As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2023

 

 

 

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

 

FORM 20-F

 

xREGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

¨ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended

OR

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

¨SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report ________

 

For the transition period from ________ to ________

 

Commission file number ________

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter and translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

ISRAEL

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

90 Yigal Alon Street

Tel Aviv 67891, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Erez Nachtomy, Chief Executive Officer

Tel.: +972 (3) 561-2212
90 Yigal Alon Street

Tel Aviv 67891, Israel

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Copies to:

 

Sheldon G. Nussbaum, Esq. Aaron M. Lampert
Scott R. Saks, Esq. Doron Segal
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Dubi Zoltak
1301 Avenue of the Americas Goldfarb Seligman & Co.
New York, New York 10019 98 Yigal Alon Street
Tel.: (212) 318-3000 Tel Aviv 6789141, Israel
  Tel.: +972 (3) 608-9999

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange
on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each representing _____ ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share SHLT

Nasdaq Capital Market

     
Ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share*    
     

 

*Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares.

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
Yes ¨ No x
 
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ¨ No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
Yes ¨ No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
 
Yes ¨ No ¨
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer x Emerging growth company x

 

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 13(a) of the Exchange 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.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ¨

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ¨

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP ¨ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board  x Other ¨

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
 
Item 17 ¨ Item 18 ¨
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨ No ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS 2
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE 2
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION 3
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY 21
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 37
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS 37
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES 55
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 75
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 79
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING 80
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 81
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 107
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES 109
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES 120
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS 120
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 120
ITEM 16. [RESERVED] 120
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT 120
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS 120
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 120
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES 120
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS 120
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT 120
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 120
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE 120
ITEM 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 121
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 121
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 121
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS 121

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY NOTE

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel on November 7, 1986 and is registered with the Israeli Registrar of Companies. Our ordinary shares (as defined below) have been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd. since November 15, 2000. We are filing this registration statement on Form 20-F in anticipation of the listing of our American Depositary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SHLT.” The Bank of New York Mellon, acting as depositary, will register and deliver our ADSs, each of which will represent         of our ordinary shares.

 

In this registration statement, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  “SHL,” “us,” “we” and “our” refer to SHL Telemedicine Ltd. and its subsidiaries; and

 

  “Mediton” refers to the Mediton Group, in which we acquired a 70% interest on August 31, 2021.

 

Additionally, in this registration statement:

 

  “CHF” and “Swiss francs” refer to the legal currency of Switzerland;

 

  “NIS” refers to New Israeli Shekels, the legal currency of the State of Israel;

 

  “$” and “U.S. dollars” refer to the legal currency of the United States;

 

  “ADSs” refers to our American Depositary Shares, each representing          of our ordinary shares;

 

  “IFRS” refers to International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;

 

  “Ordinary shares” refers to our ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share;

 

  “Nasdaq” refers to the Nasdaq Capital Market;

 

  “SEC” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and

 

  “SIX” refers to the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd.

 

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. In this registration statement, unless otherwise specified, all monetary amounts are in U.S. dollars.

 

This registration statement contains “forward-looking statements” concerning SHL and its business, financial condition and results of operations and the industry in which we operate within the meaning of applicable U.S. federal securities laws. Certain of these forward-looking statements are identifiable by use of the following words and other similar expressions: “anticipates,” “believes,” “budgets,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “scheduled” and “should.” These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and our actual performance, results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but limited to, those discussed under Item 3.D, “Key Information—Risk Factors” of this registration statement and elsewhere in this registration statement.

 

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to SHL or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such particular statement, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for actual results, except as required by law. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement.

 

 

 

The foregoing risks and uncertainties are beyond our ability to control, and in many cases, we cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those indicated.

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

 

A.Directors and Senior Management

 

For information on our directors and senior management, see Item 6.A, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Directors and Senior Management.”

 

B.Advisers

 

Our U.S. legal counsel is:

 

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 

1301 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019

 

Our Israeli legal counsel is:

 

Goldfarb Seligman & Co. 

98 Yigal Alon Street 

Tel Aviv 6789141, Israel

 

C.Auditors

 

Our auditors for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global. Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer have served as SHL’s auditors since 1997 and are registered as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB. Their address is:

 

144 Menachem Begin Road 

Building A 

Tel Aviv 67067, Israel

 

ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATION

 

A.[RESERVED]

 

B.CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

 

The following table presents our cash and consolidated capitalization and indebtedness as of June 30, 2022 on an actual basis and as adjusted to give pro forma effect to share options that were exercised from July 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 as if they had occurred [as of June 30, 2022] or [for the six months period ending June 30, 2022 in the case of the accumulated deficit]. This information was prepared in accordance with IFRS and was derived from our unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 included elsewhere herein. This information should be read in conjunction with the information included and referenced in Item 3.D. “Key Information – Risk Factors,” Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects- Results of Operations,” Item 8. “Financial Information” and Item 18. “Financial Statements,” the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto of us and of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. beginning on page F-1 of this registration statement and our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information attached as Exhibit 15.1 to this registration statement and incorporated by reference herein.

 

   As of June 30, 2022 
   Actual   Adjusted (1) 
         
  

(In thousands)

 
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments  25,134   $47,170 
Borrowings under credit facility  16,328   $16,328 
Shareholders’ equity:         
Ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share  42   $47 
Additional paid-in capital (2)  126,753   $154,953 
Treasury shares  (56)  $(56)
Capital reserve  1,002   $1,002 
Accumulated currency reserve and reserve for defined benefit plans  (2,784)  $(2,784)
Accumulated deficit (3)  (72,973)  $(65,340)
Total shareholders’ equity  51,984   $87,823 
Total capitalization  68,312   $104,151 

 

(1)Adjustments reflect the impact of options exercised from July 1, 2022 until February 28, 2023.

 

The impact of the exercises are as follows:

 

Number of options exercised:   1,855,835 
Number of shares issued:   1,855,835 
Amount of proceeds received upon exercises (thousands):  $22,036 

 

(2)Including reclassification of the liability for share options to Additional paid-in capital in the amount of $ 6,169 thousand upon the exercise of the share options.

 

(3)The change in accumulated deficit is due to the financial income derived from ongoing revaluation of the options that are classified as a liability in our financial statements and of the underwriter fee.

 

C.REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Not applicable.

 

D.RISK FACTORS

 

The realization of one or more of the events described below may have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, results of operations, financial condition, growth prospects and the trading price of our ADSs on Nasdaq and of our ordinary shares on the SIX. You should note that the risks discussed below are not the only risks to which we are exposed. Additional risks, which are not presently known to us or which we currently believe to be immaterial, could likewise result in a material adverse effect on our cash flows, results of operations, financial condition or growth prospects and the trading prices of our ADSs and ordinary shares. The order in which the following risks are presented does not necessarily reflect the likelihood of their occurrence or the relative magnitude of their potential material adverse effects on our cash flows, results of operations, financial condition or growth prospects or the trading prices of our ADSs and ordinary shares.

 

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Industry-specific Risks

 

We operate in a highly regulated industry and failure to comply with the complex regulations applicable to us could result in investigations, legal judgments or penalties, which could materially adversely affect our business.

 

Our ability to conduct telehealth services and medical services is subject to a variety of laws and regulatory regimes of the countries and jurisdictions in which we operate and provide our services, including a variety of labor laws, privacy regulations, anti-corruption, anti-competition or financial relationships of healthcare providers with service providers. Such regulatory requirements can vary from country to country and new requirements may be imposed on us from time to time. In a regulatory climate that is uncertain and constantly changing, our operations may be subject to direct and indirect adoption, expansion or reinterpretation of various laws and regulations. Compliance with these laws and regulations may require us to change our practices at an undeterminable and possibly significant initial monetary and recurring expense.

 

In addition, failure to properly adhere to these and other applicable laws and regulations could result in investigations, the imposition of penalties or adverse legal judgments by public or private plaintiffs, significant adverse publicity and reputational harm, suspension or revocation of licenses, fines, civil and/or administrative penalties, criminal penalties or other disciplinary actions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We depend on evolving governmental regulation in and around the health care industry and failure to comply with these and other laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

As a general matter, the healthcare industry is highly regulated. Regulations are constantly evolving and tend to be highly dependent on political developments as well as developments in the health insurance industry and in public finance. We are unable to predict future regulations and governmental decisions that might impact our business in the future with any certainty. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by the failure to obtain required licenses and governmental approvals, comply with applicable regulations, or comply with existing or future laws, rules or regulations or their interpretations.

 

We and our business customers are subject to various laws governing privacy protection, confidentiality information and security laws. Because we and the Mediton Group retain personal and medical information of patients or other persons, we are also subject to data privacy protection and security laws, which require that owners of databases containing such information to meet certain obligations such as appointing a database administrator who shall supervise the use of the information only for its original purposes.

 

In various countries (such as Israel) a special authorization is needed to process and store personal data, such as patient medical data. The transmission of personal medical data via telecommunications, especially cross border transfer via internet, is a relatively new development, and patient and health care industry concerns regarding the confidentiality of such information could lead to further legislation and regulations that govern the methods of transmitting and storing patient medical data. Failure to comply with these and other laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

In many countries, we are also subject to laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine and to laws that govern financial and other arrangements between health care providers and payers which are designed to induce the referral of a patient to a particular provider for medical products and services. Although we believe that we are in compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that certain countries’ governments will not determine that our operations comprise a violation of the prohibition on corporate practice of medicine, and force us to restructure, alter or terminate our operations in those countries.

 

In Israel, we operate under legislations and regulations that apply to the provision of the telemedicine services provided by us and the healthcare services provided by the Mediton Group. In addition, medical equipment laws apply to the medical devices being used by our private pay subscribers and by the Mediton Group in providing its healthcare services. These laws provide that medical equipment may only be manufactured and marketed in Israel, if it is registered as medical equipment in the “AMR register,” in accordance with the Israeli registration conditions. In addition, certain regulations and Ministry of Health procedures apply to the provision of our telemedicine services and the use, operation, calibration and maintenance of certain medical devices or equipment and pharmaceutical products being used or operated by us or by the Mediton Group. The marketing and sale of our telemedicine services to our private pay consumers in Israel are also subject to the Consumer Protection law and regulations, goal of which is to protect customers that are individuals from misleading sales methods.

 

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Our business environment is volatile and rapidly changing.

 

With respect to our telehealth services, the telehealth market is still relatively new and unproven and rapidly changing, and it is uncertain whether it will achieve and sustain high levels of demand in the various markets, consumer acceptance and market adoption. Our success will depend to a substantial extent on the willingness of our clients to use, and to increase the frequency and extent of their utilization of, our solutions, as well as on our ability to demonstrate the value of telehealth to employers, health plans, government agencies and other purchasers of healthcare for beneficiaries.

 

We must continually develop and introduce new products, product enhancements and/or solutions and there is no guarantee that our investments in research and development will yield the desired results.

 

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to anticipate future customer needs with respect to product quality, price and functionality and to continue to design, manufacture and deploy new innovative products, solutions and services along with enhancements to sustain the performance of our existing products in response to such requirements. We have made, and expect to continue to make, substantial investments in the development of our products and related solutions, software and related solutions, to address new market needs and enhance customer engagement. It is critical for our success to be able to analyze and understand our markets and our customers’ needs, and to maintain a roadmap for our research and development program that allows for its swift implementation.

 

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We compete in a highly competitive market, and our competitors constantly show competitive solutions to some of our technologies and services we offer, which may adversely affect demand for our services.

 

In the last few years and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced rapidly growing competition within the field of telemedicine services and products. Our main competitors include small companies providing focused solutions for a limited number of specific healthcare conditions, as well as larger companies providing comprehensive healthcare services. Competition from specialized software providers or device manufacturers, which may facilitate the collection of data but offer limited interpretation, feedback or guidance, and from other parties will result in continued pricing pressures, which are likely to lead to price declines in certain product segments, which could in turn negatively impact our sales, profitability and market share.

 

Our ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to distinguish ourselves and our services from our competitors and their products, and includes factors such as: long-term outcomes, ease of use, price, brand recognition, longer operating history, greater market penetration, established client channels and strong customer relationships, larger marketing budgets and quality of services.

 

There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to sell our products and services or maintain profitability in the face of this competition. Failure to compete successfully as a result of the above factors or for other reasons would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to present operational, health, labor, logistics and other challenges, and it is difficult to assess the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and cash flows.

 

There are many variables and uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including the emergence, contagiousness and threat of new and different strains of the virus and their severity; the effectiveness of treatments or vaccines against the virus or its new strains; the extent of travel restrictions, business closures and other measures that are or may be imposed in affected areas or countries where we operate by governmental authorities; disruptions in the supply chain; an increasingly competitive labor market due to a sustained labor shortage and increased turnover caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; increased logistics costs; additional costs due to remote working arrangements, adherence to social distancing guidelines, the use of personal protective equipment, enhanced cleaning requirements and other COVID-19 related challenges. Further, there remain increased risks of cyberattacks on information technology systems used in remote working environments; increased privacy-related risks due to remote processing of health-related personal information; absence of workforce due to illness; and other factors that are currently unknown or considered immaterial. See “Risk Factors—We may encounter data security and privacy risks” below. It is difficult to assess the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and cash flows.

 

Our proprietary rights may be challenged, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our ability to compete successfully will depend, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary rights, including the source code of our software. Although we continue implementing protective measures, including patents and trademarks, to defend our proprietary rights, these measures may not be successful, and our patents may not provide meaningful protection against potential competitors developing substantially similar products and services. Moreover, any patents issued to us may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented and the rights granted thereunder may not provide a competitive advantage to us.

 

We also rely on trade secrets and proprietary knowledge, which we protect, in part, through confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and other parties. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known to, or independently developed by, competitors. If we were to be unsuccessful in defending our proprietary rights, or if our trade secrets or proprietary knowledge were breached, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

If we fail to retain our key personnel and attract and retain additional qualified healthcare and management personnel, we may not be able to pursue our growth strategy.

 

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of our management team and our technical, marketing and sales personnel, and our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified management, and technical, marketing and sales personnel. Competition for highly skilled management, technical, marketing and sales personnel, and other employees in the healthcare industry is intense. We may not be able to attract or retain highly qualified personnel in the future. The members of our senior management are at-will employees and therefore they may terminate their employment with us at any time with no advance notice. The replacement of our key employees would likely involve significant time and costs and may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives. If any of our key employees leave or are terminated, and we fail to attract and retain qualified and experienced professionals on acceptable terms to replace them, the loss of their services could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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We must also attract and retain additional highly skilled healthcare personnel in order to continue to execute our growth strategy. Our ability to attract and retain qualified healthcare personnel depends on several factors, including our ability to provide competitive benefits and wages. If we do not increase benefits and wages in response to increases by our competitors, we could face difficulties attracting and retaining qualified management and healthcare personnel. In addition, if we raise wages in response to our competitors’ wage increases and are unable to pass such increases on to our clients, our margins and net profits could decline, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Risks Related to Our Operations in Israel

 

Service of process upon our directors and officers may be difficult to effect in non-Israeli jurisdictions such as the United States.

 

Service of process upon our directors and officers, most of whom reside in Israel, may be difficult to effect in a non-Israeli jurisdiction such as the United States.

 

Foreign judgments against us and our directors or officers may not be enforceable.

 

We are incorporated in Israel and substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. Substantially all of our directors and officers are non-U.S. citizens and most of their assets are also located outside of the United States. Accordingly, the enforceability of judgments against us and our directors and officers may be limited outside Israel. Specifically, Israeli courts might not enforce judgments rendered outside Israel, which may make it difficult to collect on judgments rendered against us or our officers and directors. Israeli courts will not enforce a foreign judgment if it was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases) or if its enforcement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel.

 

Conditions in Israel and relations between Israel and other countries could adversely affect our business.

 

Many of our employees and suppliers, including most of the members of our management team, are located in Israel. In addition, a number of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, military instability in Israel and the political, economic and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business and operations.

 

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Since the State of Israel was established in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have occurred between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In recent years, Israel has been engaged in sporadic armed conflicts with Hamas, an Islamist terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip, with Hezbollah, an Islamist terrorist group that controls large portions of southern Lebanon, and with Iranian-backed military forces in Syria. In addition, Iran has threatened to attack Israel and may be developing nuclear weapons. Some of these hostilities were accompanied by missiles being fired from the Gaza Strip 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. 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 addition, in the event that our facilities are damaged as a result of hostile action or hostilities otherwise disrupt the ongoing operation of its facilities, our ability to continue our operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

Furthermore, the Israeli government has recently been pursuing legislative changes that, if adopted, would alter the current state of separation of powers among the three branches of government, and that have sparked considerable political debate. These changes could have negative consequences on the business and economic conditions in Israel that may include, among others, a downgrade in Israel’s sovereign credit rating, increased interest rates, currency fluctuations, inflation, civil unrest and volatility in securities markets, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

 

Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. 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 or that it will sufficiently cover our potential damages. 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.

 

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 and the expansion of our business. Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts, divestment and sanctions have been undertaken against Israel, which could also adversely impact our business.

 

Many of our employees and independent contractors in Israel are required to perform military reserve duty, which may disrupt their work for us.

 

Many Israeli citizens are obligated to perform several days, and in some cases more, of annual military reserve duty each year until they reach the age of 40 (or older for reservists who are military officers or who have certain occupations) and, in the event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by such call-ups, particularly if such call-ups include members of our management, and given the current shortage of highly qualified personnel in our industry in Israel due to the recent acceleration of activity in startups, especially in the technology space. Such disruption could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Your rights and responsibilities as our shareholder will be governed by Israeli law, which may differ in certain respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. corporations.

 

Since we are incorporated under Israeli law, the rights and responsibilities of our shareholders are governed by our Articles of Association as in effect from time to time and Israeli law. These rights and responsibilities differ in certain respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. corporations. In particular, shareholders of Israeli companies have a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner in exercising their rights and performing their obligations towards their and other shareholders and to refrain from abusing their power in the companies, including, among other things, in voting at general meetings of shareholders on certain matters, such as amendments to their articles of association, an increase of companies’ authorized share capital, mergers and approval of related party transactions. A shareholder also has a general duty to refrain from discriminating against other shareholders. In addition, a controlling shareholder or a shareholder who knows that it possesses the power to determine the outcome of a shareholders’ vote or to appoint or prevent the appointment of an office holder in the company has a duty to act in fairness towards the company. These provisions may be interpreted to impose additional obligations and liabilities on our shareholders that are not typically imposed on shareholders of U.S. corporations.

 

Provisions of Israeli and Swiss law and our Articles of Association may delay, prevent or otherwise impede a merger with, or an acquisition of, us, which could prevent a change of control, even if the terms of such a transaction are favorable to us and our shareholders.

 

Israeli corporate law regulates mergers, requires tender offers for acquisitions of shares above specified thresholds, requires special approvals for transactions involving directors, officers or significant shareholders and regulates other matters that may be relevant to mergers and acquisition transactions. For example, a merger may not be consummated unless at least 50 days have passed from the date on which a merger proposal is filed by each merging company with the Israel Registrar of Companies and at least 30 days have passed from the date on which the shareholders of both merging companies have approved the merger. In addition, a majority of each class of securities of the target company must approve a merger. Moreover, a tender offer for all of a company’s issued and outstanding shares can only be completed if the acquirer receives positive responses from the holders of at least 95% of the issued share capital. Completion of the tender offer also requires approval of a majority of the offerees that do not have a personal interest in the tender offer, unless, following consummation of the tender offer, the acquirer would hold at least 98% of the company’s outstanding shares. In addition, shareholders, including those who indicated their acceptance of a tender offer, may, at any time within six months following the completion of the tender offer, claim that the consideration for the acquisition of their shares does not reflect their fair market value, and petition an Israeli court to alter the consideration for the acquisition accordingly, unless the acquirer stipulated in its tender offer that shareholders accepting the offer may not seek such appraisal rights, and the acquirer or the company published all required information with respect to the tender offer prior to the tender offer’s response date.

 

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Israeli tax considerations may also make potential transactions unappealing to us or to our shareholders whose country of residence does not have a tax treaty with Israel exempting such shareholders from Israeli tax.

 

These and other similar provisions could delay, prevent or impede an acquisition of us or our merger with another company, even if such an acquisition or merger would be beneficial to us or to our shareholders.

 

Due to our listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Swiss takeover law applies, which could also restrict or discourage mergers, acquisition and change of control of us. For respective provisions affecting mergers, acquisitions and changes of control applicable to us as a result of our SIX Swiss Exchange listing, see Item 10.B. “Memorandum and Articles of Association – Swiss Laws Applicable with Respect to Our ordinary shares”.

 

The ability of any Israeli company to pay dividends is subject to Israeli law and the amount of cash dividends payable may be subject to devaluation in the Israeli currency.

 

The ability of an Israeli company to pay dividends is governed by Israeli law, which provides that cash dividends may be paid only out of retained earnings or earnings derived over the two most recent fiscal years, whichever is higher, as determined for statutory purposes in Israeli currency, provided that there is no reasonable concern that payment of a dividend will prevent a company from satisfying its existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due. In the event of a devaluation of the Israeli currency against the U.S. dollar, the amount in U.S. dollars available for payment of cash dividends out of prior years’ earnings will decrease.

 

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Operational Risks

 

The global nature of our operations exposes us to a variety of risks resulting from organizational, logistical, legal, political and cultural as well as other related challenges.

 

Our international business is subject to risks resulting from differing legal and regulatory requirements, political, social and economic conditions and unforeseeable developments in a variety of jurisdictions. Our international operations are subject to particular risks in addition to those faced by our domestic operations, including the following: the need to localize and adapt our solutions for specific countries, requirements of foreign laws and other governmental controls over our services (including employment, healthcare, tax, privacy and data protection laws and regulations), new and different sources of competition, local business and cultural factors that differ from our normal standards and practices, adverse tax consequences, fluctuations in currency exchange rates which could make our solutions more expensive or increase our costs of doing business in certain countries, limitations on future growth or inability to maintain current levels of revenues from international sales, difficulties in staffing, managing and operating our international operations, difficulties in coordinating the activities of our geographically dispersed and culturally diverse operations and political unrest, war, pandemics, terrorism or regional natural disasters, all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Labor disputes may disrupt our operations or lead to higher labor costs.

 

Employee costs represent a significant cost for our business. Such costs could increase following wage negotiations. Our personnel in certain countries benefit from more favorable laws. In the event our relationships with our personnel, workers, representatives and unions deteriorate or labor laws become more stringent, we could face strikes or similar interruptions to our business as well as significantly increased wage and non-wage labor costs.

 

Significant growth may challenge our operations.

 

We may expand significantly in the coming years. Our successful growth will be dependent on our ability to manage our rapidly expanding operations, including, among other things, our ability to integrate new personnel on a timely basis, to improve continually our financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures and to outsource a substantial portion of our manufacturing successfully. This growth could place significant strain on our operations. If our controls, systems or procedures, or the sub-contractors to whom we outsources our production, prove inadequate to support our operations, we may be unable to achieve our goals for growth. Any failure to manage growth effectively would have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Acquisitions, substantial investments or absence of suitable acquisitions may negatively affect our financial performance.

 

We may acquire or make substantial investments in complementary businesses, distribution channels, technologies or products in the future. Any such acquisition or investment would entail various risks, including the difficulty of assimilating the technologies, operations and personnel of the acquired business, the potential disruption of our ongoing business and, generally, our potential inability to obtain the desired financial and strategic benefits from the acquisition or investment. Future acquisitions and investments could also result in substantial cash expenditures, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt and contingent liabilities, and amortization expenses related to goodwill and other intangible assets, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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We may be negatively affected by the failure of key suppliers and sub-contractors.

 

We believe that the expansion of our manufacturing capabilities and the manufacturing of component parts can be most effectively accomplished through outside sources. Because of our dependence on manufacturers and suppliers, we may experience logistical problems in our supply chain, including long lead times for receipt of products or components, inventory shortages or related difficulties. Moreover, third party manufacturers and suppliers may fail to produce products or components that meet our quality standards or to deliver such products or components in a timely manner.

 

We may be unable to locate a sufficient number of additional qualified manufacturers or suppliers to meet the demand for our products. Although we believe that we can find alternative manufacturers and suppliers for these externally sourced components, there is no guarantee that we will be able to find alternative manufacturers and suppliers or make cost-effective alternative arrangements in a timely manner. Any failure of outside manufacturers or suppliers to meet our needs could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may be affected by other third-party risks.

 

In providing our services, we use third parties for certain services, such as cloud services and external data hosting services. Although we engage in due diligence, closely scrutinizing our third-party providers, sometimes these third parties may not perform as contractually required or expected. This may adversely impact our services and may lead to client attrition and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and reputation.

 

We may encounter data security and privacy risks.

 

We are heavily dependent on critical, complex and interdependent information technology systems, including Internet-based systems, to support our business processes. In addition, we gather information, which can include personal sensitive information. We are also increasingly seeking to develop technology-based products to improve patient welfare in a variety of ways, which could also result in us gathering personal information about patients and others electronically.

 

Our technology systems may be exposed to external or internal security incidents, breakdowns, malicious intrusions, cyberattacks and cybercrimes, including state-sponsored cybercrimes, malware, misplaced or lost data, programming or human errors, or other similar events. Like other companies, we have been the subject of cyberattacks in the past. As the external cyber-attack threat keeps growing, impacting globally and across different industries, we expect to be subject to additional cyberattacks in the future. Although cyberattacks have not had a material adverse impact on the Company to date and the Company has invested, and continues to invest, in improved cybersecurity processes and technology designed to protect against such attacks, we may not be able to prevent future breakdowns or breaches of our systems and we may not be able to prevent such events from having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or reputation.

 

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Our financial results may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates.

 

Our functional currency in Israel is the NIS and our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. An important part of our revenues and expenses are currently paid in NIS, euros and U.S. dollars. As a result, our business is generally exposed to transactional and translational currency exchange risks caused by fluctuations in exchange rates among those different currencies. We do not currently engage in foreign currency hedging transactions to manage foreign currency exchange risks.

 

Liability may arise that may not or, not fully, be covered by insurance.

 

We are not insured against all risks and our insurance could prove insufficient to cover certain losses. Generally, health care companies are subject to claims alleging negligence, product liability, breach of warranty or malpractice that may involve large claims and significant defense costs whether or not such liability is imposed.

 

While we have been able to obtain liability insurance in the past, there is no guarantee that such insurance will be available in the future on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Moreover, a successful claim in excess of the limits of our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Such claims, regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, may also have a material adverse effect on our reputation.

 

Other Risks

 

Recent global events caused volatility and disruption of financial markets could affect our access to credit.

 

The current economic market environment has caused contraction in the availability of credit in the marketplace. This could potentially reduce our sources of liquidity. While there have not been changes to date regarding our ability to access credit, future volatility could have a negative impact on our financial position and performance which could put us in default of the credit conditions and impact our ability to access credit. Additionally, future volatility and financial market disruptions could impact lenders’ ability to provide new loans or honor the terms of credit agreements.

 

We must comply with tax laws in several jurisdictions.

 

We conduct operations in multiple tax jurisdictions, and the tax laws of those jurisdictions generally require that the transfer prices between affiliated companies shall be the same as those between unrelated companies dealing at arm’s length, and that such prices are supported by contemporaneous documentation. While we believe that we operate in compliance with applicable tax laws (including transfer pricing laws) and we intend to continue to do so, if tax authorities in any of these jurisdictions were to successfully challenge our tax policies, they could require us to make adjustments to our tax policies, which could result in a higher overall tax liability to us, and possibly interest and penalties, and could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Additionally, the integrated nature of our worldwide operations can produce conflicting claims from tax authorities in different countries as to the profits to be taxed in the individual countries. The majority of the jurisdictions in which we operate have double tax treaties with other foreign jurisdictions, which provide a framework for mitigating the impact of double taxation on our revenues and capital gains. However, mechanisms developed to resolve such conflicting claims are largely untested and can be expected to be very lengthy.

 

Risks Related to our ADSs and Ordinary Shares

 

Restrictions on the shares held by certain principal shareholders may be removed which could mean such principal shareholders may have a significant influence on decisions by our shareholders.

 

In January 2018 the Swiss Takeover Board found that Mengke Cai, Xiang Xu, Himalaya (Cayman Islands) TMT Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Ltd. and Kun Shen, who in the aggregate hold approximately 36.4% of the issued shares of SHL as of February 28, 2023, were acting in concert and should have published a tender offer for all of the SHL shares in accordance with Swiss law governing companies traded on the SIX. Subsequently, the relevant Swiss authorities suspended all of these shareholders’ voting rights and prohibited them from disposing of their shares without the court’s prior approval or from purchasing any additional shares until they make a tender offer for all of the SHL shares. Although we are not aware of any intention by the relevant authorities in Switzerland to overturn this decision, if they were to do so, these shareholders would regain all of the rights associated with their shares and would have a significant influence on decisions by our shareholders.

 

An active trading market for the ADSs may fail to develop and continue after the Nasdaq listing and the market prices for our ADSs and our ordinary shares may be volatile.

 

There has been no public market for our securities in the United States prior to the listing of our ADSs on Nasdaq. An active trading market may not develop following the Nasdaq listing of our ADSs. If an active trading market for the ADSs fails to develop and continue after the Nasdaq listing, you may not be able to resell your ADSs quickly or at the market price you expect due to lack of sufficient liquidity.

 

The market prices of our ADSs on Nasdaq and our ordinary shares on the SIX may be highly volatile and could also be negatively influenced by adverse developments affecting the general economic or investment climate. In addition, geopolitical factors such as war, pandemics or acts of terrorism may indirectly adversely affect the market prices of our ADSs on Nasdaq and of our ordinary shares on the SIX.

 

Our securities will be traded on more than one market or exchange and this may result in price variations.

 

We have applied to list our ADSs for trading on Nasdaq. Our ordinary shares have been trading on the SIX since November 15, 2000. Trading in our ADSs and ordinary shares on these markets will take place in different currencies (U.S. dollars on Nasdaq and Swiss francs on the SIX), and at different times (resulting from different time zones, trading days, and public holidays in the United States and Switzerland). The trading prices of our ADSs and ordinary shares on these two markets may differ due to these and other factors. Any decrease in the price of our ordinary shares on the SIX could cause a decrease in the trading price of our ADSs on Nasdaq. In addition, the opening price of our ADSs may have little or no relationship to the historical sales prices of our ordinary shares on the SIX. The trading price of our ADSs may also fluctuate following our initial listing on Nasdaq.

 

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Future sales or issuances, or the possibility or perception of future sales or issuances, of a substantial number of ADSs or ordinary shares or other securities that are convertible into our equity securities could cause the market prices of our ADSs or ordinary shares to fall.

 

The market prices of our ADSs and ordinary shares could decline as a result of sales of a large number of ADSs or ordinary shares in the public markets in the future or the possibility or perception that such sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to issue equity securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate.

 

The issuance of equity or other securities that are convertible into equity, including options, or the exercise of options on ADSs or ordinary shares could immediately and substantially dilute the ownership interest and rights of our shareholders.

 

We may choose to raise additional capital in the future, depending on market conditions or strategic considerations and subject to any applicable shareholder approval or other requirements under Israeli law or the listing rules of Nasdaq or the SIX. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the issuance of ADSs, ordinary shares or other securities that are convertible into our equity, the issuance of these securities will dilute the proportional holding of our ADSs and ordinary shares by our investors, and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our shareholders. The Board of Directors has granted and may in the future grant options to investors and employees, consultants, directors and officers of the company and other third parties to acquire ADSs and ordinary shares. For example, in January and February 2021, in connection with a private placement of 3,588,889 ordinary shares mainly to Israel based institutional investors, we issued options to purchase 1,944,444 ordinary shares, exercisable until January 20, 2023 and February 16, 2023, respectively, at an exercise price of CHF 11.00. As of February 28, 2023, 1,914,478 of the options had been exercised for 1,914,478 newly issued shares. The exercise of such options may dilute pro-ratably the rights of our existing shareholders.

 

As of February 28, 2023, we also had options outstanding for the issuance of up to 1,240,558 ordinary shares under our Share Option Plan. Pursuant to our Share Option Plan, all option exercises are on a net cash basis (i.e., require cashless exercise). For further information please refer to Item 6.B. “Compensation –Board of Directors Compensation – Share Option Plan”.

 

Sales of substantial numbers of our ADSs and ordinary shares and changes in our shareholder structure may adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares as well as the position of our shareholders.

 

Certain of our shareholders hold a significant number of our ordinary shares, as further described under Item 6.E, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Share Ownership.” Block sales of significant shareholdings and other changes in our shareholder structure may adversely affect the trading prices of our ADSs and our ordinary shares, may result in a change of control and may adversely impact the trading price of our ADSs and ordinary shares.

 

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Whether we will pay dividends to our shareholders is uncertain.

 

We do not have a dividend policy. Our Board declared a dividend in 2019, but did not declare a dividend in 2018, 2020, 2021 or 2022. There can be no assurance that our Board will declare a dividend in any given financial year. If we do not declare dividends, capital appreciation, if any, of our ADSs and ordinary shares will be your sole source of gain.

 

Analyst reports and recommendations may impact the trading price and volume of our ADSs and ordinary shares and cause them to decline.

 

The trading markets for our ADSs and our ordinary shares will likely be influenced by the equity research and reports that industry or security analysts publish about us or our industry after our listing. We do not control these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade their recommendation regarding our ADSs or ordinary shares, the trading prices of our ADSs and our ordinary shares would likely decline. In addition, if one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the market, which could, in turn, cause the trading volume or the trading prices of our ADSs and our ordinary shares to decline.

 

Market conditions may cause the market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares to fluctuate substantially.

 

The market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares may experience high volatility. Our year-end operating results, changes in general conditions in the economy or the financial markets and other developments affecting us or our competitors could cause the market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares to fluctuate substantially. The capital markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruption over the past years. In some cases, trading markets have produced downward pressure on stock prices for certain issuers seemingly without regard to those issuers’ underlying financial strength.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain public disclosure requirements, which may afford less protection to the holders of our ADSs and ordinary shares than they would enjoy if we were a domestic U.S. company.

 

We are a foreign private issuer and are not subject to the same disclosure and other requirements that are imposed upon U.S. domestic issuers by the SEC. As a foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors, and principal shareholders will be exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Furthermore, as a foreign private issuer we are not required to disclose the compensation of our five most highly compensated officers on an individual basis as is required of U.S. domestic reporting companies. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. domestic reporting companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. Moreover, we will not be required to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material information. These exemptions and leniencies will reduce the frequency and scope of information and protections to which you may otherwise have been eligible in relation to a U.S. domestic issuer.

 

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If we cease to qualify as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply fully with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if a majority of our shares are owned by U.S. residents and a majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents or we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance standards.

 

While our ADSs are listed on Nasdaq, we are permitted to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards. We are required to provide a brief description of the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the corporate governance practices required to be followed by domestic U.S. companies listed on Nasdaq. The standards applicable to us are considerably different than the standards applied to domestic U.S. issuers. For instance, under our home country rules, we are not required to maintain a majority of independent directors and a compensation committee comprised of independent directors, and the charters of our board committees do not necessarily contain all of the Nasdaq charter requirements for such committees of U.S. domestic companies.

 

We have relied on and intend to continue to rely on some of these exemptions. As a result, as a holder of our ADSs or ordinary shares, you may not be provided with the benefits of certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our ADSs and ordinary shares less attractive to investors and, as a result, adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares and result in a less active trading market for our ADSs and ordinary shares.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the U.S. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. For example, we have elected to rely on an exemption from the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, relating to internal control over financial reporting, and we will not provide such an attestation from our auditors. We cannot predict whether investors will find our ADSs and ordinary shares less attractive because of our reliance on some or all of these exemptions. If investors find our ADSs and ordinary shares less attractive, it may adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares and there may be a less active trading market for the ADSs.

 

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ADS holders do not have the same rights as our shareholders.

 

ADS holders do not have the same rights as our shareholders. For example, ADS holders may not attend shareholders’ meetings or directly exercise the voting rights attaching to our ordinary shares. ADS holders may vote only by instructing the depositary to vote on their behalf. If we request the depositary to solicit your voting instructions (and we are not required to do so), the depositary will notify you of a shareholders’ meeting and send or make voting materials available to you. Those materials will describe the matters to be voted on and explain how ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote. For instructions to be valid, they must reach the depositary by a date set by the depositary. The depositary will try, as far as practical, subject to the laws of Israel and the provisions of our Articles of Association or similar documents, to vote or to have its agents vote the deposited ordinary shares as instructed by ADS holders. If we do not request the depositary to solicit your voting instructions, the depositary is not required to do so. Except by instructing the depositary as described above, you won’t be able to exercise voting rights unless you surrender your ADSs and withdraw the ordinary shares. However, you may not know about the meeting enough in advance to withdraw the ordinary shares. We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the depositary to vote your ordinary shares. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for the manner of carrying out voting instructions. This means that you may not be able to exercise voting rights and there may be nothing you can do if your ordinary shares are not voted as you requested. In addition, ADS holders have no right to call a shareholders’ meeting unless ADS holders cancel their ADS and hold the ordinary shares underlying such ADSs directly.

 

The deposit agreement may be amended or terminated without the ADS holder’s consent.

 

We and the depositary may amend or terminate the deposit agreement without your consent. Holders of the ADSs are entitled to a prior notice in the event of a materially prejudicial amendment or termination thereof or if the amendment adds or increases fees or charges. If you continue to hold your ADSs after an amendment to the deposit agreement, you agree to be bound by the deposit agreement as amended.

 

The deposit agreement may be terminated at any time upon prior written notice to holders of the ADSs. Upon the termination of the deposit agreement, our company will be discharged from all obligations under the deposit agreement except for its obligations to the depositary thereunder. At any time after the termination date, the depositary may sell the deposited securities. After that, the depositary will hold the money it received on the sale, as well as any other cash it is holding under the deposit agreement, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the ADS holders that have not surrendered their ADSs. After the termination date and before the depositary sells all of the securities, the depositary may refuse to accept a surrender of ADSs by a holder for the purpose of withdrawing deposited securities if it would interfere with the selling process. During this time, the depositary will not be required to register any transfer or ADSs or distribute any dividends or other distributions, give any notices or perform any other duties under the deposit agreement.

 

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Holders of ADSs may be subject to limitations on transfer of their ADSs.

 

Your ADSs will be transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its transfer books at any time or from time to time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. In addition, the depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of ADSs generally when our books or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the depositary deem it advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason in accordance with the terms of the deposit agreement.

 

You may not receive the same distributions or dividends as those we make to the holders of our ordinary shares, and, in certain limited circumstances, you may not receive dividends or other distributions on our ordinary shares, if it is illegal or impractical to make them available to you.

 

The depositary for the ADSs has agreed to pay to you the cash dividends and other distributions it or its custodian receives on ordinary shares or other deposited securities underlying the ADSs, after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of ordinary shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary is not required to pay such cash dividends and other distributions if it determines that it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example, it would be unlawful to make a distribution to a holder of ADSs if it consists of securities that require registration under the Securities Act, that are not properly registered or distributed under an applicable exemption from registration. In addition, conversion into U.S. dollars from foreign currency that was part of a dividend made in respect of deposited ordinary shares may require the approval or license of, or a filing with, a government or agency thereof, which may be unobtainable. In these cases, the depositary may determine not to distribute such property, or a portion thereof, and hold such property as “deposited securities” or it may seek to affect a substitute dividend or distribution, including of the net cash proceeds from the sale of the dividends that the depositary deems to be an equitable and practicable substitute. We have no obligation to register under U.S. securities laws any ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or other securities distributed by us. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs, ordinary shares, rights or any other property distributed on our ordinary shares to holders of ADSs.

 

In addition, the depositary may deduct from any dividends or distributions by us its fees and may withhold an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges to the extent the depositary believes it is required to make such withholding. This means that you may not receive the same distributions or dividends as those we make to the holders of our ordinary shares, and, in certain limited circumstances, you may not receive any value for such distributions or dividends if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available to you. These restrictions may cause a material decline in the value of the ADSs.

 

Holders or beneficial owners of our ADSs have limited recourse if we or the depositary fail to meet our respective obligations under the deposit agreement or if they wish us or the depositary to participate in legal proceedings.

 

The deposit agreement expressly limits our obligations and liability and those of the depositary. We and the depositary:

 

  are only obligated to take the actions specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith;

 

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  are not liable if we are, or it is, prevented or delayed by law or circumstances beyond our, or its, control from performing our or its obligations under the deposit agreement;

 

  are not liable if we exercise or it exercises discretion permitted under the deposit agreement;

 

  are not liable for the inability of any holder of the ADSs to benefit from any distribution on deposited securities that is not made available to holders of the ADSs under the terms of the deposit agreement, or for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the deposit agreement;

 

  have no obligation to become involved in a lawsuit or other proceeding related to the ADSs or the deposit agreement on behalf of the holders of the ADSs or any other person;

 

  are not liable for the acts or omissions of any securities depositary, clearing agency or settlement system; and

 

  may rely upon any documents we believe or it believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person.

 

These provisions of the deposit agreement limit the ability of holders of the ADSs to obtain recourse if we or the depositary fail to meet our respective obligations under the deposit agreement or if they wish us or the depositary to participate in a legal proceeding.

 

ADS holders may not be entitled to a jury trial with respect to claims arising under the deposit agreement, which could result in less favorable results to the plaintiff(s) in any such action.

 

The deposit agreement governing our ADSs provides that holders and beneficial owners of ADSs irrevocably waive the right to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the deposit agreement or the ADSs, including claims under federal securities laws, against us or the depositary to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. If this jury trial waiver provision is prohibited by applicable law, an action could nevertheless proceed under the terms of the deposit agreement with a jury trial. To our knowledge, the enforceability of a jury trial waiver under the federal securities laws has not been finally adjudicated by a federal court, and holders of the ADSs are not able to waive our or the depositary’s compliance with U.S. federal securities laws or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. However, we believe that a jury trial waiver provision is generally enforceable under the laws of the State of New York, which govern the deposit agreement, by a court of the State of New York or a federal court, which have non-exclusive jurisdiction over matters arising under the deposit agreement, applying such law. In determining whether to enforce a jury trial waiver provision, New York courts and federal courts will consider whether the visibility of the jury trial waiver provision within the agreement is sufficiently prominent such that a party has knowingly waived any right to trial by jury. We believe that this is the case with respect to the deposit agreement and the ADSs. In addition, New York courts will not enforce a jury trial waiver provision in order to bar a viable setoff or counterclaim sounding in fraud or one that is based upon a creditor’s negligence in failing to liquidate collateral upon a guarantor’s demand, or in the case of an intentional tort claim (as opposed to a contract dispute), none of which we believe are applicable in the case of the deposit agreement or the ADSs. No condition, stipulation or provision of the deposit agreement or ADSs serves as a waiver by any holder or beneficial owner of ADSs or by us or the depositary of compliance with any provision of the federal securities laws. If you or any other holder or beneficial owner of ADSs brings a claim against us or the depositary in connection with matters arising under the deposit agreement or the ADSs, you or such other holder or beneficial owner may not be entitled to a jury trial with respect to such claims, which may have the effect of limiting and discouraging lawsuits against us and/or the depositary. If a lawsuit is brought against us and/or the depositary under the deposit agreement, it may be heard only by a judge or justice of the applicable trial court, which would be conducted according to different civil procedures and may augur different results than a trial by jury would have had, including results that could be less favorable to the plaintiff(s) in any such action, depending on, among other things, the nature of the claims, the judge or justice hearing such claims, and the venue of the hearing.

