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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
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Risk Factors
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History and Development of the Corporation
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Business Overview
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Organizational Structure
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Property, Plants and Equipment
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Operating results
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Research and Development
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Trend Information
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Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
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Directors and Senior Management
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Compensation
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Board Practices
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Employees
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Share Ownership
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Major shareholders
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Related Party Transactions
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Interests of Experts and Counsel
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Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information (Audited)
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Significant Changes
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Offer and Listing Details
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Plan of Distribution
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Markets
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Selling Shareholders
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Dilution
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Expenses of the Issue
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Share Capital
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Memorandum and Articles of Association
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Material Contracts
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Exchange Controls
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Taxation
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Dividends and Paying Agent
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Statement by Experts
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Documents on Display
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Subsidiary Information
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Revenues
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Cost of Revenues
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Research and Development
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1,362 | 1,411 | 1,738 | 898 | 386 | |||||||||||||||
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Selling and Marketing
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5,619 | 7,144 | 9,905 | 5,131 | 4,405 | |||||||||||||||
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General and Administrative
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2,737 | 2,728 | 2,611 | 1,648 | 1,985 | |||||||||||||||
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Other (income) expenses
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108 | 134 | 8 | 130 | (396 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total Operating Expenses
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9,826 | 11,417 | 14,262 | 7,807 | 6,380 | |||||||||||||||
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Capital gain from the sale of the E-ID Division
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Operating (Loss) Income
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6,157 | (4,173 | ) | (3,095 | ) | (1,868 | ) | (1,048 | ) | |||||||||||
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Financial Expenses, Net
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(204 | ) | (4,646 | ) | (3,087 | ) | (620 | ) | (678 | ) | ||||||||||
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Other Expenses, Net
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Income (Loss) before Taxes on Income
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5,586 | (8,819 | ) | (6,182 | ) | (2,488 | ) | (1,726 | ) | |||||||||||
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Taxes on income
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Loss from discontinued operations
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Net (Loss) income
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Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations
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$ | 1.31 | $ | (2.09 | ) | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | ||||||
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Basic and Diluted loss from discontinued operations
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$ | -- | $ | (0.48 | ) | $ | (1.17 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||||||
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Basic earnings (loss) per share
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2,444 | 2,114 | 812 | 656 | 197 | |||||||||||||||
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Marketable debt securities
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accounts of $ 3,470 and $ 1,553 as of
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December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively)
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2,625 | 2,463 | 840 | 857 | 752 | |||||||||||||||
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Inventories, net
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Total Current Assets
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17,992 | 14,769 | 6,443 | 4,236 | 1,664 | |||||||||||||||
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Total Current Liabilities
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5,452 | 8,916 | 10,424 | 6,332 | 4,500 | |||||||||||||||
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Accrued Severance Pay
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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develop efficient forecast methods for evaluating the prospective quantity of products that will be ordered by our customers;
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control inventories of components ordered by our contract manufacturers required to meet actual demand, including but not limited to handling the effects of excess inventories accumulated by such manufacturers;
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reduce the costs of manufacturing our products;
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increased collection risks;
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trade restrictions;
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export duties and tariffs;
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uncertain political, regulatory and economic developments;
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highly aggressive competitors; and
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currency issues.
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the frequent need to compete against companies or teams of companies with more financial and marketing resources and more experience than we have in bidding on and performing major contracts;
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the need to compete against companies or teams of companies that may be long-term, entrenched incumbents for a particular contract we are competing for and which have, as a result, greater domain expertise and established customer relations;
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the substantial cost and managerial time and effort necessary to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may not be awarded to us;
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the need to accurately estimate the resources and cost structure that will be required to service any fixed-price contract that we are awarded;
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the expense and delay that may arise if our competitors protest or challenge new contract awards made to us pursuant to competitive bidding or subsequent contract modifications, and the risk that any of these protests or challenges could result in the resubmission of bids on modified specifications, or in termination, reduction or modification of the awarded contract.
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public safety and emergency;
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asset management;
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patient and critical equipment tracking in the health care sector;
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building automation;
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patient wandering in the homecare market;
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transportation applications using active RFID as method of monitoring and control; and
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access control in such fields as education and health care.
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the cost, performance and reliability of our products and services compared to the products and services of our competitors;
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customer perception of the benefits of our RFID based solutions;
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public perception of the intrusiveness of these solutions and the manner in which organizations use the information collected;
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long customer sales cycles;
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reduced demand for our products and services;
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the lack of government demand for our products and services or the lack of government funds appropriated to purchasing our products and services;
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the judgment was rendered by a court which was, according to the laws of the state of the court, competent to render the judgment;
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the judgment may no longer be appealed;
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the judgment is executory in the jurisdiction in which it was given;
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the obligation, the subject matter of the judgment, is enforceable under Israeli laws of enforcement of judgments and is not contrary to public policy;
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such judgment was rendered by a court which was competent to render such judgment according to the rules of private international law, as applicable in Israel;
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the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and establishing insider liability for profits realized from any “short-swing” trading transaction (i.e., a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the issuer’s equity securities within less than six months).
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Business Overview
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Develop strong strategic relationships with our business partners, including our systems integrators and distributors who introduce our solutions into their respective markets.
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Employ dedicated sales teams to work closely with such business partners. Since January 2010, our sales teams focus on active RFID sales through leading system integrators. Our sales teams customize and adapt solutions that can then be installed and supported by these business partners.
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an active tag, which contains a microchip equipped transmitter, an antenna, a capacitor and battery attached to the item to be identified, located or tracked;
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a web-based management system, which captures and processes the signal from the active tag, and may be configured to provide an alert upon the occurrence of a trigger event;
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one or more wireless receivers; and
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the tag's initializer, which is used to configure the PureRFid tags.
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Civil and Military Governments
. Our PureRFid Suite can provide secure access control into restricted areas and map and track visitors throughout a facility. Many high security facilities, including governmental and industrial facilities, need access monitoring. For example, nuclear power plants, national research laboratories and correctional facilities need to accurately and securely monitor inbound and outbound activity. Line of sight identifiers, such as identification cards, suffer from problems that our RFID technology readily overcomes, including reliance on human visual identification, forgery and tampering. Our PureRFid Suite also enables identification and location of individuals in restricted areas in real time.
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Airport and Port Security Infrastructure Providers
. Our PureRFid Suite can offer solutions for the transportation sector by enabling common carriers to monitor, track, locate and manage multiple baggage items simultaneously, thereby reducing risk of lost baggage, increasing customer service and improving security.
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Businesses and Industrial Companies
. Our PureRFid Suite can be used by businesses, shippers and warehouse operators to manage and track cartons, pallets, containers and individual items in order to facilitate movement, order picking, inventory verification and reduce delivery time. In addition, industrial companies can manage and track their mobile equipment and tools. We believe that our PureRFid Suite can increase efficiency at every stage of asset, inventory and supply chain management by enabling long-range identification and location of products and removing the need for their human visual identification. Our products also work in conjunction with existing bar coding and warehouse systems to reduce the risk of loss, theft and slow speed of transfer.
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Hospitals and Care Homes
. The healthcare sector has successfully utilized RFID technologies for the purposes of infant protection in maternity wards and wander prevention in care homes similar to our asset and personnel location and identification system targeted at the secure facility and hazardous business sectors. Our PureRFid Suite can provide solutions for the healthcare sector for asset, staff, patient and medical record location and identification. We believe that as hospitals continue to upgrade their security measures, RFID technology will be utilized in real time location systems that are designed to immediately locate persons, equipment and objects within the hospital.
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Livestock Owners
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A contract for a national multi
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ID with a European country - In 2006, we entered into an agreement with a European country which we estimate will generate approximately $50 million in revenues during the 10-year term of the project. Under the agreement we will provide the end-to-end system for a national multi-ID issuing and control system. There can be no assurance, however, that we will realize the full estimated value of this agreement.
The project, which commenced during the third quarter of 2006, involves the implementation of an end-to-end national ID issuing and control system based on our Magna system and includes the supply of digital enrollment and production equipment, software, maintenance and supply of secured raw material for the production of various national ID cards.
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Passports and ID Cards - Africa
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Passports - Hong Kong
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Biometric Visa system to a European Government
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Automated Smart Card Production System to a European Government
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Asia Pacific
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Africa
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United States
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Raw materials and equipment
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Maintenance, royalties and project management
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Organizational Structure
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Property, Plants and Equipment
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December 31,
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Computers and peripheral equipment
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Office furniture and equipment
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193 | 198 | 197 | |||||||||
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Leasehold improvements
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Office furniture and equipment
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Stock Based Compensation;
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| 2008(**) | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||||
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Revenues
|
100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||
|
Cost of revenues
|
38.3 | 36.2 | 27.8 | |||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
61.7 | 63.8 | 72.2 | |||||||||
|
Operating expenses
|
||||||||||||
|
Research and development
|
9.6 | 9.7 | 5.2 | |||||||||
|
Selling and marketing
|
54.7 | 55.1 | 59.6 | |||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
14.4 | 17.7 | 26.9 | |||||||||
|
Other (income) expenses
|
- | (*) | 1.3 | (5.4 | ) | |||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
78.7 | 83.8 | 86.3 | |||||||||
|
Operating loss
|
(17.1 | ) | (20 | ) | (14.2 | ) | ||||||
|
Financial expenses, net
|
(17.0 | ) | (6.7 | ) | (9.2 | ) | ||||||
|
Loss before income tax
|
(34.1 | ) | (26.7 | ) | (23.4 | ) | ||||||
|
Income tax
|
(0.8 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (0.7 | ) | ||||||
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
(33.3 | ) | (27.1 | ) | (2.6 | ) | ||||||
|
Net loss
|
(68.2 | ) | (54.6 | ) | (26.6 | ) |
|
|
B.
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
|
|
|
1.
|
Increasing the interest rate to 10% starting March 31, 2008. Any withholding and other taxes payable with respect to the interest will be grossed up and paid by us (approximately 3% of the principal of the bonds).
|
|
|
2.
|
Reducing the exercise price of the bond and the warrants to $3 and $2.8, respectively.
|
|
|
3.
|
Our undertaking to place a fixed charge on all income and/or rights in connection with a certain European Airport Project. This charge shall be senior to any indebtedness and/or other pledge and encumbrance, but shall, however, be subject to certain rights of us to use part of the income.
|
|
|
4.
|
Our granting of certain anti-dilution rights with respect to the warrants held by BH.
|
|
|
C.
|
Research and Development
|
|
|
D.
|
Trend Information
|
|
|
·
|
Smart ID technologies; and
|
|
|
·
|
Active RFID.
|
|
|
E.
|
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
|
|
|
F.
|
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
|
|
Contractual Obligations
|
Total
|
Less than 1 year
|
1-3 years
|
3-5 years
|
More than 5 years
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Long-term debt obligations
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
|
Capital (finance) lease obligations
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
|
Operating lease obligations
|
$ | 350 ,000 | $ | 166 ,000 | $ | 128 ,000 | $ | 56 ,000 | -- | |||||||||||
|
Purchase obligations
|
$ | 2 , 015 ,000 | $ | 2 , 015 ,000 | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
|
Convertible bonds*
|
$ | 5,247,000 | $ | 122 ,000 | $ | 4,508 ,000 | $ | 246 ,000 | $ | 371 ,000 | ||||||||||
|
Total contractual cash obligations
|
$ | 7 , 612,000 | $ | 2,303,000 | $ | 4,636,000 | $ | 302,000 | $ | 371,000 | ||||||||||
|
|
A.
|
Directors and Senior Management
|
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
||
|
Tsviya Trabelsi
|
53
|
Director, Chairman of the Board (1)
|
||
|
Menachem Mirski
|
55
|
Director
|
||
|
Shimon Cohen
|
41
|
External Director (2)
|
||
|
David Mimon
|
50
|
Director
|
||
|
Shlomo Benjamin
|
60
|
External Director (2)
|
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
||
|
Arie Trablelsi
|
53
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
||
|
Kevin Michael
|
49
|
Vice President of Marketing
|
||
|
Mickey Ben Harush
|
34
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
||
|
Israel Kalman
|
59
|
Chief Technology Officer
|
||
|
Brenda Gebhardt
|
47
|
President and Chief Operations Officer of Purerfid Inc.
|
|
|
B.
|
Compensation
|
|
|
C.
