AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. ________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in it its charter)
Delaware 3629 27-0016420
(State or jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
19 W. 34th Street, Suite 1008
New York, NY, 10001
(212) 937-3580
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices
and principal place of business)
Harry Mund
Lapis Technologies, Inc.
19 W. 34th Street, Suite 1008
New York, NY, 10001
(212) 937-3580
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
With copies to:
Adam S. Gottbetter, Esq.
Salvatore A. Fichera, Esq.
Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, LLP
630 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017-6705
(212) 983-6900
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check
the following box: [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering: [ ] _________________
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering: [ ] ________________
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering: [ ] _________________
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box: [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Tile of Each Amount Proposed Proposed Amount of
Class of to Maximum Maximum Registration
Securities to be Offering Aggregate fee
be Registered Registered Price per Offering
Security(1) Price(1)
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Common Stock 733,000 $0.15 $109,950.00 $10.12
$.001 Par
Value
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TOTAL 733,000 $0.15 $109,950.00 $10.12
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(1) Estimated solely for purposes 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 BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON
SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THE
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS
PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN
OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT
PERMITTED.
PROSPECTUS
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED ___________, 2002
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
733,000 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the sale of up to 733,000 shares of our common stock
by our shareholders who are hereinafter referred to as Selling Stockholders.
This is the initial registration of any of our shares, and no public market
presently exists. We intend to have a market maker apply to have our shares
quoted on the Over the Counter ("OTC") Bulletin Board. The Selling Stockholders
will sell the shares from time to time at $.15 per share. If our shares become
quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, sales will be made at prevailing market prices
or privately negotiated prices. See "Plan of Distribution" beginning on page
37.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sales made by the Selling Stockholders
but will pay the expenses of this offering.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISKS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE
MATTERS DESCRIBED IN RISK FACTORS BEGINNING ON PAGE 6.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus is ____________, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Our Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
WHERE YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
RISK FACTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Risks Related To Our Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Risks Related To This Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS . . . . . 12
USE OF PROCEEDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. . 13
CAPITALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DIVIDEND POLICY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Our Subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronics Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Systems Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
New Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Marketing Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Market Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Supplies and Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Research and Development Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . 21
Seasonal Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Patents and Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Government Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Directors and Executive Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Significant Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2002 Stock Option Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . 28
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT 28
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Penny Stock Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Delaware Anti-Takeover Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
TRANSFER AGENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
LEGAL MATTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
EXPERTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights important information about our business and about
this offering. Since it is a summary, it does not contain all the information
you should consider before purchasing our common stock. In this prospectus,
unless the context requires otherwise, "we" and "us" refer to Lapis
Technologies, Inc. ("Lapis") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Enertec
Electronics Limited.
OUR BUSINESS
We were formed in Delaware on January 31, 2002. We will conduct operations
in Israel through our wholly owned subsidiary, Enertec Electronics Limited, an
Israeli corporation formed on December 31, 1991. Our business is to manufacture
and distribute electronic components and products relating to power supplies,
converters and related power conversion products, automatic test equipment
(ATE), simulators and various military and airborne systems.
We maintain two divisions, the Systems Division, which designs, develops
and manufactures test systems for electronics manufacturers per their
specifications, and the Electronics Division, which markets and distributes the
systems manufactured by us, as well as systems, power supplies and other
electronic components made by other manufacturers we represent. Our executive
offices are located at 19 W. 34th Street, Suite 1008, New York, NY, 10001,
Telephone: (212) 937-3580. See "Description of Business."
Before and after this offering our management will own a majority of our
outstanding shares. Consequently, our management will have the power to approve
corporate transactions and control the election of all of our directors and
other issues for which the approval of our Shareholders is required. See "RISK
FACTORS - Management Will Continue To Control Us After The Offering. Their
Interests May Be Different From And Conflict With Yours."
The Offering
Common Stock Offered By The Selling
Stockholders The Selling Stockholders are offering up
to 733,000 shares of our common stock.
The Selling Stockholders may offer their
shares directly to investors or, if a
public market develops for our common
stock, they may sell their shares
through brokers.
Risk Factors The shares offered hereby involve a high
degree of risk. You should carefully
review the entire prospectus and
particularly, the section entitled Risk
Factors beginning on page 6.
Use of Proceeds We will not receive any of the proceeds
from the sale of the shares offered by
the Selling Stockholders.
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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
($ in Thousands, except share and per share information)
The following table sets forth selected financial information regarding
Lapis for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 (audited) and the six
months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited). All of this information was
derived from our financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
However, only the financial information through December 31, 2001 is audited;
the financial information for the period ended June 30, 2002 is unaudited. In
the opinion of management, the financial information for the period ended June
30, 2002 contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals
necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations and financial
position for such period. You should read this selected financial information in
conjunction with our management's discussion and analysis, financial statements
and related notes to the financial statements, each appearing elsewhere in this
prospectus.
Six-Month Periods
-----------------
Years Ended December 31, Ended June 30,
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(audited) (unaudited)
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Consolidated Statements of
Income Data 2001 2000 2002 2001
--------------- ------------ ------ ------
Net Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,254 $ 5,813 $2,302 $2,636
Cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,124 3,975 1,233 1,626
--------------- ------------ ------ ------
Gross profit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,130 1,838 1,069 1,010
Selling, general and administrative expenses. 962 930 504 773
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Operating income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 908 565 237
--------------- ------------ ------ ------
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10 $ 505 $ 293 $ 188
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Earnings per share (basic and diluted) . . . . . * $ 0.11 $ 0.06 $ 0.04
=============== ============ ====== ======
Year Ended Six-Months Ended
December 31, 2001 June 30, 2002
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: . . . . . . . . (audited) (unaudited)
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Total Current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,119 $ 3,467
=============== ============
Total other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 286 $ 169
=============== ============
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,405 $ 3,636
=============== ============
Notes payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,580 $ 1,728
=============== ============
Total current liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,760 $ 2,352
=============== ============
Total stockholders' equity . . . . . . . . . . . $ 396 $ 346
=============== ============
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity . . . $ 3,405 $ 3,636
=============== ============
* Per share amount is less than $.01.
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WHERE YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION
At your request, we will provide you, without charge, with a copy of any
information incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If you want more
information, write or call us at:
Lapis Technologies, Inc., 19 W. 34th Street, Suite 1008, New York, NY,
10001, Telephone: (212) 937-3580, Fax: (775) 263-9236.
Our fiscal year ends on December 31. We intend to furnish our shareholders
annual reports containing audited financial statements and other appropriate
reports. In addition, we intend to become a reporting company and file annual,
quarterly, and current reports, or other information with the SEC as required by
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy any reports,
statements or other information we file at the SEC's public reference facility
maintained by the SEC at Judiciary Plaza, Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents, upon payment
of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference
rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public through the SEC Internet
site at http\\www.sec.gov.
RISK FACTORS
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD
CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DESCRIBED BELOW BEFORE YOU
PURCHASE ANY SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK. THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ARE NOT
THE ONLY ONES WE FACE. UNKNOWN ADDITIONAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, OR ONES THAT
WE CURRENTLY CONSIDER IMMATERIAL, MAY ALSO IMPAIR OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
IF ANY OF THESE RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES ACTUALLY OCCUR, OUR BUSINESS,
FINANCIAL CONDITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS COULD BE MATERIALLY ADVERSELY
AFFECTED. IN THIS EVENT YOU COULD LOSE ALL OR PART OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
NO ASSURANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUCCESS
Our ability to achieve commercial acceptance of our products is dependent
on the advancement of our existing technology. In order to obtain and maintain a
significant market share we will continually be required to make advances in
technology. Our research and development efforts may not result in the
development of such technology on a timely basis or at all. Any failures in such
research and development efforts could result in significant delays in product
development and have a material adverse effect on us. We may encounter
unanticipated technological obstacles which either may delay or prevent us from
completing the development of our products and processes.
Additionally, in certain cases, we will be dependent upon technological
advances which must be made by third parties. Such third parties may encounter
technological obstacles which either may delay or prevent us from completing the
development of our future products. Such obstacles could have a material adverse
effect on us.
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MANY OF OUR COMPETITORS HAVE GREATER RESOURCES THAN US. IN ORDER TO COMPETE
SUCCESSFULLY, WE MUST KEEP PACE WITH OUR COMPETITORS IN ANTICIPATING AND
RESPONDING TO RAPID CHANGES INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES.
Our future success will depend upon our ability to enhance our current
products and services and to develop and introduce new products and services
that keep pace with technological developments, respond to the growth in the
electronic components markets in which we compete, encompass evolving customer
requirements, provide a broad range of products and achieve market acceptance of
our products. Many of our existing and potential competitors have larger
technical staffs, more established and larger marketing and sales organizations
and significantly greater financial resources than we do. Our lack of resources
relative to our competitors may cause us to fail to anticipate or respond
adequately to technological developments and customer requirements or to
experience significant delays in developing or introducing new products and
services. These failures or delays could cause us to reduce our competitiveness,
revenues, profit margins or market share.
OUR BUSINESS COULD SUFFER IF WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN COMPONENTS OF OUR PRODUCTS
FROM OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS.
The major components of our products available to us are from multiple
sources. If our existing suppliers are unable to meet our requirements, we
could be required to obtain other suppliers whose terms may not be satisfactory
to us. If we are unable to obtain other suppliers or receive satisfactory
terms, we could be required to alter product designs to use alternative
components. If alterations are not feasible, we could be required to eliminate
products from our product line.
Shortages of components could not only limit our product line and
production capacity, but also could result in higher costs due to the components
being in short supply or the need to use higher cost substitute components.
Significant increases in the prices of components could have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations because our products compete on price, and
we may not be able to adjust product pricing to reflect increases in component
costs. Also, an extended interruption in the supply of components or a reduction
in their quality or reliability would have a material adverse effect by
impairing our ability to deliver quality products to our customers in a timely
fashion. Delays in deliveries due to shortages of components or other factors
may result in cancellation by our customers of all or part of their orders.
IF WE FAIL TO SUPPORT OUR GROWTH IN OPERATIONS, PARTICULARLY BY ENHANCING OUR
SALES AND MARKETING TEAM, OUR BUSINESS COULD SUFFER.
We will need to expand significantly our sales and marketing team over the
next several years to achieve our sales targets. We will face significant
challenges and risks in building and managing our sales and marketing team,
including managing geographically dispersed sales efforts and adequately
training our sales people in the use and benefits of our products. To succeed in
the implementation of our business strategy, our management team must rapidly
execute our sales and marketing strategy, while continuing our research and
development activities and managing anticipated growth by implementing effective
planning. Our systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support
our expected growth in operations.
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WE MAY NEED TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL IN THE FUTURE AND MAY BE UNABLE TO DO SO
ON ACCEPTABLE TERMS. THIS COULD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO GROW AND CARRY OUT OUR
BUSINESS PLAN.
Based on our current business plan, we anticipate that our existing cash
balances and cash flow from our operations will be sufficient to permit us to
conduct our operations and to carry out our contemplated business plans through
the next three years. After that time, we are likely to require additional
capital. Alternatively, we may need to raise additional funds sooner if our
estimates of revenues or capital requirements change or are inaccurate. We may
also need to raise additional funds sooner than expected to finance our
expansion plans, develop new products, enhance our existing products or respond
to competitive pressures. We cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain
additional financing on commercially reasonable terms or at all, which could
limit our ability to grow.
OUR FUTURE SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON THE PERFORMANCE AND CONTINUED SERVICE OF OUR
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN
SKILLED PERSONNEL.
Our future success depends, in significant part, on the continued service
of Harry Mund, our President, and certain other key executive officers,
managers, and sales and technical personnel, who possess extensive expertise in
various aspects of the our business, including Miron Markovitz, Zvi Avni, Yaakov
Olech, and Dr. Alexander Velichko. We may not be able to find an appropriate
replacement for any of our key personnel. Any loss or interruption of our key
personnel's services could adversely affect our ability to develop our business
plan. It could also result in our failure to create and maintain relationships
with strategic partners that are critical to our success. We do not presently
maintain key-man life insurance policies on any of our officers.
In addition, our business plan relies heavily on attracting and retaining
industry specialists with extensive technical and industry experience and
existing relationships with many industry participants. Our business plan also
relies heavily on attracting and retaining qualified technical employees so we
can fully develop and enhance our technology. The markets for many of our
experienced employees are extremely competitive. We may not be successful in our
efforts to recruit and retain the personnel we will need, and our failure to do
so could adversely affect our business. See "Management".
OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS WILL EXPOSE US TO THE RISK OF FLUCTUATIONS IN
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.
We expect that sales to our customers will be denominated primarily in new
Israeli shekels, as well as other currencies including the Euro, depending on
the location of the customer. As a result, we expect that our receivables will
be denominated in a mix of these currencies, while our payables will be
denominated in a different mix of currencies. For example, 35% of our expenses
for the year ended December 31, 2001 were denominated in new Israeli shekels.
Our shekel denominated expenses consist principally of salaries and related
personnel expenses. We anticipate that for the foreseeable future a portion of
our expenses will continue to be denominated in shekels. As we expand our sales
and marketing efforts in different regions, we also expect to incur increasing
amounts of our expenses in the Euro, as well as other local currencies. If the
value of a currency in which our receivables are denominated weakens against the
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value of a currency in which our expenses are denominated, there will be a
negative impact on our profit margin for sales of our products.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF OUR FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY ARE PREPARED USING THE RELEVANT
FOREIGN CURRENCY THAT MUST BE CONVERTED INTO UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR INCLUSION
IN OUR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS A RESULT, EXCHANGE RATE
FLUCTUATIONS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR REPORTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
We have established and acquired an international subsidiary that prepares
its balance sheets in the relevant foreign currency. In order to be included in
our consolidated financial statements, these balance sheets are converted, at
the then current exchange rate, into United States dollars, and the statements
of operations are converted using weighted average exchange rates for the
applicable period. Accordingly, fluctuations of the foreign currencies relative
to the United States dollar could have an effect on our consolidated financial
statements. Our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates has
increased as a result of the growth of our international subsidiary. However,
because historically the majority of our currency exposure has related to
financial statement translation rather than to particular transactions, we do
not intend to enter into, nor have we historically entered into, forward
currency contracts or hedging arrangements in an effort to mitigate our currency
exposure.
CONDITIONS IN ISRAEL AFFECT OUR OPERATIONS AND MAY LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO PRODUCE
AND SELL OUR PRODUCT, WHICH COULD DECREASE OUR REVENUES.
All of our operating and manufacturing facilities, as well as our executive
offices and back-office functions, are located in the State of Israel. We are,
therefore, directly affected by the political, economic and military conditions
in Israel. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of
armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its Arab neighbors and a
state of hostility, varying in degree and intensity, has led to security and
economic problems for Israel. Since October 2000, there has been a significant
increase in violence primarily in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and negotiations
between Israel and Palestinian representatives have ceased. In addition, in
February 2001, a new prime minister was elected in Israel and a new government
was formed. Any future armed conflict, political instability or continued
violence in the region would likely have a negative effect on our business
condition and harm our results of operations. Furthermore, several countries
still restrict trade with Israeli companies which may limit our ability to make
sales in those countries. These restrictions may have an adverse impact on our
operating results, financial condition or the expansion of our business. In
addition, any major hostilities involving Israel, the United States or Europe,
including military activities in defense of terrorist activities, could have a
material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Furthermore,
any interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and any other country in
which we have strategic relationships could adversely affect such relationships.
OUR OPERATIONS COULD BE DISRUPTED AS A RESULT OF THE OBLIGATION OF KEY PERSONNEL
IN ISRAEL TO PERFORM MILITARY SERVICE.
Generally, all male adult citizens and permanent residents of Israel under
the age of 54 are, unless exempt, obligated to perform up to 36 days of military
reserve duty annually. Additionally, all Israeli residents of this age are
subject to being called to active duty at any time under emergency
circumstances. Many of our officers and employees are currently obligated to
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perform annual reserve duty. Our operations could be disrupted by the absence
for a significant period of one or more of our officers or employees due to
military service. Any disruption to our operations could materially adversely
affect the development of our business and our financial condition.
INFLATION AND THE ISRAELI ECONOMY MAY SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT OUR REVENUE AND
PROFIT.
Historically Israel has suffered from high inflation and the devaluation of
its currency, the New Israeli Shekel (NIS), as compared to the U.S. dollar.
Future inflation or further devaluations of the NIS may have a negative impact
on our revenues and profits. If inflation causes substantial price increases or
if the NIS devalues, we will be required to expend more NIS to obtain the same
product. In addition, the Israeli economy is currently in the midst of a
recession, which further devalues the NIS as compared to the U.S. dollar, the
Euro and other currencies. The longer this recession continues, the more
substantially our business and profit will be negatively impacted. The Israeli
economy may not improve. If it does improve, it may take an extended period of
time to do so.
IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SERVE PROCESS ON OR ENFORCE A JUDGMENT AGAINST OUR
ISRAELI OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO BRING A SUCCESSFUL
LAW-SUIT AGAINST OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE
AGGREGATE.
Service of process upon our directors and officers, who reside outside the
United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. This could
limit the ability of our stockholders to sue our directors and officers based
upon an alleged breach of duty or other cause of action. However, subject to
limitation, Israeli courts may enforce United States final executor judgments
for liquidated amounts in civil matters, obtained after a trial before a court
of competent jurisdiction, according to the rules of private international law
currently prevailing in Israel, which enforce similar Israeli judgments,
provided that:
- - Due service of process has been effected and the defendant was given a
reasonable opportunity to defend;
- - the obligation imposed by the judgment is executionable according to the
laws relating to the enforceability of judgments in Israel and such
judgment is not contrary to public policy, security or sovereignty of
Israel;
- - such judgments were not obtained by fraud and do not conflict with any
other valid judgments in the same manner between the same parties; and
- - an action between the same parties in the same matter is not pending in
any Israeli court at the time the lawsuit is instituted in the foreign
court.
Foreign judgments enforced by Israeli courts generally will be payable in
Israeli currency, which can then be converted into United States dollars and
transferred out of Israel. The judgment debtor may also pay in dollars.
Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
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UNDER CURRENT ISRAELI LAW, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ENFORCE COVENANTS NOT TO
COMPETE AND THEREFORE MAY BE UNABLE TO PREVENT COMPETITION FROM BENEFITING FROM
THE EXPERTISE OF SOME OF OUR FORMER EMPLOYEES.
We currently have non-competition agreements with all of our employees.
These agreements prohibit our employees, if they cease working for us, from
directly competing with us or working for our competitors. Recently, Israeli
courts have required employers seeking to enforce non-compete undertakings of a
former employee to demonstrate that the competitive activities of the former
employee will harm one of a limited number of material interests of the employer
which have been recognized by the courts, such as the secrecy of a company's
confidential commercial information or its intellectual property. If we cannot
demonstrate that harm would be caused to us, we may be unable to prevent our
competitors from benefiting from the expertise of our former employees.
