Magal Reports Results of Annual General Meeting

Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:45pm EDT
 
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YAHUD, Israel, August 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magal Security
Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS; TASE: MAGS), today announced the results of
its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on August 20, 2008, at the
Company's headquarters in Yehud, Israel.
    Following are the meeting results with respect to the different items on
the agenda:
    1. Election of Jacob Perry, Jacob Even-Ezra, Izhar Dekel,
       Nathan Kirsh, Jacob Nuss and Zeev Livne as Directors of the Company -
       was approved

    2. Terms of compensation for certain of the Company's
       Directors - was approved

    3. Terms of compensation of Mr Jacob Perry, Chairman of the
       Board - was approved.

    4. Extension of the exercise period of Share Options granted
       to Mr. Jacob Even-Ezra, a Company Director and former Chairman of the
       Board - was approved

    5. Grant of a bonus to Mr Izhar Dekel, the Company's Chief
       Executive Officer - was not approved

    6. Amendment to the Company's Articles of Association
       providing for the grant of the authority to appoint, dismiss and set
       the terms of employment Company officers (excluding the Company's
       Directors and Chief Executive Officer) to the Company's Chief
       Executive Officer - was not approved

    7. Amendments to the Company's Articles of Association in
       order to conform those provisions with respect to Directors and
       Officers liability insurance and indemnification to meet the
       requirements of the Israeli Companies Law - was approved.

    8. Amendment to the Company's 2003 Israeli Share Option Plan,
       to extend its term and to increase the number of ordinary shares
       reserved and authorized for issuance thereunder - was approved

    9. Reappointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, independent
       registered public accountants, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global,
       as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the
       year ending December 31, 2008 and to authorize the Company's audit
       committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors in accordance with
       the volume and nature of their services - was approved


    About Magal Security Systems, Ltd.
    Magal Security Systems Ltd. (Magal) is engaged in the development,
manufacturing and marketing of computerized security systems, which
automatically detect, locate and identify the nature of unauthorized
intrusions. The Company's products are currently used in more than 70
countries worldwide to protect national borders, airports, correctional
facilities, nuclear power stations and other sensitive facilities from
terrorism, theft and other threats.
    Magal trades under the symbol MAGS in the U.S. on the Nasdaq Global
Market and in Israel on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
    Contacts:

    Company                               Investor Relations
    Magal Security Systems, Ltd           Gelbart Kahana Investor Relations
    Lian Goldstein, CFO                   Ehud Helft/Kenny Green
    Tel: +972-3-5391444                   Tel: +1-866-704-6710
    Fax: +972-3-5366245                   E-mail: info@gkir.com
    E-mail: magalssl@trendline.co.il


SOURCE  Magal Security Systems Ltd

Contacts: Company, Magal Security Systems, Ltd, Lian Goldstein, CFO, Tel:
+972-3-5391444, Fax: +972-3-5366245, E-mail: magalssl@trendline.co.il;
Investor Relations, Gelbart Kahana Investor Relations, Ehud Helft/Kenny Green,
Tel: +1-866-704-6710, E-mail: info@gkir.com

 

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