As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2024
Registration No. 333-277594
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
POST EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PAINREFORM LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State of Israel
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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65 Yigal Alon St.
Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316
Tel: +972 3 7177051
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Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue
Newark, DE 19711
Tel: (302) 738-6680
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Mark Selinger, Esq.
Eyal Peled, Esq.
David Huberman, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig LLP
One Vanderbilt Ave
New York, NY 10017
+1 212 801 9200
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Ronen Kantor, Esq.
Doron Tikotzky Kantor
Gutman & Amit Gross & Co.
B.S.R. 4 Tower, 33 Floor
7 Metsada Street,
Bnei Brak 5126112 Israel
Tel: +972 3 613 3371
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date hereof.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☒
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e)
under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards † provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☒
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment
which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, or until the registration statement shall become effective
on such date as the SEC, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Painreform Ltd., or the Registrant, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, a Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No.
333-277594) on March 1, 2024, as subsequently amended, which was declared effective by the SEC on April 15, 2024 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement originally covered a public offering of (i) 447,500 ordinary shares, (ii)
4,552,500 pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,552,500 ordinary shares, (iii) 5,000,000 common warrants to purchase 5,000,000 ordinary shares, (iv) 350,000 placement agent warrants to purchase 350,000 ordinary shares, and (v) the ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants, common warrants and placement agent warrants. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 covers the sale of ordinary shares issuable from time to time upon exercise of such warrants that remain
unexercised as of the date hereof.
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed by the Registrant to update and supplement information contained in the Registration Statement, and also to include updated financial information as
well as to convert the Registration Statement on Form F-1 into a registration statement on Form F-3.
No additional securities are being registered under this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 concerns only the offer and sale of
ordinary shares issuable from time to time upon exercise of the warrants that remain unexercised. All filing fees payable in connection with the registration of these securities were previously paid in connection with the initial filing of the
Registration Statement.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
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DATED AUGUST 27, 2024
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5,350,000 Ordinary Shares Issuable Upon the Exercise of Warrants
This prospectus relates to the issuance of up to 5,350,000 of our ordinary shares, no par value per share, consisting of (i) 5,000,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of common warrants to
purchase ordinary shares that were issued as part of a public offering, exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $0.80, and expire on April 18, 2029, or the Common Warrants, and (ii) 350,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
placement agent warrants to purchase ordinary shares that were issued as part of a public offering, exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $1.00, and expire on April 15, 2029, or the Placement Agent Warrants. The Common Warrants and the
Placement Agent are collectively referred to herein as the Warrants.
Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “PRFX.” On August 26, 2024, the last reported sale price of our ordinary shares on Nasdaq was $0.2712 per ordinary
share.
We are a “foreign private issuer,” and an “emerging growth company” each as defined under the federal securities laws, and, as such, we are subject to reduced
public company reporting requirements. See the section entitled “Prospectus Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus and in the documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, nor any state or other foreign securities commission has approved nor disapproved these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2024.
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The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part that we have filed with Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC includes exhibits that provide more detail
of the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC before making your investment decision.
You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses or amendments thereto. Neither
we nor the Placement Agent have authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We do not, and the Placement Agent and its affiliates do not, take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any
information that others may provide to you. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date hereof, regardless of
the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
For investors outside of the United States: neither we nor the Placement Agent have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus
in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.
In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “PainReform” refer to PainReform Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. All
references to “shares” or “ordinary shares” are to our ordinary shares, no par value per share. All references to “Israel” are to the State of Israel. “U.S. GAAP” means the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States.
Unless otherwise stated, all of our financial information presented in this prospectus, or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, has been prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP. Any discrepancies in any table between totals and sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding. Unless otherwise indicated, or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus, or incorporated by reference into this prospectus,
to financial and operational data for a particular year refer to the fiscal year of our company ended December 31 of that year. Our reporting currency and financial currency is the U.S. dollar. In this annual report, “NIS” means New Israeli Shekel,
and “$,” “US$” and “U.S. dollars” mean United States dollars.
All trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus
are referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. We do not intend the use or
display of other companies’ trademarks and trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
This prospectus includes statistical, market and industry data and forecasts which we obtained from publicly available information and independent industry publications and reports
that we believe to be reliable sources. These publicly available industry publications and reports generally state that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy or
completeness of the information.
Effective June 8, 2023, we effected a 1-for-10 reverse share split of our authorized ordinary shares, including our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, and the par value of
each share was accordingly increased from NIS 0.03 per share to NIS 0.30 per share.
On August 13, 2024, our shareholders approved a 1-for-6 reverse share split of our authorized ordinary shares, and to decrease the par value of each share from NIS 0.30 per
share to no par value. As of August 27, 2024, the reverse split has not yet been taken effective.
Unless specifically provided otherwise herein, the share and per share information that follows in this prospectus, other than in the historical financial statements and related
notes included elsewhere in this prospectus, assumes the effect of the reverse share split.
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus that we consider important. This summary does not
contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Before you decide to invest in our securities, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the financial statements
and related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, which are described under “Incorporation by Reference” before making an investment in our securities.
Company Overview
We are a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the reformulation of established therapeutics. Our proprietary extended-release drug-delivery system is
designed to provide an extended period of post-surgical pain relief without the need for repeated dose administration while reducing the potential need for the use of opiates.
Our strategy is to incorporate generic drugs with our proprietary extended-release drug-delivery system in order to create extended release drug products and to take advantage of
the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway created by the FDA. The 505(b) (2) new drug application, or NDA, process, provides for FDA approval of a new drug based in part on data that was developed by others, including published literature references and data
previously reviewed by the FDA in its approval of a separate application. PRF-110, our first product candidate, is based on the local anesthetic ropivacaine, targeting the post-operative pain relief market. PRF-110 is an oil-based, viscous, clear
solution that is deposited directly into the surgical wound bed prior to closure to provide localized and extended post-operative analgesia.
Recent Developments
Increase in Authorized Share Capital
On August 13, 2024, at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, our shareholders approved an increase in our authorized share capital by 40,000,000 ordinary shares, such
that following the increase, our authorized share capital shall equal NIS 60,000,000 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value.
Recent Developments Affecting Our Business
In October 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of attacks on civilian and military targets. Hamas also launched
extensive rocket attacks on the Israeli population and industrial centers located along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the State of Israel. These attacks resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries,
and Hamas additionally kidnapped many Israeli civilians and soldiers. Following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against Hamas and commenced a military campaign against Hamas and these terrorist organizations in parallel continued
rocket and terror attacks. Nevertheless, our clinical and business development activities remain on track. See also Risk Factors – “Conditions in the Middle East and in Israel may harm our operations”.
Reverse Stock Split
On June 8, 2023, we effected a reverse share split of the ordinary shares at the ratio of 1-for-10, such that each ten (10) ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.03 per share, were
consolidated into one (1) ordinary share, par value NIS 0.30. July 3, 2023 was the first date when our ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq after implementation of the reverse split. Unless indicated otherwise by the context, all ordinary share,
option, warrant and per share amounts as well as share prices appearing in this prospectus have been adjusted to give retroactive effect to the share split for all periods presented.
On August 13, 2024, our shareholders approved a 1-for-6 reverse share split of our authorized ordinary shares, and to decrease the par value of each share from NIS 0.30 per share to no par value. As
of August 27, 2024, the reverse split has not yet been taken effective.
Our pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, giving retroactive effect to the 1-for-6 reverse split (which has not yet been taken
effective), would have been $42.84, $48.78 and $43.5, respectively, and the weighted average number of shares of ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 would have been
218,153, 180,293 and 166,594, respectively.
Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement
On May 28, 2024, we received a letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications notifying us that we were not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued
listing on Nasdaq, as set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), or the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, because the closing bid price of our ordinary shares was below $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days. We were granted
180 calendar days, or until November 25, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. To regain compliance with the Rule, the Company’s ordinary shares are required to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 or more for at
least 10 consecutive business days.
On April 15, 2024, we sold to certain institutional investors an aggregate of (i) 447,500 of our ordinary shares (the “Shares”), (ii) 4,552,500 prefunded warrants to
purchase 4,552,500 ordinary shares (the “Prefunded Warrants”), and (iii) 5,000,000 warrants to purchase 5,000,000 ordinary shares (the “Investor Warrants”), at a purchase price of $0.80 per Share and accompanying Investor Warrant, and $0.7999 per
Prefunded Warrant and accompanying Investor Warrant, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $4.0 million, before deducting our offering expenses.
In addition, we also amended the terms of certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 935,792 ordinary shares that were previously issued in December 2023 (the
“December 2023 Warrants”). Pursuant to the terms of the amendment (the “Warrant Amendment”), the exercise price of the December 2023 Warrants was reduced to $0.80 per share, and the expiration date was amended to April 2029.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in November 2007. Our principal executive offices are located at 65 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316. Our
telephone number is +972-3-717-7051. Our corporate website address is www.painreform.com. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of nor incorporated into this prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in
this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. Puglisi & Associates, or Puglisi, serves as our authorized representative in the United States for certain limited matters. Puglisi’s address is 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711.
Summary of the Offering
Ordinary Shares to be offered
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Up to 5,350,000 Ordinary Shares consisting of (i) 5,000,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Common Warrants and (iii) 350,000 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
the Placement Agent Warrants.
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Common Warrants
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Each Common Warrant has an exercise price per ordinary share equal to $0.80 and expires on April 18, 2029. See “Description of the Offered Securities” for more information.
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Placement Agent Warrants
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The Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price of $1.00 per ordinary share. The Representative’s Warrants are exercisable after April 18, 2024, and expire on April 15, 2029. See
“Description of the Offered Securities” for more information.
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Ordinary shares outstanding after this offering
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12,376,243 ordinary shares (assuming the exercise in full of the warrants).
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Use of proceeds
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In the event of full exercise for cash of all of the Warrants that remain outstanding, we will receive gross proceeds of approximately $4.35 million.
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We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for continued development of our pipeline products, as well as the advancement of new programs, business
development activities, and general corporate purposes. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for such purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds
from the exercise of the Warrants. See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should read the “Risk Factors” section starting on page 5 of this prospectus and “Item 3. - Key Information – D. Risk Factors”
in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, or the 2023 Annual Report, incorporated by reference herein, and other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of
factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in our securities.
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Nasdaq Capital Market symbol
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“PRFX”.
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The number of the ordinary shares to be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above assumes that all of the ordinary shares offered hereby are sold and
issued, and is based on 7,026,243 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of August 23, 2024. This number excludes:
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options to purchase 205,133 ordinary shares with a weighted average exercise price of $10.71 per share, granted under the 2019 PainReform Ltd. Option Plan, or together, our equity incentive plans;
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394,867 ordinary shares reserved for future awards under our equity incentive plans; and
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warrants to purchase 1,398,902 ordinary shares at a weighted average exercise price of $68.67.
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Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to:
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no exercise of the options and the warrants described above;
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the reverse share split effected on June 8, 2023.
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You should carefully consider the risks described below and the risks described in our 2023 Annual Report, which are incorporated by reference herein, as well
as the financial or other information included in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, before you decide to buy our securities. The risks and
uncertainties described below are not the only risks facing us. We may face additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial. Any of the risks described below, and any such additional risks,
could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such case, you may lose all or part of your original investment.
Risks Related to an Investment in Our Securities and this Offering
There is no public market for the common warrants being offered in this offering.
There is no established public trading market for the common warrants being offered in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to
apply to list the common warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. Without an active market, the liquidity of the common warrants will be limited.
Holders of our common warrants will have no rights as holders of ordinary shares until such warrants are exercised.
Until you acquire ordinary shares upon exercise of your common warrants, you will have no rights with respect to ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of your common warrants.
Upon exercise of your common warrants, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of ordinary shares only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.
The common warrants are speculative in nature.
The common warrants offered hereby do not confer any rights of ownership of our ordinary shares on their holders, such as voting rights or the right to receive dividends, but
rather merely represent the right to acquire ordinary shares at a fixed price. Specifically, commencing on the date of issuance, holders of the common warrants may acquire ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants at an exercise price
of $0.8 per ordinary share. Moreover, following this offering, the market value of the common warrants is uncertain, and there can be no assurance that the market value of the common warrants will equal or exceed their public offering price.
The common warrants may not have any value.
Each common warrant has an exercise price per ordinary share equal to $0.80 and expires on the fifth anniversary of its original issuance date. In the event the market price per
our ordinary share does not exceed the exercise price of the common warrants during the period when the warrants are exercisable, the common warrants may not have any value.
Conditions in the Middle East and in Israel may harm our operations.
Our executive office and research and development facilities are located in Israel. Most of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Since the establishment of the State
of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its neighboring countries, and between Israel and the Hamas (an Islamist militia and political group in the Gaza Strip) and Hezbollah (an Islamist militia and
political group in Lebanon).
In particular, in October 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of attacks on civilian and military targets. Hamas
also launched extensive rocket attacks on the Israeli population and industrial centers located along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the State of Israel. These attacks resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, and
Hamas additionally kidnapped many Israeli civilians and soldiers. Following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against Hamas and commenced a military campaign against Hamas and these terrorist organizations in parallel continued
rocket and terror attacks. As a result of the events of October 7, 2023 whereby Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel and launched thousands of rockets in a widespread terrorist attack on Israel, the Israeli government declared that the country
was at war and the Israeli military began to call-up reservists for active duty. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not been impacted by any absences of personnel at our service providers or counterparties located in Israel. Military service
call ups that result in absences of personnel from us for an extended period of time may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. As of the date of this prospectus, we currently have 6
full-time and 1 part-time employees, with 6 employees located in Israel and 1 employee located outside of Israel.
Since the war broke out on October 7, 2023, our operations have not been adversely affected by this situation, and we have not experienced disruptions to our clinical trials of
PRF-110. Of the seven clinical sites currently participating in our clinical trials, none are located in Israel. Additionally, in 2021, we put in place a plan and actions directed at shifting manufacturing and scale-up operations of PRF-110 to North
America and engaged Pharmaceutics International, a U.S.-based contract manufacturing organization for the purpose of manufacturing our clinical trial batches. As such, our clinical and business development activities remain on track. However, the
intensity and duration of Israel’s current war against Hamas is difficult to predict at this stage, as are such war’s economic implications on our business and operations and on Israel’s economy in general. if the war extends for a long period of
time or expands to other fronts, such as Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank, our operations may be adversely affected.
In addition, since the commencement of these events, there have been continued hostilities along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon (with the Hezbollah terror organization) and
southern border (with the Houthi movement in Yemen). It is possible that hostilities with Hezbollah in Lebanon will escalate, and that other terrorist organizations, including Palestinian military organizations in the West Bank as well as other
hostile countries, such as Iran, will join the hostilities. Such clashes may escalate in the future into a greater regional conflict. In addition, Iran has threatened to attack Israel and is widely believed to be developing nuclear weapons. Iran is
also believed to have a strong influence among extremist groups in the region, such as Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various rebel militia groups in Syria. These situations may potentially escalate in the
future to more violent events which may affect Israel and us. Any armed conflicts, terrorist activities or political instability in the region could adversely affect business conditions, could harm our results of operations and could make it more
difficult for us to raise capital. Parties with whom we do business may decline to travel to Israel during periods of heightened unrest or tension, forcing us to make alternative arrangements when necessary in order to meet our business partners face
to face. In addition, the political and security situation in Israel may result in parties with whom we have agreements involving performance in Israel claiming that they are not obligated to perform their commitments under those agreements pursuant
to force majeure provisions in such agreements. Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts. Several countries still restrict business with the State of Israel and with Israeli companies.
These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial condition or the expansion of our business.
Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our operations and results of
operations. In recent years, the hostilities involved missile strikes against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, including areas in which our employees and some of our consultants are located, and negatively affected business conditions in
Israel.
Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with the security situation in the Middle East. Although the Israeli government
currently covers the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse
effect on our business. Any armed conflicts or political instability in the region would likely negatively affect business conditions and could harm our results of operations.
Finally, political conditions within Israel may affect our operations. Israel has held five general elections between 2019 and 2022, and prior to October 2023, the Israeli
government pursued extensive changes to Israel’s judicial system, which sparked extensive political debate and unrest. To date, these initiatives have been substantially put on hold. Actual or perceived political instability in Israel or any negative
changes in the political environment, may individually or in the aggregate adversely affect the Israeli economy and, in turn, our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and elsewhere, including in our 2023 Annual Report incorporated by reference herein, and other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
contains forward-looking statements concerning our expectations, beliefs or intentions regarding, among other things, our product development efforts, business, financial condition, results of operations, strategies or prospects. Any statements
contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,”
“continue,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate
future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, the factors summarized below:
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our ability to continue as a going concern;
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our history of losses and need for additional capital to fund our operations and our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all;
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our dependence on the success of our initial product candidate, PRF-110;
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the outcomes of preclinical studies, clinical trials and other research regarding PRF-110 and future product candidates;
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fluctuations in inflation and interest in Israel and the United States;
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our limited experience managing clinical trials;
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the impact of competition and new technologies;
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our ability to comply with regulatory requirements relating to the development and marketing of our product candidates;
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our ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships and other corporate collaborations;
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the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business and product candidates;
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the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates and our ability to operate our business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others;
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the overall global economic environment;
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our ability to develop an active trading market for our ordinary shares and whether the market price of our ordinary shares is volatile;
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statements as to the impact of the political and security situation in Israel on our business, including due to the current war between Israel and Hamas; and
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those factors referred to in our 2023 Annual Report incorporated by reference herein in “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors,” “Item 4. Information on the Company,” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” as well
as in our 2023 Annual Report generally, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and our
management’s beliefs and assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. As a result, any or all of our
forward-looking statements in this prospectus may turn out to be inaccurate. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere
in this prospectus. Potential investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements included in this prospectus speak only as of the date of this prospectus. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we assume no
obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future. You should, however, review the factors and risks we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with
the SEC after the date of this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”
In the event of full exercise for cash of all of the Warrants that remain outstanding, we will receive gross proceeds of approximately $4.3 million.
We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for continued development of our pipeline products, as well as the advancement of new programs,
business development activities, and general corporate purposes. Although we have identified some potential uses of the net proceeds to be received upon the exercise of the Warrants, we cannot specify these uses with certainty. Our management will
have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time as of the date of this prospectus. Our shareholders may not agree with the manner
in which our management chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds. Moreover, our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not result in our being profitable or increase our market value.
Pending the use of the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants as described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments,
short and intermediate term, interest-bearing, investment-grade instruments, U.S. government securities and highly rated corporate debt securities, although our investment policy may change following the date of this prospectus supplement. It is
possible that, pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us.
Dividends may be distributed only out of profits available for dividends as determined by the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, or the Companies Law provided that the board of
directors determines that there is no reasonable concern that the distribution will prevent us from being able to meet its existing and anticipated obligations when they become due. Under the Companies Law, the distribution amount is further limited
to the greater of retained earnings or earnings generated over the two most recent years legally available for distribution according to our last reviewed or audited financial statements, provided that the end of the period to which the financial
statements relate is not more than six months prior to the date of distribution. In the event that we do not meet such criteria, we may seek the approval of the court in order to distribute a dividend. The court may approve our request if it is
convinced that there is no reasonable concern that the payment of a dividend will prevent us from satisfying our existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due.
Generally, under the Companies Law, the decision to distribute dividends and the amount to be distributed is made by a company’s board of directors. Our Amended and Restated
Articles of Association, or the Articles, provide that the board of directors may from time to time declare, and cause us to pay, such dividends as may appear to it to be justified by our profits and that the board of directors has the authority to
determine the time for payment of such dividends and the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive such dividends, provided the date is not before the date of the resolution to distribute the dividend. Declaration of dividends
does not require shareholder approval.
Pursuant to our Articles, subject to the rights of holders of shares with limited or preferred rights, ordinary shares shall confer upon the holders thereof equal rights to receive
dividends and to participate in the distribution of our assets upon our winding-up, in proportion to the amount paid up or credited as paid up on account of the nominal value of the shares held by them respectively and in respect of which such
dividends are being paid or such distribution is being made, without regard to any premium paid in excess of the nominal value, if any.
We have never declared or paid cash dividends to our shareholders. Currently, we do not intend to pay cash dividends. We intend to reinvest any earnings in developing and expanding
our business. Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, our financial condition, operating results, contractual
restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, applicable Israeli law and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, the distribution of dividends is limited by Israeli law, which permits the distribution of
dividends only out of distributable profits.
Payment of dividends may also be subject to Israeli withholding taxes. See “Taxation — Israeli Tax Considerations” in the 2023 Annual Report for additional information.
The following table sets forth our total capitalization as of June 30, 2024, on an actual basis:
The information in this table should be read in conjunction with and is qualified by reference to the financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information
incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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As of June 30, 2024
(unaudited)
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(U.S. dollars in thousands)
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Actual
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Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash
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2,793
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Shareholders’ equity:
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Ordinary shares par value NIS 0.30 per share; authorized 20,000,000; issued and outstanding 3,468,243 ordinary shares
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288
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Additional paid in capital
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52,352
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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Accumulated deficit
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(54,681
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Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity
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(2,041
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The number of the ordinary shares to be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above, assumes that all of the ordinary shares offered hereby are sold and
issued, and is based on 3,468,243 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024. This number excludes:
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options to purchase 177,133 ordinary shares with a weighted average exercise price of $12.32 per share, granted under our equity incentive plans;
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24,633 ordinary shares reserved for future awards under our equity incentive plans; and
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warrants to purchase 1,398,902 ordinary shares at a weighted average exercise price of $68.67.
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the issuance of 3,558,000 ordinary shares upon the exercise of warrants after such date.
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE
CAPITAL
General
Our registered share capital is NIS 60,000,000 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value per share.
As of August 23, 2024, our authorized share capital consists of 60,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value per share, of which 7,026,243 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding.
All of our ordinary shares have identical voting and other rights in all respects. All of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable. Our Articles and the laws of the State of Israel do not restrict the ownership or voting of ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel, except with respect to citizens of countries that are, or have been, in a state of war
with Israel.
The Nasdaq Capital Market
Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “PRFX”.
Articles of Association
Our Israeli company number is 51-405659-7. Under Section 2 of our Articles, our purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. The address of our registered office is 65 Yigal Alon
St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316.
Election of Directors
Under our Articles, our board of directors must consist of not less than five (5) but no more than eight (8) directors, including any external directors required to be appointed by
the Companies Law. Pursuant to our Articles, other than the external directors, for whom special election requirements apply, and directors appointed by our board of directors, each of our directors will be appointed by a simple majority vote of
holders of our voting shares, participating and voting at a general meeting of our shareholders.
