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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 25, 2011
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VOCALTEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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State of Israel
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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N.A.
(Translation of Registrants name into
English)
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N.A.
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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VOCALTEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
12 Benny Gaon Street, Building 2B
Poleg Industrial Area, Netanya, Israel 42504
+972-9-970-3888
(Address and telephone number of Registrants
principal executive offices)
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YMAX CORPORATION
5700 Georgia Avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405
(561) 771-2255
(Name, address and telephone number
of agent for service) |
Copy of all communications, including communications sent to the agent for service, to:
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Richard Firestone
Richard Baltz
Arnold & Porter LLP
555
12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004-1206
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Gene Kleinhendler, Adv.
Perry Wildes, Adv.
Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co.
One Azrieli Center
Tel Aviv 67021, Israel |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the
effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are to be offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following
box. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.
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If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following
box. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of |
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Amount to be |
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Proposed maximum |
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securities to be registered |
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registered(1) |
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offering price per unit |
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aggregate offering price |
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registration fee |
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Primary Offering |
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Ordinary shares, no par value |
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Warrants |
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Units |
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Total Primary Offering |
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50,000,000 |
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50,000,000 |
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5,805.00 |
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Secondary Offering |
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Ordinary shares, no par value |
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Total Secondary Offering |
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1,250,000 |
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25,475,000 |
(2) |
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2,957.65 |
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Total Registration Fee |
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8,762.65 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a) the number of shares being registered
shall be adjusted to include any additional shares that may be
issuable as a result of a distribution, split, combination or similar transaction. |
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The proposed maximum aggregate offering price for the secondary
offering, has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee. |
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be
necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement
shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We and the selling
shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or
sale is not permitted.
Subject
to Completion, Dated February 25, 2011
PROSPECTUS
VOCALTEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ordinary Shares
Warrants
Units
VocalTec Communications Ltd. (VocalTec, us or we) may offer and sell from time to time,
in one or more series or issuances and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering,
any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, up to an aggregate amount of
$50,000,000. In addition, the selling shareholders referred to in this prospectus and identified
in supplements to this prospectus may offer and resell from time to time up to 1,250,000 ordinary
shares. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the selling
shareholders.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we and the selling
shareholders may offer. Each time we or the selling shareholders sell securities, we will provide a
prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The
prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change information contained in the prospectus
and, accordingly, to the extent inconsistent, information in this prospectus is superseded by the
information in the prospectus supplement.
You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as the documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, carefully before you
invest.
These securities may be offered and sold in the same offering or in separate offerings; to or
through underwriters, dealers, and agents; or directly to purchasers. The names of any
underwriters, dealers, or agents involved in the sale of our securities, their compensation and any
over-allotment options held by them will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. See
Plan of Distribution.
Our ordinary shares are traded on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol CALL.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See Risk Factors beginning on page 2 of this
prospectus. You should read this document and documents incorporated by reference into this
prospectus carefully before you invest.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus or any accompanying
prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date
of this prospectus is February , 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VocalTec, Essentra, TdSOFT, TdGATE, TdVIEW, PLUG & TALK, SmartFMC and SmartIMS are registered
trademarks of VocalTec Communications Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. MAGICJACK, MAGICJACK
& Design, MAGICIN, MAGICOUT, MAGICFIX and MAGICFIX & Design are registered trademarks of VocalTecs
wholly-owned subsidiary, YMax Corporation, or YMax, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Other
trademarks are the property of their respective holders. These trademarks are important to our
business. Although we may have omitted the (R) and TM trademark designations for such
trademarks in this prospectus, all rights to such trademarks are nevertheless reserved.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a shelf registration process. Under this shelf process, we
may, from time to time, sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one
or more offerings up to a total amount of $50,000,000. In addition, under this shelf process, the
selling shareholders may sell from time to time the ordinary shares described in this prospectus in
one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities
we and the selling shareholders may offer. Each time we or the selling shareholders sells
securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about
the terms of that offering and the manner in which the securities will be offered, if required.
The prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus.
You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials
together with additional information described under the headings Where You Can Find More
Information and Incorporation by Reference.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and in any supplement to this prospectus or, if applicable, any other offering materials
we may provide you. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different
information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not
rely on it. We are not, the selling shareholders are not and any underwriter or agent is not,
making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any accompanying
prospectus supplement or any other offering materials is accurate only as of the date on their
respective covers, and you should assume that the information appearing in any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying
prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date that document was filed with the SEC. Our
business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those
dates.
In addition, this prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the
registration statement, including exhibits, that we have filed with the SEC on Form F-3 under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Statements made in this prospectus
as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. We
have filed certain of these documents as exhibits to our registration statement and we refer you to
those documents. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a document filed as an exhibit is
qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit.
References to VocalTec, we, us or our are to VocalTec Communications Ltd., a company
organized under the laws of the State of Israel, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
References to $ or dollars are to U.S. dollars and all references to NIS are to New
Israeli Shekels. Except as otherwise indicated, financial statements of, and information
regarding, VocalTec are presented in U.S. dollars.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, that are applicable to a foreign private issuer. We file reports,
including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the SEC that apply to foreign private issuers. You may read and copy any materials
filed with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available over the Internet at the SECs website at
http://www.sec.gov. Our website is http://www.vocaltec.com. The information contained on, or
linked from, our website is not a part of this prospectus.