|
Board Practices
|
|
Name
|
Position
|
Period Served in Office
|
Date of Expiration of Current Term (if applicable)
|
|||
|
Tsviya Trabelsi
|
Director
Chairman of the Board
|
July 25, 2010 – present(*)
|
Next annual general meeting
|
|||
|
Shimon Cohen
|
External Director
|
September 15, 2010 - present
|
September 15, 2013
|
|||
|
Shlomo Benjamin
|
External Director
|
September 17, 2009 – present
|
September 17, 2012
|
|||
|
David Mimon
|
Director
|
July 25, 2010 – present
|
Next annual general meeting
|
|||
|
Menachem Mirski
|
Director
|
July 25, 2010 – present
|
Next annual general meeting
|
|
|
·
|
the scope of persons who may not be appointed as external directors will be expanded to also include relatives of the controlling shareholder, and if the company does not have a controlling shareholder or a shareholder who holds company shares entitling him to vote at least 25% of the votes in a shareholders meeting, no person may be appointed as an external director if the person or the person’s relative, partner, employer or any entity under the person’s control, has or had, on or within the two years preceding the date of the person’s appointment to serve as external director, any affiliation on the date of the person's appointment with the Chairman of the Board, chief executive officer, substantial shareholder or chief financial officer.
|
|
|
·
|
No person may serve as an external director if the person, the person’s relative, spouse, employer or any entity controlling or controlled by the person, has a business or professional relationship with someone with whom affiliation is prohibited, even if such relationship is not maintained on a regular basis, except negligible relationships.
|
|
|
·
|
A public company, entity controlling or entity under common control with the company may not grant an external director, his spouse or child, any benefit, and may not appoint him, his spouse or child, to serve as an officer of the company or of an entity under common control with the company , may not employ or receive professional services in consideration from him or an entity controlled by him unless two years have passed as of the end of service as external director in the company, and regarding a relative who is not a spouse or child – one year as of the end of service as external director.
|
|
|
D.
|
Employees
|
|
Dec. 31,
2008
|
Dec. 31,
2009
|
Dec. 31,
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Research, Development & Manufacturing
|
21 | 20 | 9 | |||||||||
|
Marketing and Sales
|
20 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
|
Administration
|
11 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
|
Total
|
52 | 37 | 17 | |||||||||
|
Dec. 31,
2008
|
Dec. 31,
2009
|
Dec. 31,
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Israel
|
16 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||
|
United states
|
30 | 23 | 6 | |||||||||
|
Rest of the world
|
6 | - | - | |||||||||
|
Total
|
52 | 37 | 17 | |||||||||
|
|
E.
|
Share Ownership
|
|
Name
|
Ordinary Shares held directly and beneficially
|
% of Outstanding Ordinary Shares as of May 31, 2011
|
Number of outstanding convertible securities
|
Exercise price
|
Expiration date
|
|
Eli Rozen
|
1,458,919(1)
|
17.52%
|
194,817
51,000
51,000
49,311
113,943
93,202
493,334
|
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.015
0.015
0.015
0.00
|
October 27, 2013
January 11, 2015
January 19, 2017
January 1, 2019
June 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2012
|
|
Avi Landman
|
963,328(2)
|
12.28%
|
8,500
8,500
20,400
34,702
79,673
65,591
347,182
|
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.015
0.015
0.015
0.00
|
October 27, 2013
January 11, 2015
January 19, 2017
January 1, 2019
June 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2012
|
|
Ron Peer
|
138,680(3)
|
1.90%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Eyal Tuchman
|
164,530(4)
|
2.21%
|
5,100
12,750
25,500
21,250
51,000
43,980
|
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
0.015
|
June 19, 2012
March 28, 2014
November 7, 2014
October 4, 2014
May 29, 2016
March 12, 2019
|
|
Tsviya Trabelsi.(5)
|
2,186,903(6)
|
26.48%
|
159,375
817,555
|
0.40
3.00
|
November 15, 2011
No later than repayment of the debt under the Sigma Convertible Bond
|
|
Directors and Named Executive Officers as a
Group (8 persons)(8)
|
4,143,510(7)
|
41.14%
|
2,789,907
|
0.015 – 5
|
April 2012 – September 2019 and
no later than repayment of the debt under the Sigma Convertible Bond
|
|
Number of options granted
|
Exercise price
|
|
|
2,000
|
3.38
|
|
|
43,000
|
1.88
|
|
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price(*)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at beginning
of year
|
1,076,756 | $ | 4.43 | 981,462 | $ | 2.55 | (*) | 1,489,176 | $ | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||
|
Granted
|
45,000 | $ | 1.95 | 767,205 | $ | 0.015 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
|
Exercised
|
(27,032 | ) | $ | 0.32 | (93,056 | ) | $ | 0.015 | (11,007 | ) | $ | 0.016 | ||||||||||||
|
Canceled and forfeited
|
(113,262 | ) | $ | 6.17 | (166,435 | ) | $ | 3.30 | (73,950 | ) | $ | 3.52 | ||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at end of year
|
981,462 | $ | 2.55 | (*) | 1,489,176 | $ | 1.34 | (*) | 1,404,219 | $ | 1.23 | |||||||||||||
|
Exercisable at end of year
|
663,021 | $ | 2.51 | (*) | 1,413,027 | $ | 1.26 | (*) | 1,404,219 | $ | 1.23 | |||||||||||||
|
|
(*)
|
The weighted average exercise price is after the re-pricing made during 2008, as mentioned above.
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the reported periods was $0.88 and $0.43, per option, for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, respectively. In 2010 no options granted.
The fair value of these options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black & Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the 2008, 2009 grants: risk-free rate of 4.24% and 0.75%, respectively, dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility factor of 52.29% and 193.27%, respectively and expected term of 4 and 2.08 years, respectively. In 2009, the fair value of 125,142 options was calculated using the Black & Scholes option pricing model. For all other options granted in 2009, the fair value of the options issued (as a partial payment of payroll liability) was based on the fair value of the shares on the date of the related payroll, which equals the related payroll liability, since the exercise price was close to nil.
The expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of our stock. The expected term was based on the historical experience and based on management estimate.
We recognized compensation expenses related to share-based employee compensation awards of $856,000, $483,000 and $14,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Cost of revenues
|
$ | 16 | $ | 7 | $ | 3 | ||||||
|
Research and development expenses
|
353 | 226 | 2 | |||||||||
|
Selling and marketing expenses
|
151 | 43 | 3 | |||||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
336 | 207 | 6 | |||||||||
| $ | 856 | $ | 483 | $ | 14 | |||||||
|
Range of
exercise price
|
Options outstanding and exercisable
as of
December 31, 2010
|
Weighted average
remaining
contractual life (years)
|
Weighted average
exercise price
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
|
|||||||||||||
| $0.01 - $ 0.06 | 720,826 | 7.87 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 38,000 | |||||||||||
| $1.10 - $ 1.88 | 476,817 | 3.68 | $ | 1.32 | - | ||||||||||||
| $2.47 - $ 3.38 | 31,076 | 2.17 | $ | 2.99 | - | ||||||||||||
| $4.12 - $ 4.90 | 90,400 | 3.77 | $ | 4.37 | - | ||||||||||||
| $5.00 - $ 5.24 | 68,100 | 2.90 | $ | 5.07 | - | ||||||||||||
| $14.82 | 17,000 | 1.25 | $ | 14.82 | - | ||||||||||||
| 1,404,219 | $ | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||
|
Options
|
Weighted–average grant-date fair value
|
|||||||
|
Non-vested at January 1, 2010
|
76,149 | $ | 1.15 | |||||
|
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||
|
Vested (including cancelled and exercised)
|
(67,148 | ) | $ | 1.10 | ||||
|
Forfeited
|
(9,001 | ) | $ | 1.64 | ||||
|
Non-vested at December 31, 2010
|
- | - | ||||||
|
|
A.
|
Major shareholders
|
|
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
Percentage of Shares
Outstanding
|
||||||
|
Sigma Waves Ltd. (1)
|
2,186,903 | 26.48 | % | |||||
|
Avi Landman (2)
|
963,328 | 12.28 | % | |||||
|
Eli Rozen (3)
|
1,458,919 | 17.52 | % | |||||
|
Jack Hassan (4)
|
768,380 | 10.04 | % | |||||
|
Homeland Security Capital Corporation (5)
|
692,660 | 9.51 | % | |||||
|
Yitzchak Babayov (6)
|
1,773,426 | 22.41 | % | |||||
|
|
(1)
|
Sigma Wave Ltd. or Sigma is controlled by our chairman of the Board, Mrs. Tsviya Trabelsi, who is also the wife of our chief executive officer Mr. Arie Trabelsi. Includes warrants to purchase 159,375 ordinary shares and a convertible bond which may be converted into 817,555 ordinary shares, both of which are immediately exercisable/convertible or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011. Also includes 412,312 outstanding ordinary shares held by Mr. Eli Rozen and 398,780 outstanding ordinary shares held by Mr. Avi Landman who are parties to a voting agreement with Sigma, which holds 398,881 ordinary shares, dated July 2010, pursuant to which Messrs. Rozen and Landman shall vote their shares in accordance with the instructions of Sigma.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Includes (a) 398,780 ordinary shares held by Avi Landman, of which 85,000 shares are held by Ashland, (b) options to purchase 217,366 ordinary shares which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011, and (c) warrants to purchase 347,182 ordinary shares which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Includes (a) 412,312 shares held directly by Eli Rozen, (b) options to purchase 553,273 ordinary shares which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011, of which 376,462 options to purchase ordinary shares are held by Finel, and (c) warrants to purchase 493,334 ordinary shares which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Includes (a) 398,881 ordinary shares, (b) options to purchase 126,944 ordinary shares which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011, and (c) warrants to purchase 242,555 ordinary shares which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011.
|
|
|
(5)
|
HSCC granted an irrevocable power of attorney to our Chairman of the Board of Directors to exercise all voting rights related to its Vuance Shares until the sale or transfer of such Vuance Shares by HMSC to an unaffiliated third party in an arm’s-length transaction.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Includes (a) 1,139,580 ordinary shares held by Yitzchak Babayov, and (b) warrants to purchase 633,846 ordinary shares, which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 31, 2011.
|
|
|
B.
|
Related Party Transactions
|
|
|
·
|
As of the date of the approval of the General Shareholders Meeting, the consideration shall be to an amount of $7,000 per month.
|
|
|
·
|
Upon the termination of the car lease agreement, to increase the car lease, to a price of up to NIS 4,200 (approximately $ 1,200 as of December 31, 2010), (excluding tax) per month.
|
|
|
C.
|
Interests of Experts and Counsel
|
|
|
A.
|
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information (Audited)
|
|
•
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
•
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
•
|
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit
|
|
•
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
•
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
B.
|
Significant Changes
|
|
A.
|
Offer and Listing Details
|
|
Period
|
European market (1)
|
US market (2)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Per share ($)
|
Per share ($)
|
|||||||||||||||
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||||||||||
|
Annual
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
6.71 | 3.18 | 6.59 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||
|
2007
|
5.28 | 3.58 | 6.18 | 3.82 | ||||||||||||
|
2008
|
3.90 | (1) | 2.40 | (1) | 4.69 | 0.29 | ||||||||||
|
2009
|
N/A | N/A | 0.68 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
|
2010
|
N/A | N/A | 0.29 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
|
Financial quarters
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
|
First quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.68 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
|
Second quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.64 | 0.26 | ||||||||||||
|
Third quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.45 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||
|
Fourth quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.55 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
|
First quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.29 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||
|
Second quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.24 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||
|
Third quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.16 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||
|
Fourth quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.14 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
|
2011
|
||||||||||||||||
|
First quarter
|
N/A | N/A | 0.13 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||
|
Most recent six months
|
||||||||||||||||
|
May 2011
|
N/A | N/A | 0.13 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
|
April 2011
|
N/A | N/A | 0.14 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
|
March 2011
|
N/A | N/A | 0.13 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
|
February 2011
|
N/A | N/A | 0.10 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||
|
January 2011
|
N/A | N/A | 0.13 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
|
December 2010
|
N/A | N/A | 0.11 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
|
B.
|
Plan of Distribution
|
|
C.
|
Markets
|
|
D.
|
Selling Shareholders
|
|
|
E.
|
Dilution
|
|
|
F.
|
Expenses of the Issue
|
|
|
A. Share Capital
|
|
|
B. Memorandum and Articles of Association
|
|
|
·
|
any amendment to the articles of association;
|
|
|
·
|
an increase of the company's authorized share capital;
|
|
|
·
|
a merger; or
|
|
|
·
|
approval of interested party transactions which require shareholder approval.
|
|
|
·
|
a breach of duty of care towards us or any other person,
|
|
|
·
|
a breach of fiduciary obligations towards us, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that his or her act would not be to our detriment,
|
|
|
·
|
a financial liability imposed on him or her in favor of another person, or
|
|
|
·
|
any other event for which insurance of an office holder is or may be permitted.