RISKS RELATED TO THIS OFFERING
WE HAVE ARBITRARILY DETERMINED THE OFFERING PRICE OF THE SHARES. SUCH PRICE
MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE PRESENT VALUE OF THESE SHARES.
We have arbitrarily set the offering price of the common stock being sold
under this prospectus. The price does not bear any relationship to our assets,
book value, earnings or net worth and it is not an indication of actual value.
Investors should be aware of the risk of judging the real or potential future
market value, if any, of our common stock by comparison to the offering price.
See "Description of Securities".
MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL US AFTER THE OFFERING. THEIR INTERESTS MAY
BE DIFFERENT FROM AND CONFLICT WITH YOURS.
The interests of management could conflict with the interests of our other
shareholders. Our officers and directors beneficially own approximately 86% of
our outstanding common stock. Accordingly, if they act together, they will have
the power to approve corporate transactions and control the election of all of
our directors and other issues for which the approval of our shareholders is
required. This concentration of ownership may also delay, deter or prevent a
change in control of our company and may make some transactions more difficult
or impossible to complete without the support of these stockholders. As a
result, if you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you may
have no effective voice in our management. See "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management".
OUR MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE SHAREHOLDER ACTIONS WITHOUT
GIVING PRIOR NOTICE TO ANY OTHER SHAREHOLDERS. YOU MAY THEREFORE BE UNABLE TO
TAKE PREEMPTIVE MEASURES THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOUR
INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANY.
We are able to take shareholder actions in conformance with Section 228 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law and our Certificate of Incorporation, which
permits us to take any action which is required to, or may, be taken at an
annual or special meeting of the shareholders, without prior notice and without
a vote of our shareholders. Instead of a vote, shareholder actions can be
authorized by the written consents to such actions, signed by the holders of the
number of shares which would have been required to be voted in favor of such
action at a duly called shareholders meeting. We are not required to give prior
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notice to all shareholders of actions taken pursuant to the written consents of
the majority shareholders. Our obligations are limited to giving such notice
promptly after the action has been taken.
THERE HAS BEEN NO PRIOR PUBLIC MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK. A PUBLIC MARKET FOR
OUR COMMON STOCK MAY NOT DEVELOP UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS OFFERING. UNLESS A
PUBLIC MARKET DEVELOPS AT SOME FUTURE TIME, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELL YOUR
SHARES.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common
stock and a public market for our common stock may not develop upon completion
of this offering. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market could
negatively affect the value of our shares and make it difficult for you to sell
your shares or recover any part of your investment in us. Even if a market for
our common stock does develop, the market price of our common stock may be
highly volatile. In addition to the uncertainties relating to our future
operating performance and the profitability of our operations, factors such as
variations in our interim financial results, or various, as yet unpredictable
factors, many of which are beyond our control, may have a negative effect on the
market price of our common stock.
THE OFFERING PRICE IS HIGHER THAN THE PER SHARE VALUE OF OUR NET ASSETS AND IS
ALSO HIGHER THAN THE PRICE PAID BY OUR FOUNDER. THEREFORE, IF YOU PURCHASE ANY
OF THE SHARES, YOU WILL SUFFER AN IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION OF YOUR
INVESTMENT.
The offering price of our shares is higher than the price paid by our
founder and exceeds the per share value of our net tangible assets. Therefore,
if you purchase shares in this offering, you will experience immediate and
substantial dilution. You may also suffer additional dilution in the future
from the sale of additional shares of common stock or other securities, if the
need for additional financing forces us to make such sales.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK WITHOUT
THE CONSENT OF ANY OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS. SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE STOCK ISSUANCES
COULD RESULT IN THE DILUTION OF YOUR VOTING POWER AND OF EARNINGS PER SHARE,
WHICH COULD DECREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR SHARES.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 100,000,000
shares of common stock of which 94,517,000 shares remain unissued. Our board of
directors has the power to issue any or all of the remaining 94,517,000 common
shares for general corporate purposes, without shareholder approval. While we
presently have no commitments, contracts or intentions to issue any additional
common shares except as otherwise disclosed in this prospectus, potential
investors should be aware that any such stock issuances may result in a
reduction of the book value of the outstanding common shares. If we issue any
additional common shares, such issuance will reduce the proportionate ownership
and voting power of each other common shareholder. See "Description of
Securities".
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Registration Statement contains certain financial and other
information and statements regarding our operations and financial prospects of a
forward-looking nature. Although these statements accurately reflect
management's current understanding and beliefs, we caution you that certain
important factors may affect our actual results and could cause such results to
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differ materially from any forward-looking statements which may be deemed to be
made in this Registration Statement. Statements in this Registration Statement,
including without limitation those contained in the sections entitled "Risk
Factors" and "Description of Business" describe factors among others, that could
contribute to or cause such differences. For this purpose, any statements
contained in this Registration Statement which are not statements of historical
fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, words such as, "may", "will", "intend", "expect",
"believe", "anticipate", "could", "estimate", "plan" or "continue" or the
negative variations of those words or comparable terminology are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information and
statements may not be reflective in any way of our actual future operations or
financial results, and such information and statements should not be relied upon
either in whole or in part in connection with any decision to invest in the
shares.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Selling Stockholders are selling their shares covered by this
prospectus for their own accounts. Accordingly, we will not receive any proceeds
from the sale of the shares.
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Before this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock
and a public market for our common stock may not develop after this offering. We
anticipate that our common stock will be traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, but
this may not occur. VFinance, a broker-dealer, will file a Form 211 in November,
2002 with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) in order
to allow for the quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. There
is no arrangement between Lapis and VFinance.
Prior to this offering, we have 5,483,000 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding held by approximately 36 persons. A total of 733,000 shares will be
offered by the Selling Stockholders.
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the capitalization of Lapis as at June 30,
2002.
December 31, June 30,
2001 2002
---- ----
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,009 3,290
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000
shares authorized; none outstanding. . . . - -
Common stock, $.25 par value; 100,000,000
shares authorized; 4,750,000 and 5,483,000
issued and outstanding, respectively . . . 1,188 1,371
Additional paid in capital. . . . . . . . . (1,188) (1,242)
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 356
Accumulated other comprehensive loss. . . . (76) (104)
Subscription receivable . . . . . . . . . . - (35)
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Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . 396 346
------- -------
Total capitalization. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,405 3,636
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DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never paid any dividends on our common stock. We do not intend to
declare or pay dividends on our common stock, but to retain our earnings for the
operation and expansion of our business. Dividends will be subject to the
discretion of our board of directors and will be contingent on future earnings,
our financial condition, capital requirements, general business conditions and
other factors as our board of directors deem relevant.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
GENERAL
We were formed in Delaware on January 31, 2002 under the name Enertec
Electronics, Inc. and have filed two Certificates of Amendment changing our name
to Opal Technologies, Inc. and then to Lapis Technologies, Inc. We conduct
operations in Israel through our wholly owned subsidiary, Enertec Electronics
Limited, an Israeli corporation formed on December 31, 1991, to manufacture and
distribute electronic components and products relating to power supplies,
converters and related power conversion products, automatic test equipment
(ATE), simulators and various military and airborne systems. Where the context
requires, references to "we" or "us" throughout this document include reference
to Enertec Electronics Limited.
We maintain two divisions, the Systems Division, which designs, develops
and manufactures test systems for electronics manufacturers in accordance with
their specifications, and the Electronics Division, which markets and
distributes the test systems manufactured by us, as well as systems, power
supplies and other electronic components made by other manufacturers we
represent.
Test systems and testing solutions are used to examine systems, electrical
devices or products, during their final stages of production. Such systems are
tested to ensure their integrity and to foster quality control. The process
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involves analyzing the product to determine which of its functions are
vulnerable to error, and to determine which type of testing equipment would best
discover and solve the potential problems.
OUR SUBSIDIARY
In April 2002, we acquired Ninety-Nine (99) ordinary shares of Enertec
Electronics Limited from Harry Mund, which shares constituted all of Enertec
Electronics Limited issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, in exchange
for Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand (4,750,000) shares of our common
stock, making it our wholly-owned subsidiary.
Enertec Management Limited, f/k/a Elcomtech Ltd., a private Israeli
company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enertec Electronics Limited. It manages
the importing of raw materials, and our engineering and electronic design
services.
Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd. ("Enertec Systems"), a private Israeli company,
is owned by Enertec Management Limited (25%), Harry Mund (27%) our President and
Chief Executive Officer, and Zvi Avni (48%), a former employee of Enertec
Electronics Limited. Enertec Systems, whose President and Chief Executive
Officer is Harry Mund and whose Chief Operating Officer is Zvi Avni, commenced
operations on January 1, 2002, and will make part of our systems in conjunction
with our Systems Division. As of June 30, 2002, Enertec Systems has made 20% of
our systems, and is expected to make 50% by year-end, and approximately 80% of
these systems by year-end 2003. All other systems are made by us.
ELECTRONICS DIVISION
This division is responsible for:
- the marketing and distribution of power supplies manufactured by
third-party firms we represent; and
- providing power testing equipment we manufacture to our customers.
Our customers have products that require power supplies. We are contacted
by them with their specifications, and based on that data, we provide a
standard, or if necessary, a semi-custom or custom, power supply solution. Our
technical sales staff in Israel has a comprehensive understanding of our
customers product base, which allows us to provide the most efficient power
supply solution to our customers. Our professional marketing and sales teams
include engineers who provide support to customers from the early stages of
product definition and first sampling, through to the production stages and up
to after-sales support.
We are also a major local Israeli provider of power testing equipment.
This includes DC and AC electronic loads (i.e., equipment used for the testing
of power supplies which utilizes alternate current (AC) and direct current (DC)
technology). We also provide various measurement devices that measure factors
such as electrical values, voltage, current, power, resistance, and simulators
(i.e., pieces of equipment used during the testing process to simulate different
input/output conditions while monitoring the responses of the unit to determine
whether the equipment is functioning correctly). Additionally, we provide
complete ATE Systems, or automatic test systems, which are complete systems
typically built to automatically test electronic systems in their entirety.
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Examples of such systems are power supplies, computers, modems, telecom systems,
electronic motors, communication equipment, various military systems used on
aircrafts, ships or tanks.
SYSTEMS DIVISION
This division is responsible for designing, developing and manufacturing
test systems for electronics manufacturers based on their specifications. Our
systems are highly sophisticated and we have achieved recognition as a major
local manufacturer of ATE Systems. We also design and manufacture various
airborne military systems (e.g., electronic systems used in aircrafts such as a
power supply, mission computer or a control system for a motor or a pump, a
radio transceiver, an altitude measuring device, and sub-assemblies, which are
parts of a system per the customer's specifications.)
We are an ISO9001 approved company, which is the international standard for
quality assurance and quality design. This is the most common worldwide
standard and is implemented across all kinds of organizations, including
manufacturers, schools and shops. Most customers in the industry insist on
doing business with companies that are least ISO9002 approved, a standard that
is less demanding than IS9001. The ISO9002 stamp of approval is related mainly
to the quality assurance of manufacturing, whereas the higher standard ISO9001
stamp of approval includes both the quality assurance of the manufacturing
component as well as the quality of the design, which is required for customers
who are placing orders for custom made products.
NEW PRODUCTS
In the third quarter of 2002, we introduced into the market an ATE for
unmanned aircraft priced at approximately $90,000. This system is designed to
test the datalink, or the communication channels, between the ground station and
the unmanned aircraft. The market has responded well to this ATE. As of
September, 2002, we have sold and delivered 8 units, generating revenues of
approximately $800,000.
We have recently been approved for sales into the United States by the
Underwriters Laboratories (i.e., approved to carry the UL sign) for a low cost
line of power supplies for the ADSL (fast internet) market. This product line is
estimated to cost approximately $10,000. The expected price to our customers is
$6 per unit. We anticipate expected sales to be between $1,200,000 and
$1,800,000 per year based upon sales projections of 200,000 to 300,000 units per
year. Although approved, we have not aggressively marketed this product due to
the slowdown in ADSL sales.
In the fourth quarter of 2002, we expect to launch a pre-load tester, a
handheld flight line tester intended to test the proper functioning of the
communication between the aircraft and the payload, which payload could be bombs
or missiles. This product is estimated to cost in research and development
approximately $100,000. This product will be manufactured in production
quantities of about 40-80 pieces per year. The expected price per unit is
$20,000.
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MARKETING STRATEGIES
We market our products to a diverse group of manufacturers. Our products
serve the various needs of local Israeli manufacturers of electronic systems in
the following fields:
Telecommunications
Medical
Military
Industrial
We currently sell only to Israeli companies who, in turn, incorporate our
components into their products for resale to the global markets. We advertise in
all the local Israeli technical magazines and participate in electronic shows
three to five times a year. A substantial part of the business is from "captive"
customers who have been working with us for years. Many companies have engaged
us from their inception, and have implemented our custom designed solution. Many
of our customers use us exclusively, and have become dependent on us for
technical services, products and support, and consider us to be their own "power
supply department".
Word-of-mouth also drives our business. We have a strong reputation backed
by many years of providing high quality products and services. Our marketing
strategy has been based on our brand name and reputation, which has grown
substantially over the last eighteen years. It has been propelled by the
interest generated at seminars and exhibitions.
Over the next 24 months, we plan to be more aggressive in our marketing
efforts by introducing an array of new advertisements, a web-site and new
catalogs, as well as offering free samples of our products to new customers.
Free sampling will allow potential customers to compare our products with those
of our competition and discover our product specialization and competitive
pricing. Within the Power Supply/Electronics Division, the main competitive
advantage of the standard units is price, while the main competitive factor for
the custom units is sophistication and application results. Our Electronics
Division has maintained pricing at a level of approximately 50% lower than that
of our competitors for the customized products and approximately 15-20% lower
for our standard products.
Our Systems Division does not use pricing as a competitive component
because each application is unique and proprietary. The System Division's
relies on detailed customization, innovative state of the art solutions using
cutting edge technology, and its capacity to provide optimal and cost effective
solutions based on unique technological specialization in all areas of the
military and avionics systems.
We also plan to increase the technical staff for our Systems Division so as
to maintain technological edge and increase the variety of our products, and in
particular, products relating to the avionics and defense systems.
MARKET CONDITIONS
Worldwide recession on high-tech, telecommunications, and Internet related
products has affected the Electronics Division's power supplies' sales. The
market size dropped by about 50% during 2001, however, our power supplies' sales
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are lower by only approximately 25%. This can be explained by the sale of our
military related products. The military related business has increased
significantly in light of the current worldwide political situation, which has
created a much larger demand for military products. Local manufacturers of
military equipment have received increased orders from the local and
international markets.
Additionally, manufacturers who sell end products such as missiles,
aircrafts or computers, also provide a support system (e.g., an ATE) to the
end-user. The end-user uses this support system for maintenance of the end
product. Historically, support systems were made by the manufacturers selling
the end products. Recently however, the manufacturers have been focusing their
resources on the end products rather than on its support systems. This has
opened up a market for us to develop these systems.
The local Israeli market for ATE and simulators is estimated at $100 to
$200 Million annually. Our current market position is about 4%, which is
approximately the same level of market penetration our competitors have. This
market is largely controlled by big defense manufacturers such as Elbit, El-Op ,
Rafael, Israeli Aircraft Industry, and Tadiran. However, there has been a
noticeable trend of these and other defense manufacturers outsourcing test
systems to specialized firms so that large manufacturers can focus their
resources on designing their core products.
The eligible bidders for military contracts need to be "approved
companies," which are companies that a specific customer has pre-approved to
design and manufacture for it. Few of our competitors fall within this category.
The Systems Division sales have increased by approximately 30% during 2001
and we anticipate an increase of approximately 50% during 2002. These results
are the direct product of our hard work ethic, technical superiority,
innovations in testing solutions, and cost efficient productions. Our
projections are based upon current negotiations for numerous new projects, as
well as the back-log of repeat orders for systems already implemented. At the
present time, the plant is working at full capacity including overtime and our
potential is limited only by the plant's capacity.
Our stable growth is largely due to our diversified client base. Increases
in sales in the telecommunications, industrial control, medical and the military
core business sectors, have made up for the decrease in sales in our commercial
products. However, our commercial market related business decreased less than
the overall market for two reasons. First, our sales force pays greater
attention to our customer relations, providing more consultation than our
competition does. Second, we offer more tailor-made power supplies which makes
it more difficult for our competitors to bid successfully on the same projects.
CUSTOMERS
Our customers are most of the local Israeli manufactures of electronic
systems from different segments of the electronics industry, representing such
fields as military, commercial, medical, and the telecommunications industry.
Due to the high level of diversification of our customers, we are not dependent
on any one specific market segment, so overall performance is less affected by
fluctuation in the markets.
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Israeli Aircraft Industry (IAI) accounts for approximately 25% of our
sales, however, a loss of this account would not have a significant long-term
effect on our profitability. Further, although the loss of this account is
unlikely, we have made an effort to decrease this percentage by increasing our
sales to Elbit, Rafael and several other new customers.
We currently are engaged in long term (1-2 years) supply contracts for
power supplies with various customers. Below is a table listing the names of the
customers and the contract amounts:
CUSTOMER . . . . . . . . . . . AMOUNT
Kollmorgen-Servotronics Ltd. . $ 56,000
Synel Systems Ltd. . . . . . . 20,000
Orex Computed Radiography Ltd. 20,000
Big Band Networks Ltd. . . . . 108,000
Camtek Ltd- AQI Systems. . . . 10,000
Rom-Phone Ltd. . . . . . . . . 10,000
RAD Data Communications Ltd. . 110,000
We also are engaged in contracts for testing equipment with various
customers. Below is a table listing the names of the customers and the contract
amounts:
CUSTOMER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMOUNT
Israeli Aircraft Industry . . . . . . $880,000
Tadiran Spectralink Ltd.. . . . . . . 430,000
Elbit Systems Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . 740,000
El-Op-Electrooptics Industries Ltd. . 460,000
Rafael-Armament Development Authority 740,000
BACKLOG
As of December 31, 2001 we had a backlog of written firm orders for our
products and/or services in the amount of $2,300,000 as compared to a backlog of
$1,900,000 as of December 31, 2000. As of June 30, 2001 and 2002, we had a
backlog of written firm orders for our products and/or services in the amount of
$2,000,000.
During 2001, there was a significant increase in orders for military ATE
systems, and a decrease in the orders for commercial/telecommunications power
supplies. The delivery lead-time of ATE systems is six to twelve months, which
gives rise to a significant backlog. The delivery time for commercial products,
such as power supplies, is from one to two weeks to one to two months, so that
our backlog is generally small for this kind of product. The increase in orders
for the ATE systems is the underlying reason for the increase in our backlog. As
of June 2002, market conditions have not changed.
