As of March 31, 2008, there were a total of four holders of record of our ordinary shares with addresses in the United States. Such United States holders were, as of such date, the holders of record of 223,875 ordinary shares representing approximately 0.2% of our outstanding share capital The number of record holders in the United States is not representative of the number of beneficial holders nor is it representative of where such beneficial holders are resident since many of these ordinary shares were held of record by brokers or other nominees (including one U.S. nominee company, CEDE & Co., which held approximately 11.2% of our outstanding ordinary shares as of said date).
On January 1, 2004, we entered into an agreement with Consult Wise Pte Ltd., a Singaporean company. Maayan Tzidon, the brother of Aviv Tzidon, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, holds 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Consult Wise. Pursuant to this agreement, we agreed to pay Consult Wise $3,000 per month for the provision of its marketing services of our products and services in Korea and Singapore, for a period of three years commencing January 1, 2004. In lieu of cash, we agreed to pay the monthly fee in our Ordinary Shares based on a per share price of $0.18. In order to facilitate the payment of shares, a trustee was issued 600,000 of our Ordinary Shares and was instructed to release 16,667 of our Ordinary Shares to Consult Wise each month during the term of the agreement.
On January 1, 2007, following the expiration of the above agreement, we entered into a new agreement with Consult Wise Pte Ltd. Pursuant to this agreement, we agreed to pay Consult Wise $3,500 per month for the provision of its marketing services and $3,500 per month for supporting our operating programs in Singapore, for a period of two years commencing January 1, 2007; furthermore, Consult Wise is entitled to commissions on purchase orders issued by customers introduced to us pursuant to its marketing services. For further information see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this annual report.
Agreement with Eyepoint Ltd.
On March 1, 2004, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with, an Israeli company wholly owned by Mr. Dekel Tzidon, brother of Mr. Aviv Tzidon, the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Pursuant to this consulting agreement, Mr. Tzidon continues to serve as the Company’s Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Technological Officer. The terms of this agreement were approved by the Company’s Audit Committee in July 2004.
Sale of Shares to Principal Shareholders
Sale of Shares to and Issue of Warrants to H.S.N General Managers Holdings L.P.
In March 2006, H.S.N General Managers Holdings L.P. (or HSN), an Israeli limited partnership led by Mr. Nir Dor invested $3.6 million in our share capital in consideration for the issuance of 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 17% of our issued share capital, at a price per share of $0.18. In connection with this investment, HSN was issued three separate warrants for the purchase of 6,000,000 of our Ordinary Shares per each warrant, with exercise prices of $0.36, $0.54 and $1.00, exercisable for a period of three years, with a mandatory exercise mechanism under certain conditions. As of March 2006, Mr. Dor serves as a member of our board of directors.
Sale of Shares to and Issue of Warrants to Chun
On November 21, 2003, Chun Holdings Ltd., or Chun, issued a tender offer to purchase all of our outstanding shares for a purchase price of $0.18 per share. Pursuant to the tender offer, which expired on December 30, 2003, some of our shareholders, including Clal Industries Ltd. and our former controlling shareholder Elisra Electronics Systems Ltd., or Elisra, tendered an aggregate of 7,142,608 of their shares, constituting 67% of our issued and outstanding share capital. Upon the request of Chun, all of the tendered shares were registered in the name of its affiliate Chun Holdings L.P., or Chun LP which became our controlling shareholder. As of, March 31, 2008 Chun was holding an aggregate of 49.71% of our outstanding shares.
Following the expiration of the tender offer, Elisra is no longer a holder of any of our share capital.
On March 3, 2004, Chun entered into an agreement to purchase 33,333,333 of our Ordinary Shares at a price per share of $0.18 for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000. This transaction was approved by our shareholders at a general meeting held on March 1, 2004.
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Chun also agreed on such date to provide our company with a credit line in the amount of $3.2 million. In consideration for this credit line, we granted Chun a four-year warrant to purchase an additional 40,000,000 of our Ordinary Shares for an exercise price of $0.18 per share. Chun, however, waived its right to receive warrants for the purchase of 11,468,889 of our Ordinary Shares and agreed that 10,000,000 options shall be distributed among the other shareholders of the Company, pro-rata to the cash invested by them during 2004 , and 1,468,889 to the Company’s principal banks. During the third quarter of 2004, the $3.2 million credit line was replaced by an additional investment in the same amount made by Chun in our share capital.
Options issued to the Chairman of the Board of Directors
On January 1, 2004, Aviv Tzidon received an option to purchase 9,000,000 of our Ordinary Shares issued for services rendered as Chairman of our Board of Directors. One fifth of the options will vest upon completion of each full year of service on our Board of Directors, which commenced on November 24, 2003. Each option is exercisable for three years following vesting and is exercisable at a price per share of $0.18.
Sale of Shares and Issuance of Warrants to Investors
On March 3, 2004, a group of investors entered into an investment agreement to purchase 22,428,225 of our Ordinary Shares at a price per share of $0.18 for an aggregate purchase price of $4,037,080. Two of the investors, Polar Communications Ltd. and Koonras Technologies Ltd., who were also existing security holders of the Company prior to the March 2004 investment, were issued additional shares in consideration for their agreement to convert an aggregate debt owed to them of $100,000 into 555,556 of our Ordinary Shares at a price per share of $0.18. Pursuant to this investment agreement, the investors were also issued four-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 of our Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $0.18 per share; Chun LP was initially granted these warrants, but subsequently waived its rights to receive such warrants in favor of the investors, pro rata to their investments.
Convertible Loan Agreements
On March 3, 2004, three of our banks, namely Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., Bank Hapoalim B.M. and the Industrial Development Bank Ltd., agreed to convert existing loans in the amount of $1.1 million, $700,000 and $200,000, respectively, into 6,111,111; 3,888,889; and 1,111,111 of our Ordinary Shares, respectively.
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Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers. See “Item 6 – Directors, Senior Management and Employees – C. Board Practices—Management Employment Agreements.”
C. Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. | Financial Information |
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
The Financial Statements required by this item are found at the end of this Annual Report, beginning on page F-1.
Legal Proceedings
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings.
B. Significant Changes
There have been no material changes in our financial position since December 31, 2007.
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ITEM 9. | The Offer and Listing |
A. Offer and Listing Details
Our Ordinary Shares have traded on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol BVRSF.OB since February 2003 and previously traded on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market from March 2001. From October 1998 until March 2001 our shares were traded on the Nasdaq National Market.
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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low sales prices of our Ordinary Shares:
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2003 | | | | | | | |
Year ending December 31, 2003 | | $ | 1.10 | | $ | 0.75 | |
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2004 | | | | | | | |
Year ending December 31, 2004 | | $ | 1.10 | | $ | 0.40 | |
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2005 | | | | | | | |
Year ending December 31, 2005 | | $ | 0.72 | | $ | 0.20 | |
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2006 | | | | | | | |
First Quarter | | $ | 0.28 | | $ | 0.16 | |
Second Quarter | | $ | 0.27 | | $ | 0.22 | |
Third Quarter | | $ | 0.24 | | $ | 0.18 | |
Fourth Quarter | | $ | 0.22 | | $ | 0.15 | |
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2007 | | | | | | | |
First Quarter | | $ | 0.24 | | $ | 0.19 | |
Second Quarter | | $ | 0.21 | | $ | 0.17 | |
Third Quarter | | $ | 0.19 | | $ | 0.16 | |
Fourth Quarter | | $ | 0.20 | | $ | 0.14 | |
October | | $ | 0.20 | | $ | 0.15 | |
November | | $ | 0.20 | | $ | 0.19 | |
December | | $ | 0.19 | | $ | 0.14 | |
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2008 | | | | | | | |
January | | $ | 0.19 | | $ | 0.16 | |
February | | $ | 0.18 | | $ | 0.16 | |
March | | $ | 0.20 | | $ | 0.15 | |
April | | $ | 0.19 | | $ | 0.17 | |
May | | $ | 0.19 | | $ | 0.16 | |
B. Plan of Distribution
Not applicable.
C. Markets
Our Ordinary Shares traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market until February 13, 2003. Our Ordinary Shares were delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market after we failed to comply with its required listing standards. Since February 14, 2003, our Ordinary Shares have been traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “BVRSF.OB”.
D. Selling Shareholders
Not applicable.
E. Dilution
Not applicable.
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F. Expenses of the Issue
Not applicable.
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ITEM 10. | Additional Information |
A. Share Capital
Not applicable.
B. Memorandum and Articles of Association
Objects and Purposes
We were first registered under Israeli law on January 6, 1998. Our registration number with the Israel Registrar of Companies is 52-004362-1. Our objectives and purposes include the development, design, manufacture and marketing of advanced training systems for military objectives and a wide variety of other business purposes.
Transactions Requiring Special Approval
An “office holder” is defined in the Companies Law as a director, general manager, chief business manager, deputy general manager, vice general manager and any person assuming the responsibilities of any of the foregoing positions without regard to such person’s title and any other manager who is directly subject to the general manager.
The Companies Law imposes a duty of care and a duty of loyalty on all office holders of a company. The duty of care requires an office holder to act with the level of care which a reasonable office holder in the same position would have acted under the same circumstances. The breach of such duty is governed by Israeli contract laws. The duty of care includes a duty to use reasonable means to obtain:
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| Ÿ | information on the appropriateness of a given action brought for his approval or performed by him by virtue of his position; and |
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| Ÿ | all other important information pertaining to the previous actions. |
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| The duty of loyalty requires an office holder to act in good faith for the interests of the company and includes a duty to: |
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| Ÿ | refrain from any conflict of interest between the performance of his duties in the company and his personal affairs; |
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| Ÿ | refrain from any activity that is competitive with the company; |
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| Ÿ | refrain from exploiting any business opportunity of the company to receive a personal gain for himself or others; and |
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| Ÿ | disclose to the company any information or documents relating to a company’s affairs which the office holder has received due to his position as an office holder. |
Each person listed in the table under “Item 6 – Directors, Senior
Management and Employees – A. Directors and Senior Management” is an office holder.
The Companies Law requires that an office holder disclose to the company any personal interest that he or she may have, and all related material information known to him or her, in connection with any existing or proposed transaction by the company. The disclosure is required to be made promptly and in any event, no later than the board of directors meeting in which the transaction is first discussed. A personal interest of an office holder includes an interest of a company in which the office holder is, directly or indirectly, a 5% or greater shareholder, director or general manager or in which he or she has the right to appoint at least one director or the general manager. If the transaction is an extraordinary transaction, the office holder must also disclose any personal interest held by his or her relative.
Under the Companies Law, an extraordinary transaction is a transaction:
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| Ÿ | not on market terms; or |
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| Ÿ | likely to have a material impact on the company’s profitability, assets or liabilities. |
Under the Companies Law, once an office holder complies with the above disclosure requirement, the board of directors may approve the transaction, unless the company’s articles of association provide otherwise. A transaction that is adverse to the company’s interest may not be approved. If the transaction is an extraordinary transaction, then it also must be approved by the audit committee, before the board approval, and under certain circumstances, by the shareholders of the company. A director who has a personal interest in a matter which is considered at a meeting of the board of directors or the audit committee may not be present at this meeting or vote on this matter. If a majority of the directors has a personal interest in a transaction, these directors are permitted to be present and vote, but shareholder approval is also required.
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Under the Companies Law, the disclosure requirements which apply to an office holder also apply to a controlling shareholder of a public company. A controlling shareholder includes a shareholder that holds 25% or more of the voting rights in a public company if no other shareholder owns more than 50% of the voting rights in the company. Extraordinary transactions of a public company with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, and the terms of compensation of a controlling shareholder who is an office holder, require the approval of the audit committee, the board of directors and the shareholders of the company. The shareholder approval must satisfy either of the following criteria:
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| Ÿ | the majority of the votes for the approval includes the votes of at least one-third of the total votes of shareholders who are present at the meeting and who have no personal interest in the transaction; the votes of abstaining shareholders shall not be included in the number of the said total votes; or |
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| Ÿ | the total number of votes against the approval, among the shareholders who are present at the meeting and who have no personal interest in the transaction shall not exceed 1% of the aggregate voting rights in the company. |
For information concerning the direct and indirect personal interests of certain of our office holders and principal shareholders in certain transactions with us, see “Item 7 – Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – B. Related Party Transactions.”
Directors’ Compensation
Under the Companies Law, all arrangements as to compensation of office holders who are not directors require approval of the board of directors. Arrangements as to compensation of directors also require audit committee approval, before board approval, and shareholder approval. Nevertheless, pursuant to our articles of association, our directors who are not our employees or professional services providers shall not be paid any remuneration for their services unless it was approved by the general meeting of our shareholders.
Directors Borrowing Powers
Our board of directors may from time to time, in its discretion, cause the Company to borrow or secure the payment of any sum or sums of money for the purposes of the Company. Such borrowing powers may be exercised by a majority of the board in accordance with our articles of association.
Rights attached to our Shares
Dividend Rights. Our articles of association provide that our shareholders at a general meeting and upon the recommendation of our board of directors may from time to time, declare such dividend as may appear to be justified but not in excess of our board of directors recommendation. Subject to the rights of the holders of shares with preferential or other special rights that may be authorized in the future, holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive dividends according to their rights and interest in our profits.
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Voting Rights. Holders of Ordinary Shares have one vote for each ordinary share held on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. These voting rights may be affected by the grant of any special voting rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future. The Ordinary Shares do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. As a result, holders of Ordinary Shares that represent more than 50% of the voting power have the power to elect all the directors to the exclusion of the remaining shareholders.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of our liquidation, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, our assets will be distributed to the holders of Ordinary Shares in proportion to their respective holdings. This liquidation right may be affected by the grant of preferential dividends or distribution rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future.
Redemption Provisions. We may, subject to applicable law, issue redeemable preference shares and redeem the same.
Capital Calls. Under our memorandum of association and the Companies Law, the liability of our shareholders is limited to the par value of the shares held by them.
Preemptive, First Refusal and Co-Sale Rights. All outstanding Ordinary Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and do not have preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or co-sale rights.
Transfer of Shares. Fully paid Ordinary Shares are issued in registered form and may be transferred pursuant to our articles of association, unless such transfer is restricted or prohibited by another instrument and subject to applicable securities laws.
Modification of Rights
Unless otherwise provided by our articles of association, rights attached to any class may be modified or abrogated by a resolution adopted in a general meeting approved by a majority of 75% of the voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon, subject to the sanction of a resolution passed by majority of the holders of 75% a majority of the shares of such class present and voting as a separate general meeting of the holders of such class.
Shareholders’ Meetings and Resolutions
The quorum required for an ordinary meeting of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders present in person or by proxy, who hold or represent between them at least 33-1/3% of the outstanding voting shares, unless otherwise required by applicable rules. A meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum generally is adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and place or any time and place as the chairman of the board may designate. At such reconvened meeting the required quorum consists of any two shareholders present in person or by proxy.
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Under the Companies Law, each shareholder of record will be provided at least 21 calendar days’ prior notice of any general shareholders meeting.
Under the Companies Law and our articles of association, all resolutions of our shareholders require a simple majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and voting on the matter, subject to certain exceptions provided for under the Companies Law, which require a majority of at least 75% of the shares present. However, the Companies Law requires that any amendment to the articles of association of a company incorporated prior to February 1, 2000, shall be approved by holders of at least 75% of the voting rights represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon, unless the articles are amended to the effect of requiring a different majority.
Under the Companies Law, each and every shareholder has a duty to act in good faith in exercising his rights and fulfilling his obligations towards us and other shareholders, such as in voting in the general meeting of shareholders on the following matters:
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| Ÿ | approval of certain actions and transactions that require shareholder approval. |
In addition, each and every shareholder has the general duty to refrain from depriving other shareholders of their rights.
Our annual general meetings are held once in every calendar year at such time (within a period of not more than fifteen months after the last preceding annual general meeting) and at such place determined by our board. All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings. Our board may, whenever it thinks fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting at such time and place as it determines, and shall be obligated to do so upon a requisition in writing in accordance with the Companies Law.
Limitation on Owning Securities
The ownership of our Ordinary Shares by nonresidents of Israel is not restricted in any way by our memorandum of association and articles of association or the laws of the State of Israel, except for citizens of countries, which are in a state of war with Israel, who may not be recognized as owners of our Ordinary Shares.
