Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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11-3200514 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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330 South Service Road, Melville, New York
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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VERINT SYSTEMS INC. 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Peter Fante, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
Verint Systems Inc.
330 South Service Road
Melville, New York 11747
(Name and address of agent for service)
(631) 962-9600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Randi C. Lesnick, Esq.
Jones Day
222 East 41st Street
New York, New York 10017
(212) 326-3939
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, $0.001 par
value per share
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3,298 |
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32.81 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act), this
Registration Statement shall include any additional shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per share (the Common Stock), that may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions. |
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Represents 3,298 shares of Common Stock previously issued to employees of Verint Systems Inc.
pursuant to the Verint Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, to be
registered for resale. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of
our Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market on November 30, 2010. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement contains two parts. The first part contains a resale prospectus
prepared in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction C to Form S-8 that covers
resales of restricted securities and control securities (in each case, as defined in General
Instruction C to Form S-8). This resale prospectus relates to shares of common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, of Verint Systems Inc. (the Company) previously issued to certain employees of
the Company pursuant to the Verint Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.
The second part of this Registration Statement contains Information Required in the Registration
Statement pursuant to Part II of Form S-8.
REOFFER PROSPECTUS
VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
3,298 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This prospectus relates to the resale, from time to time, of up to 3,298 shares of our common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, by the selling stockholders listed in this prospectus. The
selling stockholders acquired such shares pursuant to grants made under the Verint Systems Inc.
2004 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, which we refer to in this prospectus as the
Plan.
We will not receive any proceeds from sales of the shares of our common stock covered by this
prospectus by any of the selling stockholders. The shares may be offered, from time to time, by
any or all of the selling stockholders through ordinary brokerage transactions, in negotiated
transactions or in other transactions, at such prices as he, she or they may determine, which may
relate to market prices prevailing at the time of sale or be a negotiated price. See Plan of
Distribution. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of
the shares. Brokerage commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the offer
or sale of the shares will be borne by the selling stockholders.
Each selling stockholder and any broker executing selling orders on behalf of a selling
stockholder may be deemed to be an underwriter as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act. If any broker-dealers are used to effect sales, any commissions
paid to broker-dealers and, if broker-dealers purchase any of the shares of common stock covered by
this prospectus as principals, any profits received by such broker-dealers on the resales of shares
may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. In addition,
any profits realized by the selling stockholders may be deemed to be underwriting commissions.
Shares of our common stock are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol VRNT. On
December 3, 2010, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $33.39 per share.
Investing in shares of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See Risk Factors on
page 4 of this prospectus and the other risk factors set forth in our periodic and other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including those set forth in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2010 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarterly periods ended thereafter, for a discussion of certain factors that should carefully
be considered by prospective purchasers.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus is dated December 6, 2010.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this
prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with additional information or
information different from that contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, offer to sell shares of our common stock only in
jurisdictions where the offer or sale is permitted. You should not assume that the information
contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of
this prospectus or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference into
this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by
reference.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that may
be important to you and that you should consider before investing in shares of our common stock.
You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the section titled Risk Factors, and
the other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus before making an investment
decision.
References in this prospectus to the terms Verint, the Company, we, us and our, or
other similar terms, mean Verint Systems Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, unless
the context indicates otherwise.
VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
Verint is a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions and value-added services. Our
solutions enable organizations of all sizes to make timely and effective decisions to improve
enterprise performance and make the world a safer place. More than 10,000 organizations in over
150 countriesincluding over 80% of the Fortune 100use Verint Actionable Intelligence solutions to
capture, distill, and analyze complex and underused information sources, such as voice, video and
unstructured text.
In the enterprise market, our workforce optimization solutions help organizations enhance
customer service operations in contact centers, branches, and back-office environments to increase
customer satisfaction, reduce operating costs, identify revenue opportunities, and improve
profitability. In the security intelligence market, our video intelligence, public safety, and
communications intelligence solutions are vital to government and commercial organizations in their
efforts to protect people and property and neutralize terrorism and crime.
We have established leadership positions in both the enterprise workforce optimization and
security intelligence markets by leveraging our core competency in developing highly scalable,
enterprise-class applications with advanced, integrated analytics for both unstructured and
structured information. Our innovative solutions are developed by approximately 800 employees in
research and development, representing approximately one-third of our total employees, and are
evidenced by more than 480 patents and patent applications worldwide. In addition, we offer a
range of customer services, from initial implementation to ongoing maintenance and support, to
maximize the value our customers receive from our Actionable Intelligence solutions and to allow us
to extend our customer relationships beyond the initial sale.
Our principal executive offices are located at 330 South Service Road, Melville, New York
11747. Our telephone number at that address is (631) 962-9600. Our website is www.verint.com.
The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this
prospectus, and you should not rely on any such information in making a decision about whether to
purchase shares of our common stock.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements discussed in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements, which
include financial projections, statements of plans and objectives for future operations, statements
of future economic performance and statements of assumptions relating thereto. Forward-looking
statements are often identified by future or conditional words such as will, plans, expects,
intends, believes, seeks, estimates, or anticipates, or by variations of such words or by
similar expressions. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and other important factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risks, uncertainties,
and other factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements include, among others:
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risks relating to the filing of our SEC reports, including the occurrence of
known contingencies or unforeseen events that could delay our future filings,
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risks that our credit rating could be downgraded or placed on a credit watch
based on, among other things, our financial results or delays in the filing of our
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risks associated with being a consolidated, controlled subsidiary of Comverse
Technology, Inc., or Comverse, and formerly part of Comverses consolidated tax
group, including risk of any future impact on us resulting from Comverses special
committee investigation and restatement or related effects, and risks related to
our dependence on Comverse to provide us with accurate financial information,
including with respect to stock-based compensation expense and net operating loss
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uncertainties regarding the impact of general economic conditions, particularly
in information technology spending, on our business; |
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risks that our financial results will cause us not to be compliant with the
leverage ratio covenant under our credit facility or that any delays in the filing
of future SEC reports could cause us not to be compliant with the financial
statement delivery covenant under our credit facility; |
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risks that customers or partners delay or cancel orders or are unable to honor
contractual commitments due to liquidity issues, challenges in their business or
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risks that we will experience liquidity or working capital issues and related
risks that financing sources will be unavailable to us on reasonable terms or at
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uncertainties regarding the future impact on our business of our now concluded
internal investigation, restatement, and extended filing delay, including customer,
partner, employee, and investor concerns, and potential customer and partner
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risks relating to the remediation or inability to adequately remediate material
weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting and relating to the
proper application of highly complex accounting rules and pronouncements in order
to produce accurate SEC reports on a timely basis; |
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risks relating to our implementation and maintenance of adequate systems and
internal controls for our current and future operations and reporting needs; |
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risks of possible future restatements if the processes used to produce the
financial statements contained in our SEC reports are inadequate; |
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risks associated with future regulatory actions or private litigation relating
to our internal investigation, restatement or previous delays in filing required
SEC reports; |
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risks that we will be unable to maintain our listing on the NASDAQ Global
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risks associated with Comverse controlling our board of directors and a majority
of our common stock (and therefore the results of any significant stockholder
vote); |
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risks associated with significant leverage resulting from our current debt
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risks due to aggressive competition in all of our markets, including with
respect to maintaining margins and sufficient levels of investment in the business
and with respect to introducing quality products which achieve market acceptance; |
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risks created by continued consolidation of competitors or introduction of large
competitors in our markets with greater resources than we have; |
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risks associated with significant foreign and international operations,
including exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates; |
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risks associated with complex and changing local and foreign regulatory
environments; |
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risks associated with our ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in
geographies in which we operate; |
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challenges in accurately forecasting revenue and expenses; |
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risks associated with acquisitions and related system integrations; |
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risks relating to our ability to improve our infrastructure to support growth; |
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risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our
