PROSPECTUS
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No: 333-122236

TTI TEAM TELECOM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
12,980,778 Ordinary Shares
This prospectus covers 12,980,778 of our ordinary shares which the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus under “Selling Shareholders” may offer and sell from time to time.
Our ordinary shares are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “TTIL”. The last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq National Market on May 19, 2005 was $2.20 per share.
Investing in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus to read about factors you should consider before purchasing our ordinary shares.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is May 24, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to “TTI,” “we,” “our,” “our company, “us” and the “Company” refer to TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
All references in this prospectus to “ordinary shares” refer to our ordinary shares, par value 0.50 NIS per share.
All references in this prospectus to “dollars” or “$” are to United States dollars.
All references in this prospectus to “shekels” or “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels.
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 related notes, all of which appear elsewhere in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
TTI Team Telecom International Ltd.
We are a leading global provider of network management systems, or NMS, operations support system, or OSS, and business support system, or BSS, solutions for the communications industry. Our software solutions enable communications service providers to maximize and leverage their investments in network infrastructure and to automate, simplify and manage the complex process of delivering multiple communications services over diverse networks. Our Netrac suite of products supports multi-vendor voice and data architectures over wireline, wireless and optical networks, allowing our customers to streamline operations and efficiently and rapidly roll out new services. We are currently developing our next-generation operations support system, or NGOSS, family of products under our proven Netrac platform to address next-generation architectures and managed Internet Protocol, or IP, services. Certain modules from our NGOSS family of products are currently being commercially deployed by one of our tier 1 communications service provider customers.
We have a significant installed base of solutions with more than 60 customers, including some of the world’s largest communications service providers, commonly referred to as tier 1 and tier 2 operators. We have established working relationships with a number of leading network and communications equipment providers which allow us to provide end-to-end integrated solutions as well as stand-alone modules to meet our customers’ needs. Our Netrac suite of products is based on proven technology, which, when combined with our professional service offerings, including customization, implementation and integration expertise and post-sales customer support, make us an attractive turn-key solution provider. Our software products are designed to work with a wide range of network equipment manufacturers and varied technologies increasing the potential market for our systems.
TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in February 1990. Our principal executive offices are located at 7 Martin Gehl Street, Kiryat Aryeh, Petach Tikva 49512 Israel, and our telephone number is +972-3-926-9700. We have subsidiaries in the following locations: Israel, U.S.A., France, Germany, UK, The Netherlands, Australia, British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, India, Costa Rica and Malta.
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We commenced independent operations in September 1992, as a subsidiary of Team Computers and Systems Ltd., after having operated as a division of Team Computers since 1988. Team Computers is a publicly traded company in Israel. We became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq National Market, traded under the symbol “TTIL”, upon our initial public offering in December 1996.
The Offering
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Ordinary Shares Offered | | 12,980,778 shares, including (i) 9,954,584 shares which may be issuable upon conversion of 6,636,389 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares and (ii) 3,026,194 shares which are issuable upon the exercise of warrants |
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Nasdaq National Market Symbol | | “TTIL” |
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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 warrants if and when they are exercised for cash, which we will use for working capital and general corporate purposes. |
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Ordinary Shares Outstanding | | 11,872,938. Does not include the 12,980,788 ordinary shares offered hereby, 9,954,584 of which may be issuable upon conversion of 6,636,389 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares and 3,026,194 of which are issuable upon the exercise of warrants. |
RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision regarding our ordinary shares. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our ordinary shares could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Relating to Our Business and Our Industry
If the general deterioration of the global economy and the slow-down of expenditures by communications service providers resume, our results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
Our business is dependent on current and anticipated market demand for our products. The general deterioration of the global economy and economic uncertainty in the telecommunications market resulted in a curtailment of capital investment by communications service providers beginning towards the end of 2000. Many new and small communications service providers have failed and existing service providers have been reducing or delaying expenditures on new equipment and applications. Many companies, including our current and potential customers, have postponed or decreased further capital investment or have indicated to us that they intend to do so. Due to the past volatility of the market, it is
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difficult to predict the conditions of our market going forward. A continued decline in capital expenditures would reduce our sales and could result in pressure on the price of our products, each of which would have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Recently, published studies indicate that future capital expenditure will increase from its current low level that might result in an increased demand for OSS/BSS solutions. However, we are unable to predict the duration of this trend or the extent of any impact that it may have on our results of operations. If this trend reverses and the slow-down in capital expenditures resumes, it would reduce our sales and could result in pressure on the price of our products, each of which would have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Our customers are concentrated in the public carrier communications industry and accordingly, trends in this industry could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Our customers are concentrated in the public carrier communications market. Because of this concentration, we are especially susceptible to the recent downturn and changes in the communications industry. The communications service provider industry is currently undergoing a period of consolidation due to the difficult market conditions. Consolidations of our prospective customers may delay or cause cancellations of significant sales of our products, which could seriously harm our operating results.
The trends toward privatization and deregulation in the communications industry during the past decade have contributed to the overall growth in spending for telecommunications equipment during that period. Our business, financial condition and results of operations will be harmed if these trends reverse or slow down materially.
We depend on a small number of customers for a large portion of our revenues and the loss of any one major customer would significantly decrease our revenues.
A large portion of our revenues is derived from substantial orders placed by a relatively small number of customers. Our revenues from our five largest customers represented 48% of our total revenues in 2002, 40% of our total revenues in 2003 and 43% of our total revenues in 2004. Because of our dependence on a small number of customers and large orders, if expected orders are not received, or orders are postponed, reduced or cancelled, our revenues and profitability will be significantly reduced.
Our profitability has been, and may continue to be, volatile, which could adversely affect the price of our ordinary shares.
We reported net losses of $10.9 million in 2002, $30.1 million in 2003 and $29.5 million in 2004. Although we have been profitable in the past, we may not be profitable or meet the level of expectations of the investment community in the future, which could have a material adverse impact on our share price. In addition, our operating results may be adversely affected by timing of sales of our products or a shift in our mix of products and services.
We may need additional capital in the future and may not be able to secure adequate funds on terms acceptable to us.
In January 2005, we closed a private placement transaction, which is described elsewhere in this prospectus, in which we raised approximately $14.6 million. Although we currently believe that we have sufficient capital to finance our operations for the next twelve months, we may choose to raise additional capital. We have recently incurred operating losses that resulted in negative cash flow from operations and may do so in the future. If our cash flows are less than expected, we may need to raise additional funds to respond to unforeseen technological or marketing hurdles, satisfy unforeseen liabilities, or take advantage of unanticipated opportunities. We may not be able to obtain funds at the time or times needed
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on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, develop new products, or otherwise respond to competitive pressures.
Our future operating results depend significantly on the continued market acceptance of our Netrac suite of products, and if these products do not continue to achieve or maintain market acceptance, we may have reduced revenues.
Revenues from licensing, servicing and supporting our Netrac suite of products account for a substantial majority of our total revenues. Our future operating results will depend significantly on the continued market acceptance of our Netrac suite of products, and improvements to these products. Our products may not achieve or maintain market acceptance. If they lose acceptance, we may have reduced revenues. This makes it difficult to rely on future revenues from these products.
Our products generally have long sales cycles and implementation periods over which we may not have control.
Prospective users of our products generally must make a significant commitment of resources. Sales cycles of our products are often lengthy, generally ranging from six to 24 months. Our sales process is often subject to delays caused by lengthy approval processes that usually accompany significant expenditures. In addition, the time required to implement our products can vary significantly with the needs of our customers and generally lasts for six to 24 months. The implementation process is also subject to delay. We cannot control these delays and cannot control the timing of our sales revenue.
Our future success depends on our ability to keep pace with technological changes and emerging industry standards.