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Mergers and Acquisitions under Israeli Law
The Companies Law includes provisions that allow a merger transaction and requires that each company that is a party to a merger have the transaction approved by its board of directors and a vote of at least 75% of its shares, at a shareholders’ meeting called on at least 21 days’ prior notice. For purposes of the shareholders vote, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if a majority of the shares held by parties other than the other party to the merger, or by any person who holds 25% or more of the shares of the other party, or the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other party, vote against the merger. Upon the request of a creditor of either party of the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there exists a reasonable concern that as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of any of the parties to the merger. In addition, a merger may not be completed unless at least 50 days have passed from the time that a proposal for the approval of the merger has been filed with the Israel Registrar of Companies and 30 days have passed from the time that the approval of the merging parties’ shareholders has been received.
The Companies Law also provides that an acquisition of shares of a public company must be made by means of a tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the purchaser would become a 25% shareholder of the company and there is no existing 25% or greater shareholder in the company. If there is no existing 45% or greater shareholder in the company, the Companies Law provides that an acquisition of shares of a public company must be made by means of a tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the purchaser would become a 45% shareholder of the company. Regulations adopted under the Companies Law provide that these tender offer requirements do not apply to companies whose shares are listed for trading outside of Israel if, according to the laws of the country in which the shares have been offered to the public or in which the shares are listed for trading on an exchange, including the rules and regulations of such exchange, there is either a restriction upon any acquisition of control to any extent, or the acquisition of control to any extent requires the purchaser to make a tender offer to the public.
If following any acquisition of shares, the acquirer will hold 90% or more of the company’s shares or of a class of shares, the acquisition may not be made other than through a tender offer to acquire all of the shares of such class. If the shareholders who declined the tender offer hold 5% or less of the company’s outstanding share capital or class of shares, all the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to it. However, the tendered shareholders may seek to alter the consideration by court order.
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C. Material Contracts
In September 2001, we entered into an agreement with Aermacchi S.P.A., a leading manufacturer and producer of modern military training aircraft in Europe, for the supply of an MB339 training aircraft full mission simulator and three years of logistical support. The contract price is $ 7.1 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We completed this project during the second quarter of 2003 and enter into the logistical support period. We completed this project during the second quarter of 2006.
In July 2004, we entered into a follow on contract with a customer in Asia for the provision of integrated logistic support services for a period of three years for a training system that was previously provided by us. The contract price is approximately $ 1.6 million. We completed this project during the first quarter of 2007.
In October 2004, we entered into a contract with Boeing for the integration of EHUD™ ACMI systems on Boeing’s new F-15K aircraft, to be supplied to the Republic of Korea Air Force. The contract price is approximately $ 1.5 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We completed this project during the fourth quarter of 2006.
In November 2004, we entered into a contract with Systex Corporation, a leading Asian system integration company for the supply of an infantry multi-weapon firing simulation system. The contract price is approximately $ 2.6 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. The contract value increased during 2007 by $ 0.6 million to new total of $ 3.2 million. We expect to complete this updated project during the third quarter of 2008. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 1.8 million under this contract.
In January 2005, we entered into an additional contract with Systex Corporation for the supply of a tank simulation system. The contract price is approximately $ 1.4 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We completed this project during the fourth quarter of 2006.
In September 2005, we entered into a contract with Elbit Systems for the supply of work-share in a new F-16I simulator for the Israel Air Force. The contract price is approximately $ 2.2 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to finish this project until the end of the third quarter of 2008
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In January 2006, we entered into an agreement with Aermacchi S.p.A., a leading manufacturer and producer of modern military training aircraft in Europe, for the upgrade of two MB339a training aircraft simulators. The contract price is approximately $ 4.5 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to finish this project until the end of the third quarter of 2008.
In March 2006, we entered into a contract with an international customer for the provision of an F-16 MLU Improved Unit Line Trainer. The contract price is $ 2.7 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the second quarter of 2008. As of March 31, 2008, we received all the payments of $ 2.7 million under this contract.
In May 2006, we entered into an agreement with a leading European company for the provision of In-Flight Electronic Warfare Simulator (IFEWS). The contract price is approximately $ 1.7 million while increased in the first quarter of 2007 by $ 0.2 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We completed this project during the second quarter of 2007.
In September 2006, we entered into a major contract with an international customer for the supply of a distributed naval embedded training system. The contract price is $ 11.9 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the fourth quarter of 2010. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 5.3 million under this contract.
In December 2006, we entered into an agreement with a European customer, for the Embedded Virtual Avionics (EVA) solution. The contract price is approximately $ 1.2 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We completed this project during the first quarter of 2007.
In January 2007, we entered into Licenses agreement with an aircraft manufacturer, for the Embedded Virtual Avionics EVA patent. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 0.25 million under this agreement.
In March 2007, we entered into a three year maintenance contract for a naval embedded training system supplied by BVR to an international customer. The contract price is approximately $ 1.1 million, which is payable in accordance to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the first quarter of 2010. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 0.34 million under this agreement.
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In March 2007, we entered into an agreement with a European customer, for the Embedded Virtual Avionics EVA solution for a leading jet trainer. The contract price is approximately $ 1.1 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the second quarter of 2008. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 0.21 million under this agreement.
In August 2007, we entered into an agreement with an international customer, for the Embedded Virtual Avionics EVA solution for a trainer aircraft. The contract price is approximately $ 0.6 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely achievement of specific milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the second quarter of 2008. As of March 31, 2008, we received all the payments of $ 0.6 million under this agreement.
In August 2007, we entered into a major contract with an international customer for the supply of Air Defense Simulator. The contract price is $ 10.1 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the first quarter of 2009. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 3.1 million under this contract.
In September 2007, we entered into a two years maintenance agreement, for training system. The contract price is approximately $ 0.7 million, which is payable in accordance to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the third quarter of 2009. As of March 31, 2008, we received $0.04 million under this agreement.
In September 2007, we entered into a maintenance agreement to support airborne ACMI products. The contract price is approximately $ 0.9 million, which is payable in accordance with fulfillment of support activities during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the fourth quarter of 2009.
In October 2007, we entered into a major contract with an international customer for the supply of an air defense embedded simulator. The contract price is $ 5.8 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the first quarter of 2010. As of March 31, 2008, we received $ 1.5 million under this contract.
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In October 2007, we entered into a major contract with an Asian customer for the supply of ACMI systems. The contract price is $19.5 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the fourth quarter of 2009. As of March 31, 2008, we received $2.9 million under this contract.
In January 2008, we entered into a major contract with an international customer for the supply of ACMI systems. The contract price is $18.4 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the fourth quarter of 2009. As of March 31, 2008, we received $7.7 million under this contract.
In January 2008, we entered into a major contract with an international customer for the supply of Naval Tactical Trainer systems. The contract price is $3.2 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the fourth quarter of 2009. As of March 31, 2008, we received $0.6 million under this contract.
In June 2008, we entered into a major contract with an international customer for the supply of a Trainer Aircraft Full Mission Simulator FMS. The contract price is $5 million, which, as in substantially all of our contracts, is payable in accordance and subject to timely milestones during the lifetime of the project. We expect to complete this project during the fourth quarter of 2009.
For a summary of our other material contracts, see:
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| Ÿ | “Item 4 – Information on the Company – B. Business Overview – Strategic Relationships,” including a description of the Cooperation Agreement entered into with MLM in August 2005. |
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| Ÿ | “Item 6 – Directors, Senior Management and Employees – B. Compensation” |
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| Ÿ | “Item 7 – Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – B. Related Party Transactions.” |
D. Exchange Controls
Under current Israeli regulations, we may pay dividends or other distributions in respect of our Ordinary Shares either in non-Israeli or Israeli currencies. If we make these payments in Israeli currency, they will be freely converted into non-Israeli currencies at the rate of exchange prevailing at the time of conversion. Because exchange rates between the NIS and the dollar continuously fluctuate, a U.S. shareholder will be subject to the risk of currency fluctuations between the date when we declare NIS-denominated dividends and the date when we pay them in NIS. See “Item 3. Key Information— D. Risk Factors.”
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Non-residents of Israel may freely hold and trade our securities pursuant to the general permit issued under the Israeli Currency Control Law, 1978. Neither our memorandum of association nor the laws of the State of Israel restrict in any way the ownership of our Ordinary Shares by non-residents, except that these restrictions may exist with respect to citizens of countries which are in a state of war with Israel.
E. Taxation
Israeli Tax Considerations and Government Programs
The following is a summary of the current tax structure applicable to companies in Israel, with special reference to its effect on us. The following also contains a discussion of certain Israeli and United States tax consequences to purchasers of our Ordinary Shares and certain Israeli Government programs benefiting us. To the extent that the discussion is based on new tax legislation that has not been subject to judicial or administrative interpretation, there can be no assurance that the views expressed in the discussion will be accepted by the tax authorities in question. The discussion is not intended, and should not be construed, as legal or professional tax advice and is not exhaustive of all possible tax considerations.
HOLDERS OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE UNITED STATES, ISRAELI OR OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF ORDINARY SHARES, INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, THE EFFECT OF ANY FOREIGN, STATE OR LOCAL TAXES.
General Corporate Tax Structure
Generally, Israeli companies were subject to corporate tax at the rate of 29% in the 2007 tax year. The rate was reduced to 27% in 2008 and is expected to be reduced in accordance with the new legislation to 26% in 2009 and 25% in 2010 and thereafter. However, the effective tax rate payable by a company which derives income from an Approved Enterprise (as further discussed below) may be considerably less.
Tax Benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959
On March 30, 2005, the Knesset approved a reform of the Encouragement of Capital Investments Law – 1959 (the “Encouragement Reform”).
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Following in Section A is the outline of The Investment Law before the Encouragement Reform. Section B notes several of the significant changes in the Investment Law which are relevant to our company.
The Investment Law provides that terms and benefits included in any certificate of approval that was granted before the Encouragement Reform came into effect will remain subject to the provisions of the Investment Law as they were on the date of such approval. Therefore the Encouragement Reform will not apply to any of our programs approved under the Investment Law before the Encouragement Reform.
A. The Investment Law before the Encouragement Reform
The Investment Law provides that a proposed capital investment in eligible facilities may, upon application to the Investment Center of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the State of Israel, be designated as an “Approved Enterprise.” Each certificate of approval for an Approved Enterprise relates to a specific investment program delineated both by its financial scope, including its capital sources, and by its physical characteristics, e.g., the equipment to be purchased and utilized pursuant to the program. The tax benefits derived from any such certificate of approval relate only to taxable income attributable to the specific Approved Enterprise. If a company has more than one approval or only a portion of its capital investments are approved, its effective tax rate is the result of a weighted combination of the applicable rates. The tax benefits under the law are not generally available with respect to income derived from products manufactured outside of Israel.
Taxable income of a company derived from an Approved Enterprise is subject to corporate tax at a maximum rate of 25% (rather than the ordinary corporate tax rate) for the “benefit period.” The “benefit period” is seven years (and under certain circumstances, as further detailed below, ten years) commencing with the year in which the Approved Enterprise first generates taxable income, and is limited to twelve years from commencement of production or 14 years from the date of approval, whichever is earlier. The Investment Law also provides that a company that has an Approved Enterprise is entitled to accelerated depreciation on its property and equipment that are included in an approved investment program.
A company owning an Approved Enterprise may elect to receive an “alternative package of benefits”. Under the alternative package of benefits, a company’s undistributed income derived from an Approved Enterprise will be exempt from corporate tax for a period of between two and ten years from the first year of taxable income, depending on the geographic location of the Approved Enterprise within Israel, and such company will be eligible for a reduced tax rate for the remainder of the benefits period.
Our requests for designation of our capital investment at our facility in Rosh Ha’ayin as an “Approved Enterprise” program were approved under the Investment Law. For this Approved Enterprise, we elected the alternative package of benefits.
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A company that has elected the alternative package of benefits and that subsequently pays a dividend out of income derived from the Approved Enterprise during the tax exemption period will be subject to tax in respect of the amount distributed (including the tax thereon) at the rate which would have been applicable had it not elected the alternative package of benefits (generally 10%-25%, depending on the extent of foreign shareholders holding its ordinary shares). In addition, the dividend recipient is taxed at the reduced rate applicable to dividends from Approved Enterprises (15%), if the dividend is distributed during the tax exemption period or within a specified period thereafter. We must withhold this tax at source, regardless of whether the dividend is converted into foreign currency. See “—Taxation of Ordinary Shares—Taxation of Dividends Paid On Ordinary Shares” and Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Subject to certain provisions concerning income under the alternative package of benefits, all dividends are considered to be attributable to the entire enterprise and the effective tax rate on the dividends is the result of a weighted combination of the various applicable tax rates. We are not obliged to distribute exempt retained profits under the alternative package of benefits, and we may generally decide from which year’s profits to declare dividends. We currently intend to reinvest the amount of our tax-exempt income and not to distribute such income as a dividend.
The Investment Center bases its decision as to whether or not to approve an application on the criteria set forth in the Investment Law and regulations, the then prevailing policy of the Investment Center, and the specific objectives and financial criteria of the applicant. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that any such application will be approved. In addition, the benefits available to an Approved Enterprise are conditional upon the fulfillment of conditions stipulated in the Investment Law and its regulations and the criteria set forth in the specific certificate of approval, as described above. In the event that a company does not meet these conditions, it would be required to refund the amount of tax benefits, with the addition of the consumer price index linkage adjustment and interest.
Subject to compliance with applicable requirements, income derived from our Approved Enterprise facilities will be tax exempt for a period of two years after we have taxable income and will be subject to a reduced rate of corporate tax of up to 25% depending on the extent of foreign shareholders holding our ordinary shares for the following five years. Due to cumulative losses for tax purposes, we have not yet utilized tax benefits derived from our Approved Enterprise facilities.
B. Outline of the primary changes of the Encouragement Reform
The Encouragement Reform provides that “Approved Enterprise” status will continue to be granted by the Investment Center to qualifying investments. However, the Amendment limits the scope of enterprises which may be approved by the Investment Center by setting criteria for the approval of a facility as an Approved Enterprise, such as provisions generally requiring that at least 25% of the Approved Enterprise’s income will be derived from export to market of at least 12 million residents.
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The Encouragement Reform also provides that Approved Enterprise status will only be necessary for receiving grants from the Investment Center. As a result, it is no longer necessary for a company to acquire Approved Enterprise status in order to receive the tax benefits previously available under the alternative package of benefits. Rather, a company may claim the tax benefits offered by the Investment Law as amended directly in its tax returns, provided that its facilities meet the criteria for tax benefits set out by the Amendment. Such companies are also no longer required to file reports with the Investment Center. Companies are entitled to approach the Israeli Tax Authority for a pre-ruling regarding their eligibility for benefits under the Encouragement Reform.
Tax benefits are available under the Encouragement Reform to production facilities (or other eligible facilities), which are generally required to derive more than 25% of their business income from export. In order to receive the tax benefits, the Encouragement Reform states that the company must make an investment which meets all the conditions set out in the Amendment for tax benefits and exceeds a minimum amount specified in the Law (at least 300,000 NIS). Such investment allows the company to receive a “Benefited Enterprise” status, and may be made over a period of no more than three years ending on the end of the year in which the company requested to have the tax benefits apply to the Benefited Enterprise (the “Year of Election”). Where the company requests to have the tax benefits apply to an expansion of existing facilities, only the expansion will be considered to be a Benefited Enterprise and the company’s effective tax rate will be the weighted average of the applicable rates. In this case, the minimum investment required in order to qualify as a Benefited Enterprise is required to exceed a certain percentage of the value of the company’s production assets before the expansion, as follows:
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Production Assets | | % of Required Investment | | | Required Investment | |
Up to NIS 140 million | | 12 | % | | | Up to NIS 16.8 million | |
From NIS 140 – 500 million | | 7 | % | | | From NIS 16.8 – 42 million | |
Over NIS 500 million | | 5 | % | | | From NIS 42 million | |
The extent of the tax benefits available under the Amendment to qualifying income of a Benefited Enterprise are determined by the geographic location of the Benefited Enterprise. The location will also determine the period for which tax benefits are available.
