UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

(MARK ONE)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number: 000-27648

MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD.
(Exact name or Registrant as specified in this charter)

STATE OF ISRAEL
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12 BENNY GAON STREET, BUILDING 2B
POLEG INDUSTRIAL AREA, NETANYA, ISRAEL 42504
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(561) 749-2255
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Ordinary Shares, No Par Value
(Title of each class)
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(Name of each exchange on which registered)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
NONE
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes  o     No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes  x     No o
 
 
 

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer  x   Non-accelerated filer ¨   Smaller reporting Company ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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The aggregate market value of the ordinary shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price of the registrant’s Ordinary Shares as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (based on the last reported sale price on the Nasdaq Global Stock Market as of such date) was $ 183,972,706 .

The number of the registrant’s ordinary shares outstanding as of March 31, 2013 was 18,551,520 shares, no par value.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement related to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be filed subsequently are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
 
 
 

  
 
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DEFINITIONS

In this annual report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise requires:

 
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references to “magicJack VocalTec,” the ”Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” are to magicJack VocalTec Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Registrant”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries;
 
 
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references to “ordinary shares”, “our shares” and similar expressions refer to the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares, no par value;
 
 
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references to “$” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars and all references to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels. Except as otherwise indicated, financial statements of, and information regarding, magicJack VocalTec are presented in U.S. dollars;
 
 
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references to the “Companies Law” are to Israel’s Companies Law, 5759-1999, as currently amended;
 
 
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references to the “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 
 
 
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references to “NASDAQ” are to the NASDAQ Global Stock Market; and
 
 
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references to the “SEC” are to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

USE OF TRADEMARKS

VocalTec, MAGICJACK, MAGICJACK & Design, MAGICJACK PLUS, MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC, MAGICIN, MAGICOUT, MAGICFIX, MAGIFIX & Design and MAGICPAGE are trademarks of magicJack LP. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK mark are pending in certain foreign countries, including Mexico and Peru. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK & Design mark are pending in Mexico. Applications for the MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC and MAGICJACK PLUS marks are pending in Canada. Outside the United States, trademark registrations for the MAGICJACK mark have been obtained in Canada, China, the European Union, El Salvador, and Mexico, for the MAGICJACK & Design mark in Canada and Mexico. These trademarks are important to our business. Although we have omitted the “ ® ” and “ tm ” trademark designations for such trademarks in this annual report, all rights to such trademarks are nevertheless reserved.

PART I

THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CONTAINS HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE WORDS “ANTICIPATE,” “BELIEVE,” “ESTIMATE,” “EXPECT,” “INTEND,” “MAY,” “PLAN,” “PROJECT,” “SHOULD” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS, AS THEY RELATE TO MAGICJACK VOCALTEC OR ITS MANAGEMENT, ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH STATEMENTS REFLECT THE CURRENT VIEWS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF MAGICJACK VOCALTEC WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. MANY FACTORS COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS THAT MAY BE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, BOTH REFERENCED AND NOT REFERENCED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE COMPETITION WE FACE; OUR RELIANCE ON THE MAGICJACK PRODUCT AND RELATED SOFTWARE ACCESS RIGHTS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF OUR REVENUES; OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS AND RETAIN CURRENT CUSTOMERS; OUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN ENOUGH PHONE NUMBERS TO MEET OUR CUSTOMERS’ DEMANDS; OUR ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY PROTECT OUR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OR DEFEND OURSELVES AGAINST CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT; OUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY NEW PRODUCTS; ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; THE ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR SERVICES AND TRADITIONAL PHONE SERVICES, INCLUDING 911 SERVICE; OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT TO RAPID CHANGES IN THE MARKET FOR VOICE SERVICES; OUR DEPENDENCE ON KEY SWITCHING ELEMENTS FROM COMPETITORS; UNCERTAINTIES RELATING TO REGULATION OF VOICE-OVER-INTERNET-PROTOCOL SERVICES; SERVER OR SYSTEM FAILURES THAT COULD AFFECT THE QUALITY OR DISRUPT THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE AND OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN DATA SECURITY.
 
 
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CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MIGHT CAUSE SUCH ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED AND FULLY DESCRIBED IN PART I, ITEM 1A, “RISK FACTORS.” SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THESE RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS PROVE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY VARY MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DESCRIBED HEREIN AS ANTICIPATED, BELIEVED, ESTIMATED, EXPECTED, INTENDED, PLANNED OR PROJECTED. MAGICJACK VOCALTEC DOES NOT INTEND OR ASSUME ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K ARE MADE AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, AND WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

ITEM 1.                      BUSINESS

Business Overview

The Company is a cloud communications leader that is the inventor of voice-over-Internet-Protocol (“VoIP”), the softphone, the magicJack ® , the magicJack PLUS and other award winning magicJack products and services. magicJacks weigh about one ounce and plug into the USB port on a computer or into a power adapter and high speed Internet source, providing users with complete phone service for home, enterprise and while traveling. We charge as low as $20 a year for the right (the "access right") to access our servers, and our customers then continue to have the ability to obtain free telephone services. We now provide additional products and services, which include voice apps on smart phones, as well as the magicJack PLUS, which is a standalone magicJack that has its own CPU and can connect a regular phone directly to the user’s broadband modem/router and function as a standalone phone without using a computer. Our products and services allow users to make and/or receive free telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the Internet, and allow customers to make free calls back to the United States and Canada from anywhere legally permitted in the world.

magicJack VocalTec is a vertically integrated group of companies. We own a micro processor chip design company, an appserver and session border controller company, a wholesale provider of VoIP services, a softphone company, and the developer and provider of the magicJack   product line. We intend to soon expand these existing platforms to allow our customers to use search, shopping, click-to-call and other services via the Internet through intellectual property right pending and proprietary technologies. We also wholesale telephone service to VoIP providers and telecommunication carriers.

Our strategy since 2007 has been to vertically integrate our technology, design and suppliers, and we have completed four acquisitions between 2007 and 2010, including a merger with the company that invented VoIP, in order to implement this strategy.

During September 2011, we began promoting the magicJack APP that can be used to make or receive telephone calls between two computers or between the customer’s computer and a public switch telephone network (“PSTN”). The customer can use a headphone or a computer’s speakers and microphone to make and receive telephone calls. In September 2011, the magicJack APP   also became available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In August 2012, the magicJack APP became available to Android phones.

The magicJack PLUS’ core technology and device is expected to have a long life as we are able to add Wi-Fi and 4G connection capabilities, as well as other functions by adding capabilities to the magicJack PLUS or developing very small modules that can connect to the magicJack PLUS. In the future, these other modules and the magicJack PLUS are expected to provide telephone service, video on demand and ISP along with the other features, hence Triple Play plus capabilities, in a device weighing just a few ounces. This can be accomplished in a number of ways and we plan to develop the most cost effective and highest quality alternatives for our customers. We intend to partner with a wireless 4G provider to be able to offer Triple Play services.

Our corporate name is magicJack VocalTec Ltd. for both legal and commercial purposes. We are located at 12 Benny Gaon Street, Building 2B, Poleg Industrial Area, Netanya, Israel 42504 (telephone number +972-9-970-3888). We were organized under the laws of the State of Israel in 1989 and are subject to the Israeli Companies Law, or the Companies Law. Our subsidiary, YMax Corporation (“YMax”, and together with VocalTec, the “Combined Company”), whose offices are at 5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33405 (telephone number 561-749-2255) is our U.S. agent for service.

Product and Service Offerings

magicJack and magicJack PLUS

The magicJack and magicJack PLUS are VoIP devices weighing about one ounce and include the access right that enables customers to use our software to access our servers for an initial 12-month period. Customers receive free VoIP phone service for their home, enterprise or while traveling. We started selling the magicJack in late 2007. In September 2011, we launched the magicJack PLUS, which contains a SoC (System on a Chip) that connects either to a computer USB like the original magicJack or directly to a broadband modem/router. Similar to the original magicJack, the magicJack PLUS also has a plug to which a regular phone can be connected. These features and capabilities allow users to replace their home or enterprise phone services with the magicJack PLUS, or simply use it as a second phone line.
 
 
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magicJack APP

The magicJack APP is an application that allows users to make and receive telephone calls through the computer using a headphone or the computer's speakers and microphone, or their smart phones using their magicJack account. The magicJack APP is currently available for the iPhone, iPad, IPod Touch and Android smart phones.

Access Right

Customers who own a magicJack, magicJack PLUS or magicJack service may purchase access rights for continued use of the software to access our servers for additional years. We offer users access right periods ranging from one to five years.
 
 
Prepaid Minutes

Our customers can purchase minutes on a prepaid basis.

Other magicJack-Related Products

We offer customers other products related to their magicJack devices and services, such as insurance, custom or vanity phone numbers, Canadian phone numbers, and the ability to port their existing phone numbers to a magicJack device.

Access Charges

We generate revenues from access fees charged to other carriers, as well as wholesaling telephone service to VoIP providers and telecommunication carriers.

Sources of Revenues

We generate revenues from the following sources: (i) the sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS to retailers, wholesalers or directly to customers, (ii) access right fees, (iii) fees charged for shipping the magicJack and magicJack PLUS to customers, (iv) sale of magicJack-related products, such as Canadian, vanity or custom phone numbers, among others, (v) sale of prepaid minutes, and (vi) access charges to other carriers and other miscellaneous charges for telecommunication usage. Revenue is recorded net of sales returns and allowances. Over 90% of our revenues in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were derived from sales to customers located in the United States. The following table presents a breakdown of our net revenues for the periods indicated (in thousands).
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net Revenue
                 
Sale of magicJack and magicJack PLUS
  $ 73,813     $ 44,552     $ 65,025  
Access right renewals
    43,853       36,546       21,598  
Shipping and handling
    5,596       2,158       3,555  
magicJack-related products
    8,626       4,596       2,586  
Prepaid minutes
    15,500       11,634       10,542  
Access and wholesale charges
    9,124       3,607       8,993  
Other
    1,850       7,357       7,379  
Total Net Revenue
  $ 158,362     $ 110,450     $ 119,678  
 
Research and Development

The Company’s research and development activities are driven by the founders of the Company and acquired companies and consist primarily of the design and development of its proprietary software used in the magicJack, magicJack PLUS, magicJack APP and its servers, as well as the development of new products and applications for use in its broadband service offerings. Research and development expenses were $2.6 million, $2.7 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We account for research and development costs in accordance with applicable accounting pronouncements described in Note 3, “Summary of Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein.
 
 
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Markets Where We Compete

The primary market in which we currently compete is the United States. Approximately 90% of our property and equipment, net of depreciation, is located in the United States.
 
Business Seasonality

Our revenues are not subject to seasonal fluctuations.

Manufacturing

In 2006, we entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with a Chinese company to manufacture the magicJack devices. Certain components of the magicJack are built for us, based on our specifications, in Taiwan and Hong Kong and then sent to the Chinese manufacturer in China for final assembly.

Our supply chain and third party manufacturing arrangements are structured to allow us to control product quality, realize cost efficiencies and minimize the risks associated without having to disclose proprietary technology to multiple outside parties during production. Our strategy since 2007 has been to vertically integrate our technology and design suppliers, and we have completed three acquisitions since 2007 to implement this strategy. As a result of these strategic acquisitions, we control practically every stage in the design of our products. Certain magicJack parts are sourced directly by the production facility in China. We work closely with our suppliers to plan inventory procurement in quantities that will meet customer demand while minimizing inventory risks. We purchase components and sub-assemblies through separate purchase orders and do not currently have any long-term purchase contracts with these suppliers. Prices of our components have not fluctuated significantly in the past three fiscal years.

Marketing, Sales and Distribution

We rely on various marketing methods to advertise our products, including Internet marketing and long and short form television commercials. We currently distribute the magicJack devices through retail outlets, including Walmart, Radio Shack, Best Buy, Target, Walgreens, CVS, Fry’s and others, as well as through direct sales.

In the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS units through retail outlets represented approximately 59%, 57% and 73%, respectively, of sales of all magicJack and magicJack PLUS units sold. For the same periods, direct sales represented approximately 41%, 43% and 27%, respectively, of magicJack and magicJack PLUS units sold.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, no retailer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total operating revenues. For the years ended December 31, 2010, one retailer, RadioShack, accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s total operating revenues.

Competition

We face competition from traditional telephone companies, wireless companies, cable companies and alternative voice communication providers. Some of our principal competitors are the traditional telephone service providers, such as AT&T, Inc., CenturyLink, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., which provide telephone service based on the public switched telephone network. Some of these traditional providers also have added or are planning to add broadband telephone services to their existing telephone and broadband offerings. We also face, or expect to face, competition from cable companies, such as Cablevision Systems Corp., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable (a division of Time Warner Inc.), which have added or are planning to add broadband telephone services to their existing cable television, voice and broadband offerings. Further, wireless providers, including AT&T Mobility, Inc., Sprint Nextel Corporation, T-Mobile USA Inc., Verizon Wireless, Inc. and Clearwire Corporation, offer services that some customers may prefer over wireline-based service. In the future, as wireless companies offer more minutes at lower prices, their services may become more attractive to customers as a replacement for wireline-based service. Some of these providers may be developing a dual mode phone that will be able to use broadband telephone service where broadband access is available and cellular phone service elsewhere, which will pose additional competition to our offerings.

We face competition on magicJack device sales from Apple, Samsung, Motorola and other manufacturers of smart phones, tablets and other hand held wireless devices.
 
 
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We also compete against established alternative voice communication providers, such as Skype, which is another non-interconnected VoIP provider, and Vonage, and may face competition from other large, well-capitalized Internet companies, such as America Online, Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation, and Yahoo! Inc. In addition, we will compete with independent broadband telephone service providers.

Because most of our customers are purchasing communications services from one or more of these providers, success is dependent upon our ability to attract customers away from their existing providers. We compete primarily through the quality and cost structure of our infrastructure and our low pricing.

Many of our actual and potential competitors enjoy greater name recognition, longer operating histories, more varied products and services and larger marketing budgets, as well as substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than we do. In addition, we may also face future competition from new market entrants.

Our Competitive Positioning

We believe that the key competitive factors in our market include:

 
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pricing and cost structure;
 
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ease of initial set-up and use;
 
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call quality;
 
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customer care; and
 
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ease of use and the design of features and capabilities that are attractive to customers.

We believe that our large existing user base, competitive pricing, efficient customer acquisition model, low cost service delivery and customer care capabilities, position us well to compete effectively in the future.

Intellectual Property

We believe that the improvement of existing products, our technologies and the development of new products are important in establishing and maintaining a competitive advantage. We believe that the value of our products is dependent, to a certain extent, upon the maintenance of intellectual property rights, the license rights to use certain intellectual property rights, trade secrets or copyright protection of our proprietary software and technologies. We rely on a combination of trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and patents, together with non-disclosure and invention assignment agreements, to establish and protect the technology used in our products.

magicJack VocalTec and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have filed numerous patent applications in the United States and other countries with respect to certain technologies employed and to be employed in its products, some of which have already been issued. In addition, VocalTec or its wholly owned subsidiaries have obtained licenses (in one case, an exclusive license) from other patent owners to practice technology protected by those patents.

Our registered trademarks include VocalTec, MAGICJACK, MAGICJACK & Design, MAGICIN, MAGICOUT, MAGIC FIX, MAGICFIX & Design, MAGICJACK PLUS, MAGICJACK APP and MAGICPAGE in the United States, a trademark application is pending for the MAGICJACK PC mark. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK mark are pending in certain foreign countries, including Mexico, India and Peru. Trademark applications for the MAGICJACK & Design mark are pending in Mexico and India. Applications for the MAGICJACK APP, MAGICJACK PC, and MAGICJACK PLUS marks are pending in Canada. Outside the United States, trademark registrations for the MAGICJACK mark have been obtained in Canada, China, the European, Union, El Salvador, and Mexico. All other trademarks or registered trademarks used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their respective owners.

We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as confidentiality agreements, to establish and protect our intellectual property worldwide. We have filed numerous foreign and domestic patent right applications directed to our magicJack device and other products with E911 capability, emergency call routing, emergency call location determination, and other technologies. At present, we own seven issued utility patents and two issued design patents in the United States, and we are the exclusive licensee (in one case, the exclusive licensee) of several issued United States patents. We currently have five pending patent applications in the United States (including one that has been approved by the Patent Office but has not yet issued), sixteen pending foreign patent applications (including two applications that have been indicated by foreign patent offices as allowed or allowable), and nine issued foreign patents. We are also actively researching new technologies and improvements to our existing technologies and intend to pursue intellectual property right protection for these technologies to the extent permissible by law and prudent for our business. The patents owned by us, and to the extent that patents issued from our pending applications in the future, will expire between October 2015 and April 2032. Many of our software and communication solutions have been developed internally and are proprietary.
 
 
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Although we do not believe that our products infringe any valid claim of a patent owned by any third party, third parties have asserted infringement and other claims against us from time to time. These claims have been directed at certain basic and fundamental components of our products. There can be no assurance that third parties will not assert such claims against us in the future or that such claims will not be successful.

Effects of Governmental Regulations

In the United States, we are subject to federal regulation under the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and various state and local regulations. We believe that under current regulations, magicJack LP is not an interconnected VoIP provider.

We provide free broadband telephone services using VoIP technology and traditional telephony services and/or services treated as information services by the FCC. We are also licensed as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (“CLEC”) and are subject to extensive federal and state regulation applicable to CLECs. The FCC has to date asserted limited statutory jurisdiction and regulatory authority over the operations and offerings of certain providers of broadband telephone services, including non interconnected VoIP. FCC regulations may now, or may in the future, be applied to our broadband telephone operations. Other FCC regulations apply to us because we operate servers and provide international calling capability. Some of our operations are also subject to regulation by state public utility commissions (“PUCs”).

Intercarrier Compensation

On November 18, 2011, the FCC released a Report and Order (the "FCC Order") and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that comprehensively reforms the system under which regulated service providers compensate each other for interstate, intrastate, and local traffic origination and termination services. Regulated service providers are free to negotiate alternative arrangements, but the FCC Order establishes default rates in the absence of agreements between regulated service providers. The rules adopted by the FCC provide for a multiyear transition to a national bill-and-keep framework as the ultimate end state for all telecommunications traffic exchanged with a local exchange carrier. Under bill-and-keep, providers do not charge an originating carrier for terminating traffic and instead recover the costs of termination from their own customers.

Pursuant to the FCC’s Order, rates are lowered for the most common termination functions performed by regulated service providers when handling voice traffic. The transition period depends on the type of regulated service provider. After the relevant transition is complete, service providers will be required to recoup certain termination costs directly from their customers and not from other service providers. The transition to new rates begins by capping rates that regulated service providers can charge service providers for a variety of functions performed to terminate voice traffic. Depending on the particular function performed and the type of regulated service provider, the rate gradually decreases until a unified rate for inter- and intrastate voice traffic of $0.0007 per minute is established by July 1, 2016 for the most common termination functions performed by price cap regulated service providers and their competitors when processing voice traffic, called end office switching. Beginning July 1, 2017, these regulated service providers must recover the costs associated with the provision of service from their customers and not other regulated service providers.

The Order also establishes new rules concerning traffic exchanged over PSTN facilities that originates or terminates in Internet Protocol format, referred to as “VoIP-PSTN” traffic. As with traditional and wireless telecommunications traffic, regulated service providers will ultimately be required to recoup all costs associated with handling such traffic from their customers. But as part of the transition to that end point, the Order adopts a VoIP-PSTN specific framework for compensation between regulated service providers. The Order establishes two rates for such traffic: toll and local. The toll rate will match the relevant interstate access rate for traditional telecommunications traffic and the local rate will match the local rate associated with traditional telecommunications traffic. Further, the Order allows regulated service providers to tariff charges associated with handling VoIP-PSTN traffic in a manner consistent with the rates established by the Order. The VoIP-PSTN reforms became effective December 29, 2011.
 
 
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The Order broadly reforms the system of default rates that apply to payments between regulated service providers going forward, but does not resolve past disputes. While the rates for termination of VoIP-PSTN traffic are ultimately reduced, the FCC's ruling may provide the certainty needed to collect interstate access charges for such traffic during the transition to bill-and-keep. To the extent that another provider were to assert that the traffic we exchange with them is subject to higher levels of compensation than we, or the third parties terminating our traffic to the PSTN, pay today (if any), our termination costs could initially increase, but ultimately will be reduced as the intercarrier compensation system transitions to bill-and-keep. We cannot predict the full impact of the FCC’s Order at this time.

The Order is now effective and may be subject to litigation. Because the FCC establishes default rates, it could also take some time for regulated service providers to invoke change in law clauses in contracts to implement the new rates.

E911 Calling

The FCC has required providers of interconnected VoIP services to provide 911 emergency calling capabilities to their customers. While the Company is a not an interconnected VoIP provider as currently defined by the FCC and may not now be required by the FCC to provide 911 services, it nevertheless provides a 911 solution for its customers. In September 2010, the FCC released a nationwide industry "Notice of Inquiry" seeking additional comments on a number of issues including, but not limited to, whether nomadic interconnected VoIP providers should be required to offer automatic location information of their users without customers providing location information. The FCC also sought comment on how far it can extend E911 obligations to other types of companies including device manufacturers, software developers and others. In July 2011, the FCC released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking comment on various issues including (i) whether to apply the FCC's 911 rules to "outbound-only" interconnected VoIP services (i.e., services that support outbound calls to the PSTN but not inbound voice calling from the PSTN); (ii) whether to develop a framework for ensuring that all covered VoIP providers can provide automatic location information for VoIP 911 calls; and (iii) whether to revise the FCC's definition of interconnected VoIP service to require an "Internet connection" rather than a broadband connection, and to "define connectivity in terms of the ability to terminate calls to all or substantially all United States E.l64 telephone numbers." As part of the same release, the FCC included a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that sought comment on whether any amendment of the definition of interconnected VoIP service should be limited to 911 purposes, or should apply more broadly to other contexts. In September 2011, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on what role the FCC should play to facilitate the implementation of "next generation" 911 capabilities, including, for example, the short-term implementation of text-to-911 solutions; the prioritization of 911 traffic, especially during times of natural and manmade disasters; long-term implementation of IP-based alternatives for delivering text, photos, videos, and other data to 911; and the path towards integration and standardization of IP-based text-to-91l. At this time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings nor can it predict their potential impact on its business. The Company’s VoIP E911 services are more limited than the 911 services offered by traditional wireline telephone companies. These limitations may cause significant delays, or even failures, in callers' receipt of emergency assistance.

Many state and local governments have sought to impose fees on customers of VoIP providers, or to collect fees from VoIP providers, to support implementation of E911 services in their area. Such fees are often put in terms of a fee placed on monthly bills, or focused on use from a specific location. The application of such fees with respect to magicJack users and the Company is not clear because various statutes and regulation may not cover the Company's services, the Company does not bill its customers monthly, nor does it bill customers at all for telecommunication services. The Company may also not know the end user's location because the magicJack devices and services are nomadic. If fees are owed, they are owed by the end user and not the Company, as statutes, to the extent they apply, would have the Company act as a billing and collection agent. Should a regulatory authority require payment of money from the Company for such support, magicJack LP may decide to not offer its 911 service in that area or to develop a mechanism to collect fees from its customers, which may or may not be satisfactory to the entity requesting us to be a billing agent. The Company cannot predict whether the collection of such additional fees or limitations on where its services are available would impact customers’ interest in purchasing its products. Certain E911 regulatory authorities have asserted or may assert in the future that the Company is liable for damages, including end user assessed E911 taxes, surcharges and/or fees, for not having billed and collected E911 fees from its customers in the past or  in the future. Although the Company strongly disagrees with these assertions and believes that any such authority’s claims are without merit, if a jurisdiction were to prevail, the decision could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company may attempt in the future to act as a billing agent for certain 911 agencies.

Network Neutrality

On December 23, 2010, the FCC adopted an Order that imposes rules on providers of fixed and wireless broadband Internet access services, with wireless providers subject to a more limited set of rules. Among other things, the rules: (1) require providers of consumer broadband Internet access to publicly disclose their network management practices and the performance and commercial terms of their broadband Internet access services; (2) prevent broadband Internet access providers from blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices, subject to reasonable network management; and (3) prevent broadband Internet access providers from unreasonably discriminating in the transmission of lawful network traffic over a consumer’s broadband Internet access service. While the substance of the rules and the process used by the FCC in adopting the rules differs from the FCC’s previous Internet policy principles that were called into question by the D.C. Circuit, questions remain concerning the FCC’s ability to adopt rules governing the conduct of fixed and wireless broadband Internet access providers. The FCC’s rules became effective on November 20, 2011. On October 6, 2011, appeals of these rules filed by a number of parties were consolidated before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Company cannot predict to what extent these or any other appeals may succeed, nor can it predict what impact these rules may have on its business at this time. While interference with access to the Company’s products and services seems unlikely, such broadband Internet access provider interference has occurred, in very limited circumstances, in the U.S., and could result in a loss of existing users and increased costs, and could impair the Company’s ability to attract new users, thereby harming its revenue and growth.
 
 
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Universal Service Fund (“USF”) and Other Funds

The FCC and many PUCs have established USF programs to ensure that affordable telecommunications services are widely available in high cost areas and for income-eligible telephone subscribers. Other fees are imposed to meet the costs of establishing and maintaining a numbering administration system, to recover the shared costs of long-term number portability, and to contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund. All telecommunications carriers contribute to these funds, and the requirements have been expanded to interconnected VoIP providers. The FCC and many PUCs have for a number of years been considering substantial changes to the USF system including changes in contribution methodology. Some proposals, if adopted, could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Federal USF fees have to date only applied if a company bills for telecommunication services. magicJack LP does not bill for domestic local and long distance telecommunication calling services.

Customer Privacy and Promotional Activities

The Company is subject to various federal and state laws and regulations seeking to protect the privacy of customers’ personal information that restrict the Company’s ability to use such information for marketing and promotional purposes. The FCC limits telephone companies’ and interconnected VoIP providers’ use of customer proprietary information such as telephone calling records without customer approval, and requires those companies to protect it from disclosure. Federal and state laws also limit the Company’s and other companies’ ability to contact customers and prospective customers by telemarketing, email or fax to advertise services.

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (“CALEA”)

In September 2005, the FCC concluded that interconnected VoIP service providers must comply with the CALEA and configure their network and services to support law enforcement activity in the area of wiretaps and call records.

Services for the Disabled

Interconnected VoIP providers and manufacturers of specially designed equipment used to provide those services must take steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities, including hearing impaired and other disabled persons, have reasonable access to their services, if such access is readily achievable.

Number Portability

The FCC requires interconnected VoIP providers to comply with Local Number Portability rules that allow subscribers remaining in the same geographic area to switch from a wireless, wireline or VoIP provider to any other wireless, wireline or VoIP provider and keep their existing phone numbers.

Outage Reporting

In July 2010, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau sought comment on whether to extend the FCC’s outage reporting rules to broadband Internet service providers and interconnected VoIP service providers. In a May 2011 rulemaking, the FCC proposed to extend the outage reporting requirements in Part 4 of the rules to interconnected VoIP and broadband service providers. On February 15, 2012, the FCC announced the adoption of a Report and Order requiring interconnected VoIP service providers to report significant service outages to the FCC. The Report and Order defines outage reporting for interconnected VoIP service, establishes reporting criteria and thresholds, and discusses how the reporting process should work, what information should be reported, and confidential treatment of the outage reports. At this time, we cannot predict the potential impact on the Company’s business.

Effects of State Regulations

We have and will continue to be subject to a number of PUC and other state regulations that govern the terms and conditions of the Company’s offerings, including billing practices, 911 fees, distribution of telephone numbers, customer disputes and other consumer protection matters. We cannot predict the outcome of current or future proceedings, nor can we predict the potential impact on the Company's business.
 
 
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State and Municipal Taxes

We believe that we file all required tax returns and pay all required taxes (such as sales, excise, utility, and ad valorem taxes), fees and surcharges. We believe that we are exempt from certain taxes, fees and surcharges because we do not charge for telephone services or render bills to our customers. We remit sales tax in Florida on sales of magicJack units because our magicJack LP subsidiary’s personnel, property and activities are in Florida. Certain states and municipalities may disagree with our policies and may believe we should be remitting taxes for past or future sales on certain items or services. Although we strongly disagree and believe any possible claims are without merit, if a state or municipality were to prevail, the decision could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operation. magicJack LP does not have activities or have representation in any other state. However, many states are changing their statutes and interpretations thereof as part of new streamlined sales tax initiatives to collect sales taxes from nonresident vendors that sell merchandise over the Internet to in state customers. We may at some time be required to collect and remit sales taxes to states other than Florida. We may also become required to pay other taxes, fees and surcharges to a large number of states and municipalities as a result of statutory changes in the basis on which such taxes, fees and surcharges are imposed. In the event that we are required to collect sales taxes or other taxes from direct sales for states other than Florida on sales of magicJack device or renewal of our service offerings, we will bill and collect such taxes from our customers. We will examine any future fees and surcharges imposed as a result of statutory changes and determine on case by case bases whether to bill our customers or increase the initial or access right sales prices to cover the additional fees and surcharges.

Regulatory Environment

In addition to the foregoing regulations to which we may be subject directly, changes to FCC and PUC regulations could affect the services, and the terms and conditions of service, we are able to provide. Moreover, changes to any regulations to which we are subject directly or indirectly could create uncertainty in the marketplace that could reduce demand for our services, increase the cost of doing business as a result of costs of litigation or increased service delivery cost or could in some other manner have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Any new legislation or regulation, or the application of laws or regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to our business, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Executive Officers

The following sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of the filing date of this annual report (unless otherwise indicated):

NAME
 
AGE
 
POSITION
Gerald Vento
  65  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Peter Russo
  56  
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

GERALD VENTO , Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Vento was appointed to the Company's Board upon the consummation of the business combination between VocalTec and YMax on July 16 2010, served as Chairman of the Company’s Board from April 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and appointed Chief Executive Officer and President effective January 1, 2013. Mr. Vento has served as a Director of YMax since 2008. Mr. Vento previously served as a member of the Board of Managers of Velocity Express, LLC, a privately held transportation and logistics company, from 2009 through 2012, and its CEO and Executive Chairman from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Vento served as the CEO and Executive Chairman of Westec Intelligent Surveillance, a privately held video surveillance security company, from 2004 through 2009, and continued to serve as a director of Westec through 2012. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Vento served as the Chief Executive Officer of TelCorp PCS Inc. From 1993 to 1995, he served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sprint Spectrum/American PCS, L.P., where he oversaw the development of the first PCS network in the United States

PETER RUSSO was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer upon the consummation of the 2010 business combination between VocalTec and YMax on July 16, 2010. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Russo served as the Chief Financial Officer of YMax since 2005. Prior to joining YMax, from 1996-2004, he was a consultant and served as the Chief Financial Officer of Group Long Distance, Inc. (GLD), a publicly traded reseller of local and long distance services. Prior to joining GLD, Mr. Russo was the Executive Vice President of State Bank of South Australia. Mr. Russo holds a B.B.A. degree from Pace University in New York.

Employees

As of December 31, 2012, we had 61 full-time employees, of whom 53 were in the United States and 8 were in Israel. Our employees are not represented by a labor union. We believe that our relations with our employees are good. In Israel, our relations with employees are governed by labor regulations that provide for specific terms of employment between our company and our employees.
 
 
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Neither our employees nor we are parties to any collective bargaining agreements, except for provisions of such agreements that are applicable to the industry in which we are engaged by virtue of expansion orders of the Israeli Ministry of Labor and Welfare issued under applicable Israeli laws.

Merger

On July 16, 2010, VocalTec Communications Ltd. (“VocalTec”), an Israeli public company listed on NASDAQ, entered into and consummated a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with YMax. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of YMax common stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the 2010 business combination was cancelled. YMax shareholders received 21,125,790 shares of VocalTec in total, representing in the aggregate approximately 90% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company (the “2010 business combination”) after the transaction. As a result, this transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and YMax was the accounting acquirer. VocalTec became the continuing legal entity and parent, and YMax became a wholly owned subsidiary of VocalTec. At the April 28, 2011 shareholder meeting, the shareholders approved a change in the company’s name to magicJack VocalTec Ltd..The Company’s name changed following approval of the new name by the Israeli Registrar of Companies on May 15, 2011.

Available Information

Our annual report on Form 10-K (or Form 20-F for prior years), current reports on Form 8-K (or Form 6-K per filings up to December 31, 2011), as well as any amendments to those reports, will be provided in electronic format, free of charge, upon request. You can learn more about us by reviewing our SEC filings under the "Financial Information" tab on our web site at http://www.vocaltec.com.

The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about SEC registrants, including magicJack VocalTec. You may also obtain these materials at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

References to our website and the SEC’s website in this report are provided as a convenience and do not constitute, and should not be viewed as, incorporation by reference of the information contained on, or available through, such websites.

ITEM 1A.                   RISK FACTORS

Many factors and uncertainties could have an effect on our financial condition, cash flow, results of operations or future performance. We are subject to various risks resulting from changing economic, political, industry, business and financial conditions. The material risk factors affecting our operations are described below.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

The market in which we participate is highly competitive and if we do not compete effectively, our operating results may be harmed by loss of market share and revenues.

The telecommunications industry is highly competitive. We face intense competition from traditional telephone companies, wireless companies, cable companies and alternative voice communication providers and manufacturers of communication devices.

The principal competitors for our products and services include the traditional telephone service providers, such as AT&T, Inc., CenturyLink, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., which provide telephone service using the public switched telephone network. Certain of these traditional providers have also added, or are planning to add, broadband telephone service services to their existing telephone and broadband offerings. We also face, or expect to face, competition from cable companies, such as Cablevision Systems Corp., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable (a division of Time Warner Inc.), which have added or are planning to add broadband telephone service services to their existing cable television, voice and broadband offerings. Further, wireless providers, including AT&T Mobility, Inc., Sprint Nextel Corporation, T-Mobile USA Inc., Verizon Wireless, Inc. and Clearwire Corporation, offer services that some customers may prefer over wireline-based service. In the future, as wireless companies offer more minutes at lower prices, their services may become more attractive to customers as a replacement for wireline-based service.

We face competition on magicJack device sales from Apple, Samsung, Motorola and other manufacturers of smart phones, tablets and other wireless hand held devices.
 
 
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We also compete against established alternative voice communication providers, such as Vonage, Skype and Google Voice, and may face competition from other large, well-capitalized Internet companies, such as America Online, Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. In addition, we compete with independent broadband telephone service providers.

Our future growth depends in part on our ability to effectively develop and sell additional products, services and features.

