As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2005
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Israel Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Rada Electronic Industries Ltd.
7 Giborei Israel Street
Netanya 42504, Israel
Tel: (972)(9) 892-1111
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
P.O. Box 885
Newark, Delaware 19715
Tel. (302) 738-6680
(Name of agent for service)
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Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent
for service, should be sent to:
Steven J. Glusband, Esq. Sarit Molcho, Adv.
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP S. Friedman & Co., Advocates
2 Wall Street 25 Hamered Street
New York, NY 10005 Tel Aviv, Israel 68125
Tel: 212-238-8605 Tel: (972)(3) 796-1500
Fax: 212-732-3232 Fax: (972)(3) 796 1501
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to
time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, please check the following box. [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 436,
please check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of securities Amount to be Proposed maximum offering Proposed maximum aggregate Amount of
to be registered registered price per ordinary share offering price registration fee
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Ordinary shares, par value NIS
0.005 per share 7,185,429(1) $ 1.33(2) $ 9,556,620.57 $ 1,124.81(3)
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(1) The number of ordinary shares registered hereunder is based upon the
maximum number of ordinary shares of the registrant that is issuable
upon the exercise of the warrants. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the amount to be registered also
includes an indeterminate number of ordinary shares issuable as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar
events.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(o) solely for the purpose of
computing the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the
average of the low bid and high ask prices ($1.31 and $1.35) of an
ordinary share as reported by Nasdaq on August 8, 2005.
(3) Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 as
follows: proposed maximum aggregate offering price multiplied
by .0001177.
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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 12, 2005
PROSPECTUS
RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
7,185,429 ORDINARY SHARES
This prospectus relates to up to 7,185,429 ordinary shares of RADA
Electronic Industries Ltd. that the selling shareholders named in this
prospectus or their transferees may offer from time to time. Of the ordinary
shares offered hereby, 965,934 ordinary shares were issued to the selling
shareholders and up to 6,219,495 ordinary shares are issuable upon exercise of
warrants. The 965,934 ordinary shares and 2,437,500 warrants were issued to
certain of the selling shareholders pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of April 6, 2005, or the Securities Purchase Agreement. The remaining
3,781,995 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants, are subject to
warrants that were transferred to Mr. Howard P.L. Yeung by Bank Leumi Le -Isreal
B.M., or Bank Leumi on April 29, 2005. The registration of the ordinary shares
does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders or their transferees
will offer or sell their shares.
We are not offering or selling any of our ordinary shares pursuant to
this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the
selling shareholders of the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus. We will
bear all expenses in connection with the preparation of this prospectus.
Our ordinary shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market under the symbol "RADI." On August 11, 2005, the closing price of our
ordinary shares on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market was $1.32.
These securities involve a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on
page 6.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.......................... 3
Prospectus Summary................................................... 4
Risk Factors......................................................... 6
Capitalization and Indebtedness...................................... 17
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds............................ 18
Market Price Data.................................................... 18
Selling Shareholders................................................. 19
Offer Statistics, Expected Time Table and Plan of Distribution....... 21
Expenses Associated with the Registration............................ 23
Foreign Exchange Controls and Other Limitations...................... 24
Experts.............................................................. 24
Legal Matters........................................................ 24
Material Changes..................................................... 25
Where You Can Best Find More Information; Incorporation
of Certain Information by Reference.................................. 25
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities.................................. 26
In this prospectus, "we," "us," "our," the "Company" and "Rada" refer
to Rada Electronic Industries Ltd., an Israeli company, and our subsidiary.
We are a "foreign private issuer" as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. As a result, our proxy
solicitations are not subject to the disclosure and procedural requirements of
Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and transactions in our equity securities
by our officers and directors are exempt from Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In
addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports
and financial statements as frequently or as promptly as United States companies
whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.
When you are deciding whether to purchase the ordinary shares being
offered by this prospectus, you should rely only on the information incorporated
by reference or provided in this prospectus or any supplement. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making
any offer of the ordinary shares in any state where the offer is not permitted.
You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement
is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.
We distribute annually to our shareholders an annual report containing
financial statements that have been examined and reported on, with an opinion
expressed by, an independent public or certified public accountant. We prepare
our financial statements in United States dollars and in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. All references to
"dollars" or "$" in this prospectus are to United States dollars, and all
references to "shekels" or "NIS" are to New Israeli Shekels.
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NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated in it by reference
contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. We include this notice for the express purpose of permitting us
to obtain the protections of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such forward-looking
statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include: projections of
capital expenditures, competitive pressures, revenues, growth prospects, product
development, financial resources and other financial matters. You can identify
these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may,"
"will," "should," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts,"
"intends," "potential" or the negative of such terms, or other comparable
terminology.
Our ability to predict the results of our operations or the effects of
various events on our operating results is inherently uncertain. Therefore, we
caution you to consider carefully the matters described under the caption "Risk
Factors" and certain other matters discussed in this prospectus, the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and other publicly available
sources. Such factors and many other factors beyond the control of our
management 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 the forward-looking statements.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
You should read the following summary together with the more detailed
information about us, the ordinary shares that may be sold from time to time,
and our financial statements and the notes to them, all of which appear
elsewhere in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference in
this prospectus.
RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
We develop, manufacture and sell automated test equipment, avionics
products and ground debriefing systems and provide manufacturing services for
military and commercial use, mainly in Israel, the U.S. and Europe. We refer to
these activities as our core business. We also provide test and repair services
using our CATS(R) testers and test program sets through our Chinese subsidiary.
We were incorporated in Israel on December 8, 1970 and have one
majority owned subsidiary in China. Our registered offices and principal place
of business are located at 7 Giborei Israel Street, Netanya 42504, Israel, and
our telephone number is 972-9-892-1111. Our address on the internet is
www.rada.com. Our agent for service of process in the U.S. is Puglisi &
Associates.
PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF ORDINARY SHARES AND WARRANTS
On April 7, 2005, we concluded a private placement to institutional
investors of 965,934 of our ordinary shares. The purchase price was $1.13 per
share. At the same time, the investors exercised additional investment rights to
purchase 909,066 of our ordinary shares at an exercise price of $2.10 per share,
resulting, together with the above described private placement, in our receiving
gross proceeds of approximately $3 million, or an aggregate purchase price of
$1.60 per share. In addition, we granted the purchasers of the ordinary shares a
right to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,875,000 ordinary shares at $2.10 per
share, issuable upon the exercise of warrants which expire on the later of (i)
24 months from the date of this prospectus, and (ii) 24 months from the date of
the shareholder approval, ratifying the issuance of the ordinary shares and the
warrants under the Securities Purchase Agreement to the selling shareholders and
authorizing the increase of the Company's authorized ordinary shares from
45,000,000 ordinary shares to no less than 47,500,000 ordinary shares. We are
filing this prospectus, at our expense, as required by the Securities Purchase
Agreement. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the ordinary
shares by the selling shareholders.
