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Gilat International (previously known as Gilat Network Systems, or GNS), a provider of VSAT-based networks and associated professional services, including turnkey and management services, to telecom operators worldwide. Since our acquisition of Raysat Antenna Systems, or RAS, Gilat International is also a provider of low-profile antennas, used for satellite-on-the-move communications, or Satcom-On-The-Move, antenna solutions.
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Gilat Peru & Colombia (previously known as Spacenet Rural Communications, or SRC), a provider of telephony, Internet and data services primarily for rural communities in Peru and Colombia under projects that are subsidized by government entities;
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Spacenet Inc., a provider of satellite network services to enterprises, government, small office/home office, or SOHOs, and residential customers in the United States;
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Wavestream, a provider of high power solid state power amplifiers, or SSPA, Block Upconverters, or BUCs, with field-proven, high performance solutions designed for mobile and fixed satellite communication, or SATCOM, systems worldwide, primarily in the defense market.
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112,730 | 136,652 | 117,175 | 125,821 | 122,617 | |||||||||||||||
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Costs related to acquisition transactions | 3,842 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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37,360 | 2,396 | 2,983 | (116 | ) | 138 | ||||||||||||||
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0.76 | 0.05 | (0.03 | ) | 0.26 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||
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0.73 | 0.04 | (0.03 | ) | 0.24 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||
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40,467 | 40,159 | 39,901 | 39,141 | 25,799 | |||||||||||||||
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41,985 | 41,474 | 39,901 | 41,576 | 27,520 |
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78,808 | 164,280 | 152,806 | 151,367 | 120,634 | |||||||||||||||
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455,378 | 357,228 | 410,639 | 430,102 | 440,214 | |||||||||||||||
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4,315 | 5,220 | 10,846 | 11,177 | 7,737 | |||||||||||||||
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14,379 | 15,220 | 16,315 | 16,315 | 16,333 | |||||||||||||||
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264,113 | 232,295 | 230,224 | 227,810 | 212,059 |
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issuance of equity securities that would dilute our current shareholders' percentages of ownership;
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significant acquisition costs;
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decrease of our cash balance;
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the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities;
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difficulties in the assimilation and integration of operations, personnel, technologies, products and information systems of the acquired companies;
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diversion of management's attention from other business concerns;
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contractual disputes;
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risks of entering geographic and business markets in which we have no or only limited prior experience;
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potential loss of key employees of acquired organizations.
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the possibility the business cultures will not be compatible;
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the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into our products and services;
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unanticipated expenses related to integration of the acquired companies;
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difficulties in implementing and maintaining uniform standards, controls and policies;
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the impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new personnel;
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increased price reductions by our direct competitors and by competing technologies including, for example, the introduction of Ka-band satellite systems by our direct competitors which could significantly drive down market prices or limit the availability of satellite capacity for use with our VSAT systems;
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monetary stability in the countries where we operate; and
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the effects of war and acts of terrorism, such as disruptions in general global economic activity, changes in logistics and security arrangements, and reduced customer demand for our products and services.
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government regulations that may prevent us from choosing our business partners or restrict our activities. For example, a particular country may decide that high-speed data networks used to provide access to the Internet should be made available generally to Internet service providers and may require us to provide our wholesale service to any Internet service provider that request it, including entities that compete with us. If we become subject to any additional obligations such as these, we would be forced to comply with potentially costly requirements and limitations on our business activities, which could result in a substantial reduction in our revenue;
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tax exposures in various jurisdictions relating to our activities throughout the world;
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political and/or economic instability in countries in which we do or desire to do business. Such unexpected changes have had an adverse affect on the gross margin of some of our projects. We also face similar risks from potential or current political and economic instability as well as volatility of foreign currencies in countries such as Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and certain countries in East Asia.
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difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations that might mandate employing staff in various countries to manage foreign operations. This change could have an adverse effect on the profitability of certain projects;
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longer payment cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;
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relevant zoning ordinances that may restrict the installation of satellite antennas and might also reduce market demand for our service. Additionally, authorities may increase regulation regarding the potential radiation hazard posed by transmitting earth station satellite antennas' emissions of radio frequency energy that may negatively impact our business plan and revenues.
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the timing of introducing new products and product enhancements by us and the level of their market acceptance;
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the changes in the competitive environment in which we operate.
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the judgment was obtained after due process before a court of competent jurisdiction, that recognizes and enforces similar judgments of Israeli courts, and according to the rules of private international law currently prevailing in Israel;
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adequate service of process was effected and the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to be heard;
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the judgment and its enforcement are not contrary to the law, public policy, security or sovereignty of the State of Israel;
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the judgment is no longer appealable; and
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an action between the same parties in the same matter is not pending in any Israeli court at the time the lawsuit is instituted in the foreign court.
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Communications satellite – Typically a satellite in geostationary orbit (synchronized with the earth’s orbit) with a fixed coverage of a portion of the earth (up to approximately one third).
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Satellite communications ground station equipment – These are devices that have a combination of datacom and RF elements designed to deliver data via communication satellites. Examples of ground station equipment are remote site terminals, such as VSATs, and central hub station systems. Gilat is a leading provider of VSAT ground station equipment.
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Antenna (satellite dish) – These can vary quite significantly in size, power and complexity depending on the ground equipment they are connected to, and their application. For example, antennas connected to VSATs generally are in the range of one meter in diameter while those connected to the central hub system can be in the range of ten meters in diameter. Antennas used on moving vehicles need to be compact and have an auto-pointing mechanism so that they can remain locked onto the satellite during motion. RAS is a leading provider of low-profile in-motion satellite antennas.
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Amplifiers and BUCs – These are the components that connect the ground station equipment with the antenna. The purpose of the amplifiers and BUCs is to amplify the power and convert the frequency of the transmitted RF signal. Wavestream is a leading provider of high power solid state amplifiers.
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Universal availability
- VSATs provide service to any location within a satellite footprint.
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Large networks can be deployed within a few weeks.
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Broadcast and multicast capabilities
- Satellite is an ideal solution for broadcast and multicast transmission as the satellite signal is simultaneously received by any group of users in the satellite footprint.
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- VSAT network availability is high due to the satellite and ground equipment reliability, the small number of components in the network and terrestrial infrastructure independence.
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Scalability
- VSAT networks scale easily from a single site to thousands of locations.
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Cost-effectiveness
- The cost of VSAT networks is independent of distance and therefore it is a cost-effective solution for networks comprised of multiple sites in remote locations.
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Applications delivery
– VSAT networks offer a wide variety of customer applications such as e-mail, virtual private networks, or VPN, video, voice, Internet access, distance learning, content distribution and financial transactions.
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Portability and Mobility
- VSAT solutions can be mounted on vehicles for communications on the move, or deployed rapidly for communications in fixed locations and then relocated or moved as required.
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Another addition to our product offering is the
Prysm Pro Network Appliance
. Prysm Pro supports advanced applications over satellite, wire-line and wireless networks, helps multi-site enterprises support multiple secure networks with centralized management and enables hybrid switching between wire-line and wireless technologies. It is a modular, scalable, off-the-shelf IP network appliance that offers benefits to customers. The Prysm Pro appliance is integrated with Spacenet’s managed network services, providing access to a user-friendly web portal to enable simplified and centralized network management.
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Military - Strategic military advantage by supporting the transfer of real-time intelligence while on-the-move with a small, low profile, hard to track antenna;
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Digital satellite news gathering – always on, no set up time, real-time streaming video;
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First responders – supports vehicles’ mobility, agility and stability required for teams to be the first to reach the scene; and
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Project management – accompanying the customer through all stages of a project and ensuring that the project objectives are within the predefined scope, time and budget;
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Network design – translating the customer’s requirements into a system to be deployed, performing the sizing and dimensioning of the system and evaluating the available solutions;
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Deployment logistics – transportation and rapid installation of equipment in all of the network sites;
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Implementation and integration – combining our equipment with third party equipment such as solar panel systems and surveillance systems as well as developing tools to allow the customer to monitor and control the system;
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Operational services – providing professional services, program management, network operations and field services; and
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Maintenance and support – providing 24/7 helpdesk services, on-site technician support and equipment repairs and updates.
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Defense Communications - satellite, airborne, troposcatter and highly secure point-to-point. This market is typically categorized by customers requiring high quality products – at times for mission critical communications in extreme environmental conditions. The satellite terminals (e.g., VSAT, SCPC) are usually provided to the defense agencies via system integrators, and not directly from the power amplifier suppliers.
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Government - public safety, emergency response and disaster recovery. Similar to the market for defense agencies, though usually less demanding in terms of environmental conditions, these terminals are provided to various local, state and federal agencies that need to manage emergency communications. The satellite terminals (e.g., VSAT, SCPC) are usually provided via system integrators or service providers and not directly from the power amplifier suppliers.
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Commercial terminals - A high power amplifier is used with high-end VSAT terminals for various applications where there is the requirement to transmit large amounts of data. Examples include Satellite News Gathering for video transmission, Remote Cellular Backhaul to connect remote cellular base-stations to the core network and Remote Operations (e.g., oil and gas platforms) where large amounts of data need to be transmitted, and no terrestrial alternative is available.
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Commercial broadcast - Broadcast providers and teleport operators require high power amplifiers in order to transmit large carriers, such as for TV broadcast, multicast of video and high-speed IP connectivity.
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35.8 | % | 37.1 | % | 39.9 | % | ||||||
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100.0 | % | 100 | % | 100.0 | % |
Significant Subsidiary
1. Spacenet Inc.
2. StarBand Communications Inc.
3. Gilat Satellite Networks (Holland) B.V.
4. Gilat Colombia S.A. E.S.P
5. Gilat to Home Peru S.A
6. Gilat do Brazil Ltda.
7. Gilat Satellite Networks (Mexico) S.A. de C.V.
8. Wavestream Corporation
9. Raysat Antenna Systems LLC
10. Raysat Antenna Systems Ltd.
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of Incorporation
Delaware
Delaware
Netherlands
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Mexico
Delaware
Delaware
Israel
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UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
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Gilat Worldwide, which is comprised of two reportable segments:
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Gilat International, a provider of VSAT-based networks and associated professional services, including turnkey and management services, to telecom operators worldwide. Since our acquisition of RAS, Gilat International is also a provider of low-profile antennas, used for Satcom-On-The-Move antenna solutions.
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Gilat Peru & Colombia, a provider of telephony, Internet and data services primarily for rural communities in Peru and Colombia under projects that are subsidized by government entities;
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Spacenet Inc., a provider of satellite network services to enterprises, government, small office/home office, or SOHOs, and residential customers in the United States;
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Wavestream, a provider of high power SSPAs, BUCs with field-proven, high performance solutions designed for mobile and fixed SATCOM systems worldwide, primarily in the defense market.
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15,763 | 23,986 | (34.26 | %) | 6.77 | % | 10.52 | % | ||||||||||||
130,787 | 109,716 | 19.21 | % | 56.14 | % | 48.11 | % | |||||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
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Equipment
|
69 | 109 | (36.70 | %) | 0.03 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
35,793 | 46,567 | (23.14 | %) | 15.36 | % | 20.42 | % | ||||||||||||
35,862 | 46,676 | (23.17 | %) | 15.39 | % | 20.47 | % | |||||||||||||
Spacenet
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
18,185 | 17,438 | 4.28 | % | 7.80 | % | 7.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
61,174 | 66,099 | (7.45 | %) | 26.26 | % | 28.98 | % | ||||||||||||
79,359 | 83,537 | (5.00 | %) | 34.06 | % | 36.63 | % | |||||||||||||
Wavestream
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
4,041 | 1.73 | % | |||||||||||||||||
4,041 | 1.73 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany Adjustments
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
17,064 | 11,870 | 43.76 | % | 7.32 | % | 5.20 | % | ||||||||||||
17,064 | 11,870 | 43.76 | % | 7.32 | % | 5.20 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
120,255 | 91,407 | 31.55 | % | 51.61 | % | 40.08 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
112,730 | 136,652 | (17.50 | %) | 48.39 | % | 59.92 | % | ||||||||||||
Total
|
232,985 | 228,059 | 2.16 | % | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
|||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide
|
||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
53,815 | 31,715 | 46.79 | % | 36.99 | % | ||||||||||
Services
|
2,264 | 12,446 | 14.36 | % | 51.89 | % | ||||||||||
56,079 | 44,161 | 42.88 | % | 40.25 | % | |||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
(17 | ) | 31 | (24.64 | )% | 28.44 | % | |||||||||
Services
|
8,598 | 14,141 | 24.02 | % | 30.37 | % | ||||||||||
8,581 | 14,172 | 23.93 | % | 30.36 | % | |||||||||||
Spacenet
|
||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
3,725 | 3,696 | 20.48 | % | 21.20 | % | ||||||||||
Services
|
10,708 | 9,109 | 17.50 | % | 13.78 | % | ||||||||||
14,433 | 12,805 | 18.19 | % | 15.33 | % | |||||||||||
Wavestream
|
||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
653 | 16.16 | % | |||||||||||||
653 | 16.16 | % | ||||||||||||||
Intercompany Adjustments
|
(108 | ) | 707 | (0.63 | )% | 5.96 | % | |||||||||
Total Gross Profit
|
79,854 | 70,431 | 34.27 | % | 30.88 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
Percentage
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
Change
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses incurred
|
21,638 | 16,281 | 32.90 | % | 16.54 | % | 14.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Less - grants
|
3,249 | 2,311 | 40.59 | % | (2.48 | )% | (2.11 | )% | ||||||||||||
Total
|
18,389 | 13,970 | 31.63 | % | 14.06 | % | 12.73 | % | ||||||||||||
Wavestream
-
Expenses incurred
|
556 | 13.76 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total , net
|
18,945 | 13,970 | 35.61 | % | 14.05 | % | 12.73 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
Percentage
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
change
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
21,800 | 20,971 | 3.95 | % | 16.67 | % | 19.11 | % | ||||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
1,273 | 586 | 117.24 | % | 3.55 | % | 1.26 | % | ||||||||||||
Spacenet
|
9,949 | 7,581 | 31.24 | % | 12.54 | % | 9.07 | % | ||||||||||||
Wavestream
|
374 | 9.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total
|
33,396 | 29,138 | 14.61 | % | 14.33 | % | 12.78 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
Percentage
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
change
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
12,220 | 11,590 | 5.44 | % | 9.34 | % | 10.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
4,262 | 5,794 | (26.44 | )% | 11.88 | % | 12.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Spacenet
|
12,854 | 10,603 | 21.23 | % | 16.20 | % | 12.69 | % | ||||||||||||
Wavestream
|
508 | 12.60 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total
|
29, 844 | 27,987 | 6.64 | % | 12.81 | % | 12.27 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Percentage
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
change
|
Percentage of revenues
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
85,730 | 136,500 | (37.19 | )% | 37.59 | % | 51.02 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
23,986 | 25,420 | (5.64 | )% | 10.52 | % | 9.50 | % | ||||||||||||
109,716 | 161,920 | (32.24 | )% | 48.11 | % | 60.52 | % | |||||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
109 | 169 | (35.50 | )% | 0.05 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
46,567 | 24,373 | 91.06 | % | 20.42 | % | 9.11 | % | ||||||||||||
46,676 | 24,542 | 90.19 | % | 20.47 | % | 9.17 | % | |||||||||||||
Spacenet
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
17,438 | 38,950 | (55.23 | )% | 7.65 | % | 14.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
66,099 | 67,410 | (1.94 | )% | 28.98 | % | 25.20 | % | ||||||||||||
83,537 | 106,360 | (21.46 | )% | 36.63 | % | 39.76 | % | |||||||||||||
Intercompany Adjustments
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
11,870 | 25,268 | (53.02 | )% | 5.20 | % | 9.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
28 | (100.00 | )% | 0.00 | % | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||||
11,870 | 25,296 | (53.08 | )% | 5.20 | % | 11.09 | % | |||||||||||||
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
91,407 | 150,351 | (39.20 | )% | 40.08 | % | 56.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Services
|
136,652 | 117,175 | 16.62 | % | 59.92 | % | 43.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Total
|
228,059 | 267,526 | (14.75 | )% | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
|||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide:
|
||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
31,715 | 58,547 | 36.99 | % | 42.90 | % | ||||||||||
Services
|
12,446 | 8,354 | 51.89 | % | 32.90 | % | ||||||||||
44,161 | 66,901 | 40.25 | % | 41.30 | % | |||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
31 | 43 | 28.44 | % | 25.30 | % | ||||||||||
Equipment
|
14,141 | (2,992 | ) | 30.37 | % | (12.30 | )% | |||||||||
Services
|
14,172 | (2,949 | ) | 30.36 | % | 12.00 | % | |||||||||
Spacenet
|
||||||||||||||||
Equipment
|
3,696 | 11,704 | 21.20 | % | 30.00 | % | ||||||||||
Services
|
9,109 | 8,952 | 13.78 | % | 13.30 | % | ||||||||||
12,805 | 20,656 | 15.33 | % | 19.40 | % | |||||||||||
Intercompany Adjustments
|
707 | 1,344 | 5.96 | % | 5.30 | % | ||||||||||
Total Gross Profit
|
70,431 | 85,952 | 30.88 | % | 32.10 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Percentage
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
change
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses incurred
|
16,281 | 18,702 | (12.95 | )% | 14.84 | % | 11.55 | % | ||||||||||||
Less - grants
|
2,311 | 1,760 | 31.31 | % | (2.11 | )% | (1.09 | )% | ||||||||||||
Total Gilat International
|
13,970 | 16,942 | (17.54 | )% | 12.73 | % | 10.46 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Percentage
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
change
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
20,971 | 25,741 | (18.53 | )% | 19.11 | % | 15.90 | % | ||||||||||||
Spacenet
|
7,581 | 9,309 | (18.56 | )% | 9.07 | % | 8.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
586 | 733 | (20 | )% | 1.26 | % | 3.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Total
|
29,138 | 35,783 | (18.57 | )% | 12.78 | % | 13.40 | % |
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Percentage
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S. dollars in thousands
|
change
|
Percentage of revenues per segment
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gilat International
|
11,590 | 14,712 | (21.22 | )% | 10.56 | % | 9.09 | % | ||||||||||||
Spacenet
|
10,603 | 8,939 | 18.62 | % | 12.69 | % | 8.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
5,794 | 6,168 | (6.06 | )% | 12.41 | % | 25.13 | % | ||||||||||||
Total
|
27,987 | 29,819 | (6.14 | )% | 12.27 | % | 11.15 | % |
Years ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||
US Dollars
in thousands
|
|||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
12,920 | (206 | ) | (19,620 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(108,208 | ) | 59,189 | (25,507 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
29,845 | (11,009 | ) | (2,168 | ) | ||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
9 | 782 | (1,596 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(65,434 | ) | 48,756 | (48,891 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
|
122,672 | 73,916 | 122,807 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
|
57,238 | 122,672 | 73,916 |
Years ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Gross research and development costs
|
22,194 | 16,281 | 18,702 | |||||||||
Less:
|
||||||||||||
Non-royalty-bearing grants
|
3,249 | 2,311 | 1,760 | |||||||||
Research and development costs - net.
