Dual Listing - A Win-Win Strategy
September, 2015
The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange – Since 1935
One Stop
Shop
Fully-
automated
Ownership
Regulation
Central order book trading system
26 TASE members
Israel Securities Authority
• Trading in shares, bonds, treasury bills, index products,
derivatives.
• Clearing, Settlement, Depository and Custody services.
• Calculating & publishing securities indexes.
TASE – Part of the global capital market
7 foreign members:Israel was upgraded from an
emerging to a developed market:
• by FTSE since May 2008
• by MSCI since May 2010
46 Companies cross-listed with
foreign exchanges
TASE is member of the US DTCC
( Depository Trust and Clearing
Company) - Facilitate the
settlement, transfer and payments
of dual-listed securities.
Designated offshore securities
market by the U.S. SEC.
No foreign currency restrictions
ETNs market in Israel
20.0 Billion $
390 ETNs on Equity Indices
12.6 Billion $
240 ETNs on Debt Indices
Major equity
indices
Assets Under
Management
TA-25 TA-75 TA-100
$2.6B $1.4B $4.2B
25 biggest shares 75 next biggest
shares
100 biggest shares
ETNs are obliged to track their underlying indexes (ETFs- best effort)
Hi-Tech Companies - August 2015
128 Companies337
6
7
6
24
12
16
5
9
20
10
13
128
Companies
(out of 465)
Defense
Communication
Equipment
Investments In
High-Tech
Biotechnology
Investment in Life
Science
Medical Devices
Semi – Conductors
Cleantech)
Internet & Software
IT Services
Electronics & Optics)
Dual Listing
46 companies are dually-listed on the US/London and TASE
TA-25
Index
companies are
included in the
7
TA-75
Index
companies are
included in the
22
TA-100
Index
companies are
included in the
29
TA
MidCap-50
Index
companies are
included in the
6
TA
Tech-Elite
Index
companies are
included in the
26
TA
Blue-Tech
Index
companies are
included in the
33
The prominent companies:
The Benefits of Dual Listing
From the companies’ point of view:
From the Israeli investor’s point of view:
More Israeli
investors -
institutional and
individual and
a better
diversification of
the investors
base.
Index funds
(TA-25,TA-75,TA-
100 and
Tech funds)
TA-25 & TA-100
companies benefit
from index-
options trading
13-hour
continuous
trading in Tel-Aviv
& the US from
09:45 AM to
11 PM, local time
Raising money
on TASE
More convenient trading hours and
lower transaction costs
Dual Listing – Harmonized Rules
Which companies can dual list?
Regular Track Fast Track
Companies that have been traded on the
NYSE, the NASDAQ Global Market* or the
NYSE MKT for at least one year.
Companies with market capitalization
exceeding US$ 150 million (regardless
of how long they have been listed)
* Companies that have been traded on NASDAQ Capital Market (Small Cap) for at least one year with
market capitalization exceeding US $35 Million
Dual Listing – Harmonized Rules
How
does a
company
dual list?
File a short, technical, registration form
Enclose:
• The latest 20-F/10-K report filed.
• The filings since the publication of the latest
annual report or prospectus.
No listing fees
Trading opens two days after the
registration form is published
Dual Listing – Harmonized Rules
Financial statements should be submitted
by the date designated according to the
U.S. law
Corporate immediate releases should be
submitted on days stipulated in Israeli
Securities Law
All financial statements submitted and filings
published in the U.S. (No translation to
Hebrew is required)
What are the
reporting
requirements?
Prominent Dual Listed Companies
Symbol
Market
Capitalization
July 31, 2015 ($M)
Total Daily Trading Volume on
TASE & US
July 31, 2015 YTD ($K)
Share of TASE Trading
Volume
July 31, 2015 YTD
Nice Systems NICE 3,723 18,499 %38
Elbit Systems ESLT 3,516 5,771 %78
Tower Semiconductors TSEM 1,047 21,117 26%
Ituran ITRN 535 679 73%
Sapiens * SPNS 510 875 38%
Ezchip Semiconductor EZCH 490 2,804 %19
Nova measuring NVMI 335 1,146 44%
Compugen CGEN 307 1,378 23%
Mazor Robotics MZOR 294 1,028 51%
Gilat Satellite GILT 245 422 53%
Evogene EVGN 229 309 82%
Pluristem * PSTI 189 1,576 57%
Protalix * PLX 156 772 30%
Kamada KMDA 140 578 %77
* Incorporated not in Israel
High-Tech Companies – Before & After Dual Listing
Share Portion of TASE
Trading VolumeTrading
Volume % of
change after
dual listing
Average Daily
Trading
Volume
TASE + U.S.A
Average Daily Trading
Volume, U.S.AMarket Cap
July 31,
2015 ($M)
Dual Listing
Date
Company
July 31, 2015
YTD
3 months after
Dual listing
3 months
after Dual
listing ($K)
3 months
after Dual
listing ($K)
3 months
before dual
listing ($K)
8%9%470%58,70353,47410,2947,5328/2013Opko
33%31%421%11,0307,6272,1181,9552/2015Ormat Techno.
7%6%81%6,9046,4643,8165143/2011LivePerson
57%56%1,427%2,3921,06015718912/2010Pluristem
16%9%863%3,1202,84932417712/2010Allot
30%32%79%4,4513,0232,4901569/2010Protalix
10%31%80%2411651346412/2009Cyren
8%15%549%2,3762,015366225/2012PhotoMedex
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  • 1.