In addition, our Articles allow our board of directors to fill vacancies on the board of directors or to appoint new directors up to the maximum number of directors permitted under
our Articles. Such directors serve for a term of office equal to the remaining period of the term of office of the directors(s) whose office(s) have been vacated or in the case of new directors, to serve until the subsequent annual general meeting
of our shareholders.
External directors are elected for an initial term of three years, may be elected for additional terms of three years each under certain circumstances and may be removed from
office pursuant to the terms of the Companies Law. For further information on the election and removal of external directors, see “Management — External Directors — Election and Dismissal of External Directors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.
Borrowing Powers
Pursuant to the Companies Law and our Articles, our board of directors may exercise all powers and take all actions that are not required under law or under our Articles to be
exercised or taken by our shareholders, including issuing series of debentures, within the framework of its authority to borrow in our name, within the limits set by said authority. The board of directors may issue or allocate shares and other
securities, either convertible into or realizable as shares, up to the limit of our registered share capital. For purposes of the foregoing, securities that can be converted into or realized as shares shall be treated as if they had been converted or
realized on the date of their allocation.
Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Executive Officers
The Companies Law codifies the fiduciary duties that Office Holders (as defined in the Companies Law) owe to a company.
An Office Holder’s fiduciary duties consist of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires an Office Holder to act with the level of care with which a
reasonable Office Holder in the same position would have acted under the same circumstances. The duty of loyalty requires that an Office Holder act in good faith and in the best interests of a company. The duty of care includes a duty to use
reasonable means to obtain:
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information on the advisability of a given action brought for his or her approval or performed by virtue of his or her position; and
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all other important information pertaining to these actions.
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The duty of loyalty requires an Office Holder to act in good faith and for the benefit of a company, and includes a duty to:
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refrain from any conflict of interest between the performance of his or her duties to the company and his or her other duties or personal affairs;
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refrain from any activity that is competitive with the company;
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refrain from exploiting any business opportunity of the company to receive a personal gain for himself or herself or others; and
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disclose to the company any information or documents relating to the company’s affairs which the Office Holder received as a result of his or her position as an Office Holder.
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Disclosure of Personal Interests of an Office Holder
The Companies Law requires that an Office Holder promptly disclose to Company, and in any event no later than the board of directors meeting at which the transaction is first
discussed, any personal interest that he or she may have concerning any existing or proposed transaction with a company, as well as any substantial information or document with respect thereof. An interested Office Holder’s disclosure must be made
promptly and, in any event, no later than the first meeting of the board of directors at which the transaction is considered.
Under the Companies Law, a “personal interest” includes an interest of any person in an action or transaction of a company, including a personal interest of one’s relative or of a
corporate body in which such person or a relative of such person is a 5% or greater shareholder, director or general manager or in which he or she has the right to appoint at least one director or the general manager, but excluding a personal
interest stemming from one’s ownership of shares in a company. A personal interest furthermore includes the personal interest of a person for whom the Office Holder holds a voting proxy or the interest of the Office Holder with respect to his or her
vote on behalf of the shareholder for whom he or she holds a proxy, even if such shareholder itself has no personal interest in the approval of the matter. An Office Holder is not, however, obliged to disclose a personal interest if it derives solely
from the personal interest of a relative of such Office Holder in a transaction that is not considered an extraordinary transaction.
Under the Companies Law, an extraordinary transaction is defined as any of the following:
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a transaction other than in the ordinary course of business;
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a transaction that is not on market terms; or
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a transaction that may have a material impact on a company’s profitability, assets or liabilities.
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Approval Procedure
If an Office Holder has a personal interest in a transaction, approval by the board of directors is required for the transaction, unless the articles of association of a company
provide for a different method of approval. Our Articles do not provide for any such different method of approval. Further, so long as an Office Holder has disclosed his or her personal interest in a transaction, the board of directors may approve an
action by the Office Holder that would otherwise be deemed a breach of the duty of loyalty. However, a company may not approve a transaction or action that is adverse to such company’s interest or that is not performed by the Office Holder in good
faith. Approval first by a company’s audit committee and subsequently by the board of directors is required for an extraordinary transaction in which an Office Holder has a personal interest. Arrangements regarding the Office Holders’ terms of office
and employment (which includes compensation, indemnification or insurance) generally require the approval of the remuneration committee, board of directors and, in certain circumstances, the shareholders, in that order, and must generally be
consistent with our Amended Compensation Policy.
Generally, a person who has a personal interest in a matter which is considered at a meeting of the board of directors or the audit committee may not be present at such a meeting
or vote on that matter unless a majority of the directors or members of the audit committee have a personal interest in the matter, or unless the chairman of the audit committee or board of directors (as applicable) determines that he or she should
be present in order to present the transaction that is subject to approval. Generally, if a majority of the members of the audit committee and the board of directors (as applicable) has a personal interest in the approval of a transaction, then all
directors may participate in discussions of the audit committee and/or the board of directors on such transaction. In case a majority of the members of the board of directors have personal interest in the matter discussed, the approval of such
transaction will also require shareholder approval.
Transactions with Controlling Shareholders
Pursuant to Israeli law, the disclosure requirements regarding personal interests that apply to directors and executive officers also apply to a controlling shareholder of a public
company. In the context of a transaction involving a controlling shareholder or an officer who is a controlling shareholder of a company, a controlling shareholder also includes any shareholder who holds 25% or more of the voting rights if no other
shareholder holds more than 50% of the voting rights. Two or more shareholders with a personal interest in the approval of the same transaction are deemed to be a single shareholder and may be deemed a controlling shareholder for the purpose of
approving such transaction.
Extraordinary transactions, including private placement transactions, with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, and engagements
with a controlling shareholder or his or her relative, directly or indirectly, including through a corporation under his or her control, regarding the company’s receipt of services from the controlling shareholder, and if such controlling shareholder
is also an office holder or an employee of the company, regarding his or her terms of service or employment, require the approval of the audit committee or remuneration committee, the board of directors and the shareholders of a company by a Special
Majority, in that order.
Arrangements regarding the terms of office and employment of a controlling shareholder who is an Office Holder, and the terms of employment of a controlling shareholder who is an
employee of a company, require the approval of the remuneration committee, board of directors and the shareholders by a Special Majority, in that order, with respect to Office Holders’ compensation.
To the extent that any such transaction with a controlling shareholder is for a period extending beyond three years, approval is required once every three years, unless, with
respect to extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, the audit committee determines that the duration of the transaction is reasonable given the circumstances related
thereto.
Dividends and Dividend Policy
Dividends may be distributed only out of profits available for dividends as determined by the Companies Law, provided the board of directors determines that that there is no
reasonable concern that the distribution will prevent us from being able to meet its existing and anticipated obligations when they become due. Under the Companies Law, the distribution amount is further limited to the greater of retained earnings or
earnings generated over the two most recent years legally available for distribution according to our last reviewed or audited financial statements, provided that the end of the period to which the financial statements relate is not more than six
months prior to the date of distribution. In the event that we do not meet such criteria, we may seek the approval of the court in order to distribute a dividend. The court may approve our request if it is convinced that there is no reasonable
concern that the payment of a dividend will prevent us from satisfying our existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due.
Generally, under the Companies Law, the decision to distribute dividends and the amount to be distributed is made by a company’s board of directors. The Articles provide that the
Board may from time to time declare, and cause us to pay, such dividends as may appear to it to be justified by our profits and that the Board has the authority to determine the time for payment of such dividends and the record date for determining
the shareholders entitled to receive such dividends, provided the date is not before the date of the resolution to distribute the dividend. Declaration of dividends does not require shareholder approval.
Pursuant to our Articles, subject to the rights of holders of shares with limited or preferred rights, ordinary shares shall confer upon the holders thereof equal rights to receive
dividends and to participate in the distribution of our assets upon our winding-up, in proportion to the amount paid up or credited as paid up on account of the nominal value of the shares held by them respectively and in respect of which such
dividends are being paid or such distribution is being made, without regard to any premium paid in excess of the nominal value, if any.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of cash dividends, if
any, in the future will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our
Board may deem relevant.
Payment of dividends may also be subject to Israeli withholding taxes.
Transfer of Shares
Ordinary shares which have been fully paid-up are transferable by submission of a proper instrument of transfer to us or our transfer agent together with the certificate of the
shares to be transferred and such other evidence, if any, as the directors may require to prove the rights of the intending transferor in the transferred shares.
Our ordinary shares that are fully paid for are issued in registered form and may be freely transferred under our Articles, unless the transfer is restricted or prohibited by
applicable law or the rules of a stock exchange on which the shares are traded. The ownership or voting of our ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel is not restricted in any way by our Articles or the laws of the State of Israel, except for
ownership by nationals of some countries that are, or have been, declared as enemies of Israel.
Shareholder Meetings
Our Articles provide that an annual general meeting must be held at least once in every calendar year, not later than 15 months after the last preceding annual general meeting, at
such time and place as may be determined by the Board. The Board may, in its discretion, convene additional shareholder meetings and, pursuant to the Companies Law, must convene a meeting upon the demand of two directors or one quarter of the
directors then in office or upon the demand of the holder or holders of 5% of our issued share capital and 1% of our voting rights or upon the demand of the holder or holders of 5% of its voting rights. All demands for shareholder meetings must set
forth the items to be considered at that meeting. Pursuant to the Companies Law, the holder or holders of 1% of our voting rights may request the inclusion of an item on the agenda of a future shareholder meeting, provided the item is appropriate for
discussion at a shareholder meeting.
The agenda for a shareholder meeting is determined by the Board and must include matters in respect of which the convening of a shareholder meeting was demanded and any matter
requested to be included by holder(s) of 1% of our voting rights. According to regulations promulgated pursuant to the Companies Law and governing the terms of notice and publication of shareholder meetings of public companies, or the General Meeting
Regulations, holder(s) of one percent or more of our voting rights may propose any matter appropriate for deliberation at a shareholder meeting to be included on the agenda of a shareholder meeting, generally by submitting a proposal within seven
days of publicizing the convening of a shareholder meeting, or, if we publish a preliminary notice at least 21 days prior to publicizing the convening of a meeting (stating its intention to convene such meeting and the agenda thereof), within 14 days
of such preliminary notice. Any such proposal must further comply with the information requirements under applicable law and the Articles.
Pursuant to the Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the convening of general meetings in a public company, shareholder meetings generally require
prior notice of not less than 21 days, and for certain matters specified in the Companies Law, not less than 35 days. The function of the annual general meeting is to elect directors in accordance with the Articles, receive and consider the profit
and loss account, the balance sheet and the ordinary reports and accounts of the directors and auditors, appoint auditors and fix their remuneration and transact any other business which under the Articles or applicable law may be transacted by the
shareholders of a company in general meeting. Under the Companies Law, shareholders are not permitted to take action by way of written consent in lieu of a meeting.
Pursuant to our Articles, holders of our ordinary shares have one vote for each ordinary share held on all matters submitted to a vote before the shareholders at a general
meeting. The quorum required for our general meetings of shareholders is of at least two shareholders present in person, by proxy or written ballot, who hold or represent between them at least 25% of our outstanding voting rights. A meeting
adjourned for lack of a quorum shall be adjourned either to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, to such day and at such time and place as indicated in the notice to such meeting, or to such day and at such time and place as the
chairperson of the meeting shall determine. At the reconvened meeting, any number of shareholders present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum, unless a meeting was called pursuant to a request by our shareholders, in which case the
quorum required is one or more shareholders, present in person or by proxy and holding the number of shares required to call the meeting as described under “— Shareholder Meetings.”
Our Articles provide that all resolutions of our shareholders require a simple majority vote, unless otherwise required by the Companies Law or by our Articles. Under the
Companies Law, each of (i) the approval of an extraordinary transaction with a controlling shareholder, (ii) the terms of employment or other engagement of the controlling shareholder of the company or such controlling shareholder’s relative (even if
such terms are not extraordinary) requires the approval described under “Management — Fiduciary duties and approval of specified related party transactions under Israeli law — Disclosure of personal interests of a controlling shareholder and approval
of transactions” and (iii) approval of certain compensation-related matters require the approval described under “— Board of directors and officers — Compensation Committee” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2020, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2021. Under our Articles, the alteration of the rights, privileges, preferences or obligations of any class of our shares requires a simple majority of the class so affected (or such other percentage of the
relevant class that may be set forth in the governing documents relevant to such class), in addition to the ordinary majority vote of all classes of shares voting together as a single class at a shareholder meeting. Another exception to the simple
majority vote requirement is a resolution for the voluntary winding up, or an approval of a scheme of arrangement or reorganization, of the company pursuant to Section 350 of the Companies Law, which requires the approval of holders of 75% of the
voting rights represented at the meeting and voting on the resolution.
Generally, under the Companies Law and the Articles, shareholder resolutions are deemed adopted if approved by the holders of a simple majority of the voting rights represented at
a meeting and voting unless a different majority is required by law or pursuant to the Articles. The Companies Law provides that resolutions on certain matters, such as amending a company’s articles of association, assuming the authority of the board
of directors in certain circumstances, appointing auditors, appointing external directors (if applicable), approving certain transactions, increasing or decreasing the registered share capital and approving most mergers must be made by the
shareholders at a general meeting. A company may determine in its articles of association certain additional matters in respect of which resolutions by the shareholders in a general meeting will be required.
Access to Corporate Records
Under the Companies Law, all shareholders generally have the right to review minutes of our general meetings, our shareholder register and register of significant shareholders (as
defined in the Companies Law), our Articles, our financial statements, other documents as provided in the Companies Law, and any document we are required by law to file publicly with the Israeli Companies Registrar. Any shareholder who specifies the
purpose of its request may request to review any document in our possession that relates to: (i) any action or transaction with a related party which requires shareholder approval under the Companies Law; or (ii) the approval, by the board of
directors, of an action in which an office holder has a personal interest. We may deny a request to review a document if we determine that the request was not made in good faith, or if such denial is necessary to protect our interest or protect a
trade secret or patent.
Shareholder Duties
Pursuant to the Companies Law, a shareholder has a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner toward a company and other shareholders and to refrain from abusing his or
her power in the company, including, among other things, in voting at the general meeting of shareholders and at class shareholder meetings with respect to the following matters:
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an amendment to the company’s articles of association;
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an increase of the company’s authorized share capital;
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approval of interested party transactions and acts of Office Holders that require shareholder approval.
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In addition, a shareholder also has a general duty to refrain from discriminating against other shareholders.
Certain shareholders have a further duty of fairness toward a company. These shareholders include any controlling shareholder, any shareholder who knows that it has the power to
determine the outcome of a shareholder vote or a shareholder class vote and any shareholder who has the power to appoint or to prevent the appointment of an Office Holder of the company or other power towards the company. The Companies Law does not
define the substance of this duty of fairness, except to state that the remedies generally available upon a breach of contract will also apply in the event of a breach of the duty to act with fairness, taking the shareholder’s position in the company
into account.
Mergers and Acquisitions under Israeli Law
(i) Merger
The Companies Law permits merger transactions if approved by each party’s board of directors, and, unless certain requirements described under the Companies Law are met, a majority
of each party’s shareholders, by a majority of each party’s shares that are voted on the proposed merger at a shareholders’ meeting.
The board of directors of a merging company is required pursuant to the Companies Law to discuss and determine whether in its opinion there exists a reasonable concern that as a
result of a proposed merger, the surviving company will not be able to satisfy its obligations towards its creditors, taking into account the financial condition of the merging companies. If the board of directors has determined that such a concern
exists, it may not approve a proposed merger. Following the approval of the board of directors of each of the merging companies, the boards of directors must jointly prepare a merger proposal for submission to the Israeli Registrar of Companies, or
the ROC.
For purposes of the shareholder vote, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if a majority of the shares voting at the shareholders meeting
(excluding abstentions) that are held by parties other than the other party to the merger, any person who holds 25% or more of the means of control of the other party to the merger or any one on their behalf including their relatives or corporations
controlled by any of them, vote against the merger. In addition, if the non-surviving entity of the merger has more than one class of shares, the merger must be approved by each class of shareholders.
If the transaction would have been approved but for the separate approval of each class of shares or the exclusion of the votes of certain shareholders as provided above, a court
may still rule that the company has approved the merger upon the request of holders of at least 25% of the voting rights of a company, if the court holds that the merger is fair and reasonable, taking into account the appraisal of the merging
companies’ value and the consideration offered to the shareholders.
Under the Companies Law, each merging company must send a copy of the proposed merger plan to its secured creditors. Unsecured creditors are entitled to receive notice of the
merger, as provided by the regulations promulgated under the Companies Law. Upon the request of a creditor of either party to the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there exists a reasonable concern that,
as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of the target company. The court may also give instructions in order to secure the rights of creditors.
In addition, a merger may not be completed unless at least 50 days have passed from the date that a proposal for approval of the merger was filed with the ROC and 30 days from the
date that shareholder approval of both merging companies was obtained.
(ii) Special Tender Offer
The Companies Law provides that an acquisition of shares of an Israeli public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the
purchaser would become a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company. This rule does not apply if there is already another holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company. Similarly, the Companies Law provides that an
acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the purchaser would become a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no other shareholder of
the company who holds more than 45% of the voting rights in the company.
These requirements do not apply if the acquisition (i) occurs in the context of a private offering, on the condition that the shareholders’ meeting approved the acquisition as a
private offering whose purpose is to give the acquirer at least 25% of the voting rights in the company if there is no person who holds at least 25% of the voting rights in the company, or as a private offering whose purpose is to give the acquirer
45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no person who holds 45% of the voting rights in the company; (ii) was from a shareholder holding at least 25% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the acquirer becoming a holder of
at least 25% of the voting rights in the company; or (iii) was from a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the acquirer becoming a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company.
The special tender offer may be consummated only if (i) at least 5% of the voting power attached to the company’s outstanding shares will be acquired by the offeror and (ii) the
special tender offer is accepted by a majority of the votes of those offerees who gave notice of their position in respect of the offer; in counting the votes of offerees, the votes of a holder of control in the offeror, a person who has personal
interest in acceptance of the special tender offer, a holder of at least 25% of the voting rights in the company, or any person acting on their or on the offeror’s behalf, including their relatives or companies under their control, are not taken into
account.
In the event that a special tender offer is made, a company’s board of directors is required to express its opinion on the advisability of the offer or shall abstain from
expressing any opinion if it is unable to do so, provided that it gives the reasons for its abstention. In addition, the board of directors must disclose any personal interest each of member of the board of directors have in the offer or stems
therefrom.
An office holder in a target company who, in his or her capacity as an office holder, performs an action the purpose of which is to cause the failure of an existing or foreseeable
special tender offer or is to impair the chances of its acceptance, is liable to the potential purchaser and shareholders for damages resulting from his acts, unless such office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to believe he or
she was acting for the benefit of the company. However, office holders of the target company may negotiate with the potential purchaser in order to improve the terms of the special tender offer, and may further negotiate with third parties in order
to obtain a competing offer.
If a special tender offer was accepted by a majority of the shareholders who announced their stand on such offer, then shareholders who did not respond to the special offer or had
objected to the special tender offer may accept the offer within four days of the last day set for the acceptance of the offer. In the event that a special tender offer is accepted, then the purchaser or any person or entity controlling it and any
corporation controlled by them shall refrain from making a subsequent tender offer for the purchase of shares of the target company and may not execute a merger with the target company for a period of one year from the date of the offer, unless the
purchaser or such person or entity undertook to effect such an offer or merger in the initial special tender offer.
(iii) Full Tender Offer
Under the Companies Law, a person may not acquire shares in a public company if, after the acquisition, he will hold more than 90% of the shares or more than 90% of any class of
shares of that company, unless a tender offer is made to purchase all of the shares or all of the shares of the particular class. The Companies Law also provides, subject to certain exceptions, that as long as a shareholder in a public company holds
more than 90% of the company’s shares or of a class of shares, that shareholder shall be precluded from purchasing any additional shares unless tendering an offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the company or the applicable class of the
shares. If the shareholders who do not respond to or accept the offer hold less than 5% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company or of the applicable class of the shares, and more than half of the shareholders who do not have a
personal interest in the offer accept the offer, all of the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to the acquirer by operation of law. However, a tender offer will be accepted if the shareholders who do not accept it hold
less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company or of the applicable class of the shares.
Upon a successful completion of such a full tender offer, any shareholder that was an offeree in such tender offer, whether such shareholder accepted the tender offer or not, has
the right, within six months from the date of acceptance of the tender offer, to petition the court to determine that the tender offer was for less than fair value and that the fair value should be paid as determined by the court. However, under
certain conditions, the purchaser may provide in its offer that an offeree who accepted the tender offer will not be entitled to such rights.
If the conditions set forth above are not met, the purchaser may not acquire additional shares of the company from shareholders who accepted the tender offer to the extent that
following such acquisition, the purchaser would own more than 90% of the company’s issued and outstanding share capital.
Anti-Takeover Measures under Israeli Law
The Companies Law allows us to create and issue shares having rights different from those attached to our ordinary shares, including shares providing certain preferred rights,
distributions or other matters and shares having preemptive rights. As of the date hereof, no preferred shares are authorized under our Articles. In the future, if we do authorize, create and issue a specific class of preferred shares, such class of
shares, depending on the specific rights that may be attached to it, may have the ability to frustrate or prevent a takeover or otherwise prevent our shareholders from realizing a potential premium over the market value of their ordinary shares. The
authorization and designation of a class of preferred shares will require an amendment to our Articles, which requires the affirmative vote of at least 75% of our voting rights represented personally or by proxy and voting thereon at a general
meeting at which a quorum is present. The convening of the general meeting, the shareholders entitled to participate and the majority vote required to be obtained at such a meeting will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Articles and the
Companies Law as described above in “— Shareholder Meetings.”
In addition, certain provisions of the Articles may have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of us deemed undesirable by the Board. The
classification of the Board into three classes with terms of approximately three years each, may make it more difficult for shareholders who oppose the policies of the Board to remove a majority of the then current directors from office quickly. It
may also, in some circumstances, together with the other provisions of the Articles and Israeli law, deter or delay potential future merger, acquisition, tender or takeover offers, proxy contests or changes in control or management of us.
