UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Gleberman, Joseph H.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
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(Street)
New York, New York 10004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BackWeb Technologies Ltd.
(BWEB)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
FYE December 31, 2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(Check applicable line)
[ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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| | | |5. |6. | |
| | |4. |Amount of |Owner- | |
| | |Securities Acquired (A) or |Securities |ship | |
| | |Disposed of (D) |Beneficially |Form: |7. |
| | |(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |Owned at end |Direct |Nature of |
|2. | 3. |-------------------------------|of Issuer's |(D) or |Indirect |
1. |Transaction |Transaction | | (A) | |Fiscal Year |Indirect |Beneficial|
Title of Security |Date |Code | Amount | or | Price |(Instr. 3 |(I) |Ownership |
(Instr. 3) |(Month/Day/Year) |(Instr. 8) | | (D) | |and 4) |(Instr.4)|(Instr. 4)|
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Ordinary Shares | | | | | | 3,272,676 | I | 01,02 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
FORM 5 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially owned |
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| | | | | | | |9. |10. | |
| | | | | | | |Number |Owner-| |
| | | | | | | |of |ship | |
|2. | | | | | | |Deriv- |of | |
|Conver-| | |5. | |7. | |ative |Deriv-|11. |
|sion | | |Number of | |Title and Amount | |Secur- |ative |Nature|
|or | | |Derivative |6. |of Underlying |8. |ities |Secur-|of |
|Exer- | | |Securities |Date |Securities |Price |Bene- |ity: |In- |
|cise |3. | |Acquired (A) |Exercisable and |(Instr. 3 and 4) |of |ficially |Direct|direct|
|Price |Trans- |4. |or Disposed |Expiration Date |--------------------|Deriv- |Owned |(D) or|Bene- |
1. |of |action |Trans-|of (D) |(Month/Day/Year) | |Amount |ative |at End |In- |ficial|
Title of |Deriv- |Date |action|(Instr. 3, |---------------------| |or |Secur- |of |direct|Owner-|
Derivative |ative |(Month/ |Code |4 and 5) |Date |Expira- | |Number |ity |Year |(I) |ship |
Security |Secur- |Day/ |(Instr|---------------|Exer- |tion | |of |(Instr.|(Instr. |(Instr|(Instr|
(Instr. 3) |ity |Year) |8) | (A) |(D) |cisable |Date |Title |Shares |5) |4) |4) |4) |
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Stock Options | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(right to buy)|$17.25 | 8/24/00 | A | 25,000| | 03 | 8/24/07 |Common Stock|25,000 | | 25,000 | 01,03| 01,03|
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Explanation of Responses:
01: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of
his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
02: Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly
3,272,676 Ordinary Shares through certain investment partnerships of which
affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing
general partner or managing partner. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of
certain of the investment partnerships.
03: These options were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the BackWeb
Technologies Ltd. 1998 US Stock Option Plan. 6,250 options will vest on August
24, 2001. Thereafter, for each of the next 36 months, 1/36 of the remaining
18,750 options will vest. The Reporting Person has an understanding with GS
Group pursuant to which he holds such options for the benefit of GS Group.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich March 23, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Attorney-in-fact
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in
electronic format at the option of the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule
101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.