|
18,945 | 13,970 | 16,942 |
|
D.
|
Trend Information
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position(s)
|
||
Amiram Levinberg
|
55
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
Jaron Lotan
|
53
|
Chief Operating Officer
|
||
Andreas Georghiou
|
61
|
Chief Executive Officer, Spacenet Inc.
|
||
Clifton L. Cooke, Jr.
|
63
|
President and Chief Executive Officer, Wavestream
|
||
Ari Krashin
|
38
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
||
Haim Benyamini(1)(2)(3)
|
71
|
External Director
|
||
Jeremy Blank
|
32
|
Director
|
||
Gilead Halevy
|
44
|
Director
|
||
Ehud Ganani(3)
|
58
|
Director
|
||
Leora Meridor(1)(2)(3)
|
63
|
External Director
|
||
Karen Sarid(1)(2)(3)
|
60
|
Director
|
||
Izhak Tamir(1)
|
58
|
Director
|
(1)
|
Member of our Audit Committee.
|
(2)
|
Member of Compensation and Stock Option Committee.
|
(3)
|
Member of Nominating Committee.
|
Salaries, Fees, Directors' Fees,
Commissions and Bonuses(1)
|
Pension, Retirement and
Similar Benefits
|
|||||||
All directors and officers as a group (24 persons) (2)
|
$ | 3,837,779 | $ | 719,674 |
|
(1)
|
Also includes bonuses and stock option compensation accrued in 2010.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes 3 officers that ceased to hold officer positions during 2010.
|
External Directors
and Independent Directors
|
|
·
|
a breach by the office holder of his fiduciary duty unless 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 duty of care if such breach was done intentionally or recklessly
;
|
|
·
|
any act or omission done with the intent to derive an illegal personal gain; or
|
|
·
|
any fine or penalty levied against the office holder as a result of a criminal offense.
|
Name and Address
|
Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percent of
Ordinary
Shares
Outstanding
|
||||||
York Capital Management
(1)
|
8,121,651 | 19.9 | % | |||||
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.
(2)
|
4,214,560 | 10.3 | % | |||||
Mivtach Shamir Finance Ltd.
(3)
|
2,216,945 | 5.4 | % | |||||
All officers and directors as a group
(21 persons)
(4)
|
1,857,804 | 4.6 | % |
(1)
|
Based on a Schedule 13D/A filed on April 12, 2010, the shares are directly owned by or allocated for the benefit of (i) York Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (ii) York Investment Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership; (iii) York Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; and (iv) York Credit Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. These four entities are part of a family of pooled investment vehicles managed by JGD Management Corp., a Delaware corporation doing business as York Capital Management. The sole shareholder of JGD is James G. Dinan. Dinan Management is the general partner of York Capital Management L.P. and James G. Dinan and Daniel A. Schwartz are the controlling members of Dinan Management. York Offshore Limited is the investment manager of York Investment Limited. The controlling principal of York Offshore Limited is James G. Dinan. Daniel A. Schwartz is a director of York Offshore Limited. York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings is the general partner of York Credit Opportunities. James G. Dinan and Daniel A. Schwartz are the controlling members of York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings. The principal business address of each of these entities and individuals is c/o York Capital Management, 767 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York, 10153.
|
(2)
|
Based on Schedule 13D/A filed on August 9, 2010, the 4,214,560 shares reported in the Schedule as beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd., are held for members of the public through, among others, provident funds, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance policies, which are managed by Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd., Menora Mivtachim Pensions Ltd., Menora Mivtachim Finance Ltd., Menora Mivtachim Gemel Ltd. and Menora Mivtachim Mutual Funds Ltd., all of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd., each of which operates under independent management and makes independent voting and investment decisions. The address of Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd., is Menora House 115 Allenby Street, Tel Aviv 61008, Israel.
|
(3)
|
Based on a Schedule 13D filed on July 28, 2005. Mr. Meir Shamir and Ashtrom Industries Ltd. share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Mivtach Shamir Holdings Ltd. The address of Mivtach Shamir Holdings Ltd. is Beit Sharvat, 4 Kaufman St., Tel Aviv 68012, Israel.
|
(4)
|
Includes options that are currently exercisable or are exercisable within 60 days that are held by our directors and executive officers.
|
NASDAQ
|
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
|
|||||||||||||||
Year
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
$ | 10.01 | $ | 5.59 | $ | 9.93 | $ | 5.44 | ||||||||
2007
|
$ | 11.18 | $ | 7.89 | $ | 11.14 | $ | 7.67 | ||||||||
2008
|
$ | 11.15 | $ | 2.20 | $ | 11.31 | $ | 2.22 | ||||||||
2009
|
$ | 4.98 | $ | 2.69 | $ | 5.20 | $ | 2.75 | ||||||||
2010
|
$ | 6.25 | $ | 3.96 | $ | 6.25 | $ | 3.99 |
NASDAQ
|
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
|
|||||||||||||||
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
First quarter
|
$ | 3.79 | $ | 2.69 | $ | 3.84 | $ | 2.75 | ||||||||
Second quarter
|
$ | 4.53 | $ | 3.20 | $ | 4.44 | $ | 3.23 | ||||||||
Third quarter
|
$ | 4.98 | $ | 4.05 | $ | 5.20 | $ | 4.10 | ||||||||
Fourth quarter
|
$ | 4.80 | $ | 4.15 | $ | 4.89 | $ | 4.17 | ||||||||
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
First quarter
|
$ | 5.97 | $ | 4.94 | $ | 5.97 | $ | 4.73 | ||||||||
Second quarter
|
$ | 6.25 | $ | 3.96 | $ | 6.25 | $ | 3.99 | ||||||||
Third quarter
|
$ | 6.01 | $ | 4.67 | $ | 6.03 | $ | 4.68 | ||||||||
Fourth quarter
|
$ | 5.90 | $ | 4.83 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 4.72 |
NASDAQ
|
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
|
|||||||||||||||
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||||||||||
October 2010
|
$ | 5.90 | $ | 5.26 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 5.33 | ||||||||
November 2010
|
$ | 5.33 | $ | 4.83 | $ | 5.39 | $ | 4.72 | ||||||||
December 2010
|
$ | 5.24 | $ | 4.90 | $ | 5.34 | $ | 4.88 | ||||||||
January 2011
|
$ | 5.85 | $ | 5.10 | $ | 5.85 | $ | 5.05 | ||||||||
February 2011
|
$ | 5.42 | $ | 5.15 | $ | 5.59 | $ | 5.22 | ||||||||
March 2011
|
$ | 5.34 | $ | 4.73 | $ | 5.36 | $ | 4.77 | ||||||||
April 2011 (through April 11)
|
$ | 5.29 | $ | 5.03 | $ | 5.22 | $ | 5.00 |
B.
|
Plan of Distribution
|
C.
|
Markets
|
D.
|
Selling Shareholders
|
E.
|
Dilution
|
F.
|
Expense of the Issue
|
A.
|
Share Capital
|
B.
|
Memorandum and Articles of Association
|
·
|
Audit Committee.
A majority of an Audit Committee must be comprised of “independent directors” (as such term is defined in the Companies Law); any person regularly engaged by or rendering services to a controlling shareholder may not serve on the Audit Committee.
|
·
|
External Directors.
The initial three-year term of service of External Directors can be extended, at the election of a company subject to certain conditions, by two additional three-year terms. External Directors will be elected by a majority vote at a shareholders’ meeting, provided that either the majority of shares voted at the meeting, including at least one-half (instead of one-third, as under the current law) of the shares held by non-controlling shareholders voted at the meeting, vote in favor; or the total number of shares held by non-controlling shareholders voted against does not exceed two percent (instead of one percent, as under current law) of the aggregate voting rights in the company.
|
·
|
Extraordinary Transactions.
Extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, and agreements relating to employment and compensation of a controlling shareholder, require shareholders’ approval that shall either include at least one- half (instead of one-third, as under current law) of the shares held by disinterested shareholders participating in the vote, or, alternatively, the total shareholdings of disinterested shareholders voting against the transaction must not represent more than two percent (instead of one percent, as under current law) of the voting rights; agreements relating to engagement or provision of services for a period exceeding three years, must generally be approved once every three years.
|
·
|
Code of Corporate Conduct.
A code of recommended corporate governance practices has been attached to the Companies Law Amendment.
|
·
|
Fines
.
The Israeli Securities Authority shall be authorized to impose fines on any person or company breaching certain provisions designated under the Companies Law Amendment.
|
·
|
CEO and Chairman
.
A higher shareholder approval threshold was adopted to permit a chief executive officer to also serve as chairman of the board and for the chairman of the board to serve as the CEO, and a prohibition was adopted on the chairman's ability to serve the company in any capacity other than as the chief executive officer.
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·
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Officers’ employment
.
The terms of employment of an officer now require the approval of the audit committee as well as the board of directors.
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·
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Tender offers:
With respect to full tender offers (tender offers for the acquisition of all outstanding shares in a company), the time-frame for a shareholder to a request appraisal rights with
respect to the tender offer was extended from three to six months following the consummation of a the tender, but it is now permitted for the acquirer to stipulate in the offer that any shareholder tendering his shares will not be entitled to appraisal rights.
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C.
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Material Contracts
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D.
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Exchange Controls
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E.
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Taxation
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·
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Similar to the alternative route, exemption from corporate tax on undistributed income for a period of two to ten years, depending on the geographic location of the Benefited Enterprise within Israel, and a reduced corporate tax rate of 10% to 25% for the remainder of the benefits period, depending on the level of foreign investment in each year. Benefits may be granted for a term of seven or ten years, depending on the level of foreign investment in the company. If the company pays a dividend out of income derived from the Benefited Enterprise during the tax exemption period, such income will be subject to corporate tax at the applicable rate (10%-25%) in respect of the grossed up amount of the dividend that we may distribute. The company is required to withhold tax at a rate of 15% from any dividends distributed from income derived from the Benefited Enterprise; and
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|
·
|
A special tax route, which enables companies owning facilities in certain geographical locations in Israel to pay corporate tax at the rate of 11.5% on income of the Benefited Enterprise. The benefits period is ten years. Upon payment of dividends, the company is required to withhold tax at a rate of 15% for Israeli residents and at a rate of 4% for foreign residents.
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insurance companies;
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·
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dealers in stocks or securities;
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·
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financial institutions;
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·
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tax-exempt organizations;
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|
·
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regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;
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·
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persons subject to the alternative minimum tax;
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|
·
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persons who hold ordinary shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities;
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·
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persons holding their shares as part of a straddle or appreciated financial position or as part of a hedging or conversion transaction;
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·
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persons who acquired their ordinary shares through the exercise or cancellation of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services;
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·
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non-residents aliens of the U.S. or persons having a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; or
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·
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direct, indirect or constructive owners of 10% or more of the outstanding voting shares of our company.
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·
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a citizen or, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a resident of the United States;
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·
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a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;
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·
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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
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·
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a trust if (i) (A) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and (B) one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the trust’s substantial decisions, or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
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·
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you would be required to allocate income recognized upon receiving certain dividends or gain recognized upon the disposition of ordinary shares ratably over the holding period for such ordinary shares;
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·
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the amount allocated to each year during which we are considered a PFIC and subsequent years, other than the year of the dividend payment or disposition, would be subject to tax at the highest individual or corporate tax rate, as the case may be, in effect for that year and an interest charge would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax liability allocated to each such year;
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·
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the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year before we became a PFIC would be taxable as ordinary income in the current year, and
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
|
Expected Maturity Dates
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015 and thereafter
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(In thousands)
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Assets:
|
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Restricted cash - in U.S. dollars
|
3,634 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 2,500 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
1.57 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||
In other currency
|
205 | 409 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
2.38 | % | 0 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||
In other currency
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1,004 | |||||||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
0.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
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Short term bank credit - in U.S. dollars
|
2,129 | |||||||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
4.50 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Long-term loans (including current maturities) - in
U.S. dollars
|
904 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
8.24 | % | 4.77 | % | 4.77 | % | 4.77 | % | 4.77 | % | ||||||||||
In other currency
|
443 | 594 | 599 | 548 | 3,461 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
6.25 | % | 6.26 | % | 6.26 | % | 6.29 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||||||
Converted subordinated notes - in U.S. dollars
|
839 | 14,379 | ||||||||||||||||||
Weighted interest rate
|
4.00 | % | 4.00 | % |
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
|
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
|
MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
|
·
|
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transaction and dispositions of the assets of the company;
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|
·
|
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
|
|
·
|
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use of disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
Tel-Aviv, Israel
|
KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
|
April 12, 2011
|
A Member of Ernst & Young Global
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
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|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||
Services Rendered
|
Fees
|
Percentages
|
Fees
|
Percentages
|
||||||||||||
Audit fees (1)
|
$ | 836,213 | 89.52 | % | $ | 818,254 | 93.17 | % | ||||||||
Tax fees (2)
|
$ | 62,875 | 6.73 | % | $ | 60,000 | 6.83 | % | ||||||||
Other
|
$ | 35,000 | 3.75 | % | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 934,088 | 100 | % | $ | 878,254 | 100.00 | % |
(1)
|
Audit fees are fees for audit services for each of the years shown in this table, including fees associated with the annual audit, services provided in connection with audit of our internal control over financial reporting and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.
|
(2)
|
Tax fees are fees for professional services rendered by our auditors for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice on actual or contemplated transactions.
|
PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
|
|
·
|
The requirement to obtain shareholder approval for the establishment or material amendment of certain equity based compensation plans and arrangements, under which shares may be acquired by officers, directors, employees or consultants. Under Israeli law and practice, the approval of the board of directors is required for the establishment or material amendment of such equity based compensation plans and arrangements. However, any equity based compensation arrangement with a director or the material amendment of such an arrangement must be approved by our Audit Committee, Board of Directors and shareholders, in that order.
|
|
·
|
The requirements regarding the director nominations process. Under Israeli law and practice, our Board of Directors is authorized to recommend to our shareholders director nominees for election, and our shareholders may nominate candidates for election as directors by the general meeting of shareholders. Although we are not required to do so under Israel law, our Board of Directors has established a nominating committee, which is charged with and authorized to recommend nominees for election to the board of directors by our shareholders at the annual general meeting of shareholders. See Item 6C. “Directors, Senior Management and Employees - Board Practices - Election of Directors.”
|
|
·
|
The requirement that all member of the audit committee qualify as “independent directors” within the meaning of NASDAQ rules. Our audit committee is currently comprised of four members. One of the members of our audit committee does not qualify as an independent director within the meaning of NASDAQ rules. However, our Board of Directors has determined that such director satisfies the independence requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and satisfies the requirements of Israeli law for audit committee members.
|
|
·
|
The requirements with respect to compensation of executive compensation. In accordance with Israeli law, the compensation of our executive officers other than our chief executive officer (who is also a director) is determined by our compensation and stock option committee, and exculpation, insurance and indemnification of, or an undertaking to, indemnify our executive officers who are not directors requires the approval of both our audit committee and compensation and stock option committee. The compensation of our chief executive officer, who also serves as the chairman of our Board of Directors, is approved by our audit committee, compensation and stock option committee and shareholders, in that order.
Our compensation and stock option committee is comprised of three members, each of whom is an independent director within the meaning of NASDAQ rules.
