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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2006
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
(Name of Registrant)
5 HaPlada Street, Or-Yehuda, Israel 60218
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information
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information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes [ ] No [X]
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the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__________
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This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into the Registrant's Form S-8
Registration Statements File Nos. Registration Nos. 333-13270, 333-11220,
333-1946, 333-10794, 333-113552 and 333-132221.
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
6-K Items
1. Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. Form of Proxy Statement for Annual
General Meeting to be held December 28, 2006.
2. Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. Form of Proxy Card.
Item 1
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
5 HaPlada Street, Or Yehuda 60218, Israel
November 22, 2006
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NOTICE OF 2006 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 28, 2006
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. Shareholders:
We cordially invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting of the
Shareholders of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., to be held at 10:00 a.m.
(Israel time) on December 28, 2006, at our offices at 5 HaPlada Street, Or
Yehuda 60218, Israel, for the following purposes:
1. To elect five directors for terms expiring at our 2007 Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders;
2. To elect one outside director for a term expiring at our 2009 Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders;
3. To approve the grant of a bonus to Mr. David Assia, the Chairman of
our Board of Directors and acting Chief Executive Officer;
4. To approve the terms of compensation of Mr. David Assia, the Chairman
of our Board of Directors and acting Chief Executive Officer;
5. To ratify the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member
firm of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2006; and
6. To review and discuss our Auditor's Report and the Consolidated
Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote in favor of all of the
proposals, which are described in the attached Proxy Statement.
You can vote by proxy either by mail or in person. If voting by mail, the
proxy must be received by our transfer agent or at our registered office in
Israel at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to be validly included in the
tally of ordinary shares voted at the meeting. Detailed proxy voting
instructions are provided both in the Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy
card.
Sincerely,
David Assia,
Chairman
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amit Birk, Corporate Secretary
November 22, 2006
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
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PROXY STATEMENT
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2006 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
This statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
to be voted at the 2006 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, or the Meeting,
pursuant to the accompanying Notice of 2006 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders. The Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2006, at 10:00
a.m. at our offices at 5 HaPlada Street, Or Yehuda 60218, Israel.
This Proxy Statement, the attached Notice of 2006 Annual General Meeting
and the enclosed Proxy Card, are being mailed to shareholders on or about
November 22, 2006.
Purpose of the Annual General Meeting
At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote upon the: (i) election
of five directors for terms expiring at our 2007 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders; (ii) election of one outside director for a term expiring at our
2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; (iii) approval of the grant of a
bonus to Mr. David Assia, the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our acting
Chief Executive Officer; (iv) approval of the terms of compensation of Mr. David
Assia, the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our acting Chief Executive
Officer; and (v) ratification of the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay &
Kasierer, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2006. In addition, our
Auditor's Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005 will be reviewed and discussed at the Meeting.
Proxy Procedure
Only holders of record of our ordinary shares, par value of NIS 0.1 per
share, as of the close of business on November 20, 2006 are entitled to notice
of, and to vote in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
Shares eligible to be voted and for which a proxy card is properly signed
and returned at least 48 hours prior to the beginning of the Meeting will be
voted as directed. If directions are not given or directions are not in
accordance with the options listed on a signed and returned proxy card, such
shares will be voted FOR the nominees for director and each proposition for
which the Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR. Unsigned or unreturned
proxies, including those not returned by banks, brokers, or other record
holders, will not be counted for quorum or voting purposes.
Abstentions and broker "non-votes" are not counted in determining outcomes
of matters being acted upon; however, they are counted for determining a quorum
at the Meeting. A broker "non-vote" occurs when a nominee holding ordinary
shares of our company for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular
proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with
respect to that proposal and has not received instructions from the beneficial
owner.
We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from our shareholders. Proxies
will be solicited by mail and may also be solicited personally or by telephone
by our directors, officers and employees. We will reimburse brokerage houses and
other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses in accordance with
the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the sending
of proxies and proxy material to the beneficial owners of our stock.