THE COMPANY
The Merger
On July 16, 2010, VocalTec, VocalTec Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of VocalTec, or Merger Sub, and YMax, entered into an agreement and plan of merger, or
the merger agreement. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into
YMax, with YMax continuing as the surviving entity as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VocalTec.
Following the merger, VocalTec continued the pre-closing operations of VocalTec and YMax.
The shareholders of YMax received ordinary shares of VocalTec in consideration for the merger.
The merger agreement provided that each share of YMax outstanding immediately prior to the
consummation of the merger, or the effective time (as such term is defined in the merger
agreement), was cancelled and the holder thereof was issued 0.10 ordinary shares of VocalTec, or
the merger consideration. VocalTec issued 10,562,895 ordinary shares as merger consideration.
VocalTecs ordinary shares outstanding at the effective time remain outstanding and those
ordinary shares were unaffected by the merger. VocalTecs ordinary shares trade on The Nasdaq
Global Market under VocalTecs name with the symbol CALL.
The Combined Company
VocalTec is the inventor of voice-over-IP (VoIP) and the softphone (magicTalk). We now
combine YMaxs first product, the magicJack, which plugs into a computer, with other patent pending
and proprietary technologies provided by our subsidiaries, which are designed to provide voice apps
on smart phones and a standalone product that has its own CPU that can plug into a regular phone
without using a computer. We have the largest telecommunications footprint in the United States
based on the number of states in which we operate with a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier license
and by area code availability. Our products and services allow users to make and/or receive free
telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the
Internet and allows customers to make free calls back to the United States from anywhere legally
permitted in the world.
We have built an Internet technology, sales and communication platform through which we
provide proprietary products and services to customers worldwide. Our innovative product offerings
include our first product, the magicJack, a proprietary device enabling voice over broadband
telephone services, as well as other patent pending and proprietary technologies designed to
further enhance user mobility, connectivity and experience. We have recently introduced our
magicTalk software product which is downloaded on a computer allowing users to have telephone calls
using a headset or the computers microphone eliminating the need for the magicJack and a
telephone. The users voice mail, call logs and contacts are kept on our servers so they will not
be lost and can be downloaded onto any of the users computers or applications on their softphones
in the future.
VocalTec, located at 12 Benny Gaon Street, Building 2B, Poleg Industrial Area, Netanya, Israel
42504l (telephone number +972-9-970-3888), was organized under the laws of the State of Israel in
1989 and is subject to the Israeli Companies Law, or the Companies Law. YMax, whose offices are at
5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405 is our U.S. agent for service.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be adversely affected by any of these risks. If any of
these risks occur, the value our ordinary shares and our other securities may decline. You should
carefully consider the risk factors set forth under the caption ''Risk Factors in our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009, in our Form 6-K filed on July 19, 2010,
and in any other filing we make with the Commission subsequent to the date of this prospectus, each
of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in any supplement to this prospectus, before
making your investment decision.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in it contain forward-looking
statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements
of historical facts, contained in this prospectus, including statements about our strategy, future
operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and
objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. The words anticipate, believe,
estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, predict, project, target, potential, will,
would, could, should, continue and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying
words.
Many factors could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:
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changes to our business resulting from increased competition; |
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any operational or cultural difficulties associated with the integration of the
businesses of VocalTec and YMax; |
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potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the
merger with YMax; |
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unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the merger with YMax; |
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the ability of the combined company to achieve the estimated potential synergies or the
longer time it may take, and increased costs required, to achieve those synergies; |
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our ability to develop, introduce and market innovative products, services and
applications; |
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our customer turnover rate and our customer acceptance rate; |
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changes in general economic, business, political and regulatory conditions; |
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availability and costs associated with operating our network; |
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potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation, or from changes in the
laws, regulations or policies; |
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the degree of legal protection afforded to our products; |
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changes in the composition or restructuring of us or our subsidiaries and the successful
completion of acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture activities; and |
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the various other factors discussed in the Risk Factors sections in our most recent
annual report on Form 20-F and in our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on July 19,
2010, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. |
We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our
forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and
expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. We have included important
factors in the cautionary statements included in this prospectus and in the Risk Factors sections
in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F and in our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on
July 19, 2010 that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the
forward-looking
statements that we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any
future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make.
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Readers are urged to read this entire prospectus, including the information incorporated by
reference, and carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and other factors that affect our
business. The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is subject to
change without notice. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Readers should review future reports filed by us with the SEC.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the
sale of securities offered by us under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may
include working capital, capital expenditures, other corporate expenses and acquisitions of
complementary products, technologies or businesses. The timing and amount of our actual
expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the
anticipated growth of our business. As a result, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus
supplement, our management will have broad discretion to allocate the net proceeds of the
offerings.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the selling shareholders.
