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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2003
ATTUNITY LTD
(Name of Registrant)
Einstein Building, Tirat Carmel, Haifa, Israel 39101
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):__
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):__
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in
this Form, the registrant 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- ________________
This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into the Company's Form
F-3 Registration Statements File Nos. 333-11972, 333-12450 and 333-14140.
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ATTUNITY LTD
6-K Items
1. Press Release re A Strategic Investor Group Headed by Shimon Alon, Ron
Zuckerman and GF Capital Acquires a Significant Stake in Attunity December
30, 2003.
Item 1
Press Release Source: Attunity Ltd.
A Strategic Investor Group Headed by Shimon Alon, Ron Zuckerman and GF Capital
Acquires a Significant Stake in Attunity
Tuesday December 30, 9:02 am ET
The Group Acquired Approximately Two Million Shares and Three Million Warrants
From the Special Situations Fund and was Granted an Option by Attunity to
Purchase $2 Million of Convertible Debentures WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2003-- Attunity Ltd. (Nasdaq NMS: ATTU - News), a leading
provider of standards-based data integration middleware, today announced that a
group of investors headed by Shimon Alon, Ron Zuckerman and GF Capital ("the
Group") has purchased from the Special Situations Fund 2,043,146 shares of
Attunity common stock plus warrants to purchase 2,208,489 shares at an exercise
price of $1.75 and 736,162 shares at an exercise price of $2.25.
Attunity has granted the Group, subject to shareholder approval, a 30-day option
to invest an additional $2 million in the Company in the form of a five-year
convertible debenture, convertible at $1.75 per share and warrants to purchase
450,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of $1.75 per share.
"I am very pleased with the investment and look forward to Shimon Alon and Ron
Zuckerman contributing substantially to the growth of the Company and helping us
maximize the Company's potential in our space," said Arie Gonen, Chairman and
CEO of Attunity. He added "Shimon Alon and Ron Zuckerman bring with them over
twenty years of experience in the software industry with a proven track record
of managing growth and creating substantial shareholder value."
About Attunity Ltd.
Attunity(TM) is a leading provider of standards-based integration middleware for
accessing mainframe, enterprise data sources and legacy applications. Attunity's
worldwide operations support over 1,000 direct end-users including many of the
Fortune 1000. Through distribution and OEM agreements with global-class partners
such as Oracle and HP, Attunity-based solutions are deployed on tens of
thousands of systems worldwide.
The Attunity Connect product family provides standards-based access to over 35
data sources on 20 different computing platforms. Attunity Connect adapters
reside natively on each target platform and provide enterprise-class integration
capabilities such as real-time read/write access, distributed transaction
management, heterogeneous joins between relational and non-relational data
sources, and optimized query execution. Attunity Connect makes legacy systems
accessible through SQL and XML based interfaces including JDBC, ODBC, JCA, COM
and SOAP.
Attunity's products are available through direct sales and support offices in
the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Israel, the People's Republic of
China, and Australia, as well as distributors in Japan, S.E. Asia, Europe and
Latin America. For more information, visit www.attunity.com or email
info@attunity.com.
Copyright (C) 2003 Attunity Ltd. All rights reserved.
Attunity, the Attunity logo, Application Adapter Framework, Attunity AAF,
Attunity Connect and Web Services Process Integration are trademarks of Attunity
Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general
business conditions in the industry, product technology developments, market
acceptance of our products and continuing product demand, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, release and
sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, changes in demand
for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks
detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities Exchange
Commission, including our Form 20-FAnnual Report. These documents contain and
identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking
statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statement.
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Contact:
Attunity
Dan Potter, 781-213-5204
dan.potter@attunity.com
SIGNATURES
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.
ATTUNITY LTD
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(Registrant)
By: /s/Arie Gonen
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Chairman
Date: December 30, 2003