business or that others may make claims on our intellectual property or claim
infringement on their intellectual property rights; |
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risks associated with a significant amount of our business coming from domestic
and foreign government customers; |
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risks that we improperly handle sensitive or confidential information or
perception of such mishandling; |
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risks associated with our dependence on a limited number of suppliers for
certain components of our products; |
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risks that we are unable to maintain and enhance relationships with key
resellers, partners and systems integrators; and |
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risks that use of our tax benefits may be restricted or eliminated in the
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You should carefully review the section entitled Risk Factors beginning on page 4 of this
prospectus and the other risk factors set forth in our periodic and other filings with the SEC,
including those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2010 and
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended thereafter, for a discussion of
these and other risks that relate to our business and an investment in shares of our common stock.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect
our managements view only as of the date of such statements. We make no commitment to revise or
update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date
any such statement is made, except as otherwise required under the federal securities laws. If we
were in any particular instance to update or correct a forward-looking statement, investors and
others should not conclude that we would make additional updates or corrections thereafter except
as otherwise required under the federal securities laws.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in shares of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully
review the risks described below and the other risk factors set forth in our periodic and other
filings with the SEC, including those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended January 31, 2010 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended
thereafter, together with the other information contained in and incorporated by reference into
this prospectus, before making an investment decision. Our business, results of operations and
financial condition may be materially and adversely affected due to any of these risks. The trading
price of our shares could decline due to any of these risks, and you could lose all or part of your
investment. Some risk factors in this section are forward-looking statements. See Cautionary
Note on Forward-Looking Statements.
Risks Related To Our Common Stock
We do not plan to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.
We intend to retain our earnings to support the development and expansion of our business, to
repay debt and for other corporate purposes and, as a result, we do not plan to pay cash dividends
on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our payment of any future dividends will be at the
discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including our
financial condition, operating results, cash needs, growth plans and the terms of any credit
facility or other restrictive debt agreements that we may be a party to at the time or senior
securities we may have issued. Our credit facility limits us from paying cash dividends or other
payments or distributions with respect to our capital stock. In addition, the terms of any future
facility or other restrictive debt credit agreement may contain similar restrictions on our ability
to pay any dividends or make any distributions or payments with respect to our capital stock. In
addition, holders of our preferred stock are entitled to cumulative dividends before any dividends
may be declared or set aside on our common stock.
Furthermore, our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders is subject to the restrictions
set forth under Delaware law. We cannot assure you that we will meet the criteria specified under
Delaware law in the future, in which case we may not be able to pay dividends on our common stock
even if we were to choose to do so.
The price of our common stock fluctuates significantly, and this may make it difficult for you
to resell the common stock when you want to or at prices you find attractive.
There has been significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of equity
securities, including our common stock, some of which is unrelated to the financial performance of
the companies issuing the securities. The price for the shares of common stock being sold under
this prospectus may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following your
purchase of such shares. You may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price you paid
due to fluctuations in the market price of our common stock caused by changes in our operating
performance or prospects and other factors.
Some specific factors that may have a significant effect on our common stock market price
include:
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actual or anticipated quarterly fluctuations in our operating and financial
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developments related to investigations, proceedings, or litigation that involve
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changes in financial estimates and recommendations by financial analysts; |
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dispositions, acquisitions, and financings; |
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actions of our current stockholders, including sales of our common stock by
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success of competitive service offerings or technologies; |
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fluctuations in the stock price and operating results of our competitors; |
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investors general perception of us; |
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regulatory developments; and |
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Because our common stock has been re-listed on the NASDAQ Global Market only since July 6,
2010, we cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the
development of an active trading market on the NASDAQ Global Market or otherwise or how liquid that
market might become. Unless there is an active trading market for our common stock, you may have
difficulty selling any shares of our common stock that you purchase. Consequently, you may not be
able to sell our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price you paid.
Sales or potential sales of our common stock by us or our significant stockholders may cause the
market price of our common stock to decline.