DESCRIPTION OF ORDINARY SHARES
The following description of our ordinary shares is a summary of the material terms of our
Amended and Restated Articles of Association (Articles of Association) and applicable Israeli law
in effect as of the date of this prospectus. Because it is a summary, it does not describe every
aspect of our ordinary shares, our Articles of Association or Israeli law and may not contain all
of the information that is important to you. The following description is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full Articles of Association, which have been filed as an exhibit to
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See Where You Can Find More
Information for information on how to obtain copies of our Articles of Association.
General
We had 12,217,999 ordinary shares issued and 11,880,049 ordinary shares outstanding as of
February 17, 2011. Our authorized capitalization consists of 100,000,000 ordinary shares, no par
value.
We are a public company organized in the State of Israel under the Companies Law. We are
registered with the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel.
Our Articles of Association authorize one class of shares, which are our ordinary shares. We
may declare a dividend to be paid to the holders of our ordinary shares according to their rights
and interests in our profits. Our board may declare interim dividends and a final dividend for any
fiscal year only out of retained earnings, or earnings derived over the two most recent fiscal
years, whichever is higher. The Companies Law and our Articles of Association provide that our
board may declare and pay dividends (subject to certain limitations) without any further action by
our shareholders. All unclaimed dividends may be invested or otherwise used by the board for our
benefit until those dividends are claimed. In the event an unclaimed dividend is claimed, only the
principal amount of the dividend will be paid to the person entitled to the dividend. Subject to
the creation of any special rights regarding the distribution of dividends, any dividends we
declare will be distributed to shareholders in proportion to their holdings.
If we liquidate, after satisfying liabilities to creditors, our assets will be distributed to
the holders of ordinary shares in proportion to their holdings.
Holders of ordinary shares have one vote for each paid-up ordinary share on all matters
submitted to a vote of our shareholders. These voting rights may be affected by the grant of any
special voting rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be
authorized in the future.
Our Articles of Association provide that directors are elected by a majority of the voting
power represented at the general meeting of our shareholders and voting on the election. Our
ordinary shares do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly,
the holders of ordinary shares representing more than 50% of the voting power in our company have
the power to elect all directors. However, our directors (other than external
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directors) are
elected for a term that expires either at the annual general meeting of our shareholders held in
the first year following their election or at the annual general meeting of our shareholders held
in the third year following their election. The term of service for each director (other than
external directors) would be determined by the shareholders at the time of the election of such
director.
We may, subject to the applicable provisions of the Companies Law, issue redeemable shares and
subsequently redeem them. In addition, our board may make calls upon shareholders in respect of
any sum, which has not been paid up in respect of any shares held by those shareholders.
Under the Companies Law, the disclosure requirements that apply to an office holder also apply
to a controlling shareholder of a public company. Office holder is defined as a director,
general manager, chief business manager, deputy general manager, vice general manager, executive
vice president, vice president, other manager directly subordinate to the general manager or any
other person assuming the responsibilities of any of the foregoing positions, without regard to
such persons title. A shareholder that holds more than 50% of the voting rights in a public
company is deemed to be a controlling shareholder. A shareholder that holds more than 25% of the
voting rights in a public company may also be deemed to be a controlling shareholder, for purposes
of approval of certain related party transactions, if there is no other shareholder holding more
than 25% of the voting rights at such time. Extraordinary transactions with a controlling
shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, and the terms of
compensation of a controlling shareholder who is an office holder, require the approval of the
audit committee, the board of directors and the shareholders of the company, in such order,
provided that either (i) the shareholder approval includes the approval of the holders of at least
one third of the shares of shareholders having no personal interest in the transaction who vote at
the meeting (abstained votes are disregarded), or (ii) the total number of shares of shareholders
having no personal interest in the transaction who vote against the transaction does not exceed one
percent of the aggregate voting rights in the company.
The Companies Law also requires a shareholder to act in good faith towards a company in which
he holds shares and towards other shareholders and to refrain from abusing his power in the
company, including in connection with the voting at a shareholders meeting on:
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Any amendment to the Articles of Association; |
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An increase in the companys authorized capital; |
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A merger; or |
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Approval of certain transactions with control persons and other related parties, which
require shareholder approval |
A shareholder has the general duty to refrain from depriving other shareholders of their
rights. Any controlling shareholder, any shareholder that knows that it possesses the power to
determine the outcome of a shareholder vote and any shareholder that, under the provisions of the
Articles of Associations, has the power to appoint an office holder in the company, is under a duty
to act in fairness towards the company. The Companies Law does not describe the substance of this
duty (except by providing that the remedies generally available upon a breach of contract will be
available also in the event of a breach of the duty to act with fairness) and such substance has
not yet been adjudicated by Israeli courts.
Modifications of Share Rights
Under our Articles of Association, the rights attached to any class may be varied by adoption
of the necessary amendment of the Articles of Association, provided that the holders of shares of
the affected class approve the change by a class meeting in which the holders of at least 75% of
the voting power represented at the meeting and voting on the issue approve the change. Our
Articles of Association differ from the Companies Law in this respect as under the law, changes in
the rights of shareholders require the consent of more than 50% of the voting power of the affected
class represented at the meeting and voting on the change.