The amounts of orders included in the June 30, 2002 backlog figure are as
follows:
- $550,000 representing test systems for Arrow Missiles for Israel Aircraft
Industry;
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- $320,000 representing airborne power supplies and test systems for
infra-red payload for El-Op;
- $480,000 representing test systems for electronic warfare airborne system
for S.G.D.; and
- $220,000 representing test systems for pilot helmet other ATE for Elbit.
A typical order size is $30,000 to $250,000 depending on the nature of the
products for which the test system is required.
COMPETITION
We face intense competition from the existing manufacturers and
distributors of electronic components and products. Presently, several
competing companies that have greater resources than we do, such as financial,
operational, sales, marketing, research and development resources are actively
engaged in the manufacturing and distributing of electronic components and
products. However, we have been able to compete effectively with these
companies for the following reasons:
- Our power supplies are high quality, low cost, and are backed by a large
number of experienced technicians, a unique combination in this
industry. Most of our sales people are engineers, who have an
understanding of our customer's requirements, allowing us to provide
cost-effective solutions.
- We have comprehensive experience in test systems, which enables our
sales people to propose the most cost-effective testing solutions,
incorporating the highest grade of software and the most
sophisticated hardware.
- We maintain a strong technical team that provides solutions to our
customer's needs within our target niche.
- Our products are sold in diversified activity fields, namely, commercial,
industrial, military, medical, systems and components. Our products
have been implemented in many high volume production projects with
purchasing agreements for long periods of up to two years.
SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIERS
Our suppliers are diversified and we are not dependent upon a limited
number of suppliers for essential raw materials, energy or other items. The
manufacturers that supply to us are all established companies with facilities
and products in compliance with all relevant international standards. Our
principal suppliers are Emco High Voltage and Hitron Electronics Corp.
The raw materials we use are either electronic components or mechanical
components. The electronic components are purchased from suppliers and the
mechanical components are mainly manufactured by local subcontractors.
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We have exclusive contracts with each of our suppliers except one, who has
one other customer in Israel. Most of the contracts are oral, but a few are in
writing. The written contracts all have termination clauses with a six (6) month
notice period.
EMPLOYEES
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
CURRENT ENERTEC CURRENT ENERTEC NUMBER OF
ELECTRONICS LIMITED SYSTEMS 2001, LTD EMPLOYEES EXPECTED
FUNCTION EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES IN 2003
Management & Administration 4 3 6
Engineering 3 20 37
Production 4 14 15
Quality Assurance 1 1 2
Buyer 1 1 2
Marketing and Sales 2 2 10
Programmers 1 6 2
Total 16 47 74
All technical employees must sign a two year confidentiality agreement and
a two year non-compete agreement. None of our employees are subject to a
collective bargaining agreement. We do not employ any supplemental benefits or
incentive arrangements for our officers or employees. All of our employees are
full-time. Management considers its employee relations to be good.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
We expended $100,000 (or 2% of revenues) and $200,000 (or 4% of revenues)
for research and development in the years 2000 and 2001, respectively. We have
allocated approximately $230,000 (or 4% of revenues) to research and development
for the year 2002. These expenditures have adequately satisfied our research
and development requirements. As of June 30, 2002, we had expended $180,000
during the current year.
SEASONAL ASPECTS
We do not experience seasonal variations in our operating results.
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
We are not dependent on patents or trademark protection with regard to the
operation of our business and do not expect to be at any time in the future.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Every electronic product must comply with the UL standards of the USA and
CE standards of Europe to be eligible for sale in the respective countries.
Every system must be tested, qualified and labeled under the relevant standards.
This is a complicated and expensive process and once completed, the approved
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product may not be altered for sale. The power supply system has the most
stringent approval standards
PROPERTIES
We currently maintain plants in both Haifa and Carmiel. Our Haifa plant is
400 square meters and includes a production hall and management offices. Our
Carmiel plant is 800 square meters and also includes a production hall, with a
research and development and engineering facility for our Systems Division. The
Haifa and Carmiel properties are leased at $19,200 and $38,400 per annum,
respectively, each with a 5 year lease, renewable every year. We entered in to
the Haifa lease in January 2001 and the Carmiel lease in March 2001. We have no
plans to secure more space.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We have no pending or threatened legal proceedings to which we or any of
our property is subject, except for the lawsuit described below.
Orckit Communications has brought an action in the Tel Aviv District Court
for an unspecified monetary amount against Gaia Converter, one of our suppliers,
Alcyon Production System, a subcontractor of Gaia Converter, and our subsidiary,
Enertec Electronics Limited, alleging that the DC converters supplied to it by
Gaia Converter were defective and caused Orckit to replace the converters at a
substantial financial expense. Gaia Converter has advised us that the converters
in issue were free from any and all defects and were in good working order and
that it was the faulty performance of Orckit's product that Orckit incorporated
into the converters that caused them to fail at a greater rate than anticipated
by Orckit. We filed a defense to this claim and have had initial informal
discussions with Orkit regarding our removal from the law suit on the basis that
there is no cause of action against us, as among other things, we are only the
local Israeli sales representative of Gaia Converter and did not make any
implied or express representation or warranty to Orckit regarding the
suitability of the converters or otherwise, nor were we required to do so by
law. Technical specifications required by Orckit for the converters were
determined and communicated directly by Orckit to Gaia Converter and all other
communications regarding the converters were directly between Orckit and Gaia
Converter. Moreover, Orckit conducted a qualification test of the converters
and confirmed to Gaia Converter that the converters complied with their
requirements subsequent to such testing.
We intend to defend this action vigorously and do not believe that it will
have a material adverse impact on our business.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements and the accompanying notes appearing subsequently under the caption
"Financial Statements", along with other financial and operating information
included elsewhere in this prospectus. Certain statements under this caption
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"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" constitute "forward-looking statements" under the Reform Act. See
"Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements". For a more complete
understanding of our operations see "Risk Factors" and "Description of
Business".
OUR BUSINESS
We were incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 31, 2002. We
conduct our operations through our wholly owned subsidiary Enertec Electronics
Ltd. and are engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of electronic
components and products relating to power supplies, converters and related power
conversion products, automatic test equipment, simulators and various military
and airborne systems.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
OVERVIEW
As of June 30, 2002, our cash balance was $194,000 as compared to $86,000
at December 31, 2001. Our accounts receivable at June 30, 2002 were $1,266,000,
as compared to $739,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. The
increase in accounts receivable is a result of increasing the period of credit
granted to our customers from 60 to 90 days. Total current assets at June 30,
2002 were $3,467,000, as compared to $3,119,000 at December 31, 2002.
FINANCING NEEDS
We expect our capital requirements to increase significantly over the next
several years as we continue to develop and test our suite of products, increase
marketing and administration infrastructure, and embark on developing in-house
business capabilities and facilities. Our future liquidity and capital funding
requirements will depend on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the
levels and costs of our research and development initiatives, the cost of hiring
and training additional sales and marketing personnel to promote our products
and the cost and timing of the expansion of our marketing efforts.
FINANCINGS
During the period June, 2002 through September 2002, we entered into 31
subscription agreements with private investors, pursuant to which we issued an
aggregate of 233,000 shares of our common stock at $.15 per share. These private
investments generated total proceeds to us of $34,950.
Based on our current business plan, we anticipate that our existing cash
balances and cash flow from our operations will be sufficient to permit us to
conduct our operations and to carry out our contemplated business plans through
the next three years. After that time, we plan on raising approximately $5
million of additional capital. We anticipate using this capital to finance our
expansion plans, develop new products, enhance our existing products or respond
to competitive pressures. Alternatively, we may need to raise additional funds
sooner if our estimates of revenues or capital requirements change or are
inaccurate.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001.
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, we had total revenue of $2,302,000
as compared to $2,636,000 for the six month period ended June 30, 2001, a
decrease of $334,000 or 12.7%. This decrease is due to a worldwide recession and
its affects on the sale of our high-tech, telecommunications, and Internet
related products.
Gross profit totaled $1,069,000 for the six months ending June 30, 2002, as
compared to $1,010,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, an increase of
$59,000 or 5.8%. The gross profit as a percentage of sales for the six months
ended June 30, 2002 was 46.4% as compared to 38.3% for the six months ended June
30, 2001. The increase in our gross profit is due to our tighter control and
monitoring of the costs associated with the production of our products and, to a
lesser extent, the difference in the sales mix between the periods.
Total operating expenses in each of the six month periods ended June 30,
2002 and June 30, 2001 were comprised of selling, general and administrative
expenses. Operating expenses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and
June 30, 2001 were $504,000 and $773,000, respectively, a decrease of $269,000,
or 34.8%. The decrease in operating expenses is attributable to management's
ability to control expenses.
FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2000.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, we had total revenue of
$4,254,000. Revenue was $5,813,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
This decrease in revenue of $1,559,000, or 26.8%, is due to a worldwide
recession and its affects on the sale of our high-tech, telecommunications, and
Internet related products.
Gross profit totaled $1,130,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
as compared to $1,838,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, a
decrease of $708,000 or 38.5%. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 was 26.6% as compared to 31.6% for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. The decrease in our gross profit was due to
higher then anticipated production costs.
Total operating expenses in each of the fiscal years ended December 31,
2001 and 2000 were comprised of selling, general and administrative expenses.
Operating expenses for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 were
$962,000 and $930,000, respectively, an increase of $32,000, or 3.4%. The
increase in operating expenses is attributable to the general increase in
overhead which accompanied the expansion of our business.
The non-military related division of our business is down approximately 50%
due to the downturn in the technology industry, coupled with the effects of the
events of September 11th. However, this downturn is more than offset by the
dramatic rise of in excess of 100% in the military sector as a result of the
rise in global political unrest, as exacerbated by the events September 11th.
The increase of the local and international military related business created a
much larger demand for military products. The local manufacturers of military
equipment have received increased orders for the local and international
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markets. Consequently, our growth has not be affected.
As of December 31, 2001, we had two customers that accounted for
approximately 20% of the accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2002, no customer
accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable. During the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000 approximately 85% and 50%, respectively, of our sales
were to three and two customers, respectively. For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2002 approximately 42% of our sales were to three customers. For the
six-month period ended June 30, 2001 no customers accounted for more than 10% of
our sales.
Over the next 24 months we plan to be more aggressive in our marketing
efforts by introducing new advertisements, a web-site and new catalogs, as well
as offering free samples of our products to new customers. Free sampling will
allow potential customers to compare our products with those of our competition
and discover our product specialization and competitive pricing.
MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The members of our board of directors and our executive officers, together
with their respective ages and certain biographical information are set forth
below. Our directors receive no compensation for their services as board
members but are reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in connection with
attending board meetings. All directors hold office until the next annual
meeting of our stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected
and qualified. Our executive officers are elected by, and serve at the
designation and appointment of, the board of directors. There are no family
relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
Name Age Position
- ---- --- --------
Harry Mund 54 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
President and Secretary
Miron Markovitz 54 Director and Chief Financial Officer
The following is a brief account of the business experience of each of our
directors and executive officers during the past five years or more.
HARRY MUND, our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President
and Secretary, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of our
subsidiary, Enertec Electronics Limited, since 1987. Mr. Mund is also the Chief
Executive Officer and managing director of Enertec Management Limited (f/k/a
Elcomtech Limited), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enertec Electronics Limited.
From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Mund was the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Enercon International, a marketing and sales firm of military and commercial
power supplies and test equipment. Enercon International activities were
transferred to Enertec International in 1987, which subsequently became Enertec
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Electronics Limited in 1992. From 1975 to 1983, Mr. Mund worked for Elbit
Systems as a design engineer of advanced test systems and as the head of the ATE
engineering group. Mr. Mund attended BSc, Electronic Engineer, Ben-Gurion
University from 1970 to 1974.
MIRON MARKOVITZ, a Director and our Chief Financial Officer, has been the
Chief Financial Officer of our subsidiary, Enertec Electronics Limited, since
1992, and has been responsible for its accounting and financial management. He
attended Haifa University from 1975 to 1978.
SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
The following is a brief description of the business experience of each of
our significant employees:
ZVI AVNI, 40, was the System Division Manager for our subsidiary, Enertec
Electronics Limited, from February 1997 to January 2002. His responsibilities
included the design and manufacture of automatic test systems. Mr. Avni has 18
years of experience with ATE systems for the military market and worked at Elbit
Systems for 12 years as an ATE group leader. Since January 2002, Mr. Avni has
worked for Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd., which is owned by Enertec Management
Limited (25%), Harry Mund (27%) and Mr. Avni (48%), and continues to be
responsible for the design and manufacture of the Automatic Test Systems. Mr.
Avni has a degree as a Practical Electronic Engineer.
YAAKOV OLECH, 51, has been employed by our subsidiary, Enertec Electronics
Limited, since March 1991. Mr. Olech is head of our customer service electronic
lab and technical support providing after-sales customer support and repair
services for products under warranty or by utilizing service contracts for
repair of power supplies. He attended Radiotechnical Institute, Minsk, USSR from
1976 to 1979 and has earned a MSC degree in electronic engineering.
DR. ALEXANDER VELICHKO, 55, has 28 years of experience as leading research
and development engineer and head of the research and development group at
several companies. From 1981 to 1990, he was a lecturer of electronics and
automation at the Engineering Institute, Karatau, Kazahtan. From 1990 to 1999,
Dr. Velichko was chief engineer of the Laboratory of Electronics and
Automatization Karatau, Kazakhtan, responsible for development of compact
analog/digital measurement devices. Since February 2000 he has been Enertec
Electronics Limited's chief scientist and head of research and development. Dr
Velichko is responsible for the design of custom made power supplies. He earned
a PhD in Automatic Control at the Moscow Institute of Mining, which he attended
from 1964 to 1969, and earned a MSC at Tomsk Institute of Electronic
Engineering.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table shows compensation earned by our Chief Executive
Officer and President during fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999. Since Lapis
Technologies, Inc. did not compensate any executive during fiscal 2001, 2000 and
1999, the information in the table includes compensation paid or awarded by
Enertec Electronics Limited only. No executive officer other than Mr. Mund
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received total annual compensation in excess of $100,000 during fiscal 2001,
2000 and 1999.
Summary Compensation Table
Long Term Compensation
---------------------------------------------------
Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
----------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------
Other Restricted Securities
Annual Stock Underlying LTIP All Other
Name And Compen- Awards Options Payouts Compen-
Principal Positions Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) sation ($) ($) SARs (#) ($) sation ($)
- ------------------- ------- ---------- --------- ------- ------------ ------------ --------- -----------
Harry Mund,
President and Chief
Executive Officer. 2001 405,900 330,000 0 0 0 0 0
2000 450,000 330,000 0 0 0 0 0
1999 255,000 330,000 0 0 0 0 0
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
We adopted our 2002 Stock Option Plan on October 16, 2002. The plan
provides for the grant of options intended to qualify as "incentive stock
options", options that are not intended to so qualify or "nonstatutory stock
options" and stock appreciation rights. The total number of shares of common
stock reserved for issuance under the plan is 500,000, subject to adjustment in
the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar capital
change, plus an indeterminate number of shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of "reload options" described below. We have not yet granted any
options or stock appreciation rights under the plan.
The plan is presently administered by our board of directors, which selects
the eligible persons to whom options shall be granted, determines the number of
common shares subject to each option, the exercise price therefor and the
periods during which options are exercisable, interprets the provisions of the
plan and, subject to certain limitations, may amend the plan. Each option
granted under the plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement between us and
the optionee.
Options may be granted to our employees (including officers) and directors
and certain of our consultants and advisors. Incentive stock options can be
issued to employees, officers and subsidiaries; Nonstatutory stock options can
be issued to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants.
The exercise price for incentive stock options granted under the plan may
not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the
option is granted, except for options granted to 10% stockholders which must
have an exercise price of not less than 110% of the fair market value of the
common stock on the date the option is granted. The exercise price for
nonstatutory stock options is determined by the board of directors, in its sole
discretion, but may not be less than 85% of the fair market value of the
Company's common stock at the date of grant. Incentive stock options granted
under the plan have a maximum term of ten years, except for 10% stockholders who
are subject to a maximum term of five years. The term of nonstatutory stock
options is be determined by the Board of Directors. Options granted under the
plan are not transferable, except by will and the laws of descent and
distribution.
The board of directors may grant options with a reload feature. Optionees
granted a reload feature shall receive, contemporaneously with the payment of
the option price in common stock, a right to purchase that number of common
shares equal to the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock used to
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exercise the option, and (ii) with respect to nonstatutory stock options, the
number of shares of common stock used to satisfy any tax withholding requirement
incident to the exercise of such nonstatutory stock option.
Also, the plan allows the board of directors to award to an optionee for
each share of common stock covered by an option, a related alternate stock
appreciation right, permitting the optionee to be paid the appreciation on the
option in lieu of exercising the option. The amount of payment to which an
optionee shall be entitled upon the exercise of each stock appreciation right
shall be the amount, if any, by which the fair market value of a share of common
stock on the exercise date exceeds the exercise price per share of the option.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On April 26, 2002, we issued 4,750,000 shares of our common stock to Harry
Mund in exchange for his 99 shares of Enertec Electronics Limited, our wholly
owned subsidiary, which is all of its issued and outstanding shares.
At December 31, 2001, our subsidiary Enertec Electronics Limited had an
interest-bearing loan receivable from Harry Mund, our Chief Executive Officer
and President, of $250,000 at a rate of 4% per annum. This loan was extended to
Mr. Mund in October, 2001 and was repaid in full in June, 2002.
On December 31, 2000, Enertec Management Limited (f/k/a Elcomtech Limited),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enertec Electronics Limited, and of which Harry
Mund is the Chief Executive Officer and managing director, loaned an aggregate
amount of $23,000 to Enertec Electronics Limited at an interest rate of 4% per
annum.
Enertec Systems 2001 Ltd. ("Enertec Systems"), an Israeli company, is owned
by Enertec Management Limited (25%), Harry Mund (27%) and Zvi Avni (48%), an
employee of Enertec Systems. Enertec Systems commenced operations on January 1,
2002, and will make part of our systems in conjunction with our Systems
Division. As of June 30, 2002, Enertec Systems has made 20% of our systems, and
expected to make 50% by year-end, and approximately 80% of these systems by
year-end 2003. All other systems are made by us.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of October 30, 2002. The information in this
table provides the ownership information for:
- each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of
our common stock;
- each of our directors;
- each of our executive officers; and
- our executive officers and directors as a group.
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The percentages in the table have been calculated on the basis of treating
as outstanding for a particular person, all shares of our common stock
outstanding on October 30, 2002 and all shares of our common stock issuable to
the holder in the event of exercise of outstanding options and other derivative
securities owned by that person which are exercisable within 60 days of October
30, 2002. Presently, there are no options outstanding. Except as otherwise
indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with
respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent
such power may be shared with a spouse.
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o
Enertec Electronics Limited, 27 Rechov Ha'Mapilim, Kiriat Ata, Israel, P.O. BOX
497, Kiriat Motzkin 26104, Israel.