We are not restricted from issuing additional shares of common stock, including shares
issuable pursuant to securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent
the right to receive, common stock. As of November 15, 2010, we had 36.7 million shares of common
stock outstanding. In addition, as of that date, approximately 4.6 million shares of our common
stock (including the 3,298 shares included in this prospectus, which were acquired by the selling
stockholders on December 6, 2010) were issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options and awards
which had not yet vested or which had been previously acquired upon vesting but had not yet been
delivered. Additional shares of common stock are also available to be granted under our existing
equity plans or may be granted under future equity plans.
In addition, under two registration rights agreements that we entered into with Comverse,
Comverse has registration rights with respect to its common stock and preferred stock holdings in
Verint. As of November 15, 2010, the preferred stock could have been converted into approximately
10.3 million shares of our common stock. The conversion feature of the preferred stock was
approved by our stockholders at a special meeting of our stockholders on October 5, 2010.
Also, for the first time since the beginning of our extended filing delay in March 2006, our
directors and certain members of management have recently been allowed to resume sales of shares of
our common stock in the public markets or in other registered offerings (subject to our securities
trading policy and applicable securities law). As a result, these individuals, including each of
our named executive officers, have sold and may continue to sell, for personal financial planning
and asset diversification purposes, shares of our common stock through block trades in negotiated
transactions or by any other lawful methods permitted by applicable registration statements.
Anti-takeover provisions in Delaware corporate law may make it difficult for our stockholders to
replace or remove our current board of directors and could deter or delay third-parties from
acquiring us, which may adversely affect the marketability and market price of our common stock.
We are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law. Under these provisions, if anyone becomes an interested stockholder, we may not
enter into a business combination with that person for three years without special approval,
which could discourage a third party from making a takeover offer and could delay or prevent a
change of control. For purposes of Section 203, interested stockholder means, generally, someone
owning more than 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock or an affiliate of ours that owned 15%
or more of our outstanding voting stock during the past three years, subject to certain exceptions
as described in Section 203.
Under any change of control, the lenders under our credit facility would have the right to
require us to repay all of our outstanding obligations under the facility. Upon the occurrence of a
Fundamental Change, as defined by the Certificate of Designation setting forth the terms of the
preferred stock, and which includes a change of control, the holders of our preferred stock have
the right to require us to repurchase their shares of preferred stock at the then current
liquidation preference (subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Certificate of Designation).
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Holders of our preferred stock have liquidation and other rights that are senior to the rights
of the holders of our common stock.
Our board of directors has the authority to designate and issue preferred stock that may have
dividend, liquidation and other rights that are senior to those of our common stock. As of
November 15, 2010, 293,000 shares of our preferred stock have been issued and are outstanding. The
conversion feature of the preferred stock was approved by our stockholders at a special meeting of
our stockholders on October 5, 2010. As of November 15, 2010, the preferred stock could have been
converted into approximately 10.3 million shares of our common stock. Holders of our preferred
stock are entitled to cumulative dividends before any dividends may be declared or set aside on our
common stock. Upon our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, before any
payment is made to holders of our common stock, holders of our preferred stock are entitled to
receive an initial liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid
dividends, which liquidation preference was approximately $332.2 million as of July 31, 2010. This
will reduce the remaining amount of our assets, if any, available to distribute to holders of our
common stock.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from sales of the shares of our common stock covered by this
prospectus by any of the selling stockholders. The proceeds from the sale of the common stock
covered by this prospectus are solely for the accounts of the selling stockholders.
We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares.
Brokerage commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the offer or sale of
the shares will be borne by the selling stockholders.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
This prospectus relates to shares of our common stock previously issued pursuant to the Plan
to certain of our employees that are being registered for resale. All of the shares of common
stock that may be resold pursuant to this prospectus were previously acquired by the selling
stockholders upon the satisfaction of applicable vesting conditions relating to certain equity
awards (i.e., stockholder approval of a new equity compensation plan or our having additional share
capacity under one of our existing stockholder-approved equity compensation plans and/or the
passage of time).
