UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. __________)*
VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
92343X100
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(CUSIP Number)
PAUL L. ROBINSON, ESQ.
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
810 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
(212) 739-1000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
MAY 25, 2007
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of ss.ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or
240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [_]
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss.240.13d-7 for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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. 92343X100
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1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above
persons (entities only).
Comverse Technology, Inc.
13-3238402
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)______ (b)______
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC
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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e) [_]
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
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7. Sole Voting Power 27,560,243*
Number of ----------------------------------------------------------------
Shares 8. Shared Voting Power -0-
Beneficially
Owned by ----------------------------------------------------------------
Each 9. Sole Dispositive Power 27,560,243*
Reporting
Person With ----------------------------------------------------------------
10. Shared Dispositive Power -0-
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11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 27,560,243*
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12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) [_]
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13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 66.4%*
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14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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* Assumes conversion of Series A Preferred Stock on the date of this
Statement. The Series A Preferred Stock will have no voting rights and will
not be convertible into Common Stock until the Approval Time (as defined in
Item 1). See Item 5 regarding conversion rights and voting rights following
the Approval Time. The percentage of class is calculated based upon
32,517,527 shares of Common Stock represented by the Issuer to be
outstanding as of April 30, 2007 under the Securities Purchase Agreement
(as defined in Item 4).
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
The title and class of equity security to which this Statement relates
is the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Verint
Systems Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of State of Delaware (the
"Issuer"). On May 25, 2007, Comverse Technology, Inc. (the "Reporting Person")
acquired 293,000 shares of the Issuer's Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), which will
have no voting rights and will not be convertible into Common Stock until the
issuance of the shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon conversion of
the Series A Preferred Stock is approved by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Common Stock (the "Approval Time"). See Item 5 regarding conversion
rights and voting rights following the Approval Time. The Reporting Person
currently holds 18,589,023 shares of Common Stock, which it acquired prior to
the Issuer's initial public offering of Common Stock consummated on May 21,
2002, which shares represented approximately 79.3% of the outstanding Common
Stock as of December 31, 2002 (which percentage is calculated based upon
23,453,958 shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding by the Issuer as of
December 9, 2002) and represent approximately 57.2% of the outstanding Common
Stock on the date hereof (which percentage is calculated based upon 32,517,527
shares of Common Stock represented by the Issuer to be outstanding as of April
30, 2007 under the Securities Purchase Agreement referred to in Item 4 below).
The Reporting Person had and continues to have the sole voting power and sole
dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by it.
The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 330 South
Service Road Melville, New York 11747.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
(a) This Statement is being filed by the Reporting Person.
(b)-(c)The Reporting Person is a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of New York, and its principal office and business address is 810
Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019. The Reporting Person, through its
subsidiaries, primarily designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports
software, systems, and related services for multimedia communication and
information processing applications.
The name, residence or business address, present principal occupation or
employment of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Person is set
forth in Schedule A hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Neither the Reporting Person, nor to the best knowledge of the
Reporting Person, any of the persons identified Schedule A hereto has, during
the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) Neither the Reporting Person, nor to the best knowledge of the
Reporting Person, any of the persons identified Schedule A hereto has, during
the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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(f) The citizenship of each of the persons identified Schedule A hereto
is set forth in Schedule A hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The net amount of funds used by the Reporting Person to acquire the
293,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock was approximately $293 million. The
source of the funds used to purchase such shares was working capital.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
The Reporting Person acquired the Series A Preferred Stock on May 25,
2007 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 25,
2007 between the Reporting Person and the issuer (the "Securities Purchase
Agreement"). The Reporting Person entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement
to finance, in part, the Issuer's acquisition of Witness Systems, Inc.
("Witness"), whereby Witness has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer,
and to increase its controlling equity ownership of the Issuer. The Company
agreed that it will not sell or transfer any of the Series A Preferred Stock or
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion until the six-month anniversary
of the closing date.
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Issuer and the Reporting Person entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to
which the Reporting Person has the right to require the Issuer to register the
Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement. Pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement, beginning 180 days after the Issuer is in
compliance with its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the date that the Issuer obtains the requisite stockholder
approval for the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A
Preferred Stock, the Reporting Person may require that the Issuer effect a
demand registration, including using a shelf registration if the Issuer is
eligible to use Form S-3 at such time. The Registration Rights Agreement also
provides the Reporting Person with "piggyback" registration rights with respect
to certain underwritten offerings initiated by the Issuer or other stockholders.
Copies of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement are filed as Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively, to this Statement and are
incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions herein of such agreements are
qualified in their respective entireties by reference to such agreements.
Except as disclosed in this Statement, as of the date hereof, the
Reporting Person does not have any plan or proposal that relates to or would
result in any of the matters referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of
Schedule 13D.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Reporting Person reserves the right
to effect any such actions as it may deem necessary or appropriate in the
future.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN THE SECURITIES OF THE PURCHASER.
(a) and (b) As of the date of this Statement, the Reporting Person holds
18,589,023 shares of Common Stock and 293,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock.
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The Series A Preferred Stock will have no voting rights and will not be
convertible into Common Stock until the Approval Time. Following the Approval
Time, each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible at the option
of the holder thereof into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
liquidation preference then in effect divided by the conversion price then in
effect, which will initially be $32.66, subject to adjustment. The liquidation
preference is an amount equal to the issue price of $1,000 per share of Series A
Preferred Stock plus the sum of all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not
declared. The initial conversion rate, which is subject to adjustment, is
30.6185 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock. In
addition, following the Approval Time, each share of Series A Preferred Stock
will entitle its holder to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock is initially
convertible based on a conversion rate equal to the issue price of $1,000 per
share of Series A Preferred Stock divided by $32.66, the conversion price in
effect on the issue date. In addition, dividends accrued on the Series A
Preferred Stock, that may range from 3.875% to 5.625%, will be paid in cash.