Name and Address of . . . . . . . . . Number of Shares Percentage
Beneficial Owner . . . . . . . . . . Beneficially Owned Outstanding
- ------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
Harry Mund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,750,000 86.63%
Miron Markovitz . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0%
All directors and executive officers
as a group (2 persons). . . . . . . . 4,750,000 86.63%
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table provides certain information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our common stock known by us as of October 30, 2002 by
each Selling Stockholder. None of the Selling Stockholders has any position,
office or other material relationship with the Company. None is a broker dealer.
The percentages in the table have been calculated on the basis of treating as
outstanding for a particular person, all shares of our common stock outstanding
on October 30, 2002 and all shares of our common stock issuable to the holder in
the event of exercise of outstanding options and other derivative securities
owned by that person at October 30, 2002 which are exercisable within 60 days of
October 30, 2002. Presently, there are no options outstanding. Except as
otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to
the extent such power may be shared with a spouse. Amounts shown assume the
maximum number of shares being offered are all sold. The shares being offered by
the Selling Stockholders are being registered to permit public secondary
trading, and the stockholders may offer all or part of their registered shares
for resale from time to time. However, the Selling Stockholders are under no
obligation to sell all or any portion of their shares. The table below assumes
that all shares offered by the Selling Stockholders will be sold. See Plan of
Distribution.
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SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
--------------------- --------------------
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NUMBER OF BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER
BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES OFFERED OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING
Claudia Ben-Dor
Mitzpe Tel - El
House No. 408
P.O Oshrat
P.O. Box 25167
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Israel Ben-Dor
Mitzpe Tel - El
House No. 408
P.O Oshrat
P.O. Box 25167
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Eliaz Bilik
Moria Ave. 101/A
Haifa 34616
Israel
3,200 3,200 0 * 0
Snir Eitan
Parcel 140
Hosen
Israel
1,400 1,400 0 * 0
Yael Elipaz
25 Shoham Pts.
Haifa
Israel
1,400 1,400 0 * 0
Olga Gross
Gedaliahy Street 1517
Neveshaanon 32587
Israel
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Shoshy Inbal
Hachzav Street 16/21
Nesher 19234
Israel
1,400 1,400 0 * 0
Barak Koren
BAZ 14 Street
Karmiel 20100
Israel
1,000 1,000 0 * 0
Eitan Koren
BAZ 14 Street
Karmiel 20100
Israel
7,000 7,000 0 * 0
Sasson Koren
BAZ 14 Street
Karmiel 20100
Israel
12,000 12,000 0 * 0
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SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
--------------------- --------------------
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NUMBER OF BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER
BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES OFFERED OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING
Shoshana Koren
BAZ 14 Street
Karmiel 20100
Israel
18,000 18,000 0 * 0
Elliot Kretzmer
3 Chanita Street
Kfar Sava
Israel
35,000 35,000 0 * 0
Amir Marcovitz
77 Moshe Gorken Street
K. Motykin
Israel
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Editha Marcovitz
77 Moshe Gorken Street
K. Motykin
Israel
9,000 9,000 0 * 0
Miron Marcovitz
77 Moshe Gorken Street
K. Motykin
Israel
9,000 9,000 0 * 0
Revital Marcovitz-Mizrachi
16/3 Hativet Hauegev Street
Modiin
Israel
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Bracha Meirav
64 Haalie Street
Haifa
Israel
2,600 2,600 0 * 0
Yigal Meirav
64 Haalia Street
Haifa
Israel
2,600 2,600 0 * 0
Sasson Mizrachi
16/3 Hativet Hauegev Street
Modiin
Israel. 6,000 6,000 0 * 0
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SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
--------------------- --------------------
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NUMBER OF BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER
BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES OFFERED OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING
Helena Mund
25 Sinai Street
Haifa
Israel
16,000 16,000 0 * 0
Simon Mund
25 Sinai Street
Haifa
Israel
16,000 16,000 0 * 0
Alexander Osztreicher
15/7, Ghedaliahu
Haifa 32587
Israel
14,000 14,000 0 * 0
Barak Osztreicher
P.O.B. 240
Moledet 19130
Israel
4,000 4,000 0 * 0
Einat Osztreicher
P.O.B. 79
Elyashiu
Israel
4,000 4,000 0 * 0
Haim Osztreicher
P.O.B. 33658
Haifa
Israel
6,600 6,600 0 * 0
Klara Osztreicher
15/7, Ghedaliahu
Haifa 32587
Israel
14,000 14,000 0 * 0
Lior Osztreicher
7, Hashitim
Q. Tivon 36000
Israel
4,000 4,000 0 * 0
Shimon Tregerman
Broshim 205
Tal-El 25167
Israel
1,400 1,400 0 * 0
Svetlana Tregerman
Broshim 205
Tal-El 25167
Israel
1,400 1,400 0 * 0
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SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
--------------------- --------------------
NAME AND ADDRESS OF NUMBER OF BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER
BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES OFFERED OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING
Margareta Weissman
2/7 Eshkol Street
K. Motykin
Israel
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Martin Weissman
2/7 Eshkol Street
K. Motykin
Israel
6,000 6,000 0 * 0
Fairbain Trading
c/o A.P.T. Associates,
19 W. 34th Street,
11th Floor,
New York, NY, 10001
150,000 150,000 0 * 0
Global Exploration Equities Inc.
c/o A.P.T. Associates, 19 W.
34th Street, 11th Floor, New
York, NY, 10001
200,000 200,000 0 * 0
KGL Investments, Ltd.
c/o Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, LLP
630 Third Avenue, Floor 5
New York, New York 10017
50,000 50,000 0 * 0
Foremost Securities, Ltd
c/o A.P.T. Associates,
19 W. 34th Street, 11th Floor,
New York, NY, 10001
100,000 100,000 0 * 0
*Indicates less than one percent of total outstanding common stock
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
GENERAL
Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 100,000,000 shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.001 per share, the rights and preferences of which may be
established from time to time by our Board of Directors. As at October 30, 2002
there are 5,483,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. No other
securities, including without limitation any preferred stock, convertible
securities, options, warrants, promissory notes or debentures are outstanding.
All material rights of common and preferred shareholders are discussed
below.
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COMMON STOCK
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on
all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative
voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of our common
stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the
directors standing for election. Subject to preferences that may be applicable
to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, holders of our common
stock are entitled to receive dividends ratably, if any, as may be declared from
time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor.
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common
stock are entitled to receive ratably, our net assets available after the
payment of:
- all secured liabilities, including any then outstanding secured debt
securities which we may have issued as of such time;
- all unsecured liabilities, including any then outstanding unsecured debt
securities which we may have issued as of such time; and
- all liquidation preferences on any then outstanding preferred stock.
Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or
conversion rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions
applicable to the common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of
holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the
rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which we may
designate and issue in the future.
PREFERRED STOCK
Our board of directors is authorized, without further stockholder approval,
to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to
fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of these shares,
including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption
and liquidation preferences, and to fix the number of shares constituting any
series and the designations of these series. These shares will have rights
senior to our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect
of delaying or preventing a change in our control. The issuance of preferred
stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for
distribution to the holders of common stock or could adversely affect the rights
and powers, including voting rights, of the holders of our common stock. At
present, we have no plans to issue any shares of our preferred stock.
PENNY STOCK RULES
At the present time, there is no public market for our stock. However, it
is expected that in connection with this offering, our common stock will be
traded in the over-the-counter market and that trading activity will be reported
on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, although this may not occur.
The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 requires
special disclosure relating to the trading of any stock defined as a penny
stock. Commission regulations generally define a penny stock to be an equity
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security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share and is not listed
on The Nasdaq Small Cap Stock Market or a major stock exchange. These
regulations subject all broker-dealer transactions involving such securities to
special Penny Stock Rules. Following the completion of this offering, the
commencement of trading of our common stock, and the foreseeable future
thereafter, the market price of our common stock is expected to be substantially
less than $5 per share. Accordingly, should anyone wish to sell any of our
shares through a broker-dealer, such sale will be subject to the Penny Stock
Rules. These Rules will affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our shares
(and will therefore also affect the ability of purchasers in this offering to
re-sell their shares in the secondary market, if such a market should ever
develop.)
The Penny Stock Rules impose special sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell shares defined as a penny stock to persons other than
their established customers or accredited investors. Among other things, the
Penny Stock Rules require that a broker-dealer make a special suitability
determination respecting the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written
agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. In addition, the Penny Stock
Rules require that a broker-dealer deliver, prior to any transaction, a
disclosure schedule prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission relating to the penny stock market. Disclosure also has to be made
about commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered
representative and the current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly
statements have to be sent to any holder of such penny stocks disclosing recent
price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the
limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of
broker-dealers to sell our shares and may affect the ability of holders to sell
our shares in the secondary market. Accordingly, for so long as the Penny Stock
Rules are applicable to our common stock, it may be difficult to trade such
stock because compliance with the Penny Stock Rules can delay or preclude
certain trading transactions. This could have an adverse effect on the liquidity
and price of our common stock.
DELAWARE ANTI-TAKEOVER LAW
We are not presently subject to Section 203 of the DGCL and will not become
subject to Section 203 in the future unless, among other things, our common
stock is (i) listed on a national securities exchange; (ii) authorized for
quotation on the NASDAQ Stock Market; or (iii) held of record by more than 2,000
stockholders. If Section 203 should become applicable to us in the future, it
could prohibit or delay a merger, takeover or other change in control of our
Company and therefore could discourage attempts to acquire us. Section 203
restricts certain transactions between a corporation organized under Delaware
law and any person holding 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting
stock, together with the affiliates or associates of such person (an Interested
Stockholder). Section 203 prevents, for a period of three years following the
date that a person became an Interested Stockholder, the following types of
transactions between the corporation and the Interested Stockholder (unless
certain conditions, described below, are met): (a) mergers or consolidations,
(b) sales, leases, exchanges or other transfers of 10% or more of the aggregate
assets of the corporation, (c) issuances or transfers by the corporation of any
stock of the corporation which would have the effect of increasing the
Interested Stockholder's proportionate share of the stock of any class or series
of the corporation, (d) any other transaction which has the effect of increasing
the proportionate' share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation
which is owned by the Interested Stockholder and (e) receipt by the Interested
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Stockholder of the benefit (except proportionately as a stockholder) of loans,
advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by the
corporation.
The three-year ban does not apply if either the proposed transaction or the
transaction by which the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder
is approved by the board of directors of the corporation prior to the time such
stockholder becomes an Interested Stockholder. Additionally, an Interested
Stockholder may avoid the statutory restriction if, upon the consummation of the
transaction whereby such stockholder becomes an Interested Stockholder, the
stockholder owns at least 85% of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation
without regard to those shares owned by the corporation's officers and directors
or certain employee stock plans. Business combinations are also permitted within
the three-year period if approved by the board of directors and authorized at an
annual or special meeting of stockholders by the holders of at least two-thirds
of the outstanding voting stock not owned by the Interested Stockholder. In
addition, any transaction is exempt from the statutory ban if it is proposed at
a time when the corporation has proposed, and a majority of certain continuing
directors of the corporation have approved, a transaction with a party who is
not an Interested Stockholder (or who becomes such with approval of the board of
directors) if the proposed transaction involves (a) certain mergers or
consolidations involving the corporation, (b) a sale or other transfer of over
50% of the aggregate assets of the corporation, or (c) a tender or exchange
offer for 50% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.
TRANSFER AGENT
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, NY
10004, will be appointed to act as the Transfer Agent for our common stock.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledges, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of common stock covered by this prospectus on any stock exchange, market or
trading facility on which the shares are then traded or in private transactions
at a price of $.15 per share until our shares are quoted on the Over the Counter
Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately
negotiated prices. We will pay the expense incurred to register the shares being
offered by the Selling Stockholders for resale, but the Selling Stockholders
will pay any underwriting discounts and brokerage commissions associated with
these sales. The commission or discount which may be received by any member of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in connection with these
sales will not be greater than 8%. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or
more of the following methods when selling shares:
a. ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
b. block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction;
c. purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
broker-dealer for its account;
d. privately negotiated transactions; and
e. a combination of any such methods of sale.
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In addition, any shares that qualify for sale under Rule 144 may be sold
under Rule 144 rather than through this prospectus.
In offering the shares covered by this prospectus, the Selling Stockholders
and any broker-dealers who execute sales for the Selling Stockholders may be
deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act in
connection with such sales. Any profits realized by the Selling Stockholders and
the compensation of any broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting discounts
and commissions.
Selling shareholders may sell their shares in all 50 states in the U.S. The
Company will be profiled in the Standard & Poor's publications or "manuals".
Each selling stockholder and any other person participating in a distribution of
securities will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M,
which may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and
sales of securities by, Selling Stockholders and other persons participating in
a distribution of securities. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged
in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in
market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a
specified period of time prior to the commencement of such distributions,
subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All of the foregoing may affect
the marketability of the securities offered hereby.
Any securities covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under that rule rather than
pursuant to this prospectus.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
As of October 30, 2002 we have 5,483,000 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding. Of these shares, the 733,000 shares that can be sold in this
offering by the Selling Stockholders will be freely tradable without restriction
or further registration under the Securities Act.
In general, under Rule 144, a person or persons whose shares are required
to be aggregated, who has beneficially owned shares of common stock for a period
of one year, including a person who may be deemed an affiliate, is entitled to
sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares not exceeding 1% of the
total number of outstanding shares of such class. A person who is not an
affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned shares for at least two years
is entitled to sell such shares under Rule 144 without regard to the volume
limitations described above. Under Rule 144, an affiliate of an issuer is a
person that directly or indirectly through the use of one or more intermediaries
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such issuer.
If a public market develops for our common stock, we are unable to predict
the effect that sales made under Rule 144 or other sales may have on the then
prevailing market price of our common stock. None of our presently outstanding
shares of Common Stock will be eligible for sale under Rule 144 prior to April,
2003.
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COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
Our Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the maximum extent permitted
under Delaware law, the personal liability of our directors and officers for
monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors and officers,
except in certain circumstances involving certain wrongful acts, such as a
breach of the director's duty of loyalty or acts of omission which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.
Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware ("GCL") permits a
corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner
he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Under Section 145(b) of the GCL, a corporation also may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement
of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or
she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation. However, in such an action by or on behalf of a corporation, no
indemnification may be in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the
person is adjudged liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that
the court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of
all the circumstances, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
In addition, under Section 145(f) of the GCL, the indemnification provided
by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his
or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office.
We will not indemnify our directors and officers (a) for any breach of
loyalty to us or our stockholders; (b) if a director or officer does not act in
good faith; (c) for acts involving intentional misconduct; (d) for acts or
omissions falling under Section 174 of the DGCL; or (e) for any transaction for
which the director or officer derives an improper personal benefit. We will
indemnify our directors and officers for expenses related to indemnifiable
events, and will pay for these expenses in advance. Our obligation to indemnify
and to provide advances for expenses are subject to the approval of a review
process with a reviewer to be determined by the Board. The rights of our
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directors and officers will not exclude any rights to indemnification otherwise
available under law or under our Certificate of Incorporation.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion
of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of ours
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, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
Article X of our By-laws, on indemnification provides as follows:
"Any person who at any time serves or has served as a director or officer
of the Corporation, or in such capacity at the request of the Corporation for
any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, or as trustee or administrator under an employee benefit plan,
shall have a right to be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent
permitted by law against (a) reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,
actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, and whether or not brought by or on behalf of
the Corporation, seeking to hold him liable by reason of the fact that he is or
was acting in such capacity, and (b) reasonable payments made by him in
satisfaction of any judgment, money decree, fine, penalty or settlement for
which he may have become liable in any such action, suit or proceeding.
To the extent permitted by law, expenses incurred by a director or officer
in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the
Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or
officer to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is
entitled to be indemnified hereunder by the Corporation.
If a person claiming a right to indemnification under this Section obtains
a non-appealable judgment against the Corporation requiring it to pay
substantially all of the amount claimed, the claimant shall be entitled to
recover from the Corporation the reasonable expense (including reasonable legal
fees) of prosecuting the action against the Corporation to collect the claim.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Corporation shall indemnify
or agree to indemnify any person against liability or litigation expense he may
incur if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe his
action was unlawful.
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The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall take all such action as may
be necessary and appropriate to authorize the Corporation to pay the
indemnification required by this Bylaw, including without limitation, to the
extent needed, making a good faith evaluation of the manner in which the
claimant for indemnity acted and of the reasonable amount of indemnity due him
and giving notice to, and obtaining approval by, the stockholders of the
Corporation.
Any person who at any time after the adoption of this Bylaw serves or has
served in any of the aforesaid capacities for or on behalf of the Corporation
shall be deemed to be doing or to have done so in reliance upon, and as
consideration for, the right of indemnification provided herein. Such right
shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of any such person and
shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which such person may be entitled
apart from the provision of this Bylaw.
Unless otherwise provided herein, the indemnification extended to a person
that has qualified for indemnification under the provisions of this Article X
shall not be terminated when the person has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent for all causes of action against the indemnified party based
on acts and events occurring prior to the termination of the relationship with
the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such person."
LEGAL MATTERS
Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, LLP has rendered an opinion as our counsel,
that the shares offered hereby will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The partners of Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, LLP own 50,000
shares of our common stock through KGL Investments, Ltd.
EXPERTS
The financial statements included in this prospectus, and elsewhere in the
registration statement as of December 31, 2000 and 2001 have been audited by
Gvilli and Co., certified public accountants, as indicated in their report with
respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said report.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have not previously been required to comply with the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act. We have filed with the SEC a
registration statement on Form SB-2 to register the securities offered by this
prospectus. The prospectus is part of the registration statement, and, as
permitted by the SEC's rules, does not contain all of the information in the
registration statement. For future information about us and the securities
offered under this prospectus, you may refer to the registration statement and
to the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the registration statement.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
PAGE
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Auditors' Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001, and
June 30, 2002 (unaudited). . . . . .. . . . . . . . . F-2
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the six month periods
ending June 30, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited). . . . . F-3
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the
years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the six
month period ending June 30, 2002 (unaudited). . .. . F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the six month periods
ending June 30, 2002, and 2001 (unaudited) . . . . F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.. . . . . . . . F-7
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Independent Auditors' Report
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Lapis Technologies, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Lapis
Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the two years
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provided a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Lapis
Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2000, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the two years then ended in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Gvilli & Co.