The selling stockholders may resell any or all of such shares of common stock at any time they
choose while this prospectus is effective. The inclusion in this prospectus of the employees named
below who have acquired shares of our common stock under the Plan shall not be deemed to be an
admission that any such individual is an affiliate of ours. There is no assurance that any of
the selling stockholders will sell any or all of the shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus.
The following is a list of our employees, regardless of number of shares held, who previously
acquired shares of our common stock in connection with a vesting event that took place on
December 6, 2010, pursuant to awards previously granted under the Plan, whose shares are being
registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus. These employees may sell up to an aggregate of
3,298 shares of common stock, representing less than 1% of our issued and outstanding shares of
common stock. This percentage of ownership is based on 36,655,975 shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2010 plus the additional 3,298 shares of our common stock
that may be offered pursuant to this prospectus that were acquired by the selling stockholders on
December 6, 2010, for a total of 36,659,273 shares.
Yoav Ariav
Chong Va Cheong
Jim Jianrong Fan
Wai Chung Lam
Chi Kin Lee
Willy Chun Bong Leung
Gilad Mor
Norvel Patton
Wee Kiat Sim
Man Ho Sit
Shiu Hang Kenneth Tsang
Amir Zipori
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholders have not advised us of any specific plan for the sale or distribution
of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus. If and when they occur, such sales may be
made in any of the following manners:
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on the NASDAQ Global Market (or through the facilities of any national
securities exchange or U.S. inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national
securities association on which shares of our common stock are then listed,
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in public or privately negotiated transactions; |
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in transactions involving principals or brokers; |
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in a combination of such methods of sale; or |
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any other lawful methods. |
Although sales of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus are, in general,
expected to be made at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, the shares may also be sold at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices, which may differ
considerably.
When offering the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus, each of the selling
stockholders and any broker-dealers who sell the shares for the selling stockholders may be
underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profits realized by such selling
stockholders and the compensation of such broker-dealers may be underwriting discounts and
commissions.
Sales through brokers may be made by any method of trading authorized by any stock exchange or
market on which our common stock may be listed, including block trading in negotiated transactions.
Without limiting the foregoing, such brokers may act as dealers by purchasing any or all of the
shares of common stock covered by this prospectus, either as agents for others or as principals for
their own accounts, and reselling such shares pursuant to this prospectus. The selling stockholders
may effect such transactions directly, or indirectly through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents
acting on their behalf. In connection with such sales, such broker-dealers or agents may receive
compensation in the form of commissions, concessions, allowances or discounts, any or all of which
might be in excess of customary amounts.
Each of the selling stockholders is acting independently of us in making decisions with
respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale of shares. We have not been advised of any
definitive selling arrangement at the date of this prospectus between any selling stockholder and
any broker-dealer or agent.
To the extent required, the names of any agents, broker-dealers or underwriters and applicable
commissions, concessions, allowances or discounts, and any other required information with respect
to any particular offer of the shares by the selling stockholders, will be set forth in a
prospectus supplement.
The expenses of preparing and filing this prospectus and the related registration statement
with the SEC will be paid entirely by us. The selling stockholders have been advised that they are
subject to the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, including without limitation Rule 10b-5
thereunder.
Neither we nor the selling stockholders can currently estimate the amount of commissions or
discounts, if any, that will be paid by the selling stockholders on account of their sales of the
shares from time to time.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock offered in this prospectus will be
passed upon for us by Jones Day, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from
Verint Systems Inc.s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2010, and the
effectiveness of Verint Systems Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of January 31,
2010 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm,
as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference (which reports (1) express
an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and include an explanatory
paragraph relating to the adoption of new accounting guidance for the reporting and disclosure of
noncontrolling interests, and (2) express an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of Verint Systems
Inc.s internal control over financial reporting because of material weaknesses). Such consolidated
financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon
their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference certain of our publicly filed documents into
this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important business and financial information to
you that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus by referring you to publicly filed
documents that contain the omitted information. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus, and any later information that we file with the SEC will
automatically update and supersede this information. You will be deemed to have notice of all
information incorporated by reference into this prospectus as if that information were included in
this prospectus.