Changes in Capital
Our Articles enable us to increase or reduce our share capital. Any such changes are subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and must be approved by a resolution duly passed
by our shareholders at a general meeting by voting on such change in the capital. In addition, transactions that have the effect of reducing capital, such as the declaration and payment of dividends in the absence of sufficient retained earnings or
profits and an issuance of shares for less than their nominal value (under certain circumstances), require the approval of both our Board and an Israeli court.
Changes in Shareholder Rights
Pursuant to our Articles, if at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, we may by shareholder resolution, unless otherwise provided by the terms of
issue of the shares of that class, modify, convert, broaden, add or otherwise alter the rights, privileges, advantages, restrictions and provisions related or unrelated at that time to the shares of any class with the sanction of a resolution passed
by a simple majority of those present, personally or by proxy, and voting thereon at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. Such majority approval is consistent with Israeli law.
DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFERED
SECURITIES
We are registering the ordinary shares issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Warrants offered hereby.
Ordinary Shares
The material terms and provisions of our ordinary shares are described under the caption “Description of Share Capital” in this prospectus.
Common Warrants
The following summary of certain terms and provisions of the common warrants offered together with the ordinary shares hereby is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in
its entirety by, the form of common warrant, which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions set forth in the form of common
warrant.
Exercisability. The common warrants are exercisable at any time after their original issuance and at any time up to the date that is five
years after their original issuance. The common warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice and, at any time a registration statement registering the issuance of
the ordinary shares underlying the common warrants under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, is effective and available for the issuance of such shares, by payment in full in immediately available funds for the number of
ordinary shares purchased upon such exercise. If a registration statement registering the issuance of ordinary shares underlying the common warrants under the Securities Act is not effective or available the holder may, in its sole discretion, elect
to exercise the common warrant through a cashless exercise, in which case the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of ordinary shares determined according to the formula set forth in the common warrant. No fractional shares will be
issued in connection with the exercise of a common warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, we will either pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the fractional amount multiplied by the exercise price or round up to the next whole share.
Exercise Limitation. A holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the common warrant if the holder (together with its
affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of each purchaser, 9.99%) of the number of ordinary shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in
accordance with the terms of the common warrants. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days
following notice from the holder to us.
Exercise Price. The exercise price per whole ordinary share purchasable upon exercise of the common warrants is $0.80 per share. The
exercise price is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our ordinary shares and also upon any distributions of
assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders.
Transferability. Subject to applicable laws, the common warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our
consent.
Exchange Listing. We do not intend to apply to list the common warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system.
Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the common warrants will be limited.
Fundamental Transactions. In the event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the common warrants and generally including any
reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our ordinary shares, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of
more than 50% of our outstanding ordinary shares, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the voting power represented by our outstanding ordinary shares, the holders of the common warrants will be entitled to receive
upon exercise of the common warrants the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the common warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction without regard to any
limitations on exercised contained in the common warrants. Additionally, as more fully described in the common warrants, in the event of certain fundamental transactions, the holders of the common warrants will be entitled to receive consideration in
an amount equal to the Black Scholes value of the common warrants on the date of consummation of such transaction.
Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in the common warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of our ordinary
shares, the holder of a common warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our ordinary shares, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the common warrant.
Governing Law. The common warrants are governed by New York law.
Placement Agent Warrants
The following summary of certain terms and provisions of the Placement Agent warrants is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the form of Placement
Agent warrant, which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions set forth in the form of Placement Agent warrant.
We have agreed to issue to the Placement Agent, or its designees, warrants to purchase up to 350,000 ordinary shares (which represents 7.0% of the aggregate number of ordinary
shares issued in this offering and issuable upon the exercise of the warrants and pre-funded warrants issued in this offering) with an exercise price of $1.00 per ordinary share (representing 125% of the public offering price per ordinary share) and
exercisable for five years from the date of the commencement of sales in this offering. The Placement Agent warrants issued in this offering will otherwise have substantially the same terms as the common warrants. The Placement Agent warrants and
underlying ordinary shares are registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
MATERIAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a general summary of certain material Israeli and U.S. federal income tax considerations. The discussion is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as,
legal or tax advice to any particular shareholder or prospective shareholder. The discussion is based on laws and relevant interpretations thereof in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change or different interpretations,
possibly with retroactive effect.
Certain Israeli Tax Considerations
The following is a brief summary of the material Israeli income tax laws applicable to us. This section also contains a discussion of material Israeli tax consequences concerning
the ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares. This summary does not discuss all the aspects of Israeli tax law that may be relevant to a particular investor in light of his or her personal investment circumstances or to some types of
investors subject to special treatment under Israeli law. Examples of this kind of investor include residents of Israel or investors in securities who are subject to special tax regimes not covered in this discussion. To the extent that the
discussion is based on new tax legislation that has not yet been subject to judicial or administrative interpretation, we cannot assure you that the appropriate tax authorities or the courts will accept the views expressed in this discussion. This
summary is based on laws and regulations in effect as of the date hereof and does not take into account possible future amendments which may be under consideration.
General Corporate Tax Structure in Israel
Israeli resident companies (as defined below), such as us, are generally subject to corporate tax at the rate of 23% on their taxable income, as of January 1, 2018 (23% in 2023).
However, the effective tax rate payable by a company that derives income from a Preferred Enterprise or a Technology Enterprise, as discussed below, may be considerably less.
Capital gains derived by an Israeli resident company are generally subject to tax at the same rate as the corporate tax rate. Under Israeli tax legislation, a corporation will be
considered an “Israeli resident” if it meets one of the following: (i) it was incorporated in Israel; or (ii) the control and management of its business are exercised in Israel.
Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 5729-1969
The Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 5729-1969, which we refer to as the Industry Encouragement Law, provides several tax benefits for “Industrial Companies,” which
are defined as Israeli resident-companies which were incorporated in Israel, of which 90% or more of their income in any tax year, other than income from certain government loans, is derived from an “Industrial Enterprise” that it owns and located in
Israel or in the “Area”, in accordance with the definition under Section 3A of the Israeli Tax Ordinance. An “Industrial Enterprise” is defined as an enterprise whose principal activity in a given tax year is industrial production. Eligibility for
benefits under the Industry Encouragement Law is not contingent upon approval of any governmental authority.
The following tax benefits, among others, are available to Industrial Companies:
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amortization over an eight year period of the cost of purchasing a patent, rights to use a patent and rights to know-how, which are used for the development or advancement of the company, commencing in the year in which such rights were
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under limited conditions, an election to file consolidated tax returns with related Industrial Companies controlled by it; and
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deductions of expenses related to a public offering in equal amounts over a three year period commencing on the year of the offering.
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We believe that we qualify as an “Industrial Company” within the meaning of the Industry Encouragement Law. There can be no assurance that we will continue to qualify as an
Industrial Company in the future or that the benefits described above will be available to us at all.
Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 5719-1959
The Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 5719-1959, which we refer to as the Investment Law, provides certain incentives for capital investments in production
facilities (or other eligible assets) by “Industrial Enterprises” (as defined under the Investment Law). Generally, an investment program that is implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Law, is entitled to benefits. These
benefits may include cash grants from the Israeli government and tax benefits, based upon, among other things, the geographic location in Israel of the facility in which the investment is made. In order to qualify for these incentives, an Approved
Enterprise, a Beneficiary Enterprise or a Preferred Enterprise is required to comply with the requirements of the Investment Law.
The Investment Law was significantly amended effective April 1, 2005, further amended as of January 1, 2011, or the 2011 Amendment, and as of January 1, 2017, or the 2017
Amendment. The 2011 Amendment introduced new benefits to replace those granted in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Law in effect prior to the 2011 Amendment. However, companies entitled to benefits under the Investment Law as in
effect up to January 1, 2011 were entitled to choose to continue to enjoy such benefits, provided that certain conditions are met, or elect instead, irrevocably, to forego such benefits and elect the benefits of the 2011 Amendment. The 2017 Amendment
introduces new benefits for Technological Enterprises, alongside the existing tax benefits.
The following discussion is a summary of the Investment Law following its most recent amendments:
Tax Benefits Under the 2011 Amendment
The 2011 Amendment canceled the availability of the benefits granted to Industrial Companies under the Investment Law prior to 2011 and, instead, introduced new benefits for income
generated by a “Preferred Company” through its “Preferred Enterprise” (as such terms are defined in the Investment Law) as of January 1, 2011.
The definition of a Preferred Company includes a company incorporated in Israel that is not fully owned by a governmental entity, and that has, among other things, a Preferred
Enterprise and is controlled and managed from Israel. Pursuant to the 2011 Amendment, beginning in 2014 and in each year thereafter until 2016, a Preferred Company may only be entitled to a reduced corporate tax rate of 16% with respect to its
preferred income derived by its Preferred Enterprise, unless the Preferred Enterprise is located in a specified development zone, in which case the rate will be 9%. Pursuant to the 2017 Amendment, in 2017 and thereafter, the corporate tax rate for
Preferred Enterprise which is located in a specified development zone was reduced to 7.5%, while the reduced corporate tax rate for other development zones remains 16%. Income derived by a Preferred Company from a “Special Preferred Enterprise” (as
such term is defined in the Investment Law) would be entitled, during a benefit period of ten years, to further reduced tax rates of 8%, or 5% if the Special Preferred Enterprise is located in a certain development zone. As of January 1, 2017, the
definition for ‘Special Preferred Enterprise’ includes less stringent conditions.
As of January 1, 2014, dividends paid to Israeli shareholders out of income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise or to a Special Preferred Enterprise are generally subject to
withholding tax at source at the rate of 20% (in the case of non-Israeli shareholders - subject to the receipt in advance of a valid certificate from the ITA allowing for a reduced tax rate, 20%, or such a lower tax rate as may be provided under an
applicable tax treaty). However, if such dividends are paid to an Israeli company, no tax is required to be withheld (although, if such dividends are subsequently distributed to individuals or a non-Israeli company, the aforesaid will apply).
New Tax benefits under the 2017 Amendment
The 2017 Amendment was enacted as part of the Economic Efficiency Law that was published on December 29, 2016, and is effective as of January 1, 2017. The 2017 Amendment provides
new tax benefits for two types of “Technology Enterprises”, as described below, and is in addition to the other existing tax beneficial programs under the Investment Law.
The 2017 Amendment provides that a technology company satisfying certain conditions will qualify as a “Preferred Technology Enterprise” and will thereby enjoy a reduced corporate
tax rate of 12% on income that qualifies as “Preferred Technology Income”, as defined in the Investment Law. The tax rate is further reduced to 7.5% for a Preferred Technology Enterprise located in development zone A. In addition, a Preferred
Technology Company will enjoy a reduced corporate tax rate of 12% on capital gain derived from the sale of certain “Benefitted Intangible Assets” (as defined in the Investment Law) to a related foreign company if the Benefitted Intangible Assets were
acquired from a foreign company on or after January 1, 2017 for at least NIS 200 million (approximately $56 million), and the sale receives prior approval from the National Authority for Technological Innovation (previously known as the Israeli
Office of the Chief Scientist), to which we refer as IIA.
The 2017 Amendment further provides that a technology company satisfying certain conditions will qualify as a “Special Preferred Technology Enterprise” and will thereby enjoy a
reduced corporate tax rate of 6% on “Preferred Technology Income” regardless of the company’s geographic location within Israel. In addition, a Special Preferred Technology Enterprise will enjoy a reduced corporate tax rate of 6% on capital gain
derived from the sale of certain “Benefitted Intangible Assets” to a related foreign company if the Benefitted Intangible Assets were either developed by the Special Preferred Technology Enterprise or acquired from a foreign company on or after
January 1, 2017, and the sale received prior approval from IIA. A Special Preferred Technology Enterprise that acquires Benefitted Intangible Assets from a foreign company for more than NIS 500 million will be eligible for these benefits for at least
ten years, subject to certain approvals as specified in the Investment Law.
Dividends distributed by a Preferred Technology Enterprise or a Special Preferred Technology Enterprise to Israeli shareholders, paid out of Preferred Technology Income, are
subject to withholding tax at source at the rate of 20% (in the case of non-Israeli shareholders - subject to the receipt in advance of a valid certificate from the ITA allowing for a reduced tax rate, 20%, or such lower rate as may be provided in an
applicable tax treaty). However, if such dividends are paid to an Israeli company, no tax is required to be withheld (although, if such dividends are subsequently distributed to individuals or a non-Israeli company, the aforesaid will apply). If such
dividends are distributed to a foreign parent company holding, alone or together with other foreign companies, at least 90% of the shares of the distributing company and other conditions are met, the withholding tax rate will be 4% (or a lower rate
under a tax treaty, if applicable, subject to the receipt in advance of a valid certificate from the ITA allowing for a reduced tax rate).
After examining the impact of the 2017 Amendment, we submitted a request to receive a tax ruling from the Israel Tax Authority to be recognized as a Preferred Technology Enterprise
and we received a tax ruling from the Israel Tax Authority granting GRD a Preferred Technology Enterprise status, subject to terms and conditions determined in the tax ruling.
Taxation of Our Israeli Individual Shareholders on Receipt of Dividends
Israeli residents who are individuals are generally subject to Israeli income tax for dividends paid on our ordinary shares (other than bonus shares or share dividends) at a rate
of 25%, or 30% if the recipient of such dividend is a Substantial Shareholder (as defined below) at the time of distribution or at any time during the preceding 12-month period. However, dividends distributed from taxable income accrued from
Preferred Enterprise or Preferred Technology Enterprise to Israeli individuals are subject to withholding tax at the rate of 20%. However, if such dividends are distributed to an Israeli company, no tax is imposed (although, if such dividends are
subsequently distributed to individuals or a non-Israeli company, withholding tax at a rate of 20% or such lower rate as may be provided in an applicable tax treaty (subject to the receipt in advance of a valid certificate from the Israel Tax
Authority, or the ITA, allowing for a reduced tax rate will apply). An average rate will be set in case the dividend is distributed from mixed types of income (regular and preferred income).
A “Substantial Shareholder” is generally a person who alone, or together with his or her relative or another person who collaborates with him or her on a regular basis, holds,
directly or indirectly, at least 10% of any of the “means of control” of a corporation. “Means of control” generally include the right to vote, receive profits, nominate a director or an officer, receive assets upon liquidation or instruct someone
who holds any of the aforesaid rights regarding the manner in which he or she is to exercise such right(s), all regardless of the source of such right.
With respect to individuals, the term “Israeli resident” is generally defined under Israeli tax legislation as a person whose center of life is in Israel. The Israeli Tax Ordinance
(as amended by Amendment Law No. 132 of 2002), states that in order to determine the center of life of an individual, consideration will be given to the individual’s family, economic and social connections, including: (i) place of permanent
residence; (ii) place of residential dwelling of the individual and the individual’s immediate family; (iii) place of the individual’s regular or permanent occupation or the place of his or her permanent employment; (iv) place of the individual’s
active and substantial economic interests; (v) place of the individual’s activities in organizations, associations and other institutions. The center of life of an individual will be presumed to be in Israel if: (i) the individual was present in
Israel for 183 days or more in the tax year; or (ii) the individual was present in Israel for 30 days or more in the tax year, and the total period of the individual’s presence in Israel in that tax year and the two previous tax years is 425 days or
more. Such presumption may be rebutted either by the individual or by the assessing officer.
Payers of dividends on our ordinary shares, including the Israeli stockbroker effectuating the transaction, or the financial institution through which the securities are held, are
generally required, subject to any of the foregoing exemptions, reduced tax rates and the demonstration of a shareholder regarding his, her or its foreign residency, to withhold tax upon the distribution of dividend at the rate of 25% (whether the
recipient is a Substantial Shareholder or not), so long as the shares are registered with a nominee company.
Taxation of Israeli Resident Corporations on Payment of Dividends
Israeli resident corporations are generally exempt from Israeli corporate income tax with respect to dividends paid on ordinary shares of Israeli resident corporations as long as
the profits out of which the dividends were paid were derived in Israel.
Capital Gains Taxes Applicable to Israeli Resident Shareholders
The income tax rate applicable to real capital gains derived by an Israeli individual resident from the sale of shares that were purchased after January 1, 2012, whether listed on
a stock exchange or not, is 25%. However, if such shareholder is considered a Substantial Shareholder at the time of sale or at any time during the preceding 12 month period and/or claims a deduction for interest and linkage differences expenses in
connection with the purchase and holding of such shares, such gain will be taxed at the rate of 30%.
Moreover, capital gains derived by an individual shareholder who is a dealer or trader in securities, or to whom such income is otherwise taxable as ordinary business income, are
taxed in Israel at their marginal rates applicable to business income (up to 50% in 2022 and 2023, including Excess Tax as detailed below).
At the sale of securities traded on a stock exchange, a detailed return, including a computation of the tax due, must be filed and an advanced payment must be paid on January 31
and July 31 of every tax year in respect of sales of securities made within the previous six months. However, if all tax due was withheld at source according to applicable provisions of the Israeli Tax Ordinance and regulations promulgated
thereunder, the aforementioned return is not required to be filed and no advance payment must be paid. Capital gain is also reportable on the annual income tax return.
Taxation of Non-Israeli Shareholders on Receipt of Dividends
Non-Israeli residents are generally subject to Israeli income tax on the receipt of dividends paid on our ordinary shares at the rate of 25% (or 30% for individuals, if such person
is a Substantial Shareholder at the time he or she receives the dividend or on any date in the 12 months preceding such date), or 20% if the dividend is distributed from income attributed to Preferred Enterprise unless a lower rate is provided under
an applicable tax treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence and provided that a certificate from the Israel Tax Authority allowing for a reduced withholding tax rate is obtained in advance.
A non-Israeli resident who has dividend income derived from or accrued in Israel, from which the full amount of tax was withheld at source, is generally exempt from the duty to
file tax returns in Israel in respect of such income; provided that (i) such income was not derived from a business conducted in Israel by the taxpayer, (ii) the taxpayer has no other taxable sources of income in Israel with respect to which a tax
return is required to be filed, and (iii) the taxpayer is not obligated to pay excess tax (as further explained below).
For example, under the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Israel with Respect to Taxes on Income, as amended, or the
U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty, Israeli withholding tax on dividends paid to a U.S. resident for treaty purposes may not, in general, exceed 25%, subject to certain conditions. Where the recipient is a U.S. corporation owning 10% or more of the voting shares
of the paying corporation during the part of the paying corporation’s taxable year which precedes the date of payment of the dividend and during the entirety of its prior taxable year (if any), the Israeli tax withheld may not exceed 12.5%, subject
to certain conditions.
Payers of dividends on our ordinary shares, including the Israeli stockbroker effectuating the transaction, or the financial institution through which the securities are held, are
generally required, subject to any of the foregoing exemptions, reduced tax rates and the demonstration of a shareholder regarding his, her or its foreign residency, to withhold tax upon the distribution of dividend at the rate of 25% (whether the
recipient is a Substantial Shareholder or not), so long as the shares are registered with a nominee company.
Capital Gains Income Taxes Applicable to Non-Israeli Shareholders
Non-Israeli resident shareholders are generally exempt from Israeli capital gains tax on any gains derived from the sale, exchange or disposition of our ordinary shares, provided
that such shareholders did not acquire their shares prior to January 1, 2009 or acquired their shares after the company was listed for trading on NASDAQ and such gains were not derived from a permanent business or business activity of such
shareholders in Israel. These provisions dealing with capital gain are not applicable to a person whose gains from selling or otherwise disposing of the shares are deemed to be business income. However, non-Israeli corporations will not be entitled
to the foregoing exemptions if an Israeli resident (i) has a controlling interest of more than 25% in such non-Israeli corporation or (ii) is the beneficiary of or is entitled to 25% or more of the revenues or profits of such non-Israeli corporation,
whether directly or indirectly.
In addition, a sale of securities by a non-Israeli resident may be exempt from Israeli capital gains tax under the provisions of an applicable tax treaty. For example, under the
U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty, the sale, exchange or disposition of our ordinary shares by a shareholder who is a U.S. resident (for purposes of the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty) holding the ordinary shares as a capital asset and is entitled to claim the benefits
afforded to such a resident by the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty, or a Treaty U.S. Resident, is generally exempt from Israeli capital gains tax unless: (i) such Treaty U.S. Resident is an individual and was present in Israel for 183 days or more in the
aggregate during the relevant taxable year; (ii) such Treaty U.S. Resident holds, directly or indirectly, shares representing 10% or more of our voting power during any part of the 12 month period preceding such sale, exchange or disposition, subject
to certain conditions; (iii) the capital gains arising from such sale, exchange or disposition are attributable to a permanent establishment of the Treaty U.S. Resident maintained in Israel, subject to certain conditions; (iv) the capital gains
arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to real estate located in Israel; or (v) the capital gains arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to royalties. In any such case, the sale, exchange or disposition
of our ordinary shares would be subject to Israeli tax, to the extent applicable. However, under the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty, such Treaty U.S. Resident would be permitted to claim a credit for such taxes against U.S. federal income tax imposed on any
gain from such sale, exchange or disposition, under the circumstances and subject to the limitations specified in the U.S.-Israel Income Tax Treaty.
Regardless of whether shareholders may be liable for Israeli income tax on the sale of our ordinary shares, the payment of the consideration may be subject to withholding of
Israeli tax at the source. Accordingly, shareholders may be required to demonstrate that they are exempt from tax on their capital gains in order to avoid withholding at source at the time of sale. Specifically, in transactions involving a sale of
all of the shares of an Israeli resident company, in the form of a merger or otherwise, the Israel Tax Authority may require from shareholders who are not liable for Israeli tax to sign declarations in forms specified by this authority or obtain a
specific exemption from the Israel Tax Authority to confirm their status as non-Israeli resident, and, in the absence of such declarations or exemptions, may require the purchaser of the shares to withhold taxes at source.
Excess Tax
Individuals who are subject to tax in Israel are also subject to an additional tax at a rate of 3% on annual income exceeding a certain threshold (NIS 698,280 for 2023, which
amount is linked to the annual change in the Israeli consumer price index), including, but not limited to, dividends, interest and capital gains.
Estate and Gift Tax
Israeli law presently does not impose estate or gift taxes.
Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following is a general summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, common
warrants by U.S. Holders (as defined below). This summary is based on the Code, the regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued pursuant to the Code, or the Treasury Regulations, the income tax treaty between the United States and
Israel, or the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty, and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as in effect on the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or to different interpretation. No ruling
has been sought from the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, with respect to any U.S. federal income tax consequences described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position. This summary is no
substitute for consultation by prospective investors with their own tax advisors and does not constitute tax advice. This summary applies only to U.S. Holders that hold our ordinary shares, common warrants as capital assets for U.S. federal income
tax purposes (generally, property held for investment) and does not address all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to specific U.S. Holders in light of their particular circumstances or to U.S. Holders subject to special treatment under
U.S. federal income tax law (including, without limitation, banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities, retirement plans, regulated investment companies, partnerships, dealers in securities, brokers, real estate investment trusts, grantor
trusts, certain former citizens or residents of the United States, persons who acquire our ordinary shares, common warrants as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion transaction or other integrated investment, persons who acquire our ordinary shares,
common warrants through the exercise or cancellation of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for their services, persons that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar, persons that own (or are deemed to own, indirectly,
or by attribution) 10% or more of our shares (by vote or value), or persons that mark their securities to market for U.S. federal income tax purposes). This summary does not address any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. tax considerations, any U.S.
federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax considerations, or any U.S. federal tax consequences other than U.S. federal income tax consequences.
As used in this summary, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our ordinary shares, common warrants that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual
citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of
Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust with respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and
one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or that has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a “United States person.”
If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our ordinary shares, pre-funded warrants and the common warrants, the tax treatment
of such entity or arrangement treated as a partnership and each person treated as a partner thereof generally will depend upon the status and activities of the entity and such person. A holder that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes should consult its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to it and its partners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants.
Prospective investors should be aware that this summary does not address the tax consequences to investors who are not U.S. Holders. Prospective investors should consult their own
tax advisors as to the particular tax considerations applicable to them relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants, including the applicability of U.S. federal, state and local tax laws and non-U.S.
tax laws.
Taxation of U.S. Holders
Distributions. Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company,” a U.S. Holder that receives a distribution with
respect to an ordinary share generally will be required to include the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend (without reduction for any Israeli tax withheld from such distribution) when actually or constructively received to the
extent of the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our current and/or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Any distributions in excess of our earnings and profits will be applied against and will
reduce (but not below zero) the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its ordinary shares, and, to the extent they exceed that tax basis, will be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of our ordinary shares. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and
profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will be reported as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as capital gain
under the rules described above.
As noted above, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. If we were to pay dividends, we expect to pay such dividends in NIS. A dividend paid in
NIS, including the amount of any Israeli taxes withheld, will be includible in a U.S. Holder’s income at a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the date such dividend is received, regardless of whether the
payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars. If the dividend is converted to U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder generally will not recognize a foreign currency gain or loss. However, if the U.S. Holder converts the NIS into U.S.
dollars on a later date, the U.S. Holder must include, in computing its income, any gain or loss resulting from any exchange rate fluctuations. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between (i) the U.S. dollar value of the amount included
in income when the dividend was received and (ii) the amount received on the conversion of the NIS into U.S. dollars. Such gain or loss generally will be ordinary income or loss and will be U.S. source income or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit
purposes. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them if we pay dividends in NIS or any other non-U.S. currency.
Subject to certain significant conditions and limitations, any Israeli taxes paid on or withheld from distributions from us and not refundable to a U.S. Holder may be credited
against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability or, alternatively, may be deducted from the U.S. Holder’s taxable income. However, as a result of recent changes to the U.S. foreign tax credit rules, a withholding tax generally will need
to satisfy certain additional requirements in order to be considered a creditable tax for a U.S. Holder. We have not determined whether these requirements have been met and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any withholding tax on dividends
paid by us will be creditable. The election to deduct, rather than credit, foreign taxes, is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid by a U.S. Holder or withheld from a U.S. Holder that year. Dividends paid on our ordinary
shares generally will constitute income from sources outside the United States and be categorized as “passive category income” or, in the case of some U.S. Holders, as “general category income” for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Because the rules
governing foreign tax credits are complex, U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits in their particular circumstances.
Dividends paid on our ordinary shares will not be eligible for the “dividends-received” deduction generally allowed to corporate U.S. Holders with respect to dividends received
from U.S. corporations.
Certain distributions treated as dividends that are received by an individual U.S. Holder from a “qualified foreign corporation” may be classified as “qualified dividend income,” — which is generally taxed at the lower applicable long term capital gains rates provided certain holding period and other requirements are satisfied. A non-U.S. corporation (other than a PFIC
for the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year) generally will be considered to be a qualified foreign corporation (i) if it is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States which the
Secretary of Treasury of the United States determines is satisfactory for purposes of this provision and which includes an exchange of information program, or (ii) with respect to any dividend it pays on stock which is readily tradable on an
established securities market in the United States. We will not be a qualified foreign corporation if we are a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for the taxable year in which we pay a dividend or for the preceding taxable year. As
discussed below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company,” we believe that we were a PFIC for our 2023 taxable year and expect to be a PFIC for the 2024 taxable year. Because the PFIC determination is highly fact intensive, there can be no assurance
that we will be a PFIC in 2024 or for any other taxable year. Our ordinary shares will generally be considered to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if they are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as we
intend our ordinary shares will be. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to our ordinary shares.
The additional 3.8% “net investment income tax” (described below) may apply to dividends received by certain U.S. Holders who meet certain modified adjusted gross income
thresholds.
Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Ordinary Shares, Common Warrants. Subject to the discussion under “Passive Foreign
Investment Company” below, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on
the sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis (determined under U.S. federal income tax rules) in such ordinary shares, common warrants. This capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if
the U.S. Holder’s holding period in our ordinary shares, common warrants exceeds one year. Preferential tax rates for long-term capital gain (currently, with a maximum rate of 20%) will apply to individual U.S. Holders. The deductibility of capital
losses is subject to limitations. The gain or loss generally will be income or loss from sources within the United States for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes, subject to certain possible exceptions under the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty. The additional
3.8% “net investment income tax” (described below) may apply to gains recognized upon the sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants by certain U.S. Holders who meet certain modified adjusted gross income
thresholds.
U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving currency other than U.S. dollars upon the disposition of their
ordinary shares, common warrants.
Exercise and Expiration of Common Warrants. In general, a U.S. Holder will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes
upon the exercise of common warrants into ordinary shares. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a cashless exercise of common warrants into our ordinary shares is unclear. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal
income tax consequences of a cashless exercise of common warrants.
The expiration of a common warrant will generally be treated as if the U.S. Holder sold or exchanged the warrant and recognized a capital loss equal to the U.S. Holder’s tax basis
in the common warrant.
Certain Adjustments to the Common Warrants. Under Section 305 of the Code, an adjustment to the number of ordinary shares issued on the
exercise of the common warrants, or an adjustment to the exercise price of the common warrants, may be treated as a constructive distribution to a U.S. Holder of the common warrants if, and to the extent that, such adjustment has the effect of
increasing such U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in our “earnings and profits” or assets, depending on the circumstances of such adjustment (for example, if such adjustment is to compensate for a distribution of cash or other property to our
shareholders). U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the proper treatment of any adjustments to and distributions on the common warrants.
Passive Foreign Investment Company. In general, a non-U.S. corporation will be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in
any taxable year in which either (i) at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income,” or (ii) on average at least 50% of its assets by value produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income for this purpose
generally includes, among other things, certain dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions and from the sale or exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. Passive income also includes
amounts derived by reason of the temporary investment of funds, including those raised in a public offering. Assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income may include cash, even if held as working capital or raised in a public
offering, as well as marketable debt securities and other assets that may produce passive income. In determining whether a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC, a proportionate share of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly
or indirectly, at least a 25% interest (by value) is taken into account.
A foreign corporation’s PFIC status is an annual determination that is based on tests that are factual in nature, and our status for any year will depend on our income, assets, and
activities for such year. Based upon our review of our financial data, we believe that we were a PFIC for our 2023 taxable year and expect to be a PFIC for the 2024 taxable year. Because PFIC status is determined annually and is based on our income,
assets and activities for the entire taxable year, it is not possible to determine with certainty whether we will be characterized as a PFIC for the 2023 taxable year until after the close of the year, and there can be no assurance that we will not
be classified as a PFIC in any future year.
Default PFIC Rules. If we are a PFIC for any tax year, a U.S. Holder who does not make a timely “qualified electing fund” election, or “QEF
election” or a mark-to-market election (as described below), referred to in this summary as a “Non-Electing U.S. Holder,” will be subject to special rules with respect to (i) any “excess distribution” (generally, the portion of any distributions
received by the Non-Electing U.S. Holder on the ordinary shares in a taxable year in excess of 125% of the average annual distributions received by the Non-Electing U.S. Holder in the three preceding taxable years, or, if shorter, the Non-Electing
U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ordinary shares), and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition of such ordinary shares, common warrants. Under these rules:
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the excess distribution or gain would be allocated ratably over the Non-Electing U.S. Holder’s holding period for such ordinary shares, common warrants;
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the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any year prior to us becoming a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income; and
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the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be
imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other taxable year.
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If a Non-Electing U.S. Holder who is an individual dies while owning our ordinary shares, common warrants, the Non-Electing U.S. Holder’s successor would be ineligible to receive a
step-up in tax basis of such ordinary shares, common warrants. Non-Electing U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the “net investment income tax” (described below) to their specific situation.
To the extent a distribution on our ordinary shares does not constitute an excess distribution to a Non-Electing U.S. Holder, such Non-Electing U.S. Holder generally will be
required to include the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend to the extent of our current and/or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that are not allocated to excess
distributions. The tax consequences of such distributions are discussed above under “Taxation of U.S. Holders—Distributions.” Each U.S. Holder is encouraged to consult its own tax advisor with respect to the appropriate U.S. federal income tax
treatment of any distribution on our ordinary shares.
If we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during the holding period of a Non-Electing U.S. Holder, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during
which the Non-Electing U.S. Holder is treated as a direct or indirect Non-Electing U.S. Holder even if we are not a PFIC for such years. A U.S. Holder is encouraged to consult its tax advisor with respect to any available elections that may be
applicable in such a situation, including the “deemed sale” election of Section 1298(b)(1) of the Code (which will be taxed under the adverse tax rules described above).
We may invest in the equity of foreign corporations that are PFICs or may own subsidiaries that are PFICs, any such entity, a lower-tier PFIC. If we are classified as a PFIC, under
attribution rules, U.S. Holders will be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to their indirect ownership interests in such lower-tier PFICs, such that a disposition by us of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC or receipt by us of a distribution from
the lower-tier PFIC generally will be treated as a deemed disposition of such shares or the deemed receipt of such distribution by the U.S. Holder, subject to taxation under the PFIC rules even though the U.S. Holder does not receive any proceeds
from those dispositions or distributions. There can be no assurance that a U.S. Holder will be able to make a QEF election with respect to any lower-tier PFICs in which we invest. Each U.S. Holder is encouraged to consult its own tax advisor with
respect to tax consequences of an investment by us in a lower-tier PFIC.
QEF Election. Certain adverse consequences of PFIC status can be mitigated for holders of our ordinary shares if a U.S. Holder makes a QEF
election. A U.S. Holder who makes a timely QEF election, referred to in this disclosure as an “Electing U.S. Holder,” with respect to us must report for U.S. federal income tax purposes its pro rata share of our ordinary earnings and net capital
gain, if any, for our taxable year that ends with or within the taxable year of the Electing U.S. Holder. The “net capital gain” of a PFIC is the excess, if any, of the PFIC’s net long-term capital gains over its net short-term capital losses. The
amount so included in income generally will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of such Electing U.S. Holder’s allocable share of the PFIC’s ordinary earnings and as long-term capital gain to the extent of such Electing U.S. Holder’s
allocable share of the PFIC’s net capital gains. Such Electing U.S. Holder generally will be required to translate such income into U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate for the PFIC’s taxable year with respect to the PFIC’s functional
currency. Such income generally will be treated as income from sources outside the United States for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Amounts previously included in income by such Electing U.S. Holder under the QEF rules generally will not be
subject to tax when they are distributed to such Electing U.S. Holder. The Electing U.S. Holder’s tax basis in our ordinary shares generally will increase by any amounts so included under the QEF rules and decrease by any amounts not included in
income when distributed.
An Electing U.S. Holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such amounts for each taxable year in which we are a PFIC, regardless of whether such amounts are actually
distributed to such Electing U.S. Holder. However, an Electing U.S. Holder may, subject to certain limitations, elect to defer payment of current U.S. federal income tax on such amounts, subject to an interest charge. If an Electing U.S. Holder is an
individual, any such interest will be treated as non-deductible “personal interest.”
Any net operating losses or net capital losses of a PFIC will not pass through to the Electing U.S. Holder and will not offset any ordinary earnings or net capital gain of a PFIC
recognized by Electing U.S. Holder in subsequent years.
So long as an Electing U.S. Holder’s QEF election with respect to us is in effect with respect to the entire holding period for our ordinary shares, any gain or loss recognized by
such Electing U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange or other disposition of such shares generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if such Electing U.S. Holder has held such shares for more than one year at the time of such sale, exchange or other
disposition. Preferential tax rates for long-term capital gain (currently, a maximum rate of 20%) will apply to individual U.S. Holders. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
In general, a U.S. Holder must make a QEF election on or before the due date for filing its income tax return for the first year to which the QEF election is to apply. A U.S.
Holder makes a QEF election by completing the relevant portions of and filing IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the instructions thereto. Upon request, we expect to provide U.S. Holders with the information needed to complete IRS Form 8621 (which form
would be required to be filed with the IRS on an annual basis by the U.S. Holder) and to make and maintain a valid QEF election for any year in which we or any of our subsidiaries that we control is a PFIC. There is no assurance, however, that we
will have timely knowledge of our status as a PFIC or the status of a lower-tier PFIC, or that the information that we provide will be adequate to allow U.S. Holders to make a QEF election. A QEF election will not apply to any taxable year during
which we are not a PFIC, but will remain in effect with respect to any subsequent taxable year in which we become a PFIC.
Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor with respect to the advisability of, the tax consequences of, and the procedures for making a QEF election with respect to us.
Mark-to-Market Election. Alternatively, if our ordinary shares are treated as “marketable stock,” a U.S. Holder would be allowed to make a
“mark-to-market” election with respect to our ordinary shares, provided the U.S. Holder completes and files IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the relevant instructions and related Treasury Regulations. If that election is made, the U.S. Holder
generally would include as ordinary income in each taxable year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our ordinary shares at the end of the taxable year over such holder’s adjusted tax basis in such ordinary shares. The U.S. Holder would
also be permitted an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our ordinary shares over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously
included in income as a result of the mark-to- market election. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in our ordinary shares would be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amount. Gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our ordinary
shares would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our ordinary shares would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent that such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously
included in income by the U.S. Holder, and any loss in excess of such amount will be treated as capital loss. Amounts treated as ordinary income will not be eligible for the favorable tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income or long-term
capital gains.
Generally, stock will be considered marketable stock if it is “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange” within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations. A class of stock
is regularly traded on an exchange during any calendar year during which such class of stock is traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. To be marketable stock, our ordinary shares must be
regularly traded on a qualifying exchange (i) in the United States that is registered with the SEC or a national market system established pursuant to the Exchange Act or (ii) outside the United States that is properly regulated and meets certain
trading, listing, financial disclosure and other requirements. Our ordinary shares are expected to constitute “marketable stock” as long as they remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and are regularly traded.
A mark-to-market election will not apply to our ordinary shares held by a U.S. Holder for any taxable year during which we are not a PFIC, but will remain in effect with respect to
any subsequent taxable year in which we become a PFIC. Such election will not apply to any lower-tier PFIC that we own. Each U.S. Holder is encouraged to consult its own tax advisor with respect to the availability and tax consequences of a
mark-to-market election with respect to our ordinary shares.
Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax adviser with respect to the applicability of the “net investment income tax” (discussed below) where a mark-to-market election is in
effect.
In addition, U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the IRS information reporting and filing obligations that may arise as a result of the ownership of ordinary
shares or warrants in a PFIC, including IRS Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund.
The U.S. federal income tax rules relating to PFICs, QEF elections, and mark-to market elections are complex. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax
advisors with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants, any elections available with respect to such ordinary shares, common warrants and the IRS information reporting obligations with respect to the
purchase, ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants.
Certain Reporting Requirements
Certain U.S. Holders may be required to file IRS Form 926, Return by U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation and IRS Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons With
Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations, reporting transfers of cash or other property to us and information relating to the U.S. Holder and us. Substantial penalties may be imposed upon a U.S. Holder that fails to comply. See also the discussion
regarding Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund, above.
In addition, certain U.S. Holders must report information on IRS Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with respect to their investments in certain “specified
foreign financial assets,” which would include an investment in our ordinary shares, common warrants, if the aggregate value of all of those assets exceeds $50,000 on the last day of the taxable year (and in some circumstances, a higher threshold).
This reporting requirement applies to individuals and certain U.S. entities.
U.S. Holders who fail to report required information could become subject to substantial penalties. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the possible
implications of these reporting requirements arising from their investment in our ordinary shares, common warrants.
Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting Requirements
Generally, information reporting requirements will apply to distributions on our ordinary shares or proceeds on the disposition of our ordinary shares, common warrants paid within
the United States (and, in certain cases, outside the United States) to U.S. Holders other than certain exempt recipients, such as corporations. Furthermore, backup withholding (currently at 24%) may apply to such amounts if the U.S. Holder fails to
(i) provide a correct taxpayer identification number, (ii) report interest and dividends required to be shown on its U.S. federal income tax return, or (iii) make other appropriate certifications in the required manner. U.S. Holders who are required
to establish their exempt status generally must provide such certification on IRS Form W-9.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding from a payment may be credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and
such U.S. Holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information in a timely manner.
Medicare Tax on Investment Income
Certain U.S. persons, including individuals, estates and trusts, will be subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax, or “net investment income tax,” on unearned income. For
individuals, the additional net investment income tax applies to the lesser of (i) “net investment income” or (ii) the excess of “modified adjusted gross income” over $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly or $125,000 if married and filing
separately). “Net investment income” generally equals the taxpayer’s gross investment income reduced by the deductions that are allocable to such income. Investment income generally includes, among other things, passive income such as interest,
dividends, annuities, royalties, rents, and capital gains. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the implications of the additional net investment income tax resulting from their ownership and disposition of our ordinary
shares, common warrants.
THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS A GENERAL SUMMARY. IT DOES NOT COVER ALL TAX MATTERS THAT MAY BE OF IMPORTANCE TO A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IS
URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES RELATING TO THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES, COMMON WARRANTS IN LIGHT OF THE INVESTOR’S OWN CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED
CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, New York, has passed upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under U.S. law, and Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman Amit
Gross & Co., Bnei Brak, Israel, has passed upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under Israeli law. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP is acting as counsel for the Placement Agent in connection with certain U.S. legal
matters related to this offering.
The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been so incorporated in reliance
on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1(b) to the financial statements) of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
This registration statement on Form F-3 under the Securities Act relating to this offering of our securities of which this prospectus forms a part, including the exhibits and
schedules thereto, and reports and other information are filed by us with, or furnished to, the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and under those requirements we file reports, including
annual reports on Form 20-F, with the SEC. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt
from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as
U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. We furnish to the SEC under cover of Form 6-K material information required to be made public in Israel, filed with and made public by any stock exchange or distributed by us to
our shareholders.
We maintain a corporate website at https://painreform.com/. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY
REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this document. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document
filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information superseded by information that is included directly in this prospectus or incorporated by reference
subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference the following documents or information that we have filed with the SEC:
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our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on
February 29, 2024;
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Our Reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2024, April 2, 2024 (solely with respect to the first paragraph of the press release attached thereto as Exhibit 99.1), April 8, 2024, April 9, 2024 (solely with respect to the first and second paragraphs of the press release attached thereto as Exhibit 99.1), April 16, 2024, April 17, 2024, May
15, 2024, May 31, 2024, June 26, 2024, July 9,
2024, August 13, 2024, August 15, 2024; and August
26, 2024; and
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the description of our ordinary shares contained in Exhibit 2.1 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of further updating that description.
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All subsequent annual reports filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act on Form 20-F prior to the termination of an offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference to this
prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. We may also incorporate part or all of any Form 6-K subsequently submitted by us to the SEC prior to the termination of an offering by identifying in such Forms 6-K that
they, or certain parts of their contents, are being incorporated by reference herein, and any Forms 6-K so identified shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of submission of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the
information contained in this prospectus.
We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such
documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to us at PainReform Ltd., 65 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316, Attention: Ehud Geller, Interim Chief
Executive Officer, telephone number: +972-3-717-7051.
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL
LIABILITIES
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the experts named in this prospectus, most of whom
reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because a major portion of our assets and most of our directors and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the
United States against us or any of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.
We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman, Amit Gross & Co., that it may be difficult to initiate an action with respect to U.S.
securities law in original actions instituted in Israel or obtain a judgement based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of U.S. securities laws
reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum to hear such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be
applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact by expert witnesses which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure may also be governed by Israeli law.
Subject to specified time limitations and legal procedures, an Israeli court may enforce a foreign judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is
non-appealable, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided, among other things, it finds that:
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the judgment was rendered by a court which was, according to the laws of the state of the court, competent to render the judgment,
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the obligation imposed by the judgment is enforceable according to the rules relating to the enforceability of judgments in Israel and the substance of the judgment is not contrary to public policy, and
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the judgment is executory in the state in which it was given.
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Even if the above conditions are satisfied, an Israeli court will not enforce a foreign judgment if:
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the judgement was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases);
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the enforcement of the judgement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel;
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the judgment was obtained by fraud,
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the opportunity given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the court was not reasonable in the opinion of the Israeli court,
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the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of private international law in Israel,
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the judgment is at variance with another judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties and which is still valid, or
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at the time the action was brought in the foreign court a suit in the same matter and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel.
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If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israel court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of
Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of
the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at
the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
Puglisi & Associates is the U.S. agent authorized to receive service of process in any action against us arising out of this offering. The address of Puglisi & Associates
is 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711.
5,350,000 Ordinary Shares Issuable Upon the Exercise of Warrants
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
, 2024
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, or the Companies Law, a company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of the duty of loyalty. An Israeli
company may exculpate an office holder in advance from liability to the company, in whole or in part, for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of the duty of care but only if a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in
its articles of association. Our Articles include such a provision. The company may not exculpate in advance a director from liability arising out of a prohibited dividend or distribution to shareholders.
