describe the terms of the warrants, including the following:
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the designation and terms of the ordinary shares that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;
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if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable;
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the number of shares of ordinary shares that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the exercise price for the warrants;
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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence and expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
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the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;
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if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations;
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the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants;
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any provisions with respect to the holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control or similar event; and
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Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled:
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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
We may issue rights to purchase our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
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The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
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Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. Units may be offered independently or together with other securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.
We will incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the form of unit agreement, including a form of unit certificate, if any, that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material provisions of the units and the unit agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the units that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreements that contain the terms of the units.
General
We may issue units, in one or more series, consisting of any combination of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time, or at any time before a specified date.
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units, including the following:
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The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Ordinary Shares,” “Description of Rights” and “Description of Warrants,” will apply to each unit and to any ordinary shares or warrants included in each unit, respectively.
Issuance in Series
We may issue units in such amounts and in such numerous distinct series as we determine.
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units
Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, may enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.
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We, the unit agent, and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purposes and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.
This prospectus registers up to 5,000,000 ordinary shares of certain of our selling shareholders, who may have received ordinary shares pursuant to the merger among VocalTec, Merger Sub and YMax or directly from us. The term “selling shareholder” also includes persons who obtain ordinary shares from the selling shareholders as a gift, on foreclosure of a pledge, in a distribution or dividend of assets by an entity to its equity holders or in another private transaction.
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Information regarding any selling shareholder, including the number of ordinary shares being offered by such selling shareholder, and the change of its ownership percentage resulting from sale of such offered ordinary shares will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to that offer, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or an Exchange Act report incorporated by reference into the prospectus.
We cannot estimate at this time the number of ordinary shares that will be beneficially owned by the selling shareholders in the future because the selling shareholders may sell or otherwise dispose of all, some or none of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the selling shareholders, and may subsequently acquire the beneficial ownership of other ordinary shares. Our registration of these ordinary shares does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders will dispose of any or all of the ordinary shares. The specific terms of any ordinary shares to be offered, and any other information relating to a specific offering, will be set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in other offering material related to the ordinary shares, or in one or more documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
We or the selling shareholders may sell the securities being offered by this prospectus separately or together through any of the following methods:
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through a block trade in which the broker or dealer engaged to handle the block trade will attempt to sell the securities as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; or
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Securities may also be issued upon exercise of warrants or as a dividend or distribution. We reserve the right to sell securities directly to investors on our own behalf in those jurisdictions where we are authorized to do so.
We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions:
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We will describe the method of distribution of the securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the aggregate maximum discount, commission or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, as the case may be; however, it is anticipated that the maximum commission or discount to be received in any particular offering of securities will be significantly less than this amount.
Direct Sales and Sales through Agents
We or the selling shareholders may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus. Agents designated by us or the selling shareholders from time to time may solicit offers to purchase the securities. We or the selling shareholders will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any commissions payable by us or the selling shareholders to an agent in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of his or her appointment. Any agent may be deemed to be an “underwriter” of the securities as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933.
Sales Through Underwriters or Dealers
If we or the selling shareholders use an underwriter or underwriters in the sale of securities, we or the selling shareholders will execute an underwriting agreement with the underwriter or underwriters at the time we reach an agreement for sale. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the names of the specific managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriters, and the terms of the transactions, including compensation of the underwriters and dealers. This compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. The maximum underwriting compensation for any offering under the registration statement to which this prospectus relates may not exceed 8% of the offering proceeds. Underwriters and others participating in any offering of the securities may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities. We will describe any of these activities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we, the selling shareholders or an underwriter will sell securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.
We or the selling shareholders may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities, and we or the selling shareholders may sell directly to institutional investors or others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any resale of the securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any direct sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process.
Agreements we or the selling shareholders enter into with agents, underwriters and dealers may entitle them to indemnification by us or the selling shareholders against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of these liabilities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms and conditions of indemnification or contribution.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
We or the selling shareholders may authorize underwriters, dealers and agents to solicit offers by certain institutional investors or others to purchase offered securities under contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will also describe the public offering price for the securities and the commission payable for solicitation of these delayed delivery contracts. Delayed delivery contracts will contain definite fixed price and quantity terms. The obligations of a purchaser under these delayed delivery contracts will be subject to only two conditions:
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“At the Market” Offerings
We or the selling shareholders may, from time to time, offer and sell securities in privately negotiated transactions or using any other method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, including sales made directly on NASDAQ, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. We or the selling shareholders may engage a firm to act as our agent for one or more offerings of our securities. We sometimes refer to this agent as our “offering agent.” If we or the selling shareholders reach agreement with an offering agent with respect to a specific offering, including the number of securities and any minimum price below which sales may not be made, then the offering agent will try to sell such securities on the agreed terms. The offering agent could make sales in privately negotiated transactions or using any other method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be an “at the market” offering or other offerings as described above. The offering agent will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to any sales effected through an “at the market” offering.
Market Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions
To the extent permitted by and in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with an offering an underwriter may engage in over-allotments, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids. Over-allotments involve sales in excess of the offering size, which creates a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be otherwise. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of these activities at any time.
To the extent permitted by and in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any underwriters who are qualified market makers on NASDAQ may engage in passive market making transactions in the securities on NASDAQ during the business day prior to the pricing of an offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of the securities. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded.
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In connection with particular offerings of the ordinary shares in the future, and unless otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the ordinary shares will be passed upon for us by Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co., our Israeli counsel.
The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. These documents may include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as Proxy Statements. Any documents that we subsequently file with the SEC will automatically update and replace the information previously filed with the SEC. Thus, for example, in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information set forth in this prospectus and information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in the document that was filed later. Any documents that we file with the SEC after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement also shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following documents:
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The description of our ordinary shares contained in Form 8-A (SEC File No. 000-27648), filed with the SEC on January 29, 1996, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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In addition, we incorporate by reference into this prospectus any filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, and any filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from the date of this prospectus until the termination of this offering (in each case, except for the information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A).
We will provide, without charge upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and that has not been delivered with this prospectus. Requests should be directed to MagicJack VocalTec Ltd., 5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405; Tel.: (561) 749-2255; Fax: (561) 586-2328; Attention Chief Financial Officer.
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon some of our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in this prospectus, some of whom reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because some of our assets and some of our directors and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or some of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.
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We have irrevocably appointed Ymax as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any United States federal or state court arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering.
We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co. that Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of United States securities laws reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum to hear such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not United States law is applicable to the claim. If United States law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable United States law must be proved as a fact by expert witnesses which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure may also be governed by Israeli law.
Subject to certain time limitations and legal procedures, Israeli courts may enforce a United States judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is non-appealable, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided that:
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the judgment was rendered by a court which was, according to the laws of the state of the court, competent to render the judgment;
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the judgment may no longer be appealed;
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the obligation imposed by the judgment is enforceable according to the rules relating to the enforceability of judgments in Israel and the substance of the judgment is not contrary to public policy; and
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the judgment is executory in the state in which it was given.
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Even if these conditions are met, an Israeli court will not declare a foreign civil judgment enforceable if:
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the judgment was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases);
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the enforcement of the judgment is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel;
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the judgment was obtained by fraud;
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the opportunity given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the court was not reasonable in the opinion of the Israeli court;
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the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of private international law as they apply in Israel;
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the judgment is contradictory to another judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties and that is still valid; or
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at the time the action was brought in the foreign court, a lawsuit in the same matter and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel.
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If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
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