The following documents that we have filed with the SEC are incorporated herein by reference:
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the SEC on May 19, 2010, as amended on June 18, 2010; |
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2010,
filed with the SEC on June 9, 2010; |
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2010,
filed with the SEC on September 8, 2010; |
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 4, 2010,
February 23, 2010, March 3, 2010, March 22, 2010, April 21, 2010, May 3, 2010, July
19, 2010 August 2, 2010, October 7, 2010, October 12, 2010 and October 27, 2010;
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our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on July 2, 2010. |
Except as otherwise indicated, all documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold will be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this prospectus. This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 that we filed with the SEC and does not contain all of the information set forth in that
Registration Statement.
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We will provide, free of charge, to any person to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered,
upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference into
this prospectus, other than exhibits to those documents unless specifically incorporated by
reference. To request a copy of those documents, you should contact us as set forth below under
Where You Can Find Additional Information.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC. The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means
that we can disclose important business and financial information to you that is not included in or
delivered with this prospectus by referring you to publicly filed documents that contain the
omitted information. We provide a list of all documents we incorporate by reference into this
prospectus under Information Incorporated by Reference above.
Through our website at www.verint.com, we make available the information that we incorporate
by reference into this prospectus, as well as other reports, proxy statements and other information
that we file with the SEC. You may also read and copy those materials at the SECs Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330
for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. In addition, we are required
to file electronic versions of those materials with the SEC through the SECs EDGAR system. The SEC
maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information
that registrants, such as we, file electronically with the SEC. Our website address set forth
above is not intended to be an active link, and information on our website is not incorporated in,
and should not be construed to be a part of, this prospectus.
Each person to whom a prospectus is delivered may also request a copy of those materials, free
of charge, by contacting us at:
Verint Systems Inc.
330 South Service Road
Melville, New York 11747
(631) 962-9600
Attn: Corporate Secretary
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated herein by
reference:
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with the Commission on May 19, 2010, as amended on June 18, 2010; |
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2010, filed with the Commission on June 9, 2010; |
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the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31,
2010, filed with the Commission on September 8, 2010; |
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the Companys Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 4,
2010, February 23, 2010, March 3, 2010, March 22, 2010, April 21, 2010, May 3, 2010,
July 19, 2010, August 2, 2010, October 7, 2010, October 12, 2010 and October 27, 2010;
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in the Companys Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on
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All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), subsequent to
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) allows a corporation to
eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the
director breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase in violation of the DGCL or obtained an improper personal benefit.
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Section 145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that the Company may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding other than an action by or in the right of the Company, by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of the Company,
or is or was serving at the Companys request as a director, officer, agent or employee of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including
attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acting in good
faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the best
interest, of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions brought
by or in the right of the Company as well, but only to the extent of defense expenses, including
attorneys fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action or suit, and with the further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall
be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which any person shall have been adjudged
liable to the Company, unless the court believes that in light of all the circumstances
indemnification should apply. Furthermore, under the DGCL, if such person is successful on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, or in the defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or
negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful purchase or redemption of
stock, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful
actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent
to such actions to be entered in the books containing minutes of the meetings of the board of
directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives
notice of the unlawful acts.
The above is a general summary of certain indemnity provisions of the DGCL and is subject, in
all cases, to the specific and detailed provisions of the Sections referenced herein.
As permitted by the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation includes a provision to eliminate
the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach or alleged breach of their
fiduciary duties as directors, subject to limited exceptions. Our certificate of incorporation also
provides that every person who is or was our director, officer, employee or agent or is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of any other enterprise, serving as such at our request, shall
be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law for all expenses and liabilities actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding involving such person in this capacity. The
Company has also entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors and officers
under which the Company agreed to provide indemnification and expense reimbursement as outlined
above.