The market for our products is characterized by:
| • | | rapidly changing technologies; |
| • | | evolving industry standards; |
| • | | changing regulatory environments; |
| • | | frequent new product introductions; |
| • | | rapid changes in communications service providers’ requirements; and |
| • | | emergence of new types of networks. |
In addition, the introduction of new technologies and new industry standards and practices can render our existing products obsolete and unmarketable. As a result, the life cycles of our products are difficult to estimate and we could lose market acceptance and have reduced related revenues. Accordingly, our financial performance and growth is dependent on our ability to, among other things:
| • | | enhance our existing products; |
| • | | develop and introduce, on a timely and cost-effective basis, new products and product features that keep pace with technological developments and emerging industry standards, including next-generation and third-generation networks; |
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| • | | address the increasingly sophisticated needs of our customers; |
| • | | incorporate new technologies and new infrastructures; and |
| • | | develop new interfaces between our products and complimentary products. |
We may not be successful at these tasks. We may also experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction and marketing of new products and features. In addition, our new products and features may not meet the requirements of the marketplace and may not achieve market acceptance.
Our future operating results will depend significantly on the market acceptance of our next-generation operations support system, or NGOSS family of products, and if these products do not achieve market acceptance, our business and financial condition may be adversely affected.
We are in the process of developing and deploying our NGOSS family of products to support next-generation architectures and managed IP services. We have not yet fully completed any next-generation products and we cannot assure you that our NGOSS family of products will receive market acceptance. If our NGOSS family of products does not receive market acceptance, we may not be able to recover significant resources we invested in the development of these products and we may lose future revenues. As a result, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
The development and roll-out of our NGOSS family of products may be difficult and costly, and we may not have enough resources to execute our strategy.
We plan to continue devoting significant management and financial resources to developing our NGOSS family of products and to expanding our customer base by targeting potential customers for our NGOSS products in markets that we have not previously served.We will be dependent on our ability to secure enough funds, and if we will not be able to raise funds we may not be able to execute our strategy, which may leave us with low liquidity resources.
If the Internet or broadband communication services growth slows, demand for our NGOSS family of products may fall.
The success of our NGOSS family of products will depend heavily on the continued acceptance of the Internet as a medium of commerce and communication, and the growth of broadband communication services. If use of the Internet or broadband communication services does not continue to grow or grows slower than expected, the market for software that manages communications over the Internet may not develop and our sales of our NGOSS products would be adversely affected.
High project prices and the low number of projects sold by us may result in material fluctuations in our operating results, and may also cause our stock price to vary significantly.
Our quarterly and annual operating results have varied significantly in the past as a result of many factors, many of which are outside of our control. In particular, the high project prices and the low number of such projects sold, as well as the timing of sales, can produce significant fluctuations in our quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year financial performance. These fluctuations may increase in the future if we succeed in obtaining larger contracts for projects. The fact that a significant portion of our revenues has been, and will continue to be, derived from substantial orders placed by a few customers exaggerates
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these fluctuations. The timing and amount of such orders and their fulfillment have caused and will continue to cause material fluctuations in our operating results, particularly on a quarterly basis. Our stock price may also vary significantly as a result of misinterpretation by potential investors of period-to-period comparisons.
We depend on strategic relationships and our revenues may be reduced if such relationships are not successful. In addition, our future growth will depend in part on our ability to form new strategic relationships.
We rely on strategic relationships with system integrators and hardware vendors such as IBM, Nortel, Siemens, CMGLogica, and Samsung to sell our products and services and these relationships may account for a larger portion of our revenues in the future. These parties are not obligated to sell any of our products. Any failure of these relationships to generate significant revenues for us, a termination of any of these relationships, or if we are unable to form additional strategic alliances in the future that will prove beneficial to us, could harm our operations and profitability.
We rely on revenue from our international operations, and if we cannot overcome inherent risks, these operations will not succeed.
Our current customers are located in more than 20 countries and we are seeking to expand into other markets. We currently derive significant revenues from business in the United States, Europe and Israel. We expect our revenues from international sales to continue to account for a large portion of our total revenues in the future.
Our international operations and revenues are subject to a number of inherent risks, including:
| • | | difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations generally, and time and costs spent on staffing and managing operations in markets from which we do not derive substantial revenue but still need to maintain a presence; |
| • | | the impact of possible recessionary environments in certain economies; |
| • | | changes in regulatory requirements, including a slowdown in the rate of privatization of communications service providers; |
| • | | difficulties in enforcing our rights in various jurisdictions; |
| • | | reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries; |
| • | | tariffs and other trade barriers; |
| • | | adverse tax consequences; |
| • | | restrictions on the conversion of currencies or the repatriation of earnings; |
| • | | the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and regulations; and |
| • | | economic and political instability. |
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We may not be able to manage these risks and these risks may lead to disputes with our customers. This may have an adverse effect on our operational margins. We may not be able to sustain or increase revenues derived from our international operations.
Government regulatory policies in the communications industry may harm our business.
Government regulatory policies have had a major impact on our ability to attract and retain customers. For example, regulatory authorities have overseen the pricing of new and existing communications services, which, in turn, has impacted our customers’ abilities to make significant capital expenditures. The enactment of new laws or regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing regulations could inhibit or prevent our customers from purchasing our products.
We generally perform a substantial part of our obligations to customers before we receive payment, and in some instances, we commence our performance before we have concluded a written agreement with a customer, which forces us to finance our performance and risk nonpayment.
We generally perform a substantial part or all of our obligations to customers before receiving payment. In some instances we commence our performance before we have concluded a written agreement with a customer. Because of this, we must finance the costs of performing under our customer agreements, and risk nonpayment. Although our customers are generally large companies, they may not pay our fees when due. Payment of our fees is generally not secured or guaranteed. Delayed payment or failure to receive payment may strain our finances.
Some of our customers may terminate their agreements with us after we have partially performed under such agreements, and in such event, we may have difficulty recovering our costs and may lose future revenues.
In order to continue to sell our products despite the slow-down of expenditures by communications service providers, and resulting increased competition, we have often been required to agree to provisions in our contracts with customers that generally make it easier for customers to terminate their agreements with us at various stages of performance, with minimal payments to us. Our performance often largely comprises services and customized products which we cannot recover and resell. As a result, if any of our customers terminate their agreements with us, we may have difficulty recovering our costs up to the date of any termination, despite a customer’s obligation to reimburse us. In such event, we may have reduced future revenues. Further information regarding the termination of a contract with a major customer is provided elsewhere in this prospectus.
We may not be able to compete successfully in the highly competitive markets for our products.
The markets for our products are very competitive, and we expect competition to increase in the future. Our current and prospective competitors offer a variety of solutions to address the markets for network management system, or NMS, operational support system, or OSS, and Business support system, or BSS. Our current and potential competitors include:
| • | | organizations’ IT departments that provide NMS, OSS and BSS applications for their particular internal needs; |
| • | | providers of NMS, OSS and BSS, such as Agilent Technologies, Cramer Systems, Granite Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Inet, Metasolv, Micromuse and Telecordia Technology; |
| • | | communications equipment vendors, such as Ericsson and Lucent Technologies; and |
| • | | systems integrators who provide programming services to develop customer-specific applications, such as CMGLogica, BusinessEdge, Accenture, Cap Gemini and IBM Global Services. |
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Many of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, sales, customer support, marketing and other resources and longer operating histories than we have. Many also have greater name recognition and a larger installed base of their products and technologies. Any of these competitors may be able to respond more quickly than us to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. They may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products and may develop products comparable or superior to ours. In addition, our competitive position may be adversely affected by the recent trend towards consolidation amongst our competitors.
In addition, as the NMS, OSS and BSS markets develop, a number of companies with significantly greater resources than us could attempt to increase their presence in the market independently or by acquiring or forming strategic alliances with our competitors. This could result in increased competition for us.