Dividends paid out of income derived by a Benefited Enterprise will be treated similarly to payment of dividends by an Approved Enterprise under the alternative package of benefits. Therefore, dividends paid out of income derived by a Benefited Enterprise (or out of dividends received from a company whose income is derived from a Benefited Enterprise) are generally subject to withholding tax at the rate of 15% (deductible at source). The reduced rate of 15% is limited to dividends and distributions out of income derived from a Benefited Enterprise during the benefits period and actually paid at any time up to 12 years thereafter. A company qualifying for tax benefits under the Amendment which pays a dividend out of income derived by its Benefited Enterprise during a period in which the Benefited Enterprise was exempt from tax will be subject to tax in respect of the gross amount of the dividend at the otherwise applicable rate of 25%, (or lower in the case of a qualified company owned by a certain percentage of non-Israeli residents). The dividend recipient would be subject to tax at the rate of 15% on the amount received which tax would be deducted at source.
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Grants under the Law for the Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development, 1984
Under the Law for the Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development, 1984, research and development programs which meet certain criteria and are approved by the Research Committee, a governmental committee of the Office of the Chief Scientist are eligible for grants of up to 50% of the project’s expenditure, as determined by the Research Committee, in return for the payment of royalties from the sale of the product developed in accordance with the program. Regulations promulgated under the Research Law generally provide for the payment of royalties to the Chief Scientist ranging from 3% to 5% or in some cases, such as ours, ranging from 4% to 6%, on revenues from products developed using such grants until 100% of the dollar-linked grant is repaid. Following the full repayment of the grant, there is no further liability for payment. See “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The terms of the Israeli government participation also require that the manufacture of products developed with government grants be performed in Israel. However, under the regulations promulgated under the Research Law, in the event that any of the manufacturing is performed outside Israel by any entity other than us, if approval is received from the Office of the Chief Scientist for such foreign manufacturing and the identity of the foreign manufacturers, we may be required to pay increased royalties unless the proportion of manufacturing rights remaining in Israel is only decreased by 10% or less. If the manufacturing volume that is performed outside of Israel is less than 50%, the total amount to be repaid to the Office of the Chief Scientist may be adjusted to 120% of the grant. If the manufacturing volume that is performed outside of Israel is between 50% and 90% the total amount may be adjusted to 150% of the grant and if it is more than 90%, the total amount may be adjusted to 300% of the grant. Since our manufacturing activities are performed by subcontractors outside of Israel, the consent of the Office of the Chief Scientist is required for these activities and additional consents will be required in connection with the manufacturing of products developed in the future with Office of the Chief Scientist grants. The letters of approval under which we received the grants do not specifically refer to our manufacturing activities outside of Israel; however, we believe that the Office of the Chief Scientist has adequately expressed its consent to such activities. There can be no assurance that the consents granted to date by the Office of the Chief Scientist will be deemed to be adequate under applicable laws and regulations or that such consents will not be reversed or modified in any way or that we will obtain consents for such activities at all from the Office of the Chief Scientist in the future. Failure to comply with the requirements for consents for manufacturing outside of Israel could result in penalties, cancellation of grants and denial of any future applications for grants or for these consents. If the consents obtained from the Office of the Chief Scientist to manufacture our products outside of Israel are terminated or if we are unable to obtain similar consents in the future, our business could be harmed. A transfers of the technology developed pursuant to the terms of these grants may be transferred outside of Israel only subject to the payments promulgated under the Research Law and subject to the prior approval of the Research Committee; technology transfers within Israel are also subject to the prior approval of the Research Committee. Such approval is not required for the export of any products resulting from such research or development. Approval of the transfer of technology in Israel may be granted only if the recipient abides by all the provisions of the Research Law and regulations promulgated thereunder, including the restrictions on the transfer of know-how and production and the obligation to pay royalties in an amount that may be increased. There can be no assurance that such consent, if requested, will be granted under reasonable commercial terms. See “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Government Grants.”
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Effective for grants received from the Office of the Chief Scientist under programs approved after January 1, 1999, the outstanding balance of such grants will be subject to interest equal to the 12 months’ LIBOR rate applicable to dollar deposits that is published on the first business day of each calendar year.
As governmental incentives, the funds generally available for grants from the Office of the Chief Scientist may be reduced in the future and there is no assurance that the government will not abolish such grants in the future. Even if these grants are maintained, there is no assurance we will receive Office of the Chief Scientist grants in the future. In addition, each application to the Office of the Chief Scientist is reviewed separately, and grants are based on the program approved by the Research Committee. Generally, expenditures supported under other incentive programs of the State of Israel are not eligible for grants from the Office of the Chief Scientist. There is no assurance that applications to the Office of the Chief Scientist will be approved and, until approved, the amounts of any such grants are not determinable.
Tax Benefits and Grants for Research and Development
Israeli tax law allows, under certain conditions, a tax deduction in the year incurred for expenditures (including capital expenditures) in scientific research and development projects, if the expenditures are approved by the relevant Israeli government Ministry (determined by the field of research) and the research and development is for the promotion of the enterprise and is carried out by or on behalf of the company seeking such deduction. Such expenditures not so approved are deductible over a three-year period. However, expenditures made out of proceeds made available to us through government grants are not deductible, according to Israeli law.
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Tax Benefits Under the Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 1969
According to the Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 1969, or the “Industry Encouragement Law,” an “Industrial Company” is a company resident in Israel, at least 90% of the income of which, in any tax year, determined in Israeli currency (exclusive of income from certain government loans, capital gains, interest and dividends), is derived from an “Industrial Enterprise” owned by it. An “Industrial Enterprise” is defined as an enterprise whose major activity in a given tax year is industrial production activity. We believe that we currently qualify as an “Industrial Company” within the definition of the Industry Encouragement Law.
Under the Industry Encouragement Law, Industrial Companies are entitled to the following preferred tax benefits:
(a) deduction of purchases of know-how and patents over an eight-year period for tax purposes;
(b) right to elect under certain conditions to file a consolidated tax return with additional related Israeli Industrial Companies;
(c) accelerated depreciation rates on equipment and buildings;
(d) deduction over a three-year period of expenses related to the issuance and listing of shares on a stock exchange;
Eligibility for the benefits under the Industry Encouragement Law is not subject to receipt of prior approval from any governmental authority. No assurance can be given that we qualify or that we will continue to qualify as an “Industrial Company” or that the benefits described above will be available in the future.
Special Provisions Relating to Taxation under Inflationary Conditions
The Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments), 1985 or the Inflationary Adjustments Law, which was repealed effective January 1, 2008, represented an attempt to overcome the problems presented to a traditional tax system by an economy undergoing rapid inflation. The Inflationary Adjustments Law is highly complex. For all tax years prior to 2008, the features which were material to us were as follows:
(a) There was a special tax adjustment for the preservation of equity whereby certain corporate assets are classified broadly into fixed (inflation resistant) assets and non-fixed (soft) assets. Where a company’s equity, as defined in such law, exceeds the depreciated cost of fixed assets, a deduction from taxable income that takes into account the effect of the applicable annual rate of inflation on such excess was allowed (up to a ceiling of 70% of taxable income in any single tax year, with the unused portion permitted to be carried forward on a linked basis). If the depreciated cost of fixed assets exceeds a company’s equity, then such excess multiplied by the applicable annual rate of inflation was added to taxable income.
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(b) Subject to certain limitations, depreciation deductions on fixed assets and losses carried forward were adjusted for inflation based on the increase in the consumer price index.
On February 26, 2008 the Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments) (Amendment No. 20) (Restriction of Period of Application) – 2008 (“the Amendment”) was passed by the Knesset. According to the Amendment, the Adjustments Law will no longer be applicable subsequent to the 2007 tax year, except for the transitional provisions whose objectives are to prevent distortion of the taxation calculations.
Capital Gains Tax on Sales of Our Ordinary Shares
Israeli law generally imposes on residents and non-residents capital gains tax on the sale of capital assets in Israel, including our ordinary shares, unless a specific exemption is available or unless a tax treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence provides otherwise. The law distinguishes between the inflationary surplus and the real gain. The inflationary surplus is a portion of the total capital gain which is equivalent to the increase of the relevant asset’s purchase price that is attributable to the increase in the Israeli consumer price index or, in certain circumstances, a foreign currency exchange rate, between the date of purchase and the date of sale. The real gain is the excess of the total capital gain over the inflationary surplus.
On January 1, 2006, an amendment to the Israeli tax regime became effective (the “2006 Tax Reform”). The 2006 Tax Reform significantly changed the tax rates applicable to income derived from shares.
According to the 2006 Tax Reform, an individual is subject to a 20% tax rate on real capital gains derived from the sale of shares, as long as the individual is not a “substantial shareholder” (generally a shareholder with 10% or more of the right to profits, right to nominate a director and voting rights) of the company issuing the shares. There will generally be no capital gains tax on the inflationary surplus. The rate on the gains from publicly traded shares applicable to gains that were realized before January 1, 2006 was 15%.
A substantial shareholder will be subject to tax at a rate of 25% in respect of real capital gains derived from the sale of shares issued by the company in which he or she is a substantial shareholder. The determination of whether the individual is a substantial shareholder will be made on the date that the securities are sold. In addition, the individual will be deemed to be a substantial shareholder if at any time during the 12 months proceeding this date he had been a substantial shareholder.
With respect to gains accrued before January 1, 2003, regulations promulgated under the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance provided for an exemption from Israeli capital gains tax on gains that were derived from the sale of shares of an “Industrial Company”, as defined by the Industry Encouragement Law. This exemption only applied to shares that were traded on specified non-Israeli markets, including the NASDAQ National Market, provided that the sellers purchased their shares either in the company’s initial public offering or in public market transactions thereafter. The exemption did not apply to shareholders who are in the business of trading securities, or to shareholders that are Israeli resident companies and subject to the Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments) - - 1985. We believe that we are currently an Industrial Company, as defined by the Industry Encouragement Law. There can be no assurance that the Israeli tax authorities will not deny our status as an Industrial Company, possibly with retroactive effect.
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Non-Israeli residents are exempt from Israeli capital gains tax on any gains derived from the sale of shares in an Israeli corporation publicly traded on the TASE and/or on a foreign stock exchange, provided such gains do not derive from a permanent establishment of such shareholders in Israel and that such shareholders did not acquire their shares prior to the issuer’s initial public offering. However, non-Israeli corporations will not be entitled to such exemption if an Israeli resident (i) has a controlling interest of 25% or more in such non-Israeli corporation, or (ii) is the beneficiary of or is entitled to 25% or more of the revenues or profits of such non-Israeli corporation, whether directly or indirectly.
In some instances where our shareholders may be liable to Israeli tax on the sale of their ordinary shares, the payment of the consideration may be subject to the withholding of Israeli tax at the source.
Pursuant to the treaty between the Governments of the United States and Israel with respect to taxes on income, or the U.S.-Israel tax treaty, the sale, exchange or disposition of our ordinary shares by a person who qualifies as a resident of the United States under the treaty and who is entitled to claim the benefits afforded to him by the treaty, will generally not be subject to Israeli capital gains tax. This exemption shall not apply to a person who held, directly or indirectly, shares representing 10% or more of the voting power in our company during any part of the 12-month period preceding the sale, exchange or disposition, subject to certain conditions. A sale, exchange or disposition of our shares by a U.S. resident qualified under the treaty, who held, directly or indirectly, shares representing 10% or more of the voting power in our company at any time during the preceding 12-month period would be subject to Israeli tax, to the extent applicable; however, under the treaty, this U.S. resident would be permitted to claim a credit for these taxes against the U.S. income tax with respect to the sale, exchange or disposition, subject to the limitations in U.S. laws applicable to foreign tax credits.
Taxation of Dividends
Non-residents of Israel are subject to income tax on income accrued or derived from sources in Israel. These sources of income include passive income such as dividends, royalties and interest, as well as non-passive income from services rendered in Israel. On distributions of dividends other than bonus shares, or stock dividends, to Israeli individuals and foreign resident individuals and corporations we would be required to withhold income tax at the rate of 20%. If the income out of which the dividend is being paid is attributable to an Approved Enterprise under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959, the rate is 15%. A different rate may be provided for in a treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence. Under the U.S.-Israel tax treaty, if the income out of which the dividend is being paid is not attributable to an Approved Enterprise, then income tax with respect to shareholders that are U.S. corporations holding at least 10% of our voting power in the twelve-month period preceding the distribution of such dividends, is required to be withheld at the rate of 12.5%.
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Foreign Exchange Regulations
Dividends (if any) paid to the holders of our Ordinary Shares and any amounts payable upon our dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as well as the proceeds of any sale in Israel of the Ordinary Shares to an Israeli resident, may be paid in non-Israeli currency or, if paid in Israeli currency, may be freely converted into dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the time of conversion. Because exchange rates between the NIS and the dollar fluctuate continuously, a U.S. shareholder will be subject to the risk of currency fluctuations between the date when we declare NIS-denominated dividends and the date when we pay them in NIS.
F. Dividends and Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G. Statements by Experts.
Not applicable.
H. Documents on Display
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, applicable to foreign private issuers and fulfill the obligation with respect to such requirements by filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission without charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material may be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Branch of the Securities and Exchange Commission at such address, at prescribed rates. Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at l-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. A copy of each report submitted in accordance with applicable United States law is available for public review at our principal executive offices.
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I. Subsidiary Information
Not applicable.
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ITEM 11. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Market risk represents the risk of changes in the value of a financial instrument caused by fluctuations in interest rates, equity prices and foreign exchange rates.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate volatility primarily relating to interest rate changes applicable to our withdrawals under our credit lines. Our credit lines bear interest at rates, which vary with changes in LIBOR. We do not speculate on the future direction of such interest rates. On March 2004, the Company reached an agreement with its principal bank lenders for the repayment of $6.55 million and the deferral of repayment of long-term loans totaling $1.5 million until the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. As of December 31, 2007, there were no current maturities of long – term loans.
The weighted average interest rates on short-term bank credit (linked to the U.S. dollar) as at December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are 7.45%%, 6.9% and 5.4%, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the interest expenses we attributed to the utilization of our credit lines amounted to $22,000. Interest risk is estimated as the potential increase in interest expenses from a hypothetical 10% increase in the interest rates. Assuming a hypothetical 10% increase, our interest expenses would increase by $2,000
Equity Price Risk
As of December 31, 2007, we did not have any marketable securities that were recorded at a fair value; hence there was no exposure to equity price risk.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
As of December 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) or in funds linked thereto in the amount of $1,085,000(out of $1,500,000 in cash and cash equivalents that we had in total). Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar exchange rate. Assuming such increase in the dollar exchange rate, the fair value of our cash and cash equivalents would decrease immaterially by $99,000. As of December 31, 2007, we had accounts receivable in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) or in funds linked thereto in the amount of $339,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar exchange rate. Assuming such increase in the dollar exchange rate, the fair value of our accounts receivable would decrease by $31,000. As of December 31, 2007, we had other receivables in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) or in funds linked thereto in the amount of $32,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar exchange rate. Assuming such increase in the dollar exchange rate, the fair value of our accounts receivable would decrease by $3,000.As of December 31, 2007, we had accounts payable in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) or in funds linked thereto in the amount of $1,062,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% decrease in the year-end dollar exchange rate. Assuming such a decrease in the Dollar exchange rate, the fair value of our accounts payable would increase by $97,000. As of December 31, 2007, we had other payable in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) or in funds linked thereto in the amount of $1,628,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% decrease in the year-end dollar exchange rate. Assuming such a decrease in the dollar exchange rate, the fair value of our accounts payable would increase by $148,000. As of December 31, 2007, we had long-term payable in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) or in funds linked thereto in the amount of $189,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% decrease in the year-end dollar exchange rate. Assuming such a decrease in the dollar exchange rate, the fair value of our accounts payable would increase by $17,000.
As of December 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents in Singapore dollars or SGD or in funds linked thereto in the aggregate amount of $81,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar/SGD exchange rate. Assuming such an increase in the dollar/SGD exchange rate, the fair value of our SGD accounts receivable would decrease by $7,400. As of December 31, 2007 we had accounts receivable and accounts payable in SGD or in funds linked thereto in the aggregate same amount of $3,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar/SGD exchange rate. Assuming such an increase in the dollar/SGD exchange rate, the results of operations of the Company would not have any material effect.