April 29, 2002
Tel Aviv, Israel
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LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
ASSETS
------
December 31, June 30,
2001 2002
------------ -----------
(Unaudited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . $ 86 $ 194
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . 739 1,266
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,111 1,479
Other current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,183 528
------------ --------
Total current assets. . . . . . . . . . . 3,119 3,467
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization of $162
and $159, respectively. . . . . . . . . . . 256 77
Investment, at equity . . . . . . . . . . . . - 17
Deferred offering costs . . . . . . . . . . . - 45
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 30
------------ --------
$ 3,405 $ 3,636
============ ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
------------------------------------
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt . . . . . $ 1,421 $ 873
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities. . 1,339 1,479
------------ --------
Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . 2,760 2,352
Long-term debt, net of current portion. . . . 159 855
Severance payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 83
------------ --------
3,009 3,290
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000
shares authorized; none outstanding . . . - -
Common stock, $.25 par value; 100,000,000
shares authorized; 4,750,000 and
5,483,000 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,188 1,371
Additional paid in capital. . . . . . . . . (1,188) (1,242)
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 356
Accumulated other comprehensive loss. . . . (76) (104)
Subscription receivable . . . . . . . . . . - (35)
------------ --------
Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . 396 346
------------ --------
$ 3,405 $ 3,636
============ ========
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share and Share Amounts)
Years Ended Six-Month Periods
December 31, Ended June 30,
------------------------- ------------------------
2001 2000 2002 2001
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Unaudited)
Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,254 $ 5,813 $ 2,302 $ 2,636
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,124 3,975 1,233 1,626
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,130 1,838 1,069 1,010
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Operating Expenses:
Selling expenses . . . . . . . . . . 94 42 23 9
General and administrative . . . . . 868 888 481 764
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Total Operating Expenses . . . . . 962 930 504 773
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Operating Income . . . . . . . . . . . 168 908 565 237
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expenses, net . . . . . . . (141) (113) (182) (51)
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 49 2
Equity in operations of investee . . - - 17 -
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Total other income (expense) . . . (139) (110) (116) (49)
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Income before provision for
income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 798 449 188
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . 19 293 156 -
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 505 293 188
Other comprehensive income
(loss), net of taxes
Foreign exchange gain (loss) . . . . (38) 9 (28) -
------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Comprehensive income (loss). . . . . . $ (28) $ 514 $ 265 $ 188
============ =========== =========== ===========
Earnings per share (Basic and diluted) * $ .11 $ .06 $ .04
=========== =========== ===========
Weighted average common shares
outstanding (Basic and diluted) . . . 4,750,000 4,750,000 5,145,549 4,750,000
============ =========== =========== ===========
* Per share amount is less than $.01.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
Accumulated
Other Total
Common Paid In Retained Comprehensive Subscription Stockholders'
Shares Stock Capital Earnings Loss Receivable Equity
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------------- ------------ --------
Balance, December 31, 1999. . . . . . . 4,750,000 $1,188 $ (1,188) $ 288 $ (47) $ - $ 241
Dividend paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - (331) - - (331)
Comprehensive income (loss) . . . . . . - - - - 9 - 9
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - 505 - - 505
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------------- ------------ --------
Balance, December 31, 2000. . . . . . . 4,750,000 1,188 (1,188) 462 (38) - 424
Comprehensive income (loss) . . . . . . - - - - (38) - (38)
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - 10 - - 10
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------------- ------------ --------
Balance, December 31, 2001. . . . . . . 4,750,000 1,188 (1,188) 472 (76) - 396
Common stock for services (Unaudited) . 500,000 125 (75) - - - 50
Common stock issued in connection with
the private placement (Unaudited) . . 233,000 58 (23) - - (35) -
Recapitalization (Unaudited). . . . . . - - 44 - - - 44
Dividend paid (Unaudited) . . . . . . . - - - (409) - - (409)
Comprehensive income (loss) (Unaudited) - - - - (28) - (28)
Net income (Unaudited). . . . . . . . . - - - 293 - - 293
--------- ------ ---------- ---------- --------------- ------------ --------
Balance, June 30, 2002 (Unaudited). . . 5,483,000 $1,371 $ (1,242) $ 356 $ (104) $ (35) $ 346
========= ====== ========== ========== =============== ============ ========
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)
Years Ended Six-Month Periods
December 31, Ended June 30,
------------- -----------------
2001 2000 2002 2001
------ ------ ------ -------
(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10 $ 505 $ 293 $ 188
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . 55 47 26 -
Common stock issued for services. . . . . . - - 50 -
Recapitalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - 44 -
(Gain) loss on sale of property
and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - (24) 59
Equity in operations of investee. . . . . . - - (17) -
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . 891 (728) (527) 41
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (506) (309) (368) 20
Other current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . (941) (30) 655 (196)
Deferred offering costs . . . . . . . . . . - - (45) -
Deferred income tax . . . . . . . . . . . . - (20) - -
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . (214) 151 140 (166)
Severance payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 30 (7) (2)
---------- ------ ------ ------
Net cash (used in) provided
by operating activities. . . . . . . . . . . (673) (354) 220 (56)
---------- ------ ------ ------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property
and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 - 177 -
Purchases of property and equipment . . . . . - (101) - (68)
---------- ------ ------ ------
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 (101) 177 (68)
---------- ------ ------ ------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds of long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . 70 100 148 -
Repayment of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . - (73) - (78)
Revolving line of credit, net . . . . . . . . 603 673 - 223
Dividends paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - (331) (409) -
---------- ------ ------ ------
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 369 (261) 145
---------- ------ ------ ------
Effect exchange rate changes on
cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . (4) 2 (28) (22)
---------- ------ ------ ------
Increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 (84) 108 (1)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
of period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 91 86 7
---------- ------ ------ ------
Cash and cash equivalents, end
of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86 $ 7 $ 194 $ 6
========== ====== ====== ======
See Notes Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)
Year Ended Six-Month Periods
December 31, Ended June 30,
---------------- --------------------
2001 2000 2002 2001
------- ------- --------- ---------
(Unaudited)
Supplemental disclosure of cash
flow information:
Cash paid during the period for
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 144 $ 113 $ 176 $ 55
===== ===== ======== =====
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . $ 193 $ 231 $ 240 $ 131
===== ===== ======== =====
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash
financing activity:
Common stock issued for services . . $ - $ - $ 50 $ -
===== ===== ======== =====
Common stock issued by subscription. $ - - $ 35 $ -
===== ===== ======== =====
See Notes Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, ACQUISITION AND CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Lapis Technologies, Inc. (the "Company" or "Lapis") was incorporated in the
State of Delaware on January 31, 2002. On April 23, 2002, the Company changed
its name from Enertec Electronics, Inc. to Opal Technologies, Inc. and on
October 17, 2002, changed its name to Lapis Technologies, Inc. The Company's
operations are conducted through Enertec Electronics Ltd. ("Enertec"). Enertec
is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of electronic components and
products relating to power supplies, converters and related power conversion
products, automatic test equipment, simulators and various military and airborne
systems, within the state of Israel.
On April 26, 2002 Opal (now Lapis) acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock
of Enertec (the "Merger"). Although Lapis is the legal survivor in the Merger,
under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
the Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition, whereby Enertec is
considered the "acquirer" of Lapis for financial reporting purposes as Enertec's
stockholder's controlled more than 50% of the post Merger combined entity. Among
other matters, this requires Lapis to present in all financial statements and
other public information filings, from the date of completion of the Merger,
prior historical financial statements and other information of Enertec. It also
requires a retroactive restatement of Enertec's historical stockholders' equity
to reflect the equivalent number of shares of common stock received in the
Merger.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements present the results of
operations of Enertec for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and
reflect the acquisition of Lapis on April 26, 2002 under the purchase method of
accounting. Subsequent to April 26, 2002 the operations of the Company reflect
the combined operations of Enertec and Lapis. The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of Enertec since inception. All material
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
PAGE F-7
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, ACQUISITION AND CONTINUING OPERATIONS -
continued
The financial information included herein as of June 30, 2002 and
for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is
unaudited. Such information reflects all adjustments (consisting
of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion
of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of the interim
periods. The results of operations for the six-month periods
ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 are not necessarily indicative of
the results for the full year.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows the Company
considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity
of three months or less at the time of purchases to be cash
equivalents.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out
basis) or market.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Routine maintenance and repairs
and minor replacement costs are charged to expense as incurred,
while expenditures that extend the life of these assets are
capitalized. Depreciation and amortization are provided for in
amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to
operations over their estimated service lives. The Company uses
the same depreciation method for both financial reporting and tax
purposes. Upon the sale or retirement of property and equipment,
the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization
will be removed from the accounts and resulting profit or loss
will be reflected in the statement of income. The estimated lives
used to determine depreciation and amortization are:
Leasehold improvements 10 years
Machinery and equipment 10 years
Furniture and fixtures 14 years
Transportation equipment 7 years
Computer equipment 3 years
PAGE F-8
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Investments
Investments where the Company owns 20% or more but less than 50%
of the voting stock of another entity will be recorded using the
equity method. Under this method the initial investment is
recorded at cost. Subsequently, the investment is increased or
decreased to reflect the Company's share of income, losses and
dividends actually paid.
Deferred offering costs
Deferred offering costs represent costs attributable to a private
placement and the filing of a registration statement with the
Security and Exchange Commission. The Company intends to offset
these costs against the proceeds from these transactions. In the
event that such transactions are not completed, these costs will
be charged to operations.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the liability method for income taxes as
required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes." Under this method,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets
and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the
differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the
amount expected to be realized.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recorded as product is shipped, the price has been
fixed or determined and collectability is reasonable assured.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales in
accordance with guidance established by the Emerging Issues Task
Force, issue No. 00-10, "Accounting for Shipping and Handling
Costs."
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are charged to general and
administrative expense in the accompanying statement of income
and consist of salaries. For the years ended December 31, 2001
and 2000 research and development costs were approximately $200
and $100, respectively. For the six-month period ended June 30,
2002 research and development costs were approximately $180.
PAGE F-9
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Earnings Per Share
The Company presents basic earnings (loss) per share and, if
appropriate, diluted earnings per share in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS No. 128 "Earnings per Share" ("SFAS 128").
Under SFAS 128 basic net earnings (loss) per share is computed by
dividing the net earnings (loss) for the period by the weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
net earnings per share is computed by dividing the net earnings
for the period by the weighted average number of common share
equivalents during the period. Common stock equivalents would
arise from the exercise of stock options.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever
circumstances and situations change such that there is an
indication that the carrying amounts may not be recovered. In
such circumstances, the Company will estimate the future cash
flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its
eventual disposition. Future cash flows are the future cash
inflows expected to be generated by an asset less the future
outflows expected to be necessary to obtain those inflows. If the
sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without
interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the asset,
the Company will recognize an impairment loss to adjust to the
fair value of the asset. At December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2002,
the Company believes that there has been no impairment of its
long-lived assets.
In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of Long-Lived Assets". This statement is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2001. This supersedes SFAS No.
121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," while retaining many of the
requirements of such statement. The Company has adopted this
Statement as of January 1, 2002.
PAGE F-10
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash and
cash equivalents, approximate fair value at December 31, 2001 and
June 30, 2002 because of the relatively short maturity of the
instruments. Investments are recorded using the equity method and
are considered at fair value because there are no prevailing
market values for this investment and it is not practical to
estimate without incurring excessive cost. The carrying value of
the long-term debt approximate fair value as of December 31, 2001
and June 30, 2002 based upon debt terms available for companies
under similar terms.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income for the period
and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
Assets and liabilities of Enertec are translated at current
exchange rates and related revenues and expenses are translated
at average exchange rates in effect during the period. Resulting
translation adjustments, if material, are recorded as a component
of comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency transaction
gains and losses are included in operations.
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
management is required to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
PAGE F-11
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
New Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2001 the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business
Combinations" ("SFAS 141"). SFAS 141 requires the purchase method
of accounting for all business combinations initiated after June
30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interest method. SFAS 141
further clarifies the criteria for recognition of intangible
assets separately from goodwill.
In July 2001 the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets," ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 142 eliminates the
amortization of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets
and initiates an annual review for impairment. Identifiable
intangible assets with determinable useful lives will continue to
be amortized. The Company adopted this Statement as of January 1,
2002 and management does not believe that this Statement will
have a material impact on the financial statements.
In June 2001 the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations," which addresses the financial accounting
and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of
tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement
costs. The Company will adopt this Statement effective January 1,
2003 and management does not believe that this Statement will
have a material impact on the financial statements.
In June 2002 the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities," ("SFAS 146"). SFAS
146 is effective for exit and disposal activities that are
initiated after December 31, 2002 and requires these costs to be
recognized when the liability is incurred and not at project
initiation. The Company does not expect this Statement to have a
material impact on the financial statements.
Management does not believe that recently issued, but not yet
effective accounting pronouncements if currently adopted would
have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
PAGE F-12
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 3 - INVENTORY
Inventory consisted of the following:
December 31, June 30,
2001 2002
------------- ---------
(Unaudited)
Raw materials . $ 363 $ 884
Finished goods. 748 595
------------- ---------
$ 1,111 $ 1,479
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NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
December 31, June 30,
2001 2002
-------------- ----------
(Unaudited)
Leasehold improvements. . $ 55 $ 21
Machinery and equipment . 22 22
Furniture and fixtures. . 109 49
Transportation equipment. 144 76
Computer equipment. . . . 88 68
-------------- ----------
418 236
Accumulated depreciation
and amortization . . . . (162) (159)
-------------- ----------
$ 256 $ 77
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NOTE 5 - INVESTMENT, AT EQUITY
As of January 1, 2002 Enertec, through a wholly owned subsidiary,
established a 25% investment in Enertec Systems 2001 LTD
("Systems"). Systems is engaged in test equipment and simulators
for electronic plants. This investment is being accounted for
under the equity method. An officer and majority stockholder of
the Company owns 27% of Systems.
PAGE F-13
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
Year Ended Six-Month Periods
December 31, Ended June 30,
------------- -----------------
2001 2000 2002 2001
----- ------ ----- -----
(Unaudited)
Current
Federal $ - $ - $ - $ -
State - - - -
Foreign 19 313 156 -
----- ------ ----- -----
19 313 156 -
----- ------ ----- -----
Deferred
Federal . - - - -
State . . - - - -
Foreign . - (20) - -
----- ------ ----- -----
- (20) - -
----- ------ ----- -----
$19 $293 $156 $ -
===== ====== ===== =====
Deferred tax assets are classified as current or non-current,
according to the classification of the related asset or liability
for financial reporting. The deferred tax asset consists of
timing differences relating to severance payable. The Company has
not recorded a valuation allowance as it is more likely than not
that the timing differences will be utilized.
The deferred income tax asset and income tax expense for all
periods shown is a result of the operations of Enertec, which
operates in the State of Israel.
NOTE 7 - LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
December 31, June 30,
2001 2002
------------- ---------
(Unaudited)
Bank line of credit. . $ 1,421 $ 873
Term loan. . . . . . . 159 855
------------- ---------
Total long-term debt . 1,580 1,728
Less: current portion. 1,421 873
------------- ---------
$ 159 $ 855
============= =========
PAGE F-14
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 8 - SEVERANCE PAYABLE, NET
Severance payable represents amounts computed on employees' most
recent salary and the number of years employed. The Company's
liability is partially offset by amounts deposited to insurance
policies, which are under the company's control.
NOTE 9 - EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
During April 2002, the Company issued 4,750,000 shares of its
common stock to Harry Mund in exchange for the transfer of 100%
of the common stock of Enertec Electronics LTD. (See Note 1).
On April 26, 2002 the Company issued 150,000, 200,000, and
100,000 shares of its common stock to Fairbain Trading S.A.,
Global Exploration Equities, Inc. and Foremost Securities
Limited, respectively, in exchange for services provided in
connection with the Company's corporate organization. The Company
valued these shares at $.10 per share.
On April 26, 2002 the Company issued 50,000 shares of its common
stock to KGL Investments, Ltd., the beneficial owner of which is
the partners of Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, council to the
Company. The shares were issued for legal services and valued at
$.10 per share.
NOTE 10 - PRIVATE PLACEMENT
On June 4, 2002 the Company offered investors up to 233,000
shares of its common stock at a price of $.15 per share. As of
June 30,2002 the Company recorded a subscription receivable for
the issuance of these shares of common stock. As of September 30,
2002 the Company had collected the subscription receivable and
issued all the common stock relating to this private placement.
PAGE F-15
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 11 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has several supply agreements with various customers
totaling approximately $3,800. The agreements are from one to two
years in duration.
Orckit Communications, a customer, has brought an action in the
Tel Aviv District Court for an unspecified monetary amount
against Gaia Converter, one of our suppliers, Alcyon Production
System, a subcontractor of Gaia Converter, and our subsidiary,
Enertec Electronics Limited, the sales representative, alleging
that the DC converters supplied to it by Gaia Converter were
defective and caused Orckit to replace the converters at a
substantial financial expense. Management intends to defend this
action vigorously and does not believe that it will have a
material adverse impact on our business.
NOTE 12 - SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The Company operates in one business segment which includes the
distribution of power supplies, converters and related power
conversion products and the manufacture of automatic test
equipment and simulators. The Company conducts operations
primarily in Israel, which is the location of all of the
Company's sales. Information about the Company's assets in
different geographic locations as of December 31, 2001 and June
30, 2002 is shown below pursuant to the provisions of SFAS 131,
"Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information."
December 31, June 30,
2001 2002
------------- ---------
(Unaudited)
Total assets:
Israel . . . . $ 3,405 $ 3,542
United States. - 94
------------- ---------
$ 3,405 $ 3,636
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PAGE F-16
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 13 - CONCENTRATIONS
The Company had deposits with commercial financial institutions
which, at times, may exceed the FDIC insured limits of $100,000.
Management has placed these funds in high quality institutions in
order to minimize the risk. Cash held in Israel as of December
31, 2001 and June 30, 2002 was $ 86 and $ 145, respectively.
As of December 31, 2001, the Company had two customers that
accounted for approximately 20% of the accounts receivable. As of
June 30, 2002 no customer accounted for more than 10% accounts
receivable. During the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
approximately 85% and 50%, respectively, of the Company's sales
were to three and two customers, respectively. For the six-month
period ended June 30, 2002 approximately 42% of the Company's
sales were to three customers. For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2001 no customers accounted for more than 10% of the
Company's sales.
NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock Option Plan
The Company adopted a 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") during
October 2002. The Plan provides for the granting of incentive
stock options, non-statutory stock options and stock appreciation
rights. The incentive stock options can be granted to all
employees and officers of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company. The non-statutory stock options can be granted to all
employees, non-employee directors, and consultants of the
Company. The number of shares of common stock reserved for
issuance under the Plan is 500,000, subject and adjustment in the
event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or
similar change in the Company's capital structure.
The option price for shares issued as incentive stock options
shall not be less than the fair market value of the Company's
common stock at the date of grant unless the option is granted to
an individual who, at the date of the grant, owns more than 10%
of the total combined voting power of all classes of the
Company's stock (the "Principal Stockholder"). Then the option
price shall be at least 110% of the fair market value at the date
the option is granted. The option price for shares issued under
the non-statutory stock options shall be determined at the sole
discretion of the Board of Directors, but may not be less than
85% of the fair market value of the Company's common stock at the
date of grant.