|
|
|
·
|
financial liability imposed upon said office holder in favor of another person by virtue of a decision by a court of law, including a decision by way of settlement or a decision in arbitration which has been confirmed by a court of law;
|
|
|
·
|
reasonable expenses of the proceedings, including lawyers’ fees, expended by the office holder or imposed on him by the court for:
|
|
|
(1) proceedings issued against him by or on behalf of the Company or by a third party;
|
|
|
(2) criminal proceedings in which the office holder was acquitted; or
|
|
|
(3) criminal proceedings in which he was convicted in an offense, which did not require proof of criminal intent; or
|
|
|
·
|
any other liability or expense for which the indemnification of an officer holder is not precluded by law.
|
|
|
·
|
a breach by the office holder of his or her duty of loyalty towards the company unless, with respect to insurance coverage, the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the company;
|
|
|
·
|
a breach by the office holder of his or her duty of care if the breach was done intentionally or recklessly;
|
|
|
·
|
any act or omission done with the intent to derive an illegal personal benefit; or
|
|
|
·
|
any fine levied against the office holder.
|
|
|
·
|
Code of Corporate Conduct. A code of recommended corporate governance practices has been attached to the Companies Law; we are currently determining the applicability of such code to our company.
|
|
|
·
|
Fines.The Israeli Securities Authority shall be authorized to impose fines on any person or company performing an action specifically designated as a breach under the Companies Law.
|
|
|
C. Material Contracts
|
|
|
D. Exchange Controls
|
|
|
E. Taxation
|
|
|
1.
|
The individual deducts interest expenses and linkage differentials.
|
|
|
2.
|
The seller is a "significant shareholder" at the date of the sale of the securities or at any time during the 12-month period preceding the sale. A "significant shareholder" is defined in general as shareholder who holds, either directly or indirectly, alone or together with another, at least 10% of any form of a means of control in a company. The term "together with another" means together with a relative, or together with someone who is not a relative with which the individual, either directly or indirectly, has a regular cooperative agreement regarding the affairs of the company.
|
|
|
·
|
a citizen or resident of the U.S. or someone treated as a U.S. citizen or resident for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
|
|
|
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any “excess distribution” paid on ordinary shares and warrants, which means any distribution received by you which, together with all other distributions received in the current taxable year, exceeds 125% of the average distributions received by you during the three preceding taxable years (or during your holding period for the ordinary shares and warrants, if shorter); and
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Subsidiary Information
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As of the filing date of this annual report, we were not in compliance with the covenants under the amended Convertible Bonds with respect to bonds held by SSF due to the legal proceeding held in the District Court in connection with our petition for the Creditor Arrangement (see also Item 4.A under the caption “Recent Developments” and Item 5.B under the caption “Liquidity and Capital Resources”).
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Audit Fees
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Tax Fees
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REPORT OF IND
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PENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
VUANCE LTD.
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Fahn Kanne & Co.
Head Office
Levinstein Tower
23 Menachem Begin Road
Tel-Aviv 66184, ISRAEL
P.O.B. 36172, 61361
T +972 3 7106666
F +972 3 7106660
www.gtfk.co.il
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December 31,
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2010
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 656 | $ | 197 | ||||
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Restricted cash deposits
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330 | 130 | ||||||
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Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 3,470
and $ 1,553 as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively)
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857 | 752 | ||||||
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Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
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315 | 388 | ||||||
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Inventories, net
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82 | 197 | ||||||
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Assets attributed to discontinued operations
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1,996 | - | ||||||
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Total
current assets
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4,236 | 1,664 | ||||||
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SEVERANCE PAY FUND
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283 | 234 | ||||||
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
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157 | 110 | ||||||
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OTHER ASSETS, NET
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6 | - | ||||||
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Total
assets
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$ | 4,682 | $ | 2,008 | ||||
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2010
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Trade payables
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$ | 982 | $ | 973 | ||||
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Employees and payroll accruals
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462 | 151 | ||||||
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Advances from customer
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37 | 1,010 | ||||||
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities
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2,822 | 2,244 | ||||||
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Convertible bonds
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430 | 122 | ||||||
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Liabilities attributed to discontinued operations
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1,599 | - | ||||||
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Total
current liabilities
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6,332 | 4,500 | ||||||
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
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Convertible bonds
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2,624 | 2,866 | ||||||
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Long-term loan and others
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1,693 | 2,259 | ||||||
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Accrued severance pay
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304 | 254 | ||||||
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Total
long-term liabilities
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4,621 | 5,379 | ||||||
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
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SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
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Ordinary shares of NIS 0.0588235 par value -
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Authorized: 12,000,000 and 52,000,000 shares as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively;
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Issued and outstanding: 5,724,421 and 7,280,821 shares as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively
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Additional paid-in capital
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41,019 | 41,360 | ||||||
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Accumulated deficit
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(47,379 | ) | (49,344 | ) | ||||
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Total
shareholders' deficit
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(6,271 | ) | (7,871 | ) | ||||
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Total
liabilities and shareholders' deficit
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$ | 4,682 | $ | 2,008 | ||||
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December 31,
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2009
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2010
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Revenues
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$ | 18,112 | $ | 9,304 | $ | 7,389 | ||||||
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Cost of revenues
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6,945 | 3,365 | 2,057 | |||||||||
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Gross profit
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11,167 | 5,939 | 5,332 | |||||||||
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Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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1,738 | 898 | 386 | |||||||||
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Selling and marketing
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9,905 | 5,131 | 4,405 | |||||||||
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General and administrative
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2,611 | 1,648 | 1,985 | |||||||||
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Other (income) expenses
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8 | 130 | (396 | ) | ||||||||
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Total operating expenses
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14,262 | 7,807 | 6,380 | |||||||||
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Operating loss
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(3,095 | ) | (1,868 | ) | (1,048 | ) | ||||||
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Financial expenses, net
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(3,087 | ) | (620 | ) | (678 | ) | ||||||
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Loss before income tax
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(6,182 | ) | (2,488 | ) | (1,726 | ) | ||||||
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Income tax
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(137 | ) | (71 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||||
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Net loss from continuing operations
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(6,319 | ) | (2,559 | ) | (1,776 | ) | ||||||
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Loss from discontinued operations
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(6,039 | ) | (2,526 | ) | (189 | ) | ||||||
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Net loss
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$ | (12,358 | ) | $ | (5,085 | ) | $ | (1,965 | ) | |||
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Loss per share - basic and diluted:
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Loss per share from continuing operations
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$ | (1.22 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | |||
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Loss per share from discontinued operations
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$ | (1.17 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||
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Net loss per share
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$ | (2.39 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | |||
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Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share
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Number
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Share
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Balance as of January 1, 2008
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5,124,779 | $ | 80 | $ | 39,089 | $ | (29,936 | ) | $ | 9,233 | ||||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares (see Note 14c)
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108,063 | 2 | 247 | - | - | 249 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Exercise of options
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27,032 | - | * | 8 | - | - | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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Beneficial conversion feature on
convertible bond terms
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- | - | 94 | - | - | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stock- based compensation
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- | - | 907 | - | - | 907 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss
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- | - | - | (12,358 | ) | $ | (12,358 | ) | (12,358 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive loss
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Balance as of December 31, 2008
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5,259,874 | $ | 82 | $ | 40,345 | $ | (42,294 | ) | $ | (1,867 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares in connection with
acquisition
of Intelli-Site (see Note 1a)
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202,626 | 3 | 68 | - | - | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares (see Note 14c)
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168,865 | 3 | 60 | - | - | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Exercise of options
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93,056 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Beneficial conversion feature on
convertible bond terms
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- | - | 24 | - | - | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stock- based compensation
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- | - | 522 | - | - | 522 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss
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- | - | - | (5,085 | ) | $ | (5,085 | ) | (5,085 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive loss
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Balance as of December 31, 2009
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5,724,421 | $ | 89 | $ | 41,019 | $ | (47,379 | ) | $ | (6,271 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares in connection with acquisition
of Intelli-Site (see Note 1a)
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6,932 | - | * | - | - | - | - | * | ||||||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares (see Note 14f)
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1,538,461 | 24 | 176 | - | - | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Exercise of options
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11,007 | - | * | - | - | - | - | * | ||||||||||||||||
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Warrants issued in connection with extinguishments
of liabilities (see Note 1d)
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- | - | 147 | - | - | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stock- based compensation
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- | - | 18 | - | - | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss
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- | - | - | (1,965 | ) | $ | (1,965 | ) | (1,965 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive loss
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Balance as of December 31, 2010
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7,280,821 | $ | 113 | $ | 41,360 | $ | (49,344 | ) | $ | (7,871 | ) | |||||||||||||
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2009
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2010
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Cash flows from operating activities
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Net loss
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$ | (12,358 | ) | $ | (5,085 | ) | $ | (1,965 | ) | |||
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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651 | 708 | 53 | |||||||||
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Impairment loss
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3,235 | 1,119 | - | |||||||||
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Accrued severance pay
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16 | (74 | ) | (47 | ) | |||||||
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Stock-based compensation
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907 | 522 | 18 | |||||||||
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Amortization of discount on convertible bonds
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810 | - | 20 | |||||||||
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Amortization of deferred charges
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159 | - | - | |||||||||
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Realized loss from sale of marketable securities
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862 | - | - | |||||||||
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Exchange differences on principal of long-term loan
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5 | - | - | |||||||||
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Capital gain from sale of subsidiary (Appendix C)
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- | - | (272 | ) | ||||||||
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Capital gain from extinguishments of liabilities
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- | - | (124 | ) | ||||||||
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Decrease (increase) in trade receivables
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1,610 | (667 | ) | 105 | ||||||||
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Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
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1,373 | 644 | (105 | ) | ||||||||
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Decrease (increase) in inventories
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(1,001 | ) | 1,008 | (132 | ) | |||||||
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Increase (decrease) in trade payables
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216 | 163 | (2 | ) | ||||||||
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Increase (decrease) in employees and payroll accruals
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(86 | ) | 215 | (311 | ) | |||||||
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Increase (decrease) in advances from customer
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(2,813 | ) | (1,484 | ) | 973 | |||||||
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Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
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1,150 | 1,270 | 577 | |||||||||
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(5,264 | ) | (1,661 | ) | (1,212 | ) | ||||||
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Cash flows from investing activities
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Purchase of property and equipment
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(73 | ) | (100 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||
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Acquisition of operation net of cash acquired (Appendix A)
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Proceeds from sale of operations net of cash disposed (Appendix B)
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- | - | 397 | |||||||||
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Sale of subsidiary net of cash disposed (Appendix C)
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- | - | (3 | ) | ||||||||
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Decrease (increase) in severance pay fund
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(5 | ) | 31 | 49 | ||||||||
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Restricted cash deposits, net
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1,022 | 1,745 | 200 | |||||||||
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Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
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3,192 | - | - | |||||||||
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Net cash provided by investing activities
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4,136 | 1,676 | 639 | |||||||||
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Cash flows from financing activities
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Short-term bank credit, net
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254 | (9 | ) | - | ||||||||
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Principle repayment of convertible bonds
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- | (79 | ) | (86 | ) | |||||||
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Issuance of share capital, net of issuance costs
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2 | 3 | 200 | |||||||||
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Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants, net
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8 | 1 | - | * | ||||||||
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Payment of liability to a former owner of an acquiree
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- | (87 | ) | - | ||||||||
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Principal repayment of long-term loan
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(438 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
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(174 | ) | (171 | ) | 114 | |||||||
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(1,302 | ) | (156 | ) | (459 | ) | ||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
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2,114 | 812 | 656 | |||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
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$ | 812 | $ | 656 | $ | 197 | ||||||
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Appendix A:
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Acquisition of operation net of cash acquired:
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Assets and liabilities of the operation, as of date of purchase:
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Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
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- | $ | (62 | ) | - | |||||||
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Property and equipment, net
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- | (4 | ) | - | ||||||||
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Intangible assets, net
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- | (313 | ) | - | ||||||||
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Shares issued
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- | 68 | - | |||||||||
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Liabilities to former owner of the acquiree (*)
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- | 311 | - | |||||||||
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Sale of operations net of cash sold:
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Assets and liabilities of the operations, as of date of sale:
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Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
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- | - | $ | (208 | ) | |||||||
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Property and equipment, net
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- | - | 88 | |||||||||
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Intangible assets, net
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- | - | 517 | |||||||||
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Sale of subsidiary net of cash sold:
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Assets and liabilities of the subsidiary, as of date of sale:
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Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
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- | - | $ | (276 | ) | |||||||
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Property and equipment, net
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- | - | 4 | |||||||||
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Long-term liability
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- | - | (3 | ) | ||||||||
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Capital gain from sale of subsidiary
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- | - | 272 | |||||||||
| $ | - | $ | - | $ | (3 | ) | ||||||
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Cash paid during the year for
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Interest
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$ | 171 | $ | 109 | $ | - | ||||||
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Income taxes, net
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$ | 137 | $ | 31 | $ | 50 | ||||||
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
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Extinguishments of liabilities (see Note 1d)
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- | - | $ | 147 | ||||||||
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Issuance of shares to service providers and officer
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$ | 247 | $ | 63 | $ | - | ||||||
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During 2008, additional goodwill in an amount of $276 was recorded with respect to the acquisition of SHC, as a result of clarification of certain provisions of the acquired entity.
