BRANF Baran Group Ltd (CE)

CUSIP No. M18955100

13G

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (See instructions)
	(a) ☐
	(b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Israel
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			---
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			985,737 (*)
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			---
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			985,737 (*)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	985,737 (*)
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	9.78% (*) (**)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   (See instructions)
	CO

 

(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).

(**) Based on 10,080,844 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of February 12, 2018 ( as reported on Bloomberg LP).

 

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP   (See instructions)
	(a) ☐
	(b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Israel
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			---
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			794,110 (*)
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			---
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			794,110 (*)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	794,110 (*)
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	7.88% (*) (**)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   (See instructions)
	CO

 

(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).

(**) Based on 10,080,844 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of February 12, 2018 ( as reported on Bloomberg LP).

Item 1.         (a)            Name of Issuer :

Baran Group Ltd.

(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices :

8 Omarim Street Industrial Park, Omer 84965, Israel

Item 2.         (a)

Name of Person Filing :

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office :

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. – Menora House, 23 Jabotinsky St., Ramat Gan 5251102, Israel

Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd. – Menora House, 23 Jabotinsky St., Ramat Gan 5251102, Israel

(c)

Citizenship or Place of Incorporation :

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. – Israel

Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd. – Israel

(d)

Title of Class of Securities :

Ordinary Shares, NIS 1.00 par value per share

(e)

CUSIP Number :

M18955100

Item 3 .

Not applicable.

Item 4 .

Ownership :

(a)

Amount beneficially owned :

See row 9 of cover page of each reporting person.

The securities reported herein are beneficially owned as follows:

·

794,110 ordinary shares (representing 7.88%   of the total ordinary shares outstanding) beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd. ;

 

·

173,785 ordinary shares (representing 1.72 % of the total ordinary shares outstanding) beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd. ;

·

17,842 ordinary shares (representing 0.18%   of the total ordinary shares outstanding) beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Vehistadrut Hamehandesim Nihul Kupot Gemel Ltd. ; and

The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. ("Menora Holdings") and by entities that are direct or indirect, wholly-owned or majority-owned, subsidiaries of Menora Holdings (the "Subsidiaries"), such as Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd., Shomera Insurance Company Ltd., Menora Mivtachim Pensions and Gemel Ltd., and Menora Mivtachim Vehistadrut Hamehandesim Nihul Kupot Gemel Ltd.  The economic interest or beneficial ownership in a portion of the securities covered by this report (including the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities) is held for the benefit of insurance policy holders, the owners of portfolio accounts, or the members of the provident funds or pension funds, as the case may be.  This statement on Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission by Menora Holdings or by any of the Subsidiaries that it is the beneficial owner of any of such securities covered by this statement on Schedule 13G, and each of Menora Holdings and the Subsidiaries disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

(b)

Percent of class :

See row 11 of cover page of each reporting person

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has :

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See row 5 of cover page of each reporting person

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

See row 6 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See row 7 of cover page of each reporting person

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

See row 8 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above

Item 5 .

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class :

Not applicable.

Item 6 .

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another :

The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a ).

Item 7 .

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person :

Not applicable.

Item 8 .

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group :

Not applicable.

Item 9 .

Notice of Dissolution of Group :

Not applicable.

Item 10.                     Certification :

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

  SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

February 14, 2018

 

 

EXHIBIT NO.            DESCRIPTION

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons, dated as of February 14, 2018.