We invest in the development of new products, services and features with the expectation that we will be able to effectively offer them to consumers. For example, in 2011, we launched the magicJack APP for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In 2012 we launched the magicJack APP for Android smart phones. The magicJack APP allows users to make free calls to numbers within the U.S., Canada and to all other magicJack numbers in the world. We currently allow the magicJack APP to be downloaded free of charge. We have not determined when and if we plan to charge customers for use of the magicJack APP and cannot anticipate demand for the product once we begin charging a fee for its use. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the successful introduction of new products or services will not adversely affect sales of our current products and services. In addition, our inability to successfully commercialize additional products, services and features could have a material adverse effect on our efforts to diversify our product offerings and revenues and ultimately on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

We may face difficulty in attracting new customers, and if we fail to attract new customers, our business and results of operations may suffer.

Most traditional wireline and wireless telephone service providers and cable companies are substantially larger and better capitalized than we are and have the advantage of a large existing customer base. Because most of our customers are purchasing communications services from one or more of these providers, our success is dependent upon our ability to attract customers away from their existing providers. In addition, these competitors could focus their substantial financial resources to develop competing technology that may be more attractive to potential customers than what we offer. Our competitors’ financial resources may allow them to offer services at prices below cost or even for free in order to maintain and gain market share or otherwise improve their competitive positions.

Our competitors also could use their greater financial resources to offer broadband telephone service with more attractive service packages that include on-site installation and more robust customer service. In addition, because of the other services that our competitors provide, they may choose to offer broadband telephone service as part of a bundle that includes other products, such as video, high speed Internet access and wireless telephone service, which we do not offer. This bundle may enable our competitors to offer broadband telephone service at prices with which we may not be able to compete or to offer functionality that integrates broadband telephone service with their other offerings, both of which may be more desirable to consumers. Any of these competitive factors could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain customers to our products, cause us to lower our prices in order to compete and reduce our market share and revenues.

We may be unable to obtain enough phone numbers in desirable area codes to meet demand, which may adversely affect our ability to attract new customers and our results of operations .

Our operations are subject to varying degrees of federal and state regulation. We currently allow customers to select the area code for their desired phone number from a list of available area codes in cities throughout much of the United States. This selection may become limited if we are unable to obtain phone numbers, or a sufficient quantity of phone numbers, including certain area codes, due to exhaustion and consequent shortages of numbers in those area codes, restrictions imposed by federal or state regulatory agencies, or a lack of telephone numbers made available to us by third parties. If we are unable to provide our customers with a nationwide selection of phone numbers, or any phone numbers at all, in all geographical areas and are unable to obtain telephone numbers from another alternative source, or are required to incur significant new costs in connection with obtaining such phone numbers, our relationships with current and future customers may be damaged, causing a shortfall in expected revenue, increased customer attrition, and inability to attract new customers. As a result, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
 
We may be unsuccessful in protecting our proprietary rights or may have to defend ourselves against claims of infringement, which could impair or significantly affect our business.

Our means of protecting our proprietary rights may not be adequate and our competitors may independently develop technology that is similar to ours. Legal protections afford only limited protection for our technology. The laws of many countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as do the laws of the United States. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties have in the past attempted, and may in the future attempt, to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Third parties may also design around our proprietary rights, which may render our protected products less valuable, if the design around is favorably received in the marketplace. In addition, if any of our products or the technology underlying our products is covered by third-party patents or other intellectual property rights, we could be subject to various legal actions.
 
 
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We cannot assure you that our products do not infringe intellectual property rights held by others or that they will not in the future. VocalTec, YMax and other subsidiaries have received in the past communications from third parties relating to technologies used in their products (including, with respect to YMax, the magicJack) that have alleged violation of other intellectual property rights.   In response to these communications, we have contacted these third parties to convey our good faith belief that we do not violate those parties’ rights or otherwise resolved the issues on favorable terms.

We cannot assure you that we will not receive further correspondence from these parties, or not be subject to additional allegations of infringement from others. Third parties may assert infringement, misappropriation, or breach of license claims against us from time to time. Such claims could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to suspend or permanently cease the use of critical technologies or processes or the production or sale of major products. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity, misappropriation, or other claims. Any such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, which in turn could materially adversely affect our business and financial condition. Moreover, any settlement of or adverse judgment resulting from such litigation could require us to obtain a license to continue to use the technology that is the subject of the claim, or otherwise restrict or prohibit our use of the technology. Any required licenses may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. If we attempt to design around the technology at issue or to find another provider of suitable alternative technology to permit us to continue offering applicable software or product solutions, our continued supply of software or product solutions could be disrupted or our introduction of new or enhanced software or products could be significantly delayed.

We may experience delays in the deployment of new products. If we are not successful in the continued development, introduction or timely manufacture of new products, demand for our products could decrease.

The development of the magicJack, magicJack   Plus and magicJack APP resulted from our ability to anticipate changes in technology, industry standards and service provider service offerings, and to develop and introduce new and enhanced products and services to meet customer demand. While we have new products currently in development or beta versions, our continued ability to adapt to such changes will be a significant factor in maintaining or improving our competitive position and our prospects for growth. Factors resulting in delays in product development include:

 
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rapid technological changes in the broadband communications industry;
 
 
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federal, state and local regulations governing our products and services;
 
 
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relationships with manufacturers, other carriers and service providers; and
 
 
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the availability of third party technology for the development of new products.
 
There can be no assurance that we will successfully introduce new products on a timely basis or achieve sales of new products in the future. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will have the financial and product design resources necessary to continue to successfully develop new products or to otherwise successfully respond to changing technology standards and service provider service offerings. If we fail to deploy new products on a timely basis, then our product sales will decrease, our quarterly operating results could fluctuate, and our competitive position and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

In addition, our pursuit of necessary technology may require substantial time and expense. We may need to license new technologies to respond to technological change. These licenses may not be available to us on terms that we can accept or may materially change the gross profits that we are able to obtain on our products. We may not succeed in adapting our products to new technologies as they emerge. Development and manufacturing schedules for technology products are difficult to predict, and there can be no assurance that we will achieve timely initial customer shipments of new products. The timely availability of these products in volume and their acceptance by customers are important to our future success. Any future delays, whether due to product development delays, manufacturing delays, lack of market acceptance, delays in regulatory approval, or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our products must comply with various international and domestic regulations and standards.

Our products must comply with various international and domestic regulations and standards defined by regulatory agencies. If we do not comply with existing or evolving industry standards and other regulatory requirements or if we fail to obtain in a timely manner any required domestic or foreign regulatory approvals or certificates, we will not be able to sell our products where these standards or regulations apply, which may harm our business. Moreover, distribution partners or customers may require us, or we may otherwise deem it necessary or advisable, to alter our products to address actual or anticipated changes in the regulatory environment. Our inability to alter our products to address these requirements and any regulatory changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
 
 
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If we do not correctly anticipate demand for our products, we may not be able to secure sufficient quantities or cost-effective production of our products or we could have costly excess production or inventories.

We have generally been able to increase production to meet our increasing demand. However, the demand for our products depends on many factors and is difficult to forecast. We expect that it will become more difficult to forecast demand as we introduce and support multiple products, as competition in the market for our products intensifies and as the markets for some of our products mature to the mass market category. Significant unanticipated fluctuations in demand could cause problems in our operations, such as:

 
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If demand increases beyond what we forecast, we would have to rapidly increase production. We would depend on suppliers to provide additional volumes of components, and those suppliers might not be able to increase production rapidly enough to meet unexpected demand.
 
 
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Rapid increases in production levels to meet unanticipated demand could result in higher costs for manufacturing and supply of components and other expenses. These higher costs could lower our profit margins. Further, if production is increased rapidly, manufacturing quality could decline, which may also lower our margins and reduce customer satisfaction.
 
 
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If forecasted demand does not develop, we could have excess production resulting in higher inventories of finished products and components, which would use cash and could lead to write-offs of some or all of the excess inventories. Lower than forecasted demand could also result in excess manufacturing capacity or reduced manufacturing efficiencies at our facilities, which could result in lower margins.
 
Certain aspects of our service materially differ from services offered by traditional telephone service providers, which may limit the acceptance of our services by mainstream consumers and our potential for growth.

Certain aspects of our service are not the same as traditional telephone service, which may limit the acceptance of our services by mainstream consumers and our potential for growth. Our growth is dependent on the adoption of our services by mainstream customers, and so these differences are becoming increasingly important. For example:

 
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our E911 and emergency calling services differ, in significant respects, from the 911 service associated with traditional wireline and wireless telephone providers;
 
 
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our customers may at times experience lower call quality than they are used to from traditional wireline telephone companies, including static, echoes and delays in transmissions;
 
 
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our customers may at times experience higher dropped-call rates than they are used to from traditional wireline telephone companies;
 
 
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customers who obtain new phone numbers from us do not appear in the phone book and their phone numbers are not available through directory assistance services offered by traditional telephone companies;
 
 
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our customers cannot accept collect calls;
 
 
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our customers cannot reach certain telephone numbers; and
 
 
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in the event of a power loss or Internet access interruption experienced by a customer, our service may be interrupted.
 
If customers do not accept the differences between our service and traditional telephone service, they may choose to remain with their current telephone service provider or may choose to return to service provided by traditional telephone companies, and customer demand for services will decrease.
 
 
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Our emergency and E911 calling services are different from those offered by traditional wireline telephone companies and may expose us to significant liability.

While we do not believe we are today subject to regulatory requirements to provide such capability, we provide our customers with emergency calling services/E911 calling services that significantly differ from the emergency calling services offered by traditional wireline telephone companies. Those differences may cause significant delays, or even failures, in callers’ receipt of the emergency assistance they need. Traditional wireline telephone companies route emergency calls over a dedicated infrastructure directly to an emergency services dispatcher at the public safety answering point, or PSAP, in the caller’s area. Generally, the dispatcher automatically receives the caller’s phone number and actual location information. The only location information that our E911 service can transmit to a dispatcher at a PSAP is the information that our customers have registered with us. A customer’s registered location may be different from the customer’s actual location at the time of the call because customers can use their magicJack, magicJack PLUS or magicJack APP device to make calls almost anywhere a broadband connection is available. Significant delays may occur in a customer updating its registered location information, and in applicable databases being updated and new routing implemented once a customer has provided new information. If our customers encounter delays when making emergency services calls and any inability to route emergency calls properly, or of the answering point to automatically recognize the caller’s location or telephone number, such delays can have devastating consequences. Customers may, in the future, attempt to hold us responsible for any loss, damage, personal injury or death suffered as a result.

Traditional phone companies also may be unable to provide the precise location or the caller’s telephone number when their customers place emergency calls. However, traditional phone companies are covered by federal legislation exempting them from liability for failures of emergency calling services, and we are not afforded such protection. In addition, we have lost, and may in the future lose, existing and prospective customers because of the limitations inherent in our emergency calling services. Additionally, service interruptions from our third-party providers could cause failures in our customers’ access to E911 services. Finally, we may decide not to offer customers E911 services at all. Any of these factors could cause us to lose revenues, incur greater expenses or cause our reputation or financial results to suffer.

We may decide to end our emergency and E911 calling services in the future, which may affect our revenues and expose us to significant liability.

Although we currently make available emergency and E911 services to users, we do not believe that we are required by regulations to do so. We may, in the future, decide to discontinue providing such services. Discontinuing such services may adversely affect customer demand, may result in fines by the FCC and may affect our revenues. In addition, customers who fail to reach emergency services may, in the future, attempt to hold us responsible for any loss, damage, personal injury or death suffered as a result.

If our services are not commercially accepted by our customers, our prospects for growth will suffer.

Our success in deriving a substantial amount of revenues from our broadband telephone service offering sold to consumers and businesses relies on the commercial acceptance of our offering from consumers and business. Although we are currently selling our services to a number of customers, we cannot be certain that future customers will find our services attractive. If customer demand for our services does not develop or develops more slowly than anticipated, it would have a material adverse effect on our business, results from operations and financial condition. In addition, we intend to derive a substantial amount of revenue from pay-per-click online advertisers and click-to-buy online retailers. Our success relies on the commercial acceptance of our offering from these advertisers and retailers. We are not currently selling our advertising and retailing services and we cannot be certain future online advertisers and retailers will find our services attractive. If demand for these services does not develop or develops more slowly than anticipated, it would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

If we are unable to retain our existing customers, our revenue and results of operations would be adversely affected.

We offer services pursuant to a software access right agreement that is generally one year in duration and allows our customers to gain access to our servers for telephone calls. Our customers may not have an obligation to renew their software access rights after their initial term period expires, and these software access rights may not be renewed on the same or on more profitable terms. As a result, our ability to grow depends in part on software access right renewals. We may not be able to accurately predict future trends in customer renewals, and our customers’ access right renewal rates may decline or fluctuate because of several factors, including their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with our services, the prices of our services, the prices of comparable services offered by our competitors or reductions in our customers’ spending levels. If our customers do not renew their access rights for our services, renew on less favorable terms, or do not purchase additional functionality, our revenue may grow more slowly than expected or decline, and our profitability and gross margins may be harmed.
 
 
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The success of our business is dependent on cost-effective marketing and our growth may be affected by increased media advertising costs.

A major portion of our revenue growth is attributable to our media advertising, including television advertising and banner advertisements on websites. If advertising rates, which we do not control, are substantially increased by television stations or by other media and we are unable to utilize alternative advertising methods, such increases will have an adverse effect on our business, results from operations and financial condition. Additionally, if advertisers using web-based banner advertising targeted towards our magicJack APP users do not achieve the results they desire or expect and cancel their advertising, our revenues and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Failure to establish and expand strategic alliances could prevent us from executing our business model and adversely affect our growth.

Our success depends on our continued ability to develop strategic relationships with leaders in the retail, telephony, online advertising and online retail industry segments. These relationships enable us to expand our services and products to a larger number of customers; develop and deploy new services and products; enhance the magicJack brand; and generate additional revenue. We may not be able to establish relationships with key participants in the telephony, retail, online advertising and online retail industry segments. Once we have established strategic relationships, we depend on our partner’s ability to generate increased acceptance and use of our services and products. If we lose any of these strategic relationships or if we fail to establish additional relationships, or if strategic relationships fail to benefit us as expected, we may not be able to execute our business plan and our business will suffer.

The market for our services and products is characterized by rapidly changing technology and our success will depend on our ability to enhance our existing service and product offerings and to introduce new services and products on a timely and cost effective basis.

The market for our services and products is characterized by rapidly changing enabling technology, frequent enhancements and evolving industry standards. Our continued success depends on our ability to accurately anticipate the evolution of new products and technologies and to enhance our existing products and services. Historically, several factors have deterred consumers and businesses from using voice over broadband service, including security concerns, inconsistent quality of service, increasing broadband traffic and incompatible software products. If we are unable to continue to address those concerns and foster greater consumer demand for our products and services, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.

Our success also depends on our ability to develop and introduce innovative new services and products that gain market acceptance. We may not be successful in selecting, developing, manufacturing and marketing new products and services or enhancing existing products and services on a timely basis. We may experience difficulties with software development, industry standards, design or marketing that could delay or prevent our development, introduction or implementation of new services and enhancements. The introduction of new services by competitors, the emergence of new industry standards or the development of entirely new technologies to replace existing service offerings could render our existing or future services obsolete. If our services become obsolete due to wide-spread adoption of alternative connectivity technologies, our ability to generate revenue may be impaired. In addition, any new markets into which we attempt to sell our services, including new countries or regions, may not be receptive. If we are unable to successfully develop or acquire new services, enhance our existing services to anticipate and meet customer preferences or sell our services into new markets, our revenue and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Increases in credit card processing fees and high chargeback costs would increase our operating expenses and adversely affect our results of operations, and an adverse change in, or the termination of, our relationship with any major credit card company would have a severe, negative impact on our business.

A significant number of our customers purchase our products through our website and pay for our products and services using credit or debit cards. The major credit card companies or the issuing banks may increase the fees that they charge for transactions using their cards. An increase in those fees would require us to either increase the prices we charge for our products, or suffer a negative impact on our profitability, either of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have potential liability for chargebacks associated with the transactions we process, or are processed on our behalf by merchants selling our products. If a customer returns his or her magicJack products at any time, or claims that our product was purchased fraudulently, the returned product is “charged back” to us or our bank, as applicable. If we or our sponsoring banks are unable to collect the chargeback from the merchant’s account, or, if the merchant refuses or is financially unable, due to bankruptcy or other reasons, to reimburse the merchant’s bank for the chargeback, we bear the loss for the amount of the refund paid.
 
 
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We are vulnerable to credit fraud, as we sell our magicJack products directly to customers through our website. Card fraud occurs when a customer uses a stolen card (or a stolen card number in a card-not-present-transaction) to purchase merchandise or services. In a traditional card-present transaction, if the merchant swipes the card, receives authorization for the transaction from the card issuing bank and verifies the signature on the back of the card against the paper receipt signed by the customer, the card issuing bank remains liable for any loss. In a fraudulent card-not-present transaction, even if the merchant or we receive authorization for the transaction, we or the merchant are liable for any loss arising from the transaction. Because sales made directly from our website are card-not-present transactions, we are more vulnerable to customer fraud. We are also subject to acts of consumer fraud by customers that purchase our products and services and subsequently claim that such purchases were not made.

In addition, as a result of high chargeback rates or other reasons beyond our control, the credit card companies or issuing bank may terminate their relationship with us, and there are no assurances that we will be able to enter into a new credit card processing agreement on similar terms, if at all. Upon a termination, if our credit card processor does not assist us in transitioning our business to another credit card processor, or if we were not able to obtain a new credit card processor, the negative impact on our liquidity likely would be significant. The credit card processor may also prohibit us from billing discounts annually or for any other reason. Any increases in our credit card fees could adversely affect our results of operations, particularly if we elect not to raise our service rates to offset the increase. The termination of our ability to process payments on any major credit or debit card, due to high chargebacks or otherwise, would significantly impair our ability to operate our business.

We have experienced rapid growth in recent periods. If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to maintain high levels of service or address competitive challenges adequately.

We sell a significant number of magicJack product line units and significantly increased the number of customers using our products and services. These increases have placed, and our anticipated sales will continue to place, a significant strain on our resources. As a result of these sales, we may have to implement new operational and financial systems and procedures and controls, to expand, train and manage our employee base, and to maintain close coordination among our technical, marketing, support and finance staffs. We must also continue to attract, retain, and integrate personnel in all aspects of operations. To the extent we acquire new businesses, we must also assimilate new operations, technologies and personnel. We may be unable to manage our expenses effectively in the future, which may negatively impact our gross profit or operating expenses in any particular quarter.

Flaws in our technology and systems could cause delays or interruptions of service, damage our reputation, cause us to lose customers and limit our growth .

Our service may be disrupted by problems with our technology and systems, such as malfunctions in our software or other facilities and overloading of our servers. Our customers may experience interruptions in the future as a result of these types of problems. Interruptions may in the future cause us to lose customers, which could adversely affect our revenue and profitability. In addition, because our systems and our customers’ ability to use our services are Internet-dependent, our services may be subject to “hacker attacks” from the Internet, which could have a significant impact on our systems and services. If service interruptions adversely affect the perceived reliability of our service, we may have difficulty attracting and retaining customers and our brand reputation and growth may suffer.

Material defects or errors in the software we use to deliver our services could harm our reputation, result in significant costs to us and impair our ability to sell our services.

The software applications underlying our products and services, or the products and services sold by our subsidiaries, are inherently complex and may contain material defects or errors, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. We have from time to time found defects in our services, and new errors in our existing services may be detected in the future. Any defects that cause interruptions to the availability of our services could result in:

 
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a reduction in sales or delay in market acceptance of our services;
 
 
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product returns, repairs, replacements or sales credits or refunds to our customers;
 
 
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loss of existing customers and difficulty in attracting new customers;
 
 
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uncollectible accounts receivable and delays in collecting accounts receivable;
 
 
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legal actions by our customers or, with respect to VocalTec and VocalTec Communications LLC (“VocalTec US”, formerly known as Stratus Telecommunications, LLC) products, by our customers’ end users;
 
 
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loss of or delay in market acceptance of our products;
 
 
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diversion of development resources;
 
 
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harm to our reputation; and
 
 
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increased insurance costs.
 
After the release of our services, defects or errors may also be identified from time to time by our internal team and by our customers. There can be no assurance that, despite testing, errors will not be found in our products after commencement of commercial deployment. The costs incurred in correcting any material defects or errors in our services may be substantial and could harm our operating results.

We may in the future incur costs associated with support services. Moreover, as our solutions grow in complexity, this risk may intensify over time and may result in increased expenses.

Customers may bundle, incorporate or connect our telecommunication hardware and software products into or to complex systems that contain errors or defects that may be unrelated to our products. As a result, when our customers encounter problems, it may be difficult to identify the product that caused the problem. In addition, such occurrences may result in undue delays or cancellations of the implementation of our customers’ bundled products and services. In such cases, our reputation could be harmed and our results of operations could be adversely affected, which could result in reduced revenues or increased expenses.

Our ability to provide our service is dependent upon third-party facilities and equipment, the failure of which could cause delays or interruptions of our service, damage our reputation, cause us to lose customers and limit our growth.

Our success depends on our ability to provide quality and reliable service, which is in part dependent upon the proper functioning of facilities and equipment owned and operated by third parties and is, therefore, beyond our control. Unlike traditional wireline telephone service or wireless service, our service requires our customers to have an operative broadband Internet connection and an electrical power supply, which are provided by the customer’s Internet service provider and electric utility company, respectively, and not by us. The quality of some broadband Internet connections in certain geographic areas may be too poor for customers to use our services properly. Our future growth could be limited if broadband connections are not, or do not, become widely available in markets that we target.

In addition, if there is any interruption to a customer’s broadband Internet service or electrical power supply, that customer will be unable to make or receive calls, including emergency calls, using our service. Our customers may experience such interruptions in the future. In addition, our E911 service is currently and will remain dependent upon one or more third-party providers. Interruptions in service from these vendors could cause failures in our customers’ access to E911 services. If service interruptions adversely affect the perceived reliability of our service, we may have difficulty attracting new customers and our brand, reputation and growth will be negatively impacted.

We depend on overseas manufacturers, and for certain products, third-party suppliers, and our reputation and results of operations would be harmed if these manufacturers or suppliers fail to meet our requirements.

The manufacture of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS   is conducted by a manufacturing company in China, and certain parts are produced in Taiwan and Hong Kong. These manufacturers supply substantially all of the raw materials and provide all facilities and labor required to manufacture our products. If these companies were to terminate their arrangements with us or fail to provide the required capacity and quality on a timely basis, either due to actions of the manufacturers; earthquake, fire, flood, or other natural disaster; or the actions of their respective governments, we would be unable to manufacture our products until replacement contract manufacturing services could be obtained. To qualify a new contract manufacturer, familiarize it with our products, quality standards and other requirements, and commence volume production is a costly and time-consuming process. We cannot assure you that we would be able to establish alternative manufacturing relationships on acceptable terms or in a timely manner that would not cause disruptions in our supply. Our reliance on these contract manufacturers involves certain risks, including the following:

 
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lack of direct control over production capacity and delivery schedules;
 
 
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lack of direct control over quality assurance, manufacturing yields and production costs;
 
 
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risk of loss of inventory while in transit from China, Hong Kong or Taiwan ;
 
 
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the risk of currency fluctuation; and
 
 
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risks associated with international commerce, including unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements, changes in tariffs and trade policies, risks associated with the protection of intellectual property, political and economic instability and natural disasters, such as earthquakes, typhoons or tsunamis.
 
 
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Any interruption in the manufacture of our products would be likely to result in delays in shipment, lost sales and revenue and damage to our reputation in the market, all of which would harm our business and results of operations. In addition, while our contract obligations with our contract manufacturer in China is denominated in U.S. dollars, changes in currency exchange rates could impact our suppliers and increase our prices.

We rely on independent retailers to sell the magicJack and magicJack PLUS, and disruption to these channels would harm our business.

Because we sell a majority of our magicJack, magicJack PLUS, other devices and certain services to independent retailers, we are subject to many risks, including risks related to their inventory levels and support for our products. In particular, our retailers maintain significant levels of our products in their inventories. If retailers attempt to reduce their levels of inventory or if they do not maintain sufficient levels to meet customer demand, our sales could be negatively impacted.

Many of our retailers also sell products offered by our competitors. If our competitors offer our retailers more favorable terms, those retailers may de-emphasize or decline to carry our products. In the future, we may not be able to retain or attract a sufficient number of qualified retailers. If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with retailers or to expand our distribution channels, our business will suffer.

To continue this method of sales, we will have to allocate resources to train vendors, systems integrators and business partners as to the use of our products, resulting in additional costs and additional time until sales by such vendors, systems integrators and business partners are made feasible. Our business depends to a certain extent upon the success of such channels and the broad market acceptance of their products. To the extent that our channels are unsuccessful in selling their products, and as a result, our products, our revenues and operating results will be adversely affected.

Many factors out of our control could interfere with our ability to market, license, implement or support our products with any of our channels, which in turn could harm our business. These factors include, but are not limited to, a change in the business strategy of our channels, the introduction of competitive product offerings by other companies that are sold through one or more of our channels, potential contract defaults by one or more of our channels or changes in ownership or management of one or more of our channels. Some of our competitors may have stronger relationships with our channels than we do or offer more favorable terms with respect to their products, and we have limited control, if any, as to whether those channels implement our products rather than our competitors’ products or whether they devote resources to market and support our competitors’ products rather than our offerings. If we fail to maintain relationships with these channels, fail to develop new channels, fail to effectively manage, train, or provide incentives to existing channels or if these channels are not successful in their sales efforts, sales of our products may decrease and our operating results would suffer.

We may not be able to maintain adequate customer care during periods of growth or in connection with our addition of new and complex devices or features, which could adversely affect our ability to grow and cause our financial results to be negatively impacted.

We consider our customer care to be critically important to acquiring and retaining customers. A portion of our customer care is provided by third parties located in the Philippines. This approach exposes us to the risk that we may not maintain service quality, control or effective management within these business operations. The increased elements of risk that arise from conducting certain operating processes in some jurisdictions could lead to an increase in reputational risk. Interruptions in our customer care caused by disruptions at our third-party facilities may cause us to lose customers, which could adversely affect our revenue and profitability. If our customer base expands rapidly, we may not be able to expand our outsourced customer care operations quickly enough to meet the needs of our customer base, and the quality of our customer care will suffer and our access right renewal rate may decrease. As we broaden our magicJack offerings and our customers build increasingly complex home networking environments, we will face additional challenges in training our customer care staff. We could face a high turnover rate among our customer service providers. We intend to have our customer care provider hire and train customer care representatives in order to meet the needs of our growing customer base. If they are unable to hire, train and retain sufficient personnel to provide adequate customer care, we may experience slower growth, increased costs and higher levels of customer attrition, which would adversely affect our business and results of operations.
 
 
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If we are unable to maintain an effective process for local number portability provisioning, our growth may be negatively impacted.

We comply with requests for local number portability from our customers at the end of the 30-day trial period. Local number portability means that our customers can retain their existing telephone numbers when subscribing to our services, and would in turn allow former customers of ours to retain their telephone numbers should they subscribe to another carrier. For our customers, transferring a telephone number from a traditional landline to our service may take several business days. By comparison, transferring wireless telephone numbers among wireless service providers generally takes several hours. Regulatory requirements that went into effect January 31, 2011 may require us to complete this process within one business day. If we are unable to maintain the technology to expedite porting our customers' numbers, demand for our services may be reduced, we may be subject to regulatory enforcement activity, and this will adversely affect our revenue and profitability.

Because much of our potential success and value lies in our use of internally developed hardware, systems and software, our failure to protect the intellectual property associated with them could negatively affect us. Additionally, other parties may have the right to use intellectual property important to our business.

Our ability to compete effectively is dependent in large part upon the maintenance and protection of systems and software that we have developed internally. While we have several pending intellectual property right applications for future service offerings, we cannot patent all of the technology that is important to our business. In addition, our pending intellectual property right applications may not be successful. We will rely on copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements, to establish and protect our rights to this technology. It may be possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain and use this technology without authorization. Policing unauthorized use of this technology is difficult. The steps we take may not prevent misappropriation of the technology we rely on. Enforcement of our intellectual property rights also depends on our successful legal actions against these infringers, but these actions may not be successful, even when our rights have been infringed. In addition, effective protection may be unavailable or limited in some jurisdictions. We use certain intellectual property rights under licenses granted to us. Because we may not have the exclusive rights to use some of our intellectual property, other parties may be able to compete with us.

The loss of key personnel or an inability to attract and retain additional personnel may impair our ability to grow our business.

We are highly dependent upon the continued service and performance of our senior management team and key technical personnel, including our founder and employees from the companies that we have recently acquired. The replacement of these individuals likely would involve significant time and costs, and the loss of these officers may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives.

We face intense competition for qualified individuals from numerous technology, software, wireless telephone and traditional telephone service provider companies. If we are unable to attract new employees and retain our current employees, we may not be able to develop and maintain our services at the same levels as our competitors and we may, therefore, lose potential customers and sales penetration in certain markets. Our failure to attract and retain suitably qualified individuals could have an adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan and, as a result, our ability to compete would decrease, our operating results would suffer and our revenues would decrease.

We may make acquisitions that prove unsuccessful or strain or divert our resources.

We intend to consider acquisitions of other companies in our industry that could complement our business, including the acquisition of entities that would expand our service offerings, increase our market share or offer access to other asset classes that we do not currently serve. We have limited experience in completing acquisitions of other businesses. If we do acquire other businesses, we may not be able to successfully integrate these businesses with our own and we may be unable to maintain our standards, controls and policies. We may fail in our attempt to integrate acquired companies and businesses in such a way that we can realize cross-selling opportunities and other synergies. Further, acquisitions may place additional constraints on our resources by diverting the attention of our management from our business operations. Through acquisitions, we may enter areas in which we have no or limited experience, and an acquisition may be unsuccessful in accomplishing the intended benefits of the transaction. Moreover, any acquisition may result in substantial transaction-related expenses, a potentially dilutive issuance of equity securities, the incurrence of debt or amortization of expenses and related intangible assets, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
 
 
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We may incur operating losses in the future, and we have incurred historical operating losses.

We had net losses of $0.8 million and $1.6 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively. We expect to continue to incur significant operating and certain capital expenditures as we increase our sales and marketing activities to expand our customer base and increase our research and development activities as we develop enhanced technologies and features to improve our services, products and offerings, increase our general, administrative and operating functions to support our growing operations, and since some of our activities are in a market with typically long sale cycles (primarily mobile VoIP products). As a result, we will need to generate a significant amount of revenues to achieve and maintain profitability. These increased expenses could exceed any revenues we may generate. Our efforts to attract new customers and to provide our current communications applications and services to an increased number of customers may be more expensive than we currently anticipate. If we do not significantly increase revenues after investing in these efforts, our results from operations would be harmed. Having now achieved profitability, we cannot assure you that we can sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future. Because of our limited operating history and the early stage of the market for some of our products and services, historical trends and expected performance are difficult to analyze. If revenues do not grow, or if operating expenses exceed our expectations or cannot be adjusted accordingly, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

We have experienced, and may continue to experience, significant fluctuations in our quarterly results, which might make it difficult for investors to make reliable period-to-period comparisons and may contribute to volatility in the market price of our ordinary shares.

Our operating results and other income (expenses) have fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate from period to period for a number of reasons. Due to the past volatility of the markets we operate in or investments we make, we cannot predict the impact on our revenues, results of operations or other income (expense) that any deterioration or other changes in such market may have.

Significant annual and quarterly fluctuations in our results of operations may also be caused by our advertising and marketing activities and, among other factors, the timing and composition of orders from our customers, reduced prices for our products, the economic viability and credit-worthiness of our customers, the collectability of our receivables, the timing of new product announcements and releases of new products by us and by our competitors. Significant annual and quarterly fluctuations in other income (expense) are primarily caused by changes in the underlying value of investments and strategies.

Our future results may also be affected by our ability to continue to develop, introduce and deliver enhanced and new products in a timely manner, to offer new products at competitive prices, to offer existing products at lower prices, to compete with competitors that are larger than us and to anticipate and meet customer demands. There can be no assurance that sales in any particular quarter will not be lower than those of the preceding quarters, including comparable quarters.

As a result, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance. The volatility in our operating results may also result in significant volatility in our share price. It is also possible that our quarterly results of operations may be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. If this happens, the price of our ordinary shares is likely to decrease.

Our plans to expand our operations internationally are subject to increased risks which could harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.

We plan to expand our operations and market and sell our magicJack products and related services internationally. There are risks inherent in doing business internationally, including:

 
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evolving or more stringent telecommunication and broadband telephone service standards and requirements of obtaining required permits, licenses and certifications to conduct our business;
 
 
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different or more stringent consumer protection, content, data protection, privacy and other laws;
 
 
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import or export restrictions, tariffs and changes in trade regulations;
 
 
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economic volatility and the global economic slowdown, currency exchange rate fluctuations and inflationary pressures;
 
 
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profit repatriation restrictions and foreign currency exchange restrictions;
 
 
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laws and business practices that favor local competitors or prohibit foreign ownership of certain businesses;
 
 
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credit risk and higher levels of payment fraud;
 
 
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longer payment cycles;
 
 
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political or social instability; and
 
 
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potentially adverse tax developments.
 
 
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Any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our ability to expand our business and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

We may have exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities.

The amount of income tax that we pay could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory rates and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory rates. In addition, we have entered into transfer pricing arrangements that establish transfer prices for our intercompany operations. However, our transfer pricing procedures are not binding on the applicable taxing authorities. No official authority in any country has made a determination as to whether or not we are operating in compliance with its transfer pricing laws. Accordingly, taxing authorities in any of these countries could challenge our transfer prices and require us to adjust them to reallocate our income. Any change to the allocation of our income as a result of review by such taxing authorities could have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition. In addition, the determination of our worldwide provision for income taxes and other uncertain tax liabilities requires significant judgment and there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although we believe our estimates are reasonable, the ultimate outcome may differ from the amounts recorded in our financial statements and may materially affect our financial results in the period or periods for which such determination is made.

RISKS RELATED TO REGULATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Our business is highly dependent on regulation that continues to change.

Much of the CLEC services that we provide are subject to significant regulation and may be adversely affected by regulatory developments at the federal, state and local levels. We operate in all fifty states under complex and evolving state and local telecommunications and tax laws that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Although we believe that certain regulations do not currently apply to us, certain broadband telephone services have also been subjected to significant regulation and may be subjected to additional regulation in the future. Complying with new or clarified telecommunications, broadband telephone service, or tax regulations, and obtaining required permits, licenses or certifications in numerous jurisdictions, can be costly and disruptive to our business. If we fail to comply with applicable regulations, or if those regulations change or are clarified in a manner adverse to us, including in any of the ways described in these risk factors related to regulation, our business and operating results may suffer. Furthermore, new regulations, new laws or other factors may cause us to lose our ability to maintain certain certifications in various states, which could prevent us from providing telephone numbers to our customers. We may, instead, be required to purchase numbers from other CLECs, which would increase our expenses and would negatively impact our results. Moreover, there is no guarantee that we would be able to receive or purchase numbers from other CLECs. In such event, we would not have numbers to offer prospective customers, which would have a significant negative impact on our business.