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During 2008, a modification of terms of convertible bonds with principal amount of $2,500 was determined to be a debt extinguishment.
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NOTE 1:-
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GENERAL
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a.
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Vuance Ltd. (the “Company") was incorporated in 1988 in Israel. The Company’s ordinary shares have been listed for trade on the Euronext Brussels stock market since October 23, 2003. The Company applied for delisting of its shares from the Euronext Brussels stock market, and its application was approved on May 6, 2008, effective August 4, 2008. Since November 5, 2004, the Company’s ordinary shares have also traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. Since August 23, 2007, the ordinary shares of the Company were approved for trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “VUNC” and trading of the stock on the OTC Bulletin Board ceased.
On September 29, 2009, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter indicating that the Company failed to comply with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2.5 million as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(b) (formerly Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3)). As a result, NASDAQ has notified the Company that its securities will be delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Market and trading in the Company's shares will be suspended effective at the open of business on October 1, 2009.
Following the delisting from the NASDAQ as of the open of business on October 1, 2009 the Company had been advised by Pink OTC Markets Inc., which operates an electronic quotation service for securities traded over-the-counter, that its securities are immediately eligible for quotation in the Pink Sheets. The Company's common stock is quoted under the ticker symbol “VUNCF”.
Until January 2010 (the date of the sale of the activities as described below in Note 1b), the Company developed and marketed security solutions for viewing, tracking, locating, credentialing, and managing essential assets and personnel, which encompassed electronic access control, urban security, and critical situation management systems as well as long-range Active RFID for public safety, commercial, and government sectors. Due to the sale of activities in January 2010, the Company is focusing on its active RFID products and existing e-ID projects. Regarding the e-ID activity after the sale of the e-ID Division to OTI in 2006, see below.
The Company is headquartered in Israel.
The Company sells its products through centralized marketing office in U.S and Israel.
The Company's subsidiaries includes: Vuance Inc. incorporated in the United States (see b2 below regarding the presentation of certain activity of Vuance Inc as discontinued operations), Vuance RFID Inc., (incorporated in Delaware) which focused until the end of 2007 on new technology and solutions for active tracking of people and objects, and commencing in 2008 until the fourth quarter of 2008 engaged in the distribution of locks (see b1 below regarding the presentation of certain activity of Vuance RFID as discontinued operations), S.B.C. Aviation Ltd., (incorporated in Israel) which began operations in 2007, and focused until 2009 on executing perimeter security and a border control project at a European International Airport, PureRFid, Inc. (incorporated in Delaware) which focuses on the marketing and selling of the Company’s active RFID solutions and until October 21, 2010 SuperCom Asia Pacific Limited incorporated in Hong Kong which focused on marketing (see c below). As of December 31, 2010, all the Company’s activities were concentrated mainly through Vuance Ltd. and PureRFid, Inc.
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NOTE 1:-
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GENERAL (Cont.)
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a.
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(cont.)
On July 3, 2007, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vuance Inc., the Company entered into an agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Security Holding Corp. (“SHC”) from Homeland Security Capital Corporation (OTCBB: HOMS.OB) (“HMSC”) and other minority shareholders (collectively, “Sellers”) for approximately $4,335 in Vuance ordinary shares (and direct expenses of approximately $600). The closing date was August 28, 2007. SHC is a Delaware corporation engaged, directly and through its subsidiaries in the business of manufacturing and distributing RFID-enabled solutions, access control and security management systems. As consideration for the acquisition of SHC, the Company issued to the sellers 1,097,426 ordinary shares of the Company which were subject to certain lock up mechanism. HMSC further agreed that at the Closing it will grant an irrevocable power of attorney to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, to exercise all voting rights related to its Vuance Shares until the sale or transfer of such Vuance Shares by HMSC to an unaffiliated third party in an arm’s-length transaction. According to the Purchase Agreement, the Company guaranteed all of the obligations of Vuance Inc under such agreement.
During the fourth quarter of 2007, the acquired companies (SHC and its subsidiaries) were merged into Vuance Inc.
On March 25, 2009, the Company, through its subsidiary, Vuance Inc., completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Intelli-Site, Inc. (“Intelli-Site”). The purchase price was $262 payable in cash and in shares of the Company (which were subject to a certain lock up mechanism) and included a contingent consideration of up to $600 based upon certain conditions.
The results of operations of Intelli-Site were included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company commencing April, 2009. However, during the first quarter of 2010, this activity (including the contingent consideration related to it) was sold and presented among discontinued operations, see b below.
On November 8, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with On Track Innovations Ltd. ("OTI") (NASDAQ: OTIV), under which OTI agreed to acquire the assets of the Company’s e-ID Division (including, inventory, fixed assets and intangible assets) for consideration consisting of 2,827,200 restricted ordinary shares of OTI. The transaction was completed on December 31, 2006. At the closing, the parties entered into a service and supply agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to continue to provide services and receive revenues under certain existing ID and e-ID contracts for governmental and commercial projects in Europe, Asia and Africa. OTI agreed to serve as a subcontractor for these projects. The shares of OTI which were subject to certain lock-up agreement were sold by the Company during 2007 and 2008. See also Note 3 below.
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NOTE 1:-
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GENERAL (Cont.)
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b.
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Discontinued operations
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1.
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During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company ceased the operations of distribution of locks (which commenced during 2008). The assets attributed to this discontinued operations, mainly inventory, were sold during 2009.
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Year ended December 31, 2008
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Year ended December 31, 2009
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Revenues
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$ | 5 | $ | 156 | ||||
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Cost of revenues
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$ | (4 | ) | $ | (196 | ) | ||
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Selling and marketing
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$ | (273 | ) | $ | (25 | ) | ||
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Net loss
|
$ | (272 | ) | $ | (65 | ) | ||
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2.
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On January 28, 2010 (the “Closing Date”), the Company and its subsidiary Vuance, Inc. completed the sale of certain of the assets (including certain accounts receivable and inventory) and certain of the liabilities (including certain accounts payable) of Vuance Inc. (the “Sale”) related to the Company's electronic access control market (the “Vuance EAC Business”), pursuant to a certain Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Business Assets (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of January 9, 2010 between Vuance Inc. and OLTIS Security Systems International, LLC (“OSSI”). On the Closing Date, as consideration for the Sale of the Vuance EAC Business, OSSI paid Vuance Inc. $147 in cash. In addition, OSSI paid off (the “Bridge Bank Payment”) a certain Business Financing Agreement (the “Loan”) between Vuance Inc. and Bridge Bank, National Association in an amount of $290. Further to the Bridge Bank Payment, the Loan was released, and the Company and Vuance Inc. no longer have any liabilities associated with the Loan. The Purchase Agreement includes an indemnification clause pursuant to which, Vuance Inc. agrees to indemnify and hold OSSI harmless from and against any claim or liability of Vuance Inc. or the Company, which may be asserted against OSSI, excepting only to the extent of any business debts and other liabilities which OSSI expressly agrees to pay or assume at the closing date.
On January 29, 2010 (the “Closing Date”), the Company and its subsidiary, Vuance, Inc., completed the sale of certain of the assets and certain of the liabilities of Vuance Inc. (the “Sale”) related to the Company's Government Services Division (the “Vuance CSMS Business”), pursuant to a certain asset purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated January 29, 2010 between the Company, Vuance Inc., WidePoint Corporation (“WidePoint”) and Advance Response Concepts Corporation.
On the Closing Date, as consideration for the Sale, WidePoint paid Vuance Inc. $250. In addition, WidePoint agreed to pay Vuance Inc. a maximum earn out of $1,500 over the course of the calendar years 2010, 2011, and 2012, subject to the performance of certain financial requirements of the Vuance CSMS Business during each of those years. The Purchase Agreement includes an indemnification clause pursuant to which, each of the parties shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party in the event of the existence of certain circumstances stipulated in the Purchase Agreement.
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NOTE 1:-
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GENERAL (Cont.)
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b.
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Discontinued operations (cont.)
The activities sold meet the definition of a component under ASC Topic 205-20. Due to the fact, that as of December 31, 2009, such components met the requirements to be classified as held for sale in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 360-10, the results of operations of these components and the assets and liabilities attributed thereto were classified as discontinued operations. In addition, the results of operations for the prior period (2008), have been re-classified accordingly.
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As of
December 31, 2009
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Restricted cash deposits
|
75 | |||
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Trade receivables
|
724 | |||
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Other account receivables
|
115 | |||
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Inventories, net
|
477 | |||
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Intangible assets, net
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517 | (*) | ||
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Property and equipment, net
|
88 | |||
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Total
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$ | 1,996 | ||
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(*)
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Based on the consideration of the sale transaction and the fair value estimation of the components sold, the Company recognized in 2009 an impairment in a total amount of $1,119 with respect to the balance of goodwill attributed to the sold components ($685) and to certain other intangible assets.
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Following the sale of the activities and as of December, 31, 2010, the Company does not have any involvement with respect to the activities sold.
The liabilities attributed to the discontinued operations are as follows:
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As of
December 31, 2009
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Short-term bank credit
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$ | 290 | ||
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Trade payables
|
907 | |||
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
376 | |||
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Employee payroll accruals
|
26 | |||
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Total
|
$ | 1,599 | ||
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Year ended December 31,
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Revenues
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$ | 2,541 | $ | 4,944 | $ | 541 | ||||||
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Cost of revenues
|
(1,507 | ) | (2,521 | ) | (497 | ) | ||||||
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Research and development
|
(833 | ) | (930 | ) | (96 | ) | ||||||
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Selling and marketing
|
(2,019 | ) | (1,950 | ) | (105 | ) | ||||||
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General and administrative
|
(688 | ) | (761 | ) | (28 | ) | ||||||
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Financial expenses
|
(26 | ) | (124 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||
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Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
|
(3,235 | ) | (1,119 | ) | - | |||||||
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Net loss
|
$ | (5,767 | ) | $ | (2,461 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | |||
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NOTE 1:-
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GENERAL (Cont.)
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NOTE 1:-
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GENERAL (Cont.)
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f.
|
The Company has incurred substantial losses and negative cash flows from operations since its inception. The Company had an operating cash flow deficit in each of the three years period ended December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $49,344 and the total shareholders' deficit amounted to $7,871. The Company incurred net losses of approximately $12,358, $5,085 and $1,965 in the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. The Company may continue to have an annual net operating losses and negative cash flows for the near future, and expects to spend significant amounts of capital to enhance its remaining products and services, develop further sales and operations and fund expansion. As a result, the Company will need to generate significant revenue to achieve profitability. Even if the Company does achieve profitability, the Company may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Continuation of the Company's current operations after utilizing its current cash reserves and other current assets is dependent upon the generation of additional financial resources. As described in Note 1d, the Company wishes to complete the creditors’ arrangement and also is seeking to raise funds either by equity issuances or by receiving banking credit lines. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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NOTE 2:-
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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|
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The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP").
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a.
|
Use of estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. As applicable to these consolidated financial statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to allowances and contingencies.
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b.
|
Financial statements in U.S. dollars:
Most of the revenues of the Company and its subsidiaries are received in U.S. dollars. In addition, a substantial portion of the costs of the Company and its subsidiaries are incurred in U.S. dollars. Therefore, management believes that the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate. Thus, the functional and reporting currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar.
Monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are re-measured into U.S. dollars in accordance with the standards of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"). All transaction gains and losses from the re-measurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the statements of operations as financial income or financial expenses as appropriate.
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NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
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c.
|
Principles of consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries (unless the non-controlling shareholders have certain approval or veto rights) in Israel, the United States and Hong-Kong (see Note 1c). Material intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated upon consolidation. Material profits from intercompany sales, not yet realized outside the group, were also eliminated.
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d.
|
Cash and cash equivalents:
The Company considers unrestricted short-term highly liquid investments originally purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
|
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|
e.
|
Restricted cash deposits:
Restricted cash includes a deposit which is used to secure agreement with account payable.
|
|
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f.
|
Marketable securities:
The Company accounts for investments in marketable securities in accordance with ASC Topic 320-10,
"Investments - Debt and Equity Securities"
(“ASC Topic 320-10”).
Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in marketable securities and commercial paper at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date.
The marketable securities held by the Company during 2008 consisted of marketable securities received in connection with the OTI transaction (see Note 1a). Such securities were classified as available-for-sale and were stated at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in "accumulated other comprehensive income". During 2008, the Company sold all its OTI’s shares and recognized a loss in an amount of $862.
|
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g.