 

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ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON the company

 

A.HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF the company

 

General

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on November 7, 1986 and is a limited liability company for unlimited duration under the laws of the State of Israel. The address of our registered office and principal executive office is Ashdar Building, 90 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv 6789130, Israel. SHL’s legal name is “SHL Telemedicine Ltd.”

 

History

 

SHL was founded in Israel by Mr. Yoram Alroy in 1986 and went public in 2000 by listing on the SIX under the ticker symbol “SHLTN.” Since its founding, SHL has expanded its operations and is now an international group specializing in telemedicine services, including the provision and development of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, with operations in Israel, Germany and the United States. Since its inception, SHL’s business has been dedicated to emergency medical services and telemedicine. For more than a quarter of a century, and with tens of thousands of subscribers, SHL has been providing monitoring services to cardiac patients and taking care of people in need of home-based medical support. SHL’s ethos is to provide its subscribers professional medical care digitally when its subscribers need it. SHL monitors its subscribers’ health and wellbeing to reduce the need for emergency intervention and hospitalization. SHL’s aim is to increase its users’ chances of survival if a heart attack strikes and generally improve users’ quality of life following such medical events.

 

SHL expanded into Europe in 2001 by establishing a joint venture with Philips Medical Systems International B.V., providing telemedicine services based on SHL’s proprietary technology. In 2004, SHL acquired Philips’ equity interest in the joint venture. Over the years, SHL has strategically acquired local private companies in Germany such as Almeda GmbH, Gesellschaft für Patientenhilfe DGP mbH, and Jumedi GmbH, and is currently one of the leading companies in providing telehealth services and remote patient monitoring services of chronic patients for health insurance funds in Germany.

 

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In 2002, SHL expanded its footprint in the U.S. by acquiring all of the equity interests of Raytel Medical Corp. (Nasdaq: RTEL) for approximately $35.0 million. Raytel Medical Corp. was a leading provider of remote cardiac monitoring and operated outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities and cardiovascular and nuclear cardiology diagnostic service facilities throughout the U.S. In 2007, SHL sold Raytel Medical Corp. to Philips Holding USA, Inc. for approximately $110 million.

 

SHL introduced its unique and patented mobile 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) SmartHeart® platform in the US in 2020, and since then has entered into commercial agreements with leading US healthcare providers, including the Mayo Clinic, CVS, and Henry Schein.

 

During January and February 2021, SHL issued 3,588,889 ordinary shares (and sold 300,000 Treasury shares) to certain investors in a private placement for approximately CHF 35 million to support the growth of its business operations in Germany, expand its business in the U.S., enhance SHL’s supply chain and accelerate research and development activities.

 

On August 31, 2021, a subsidiary of SHL acquired 70% of the share capital of Mediton Group, a leading B2B healthcare services provider in Israel for NIS 84 million. The Mediton Group is comprised of the following entities, all of which provide medical services to the institutional and payer markets:

 

  Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd., which provides private medical services, and project management in various medical fields, including the performance of surveys, medical examinations for organizations, occupational examinations, and the operation of specialist clinics; and

 

  Medishur Ltd. which primarily provides medical examinations for insurance companies.

 

We believe the Mediton acquisition provides SHL the ability to leverage synergies and cross sell its technology and services to Meriton’s customers. For further information, please see Item 10.C. below.

 

Principal Capital Expenditures and Divestitures

 

   2021   2020   2019 
Property and Equipment            
Property and Equipment   1,434*   859    768 
Intangible assets               
Development Costs   2,633    913    1,206 
Mediton’s Customer Relations   14,886    -    - 
Jumedi’s Information Technology   705    -    - 
    19,658    1,772    1,974 

 

* includes property and equipment of Mediton.

 

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Public Information

 

The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us, at http://www.sec.gov. Upon effectiveness of this registration under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act of 1934”), SHL will be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and, accordingly will file certain reports with the SEC. These reports can be inspected and retrieved through the SEC’s EDGAR system on the SEC’s Internet website referred to above. See Item 10.H, “Additional Information—Documents on Display.”

 

Our website is http://www.shl-telemedicine.com. No information contained on our website is intended to be included as part of, or incorporated by reference in, this registration statement.

 

B.BUSINESS OVERVIEW

 

Overview

 

SHL is an international group specializing in telemedicine services, including the provision and development of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, with operations in Israel, Germany and the United States. Personal telemedicine is the transmission of medical data by an individual from a remote location to a telemedicine center or healthcare provider via telecommunication networks and the subsequent data reading and provision of medical assessment or services to the individual via electronic and telecommunication technologies. Our personal telemedicine systems are designed to improve quality of care and life for people suffering from various health conditions ranging from the high-risk and chronically ill to ordinary users of healthcare products and services who wish to take a more active role in managing their own health.

 

We are a leader with a long history in the telemedicine markets in Israel and Germany, providing remote medical services and patient management with telemedicine centers available 24/7, and global service of cloud-based technology, all of which results in approximately 3 million interactions and data readings annually.

 

SHL’s primary focus is the development of technologies, solutions, and advanced telemedicine services to assess and monitor acute and chronic heart health and cardiac diseases, such as congestive heart failure, among others. In the U.S., SHL’s primary offering is its SmartHeart® platform, the only 12 lead ECG that enables a full, hospital-quality ECG to be performed by a lay-person without the assistance of a healthcare professional. SHL’s SmartHeart® technology is patented and FDA-cleared.

 

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We believe SHL’s personal telemedicine systems have strategically positioned the company to meet the increasing demand for virtual healthcare, which is more efficient and less expensive than healthcare provided in traditional clinical environments. As patients, healthcare providers and third-party payers seek new ways to deliver cost effective healthcare services without adversely affecting quality, we believe they will increasingly turn to those products that enable quality care to be delivered primarily outside the costly hospital and outpatient clinical environments.

 

Telemedicine Market overview

 

Telemedicine is one of several segments in the healthcare market. Telemedicine is the distribution and provision of health-related services and information via electronic and telecommunication technologies for the purpose of improving health care. The goals of telemedicine are to improve interaction between patients and healthcare service providers, ensure a speedy and secure transmission of data, and provide better processing and storage of large amounts of data. Telemedicine also improves cost-efficiencies by delivering patient data and medical care virtually outside the traditional more expensive clinical environment.

 

Sub-segments of telemedicine include electronic patient records, remote telemonitoring, expert systems, ambient assisted living and virtual reality (VR) in medicine. We believe telemedicine is a particularly interesting segment of the healthcare market, due to its growth potential. Telemedicine offers diagnostic, ongoing monitoring and assessment and therapy measures that make use of telecommunications to bridge the distance and time intervals between doctors and their patients, or between consulting doctors.

 

Telemedicine goes beyond the saving and processing of data extending to testing, the secure transfer of vital signs and electronic monitoring of the state of a patient’s condition. Other applications of telemedicine include medical care services that are supplied independently of the location of service providers, patients and records of care or medical devices.

 

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SHL’s Geographic Operations

 

We operate in three geographic segments for financial reporting purposes: Israel, Europe and the Rest of the World. Israel is our largest segment with revenues of approximately $23.3 million and $31.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. Our European segment is our second largest segment and consists of our German operations with revenues of approximately $7.1 million and $17.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. Our rest of the world segment consists of our U.S. operations with revenue of approximately $739 thousand and $450 thousands in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

Israel

 

Our primary and largest operation is in Israel where SHL has developed a successful telemedicine service offering for individuals and communities. In Israel, SHL provides personal telemedicine services and telemedicine center services to its private pay subscribers based on its proprietary medical technology which enables the users to remotely perform and transmit a full 12 lead ECG at home. SHL’s 24/7 telemedicine center is staffed with an experienced medical team that handles subscriber’s calls. SHL also provides and facilitates immediate assistance to its subscribers in emergency cases, offering home visits by professional medical staff and mobile intensive care ambulance services in certain coverage areas.

 

Subscribers to SHL’s cardiac telemedicine services purchase our user friendly personal 12 lead ECG technology pay monthly fee for the use of these services, generating recurring revenues. We have successfully proven through clinical studies that our cardiac telemedicine services enable our subscribers to contact our telemedicine center and receive life-saving assistance faster from the onset of cardiac symptoms than the general population, lowering the risk of being re-hospitalized during the first 30 days and the risk of mortality during the first year following discharge from the hospital following a heart attack.

 

SHL’s dual position both as an experienced operator of telemedicine services and as a technology developer enables it to offer solutions to healthcare payers and providers seeking a cost effective and innovative alternative to traditional healthcare delivery methods. To date, SHL has developed its expertise in the design and provision of personal telemedicine services through its extensive experience in operating the largest telemedicine center in Israel in terms of number of patient – subscribers.

 

Mediton Group

 

On August 31, 2021, SHL expanded its presence in Israel by acquiring 70% of Mediton Group for approximately $26 million. Mediton is a healthcare service provider working with institutions and payers, governmental entities, and large employer customers.

 

Mediton was established in 1993, and specializes in diagnostics, preventative healthcare and expert witness services for medical opinions, with medical centers in Israel’s most populated cities – Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beer-Sheva. Mediton has long standing relationships with Israel’s blue-chip companies, government institutions, payers and health insurance funds. Mediton provides its services through a wide array of healthcare professionals, with whom it employs or contracts with, including physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, nurses, paramedics, and technicians. Most of Mediton’s contracts are multi-year evergreen contracts, with governmental contracts being subject to Israeli mandatory tender law requirements.

 

Mediton’s main service lines include the following:

 

  Preventative healthcare, including annual medical check-ups that include comprehensive laboratory tests, stress ECG tests, eye exams, and more.

 

  Expert witness services for medical experts’ and medical committees, including for disability and workers comp, serving a wide range of institutions, such as pension funds, the Israeli Institute of Social Security, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

 

  Occupational healthcare, including occupational safety and health regulated medical exams, exposure to hazardous materials, and occupational disability claims, as well as assisting organizations in promoting early detection of diseases and medical conditions within the workforce by offering periodical check-ups and specialized examinations.

 

  Medical examinations, including at home, for the underwriting of insurance policies for health, disability, life, or nursing home policyholders.

 

  Medical and psychological evaluations, including for truck drivers, public transportation drivers and drivers of hazardous cargos.

  

SHL believes this acquisition provides it the ability to leverage synergies and cross-sell its technology and services to Mediton’s customers and Mediton’s services to SHL’s customers.

 

Germany

 

SHL is a leader with a long history in the German telemedicine market having entered into agreements with the largest German health insurance funds. These agreements are typically multi-year contracts for the provision of telehealth services to insured patients of the health insurance funds. SHL provides its services in Germany primarily from its telemedicine center in Munich.

 

SHL primarily provides the following services to health insurance funds in Germany:

 

  Remote monitoring of chronic patients: Our remote patient monitoring programs monitor and stabilize patients with chronic conditions, including congestive heart failure, and geriatric patients at home, reducing hospitalizations and saving costs for its health insurance fund customers.

 

  Telehealth hot-line services: Remote real-time medical consultations, scheduling of doctor appointments, second opinion services, and structured health coaching programs for cardiac conditions.

 

  Doctors’ Virtual visits: A recently launched service that allows health insurance fund patients to connect on-demand with doctors for virtual video appointments.

 

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Recent legislative initiations in Germany have promoted the increasing use of telemedicine. In the fall of 2020, German legislation introduced so-called digital health applications (DiGAs) to statutory health insurance (“SHI”) care. Other initiatives supporting the promotion of telemedicine include e-prescription as well as electronic health record initiatives.

 

In January 2022, the Federal Joint Committee, G-B-A, a German regulatory governmental body, introduced reimbursement for remote monitoring of patients with heart failure (RPM-HF) by German statutory health insurance funds. These services are provided in cooperation with a telemedicine center and physicians qualified as specialists in internal medicine and cardiology. G-BA reimbursement for remote patient monitoring RPM-HF provides SHL another channel to offer its remote monitoring services for chronic congestive heart failure patients in addition to its traditional agreements with German health insurance funds.

 

Main Growth Drivers in Germany:

 

  1. New services, including with existing customers: At the end of 2020, SHL entered into an agreement with BARMER GEK, one of the largest health insurance funds in Germany (“BARMER”), to provide Doctors’ Virtual Visits in Germany. In July 2021 BARMER announced the availability of this new service to all its insured patients on a nationwide basis. Subsequently, in September 2022, SHL won a long-term contract with BARMER to provide these services for a seven years period. In November 2022 SHL entered a contract with AOK Plus, another large German health insurance fund, to provide these services to its insured patients.

 

  2. New customer wins: We believe that SHL has a strong competitive advantage and position in terms of quality, know-how and long term customer relationships. We invested significantly in the development of our platform, and we believe we are well positioned to gain more market share. In November 2021, SHL was awarded a multi-year telehealth contract to provide services to geriatric patients of AOK Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland – Die Gesundheitskasse, a large German health insurance fund.

 

  3. Telemonitoring for congestive heart failure patients: Telemonitoring for congestive heart failure patients has become the standard of care since early 2022 following the introduction of remote monitoring reimbursement by G-BA.

 

  4. Market Trends (COVID-19): COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of telehealth and doctor’s virtual video appointments.

  

United States

 

SHL introduced its unique and patented FDA-cleared mobile 12 lead ECG SmartHeart® platform to the U.S. market in 2020. The SmartHeart® platform is SHL’s latest generation ECG solution which is a cloud-based technology that is the only 12 lead personal ECG enabling a full, hospital-quality ECG to be performed anywhere at any time by a lay-person without assistance from a medical professional. SHL’s SmartHeart® solution enables patients to conduct a 12 lead ECG procedure in various remote settings, including from their home. The connectivity of SHL’s SmartHeart® cloud-based platform to certified healthcare professionals allows for a prompt virtual review and interpretation of data collected on its 12 lead ECG.

 

We have successfully proven through several clinical studies that users of the SHL’s mobile 12 lead ECG technology benefit from a lower risk of being re-hospitalized during the first 30 days and a lower risk of mortality during the first year following discharge from the hospital after a heart attack and an improvement in quality of life.

 

SHL’s SmartHeart® platform is currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA; for use only with a prescription. SHL is in the process of seeking the U.S. FDA over-the-counter, or OTC, clearance for SmartHeart® through the 510(k) pathway. Although we believe that given the FDA's feedback to a pre-submission that we filed regarding the OTC clearance for SmartHeart®, the materials and documentation we prepared and are contemplating to prepare will ultimately enable us to obtain OTC clearance from the FDA, the FDA approval process is highly stringent and there can be no assurance that SHL will ultimately be successful in obtaining OTC clearance from the FDA, or the length of time required to obtain any such approval. See “D. Risk Factors – We operate in a highly regulated industry and failure to comply with the complex regulations applicable to us could result in investigations, legal judgments or penalties, which could materially adversely affect our business” and “We depend on evolving governmental regulation in and around the health care industry and failure to comply with these and other laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.” in Item 3. Key Information.

 

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Growth strategy

 

We have been at the forefront of providing and developing telemedicine services and technology for over 30 years. We have vast experience in remotely monitoring and managing acute and chronic heart patients. Our telemedicine centers review ECG transmissions and other data received directly from our customers and transmitted from a variety of devices, including the personal mobile ECG devices developed by us and provided to our customers.

 

Our telemedicine services for chronic heart failure patients and other chronic patients reduce hospital readmissions and the duration of hospitalizations of patients, decrease mortality and improves patients’ quality of life.

 

For both our acute and chronic telemedicine services, we provide cardiac and other home-use medical monitoring technology that transmit data to our telemedicine centers. We analyze the data received and interact with our clients to monitor their wellbeing and levels of compliance with their set treatment. Clinical data is maintained in our data base in compliance with data protection rules and made securely accessible online to patients and their approved physicians.

 

Virtual medical services are gaining momentum, offering growth potential in both existing and new markets.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance and many benefits of telemedicine and the need to be able to implement comprehensive technological solutions to track, diagnose, offer treatment, and maintain ongoing care for patients remotely, as our services and products offer.

  

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We continue to focus our efforts on driving the growth of our operations in the German and Israeli markets by addressing current customer needs and new opportunities while promoting the SmartHeart® platform technology in the U.S. and elsewhere.

 

We intend to continue to seek to enhance our growth by selectively acquiring cross-selling businesses that offer synergistic product lines and complementary technologies and services, such as the Mediton acquisition. We are continuously examining potential acquisition targets, including competitors, businesses with related technologies and certain operators of telemedicine centers.

 

Regulations

 

General

 

In many countries and regions, most notably the U.S., Western Europe and Japan, medical device products and software such as our products are subject to legislation adopted by regulatory agencies and governments at all levels. In the U.S., medical products are subject to Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approval. In Europe, many products require the CE Marking before they can be sold in the EU. The regulatory approval process is lengthy (usually approximately 6 to 12 months in all of the developed markets), expensive and uncertain, and any approvals or clearances that we seek may be denied. Product approvals and clearances, if issued, can be withdrawn for failure to comply with regulatory standards or the occurrence of unforeseen problems following initial marketing. The FDA, and similar regulatory authorities in other countries, also require us and any manufacturing contractors we employ to adhere to regulations setting forth requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP, which include extensive testing, control and documentation requirements to ensure quality control. Failure to comply with applicable regulations could result in sanctions being imposed on us.

 

In various countries a special authorization is needed to process and store personal data, such as patient medical data. The transmission of personal medical data via telecommunications, especially cross border transfer via internet, is a relatively new development, and patient and health care industry concerns regarding the confidentiality of such information could lead to further legislation and regulations that govern the methods of transmitting and storing patient medical data. Failure to comply with these and other laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Israel

 

 In Israel, we operate under legislations and regulations that apply to the provision of the telemedicine services provided by us and the healthcare services provided by the Mediton Group. In addition, medical equipment laws apply to the medical devices being used by our private pay subscribers and by the Mediton Group in providing its healthcare services. These laws provide that medical equipment may only be manufactured and marketed in Israel, if it is registered as medical equipment in the “AMR register,” in accordance with the Israeli registration conditions. In addition, certain regulations and Ministry of Health procedures apply to the provision of our telemedicine services and the use, operation, calibration and maintenance of certain medical devices or equipment and pharmaceutical products being used or operated by us or by the Mediton Group. The marketing and sale of our telemedicine services to our private pay consumers in Israel are also subject to Consumer Protection laws, and regulations, the goal of which is to protect individual customers from misleading sales methods.

 

We and our business customers are subject to various laws governing privacy protection, confidentiality information and security laws. Because we and the Mediton Group retain personal and medical information of patients or other persons, we are also subject to data privacy protection and security laws, which require that owners of databases containing such information to meet certain obligations such as registration with authorities and the appointment of a database administrator to supervise the use of stored information only for its original purposes.

 

In Germany and the United States, SHL is also subject to laws prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine and laws that govern financial and other arrangements between health care providers and payers which are designed to regulate the referral of a patient to a particular provider for medical products and services.

 

Germany

 

In Germany, we utilize a business-to-business, or B2B, model, where we work with health insurance funds to remotely monitor and stabilize patients and save costs for health insurers.

 

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Healthcare in Germany is primarily organized by the statutory health insurance system (SHI). Approximately 90% of the population in Germany is insured within the SHI, while around 10% of the population are covered by private health insurance. Through the SHI funds, citizens have equal access to healthcare benefits from healthcare professionals who are licensed and provide healthcare services within the statutory healthcare system. Membership in the statutory health insurance system is mandatory for employees unless their income rises above an annually determined threshold.

 

In connection with the SHI system, the legislature creates the legal framework for the provision of medical services, and the medical self-governing bodies, such as the associations (at a federal and regional level) of SHI accredited physicians, SHI funds and the German Hospital Federation, formulate and implement in detail which healthcare services will be provided and under what conditions. The highest decision-making body in the SHI system is the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss), or G-BA, a German association representing all relevant parties of the healthcare sector such as physicians, hospitals, health insurance funds and patients. The G-BA issues directives and determines the benefit package of the SHI system. The organization of the SHI system, the responsibilities of the G-BA and the other self-governing bodies, as well as the provisions for medical care, are laid down in the Social Code Book V (SGB V).

 

In addition, as a main principle, SGB V sets out that patient entitlement to medical service within the system of the SHI is restricted by the “efficiency principle”, namely that the respective healthcare must be sufficient, appropriate and economically efficient, and must not exceed the extent of what is necessary. Recently, SGB V has been subject to numerous legislative changes and amendments primarily to improve, enhance, and take advantage of the opportunity provided by the digitalization of medical services with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of healthcare.

 

Digitalization of medicine and the pandemic have accelerated the introduction and application of telemedicine services in Germany in recent years. In 2018, with the exception of the State of Brandenburg, the general prohibition for physicians to diagnose and treat patients solely by means of telecommunication has been lifted. These prior professional rules of conduct prohibited physicians from taking on new patients without direct, physical interactions. With the exception of the State of Brandenburg, patients in all states may now be diagnosed and treated solely by means of telecommunication, provided that – in each individual case – such provision of medical care is reasonable from a physician’s perspective and it is ensured that the necessary level of care is applied. Since then, the use of video and phone consultations of physicians is allowed and is increasing. In the wake of such change, the general prohibition to advertise such remote medical services has been abolished as well. Advertisement for remote medical services is now permitted, provided that – according to the recognized medical state of art – a personal and direct contact between the physician and patient is not necessary.

 

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New legislation was introduced in Germany in 2020 that made the use of telemedicine services permissible and contained provisions designed to support and encourage their increasing usage. We believe that these favorable legislative trends will result in a significant part of the market shifting to remote medical services in the coming years, with virtual visit services and patient care becoming new standards of care. In January 2022, the G-B-A, introduced reimbursement for remote monitoring of patients with heart failure (RPM-HF) by German statutory health insurance funds. These services are provided in cooperation with a telemedicine center and physicians qualified as specialists in internal medicine and cardiology. G-BA reimbursement for remote patient monitoring RPM-HF provides SHL with another channel to offer its remote monitoring services for chronic congestive heart failure patients in addition to its traditional agreements with German health insurance funds.

 

In the fall of 2020, German legislation introduced so-called digital health applications (DiGAs) to SHI care. DiGAs are class I or II medical devices, such as medical applications. Currently, 35 DiGAs are listed in a catalogue pursuant to Section 139e SGB V and may be prescribed by a treating physician. SHI patients are entitled to receive such DiGAs.

 

European Union

 

In Europe, the requirements for medical devices are established in two European regulations applicable since May 26, 2021 in all current and future member states of the European Economic Area (“EU”). The two regulations are (1) the European Union Medical Device Regulation (the “MDR”) and (2) Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of April 5, 2017, relating to in vitro diagnostic medical devices. Although the MDR is self-binding in all member states of the EU, numerous acts of the EU and of national legislation in each member state are necessary to fully implement the legal provisions. These provisions essentially include higher safety standards to be met by medical devices and, therefore, require a new conformity assessment procedure and re-certification of all medical devices regardless of whether they have already been placed on the market. During the EU EPSCO (Employment, Social Policy Health and Consumer Affairs) Council Meeting in December 2022, the council identified risks relating to the shortage of medical devices in the EU market due to the MDR. It was determined that a legislative change would be required to address this, and it is expected that the European Commission will pass amendments to the MDR, to allow for extension of the transitional provisions contained in the MDR.

 

United States

 

Manufacturers of medical devices are required to register with the FDA as device manufacturers and submit listing information for devices in commercial distribution. As a manufacturer of medical devices, we are subject to requirements governing premarket approval and clearance, labelling, promotion, clinical research, medical device adverse event reporting, manufacturing practices, reporting of corrections and removals, and recordkeeping. Further, we are subject to periodic inspection by the FDA for compliance with these requirements. With respect to manufacturing, we are subject to the FDA’s Quality System Regulation (21 C.F.R. Part 820) and related FDA guidance, which requires us to manufacture products in accordance with GMP, including standards governing product design. The medical device reporting regulations and guidance require that we report to the FDA whenever we receive or become aware of information that reasonably suggests a device may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury, or that a device has malfunctioned, and a device or similar device would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur. FDA regulations also may require us to conduct product recalls and take certain other corrective actions in response to potential quality issues. In addition, the FDA prohibits our products division from promoting our manufactured products for unapproved or uncleared indications or in a false or misleading manner. We are also prohibited from promoting unapproved or uncleared drugs or devices more generally. Finally, as with our pharmaceutical products, states impose additional requirements on our drug and device manufacturing and distribution activities, including requiring additional state licenses. We are subject to periodic inspections by the FDA and other authorities for compliance with these requirements.

 

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Sales and Marketing

 

Sales and marketing activities are managed in each of our local territories in accordance with its main business model. In Israel, the business model is focused on marketing and selling SHL cardiac monitoring services directly to individuals consumers. Our marketing and sales activity therefore is focused on the acquisition of individual customers. Mediton’s marketing and sales are focused on providing its services to institutions and payers. In Germany, the business model is based on the B2B model, where we have agreements with German health insurance funds to provide services to insured patients of such healthcare insurance funds as well as other services such as Telehealth and Doctors’ virtual visits, and therefore marketing and sales activity in Germany is focused on the German health insurance funds’ customers. In the US, SHL is focused on marketing and selling its unique and patented FDA-cleared mobile 12 lead ECG SmartHeart® platform to health systems, healthcare providers, payers and other healthcare business customers, including leading healthcare providers such as the Mayo Clinic, CVS and Henry Schein.

 

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Customer Relationships 

 

A key part of our business is establishing and maintaining strong collaborations with leading providers and consumers in the health industry, including top health insurers, health organizations and medical centers.

        

In Germany, we have various multi-year agreements, known as Section 140 agreements, for the provision of our telemedicine services, with a number of leading German SHI funds that collectively provide health insurance coverage to approximately 30% of the German population in the aggregate (amounting to approximately 25 million persons). These agreements generally contain terms ranging from four to seven years, with some containing evergreen renewal provisions.

 

Pursuant to these agreements, the SHI funds refer their chronic patients, including those with cardiac congestive heart failure (“CHF”) conditions, to us for remote monitoring services. We provide these patients at-home monitoring systems that enable them to transmit data to telemedicine centers on a daily basis or as needed upon presentation of symptoms. In the event of change or deviation in a patient’s data, the telemedicine center contacts the patient and provides guidance to stabilize the patient’s condition, in order to prevent further deterioration and avoid hospitalization. Payment for these services by the SHUI funds is based on a fixed amount per period for each insured patient enrolled in our service.

 

In addition, we also provide telehealth and virtual physician visit services to the insured patients of German SHI funds pursuant to other Section 140 agreements. Payment for these services by the SHI funds is transactional and is based on the number and type of service used by the insured.

 

In the US, our business is primarily focused on the marketing and sale of our SmartHeart® platform to healthcare business customers. We engage with healthcare facilities and providers with the goal of providing them with our SmartHeart® platform to be incorporated into their different platforms in multiple use cases and settings. In October 2020, we entered into a collaboration with the Mayo Clinic to evaluate the incidence of emergency department visits, rehospitalizations and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and cost-effectiveness over a period of 90 days after the first hospitalization for a heart attack for patients using our SmartHeart® 12 lead ECG. In October 2021, we entered into a Purchase and Service Agreement with CVS Pharmacy Inc, according to which SHL provides its SmartHeart® 12 Lead ECG unit and technology for the delivery of ECGs and related services at select MinuteClinic locations. In March 2022, CVS Health expanded the use of our SmartHeart® to the CVS Health Clinical Trial Services™, to be used for delivery of full 12 Lead ECGs in clinical trials.

 

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Competition

 

In the last few years and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced rapidly growing competition within the field of telemedicine services and products. Our main competitors include small companies providing focused solutions for a limited number of specific healthcare conditions, as well as larger companies providing comprehensive healthcare services. These companies, which may offer their services at lower prices, are continuing to develop additional products and are becoming more sophisticated and effective. In addition, large, well-financed healthcare providers and insurance carriers have in some cases developed their own platform or tools and may provide these solutions to their clients at discounted prices. Competition from specialized software providers or device manufacturers, which may facilitate the collection of data but offer limited interpretation, feedback or guidance, and from other parties will result in continued pricing pressures, which are likely to lead to price declines in certain product segments, which could negatively impact our sales, profitability and market share.

 

Competition in Israel

 

In Israel, our main competitor is Natali (a company for emergency medical services in Israel) Ltd., which provides telehealth and home care services, and Monitor - emergency medical services Ltd, a cardiac monitoring company.

 

Mediton competes primarily with companies providing medical services such as LMS (lotem medical services), MPT, Cardiomedix, Femi connecting healthcare, Shemer Medical Institute, and in certain cases units operated by hospitals.

 

Competition in Germany

 

We operate in a highly competitive environment in Germany. We compete with large companies with global reach and significant experience in this market such as Philips Medical Systems and Teladoc, companies with significant national presence such as Otto Group – Medgate and Vitaphone, as well as smaller players such as 4 sigma, and MD-Medicus. We expect there will be consolidation in this market as companies seek to acquire know-how and technologies and leverage the synergies of complementary products and services and efficiencies of scale.

  

Competition in the US

 

We operate in a highly competitive and fragmented industry, subject to rapid change and significantly affected by new product introductions, results of clinical research, corporate combinations and other factors. Large competitors in the ambulatory cardiac market including GE Healthcare, Medtronic Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, and Philips Medical Systems. Recently, there has been an increase in acquisition activity and consolidation in our industry. Many of our competitors have substantially greater financial, manufacturing, marketing and technical resources than we do. Furthermore, many of our competitors have well-established brands, widespread distribution channels, broader product offerings and an established customer base.

 

These competitors have also developed patch-based cardiac monitors that have received FDA and foreign regulatory clearances. We are also aware of small start-up companies entering the 12 lead ECG cardiac monitoring market, such as Heartbeam Inc. Large medical device companies may continue to acquire or form alliances with these smaller companies in order to diversify their product offering and participate in the digital health space. We believe the principal competitive factors in our market include:

 

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  ease of use, comfort and unobtrusiveness of the device for the patient;

 

  quality and clinical validation of the deep-learned algorithms used to detect arrhythmias;

 

  concise and comprehensive reports supporting efficient physician interpretation;

 

  ease of use of service workflow for physicians and supporting clinicians;

 

  contracted rates with third-party payors.

 

  government reimbursement rates associated with our products and services;

 

  quality of clinical data and publications in peer-reviewed journals;

 

  size, experience, knowledge and training of sales and marketing teams;

 

  reputation of existing device manufacturers and service providers; and

 

  relationships with physicians, hospitals, administrators, and other third-party payors.

 

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C.ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. is the parent company of a group of direct and indirect subsidiaries worldwide. The following table lists our subsidiaries, their countries of incorporation and our direct or indirect ownership interests in them.

 


Subsidiary
Country of
Incorporation

Direct/Indirect Ownership Interest
Shahal Haifa Medical Services Ltd. Israel

Authorized Share Capital: NIS 13,000 divided into 13,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS1.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 200 ordinary shares—100% held by SHL

Shahal Rashlatz- Rehovot Medical Services Ltd. (“Shahal Rashlatz”) Israel

Authorized Share Capital: NIS 16,600 divided into 16,600 ordinary shares, par value NIS1.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 100 ordinary shares—100% held by SHL

Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. (“Mediton”) Israel

Authorized Share Capital: NIS 22,900 divided into 22,900 ordinary shares par value NIS1.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 100 ordinary shares

 

70% (held by Shahal Rashlatz)

Medishur Ltd. Israel

Authorized Share Capital: NIS 2,640 divided into 2,600 ordinary shares par value NIS 1.00 each and 40 Management shares par value NIS 1.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 100 ordinary shares

 

70% (held by Shahal Rashlatz)

Mediton - Adam Ltd. Israel

Authorized Share Capital: NIS 200 divided into 100 management shares par value NIS 2.00 each, and NIS 22,800 divided into 22,800 ordinary shares par value NIS 1.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 100 ordinary shares, 4 management shares

 

70% (100% held by Mediton)

SHL Telemedicine International Ltd. (“SHL INT”) Israel

Authorized Share Capital: NIS 101,000 divided into 101,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS1.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 10,000 ordinary shares—100% held by SHL

 

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Subsidiary
Country of
Incorporation

Direct/Indirect Ownership Interest
SHL Telemedicine B.V (“SHL BV”) The Netherlands

Authorized Share Capital: EUR 75,000 divided into 300,000 ordinary shares, par value EUR 0.25 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 74,043 ordinary shares—100% held by SHL INT

Personal Healthcare Telemedicine Services Europe B.V. (“PHTS”) The Netherlands

Authorized Share Capital: EUR 4,000,000 divided into 400,000 ordinary shares, par value EUR 10.00 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 811,500 ordinary shares—100% held by SHL BV

 

SHL Telemedizin GmbH (“SHL Telemedizin”) Germany

Authorized Share Capital: EUR 300,000 divided into 2 ordinary shares, par value EUR 25,000 and EUR 275,000

 

Issued Share Capital: 2 ordinary shares—100% held by PHTS

Almeda GmbH Germany

Authorized Share Capital: EUR 25,000

 

Issued Share Capital: 25,000 shares with par value EUR 1.00—100% held by SHL Telemedizin

Jumedi GmbH Germany

Authorized Share Capital: EUR 25,000

 

Issued Share Capital: 4 shares of par value EUR 6,250 each —100% held by SHL Telemedizin

Gesellschaft für Patientenhilfe DGP mbH Germany

Authorized Share Capital: EUR 25,000 divided into 2 ordinary shares, par value EUR 24,750 and EUR 250

 

Issued Share Capital: 2 ordinary shares—100% held by SHL Telemedizin

SHL Telemedicine USA, Inc. USA (Delaware) Authorized Share Capital: $1.00 divided into 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 each Issued Share Capital: 100 shares of common stock—100% held by SHL INT
SHL Telemedicine India Private Limited India

Authorized Share Capital: Rs 7,000,000 divided into 700,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each

 

Issued Share Capital: 625,126 equity shares—99.9% held by SHL INT and 0.01% held by SHL BV

 

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D.PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

 

The following table identifies our principal office and telemedicine center facilities, all of which are rented by us:

 

 

Location

Address Description Approximate Size
Munich - Germany Balanstraße 69 Munich SHL’s German head office and telemedicine center in Germany 3,208 sqm
Israel HQ- 90 Yigal Alon St.
Tel Aviv
SHL’s Israeli head office and telemedicine center 5,389 sqm
Israel 18, Hahashmal st. Tel Aviv* Mediton – Medical services 2,752 sqm

 

* We lease this property from an affiliate of the 30% minority shareholder of Mediton from whom we acquired our 70% interest in Mediton.

 

ITEM 4.A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

A.            OPERATING RESULTS

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto of us and of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. beginning on page F-1 of this registration statement. The discussion should also be read in conjunction with the information included and referenced in Item 3.B. “Key Information – Capitalization and Indebtedness,” Item 3.D. “Key Information – Risk Factors,” Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” Results, Item 8. “Financial Information” and Item 18. “Financial Statements,” and our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information attached as Exhibit 15.1 to this registration statement and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Certain information included in this discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For further information on important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results described in the forward-looking statements contained in this discussion and analysis, see “Preliminary Note” and Item 3.D, “Key Information—Risk Factors.”

 

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Overview

 

SHL is an international group specializing in telemedicine services, including the provision and development of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, with operations in Israel, Germany and the United States. Personal telemedicine is the transmission of medical data by an individual, from a remote location to a telemedicine center or healthcare provider via telecommunication networks and the subsequent data reading and provision of medical assessment or services to the individual via electronic telecommunication technologies. Our personal telemedicine systems are designed to improve quality of care and life for people suffering from various health conditions ranging from the high-risk and chronically ill to ordinary users of healthcare products and services who wish to take a more active role in managing their own health.

 

We are a leader with a long history in the telemedicine market in Israel and Germany, providing remote medical services and patient management, with telemedicine centers in Israel and Germany that are available 24/7, and global service of cloud-based technology, all of which results in about 3 million interactions and data readings annually.

 

Today, our primary focus is developing technologies, solutions, and advanced telemedicine services to diagnose and monitor the heart and other cardiac diseases, such as congestive heart failure. Our key product is the SmartHeart® platform, a unique advanced technology that is the only full ECG 12 lead ECG that enables a hospital-quality full ECG to be performed by a lay-person without the assistance of a healthcare professional. The SmartHeart® platform’s technology is FDA-cleared and patented, and SmartHeart® is registered as a trademark.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The presentation currency of our financial statements is the U.S. dollar.

 

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 included elsewhere in this registration statement.

 

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business and Operations

 

In the first quarter of 2020, the coronavirus epidemic broke out in China, and has spread to many other countries around the globe, including countries in which we operate. The World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is a global pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak, as well as the uncertainty regarding the spread of the virus, have led to a global economic slowdown.

 

SHL’s financial results were also initially negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, in Germany, SHL’s revenues were negatively impacted as a result of longer decision making cycles of institutional customers, delays in the launch of new programs and slower recruitment of patients to our telehealth and remote chronic patient monitoring programs, as fewer patients were able to visit their physician’s office as a result of the pandemic in order to be referred to telemedicine programs.

 

In addition, we were required to implement various measures early in the pandemic, particularly in Israel and Germany, in order to enable us to continue to operate safely and seamlessly, and to provide protected working environments to our employees. These measures included the implementation of different operating processes, such as self-contained shifts (“capsules”) and the shift of a considerable part of our workforce to remote working, all of which needed to be supported by IT and communication solutions, and led to increased operating costs.

 

Certain of these measures, such as those related to improvements and modifications to facilities and IT and communications infrastructure and equipment, required one-time upfront fixed costs to implement. Other measures such as expenditure for personal protective equipment and enhanced cleaning services have resulted in increases variable costs that tend to increase and decrease based on the prevalence of COVID and state of the pandemic. Given the continued prevalence of COVID-19 and it being a rolling event with new variants evolving, even though the COVID-19 vaccine is now being administered in Israel and other territories, these operational changes are ongoing and we expect that many, if not all, may need to remain in place permanently. While the measures requiring one-time upfront fixed costs are not expected to have ongoing impacts to our future expenses and profitability, we expect that, like many companies, the increased variable costs resulting from other required measures tied to COVID outbreaks and its overall prevalence of COVID at any given time may impact future profitability depending on their frequency and severity and our ability to pass the resulting increases in our variable costs on to our customers.

 

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At the same time, we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a catalyst for the acceleration in the adoption of telemedicine and that we are well positioned to exploit future opportunities in the global telemedicine space. While the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, enabling the resumption of in-person activities and interactions, the Company believes that demand for telehealth services is likely to continue to grow, albeit slower than it did in early 2020 following the increased adoption of telemedicine services brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. See “D. Risk Factors – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to present operational, health, labor, logistics and other challenges, and it is difficult to assess the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and cash flows.”

 

Components of Operating Results

 

General

 

Most of our revenues and expenses are generated in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). Accordingly, we consider the NIS to be our functional currency in Israel and our consolidated financial statements are prepared in NIS.

 

Our reporting currency is in U.S. Dollars. The translation of our financial statement to U.S. dollars is based on the following methods:

 

a)Assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and any fair value adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities arising from the acquisition of said foreign operation, are translated at the closing rate at the end of the reporting period.

 

b)Income and expenses for each period presented in the statement of income are translated at average exchange rates for the presented periods.

 

c)Share capital, capital reserves and other changes in capital are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of incurrence.

 

d)Retained earnings are translated based on the opening balance translated at the exchange rate at that date and other relevant transactions (such as dividend) during the period are translated as described in b) and c) above.

 

e)All resulting translation differences are recognized as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity “foreign currency translation reserve”.

 

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As we evaluate our growth prospects and manage our operations for the future, we believe that we can further expend healthcare services in Israel and Germany and increase the worldwide distribution of SmartHeart® platform solutions (mainly in the United States).

 

We followed the below sales strategy in fiscal year 2021 in order to expand our revenues:

 

  ●  Acquisition of Mediton (see Item 4.B. “Business Overview”);

 

  Commercial agreements with leading U.S. healthcare providers such as the Mayo clinics and CVS;

 

  Commercial agreements with BARMER in Germany for doctor’s virtual visits and telehealth services;

 

  Increased sales and marketing activities mainly in the US;

 

  Increased research and development investments related to the SmartHeart® platform; and

 

  Continued pursuit of strategic relationships with customers, mainly in the US.

 

Revenues

 

In general, our revenues derive from healthcare services contracts (B2C and B2B) which is recognized over time and the sale of telemedicine devices, which is recognized at the point of time when the control of the goods is transferred to customers.

 

Cost of revenues

 

The cost of revenues consists of salaries and related expenses, external services fees, cost of devices, and allocation of overhead expenses. Overhead expenses consist of a variety of costs, including rent, office IT and associated expenses.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses, consists primarily of salaries and related expense payments for subcontractors and overhead expenses.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, commissions and fees to third party representatives, marketing & advertising, promotional expenses, domestic and international travels, web site maintenance, and overhead expenses.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, including share-based compensation, professional fees (which include legal, audit and other consulting fees) and other general corporate expenses

 

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Financial Income (loss), Net

 

Financial income, net, consists primarily of share option liability adjustments, earning or loss from marketable securities, interest earned on bank deposits, bank charges, and gains or losses from the exchange rate differences in respect of balances and transactions in other than functional currencies.

 

Results of Operations

 

    Year ended December 31,     Six months ended June 30,  
          (Unaudited)  
    2021     2020     2019     2022     2021  
                               
    (in thousands)  
Revenue   $ 49,582     $ 40,164     41,884     $ 30,900     $ 21,032  
Cost of revenue     24,989       19,520     18,422       16,011       10,136  
Gross profit     24,593       20,644     23,462       14,889       10,896  
Operating Expenses:                                      
Research and development     2,985       2,763     2,511       1,715       1,699  
Sales and marketing     9,454       7,762     7,337       5,183       4,388  
General and administrative     12,103       9,174     7,899       8,917       4,790  
Other expenses     548       549     634        91       146  
Total operating expenses     25,090       20,248     18,381        15,906       11,023  
Operating profit (loss)     (497 )     396     5,081        (1,017 )     (127 )
Financial income (expense), net     (12,972 )     (319 )   (309)        1,336       (9,589 )
Profit (loss) before income taxes     (13,469 )     77     4,772        319       (9,716 )
Tax expenses (benefit)     455       (201 )   (923)        252       566  
Net profit (loss)   $ (13,924 )   $ 278    $ 5,695      $ 67     $ (10,282 )

 

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    Year ended December 31,     Six months ended June 30,  
    2021     2020     2022     2021  
Revenue     100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
Cost of revenue     50       49       52       48  
Gross profit     50       51       48       52  
Operating Expenses:                                
Research and development     6       7       6       8  
Sales and marketing     19       19       17       21  
General and administrative     24       23       29       23  
Other expenses     1       1       0       1  
Total operating expenses     51       50       51       52  
Operating profit (loss)     (1 )     1       (3 )     (1 )
Financial income (expense), net     (26 )     (1 )     4       (46 )
Profit (loss) before income taxes     (27 )     -       1       (46 )
Tax expenses (benefit)     1       (1 )     1       3  
Net profit (loss)     (28 )%     1 %     0 %     (49 )%

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

Revenue

 

   Individuals and
communities
(in thousands)
   Institutions and
payers (in thousands)
   Others   Total 
Six months ended June 30, 2022 (unaudited):                    
                     
Europe   -   $7,127    -   $7,127 
Israel  $11,202   $11,750   $82   $23,034 
Others   -    -   $739   $739 
                     
Total revenues  $11,202   $18,877   $821   $30,900 

 

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   Individuals and
communities
(in thousands)
   Institutions and
payers (in thousands)
   Others   Total 
Six months ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited):                    
                     
Europe   -   $9,188    -   $9,188 
Israel  $10,906   $802    -   $11,708 
Others   -    -   $136   $136 
                     
Total revenues  $10,906   $9,990   $136   $21,032 

 

In the first half of 2022, our revenues increased by approximately $9.9 million, compared to the first half of 2021.