Under the Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, or the Securities Law, a company may indemnify, or undertake in advance to indemnify, an office holder for the
following liabilities and expenses, imposed on office holder or incurred by office holder due to acts performed by him or her as an office holder, provided its articles of association include a provision authorizing such indemnification:
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monetary liability incurred by or imposed on him or her in favor of another person pursuant to a judgment, including a settlement or arbitrator’s award approved by a court. However, if an undertaking to indemnify an office holder with
respect to such liability is provided in advance, then such an undertaking must be limited to events which, in the opinion of the board of directors, can be foreseen based on the company’s activities when the undertaking to indemnify is
given, and to an amount or according to criteria determined by the board of directors as reasonable under the circumstances, and such undertaking shall detail the abovementioned foreseen events and amount or criteria;
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reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding,
provided that (i) no indictment was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (ii) no financial liability was imposed upon him or her as a substitute for the criminal proceeding as a result of such
investigation or proceeding or, if such financial liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent or as a monetary sanction;
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a monetary liability imposed on him or her in favor of an injured party at an Administrative Procedure (as defined below) pursuant to Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law;
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expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure under the Securities Law, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees; and
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reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder or imposed by a court in proceedings instituted against him or her by the company, on its behalf, or by a third-party, or in connection with criminal
proceedings in which the office holder was acquitted, or as a result of a conviction for an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent.
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An “Administrative Procedure” is defined as a procedure pursuant to chapters H3 (Monetary Sanction by the Israeli Securities Authority), H4 (Administrative Enforcement Procedures of the Administrative Enforcement Committee) or I1
(Arrangement to prevent Procedures or Interruption of procedures subject to conditions) to the Securities Law.
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Under the Companies Law and the Securities Law, a company may insure an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed by him or her as an office
holder if and to the extent provided in the company’s articles of association:
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a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that such act would not prejudice the company;
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a breach of the duty of care to the company or to a third-party;
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a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third-party;
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a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of an injured party at an Administrative Procedure pursuant to Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law; and
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expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
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Nevertheless, under the Companies Law, a company may not indemnify, exculpate or insure an office holder against any of the following:
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a breach of the duty of loyalty, except for indemnification and insurance for a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company in the event office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not
prejudice the company;
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a breach of the duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, excluding a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
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an act or omission committed with intent to derive unlawful personal benefit; or
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a fine, monetary sanction, penalty or forfeit levied against the office holder.
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Under the Companies Law, exculpation, indemnification and insurance of office holders require the approval of the compensation committee, board of directors and, in certain
circumstances, the shareholders, as described under “Item 6 — Directors, Senior Management and Employees—B. Compensation” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023.
Our Articles permit us to exculpate, indemnify and insure our office holders to the fullest extent permitted by the Companies Law and Securities Law. Each of our office holders
have entered into an indemnification agreement exculpating them, to the fullest extent permitted by Israeli law, from liability to us for damages caused to us as a result of a breach of the duty of care and undertaking to indemnify them to the
fullest extent permitted by Israeli law, including with respect to liabilities resulting from certain acts performed by such office holders in their capacity as an office holder of us, our subsidiaries or our affiliates. The indemnification is
limited both in terms of amount and coverage.
In the opinion of the SEC, indemnification of directors and office holders for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, however, is against public policy and therefore
unenforceable.
Item 7. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Set forth below are the sales of all unregistered securities of ours sold by us within the past three years (i.e., since August 1, 2021, up to the date of this registration
statement) which were not registered under the Securities Act:
On July 14, 2023, we consummated a registered direct offering of 117,930 ordinary shares and 183,300 pre-funded warrants at a price of $9.00 per and $8.999 per pre-funded
warrant, share and a simultaneous private placement of warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 301,230 ordinary shares. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.00 per share and are immediately exercisable.
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On July 18, 2023, we consummated a registered direct offering of 145,000 ordinary shares and 21,666 pre-funded warrants at a price of $9.00 per and $8.999 per pre-funded warrant,
share and a simultaneous private placement of warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 166,666 ordinary shares. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.00 per share and are immediately exercisable.
On December 26, 2023, we entered into an inducement offer letter agreement, or the Inducement Letter, with a certain holder, or the Holder, of certain of our existing warrants to
purchase up to (i) 301,230 ordinary shares issued on July 14, 2023 at an exercise price of $9.00 per ordinary share, or the July 14 Warrants, and (ii) 166,666 ordinary shares issued on July 18, 2023 at an exercise price of $9.00 per ordinary share,
or the July 18 Warrants and together with the July 14 Warrants, the Existing Warrants. Pursuant to the Inducement Letter, the Holder agreed to exercise for cash its Existing Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 467,896 ordinary shares at a reduced
exercise price of $2.85 per ordinary share, resulting in gross proceeds to us of approximately $1.3 million, in consideration of our agreement to issue new warrants to purchase ordinary shares to purchase up to an aggregate of 935,792 ordinary shares
at an exercise price of $2.85 per ordinary share.
The privately placed securities above were offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of
Regulation D promulgated thereunder since, among other things, the transactions did not involve a public offering and the securities were acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof.
Item 8. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index attached to this registration statement, which is incorporated by reference herein.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules. Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or
is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
Item 10. Undertakings.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a
continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment,
financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if
such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Form F-3.
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
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If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
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Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
included in the registration statement; and
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Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of
prospectus is first used after effectiveness of the date of the first contract or sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that
date and placement agent, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or
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If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements
relying on Rule 430B or other prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement
made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in
any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant
undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the placement agent method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered
or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell securities to such purchaser:
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant; and
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the placement agent at the closing specified in the placement agent agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered
in such names as required by the placement agent to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions
described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
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That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon
Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared
effective.
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That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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4.2**
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Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
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4.4**
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Form of Placement Agent Warrant
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5.1**
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Opinion of Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross, Israeli counsel to the registrant
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5.2**
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Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, U.S. counsel to the registrant
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10.23**
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
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Consent of Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross, Israeli counsel to the registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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Consent of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, U.S. counsel to the registrant (included in Exhibit 5.2)
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Filed herewith.
Previously filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Tel Aviv, Israel on this 27th day of August, 2024.
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PAINREFORM LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Ehud Geller
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Ehud Geller
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Interim Chief Executive Officer
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The undersigned officers and directors of PainReform Ltd. hereby constitute and appoint Ehud Geller, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent
to take any actions to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the SEC, in connection with this registration statement on Form F-3, including the power and authority to sign for us in our
names in the capacities indicated below any and all further amendments to this registration statement and any other registration statement filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Date
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/s/ Ehud Geller
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Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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August 27, 2024
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Ehud Geller
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(principal executive, financial and accounting officer)
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/s/ Prof. Eli Hazum
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Director
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August 27, 2024
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Prof. Eli Hazum
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/s/ Efi Cohen-Arazi
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Director
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Efi Cohen-Arazi
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/s/ Dr. Ellen S. Baron
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Director
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Dr. Ellen S. Baron
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/s/ Augustine Lawlor
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Director
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Augustine Lawlor
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of PainReform Ltd., has signed this Registration
Statement on this 27th day of August, 2024.
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Puglisi & Associates
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Authorized U.S. Representative
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Exhibit 3.1
PUBLIC COMPANY
COMPANIES LAW, 5759 – 1999
A COMPANY LIMITED IN SHARES
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
PAINREFORM LTD
(C.N 514056597)
Part no.
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Part One
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Preamble
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1.
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Name of the company
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Objectives of the company
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Liability of shareholders
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The Capital |
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Part Two |
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General Provisions |
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Definitions and interpretations |
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Change of articles
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Part Three
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Capital of the Company |
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Ordinary shares
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Redeemable securities
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Shareholders |
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Shareholders and share certificates
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Forfeiture
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Transfer of shares |
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Transfer of shares
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Share transfer deed
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Registration of share transfer |
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General Meetings |
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Annual General Meetings
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Agenda |
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Chairman of general meeting
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Vote count and secret ballot
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Vote by proxy; vote by corporation |
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Partners
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Voting instrument |
24
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28.
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Protocols
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24
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29.
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Meetings of a class
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24
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Part Seven |
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The Board of Directors |
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30.
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Members of the Board
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25
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31.
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Restrictions on appointment |
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Of directors |
26
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32.
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An outside director
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27
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33.
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A corporation as director
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27
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34.
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An alternate director and power |
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Of attorney |
27
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35.
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Vacancy of office of director |
28
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36.
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Authorities of the Board |
30
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37.
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Assumption of authorities of |
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the board |
32
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38.
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Rights of a director |
32
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39.
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Chairman of the Board
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32
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40.
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Convening a meeting of the Board
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33
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41.
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Agenda
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34
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42.
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Notice of meetings of the Board
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34
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43.
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Quorum |
35
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44.
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Voting in the Board of Directors |
36
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45.
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Protocols in meetings of the Board |
36
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46.
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Defects in convening the meeting |
37
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47.
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Committees of the Board |
37
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Part Eight |
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Audit Committee |
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48.
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Appointment of members of |
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Audit committee |
38
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49.
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Positions and work procedures of |
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The Audit Committee
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39
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Part Nine |
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Exemption, indemnification and liability insurance |
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50.
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Exemption and indemnification |
39
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51.
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Liability insurance
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41
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Part Ten |
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General Manager |
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52.
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General Manager |
42
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53.
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Removal of Authorities of the |
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general manager |
43
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Part Eleven |
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Management of the company |
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54.
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Registered office |
43
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55.
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Shareholder register and |
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Material shareholder register |
43
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56.
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Auditor
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44
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57.
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Expiration of service of auditor
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44
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58.
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Wages of auditor |
45
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59.
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Authorities, obligations and |
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Responsibility of auditor |
45
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60.
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Internal auditor
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46
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Part Twelve |
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Financial statements, accounts and signature |
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61.
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Financial statements |
46
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62.
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Stamp and signatory rights |
46
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Part Thirteen |
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Dividends and bonus shares |
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63.
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Dividends and bonus shares |
47
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Part Fourteen |
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Notices and Dissolution |
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64.
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Notices
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48
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65.
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Dissolution
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50
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Part One: Preamble
1.
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Name of the Company:
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In Hebrew: פיינרפורם בע"מ
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In English: PainReform Ltd.
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2. |
Objectives of the Company
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(a) |
To engage in any lawful business.
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(b) |
The Company may donate from time to time reasonable sums for appropriate causes, even if the donations are not within the framework of the business considerations of the Company.
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3. |
Liability of the shareholders
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(a) |
The liability of a shareholder for the debts of the Company is limited to the payment of the unpaid portion which he undertook to pay for the share held by him in accordance with the terms of issuance of said share.
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The registered share capital of the Company is divided into 10,000,000 ordinary shares with no nominal value each
(hereinafter: “Ordinary Share”).
Part Two: General Provisions
5. |
Definitions and interpretations
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“Written”: |
In writing or any other term with the same meaning including handwritten, engraved, printed, typewritten, photocopied, or copied in any other manner that is visible, including telex, fax, telegraph, by cable or any other duplication method
through electronic means.
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“Shareholder”: |
Under its definition in Article 11 herein.
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“The Board of
Directors”: |
The Board of Directors of the Company who was duly elected in accordance with the provisions of these articles.
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“The Company”: |
PainReform Ltd., or any other name which it will be called, if its name is changed.
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“Law”: |
Companies Law, the Companies Ordinance or any other Israeli law, which is valid, as warranted, from time to time including the provisions of any stock exchange that applies to the Company.
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“Regular
Resolution”: |
A resolution adopted by a regular majority of shareholders, voting in the general meeting by a voting instrument (on topics for which according to these articles can be adopted through a voting instrument) on their own or though proxies.
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“The Office”: |
The registered office of the Company at such time in Israel about which the Company notified the Companies Registrar.
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“The Articles”: |
The articles of association of the Company, as they will be amended from time to time by the general meeting.
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“Companies Law”: |
Companies Law, 5759 – 1999, as amended from time to time, and any regulations that are promulgated thereunder.
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“Securities Law”: |
Securities Law, 5728 – 1968, as amended from time to time, and any regulations that are promulgated thereunder.
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“Vote count”: |
Vote count of those voters, in accordance with the voting rights established for the shares by virtue of which the shareholders participating in the general meeting are voting. In the count of all the votes of shareholders, abstentions
shall not be taken into account.
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“Shareholder
Register”: |
A shareholder register that must be kept in accordance with section 127 of the Companies Law.
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“Register of Material
Shareholders”: |
A register of material shareholders that must be kept in accordance with section 128 of the Companies Law.
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“Office holder”: |
As the term “senior office holder” is defined in Part 6 of the Securities Law.
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“Companies
Ordinance”: |
The Companies Ordinance [New Version], 5743 – 1983, as amended from time to time, and all the regulations that are promulgated thereunder.
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(1) |
Each term in these articles that is not defined above, shall be attributed the meaning that is afforded it by law unless the context dictates otherwise.
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(2) |
References made in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference made in the masculine gender shall include the feminine (and vice versa), and words that connote persons shall include also corporations, unless the context
dictates another interpretation.
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(3) |
The headings of the sections in these articles are for the purpose of convenience only and shall not be used as an accessory to interpret or for the interpretation of these articles.
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(4) |
The articles which may be stipulated in the Companies Law shall apply to the Company, insofar as there is no contradiction between them and the provisions of these articles.
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(5) |
In the case of a contradiction between the provisions of the law which may not be stipulated in bylaws and any of the provisions of these articles – the provisions of the law shall prevail in such case, without impairing from the remainder
of the provisions of the articles.
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(6) |
These articles are the same as a contract between the Company and its shareholders and between the shareholders and themselves.
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Subject to the provisions of relevant law, the Company may change these articles by a regular resolution adopted in
the general meeting of the Company.
Part Three: Capital of the Company
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(a) |
All the ordinary shares shall have equal rights among them and each regular share shall confer upon its holder the following rights:
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(1) |
The right to receive invitations or notices about all general meetings of the Company, to participate in the meetings and to vote in them on any matter that is raised in the meeting, where each ordinary share confers on its holder one vote
on every vote on a resolution;
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(2) |
The right to participate in any distribution that the Company makes to its shareholders, and to receive dividends and/or bonus shares, if they are distributed in accordance with the provisions of these articles and the provisions of the
Companies Law, proportionate to the number of the shares allocated and the rate that they are paid up by the shareholders, if they are not are not fully paid up; and
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(3) |
The right to participate in the dissolution of the Company, in the distribution of the assets of the Company, that remain to be distributed, after the Company meets all of its obligations and payment of all its debts in any case,
proportionate to the number of the shares allocated and the rate that such shares are paid up by the shareholders, if they are not fully paid up, and subject to the provisions of these articles and without prejudicing existing rights of all
the shareholders in the Company of any kind or class.
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(b) |
The Company may pay a person a commission for signing or underwriting, or agreement to sign or underwrite securities of the Company, conditional or otherwise, provided that the amount or the sum of the commission does not exceed the sum of
the commission permitted by relevant law at the time of payment.
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The Company is entitled, taking into account the provisions of relevant law, to issue redeemable shares and to
redeem them. At the time of the redemption of the shares the Company will act in accordance with the provisions of the law.
9. |
Capital of the Company, increase of capital and its cancellation
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(a) |
The Company may have shares, bonds, or other securities, each with different rights.
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(b) |
The Company will not issue bearer shares or stock that state that their holder is a holder of bearer stock.
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(c) |
The Company is entitled from time to time by a regular resolution adopted in a general meeting:
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(1) |
To increase the registered share capital of the Company by classes of shares, as determined;
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(2) |
To cancel registered share capital that has not yet been allocated, provided that there is no commitment by the Company, including a conditional commitment, to allocate the shares;
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(3) |
To consolidate and redistribute its share capital into shares of a nominal value;
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And
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(5) |
To convert, from time to time, part of the allocated shares into shares with other rights.
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(d) |
Unless established otherwise in a resolution approving the change of share capital, the new shares shall be subject to the provisions of these articles regarding calls for payment, forfeiture, transfer, delivery etc., applicable to the
shares of the original share capital.
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(e) |
Without derogating from the generality of the authority of the Board of Directors, if as a result of a consolidation or division of shares the shareholders are left with fractional shares, the Board may in its discretion, act as follows:
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(1) |
Allocate to each shareholder, whom the consolidation and/or division left him with a fractional share, shares of the class of shares that exists in the capital of the Company prior to the consolidation, in such number, that together with
the fractional share will create one consolidated, complete share, and said allocation shall be considered as valid immediately prior to the consolidation or distribution, as warranted;
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(2) |
Determine that holders of fractional shares shall not be entitled to receive a consolidated share for the fraction of a consolidated share.
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(3) |
Allocate additional shares in the same number that would prevent the creation of fractional shares for consideration, as established by the Board of Directors; and
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(4) |
Cause a transfer of shares between the shareholders for a fair price in order to efficiently prevent fractional shares. The Board is authorized to appoint a trustee to conduct such share transfer among the shareholders.
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10. |
Issuance of securities
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(a) |
The Board may issue or allocate shares or other securities, that are convertible or may be exercised into shares (including bonds and warrants), until a limit of the registered share capital of the Company, under the terms, dates and for a
specific sum or for a sum that is established according to an accepted formula; for this purpose convertible securities or securities which may be exercised into shares shall be deemed as if they were converted or exercised on the date of
their issuance.
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(b) |
The authority of the Board as set forth in article 10(a) may be delegated as enumerated in articles 10(b)(1) or 10(b)(2) herein:
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(1) |
To a committee of the Board – by an issuance or allocation of securities as part of a workers compensation plan or employment agreements or wage agreements between the Company and its employees, or between the Company and the employees of
an affiliated Company to which its Board agreed in advance, provided that the issuance or allocation is according to a plan that includes detailed criteria, that is delineated and approved by the Board;
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(2) |
To a committee of the Board, to the general manager, to the secretary of the Company or a deputy of such position, or to another person whom the general manager recommends – in an allocation of shares following an exercise or conversion of
securities of the Company.
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(c) |
The Board of Directors may decide to issue a series of bonds as part of its authority to borrow on behalf of the Company, within the limits set by said authority.
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(d) |
The provision of article 10(c) above does not negate the authority of the general manager or someone who is so authorized, to borrow on behalf of the Company, to issue individual bonds, promissory notes and bills of exchange, within the
limits set by said authority.
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(e) |
The Company shall not allocate a share the consideration of which, in full or in part, is not paid in cash, unless the consideration for the share is specified in a written document.
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(f) |
If the Company decides to allocate shares with a nominal value insofar as there will be shares with a nominal value as part of the capital of the Company, for a lower amount than the nominal value, including bonus shares, it must change
part of its profits into share capital (under such meaning in section 302(b) of the Companies Law), from a premium on shares, or from any other source included in its equity capital, that are listed in its last financial statements, for a sum
equal to the differential between the nominal value and the amount.
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Part Four: Shareholders
11. |
Shareholder and share certificates
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(a) |
A shareholder of the Company is any one of the following:
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(1) |
A person in whose benefit a share is registered with a member of the stock exchange and said share is included among the shares registered in the shareholder register by the relevant nominee Company; and/or
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(2) |
A person who is registered as a shareholder in the shareholder register.
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(b) |
Other than as stated in article 11(a) above, a person or legal entity shall not be recognized by the Company as having any right to a share, and the Company shall not be bound or recognize any benefit in equity or trust relationships or
chose in action, planned or partial, but only the right of a shareholder, to a complete share, and all – unless a competent court of the law orders otherwise.
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(c) |
If two or more holders are registered as joint owners of a share:
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(1) |
In respect to a vote, giving proxies, and notices, the shareholder who is registered first in the shareholder register shall be considered as the sole shareholder, unless all the holders of the joint share give written notice to the
Company that another person should be referred as sole shareholder.
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(2) |
Each of the holders may give a valid receipt in respect to all the joint holders for each dividend, other money or property that is received from the Company for the share or in respect thereto, and the Company is entitled to pay a
dividend, the other money or the property for the share to one or more shareholder of the joint holders of the share, as it chooses to do.
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(d) |
Subject to the provisions of relevant law, a shareholder who is a trustee shall be registered in the shareholder register, as a shareholder, with a statement concerning his trusteeship status. Without derogating from the foregoing, the
Company will recognize the trustee as a shareholder, for all intents and purposes, and will not recognize another person, including the beneficiary, as holding any right to the share.
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(e) |
A shareholder registered in the shareholder register is entitled to receive from the Company one share certificate testifying to his ownership of the share.
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A shareholder registered in the shareholder register, shall be entitled to receive one share certificate for the
shares registered in his name and fully paid up, or, if the Board approves (after payment of the amount that the Board establishes from time to time), a number of share certificates, for one or more of the shares. Each share certificate shall state
the number of the shares for which it is issued.
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(f) |
Share certificates shall be issued with the stamp of the Company and with the signatures of two directors of the Company or in any other manner determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(g) |
A share certificate in the name of two or more persons in the name of two or more persons, shall be delivered to the person whose name appears first in the shareholder register among the names of the joint holders.
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(h) |
A new share certificate may be issued in place of a share certificate that was destroyed, lost or ruined, for the payment and under the terms regarding evidence, indemnification, guarantee against damages and/or issuance of an affidavit,
as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion from time to time.
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(i) |
The Company shall keep a register of material shareholders in addition to the shareholder register. The material shareholder register shall contain reports that the Company received pursuant to the Securities Law about the holdings of the
material shareholders in Company shares.
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(a) |
A shareholder shall not be entitled to a dividend or participate in the allocation of bonus shares or exercise any right of a shareholder in the Company, unless he has paid up all the sums and calls for payment that he owes the Company
until said time in respect to his shares in the Company.
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(b) |
The Board of Directors may, from time to time, in its discretion, make calls for payment on shareholders for any sums that have not been paid up in respect to shares held by each of the shareholders, and for which pursuant to the terms of
the allocation of the shares are not payable at a fixed time, and each shareholder shall pay the amount of the call made upon him, at the time and place designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may instruct that a call for
payment be made in installments.
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(c) |
Notice of a call for payment shall be given and shall specify the amount of payment (no less than 14 days from the date of the notice) and the place for payment provided that prior to the time of payment for the call for payment, the Board
of Directors may, by written notice to the shareholders, cancel the call or extend the time for payment or payment for any part thereof.
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(d) |
Joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all amounts and calls for payment in respect to such share held jointly. Without derogating from the aforesaid generality, a call for payment delivered to one of the
holders shall be deemed as having been delivered to all the owners.
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(e) |
If pursuant to the terms of the issuance of a share or otherwise, an amount is made payable at a fixed time or in installments at fixed times, whether on account of the share capital or by way of premium, such amount or installment shall
be payable at such time as if it were payable by virtue of a call duly made by the Board of Directors for which notice was duly given, and all the provisions of these Articles in respect to calls for payment shall be applicable to such amount
or installment.