Shareholder Meetings and Resolutions
We are required to hold an annual general meeting of our shareholders once every calendar
year, but no later than 15 months after the date of the previous annual general meeting. All
meetings other than the annual
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general meeting of shareholders are referred to as extraordinary general meetings. Extraordinary
general meetings may be called by our board whenever it sees fit, at such time and place, within or
without the State of Israel, as the board may determine. In addition, the Companies Law provides
that the board of a public company is required to convene an extraordinary meeting upon the request
of (a) any two directors of the company or one quarter of the companys board of directors or (b)
one or more shareholders holding, in the aggregate, (i) at least five percent of the outstanding
shares of the company and at least one percent of the voting power in the company or (ii) at least
five percent of the voting power in the company.
The quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders
present in person or by proxy who hold or represent in the aggregate at least 33.3% of our issued
share capital. A meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum 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 meeting
determines. At such reconvened meeting, the required quorum consists of any two shareholders
present in person or by proxy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Articles of Association provide that a resolution in
writing signed by all our shareholders then entitled to attend and vote at general meetings or to
which all such shareholders have given their written consent (by letter, telegram, facsimile or
otherwise) shall be deemed to have been unanimously adopted by a duly convened general meeting.
Our Articles of Association enable our board to fix a record date to allow us to determine the
shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any general meeting of our shareholders. The
record date may not be more than 40 days and not less than four days before the date of the
meeting. Each shareholder of record as of the record date determined by the board may vote the
shares then held by that shareholder unless all calls and other sums then payable by the
shareholder in respect of its shares have not been paid.
Limitation on Ownership of Securities
The ownership and voting of our ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel are not restricted
in any way by our Articles of Association or by the laws of the State of Israel, except for
shareholders who are subjects of countries that are enemies of the State of Israel.
Mergers and Acquisitions; Tender Offers; Anti-Takeover Provision
The Companies Law includes provisions allowing corporate mergers. These provisions require
that the board of directors of each company that is party to the merger approve the transaction.
In addition, the shareholders of each company must approve the merger by a vote of the majority of
the companys shares, present and voting on the proposed merger at a shareholders meeting, called
on at least 35 days prior notice. In determining whether the requisite majority has approved the
merger, shares held by the other party to the merger or any person holding at least 25% of such
other party, are excluded from the vote. If the merger would have been approved but for the
exclusion of the votes of certain shareholders as provided above, a court may still approve the
merger upon the request of holders of at least 25% of the voting rights of a company, if the court
holds that the merger is fair and reasonable, taking into account the valuation of the parties to
the merger and the consideration offered to the shareholders. Upon the request of a creditor of
either party to the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that
there exists a reasonable concern that, as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be
unable to satisfy the obligations of any of the parties to the merger, and the court may also
provide instructions to assure the rights of creditors. In addition, a merger may not be completed
unless at least 50 days have elapsed from the date that a notice of the merger was filed with the
Israel Registrar of Companies and at least 30 days have elapsed from the date that shareholder
approval of both merging companies was obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a merger is not
subject to shareholders approval if (i) the target company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
acquiring company and (ii) the acquiring company is issuing to the shareholders of the target
company up to 20% of its share capital and no person will become, as a result of the merger, a
control person, subject to certain limitation relating to the counting of the votes, at a meeting
of the shareholders of a company that is a party to the merger, of any entity or person that is
either the other party to the merger or a control person thereof.
The Companies Law also provides that, except in certain circumstances set forth in the
Companies Law, the acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a special
tender offer if, as a result of the acquisition, the purchaser would become a 25% shareholder of
the company. The rule does not apply if there already is another 25% shareholder of the company.
Similarly, the law provides that an acquisition of shares in a
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public company must be made by means
of a special tender offer if, as a result of the acquisition, the purchaser would become a 45%
shareholder of the company, unless there already is a 45% shareholder of the company. These
requirements do not apply if, in general, the acquisition (1) was made in a private placement that
received the approval of the companys shareholders; (2) was from a 25% or greater shareholder of
the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a 25% or greater shareholder of the company, or
(3) was from a 45% or greater shareholder
of the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a 45% or greater shareholder of the company.
The tender offer must be extended to all shareholders, but the offeror is not required to purchase
more than 5% of the companys outstanding shares, regardless of how many shares are tendered by
shareholders (if more shares are tendered than proposed by the purchaser to be purchased, the
purchaser will purchase from all tendering shareholders the amount of shares proposed to be
purchased, on a pro rata basis). The tender offer may be consummated only if (i) at least 5% of
the companys outstanding shares will be acquired by the offeror, and (ii) the number of shares
tendered in the offer exceeds the number of shares, the holders of which objected to the offer.
In addition, the Companies Law provides that if, following any acquisition of shares of a
public company, the purchaser would hold 90% or more of the shares of the company, such acquisition
must be made by means of a full tender offer for all of the target companys shares. An acquirer
who wishes to eliminate all minority shareholders must do so by means of a full tender offer and
acquire such amount of shares that will cause him to hold more than 95% of the outstanding shares
of the target company. If less than 5% of the outstanding shares are not tendered, all of the
shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to the acquirer by operation of
law. The Companies Law provides for appraisal rights if any shareholder files a request in court
within three months following the consummation of a full tender offer. If more than 5% of the
outstanding shares are not tendered in the full tender offer, the acquirer may not acquire tendered
shares if by doing so the acquirer would own more than 90% of the outstanding shares of the target
company.