 

In Israel revenues increased by approximately $11.3 million, mainly as a result of the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021.

 

In Germany revenues decreased by $2 million, $0.9 million of which was due to negative exchange rate fluctuation between the Euro and U.S. Dollars.

 

Revenues in other regions increased by $0.6 million primarily due to revenue generated from the SmartHeart® platform in the US.

 

Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenue was $16.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $10.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was mainly related to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021, offset in part by a slight decrease from our German operations.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2022, gross margin was 48% compared to 52% in for the six months ended June 30, 2021, which was mainly due to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its inclusion in 2021.

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2022   2021 
   (in thousands) 
   (unaudited) 
Research and development costs, net  $1,715   $1,699 
Selling and marketing expenses   5,183    4,388 
General and administrative expenses   8,917    4,790 
Other expenses   91    146 
           
Total operating expenses  $15,906   $11,023 

 

Research and Development costs, net

 

In the first half of 2022, Research and development net costs were relatively flat at $1.7 million compared to the first half of 2021. Development costs are mainly related to the continued development of our SmartHeart® technology platform for the US market, and the development of a new platform in Germany. R&D gross expenses in the first half of 2022 were $3.3 million, of which $2.2 million was capitalized, compared to $1.7 million, out of which $0.6 million was capitalized, in the first half of 2021. Amortization of development costs was relatively flat at $0.6 million compared to the first half of 2021.

 

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Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses for the first half of 2022 were $5.2 million, compared to $4.4 million in the first half of 2021.

 

The increase of $0.8 million was related to sales team recruitments in the US of $0.5 million and a $0.8 million increase for customer relation depreciation, offset in part by a decrease of $0.7 million in our German operation.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the first half of 2022 were $8.9 million, compared to $4.8 million in the first half of 2021, an increase of $4.1 million approximately. $2.3 million of the increase was due to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021; $0.6 million of the increases was due to IT-related expenses, $0.7 million of the increase was due to salaries as a result of an increase in headcount in the US and in IT, $0.2 million of the increase was due to stock-based compensation expenses, and of $0.3 million of the increase was due to other expenses which is mainly related to Nasdaq listing preparation expenses.

 

Financial income (expenses), net

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

 
   2022   2021 
   (in thousands) 
   (unaudited) 
Share options  $1,660   $(8,582)
Exchange rate differences   683    (629)
Gain (loss) from marketable securities, net   (589)   178 
Interest, net   (287)   (7)
Financial expenses arising from share options liability   -    (390)
Others   (131)   (159)
           
Financial expenses, net  $1,336   $(9,589)

 

Net Financial income in the first half of 2022 were $1.3 million, compared to net financial expenses of $9.6 million in first half of 2021. The improvement was mainly due to revaluation of share options and positive exchange rate differences between the new Israeli Shekel, the US dollar and the CHF, offset in part by loss from marketable securities and net interest expense.

 

Financial income/expense relating to share options arise from changes in fair value based on the valuation of these options at the end of each reporting period. SHL uses the Black Scholes option pricing model when estimating the fair value of its share options. The factors that significantly affected the valuation of share options were (a) the market price of SHL’s ordinary shares, and (b) expected volatility and (c) the expected average life of the share options.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, SHL’s share price decreased and the expected volatility increased from CHF 19.10 to CHF 17.90 per share, and 34.81%-35.16% to 45.01%-45.03%, respectively, while the expected average life of share options decreased from 1.06-1.13 years to 0.56-0.64 years.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, SHL’s share price and expected volatility increased from CHF 11.00 -CHF 11.10 to CHF 16.90 per share, and 53.67%-53.96% to 55.54%-56.54%, respectively, while the expected average life of share options decreased from 2 years to 1.56-1.64 years.

 

In the first half of 2022, income from exchange rate differences mainly related to the effect of the strengthening of the US Dollar versus the Israeli Shekel by 12.5%. This resulted in exchange rate income of $0.7 million in respect of $5.5 million held in U.S. dollar deposits (as the functional currency of the financial statements of SHL is the New Israeli Shekel).

 

The strengthening of the US dollar versus the Israeli New Israeli Shekel by 12.5% resulted in other comprehensive loss of approximately $6.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022 due mainly to the translation of the financial statements of entities of the consolidated group from their functional currency in NIS to the presentation currency in US dollar.

 

In the first half of 2021, expense from exchange rate differences is mainly related to bank deposits in CHF and US Dollars. The exchange rates of the CHF and the US Dollars decreased by 3.2% and 1.2%, respectively, in relation to the New Israeli Shekel which caused exchange rate expenses of approximately $0.6 million.

 

Taxes on Income

 

Tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $0.3 million, compared to tax expenses of $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease was mainly related to changes in deferred tax assets of $0.7 million, offset in part by $0.4 million due to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021.

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

Revenue:

 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and
payers
   Others   Total 
                 
   (in thousands) 
Year ended December 31, 2021:                    
                     
Europe  $-   $17,942   $-   $17,942 
Israel   22,331    8,832    27    31,190 
Others   -    -    450    450 
                     
Total revenues  $22,331   $26,774   $477   $49,582 

 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and
payers
   Others   Total 
                 
   (in thousands) 
Year ended December 31, 2020:                    
                     
Europe  $-   $17,040   $-   $17,040 
Israel   21,067    1,436    3    22,506 
Others   -    -    618    618 
                     
Total revenues  $21,067   $18,476   $621   $40,164 

 

Revenues

 

In 2021, our revenues increased by approximately $9.4 million, compared to 2020. In Israel revenue increased by $8.7 million mainly due to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021. In Germany revenues increased by $0.9 million, $0.5 million of which was due to favorable exchange rates between the Euro and U.S. Dollars.

 

Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenue for the year ended 2021 was $25.0 million compared to $19.5 million for the year ended 2020. This increase was mainly related to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021, offset in part by a slight decrease from our German operations.

 

In fiscal year 2021, gross margin was 50% compared to 51% in fiscal year 2020. The slight decrease was mainly related to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021.

 

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The following table provides our operating costs and expenses in 2021 and 2020.

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020 
   (in thousands) 
Research and development costs, net  $2,985   $2,763 
Selling and marketing expenses   9,454    7,762 
General and administrative expenses   12,103    9,174 
Other expenses   548    549 
           
Total operating expenses  $25,090   $20,248 

 

Research and Development costs, net

 

Research and development costs increased by $0.2 million compared to 2020. The increase was priority is related to the continued development of our SmartHeart® technology and platform, the development of AI tools, and development of a new platform in Germany. R&D gross expenses in 2021 were $4.4 million, of which $2.6 million was capitalized, compared to $2.4 million, out of which $0.9 million was capitalized, in 2020. Amortization of development costs was relatively flat of $1.2 million compared to 2020.

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses for fiscal year of 2021 were $9.5 million, compared to $7.8 million in fiscal year of 2020. The increase was primarily related to sales team recruitments in the US due to the ramp up of our US activities with leading customers such as the Mayo Clinic and CVS pharmacy, as well as the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the 2021 fiscal year were $12.1 million, compared to $9.2 million in the 2020 fiscal year. The increase was mainly related to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021 and to an increase of $1.3 million in stock-based compensation expenses.

 

Financial Expenses, net

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020 
   (in thousands) 
Share options  $(10,126)  $- 
Exchange rate differences   (1,590)   47 
Gain (loss) from marketable securities, net   (114)   156 
Interest   (153)   (301)
Financial expenses arising from share options liability   (677)   - 
Others   (312)   (221)
           
Financial expenses, net  $(12,972)  $(319)

 

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Financial expenses net for the 2021 fiscal year were $13.0 million, compared to net financial expenses of $0.3 million in the 2020 fiscal year. The increase was mainly related to revaluation of share options issued to investors in 2021, as well as negative exchange rate differences, from share options.

 

Taxes on Income

 

For fiscal year 2021, tax expenses was $0.5 million, compared to tax income of $0.2 million in fiscal year 2020. The increase is mainly related to the inclusion of Mediton’s results following its acquisition in 2021 and changes in deferred tax assets.

 

Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2019 (U.S. Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

   Individuals
and
communities
  

Institutions
and payers

(in
thousands)

   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2020:                    
                     
Europe (*)   -   $17,040    -   $17,040 
Israel  $21,067   $1,436   $3   $22,506 
Others   -    -   $618   $618 
                     
Total revenues  $21,067    18,476    621   $40,164 

 

   Individuals
and
communities
  

Institutions
and payers

(in
thousands)

   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2019:                    
                     
Europe (*)   -   $20,599    -   $20,599 
Israel  $19,904   $1,196   $7   $21,107 
Others   -    -   $178   $178 
                     
Total revenues  $19,904   $21,795   $185   $41,884 

 

 

  (*) Includes performance-based revenues in 2020 and 2019 of $81 and $2,004, respectively.

 

Revenues for the year

 

In 2020, our revenues decreased by approximately $1.7 million, compared to 2019. In Israel revenue increased by $1.4 due to increase in activity. In Germany, performance-based revenues in 2020 was $0.1 million, the last year in which the company recorded performance-based revenues, a decrease of $ 1.9 million compared to 2019. In 2019, the company recognized performance-based revenues in the amounts of $2.0 million with respect of cost savings arising from the years 2015-2017. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of COVID-19, which lead to longer decision-making cycles by institutional customers, delays in launch of new programs and slower recruitment of patients to our cardiac disease telehealth programs in Germany due to the need for in-person doctor appointments to obtain a reference.

 

Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenues for the 2020 fiscal year was $19.5.0 million compared to $18.8 million for the 2019 fiscal year. This increase was mainly related to increase in salaries with respect to the Israeli operation and an increase in cost of devices.

 

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In fiscal year 2020, gross margin was 51% compared to 56% in fiscal year 2019. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in performance-based revenues, and an increase in COVID-19 related expenses.

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020   2019 
         
   (in thousands) 
Research and development costs, net  $2,763   $2,511 
Selling and marketing expenses  $7,762   $7,337 
General and administrative expenses  $9,174   $7,899 
Other expenses  $549   $634 
           
Total operating expenses  $20,248   $18,381 

 

Research and Development costs, net

 

Research and development costs for the 2020 fiscal year were $2.8 million , compared to $ 2.5 million in the 2019 fiscal year. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in capitalization of development costs of $0.3 million, with a decrease in research and development gross expenses of $0.2 million was offset by an increase in amortization expenses.

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses for fiscal year of 2020 were $7.8 million, compared to $7.3 million in 2019. This slight increase is primarily related to additional marketing efforts with regard to the operation in Israel due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for fiscal year 2020 were $9.2 million, compared to $7.9 million in fiscal year 2019. The increase was primarily due to the company’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

 

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Financial Income (Expenses), Net

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020   2019 
         
   (in thousands) 
Exchange rate differences  $47   $58 
Gain on marketable securities, net  $156   $108 
Interest  $(301)  $(270)
Others  $(221)  $(205)
           
Financial expenses, net  $(319)  $(309)

 

Financial expenses net for fiscal year 2020 were relatively flat compared to the 2019 fiscal year.

 

Taxes on Income

 

For fiscal year 2020, tax income was $0.2 million, compared to tax income of $0.9 million in fiscal year 2029. The decrease was mainly related to a decrease in deferred tax assets.

 

Impact of Inflation and Foreign Currency Fluctuations

 

Our Israeli business is the most significant of our operations. As a result, the majority of our revenues and expenses are generated in NIS. Investment activities and financing activities (excluding capital raise) were made in NIS. Our business in Germany is the second largest component of our operations, the revenues and expenses of which are generated in Euros. We believe our US business will be the main growth driver going forward, however, we consider the NIS to be our functional currency. Accordingly, future additional revenues may be denominated priority in currencies other than NIS and Euros.

 

Because exchange rates between the NIS, Euro and U.S. dollar fluctuate continuously, exchange rate fluctuations will have an impact on our profitability and period-to-period comparisons of our results. The effects of foreign currency re-measurements of financial assets and liabilities are reported in our financial statements as financial income or expense.

 

We currently do not have any mechanisms in place to hedge our exposure to foreign currency an interest rate fluctuations. However, we may in the future undertake hedging or other similar transactions or invest in market risk-sensitive instruments if our management determines that it is necessary to offset risks such as foreign currency and interest rate fluctuations.

 

Effective Corporate Tax Rate

 

As of January 1, 2018, Israeli resident companies were generally subject to corporate tax at the rate of 23%. Israeli resident companies are generally subject to capital gains tax at the corporate tax rate. We have historically incurred operating losses resulting in carry forward losses for tax purposes totaling approximately $100 million ($80M in Israel and $20M in Europe) as of December 31, 2021. We will be able to carry forward these tax losses to future tax years. Except for our Mediton operation, we do not expect to pay taxes in Israel on our income from operations until we utilize our carry forward tax losses. We may, however, be required to pay taxes on our passive income, if any. For more information on taxation, See “Item 10.E.— Taxation.”

 

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Our effective corporate tax rate may exceed the Israeli tax rate. Our German and U.S. subsidiaries will generally be subject to applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxation, and we may also be subject to taxation in the other foreign jurisdictions in which we own assets, have employees or conduct business activities.

 

B.            LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

We have financed our operations through cash generated from operations, and the proceeds from our private and public equity offerings. Cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits on June 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, were approximately USD $25 million, $32 million and $11 million, respectively.

 

For our material cash requirements, including commitments for capital expenditures, as of December 31, 2021 and any subsequent interim period, please see “Item 4.A. – Principal Capital Expenditures and Divestitures.” The sources of funds for such capital expenditure requirements have been cash generated from operations, the proceeds from our private and public equity offerings, and in the case of the Mediton acquisition, our long term credit facility.

 

We believe that our existing capital resources and cash flows from operations will be adequate to satisfy our expected capital expenditures and liquidity requirements through the next twelve months. Without derogating from the foregoing estimate regarding our existing capital resources and cash flows from operations, we may decide to raise additional funds in the future. We believe that, if required, we will be able to raise additional capital or reduce discretionary spending to provide the required liquidity beyond the next twelve months.

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Cash provided from operating cash flow for the six-month ended June 30, 2022, was $2.0 million, primarily related to adjustments of non-cash charges primarily consist of $3.4 million related to depreciation and amortization expenses, $1.0 million cost of share – based expenses, offset in part by $1.1 million interest and tax payments and negative change of $0.4 million in our operating assets and liabilities (including inventory increase of $1.5 million).

 

Cash used from operating cash flow for the six-month ended June 30, 2021 was 0.7 million dollars, primarily related to net loss of $10.3 million (including interest and tax payments of $0.7 million and negative change of $2.6 million in our operating assets and liabilities (including inventory increase of $1.0 million)), in part offset by non-cash adjustments of $12.8 million primarily consist of financial expenses of 9.4 million as a result of increase in investors options valuation, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.2 million and cost of share expenses of $0.5 million.

 

Cash provided from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.2 million dollars and primarily related to net loss of $10.3 million, partially offset by non-cash adjustments of $20.3 million, including of financial expenses of $12.9 million as a result of increase in investors options valuation and depreciation and amortization expenses of $5.4 million and cost of share expenses of $1.3 million while interest and tax payments were $1.3 million and negative change of $4.9 million in our operating assets and liabilities (including inventory increase of $3.1 million).

 

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Cash provided from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 4.7 million dollars, and primarily related to non-cash adjustments of $5.1 million, including depreciation and amortization expenses of $4.9 million, partially offset by interest and tax payments of $0.8 million.

 

Cash provided from operating activities for the 2019 fiscal year was $10.9 million, primarily related to net profit of $5.7 million and non-cash adjustments of $3.9 million.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Cash provided in investing activities during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 was $2.9 million and primarily related to $6.4 million from the net proceeds of short term investment, offset in part by $2.1 million from the capitalization of development cost and $1.0 million from the purchase of property and equipment.

 

Cash used in investing activities during the six-months ended June 30, 2021 was $13.3 million and primarily related to the purchase of short term investments of $11.4 million, subsidiary acquisition of $1.1 million and the capitalization of development cost of $0.6 million.

 

Cash used in investing activities during year ended December 31, 2021 was $41.0 million and primarily related to subsidiary acquisition of $27.3 million, the purchase of short-term investments of $13.6 million, and the capitalization of development cost of $2.6 million.

 

Cash used in investing activities during year ended December 31, 2020 was $7.6 million, primarily related to the purchase of short-term investments of $6.7 million, the capitalization of development cost of $0.9 million, and $0.9 million from the purchase of property and equipment, offset in part by $0.8 million from the proceeds from short term investments.

 

Cash provided in investing activities during the 2019 fiscal year was $2.5 million, primarily related to short terms investment proceeds of $4.6 million, offset in part by capitalization of development costs of $0.2 million, and purchases of property of $0.8 million.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

 

Cash used in financing activities during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 was 1.6 million dollars and primarily related to $1.3 million in lease payments and $0.6 million in long term loan repayment.

 

Cash provided from financing activities during the six-month ended June 30, 2021 was $34.1 million and primarily related to the net proceeds from the issuance of share capital of $36.9 million, $0.3 million from the exercise of options, offset in part by lease payments of $0.8 million and short term bank credit repayment of $2.3 million.

 

Cash provided from financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $51.1 million and primarily related to the net proceeds from the issuance of share capital of $36.9 million, $0.5 million from the exercise of options, and $18.3 million in proceeds from long term loans, offset in part by lease payments of $1.9 million and short-term bank credit repayment of $2.7 million.

 

Cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 was $0.7 million and primarily related lease payments of $1.5 million, partially offset by short-term credit borrowings of $2.2 million.

 

Cash used in financing activities during the 2020 fiscal year was $11.9 million, primarily related to dividend payments of $10.5 million, the payment of long term loans of $1.0 million and lease payments of $0.4 million.

 

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Financial Arrangements

 

On January 7, 2021, a Special General Meeting of the company approved on the increase of the authorized share capital of the company to 25,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value each.

 

On January 21, 2021 the company closed the first of two placements by selling 1,600,000 ordinary shares. In addition, the company issued options to purchase 800,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of CHF 11.00 per share exercisable for a 24 months period.

 

On February 17, 2021 the company closed a second private placement by issuing 2,288,889 new ordinary shares. In addition, the company issued options to purchase 1,144,444 further ordinary shares at an exercise price of CHF 11.00, exercisable for a 24 month period.

  

The expiration dates for the options were January 20, 2023 and February 16, 2023. Upon expiration, the proceeds from the exercise of 1,914,478 options were recorded in equity.

 

The placement agents in these two private placements received a cash payment based on the amount of cash received in the private placements and from the exercise of the options issued in the placements. In addition, the placement agents were granted options for units at an exercise price of CHF 9.00 per unit. Each unit entitles the placement agents to receive one ordinary share together with an option to acquire 0.5 ordinary share at an exercise price of CHF 11.00 per share. The exercise period for these placement agents’ units is until March 17, 2025. As of February 28, 2023, the number of units granted to the placement agents was 155,720. These units, if fully exercised, entitle the placement agent to 233,580 shares.

 

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Since the exercise price of the options issued to the investors in the placements is denominated in CHF while the functional currency of the company is NIS, these options are accounted for upon initial recognition as a financial liability at fair value through profit or loss. After initial recognition, increases and decreases in fair value in each reporting period are recognized in profit or loss as non-cash financial expenses (income).

 

Although these options are recognized as a liability and measured at fair value through profit or loss in each period until exercise or expiration, settlement of this option is through issuance of shares and requires no cash expenditure or liquidity. Upon exercise or upon expiration the liability will be credited to the equity of the Company in addition to the proceeds received upon exercise. As a result, settlement of this option liability is not expected to have a negative impact on our future liquidity.

 

The option expiration dates were January 20, 2023 and February 16, 2023. As mentioned, the options were recorded in equity.

 

The following table presents our cash and consolidated capitalization and indebtedness as of June 30, 2022 on an actual basis and as adjusted to give pro forma effect to share options that were exercised from July 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 as if they had occurred as of June 30, 2022. This information was prepared in accordance with IFRS and was derived from our unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022 included elsewhere herein. This information should be read in conjunction with the information included and referenced in Item 3.D. “Key Information –Risk Factors,” Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects- Results of Operations,” Item 8. “Financial Information” and Item 18. “Financial Statements,” the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto of us and of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. beginning on page F-1 of this registration statement and our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information attached as Exhibit 15.1 to this registration statement and incorporated by reference herein.

 

   As of June 30, 2022 
   Actual   Adjusted (1) 
         
   (In thousands) 
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments  25,134   $47,170 
Borrowings under credit facility  16,328   $16,328 
Shareholders’ equity:         
Ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share  42   $47 
Additional paid-in capital (2)  126,753   $154,953 
Treasury shares  (56)  $(56)
Capital reserve  1,002   $1,002 
Accumulated currency reserve and reserve for defined benefit plans  (2,784)  $(2,784)
Accumulated deficit (3)  (72,973)  $(65,340)
Total shareholders’ equity  51,984   $87,823 
Total capitalization  68,312   $104,151 

 

(1)Adjustments reflect the impact of options exercised from July 1, 2022 until February 28, 2023.

 

The impact of the exercises are as follows:

 

Number of options exercised:   1,855,835 
Number of shares issued:   1,855,835 
Amount of proceeds received upon exercises (thousands):  $22,036 

 

(2)Including reclassification of the liability for share options to Additional paid-in capital in the amount of $ 6,169 thousand upon the exercise of the share options.

 

(3)The change in accumulated deficit is due to the financial income derived from ongoing revaluation of the options in our consolidated financial statements and of the underwriter fee.

 

Long term loan

 

On August 29, 2021, the company signed an agreement with a bank in Israel to obtain a long-term loan in the amount of NIS 59 million (approximately $18 million) for a period of 7 years and 9 months. The loan is denominated in NIS and bears interest at prime plus 1.05% (2.65% as of the signing date). The loan is required to be repaid in 28 quarterly installments following an initial moratorium period of 9 months.

 

The loan agreement includes certain financial covenants related to the company’s Israeli operations, including with respect to  minimum tangible equity, minimum tangible equity to total tangible assets; and net debt to EBITDA. As of June 30, 2022, the company was in compliance with these covenants.

 

Mediton Group Acquisition

 

On August 31, 2021, the company consummated an agreement, dated August 25, 2021, to acquire 70% of the Mediton Group companies, a leading provider of healthcare services in Israel in the field of diagnostics, preventative healthcare, and medical opinions to institutional customers, including Israeli blue-chip companies, government institutions such as the Israeli Social Security and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, all four healthcare funds and insurance companies.

 

The purchase price for the acquisition of approximately NIS 84 million (approximately $26 million) was financed from cash on hand and the NIS 59 million Israeli bank long term loan referred to above. The transaction included the grant of a put and call option over the remaining 30% interest in the Mediton Group.

 

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Sellers Put Option

 

Pursuant to the Mediton SPA, the sellers have an option for one year from the day following the end of the third anniversary of the closing (“Put Option Period”), to obligate SHLR to purchase all (but not part) of the sellers’ remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur (but not one of them), at a price based on a multiple of EBITDA of Mediton Group as defined and set out in the Mediton SPA.

 

The put option price may be paid in SHL ordinary shares so long as the ordinary shares remain listed on the SIX or another major exchange, with each ordinary shares valued at 90% of SHL’s share closing price on the date the put option is exercised.

 

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the estimated gross amount of cash outflow assuming the put option will be exercised at the earliest possible date was $10.2 million and $11.6 million, respectively. As discussed above, this amount may be settled in cash or through the issuance of SHL ordinary shares. The principal factor that could have a material impact on the gross amount would be a significant change in  the EBITDA of the Mediton Group in the period prior to the Put Option Period.

  

For financial reporting purposes, SHL has selected as an accounting policy to record the sellers’ remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur as non-controlling interest (“NCI”) in the equity of SHL. The put and call options, which are financial derivatives, are measured at fair value through profit or loss and are presented net in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

The fair value of the put option to sell the remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur represents the difference between estimated fair value of the remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur and the exercise price discounted to its present value. As the exercise price gets closer to the fair value of the remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur, the effect is to reduce the fair value of the put option. The same would apply in opposite direction to the fair value of the call option of SHL to acquire the remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur, as described under the heading “Company Call Option” below.

 

As of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the net fair value of the put and call options were $379 thousand (asset) and $67 thousand (liability), respectively. See Note 7 and Note 18g to the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively, for an explanation of the methodology and significant inputs used in order to determine the fair value.

 

In order to provide information as to its liquidity position, SHL discloses in Note 18f to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, the estimated gross cash outflow of $11.6 million assuming the put option will be exercised at the earliest possible date.

 

Company Call Option

 

The Mediton SPA also provides SHLR the right for one year from the end of the Put Option Period to oblige the sellers to sell to SHLR all (but not part) of the sellers’ remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur (but not one of them) for the higher of the same price as the put option price, or a consideration that reflects a value of NIS 120 million for the companies as of the closing date with such amount being linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index, minus all dividends paid from the August 31, 2021 closing date until the date the Call Option is exercised, all as set forth in the Mediton SPA.

 

Long-Term Lease

 

the company has long-term lease liabilities repayable in monthly equal installments until March 2029. The total aggregate contractual undiscounted payments for these long-term leaps including interest amounts to approximately $13,470.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements, that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

C.            RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, ETC.

 

Research & Development

 

As a leading developer of advanced telemedicine technologies the are highly focused on research and development, including predicting artificial intelligence technologies. Our research and development efforts are carried out with the Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

Our gross research and development costs, (excluding amortization and capitalization), were $4.4 million in 2021, $2.4 million in 2020, and 2.7 million in 2019.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We seek to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property through a combination of patents, patent designs, and trademark applications, as well as trade secrets, know-how, and other contractual rights, (including confidentiality and invention assignment agreements). We hold a number of design patents and trademarks, including one of our key products and technologies●the SmartHeart® .

 

The following table sets forth certain information related to the primary patents and trademarks material to our business:

 

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Owned Patent Jurisdiction Expiration Date
Patent #229482 – An Electrocardiographic Monitoring System and Method (Utility Patent) Israel; China; Europe In Israel, patent in force until May 21, 2026, and set to expire on May 21, 2032.
Device for Obtaining a Standard 12-Lead Electrocardiogram and a Rhythm Strip – Grant Number 09215998 (Utility Patent) United States June 1, 2032

 

Status of Trademarks filed through WIPO in various countries

 

Country of registration Owner Validity of Trademark (until the following dates) Type of Trade Mark Trade Mark name Trade Mark number/status*
Europe (Community Trade Mark) SHL Intern. 12/18/2028 10, 38, 44

ramified heart symbol

7478308
USA SHL Intern. 12/22/2028 35, 38, 44

 

ramified heart symbol

77638118
Israel SHL Intern. 12/13/2030 9, 10, 38, 44

CCM

(Hebrew – Logo CCM)

234343
Israel SHL Intern. 01/02/2031 9, 10, 38, 44 SMART HEART

234810

 

WIPO SHL Intern. 06/21/2031 9, 10, 38, 44 SMART HEART

1096059

 

Japan SHL Intern. 09/27/2023 9, 10, 38, 44

SMART HEART

Written in Katakana

“スマートハート

 

5618600

 

 

Trade Mark Number Trade Mark Name Type Of Trade Mark Validity of Trade Mark (until the following dates) Company Country of Registration

T1116147A

Registered after rejection and appeal

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Singapore
4204156 SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 09/11/2032 SHL Intern. USA

8-8-2012-001246089

Registered after rejection and appeal

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. South Korea

2011-360491

Registered after rejection and appeal

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Japan

1459720

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Australia

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Norway

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Switzerland

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Island

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. China

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Turkey

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Croatia

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Russia

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Ukraine

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Moldova

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Serbia

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Georgia

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Montenegro

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Belarus

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Monaco

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. Lichtenstein

1096059

Registered

SMART HEART 9, 10, 38, 44 06/21/2031 SHL Intern. European Union

 

Status of Trademarks filed in Germany

 

Trade Mark Number* Trade Mark Name Type Of Trade Mark Validity of Trade Mark (until the following dates) Company Country of Registration

 

302021116844

TELECOR 44 Pending final approval SHL Telemedizin GmbH Germany

* Where an international registration number is listed, such number serves as the only registration number in the indicated country.

 

D.            TREND INFORMATION

 

See Item 4. “Information on the company.”

 

E.            CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

 

N/A

 

ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

 

A.            DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information about our directors and executive officers. Unless otherwise stated, the address of each of our executive officers and directors is Yigal Alon 90, Tel Aviv 67891, Israel.

 

Name   Age   Position
Ehud Barak   80   Active Co-chairman of the Board of Directors
Yariv Alroy   62   Active Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Erez Alroy   59   Director
Prof. Amir Lerman(1)(2)(3)   65   Director
Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich(1)(2)(3)   62   External Director

 

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Name   Age   Position
Dvorah Kimhi(1)(2)(3)   73   External Director
David Salton(3)   63   Director
Erez Nachtomy   61   Chief Executive Officer and Director
Amir Hai   56   Chief Financial Officer
Jason Bottiglieri   50   General Manager SHL USA
Yossi Vadnagra   52   General Manager Israel
Linus Drop   50   Managing Director, SHL Telemedizin, Germany

 

 

 

(1) Member of Audit Committee and Financial Statements Committee.

(2) Member of Compensation Committee.

(3) Independent director under Nasdaq and SEC independence standards.

 

Ehud Barak has served on the SHL board of directors as Co-Chairman since August 11, 2022. Mr. Barak also currently serves on the board of four other Israeli companies: INTERCURE Ltd. (TASE, TSX: INCR), Carbyne Ltd., Guardicore Ltd. and Cypertoka Ltd. Mr. Barak served as the tenth Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. Before being elected Prime Minister, Mr. Barak completed an illustrious 36-year career in the Israeli Defense Forces (the “IDF”), as the most decorated soldier in its history. Mr. Barak served in top positions in the IDF, including Head of Planning, Head of Military Intelligence, Commander of the Central Command and Deputy Chief of General Staff. As Chief of the General Staff of the IDF, he was involved in the negotiation and implementation of the 1994 peace treaty with Jordan. Mr. Barak has also served Israel as Minister of the Interior, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Minister. Mr. Barak holds a B.S. degree in mathematics and physics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received his M.S.C in economic engineering systems from Stanford University. Since September 2016, he has served as Senior Fellow non-resident at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. Since March 2013, he has served as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ergo, a strategic consulting firm.

 

Yariv Alroy was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors in December 2018 and has served as Co-Chairman since August 11, 2022. He served as our Co-CEO from 2000 to January 15, 2016. He previously served as managing director of SHL Telemedicine International Ltd. from 1997 to 2000 and as our Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1997. He also previously served as a member of the Board from 2001 and 2006 and 2010 and 2014. Before joining SHL, Mr. Alroy worked for a leading Israeli law firm from 1989 to 1993, with his last position as senior partner. Since 2016, he has been an investor and a businessman and serves as a Chairman of UAS Drone Corp. (OTCQB: USDR). He holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is the brother of Mr. Erez Alroy, a member of our Board of Directors, and a member of the Alroy Group, one of our principal shareholder groups.

 

Erez Alroy served in various executive positions in SHL since its inception, as its Co-CEO from 2000 to January 2015 and as a director from 2008 to 2014. He is currently active in various investments and is a board member in Merhavia Holdings Ltd (TASE: MRHL). Mr. Alroy holds an MBA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is the brother of Mr. Yariv Alroy, a member of our Board of Directors, and a member of the Alroy Group, one of our principal shareholders.

 

Prof. Amir Lerman joined our Board of Directors in 2016. He has served as the Vice-Chair, Cardiovascular Department and the Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA) since 2010. He has also served as the Program Director for vascular and valve, Center for Regenerative Medicine at the Mayo Clinic since 2012. In addition, Prof. Lerman serves as the Director of the Mayo-Israeli startup company initiative as well as a faculty member at the Mirage Institute: US-Israel innovation bridge business leadership program, since 2009, in addition to various other positions held at the Mayo Clinic. Since 2001, he has also held an appointment as Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Medical School. Prof. Lerman graduated from the Technion School of Medicine in Haifa, Israel in 1985 and completed his training in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and invasive cardiology at the Mayo Clinic in 1994. Prof. Lerman published more than 500 manuscripts, book chapters and reviews; the NIH, AHA and several foundations support his research.

 

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Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich joined our Board of Directors in June 2017. Mr. Abramovich has held key positions in the Israeli capital market for over 25 years. He serves as the chairman of the board I med, infinity Medical, chairman of Atrade, member of the board of directors and chairman of the investment committee of I.D.I. Insurance Company and as a director in other high-tech, real estate and energy companies. Mr. Abramovich was the CEO of Clal Finance, one of Israel’s largest financial institutions, which provided a broad array of financial services ranging from portfolio management to brokerage and underwriting services. Clal Finance owned and managed mutual funds, an in-house hedge fund, and offered individually tailored structured products to clients. Prior to that, he served in various positions in Clal Group, including Deputy CEO of Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings. He served on the board of directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange until September 2008, and he is a member of the board of trustees of the Academic Track of the College of Management. He has a B.A. in Economics & Business Management and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

 

Dvorah Kimhi joined our Board of Directors in December 2018, after previously serving on the Board from 2010 to 2014 and 2001 to 2007. Since 2002, she has served as Vice President for regulatory and legal affairs with Channel 10. She currently serves as Vice President for regulatory and legal affairs with Reshet Media Ltd. (Channel 13), one of the two existing Israeli commercial television channels. Prior to this, Ms. Kimhi served as Chief Legal Advisor to Ananey Communications Ltd., Noga Communications and the Israeli Educational Television. She also serves on the board of directors of Kol Hayyam Hadrom Ltd., an Israel radio station. Ms. Kimhi is a member of the Israeli Bar, holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University and has specialized in contract law, corporate law, communication law and regulation.

 

David Salton joined the Board of Directors in May 2021. He currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of Virility Medical, a startup company developing consumer medical devices. Prior to that, he served as CEO of DCL Technologies Ltd., an investment company, and Deputy General Manager of Leumi Partners, a leading Israeli investment bank. Mr. Salton also served as CEO of several private biotech and healthcare companies, and as a board member of several publicly traded companies. He currently is an independent director of InterCure Ltd. (TASE, TSX: INCR) and ARAN Ltd. (TASE: ARAN). Mr. Salton holds a B.Sc., Economics & Management degree from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Management.

 

Erez Nachtomy has served on our Board of Directors since December 2018 and as our Chief Executive Officer since May 2020. From 1989 until 2001, Mr. Nachtomy practiced law at a leading Israeli law firm – Weksler, Bregman & Co., becoming a partner in the firm in 1994 and later on promoted to a senior partner. In March 2001, he joined our executive team as Vice President, and from January 2005 to December 2016, he served as our Executive Vice President. Since 2017, he is an investor and a businessman specializing in strategic planning, M&A transactions, and capital raising and business development. He serves as Vice Chairman of UAS Drone Corp. (OTCQB:USDR). Mr. Nachtomy holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University, Israel and he is a member of the Israeli Bar.

 

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Amir Hai has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2022. Mr. Hai. Prior to joining SHL, Mr. Hai was Chief Financial Officer of RADCOM (NASDAQ: RDCM) from 2018 to December 2021. Before Mr. Hai served as Chief Financial Officer for several other companies including two publicly traded companies (Valor Computerized systems and Shamir optical industry) and served as High-tech Senior Manager for Ernst & Young Israel. Since 2012 to 2021, Mr. Hai also served as external director and chairman of the audit committee of Matrix IT Ltd. Mr. Hai holds a B.A. in Economics from the College of Management Academic Studies in Israel and is certified in Israel as a CPA.

 

Jason Bottiglieri has served as our General Manager in the United States since June 2022, Mr. Jason Bottiglieri has over 25 years of commercial and executive-level management experience within the cardiovascular device field. He has extensive experience establishing and leading sales, marketing and operations teams, successfully commercializing innovative technologies in the global market. In his most recent position, Mr. Bottiglieri held the role of Chief Commercial Officer at Elucid Bioimaging, a developer of a non-invasive artificial intelligence medical software used for cardiovascular disease diagnosis. Prior to that he served as President and CEO of InnovHeart S.r.L., and as President and CEO of Infraredx, which was acquired by Nipro Corporation of Japan.

 

Yossi Vadnagra has served as our General Manager of SHL’s Israel operation since June 2021. Mr. Vadnagra joined SHL in February 2017 as Director of Business Development in Israel and previously served as our Chief Financial Officer from June 2017 to May 2021 and as interim Chief Financial Officer from July 2021 to January 2022. He has over eighteen years of experience in international markets with blue chip companies as Chief Financial Officer in the healthcare, retail and engineering sectors. Before joining SHL, he worked for six years as Chief Financial Officer and Co-CEO for G&V Business Solutions Ltd. in Israel and India, and in this capacity, worked with SHL on business development projects in India. Prior to that, Mr. Vadnagra worked for five years as Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Planning for Elbit India Healthcare, a subsidiary of Elbit Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: EMITF). Mr. Vadnagra is a CPA (Israel) with an MBA in Finance, both degrees achieved with honors from the College of Management in Israel.

 

Linus Drop has served as our Co-Managing Director (and later on as Managing Director) – SHL Telemedizin, Germany since January 25, 2021. Mr. Drop has significant experience in the German healthcare market. He founded Jumedi in 2017 and served as its Managing Director. From 2008 to 2017, he held the position of Managing Director of Sanvartis GmbH, a German telehealth company. Mr. Drop started his career at BARMER Healthcare Insurance Company, where he held different positions for over 10 years. Mr. Drop has been trained and qualified as a social security clerk (SoFa) and is a graduate of the business administration program of the BARMER Leadership Academy.

 

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B.            COMPENSATION

 

Aggregate Compensation of Office Holders

 

The aggregate compensation expenses to our directors and executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was approximately $2,283,474 and $2,107,736, respectively. This amount includes social benefits and car leasing costs. These amounts do not include the expense of share-based compensation.

 

As of the date of this registration statement, we have issued 850,808 outstanding options to purchase 850,808 ordinary shares granted to our executive officers and directors under our 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan (the “Share Option Plan”) at a weighted average exercise price of $CHF 11.81 per ordinary share.

 

Individual Compensation of Office Holders

 

The table and summary below outlines the compensation granted to our directors and executive officers with respect to the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Our Compensation Policy, Share Option Plan and the terms of the share options granted to our directors and executive officers are described below.

 

Year-ended December 31, 2021

 

Name and Offices Held   Base
Compensation
and Fringe
Benefits
    Cash
Bonus
    Share
Options
Granted
or
exercised (2)
    Weighted
Average
exercise price
of Options
Granted
  Total  
Yariv Alroy
Active Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  $ 244,282       -     $ 791,242     CHF 10.73   $ 1,035,524  
David Salton
Director
  $ 24,653       -     $ 170,232     CHF 14.55   $ 194,885  
Prof. Amir Lerman
Director
  $ 52,953       -     $ 98,527     CHF 17.02   $ 151,480  
Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich
External Director
  $ 77,483       -     $ 98,527     CHF 17.02   $ 176,010  
Dvorah Kimhi
External Director
  $ 61,224       -     $ 98,527     CHF 17.02   $ 159,751  
Elon Shalev
Former Director(1)
  $ 23,545                         $ 23,545  
Erez Alroy
Director
  $ 53,103       -     $ 98,527     CHF 17.02   $ 151,630  
Erez Nachtomy
Chief Executive Officer and Director
  $ 361,670     $ 99,065     $ -     -   $ 460,735  
Other Senior Management   $ 984,102     $ 125,656     $ 618,192     CHF 10.73 – CHF 11.56   $ 1,727,950  

 

Year-end December 31, 2022

 

Name and Offices Held   Base
Compensation
and Fringe
Benefits
    Cash
Bonus
    Share
Options
Granted
or
exercised (1)
    Weighted
Average
exercise price
of Options
Granted
  Total  
Yariv Alroy
Active Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  $ 269,766       -       -     -   $ 269,766  
Ehud Barak
Active Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
    69,939       -     -     -     69,939  
David Salton
Director
  $ 40,871       -     -     -     40,871  
Prof. Amir Lerman
Director
  $ 48,417       -           -     48,417  
Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich
External Director
  $ 56,084       -     -     -     56,084  
Dvorah Kimhi
External Director
  $ 48,477       -     -     -     48,477  
Erez Alroy
Director
  $ 43,037       -     -   -     43,037  
Erez Nachtomy
Chief Executive Officer and Director
  $ 346,603       80,366       -         426,969  
Other Senior Management   $ 979,816     $ 300,098     $ 849,575     CHF 10.73 – CHF 19.33   $ 2,129,489  

 

 

(1) The options are exercisable on a net exercise basis method . The expiration dates of the options granted are as follows:

 

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Weighted Average
exercise price of Options Granted
  Expiration date of the
options
  Number of Options  
CHF 7.04   06/08/2023     38,808  
CHF 7.70   10/12/2024     18,000  
CHF 6.51   21/02/2025     18,000  
CHF 5.61   30/06/2026     50,000  
CHF 5.73   10/12/2026     120,000  
CHF 10.73   22/01/2027     37,500  
CHF 10.73   01/03/2027     250,000  
CHF 11.56   18/05/2027     18,000  
CHF 12.08   31/05/2027     18,000  
CHF 17.02   08/12/2027     90,000  
CHF 19.33   02/01/2028     80,000  
CHF 17.69   15/02/2028     12,500  
CHF 17.39   20/06/2028     100,000  

 

Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors

 

Israeli Companies Law

 

Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, an Israeli public company is required to adopt a compensation policy with respect to the terms of engagement of its office holders (as such term is defined under the Israeli Companies Law) (a “Compensation Policy”), including directors and controlling shareholders engaged as company officers, subject to limited exceptions which do not apply to us. The adoption of a Compensation Policy requires shareholder approval, further to approval by the Board of Directors, which must consider the recommendations of the Compensation Committee. The shareholder approval must consist of a simple majority of all votes cast, and either (i) the approval of a majority of the shareholders’ voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon who are neither controlling shareholders nor have a personal interest in approving the Compensation Policy (disregarding abstentions), or (ii) the total vote against adoption of the Compensation Policy by shareholders who do not have a personal interest in approving the Compensation Policy does not represent more than 2% of the voting rights in the company.

 

Any shareholder participating in the vote on the adoption of the Compensation Policy must inform the company prior to the relevant vote as to whether the shareholder has a personal interest in the matter. Votes of shareholders who did not notify the company as to whether or not they have a personal interest are not counted.

 

As a general rule, pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, remuneration to office holders which is inconsistent with the Compensation Policy requires, in addition to the approval of the Compensation Committee and of the Board of Directors, the approval of a special majority in the general meeting of shareholders, as described above.

 

The Board is required to examine from time to time whether any amendments to the Compensation Policy are necessary in light of changing circumstances or for any other reason. Similarly, the Compensation Committee issues recommendations to the Board in this respect from time to time. At least once every three years, the Compensation Policy must be submitted to shareholders for renewed approval, incorporating any amendments that the Compensation Committee and Board deem appropriate.

 

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SHL Compensation Policy

 

Our Compensation Policy stipulates that its main principles and objectives are to:

 

  ●  promote our mission, long-term goals and targets;

 

  create appropriate incentives for our officers with the aim of aligning the officers’ compensation with our mission and goals, taking into account, among other things, our risk management policy;

 

  adopt compensation packages that match our size and the nature of our activities; and

 

  comply with the provisions of the law by compensating those eligible pursuant to the Compensation Policy based on their contribution and efforts to the development of our business and promotion of our goals, in the short- and long-term.