Increased competition could result in price reductions, reduced margins or loss of market share. If we are unable to compete successfully against current and future competitors, our revenues and profitability may be reduced.
We may compete with our customers’ internal efforts to design NMS, OSS and BSS solutions.
Some of our customers continuously evaluate whether to design and develop their own NMS, OSS and BSS solutions or purchase them from outside vendors. As a result, we may lose customers and customer opportunities.
Currency fluctuations could reduce our revenues and profitability.
A portion of our revenues and expenses are in currencies other than U.S. dollars. Accordingly, fluctuations in exchange rates between these currencies and the U.S. dollar could reduce our revenues and profitability.
We may be unable to attract or exploit indirect sales channels that will market our products effectively.
In the past, we have relied primarily on direct sales to customers. In the future, we expect to make increasing use of original equipment manufacturers, commonly referred to as OEMs, strategic marketing agreements, alliances with system integrators and other indirect channels for sales and support of our products. However, we may not be able to attract OEMs and strategic marketing partners that will be able to market our products effectively. The inability to recruit, or the loss of, important OEMs or strategic marketing partners could cause a reduction in our revenues and profitability.
Our future expansion may place a strain on our management personnel and resources.
Since our inception, our operations have significantly expanded. We intend to continue to expand into new markets worldwide. Expansion places a strain on our management personnel and resources. In addition, to support our expanded operations we will have to hire additional skilled personnel. We may not be successful in expanding our operations or in hiring additional skilled personnel. Competition for qualified personnel is generally intense. Our ability to compete effectively and to manage the future expansion of our operations will require us to continue to improve our financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures. We may not be able to perform any of these activities successfully and this could harm our business and reduce our profitability.
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Due to recent changes in our senior management, we may not be able to achieve our objectives.
In March 2005, Menahem Tirosh resigned from his position as our Chief Executive Officer. Meir Lipshes is serving as our acting Chief Executive Officer until we employ a new Chief Executive Officer. In addition, during 2004, several other members of our senior management left the employ of the Company. The difficulties inherent in selecting a suitable Chief Executive Officer and other members of the management team, transitioning the Company under the leadership of new management, including a new Chief Executive Officer, and assimilating new management personnel into the Company’s corporate culture could cause a reduction in our efficiency and profitability, may harm perceptions of us in the investment community and may cause our stock price to decline.
If we are unable to retain and attract management and technical personnel, we may not be able to achieve our objectives.
The success of our business depends in large part on the continuing contributions of our management and technical personnel. If we are unable to retain several key people, this could cause a reduction in our efficiency and profitability, may harm perceptions of us in the investment community and may cause our stock price to decline.
Our future success also depends on our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified management and technical personnel. Highly qualified technical personnel are in demand in Israel, and competition for such personnel is generally intense. If we are not able to attract and retain such personnel when and as needed, our business could be harmed.
One person beneficially owns a substantial amount of our shares and may influence our affairs.
Shlomo Eisenberg the former chairman of our board of directors, beneficially owns 3,680,577 ordinary shares, which represents approximately 19.9% of our voting stock. As a result, he will have a significant influence on the election of our directors and on decisions by our shareholders on matters submitted to shareholder vote, including mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. This concentration of ownership of our ordinary shares could delay or prevent proxy contests, mergers, tender offers, open-market purchase programs or other purchases of our ordinary shares that might otherwise give our shareholders the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price for our ordinary shares. This concentration of ownership may also adversely affect our share price.
Our former Chairman’s conviction for violations under Israel’s Securities Law and Penal Law may have adverse effects on our business.
Shlomo Eisenberg, the former chairman of our board of directors and the beneficial owner of approximately 19.9% of our outstanding voting power, has been convicted and sentenced on several counts under Israel’s Securities Law and Penal Law which are not related to the Company. For more details regarding this matter, please see the discussion under “Item 6A – Directors and Senior Management” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003. Mr. Eisenberg informed us that he is in the process of appealing the conviction and the sentence. As of our annual general meeting of shareholders held on December 29, 2004, Mr. Eisenberg ceased to be a member of our board of directors. The conclusion of Mr. Eisenberg’s services may have adverse effects on our business.
Our proprietary technology is difficult to protect and we may lose our rights to it.
Our success and ability to compete depend in part on our proprietary software technology. We rely on a combination of trade secret, copyright and trademark laws, nondisclosure and other contractual agreements and technical measures to protect our proprietary rights. We currently have no registered patents.
We are subject to a number of risks relating to intellectual property rights, including the following:
| • | | the measures we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be adequate to prevent others from misappropriating our technology or from independently developing or selling technology or products with features based on or similar to ours; |
| • | | our customers that are given access to our intellectual property rights under rare circumstances, may infringe these rights; |
| • | | our intellectual property rights may be challenged, invalidated, violated or circumvented and may not provide us with any competitive advantage; |
| • | | any future litigation to protect our proprietary rights could result in substantial cost to us, even if we ultimately prevail; and |
| • | | a determination against us in any such litigation could subject us to significant liabilities to other parties and could prevent us from manufacturing, selling or using our products. |
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If we lose any of our rights to our proprietary technology, we may not be able to continue our business.
We currently rely on software that we license from third parties, and we may in the future rely on software that we intend to license from third parties. If we fail to maintain these licenses, we may experience delays or reductions in our product shipments and have difficulty continuing our business.
We rely on software that we license from third parties, including software that is integrated with internally developed software and used in our products to perform key functions. In the future, we may rely on additional software that we intend to license from third parties. Some of these third party software licensors are small or early-stage companies that are not as stable as larger and more established software licensors. Our third-party licensors that are larger and more established software licensors may impose on us stringent conditions to maintain our licenses and may unilaterally change the price and other terms of our licenses. These third party software licenses may not continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all or, if available, may infringe upon the proprietary rights of other parties. Our loss of or inability to maintain our existing software licenses or obtain future licenses could result in delays or reductions in our product shipments. These delays or reductions in shipments could cause a reduction in our revenues or profitability and could harm our business.
We may not be able to develop or license an inventory management solution for incorporation into our Netrac product offering on commercially reasonable terms.
Our Netrac service fulfillment solutions do not currently include full inventory management solution. We currently develop our inventory management solution of a project basis. In parallel, we are exploring the possibility of licensing an inventory management solution from a third party for incorporation into our Netrac product offering. If we are unable to develop an adequate inventory management solution independently and on a timely basis or license such solution on commercially reasonable terms from a third party, we may lose potential and existing customers that are seeking a comprehensive solution that includes such features. Our loss of these potential and existing customers could harm our business.
Our technology may infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties and we may lose our rights to it.
We rely on our proprietary software technology to compete in our markets. We are subject to a number of risks relating to intellectual property rights, including the following:
| • | | we expect that software product developers will be increasingly subject to infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in our industry segment grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps; |
| • | | we may inadvertently violate the intellectual property rights of other parties and other parties may assert infringement claims against us; |
| • | | if we violate the intellectual property rights of other parties we may be required to modify our products or intellectual property or obtain a license to permit their continued use; |
| • | | any future litigation to defend us against allegations that we have infringed the rights of others could result in substantial cost to us, even if we ultimately prevail; and |
| • | | determination against us in any such litigation could subject us to significant liabilities to other parties and could prevent us from manufacturing, selling or using our products. |
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If we lose any of our rights to our proprietary technology, we may not be able to continue our business.
Defects in our software products could reduce our revenues and harm our reputation.