In addition to the foregoing, we are also including in the Prospectus
up to 3,781,995 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants which
expire on March 24, 2006. Such warrants, which have an exercise price of $0.01
per share, were initially issued to Bank Leumi on September 24, 2003 as part of
an agreement with Bank Leumi to restructure our then outstanding debt. On April
29, 2005 Bank Leumi transferred such warrants to Mr. Howard P.L. Yeung, our
principal shareholder.
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THE OFFERING
Ordinary shares offered............... 7,185,429 shares, including 965,934
ordinary shares that were issued to
the selling shareholders and up to:
6,219,495 shares issuable upon
exercise of outstanding warrants.
Nasdaq SmallCap Market Symbol......... "RADI"
Use of proceeds....................... We will not receive any proceeds from
the sale of the ordinary shares offered
hereby. We will, however, receive the
proceeds from the exercise of the
warrants if and when they are
exercised.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk and
uncertainty. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described
below before investing in our ordinary shares. Our business, prospects,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected due to
any of the following risks. In that case, the value of our ordinary shares could
decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry
We have a history of losses, and may not be able to maintain profitable
operations in the future.
Although we reported net income of $758,000 and $822,000 for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004, we incurred losses in the five preceding
years. As of December 31, 2004 our accumulated deficit was $57.0 million. No
assurance can be given that we will be able to maintain our current level of
revenues or profitability in the future.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future, which may not be
available to us.
Our working capital requirements and the cash flow provided by our
operating activities are likely to vary greatly from quarter to quarter,
depending on the timing of orders and deliveries, the build-up of inventories,
and the payment terms offered to our customers. As a consequence of our
significant losses, we incurred significant bank debt and sold equity and debt
securities in private placements in the years 1997 through 2004. In June 2003 we
reached an agreement to restructure our debt with Bank Hapoalim B.M. and Bank
Leumi Le-Israel B.M. that significantly improved our financial position. We may
need to raise additional funds for a number of uses, including:
o working capital and operating activities;
o implementing marketing and sales activities for our products;
o maintaining and expanding research and development programs;
o hiring additional qualified personnel; and
o supporting an increased level of operations.
We may not be able to obtain additional funds on acceptable terms or at
all. If we cannot raise needed funds on acceptable terms, we may be required to
delay, scale back or eliminate some aspects of our operations and we may not be
able to:
o develop new products;
o enhance our existing products;
o remain current with evolving industry standards;
o fulfill our contractual obligations;
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o take advantage of future opportunities;
o respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements;
or
o retain our listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
If adequate funds are not available to us, our business, results of
operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.
Any equity or debt financings, if available at all, may cause dilution to our
then-existing shareholders and may increase our financing expenses. If
additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the net
tangible book value per share of our ordinary shares would decrease and the
percentage ownership of then current shareholders would be diluted.
We may not be able to implement our growth strategy.
In line with our growth strategy, we have entered into teaming
agreements and other co-operation agreements with Smiths Aerospace Electronic
Systems, or Smiths, and Lockheed Martin Aerospace to increase our penetration
into the aviation market. We are currently investing and intend to continue to
invest significant resources to develop these relationships. Should our
relationships fail to materialize into significant agreements or should we fail
to work efficiently with such parties, we may lose sales and marketing
opportunities and our business, results of operations and financial condition
could be adversely affected.
As part of our growth strategy, we seek to acquire or invest in
complementary, including competitive, businesses, products and technologies. We
acquired the assets of Vectop Ltd. in the first quarter of 2005, and are seeking
additional potential acquisition candidates. We currently have no commitments or
agreements with respect to any future acquisitions or investments and we cannot
assure you that we will eventually be able to consummate any acquisition or
investment. Even if we do acquire or invest in these businesses, products or
technology, the process of integrating acquired assets into our operations may
result in unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures and may absorb
significant management attention that would otherwise be available for the
ongoing development of our business.
In addition, we have limited experience in managing acquisitions and
growth. We cannot assure you that the anticipated benefits of any acquisition
will be realized. In addition, future acquisitions by us could result in
potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities, the incurrence of debt
and contingent liabilities and amortization expenses related to goodwill and
other intangible assets, any of which could materially adversely affect our
operating results and financial position. Acquisitions also involve other risks,
including risks inherent in entering markets in which we have no or limited
prior experience and the potential loss of key employees and the risk that we
may experience difficulty or delays in obtaining necessary permits.
Competition in the market for automated test equipment and avionics equipment is
intense and we may be unable to achieve profitability.
The market for our products is highly competitive, and we may not be
able to compete effectively in our market. Our principal competitors in the
automated test equipment market are Zaban in Israel, and Aerospatiale Avionique
and Avtron abroad. Our principal competitors in
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the avionics market are Harris, Rockwell Collins, Honeywell, Elbit Systems Ltd.,
IAI, R.S.L. Ltd. TEAK and Elisra Systems Ltd. We expect to continue to face
competition from these and other competitors. Most, if not all, of our
competitors are far larger, have substantially greater resources including
financial, technological, marketing and distribution capabilities, and enjoy
greater market recognition than we have. These competitors may be able to
achieve greater economies of scale and may be less vulnerable to price
competition than us. We may not be able to offer our products as part of
integrated systems to the same extent as our competitors or successfully develop
or introduce new products that are more cost effective or offer better
performance than those of our competitors. Failure to do so could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our initiative of providing manufacturing services may not succeed, and as a
result, we may be unable to achieve profitability in our Beit-She'an production
facility and may be forced to shut down its operations.
In June 2000, we began to provide manufacturing services to original
equipment manufacturers in Israel and the United States, using the manufacturing
capabilities of our Beit-She'an plant. The market for our manufacturing services
is highly competitive and we may not be able to compete effectively in this
market. The cost of labor and the efficiency of the production equipment and
production processes are crucial to our success in this market. Consequently,
should we fail to maintain low labor costs, enhance our production equipment and
develop new and more efficient production methods, we may have to shut down the
operations of our Beit-She'an plant, which may harm our competitiveness and
could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Reduction in military budgets worldwide may cause a reduction in our revenues,
which would adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition.
A significant portion of our revenues is derived from the sale of
products with military applications. These revenues, on a consolidated basis,
totaled approximately $11.8 million, or 83 % of revenues in 2004, $9.6 million,
or 78% of revenues, in 2003 and $6.9 million, or 66% of revenues, in 2002. The
military budgets of a number of countries may be reduced in the future. Declines
in military budgets may result in reduced demand for our products and
manufacturing services. This would result in reduction in our core business'
revenues and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Sales of our products are subject to governmental procurement procedures and
practices; termination, reduction or modification of contracts with our
customers, and especially with the Government of Israel, or a substantial
decrease in our customers' budgets may adversely affect our business, operating
results and financial condition.