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to specific amounts the Company has determined to be doubtful of collection. In determining the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers, among other things, its past experience with such customers and the information available regarding such customers.
|
|
h.
|
Inventories:
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Inventory write-offs are mainly provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items or technological obsolescence. Cost is determined as follows:
Raw materials, parts and supplies - using the “moving average cost" method or the “first in first out” method.
Finished products - on the basis of direct manufacturing costs
|
|
i.
|
Investment in a certain majority-owned subsidiary:
The investment in a certain majority-owned company is presented using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 323 -
"Investments - Equity Method and Joint Venture
s"
, due to substantive participation rights held by the minority, which impact the Company’s ability to exert control over the subsidiary. See Note 6.
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
|
j.
|
Property and equipment:
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method, over the estimated useful lives, at the following annual rates:
|
|
%
|
||
|
Computers and peripheral equipment
|
33
|
|
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
6 - 15
|
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
Over the shorter of the term of the lease or the life of the asset
|
|
|
k.
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets:
The Company's long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of by sale are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell.
|
|
|
l.
|
Convertible Bonds
:
|
|
|
1.
|
Beneficial conversion feature:
The Company has considered the provisions of ASC Topic 815-40,
"Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity"
, and determined that the embedded conversion feature of the convertible bonds should not be separated from the host instrument because it qualifies for equity classification. Furthermore, the Company applied ASC Topic 470-20,
"Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options
" which clarifies the accounting for instruments with beneficial conversion features or contingency adjustable conversion ratios.
The beneficial conversion feature has been calculated by allocating the proceeds received in financing transactions to the convertible instrument and to any detachable warrants included in the transaction, and by measuring the intrinsic value of the convertible instrument based on the effective conversion price as a result of the allocated proceeds.
The amount of the beneficial conversion feature with respect to convertible bonds was recorded as a discount on the convertible bonds with a corresponding amount credited directly to equity as additional paid-in capital. After the initial recognition, the discount on the convertible bonds is amortized as interest expenses over the term of the bonds.
|
|
|
2.
|
Issuance costs of convertible bonds – deferred charges:
Costs incurred in respect of obtaining financing through issuance of convertible bonds were deferred and expensed as financing expenses over the contractual term of the bonds.
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
|
l.
|
Convertible Bonds (cont.):
|
|
|
3.
|
Modification (or exchange) of a convertible bonds
The Company applied the provisions of ASC Topic 470 - 50, "Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments", with respect to the modification of terms of convertible debt instruments. According to ASC Topic 470-50, the Company concluded that the modification of convertible bonds that occurred during November 2007 did not result in a debt extinguishment and the modification that occurred in June 2008, August 2009 and November 2009 was determined to be a debt extinguishment. See Note 13.
|
|
|
4.
|
Refinance on a long-term basis
The Company applied the provisions of ASC Topic 470 – 10 – 45 “Debt – Other Presentation Matters” with respect to a financing agreement signed after the date of the balance sheet but before the issuance of the financial statements and accordingly, presented certain convertible bonds in a total amount of $4,262, as a long term liability.
|
|
|
m.
|
Accrued severance pay and severance pay fund:
The liabilities of the Company for severance pay of its Israeli employees are calculated pursuant to Israel's Severance Pay Law. Employees are entitled to one month's salary for each year of employment, or portion thereof. The Company's liability for all its employees is presented under "accrued severance pay". The Company deposits on a monthly basis to severance pay funds and insurance policies. The value of these policies is presented as an asset on the Company's balance sheet.
The deposited funds include accrued income up to the balance sheet date. The deposited funds may be withdrawn only upon the fulfillment of the Company’s obligation pursuant to Israel's Severance Pay Law or labor agreements.
Severance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 amounted to $108, $22 and $57, respectively.
|
|
|
n.
|
Goodwill and Intangible assets:
Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives using the straight line method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up, in accordance with ASC Topic 350,
"Intangibles - Goodwill and Other"
.
Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a purchase business combination. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment at least annually or between annual tests, if certain events or indications of impairment occur. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As required by ASC Topic 350, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value ("step 1"). If the fair value exceeds the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets, goodwill is considered not to be impaired, and no further testing is required. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the implied fair value of goodwill is determined by subtracting the fair value of all the identifiable net assets from the fair value of the reporting unit. An impairment loss is recorded for the excess, if any, of the carrying value of the goodwill allocated to the reporting unit over its implied fair value ("step 2").
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Net loss used for the computation of basic and diluted loss per share
|
(12,358 | ) | (5,085 | ) | (1,965 | ) | ||||||
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Weighted average number of shares used in the computation of basic and diluted loss per share
|
5,171,406 | 5,511,948 | 6,177,862 | |||||||||
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
NOTE 2:-
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
|
|
|
A.
|
ASC Topic 605 - 25 “Revenue Recognition - Multiple-Element Arrangements”
In October 2009, the FASB issued amendments to the accounting and disclosure for revenue recognition. These amendments, effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 (fiscal year 2011 for the Company), with early adoption permitted, modify the criteria for recognizing revenue in multiple element arrangements and require companies to develop a best estimate of the selling price to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. Additionally, the amendments eliminate the residual method for allocating arrangement considerations.
The adoption of the new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
|
|
|
B.
|
ASC Topic 985 - 605, "Software - Revenue Recognition"
In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-14, Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force, to amend the scope of arrangements under ASC 985, Software, 605, “Revenue Recognition” to exclude tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver a product’s essential functionality. Such components shall be subject to ASC Topic 605 - 25 “Revenue Recognition - Multiple-Element Arrangements”.
The amended guidance in ASC 605-25 and ASC 985-605 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early application and retrospective application permitted. The Company expects to prospectively apply the amended guidance in ASC 985-605, concurrently with the amended guidance in ASC 605-25, beginning on January 1, 2011.
The adoption of the new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
|
|
|
C.
|
ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”
In January 2010, the FASB updated the “Fair Value Measurements Disclosures” accounting standard. This update will require (a) an entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers; and (b) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements to be presented separately (i.e. present the activity on a gross basis rather than net) in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). The update clarifies existing disclosure requirements for the level of disaggregation used for classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value, and requires disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs.
As applicable to the Company, the update became effective as of the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures of the Level 3 roll forward information, which is required for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim reporting periods within those years (fiscal 2011 for the Company). The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Moreover, the adoption of the provisions that will be effective in 2011 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
|
|
NOTE 3:-
|
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
$ | 16 | $ | 8 | ||||
|
Government authorities
|
109 | 88 | ||||||
|
Advance payment to suppliers
|
55 | 193 | ||||||
|
Others
|
135 | 99 | ||||||
| $ | 315 | $ | 388 | |||||
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Raw materials, parts and supplies
|
$ | 17 | $ | 145 | ||||
|
Finished products
|
65 | 52 | ||||||
| $ | 82 | $ | 197 | |||||
|
NOTE 6:-
|
INVESTMENT IN A CERTAIN MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY
|
|
NOTE 6:-
|
INVESTMENT IN A CERTAIN MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY (cont.)
|
|
NOTE 7:-
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Cost:
|
||||||||
|
Computers and peripheral equipment
|
$ | 320 | $ | 262 | ||||
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
198 | 197 | ||||||
|
Leasehold improvements
|
46 | 45 | ||||||
| 564 | 504 | |||||||
|
Accumulated depreciation:
|
||||||||
|
Computers and peripheral equipment
|
270 | 244 | ||||||
|
Office furniture and equipment
|
110 | 120 | ||||||
|
Leasehold improvements
|
27 | 30 | ||||||
| 407 | 394 | |||||||
|
Depreciated cost
|
$ | 157 | $ | 110 | ||||
|
NOTE 8:-
|
OTHER ASSETS, NET
|
|
|
a.
|
Goodwill
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Balance as of January 1
|
$ | 685 | $ | - | ||||
|
Impairment loss
|
(685 | ) | - | |||||
|
Balance as of December 31
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
|
NOTE 8:-
|
OTHER ASSETS (Cont.)
|
|
|
b.
|
Intangible assets and deferred charges
|
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||
| Cost | Amortization period |
2009 (*)
|
2010
|
||||||
|
Deferred charges (a)
|
Over the contractual life of the bonds
|
$ | 255 | $ | 255 | ||||
|
Patents (b)
|
3 Years
|
104 | 104 | ||||||
| $ | 359 | $ | 359 | ||||||
|
Accumulated amortization
|
||||||||
|
Deferred charges
|
$ | 255 | $ | 255 | ||||
|
Patents
|
98 | 104 | ||||||
| $ | 353 | $ | 359 | |||||
|
Amortized cost
|
$ | 6 | $ | - | ||||
|
|
(*)
|
Due to sale of activities in January 2010, the Company classified as of December 31, 2009 certain intangible assets in an amount of $517, attributed to the activities within the balance "Assets attributed to discontinued operations". (See Note 1b.)
|
|
|
a.
|
The deferred charges were incurred in respect of the issuance of convertible bonds during November, 2006 (an additional amount of $52 was recognized during 2007 with respect to those convertible bonds). Due to a breach of certain convertible bond covenants in 2008, among other things, the Company had to accelerate the remaining deferred expenses balance in the amount of $138. See Note 13.
|
|
|
b.
|
During February 2007, the Company purchased the remaining 20% of Vuance RFID from the minority for an amount of $100, which was attributed to patents.
|
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets and deferred charges amounted to $737, $632 and $6 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
|
|
NOTE 9:-
|
BANK CREDIT
|
|
|
a.
|
As of December 31, 2009, Vuance Inc had an account receivable line of credit from Bridge Bank in an aggregate amount of up to $ 1,000, and as of that date the amount of the credit utilized was $290. The weighted average interest rate on the credit line as of December 31, 2009 was approximately 7.5%. Due to sale of activities in January 2010 (see Note 1b), the Company classified the bank credit balance as of December 31, 2009 to discontinued operations. In August 2010, Vuance Inc. closed its account in Bridge Bank.
As of December 31, 2010, the Company did not have any credit line from banking institutions.
Regarding the credit line that was received by the Company after the balance sheet date, see Note 19a.
|
|
|
b.
|
Regarding guarantees and liens - see Note 11b.
|
|
NOTE 10:-
|
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Deferred revenues
|
$ | 20 | $ | - | ||||
|
Accrued expenses (*)
|
2,779 | 2,241 | ||||||
|
Other
|
23 | 3 | ||||||
| $ | 2,822 | $ | 2,244 | |||||
|
|
(*)
|
As of December 31, 2009 and 2010, includes $386 and $402, respectively, related to marketing expenses, $881 and $368, respectively, related to subcontractors of long term contract and $398 and $352, respectively, related to litigation accruals.
|
|
NOTE 11:-
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
|
|
2011
|
$ | 166 | ||
|
2012
|
78 | |||
|
2013
|
50 | |||
|
2014
|
45 | |||
|
2015
|
11 | |||
| $ | 350 |
|
NOTE 11:-
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (cont.)
|
|
|
b.
|
Guarantees, indemnity and liens:
|
|
|
1.
|
The Company issued a Letter of Credit with a balance of $325 as of December 31, 2009 to a supplier, related to a certain project of the Company with a European country. As a condition of this Letter of Credit, as of December 31, 2009, the Company deposited $330, which is presented as restricted cash deposits. The Letter of Credit expired on December 31, 2010 and the remaining restricted deposit of $130 was released during January 2011.
|
|
|
2.
|
Under the sale agreement of the e-ID Division to OTI, the Company agreed to indemnify OTI for any breaches of the Company’s representations, warranties, covenants and obligations for twelve months from the closing date (December 31, 2006). The indemnification also covers any claim based on the Company’s alleged infringement on the intellectual property of any third party. As of the date of the approval of these financial statements there was no claim for breach from the OTI.
|
|
|
3.
|
Pursuant to the Amendment Agreements with the convertible bonds holders (see also Note 13), in exchange for security in certain assets of the Company, the Company and the investors agreed to waive compliance and amend certain provisions of the Bond.
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|
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4.
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See also Note 1b2.
|
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1.
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In April 2004, the Department for Resources Supply of the Ministry of Ukraine (the "Department") filed a claim with the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the “Arbitration Court”) to declare Contract No. 10/82 (the “Contract”), dated April 9, 2002, between the Company and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukraine (the "Ministry"), as void due to defects in the proceedings by which the Company was awarded the Contract. In July, 2004, the Arbitration Court declared the Contract as void. On April 27, 2005, the Company appealed the decision to the High Commercial Court of the Ukraine. In May 2005, the Department filed a new statement of claim with the Arbitration Court for restitution of $1,048 paid to the Company by the Department under the Contract. On September 27, 2005, the Company received a negative award issued by the Arbitration Court in the second claim (the "Award"). On December 12, 2005, the Company was informed that the Ukrainian Supreme Court had dismissed its appeal regarding the July 2004 decision. On June 29, 2006, the Ukrainian Supreme Court held that the Arbitration Court award was valid and legal under applicable law.