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Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
PAGE |
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
F-3 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
F-5
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
|
F-6
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-7
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-11
|
1.1
|
Memorandum of Association, as amended. Previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000, which Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
|
1.2
|
Articles of Association, as amended and restated. Previously filed as Exhibit 1.2 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, which Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
|
2.1
|
Form of 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Note due 2012. Previously filed as Exhibit T3C to our Form T-3 (No. 022-28667), which Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
|
4.1
|
Sublease and Master Deed of Lease dated as of March 28, 2001 by and among BP III Leasco, LLC as Sublessor, BP Tysons, LLC as Landlord and Spacenet Real Estate Holdings, LLC as Sublessee and Master Tenant. Previously filed as Exhibit 4.7 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000, which Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
|
4.2
|
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., Spacenet Inc., Wideband Acquisition Corporation, Wavestream Corporation and Shareholders Representative Services LLC, dated October 12, 2010.
|
4.3
|
Unit Purchase Agreement
among
Spacenet Integrated Government Solutions, Inc.,
Raysat Antenna Systems, LLC
and Others, dated as of March 17, 2010.
|
4.4
|
Summary of material provisions of the loan documents between Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and First International Bank of Israel, dated December 14, 2010.
|
8.1
|
List of subsidiaries.
|
12.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
12.2
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
13.1
|
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
13.2
|
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
15.1
|
Consent Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global.
|
GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Amiram Levinberg | ||
Amiram Levinberg | |||
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
|
Page
|
|
F-2
|
|
F-3 – F-4
|
|
F-5
|
|
F-6
|
|
F-7 - F-10
|
|
F-11- F-61
|
Tel-Aviv, Israel
|
KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
|
April 12, 2011
|
A Member of Ernst & Young Global
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 57,238 | $ | 122,672 | ||||
Short-term bank deposits
|
- | 31,729 | ||||||
Short-term restricted cash
|
3,839 | 1,782 | ||||||
Restricted cash held by trustees
|
1,004 | 2,137 | ||||||
Trade receivables, net
|
51,994 | 45,597 | ||||||
Inventories
|
29,612 | 13,711 | ||||||
Other current assets
|
22,973 | 19,068 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
166,660 | 236,696 | ||||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND RECEIVABLES:
|
||||||||
Severance pay funds
|
10,572 | 9,912 | ||||||
Long-term restricted cash
|
4,583 | 4,896 | ||||||
Long-term trade receivables, receivables in respect of capital leases and other receivables
|
6,538 | 2,204 | ||||||
Total
long-term investments and receivables
|
21,693 | 17,012 | ||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
103,490 | 100,532 | ||||||
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND DEFERRED CHARGES, NET
|
57,453 | 2,988 | ||||||
GOODWILL
|
106,082 | - | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 455,378 | $ | 357,228 |
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||
Products
|
$ | 120,255 | $ | 91,407 | $ | 150,351 | ||||||
Services
|
112,730 | 136,652 | 117,175 | |||||||||
Total
revenues
|
232,985 | 228,059 | 267,526 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues:
|
||||||||||||
Products
|
61,975 | 56,672 | 80,424 | |||||||||
Services
|
91,156 | 100,956 | 101,150 | |||||||||
Total
cost of revenues
|
153,131 | 157,628 | 181,574 | |||||||||
Gross profit
|
79,854 | 70,431 | 85,952 | |||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Research and development, net
|
18,945 | 13,970 | 16,942 | |||||||||
Selling and marketing
|
33,396 | 29,138 | 35,783 | |||||||||
General and administrative
|
29,844 | 27,987 | 29,819 | |||||||||
Costs related to acquisition transactions
|
3,842 | - | - | |||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets and other charges
|
- | - | 5,020 | |||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
86,027 | 71,095 | 87,564 | |||||||||
Operating loss
|
(6,173 | ) | (664 | ) | (1,612 | ) | ||||||
Financial income (expenses), net
|
(557 | ) | 1,050 | 1,300 | ||||||||
Expenses related to aborted merger transaction
|
- | - | (2,350 | ) | ||||||||
Other income
|
37,360 | 2,396 | 2,983 | |||||||||
Income before taxes on income
|
30,630 | 2,782 | 321 | |||||||||
Taxes on income
|
11 | 904 | 1,445 | |||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$ | 30,619 | $ | 1,878 | $ | (1,124 | ) | |||||
Net earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.76 | $ | 0.05 | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||||
Diluted
|
$ | 0.73 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||||
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
40,466,906 | 40,159,431 | 39,901,019 | |||||||||
Diluted
|
41,985,158 | 41,473,515 | 39,901,019 |
|
Number of
Ordinary shares
(in thousands)
|
Share
capital
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income ***)
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
Total
comprehensive
income (loss)
|
Total
shareholders'
equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2008
|
39,612 | 1,796 | 859,207 | 1,776 | (634,969 | ) | 227,810 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted share units
|
437 | 25 | 2,491 | - | - | 2,516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation related to employee stock options
|
- | - | 692 | - | - | 692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
- | - | - | (766 | ) | - | $ | (766 | ) | (766 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on forward contracts, net
|
- | - | - | 1,096 | - | 1,096 | 1,096 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
- | - | - | - | (1,124 | ) | (1,124 | ) | (1,124 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss
|
$ | (794 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2008
|
40,049 | 1,821 | 862,390 | 2,106 | (636,093 | ) | 230,224 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted share units
|
224 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation related to employee stock options
|
- | - | 937 | - | - | 937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of convertible subordinated notes
|
** | ) | * | ) | 10 | - | - | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
- | - | - | (85 | ) | - | $ | (85 | ) | (85 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on forward contracts, net
|
- | - | - | 458 | - | 458 | 458 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gain on forward contracts, net
|
- | - | - | (1,138 | ) | - | (1,138 | ) | (1,138 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
- | - | - | - | 1,878 | 1,878 | 1,878 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income
|
$ | 1,113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2009
|
40,273 | 1,832 | 863,337 | 1,341 | (634,215 | ) | 232,295 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted share units
|
422 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation related to employee stock options
|
- | - | 1,726 | - | - | 1,726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of convertible subordinated notes
|
** | ) - | *) - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options
|
3 | *) - | 16 | - | - | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
- | - | - | (151 | ) | - | $ | (151 | ) | (151 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on forward contracts, net
|
- | - | - | 613 | - | 613 | 613 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gain on forward contracts, net
|
- | - | - | (1,029 | ) | - | (1,029 | ) | (1,029 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
- | - | - | - | 30,619 | 30,619 | 30,619 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income
|
$ | 30,052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2010
|
40,698 | $ | 1,855 | $ | 865,080 | $ | 774 | $ | (603,596 | ) | $ | 264,113 |
***)
|
Represents adjustments in respect of foreign currency translation and unrealized gain on forward contracts, net. The balance of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 included foreign currency translation adjustments in the amount of $ 774, $ 925 and $ 1,010, respectively, and unrealized gain on forward contracts, net, in the amount of $ 0, $ 416 and $1,096, respectively.
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities
:
|
||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$ | 30,619 | $ | 1,878 | $ | (1,124 | ) | |||||
Adjustments required to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
14,794 | 14,509 | 13,132 | |||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets and other charges
|
- | - | 5,020 | |||||||||
Gain from redemption of convertible subordinated notes
|
- | (78 | ) | - | ||||||||
Gain from the sale of investment accounted for at cost
|
(24,314 | ) | (2,597 | ) | (1,801 | ) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation related to employees
|
1,726 | 937 | 692 | |||||||||
Accrued severance pay, net
|
(135 | ) | (1,113 | ) | 1,324 | |||||||
Accrued interest and exchange rate differences on short and long-term restricted cash, net
|
(201 | ) | 256 | (189 | ) | |||||||
Accrued interest, accretion of discounts and exchange rate differences on held-to-maturity
marketable securities and short-term bank deposits, net
|
(45 | ) | (349 | ) | (1,778 | ) | ||||||
Exchange rate differences on long-term loans
|
(415 | ) | 212 | (348 | ) | |||||||
Exchange rate differences on loans to employees
|
- | (5 | ) | 28 | ||||||||
Capital loss from disposal of property and equipment
|
270 | 163 | 89 | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
(250 | ) | 992 | (265 | ) | |||||||
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net
|
(1,562 | ) | 14,294 | (15,979 | ) | |||||||
Decrease (increase) in other assets (including short-term, long-term and deferred charges)
|
(5,559 | ) | 6,530 | (2,535 | ) | |||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories
|
(2,946 | ) | 8,995 | 36 | ||||||||
Decrease in trade payables
|
(4,759 | ) | (6,855 | ) | (3,185 | ) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses
|
2,256 | (6,034 | ) | 3,640 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in advances from customers held by trustees, net
|
(1,133 | ) | (22,032 | ) | 176 | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable and other long-term liabilities
|
4,574 | (9,909 | ) | (16,553 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
12,920 | (206 | ) | (19,620 | ) |
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(7,638 | ) | (4,485 | ) | (13,799 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of investment accounted for at cost
|
24,314 | 2,597 | 1,801 | |||||||||
Other investments
|
- | - | (195 | ) | ||||||||
Purchase of held-to-maturity marketable securities and deposits
|
(30,693 | ) | (130,961 | ) | (143,572 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from held-to-maturity marketable securities and deposits
|
62,384 | 162,615 | 127,895 | |||||||||
Purchase of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
(4,804 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Proceeds from available-for-sale marketable securities
|
4,888 | - | - | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
- | - | 426 | |||||||||
Loans to employees, net
|
14 | 39 | 2,798 | |||||||||
Investment in restricted cash (including long-term)
|
(2,941 | ) | (90 | ) | (1,630 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from restricted cash (including long-term)
|
1,339 | 7,696 | 769 | |||||||||
Investment in restricted cash held by trustees
|
(12,346 | ) | (3,056 | ) | - | |||||||
Proceeds from restricted cash held by trustees
|
13,673 | 24,834 | - | |||||||||
Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (a,b)
|
(153,883 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Patents and marketing rights
|
(2,515 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(108,208 | ) | 59,189 | (25,507 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
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Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted share units
|
39 | 11 | 2,516 | |||||||||
Early redemption of convertible notes
|
- | (170 | ) | - | ||||||||
Repayment of convertible debt
|
(839 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Short-term bank credit, net
|
(946 | ) | (6,500 | ) | 678 | |||||||
Proceeds from long-term loans
|
40,000 | - | - | |||||||||
Repayment of long-term loans
|
(8,409 | ) | (4,350 | ) | (5,362 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
29,845 | (11,009 | ) | (2,168 | ) | |||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
9 | 782 | (1,596 | ) | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(65,434 | ) | 48,756 | (48,891 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
122,672 | 73,916 | 122,807 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
$ | 57,238 | $ | 122,672 | $ | 73,916 |
Year ended December 31,
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2010
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2009
|
2008
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Supplementary cash flow activities
:
|
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(1) |
Cash paid during the year for:
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
|
$ | 1,334 | $ | 1,546 | $ | 2,160 | ||||||||
Income taxes
|
$ | 400 | $ | 698 | $ | 1,180 | ||||||||
(2) |
Non-cash transactions:
|
|||||||||||||
Conversion of long-term convertible subordinated notes
|
$ | 1 | $ | 10 | $ | - | ||||||||
Classification from inventories to property and equipment
|
$ | 717 | $ | 806 | $ | 3,483 | ||||||||
Classification from property and equipment to inventories
|
$ | 128 | $ | 2,497 | $ | 62 |
(b)
|
Payment for the acquisition of Wavestream (see also Note 1e):
|
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Estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:
|
Year ended December 31,
2010
|
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Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
|
$ | 4,816 | ||
Property and equipment, net
|
3,513 | |||
Other non-current assets
|
355 | |||
Goodwill
|
85,920 | |||
Intangible assets
|
43,568 | |||
Long-term liabilities *)
|
(9,097 | ) | ||
129,075 | ||||
Contingent consideration
|
(1,509 | ) | ||
$ | 127,566 |
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a.
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Organization:
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (the "Company" or "Gilat") and its subsidiaries (the "Group") is a global provider of Internet Protocol, or IP, based digital satellite communication and networking products and services. The Group designs, produces and markets VSATs, or very small aperture terminals, and related VSAT network equipment. VSATs are earth based terminals that transmit and receive broadband, Internet, voice, data and video via satellite. VSAT networks combine a large central earth station, called a hub, with multiple remote sites (ranging from tens to thousands of sites), which communicate via satellite. In addition, following the acquisition of Raysat Antenna Systems ("RAS") (see also Note 1d) on July 1, 2010, the group develops and provides Satcom On The Move antenna solutions and following the acquisition of Wavestream (see also Note 1e) on November 29, 2010, the Group develops and designs high power solid state amplifiers (SSPA) for military and commercial broadband communications, radar and imaging.
|
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Gilat was incorporated in Israel in 1987 and launched its first generation VSAT in 1989.
For a description of principal markets and customers, see Note 14.
|
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Starting 2010 and following the acquisition of Wavestream the Group operates four complementary, operational and reportable segments:
|
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·
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Gilat worldwide which is comprised of two reportable segments:
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o
|
Gilat International (previously known as Gilat Network Systems or “GNS”), a provider of VSAT-based networks and associated professional services, including turnkey and management services, to telecom operators worldwide. Since the acquisition of RAS during 2010, Gilat International is also a provider of low-profile antennas, used for satellite-on-the-move communications (Satcom-OnThe-Move) antenna solutions, and
|
|
o
|
Gilat Peru & Colombia (previously known as Spacenet Rural Communications or "SRC" segment), a provider of telephony, Internet and data services primarily for rural communities in Peru and Colombia under projects that are subsidized by government entities.
|
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·
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Spacenet Inc. ("Spacenet"), a provider of satellite network services to enterprises, small office/home office ("SOHOs") and residential customers in the U.S.
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·
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Wavestream Corp. ("Wavestream"), a provider of high power solid state amplifiers (SSPA) Block Upconverters (BUCs)
with field-proven, high performance solutions designed for mobile and fixed satellite communication (SATCOM) systems worldwide, primarily in the defense market. Wavestream is currently concentrated on sales to government defense agencies which account for most of its revenues, mainly the U.S. Department of Defense, pursuant to contracts awarded to system integrators under defense-related programs.
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|
b.
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and other charges:
|
|
In 2008, the Group recorded losses for the impairment of its long-lived assets and other charges with respect to its Colombian activity included in the Gilat Peru & Colombia segment, in the amount of $ 5,020, see also Note 10.
|
|
c.
|
Aborted Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement and Plan of Merger"):
|
|
On March 31, 2008 the Company announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Merger to be acquired for $ 475,000 in an all cash transaction by a consortium of private equity investors. The closing of the transaction was subject to shareholders' approval, certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
|
|
On August 5, 2008 the Company informed the consortium that all conditions precedent to closing had been met.
|
|
On August 29, 2008, the Company notified the consortium that it was terminating the Agreement and Plan of Merger citing the consortium's intentional breach of the merger agreement and failure to close the merger transaction within the time period established to complete the transaction.
|
|
The definitive agreement provided for a termination fee in the amount of approximately $ 47,500 payable to the Company, and the Company sued the consortium members for this amount. In August 2010, the Company signed settlement agreements with each of the consortium members. Under the terms of the settlement agreements, the Company will receive an aggregate of approximately $ 20,000, over half of which was already received on October 1, 2010 with the remainder to be received in annual installments ending in October 2013. The settlement agreements were reached as part of mediation proceedings that began in 2009.
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|
d.
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Business combination - acquisition of RAS:
|
|
In March 2010 and in April 2010, the Company entered into definitive agreements to acquire all of the units of Raysat Antenna Systems ("RAS LLC"), a provider of Satcom On The Move antenna solutions, and all of the shares of RaySat BG ("Raysat BG"), a Bulgarian research and development center for total consideration of $ 25,200 and $ 3,300 respectively, in cash. During July and August 2010, the Company closed the acquisitions of both entities. In conjunction with these transactions, the Company also acquired patents and marketing rights in the field of two-way SatCom on the Move antennas in the amount of $ 2,500.
|
|
The excess of total acquisition costs over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets on acquisition amounting to $ 20,162 and was attributable to goodwill. An amount of approximately $ 13,500 out of total goodwill is allocated to the Spacenet segment and the remainder amounting to $ 6,662 is allocated to the Gilat International segment.
|
|
The derived goodwill from these acquisitions is attributable to addition capabilities of the Group to expand products and technology offering, to augment capabilities of current products and the ability of entering new markets. An amount of $ 10,800 related to the above goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
|
|
Technology, customer relationships and backlog deriving from acquisitions in the total amount of $ 9,333 are amortized at an annual weighted average of approximately 8 years.
|
|
In process research and development deriving from the acquisition in the amount of $ 445 represents incomplete research and development projects that have not reached technological feasibility on date of the acquisition. Upon completion of development, the acquired in process research and development will be considered finite-lived assets and will be amortized accordingly at an annual weighted average of 9.5 years.
|
|
Under purchase method of accounting the purchase price was allocated to the identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values as follows:
|
Cash
|
$ | 1,396 | ||
Other current assets
|
3,140 | |||
Non-current assets
|
2,144 | |||
Property and equipment
|
3,147 | |||
Intangible assets:
|
||||
Technology
|
7,963 | |||
Customer relationships
|
1,279 | |||
Backlog
|
91 | |||
In process research and development
|
445 | |||
Goodwill
|
20,162 | |||
Current liabilities
|
(7,867 | ) | ||
Long-term liabilities
|
(3,437 | ) | ||
Net assets acquired
|
$ | 28,463 |
|
e.
|
Business combination - acquisition of Wavestream Corporation ("Wavestream"):
|
|
On November 29, 2010 the Group completed the acquisition of all shares of Wavestream, a provider of high power solid state amplifiers.
|
|
Wavestream was acquired for approximately $ 135,000 out of which an amount of $ 2,500 represents the fair value of the potential contingent consideration according to the Company's management estimation and was accrued in the Group's financial statements. The contingent consideration may earn out up to $ 6,800 and is based on revenues target of Wavestream in 2011. The Company classified the contingent considerations as a liability as of the date of the transaction.
|
|
The excess of total acquisition costs over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets on acquisition amounting to $ 85,920 and was attributed to goodwill and was allocated in its entirety to the Wavestream segment. This amount of goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.
|
|
The derived goodwill from this acquisition is attributable to the addition capabilities of the Group to expand products and technology offering, to augment capabilities of current products and the ability of entering the military and defense markets.
|
|
Technology, customer relationships and backlog in the amount of $ 43,568 are amortized at an annual weighted average of 7.5 years.
|
|
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of Wavestream’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed and related deferred income taxes as of the acquisition date:
|
Cash
|
$ | 5,873 | ||
Other current assets
|
18,425 | |||
Non-current assets
|
355 | |||
Property and equipment
|
3,513 | |||
Intangible assets:
|
||||
Technology
|
40,040 | |||
Customer relationships
|
3,187 | |||
Backlog
|
341 | |||
Goodwill
|
85,920 | |||
Current liabilities
|
(13,609 | ) | ||
Long-term liabilities *)
|
(9,097 | ) | ||
Net assets acquired
|
$ | 134,948 |
|
*) Mainly attributed to deferred tax liabilities.