If we cannot continue to obtain key switching elements from our primary competitors on acceptable terms, we may not be able to offer our local voice and data services on a profitable basis, if at all.

We will not be able to provide our local voice and data services on a profitable basis, if at all, unless we are able to obtain key switching elements from some of our primary competitors on acceptable terms. To offer local voice and data services in a market, we must connect our servers with other carriers in a specific market. This relationship is governed by an interconnection agreement or carrier service agreement between us and that carrier. We have such agreements with Verizon, AT&T, XO Communications Services and the CenturyLink network in a majority of our markets. If we are unable to continue these relationships, enter into new interconnection agreements or carrier service agreements with additional carriers to other markets or if these providers liquidate or file for bankruptcy, our business and profitability may suffer.

Regulatory initiatives may continue to reduce the maximum rates we are permitted to charge long distance service providers for completing calls by their customers to customers served by our servers.

The rates that we charge and are charged by service providers for terminating interstate calls by their customers to customers served by our servers, and for transferring calls by our customers onto other carriers, cannot exceed rates determined by regulatory authorities. State regulatory authorities may, in the future, similarly reduce the baseline rates we charge for intrastate terminating calls. Such federal or state rate reductions, if enacted, could affect our revenues and results of operations.
 
 
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Regulation of broadband telephone services are developing and therefore uncertain; and future legislative, regulatory or judicial actions could adversely impact our business and expose us to liability.

The current regulatory environment for broadband telephone services is developing and therefore uncertain. Although YMax, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, may be subject to certain regulation as a telecom service provider, it and our other subsidiaries have developed in an environment largely free from government regulation. However, the United States and other countries have begun to assert regulatory authority over broadband telephone service and are continuing to evaluate how broadband telephone service will be regulated in the future. Both the application of existing rules to us and our competitors and the effects of future regulatory developments are uncertain. Future legislative, judicial or other regulatory actions could have a negative effect on our business. If our VoIP telephony service or our other products and services become subject to the rules and regulations applicable to telecommunications providers, if current broadband telephone service rules are clarified and applied to us, or if additional rules and regulations applicable specifically to broadband telephone services are adopted, we may incur significant compliance costs, and we may have to restructure our service offerings, exit certain markets or start charging for our services at least to the extent of regulatory costs or requirements, any of which could cause our services to be less attractive to customers. We have, and may continue to, face difficulty collecting such charges from our customers and/or carriers, and collecting such charges may cause us to incur legal fees. We may be unsuccessful in collecting all of the regulatory fees owed to us. The imposition of any such additional regulatory fees, charges, taxes and regulations on VoIP communications services could materially increase our costs and may limit or eliminate our competitive pricing advantages.

Regulatory and governmental agencies may determine that we should be subject to rules applicable to certain broadband telephone service providers or seek to impose new or increased fees, taxes, and administrative burdens on broadband telephone service providers. We also may change our product and service offerings in a manner that subjects them to greater regulation and taxation. Such obligations could include requirements that we contribute directly to federal or state Universal Service Funds. We may also be required to meet various disability access requirements, number portability obligations, and interception or wiretapping requirements, such as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. The imposition of such regulatory obligations or the imposition of additional federal, state or local taxes on our services could increase our cost of doing business and limit our growth.

We offer our products and services in other counties, and therefore could also be subject to regulatory risks in each such foreign jurisdiction, including the risk that regulations in some jurisdictions will prohibit us from providing our services cost-effectively or at all, which could limit our growth. Currently, there are several countries where regulations prohibit us from offering service. In addition, because customers can use our services almost anywhere that a broadband Internet connection is available, including countries where providing broadband telephone service is illegal, the governments of those countries may attempt to assert jurisdiction over us. Violations of these laws and regulations could result in fines, criminal sanctions against us, our officers or our employees, and prohibitions on the conduct of our business. Any such violations could include prohibitions on our ability to offer our products and services in one or more countries, could delay or prevent potential acquisitions, expose us to significant liability and regulation and could also materially damage our reputation, our brand, our international expansion efforts, our ability to attract and retain employees, our business and our operating results. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to anticipate these risks and manage these difficulties.

The success of our business relies on customers’ continued and unimpeded access to broadband service. Providers of broadband services may be able to block our services or charge their customers more for also using our services, which could adversely affect our revenue and growth.

Our customers must have broadband access to the Internet in order to use our service. Providers of broadband access, some of whom are also competing providers of voice services, may take measures that affect their customers’ ability to use our service, such as degrading the quality of the data packets we transmit over their lines, giving those packets low priority, giving other packets higher priority than ours, blocking our packets entirely or attempting to charge their customers more for also using our services.

It is not clear whether suppliers of broadband Internet access have a legal obligation to allow their customers to access and use our service without interference. As a result of certain decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the FCC, providers of broadband services are subject to limited FCC regulation. In August 2008, however the FCC found that it had authority to order a major cable operator to cease using network management practices that interfered with its broadband service users’ ability to use certain types of applications. Interference with our service or higher charges levied by broadband service providers for using our service could cause us to lose existing customers, impair our ability to attract new customers and harm our revenue and growth.

We may be bound by certain FCC regulations relating to the provision of E911 service, and if we fail to comply with new FCC regulations requiring us to provide E911 emergency calling services, we may be subject to fines or penalties.

In 2005, the FCC issued regulations requiring interconnected voice-over broadband providers to notify customers of any differences between the broadband telephone service emergency calling services and those available through traditional telephone providers and obtain affirmative acknowledgments from customers of those notifications. While we do not believe the FCC’s rules currently apply to our offering, the FCC could, however, clarify or modify its ruling to obligate us to provide E911 services according to its specific requirements. A proposal to broaden those covered by the requirements is currently under consideration by the FCC. According to the FCC’s rules, certain broadband communications companies must offer enhanced emergency calling services, or E911, to all of customers located in areas where E911 service is available from their traditional wireline telephone company. E911 service allows emergency calls from customers to be routed directly to an emergency dispatcher in a customer’s registered location and gives the dispatcher automatic access to the customer’s telephone number and registered location information.
 
 
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The consequences of failure to comply fully with the FCC’s orders currently are unclear. Limitations on our ability to provide E911 service or to comply with changing mandates of the FCC could materially limit our growth and have a material adverse effect on our profitability. FCC rulings could also subject us to greater regulation in some states.

Regulatory rulings and/or carrier disputes could affect the manner in which we interconnect and exchange traffic with other providers and the costs and revenues associated with doing so.

We exchange calls with other providers pursuant to applicable law and interconnection agreements and other carrier contracts that define the rates, terms, and conditions applicable to such traffic exchange. The calls we exchange originate from and terminate to a customer that uses a broadband Internet connection to access our services and are routed using telephone numbers of the customer’s choosing. There is uncertainty, however, with respect to intercarrier compensation for such traffic while rules continue to be challenged in various courts. The FCC Order in November 2011 has asserted its jurisdiction over such traffic. Various state commissions have also issued rulings with respect to the exchange of different categories of traffic under interconnection agreements. To the extent that another provider were to assert that the traffic we exchange with them is subject to higher levels of compensation than we, or the third parties terminating our traffic to the PSTN, pay today (if any), or if other providers from whom we currently collect compensation for the exchange of such traffic refuse to pay us going forward, we may need to seek regulatory relief to resolve such a dispute. Given the recent changes to the intercarrier compensation regime, we cannot guarantee that the outcome of any proceeding would be favorable, and an unfavorable ruling could adversely affect the amounts we collect and/or pay to other providers in connection with the exchange of our traffic.

Our business is subject to privacy and online security risks, including security breaches, and we could be liable for such breaches of security. If we are unable to protect the privacy of our customers making calls using our service, or information obtained from our customers in connection with their use or payment of our services, in violation of privacy or security laws or expectations, we could be subject to liability and damage to our reputation.

Although we have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect customer information and prevent fraudulent transactions, data loss and other security breaches, such systems and processes may not be sufficient to prevent fraudulent transactions, data loss and other security breaches. Failure to prevent or mitigate such breaches may adversely affect our operating results.

Customers may believe that using our services to make and receive telephone calls using their broadband connection could result in a reduction of their privacy, as compared to traditional wireline carriers. Additionally, our website, www.magicJack.com, serves as an online sales portal . We currently obtain and retain personal information about our website users in connection with such purchases. In addition, we obtain personal information about our customers as part of their registration to use our products and services. Federal, state and foreign governments have enacted or may enact laws or regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information.

Our businesses involve the storage and transmission of users' proprietary information, and security breaches could expose us to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, litigation, and potential liability. An increasing number of websites, including several other Internet companies, have recently disclosed breaches of their security, some of which have involved sophisticated and highly targeted attacks on portions of their sites. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems, change frequently and often are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed and we could lose users. A party that is able to circumvent our security measures could misappropriate our or our users' proprietary information, cause interruption in our operations, damage our computers or those of our users, or otherwise damage our reputation and business. Any compromise of our security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, significant legal and financial exposure, damage to our reputation, and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.

Currently, a significant number of our users authorize us to bill their credit card accounts directly for all transaction fees charged by us. We rely on encryption and authentication technology licensed from third parties to provide the security and authentication to effectively secure transmission of confidential information, including customer credit card numbers. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other developments may result in the technology used by us to protect transaction data being breached or compromised. Non-technical means, for example, actions by a suborned employee, can also result in a data breach.
 
 
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Possession and use of personal information in conducting our business subjects us to legislative and regulatory burdens that could require notification of data breach, restrict our use of personal information and hinder our ability to acquire new customers or market to existing customers. We may incur expenses to comply with privacy and security standards and protocols imposed by law, regulation, industry standards or contractual obligations.

Under payment card rules and our contracts with our card processors, if there is a breach of payment card information that we store, we could be liable to the payment card issuing banks for their cost of issuing new cards and related expenses. In addition, if we fail to follow payment card industry security standards, even if there is no compromise of customer information, we could incur significant fines or lose our ability to give customers the option of using payment cards to fund their payments or pay their fees. If we were unable to accept payment cards, our business would be seriously damaged.

Our servers are also vulnerable to computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins, and similar disruptions. We may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches. These issues are likely to become more difficult as we expand the number of places where we operate. Security breaches, including any breach by us or by parties with which we have commercial relationships that result in the unauthorized release of our users' personal information, could damage our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability. Our insurance policies carry coverage limits that may not be adequate to reimburse us for losses caused by security breaches.

Our users, as well as those of other prominent Internet companies, have been and will continue to be targeted by parties using fraudulent “spoof” and “phishing” emails to misappropriate passwords, credit card numbers, or other personal information or to introduce viruses or other malware through “trojan horse” programs to our users' computers. These emails appear to be legitimate emails sent by magicJack, but direct recipients to fake websites operated by the sender of the email or request that the recipient send a password or other confidential information via email or download a program. Despite our efforts to mitigate “spoof” and “phishing” emails through product improvements and user education, “spoof” and “phishing” remain a serious problem that may damage our brands, discourage use of our websites, and increase our costs.

We have a stringent privacy policy covering the information we collect from our customers and have established security features to protect our service. However, our security measures may not prevent security breaches. We may need to expend resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches. If unauthorized third parties were able to penetrate our security and gain access to, or otherwise misappropriate, our customers’ personal information or be able to access their telephone calls, it could harm our reputation and, therefore, our business and we could be subject to liability. Such liability could include claims for misuse of personal information or unauthorized use of credit cards. These claims could result in litigation, our involvement in which, regardless of the outcome, could require us to expend significant financial resources. Internet privacy is a rapidly changing area and we may be subject to future requirements and legislation that are costly to implement and negatively impact our results.

Government regulation is evolving and unfavorable changes could harm our business.
 
We are subject to general business regulations and laws, as well as regulations and laws specifically governing the Internet, e-commerce, and electronic devices. Existing and future laws and regulations may impede our growth. These regulations and laws may cover taxation, privacy, data protection, pricing, content, copyrights, distribution, mobile communications, electronic device certification, electronic waste, electronic contracts and other communications, consumer protection, web services, the provision of online payment services, unencumbered Internet access to our services, the design and operation of websites, and the characteristics and quality of products and services. It is not clear how existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, libel, and personal privacy apply to the Internet, e-commerce, digital content and web services. Jurisdictions may regulate consumer-to-consumer online businesses, including certain aspects of our seller programs. Unfavorable regulations and laws could diminish the demand for our products and services and increase our cost of doing business.
 
RISKS RELATED TO OUR SYSTEM SECURITY

Server failures or system breaches could cause delays or adversely affect our service quality, which may cause us to lose customers and revenue.

In operating our servers, we may be unable to connect and manage a large number of customers or a large quantity of traffic at high speeds. Any failure or perceived failure to achieve or maintain high-speed data transmission could significantly reduce demand for our services and adversely affect our operating results. In addition, computer viruses, break-ins, human error, natural disasters and other problems may disrupt our servers. The system security and stability measures we implement may be circumvented in the future or otherwise fail to prevent the disruption of our services. The costs and resources required to eliminate computer viruses and other security problems may result in interruptions, delays or cessation of services to our customers, which could decrease demand, decrease our revenue and slow our planned expansion.
 
 
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Hardware and software failures, delays in the operation of our computer and communications systems or the failure to implement system enhancements may harm our business.

Our success depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our software and communications systems. A failure of our servers could impede the delivery of services, customer orders and day-to-day management of our business and could result in the corruption or loss of data. Despite any precautions we may take, damage from fire, floods, hurricanes, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, break-ins and similar events at our various facilities could result in interruptions in the flow of data to our servers and from our servers to our customers. In addition, any failure by our computer environment to provide our required telephone communications capacity could result in interruptions in our service. Additionally, significant delays in the planned delivery of system enhancements and improvements, or inadequate performance of the systems once they are completed, could damage our reputation and harm our business. Finally, long-term disruptions in infrastructure caused by events such as natural disasters, the outbreak of war, the escalation of hostilities, and acts of terrorism (particularly involving cities in which we have offices) could adversely affect our businesses. Although we maintain general liability insurance, including coverage for errors and omissions, this coverage may be inadequate, or may not be available in the future on reasonable terms, or at all. We cannot assure you that this policy will cover any claim against us for loss of data or other indirect or consequential damages and defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert management’s attention. In addition to potential liability, if we experience interruptions in our ability to supply our services, our reputation could be harmed and we could lose customers.

Our service requires an operative broadband connection, and if the adoption of broadband does not progress as expected, the market for our services will not grow and we may not be able to grow our business and increase our revenue.

Use of our service requires that the user be a subscriber to an existing broadband Internet service, most typically provided through a cable or digital subscriber line, or DSL, connection. Although the number of broadband subscribers in the U.S. and worldwide has grown significantly over the last five years, this service has not yet been adopted by all consumers and is not available in every part of the United States and Canada, particularly rural locations. If the adoption of broadband services does not continue to grow, the market for our services may not grow.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR ORDINARY SHARES

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our ordinary shares or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline.

The trading market for our ordinary shares will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price of our ordinary shares or trading volume in our ordinary shares to decline. Moreover, if one or more of the analysts who cover our company downgrades our ordinary shares or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline.

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our ordinary shares, which could reduce the return on your investment.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our ordinary shares and do not expect to do so in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business and to repurchase our ordinary shares not for retirement. In addition, terms of any future debt agreements may preclude us from paying cash dividends. Accordingly, any return on your investment must come from an increase in the trading price of our ordinary shares.

RISKS RELATING PRIMARILY TO OUR INCORPORATION IN ISRAEL

Provisions of the Israel Companies Law and anti-takeover provisions in our Articles of Association could have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a merger or acquisition, which could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.

Under the Israeli Companies Law, 1999, as amended, or the Companies Law, a merger is generally required to be approved by a general meeting of the shareholders and by the board of directors of each of the merging companies. Unless an Israeli court determines differently, a merger will not be approved if it is objected to by shareholders holding a majority of the voting rights participating and voting at the meeting, after excluding the shares held by the other party to the merger, by any person who holds 25% or more of the other party to the merger or by anyone on their behalf, including by the relatives of or corporations controlled by these persons. In addition, upon the request of a creditor of either party to the proposed merger, an Israeli court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there exists a reasonable concern that, as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of the target company. Further, a merger can be completed only after 30 days have elapsed from the time that shareholder resolutions are adopted in each of the merging companies and 50 days have elapsed from the time that a proposal for approval of the merger was filed with the Israeli Registrar of Companies. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, an acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a tender offer to the extent that as a result of such acquisition the acquirer will hold 25% or more of the voting rights in the company if there is no other holder of 25% or more of the company’s voting rights, or hold more than 45% of the voting rights in the company if there is no other holder of more than 45% of the company’s voting rights.
 
 
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Certain provisions of our Articles of Association, or the Articles, may have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of the Company deemed undesirable by our Board of Directors. These provisions include a requirement that most of amendments of our Articles must be approved by the holders of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

The provisions of the Articles and Israeli law could deter or delay potential future merger, acquisition, tender or takeover offers, proxy contests or changes in control or management of the Company, some of which could be deemed by certain shareholders to be in their best interests and which could affect the price some investors are willing to pay for our ordinary shares.

It may be difficult to pursue an action in the U.S. or to enforce a U.S. judgment, including actions or judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, against us and our executive officers and directors, or to assert U.S. securities law claims in Israel.

Certain of our directors are not residents of the United States and certain of their assets and our assets are located outside the United States. Without consent to service of process, additional procedures may be necessary to serve individuals who are not U.S. residents. Therefore, it may be difficult to serve process on those directors who are not U.S. residents in order to commence any lawsuit against them before a U.S. court, including an action based on the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws.

An investor also may find it difficult to enforce a U.S. court judgment in an Israeli court, including a judgment based on federal securities laws. An Israeli court will not enforce a foreign judgment if it was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases) or if its enforcement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel.

An investor may also find it difficult to bring an original action in an Israeli court to enforce liabilities based upon the U.S. federal securities laws against us, or against our directors and officers. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on a violation of U.S. securities laws and rule that Israel is not the most appropriate forum in which to bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear such a claim, it may determine that Israeli law, and not U.S. law, is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process.

Shareholder Approval of Certain Executive Compensation

Under the Companies Law, arrangements between a public company and a director as to the terms of his office, and an arrangement with a director regarding compensation for non-directorial duties in a public company, require the approval of the compensation committee followed by the approval of the board of directors and the shareholders of the company. Therefore, compensation payable to our executive officers who also serve on our board of directors requires approval of our compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders.

A recent amendment to the Companies Law requires shareholder approval for chief executive officer compensation including (i) the vote of at least a majority of the shares held by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders or have a personal interest in the proposal (shares held by abstaining shareholders shall not be taken into account); or (ii) that the aggregate number of shares voting against the proposal held by such shareholders does not exceed 2% of the Company's voting shareholders (" Special Majority ").
 
 
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ITEM 1B.                   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.                      PROPERTIES

Our headquarters are located in Netanya, Israel. We do not own any of our properties. All of our properties, including the properties utilized by our subsidiaries, are leased. The following table contains additional information about our properties:
 
       
Approximate
   
Location
 
Principal Use
 
Square Feet
 
Lease Expiration Date
Netanya, Israel
 
Executive, administrative offices, technical team and customer service.
  6,500  
March 2016
West Palm Beach, FL
 
Executive, administrative offices, customer service management, warehouse and distribution center.
  15,000  
December 2014
Allen, TX
 
Technical team and customer service for our telecom products.
  2,200  
Lease on a month-to-month basis.
Sunnyvale, CA
 
Research and development for the magicJack, magicJack PLUS and certain related-products.
  1,232  
October 2014
Franklin, TN
 
Technology management.
  2,000  
Lease on a month-to-month basis.

We currently pay a total annual rental amount of approximately $0.3 million for all our facilities. We believe that our facilities are suitable for their purposes and sufficient to support our needs through 2013, and that, if necessary, additional facilities can be secured for our anticipated general corporate needs. 

ITEM 3.                      LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including intellectual property claims, contractual and commercial disputes, employment claims and other matters which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s policy is to vigorously defend any legal proceedings. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.
 
ITEM 4.                      MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.
 
 
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PART II

ITEM 5.                      MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Price Range of Ordinary Shares and Dividend Policy

Our ordinary shares are quoted on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CALL.” The following table sets forth the high and low adjusted closing prices for our ordinary shares as reported on the NASDAQ for the periods indicated, as adjusted to the nearest cent.

   
High
   
Low
 
Year Ended December 31, 2012:
               
 Fourth quarter
  $ 24.54     $ 15.68  
 Third quarter
  $ 26.75     $ 18.71  
 Second quarter
  $ 24.95     $ 13.64  
 First quarter
  $ 27.00     $ 13.12  
Year Ended December 31, 2011:
               
 Fourth quarter
  $ 13.87     $ 10.13  
 Third quarter
  $ 12.29     $ 9.51  
 Second quarter
  $ 13.19     $ 9.62  
 First quarter
  $ 12.32     $ 9.41  

On March 31, 2013, the last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on the NASDAQ was $14.00 per share. As of March 31, 2013, there were approximately 179 record holders of our ordinary shares. As of March 31, 2013, approximately 99.1% of our ordinary shares are held in the United States by approximately 159 record holders.

Dividends

We have not paid any cash dividend during the two most recently completed fiscal years. We currently intend to retain any earnings for use in our business, for investment in acquisitions and to repurchase shares of our ordinary shares not for retirement. We have not paid any cash dividends on our capital stock in the last two years and do not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

No options were granted during years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012. As of December 31, 2012, there were 11,500 outstanding ordinary share options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $3.85 under our equity compensation plans, as follows:

 
 
 
 
Plan Category
 
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options (a)
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, ($)
(b)
   
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities reflected in Column (a))
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
                 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (1)
    11,500       3.85       935,091  
 

     (1) Consists of the 2003 Master Stock Plan.
 
On December 17, 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved at an annual general meeting of shareholders amendments to the 2003 Master Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”) to allow grants of ordinary shares and restricted shares and allow an increase of the number of ordinary shares underlying the Company’s 2003 Plan by 400,000 ordinary shares every second year, starting in 2010 (each such increase to be effected immediately following the annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders in every second year).
 
 
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program with a total cumulative repurchase authority granted to us of $100 million as of December 31, 2012. The primary objective of the Company’s stock repurchase program is to improve stockholders’ returns.

Our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to enable us to purchase our ordinary shares at such times as management deems appropriate. In January 2012, the Board of Directors increased our stock repurchase program by $20 million to $55 million. In April 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase an additional $20 million of our ordinary shares. In June 2012, the Board of Directors further authorized the repurchase of an additional $25 million of our ordinary shares, representing a cumulative repurchase authority granted to us of $100 million as of December 31, 2012. The objective of our stock repurchase program is to improve stockholders’ returns. We expended $88.1 million under our repurchase program through December 31, 2012, and there was $11.9 million authorized to purchase ordinary shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program. All shares purchased, not yet retired, are recorded as treasury shares. We repurchased 5,953,731 ordinary shares under this program through December 31 2012.

We may purchase call option contracts and may sell put option contracts in connection with its share repurchase program in order to attempt to lower the average share price paid for ordinary shares we purchase. Taking into consideration the proceeds received from the sale of put option contracts exercised, put option contracts that expired unexercised and purchase price of call option contracts exercised during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we expended approximately (i) $55.9 million purchasing 2,989,949 shares of outstanding ordinary shares at an average price of $18.69 during the year ended December 31, 2012, and (ii) $32.2 million purchasing 2,963,782 shares of outstanding ordinary shares at an average price of $10.85 during the year ended December 31, 2011.

The following table shows the monthly activity related to our stock repurchase program for the three months ended December 31, 2012.

Period
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased *
   
Average
Price Paid
per Share **
   
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
   
Maximum
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Program (in thousands)
 
October 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012
    200,000     $ 23.56       200,000     $ 20,709  
November 1, 2012 - November 30, 2012
    280,000     $ 21.86       280,000     $ 14,588  
December 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
    147,000     $ 17.98       147,000     $ 11,945  
Total
    627,000               627,000          
 
* May represent shares acquired as a result of common equity put options being assigned to us, common equity call options being exercised by us, or throught open market purchases.
 
** After taking into consideration the proceeds from sale of common equity put options contracts that were assigned to us or expired unxercised, as well as the funds used to purchased common equity call options exercised by us during the quarter ended December 31, 2012, we expended approximately $13.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2012 for repurchases of our ordinary shares. Refer to Note 14, "Treasury Shares and Fair Value Gain on Common Equity Put Options," in the Notes to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 herein for further details.
 
 
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Comparison of Cumulative Five Year Total Stockholder Return
 
 

ITEM 6.                      SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. dollars. Information as of December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and for each of the years then ended is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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The information presented below is qualified by the more detailed consolidated financial statements set forth elsewhere in this report, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
 
   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
2008
   
December 31,
2009
   
December 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2011
   
December 31,
2012
 
   
(in thousands, except earnings per share)
 
Statement of Operations:
             
 
             
Net revenues
  $ 32,589     $ 116,812     $ 119,678     $ 110,450     $ 158,362  
Cost of revenues (1)
    27,434       63,109       57,173       51,181       61,325  
Gross profit
    5,155       53,703       62,505       59,269       97,037  
Operating expenses (1)
    54,632       78,398       64,798       63,914       53,472  
Operating (loss) income
    (49,477 )     (24,695 )     (2,293 )     (4,645 )     43,565  
Interest expense
    (982 )     (1,180 )     (146 )     (277 )     (411 )
Other income (expense), net (2)
    (1,314 )     3,898       618       4,147       3,736  
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt
    -       (563 )     234       -       -  
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (51,773 )     (22,540 )     (1,587 )     (775 )     46,890  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    63       (9 )     (32 )     61       (8,961
Net (loss) income
  $ (51,836 )   $ (22,531 )   $ (1,555 )   $ (836 )   $ 55,851  
                                         
Loss (income) per ordinary share
                                       
Basic (3)
  $ (3.47 )   $ (1.31 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )   $ 2.80  
Diluted (3)
  $ (3.47 )   $ (1.31 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )   $ 2.73  
                                         
Weighted average common ordinary shares outstanding
                                       
Basic
    14,997       17,598       21,630       23,342       19,916  
Diluted
    14,997       17,598       21,630       23,342       19,985  
                                         
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Cash, cash equivalents and investments
  $ 6,779     $ 28,401     $ 47,959     $ 35,096     $ 38,349  
Total assets
  $ 47,407     $ 77,009     $ 114,548     $ 110,630     $ 120,767  
Property and equipment, net
  $ 2,532     $ 2,034     $ 3,771     $ 2,669     $ 2,348  
Goodwill and other identified intangibles, net
  $ 15,466     $ 20,598     $ 39,579     $ 43,798     $ 48,440  
Total indebtedness, net of discount (4)
  $ 10,695     $ 4,915     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Redeemable ordinary shares (5)
  $ 5,193     $ 5,764     $ 8,373     $ -     $ -  
Total capital deficit
  $ (33,924 )   $ (49,047 )   $ (121 )   $ (26,377 )   $ (24,770 )
Total ordinary shares outstanding, net of treasury shares
    13,142     $ 16,696     $ 18,152     $ 21,174     $ 18,709  
                                         
Other Data:
                                       
Depreciation of property and equipment
  $ 1,010     $ 1,457     $ 1,708     $ 2,076     $ 538  
Amortization of intangible assets
  $ 699     $ 1,405     $ 1,238     $ 2,084     $ 2,764  
 
 
(1)
Cost of revenue and operating expenses for fiscal year 2009 include a bonus to employees and outside consultants for services rendered in 2009 of $2.6 million and $23.0 million, respectively. Operating expenses for fiscal year 2010 include a bonus to employees for services rendered in 2010 of $1.0 million. Cost of revenue and operating expenses for fiscal year 2010 also include a bonus to employees and outside consultants for services rendered in 2009 of $0.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively, as a result of the Company’s decision to pay the 2009 bonus in the form of ordinary shares in March 2010. Operating expenses for fiscal year 2011 include a bonus to employees and outside consultants for services rendered in 2011 of $2.5 million. Operating expenses for fiscal year 2012 include a bonus to employees and outside consultants for services rendered in 2012 of $4.0 million.
 
 
(2)
Other income (expense), net includes gains (losses) on investments, interest and dividend income, fair value gain (loss) on common equity put options and investment advisory fees. Other income for fiscal year 2007 represents dividend and interest income. Other expense in fiscal year 2008 was primarily related to $1.4 million in losses on investments, partially offset by interest and dividend income of $0.1 million. Other income in fiscal year 2009 was primarily related to $4.3 million in gains on investments and dividend and interest income of $0.7 million, partially offset by a $1.1 million investment advisory fee. Other income in fiscal year 2010 was primarily related to $1.3 million in interest and dividend income, partially offset by $0.7 million in losses on investments. Other income in fiscal year 2011 was primarily related to $2.2 million in fair value gain on common equity put options, $1.3 million in interest and dividend income and $0.6 million in gains on investments. Other income in fiscal year 2012 was primarily related to $3.7 million in fair value gain on common equity put options and $0.8 million in interest and dividend income, partially offset by $0.7 million in losses on investments.
 
 
(3)
Due to the net losses for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, basic and diluted loss per ordinary share for those years was the same, as the effect of potentially dilutive securities was anti-dilutive. Refer to Note 17, “Income (Loss) per Share,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details.
 
 
(4)
Includes current maturities of long-term debt. Refer to Note 10, “Other Liabilities,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details
 
 
(5)
In August 2008, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with an unaffiliated multinational entertainment products and services retailer, whereby this retailer purchased 666,668 ordinary shares for $5.0 million. The amounts as of December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 represent the estimated redemption value of the ordinary shares held by the aforementioned retailer, which included the greater of (i) the original investment plus 11% accreted dividend per annum, or (ii) the fair market value per ordinary share of the Company at that date. These ordinary shares were repurchased by the Company in 2011. Refer to Note 12, “Redeemable Ordinary Shares,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details.
 
 
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ITEM 7.                      MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K. THIS DISCUSSION CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. OUR ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FACTORS THAT MIGHT CAUSE FUTURE RESULTS TO DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE DISCUSSED BELOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT, PARTICULARLY THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE UNDER ITEM 1A, RISK FACTORS .

The Company is a cloud communications leader that is the inventor of VoIP, the softphone, the magicJack, the magicJack PLUS and other award winning magicJack products and services. magicJacks weigh about one ounce and plug into the USB port on a computer or into a power adapter and high speed Internet source, providing users with complete phone service for home, enterprise and while traveling. We charge as low as $20 a year for an access right to access our servers, and our customers then continue to have the ability to obtain free telephone services. The Company now provides additional products and services, which include voice apps on smart phones, as well as the magicJack PLUS, which is a standalone magicJack that has its own CPU and can connect a regular phone directly to the user’s broadband modem/router and function as a standalone phone without using a computer. Our products and services allow users to make and/or receive free telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the Internet, and allow customers to make free calls back to the United States and Canada from anywhere legally permitted in the world.

We are a vertically integrated group of companies. We own a micro processor chip design company, an appserver and session border controller company, a wholesale provider of VoIP services, a softphone company, and the developer and provider of the magicJack   product line. We intend to soon expand these existing platforms to allow its customers to use search, shopping, click-to-call and other services via the Internet through intellectual property right pending and proprietary technologies. We also wholesale telephone service to VoIP providers and telecommunication carriers.

Our strategy since 2007 has been to vertically integrate our technology, design and suppliers, and we have completed four acquisitions between 2007 and 2010, including a merger with the company that invented VoIP, in order to implement this strategy.

During September 2011, we began promoting the magicJack APP that can be used to make or receive telephone calls between two computers or between the customer’s computer and a PSTN. The customer can use a headphone or a computer’s speakers and microphone to make and receive telephone calls. In September 2011, the magicJack APP   also became available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In August 2012, the magicJack APP became available to Android phones.

Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and are the basis for the discussion and analysis of our results of operations, liquidity and capital resource. References to authoritative accounting literature in this report, where applicable, are based on the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). Our functional and reporting currency is the United States Dollar (“U.S. Dollar”), which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which our consolidated operations are conducted. Transactions and balances originally denominated in dollars are presented at their original amounts. Transactions and balances in currencies other than dollars, including Israeli New Shekel (”NIS”), are re-measured in dollars and any gains or losses are recognized in our consolidated financial statements in the period they occur.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements on the basis of being a single reporting entity. Over 90% of our revenues in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were derived from sales to customers located in the United States. The majority of our revenues were generated from sales of the magicJack product line and from the software access right that accompanies these products, which were $131.9 million, $87.9 million and $92.8 million the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We also provide our customers the ability to make prepaid calls using the magicJack, magicJack PLUS and magicJack APP by purchasing prepaid minutes. Revenues generated from the usage of prepaid minutes were $15.5 million, $11.6 million and $10.5 million for years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In February 2012, we made an operational change which allowed us to identify the point in time when prepaid minutes expire under the terms of service and approximately $3.0 million attributable to prepaid minutes that expired between February 2008 and February 2012 were recognized as revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 since such amounts were considered earned. As a result, our diluted earnings per ordinary share for the year ended December 31, 2012 were increased by approximately $0.15 per ordinary share.
 
 
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Basis of Consolidation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of magicJack VocalTec and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, YMax Corporation, YMax Communications Corp., magicJack Holdings Corporation, magicJack, LP, SJ Labs, Inc., Tiger Jet Network, Inc., VocalTec Communications LLC and Predictive Marketing, LLC and B Kruse and Associates, LLC (collectively, “Dialmaxx”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statement amounts to conform to the current presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates and judgments are revised periodically as required. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include allowances for billing adjustments and doubtful accounts, the recoverability of long-lived assets and goodwill, i ncome tax valuation allowance (and related matters), the value of ordinary shares issued in business combinations or underlying the Company’s ordinary share options, the expected forfeitures of ordinary share options and estimates of likely outcomes related to certain contingent liabilities.

We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. Our estimates and assumptions are based on factors such as historical experience, trends within the Company and the telecommunications industry, general economic conditions and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of such assumptions form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available. Actual results may differ from our estimates and assumptions as a result of varying market and economic conditions, and may result in lower revenues and lower operating income.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have identified below our critical accounting policies. These policies are both the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require our management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenues consists of revenue from sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS to retailers, wholesalers or directly to customers, access rights fees, fees charged for shipping the magicJack and magicJack PLUS, usage of prepaid minutes, access charges to other carriers and other miscellaneous charges for telecommunication usage, sales of telecommunications hardware, software and related services. Revenue is recorded net of sales returns and allowances.

magicJack and magicJack PLUS Revenue

We recognize revenues from sales and shipping of direct sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS over the period associated with the initial 12-month access right period. Customers may purchase access rights for continued use of our software to access our servers for additional years either when the original purchase is made, or at any time thereafter. The revenue associated with the access right for additional years is deferred and recognized ratably over the extended access right period.