As of December 31, 2007 we had other receivable and other payable in SGD or in funds linked thereto in the aggregate amount of $7,000 and $11,000, respectively. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar/SGD exchange rate. Assuming such an increase in the dollar/SGD exchange rate, the results of operations of the Company would not have any material effect.
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As of December 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents in Euro or in funds linked thereto in the aggregate amount of $286,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% decrease in the year-end dollar/Euro exchange rate. Assuming such a decrease in the dollar/Euro exchange rate, the fair value of our other payables in Euro would increase by $26,000. As of December 31, 2007, we had accounts receivable in Euro or in funds linked thereto in the aggregate amount of $497,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in the year-end dollar/ Euro exchange rate. Assuming such an increase in the dollar/SGD exchange rate, the fair value of our Euro accounts receivable would decrease by $45,000. As of December 31, 2007, we had account payables in Euro or in funds linked thereto in the aggregate amount of $41,000. Market risk is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% decrease in the year-end dollar/Euro exchange rate. Assuming such a decrease in the dollar/Euro exchange rate, the fair value of our other payables in Euro would increase by $3,700.
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ITEM 12. | Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities |
Not applicable.
PART II
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ITEM 13. | Defaults, Dividend Arrearages And Delinquencies |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 14. | Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 15. | Controls and Procedures |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F. Based on their evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting described below in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 based on criteria established in the Internal Control –Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. Based on its assessment and the COSO criteria, management identified as of December 31, 2007 the following material weakness in internal control over financial reporting:
There was inadequate level of management review of calculations maintained in manual spreadsheets related to the reporting of non-cash stock based compensation in accordance with US GAAP. As a result, audit adjustments were needed to correct errors resulting from this internal control deficiency, which manifested itself in the failure to record adequate non-cash stock compensation expenses. These adjustments are reflected in our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Because of the material weakness described above as of December 31, 2007 related to the accounting for non- cash stock based compensation in accordance with US GAAP, based on its assessment and the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by COSO, management have concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
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Remediation of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management’s remediation efforts of the material weakness identified above have been accomplished by implementing the necessary review controls over the accuracy of the calculations generated by the underlying manual spreadsheets.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management concluded that there were no changes in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2007, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 16 | Reserved |
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ITEM 16A | Audit Committee Financial Expert |
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Our board of directors has determined that Orit Stav is our audit committee financial expert. |
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ITEM 16B | Code of Ethics |
On May 13, 2004, our company adopted a code of ethics, which applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our principal accounting officer or controller or other persons performing similar functions.
Copies of our code of ethics are available at our executive offices upon request.
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ITEM 16C | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by Somekh Chaikin, a member of KPMG International (independent auditors) for the audit of the Company’s consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and fees billed for other services rendered by Somekh Chaikin, a member of KPMG International (independent auditors).
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Audit Fees(1) | | $ | 125 | | $ | 89 | |
Audit-Related Fees(2) | | | - | | | - | |
Tax Fees(3) | | | 5 | | | 6 | |
All Other Fees(4) | | | 17 | | | 15 | |
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(1) | Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and review of financial statements and services normally provided by the independent auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. |
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(2) | Audit-related fees are fees principally for assurance and related services that are not reported under Audit Fees. |
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(3) | Tax fees consist of tax compliance fees for the preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refunds and tax advice. |
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(4) | In 2006: Fees regarding due diligence of a company BVR considered acquiring. In 2007: Fees regarding the rendering of advisory services with respect to section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
Pre-approval Policies and procedures
The audit committee approves all audit, audit-related services, tax services and other services provided by KPMG. Any services provided by KPMG that are not specially included within the scope of the audit must be pre-approved by our audit committee prior to any engagement.
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ITEM 16D | Exemptions from the Listing and Standards of Audit Committees |
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Not applicable. |
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ITEM 16E | Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers |
For information relating to the purchase of our securities by Chun LP see “Item 7 – Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – B. Related Party Transactions.”
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PART III
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ITEM 17 | Financial Statements |
The Financial Statements required by this item are found at the end of this Annual Report, beginning on page F-1.
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ITEM 18 | Financial Statements |
See Item 17.
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The exhibits filed with or incorporated into this annual report are listed on the index of exhibits below.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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1.1* | | Memorandum of Association of Registrant |
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1.2* | | Form of Articles of Association |
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4.1** | | Management Services Agreement, dated March 18, 2002, between the Registrant and Elisra Electronic System Ltd. (an English summary accompanied by Hebrew original) |
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4.2*** | | Management Services Agreement, dated April 6, 2003, between the Registrant and Elisra Electronic System Ltd. (an English summary accompanied by Hebrew original) |
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4.3† | | Lease Agreement, dated September 14, 1999, as amended, between BVR Technologies Ltd. and Minrav Holdings Ltd. (an English summary accompanied by Hebrew original) |
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4.4† | | Lease Agreement, dated August 29, 1999, between the Registrant and Electra Real Estate Ltd. (an English summary accompanied by Hebrew original) |
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4.5**** | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated March 1, 2004 between the Registrant and the purchasers identified therein |
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4.6**** | | Cooperation Agreement, dated August 11, 2005, between the Registrant and Israel Aircraft Industries on behalf of MLM. As this addendum is written in Hebrew, a translation is attached hereto. |
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4.7**** | | Share Purchase Agreement, dated March 5, 2006 between the Registrant and Nir Dor on behalf of H.S.N General Managers Holdings L.P., an Israeli Limited Partnership. |
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8† | | Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
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10.1 | | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting firm. |
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12.1 | | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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12.2 | | Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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13.1 | | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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13.2 | | Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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† Incorporated by reference to the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000. |
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* Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 20-F (Commission File No. 0-29884). |
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** Incorporated by reference to the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001. |
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*** Incorporated by reference to the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002. |
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**** Incorporated by reference to the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000. |
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SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
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| B.V.R. SYSTEMS (1998) LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Ilan Gillies |
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| | Name: Ilan Gillies |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| By: | /s/ Reuven Shahar |
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| | Name: Reuven Shahar |
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: June 30, 2008 | | |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd.
and Subsidiary
Financial Statements
As of and for the Year Ended
December 31, 2007
B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2007 |
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Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders of B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. (the Company) and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Company’s management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in Israel.
Accounting principles generally accepted in Israel vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements. As described in Note 21B the Company has restated its US GAAP net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Somekh Chaikin
Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
Member Firm of KPMG International
Tel Aviv, Israel
June 29, 2008
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Current assets | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | 3 | | | 1,520 | | | 3,421 | |
Restricted bank deposits | | | | | | | 1,328 | | | 967 | |
Trade receivables | | | | 4 | | | 2,433 | | | 4,383 | |
Other receivables and prepaid expenses | | | | 5 | | | 313 | | | 262 | |
Inventories | | | | 6 | | | 1,322 | | | 2,021 | |
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Total current assets | | | | | | | 6,916 | | | 11,054 | |
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Other non-current assets | | | | 7 | | | 2,242 | | | 1,155 | |
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Fixed assets, net | | | | 8 | | | 880 | | | 865 | |
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Other assets, net | | | | 2P | | | 122 | | | 219 | |
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Total assets | | | | | | | 10,160 | | | 13,293 | |
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—————————————————— Aviv Tzidon Chairman of the Board of Directors | —————————————————— Ilan Gillies Chief Executive Officer | —————————————————— Reuven Shahar Chief Financial Officer |
Approval date of the financial statements: June 29, 2008
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Current liabilities | | |
Current maturities of long-term bank loans | | | | 13 | | | - | | | 516 | |
Bank overdraft | | | | | | | 466 | | | - | |
Short-term loans from bank and others | | | | 9 | | | 620 | | | 120 | |
Trade payables | | | | 10 | | | 1,922 | | | 1,487 | |
Excess of advances from customers over amounts | | |
recognized as revenue | | | | 11 | | | 3,591 | | | 2,952 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | | | 12 | | | 1,812 | | | 2,492 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | | | | | 8,411 | | | 7,567 | |
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Long-term liabilities | | |
Long-term payable in respect of income tax | | | | | | | - | | | 154 | |
Liability for employee severance benefits, net | | | | 14 | | | 189 | | | 166 | |
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Total long-term liabilities | | | | | | | 189 | | | 320 | |
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Total liabilities | | | | | | | 8,600 | | | 7,887 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | | 16 | | | | | | | |
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Shareholders' equity | | | | 15 | | | | | | | |
Share capital: | | |
Ordinary shares, NIS 1.00 par value | | |
400,000,000 shares authorized, | | |
116,863,757 shares issued and outstanding | | |
as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 | | | | | | | 25,861 | | | 25,861 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | | | | | 17,010 | | | 16,992 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | | | | | (41,311 | ) | | (37,447 | ) |
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Total shareholders' equity | | | | | | | 1,560 | | | 5,406 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | | | | | | 10,160 | | | 13,293 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31 |
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| 2006
| 2005
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| $ thousands (except for per share data)
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Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales | | | | | | | 12,547 | | | 9,827 | | | 17,450 | |
Royalties and commissions | | | | 16A | | | 559 | | | 276 | | | 1,746 | |
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Total revenues | | | | 19A | | | 13,106 | | | 10,103 | | | 19,196 | |
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Cost of sales | | | | 19B | | | 10,719 | | | 7,866 | | | 14,806 | |
Inventory write-off | | | | | | | 699 | | | - | | | - | |
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Total cost of revenues | | | | | | | 11,418 | | | 7,866 | | | 14,806 | |
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Gross profit | | | | | | | 1,688 | | | 2,237 | | | 4,390 | |
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Operating expenses: | | |
Research and development | | | | | | | 959 | | | 615 | | | 614 | |
Selling and marketing | | | | | | | 2,232 | | | 1,430 | | | 1,356 | |
General and administrative | | | | | | | 2,343 | | | 2,155 | | | 2,117 | |
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Operating profit (loss) | | | | | | | (3,846 | ) | | (1,963 | ) | | 303 | |
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Financial expenses, net | | | | 19C | | | (18 | ) | | (185 | ) | | (187 | ) |
Other expenses, net | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | (2 | ) |
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Profit (loss) before income taxes | | | | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (2,148 | ) | | 114 | |
Income tax expense | | | | 17 | | | - | | | (75 | ) | | - | |
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Net profit (loss) for the year | | | | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (2,223 | ) | | 114 | |
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Earnings (loss) per share | | |
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in $) | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.02 | ) | | 0.00 | |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in $) | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.02 | ) | | 0.00 | |
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Weighted-average number of ordinary | | |
shares of nominal NIS 1.00 par value | | |
outstanding (in thousands) used in | | |
calculation of the basic and diluted | | |
earnings (loss) per share | | | | | | | 116,864 | | | 112,361 | | | 95,528 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity |
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| Number of Ordinary Shares outstanding (NIS 1 par value)
| Share capital
| Additional paid-in capital
| Accumulated deficit
| Total shareholders' equity
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Balance as of December 31, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2004 | | | | 95,400,210 | | | 21,247 | | | 17,700 | | | (35,338 | ) | | 3,609 | |
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Changes in the year ended | | |
December 31, 2005: | | |
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Issuance of shares in respect | | |
of services | | | | 263,547 | | | 59 | | | (12 | ) | | - | | | 47 | |
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Employee stock option | | |
compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 7 | | | - | | | 7 | |
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Net profit for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 114 | | | 114 | |
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Balance as of December 31, | | |
2005 | | | | 95,663,757 | | | 21,306 | | | 17,695 | | | (35,224 | ) | | 3,777 | |
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Changes in the year ended | | |
December 31, 2006: | | |
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Issuance of shares in respect | | |
of services | | | | 1,200,000 | | | 262 | | | (41 | ) | | - | | | 221 | |
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Employee stock | | |
option compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 31 | | | - | | | 31 | |
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Issuance of shares and warrants | | | | 20,000,000 | | | 4,293 | | | (693 | ) | | - | | | 3,600 | |
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Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (2,223 | ) | | (2,223 | ) |
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Balance as of December 31, | | |
2006 | | | | 116,863,757 | | | 25,861 | | | 16,992 | | | (37,447 | ) | | 5,406 | |
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Changes in the year ended | | |
December 31, 2007: | | |
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Employee stock option | | |
compensation | | | | - | | | - | | | 18 | | | - | | | 18 | |
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Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (3,864 | ) | | (3,864 | ) |
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Balance as of December 31, | | |
2007 | | | | 116,863,757 | | | 25,861 | | | 17,010 | | | (41,311 | ) | | 1,560 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31 |
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Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net profit (loss) for the year | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (2,223 | ) | | 114 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net profit (loss) to net cash flows | | |
from operating activities (A) | | | | 3,352 | | | (219 | ) | | 905 | |
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | | | | (512 | ) | | (2,442 | ) | | 1,019 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities | | |
Purchases of fixed assets | | | | (352 | ) | | (295 | ) | | (339 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets | | | | - | | | - | | | 6 | |
Decrease (increase) in restricted bank deposits | | | | (1,487 | ) | | 310 | | | 224 | |
Other assets | | | | - | | | (292 | ) | | - | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | | (1,839 | ) | | (277 | ) | | (109 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | |
Bank overdraft | | | | 466 | | | - | | | - | |
Receipt of short-term bank loan | | | | 500 | | | - | | | - | |
Repayment of long-term loans from banks | | | | (516 | ) | | (517 | ) | | (517 | ) |
Issuance of shares | | | | - | | | 3,600 | | | - | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | | 450 | | | 3,083 | | | (517 | ) |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | | (1,901 | ) | | 364 | | | 393 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | | | | 3,421 | | | 3,057 | | | 2,664 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | | | | 1,520 | | | 3,421 | | | 3,057 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31 (cont'd) |
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A. Adjustments to reconcile net profit (loss) to net | | | | | | | | | | | |
cash flows from operating activities | | |
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Income and expenses not involving cash flows: | | |
Gain on sale of fixed assets | | | | - | | | - | | | (2 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | 492 | | | 394 | | | 364 | |
Stock based compensation | | | | 18 | | | 31 | | | 7 | |