However, if the Issuer determines in good faith that it is prohibited by the
terms of its debt instruments from paying cash dividends on the Series A
Preferred Stock, the Issuer may, in its absolute discretion, pay such dividends
in shares of Common Stock. Common Stock issued in payment or partial payment of
a dividend will be valued for such purpose at 95% of the average of the daily
volume weighted average stock price for each of the five consecutive trading
days ending on the second trading day immediately prior to the record date for
such dividend.
Accordingly, as of the date of this Statement, the shares of Common
Stock held by the Reporting Person represent a beneficial ownership of
approximately 57.2% of the outstanding Common Stock (which percentage is
calculated based upon 32,517,527 shares of Common Stock represented by the
Issuer to be outstanding as of April 30, 2007 under the Securities Purchase
Agreement). If, on the date of this Statement, the Series A Preferred Stock were
convertible into Common Stock, the Reporting Person would have beneficially
owned 27,560,243 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 66.4% of the
Common Stock (which percentage is calculated based upon 32,517,527 shares of
Common Stock represented by the Issuer to be outstanding as of April 30, 2007
under the Securities Purchase Agreement). The Reporting Person has the sole
voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by it.
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As of the date of this Statement, to the best of knowledge of the
Reporting Person, the following persons listed in Schedule A hereto beneficially
own the following number of shares of Common Stock (in each case the number of
shares of Common Stock representing less than 1% of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding, which percentage is calculated based upon 32,517,527 shares of
Common Stock represented by the Issuer to be outstanding as of April 30, 2007
under the Securities Purchase Agreement) and have sole voting power and sole
dispositive power with respect to such shares of Common Stock:
Common Stock
Name Beneficially Owned
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Paul L. Robinson 7,723(1)
Avi T. Aronovitz 6,000(1)
Yaron Tchwella 500
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(1) Consists of shares of Common Stock underlying options
exercisable within 60 days.
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by either of the foregoing persons. The
foregoing persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.
Except as described above, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the best
knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons listed in Schedule A
hereto beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.
(c) Neither the Reporting Person nor, to the best knowledge of the
Reporting Person, any of the persons listed in Schedule A hereto has effected
any transactions in shares of Common in the past sixty days.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Mr. Robinson holds options to purchase an aggregate of 8,473 shares of
Common Stock at exercise prices per share ranging from $16.00 to $35.11 with
expiration dates ranging from May 2012 to January 2016, of which options to
purchase 7,723 shares are exercisable within 60 days. Mr. Aronovitz holds
options to purchase an aggregate of 6,000 shares of Common Stock at exercise
prices per share ranging from $34.40 to $35.11 with expiration dates ranging
from December 2014 to January 2016, all of which are exercisable within 60 days.
Except as disclosed in this Statement, there are no contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the
persons named in Item 2 (as it relates to any of the persons listed in Schedule
A hereto, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Person) and between such
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persons and any other person with respect to any of the securities of the
Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the
securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or
calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or
withholding of proxies.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit 1 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 25, 2007,
between Verint Systems Inc. and Comverse Technology,
Inc.(1)
Exhibit 2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2007,
by and between Verint Systems Inc. and Comverse
Technology, Inc.(1)
Exhibit 3 Certificate of Designation of Verint Systems Inc.
relating to the Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred
Stock(1)
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(1) Incorporated by reference to the Reporting Person's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 31, 2007.
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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.
Dated: June 1, 2007
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Paul L. Robinson
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Name: Paul L. Robinson
Title: Chief Operating Officer, Executive
Vice President and General Counsel
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SCHEDULE A
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REPORTING PERSON
Name Residence or Business Address Occupation or Employment Citizenship
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Raz Alon 67 Florales Drive Chairman, TopView Ventures LLC US; Israel
(Director) Palo Alto, CA 94306
Susan D. Bowick 2810 Aspen Court Consultant to Joint Venture US
(Director) Vail, CO 81657 of Nokia Corporation and
Siemens A.G.
Charles J. Burdick 27 Princes Gate Court Former Chief Executive US
(Director) London, SW7 2QJ Officer, HIT Entertainment Plc
United Kingdom
Richard N. Nottenburg 1303 E. Algonquin Road, 12th Executive Vice President and US
(Director) Floor Chief Strategy Officer,
Schaumburg, IL 60196 Motorola, Inc.
Joseph O'Donnell 3681 Carlton Place Former Chief Executive US
(Director) Boca Raton, FL 33496 Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board,
Artesyn Technologies, Inc.
Augustus K. Oliver 152 West 57th Street, Managing Member, Oliver Press US
(Director) New York, NY 10019 Partners, LLC
A. Alex Porter 666 Fifth Ave., 34th Floor Managing Member, Porter, US
(Director) New York, NY 10103 Orlin LLC
Theodore H. Schell 510 Park Avenue Managing Director at Liberty US
(Director) New York, NY 10022 Associated Partners LLP
Mark C. Terrell 7367 SawGrass Point Drive Former Partner in Charge and US
(Chairman) Pinales Park, FL 33782 Executive Director of KPMG's
Audit Committee Institute
Andre Dahan 810 Seventh Avenue Chief Executive Officer US; Israel
New York, NY 10019
Avi T. Aronovitz 810 Seventh Avenue Interim Chief Financial US
New York, NY 10019 Officer, Vice President of
Finance and Treasurer
Paul L. Robinson 810 Seventh Avenue Chief Operating Officer, US
New York, NY 10019 Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Yaron Tchwella 29 Habarzel Street President, Comverse, Inc. Israel
Tel Aviv, 69710
Israel