 

Our Compensation Policy further provides that in general, the performance and compensation terms of officers are to be examined annually while taking the following parameters, among others, into account:

 

  the education, qualifications, expertise, seniority (in SHL in particular, and in the officer’s profession in general), professional experience and achievements of the officer;

 

  the officer’s position, and his previous agreements with us;

 

  the officer’s contribution to our business, profits and stability;

 

  the degree of responsibility imposed on the officer;

 

  our need to retain officers who have skills, know-how or unique expertise;

 

  our global nature; and

 

  the ratio between the officer’s employment terms and conditions and those of our other employees and/or contract workers employed by us, and in particular the ratio between such officer’s compensation to our average wage and median wage and the impact of the differences on labor relations in the company.

 

Pursuant to our Compensation Policy, we are entitled to grant to some or all of our officers a compensation package including any or all of the following: fixed base salary in the form of cash, commissions, variable annual cash bonus, retirement grant and share-based compensation. The compensation for each officer can also include additional standard benefits such as social benefits, pension insurance, managers insurance, study fund, severance payment, car allowance, mobile phone allowance and medical insurance.

 

Option grants are made in the Board’s full discretion pursuant to the general rules set forth under the Compensation Policy. Options granted to a vice president are usually based on the CEO’s recommendations and they are subject to the approval of both the Compensation Committee and the Board, and options are granted to the CEO based on the approval of all of the Compensation Committee, the Board and the General Meeting of the company’s shareholders.

 

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At a special general meeting of shareholders held on September 21, 2020, following the recommendation and earlier approval of our Compensation Committee and our Board, our shareholders approved an amended Compensation Policy, which will expire in 2023. The amended Compensation Policy provides:

 

·that members of the Board are entitled to the same compensation for attending meetings via electronic means as for physical attendance at in-person meetings;

 

·that an Active Chairman of the Board who performs additional duties shall receive compensation for such increased duties (i.e. in lieu of the remuneration to which the Directors are entitled to in accordance with the Rules Regarding the Compensation and Expenses of an External Director, 5760-2000 (as promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law) (the “Director Compensation Regulations”)), as long as such person is an active chairman and provided that the total cost to us of such compensation shall not exceed NIS 780,000 per annum;

 

·a list of key performance indicators for vice presidents and the CEO under our annual bonus plan, and the discretion of the Compensation Committee to pay an executive officer annual bonus, even if key performance indicators were not determined in advance or in the event the executive officer did not achieve the applicable key performance indicators; provided that, with respect to the latter, the annual bonus does not exceed three (3) times the base monthly salary of the executive officer. The maximum amount of the annual cash bonus for each of the following executive officers shall be as follows: (i) CEO: up to twelve (12) times of his/her base monthly salary, and (ii) VP: up to six (6) times of such VP’s base monthly salary; and

 

·the maximum coverage per claim and for a period of one year under insurance provided to executive officers and the maximum insurance premium for a period of one year.

 

At a special general meeting held on March 1, 2021, in addition to an amendment to our Compensation Policy with respect to the terms of office of Mr. Yariv Alroy, the Active Chairman of the Board, and the approval of his monthly compensation in the amount of NIS 65,000 plus VAT, our shareholders also approved the grant of options to purchase 250,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Alroy under our Share Option Plan at an exercise price of CHF 10.73 per share, with vesting over a three-year period. These proposals were previously approved by the Board, following approval of our Compensation Committee.

 

At the annual general meeting held on December 9, 2021, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, our shareholders approved an amendment to our directors’ compensation, so that each current and future Board member, other than Mr. Barak, shall receive an annual fee of NIS 68,000 and a participation fee of NIS 3,600, which is paid for the participation of the director in each meeting of the Board or any committee thereof, including for participation via electronic means. Directors’ remuneration for a unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting is 50% of the participation fee they would receive for participating in a meeting, all plus VAT, if applicable. Mr. Yariv Alroy now also receives such compensation in addition to his remuneration as our Active Co-Chairman. Although the abovementioned amendment with respect to the Active Chairman’s compensation constitutes a deviation from the provisions of the Compensation Policy of the company, such deviation is lawful because it was approved by all the relevant corporate organs including the approval of a special majority of the shareholders.

 

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At a special general meeting of shareholders held on August 11, 2022, following the recommendation and earlier approval of our Compensation Committee and our Board, our shareholders approved a further amendment to our Compensation Policy, pursuant to which (1) in the event there is more than one chairman, the compensation limitation of the chairman’s fixed compensation as set forth in the Compensation Policy shall apply to each chairman separately. In addition, the chairman may receive a special bonus due to a Full Exit Event (which means a sale of all the company’s shares or a merger of the company into another entity in consideration of shares and/or cash in the other entity (instead of the company’s shares), or a sale of all or substantially all of the company’s assets) in an amount up to 2.5% of the consideration paid in such an event; and (2) a Non-Material Amendment to the compensation of vice presidents shall require only the approval of the CEO, provided that such amendments do not deviate from the restrictions and the provisions of the Compensation Policy of the company. “Non-Material Amendment” means a change of up to 10% of the total cost of all of the officer’s compensation components as approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board. Any such amendment, if made, shall be reported to the Compensation Committee. The same shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the CEO’s compensation components, which shall be approved by the Compensation Committee. The shareholders also approved the compensation to Mr. Barak as a Co-Chairman of the Board. According to the consulting agreement with Mr. Ehud Barak dated August 11, 2022, Mr. Barak is entitled to (1) a monthly management fee of $13,800, and (2) transaction-based compensation. Upon request by the company, Mr. Barak may become actively involved in a strategic agreement on behalf of the company outside of Israel. Upon such involvement, Mr. Barak will be entitled, subject to the closing of said transaction, to a special transaction bonus in an amount equal to twice the monthly management fee (i.e., $27,600), with such special bonus not to exceed in any given calendar year a sum equal to eight times the monthly management fee. Furthermore, in the event of a sale of all the company’s shares (whether pursuant to a share sale or a merger) or assets, during Mr. Barak’s engagement by the company and for an additional period of six months thereafter (provided the first contact was made during Mr. Barak’s engagement), Mr. Barak is entitled to a bonus of 1.5% of the transaction consideration if the price per share is up to CHF 30, 2.0% of the transaction consideration if the price per share is greater than CHF 30 up to 36 CHF, and 2.5% of the transaction consideration if the price per share is greater than CHF 36.

 

Board of Directors Compensation

 

Israeli Companies Law

 

Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, except under limited circumstances, the compensation to be paid to the directors in their capacity as such, as well as the terms of employment (including the terms and conditions of the directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification) of any of the directors in any other position, require the approval of the Compensation Committee, the Board and the shareholders (by a simple majority), and the approvals of the Compensation Committee and the Board must be made in accordance with the Compensation Policy in effect (subject to a limited exception). Further, pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, approval by the shareholders of the terms of engagement of a controlling shareholder, which for this purpose also includes any shareholder or group of shareholders that holds at least 25% of the company’s voting power, provided that there is no other shareholder that holds more than 50% of the company’s voting rights as an office holder (including as a director) or employee generally requires either (i) that the majority vote in favor of the resolution shall include the approval of a majority of the voting power represented at the shareholders meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon of shareholders who have no personal interest in approving the resolution (disregarding abstentions), or (ii) that the total vote against the resolution by shareholders who have no personal interest in approving the resolution do not represent more than 2% of the voting rights in the company.

 

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, as a general rule, any person that has a personal interest in a transaction (including approval of the terms of office of a director) may not participate or vote at the relevant Board, Audit Committee or (with respect to the approval of engagement terms) Compensation Committee meeting where the transaction is discussed; provided that office holders who have a personal interest in a transaction may be present for the purpose of presenting such transaction, if the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Chairman of the Board or the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, as the case may be, determined that such presence is required. In addition, if the majority of the members of the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, have a personal interest in the terms of office of such a director, then the relevant director may be present during the deliberations and may vote on his terms of office, and in such event, shareholder approval is also required.

 

As noted above, our Compensation Policy stipulates that with respect to our directors, compensation shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the Compensation Policy and shall be in accordance with the Director Compensation Regulations. The Director Compensation Regulations specify the annual fee and the participation fee to be paid to external directors, depending on the company’s shareholders’ equity. The Director Compensation Regulations also allow for an alternative payment method, according to which the remuneration paid to external directors will be the same as the remuneration received by the other directors of the company who are not employed by the company and are not controlling shareholders thereof (proportionate remuneration). Further, we are also entitled to pay to our directors share-based compensation (subject to applicable law and the restrictions applicable thereto in general under our Compensation Policy), but in any event the aggregate fair value of the share-based compensation, measured at the time of a new grant, for all of our directors, as a group, shall not exceed a fair value of $800,000 per year of vesting.

 

Currently, all Board members, excluding Mr. Ehud Barak receive the same compensation per meeting, in the amount of NIS 3,600 (whether such meeting is held physically or by electronic means) as well as annual compensation in the amount of NIS 68,000. The Active Chairman of the Board, Mr. Yariv Alroy, is entitled to said participation fee and annual fee, in addition to his current compensation from the company. The CEO, Mr. Erez Nachtomy is entitled to the annual fee but not to the participation fee. With the exception of Mr. Barak and Mr. Yariv, none of our directors have service contracts with the company relating to their service as a director, and none of the directors will receive benefits upon termination of their position as a director.

 

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Share Option Plan

 

Our Share Option Plan will be in effect until terminated by the Board, pursuant to an amendment to the Share Option Plan which was approved by the Board on October 31, 2021. Pursuant to the Share Option Plan, options may be granted to executives, directors and key employees of SHL or its subsidiaries. The Board of Directors has full discretion to determine the specific grantees from time to time.

 

The maximum number of ordinary shares which may be issued under the Share Option Plan and under any other SHL share incentive option plan is 4,077,346, subject to adjustments as provided in the Share Option Plan. As of February 28, 2023, 1,940,994 share options remain available for grant.

 

Pursuant to the Share Option Plan, the exercise price shall be the closing price for an ordinary share on the last trading day prior to the grant, unless determined otherwise by our Board of Directors in its discretion. However, with respect to all option grants since May 2010, the Board of Directors determined in each case that the exercise price for such option grants shall be the average share price in the thirty (30) trading days preceding the date of grant. The foregoing has also been stipulated as the exercise price applicable to any grants of share-based compensation to our officers pursuant to our amended Compensation Policy adopted on September 21, 2020, which is in effect until September 21, 2023. Further, pursuant to a resolution of the Board as of November 7, 2010, all options issued under the Share Option Plan are exercised by way of the net exercise method.

 

Options granted under the Share Option Plan shall vest, unless determined otherwise by the Board, one-third (1/3) on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant, so that all options shall be fully vested and exercisable on the first business day following the lapse of thirty six (36) months from the date of grant, contingent upon the achievement of certain market and performance conditions which, unless determined otherwise by the Board, shall be based on the rate of the increase in the market price of the shares and of our earnings per share. The Board may in its discretion reduce the relevant performance targets to zero, and has done so in all instances since June 2011.

 

The options shall expire six (6) years from the date of grant (unless expired earlier under the terms of the Share Option Plan or the relevant award agreement). With respect to option grants to our officers, our Compensation Policy provides a minimum vesting period, as follows: (i) first cliff after one (1) year from the date of grant; and (ii) full vesting shall occur no earlier than 36 months from the date of such grant.

 

The grant of share options to our employees, directors and consultants is in the sole discretion of the Board, which may determine from time to time and subject to the provisions of the Share Option Plan, additional grantees of options under and any matter related to the administration of the Share Option Plan.

 

Option grant is done pursuant to the Board’s full discretion pursuant to the general rules set forth under our Compensation Policy. Option grants to vice presidents are usually based on the CEO’s recommendations, and to the CEO based on the Board’s recommendations, and are sometimes the outcome of negotiations with the relevant employee.

 

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Notwithstanding the aforesaid, pursuant to the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, should such options be granted to the directors or a controlling shareholder as part of their compensation, such grant shall require the approval of the Compensation Committee, the Board and the shareholders, and with respect to office holders who are not directors, the CEO or our controlling shareholders or their relatives, such grant shall require approval by the Compensation Committee, followed by approval by the Board, all of the foregoing approvals of the Compensation Committee and the Board to be made in accordance with the Compensation Policy.

 

C.            BOARD PRACTICES

 

Our Articles of Association provide that our Board of Directors consists of not less than three (3)  and not more than nine (9) directors, including two (2) external directors, until otherwise determined by ordinary resolution of our shareholders. Our Board currently consists of eight (8) directors, each of whom was elected at our annual general meeting of shareholders held on December 22, 2022 to serve until our next annual general meeting of shareholders, except that Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich was reelected for a second three-year term commencing on June 28, 2020 at our special general meeting of shareholders held on June 2, 2020 and Dvorah Kimhi was reelected for a second three-year term at our annual general meeting of shareholders held on December 9, 2021. See Item 6.A, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Directors and Senior Management” for further details regarding the periods of service of each of our current directors.

 

Under the Israeli Companies Law and the company’s Articles of Asociation, directors are elected by the general meeting of shareholders. Pursuant to our articles of association, our directors, except the two (2) external directors, who are elected as described below under “—Director Service Contracts – Board Independence – External Directors”, pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Law, are elected individually at the annual general meeting by the vote of the holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at such meeting in person or by proxy and voting on the election of directors. The directors so elected hold office until the next annual general meeting. The holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at a general meeting and voting thereon are entitled to remove any director(s) from office, to elect directors in place of director(s) so removed or to fill any vacancy, however created, on the board of directors. A shareholder desiring to propose a candidate for election to the board of directors or to remove a director from his position, as a condition to such proposal being considered, is required to advise the company of the identity of such candidate or serving director at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of the general meeting at which such resolution is to be considered (or such shorter period as may be determined by the board of directors). Prior to his or her election, each nominee is required to provide the Company with an executed declaration that he or she possesses the requisite skills and has the availability to carry out his or her duties. Additionally, the nominee must provide details of such skills, and demonstrate an absence of any limitation under the Israeli Companies Law that may prevent his or her election, and affirm that all of the required election-information is provided to us.

 

Terms of Office

 

Our current Board of Directors is comprised with an executive director – Erez Nachtomy (CEO), and our non-executive directors, Mr. Yariv Alroy (active co-chairman), Mr. Ehud Barak (active co-chairman), Mr. Erez Alroy, Prof. Amir Lerman, Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich (external director), Ms. Dvorah Kimhi (external director) and Mr. David Salton. The terms of office of Messrs. Yariv Alroy, Ehud Barak, Erez Nachtomy, David Salton, Erez Alroy and Prof. Amir Lerman will expire on our 2023 annual general meeting. The terms of office of Dvorah Kimhi will expire on December 9, 2024 and the terms of office of Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich will expire on June 27, 2023. With the exception of Mr. Barak, none of our directors have service contracts with the company relating to their service as a director, and none of the directors will receive benefits upon termination of their position as a director. For a description of our compensation of directors see “Item 6.B—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Compensation.”

 

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Director Service Contracts

 

Board Independence

 

External Directors

 

Israeli companies that have offered securities to the public in or outside of Israel are required to elect at least two external directors under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, who must meet rigid standards of independence to ensure that they are unaffiliated with us and our controlling shareholder. An external director must also have either financial and accounting expertise or professional qualifications, as defined in the regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, and at least one of the external directors is required to have financial and accounting expertise. An external director is entitled to reimbursement of expenses and compensation as provided in the regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, but is otherwise prohibited from receiving any other compensation from us, directly or indirectly, during his or her term and for two years thereafter.

 

Under the Israeli Companies Law, external directors must be elected at a shareholders’ meeting by a simple majority of all votes cast, and either (i) the approval of a majority of the shareholders’ voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon who are neither controlling shareholders nor have a personal interest in the election of the director (other than a personal interest that does not result from the voting shareholder’s relationship with the controlling shareholder, and disregarding abstentions), or (ii) the total vote against the election of the director by shareholders who are neither controlling shareholders nor have a personal interest in the election of the director (other than a personal interest that does not result from the voting shareholder’s relationship with the controlling shareholder) does not represent more than 2% of the voting rights in the company

 

External directors serve for up to three terms of three years each, and our shareholders may nominate them for additional terms. A term of an external director may be terminated prior to expiration only by a shareholder vote, by the same threshold required for election, or by a court, but in each case only if the external director ceases to meet the statutory qualifications for election or if the external director violates his or her duty of loyalty to us. If at the time of election of an external director all of the members of the board of directors (excluding controlling shareholders or relatives of controlling shareholders) are of the same gender, the external director to be elected must be of the other gender.

 

Under the Israeli Companies Law, each committee of a company’s board of directors that is authorized to exercise powers of the board of directors is required to include at least one external director, and all external directors must be members of the company’s audit committee and compensation committee.

 

Pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, a company whose shares are traded on specified stock exchanges (including Nasdaq) and which satisfies certain conditions – principally that it does not have a controlling shareholder as defined for this purpose in the Israeli Companies Law – can elect not to comply with the above external director rules, and to comply instead with the requirements of the SEC and Nasdaq applicable to U.S. domestic public companies with respect to the independence of board members and with respect to the composition of the audit committee and the compensation committee. We have not elected to opt out of the external director rules, although we may do so in the future. The relevant regulations provide transition rules for directors elected as external directors if the company opts out of the external director rules.

 

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Independence under Nasdaq and SEC Standards

 

Each of our two external directors, Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich and Ms. Dvorah Kimhi, is considered “independent” under Nasdaq and SEC independence standards in addition to the Israeli Companies Law. Prof. Amir Lerman and Mr. David Salton are also considered “independent” under Nasdaq and SEC independence standards.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of those otherwise required under Nasdaq’s rules for domestic U.S. issuers, provided that we disclose which requirements we are not following and describe the equivalent home country requirement. Because four of the eight directors on our Board are independent under Nasdaq’s independence standard, we do not currently comply with Nasdaq’s requirement that an issuer maintain a majority of independent directors.

 

Board Committees and Internal Auditor

 

Under the Israeli Companies Law, with respect to Companies that have offered securities to the public in or outside of Israel, each committee of the Board of Directors authorized to exercise the powers of the Board of Directors is required to include at least one external independent director, and the Board of Directors of a public company is required to appoint an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee, which must be comprised of at least three (3) directors, including all of the external directors.

 

Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Investment Committee, M&A Committee, Cyber Committee, and Executive Committee.

 

We previously also had a Financial Statements Committee under Israeli law from March 18, 2015 until its functions were transferred to our Audit Committee and it was dissolved in January 2023. The task of the Financial Statements Committee was to examine our financial statements prior to their approval by the Board of Directors.

 

Audit Committee

 

Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the Audit Committee must be comprised of at least three (3) directors, including all of the external directors, and a majority of its members must be independent directors within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law (i.e. including the external directors).

 

The following persons may not be members of the Audit Committee:

 

·the Chairman of the Board;

 

·any director employed by us;

 

·any director employed by a controlling shareholder of us or an entity under the control of such controlling shareholder;

 

·any director who provides services, on a regular basis, to us, a controlling shareholder or an entity under the control of a controlling shareholder;

 

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·a director whose main livelihood is based on a controlling shareholder; and

 

·a controlling shareholder or any of its relatives.

 

Subject to limited exceptions, any person who could not be a member of the Audit Committee may not be present at its meetings. The Chairman of the Audit Committee shall be an independent (external) director not serving for more than nine (9) years.

 

The legal quorum for any meeting of the Audit Committee shall be a majority of its members, provided that the majority of those present shall be independent directors, and provided further that at least one (1) independent (external) director shall be present.

 

The Audit Committee consists of Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich, Ms. Dvorah Kimhi and Prof. Amir Lerman. The Audit Committee consists exclusively of members of our board of directors who are financially literate. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Abramovich is the financial expert under the SEC definition and all members of the Audit Committee satisfy the “independence” requirements set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and under Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards. The members of the Audit Committee are appointed by our Board of Directors.

 

The role of the Audit Committee is, among other things, to:

 

·examine flaws in our business management, in consultation with our internal auditor and the external auditors, and to propose remedial measures to the Board;

 

·determine whether an interested party transaction is an ordinary or extraordinary transaction (where extraordinary transactions are subject to special approval requirements);

 

·approve interested party transactions, where so required under the Israeli Companies Law; and

 

·examine our existing internal control measures and the functioning of our internal auditor.

 

The Audit Committee is also charged with:

 

·prescribing with respect to transactions with controlling shareholders or another person in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest (even if they are determined by the Audit Committee not to be extraordinary transactions), as well as with respect to the engagement terms of controlling shareholders and their relatives, the obligation to conduct either (i) a competitive process under the supervision of either the Audit Committee or who else the Audit Committee may determine in respect thereof pursuant to the criteria set by it; or (ii) other processes as determined by the Audit Committee, prior to the relevant transaction, and all in accordance with the type of transaction in question, and the Audit Committee may set the relevant criteria therefore once a year in advance;

 

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·determining the manner of approval of transactions with controlling shareholders or another person in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest and to determine kinds of such transactions which require the approval of the Audit Committee, all with respect to such transactions which pursuant to the determination of the Audit Committee are not extraordinary transactions but also not negligible – the Audit Committee may so determine with respect to types of transactions according to criteria it may set one a year in advance; and

 

·determining whether a director or candidate for director fulfills the requirements for being classified as an independent director within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law.

 

Neither the Israeli Companies Law nor our Articles of Association prescribe a certain frequency at which meetings of the Audit Committee are to take place. Accordingly, the Audit Committee meets from time to time when deemed necessary. Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, our internal auditor may request the chairperson of the Audit Committee to convene a meeting and the chairperson shall then convene such meeting if it deems it fit. In addition, should the Audit Committee find that there is a material flaw in our business management, it shall hold at least one meeting with respect to such material flaw in the presence of the internal or external auditor, as the case may be, without any office holders that are not members of the committee present; provided that an office holder may be present for the purpose of presenting an opinion with respect to a matter which is in his/her field of responsibility. The duration of the meetings varies in accordance with the topics discussed.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, an Israeli public company is obligated to appoint a Compensation Committee, which shall be comprised of at least three (3) members, including all of the external directors, and a majority of its members must be external directors. The remaining members of the Compensation Committee shall be such whose engagement terms correspond to the rules of compensation set forth under applicable regulations under the Companies Law with respect to external directors.

 

Persons who may not be members of the Audit Committee (as described above) may also not be members of the Compensation Committee. The Chairman of the Compensation Committee shall be an external director not serving for more than nine (9) years. The Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee may have identical members and an Audit Committee fulfilling the above requirements may at the same time also serve as the Compensation Committee.

 

The Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich, Ms. Dvorah Kimhi and Prof. Amir Lerman. Our Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Compensation Committee satisfy the “independence” requirements under Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards and SEC’s standards. The members of the Compensation Committee are appointed by our Board of Directors.

 

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The role and authority of the Compensation Committee shall include:

 

·the issuance of a recommendation to the Board of Directors regarding the Compensation Policy;

 

·issuance of a recommendation to the Board of Directors once every three (3) years regarding the extension of the Compensation Policy;

 

·recommendation to the Board of Directors from time to time regarding any amendments to the Compensation Policy, as well as examination regarding its implementation;

 

·approval of transactions with office holders (including controlling shareholders) regarding the terms of their engagement with the company as required under the Israeli Companies Law; and

 

·exemption of certain transactions from the shareholder approval requirement which may otherwise apply pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law.

 

Neither the Israeli Companies Law nor our Articles of Association prescribe a certain frequency at which meetings of the Compensation Committee are to take place. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee meets from time to time when deemed necessary. The duration of the meetings varies in accordance with the topics discussed.

 

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Investment Committee

 

Although not mandatory under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, the Board of Directors has voluntarily appointed an investment committee as of February 21, 2019 (the “Investment Committee”). The task of the Investment Committee is to determine the investment policy of the company’s cash proceeds that are not required for its ongoing operations as will be from time to time. The members of the Investment Committee as of December 1, 2022, are Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich (chairman), Mr. Erez Alroy and Mr. Erez Nachtomy.

 

M&A Committee

 

Although not mandatory under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, the Board of Directors has voluntarily appointed a mergers and acquisitions committee as of June 16, 2019 (the “M&A Committee”). The task of the M&A Committee is to facilitate the execution, performance and delivery of prospective M&A transactions. The members of the M&A Committee as of December 1, 2022, are Mr. Yariv Alroy (chairman), Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich, Mr. Erez Alroy and Mr. Erez Nachtomy.

 

Cyber Committee

 

Although not mandatory under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, the Board of Directors has voluntarily appointed a cyber committee as of February 10, 2020 (the “Cyber Committee”). The task of the Cyber Committee is to recommend to the Board as to actions and/or measures to be taken in connection with the company’s information technology, including, inter alia, for the purpose of developing, maintaining and promoting the security of the company’s systems, networks and data, as well as supervising and monitoring the implementations of all such actions and/ or measures. The members of the Cyber Committee as of December 1, 2022, are Mr. Yariv Alroy (chairman), Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich and Mr. Erez Nachtomy.

 

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Executive Committee

 

Although not mandatory under the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, the Board has voluntarily appointed an advisory executive committee as of May 17, 2020 (“Executive Committee”). The task of the Executive Committee is to assist the CEO and the company in operating its ongoing business. The members of the Executive Committee as of December 1, 2022 are Mr. Yariv Alroy and Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich.

 

Internal Auditor

 

Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the Board of a public company shall appoint an internal auditor. Such appointment is made upon recommendation of the Audit Committee. Neither an interested party nor an officer of the company, any relatives of the foregoing or the external auditor or anyone on its behalf may serve in such position.

 

The role of the internal auditor is to examine, among other things, whether our activities comply with the law and orderly business procedure. Pursuant to the Israeli Internal Audit Law, 5752-1992, together with the Israeli Companies Law, the internal auditor is authorized to demand and receive any kind of document and/or information that is in our or our employees’ possession, which he deems necessary for the performance of his role, and he is to have access to all of our databases or data processing programs. Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the Chairman of the Board or the Chairman of the Audit Committee may order the internal auditor to conduct an internal audit on matters where an urgent need for examination arose. In addition, the internal auditor shall receive notices of the meetings of the Audit Committee and may participate in such meetings.

 

The internal auditor has no decision-making powers. Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law and our Articles of Association, the internal auditor has to submit a work program to the Audit Committee for approval. Mr. Michael Gilinsky was appointed as our internal auditor in May 2021.

 

D.            EMPLOYEES

 

As of June 30, 2022, we had approximately 402 full-time employees. The total number of full-time employees as of the end of financial years 2021, 2020 and 2019 was approximately 419, 330, and 320, respectively. A breakdown of such employees by country and division as of June 30, 2022 is below:

 

   Israel   Germany   USA   Total 
Operation   154    80    0    234 
Research & Development   15    24    0    39 
Sales & Marketing   45    7    3    55 
General & Administrative   56    16    2    74 

 

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In addition to the applicable laws and regulations, including jurisdiction-specific labor legislation, our employees in Germany are members of a “work council” that regulates different employment aspects, including operational, compensation, and benefit structure, while some of our employees in Israel are parties to collective bargaining agreements and are represented by a union.

 

In addition to the above, we engage, from time to time, with independent contractors and external professional consultants for certain services to perform our operations and business. Such contractors and consultants are subject to confidentiality and non-compete undertakings towards us.

 

E.            SHARE OWNERSHIP

 

The following table sets forth the share ownership of our directors and officers as of February 28, 2023.

 

Name  Total
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
   Percentage
of
Ordinary
Shares
   Number of
Options
 
Yariv Alroy   801,456    4.9%   250,000 
Erez Alroy             18,000 
Prof. Amir Lerman   5,694    *   18,000 
Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich   14,703    *    36,000 
Dvorah Kimhi   -    -    36,000 
David Salton   -    -    36,000 
Erez Nachtomy   -    -    188,000 
Amir Hai   -    -    80,000 
Yossi Vadnagra   -    -    38,808 
Jason Bottiglieri   -    -    100,000 
Linus Drop   -    -    50,000 

 

 

 

* Represents less than one percent.

 

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The options in the above table are exercisable according to the “Net Exercise” method to our ordinary shares. The aggregate amount of ordinary shares underlying such options is up to 1,240,558. The exercise price of the options range from CHF 5.61 to CHF 19.33 and the weight average exercise price of the options are CHF 12.60. The expiration dates of the options range from August 6, 2023 to January 2, 2029.

 

Our officers and directors have the same voting rights with respect to their shares as our other shareholders.

 

ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

A.            MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our outstanding ordinary shares as of the date of this registration statement, by each person or entity who we know beneficially owns 3% or more of our outstanding ordinary shares, in line with Article 120 of the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act (the “FMIA”). The FMIA requires us and other persons who directly, indirectly (as beneficial owners) or in concert with other parties, acquire or dispose of our ordinary shares or purchase or sale rights or obligations relating to our ordinary shares, and thereby exceed or fall below a threshold of 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33⅓%, 50% or 66⅔% of our voting rights (whether exercisable or not), to notify us and the Disclosure Office of the SIX of such acquisition or disposal using appropriate forms available on the website of the SIX Disclosure Office. The table below has been prepared based on the disclosure notices published on the platform of the SIX Disclosure Office pursuant to the FMIA. Market transactions of shareholders which have not triggered a disclosure notification are not reflected in the numbers.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities and include shares issuable upon the exercise of options that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Accordingly, for purposes of the table below, we deem ordinary shares issuable pursuant to share options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this registration statement to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding the share options for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but we do not treat them as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Percentage ownership calculations are based on 16,387,552 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2023. Unlike the disclosure notices published on the platform of the SIX Disclosure Office pursuant to the FMIA, the table below does not reflect other purchase or sale positions (in terms of derivatives such as call or put options).

 

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       Percent   Share Options 
Identity of Person or Group  Amount Owed   of Class   Current 
Mrs. Mengke Cai (Zhuhai, China) and Kun Shen (Hong Kong, China) (1)   5,969,413    36.4%     
More Provident Funds (Ramat Gan, Israel)   1,812,525    11.1%     
Value Base Group (Tel Aviv, Israel) (2)   1,008,026    6.2%     
Sphera Funds Management (Tel Aviv, Israel)   819,776    5.0%     
Yariv Alroy (Herzliya, Israel)   801,456    4.9%   156,246 
                
Danbar Finance Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel)   760,000    4.6%     

 

  * The total amount owned represented herein includes number of options held by each person or group.
   
(1) Shareholder group consisting of Mrs. Mengke Cai and Mrs. Kun Shen. Pursuant to a decision of the Swiss Takeover Board, Mengke Cai, Kun Shen and their related entities have been prohibited from acquiring further shares or acquisition or disposal rights relating to SHL, including suspension of the voting rights attached to their current shares. See Item 8.A, “Financial Information—Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings.”
   
(2) Shareholder group consisting of the following beneficial owners (as defined by the FMIA): Value Base Ltd. (23 Yehuda Halevy St., Tel Aviv, Israel), Harmony Base LP (23 Yehuda Halevy St., Tel Aviv, Israel), Ido Nouberger (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Victor Shamrich (Tel Aviv, Israel).

 

There have been no significant change in the percentage ownership held by any major shareholder during the past three years other than those resulting from our capital raises described in Section 5.B. “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financial Arrangement.”

 

Except for Mrs. Mengke Cai and Kun Shen, as disclosed in footnote (1) to the table above, none of our shareholders have different voting rights from other shareholders.

 

As of February 28, 2023, based on the list of the registered holders of our ordinary shares, there were no registered holders of our ordinary shares showing as residing in the United States.

 

Under an agreement between us and SIX SIS AG (“SIS”), SIS acts as a nominee on behalf of any person registered in the share register maintained by Computershare Schweiz AG, and SIS is registered as the shareholder of record of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. As a result, the number of record holders is not representative of the number of beneficial holders of our ordinary shares.

 

We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of SHL.

 

B.            RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In September 2020, our shareholders, following the approval of the Audit Committee and the Board, approved a consulting agreement with Ms. Irit Alroy, the wife of Mr. Yariv Alroy, the Chairman of the Board and member of the Alroy Group, one of our principal shareholder groups of which Mr. Yariv Alroy and Mr. Erez Alroy, also a director, are members. Ms. Irit Alroy provides the company with technology consulting services including as a member of the company’s Technology Advisory Board. Ms. Alroy provides these services via an entity that is affiliated with her and receives payment for the services at a rate of NIS 320 per hour plus VAT. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, either party may terminate the engagement upon 30 days’ advance notice.

 

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In June 2022, our shareholders, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, approved Mr. Erez Nachtomy’s terms of office as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the approved employment terms of Mr. Nachtomy as the company’s CEO, he is entitled, inter alia, to a salary in the sum of NIS 93,600 commencing on June 29, 2022, and a Special Cash Bonus upon meeting the terms set forth in Section 9 to the company’s Compensation Policy (Special Cash Bonus), the CEO shall be entitled to a bonus equivalent to 3 Monthly Fees, provided, however, that said bonus shall be received only once in one given year and further provided that the accumulated amount of the annual cash bonus for the CEO and the special cash bonus will not exceed twelve (12) times of the CEO Monthly Fee in one given year.

 

In June 2020, our shareholders, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, approved Mr. Erez Nachtomy’s terms of office as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nachtomy is entitled to a monthly fee of NIS 83,377 plus VAT commencing on May 17, 2020 and 50,000 Options which shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% shall vest after a year of employment, the rest shall vest quarterly in equal installments) subject to Mr. Nachtomy’s continued engagement with the company (whether as CEO or as director) during such vesting period. Either Mr. Nachtomy or the company may terminate the engagement subject to a prior notice of 3 months. As long as Mr. Nachtomy acts as both the company’s CEO and a director, he will be entitled, in addition to his benefits as CEO, to the annual compensation paid to directors of the company, but not to the meeting participation fees. In May 2021, our Board of Directors approved an increase of Mr. Nachtomy’s monthly fee to NIS 88,500 plus VAT effective as of January 1, 2021. In December 2020, our shareholders, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, approved the grant of options to purchase 120,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Erez Nachtomy, our Chief Executive Officer, in accordance with our Share Option Plan and Compensation Policy. In August 2022, our shareholders, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, approved certain amendments to the CEO’s terms of office, as follows: (a) the CEO will be entitled to a monthly fee of NIS 93,600 plus VAT commencing on June 29, 2022, linked to the Israeli consumer price index, and (b) a special cash bonus if specified targets are met. He shall also be entitled to an annual bonus equivalent to three months’ fee, provided that the aggregate amount of the annual cash bonus and the special cash bonus will not exceed twelve months’ fee in any year.

 

On March 1, 2021, a special general meeting of our shareholders approved the grant of 250,000 options to Mr. Yariv Alroy, and an amendment to the company’s Compensation Policy with respect to the terms of office of the Active Co-Chairman of the Board – who shall be entitled to a monthly compensation of NIS 65,000 plus VAT (employer’s cost) instead of the directors’ annual and participation compensation, to be effective as of January 1, 2021, as approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board. Pursuant to the amendment, the Active Chairman of the Board shall receive this compensation in recognition of his increased duties in lieu of the remuneration to which directors are entitled, as long as he is an active chairman and provided that such compensation shall not exceed the sum of NIS 780,000 per annum (employer’s cost). Said compensation shall be paid to the chairman either as an employee of the company or against an invoice, at the chairman’s sole discretion. For additional details about the approved terms of the compensation, please see “Item 6.B. Compensation – Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors – SHL Compensation Policy.”

 

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On December 9, 2021, our shareholders, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, approved (i) the grant of indemnification letters to the company’s current and future directors and officers, including the CEO and officers and directors who may be deemed controlling shareholders; (ii) the grant of options to purchase 18,000 ordinary shares of the company at an exercise price of CHF 17.02 per share and with vesting over a three-year period, to each of Mr. Yehoshua (Shuky) Abramovich, Ms. Dvorah Kimhi, Prof. Amir Lerman, Mr. Erez Alroy and Mr. David Salton, who serve as members of the Board; and (iii) an amendment to the company’s directors’ compensation, as further described above under Item 6(B).

 

On August 11, 2022, our shareholders, following the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board, approved (i) a consulting agreement with Mr. Ehud Barak, the company’s Active Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to which Mr. Barak may be actively involved in a strategic agreement on behalf of the company outside of Israel, and shall be entitled to a monthly management fee of $13,800. In the event of Mr. Barak’s involvement, he will be entitled, subject to the closing of said transaction, to a transaction bonus in an amount equal to twice the monthly management fee (i.e., $27,600), which special bonus shall not exceed in any calendar year a sum equal to eight times the monthly management fee; (ii) exculpation agreements with the company’s current and future directors and officers, including the CEO and other officers and directors who may be deemed controlling shareholders; and (iii) amendments to the CEO terms of office, as described above.

 

As noted above, the office space leased by our Mediton business in Israel is owned by an affiliate of a shareholder in Mediton. The monthly rent amount under the lease is approximately $38,000. The term of the lease runs from 2033 to 2035.

 

C.INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

A.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On January 26, 2018, the Swiss Takeover Board (the “TOB”) resolved that Himalaya (Cayman Island) TMT Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Ltd., Xiang Xu, Kun Shen, and Mengke Cai formed a group acting in concert and were subject to the obligation to make a tender offer according to article 135 of the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act (“FMIA”) with respect to SHL (decision 672/01, the “TOB Decision”). According to the TOB Decision, said parties were obliged to make a public tender offer for all listed shares in SHL within two (2) months i.e. March 26, 2018, which date was extended until June 30 and August 31, 2018. The minimum price of said offer was set by the TOB at CHF 8.70 per share of SHL. Mrs. Cai, Xiang Xu, Himalaya (Cayman Islands) TMT Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Ltd., and Mrs. Kun have been prohibited from acquiring further shares or acquisition or disposal rights relating to SHL. On September 1, 2018, the TOB rejected a further request to extend the deadline for a public tender offer, stated that no public tender offer was made by the deadline and suspended the voting rights of said parties until publication of a TOB approved tender offer (decision 672/04). Appeals of said parties against this latter decision were rejected by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”) on November 23, 2018.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court dismissed the appeals of Mengke Cai, Xiang Xu, Himalaya (Cayman Islands) TMT Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Ltd., and Kun Shen against the decision of the TOB refusing the extension of the deadline to publish a tender offer and the termination of the suspension of their voting rights. The decision was final. Also on May 29, 2019, the TOB, on its own initiative, reduced the minimum price of the mandatory tender offer to CHF 7.70 following a dividend distribution of $1.00 by SHL in April 2019. On May 2, 2019, the TOB granted CR Capital Investment Management Ltd. (“CRC”) as a potential financing party to a transaction of said parties the procedural position of a party in connection with a request of Mengke Cai to the TOB on whether the completion of a reverse triangular merger (cash-out merger) to be performed by Mengke Cai and Kun Shen would be regarded as equivalent to the fulfilment of the tender offer obligation. On July 11, 2019, the TOB approved the respective request, expressly stating that the tender offer obligation would not expire if the cash-out merger were not completed. For the time being, the voting rights of said parties remain suspended. Also on July 11, 2019, the TOB declared that the parties cooperating in connection with the cash-out merger were not regarded as a group being obliged to submit a public tender offer. On November 5, 2019, the TOB published its further decision stating that CRC was no longer interested in a cash-out merger. SHL is not aware of any further developments since the November 5, 2019 publication of the TOB or any additional proceedings in these matters.

 

Apart from the Swiss Takeover Board Proceeding mentioned above, we are, from time to time, party to various claims and disputes associated with our ongoing business operations. We are not currently involved in pending or contemplated claims or disputes that we expect, either individually or in the aggregate, to have significant effects on our financial position or profitability. We may become involved in material legal proceedings in the future. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We declared a dividend of $1.00 per ordinary share on March 18, 2019, which was paid on April 16, 2019. The aggregate amount paid was approximately $10.5 million. We did not pay a dividend in 2018, 2020, 2021, or 2022.

 

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We do not have a dividend policy. All decisions related to dividend distribution (including specific dividend total aggregate amount and dividend amount per share) are made by the Board in accordance with applicable law. Please see Item 10.B, “Additional Information—Memorandum and Articles of Association—Liquidation and Dividend Rights.”

 

B.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

 

No significant change has occurred since June 30, 2022, except as otherwise disclosed in this registration statement.

 

ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING

 

A.OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS

 

Our ordinary shares have been traded on the SIX under the symbol “SHLTN” since November 15, 2000. We have applied to list the ADSs on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SHLT.”

 

On February 28, 2023, the closing price of our ordinary shares on the SIX was CHF 12.95 per Ordinary share. As of February 28, 2023, we had 16,387,552 ordinary shares issued, of which 1,372 ordinary shares were treasury shares, and 16,386,180 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. No additional ordinary shares will be issued in connection with this registration statement.

 

107,500 options were granted to US citizen employees in the last 12 months and the total outstanding options for our US employees, consultants and directors are 236,125. There are no US registered holders from the list of registered holders but we cannot determine if there are any beneficial holders based in the US.

 

For information on the rights attached to our ADSs, see Item 12.D, “Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities—American Depositary Shares.” For information on the rights attached to our ordinary shares, see Item 10.B, “Additional Information—Memorandum and Articles of Association.”

 

B.PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Not applicable.

 

C.MARKETS

 

Our ordinary shares have been traded on the SIX under the symbol “SHLTN” since November 15, 2000 (ISIN IL0010855885; Swiss Security Number 1128957).

 

We have applied to list the ADSs on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, there can be no assurance that such listing of our ADSs will be approved by Nasdaq. The listing price of the ADSs will be determined by Nasdaq taking into account the then current trading price of the ordinary shares.

 

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D.SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

Not applicable.

 

E.DILUTION

 

Not applicable.

 

F.EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

A.SHARE CAPITAL

 

General

 

As of June 30, 2022 and as of the date of this registration statement, our authorized share capital consists of 25,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share, amounting to a share capital of NIS 250,000.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the number of our authorized ordinary shares, the number of our ordinary shares subject to granted but unexercised options, and the number of our ordinary shares held in treasury and issued and outstanding, as of the dates specified:

 

Date  Number of
Ordinary
Shares Authorized
    Unexercised
Options to
Purchase
Ordinary
Shares
   Share Options
from Private
Placements*
   Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Issued and
Held in
Treasury
   Number of Ordinary Shares
Issued and Outstanding
 
February 28, 2023  25,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share     1,240,558    233,580    1,372    16,386,180 
December 31, 2021  25,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share     835,055    2,051,741    14,834    14,491,171 
June 30, 2021  25,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share     871,808    2,128,903    37,618    14,429,762 
December 31, 2020  14,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share     421,997    -    364,037    10,514,454 
December 31, 2019  14,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share     683,133    -    375,339    10,503,152 

 

 

* Options granted to investors in two placements on January and Fbruary 2021, including to the placement agents – See Financial Arrangements on page 52.

 

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The book value of the 1,372 ordinary shares held by us as treasury shares as of the date of this registration statement is $8,604.

 

The exercise prices and expiration dates of these options are summarized below—exercise of Options shall be effectuated by Net Exercise method (the “Net Exercise”).