Sales Return Policy
 
We offer some of our direct sales customers a 30-day free trial before they have to pay for their magicJack or magicJack PLUS   unit. We do not record or recognize revenue until the 30-day trial period has expired and a customer’s credit card has been charged.

Returns from retailers are accepted on an authorized basis for devices deemed defective. We may offer certain retailers the limited right to return any unsold merchandise from their initial stocking orders. We estimate potential returns under these arrangements at point of sale based and re-estimate potential returns on a quarterly basis. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, our estimates of returns and actual returns from initial stocking orders have not been materially different.

Telephony Services Revenue

Telephony revenue is recognized as minutes are used. Telephony revenue is generated from the usage of prepaid minutes, fees for origination of calls to 800-numbers, access fees charged to other telecommunication carriers on a per-minute basis for Interexchange Carriers (“IXC”) calls terminated on our servers, and wholesaling telephone service to VoIP providers and telecommunication carriers. We have estimated and provided allowances for billing adjustments of access charges to carrier customers.
 
 
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INCOME TAXES

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their book basis using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. We record a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that it estimates is more-likely-than-not to be realized.

We assess our income tax positions for uncertainty and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those uncertain tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained but possibly subject to adjustment by the relevant taxing authority, we have recorded the largest amount of tax benefit that management believes may potentially be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those uncertain income tax positions where there is 50% or less likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements.

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based compensation generally consists of option grants or ordinary share awards to directors, officers, employees or consultants. We account for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, "Compensation - Stock Compensation" (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant based on the fair value of the award. 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 our consolidated income statements. The Company has not granted stock options since 2010. The number and value of options granted in 2010 were not material. Since 2010, the Company's stock based compensation has been in the form of ordinary shares. Refer to Note 13, “Ordinary Shares,” and Note 15, "Ordinary Share Options," in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details
 
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated (in thousands). The consolidated statements of operations below have been expanded to show the composition of our operating revenue and cost of revenues items to enable a more meaningful discussion of our operations.
 
   
Year ended
December 31,
   
2012
Compared to
   
2011
Compared to
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net Revenues
                                         
Sale of magicJack and magicJack PLUS
  $ 73,813     $ 44,552     $ 65,025     $ 29,261     65.7 %   $ (20,473 )     (31.5 ) %
Access right renewals
    43,853       36,546       21,598       7,307     20.0       14,948       69.2  
Shipping and handling
    5,596       2,158       3,555       3,438     159.3       (1,397 )     (39.3 )
magicJack-related products
    8,626       4,596       2,586       4,030     87.7       2,010       77.7  
Prepaid minutes
    15,500       11,634       10,542       3,866     33.2       1,092       10.4  
Access and wholesale charges
    9,124       3,607       8,993       5,517     153.0       (5,386 )     (59.9 )
Other
    1,850       7,357       7,379       (5,507 )   (74.9 )     (22 )     (0.3 )
Total Net Revenue
    158,362       110,450       119,678       47,912     43.4       (9,228 )     (7.7 )
                                                       
Cost of Revenues
                                                     
Cost of magicJack and magicJack PLUS sold
    23,792       12,944       17,210       10,848     83.8       (4,266 )     (24.8 )
Shipping and handling
    2,539       2,499       1,770       40     1.6       729       41.2  
Credit card processing fees
    3,204       2,424       3,595       780     32.2       (1,171 )     (32.6 )
Network and carrier charges
    27,948       27,847       29,052       101     0.4       (1,205 )     (4.1 )
Other
    3,842       5,467       5,546       (1,625 )   (29.7 )     (79 )     (1.4 )
Total Cost of Revenues
    61,325       51,181       57,173       10,144     19.8       (5,992 )     (10.5 )
                                                       
Gross Profit
    97,037       59,269       62,505       37,768     63.7       (3,236 )     (5.2 )
                                                       
Operating expenses:
                                                     
Advertising
    23,181       32,148       32,162       (8,967 )   (27.9 )     (14 )     (0.0 )
General and administrative
    27,697       29,050       28,645       (1,353 )   (4.7 )     405       1.4  
Research and development
    2,594       2,716       3,991       (122 )   (4.5 )     (1,275 )     (31.9 )
Total operating expenses
    53,472       63,914       64,798       (10,442 )   (16.3 )     (884 )     (1.4 )
Operating income (loss)
    43,565       (4,645 )     (2,293 )     48,210     1,037.9       (2,352 )     (102.6 )
                                                       
Other income (expense):
                                                     
(Losses) gains on investments
    (738 )     649       (694 )     (1,387 )   *       1,343       *  
Interest and dividend income
    783       1,271       1,283       (488 )   *       (12 )     *  
Interest expense
    (411 )     (277 )     (146 )     (134 )   48.4       (131 )     89.7  
Fair value gain on common equity put options
    3,650       2,192       -       1,458     *       2,192       *  
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    -       -       234       -     *       (234 )     *  
Other income, net
    41       35       29       6     *       6       *  
Total other (expense) income
    3,325       3,870       706       (545 )   (14.1 )     3,164       448.2  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    46,890       (775 )     (1,587 )     47,665     *       812       51.2  
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (8,961     61       (32 )     (9,022   *       93       *  
Net income (loss)
    55,851       (836 )     (1,555 )     56,687     *       719       *  
Dividends on redeemable ordinary shares
    -       (955 )     -       955     *       (955 )        
Net income (loss) attributable to
                                                  *  
ordinary shareholders
  $ 55,851     $ (1,791 )   $ (1,555 )   $ 57,642     *     $ (236 )     *  
Income (loss) per  ordinary share:
                                                     
Basic
  $ 2.80     $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )   $ 2.88     *     $ (0.01 )     *  
Diluted
  $ 2.73     $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )   $ 2.81     *     $ (0.01 )     *  
 
* - Not meaningful.
 
 
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011

Net Revenues

Total net revenue was $158.4 million and $110.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, representing an increase of $47.9 million, or 43.4%. The increases in the components of net revenues were primarily attributable to the following:

 
·
a $29.3 million combined increase in revenues recognized for the sale of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS, primarily as a result of: (i) the recognition of revenues on sales of the magicJack PLUS, which started in September 2011, (ii) higher average unit prices of magicJack PLUS units, and (iii) a higher proportionate number of magicJack PLUS units being sold directly to consumers at retail prices as opposed to the number of units sold to retailers and distributors at wholesale prices;
 
 
·
a $7.3 million increase in renewal revenues primarily as a result of the impact of price increases effective in early 2012;
 
 
·
a $4.0 million increase in the sale of magicJack-related products, primarily driven by the increase in porting fees;
 
 
·
a $3.9 million increase in revenues from prepaid minutes primarily as a result of the Company making an operational change in February 2012 which allowed it to identify the point in time when prepaid minutes expire under the terms of service, resulting in approximately $3.0 million attributable to prepaid minutes that expired between February 2008 and February 2012 being recognized as revenue;
 
 
·
a $3.4 million increase in shipping and handling revenues primarily as a result   of the Company commencing to sell the magicJack PLUS in September 2011; and
 
 
·
a $5.5 million increase in revenues from access and wholesale charges.
 
These increases in components of net revenue were partially offset by a $5.5 million decrease in non-core other revenues as a result of reduced sales of telecommunications hardware and our proprietary software as we discontinued efforts to acquire new customers for such products in order to focus on our internal needs.

In the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS units through retail outlets represented approximately 59% and 57%, respectively, of sales of all magicJack units sold. For the same periods, direct sales represented approximately 41% and 43%, respectively, of magicJack units sold.

For years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, no retailer accounted for more than 10% of our total net revenues.

Cost of Revenues

Total cost of revenues was $61.3 million and $51.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, representing an increase of $10.1 million, or 19.8%. This increase in cost of revenues was primarily attributable to: (i) $11.7 million increase driven by a higher number of magicJack PLUS units sold with a higher unit cost, (ii) shipping and handling cost and credit card processing fees primarily as a result of an increase in direct sales of the magicJack PLUS units in 2012, and (iii) a $2.6 million increase in write-offs of obsolete raw materials inventory.

The cost of other revenues decreased by $1.6 million primarily due to: (i) a decrease in VocalTec US and Israel costs as a result of a lower hardware cost as we discontinued efforts to acquire new customers for such products, and (ii) a reduction in depreciation expense resulting from a change in estimated useful lives of certain servers effective January 1, 2012, offset in part by higher amortization expense as a result of certain intangible assets being purchased in 2012.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses was $53.5 million and $63.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, representing a decrease of $10.4 million, or 16.3%. This decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to: (i) a $9.0 million decrease in advertising-related expense driven by a reduction in long-form advertising and sponsorship-related expenses, (ii) a $1.4 million decrease in general and administrative expenses resulting from a $2.2 million decrease in legal expenses as a result of fewer legal cases, offset in part by higher personnel related costs primarily as a result of higher bonuses to employees and outside consultants in 2012 because of successful 2012 results.

We believe we will be able to reduce legal expenses related to collection efforts and litigation in future periods due to: (i) certain upcoming expected legal settlements, and (ii) more certainty for rules regarding billing and collections of access charges as a result of the FCC Order of November 18, 2011.

Our combined advertising-related expenses decreased by approximately 27.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 because the legacy value of our short and long-form advertising did not require continued reinforcement. Our combined advertising-related expenses remained flat for the both the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. Advertising-related expenses have varied, and may continue to vary from quarter to quarter.
 
 
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Other Income

Total other income was $3.3 million and $3.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, representing a decrease of approximately $0.6 million. This decrease in other income was due to changes in the item discussed below.

           Fair Value Gain on Common Equity Put Options

Fair value gain on common equity put options for years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $3.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively. We sold common equity put option contracts in connection with our share repurchase program in order to attempt to lower the average share price paid for ordinary shares we purchase.

Income Taxes
 
Total income tax (benefit) expense was $(9.0) million and $61 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The principal components of our income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are the following (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Income (loss) before taxes
  $ 46,890     $ (775 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (8,961 )     61  
Effective income tax rate
    (19.11 )%     (7.88 )%
 
We have had low income taxes because of the offset of operating loss carryovers from earlier years of operation against income (loss) before income taxes. We recorded an income tax benefit of $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, primarily related to the release of $10.9 million of our valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2012. As of December 31, 2011, we provided a full valuation allowance related to our net deferred tax assets as we then believed the objective and verifiable evidence of our historical pre-tax losses outweighed the existing positive evidence regarding our ability to realize our deferred tax assets. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we reassessed the need for a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets and concluded that it was more-likely-than-not that we would be able to recover certain deferred tax assets by generating future taxable income. Accordingly, we released a portion of our valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2012. Going forward, we expect that our effective tax rate will increase in the future. The actual amount of the effective tax rate in the future will be affected by various factors, including our future profitability and the realization of previously unrecognized deferred tax assets recovered from future taxable income. We will review our deferred tax valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. Refer to Note 16, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details, as well as a reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate.
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders and Income (Loss) Per Share

As a result of the foregoing items, net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders increased to $55.9 million in 2012 as compared to ($1.8) million in 2011. Income (loss) per diluted share attributable to ordinary shareholders increased to $2.73 per ordinary share in 2012 as compared to ($0.08) per ordinary share in 2011 as a result of increased profitability in 2012 and a decrease of approximately 3.3 million (or 14%) in the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in 2012 as compared to 2011 due to our share repurchase program.
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

Net Revenues

Total net revenue was $110.5 million and $119.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing a decrease of $9.2 million, or 7.7%. This decrease in the components of net revenues was primarily attributable to the following:

 
·
a $20.5 million combined decrease in revenues recognized from the sale of the magicJack, primarily as a result of: (i) sale of fewer magicJack units in 2011, and (ii) and lower average unit price due to a higher percentage of magicJack units being sold to retailers and distributors at wholesale prices, offset in part by the commencement of recognition of revenues on sales of magicJack PLUS units during the fourth quarter of 2011;
 
 
·
a $5.4 million net decrease in access revenue as a result of the Company increasing the provision for billing adjustments, primarily as a result of the FCC November 18, 2011 Order, offset by an increase in revenues from the sale of access to our servers and wholesale of VoIP services;” and
 
 
·
a $1.4 million decrease in shipping and handling revenues primarily as a result   of fewer magicJack units sold directly to consumers.
 
These decreases in the components of net revenue were partially offset by the following:

 
·
a $14.9 million increase in access right renewal revenues as a result of the continued increase in the number of active customers beyond their first year of service;
 
 
·
a $2.0 million increase in the sale of magicJack-related products, primarily driven by an increase in the sale of Canadian numbers and porting fees; and
 
 
·
a $1.1 million increase in revenues from prepaid minutes as a result of an increase in the number of customers purchasing these services, which resulted in higher usage of prepaid minutes.
 
In the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS units through retail outlets represented approximately 57% and 73%, respectively, of sales of all magicJack units sold. For the same periods, direct sales represented approximately 43% and 27%, respectively, of magicJack units sold.

For year ended December 31, 2011, no retailer accounted for more than 10% of our total operating revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2010, one retailer, RadioShack, accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s total operating revenues.
 
 
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Cost of Revenues

Total cost of revenues was $51.2 million and $57.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing a decrease of $6.0 million, or 10.5%. This decrease in cost of revenues was primarily attributable to the following:

 
·
a $6.3 million combined decrease in the recognized cost of magicJack and magicJack PLUS units sold, and a decline in credit card processing fees resulting from the decrease in magicJack units sold on a direct basis; and
 
 
·
lower network and carrier charges due to better rates from telecommunication carriers.
 
These decreases in cost of revenues were partially offset by: (i) a $0.8 million write-off of obsolete inventory items, included in cost of magicJack and magicJack PLUS sold, (ii) and increase in shipping and handling costs as a result of higher shipping unit costs, and (iii) higher amortization expense for intangible assets.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses was $63.9 million and $64.8 million for years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing a decrease of $0.9 million, or 1.4%. This decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to a $1.3 million decrease in research and development expenses as a result of lower personnel-related costs driven by reduced headcount, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily as a result of: (i) a $1.0 million increase in litigation expenses, and (ii) inclusion of a full year of VocalTec expenses in 2011 as compared to less than six months in 2010. These increases in general and administrative expenses were offset in part by: (i) lower personnel related-costs allocated to general and administrative expenses as a result of reduced number of personnel, and (ii) reduced accounting related fees.

Our combined advertising-related expenses remained flat for the both the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. However, advertising-related expenses have varied, and may continue to vary from quarter to quarter.

Other Income

Total other income was $3.9 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing an increase of approximately $3.2 million. This increase in other income (expense) was due to changes in the items discussed below.

Fair Value Gain on Common Equity Put Options

Fair value gain on common equity put options for year ended December 31, 2011 was $2.2 million, as compared to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2010. In 2011, we sold common equity put option contracts in connection with our share repurchase program in order to attempt to lower the average share price paid for ordinary shares we purchases.

Income Taxes

Total income tax expense (benefit) was $61 thousand and ($32) thousand for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We have low income taxes because of the offset of operating loss carryovers from our earlier years of operation against income before income taxes. Refer to Note 16, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details as well as a reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate.

Net Loss Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders and Loss Per Share

As a result of the foregoing items, net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders increased to $1.8 million in 2011 as compared to $1.6 million in 2010. Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders per diluted share increased to $0.08 per ordinary share in 2010 as compared to $0.07 per ordinary share in 2010 as a result of a decrease of approximately 1.7 million (or 8%) in the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in 2011 as compared to 2010 due to our share repurchase program.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations and cash on hand and investments. As of December 31, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $19.0 million, available-for-sale marketable securities of $19.4 million and accounts receivables of $6.0 million. Our accounts payable at December 31, 2012 was $3.7 million.
 
 
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During the year ended December 31, 2012, we generated positive operating cash flows of $65.3 million, as compared to $25.3 million for year ended December 31, 2011. The $39.9 million increase was primarily attributable to increased profitability. Net income was $55.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to a $0.8 million net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011. We currently believe that available funds and cash flows generated by operations will be sufficient to fund our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. If we decide to make future acquisitions, we may require new sources of funding, including additional debt, equity financing or some combination thereof. There can be no assurances that we will be able to secure additional sources of funding or that such additional sources of funding will be available to us on acceptable terms.

Cash Flow – Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $65.3 million, $25.3 million and $23.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to: (i) $55.9 million net income, (ii) $2.4 million in non-cash items consisting of a $8.9 million provision for billing adjustments as a result of the aforementioned FCC Order of November 18, 2011, $3.3 million for depreciation and amortization expense, $3.2 million in share-based compensation related primarily to bonuses, $0.7 million loss on investments, offset in part by $10.9 million deferred income tax benefit and $3.7 million fair value gains on common equity put options, (iii) $7.4 million increase in deferred revenues attributable to strong sales of access right renewals, (iv) a $3.3 million decrease in inventories as a result of the Company writing off approximately $3.5 million in excess components considered obsolete due to starting to manufacture a new product, (v) a $3.7 million increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, which include outstanding common equity put option contracts sold in connection to our share repurchase program. These items were partially offset by a $3.2 million decrease in accounts payable.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to: (i) $20.6 million in non-cash expenses primarily as a result of a $16.2 million provision for billing adjustments as a result of the aforementioned FCC Order of November 18, 2011, $4.2 million for depreciation and amortization expense and $2.4 million in share-based compensation related primarily to bonuses paid in ordinary shares of the Company, (ii) a $25.6 million increase in deferred revenues attributable primarily to strong initial sales of the magicJack PLUS and access right renewals, and (iii) a $4.3 million increase in accounts payable primarily due to timing of payments to our vendors. These items were partially offset by: (i) a $14.9 million increase in accounts receivable primarily due to the strong sales of the magicJack PLUS to retailers in late 2011 and low collections associated with access fees charged to other carriers, (ii) a $5.7 million increase in inventories as a result of the Company building up inventory for the magicJack PLUS, which we started selling in September 2011, (iii) a $1.9 million increase in deferred costs, and (iv) a $2.2 million decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as a result of the 2010 bonuses being paid out in early 2011.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to: (i) $15.5 million in non-cash expenses primarily as a result of a $6.7 million provision for billing adjustments, as well as $5.1 million in share-based compensation related primarily to an increase in the fair value of stock issued in March 2010 for the 2009 bonus and $2.9 million for depreciation and amortization expense, (ii) a $13.4 million increase in deferred revenues attributable primarily to the increase in sale of access right renewals, (iii) a $3.2 million decrease in deferred costs, and (iv) a $1.7 million decrease in deposits and other current assets primarily due to timing of payments and usage of prepaid services. These items were partially offset by: (i) a $7.3 million increase in accounts receivable primarily due to timing of receipts from our customers and a $3.7 million decrease in accounts payable primarily due to timing of payments to our vendors, and (ii) a $1.6 million net loss.

Cash Flow – Investing Activities

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities was ($4.7) million, ($9.0) million, and 0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2012 was primarily attributable to: (i) $5.7 million used to purchase certain intangible assets and (ii) $0.2 million for purchases of property and equipment. These items were partially offset by $1.3 million net proceeds from sale of investments.

Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2011 was primarily attributable to: (i) $6.5 million net purchase of investments, (ii) $1.5 million primarily due to the first of five installment payments for the purchase of certain intangible assets, and (iii) $1.0 million for purchases of property and equipment, primarily comprised of servers.

Net cash provided by investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2010 was primarily attributable to $7.8 million in cash acquired as part of the 2010 business combination, partially offset by $4.0 million net purchase of investments, $2.6 million used for purchases of property and equipment, $0.9 million net cash used for the acquisition of Dialmaxx, and $0.1 million used for acquisition of intangible assets.
 
 
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Cash Flow –Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $54.6 million, 32.0 million and $8.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2012 primarily consisted of: (i) $66.5 million in cash used to purchase treasury stock as part of our share repurchase program and (ii) payment of $1.5 million for the second of five installment payments for the purchase of certain intangible assets in 2011. These items we partially offset by: (i) $12.2 million in premiums received from the sale of common equity put options in connection with our share repurchase program, and (ii) $1.2 million in cash received from the exercise of ordinary share options.

Net cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2011 primarily consisted of: (i) $28.2 million in cash used to purchase treasury stock as part of our share repurchase program and (ii) $8.7 million paid for the redemption of 566,668 redeemable ordinary shares from an affiliate of an unrelated multinational entertainment products and services retailer in an arm’s length transaction as described in Note 12, “Redeemable Ordinary Shares,” in Item 8 herein. These items we partially offset by: (i) $3.1 million in premiums received from the sale of common equity put options in connection with our share repurchase program, and (ii) $1.8 million in cash received from the exercise of ordinary share options. Refer to the section below for additional information on our share repurchase program.

Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010 primarily consisted of $4.8 million in cash used to retire our outstanding debt, $4.0 million used to repurchase ordinary shares in order to settle bonus-related tax withholding liabilities, and $0.1 million used to repurchase our ordinary shares. These items were offset by $0.6 million in proceeds from sale of ordinary shares.

Stock Repurchase Program

Our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program with a total cumulative repurchase authority granted to us of $100 million as of December 31, 2012. The primary objective of the Company’s stock repurchase program is to improve stockholders’ returns.

Our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to enable us to purchase our ordinary shares at such times as management deems appropriate up to a maximum of $100 million. In January 2012, the Board of Directors increased our stock repurchase program by $20 million to $55 million. In April 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase an additional $20 million of our ordinary shares. In June 2012, the Board of Directors further authorized the repurchase of an additional $25 million of our ordinary shares, representing a cumulative repurchase authority granted to us of $100 million as of December 31, 2012. The objective of our stock repurchase program is to improve stockholders’ returns. We expended $88.1 million under our repurchase program through December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2012, there was $11.9 million authorized to purchase ordinary shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program. All shares purchased, not yet retired, are recorded as treasury shares.

We may purchase call option contracts and may sell put option contracts in connection with our share repurchase program in order to attempt to lower the average share price paid for ordinary shares we purchase. Taking into consideration the proceeds received from the sale of put option contracts exercised, put option contracts that expired unexercised and purchase price of call option contracts exercised during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we expended approximately (i) $55.9 million purchasing 2,989,949 shares of outstanding ordinary shares at an average price of $18.69 during the year ended December 31, 2012, and (ii) $32.2 million purchasing 2,963,782 shares of outstanding ordinary shares at an average price of $10.85 during the year ended December 31, 2011.

At December 31, 2012, we had outstanding put option contracts covering the purchase of 190,000 ordinary shares for $5.7 million, which represents our maximum exposure. We received $2.4 million in proceeds from the sale of these put option contracts. If all of these outstanding put option contracts had been exercised as of December 31, 2012, we would have purchased these shares at an average price of $17.25 per share. At December 31, 2012 the closing price of our ordinary shares on NASDAQ was $18.20 per share. All put option contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012 were subsequently assigned to us. As of April 2, 2013, there were no put option contracts outstanding.
 
Other Liabilities

In April 2010, the Company retired its then outstanding indebtedness, which was comprised of a note payable due January 2011, totaling $4.9 million. As of December 31, 2012, we had outstanding indebtedness in connection with an agreement entered during June 2011 for the purchase of certain intangible assets, and secured only by such intangible assets, under which we are required to make three non-interest bearing future annual payments of $1.5 million beginning May 31, 2013. The liability for such payments has been discounted at a rate of 10% to a net present value of $3.9 million and $5.0 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Refer to Note 10, “Other Liabilities,” in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 herein for further details.
 
 
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, “ Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment .” This Update applies to annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Under ASU 2011-08, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. Under the amendments in this Update, an entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The amendments in ASU 2011-08 are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, " Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment." ASU 2012-02 amends Topic 350 by establishing an optional two-step analysis for impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill. ASU 2012-02 is intended to simplify impairment testing for indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill by adding a qualitative review step to assess whether the required quantitative impairment analysis that exists today is necessary. Under the amended rule, a company will not be required to calculate the fair value of a business that contains recorded indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill unless it concludes, based on the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of that business is less than its book value. If such a decline in fair value is deemed more likely than not to have occurred, then the quantitative impairment test that exists under current GAAP must be completed. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Contractual Obligations

The impact that our aggregate contractual obligations as of December 31, 2012 are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Payments Due by Period
 
   
Total
   
Less Than 1 Year
   
1-3 Years
   
3-5 Years
   
More Than 5 Years
 
Intangible assets purchased
  $ 4,500     $ 1,500     $ 3,000     $ -     $ -  
Operating lease obligations
  $ 646     $ 299     $ 322     $ 25     $ -  
Accrued severance pay *
  $ 293     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 293  
Uncertain tax positions
  $ 494     $ 494     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Total contractual obligations
  $ 5,933     $ 2,293     $ 3,322     $ 25     $ 293  
                                         
* As of December 31, 2012, we had $0.2 million in severance pay funds in reserve to settle such liabilities.
 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2012.

ITEM 7A.                   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
We are exposed to financial market risks that are inherent in our financial statements, including changes in interest rates, equity and derivative prices and foreign currency exchange rates that could adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.
 
 
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Exposure to Interest Rates

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital until it is required to fund operations while at the same time maximizing the income we receive from our investments without incurring investment market volatility risk. Our investment income is sensitive to the general level of United States interest rates. In this regard, changes in the United States interest rates affect the interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents. Due to the short-term nature of our cash and cash equivalent holdings, a 10% movement in market interest rates would not materially impact on the total fair market value of our portfolio as of December 31, 2012.

Exposure to Exchange Rates

Our overseas expenses are incurred primarily in connection with the manufacturing of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS units and expenses related to our operations in Israel. The majority of our overseas expenses are influenced by exchange rate fluctuations in local currencies, including NIS, Hong Kong dollars, Taiwan dollars and Chinese yuan. Due to the small percentage of our expenses that are influenced by exchange rate fluctuations, a 10% movement in currency exchange rates would not materially impact our results of operations.

Exposure to Equity and Derivative Prices
 
Market prices for equity securities are subject to fluctuation and consequently the amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may significantly differ from the reported market value. Fluctuation in the market price of a security may result from perceived changes in the underlying economic characteristics of the investee, the relative price of alternative investments and general market conditions.
 
Our Investments
 
As a result of the Company investing its excess cash, we are also subject to equity price risk with respect to long or short positions in financial instruments such as equity securities, which include call option and put option contracts. While our ultimate potential loss with respect to these contracts is determined from the movement of the underlying security or index between the contract inception date and expiration date, the change in fair value of the derivative contracts is also affected by changes in other factors such as interest rates, expected dividend rates and the remaining duration of the contract.
 
Our Stock Repurchase Program

We have sold put option contracts in connection with our share repurchase program in order to attempt to lower the average price paid for ordinary shares we purchase. Option contracts are sensitive to expiration dates of contracts and fluctuations in the sale price of our ordinary shares, which are in turn sensitive to various factors, including but not limited to: (i) our financial performance and (ii) fluctuations in the overall U.S. and foreign stock markets and economies. At December 31, 2012, we had outstanding put option contracts covering the purchase of 190,000 ordinary shares for $5.7 million. We received $2.4 million in proceeds from the sale of these put option contracts. If all of these outstanding put option contracts had been exercised as of December 31, 2012, we would have purchased these shares at an average price of $17.25 per share. At December 31, 2012 the closing price of our ordinary shares on NASDAQ was $18.20 per share.
 
 
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ITEM 8.                      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Netanya, Israel
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), capital deficit and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), magicJack VocalTec Ltd.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and our report dated April 2, 2013 expressed an adverse opinion thereon.
 
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
West Palm Beach, Florida

April 2, 2013
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 18,959     $ 12,961  
Marketable securities, at fair value
    19,390       22,135  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and billing adjustments
               
of $20,498 and $24,813, respectively
    6,004       8,786  
Inventories
    5,340       8,676  
Deferred costs
    7,066       8,550  
Deferred tax assets, current
    1,114        -  
Deposits and other current assets
    1,411       1,796  
Total current assets
    59,284       62,904  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    2,348       2,669  
Intangible assets, net
    16,136       11,494  
Goodwill
    32,304       32,304  
Deferred tax assets, non-current
    9,831        -  
Deposits and other non-current assets
    864       1,259  
Total assets
  $ 120,767     $ 110,630  
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL DEFICIT
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 3,651     $ 6,845  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    13,569       8,109  
Deferred revenue, current portion
    67,038       71,691  
Total current liabilities
    84,258       86,645  
                 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
    58,165       46,143  
Other non-current liabilities
    3,114       4,219  
Total liabilities
    145,537       137,007  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
               
Capital deficit:
               
Ordinary shares, No par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 24,728 and 24,344
               
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
    108,048       104,630  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,729       497  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,494 )     (783 )
Treasury stock (6,018 and 3,170 shares at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively)
    (93,541 )     (35,358 )
Accumulated deficit
    (39,512 )     (95,363 )
Total capital deficit
    (24,770 )     (26,377 )
Total liabilities and capital deficit
  $ 120,767     $ 110,630  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share information)
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
       
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Net revenues
  $ 158,362     $ 110,450     $ 119,678  
Cost of revenues
    61,325       51,181       57,173  
Gross profit
    97,037       59,269       62,505  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Advertising
    23,181       32,148       32,162  
General and administrative
    27,697       29,050       28,645  
Research and development
    2,594       2,716       3,991  
Total operating expenses
    53,472       63,914       64,798  
Operating income (loss)
    43,565       (4,645 )     (2,293 )
                         
Other income (expense):
                       
(Losses) gains on investments
    (738 )     649       (694 )
Interest and dividend income
    783       1,271       1,283  
Interest expense
    (411 )     (277 )     (146 )
Fair value gain on common equity put options
    3,650       2,192       -  
Other income, net
    41       35       263  
Total other income
    3,325       3,870       706  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    46,890       (775 )     (1,587 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (8,961 )     61       (32 )
Net income (loss)
    55,851       (836 )     (1,555 )
Dividends on redeemable ordinary shares
    -       (955 )     -  
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders
  $ 55,851     $ (1,791 )   $ (1,555 )
                         
Income (loss) per ordinary share:
                       
Basic
  $ 2.80     $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )
Diluted
  $ 2.73     $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )
                         
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    19,916       23,342       21,630  
Diluted
    19,985       23,342       21,630  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Net income (loss)
  $ 55,851     $ (836 )   $ (1,555 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                       
Reclassification  of unrealized loss on marketable securities
                       
to realized (loss) gain on investments
    783       257       278  
Net unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities
    (1,494 )     (2,029 )     681  
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 55,140     $ (2,608 )   $ (596 )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL DEFICIT
For the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
(in thousands)

   
Common Stock
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
   
Treasury Stock
   
Accumulated
   
Total
Capital
 
   
Number
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Income (Loss)
   
Number
   
Amount
   
Deficit
   
Deficit
 
Balance, January 1, 2010
    17,486     $ 1,472     $ 42,423     $ 30       -     $ -     $ (92,972 )   $ (49,047 )
                                                                 
Issuance of ordinary shares, net of $100 in costs
    2,890       243       21,329       -       -       -       -       21,572  
Exercise of ordinary share options
    4       -       28       -       -       -       -       28  
Share based compensation
    80       7       5,068       -       -       -       -       5,075  
Equivalent shares issued in connection with the
                                                               
merger with VocalTec
    2,352       198       23,078       -       -       -       -       23,276  
Issuance of ordinary shares for acquisition of
                                                               
Dialmaxx
    100       9       1,612                                       1,621  
Purchase of treasury stock
    -       -       -       -       (6 )     (81 )     -       (81 )
Contributed services
    -       -       75       -       -       -       -       75  
Unrealized gain on marketable securities
    -       -       -       959       -       -       -       959  
Adjustment of redemption value of redeemable
                                                               
ordinary shares
    -       -       (2,609 )     -       -       -       -       (2,609 )
Change to no-par value ordinary shares
    -       89,033       (89,033 )     -       -       -       -       -  
Sale of ordinary shares
    40       565       -       -       -       -       -       565  
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,555 )     (1,555 )
Balance, December 31, 2010
    22,952     $ 91,527     $ 1,971     $ 989       (6 )   $ (81 )   $ (94,527 )   $ (121 )
                                                                 
Exercise of ordinary share options
    532       1,774       -       -       -       -       -       1,774  
Share based compensation
    193       2,223       224       -       -       -       -       2,447  
Purchase of treasury stock
    -       -       -       -       (2,597 )     (27,537 )     -       (27,537 )
Contributed services
    -       -       75       -       -       -       -       75  
Reclassification of redeemable ordinary shares
    100       1,366       -       -       -       -       -       1,366  
Redemption of redeemable ordinary shares
    567       7,740       (955 )     -       (567 )     (7,740 )     -       (955 )
Outstanding common equity call options
    -       -       (85 )     -       -       -       -       (85 )
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
    -       -       -       (1,772 )     -       -       -       (1,772 )
Adjustment of redemption value of redeemable
                                                               
ordinary shares
    -       -       (733 )     -       -       -       -       (733 )
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (836 )     (836 )
Balance, December 31, 2011
    24,344     $ 104,630     $ 497     $ (783 )     (3,170 )   $ (35,358 )   $ (95,363 )   $ (26,377 )
                                                                 
Exercise of ordinary share options
    270       1,230       -       -       -       -       -       1,230  
Share based compensation
    29       531       651       -       133       2,008       -       3,190  
Ordinary shares issued for purchase of
                                                               
intangible assets
    85       1,657       -       -       -       -       -       1,657  
Purchase of treasury stock
    -       -       487       -       (2,990 )     (60,327 )     -       (59,840 )
Contributed services
    -       -       94       -       9       136       -       230  
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
    -       -       -       (711 )     -       -       -       (711 )
Net income
    -       -       -       -       -       -       55,851       55,851  
Balance, December 31, 2012
    24,728     $ 108,048     $ 1,729     $ (1,494 )     (6,018 )   $ (93,541 )   $ (39,512 )   $ (24,770 )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 55,851     $ (836 )   $ (1,555 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
                       
provided by operating activities:
                       
Provision for doubtful accounts and billing adjustments
    9,148       16,434       6,701  
Share-based compensation
    3,190       2,447       5,075  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,302       4,160       2,946  
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision
    (10,945     93       187  
Interest expense - non-cash
    411       277       85  
Loss (gain) on investments
    738       (649 )     694  
Fair value gain on common equity put options
    (3,650 )     (2,192 )     -  
Contributed services
    230       75       75  
Other non-cash items
    -       -       (234 )
Decrease (increase) in operating assets:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (6,366 )     (14,884 )     (7,319 )
Inventories
    3,336       (5,668 )     702  
Deferred costs
    1,484       (1,935 )     3,220  
Deposits and other current assets
    385       (184 )     1,695  
Deposits and other non-current assets
    324       587       (319 )
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
                       
Accounts payable
    (3,194 )     4,255       (3,722 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    3,665       (2,207 )     2,148  
Deferred revenue
    7,369       25,626       13,392  
Other non-current liabilities
    (16 )     (69 )     (409 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    65,262       25,330       23,362  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Purchases of investments
    (129,166 )     (34,710 )     (43,860 )
Proceeds from sales of investments
    130,462       28,192       39,860  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (217 )     (974 )     (2,647 )
Acquisition of Dialmaxx, net of $76 cash acquired
    -       -       (924 )
Merger with VocalTec
    -       -       7,777  
Acquisition of intangible assets
    (5,749 )     (1,548 )     (61 )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (4,670 )     (9,040 )     145  
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Proceeds from sale of ordinary shares, net of issuance costs
    -       -       565  
Repayment of debt
    -       -       (4,766 )
Repurchase of ordinary shares to settle bonus withholding liability
    -       -       (3,960 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (66,509 )     (28,182 )     (81 )
Redemption of redeemable ordinary shares
    -       (8,695 )     -  
Proceeds from sale of common equity put options
    12,185       3,146       -  
Proceeds from exercise of ordinary share options
    1,230       1,774       28  
Payment of other non-curent liabilities
    (1,500 )     -       -  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (54,594 )     (31,957 )     (8,214 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    5,998       (15,667 )     15,293  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    12,961       28,628       13,335  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 18,959     $ 12,961     $ 28,628  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
(in thousands)

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Supplemental disclosures:
                 
Interest paid
  $ -     $ -     $ 516  
Income taxes paid
  $ 5     $ 17     $ 29  
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
                       
Property and equipment (acquired but not paid)
  $ -     $ -     $ 184  
Ordinary shares issued for acqusition of Dialmaxx
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,621  
Warrants and vested options assumed, and ordinary
                       
shares issued for 2010 business combination
  $ -     $ -     $ 23,276  
Reclassification of redeemable ordinary shares to
                       
ordinary shares
  $ -     $ 1,366     $ -  
Ordinary shares issued for purchase of intangible assets
  $ 1,657     $ -     $ -  
Intangible assets (acquired through financing)
  $ -     $ 4,795     $ -  
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable
                       
ordinary shares
  $ -     $ 733     $ 2,609  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 –MERGER, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Merger

On July 16, 2010, VocalTec Communications Ltd. (“VocalTec”), an Israeli public company listed on NASDAQ, entered into and consummated a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with YMax Corporation (“YMax”, and together with VocalTec, the “Combined Company”), which is located in the United States. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of YMax common stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the 2010 business combination was cancelled. YMax shareholders received 21,125,790 shares of VocalTec in total, representing in the aggregate approximately 90% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company after the transaction. As a result, this transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and YMax was the accounting acquirer. VocalTec became the continuing legal entity and parent, and YMax became a wholly owned subsidiary of VocalTec. At the April 28, 2011 shareholder meeting, the shareholders approved a change in the company’s name to magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (which including its consolidated subsidiaries, is also referred to as the “Company,” “We,” or “magicJack VocalTec”). The Company’s name changed following approval of the new name by the Israeli Registrar of Companies on May 15, 2011.