Subsequent to December 31, 2010, the Company identified certain indicators that may affect the carrying value of goodwill and/or other intangibles assets attributed to Wavestream. Should those indicators sustain, the Company will be required to perform an interim impairment analysis that may affect the carrying value of goodwill and other intangibles assets or the amortization period of those intangible assets. The Company may also be required to reassess the value attributed to its contingent consideration obligation.
|
|
f.
|
Unaudited pro forma condensed results of operations:
|
|
The following represents the unaudited pro forma condensed results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2010 assuming that the acquisitions of RAS and Wavestream occurred on January 1, 2009. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations, which actually would have occurred had the acquisitions been consummated on those dates, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.
|
Year ended December
|
||||||||
31, 2010 | 31, 2009 | |||||||
Unaudited
|
||||||||
Total Consolidated
|
||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 304,021 | $ | 294,225 | ||||
Net income / (loss)
|
$ | 43,600 | $ | (855 | ) | |||
Basic net earnings / (losses) per share
|
$ | 1.08 | $ | (0.02 | ) | |||
Diluted net earnings / (losses) per share
|
$ | 1.04 | $ | (0.02 | ) |
|
g.
|
The Company depends on a major supplier to supply certain components and services for the production of its products or providing services. If this supplier fails to deliver or delay the delivery of the necessary components or services, the Company will be required to seek alternative sources of supply. A change in suppliers could result in manufacturing delays or services delays which could cause a possible loss of sales and, or, additional incremental costs and, consequently, could adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial position.
|
|
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.
|
|
b.
|
Functional currency:
|
|
The majority of the revenues of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries are generated in U.S. dollars ("dollar") or linked to the dollar. In addition, a substantial portion of the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' costs are incurred in dollars. The Company's management believes that the dollar is the primary currency of the economic environment in which the Company and certain of its subsidiaries operate. Thus, the functional and reporting currency of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries is the dollar.
|
|
Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the dollar are remeasured into dollars in accordance with ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Matters" ("ASC 830") (formerly: SFAS No.52, "Foreign Currency Translation). All transaction gains and losses of the remeasurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as financial income or expenses, as appropriate.
|
|
The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency has been determined to be their local currency, have been translated into dollars. Assets and liabilities have been translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Statements of operations amounts have been translated using average rates, which approximates the prevailing exchange rate for each transaction. The resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
|
|
c.
|
Principles of consolidation:
|
|
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, in which the Company has a controlling voting interest and entities consolidated under the variable interest entities ("VIE") provisions of ASC 810, "Consolidation" ("ASC 810") (formerly: Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 46(R), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51" ("FIN 46")). Inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
|
|
The Company applies the provisions of ASC 810 which provides a framework for identifying VIEs and determining when a company should include the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited-liability corporation, trust, or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either (1) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) has a group of equity owners that is unable to make significant decisions about its activities, (3) has a group of equity owners that does not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its operations or (4) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both and substantially all of the entity's activities (for example, providing financing or buying assets) either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.
|
|
ASC 810 requires a VIE to be consolidated by the party with an ownership, contractual or other financial interest in the VIE (a variable interest holder) that has both of the following characteristics: a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
|
|
A variable interest holder that consolidates the VIE is called the primary beneficiary. Upon consolidation, the primary beneficiary generally must initially record all of the VIE's assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests at fair value and subsequently account for the VIE as if it were consolidated based on a majority voting interest. ASC 810 also requires disclosures about VIEs in which the variable interest holder is not required to consolidate but in which it has a significant variable interest.
|
|
Most of the activity of Gilat Colombia in Colombia consists of operating subsidized projects for the government (the "Compartel Projects"). The Compartel Projects were awarded to Gilat's Colombian subsidiaries in 1999 and 2002.
|
|
As required by the Compartel Projects' bid documents, the Group established trusts (the "Trusts") and entered into governing Trust Agreements (one for each project awarded) (collectively, the "Trust Agreements"). The Trusts were established for the purpose of holding the network equipment, processing payments to subcontractors, and holding the funds received through the subsidy ("the Subsidy") until they are released in accordance with the terms of the Subsidy and paid to the Group. The Trusts are a mechanism to allow the Government to review amounts to be paid with the Subsidy and verify that such funds are used in accordance with the transaction document of the project and the terms of the Subsidy. The Group generates revenues from the subsidy, as well as from the use of the network that the Group operates.
|
|
The Trusts are considered VIEs and the Group is identified as the primary beneficiary of the Trusts.
|
|
Under ASC 810 the Company performs ongoing reassessments of whether it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. As the Company's management assessment provides that the Company has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s activities (it is responsible for establishing and operating the networks), and the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE and the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE economic performance, it was therefore concluded by management that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the Trusts. As such, the Trusts were consolidated in the financial statements of the Company since their inception.
|
|
As of December 2010 and 2009, the Trust's total assets, classified as "Restricted cash held by trustees" and total liabilities, classified as "Short-term advances from customers held by trustees" consolidated within the financial statements of the Company amounted to $ 1,004 and $ 2,137, respectively.
|
|
d.
|
Cash equivalents:
|
|
Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments that are not restricted as to withdrawals or use with maturities of three months or less at the date acquired.
|
|
e.
|
Short-term and long-term restricted cash:
|
|
Short-term restricted cash is primarily invested in certificates of deposit, which mature within one year. As of December 31, 2010, the vast majority of this amount was linked to the dollar. It is used as collateral for the lease of the Group's offices, performance guarantees to customers and loans, and bears weighted average interest rates of 1.64% and 1.40% as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
|
|
Long-term restricted cash is primarily invested in certificates of deposit, which mature in more than one year. As of December 31, 2010, the vast majority of the amount is linked to the dollar. It bears annual weighted average interest rates of 0.35% and 0.24% as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This long-term restricted cash is used as collateral for the lease of the Group's offices, a sale and lease back transaction, performance guarantees to customers and loans.
|
|
f.
|
Restricted cash held by trustees:
|
|
As of December 31, 2010, short-term restricted cash held by trustees is invested in a savings bank account linked to the Colombian Peso. As of December 31, 2009, the amount was primarily invested in certificates of deposit linked to the Colombian Peso. The restricted cash is being released based upon performance milestones as stipulated in the Group's agreements with the government of Colombia.
|
|
g.
|
Inventories:
|
|
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Inventory write-offs are provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items, excess inventories, discontinued products, new products introduction and for market prices lower than cost. Any write-off is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as cost of revenue.
|
|
Cost is determined as follows:
|
|
Raw materials, parts and supplies - with the addition of allocable indirect manufacturing costs using the average cost method.
|
|
Work-in-progress - represents the cost of manufacturing with the addition of allocable indirect manufacturing costs, using the average cost method.
|
|
Finished products - calculated on the basis of direct manufacturing costs with the addition of allocable indirect manufacturing costs, using the average cost method.
|
|
The cost of Wavestream's inventory for each of the inventory types is determined using the first-in-first-out (FIFO) method.
|
|
h.
|
Investment in other companies:
|
|
The investment in these companies is stated at cost since the Group does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the investments.
|
|
The Group's investments in other companies are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an investment may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 323, "Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures" (formerly:
APB 18, "The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock")
. Any impairment loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the investment in these companies was nil.
|
|
i.
|
Long-term trade receivables:
|
|
Long-term trade receivables from long-term payment agreements are initially recognized at estimated present values determined based on rates of interest at recognition date and reported at the net amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Imputed interest is recognized, using the effective interest method, as a component of financial income (expenses) in the statements of operations.
|
|
j.
|
Property and equipment, net:
|
|
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
|
Years
|
||||
Buildings
|
50 | |||
Computers, software and electronic equipment
|
3 - 7 | |||
Office furniture and equipment
|
5 - 17 | |||
Vehicles
|
5 - 7 | |||
Leasehold improvements
|
Over the term of the lease or the useful life of the improvements, whichever is shorter
|
|
Equipment leased to others under operating leases is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and depreciated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the assets.
|
|
k.
|
Intangible assets and deferred charges:
|
|
Intangible assets subject to amortization are initially recognized based on the fair value allocated to them, and subsequently stated at amortized cost. The assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight line method over an estimated period during which benefits are expected to be received, in accordance with ASC 350, "Intangible - Goodwill and Other" ("ASC 350") (formerly: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets") as the follows weighted average
in years:
|
Years
|
||||
Technology
|
7.8 | |||
Customer Relationships
|
6.8 | |||
Marketing Rights and Patents
|
12.3 | |||
In process research and development *)
|
9.5 | |||
Backlog
|
1 |
|
As of December 31, 2010 no impairment losses have been identified. (See also Note 2m).
|
|
Deferred charges represent costs related to the deferred revenue. Such costs are recognized when the related revenues are recognized. Deferred charges are presented on the balance sheet under other current assets, if it will be recognized within a year after the balance sheet date and under intangible assets and deferred charges, if it will be recognized in more than one year after the balance sheet date.
|
|
l.
|
Goodwill:
|
|
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Under ASC 350 (formerly SFAS No. 142), goodwill is not amortized, but rather is subject to an annual impairment test.
|
|
m.
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and long-lived assets to be disposed of:
|
|
The Group's long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, "Property, Plant, and Equipment" ("ASC 360") (formerly: SFAS 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets"), 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 assets. Such measurement includes significant estimates. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
However, the carrying amount of a group of assets is not to be reduced below its fair value.
Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
|
|
In 2010 and 2009, no impairment losses have been identified.
In 2008, the Group recorded impairment losses in respect of long-lived assets related to its Gilat Peru & Colombia operational segment in Colombia. See also Note 10
and Note 1 e.
|
|
n.
|
Revenue recognition:
|
|
The Group generates revenue mainly from the sale of products and services for satellite-based communications networks. Sale of products includes mainly the sale of VSATs and hubs. Service revenue include access to and communication via satellites ("space segment"), installation of network equipment, telephone services, internet services, consulting, on-line network monitoring, network maintenance and repair services. The Group sells its products primarily through its direct sales force and indirectly through resellers or system integrators. Sales consummated by the Group's sales force and sales to resellers or system integrators are considered sales to end-users.
|
|
Revenue from product sales is recognized in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104, "Revenue Recognition" ("SAB No. 104"), when delivery has occurred, persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, the vendor's fee is fixed or determinable, no further obligation exists and collectability is probable. When significant acceptance provisions are included in the arrangement revenue are deferred until the acceptance occurs. Generally, the Group does not grant rights of return.
Revenues from services is recognized
recognized ratably over the period of the contract or as services are performed, as applicable.
|
|
In accordance with ASC 605-25, "Revenue Recognition - Multiple-Element Arrangements" ("ASC 605-25") (formerly: Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 00-21, "Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables" ("EITF 00-21")), a multiple-element arrangement (an arrangement that involves the delivery or performance of multiple products, services and/or rights to use assets) is separated into more than one unit of accounting, if the functionality of the delivered element(s) is not dependent on the undelivered element(s), there is vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of fair value of the undelivered element(s) and delivery of the delivered element(s) represents the culmination of the earnings process for those element(s). If these criteria are not met, the revenue is deferred until such criteria are met or until the period in which the last undelivered element is delivered. If there is VSOE for all units of accounting in an arrangement, the arrangement consideration is allocated to the separate units of accounting based on each unit's relative VSOE.
|
|
Revenue from products under sales-type lease contracts is recognized in accordance with ASC 840, "Leases" ("ASC 840") (formerly: SFAS No. 13, "Accounting for Leases") upon installation or upon delivery, in cases where the customer obtains its own or other's installation services. The net investments in sales-type leases are discounted at the interest rates implicit in the leases. The present values of payments due under sales-type lease contracts are recorded as revenue at the time of shipment or installation, as appropriate. Future interest income is deferred and recognized over the related lease term as financial income.
|
|
Revenue from products and services under operating leases of equipment is recognized ratably over the lease period, in accordance with ASC 840.
|
|
Deferred revenue represents amounts received by the Group when the criteria for revenue recognition as described above are not met and are included in "Other current liabilities" and "Other long-term liabilities". In general, when deferred revenue is recognized as revenue, the associated deferred costs are also recognized as cost of sales
.
|
|
o.
|
Shipping and advertising expenses:
|
|
Selling and marketing expenses include shipping expenses in the amounts of $ 3,945, $ 2,503 and $ 2,102, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $ 859, $ 722 and $ 878, respectively.
|
|
p.
|
Warranty costs:
|
|
Generally, the Group provides product warranties for periods between twelve to eighteen months at no extra charge. A provision is recorded for estimated warranty costs based on the Group's experience. Warranty expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were immaterial.
|
|
q.
|
Research and development expenses:
|
|
Research and development expenses, net of grants received, are charged to expenses as incurred.
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r.
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Grants:
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The Group received non-royalty-bearing grants from the Government of Israel and from other funding sources, for approved research and development projects. These grants are recognized at the time the Group is entitled to such grants on the basis of the costs incurred or milestones achieved as provided by the relevant agreement and included as a deduction from research and development expenses.
|
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Research and development grants deducted from research and development expenses amounted to $ 3,249, $ 2,311 and $ 1,760 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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s.
|
Accounting for stock-based compensation:
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The Group accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, "Compensation-Stock Compensation" ("ASC 718") (formerly: SFAS No.123R, "Share-Based Payment"). ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
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The Group recognizes compensation expenses for the value of its awards, which vested and were granted prior to January 1, 2006, based on the accelerated attribution method and for awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the straight line method over the requisite service period of each of the awards, net of estimated forfeitures. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
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The Group selected the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model as the most appropriate fair value method for its stock-options awards and values restricted stock based on the market value of the underlying shares at the date of grant. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the expected stock price volatility and the expected option term. Expected volatility was calculated based upon actual historical stock price movements. The expected term of options granted is based upon historical experience and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. treasury bonds with an equivalent term. The Group has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.
|
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The Group accounts for equity instruments issued to third party service providers (non-employees) in accordance with the fair value based on an option-pricing model, pursuant to the guidance in ASC 505-50, "Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees" ("ASC 505-50") (formerly: EITF 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services"). The fair value of the options granted is revalued over the related service periods and recognized over the vesting period. (See also Note 8).
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t.
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Income taxes:
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The Group accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740") (formerly: SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes"). ASC 740 prescribes the use of the liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liability account balances are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Group provides a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value, if it is more likely than not that a portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
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The Group accounts for uncertain tax position in accordance with ASC 740-10, "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740-10") , as amended by FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). ASC 740-10 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. ASC 740-10 utilizes a two-step approach for evaluating tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) is only addressed if step one has been satisfied (i.e., the position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained) otherwise a full liability in respect of a tax position not meeting the more-than-likely-than-not criteria is recognized.
|
|
Under step two, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit, determined on a cumulative probability basis that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement.
|
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ASC 740-10, as amended by FIN 48, applies to all tax positions related to income taxes subject to ASC 740. This includes tax positions considered to be "routine" as well as those with a high degree of uncertainty. FIN 48 has expanded disclosure requirements, which include a tabular roll forward of the beginning and ending aggregate unrecognized tax benefits as well as specific detail related to tax uncertainties for which it is reasonably possible the amount of unrecognized tax benefit will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months (See also Note 11).
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|
u.
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Concentrations of credit risks:
|
|
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, short-term and long-term restricted cash, short-term restricted cash held by trustees, trade receivables, short-term and long-term receivables relating to capital leases and long-term trade receivables.
|
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The majority of the Group's cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, and short-term and long-term restricted cash are invested in U.S dollars with major banks in Israel and in the United States. Such deposits in the United States may be in excess of insured limits and are not insured in other jurisdictions. Generally, these cash equivalents may be redeemed upon demand and, therefore management believes that they bear lower risk.
|
|
The Group also has restricted cash held by trustees, which is invested in Colombian Peso with major banks in Colombia. As of December 31, 2010, restricted cash held by the trustees amounted to $ 1,004. The Group is entitled to receive the restricted cash held by the trustee in stages based upon operational milestones. The cash held in trusts is reflected in the Company's balance sheet as "Restricted cash held by trustees".
|
|
Trade receivables, short-term and long-term receivables relating to capital leases and long-term trade receivables of the Group are mainly derived from sales to major customers located in the U.S., Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and obtains letters of credit and bank guarantees for certain receivables. An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to specific debts that the Group has determined to be doubtful of collection.
|
|
During 2010 and 2009, the Company entered into hedging agreements, with major banks in Israel, in order to hedge portions of its anticipated NIS payroll payments. These contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. Those contracts mature at the time in which the related salary payments are paid. See also Note 2(y) and Note 7.
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v.
|
Employee related benefits:
|
|
Severance pay
|
|
The Company's liability for severance pay is calculated pursuant to the Israeli Severance Pay Law based on the most recent salary of the employees multiplied by the number of years of employment, as of the balance sheet date. Employees whose employment is terminated by the Company or who are otherwise entitled to severance pay in accordance with Israeli law or labor agreements are entitled to one month's salary for each year of employment or a portion thereof. The Company's liability for all of its Israeli employees is partly provided for by monthly deposits for insurance policies and the remainder by an accrual. The value of these policies is recorded as an asset in the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
|
|
During April and May 2008 (the" transition date"), the Company amended the contracts of most of its Israeli employees so that starting on the transition date, such employees are subject to Section 14 of the Severance Pay Law - 1963 ("Section 14") for severance pay accumulated in periods of employment subsequent to the transition date. In accordance with Section 14, upon termination, the release of the contributed amounts from the fund to the employee shall relieve the Company from any further severance liability and no additional payments shall be made by the Company to the employee. As a result, the related obligation and amounts deposited on behalf of such obligation are not stated on the balance sheet, as the Company is legally released from severance obligation to employees once the amounts have been deposited, and the Company has no further legal ownership of the amounts deposited.
|
|
The carrying value for the deposited funds for the Company's employees' severance pay for employment periods prior to April and May 2008 include profits and losses accumulated up to the balance sheet date. The deposited funds may be withdrawn only upon the fulfillment of the obligation pursuant to the Israeli Severance Pay Law or labor agreements.
|
|
Severance pay expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, amounted to approximately $ 2,317, $ 1,962 and $ 3,265, respectively.
|
|
401K profit sharing plans
|
|
The Group has a number of savings plans in the United States that qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. U.S employees may contribute up to 100% of their pretax salary, but not more than statutory limits. Generally, the Group contributes one dollar for each dollar a participant contributes in this plan, in an amount of up to 3% and in addition, it contributes fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributes in this plan, for an additional 3%. Matching contributions for all the plans were approximately $ 610, $ 250 and $ 700 for the years ended 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Matching contributions are invested in proportion to each participant's voluntary contributions in the investment options provided under the plan. Starting April 2009, the Group suspended the matching contribution and it was resumed again in February 2010.
|
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w.
|
Fair value of financial instruments:
|
|
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Group in estimating their fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
|
|
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, bank deposits, short-term restricted cash, restricted cash held by trustees, trade receivables, short-term bank credit and trade payables approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments.
|
|
The carrying amounts of the Group's long-term borrowing arrangements, long-term trade receivables and long-term restricted cash approximate their fair value. The fair value was estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Group's incremental borrowing rates for similar borrowing or investing arrangements.
|
|
The fair value of the convertible subordinated notes was determined based on management estimates that incorporate the estimated market participant expectations of future cash flow and therefore is classified as Level 3. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the fair value of the Company's convertible subordinated notes was $ 14,043 and $ 14,172, respectively
.
|
|
x.