You may vote by submitting your proxy with voting instructions by mail if
you promptly complete, sign, date and return the accompanying proxy card in the
enclosed self-addressed envelope to our transfer agent or to our registered
office in Israel at least 48 hours prior to the Meeting. You may revoke your
proxy at any time prior to the exercise of authority granted in the proxy by
giving a written notice of revocation to our Corporate Secretary, by submitting
a subsequently dated, validly executed proxy, or by voting in person.
Quorum and Voting
As of November 20, 2006, the record date for determination of shareholders
entitled to vote at the Meeting, there were outstanding 31,228,204 ordinary
shares. Each ordinary share entitles the holder to one vote.
The presence of two shareholders, holding at least one third of our share
capital voting rights, represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting, will
constitute a quorum.
An affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares
represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting
thereon, is required to approve each of the proposals, except as otherwise
stated in the proposal.
We have received indications from our principal shareholder, Formula
Systems (1985) Ltd., or Formula Systems, which holds approximately 50.02% of our
issued and outstanding ordinary shares, that it presently intends to vote for
all of the nominees for director and in favor of all of the proposals to be
acted upon at the Meeting.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(Item 1 on the Proxy Card)
Our directors, other than the outside directors, are elected at each annual
meeting of shareholders. We are presenting five nominees for election as
directors at meeting: David Assia, Guy Bernstein, Gad Goldstein, Naamit Salomon
and Yehezkel Zeira to hold office for one year until the 2007 Annual General
Meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Each nominee,
except Guy Bernstein, is currently serving as a member of our Board of
Directors.
We are not aware of any reason why any of the nominees, if elected, would
be unable or unwilling to serve as a director. In the event that any of such
nominees would be unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of
such other person or persons as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
We do not have any understanding or agreement with respect to the future
election of any of the nominees named.
Under a recent amendment to the Israeli Companies Law, our Board of
Directors is required to determine the minimum number of directors who must have
"accounting and financial expertise" (as such term is defined in regulations
promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law). In addition, under the Israeli
Companies Law at least one of our outside directors must have "accounting and
financial expertise." Our Board of Directors has determined that our Board of
Directors will include at least one director who has "accounting and financial
expertise" within the meaning of the regulations promulgated under the Israeli
Companies Law. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Elan Penn, a
member of our Board of Directors, who is an outside director and an audit
committee member, has the requisite "accounting and financial expertise."
In general, under NASDAQ Marketplace Rules promulgated pursuant to the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as of July 31, 2005, a majority of the board of
directors of a NASDAQ-listed company must qualify as independent directors
within the meaning of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and its audit committee must
have at least three members and be comprised only of independent directors, each
of whom satisfies the respective "independence" requirements of NASDAQ and the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. However, a controlled company
within the meaning of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, such as our company, is
exempt from the NASDAQ requirement that a majority of the company's board of
directors qualify as independent directors, as defined under the NASDAQ
Marketplace Rules. We rely on the foregoing exemption and instead follow Israeli
law and practice, which requires that we appoint at least two outside directors
within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law, to our Board of Directors. In
addition, in accordance with SEC rules, we have the mandated three independent
directors, as defined by the SEC and NASDAQ rules, on our audit committee.
A controlled company within the meaning of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules,
such as our company, is also exempt from the NASDAQ requirement regarding the
process for the nomination of directors. We rely on the foregoing exemption and
instead follow Israeli law and practice in accordance
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with which directors are elected by the shareholders, unless otherwise provided
in a company's articles of association. Our articles of association do not
provide otherwise. Our practice has been that our director nominees are
presented in our proxy statement for election at our annual meetings of
shareholders.
Set forth below is information about each nominee, including age,
position(s) held with our company, their present principal occupation or
employment, business history and other directorships held. For details about
beneficial ownership of our shares held by any of these nominees, see below
under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management."