The development, enhancement and implementation of our complex software products involve substantial risks of product defects or failures. Despite testing by us and our customers, errors may be found in products after they are licensed to customers. This could result in:
| • | | a delay in recognition or loss of revenues; |
| • | | loss of market share; and |
| • | | failure to achieve market acceptance. |
The complexities of the implementation of our products involve additional risks of performance failure and substantial delays. Because our customer base consists of a relatively limited number of users, the harm to our reputation that could result from product defects or implementation errors could be especially damaging. This could seriously harm our business.
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The rights of the holders of our Series A Preferred Shares are superior to those of the holders of our ordinary shares.
We recently issued 6,636,389 Series A Preferred Shares to the investors in the private placement transaction described elsewhere in this prospectus. These preferential rights include:
| • | | weighted-average anti-dilution protection in the event that following the closing of the transaction we issue or are deemed to have issued (subject to certain exceptions) ordinary shares at a price per share that is lower than the conversion price in effect at the time of such issuance or deemed issuance, which could result in dilution of the holdings of ordinary shareholders; |
| • | | a preference in the event of the Company’s liquidation, which could result in the holders of our ordinary shares recovering a lesser amount in the event of our liquidation than they would have received had we not issued the Series A Preferred Shares; |
| • | | veto rights over certain material actions by the Company, which could be exercised by the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares in a manner detrimental to the interests of the holders of our ordinary shares; and |
| • | | the right to nominate one member to our board of directors, which could result in such member voting on matters brought before our board of directors in a manner detrimental to the interests of the holders of our ordinary shares. |
In addition, the investors have rights of first offer in the event we propose to offer or sell any of our ordinary shares in one or more transactions not involving a public offering prior to the first anniversary of the date upon which the registration statement we filed in connection with the private placement is declared effective by the SEC. Finally, the investors have the right to receive payment for liquidated damages if a registration statement on Form F-3 is not declared effective within 90 days (or 120 days in the event the SEC conducts a review) following the closing of the private placement transaction or if after it is declared effective sales cannot be made pursuant to the registration statement (except in certain circumstances) at a rate equal to 2% of each investor’s investment in the Company for each 30 day period, or pro rata for any portion thereof, during the period for which the registration statement is not effective. We did not obtain effectiveness of the registration statement within the timeframe set forth in our agreements with the investors. Therefore, we accrued liquidated damages totalling approximately $200,000.
A securities class action lawsuit against us could harm our business.
A shareholder class action lawsuit was filed in September 2004 against us, Team Software Industries Ltd., and certain of our executive officers. The lawsuit alleges that material misrepresentations and omissions concerning the Company’s operations and performance artificially inflated the Company’s stock price, causing damages to investors. Based on our preliminary review of the complaint, we believe that the claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend the actions. However, this purported class action is in a very preliminary stage, and we cannot predict the outcome of this dispute. In the event of an unfavorable resolution, we may be required to pay damages and other costs in excess of the amounts covered by our insurance. In addition, the defense of this action may divert the attention of some of our management from other aspects of our business. Accordingly, this action could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We may not be successful in our ongoing lawsuit with a former major customer.
In November 2002, we received a letter from a major customer notifying us of the termination of an agreement for the supply by us of a Manager of Managers system (“MoM”), and its intention to call the $1.6 million performance bond issued by a bank on our behalf under the agreement. We believe that the customer terminated the agreement unlawfully, and in violation of the termination provisions set out in the agreement. We filed an application in an English court on November 18, 2002, requesting an injunction to prevent the customer from calling the bond. On January 23, 2003, an order was issued denying our request for the injunction to continue, on a number of grounds, including that our submissions were fact-based and related to the merits of the termination and not the procedural validity of the termination or the conformity of the written notice with the requirements of the agreement. Because we believe that the termination of the agreement was unlawful, court proceedings were commenced (as part of the injunction proceedings) claiming damages for the customer’s wrongful repudiation of the agreement.
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Our management believes, in light of the facts surrounding our relationship with this customer, and following consultations with legal counsel, that we have reasonably good prospects of establishing that the customer was not entitled to terminate the agreement and by its conduct repudiated the agreement. We cannot currently quantify the amount of damages that we would receive if we were to succeed in a lawsuit against the customer, and we cannot estimate the amount of damages that could be sought by the customer in a potential counterclaim. We are currently considering our options with respect to the best manner in which to pursue damages from this customer.
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 any future earnings to finance operations and to expand our business and, therefore, do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
If we are characterized as a passive foreign investment company, our U.S. shareholders may suffer adverse tax consequences.
If, for any taxable year, our passive income, or our assets which produce passive income, exceed specified levels, we may be characterized as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This characterization could result in adverse U.S. tax consequences for our U.S. shareholders, which may include having gains realized on the sale of our ordinary shares treated as ordinary income, rather than as capital gains income, having potentially punitive interest charges apply to those gains, and the denial of the taxation of certain dividends paid by us at the lower rates applicable to long-term capital gains. Although we do not believe that we have been a PFIC for any tax year through
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and including 2004, the tests for determining PFIC status are applied annually and are based in part on reference to the market value of our shares and valuing our intangible assets, and it is difficult to make accurate determinations about these items. Accordingly, we cannot make any assurances to you about our status. U.S. shareholders are urged to consult with their own U.S. tax advisors with respect to the U.S. tax consequences of investing in our ordinary shares. For a discussion of the rules relating to PFIC and related tax consequences, please see the section in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004, entitled “Taxation — United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Risks Relating to Operations in Israel
Conditions in Israel could harm our results of operations.
We are incorporated under the laws of Israel, and our principal offices are located in Israel. Accordingly, political economic and military conditions in Israel directly affect our operations. A state of hostility, varying in degree and intensity, has led to security and economic problems for Israel. Since October 2000, there has been a high level of violence and hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, which has strained Israel’s relationship with its Arab citizens and several Arab countries. Such ongoing hostilities may hinder Israel’s international trade relations and may limit the geographic markets where we can sell our products. Furthermore, several countries restrict business with Israel and Israeli companies, and additional companies may restrict doing business with Israel and Israeli companies as the result of the recent increase in hostilities.
We do not believe that the political and security situation has had a material impact on our business to date; however, we can give no assurance that it will have no such effect in the future. Any hostilities involving Israel or threatening Israel, or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners or a significant downturn in the economic conditions in Israel could adversely affect our operations.
The rate of inflation in Israel may negatively impact our costs if it exceeds the rate of devaluation of the NIS against the U.S. dollar.
The majority of our revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars or are U.S. dollar-linked, but we incur a significant portion of our expenses, principally the rent for our facilities in Israel and salaries and related personnel expenses in Israel, in NIS. As a result, we are exposed to the risk that the rate of inflation in Israel will exceed the rate of devaluation of the NIS in relation to the U.S. dollar or that the timing of this devaluation lags behind inflation in Israel. In that event, the U.S. dollar cost of our operations in Israel will increase and our U.S. dollar-measured results of operations will be adversely affected.
To date, we have not engaged in hedging transactions. In the future, we may enter into currency hedging transactions to decrease the risk of financial exposure from fluctuations in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the NIS. If we perform hedging transactions, they may not adequately protect us from the effects of inflation in Israel.
The tax benefits we currently receive require us to meet several conditions, which we may fail to satisfy.
Our investment programs were granted the status of an approved enterprise under Israel’s Law for Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959, or the Investments Law. An approved enterprise is eligible for tax benefits on taxable income derived from its approved enterprise programs. The benefits available
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to an approved enterprise are dependent upon the fulfillment of conditions stipulated in applicable law and the certificate of approval. If we fail to comply with these conditions, in whole or in part, with respect to any approved enterprise program we establish, we may be required to pay additional taxes for the period in which we benefited from the tax exemption or reduced tax rates and we would likely be denied these benefits in the future. This could harm our business and our profitability.
The tax benefits we currently receive may be reduced in the future.