Increase in liability for employee severance | | |
benefits, net | | | | 23 | | | 87 | | | 10 | |
Write-off of inventories | | | | 699 | | | - | | | - | |
Services in exchange for shares issuance | | | | 39 | | | 114 | | | 47 | |
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Changes in operating asset and liability items: | | |
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | | | | 1,950 | | | (2,904 | ) | | 2,405 | |
Decrease (increase) in other receivables and prepaid expenses | | | | (51 | ) | | 68 | | | 144 | |
Increase (decrease) in excess of advances from customers | | |
over amount recognized as revenue | | | | 639 | | | 2,098 | | | (2,425 | ) |
Decrease in inventories | | | | - | | | 55 | | | 1,163 | |
Increase (decrease) in trade payables | | | | 377 | | | (124 | ) | | (640 | ) |
Decrease in other payables and accrued expenses | | |
(current and non-current) | | | | (834 | ) | | (38 | ) | | (168 | ) |
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B. Non-cash transactions | | |
Accounts payable in respect of fixed assets | | | | 58 | | | 47 | | | - | |
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Prepaid expenses in respect of share issuance | | | | - | | | 107 | | | - | |
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Supplemental information: | | |
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Income taxes paid | | | | 642 | | | 641 | | | 317 | |
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Interest paid | | | | 43 | | | 48 | | | 49 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 1 – General
| A. | B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. (“Company”), an Israeli incorporated company, was formed on January 6, 1998 in order to receive all of the assets and liabilities of the defense-related business of B.V.R. Technologies Limited (“BVR Tech”), a company formed in 1986, which were spun off to the Company on October 23, 1998 in exchange for the Company’s shares issued to the then shareholders of BVR Tech. In June 1998, the Company formed a subsidiary in Singapore, BVR-S Pacific PTE, which operates in Singapore. The Company is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced training and computer-based simulation systems for military applications. |
| B. | At December 31, 2007, the Company had negative working capital of $1.5 million and cash and cash equivalents of $1.5 million, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $3.4 million at December 31, 2006. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company’s total revenues from sales, commissions and royalties totaled $13.1 million compared to $10.1 million during 2006, with a negative cash flow from operations during 2007 of $0.5 million. Based on current forecasts, management believes that the Company has sufficient liquidity to finance operations for the next twelve months. |
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
| The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Israel (“Israeli GAAP”) which differ in certain material respects from generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) – see Note 21. |
| The Company will adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”) for the period beginning January 1, 2008 (see Note 2T). |
| A. | Financial statements in US dollars |
| The currency of the primary economic environment in which the operations of the Company and its subsidiary are conducted is the US dollar (“dollar”, or “$”). The majority of the Company’s sales are made outside Israel in dollars, and a substantial portion of the Company’s costs are incurred in dollars. Accordingly, the Company has determined that the dollar is the currency of its primary economic environment and thus its functional currency. |
| The Company’s transactions and balances denominated in dollars are presented at their original amounts. Transactions denominated in currencies other than dollars are translated into dollars using current exchange rates. All foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reflected in the statements of operations as financial income or expenses, as appropriate. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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| B. | Principles of consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation. |
| The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These are management’s best estimates based on experience and historical data. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
| D. | Cash equivalents and restricted bank deposits |
| The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less from date of purchase, to be cash equivalents. |
| Restricted bank deposits are comprised of cash deposited in banks in respect of bank guarantees granted to the Company’s customers as partial collateral for the continued performance of work and advances received from the customers. The release of these deposits is based on the progress of the work and is subject to customer approval. The Company recorded liens on these deposits in favor of the banks that granted the guarantees. The restricted deposits are linked to the dollar and bear annual interest of 4.2%. |
| Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined as follows: |
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| Raw materials and components | - on the "first-in, first-out" method |
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| Finished goods | - on the basis of actual manufacturing cost. |
| As of January 1, 2007, the Company applies Israeli Accounting Standard No. 26, “Inventory”. The standard provides guidelines for determining the cost of inventory and its subsequent recognition as an expense as well as for determining impairment in value of inventory written down to net realizable value. The standard also provides guidelines regarding formulae used to allocate costs to various types of inventory. The implementation of Accounting Standard No. 26 had no effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| Open accounts include amounts billed to customers relating to transactions arising in the ordinary course of business. Customers of the Company in the context of long-term contracts are billed in accordance with milestones determined in the agreements. In respect of the majority of the contracts, advances are paid upon the signing of the contract. |
| G. | Allowance for doubtful accounts |
| The financial statements include an allowance which Management believes adequately reflects the loss inherent in receivables for which collection is in doubt. In determining the adequacy of the allowance Management based its estimate on information at hand about specific debtors, including their financial situation, aging of the receivable and evaluation of the security received from them or their guarantors, if any. |
| Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using straight-line method using annual rates and periods as follows: |
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| Computer and electronic equipment | 20 - 33.3 |
| Manufacturing equipment | 10 - 15 |
| Office equipment | 6 - 15 |
| Leasehold improvements | The shorter of the estimated useful lives |
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| As of January 1, 2007, the Company applies Israeli Accounting Standard No. 27, “Fixed Assets”. The standard prescribes rules for the presentation, measurement and derecognizing of property, plant and equipment and for the disclosure required in respect thereto. The standard provides that at the initial recognition of property, plant and equipment, the entity should include in the cost of the item all the costs it will be required to incur in respect of a liability to dismantle and remove the asset and to restore the site on which it was located. Furthermore, the standard provides that a group of similar fixed assets shall be measured at cost net of accumulated depreciation, and less impairment losses, or alternatively, at its revalued amount less accumulated depreciation, whereas an increase in the value of the asset to above its initial cost as a result of the revaluation will be directly included in shareholders’ equity under a revaluation reserve. Any part of a fixed asset with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost of the item shall be depreciated separately, including the costs of significant periodic examinations. The standard also provides that a fixed asset that was purchased in consideration for another non-monetary item in a transaction having a commercial substance shall be measured at fair value. If property, plant and equipment consist of several components with different estimated useful lives, the individual significant components should be depreciated over their individual useful lives. The implementation of Accounting Standard No. 27 had no effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| 1. | Recognition of revenues and costs from long-term contracts |
| Revenue and costs from work in progress under long-term contracts are recognized in accordance with Israeli Accounting Standard No. 4 as follows: |
| a. | Revenues and costs from work performed under long-term contracts are recognized according to the “percentage-of-completion” method, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: the revenues are known or capable of being reliably estimated, collection of the revenues is probable, the costs involved with execution of the work are known or capable of being reliably estimated, there is no material uncertainty regarding the ability to complete the work and comply with the contractual terms with the customer and the rate of completion can be reliably estimated. If the conditions enumerated above are not met, income is recognized at the level of the costs incurred and expected to be recovered (“zero margin”). |
| b. | The percentage of completion is measured on the basis of cost (the ratio of the costs incurred to the total estimated costs). Work in progress under long-term contracts is stated at cost less amounts charged to cost of revenues in the statement of operations and associated with revenue recognized on the basis of the “percentage-of-completion” method. Cost includes direct costs of materials, labor, subcontractor and other direct costs and allocated indirect manufacturing costs. |
| c. | Anticipated losses on contracts are provided for in full when determined to be expected. |
| d. | Estimated profit or loss from long-term contracts may change due to changes in estimates resulting from differences between actual performance and original forecasts. The effect of such changes in estimates is recognized in the statement of operations at the time of their identification. |
| e. | The Company provides warranties on sales of systems to certain customers for periods of up to 24 months, however not beyond the date of sale. The expenses related to the warranty period are taken into consideration in the direct cost of the contracts, based on management’s estimation and in accordance with the Company’s prior experience. |
| 2. | Revenue from royalties and commissions |
| Royalties and commission revenues resulting from the cooperation agreement with Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (“IAI”) (see Note 16A for more details), are recognized when the related payments are received by IAI. The Company determines such revenues by receiving confirmation of payments subject to royalties and commissions from IAI. |
| Revenue from services are recognized over the period of the performance of the service if it certain that the economic benefits attributed to the performance of the service will be received. |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| J. | Research and development costs |
| Research and development costs are charged to the statement of operations, as incurred, except for software development cost as explained in Note 2P. |
| K. | Selling and marketing costs |
| Selling and marketing costs are charged to selling and marketing expenses in the statement of operations. |
| As from January 1, 2005 the Company implements Accounting Standard No. 19 “Taxes on income”. Income taxes for all periods presented have been computed on the basis of income tax rates applicable to the Company and its subsidiary as separate stand-alone entities. |
| The Company accounts for income taxes under the balance sheet method of accounting. Under the balance sheet method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as loss carryforwards, and are measured using the prevailing tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to be utilized. The main item in respect of which deferred taxes were not calculated is the realization of investment in a subsidiary that management intends to retain. Similarly, deferred taxes have not been provided for future taxable distributions from the subsidiary, since it is the Company’s policy not to initiate a distribution of dividends that involves additional tax liability. |
| Deferred tax assets for future tax benefits are not included where their realization is less than probable. As such, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance in regard to all tax loss carryforwards as well as for other temporary differences (see Note 17F). |
| M. | Impairment in value of assets |
| The Company applies Israeli Accounting Standard No. 15 – “Impairment in Value of Assets”. The standard provides procedures which a company must apply in order to ensure that its assets in the consolidated balance sheet (to which the standard applies), are not presented at an amount which is in excess of their recoverable value, which is the higher of the net selling price and the use value (the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to be derived from use and disposal of the asset). |
| The standard applies to all the assets in the consolidated balance sheet, except inventory, deferred tax assets and monetary assets. In addition, the standard provides rules for presentation and disclosure with respect to assets whose value has been impaired. When the value of an asset in the consolidated balance sheet is higher than its recoverable value, the Company recognizes a loss from the impairment in value in the amount of the difference between the book value of the asset and its recoverable value. The loss thus recognized will be cancelled only in the event of changes occurring in the estimates that were used to determine the recoverable value of the asset since the date on which the most recent loss from the impairment in value was recognized. |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| N. | Basic and diluted income (loss) per share |
| The Company applies Israeli Accounting Standard No. 21, “Earnings per Share”. In accordance with the provisions of the standard, the Company calculates basic income or loss per share with respect to income or loss, and basic income or loss per share with respect to income or loss from continuing operations, which is attributable to the ordinary shareholders. The basic income per share is calculated by dividing the income or loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. In order to calculate the diluted income per share, the Company adjusts the income or loss attributable to the ordinary shareholders, and the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares, in respect of the effects of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares (such as options). |
| O. | Accounting for stock-based compensation |
| Through December 31, 2005, the Company recorded expenses with respect to stock options granted to employees and service providers that provide similar services to those provided by employees, in accordance with the intrinsic value method described in United States Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB No. 25) “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. Shares issued to service providers were recorded based on the cost of service provided at the grant date of the shares issued. |
| As of January 1, 2006, the Company applies Israeli Accounting Standard No. 24, “Share-Based Payments” which requires that share-based payment transactions, including transactions with employees or other parties that are to be settled by equity instruments, cash or other assets, be recognized in the financial statements. In accordance with Standard No. 24, share-based payment transactions in which goods or services are received will be recognized at their fair value. The standard applies to share-based payment transactions conducted after March 15, 2005 that have not yet vested on January 1, 2006. Furthermore, the standard applies to liabilities deriving from share-based payment transactions existing on January 1, 2006. The standard requires that comparative data relating to periods after March 15, 2005 be restated. As of December 31, 2005, the charge for equity-settled share-based payments in the consolidated statement of operations is $7 thousand. |
| The Company records salary expense and an increase in its shareholders’ equity, over the vesting periods, based on the fair value of the options on the grant date, using the Black-Scholes pricing model. |
| 1. | Other assets are comprised of costs incurred internally for the development of computer software intended for sale, lease or marketing which are reported at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) 86 “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed”. Capitalization of software development costs is made upon reaching technological feasibility and is discontinued when the product is available for sale to customers. Amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $97 thousand and $73 thousand, respectively. In 2005, the Company recorded $296 thousand as research and development expense in regards to the software development. |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| 2. | As of January 2007 the Company applies Accounting Standard No. 30, “Intangible Assets”. The Standard explains the accounting treatment of intangible assets and defines how to measure the book value of these assets, as well as the disclosures that are required. |
| A research and development asset shall be recognized in the amount of its value less the amortization that would have accumulated from the date of creation until December 31, 2006 on the basis of the useful life of the asset, and less any accrued impairment losses. The amount of the adjustment shall be included in the balance of retained earnings of January 1, 2007. |
| The implementation of Accounting Standard No. 30 had no effect on the Company's financial position and the results of operations. |
| Q. | Concentration of credit risk |
| Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, restricted bank deposits and trade receivables.
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, and restricted bank deposits which were deposited with major Israeli banks. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Company’s investments are financially sound, and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments. |
| Trade receivables include amounts billed to customers. Management periodically evaluates the collectibility of these trade receivables and adjusts the allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect the amounts estimated to be doubtful of collection. |
| The Company operates on the basis of agreements it signs with its customers. As the Company manages a limited number of projects at the same time, a delay in the execution of a project may have a material effect on the financial results of any given period. The majority of the Company’s transactions in progress are with major customers, see Note 19A. |
| R. | Fair value of financial instruments |
| The fair market value of the Company’s financial instruments, which are cash and cash equivalents, restricted bank deposits, loan from others, trade receivables, short-term debt, trade payables, other payables and accrued expenses approximate their carrying value as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of the Company’s borrowings under its loan agreements approximate their fair value, since they bear interest that changes according to LIBOR. |
| S. | Derivative financial instruments |
| Derivative financial instruments, not held for hedging, are stated in the financial statements at their fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized in the statement of operations as they occur. The fair value of derivative financial instruments is determined based on their market value and, when there is no market value, then according to a valuation model. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| T. | Disclosure of effect of new accounting standards in the period prior to their implementation |
| Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) |
| In July 2006, the Israel Accounting Standards Board published Accounting Standard No. 29. The Standard provides that entities subject to the Securities Law – 1968 that are required to report according to the regulations of this law are to prepare their financial statements for periods beginning as from January 1, 2008 according to IFRS. The Standard permits early adoption as from financial statements released after July 31, 2006. Furthermore, the Standard provides that entities that are not subject to the Securities Law – 1968 and not required to report according to the regulations of this law, are also permitted to prepare their financial statements according to IFRS as from financial statements published after July 31, 2006. |
| In accordance with the standard, a company that is included in the scope of the standard or implement IFRS voluntarily is required to include in a note to its annual financial statements for December 31, 2007, balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007 and statement of operations data for the year then ended, that have been prepared according to the recognition, measurement and presentation principles of IFRS. |
| The Company shall adopt IFRS as from financial statements for the period beginning on January 1, 2008. |
| The tables and notes hereunder provide an explanation of the effects of the transition from Israeli GAAP to IFRS on the Company’s financial position, results of operations. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| T. | Disclosure of effect of new accounting standards in the period prior to their implementation (cont’d) |
| Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (cont’d) |
| Reconciliation of balance sheet |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | 3,421 | | | - | | | 3,421 | | | 1,520 | | | - | | | 1,520 | |
Restricted bank deposits | | | | C | | | 967 | | | 106 | | | 1,073 | | | 1,328 | | | 106 | | | 1,434 | |
Trade receivables | | | | | | | 4,383 | | | - | | | 4,383 | | | 2,433 | | | - | | | 2,433 | |
Other receivables | | | | | | | 262 | | | - | | | 262 | | | 313 | | | - | | | 313 | |
Inventories | | | | | | | 2,021 | | | - | | | 2,021 | | | 1,322 | | | - | | | 1,322 | |
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Total current assets | | | | | | | 11,054 | | | 106 | | | 11,160 | | | 6,916 | | | 106 | | | 7,022 | |
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Other non-current assets | | | | C | | | 1,155 | | | (106 | ) | | 1,049 | | | 2,242 | | | (106 | ) | | 2,136 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | | | | | | 865 | | | - | | | 865 | | | 880 | | | - | | | 880 | |
Other assets, net | | | | | | | 219 | | | - | | | 219 | | | 122 | | | - | | | 122 | |
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Total non-current assets | | | | | | | 2,239 | | | (106 | ) | | 2,133 | | | 3,244 | | | (106 | ) | | 3,138 | |
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Total assets | | | | | | | 13,293 | | | - | | | 13,293 | | | 10,160 | | | - | | | 10,160 | |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| T. | Disclosure of effect of new accounting standards in the period prior to their implementation (cont’d) |
| Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (cont’d) |
| Reconciliation of balance sheet (cont’d) |
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Current maturities of long-term bank loans | | | | | | | 516 | | | - | | | 516 | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Bank overdraft | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 466 | | | - | | | 466 | |
Short-term loan from bank and other | | | | | | | 120 | | | - | | | 120 | | | 620 | | | - | | | 620 | |
Trade payables | | | | | | | 1,487 | | | - | | | 1,487 | | | 1,922 | | | - | | | 1,922 | |
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recognized as revenue | | | | | | | 2,952 | | | - | | | 2,952 | | | 3,591 | | | - | | | 3,591 | |
Other payables | | | | A | | | 2,492 | | | (810 | ) | | 1,682 | | | 1,812 | | | (84 | ) | | 1,728 | |
Income taxes payable | | | | E | | | - | | | 654 | | | 654 | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Provisions | | | | A | | | - | | | 156 | | | 156 | | | - | | | 84 | | | 84 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | | | | | 7,567 | | | - | | | 7,567 | | | 8,411 | | | - | | | 8,411 | |
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Long-term payables in respect of income tax | | | | | | | 154 | | | - | | | 154 | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Liability for employee severance benefits, net | | | | D | | | 166 | | | (137 | ) | | 29 | | | 189 | | | (125 | ) | | 64 | |
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Total non-current liabilities | | | | | | | 320 | | | (137 | ) | | 183 | | | 189 | | | (125 | ) | | 64 | |
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Total liabilities | | | | | | | 7,887 | | | (137 | ) | | 7,750 | | | 8,600 | | | (125 | ) | | 8,475 | |
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Share capital | | | | | | | 25,861 | | | - | | | 25,861 | | | 25,861 | | | - | | | 25,861 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | | B | | | 16,992 | | | (38 | ) | | 16,954 | | | 17,010 | | | (56 | ) | | 16,954 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | | F,D,B | | | (37,447 | ) | | 175 | | | (37,272 | ) | | (41,311 | ) | | 181 | | | (41,130 | ) |
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Total shareholders' equity | | | | | | | 5,406 | | | 137 | | | 5,543 | | | 1,560 | | | 125 | | | 1,685 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | | | | | | 13,293 | | | - | | | 13,293 | | | 10,160 | | | - | | | 10,160 | |
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| T. | Disclosure of effect of new accounting standards in the period prior to their implementation (cont’d) |
| Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (cont’d) |
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Sales | | | | | | | 12,547 | | | - | | | 12,547 | |
Royalties and commissions | | | | | | | 559 | | | - | | | 559 | |
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Total revenues | | | | | | | 13,106 | | | - | | | 13,106 | |
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Cost of sales | | | | B | | | 10,719 | | | 44 | | | 10,763 | |
Inventory write-off | | | | | | | 699 | | | - | | | 699 | |
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Total cost of revenues | | | | | | | 11,418 | | | 44 | | | 11,462 | |
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Gross profit (loss) | | | | | | | 1,688 | | | (44 | ) | | 1,644 | |
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Research and development | | | | | | | 959 | | | - | | | 959 | |
Selling and marketing | | | | B | | | 2,232 | | | 9 | | | 2,241 | |
General and administrative | | | | B, D | | | 2,343 | | | 179 | | | 2,522 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | | | | | 5,534 | | | 188 | | | 5,722 | |
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Operating loss | | | | | | | (3,846 | ) | | (232 | ) | | (4,078 | ) |
Financial income | | | | | | | 15 | | | - | | | 15 | |
Financial expenses | | | | | | | (33 | ) | | - | | | (33 | ) |
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Financial costs, net | | | | | | | (18 | ) | | - | | | (18 | ) |
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Loss before income taxes | | | | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (232 | ) | | (4,096 | ) |
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Income tax expense | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
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Net loss for the period | | | | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (232 | ) | | (4,096 | ) |
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Basic loss per share (in US$) | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.00 | ) | | (0.03 | ) |
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Diluted loss per share (in US$) | | | | | | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.00 | ) | | (0.03 | ) |
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Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| T. | Disclosure of effect of new accounting standards in the period prior to their implementation (cont’d) |
| Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (cont’d) |
| The effects were reflected upon the adoption of IFRS: |
| A. | In accordance with Israeli GAAP, current and non-current provisions were classified as other payables and accrued expenses according to the nature of the provision. In accordance with IFRS, provisions are presented as a separate item in liabilities. Therefore, upon applying IFRS, as of January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 other payables and accrued expenses decreased in the amount of $156 thousand and $84 thousand, respectively. |
| B. | In accordance with Israeli GAAP, expenses recognized in respect of share-based payment transactions were recorded against additional paid-in capital in the shareholders’ equity. According to IFRS 1, share-based payment granted prior to November 7, 2002 or vested until January 1, 2007 are not recorded as share-based payments under IFRS 2. Therefore, in accordance with IFRS, and on the basis of the accounting policy applied by the Company, the effect was a reclassification of additional paid-in capital to accumulated deficit. Accordingly, the balance of the additional paid-in capital decreased as of January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 in the amount of $38 thousand and $56 thousand, and the accumulated deficit decreased in the amount of $38 thousand and $56 thousand, respectively. |
| C. | In accordance with IFRS, an asset is classified as current if it is expected to be realized in, or is held for sale or consumption in, the entity’s normal operating cycle. The Company’s operating cycle is generally 24 months. Under Israeli GAAP the reclassification between current and non-current assets did not consider the operating cycle of the Company. The effect of adoption of IFRS as of January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 is a reclassification of $106 thousand and $106 thousand, respectively, from non-current bank deposits to restricted bank deposits. |
| D. | In accordance with Israeli GAAP, liabilities in respect of employee benefits were recognized according to the full amount of the liability as at balance sheet date using the “shut down” method without taking into consideration a discount rate, future salary raises and future termination of employment. As from the transition date, a net liability is measured in respect of employee benefits in accordance with IAS 19 on the basis of evaluations that are based, inter alia, on actuarial assumptions. |
| The Company has chosen to recognize actuarial gains and losses through profit and loss in the statements of operation, in accordance with the alternatives provided in IAS 19. |
| The effect of the transition to IFRS as of January 1, 2007, is a reduction in the liability against accumulated deficit in the amount of $137 thousand as a result of the adjustment in actuarial assumptions. In the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded a $12 thousand reduction, through profit and loss. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
| T. | Disclosure of effect of new accounting standards in the period prior to their implementation (cont’d) |
| Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (cont’d) |
| The effects were reflected upon the adoption of IFRS (Cont’d): |
| E. | In accordance with Israeli GAAP, current taxation liabilities were presented within other liabilities. In accordance with IFRS, taxation liabilities are presented as a separate item in liabilities. Therefore, upon applying IFRS, taxation liabilities as of January 1, 2007, in the amount of $654 thousand, were reclassified from the item of other current liabilities under current liabilities to the item of current taxation liabilities under current liabilities. |
| F. | The effect of the aforementioned adjustments on accumulated deficit: |
| | | January 1 2007
| December 31 2007
|
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| | Note
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | | |
---|
| | | | |
---|
| | | | |
---|
| Share based payments | | | | B | | | 38 | | | 56 | |
| Employee benefits | | | | D | | | 137 | | | 125 | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | 175 | | | 181 | |
| | |
| |
| |
Note 3 – Cash and Cash Equivalents
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| In dollars | | | | 68 | | | 2,494 | |
| In New Israel Shekels | | | | 1,086 | | | 636 | |
| In other foreign currencies (Euro and Singapore Dollar) | | | | 366 | | | 291 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 1,520 | | | 3,421 | |
| |
| |
| |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 4 – Trade Receivables
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Open accounts | | | | 483 | | | 1,176 | |
| Unbilled revenue * | | | | 1,658 | | | 2,991 | |
| Receivables from related parties (see Note 20A) | | | | - | | | 51 | |
| Receivables from IAI (see Note 16A) | | | | 292 | | | 165 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 2,433 | | | 4,383 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| * Unbilled revenue is comprised as follows: | | |
| | | |
| Accumulated amounts recognized as revenues | | | | 22,753 | | | 24,646 | |
| Less - advances from customers | | | | 20,748 | | | 21,655 | |
| Less - provision for losses | | | | 347 | | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| Unbilled revenue | | | | 1,658 | | | 2,991 | |
| |
| |
| |
| Information on contracts for long-term projects |
| | December 31 2007 and the year then ended
| December 31 2006 and the year then ended
|
---|
| | Contracts for projects
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Revenue expected on contracts for long-term projects signed | | | | | | | | |
| during the year | | | | 37,993 | | | 17,694 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Portion of the cumulative amount of contracts for long-term projects | | |
| not yet recognized as income at the year end | | | | 45,920 | | | 19,193 | |
| |
| |
| |
Note 5 – Other Receivables and Prepaid Expenses
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Prepaid expenses | | | | 163 | | | 122 | |
| Receivables in respect of work in progress | | | | 111 | | | 104 | |
| Loans to employees | | | | 12 | | | 23 | |
| Others | | | | 27 | | | 80 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | | | 313 | | | 329 | |
| Less - allowance for doubtful accounts | | | | - | | | 67 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 313 | | | 262 | |
| |
| |
| |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 6 – Inventories
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Finished goods | | | | 1,969 | | | 1,969 | |
| Raw materials | | | | 52 | | | 52 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | | | 2,021 | | | 2,021 | |
| | | |
| Inventory write-off | | | | 699 | | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 1,322 | | | 2,021 | |
| |
| |
| |
Note 7 – Other Non-Current Assets
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Non-current restricted bank deposits | | | | 2,213 | | | 1,087 | |
| Non-current prepaid expenses | | | | 29 | | | 68 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 2,242 | | | 1,155 | |
| |
| |
| |
Note 8 – Fixed Assets, Net
| | Computers and electronic equipment
| Manufacturing equipment
| Office furniture and equipment
| Leasehold improvements
| Total
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | | | | |
---|
| | | | | | |
---|
| | | | | | |
---|
| Cost | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balance as of | | |
| December 31, 2006 | | | | 7,192 | | | 2,001 | | | 912 | | | 274 | | | 10,379 | |
| Additions | | | | 386 | | | - | | | 24 | | | - | | | 410 | |
| Disposals | | | | - | | | (256 | ) | | (11 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (274 | ) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Balance as of | | |
| December 31, 2007 | | | | 7,578 | | | 1,745 | | | 925 | | | 267 | | | 10,515 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Accumulated | | |
| depreciation | | |
| Balance as of | | |
| December 31, 2006 | | | | 6,714 | | | 1,993 | | | 608 | | | 199 | | | 9,514 | |
| Additions | | | | 318 | | | 3 | | | 46 | | | 28 | | | 395 | |
| Disposals | | | | - | | | (256 | ) | | (11 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (274 | ) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Balance as of | | |
| December 31, 2007 | | | | 7,032 | | | 1,740 | | | 643 | | | 220 | | | 9,635 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Net book value as of | | |
| December 31, 2007 | | | | 546 | | | 5 | | | 282 | | | 47 | | | 880 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Net book value as of | | |
| December 31, 2006 | | | | 478 | | | 8 | | | 304 | | | 75 | | | 865 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 9 – Short-Term Loan from Bank and Others
| On October 1, 2003, shareholders of the Company (at that date) granted loans in the total amount of $601 thousand for a period of two years, bearing no interest. On March 2, 2004, loans in the amount of $100 thousand were converted into shares of the Company, at a price of $0.18 per share. On April 20, 2004, the Company reached an agreement for the repayment of $204 thousand and a waiver of $177 thousand out of the then outstanding loan amount. |
| As of December 31, 2007, a loan in the amount of $120 thousand is outstanding, bearing no interest. The Company expects to repay this loan within twelve months from balance sheet date. |
| At June 30, 2007, the Company received a loan from the bank in the amount of $500 thousand bearing an interest of 7.45% for a period of one year. |
Note 10 – Trade Payables
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Payables to IAI (see Note 16A) | | | | 164 | | | 207 | |
| Open accounts | | | | 1,414 | | | 995 | |
| Sub-contractor payables | | | | 344 | | | 285 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 1,922 | | | 1,487 | |
| |
| |
| |
Note 11 – Excess of Advances from Customers over Amounts Recognized as Revenue
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Advances from customers | | | | 18,614 | | | 9,565 | |
| Less - cumulative amounts recognized as revenue | | | | 15,023 | | | 6,613 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 3,591 | | | 2,952 | |
| |
| |
| |
Note 12 – Other Payables and Accrued Expenses
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Payroll and related accruals | | | | 1,128 | | | 721 | |
| Provision for completion | | | | 84 | | | 282 | |
| Government authorities | | | | 56 | | | 562 | |
| Other accrued expenses | | | | 544 | | | 927 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 1,812 | | | 2,492 | |
| |
| |
| |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 13 – Long-Term Bank Loans
| During the second quarter of 2004, the Company reached an agreement with its principal bank to reschedule the repayment of loans in the amount of $1,550 thousand, in three equal annual installments for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. At January 1, 2007 the Company paid the last installment in the amount of $516 thousand. |
Note 14 – Liability for Employee Severance Benefits, Net
| A. | Under Israeli law, the Company is required to make severance payments to dismissed employees and to employees terminating employment under certain other circumstances. The Company’s liability for severance pay is fully provided for through insurance policies and by accrual. |
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Severance pay liability | | | | 1,604 | | | 1,477 | |
| Less - amounts funded* | | | | 1,415 | | | 1,311 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 189 | | | 166 | |
| |
| |
| |
| * The Company may only withdraw amounts funded for the purpose of severance pay disbursement. |
| B. | Severance pay expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $23 thousand, $90 thousand and $8 thousand, respectively. |
Note 15 – Shareholders’ Equity
| A. | The Company’s ordinary shares are traded in the United States on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the symbol BVRSF.OB. |
| | Issued and Outstanding
|
---|
| | December 31
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Ordinary shares of | | | | | | | | |
| NIS 1.00 par value | | | | 116,863,757 | | | 116,863,757 | |
| |
| |
| |
| The authorized share capital of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was NIS 400,000,000, divided into 400,000,000 shares. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 15 – Shareholders’ Equity (cont’d)
| C. | In December 2003, Chun Holding L.P. (“Chun”), a limited partnership, gained control of the Company by purchasing the Company’s shares through a tender offer, and through a share issuance performed on March 1, 2004 and during 2004, in which the Company completed the issuance of 66,872,669 shares, in the amount of $11.8 million, of which $9.8 million was issued in exchange for cash and $2.1 million was issued in exchange for the conversion of loans from banks and from a controlling shareholder. |
| In addition, Chun was granted an option (the “Options”) to purchase 40,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company, for an additional investment amount of up to $7.2 million at an exercise price per share of $0.18, for a period of four years. |
| Chun has resolved, and instructed the Company accordingly, that even though the shareholders of the Company have voted for the grant of all of the options to Chun, Chun shall only be entitled to 28,531,111 of the options and the remaining 11,468,889 options shall be distributed as follows: 10,000,000 among the other shareholders of the Company, pro-rata to the cash invested by them during 2004, and 1,468,889 to the Company’s principal banks. |
| During the third quarter of 2004, Chun exercised 17,666,667 options into shares for the amount of $3,180 thousand. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, there are 22,333,333 options outstanding, which were expired in March 2008. |
| D. | On March 21, 2006, the Company issued to a group of new investors 20,000,000 ordinary shares for a total consideration of $3.6 million, together with three separate warrants for the purchase of 6,000,000 ordinary shares per each warrant, with exercise prices of $0.36, $0.54 and $1.00, exercisable for a period of three years, with a mandatory exercise mechanism under certain conditions. |
| E. | In January 2004, the Company signed a three-year consulting agreement with Wise Pte Ltd. (“Wise”), a company owned and controlled by the brother of Aviv Tzidon, the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. |
| According to the agreement, Wise will provide the Company marketing services in the Far East, in consideration of a monthly payment of $3,000 a month by way of issuance of 16,667 of the Company’s ordinary shares each month. In 2006, the agreement with Wise was amended, see Note 16D. |
| During each of the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Company issued 200,000 ordinary shares, totaling 600,000 ordinary shares issued in respect of this agreement. |
| F. | On June 8, 2005, the Company issued to Tact Computers and Systems Ltd. (“Tact”) 63,547 ordinary shares of the Company in consideration for the services provided by Tact under a service agreement signed on February 2004. |
| G. | On January 1, 2006, the Company signed an addendum to the agreement signed with Electra Real-Estate Ltd. (“Electra”) during August 1999. According to the addendum, the Company issued to Electra 1,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company in consideration for part of the lease payments for the premises occupied by the Company. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 15 – Shareholders’ Equity (cont’d)