Our military aviation products are sold primarily to government
agencies and authorities and government-owned companies, many of which have
complex and time-consuming procurement procedures. A long period of time often
elapses from the time we begin marketing a product until we actually sell that
product to a particular customer. In addition, our sales to government agencies,
authorities and companies are directly affected by these customers' budgetary
constraints and the priority given in their budgets to the procurement of our
products.
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Further, our business with the State of Israel and other governmental
entities is, in general, subject to delays in funding and performance of
contracts and the termination of contracts or subcontracts for convenience,
among others. The termination, reduction or modification of our contracts or
subcontracts with the Government of Israel in the event of change in
requirements, policies or budgetary constraints would have an adverse effect on
our business, operating results and financial condition.
If we do not receive the governmental approvals necessary for the export of our
products, our revenues may decrease. Similarly if our suppliers and partners do
not receive their government approvals necessary to export their products or
designs to us, our revenues might decrease and we may fail to implement our
growth strategy.
Under Israeli law, the export of certain of our products and know-how
is subject to approval by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. To initiate sales
proposals with regard to exports of our products and know-how and to export such
products or know-how, we must obtain permits from the Ministry of Defense. We
cannot assure you that we will receive in a timely manner all the required
permits for which we may apply in the future.
Similarly, under foreign laws the export of certain military products,
technical designs and spare parts require the prior approval of, or export
license from, such foreign governments. In order to maintain our third party
production, certain co-development activities and procurements required for the
performance of certain contracts, we must receive detailed technical designs,
products or products' parts samples from our strategic partners or suppliers. We
cannot assure you that we will be able to receive all the required permits
and/or licenses in a timely manner. Consequently, our revenues may decrease and
we may fail to implement our growth strategy.
We depend on sales to key customers and the loss of one or more of our key
customers would result in a loss of a significant amount of our revenues.
A significant portion of our revenues is derived from a small number of
customers. Our major customers during the three years ended December 31, 2004
were as follows:
Percentage of Revenues
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2002 2003 2004
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Smiths Electronic Systems 34% 22% 5%
The Boeing Company 19% 14% 10%
Israeli Ministry of Defense 3% 11% 19%
Israel Aviation Industries 5% 12% 6%
Portuguese Air Force 4% 19% 17%
U.S. Navy - - 11%
We anticipate that a significant portion of our future revenues will
continue to be derived from sales to a small number of customers. Further, in
accordance with our growth strategy, we are attempting to expand the number of
our customers while building long-term relationships with them. If our principal
customers do not continue to purchase products from us at current levels or if
such customers are not retained and we are not able to derive sufficient
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sales to new customers to compensate for their loss, our revenues would be
reduced and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We depend on a limited number of suppliers of components for our products and if
we are unable to obtain these components when needed, we would experience delays
in manufacturing our products and our financial results could be adversely
affected.
We acquire most of the components for the manufacturing of our products
from a limited number of suppliers and subcontractors, most of whom are located
in Israel and the United States. Certain of these suppliers are currently the
sole source of one or more components upon which we are dependent. Suppliers of
some of the components for manufacturing require us to place orders with
significant lead-time to assure supply in accordance with our manufacturing
requirements. Inadequacy of operating funds may cause us to delays placement of
such orders and may result in delays in supply. Delays in supply may
significantly hurt our ability to fulfill our contractual obligations and may
significantly hurt our business and result of operations. We cannot assure you
that we will be able to continue to obtain such components from these suppliers
on satisfactory commercial terms. Temporary disruptions of our manufacturing
operations would ensue if we were required to obtain components from alternative
sources, which may have an adverse effect on our financial results.
We rely on the airline industry and the continued financial crises in this
industry adversely affects our sales.
The airline industry is an important market for our automated test
equipment products and product support services. Our ability to achieve growth
and profitability in this market depends in great measure on the economic
condition of the commercial aviation industry. Since 2001, and especially
following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the airline industry has
suffered from economic decline that caused the bankruptcy of several airlines
and imposed financial constraints on the entire industry. As a result of these
conditions, the sales of our automated test equipment products have materially
decreased. The continuance of the crisis in the commercial aviation industry
will adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Rapid technological changes may adversely affect the market acceptance of our
products.
The avionics market in which we compete is subject to technological
changes, introduction of new products, change in customer demands and evolving
industry standards. Our future success will depend upon our ability to keep pace
with technological developments and to timely address the increasingly
sophisticated needs of our customers by supporting existing and new technologies
and by developing and introducing enhancements to our current products and new
products. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in developing and
marketing enhancements to our products that will respond to technological
change, evolving industry standards or customer requirements; that we will not
experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development,
introduction and sale of such enhancements; or that such enhancements will
adequately meet the requirements of the market and achieve any significant
degrees of market acceptance. If release dates of our new products or
enhancements are delayed or, if when released, they fail to achieve market
acceptance, our business, operating results and financial condition would be
materially adversely affected.
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We may encounter difficulties with our international operations and sales.
While our principal executive offices are located in Israel, 65 % of
our sales in 2004, 74% of our sales in 2003 and 86% of our sales in 2002 were
exports. This subjects us to many risks inherent in international business,
including:
o limitations and disruptions resulting from the imposition of
government controls;
o changes in regulatory requirements;
o export license requirements;
o economic or political instability;
o trade restrictions;
o changes in tariffs;
o currency fluctuations;
o longer receivable collection periods and greater difficulty in
accounts receivable collection;
o greater difficulty in safeguarding intellectual property;
o difficulties in managing overseas subsidiaries and international
operations; and
o potential adverse tax consequences.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to sustain or increase
revenues from international operations or that we will not encounter significant
difficulties in connection with the sale of our products in international
markets or that one or more of these factors will not have a material adverse
effect on our future revenues and, as a result, our business, operating results
and financial condition.
Currency exchange rate fluctuations in the world markets in which we conduct
business could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange
rates. While our revenues are generally denominated in U.S. dollars, a
significant portion of our expenses is incurred in NIS. We do not currently
engage in any currency hedging transactions intended to reduce the effect of
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our results of operations. If
we were to determine that it was in our best interests to enter into any hedging
transactions in the future, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do
so or that such transactions, if entered into, will materially reduce the effect
of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our results of operations.
In addition, if for any reason exchange or price controls or other restrictions
on the conversion of foreign currencies into NIS were imposed, our business
could be adversely affected. There can be no assurance such fluctuations in the
future will not have a
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material adverse effect on revenues from international sales, and consequently,
on our business, operating results and financial condition.
We are dependent on our senior management and key personnel, in particular
Herzle Bodinger, our president and chairman of the board, whose loss could
adversely affect our business.
Our future success depends in large part on the continued services of
our senior management and key personnel. In particular, we are dependent on the
services of Herzle Bodinger, our chairman and president. We do not carry key
person life insurance on our senior management or key personnel. Any loss of the
services of Herzle Bodinger, other members of senior management or other key
personnel could negatively and materially affect our business.
Our proprietary technology is difficult to protect and unauthorized use of our
proprietary technology by third parties may impair our ability to compete
effectively.