On September 28, 2008, the Department filed a petition (the "Petition") in the Central District Court of Israel (the "Court"), under which the Department requested the approval of the Award as a valid foreign arbitral award under the laws of the State of Israel.
During November 2008, the Company filed with the Court an objection to the Petition and a petition to declare the Award null and void. The Company's objection and petition rely on what the Company believes to be well-based evidence which the Company has against the manner under which the arbitration proceedings were conducted by the Arbitration Court and against their validness and legality. The Company believes that the arbitration proceedings were conducted partially and jeopardized its basic rights. The Company's claims are also corroborated by a contrary legal opinion written in the scope arbitration decision by one of the arbitrators ("Arbitrator").
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NOTE 11:-
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (cont.)
|
|
NOTE 11:-
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (cont.)
|
|
|
2.
|
On October 30, 2003, SuperCom Slovakia, a subsidiary (66%) of Vuance Ltd., received an award from the International Arbitral Center of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, in a case against the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic (“the Ministry”) relating to the Agreement on Delivery of Technology, Cooperation and Services signed on March 17, 1998. Upon the Arbitral Award, the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic was ordered to pay SuperCom Slovakia the amount of SKK 80,000,000 (approximately $3,519 as of December 31, 2010) plus interest accruing from March 1999. In addition, the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic was ordered to pay the costs of arbitration in the amount of EUR 42,716 (approximately $57 as of December 31, 2010) and SuperCom Slovakia’s legal fees in the amount of EUR 63,611 (approximately $84 as of December 31, 2010). The Company has begun an enforcement proceeding to collect the arbitral awards. The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic filed a claim with the Commercial Court in Vienna, Austria on February 10, 2004, whereby it challenged and requested to set aside the arbitral award. During September 2005, the Commercial Court of Vienna dismissed the claim. On October 21, 2005, the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic filed an appeal. On August 25, 2006, the Austrian Appellate Court rejected the appeal and ordered the Ministry to reimburse Supercom Slovakia´s costs of the appellate proceeding in the amount of EUR 6,688 within 14 days. On October 3, 2006, the Company was informed that the Ministry had decided not to file an extraordinary appeal to the Austrian Supreme Court’s decision rejecting its appeal. To date, the Company’s efforts to enforce the Commercial Court’s decision have been unsuccessful.
|
|
|
3.
|
On December 16, 1999, Secu-Systems Ltd. filed a lawsuit with the District Court in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa jointly and severally against the Company and its former subsidiary, InkSure Ltd. (“InkSure”), seeking a permanent injunction and damages arising from the printing method applied to certain products developed by InkSure. In its lawsuit, Secu-Systems asserted claims of breach of a confidentiality agreement between Secu-Systems and the Company, unjust enrichment of the Company and InkSure, breach of fiduciary duties owed to Secu-Systems by the Company and InkSure and misappropriation of trade secrets and damage to Secu-Systems’ property. On March 15, 2006, the Court denied the breach of contract claim, but upheld the claim for misappropriation of trade secrets and ordered InkSure and the Company to cease all activity involving the use of the confidential knowledge and/or confidential information of Secu-Systems. In addition, the court ordered the Company and Inksure to provide a report certified by an accountant setting forth in full the income and/or benefit received by InkSure and the Company as a result of the infringing activity through the date of the judgment, and ordered the Company and Inksure, jointly and severally, to pay to Secu-Systems compensation in the amount of NIS 100,000 ($28 as of December 31, 2010) and legal expenses as well as attorney’s fees in the amount of NIS 30,000 ($8 as of December 31, 2010) (which was paid during 2006). Secu-Systems has filed an appeal, and the Company and InkSure filed a counter-appeal, on the above ruling.
During the years thereafter several court sessions were held, judgments were made and appeals were filed by each of the parties.
On December 15, 2009, the court suggested that the parties try a mediation process in order to endeavor to come to an agreement. All the parties agreed to the suggestion.
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NOTE 11:-
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Cont.)
|
|
|
c.
|
Litigation (cont.):
|
|
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3.
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(cont.)
In the course of the mediation process, during 2010, an agreement in principle was reached, according to which the mediator will be authorized to determine the sum, within the range between NIS 750,000 (approximately $211 as of December 31, 2010) and NIS 1,000,000 (approximately $282 as of December 31, 2010), which the Company shall pay to Secu-Systems. Pursuant to such agreement in principle, the amount determined by the mediator will be paid by the Company during 2011 in 10 equal, consecutive monthly installments.
As of December 31, 2009 the Company made an allowance in the amount of $230 related to this litigation.
Following the said agreement in principle, a binding mediation agreement was signed by the parties, and on September 1, 2010, a mediation session was held. On November 30, 2010, the mediator determined that the sum the Company will have to pay to Secu-System is NIS 893,000 (approximately $252 as of December 31, 2010).
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|
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4.
|
Somet HaSharon ("Somet") is the owner of the office building in Qadima where the Company's offices are located in accordance with a lease agreement from 2005.
The Company has discovered that there are discrepancies between the leased area as it appears in the lease agreement and the space actually possessed by the Company. Consequently, the Company has sent to Somet a set-off notice regarding the excess lease payments that, according to the Company, Somet has collected from the Company since the commencement of the lease period.
The entire dispute has been submitted to an agreed-upon Arbitrator.
On June 28, 2010, the arbitral award was received, pursuant to which the claim against the Company was accepted and the Company's counterclaim was rejected. In addition, legal expenses in the amount of NIS 20,000 (approximately $6 as of December 31, 2010) were awarded in favor of Somet.
The Company settled its entire debt in respect of that dispute in October 2010.
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|
|
5.
|
Vuance Inc. was the defendant in an action filed on March 26, 2010 in the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County by two former employees, which are also shareholders of the Company . The two Plaintiffs in that matter claimed that each was a party to an Employment Agreement with Vuance Inc. and that Vuance Inc. was in breach of those agreements. Each of the Employment Agreements provides, inter alia, that any disputes arising under or in connection with the Agreement shall be resolved by third-party mediation and, failing that, by binding arbitration. Accordingly, counsel in the matter have agreed to have the dispute mediated by a third party. Counsel has agreed that the time for Vuance Inc. to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint in the matter is indefinitely extended. Together, the Plaintiffs claimed they have been damaged in an amount of $168. Vuance Inc. made an allowance of $168, in 2009 that reflects the expected expenses related to this litigation.
On July 15, 2010, the two Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the case without prejudice. As of December 31, 2010, the Company reassessed the allowance and decided to set the allowance at an amount of $100, since the Company assumed that the employees’ claim remained valid.
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NOTE 11:-
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Cont.)
|
|
|
d.
|
In a certain transactions, the Company is obligated to pay a certain percentage of the revenues to third parties.
|
|
|
e.
|
The Company is obligated, under certain contracts with one of its manufacturers, to purchase certain blanket orders from such manufacturer, with no specific time requirements.
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NOTE 12:-
|
INCOME TAX
|
|
|
a.
|
Measurement of results of operations for tax purposes under the Israeli Income Tax Law (Inflationary Adjustments), 1985.
|
|
|
Until December 31, 2007, the results of operations for tax purposes in Israel were measured in terms of earnings in NIS after adjustments for changes in Israel's Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Commencing January 1, 2008, this law is void and in its place there are transition provisions, whereby the results of operations for tax purposes are to be measured on a nominal basis. As explained in Note 2b, the financial statements are measured in U.S. dollars. The difference between the annual change in Israel's CPI and in the NIS/dollar exchange rate causes a further difference between taxable income and income before taxes shown in the financial statements. In accordance with paragraph 25-3f of ASC TOPIC 740-10-25,
Income Taxes
, the Company has not provided for deferred income taxes on the above difference between the functional currency and the tax bases of assets and liabilities.
|
|
NOTE 12:-
|
INCOME TAX (cont.)
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the deferred tax assets of the Company and its subsidiaries are as follows:
|
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December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
|
Operating loss carryforward
|
$ | 9,809 | $ | 9,814 | ||||
|
Reserves and allowances
|
721 | 739 | ||||||
|
Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance
|
10,530 | 10,553 | ||||||
|
Valuation allowance
|
(10,530 | ) | (10,553 | ) | ||||
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
|
Deferred income taxes consist of the following:
|
||||||||
|
Domestic
|
$ | 5,701 | $ | 5,593 | ||||
|
Valuation allowance
|
(5,701 | ) | (5,593 | ) | ||||
|
Foreign
|
4,829 | 4,960 | ||||||
|
Valuation allowance
|
(4,829 | ) | (4,960 | ) | ||||
| $ | - | $ | - | |||||
|
|
As of December 31, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries have provided a valuation allowance in a total amount of $10,553 in respect of deferred tax assets resulting from tax loss carryforwards and other temporary differences. Management currently believes that since the Company and its subsidiaries have a history of losses, the deferred tax assets are not considered more likely than not to be realized in the foreseeable future.
|
|
|
e.
|
Carryforward tax losses:
|
|
|
Vuance Ltd. has accumulated losses for tax purposes as of December 31, 2010, in an amount of approximately $28,319, which may be carried forward and offset against taxable income in the future for an indefinite period. Vuance
Ltd. also has a capital loss in an amount of $14,913 which may be carried forward and offset against capital gains for an indefinite period. Losses carryforwards in Israel are measured in NIS.
As of December 31, 2010, Vuance's subsidiaries in the United States have estimated total available carryforward tax losses of $13,873. In the U.S., tax losses can be carried forward for 20 years. However, utilization of U.S. net operating losses may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the "change in ownership" provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions. These annual limitations may result in the expiration of net operating losses before utilization. An amount of $3,413 of the carryforward tax losses of the Company's subsidiary in the U.S, is subject to such limitation, due to the SHC acquisition.
|
|
NOTE 12:-
|
INCOME TAX (cont.)
|
|
|
f.
|
Vuance Ltd has assessments which are considered as final until the tax year ended December 31, 2006.
|
|
|
Vuance’s subsidiaries in the United States and Israel have not received final assessments since their incorporation.
|
|
g.
|
Loss before taxes on income consists of the following:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Domestic
|
$ | (4,854 | ) | $ | (2,011 | ) | $ | (1,275 | ) | |||
|
Foreign
|
(1,328 | ) | (477 | ) | (451 | ) | ||||||
| $ | (6,182 | ) | $ | (2,488 | ) | $ | (1,726 | ) | ||||
|
|
h.
|
Reconciliation of the theoretical tax benefit to the actual tax benefit:
A reconciliation of theoretical tax expense, assuming all income is taxed at the statutory rate applicable to the income of companies in Israel, and the actual tax expense, is as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Loss before taxes on income, as reported in the consolidated statements of operations
|
$ | (6,182 | ) | $ | (2,488 | ) | $ | (1,726 | ) | |||
|
Statutory tax rate in Israel
|
27 | % | 26 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
|
Theoretical tax benefit
|
$ | (1,669 | ) | $ | (647 | ) | $ | (432 | ) | |||
|
Carryforward losses and other deferred taxes for which a full valuation allowance was recorded
|
2,045 | 503 | 486 | |||||||||
|
Tax expenses related to withholding tax at source
|
137 | 31 | 39 | |||||||||
|
Differences in taxes resulting from rate applicable to foreign subsidiary and others
|
(376 | ) | 184 | (43 | ) | |||||||
|
Actual income tax
|
$ | 137 | $ | 71 | $ | 50 | ||||||
|
|
a.
|
Increasing the interest rate to 10% starting March 31, 2008. Any withholding and other taxes payable with respect to the interest will be grossed up and paid by the Company (approximately 3% of the principal of the bonds).
|
|
|
b.
|
Reducing the exercise price of the bond and the warrants to $3 and $2.8, respectively.
|
|
|
c.
|
The Company undertook to place a fixed charge on all income and/or rights in connection with a certain European Airport Project. This charge shall be senior to any indebtedness and/or other pledge and encumbrance, but shall, however, be subject to certain rights of the Company to use part of the income.
|
|
|
d.
|
Certain anti-dilution rights with respect to the warrants held by the investor.
|
|
|
a.
|
The Company’s ordinary shares were listed for trade on the Euronext Brussels stock market, under the symbol “SUP”, (since October 23, 2003) which became “VUNC” after the Company's name change on May 14, 2007. The Company applied for delisting of its shares from the Euronext Brussels stock market, and its application was approved on May 6, 2008, effective August 4, 2008. Since November 5, 2004, the Company’s ordinary shares have also traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "SPCBF.OB" which, following the recent name change of the Company became “VUNCF.OB”. Since August 23, 2007, the ordinary shares of the Company were approved for trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “VUNC” and trading on the OTC Bulletin Board ceased.
|
|
|
a.
|
(cont.)