Our Articles of Association contain provisions that could delay, defer or prevent a change in
our control. These provisions include advance notice requirements and the ability of shareholders
to elect directors for a three (3) year term. Under the advance notice requirements, shareholders
seeking to propose items for inclusion on the agenda for a general meeting of shareholders, must
submit those items in writing to our corporate secretary not less than 60 days (or not less than 90
days for the nomination of candidates for election of directors) and not more than 120 days prior
to the particular meeting.
According to recent amendments to our Articles of Association, our directors (other than
external directors) are elected for a term that expires either at the annual general meeting of our
shareholders held in the first year following their election or at the annual general meeting of
our shareholders held in the third year following their election. The term of service for each
director (other than external directors) would be determined by the shareholders at the time of the
election of such director. As with most other provisions of our Articles of Association, these
provisions may not be amended without the approval of the greater of holders of not less than 75%
of the voting power represented at a shareholders meeting in person or by proxy and voting
thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may issue warrants for the purchase of our ordinary shares. Warrants may be issued
independently or together with our ordinary shares and may be attached to or separate from any
offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be
entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act
solely as our agent in connection with the warrants. The warrant agent will not have any obligation
or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. This
summary of certain provisions of the warrants is not complete. For the terms of a particular series
of warrants, you should refer to the prospectus supplement for that series of warrants and the
warrant agreement for that particular series.
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants to purchase our common
stock or preferred stock will describe the terms of the warrants, including the following:
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the designation and terms of the common stock or preferred stock that may be
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the
warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security; |
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if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities
issued with the warrants will be separately transferable; |
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the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock that may be purchased
upon exercise of a warrant and the exercise price for the warrants; |
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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence and expire; |
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be
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the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the
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if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; |
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the antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any; |
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the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants; |
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any provisions with respect to the holders right to require us to repurchase
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any additional terms of the warrants, including procedures, and limitations
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Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled:
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to receive notice as shareholders with respect to any meeting of shareholders
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any
applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we
may offer under this prospectus. Units may be offered independently or together with ordinary
shares or warrants offered by any prospectus supplement, and may be attached to or separate from
those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future units
that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of
units that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any
units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.
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We will incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part the form of unit agreement, including a form of unit certificate, if any, that describes the
terms of the series of units we are offering before the issuance of the related series of units.
The following summaries of material provisions of the units and the unit agreements are subject to,
and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement
applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus
supplements related to the units that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit
agreements that contain the terms of the units.
General
We may issue units consisting of ordinary shares and warrants, in combination thereof. Each
unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in
the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each
included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities
included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time, or at any time before
a specified date.
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units,
including the following:
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the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be
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any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those
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any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer, or
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The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under Description of
Ordinary Shares, and Description of Warrants, will apply to each unit and to any ordinary shares
or warrants included in each unit, respectively.
Issuance in Series
We may issue units in such amounts and in such numerous distinct series as we determine.
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units
Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not
assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank
or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no
duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit,
including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make
any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit, without the consent of the related unit agent or the
holder of any other unit, may enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any
security included in the unit.
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We, the unit agent, and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit
certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purposes and as
the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice
to the contrary.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
This prospectus registers up to 1,250,000 ordinary shares of certain of our selling
shareholders, all of whom received ordinary shares pursuant to the merger among VocalTec, Merger
Sub and YMax and, in the case of affiliates, through open market purchases or directly from us. The
term selling shareholder also includes persons who obtain ordinary shares from the selling
shareholders as a gift, on foreclosure of a pledge, in a distribution or dividend of assets by an
entity to its equity holders or in another private transaction.
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Information regarding any selling shareholder, including the number of ordinary shares being
offered by such selling shareholder, and the change of its ownership percentage resulting from sale
of such offered ordinary shares will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement relating
to that offer, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part or an Exchange Act report incorporated by reference into the prospectus.
We cannot estimate at this time the number of ordinary shares that will be beneficially owned
by the selling shareholders in the future because the selling shareholders may sell or otherwise
dispose of all, some or none of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the selling shareholders,
and may subsequently acquire the beneficial ownership of other ordinary shares. Our registration
of these ordinary shares does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders will dispose of
any or all of the ordinary shares. The specific terms of any ordinary shares to be offered, and
any other information relating to a specific offering, will be set forth in a supplement to this
prospectus, in other offering material related to the ordinary shares, or in one or more documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We or the selling shareholders may sell the securities offered by this prospectus from time to
time in one or more transactions, including without limitation:
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In addition, the manner in which we or the selling shareholders may sell some or all of the
securities covered by this prospectus includes, without limitation, through:
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a block trade in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell as agent, but may position
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purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its
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We, the selling shareholders the underwriters or other agents may also enter into hedging and
derivative transactions. These derivatives may consist of short sale transactions and other
hedging activities. The underwriters or agents may acquire a long or short position in the
securities, hold or resell securities acquired and purchase options or futures on the securities
and other derivative instruments with returns linked to or related to changes in the price of the
securities. In order to facilitate these derivative transactions, we or the selling shareholders
may enter into security lending or repurchase agreements with the underwriters or agents. The
underwriters or agents may effect the derivative transactions through sales of the securities to
the public, including short sales, or by lending the securities in order to facilitate short sale
transactions by others. The underwriters or agents may also use the securities purchased or
borrowed from us or others (or, in the case of derivatives, securities received from us in
settlement of those derivatives) to directly or indirectly settle sales of the securities or close
out any related open borrowings of the securities.
