SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549



FORM 6-K


Report of Foreign Issuer


Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For the month of May 2006


Commission File Number 000-20181


Sapiens International Corporation N.V.
(translation of registrant’s name into English)


c/o Landhuis Joonchi

Kaya Richard J. Beaujon z/n
P.O. Box 837

Willemstad
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
(599) (9) 7366277
(address of principal executive offices)



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SAPIENS ANNOUNCES Q1 2006 RESULTS
Company Increases Revenue

Research Triangle Park, N.C. – May 10, 2006 - Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2006, ended March 31, 2006.

For the first quarter, the Company recorded revenues of $10.5 million, an increase from $9.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2005.


Operating loss for the quarter was reduced to $0.72 million, compared with $0.96 million in the previous quarter.  In the first quarter, the Company recorded a restructuring expense of $0.64 million, related to the downsizing in workforce, as previously reported by the Company. Without the restructuring costs, operating loss for the quarter would have been $0.08 million.


Net loss for the fourth quarter was reduced to $1.3 million, compared with a net loss of $3.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. Without the above restructuring costs, net loss for the quarter would have been $0.7 million.


Roni Al-Dor, President and CEO, commented "We are glad to report an increase in revenue and a reduction in our losses."


"We are beginning to see the initial results of our turnaround plan and we hope that we will continue this positive trend."


The Company recently announced a $5 million deal with one of the largest insurance companies in Central and Eastern Europe regarding its INSIGHT™ for Property & Casualty solution.


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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:


Elior Brin

Chief Financial Officer

Sapiens International

Tel: +972-8-938-2934

E-mail: IR.Sapiens@sapiens.com

Roni Al-Dor

Chief Executive Officer

Sapiens International

Tel: +972-8-938-2934

E-mail: IR.Sapiens@sapiens.com


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About Sapiens International

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (Nasdaq and TASE: SPNS), a member of Formula Group (Nasdaq: FORTY) and (TASE: FORT), is a leading global provider of proven IT solutions that modernize business processes and enable insurance organizations to adapt quickly to change. Sapiens' innovative solutions are widely recognized for their ability to cost-effectively align IT with the business demands for speed, flexibility and efficiency. Sapiens operates through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA and Asia Pacific, and has partnerships with market leaders such as IBM and EDS. Sapiens' clients include AXA, Liverpool Victoria, Norwich Union, OneBeacon, Principal Financial Group, Prudential, Abbey National, ING, and Occidental Fire & Casualty among others. For more information, please visit http://www.sapiens.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market acceptance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, changing economic conditions, risks in new product and service development, the effect of the Company's accounting policies, specific system configurations and software needs of individual customers and other risk factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings.


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SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(U.S. Dollars in thousands)

       
   

3/31/2006

 

12/31/2005

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 
       

Assets

     
       
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $       6,016

 

 $      6,699

 
 

Short-term investments

          5,110

 

         5,337

 
 

Trade receivables, net

        10,878

 

         8,339

 
 

Other current assets

          2,107

 

         1,621

 
 

Total current assets

        24,111

 

       21,996

 
       
       
 

Property and equipment, net

          1,631

 

         1,716

 
 

Other assets, net

 

        28,027

 

       28,154

 
       

Total assets

 

 $     53,769

 

 $    51,866

 
       

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

    
       
 

Short-term bank credit and current maturities

    
 

   of long-term debt and convertible debentures

 $     20,551

 

 $    19,112

 
 

Trade payables

 

          2,780

 

         1,910

 
 

Other liabilities and accrued expenses

          8,104

 

         6,742

 
 

Deferred revenue

 

          4,467

 

         4,867

 
 

Total current liabilities

        35,902

 

       32,631

 
       
 

Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities

          1,630

 

         1,584

 
 

Convertible debentures and warrants

        14,087

 

       14,019

 
 

Shareholders' equity

          2,150

 

         3,632

 
       

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $     53,769

 

 $    51,866

 
       

Note:

Certain prior year's amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation

 

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SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V.

 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

     
  

For the three months ended

  

03/31/2006

 

03/31/2005

  

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Revenues

   

Products

 $     4,400

 

 $    3,015

Consulting and other services

        6,077

 

       7,087

Total revenues

      10,477

 

     10,102

     

Cost of revenues

   

Products

        3,463

 

       2,786

Consulting and other services

        3,067

 

       3,841

Total cost of revenues

        6,530

 

       6,627

     

Gross Profit

        3,947

 

       3,475

     

Operating expenses

   

Research and development, net

           726

 

          628

Selling, marketing, general and administrative

        3,305

 

       4,379

Restructuring expenses

           635

 

          758

     

Operating Loss

           719

 

       2,290

     

Financial expenses, net

           575

 

          371

Other expenses (income), net (b)

             53

 

           (43)

     

Net Loss

 $     1,347

 

 $    2,618

     

Basic and diluted loss per share (c)

 $       0.11

 

 $      0.23

     

Weighted average shares used to compute -

   

                  basic and diluted loss per share (c)

12,510

 

11,449

     

Note

a: Certain prior year's amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation

 

b: Includes taxes and minority interest

   
 

c: Due to the net loss in 2005 and 2006 the inclusion of dilutive securities would be antidilutive.

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SIGNATURE


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.






Sapiens International Corporation N.V.

(Registrant)




Date:  May 10, 2006

By:

/s/  Andrew Treitel


Andrew Treitel

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary