-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C3gJWOSVfhi+l+isgxzoFqedSFgIWlSwrdco9oZrxuNw3TS9Y6vZraTwe4/ORsnA Sosan6gPaIPSta8uDPpiPw== 0001156973-02-000619.txt : 20021025 0001156973-02-000619.hdr.sgml : 20021025 20021025102607 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001156973-02-000619 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20021023 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AUDIOCODES LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086434 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-30070 FILM NUMBER: 02798072 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 HAHORESH RD CITY: YEHUD ISRAEL STATE: L3 ZIP: 56470 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 HAHORESH RD CITY: YEHUD ISRAEL STATE: L3 ZIP: 56470 6-K 1 u45433e6vk.htm 6-K e6vk
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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of October 2002

AUDIOCODES LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

4 Hahoresh Street, Yehud 56470 • ISRAEL
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

     
Form 20-F [X]   Form 40-F [     ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

     
Yes [     ]   No [X]

     If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-     .



On October 23, 2002, AudioCodes Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing revenues and net loss for the third quarter of 2002, the progress of its share repurchase program, the resignation of Bruce Gellman, President of AudioCodes, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary and other recent developments. A copy of this press release is annexed hereto as Exhibit 1.

 


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     The following document is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein:

     
Exhibit 1.   Press Release, dated October 23, 2002, announcing revenues and net loss for the third quarter of 2002, the progress of the Company’s share repurchase program, the resignation of Bruce Gellman, President of AudioCodes, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary and other recent developments.

     The information set forth in the first, second, third and seventh paragraphs, and the first sentence of the eighth paragraph, of, and the consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of operations data contained in, the press release attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report on Form 6-K, is hereby incorporated by reference into (i) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3, Registration No. 333-12346; (ii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-11894; (iii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-13268; and (iv) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-13378.

 


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SIGNATURE

     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.

     
  AUDIOCODES LTD.
(Registrant)
     
     
  By: /s/ SHABTAI ADLERSBERG
   
    Shabtai Adlersberg

Dated: October 24, 2002

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
1   Press Release, dated October 23, 2002, announcing revenues and net loss for the third quarter of 2002, the progress of the Company’s share repurchase program, the resignation of Bruce Gellman, President of AudioCodes, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary and other recent developments.

 


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Exhibit 1

         
Company Contact:   IR Agency Contact:   (AudioCodes Logo)
         
C.O.O. & C.F.O.
Mike Lilo
972 (3) 539-4000
mikel@audiocodes.com
  Thomson Financial Corporate Group
Erik Knettel
(212) 807 5057
erik.knettel@tfn.com
   
4 HaHoresh Street, P.O. Box 14
 
Yehud, 56470 Israel
Tel: +972-3-5394000
Fax: +972-3-5394040

AudioCodes Reports Third Quarter Results

     Yehud, Israel — October 23, 2002 - AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ: AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over Packet technologies, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

     Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 were $7.2 million compared to $6.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and $5.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. Net loss for the third quarter of 2002 was $3.3 million, or $(0.09) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $10.8 million, or $(0.27) per basic and diluted share, for the corresponding period last year. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $19.6 million compared to $30.2 million in the same period in 2001. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $11.0 million, or $(0.28) per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss of $8.3 million, or $(0.21) per basic and diluted share, in the corresponding period in 2001. The statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2001 include a charge of $5.3 million for the write-off of inventory and a charge of $1.0 million for bad debt expense.

     Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits as of September 30, 2002 were $116.3 million compared to $120.8 million as of June 30, 2002.

     “AudioCodes has now achieved four consecutive quarters of revenue growth and reduction in net loss,” said Shabtai Adlersberg, President, Chairman and CEO of AudioCodes. “We are witnessing increased interest in our product offerings as reflected in new design wins this quarter, particularly in our new digital media gateway systems line for the wireline, cable, and wireless markets. We perceive this as a good sign that our sustained investments in R&D and product development throughout this difficult period will bear fruit in coming years and will support the recovery of our sales. While the overall slowdown and lower spending in the carrier space continues to adversely affect our sales in that area, we are seeing better demand for products in the enterprise space and are working to focus our product offering and distribution capabilities in this area. We believe that the trend of closures, terminations and consolidation

 


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affecting some of our financially weaker competitors will have a positive impact on our business.”

     Effective July 15, 2002, AudioCodes implemented a wage reduction for all employees, which is expected to result in a decrease in salary expenses of approximately 7% per quarter based on current personnel levels. This reduction in costs is in addition to the ongoing cost reduction programs adopted by AudioCodes’ management. This move enjoyed the full support of employees and has not resulted in the departure of any personnel.

     During the third quarter, the Company announced the completion of a successful interoperability trial of its Mediant™ 2000 Cable Access Gateway at Ericsson. The Company announced a design win during the quarter with Oki Electric for AudioCodes’ gateway modules (TrunkPack® modules). This expands the previous co-operation between the two companies.

     Pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program previously announced in April 2002, the Company repurchased 887,813 of its ordinary shares during the third quarter of 2002 for an aggregate purchase price of $1.8 million.

     Bruce Gellman, President of AudioCodes Inc., AudioCodes’ wholly owned subsidiary, has left the employ of AudioCodes Inc. effective August 2002, for personal reasons. Shabtai Adlersberg said, “We are grateful to Bruce for his significant contribution to our success and leadership in the market and for establishing and building our sales organization in the United States and wish him good luck in his future endeavors.”

     AudioCodes will conduct a conference call today to discuss the third quarter results, which will be simultaneously web cast at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. Investors are invited to listen to the call live via web cast at the AudioCodes corporate web site at http://www.audiocodes.com.

About AudioCodes

     Founded in 1993, AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ: AUDC) enables the new voice infrastructure by providing network equipment providers and system integrators with innovative, reliable and cost-effective voice over packet media gateway and media processing technology and systems solutions. The company is a market leader in voice compression technology and the key originator of the ITU G.723.1 standard for the emerging Voice over IP market. AudioCodes’ has built on its market leading core technology expertise to develop enabling technology products and a carrier-grade product line that continues to facilitate the evolving demands of the new wireline, wireless and cable communications infrastructure. AudioCodes products include its highly flexible, scalable, and leading edge media gateway systems, VoIP communication boards, VoIP media gateway modules, VoP chip processors, and analog media gateways for access and enterprise solutions. Its customers include the leading global telecom and datacom network equipment providers. AudioCodes’ international headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Israel, with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California.

 


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For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com or call

     +1 (408) 577-4088

     Statements concerning AudioCodes’ business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are “forward-looking statements’’ as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes’ industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and continuing products’ demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes’ and its customers’ products and markets; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

     AudioCodes, AC, AudioCoded, NetCoder, TrunkPack, VoicePacketizer, MediaPack, Stretto, Mediant and IPmedia are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners.

 


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Summary financial data follows

AUDIOCODES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                     
        December 31,   September 30,
        2001   2002
       
 
                (Unaudited)
        (U.S. dollars in thousands)
   
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS
               
 
Cash, cash equivalents and Short-term deposits
  $ 130,070     $ 116,262  
 
Trade receivables
    3,437       2,926  
 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
    1,147       2,316  
 
Inventories
    6,536       4,581  
 
   
     
 
Total current assets
    141,190       126,085  
 
   
     
 
SEVERANCE PAY FUND
    1,772       2,197  
 
   
     
 
FIXED ASSETS, NET
    5,004       5,434  
 
   
     
 
INVESTMENTS
    450       521  
 
   
     
 
Total assets
  $ 148,416     $ 134,237  
 
   
     
 
   
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
 
Trade payables
  $ 1,634     $ 2,278  
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
    13,314       11,323  
 
   
     
 
Total current liabilities
    14,948       13,601  
 
   
     
 
ACCRUED SEVERANCE PAY
    2,213       2,564  
 
   
     
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    131,255       118,072  
 
   
     
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 148,416     $ 134,237  
 
   
     
 

 


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AUDIOCODES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                   
      Nine months ended   Three months ended
      September 30,   September 30,
     
 
      2001   2002   2001   2002
     
 
 
 
      (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Revenues
  $ 30,196     $ 19,584     $ 5,014     $ 7,208  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Cost of revenues
    13,492       9,539       2,999       3,362  
Write-off excess inventory
    5,301             5,301        
 
   
     
     
     
 
Gross profit (loss)
    11,403       10,045       (3,286 )     3,846  
Operating expenses
                               
 
Research and development
    10,377       9,603       3,506       3,151  
 
Sales and marketing
    10,451       10,911       3,440       3,629  
 
General and administrative
    3,097       2,560       920       844  
 
Bad debt charge
    1,000             1,000        
 
   
     
     
     
 
Total operating expenses
    24,925       23,074       8,866       7,624  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Operating income (loss)
    (13,522 )     (13,029 )     (12,152 )     (3,778 )
Financial income, net
    5,269       2,073       1,404       499  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Income before income taxes (loss)
    (8,253 )     (10,956 )     (10,748 )     (3,279 )
Income taxes
    22                    
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (8,275 )   $ (10,956 )   $ (10,748 )   $ (3,279 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.28 )   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.09 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Number of shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands)
    39,838       38,770       39,522       38,380  
 
   
     
     
     
 

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