| H. | Share-based compensation |
| 1. | In August 2001, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an option plan to grant options for the purchase of up to 707,900 ordinary shares to the Company’s employees, directors and subcontractors. Each option is exercisable into one ordinary share of the Company at exercise prices of $0.90 – $2.69, equal to the market price of the share on the date of issuance. |
| The aforesaid options are exercisable in two increments, one third after one year from the date of issuance and two thirds after two years from the date of issuance. The options will expire after three years from the vesting date of each increment. At December 31, 2007, there are 4,000 options outstanding under this plan. No other options are available for additional grants under this plan. |
| 2. | In 2004, the Company granted Aviv Tzidon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, an option to purchase 9,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company vested in five equal increments subject to him serving as an active Chairman of the Board of Directors. The exercise price per share shall be $0.18. The options will expire after three years from the vesting date of each installment. As of December 31, 2007, there are 9,000,000 options outstanding, 7,200,000 of which are exercisable. |
| At the same date, the Company also granted to each of the Company’s directors (not including Aviv Tzidon), options to purchase 72,000 shares of the Company (total of 648,000 shares), at an exercise of $0.18 per share. The options were subject to the completion of a full year of service. As of December 31, 2007, there are 576,000 options outstanding and exercisable, after the cancellation of 72,000 options of one director who did not complete a full year of service. |
| 3. | In January 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of up to 5,000,000 options to the Company’s employees and service providers. In 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase of 5,200,000 options in the total option program. Each option is exercisable into one ordinary share of the Company. At December 31, 2007, there are 4,051,200 employee options outstanding and there are 1,064,000 options outstanding for service providers, 2,421,200 and 738,000 of which are exercisable for employees and service providers, respectively. The options are exercisable at prices of $0.145 to $0.65 per share, and are exercisable in five equal increments commencing one year after their issuance. The options will expire after three years from the vesting date of each increment. |
| As of December 31, 2006, there were 3,924,000 employee options outstanding, of which 132,800 options were cancelled during 2007. |
| The cost of the benefit inherent in the options based on the fair value on the day of their grant in accordance with the provisions of Standard No. 24 of the Israel Accounting Standards Board amounts to approximately $27 thousand and $51 thousand for 2007 and 2006, respectively. This amount will be recognized as an expense over the vesting period of each portion. An expense in the amount of $18 thousand, $31 thousand and $7 thousand was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 15 – Shareholders’ Equity (cont’d)
| H. | Share-based compensation (cont’d) |
| 4. | Option plan information |
| a. | A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plans as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, and changes during the years then ended, is as follows: |
| | As of December 31,
|
---|
| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
---|
| | Number of options
| Weighted average exercise price ($)
| Number of options
| Weighted average exercise price ($)
| Number of options
| Weighted average exercise price ($)
|
---|
| | | | | | | |
---|
| | | | | | | |
---|
| Options | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| outstanding at | | |
| the beginning | | |
| of the year | | | | 14,596,600 | | | 0.19 | | | 14,695,300 | | | 0.24 | | | 16,026,136 | | | 0.52 | |
| Granted | | | | 260,000 | | | 0.20 | | | 350,000 | | | 0.20 | | | 208,000 | | | 0.17 | |
| Forfeited | | | | (161,400 | ) | | 0.56 | | | (448,700 | ) | | 1.97 | | | (1,538,836 | ) | | 3.23 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Outstanding at | | |
| the end of | | |
| the year | | | | 14,695,200 | | | 0.19 | | | 14,596,600 | | | 0.19 | | | 14,695,300 | | | 0.24 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Options | | |
| exercisable at | | |
| the end of | | |
| the year | | | | 10,939,200 | | | 0.18 | | | 8,256,200 | | | 0.19 | | | 5,805,300 | | | 0.33 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| b. | The following table summarizes information relating to stock options at December 31, 2007: |
| | Number of Options
|
---|
| | Outstanding
| Exercisable
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Exercise price ($) | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| 0.2 | | | | 210,000 | | | - | |
| 0.19 | | | | 50,000 | | | - | |
| 0.9 | | | | 4,000 | | | 4,000 | |
| 0.65 | | | | 80,000 | | | 48,000 | |
| 0.55 | | | | 30,000 | | | 18,000 | |
| 0.23 | | | | 120,000 | | | 30,000 | |
| 0.185 | | | | 220,000 | | | 52,000 | |
| 0.18 | | | | 13,836,000 | | | 10,720,000 | |
| 0.17 | | | | 121,200 | | | 55,200 | |
| 0.145 | | | | 24,000 | | | 12,000 | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 14,695,200 | | | 10,939,200 | |
| |
| |
| |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 15 – Shareholders’ Equity (cont’d)
| H. | Share-based compensation (cont’d) |
| 4. | Option plan information (cont’d) |
| c. | Outstanding options as of December 31, 2007 may be exercised as follows: |
| | Number of options
| Weighted average exercise price ($)
|
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| | | |
---|
| Immediately | | | | 10,939,200 | | | 0.18 | |
| First year | | | | 2,724,000 | | | 0.19 | |
| Second year or thereafter | | | | 1,032,000 | | | 0.19 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | | | 14,695,200 | | | 0.19 | |
| |
| | | |
| d. | The fair value of the options granted and accounted for under Standard No. 24 was calculated on the basis of the Black & Scholes model for the pricing of options. The parameters that were used in order to implement the model are as follows: |
| | Option grant date
|
---|
| | March 2006
| June 2006
| August 2006
| May 2007
| November 2007
|
---|
| | | | | | |
---|
| | | | | | |
---|
| | | | | | |
---|
| Share price (in $) | | | | 0.19 | | | 0.23 | | | 0.185 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.17 | |
| Exercise price (in $) | | | | 0.19 | | | 0.23 | | | 0.185 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.17 | |
| Expected volatility | | | | 146.63 | % | | 123.58 | % | | 125.29 | % | | 85.82 | % | | 63.88 | % |
| Life of options | | |
| (in years) | | | | 2-4 | | | 2-4 | | | 2-4 | | | 2-4 | | | 2-4 | |
| Risk-free | | |
| interest rate | | | | 4.99 | % | | 5 | % | | 4.93 | % | | 4.82 | % | | 4.82 | % |
| Rate of anticipated | | |
| dividends | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
| The expected volatility was determined on the basis of the historical volatility in the Company’s share prices. |
| The life of the option warrants was determined on the basis of the management’s estimate of the period the employees will hold the options, taking into consideration their position with the Company and the Company’s experience regarding the turnover of employees. |
| The risk-free interest was determined on the basis of the yield to maturity of $-denominated Government debentures with a remaining life equal to the anticipated life of the option warrants. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 16 – Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
| The Company developed, manufactured and marketed the “Ehud” system pursuant to a joint venture agreement entered into in 1992 with the MLM division of Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (the “IAI Agreement”). Pursuant to the IAI Agreement, the Company and IAI agreed to jointly develop, manufacture and market the “Ehud”, with IAI subcontracting certain of the manufacturing and integration work with respect to the “Ehud” product to the Company. |
| The Company and IAI currently operate in accordance with an amendment to the IAI agreement executed in August 2005 that amended a prior agreement entered into in 1999. The 2005 agreement governs the cooperation between the parties including in the marketing Naval Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation System in various countries worldwide through the transfer of work share from the leading party to the other and provides guidelines for fair competition between the parties. |
| The 2005 agreement expands cooperation between the parties in the marketing of Naval Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Systems in various countries worldwide through the transfer of work share from the leading party to the other. The 2005 Agreement also sets the rate of royalties in all territories to 5% with respect to “Ehud” Systems. In addition, the 2005 Agreement resolved all disagreements between the parties prior to January 1, 2005. The term of the 2005 Agreement is for ten years. As result of the resolution of the disagreements between the parties, the Company released during 2005, certain previously accrued liabilities in the amount of $780 thousand that were no longer payable as a result of the new agreement signed with IAI in 2005, and this amount was credited to the cost of revenues during 2005. In the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized royalty revenue from IAI in the amount of $ 0.6 million, $0.3 million and $ 1.7 million, respectively. |
| Furthermore, the Company recorded royalty fees to IAI in the amount of $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
| The premises occupied by the Company are rented under various operating leases expiring at the end of September 2009. On October 30, 2007, the Company signed an extension to one of its operating leases that will be expire at the end of October 2009. The future minimum annual rental payments as of December 31, 2007 are as follows: |
| Year ending December 31,
| $ thousand
|
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| | |
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| 2008 | | | | 424 | |
| 2009 | | | | 321 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 745 | |
| |
| |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 16 – Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (cont’d)
| C. | Liabilities and guarantees |
| 1. | In order to provide security for the credit received from banks and for the bank guarantees provided in favor of the Company, the Company registered first degree fixed and floating liens on monetary deposits, a floating lien on all its property, assets and related insurance benefits and a floating lien on its unpaid share capital, its goodwill and its plant, assets and rights. |
| 2. | On certain occasions the Company deposits cash and cash equivalents with certain financial institutions that have issued guarantees on behalf of the Company in favor of its customers. In order to fulfill the above-mentioned commitments, the Company places a charge on its bank deposits (including the insurance rights attached thereto). At December 31, 2007, there are $3,541 thousand in current and non-current restricted bank deposits (as of December 31, 2006 – $2,054 thousand current and non-current restricted bank deposits). |
| 3. | Guarantees issued by banks in favor of the Company are as follows: |
| | December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | |
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| | | |
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| Performance guarantees | | | | 3,118 | | | 6,087 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Advance payment guarantees | | | | 15,035 | | | 5,423 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Other bank guarantees | | | | 571 | | | 602 | |
| |
| |
| |
| The expiration dates of the guarantees are through November 30, 2012. Bank charge guarantees are recorded as financial expenses. |
| D. | In November 2006, the Board of Directors approved a new service agreement signed with Wise (see Note 15E) effective as of January 1, 2007. According to the agreement, Wise will provide marketing and support services in Singapore in exchange for a gross monthly fee of $3,500 for marketing services and a gross monthly fee of $3,500 for the support services. In the event that, during the term of the new agreement, the Company receives a purchase order for its products or services based on the marketing services, Wise shall be entitled to a commission as follows: (a) on the first $1,000,000 received from a purchase order a commission equal to 3%; (b) on amounts between $1,000,000 and up to $3,000,000 – a commission equal to 2%; (c) on amounts over $3,000,000 a commission equal to 1%. |
| The new agreement is for a period of two years from the effective date. |
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|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 16 – Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (cont’d)
| E. | Derivative financial instruments |
| TheCompany enters, from time to time, into foreign currency future contracts and put and call options contracts to reduce the impact of fluctuations of certain currencies against the dollar resulting primarily from firm commitments not denominated in dollars. Gains or losses resulting from qualified hedges of firm commitments are deferred and recognized when the hedged transactions occur, while results of transactions which do not meet all the criteria specified in SFAS 52 and SFAS 80 are recorded as financial income or expense. |
| The derivative financial instruments of the Company as of December 31, 2007 are as follows: |
| | Currency receivable
| Currency payable
| Date of expiration/ maturity/ sale
| Amounts receivable
| Amounts payable
| Fair value
| Book value
|
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| | | | | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | | | | | |
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| Future currency contract | | | | NIS | | | Dollar | | | 14/1/08 | | | 254,582 | | | 250,000 | | | 4,585 | | | 4,585 | |
Note 17 – Income Taxes
| A. | Tax benefits under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 1969 |
| The Company is an “industrial company”, as defined by this law and, as such, is entitled to certain tax benefits, mainly accelerated depreciation of machinery and equipment, as prescribed by regulations published under the Israeli Income Tax (Inflationary Adjustments) Law, 1985 (see Note 17C), the right to claim public issuance expenses and amortization of patents and other intangible property rights as a deduction for tax purposes. |
| B. | Tax benefits under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 (“the Law”) |
| Pursuant to the Law, the Company was awarded “Approved Enterprise” status under the government alternative benefits track. The main benefits to which the Company is entitled is a full exemption on its taxable income arising from two Approved Enterprise plans for a period of two years and a reduced tax rate of 25% for an additional five years from the date on which the investments are significantly completed and the Company has taxable income as defined by the Law. |
| In 1998, the Company applied for approval of the expansion of its facilities in Rosh Ha’ayin (“the second plan”). |
| In addition, in 2001 the Company filed a request for an additional new plan to expand its production facilities in Rosh Ha’ayin (“the third plan”). The request was approved in 2002. |
| As of December 31, 2007, due to losses, the Company had not yet utilized the tax benefits provided in the second and third plans. |
| The benefits, to which the Company is entitled, will be granted on the proportionate part of the income, deriving from a future increase in its income in excess of the base turnover, which is not entitled to benefits. The utilization of the seven years of benefits for the second and third plans is limited to 2012 and 2016, respectively. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 17 – Income Taxes (cont’d)
| B. | Tax benefits under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 (“the Law”)(cont’d) |
| The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that such tax-exempt income will not be distributed as dividends. Accordingly, no deferred income taxes have been provided on income attributable to the Company’s “Approved Enterprise”. |
| If the retained tax-exempt income is distributed in a manner other than the complete liquidation of the Company, it would be taxed at the corporate tax rate applicable to such profits as if the Company had not chosen the alternative tax benefits (currently – 25%). As of December 31, 2007, the Company has accumulated losses (see Note 17I). |
| The aforementioned benefits are conditional upon compliance with the terms and regulations as prescribed by law, and the approvals according to which the investments were carried out. Non-compliance with the terms may result in the cancellation of the benefits, in whole, or in part, and the refund of the benefit amounts in addition to accrued interest. |
| As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s management is of the opinion that it is in compliance with all of the aforementioned terms. |
| C. | Measurement of taxable income under the Income Tax (Inflationary Adjustments) Law, 1985 (“TheInflationary Adjustments Law”) |
| Under the Inflationary Adjustments Law, results for tax proposes are measured in real terms, taking into consideration the change in the Israeli Consumer Price Index (CPI). |
| On February 26, 2008 the Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments) (Amendment No. 20) (Restriction of Period of Application) – 2008 (“the Amendment”) was passed by the Knesset. According to the Amendment, the Adjustments Law will no longer be applicable subsequent to the 2007 tax year, except for the transitional provisions whose objectives are to prevent distortion of the taxation calculations. |
| D. | Tax rates applicable to income from other sources in Israel |
| Income derived from sources other than the Approved Enterprise is not eligible for the aforementioned benefits and is taxed at the regular tax rates. |
| On July 25, 2005, the Knesset passed the Israeli “Law for the Amendment of the Income Tax Ordinance (147 and Temporary Order) – 2005” (hereinafter – the Amendment). |
| The Amendment provides for a gradual reduction in the corporate tax rate in the following manner: in 2006 a rate of 31%, in 2007 – 29%, in 2008 – 27%, in 2009 - - 26% and from 2010 onward 25%. Furthermore, as from 2010, upon reduction of the corporate tax rate to 25%, real capital gains will be subject to tax of 25%. |
| E. | Taxation of foreign subsidiary |
| The Company’s subsidiary in the Far East is taxed under the tax laws in force in that country. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 17 – Income Taxes (cont’d)
| Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. |
| Deferred tax assets for realization of future tax benefits are included where their realization is probable. As such, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance in respect of all its tax losses carried forward as well as for other temporary differences. |
| Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows: |
| | December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | |
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| | | |
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| Deferred tax assets | | | | | | | | |
| Provision for vacation | | | | 116 | | | 79 | |
| Liability for employees severance benefit, net | | | | 47 | | | 41 | |
| Net operating loss carryforwards | | | | 14,169 | | | 11,756 | |
| Impairment of inventory | | | | 173 | | | - | |
| Research and development costs, net | | | | 229 | | | 162 | |
| Issuance expenses | | | | - | | | 22 | |
| Capitalized software expenses | | | | (37 | ) | | (60 | ) |
| Others | | | | 26 | | | 12 | |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 14,723 | | | 12,012 | |
| Less: Valuation allowance | | | | (14,723 | ) | | (12,012 | ) |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Net deferred tax asset | | | | - | | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| The Company recognized deferred taxes based on a tax rate of 25% according to the tax rate anticipated to be in effect on the date of reversal as stated in Note 17D above. |
| As of December 31, 2007, the Company has not provided for deferred income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiary in Singapore, since these earnings are intended to be reinvested indefinitely. A deferred tax liability will be recognized when the Company no longer demonstrates that it plans to permanently reinvest the undistributed earnings. |
| It is impracticable to determine the amount of additional taxes that will be payables when these earnings will be remitted. The total undistributed earning of the Singapore subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 are $ 325 thousand. |
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|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 17 – Income Taxes (cont’d)
| G. | A reconciliation of the theoretical tax expense, assuming all income is taxable at the statutory rates applicable in Israel, and the actual tax expense, is as follows: |
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Profit (loss) before taxes on income | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (2,148 | ) | | 114 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Statutory tax rate in Israel | | | | 29 | % | | 31 | % | | 34 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Theoretical tax cost (benefit) | | | | (1,121 | ) | | (666 | ) | | 39 | |
| Losses, deductions and expenses in respect of | | |
| which deferred tax assets were not recorded | | | | 1,071 | | | 640 | | | (113 | ) |
| Taxes in respect of previous years | | | | - | | | 75 | | | - | |
| Non-deductible expenses | | | | 50 | | | 26 | | | 74 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Actual tax expense | | | | - | | | 75 | | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Find tax assessment have been received by the Company up to and including 2003. |
