Skip to main content

AI assistant

Sign in to chat with this filing

The assistant answers questions, extracts KPIs, and summarises risk factors directly from the filing text.

Perion Network Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Feb 15, 2017

6979_rns_2017-02-15_a2cb8fd4-e6e4-418f-ace4-2fce754e3fd4.pdf

Major Shareholding Notification

Open in viewer

Opens in your device viewer

{# SEO P0-1: filing HTML is rendered server-side so Googlebot sees the full text without executing JS or following an iframe to a Disallow'd CDN path. The content has already been sanitized through filings.seo.sanitize_filing_html. #}

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-1 (b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-2

(Amendment No. 3)*

Perion Network Ltd. (Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share (Title of Class of Securities)

M78673106 (CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

x 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 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).

(Continued on following pages)

Page 1 of 12 Pages Exhibit Index Contained on Page 11

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 2 of 12 Pages
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Benchmark Israel II, L.P. ("BI")
2 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
6
7
8
SOLE VOTING POWER
power to vote these shares.
SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
to have shared power to dispose of these shares.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
9,293,742 shares, except that BCPI Partners II, L.P. ("BCPI-P"), the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, BCPI Corporation II ("BCPI-C"), the general partner
of BCPI-P, may be deemed to have sole power to vote these shares and Michael A. Eisenberg
("Eisenberg") and Arad Naveh ("Naveh"), the directors of BCPI-C, may be deemed to have shared
9,293,742 shares, except that BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be deemed to have sole power
to dispose of these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may be deemed to have sole
power to dispose of these shares and Eisenberg and Naveh, the directors of BCPI-C, may be deemed
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
9,293,742
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
¨
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 12.0%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN
CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 3 of 12 Pages
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
BCPI Partners II, L.P.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares and Eisenberg and Naveh, the directors of BCPI-C,
may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
WITH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may
be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares and Eisenberg and Naveh, the directors of
BCPI-C, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
9,576,772
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
¨
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 4 of 12 Pages

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
BCPI Corporation II
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
6
7
8
SOLE VOTING POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares and Eisenberg and Naveh, the directors of BCPI-C,
may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may
be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares and Eisenberg and Naveh, the directors of
BCPI-C, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 See response to row 7.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
9,576,772
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
¨
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 5 of 12 Pages

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
Michael A. Eisenberg
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Dual citizen of the United States and Israel
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6.
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares and Eisenberg, a director of BCPI-C, may be deemed
to have shared power to vote these shares.
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8.
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may
be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares and Eisenberg, a director of BCPI-C, may be
deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
9,576,772
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
¨
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 6 of 12 Pages

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
Arad Naveh
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Dual citizen of the United States and Israel
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
See response to row 6.
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may be
deemed to have sole power to vote these shares and Naveh, a director of BCPI-C, may be deemed to
have shared power to vote these shares.
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 8.
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,576,772 shares, of which 9,293,742 are directly owned by BI and 283,030 are held in nominee
form for the benefit of persons associated with BCPI-C. BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be
deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, BCPI-C, the general partner of BCPI-P, may
be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares and Naveh, a director of BCPI-C, may be
deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
9,576,772
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
¨
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
13G
CUSIP NO. M78673106
Page 7 of 12 Pages
--------------------------------------------------

This Amendment No. 3 amends and restates in its entirety the Schedule 13G previously filed by Benchmark Israel II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("BI"), BCPI Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("BCPI-P"), BCPI Corporation II, a Delaware corporation ("BCPI-C"), and Michael A. Eisenberg ("Eisenberg") and Arad Naveh ("Naveh") (together will all prior and current amendments thereto, this "Schedule 13G").

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Perion Network Ltd. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b) Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
1 Azrieli Center, Building A, 4 th Floor
26 HaRokmim Street, Holon, Israel 5885849
Items 2(a) Name of person filing:
This Statement is filed by BI, BCPI-P, BCPI-C, and Eisenberg and Naveh. The foregoing entities and individuals are collectively referred to as
the "Reporting Persons."
BCPI-P, the general partner of BI, may be deemed to have sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of shares of the Issuer directly owned by
BI. BCPI-C, the general partner BCPI-P, may be deemed to have sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of shares of the Issuer directly
owned by BI. Eisenberg and Naveh are the directors of BCPI-C and may be deemed to have shared power to vote and shared power to dispose of
shares of the Issuer directly owned by BI.
Item 2(b) Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The address for each of the Reporting Persons is:
Benchmark Capital
2965 Woodside Road
Woodside, California 94062
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
BI and BCPI-P are Delaware limited partnerships. BCPI-C is a Delaware corporation. Eisenberg and Naveh are dual citizens of the United States
and Israel.
Item 2(d) Title of class of securities:
Ordinary Shares
Item 2(e) CUSIP No.:
M78673106
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filings is a:
Not applicable.

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 8 of 12 Pages

Item 4 Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

The following information with respect to the ownership of the Ordinary Shares of the issuer by the persons filing this Statement is provided as of December 31, 2016 (based on 77,455,588 Ordinary Shares of the issuer outstanding as of December 31, 2016 as reported by the issuer to the Reporting Persons).

(a) Amount beneficially owned :

See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

(b) Percent of Class :

See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

  • (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 for each Reporting Person.

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

See Row 6 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

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

See Row 7 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

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

See Row 8 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

Item 5 Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class

Not applicable.

Item 6 Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Under certain circumstances set forth in the limited partnership agreements of BI and BCPI-P, and the certificate of incorporation of BCPI-C, the general and limited partners or shareholders, as the case may be, of each of such entities may be deemed to have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of shares of the issuer owned by each such entity of which they are a partner or shareholder.

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 9 of 12 Pages

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certifications
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.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: February 10, 2017

BENCHMARK ISRAEL II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

  • By: BCPI PARTNERS II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership Its: General Partner
  • By: BCPI Corporation II, a Delaware corporation Its: General Partner
  • By: /s/ Steven M. Spurlock Steven M. Spurlock Officer

BCPI PARTNERS II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

  • By: BCPI Corporation II, a Delaware corporation Its: General Partner
  • By: /s/ Steven M. Spurlock Steven M. Spurlock Officer

BCPI CORPORATION II, a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Steven M. Spurlock Steven M. Spurlock Officer

MICHAEL EISENBERG ARAD NAVEH

By: /s/ Steven M. Spurlock Steven M. Spurlock Attorney-in-Fact*

*Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney already on file with the appropriate agencies.

CUSIP NO. M78673106 13G Page 11 of 12 Pages
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Found on
Sequentially
Numbered Page
Exhibit A: Agreement of Joint Filing 12

EXHIBIT A

Agreement of Joint Filing

The Reporting Persons agree that a single Schedule 13G (or any amendment thereto) relating to the Ordinary Shares of Perion Network Ltd. shall be filed on behalf of each of the Reporting Persons. Note that copies of the applicable Agreement of Joint Filings are already on file with the appropriate agencies.