|
Net earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
Basic net earnings (loss) per share are computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each period. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share are computed based on the weighted average number of Ordinary shares outstanding during each period, plus dilutive potential Ordinary shares considered outstanding during the period, in accordance with ASC 260, "Earning per Share" ("ASC 260") (formerly: SFAS No. 128, "Earning per Share"). The total weighted average number of shares related to the outstanding options and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted net earnings (loss) per share, as they would have been anti-dilutive, was 3,794,561, 3,931,824 and 1,145,918 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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1.
|
Numerator:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Numerator for basic net earnings (loss) per share -
|
||||||||||||
Net income (loss) available to holders of
|
||||||||||||
Ordinary shares
|
$ | 30,619 | $ | 1,878 | $ | (1,124 | ) | |||||
Less -
|
||||||||||||
Profit from redemption of convertible subordinated notes
|
- | (106 | ) | - | ||||||||
Numerator for diluted net earnings (loss) per share
|
$ | 30,619 | $ | 1,772 | $ | (1,124 | ) |
|
2.
|
Denominator (in thousands):
|
Denominator for basic net earnings (loss) per share -
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares
|
40,467 | 40,159 | 39,901 | |||||||||
Add-employee stock options and
|
||||||||||||
convertible subordinated notes
|
1,518 | 1,315 | *) - | |||||||||
Denominator for diluted net earnings (loss) per share - adjusted
weighted average shares assuming exercise of options
|
41,985 | 41,474 | 39,901 |
|
*) Anti-dilutive.
|
|
y.
|
Derivatives and hedging activities:
|
|
ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815") (formerly: SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities"), as amended, requires the Company to recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value through income (loss). If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. The Company uses derivatives to hedge certain cash flow foreign currency exposures in order to further reduce the Company's exposure to foreign currency risks.
|
|
The Company measured the fair value of the contracts in accordance with ASC No. 820, "Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure" ("ASC 820") at Level 2. As of December 31, 2010 the Company does not have any hedging instruments in the balance sheet.
|
|
z.
|
Impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements:
|
|
In January 2010, the FASB updated the "Fair Value Measurements Disclosures" codified in ASC 820. More specifically, this update requires an entity to disclose (a) 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). This 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 Group, this update became effective as of the first quarter ended December 31, 2010, except for the gross presentation of the Level 3 roll forward information, which is required for annual reporting as of December 31, 2010. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In June 2009, the FASB issued an update to ASC 810, "Consolidation", which, among other things (i) Requires ongoing reassessments of whether an entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, and eliminates the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (ii) Amends certain guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity; and (iii) Requires enhanced disclosure that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an entity's involvement in a variable interest entity. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after November 15, 2009. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, (amendments to FASB ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition) (“ASU 2009-13”) and ASU 2009-14, Certain Arrangements That Include Software Elements, (amendments to FASB ASC Topic 985, Software) (“ASU 2009-14”). ASU 2009-13 requires entities to allocate revenue in an arrangement using estimated selling prices of the delivered goods and services based on a selling price hierarchy. The amendments eliminate the residual method of revenue allocation and require revenue to be allocated using the relative selling price method. ASU 2009-14 removes tangible products from the scope of software revenue guidance and provides guidance on determining whether software deliverables in an arrangement that includes a tangible product are covered by the scope of the software revenue guidance.
|
|
ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14 should be applied on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of these amendments to the ASC on its accounting and reporting systems and processes.
|
|
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09 - amendments to certain recognition and disclosure requirements of Subsequent Events codified in ASC 855. This update removes the requirement to disclose the date through which subsequent events were evaluated in both originally issued and reissued financial statements for "SEC Filers." An entity that is a conduit bond obligor (as defined) should evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued, and it should disclose the date through which subsequent events were evaluated. All other entities are required to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are available to be issued and also must disclose that date. Other than SEC filers, all entities are required to disclose the date that financial statements are reissued only if they have been revised for an error correction or retrospective application of GAAP. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts codified in ASC 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". Under ASC 350, testing for goodwill impairment is a two-step test, in which Step 1 compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, Step 2 is completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. This ASU modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 if it appears more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists.
In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity would consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist (e.g., a significant adverse change in the business climate). The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29, Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations codified in ASC 805, "Business Combinations". This ASU responds to diversity in practice about the interpretation of the pro forma disclosure requirements for business combinations. When a public entity’s business combinations are material on an individual or aggregate basis, the notes to its financial statements must provide pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity as if the acquisition date(s) had occurred as of the beginning of the annual reporting period. The ASU clarifies that if comparative financial statements are presented, the pro forma disclosures for both periods presented (the year in which the acquisition occurred and the prior year) should be reported as if the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only and not as if it had occurred at the beginning of the current annual reporting period.
|
|
The ASU also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosure requirements to include a description of the nature and amount of any material non-recurring adjustments that are directly attributable to the business combination. The disclosure requirement of ASU 2010-29 is reflected in the note regarding Pro Forma Information regarding the acquisition of RAS and Wavestream. See also Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
|
|
aa.
|
Reclassification:
|
|
Certain figures have been reclassified to conform to the 2010 presentation. The reclassification had no effect on previously reported net income (loss), equity or cash flows.
|
|
a.
|
Inventories are comprised of the following:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Raw materials, parts and supplies
|
$ | 10,499 | $ | 697 | ||||
Work in progress
|
1,193 | 405 | ||||||
Finished products
|
17,920 | 12,609 | ||||||
$ | 29,612 | $ | 13,711 |
|
b.
|
Inventory write-offs totaled $ 1,066, $ 1,945 and $ 1,556 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
a.
|
Composition of property and equipment, grouped by major classifications, is as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Cost:
|
||||||||
Buildings and land
|
$ | 94,787 | $ | 92,687 | ||||
Computers, software and electronic equipment
|
95,786 | 83,034 | ||||||
Equipment leased to others
|
91,838 | 93,673 | ||||||
Office furniture and equipment
|
9,863 | 9,290 | ||||||
Vehicles
|
525 | 457 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements
|
8,276 | 6,850 | ||||||
301,075 | 285,991 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation *)
|
197,585 | 185,459 | ||||||
Depreciated cost
|
$ | 103,490 | $ | 100,532 |
|
*)
|
The accumulated depreciation of equipment leased to others as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 is $ 82,518 $ 83,843, respectively.
|
|
b.
|
Depreciation expenses totaled $ 11,500, $ 11,653 and $ 12,502 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
c.
|
In 2008, the Group recorded impairment losses in respect of its long-lived assets in Colombia, see also Note 10.
|
|
d.
|
As for pledges and securities, see also Note 12f.
|
|
a.
|
Composition of intangible assets and deferred charges, grouped by major classifications, is as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Original amounts:
|
||||||||
Technology
|
$ | 48,003 | $ | - | ||||
Customer Relationships
|
4,466 | - | ||||||
Marketing Rights and Patents
|
3,278 | - | ||||||
In process research and development
|
445 | - | ||||||
Backlog
|
432 | - | ||||||
Other
|
3,596 | 3,436 | ||||||
60,220 | 3,436 | |||||||
Accumulated amortization:
|
||||||||
Technology
|
813 | - | ||||||
Customer Relationships
|
60 | - | ||||||
Marketing Rights and Patents
|
466 | - | ||||||
In process research and development
|
- | - | ||||||
Backlog
|
73 | - | ||||||
Other
|
1,355 | 636 | ||||||
2,767 | 636 | |||||||
Deferred charges
|
- | 188 | ||||||
$ | 57,453 | $ | 2,988 |
|
b.
|
Amortization expenses amounted to $ 3,294, $ 2,856 and $ 630 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
c.
|
Estimated amortization expenses for the following years is as follows:
|
Year ending December 31,
|
||||
2011
|
$ | 8,819 | ||
2012
|
7,865 | |||
2013
|
7,761 | |||
2014
|
7,121 | |||
2015
|
7,077 | |||
2016 and thereafter
|
18,810 | |||
$ | 57,453 |
|
a.
|
On March 29, 2001, Spacenet completed a transaction for the sale and leaseback of its corporate headquarters building. The sale price of the property was approximately $ 31,500 net of certain fees and commissions. Concurrently with the sale, Spacenet entered into an operating leaseback contract for a period of fifteen years at an initial annual rent of approximately $ 3,500 plus escalation. The capital gain resulting from the sale and leaseback amounting to $ 5,600 was deferred and is being amortized over the fifteen year term of the lease. In accordance with the lease terms, Spacenet provided a security deposit consisting of a $ 5,000 fully cash collateralized letter of credit for the benefit of the lessor which is being released over the term of the lease agreement. As of December 31, 2010 $ 500 was released from this deposit. The lease is accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with ASC 840.
|
|
b.
|
Lease commitments:
|
|
Minimum lease commitments of certain subsidiaries under non-cancelable operating lease agreements with respect to premises occupied by them, at rates in effect subsequent to December 31, 2010, are as follows:
|
Gross
|
Receivables
|
Net
|
||||||||||
Year ending December 31,
|
commitments
|
from subleases
|
commitments
|
|||||||||
2011
|
$ | 5,684 | $ | 1,382 | $ | 4,302 | ||||||
2012
|
5,575 | 1,339 | 4,236 | |||||||||
2013
|
5,695 | 1,005 | 4,690 | |||||||||
2014
|
5,289 | 369 | 4,920 | |||||||||
2015
|
5,026 | 380 | 4,646 | |||||||||
2016 and thereafter
|
1,324 | 391 | 933 | |||||||||
$ | 28,593 | $ | 4,866 | $ | 23,727 |
|
Out of the above commitment, $ 1,472 is included as restructuring accrual in other accounts payable and other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2010. Some of the Group's lease agreements do not include renewal options.
|
|
c.
|
Commitments with respect to space segment services:
|
|
Future minimum payments due for space segment services subsequent to December 31, 2010, are as follows:
|
Year ending December 31,
|
||||
2011
|
$ | 24,267 | ||
2012
|
21,381 | |||
2013
|
13,468 | |||
2014
|
11,931 | |||
2015
|
8,659 | |||
2016 and thereafter
|
7,708 | |||
$ | 87,414 |
|
Space segment services expenses totaled $ 23,638, $ 29,512 and $ 26,628 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
d.
|
In 2010 and 2009, the Company's primary material purchase commitments derived from inventory suppliers. The Company's material inventory purchase commitments are based on purchase orders, or on outstanding agreements with some of the Company's suppliers of inventory. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company's major outstanding inventory purchase commitments amounted to $ 18,881 and $ 14,757, respectively, all of which were orders placed or commitments made in the ordinary course of its business. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, $ 9,709 and $ 7,341, respectively, of these orders and commitments, were from suppliers which can be considered sole or limited in number.
|
|
e.
|
Legal and tax contingencies:
|
|
1.
|
In September 2003, Nova Mobilcom S.A. ("Mobilcom"), filed a lawsuit against Gilat do Brasil for specific performance of a Memorandum of Understandings which provided for the sale of Gilat do Brasil, and specifically the GESAC project, a government education project awarded to Gilat do Brazil, to Mobilcom for an unspecified amount. Gilat do Brasil does not believe that this claim has any merit and is vigorously defending itself against the claims presented.
|
|
2.
|
In 2003, the Brazilian tax authority filed a claim against a subsidiary of Spacenet in Brazil, for alleged taxes due of approximately $ 4,000. In January 2004 and December 2005, the subsidiary filed its administrative defense which was denied by the first and second level courts, respectively. In September 2006, the subsidiary filed an annulment action seeking judicial cancellation of the claim. In May 2009, the subsidiary received notice of the court's first level decision which cancelled a significant part of the claim but upheld two items of the assessment. Under this new decision, the subsidiary's liability was reduced to approximately $ 1,530. This decision has been appealed by both the subsidiary and the State tax authorities and is pending review by the São Paulo Court of Appeals. As of December 31, 2010, the subsidiary faces a tax exposure of approximately $ 10,000 (the amount has increased due to interest and exchange rate differences).
|
|
3.
|
In November 2009, a lawsuit was filed in the Central District Court in Israel by eight individuals and Israeli companies against the Company, all of its directors and its 20% shareholder, York Capital Management, and its affiliates. The plaintiffs claim damages based on the amounts they would have been paid had a merger agreement signed on March 31, 2008 with a consortium of buyers closed. The lawsuit, seeking damages of approximately $ 12,400, is similar to the lawsuit and motion for its approval as a class action proceeding previously filed by the same group of Israeli shareholders in October 2008. The October 2008 lawsuit and motion were withdrawn by the plaintiffs in July 2009 at the recommendation of the Court, which questioned the basis for the lawsuit.
The Company and its independent legal counsel believe the claims are completely without merit, and that the lawsuit is without basis. The Company intends to use all legal means necessary to protect and defend the Company and its directors.
|
|
4.
|
In December 2010, a lawsuit was filed against the Group in the Superior Court in Orange County, California by STM Group Inc. and Emil Youssefzadeh claiming damages for tortuous interference with contract and defamation for alleged actions in Peru. The complaint seeks damages of approximately $6,000 in connection with the contract claim by STM Group, an unstated amount by Mr. Youssefzadeh, and exemplary damages and costs. The action was removed to the US District Court for the Central District of California and in March 2011, the Group moved to dismiss the complaint on several grounds. Although the Company's management believes the claims to be without merit, the Company's management cannot assess the likelihood of success because of the early stage of the litigation.
The Group intends to use all legal means necessary to protect and defend the Group.
|
|
5.
|
The Group has certain tax exposures in some of the jurisdictions in which it conducts business. Specifically, in certain jurisdictions in the United States and in Latin America the Group is in the midst of different stages of audits and has received certain tax assessments. The tax authorities in these and in other jurisdictions in which the Group operates as well as the Israeli Tax Authorities may raise additional claims, which might result in increased exposures and ultimately, payment of additional taxes.
|
|
6.
|
The Group has accrued $ 14,507 and $ 14,276 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, for the expected implications of such legal and tax contingencies. These accruals are comprised of $ 12,309 and $ 13,551 of tax related accruals as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $ 2,198 and $ 725 of legal and other accruals as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The accruals related to tax contingencies have been assessed by the Group's management based on the advice of outside legal and tax advisers. The total estimated exposure for the aforementioned tax related accruals is $ 22,871 and $ 24,592 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The estimated exposure for legal and other related accruals is $ 6,907 and $ 2,410 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
|
|
f.
|
Pledges and securities - see Notes 9 and 12f.
|
|
g.
|
Guarantees:
|
|
The Group guarantees its performance to certain customers (generally to government entities) through bank guarantees and corporate guarantees. Guarantees are often required for the Group's performance during the installation and operational periods of long-term rural telephony projects such as in Latin America, and for the performance of other projects (government and corporate) throughout the rest of the world. The guarantees typically expire when certain operational milestones are met.
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As of December 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of bank guarantees outstanding in order to secure the Group's various performance obligations was $ 6,081, including an aggregate of $ 2,147 on behalf of the subsidiary in Peru. The Group has restricted cash as collateral for these guarantees in an amount of $ 2,786.
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In order to guarantee the Group's performance obligations for its Colombian activities, the Group secured insurance from a local insurance company in Colombia. The Group has provided the insurance company with various corporate guarantees, guaranteeing the Group's performance and its employee salary and benefit costs for in excess of approximately $ 36,800 and $ 7,900, respectively.
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In addition, the Group has provided bank guarantees for certain leases throughout the world for an aggregate amount of $ 4,949. The Group has restricted cash as collateral for these guarantees in an amount of $ 4,611. The Group also provided other guarantees of $ 952 as of December 31, 2010, with $ 527 restricted cash as collateral for these guarantees.
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In accordance with ASC 460, "Guarantees" ("ASC 460") (formerly: FIN 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others"), as the guarantees above are performance guarantees for the Group's own performance, such guarantees are excluded from the scope of ASC 460. The Group has not recorded any liability for such amounts, since the Group expects that its performance will be acceptable. To date, no guarantees have ever been exercised against the Group.
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a.
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Share capital:
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Ordinary shares confer upon their holders voting rights, the right to receive cash dividends and the right to share in excess assets upon liquidation of the Company.
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b.
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Stock Option Plans:
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The Company adopted ASC 718 (formerly SFAS 123(R)) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard starting from January 1, 2006, the first day of the Company's fiscal year 2006. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 includes: (a) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of Statement 123, and (b) compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718.
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The Company recognizes compensation expenses for the value of its awards, which have graded vesting, granted prior to January 1, 2006, based on the accelerated attribution method and for awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the straight line method over the requisite service period of each of the awards.
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The Company has four stock option plans, the 1995 and the 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plans and the 2005 and 2008 Stock Incentive Plans (the "Plans"). The 1995 Plan was amended in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and expired although there are still options outstanding under this plan. Under the 2003 Plan, options may be granted to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company.
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In 2005, the Company's shareholders approved two increases in the number of options available for grant under the 2003 Plan for an aggregate of 4,635,000 shares to a total of 6,135,000 shares available for future grants. As of December 31, 2010, an aggregate of 408,720 shares of the Company are still available for future grants under the 2003 Plan.
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The exercise price per share under the 1995 Plan was not less than the market price of an Ordinary share at the date of grant. The exercise price per share under the 2003 Plan is the higher of (i) $ 5.00 per share; and (ii) the market value of the shares as of the date of the option grant, unless otherwise provided in the stock option agreement.
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In December 2005, the Company's shareholders approved the adoption of a new plan, the 2005 Plan with 1,500,000 shares or stock options available for grant. This Plan is designed to enable the Company's Board of Directors to determine various forms of incentives for all forms of service providers and, when necessary, adopt a sub-plan in order to grant specific incentives. Among the incentives that may be adopted are share options, performance share awards, performance share unit awards, restricted shares, restricted share unit awards and other stock-based awards. In October 2008, the Company's Board of Directors approved the adoption of a sub-plan to enable qualified optionees certain tax benefits under the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance. As of December 31, 2010, the Company granted 50,000 performance based options under the 2005 Plan, based on attaining sales target conditions, which are outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009. As of December 31, 2010, the Company did not record any expenses relating to these options since achievement of the sales target is not expected.
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As of December 31, 2010, an aggregate of 50,814 shares of the Company are still available for future grants from the 2005 Plan.