Our success and ability to compete largely depends upon protecting our
proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of trade secrets, copyright law
and confidentiality, non-disclosure and assignment-of-inventions agreements to
protect our proprietary technology. Except for a patent that relates to our
ACE(TM) system, we do not have any patents.
Our products may infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.
Third parties may assert infringement claims against us or claims that
we have violated a patent or infringed on a copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right belonging to them. In addition, any infringement claim, even
one without merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and
managerial resources to defend.
We may not be able to obtain title to the land and buildings of our Chinese
subsidiary and may be required to initiate litigation in order to enforce our
rights to receive title to such properties.
Beijing Huarui Aircraft Components Maintenance and Services Co., Ltd.
or CACS, our Chinese subsidiary, conducts its business in an approximately
16,000 square foot facility in Beijing that includes offices and test and repair
facilities. The land for this facility was leased by Beijing Tianzu Forestry
Company or Tianzu, the minority shareholder in CACS, from the Chinese government
for 30 years. Under a joint venture agreement, and in consideration for its
equity investment in CACS, Tianzu granted CACS usage rights in the land,
constructed the buildings and granted CACS the ownership of these buildings.
However, the transfer of the title to the land and the buildings has not been
completed, which may prevent the disposition of these assets should CACS desire
to do so. Although Tianzu is legally obligated to complete such transfer of
title to the land and the buildings, we can not guarantee that such transfer
will be completed, or that we will not be required to initiate litigation in
order to enforce our rights to receive title to the land and buildings.
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Compliance with changing regulation of corporate governance and public
disclosure may result in additional expenses.
Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate
governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, new
Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and NASDAQ Stock Market rules,
are creating uncertainty for companies such as ours. We are committed to
maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure. As a
result, we intend to invest reasonably necessary resources to comply with
evolving standards, and this investment may result in increased general and
administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from
revenue-generating activities to compliance activities, which could harm our
operating results and business prospects.
The implementation of SFAS No. 123(R), which will require us to record
compensation expense in connection with equity share based compensation as of
the third quarter of 2005, will reduce our profitability.
On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or
FASB, issued Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, or SFAS No.
123(R), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123. Generally, the approach in SFAS
123(R) is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, SFAS No.
123 permitted, but not required, share-based payments to employees to be
recognized based on their fair values while SFAS No. 123(R) requires, as of the
first quarter of 2006, all share-based payments to employees to be recognized
based on their fair values. SFAS No. 123(R) also revises, clarifies and expands
guidance in several areas, including measuring fair value, classifying an award
as equity or as a liability and attributing compensation cost to reporting
periods. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) to have a significant
effect on our results of operations in the future. Such adoption could limit our
ability to use stock options as an incentive and retention tool, which could, in
turn, hurt our ability to recruit employees and retain existing employees.
Risk Factors Related to Our Ordinary Shares
Our share price has been volatile in the past and may decline in the future.
Our ordinary shares have experienced significant market price and
volume fluctuations in the past and may experience significant market price and
volume fluctuations in the future in response to factors such as the following,
some of which are beyond our control:
o quarterly variations in our operating results;
o operating results that vary from the expectations of securities
analysts and investors;
o changes in expectations as to our future financial performance,
including financial estimates by securities analysts and
investors;
o announcements of technological innovations or new products by us
or our competitors;
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o announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts,
acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital
commitments;
o changes in the status of our intellectual property rights;
o announcements by third parties of significant claims or
proceedings against us;
o additions or departures of key personnel;
o future sales of our ordinary shares;
o de-listing of our shares from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market; and
o stock market price and volume fluctuations.
Domestic and international stock markets often experience extreme price
and volume fluctuations. Market fluctuations, as well as general political and
economic conditions, such as a recession or interest rate or currency rate
fluctuations or political events or hostilities in or surrounding Israel, could
adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought
against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of its
securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities
litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management's attention
and resources both of which could have a material adverse effect on our business
and results of operations.
Substantial future sales of our ordinary shares may depress our share price.
If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our ordinary shares,
including shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, or
convertible notes, or if the perception exists that our shareholders may sell a
substantial number of our ordinary shares, the market price of our ordinary
shares may fall. Any substantial sales of our shares in the public market also
might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity related securities
in the future at a time, in a place and on terms we deem appropriate.
We do not intend to pay dividends.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary
shares. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance
operations and expand our business and, therefore, do not expect to pay any
dividends in the foreseeable future.
Risks Relating to Our Location in Israel
Conducting business in Israel entails special risks.
We are incorporated under the laws of, and our executive offices,
manufacturing plant and research and development facilities are located in, the
State of Israel. Although most of our sales are made to customers outside
Israel, we are nonetheless directly affected by the political, economic and
military conditions affecting Israel. Specifically, we could be adversely
affected
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by any major hostilities involving Israel, a full or partial mobilization of the
reserve forces of the Israeli army, the interruption or curtailment of trade
between Israel and its present trading partners, or a significant downturn in
the economic or financial condition of Israel.
Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of
armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its Arab neighbors, and a
state of hostility, varying from time to time in intensity and degree, has led
to security and economic problems for Israel. Since September 2000, there has
been a marked increase in violence, civil unrest and hostility, including armed
clashes, between the State of Israel and the Palestinians, and acts of terror
have been committed inside Israel and against Israeli targets in the West Bank
and Gaza. There is no indication as to how long the current hostilities will
last or whether there will be any further escalation. Any continuation of, or
further escalation in, these hostilities or any future armed conflict, political
instability or violence in the region may have a negative effect on our business
condition, harm our results of operations and adversely affect our share price.
Furthermore, there are a number of countries that restrict business
with Israel or Israeli companies. Restrictive laws or policies of those
countries directed towards Israel or Israeli businesses had, and may in the
future continue to have, an adverse impact on our operations, our financial
results or the expansion of our business. No predictions can be made as to
whether or when a final resolution of the area's problems will be achieved or
the nature thereof and to what extent the situation will impact Israel's
economic development or our operations.
Our results of operations may be negatively affected by the obligation of our
personnel to perform military service.
Many of our executive officers and employees in Israel are obligated to
perform annual military reserve duty and are subject to being called for active
duty under emergency circumstances. If a military conflict or war arises, these
individuals could be required to serve in the military for extended periods of
time. Our operations could be disrupted by the absence for a significant period
of one or more of our executive officers or key employees or a significant
number of other employees due to military service. Any disruption in our
operations could adversely affect our business.
The economic conditions in Israel have not been stable in recent years.
In recent years Israel has been going through a period of recession in
economic activity, resulting in low growth rates and growing unemployment. Our
operations could be adversely affected if the economic conditions in Israel
continue to deteriorate. In addition, due to significant economic measures
proposed by the Israeli Government, there have been several general strikes and
work stoppages in 2003 and 2004, affecting banks, airports and ports. These
strikes have had an adverse effect on the Israeli economy and on business,
including our ability to deliver products to our customers.