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(f) |
If a call for payment or an installment is not paid on the due date or prior to such time, then the person who at such time is the holder of the share for which the call for payment was made, or for which the installment is due, shall pay
interest on such sum at the maximum amount practiced at such time in Bank Leumi of Israel Ltd for unauthorized overdrafts, or at a lower rate that the Board will determine from time to time, from the date designated for its payment until the
actual payment thereof, however the Board may waive the payment of interest, in whole or in part.
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The provisions of this article do not detract or impair from the remedies and relief available to the Company by
these articles or by any relevant law or agreement.
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(g) |
The Board of Directors may decide to accept money from a shareholder who wishes to advance payments, in whole or in part, on account of shares which have not been fully paid up and in respect to which the time for their payment has not yet
matured, and to pay interest on such sums for a period not to exceed the period between the date of payment and the date on which this sum was designated to be paid, at the rate agreed by the Board of Directors and the shareholder.
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(a) |
A shareholder who has not fully paid up a sum for which a call has been made by the designated date, may be furnished with a written notice by the Board of Directors demanding that he pay the unpaid sum with interest and any expenses which
the Company incurs due to the default in payment on the designated date for payment.
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(b) |
The notice shall specify another date for payment, which shall not be earlier than seven days after the notice, and it shall state that if the amount is not paid up by this date the share for which such notice is given may be forfeited.
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(c) |
If the demands in the notice are not satisfied, the Board of Directors may, so long as the sum is not paid up, including the interest and expenses, decide to forfeit the share. The forfeiture shall also apply to any dividends announced in
respect to the forfeited shares (insofar as they are eligible for dividends) which were not actually paid out prior to the forfeiture.
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(d) |
A share that has been forfeited shall be deemed the property of the Company, and the Board of Directors may, taking into account the provisions of these articles, sell or transfer it or reallocate it in another manner, under such terms and
manner as decided by the directors. A share so forfeited so long as it has not been sold, transferred or allocated again as stated, shall become a dormant share under such meaning in section 308 of the Companies Law which shall not confer
any rights at all so long as it is owned by the Company.
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(e) |
Insofar as nothing has been done with the forfeited share, the Board of Directors may cancel the forfeiture under the terms that it establishes.
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(f) |
A shareholder whose shares have been forfeited:
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(1) |
Shall cease being a shareholder in respect to the shares that were forfeited and upon the forfeiture all of his rights and obligations for the forfeited shares shall be revoked and any action and/or demand against the Company regarding the
forfeited shares shall be cancelled, other than those rights and obligations which are excepted from this rule by these articles and/or which are imposed on the former shareholder by law; however
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(2) |
He shall continue to be obligated to pay the Company and will pay the Company, without delay, all the calls for payment, payment installments, interest and expenses owed on account of the forfeited shares or for them at the time of the
forfeiture, together with interest on those sums from the date of the forfeiture until the date of actual payment, at the maximum rate permitted at that time by law, provided that if the shares that were forfeited are sold, transferred or
reissued, the shareholder’s debt will be reduced by the sum actually received by the Company (after the expenses of the sale), from their sale, transfer or reissuance, as warranted.
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(g) |
The provisions in these articles regarding forfeiture shall apply to the default of payment of any sum that is to be paid on a designated date according to the terms of issuance of the share, whether on account of the share or in the form
of a premium, as if it was a sum that was meant to be defrayed by virtue of a call for payment and a duly delivered notice.
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(h) |
In the case of a sale after forfeiture, the Board of Directors may appoint a person to sign a transfer instrument of the share that was sold and to arrange (subject to the provisions of relevant law) so that the buyer will be registered in
the shareholder register as the owner of the shares that were sold or which will be received by him in any other manner. The recipient of the share that was sold, transferred, allocated or sent shall not be responsible for how the
consideration for the sale is used, if received, his right to the share shall not be harmed due to a defect or a disqualification in the forfeiture, sale, allocation or transfer process, and after he is registered in the register (subject to
the provisions of relevant law) or he receives the share into his possession in any other manner, no such claim shall be raised, and the validity of the sale or the transfer shall not be appealed.
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(i) |
An affidavit duly made by a director of the Company that a certain share of the Company has been duly forfeited on the date specified in the affidavit shall serve as conclusive proof of its content against any person who asserts a claim to
the share. The affidavit with a Company receipt for the consideration, if given, for the share, in its sale or transfer, shall confer a right to the share on the transferee.
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(j) |
The net proceeds of any sale following a forfeiture after the discharge of the sale expenses, shall be applied in discharging the debts and the fulfillment of the obligations of such shareholder (including the debts, obligations and
agreements for which the date of discharge or maturity have not yet come due), and the balance (if any) shall be paid to him or to whoever is conferred a right to the shares following the death, bankruptcy or dissolution of the shareholder.
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(k) |
The provisions of this article shall not be construed as derogating from any other relief available to the Company against the debtor shareholder.
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Part five: Transfer of shares in the shareholder register
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(a) |
Subject to the provisions of relevant law, the Board of Directors may stop the registration in the register of transfers of shares for a specific period of time, that will not exceed 30 days per year, provided that it will not do so during
the 14 days prior to the determining date for ownership of a share to establish eligibility to the rights for the share (such as the determining date for eligibility to vote in a general meeting or to receive a dividend or other distribution
from the Company).
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(b) |
Part of a share may not be transferred, but a share which is jointly held by a number of owners, each may transfer their right to the share.
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(c) |
In the case of a transfer of shares, the transferee shareholder shall have all the rights that were attached to the transferred shares and all the obligations related to them according to these articles, unless otherwise agreed in writing,
between the transferor shareholder and the transferee shareholder.
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(a) |
A transfer of shares shall not be registered in the shareholder register unless a transfer instrument is delivered to the office. A share transfer deed in the Company shall be signed by the transferor and the transferee, and the transferor
will be deemed the owner of the share until the name of the transferee is registered in the shareholder register in respect to the transferred share.
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(b) |
The instrument of transfer of a share shall be in the following form or as near thereto as possible, or in the usual or common form as the Board of Directors may approve:
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I, ___________________ of ____________ (hereinafter: “the Transferor”) do hereby transfer to ___________________ of _______________ (hereinafter: “the Transferee”), in
consideration of the amount of NIS _____________________ (in words ____________ new shekels) paid to me - _________________ shares of PainReform Ltd. (Company no. _________), and they shall belong to the transferee, the administrators of his estate
and representatives, subject to the terms by which I/we held the same immediately before the execution of this deed; and I/we, the transferee(s), do hereby agree to accept the shares subject to these terms.
In witness whereof we set our hand this ______day of ___________ month _________ year ________.
Signature of transferor___________ Signature of transferee__________
Witness to signature ____________ Witness to signature ____________
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(c) |
A transfer deed shall be submitted to the office for registration, along with the share certificates that are being transferred (if there are certificates) and/or any other evidence required by the Board regarding the proprietary right of
the transferor or in respect to his right to transfer the shares. Transfer deeds that are registered shall remain with the Company but any transfer deed in respect to which the Board refuses to register, shall be returned upon request, to the
person who so delivered them, together with the share certificate (if delivered).
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16. |
Assignment of shares by law
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(a) |
The Board of Directors may, at any time and subject to the provisions of relevant law, register as a shareholder a person who is entitled to a share by law, including an heir, executor of an estate, liquidator or a trustee in a bankruptcy,
after the Company is presented with a probate order, a succession order or any other sufficient evidence, as the Board deems fit, demonstrating the right to the shares. An eligible person who is so registered as a shareholder in the Company,
is entitled, subject to the provisions of these articles dealing with the transfer of shares and the provisions of relevant law, to transfer these shares to another. Without derogating from the above, the Board may refuse to perform such
registration or may delay it, as it is entitled to do, as if the registered owner himself transferred the share, prior to the assignment of the right.
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(b) |
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and these articles:
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(1) |
The executors of an estate of a shareholder who died, or in the absence of an executor of estate or administrator of an estate, persons who have a right by virtue of being heirs of the shareholder who died, shall be the only ones to be
recognized by the Company as right holders to the share. A share registered in the name of two or more persons and one died, the Company shall recognize only the shareholders who are alive as the persons with rights to the share or benefits
to it. Nonetheless the aforesaid shall not be construed as releasing the estate of the joint shareholder who died from all the obligations for the shares.
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(2) |
A person who is entitled to a share by law but has yet to be registered in the shareholder register is not entitled: (1) to receive dividends or any other money and/or property paid for said share as if he was the registered owner of the
share; and (2) by virtue of said share to benefit from all rights of a shareholder regarding notices about general meetings, to be present at them or to vote in them, or class meetings, as the case warrants, of the Company or to make use of
any other right of shareholders.
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17. |
Registration of transfer of shares
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Subject to the provisions of relevant law, the Company shall change the registration of ownership in the shareholder register if each of the following is present:
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The Company is delivered a transfer deed of the share with the signatures of the transferor and the transferee as stated in article 15 above, and the requirements of these articles are satisfied;
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The Company is delivered a court order to amend the register;
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It is proven to the Company that the conditions in the law to assign the right have been satisfied; or
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Another condition is satisfied which according to these articles is sufficient to that the change can be registered in the shareholder register.
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The transferor of the shares shall be considered the shareholder until the registration of the share transfer in the shareholder register in the name of the transferee in respect to the transferred share.
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The Company will keep all the registration in the shareholder register as stated in this article 17. The Company may destroy share transfer instruments and share certificates that were cancelled after the expiration of 7 years from the
date of registration of the revision in the shareholder register, where there will be an absolute presumption that the destroyed documents as stated above were binding and valid and that the transfers, the revocations and the registrations,
as warranted, were lawfully made.
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Part Six: General Meetings
18. |
Annual general meetings
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The Company shall convene an annual meeting each year but no later than 15 months after the previous annual meeting.
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The agenda at the annual meeting shall include deliberation of the financial statements of the Company and may include appointment of directors, appointment of an auditor, or any other matter that is scheduled for the agenda as set forth
in article 20 herein.
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19. |
Convening special meetings
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(a) |
The Board of Directors must convene a special meeting by a resolution of the Board and must convene a special meeting upon the demand of each of the following:
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Two directors or a quarter of the directors then serving;
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(2) |
One or more shareholders, who hold at least five percent (5%) of the issued capital and at least one percent of the voting rights in the Company or one or more shareholders who hold at least five percent (5%) of the voting rights in the
Company.
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A Board of Directors that is requested to convene a special meeting will convene such a meeting within twenty one (21) days from the date that it received the demand to convene, and the provisions of section 63(c) of the Companies Law
shall apply.
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If the Board of Directors omits to convene a special meeting as stated, the person demanding said meeting, and if shareholders – even some of them who have more than half of the voting rights, convene the meeting on his own, provided that
it is not convened more than three months from the date such demand was submitted, and it shall be convened, insofar as possible, in the same manner that meetings are convened by the Board of Directors.
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Annual general meetings of shareholders shall be called "annual meetings" and all other meetings of the Company shall be called "special meetings".
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A flaw in the convening of a general meeting or in the management thereof, including a flaw resulting from the non-satisfaction of a provision or term that was fixed by the Companies Law or in these articles, shall not invalidate any
resolution adopted by the general meeting and shall not render defective the discussions that took place in it.
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The general meeting of the Company shall be convened in Israel, at a location to be established in the notice of the meeting.
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(a) |
The agenda in a general meeting shall be set by the Board of Directors and shall include also topics for which a special meeting was demanded to be convened pursuant to article 29 above as well as any subject that is required as set forth
in article 20(b) herein.
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The general meeting shall adopt resolutions on subjects that are specified on the agenda only. Notwithstanding the above, it is understood that the general meeting, may, inter alia, adopt resolutions related to other subjects that were not
included on the original agenda of the general meeting in respect to matters:
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Which the law permits to be raised even if they are not included on the original agenda of the general meeting; and –
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(2) |
Which in light of the circumstances for which the general meeting is convened, the chairman of the general meeting believes is proper and correct to be discussed; or
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Which a shareholder as stated in article 19(a)(2) above, asked in writing, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting, to raise and attached the language of the resolution, provided that the subject is appropriate to be discussed in a
shareholder meeting.
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(a) |
Prior notice of at least 14 days or, if required by law, at least 35 days (as warranted by the circumstances), other than the day on which the notice is delivered and inclusive of the day for which the notice is delivered, about the
convening of a general meeting, shall be given in the manner set forth in section 69 of the Companies Law and shall include the details as stated in the provisions of the aforesaid section or the provisions of any other relevant law.
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The notice shall be publicized in at least two daily newspapers with a broad readership, which are published in the Hebrew language. Other than such notice (and without derogating from the duty of reporting applicable to a company as a
public company pursuant to the Securities Law), a notice or invitation to a meeting shall not be delivered to each of the shareholders of the Company, whether registered or not.
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A shareholder who is interested in voting in a general meeting will prove to the Company that he owns the share in accordance with the Companies Law.
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Subject to the provisions of the law, shareholders who are eligible to participate and vote in the general meeting
are those who are holders of shares at the time of the resolution to convene a general meeting, or by virtue thereof, provided that this date is not more than twenty one (21) days prior to the date of the general meeting, and is not less than four
(4) days prior to the meeting, and in a general meeting where a vote can be made by a voting instrument, the determining date will not be more than forty (40) days prior to the date of the general meeting and no less than twenty eight (28) days prior
to the meeting.
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(d) |
A general meeting with a quorum present may decide to adjourn the meeting, the discussion or adoption of a resolution on a topic that is on the agenda to another time or place that it determines; at the adjourned meeting no subject shall
be discussed other than a subject that was on the agenda and which was not resolved.
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If a general meeting is adjourned for over twenty one (21) days, notices and invitations shall be delivered for the
adjourned meeting as set forth in this article 21.
A general meeting that was adjourned to a date that is less than twenty one (21) days, an immediate report will be
published regarding the new date, as soon as possible, but no later than seventy two (72) hours prior to the time of the adjourned general meeting.
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(a) |
Proceedings in the general meeting shall not commence until a quorum is present at the start of the proceedings.
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A quorum shall be the presence of at least two (2) shareholders who hold at least twenty five percent (25%) of the voting rights (including through a proxy or voting instrument) within one half hour from the time the meeting was designated
to start.
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If a quorum is not present after one half hour from the time the general meeting was designated to start, the meeting shall be adjourned for one week, to the same day, same time and place or to a later date if specified in the invitation
to the general meeting or to another day and/or place as will be determined by the Board of Directors in a notice to shareholders who are eligible to vote.
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If a quorum is not present at the adjourned meeting as set forth in article 22(c) above, after a half hour from the time designated for its start, the meeting shall take place with any number of participants, even if the general meeting
was convened at the demand of shareholders as set forth article 19 above.
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“Presence” – means the presence of the shareholder himself, through a voting instrument or proxy or a representative as set forth in article 26 herein.
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23. |
Chairman of the general meeting
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(a) |
The chairman of the Board of Directors shall serve as chairman of each general meeting.
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If the chairman of the Board of Directors is absent from the meeting within 15 minutes from the time designated for the meeting or if he refuses to sit as chair of the general meeting, the general meeting shall elect one of the
shareholders present, to serve as chairman of the meeting.
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(c) |
The chairman of the general meeting shall conduct the general meeting.
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24. |
Voting in the general meeting
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(a) |
Subject to the provisions of relevant law and unless established otherwise in these articles, a resolution shall be considered adopted by a regular majority of votes of shareholders present at the meeting and voting on the resolution.
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A shareholder shall not be entitled to vote in the general meeting prior to paying all of the sums and calls for
payment owed from him at such time to the Company for his shares in the Company.
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(b) |
The chairman of the general meeting shall not have an additional or conclusive vote.
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(c) |
A declaration by the chairman of the general meeting that a resolution was unanimously adopted or adopted by a specific majority, or that it was adjourned shall be conclusive evidence of the accuracy of the declaration and there will be no
need to prove the number of votes or the votes that were given for or against the resolution.
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25. |
Vote count or secret ballot
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(a) |
Any resolution put to a vote in a general meeting shall be decided by counting votes, unless at least one shareholder present on his own or through a proxy and who holds at least five percent (5%) of the voting rights in the Company,
demands, a secret ballot.
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If a demand is made for a secret ballot, the vote will take place in the same manner, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting instructs, whether immediately or after a recess or adjournment or in another manner and the
results of the secret ballot shall be considered a resolution of the general meeting in which the secret ballot was demanded. Those demanding a secret ballot may cancel the demand at any time prior to the secret ballot.
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A secret ballot regarding the selection of a chairman and adjournment of the general meeting shall take place
without delay.
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(c) |
A demand for a secret ballot shall not prevent the continuation of the general meeting and discussion on any issue other than the one in respect to which the secret ballot was demanded.
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26. |
Vote by proxy; vote of a corporation; partners
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A shareholder may vote personally or by proxy, through an instrument appointing the proxy as set forth below, or in the case of a corporation – by a representative through an instrument of appointment as set forth below. Likewise a
shareholder may vote by a voting instrument, as set forth in article 27 herein. A representative or proxy does not need to be a shareholder of the Company.
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(b) |
A corporation being a shareholder of the Company may, by a resolution of its Board of Directors, directors, or any other managing body competent under the bylaws of the corporation or in accordance with a resolution of its Board of
Directors, give an instrument of appointment to a representative and empower such person whom it finds suitable to be its representative at every meeting of the Company.
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A representative of the corporation as stated above shall be entitled to exercise on behalf of the corporation that
he represents those powers that the corporation itself could have used if it was a shareholder of the Company who is not a corporation.
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(c) |
The instrument appointing a proxy shall be signed by the principal or his agent who is so authorized by a duly written instrument, and if the principal is a corporation – by the signature of the person authorized to issue an instrument of
appointment for the corporation as set forth in article 26(b) above or by the signature of an authorized signatory of the corporation. An instrument of appointment of a representative or proxy in effect for a non-specified period, shall
expire following 12 months from the date of the last signature on it.
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The instrument to appoint a proxy or a copy certified by an attorney or certified in another manner to the satisfaction of the Company, and confirmation of the ownership of a share as set forth in section 71 of the Companies Law, shall be
deposited in the office or in another location as the Board will establish from time to time in a general manner or for a specific case, no less than forty eight (48) hours prior to the date designated for the meeting or the adjourned meeting
for which the instrument of proxy is written, or on a date established by the Board in its discretion, provided that it is received in the Company prior to the time set for the general meeting or the adjourned meeting in which the person
mentioned in this document intends to vote. If it is not so deposited, the instrument shall not be valid for said general meeting or an adjourned general meeting.
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(e) |
Any document appointing a proxy for a particular meeting, or for a specific time frame, shall be written in the format below insofar as possible or in another format approved by the Company:
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I ________ bearer of identity card no/company no./public company no. __________ from ___________ a shareholder in
PainReform Ltd (public company ___________ hereby appoint ________ Mr./Ms. ____________ of ___________ as my proxy (and in the case of a corporation – as my representative) to vote as my proxy to vote in my name and on my behalf in a general (annual
/ special) meeting of the Company to be held on the date of ______ month of _______ year _________ and in any adjourned meeting.
In witness I set my hand on this day of __________ month ______ year ___
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Signature
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(f) |
If the statement of appointment does not specify the number of shares for which it is given or it specifies a number of shares that is higher than the number of shares registered in the name of the shareholder (in the register or title
certificate), the instrument of appointment shall be considered as if it was given for all of the shares registered in the name of the shareholder. If the instrument of appointment is given for a number of shares that are lower than the
number of shares registered in the name of the shareholder, the shareholder shall be considered as abstaining from being present at the vote for the remainder of the shares which are registered in the name of the shareholder, and the
instrument of appointment will be valid only for the number of the shares listed in it.
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(g) |
A vote in accordance with an instrument of appointment shall be lawful even if the instrument has a defect that is not immediately apparent and/or if prior to said vote the principal died or became legally incompetent and/or the instrument
of appointment was revoked or the power of attorney by which the instrument was signed was revoked and/or the share in respect to which the instrument was given was transferred, unless a written notice was received in the office and/or by the
chairman of the general meeting prior to the meeting of the defect, the death, disqualification, revocation or transfer.
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Without derogating from the aforesaid, a shareholder holding more than one share shall be entitled to appoint more than one proxy or representative, subject to the following provisions:
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Each instrument of appointment will specify the class of the shares and the number of shares for which it is given.
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(2) |
If the total number of shares of any class listed in the instrument of appointment is greater than the number of shares of said class registered in the name of said shareholder, the entire instrument of appointment will be null in respect
to the shares of said class that was given by the shareholder.
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(3) |
A shareholder or proxy or representative for the vote, nay vote by virtue of some of the shares that are in his possession or for which he is serving as a proxy or representative, and he may vote by virtue of these shares in one manner and
by virtue of some shares in another manner.
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(i) |
In a vote by joint holders of a share an instrument of appointment to a proxy shall be signed by the person who is authorized to vote as set forth in article 11(c)(1) above.
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(j) |
A shareholder who is incompetent may vote through his lawful guardians or another person appointed by a court, and they may vote for him through proxies or instruments of appointment as stated in the provisions of these articles.
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(a) |
A shareholder may vote in the general meeting and in meetings of a class of shares through a voting instrument in which the shareholder will specify the manner of his vote, on resolutions on topics that the law permits voting on them
through a voting instrument, and for any other subject with the Board of Directors decides that a vote in the general meeting on a specific subject may also be adopted by way of a voting instrument.
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(b) |
A voting instrument in which a shareholder indicates the manner of his vote and which he completes as required, which reaches the Company by the final time established for such in the invitation to the general meeting, shall be considered
as a presence in the general meeting for purposes of a quorum as set forth in article 22 above and for the purpose of counting the votes.
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(c) |
A voting instrument that is received by the Company as set forth in article 27(b) above, for a specific matter for which a vote was not taken in the general meeting, shall be considered as abstaining on the vote in that general meeting on
the resolution for an adjourned meeting pursuant to the provisions of section 74 of the Companies Law, and it will be counted in the adjourned meeting that will be held pursuant to the provisions of 74 or 79 of the Companies Law.
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(a) |
The Company shall keep protocols of the proceedings in the general meeting, and shall keep them in the office, for a period of at least seven years from the date of the general meeting.
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A protocol signed by the chairman of the general meeting, constitutes conclusive proof of the contents therein.