Description of Business

The Company is a cloud communications leader that is the inventor of voice-over-Internet-Protocol (“VoIP”), the softphone, the magicJack, the magicJack PLUS and other magicJack products and services. magicJacks weigh about one ounce and plug into the USB port on a computer or into a power adapter and high speed Internet source, providing users with complete phone service for home, enterprise and while traveling. The Company charges as low as $20 a year for a right (the "access right") to access its servers, and the Company's customers then continue to have the ability to obtain free telephone services. The Company now provides additional products and services, which include voice apps on smart phones, as well as the magicJack PLUS, which is a standalone magicJack that has its own CPU and can connect a regular phone directly to the user’s broadband modem/router and function as a standalone phone without using a computer. The Company's products and services allow users to make and/or receive free telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the Internet, and allow customers to make free calls back to the United States and Canada from anywhere legally permitted in the world.

magicJack VocalTec is a vertically integrated group of companies. The Company owns a micro processor chip design company, an appserver and session border controller company, a wholesale provider of VoIP services, a softphone company, and the developer and provider of the magicJack   product line. The Company intends to soon expand these existing platforms to allow its customers to use search, shopping, click-to-call and other services via the Internet through intellectual property rights pending and proprietary technologies. The Company also wholesales telephone service to VoIP providers and telecommunication carriers.

The Company's strategy since 2007 has been to vertically integrate its technology, design and suppliers, and it has completed four acquisitions between 2007 and 2010, including a merger with the company that invented VoIP, in order to implement this strategy.

During September 2011, the Company began promoting a the magicJack APP that can be used to make or receive telephone calls between two computers or between the customer’s computer and a public switch telephone network (“PSTN”). The customer can use a headphone or a computer’s speakers and microphone to make and receive telephone calls. In September 2011, the magicJack APP   also became available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In August 2012, the magicJack APP became available to Android phones.

The Company was incorporated in the State of Israel in 1989 and is domiciled in Netanya, Israel.

Basis of Presentation

The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). References to authoritative accounting literature in this report, where applicable, are based on the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The Company's functional and reporting currency is the United States Dollar (“U.S. Dollar”), which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company's consolidated operations are conducted. Transactions and balances originally denominated in dollars are presented at their original amounts. Transactions and balances in currencies other than dollars, including Israeli New Shekel (”NIS”), are re-measured in dollars and any gains or losses are recognized in the Company's consolidated financial statements in the period they occur.

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements on the basis of being a single reporting entity. Over 90% of the Company’s revenues in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were from sales to customers located in the United States.
 
 
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The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the date the accompanying consolidated financial statements were issued.

Basis of Consolidation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of magicJack VocalTec and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, YMax, YMax Communications Corp., magicJack Holdings Corporation, magicJack, LP, SJ Labs, Inc. (“SJ Labs”), Tiger Jet Network, Inc. (“TigerJet”), VocalTec Communications, LLC (“VocalTec US”, formerly Stratus Telecommunications, LLC), and Predictive Marketing, LLC and B Kruse and Associates, LLC (collectively, “Dialmaxx”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods consolidated financial statement amounts to conform to the current presentation.

NOTE 2 – 2010 BUSINESS COMBINATION

VocalTec is the inventor of VoIP and the softphone.

The acquisition of VocalTec’s intellectual property rights and technology and employees were drivers behind the 2010 business combination. As a result of the 2010 business combination, the Company gained royalty-free access to all VocalTec’s intellectual property rights and related technology. The historical financial statements of the Company give retroactive effect to the name change and recapitalization of the Company as if the ordinary shares issued to YMax shareholders in the 2010 business combination were outstanding for all periods presented.

The 2010 business combination has been accounted for as an acquisition of the net assets of VocalTec by YMax for total consideration of $23.3 million, including: (i) 2,346,586 ordinary shares held by the existing VocalTec shareholders at the time of the 2010 business combination at the estimated fair value, using the quoted market price, of the VocalTec stock of $8.25 on July 16, 2010, totaling $19.4 million, and (ii) 766,292 vested options and 729,620 warrants to purchase VocalTec ordinary shares valued at $3.9 million using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The ordinary shares held by VocalTec shareholders and the results of VocalTec’s operations are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations from the date of the 2010 business combination. Acquisition costs of $1.1 million were expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The 2010 business combination was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price which was based on the fair value of the ordinary shares held by VocalTec’s shareholders, vested VocalTec employee stock options and outstanding investor warrants has been allocated as follows (in thousands):
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,777  
Equipment
    604  
Technology
    291  
Customer relationships
    526  
Intellectual property rights
    3,224  
Backlog
    800  
Other current and non-current assets
    1,913  
Current and non-current liabilities
    (4,590 )
Goodwill
    12,731  
Total
  $ 23,276  
 
 
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The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect any cost savings or other synergies that the combined company may achieve as a result of the 2010 business combination, the costs to integrate the operations of VocalTec and YMax, or the costs necessary to achieve these cost savings and other synergies. The unaudited pro forma combined revenues, net loss and net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2010 for VocalTec and YMax, giving effect to the 2010 business combination as if it had occurred on January 1, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Revenues
  $ 123,646  
Net loss
  $ (5,611 )
         
Loss per ordinary share  - Basic and Diluted
  $ (0.25 )
 
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A summary of significant accounting policies used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, including a summary of recent accounting pronouncements that may affect its financial statements in the future, follows:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates and judgments are revised periodically as required. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include allowances for billing adjustments and doubtful accounts, the recoverability of long-lived assets and goodwill, income tax valuation allowance (and related matters), the value of ordinary shares issued in business combinations or underlying the Company’s ordinary share options, the expected forfeitures of ordinary share options, income taxes and estimates of likely outcomes related to certain contingent liabilities.

The Company evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis. The Company's estimates and assumptions are based on factors such as historical experience, trends within the Company and the telecommunications industry, general economic conditions and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of such assumptions form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available. Actual results may differ from the Company's estimates and assumptions as a result of varying market and economic conditions, and may result in lower revenues and lower net income.

Business Combinations and Acquisitions

The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired business, on a preliminary basis, to the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the dates of acquisition, with any residual amounts allocated to goodwill. Purchase price allocations are considered preliminary until the Company has obtained all required information to complete the allocation. Although the time required to obtain the necessary information will vary with circumstances specific to an individual acquisition, the “allocation period” for finalizing purchase price allocations would not exceed one year from the date of consummation of an acquisition. Adjustments to the allocation of purchase price may decrease those amounts allocated to goodwill and, as such, may increase those amounts allocated to other tangible or intangible assets, which may result in higher depreciation or amortization expense in future periods. Revisions to preliminary purchase price allocations, if any, are reflected retrospectively. Assets acquired in a business combination that will be sold are valued at fair value less cost to sell. Results of operating these assets are recognized from the date of acquisition.

Revenues

Revenue consists of revenue from sales of magicJack and magicJack PLUS   to retailers, wholesalers or directly to customers, access right renewal fees, fees charged for shipping magicJack, domestic and international calling using prepaid minutes, Access charges to other carriers and other miscellaneous charges for telecommunication usage, sales of telecommunications hardware, software and related services. Revenue is recorded net of sales returns and allowances.

Revenue Recognition

magicJack and magicJack PLUS Revenue

The Company recognizes revenues from sales and shipping of direct sales of the magicJack and magicJack PLUS over the period associated with the initial 12-month access right period. Customers may purchase access rights for continued use of its software to access the Company’s servers for additional years either when the original purchase is made, or at any time thereafter. The revenue associated with the access right for additional years is deferred and recognized ratably over the extended access right period.
 
 
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Sales Return Policy

The Company offers some of its direct sales customers a 30-day free trial before they have to pay for their magicJack or and magicJack PLUS unit. The Company does not record or recognize revenue until the 30-day trial period has expired and a customer’s credit card has been charged. Returns from retailers are accepted on an authorized basis for devices deemed defective. The Company may offer certain retailers the limited right to return any unsold merchandise from their initial stocking orders. The Company estimates potential returns under these arrangements at point of sale and re-estimates potential returns on a quarterly basis. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company’s estimates of returns and actual returns from initial stocking orders have not been materially different.

Telephony Services Revenue

Telephony revenue is recognized as minutes are used. Telephony revenue is generated from the usage of prepaid minutes, fees for origination of calls to 800-numbers and access fees charged to other telecommunication carriers on a per-minute basis for Interexchange Carriers (“IXC”) calls terminated on the Company’s servers. Revenues from access fee charges to other telecommunication carriers are recorded based on rates set forth in the respective state and federal tariffs, less a provision for billing adjustments of $8.9 million, $16.2 million and $6.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Deferred Revenues

Deferred revenues consist primarily of billings and payments for magicJack and magicJack PLUS units and sales of telecommunication service agreements received in advance of revenue recognition. The Company bills and collects in advance for magicJack and magicJack PLUS units, which include the access right for the software to access its servers for one year in order to obtain free domestic local and long distance broadband telephone service. The Company also bills for extended service agreements. Deferred revenues to be recognized over the next twelve months are classified as current and included in deferred revenue, current portion in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The remaining amounts are classified as non-current in the consolidated balance sheets and included in deferred revenue, net of current portion.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues includes direct costs of operation of the Company’s servers, which are expensed as incurred. These costs include the Company’s internal operating costs, depreciation and amortization expense, access and interconnection charges to terminate domestic and international telephone calls on the public switched telephone network and related taxes. Direct costs also include regulatory costs, servers maintenance, and costs to co-locate the Company’s equipment in other telephone companies’ facilities. Direct costs of producing magicJack and magicJack PLUS units are deferred on shipment and charged to cost of sales ratably over the one year initial access right period. Deferred costs are included in current assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Direct costs of purchased telecommunications hardware are charged to cost of sales as products are delivered and the related sale is recognized. Direct costs associated with software development until the technological feasibility has been established, modifications to customer specifications, warranty and maintenance service, and upgrades are charged to expense as incurred. All telecommunication hardware is provided by third-party original equipment manufacturers, which also provide the products’ warranties. The Company does not support or enhance these warranties.

Costs incurred for shipping and handling and credit card charges are included in cost of sales and are expensed as incurred. Costs for shipping and handling and credit card charges were $5.7 million, $4.9 million and $5.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising expenses of $23.2 million, $32.1 million and $32.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, consist primarily of television infomercials and commercials, Internet advertising and print advertising. Advertising costs are expensed when incurred.
 
 
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Research and Development Expenses

The Company’s research and development activities are driven by the founders of the Company and acquired companies and consist primarily of the design and development of its proprietary software used in the magicJack, magicJack PLUS, magicJack APP and its servers, as well as the development of new products and applications for use in its broadband service offerings. The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with applicable accounting pronouncements. These pronouncements specify that costs incurred internally in researching and developing a product should be charged to expense until technological feasibility has been established for the product. Once technological feasibility is established, all costs should be capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. The Company has determined that technological feasibility for its products is reached after all high-risk development issues have been resolved through internal and customer base testing. Generally, new products offered to customers and improvements to the Company’s servers are placed in service on attainment of technological feasibility. The Company has not capitalized any of its research and development costs. Research and development expenses were $2.6 million, $2.7 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Earnings per Ordinary Share

Net Income (loss) per share attributable to the Company’s shareholders – basic, is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during each period, including redeemable ordinary shares (if applicable). Income (loss) per share attributable to the Company’s shareholders – diluted, is computed using the weighted average number of ordinary and potentially diluted ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period, including redeemable ordinary shares (if applicable). Potentially dilutive ordinary share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the exercise or settlement of options to purchase ordinary shares and outstanding put option contracts on the Company’s own stock.

The Company elected in 2010 to treat the amount of the adjustments to the carrying value of the redeemable ordinary shares that is greater than fair value of ordinary shares as dividends reducing income attributable to common shareholders and related earnings per share.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all financial instruments with a maturity at acquisition of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Billing Adjustments

The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the expected collectability of its accounts receivables. That estimate is based on historical collection experience, current economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of each customer’s trade accounts receivable. The allowance includes estimates of billing adjustments, which are negotiated with other telecommunication carriers and are common in the telecommunication industry. The changes in allowance for doubtful accounts and billing adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 24,813     $ 8,498     $ 2,187  
Change in provision for doubtful accounts
    (182     235       236  
Change in provision for billing adjustments
    8,929       16,199       6,465  
Write-offs
    (13,062 )     (119 )     (390 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 20,498     $ 24,813     $ 8,498  
 
The Company settled certain carrier receivable disputes during the year ended December 31, 2012, which resulted in the write-off of approximately $13.1 million of accounts receivables the Company had previously reserved.
 
Marketable Securities and Other Investments

Marketable securities are considered available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value with any unrealized gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income (loss) and as a separate component of capital deficit in the consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses are recorded based on specific identification by asset. The Company does not recognize changes in the fair value of its available-for-sale investments in income unless a decline in value is considered other-than-temporary in accordance with the authoritative guidance.
 
 
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Securities sold, not yet purchased are considered liabilities, and are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. These liabilities are recorded at fair value with any unrealized gains and losses recognized as gains or losses on investments in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as the Company is liable for the current market price as of the balance sheet date.

Common Equity Put Options

Common equity put option (“put option”) contracts sold in connection with the Company’s share repurchase program may expire unexercised or be assigned to the Company on or before the contract expiration date. Put option contracts exercised result in the Company purchasing its ordinary shares. Put option contracts outstanding at the end of a period are liabilities under ASC Subtopic 480-10, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. These liabilities are marked-to-market at the unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, which are Level 1 inputs. Any unrealized gains or losses are recognized as fair value gains (losses) on common equity put options in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Common Equity Call Options

Common equity call option (“call option”) contracts exercised result in the Company purchasing its ordinary shares. The Purchase of call option contracts on the Company’s own stock is accounted for as equity in accordance with ASC Subtopic 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Outstanding call option contracts are included in additional paid-in capital in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at cost.

Interest and Dividend Income

Interest and dividends earned on the Company’s investments are accrued as income when earned.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. Cash equivalents generally consist of money market instruments and U.S. government notes. Marketable securities generally consist of equity and debt securities as well as a variety of mutual funds which primarily invest in government securities, debt, preferred stocks and equity securities.

The Company maintains accounts with various banks and brokerage organizations and constantly monitors the creditworthiness of these institutions. At December 31, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $19.0 million, which included (i) $18.4 million in U.S. banks, and (ii) $0.6 million in an Israeli financial institution.

All of the Company’s non-interest bearing cash balances in U.S. banks, which included $4.2 million in one individual financial institution, were fully insured at December 31, 2012 due to a temporary federal program in effect from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012. Under the program, there is no limit to the amount of insurance for eligible accounts. Beginning 2013, insurance coverage will revert to $250 thousand per depositor at each financial institution, and the Company’s non-interest bearing cash balances may again exceed federally insured limits. Cash accounts at each Israeli bank are not insured. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances. The Company had money market accounts with a brokerage institution with balances totaling approximately $14.1 million, which is covered by Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant risk on its cash accounts.

One telecommunication carriers accounted for approximately 63% of gross accounts receivable at December 31, 2012. Two telecommunication carriers accounted for approximately 43% and 15%, respectively, of gross accounts receivable at December 31, 2011. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, no telecommunication carrier accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total operating revenue.

No U.S. retail customer accounted for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable at December 31, 2012 and 2011. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, no retailer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total operating revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2010, one retailer, RadioShack, accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s total operating revenues.
 
 
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Fair Value

The Company accounts for financial instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures " (“ASC 820”), which provides a framework for measuring fair value and expands required disclosure about fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:

Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Valuation based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

When available, the Company uses quoted market prices to determine fair value, and it classifies such measurements within Level 1. Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation. Fair value includes the consideration of nonperformance risk. Nonperformance risk refers to the risk that an obligation (either by a counterparty or the Company) will not be fulfilled. For the Company's financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1), the nonperformance risk is included in the market price. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value may include marketable securities, securities sold, not yet purchased, and common equity put options in the Company's own stock. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, all of them are Level 1 instruments, except for debt securities, which are level 2 instruments. The fair value of Level 2 securities is estimated based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses are expected to approximate fair value because of their immediate availability, near term maturities or potential interest payments at settlement.

In connection with the Company’s purchase of certain intangible assets during June 2011, the Company made payments of $1.5 million in May 2011 and May 2012, respectively, and is required to make non-interest bearing annual future payments of $1.5 million for each of the next three years, beginning May 31, 2013. The liability for such payments has been discounted at a rate of 10% to a total fair value of $3.9 million at December 31, 2012, with $1.5 million included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and $2.4 million included in other non-current liabilities in the Company’s December 31, 2012 consolidated balance sheet. The Company believes that the $3.9 million carrying value approximates fair value based on observable market inputs other than quoted prices for similar traded debt securities, which are Level 2 instruments. The $0.6 million unamortized discount at December 31, 2012 is being amortized using the effective interest method and recorded as interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Any unrealized gains or losses related to put option contracts sold in connection with the Company’s share repurchase program are recognized as fair value gains (losses) on common equity put options in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. These liabilities are marked-to-market at the unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, which are Level 1 inputs. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, outstanding common equity put options had a fair value of $2.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, which is included in the consolidated balance sheet in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost primarily determined using the first-in first-out cost method. Inventory is written off at the point it is determined to be obsolete.

Property, Equipment and Depreciation Expense

Property and equipment consist primarily of servers, computer hardware, furniture, and leasehold improvements. Fixed assets, other than leasehold improvements, are stated at cost with depreciation provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from three to fifteen years. Leasehold improvements are stated at cost and amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease or useful life of the assets. The cost of substantial improvements is capitalized while the cost of maintenance and repairs are charged to operating expenses as incurred.
 
 
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The Company’s hardware consists of routers, gateways and servers that enable the Company’s telephony services. Some of these assets may be subject to technological risks and rapid market changes due to the introduction of new technology, products and services and changing customer demand. These changes may result in future adjustments to the estimated useful lives and the carrying value of these assets. Changes in estimated useful lives are accounted on a prospective basis starting with the period in which the change in estimate is made in accordance with ASC Subtopic 250-10, “Accounting Changes and Error.”

Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets are stated at cost. Amortization is computed on identified intangibles subject to amortization using the accelerated and straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of such assets, which range from one to seventeen years. The costs of developing the Company’s intellectual property rights, intellectual property right applications and technology are charged to research and development expense.

Long-lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets subject to amortization and certain identified intangibles subject to amortization for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset compared to its carrying value. Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, there were no deemed impairments of long-lived assets. The Company reviews identified intangibles that are not subject to amortization and tests them annually for impairment.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized to operations, but instead are reviewed for impairment at least annually, or when there is an indicator of impairment. The Company is currently defined as one reporting unit.
 
The goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). Since the Company has negative carrying value, we apply the guidance in ASC No. 2010-28,” Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts ,” (“ASU 2010-28”) to determine whether Step 2 is required. ASU 2010-28 modified current guidance such that Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test must be performed for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation and the residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. An impairment loss shall be recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. It is Company’s policy to conduct impairment testing based on its current business strategy in light of present industry and economic conditions, as well as its future expectations.
 
The Company evaluates the carrying value of its goodwill annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Indicators include, but are not limited to: sustained operating losses or a trend of poor operating performance and a decrease in the Company’s market capitalization below its book value. The Company’s valuation methodology for assessing impairment requires management to make judgments and assumptions based on historical experience and projections of future operating performance. If these assumptions differ materially from future results, the Company may record impairment charges in the future.

In connection with the Company’s annual goodwill impairment analysis, as of October 1, 2012, the annual measurement date, there is no impairment of such assets at December 31, 2012. There were no i mpairments at December 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
Share-based Compensation

Share-based compensation generally consists of option grants or ordinary share awards to employees or consultants that are measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and are recognized as an expense over the requisite service period. No options were granted during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. As of December 31, 2012, there were 11,500 outstanding ordinary share options outstanding with weighted average exercise price of $3.85 under the Company's equity compensation plans. The Company granted ordinary shares in order to settle its bonus obligations to employees and outside consultants in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

 
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Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their book basis using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that it estimates is more-likely-than-not to be realized.
 
The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where there is greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company has recorded the largest amount of tax benefit that may potentially be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is 50% or less likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss), as defined, includes all changes in equity (net assets) during a period from non-owner sources. The difference between net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) is due to unrealized gains or losses on marketable securities classified as available-for-sale.

Treasury Shares

The Company presents the cost of repurchasing treasury shares as a reduction in capital deficit.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, “ Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment .” This Update applies to annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Under ASU 2011-08, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. Under the amendments in this Update, an entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The amendments in ASU 2011-08 are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, " Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment." ASU 2012-02 amends Topic 350 by establishing an optional two-step analysis for impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles other than goodwill. ASU 2012-02 is intended to simplify impairment testing for indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill by adding a qualitative review step to assess whether the required quantitative impairment analysis that exists today is necessary. Under the amended rule, a company will not be required to calculate the fair value of a business that contains recorded indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill unless it concludes, based on the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of that business is less than its book value. If such a decline in fair value is deemed more likely than not to have occurred, then the quantitative impairment test that exists under current GAAP must be completed. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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NOTE 4 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The Company’s marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the available-for-sale securities consisted primarily of mutual funds, debt and equity securities, which are invested in the following (in thousands):
 
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Gains
   
Losses
 
Common equity securities
  $ 7,983     $ -     $ (1,074 )
Debt securities
    11,407       -       (420 )
Total
  $ 19,390     $ -     $ (1,494 )
 
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Gains
   
Losses
 
Common Equity securities
  $ 2,780     $ -     $ (272 )
Mutual Funds
    19,355       -       (511 )
Total
  $ 22,135     $ -     $ (783 )

The fair market value of common equity securities and mutual funds at December 31, 2012 and/or 2011 was determined based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, which are Level 1 inputs. The fair market value of debt securities at December 31, 2012 was determined based on valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the asset, which are Level 2 inputs. As of December 31, 2012, the Company considers the declines in market value of its marketable securities to be temporary in nature and does not consider any of its investments other-than-temporarily impaired. Fair values were determined for each individual marketable security. When evaluating an investment for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below its cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto, and the Company’s intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not it will be required to sell, the investment before recovery of the investment’s cost basis. Management has determined there is no other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities at December 31, 2012.
 
NOTE 5 – INVENTORIES

Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Raw materials
  $ 3,009     $ 4,289  
Finished goods
    2,331       4,387  
Total
  $ 5,340     $ 8,676  
 
Raw materials represent components used in the manufacturing of the magicJack, magicJack PLUS and any upcoming product releases, held by the Company or by a Chinese manufacturer on consignment. Finished products are comprised primarily of magicJack and magicJack PLUS units on hand or in transit to the Company’s distribution center in the United States. The Company wrote-off approximately $3.5 and $0.8 million of obsolete inventory during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. There were no write-downs of obsolete inventory for the year ended December 31, 2010.

NOTE 6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Estimated
             
   
Useful Lives
   
December 31,
 
   
(in years)
   
2012
   
2011
 
                   
Switches
  3 - 15     $ 7,099     $ 7,099  
Computers
  3       2,194       1,977  
Furniture
  5       173       173  
Leasehold-improvements
  *       227       227  
Accumulated depreciation
                     
and amortization
          (7,345 )     (6,807 )
Total
        $ 2,348     $ 2,669  
                       
* The estimated useful life for leasehold improvements is the shorter of the term of the lease or life of the asset.
 
 
 
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Depreciation expense for years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $0.5 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company changed the estimated useful lives of some of its servers and other ancillary equipment from 3 years to either 10 or 15 years in order to more accurately reflect the expected useful lives of such equipment. This change in estimate was effective January 1, 2012 and will be accounted on a prospective basis in accordance with ASC Subtopic 250-10, “Accounting Changes and Error.” As a result of this change in estimate, the Company recorded $1.0 million less depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2012, which resulted in a positive impact to net income and earnings per share of $1.0 million and $0.05 per share, respectively.

NOTE 7 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had intangible assets with carrying values of $16.1 million and $11.5 million, respectively. Identified intangible assets not subject to amortization consisted of tradename, a purchased carrier interconnection agreement, and domain names with combined carrying value of $1.5 and 1.0 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Identified intangible assets with finite lives subject to amortization consist of the following (in thousands):

         
December 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
Estimated
    Gross                       Gross                    
   
Useful Lives
   
Carrying
   
Accumulated
         
Weighted-
   
Carrying
   
Accumulated
         
Weighted-
 
   
(in years)
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Net
   
Average Life
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Net
   
Average Life
 
                                                       
Technology
  3 - 17     $ 5,221     $ (3,735 )   $ 1,486     6.69     $ 5,221     $ (3,311 )   $ 1,910     7.61  
Intellectual property rights
  3 - 17       14,161       (2,772 )     11,389     4.91       7,190       (1,217 )     5,973     7.75  
Covenant not-to-sue
  5       2,085       (660 )     1,425     3.42       2,085       (243 )     1,842     4.00  
Tradename
  3 - 6       321       (250 )     71     3.00       321       (227 )     94     4.00  
Customer relationships
  5 - 7       750       (464 )     286     4.55       750       (119 )     631     4.31  
Backlog
  1       800       (800 )     -     -       800       (800 )     -     -  
Total
        $ 23,338     $ (8,681 )   $ 14,657           $ 16,367     $ (5,917 )   $ 10,450        
 
Amortization expense for years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $2.8 million, $2.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Based on the carrying value of identified intangible assets recorded at December 31, 2012, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the amortization expense for the future fiscal years is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
 
Fiscal Year
 
Amortization
Expense
 
       
2013
  $ 3,442  
2014
    3,300  
2015
    2,671  
2016
    1,612  
2017
    1,331  
Thereafter
    2,301  
    $ 14,657  

NOTE 8 – GOODWILL

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had goodwill with carrying values of $32.3 million. There were no changes in changes in goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

NOTE 9 – DEFERRED COSTS AND REVENUES

Deferred costs and revenues to be recognized over the next twelve months are classified as current and included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The remaining deferred revenue amounts are classified as non-current in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
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Deferred revenues are comprised of the following at December 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
magicJack and magicJack PLUS product
  $ 31,481     $ 40,345  
Access right renewals
    32,969       24,750  
Prepaid minutes
    2,588       5,308  
Other
    -       1,288  
Deferred revenue, current
    67,038       71,691  
                 
Deferred revenue, non-current*
    58,165       46,143  
Total deferred revenues
  $ 125,203     $ 117,834  
 
* Deferred revenues, non-current, is comprised entirely of deferred revenues originating from the sale of access right renewals.
 
Deferred revenues as of December 31, 2012 are expected to be recognized in future years as follows (in thousands):
 
Fiscal Year
 
Estimated Recognition of Deferred Revenues
 
       
2013
  $ 67,038  
2014
    21,320  
2015
    14,169  
2016
    9,961  
2017
    6,518  
Thereafter
    6,197  
    $ 125,203  
 
Costs necessary to fulfill the Company’s obligations to provide broadband telephone service to new and existing customers who have purchased magicJack devices or access rights to access the Company’s servers are expensed as incurred. Such costs were approximately $27.9 million, $27.8 million and $29.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

NOTE 10 – OTHER LIABILITIES

In connection with the acquisition of the assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Stratus in January 2009, the Company issued a note payable to the sellers with an estimated fair value of $4.7 million (face value of $5.0 million), with interest payable at an annual rate of 8%. These notes were due in three installments of principal and interest of $2.9 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million in January 2010, July 2010 and January 2011, respectively. The Company withheld a portion of the installment due in January 2010 to cover undisclosed liabilities at the date of acquisition. On April 12, 2010, the Company paid $3.8 million in full settlement of its liabilities to the sellers of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd., including approximately $0.2 million in accrued interest. This prepayment resulted in the recognition of a gain of approximately $0.2 million.

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had outstanding indebtedness in connection with an agreement entered during June 2011 for the purchase of certain intangible assets, and secured only by such intangible assets, under which the Company is required to make four non-interest bearing future annual payments of $1.5 million beginning May 31, 2012. The liability for such payments has been discounted at a rate of 10% to a total net present value of $3.9 million and $5.0 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, with $1.5 million included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and $2.4 million and $3.5 million included in other non-current liabilities in the accompanying December 31, 2012 and 2011 consolidated balance sheet, respectively.
 
 
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NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including intellectual property claims, contractual and commercial disputes, employment claims and other matters which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s policy is to vigorously defend any legal proceedings. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

Regulation

The Company provides free broadband telephone service using VoIP technology and traditional telephony services and/or services treated as information services by the FCC. The Company is also licensed as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (“CLEC”) and is subject to extensive federal and state regulation applicable to CLECs. The FCC has to date asserted limited statutory jurisdiction and regulatory authority over the operations and offerings of certain providers of broadband telephone services of non interconnected VoIP. FCC regulations may now, or may in the future, be applied to the broadband telephone operations of the Company. Other FCC regulations apply to the Company because it operates servers and provides international calling capability. Some of its operations are also subject to regulation by state public utility commissions (“PUCs”).

Intercarrier Compensation — On November 18, 2011, the FCC released a Report and Order (the "FCC Order") and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that comprehensively reforms the system under which regulated service providers compensate each other for interstate, intrastate, and local traffic origination and termination services. Regulated service providers are free to negotiate alternative arrangements, but the FCC Order establishes default rates in the absence of agreements between regulated service providers. The rules adopted by the FCC provide for a multiyear transition to a national bill-and-keep framework as the ultimate end state for all telecommunications traffic exchanged with a local exchange carrier. Under bill-and-keep, providers do not charge an originating carrier for terminating traffic and instead recover the costs of termination from their own customers.

Pursuant to the FCC’s Order, rates are lowered for the most common termination functions performed by regulated service providers when handling voice traffic. The transition period depends on the type of regulated service provider. After the relevant transition is complete, service providers will be required to recoup certain termination costs directly from their customers and not from other service providers. The transition to new rates begins by capping rates that regulated service providers can charge service providers for a variety of functions performed to terminate voice traffic. Depending on the particular function performed and the type of regulated service provider, the rate gradually decreases until a unified rate for inter- and intrastate voice traffic of $0.0007 per minute is established by July 1, 2016 for the most common termination functions performed by price cap regulated service providers and their competitors when processing voice traffic, called end office switching. Beginning July 1, 2017, these regulated service providers must recover the costs associated with the provision of service from their customers and not other regulated service providers.

The Order also establishes new rules concerning traffic exchanged over PSTN facilities that originates or terminates in Internet Protocol format, referred to as “VoIP-PSTN” traffic. As with traditional and wireless telecommunications traffic, regulated service providers will ultimately be required to recoup all costs associated with handling such traffic from their customers. But as part of the transition to that end point, the Order adopts a VoIP-PSTN specific framework for compensation between regulated service providers. The Order establishes two rates for such traffic: toll and local. The toll rate will match the relevant interstate access rate for traditional telecommunications traffic and the local rate will match the local rate associated with traditional telecommunications traffic. Further, the Order allows regulated service providers to tariff charges associated with handling VoIP-PSTN traffic in a manner consistent with the rates established by the Order. The VoIP-PSTN reforms became effective December 29, 2011.

The Order broadly reforms the system of default rates that apply to payments between regulated service providers going forward, but does not resolve past disputes. While the rates for termination of VoIP-PSTN traffic are ultimately reduced, the FCC's ruling may provide the certainty needed to collect interstate access charges for such traffic during the transition to bill-and-keep. To the extent that another provider were to assert that the traffic the Company exchanges with them is subject to higher levels of compensation than the Company, or the third parties terminating the Company’s traffic to the PSTN, pay today (if any), the Company’s termination costs could initially increase, but ultimately will be reduced as the intercarrier compensation system transitions to bill-and-keep. The Company cannot predict the full impact of the FCC’s Order at this time.