We may be adversely affected if the rate of inflation in Israel exceeds the rate
of devaluation of the NIS against the U.S. dollar.
In 2004 approximately 34% of our expenses were in U.S. dollars or U.S.
dollar-linked NIS, in 2003 approximately 25% of our expenses were in U.S.
dollars or U.S. dollar-linked NIS
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and in 2002 approximately 39% of our expenses were in U.S. dollars or U.S.
dollar-linked NIS. In each of these years, virtually all our remaining expenses
were in unlinked NIS. Our expenses that are denominated in U.S. dollars or paid
in Israeli currency linked to the U.S. dollar-NIS exchange rate are influenced
by the extent to which any inflation in Israel is not offset (or is offset on a
lagging basis) by the devaluation of the NIS in relation to the U.S. dollar. In
1998, 2001 and 2002, the rate of devaluation of the NIS against the dollar
exceeded the rate of inflation in Israel, which benefited us. In 1999 and 2000,
the rate of inflation exceeded the rate of devaluation of the NIS against the
U.S. dollar. In 2003, the rate of inflation was negative and the NIS was
revaluated vis-a-vis the dollar. In 2004, the rate of inflation was 1.2% and the
NIS was reevaluated vis-a-vis the dollar. These changes, as well as the recent
world-wide devaluation of the U.S. dollar, have affected our operations,
financial condition and results of operations by decreasing the NIS equivalents
of our U.S. denominated revenues and increasing the U.S. dollar equivalents of
our NIS denominated expenses. We cannot assure you that we will not be
materially adversely affected in the future if the rate of inflation in Israel
exceeds the devaluation of the NIS against the U.S. dollar or if the timing of
this devaluation lags behind increases in inflation in Israel.
Service and enforcement of legal process on us and our directors and officers
may be difficult to obtain.
Service of process upon our directors and officers and the Israeli
experts named herein, all of whom reside outside the United States, may be
difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, since substantially
all of our assets, all of our directors and officers and the Israeli experts
named in this annual report are located outside the United States, any judgment
obtained in the United States against us or these individuals or entities may
not be collectible within the United States.
There is doubt as to the enforceability of civil liabilities under the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act in original actions instituted in
Israel. However, subject to certain time limitations and other conditions,
Israeli courts may enforce final judgments of United States courts for
liquidated amounts in civil matters, including judgments based upon the civil
liability provisions of those Acts.
Provisions of Israeli law may delay, prevent or make the acquisition of our
company difficult, which could prevent a change of control and therefore depress
the price of our shares.
Provisions of Israeli corporate and tax law may have the effect of
delaying, preventing or making more difficult a merger with, or other
acquisition of, us. This could cause our ordinary shares to trade at prices
below the price for which third parties might be willing to pay to gain control
of us. Third parties who are otherwise willing to pay a premium over prevailing
market prices to gain control of us may be unable or unwilling to do so because
of these provisions of Israeli law.
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Your rights and responsibilities as a shareholder will be governed by Israeli
law and differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of
shareholders under U.S. law.
We are incorporated under Israeli law. The rights and responsibilities
of holders of our ordinary shares are governed by our memorandum of association,
our articles of association and by Israeli law. These rights and
responsibilities differ in some respects from the rights and responsibilities of
shareholders in typical U.S. corporations. In particular, a shareholder of an
Israeli company has a duty to act in good faith toward the company and other
shareholders and to refrain from abusing his power in the company, including,
among other things, in voting at the general meeting of shareholders on certain
matters. Israeli law provides that these duties are applicable in shareholder
votes on, among other things, amendments to a company's articles of association,
increases in a company's authorized share capital, mergers and interested party
transactions requiring shareholder approval. In addition, a shareholder who
knows that it possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholder vote
or to appoint or prevent the appointment of a director or executive officer in
the company has a duty of fairness toward the company. However, Israeli law does
not define the substance of this duty of fairness. Because Israeli corporate law
has undergone extensive revision in recent years, there is little case law
available to assist in understanding the implications of these provisions that
govern shareholder behavior.
CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
The table below sets forth the capitalization of our company as of
March 31, 2005, and as adjusted to give effect to the issuance and sale of
965,934 ordinary shares at a price of $1.13 per share, as well as warrants, and
the receipt of the net proceeds therefrom and from the exercise on April 6, 2005
of additional investment rights to purchase 909,066 of our ordinary shares.
.
Actual As Adjusted
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(in thousands)
Convertible notes................................ $ 2,398 $ 2,398
Shareholders' equity
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.005 par value,
45,000,000 shares authorized;
20,458,364 shares issued and outstanding,
actual; 22,333,364 shares issued and
outstanding as adjusted .................... $ 110 $ 112
Additional paid-in capital........................ 61,858 64,525
Warrants.......................................... 2,223 2,321
Accumulated deficit............................... (57,460) (57,460)
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Total shareholders' equity........................ $ 6,731 $ 9,498
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(*) The fair value of the warrants was calculated based on the Black-Scholes
pricing model.
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REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling
shareholders of our ordinary shares. We will, however, receive the proceeds from
the exercise of the warrants issued to selling shareholders if and when they are
exercised. We have agreed to bear all expenses relating to the registration of
the ordinary shares registered pursuant to the registration statements of which
this prospectus is a part.
MARKET PRICE DATA
Our ordinary shares trade on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the
symbol RADI. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
range of high and low sales prices of the ordinary shares on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market:
High Low
---- ---
2003
----
First Quarter............................. $0.68 $0.57
Second Quarter............................ 1.04 0.41
Third Quarter............................. 0.76 0.59
Fourth Quarter............................ 2.37 0.55
2004
----
First Quarter............................. $2.08 $1.31
Second Quarter ........................... 4.78 1.30
Third Quarter............................. 2.32 1.14
Fourth Quarter ........................... 1.64 1.16
2005
----
First Quarter............................. $2.00 $1.40
Second Quarter............................ 1.97 1.20
Third Quarter (through August 11, 2005)... 1.55 1.18
Monthly Stock Information
The following table sets forth, for the most recent six months, the
range of high ask and low bid prices of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market:
2005 High Low
---- ---- ---
February............................... $2.00 $1.54
March.................................. 1.88 1.55
April.................................. 1.97 1.40
May ................................... 1.59 1.38
June .................................. 1.50 1.20
July................................... 1.55 1.18
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The ordinary shares being offered by the selling shareholders were
issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2005
and are issuable upon exercise of the warrants. For additional information
regarding the issuance of those shares and warrants, see "Private Placement of
Ordinary Shares and Warrants" above. We are registering the ordinary shares in
order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from
time to time. Except for the ownership of the ordinary shares and the warrants
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and certain notes,
warrants, ordinary shares and additional investment rights issued in a private
placement on July 12, 2004, the selling shareholders have not had any material
relationship with us within the past three years. In addition to the 3,403,434
ordinary shares being offered by the investors in the April 7, 2005 private
placement, 3,781,995 ordinary shares are being offered by Mr. Howard P.L. Yeung,
our principal shareholder. Mr. Howard Yeung is the beneficial holder of 40% of
our outstanding shares, and holds currently exercisable warrants to purchase an
additional 12,047,301 of our ordinary shares. He may be deemed to control our
company.