A prospectus supplement with respect to an offering of securities will include any of the
following terms of the offering of the securities if applicable:
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the public offering price or purchase price of the securities and the net proceeds to be
received from the sale;
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any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters or
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The offer and sale of the securities described in this prospectus by us, the selling
shareholders, the underwriters or the third parties described above may be effected from time to
time in one or more transactions, including privately negotiated transactions, either:
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General
Any public offering price and any discounts, commissions, concessions or other items
constituting compensation allowed or reallowed or paid to underwriters, dealers or agents may be
changed from time to time. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution
of the offered securities may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act. Any discounts or
commissions they receive from us or the selling shareholders and any profits they receive on the
resale of the offered securities may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act. We will identify any underwriters, agents or dealers and describe their
commissions, fees or discounts in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Underwriters and Agents
If underwriters are used in a sale, they will acquire the offered securities for their own
account. The underwriters may resell the offered securities in one or more transactions, including
negotiated transactions. These sales may be made at a fixed public offering price or prices, which
may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market price or at negotiated prices. We or the selling shareholders may offer the
securities to the public through an underwriting syndicate or through a single underwriter. The
underwriters in any particular offering will be mentioned in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in connection with any particular offering of securities, the
obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to certain
conditions contained in an underwriting agreement that we and the selling shareholders will enter
into with the underwriters at the time of the sale to them. The underwriters will be obligated to
purchase all of the securities of the series offered if any of the securities are purchased, unless
otherwise specified in connection with any particular offering of securities. Any initial offering
price and any discounts or concessions allowed, reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from
time to time.
We or the selling shareholders may designate agents to sell the offered securities. Unless
otherwise specified in connection with any particular offering of securities, the agents will agree
to use their best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment.
In connection with offerings made through underwriters or agents, we or the selling
shareholders may enter into agreements with such underwriters or agents pursuant to which we or the
selling shareholders receive their outstanding securities in consideration for the securities being
offered to the public for cash. In connection with these arrangements, the underwriters or agents
may also sell securities covered by this prospectus to hedge their positions in these outstanding
securities, including in short sale transactions. If so, the underwriters or agents may use the
securities received from us or the applicable selling shareholder under these arrangements to close
out any related open borrowings of securities.
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Dealers
We or the selling shareholders may sell the offered securities to dealers as principals. We
or the selling shareholders may negotiate and pay dealers commissions, discounts or concessions
for their services. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public either at varying
prices to be determined by the dealer or at a fixed offering price agreed to with us or the
applicable selling shareholder at the time of resale. Dealers engaged by us or the selling
shareholders may allow other dealers to participate in resales.
Direct Sales
We or the selling shareholders may choose to sell the offered securities directly. In this
case, no underwriters or agents would be involved.
Indemnification; Other Relationships
We or the selling shareholders may have agreements with agents, underwriters and dealers to
indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Agents, underwriters and dealers, and their affiliates, may engage in transactions with, or perform
services for, us in the ordinary course of business. This includes commercial banking and
investment banking transactions.
We have agreed to indemnify certain selling shareholders against liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the
securities offered by this prospectus.
Stabilization and Other Transactions
In connection with any offering of securities, the underwriters may purchase and sell
securities in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, syndicate covering
transactions and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve syndicate sales of securities in
excess of the number of shares to be purchased by the underwriters in the offering, which creates a
syndicate short position. Covered short sales are sales of shares made in an amount up to the
number of shares represented by the underwriters over-allotment option. In determining the source
of shares to close out the covered syndicate short position, the underwriters will consider, among
other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the
price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. Transactions to close
out the covered syndicate short involve either purchases of the securities in the open market after
the distribution has been completed or the exercise of the over-allotment option. The underwriters
may also make naked short sales of shares in excess of the over-allotment option. The
underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares of in the open market. A
naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may
be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could
adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of bids
for or purchases of shares in the open market while the offering is in progress for the purpose of
pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities.
In connection with any offering, the underwriters may also engage in penalty bids. Penalty
bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the
securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering
transaction to cover syndicate short positions. Stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering
transactions and penalty bids may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be
in the absence of the transactions. The underwriters may, if they commence these transactions,
discontinue them at any time.
Fees and Commissions
In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA,
the aggregate maximum discount, commission or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting
compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of
any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement; however, it is
anticipated that the maximum commission or discount to be received in any particular offering of
securities will be significantly less than this amount.
