Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001178913-19-000531
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02-14 13:00:08
- Filed By:
- Phoenix Holdings Ltd.
- Company:
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd (NASDAQ:TSEM)
- Filing Date:
- 2019-02-14
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Ownership Summary
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Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) | 7,742,129 | 7,742,129 | 7,742,129 | 7.37 % | ||
Delek Group Ltd | 7,742,129 | 7,742,129 | 7,742,129 | 7.37 % | ||
The Phoenix Holdings Ltd | 7,742,129 | 7,742,129 | 7,742,129 | 7.37 % |
Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value New Israeli Shekels 15.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
M87915274
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2018
(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)
☐ 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).
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Tower Semiconductor
Ltd.
(b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
Ramat Gavriel Industrial Park, P.O. Box 619, Migdal Haemek 2310502, Israel
Item 2. (a) | Name of Person Filing: |
1. Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) |
2. Delek Group Ltd. |
3. The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. |
The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by various direct or indirect, majority or wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (the "Subsidiaries"). The Subsidiaries manage their own funds and/or the funds of others, including for holders of exchange-traded notes or various insurance policies, members of pension or provident funds,
unit holders of mutual funds, and portfolio management clients. Each of the Subsidiaries operates under independent management and makes its own independent voting and investment decisions.
The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. is a controlled subsidiary of Delek Group Ltd. The majority of Delek Group Ltd.'s outstanding share capital and voting rights are
owned, directly and indirectly, by Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) through private companies wholly-owned by him, and the remainder is held by the public.
(b) | Address of Principal Business Office: |
The address of Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) and Delek Group Ltd. is 19 Abba Eban blvd, P.O.B. 2054, Herzliya, 4612001,
Israel.
The address of the Phoenix Holdings Ltd. is Derech Hashalom 53, Givataim, 53454, Israel.
(c) | Citizenship: |
1. Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) - Israel |
2. Delek Group Ltd. - Israel |
3. The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. - Israel |
(d) | Title of Class of Securities: |
Ordinary Shares, par
value New Israeli Shekels 15.00 per share
(e) | CUSIP Number: |
M87915274
Item 3. | Not applicable. |
Item 4. | Ownership: |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
See row 9 of cover page of each reporting person. |
Each of the Subsidiaries operates under independent management and makes its own independent voting and investment decisions. Neither the filing of this Schedule
13G nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by either the Filing Persons or Subsidiaries that a group exists for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose, and each
reporting person disclaims the existence of any such group. In addition, each of the Filing Persons and Subsidiaries disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this report in excess of their actual pecuniary interest
therein. This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by the Filing Persons or Subsidiaries that they are the beneficial owners of any of the
Ordinary Shares covered by this Statement, and each of Filing Persons and Subsidiaries disclaims beneficial ownership of any such Ordinary Shares. |
As of December 31,
2018, the securities reported herein were held as follows:
Ordinary Shares | Percentage of total Ordinary Shares outstanding | |||||||
Excellence "nostro" accounts | -- | -- | ||||||
Excellence provident funds | 4,035.03 | 0.00 | % | |||||
Excellence trust funds | 79,807.96 | 0.08 | % | |||||
Excellence ETF's | 1,357,000.44 | 1.29 | % | |||||
The Phoenix "nostro" accounts | 292,960 | 0.28 | % | |||||
The Phoenix pension | -- | -- | ||||||
Linked insurance policies of Phoenix | 0.71 | 0.00 | % | |||||
Partnership for Israeli shares (1) | 5,328,731.54 | 5.08 | % | |||||
Partnership for investing in shares
indexes (1) | 679,593.50 | 0.65 | % | |||||
Partnership for international shares (1) | -- | -- |
(1) All ownership rights in this partnership belong to companies that are part of Phoenix Group. The
amount of ownership rights held by such companies in the partnership changes frequently according to a mechanism provided in the partnership agreement.
(b) | Percent of class: |
See row 11 of cover page of each reporting person |
(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: |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another: |
Not applicable.
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. | 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.
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.
February 13, 2019
Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) /s/ Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) By: Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) |
Delek Group Ltd. /s/ Leora Pratt Levin By: Leora Pratt Levin* Title: V.P. Legal Affairs |
/s/ Gabi Last By: Gabi Last* Title: Chairman |
The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. /s/ Eli Schwartz By: Eli Schwartz** Title: Chief Financial Officer |
/s/Menachem Neeman By: Menachem Neeman** Title: Chief Legal
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
* Signature duly authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors, notice of which is attached as
Exhibit 2 to this Schedule 13G.
** Signature duly authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors, notice of which is attached as
Exhibit 3 to this Schedule 13G.
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
Exhibit 1 | Agreement of Joint Filing by and among the Reporting Persons, dated as of August 22, 2017 (included herein by reference to
Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13G filed on August 23, 2017). |
Exhibit 2 | Notice of resolution of the Board of Directors of Delek Group Ltd., dated as of February
7, 2018. |
Exhibit 3 | Notice of resolution of the Board of Directors of the Phoenix Holdings
Ltd., dated as of January 30, 2018. |