 

Expiration date
of the options
  Weight average
exercise price of
the options
   Number of
Options
 
06/08/2023  CHF 7.04    38,808 
10/12/2024  CHF 7.70    18,000 
21/02/2025  CHF 6.51    18,000 
30/06/2026  CHF 5.61    50,000 
06/08/2026  CHF 5.61    5,625 
10/12/2026  CHF 5.73    120,000 
22/01/2027  CHF 10.73    37,500 
08/02/2027  CHF 11.24    75,000 
01/03/2027  CHF 10.73    250,000 
01/03/2027  CHF 11.09    35,625 
18/05/2027  CHF 11.56    18,000 
31/05/2027  CHF 12.08    18,000 
23/08/2027  CHF 16.82    15,000 
08/12/2027  CHF 17.02    90,000 
02/01/2028  CHF 19.33    90,000 
15/02/2028  CHF 17.69    12,500 
20/06/2028  CHF 17.39    100,000 
02/01/2029  CHF 15.56    248,500 
        1,240,558 

 

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The maximum number of options that may be granted under our Share Option Plan is 4,077,346 ordinary shares (subject to adjustments as set forth in the Share Option Plan). As of February 28, 2023, 1,940,994 of these options have not been granted yet and are still available for grant. For additional information with respect to the Share Option Plan, see Item 6.B, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Compensation.”

 

The increase in our issued and outstanding ordinary shares in 2021 is primarily attributable to our issuance of ordinary shares in a private placement. On December 17, 2020, we entered into several Share Purchase Agreements with selected investors, mostly institutional investors based in Israel, for a private placement in two tranches of a total of 3,888,889 ordinary shares at a price of CHF 9.00, for the purpose of raising approximately CHF 35 million for the further development of our business. In addition, we granted the private placement purchasers options to purchase one additional ordinary share for each two ordinary shares purchased (options to purchase an aggregate of 1,944,444 ordinary shares), at a price of CHF 11.00 within 24 months of the closing of the first tranche or second tranche of the private placement, as applicable.

 

The closing of the first tranche of the private placement was effectuated on January 21, 2021 through the sale of 300,000 ordinary shares previously held in treasury, the new issuance of 1,300,000 ordinary shares from our authorized share capital and the vesting of options to purchase 800,000 ordinary shares. The closing of the second tranche of the private placement was effectuated on February 17, 2021 through the new issuance of 2,888,889 ordinary shares from our authorized share capital, and the vesting of options to purchase 1,144,444 ordinary shares.

 

The only changes in the number of issued shares of the company in 2022 are those ordinary shares issued in connection with the exercise of Share Options.

 

B.MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

We operate under the Israeli Companies Law, and are registered in the Israeli Companies Register under the company name SHL Telemedicine Ltd., and company number 511149874.

 

Certain significant provisions of our Articles of Association, Israeli law and Swiss law are described below. This description does not purport to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Articles of Association, the applicable provisions of laws of Israel and Switzerland in effect and the SIX Listing Rules in effect on the date of this registration statement.

 

Objects and Purposes

 

Pursuant to Article 2 of the company’s Articles of Association, the object of the company is to engage, directly or indirectly, in any lawful undertaking or business.

 

Authorized and Issued Capital

 

Under the laws of the State of Israel, a company’s authorized share capital represents the maximum number of shares which is authorized for issuance by the company. As of the date of this registration statement, our authorized share capital is comprised of NIS 250,000 divided into 25,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value each.

 

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According to Article 5 of our Articles of Association, any increase in the authorized share capital is valid as of the date of the approval thereof by the shareholders and is subject to a special majority requirement of sixty-six percent (66%) of the voting power represented at the general meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

 

Authorized share capital, or any increase thereof, is not limited in time. However, the shareholders may, at the general meeting, cancel authorized but not yet issued share capital, provided that we did not undertake to issue shares out of such authorized but unissued share capital.

 

Pursuant to Articles 10 and 29(ix) our Articles of Association and applicable Israeli law, the issuance of shares is under the sole control of the Board of Directors, which has the authority to allot or otherwise dispose of them on such terms and conditions as it may see fit. Generally, any such issuance of shares is valid as of the date of the approval thereof by the Board of Directors.

 

No Redemption or Preemptive Rights; Ownership Restrictions

 

All of our outstanding ordinary shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. All of our issued ordinary shares are registered shares and rank pari passu in all respects. Our ordinary shares are not redeemable and do not have any preemptive rights. The ownership or voting of ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel, except with respect to citizens of countries which are in a state of war with Israel, is not restricted in any way by our Articles of Association or the laws of the State of Israel.

 

Book Entry

 

Our ordinary shares are in book entry form only. No share certificates are issued. All ordinary shares are intermediated securities (Bucheffekten) within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Intermediated Securities Act of October 3, 2008, as amended (Bucheffektengesetz). They settle and clear through SIX SIS Ltd. and are registered with Computershare Schweiz AG, our share register.

 

Voting Rights

 

Holders of ordinary shares have one vote for each ordinary share held on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders.

 

If we purchase our own shares, under the Israeli Companies Law, such shares become dormant and do not confer voting or any other rights so long as such shares are held by us. There are no preferential voting rights attached to any of our ordinary shares.

 

To be able to participate in a general meeting of the shareholders and vote the ordinary shares, a shareholder must be registered with our share register, Computershare Schweiz AG, by the record date set by the Board of Directors in its resolution to convene a general meeting of the shareholders. Such record date shall not be earlier than forty (40) days prior and no later than four (4) days prior to the date of such general meeting, or different periods as shall be permitted by law. Confirmations regarding share registration can be obtained from Computershare Schweiz AG.

 

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To be registered with Computershare Schweiz AG, a shareholder should request her or his custody bank to submit the respective request to Computershare Schweiz AG through a SIX SIS Ltd. member institution. In order for the ADS holders to attend shareholders’ meetings and exercise voting rights, ADS holders must first surrender the ADSs and withdraw the ordinary shares in order to vote them as described above.

 

Currently, there are no voting-right restrictions in place, except that Mrs. Mengke Cai, Mr. Xiang Xu, Himalaya (Cayman Islands) TMT Fund, Himalaya Asset Management Ltd., and Kun Shen may not exercise their voting rights and may not purchase additional ordinary shares, as described under Item 8.A, “Financial Information—Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information—Legal Proceedings.”

 

The voting rights of the ordinary shares in general may be affected by the grant of any special voting rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights if authorized in the future. Such an authorization requires a majority of sixty-six percent (66%) of the voting power represented at the general meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

 

The quorum required for any meeting of shareholders is at least two (2) shareholders present in person or by proxy who together hold or represent at least thirty-three and one-third percent (33⅓%) of the voting rights. A meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum is adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and place or to any time and place as specified in the notice of such meeting or as the chairman may designate with the consent of a majority of the voting power present in person or by proxy and voting on the question of adjournment. At the reconvened meeting, the required quorum consists of any two (2) shareholders present in person or by proxy, regardless of the number of ordinary shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.

 

Under the Articles of Association all resolutions submitted to the shareholders, unless provided for otherwise in the Articles of Association or under any applicable law, shall be deemed adopted if approved by the holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at the general meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

  

Liquidation and Dividend Rights

 

In the event of our liquidation, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, the liquidation proceeds will be distributed to the holders of ordinary shares in proportion to the nominal value of their respective holdings. This liquidation right may be affected by the grant of preferential dividend or distribution rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future.

 

Under the Israeli Companies Law, dividends may be paid out of profits and other surpluses, as calculated under the Israeli Companies Law, or as accrued over a period of two years, whichever is higher, each based on our audited or reviewed financial statements as of a date that does not pre-date the distribution by more than six (6) months; provided, that there is no reasonable concern that the payment of such dividend will prevent us from satisfying our existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due.

 

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Any dividends will be subject to Israeli withholding tax. For further Israeli tax considerations, see Item 10.E, “Additional Information—Taxation—Israeli Tax Considerations and Government Programs.”

 

Our Articles of Association provide that the Board of Directors may from time to time declare and cause us to pay such dividend as may appear to the Board of Directors to be justified by our profits. Subject to the Companies Law, the Board of Directors shall determine the time for payment of such dividends and the record date for determining the shareholders entitled thereto. Accordingly, each person registered in our share register maintained by Computershare Schweiz AG is entitled to dividends. For a discussion of how dividends are paid to holders of ADSs, please refer to Item 12.D. “Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities – American Depositary Shares.”

 

General Meeting Agenda

 

Under SHL’s Articles of Association, an annual general meeting shall be held once in every calendar year at such time (within a period of not more than fifteen (15) months after the last preceding annual general meeting) and at such place either within or without the State of Israel as may be determined by the Board. All General Meetings other than annual general meetings are called “special general meetings”. For a discussion of how to attend the general meeting and the voting rights of ADSs holders, please refer to Item 12.D. “Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities – American Depositary Shares – Voting Rights.”

 

Pursuant to the Articles of Association of the company and the Israeli Companies Law, the Board may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a special general meeting at such time and place, within or without the State of Israel, as may be determined by the Board. Special general meetings may also be convened upon request by either (a) two (2) directors, or one fourth of the incumbent directors; or (b) one or more shareholders, holding in the aggregate not less than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company and not less than one percent (1%) of the voting rights in the company; or one or more shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than five percent (5%) of the voting rights of the company. If a meeting shall be requested as aforesaid, then the meeting shall generally be convened within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the request.

 

Not less than twenty-one (21) days’ prior notice shall be given of any general meeting. In certain cases, such as the election or removal of directors or transactions between a company and any of its officers or controlling shareholders or in which such persons may have a personal interest, not less than thirty five (35) days’ prior notice shall be given. Pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, the notice of a general meeting in a public company must in addition include the type of meeting, place and time thereof, a summary of the resolutions proposed to be adopted, the majority required with respect thereto and the record date.

 

The regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law also stipulate that any shareholder wishing to state its position with respect to any of the matters on the agenda may do so by requesting the company to deliver such position to the other shareholders (the “Shareholder Statement”). The Shareholder Statement must be delivered to the registered office of the company not later than ten (10) days prior to the general meeting as such date is determined by the Board. A Shareholder Statement shall be delivered to all shareholders no later than one (1) day following receipt thereof. Should a company elect to state its position with respect to such Shareholder Statement, it shall deliver such position (the “Company Statement”) to the shareholders, no later than five (5) days prior to the General Meeting. Any such Statement must be written in a clear and simple language and shall include no more than 500 words per subject matter. A Shareholder Statement shall detail the identity of such shareholder, as well as its percentage interest in the company; a shareholder who is a corporate entity shall detail the identity of its controlling shareholder(s), as well as additional holdings (if any) of such controlling shareholder(s) in shares of the company, to the best knowledge of the shareholder submitting the Shareholder Statement. A shareholder submitting the Shareholder Statement, who acts in consort with others with respect to voting in shareholder meetings, whether in general or with respect to certain matter(s) on the agenda, shall indicate so in the Shareholder Statement, and shall describe the aforementioned arrangements and the identity of the shareholders so acting in consort.

 

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Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the agenda at a general meeting shall be determined by the Board. Any one or more shareholders holding at least one percent (1%) of our voting rights may request the directors to include a certain topic in the agenda of the general meeting, provided that such topic is suitable to be considered at a general meeting. Pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, such shareholder request generally needs to be submitted not later than seven (7) days from convening of the shareholder meeting. In the event that the Board deems a suggested topic suitable for inclusion in the agenda of the general meeting, we will prepare and publish an updated agenda.

 

The foregoing does not apply in the event we publish a preliminary notice of our intention to convene a general meeting, such preliminary notice to be published by shareholder notice at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the publication of the actual notice of the general meeting. In such preliminary notice, we shall describe the expected agenda topics and shall notify shareholders that we shall be entitled not to examine any requests of shareholders to include additional topics on the agenda in the event such were received later than fourteen (14) days from the publication of the preliminary notice of the general meeting. At a general meeting, resolutions may be adopted only on subjects that were specified in the agenda for the respective general meeting.

 

Board of Directors

 

Pursuant to Article 29 of the company’s Articles of Association, the Board of Directors has all powers vested in it according to the Israeli Companies Law and the Articles of Association of the company, and is authorized to determine the policy of the company and to supervise the performance and actions of the general manager. Please refer to Item 6.B. “Compensation – Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors – Israeli Companies Law” for discussion regarding (a) a director’s power to vote on a proposal, arrangement or contract in which the director is materially interested; and (b) the directors’ power, in the absence of an independent quorum, to vote compensation to themselves or any members of their body. The Board has the power to borrow money and there is no age limit requirement for the retirement of directors. There is no requirement of holding certain number of shares for director’s qualification.

 

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The Articles of Association of SHL provide that the Board may delegate any or all of its powers to committees of the Board as it deems appropriate, subject to the provisions of the Israeli Companies Law. Any committee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any regulations imposed on it by the Board. The meetings and proceedings of any such committee are, mutatis mutandis, governed by the provisions contained in the Articles of Association for regulating the meetings of the Board, so far as not superseded by any regulations adopted by the Board of Directors. Any such committee authorized to execute the powers of the Board shall include at least one (1) external director. A committee authorized to execute the powers of the Board may only be comprised of members of the Board. A committee whose powers are limited to providing recommendations to the Board may be comprised of non-members. Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the Board may not delegate the following matters to a committee: determination of the company’s general policy; approval of a dividend or share re-purchase (except for re-purchases of shares pursuant to a framework approved by the Board); determination of the Board’s position on matters that require shareholder approval or its opinion with regard to a special tender offer; appointment of directors; issuance of securities (except for issuance to employees pursuant to an equity incentive plan approved by the Board); approval of financial statements; and approval of related party transactions.

 

Election of Directors

 

Pursuant to the Articles of Association of SHL, all members of the Board except the two (2) external directors are elected each year at the annual general meeting of the shareholders, by a vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the general meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon, to serve until the next annual general meeting. All directors of SHL, except for the external directors – who may only serve a maximum of three (3) three-year terms (as described below) – may be re-elected with no limit. Any vacancy in the Board, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the Board, may be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next annual general meeting.

 

For information with respect to the election of external directors, please see Item 6.C above titled “External Directors” under “board independence”.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

Full Tender Offer

 

A person wishing to acquire shares of a public Israeli company who would, as a result, hold over 90% of the target company’s voting rights or the target company’s issued and outstanding share capital (or of a class thereof) is required by the Companies Law to make a tender offer to all of the company’s shareholders for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the company (or the applicable class). If (a) the shareholders who do not accept the offer hold less than 5% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company (or the applicable class) and the shareholders who accept the offer constitute a majority of the issued and outstanding share capital held by offerees that do not have a personal interest in the acceptance of the tender offer, or (b) the shareholders who did not accept the tender offer hold less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company (or of the applicable class)—all of the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to the acquirer by operation of law, despite the fact (in the case of alternative (b)) that the shareholders who did accept the tender offer did not constitute a majority of the issued and outstanding share capital held by the disinterested offerees. A shareholder who had its shares so transferred may petition an Israeli court within six months from the date of acceptance of the full tender offer, regardless of whether such shareholder agreed to the offer, to determine whether the tender offer was for less than fair value and whether the fair value should be paid as determined by the court. However, an offeror may provide in the offer that a shareholder who accepted the offer will not be entitled to petition the court for appraisal rights as described in the preceding sentence, as long as the offeror and the company disclosed the information required by law in connection with the full tender offer. If the full tender offer was not accepted in accordance with any of the above alternatives, the acquirer may not acquire shares of the company that will increase its holdings to more than 90% of the company’s voting rights or the company’s issued and outstanding share capital (or of the applicable class) from shareholders who accepted the tender offer. Shares purchased in contradiction to the full tender offer rules under the Companies Law will have no rights and will become dormant shares.

 

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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 requirement 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 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 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 (i) the acquisition occurs in the context of a private placement by the company that received shareholder approval as a private placement whose purpose is to give the purchaser 25% or more of the voting rights in the company, if there is no person who holds 25% or more of the voting rights in the company or as a private placement whose purpose is to give the purchaser 45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no person who holds 45% of the voting rights in the company, (ii) the acquisition was from a shareholder holding 25% or more of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the purchaser becoming a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company, or (iii) the acquisition was from a shareholder holding more than 45% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the purchaser becoming a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company. A special tender offer must be extended to all shareholders of a company. A 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 number of shares tendered in the offer exceeds the number of shares whose holders objected to the offer (excluding the purchaser, its controlling shareholders, holders of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company and any person having a personal interest in the acceptance of the tender offer, or anyone on their behalf, including any such person’s relatives and entities under their control).

 

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. The board of directors shall also disclose any personal interest that any of the directors has with respect to the special tender offer or in connection therewith. An office holder in a company who intentionally obstructs an existing or foreseeable special tender offer or impairs the chances of its acceptance, is liable to the potential purchaser and shareholders for damages, 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 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, without incurring such liability.

 

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If a special tender offer is accepted, then shareholders who did not respond or who had objected to the offer may accept the offer within four days of the last day set for the acceptance of the offer, and they will be considered to have accepted the offer from the first day it was made.

 

In the event that a special tender offer is accepted, the purchaser or any person or entity controlling it or under common control with the purchaser or such controlling person or entity at the time of the offer may not make a subsequent tender offer for the purchase of shares of the company and may not enter into a merger with the company for a period of one year from the date of the offer, unless the purchaser or such controlling or commonly-controlled person or entity undertook to effect such an offer or merger as part of the initial special tender offer. Shares purchased in contradiction to the special tender offer rules under the Companies Law will have no rights and will become dormant shares.

 

Merger

 

The Companies Law permits merger transactions if approved by each party’s board of directors and, unless certain conditions described under the Companies Law are met, a simple majority of the outstanding shares of each party to the merger that are represented and voting on the merger. 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 either merging company’s creditors, such determination taking into account the financial status of the merging companies. If the board of directors determines 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.

 

For purposes of the shareholder vote of a merging company whose shares are held by the other merging company, or by a person or entity holding directly or indirectly 25% or more of the voting rights at the general meeting of shareholders of the other merging company, or by a person or entity holding directly or indirectly the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other merging company, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if a majority of the shares voted on the matter at the general meeting of shareholders (excluding abstentions) that are held by shareholders other than the other party to the merger, or by such person or entity holding 25% or more of the voting rights or the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors, 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 or the exclusion of the votes of certain shareholders as provided above, a court may still approve 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 valuation of the merging companies and the consideration offered to the shareholders. If a merger is with a company’s controlling shareholder or if the controlling shareholder has a personal interest in the merger, then the merger is instead subject to the same special majority approval that governs all extraordinary transactions with controlling shareholders.

 

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Under the Companies Law, each merging company must deliver to its secured creditors the business combination proposal and inform its unsecured creditors of the business combination proposal and its content. Upon the request of a creditor of either party to the 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 either merging company, and may further give instructions 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 is filed with the Israeli Registrar of Companies and 30 days have passed from the date that shareholder approval of both merging companies is obtained.

 

Amendments

 

Changing the rights of the holders of the ordinary shares requires an amendment to the company’s Articles of Association, which may be approved by a simple majority vote of the shareholders of SHL eligible to vote.

 

Swiss Laws Applicable with Respect to Our ordinary shares

 

As a result of the listing of our ordinary shares on the SIX, SIX Listing Rules as well as Swiss financial market laws and regulations apply.

 

In particular, our shareholders must disclose significant shareholdings. Under the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act of June 19, 2015 (as amended) and related ordinances, persons who directly, indirectly (as beneficial owners) or as a group acting in concert with other parties acquire or sell ordinary shares or purchase rights or sale rights relating to the ordinary shares, and thereby reach, exceed or fall below a disclosure threshold of 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33⅓%, 50% or 66⅔% of our voting rights (whether exercisable or not), are obligated to notify us and the SIX Disclosure Office of such acquisition or sale. The deadline for such notification is four trading days as from the signing of the transaction or building of a group. The same holds for a person being empowered by a shareholder to exercise voting rights at her or his own discretion, if one of the disclosure thresholds is affected. Special rules apply to certain transactions such as securities lending and borrowing or to certain entities such as investment funds. Apart from purchases and sales, changes in percentages of participations of shareholders due to capital increases (e.g. by the issuance of new shares by board resolution or the exercise of options) trigger a disclosure obligation if one of the disclosure thresholds is affected. The calculation basis for the disclosure thresholds is the number of ordinary shares issued as published by SIX on its website. In the beginning of each month, this number may be adjusted for the number of new shares issued upon the exercise of options. Breaches of the obligation to disclose significant shareholdings are subject to administrative and criminal prosecution in Switzerland. It is the responsibility of the holders of the ordinary shares to comply with the Swiss disclosure obligations.

 

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Shareholders who individually, or as a group acting in concert, hold more than 33⅓ per cent of our voting rights (whether exercisable or not) are obliged to publish a public tender offer for all listed ordinary shares for a minimum price in accordance with the Swiss takeover rules. According to the practice of the Swiss Takeover Board, this so called mandatory tender offer obligation may equally apply to mergers and acquisitions leading to a similar change of control over the company. Interested parties may submit requests for exemptions from provisions of the Swiss takeover law to the Swiss Takeover Board.

 

Swiss takeover law further requires any party which intends to publish a tender offer for the ordinary shares to have the offer audited by a recognized auditor and reviewed by the Swiss Takeover Board, to submit a tender offer prospectus as well as to comply with the best price rule, and the Board of Directors is required to publish a report on the offer. The offer is subject to certain deadlines and offer periods. Following the publication of a public tender offer for the ordinary shares, the company is restricted in entering into transactions with significant impact on assets or liabilities unless approved by the general meeting of the shareholders.

 

Any issuance of new ordinary shares by the company requires a listing request of the company to SIX Exchange Regulation (SER, the independent regulatory body of SIX) in accordance with the listing rules of SIX as well as the publication of a prospectus in accordance with the Swiss Financial Services Act (FSA), unless an exemption applies. Equally, any public offering by the company or any third party of shares or related securities in Switzerland requires the publication of prospectus in accordance with the FSA, unless an exemption applies. The prospectus must be submitted to and approved by SER in its capacity as statutory prospectus review body in advance.

 

The SIX listing rules require the company to promptly publish non-public materially price sensitive information on certain channels: the company website, e-mails to whoever has signed up for push notifications of the company, at least two electronic information systems widely used by professional market participants and at least two Swiss printed or electronic media of national importance, all interested parties upon request. Except for unusual cases (e.g. information leaks during trading hours, ad hoc publications are to be published outside of Swiss critical trading hours (i.e. after 5:40 pm until 90 min. before 9:00 am CET)).

 

Insider trading in the ordinary shares and market manipulation regarding the ordinary shares are administrative as well as criminal offenses which are subject to administrative and criminal prosecution in Switzerland.

 

C.MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

On August 31, 2021, the company’s subsidiary, SHL Rashlatz- Rehovot Medical Services Ltd., SHL’s subsidiary (“SHLR”), consummated a share purchase agreement, dated August 25, 2021, for the acquisition of Mediton Group (as defined below) (the “Mediton SPA”), a leading B2B healthcare services provider in Israel, whereby, inter alia, SHL acquired 70% of the issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights on a fully diluted basis of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. (“Mediton”) and 70% of the issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights on a fully diluted basis of Medishur Ltd. (“Medishur”) (Mediton and Medishur shall each be referred to as the “Mediton Group”) in an aggregate consideration of NIS 84 million (NIS 70 million in consideration for Mediton shares, and NIS 14 million in consideration for Medishur shares).

 

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Pursuant to the Mediton SPA, the sellers have an option for one year from the day following the end of the third anniversary of the closing (“Put Option Period”), to obligate SHLR to purchase all (but not part) of the sellers’ remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur (but not one of them), at a price based on a multiple of EBITDA of Mediton Group as defined and set out in the Mediton SPA.

 

The put option price may be paid in SHL ordinary shares so long as the ordinary shares remain listed on the SIX or another major exchange, with each ordinary shares valued at 90% of SHL’s share closing price on the date the put option is exercised.

 

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the estimated gross liability assuming the put option will be exercised at the earliest possible date is $10.2 million and $11.6 million, respectively. SHL may elect to pay this liability in cash or through the issuance of its ordinary shares. The principal factor that can cause a material change in the amount of the put option liability is a significant change in  the EBITDA of the Mediton Group in the period prior to the Put Option Period.

 

The Mediton SPA also provides SHLR the right for one year from the end of the Put Option Period to oblige the sellers to sell to SHLR all (but not part) of the sellers’ remaining 30% holdings in both Mediton and Medishur (but not one of them) for the higher of the same price as the put option price, or a consideration that reflects a value of NIS 120 million for the companies as of the closing date, with such amount being linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index, minus all dividends paid from the August 31, 2021 closing date, until the date the Call Option is exercised, all as set forth in the Mediton SPA.

 

The Mediton SPA includes various representations and warranties given by the sellers for the breach of which they may indemnify SHLR in accordance with the provisions of the Mediton SPA. Mediton SPA also includes customary provisions as well as provisions with respect to non-competition by sellers, non-solicitation by sellers and Dr. Perluk’s (one of the sellers) commitment to continue to serve in his present positions in the Mediton Group for at least 3 years after closing.

 

In the framework of the Mediton SPA, a shareholders agreement with respect to each of Mediton and Medishur was executed by and between SHLR and the sellers, which includes customary provisions regarding, inter alia, the board of directors and the procedures of the general meeting of the Mediton Group, as well as provisions with respect to transferability of shares, tag along and bring along rights, interested party transactions, right of first refusal, preemptive rights, special majority resolutions, and lock-up period of the Mediton Group as long as the call option of SHL is in effect.

 

On December 20, 2021, SHLR and the Mediton Group executed an amendment to the Mediton SPA approving a stock split as well as the grant to Mediton’s CEO of treasury shares which reflect 2.5% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital on a fully diluted basis, provided that additional shares are transferred to SHLR without any change or addition to the consideration paid by SHLR under the Mediton SPA, all to ensure that the said grant shall not result in dilution of SHLR’s holdings in Mediton.

 

On January 21, 2021, the company entered into a share purchase agreement with certain investors in a private placement, pursuant to which the company issued 1,300,000 new ordinary shares from its authorized capital and sold 300,000 treasury shares. Furthermore, the company granted 800,000 Share Options to the investors to purchase ordinary shares.

 

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On December 17, 2020, the company entered into a share purchase agreement with certain investors in a private placement, pursuant to which on January 1, 2021 and February 17, 2021, the company issued 3,588,889 new ordinary shares from its authorized capital and sold 300,000 Treasury shares. Furthermore, the company granted 1,944,444 share options to purchase further ordinary shares. From these two private placements, the company received net proceeds in the aggregate amount of approximately $36.9 million.

 

D.EXCHANGE CONTROLS

 

Non-residents of Israel who purchase our ordinary shares outside of Israel with U.S. dollars or other foreign currency will be able to convert dividends (if any) thereon, and any amounts payable upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of our affairs, into freely repatriable dollars, at a rate of exchange prevailing at the time of conversion, provided that Israeli income tax has been withheld by us with respect to such amounts. In addition, the statutory framework for the potential imposition of currency exchange controls has not been eliminated, and these controls may be restored at any time by administrative action.

 

E.TAXATION

 

The following is a summary of the material Israeli and United States federal tax consequences, Israeli foreign exchange regulations and certain Israeli government programs affecting us. To the extent that the discussion is based on new tax or other legislation that has not been subject to judicial or administrative interpretation, there can be no assurance that the views expressed in the discussion will be accepted by the tax or other authorities in question. The discussion is not intended, and should not be construed, as legal or professional tax advice, is not exhaustive of all possible tax considerations and should not be relied upon for tax planning purposes. Potential investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the Israeli tax, United States federal income tax and other tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares, including, in particular, the effect of any foreign, state or local taxes.

 

Israeli Tax Considerations and Government Programs

 

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 income tax consequences concerning the ownership and disposition of our ADSs and 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 such investors include residents of Israel or traders in securities who are subject to special tax regimes not covered in this discussion.

 

General corporate tax structure in Israel

 

Israeli resident companies are generally subject to corporate tax on both ordinary income and capital gains, currently at the rate of 23% of a company’s taxable income.

 

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Taxation of our shareholders

 

Israeli law generally imposes a capital gains tax on the sale of any capital asset by Israeli residents, as defined for Israeli tax purposes. Israeli law also generally imposes a capital gains tax on the sale of capital assets located in Israel, including shares in Israeli companies, by both Israeli residents and non-residents of Israel, unless a specific exemption is available or unless a tax treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence provides otherwise. The Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961 distinguishes between real gain and inflationary surplus. The inflationary surplus is a portion of the total capital gain equivalent to the increase of the relevant asset’s purchase price attributable to an increase in the Israeli consumer price index, or a foreign currency exchange rate, between the date of purchase and the date of sale. Inflationary surplus is currently not subject to tax in Israel. The real gain is the excess of the total capital gain over the inflationary surplus.

 

Capital Gains Taxes Applicable to Non-Israeli Resident Shareholders. A non-Israeli resident who derives capital gains from the sale of shares in an Israeli resident company that were purchased after the company was listed for trading on a stock exchange outside of Israel will be exempt from Israeli tax if, among other conditions, the shares were not held through a permanent establishment that the non-resident maintains in Israel. However, non-Israeli corporations will not be entitled to the foregoing exemption if Israeli residents: (i) alone, or together with such Israeli residents’ related party or another person who collaborates with such Israeli resident on a permanent basis, hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the means of control in such non-Israeli corporation, or (ii) are the beneficiaries of, or are entitled to, 25% or more of the revenues or profits of such non-Israeli corporation, whether directly or indirectly. Additionally, such exemption is not applicable to a person whose gains from selling or otherwise disposing of the shares are deemed to be business income.

 

Additionally, 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 United States-Israel Tax Treaty, the sale, exchange or other disposition of shares by a shareholder who is a United States resident (for purposes of the treaty) holding the shares as a capital asset and who is entitled to claim the benefits afforded to such a resident by the United States-Israel Tax Treaty (a “U.S. Resident”) is generally exempt from Israeli capital gains tax unless, among other things, (i) the capital gain arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to real estate located in Israel; (ii) the capital gain arising from such sale, exchange or other disposition is attributed to royalties; (iii) the capital gain arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to a permanent establishment in Israel, under certain conditions; (iv) such U.S. Resident holds, directly or indirectly, shares representing 10% or more of the voting capital during any part of the 12-month period preceding the disposition, subject to certain conditions; or (v) such U.S. Resident is an individual and was present in Israel for 183 days or more in the aggregate during the relevant taxable year. In any such case, the sale, exchange or disposition by the U.S. Resident would be subject to Israeli tax, unless exempt under Israeli domestic law as described above. However, under the United States-Israel Tax Treaty, such U.S. Resident should 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 United States-Israel Tax Treaty or in the United States federal income tax laws applicable to foreign credits.

 

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In some instances where our shareholders may be liable for Israeli tax on the sale of their ordinary shares, the payment of the consideration may be subject to the withholding of Israeli tax at source. 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 (i.e., provide resident certificate and other documentation).

 

A detailed return, including a computation of the tax due, must be filed and an advance payment must be paid by January 31 and July 31 of each tax year for sales of securities traded on a stock exchange made during the last six months of the preceding year or during the first six months of the current year, respectively. However, if all tax due was withheld at source according to applicable provisions of the Ordinance and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the return does not need to be filed provided that (i) such income was not generated from 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 an advance payment does not need to be made, and (iii) the taxpayer is not obligated to pay surtax (as further explained below). Capital gains are also reportable on an annual income tax return.

 

Taxation of Non-Israeli Shareholders on Receipt of Dividends. Non-Israeli residents (whether individuals or corporations) generally will be subject to Israeli income tax on the receipt of dividends paid on our ordinary shares at the rate of 25%, or 30% if the recipient of the dividends is a “substantial shareholder” at the time of distribution or at any time during the preceding 12-month period, which tax will be withheld at source, unless relief is provided in a treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence (subject to the receipt in advance of a valid certificate from the Israel Tax Authority allowing for a reduced tax rate). Such dividends are generally subject to Israeli withholding tax at a rate of 25% if the shares are registered with a nominee company (whether or not the recipient is a substantial shareholder).

 

A different rate may be provided in a treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s country of residence. In this regard, under the United States-Israel Tax Treaty, the maximum rate of tax withheld at source in Israel on dividends paid to a holder of our ADSs or ordinary shares who is a United States resident (for purposes of the United States-Israel Tax Treaty) is 25%. However, generally, the maximum rate of withholding tax on dividends that are paid to a United States corporation holding 10% or more of the outstanding voting capital throughout the tax year in which the dividend is distributed as well as during the previous tax year, is 12.5%, provided that not more than 25% of the gross income for such preceding year consists of certain types of dividends and interest. We cannot assure you that we will designate the profits that we may distribute in a way that will reduce shareholders’ tax liability.

 

A foreign resident who had income from a dividend that was accrued from Israeli source, from which the full tax was deducted, will generally be exempt from filing a tax return in Israel, provided that (1) such income was not generated from business conducted in Israel by the foreign resident, (ii) the foreign resident has no other taxable sources of income in Israel with respect to which a tax return is required to be filed and (iii) the foreign resident is not liable to surtax (see below) in accordance with Section 121B of the Ordinance.

 

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Capital Gains Taxes Applicable to Israeli Resident Shareholders. An Israeli resident corporation that derives capital gains from the sale of shares in an Israeli resident company will generally be subject to tax on the real capital gains generated on such sale at the corporate tax rate of 23% (in 2022). An Israeli resident individual will generally be subject to capital gains tax at the rate of 25%. However, if the individual shareholder claims deduction of interest expense and linkage differences in connection with the purchase and holding of such shares or is a “substantial shareholder” at the time of the sale or at any time during the preceding 12-month period, such gain will be taxed at the rate of 30%. A “substantial shareholder” is generally a person who alone, or together with such person’s related party or another person who collaborates with such person on a permanent basis, holds, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of any of the “means of control” of the corporation. “Means of control” generally include the right to vote, receive profits, nominate a director or an executive officer, receive assets upon liquidation, or order someone who holds any of the aforesaid rights how to exercise these rights, regardless of the source of such right. Individual holders dealing in securities in Israel for whom the income from the sale of securities is considered “business income” as defined in Section 2(1) of the Ordinance are taxed at the marginal tax rates applicable to business income (up to 47% in 2022) plus an additional surtax of 3% as described below. Certain Israeli institutions that are exempt from tax under Section 9(2) or Section 129C(a)(1) of the Ordinance (such as exempt trust funds and pension funds) may be exempt from capital gains tax from the sale of the shares.

 

Taxation of Israeli Shareholders on Receipt of Dividends. An Israeli resident individual is generally subject to Israeli income tax on the receipt of dividends that may be paid on our ordinary shares at the rate of 25%. With respect to a person who is a “substantial shareholder” at the time of receiving the dividend or at any time during the preceding 12-month period, the applicable tax rate is 30%. Individuals may also be required to pay surtax with respect to dividends received, as further explained below. Such dividends are generally subject to Israeli withholding tax at a rate of 25% if the shares are registered with a nominee company (whether the recipient is a substantial shareholder or not). If the recipient of the dividend is an Israeli resident corporation, such dividend income will be exempt from tax provided the income from which such dividend is distributed was derived or accrued within Israel and was received directly or indirectly from another corporation that is subject to Israeli corporate tax. An exempt trust fund, pension fund or other entity that is exempt from tax under Section 9(2) or Section 129(C)(a)(1) of the Ordinance is exempt from tax on dividends.

 

Surtax. Subject to the provisions of an applicable tax treaty, individuals who are subject to tax in Israel (whether or not Israeli residents) are subject to a surtax at a rate of 3% of annual taxable income (including, but not limited to, dividends, interest and capital gain) in excess of NIS 663,240 (for the 2022 tax year, which amount is linked to the annual change in the Israeli consumer price index).

 

Estate and Gift Tax

 

Israeli law presently does not impose estate or gift taxes.

 

Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The following summary describes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders” (as defined below) relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares. This discussion applies to U.S. Holders who acquire and hold the ordinary shares or ADSs as “capital assets” (generally, assets held for investment purposes).

 

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This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative pronouncements and rulings of the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and judicial decisions, all as of December 1, 2022 and all of which are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect) or different interpretations. Except as specifically set forth below, this summary does not discuss applicable income tax reporting requirements. This summary does not describe any state, local or foreign tax law considerations, or any aspect of U.S. federal tax law other than income taxation (e.g., estate or gift tax). U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisers regarding such matters.

 

As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of ADSs or ordinary shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

·an individual who is either a U.S. citizen or a resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

·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 or any political subdivision thereof;

 

·an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the source of its income; and

 

·a trust, if (a) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (b) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 

This summary does not consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular U.S. Holders by reason of their particular circumstances. In addition, this summary does not address the considerations that may be applicable to U.S. Holders that may be subject to special tax rules including, without limitation, the following:

 

·U.S. expatriates;

 

·banks, thrifts and other financial institutions;

 

·regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts;

 

·pension funds and retirement plans;

 

·insurance companies;

 

·broker-dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies;

 

·tax-exempt entities or organizations;

 

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·grantor trusts;

 

·partnerships (including entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or other pass-through entities, and holders that will hold our ADSs or ordinary shares in partnerships or other pass-through entities;

 

·holders whose functional currency is not the dollar;

 

·persons that generally mark their securities to market for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

·persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

·holders who hold our ADSs or ordinary shares as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or integrated investment;

 

·holders selling our ADSs or ordinary shares short;

 

·holders deemed to have sold our ADSs or ordinary shares in a “constructive sale;”

 

·holders required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to our ADSs or ordinary shares as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement;

 

·corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;

 

·holders that are resident or ordinarily resident in or have a permanent establishment in a jurisdiction outside the United States or hold our shares in connection with a trade or business conducted outside the United States; and

 

·holders, directly, indirectly or through attribution, of 10% or more (by vote or value) of our outstanding stock.

 

If a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our ADSs or ordinary shares, the U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to an investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares will depend in part upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult its tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of our ADSs or ordinary shares in its particular circumstances.

 

No ruling from the IRS has been requested, or will be obtained, regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership or disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares. This summary is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS is not precluded from taking a position that is different from, and contrary to, the positions taken in this summary. In addition, because the authorities on which this summary is based are subject to different interpretations, the IRS and U.S. courts could disagree with one or more of the positions taken in this summary.

 

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In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Holders of our ADSs will be treated as owning the underlying ordinary shares represented by those ADSs. Accordingly, exchanges of ordinary shares for ADSs, and ADSs for ordinary shares will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.

 

This summary is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares and should not be considered as income tax advice or relied upon for tax planning purposes. Each prospective U.S. Holder should consult with its own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences to it of the ownership and disposition of our ADSs, including the effects of applicable tax treaties, state, local, foreign or other tax laws and possible changes in the tax laws.

 

Distributions With Respect to Our ADSs

 

Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Status,” a U.S. Holder that receives a distribution with respect to ADSs or ordinary shares generally will be required to include the gross amount, including the amount of any Israeli taxes withheld on such distribution, in gross income as a dividend 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). To the extent a distribution received by a U.S. Holder is not a dividend because it exceeds the U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, it will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital and reduce (but not below zero) the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s ADSs or ordinary shares. To the extent the distribution exceeds the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. Holder’s ADSs or ordinary shares, the remainder will be taxed as capital gain recognized on a sale or exchange of the ADSs or ordinary shares (as discussed below under “Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares”). However, because we do not account for our earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles, U.S. Holders should expect all distributions to be reported to them as dividends. Dividends on our ADSs or ordinary shares will not be eligible for the “dividends received” deduction generally allowed to corporate shareholders with respect to dividends received from U.S. corporations. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of their receipt of any distributions with respect to our ADSs or ordinary shares.

 

Dividends paid by a “qualified foreign corporation” to individuals and certain non-corporate U.S. Holders are treated as “qualified dividend income” and are eligible for taxation at a reduced capital gains rate rather than the marginal tax rates generally applicable to ordinary income provided that certain requirements are met. A non-United States corporation (other than a corporation that is classified as 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 (a) 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 provision, or (b) with respect to any dividend it pays on ADSs or ordinary shares that are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. We believe that we qualify as a resident of Israel for purposes of, and are eligible for the benefits of, the income tax treaty between the United States and Israel, which the IRS has determined is satisfactory for purposes of the qualified dividend rules. Further, our ADSs will generally be considered to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States if they are listed on Nasdaq Capital Market. Therefore, subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Status,” we expect that dividends paid on ADSs or ordinary shares will generally be “qualified dividend income” in the hands of individuals and certain other non-corporate U.S. Holders, provided that certain conditions are met, including conditions relating to holding period and the absence of certain risk reduction transactions.

 

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Each U.S. Holder is advised to consult its tax advisors regarding the availability of the reduced tax rate on dividends with regard to its particular circumstances.

 

The amount of a distribution paid to a U.S. Holder in a foreign currency will be the dollar value of the foreign currency calculated by reference to the spot exchange rate on the day the U.S. Holder receives the distribution, regardless of whether the foreign currency is converted into U.S. dollars at that time. Any foreign currency gain or loss a U.S. Holder realizes on a subsequent conversion of foreign currency into U.S. dollars will be U.S. source ordinary income or loss. If dividends received in foreign currency are converted into U.S. dollars on the day they are received, a U.S. Holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend.

 

Distributions on ADSs or ordinary shares that are treated as dividends generally will constitute income from sources outside the United States for foreign tax credit purposes and generally will constitute passive category income. Subject to certain conditions and limitations, Israeli tax withheld on dividends may be credited against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, or deducted from taxable income, but only if the U.S. Holder elects to deduct all foreign income taxes in such year. However, Israeli income taxes that are withheld in excess of the rate applicable under the Israel-U.S. income tax treaty or that are refundable under Israeli law will not be eligible for credit against a U.S. Holder’s federal income tax liability (and will not be eligible for the deduction against U.S. federal taxable income). In addition, special rules may apply to the computation of foreign tax credits relating to qualified dividend income.

 

The rules governing the treatment of foreign taxes imposed on a U.S. Holder and foreign tax credits are complex, and U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors about the impact of these rules in their particular situations.

 

Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares

 

Subject to the discussion below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Status,” a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized (i.e., the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received) on the sale, exchange or other disposition (without reduction for any Israeli taxes withheld) and such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the ADSs or ordinary shares. A U.S. Holder’s initial tax basis in shares generally will equal the cost of such shares. Such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain taxable at a reduced rate for non-corporate U.S. Holders or long-term capital loss if, on the date of sale, exchange or other disposition, the ADSs or ordinary shares were held by the U.S. Holder for more than one year. Any capital gain of a non-corporate U.S. Holder that is not long-term capital gain is taxed at ordinary income rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any gain or loss recognized from the sale or other disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares will generally be gain or loss from sources within the United States for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Because gain on the sale or other disposition of our ADSs or ordinary shares generally will be treated as United States source income, and U.S. Holders may use foreign tax credits against only the portion of United States federal income tax liability that is attributed to foreign source income in the same category, a U.S. Holder’s ability to utilize a foreign tax credit with respect to the Israeli tax imposed on any such sale or other disposition, if any, may be significantly limited. In addition, if a U.S. Holder is eligible for the benefit of the income tax convention between the United States and the State of Israel (the “U.S. – Israel Income Tax Treaty”) and the U.S. Holder pays Israeli tax in excess of the amount applicable to such U.S. Holder under such convention or if the Israeli tax paid is refundable, the U.S. Holder will not be able to claim any foreign tax credit or deduction with respect to such Israeli tax. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors as to whether the Israeli tax on gains may be creditable or deductible in light of their particular circumstances, including the new “attribution requirement” under final Treasury Regulations issued on January 4, 2022, and their ability to apply the provisions of the U.S. – Israel Income Tax Treaty to treat any gain recognized from the sale or other disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares as foreign source income for foreign tax credit purposes.