Name Age Position
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David Assia............... 55 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Guy Bernstein ............ 37 Director
Gad Goldstein............. 46 Director
Naamit Salomon............ 41 Director
Yehezkel Zeira............ 62 Director
Nominees For Election As Director For Terms Expiring In 2007
David Assia, a co-founder of our company, has served as a director since
our inception in 1983 and assumed the position of Chairman of our Board of
Directors in January 2002, and he has served as our company's acting Chief
Executive Officer since August 2005. Mr. Assia served as Chairman of our Board
of Directors from 1986 until October 2000 and served as Vice Chairman of our
Board of Directors from October 2000 until reassuming the position of Chairman
of our Board of Directors in January 2002. From 1986 until September 1997, he
served as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Assia was Managing Director of Mashov
Computers Ltd. between 1980 and 1986 and has served as the chairman of its board
of directors since 1989. Mr. Assia also serves as a director of Aladdin
Knowledge Systems Ltd., Enformia Ltd., Babylon Ltd., Radview Software, RRSat
Global Communications Network Ltd., The Weitzman Institute of Sciences and The
Israel Association of Software Houses. Mr. Assia holds a B.A. degree in
economics and statistics and an M.B.A. degree, both from Tel Aviv University.
Guy Bernstein is a new nominee to our board of directors. Mr. Bernstein has
served as the chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of
Emblaze Ltd. since April 2004. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Bernstein served as Chief
Financial and Operations Officer of our company. Mr. Bernstein also acted as the
Interim Chief Executive Officer of two of our subsidiaries, Magic Software
Enterprises (Israel) Ltd. and Coretech Consulting Group. From 1994 to 1997, Mr.
Bernstein was Senior Manager for Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of
Ernst & Young Global. Mr. Bernstein is a Certified Licensed Public Accountant
and holds a B.A. in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University.
Gad Goldstein has served as a director since December 1998. Mr. Goldstein
has been president of Formula Systems since 1995. Prior thereto and since 1985,
Mr. Goldstein was vice president-finance and a director of Formula Systems. Mr.
Goldstein is chairman of the board of directors of Blue Phoenix Solutions Ltd.
and a director of other companies within the Formula Systems group, including
Matrix IT Ltd., Formula Vision Technologies Ltd. and Sapiens International
Corporation N.V. Mr. Goldstein holds a B.A. degree in economics and an M.B.A.
degree from Tel Aviv University.
Naamit Salomon has served as a director since March 2003. Ms. Salomon has
served as a vice president finance of Formula Systems since August 1997. Ms.
Salomon also serves as a director of BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. and Sapiens
International Corporation N.V. From 1990 through August 1997, Ms. Salomon was a
controller of two large privately held companies in the Formula Systems Group.
Ms. Salomon holds a B.A. degree in economics and business administration from
Ben Gurion University and an L.L.M. degree from Bar-Ilan University.
Yehezkel Zeira has served as a director since August 2005. Mr. Zeira has
been an independent information technologies consultant since 2001. From 2000 to
2001, Mr. Zeira served as Executive Vice President International of Ness
Technologies Inc., and from 1970 to 2000, Mr. Zeira served in various positions
at Advanced Technology Ltd., or ATL, and in 1982 he assumed the position of
Chief Executive Officer of ATL. Mr. Zeira also serves as a director of Tim
Computers and Systems Ltd., Kalanit Carmon
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Software Services Ltd. and Dafron Ltd. Mr. Zeira is also a lecturer at Ben
Gurion University Faculty of Engineering. Mr. Zeira holds a B.Sc. degree in
industrial engineering and an M. Sc. degree in operations research, both from
Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel and has participated in the
Harvard Business School program for management development.
Shareholders may vote in favor of the election of all the nominees named
above, or may withhold their vote in respect of all or some of such nominees.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the
ordinary shares represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to
vote and voting on the matter, is required to elect each of the nominees named
above as a director.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of each of the
nominees named above.
Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee, which was established in accordance with Section 114
of the Israeli Companies Law and Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, assists our board of directors in overseeing the accounting and
financial reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial
statements, including the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements, our independent public accountants'
qualifications and independence, the performance of our internal audit function
and independent public accountants, finding any defects in the business
management of our company for which purpose the Audit Committee may consult with
our independent auditors and internal auditor, proposing to the board of
directors ways to correct such defects, approving related-party transactions as
required by Israeli law, and such other duties as may be directed by our board
of directors.
Under Israeli law, an audit committee may not approve an action or a
transaction with a controlling shareholder, or with an office holder, unless at
the time of approval two outside directors are serving as members of the audit
committee and at least one of the outside directors was present at the meeting
in which an approval was granted.
Our Audit Committee consists of three board members who satisfy the
respective "independence" requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission,
NASDAQ and Israeli Law for audit committee members. Our Audit Committee is
currently composed of Messrs. Yigal Bar-Yossef, Yehezkel Zeira and Elan Penn.
Mr. Yigal Bar-Yossef, an outside director, will cease to serve as a director of
our company and a member of our Audit Committee as of the Meeting. Subject to
the election by the shareholders at the Meeting of Mr. Itiel Efrat as an outside
director (see Proposal 2), he will serve as a member of our Audit Committee. Mr.
Itiel Efrat satisfies the respective "independence" requirements of the
Securities Exchange Commission, NASDAQ and Israeli law. Our Audit Committee
meets at least once each quarter.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information as of November 20, 2006
regarding the beneficial ownership by (i) all shareholders known to us to own
beneficially more than 10% of our ordinary shares, (ii) each director and (iii)
all directors and executive officers as a group:
Number of Ordinary Shares
Name Beneficially Owned (1) Percentage of Ownership (1)(2)
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Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (3)(4)................. 15,620,348 50.02%
David Assia (5) ................................... 1,354,419 4.34%
Dan Goldstein (4) ................................. -- --
Gad Goldstein (4) ................................. -- --
Naamit Salomon (4)................................. -- --
Yigal Bar-Yossef................................... 18,000 (*)
Elan Penn.......................................... 18,000 (*)
Yehezkel Zeira..................................... 18,000 (*)
All directors and executive officers as a group
(8 persons) (6) ................................... 1,439,127 4.61%
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(*) Less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or
investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary shares relating
to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the
date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage
of the person or group holding such securities but are not deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person or group.
(2) Based on 31,228,204 ordinary shares outstanding as of the record date.
(3) The address of Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. is 3 Hagalim Boulevard,
Herzliya Pituach, Israel.
(4) Each of Dan Goldstein, an officer and a director of Formula Systems
and a director of our company, Gad Goldstein, a director of Formula
Systems and a director of our company, and Naamit Salomon, an officer
of Formula Systems and a director of our company, disclaim beneficial
ownership of the 15,620,348 ordinary shares held by Formula Systems.
(5) Includes 157,155 ordinary shares subject to currently exercisable
options granted under our stock option plans, at an exercise price of
$2.40 per share. Such options expire in March 2011.
(6) Includes 244,063 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
currently exercisable options or which will first become exercisable
within 60 days of the record date.
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth all compensation we paid with respect to all
of our directors and executive officers as a group for the year ended December
31, 2005.
Salaries, fees,
commissions and Pension, retirement
bonuses and similar benefits
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All directors and executive
officers as a group, then
consisting of nine persons....... $1,029,847 $82,315
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, we paid to each of our
outside and independent directors an annual fee of approximately $7,446 and a
per meeting attendance fee of approximately $280. Those fees are paid based on
the fees detailed in a schedule published semi-annually by the Committee for
Public Directors under the Israeli Securities Law.
