- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
June 16 2011 - 9:52AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
REPORT ON FORM 6-K DATED JUNE 16, 2011
Commission File Number: 000-51183
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SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD.
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
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Kibbutz Shamir, Upper Galilee, 12135
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(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 [_]
(Indicate by check 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 [_] No [X]
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82-_______)
This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the
registration statements on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006 (File No. 333-137628), on
September 10, 2007 (File No. 333-137628) and on September 10, 2008 (File No.
333-153396).
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
(Registrant)
Date: June 16, 2011
By: /s/ David Bar-Yosef
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David Bar-Yosef, Advocate
General Counsel
Investor Relations Contacts:
Roni Gavrielov Jeffrey Goldberger/Marybeth Csaby
KM / KCSA Investor Relations KCSA Strategic Communications
+972-3-516-7620 212-896-1249/212-896-1236
roni@km-ir.co.il jgoldberger@kcsa.com / mcsaby@kcsa.comm
SHAMIR OPTICAL INDUSTRY LTD. ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY
OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F THROUGH ITS WEBSITE
KIBBUTZ SHAMIR, ISRAEL, JUNE 16, 2011, Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
(Nasdaq: SHMR) a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the
ophthalmic lens market, announced today that its annual report on Form 20-F,
containing audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2011,
is available through its website (www.shamir.co.il). Shareholders may receive a
hard copy of the annual report free of charge upon request.
This press release is being issued pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule
5250(d)(1)(C).
ABOUT SHAMIR
Shamir is a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the
progressive spectacle lens market. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the
company develops, designs, manufactures, and markets progressive lenses to sell
to the ophthalmic market. In addition, Shamir utilizes its technology to provide
design services to optical lens manufacturers under service and royalty
agreements. Progressive lenses are used to treat presbyopia, a vision condition
where the eye loses its ability to focus on close objects. progressive lenses
combine several optical strengths into a single lens to provide a gradual and
seamless transition from near to intermediate, to distant vision. Shamir
differentiates its products from its competitors' primarily through lens design.
Shamir's leading lenses are marketed under a variety of trade names, including
Shamir Genesis(TM), Shamir Piccolo(TM), Shamir Office(TM), and Shamir
Autograph(TM). Shamir believes that it has one of the world's preeminent
research and development teams for progressive lenses, molds, and complementary
technologies and tools. Shamir developed software dedicated to the design of
progressive lenses. This software is based on Shamir's proprietary mathematical
algorithms that optimize designs of progressive lenses for a variety of
activities and environments. Shamir also has created software tools specifically
designed for research and development and production requirements, including Eye
Point Technology software, which simulates human vision.
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