 

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If the consideration (or a distribution) received by a U.S. Holder is not paid in U.S. dollars, the amount realized generally will be the U.S. dollar value of the payment received. If the ADSs or ordinary shares are considered to be traded on an established securities market when the U.S. Holder sells or otherwise disposes of the ADSs or ordinary shares, the amount realized will be, in the case of cash basis and electing accrual basis taxpayers, determined by reference to the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date. An accrual basis U.S. Holder that is not eligible to or does not elect to determine the amount realized using the spot rate on the settlement date will recognize U.S. source foreign currency gain or loss to the extent of any difference between the U.S. dollar amount realized on the date of sale or disposition and the U.S. dollar value of the currency received at the spot rate on the settlement date. A U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in the currency received equal to the U.S. dollar value of the currency received at the spot rate on the settlement date. Any currency gain or loss realized on the settlement date or the subsequent sale, conversion, or other disposition of the non-U.S. currency received for a different U.S. dollar amount generally will be U.S.-source ordinary income or loss, and will not be eligible for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains. If an accrual basis U.S. Holder makes the election described in the second sentence of this paragraph, it must be applied consistently from year to year and cannot be revoked without the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss realized with respect to any currency received in a sale or other disposition of the Offered Shares.

 

Medicare Tax

 

Certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds generally are subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their net investment income, which may include their gross dividend income and net gains from the disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares. If you are a United States person that is an individual, estate or trust, you are encouraged to consult your tax advisors regarding the applicability of this Medicare tax to your income and gains in respect of your investment in our ADSs or ordinary shares.

 

Passive Foreign Investment Company Status

 

In general, a corporation organized outside the United States will be treated as a passive foreign investment company (a “PFIC”) for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income” (the “income test”) or (2) on average at least 50% of the value of its assets, determined on a quarterly basis, are assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income (the “asset test”). Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, royalties, rents, and gains from the sale or exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. Generally, 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.

 

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We do not believe we were a PFIC for our 2021 taxable year. While we also do not believe we will be a PFIC for the current taxable year, because PFIC status is determined on an annual basis and generally cannot be determined until the end of the taxable year, there can be no assurance that we will not be a PFIC for the current taxable year or in future taxable years. Because we may hold a substantial amount of cash and cash equivalents, and because the calculation of the value of our assets may be based in part on the value of ordinary shares and ADSs, which may fluctuate considerably, we may be a PFIC in the current or future taxable years under the PFIC asset test. Even if we determine that we are not a PFIC for a taxable year, there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with our conclusion and that the IRS would not successfully challenge our position. Our status as a PFIC is a fact-intensive determination made on an annual basis, and our status in future years will depend on our income, assets, market capitalization and activities in those years. There can be no assurance that we will not be considered a PFIC for any taxable year.

 

If we are a PFIC in any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder owns ADSs or ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder could be liable for additional taxes and interest charges under the PFIC rules upon (1) a distribution paid during a taxable year that is greater than 125% of the average annual distributions paid in the three preceding taxable years, or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the ADSs or ordinary shares, and (2) any gain recognized on a sale, exchange or other disposition, including a pledge, of the ADSs or ordinary shares, whether or not we continue to be a PFIC. Under the PFIC rules, the tax on such excess distribution or gain would be determined by allocating the excess distribution or gain ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for ADSs or ordinary shares. The amount allocated to the current taxable year (i.e., the year in which the distribution occurs or the gain is recognized) and any year prior to the first taxable year in which we are a PFIC will be taxed as ordinary income earned in the current taxable year. The amount allocated to other taxable years will be taxed at the highest marginal rates in effect for individuals or corporations, as applicable, to ordinary income for each such taxable year, and an interest charge, generally applicable to underpayments of tax, will be added to the tax. In addition, our dividends on ADSs or ordinary shares will not be treated as qualified dividend income subject to preferential tax rates for non-corporate U.S. Holders, as described above, if we are classified as a PFIC in the last year prior to the year in which such dividend is paid or the year in which such dividend is paid.

 

If we are a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. Holder holds ADSs or ordinary shares, we must generally continue to be treated as a PFIC by that holder for all succeeding years during which the U.S. Holder holds the ADSs or ordinary shares, unless we cease to meet the requirements for PFIC status and the U.S. Holder makes a “deemed sale” election with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares. If the election is made, the U.S. Holder will be deemed to sell the ADSs or ordinary shares it holds at their fair market value on the last day of the last taxable year in which we qualified as a PFIC, and any gain recognized from such deemed sale would be taxed under the PFIC rules described above. After the deemed sale election, the U.S. Holder’s ADSs or ordinary shares would not be treated as shares of a PFIC unless we subsequently become a PFIC.

 

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If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds ADSs or ordinary shares and any of the non-U.S. corporate entities in which we own equity is also a PFIC (i.e., a lower-tier PFIC), such U.S. Holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC and would be taxed under the PFIC excess distribution regime on distributions by the lower-tier PFIC and on gain from the disposition of shares of the lower-tier PFIC even though such U.S. Holder would not receive the proceeds of those distributions or dispositions. Each U.S. Holder is advised to consult its tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to our non-U.S. subsidiaries.

 

If we are a PFIC, a U.S. Holder will not be subject to tax under the PFIC rules on distributions or gain recognized on ADSs or ordinary shares if such U.S. Holder makes a valid “mark-to-market” election for our ADSs or ordinary shares. A mark-to-market election is available to a U.S. Holder only for “marketable stock.” Our ADSs or ordinary shares will be marketable stock if our ADSs or ordinary shares are “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange.” The Nasdaq Capital Market is a qualified exchange for this purpose. Our ADSs or ordinary shares will be treated as regularly traded if they are traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. There can be no assurance that trading volumes will be sufficient to permit a mark-to-market election.

 

If a mark-to-market election is in effect, a U.S. Holder generally would take into account, as ordinary income each year, the excess of the fair market value of ADSs or ordinary shares held at the end of such taxable year over the adjusted tax basis of such ADSs or ordinary shares. The U.S. Holder would also take into account, as an ordinary loss each year, the excess of the adjusted tax basis of such ADSs or ordinary shares over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the excess of amounts previously included in income over ordinary losses deducted as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. Holder’s tax basis in ADSs or ordinary shares would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss recognized as a result of the mark-to-market election. Any gain from a sale, exchange or other disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares in any taxable year in which we are a PFIC would be treated as ordinary income and any loss from such sale, exchange or other disposition would be treated first as ordinary loss (to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains previously included in income) and thereafter as capital loss.

 

A mark-to-market election will not apply to ADSs or ordinary shares 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, however, will not apply to any non-U.S. subsidiaries that we currently own, may organize or acquire in the future. Accordingly, a U.S. Holder may continue to be subject to tax under the PFIC rules with respect to any lower-tier PFICs that we currently own, may organize or acquire in the future notwithstanding the U.S. Holder’s mark-to-market election for the ADSs or ordinary shares.

 

In some cases, a shareholder of a PFIC can avoid the interest charge and the other adverse PFIC consequences described above by making a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF”) election to be taxed currently on its share of the PFIC’s undistributed income. In order for a U.S. Holder to be able to make a QEF election, the company would be required to provide the U.S. Holder with certain information. However, the company has no current plans to provide to U.S. Holders the required information. Therefore, prospective investors should assume that a QEF election will not be available.

 

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U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors as to the availability and desirability of a mark-to-market election, as well as the impact of such election on interests in any lower-tier PFICs.

 

Each U.S. person that is an investor of a PFIC is generally required to file an annual information return on IRS Form 8621 containing such information as the U.S. Treasury Department may require. The failure to file IRS Form 8621 could result in the imposition of penalties and the extension of the statute of limitations with respect to U.S. federal income tax.

 

The U.S. federal income tax rules relating to PFICs are very complex. Prospective U.S. Holders are strongly urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the impact of PFIC status on the purchase, ownership and disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares, the consequences to them of an investment in a PFIC, any elections available with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares and the IRS information reporting obligations with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares of a PFIC.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

U.S. backup withholding tax and information reporting requirements may apply to certain payments to certain U.S. Holders of ADSs or ordinary shares. Information reporting generally will apply to payments of dividends on, and to proceeds from the sale or redemption of, our ADSs or ordinary shares made within the United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a U.S. Holder of our ADSs or ordinary shares, other than an exempt recipient. A payor will be required to withhold backup withholding tax from any payments of dividends on, or the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, ADSs or ordinary shares within the United States, or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, to a U.S. Holder, other than an exempt recipient, if such holder fails to furnish its correct taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with, or establish an exemption from, such backup withholding tax requirements. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against the beneficial owner’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be refunded, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the backup withholding tax and information reporting rules.

 

Foreign Asset Reporting

 

U.S. Holders may be required to file certain U.S. information reporting returns with the IRS with respect to an investment in ADSs or ordinary shares, including, among others, IRS Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets). As described above under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Status,” each U.S. Holder who is a shareholder of a PFIC must file an annual report containing certain information. In addition, U.S. Holders paying more than $100,000 for ADSs or ordinary shares may be required to file IRS Form 926 (Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation) reporting this payment. Substantial penalties may be imposed upon a U.S. Holder that fails to comply with the required information reporting.

 

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EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE INVESTOR OF AN INVESTMENT IN OUR ADSS OR ORDINARY SHARES IN LIGHT OF THE INVESTOR’S OWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

F.DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS

 

For a discussion of the declaration and payment of dividends on our ordinary shares, see Item 10.B, “Additional Information—Memorandum and Articles of Association—Liquidation and Dividend Rights.”

 

the company’s current paying agent is UBS Switzerland AG, Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.

 

G.STATEMENT BY EXPERTS

 

Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 included in this registration statement have been so included in reliance on the report of Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, an independent registered public accounting firm and a member firm of the PCAOB, given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

H.DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY

 

Our website is http://www.shl-telemedicine.com. Upon effectiveness of this registration statement, we will be subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Under the Exchange Act, we are required to file reports and other information with the SEC. Specifically, we are required to file annually a Form 20-F within 120 days of the end of each fiscal year. The SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. We will make available, free of charge, on our website (under the heading “Investor Relations”) our Annual Reports on Form 20-F, Reports on Form 6-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. No information contained on our website is intended to be included as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this registration statement.

 

I.SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The main risks arising from our financial instruments are credit risk, foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, market risk and liquidity risk. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees on policies for managing each of these risks, which are summarized below.

 

a.Concentration of credit risks:

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, and trade receivables. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with major banks. We believe that the financial institutions that hold the company’s investments are financially sound, and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.

 

Our trade receivables are mainly derived from sales to customers in Germany and Israel. We have adopted credit policies and standards intended to accommodate industry growth and inherent risk. We believe that credit risks are moderated by the diversity of our end customers. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and require collateral as deemed necessary. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.

 

b.Foreign currency risk:

 

We are subject to foreign exchange risk as we hold cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments in foreign currency as we purchase our devices in foreign currency. We regularly monitor our foreign exchange risk and attempt to limit such risks by making adequate decisions regarding cash and credit positions.

 

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis:

 

The following table demonstrates the sensitivity test to a reasonably possible change in U.S. Dollars and EUR exchange rates, with all other variables held constant. The impact on our profit before tax is due to changes in the fair value of monetary assets discussed above. Our exposure to foreign currency changes related to all other currencies is not material to the company’s financial results.

 

    Change in
U.S.
Dollars
rate
   Effect on
profit tax
 
2021    +5%   (347)
     -5%   347 
            
2020    +5%   (20)
     -5%   20 

 

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    Change in
EUR rate
   Effect on
profit
before tax
 
2021    +5%   (252)
     -5%   252 
            
2020    +5%   (113)
     -5%   113 

 

As of December 31, 2021, we had bank deposits of $6.9 million and $2.4 million in U.S. Dollars and EUR, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, we had bank deposits of $0.1 million and $0.7 million in U.S. Dollars and EUR, respectively. The amounts presented in the above table represent the effect on profit before tax of a potential increase/decrease of 5% in the exchange rates between NIS and U.S. Dollars and EUR.

 

We closely monitor our foreign currency risk. Pursuant to the tables above, the company does not believe that our foreign currency risk could have a material impact on the results of our business at this time. However, to the extent we believe that our foreign currency risk would materially impact our business, the company would consider entering into foreign currency hedging transactions, such as currency swaps or forwards, in order to mitigate that risk. 

 

c.Market risk:

 

We have investments in marketable financial instruments that commencing from March 31, 2020 are classified as Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in respect of which we are exposed to risk of fluctuations in the security price that is determined by reference to the quoted market price (level 1 of the fair value hierarchy). As of December 31, 2021, the balance of these investments is USD 17,217 (December 31, 2020 - USD 6,481).

 

The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in the market price with all other variables held constant, of our profit before tax (due to changes in the carrying amount of marketable securities).

 

      Increase/
decrease in
price
    Effect on
profit
before tax
 
2021       +5 %     861  
        -5 %     (861 )
                   
2020       +5 %     324  
        -5 %     (324 )

 

d.Fair value of financial instruments not measured at fair value:

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, short-term credit from banks, trade payables and other accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. The carrying amount of long-term bank loan approximates the fair value as the interest rate is variable.

 

We believe that the carrying amount of long-term deposits approximate their fair value.

 

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e.Interest rate risk:

 

Our exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to our floating rate debt obligation. Specifically, during August 2021, we signed an agreement with a bank in Israel to obtain a long-term loan in the amount of approximately $18.3 million for a period of 7 years and 9 months. The loan is denominated in NIS and bears an annual interest rate of prime + 1.05% (2.65% as of the signing date). The loan will be repaid in 28 quarterly installments following an initial moratorium period of 9 months.

 

As it relates to the loan, we do not believe that the effect of a reasonably possible increase of 5% on the interest rate would have a material impact on our profit before tax. While we do not currently have any type of hedging instrument in place related to the loan, the company would consider entering into an interest rate swap in order to mitigate the interest rate risk related to the floating rate debt obligation if it believed an increase in interest rates would materially impact its business. Furthermore, in accordance with the terms of the loan, the company has the right to prepay the loan (without penalty) if needed.

 

In addition to our floating rate debt obligation, we also had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $25.1 million as of June 30, 2022. Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are held primarily for short term operating capital purposes. Further, our cash and cash equivalents are held primarily in bank deposits and marketable securities. Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, we do not believe that the effect of a reasonably possible increase of 5% of the interest rate would have a material impact on our profit before tax.

 

f.Liquidity risk:

 

We monitor our risk to a shortage of funds using a recurring liquidity planning tool. This tool considers the maturity of both its financial investments and financial assets and projected cash flows from operations.

 

ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

 

A.Debt securities

 

Not applicable.

 

B.Warrants and rights

 

Not applicable.

 

C.Other securities

 

Not applicable.

 

D.American Depositary Shares

 

The following descriptions of the deposit agreement and the ADR do not purport to be complete and are qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the deposit agreement and the Form of the ADR, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 2.2 and 2.1 to this Registration Statement on Form 20-F and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, will register and deliver American Depositary Shares, also referred to as ADSs. Each ADS will represent ____ ordinary shares (or a right to receive ____ ordinary shares) deposited with , as custodian for the depositary in ____________. Each ADS will also represent any other securities, cash or other property that may be held by the depositary. The deposited shares together with any other securities, cash or other property held by the depositary are referred to as the deposited securities. The depositary’s office at which the ADSs will be administered and its principal executive office are located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286.

 

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You may hold ADSs either (A) directly (i) by having an American Depositary Receipt, also referred to as an ADR, which is a certificate evidencing a specific number of ADSs, registered in your name, or (ii) by having uncertificated ADSs registered in your name, or (B) indirectly by holding a security entitlement in ADSs through your broker or other financial institution that is a direct or indirect participant in The Depository Trust Company, also called DTC. If you hold ADSs directly, you are a registered ADS holder, also referred to as an ADS holder. This description assumes you are an ADS holder. If you hold the ADSs indirectly, you must rely on the procedures of your broker or other financial institution to assert the rights of ADS holders described in this section. You should consult with your broker or financial institution to find out what those procedures are.

 

Registered holders of uncertificated ADSs will receive statements from the depositary confirming their holdings.

 

As an ADS holder, we will not treat you as one of our shareholders and you will not have shareholder rights. Israeli law governs shareholder rights. The depositary will be the holder of the shares underlying your ADSs. As a registered holder of ADSs, you will have ADS holder rights. A deposit agreement among us, the depositary, ADS holders and all other persons indirectly or beneficially holding ADSs sets out ADS holder rights as well as the rights and obligations of the depositary. New York law governs the deposit agreement and the ADSs.

 

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the deposit agreement. For more complete information, you should read the entire deposit agreement and the form of ADR. Copies of the deposit agreement are available for inspection at the principal office of the Bank of New York Mellon, located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286.

 

Dividends and Other Distributions

 

How will you receive dividends and other distributions on the shares?

 

The depositary has agreed to pay or distribute to ADS holders the cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian receives on shares or other deposited securities, upon payment or deduction of its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of shares your ADSs represent.

 

Cash.The depositary will convert any cash dividend or other cash distribution we pay on the shares into U.S. dollars, if it can do so on a reasonable basis and can transfer the U.S. dollars to the United States. If that is not possible or if any government approval is needed and cannot be obtained, the deposit agreement allows the depositary to distribute the foreign currency only to those ADS holders to whom it is possible to do so. It will hold the foreign currency it cannot convert for the account of the ADS holders who have not been paid. It will not invest the foreign currency and it will not be liable for any interest.

 

Before making a distribution, any withholding taxes, or other governmental charges that must be paid will be deducted. See Item 10.E. “Taxation – Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.” The depositary will distribute only whole U.S. dollars and cents and will round fractional cents to the nearest whole cent. If the exchange rates fluctuate during a time when the depositary cannot convert the foreign currency, you may lose some of the value of the distribution.

 

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Shares.  The depositary may distribute additional ADSs representing any shares we distribute as a dividend or free distribution. The depositary will only distribute whole ADSs. It will sell shares which would require it to deliver a fraction of an ADS (or ADSs representing those shares) and distribute the net proceeds in the same way as it does with cash. If the depositary does not distribute additional ADSs, the outstanding ADSs will also represent the new shares. The depositary may sell a portion of the distributed shares (or ADSs representing those shares) sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution.

 

Rights to purchase additional shares. If we offer holders of our securities any rights to subscribe for additional shares or any other rights, the depositary may (i) exercise those rights on behalf of ADS holders, (ii) distribute those rights to ADS holders or (iii) sell those rights and distribute the net proceeds to ADS holders, in each case after deduction or upon payment of its fees and expenses. To the extent the depositary does not do any of those things, it will allow the rights to lapse. In that case, you will receive no value for them. The depositary will exercise or distribute rights only if we ask it to and provide satisfactory assurances to the depositary that it is legal to do so. If the depositary will exercise rights, it will purchase the securities to which the rights relate and distribute those securities or, in the case of shares, new ADSs representing the new shares, to subscribing ADS holders, but only if ADS holders have paid the exercise price to the depositary. U.S. securities laws may restrict the ability of the depositary to distribute rights or ADSs or other securities issued on exercise of rights to all or certain ADS holders, and the securities distributed may be subject to restrictions on transfer.

 

Other Distributions. The depositary will send to ADS holders anything else we distribute on deposited securities by any means it thinks is legal, fair and practical. If it cannot make the distribution in that way, the depositary has a choice. It may decide to sell what we distributed and distribute the net proceeds, in the same way as it does with cash. Or, it may decide to hold what we distributed, in which case ADSs will also represent the newly distributed property. However, the depositary is not required to distribute any securities (other than ADSs) to ADS holders unless it receives satisfactory evidence from us that it is legal to make that distribution. The depositary may sell a portion of the distributed securities or property sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution. U.S. securities laws may restrict the ability of the depositary to distribute securities to all or certain ADS holders, and the securities distributed may be subject to restrictions on transfer.

 

The depositary is not responsible if it decides that it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any ADS holders. We have no obligation to register ADSs, shares, rights or other securities under the Securities Act. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs, shares, rights or anything else to ADS holders. This means that you may not receive the distributions we make on our shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available to you.

 

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Deposit, Withdrawal and Cancellation

 

How are ADSs issued?

 

The depositary will deliver ADSs if you or your broker deposits shares or evidence of rights to receive shares with the custodian. Upon payment of its fees and expenses and of any taxes or charges, such as stamp taxes or stock transfer taxes or fees, the depositary will register the appropriate number of ADSs in the names you request and will deliver the ADSs to or upon the order of the person or persons that made the deposit.

 

How can ADS holders withdraw the deposited securities?

 

You may surrender your ADSs to the depositary for the purpose of withdrawal. Upon payment of its fees and expenses and of any taxes or charges, such as stamp taxes or stock transfer taxes or fees, the depositary will deliver the shares and any other deposited securities underlying the ADSs to the ADS holder or a person the ADS holder designates at the office of the custodian. Or, at your request, risk and expense, the depositary will deliver the deposited securities at its office, if feasible. However, the depositary is not required to accept surrender of ADSs to the extent it would require delivery of a fraction of a deposited share or other security. The depositary may charge you a fee and its expenses for instructing the custodian regarding delivery of deposited securities.

 

How do ADS holders interchange between certificated ADSs and uncertificated ADSs?

 

You may surrender your ADR to the depositary for the purpose of exchanging your ADR for uncertificated ADSs. The depositary will cancel that ADR and will send to the ADS holder a statement confirming that the ADS holder is the registered holder of uncertificated ADSs. Upon receipt by the depositary of a proper instruction from a registered holder of uncertificated ADSs requesting the exchange of uncertificated ADSs for certificated ADSs, the depositary will execute and deliver to the ADS holder an ADR evidencing those ADSs.

 

Voting Rights

 

How do you vote?

 

ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote the number of deposited shares their ADSs represent. If we request the depositary to solicit your voting instructions (and we are not required to do so), the depositary will notify you of a shareholders’ meeting and send or make voting materials available to you. Those materials will describe the matters to be voted on and explain how ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote. For instructions to be valid, they must reach the depositary by a date set by the depositary. The depositary will try, as far as practical, subject to the laws of Israel and the provisions of our articles of association or similar documents, to vote or to have its agents vote the shares or other deposited securities as instructed by ADS holders. If we do not request the depositary to solicit your voting instructions, you can still send voting instructions, and, in that case, the depositary may try to vote as you instruct, but it is not required to do so.

 

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Except by instructing the depositary as described above, you will not be able to exercise voting rights unless you surrender your ADSs and withdraw the shares. However, you may not know about the meeting enough in advance to withdraw the shares. In any event, the depositary will not exercise any discretion in voting deposited securities and it will only vote or attempt to vote as instructed.

 

We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the depositary to vote the shares represented by your ADSs. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for the manner of carrying out voting instructions. This means that you may not be able to exercise voting rights and there may be nothing you can do if the shares represented by your ADSs are not voted as you requested.

 

In order to give you a reasonable opportunity to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of voting rights relating to Deposited Securities, if we request the Depositary to act, we agree to give the depositary notice of any such meeting and details concerning the matters to be voted upon at least 45 days in advance of the meeting date.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

Persons depositing or withdrawing shares or ADS holders must pay: For:
   
$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs)

Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting from a distribution of shares or rights or other property

 

Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the deposit agreement terminates

   
$.05 (or less) per ADS Any cash distribution to ADS holders
   
A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed to you had been shares and the shares had been deposited for issuance of ADSs

Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities (including rights) that are distributed by the depositary to ADS holders

 

   
$.05 (or less) per ADS per calendar year Depositary services
   
Registration or transfer fees

Transfer and registration of shares on our share register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw shares

 

   
Expenses of the depositary

Cable (including SWIFT) and facsimile transmissions (when expressly provided in the deposit agreement)

 

Converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars

   
Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian has to pay on any ADSs or shares underlying ADSs, such as stock transfer taxes, stamp duty or withholding taxes

As necessary

 

   
Any charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited securities As necessary

 

 

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The depositary collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing shares or surrendering ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them. The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts distributed or by selling a portion of distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may collect its annual fee for depositary services by deduction from cash distributions or by directly billing investors or by charging the book-entry system accounts of participants acting for them. The depositary may collect any of its fees by deduction from any cash distribution payable (or by selling a portion of securities or other property distributable) to ADS holders that are obligated to pay those fees. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid.

 

From time to time, the depositary may make payments to us to reimburse us for costs and expenses generally arising out of establishment and maintenance of the ADS program, waive fees and expenses for services provided to us by the depositary or share revenue from the fees collected from ADS holders. In performing its duties under the deposit agreement, the depositary may use brokers, dealers, foreign currency dealers or other service providers that are owned by or affiliated with the depositary and that may earn or share fees, spreads or commissions.

 

The depositary may convert currency itself or through any of its affiliates, or the custodian or we may convert currency and pay U.S. dollars to the depositary. Where the depositary converts currency itself or through any of its affiliates, the depositary acts as principal for its own account and not as agent, advisor, broker or fiduciary on behalf of any other person and earns revenue, including, without limitation, transaction spreads, that it will retain for its own account.  The revenue is based on, among other things, the difference between the exchange rate assigned to the currency conversion made under the deposit agreement and the rate that the depositary or its affiliate receives when buying or selling foreign currency for its own account.  The depositary makes no representation that the exchange rate used or obtained by it or its affiliate in any currency conversion under the deposit agreement will be the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or that the method by which that rate will be determined will be the most favorable to ADS holders, subject to the depositary’s obligation to act without negligence or bad faith.  The methodology used to determine exchange rates used in currency conversions made by the depositary is available upon request. Where the custodian converts currency, the custodian has no obligation to obtain the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or to ensure that the method by which that rate will be determined will be the most favorable to ADS holders, and the depositary makes no representation that the rate is the most favorable rate and will not be liable for any direct or indirect losses associated with the rate.  In certain instances, the depositary may receive dividends or other distributions from us in U.S. dollars that represent the proceeds of a conversion of foreign currency or translation from foreign currency at a rate that was obtained or determined by us and, in such cases, the depositary will not engage in, or be responsible for, any foreign currency transactions and neither it nor we make any representation that the rate obtained or determined by us is the most favorable rate and neither it nor we will be liable for any direct or indirect losses associated with the rate.

 

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Payment of Taxes

 

You will be responsible for any taxes or other governmental charges payable on your ADSs or on the deposited securities represented by any of your ADSs. The depositary may refuse to register any transfer of your ADSs or allow you to withdraw the deposited securities represented by your ADSs until those taxes or other charges are paid. It may apply payments owed to you or sell deposited securities represented by your ADSs to pay any taxes owed and you will remain liable for any deficiency. If the depositary sells deposited securities, it will, if appropriate, reduce the number of ADSs to reflect the sale and pay to ADS holders any proceeds, or send to ADS holders any property, remaining after it has paid the taxes.

 

Tender and Exchange Offers; Redemption, Replacement or Cancellation of Deposited Securities

 

The depositary will not tender deposited securities in any voluntary tender or exchange offer unless instructed to do so by an ADS holder surrendering ADSs and subject to any conditions or procedures the depositary may establish.

 

If deposited securities are redeemed for cash in a transaction that is mandatory for the depositary as a holder of deposited securities, the depositary will call for surrender of a corresponding number of ADSs and distribute the net redemption money to the holders of called ADSs upon surrender of those ADSs.

 

If there is any change in the deposited securities such as a sub-division, combination or other reclassification, or any merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization affecting the issuer of deposited securities in which the depositary receives new securities in exchange for or in lieu of the old deposited securities, the depositary will hold those replacement securities as deposited securities under the deposit agreement. However, if the depositary decides it would not be lawful and practical to hold the replacement securities because those securities could not be distributed to ADS holders or for any other reason, the depositary may instead sell the replacement securities and distribute the net proceeds upon surrender of the ADSs.

 

If there is a replacement of the deposited securities and the depositary will continue to hold the replacement securities, the depositary may distribute new ADSs representing the new deposited securities or ask you to surrender your outstanding ADSs in exchange for new ADSs identifying the new deposited securities.

 

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If there are no deposited securities underlying ADSs, including if the deposited securities are cancelled, or if the deposited securities underlying ADSs have become apparently worthless, the depositary may call for surrender of those ADSs or cancel those ADSs upon notice to the ADS holders.

 

Amendment and Termination

 

How may the deposit agreement be amended?

 

We may agree with the depositary to amend the deposit agreement and the ADRs without your consent for any reason. If an amendment adds or increases fees or charges, except for taxes and other governmental charges or expenses of the depositary for registration fees, facsimile costs, delivery charges or similar items, or prejudices a substantial right of ADS holders, it will not become effective for outstanding ADSs until 30 days after the depositary notifies ADS holders of the amendment. At the time an amendment becomes effective, you are considered, by continuing to hold your ADSs, to agree to the amendment and to be bound by the ADRs and the deposit agreement as amended.

 

How may the deposit agreement be terminated?

 

The depositary will initiate termination of the deposit agreement if we instruct it to do so. The depositary may initiate termination of the deposit agreement if:

 

·60 days have passed since the depositary told us it wants to resign but a successor depositary has not been appointed and accepted its appointment;

 

·we delist the ADSs from an exchange in the United States on which they were listed and do not list the ADSs on another exchange in the United States or make arrangements for trading of ADSs on the U.S. over-the-counter market;

 

·we delist our shares from an exchange outside the United States on which they were listed and do not list the shares on another exchange outside the United States;

 

·the depositary has reason to believe the ADSs have become, or will become, ineligible for registration on Form F-6 under the Securities Act of 1933;

 

·we appear to be insolvent or enter insolvency proceedings;

 

·all or substantially all the value of the deposited securities has been distributed either in cash or in the form of securities;

 

·there are no deposited securities underlying the ADSs or the underlying deposited securities have become apparently worthless; or

 

·there has been a replacement of deposited securities.

 

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If the deposit agreement will terminate, the depositary will notify ADS holders at least 90 days before the termination date. At any time after the termination date, the depositary may sell the deposited securities. After that, the depositary will hold the money it received on the sale, as well as any other cash it is holding under the deposit agreement, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the ADS holders that have not surrendered their ADSs. Normally, the depositary will sell as soon as practicable after the termination date.

 

After the termination date and before the depositary sells, ADS holders can still surrender their ADSs and receive delivery of deposited securities, except that the depositary may refuse to accept a surrender for the purpose of withdrawing deposited securities or reverse previously accepted surrenders of that kind that have not settled if it would interfere with the selling process. The depositary may refuse to accept a surrender for the purpose of withdrawing sale proceeds until all the deposited securities have been sold. The depositary will continue to collect distributions on deposited securities, but, after the termination date, the depositary is not required to register any transfer of ADSs or distribute any dividends or other distributions on deposited securities to the ADSs holder (until they surrender their ADSs) or give any notices or perform any other duties under the deposit agreement except as described in this paragraph.

 

Limitations on Obligations and Liability

 

Limits on our Obligations and the Obligations of the Depositary; Limits on Liability to Holders of ADSs

 

The deposit agreement expressly limits our obligations and the obligations of the depositary. It also limits our liability and the liability of the depositary. We and the depositary:

 

are only obligated to take the actions specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith, and the depositary will not be a fiduciary or have any fiduciary duty to holders of ADSs;

 

are not liable if we are or it is prevented or delayed by law or by events or circumstances beyond our or its ability to prevent or counteract with reasonable care or effort from performing our or its obligations under the deposit agreement;

 

are not liable if we or it exercises discretion permitted under the deposit agreement;

 

are not liable for the inability of any holder of ADSs to benefit from any distribution on deposited securities that is not made available to holders of ADSs under the terms of the deposit agreement, or for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the deposit agreement;

 

have no obligation to become involved in a lawsuit or other proceeding related to the ADSs or the deposit agreement on your behalf or on behalf of any other person;

 

may rely upon any documents we believe or it believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person;

 

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are not liable for the acts or omissions of any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system; and

 

the depositary has no duty to make any determination or provide any information as to our tax status, or any liability for any tax consequences that may be incurred by ADS holders as a result of owning or holding ADSs or be liable for the inability or failure of an ADS holder to obtain the benefit of a foreign tax credit, reduced rate of withholding or refund of amounts withheld in respect of tax or any other tax benefit.

 

In the deposit agreement, we and the depositary agree to indemnify each other under certain circumstances.

 

Requirements for Depositary Actions

 

Before the depositary will deliver or register a transfer of ADSs, make a distribution on ADSs, or permit withdrawal of shares, the depositary may require:

 

·payment of stock transfer or other taxes or other governmental charges and transfer or registration fees charged by third parties for the transfer of any shares or other deposited securities;

 

·satisfactory proof of the identity and genuineness of any signature or other information it deems necessary; and

 

·compliance with regulations it may establish, from time to time, consistent with the deposit agreement, including presentation of transfer documents.

 

The depositary may refuse to deliver ADSs or register transfers of ADSs when the transfer books of the depositary or our transfer books are closed or at any time if the depositary or we think it advisable to do so.

 

Your Right to Receive the Shares Underlying your ADSs

 

ADS holders have the right to cancel their ADSs and withdraw the underlying shares at any time except:

 

·when temporary delays arise because: (i) the depositary has closed its transfer books or we have closed our transfer books; (ii) the transfer of shares is blocked to permit voting at a shareholders’ meeting; or (iii) we are paying a dividend on our shares;

 

·when you owe money to pay fees, taxes and similar charges; or

 

·when it is necessary to prohibit withdrawals in order to comply with any laws or governmental regulations that apply to ADSs or to the withdrawal of shares or other deposited securities.

 

This right of withdrawal may not be limited by any other provision of the deposit agreement.

 

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Direct Registration System

 

In the deposit agreement, all parties to the deposit agreement acknowledge that

 

the Direct Registration System, also referred to as DRS, and Profile Modification System, also referred to as Profile, will apply to the ADSs. DRS is a system administered by DTC that facilitates interchange between registered holding of uncertificated ADSs and holding of security entitlements in ADSs through DTC and a DTC participant. Profile is a feature of DRS that allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of a registered holder of uncertificated ADSs, to direct the depositary to register a transfer of those ADSs to DTC or its nominee and to deliver those ADSs to the DTC account of that DTC participant without receipt by the depositary of prior authorization from the ADS holder to register that transfer.

 

In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to DRS/Profile, the parties to the deposit agreement understand that the depositary will not determine whether the DTC participant that is claiming to be acting on behalf of an ADS holder in requesting registration of transfer and delivery as described in the paragraph above has the actual authority to act on behalf of the ADS holder (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform Commercial Code). In the deposit agreement, the parties agree that the depositary’s reliance on and compliance with instructions received by the depositary through the DRS/Profile system and in accordance with the deposit agreement will not constitute negligence or bad faith on the part of the depositary.

 

Shareholder Communications; Inspection of Register of Holders of ADSs

 

The depositary will make available for your inspection at its office all communications that it receives from us as a holder of deposited securities that we make generally available to holders of deposited securities. The depositary will send you copies of those communications or otherwise make those communications available to you if we ask it to. You have a right to inspect the register of holders of ADSs, but not for the purpose of contacting those holders about a matter unrelated to our business or the ADSs.

 

Jury Trial Waiver

 

The deposit agreement provides that, to the extent permitted by law, ADS holders waive the right to a jury trial of any claim they may have against us or the depositary arising out of or relating to our shares, the ADSs or the deposit agreement, including any claim under the U.S. federal securities laws. If we or the depositary opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, the court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable in the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with applicable case law.

 

You will not, by agreeing to the terms of the deposit agreement, be deemed to have waived our or the depositary’s compliance with U.S. federal securities laws or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 13.DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.[RESERVED]

 

ITEM 16.A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.B.CODE OF ETHICS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 16.H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 16.I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

 

Not applicable.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

We have furnished the financial statements and related information specified in Item 18.

 

ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The consolidated financial statements and related notes required by this Item 18 are included in this registration statement beginning on page F-1.

 

ITEM 19.EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

Exhibit    
No.   Document
1.1   Articles of Association of the Registrant.
     
2.1**   Deposit Agreement, dated as of          , 2023, among the Registrant, the Depositary and the Owners and Beneficial Owners of the American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.
     
2.2**   Form of Registrant’s American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 2.1).
     
4.1   2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan.
     
4.2*   Share Purchase Agreement, dated August 25, 2021, among the Registrant, Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. and Medishur Ltd.
     
4.3*   Amendment No. 1 to Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 20, 2021, among the Registrant, Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. and Medishur Ltd.
     
4.4   Consulting (Services) Agreement, dated August 2, 2020, by and between the Registrant and Mr. Erez Nachtomy.
     
4.5   First Amendment to the Consulting (Services) Agreement, dated June 29, 2022, by and between the Registrant and Mr. Erez Nachtomy.
     
4.6   Service Terms of Co-Chairman for the Registrant for Ehud Barak.
     
4.7   Consulting Agreement dated July 1, 2020, by and between the Registrant and Irit Alroy.
     
8.1   Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
     
15.1   Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information for the year ended December 31, 2021.
     
15.2   Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, independent registered public accounting firm of the Company
     
15.3   Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, independent registered public accounting firm of Mediton
     
* English translation from the original Hebrew language. Certain identified information has been excluded from this exhibit because the Company does not believe it is material and is the type that the Company customarily treats as private and confidential. Redacted information is indicated by [***].
   
** To be filed by amendment.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this registration statement on Form 20-F on its behalf.

   
  SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Erez Nachtomy
    Name: Erez Nachtomy
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: March 8, 2023    

 

 

 

Index to Financial Statements

 

   Page
    
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. as of June 30, 2022 and for each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021  F-2
    
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021  F-20
    
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. as of June 30, 2021 and for the six month period ended June 30, 2021  F-90
    
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. as of December 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2020  F-100

 

F-1

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF JUNE 30, 2022

 

U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

 

UNAUDITED

 

INDEX

 

   

Page

Consolidated Balance Sheets   F-3 - F-4
     
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income   F-5
     
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity   F-6 - F-7
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   F-8 - F-10
     
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   F-11 - F-19

 

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F-2

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2022   2021   2021 
   Unaudited   Audited 
ASSETS               
                
CURRENT ASSETS:               
Cash and cash equivalents   16,416    23,593    14,845 
Short-term investments   8,718    17,932    17,217 
Trade receivables   7,293    4,791    8,130 
Inventory   4,954    2,226    4,202 
Other accounts receivable   1,213    1,771    1,468 
                
    38,594    50,313    45,862 
                
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:               
Prepaid expenses   3,299    3,664    3,784 
Call option to non-controlling interests, net   379    -    - 
Long-term deposits   408    427    445 
Right-of-use assets   10,947    10,774    13,013 
Deferred taxes   3,659    3,809    4,168 
Other financial assets   250    -    - 
                
    18,942    18,674    21,410 
                
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET   4,120    3,133    4,025 
                
GOODWILL   33,433    18,619    37,508 
                
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET   19,235    4,918    20,787 
                
Total assets   114,324    95,657    129,592 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2022   2021   2021 
   Unaudited   Audited 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY               
                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:               
Credit from banks and others   2,152    -    1,798 
Current maturities of lease liabilities   2,189    1,622    2,341 
Deferred revenues   309    1,475    559 
Income taxes payable   195    532    861 
Trade payables   4,036    1,303    2,885 
Other payables   7,287    5,558    8,920 
                
    16,168    10,490    17,364 
                
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:               
Liability for share options   13,940    15,729    17,220 
Put option to non-controlling interests, net   -    -    67 
Loans from banks   14,176    -    17,173 
Deferred taxes   2,873    365    3,434 
Lease liabilities   9,322    9,581    11,189 
Employee benefit liabilities   2,168    1,617    2,382 
                
    42,479    27,292    51,465 
                
Total liabilities   58,647    37,782    68,829 
                
EQUITY:               
Attributable to equity holders of the Company:               
Issued capital   42    42    42 
Additional paid-in capital   126,753    125,561    125,484 
Treasury shares   (56)   (229)   (86)
Foreign currency translation reserve   (3,226)   1,509    2,966 
Capital reserve for options   1,002    -    1,002 
Capital reserve for remeasurement gains on defined benefit plans   442    162    442 
Accumulated deficit   (72,973)   (69,170)   (72,998)
                
    51,984    57,875    56,852 
                
Non-controlling interests   3,693    -    3,911 
                
Total equity   55,677    57,875    60,763 
                
Total liabilities and equity   114,324    95,657    129,592 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

      

Six months ended

June 30,

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   Note   2022   2021   2021 
       Unaudited   Audited 
Revenues            30,900    21,032    49,582 
                     
Cost of revenues        16,011    10,136    24,989 
                     
Gross profit        14,889    10,896    24,593 
                     
Research and development costs        1,715    1,699    2,985 
Selling and marketing expenses        5,183    4,388    9,454 
General and administrative expenses        8,917    4,790    12,103 
Other expenses        91    146    548 
                     
Operating loss        (1,017)   (127)   (497)
Financial income        2,485    385    381 
Financial expenses        (1,149)   (9,974)   (13,353)
                     
Profit (loss) before taxes on income        319    (9,716)   (13,469)
Taxes on income        252    566    455 
                     
Net profit (loss)        67    (10,282)   (13,924)
                     
Other comprehensive income:                    
                     
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods-Re-measurement gain on defined benefit plans        -    -    280 
                     
         -    -    280 
Other comprehensive income (loss) to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:                    
Foreign currency translation reserve        (6,527)   (598)   859 
                     
         (6,527)   (598)   859 
                     
Total other loss        (6,527)   (598)   1,139 
                     
Total comprehensive income (loss)        (6,460)   (10,880)   (12,785)
                     
Net profit (loss) attributable to:                    
Equity holders of the Company        25    (10,282)   (14,110)
Non-controlling interests        42    -    186 
                     
         67    (10,282)   (13,924)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:                    
Equity holders of the Company        (6,167)   (10,880)   (12,971)
Non-controlling interests        (293)   -    186 
                     
         (6,460)   (10,880)   (12,785)
Earnings per share attributable to Equity holders of the Company:                    
Basic earnings (loss)        0.00    (0.75)   (1.00)
Diluted loss        (0.06)   (0.75)   (1.00)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Issued

capital

 

Additional
paid-in

capital

  Treasury
shares
  

Foreign

currency

translation

reserve

  

Capital

reserve for

options

  

Capital

reserve for

remeasurement

gains on

defined benefit

plans

  

Accumulated

deficit

   Total  

Non-

controlling

interests

  

Total

equity

 
Balance as of January 1, 2022 (audited)  42  125,484  (86)  2,966   1,002   442   (72,998)  56,852   3,911   60,763 
                                       
Exercise of share options  ***-  402  -   -   -   -   -   402   -   402 
Share-based payments  -  720  -   -   -   -   -   720   252   972 
Exercise of Employee options  -  (30) 30   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Equity component of transaction with non-controlling interest  -  177  -   -   -   -   -   177   (177)  - 
Net profit (loss)  -  -  -   -   -   -   25   25   42   67 
Total other comprehensive loss  -  -  -   (6,192)  -   -   -   (6,192)  (335)  (6,527)
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited)  42  126,753  (56)  (3,226)  1,002   442   (72,973)  51,984   3,693   55,677 

 

  

Issued

capital

 

Additional

paid-in

capital

 

Treasury

shares

  

Foreign

currency

translation

reserve

  

Capital

reserve for

options

  

Capital

reserve for

remeasurement

gains on

defined benefit

plans

  

Accumulated

deficit

   Total   Non-
controlling
interests
  

Total

equity

 
Balance as of January 1, 2021 (audited)  31  96,742  (2,276)  2,107   -   162   (58,888)  37,878   -   37,878 
                                       
Issue of share capital (net of issue costs of $2,907)  11  *27,189 1,881   -   *)1,002  -   -   30,083   -   30,083 
Proceeds from exercise of share options **)  -  298  -   -   -   -   -   298   -   298 
Share-based payments  -  496  -   -   -   -   -   496   -   496 
Exercise of Employee options  -  (166) 166   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -  -  -   -   -   -   (10,282)  (10,282)  -   (10,282)
Total other comprehensive income  -  -  -   (598)  -   -   -   (598)  -   (598)
Balance as of June 30, 2021 (unaudited)  42  124,559  (229)  1,509   1,002   162   (69,170)  57,875   -   57,875 

 

*)            Reclassified. 