On September 29, 2009, the Company received a NASDAQ Staff Determination letter indicating that the Company failed to comply with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement of $2.5 million as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(b) (formerly Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3)). As a result, NASDAQ notified the Company that its securities will be delisted from The NASDAQ Stock Market and trading in its shares will be suspended effective at the open of business on October 1, 2009.
Following the delisting from the NASDAQ as of the opening of business on October 1, 2009, the Company was advised by Pink OTC Markets Inc., which operates an electronic quotation service for securities traded over-the-counter, that its securities are immediately eligible for quotation in the Pink Sheets effective that date. The common stock of the Company is quoted under the ticker symbol “VUNCF”.
On May, 14 2007 a 1 for 5.88235 reverse split of the Company’s ordinary shares became effective for trading purposes. Pursuant to this reverse
share split, each 5.88235 ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value became 1 ordinary share of NIS 0.0588235 par value.
|
|
|
b.
|
During 2010, the Company increased its authorized share capital to 52,000,000 ordinary shares.
|
|
|
c.
|
During 2009 and 2008, 168,865 and 104,513 ordinary shares, respectively, were issued as consideration to settle liabilities to an officer and other payables in an aggregate amount of $63 and $249, respectively and 3,550 ordinary shares were issued during 2008 due to the 2007 reverse split. Regarding ordinary shares that were issued during 2010, see Note 14f4.
|
|
d.
|
Shareholders' rights:
The ordinary shares confer upon the holders the right to receive notice to participate and vote in the general meetings of the Company, and the right to receive dividends, if declared.
|
|
|
e.
|
Stock options:
|
|
|
1.
|
In 2003, the Company adopted a stock option plan under which the Company issues stock options (the “Option Plan”). The Option Plan is intended to provide incentives to the Company’s employees, officers, directors and/or consultants by providing them with the opportunity to purchase ordinary shares of the Company. Subject to the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, the Option Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, and is designed: (i) to comply with Section 102 of the Israeli Tax Ordinance or any provision which may amend or replace it and the rules promulgated thereunder and to enable the Company and grantees thereunder to benefit from Section 102 of the Israeli Tax Ordinance and the Commissioner’s Rules; and (ii) to enable the Company to grant options and issue shares outside the context of Section 102 of the Israeli Tax Ordinance. Options granted under the Option Plan will become exercisable ratably over a period of three to five years or immediately in certain circumstances, commencing with the date of grant. The options generally expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant. Any options which are forfeited or canceled before expiration become available for future grants.
|
|
|
e.
|
Stock options (cont.):
|
|
|
1.
|
(cont.)
As a result of an amendment to Section 102 of the Israeli Tax Ordinance as part of the 2003 Israeli tax reform, and pursuant to an election made by the Company thereunder, capital gains derived by optionees arising from the sale of shares issued pursuant to the exercise of options granted to them under Section 102 after January 1, 2003, will generally be subject to a flat capital gains tax rate of 25%. However, as a result of this election, the Company will no longer be allowed to claim as an expense for tax purposes the amounts credited to such employees as a benefit when the related capital gains tax is payable by them, as the Company had previously been entitled to do under Section 102.
On June 27, 2007, the Compensation Committee and board of directors of the Company approved a new option plan under which the Company may grant stock options to the U.S. employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. Under this new option plan, the Company may grant both qualified (for preferential tax treatment) and non-qualified stock options. On August 15, 2007, the new option plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the general shareholders meeting.
|
|
|
2.
|
During 2008, the Board of Directors approved grants of options as follows:
|
|
Number of
options granted
|
Exercise price
|
|||||
| 2,000 | 3.38 | |||||
| 43,000 | 1.88 | |||||
|
|
e.
|
Stock options (cont.):
|
|
|
3.
|
A summary of the Company's stock option activity and related information is as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Number of options
|
Weighted average exercise price(*)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at beginning
of year
|
1,076,756 | $ | 4.43 | 981,462 | $ | 2.55 | (*) | 1,489,176 | $ | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||
|
Granted
|
45,000 | $ | 1.95 | 767,205 | $ | 0.015 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
|
Exercised
|
(27,032 | ) | $ | 0.32 | (93,056 | ) | $ | 0.015 | (11,007 | ) | $ | 0.016 | ||||||||||||
|
Canceled and forfeited
|
(113,262 | ) | $ | 6.17 | (166,435 | ) | $ | 3.30 | (73,950 | ) | $ | 3.52 | ||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at end of year
|
981,462 | $ | 2.55 | (*) | 1,489,176 | $ | 1.34 | (*) | 1,404,219 | $ | 1.23 | |||||||||||||
|
Exercisable at end of year
|
663,021 | $ | 2.51 | (*) | 1,413,027 | $ | 1.26 | (*) | 1,404,219 | $ | 1.23 | |||||||||||||
|
|
(*)
|
The weighted average exercise price is after the re-pricing made during 2008, as mentioned above.
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the reported periods was $0.88 and $0.43, per option, for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, respectively. In 2010 no options granted.
The fair value of these options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black & Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the 2008, 2009 grants: risk-free rate of 4.24% and 0.75%, respectively, dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility factor of 52.29% and 193.27%, respectively and expected term of 4 and 2.08 years, respectively. In 2009, the fair value of 125,142 options were calculated using the Black & Scholes option pricing model. For all other options granted in 2009, the fair value of the options issued (as a partial payment of payroll liability) was based on the fair value of the shares on the date of the related payroll, which equals the related payroll liability, since the exercise price was close to nil.
The expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The expected term was based on the historical experience and based on Management estimate.
Compensation expenses recognized by the Company related to its share-based employee compensation awards were $856, $483 and $14 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the stock-based compensation charge
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Cost of revenues
|
$ | 16 | $ | 7 | $ | 3 | ||||||
|
Research and development expenses
|
353 | 226 | 2 | |||||||||
|
Selling and marketing expenses
|
151 | 43 | 3 | |||||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
336 | 207 | 6 | |||||||||
| $ | 856 | $ | 483 | $ | 14 | |||||||
|
|
e.
|
Stock options (cont.):
|
|
3.
|
A summary of the Company's stock option activity and related information is as follows (cont.):
The options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2010, have been separated into ranges of exercise prices as follows:
|
|
Range of
exercise price
|
Options outstanding and exercisable
as of
December 31, 2010
|
Weighted average
remaining
contractual life (years)
|
Weighted average
exercise price
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
|
||||||||||||||
| $ 0.01 - $ 0.06 | 720,826 | 7.87 | 0.02 | $ | 38 | |||||||||||||
| $ 1.10 - $ 1.88 | 476,817 | 3.68 | 1.32 | - | ||||||||||||||
| $ 2.47 - $ 3.38 | 31,076 | 2.17 | 2.99 | - | ||||||||||||||
| $ 4.12 - $ 4.90 | 90,400 | 3.77 | 4.37 | - | ||||||||||||||
| $ 5.00 - $ 5.24 | 68,100 | 2.90 | 5.07 | - | ||||||||||||||
| $ 14.82 | 17,000 | 1.25 | 14.82 | - | ||||||||||||||
| 1,404,219 | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Options
|
Weighted–average grant-date fair value
|
|||||||
|
Non-vested at January 1, 2010
|
76,149 | $ | 1.15 | |||||
|
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||
|
Vested (including cancelled and exercised)
|
(67,148 | ) | $ | 1.10 | ||||
|
Forfeited
|
(9,001 | ) | $ | 1.64 | ||||
|
Non-vested at December 31, 2010
|
- | - | ||||||
|
|
f.
|
Private placements and warrants:
|
|
|
1.
|
During 2008, the Board of Directors approved a grant of warrants to acquire up to 100,000 shares to certain consultants. The exercise price under the terms of the warrants range between $0.65 to $3.38 per share. The fair market value of the warrants was $64 as computed using the Black & Scholes pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: risk-free interest of 3.20%, dividend yield of 0, volatility factor of the excepted market price of the Company’s ordinary shares of 101.44% and expected term of the warrants of 2.90 average years. During 2009, no warrants were granted.
During 2010 warrants to acquire up to 1,759,988 shares were granted, of which 553,846, with an exercise price of $0.15 per share were granted to an investor as a part of private placement (see 4 below) and 1,206,142 of which, with an exercise price of $0.00 per share were granted to certain creditors as part of the extinguishments of liabilities (see Note 1d). The fair market value of the warrants granted under the debt extinguishment is $147, based on the Company’s share market price at the date when the extinguishment was determined.
|
|
|
2.
|
A summary of the Company's warrants activity to consultants and investors (including warrants issued in connection with convertible bonds and extinguishment of liabilities), and related information is as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number of warrants
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Number of warrants
|
Weighted average exercise price
(*)
|
Number of warrants
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at beginning
of year
|
782,685 | $ | 4.64 | 857,185 | $ | 3.92 | 658,706 | $ | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||
|
Granted
|
100,000 | $ | 1.20 | - | - | 1,759,988 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Exercised
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Canceled and forfeited
|
(25,500 | ) | $ | 5.04 | (198,479 | ) | $ | 5.91 | (261,692 | ) | $ | 3.53 | ||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at end of year
|
857,185 | $ | 3.92 | 658,706 | $ | 2.70 | 2,157,002 | $ | 0.36 | |||||||||||||||
|
Exercisable at end of year
|
763,852 | $ | 4.27 | 652,040 | $ | 2.69 | 2,157,002 | $ | 0.36 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
(*)
|
The Weighted average exercise price is after re-pricing of the exercise price related to the convertible bond holders.
|
|
|
|
The warrants to consultants and investors (including warrants issued in connection with convertible bonds and extinguishment of liabilities), outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2010, have been separated into ranges of exercise prices as follows:
|
|
Range of exercise price
|
Warrants outstanding and exercisable as of
December 31, 2010
|
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Aggregate intrinsic value
|
||||||||||||||
| $ 0.00 | 1,206,142 | 2.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 84 | ||||||||||||
| $ 0.15 - $ 0.65 | 824,459 | 3.32 | $ | 0.18 | - | |||||||||||||
| $ 2.50 - $ 3.53 | 25,100 | 2.03 | $ | 3.39 | - | |||||||||||||
| $ 4.42 - $ 4.85 | 71,200 | 2.69 | $ | 4.67 | - | |||||||||||||
| $ 5 - $ 5.48 | 30,101 | 0.84 | $ | 5.08 | - | |||||||||||||
| 2,157,002 | $ | 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||
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f.
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Private placements and warrants:
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3.
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The fair value of all the warrants granted as described above was measured based on the fair value of the instruments issued on the date of grant, since, based on the opinion of Company Management, such measurement is more reliable than the fair value of services.
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4.
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On March 22, 2010, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with a private investor, Mr. Yitzchak Babayov (the “Investor”), pursuant to which at a March 23, 2010 closing, the Company issued 1,538,461 ordinary shares of the Company at a par value of NIS 0.0588235 (the “Transaction Shares”) in consideration of a onetime cash payment in the amount of $200.
Concurrent with the execution of the Subscription Agreement, the Company and the Investor entered into a Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the Investor received a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 553,846 ordinary shares of the Company for an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The Warrant has a term of five (5) years and contains standard adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits, reclassification and similar events. The Company’s shareholders approved and ratified at the annual general meeting held on September 12, 2010, that the purpose of the private placement of the Transaction Shares and Warrant was to provide the Investor with more than twenty five percent (25%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares in accordance with Israeli law, which exempts such an acquisition from Israeli tender offer requirements
The Transaction Shares and the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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g.
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Dividends:
No dividends were declared in the reported periods. In the event that cash dividends are declared in the future, such dividends will be paid in NIS. The Company does not intend to distribute cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
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h.
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Convertible bonds and warrants issued to the convertible bond holders – see Note 13.
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NOTE 15:-
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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a.
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On October 1, 2001, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a company owned by the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, who also was one of the co-founders of the Company.
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In consideration of these consulting services, the Company has undertaken to pay $10.5 per month plus motor vehicle expenses. In addition the Company was required to pay $1.5 per month as a director’s fee. During 2008 and 2009, the Company paid in cash $121 and $32, respectively, pursuant to this agreement. Regarding the partial payment in options during 2008 and 2009, see Note 15d below and regarding debt extinguishment during 2010, see Note 15e below.
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In December 2008, according to the Special General Meeting, 296,817 options with an exercise price between the range of $2.4706 to $5 were re-priced to $1.1 and all such options with an expiration date prior to October 27, 2013, shall nonetheless be exercisable until October 27, 2013.
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NOTE 15:-
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Cont.)
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a.
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(cont.)