PAGE F-17
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All information pertaining to the Six Month Periods
Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 is Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - continued
The Board of Directors may grant options with a reload feature
("Reload Options"). Option holders granted a Reload Option shall
receive contemporaneously with the payment of the option price in
shares of common stock a right to purchase that number of shares
of the Company's common stock equal to the sum of (i) the number
of shares of the Company's common stock used to exercise the
option and (ii) with respect to non-statutory stock options the
number of shares of the Company's common stock used to satisfy
any tax withholding requirement incident to the exercise of such
non-statutory stock options. The option price for Reload Options
shall be the fair market value of a share of the Company's common
stock at the date of grant. For Principal Stockholders the option
price for Reload Options shall be 110% of the fair market value
of a share of the Company's common stock at the date of grant.
The Company has not issued any options under this plan.
PAGE F-18
No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus in
connection with the offer made hereby. If given or made, such information or
representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This
Prospectus does not constitute an offer to any person in any jurisdiction in
which such an offer would be unlawful. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus
nor any sale made hereunder shall under any circumstances create any implication
that the information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to
the date hereof.
733,000 Shares
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
PROSPECTUS
_________, 2002
Until __________________, 2002 (__ days from the date of this Prospectus), all
dealers effecting transactions in the registered securities, whether or not
participating in this distribution, may be required to deliver a Prospectus.
This is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a Prospectus when
acting as underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or
subscriptions.
PART II
ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of our directors and
officers to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides
that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary
damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for:
(i) breach of the directors' duty of loyalty; (ii) acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law,
(iii) the unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock purchase or
redemption, and (iv) any transaction from which the director derives an improper
personal benefit. Delaware law does not permit a corporation to eliminate a
director's duty of care, and this provision of our Certificate of Incorporation
has no effect on the availability of equitable remedies, such as injunction or
rescission, based upon a director's breach of the duty of care.
The effect of the foregoing is to require us to indemnify our officers and
directors for any claim arising against our directors and officers in their
official capacities if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
INSOFAR AS INDEMNIFICATION FOR LIABILITIES MAY BE PERMITTED TO OUR DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS AND CONTROLLING PERSONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS, OR
OTHERWISE, WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IN THE OPINION OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION THIS TYPE OF INDEMNIFICATION IS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY AND
IS, THEREFORE, UNENFORCEABLE.
CORPORATE TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
We are not presently subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law (Section 203). Under Section 203, certain
business combinations between a Delaware corporation whose stock generally is
publicly traded or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders and an
interested stockholder are prohibited for a three-year period following the date
that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless (i) the
corporation has elected in its original certificate of incorporation not to be
governed by Section 203 (we did not make such an election) (ii) the business
combination was approved by the Board of Directors of the corporation before the
other party to the business combination became an interested stockholder (iii)
upon consummation of the transaction that made it an interested stockholder, the
interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation
outstanding at the commencement of the transaction (excluding voting stock owned
by directors who are also officers or held in employee benefit plans in which
the employees do not have a confidential right to render or vote stock held by
the plan) or, (iv) the business combination was approved by the Board of
Directors of the corporation and ratified by two-thirds of the voting stock
which the interested stockholder did not own. The three-year prohibition also
does not apply to certain business combinations proposed by an interested
PAGE II-1
stockholder following the announcement or notification of certain extraordinary
transactions involving the corporation and a person who had not been an
interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an
interested stockholder with the approval of the majority of the corporation's
directors. The term business combination is defined generally to include mergers
or consolidations between a Delaware corporation and an interested stockholder,
transactions with an interested stockholder involving the assets or stock of the
corporation or its majority-owned subsidiaries and transactions which increase
an interested stockholder's percentage ownership of stock. The term interested
stockholder is defined generally as a stockholder who, together with affiliates
and associates, owns (or, within three years prior, did own) 15% or more of a
Delaware corporation's voting stock. If it should become applicable to us in the
future, Section 203 could prohibit or delay a merger, takeover or other change
in control of our company and therefore could discourage attempts to acquire us.
ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following is a statement of estimated expenses in connection with the
issuance and distribution of the securities being registered.
SEC Registration Fee. . . . . . $ 11
Printing and Engraving Expenses $ 2,500
Legal Fees. . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
Accounting Fees . . . . . . . . $ 5,000
Transfer Agent Fees . . . . . . $ 2,000
Miscellaneous Expenses. . . . . $ 2,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENSES . . $71,511
All such expenses will be borne by us.
ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On April 26, 2002, we issued 4,750,000 shares of our common stock to Harry
Mund in exchange for his 99 shares of Enertec Electronics Limited, our wholly
owned subsidiary, which is all of its issued and outstanding shares.
On April 26, 2002, we issued 200,000 shares of our common stock to Global
Exploration Equities Inc. in connection with our corporate organization. These
shares were valued at $.10 a share.
On April 26, 2002, we issued 150,000 of our common stock to Fairbain
Trading S.A. in exchange for services provided by it in connection with our
corporate organization. These shares were valued at $.10 a share.
On April 26, 2002, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to Foremost
Securities Limited in exchange for services provided by it in connection with
our corporate organization. These shares were valued at $.10 a share.
PAGE II-2
On April 26, 2002 we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock to KGL
Investments, Ltd., the shareholders of which are Adam S. Gottbetter, Steven
Kaplan, and Paul Levenson. Mr. Gottbetter, Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Levenson are the
partners of Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, LLP, counsel to the Company. This
issuance was in consideration for non-legal services including business and
financial consulting. These shares were valued at $.10 a share.
During the period June, 2002 through September, 2002 we issued an aggregate
of 233,000 shares to offshore persons at a price of $.15 per share or an
aggregate of $34,950. The offering was made in compliance with Regulation S of
the General Rule and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
All of the foregoing securities, expect for those sold pursuant to
Regulations S, were sold under the exemption from registration provided by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Neither we nor any person acting on our
behalf offered or sold the securities by means of any form of general
solicitation or general advertising. All purchasers represented in writing that
they acquired the securities for their own accounts. A legend was placed on the
stock certificates stating that the securities have not been registered under
the Securities Act and cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without
registration or an exemption therefrom.
ITEM 27. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. ITEM
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3.1 . . . . Certificate of Incorporation of Enertec Electronics, Inc. filed January 31, 31, 2002
3.2 . . . . Certificate of Amendment of Enertec Electronics, Inc. filed April 23, 2002
3.3 . . . . Certificate of Amendment of Opal Technologies, Inc. filed October 17, 2002
3.4 . . . . By-Laws of Lapis Technologies, Inc.
4.1 . . . . Specimen Common Stock Certificate *
5.1 . . . . Opinion and Consent of Counsel
10.1 . . . Stock Option Plan of 2002
21 . . . . List of Subsidiaries
23 . . . . Consent of Gvilli & Co., independent certified public accountants
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* To be filed by amendment
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ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) Rule 415 Offering.
The undersigned issuer hereby undertakes that it will:
(1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which,
individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in
the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(iii) Include any additional or changed material information on
the plan of distribution.
(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities
offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona
fide offering.
(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of
the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
(b) Indemnification
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the issuer
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
issuer in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceedings) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the issuer will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such court.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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 of filing on this Form SB-2 and authorizes this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in Kiriat Motzkin,
Israel on 31st day of October, 2002.
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Harry Mund
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Harry Mund,
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Miron Markovitz
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Miron Markovitz
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement on Form SB-2 has been signed by the following persons in their
respective capacities with National Pizza Corporation and on the dates
indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/ Harry Mund President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary October 31, 2002
- ------------------- and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Harry Mund
/s/ Miron Markovitz Chief Financial Officer and Director October 31, 2002
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Miron Markovitz
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO.. . . . . . . ITEM
3.1. . . . . . . . . . . Certificate of Incorporation of Enertec Electronics, Inc. filed on January 31, 2002
3.2. . . . . . . . . . . Certificate of Amendment of Enertec Electronics, Inc. filed on April 23, 2002
3.3. . . . . . . . . . . Certificate of Amendment of Opal Technologies, Inc. filed October 17, 2002
3.4. . . . . . . . . . . By-Laws of Lapis Technologies, Inc.
4.1. . . . . . . . . . . Specimen Common Stock Certificate *
5.1. . . . . . . . . . . Opinion and Consent of Counsel
10.1 . . . . . . . . . . Stock Option Plan of 2002
21 . . . . . . . . . . . List of Subsidiaries
23 . . . . . . . . . . . Consent of Gvilli & Co., independent certified public accountants
_________________________
* To be filed by amendment.
EXHIBIT 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
ENERTEC ELECTRONICS, INC.
The undersigned, for the purpose of organizing a corporation for conducting
the business and promoting the purposes hereinafter stated, under the provisions
and subject to the requirements of the laws of the State of Delaware
(particularly Chapter 1, Title 8 of the Delaware Code and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto, and known, identified, and referred to as the
"General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware"), hereby certifies that:
ARTICLE I
NAME OF CORPORATION
The name of the corporation is ENERTEC ELECTRONICS, INC. (the "Corporation").
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE
The address, including street, number, city, and county, of the registered
office of the corporation in the State of Delaware is 615 South DuPont Highway,
Dover, Delaware 19901, County of Kent; and the name of the registered agent of
the corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is National Corporate
Research, Ltd.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware (the "GCL").
ARTICLE IV
AUTHORIZED STOCK
The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue shall be one hundred five million (105,000,000)
shares, of which one hundred million (100,000,000) shares shall be common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") and five million (5,000,000)
shares shall be preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred
Stock"). All of the shares of Common Stock shall be of one class.
The shares of Preferred Stock shall be undesignated Preferred Stock and may
be issued from time to time in one or more series pursuant to a resolution or
resolutions providing for such issuance and duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, authority to do so being hereby expressly vested
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in the Corporation's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is further
authorized to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred
Stock and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and the
designation of any such series of Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of
the Corporation, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares
constituting any series, may increase or decrease (but not below the number of
shares in any such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series
subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series.
The authority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation with respect to
each such class or series of Preferred Stock shall include, without limitation
of the foregoing, the right to determine and fix:
the distinctive designation of such class or series and the number of
shares to constitute such class or series;
the rate at which dividends on the shares of such class or series shall be
declared and paid or set aside for payment, whether dividends at the rate so
determined shall be cumulative or accruing, and whether the shares of such class
or series shall be entitled to any participating or other dividends in addition
to dividends at the rate so determined, and if so, on what terms;
the right or obligation, if any, of the Corporation to redeem shares of the
particular class or series of Preferred Stock and, if redeemable, the price,
terms and manner of such redemption;
the special and relative rights and preferences, if any, and the amount or
amounts per share, which the shares of such class or series of Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation;
the terms and conditions, if any, upon which shares of such class or series
shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of any
other class or series, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of
conversion or exchange and the terms of adjustment, if any;
the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to retire, redeem or purchase
shares of such class or series pursuant to a sinking fund or fund of a similar
nature or otherwise, and the terms and conditions of such obligations;
voting rights, if any, on the issuance of additional shares of such class
or series or any shares of any other class or series of Preferred Stock;
limitations, if any, on the issuance of additional shares of such class or
series or any shares of any other class or series of Preferred Stock;
such other preferences, powers, qualifications, special or relative rights
and privileges thereof as the Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in
accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, may deem advisable and are
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not inconsistent with the law and the provisions of this Certificate of
Incorporation.
ARTICLE V
INCORPORATOR
The incorporator of the Corporation is Kaplan Gottbetter & Levenson, LLP,
having a mailing address of 630 Third Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York
10017.
ARTICLE VI
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot
unless otherwise required by the by-laws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
BY-LAWS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of
the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly
authorized to make, alter and repeal by-laws of the Corporation, subject to the
power of the stockholders of the Corporation to alter or repeal any by-law,
whether adopted by them or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
The number of directors that constitutes the entire Board of Directors of
the Corporation shall be as specified in the by-laws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be held within or without
the State of Delaware, as the by-laws of the Corporation may provide. The books
of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provisions of applicable
statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be
designated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
ARTICLE X
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS;
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS;
PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS
The Corporation shall indemnify each of the Corporation's directors and
officers in each and every situation where, under Section 145 of the GCL, as
amended from time to time ("Section 145"), the Corporation is permitted or
empowered to make such indemnification. The Corporation may, in the sole
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, indemnify any other
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person who may be indemnified pursuant to Section 145 to the extent that the
Board of Directors deems advisable, as permitted by Section 145.
No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not eliminate or limit the liability
of a director of the Corporation (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the GCL or (iv) for any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the GCL is subsequently
amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of a director, then a
director of the Corporation, in addition to the circumstances in which a
director is not personally liable as set forth in the preceding sentence, shall
not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by the amended GCL. For purposes
of this Article X, "fiduciary duty as a director" shall include any fiduciary
duty arising out of service at the Corporation's request as a director of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture or other enterprise, and
"personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders" shall include any
liability to such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise and any liability to the Corporation in its capacity as a security
holder, joint venturer, partner, beneficiary, creditor or investor of or in any
such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article X nor the adoption of any
provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article X
shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article X in respect of any matter
occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article X,
would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an
inconsistent provision.
ARTICLE XI
COMPROMISE OR ARRANGEMENT
Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation
and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its
stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within
the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this
Corporation or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for
this Corporation under Section 291 of the GCL or on the application of trustees
in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation
under Section 279 of the GCL, order a meeting of the creditors or class of
creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court
directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the
creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of
stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or
arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as consequence of such
compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said
reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application
has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on
all the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation as the case
may be, and also on this Corporation.
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ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to
amend, alter, change or repeal any provisions contained in this Certificate of
Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the State of Delaware at the
time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter
prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are
granted subject to this reservation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole incorporator
hereinbefore named, hereby signs this certificate for the purpose of forming a
corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
this 31st day of January, 2002.
KAPLAN GOTTBETTER & LEVENSON, LLP,
Sole Incorporator
By: /s/ Adam S. Gottbetter
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Adam S. Gottbetter, Member
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EXHIBIT 3.2
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION BEFORE PAYMENT OF
ANY PART OF THE CAPITAL
OF
ENERTEC ELECTRONICS, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the "corporation")
is Enertec Electronics, Inc.
2. The corporation has not received any payment for any of its stock.
3. The certificate of incorporation of the corporation is hereby
amended by striking out Article I thereof and by substituting in lieu of said
Article the following new Article I:
"ARTICLE I
NAME OF CORPORATION
The name of the corporation is OPAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the
"Corporation")."
4. The amendment of the certificate of incorporation of the
corporation herein certified was duly adopted, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 241 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, by the sole
incorporator, no directors having been named in the certificate of incorporation
and no directors having been elected.
Signed on April 23, 2002
KAPLAN GOTTBETTER & LEVENSON, LLP,
Sole Incorporator
By: /s/ Adam S. Gottbetter
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Adam S. Gottbetter, Member
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EXHIBIT 3.3
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OPAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the
"corporation") is Opal Technologies, Inc.
2. The certificate of incorporation of the corporation is hereby
amended by striking out Article FIRST thereof and by substituting in lieu of
said Article the following new Article:
"FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the
"corporation") is Lapis Technologies, Inc."
3. The amendment of the certificate of incorporation herein
certified has been duly adopted and written consent has been given in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware.
Signed on October 3, 2002.
/s/ Harry Mund
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Harry Mund, President and CEO
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EXHIBIT 3.4
BY-LAWS
OF
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation
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shall be located at 615 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901, County of
Kent, or at such other place as the Board of Directors shall determine from time
to time.
Section 2. Other Offices. The principal office of the Corporation
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shall be located at such place as the Board of Directors may specify from time
to time. The Corporation may have such other offices at such other places,
either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may
from time to time determine, or as the affairs of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Place of Meeting. Meetings of the stockholders of the
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Corporation shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of
Delaware, as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, or,
if not so designated, then at the principal office of the Corporation required
to be maintained pursuant to Article I, Section 2 hereof.
Section 2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders for
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the year 2002 shall be held at such time as may be designated by the Board of
Directors; and thereafter the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held
on the 15th day of April at 10:00 a.m. of each year, commencing in the year
2003, if not a legal holiday, and if such is a legal holiday, then on the next
following day not a legal holiday, at such time and place as the Board of
Directors shall determine, at which time the stockholders shall elect a Board of
Directors and transact such other business as may be properly brought before the
meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may cause the
annual meeting of stockholders to be held on such other date in any year as they
shall determine to be in the best interest of the Corporation, and any business
transacted at said meeting shall have the same validity as if transacted on the
date designated herein.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for
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any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or the
Certificate of Incorporation, may be called by the President, Secretary or the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any. The President or Secretary shall
call a special meeting when: (1) requested in writing by any two or more of the
directors, or one director if only one director is then in office; or (2)
requested in writing by stockholders owning a majority of the shares entitled to
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vote. Such written request shall state the purpose or purposes to the proposed
meeting.
Section 4. Notice. Except as otherwise required by statute or the
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Certificate of Incorporation, written notice of each meeting of the
stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be served, either personally or
by mail, upon each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, not
less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting. Notice of
any meeting of stockholders shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting,
and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required
to be given to any stockholder who, in person or by his authorized attorney,
either before or after such meeting, shall waive such notice in writing.
Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting, either in person or by proxy, shall
itself constitute waiver of notice and waiver of any and all objections to the
place and time of the meeting and manner in which it has been called or
convened, except when a stockholder attends a meeting solely for the purpose of
stating, at the beginning of the meeting, any such objections to the transaction
of business. Notice of the time and place of any adjourned meeting need not be
given otherwise than by the announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is
taken, unless the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or after the
adjournment a new record date is set.
Section 5. Proxies. A stockholder may attend, represent, and vote his
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shares at any meeting in person, or be represented and have his shares voted for
by a proxy which such stockholder has duly executed in writing. No proxy shall
be valid after three (3) years from the date of its execution unless a longer
period is expressly provided in the proxy. Each proxy shall be revocable unless
otherwise expressly provided in the proxy or unless otherwise made irrevocable
by law.
Section 6. Quorum. The holders of a majority of the stock issued,
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outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders and shall be
required for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law,
by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws. If, however, such
majority shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders,
the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, present in person or by
proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without
notice other than announcement at the meeting unless the adjournment is for more
than thirty (30) days or after the adjournment a new record date is set, until
the required amount of voting stock shall be present. At such adjourned meeting
at which a quorum shall be present in person or by proxy, any business may be
transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting originally called.
Section 7. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share of voting capital
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stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted
to a vote at a meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation. The vote by the holders of a majority of the
shares voted on any matter at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the stockholders on that matter, unless the vote of
a greater number is required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by
these Bylaws; provided, however, that directors shall be elected by a plurality
of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the
meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.
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Section 8. Action Without Meeting.