The Israeli government may reduce or eliminate in the future tax benefits available to approved enterprise programs. Our approved enterprise program and the tax benefits thereunder may not continue in the future at their current levels or at any level. The termination or reduction of these tax benefits would likely increase our taxes. The amount, if any, by which our taxes would increase will depend upon the rate of the tax increase, the amount of any tax benefit reduction, and the amount of any taxable income that we may earn in the future.
We may be required to pay stamp duty on agreements executed by it on or after June 1, 2003. This would increase the Company’s taxes.
The Israeli Stamp Duty on Documents Law, 1961, or the Stamp Duty Law, provides that most documents signed by Israeli companies are subject to a stamp duty, generally at a rate of between 0.4% and 1% of the value of the subject matter of such document. De facto, it has been common practice in Israel not to pay such stamp duty unless a document is filed with a governmental authority or with the courts. As a result of an amendment to the Stamp Duty Law that came into effect on June 1, 2003, the Israeli tax authorities have approached many companies in Israel, including us, and have requested disclosure of all agreements signed by such companies since June 1, 2003, with the aim of collecting stamp duty with respect to such agreements. The legitimacy of the aforementioned amendment to the Stamp Duty Law and of said actions by the Israeli tax authorities are currently under review by the Israeli High Court of Justice. Based on advice from our Israeli counsel, we believe that we may only be required to pay stamp duty on documents signed on or after August 2004. However, we cannot assure you that the tax authorities or the courts will accept such view. Although at this stage it is not yet possible to evaluate the effect, if any, on us of the amendment to the Stamp Duty Law, the same could materially adversely affect our results of operations.
In January 2005, an order was signed in accordance with which the said requirement to pay stamp duty is cancelled with effect from January 1, 2008. Furthermore, pursuant to such order, as of January 1, 2005, stamp duty is no longer chargeable on, among others, loan agreements.
The government programs we currently participate in require us to meet several conditions, which we may fail to satisfy. Such grants may be terminated or reduced in the future, which would increase our costs.
We receive grants and participate in programs sponsored by the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, known as the BIRD Foundation and from the European Union. To maintain our eligibility for these programs we must continue to meet several conditions under these grant programs and the Law for the Encouragement of Research and Development in the Industry, 1984, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or the R&D Law, including paying royalties with respect to the grants received. In addition, some of these programs restrict our ability to manufacture particular products or transfer particular technology outside of Israel, or require that we share with others intellectual property rights that are the subject of such grants. If we fail to comply with these conditions in the future we might be subject to certain sanctions such that, the benefits received could be cancelled. We could also
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be required to refund any payment previously received under these programs. If we do not receive these grants in the future, we will have to allocate other funds to product development at the expense of other operational costs. Any non-Israeli who becomes a holder of 5% or more of our share capital is generally required to notify the Chief Scientist and to undertake to observe the law governing the grant programs of the Chief Scientist, the principal restrictions of which are the transferability limits described above in this paragraph.
In addition, these programs may not continue in the future at their current levels or at any level. From time to time, we may submit requests for new grants from the Chief Scientist. These requests might not be approved, particularly in light of the reduction in government spending in Israel. The termination or reduction of these grants would require us to divert other funds to product development and increase our other operational costs.
Our results of operations could be negatively affected by the obligations of our personnel to perform military service.
Most of our executive officers and employees in Israel are obligated to perform annual military reserve duty. They may also be further subject to being called to active duty at any time under emergency circumstances and 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 because of military service. The full impact on our workforce or business if some of our executive officers and employees are called upon to perform military service, especially in times of national emergency, is difficult to predict. Any disruption in our operations as the result of military service by key personnel could harm our business.
It may be difficult to enforce a U.S. judgment against us, our officers and directors or to assert U.S. securities law claims in Israel.
Service of process upon our directors and officers may be difficult to effect within the United States because some of these people reside outside the United States. Any judgment obtained in the United States against us or these individuals or entities may not be enforceable within the United States.
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 U.S. final executory judgment in a civil matter, provided that:
| • | | adequate service of process has been effected and the defendant has had a reasonable opportunity to be heard; |
| • | | the judgment and its enforcement are not contrary to the law, public policy, security or sovereignty of the State of Israel; |
| • | | the judgment was obtained after due process before a court of competent jurisdiction according to the rules of private international law prevailing in Israel; |
| • | | the judgment was not obtained by fraudulent means and does not conflict with any other valid judgment in the same matter between the same parties; |
| • | | 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 U.S. court; and |
| • | | the U.S. court is not prohibited from enforcing the judgments of Israeli courts. |
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Provisions of Israeli law could delay, prevent or make difficult a merger or other business combination.
Provisions of Israeli corporate law may have the effect of delaying, preventing or making more difficult a merger with, or acquisition of, us. The Israeli Companies Law generally provides that a merger be approved by the board of directors and a majority of the shares present and voting on the proposed merger. For purposes of the shareholder vote, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if shares, representing a majority of the voting power present at the shareholders meeting, and which are not held by the other party to the merger (or by any person who holds 25% or more of the shares or the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other party or its general manager) have voted against the merger. Upon the request of any creditor of a party to the proposed merger, a court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there is a reasonable concern that, as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of the surviving company. Finally, a merger may generally not be completed unless at least (i) 50 days have passed since the filing of a merger proposal signed by both parties with the Israeli Registrar of Companies and (ii) 30 days have passed since the merger was approved by the shareholders of each of the parties to the merger. Also, in certain circumstances an acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a tender offer. Lastly, Israeli tax law treats some acquisitions, such as stock-for-stock exchanges between an Israeli company and a foreign company, less favorable than U.S. tax laws. These provisions of Israeli corporate and tax law may have the effect of delaying, preventing or make more difficult an acquisition of or merger with us, which could depress our share price.
Risks Related to the Market for Our Ordinary Shares
Our share price has decreased significantly and could continue to fluctuate significantly.
The market price for our ordinary shares, as well as the prices of shares of other technology companies, has been volatile. Our share price has decreased significantly since late 2002. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, may cause the market price of our ordinary shares to fluctuate significantly, such as:
| • | | fluctuations in our quarterly revenues and earnings and those of our publicly held competitors; |
| • | | shortfalls in our operating results from levels forecast by securities analysts; |
| • | | announcements concerning us or our competitors; |
| • | | the introduction of new telecommunications services and new industry standards; |
| • | | changes in pricing policies by us or our competitors; |
| • | | general market conditions, and changes in market conditions in our industry; |
| • | | the general state of the securities market (particularly the technology sector); and |
| • | | political, economic and other developments in the State of Israel and worldwide. |
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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 preferred shares, warrants or employee options, 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 and upon terms and conditions we deem appropriate.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains or incorporates historical information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements looking forward in time are included in this prospectus pursuant to the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance suggested herein, including all of the risks and uncertainties discussed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as in the documents we have incorporated by reference. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements and you should therefore not rely on these forward-looking statements, which are applicable only as of the date hereof.
We urge you to consider that statements that use the terms “believe,” “do not believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, those discussed above under “Risk Factors,” elsewhere in this prospectus and in the documents we have incorporated by reference.
Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise and we disclaim any obligation to publicly revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be based.
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may sell from time to time up to 12,980,778 ordinary shares. See “The Offer and the Listing” below. The offering shall remain open until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the ordinary shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement or (ii) the date on which the shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act. We will announce the closure of the offering through a press release or other means reasonably sufficient to notify prospective purchasers.
CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS
The following table sets forth unaudited consolidated short-term debt and capitalization, determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), as at December 31, 2004 and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of Series A Preferred Shares to the
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selling shareholders on January 3, 2005. The information in this table should be read in conjunction with and is qualified by reference to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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Long-term debt | | | — | | | — |
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Total shareholders’ equity | | $ | 26,293 | | $ | 40,893 |
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REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On January 3, 2005, we completed a private placement transaction in which we issued (i) 6,636,389 Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, par value NIS 0.50 each (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), at a purchase price of $2.20 per share (the “Price Per Share”), resulting in aggregate proceeds (before expenses) of approximately $14.6 million and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 2,654,556 of our ordinary shares.
The rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Shares include:
| • | | weighted-average anti-dilution protection in the event that following the closing of the transaction we issue or are deemed to have issued (subject to certain exceptions) ordinary shares at a price per share that is lower than the conversion price in effect at the time of such issuance or deemed issuance; |
| • | | a preference in the event of liquidation of the Company; |
| • | | veto rights over certain material actions by the Company; and |
| • | | the right to nominate one member of our board of directors. |
The Series A Preferred Shares will automatically convert into ordinary shares in the event that, at any time commencing two years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, our ordinary shares trade at a closing bid price of 100% above the Price Per Share (i.e. $4.40) for a 20 consecutive trading day period, with an average daily trading volume of at least 100,000 shares per day during such period.
The warrants are exercisable for a period of 6 years, at an exercise price of $2.50 per ordinary share, and have weighted average anti-dilution protection in the event that during the 6 year period following the closing of the transaction we issue or are deemed to have issued (subject to certain exceptions) ordinary shares at a price per share that is lower than the exercise price in effect at the time of such issuance or deemed issuance.
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In addition, the purchasers of our Series A Preferred Shares have rights of first offer in the event we propose to offer or sell any of our ordinary shares in one or more transactions not including a public offering prior to the first anniversary of the date upon which the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC.
We agreed with the purchasers of our Series A Preferred Shares and warrants to register for public resale 9,954,584 ordinary shares for issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares, representing 150% of the initial number of issued Series A Preferred Shares issued to them in the private placement, and the 2,654,556 ordinary shares issuable to them upon exercise of the warrants. In addition, we agreed to register 371,638 ordinary shares underlying the same number of warrants issued to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., and certain of its employees, the placement agent for the private placement transaction. These warrants are exercisable for a period of 4 years, at an exercise price of $2.64 per ordinary share, and have weighted-average anti-dilution protection in the event that during the 6 year period following the closing of the transaction we issue or are deemed to have issued (subject to certain exceptions) ordinary shares at a price per share that is lower than the exercise price in effect at the time of such issuance or deemed issuance.
This prospectus has been prepared, and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part has been filed with the SEC, to satisfy our obligations to the purchasers of our ordinary shares and warrants in the private placement transaction, and to the placement agent for such transaction.
Accordingly, this prospectus covers:
| • | | the disposition by the selling shareholders of the ordinary shares issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares issued in the private placement; and |
| • | | the disposition by the selling shareholders of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in the private placement. |
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of our ordinary shares by the selling shareholders. We expect to receive $7,617,514.30 before expenses if the warrants are exercised for cash in full. We intend to use the net proceeds from any exercises of the warrants by the selling shareholders for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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PRICE HISTORY OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES
Our ordinary shares have been traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “TTIL” since our initial public offering on December 4, 1996. The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the high ask and low bid prices of our ordinary shares, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
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2000: | | | | | | |
Full Year | | $ | 50.75 | | $ | 14.13 |
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2001: | | | | | | |
Full Year | | $ | 26.84 | | $ | 10.19 |
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2002: | | | | | | |
Full Year | | $ | 34.50 | | $ | 4.11 |
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2003: | | | | | | |
Full Year | | $ | 6.65 | | $ | 4.05 |
First Quarter | | | 5.97 | | | 4.05 |
Second Quarter | | | 5.80 | | | 4.40 |
Third Quarter | | | 6.25 | | | 4.17 |
Fourth Quarter | | | 6.65 | | | 4.56 |
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2004: | | | | | | |
Full Year | | $ | 6.40 | | $ | 1.71 |
First Quarter | | | 6.40 | | | 4.67 |
Second Quarter | | | 6.19 | | | 3.11 |
Third Quarter | | | 3.20 | | | 1.71 |
Fourth Quarter | | | 2.63 | | | 1.82 |
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Most Recent Six Months: | | | | | | |
November 2004 | | $ | 2.63 | | $ | 1.86 |
December 2004 | | | 2.50 | | | 2.00 |
January 2005 | | | 2.55 | | | 1.84 |
February 2005 | | | 2.31 | | | 2.02 |
March 2005 | | | 2.24 | | | 1.95 |
April 2005 | | | 2.58 | | | 1.89 |
On May 19, 2005, the last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq National Market was $2.20 per share.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
This prospectus covers 9,954,584 ordinary shares which may be issuable upon conversion of 6,636,389 Series A Preferred Shares which we issued to the selling shareholders (other than Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and certain of its employees) in a private placement transaction on January 3, 2005 (including ordinary shares that are required to be issued upon the exercise of weighted average anti-dilution rights in accordance with the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares as described under “Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds” above), as well as 2,654,556 ordinary shares which are issuable upon the exercise of warrants we issued to the selling shareholders (other than Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and certain of its employees) in the same private placement transaction. This prospectus also covers 371,638 ordinary shares which are issuable upon the exercise of warrants we issued to Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., and certain of its employees, which acted as placement agent for the private placement transaction.
Under the terms of such transaction, we agreed that we would file a registration statement covering the disposition of the ordinary shares issued to the selling shareholders in the private placement and the disposition by the selling shareholders of our ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants.
The following table sets forth information about the beneficial ownership of each selling shareholder as to:
| • | | the number of ordinary shares that are beneficially held by the selling shareholder; and |
| • | | the maximum number of shares that may be offered by each selling shareholder by this prospectus. |
We cannot estimate the number of ordinary shares that will be beneficially owned by the selling shareholders after completion of this offering because the selling shareholders may convert all, some or none of the Series A Preferred Shares beneficially owned by them prior to this offering into ordinary shares, may exercise all, some or none of the warrants beneficially owned by them prior to this offering and may dispose of all, some or none of the ordinary shares issuable to them upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares and exercise of the warrants beneficially owned by them prior to this offering and may subsequently acquire beneficial ownership of other shares. Our registration of these securities does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders will dispose of any or all of the securities.
The information provided in the table below is provided as of January 20, 2005 and is based on information provided by the selling shareholders. The number of shares deemed to be beneficially held by the respective person or entity includes shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and the exercise of warrants held by the respective person or entity that may be converted or exercised within 60 days after January 20, 2005. For purposes of calculating each person’s or entity’s percentage ownership of outstanding ordinary shares, the number of outstanding shares includes the 11,872,938 ordinary shares outstanding on January 20, 2005, plus shares issuable upon the conversion or exercise of that person’s or entity’s Series A Preferred Shares (assuming conversion of each Series A Preferred Share into one ordinary share), and warrants that are convertible or exercisable within 60 days after January 20, 2005. Except as indicated in the footnotes below, to our knowledge, the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them.