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In October 2008, the compensation stock option committee of the Company's Board of Directors approved the adoption of a new plan, the 2008 Plan with 1,000,000 shares or stock options available for grant and a sub-plan to enable qualified optionees certain tax benefits under the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance. Among the incentives that may be adopted are share options, performance share awards, performance share unit awards, restricted shares, restricted share unit awards and other stock-based awards. In October 2010 the Company's Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of shares or stock options available for grant under the 2008 Plan for 1,000,000 shares to a total of 2,000,000 shares available for future grants. As of December 31, 2010, an aggregate of 785,000 shares of the Company are still available for future grants under the 2008 Plan.
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Options granted under the Plans above generally vest quarterly over two to four years. The options expire six, seven or ten years from the date of grant. Any options, which are forfeited or canceled before expiration, become available for future grants.
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Valuation Assumptions
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The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are expected stock price volatility and the expected option term. Expected volatility was calculated based upon actual historical stock price movements.
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The expected option term represents the period that the Company's stock options are expected to be outstanding and based on historical incidence of exercise of options. Prior to December 31, 2007, the expected term of options was determined based on the simplified method permitted by SAB No. 107 as the average of the vesting period and the contractual term. Starting January 1, 2008, the expected term of options granted is based upon historical experience complying with SAB 110. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with an equivalent term. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.
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The fair value of the Company's stock options granted to employees for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:
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Year ended December 31,
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2010
|
2009*) | 2008 | ||||||||||
Risk free interest
|
1.70 | % | - | 1.18 | % | |||||||
Dividend yields
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0 | % | - | 0 | % | |||||||
Volatility
|
45 | % | - | 45 | % | |||||||
Expected term (in years)
|
4.75 | - | 3.6 |
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The grant date fair value of the Company's stock options granted to non-employees for the year ended December 31, 2010 was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest of 3.16%. dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 48% and expected term of 7 years. No options were granted to non-employees during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
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A summary of employee option balances under the Company's Stock Option Plans as of December 31, 2010 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2010 are as follows:
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Number of options
|
Weighted-average exercise price
|
Weighted- average remaining contractual term
(in years)
|
Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
|
4,187,555 | $ | 6.8 | 5.5 | $ | 366 | ||||||||||
Granted
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60,000 | $ | 4.8 | |||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(3,000 | ) | $ | 5.3 | ||||||||||||
Expired
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(592 | ) | $ | 1,113.3 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(39,849 | ) | $ | 14.5 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
4,204,114 | $ | 6.5 | 4.6 | $ | 610 | ||||||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2010
|
3,903,132 | $ | 6.6 | 4.6 | $ | 410 | ||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2010
|
$ | 4,069,298 | $ | 6.5 | 4.6 | $ | 577 |
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A summary of employee option balances under the Company's Stock Option Plans as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and changes during the years ended on those dates are as follows:
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Year ended December 31,
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2009
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2008
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Number
of options
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Weighted
average
exercise
price
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Number
of options
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
||||||||||||
Options outstanding at the beginning of the year
|
4,293,624 | $ | 7.2 | 4,097,030 | $ | 8.6 | ||||||||||
Changes during the year:
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Granted
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- | - | 630,000 | $ | 4.3 | |||||||||||
Exercised
|
- | - | (336,718 | ) | $ | 6.0 | ||||||||||
Expired
|
(1,167 | ) | $ | 1,050.1 | (3,846 | ) | $ | 895.5 | ||||||||
Forfeited
|
(104,902 | ) | $ | 14.2 | (92,842 | ) | $ | 13.7 | ||||||||
Options outstanding at the end of the year
|
4,187,555 | $ | 6.8 | 4,293,624 | $ | 7.2 | ||||||||||
Options exercisable at the end of the year
|
3,691,382 | $ | 7.0 | 3,541,578 | $ | 7.7 |
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A summary of non-employee option balances under the Company's Stock Option Plans as of December 31, 2010 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2010 are as follows:
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Number of options
|
Weighted-average exercise price
|
Weighted- average remaining contractual term
(in years)
|
Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
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- | |||||||||||||||
Granted
|
365,000 | $ | 6.0 | |||||||||||||
Exercised
|
- | |||||||||||||||
Expired
|
- | |||||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
- | |||||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
365,000 | $ | 6.0 | 6.3 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2010
|
54,728 | $ | 6.0 | 6.3 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2010
|
$ | 350,172 | $ | 6.0 | 6.3 | $ | - |
|
No options were granted to non-employees during the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
|
|
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted to employees during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2008 was $ 1.93 and $ 0.55, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted to non-employees during the year ended December 31, 2010 was $ 2.82. The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic value (the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last trading day of the year 2010 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on December 31, 2010. These amounts changes based on the fair market value of the Company's stock. Total intrinsic value of options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $ 1, nil and $ 2,127, respectively.
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|
Total grant-date fair value of options and RSUs granted to employees that vested during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $ 1,444, $ 861 and $ 1,623, respectively.
|
|
Total grant-date fair value of options and RSUs granted to consultants that vested during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $ 179, $ 8 and $ 0, respectively.
|
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The outstanding and exercisable options granted to employees under the Company's Stock Option Plans as of December 31, 2010, have been separated into ranges of exercise price as follows:
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Options
|
Weighted
|
Options
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||||||||
outstanding
|
average
|
Weighted
|
exercisable
|
average exercise
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Ranges of
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as of
|
remaining
|
average
|
as of
|
price of
|
|||||||||||||||||
exercise
|
December 31,
|
contractual
|
exercise
|
December 31,
|
exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||
price
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2010
|
life (years)
|
price
|
2010
|
options
|
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 4.0 - 6.0 | 3,610,550 | 4.7 | $ | 5.4 | 3,366,131 | $ | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 6.0 - 8.2 | 530,650 | 3.9 | $ | 7.2 | 478,775 | $ | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 9.2 - 10.8 | 15,175 | 3.0 | $ | 9.8 | 10,487 | $ | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 77.2 - 79.0 | 46,527 | 0.9 | $ | 77.5 | 46,527 | $ | 77.5 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 240.4 - 2,730.0 | 1,212 | 0.5 | $ | 241.4 | 1,212 | $ | 241.4 | ||||||||||||||
4,204,114 | 4.6 | $ | 6.5 | 3,903,132 | $ | 6.6 |
|
The outstanding and exercisable options granted to non-employees under the Company's Stock Option Plans as of December 31, 2010, have been separated into ranges of exercise price as follows:
|
Options
|
Weighted
|
Options
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||||||||
outstanding
|
average
|
Weighted
|
exercisable
|
average exercise
|
||||||||||||||||||
Ranges of
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as of
|
remaining
|
average
|
as of
|
price of
|
|||||||||||||||||
exercise
|
December 31,
|
contractual
|
exercise
|
December 31,
|
exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||
price
|
2010
|
life (years)
|
price
|
2010
|
options
|
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 5.65-6.15 | 365,000 | 6.3 | $ | 6.0 | 54,728 | $ | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
365,000 | 6.3 | $ | 6.0 | 54,728 | $ | 6.0 |
|
The fair value of RSUs is estimated based on the market value of the Company's stock on the date of the award.
|
|
During 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company granted 597,000, 65,000 and 1,455,000 RSUs, respectively. The entitlement to these RSUs vests over a four-year period (15%, 25%, 30% and 30% each year, respectively) in quarterly batches. The following table summarizes information regarding the number of RSUs issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2010:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of RSUs
|
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
|
Number of RSUs
|
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
|
Number of RSUs
|
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
RSUs outstanding at the beginning of the year
|
1,225,025 | $ | 3.2 | 1,455,000 | $ | 2.7 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
Changes during the year:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
567,000 | $ | 5.5 | 65,000 | $ | 3.3 | 1,455,000 | $ | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||
Vested
|
(417,029 | ) | $ | 2.9 | (220,724 | ) | $ | 2.7 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(48,563 | ) | $ | 2.7 | (74,251 | ) | $ | 2.7 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||
RSUs outstanding at the end of the year
|
1,326,433 | $ | 3.8 | 1,225,025 | $ | 2.7 | 1,455,000 | $ | 2.7 |
Year ended December 31,
|
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2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of RSUs
|
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
|
Number of RSUs
|
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
|
Number of RSUs
|
Weighted
average
grant date
fair value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
RSUs outstanding at the beginning of the year
|
17,000 | $ | 2.7 | 20,000 | $ | 2.7 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
Changes during the year:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Granted
|
30,000 | $ | 5.2 | - | $ | - | 20,000 | $ | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||
Vested
|
(5,000 | ) | $ | 2.7 | (3,000 | ) | $ | 2.7 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
- | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
RSUs outstanding at the end of the year
|
42,000 | $ | 4.5 | 17,000 | $ | 2.7 | 20,000 | $ | 2.7 |
|
As of December 31, 2010, there was approximately $ 4,853 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted to employees under the Plans and approximately $ 801 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted to non-employees under the Plans. The cost related to employees and non-employees are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.59 years each.
|
|
c.
|
In December 2008, the Company granted 600,000 stock options to its Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO and the other members of the Board of Directors at an exercise price of $ 4.00 per share. These options vest ratably, each quarter, over a three-year period. The fair value of these options was estimated at $ 234, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing valuation model which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.58 years. These grants are detailed in the above table.
|
|
d.
|
Dividends:
|
|
1.
|
In the event that cash dividends are declared by the Company, such dividends will be declared and paid in Israeli currency. Under current Israeli regulations, any cash dividend in Israeli currency paid in respect of ordinary shares purchased by non-residents of Israel with non-Israeli currency, may be freely repatriated in such non-Israeli currency, at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of repatriation. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
|
|
2.
|
Pursuant to the terms of a credit line from a bank (see also Note 12), the Company is restricted from paying cash dividends to its shareholders without initial approval from the bank.
|
|
In 2003, the Company issued the 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012. The Company pays interest on Convertible Subordinated Notes semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2005. The Company is committed to pay approximately $ 400 of the principal amount of the notes on each of April 1 and October 1, in both 2010 and 2011, and the remaining principal amount at maturity. The notes are convertible at the option of the holder into the Company's Ordinary shares at a conversion price of $ 17.40 per Ordinary share at any time before close of business on October 1, 2012, unless the notes have been converted pursuant to a mandatory conversion clause as defined in the 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Note. Since January 1, 2005, the Company may, at its option, require the conversion right to be exercised under certain circumstances set forth in the indenture. During the years ended December 2010 and 2009, $1 and $10, respectively, of the Convertible Subordinate Notes were converted. In addition during 2009 the Company redeemed $ 248 of its Convertible Subordinated Notes. The collateral for the notes is a second priority security interest consisting of a floating charge on all of the Company's assets and a pledge of all on the shares of Spacenet, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
|
|
The interest of the holders of the notes in the collateral is subordinated to the security interest granted for the benefit of lending banks. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the outstanding amount of the notes is $ 15,219 and $ 16,060, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, $ 840 was classified as "Current maturities of long-term loans and convertible subordinated notes".
|
|
The balance of the notes results from debt restructurings that occurred in 2003. The debt restructurings were accounted for as troubled debt restructuring on the basis of combination of types of restructuring and on the basis of modification of terms pursuant to ASC 470, "Debt" ("ASC 470") and ASC 310, "Receivables" ("ASC 310") (formerly: SFAS No. 15, "Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructuring", Emerging Issues Task Force No. 02-4, "Determining Whether a Debtor's Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments Is within the Scope of FASB Statement No. 15" ("EITF 02-4")) and ASC 470-50-45-1 (formerly: SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of SFAS No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of SFAS No. 13, and Technical Corrections"). Accordingly, the Company recognized a gain in 2003. As part of the accounting for the troubled debt restructurings, the Company accrued to the balance of the notes the remaining future interest payable until maturity, presented as a separate line item in the balance sheet. Therefore, at each reporting date the liabilities include both principal and all future remaining interest payments. Consequently, though the Company pays periodical interest payments, the statement of operations does not reflect the costs of such interest payments.
|
Year ended December 31, 2008
|
||||
Property and equipment impairment
|
$ | 4,133 | ||
Other asset impairment and charges
|
887 | |||
$ | 5,020 |
|
a.
|
ASC 740-10:
|
|
Interest associated with uncertain tax position is classified as financial expenses in the financial statements and penalties as general and administrative expenses.
|
|
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax positions is as follows:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Balance at beginning of year
|
$ | 8,264 | $ | 7,312 | ||||
Increases related to current year tax positions
|
669 | 435 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) related to prior year tax positions, net
|
(1,300 | ) | 517 | |||||
Balance at the end of year
|
$ | 7,633 | $ | 8,264 |
|
The unrecognized tax benefits include accrued penalties and interest of $ 4,068 and $ 4,231 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Group recorded $ (163) and $ 1,013, for penalties and interest, respectively. The unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 would, if recognized, reduce the annual effective tax rate.
|
|
The Group does not expect a reversal of unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months.
|
|
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in Israel and in other jurisdictions of its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2010, the tax returns of the Company and its main subsidiaries are open to examination by the Israeli and other tax authorities for the tax years 2003 through 2010.
|
|
b.
|
The Company:
|
|
1.
|
Tax benefits under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 1959 ("the Law"):
The Company has been granted an "Approved Enterprise" status, under the Law, for nine investment programs in the alternative program, by the Israeli Government. In addition, the Company elected 2005 as the Year of Election for a new Beneficiary Enterprise.
|
|
Since the Company is a "foreign investors' company", as defined by the above-mentioned Law, it is entitled to a ten-year period of benefits, for enterprises approved after April 1993. The main tax benefits from such status are a tax exemption for two to four years and a reduced tax rate (based on the percentage of foreign shareholding in each tax year) on income from all of its "Approved Enterprises" and "Beneficiary Enterprise", for the remainder of the benefit period. These tax benefits are subject to a limitation of the earlier of 12 years from commencement of operations, or 14 years from receipt of approval. The period of benefits for the nine programs has expired.
|
|
The Company is entitled to claim accelerated depreciation with respect to equipment used by its "Approved Enterprises" and Beneficiary Enterprise during the first five tax years of the operations of these assets.
|
|
On April 1, 2005, an amendment to the Law came into effect (the "Amendment") which significantly changed the provisions of the Law. The Amendment limits the scope of enterprises which may be approved by the Investment Center by setting criteria for the approval of a facility as an "Approved Enterprise", such as provisions generally requiring that at least 25% of the "Approved Enterprise" income will be derived from export. Additionally, the Amendment enacted major changes in the manner in which tax benefits are awarded under the Law so that companies no longer require Investment Center approval in order to qualify for tax benefits. Rather, a company may claim the tax benefits offered by the Investment Law directly in its tax returns, provided that its facilities meet the criteria for tax benefits set out by the Amendment. A company is also granted a right to approach the Israeli Tax Authorities for a pre-ruling regarding their eligibility for benefits under the Amendment.
|
|
Tax benefits are available under the Amendment to production facilities (or other eligible facilities), which are generally required to derive more than 25% of the Company's business income from export. In order to receive the tax benefits, the Amendment states that a company must make an investment in the Beneficiary Enterprise exceeding a minimum amount specified in the Law. Such investment may be made over a period of no more than three years ending at the end of the year in which the company requested to have the tax benefits apply to the Beneficiary Enterprise (the "Year of Election"). Where a company requests to have the tax benefits apply to an expansion of existing facilities, then only the expansion will be considered a Beneficiary Enterprise, and the company's effective tax rate will be the result of a weighted combination of the applicable rates. In this case, the minimum investment required in order to qualify as a Beneficiary Enterprise is required to exceed a certain percentage of the company's production assets before the expansion. The duration of tax benefits is subject to a limitation of the earlier of 7-10 years from the Commencement Year, or 12 years from the first day of the Year of Election. The period of benefits of the Beneficiary Enterprise will expire in 2017.
|
|
However, the Law provides that terms and benefits included in any certificate of approval already granted will remain subject to the provisions of the Law as they were on the date of such approval. Therefore, the Company's existing "Approved Enterprise" programs will generally not be subject to the provisions of the Amendment. As a result of the Amendment, tax-exempt income generated under the provisions of the new Law, will subject the Company to taxes upon distribution or liquidation and the Company may be required in the future to record deferred tax liability with respect to such tax-exempt income. As of December 31, 2010, the Company did not generate income under the provisions of the new Law.
|
|
On January 1, 2011, new legislation that constitutes a major amendment to the Investment Law was enacted (the "Amendment Legislation"). Under the new Amendment Legislation, a uniform rate of corporate tax would apply to all qualified income of certain Industrial Companies, as opposed to the current law's incentives that are limited to income from Approved Enterprises during their benefits period. According to the new law, the uniform tax rate would be 10% in areas in Israel that will be designated as Development Zone A and 15% elsewhere in Israel during 2011-2012, 7% and 12.5%, respectively, in 2013-2014, 6% and 12%, respectively, thereafter. Certain "Special Industrial Companies" that meet certain criteria would enjoy further reduced tax rates of 5% in Zone A and 8% elsewhere. The profits of these Industrial Companies would be freely distributable as dividends, subject to a 15% withholding tax (or lower, under an applicable tax treaty). The Company is not located in Development Zone A area.
|
|
Under the transitory provisions of the new Amendment Legislation, the Company may elect whether to irrevocably implement the new law in its Israeli company while waiving benefits provided under the current law or keep implementing the current law during the next years. Changing from the current law to the new law is permissible at any stage. The Company is examining the possible effect of the Amendment Legislation on its results.
|
|
The entitlement to the above mentioned benefits is dependent upon the Company fulfilling the conditions stipulated by the Law, regulations published there under and the certificates of approval for the specific investments in approved enterprises. In the event of failure to comply with these conditions, the benefits may be canceled and the Company may be required to refund the amount of the benefits, in whole or in part, with the addition of linkage differences to the Israeli CPI and interest.
|
|
The Company does not expect to pay any cash dividends. In the event of distribution of dividends from the above mentioned tax exempt income, the amount distributed would be taxed at the corporate tax rate applicable to such profits as if the Company had not elected the alternative program of benefits (depending on the level of foreign investment in the Company), currently between 10% to 25% for an "Approved Enterprise" and Beneficiary Enterprise.