The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information
regarding the beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares by each of the selling
shareholders. The second column lists the number of ordinary shares beneficially
owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the ordinary
shares, convertible notes and warrants, as of the date of this prospectus,
assuming conversion of all convertible notes and exercise of the warrants held
by the selling shareholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on
conversions or exercise.
The third column lists the ordinary shares being offered by this
prospectus by the selling shareholders.
In accordance with the terms of the registration rights agreement with
the investors in the April 7, 2005 private placement, this prospectus generally
covers the resale of at least sum of (i) the number of ordinary shares initially
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) 130% of the sum of
the number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the related warrants as
of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is
initially filed with the SEC. Because the exercise price of the warrants may be
adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less
than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column
assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders
pursuant to this prospectus.
Under the terms of the warrants issued in the April 7, 2005 private
placement, a selling shareholder may not exercise such warrants, to the extent
such exercise would cause such selling shareholder, together with its
affiliates, to beneficially own a number of ordinary shares which would exceed
4.99% of our then outstanding ordinary shares following such exercise, excluding
for purposes of such determination ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of
the convertible notes which have not been converted and upon exercise of the
warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares in the second
column does not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholders may sell all,
some or none of their shares in this offering. See "Offer Statistics, Expected
Time Table and Plan of Distribution."
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Number of Ordinary Maximum Number of Number of Ordinary
Shares Beneficially Ordinary Shares to be Shares Beneficially
Owned Prior to Sold Pursuant to this Owned After
Name of Selling Shareholder Offering Prospectus Offering
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Smithfield Fiduciary LLC (1)(5)....... 2,096,467 857,818 1,238,649
Omicron Master Trust (2)(5)........... 1,360,396 700,546 659,850
Iroquois Master Fund Ltd.(3)(5)....... 1,144,523 1,144,523 -
Portside Growth and Opportunity
Fund (4)(5).......................... 1,289,896 700,546 589,350
Howard P.L. Yeung (6)................. 20,407,861 3,781,995 16,625,866
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(1) Highbridge Capital Management, LLC ("Highbridge"), is the trading
manager of Smithfield Fiduciary LLC ("Smithfield") and consequently has
voting control and investment discretion over the ordinary shares held
by Smithfield. Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca control Highbridge. Each of
Highbridge and Messrs. Dubin and Swieca disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares held by Smithfield.
(2) Omicron Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Omicron
Capital"), serves as investment manager to Omicron Master Trust, a
trust formed under the laws of Bermuda ("Omicron"), Omicron Capital,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("OCI"), serves as general partner of
Omicron Capital, and Winchester Global Trust Company Limited
("Winchester") serves as the trustee of Omicron. By reason of such
relationships, Omicron Capital and OCI may be deemed to share
dispositive power over the ordinary shares owned by Omicron, and
Winchester may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the
ordinary shares owned by Omicron. Omicron Capital, OCI and Winchester
disclaim beneficial ownership of such ordinary shares. Omicron Capital
has delegated authority from the board of directors of Winchester
regarding the portfolio management decisions with respect to the
ordinary shares owned by Omicron and, as of April 21, 2003, Mr. Olivier
H. Morali and Mr. Bruce T. Bernstein, officers of OCI, have delegated
authority from the board of directors of OCI regarding the portfolio
management decisions of Omicron Capital with respect to the ordinary
shares owned by Omicron. By reason of such delegated authority, Messrs.
Morali and Bernstein may be deemed to share dispositive power over the
ordinary shares owned by Omicron. Messrs. Morali and Bernstein disclaim
beneficial ownership of such ordinary shares and neither of such
persons has any legal right to maintain such delegated authority. No
other person has sole or shared voting or dispositive power with
respect to the ordinary shares being offered by Omicron, as those terms
are used for purposes under Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Omicron and Winchester are not "affiliates" of
one another, as that term is used for purposes of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or of any other person named in this
prospectus as a selling stockholder. No person or "group" (as that term
is used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or the SEC's Regulation 13D-G) controls Omicron and
Winchester.
(3) Joshua Silverman has voting control and investment discretion over
securities held by Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. Mr. Silverman disclaims
beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares held by Iroquois Master
Fund Ltd.
(4) Ramius Capital Group, LLC ("Ramius Capital") is the investment adviser
of Portside Growth & Opportunity Fund ("Portside") and consequently has
voting control and investment discretion over securities held by
Portside. Ramius Capital disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares
held by Portside. Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Thomas W. Strauss
and Jeffrey M. Solomon are the sole managing members of C4S & Co., LLC,
the sole managing member of Ramius Capital. As a result, Messrs. Cohen,
Stark, Strauss and Solomon may be considered beneficial owners of any
ordinary shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Ramius Capital.
Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Strauss and Solomon disclaim beneficial
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ownership of these ordinary shares. Ramius Capital has informed us in
writing that it is an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer. Ramius
Capital has further informed us in writing that it acquired its
ordinary shares, and its securities exercisable or convertible into
ordinary shares, that are being registered under the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part, in the ordinary course
of business and that at the time it purchased such shares and
securities it did not have any agreements, plans or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares or
securities.
(5) The total number of shares does not include one share that was excluded
due to rounding.
(6) Of the 20,407,861 ordinary shares attributable to Mr. Yeung, 1,350,086
shares are held by Horsham Enterprises Ltd., a corporation incorporated
in the British Virgin Islands. Messrs. Howard P.L. Yeung and his
brother Kenneth Yeung are the beneficial owners, in equal shares, of
Horsham Enterprises Ltd. Accordingly, Messrs. Yeung may be deemed to be
the beneficial owners of the ordinary shares held by Horsham
Enterprises Ltd.
OFFER STATISTICS, EXPECTED TIME TABLE
AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering the ordinary shares issued and issuable upon
exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these ordinary shares by the
holders of the ordinary shares and warrants from time to time after the date of
this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the
selling shareholders of the ordinary shares. We will bear all fees and expenses
incident to our obligation to register the ordinary shares.