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NAME OF SELLING SHAREHOLDER
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LIBERTYVIEW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP(2) 111 River Street, Suite 1000, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5776 | | 1,909,089 | (3) | | 13.85 | % | | 1,909,089 | (3) |
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LIBERTYVIEW FUNDS, LP(2) 111 River Street, Suite 1000, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5776 | | 1,272,726 | (4) | | 9.68 | % | | 1,272,726 | (4) |
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TRUST D FOR A PORTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE KODAK RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN (2) 111 River Street, Suite 1000, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5776 | | 318,182 | (5) | | 2.61 | % | | 318,182 | (5) |
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LEAF INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP (6) 515 Madison Avenue, Suite 4200, New York, NY 10022 | | 991,283 | (7) | | 7.71 | % | | 991,283 | (7) |
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LEAF OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND, LTD.(6) 515 Madison Avenue, Suite 4200, New York, NY 10022 | | 281,445 | (8) | | 2.32 | % | | 281,445 | (8) |
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BLUEGRASS GROWTH FUND, LP(9) 122 E. 42nd Street, Suite 2606, New York, NY 10168 | | 127,273 | (10) | | 1.06 | % | | 127,273 | (10) |
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BLUEGRASS GROWTH FUND, LTD. (9) 122 E. 42nd Street, Suite 2606, New York, NY 10168 | | 127,273 | (11) | | 1.06 | % | | 127,273 | (11) |
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LB CAPITAL INVESTMENTS(12) 10 Sinclair Terrace, Short Hills, NJ 07078 | | 254,545 | (13) | | 2.10 | % | | 254,545 | (13) |
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SENVEST MASTER FUND, LP(14) 680 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10019 | | 159,110 | (15) | | 1.32 | % | | 159,110 | (15) |
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SENVEST ISRAEL PARTNERS, LP(14) 680 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10019 | | 159,110 | (16) | | 1.32 | % | | 159,110 | (16) |
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CLOSE FINSBURY EUROTECH(17) Reabourne Technology Investment Management Ltd., 4 Crown Place, London EC2A 4BT | | 63,637 | (18) | | 0.53 | % | | 63,637 | (18) |
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CLOSE FINSBURY GLOBAL INVESTMENT – TECHNOLOGY (17) Reabourne Technology Investment Management Ltd., 4 Crown Place, London EC2A 4BT | | 9,545 | (19) | | 0.08 | % | | 9,545 | (19) |
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NAME OF SELLING SHAREHOLDER
| | ORDINARY SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED PRIOR TO THE OFFERING(1)
| | | PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING ORDINARY SHARES
| | | NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OFFERED HEREBY(1)
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CONSULTA(17) Reabourne Technology Investment Management Ltd., 4 Crown Place, London EC2A 4BT | | 159,091 | (20) | | 1.32 | % | | 159,091 | (20) |
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CLOSE TECH&GENERAL VCT(17) Reabourne Technology Investment Management Ltd., 4 Crown Place, London EC2A 4BT | | 44,545 | (21) | | 0.37 | % | | 44,545 | (21) |
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FINSBURY TECHNOLOGY TRUST(17) Reabourne Technology Investment Management Ltd., 4 Crown Place, London EC2A 4BT | | 677,727 | (22) | | 5.40 | % | | 677,727 | (22) |
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CRESTVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND LLC (23) 95 Revere Drive, Suite A, Northbrook, IL 60062 | | 1,272,727 | (24) | | 9.68 | % | | 1,272,727 | (24) |
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CHOMSKI HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS (2002) LTD. (25) 21 Ha’arba’ah Street, Tel Aviv 64739, Israel | | 31,818 | (26) | | 0.27 | % | | 31,818 | (26) |
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SPHERA MASTER FUND LP(27) 21 Ha’arba’ah Street, Tel Aviv 64739, Israel | | 445,455 | (28) | | 3.62 | % | | 445,455 | (28) |
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SHREM, FUDIM, KELNER & CO. LTD.(29) 21 Ha’arba’ah Street, Tel Aviv 64739, Israel | | 190,909 | (30) | | 1.58 | % | | 190,909 | (30) |
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ABRAHAM KOREN 4 Hagoud Hivri Street, Holon 58276, Israel | | 318,182 | (31) | | 2.61 | % | | 318,182 | (31) |
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LEONIDAS OPPORTUNITY FUND LP (32) 388 Market St, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94111 | | 594,356 | (33) | | 3.35 | % | | 410,946 | (34) |
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LEONIDAS OPPORTUNITY OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (32) 388 Market St, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94111 | | 94,191 | (35) | | 0.56 | % | | 66,326 | (36) |
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OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC. and certain of its employees(37) 125 Broad Street – 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004 | | 270,819 | (38) | | 2.23 | % | | 270,819 | (38) |
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STANLEY STERN(39) 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 | | 100,819 | (40) | | 0.84 | % | | 100,819 | (40) |
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(1) | The numbers of shares beneficially owned prior to the offering and the number of shares offered hereby include 6,636,389 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares and 3,026,194 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to the selling shareholders, but do not include an aggregate of 3,318,196 additional ordinary shares being registered that are issuable in connection with the anti-dilution rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares. |
(2) | LibertyView Special Opportunities Fund, LP, LibertyView Funds, LP and Trust D for a Portion of the Assets of the Kodak Retirement Income Plan have a common investment advisor, Neuberger Berman, LLC, that has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by them, which is exercised by Richard A. Meckler. Since they have hired a common investment advisor, these entities are likely to vote together. Additionally, there may be common investors within the different accounts managed by the same investment advisor.The General Partner of LibertyView Special Opportunities Fund, LP and LibertyView Funds, LP is Neuberger Berman Asset Management, LLC, which is affiliated with Neuberger Berman, LLC, a registered broker-dealer. The shares were purchased for investment in the ordinary course of business and at the time of purchase, there were no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares. Trust D for a Portion of the Assets of the Kodak Retirement Income Plan is not in any way affiliated with a broker-dealer. |
(3) | Includes 1,363,635 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 545,454 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(4) | Includes 909,090 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 363,636 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(5) | Includes 227,273 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 90,909 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(6) | Leaf Investment Partners, LP and Leaf Offshore Investment Fund, Ltd. have a common investment advisor, Sy Goldblatt, who has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by them. Since they have hired a common investment advisor, these entities are likely to vote together. Additionally, there may be common investors within the different funds managed by the same investment advisor. |
(7) | Includes 708,059 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 283,224 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(8) | Includes 201,032 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 80,413 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(9) | Bluegrass Growth Fund, LP and Bluegrass Growth Fund, Ltd. have a common investment advisor that has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by them. Each fund has its own board and makes its own decisions, but since they have hired a common investment advisor, these entities are likely to vote together. Additionally, there may be common investors within the different funds managed by the same investment advisor. Mr. Brian Shatz has been delegated authority by the partners of Bluegrass Growth Fund Partners, LLC over the voting and investment of the shares beneficially owned by both funds. Mr. Shatz disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares and has no legal right to maintain such delegated authority. |
(10) | Includes 90,909 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 36,364 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(11) | Includes 90,909 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 36,364 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(12) | Lior Bregman has voting and investment power over the shares held by LB Capital Investments. Mr. Bregman is a director of TTI. |
(13) | Includes 181,818 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 72,727 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(14) | Senvest Partners, LP and Senvest Israel Partners, LP have a common investment advisor that has voting and dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned by them, which is exercised by Richard Mashaal. Since they have hired a common investment advisor, these entities are likely to vote together. Additionally, there may be common investors within the different funds managed by the same investment advisor. |
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(15) | Includes 113,650 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 45,460 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(16) | Includes 113,650 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 45,460 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(17) | Close Finsbury Eurotech, Close Finsbury Global Investment – Technology, Consulta, Close Tech& General VCT and Finsbury Technology Trust have a common investment advisor, Reabourne Technology Investment Management Ltd., that has voting and dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned by them, which is exercised by Michael Bourne. Since they have hired a common investment advisor, these entities are likely to vote together. Additionally, there may be common investors within the different funds managed by the same investment advisor. |
(18) | Includes 45,455 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 18,182 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(19) | Includes 6,818 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 2,727 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(20) | Includes 113,636 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 45,455 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(21) | Includes 31,818 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 12,727 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(22) | Includes 484,091 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 193,636 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(23) | Stewart Flink has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Crestview Capital Master Fund LLC. Stewart Flink is the principal owner of Dillon Capital, a registered broker-dealer. The shares were purchased for investment in the ordinary course of business and at the time of purchase, there were no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares. |
(24) | Includes 909,091 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 363,636 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(25) | Eyal Chomski has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Chomski Holding & Investments (2002) Ltd. |
(26) | Includes 22,727 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 9,091 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(27) | Ron Senator and Doron Breen have voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Sphera Master Fund LP. Shrem, Fudim, Kelner & Co. Ltd. owns 51% of the interests in the Sphera Master Fund LP. Shrem, Fudim, Kelner & Co. Ltd. is affiliated with an Israeli broker-dealer, but not with a U.S. broker-dealer. The shares were purchased for investment in the ordinary course of business and at the time of purchase, there were no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares. |
(28) | Includes 318,182 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 127,273 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(29) | Itschak Shrem has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Shrem, Fudim, Kelner & Co. Ltd. Shrem, Fudim, Kelner & Co. Ltd. is affiliated with an Israeli broker-dealer, but not with a U.S. broker-dealer. The shares were purchased for investment in the ordinary course of business and at the time of purchase, there were no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares. Shrem, Fudim, Kelner & Co. Ltd. owns 51% of the interests in the Sphera Master Fund LP. |