The Order may also prohibit VoIP and other providers from engaging in call blocking. This prohibition may apply to interconnected VoIP and one-way VoIP services. If access stimulation continues notwithstanding the Order’s rules designed to curb such practices and the Company cannot design a mechanism to pass through to customers the higher costs of call termination in some areas, this could impact the Company’s profitability.
 
 
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The Order is now effective and may be subject to litigation. Because the FCC establishes default rates, it could also take some time for regulated service providers to invoke change in law clauses in contracts to implement the new rates.

E911 Calling — The FCC has required providers of interconnected VoIP services to provide 911 emergency calling capabilities to their customers. While the Company is a not an interconnected VoIP provider as currently defined by the FCC and may not now be required by the FCC to provide 911 services, it nevertheless provides a 911 solution for its customers. In September 2010, the FCC released a nationwide industry "Notice of Inquiry" seeking additional comments on a number of issues including, but not limited to, whether nomadic interconnected VoIP providers should be required to offer automatic location information of their users without customers providing location information. The FCC also sought comment on how far it can extend E911 obligations to other types of companies including device manufacturers, software developers and others. In July 2011, the FCC released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking comment on various issues including (i) whether to apply the FCC's 911 rules to "outbound-only" interconnected VoIP services (i.e., services that support outbound calls to the PSTN but not inbound voice calling from the PSTN); (ii) whether to develop a framework for ensuring that all covered VoIP providers can provide automatic location information for VoIP 911 calls; and (iii) whether to revise the FCC's definition of interconnected VoIP service to require an "Internet connection" rather than a broadband connection, and to "define connectivity in terms of the ability to terminate calls to all or substantially all United States E.l64 telephone numbers." As part of the same release, the FCC included a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that sought comment on whether any amendment of the definition of interconnected VoIP service should be limited to 911 purposes, or should apply more broadly to other contexts. In September 2011, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on what role the FCC should play to facilitate the implementation of "next generation" 911 capabilities, including, for example, the short-term implementation of text-to-911 solutions; the prioritization of 911 traffic, especially during times of natural and manmade disasters; long-term implementation of IP-based alternatives for delivering text, photos, videos, and other data to 911; and the path towards integration and standardization of IP-based text-to-91l. At this time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings nor can it predict their potential impact on its business. The Company’s VoIP E911 services are more limited than the 911 services offered by traditional wireline telephone companies. These limitations may cause significant delays, or even failures, in callers' receipt of emergency assistance.

Many state and local governments have sought to impose fees on customers of VoIP providers, or to collect fees from VoIP providers, to support implementation of E911 services in their area. Such fees are often put in terms of a fee placed on monthly bills, or focused on use from a specific location. The application of such fees with respect to magicJack users and the Company is not clear because various statutes and regulation may not cover the Company's services, the Company does not bill its customers monthly, nor does it bill customers at all for telecommunication services. The Company may also not know the end user's location because the magicJack devices and services are nomadic. If fees are owed, they are owed by the end user and not the Company, as statutes, to the extent they apply, would have the Company act as a billing and collection  agent. Should a regulatory authority require payment of money from the Company for such support, magicJack LP may decide to not offer its 911 service in that area or to develop a mechanism to collect fees from its customers, which may or may not be satisfactory to the entity requesting us to be a billing agent. The Company cannot predict whether the collection of such additional fees or limitations on where its services are available would impact customers’ interest in purchasing its products. Certain E911 regulatory authorities have asserted or may assert in the future that the Company is liable for damages, including end user assessed E911 taxes, surcharges and/or fees, for not having billed and collected E911 fees from its customers in the past or  in the future. Although the Company strongly disagrees with these assertions and believes that any such authority’s claims are without merit, if a jurisdiction were to prevail,  the decision could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company may attempt in the future to act as a billing agent for certain 911 agencies.

Network Neutrality — On December 23, 2010, the FCC adopted an Order that imposes rules on providers of fixed and wireless broadband Internet access services, with wireless providers subject to a more limited set of rules. Among other things, the rules: (1) require providers of consumer broadband Internet access to publicly disclose their network management practices and the performance and commercial terms of their broadband Internet access services; (2) prevent broadband Internet access providers from blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices, subject to reasonable network management; and (3) prevent broadband Internet access providers from unreasonably discriminating in the transmission of lawful network traffic over a consumer’s broadband Internet access service. While the substance of the rules and the process used by the FCC in adopting the rules differs from the FCC’s previous Internet policy principles that were called into question by the D.C. Circuit, questions remain concerning the FCC’s ability to adopt rules governing the conduct of fixed and wireless broadband Internet access providers. The FCC’s rules became effective on November 20, 2011. On October 6, 2011, appeals of these rules filed by a number of parties were consolidated before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Company cannot predict to what extent these or any other appeals may succeed, nor can it predict what impact these rules may have on its business at this time. While interference with access to the Company’s products and services seems unlikely, such broadband Internet access provider interference has occurred, in very limited circumstances, in the U.S., and could result in a loss of existing users and increased costs, and could impair the Company’s ability to attract new users, thereby harming its revenue and growth.
 
 
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Universal Service Fund (“USF”) and Other Funds — The FCC and many PUCs have established USF programs to ensure that affordable telecommunications services are widely available in high cost areas and for income-eligible telephone subscribers. Other fees are imposed to meet the costs of establishing and maintaining a numbering administration system, to recover the shared costs of long-term number portability, and to contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund. All telecommunications carriers contribute to these funds, and the requirements have been expanded to interconnected VoIP providers. The FCC and many PUCs have for a number of years been considering substantial changes to the USF system including changes in contribution methodology. Some proposals, if adopted, could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Federal USF fees have to date only applied if a company bills for telecommunication services. magicJack LP does not bill for domestic local and long distance telecommunication calling services.

Customer Privacy and Promotional Activities — The Company is subject to various federal and state laws and regulations seeking to protect the privacy of customers’ personal information that restrict the Company’s ability to use such information for marketing and promotional purposes. The FCC limits telephone companies’ and interconnected VoIP providers’ use of customer proprietary information such as telephone calling records without customer approval, and requires those companies to protect it from disclosure. Federal and state laws also limit the Company’s and other companies’ ability to contact customers and prospective customers by telemarketing, email or fax to advertise services.

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (“CALEA”) — In September 2005, the FCC concluded that interconnected VoIP service providers must comply with the CALEA and configure their network and services to support law enforcement activity in the area of wiretaps and call records.

Services for the Disabled — Interconnected VoIP providers and manufacturers of specially designed equipment used to provide those services must take steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities, including hearing impaired and other disabled persons, have reasonable access to their services, if such access is readily achievable.

Number Portability — The FCC requires interconnected VoIP providers to comply with Local Number Portability rules that allow subscribers remaining in the same geographic area to switch from a wireless, wireline or VoIP provider to any other wireless, wireline or VoIP provider and keep their existing phone numbers.

Outage Reporting — In July 2010, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau sought comment on whether to extend the FCC’s outage reporting rules to broadband Internet service providers and interconnected VoIP service providers. In a May 2011 rulemaking, the FCC proposed to extend the outage reporting requirements in Part 4 of the rules to interconnected VoIP and broadband service providers. On February 15, 2012, the FCC announced the adoption of a Report and Order requiring interconnected VoIP service providers to report significant service outages to the FCC. The Report and Order defines outage reporting for interconnected VoIP service, establishes reporting criteria and thresholds, and discusses how the reporting process should work, what information should be reported, and confidential treatment of the outage reports. At this time, we cannot predict the potential impact on the Company’s business.

State Regulations — The Company has and will be subject to a number of PUC and other state regulations that govern the terms and conditions of its offerings, including billing practices, 911 fees, distribution of telephone numbers, customer disputes and other consumer protection matters. The Company cannot predict the outcome of current or future proceedings, nor can it predict the potential impact on the Company's business.

State and Municipal Taxes — The Company believes that it files all required tax returns and pays all required taxes (such as sales, excise, utility, and ad valorem taxes), fees and surcharges. It believes that it is exempt from certain taxes, fees and surcharges because it does not charge for telephone services or render bills to its customers. The Company remits sales tax in Florida on sales of magicJack units because its magicJack LP subsidiary’s personnel, property and activities are in Florida. Certain states and municipalities may disagree with the Company’s policies and may believe the Company should be remitting taxes for past or future sales on certain items or services. Although the Company strongly disagrees and believes any possible claims are without merit, if a state or municipality were to prevail, the decision could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operation. magicJack LP does not have activities or have representation in any other state. However, many states are changing their statutes and interpretations thereof as part of new streamlined sales tax initiatives to collect sales taxes from nonresident vendors that sell merchandise over the Internet to in state customers. The Company may at some time be required to collect and remit sales taxes to states other than Florida. It may also become required to pay other taxes, fees and surcharges to a large number of states and municipalities as a result of statutory changes in the basis on which such taxes, fees and surcharges are imposed. In the event that the Company is required to collect sales taxes or other taxes from direct sales for states other than Florida on sales of magicJack device or renewal of its service offerings, it will bill and collect such taxes from its customers. The Company will examine any future fees and surcharges imposed as a result of statutory changes and determine on case by case bases whether to bill its customers or increase its initial or access right renewal sales prices to cover the additional fees and surcharges.
 
 
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Effects of State Regulations

In addition to the foregoing regulations to which the Company may be subject directly, changes to FCC and PUC regulations could affect the services, and the terms and conditions of service, the Company is able to provide. Moreover, changes to any regulations to which it is subject directly or indirectly could create uncertainty in the marketplace that could reduce demand for its services, increase the cost of doing business as a result of costs of litigation or increased service delivery cost or could in some other manner have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations. Any new legislation or regulation, or the application of laws or regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to the Company’s business, could have a material adverse effect on its business.

Operating leases

Minimum annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as of December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
 
Estimated Rent
Expense
 
       
2013
  $ 299  
2014
    222  
2015
    100  
2016
    25  
2017
    -  
Thereafter
    -  
    $ 646  
 
Rent expense for the Company’s real property leases were $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

NOTE 12 – REDEEMABLE ORDINARY SHARES

On December 30, 2011, the Company purchased 566,668 ordinary shares (previously classified as redeemable ordinary shares) from an unrelated multinational entertainment products and services retailer in an arm’s length transaction for $8.7 million, or $15.35 per share, which exceeded the closing price on NASDAQ of $13.66 per share. The redemption price of $7.7 million representing the shares purchased at the closing price was recorded as a purchase of treasury shares. The $1.0 million excess of the redemption price paid over the closing price on NASDAQ was recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital and a dividend to the seller for purposes of computing earnings per share. Refer to Note 17, “Income (Loss) per Share” for further details of the impact of this item to the calculation of loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The changes in carrying value of the redeemable ordinary shares during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 8,373     $ 5,764  
Adjustment of redemption value of
               
redeemable ordinary shares
    733       2,609  
Reclassification of 566,668 redeemable
               
ordinary shares to treasury shares
    (7,740 )     -  
Reclassification of 100,000 redeemable
               
ordinary shares to ordinary shares
    (1,366 )     -  
Balance, end of period
  $ -     $ 8,373  
 
 
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NOTE 13 – ORDINARY SHARES
 
On March 10, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it was in the best interest of the Company to pay the accrued bonuses for services rendered in 2009 in ordinary shares of the Company. On March 15, 2010, the Company issued 2.9 million ordinary shares, net of shares withheld for taxes withholdings, to settle the $21.6 million bonus liability. The Company also recognized $4.3 million in stock compensation during the year ended December 31, 2010 resulting from 2010 value changes in the ordinary shares issued to settle the bonus liability. On July 16, 2010, the Company effectively issued the 2,346,586 ordinary shares held by shareholders of VocalTec as part of the 2010 business combination. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company also (i) issued 80,000 ordinary shares, prior to the 2010 business combination, valued at $0.7 million ($8.75 per share based on comparable sales) for services rendered, (ii) issued 100,000 ordinary shares valued at $1.6 million in connection with the acquisition of Dialmaxx, and (iii) sold 40,000 ordinary shares valued at $0.6 million to Mr. Borislow, the Chief Executive Officer at the time.

On December 17, 2010, the shareholders approved an increase in Company’s authorized share capital to 100 million shares, the cancellation of the par value of the authorized and issued share capital of the Company resulting in the reclassification of $89.0 million from additional paid-in capital to ordinary shares December 2010, and the authority for a split of ordinary shares of the Company, such that every three ordinary shares may be split into four ordinary shares at such time as the Board of Directors determines appropriate. Such split of ordinary shares has not been implemented.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued 52,964 ordinary shares valued at approximately $0.7 million to members of its Board of Directors, employees and outside consultants for services rendered. Shares issued to members of its Board of Directors vest over a period of 3 years. On November 28, 2011, the Company issued 140,000 ordinary shares valued at approximately $1.5 million, after amounts for taxes withholdings, to settle the bonus liability to employees and outside consultants.

On December 1, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split that was paid on December 16, 2011 in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend to shareholders of record as of December 12, 2011. All share and per share information has been retrospectively adjusted for the stock split.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company issued: (i) 10,000 ordinary shares valued at approximately $0.2 million to its new President for a sign-on bonus, (ii) 21,564 ordinary shares valued at approximately $0.4 million for the purchase of a carrier interconnection agreement, (iii) 19,350 ordinary shares valued at approximately $0.4 million for marketing-related sponsorships, and (iv) 62,563 ordinary shares valued at $1.3 million as consideration for the purchase or certain intangible assets.

NOTE 14 –TREASURY SHARES AND FAIR VALUE GAIN ON COMMON EQUITY PUT OPTIONS

The Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to enable the Company to purchase its ordinary shares at such times as management deems appropriate up to a maximum of $100 million. In January 2012, the Board of Directors increased the Company's stock repurchase program by $20 million to $55 million. In April 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase an additional $20 million of its ordinary shares. In June 2012, the Board of Directors further authorized the repurchase of an additional $25 million of its ordinary shares, representing a cumulative repurchase authority granted to us of $100 million as of December 31, 2012. The primary objective of the Company’s stock repurchase program is to improve stockholders’ returns. The Company expended $88.1 million under its repurchase program through December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2012 there was $11.9 million authorized to purchase ordinary shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program. All shares purchased, not yet retired, are recorded as treasury shares.

The Stock Repurchase Program

The Company has bought call option contracts and has sold put option contracts in connection with its share repurchase program in order to lower attempt to the average price paid for ordinary shares it purchases. Option contracts are sensitive to expiration dates of contracts and fluctuations in the sale price of the Company’s ordinary shares, which are in turn sensitive to various factors, including but not limited to: (i) the Company’s financial performance and (ii) fluctuations in the overall U.S. and foreign stock markets and economies. At December 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding put option contracts covering the purchase of 190,000 ordinary shares. If all of the put option contracts are exercised, the Company will repurchase 190,000 ordinary shares for $5.7 million, which represents its maximum exposure. The Company received $2.4 million in proceeds from the sale of these put option contracts. If all of these outstanding put option contracts had been exercised as of December 31, 2012, the Company would have purchased these shares at an average price of $17.25 per share. At December 31, 2012 the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ was $18.20 per share. As of December 31, 2012, these outstanding put option contracts have fair value of $2.2 million, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, and unrealized gains of $0.2 million, which are included in fair value gains on common equity put options in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  All put option contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012 were subsequently assigned to the Company. As of April 2, 2013, there were no put option contracts outstanding.
 
 
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Taking into consideration the proceeds received from the sale of put option contracts exercised, put option contracts that expired unexercised and purchase price of call option contracts exercised during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company expended approximately: (i) $55.9 million purchasing 2,989,949 shares of outstanding ordinary shares at an average price of $18.69 during the year ended December 31, 2012, and (ii) $32.2 million purchasing 2,963,782 shares of outstanding ordinary shares at an average price of $10.85 during the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company did not repurchase any ordinary shares during the year ended December 31, 2010 under its stock repurchase program.

The Company issued 133,178 of its ordinary shares held as treasury shares with a cost of $2.0 million, $15.08 per share (and a fair value of $2.5 million, $18.44 per share), to employees and outside consultants for services rendered in 2012. The Company also issued 8,787 of its ordinary shares held as treasury shares with a cost of $136 thousand, $15.48 per share (and a fair value of $150 thousand, $17.07 per share, to an outside consultant for contributed services in connection with the Company's purchase of certain intangible assets in 2012.

On December 30, 2011, the Company purchased 566,668 shares (previously classified as redeemable ordinary shares) from an affiliate of an unrelated multinational entertainment products and services retailer in an arm’s length transaction for $8.7 million, or $15.35 per share. Refer to Note 12, “Redeemable Ordinary Shares,” for further details on this transaction.

On October 7, 2011, the Company purchased 200,000 ordinary shares as a result of a legal settlement related to credit card processing, for $1.5 million in cash, or $7.50 per share. The fair value of the 200,000 ordinary shares on October 7, 2011 was $2.3 million based on closing market price on NASDAQ of the Company’s ordinary shares of $11.33 per share. As a result, the Company recorded $2.3 million as the cost of treasury shares and a reduction in credit card processing fees of $0.8 million, which is included in cost of revenues.

The changes in treasury stock during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands, except for number of shares):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Number
   
Amount
   
Number
   
Amount
   
Number
   
Amount
 
Balance, beginning of period
    3,170,262     $ 35,358       6,480     $ 81       -     $ -  
Ordinary shares purchased through
                                               
the stock repurchase program
    2,989,949       60,327       2,397,114       25,271       -       -  
Purchase of treasury stock as a
                                               
result of legal settlement
    -       -       200,000       2,266       -       -  
Redemption of redeemable ordinary
                                               
shares
    -       -       566,668       7,740       -       -  
Ordinary shares issued to settle
                                               
bonus liabiity
    (133,178 )     (2,008 )     -       -       -       -  
Ordinary shares issued for
                                               
contributed services
    (8,787 )     (136 )                                
Other purchases
    -       -       -       -       6,480       81  
Balance, end of period
    6,018,246     $ 93,541       3,170,262     $ 35,358       6,480     $ 81  
 
NOTE 15 –ORDINARY SHARE OPTIONS

The Company has granted ordinary share options and issued ordinary shares as an alternative or supplement to the compensation of its executives, employees and consultants.

On December 17, 2010, the shareholders approved at an annual general meeting of shareholders an amendment to the VocalTec amended Master Stock Plan (the "2003 Plan"), to allow grants of ordinary shares and restricted shares and allow an increase of 400,000 ordinary shares every second year, commencing in 2010. On December 31, 2012, 697,762 ordinary shares were reserved for grant of options and restricted shares under the 2003 Plan.
 
No ordinary share options were granted during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. During the year ended December 31, 2012, approximately 270,088 ordinary share options with an average exercise price of $4.54 were exercised. As of December 31, 2012, there were 11,500 ordinary share options outstanding with weighted average exercise price of $3.85 under our equity compensation plans, and aggregate intrinsic value of approximately $165 thousand. Of these outstanding options, 9,750 were vested as of December 31, 2012 and had aggregate intrinsic value of approximately $138 thousand. Compensation expense recognized for ordinary share options was approximately $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The total intrinsic value of ordinary share options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $3.8 million, $3.9 million and $6 thousand, respectively. All compensation expense related to options has been recognized as of December 31, 2012.
 
 
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NOTE 16 – INCOME TAXES
 
The information in this note is on a consolidated basis, but uses the United States as the primary taxing authority as the Company’s primary operations are in the United States. The parent Company is an Israeli company, whose primary taxable income is from the provision, directly or indirectly through its affiliates, of telecommunication services.

The components of income (loss) before income tax expense are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
United States
  $ 39,090     $ (12,442 )   $ 284  
Foreign
    7,800       11,667       (1,871 )
    $ 46,890     $ (775 )   $ (1,587 )
 
The components of the income tax provision (benefit) in 2012, 2011and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Current:
                 
Federal
  $ 1,482     $ 20     $ 13  
State
    502       1       2  
Foreign
    -       (53 )     (234 )
Current provision (benefit)
    1,984       (32 )     (219 )
                         
Deferred:
                       
Federal
    (3,873 )     -       -  
State
    (1,312 )     93       187  
Foreign
    (5,760 )     -       -  
Deferred (benefit) provision
    (10,945 )     93       187  
                         
Total income tax (benefit) provision
  $ (8,961 )   $ 61     $ (32 )
 
The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s estimated annual effective income tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010. Minimum income tax benefit has been recorded in prior years due to the Company’s historical pretax losses (in thousands):

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
                   
Federal tax at statutory rate
    34.00 %     34.00 %     34.00 %
State and local taxes, net of federal
    3.60       3.60       3.60  
Nondeductible compensation
    0.00       (10.88 )     (102.42 )
Acquisition costs
    0.00       0.00       (25.57 )
Non taxable income
    (2.93 )     0.00       0.00  
Foreign results at rates other than domestic
    (1.11 )     0.00       (23.11 )
Other
    0.81       12.75       13.16  
Valuation allowance
    (53.48 )     (47.35 )     102.36  
Effective tax rate
    (19.11 ) %     (7.88 ) %     2.02 %
 
The effective tax rate in the future may be affected by the realization of previously unrecognized deferred tax assets being recovered from future taxable income.
 
 
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The significant components of estimated deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follow (in thousands):
 
   
December 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
Current
   
Non-Current
   
Current
   
Non-Current
 
Deferred tax assets:
                       
Deferred revenue, net of deferred costs
  $ 3,926     $ 11,204     $ 8,789     $ 4,235  
Domestic net operating loss carryforward
    -       838       -       17,805  
Foreign net operating loss carryforward
    1,929       44,303       -       33,334  
Basis difference in fixed assets
    -       -       -       44  
Basis difference in intangible assets
    -       2,586       -       2,383  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    180       -       244       -  
Currently non-deductible expenses and other
    1,750       -       -       -  
Capital loss carryforwards
    -       294       -       -  
Total deferred tax assets
    7,785       59,225       9,033       57,801  
                                 
Deferred tax liabilities:
                               
Basis difference in goodwill
    -       (501 )     -       (280 )
Basis difference in fixed assets
    -       (456 )     -       -  
Currently non-deductible expenses and other
    -       -       (98 )     -  
Total deferred tax liabilities
    -       (957 )     (98 )     (280 )
                                 
Valuation allowance
    (6,671 )     (48,718 )     (8,935 )     (57,801 )
                                 
Net deferred taxes
  $ 1,114     $ 9,550     $ -     $ (280 )
 
A valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. To assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be rcoverable from taxable income, the Company considers all the evidence, both positive and negative that a valuation allowances is needed. At December 31, 2012, the Company considered its cumulative profitability over the past three years and anticipated profit in 2013, and as a result of these and other factors, determined to release $10.9 million of the valuation allowance recorded against its deferred tax assets. The Company determined that a remaining valuation allowance estimated at $55.4 million and $66.7 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, is necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that will more-likely-than-not be realized.

At December 31, 2012, the Company had foreign net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $185.0 million, which may be carried forward indefinitely. The Company estimates that it is more-likely-than-not that approximately $20 million of these foreign NOL carryforwards will be recoverable from foreign taxable income earned in the future. The company utilized all available domestic NOL carryforwards in 2012, except for minimal separate return limitation year ("SRLY") net operating losses.

The reconciliations of the valuation allowance for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 66,736     $ 64,928  
Changes to the valuation allowance
    (11,347 )     1,808  
Balance, end of period
  $ 55,389     $ 66,736  

The change in the valuation allowance in 2012 reflects a reduction in the valuation allowance associated with the expected utilization of NOL carryforwards to offset foreign taxable income and other deferred tax assets in the United States. The change in the valuation allowance in 2011 was attributable to the expected utilization of NOL carryforwards of United States and foreign taxable income.
 
The Israeli tax rate in 2010 and 2011 was 25% and 24%, respectively, with a progressive annual reduction to 18%. The Israeli tax rate was amended for 2012 to be 25% with no further reductions. The Company files U.S. federal and state and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. The Company has not been under examination by taxing authorities for income tax matters in federal, state or other foreign jurisdictions. The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Subtopic 740-10, formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48, “ Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of SFAS No. 109” as of January 1, 2007 with no material impact to its Company’s consolidated financial position or its results of operations. The tax years 2005 – 2011 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
 
Goodwill associated with the 2010 business combination will not be deductible for tax purposes as the 2010 business combination was a tax-free reorganization. As disclosed in Note 4, “Other Business Combinations,” goodwill from the acquisition of VocalTec US and Dialmaxx are deductible for tax purposes.
 
 
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NOTE 17 – INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
 
Net Income (loss) per share attributable to the Company’s shareholders – basic, is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during each period, including redeemable ordinary shares (if applicable). Income (loss) per share attributable to the Company’s shareholders – diluted, is computed using n et income (loss) attributable to shareholders adjusted for gains or losses on in-the-money dilutive shares, and dividing it by the weighted average number of ordinary and potentially diluted ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period, including redeemable ordinary shares (if applicable). Potentially dilutive ordinary share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the exercise or settlement of options to purchase ordinary shares and outstanding put option contracts on the Company’s own stock.
 
Potentially dilutive securities, using the treasury stock method are set forth in the following table, which presents the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share attributable to shareholders (in thousands, except for per share information):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Numerator:
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 55,851     $ (836 )   $ (1,555 )
Dividends on redeemable ordinary shares
    -       (955 )     -  
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders
  $ 55,851     $ (1,791 )   $ (1,555 )
Gains on in-the-money common equity put options
  $ (1,301 )   $ -     $ -  
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to ordinary
                       
shareholders
  $ 54,550     $ (1,791 )   $ (1,555 )
                         
Denominator:
                       
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted
                       
average ordinary shares outstanding
    19,916       23,342       21,630  
Effect of dilutive options to purchase ordinary shares
    9       - *     -  
Effect of dilutive options exercised or expired during the year
    49       - *     -  
Effect of dilutive common equity put options outstanding
    11       - *     -  
Denominator for diluted net income per share - weighted
                       
average ordinary shares outstanding
    19,985       23,342       21,630  
                         
Net income (loss) per ordinary share attributable to shareholders
                       
Basic
  $ 2.80     $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )
Diluted
  $ 2.73     $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )
 
* Due to the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, basic and diluted loss per ordinary share was the same, as the effect of potentially dilutive securities would have been anti-dilutive.
 
 
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
 
Quarterly financial results for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 
   
First
   
Second
   
Third
   
Fourth
       
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Total Year
 
2012
                             
Net revenues (1)
  $ 37,587     $ 38,559     $ 40,789     $ 41,427     $ 158,362  
Gross Profit
    22,027       23,500       24,043       27,467       97,037  
Operating income
    5,831       10,318       11,186       16,230       43,565  
Net income (2)
    8,196       10,270       15,116       22,269       55,851  
Earnings per ordinary share: (1) (2) (3)
                                 
Basic
    0.39       0.51       0.78       1.17       2.80  
Diluted
    0.39       0.50       0.77       1.17       2.73  
 
   
First
   
Second
   
Third
   
Fourth
         
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Quarter
   
Total Year
 
2011
                                       
Net revenues (4)
  $ 30,086     $ 28,818     $ 24,912     $ 26,634     $ 110,450  
Gross Profit
    17,093       16,722       12,407       13,047       59,269  
Operating income (loss)
    2,391       1,934       (2,961 )     (6,009 )     (4,645 )
Net income (loss)
    1,828       2,954       (961 )     (4,657 )     (836 )
Earnings (loss) per ordinary share: (3)
                                 
Basic
    0.08       0.13       (0.04 )     (0.26 )     (0.08 )
Diluted
    0.08       0.13       (0.04 )     (0.26 )     (0.08 )
 
(1) Net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 include the impact of an operational change which allowed the Company to identify the point in time when prepaid minutes expire under the terms of service, which resulted in approximately $3.0 million attributable to prepaid minutes that expired between February 2008 and February 2012 being recognized as revenue since such amounts were considered earned. As a result, our basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 were increased by approximately $0.14 and $0.15 per ordinary share, respectively.
 
(2) A material adjustment was made in the fourth quarter of 2012 to record $2.0 million of current income tax expense and $10.9 million of release of valuation allowance against deferred tax assets.
 
(3) The sum of quarterly earnings (loss) per ordinary share amounts may not add to the annual earnings (loss) per ordinary share amount due to the weighting of ordinary shares and equivalent ordinary shares outstanding during each of the respective periods.
 
(4) Net revenues for the third and fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 include an additional allowance for billing adjustments of $4.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
 
 
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ITEM 9.                      CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
ITEM 9A.                   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

In connection with its preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, management, under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the December 31, 2012. As described below, a material weakness was identified in our internal control over financial reporting relating to our reviewing and monitoring the accuracy of the income tax provision and calculation. As a result of that material weakness, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of -December 31, 2012.

Notwithstanding the material weakness described below, which was identified in early 2013 while working on the income tax provision and calculation for the year ended December 31, 2012, management has concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management, under the supervision of the CEO and CFO, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the CEO and CFO and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the Unites States (“GAAP”). Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
 
 
·
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; 
 
 
·
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that the receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorization of management and the board of directors; and 
 
 
·
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, management evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 using the framework established in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). As a result of the evaluation and based on the criteria in the COSO framework, management concluded, based upon the material weakness described below, that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. 
 
 
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A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have concluded that the Company did not maintain effective controls over reviewing and monitoring the accuracy of the income tax provision and calculation. This material weakness resulted in a material misstatement in the income tax benefit and the related deferred tax assets and current income tax payable. This material misstatement was detected and corrected prior to the issuance of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the net income (loss) as reported in this annual report on Form 10-K reflects these corrections .

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, LLP, audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. BDO USA, LLP’s report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 is set forth below.

Remediation of Material Weakness

To address this material weakness, the Company intends to reinforce its existing processes for the resolution of significant tax matters and for determining, documenting, tracking and adjusting our deferred tax assets and liabilities that fully analyzes the issues and provides sufficient authority for the Company’s positions. 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company did not make any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Corporation’s fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 that materially affected, or was reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Netanya, Israel
 
We have audited magicJack VocalTec Ltd.’s and Subsidiaries (the Company’s) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). magicJack VocalTec, Ltd.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying “Item 9A, Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) 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 (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A material weakness regarding management’s failure to design and maintain controls over income taxes has been identified and described in management’s assessment. This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2012 financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated April 2, 2013 on those consolidated financial statements.

In our opinion, magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries did not maintain, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on the COSO criteria.
 
We do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on management’s statements referring to any corrective actions taken by the Company after the date of management’s assessment.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of magicJack VocalTec, Ltd. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), capital deficit, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 and our report dated April 2, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
West Palm Beach, Florida
 
April 2, 2013
 
 
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ITEM 9B.                      OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
 
PART III
 
ITEM 10.                      DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
We refer you to our Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders under the captions "Corporate Governance," "Report of the Audit Committee," "Biographies of our Board Nominees." "Meetings and Committees of the Board," and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance," which sections are incorporated by reference herein. Biographical information on our executive officers is contained in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 11.                      EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
We refer you to our Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders under the captions "Executive Compensation and Related Matters," including "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and "Management Planning and Development Committee Report," which sections are incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 12.                      SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
We refer you to our Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders under the captions "Security Ownership of Certain beneficial Owners and Management," and "Approval Of Related Party Transactions Under Israeli Law," which sections are incorporated by reference herein.
 
We refer you to Item 5, "Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities" for information with respect to all of our equity compensation plans in effect as of December 31, 2012, which section is incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 13.                      CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
We refer you to our Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders under the captions "Corporate Governance" and "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions," which sections are incorporated by reference herein.
 
ITEM 14.                      PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
We refer you to our Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders under the caption "Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm," which section is incorporated by reference herein.
 
 
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PART IV
 
ITEM 15.                      EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 16, 2010, among YMax Corporation, the Company and VocalTec Merger Sub, Inc., filed with the SEC on July 19, 2010 as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Association, filed herewith.
 
4.1
Form of Share Certificate of the Company, filed with the SEC on January 12, 2011 as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-169659) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.1
2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan,* filed with the SEC on January 19, 2011 as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8 (File Number 333-171771) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.2
Amended and Restated Appendix to Stock Option Plan – U.S.A. Employees,* filed with the SEC on January 19, 2011 as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8 (File Number 333-171771) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.3
Amended and Restated Appendix to Stock Option Plan – Non-U.S. and Non-Israeli Employees and Consultants,* filed with the SEC on January 19, 2011 as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8 (File Number 333-171771) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.4
Form of indemnification and release undertaking between the Company and each of Daniel Borislow, Ilan Rosen, Gerald Vento, Yuen Wah Sing, Donald A. Burns, Yoseph Dauber, Tal Yaron-Eldar and Peter Russo,* filed with the SEC on November 18, 2010 as Appendix B to proxy statement submitted on Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.5
Form of YMax indemnification undertaking between YMax Corporation and each of Daniel Borislow, Gerald Vento, Yuen Wah Sing, Donald A. Burns and Peter Russo,* filed with the SEC on November 18, 2010 as Appendix C to proxy statement submitted on Form 6- K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.8
Employment Offer Letter dated February 1, 2012, by and between magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Andrew MacInnes,* filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.9
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2010, between VocalTec Communications Ltd. and Daniel Borislow,* filed with the SEC on July 19, 2010 as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Report on Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.10
Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement between VocalTec Communications Ltd. and Daniel Borislow, dated September 15, 2010,* filed with the SEC on January 12, 2011 as Exhibit 4.4 to the Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 on Form F-3 (File No. 333-16959) and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.11
Restricted Share Grant Letter Agreement, dated April 28, 2011, with Yoseph Dauber,* filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012 as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.12
Restricted Share Grant Letter Agreement, dated April 28, 2011, with Tal Yaron-Eldar,* filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012 as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
10.13
Lease Agreement dated January 2, 2013, by and between magicJack LP and Fast Transport LLC, a Limited Liability Company owned by Daniel Borislow.
 
21.1
List of Subsidiaries
 
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
 
31.1
Certification of CEO of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
31.2
Certification of CFO of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
32.1
Certifications of CEO and CFO of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD.
 (Registrant)
 
 By: /s/ Gerald Vento
 ——————————————
 Gerald Vento
 President and Chief Executive Officer
 Date: April 2, 2013
 
 
 
/s/ Peter Russo
 ——————————————
 Peter Russo
 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 Date: April 2, 2013
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
/s/ Gerald Vento
——————————————
Gerald Vento
 
 
President & Chief Executive Officer and Director
 (principal executive officer)
 
 
April 2, 2013
         
/s/ Peter Russo
——————————————
Peter Russo
 
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (principal
 financial officer and principal accounting officer)
 
April 2, 2013
         
/s/ Donald A. Burns
——————————————
Donald A. Burns
 
Director
 
April 2, 2013
         
/s/ Yuen Wah Sing
——————————————
Dr. Yuen Wah Sing
 
Director
 
April 2, 2013
         
Tal Yaron-Eldar
——————————————
Tal Yaron-Eldar
 
Director
 
April 2, 2013
         
/s/ Yoseph Dauber
——————————————
Yoseph Dauber
 
Director
 
April 2, 2013
         
Richard Harris
——————————————
Richard Harris
 
Director
 
April 2, 2013
 
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Exhibit 3.1
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

MAGICJACK VOCALTEC LTD.

