Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001178913-18-001769
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2018-05-29 06:13:18
Filed By:
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.
Company:
Vbi Vaccines Inc. (Old Filings) (NASDAQ:VBIV)
Filing Date:
2018-05-29
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd 3,459,868 3,459,868 3,459,868 5.40%
Filing


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
 
VBI Vaccines, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
 (Title of Class of Securities)

91822J103
(CUSIP Number)
 
May 21, 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).
 
CUSIP No. 91822J103
13G
Page 2 of 8 Pages
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
 
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See instructions)
   
 (a)
   
 (b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 
Israel
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 
---
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 
3,459,868 (*)
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 
---
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 
3,459,868 (*)
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 
3,459,868 (*)
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
 
 
5.40% (*) (**)
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions)
 
 
 
CO
 
 
 
 
 
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).

(**) Based on 64,078,781 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 23, 2018 (as reported on Bloomberg LP).
 
Item 1. (a)                 Name of Issuer:

VBI Vaccines, Inc.

             (b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

222 Third Street, Suite 2241
Cambridge, MA 02142

Item 2. (a)
Name of Person Filing:

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

(b)
Address of Principal Business Office:

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. – Menora House, 23 Jabotinsky St., Ramat Gan 5251102, Israel

(c)
Citizenship or Place of Incorporation:

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. – Israel

(d)
Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, no par value.

(e)
CUSIP Number:

91822J103

Item 3.
Not applicable.

Item 4.
Ownership:

(a)
Amount beneficially owned:

See row 9 of cover page of each reporting person.

The securities reported herein are beneficially owned as follows:

·
2,726,183 shares of common stock (representing 4.25% of the total shares of common stock outstanding) beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd.;
 
·
663,172 shares of common stock (representing 1.03% of the total shares of common stock outstanding) beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd.;
 
·
54,120 shares of common stock (representing 0.08% of the total shares of common stock outstanding) beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Vehistadrut Hamehandesim Nihul Kupot Gemel Ltd.; and
 
·
16,393 shares of common stock (representing 0.03% of the total shares of common stock  outstanding) beneficially owned by Shomera Insurance Company Ltd.

The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. ("Menora Holdings") and by entities that are direct or indirect, wholly-owned or majority-owned, subsidiaries of Menora Holdings (the "Subsidiaries"), such as Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd., Shomera Insurance Company Ltd., Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd., and Menora Mivtachim Vehistadrut Hamehandesim Nihul Kupot Gemel Ltd.   The economic interest or beneficial ownership in a portion of the securities covered by this report (including the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities) is held for the benefit of insurance policy holders or the members of provident funds or pension funds, as the case may be.  This statement on Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission by Menora Holdings or by any of the Subsidiaries that it is the beneficial owner of any of such securities covered by this statement on Schedule 13G, and each of Menora Holdings and the Subsidiaries disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

(b)
Percent of class:

See row 11 of cover page of 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 of each reporting person

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

See row 6 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above

(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:

The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).

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.
 
May 27, 2018
 
   
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

/s/ Shai Kompel      /s/ Yoni Tal
By:  Shai Kompel    By:  Yoni Tal
Title:     CFO            Title:    CIO
 
EXHIBIT NO.          DESCRIPTION

Exhibit 1
Agreement of Joint Filing by and among the Reporting Persons, dated as of May 27, 2018.
 
 
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