The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the ordinary
shares beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly
or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the ordinary
shares are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders
will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent's
commissions. The ordinary shares may be sold in one or more transactions at
fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying
prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may
be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,
o on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which
the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
o in the over-the-counter market;
o in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or
in the over-the-counter market;
o through the writing of options, whether such options are listed
on an options exchange or otherwise;
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
o block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the
shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the
block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
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o purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
broker-dealer for its account;
o an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
o privately negotiated transactions;
o short sales;
o sales pursuant to Rule 144;
o broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell
a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per
share;
o a combination of any such methods of sale; and
o any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling
ordinary shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or
commissions from purchasers of the ordinary shares for whom they may act as
agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or
commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in
excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection
with sales of the ordinary shares or otherwise, the selling shareholders may
enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in
short sales of the ordinary shares in the course of hedging in positions they
assume. The selling shareholders may also sell ordinary shares short and deliver
ordinary shares covered by this prospectus to close out short positions. The
selling shareholders may also loan or pledge ordinary shares to broker-dealers
that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in
some or all of the warrants or ordinary shares owned by them and, if they
default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured
parties may offer and sell the ordinary shares from time to time pursuant to
this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending,
if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee,
transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this
prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the ordinary
shares in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or
other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes
of this prospectus.
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the
distribution of the ordinary shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within
the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or
concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular
offering of the ordinary shares is made, a prospectus supplement, if required,
will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of ordinary shares
being offered and
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the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or
agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation
from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions
allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the ordinary shares may be
sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In
addition, in some states the ordinary shares may not be sold unless such shares
have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from
registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or
all of the ordinary shares registered pursuant to the shelf registration
statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such
distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including,
without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing
of purchases and sales of any of the ordinary shares by the selling shareholders
and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability
of any person engaged in the distribution of the ordinary shares to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the ordinary shares. All of the
foregoing may affect the marketability of the ordinary shares and the ability of
any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the
ordinary shares.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the ordinary shares
pursuant to the registration rights agreement; provided, however, that a selling
shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any.
We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some
liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights
agreement, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may
be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written
information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in
this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement,
or we may be entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this
prospectus forms a part, the ordinary shares will be freely tradable in the
hands of persons other than our affiliates.
EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REGISTRATION
We have agreed to bear all expenses relating to the registration of our
ordinary shares registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part. We estimate these expenses to be approximately $87,500.00,
which include the following categories of expenses:
SEC registration fee............................. $ 1,125.00
Printing and photocopying........................ 250.00
Legal fees and expenses.......................... 80,000.00
Accounting fees and expenses..................... 5,000.00
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Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses... 1,000.00
Miscellaneous expenses .......................... 125.00
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Total Expenses.......................... $87,500.00
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLS AND OTHER LIMITATIONS
The Israeli Currency Control Law, 1978 imposes certain limitations
concerning foreign currency transactions and transactions between Israeli and
non-Israeli residents, which limitations may be regulated or waived by the
Controller of Foreign Exchange at the Bank of Israel, through "general" and
"special" permits. In May 1998, a new "general permit" was issued pursuant to
which substantially all transactions in foreign currency are permitted. Any
dividends or other distributions paid in respect of ordinary shares and any
amounts payable upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs
of Rada, as well as the proceeds of any sale in Israel of Rada's securities to
an Israeli resident are freely repatriable into non-Israeli currencies at the
rate of exchange prevailing at the time of conversion, provided that Israeli
income tax has been paid on (or withheld from) such payments. Because exchange
rates between the NIS and the U.S. dollar fluctuate continuously, U.S.
shareholders will be subject to any such currency fluctuation during the period
from when such dividend is declared through the date payment is made in U.S.
dollars.
The State of Israel does not restrict in any way the ownership or
voting of ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel, except with respect to
subjects of countries that are in a state of war with Israel.
EXPERTS
Our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31,
2004 and 2003 appearing in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2004, have been audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member
of Ernst & Young Global, independent registered public accounting firm as set
forth in their report thereon, included therein and incorporated herein by
reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.
Our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2002 appearing in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2004, have been audited by Luboshitz Kasierer, an affiliate member of Ernst &
Young International, independent auditors as set forth in their report thereon,
included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated
financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such
report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the registration of the
ordinary shares hereunder with respect to Israeli law will be passed upon for
us by S. Friedman & Co., Advocates, Tel Aviv, Israel, our Israeli counsel.
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MATERIAL CHANGES
Except as otherwise described our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and in our Reports on Form 6-K filed under
the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein, no reportable material
changes have occurred since December 31, 2004.
WHERE YOU CAN BEST FIND MORE INFORMATION;
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
This prospectus is a part of a registration statement on Form F-3,
Registration No. 333- ________ , which we filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. As permitted by the rules and
regulations of the SEC, this prospectus does not contain all of the information
contained in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto.
As such we make reference in this prospectus to the registration statement and
to the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information about us and
about the securities we hereby offer, you should consult the registration
statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. You should be aware that
statements contained in this prospectus concerning the provisions of any
documents filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed
with the SEC are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is
made to the copy of such document so filed. Each such statement is qualified in
its entirety by such reference.
We file annual and special reports and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission File Number 0-15375). These
filings contain important information which does not appear in this prospectus.
For further information about us, you may read and copy these filings at the
SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W, 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, and may obtain copies of our filings from the
public reference room by calling (202) 942-8090.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this
prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to other documents which we have filed or will file with the SEC.
We are incorporating by reference in this prospectus the documents listed below
and all amendments or supplements we may file to such documents, as well as any
future filings we may make with the SEC on Form 20-F under the Exchange Act
before the time that all of the securities offered by this prospectus have been
sold or de-registered.
o Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2004;
o Our Reports on Form 6-K submitted to the SEC on April 4, 2005,
April 7, 2005 (two filings) and May 5, 2005, May 12, 2005 May 20,
2005 and August 2, 2005; and
o The description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 0-15375, including
any amendment or reports for the purpose of updating such
description.
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In addition, we may incorporate by reference into this prospectus our
reports on Form 6-K filed after the date of this prospectus (and before the time
that all of the securities offered by this prospectus have been sold or
de-registered) if we identify in the report that it is being incorporated by
reference in this prospectus.
Certain statements in and portions of this prospectus update and
replace information in the above listed documents incorporated by reference.
Likewise, statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by
reference in this prospectus may update and replace statements in and portions
of this prospectus or the above listed documents.
We shall provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request,
a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by
reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests
to Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. 7 Giborei Israel Street, Netanya 42504,
Israel. Attn: Elan Sigal, Chief Financial Officer, telephone number (972)(9)
892-1129. You may also obtain information about us by visiting our website at
www.rada.com. Information contained in our website is not part of this
prospectus.
We are an Israeli company and are a "foreign private issuer" as defined
in Rule 3b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, (1) our
proxy solicitations are not subject to the disclosure and procedural
requirements of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, (2) transactions in our
equity securities by our officers and directors are exempt from Section 16 of
the Exchange Act, and (3) until November 4, 2002, we were not required to make,
and did not make, our SEC filings electronically, so that those filings are not
available on the SEC's Web site. However, since that date, we have been making
all required filings with the SEC electronically, and these filings are
available over the Internet at the SEC's Web site at http: // www.sec.gov.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the
Israeli experts named in this prospectus, most of whom reside outside the United
States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore,
because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors
and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the
United States against us or any of our directors and officers may not be
collectible within the United States.