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
 
PRELIMINARY
 
1.
[RESERVED]
 
 
2.
INTERPRETATION
 
 
(a)
In these Articles, the following terms shall bear the meanings set opposite to them, unless inconsistent with the subject or context.
 
 
“Office Holder” shall mean every director and every other person included in such definition under the Companies Law, including the executive officers of the Company.
 
 
“Company” – magicJack VocalTec Ltd.
 
 
“External Directors” shall mean directors appointed and serving in accordance with Sections 239 through 249 of the Companies Law.
 
 
“Companies Law” shall mean the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, as amended and as may be amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
 
“These Articles” - These Articles of Association as originally adopted or as amended from time to time by a Special Resolution.
 
 
“Office” - The registered office of the Company.
 
 
“Year” and “Month” - a Gregorian month or year.
 
 
(b)
Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires: words and expressions importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender; and words and expressions importing persons shall include bodies corporate.
 
3.
PUBLIC COMPANY
 
 
The Company is a Public Company, as such a term is defined in the Companies Law.
 
 
 

 
 
SHARE CAPITAL
 
4.
SHARE CAPITAL
 
 
(a)
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of one hundred million (100,000,000) Ordinary Shares, no par value.
 
 
(b)
The Ordinary Shares all rank pari passu in all respects.
 
5.
INCREASE OF AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL
 
 
(a)
The Company may, from time to time, by an Ordinary Resolution (as defined in Article 28(a) below), whether or not all the shares then authorized have been issued and whether or not all the shares theretofore issued have been called up for payment, increase its authorized share capital by the creation of new shares. Any such increase shall be in such amount and shall be divided into shares of such nominal amounts, and such shares shall confer such rights and preferences, and shall be subject to such restrictions, as such Ordinary Resolution shall provide.
 
 
(b)
Except to the extent otherwise provided in such Ordinary Resolution, any new shares included in the authorized share capital increased as aforesaid shall be subject to all the provisions of these Articles which are applicable to shares of the same class included in the existing share capital (and, if such new shares are of the same class as a class of shares included in the existing share capital, to all of the provisions which are applicable to shares of such class included in the existing share capital).
 
6.
SPECIAL RIGHTS; MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS
 
 
(a)
Subject to the provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the Company, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred upon the holders of existing shares in the Company, the Company may, from time to time, by Ordinary Resolution, provide for shares with such preferred or deferred rights or rights of redemption or other special rights and/or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividends, voting, repayment of share capital or otherwise, as may be stipulated in such Ordinary Resolution provided that any resolution with respect to the issuance of shares will be made only by the Board of Directors.
 
 
(b)              (i)
If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class, unless otherwise provided by these Articles, may be modified or abrogated by the Company, by a Special Resolution (as defined in Article 28(a) below), subject to the consent in writing of the holders of seventy-five percent (75%) of the issued shares of such class or the adoption of a Special Resolution passed at a separate General Meeting of the holders of the shares of such class.
 
 
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(ii)
The provisions of these Articles relating to General Meetings shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to any separate General Meeting of the holders of the shares of a particular class, provided, however, that the requisite quorum at any such separate General Meeting shall be two or more members present in person or by proxy and holding not less than thirty three and a third per cent (33 1/3%) of the issued shares of such class.
 
 
(iii)
Unless otherwise provided by these Articles, the enlargement of an authorized class of shares, or the issuance of additional shares thereof out of the authorized and unissued share capital, shall not be deemed, for purposes of this Article 6(b), to modify or abrogate the rights attached to previously issued shares of such class or of any other class.
 
7.
CONSOLIDATION, SUBDIVISION, CANCELLATION AND REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL
 
 
(a)
The Company may, from time to time, by Ordinary Resolution (subject, however, to the provisions of Article 6(b) hereof and to applicable law):
 
 
(i)
consolidate and divide all or part of its issued or un-issued authorized share capital;
 
 
(ii)
subdivide its shares (issued or un-issued) or any of them;
 
 
(iii)
cancel any shares which, at the date of the adoption of such Ordinary Resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so canceled; or
 
 
(iv)
reduce its share capital in any manner, and with and subject to any incident authorized, and consent required, by law.
 
 
(b)
With respect to any consolidation of issued shares, and with respect to any other action which may result in fractional shares, the Board of Directors may settle any difficulty which may arise with regard thereto, as it deems fit, and, in connection with any such consolidation or other action which could result in fractional shares, may, without limiting its aforesaid power:
 
 
(i)
determine, as to the holder of shares so consolidated, which issued shares shall be consolidated .(ii) allot, in contemplation of or subsequent to such consolidation or other action, shares or fractional shares sufficient to preclude or remove fractional share holdings;
 
 
 
(iii)
redeem, in the case of redeemable preference shares, and subject to applicable law, such shares or fractional shares sufficient to preclude or remove fractional share holdings;
 
 
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(iv)
cause the transfer of fractional shares by certain shareholders of the Company to other shareholders thereof so as to most expediently preclude or remove any fractional shareholdings, and cause the transferees of such fractional shares to pay the transferors thereof the fair value thereof, and the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to act in connection with such transfer, as agent for the transferors and transferees of any such fractional shares, with full power of substitution, for the purposes of implementing the provisions of this sub-Article 7(b)(iv).
 
SHARES
 
8.
ISSUANCE OF SHARE CERTIFICATES; REPLACEMENT OF LOST CERTIFICATES
 
 
(a)
Share Certificates shall be issued under the corporate seal of the Company and shall bear the signature of one Director, or of any other person or persons authorized therefor by the Board of Directors.
 
 
(b)
Each member shall be entitled to one or several numbered certificate for all the shares of any class registered in his name, each for one or more of such shares. Each certificate shall specify the serial numbers of the shares represented thereby and may also specify the amount paid up thereon.
 
 
(c)
A share certificate registered in the names of two or more persons shall be delivered to the person first named in the Register of Members in respect of such co-ownership.
 
 
(d)
A share certificate which has been defaced, lost or destroyed, may be replaced, and the Company shall issue a new certificate to replace such defaced, lost or destroyed certificate upon payment of such fee, and upon the furnishing of such evidence of ownership and such indemnity, as the Board of Directors in its discretion deems fit.
 
9.
REGISTERED HOLDER
 
 
Except as otherwise provided in these Articles, the Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of each share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly, shall not, except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as required by statute, be obligated to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.
 
10.
ALLOTMENT OF SHARES
 
 
The un-issued shares from time to time shall be under the sole control of the Board of Directors, who shall have the power to allot, issue or otherwise dispose of shares to such persons, on such terms and conditions (including inter alia terms relating to calls as set forth in Article 12(f) hereof), or, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, at a discount and/or with payment of commission, and at such times, as the Board of Directors deems fit, and the power to give to any person the option to acquire from the Company any shares, either at par or at a premium, or, subject as aforesaid, at a discount and/or with payment of commission, during such time and for such consideration as the Board of Directors deems fit.
 
 
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11.
PAYMENT IN INSTALLMENTS
 
 
If pursuant to the terms of allotment or issue of any share, all or any portion of the price thereof shall be payable in installments, every such installment shall be paid to the Company on the due date thereof by the then registered holder(s) of the share or the person(s) then entitled thereto.
 
12.
CALLS ON SHARES
 
 
(a)
The Board of Directors may, from time to time, as it, in its discretion, deems fit, make calls for payment upon members in respect of any sum which has not been paid up in respect of shares held by such members and which is not pursuant to the terms of allotment or issue of such shares or otherwise, payable at a fixed time, and each member shall pay the amount of every call so made upon him (and of each installment thereof if the same is payable in installments), to the Company at the time(s) and place(s) designated by the Board of Directors, as any such time(s) may be thereafter extended or place(s) changed. Unless otherwise stipulated in the resolution of the Board of Directors (and in the notice hereafter referred to), each payment in response to a call shall be deemed to constitute a pro rate payment on account of all the shares in respect of which such call was made.
 
 
(b)
Notice of any call for payment by a member shall be given in writing to such member not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the time of payment fixed in such notice, and shall specify the time and place of payment.  Prior to the time for any such payment fixed in a notice of a call given to a member, the Board of Directors may in its absolute discretion, by notice in writing to such member, revoke such call in whole or in part, extend the time fixed for payment thereof, or designate a different place of payment. In the event of a call payable in installments, only one notice thereof need be given.
 
 
(c)
If pursuant to the terms of allotment or issue of a share or otherwise, an amount is made payable at a fixed time (whether on account of such share or by way of premium), such amount shall be payable at such time as if it were payable by virtue of a call made by the Board of Directors and for which notice was given in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Article 12, and the provisions of these Articles with regard to calls (and the non-payment thereof) shall be applicable to such amount (and the non-payment thereof).
 
 
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(d)
Joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls for payment in respect of such share and all interest payable thereon.
 
 
(e)
Any amount called for payment which is not paid when due shall bear interest from the date fixed for payment until actual payment thereof, at such rate (not exceeding the then prevailing debitory rate charged by leading commercial banks in Israel), and payable at such time(s) as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
 
 
(f)
Upon the allotment of shares, the Board of Directors may provide for differences among the allottees of such shares as to the amounts and times for payment of calls in respect of such shares.
 
13.
PREPAYMENT
 
 
With the approval of the Board of Directors, any member may pay to the Company any amount not yet payable in respect of his shares, and the Board of Directors may approve the payment by the Company of interest on any such amount until the same would be payable if it had not been paid in advance, at such rate and time(s) as may be approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time cause the Company to repay all or any part of the money so advanced, without premium or penalty. Nothing in this Article 13 shall derogate from the right of the Board of Directors to make any call for payment before or after receipt by the Company of any such advance.
 
14.
FORFEITURE AND SURRENDER
 
 
(a)
If any member fails to pay an amount payable by virtue of a call, or interest thereon as provided for in accordance herewith, on or before the day fixed for payment of the same, the Board of Directors may at any time after the day fixed for such payment, so long as such amount (or any portion thereof) or interest thereon (or any portion thereof) remains unpaid, resolve to forfeit all or any of the shares in respect of which such payment was called for. All expenses incurred by the Company in attempting to collect any such amount or interest thereon, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and costs of legal proceedings, shall be added to, and shall, for all purposes (including the accrual of interest thereon), constitute a part of, the amount payable to the Company in respect of such call.
 
 
(b)
Upon the adoption of a resolution as to the forfeiture of a member’s share, the Board of Directors shall cause notice thereof to be given to such member, which notice shall state that, in the event of the failure to pay the entire amount so payable by a date specified in the notice (which date shall be not less than fourteen (14) days after the date such notice is given and which may be extended by the Board of Directors), such shares shall be ipso facto forfeited, provided, however, that, prior to such date, the Board of Directors may nullify such resolution of forfeiture, but no such nullification shall stop the Board of Directors from adopting a further resolution of forfeiture in respect of the non-payment of the same amount.
 
 
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(c)
Without derogating from Articles 54 and 59 hereof, whenever shares are forfeited as herein provided, all dividends, if any, theretofore declared in respect thereof and not actually paid shall be deemed to have been forfeited at the same time.
 
 
(d)
The Company, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may accept the voluntary surrender of any share not fully paid for.
 
 
(e)
Any share forfeited or surrendered as provided herein, shall become the property of the Company, and the same, subject to the provisions of these Articles, may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of as the Board of Directors deems fit.
 
 
(f)
Any member whose shares have been forfeited or surrendered shall cease to be a member in respect of the forfeited or surrendered shares, but shall, notwithstanding, be liable to pay, and shall forthwith pay, to the Company, all calls, interest and expenses owing upon or in respect of such shares at the time of forfeiture or surrender, together with interest thereon from the time of forfeiture or surrender until actual payment, at the rate prescribed in Article 12(e) above, and the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, enforce the payment of such moneys, or any part thereof. In the event of such forfeiture or surrender, the Company, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may accelerate the date(s) of payment of any or all amounts then owing to the Company by the member in question (but not yet due) in respect of all shares owned by such member, solely or jointly with another.
 
 
(g)
The Board of Directors may at any time, before any share so forfeited or surrendered shall have been sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of, nullify the forfeiture or surrender on such conditions as it deems fit, but no such nullification shall stop the Board of Directors from re-exercising its powers of forfeiture pursuant to this Article 14.
 
 
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15.
LIEN
 
 
(a)
Except to the extent the same may be waived or subordinated in writing, the Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the shares registered in the name of each member (without regard to any equitable or other claim or interest in such shares on the part of any other person), and upon the proceeds of the sale thereof, for his debts, liabilities and engagements to the Company arising from any amount payable by such member in respect of any unpaid or partly paid share, whether or not such debt, liability or engagement has matured. Such lien shall extend to all dividends from time to time declared or paid in respect of such share. Unless otherwise provided, the registration by the Company of a transfer of shares shall be deemed to be a waiver on the part of the Company of the lien (if any) existing on such shares immediately prior to such transfer.
 
 
(b)
The Board of Directors may cause the Company to sell a share subject to such a lien when the debt, liability or engagement giving rise to such lien has matured, in such manner as the Board of Directors deems fit, but no such sale shall be made unless such debt, liability or engagement has not been satisfied within fourteen (14) days after written notice of the intention to sell shall have been served on such member, his executors or administrators.
 
 
(c)
The net proceeds of any such sale, after payment of the costs thereof, shall be applied in or toward satisfaction of the debts, liabilities or engagements of such member in respect of such share (whether or not the same have matured), and the residue (if any) shall be paid to the member, his executors, administrators or assigns.
 
16.
SALE AFTER FORFEITURE OR SURRENDER OR IN ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN
 
 
Upon any sale of a share after forfeiture or surrender or for enforcing a lien, the Board of Directors may appoint any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the share so sold and cause the purchaser’s name to be entered in the Register of Members in respect of such share. The purchaser shall be registered as the shareholder and shall not be bound to see to the regularity of the sale proceedings, or to the application of the proceeds of such sale, and after his name has been entered in the Register of Members in respect of such share, the validity of the sale shall not be impeached by any person, and the remedy of any person aggrieved by the sale shall be in damages only and against the Company exclusively.
 
17.
REDEEMABLE SHARES
 
 
The Company may, subject to applicable law, issue redeemable shares and redeem the same.
 
18.
[RESERVED]
 
 
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TRANSFER OF SHARES
 
19.
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER
 
 
(a)
No transfer of shares shall be registered unless a proper writing or instrument of transfer (in any customary form or any other form satisfactory to the Board of Directors) has been submitted to the Company (or its transfer agent),  together with the share certificate(s) and such other evidence of title as the Board of Directors may reasonably require. Until the transferee has been registered in the Register of Members in respect of the shares so transferred, the Company may continue to regard the transferor as the owner thereof. The Board of Directors, may, from time to time, prescribe a fee for the registration of a transfer.
 
 
(b)
The Board of Directors may, in its discretion to the extent it deems necessary, close the Register of Members for registrations of transfers of shares during any year for a period determined by the Board of Directors, and no registrations of transfers of shares shall be made by the Company during any such period during which the Register of Members is so closed.
 
20.
RECORD DATE FOR NOTICES OF GENERAL MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTION
 
 
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of these Articles to the contrary, and to allow the Company to determine the members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of, or to take or be the subject to, any other action, the Board of Directors may fix, a record date, which shall not be more than forty (40), or any longer period permitted under the Companies Law, nor less than four (4) days before the date of such meeting or other action. A determination of members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting: provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
 
 
(b)
Any Shareholder or Shareholders of the Company holding, at least, one percent (1%) of the voting rights in the issued share capital of the Company may, pursuant to the Companies Law, request that the Board of Directors include a subject in the agenda of a General Meeting to be held in the future. Any such request must be in writing, must include all information related to subject matter and the reason that such subject is proposed to be brought before the General Meeting and must be signed by the shareholder or shareholders making such request. In addition subject to the Companies Law and the provisions of Article 39, the Board of Directors may include such subject in the agenda of a General Meeting only if the request has been delivered to the Secretary of the Company not later than sixty (60) days and not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the General Meeting in which the subject is to be considered by the shareholders of the Company. Each such request shall also set forth: (a) the name and address of the shareholder making the request; (b) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of shares of the Company entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting; (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) in connection with the subject which is requested to be included in the agenda; and (d) a declaration that all the information that is required under the Companies Law and any other applicable law to provided to the Company in connection with such subject, if any, has been provided. Furthermore, the Board of Directors, may, in its discretion to the extent it deems necessary, request that the shareholders making the request provide additional information necessary so as to include a subject in the agenda of a General Meeting, as the Board of Directors may reasonably require.
 
 
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TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
 
21.
DECEDENTS’ SHARES
 
 
(a)
In case of death of a registered holder of a share registered in the names of two or more holders, the Company may recognize the survivor(s) as the sole owner(s) thereof unless and until the provisions of Article 21(b) have been effectively invoked.
 
 
(b)
Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death of any shareholder, upon producing evidence of the grant of probate or letters of administration or declaration of succession (or such other evidence as the Board of Directors may reasonably deem sufficient), shall be registered as a member in respect of such share, or may, subject to the regulations as to transfer herein contained, transfer such share.
 
22.
RECEIVERS AND LIQUIDATORS
 
 
(a)
The Company may recognize any receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed to wind-up, dissolve or otherwise liquidate a corporate member, and a trustee, manager, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed in bankruptcy or in connection with the reorganization of, or similar proceeding with respect to a member or its properties, as being entitled to the shares registered in the name of such member.
 
 
(b)
Such receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed to wind-up, dissolve or otherwise liquidate a corporate member and such trustee, manager, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed in bankruptcy or in connection with the reorganization of, or similar proceedings with respect to a member or its properties, upon producing such evidence as the Board of Directors may deem sufficient as to his authority to act in such capacity or under this Article, shall with the consent of the Board of Directors (which the Board of Directors may grant or refuse in its absolute discretion), be registered as a member in respect of such shares, or may, subject to the regulations as to transfer herein contained, transfer such shares.
 
 
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GENERAL MEETINGS
 
23.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
 
(a)
An Annual General Meeting shall be held once in every calendar year at such time (within a period of not more than fifteen (15) months after the last preceding Annual General Meeting) and at such place, either within or without the State of Israel, as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
(b)
Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the function of the Annual General Meeting shall be to elect the members of the Board of Directors; to receive the Financial Statements, the ordinary reports and accounts of the Company’s directors and auditors; to appoint the Company’s auditors and to fix their remuneration and to transact any other business which under these Articles or the Companies Law are to be transacted at a General Meeting.
 
24.
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
 
 
All General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings shall be called “Extraordinary General Meetings”. The Board of Directors may, whenever it thinks fit, convene an Extraordinary General Meeting, at such time and place, within or out of the State of Israel, as may be determined by the Board of Directors, and shall be obliged to do so upon a requisition in writing in accordance with Section 63 of the Companies Law.
 
25.
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS; OMISSION TO GIVE NOTICE
 
 
Not less than twenty-one (21) days’ prior notice shall be given of every General Meeting to all shareholders who would be entitled to attend and vote at such meeting. No separate notice shall be given to registered shareholders of the Company.  Each such notice shall specify the place and the day and hour of the meeting and the general nature of each item to be acted upon thereat, said notice to be given to all members who would be entitled to attend and vote at such meeting. Anything therein to the contrary notwithstanding, with the consent of all members entitled to vote thereon, a resolution may be proposed and passed at such meeting although a lesser notice than hereinabove prescribed has been given.
 
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
 
26.
QUORUM
 
 
(a)
No business shall be transacted at a General Meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, unless the quorum required under these Articles for such General Meeting or such adjourned meeting, as the case may be, is present when the meeting proceeds to business.
 
 
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(b)
Two or more members (not in default in payment of any sum referred to in Article 32(a) hereof), present in person or by proxy and holding shares conferring in the aggregate more than thirty three and a third (33 1/3%) percent of the voting power of the Company, shall constitute a quorum of General Meetings.
 
 
 (c)
If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon requisition under Sections 64 or 65 of the Companies Law, shall be dissolved, but in any other case it shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, or to such day and at such time and place as the Chairman may determine. No business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting except business which might lawfully have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. At such adjourned meeting, the quorum shall be as provided in Article 26(b) above.
 
 
 (d)
The Board of Directors may determine, in its discretion, the matters that may be voted upon at the meeting by proxy in addition to the matters listed in Section 87(a) to the Companies Law.
 
27.
CHAIRMAN
 
 
The Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors, shall preside as Chairman at every General Meeting of the Company. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time fixed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as Chairman, the Co-Chairman shall preside at the meeting. If at any such meeting both the Chairman and the Co-Chairman are not present or are unwilling to act as Chairman, the members present shall choose someone of their number to be Chairman. The office of Chairman shall not, by itself, entitle the holder thereof to vote at any General Meeting nor shall it entitle such holder to a second or casting vote (without derogating, however, from the rights of such Chairman to vote as a shareholder or proxy of a shareholder if, in fact, he is also a shareholder or such proxy).
 
28.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
 
 
(a)              (i)
An Ordinary Resolution shall be deemed adopted if approved by the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.
 
 
(ii)
A Special Resolution shall be deemed adopted if approved by the holders of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.
 
 
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(b)
Every resolution of the General Meeting shall be an Ordinary Resolution, unless these Articles specifically require a Special Resolution. Every question submitted to a General Meeting shall be decided by a show of hands, but the Chairman of the Meeting may determine that a resolution shall be decided by a written ballot. A written ballot may be implemented before the proposed resolution is voted upon or immediately after the declaration by the Chairman of the results of the vote by a show of hands. If a vote by written ballot is taken after such declaration, the results of the vote by a show of hands shall be of no effect, and the proposed resolution shall be decided by such written ballot.
 
 
(c)
A declaration by the Chairman of the meeting that a resolution has been carried unanimously, or carried by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the minute book of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favor of or against such resolution.
 
29.
RESOLUTIONS IN WRITING
 
 
A resolution in writing signed by all members of the Company then entitled to attend and vote at General Meetings or to which all such members have given their written consent (by letter, telegram, telex, facsimile or otherwise) shall be deemed to have been unanimously adopted by a General Meeting duly convened and held.
 
30.
POWER TO ADJOURN
 
 
(a)
The Chairman of a General Meeting at which a quorum is present may, with the consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented in person or by proxy and voting on the question of adjournment (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting except business which might lawfully have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.
 
 
(b)
It shall not be necessary to give notice of an adjournment, whether pursuant to Article 26(c) or Article 30(a), unless the meeting is adjourned for twenty one (21) days or more in which event notice thereof shall be given in the manner required for the meeting as originally called.
 
31.
VOTING POWER
 
 
Subject to the provisions of Article 32(a) and subject to any provision hereof conferring special rights as to voting, or restricting the right to vote, every member shall have one vote for each share held by him of record, on every resolution, without regard to whether the vote thereon is conducted by a show of hands, by written ballot or by any other means.
 
 
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32.
VOTING RIGHTS
 
 
(a)
No member shall be entitled to vote at any General Meeting (or be counted as a part of the quorum thereat), unless all calls and other sums then payable by him in respect of his shares in the Company have been paid, but this Article 32(a) shall not apply to separate General Meetings of the holders of a particular class of shares pursuant to Article 6(b).
 
 
(b)
A company or other corporate body being a member of the Company may duly authorize any person to be its representative at any meeting of the Company or to execute or deliver a proxy on its behalf. Any person so authorized shall be entitled to exercise on behalf of such member all the power which the latter could have exercised if it were an individual shareholder. Upon the request of the Chairman of the meeting, written evidence of such authorization (in form acceptable to the Chairman) shall be delivered to him.
 
 
(c)
Any member entitled to vote may vote either in person or by proxy (who need not be a member of the Company), or, if the member is a company or other corporate body, by a representative authorized pursuant to Article 32(b).
 
 
(d)
If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s). For the purpose of this Article 32(d), seniority shall be determined by the order of registration of the joint holders in the Register of Members.
 
PROXIES
 
33.
INSTRUMENT OF APPOINTMENTS
 
 
(a)
An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be substantially in the following form:
 
“I
 
of
 
 
(Name of Shareholder)
 
(Address of Shareholder)
Being a member of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. hereby appoint
   
of
 
 
(Name of Proxy)
 
(Address of Proxy)
       
as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the General Meeting of the Company to be held on the ___ day of _______, 20__ and at any Adjournment(s) thereof.
 
Signed this ____ day of ___________, 20__.
 
_____________________
(Signature of Appointor)”

 
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or in any usual or common form or in such other form as may be approved by the Board of Directors. Such proxy shall be duly signed by the appointor or such person’s duly authorized attorney or, if such appointor is a company or other corporate body, under its common seal or stamp or the hand of its duly authorized agent(s) or attorney(s).
 
 
(b)
The instrument appointing a proxy (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which such instrument has been signed) shall either be presented to the Chairman at the meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote or be delivered to the Company (at its Registered Office, at its principal place of business, or at the offices of its registrar or transfer agent, or at such place as the Board of Directors may specify) not less than two (2) hours before the time fixed for such meeting, except that the instrument shall be delivered (i) twenty-four (24) hours before the time fixed for the meeting where the meeting is to be held in the United States and the instrument is delivered to the Company at its Registered Office or principal place of business, or (ii) forty-eight (48) hours before the time fixed for the meeting where the meeting is to be held outside of the United States of America and Israel and the instrument is delivered to the Company’s registrar or transfer agent.  Notwithstanding the above, the Chairman shall have the right to waive the time requirement provided above with respect to all instruments of proxies and to accept any and all instruments of proxy until the beginning of a General Meeting.
 
34.
EFFECT OF DEATH OF APPOINTOR OR TRANSFER OF SHARE OR REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT
 
 
(a)
A vote cast in accordance with an instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the prior death or bankruptcy of the appointing member (or of his attorney-in-fact, if any, who signed such instrument), or the transfer of the share in respect of which the vote is cast, unless written notice of such matters shall have been received by the Company or by the Chairman of such meeting prior to such vote being cast.
 
 
(b)
An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed revoked (i) upon receipt by the Company or the Chairman, subsequent to receipt by the Company of such instrument, of written notice signed by the person signing such instrument or by the member appointing such proxy canceling the appointment thereunder (or the authority pursuant to which such instrument was signed) or of an instrument appointing a different proxy (and such other documents, if any, required under Article 33(b) for such new appointment), provided such notice of cancellation or instrument appointing a different proxy were so received at the place and within the time for delivery of the instrument revoked thereby as referred to in Article 33(b) hereof, or (ii) if the appointing member is present in person at the meeting for which such instrument of proxy was delivered, upon receipt by the Chairman of such meeting of written notice from such member of the revocation of such appointment, or if and when such member votes at such meeting. A vote cast in accordance with an instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the revocation or purported cancellation of the appointment, or the presence in person or vote of the appointing member at a meeting for which it was rendered, unless such instrument of appointment was deemed revoked in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article 34(b) at or prior to the time such vote was cast.
 
 
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
35.
POWERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
 
(a)
General
 
 
The management of the business of the Company shall be vested in the Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as the Company is authorized to exercise and do, and are not hereby or by law required to be exercised or done by the Company by action of its members at a General Meeting. The authority conferred on the Board of Directors by this Article 35 shall be subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, these Articles and any regulation or resolution consistent with these Articles adopted from time to time by the Company by action of its members at a General Meeting, provided, however, that no such regulation or resolution shall invalidate any prior act done by or pursuant to a decision of the Board of Directors which would have been valid if such regulation or resolution had not been adopted.
 
 
(b)
Borrowing Power
 
 
The Board of Directors may from time to time, at its discretion, cause the Company to borrow or secure the payment of any sum or sums of money for the purposes of the Company, and may secure or provide for the repayment of such sum or sums in such manner, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as it deems fit, and, in particular, by the issuance of bonds, perpetual or redeemable debentures, debenture stock, or any mortgages, charges, or other securities on the undertaking or the whole or any part of the property of the Company, both present and future, including its uncalled or called but unpaid capital for the time being.
 
 
(c)
Reserves
 
 
The Board of Directors may, from time to time, set aside any amount(s) out of the profits of the Company as a reserve or reserves for any purpose(s) which the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, shall deem fit, including without limitation, capitalization and distribution of bonus shares, and may invest any sum so set aside in any manner and from time to time deal with and vary such investments and dispose of all or any part thereof, and employ any such reserve or any part thereof in the business of the Company without being bound to keep the same separate from other assets of the Company, and may subdivide or redesignate any reserve or cancel the same or apply the funds therein for another purpose, all as the Board of Directors may from time to time think fit.
 
 
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36.
EXERCISE OF POWERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
 
(a)
A meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all the authorities, powers and discretion vested in or exercisable by the Board of Directors, whether in person or by any other means by which the Directors may hear each other simultaneously.
 
 
(b)
A resolution proposed at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed adopted if approved by a majority of the Directors present when such resolution is put to a vote and voting thereon.
 
 
(c)
The Board of Directors may adopt resolutions without holding a meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that all of the Directors then in office and lawfully entitled to vote thereon shall have agreed to vote on the matters underlying such resolutions without convening a meeting of the Board of Directors.  If the Board of Directors adopts resolutions as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, minutes including such resolutions, including a resolution to vote on such matters without convening a meeting of the Board of Directors, shall be prepared and the Chairman of the Board of Directors will sign such minutes.
 
37.
DELEGATION OF POWERS
 
 
 (a)
The Board of Directors may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, delegate any or all of its powers to committees, each consisting of one or more persons (who are Directors), and it may from time to time revoke such delegation or alter the composition of any such committee. Any Committee so formed (in these Articles referred to as a “Committee of the Board of Directors”), shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any regulations imposed on it by the Board of Directors. The meetings and proceedings of any such Committee of the Board of Directors shall, mutatis mutandis, be governed by the provisions herein contained for regulating the meetings of the Board of Directors, so far as not superseded by any regulations adopted by the Board of Directors under this Article. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board of Directors in delegating powers to a Committee of the Board of Directors, such Committee shall not be empowered to further delegate such powers.
 
 
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(b)
Without derogating from the provisions of Article 50, the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint a Secretary to the Company, as well as officers, agents, employees and independent contractors, as the Board of Directors deems fit, and may terminate the service of any such person. The Board of Directors may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, determine the powers and duties, as well as the salaries and emoluments, of all such persons, and may require security in such cases and in such amounts as it deems fit.
 
 
(c)
The Board of Directors may from time to time, by power of attorney or otherwise, appoint any person, company, firm or body of persons to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company at law or in fact for such purpose(s) and with such powers, authorities and discretions, and for such period and subject to such conditions, as it deems fit, and any such power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board of Directors deems fit, and may also authorize any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him.
 
38.
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
 
The Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of not less than two (2) nor more than eleven (11) Directors.
 
39.
ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
 
 
(a)
[RESERVED]
 
 
(b)
The term of all directors of the Company shall expire at the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2013. Commencing with the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2013, the directors of the Company shall be elected at each Annual General Meeting (or at an Extraordinary Meeting of the Company) by Ordinary Resolution and shall hold office until the end of the next Annual General Meeting and so long as an Annual General Meeting is not convened, unless their office is vacated prior thereto in accordance with the provisions of these Articles and the Companies Law. This Article shall not apply to the election and tenure of External Directors, in respect of whom the provisions of the Companies Law shall apply.
 
 
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(c)
Nominations for the election of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder holding at least 1% of the outstanding voting power in the Company. However, and without limitation of Section 63 of the Companies Law, any such shareholder may nominate one or more persons for election as Directors at a General Meeting only if a written notice of such shareholder’s intent to make such nomination or nominations has been given to the Secretary of the Company not later than (i) with respect to an election to be held at an Annual General Meeting of shareholders, ninety (90) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, and (ii) with respect to an election to be held at a Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders for the election of Directors, at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of such meeting. Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address of the shareholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated; (b) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of shares of the Company entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder; and (d) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Director of the Company if so elected and a declaration signed by each of the nominees declaring that there is no limitation under the Companies Law for the appointment of such a nominee and that all the information that is required under the Companies Law to provided to the Company in connection with such an appointment has been provided. The Chairman of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.
 
 
(d)
The General Meeting may, by a Special Resolution, remove any Director(s) from office, and elect Directors instead of Directors so removed or fill any Vacancy (as defined in Article 41), however created, in the Board of Directors unless such Vacancy was filled by the Board of Directors under Article 41.
 
 
(e)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 39, External Directors shall be elected and hold office in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.
 
40.
QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
 
 
No person shall be disqualified to serve as a Director by reason of his not holding shares in the Company or by reason of his having served as a Director in the past.
 
 
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41.
CONTINUING DIRECTORS IN THE EVENT OF VACANCIES
 
 
In the event that , one or more vacancies is created in the Board of Directors, including without limitation a situation in which the number of Directors is less than the maximum number permitted under Article 38 (a “Vacancy”), the continuing Directors may continue to act in every matter, and, may appoint Directors to temporarily fill any such Vacancy, provided, however, that if the number of Directors is less than  four (4), they may only act in (i) an emergency; or (ii) to fill the office of director which has become vacant; or (iii) in order to call a General Meeting of the Company for the purpose of electing Directors to fill any or all Vacancies, so that at least four (4) Directors are in office as a result of said meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of Vacancy of an External Director, the Company shall elect a new External Director or take such other action as required under the Companies Law.
 
42.
VACATION OF OFFICE
 
 
(a)
The office of a Director shall be vacated, ipso facto, upon his or her death, or if he or she be found lunatic or become of unsound mind, or if he or she becomes bankrupt, or if the Director is a company, upon its winding-up, or if he is found by a court guilty of any of the felonies listed in Section 226 of the Companies Law.
 
 
(b)
The office of a Director shall be vacated by his written resignation.  Such resignation shall become effective on the date fixed therein, or upon the delivery thereof to the Company, whichever is later. Such written resignation shall include the reasons that lead the Director to resign from his office.
 
43.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS
 
 
A Director shall be paid remuneration by the Company for his services as Director to the extent such remuneration shall have been approved by the Company in accordance with the Companies Law.
 
 
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44.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
 
 
Subject to the provisions of the Companies  Law, no Director shall be disqualified by virtue of his office from holding any office or place of profit in the Company or in any company in which the Company shall be a shareholder or otherwise interested, or from contracting with the Company as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract, or any contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director  shall be in any way interested, be avoided, nor, other than as required under The Companies Law, shall any Director be liable to account to the Company for any profit arising from any such office or place of profit or realized by any such contract or arrangement by reason only of such Director’s holding that office or of the fiduciary relations thereby established, but the nature of his interest, as well as any material fact or document, must be disclosed by him at the meeting of the Board of Directors at which the contract or arrangement is first considered, if his interest then exists, or, in any other case, at no later than the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the acquisition of his interest.
 