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The provisions of articles 18 – 28 above shall apply, mutatis mutandis, on a meeting of shareholders of a class of
shares, insofar as the Company must hold them.
Part Seven: The Board of Directors
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(a) |
The number of directors in the Company, shall be determined from time to time by a resolution of the annual general meeting, provided that the number of directors (including outside directors) shall not be less than five (5) directors and
no more than eight (8) directors.
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The Directors, other than outside directors (who shall be elected and serve in office in strict accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, if so required by the Companies Law), and until their maximum number as set forth in
subsection (a) above, shall be classified, with respect to the term for which they each severally hold office, into three classes, as nearly equal in number as practicable, hereby designated as Class I, Class II and Class III.
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(i) The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the first Annual General Meeting to be
held in 2025 and when their successors are elected and qualified for a three (3) year period,
(ii) The term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the first Annual General Meeting at
least one year following the Annual General Meeting referred to in clause (ii) above and when their successors are elected and qualified for a three (3) year period, and
(iii) The term of office of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the first Annual General Meeting at
least one year following the Annual General Meeting referred to in clause (iii) above and when their successors are elected and qualified for a three (3) year period.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Article 30(b) may only be amended, replaced or suspended by a resolution adopted
at a General Meeting by a majority of [65%] of the voting power represented at the General Meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.
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(c) |
In addition to the outside director with accounting and financial expertise, directors with accounting and financial expertise in such number as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time.
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(d) |
The office of a director shall begin from the date of his appointment or a later date if the resolution of his appointment establishes such.
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(e) |
The Board of Directors is entitled at any time and from time to time to appoint any person as a director, provided that the number of directors does not exceed at any time the maximum number as specified above. A director who is so
appointed, shall serve insofar as his office is not vacated in accordance with the provisions of article 35 herein.
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(f) |
The Company will maintain in the office a register of directors and their alternates, if they have alternates pursuant to the provisions of article 34 herein, which will be open for inspection by any person.
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(g) |
Subject to the provisions of relevant law, all the activities and resolutions of the Board, a committee of the Board or a director who is acting by virtue of his office, as well as any act that is taken according to their instructions,
shall be valid, even if it is discovered afterwards that there was a defect in the appointment of a director/directors or if all or one of them were unfit from serving as directors, as if each of them was appointed lawfully and as if they all
had the necessary qualifications to be a member of the Board or committee.
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31. |
Restrictions on the appointment of directors
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(a) |
A candidate for director must disclose to his appointer if he was convicted in a judgment of an offense as described below, and five years have not yet passed since the judgment of conviction was issued or – in respect to sub article (3)
herein – the period that was established by the court according to that sub article:
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(1) |
Offenses according to sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 to 428, of the Penal Law, 5737 – 1977, and according to sections 52c, 52d, 53(a) and 54 of the Securities Law;
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(2) |
A conviction in a foreign court for the offenses of bribery, fraud, corporate administrative offenses or insider trading; or
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(3) |
A conviction for another offense which the court holds that due to its nature, severity or circumstances, he is not fit to serve as a director in a public company, for the period that the court determines which shall not exceed five years
from the date of the judgment.
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(b) |
A candidate for director in the Company will disclose if the administrative enforcement Board imposed on him any enforcement measures that prevent him from serving as a director of a public company or a private company which is a bonds
company, and the period established by the administrative enforcement board in its decision has not yet passed.
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(c) |
A person convicted by a judgment of an offense enumerated in article 31(a) above shall not be appointed as a director, unless the period stated in said article passed (unless a court establishes otherwise as stated in section 226(b) of the
Companies Law), and a person shall not be appointed as director if the administrative enforcement board imposed on him enforcement measures prohibiting him from serving as a director in a company, for a period determined by the Board.
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(d) |
A director shall not be appointed if he is a minor, legally incompetent, or declared bankrupt so long as he has not been absolved.
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(e) |
A candidate for director who is one of the above in sub article (d) shall disclose this to the Company.
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(a) |
Two external directors shall serve in the Company, who satisfy the conditions set forth in the Companies Law, who will be appointed by the general meeting in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.
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(b) |
At least one external director shall serve in each committee that is entitled to exercise one of the authorities of a director.
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(c) |
The terms of office of external director shall be three years, and the Company may appoint him for two additional terms of three years each.
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(d) |
External director shall not be removed and his term of office shall not be stopped except according to the provisions of the Companies Law.
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(a) |
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, each director may appoint another as an alternate director and may revoke his appointment.
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(b) |
An appointment of an alternate director and the revocation of his appointment shall be done by written notice to the Company by the appointing director or in another manner as decided by the Board of Directors. The appointment will enter
into effect upon receipt of the notice by the Company or a later date as stated in the notice.
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(c) |
An alternate director is the same as a director.
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(d) |
The appointment of an alternate does not negate the liability of the director for whom he is serving as alternate, and it will apply taking into account the circumstances of the situation, including the appointment of the alternate
director and the term of his office.
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(e) |
The alternate director shall have all the authorities belonging to the director for whom is serving as the alternate. It is understood that the authorities of the alternate director shall not prejudice his authorities as director.
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(f) |
An alternate director shall not be entitled to participate and vote in a meeting of the Board in which the director who appointed him participates.
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(g) |
An alternate director may be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, who is already a director, provided that the candidate for alternate director for a member of a committee, does not serve on that same committee of the Board and
if he is an alternate director for an outside director, the candidate must be an outside director with accounting and financial expertise or with professional ability, in accordance with the qualifications of the director for whom he is
serving as an alternate.
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(h) |
The office of an alternate director or an attorney shall be vacated:
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(1) |
Automatically if the office of the director, for whom he is serving as the alternate, is vacated for any reason;
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(2) |
If the alternate director experiences any of the instances enumerated in article 35 herein or if for another reason established in the Companies Law he is not fit to serve as an alternate director; or
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(3) |
His appointment as an alternate director is cancelled by the person who so appointed him.
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35. |
Dismissal of a director
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(a) |
The office of director shall be automatically vacated upon the occurrence of each of the following instances:
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(2) |
He is found to be legally or mentally incompetent or mentally ill.
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(3) |
He is declared to be bankrupt;
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(4) |
If he resigns by written notice to the Company as stated in article 35(b) herein;
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(5) |
If he is dismissed by a resolution of the general meeting as set forth in article 35(c) herein or is dismissed as stated in article 35(d) herein;
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(6) |
On the date of the issuance of the notice of a conviction for an offense as set forth in article 35(e) herein;
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(7) |
According to a decision by a court pursuant to the provisions of section 233 of the Companies Law;
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(8) |
On the date of the notice about the imposition of enforcement measures by an administrative enforcement Board prohibiting him to serve as director of a public company or in the Company, as set forth in section 232a of the Companies Law; or
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(9) |
A condition needed pursuant to the Companies Law no longer exists in regard to the director in order for him to serve as director or a cause for the expiration of his term as director exists.
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(b) |
A director or an alternate director may resign by delivery of written notice to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board or the Company and his resignation shall enter into effect on the date the notice is delivered, unless
another date is specified in the letter. A director or alternate director shall state the reasons for his resignation.
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A notice received of the resignation of a director or an alternate director, shall be brought before the Board and
the protocol of the first meeting convened after the resignation, shall record the fact of the resignation and the reasons given for it.
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(c) |
The general meeting may at any time dismiss a director, by a regular resolution, provided that the director is given a reasonable opportunity to bring his position before the general meeting.
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(d) |
If the Company becomes aware that a director or an alternate director was appointed contrary to the provisions of article 31(d) above (namely section 227(a) of the Companies Law) or contrary to the provisions of article 31(c) above (namely
sections 226(a) and (a1) and 226a of the Companies Law), or that the director violated the provisions of article 31(a) above (namely section 225 of the Companies Law), article 31(e) above (namely section 227(b) of the Companies Law), or the
provisions of article 35€ herein (namely section 232 of the Companies Law), the Board must decide in the meeting of the Board convened right after it becomes aware of such, to end the service of said director, if it finds, that the stated
conditions are present, and from the date of the resolution the service shall expire.
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(e) |
A director who is convicted of an offense as stated in articles 31(a) above shall notify the Company of such and his service will end on the date of the delivery of the notice, and he may not be re-appointed as director, unless the period
in which the director may not serve has passed, as stated in article 31(c) above (namely section 226(a) and (a1) of the Companies Law). If the administrative enforcement Board decides to impose on a person enforcement measures which prohibit
him to serve as director in any public company or the Company, he will notify the Company and his term will expire on the date of the delivery of the notice, and he may not be reappointed as director, unless the period of the prohibition has
passed as set forth in article 31(c) above (namely section 226a of the Companies Law).
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(f) |
A director (including an outside director) who no longer meets a requirements pursuant to the Companies Law in order to serve as a director (including an outside director) or if a reason for his service as director to expire exists, he
will notify of such immediately to the Company, and his service shall expire on the date of the delivery of said notice.
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(f) |
A director who violates the duty of disclosure pursuant to article 31(a) above (namely section 225 of the Companies Law), article 31(f) above (namely sections 227a and 245a of the Companies Law), article 31(e) above (namely section 227(b)
of the Companies Law), or article 35(e) above (namely sections 232 and 232a of the Companies Law), shall be considered as someone who violated his fiduciary duty to the Company.
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36. |
Authorities of the Board of Directors
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(a) |
The Board shall delineate the policy of the Company and supervise the performance of the general manager and his activities, including the authorities listed in section 92(a) of the Companies Law.
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(b) |
The authorities of the Board of Directors pursuant to article 36(a) above may not be delegated to the general manager other than as set forth in article 10(b) above.
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(c) |
Without derogating from the authorities conferred on the Board of Directors pursuant to article 36(a) above and the rest of the authorities conferred on it by these articles, and without restricting or reducing in any manner these or any
of the authorities, the Board of Directors shall have the following authorities:
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(1) |
To appoint a person or persons (incorporated or otherwise), to receive and hold in trust for the Company any property belonging to the Company or in which the Company has an interest, or for any other purpose, and to do or perform any
activity, act or things needed in respect to any such trust, and to act to pay the salaries of the trustee or trustees;
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To establish the authorized signatories of the Company for bills of exchange, promissory notes, receipts, endorsements, checks, dividend certificates, releases, contracts and other documents of any kind;
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To appoint, and in its discretion, to remove or suspend a general manager, manager, secretary, clerk, employee or agent, whether if they are employed on a permanent or interim basis or for special services, as the Board of Directors sees
fit from time to time, and to define their authorities and obligations and to set their salaries and wages and to demand guarantees, in the cases and in the amounts that the Board deems fit;
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To establish local management for the management of any of the businesses of the Company in a specific place in Israel or abroad, and to appoint any persons to be local managers and to determine their wages or to dismiss any of these
people from their service, and from time to time and at any time delegate to any person who is so appointed any powers or authorities or discretion that is conferred at such time on the Board, and to authorize the members at that time in any
local committee, all or some, to fill any vacancy in it and to act notwithstanding the vacancies;
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Any such appointment or delegation may be done under the same terms and subject to the same conditions that the
Board deems proper in accordance with the Companies Law, and the Board may at any time cancel any appointment or delegation or change them. The Board may authorize the persons to whom powers, authorities or discretion were delegated and which are
conferred on them at such time, to delegate them, all of some, with a secondary delegation;
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Subject to the provisions of relevant law, to appoint by power of attorney any person or persons to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for the purposes and with the powers, authorities and discretion (which shall not exceed those
given or conferred for use by the Board according to these articles or by law) for a period of time and subject to the same terms as the Board deems proper from time to time, and any such appointment may be given (if the Board sees fit to do
so) to any local manager, or any Company or its members, its directors, agents or managers of any Company or firm or a person who is established by any Company or firm. Any such power of attorney may contain in it authorities for the
protection or convenience of persons who come into contact or these attorneys as the Board deems fit;
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To open, manager, defend, compromise, or neglect any legal proceedings on behalf of or against the Company or against its officials or related in another manner to its affairs and to compromise or extend the time for payment or defrayal of
any debt owed or actions or demands by the Company or against it;
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To deliver for arbitration any action or demand of the Company or against it;
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(8) |
To appoint on behalf of the Company an attorney or attorneys in Israel or abroad to represent the Company before any court, legal and quasi legal bodies, government offices or bodies, municipal or otherwise in Israel or abroad and to
confer on such attorney the authorities that the Board feels proper to give, including the authority to delegate his authorities, in whole or in part, to another or others;
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Subject to the provisions of the law (including section 113 of the Companies Law) and these articles, to delegate to any person, firm, Company or group of persons as stated, the powers, authorities and discretion conferred on the Board of
Directors;
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The Board is entitled to exercise any authority of the Company which was not conferred by law or these articles to another organ of the Company.
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37. |
Assumption of authorities of the Board
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The general meeting may assume authorities given to the Board for a specific matter, or for a specific time frame, that does not exceed the time required under the circumstances. The assumption of authorities shall be done after the
Company adopts a resolution about the assumption in the general meeting.
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If the Board cannot exercise its authorities and the exercise of any of its authorities is essential for the proper management of the Company, the general meeting may exercise it in its stead, so long as the Board is prevented from doing
so, provided that the general meeting establishes, that in fact the Board cannot do so and that the exercise of the authority is essential as stated.
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(c) |
If the general meeting assumes authorities conferred by law on the Board, the shareholders shall have the rights, duties and liability applicable to the directors for the matter of the exercise of those authorities, mutatis mutandis, and,
the provisions of chapters three, four and five of the Sixth Part of the Companies Law shall apply to them, taking into account their holdings in the Company, their participation in the meeting and the manner of their vote.
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38. |
The rights of a director
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Subject to relevant law and the issuance of the required approvals, a director shall not be disqualified, because of
his office, from holding another office in the Company or in any other company in which the Company is a shareholder, or in which it has another benefit or from entering into a contract with the Company, whether as a vendor or buyer or in another
manner.
39. |
Chairman of the Board
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The Board of Directors will choose, dismiss, with a normal majority of votes, one of the members of the Board to serve as chairman of the Board, and the provisions in articles 39(b) – (f) below will apply to him.
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The term of service of the chairman of the Board shall be until a resolution of the Board of the termination of his service and appointment of another chairman in his stead. However, it is understood, that an outgoing chairman may be
re-appointed as chairman.
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(c) |
If the service of a director is vacated for one of the instances listed in these articles and said director is the chairman of the Board, his appointment as chairman shall automatically expire, and another chairman shall be chosen in his
stead.
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The chairman of the Board shall set the agenda as set forth in article 41 herein and will preside over the meetings of the Board.
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(e) |
If the chairman of the Board of Directors is absent from a meeting 15 minutes from the designated time for the meeting or if he is unwilling to preside over the meeting, the Board of Directors shall elect one of its members to preside
over the meeting and sign the protocol of the meeting. The chairman of the Board in such instance shall not have an extra or casting vote in any vote by the Board of Directors in the event of a tie vote.
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The chairman of the Board may serve as the CEO of the Company, or exercise his authorities for periods that do not exceed three years each from the date of the resolution, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 121(c)
of the Companies Law.
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40. |
Convening a meeting of the Board
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The Board of Directors will convene for meetings pursuant to the needs of the Company and at least once every three months.
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The Board will be convened according to one of the following methods:
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The chairman is entitled to convene a meeting at any time.
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In the following instances, the chairman of the Board will convene the Board without delay:
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A notice or report by the general manager to the chairman of the Board about any irregular matter that is material for the Company that requires an act by the Board; and
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Notice by the auditor of the Company to the chairman of the Board that he became aware during the audit of material deficiencies in the accounting audit of the Company.
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The chairman of the Board will convene the Board, at the demand of any of the directors at any time, including if a director becomes aware of a matter of the Company in which there may be an apparent violation of the law or may harm proper
corporate governance, whereby he will act without delay to convene a meeting of the Board.
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(c) |
If a meeting of the Board is not convened within seven days from the date of the notice or report by the general manager or the auditor as stated in article 40(b)(2) above or from the date of the demand as set forth in article 40(b)(2)
above, each of those listed above, may convene a meeting of the Board to discuss the subject specified in the demand, notice or report, as the case warrants, within at least two business days prior to the date of the meeting.
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The Board may hold meetings through the use of any communications devices, provided that all the directors participating can hear each other simultaneously.
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The Board may adopt resolutions even without an actual meeting (such as in writing, fax or email), provided that all the directors who are entitled to participate in the meeting and vote on the matter brought for a resolution agree to do
so.
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Resolutions adopted in the manner specified in subsection (e), shall be formalized in a protocol, including the resolution not to convene a meeting, and the protocol shall be signed by the chairman of the Board.
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The agenda of Board meetings shall be set by the chairman of the Board and shall include:
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Subjects set by the chairman of the Board;
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Subjects that were set as set forth in article 40 above; and
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Any subject that a director, the general manager and/or the auditor asks of the chairman of the Board, a reasonable time prior to the meeting, to include on the agenda.
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42. |
Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors
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Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be delivered to all the directors at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the date designated for the meeting, unless all the directors gave prior written consent to convene the meeting within a
shorter time frame, or in urgent cases – and with the consent of a majority of the directors – even without such notice.
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(b) |
Notice pursuant to article 42(a) above shall be delivered to the address of the director in Israel that was previously delivered to the Company by the director in writing and which shall state the date of the meeting and the location, and
a reasonable description of all the subjects on the agenda. It is understood that the dispatch of such notice covers the liability of the Company and the director is solely responsible to update the Company about a change of his address for
the purpose of the sending of such notices. A change of address of the director shall be done by him in writing provided that it is delivered a reasonable time prior to the date designated for a meeting of the Board of Directors.
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(a) |
A quorum for discussion in meetings of the Board shall be determined, from time to time, by the general meeting and until decided otherwise it shall be at least the presence of half of the directors, who serve at the time of the meeting,
on their own or through alternates. The quorum shall be established at the start of each meeting of the Board and shall constitute a quorum for the entire duration of the meeting, for all the resolutions that are on the agenda, even in the
case or cases where a quorum is not present during the continuation of the meeting.
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(b) |
If a half hour passes from the time designated for the start of the meeting of the Board and a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be adjourned for twenty four (24) hours exactly (after the original time designated for the meeting) or
to another time set by the chairman of the Board (but in any case no earlier than twenty four (24) hours). The quorum at an adjourned meeting shall be the presence of at least two directors, who are serving at the time of the meeting, on
their own or through an alternate. If the Board cannot act due to the absence of a quorum at the adjourned meeting, the general meeting may exercise the authorities of the Board for the purpose/s for which the meeting of the Board was
convened and the provisions of article 37 above will apply.
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(c) |
Each duly convened meeting of the Board of Directors, in which a quorum is present, shall have all the authorities, powers of attorney and discretion given to it at such time, according to the provisions of the Company, to the Board of
Directors or those exercised by it in general.
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(d) |
If a specific member is not appointed to the Board or if the office of a director is vacated, the remaining directors may operate for all matters, so long as their number is not less than the minimum fixed in article 30(a) above. If the
number is less than the minimum, they may not exercise their authorities according to these articles, except to convene a general meeting with an agenda to appoint additional directors or to establish a lower minimum of directors or to
appoint additional directors themselves. The general meeting may decide not to approve acts of the directors when their number falls below the minimum number and to exercise on its own the authorities of the Board, until the number of
directors again reaches the minimum as set forth in article 30(a) above.
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(a) |
Each director shall have one vote in each vote on a resolution.
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(b) |
Resolutions of the Board shall be adopted by a regular majority of those present participating in the vote.
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(c) |
If the votes are tied in a Board meeting, the proposed resolution shall be considered as rejected.
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(d) |
Notwithstanding the aforesaid, resolutions on the subjects listed below shall not be adopted unless the subjects were on the agenda of the meeting that was duly convened, and there was no objection to the resolution by two or more of the
members of the Board who participated in the meeting:
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Entering into new fields of activity and the expansion of the geographical field of activity of the Company;
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(2) |
Investments in the field of activity of the Company (namely, not including investments in equipment) and the exercise of such investments;
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(3) |
The transfer of any of the subjects mentioned in sections (1) and (2) to the authority of committees of the Board;
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(4) |
Acquisition of Company shares, as defined in section 1 of the Companies Law, in a manner in which following the acquisition the Company will no longer be a public company, insofar as this resolution is brought for approval of the Board of
the Company in accordance with the provisions of relevant law.
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This majority shall apply also for resolutions on those subjects by committees of the Board and resolutions in
subsidiaries of the Company, and resolutions in the committees of the Board and subsidiaries (1) shall be sent for a resolution of the Board; or (2) will be adopted only if the composition of the committee of the Board of Directors of the subsidiary
is identical to the composition of the Board of Directors.
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(e) |
A director (or alternate director) is entitled to vote on his own, in writing (inclusive of by fax or email) or verbally if the meeting takes place through means of communication where the directors who are participating can hear each
other simultaneously.
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45. |
Protocols in a meeting of the Board
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The Company will keep protocols of the proceedings in meetings of the Board and its committees and will keep them and the resolutions adopted without actual meetings of the Board, in the office for a period of seven years from the date of
the meeting or adoption of the resolution, as the case warrants.
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(b) |
A protocol approved and signed by the director who presided over the meeting, shall serve as prima facie proof of its contents.
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(c) |
An announcement by the chairman of the Board, that a resolution was adopted unanimously or by a specific majority, or was rejected and a notation recorded in this matter in the protocol of the meeting of the Board, shall serve as prima
facie proof of the authenticity of its contents, and it is not necessary to prove how many votes there were or how many were for or against the resolution.
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46. |
Defects in the convening of a meeting
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(a) |
A resolution adopted in a meeting of the Board that was convened without the prior conditions satisfied for its convening (hereinafter – “Defect in the Convening”) may be revoked at the demand of
each of the following:
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(1) |
A director who was present at the meeting, provided that he demanded that a resolution for which the defect was present not be adopted, prior to the adoption of the resolution; or
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(2) |
A director who was entitled to be invited to a meeting but was not present, within a reasonable time after he was informed about the adoption of the resolution and no later than the first Board meeting that was held after he was informed
of the resolution;
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It is understood that if there was a defect in the convening of the meeting related to the notice about the location
of the meeting or its time, a director who came to the meeting may not, notwithstanding said defect, demand the revocation of the resolution.
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(b) |
The provisions of article 46(a) above shall not impair from the validity of an act done for the Company which was retroactively approved by the Board or if the party with whom the act was done did not know or could not have known about the
irregularity or lack of authorization.