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A. Any action required by statute to be taken at any annual
or special meeting of the stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any
annual or special meeting of the stockholders, may be taken without a meeting,
without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the holders of outstanding
stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to
vote thereon were present and voted; provided, however, that a written consent
to elect directors, if such consent is less than unanimous, may be in lieu of
the holding of an annual meeting of stockholders only if all of the
directorships to which directors could be elected at such annual meeting are
vacant and are filled by such action.
B. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of
each stockholder who signs the consent, and no consent shall be effective to
take the corporate action referred to in such consent unless, within sixty (60)
days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation in the manner
required in these Bylaws, written consents signed by a sufficient number of
stockholders to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its
registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or
an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which
proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the
Corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested.
C. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action
without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those
stockholders who have not consented in writing. If the action which is
consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under
any section of the General Corporation Law of Delaware if such action had been
voted on by the stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed
under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such
section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written
consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the General Corporation
Law of Delaware.
Section 9. Fixing of Record Date. For the purposes of determining
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stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which
record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall
not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such
meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date
for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day
on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on
the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of
stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record
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date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date
shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date
has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law,
shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the
action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in the
manner provided by law. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action
in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on
which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the
stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of change, conversion or
exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of
Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date
upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record
date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record
date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose
shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors
adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 10. List of Stockholders. The Secretary shall prepare, or have
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prepared, and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders,
a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number of
shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to
the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting,
during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to
the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held,
which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not
specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall be
produced and kept at the time and place of meeting during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation
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shall be managed by the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by law,
by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or by these Bylaws.
Section 2. Number, Term and Qualifications. The Board of Directors
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shall consist of not less than one or more than ten members, the exact number to
be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Directors need not be stockholders or residents of the State of Delaware. Each
Director shall hold office for the term for which he is appointed or elected and
until his successor, if any, shall have been elected and shall have qualified,
or until his death or until he shall have resigned or shall have been removed in
the manner hereinafter provided. Directors need not be elected by ballot,
except upon demand of any stockholder.
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Section 3. Removal. At a special meeting of the stockholders called
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for the purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws, subject to any
limitations imposed by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of
Directors, or any individual director, may be removed from office, with or
without cause, by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled
to vote at an election of directors.
Section 4. Resignation. Any director of the Corporation may resign at
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any time by giving written notice to the President or the Secretary of the
Corporation. The resignation of any director shall take effect upon receipt of
such notice or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice. The
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Corporation's Board of
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Directors may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors
then in office, though less than a quorum. Any vacancy created by an increase
in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by election at an
annual meeting or at a special meeting of stockholders called for that purpose.
The stockholders may elect a director at any time to fill a vacancy not filled
by the directors.
Section 6. Compensation. The Board of Directors may cause the
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Corporation to compensate directors for their services as directors and may
provide for payment by the Corporation of all expenses incurred by directors in
attending regular and special meetings of the Board.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Annual and Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board
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of Directors shall be held immediately after, and at the same place as, the
annual meeting of stockholders. In addition, the Board of Directors may
provide, by resolution, for the holding of additional regular meetings.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
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Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the
President or any two or more directors, or one director if only one director is
then in office. Such meetings may be held at the time and place designated in
the notice of the meeting.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings.
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A. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without
notice. Written notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the
Board of Directors shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours before the
meeting and not more than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting; such notice
need not specify the purpose for which the meeting is called. Notice of any
meeting may be waived in writing at any time before or after the meeting and
will be waived by any director by attendance at such meeting, except when the
director attends the meeting for the express purposes of objecting, at the
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beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting
is not lawfully called or convened.
B. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid as
though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be
present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not
present shall sign a written waiver of notice, or a consent to holding such
meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board
of Directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or consent unless
so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. All such
waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made
a part of the minutes of the meetings.
Section 4. Quorum. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the
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presence of a majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the
directors present at any meeting may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is
constituted. Notice of the time and place of any adjourned meeting need only be
given by announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken.
Section 5. Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided by law,
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these Bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the act of
the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the
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Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted
to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a
meeting, if all member of the Board of Directors consent in writing, and such
writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of
Directors.
Section 7. Telephonic Meetings. Members of the Board of Directors may
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participate in a meeting of such Board by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in
the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
Section shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
ARTICLE V
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Section 1. Creation. The Board of Directors may designate two or more
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directors to constitute an Executive Committee or other committees, each of
which, to the extent authorized by law and provided in the resolution shall have
and may exercise all of the authority delegated to the Executive Committee or
other committee by the Board of Directors in the management of the Corporation,
except as set forth in Section 6 of this Article V.
Section 2. Vacancy. Any vacancy occurring on an Executive Committee or
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other committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
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Section 3. Removal. Any member of an Executive Committee or other
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committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of
Directors.
Section 4. Minutes. The Executive Committee or other committee shall
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keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when
requested.
Section 5. Responsibility of Directors. The designation of an
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Executive Committee or other committee and the delegation thereto of authority
shall not alone operate to relieve the Board of Directors or any member thereof,
of any responsibility or liability imposed upon it or him by law.
Section 6. Restrictions on Committees. Neither the Executive Committee
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nor any other committee shall have the authority to: (a) approve or adopt or
recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the
Delaware General Corporation Law to be submitted to the stockholders for
approval; (b) adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws; (c) amend the Certificate of
Incorporation; (d) authorize distributions; (e) fill vacancies on the Board of
Directors or on any of its committees; (f) approve a plan of merger not
requiring shareholder approval; (g) authorize or approve reacquisition of
shares, except according to a formula or method prescribed by the Board of
Directors; (h) authorize or approve the issuance or sale or contract for sale of
shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences, and
limitations of a class or series of shares, except within limits specifically
prescribed by the Board of Directors; (i) fix compensation of the directors for
serving on the Board or on any committee; or (j) amend or repeal any resolution
of the Board of Directors which by its terms shall not be so amendable or
repealable.
ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS
Section 1. Offices. The Board of Directors shall elect a President or
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a Vice President and a Secretary or Assistant Secretary, and may elect or
appoint a chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, one or more
assistant secretaries, a treasurer or chief financial officer, and other or
additional officers as in its opinion are desirable for conduct of the business
of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may elect from its own membership a
Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors may by resolution empower any
officer or officers of the Corporation to appoint from time to time such vice
presidents and other or additional officers as in the opinion of the officer(s)
so empowered by the Board are desirable for the conduct of the business of the
Corporation. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.
Section 2. Election and Term. Each officer of the Corporation shall
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hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed, and until his
successor has been duly elected or appointed and has qualified, or until his
death, resignation or removal pursuant to these Bylaws. Elections by the Board
of Directors may be held at any regular or special meeting of the Board.
Section 3. Removal. Any officer elected by the Board may be removed,
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either with or without cause, by a vote of the Board of Directors. Any officer
appointed by another officer or officers may be removed, either with or without
cause, by either a vote of the Board of Directors or by the officer or officers
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given the power to appoint that officer. The removal of any person from office
shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so
removed.
Section 4. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving
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written notice to the Board of Directors or to the President or Secretary of the
Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect upon receipt of the notice.
Section 5. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death,
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resignation, removal, disqualification, or any other cause, shall be filled for
the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed by these Bylaws for
regular appointment or elections to such offices.
Section 6. Compensation. The compensation of all officers of the
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Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors, except that the Board may
delegate to any officer who has been given the power to appoint subordinate
officers, the authority to fix the salaries of such appointed officers. No
officer shall be prevented from receiving a salary as an officer by reason of
the fact that the officer is also a member of the Board of Directors.
Section 7. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board of
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Directors, if elected, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors
and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by
the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws.
Section 8. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, if
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elected, shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation and shall
preside at meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of
the Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall be subject to the control and
direction of the Board of Directors, and shall supervise and control the
management of the Corporation.
Section 9. President. If no Chief Executive Officer is elected, the
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President shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation, and shall
preside at meetings of the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of
the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall be subject to
the control and direction of the Board of Directors, and in general, he shall
perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as
may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, or the
Chief Executive Officer from time to time.
Section 10. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the
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President or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice
Presidents, in the order of their length of service as such, unless otherwise
determined by the Board of Directors, shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the President. In addition, the Vice President shall perform such
other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall
prescribe.
Section 11. Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary shall
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attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall
record all acts and proceedings of such meetings in the minute book of the
Corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of
all meetings of the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors
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requiring notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties given him in
these Bylaws and other duties commonly incident to his office and shall also
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors
shall designate from time to time. The President may direct any Assistant
Secretary to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or
disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other
duties commonly incident to his office and shall also perform such other duties
and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall
designate from time to time.
Section 12. Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer and Assistant
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Treasurer. The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer shall keep or cause to be
kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner,
and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such
form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the President. The
Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, subject to the order of the Board of
Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the
Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer shall perform other
duties commonly incident to his officer and shall also perform such other duties
and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall
designate from time to time. The President may direct any Assistant Treasurer to
assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer in the
absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, and each
Assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office
and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board
of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.
Section 14. Duties of Officers May Be Delegated. In case of the
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absence of any officer of the Corporation or for any other reason that the Board
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may deem sufficient, the Board may delegate the powers or duties of such officer
to any other officer or to any director for the time being provided a majority
of the entire Board of Directors concurs in such delegation.
Section 15. Bonds. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, require
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any or all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation to give bond to the
Corporation, with sufficient securities, conditioned on faithful performance of
the duties of their respective offices or positions, and to comply with such
other conditions as may from time to time be required by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 1. Certificates. The interest of each stockholder shall be
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evidenced by a certificate representing shares of stock of the Corporation,
which shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time
adopt and shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation
as they are issued. Each certificate shall exhibit the holders name, the number
of shares and class of shares and series, if any, represented thereby, a
statement that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and the par value of each share or a statement that the shares are
without par value. Each certificate shall be signed by the President or a Vice
President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer and shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation.
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Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares shall be made on the
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stock transfer books of the Corporation only upon surrender of the certificate
for the shares sought to be transferred by the record holder or by a duly
authorized agent, transferee or legal representative. All certificates
surrendered for transfer shall be canceled before new certificates for the
transferred shares shall be issued.
Section 3. Lost or Destroyed Certificates. A new certificate or
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certificates shall be issued in place of any certificate or certificates
theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The Corporation may
require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or
certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or
certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner
as it shall require or to give to the Corporation a surety bond in such form and
amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against
the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost,
stolen or destroyed.
Section 4. Holder of Record. The Corporation shall be entitled to
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recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner
of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and shall not be
bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or
shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or
other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Distributions to Stockholders. The Board of Directors may
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from time to time authorize, and the Corporation may make, distributions to its
stockholders (including, without limitation, dividends and distributions
involving acquisition of the Corporation's shares) in the manner and upon the
terms and conditions provided by law, and subject to the provisions of its
Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 2. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be in such form as
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the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 3. Depositories and Checks. All funds of the Corporation shall
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be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such bank, banks, or other
financial institutions as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate
and shall be drawn out on checks, drafts or other orders signed on behalf of the
Corporation by such person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to
time designate.
Section 4. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the
Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless
authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be
general or defined to specific instances.
Section 5. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
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fixed by the Board of Directors.
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Section 6. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer
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or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver
any instrument on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general
or confined to specific instances.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation or
in the Delaware General Corporation Law, these Bylaws (including this Article
IX) may be amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted at any regular or
special meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have no
power to amend or repeal any Bylaw, or to adopt any new Bylaw, which in either
case has the effect of: (1) requiring the presence of more votes for a quorum of
any voting group of stockholders than is required by law; (2) requiring more
affirmative votes to constitute action on a particular matter by any voting
group of stockholders than are required by law; (3) changing the size of the
Board of Directors from a fixed number to a variable-range or vice versa,
changing the range of a variable-range size board, or expanding the authority of
the Board of Directors to otherwise increase, decrease or fix the number of
directors; (4) classifying and staggering the election of directors; or (5)
expanding the right(s) of directors to indemnification from the Corporation
beyond the indemnification authorized or mandated under the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
No Bylaws adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders may be
readopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors unless the Certificate
of Incorporation or a Bylaw adopted by the stockholders authorizes the Board of
Directors to adopt, amend or repeal that particular Bylaw or the Bylaws
generally.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
Any person who at any time serves or has served as a director or officer of
the Corporation, or in such capacity at the request of the Corporation for any
other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, or as trustee or administrator under an employee benefit plan,
shall have a right to be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent
permitted by law against (a) reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,
actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, and whether or not brought by or on behalf of
the Corporation, seeking to hold him liable by reason of the fact that he is or
was acting in such capacity, and (b) reasonable payments made by him in
satisfaction of any judgment, money decree, fine, penalty or settlement for
which he may have become liable in any such action, suit or proceeding.
To the extent permitted by law, expenses incurred by a director or officer
in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the
Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or
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officer to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is
entitled to be indemnified hereunder by the Corporation.
If a person claiming a right to indemnification under this Section obtains
a non-appealable judgment against the Corporation requiring it to pay
substantially all of the amount claimed, the claimant shall be entitled to
recover from the Corporation the reasonable expense (including reasonable legal
fees) of prosecuting the action against the Corporation to collect the claim.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Corporation shall indemnify
or agree to indemnify any person against liability or litigation expense he may
incur if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe his
action was unlawful.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall take all such action as may
be necessary and appropriate to authorize the Corporation to pay the
indemnification required by this Bylaw, including without limitation, to the
extent needed, making a good faith evaluation of the manner in which the
claimant for indemnity acted and of the reasonable amount of indemnity due him
and giving notice to, and obtaining approval by, the stockholders of the
Corporation.
Any person who at any time after the adoption of this Bylaw serves or has
served in any of the aforesaid capacities for or on behalf of the Corporation
shall be deemed to be doing or to have done so in reliance upon, and as
consideration for, the right of indemnification provided herein. Such right
shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of any such person and
shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which such person may be entitled
apart from the provision of this Bylaw.
Unless otherwise provided herein, the indemnification extended to a person
that has qualified for indemnification under the provisions of this Article X
shall not be terminated when the person has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent for all causes of action against the indemnified party based
on acts and events occurring prior to the termination of the relationship with
the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such person.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
[LETTERHEAD OF KAPLAN GOTTBETTER & LEVENSON, LLP]
October 30, 2002
Lapis Technologies, Inc.
19 W. 34th Street, Suite 1008
New York, NY, 10001
Re: Lapis Technologies, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form SB-2
for 733,000 Shares of Common Stock
At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(the "Registration Statement") to be filed by Lapis Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on or about October 30, 2002, in connection with
the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate
of 733,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, all of which are presently
issued and outstanding (the "Shares"). All of the Shares will be sold or
distributed by selling security holders (the "Selling Security Holders").
In rendering this opinion, we have examined the following:
- the Registration Statement, together with the Exhibits filed as a part
thereof or incorporated therein by reference;
- the minutes of meetings and actions by written consent of the
stockholders and Board of Directors that are contained in the Company's
minute books; and
- the Company's stock transfer ledger stating the number of the Company's
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock as of October 30, 2002.
In our examination of documents for purposes of this opinion, we have
assumed, and express no opinion as to, the genuineness of all signatures on
original documents, the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted
to us as originals, the conformity to originals and completeness of all
documents submitted to us as copies, the legal capacity of all persons or
entities executing the same, the lack of any undisclosed termination,
modification, waiver or amendment to any document reviewed by us and the due
authorization, execution and delivery of all documents where due authorization,
execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof.
We have also assumed that the certificates representing the Shares have
been, or will be when issued, properly signed by authorized officers of the
Company or their agents.
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As to matters of fact relevant to this opinion, we have relied solely upon
our examination of the documents referred to above and have assumed the current
accuracy and completeness of the information obtained from records and documents
referred to above. We have made no independent investigation or other attempt to
verify the accuracy of any of such information or to determine the existence or
non-existence of any other factual matters; however, we are not aware of any
facts that would cause us to believe that the opinion expressed herein is not
accurate. Our opinion is limited in all cases to matters arising under the
general corporate law of Delaware.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares to be sold or
distributed by the Selling Security Holders pursuant to the Registration
Statement are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to all references to us, if any, in the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. This opinion is intended
solely for use in connection with the issuance and sale of shares subject to the
Registration Statement and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose.
Very truly yours,
KAPLAN GOTTBETTER & LEVENSON, LLP
/s/ KAPLAN GOTTBETTER & LEVENSON, LLP
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EXHIBIT 10.1
LAPIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
ADOPTED OCTOBER 16, 2002
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The Lapis Technologies, Inc. 2002 Stock Option
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Plan (the "Plan") is intended to advance the interests of Lapis Technologies
Inc. (the "Company") by inducing individuals, and eligible entities (as
hereinafter provided) of outstanding ability and potential to join and remain
with, or provide consulting or advisory services to, the Company, by encouraging
and enabling eligible employees, non-employee Directors, consultants and
advisors to acquire proprietary interests in the Company, and by providing the
participating employees, non-employee Directors, consultants and advisors with
an additional incentive to promote the success of the Company. This is
accomplished by providing for the granting of "Options", which term as used
herein includes both "Incentive Stock Options" and "Nonstatutory Stock Options"
(as hereinafter defined) to employees, non-employee Directors, consultants and
advisors.
2. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors
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of the Company (the "Board of Directors") or by a committee (the "Committee")
chosen by the Board of Directors. Except as herein specifically provided, the
interpretation and construction by the Board of Directors or the Committee of
any provision of the Plan or of any Option granted under it shall be final and
conclusive. The receipt of Options by Directors, or any members of the
Committee, shall not preclude their vote on any matters in connection with the
administration or interpretation of the Plan.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The stock subject to Options granted under
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the Plan shall be shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share (the "Common Stock"), whether authorized but unissued or held in the
Company's treasury, or shares purchased from stockholders expressly for use
under the Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued
pursuant to Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate
five hundred thousand (500,000) shares, plus such number of Common Stock shares
issuable upon the exercise of Reload Options (as hereinafter defined) granted
under the Plan, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13 hereof. The Company shall at all times while the Plan is in force
reserve such number of shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to satisfy
the requirements of all outstanding Options granted under the Plan. In the event
any Option granted under the Plan shall expire or terminate for any reason
without having been exercised in full or shall cease for any reason to be
exercisable in whole or in part, the un-purchased shares subject thereto shall
again be available for Options under the Plan.
