0001178913-14-003774.txt : 20141202 0001178913-14-003774.hdr.sgml : 20141202 20141202104004 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001178913-14-003774 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141202 GROUP MEMBERS: RON SENATOR GROUP MEMBERS: SPHERA CAPITAL LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ellomay Capital Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000946394 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: L3 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-56015 FILM NUMBER: 141259516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9 ROTHSCHILD BLVD. CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 66881 BUSINESS PHONE: 011-972-3-797-1111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9 ROTHSCHILD BLVD. CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 66881 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NUR MACROPRINTERS LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980331 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NUR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950607 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001496201 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: L3 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PLATINUM HOUSE, 21 HA'ARBA'AH STREET CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 64739 BUSINESS PHONE: 972-3-6845535 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PLATINUM HOUSE, 21 HA'ARBA'AH STREET CITY: TEL AVIV STATE: L3 ZIP: 64739 SC 13G 1 zk1415931.htm SCHEDULE 13G zk1415931.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No.  )*

Ellomay Capital Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 10.00 per share
 (Title of Class of Securities)

M39927104
 (CUSIP Number)
 
November 25, 2014
 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)
 
o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 
 
 
CUSIP No. M39927104
13G
Page 2 of 10 Pages
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Ron Senator
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (See instructions)
(a)   o
(b)  x
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Israel
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
 5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
---
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
558,350 (*)
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
---
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
558,350 (*)
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
558,350 (*)
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions)
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
5.22% (*) (**)
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   (See instructions)
 
CO
 
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).  This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Statement, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities.

(**) Based on 10,692,371 ordinary shares outstanding as of October 20, 2014 (not including 85,655 ordinary shares held by the Issuer at that date as treasury shares under Israeli law), as reported in the Issuer's 424(b) prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 19, 2014.
 
 
2
 
 
CUSIP No. M39927104
13G
Page 3 of 10 Pages
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (See instructions)
(a)   o
(b)  x
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Israel
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
 5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
---
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
558,350  (*)
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
---
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
558,350  (*)
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
558,350  (*)
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions)
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
5.22% (*) (**)
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   (See instructions)
 
CO
 
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).  This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Statement, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities.
 
(**) Based on 10,692,371 ordinary shares outstanding as of October 20, 2014 (not including 85,655 ordinary shares held by the Issuer at that date as treasury shares under Israeli law), as reported in the Issuer's 424(b) prospectus filed with the SEC on November 19, 2014.
 
 
3
 
 
CUSIP No. M39927104
13G
Page 4 of 10 Pages
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Sphera Capital Ltd.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (See instructions)
(a)   o
(b)  x
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
Israel
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
 5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
---
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
558,350  (*)
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
---
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
558,350  (*)
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
558,350  (*)
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions)
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
5.22% (*) (**)
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   (See instructions)
 
CO
 
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).  This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Statement, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities.

(**) Based on 10,692,371 ordinary shares outstanding as of October 20, 2014 (not including 85,655 ordinary shares held by the Issuer at that date as treasury shares under Israeli law), as reported in the Issuer's 424(b) prospectus filed with the SEC on November 19, 2014.
 
 
4
 
 
Item 1.
(a)
Name of Issuer:

Ellomay Capital Ltd.

 
(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

9 Rothschild Boulevard, 2nd floor, Tel Aviv 66881, Israel

Item 2.
(a)
Name of Person Filing:

Ron Senator

Sphera Funds Management Ltd.

Sphera Capital Ltd.

 
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office:

Ron Senator – c/o Sphera Funds Management Ltd., Platinum House, 21 Ha'arba'ah Street, Tel Aviv 64739, Israel

Sphera Funds Management Ltd. – 21 Ha'arba'ah Street, Tel Aviv 64739, Israel

Sphera Capital Ltd. – 21 Ha'arba'ah Street, Tel Aviv 64739, Israel

 
(c)
Citizenship:

Ron Senator – Israel and U.S.

Sphera Funds Management Ltd. – Israel

Sphera Capital Ltd. – Israel

 
(d)
Title of Class of Securities:

Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 10.00 per share

 
(e)
CUSIP Number:

M39927104

Item 3.
N.A.

Item 4.
Ownership:

 
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:

See row 9 of cover page of each reporting person.
 
 
5
 
 
The securities reported herein are beneficially owned as follows:

 
·
219,602 shares (representing 2.05% of the total ordinary shares outstanding) beneficially owned by Sphera Funds Management Ltd. ("SFML"), which acts as the investment management company for Sphera Master Fund LP. ("Sphera Master").  Sphera Master  has delegated its investment management authority to SFML.
 
In addition, Ron Senator may be considered the beneficial owner of shares held by the Sphera Master, since he serves as portfolio manager for SFML.
 
 
·
305,542 shares (representing 2.86% of the total ordinary shares outstanding) beneficially owned by Sphera Capital Ltd. ("Sphera Capital"), which acts as the investment management company for Sphera Small Cap Fund Ltd. ("Sphera Small Cap Fund").  Sphera Small Cap Fund  has delegated its investment management authority to Sphera Capital.
 
In addition, Ron Senator may be considered the beneficial owner of shares held by the Sphera Small Cap Fund, since he serves as portfolio manager for Sphera Capital.
 
 
·
33,206 shares (representing 0.31% of the total ordinary shares outstanding) beneficially owned by Sphera Capital, which has investment discretion under an investment management agreement to manage the investments of  EJS Investment Management S.A. (a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland), acting for and on behalf of Firstag Securities Ltd. and Galatee Holdings Ltd (both companies incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands), all three entities referred to collectively as the "EJS entities".
 
In addition, Ron Senator may be considered the beneficial owner of shares held by the EJS Entities, since he serves as portfolio manager for Sphera Capital.
 
This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Statement, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities. In addition, the Reporting Persons and other entities named in this Schedule 13G may be deemed to constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.  Neither the filing of this Schedule 13G nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that a group exists for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and each of the Reporting Persons and other entities named in this Schedule 13G disclaims the existence of any such group.

 
(b)
Percent of class:

See row 11 of cover page of each reporting person
 
 
6
 
 
 
(c)
Number of shares as to which such person has:

 
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See row 5 of cover page of each reporting person

 
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

See row 6 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above

 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See row 7 of cover page of each reporting person

 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See row 8 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above
 
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:  
 
N.A.
 
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another:

N.A.

Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

N.A.

Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

N.A.

Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group:

N.A.
 
 
7
 
 
Item 10.
Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
 
8
 
 
 SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
December 2, 2014
 
Ron Senator
 
/s/ Ron Senator
_________________________
By: Ron Senator
 
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.
 
/s/ Amir Ayalon
________________________
By: Amir Ayalon
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
Sphera Capital Ltd.
 
/s/ Amir Ayalon
________________________
By: Amir Ayalon
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 
9
 
 
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
 
Exhibit 1
Agreement of Joint Filing by and among the Reporting Persons.
 
10
 
 EX-99 2 exhibit_1.htm EXHIBIT 1 exhibit_1.htm
Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement
 
By this Agreement, the undersigned agree that this Statement on Schedule 13G being filed on or about this date, and any subsequent amendments thereto filed by any of us, with respect to the securities of Ellomay Capital Ltd. is being filed on behalf of each of us.
 
December 2, 2014
 
Ron Senator
 
/s/ Ron Senator
_________________________
By: Ron Senator
 
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.
 
/s/ Amir Ayalon
________________________
By: Amir Ayalon
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
Sphera Capital Ltd.

/a/ Amir Ayalon
________________________
By: Amir Ayalon
Title: Chief Executive Officer