Gilat Announces Results of Rights Offering
Rights Offering is Oversubscribed
Petah Tikva, Israel – March 24, 2016 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that shareholders holding approximately 90% of the Company’s outstanding shares exercised their basic subscription rights to purchase ordinary shares in the rights offering. Shareholders also submitted over-subscription requests for an additional 6.3 million ordinary shares, a limited portion of which will be accepted to cover the small number of ordinary shares that remained unsubscribed as a result of unexercised basic subscription rights.
As a result, the Company will receive gross proceeds of approximately $35.3 million from the sale of approximately 9.9 million shares at a price of $3.58 per share. The issuance and settlement of the new shares is scheduled to be completed by April 3, 2016.
“I would like to thank Gilat’s shareholders for their confidence and support. The oversubscription of this rights offering is a strong indicator of our shareholders’ faith in Gilat’s strategic direction and future growth potential,” says Dov Baharav, Gilat’s Chairman of the Board and Interim CEO. “We look forward to capitalizing on the many opportunities laying ahead of us and on further increasing our operational capabilities”.
Gilat has filed a shelf Registration Statement on Form F-3, which has been declared effective by the SEC, and the rights offering is being effected by means of a prospectus supplement forming part of such registration statement. The rights offering in Israel is being effected by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Israel Securities Law, 5728-1968.
This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of any securities referred to in this press release in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
About Gilat
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) is a leading provider of products and services for satellite-based broadband communications. Gilat develops and markets a wide range of high-performance satellite ground segment equipment and VSATs, with an increasing focus on the consumer and Ka-band market. In addition, Gilat enables mobile SOTM (Satellite-on-the-Move) solutions providing low-profile antennas, next generation solid-state power amplifiers and modems. Gilat also provides managed network and satellite-based services for rural telephony and Internet access via its subsidiaries in Peru and Colombia.
With over 25 years of experience, and over a million products shipped to more than 90 countries, Gilat has provided enterprises, service providers and operators with efficient and reliable satellite-based connectivity solutions, including cellular backhaul, banking, retail, e-government and rural communication networks. Gilat also enables leading defense, public security and news organizations to implement advanced, on-the-move tactical communications on board their land, air and sea fleets using Gilat’s high-performance SOTM solutions. Gilat’s controlling shareholders are the FIMI Private Equity Funds. For more information, please visit us at gilat.com.
Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat’s products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat’s products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company’s proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat’s international operations and its location in Israel. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat’s business, reference is made to Gilat’s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F, Current Reports on Form 6-K, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 and prospectus supplement relating to the rights offering.