 

**)         The shares were issued on July 2, 2021. 

 

***)       Represents an amount lower than $ 1. 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Issued

capital

 

Additional

paid-in

capital

 

Treasury

shares

  

Foreign

currency

translation

reserve

  

Capital

reserve for

options

  

Capital

reserve for
remeasurement
gains on
defined benefit
plans

  

Accumulated

deficit

   Total  

Non-

controlling

interests

  

Total

equity

 
Balance as of January 1, 2021 (audited)  31  96,742  (2,276)  2,107   -   162   (58,888)  37,878   -   37,878 
                 -                     
Issue of share capital (net of issue costs of $2,907)  11  27,030  1,881   -   1,002   -   -   29,924   -   29,924 
Exercise of share options  *)-   782  -       -   -   -   782    -   782 
Exercise of Employee options  -  (309) 309   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Share-based payments  -  1,116  -   -   -   -   -   1,116   175   1,291 
Equity component of transaction with non-controlling interest  -  123  -   -   -   -   -   123   (123)  - 
Non-controlling interests arising on acquisition of subsidiary  -  -  -   -   -   -   -   -   3,673   3,673 
Net profit (loss)  -  -  -   -   -   -   (14,110)  (14,110)  186   (13,924)
Total other comprehensive income  -  -  -   859   -   280   -   1,139   -   1,139 
Balance as of December 31, 2021 (audited)  42  125,484  (86)  2,966   1,002   442   (72,998)  56,852   3,911   60,763 

 

*)            Represents an amount lower than $1.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

   Year ended
December 31,
 
   2022   2021   2021 
             
   Unaudited   Audited 
Cash flows from operating activities:               
                
Net profit (loss)   67    (10,282)   (13,924)
                
Adjustments required to reconcile net profit (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:               
                
Income and expenses not involving operating cash flows:               
                
Depreciation and amortization   3,412    2,246    5,382 
Capital loss from sale of property and equipment   50    25    63 
Impairment of property and equipment   -    -    118 
Change in employee benefit liabilities, net   56    62    21 
Financial expenses (income), net   (1,925)   9,445    12,857 
Valuation loss of short-term investments   589    -    114 
Cost of share-based payments   972    496    1,291 
Taxes on income   252    566    455 
                
    3,406    12,840    20,301 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
                
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net   (73)   151    611 
Decrease (increase) in deferred taxes   (142)   -    259 
Increase in inventory   (1,503)   (1,032)   (3,097)
Decrease in prepaid expenses   68    146    202 
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable   98    (554)   289 
Increase (decrease) in trade payables   1,575    (350)   494 
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues   (201)   4    (970)
Decrease in other accounts payable   (225)   (949)   (2,718)
                
    (403)   (2,584)   (4,930)
Cash paid and received:               
                
Interest received   153    172    318 
Interest paid   (394)   (188)   (440)
Income tax received   23    -    7 
Income taxes paid   (864)   (637)   (1,147)
                
    (1,082)   (653)   (1,262)
                
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   1,988    (679)   185 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

   Year ended
December 31,
 
   2022   2021   2021 
             
   Unaudited   Audited 
Cash flows from investing activities:               
                
Grant of long-term convertible loan   (267)   -    - 
Purchase of property and equipment   (1,030)   (156)   (625)
Acquisition of subsidiaries (a)   -    (1,157)   (27,323)
Investment in intangible assets   (2,157)   (610)   (2,633)
Investment in long-term deposits   -    -    (4,860)
Proceeds from short-term deposits   -    -    4,733 
Purchase of short-term investments   (4,056)   (12,111)   (13,622)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments   10,449    731    3,356 
                
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   2,939    (13,303)   (40,974)
                
Cash flows from financing activities:               
                
Proceeds from issue of share options liability   -    6,789    6,859 
Payment of lease liabilities   (1,250)   (799)   (1,933)
Proceeds from issue of share capital, net   -    30,083    30,140 
Exercise of share options   239    298    463 
Proceeds from (payment of) long-term loans   (566)   -    18,265 
Payment of short-term credit   -    (2,298)   (2,716)
                
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (1,577)   34,073    51,078 
                
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (1,779)   (640)   414 
                
Increase in cash and cash equivalents   1,571    19,451    10,703 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period   14,845    4,142    4,142 
                
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   16,416    23,593    14,845 
                
Non-cash transactions:               
                
Right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability   368    77    131 
                
Liability derecognized and recorded in equity upon exercise of share options   163    -    319 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

    

Six months ended

June 30,

   Year ended December 31, 
     2022   2021   2021 
               
     Unaudited   Audited 
(a) Acquisition of subsidiaries:              
                  
  The subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities at date of acquisition (excluding cash and cash equivalents):               
                  
  Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)   -    (90)   - 
  Trade receivables   -    -    3,424 
  Other receivables   -    -    685 
  Property and equipment   -    2    807 
  Deferred taxes   -    (233)   (3,356)
  Right-of-use-assets   -    -    3,509 
  Intangible assets   -    708    15,037 
  Trade payables   -    -    (668)
  Other payables   -    -    (2,492)
  Put option, net   -    -    (185)
  Loans from banks   -    -    (390)
  Employee benefit liabilities   -    -    (985)
  Lease liabilities   -    -    (3,510)
  Non-controlling interests   -    -    (3,673)
  Goodwill   -    770    19,120 
                  
      -    1,157    27,323 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 1:-GENERAL

 

a.These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a condensed format as of June 30, 2022, and for the six months then ended. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and for the year then ended (“the annual financial statements”).

 

The effects of the Russia-Ukraine war:

 

In February 2022, a war broke out between Russia and Ukraine which is ongoing and continues to cause numerous casualties, damages to infrastructure and disruption of the Ukraine economy. In response, several countries (including the U.S., the UK and the EU) imposed economic sanctions against certain Russian and Russian related entities and individuals around the world and various sanctions have also been imposed on Belarus. These sanctions are likely to directly impact those entities and individuals and indirectly affect third parties which have business affiliations with those entities and individuals as well as certain industries in Russia and Belarus.

 

Potential fluctuations in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, import and export restrictions, availability of local materials and services and access to local resources are all liable to affect entities that have significant operations or exposures in or with Russia, Belarus or Ukraine.

 

The Company believes the war has no material impact on the Company’s interim financial statements.

 

b.Following are data regarding the Israeli CPI and the exchange rates of the Euro, U.S. dollar and the Swiss Franc in relation to the new Israeli Shekel (NIS):

 

   Israeli   Exchange rate 
   CPI   €1   U.S. $ 1   CHF 1 
                 
For the period ended  Points   N I S 
June 30, 2022   236.8    3.64    3.5    3.65 
June 30, 2021   226.7    3.87    3.26    3.53 
December 31, 2021   229.4    3.52    3.11    3.40 
                     
Change during the period  %   %   %   % 
June 2022 (6 months)   3.2    3.4    12.5    7.3 
June 2021 (6 months)   1.6    (1.8)   1.6    (3.3)
December 31, 2021   2.8    (10.7)   (3.1)   (6.8)

 

*)The index on an average basis of 1993 = 100.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a.Basis of preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the preparation of financial statements for interim periods, as prescribed in IAS 34, “Interim Financial Reporting.”

 

The significant accounting policies and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the annual financial statements.

 

b.Initial adoption of amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards:

 

1.Amendment to IAS 16, “Property, Plant and Equipment”:

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 16, “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“the Amendment”). The Amendment prohibits a company from deducting from the cost of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) consideration received from the sales of items produced while the company is preparing the asset for its intended use. Instead, the company should recognize such consideration and related costs in profit or loss.

 

The Amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022. The Amendment is to be applied retrospectively, but only to items of PP&E made available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements in which the company first applies the Amendment.

 

The cumulative effect of initially applying the Amendment is recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at the beginning of the earliest period presented.

 

The application of the Amendment did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim financial statements.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

2.Amendment to IAS 37, “Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets”:

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 37, regarding which costs a company should include when assessing whether a contract is onerous (“the Amendment”).

 

According to the Amendment, costs of fulfilling a contract include both the incremental costs (for example, raw materials and direct labor) and an allocation of other costs that relate directly to fulfilling a contract (for example, depreciation of an item of property, plant and equipment used in fulfilling the contract).

 

The Amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and applies to contracts for which all obligations in respect thereof have not yet been fulfilled as of January 1, 2022. The application of the Amendment does not require the restatement of comparative data. Instead the opening balance of retained earnings on the date of initial application date is adjusted for the cumulative effect of the Amendment.

 

The application of the Amendment did not have a material impact on the Company’s interim financial statements.

 

3.Annual improvements to IFRSs 2018-2020:

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued certain amendments in the context of the Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2018-2020 Cycle. The main amendment is to IFRS 9, “Financial Instruments” (“the Amendment”). The Amendment clarifies which fees a company should include in the “10% test” described in paragraph B3.3.6 of IFRS 9 when assessing whether the terms of a debt instrument that has been modified or exchanged are substantially different from the terms of the original debt instrument.

 

According to the Amendment, fees paid net of any fees received that are included in the cash flows are only those fees paid or received between the borrower and the lender, including fees paid or received by either the borrower or lender on the other’s behalf.

 

The Amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022. The Amendment is applied to financial liabilities that are modified or exchanged on or after the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies the Amendment, that is from January 1, 2022.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 3:-REVENUES

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2022   2021   2021 
   Unaudited   Audited 
Revenues for services performed during the period   30,234    20,492    48,343 
Revenues from sale of devices   666    540    1,239 
                
    30,900    21,032    49,582 

 

NOTE 4:-MATERIAL EVENTS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

 

a.In June, 2022 the Company’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Jason Bottiglieri as General Manager of SHL Telemedicine USA, Inc., its wholly owned US subsidiary.

 

b.During the period, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 210,000 options to Senior managers, under the 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 5.387-5.893 ($ 5.822-6.451). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 17.40-19.10; exercise price – CHF 17.39-19.33; expected volatility – 41.75%-42.61%; risk free interest rate – 0%-1.15%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.60-3.71 years.

 

F-14

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 5:-SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

As presented in the annual financial statements, the Group operates in three geographic segments: Israel, Europe (principally Germany) and Rest of the world.

 

Management monitors the operating results of its geographical units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on segment profit. SG&A Group expenses and some research and development expenses are mostly allocated to the separate geographic units. Some corporate expenses, some research and development expenses, finance costs and finance income and income taxes are managed on a group basis and are not allocated to the geographic segments.

 

Revenues are allocated based on the location of the end customer. The Group presents disaggregated revenue information based on types of customers: Individual customers and communities, Institutions and payers (income from service agreements with institutions, insurance companies and HMOs), and others.

 

a.Segment revenues:

 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and payers
   Others   Total 
Six months ended June 30, 2022 (unaudited):                    
                     
Europe   -    7,127    -    7,127 
Israel   11,202    11,750    82    23,034 
Others   -    -    739    739 
                     
Total revenues   11,202    18,877    821    30,900 

 

F-15

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 5:- SEGMENT INFORMATION (Cont.)

 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and payers
   Others   Total 
Six months ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited):                    
                     
Europe   -    9,188    -    9,188 
Israel   10,906    802    -    11,708 
Others   -    -    136    136 
                     
Total revenues   10,906    9,990    136    21,032 
                     
Year ended December 31, 2021 (audited):                    
                     
Europe   -    17,942    -    17,942 
Israel   22,331    8,832    27    31,190 
Others   -    -    450    450 
                     
Total revenues   22,331    26,774    477    49,582 

 

b.Segment profit (loss):

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2022   2021   2021 
   Unaudited   Audited 
Europe   (1,169)   (425)   (477)
Israel   4,404    3,665    8,226 
Others   (549)   (552)   (1,132)
                
    2,686    2,688    6,617 
Unallocated income and expenses:               
Corporate and R&D expenses   (3,703)   (2,815)   (6,798)
Other expenses   -    -    (316)
                
Operating loss   (1,017)   (127)   (497)
Financial income (expenses), net   1,336    (9,589)   (12,972)
                
Profit (loss) before taxes on income   319    (9,716)   (13,469)

 

F-16

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 6:- IMPAIRMENT TESTING OF GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

In the first half of 2022, there have been disruptions in worldwide commercial activities, which among other factors, have led to increases in rates of inflation and corresponding increases in market interest rates. As an increase in interest rates is an indicator of potential impairment, pursuant to IAS 36, the Company has performed an evaluation of its goodwill and other intangible assets for possible impairment.

 

In respect of goodwill allocated to the Israel Telemedicine and the International cash generating units (“CGUs”), previous sensitivity analyses of recoverable amounts based on value-in-use showed that the increase in market interest rates as of June 30, 2022, would not result in the carrying amount of the CGUs exceeding the recoverable amounts.

 

For goodwill and intangible assets with carrying amounts of $16,305 and $9,618 respectively, relating to the Israel Mediton CGU, the Company has calculated the recoverable amount as of June 30, 2022, using the following assumptions: pre-tax discount rate of 19.1% and long-term growth rate of 3% (December 31, 2021 – 17.7% and 3%, respectively). Based on the value-in-use calculation, the recoverable amount of the CGU exceeds the carrying amount of the CGU, and therefore no impairment loss was identified.

 

F-17

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 7:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Fair value:

 

Reconciliation of fair value measurements that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy in financial instruments:

 

   Financial instruments 
   Liability for
share options
   Liability to
underwriters
  

Call (Put)
option to non-
controlling
interests, net

  

Total

 
Balance as of January 1, 2022   (17,220)   (1,021)   (67)   (18,308)
                     
Remeasurement recognized in:                    
Profit (loss)   1,294    (104)   469    1,659 
Other comprehensive income (loss)   1,823    118    (23)   1,918 
Exercise of Share Options into shares   163    -    -    163 
                     
As of June 30, 2022   (13,940)   (1,007)   379    (14,568)
                     
Presented in balance sheet:                    
Call option for non-controlling interests, net   -    -    379    379 
Other payables (short term)   -    (1,007)   -    (1,007)
Liability for share options   (13,940)   -    -    (13,940)

 

The Company used the Monte Carlo option pricing model when estimating the fair value of the Put and Call Options granted in the acquisition of Mediton Group.

 

The fair value was estimated using the following data and assumptions: underlying asset value – 36,343; Expected volatility of the share price – 41.2%-44.5%; Discount rate – 15.3%; Risk-free interest rate – 2.36%; Term of option – 4.17 years.

 

The following table demonstrates the effect on fair value of a reasonably possible change in the underlying asset value with all other variables held constant:

 

Increase/

decrease in
underlying
asset value

  

Effect on

Fair value,
net

 
 +5%   510 
 -5%   (504)

 

F-18

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 8:- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

a.On August, 2022, following the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company’s Special General Meeting approved the appointment of the former Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Ehud Barak, as director and as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Barak will be entitled to a monthly management fee of approximately $ 14 as well as bonuses related to commercial agreements and strategic transaction.

 

- - - - - - - - - - -

 

F-19

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021

 

U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

 

INDEX

 

   Page
    
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  F-21 - F-22
    
Consolidated Balance Sheets  F-23 - F-24
    
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income  F-25
    
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity  F-26
    
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  F-27 - F-29
    
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  F-30 - F-99

 

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F-20

  

  Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
144 Menachem Begin Road, Building A,
Tel-Aviv 6492102, Israel  
Tel: +972-3-62632525
Fax: +972-3-5622555
ey.com

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. and subsidiaries (the company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

F-21

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer  
   
KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER  
   
A Member of Ernst & Young Global  
   
We have served as the company’s auditor since 1997  
   
Tel-Aviv, Israel  
   
December 28, 2022  

 

F-22

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

      December 31, 
   Note  2021   2020 
ASSETS             
              
CURRENT ASSETS:             
Cash and cash equivalents  6   14,845    4,142 
Short-term investments  7   17,217    6,481 
Trade receivables  8   8,130    4,921 
Inventory  2e   4,202    1,372 
Other accounts receivable  10   1,468    1,023 
              
       45,862    17,939 
              
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:             
Prepaid expenses  9   3,784    3,863 
Long-term deposits      445    441 
Right-of-use assets  13   13,013    11,856 
Deferred taxes  20d   4,168    4,528 
              
       21,410    20,688 
              
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET  11   4,025    3,351 
              
GOODWILL  12   37,508    18,168 
              
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET  12   20,787    4,668 
              
Total assets      129,592    64,814 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-23

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

      December 31, 
   Note  2021   2020 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY             
              
CURRENT LIABILITIES:             
Credit from banks and others  14   1,798    2,333 
Current maturities of lease liabilities  13   2,341    1,615 
Deferred revenues  16   559    1,374 
Income taxes payable  20   861    1,188 
Trade payables      2,885    1,626 
Other payables  17   8,920    6,360 
              
       17,364    14,496 
              
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:             
Liability for share options  18   17,220    - 
Put option to non-controlling interests, net  18   67    - 
Loans from banks  15   17,173    - 
Deferred taxes  20d   3,434    239 
Lease liabilities  13   11,189    10,620 
Employee benefit liabilities  19   2,382    1,581 
              
       51,465    12,440 
              
Total liabilities      68,829    26,936 
              
EQUITY:  23          
Attributable to equity holders of the company:             
Issued capital      42    31 
Additional paid-in capital      125,484    96,742 
Treasury shares      (86)   (2,276)
Foreign currency translation reserve      2,966    2,107 
Capital reserve for options      1,002    - 
Capital reserve for remeasurement gains on defined benefit plans      442    162 
Accumulated deficit      (72,998)   (58,888)
              
       56,852    37,878 
Non-controlling interests      3,911    - 
              
Total equity      60,763    37,878 
              
Total liabilities and equity      129,592    64,814 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

December 28, 2022   /s/ Yariv Alroy   /s/ Erez Nachtomy  
Date of approval of the   Yariv Alroy   Erez Nachtomy
financial statements   Co-Chairman of the Board   CEO

 

F-24

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

     

Year ended

December 31,

   Note  2021   2020   2019 
Revenues  24a   49,582    40,164    41,884 
                   
Cost of revenues  24b   24,989    19,520    18,422 
                   
Gross profit      24,593    20,644    23,462 
                   
Research and development costs  24c   2,985    2,763    2,511 
Selling and marketing expenses  24d   9,454    7,762    7,337 
General and administrative expenses  24e   12,103    9,174    7,899 
Other expenses  24g   548    549    634 
                   
Operating profit (loss)      (497)   396    5,081 
Financial income  24f(1)   381    324    258 
Financial expenses  24f(2)   (13,353)   (643)   (567)
                   
 Profit (loss) before taxes on income      (13,469)   77    4,772 
Tax expenses (benefit)  20b   455    (201)   (923)
                   
Net profit (loss)      (13,924)   278    5,695 
                   
Other comprehensive income:                  
                   
Other comprehensive income (loss) not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods-Re-measurement gain (loss) on defined benefit plans  19   280    (33)   (313)
       280    (33)   (313)
Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:                  
Foreign currency translation reserve      859    2,808    1,952 
       859    2,808    1,952 
                   
Total other comprehensive income      1,139    2,775    1,639 
                   
Total comprehensive income (loss)      (12,785)   3,053    7,334 
                   
Net profit (loss) attributable to:                  
Equity holders of the company      (14,110)   278    5,695 
Non-controlling interests      186    -    - 
       (13,924)   278    5,695 
                   
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:                  
Equity holders of the company      (12,971)   3,053    7,334 
Non-controlling interests      186    -    - 
       (12,785)   3,053    7,334 
Earnings per share:                  
Basic and diluted earnings (loss)  25   (1.00)   0.03    0.54 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-25

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

    Issued
capital
    Additional
paid-in capital
    Treasury
shares
    Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
    Capital reserve
for options
    Capital reserve
for
remeasurement
gains on
defined benefit
plans
    Accumulated
deficit
    Total     Non-
controlling
interests
    Total equity  
Balance as of January 1, 2019     31       96,503       (2,347 )     (2,653 )     -       508       (54,358 )     37,684       -       37,684  
                                                                                 
Share-based payments     -       228       -       -       -       -       -       228       -       228  
Dividend paid     -       -       -       -       -       -       (10,503 )     (10,503 )     -       (10,503 )
Net profit     -       -       -       -       -       -       5,695       5,695       -       5,695  
Total other comprehensive income     -       -       -       1,952       -       (313 )     -       1,639       -       1,639  
                                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2019     31       96,731       (2,347 )     (701 )     -       195       (59,166 )     34,743       -       34,743  
                                                                                 
Share-based payments     -       82       -       -       -       -       -       82       -       82  
Exercise of Employee options     -       (71 )     71       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Net profit     -       -       -       -       -       -       278       278       -       278  
Total other comprehensive income (loss)     -       -       -       2,808       -       (33 )     -       2,775       -       2,775  
                                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2020     31       96,742       (2,276 )     2,107       -       162       (58,888 )     37,878       -       37,878  
                                                                                 
Issue of share capital (net of issue costs of $2,907)     11       27,030       1,881       -       1,002       -       -       29,924       -       29,924  
Exercise of share options     *)       782       -       -       -       -       -       782       -       782  
Exercise of Employee options     -       (309 )     309       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Share-based payments     -       1,116       -       -       -       -       -       1,116       175       1,291  
Equity component of transaction with non-controlling interest     -       123       -       -       -       -       -       123       (123 )     -  
Non-controlling interests arising on acquisition of subsidiary     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       3,673       3,673  
Net profit (loss)     -       -       -       -       -       -       (14,110 )     (14,110 )     186       (13,924 )
Total other comprehensive income     -       -       -       859       -       280       -       1,139       -       1,139  
                                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2021     42       125,484       (86 )     2,966       1,002       442       (72,998 )     56,852       3,911       60,763  

 

*)            Represents an amount lower than $ 1.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-26

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
Cash flows from operating activities:               
                
Net profit (loss)   (13,924)   278    5,695 
                
Adjustments required to reconcile net profit (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:               
                
Income and expenses not involving operating cash flows:               
                
Depreciation and amortization   5,382    4,928    3,919 
Capital loss from sale of property and equipment   63    77    57 
Impairment of property, and equipment   118    24    (28)
Impairment of intangible assets   -    24    389 
Change in employee benefit liabilities, net   21    88    137 
Financial expenses, net   12,857    276    106 
Valuation loss (gains) of short-term investments   114    (167)   - 
Cost of share-based payments   1,291    82    228 
Tax expenses (benefit)   455    (201)   (923)
                
    20,301    5,131    3,885 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
                
Decrease in trade receivables, net   611    1,134    1,371 
Decrease in deferred taxes   259    -    - 
Decrease (increase) in inventory   (3,097)   (248)   232 
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses   202    (156)   (99)
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable   289    (303)   5,384 
Increase (decrease) in trade payables   494    393    (7)
Decrease in deferred revenues   (970)   (296)   (247)
Decrease in other accounts payable   (2,718)   (466)   (4,982)
                
    (4,930)   58    1,652 
Cash paid and received:               
                
Interest received   318    102    51 
Interest paid   (440)   (405)   (146)
Income tax received   7    189    - 
Income taxes paid   (1,147)   (671)   (287)
                
    (1,262)   (785)   (382)
                
Net cash provided by operating activities   185    4,682    10,850 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Year ended
December 31,
 
   2021   2020   2019 
Cash flows from investing activities:               
                
Purchase of property and equipment   (625)   (859)   (768)
Acquisition of subsidiaries (a)   (27,323)   -    - 
Investment in intangible assets   (2,633)   (913)   (1,206)
Investment in long-term deposits   (4,860)   -    (188)
Proceeds from short-term deposits   4,733    -    1,007 
Purchase of short-term investments   (13,622)   (6,718)   (248)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments   3,356    843    3,877 
                
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (40,974)   (7,647)   2,474 
                
Cash flows from financing activities:               
                
Dividend paid   -    -    (10,503)
Proceeds from issue of share options liability   6,859    -    - 
Payment of lease liabilities   (1,933)   (1,456)   (407)
Proceeds from issue of share capital, net   30,140    -    - 
Exercise of share option   463    -    - 
Proceeds from (payment of) long-term loans   18,265    -    (977)
Proceeds from (payment of) short-term credit   (2,716)   2,179    (5)
                
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   51,078    723    (11,892)
                
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   414    308    216 
                
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   10,703    (1,934)   1,648 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year   4,142    6,076    4,428 
                
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year   14,845    4,142    6,076 
                
Non-cash transactions:               
                
Right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability   131    439    10,403 
Liability derecognized and recorded in equity upon exercise of share options   319    -    - 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
(a) Acquisition of subsidiaries            
             
The subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities at date of acquisition (excluding cash and cash equivalents):               
                
Trade receivables   3,424    -    - 
Other receivables   685    -    - 
Property and equipment   807    -    - 
Deferred taxes   (3,356)   -    - 
Right-of-use-assets   3,509    -    - 
Intangible assets   34,157    -    - 
Trade payables   (668)   -    - 
Other payables   (2,492)   -    - 
Put option, net   (185)   -    - 
Loans from banks   (390)   -    - 
Employee benefit liabilities   (985)   -    - 
Lease liabilities   (3,510)   -    - 
Non-controlling interests   (3,673)   -    - 
    27,323    -    - 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 1:-GENERAL

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (“SHL” and/or “the company”) was incorporated in Israel. The registered office is located at Ashdar Building, Yigal Alon St. in Tel Aviv. Its shares are publicly-traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol SHLTN.

 

SHL and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) develop and market advanced personal telemedicine solutions. Personal telemedicine is the transmission of medical data by an individual, from a remote location to a medical call center via telecommunication networks. SHL’s personal telemedicine systems are designed to improve quality of care and life for people suffering from various health conditions ranging from the high-risk and chronically ill to ordinary users of healthcare products and services who wish to take a more active role in managing their own health.

 

On August 24, 2021, the company signed an agreement to acquire 70% of the Mediton Group companies, a leading provider of B2B healthcare services in Israel in the field of diagnostics, preventive medicine, and medical opinions to institutional customers, including Israeli blue-chip companies, government institutions including the Israeli Social Security and Ministry of Defense, all four sick funds and to insurance companies, see also Note 5b.

 

In the first quarter of 2020, the Coronavirus epidemic broke out in China, and has spread to many other countries around the globe, including countries in which the Group is operating.

 

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic the company took various measures to allow it to continue to operate safely and seamlessly, as well as providing protected working environment to its employees.

 

These measures include implementation of different operating processes, both in Israel and Germany, such as self-contained shifts (“capsules”) and deployment of considerable part of its workforce to working remotely, all of which are supported by IT and communication solutions. Given the continued prevalence of COVID-19 and it being a rolling event, these operational changes are ongoing, causing decreased operational efficiency, delays in launch of new programs and slower recruitment of patients to the company’s Chronic Disease Telehealth Programs in Germany. At the same time, COVID-19 pandemic serves as a catalyst for the acceleration in the adoption of Telemedicine and the company is well positioned to explore the global opportunities in the Telemedicine space.

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a.Basis of presentation of the financial statements:

 

  1. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

The Group’s financial statements have been prepared on a cost basis, except for marketable securities, liability to underwriters and derivatives (put option, and liability for share options) which are measured at fair value.

 

The Group has elected to present the statement of comprehensive income using the function of expense method.

 

2.Consistent accounting policies:

 

The accounting policies adopted in the financial statements have been applied consistently for all periods presented, unless otherwise stated.

 

b.Consolidated financial statements:

 

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of companies that are controlled by the company (subsidiaries). Control is achieved when the company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Potential voting rights are considered when assessing whether an entity has control. The consolidation of the financial statements commences on the date on which control is obtained and ends when such control ceases.

 

The financial statements of the company and of the subsidiaries are prepared as of the same dates and periods. The consolidated financial statements are prepared using uniform accounting policies by all companies in the Group. Significant intragroup balances and transactions and gains or losses resulting from intragroup transactions are eliminated in full in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries represent the equity in subsidiaries not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. Non-controlling interests are presented in equity separately from the equity attributable to the equity holders of the company. Profit or loss and components of other comprehensive income are attributed to the company and to non-controlling interests. Losses are attributed to non-controlling interests even if they result in a negative balance of non-controlling interests in the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted for as a change in equity by adjusting the carrying amount of the non-controlling interests with a corresponding adjustment of the equity attributable to equity holders of the company less/plus the consideration paid or received.

 

c.Functional currency and presentation currency:

 

1.Functional currency and presentation currency:

 

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the U.S. dollar.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

The functional currency, which is the currency that best reflects the economic environment in which the company operates and conducts its transactions, is separately determined for each Group entity and is used to measure its financial position and operating results. The functional currency of the company and it’s subsidiaries in Israel is the NIS.

 

When a Group entity’s functional currency differs from the presentation currency, that entity’s financial statements are translated so that they can be included in the consolidated financial statements as follows:

 

a)Assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and any fair value adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities arising from the acquisition of said foreign operation, are translated at the closing rate at the end of the reporting period.

 

b)Income and expenses for each period presented in the statement of income are translated at average exchange rates for the presented periods.

 

c)Share capital, capital reserves and other changes in capital are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of incurrence.

 

d)Retained earnings are translated based on the opening balance translated at the exchange rate at that date and other relevant transactions (such as dividend) during the period are translated as described in b) and c) above.

 

e)All resulting translation differences are recognized as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity “foreign currency translation reserve”.

 

2.Transactions, assets and liabilities in foreign currency:

 

Transactions denominated in foreign currency (other than the functional currency) are recorded at the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated at the end of each reporting period into the functional currency at the exchange rate at that date. Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss. Non-monetary assets and liabilities measured at cost are translated at the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.

 

3.Index-linked monetary items:

 

Monetary assets and liabilities linked to the changes in the Israeli Consumer Price Index (“Israeli CPI”) are adjusted at the relevant index at the end of each reporting period according to the terms of the agreement. Linkage differences arising from the adjustment, as above, other than those capitalized to qualifying assets or carried to equity in hedge transactions, are recognized in profit or loss.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

d.Cash equivalents:

 

Cash equivalents are considered as highly liquid investments, including unrestricted short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or with a maturity of more than three months, but which are redeemable on demand without penalty and which form part of the Group’s cash management.

 

e.Inventory:

 

Inventory of telemedicine devices for sale is presented at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the “first-in, first-out” method.

 

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

 

f.Financial instruments:

 

1.Financial assets:

 

Financial assets are measured upon initial recognition at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial assets, except for financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss in respect of which transaction costs are recorded in profit or loss.

 

the company classifies and measures debt instruments in the financial statements based on the following criteria:

 

  - the company’s business model for managing financial assets; and

 

-The contractual cash flow terms of the financial asset.

 

a)Debt instruments are measured at amortized cost when:

 

the company’s business model is to hold the financial assets in order to collect their contractual cash flows, and the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. After initial recognition, the instruments in this category are measured according to their terms at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for impairment.

 

b)Debt instruments are measured at fair value through profit or loss when:

 

A financial asset which is a debt instrument does not meet the criteria for measurement at amortized cost. After initial recognition, the financial asset is measured at fair value and gains or losses from fair value adjustments are recognized in profit or loss.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

c)Equity instruments and other financial assets held for trading:

 

Investments in equity instruments do not meet the above criteria and accordingly are measured at fair value through profit or loss.

 

Other financial assets held for trading, including derivatives, are measured at fair value through profit or loss unless they are designated as effective hedging instruments.

 

Dividends from investments in equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the right to receive the dividends is established.

 

2.Impairment of financial assets:

 

the company evaluates at the end of each reporting period the loss allowance for financial debt instruments which are not measured at fair value through profit or loss.

 

the company has short-term financial assets such as trade receivables in respect of which the company applies a simplified approach and measures the loss allowance in an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit loss.

 

An impairment loss on debt instruments measured at amortized cost is recognized in profit or loss with a corresponding loss allowance that is offset from the carrying amount of the financial asset.

 

3.Derecognition of financial assets:

 

A financial asset is derecognized only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset has expired.

 

4.Financial liabilities:

 

a)Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost:

 

Financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value less transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issue of the financial liability.

 

After initial recognition, the company measures all financial liabilities at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, except for financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

 

b)Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss:

 

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss include liabilities held for trading, including derivatives, and financial liabilities that meet certain criteria which are designated upon initial recognition to fair value through profit or loss.

 

At initial recognition, the company measures these financial liabilities at fair value. Transaction costs are recognized in profit or loss.

 

After initial recognition, changes in fair value are recognized in profit or loss.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

5.Derecognition of financial liabilities:

 

A financial liability is derecognized only when it is extinguished, that is when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expires. A financial liability is extinguished when the debtor discharges the liability by paying in cash, other financial assets, goods or services; or is legally released from the liability.

 

6.Issue of a unit of securities:

 

The issue of a unit of securities involves the allocation of the proceeds received (before issue expenses) to the securities issued in the unit based on the following order: financial derivatives and other financial instruments measured at fair value in each period. Then fair value is determined for financial liabilities that are measured at amortized cost. The proceeds allocated to equity instruments are determined to be the residual amount. Issue costs are allocated to each component pro rata to the amounts determined for each component in the unit.

 

g.Leases:

 

the company accounts for a contract as a lease when the contract terms convey the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

 

1.the company as a lessee:

 

For leases in which the company is the lessee, the company recognizes on the commencement date of the lease a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, excluding leases whose term is up to 12 months and leases for which the underlying asset is of low value. For these excluded leases, the company has elected to recognize the lease payments as an expense in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In measuring the lease liability, the company has elected to apply the practical expedient in the Standard and does not separate the lease components from the non-lease components (such as management and maintenance services, etc.) included in a single contract.

 

Leases which entitle employees to a company car as part of their employment terms are accounted for as employee benefits in accordance with the provisions of IAS 19 and not as subleases.

 

On the commencement date, the lease liability includes all unpaid lease payments discounted at the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be readily determined, or otherwise using the company’s incremental borrowing rate. After the commencement date, the company measures the lease liability using the effective interest rate method.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

On the commencement date, the right-of-use asset is recognized in an amount equal to the lease liability plus lease payments already made on or before the commencement date and initial direct costs incurred. The right-of-use asset is measured applying the cost model and depreciated over the shorter of its useful life and the lease term.

 

Following are the periods of depreciation of the right-of-use assets by class of underlying asset:

 

   Years   Mainly 
Motor vehicles   1.5-3.5    3 
Buildings   6-15    10 

 

the company tests for impairment of the right-of-use asset whenever there are indications of impairment pursuant to the provisions of IAS 36.

 

2.Variable lease payments that depend on an index:

 

On the commencement date, the company uses the index rate prevailing on the commencement date to calculate the future lease payments.

 

For leases in which the company is the lessee, the aggregate changes in future lease payments resulting from a change in the index are discounted (without a change in the discount rate applicable to the lease liability) and recorded as an adjustment of the lease liability and the right-of-use asset, only when there is a change in the cash flows resulting from the change in the index (that is, when the adjustment to the lease payments takes effect).

 

3.Lease extension and termination options:

 

A non-cancellable lease term includes both the periods covered by an option to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the extension option will be exercised and the periods covered by a lease termination option when it is reasonably certain that the termination option will not be exercised.

 

In the event of any change in the expected exercise of the lease extension option or in the expected non-exercise of the lease termination option, the company remeasures the lease liability based on the revised lease term using a revised discount rate as of the date of the change in expectations. The total change is recognized in the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset until it is reduced to zero, and any further reductions are recognized in profit or loss.

 

4.Lease modifications:

 

If a lease modification does not reduce the scope of the lease and does not result in a separate lease, the company remeasures the lease liability based on the modified lease terms using a revised discount rate as of the modification date and records the change in the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

If a lease modification reduces the scope of the lease, the company recognizes a gain or loss arising from the partial or full reduction of the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset and the lease liability. The Company subsequently remeasures the carrying amount of the lease liability according to the revised lease terms, at the revised discount rate as of the modification date and records the change in the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

 

h.Business combinations and goodwill:

 

Business combinations are accounted for by applying the acquisition method. The cost of the acquisition is measured at the fair value of the consideration transferred on the date of acquisition with the addition of non-controlling interests in the acquiree.

 

Direct acquisition costs are carried to the income statement as incurred.

 

Goodwill is initially measured at cost which represents the excess of the acquisition consideration and the amount of non-controlling interests over the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

 

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For purposes of evaluation of impairment of goodwill, goodwill purchased in a business combination is evaluated and attributed to the cash-generating units to which it had been allocated.

 

i.Property and equipment:

 

Property and equipment are measured at cost, including directly attributable costs, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes spare parts and auxiliary equipment that can be used only in connection with the property and equipment.

 

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets at annual rates as follows:

 

   %     
Medical equipment   10 - 15    (mainly 15)  
Motor vehicles and ambulances   15 - 20    (mainly 20) 
Office furniture and equipment   6 - 7    (mainly 6) 
Computers and peripheral equipment   15 - 33    (mainly 20) 
Leasehold improvements   see below      
Telemedicine devices on loan to customers   10      

 

Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term (including any extension option held by the Group and intended to be exercised) and the expected life of the improvement.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

The useful life, depreciation method and residual value of an asset are reviewed at least each year-end and any changes are accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate.

 

j.Intangible assets:

 

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are included at fair value at the acquisition date. After initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at their cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Expenditures relating to internally generated intangible assets, excluding capitalized development costs, are recognized in profit or loss when incurred.

 

According to management’s assessment, intangible assets have a finite useful life. The assets are amortized over their useful life using the straight-line method and reviewed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at each financial year end. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are accounted for prospectively as changes in accounting estimates. The amortization of intangible assets with finite useful lives is recognized in profit or loss.

 

Gains or losses arising from the derecognition of an intangible asset are determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognized in profit or loss.

 

The useful life of intangible assets is as follows:

 

   Years 
Developments costs   5 - 10 
Computer software   5 
Contracts   6.75 
Customer relations   10 
Information technology   6 

 

Research and development expenditures:

 

Research expenditures are recognized in profit or loss when incurred. An intangible asset arising from development or from the development phase of an internal project is recognized if the company can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale; the company’s intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it; the company’s ability to use or sell the intangible asset; how the intangible asset will generate future economic benefits; the availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the intangible asset; and the company’s ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

The asset is measured at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Amortization of the asset begins when development is complete and the asset is available for use. As for the testing of impairment, see l below.

 

k.Impairment of non-financial assets:

 

The Group evaluates the need to record an impairment of the carrying amount of non-financial assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount is not recoverable. If the carrying amount of non-financial assets exceeds their recoverable amount, the assets are reduced to their recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of sale and value in use. In measuring value in use, the expected future cash flows are discounted using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the asset. The recoverable amount of an asset that does not generate independent cash flows is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss.

 

An impairment loss of an asset, other than goodwill, is reversed only if there have been changes in the estimates used to determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. Reversal of an impairment loss, as above, shall not be increased above the lower of the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of depreciation or amortization) had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years and its recoverable amount. The reversal of impairment loss of an asset presented at cost is recognized in profit or loss.

 

The following criteria are applied in assessing impairment of these specific assets:

 

1.Goodwill related to subsidiaries:

 

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated, at the acquisition date, to each of the Group’s cash-generating units that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

 

the company reviews goodwill for impairment once a year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is impairment.

 

Goodwill is tested for impairment by assessing the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit (or group of cash-generating units) to which the goodwill has been allocated. An impairment loss is recognized if the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit (or group of cash-generating units) to which goodwill has been allocated is less than the carrying amount of the cash-generating unit (or group of cash-generating units). Any impairment loss is allocated first to goodwill. Impairment losses recognized for goodwill cannot be reversed in subsequent periods.

 

2.Development costs capitalized during the development period:

 

The impairment test is performed annually, on December 31, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is impairment.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

l.Taxes on income:

 

Taxes on income in the statement of comprehensive income comprise current and deferred taxes. Current or deferred taxes are recognized in the statement of income except to the extent that the tax arises from items which are recognized directly in other comprehensive income or in equity. In such cases, the tax effect is also recognized in the relevant item.

 

1.Current taxes:

 

The current tax liability is measured using the tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period as well as adjustments required in connection with the tax liability in respect of previous years.

 

2.Deferred taxes:

 

Deferred taxes are computed in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts in the financial statements and the amounts attributed for tax purposes.

 

Deferred taxes are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the taxes are reversed in profit or loss, comprehensive income or equity, based on tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred taxes in profit or loss represent the changes in the carrying amount of deferred tax balances during the reporting period, excluding changes attributable to items recognized outside of profit or loss.

 

Deferred tax assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is not probable that they will be utilized. Also, temporary differences (such as carry forward losses) for which deferred tax assets have not been recognized are reassessed and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that their recoverability has become probable. Any resulting reduction or reversal is recognized in the line item, “taxes on income”. Taxes that would apply in the event of the disposal of investments in investees have not been taken into account in computing deferred taxes, as long as the disposal of the investments in investees is not probable in the foreseeable future. Also, deferred taxes that would apply in the event of distribution of earnings by investees as dividends have not been taken into account in computing deferred taxes, since the distribution of dividends does not involve an additional tax liability or since it is the Group’s policy not to initiate distribution of dividends that triggers an additional tax liability.

 

All deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position as non-current assets and non-current liabilities, respectively. Deferred taxes are offset in the statement of financial position if there is a legally enforceable right to offset a current tax asset against a current tax liability and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxpayer and the same taxation authority.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

m.Share-based payment transactions:

 

the company’s employees are entitled to remuneration in the form of equity-settled share-based payment transactions (see details in Note 23).

 

Equity-settled transactions:

 

The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted at grant date. The fair value is determined using a standard option pricing model, additional details are given in Note 23d. In estimating fair value, the vesting conditions (consisting of service conditions and performance conditions other than market conditions) are not taken into account. The only conditions taken into account in estimating fair value are market conditions and non-vesting conditions. As for other service providers, the cost of the transactions is measured at the fair value of the goods or services received as consideration for equity instruments. In cases where the fair value of the goods or services received as consideration of equity instruments cannot be measured, they are measured by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted.

 

The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognized in profit or loss, together with a corresponding increase in equity, during the period which the performance and/or service conditions are to be satisfied, ending on the date on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the award (“the vesting period”). The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at the end of each reporting period until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or income recognized in profit or loss represents the movement in the cumulative expense recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 

No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest, except for awards where vesting is conditional upon a market condition, which are treated as vesting irrespective of whether the market condition is satisfied, provided that all other vesting conditions (service and/or performance) are satisfied.

 

If the Group modifies the conditions on which equity-instruments were granted, an additional expense is recognized for any modification that increases the total fair value of the share-based payment arrangement or is otherwise beneficial to the employee/other service provider at the modification date.

 

If a grant of an equity instrument is cancelled, it is accounted for as if it had vested on the cancellation date, and any expense not yet recognized for the grant is recognized immediately. However, if a new grant replaces the cancelled grant and is identified as a replacement grant on the grant date, the cancelled and new grants are accounted for as a modification of the original grant, as described in the previous paragraph.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

n.Employee benefit liabilities:

 

The Group has several employee benefit plans: 

 

1.Short-term employee benefits:

 

Short-term employee benefits include salaries, paid annual leave, paid sick leave, recreation and social security contributions and are recognized as expenses as the services are rendered. A liability in respect of a cash bonus or a profit-sharing plan is recognized when the Group has a legal or constructive obligation to make such payment as a result of past service rendered by an employee and a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

 

2.Post-employment benefits:

 

The plans are normally financed by contributions to insurance companies and classified as defined contribution plans or as defined benefit plans.