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As of December 31, 2005, our directors and executive officers as a group,
then consisting of nine persons, held options to purchase an aggregate of
241,863 ordinary shares, at exercise prices ranging from $0.8014 to $5.95 per
share (after the dividend adjustment), vesting immediately. Of such options,
options to purchase 2,779 ordinary shares expire in 2012, options to purchase
180,584 ordinary shares expire in 2013, options to purchase 2,500 ordinary
shares expire in 2014 and options to purchase 56,000 options expire in 2015. All
such options were granted under our 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan.
Stock Option Plans
1991 Stock Option Plan
In 1991, we adopted our 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan, or the 1991 Plan.
The 1991 Plan, as amended, authorized the grant of options to purchase an
aggregate of 6,750,000 ordinary shares. The 1991 Plan had a 10-year term which
ended on July 31, 2001. As of November 20, 2006, options to purchase 278,247
ordinary shares were outstanding under the 1991 Plan at an average exercise
price of $3.13 per share. As of November 20, 2006, our executive officers and
directors as a group, consisting of eight persons, did not hold any options to
purchase ordinary shares under the 1991 Plan.
2000 Stock Option Plan
Our 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan, or the 2000 Plan, authorizes the grant
of options to purchase up to 3,000,000 ordinary shares. In January 2004, our
shareholders approved an amendment to our 2000 Plan to provide for the issuance
thereunder of an additional 1,000,000 ordinary shares. In December 2005, our
shareholders approved an amendment to our 2000 Plan to provide for the issuance
thereunder of an additional 600,000 ordinary shares. Employees, officers,
directors and consultants of our company and its subsidiaries are eligible to
participate in the 2000 Plan. Awards under the 2000 Plan may be granted in the
forms of incentive stock options as provided in Section 422 of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, non-qualified stock options, options granted
pursuant to Section 102 of the Israeli Tax Ordinance and options granted
pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Israeli Tax Ordinance. The 2000 Plan has a term
of ten years and will terminate in November 2010. No award of options may be
made after such date.
As of November 20, 2006, options to purchase 3,729,476 ordinary shares had
been granted under the 2000 Plan, having an average exercise price of $2.00 per
share. Of such options, options to purchase 2,094,566 ordinary shares are
currently exercisable. Options to purchase 870,524 ordinary shares are available
for future grant under the 2000 Plan. Of the outstanding options, options to
purchase 244,063 ordinary shares were granted to our executive officers and
directors under the 2000 Plan at an average exercise price of $2.00 per share
and options to purchase 202,200 ordinary shares were exercised into ordinary
shares by such persons.
Related Party Transactions
Loan Agreement
In October 2002, we entered into a loan agreement with Enformia Ltd., or
Enformia, pursuant to which we agreed to furnish Enformia with a loan of up to
$1.5 million to be used for the continued development of the Enformia
intellectual property. Under the terms of this loan agreement, we were given an
option to acquire up to a 51% interest in Enformia. As of December 2002, we
invested $750,000 in Enformia. In May 2003, we entered into an agreement under
which the loan was converted to consideration for the purchase of the Enformia
intellectual property. According to the agreement, we will pay royalty fees for
a period of four years for any sale attributed to the Enformia intellectual
property that we purchased, and we also undertook to comply with all the terms
required by the Chief Scientist in connection with its grants to Enformia.
Through December 31, 2005, we paid or accrued royalties of $216,000 to Enformia.
