Form 4 OPTIBASE LTD For: Jan 30 Filed by: PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (10K)

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120

(Street)

TULSA

74104

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OPTIBASE LTD [OBAS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Ordinary Shares	01/30/2009		P		1,400	A	$ 0.91	2,006,098 ⁽¹⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120

(Street)

TULSA

74104

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FROHLICH PHIL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120

(Street)

TULSA

74104

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Prescott Capital") or Phil Frohlich, the manager of Prescott Capital, is or was, for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock of Optibase Ltd. (the "Common Stock") purchased by Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap Master Fund, G.P. (the "Master Fund") for the accounts of Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap, L.P. or Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap II, L.P. (together, the "Small Cap Funds"). Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, both Prescott Capital and Phil Frohlich disclaim such beneficial ownership.

2. Prescott Capital holds indirectly 2,006,098 shares of Common Stock of Optibase Ltd. through the account of the Master Fund, of which the Prescott Capital is the Investment Manager. The Master Fund holds the shares of Common Stock for the accounts of the Small Cap Funds, of which Prescott Capital is the Investment Manager. Prescott Capital receives a portion of the profits in the way of a capital allocation from, and owns a partnership interest in, the Small Cap Funds. Phil Frohlich reports the shares held indirectly by Prescott Capital because, as the manager of Prescott Capital at the time of purchase, he controlled the disposition and voting of the securities.

	Phil Frohlich, manager of Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.	02/03/2009
	/s/ Phil Frohlich	02/03/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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