We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, S. Friedman & Co.
Advocates, that there is doubt as to the enforceability of civil liabilities
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in original actions instituted in
Israel. However, subject to specified time limitations, Israeli courts may
enforce a United States final executory judgment in a civil matter including a
monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, obtained after due
process before a court of competent jurisdiction according to the laws of the
state in which the judgment is given and the rules of private international law
currently prevailing in Israel, the laws of which do not prohibit the
enforcement of judgment of Israeli courts, provided that:
o the judgment is enforceable in the state in which it was given;
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o adequate service of process has been effected and the defendant
has had a reasonable opportunity to present his arguments and
evidence;
o the judgment and the enforcement thereof are not contrary to the
law, public policy, security or sovereignty of the State of
Israel;
o the judgment was not obtained by fraud and does not conflict with
any other valid judgment in the same matter between the same
parties; and
o an action between the same parties in the same matter is not
pending in any Israeli court at the time the lawsuit is
instituted in the foreign court and the judgment is no longer
appealable and the judgment is executory in the country in which
it was given.
We have irrevocably appointed Puglisi & Associates as our agent to
receive service of process in any action against us in the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan arising out of this
offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection therewith.
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 render judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli
currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date thereof, 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 such time. Judgment creditors must
bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
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RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LTD.
7,185,429 ORDINARY SHARES
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PROSPECTUS
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You should rely only on the
information incorporated by reference or
provided in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with
different information. We are not making any
offer to sell or buy any of the securities in
any state where the offer is not permitted.
You should not assume that the information in
this prospectus is accurate as of any date
other than the date that appears below.
2005
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Israeli Companies Law provides that an Israeli company cannot
exculpate an office holder from liability with respect to a breach of his duty
of loyalty, but may exculpate in advance an office holder from his liability to
the company, in whole or in part, with respect to a breach of his duty of care,
provided that such breach is not connected to distributions of dividends and
repurchase of the Company's securities as detailed in the Israeli Companies Law.
Our articles of association do not permit us to exculpate an office holder.
The Israeli Companies Law provides that a company may, if permitted by
its articles of association, enter into a contract for the insurance of the
liability of any of its office holders with respect to an act performed by him
in his capacity as an office holder, for:
o a breach of his duty of care to us or to another person;
o breach of his duty of loyalty to us, provided that the office
holder acted in good faith and had reasonable cause to assume
that his act would not prejudice our interests; or
o a financial liability imposed upon him in favor of another
person in respect of an act performed by him in his capacity
as an office holder.
Our articles of association provide that we may enter into a contract
for the insurance of the liability, in whole in part, of any of our office
holders, to the maximum extent permitted by the Israeli Companies Law.
In addition, our articles of association provide that we may, with
respect to an act performed in the capacity of an office holder, indemnify an
office holder retroactively against:
o a financial liability imposed on him in favor of another
person by any judgment, including a settlement or an
arbitrator's award approved by a court; and
o reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys' fees,
expended by such office holder or charged to him by a court,
in a proceedings we instituted against him or instituted on
our behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from
which he was acquitted.
These provisions are specifically limited in their scope by the Israeli
Companies Law, which provides that a company may not indemnify an office holder,
nor enter into an insurance contract which would provide coverage for any
monetary liability incurred as a result of certain improper actions. However,
pursuant to a recent amendment to the Israeli Companies Law, a company may
indemnify any of its office holders for reasonable litigation costs incurred by
such
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office holder in connection with any investigation or other legal proceedings
taken by any governmental or other authorized authority, provided that:
o such investigation or proceedings did not result in indictment
or if such indictment has been filed the hearing of the
charges has been stayed by the Israeli State Attorney;
o The charges have not been substituted by a monetary liability.
In addition, pursuant to such recent amendment a company may indemnify
any of its office holders for reasonable litigation costs incurred by it also if
the charges have been substituted by monetary liability provided the offense in
which such office holder has been indicted does not require criminal intent.
Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, indemnification of, and
procurement of insurance coverage for, our office holders must be approved by
our audit committee and our board of directors and, if such office holder is a
director, also by our shareholders.
We have undertaken to indemnified our office holders to the fullest
extent permitted by law. We currently maintain a directors and officers
liability insurance policy with a per claim and aggregate coverage limit of $5.0
million.
Item 9. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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4.1 Memorandum of Association of the Registrant (1)
4.2 Articles of Association of the Registrant (1)
4.3 Specimen of Ordinary Share Certificate (1)
4.4 Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 6, 2005 (2)
4.5 Registration Rights Agreement dated April 6, 2005 (3)
4.6 Form of Warrant dated April 6, 2005 (4)
5 Opinion of S. Friedman & Co., Advocates regarding legality
of the securities being registered
23.1 Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a Member of Ernst
& Young Global
23.2 Consent of Luboshitz Kasierer, an Affiliate member of
Ernst & Young International
23.3 Consent of S. Friedman & Co., Advocates (included in
Exhibit 5)
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Registration Statement)
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(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Item 1 of the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K
for the month of April 2005 filed April 7, 2005.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Item 2 of the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K
for the month of April 2005 filed April 7, 2005.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Item 3 of the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K
for the month of April 2005 filed April 7, 2005.
Item 10. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected
in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
Provided, however, That paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration
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statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bone fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement
to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form
20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a
continuous offering. Financial statements and information
otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be
furnished, provided that the Registrant includes in the
prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial
statements required pursuant to this paragraph and other
information necessary to ensure that all other information in the
prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial
statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment
need not be filed to include financial statements and information
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of
Regulation S-K if such financial statements and information are
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Form F-3.
(5) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(6) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant, pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it complies with all of
the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Netanya, Israel, on August 12, 2005.
By: /s/Herzle Bodinger
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Herzle Bodinger
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each director and officer whose
signature appears below constitutes and appoints, Herzle Bodinger and/or Elan
Sigal, or either of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and re-substitution, to sign in any and all
capacities any and all amendments or post-effective amendments to this
registration statement on Form F-3 and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do all such other acts and execute all such
other documents as they, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with the foregoing, as fully as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on August 12, 2005.
Signature Title
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/s/Herzle Bodinger Chairman of the Board and President
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Herzle Bodinger
/s/Adar Azancot Chief Executive Officer
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Adar Azancot
/s/Elan Sigal Chief Accounting and Financial Officer
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Elan Sigal
/s/Adrian Berg Director
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Adrian Berg
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/s/ Michael Letchinger Director
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Michael Letchinger
/s/ Roy Kui Chuen Chan Director
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Roy Kui Chuen Chan
/s/Ben Zion Gruber Director
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Ben Zion Gruber
/s/Hava Snir Outside Director
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Hava Snir
/s/Zvi Tropp Outside Director
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Zvi Tropp
Puglisi & Associates
By: /s/Donald J. Puglisi
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Name: Donald J. Puglisi Authorized Representative in the United States
Title: Managing Director
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