| I. | Net operating loss carryforwards |
| Net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2007, totaled approximately $57 million. The net operating loss carryforwards have no expiration date. |
Note 18 – Monetary Balances in Currencies Other than the US Dollar
| | December 31, 2007
| December 31, 2006
|
---|
| | Israeli currency
| Other foreign currencies
| Israeli currency
| Other foreign currencies
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
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| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current assets | | | | 1,456 | | | 874 | | | 736 | | | 1,389 | |
| |
| |
| |
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| |
| | | |
| Total assets | | | | 1,456 | | | 874 | | | 736 | | | 1,389 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Liabilities | | |
| Current liabilities | | | | 2,690 | | | 55 | | | 1,919 | | | 306 | |
| Long-term liabilities | | | | 189 | | | - | | | 320 | | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | 2,879 | | | 55 | | | 2,239 | | | 306 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 19 – Supplementary Statement of Operation Information
| A. | Summary information about geographical areas: |
| Total revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on the location of the customers. |
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Total revenues from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | | | | 398 | | | 2,284 | | | 1,068 | |
| Far East | | | | 5,926 | | | 2,120 | | | 6,274 | |
| Europe | | | | 5,120 | | | 4,557 | | | 8,358 | |
| Africa | | | | - | | | - | | | 397 | |
| America | | | | 1,662 | | | 1,142 | | | 3,099 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Total revenues | | | | 13,106 | | | 10,103 | | | 19,196 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Major customers’data as a percentage of the total revenues: |
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Customer A | | | | * | | | 18 | % | | * | |
| Customer B | | | | * | | | 17 | % | | * | |
| Customer C | | | | 21 | % | | 16 | % | | * | |
| Customer D | | | | 32 | % | | 12 | % | | 15 | % |
| Customer E | | | | - | | | - | | | 31 | % |
| Customer F | | | | * | | | * | | | 14 | % |
| Customer G | | | | 13 | % | | * | | | 11 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 66 | % | | 63 | % | | 71 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 19 – Supplementary Statement of Operation Information (Cont’d)
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Raw materials and components | | | | 1,513 | | | *976 | | | 2,420 | |
| Salaries, wages and employees' benefits | | | | 4,028 | | | *2,663 | | | 2,645 | |
| Subcontractors | | | | 2,006 | | | *2,020 | | | 6,181 | |
| Agents fees | | | | 848 | | | 438 | | | 2,253 | |
| Depreciation | | | | 368 | | | *274 | | | 263 | |
| Other manufacturing costs | | | | 1,956 | | | *1,495 | | | 1,044 | |
| Inventory write-off | | | | 699 | | | - | | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 11,418 | | | 7,866 | | | 14,806 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| C. | Financial expenses, net |
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Financial income: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest on short-term deposits | | | | 160 | | | 140 | | | 69 | |
| Other | | | | 71 | | | 40 | | | 102 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 231 | | | 180 | | | 171 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Financial expenses: | | |
| Bank charges and interest on long-term loan | | | | 225 | | | 203 | | | 275 | |
| Other | | | | 24 | | | 162 | | | 83 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | | | 249 | | | 365 | | | 358 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Total financial expenses, net | | | | (18 | ) | | (185 | ) | | (187 | ) |
| |
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Note 20 – Related Parties
| Related parties are comprised of principal shareholders (holding 10% or greater of the Company’s share capital) and their subsidiaries and affiliates as well as affiliates of the Company. Transactions with related parties are mainly as follows: |
| 1. | Sales of the Company’s products, and expenses related to such sales. |
| 2. | Interest payable on loans received. |
| 3. | Payment of management fees. |
| 4. | Purchases of services and products. |
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|
Note 20 – Related Parties (cont’)
| All transactions and terms with related parties were comparable to those applied to transactions with other customers or suppliers. |
| | | | December 31
|
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| | | | 2007
| 2006
|
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| | | | $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
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| Due from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | - | | | Bank Leumi Ltd. | | | | 6 | | | 1,516 | |
| Restricted bank deposits | | | - | | | Bank Leumi Ltd. | | | | 510 | | | 707 | |
| | | |
| Trade receivables | | | - | | | ST Training and Simulation Pte Ltd. | | | | - | | | 51 | |
| | | |
| Other receivables | | | - | | | Bank Leumi Ltd. | | | | 63 | | | 8 | |
| | | | | | | Prescient Systems and Technologies Pte Ltd. | | | | - | | | 30 | |
| | | |
| Other Non-current assets | | | - | | | Bank Leumi Ltd. | | | | 975 | | | 169 | |
| | | |
| Due to: | | |
| Bank overdraft | | | - | | | Bank Leumi Ltd. | | | | 466 | | | 229 | |
| | | |
| Other payable | | | - | | | Bank Leumi Ltd. | | | | - | | | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Prescient Systems and Technologies Pte Ltd. | | | | - | | | 40 | |
| | | | | | | ST Training and Simulation Pte Ltd. | | | | - | | | 360 | |
| B. | Transactions with related parties |
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Sales(1) | | | | 205 | | | 577 | | | 775 | |
| Cost of sales(1) (2) | | | | 366 | | | 408 | | | 59 | |
| Marketing expenses(2) | | | | - | | | 4 | | | 65 | |
| General and administrative expenses(4) | | | | 152 | | | 167 | | | 137 | |
| Finance expenses, net(3) | | | | (9 | ) | | 37 | | | 66 | |
| (1) | To ST Training and Simulation Pte Ltd. |
| (2) | To Prescient Systems and Technologies Pte Ltd. |
| (4) | Including the salary of the CEO and fees paid to directors |
| C. | Agreement with Eyepoint Ltd. |
| On March 1, 2004, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with an Israeli company wholly owned by Mr. Dekel Tzidon, brother of Mr. Aviv Tzidon, the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Pursuant to this consulting agreement, Mr. Tzidon continues to serve as the Company’s Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Technological Officer. The terms of this agreement were approved by the Company’s Audit Committee in July 2004. |
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|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 21 – Differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP
| A. | The effect of the differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP on the financial statements |
| As discussed in Note 2, the accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with Israeli GAAP, which differ in certain respects from US GAAP. Information related to the nature and effect of such differences is presented below. |
| a. | Israeli GAAP net income to net income according to US GAAP: |
| | Year ended December 31
|
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| | 2007
| 2006
| 2005
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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| Net profit (loss) as reported, according to | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Israeli GAAP | | | | (3,864 | ) | | (2,223 | ) | | 114 | |
| GAAP differences: | | |
| Reversal of restatement according to Standard No. 24 | | | | - | | | - | | | 7 | |
| Allocation of share expense issued to service | | |
| providers under the fair value based method | | | | - | | | - | | | (14 | ) |
| Compensation expense for all stock-based awards | | |
| using the modified prospective method | | | | (601 | ) | | *(596 | ) | | - | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Net profit (loss) according to US GAAP | | | | (4,465 | ) | | (2,819 | ) | | 107 | |
| |
| |
| |
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| | | |
| * Restated, see Note 21B | | |
| | | |
| I. Basic and diluted net profit (loss) | | |
| per share | | |
| As reported, according to Israeli GAAP | | | | (0.03 | ) | | (0.02 | ) | | 0.00 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| According to US GAAP | | | | (0.04 | ) | | (0.03 | ) | | 0.00 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| II. Weighted average number of ordinary | | |
| shares outstanding (in thousands) used in | | |
| basic profit (loss) per share calculation | | |
| according to US GAAP | | | | 116,864 | | | 112,361 | | | 95,528 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary | | |
| shares outstanding (in thousands) used in | | |
| diluted profit (loss) per share calculation | | |
| according to US GAAP | | | | 116,864 | | | 112,361 | | | 96,921 | |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
Note 21 – Differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP (cont’d)
| A. | The effect of the differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP on the financial statements (cont’d) |
| 1. | Reconciliation of (cont’d): |
| b. | Shareholders’ equity according to US GAAP: |
| | Share capital
| Additional paid-in capital
| Accumulated deficit
| Total shareholders' equity
|
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| | $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
| $ thousands
|
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| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
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| Balance as of December 31, 2004 | | | | 21,247 | | | 17,740 | | | (35,378 | ) | | 3,609 | |
| Net profit for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | 107 | | | 107 | |
| Issuance of shares in respect | | |
| of services | | | | 59 | | | (12 | ) | | - | | | 47 | |
| Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | 14 | | | - | | | 14 | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Balance as of December 31, 2005 | | | | 21,306 | | | 17,742 | | | (35,271 | ) | | 3,777 | |
| Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | (2,819 | ) | | (2,819 | ) |
| Issuance of shares and warrants | | | | 4,293 | | | (693 | ) | | - | | | 3,600 | |
| Issuance of shares in respect | | |
| of services | | | | 262 | | | (41 | ) | | - | | | 221 | |
| Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | 627 | | | - | | | 627 | |
| |
| |
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| Balance as of December 31, 2006 | | | | 25,861 | | | 17,635 | | | (38,090 | ) | | 5,406 | |
| Net loss for the year | | | | - | | | - | | | (4,465 | ) | | (4,465 | ) |
| Stock-based compensation | | | | - | | | 619 | | | - | | | 619 | |
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| Balance as of December 31, 2007 | | | | 25,861 | | | 18,254 | | | (42,555 | ) | | 1,560 | |
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| 2. | Condensed balance sheet items |
| | December 31
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| 2006
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| Adjustment
| As per US GAAP
| As reported
| Adjustment
| As per US GAAP
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| Severance pay fund | | | | - | | | 1,415 | | | 1,415 | | | - | | | 1,311 | | | 1,311 | |
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| Total assets | | | | 10,507 | | | 1,415 | | | 11,922 | | | 13,293 | | | 1,311 | | | 14,604 | |
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| Liability for employee | | |
| severance benefits, net | | | | 189 | | | 1,415 | | | 1,604 | | | 166 | | | 1,311 | | | 1,477 | |
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| Total liabilities | | | | 8,947 | | | 1,415 | | | 10,362 | | | 7,887 | | | 1,311 | | | 9,198 | |
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| Total shareholders' | | |
| equity | | | | 1,560 | | | - | | | 1,560 | | | 5,406 | | | - | | | 5,406 | |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 21 – Differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP (cont’d)
| The statement of operations in accordance with US GAAP for the year ended December 31, 2006 has been restated in order to reflect a correction relating to compensation expenses due to calculation error. |
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| Stock option expenses - as reported | | | | 130 | |
| Stock option expenses - as restated | | | | 596 | |
| Net loss according to US GAAP - as reported | | | | 2,353 | |
| Net loss according to US GAAP - as restated | | | | 2,819 | |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share - as reported | | | | 0.02 | |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share - as restated | | | | 0.03 | |
| C. | Accounting principles generally accepted in Israel compared to accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States |
| 1. | Liability for termination of employer-employee relations |
| According to Israeli GAAP |
| Amounts funded by purchase of insurance policies are deducted from the related severance pay liability. |
| According to US GAAP, the amounts funded should be presented as long-term investments and the gross amount of the liability should be presented as a long-term liability. |
| 2. | Stock options granted to employees, service providers and other non-employees and stock issued toservice providers |
| According to Israeli GAAP |
| Until December 31, 2005, the Company recorded expenses with respect to stock options granted to employees and service providers that provide similar services to those provided by employees, in accordance with the intrinsic value method described in APB 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. Shares issued to service providers were recorded based on the cost of service at the grant date of the shares issued. |
| As of January 1, 2006, the Company applies Standard No. 24 and records expense for share-based payment transactions conducted after March 15, 2005 and not yet vested at January 1, 2006, the expenses recorded in accordance with the fair value of the options on the grant date using the Black-Scholes model. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 21 – Differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP (cont’d)
| C. | Accounting principles generally accepted in Israel compared to accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States (cont’d) |
| 2. | Stock options granted to employees, service providers and other non-employees and stock issued toservice providers (cont’d) |
| Stock options granted to employees |
| Prior to fiscal 2006, the Company applied the intrinsic value method as prescribed in APB25, and related interpretations, in accounting for stock options granted under the stock option plan. Under the intrinsic value method, no compensation cost is recognized if the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock options was equal to or greater than the market price of the underlying stock on the date of the grant. Accordingly, no compensation cost was recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operation prior to fiscal year 2006 on stock options granted to employees, since all options granted under the Company’s stock option plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. |
| As of January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments”) (SFAS 123R) using the modified prospective method, which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock-based awards based upon the fair value on the date of grant and recognition of such compensation cost over the service period for awards expected to vest. Under this method, the Company recognizes compensation cost for awards granted on or after January 1, 2006, based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. In addition, the Company recognizes compensation cost for unvested share-based awards as of January 1, 2006 based on the grand date fair value of those awards, as previously calculated and reported for pro-forma disclosure purposes, over the requisite service period of the awards. |
| Stock warrants granted to service providers and other non-employees and stock issued to service providers |
| The Company accounts for such awards in accordance with the provisions of EITF 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction of Selling, Goods or Services”. Since the warrants issued by the Company are not fully vested, and no performance commitment as defined in EITF 96-18 has been reached, the Company estimates the cost of the unvested warrants based on the fair value of the warrants at each reporting period (using the Black-Scholes model) and accounts for the portion of the services that the recipient has rendered to date using that estimate. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 21 – Differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP (cont’d)
| C. | Accounting principles generally accepted in Israel compared to accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States (cont’d) |
| 3. | Recently adopted accounting standards |
| Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a threshold of more-likely-than-not for recognizing and derecognizing of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides related guidance on measurement, classification, interest and penalties, and disclosure. Under Israeli GAAP there is no specific accounting guidance for uncertainties in income taxes. There was no material effect on the financial statements resulting from adoption FIN 48. As a result, the Company did not record any cumulative effect related to adopting FIN 48. |
| 4. | Recently issued accounting standards |
| A. | In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“Statement 157”). Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for the measurement of fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement does not require any new fair value measurement. The statement is effective for fair value measures already required or permitted by other standards for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is required to adopt statement 157 beginning on January 1, 2008. Statement 157 is required to be applied prospectively, except for certain financial instruments. Any transition adjustment will be recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the year of adoption. In February 2008, the FASB approved FSP FAS 157-2, which grants proposed a one year deferral of Statement 157‘s fair value measurement requirements for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 157 will materially impact its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
| B. | In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“Statement 159”), which permits entities to irrevocably choose to measure many financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. If the fair value option is elected, change in fair value would be recorded in results of operation at each subsequent reporting date. The Statement allows entities to achieve an offset accounting effect for certain changes in fair value of certain related assets and liabilities without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions, and is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement consistent with the Board’s long-term objectives for financial instruments. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 159 will materially impact its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
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B.V.R. Systems (1998) Ltd. and Subsidiary |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Note 21 – Differences between Israeli GAAP and US GAAP (cont’d)
| C. | Accounting principles generally accepted in Israel compared to accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States (cont’d) |
| 4. | Recently issued accounting standards (cont’d) |
| C. | In June 2007, the FASB reached a final consensus on Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-3 “Accounting for Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research and Development Activities” (“EITF 07-3”). The consensus reached by the FASB requires companies involved in research and development activities to capitalize such non-refundable advance payments for goods and services pursuant to an executory contractual arrangement because the right to receive those services in the future represents a probable future economic benefit. Those advance payments will be capitalized until the goods have been delivered or the related services have been performed. The consensus on EITF 07-3 is effective prospectively for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is not permitted. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of EITF 07-3 will materially impact its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. |
| D. | In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statements No. 141R “Business combinations” (Statement 141R) and FASB Statement No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements” – an amendment to ARB 51 (Statement 160). Statements 141R and 160 require most identifiable assets, liabilities, noncomtrolling interests and goodwill acquired in a business combination to be recorded at “full fair value” and required noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests)to be reported as a component of equity, which change the accounting for transactions with noncontrolling interest holders. Both statements are effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and earlier adoption is prohibited. Statement 141R will be applied to business combinations occurring after the effective date and statement 160 will be applied prospectively to all noncontrolling interests, including any that arose before the effective date. The Company does not believe that the adoption of statements 141R and 160 will have any impact on its result of operation and financial position. |
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