(30) | Includes 136,364 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 54,545 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(31) | Includes 227,273 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 90,909 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(32) | Skiritai Capital LLC is the general partner of the Leonidas Opportunity Fund LP and the investment manager of the Leonidas Opportunity Offshore Fund Ltd., which has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by such funds, exercised by Messrs. Lyron L. Bentovim and Russell R. Silvestri. |
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(33) | Includes 293,533 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares, 117,413 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share and 183,410 ordinary shares that are not included in the Registration Statement. |
(34) | Includes 293,533 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 117,413 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(35) | Includes 47,376 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares, 18,950 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share and 27,865 ordinary shares that are not included in the Registration Statement. |
(36) | Includes 47,376 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and 18,950 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.50 per share. |
(37) | Mr. Bud Lowenthal has voting and investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. The shares beneficially owned by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and its employees were acquired as compensation for acting as placement agent for the private placement transaction. While Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is a registered broker-dealer, it and its employees acquired the shares for investment in the ordinary course of business and at the time of acquisition, there were no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares. |
(38) | Includes 185,819 ordinary shares underlying warrants held by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., and 85,000 ordinary shares underlying warrants held by employees of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., all of which are exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.64 per share. |
(39) | Includes 60,819 ordinary shares underlying warrants held by Stanley Stern, and 40,000 ordinary shares underlying warrants held by children of Stanley Stern, in respect of which Stanley Stern has discretion to exercise the warrants and to vote and dispose of the ordinary shares underlying such warrants. Mr. Stern is an employee of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and acquired beneficial ownership of the shares as compensation for acting as placement agent in the private placement transaction. |
(40) | Includes 100,819 ordinary shares underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days with an exercise price of $2.64 per share. |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling shareholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling ordinary shares or interests in ordinary shares received after the date of this prospectus from a selling shareholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their ordinary shares or interests therein on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the ordinary shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.
The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of ordinary shares or interests therein:
| • | | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| • | | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the ordinary shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| • | | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| • | | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| • | | privately negotiated transactions; |
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| • | | short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC; |
| • | | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| • | | broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such ordinary shares at a stipulated price per share; |
| • | | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
| • | | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling shareholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the 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, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending 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 the shares of ordinary shares in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of ordinary shares or interests therein, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of ordinary shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell ordinary shares short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge ordinary shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of ordinary shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholders from the sale of the ordinary shares offered by them will be the purchase price of the ordinary shares less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling shareholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of ordinary shares to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the warrants.
The selling shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
The selling shareholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the ordinary shares or interests therein may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profits they earn on any resale of the ordinary shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling shareholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
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To the extent required, the ordinary shares to be sold, the names of the selling shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the ordinary shares may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the ordinary shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We have advised the selling shareholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling shareholders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling shareholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling shareholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the selling shareholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (1) such time as all of the ordinary shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement or (2) the date on which the shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act.
EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REGISTRATION
We have agreed to bear all expenses relating to the registration of the ordinary shares registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We estimate these expenses to be approximately $85,209.86, which include the following categories of expenses:
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SEC registration fee | | $ | 3,559.86 |
Printing, EDGAR and photocopying fees | | | 650.00 |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 40,000.00 |
Accounting fees and expenses | | | 25,000.00 |
Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses | | | 1,000.00 |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 15,000.00 |
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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
The validity of the ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares and the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants will be passed upon for us by Goldfarb, Levy, Eran & Co., our Israeli counsel.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. appearing in TTI Team Telecom International Ltd.’s Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2004, have been audited by Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, independent registered public accounting firm and a member of Ernst & Young Global, 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.
MATERIAL CHANGES
Except as otherwise described herein, in 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 material changes have occurred since December 31, 2004.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in this prospectus, a substantial number of whom reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because our principal assets and a substantial number 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, Goldfarb, Levy, Eran & Co., that there is doubt concerning 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 rules of private international law currently prevailing in Israel do not prohibit the enforcement of a judgment by Israeli courts provided that:
| • | | the judgment is enforceable in the state in which it was given; |
| • | | adequate service of process has been effected and the defendant has had a reasonable opportunity to present his arguments and evidence; |
| • | | the judgment and the enforcement of the judgment are not contrary to the law, public policy, security or sovereignty of the state of Israel; |
| • | | 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 |
| • | | 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. |
We have irrevocably appointed TTI Team Telecom International, Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any competent court of the United States arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering.
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If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at an annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. However, as is permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this prospectus, which is part of our registration statement on Form F-3, omits certain information, exhibits, schedules and undertakings set forth in the registration statement. For further information about us, and the securities offered by this prospectus, please refer to the registration statement.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that are applicable to a foreign private issuer. In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file reports with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 20-F which are required to be filed by June 30 of each year. We also furnish to the SEC under cover of Form 6-K material information required to be made public in Israel, filed with and made public by any stock exchange or distributed by us to our shareholders.
The registration statement on Form F-3 of which this prospectus forms a part, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, and reports and other information filed by us with the SEC may be inspected without charge and copied at prescribed rates at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of this material are also available by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, such as us, that file electronically with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov). You can find additional information about us at our website, www.tti-telecom.com. The information contained on, or linked from, our website is not a part of this prospectus.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the “short-swing profits” reporting and liability provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act and related Exchange Act rules.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with or submit to it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information filed with or submitted to the SEC will update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below:
| (a) | Our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2005; |
| (b) | Our report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on May 9, 2005; and |
| (c) | The description of our ordinary shares contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on November 15, 1996, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
In addition, all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F and any reports on Form 6-K subsequently submitted to the SEC or portions thereof that we specifically identify in such forms as being
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incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, shall be considered to be incorporated into this prospectus by reference and shall be considered a part of this prospectus from the date of filing or submission of such documents.
As you read the above documents, you may find inconsistencies in information from one document to another. If you find inconsistencies between the documents and this prospectus, you should rely on the statements made in the most recent document.
We will deliver to each person (including any beneficial owner) to whom this prospectus has been delivered a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. We will provide this information upon written or oral request, and at no cost to the requester. Requests should be directed to:
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TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. |
7 Martin Gehl Street, Kiryat Aryeh, Petach Tikva 49512, Israel |
Tel.: | | (+972) 3-926-9884 |
Fax: | | (+972) 3-926-9849 |
Attn.: | | Chief Financial Officer |
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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and any underwriter or agent is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
12,980,778 Ordinary Shares

TTI TEAM TELECOM INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Ordinary Shares
PROSPECTUS
May 24, 2005