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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
In connection with particular offerings of the ordinary shares in the future, and unless
otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the ordinary shares
will be passed upon for us by Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co., our Israeli
counsel.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Vocaltec at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, appearing in our Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 have been audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a
member of Ernst & Young Global independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in its
report thereon incorporated herein by reference. The financial statements referred to above are
incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm
as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of YMax and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and
2008 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and in the related registration statement, have been so incorporated
in reliance on the report of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm,
incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Following our merger with YMax, we decided to consolidate our accounting services in a single
accounting firm. To that end, on November 1, 2010, our Board of Directors elected to continue the
existing relationship of our subsidiary YMax Corporation with BDO USA, LLP and recommended to
shareholders the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Companys new auditors for the year ending
December 31, 2010. The requisite majority of shareholders approved the appointment on December 17,
2010. On December 28, 2010 the Company entered into an agreement with BDO USA, LLP acknowledging
same.
During our two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 and through the date
of our dismissal of KFG&K (December 28, 2010), there were no disagreements with KFG&K on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KFG&K would have caused
KFG&K to make reference to the disagreements in connection with its reports on our financial
statements for such years.
The reports of KFG&K on our financial statements for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2008
and December 31, 2009 did contain a statement indicating substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern because of our ongoing losses from operations. The audit reports of
KFG&K on our financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 contain no
other adverse opinion, disclaimer of opinion or modification as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principles.
We have provided KFG&K the foregoing disclosures and have requested that it furnish us with a
letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with
such disclosures. We have received the requested letter from KFG&K wherein it has confirmed its
agreement with our disclosures. A copy of the letter from KFG&K has been included as an exhibit to
this registration statement.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus. This means
that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed by us
with the SEC. Any information referenced this way is considered part of this prospectus, and any
information that we file after the date of this prospectus with the SEC will automatically update
and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the following
documents:
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Our reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 11, 2010, July 16, 2010, July 19,
2010, July 26, 2010 (except any information related to second quarter guidance),
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The description of our ordinary shares contained in Form 8-A (SEC File No.
000-27648), filed with the SEC on January 29, 1996, and any amendment or report filed
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In addition, any future filings on Form 20-F made with the SEC under the Exchange Act after
the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities made
under this prospectus, and any future reports on Form 6-K furnished by us to the SEC during such
period or portions thereof that are identified in such forms as being incorporated into the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, shall be considered to be
incorporated in this prospectus by reference and shall be considered a part of this prospectus from
the date of filing of such documents.
We will provide, without charge upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the
information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and that has not been
delivered with this prospectus. Requests should be directed to VocalTec Communications Ltd., 5700
Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405; Tel.: (561) 771-2255; Fax: (561) 586-2328;
Attention Chief Financial Officer.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and
upon some of our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in this prospectus, some of
whom reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States.
Furthermore, because some of our assets and some of our directors and officers are located outside
the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or some of our directors
and officers may not be collectible within the United States.
We have irrevocably appointed YMax as our agent to receive service of process in any action
against us in any United States federal or state court arising out of this offering or any purchase
or sale of securities in connection with this offering.
We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy,
Greenberg & Co., that it may be difficult to initiate an action with respect to United States
securities law in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation
of United States securities laws reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum to hear
such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that
Israeli law and not United States law is applicable to the claim. If United States law is found to
be applicable, the content of applicable United States law must be proved as a fact by expert
witnesses which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure may also
be governed by Israeli law.
Subject to certain time limitations and legal procedures, Israeli courts may enforce a United
States judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is non-appealable,
including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided
that:
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the obligation imposed by the judgment is enforceable according to the rules relating to
the enforceability of judgments in Israel and the substance of the judgment is not contrary
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the judgment is executory in the state in which it was given. |
Even if these conditions are met, an Israeli court will not declare a foreign civil judgment
enforceable if:
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the judgment was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of
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the enforcement of the judgment is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of
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the opportunity given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the
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the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of
private international law as they apply in Israel; |
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the judgment is contradictory to another judgment that was given in the same matter
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at the time the action was brought in the foreign court, a lawsuit in the same matter
and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel. |
If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli
currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The
usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency
is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the
rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in
foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in
Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at the
annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must
bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
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Ordinary Shares
Warrants
Units
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Consistent with the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, 1999, or the Companies Law,
VocalTecs Articles of Association include provisions permitting it to procure insurance coverage
for its office holders, exempt them from certain liabilities and indemnify them, to the maximum
extent permitted by law. Under the Companies Law, indemnification of, and procurement of insurance
coverage for VocalTecs office holders must be approved by its audit committee and its board of
directors and, with respect to directors, by its shareholders.