45.
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
 
 
(a)
A Director may, by written notice to the Company given in the manner set forth in Article 45(b) below, appoint any individual who is qualified to serve as a director (provided that such individual is not a member of the Board of Directors and is not an Alternate Director) as an alternate for himself (in these Articles referred to as “Alternate Director”), remove such Alternate Director and appoint another Alternate Director in place of any Alternate Director appointed by him whose office has been vacated for any reason whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Director that is a member of a Committee of the Board of Directors may appoint as his Alternate Director on such Committee of the Board of Directors a member of the Board of Directors, but provided that such Director is not already a member of such Committee of the Board of Directors and further provided that if such person is appointed as an Alternate Director for an External Director, such Alternate Director shall have the same accounting and financial expertise or other professional expertise as possessed by the appointing Director (as such accounting, financial and professional expertise may be promulgated and amended from time to time).  An External Director may not appoint an Alternate Director for himself except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. The appointment of an Alternate Director shall be subject to the consent of the Board of Directors. Unless the appointing Director, by the instrument appointing an Alternate Director or by written notice to the Company, limits such appointment to a specified period of time or restricts it to a specified meeting or action of the Board of Directors, or otherwise restricts its scope, the appointment shall be for all purposes, and for a period of time concurrent with the term of the appointing Director.
 
 
(b)
Any notice to the Company pursuant to Article 45(a) shall be given in person to, or by sending the same by mail to the attention of the General Manager of the Company at the principal office of the Company or to such other person or place as the Board of Directors shall have determined for such purpose, and shall become effective on the date fixed therein, or upon the receipt thereof by the Company (at the place as aforesaid), whichever is later, subject to the consent of the Board of Directors if the appointee is not then a member of the Board of Directors, in which case the notice will be effective as of the date of such consent.
 
 
 
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(c)
An Alternate Director shall have all the rights and obligations of the Director who appointed him, provided however, that (i) he may not in turn appoint an alternate for himself (unless the instrument appointing him otherwise expressly provides), and (ii) that an Alternate Director shall have no standing at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof while the Director who appointed him is present, and (iii) that the Alternate Director is not entitled to remuneration.
 
 
 (d)
An Alternate Director shall be responsible for his or her own acts and defaults.
 
 
(e)
The office of an Alternate Director shall be vacated under the circumstances, mutatis mutandis, set forth in Article 42 and Article 45(a), and such office shall ipso facto be vacated if the Director who appointed such Alternate Director ceased to be a Director.
 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
46.
MEETINGS
 
 
(a)
The Board of Directors may meet and adjourn its meetings and otherwise regulate such meetings and proceedings as the Directors think fit.
 
 
(b)
Any Director may at any time, and the Secretary, upon the request of such Director, shall, convene a meetings of the Board of Directors, but not less than two (2) days’ notice shall be given of any meetings so convened. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Directors and may be given orally, by telephone, in writing or by mail, telex, cablegram or facsimile. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, failure to deliver notice to a director of any such meeting in the manner required hereby may be waived by such Director, and a meeting shall be deemed to have been duly convened notwithstanding such defective notice if such failure or defect is waived prior to action being taken at such meeting, by all Directors entitled to participate at such meeting to whom notice was not duly given as aforesaid.
 
47.
QUORUM
 
 
Until otherwise unanimously decided by the Board of Directors, a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors shall be constituted by the presence in person or by telephone conference of half (50%) of the Directors then in office who are lawfully entitled to participate in the meeting. No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Board of Directors unless the requisite quorum is present (in person or by telephone conference) when the meeting proceeds to business.
 
 
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48.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
 
The Board of Directors may from time to time, elect one of its members to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and another of its members as Co-Chairman, remove such Chairman and Co-Chairman from office and appoint others in their place. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at every meeting of the Board of Directors, but if there is no such Chairman, or if at any meeting he is not present within fifteen (15) minutes of the time fixed for the meeting or if he is unwilling to take the chair, the Co-Chairman shall preside. If both the Chairman and the Co-Chairman are not present within such fifteen (15) minutes or are unwilling to take the chair the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be the Chairman of such meeting
 
49.
VALIDITY OF ACTS DESPITE DEFECTS
 
 
All acts done bona fide at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of a Committee of the Board of Directors, or by any person(s) acting as Director(s), shall, notwithstanding that it may afterwards be discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of the participants in such meetings or any of them or any person(s) acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if there were no such defect or disqualification.
 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
 
50.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
 
 
The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint one or more persons, whether or not Directors, as Chief Executive Officer or Officers, General Manager or Managers, or President of the Company and may confer upon such person(s), and from time to time modify or revoke, such title(s) and such duties and authorities  of the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors may deem fit, subject to such limitations and restrictions as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall have authority with respect of the management of the Company in the ordinary course of business. Such appointment(s) may be either for a fixed term or without any limitation of time, and the Board of Directors may from time to time (subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and of any contract between any such person and the Company) fix his or their salaries and emoluments, remove  or dismiss him or them from office and appoint another or others in his or their place or places.
 
MINUTES
 
51.
MINUTES
 
 
(a)
Minutes of each General Meeting and of each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be recorded and duly entered in books provided for that purpose, and shall be held by the Company at its principal place of office or its Registered Office or such other place as shall have been determined by the Board of Directors. Such minutes shall, in all events, set forth the names of the persons present at the meeting and all resolutions adopted thereat.
 
 
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(b)
Any minutes as aforesaid, if purporting to be signed by the chairman of the meeting or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the matters recorded therein.
 
DIVIDENDS
 
52.
DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS
 
 
The Board of Directors may, subject to the applicable provisions of the Companies Law, from time to time declare, and cause the Company to pay, such dividend as may appear to the Board of Directors to be justified by the profits of the Company. The Board of Directors shall determine the time for payment of such dividends, both interim and final, and the record date for determining the shareholders entitled thereto.
 
53.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND
 
 
No dividend shall be paid otherwise than out of the profits of the Company.
 
54.
AMOUNT PAYABLE BY WAY OF DIVIDENDS
 
 
Subject to the provisions of these Articles and subject to any rights or conditions attached at that time to any share in the capital of the Company granting preferential, special or deferred rights or not granting any rights with respect to dividends, the profits of the Company which shall be declared as dividends shall be distributed among the shareholders of the Company pro rata in accordance with their respective shareholdings in the Company on the record date.  No amount paid or credited as paid on a share in advance of calls shall be treated for purposes of this Article as paid on a share.
 
55.
INTEREST
 
 
No dividend shall carry interest as against the Company.
 
56.
PAYMENT IN SPECIE
 
 
Upon the determination of the Board of Directors, the Company (i) may cause any monies, investments, or other assets forming part of the undivided profits of the Company, standing to the credit of a reserve fund, or to the credit of a reserve fund for the redemption of capital, or in the hands of the Company and available for dividends, or representing premiums received on the issuance of shares and standing to the credit of the share premium account, to be capitalized and distributed among such of the shareholders as would be entitled to receive the same if distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportion, on the footing that they become entitled thereto as capital, or may cause any part of such capitalized fund to be applied on behalf of such shareholders in paying up in full, on such terms as the resolution may provide, any unissued shares or debentures or debenture stock of the Company which shall be distributed accordingly or in payment, in full or in part, of the uncalled liability on all issued shares or debentures or debenture stock if such liability exists, on a pro rata basis; and (ii) may cause such distribution or payment to be accepted by such shareholders in full satisfaction of their interest in the said capitalized sum.
 
 
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57.
IMPLEMENTATION OF POWERS UNDER ARTICLE 56
 
 
For the purpose of giving full effect to any resolution under Article 56, and without derogating from the provisions of Article 7(b) hereof, the Board of Directors may settle any difficulty which may arise in regard to the distribution as it thinks expedient, and, in particular, may issue fractional certificates, and may fix the value for distribution of any specific assets, and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of the value so fixed, and may vest any such cash, shares, debentures, debenture stock or specific assets in trustees upon such trusts for the persons entitled to the dividend  or capitalized fund as may seem expedient to the Board of Directors.
 
58.
DIVIDEND ON UNPAID SHARES
 
 
Without derogating from Article 54 hereof, the Board of Directors may give an instruction which shall prevent the distribution of a dividend to the registered holders of a share the full consideration of which has not been paid up.
 
59.
RETENTION OF DIVIDENDS
 
 
(a)
The Board of Directors may retain any dividend or other monies payable or property distributable in respect of a share on which the Company has a lien, and may apply the same in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities, or engagements in respect of which the lien exists.
 
 
(b)
The Board of Directors may retain any dividend or other monies payable or property distributable in respect of a share in respect of which any person is, under Article 21 or 22, entitled to become a member, or which any person, is, under said Articles, entitled to transfer, until such person shall become a member in respect of such share or shall transfer the same.
 
60.
UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS
 
All unclaimed dividends or other moneys payable in respect of a share may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Board of Directors for the benefit of the Company until claimed. The payment by the Directors of any unclaimed dividend or such other moneys into a separate account shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof . The principal (and only the principal) of an unclaimed dividend or such other moneys shall be if claimed, paid to a person entitled thereto.
 
61.
MECHANICS OF PAYMENT
 
The Board of Directors may fix the mechanics for payment of dividends as it deems fit.  However, if nothing to the contrary in the resolution of the Board of Directors, than all dividends or other moneys payable in cash in respect of a share may be paid by check or warrant sent through the post to, or left at, the registered address of the person entitled thereto or by transfer to a bank account specified by such person (or, if two or more persons are registered as joint holders of such share or are entitled jointly thereto in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder or otherwise, to the joint holder whose name is registered first in the Register of  Members or his bank account or the person who the Company may then recognize as the owner thereof or entitled thereto under Article 21 or 22 hereof, as applicable, or such person’s bank account), or to such person and at such other address as the person entitled thereto may by writing direct. Every such check or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, or to such person as the person entitled thereto as aforesaid may direct, and payment of the check or  warrant by the banker upon whom it is drawn shall be a good discharge to the Company.
 
 
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62.
RECEIPT FROM A JOINT HOLDER
 
 
If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, or are entitled jointly thereto in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder or otherwise, any one of them may give effectual receipts for any dividend or other moneys payable or property distributable in respect of such share.
 
ACCOUNTS
 
63.
BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
 
 
The Board of Directors shall cause accurate books of account to be kept in accordance with the provisions of  the Companies Law and of any other applicable law.  Such books of account shall be kept at the Registered Office of the Company, or at such other place or places as the Board of Directors may think fit, and they shall always be open to inspection by all Directors.  No member, not being a Director, shall have any right to inspect any account or book or other similar document of the Company, except as conferred by law or authorized by the Board of Directors or by Ordinary Resolution of the Company.
 
64.
AUDIT
 
 
At  least once in every fiscal year the accounts of the Company shall be audited and the correctness of the profit and loss account and balance sheet certified by one or more duly qualified auditors.
 
65.
AUDITORS
 
 
The appointment, authorities, rights and duties of the auditor(s) of the Company, shall be regulated by applicable law, provided, however, that in exercising its authority to fix the remuneration of the auditor(s), the members in General Meeting may, by Ordinary Resolution, act (and in the absence of any action in connection therewith shall be deemed to have so acted) to authorize the Board of Directors to fix such remuneration subject to such criteria or standards, , if any, as may be provided in such Ordinary Resolution, and if no such criteria or standards are so provided, such remuneration shall be fixed in an amount commensurate with the volume and nature of the services rendered by such auditor(s).
 
 
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BRANCH REGISTERS
 
66.
BRANCH REGISTERS
 
 
Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 71 to 80, inclusive, of the Companies Law and to all orders and regulation issued thereunder, the Company may cause branch registers to be kept in any place outside Israel as the Board of Directors may think fit, and, subject to all applicable requirements of law, the Board of Directors may from time to time adopt such rules and procedures as it may think fit in connection with the keeping of such branch registers.
 
INSURANCE, INDEMNITY AND EXEMPTION
 
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law with regard to such matters and to the maximum extent permitted under the Companies Law:
 
67.
INSURANCE
 
The Company may enter into a contract for the insurance of the liability, in whole or in part, of any of its Office Holders with respect to an obligation imposed on such Office Holder due to an act performed by the Office Holder in the Office Holder’s capacity as an Office Holder of the Company arising from any of the following:
 
 
1.
a breach of duty of care to the Company or to any other person;
 
 
2.
a breach of the duty of loyalty to the Company, provided that the Office Holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the act that resulted in such breach would not harm the interests of the Company; and
 
 
3.
a financial liability imposed on such Office Holder in favor of any other person.
 
68.
INDEMNITY
 
 
(a)
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law including the receipt of all approvals as required therein or under any applicable law, the Company may resolve retroactively to indemnify  an Office Holder of the Company with respect to the following liabilities and expenses, provided that such liabilities or expenses were incurred by such Office Holder in such Office Holder's capacity as an Office Holder of the Company:
 
 
(i)
a financial liability imposed on an Office Holder in favor of another person by any judgment, including a judgment given as a result of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award which has been confirmed by a court in respect of an act performed by the Office Holder.
 
 
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(ii)
reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, expended by the Office Holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding, provided that (i) no indictment (as defined in the Companies Law) was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (ii) no financial liability as a substitute for the criminal proceeding (as defined in the Companies Law) was imposed upon him or her as a result of such investigation or proceeding or if such financial liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offence that does not require proof of criminal intent.
 
 
(iii)
reasonable litigation costs, including attorney’s fees, expended by an Office Holder or which were imposed on an Office Holder by a court in proceedings filed against the Office Holder by the Company or in its name or by any other person or in a criminal charge in respect of which the Office Holder was acquitted or in a criminal charge in respect of which the Office Holder was convicted for an offence which did not require proof of criminal intent.
 
 
(b)
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law including the receipt of all approvals as required therein or under any applicable law, the Company may undertake in advance to indemnify an Office Holder of the Company with respect to those liabilities and expenses described in the following Articles:
 
 
(i)
Sub-Article 68(a)(ii) and 68(a)(iii); and
 
 
(ii)
Sub-Article 68(a)(i), provided that the undertaking to indemnify:
 
 
(1)
is limited to such events which the Directors shall deem to be likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company at the time that the undertaking to indemnify is made and for such amounts or criteria which the Directors may, at the time of the giving of such undertaking to indemnify, deem to be reasonable under the circumstances; and
 
 
(2)
the undertaking to provide such indemnification shall set forth such events which the Directors shall deem to be likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company at the time that the undertaking to indemnify is made, and the amounts and/or criteria which the Directors may, at the time of the giving of such undertaking to indemnify, deem to be reasonable under the circumstances.
 
  69.
EXEMPTION
 
 Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law including the receipt of all approvals as required therein or under any applicable law, the Company may release, in advance, any Office Holder from any liability for damages arising out of a breach of a duty of care towards the Company, other than breach of such duty of care towards the Company in a distribution (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).
 
 
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70.
 
 
 (a)
Any amendment to the Companies Law adversely affecting the right of any Office Holder to be indemnified or insured pursuant to Articles 67 and 68 shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify or insure an Office Holder for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment.
 
 
(b)
The provisions of Articles 67-69  are not intended, and shall not be interpreted so as to restrict the Company, in any manner, in respect of the procurement of insurance and/or in respect of indemnification and/or exculpation, in favor of any person who is not an Office Holder, including, without limitation, any employee, agent, consultant or contractor of the Company who is not an Office Holder; and/or any Office Holder to the extent that such insurance and/or indemnification is not specifically prohibited under law, provided that the procurement of any such insurance or the provision of any such indemnification shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Any modification of Articles 67-69  shall be prospective in effect and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify an Office Holder for any act or omission occurring prior to such modification.
 
WINDING UP
 
71.
WINDING UP
 
 
If the Company is  wound up, then subject to applicable law and to the rights of the holders of shares with special rights upon winding up, the assets of the Company available for distribution among the members shall be distributed to them in proportion to the respective holdings of the shares in respect of which such distribution is being made.
 
RIGHTS OF SIGNATURE, STAMP, AND SEAL
 
72.
RIGHTS OF SIGNATURE, STAMP, AND SEAL
 
 
(a)
The Board of Directors shall be entitled to authorize any person or persons (who need not be Directors) to act and sign on behalf of the Company, and the acts and signature of such person (s) on behalf of the Company shall bind the Company insofar as such person (s) acted and signed within the scope of his or their authority.
 
 
(b)
The Board of Directors may provide for a seal.  If the Board of Directors so provides, it shall also provide for the safe custody thereof.  Such seal shall not be used except by the authority of the Board of Directors and in the presence of the person (s) authorized to sign on behalf of the Company, who shall sign every instrument to which such seal is affixed.
 
 
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(c)
The Company may exercise the powers conferred by Section 102 of the Companies Law regarding a seal for use abroad, and such powers shall be vested in the Board of Directors.
 
NOTICES
 
73.
NOTICES
 
 
(a)
Any written notice or other document may be served by the Company upon any member either personally or by sending it by prepaid mail (airmail if sent internationally) addressed to such member at his address as described in the Register of Members.  Any written notice or other document may be served by any member upon the Company by tendering the same in person to the Secretary or the General Manager or Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the principal office of the Company or by sending it by prepaid registered mail (airmail if posted outside Israel) to the Company at it Registered Address.  Any such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been served five (5) business days after it has been posted seven (7) business days if posted internationally), or when actually tendered in person, to such member ( or to the Secretary or the General Manager).  Notice sent by cablegram, telex, or facsimile shall be deemed to have been served two business days after the notice is, sent to the addressee, or when in fact received, whichever is earlier, notwithstanding that it was defectively addressed or failed, in some other respect, to comply with the provisions of this Article 73 (a).
 
 
(b)
All notices to be given to the members shall, with respect to any share to which persons are jointly entitled, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members, and any notice so given shall be sufficient notice to the holders of such share.
 
 
(c)
Any member whose address is not described in the Register of Members, and who shall not have designated in writing delivered to the Company an address for the receipt of notices, shall not be entitled to receive any notice from the Company.
 
 
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, notice by the Company of a General Meeting which is published in at least two daily newspapers in the State of Israel within the time otherwise required for giving notice of such meeting under Article 25 hereof and containing the information required to be set forth in such notice under such Article, shall be deemed to notice of such meeting duly given, for purposes of these Articles, to any member of the Company
 
74. 
AMENDMENTS
 
Except as set forth in Articles 5, 6 and 7, these Articles may be amended, replaced or superseded only by a Special Resolution adopted by the General Meeting, unless a provision of these Articles requires a greater majority.
 
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Exhibit 10.13
 
COMMERCIAL LEASE

THIS COMMERCIAL LEASE (this “ Lease ”) is made as of January 2, 2013, between the Landlord and Tenant identified below with respect to the real property located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and more particularly identified below.

1.            Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:

 
A.
Landlord :  Fast Transport LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 
B.
Tenant :  magicJack LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

 
C.
Premises :  That certain parcel of land located at and known as 5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, consisting of approximately 10,064 square feet, as more specifically described on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 
D.
Commencement Date :  January 1, 2013.

 
E.
Original Lease Term : Two (2) years, ending on December 31, 2014.

 
F.
Renewal Term Option : One (1) option of one (1) year.

 
G.
Base Rent : $8,000 per month during the Original Lease Term; $8,800 per month during the Renewal Term.

 
H.
Security Deposit : None.

 
I.
Landlord’s Mailing Address : Attn: Daniel Borislow, Managing Member, 1045 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, Florida 33480-4932.

 
J.
Tenant’s Mailing Address :  5700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida.

2.
Premises Leased . Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, the Premises. As appurtenant thereto, Tenant (and those doing business with or employed by Tenant) has the right, in common with others entitled thereto, to use the parking area and other common areas on the Premises, for parking and access to and egress from the Premises.

3.
Term . The term of this Lease shall be for the Original Lease Term plus any subsequent Renewal Terms, unless sooner terminated as provided herein (the “ Term ”).

4.
Base Rent . Base Rent shall be payable in equal monthly installments on the first day of each month, in advance.  Payments of Base Rent and other payments due to Landlord under this Lease shall be sent to the Landlord’s Mailing Address, or to such other address as Landlord may specify in writing to Tenant’s Mailing Address from time to time.

 
 

 
5.
Additional Expenses . In addition to payments of Base Rent, Tenant shall pay the following expenses:

 
A.
Taxes . All Taxes assessed against the Premises, defined as all real estate taxes and assessments levied against the Premises by the municipality in which the Premises is located.

 
B.
Utilities .  All power, heat, water, air conditioning, telephone service, cable and other utilities utilized by Tenant which serve the Premises.

6.
Maintenance and Repairs by Tenant .  The Tenant shall, at its own cost and expense, maintain in good order and repair, all portions of the Premises including, without limitation, all interior spaces, interior electrical systems, interior plumbing fixtures and other mechanical systems, the floors, interior walls, roof and HVAC system.  The Tenant shall promptly make any repairs lawfully required by any public authority and which repairs are required because of the nature of the occupancy of the Premises by the Tenant or the manner in which it conducts its business therein. Tenant shall see that all rubbish is kept in proper, enclosed containers and is removed from the Premises for disposal on a regular basis.

7.
Landlord Maintenance . Landlord shall maintain in a good condition all structural components of the Premises and all utility lines outside of, but serving, the Premises.

8.
Use of Premises . Tenant may use the Premises for any purpose permitted by law.  Tenant shall conduct and operate its business on the Premises subject to all federal, state, local and municipal laws, statutes, and ordinances in relation to such business operation, and shall secure all necessary permits and approvals for the lawful operation of said business, if such permits are required. Except for reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire other casualty or by eminent domain, Tenant shall maintain, use, and deliver at the end of the Term the Premises in good order and condition. Tenant shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and other governmental regulations in the use and maintenance of the Premises and use and disposal of hazardous materials.

9.
Signage .  Tenant shall be allowed to place signs in the windows or outside the Premises to the extent permitted by law.

10.
Alterations; Modifications; Improvements . Tenant may make non-structural alterations, improvements and decorative modifications to the interior of the Premises, but shall not make any structural alterations or additions to the Premises without obtaining Landlord’s prior written consent thereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.  Any work done by Tenant shall be of good quality and Tenant shall first obtain insurance in types and amounts satisfactory to Landlord with respect thereto. Tenant shall not permit any liens to arise against the Premises or any part thereof and shall promptly cause any such lien that does arise to be removed from the record forthwith. Upon expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant may remove its trade fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (whether or not affixed to the real estate), provided that Tenant repairs any damage caused to the Premises by such removal.

 
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11.
Assignment; Subletting . Tenant shall not assign, sublet, or otherwise transfer any part or all of Tenant’s interest in the Premises without first obtaining Landlord’s written consent thereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, provided that Tenant may assign the Lease to a parent company, any wholly-owned subsidiary, or any successor to its business and operations, whether by merger, sale of equity or business or otherwise without Landlord’s prior written consent.

12.
Tenant’s Insurance . Tenant shall maintain (under either separate policies or under blanket policies) comprehensive public liability insurance with respect to the Premises in amount not less than a combined single limit of coverage per occurrence of $500,000.00 for personal injury/death and destruction/damage to property. Such coverage shall name the Landlord as an additional insured. Upon reasonable request, Tenant shall provide Landlord with certificates evidencing such insurance, with the certificates to provide that no cancellation of coverage shall occur without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to each insured.

13.
Landlord’s Insurance . Landlord shall maintain fire and extended insurance coverage on the Premises equal to the full replacement cost thereof or $1,000,000.00, whichever is greater.  If the Premises shall be damaged by fire, the elements, unavoidable accident or other casualty, but are not thereby rendered untenantable in whole or in part, Landlord shall promptly at its own expense cause such damage to be repaired, and Base Rent and any additional rent due shall be abated to the extent the Premises are unusable during such repairs until the Premises is restored to its condition immediately prior to any such damage, provided that if more than twenty percent (20%) of the square footage of the building(s) on the Premises are so damaged, Tenant shall have the option of immediately terminating this Lease, and Landlord shall have the same option upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to Tenant. If such notice is given, this Lease shall terminate as of the date of damage or destruction and appropriate adjustments shall be made for owing or prepaid sums.  For the purposes hereof, substantial damage shall be such damage as would not reasonably be capable of being physically completed within ninety (90) days from the day reconstruction begins; and all other damage shall be considered non-substantial.

14.
Eminent Domain . In the event of taking by eminent domain of the Premises, or of a substantial portion of the Premises, or of more than 25% of the common areas being used for parking or access/egress thereto, either party may terminate this Lease by notice to the other given within sixty (60) days after the order of taking is recorded (as to Tenant).  If such notice is given, this Lease shall terminate as of the date of entry by the taking authority and appropriate adjustments shall be made for owing or prepaid sums.  All eminent domain awards shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of applicable statutes.

15.
Default; Remedies . If the Tenant shall: (a) fail to make payment of any Base Rent or other sum due hereunder when due, or (b) fail to perform any other obligation herein and not cure the same within thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure, or within such longer period as may be reasonably required to effect a cure (provided Tenant commences such cure within 30 days), or (c) be declared bankrupt or insolvent, or file voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or if any assignment be made for the benefit of creditors and not dismissed within ninety (90) days, then, in any such case the Landlord may, while such default continues, terminate this Lease by sending written notice of such termination to Tenant.  Following such termination, without limiting Landlord’s rights and remedies, Landlord may reenter and repossess the Premises.  Notwithstanding such termination, the Tenant shall remain and be liable for all obligations contained herein throughout the remainder of the Term.

 
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16.
Indemnification .  Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all claims, costs, expenses, or liabilities of whatever nature arising from any act or omission of the Tenant, or Tenant’s agents, employees, contractors, successors or assigns, or the failure of Tenant or such persons to comply with any lawful direction now or hereinafter in force of any public authority, or arising from any accident, injury or damage, however caused, to any person or property on the Premises; provided, however, that in no event shall Tenant be obligated under this Section to indemnify Landlord where such expense, claim, or liability arose from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, employees, or contractors. Landlord shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Tenant from and against any and all claims, costs, expenses, or liabilities of whatever nature arising from any act or omission of the Landlord, or Landlord’s agents, employees, contractors, successors or assigns, or the failure of Landlord or such persons to comply with any lawful direction now or hereinafter in force of any public authority, or arising from any accident, injury or damage, however caused, to any person or property on the Premises.

17.
Access .  Landlord, upon no less than forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice to Tenant, shall have access to the Premises during Tenant’s normal business hours for purposes of inspecting the same and also for the purposes of making repairs which it is required to make by the terms of this Lease, except that Landlord may proceed more quickly and without prior notice in the event of an emergency.  Except as aforesaid, such repairs shall be made at such times and in such manner as to reduce to a minimum interference with Tenant’s use of the Premises.

18.
Environmental Indemnification . Landlord agrees to and shall indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses arising from or alleged to have arisen from Landlord’s or any third party’s prior use or ownership of the Premises or the prior conduct of Landlord’s business, including, but not limited to, the storage, treatment or release of Hazardous Material (as defined below) by Landlord, its agents, employees, representatives or independent contractors at any time prior to the Term of this Lease; any activities, work or things done, committed or suffered by Landlord in or about the Premises, including but not limited to, the release of Hazardous Material prior to Tenant assuming possession of the Premises; any negligent or intentional act or omission of Landlord or any of Landlord’s agents, employees, representatives, contractors, customers or visitors; and any and all costs, attorneys’ fees, expenses and liabilities incurred by Tenant in the defense of any such claim or any action or proceeding brought against Tenant by reason of any such claim.  The Tenant shall indemnify and hold the Landlord harmless from any and all loss or damage resulting from any Hazardous Material that, during the Term of this Lease, is released upon or is discharged from, on, under or to the Premises by the Tenant or its agents, except to the extent that such Hazardous Material existed on the Premises prior to the date hereof.  Storage and use of normal and customary industrial Hazardous Materials (such as cleaning fluids) shall be done with extreme caution and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.  As used herein, “ Hazardous Material ” shall mean any “hazardous waste,” “hazardous substance,” “solid waste,” or “toxic substance” as such terms are defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq ., as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.  §9601 et seq ., as amended, the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq ., as amended, the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq ., as amended, and any regulations now or hereafter promulgated pursuant thereto; any mixture of sewage or the waste material that passes through a sewer system to a treatment facility; any industrial waste-water discharges subject to regulation under § 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342 et seq .; asbestos; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); petroleum; and any other substance or waste regulated by any federal, state or local law.

 
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19.
Remedies Not Exclusive; No Waiver . No reference to any specific right or remedy shall exclude the exercise of any other right or remedy.  Neither party shall be deemed to have waived its rights in the future by the failure to exercise the same in a given instance.  If any provision herein is invalid or unenforceable, in general or in a specific instance, such provision shall be enforceable in other circumstances, and in no other case shall such invalidity or unenforceability render invalid or unenforceable the remainder of this Lease.

20.
Binding Agreement; Amendments . This Lease constitutes the entire agreement between Landlord and Tenant with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, all covenants, agreements, provisions, and conditions of this Lease shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective personal representatives, successors, and assigns.  This Lease may not be amended, modified, released, or discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by Landlord and Tenant.

21.
Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be effective if sent, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or via a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or delivered by hand, to the Mailing Address for each party set out above, as the same may be changed by either party by like notice.  No notice shall be effective unless a written receipt (if hand-delivered) or return receipt card (if sent by certified or registered mail) is obtained by the sending party.  Notice sent via a nationally recognized overnight delivery service shall be effective if such service obtains a signature indicating receipt by the party receiving notice.

22.
Exercise of Renewal Term Options . If there are Renewal Term Option periods specified above, Tenant shall be entitled to extend the Term of this Lease, sequentially, for each option period by giving written notice to Landlord at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then current Term.  Upon electing to exercise such option to renew, this Lease shall be extended for such period upon the same terms and conditions set forth herein. If Tenant shall fail to give notice of its exercise of its option right within the time period set forth above, all such Renewal Term Option rights shall expire and be of no further force and effect.

 
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23.
Notice of Lease . Promptly after request therefore, Landlord and Tenant shall execute, and Tenant shall cause to be recorded at the appropriate registry of deeds, a Notice of Lease.  Such Notice of Lease shall contain such standard provisions as required by applicable law, but nothing therein shall change the provisions of this Lease.  Tenant shall provide Landlord with evidence of such recordation promptly after recording.

24.
Quiet Enjoyment . Upon payment of the Base Rent and performance of the covenants upon Tenant’s part to be performed hereunder, Tenant shall lawfully, peaceably, and quietly have, hold, occupy, and enjoy the demised Premises during the Term hereof without hindrance or molestation by any persons lawfully claiming by, through, or under Landlord, subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease and any leases, mortgages, or deeds of trust to which this Lease is subordinate, and subject to the powers of condemnation and eminent domain of public and quasi-public authorities.

25.
Governing Law . This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

[Signature Page Follows]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have caused this Lease to be executed as of the date written above.
 
LANDLORD:

FAST TRANSPORT LLC

By: /s/ Daniel Borislow ____________
Daniel Borislow, Managing Member                                                                                     

TENANT:

MAGICJACK LP

By: /s/ Peter Russo _______________
Name:  Peter Russo
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 
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EXHIBIT A

PREMISES
 
 
Page 8 of 9

 
 
Property Detail
                   
 
Parcel Control Number:
 
74434404150000731
 
Location Address:
 
5700 GEORGIA AVE
   
 
Owners:
 
FAST TRANSPORT LLC
           
 
Mailing Address:
 
BORISLOW C/O 1045 S OCEAN BLVD.PALM BEACH FL 33480 4932
 
 
Last Sale:
 
FEB-2004
 
Book/Page#:
 
16686 / 1064
 
Price: $10
 
Legal Description:
 
SAUNDERS ADDITION LT 73 (LESS S 11 FT) & LTS 74 THRU 80
 
2012 Values (Current)
       
2012 Taxes
       
 
Improvement Value
 
$245,724
   
 Ad Valorem
 
$10,183
 
Land Value
 
$185,193
   
 Non Ad Valorem
 
$2,254
 
Total Market Value
 
$430,917
   
 Total Tax
 
$12,437
 
Assessed Value
 
$430,917
   
2012 Qualified Exemptions
       
 
Exemption Amount
 
$0
   
 No Details Found
       
 
' Taxable Value
 
$430,917
   
 Applicants
       
All values are as of January 1st each year      
 No Details Found
       
Building Footprint (Building 1)
 
Subarea and Square Footage (Building 1)
***           
Description
 
 
Area
Sq. Footage
                   
 
**  **            
Total Square Footage:
 
0
   
 
         
Total Area Under Air:
 
0
            Extra Features  
 
   
 ***        
Description
 
Unit
   
         
FENCE- CHAIN UNK 6FT #11
GAUG
 
 
273
   
         
TRUCK WELL CONCRETE
 
240
   
         
PAVING- ASPHALT
 
7938
   
         
Unit may represent the perimeter, square footage, linear
footage, total number or other measurement.
           
         
Acres 0.4475
Structural Details (Building 1)
 
MAP
No
Description
       
1.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
4664
         +
2.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
5400
       
3.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
0
       
4.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
0
       
 
GARY R. NIKOLITS, CFA PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER WWW.pbcgov.org/PAPA
1/8/2013
 
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/papa/Asps/PropertyDetail/PropertyPrintNew.aspx?pvalue=... /8/2013
 
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EXHIBIT 21.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
 
·   VocalTec Communications, Inc. (United States)
·   YMax Corporation (United States)
·   YMax Communications Corporation (United States)
·   magicJack Holdings Corporation (United States)
·   magicJack, LP (United States)
·   TigerJet Network, Inc. (United States)
·   VocalTec Communications, LLC (United States)
·   SJ Labs, Inc. (United States)
·   Predictive Marketing LLC (United States)
·   B Kruse and Associates, LLC (United States)
 





 
 


EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Netanya, Israel

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-171771) and Form F-3 ( No 333-169659 and 333-172471) of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and Subsidiaries of our reports dated April 2, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of magicJack VocalTec, Ltd.’s internal control over financial reporting, which appear in this Form 10-K.  Our report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting expresses an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012.
 
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
West Palm Beach, Florida

April 2, 2013
 




EXHIBIT 31.1
 
CERTIFICATIONS

I, Gerald Vento, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of magicJack VocalTec 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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 registrant 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 registrant, 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
By: /s/ Gerald Vento
Gerald Vento
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date: April 2, 2013
 





EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Peter Russo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of magicJack VocalTec 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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 registrant 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 registrant, 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
By: /s/ Peter Russo
Peter Russo
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
Date: April 2, 2013
 



 


EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gerald Vento, President and Chief Executive Officer of magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) This Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Gerald Vento
Gerald Vento
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: April 2, 2013
 
I, Peter Russo, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) This Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Peter Russo
Peter Russo
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Dated: April 2, 2013