( Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/28/2017 10:04:16 A M J OMB No. 1124-0001; Expires April 30,2017 u.s. Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended I—REGISTRANT 1. Name of Registrant Mer Security and Communication Systems Ltd. 2. Registration No. (To Be Assigned By the FARA Registration Unit) 3. Principal Business Address 5 Hatzoref Street Holon, 5885633 Israel 4. If the registrant is an individual, furnish the following information: (a) Residence address(es) (b) Other business address(es), if any (c) Nationality (d) Year of birth (e) Present citizenship (f) If present citizenship not acquired by birth, state when, where and how acquired (g) Occupation 5. If the registrant is not an individual, furnish the following information: (a) Type of organization: Committee • Association • Partnership D Corporation IS) Other (specify) ^ (b) Date and place of organization •, n g e d to Mer on July 7,2006), Israel J u y 1 7 9 8 8 ( n a m e Voluntary group • cha (c) Address of principal office 5 Hatzoref Street Holon Industry Zone Israel 58856 (d) Name of person in charge Q m e r L a y V f C h f e f ^eatiNe Officer (e) Locations of branch or local offices (f) If a membership organization, give number^of members N/A FORM NSD-1 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/28/2017 10:04:16 AM (PAGE 2) (g) List all partners, officers, directors or persons performing the functions of an officer or director of the registrant. Name Haim Mer Residence Address(es) Tel Aviv, Israel Director Position Israeli Nationality Itzhak Ben Bassat Tel Aviv, Israel Director Israeli Marian Cohen Maccabin Reut, Israel Director Israeli NirLempert Tel Aviv, Israel Director Israeli (h) Which of the above named persons renders services directly in furtherance of the interests of any of the foreign principals? None. (i) Describe the nature of the registrant's regular business or activity. Mer Security and Communication Systems Ltd.'s main business activities are manufacturing, supplying and installing telecommunications and electricity systems, developing command and control software, constructing command and control centers, arid integrating and implementing physical security systems. (j) Give a complete statement of the ownership and control of the registrant Mer Security and Communication Systems Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of C. Mer Industries Ltd. 6. List all employees who render services to the registrant directly in furtherance ofthe interests of any ofthe foreign principals in other than a clerical, secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity. Name Omer Laviv (CEO) Israel Residence Address(es) Nature of Services Political and PR activities. MosheTheumim (subcontractor) Israel Political and PR activities. Amit Livni (subcontractor) Israel Political and PR activities. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/28/2017 10:04:16 AM (PAGE 3) I I - F O R E I G N PRINCIPAL 1 7. List every foreign principal for whom the registrant is acting or has agreed to act. Foreign Principal Principal Address(es) Government ofthe Democratic Republic ofthe Congo Kinshasa, DRC III-ACTIVITIES 8. In addition to the activities described in any Exhibit B to this statement, will you engage or are you engaging now in activity on your own behalf which benefits any or all of your foreign principals? Yes • No 13 If yes, describe fully. IV—FINANCIAL INFORMATION (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to the time of filing this statement, did you receive from any foreign principal named in Item 7 any contribution, income, or money either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise? Yes g] No • 2 3 If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each such foreign principal an account of Such monies. Foreign Principal DRC Government December 27,2016 Contract-related expenses; hiring U^S. subcontractors. $ 1 million DRC Government February 26,2017 Contract-related expenses; hiring U.S. subcontractors. $1.5 million DRC Government March 3,2017 Contract-related expenses; hiring U.S. subcontractors. $1.5 million DRC Government April 10,2017 Contract expenses; U.S. subcontractors $500,000 Date Received Purpose Amount $4.5 million Total 1 The term "foreign principal," as ctefmed in Section'l(b) of the Act, includes a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization,foreignindividual and, for the purpose ofregistration,an organization or ah individual any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. 2 An agent must register within ten days of becoming an agent, and before acting as such. 3 Aregistrantis required to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. There is no, printed form for this exhibit (See Rule 201(e), 28 C.F.R. § 5.201(e)). Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/28/2017 10:04:16 AM (PAGE 4) (b) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE ~~ " During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to the time of filing this statement, did you receive from anyforeignprincipal named in Item 7 anything of value other than money, either as compensation, or for disbursement, or otherwise? Yes • No (HI If yes, furnish the following information: 4 5 Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose 10. (a) DISBURSEMENT-MONIES During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to the time of filing this statement, did you spend or disburse any money in furtherance of or in connection with your activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Item 7? Yes H No • 6 If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separatelyforeach such foreign principal named including monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal. Date April 27,2017 To Whom Aselus Strategies Purpose Payment to engage in political activities Amount $45,000 April 27,2017 Alston & Bird LLP Payment to engage in political activities $500,000 (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to the time of filing this statement, did you dispose of any thing of value other than money in furtherance of or in connection with your activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Item 7? Yes Q No S 7 8 If yes, furnish the following information: Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose (c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to the time of filing this statement, did you, the registrant, or any short form registrant, make any contribution of money or other thing of value from your own funds and on your own behalf in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office? Yes • No B 9 If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event 4,6,7 and 9 See Footnote 2, on page 3. 5 and 8 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks", and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/28/2017 10:04:16 AM (PAGE 5) V—INFORMATIONAL M A T E R I A L S 10 11. Will the activities of the registrant on behalf of any foreign principal include the preparation or dissemination of informational materials? Yes • NoS IF YES, RESPOND TO THE REMAINING ITEMS IN THIS SECTION V. 12. Identify each such foreign principal. 13. Has a budget been established or specified sum of money allocated to finance your activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials? Yes • No • If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount and for what period of time. 14. Will any public relations firms or publicity agents participate in the preparation or dissemination of such informational materials? Yes • No • If yes, furnish the names and addresses of such persons or firms. 15. Activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials will include the use of the following: • Radio or TV broadcasts • Advertising campaigns • Other (specify) Electronic Communications • Email • Website URL(s): • Social media website URL(s): • Other (specify) ^ • Magazine or newspaper • Motion picture films • Letters or telegrams • Press releases • Pamphlets Or other publications • Lectures or speeches : „ . s 16. Informational materials will be disseminated among the following groups: • Public officials • Civic groups or associations • Legislators • Libraries • Government agencies • Educational groups • Newspapers • Nationality groups • Editors • Other (specify) 17! Indicate language to be used in the informational materials: • English • Othei (specify) ^ . u .... 10 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any land, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act \ l - K \ H I B f r S . \ M ) M l \PHMF\r.S "IS, (a) The fotic..-(!•>. • i'hij exhibit, winch is fik-d in Form NSD-J <.ets fonh the mfortn.i'ion conci-mmr' inc awectnent or I'nde.-v.Mif.i.'Y betw cc.) the registrant and thefore:.m pnncip.>] it?) An Exhibit C shaii be filed when applicable This exhibit for which no printed form is provided, tcrw^ts vf,-iruec her , insofar as such information is not within his/her (thvtrj pe-xonai knowledge ""{Date of signature) - (Pnnt or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature") ; ; c^^^^r % i lh\ Ats.-.--?* he -ms4 av 4s a** «kv,4al or by a magoiify tf parser* USRX^ dsteesm