|
|
Income from sources other than an "Approved Enterprise" during the benefit period is subject to tax at the regular corporate tax rate. The regular corporate tax rate in Israel was 25% in 2010 compared to 26% in 2009, 27% in 2008 and 29% in 2007. In July 2009, Israel's Parliament (the Knesset) passed the Economic Efficiency Law (Amended Legislation for Implementing the Economic Plan for 2009 and 2010), 2009, which prescribes, among other things, an additional gradual reduction in the Israeli corporate tax rate and real capital gains tax rate starting from 2011 to the following tax rates: 2011 - 24%, 2012 - 23%, 2013 - 22%, 2014 - 21%, 2015 - 20%, 2016 and thereafter - 18%. However, the effective tax rate payable by a Company that derives income from an Approved Enterprise or Beneficiary Enterprise, discussed hereinabove, may be considerably less.
|
|
c.
|
Non-Israeli subsidiaries:
|
|
Non-Israeli subsidiaries are taxed according to the tax laws in their respective domiciles of residence. The Company has not made any provisions relating to undistributed earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries since the Company has no current plans to distribute such earnings. If earnings are distributed to Israel in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company may be subject to additional Israeli income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and foreign withholding taxes. It is not practicable to determine the amount of the unrecognized deferred tax liability for temporary differences related to investments in foreign subsidiaries.
|
|
d.
|
Carryforward tax losses and credits:
|
|
As of December 31, 2010, the Company had operating loss carry forwards for Israeli income tax purposes of approximately $ 50,000, which may be offset indefinitely against future taxable income.
|
|
The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries had carryforward tax losses of approximately $ 259,000 as of December 31, 2010. Utilization of U.S. net operating losses may be subject to substantial annual limitation due to the "change in ownership" provisions of Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions. The annual limitations may result in the expiration of net operating loss before utilization. In the U.S, carryforward tax losses can be utilized within 20 years.
|
|
The Group has carryforward tax losses relating to other subsidiaries in Europe and Latin America of approximately $ 55,000 and $ 35,000, as of December 31, 2010 respectively.
|
|
As of December 31, 2009 the Company had carryforward capital losses for which a full valuation allowance was provided in the amount of $ 74,000. In 2010 the Company incurred capital gains for tax purposes in the amount of $ 41,000 which was offset against the carryforward capital losses. As of December 31, 2010 the Company had carryforward capital losses for which a full valuation allowance was provided in the amount of $ 34,000.
|
|
e.
|
Deferred income taxes:
|
|
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 Groups' deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||
1. |
Provided in respect of the following:
|
||||||||||
Carryforward tax losses
|
$ | 127,247 | $ | 116,179 | |||||||
Temporary differences relating to property and equipment
|
10,762 | 14,965 | |||||||||
Other
|
13,605 | 10,806 | |||||||||
Gross deferred tax assets
|
151,614 | 141,950 | |||||||||
Valuation allowance
|
(138,939 | ) | (138,317 | ) | |||||||
Net deferred tax assets
|
12,675 | 3,633 | |||||||||
Gross deferred tax liabilities
|
|||||||||||
Temporary differences relating to property and equipment
|
(19,180 | ) | (3,250 | ) | |||||||
Other
|
- | (383 | ) | ||||||||
(19,180 | ) | (3,633 | ) | ||||||||
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
|
$ | (6,505 | ) | $ | - | ||||||
Domestic
|
$ | - | $ | - | |||||||
Foreign
|
(6,505 | ) | - | ||||||||
$ | (6,505 | ) | $ | - |
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||
2. |
Deferred taxes are included in the consolidated balance sheets, as follows:
|
||||||||||
Current assets
|
$ | 1,462 | $ | 7 | |||||||
Non-current assets
|
485 | (7 | ) | ||||||||
Current liabilities
|
(326 | ) | - | ||||||||
Non-current liabilities
|
(8,126 | ) | - | ||||||||
$ | (6,505 | ) | $ | - |
|
3.
|
As of December 31, 2010, the Group increased the valuation allowance by approximately $ 622, resulting from changes in other temporary differences and from carry forward tax losses. Management currently believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax regarding the loss carry forwards and other temporary differences for which valuation allowance was provided will not be realized in the foreseeable future.
|
|
4.
|
The functional and reporting currency of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries is the U.S dollar. The difference between the annual changes in the NIS/dollar exchange rate causes a further difference between taxable income and the income before taxes shown in the financial statements. In accordance with ASC 740-10-25-3, the Company has not provided deferred income taxes on the difference between the functional currency and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.
|
|
f.
|
Reconciling items between the statutory tax rate of the Company and the effective tax rate:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Income before taxes, as reported in the consolidated statements of operations
|
$ | 30,630 | $ | 2,782 | $ | 321 | ||||||
Statutory tax rate
|
25 | % | 26 | % | 27 | % | ||||||
Theoretical tax expenses on the above amount at the Israeli statutory tax rate
|
$ | 7,660 | $ | 723 | $ | 87 | ||||||
Currency differences
|
(394 | ) | (107 | ) | (1,443 | ) | ||||||
Tax adjustment in respect of different tax rates and "Approved Enterprise" status
|
(568 | ) | 3,413 | (650 | ) | |||||||
Changes in valuation allowance
|
622 | (5,365 | ) | 3,113 | ||||||||
Taxes in respect of prior years
|
(416 | ) | (315 | ) | - | |||||||
Stock compensation relating to options per ASC 718 (formerly: SFAS 123(R))
|
247 | 159 | 179 | |||||||||
Changes in valuation allowance related to Capital gains
|
(10,020 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Nondeductible expenses related to acquisitions
|
1,472 | - | - | |||||||||
Nondeductible expenses and other differences
|
1,408 | 2,396 | 159 | |||||||||
$ | 11 | $ | 904 | $ | 1,445 |
|
g.
|
Taxes on income included in the consolidated statements of operations:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Current year
|
$ | 677 | $ | 227 | $ | 1,710 | ||||||
Prior years
|
(416 | ) | (315 | ) | - | |||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
(250 | ) | 992 | (265 | ) | |||||||
$ | 11 | $ | 904 | $ | 1,445 | |||||||
Domestic
|
$ | 31 | $ | (946 | ) | $ | 761 | |||||
Foreign
|
(20 | ) | 1,850 | 684 | ||||||||
$ | 11 | $ | 904 | $ | 1,445 |
|
h.
|
Income before taxes on income from continuing operations:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Domestic
|
$ | 40,680 | $ | (1,947 | ) | $ | 9,801 | |||||
Foreign
|
(10,050 | ) | 4,729 | (9,480 | ) | |||||||
$ | 30,630 | $ | 2,782 | $ | 321 |
|
a.
|
Other current assets:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Receivables in respect of capital leases (see c below)
|
$ | 1,945 | $ | 3,105 | ||||
VAT receivables
|
1,588 | 1,961 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
2,968 | 1,705 | ||||||
Deferred charges
|
6,559 | 6,486 | ||||||
Tax receivables
|
857 | 2,519 | ||||||
Employees
|
140 | 139 | ||||||
Income receivable
|
898 | 644 | ||||||
Advance payments to suppliers
|
1,613 | 1,367 | ||||||
Short term deferred taxes
|
1,462 | - | ||||||
Receivables from aborted merger
|
2,750 | - | ||||||
Adjustment to Wavestream purchase price
|
1,030 | - | ||||||
Other
|
1,163 | 1,142 | ||||||
$ | $22,973 | $ | 19,068 |
|
b.
|
Long-term trade receivables, receivables in respect of capital leases and other receivables:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Long-term receivables in respect of capital leases (see c below)
|
$ | 5,947 | $ | 1,467 | ||||
Long-term deferred taxes
|
484 | - | ||||||
Other receivables
|
107 | 737 | ||||||
$ | 6,538 | $ | 2,204 |
|
c.
|
Receivables in respect of capital and operating leases:
|
|
The Group's contracts with customers contain long-term commitments, for remaining periods ranging from one to five years, to provide network services, equipment, installation and maintenance.
|
|
The aggregate minimum future payments to be received by the Group under these contracts as of December 31, 2010, are as follows (including unearned interest income in the amount of $ 2,801):
|
Capital
|
Operating
|
|||||||||||
Year ending December 31,
|
lease
|
lease
|
Total
|
|||||||||
2011
|
$ | 1,999 | $ | 1,615 | $ | 3,614 | ||||||
2012
|
976 | 976 | ||||||||||
2013
|
835 | 835 | ||||||||||
2014
|
800 | 800 | ||||||||||
2015
|
800 | 800 | ||||||||||
2016 and after
|
5,283 | 5,283 | ||||||||||
$ | 10,693 | $ | 1,615 | $ | 12,308 |
|
The net investments in capital lease receivables as of December 31, 2010, are $ 7,892. Total revenue from capital and operating leases amounted to $ 8,868, $ 6,018 and $ 13,727 in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
d.
|
Short-term bank credit:
|
|
The following is classified by currency and interest rates:
|
Weighted average
interest rate
|
||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
%
|
||||||||||||||||
In dollars
|
4.5 | - | $ | 2,129 | $ | - |
|
e.
|
Other current liabilities:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Deferred revenue
|
$ | 10,441 | $ | 7,540 | ||||
Payroll and related employee accruals
|
7,947 | 5,133 | ||||||
Government authorities
|
4,452 | 3,374 | ||||||
Advances from customers
|
5,865 | 4,997 | ||||||
Provision for vacation pay
|
6,151 | 4,540 | ||||||
Capital lease
|
970 | - | ||||||
Other
|
3,849 | 2,570 | ||||||
$ | 39,675 | $ | 28,154 |
Interest rate for
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
Linkage
|
%
|
%
|
Maturity
|
||||||||||||||||||
Other loans from banks:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(a), (d)
|
U.S.dollar
|
4.77 | % | - | 2012-2022 | $ | 40,000 | $ | - | ||||||||||||
(b)
|
Euro
|
6.3 | % | 6.3 | % | 2009-2011 | 5,399 | 6,210 | |||||||||||||
(c)
|
Euro
|
7.9 | % | - | 2011 | 757 | - | ||||||||||||||
(e), (d)
|
U.S.dollar
|
- |
LIBOR +1.4%
|
2010 | - | 8,000 | |||||||||||||||
Other loans:
|
U.S.dollar / NIS
|
10% / 6 | % | - | 2011-2014 | 392 | - | ||||||||||||||
46,548 | 14,210 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less - current maturities
|
1,346 | 4,380 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 45,202 | $ | 9,830 |
|
(a)
|
The Company entered into a loan agreement with an Israeli bank. The loan is secured
initially by a floating charge on the assets of the Company which will be converted to a negative pledge in October 2012, and is further secured by a fixed pledge (mortgage) on the Company’s real estate in Israel. In addition, there are financial covenants associated with the loan. As of December 31, 2010 the Company's management believes it is in compliance with these covenants.
|
|
(b)
|
A Dutch subsidiary of the Company entered into a mortgage and loan agreement with a German bank. The amount of the mortgage as of December 31, 2010, is collateralized by the subsidiary's facilities in Germany.
|
|
(c)
|
Raysat BG entered into a mortgage business loan with a Bulgarian bank. The amount of the mortgage as of December 31, 2010, is collateralized by Raysat BG building in Bulgaria.
|
|
(d)
|
In order to secure credit lines provided by its banks, the Company granted a floating charge on its facilities and restricted cash in an amount of $ 2,470. As of December 31, 2010, the Company used approximately $ 2,564 of those credit lines.
|
|
(e)
|
In March 2003, the Company concluded a restructuring process reaching an agreement with the banks and other creditors, which revised the loan terms. The loan was fully repaid during 2010.
|
|
g.
|
Long-term debt maturities for loans after December 31, 2010, are as follows:
|
Year ending December 31,
|
||||
2011
|
$ | 1,346 | ||
2012
|
4,594 | |||
2013
|
4,599 | |||
2014
|
4,549 | |||
2015
|
4,521 | |||
2016 and after
|
26,939 | |||
$ | 46,548 |
|
Interest expenses on the long-term loans amounted to $ 626, $ 708 and $ 1,211, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
h.
|
As for the convertible subordinated notes, see Note 9.
|
|
i.
|
Other long-term liabilities:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Deferred revenue
|
$ | 1,878 | $ | 3,081 | ||||
Space segment
|
1,000 | 1,250 | ||||||
Restructuring charges (mainly termination of lease commitments)
|
1,080 | 1,237 | ||||||
Long-term tax accrual
|
7,592 | 8,181 | ||||||
Long term deferred taxes
|
8,126 | - | ||||||
Deferred income
|
6,730 | - | ||||||
Contingent consideration
|
2,539 | - | ||||||
Capital lease
|
777 | - | ||||||
Other
|
2,956 | 2,531 | ||||||
$ | 32,678 | $ | 16,280 |
|
a.
|
Research and development expenses, net:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Total cost
|
$ | 22,194 | $ | 16,281 | $ | 18,702 | ||||||
Less:
|
||||||||||||
Non-royalty-bearing grants
|
3,249 | 2,311 | 1,760 | |||||||||
Total research and development expenses, net
|
$ | 18,945 | $ | 13,970 | $ | 16,942 |
|
b.
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year
|
$ | 6,278 | $ | 4,370 | $ | 4,528 | ||||||
Increase during the year
|
647 | 2,404 | 1,252 | |||||||||
Amounts collected
|
(311 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Write-off of bad debts
|
(840 | ) | (496 | ) | (1,410 | ) | ||||||
Balance at the end of year
|
$ | 5,774 | $ | 6,278 | $ | 4,370 |
|
c.
|
Financial income (expenses), net:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Income:
|
||||||||||||
Interest on cash equivalents, bank deposits, restricted cash and accretion
of discounts of held-to-maturity marketable securities
|
$ | 1,072 | $ | 2,745 | $ | 4,367 | ||||||
Interest with respect to capital lease
|
272 | 675 | 957 | |||||||||
Other
|
367 | 1,206 | 2,280 | |||||||||
1,711 | 4,626 | 7,604 | ||||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Interest with respect to short-term bank credit and other
|
17 | 370 | 2,358 | |||||||||
Interest with respect to long-term loans
|
924 | 708 | 1,211 | |||||||||
Other
|
1,327 | 2,498 | 2,735 | |||||||||
2,268 | 3,576 | 6,304 | ||||||||||
Total financial income, net
|
$ | (557 | ) | $ | 1,050 | $ | 1,300 |
|
d.
|
Other income:
|
|
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded other income of $37,360 consisting of proceeds of $24,314 from the sale of an investment which previously had been written off and from $13,314 derived from the settlement agreements relating to the aborted Agreement and Plan of Merger which was signed in August 2010, providing for a total payment of approximately $20,000 (see also note 1c). Out of the $ 13,314 an amount of $ 11,185 was received in cash and the remainder amount of $ 2,129 is due to be received in 2011 and is recorded as part of other current assets.
|
|
In 2009 and 2008, the Company sold another investment accounted for at cost, which previously had been written off for total amount of $ 2,597 and $ 1,801 respectively.
|
|
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company received a dividend from the said investment, in an amount of $ 1,182.
|
|
a.
|
Information on the reportable segments:
|
|
1.
|
The measurement of the reportable operating segments is based on the same accounting principles applied in these financial statements.
|
|
2.
|
When reported by segment, the results of Gilat Worldwide (consisting of Gilat International and Gilat Peru & Colombia), Spacenet and Wavestream are presented based upon intercompany transfer prices.
|
|
3.
|
Financial data relating to reportable operating segments:
|
Year ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat
International
|
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
Spacenet Inc
|
Wavestream*
|
Consolidation
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
External revenue
|
$ | 113,723 | $ | 35,862 | $ | 79,359 | $ | 4,041 | $ | - | $ | 232,985 | ||||||||||||
Internal revenue
|
17,064 | - | - | - | (17,064 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 130,787 | $ | 35,862 | $ | 79,359 | $ | 4,041 | $ | (17,064 | ) | $ | 232,985 | ||||||||||||
Financial income (expenses), net
|
$ | 346 | $ | (717 | ) | $ | (169 | ) | $ | (17 | ) | $ | - | $ | (557 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes on income
|
$ | 37,534 | $ | 2,329 | $ | (8,539 | ) | $ | (802 | ) | $ | 108 | $ | 30,630 | ||||||||||
Taxes on income (tax benefit)
|
$ | (873 | ) | $ | 1,189 | $ | (470 | ) | $ | 165 | $ | - | $ | 11 |
|
*)
|
Wavestream became a reportable segment since it was acquired on November 29, 2010, therefore its results represent only one month of operations.
|
Year ended December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat
International
|
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
Spacenet Inc
|
Consolidation
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External revenue
|
$ | 97,846 | $ | 46,676 | $ | 83,537 | $ | - | $ | 228,059 | ||||||||||
Internal revenue
|
11,870 | - | - | (11,870 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
$ | 109,716 | $ | 46,676 | $ | 83,537 | $ | (11,870 | ) | $ | 228,059 | ||||||||||
Financial income, net
|
$ | 208 | $ | 534 | $ | 308 | $ | - | $ | 1,050 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes on income
|
$ | 234 | $ | 8,325 | $ | (5,070 | ) | $ | (707 | ) | $ | 2,782 | ||||||||
Taxes on income
|
$ | 866 | $ | 38 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 904 |
Year ended December 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat Worldwide
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Gilat
International
|
Gilat Peru & Colombia
|
Spacenet Inc
|
Consolidation
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
External revenue
|
$ | 136,624 | $ | 24,542 | $ | 106,360 | $ | - | $ | 267,526 | ||||||||||
Internal revenue
|
25,296 | - | - | (25,296 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
$ | 161,920 | $ | 24,542 | $ | 106,360 | $ | (25,296 | ) | $ | 267,526 | ||||||||||
Financial income (expenses), net
|
$ | 452 | $ | (554 | ) | $ | 1,402 | $ | - | $ | 1,300 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes on income
|
$ | 10,181 | $ | (15,014 | ) | $ | 3,809 | $ | 1,345 | $ | 321 | |||||||||
Taxes on income
|
$ | 1,160 | $ | 201 | $ | 84 | $ | - | $ | 1,445 |
|
b.
|
Revenues by geographic areas:
|
|
Following is a summary of revenues by geographic areas. Revenues attributed to geographic areas, based on the location of the end customers, and in accordance with ASC 280, are as follows:
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
United States
|
$ | 83,314 | $ | 84,590 | $ | 106,674 | ||||||
South America and Central America
|
84,388 | 89,170 | 73,616 | |||||||||
Asia
|
36,350 | 36,131 | 39,486 | |||||||||
Europe
|
12,693 | 6,948 | 12,222 | |||||||||
Africa
|
16,240 | 11,220 | 35,528 | |||||||||
$ | 232,985 | $ | 228,059 | $ | 267,526 |
|
c.