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We believe that the terms of the transactions in which we have engaged and
currently are engaged in with Enformia are beneficial and no less favorable to
us than the terms which might be available to us from unaffiliated third
parties. The Chairman of our Board of Directors holds a share interest of more
than 5% in Enformia. Because of our Chairman's personal interest in Enformia,
any future transactions and arrangements with Enformia require the approval of
our Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
ELECTION OF AN OUTSIDE DIRECTOR
(Item 2 on the Proxy Card)
The Israeli Companies Law requires Israeli companies with shares that have
been offered to the public in or outside of Israel to appoint at least two
outside directors. No person may be appointed as an outside director if the
person or the person's relative, partner, employer or any entity under the
person's control has or had, on or within the two years preceding the date of
the person's appointment to serve as outside director, any affiliation with the
company or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with
the company. The term affiliation includes: an employment relationship; a
business or professional relationship maintained on a regular basis; control;
and service as an officer holder, excluding service as an outside director of a
company that is offering its shares to the public for the first time. The
Israeli Companies Law defines the term "office holder" of a company to include
any person who, either formally or in substance, serves as a director, the chief
executive officer, the chief business manager, a vice president and any
executive officer who reports directly to the general manager or chief executive
officer of a company. In addition, no person may serve as an outside director if
the person's position or other activities create, or may create, a conflict of
interest with the person's responsibilities as an outside director or may
otherwise interfere with the person's ability to serve as an outside director.
If, at the time an outside director is to be appointed, all current members of a
company's board of directors are of the same gender, then the outside director
must be of the other gender.
According to a March 2005 amendment to the Israeli Companies Law, effective
as of January 2006 at least one of the outside directors must be an accounting
and financial expert and all other outside directors must be professional
experts, as such terms are defined by regulations promulgated under the Israeli
Companies Law.
Outside directors are elected by the shareholders. Outside directors serve
for an initial three-year term, which may be renewed for only one additional
three-year term. Outside directors can be removed from office only by the same
special percentage of shareholders as can elect them, or by a court, and then
only if an outside director ceases to meet the statutory qualifications with
respect to his or her appointment or if the outsider director violates his or
her duty of loyalty to the company.
Any committee of the board of directors must include at least one outside
director and the audit committee must include all of the outside directors. An
outside director is entitled to compensation as provided in regulations adopted
under the Israeli Companies Law and is otherwise prohibited from receiving any
other compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with such service.
Mr. Elan Penn was elected as an outside director of our company at our 2005
annual general meeting of shareholders for an initial three-year term until our
2008 annual general meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected
and qualified, and thereafter his office as an outside director may be renewed
for only one additional three-year term. Mr. Yigal Bar-Yossef was elected as an
outside director of our company at our 2003 annual general meeting of
shareholders for an initial three-year term until our 2006 annual general
meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, and he
will not be standing for election as an outside director for an additional
three-year term.
Accordingly, at the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to elect Mr. Itiel
Efrat as an outside director of our company for a term of three years. Our Board
of Directors has determined that Mr. Itiel Efrat qualifies as an outside
director under the Israeli Companies Law.
A brief biography of the nominee is set forth below:
Itiel Efrat (42) is the founder and Co-Managing Director of ERB Ltd., a
leading financial consulting firm, since 1995. Mr. Efrat is the founder and a
member of the Board of Directors of ESOP-Excellence Trust Company since 2004.
Mr. Efrat is a Certified Licensed Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in
accounting and economics from Tel Aviv College of Management.
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It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be
adopted:
"RESOLVED, that Mr. Itiel Efrat be, and hereby is elected, as an outside
director of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. for a term of three years,
unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with applicable law."
Approval of the above resolution will require the affirmative vote of a majority
of ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled
to vote and voting on the matter, provided that either (i) the shares voting in
favor of such resolution include at least one-third of the shares of
non-controlling shareholders who vote on the matter (excluding the vote of
abstaining shareholders), or (ii) the total shareholdings of the non-controlling
shareholders who vote against such proposal do not represent more than 1% of the
voting rights in our company. Subject to the Israeli Companies Law, in the event
that Mr. Efrat is unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of
such other person as shall be determined by the persons named in the proxy in
accordance with their best judgment to be suitable to serve as an outside
director.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of the nominee
named above as an outside director.
Outside Director Continuing in Office
Mr. Elan Penn, who was elected as an outside director of our company at our
2005 annual general meeting of shareholders for an initial three-year term,
continues to serve our company as an outside director. A brief biography of Mr.
Elan Penn follows.
