Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
Audiocodes Ltd |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
6 Ofra Haza Street, Or Yehuda, Israel, 6032303 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
This statement is filed on behalf of each of the following, which will be referred to hereinafter, individually as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons":
Value Base Ltd.
Victor Shamrich
Ido Nouberger
Value Base Fund General Partner Ltd., acting as the general partner to Value Base Fund Limited Partnership |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
Address of the Principal Business Office of each of the Reporting Persons is:
23 Yehuda Halevi St., Tel-Aviv 6513601, Israel |
(c) | Citizenship:
Each of the Reporting Person is a citizen of or organized under the laws of the State of Israel |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
M15342104 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
(i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution: |
(k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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Item 4. | Ownership |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
Incorporated by reference to Item 9 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.
The securities reported herein are beneficially owned as follows: 2,458,674 Ordinary Shares owned directly by Value Base Fund Limited Partnership, a Cayman Islands limited partnership.
The general partner of Value Base Fund Limited Partnership is Value Base Fund General Partner Ltd., an Israeli private company (the "VBF General Partner"), which has delegated its management responsibilities to a management company, Value Base Fund Management Ltd., an Israeli private company (the "Management Company").
Each of the VBF General Partner and the Management Company is controlled by Value Base Ltd., which directly and indirectly holds a majority of the shares of each such company. Value Base Ltd., an Israeli company, is controlled by Messrs Victor Shamrich and Ido Nouberger.
This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Statement, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities. In addition, the Reporting Persons and other entities named in this Schedule 13G may be deemed to constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13G nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that a group exists for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose, and each of the Reporting Persons and other entities named in this Schedule 13G disclaims the existence of any such group. |
(b) | Percent of class:
Incorporated by reference to Item 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.
Percentages reported in Item 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person is based on 30,216,661 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 1, 2024 (as reported in Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer's Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 13, 2024). % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
Incorporated by reference to Item 5 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
Incorporated by reference to Item 6 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
Incorporated by reference to Item 7 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
Incorporated by reference to Item 8 of the cover page for each Reporting Person.
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Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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