    Dual Listing -A Win-Win Strategy September, 2015
  • 2.
    The Tel-Aviv StockExchange – Since 1935 One Stop Shop Fully- automated Ownership Regulation Central order book trading system 26 TASE members Israel Securities Authority • Trading in shares, bonds, treasury bills, index products, derivatives. • Clearing, Settlement, Depository and Custody services. • Calculating & publishing securities indexes.
  • 3.
    TASE – Partof the global capital market 7 foreign members:Israel was upgraded from an emerging to a developed market: • by FTSE since May 2008 • by MSCI since May 2010 46 Companies cross-listed with foreign exchanges TASE is member of the US DTCC ( Depository Trust and Clearing Company) - Facilitate the settlement, transfer and payments of dual-listed securities. Designated offshore securities market by the U.S. SEC. No foreign currency restrictions
  • 4.
    ETNs market inIsrael 20.0 Billion $ 390 ETNs on Equity Indices 12.6 Billion $ 240 ETNs on Debt Indices Major equity indices Assets Under Management TA-25 TA-75 TA-100 $2.6B $1.4B $4.2B 25 biggest shares 75 next biggest shares 100 biggest shares ETNs are obliged to track their underlying indexes (ETFs- best effort)
  • 5.
    Hi-Tech Companies -August 2015 128 Companies337 6 7 6 24 12 16 5 9 20 10 13 128 Companies (out of 465) Defense Communication Equipment Investments In High-Tech Biotechnology Investment in Life Science Medical Devices Semi – Conductors Cleantech) Internet & Software IT Services Electronics & Optics)
  • 6.
    Dual Listing 46 companiesare dually-listed on the US/London and TASE TA-25 Index companies are included in the 7 TA-75 Index companies are included in the 22 TA-100 Index companies are included in the 29 TA MidCap-50 Index companies are included in the 6 TA Tech-Elite Index companies are included in the 26 TA Blue-Tech Index companies are included in the 33 The prominent companies:
  • 7.
    The Benefits ofDual Listing From the companies’ point of view: From the Israeli investor’s point of view: More Israeli investors - institutional and individual and a better diversification of the investors base. Index funds (TA-25,TA-75,TA- 100 and Tech funds) TA-25 & TA-100 companies benefit from index- options trading 13-hour continuous trading in Tel-Aviv & the US from 09:45 AM to 11 PM, local time Raising money on TASE More convenient trading hours and lower transaction costs
  • 8.
    Dual Listing –Harmonized Rules Which companies can dual list? Regular Track Fast Track Companies that have been traded on the NYSE, the NASDAQ Global Market* or the NYSE MKT for at least one year. Companies with market capitalization exceeding US$ 150 million (regardless of how long they have been listed) * Companies that have been traded on NASDAQ Capital Market (Small Cap) for at least one year with market capitalization exceeding US $35 Million
  • 9.
    Dual Listing –Harmonized Rules How does a company dual list? File a short, technical, registration form Enclose: • The latest 20-F/10-K report filed. • The filings since the publication of the latest annual report or prospectus. No listing fees Trading opens two days after the registration form is published
  • 10.
    Dual Listing –Harmonized Rules Financial statements should be submitted by the date designated according to the U.S. law Corporate immediate releases should be submitted on days stipulated in Israeli Securities Law All financial statements submitted and filings published in the U.S. (No translation to Hebrew is required) What are the reporting requirements?
  • 11.
    Prominent Dual ListedCompanies Symbol Market Capitalization July 31, 2015 ($M) Total Daily Trading Volume on TASE & US July 31, 2015 YTD ($K) Share of TASE Trading Volume July 31, 2015 YTD Nice Systems NICE 3,723 18,499 %38 Elbit Systems ESLT 3,516 5,771 %78 Tower Semiconductors TSEM 1,047 21,117 26% Ituran ITRN 535 679 73% Sapiens * SPNS 510 875 38% Ezchip Semiconductor EZCH 490 2,804 %19 Nova measuring NVMI 335 1,146 44% Compugen CGEN 307 1,378 23% Mazor Robotics MZOR 294 1,028 51% Gilat Satellite GILT 245 422 53% Evogene EVGN 229 309 82% Pluristem * PSTI 189 1,576 57% Protalix * PLX 156 772 30% Kamada KMDA 140 578 %77 * Incorporated not in Israel
  • 12.
    High-Tech Companies –Before & After Dual Listing Share Portion of TASE Trading VolumeTrading Volume % of change after dual listing Average Daily Trading Volume TASE + U.S.A Average Daily Trading Volume, U.S.AMarket Cap July 31, 2015 ($M) Dual Listing Date Company July 31, 2015 YTD 3 months after Dual listing 3 months after Dual listing ($K) 3 months after Dual listing ($K) 3 months before dual listing ($K) 8%9%470%58,70353,47410,2947,5328/2013Opko 33%31%421%11,0307,6272,1181,9552/2015Ormat Techno. 7%6%81%6,9046,4643,8165143/2011LivePerson 57%56%1,427%2,3921,06015718912/2010Pluristem 16%9%863%3,1202,84932417712/2010Allot 30%32%79%4,4513,0232,4901569/2010Protalix 10%31%80%2411651346412/2009Cyren 8%15%549%2,3762,015366225/2012PhotoMedex
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    Thank you foryour attention