SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January, 2006
SILICOM LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
8 Hanagar St., P.O.Box 2164, Kfar-Sava 44425, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Yes o No x
Signature
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.
| SILICOM Ltd. (Registrant) BY: /S/ Eran Gilad —————————————— Eran Gilad CFO |
Dated: January 3rd, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SILICOM FILES DRAFT
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLIC OFFERING ON
THE TASE
KFAR SAVA, Israel – January 3, 2005 – Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC; SILCF) today announced that it has filed a draft prospectus with the Israeli Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in connection with a possible underwritten offering to the public in Israel either of Ordinary Shares or of a combination of Ordinary Shares and options convertible into Ordinary Shares. The offering would be made by Silicom only, and not by any selling shareholder. If the offering is completed, Silicom currently intends to raise up to a maximum amount of approximately $10 million from the offering, depending on market conditions. No final decision on an offering has been made and any offering is subject to the final approval of Silicom’s Board of Directors and to the publishing of a final prospectus with the approval of the Israeli Securities Authority.
The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless the securities are registered under the Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act is available.
Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance network connectivity solutions. The Company’s flagship products include a variety of multi-port Gigabit Ethernet server adapters and innovative BYPASS adapters designed to increase throughput and availability of security appliances and other mission-critical gateway applications. Silicom also offers a broad range of customizable PC Cards, PCI cards and USB products. For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il.
Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the Company’s control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any duty to update such statements.
Contact:
Eran Gilad, CFO
Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail: erang@silicom.co.il