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47. |
Committees of the Board
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(a) |
Subject to the provisions of section 112 of the Companies Law which prohibits the delegation of authorities and the provisions of these articles (including article 44(d) above), the Board may establish committees of the Board and appoint
members from among the Board only to them (hereinafter: “Board Committee”) and delegate all or some of its authorities to a Board committee. The Board may from time to time cancel the delegation of said
authority, Each committee that is so established must, when exercising its authorities, comply with all the regulations that are established by the Board of Directors.
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(b) |
A Board committee will report to the Board on a regular basis about its decisions or recommendations. Decisions or recommendations of a Board committee which requires the approval of the Board, will be brought to the attention of the
directors a reasonable time prior to the deliberations on the Board.
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(c) |
The meetings of a Board committee and its management shall be in accordance with the provisions of procedures and management of
meetings of the Board, as set forth in the provisions of these articles, mutatis mutandis, so long as they are appropriate and if they do not replace the instructions that are given by the Board according to this section. |
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(d) |
A committee of the Board whose job is to provide counsel or recommendations to the Board can be comprised of a person who is not a member of the Board.
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(e) |
A resolution that is adopted or an act that is done by a committee of the Board, according to an authority that was delegated to it from the authorities of the Board, shall be the same as a resolution adopted or an act that was done by the
Board. However, the Board may evoke any decision of a committee that it appointed, but such cancellation shall not harm the validity of a decision of a committee where the Company acted in accordance thereto with another person, who was not
aware of the revocation.
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Part Eight: Audit Committee
48. |
Appointment of an audit committee
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(a) |
The Board of the Company shall appoint among its members an audit committee. The number of members of the audit committee shall be determined by the Board, from time to time provided that it shall not be less than three members and that
all the outside directors will be members of the committee. The chairman of the Board and any director who is employed by the Company or by a controlling holder or by a corporation under the control of a controlling holder, a director who
provides services, on a regular basis, to the Company, to a controlling holder in it or to a corporation under the control of a controlling holder, as well as a director whose main income is on the controlling holder, shall not be members of
the audit committee. Likewise, a controlling holder or a relative thereof shall not be members of the audit committee.
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(b) |
The audit committee shall choose one of its members who is an outside director to serve as chairman of the audit committee, by a resolution adopted by a regular majority of the audit committee present at such meeting.
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(c) |
The term of office of the chairman of the audit committee shall be until a resolution of the audit committee about the termination of his term and the appointment of a chairman for the audit committee in his stead. However, it is
understood that a chairman of the audit committee who ended his term of service may be reappointed.
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49. |
Positions and work procedures of the audit committee
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(a) |
Subject to relevant law, the positions of the audit committee shall be as described in section 117 of the Companies Law.
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(b) |
The internal auditor of the Company shall receive notices about meetings of the audit committee and may participate in them. The internal auditor may ask the chairman of the audit committee to convene the committee to discuss a subject
that he describes in his request, and the chairman of the audit committee will convene the meeting within a reasonable time from the request, if he sees a reason to do so.
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(c) |
A notice of a meeting of the audit committee, in which a subject related to the audit of the financial statements is raised, shall be delivered to the internal auditor who is entitled to participate in it.
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(d) |
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law (including section 116a dealing with a quorum to deliberate and adopt resolutions in the audit committee and section 115(e) dealing with presence in meetings of the audit committee), the
procedures of the meetings and activities of the audit committee and its management shall be in accordance with the provisions of the procedures and management of meetings of the Board of Directors, as described in these articles, mutatis
mutandis, insofar as they are appropriate and insofar as they do not replace instructions given by the Board pursuant to this section.
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Part Nine: Exemption, indemnification and liability insurance
50. |
Exemption and indemnification
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(a) |
The Company is entitled to exempt in advance an office holder from his liability, in whole or in part, for damage due to a breach of the duty of care to the Company, other than a breach of the duty of care in a distribution.
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(b) |
The Company may indemnify an office holder for an obligation or expense as described in paragraphs (1) – (6) herein, imposed on him following an act that he did by virtue of his being an office holder:
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(1) |
A monetary duty imposed on him or expended in favor of another person by a court judgment, including a judgment issued as a settlement or a ruling of an arbitrator that is ratified by a court;
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(2) |
Reasonable litigation costs, including legal fees, expended by the office holder following an investigation or proceeding that was conducted against him by the competent authority to carry out an investigation or proceeding, and which
concluded without the filing of an indictment against him and without having imposed on him a monetary obligation as an alternative to a criminal proceeding, or which ended without an indictment against him but with the imposition of a
monetary obligation as an alternative to a criminal proceeding for an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent or in connection to a monetary sanction;
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The terms “conclusion of a proceeding without the filing of an indictment in a
matter in which a criminal investigation was opened” and – “monetary obligation as an alternative to a criminal proceeding”, in this article shall be attributed the meaning given to them by section
260(a)(1a) of the Companies Law.
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(3) |
Reasonable litigation costs, including legal fees that the officer expended or which he was charged to pay by a court, in a proceeding filed against him by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal indictment for
which he was acquitted, or an indictment for which he was convicted of a crime that does not require proof of criminal intent.
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(4) |
Other expenses expended in respect to an administrative proceeding that was conducted on his case, including reasonable litigation costs, including legal fees.
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For this purpose “an Administrative Proceeding” - a proceeding pursuant to
Parts 8(3) (Imposition of a monetary sanction by the Securities Authority), 8(4) (Imposition of administrative enforcement measures by the Administrative Enforcement Committee), or 9(1) (An Arrangement to prevent proceedings or to halt proceedings
that is predicated on conditions) of the Securities Law, as amended from time to time, and a proceeding according to Section D’ of Chapter Four in Part Nine of the Companies Law and subject to any relevant law, any similar proceeding to these, by
whatever name it is called.
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(5) |
Payment to a person injured by a violation as stated in section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law.
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(6) |
Any other obligation or expense imposed on him or expended, following an act that he did by virtue of his being an officer in it, for which indemnification can be made according to the provisions of relevant law.
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(c) |
The Company may give indemnification in one of the following ways:
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(1) |
By giving an undertaking in advance to indemnify an office holder of the Company in each of the following (hereinafter: “Undertaking to Indemnify”):
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As set forth in article 50(b)(1) above, provided that the undertaking for indemnification for a monetary obligation is limited to events which according to the Board of Directors are foreseeable in light of the Company’s actual activity at
the time of the giving of the undertaking for indemnification and for a sum or criteria that the Board of Directors establishes is reasonable under the circumstances, and where the undertaking for indemnification will state the events which
the Board of Directors feel are foreseeable in light of the Company’s actual activity at the time of the giving of the undertaking as well as the sum or the criteria which the Board establishes are reasonable under the circumstances.
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(b) |
As set forth in Articles 50(b)(2), 50(b)(3), 50(b)(4), 50(b)(5), and 50(b)(6).
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To indemnify the office holder of the Company retroactively.
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(a) |
The Company may enter into a contract for liability insurance for an officer of the Company for a liability that will be imposed on said officer for an act taken by virtue of his being an officer in the Company, for each of the following:
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(1) |
A breach of the duty of care towards the Company or another person;
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(2) |
Breach of a fiduciary duty against the Company provided that the officer acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action would not harm the welfare of the Company;
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(3) |
A monetary obligation that is imposed on him in favor of another person;
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(4) |
Other expenses expended by the office holder in respect to an administrative proceeding conducted in his case, including reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees;
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For this matter “Administrative Proceeding” – as defined in article
50(b)(4) above;
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(5) |
Payment to a victim of a breach as contemplated by section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law; |
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(6) |
Any additional obligation that may be insured by law.
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(b) |
In any case where the insurance contract will have coverage for the Company itself, the office holder shall have the preemptive right instead of the Company in receiving insurance compensation.
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Part Ten: General Manager
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(a) |
A general manager of the Company will be appointed and dismissed according to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, and it may appoint more than one general manager, for a fixed period of time or without any time
limitation, and it may from time to time dismiss or release him or them from their office and appoint another or others in his or their stead.
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(b) |
Subject to the provisions of an employment agreement between the general manager and the Company, the general manager is responsible for the ongoing management of the affairs of the Company as part of the policy set by the Board and
subject to its instructions.
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Subject to the provisions of the agreement between the general manager and the Company, the general manager will
have all the authorities of management and implementation that were not conferred by law or these articles to another body of the Company, and he may be supervised by the Board, provided that if the general meeting enacts a new regulation it shall
not be in his power to cancel or revoke the lawful validity of a deed done prior to such by the general meeting or in accordance with its instructions, which would have been valid if not for the new regulation that was enacted.
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(d) |
Subject to the provisions of the law and articles 36(a) and 36(b) above, the Board of Directors may from time to time deliver and confer on the general manager at such time, some of those authorities by which it acts according to these
articles, as it deems fit to manage the ordinary business of the Company and it may confer authorities for a period of time, and for certain purposes and needs for those times and under such conditions and restrictions as it deems fit as
stated above.
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(e) |
The general manager must notify the chairman of the Board of Directors about any irregular matter that is material to the Company; if the Company does not have a chairman of the Board or if he is prevented from serving in such capacity,
the general manager will notify all the directors.
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(f) |
Office holders of the Company, other than directors and the general manager (namely, a chief business manager, deputy to the general manager, legal advisor, any replacement as stated in the Company even if his title is different, and
another manager subject directly to the general manager) shall be appointed and dismissed by the general manager, without derogating from the provisions of the Companies Law dealing with the approval of the terms of service and employment of
an office holder.
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53. |
Removal of authorities from the general manager
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The Board of Directors may instruct the general manager how to act for a specific matter; if the general manager
does not satisfy the provision and/or the general manager is prevented from exercising his authorities, the Board of Directors may exercise the required authority to implement the instruction and/or to exercise his authorities in his stead.
Part Eleven: Management of the Company
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(a) |
The Company will maintain an office in Israel, to which any notice to the Company can be sent. Without derogating from the provisions of any law, the Company will keep in its registered office documents as set forth in section 124 of the
Companies Law.
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(b) |
Delivery of a document to the Company shall be to the office as it is registered with the Companies Registrar at the time it is sent to the Company by mail.
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(c) |
A person who is entitled to inspect documents, is entitled to receive a copy of them for a fee that the Board or the general manager establishes.
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55. |
Register of shareholders and register of material shareholders
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(a) |
The Company shall keep a register of shareholders and a register of material shareholders and will update the changes to them as soon as possible after it becomes aware of them.
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(b) |
The shareholder register and the material shareholder register shall be open for inspection by any person.
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(c) |
The details enumerated in section 130(a) of the Companies Law shall be recorded in the shareholder register.
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(d) |
The material shareholder register shall contain reports that the Company received pursuant to the Securities Law about the holdings of the material shareholders in Company shares.
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(e) |
The Company will keep all the records that are recorded in the shareholder register as set forth in article 55(c) above.
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(f) |
The shareholder register will be prima facie proof of the contents recorded in it.
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(g) |
In the case of a contradiction between the shareholder register and a share certificate, the shareholder register shall have more evidentiary value than that of the share certificate.
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(a) |
The Company will appoint an auditor who will audit the annual financial statements of the Company and give his opinion about them (hereinafter: “Audit Activity”).
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(b) |
An auditor will be appointed at each annual meeting and shall serve in his capacity until the end of the following annual meeting; however, the general meeting may appoint an auditor who will serve in his position for a longer period of
time, that shall not be longer than the end of the third annual meeting after the one in which he is appointed.
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(c) |
The Company may appoint a number of auditors to carry out the audit activity together.
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(d) |
If the office of the auditor is vacated and the Company does not have another auditor, the Board will convene a special meeting, as soon as possible, with the agenda of appointing an auditor.
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Expiration of the term of the auditor
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The general meeting may terminate the service of the auditor.
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If the agenda of the Company includes the termination of the service of the auditor or the non-renewal of his
service, the audit committee will bring its position before the general meeting, after affording the auditor a reasonable opportunity to bring his position before it.
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If the Board becomes aware that there are dependent relationships pursuant to the provisions of section 160 of the Companies Law, it will notify the auditor without delay that he must act to cease such dependency immediately; if the
dependency continues, the Board will convene a special meeting within a reasonable time period, with the agenda to terminate the service of the auditor.
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The general meeting that is convened as set forth in article 57(b) above, shall decide on the termination of the service of the auditor; however, the general meeting may, after the auditor brings his position before it, decide not to
accept the recommendation of the Board to end his service, if it finds that the auditor has no dependency in the Company.
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The Board of Directors will give the auditor a reasonable opportunity to bring his position before the general meeting with the agenda of ending or not renewing his service, and for this purpose the auditor will be invited to participate
in the general meeting.
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If the auditor resigns for reasons that involve an interest for shareholders in the Company, the Board will notify the Company of such.
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Without derogating from the provisions of relevant law, the Board of Directors will notify the shareholders about the reasons for the resignation of the auditor as it deems fit, and it may also give notice about its position in the matter.
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The salary of the auditor for the audit activity and for additional services, shall be set by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the extent of the work, the duration of his employment and any additional relevant term related to his
employment.
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The Board will notify the general meeting about the wages of the auditor, and all matters related to his salary for
additional services – also about the terms of contract with the auditor, including payments and undertakings of the Company towards the auditor.
For the purpose of this section – an accountant auditor – including a partner, employee or relative of the
accountant and including a corporation under his control.
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The Company will not stipulate the payment of the fee of the auditor on terms that limit the manner of his performance of the audit activity or which make a connection between the results of the audit and his fees.
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The Company or anyone on its behalf shall not indemnify, directly or indirectly, the auditor, for an obligation imposed on him due to a breach of his professional responsibility in providing services that must be provided by an accountant
auditor by law, or following the violation of another duty imposed on him by law.
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59. |
Authorities, duties and responsibility of the accountant auditor
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The auditor may at any time inspect documents of the Company required by him to perform his job and receive explanations about them.
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The auditor may participate in any general meeting in which financial statements are submitted for which he conducted audit activity and any meeting of the Board which deliberates the approval of the financial statements, in meetings of
the committee to inspect the financial statements and in meetings of the Board convened pursuant to article 40(b)(2)2 above; the Board of Directors will notify the auditor of the place and time of the general meeting or the Board or committee
meeting for the examination of the financial statements.
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If the auditor becomes aware during his audit activity about material defects in the accounting audit of the Company, he will notify the chairman of the Board of such.
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The Board of Directors of the Company will appoint an internal auditor; the internal auditor will be appointed in accordance with the recommendation of the audit committee.
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An internal auditor shall not be an interested party in the Company, an officer in the Company, a relative of any of
the above, or the auditing accountant or his representative
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(b) |
The organizational supervisor over the internal auditor shall be the chairman of the Board, or whoever the Board of the Company determines from time to time.
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The internal auditor will check, inter alia, the validity of the activities of the Company in respect to compliance with the law and proper corporate governance.
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The term of service of the internal auditor shall not be terminated without his consent and he shall not be suspended, unless the Board decides on such after obtaining the position of the audit committee, and after giving the internal
auditor a reasonable opportunity to state his position before the Board and before the audit committee.
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For this purpose, the quorum for the opening of a meeting of the Board shall not be less than a majority of the
directors.
Part Twelve: Financial statements and signature
The Company will keep accounts, and likewise will keep financial statements pursuant to the Securities Law.
62. |
Stamp and signatory right
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The Company may establish a stamp or rubber stamps for sealing documents.
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The Board will determine the person or persons (even if they are not directors) who are authorized to sign on behalf of the Company, and their signatures together with the stamp of the Company or its printed name shall bind the Company,
provided that he or they acted and signed within their authority or authorities.
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Part Thirteen: Dividends and Bonus Shares
63. |
Dividends and bonus shares
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(a) |
A resolution by the Company to distribute dividends or allocate bonus shares shall be adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of the Company shall decide on the date for payment of the dividend.
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In addition, the Board may, prior to offering a dividend, allocate from the profits of the Company, amounts, as it deems fit, as a reserve fund or funds as they establish, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, for unforeseeable
needs or to equalize dividends with special dividends to correct, to improve or to maintain any property of the Company, and for many other types of purposes, as the Board, according to their absolute discretion, believes is beneficial for
the affairs of the Company, and it may invest these allocated sums in investments that they feel are proper (other than in shares of the Company), and from time to time manage these investments or change them and use all or some of them for
the benefit of the Company, and it may divide the reserve fund into special funds, as it deems fit, and use the fund or any part of it for the Company’s business, without having to keep the monies separate from the rest of the assets of the
Company.
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A Board of Directors which announces the distribution of dividends may decide that this dividend be paid in full or in part by distribution of certain assets, in particular by the distribution of fully paid up shares, bonds or a series of
bonds of any other company, or in one or more of these methods.
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In order to validate a resolution of the Board (including according to article 63(c) above), the Board may:
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Resolve any difficulty that may arise in respect to the distribution of a dividend and/or allocation of bonus shares as it deems fit;
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Issue partial certificates, including certificates for fractional shares or decide not to count fractions under a certain amount, or sell fractions and transfer their consideration to those eligible to receive them;
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To establish for the distribution of a dividend and/or allocation of bonus shares the value of any specific asset;
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To decide that payment in cash will be done for shareholders on the basis of the value that will be so established, or that parts the value of which are less than one shekel will not be taken into account in order to adjust the rights of
all the parties;
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To deposit such monies or specific assets with trustees against securities, for persons eligible to receive dividends and/or bonus shares or to a fund that was converted into capital;
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If required, a proper contract will be drawn up and the Board may appoint a person to sign such contract on behalf of those eligible to receive dividends, bonus shares and/or fund converted into capital and such appointment will be valid;
and/or
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To make any other arrangement (in respect to the distribution of dividends and/or allocation of bonus shares), as the Board of Directors deems fit according to its sole discretion.
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The Board of Directors may deduct and offset from any dividend, bonus or other monies that are due to be paid for shares held by a shareholder, whether or not he is the sole owner or holds the share jointly with others, all sums of money
owed from him which he must defray on his own or jointly with any other person to the Company on account of calls for payment etc.
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A shareholder shall not be entitled to a dividend if he has not delivered by the date designated for such, a bank account into which the relevant sums are to be transferred. Further, a shareholder is not entitled to change the bank account
number a reasonable time (to be set by the Board) prior to the date for the actual distribution of the dividend by the Company.
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The Board may invest each dividend that is not claimed within one year from the announcement of its distribution or to use it in another manner for the benefit of the Company until it is claimed. The Company is not obligated to pay
interest or linkage for an unclaimed dividend.
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Shareholders entitled to a dividend, are shareholders as of the designated date for the distribution of the dividend as established in the resolution of the Board of Directors or by virtue thereof, and subject to the provisions of relevant
law.
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Part Fourteen: Notices and Dissolution
Subject to the provisions of article 21 above (to wit notice of a meeting), the arrangement set forth in article 21
above shall apply:
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The Company is entitled to deliver notice to any shareholder by personal delivery, by fax, by email or by dispatch by mail in a letter, prepaid envelope or packaging intended for the shareholder, to the address as delivered to the Company
at the time of the allocation of the shares or transfer of the shares, unless said shareholder gave written notice of a change of his address (hereinafter: “Registered Address”).
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A shareholder shoes registered address is outside of Israel may, from time to time, give written notice to the Company about an address in Israel, and that address will be considered as his address for the delivery of notices – as stated
above.
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All notices regarding shares, to which persons are jointly entitled, shall be delivered to the person who appears first in the shareholder register, unless they deliver other instructions, and a notice sent as stated shall serve as
sufficient notice to all these shareholders.
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Any notice sent to a shareholder to his registered address, by Israel post to an address in Israel shall be considered as having been delivered three (3) business days from the day dispatch of the letter or envelope or other packaging
containing the letter was delivered to the post office properly bearing the registered address of the recipient and delivered to the post office. A written certificate signed by the secretary or manager or other official of the Company that
the letter, envelope or packaging containing the notice with the registered address was delivered to the post office as stated, shall serve as prima facie proof of the fact. Any notice sent by fax shall be considered as having been delivered
one (1) day from the day it was sent, provided that confirmation of the dispatch of the fax is presented, and if hand delivered – at the time of delivery.
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A person who becomes eligible to a share by virtue of the law, a transfer or in any other manner, shall be copied on every notice for such share, that was duly delivered to the registered address of the shareholder (from whom the right to
the share is derived) registered in the shareholder register.
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Any notice or document sent by post to a shareholder or left at his registered address, then notwithstanding the fact that said shareholder died – and it does not matter if the Company knew of the death or not – shall be seen as having
been duly delivered in respect to all the shares registered, whether if they were held by the same shareholder separately or jointly with other persons, until the other person will be registered in his place as the owner or the joint owner of
the shares, and such delivery will be seen, for the purposes of these articles, as sufficient delivery of the notice or the document to the personal representative, or all persons, if any, jointly interested in the same shares. Without
derogating from the foregoing generality, a notice to a shareholder shall be delivered also to persons who have a right to a share due to the death or bankruptcy of a shareholder or if the shareholder is a corporation – in the event of its
receivership or dissolution, after the receiver or liquidator, as warranted, is registered as the shareholder in the shareholder register.
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Without derogating from the authority of the liquidator pursuant to section 334 of the Companies Ordinance and subject to special conditions, benefits and restrictions attached to shares of the Company, shares of the Company shall have
equal rights regarding the return of the capital and participation in the distribution of surplus assets of the Company whether if the Company winds up voluntarily or whether in any other manner, after defrayal of all the obligations of the
Company, its assets shall be distributed, among all the shareholders, proportionate to the nominal value of their shares without taking into account any premium paid on them.
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For the purpose of article 65(a) above, a person who is entitled to shares but have not yet been allocated the shares, shall be considered as if the shares to which he is entitled were allocated to him prior to the dissolution, and that
the amount paid on account of the nominal value of the shares has been paid up. In this case one who is entitled to the shares, is entitled to payment of an equal sum to the amount that he would have received in a dissolution if he would have
held the shares of the Company on the eve of the adoption of the resolution of the dissolution, with a deduction of the price of the exercise that he would have had to pay if he would have exercised his right to the shares of the Company on
the eve of the resolution of the dissolution.
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If the Company winds up and the property of the Company that is to be distributed among the members is not enough to return all the paid up capital, these assets will be distributed inasmuch as possible in a proportionate manner to the
paid up capital, or which is considered paid up at the start of the dissolution, of the shares held by each of the members.
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50
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post
Effective Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of PainReform Ltd. of our report dated February 29, 2024 relating to the financial statements, which appears in PainReform Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2023. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
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Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
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A member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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August 27, 2024
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