4. PARTICIPATION. The class of individual or entity that shall be eligible
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to receive Options under the Plan shall be (a) with respect to Incentive Stock
Options described in Section 6 hereof, all employees (including officers) of
either the Company or any subsidiary corporation of the Company, and (b) with
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respect to Nonstatutory Stock Options described in Section 7 hereof, all
employees (including officers) and non-employee Directors of, or consultants and
advisors to, either the Company or any subsidiary corporation of the Company;
provided, however, that Nonstatutory Stock Options shall not be granted to any
such consultants and advisors unless (i) bona fide services have been or are to
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be rendered by such consultant or advisor and (ii) such services are not in
connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising
transaction. For purposes of the Plan, for an entity to be an eligible entity,
it must be included in the definition of "employee" for purposes of a Form S-8
Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"). The Board of Directors or the Committee, in its sole discretion, but
subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall determine the employees and
non-employee Directors of, and the consultants and advisors to, the Company and
its subsidiary corporations to whom Options shall be granted, and the number of
shares to be covered by each Option, taking into account the nature of the
employment or services rendered by the individuals or entities being considered,
their annual compensation, their present and potential contributions to the
success of the Company, and such other factors as the Board of Directors or the
Committee may deem relevant.
5. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be
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authorized by the Board of Directors or the Committee, and shall be evidenced by
a Stock Option Agreement which shall be executed by the Company and by the
individual or entity to whom such Option is granted. The Stock Option Agreement
shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock as to which any Option is
granted, the period during which the Option is exercisable, the option price per
share thereof, and such other terms and provisions not inconsistent with this
Plan.
6. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The Board of Directors or the Committee
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may grant Options under the Plan, which Options are intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), and which are subject to the following terms and conditions and
any other terms and conditions as may at any time be required by Section 422 of
the Code (referred to herein as an "Incentive Stock Option"):
(a) No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to individuals other than
employees of the Company or of a subsidiary corporation of the Company.
(b) Each Incentive Stock Option under the Plan must be granted prior to the
date which is ten (10) years from the date the Plan initially was adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) The option price of the shares of Common Stock subject to any Incentive
Stock Option shall not be less than the fair market value of the Common Stock at
the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted; provided, however, if an
Incentive Stock Option is granted to an individual who owns, at the time the
Incentive Stock Option is granted, more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of a parent or
subsidiary corporation of the Company (a "Principal Stockholder"), the option
price of the shares subject to the Incentive Stock Option shall be at least one
hundred ten percent (110%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock at the
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time the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(d) No Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable
after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant. However, if
an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Principal Stockholder, such Incentive
Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years
from the date of its grant. Every Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan
shall be subject to earlier termination as expressly provided in Section 12
hereof.
(e) For purposes of determining stock ownership under this Section 6, the
attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply.
(f) For purposes of the Plan, and except as otherwise provided herein, fair
market value shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee. If
the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded on the
over-the-counter market, fair market value shall be the closing selling price
or, if not available, the closing bid price or, if not available, the high bid
price of the Common Stock quoted on such exchange, or on the over-the-counter
market as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") or if the Common Stock
is not listed on Nasdaq, then by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, as
the case may be, on the day immediately preceding the day on which the Option is
granted or exercised, as the case may be, or, if there is no selling or bid
price on that day, the closing selling price, closing bid price or high bid
price on the most recent day which precedes that day and for which such prices
are available.
7. NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS. The Board of Directors or the Committee
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may grant Options under the Plan which are not intended to meet the requirements
of Section 422 of the Code, as well as Options which are intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code but the terms of which provide that they
will not be treated as Incentive Stock Options (referred to herein as a
"Nonstatutory Stock Options"). Nonstatutory Stock Options which are not
intended to meet those requirements shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a) A Nonstatutory Stock Option may be granted to any individual or
entity eligible to receive an Option under the Plan pursuant to Section 4(b)
hereof.
(b) The option price of the shares of Common Stock subject to a
Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the
Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of the grant of the Nonstatutory
Stock Option; provided, however, the option price shall not be less than 85% of
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant. For
purposes of this Section 7(b), fair market value shall mean, if the Common Stock
is publicly traded, the closing trading price on the day preceding the date of
the grant.
(c) A Nonstatutory Stock Option granted under the Plan may be of such
duration as shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee
(subject to earlier termination as expressly provided in Section 11 hereof).
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8. RELOAD FEATURE. The Board of Directors or the Committee may grant
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Options with a reload feature. A reload feature shall only apply when the
option price is paid by delivery of Common Stock (as set forth in Section
13(b)(ii)). The Stock Option Agreement for the Options containing the reload
feature shall provide that the Option holder shall receive, contemporaneously
with the payment of the option price in shares of Common Stock, a reload stock
option (the "Reload Option") to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock used to exercise
the Option, and (ii) with respect to Nonstatutory Stock Options, the number of
shares of Common Stock used to satisfy any tax withholding requirement incident
to the exercise of such Nonstatutory Stock Option. The terms of the Plan
applicable to the Option shall be equally applicable to the Reload Option with
the following exceptions: (i) the option price per share of Common Stock
deliverable upon the exercise of the Reload Option, (A) in the case of a Reload
Option which is an Incentive Stock Option being granted to a Principal
Stockholder, shall be one hundred ten percent (110%) of the fair market value of
a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Reload Option and (B) in the
case of a Reload Option which is an Incentive Stock Option being granted to a
person other than a Principal Stockholder or is a Nonstatutory Stock Option,
shall be the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant
of the Reload Option; and (ii) the term of the Reload Option shall be equal to
the remaining option term of the Option (including a Reload Option) which gave
rise to the Reload Option. The Reload Option shall be evidenced by an
appropriate amendment to the Stock Option Agreement for the Option which gave
rise to the Reload Option. In the event the exercise price of an Option
containing a reload feature is paid by check and not in shares of Common Stock,
the reload feature shall have no application with respect to such exercise.
9. RIGHTS OF OPTION HOLDERS. The holder of any Option granted under the
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Plan shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the stock
covered by his Option until such stock shall be transferred to him upon the
exercise of his Option.
10. ALTERNATE STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
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(a) Concurrently with, or subsequent to, the award of any Option to
purchase one or more shares of Common Stock, the Board of Directors or the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, subject to the provisions of the Plan and
such other terms and conditions as the Board of Directors or the Committee may
prescribe, award to the optionee with respect to each share of Common Stock
covered by an Option ("Related Option"), a related alternate stock appreciation
right ("SAR"), permitting the optionee to be paid the appreciation on the
Related Option in lieu of exercising the Related Option. An SAR granted with
respect to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted together with the Related
Option. An SAR granted with respect to a Nonstatutory Stock Option may be
granted together with, or subsequent to, the grant of such Related Option.
(b) Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be authorized by the Board of
Directors or the Committee, and shall be evidenced by an SAR Agreement which
shall be executed by the Company and by the individual or entity to whom such
SAR is granted. The SAR Agreement shall specify the period during which the SAR
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is exercisable, and such other terms and provisions not inconsistent with the
Plan.
(c) An SAR may be exercised only if and to the extent that its Related
Option is eligible to be exercised on the date of exercise of the SAR. To the
extent that a holder of an SAR has a current right to exercise, the SAR may be
exercised from time to time by delivery by the holder thereof to the Company at
its principal office (attention: Secretary) of a written notice of the number of
shares with respect to which it is being exercised. Such notice shall be
accompanied by the agreements evidencing the SAR and the Related Option. In the
event the SAR shall not be exercised in full, the Secretary of the Company shall
endorse or cause to be endorsed on the SAR Agreement and the Related Option
Agreement the number of shares which have been exercised thereunder and the
number of shares that remain exercisable under the SAR and the Related Option
and return such SAR and Related Option to the holder thereof.
(d) The amount of payment to which an optionee shall be entitled upon the
exercise of each SAR shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount,
if any, by which the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the
exercise date exceeds the exercise price per share of the Related Option;
provided, however, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold from any
such cash payment any amount necessary to satisfy the Company's obligation for
withholding taxes with respect to such payment.
(e) The amount payable by the Company to an optionee upon exercise of an
SAR may, in the sole determination of the Company, be paid in shares of Common
Stock, cash or a combination thereof, as set forth in the SAR Agreement. In the
case of a payment in shares, the number of shares of Common Stock to be paid to
an optionee upon such optionee's exercise of an SAR shall be determined by
dividing the amount of payment determined pursuant to Section 10(d) hereof by
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date of such
SAR. For purposes of the Plan, the exercise date of an SAR shall be the date the
Company receives written notification from the optionee of the exercise of the
SAR in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(c) hereof. As soon as
practicable after exercise, the Company shall either deliver to the optionee the
amount of cash due such optionee or a certificate or certificates for such
shares of Common Stock. All such shares shall be issued with the rights and
restrictions specified herein.
(f) SARs shall terminate or expire upon the same conditions and in the same
manner as the Related Options, and as set forth in Section 12 hereof.
(g) The exercise of any SAR shall cancel and terminate the right to
purchase an equal number of shares covered by the Related Option.
(h) Upon the exercise or termination of any Related Option, the SAR with
respect to such Related Option shall terminate to the extent of the number of
shares of Common Stock as to which the Related Option was exercised or
terminated.
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(i) An SAR granted pursuant to the Plan shall be exercisable only by the
optionee hereof during the optionee's lifetime and, subject to the provisions of
Section 10(f) hereof.
(j) An SAR granted pursuant to the Plan shall not be assigned, transferred,
pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise)
and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any
attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of
any SAR or of any rights granted thereunder contrary to the foregoing provisions
of this Section 10(j), or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon an
SAR or such rights, shall be null and void.
11. TRANSFERABILITY. No Option granted under the Plan shall be
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transferable by the individual or entity to whom it was granted otherwise than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of
such individual, shall not be exercisable by any other person, but only by him.
12. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR DEATH.
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(a) Subject to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement, if the
employment of an employee by, or the services of a non-employee Director for, or
consultant or advisor to, the Company or a subsidiary corporation of the Company
shall be terminated for cause or voluntarily by the employee, non-employee
Director, consultant or advisor, then his or its Option shall expire forthwith.
Subject to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement, and except as provided in
subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 12, if such employment or services shall
terminate for any other reason, then such Option may be exercised at any time
within three (3) months after such termination, subject to the provisions of
subsection (d) of this Section 12. For purposes of the Plan, the retirement of
an individual either pursuant to a pension or retirement plan adopted by the
Company or at the normal retirement date prescribed from time to time by the
Company shall be deemed to be termination of such individual's employment other
than voluntarily or for cause. For purposes of this subsection (a), an
employee, non-employee Director, consultant or advisor who leaves the employ or
services of the Company to become an employee or non-employee Director of, or a
consultant or advisor to, a subsidiary corporation of the Company or a
corporation (or subsidiary or parent corporation of the corporation) which has
assumed the Option of the Company as a result of a corporate reorganization or
the like shall not be considered to have terminated his employment or services.
(b) Subject to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement, if the holder of an
Option under the Plan dies (i) while employed by, or while serving as a
non-employee Director for or a consultant or advisor to, the Company or a
subsidiary corporation of the Company, or (ii) within three (3) months after the
termination of his employment or services other than voluntarily by the employee
or non-employee Director, consultant or advisor, or for cause, then such Option
may, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 12, be
exercised by the estate of the employee or non-employee Director, consultant or
advisor, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise such Option by
bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of such employee or
non-employee Director, consultant or advisor at any time within one (1) year
after such death.
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(c) Subject to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement, if the holder of an
Option under the Plan ceases employment or services because of permanent and
total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) while
employed by, or while serving as a non-employee Director for or consultant or
advisor to, the Company or a subsidiary corporation of the Company, then such
Option may, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 12, be
exercised at any time within one (1) year after his termination of employment,
termination of Directorship or termination of consulting or advisory services,
as the case may be, due to the disability.
(d) An Option may not be exercised pursuant to this Section 12 except to
the extent that the holder was entitled to exercise the Option at the time of
termination of employment, termination of Directorship, termination of
consulting or advisory services, or death, and in any event may not be exercised
after the expiration of the Option.
(e) For purposes of this Section 12, the employment relationship of an
employee of the Company or of a subsidiary corporation of the Company will be
treated as continuing intact while he is on military or sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment by the Government) if such
leave does not exceed ninety (90) days, or, if longer, so long as his right to
reemployment is guaranteed either by statute or by contract.
13. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS.
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Stock Option Agreement, any Option
granted under the Plan shall be exercisable in whole at any time, or in part
from time to time, prior to expiration. The Board of Directors or the Committee,
in its absolute discretion, may provide in any Stock Option Agreement that the
exercise of any Options granted under the Plan shall be subject (i) to such
condition or conditions as it may impose, including, but not limited to, a
condition that the holder thereof remain in the employ or service of, or
continue to provide consulting or advisory services to, the Company or a
subsidiary corporation of the Company for such period or periods from the date
of grant of the Option as the Board of Directors or the Committee, in its
absolute discretion, shall determine; and (ii) to such limitations as it may
impose, including, but not limited to, a limitation that the aggregate fair
market value of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by any employee during any calendar year
(under all plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations)
shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). In addition, in the
event that under any Stock Option Agreement the aggregate fair market value of
the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable
for the first time by any employee during any calendar year (under all plans of
the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations) exceeds one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000), the Board of Directors or the Committee may, when
shares are transferred upon exercise of such Options, designate those shares
which shall be treated as transferred upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option
and those shares which shall be treated as transferred upon exercise of a
Nonstatutory Stock Option.
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(b) An Option granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the delivery by
the holder thereof to the Company at its principal office (attention of the
Secretary) of written notice of the number of shares with respect to which the
Option is being exercised. Such notice shall be accompanied, or followed within
ten (10) days of delivery thereof, by payment of the full option price of such
shares, and payment of such option price shall be made by the holder's delivery
of (i) his check payable to the order of the Company, (ii) previously acquired
Common Stock, the fair market value of which shall be determined as of the date
of exercise, (iii) by "cash-less" exercise, if cash-less exercise is otherwise
permitted by the Stock Option Agreement, or (iv) by the holder's delivery of any
combination of the foregoing (i), (ii) and (iii).
14. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN CAPITALIZATION.
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(a) In the event that the outstanding Common Stock is hereafter changed
by reason of reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, reverse split, stock
dividend or the like, an appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board of
Directors or the Committee in the aggregate number of shares available under the
Plan, in the number of shares and option price per share subject to outstanding
Options, and in any limitation on exerciseability referred to in Section
13(a)(ii) hereof which is set forth in outstanding Incentive Stock Options. If
the Company shall be reorganized, consolidated, or merged with another
corporation, the holder of an Option shall be entitled to receive upon the
exercise of his Option the same number and kind of shares of stock or the same
amount of property, cash or securities as he would have been entitled to receive
upon the happening of any such corporate event as if he had been, immediately
prior to such event, the holder of the number of shares covered by his Option;
provided, however, that in such event the Board of Directors or the Committee
shall have the discretionary power to take any action necessary or appropriate
to prevent any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder which is intended to be
an "incentive stock option" from being disqualified as such under the then
existing provisions of the Code or any law amendatory thereof or supplemental
thereto.
(b) Any adjustment in the number of shares shall apply proportionately to
only the unexercised portion of the Option granted hereunder. If fractions of a
share would result from any such adjustment, the adjustment shall be revised to
the next lower whole number of shares.
15. FURTHER CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE.
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(a) Unless prior to the exercise of the Option the shares issuable upon
such exercise have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Act, the notice of exercise shall be accompanied by a
representation or agreement of the person or estate exercising the Option to the
Company to the effect that such shares are being acquired for investment
purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and such other
documentation as may be required by the Company, unless in the opinion of
counsel to the Company such representation, agreement or documentation is not
necessary to comply with such Act.
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(b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Common Stock
until it has been listed on each securities exchange or market on which the
Common Stock may then be listed or until there has been qualification under or
compliance with such federal or state laws, rules or regulations as the Company
may deem applicable. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such
listing, qualification and compliance.
16. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become operative and in
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effect on such date as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company
in its sole discretion following approval by vote of the holders of the
outstanding voting common shares of the Company.
17. TERMINATION, MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT.
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(a) The Plan (but not the Options or SARs granted pursuant to the Plan)
shall terminate on a date within ten (10) years from the date of its adoption by
the Board of Directors of the Company, or sooner as hereinafter provided, and no
Option shall be granted after termination of the Plan.
(b) The Plan may from time to time be terminated, modified, or amended by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company present at a meeting of shareholders and entitled
to vote thereon (or, in the case of action by written consent, a majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon).
(c) The Board of Directors may at any time, on or before the termination
date referred to in Section 17(a) hereof, terminate the Plan, or from time to
time make such modifications or amendments to the Plan as it may deem advisable;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not, without approval by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company present at a meeting of shareholders and entitled
to vote thereon (or, in the case of action by written consent, a majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon),
increase (except as otherwise provided by Section 14 hereof) the maximum number
of shares as to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted hereunder, change
the designation of the employees or class of employees eligible to receive
Incentive Stock Options, or make any other change which would prevent any
Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder which is intended to be an "incentive
stock option" from disqualifying as such under the then existing provisions of
the Code or any law amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(d) No termination, modification, or amendment of the Plan may, without the
consent of the individual or entity to whom any Option shall have been granted,
adversely affect the rights conferred by such Option.
18. NOT A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. Nothing contained in the Plan or in
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any Stock Option Agreement executed pursuant hereto shall be deemed to confer
upon any individual or entity to whom an Option is or may be granted hereunder
any right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or a subsidiary
corporation of the Company or any entitlement to any remuneration or other
benefit pursuant to any consulting or advisory arrangement.
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19. USE OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds from the sale of shares pursuant to
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Options granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.
20. INDEMNIFICATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE. In addition to such
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other rights of indemnification as they may have, the members of the Board of
Directors or the Committee, as the case may be, shall be indemnified by the
Company to the extent permitted under applicable law against all costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit, or
proceeding to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action
taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any rights
granted thereunder and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof or
paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment of any such action, suit or
proceeding, except a judgment based upon a finding of bad faith. Upon the
institution of any such action, suit, or proceeding, the member or members of
the Board of Directors or the Committee, as the case may be, shall notify the
Company in writing, giving the Company an opportunity at its own cost to defend
the same before such member or members undertake to defend the same on his or
their own behalf.
21. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the Plan, the terms "parent corporation"
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and "subsidiary corporation" shall have the meanings set forth in Sections
424(e) and 424(f) of the Code, respectively, and the masculine shall include the
feminine and the neuter as the context requires.
22. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be governed by, and all questions arising
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hereunder shall be determined in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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EXHIBIT 21.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Lapis Technologies, Inc. has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Enertec
Electronics Limited, an Israeli corporation formed on December 31, 1991.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
[LETTERHEAD OF GVILLI & CO.]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration of Securities by a
Small-Business Issuer (Form SB-2) of our report dated April 29, 2002 relating to
the audited financial statements of Lapis Technologies, Inc. And Subsidiary as
of December 31, 2001 and for the two years ended December 31, 2001 which appears
in such Form SB-2. We also consent to the reference to us under the headings
"Experts" in such Form SB-2.
/s/ Gvilli & Co.
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Gvilli & Co.
Tel Aviv, Israel
October 30, 2002
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