The Company has agreed to indemnify Comverse Technology, Inc. (Comverse) and its directors,
officers, employees and agents against any liabilities arising out of any claim that any provision
of the business opportunities agreement, entered into by the Company and Comverse, breaches any
duty that may be owed to the Company by Comverse or any such person.
The Company has provided directors and officers liability insurance coverage for the
Companys officers and directors since 2006. Previously, Comverse obtained directors and officers
liability insurance which also provided coverage for the Companys officers and directors under a
Corporate Services Agreement entered into by the Company and Comverse.
Each of the Companys directors who is also a director and/or officer of Comverse has an
indemnification agreement with Comverse. Under this agreement Comverse has agreed to indemnify such
person against losses and expenses, to the extent permitted by law, incurred by such person in
connection with his service as director and/or officer of Comverse or any of its subsidiaries,
including the Company.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
As previously disclosed, as a result of the Companys inability to file required reports with
the Commission during the Companys extended filing delay period, the Company previously ceased
using its then-existing registration statements on Form S-8 to make equity grants to employees. On
May 24, 2007, the Company received a no-action letter from the Commission upon which the Company
relied to make broad-based equity grants to employees under a no-sale theory. All of the shares of
common stock that may be offered pursuant to the resale prospectus contained in this registration
statement were acquired by the selling stockholders upon the grant of restricted stock pursuant to
the vesting of equity awards issued pursuant to the no-sale theory.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verint
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Form S-1 (Commission
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Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series A
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Form 8-K filed on
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Amended and Restated By-laws of Verint Systems Inc.
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Form 10-K filed on
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Specimen Common Stock certificate
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Form S-1 (Commission
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Specimen Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock certificate
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Form 10-K filed on
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Verint Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan, as
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Form 8-K filed on
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Amendment No. 1 to Verint Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (dated December 23,
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time will be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Melville, State of New York, on this 6th day of December,
2010.
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VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Dan Bodner
Dan Bodner, Chief Executive Officer
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and President; Director of Verint Systems Inc. |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Douglas E. Robinson
Douglas E. Robinson, Chief Financial Officer
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of Verint Systems Inc. |
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Paul D. Baker
Paul D. Baker, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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December 6, 2010 |
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/s/ John Bunyan
John Bunyan, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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December 6, 2010 |
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/s/ Charles J. Burdick
Charles J. Burdick, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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December 6, 2010 |
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/s/ Andre Dahan
Andre Dahan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verint Systems Inc.
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December 6, 2010 |
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/s/ Victor A. DeMarines
Victor A. DeMarines, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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/s/ Kenneth A. Minihan
Kenneth A. Minihan, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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December 6, 2010 |
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/s/ Larry Myers
Larry Myers, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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/s/ Howard Safir
Howard Safir, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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/s/ Shefali Shah
Shefali Shah, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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/s/ Lauren Wright
Lauren Wright, Director of Verint Systems Inc.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Amendment No. 1 to Verint Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive
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Exhibit 5.1
EXHIBIT 5.1
JONES DAY
December 6, 2010
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Verint Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in
connection with the resale by certain selling stockholders of 3,298 restricted shares (the
Shares) of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), granted
pursuant to the Verint Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.
In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and
matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of this opinion. Based on the
foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein,
we are of the opinion that the Shares have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of the
Company and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, including the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the reported
judicial decisions interpreting such law, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no
opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 filed by the Company to effect registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of
1933 (the Act). In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jones Day
Exhibit 23.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
report dated May 18, 2010, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Verint Systems Inc.
(which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to
the adoption of new accounting guidance for the reporting and disclosure of noncontrolling
interests), and to the incorporation by reference of our report on the effectiveness of Verint
Systems Inc.s internal control over financial reporting, also dated May 18, 2010 (which report
expresses an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of Verint Systems Inc.s internal control over
financial reporting because of material weaknesses), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Verint Systems Inc. for the year ended January 31, 2010 and to the reference to us under the
heading Experts in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
December 6, 2010