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On July 8, 2010, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation from the board of directors of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective July 25, 2010. The Company recorded during 2010 an expense of $75 related to the former consulting agreement. In addition, on July 8, 2010, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with the former Chairman of the Board of Directors and one of the Company’s major shareholders (the “Service Provider”), effective immediately, pursuant to which the parties terminated the former consulting agreement and agreed that the Service Provider will provide the Company with ongoing consulting services as may be reasonably required by the Company, for a consideration of 2% of the Company’s gross receipts from a major customer and indemnification of reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Service Provider.
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During 2010, the Company recorded an expense of $83 in accordance with the Services Agreement.
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b.
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On October 1, 2001, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a company owned by a former member of the Company's Board of Directors, who was one of the Company's co-founders and a principal shareholder. On January 13 2005, the General Shareholders Meeting approved, inter-alia, the following amendments to the consulting agreement:
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·
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As of the date of the approval of the General Shareholders Meeting, the consideration shall be an amount of $7 per month.
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·
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Upon the termination of the car lease agreement in March 2005, to increase the car lease, to a price of up to NIS 4,200 (approximately $1.2 as of December 31, 2010), (excluding tax) per month.
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In addition, the Company was required to pay $1.5 per month as a director’s fee.
During 2008 and 2009, the Company paid in cash $84 and $22, pursuant to this agreement. Regarding the partial payment in options during 2008 and 2009, see below Note 15d and regarding debt extinguishment during 2010 see Note 15e below.
In December 2008, according to the Special General Meeting, 37,400 options with an exercise price between the range of $2.4706 to $5 were re-priced to $1.1 and all such options with an expiration date prior to October 27, 2013, shall nonetheless be exercisable until October 27, 2013.
On July 8, 2010, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation from the board of directors of the member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Company recorded during 2010 an expense of $53 related to the former consulting agreement. In addition, on July 8, 2010, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with the former member of the Board of Directors and one of the Company’s major shareholders (the “Service Provider”), effective immediately, pursuant to which the parties terminated the former consulting agreement and agreed that the Service Provider will provide the Company with management services with respect to the Company’s certain project for a consideration of (i) a monthly fee of $3, (ii) indemnification of reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Service Provider, and (iii) the Company will provide the Service Provider with a cellular phone and an automobile. The Company shall also grant the Service Provider options to purchase up to 50,000 ordinary shares of the Company according to terms to be determined by the Board of Directors, which terms have not yet been determined by the date of approval of the financial statements.
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During 2010, the Company recorded an expense of $38 in accordance with the Services Agreement.
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NOTE 15:-
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Cont.)
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c.
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On October 1, 2001, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a company owned by one of the co-founders of the Company.
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In consideration for these services, the Company was required to pay $4.6 per month plus motor vehicle expenses. During 2008 and 2009, the Company paid in cash $58 and $15 respectively, pursuant to this agreement. Regarding the partial payment in options during 2008 and 2009, see Note 15d below and regarding debt extinguishment during 2010 see Note 15e below.
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The Company recorded during 2010 an expense of $37 related to the former consulting agreement. On July 8, 2010, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with the co-founder of the Company and one of the Company’s major shareholders (the “Service Provider”), effective immediately, pursuant to which the parties terminated the former consulting agreement and agreed that the Service Provider will provide the Company with ongoing consulting services as may be reasonably required by the Company for a consideration of a monthly fee of $3 and indemnification of reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Service Provider in connection with the services. The Company shall also grant the Service Provider options to purchase up to 100,000 ordinary shares of the Company according to terms that will be determined by the Board of Directors, which terms have not yet been determined by the date of approval of the financial statements.
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During 2010, the Company recorded an expense of $21 in accordance with the Services Agreement.
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d.
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On December 21, 2008, the Special General Meeting of Shareholders approved that as part of a cost cutting plan, all of the Company's non-external directors, will join a temporary arrangement pursuant to which the remuneration payable to them shall be paid in fully vested options to purchase shares of the Company instead of in cash, effective October 1, 2008, for a minimum period of three months, with an option to the Company to extend it from time to time for additional consecutive periods of up to twelve (12) months in the aggregate. In addition (a) all options held by such non-external directors on October 27, 2008, shall be re-priced so that the exercise price thereof shall be $1.1 (the closing price of the Ordinary Share on said date), and (b) all such options with an expiration date prior to October 27, 2013, shall nonetheless be exercisable until October 27, 2013. (See also Note 14e2.)
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e.
|
As part of the debt extinguishment plan of the Company (see also Note 1d) and in accordance with their Services Agreement, the abovementioned Service Providers agreed to a partial forgiveness of the debts due to them under the former consulting agreements accrued from October 1, 2009 until July 8, 2010 which total amount was $245 and agreed to repayment in 1,083,071 warrants to purchase ordinary shares of the Company as consideration for the entire debts due. The fair value of the warrants was estimated as $130. The difference between the carrying amount of the amounts due and the fair value of the warrants was recognized as a capital gain.
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f.
|
On July 25, 2010, the Board of directors of the Company elected Mrs. Tsviya Trabelsi to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Trabelsi is an officer at Sigma Wave Ltd., which is one of the major shareholders of the Company and the major holder of a principal amount of Convertible Bonds (see Note 13); and is also the wife of the Company’s current chief executive officer and the sister of one of the members of the Company’s board of directors. On May 12, 2011, the special general meeting approved the Service Agreement of the Company’s chairman of the board of directors whereby, her monthly fee will be calculated every month at 60% of the Company’s chief executive officer’s monthly cost. In addition to the above consideration, the Company shall bear all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the chairman in connection with her services and provide her with an automobile.
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NOTE 15:-
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Cont.)
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g.
|
Mr. David Mimon and Mr. Menachem Mirski were nominated to join as a directors to the Board of Directors on July 25, 2010. Mr. Shimon Cohen was nominated to join as an external director to the Board of Directors on September 15, 2010.
|
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h.
|
As of December 31, 2010, the Company accrued $71 as expenses arising from related party transactions providing consulting services.
|
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i.
|
As of December 31, 2009, the Company accrued $252 as employee and payroll expenses arising from a bridge loan that the Company received from its former Chairman of the Board of Directors This loan was paid in full by the Company on January 10, 2010.
|
|
j.
|
Regarding a convertible bond held by a major shareholder see Note 13.
|
|
a.
|
Summary information about geographic areas:
The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable segment (see Note 1 for a brief description of the Company's business) and follows the requirements of ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting".
The following is a summary of revenues from external customers of the continued operations within geographic areas and data regarding property and equipment, net:
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Year ended December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
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|
Total
|
Property and
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Total
|
Property and
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Total
|
Property and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Revenues
|
Equipment, net
|
revenues
|
Equipment, net
|
revenues
|
Equipment, net
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Republic of Moldova
|
$ | 15,193 | $ | - | $ | 8,180 | $ | - | $ | 6,770 | $ | - | ||||||||||||
|
Hong Kong
|
310 | 7 | 76 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Ethiopia and Zanzibar
|
350 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
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United States
|
1,965 | 75 | 976 | 52 | 536 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Israel
|
294 | 136 | 72 | 101 | 83 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 18,112 | $ | 218 | $ | 9,304 | $ | 157 | $ | 7,389 | $ | 110 | |||||||||||||
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|
-
|
Revenues were attributed to countries based on the customer’s location.
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-
|
Property and equipment were classified based on geographic areas in which such property and equipment items are held.
|
|
|
b.
|
Summary of revenues from external customers of the continued operations based on products and services:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Raw materials and equipment
|
$ | 15,048 | $ | 6,884 | $ | 3,822 | ||||||
|
Maintenance, royalties and project management
|
3,064 | 2,420 | 3,567 | |||||||||
| $ | 18,112 | $ | 9,304 | $ | 7,389 | |||||||
|
|
c.
|
Major customer data as a percentage of total sales from external costumers of the continued operations:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Customer A
|
30 | % | 67 | % | 92 | % | ||||||
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Customer B
|
54 | % | 21 | % | - | |||||||
|
NOTE 17:-
|
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSES
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
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|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Litigation expenses
|
8 | 130 | - | |||||||||
|
Gain from extinguishment of debts
|
- | - | (124 | ) | ||||||||
|
Capital gain from sale of subsidiary
|
- | - | (272 | ) | ||||||||
|
Net total
|
$ | 8 | $ | 130 | $ | (396 | ) | |||||
|
NOTE 18:-
|
FINANCIAL EXPENSES, NET
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
|
Financial expenses:
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest, amortization of discount, bank charges and fees (*)
|
$ | (2,275 | ) | $ | (592 | ) | $ | (621 | ) | |||
|
Exchange differences
|
- | (32 | ) | (57 | ) | |||||||
|
Realized loss on sale of marketable securities
|
(862 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
Others
|
(118 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
|
Total financial expenses
|
(3,255 | ) | (624 | ) | (678 | ) | ||||||
|
Financial income:
|
||||||||||||
|
Exchange differences
|
62 | - | - | |||||||||
|
Interest
|
106 | 4 | - | |||||||||
|
Total financial income
|
168 | 4 | - | |||||||||
|
Net total
|
$ | (3,087 | ) | $ | (620 | ) | $ | (678 | ) | |||
|
|
(*)
|
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, includes expenses of $2,214, $565 and $586_related to convertible bonds, respectively. (See Note 13 above).
|
|
NOTE 19:-
|
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
|
|
a.
|
On February 10, 2011 the Company received from an Israeli bank a credit line in an amount of $100. The credit line is secured by the personal guarantee of the Company’s CEO and chairman of the board of directors.
|
|
|
b.
|
Further to the creditors’ arrangement described in Note 1d, the Company proposed the same arrangement to certain other creditors with a total debt amount of approximately $5,954 as of December 31, 2010. The consummation of such arrangement is subject to the approval of the District Court.
|
|
1.1
1
|
Memorandum of Association of the Company.
|
|
1.2
2
|
Articles of Association of the Company.
|
|
2.1
1
|
Forms of Stock Certificates Representing ordinary shares.
|
|
4.1
1
|
The Vuance Ltd. 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (as Amended and Restated in 2002).
|
|
4.1(a)
3
|
The Vuance Ltd. 2003 Israeli Share Option Plan
|
|
4.2
1
|
Stock Purchase Agreement between Vuance and Elad Ink, dated as of March 4, 2002.
|
|
4.3
1
|
Stock Purchase Agreement between Vuance and ICTS BV, dated as of April 29, 2002.
|
|
4.4
1
|
Stock Purchase Agreement between Vuance and ICTS-USA, Inc., dated as of September 27, 2002.
|
|
4.5
5
|
Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Intelli-Site, Inc., Integrated Security Systems, Inc., Vuance, Inc. and Vuance Ltd. dated as of March 6, 2009.
|
|
4.6
7
|
Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Business Assets between Vuance, Inc. and OLTIS Security Systems International, LLC, dated as of January 9, 2010.
|
|
4.7
7
|
Asset Purchase Agreement between Vuance Ltd., Vuance, Inc., WidePoint Corporation and Advance Response Concepts Corporation, dated as of January 29, 2010.
|
|
4.8
6
|
Subscription Agreement and Warrant Agreement between Vuance Ltd. and Mr. Yitzchak Babayov, dated as of March 22, 2010.
|
|
4.9
|
Share Purchase Agreement for the sale of SuperCom Asia Pacific Ltd. between Vuance Ltd. and Mr. Steven Slom, Adv. as trustee for an undisclosed purchaser, dated October 21, 2010.
|
|
4.10
|
Financing Agreement between Vuance Ltd. and Sigma Wave Ltd., dated March 30, 2011. (English translation of the Hebrew language agreement.)
|
|
8
|
List of Subsidiaries of Vuance Ltd.
|
|
11.1
4
|
Code of Ethics
|
|
12.1
|
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
|
|
12.2
|
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
|
|
13.1
|
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
|
|
13.2
|
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
|
|
15.1
|
Consent of Fahn, Kanne & Co., a member of Grant Thornton, dated June 13, 2011
.
|
|
1
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference from, the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on September 14, 2004 (File No.: 0-50790).
|
|
2
|
Previously submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on, and incorporated herein by reference from, Exhibit A to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K submitted on July 5, 2007 (File No.: 000-50790).
|
|
3
|
Previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to, and incorporated herein by reference from, the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-121231 filed on December 14, 2004).
|
|
4
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference from, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2008 (File No.: 001-33668).
|
|
5
|
Previously filed as exhibits to, and incorporated herein by reference from, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2009 (File No.: 001-33668).
|
|
6
|
Previously filed as exhibits to, and incorporated herein by reference from, Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K submitted on April 5, 2010 (File No.: 001-33668).
|
|
7
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to, and incorporated herein by reference from, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on July 23, 2010 (File No.: 001-33668).
|
|
VUANCE LTD.
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/s/ Arie Trablesi | ||
| By: |
Arie Trabelsi
|
||
| Its: |
Chief Executive Officer
|
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* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
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| DIRECTORS | AGE | BIO | OTHER DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIPS |
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