|
During 2010 and 2008, the Group did not have any single customer or country generating revenues exceeding 10% of the Group's total revenues.
|
|
Net revenues to one major customer located in Colombia accounted for 11% of total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009.
|
|
d.
|
The Group's long-lived assets are located as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Israel
|
$ | 74,268 | $ | 75,349 | ||||
Latin America
|
5,977 | 6,943 | ||||||
United States
|
14,025 | 10,894 | ||||||
Europe
|
8,959 | 7,066 | ||||||
Other
|
261 | 280 | ||||||
$ | 103,490 | $ | 100,532 |
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Section 1.1
|
Definitions
|
1
|
Section 1.2
|
Construction
|
16
|
17
|
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Section 2.1
|
The Merger
|
17
|
Section 2.2
|
Closing; Effective Time
|
17
|
Section 2.3
|
Effects of the Merger
|
18
|
Section 2.4
|
Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws
|
18
|
Section 2.5
|
Directors; Officers
|
18
|
Section 2.6
|
Effect of Merger on Capital Stock
|
18
|
Section 2.7
|
Dissenters’ Rights
|
22
|
Section 2.8
|
Exchange Procedures
|
22
|
Section 2.9
|
Payment of Merger Consideration; Escrow Amount
|
25
|
Section 2.10
|
Earnout Payment
|
26
|
Section 2.11
|
Adjustment of Merger Consideration
|
28
|
Section 2.12
|
Tax Consequences
|
30
|
31
|
||
Section 3.1
|
Organization of the Company
|
31
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Section 3.2
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Capitalization
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31
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Section 3.3
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Authority
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33
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Section 3.4
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Consents and Approvals; No Violation
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33
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Section 3.5
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Litigation; Compliance with Laws
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34
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Section 3.6
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Subsidiaries
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34
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Section 3.7
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Financial Statements
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35
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Section 3.8
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Accounts Receivable
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36
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Section 3.9
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Tax Matters
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36
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Section 3.10
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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37
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Section 3.11
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Title to and Sufficiency of Assets
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39
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Section 3.12
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Permits and Compliance
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40
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Section 3.13
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Actions and Proceedings
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40
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Section 3.14
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Employment Issues
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41
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Section 3.15
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Certain Agreements
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42
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Section 3.16
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ERISA
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42
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Section 3.17
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Intellectual Property
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43
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Section 3.18
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Environmental Matters
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46
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Section 3.19
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Suppliers, Customers, Distributors and Significant Employees
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47
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Section 3.20
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Inventory
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47
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Section 3.21
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Company Contracts
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47
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Section 3.22
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Insurance
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48
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Section 3.23
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Change of Control Payments
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49
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Section 3.24
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Interested Party Transactions
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49
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Section 3.25
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Government Contracts and Government Proposals
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50
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Section 3.26
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International Business Matters
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52
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Section 3.27
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Product Liability; Product Warranties
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53
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Section 3.28
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Brokers
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53
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Section 3.29
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Manufacturing and Marketing Rights
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53
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Section 3.30
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Representations and Warranties
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53
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Section 3.31
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Disclosure
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54
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Section 4.1
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Organization, Standing and Power
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54
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Section 4.2
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Authority
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54
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Section 4.3
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Consents; Approvals
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55
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Section 4.4
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No Conflict
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55
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Section 4.5
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Litigation and Government Orders
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55
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Section 4.6
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Due Diligence Investigation
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55
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Section 4.7
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Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees
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56
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Section 4.8
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No Prior Activity
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56
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Section 4.9
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Sufficient Funds
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56
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57
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Section 5.1
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Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time
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57
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Section 5.2
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No Solicitation
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59
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Section 5.3
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Stockholder Matters
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59
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Section 5.4
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Access to Information; Confidentiality
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59
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Section 5.5
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Filings and Consents
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60
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Section 5.6
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Public Announcements
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61
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Section 5.7
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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61
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Section 5.8
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Employee Benefit Matters
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62
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Section 5.9
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Fees and Expenses
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63
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Section 5.10
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Obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and Gilat
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63
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Section 5.11
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Section 280G Approval
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64
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Section 5.12
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Conduct of Business During Earnout Period
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64
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Section 5.13
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Tax Matters
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66
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Section 5.14
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Further Assurances
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67
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Section 5.15
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Guaranty of Gilat
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68
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Section 5.16
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Financial Statements
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68
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68
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Section 6.1
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Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger
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68
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Section 6.2
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Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger
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69
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71
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Section 7.1
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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71
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Section 7.2
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Right to Indemnification
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71
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Section 7.3
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Limitations on Liability
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71
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Section 7.4
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Procedures; Third-Party Claims
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72
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Section 7.5
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Characterization of Payments
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74
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Section 7.6
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Stockholder Representative
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74
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Section 7.7
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Exclusive Remedy
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76
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76
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Section 8.1
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Termination
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76
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Section 8.2
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Effect of Termination
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77
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Section 8.3
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Amendment
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77
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Section 8.4
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Extension; Waiver
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78
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78
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Section 9.1
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Notices
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78
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Section 9.2
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Counterparts
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79
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Section 9.3
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Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries
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79
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Section 9.4
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Governing Law
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80
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Section 9.5
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Assignment
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80
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Section 9.6
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Severability
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80
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Section 9.7
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Enforcement of this Agreement
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81
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Section 9.8
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Dispute Resolution
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81
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Schedules
:
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Schedule 1.1(a)
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Selected Definitions
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Schedule 1.1(b)
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Company Knowledge Parties
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Schedule 2.6(a)
|
Allocation Certificate
|
Schedule 2.9
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Indicative Form of Closing Payment Schedule
|
Schedule 6.2(g)
|
Parties to Stockholder Releases
|
Schedule 6.2(h)
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Parties to Executive Stockholder Releases
|
Schedule 6.2(i)
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Assignment Consents
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Company Disclosure Schedule
|
|
Exhibits
:
|
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Exhibit A
|
Certificate of Merger
|
Exhibit B-1
|
Form of Stockholder Release
|
Exhibit B-2
|
Form of Executive Stockholder Release
|
Revenue ($ in millions)
|
Earnout Payment ($ in millions)
|
Less than US$76.0
|
US$0.0
|
US$80.0
|
US$1.133
|
US$84.0
|
US$2.266
|
US$88.0
|
US$3.399
|
US$92.0
|
US$4.532
|
US$96.0
|
US$5.665
|
US$100.00 or more
|
US$6.798
|
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
By: __________________________________
Print Name: Amiram Levinberg
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Spacenet Inc.
By: __________________________________
Print Name: Andreas M. Georghiou
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Wideband Acquisition Corporation
By: __________________________________
Print Name: Amiram Levinberg
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Wavestream Corporation
By: __________________________________
Print Name: Clifton L. Cooke, Jr.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Shareholder Representative Services LLC
,
solely in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative
By: __________________________________
Print Name: W. Paul Koenig
Title: Managing Director
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SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms
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2
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SECTION 1.02. Table of Definitions
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7
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SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms
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10
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SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Sold Units
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10
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SECTION 2.02. The Consideration
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10
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SECTION 2.03. Closing
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13
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SECTION 2.04. Deliveries by the Selling Members and the Company at Closing
|
13
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SECTION 2.05. Deliveries by the Buyer at Closing
|
14
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SECTION 2.06. The Buyer's Conditions to Closing
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15
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SECTION 2.07. Selling Members' Conditions to Closing
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17
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SECTION 2.08. Unit Rights and Company Equity Appreciations Rights
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17
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SECTION 3.01. The Units
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18
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SECTION 3.02. Due Authorization
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19
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SECTION 3.03. Financial Statements
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22
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SECTION 3.04. Undisclosed Liabilities
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22
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SECTION 3.05. Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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23
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation
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24
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SECTION 3.07. Contracts
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24
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SECTION 3.08. Compliance with Laws; FCC
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29
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SECTION 3.09. Absence of Changes in Benefit Plans; Employment Agreements
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30
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SECTION 3.10. Environmental Matters
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31
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SECTION 3.11. Employee Benefits Matters
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32
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SECTION 3.12. Taxes
|
36
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SECTION 3.13. Title to Properties
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39
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SECTION 3.14. Intellectual Property
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40
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SECTION 3.15. Insurance
|
44
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SECTION 3.16. Suppliers and Customers
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45
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SECTION 3.17. Effect of Transaction
|
45
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SECTION 3.18. Disclosure; Information Supplied
|
45
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SECTION 3.19. Transactions with Affiliates
|
45
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SECTION 3.20. State Takeover Statutes
|
46
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SECTION 3.21. Confidentiality Obligations; Data Privacy
|
46
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SECTION 3.22. Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses
|
46
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|
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SECTION 4.01. Due Authorization
|
47
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SECTION 4.02. Title to Units
|
48
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SECTION 4.03. Brokers; Fees and Expenses
|
48
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SECTION 4.04. Rights to Intellectual Property
|
48
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SECTION 4.05. Investment Decision
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48
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SECTION 4.06. Indemnification Agreement and Escrow Agreement
|
48
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SECTION 4.07. Transactions with Company Affiliates
|
49
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SECTION 5.01. Due Authorization
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49
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SECTION 5.02. Securities Act
|
50
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SECTION 5.03. Brokers
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50
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SECTION 6.01. Agreements of the Company
|
50
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SECTION 6.02. Agreements of the Selling Members
|
51
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SECTION 6.03.
Selling Members Release
|
52
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SECTION 6.04. Public Announcements
|
52
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SECTION 6.05. Confidentiality
|
53
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SECTION 6.06. Company Disclosure Schedules.
|
53
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SECTION 6.07. Certain Tax Matters
|
54
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SECTION 6.08. Fees and Expenses
|
54
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SECTION 6.09. Indemnification Obligations; Insurance
|
54
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SECTION 6.10. Further Assurances/Additional Agreements
|
55
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SECTION 6.11. 2009 Audited Financial Statements
|
55
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SECTION 6.12. Post-Closing Payments by the Company
|
56
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SECTION 6.13. No Shop.
|
56
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SECTION 6.14. Additional Tax Matters
|
56
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|
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SECTION 7.01. Authorization of the Selling Members' Representative
|
58
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SECTION 7.02. Compensation; Exculpation; Indemnity
|
59
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SECTION 7.03. Removal and Replacement; Successor Selling Members' Representative
|
59
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SECTION 7.04. Reliance; Limitation as to the Buyer and the Company
|
60
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SECTION 8.01. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
|
60
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SECTION 8.02. Waiver of Rights
|
60
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SECTION 8.03. Breakup Fee
|
61
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SECTION 8.04. Notices
|
64
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SECTION 8.05. Interpretation
|
64
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SECTION 8.06. Counterparts
|
64
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SECTION 8.07. Severability
|
65
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SECTION 8.08. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
|
65
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SECTION 8.09. Governing Law and Venue
|
65
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SECTION 8.10. Assignment
|
65
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SECTION 8.11. Enforcement
|
65
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SECTION 8.12. Amendment
|
66
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Schedule A
|
The Selling Members
|
Schedule B
|
Change Of Control Payments Beneficiaries
|
Schedule C
|
Change of Control Payment Mechanism
|
Exhibit A
|
Company Disclosure Schedules
|
Exhibit B
|
Form of Board Resolutions of the Company
|
Exhibit C
|
Form of Legal Opinions of the Company
|
Exhibit D
|
Form of Indemnification Agreement
|
Exhibit E
|
Form of Escrow Agreement
|
Exhibit F
|
2009 Taxes Demonstration
|
Term
|
Section
|
2008 Financial Statements
|
3.03
|
2009 Actual Tax
|
6.14
|
2009 Financial Statements
|
3.03
|
2009 Tax
|
6.14
|
2010 Tax
|
6.14
|
Financial Statements
|
3.03
|
Affiliate
|
1.01
|
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
Benefit Agreements
|
3.05
|
Benefit Plans
|
3.09
|
Best Knowledge
|
1.01
|
Breaching Party
|
8.03
|
Business Day
|
1.01
|
Business Partners
|
3.07
|
Buyer
|
Preamble
|
Certificate of Formation
|
1.01
|
CFIUS
|
2.06
|
CFIUS Notice
|
6.10
|
Change in Control Payments
|
1.01
|
Closing
|
2.03
|
Closing Balance Sheet
|
3.03
|
Closing Consideration
|
2.02
|
Closing Date
|
2.03
|
COC Payments Escrow Portion
|
2.02
|
Code
|
1.01
|
Commonly Controlled Entity
|
3.09
|
Company
|
Preamble
|
Company Disclosure Schedules
|
1.01
|
Company Equity Appreciation Rights
|
1.01
|
Company Transaction Fees
|
1.01
|
Conflict
|
3.02
|
Contract
|
3.02
|
Term
|
Section
|
Convertible Notes
|
1.01
|
Customers
|
3.07
|
Derivative Work
|
3.14
|
Environmental Claims
|
3.10
|
Environmental Law
|
3.10
|
Environmental Permits
|
3.10
|
Escrow Agreement
|
Recitals
|
Escrow Amount
|
Recitals
|
FCC Consent
|
2.06
|
FCC Licenses
|
3.08
|
Financial Statements
|
3.03
|
Free and Clear
|
1.01
|
GAAP
|
1.03
|
Governmental Entity
|
3.02
|
Guarantee
|
1.01
|
Hazardous Materials
|
3.10
|
Indebtedness
|
1.01
|
Indemnification Agreement
|
Recitals
|
Intellectual Property
|
3.14
|
IRS
|
6.14
|
Key Employees
|
1.01
|
Knowledge
|
1.01
|
Law
|
1.01
|
Legal Proceeding
|
1.01
|
Legal Requirement
|
1.01
|
Lien
|
1.01
|
Litigation
|
3.06
|
Material Adverse Effect
|
1.01
|
Members
|
1.01
|
ODE Members
|
6.05
|
Office Software
|
3.14
|
OPCO
|
1.01
|
Term
|
Section
|
OPCO Fee
|
1.01
|
Open Source Code
|
3.14
|
Operating Agreement
|
1.01
|
Order
|
3.02
|
Organizational Documents
|
1.01
|
Participant
|
3.05
|
Party
|
Preamble
|
Pension Plan
|
3.11
|
Permits
|
3.08
|
Permitted Encumbrances
|
1.01
|
Person
|
1.01
|
RAS Inc.
|
Recitals
|
RAS Inc. Principals
|
Recitals
|
RAS Inc. SPA
|
Recitals
|
RAS Israel
|
3.02
|
Real Property Lease
|
3.13
|
Release
|
3.10
|
Released Matters
|
6.03
|
Released Party
|
6.03
|
Section 3.07(a) Contracts
|
3.07
|
Selling Members
|
Preamble
|
Selling Members Acquisition Expenses
|
1.01
|
Selling Members' Representative
|
7.01
|
Sold Units
|
Recitals
|
Subsidiary
|
1.01
|
tax return
|
3.12
|
Tax Withholding
|
2.02
|
taxes
|
3.12
|
taxing authority
|
3.12
|
Termination Date
|
2.03
|
Third-Party Software
|
3.14
|
Through the Closing
|
3.02
|
Total Consideration
|
2.02
|
Transaction
|
Recitals
|
Units
|
3.01
|
Unit Rights
|
3.01
|
Vendors
|
3.07
|
Welfare Plan
|
3.11
|
SPACENET INTEGRATED GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
|
||
By: __________________________
|
||
Name: ___________________
|
||
Title: ____________________
|
RAYSAT ANTENNA SYSTEMS, LLC
|
||
By: __________________________
|
||
Name: ___________________
|
||
Title: ____________________
|
DAVID GROSS
AS SELLING MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
|
||
_______________________________
|
DAVID GROSS
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
ILAN KAPLAN
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
SIMONA GAT
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
ELLEN GOLD
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
ROBERT GOLD
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
DANIEL RUDOLPH
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
ABBEY BLUM
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
DAVID HELLER
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
THE HAYAT PARNERSHIP
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
By: __________________________
|
||
Name: ___________________
|
||
Title: ____________________
|
MICHAEL BAUDRON
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
SRD CAPITAL MANAMGEMENT, L.L.C
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
By: __________________________
|
||
Name: ___________________
|
||
Title: ____________________
|
YAIR TALMI
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
JOHN CHRISTOPHER DRIES
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
ROBERT M. GRIFFIN, III
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
MARIO M. CASABONA
AS SELLING MEMBER
|
||
_______________________________
|
|
1.
|
Loan Amount: $40 million
|
|
2.
|
Term: 10 years
|
|
3.
|
Interest Rate: 4.77%
|
|
4.
|
Repayment: Principal shall be repaid in 10 equal yearly installments commencing January 1, 2012. Interest shall be repaid every 6 months.
|
|
5.
|
The loan is secured by a floating charge over the Company’s assets, which shall remain until October 2012, at which time it shall be converted into a negative pledge. An additional security for the loan is a mortgage over our headquarters offices in Petah Tikva in favor of the bank.
|
|
6.
|
Under the provisions of the loan, we undertook to satisfy two material covenants during the term of the loan
:
free cash of $15 million and a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.5. We believe that, as of December 31, 2010, we are in compliance with these two covenants.
|
|
7.
|
Under the provisions of the loan, the following may be exercisable without the bank’s consent: the Company may take additional credit from thirds parties, which may be secured by up to a $10 million first degree lien on any asset of the Company; Spacenet may take additional credit secured by up to a $30 million first degree lien on Spacenet’s shares and assets; and other subsidiaries of the Company may take, in the aggregate, additional credit secured by up to $10 million first degree liens on such subsidiaries’ assets.
|
1. Spacenet Inc.
2. StarBand Communications Inc.
3. Gilat Satellite Networks (Holland) B.V.
4. Gilat Colombia S.A. E.S.P
5. Gilat to Home Peru S.A
6. Gilat do Brazil Ltda
7. Gilat Satellite Networks (Mexico) S.A. de C.V.
8. Wavestream Corporation
9. Raysat Antenna Systems LLC
10. Raysat Antenna Systems Ltd.
|
Delaware
Delaware
Netherlands
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Mexico
Delaware
Delaware
Israel
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
|
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting;
|
5.
|
The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
|
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting;
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The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ Kost Forer Gabbay and Kasierer
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