Elan Penn (55) has served as chief executive officer and Chairman of Penn
Publishing Ltd., a private company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, since 2001. From
2000 to 2001, Mr. Penn served as Vice President of Finance & Administration of
A.I. Research & Development Ltd. Mr. Penn was Chief Executive Officer of Sivan
Computer Training Company Ltd. during the years 1998 2000. From 1992 to 2000,
Mr. Penn served as Vice President of Finance & Administration of Mashov
Computers Ltd., and from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1992 to 1997, Mr. Penn
served as our company's Vice President of Finance and Administration. Mr. Penn
also serves as a director of Healthcare Technologies Ltd. Mr. Penn holds a Ph.D.
in management science from the University of London and a B.A. degree in
economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
APPROVAL OF THE GRANT OF A BONUS TO OUR CHAIRMAN
AND ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Item 3 on the Proxy Card)
The Israeli Companies Law requires that the terms of compensation for
directors of a public company, such as our company, be approved by the audit
committee, board of directors and shareholders, in that order.
Mr. David Assia, a founder of our company, has served on our Board of
Directors since our inception in 1983. Mr. Assia has served as the Chairman of
our Board of Directors from 1986 until October 2000 and again since January
2002. Since 2005, Mr. David Assia has served as our company's acting Chief
Executive Officer. Our Audit Committee and Board of Directors believe that it is
necessary to grant the foregoing bonus to Mr. David Assia, so that he will be
duly compensated for his time and contribution to the management and development
of our company.
Accordingly, subject to shareholder approval, our Audit Committee and Board
of Directors have approved the payment of a bonus in the amount of $21,162 to
Mr. Assia.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be
adopted:
"RESOLVED, that the grant of a bonus of $21,162 to Mr. David Assia, the
Chairman of our Board of Directors, be, and hereby is, approved."
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares
represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting
thereon, is required to approve the foregoing resolution.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the foregoing resolution.
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APPROVAL OF TERMS OF COMPENSATION OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND
ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Item 4 on the Proxy Card)
The Israeli Companies Law requires that the terms of compensation for
directors of a public company, such as our company, be approved by the audit
committee, board of directors and shareholders, in that order.
Mr. David Assia, a founder of our company, has served on our Board of
Directors since our inception in 1983. Mr. Assia has served as the Chairman of
our Board of Directors from 1986 until October 2000 and again since January
2002. Since 2005 Mr. Assia has served as our company's acting Chief Executive
Officer. For the continuing contributions of Mr. Assia to the management and
development of our company as its acting Chief Executive Officer, our Audit
Committee and Board of Directors decided, subject to shareholder approval, to
compensate him by approving the following terms of employment, effective as of
January 1, 2006:
1. Base compensation in a monthly cost to our company of $20,000 per
month; and
2. Yearly Variable compensation, consisting of the greater of :
a. 3% of the yearly net profit, not including intercompany
transactions, of our subsidiary Magic Software Japan K.K plus 4%
of the yearly net profit, not including intercompany
transactions, of our subsidiary CarPro Systems Ltd.; or
b. 3% of the operating profit of our company.
All other terms of compensation of Mr. Assia's, as approved by our
shareholders in the past, will remain unchanged.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the shareholders adopt the
following resolution:
"RESOLVED, to approve the terms of compensation of Mr. David Assia, our
Company's Chairman and acting Chief Executive Officer, as follows,
effective as of January 1, 2006:
1. Base compensation in a monthly cost to our company of $20,000 per
month; and
2. Yearly Variable compensation, consisting of the greater of :
a. 3% of the yearly net profit, not including intercompany
transactions, of our subsidiary Magic Software Japan K.K plus 4%
of the yearly net profit, not including intercompany
transactions, of our subsidiary CarPro Systems Ltd.; or
b. 3% of the operating profit of our company."
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares
represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote and voting
thereon is required to approve the foregoing resolution.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the foregoing resolution.
APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
(Item 5 on the Proxy Card)
Our Board of Directors first appointed Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a
member firm of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditors in 1983. They
served as our auditors until 1999 and were re-engaged to act as our independent
auditors again beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and have
served as our independent auditors for the fiscal years since 2001.
At the Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to approve the
re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as our registered independent
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, pursuant to
the recommendation of our Audit Committee and Board of Directors. In accordance
with applicable law, our Board of Directors has delegated to our Audit Committee
the authority to determine the remuneration of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer in
accordance to the volume and nature of their services. With respect to fiscal
year 2005, we paid Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
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approximately $170,000 for audit services, approximately $18,000 for tax related
services and approximately $1,000 for other services mainly related to
strategic consulting.
The following resolution will be offered by the Board of Directors at the
Meeting:
"RESOLVED, that the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member
of Ernst & Young Global, as the registered independent public accountants
of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. to conduct the annual audit of its
financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2006, be and hereby
is approved, and that the Board of Directors be, and it hereby is,
authorized to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix the
remuneration of such independent registered public accountants in
accordance with the volume and nature of their services."
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares
represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting
thereon, is required to approve the foregoing resolution.
In the event this resolution does not receive the necessary vote for
adoption, or if for any reason Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer will cease to act as
our auditors, the Audit Committee will appoint other independent public
accountants as our auditors.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the foregoing resolution.
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF OUR AUDITOR'S REPORT AND THE CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At the Meeting, our Auditor's Report and the Consolidated Financial
Statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 will be presented. We will hold
a discussion with respect to the Financial Statements at the Meeting. This item
will not involve a vote of the shareholders.
Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005,
including our audited Consolidated Financial Statements, is available on our
website, at www.magicsoftware.com.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Amit Birk,
Secretary
Dated: November 22, 2006
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Item 2
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints David Assia and Amit Birk, or either of
them, attorneys or attorney of the undersigned, for and in the names(s) of the
undersigned, with power of substitution and revocation in each to vote any and
all ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share, of Magic Software Enterprises
Ltd. (the "Company"), which the undersigned would be entitled to vote as fully
as the undersigned could if personally present at the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company to be held on December 28, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the
offices of the Company, 5 HaPlada Street, Or Yehuda 60218, Israel, and at any
adjournment or adjournments thereof, hereby revoking any prior proxies to vote
said shares, upon the following items of business more fully described in the
notice of and proxy statement for such Annual General Meeting (receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged):
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO DIRECTION IS
GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR (i) THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES FOR
DIRECTOR AND (ii) PROPOSALS 2 THROUGH 5 SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
December 28, 2006
Please date, sign and mail
your proxy card in the
envelope provided as soon
as possible.
Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
AND "FOR" PROPOSALS 2 THROUGH 5.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE [X]
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(1) The election of five directors.
[ ] FOR ALL NOMINEES NOMINEES:
[ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES ( ) David Assia
( ) Guy Bernstein
[ ] FOR ALL EXCEPT ( ) Gad Goldstein
(See instructions below) ( ) Naamit Salomon
( ) Yehezkel Zeira
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s),
------------ mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT" and fill in the circle next to each
nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: (X)
(2) To elect Itiel Efrat as an outside director for a term expiring at the
Company's 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
(3) To approve the grant of a bonus to Mr. David Assia, the Chairman of the
Company's Board of Directors and acting Chief Executive Officer.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
(4) To approve the terms of compensation of Mr. David Assia, the Chairman of
the Company's Board of Directors and acting Chief Executive Officer.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
(5) To ratify the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member firm of
Ernst & Young Global, as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2006.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and
indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that
changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via
this method. [ ]
Signature of Shareholder _________________ Date __________
Signature of Shareholder _________________ Date __________
Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When
shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as
such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by
duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
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(Registrant)
By /s/David Assia
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David Assia
Chairman
Date: November 30, 2006