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 May 2006 (report no. 3)

 

Commission File Number: 0-27466

 

NICE-SYSTEMS LTD.

(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

 

 

8 Hapnina Street, P.O. Box 690, Ra'anana, Israel

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F    X       Form 40-F  ___

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is submitting this Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulations S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

Yes  ____  No    X  

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is submitting this Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation

S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

Yes  ____  No    X  

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form 6-K, the Registrant 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- _N/A__

 

 

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THE FIRST THREE PARAGRAPHS OF THE PRESS RELEASE IN EXHIBIT 99.1 OF THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO NICE-SYSTEMS LTD.`S ("NICE") REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM F-3 (REGISTRATION STATEMENTS NOS. 333-127883, 333-12350, 333-12996, AND 333-109766) AND NICE`S REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8 (REGISTRATION STATEMENT NOS. 333-11842, 333-9352, 333-11154, 333-13686, 333-111112 AND 333-111113), AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

 

CONTENTS

This Report on Form 6-K of NICE consists of the following document, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein:

99.1 Press Release: NICE Announces Two-for-One Stock Split. Dated May 18, 2006.

 

 

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

NICE-SYSTEMS LTD.

 

 

By:   /s/ Yechiam Cohen

Name: Yechiam Cohen

Title: General Counsel

 

 

 

 

Dated:  May 18, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1 Press Release: NICE Announces Two-for-One Stock Split. Dated May 18, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NICE Announces Two-for-One Stock Split

 

Ra`anana, Israel, May 18, 2006 - NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE), the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions(TM) to drive performance, today announced that the Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's Ordinary Shares/ADRs, which will be effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend. Shareholders of record at the close of business on May 30, 2006, the record date, will receive one additional Ordinary Share/ADR for each Ordinary Share/ADR held.

It is expected that the payment date on TASE will be June 1, 2006 and that payment by the Company's depositary for ADRs, The Bank of New York, will be effected on or about June 6, 2006.

The ex-dividend date for purposes of trading of the Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ National Market and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will be May 31, 2006.  

 

 

About NICE

NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) is the leading provider of Insight from Interactions(TM) solutions, based on advanced analytics of unstructured multimedia content - from telephony, web, radio and video communications.  NICE is revolutionizing VoIP interactions management with state-of-the-art solutions for IP contact centers, branches, and command and control centers.  NICE`s solutions are changing the way organizations make decisions, helping them improve business and operational performance, address security threats and be proactive.  NICE has over 23,000 customers in 100 countries, including over 75 of the Fortune 100 companies.  More information is available at www.nice.com.

 

  

Media
Galit Belkind	NICE Systems   galit.belkind@nice.com	+1 877 245 7448
Investors
Daphna Golden	NICE Systems ir@nice.com	+1 877 245 7449

          

Trademark Note:  360o View, Alpha Technologies, Customer Feedback, Dispatcher Assessment, Encorder, eNiceLink, Executive Connect, Executive Insight*, FAST, FAST alpha blue, FAST alpha silver, Freedom, Freedom Connect, Interaction Capture Unit, Insight from Interactions, Investigator, Last Message Replay, Mirra, My Universe, NICE, NICE Analyzer, NiceCall, NiceCall Focus, NiceCLS, NICE Inform, NICE Learning, NiceLog, NICE Perform, NICE Playback Organizer, NiceScreen, NICE Storage Center, NiceTrack, NiceUniverse, NiceUniverse Compact, NiceVision, NiceVision ALTO, NiceVision Harmony, NiceVision Mobile, NiceVision NVSAT, NiceVision PRO, Renaissance, Scenario Replay, ScreenSense, Tienna, Universe, Wordnet and other product names and services mentioned herein are trademarks and registered trademarks of NICE Systems Ltd. All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

*In Australia only

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on the current expectations of the management of NICE Systems Ltd. (the Company) only, and are subject to a number of risk factors and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in technology and market requirements, decline in demand for the Company's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, difficulties or delays in absorbing and integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel, loss of market share, pressure on pricing resulting from competition, and inability to maintain certain marketing and distribution arrangements, which could cause the actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those described therein. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting the company, refer to the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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