Registration No. 333-_____
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2025
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Israel
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Gilat House
21 Yegia Kapayim Street, Kiryat Arye
Petah Tikva 4913020, Israel
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD. 2008 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Wavestream Corporation
545 W. Terrace Dr
San Dimas, CA 91773
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(Name and address of agent for service)
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909-599-9080
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
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Steven J. Glusband, Esq.
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Tel: 212-238-8605
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Doron Kerbel, Adv.
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
Gilat House
21 Yegia Kapayim Street
Kiryat Arye
Petah Tikva 4913020, Israel
Tel: 972-3-925-2000
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Tuvia J. Geffen, Adv.
Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co.
5 Tuval Street
Tel-Aviv 6789717, Israel
Tel: 972 3-623-5000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
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This Registration Statement shall become effective immediately upon filing as provided in Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The purpose of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register an additional 2,836,205 Ordinary Shares for issuance under the 2008 Plan.
In accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Files No. 333-180552,
333-187021, 333-204867, 333-210820, 333-217022, 333-221546, 333-223839, 333-231442, 333-236028, 333-253972, 333-255740, 333-264974, 333-278082 and 333-286156) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2012, on March 4, 2013, on
June 11, 2015, on April 19, 2016, on March 30, 2017, on November 14, 2017, on March 22, 2018, on May 14, 2019, on January 23, 2020, on March 8, 2021, on May 4, 2021, on May 16, 2022, on March 20, 2024 and on March 27, 2025, respectively, are
incorporated herein by reference and the information required by Part II is omitted, except to the extent superseded hereby or supplemented by the information set forth below.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information required in Part I of this Registration Statement have been or will be sent or given to participating employees as specified in
Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission. Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. Incorporation of Documents by reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the following documents:
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The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024;
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The description of our ordinary shares contained in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024; and
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The Registrant’s 6-K dated August 28, 2025.
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In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (prior to filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
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.
Item 8. EXHIBITS.
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4.1 |
Memorandum of Association, as amended (1)
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4.2 |
Articles of Association, as amended and restated (2)
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4.3 |
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 2008 Share Incentive Plan (including the Israeli Sub-plan to the Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 2008 Share Incentive Plan), as amended
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Opinion of Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co., Advocates
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Consent of Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co., Advocates (included in Exhibit 5)
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Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a Member of Ernst & Young Global, our independent registered public accounting firm
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Power of Attorney (included as part of this Registration Statement)
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107.1 |
Calculation of Registration Fee
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Filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
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Filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Petah Tikva, Israel on September 3, 2025.
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By: /s/ Amiram Boehm
Amiram Boehm
Chairman of the Board
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Amiram Boehm, Adi Sfadia and Gil Benyamini, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, and agent each with power to act with or without the other, and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name of such person, in his capacity as a director or officer of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.,
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September
3, 2025.
Signature
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Title
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/s/ Amiram Boehm
Amiram Boehm
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Adi Sfadia
Adi Sfadia
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Gil Benyamini
Gil Benyamini
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Ami Shafran
Ami Shafran
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Director
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/s/ Amir Ofek
Amir Ofek
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Director
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/s/ Aylon (Lonny) Rafaeli
Aylon (Lonny) Rafaeli
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Director
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/s/ Elyezer Shkedy
Elyezer Shkedy
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Director
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/s/ Dafna Sharir
Dafna Sharir
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Director
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/s/ Hilla Haddad Chemlnik
Hilla Haddad Chemlnik
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Director
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/s/ Dana Porter Rubinshtein
Dana Porter Rubinshtein
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Director
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Wavestream Corporation
By: /s/ Adi Sfadia
Name: Adi Sfadia, Officer
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Authorized Representative in the United States
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