Exemption
Under the Companies Law, an Israeli company may not exempt an office holder from liability
with respect to a breach of his duty of loyalty, but may exempt in advance an office holder from
his liability to the company, in whole or in part, with respect to a breach of his duty of care
(other than with respect to a breach of duty of care with respect to the distribution of a dividend
or redemption of the companys securities). Under the Companies Law, a company may not indemnify
an office holder, nor enter into an insurance contract that would provide coverage for any monetary
liability incurred as a result of any of the following:
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a breach by the office holder of his duty of loyalty, unless the office holder acted in
good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the
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a breach by the office holder of his duty of care, if such breach was done intentionally
or in disregard of the circumstances of the breach or its consequences, other than a breach
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any act or omission done with the intent to derive an illegal persona benefit; or |
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Office Holder Insurance
VocalTecs Articles of Association provide that, subject to the provisions of the Companies
Law, it may enter into a contract for the insurance of the liability of any of its office holders
with respect to:
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a breach of his duty of care to VocalTec or to another person; |
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a breach of his duty of loyalty to VocalTec, provided that the office holder acted in
good faith and had reasonable cause to assume that his act would not prejudice VocalTecs
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a financial liability imposed upon him in favor of another person concerning an act
performed by him in his capacity as an office holder. |
Indemnification of Office Holders
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VocalTecs Articles of Association provide that it may indemnify an office holder against: |
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a financial liability imposed on him in favor of another person by any judgment,
including a settlement or an arbitrators award approved by a court concerning an act
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reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys fees, expended by the office holder
or charged to him by a court, in proceedings VocalTec institutes against him or instituted
on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted, or
in which he was convicted of an offence that does not require proof of criminal intent; or |
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reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys fees, expended by the office holder
as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him by an authority
authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding, provided that (i) no indictment (as
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office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding, and (ii) no financial liability
as a substitute for the criminal proceeding (as defined in the Companies Law) was imposed
upon him as a result of such investigation or proceeding or if such financial liability was
imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offence that does not require proof of criminal
intent. |
Under the Companies Law, VocalTecs Articles of Association may also include a provision
authorizing it to grant in advance an undertaking to indemnify an office holder, provided that the
undertaking is limited to such events which the board of directors shall deem to be likely to occur
in light of VocalTecs operations at the time that the undertaking to indemnify is made and for
such amounts or criteria which the board of directors may, at the time of the giving of such
undertaking to indemnify, deem to be reasonable under the circumstances. Such undertaking shall
set forth such events which the board of directors shall deem to be likely to occur in light of the
operations of the company at the time that the undertaking to indemnify is made, and the amounts
and/or criteria which the board of directors may, at the time of the giving of such undertaking to
indemnify, deem to be reasonable under the circumstances; and a provision authorizing VocalTec to
retroactively indemnify an office holder.
As permitted under Israeli law and the Companys Articles of Association, the Company has
agreements whereby it indemnifies its officers and directors for certain acts or omissions that may
have been made or will be made in the future by the officers and directors by virtue of their
service as a director or officer of the Company and/or of any Company subsidiary and/or of a third
party at the request of the Company. The maximum aggregate indemnification amount that the Company
may pay to all of its directors and officers, in the aggregate, pursuant to all letters of
indemnification issued by the Company and its subsidiaries is the greater of (i) $20 million and
(ii) an amount equal to 75% of the Companys assets minus its liabilities according to the most
recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Company prior to the payment of the
applicable indemnification amount.
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Item 9. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following is a list of all exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement on Form
F-3, including those incorporated by reference:
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2010, between VocalTec
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Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 16,
2010, between VocalTec Communications Ltd. and Daniel Borislow, dated September 15,
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form F-3
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Item 10. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is
part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial
statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a
continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3)
of the Act need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by
means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph
(a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at
least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with
respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to
include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19
of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)shall be deemed to be
part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as
part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to
Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section
10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is
at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
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statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior
to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document
immediately prior to such effective date.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant
undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the
purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered
to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions referred to in Item 8 hereof, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless,
in the opinion of its counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
(d) The undersigned Registrant hereby also undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information
omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1)
or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement
at the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective
amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3, and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Netanya, in the State of Israel, on February 25, 2011.
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VOCALTEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
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Peter Russo |
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Chief Financial Officer and
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registrant Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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February 25, 2011 |
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/s/ Peter Russo
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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(Principal
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February 25, 2011 |
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Accounting Officer) |
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Director
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February 25, 2011 |
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Director
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February 25, 2011 |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Director
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February 25, 2011 |
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February 25, 2011 |
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Director
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February 25, 2011 |
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Director
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Authorized Representative in the
United States
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February 25, 2011 |
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YMax Corporation |
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* By:
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Peter Russo
Attorney-in-fact
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February 25, 2011 |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Daniel
Borislow and Peter Russo or any of them, each acting alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) under the
Securities Act and to sign any instrument, contract, document or other writing of or in connection
with the Registration Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto (including
post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, including this power of attorney, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registrant Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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Daniel Borislow
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February 24, 2011 |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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Peter Russo
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February 24, 2011 |
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Accounting Officer) |
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Director
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February 24, 2011 |
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/s/ Yoseph Dauber
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Director
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February 24, 2011 |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Richard M. Schaeffer
Richard M. Schaeffer
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Director
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February 24, 2011 |
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/s/ Gerald Vento
Gerald Vento
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Director
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February 24, 2011 |
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/s/ Richard Connaughton
Richard Connaughton
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Director
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February 24, 2011 |
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/s/ Donald A. Burns
Donald A. Burns
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Director
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February 25, 2011 |
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/s/ YMax Corporation
YMax Corporation
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February 24, 2011 |