 

The Group operates a defined benefit plan in respect of severance pay pursuant to the Severance Pay Law in Israel. According to the Law, employees are entitled to severance pay upon dismissal or retirement. The liability for termination of employee-employer relation is measured using the projected unit credit method. The actuarial assumptions include rates of employee turnover and future salary increases based on the estimated timing of payment. The amounts are presented based on discounted expected future cash flows using a discount rate determined by reference to market yields at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that are linked to the Consumer Price Index with term of the benefit obligation.

 

In respect of its severance pay obligation to certain of its employees, the Group makes current deposits in pension funds and insurance companies (“the plan assets”). Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund or qualifying insurance policies. Plan assets are not available to the Group’s own creditors and cannot be returned directly to the Group.

 

The liability for employee benefits presented in the balance sheet reflects the present value of the defined benefit obligation less the fair value of the plan assets (see details in Note 19).

 

Remeasurements of the net liability are recognized as other comprehensive income (loss) in the period in which they occur.

 

o.Treasury shares:

 

Company shares held by the company are recognized at cost of purchase and deducted from equity. Any gain or loss arising from a purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of treasury shares is recognized directly in equity.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

p.Revenue recognition:

 

Revenue recognition:

 

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when the control over the goods or services is transferred to the customer. The transaction price is the amount of the consideration that is expected to be received based on the contract terms, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties (such as taxes).

 

Revenue from rendering of services:

 

Revenue from rendering of services is recognized over time, during the period the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the company’s performance. Revenue is recognized in the reporting periods in which the services are rendered. Revenues from the installation fees are recognized as the installation is performed.

 

the company charges its customers based on payment terms agreed upon in specific agreements. When payments are made before or after the service is performed, the company recognizes the resulting contract asset (income receivable) or liability (deferred revenues) and recognizes revenue in profit or loss when the work is performed. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient allowed by the Standard and does not separate the financing component in transactions in which the period between receipt of the advance payment and the performance of the service is expected to be less than one year.

 

Revenue from the sale of telemedicine devices:

 

Revenue from sale of telemedicine devices is recognized in profit or loss at the point in time when the control of the goods is transferred to the customer, generally upon delivery of the goods to the customer.

 

Variable consideration:

 

Certain service contracts (“performance-based” contracts) include remuneration, in part or in whole, based on the level of health cost savings to the customer (variable consideration). According to the Standard, variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.

 

Due to the significant variability of the various factors that can affect the level of cost savings and the resulting difficulty in measuring such cost savings reliably, the company recognizes revenues from performance-based contracts only after receiving final data as to the actual cost savings. From mid-2019 the company has shifted from performance-based contracts to fixed only contracts.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

Costs of obtaining a contract:

 

Costs incurred in obtaining subscription contracts which would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained (incremental costs) and which the company expects to recover are recognized as an asset (prepaid expenses). The asset is amortized over the estimated average service period of subscriber contracts, adjusted for cancellations.

 

q.Interest income:

 

Interest income on financial assets is recognized as it accrues using the effective interest method.

 

r.Earnings per share:

 

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net income attributable to equity holders of the company by the weighted number of Ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

 

For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average of shares outstanding is adjusted, assuming conversion of potential dilutive shares (employee options), except when such conversion has an anti-dilutive effect.

 

s.Provisions:

 

A provision in accordance with IAS 37 is recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are measured according to the estimated future cash flows discounted using a pre-tax interest rate that reflects the market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, those risks specific to the liability.

 

Onerous contracts:

 

A provision for onerous contracts is recognized when the unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received by the Group from the contract. The provision is measured at the lower of the present value of the anticipated cost of exiting from the contract and the present value of the net anticipated cost of fulfilling it.

 

t.Advertising expenses:

 

Expenditures incurred on advertising, marketing or promotional activities, such as production of catalogues and promotional pamphlets, are recognized as an expense when the Group has the right of access to the advertising goods or when the Group receives those services.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

u.Presentation of statement of comprehensive income:

 

The Group has elected to present a single statement of comprehensive income which includes both the items of the statement of income and the items of other comprehensive income.

 

v.Fair value measurement:

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Fair value measurement is based on the assumption that the transaction will take place in the asset’s or the liability’s principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market.

 

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

 

Fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

 

The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

 

All assets and liabilities measured at fair value or for which fair value is disclosed are categorized into levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
       
  Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable directly or indirectly.
       
  Level 3 - inputs that are not based on observable market data (valuation techniques which use inputs that are not based on observable market data).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)

 

w.Exchange rates and linkage basis:

 

Data regarding Israeli CPI and exchange rates of the U.S. dollar, the Euro and the Swiss Franc in relation to the NIS is as follows:

 

    Israeli   Exchange rate of 
For the year ended   CPI      U.S. $   CHF 
                  
    Points *)   NIS 
December 31, 2021    229.4    3.52    3.11    3.40 
December 31, 2020    223.1    3.94    3.21    3.65 
December 31, 2019    224.7    3.88    3.46    3.58 
                      
Change during the year   % 
2021    2.8    (10.7)   (3.1)   (6.8)
2020    (0.7)   1.5    (7.2)   2.0 
2019     0.6    (9.6)   (7.7)   (6.0)

 

*)The index on an average basis of 1993 = 100.

 

NOTE 3:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS USED IN PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the financial statements:

 

a.Judgments:

 

In the process of applying the significant accounting policies, the Group has made the following judgments which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements:

 

-Capitalization of development costs

 

Development costs are capitalized in accordance with the accounting policy described in Note 2k, which is based on the criteria set forth in IAS 38. The assessment of whether development costs meet the criteria for recognition as an intangible asset requires significant management judgment, in particular with respect to technical feasibility, generation of future economic benefits, and ability to measure reliably the costs attributable to the intangible asset.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 3:- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS USED IN PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont.)

 

b.Estimates and assumptions:

 

The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that have an effect on the application of the accounting policies and on the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed regularly. Changes in accounting estimates are reported in the period of the change in estimate.

 

The key assumptions made in the financial statements concerning uncertainties at the end of the reporting period and the critical estimates computed by the Group that may result in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

 

-Impairment of goodwill:

 

The Group reviews goodwill for impairment at least once a year. This requires management to make an estimate of the projected future cash flows from the continuing use of the cash-generating unit to which the goodwill is allocated and also to choose a suitable discount rate for those cash flows. Further details are given in Notes 21 and 12.

 

-Deferred tax assets:

 

Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused carry forward tax losses and temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilized. Significant management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies. Further details are given in Notes 2m and 20c.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 4:- DISCLOSURE OF NEW STANDARDS IN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THEIR ADOPTION

 

  a. Amendment to IAS 16, “Property, Plant and Equipment”:

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 16, “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“the Amendment”). The Amendment prohibits a company from deducting from the cost of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) consideration received from the sales of items produced while the company is preparing the asset for its intended use. Instead, the company should recognize such consideration and related costs in profit or loss.

 

The Amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022, with earlier application permitted. The Amendment is to be applied retrospectively, but only to items of PP&E made available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements in which the company first applies the Amendment. The Company should recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the Amendment as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at the beginning of the earliest period presented.

 

the company estimates that the application of the Amendment is not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

  b. Amendment to IAS 37, “Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets”:

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 37, regarding which costs a company should include when assessing whether a contract is onerous (“the Amendment”). According to the Amendment, costs of fulfilling a contract include both the incremental costs (for example, raw materials and direct labor) and an allocation of other costs that relate directly to fulfilling a contract (for example, depreciation of an item of property, plant and equipment used in fulfilling the contract).

 

The Amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and applies to contracts for which all obligations in respect thereof have not yet been fulfilled as of January 1, 2022. Early application is permitted.

 

the company estimates that the application of the Amendment is not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

c.Annual improvements to IFRSs 2018-2020:

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued certain amendments in the context of the Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2018-2020 Cycle. The main amendment is to IFRS 9, “Financial Instruments” (“the Amendment”). The Amendment clarifies which fees a company should include in the “10% test” described in paragraph B3.3.6 of IFRS 9 when assessing whether the terms of a debt instrument that has been modified or exchanged are substantially different from the terms of the original debt instrument.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 4:- DISCLOSURE OF NEW STANDARDS IN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THEIR ADOPTION (Cont.)

 

The Amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022. Early application is permitted. The Amendment is to be applied to debt instruments that are modified or exchanged commencing from the year in which the Amendment is first applied.

 

  d. Amendment to IAS 1, “Presentation of Financial Statements”:

 

In January 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 1, “Presentation of Financial Statements” (“the Amendment”) regarding the criteria for determining the classification of liabilities as current or non-current.

 

The Amendment includes the following clarifications:

 

  What is meant by a right to defer settlement;

 

  That a right to defer must exist at the end of the reporting period;

 

  That classification is unaffected by the likelihood that an entity will exercise its deferral right;

 

  That only if an embedded derivative in a convertible liability is itself an equity instrument would the terms of a liability not impact its classification.

 

The Amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023 and must be applied retrospectively.

 

the company is evaluating the possible impact of the Amendment on its current loan agreements.

 

  e. Amendment to IAS 8, “Accounting Policies, Changes to Accounting Estimates and Errors”:

 

In February 2021, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 8, “Accounting Policies, Changes to Accounting Estimates and Errors” (“the Amendment”), in which it introduces a new definition of “accounting estimates”.

 

Accounting estimates are defined as “monetary amounts in financial statements that are subject to measurement uncertainty”. The Amendment clarifies the distinction between changes in accounting estimates and changes in accounting policies and the correction of errors.

 

The Amendment is to be applied prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023 and is applicable to changes in accounting policies and changes in accounting estimates that occur on or after the start of that period. Early application is permitted.

 

the company is evaluating the effects of the Amendment on its financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 4:- DISCLOSURE OF NEW STANDARDS IN THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THEIR ADOPTION (Cont.)

 

  f. Amendment to IAS 12, “Income Taxes”:

 

In May 2021, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 12, “Income Taxes” (“IAS 12”), which narrows the scope of the initial recognition exception under IAS 12.15 and IAS 12.24 (“the Amendment”).

 

According to the recognition guidelines of deferred tax assets and liabilities, IAS 12 excludes recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities in respect of certain temporary differences arising from the initial recognition of certain transactions. This exception is referred to as the “initial recognition exception”. The Amendment narrows the scope of the initial recognition exception and clarifies that it does not apply to the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from transactions that are not a business combination and that give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences, even if they meet the other criteria of the initial recognition exception.

 

The Amendment applies for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, with earlier application permitted. In relation to leases and decommissioning obligations, the Amendment is to be applied commencing from the earliest reporting period presented in the financial statements in which the Amendment is initially applied. The cumulative effect of the initial application of the Amendment should be recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or another component of equity, as appropriate) at that date.

 

the company estimates that the initial application of the Amendment is not expected to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 5:- ACQUISITION OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

a.On January 25, 2021 the company’s German subsidiary closed on the acquisition of 100% of Jumedi GmbH. The cash consideration paid was immaterial. Jumedi GmbH is a developer of a modular system for digital health applications (DiGA) and of “CareDoc” an innovative hybrid CRM system with integrated medical app, mainly being used by Healthcare Insurance companies in Germany. Jumedi GmbH was founded in 2017, employs about 20 people, mainly Software and IT Solutions developers. Following the closing, Mr. Linus Drop who founded Jumedi in 2017 and served as its Managing Director was appointed as Co-Managing Director of SHL German Operation.

 

b.On August 24, 2021, the company signed an agreement to acquire 70% of the Mediton Group companies, a leading provider of B2B healthcare services in Israel in the field of diagnostics, preventive medicine, and medical opinions to institutional customers, including Israeli blue-chip companies, government institutions including the Israeli Social Security and Ministry of Defense, all four sick funds and to insurance companies.

 

the company acquired a 70% interest in Mediton Group for approx. NIS 84 million ($ 26 million) and financed the acquisition from cash on hand and long-term bank financing (see Note 15 below). The transaction includes the grant of a put option to, and the receipt of a call option from, the non-controlling interest that upon exercise of the put option or call option will result in the acquisition by the company of the remaining 30% interest in Mediton Group in approximately four to five years from closing. The exercise price of the put option and call option is based on a multiple of EBITDA of Mediton Group as defined in the acquisition agreement. The Mediton Group will continue to operate under its current leadership.

 

The Group has elected to measure the non-controlling interests in the acquiree at the proportionate share of the non-controlling interests of the fair value of the acquiree’s net identifiable assets.

 

For more details see Note 18g.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 5:- ACQUISITION OF SUBSIDIARIES (Cont.)

 

The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Mediton Group and Jumedi on the respective acquisition dates based on valuations prepared by an external valuation specialist:

 

  

Fair

value

 
   USD 
Cash and cash equivalents   29 
Trade receivables   3,424 
Other receivables   685 
Property, plant and equipment   807 
Deferred tax assets   300 
Right of use assets   3,509 
Intangible assets   15,591 
      
    24,345 
      
Trade payables   (668)
Other payables   (2,492)
Short-term loans from banks   (390)
Employee benefit liabilities   (985)
Lease liabilities   (3,510)
Deferred tax liability   (3,656)
    (11,701)
      
Net identifiable assets   12,644 
Non-controlling interests   (3,673)
Put liability, net   (185)
Goodwill arising on acquisition   18,566 
      
Total purchase cost   27,352 
      
Cash and cash equivalents acquired with the acquiree at the acquisition date   29 
Cash paid   (27,352)
      
Net cash   (27,323)

 

From the acquisition date, the acquired companies have contributed net profit of USD 378 to the consolidated net loss and USD 8,775 to the consolidated revenues. If the business combination had taken place at the beginning of the year, the consolidated net loss would have been USD 13,383 and the consolidated revenues would have been USD 64,273.

 

The goodwill arising on acquisition is attributed to the expected benefits from the synergies of the combination of the activities of the company and the acquiree.

 

The goodwill recognized is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 6:- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Cash in banks (mainly in EUR)   14,269    3,988 
Short-term deposits (in NIS)   576    154 
           
    14,845    4,142 

 

NOTE 7:- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Marketable securities:          
           
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (mainly in NIS)          
Corporate bonds   9,729    3,334 
Government bonds and loans   2,046    2,487 
Shares   2,616    486 
Exchange Traded Funds   2,826    174 
           
    17,217    6,481 

 

NOTE 8:- TRADE RECEIVABLES

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Accounts receivable (1)   7,959    4,660 
Other   203    261 
Allowance for doubtful accounts   (32)   - 
           
    8,130    4,921 

 

(1)The terms of billed accounts receivable are generally 30-60 days. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no material billed receivables that were past due.

 

NOTE 9:- PREPAID EXPENSES

 

Amortization of prepaid expenses (costs of obtaining contracts – see Note 2p) amounted to $852 in the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020- $778).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 10:- OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Interest receivable   44    3 
Government authorities   642    428 
Advances to supplies   176    41 
Prepaid expenses   412    411 
Others   194    140 
           
    1,468    1,023 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 11:- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

  

Computers
and

peripheral
equipment

   Medical
equipment
  

Office

furniture and
equipment

  

Motor

vehicles and
ambulances

   Leasehold
improvements
  

Devices

on loan

   Total 
Cost:                                   
                                    
Balance as of January 1, 2020   15,851    5,415    2,103    1,902    3,012    42,355    70,638 
                                    
Additions during the year   472    -    37    284    -    66    859 
Disposals during the year   (58)   -    (135)   -    -    (235)   (428)
Transfer from inventory, net   -    -    -    -    -    104    104 
Currency translation differences   1,272    406    163    163    229    3,242    5,475 
                                    
Balance as of December 31, 2020   17,537    5,821    2,168    2,349    3,241    45,532    76,648 
                                    
Additions during the year   478    -    27    6    73    49    633 
Disposals during the year   -    -    -    -    -    (559)   (559)
Transfer from inventory, net   -    -    -    -    -    422    422 
Initially consolidated company   102    128    149    63    359    -    801 
Currency translation differences   217    201    6    80    104    1,126    1,734 
                                    
Balance as of December 31, 2021   18,334    6,150    2,350    2,498    3,777    46,570    79,679 
                                    
Accumulated depreciation:                                   
                                    
Balance as of January 1, 2020   14,936    5,348    1,575    1,862    2,748    40,882    67,351 
                                    
Additions during the year   531    48    83    36    36    321    1,055 
Disposals during the year   (29)   -    (135)   -    -    (187)   (351)
Impairment (see Note 24g)   -    -    -    -    -    24    24 
Currency translation differences   1,205    404    122    142    208    3,137    5,218 
                                    
Balance as of December 31, 2020   16,643    5,800    1,645    2,040    2,992    44,177    73,297 
                                    
Additions during the year   422    21    96    29    59    376    1,003 
Disposals during the year   -    -    -    -    -    (260)   (260)
Impairment (see Note 24g)   -    -    -    -    -    (118)   (118)
Transfer from inventory, net   -    -    -    -    -    4    4 
Currency translation differences   227    197    15    70    101    1,118    1,728 
                                    
Balance as of December 31, 2021   17,292    6,018    1,756    2,139    3,152    45,297    75,654 
                                    
Depreciated cost as of December 31, 2021   1,042    132    594    359    625    1,273    4,025 
                                    
Depreciated cost as of December 31, 2020   894    21    523    309    249    1,355    3,351 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 12:- GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

   Development
costs
  

Contracts
and

others

   Customer
relations
   Information
Technology
  

Total

other
intangible
assets

   Goodwill
(1)
 
As of January 1, 2021, net of accumulated amortization   4,090    578    -    -    4,668    18,168 
Additions during the year   2,633    -    -    -    2,633    - 
Initially consolidated company   -    -    14,886    705    15,591    18,566 
Amortization during the year   (1,243)   (557)   (413)   (118)   (2,331)   - 
Impairment (see Note 24g)   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Currency translation differences   (171)   (21)   456    (38)   226    774 
                               
As of December 31, 2021, net of accumulated amortization   5,309    -    14,929    549    20,787    37,508 
                               
As of December 31, 2021:                              
Cost   46,489    7,947    18,010    659    73,105    37,508 
Accumulated amortization   (41,180)   (7,947)   (3,081)   (110)   (52,318)   - 
                               
Net carrying amount   5,309    -    14,929    549    20,787    37,508 

 

   Development
costs
  

Contracts
and

others

   Customer
relations
  

Total

other
intangible
assets

   Goodwill
(1)
 
As of January 1, 2020, net of accumulated amortization   4,116    1,550    -    5,666    16,853 
Additions during the year   913    -    -    913    - 
Amortization during the year   (1,234)   (1,039)   -    (2,273)   - 
Impairment (see Note 24g)   (24)   -    -    (24)   - 
Currency translation differences   319    67    -    386    1,315 
                          
As of December 31, 2020, net of accumulated amortization   4,090    578    -    4,668    18,168 
                          
As of December 31, 2020:                         
Cost   43,752    8,614    3,387    55,753    18,168 
Accumulated amortization   (39,662)   (8,036)   (3,387)   (51,085)   - 
                          
Net carrying amount   4,090    578    -    4,668    18,168 

 

(1)The recoverable amount of the cash generating units to which the goodwill mainly relates has been determined based on a value in use calculation using cash flow projections from financial budgets approved by senior management covering a five-year period.

 

The carrying amount of the goodwill has been allocated to the following cash generating units:

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Israel telemedicine   3,445    3,332 
Israel – Mediton   18,350    - 
International   15,713    14,836 
           
    37,508    18,168 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 12:- GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Cont.)

 

The pre-tax discount rate applied to cash flow projections are as follows:

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Israel   17.7%-17.9%    22.3% 
International   13.9%-19.7%    12.9%-17.8% 

 

The cash flows beyond the 5-year period are extrapolated using the following growth rates:

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Israel   3%   1%
International   2%   2%

 

The recoverable amounts, based on value in use, of each of the cash generating units exceeds their carrying amounts.

 

Management of the Group believes that no reasonably possible changes in key assumptions would cause the carrying amount of a cash generating unit to exceed its recoverable amount.

 

NOTE 13:- LEASES

 

Disclosures for leases in which the company acts as lessee:

 

the company has entered into leases of buildings and motor vehicles which are used for the company’s operations.

 

Leases of buildings have lease terms of between 6 and 15 years whereas leases of vehicles have lease terms of 3 years.

 

Some of the leases entered into by the company include extension and/or termination options and variable lease payments.

 

a.Information on leases:

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2021   2020   2019 
Interest expense on lease liabilities   378    354    264 
Expenses relating to short-term leases   25    36    243 
Total cash outflow for leases   2,546    1,456    528 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 13 :- LEASES (Cont.)

 

bLease extension and termination options:

 

the company has leases that include extension and termination options. These options provide flexibility in managing the leased assets and align with the company’s business needs.

 

the company exercises significant judgement in deciding whether it is reasonably certain that the extension and termination options will be exercised.

 

the company generally includes in the lease term the exercise of extension options existing in the lease agreements when it is reasonably certain that the extension option will be exercised. In these leases, the company usually exercises the extension option to avoid a significant adverse impact to its operating activities in the event that an alternative asset is not available immediately upon termination of the noncancelable lease period.

 

In leases of motor vehicles, the company does not include in the lease term the exercise of extension options since the company does not ordinarily exercise options that extend the lease period beyond 5 years.

 

Lease terms that include termination options will include the period covered by the termination option when it is reasonably certain that the termination option will not be exercised.

 

Following are details of potential future undiscounted lease payments for periods covered by extension or termination options that were not included in the measurement of the company’s lease liabilities:

 

   More than 5 years 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Lease payments applicable in extension option periods which as of the end of the reporting period are not reasonably certain to be exercised   2,665    2,515 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 13:- LEASES (Cont.)

 

c.            Disclosures in respect of right-of-use assets:

 

   Buildings   Motor
vehicles
   Total 
Cost:               
Balance as of January 1, 2021   12,989    1,105    14,094 
Additions during the year:               
Initially consolidated company   3,532    -    3,532 
New leases   33    79    112 
Adjustments for indexation   89    -    89 
Disposals   -    (120)   (120)
Currency translation differences   (554)   14    (540)
                
Balance as of December 31, 2021   16,089    1,078    17,167 
                
Accumulated depreciation:               
Balance as of January 1, 2021   1,802    436    2,238 
Additions during the year:               
Depreciation and amortization   1,652    396    2,048 
Disposals   -    (78)   (78)
Currency translation differences   (70)   16    (54)
                
Balance as of December 31, 2021   3,384    770    4,154 
                
Depreciated cost at December 31, 2021   12,705    308    13,013 

 

   Buildings   Motor
vehicles
   Total 
Cost:               
Balance as of January 1, 2020   11,752    798    12,550 
Additions during the year:               
New leases   258    246    504 
Adjustments for indexation   (9)   -    (9)
Disposals   (62)   (17)   (79)
Currency translation differences   1,050    78    1,128 
                
Balance as of December 31, 2020   12,989    1,105    14,094 
                
Accumulated depreciation:               
Balance as of January 1, 2020   423    75    498 
Additions during the year:               
Depreciation and amortization   1,265    335    1,600 
Disposals   (18)   (5)   (23)
Currency translation differences   132    31    163 
                
Balance as of December 31, 2020   1,802    436    2,238 
                
Depreciated cost at December 31, 2020   11,187    669    11,856 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 14:- CREDIT FROM BANKS

 

   Interest        
   rate  December 31, 
   %  2021   2020 
Credit from banks:             
NIS - unlinked      -    2,333 
Current maturities of long-term loans (see Note 15)  Prime (1) + 1.05   1,798    - 
              
       1,798    2,333 

 

(1)The Prime rate as of December 31, 2021– 1.6%.

 

NOTE 15:- LONG-TERM LOANS

 

a.On August 29, 2021, the company signed an agreement with a bank in Israel to obtain a long-term loan in the amount of NIS 59 million (approximately $ 18,000) for a period of 7 years and 9 months. The loan is denominated in NIS and bears an annual interest rate of prime + 1.05% (2.65% as of the signing date). The loan will be repaid in 28 quarterly installments following an initial moratorium period of 9 months.

 

The loan agreement includes certain financial covenants related to the company’s Israeli operations, as follows: (i) tangible equity of at least NIS 40 million; (ii) tangible equity to total tangible assets of at least 40%; and (iii) net debt to EBITDA of 3.5 at the maximum. As of December 31, 2021 the company is in compliance with these covenants.

 

b.Composition:

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
         
   Dollars in thousands 
Long-term loan   18,971    - 
Less – current maturities   1,798    - 
           
Balance   17,173    - 

 

NOTE 16:- DEFERRED REVENUES

 

Deferred revenues are in respect of contracts in which the period between receipt of the advance payment and the performance of the service is expected to be less than one year.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 17:- OTHER PAYABLES

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Employees and payroll accruals   4,223    2,887 
Accrued expenses   2,127    2,260 
Liability for underwriter – see Note 18   1,021    - 
VAT to customers and suppliers   572    620 
Government authorities   542    218 
Other   435    375 
           
    8,920    6,360 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Financial assets and liabilities:

 

   Carrying amount 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Financial assets at amortized cost:          
           
 Cash and cash equivalents   14,845    4,142 
 Trade receivables   8,130    4,921 
 Other accounts receivable   1,468    1,023 
 Long term deposits   445    441 
           
Total   24,888    10,527 
           
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:          
           
Short-term investments   17,217    6,481 
           
Financial liabilities at amortized cost:          
           
 Credit from banks and others   1,798    2,333 
 Trade payables   2,885    1,626 
 Other payables   7,899    6,360 
 Loans from banks   17,173    - 
 Lease liabilities   13,530    12,235 
           
Total   43,285    24,887 
           
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss:          
           
Liability for share options   17,220    - 
Other payables - liability to underwriters   1,021    - 
 Put option to non-controlling interests   67    - 
           
Total   18,308    - 

 

The main risks arising from the Group’s financial instruments are credit risk, foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, market risk and liquidity risk. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees on policies for managing each of these risks, which are summarized below.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

a.Concentration of credit risks:

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, and trade receivables. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited with major banks. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Group’s investments are financially sound, and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.

 

The Group’s trade receivables mainly derived from sales to customers in Germany and Israel. The Group has adopted credit policies and standards intended to accommodate industry growth and inherent risk. Management believes that credit risks are moderated by the diversity of its end customers. The Group performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and requires collateral as deemed necessary. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.

 

b.Foreign currency risk:

 

The Group is subject to foreign exchange risk as it holds cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments in foreign currency as the Group purchases its devices in foreign currency. Group management regularly monitors its foreign exchange risk and attempts to limit such risks by making adequate decisions regarding cash and credit positions.

 

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis:

 

The following table demonstrates the sensitivity test to a reasonably possible change in USD and EUR exchange rates, with all other variables held constant. The impact on the company’s profit before tax is due to changes in the fair value of monetary assets. The Company’s exposure to foreign currency changes for all other currencies is immaterial.

 

   Change in
USD rate
   Effect on
profit tax
 
2021   +5%   (347)
    -5%   347 
           
2020   +5%   (20)
    -5%   20 

 

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U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

   Change in
EUR rate
   Effect on
profit
before tax
 
2021   +5%   (252)
    -5%   252 
           
2020   +5%   (113)
    -5%   113 

 

c.Market risk:

 

The Group has investments in marketable financial instruments that commencing from March 31, 2020 are classified as Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in respect of which the Group is exposed to risk of fluctuations in the security price that is determined by reference to the quoted market price (level 1 of the fair value hierarchy). As of December 31, 2020, the balance of these investments is $ 6,481, and $17,217 as of December , 31 2021.

 

The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in the market price with all other variables held constant, of the Group’s profit before tax (due to changes in the carrying amount of marketable securities).

 

  

Increase/

decrease in
price

  

Effect on

profit

before tax

 
2021   +5%   861 
    -5%   (861)
           
2020   +5%   324 
    -5%   (324)

 

d.Fair value of financial instruments not measured at fair value:

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, short-term credit from banks, trade payables and other accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. The carrying amount of long-term bank loan approximates the fair value as the interest rate is variable.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

Management believes that the carrying amount of long-term deposits approximate their fair value.

 

e.Interest rate risk:

 

The Group’s exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to the Group’s debt obligations with floating interest rates.

 

The effect of reasonably possible increase of 5% of the interest rate on the Group’s profit before tax is not material

 

f.Liquidity risk:

 

The Group monitors its risk to a shortage of funds using a recurring liquidity planning tool. This tool considers the maturity of both its financial investments and financial assets and projected cash flows from operations.

 

The Group has long-term lease liabilities repayable in monthly equal installments until March, 2029.

 

Total aggregate contractual undiscounted payments including interest amounts to approximately $ 13,811.

 

The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments (including interest payments):

 

December 31, 2021:

 

   Less
than
one
year
   1 to 2
years
  

2 to 3

years

   3 to 4
years
   4 to 5
years
  

>5

years

   Total 
Trade payables   2,885    -    -    -    -    -    2,885 
Accrued expenses   2,150    -    -    -    -    -    2,150 
PUT option (*)   -    -    -    11,633    -    -    11,633 
Liability for underwriter   1,021    -    -    -    -    -    1,021 
Lease liabilities   2,757    2,389    2,163    1,840    1,707    3,742    14,598 
Loans from bank   2,289    2,885    2,885    2,884    2,884    7,212    21,039 
    11,102    5,274    5,048    16,357    4,591    10,954    53,326 

 

(*) Estimated gross cash outflow assuming that option will be exercised at earliest possible date.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

December 31, 2020:

 

   Less
than
one
year
   1 to 2
years
  

2 to 3

years

   3 to 4
years
   4 to 5
years
  

>5

years

   Total 
Trade payables   1,626    -    -    -    -    -    1,626 
Accrued expenses   2,260    -    -    -    -    -    2,260 
Lease liabilities   1,949    1,857    1,553    1,515    1,496    5,441    13,811 
Loans from bank   2,333    -    -    -    -    -    2,333 
    8,168    1,857    1,553    1,515    1,496    5,441    20,030 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

f. Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities:

 

  

January 1,

2021

  

Cash

flows

  

Foreign

exchange

movement

   Other   December 31,
2021
 
Lease liabilities (including current maturities)   12,235    (1,916)   (429)   3,640(*)   13,530 
Liability for underwriters   -    -    39    982    1,021 
Long term bank loan   -    18,265    706    -    18,971 
Credit from banks   2,333    (2,716)   (6)   389    - 
                          
Total liabilities from financing activities   14,568    13,633    310    5,011    33,522 

 

(*) Initially consolidated subsidiary.

 

  

January 1,

2020

  

Cash

flows

  

Foreign

exchange

movement

   Other   December 31,
2020
 
Lease liabilities (including current maturities)   12,276    (1,810)   1,003    766    12,235 
Credit from banks   -    2,179    154    -    2,333 
                          
Total liabilities from financing activities   12,276    369    1,157    766    14,568 

 

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U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

g. Fair value:

 

The table below is a comparison between the carrying amount and fair value of the company’s financial instruments that are presented in the financial statements not at fair value (other than those whose amortized cost is a reasonable approximation of fair values):

 

Reconciliation of fair value measurements that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy in financial instruments:

 

    Financial instruments  
    Liability for
share options
(*)
    Liability to
underwriters
    Put option to
non-controlling
interests, net
    Total  
Balance as of January 1, 2021   -     -     -     -  
                         
Transfers into Level 3     (7,178 )     (416 )     (184 )     (7,778 )
Remeasurement recognized in:                                
Profit (loss)     (9,700 )     (566 )     120       (10,146 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)     (661 )     (39 )     (3 )     (703 )
Transfers out of Level 3     319       -       -       319  
                                 
                                 
As of December 31, 2021     (17,220 )     (1,021 )     (67 )     (18,308 )
                                 
Presented in balance sheet:                                
Put + Call option     -       -       (67 )     (67 )
Other payables (short term)     -       (1,021 )     -       (1,021 )
Liability for share options     (17,220 )     -       -       (17,220 )

 

(*) See Note 23b for information on fair value measurement

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 18:- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Cont.)

 

the company used the Monte Carlo option pricing model when estimating the fair value of the Put and Call Options granted in the acquisition of Mediton Group – see Note 5b.

 

The following table lists the significant inputs to the Monte Carlo model used to determine the fair value of the Put Option net of the Call option:

 

   As at 
   December 31,
2021
   Date of
acquisition
 
Underlying asset value   39,496    36,237 
Expected volatility of the share price   42.0%-43.2%    42.0%-42.4% 
Discount rate   14.4%    14.4% 
Risk-free interest rate   0.48%    0.39% 
Term of option   4.67 years    5 years 

 

The following table demonstrates the effect on fair value of a reasonably possible change in the underlying asset value with all other variables held constant:

 

  

Increase/

decrease in
underlying
asset value

  

Effect on

Fair value,
net

 
    +5%   460 
    -5%   (603)

 

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U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 19:-EMPLOYEE BENEFIT LIABILITIES

 

a.Changes in the defined benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets:

 

2021:

 

   Expenses recognized in profit or loss        Gain (loss) from
remeasurement in other
comprehensive income
     Contributions       
   Balance at
January 1,
2021
  Current
service
cost
  Net
interest
expense
  Total
expense
recognized
in profit or
loss for the
period
  Payments
from the
plan
  Actuarial
gain (loss)
arising from
changes in
financial
assumptions
  Actuarial
gain (loss)
arising from
experience
adjustments
 

Total
effect

on other
comprehensive
income
for the
period

  Effect of
changes in
foreign
exchange
rates
  by employer 

 Initially
consolidated
company

  Balance at
December 31,
2021
 
                                      
   USD in thousands 
Defined benefit obligation  (7,083) (379) (167) (546) 503  (194) (66) (260) (275) -  (2,186) (9,848)
Fair value of plan assets  5,502  -  133  133  (480) -  519  540  222  347  1,202  7,466 
                                      
Net defined benefit liability (asset)  (1,581) (379) (34) (413) 23  (194) 453  280  (53) 347  (984) (2,382)

 

2020:

 

   Expenses recognized in profit or loss        Gain (loss) from
remeasurement in other
comprehensive income
     Contributions    
   Balance at
January 1,
2020
  Current
service
cost
  Net
interest
expense
  Total
expense
recognized
in profit or
loss for the
period
  Payments
from the
plan
  Actuarial
gain (loss)
arising from
changes in
financial
assumptions
  Actuarial
gain (loss)
arising from
experience
adjustments
 

Total
effect

on other
comprehensive
income
for the
period

  Effect of
changes in
foreign
exchange
rates
  by employer  Balance at
December 31,
2020
 
                                   
   USD in thousands 
Defined benefit obligation  (6,435) (384) (148) (532) 427  (37) (11) (48) (495) -  (7,083)
Fair value of plan assets  5,086  -  123  123  (394) -  15  15  384  288  5,502 
                                   
Net defined benefit liability (asset)  (1,349) (384) (25) (409) 33  (37) 4  (33) (111) 288  (1,581)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 19:-EMPLOYEE BENEFIT LIABILITIES (Cont.)

 

b.Disaggregation of the fair value of the plan assets:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020  
Insurance contracts   7,466    5,502  

 

c.The principal assumptions underlying the defined benefit plan:

 

   2021   2020  
          
    % 
Discount rate   1.00-2.98    2.27  
Expected rate of salary increase   2.00-5.70    4.40  

 

d.Amount, timing and uncertainty of future cash flows:

 

Below are reasonably possible changes at the end of the reporting period in each actuarial assumption assuming that all other actuarial assumptions are constant:

 

   Change in defined benefit obligation 
   USD in thousands 
  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020  
Sensitivity test for changes in the expected rate of salary increase:           
            
The change as a result of:           
Salary increase of 6.27% (instead of 5.70%) (2020- 4.84% instead of 4.40%, 2019-10% instead of 4.49%))   (105)   (97 )
            
Sensitivity test for changes in the discount rate of the plan assets and liability:           
            
The change as a result of:           
Increase of 1 % in discount rate   57    (29 )
Decrease of 1 % in discount rate   128    38  

 

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U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 20:-TAXES ON INCOME

 

a.Tax rates applicable to the income of the Group companies:

 

1.Companies in Israel:

 

The Israeli corporate income tax rate was 23% in 2021, 2020 and 2019.

 

The deferred taxes are computed at the average tax rate of 23% (2020 – 23%, 2019 – 23%), based on the tax rates that are expected to apply upon realization.

 

2.Foreign subsidiaries:

 

The principal tax rates applicable to the major subsidiaries whose place of incorporation is outside Israel are:

 

The U.S. - tax at the rate of 21%.

 

Germany - tax at the rate of 31.4%.

 

b.Taxes on income included in the statements of comprehensive income:

 

   Year ended
December 31,
 
   2021   2020   2019 
Current taxes   236    -    668 
Deferred taxes   259    136    (1,634)
Taxes in respect of prior years   (40)   (337)   43 
                
    455    (201)   (923)

 

c.Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

 

Composition and changes in deferred taxes, as presented in the consolidated balance sheet, are as follows:

 

  

Fixed

and

intangible

assets

   Employee
benefit
liabilities
  

Carry-

forward tax
losses

   Total 
Balance at January 1, 2020   (1,006)   418    4,707    4,119 
                     
Amount included in statement of comprehensive income   458    64    (658)   (136)
Currency translation differences   (51)   35    322    306 
                     
Balance at December 31, 2020   (599)   517    4,371    4,289 
                     
Initially consolidated companies   (3,656)   300    -    (3,356)
Amount included in statement of comprehensive income   334    (19)   (574)   (259)
Currency translation differences   (85)   26    119    60 
                     
Balance at December 31, 2021   (4,006)   824    3,916    734 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 20:-TAXES ON INCOME (Cont.)

 

d.The deferred taxes are reflected in the balance sheet as follows:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020 
Non-current assets   4,168    4,528 
Non-current liabilities   (3,434)   (239)
           
    734    4,289 

 

b.A reconciliation of the theoretical tax expense assuming all income is taxed at the statutory rate applicable to the income of companies in Israel, and the actual tax expense is as follows:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
Income (loss) before taxes on income   (13,469)   77    4,772 
                
Statutory tax rate in Israel   23%   23%   23%
                
Tax computed at the statutory tax rate   (3,098)   18    1,097 
                
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:               
Taxes in respect of previous years   (40)   (337)   43 
Tax adjustment in respect of inflation in Israel   (2)   (2)   (3)
Non-deductible expenses   2,613    134    199 
Different tax rates   24    -    103 
Loss for which deferred taxes were not recognized   926    857    976 
Utilization of previously unrecognized capital gain (losses)   32    (36)   - 
Utilization of previously unrecognized tax losses   -    (835)   (3,397)
Other   -    -    59 
                
Total tax benefit reported in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income   455    (201)   (923)

 

f.Carry forward tax losses:

 

The carry forward losses for tax purposes as of December 31, 2021 amount to NIS 249,552,000 ($ 80,242) (2020 –NIS 254,320,000, $ 79,104, 2019 -NIS 280,676,000, $ 81,214) in Israel (which may be carried forward indefinitely) and EUR 17,026,000 ($ 19,270) (2020 – EUR 16,737,000, $ 20,532, 2019 – EUR 16,764,000, $ 18,812) in Europe. In the U.S., SHL USA has federal and state net operating losses and credits of $ 8,866 (2020 - $ 7,743, 2019 - $ 7,743), which expire at various times.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 20:-TAXES ON INCOME (Cont.)

 

Deferred tax assets in the amount of $ 26,194 (2020 - $25,482) relating to carry forward tax losses as described above, and deductible temporary differences, are not included in the consolidated financial statements as management presently believes that it is not probable that these deferred taxes will be realized in the foreseeable future.

 

NOTE 21:-COMPENSATION OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL (INCLUDING DIRECTORS)

 

  

Year ended

December 31

 
   2021   2020   2019 
a. Balance               
Other accounts payables   170    195    129 
                
b. Transactions:               
Short-term employee benefits   2,108    1,919    1,853 
Share-based payment benefits   883    69    218 
                
Total   2,991    1,988    2,071 

 

NOTE 22:-COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

a.Charges:

 

As collateral for the Group’s liabilities, fixed charges have been placed on specific accounts receivable.

 

b.Contingent liabilities:

 

The Group, from time to time, is party to various claims and disputes associated with its ongoing business operations. In management’s opinion, based on the opinion of its legal counsels, none of these claims or disputes is expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Group’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

c.On August 28, 2019, the company signed an agreement to acquire 51% of Netherlands based Kadima BV, with an option to acquire the remaining 49% within 24 months of closing. Kadima BV Group is a provider of arrhythmia monitoring services in the Dutch market providing ECG diagnosis for patients with heart rhythm disorders on behalf of a wide network of general practitioners. The closing of the transaction was expected to take place by end of 2019 subject to signing of a definitive agreement. As of the date of approval of the financial statements the signing of a definitive agreement in connection with the acquisition of Kadima BV has not been concluded. The transaction will not be further assessed without a clear understanding of the COVID-19 impact on the Kadima business.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23:-EQUITY

 

a.Composition of share capital:

 

   December 31, 2021   December 31, 2020  
   Authorized   Issued and
outstanding*)
   Authorized   Issued and
outstanding*)
 
                  
   Number of shares 
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value each   25,000,000    14,491,171    14,000,000    10,514,454  

 

*)Net of treasury shares – see (c).

 

b.Movement in share capital:

 

On January 7, 2021, the Special General Meeting of the company approved the increase of the authorized share capital of the company to 25,000,000 Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value each.

 

On January 21, 2021 the company closed the first of the two Capital Increases by issuing 1,300,000 new Ordinary shares from authorized capital (the “New Shares”) and selling 300,000 treasury shares. The New Shares were listed on SIX Swiss Exchange on January 22, 2021. In addition, 800,000 Share Options to purchase Ordinary shares were granted on January 21, 2021, to be newly issued from the authorized capital upon exercise (“Share Options”, ratio 1:1, exercise price CHF 11.00, exercise period 24 months).

 

On February 17, 2021 the company closed the second Capital Increase by issuing 2,288,889 new Ordinary shares from its authorized capital (the “New Shares”). The New Shares were listed on SIX Swiss Exchange on February 18, 2021. In addition, 1,144,444 Share Options to purchase further Ordinary shares were granted on February 17, 2021, to be newly issued from the authorized capital upon exercise (ratio 1:1, exercise price CHF 11.00, exercise period 24 months).

 

In both Capital Increases the New Shares have been placed by way of a private placement. No subscription rights of the existing shareholders apply and no public offering takes place. Pursuant to the Swiss Financial Services Act, a listing prospectus has been issued by SHL and approved by SIX Exchange Regulation for the purpose of the listing of the New Shares.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23: -EQUITY (Cont.)

 

Below are the amounts of proceeds received from both Capital Increases and the allocation of the proceeds to Share capital and Share options:

 

    Total    Allocated to: 
    proceeds
received
    Share capital    Share
options
 
Capital Increase   39,316    32,138    7,178 
                
Issue costs:               
Payment to underwriter in cash   1,758    1,437    321 
Share options granted to underwriter   1,002    819    183 
Estimated liability for future cash payment to underwriter upon exercise of options by investors   416    340    76 
Payment in cash to other consultants   380    310    69 
Total Issue costs   3,556    2,907    649 

 

Since the exercise price of the options issued to the investors in the private placements is denominated in CHF which is not the functional currency (NIS) of the company, these Share Options are accounted for upon initial recognition as a financial liability at fair value through profit or loss. After initial recognition, increase (decrease) in fair value in each reporting period are recognized in profit or loss as non-cash financial expenses (income).

 

the company uses the Black and Scholes option pricing model when estimating the fair value of the Share Options.

 

The following table lists the significant inputs to the Black and Scholes model used for the fair value measurement of the Share Options :

 

   As at 
   December 31,
2021
   Issue date 
Expected dividend   0%    0% 
Expected volatility of the share price   34.81%-35.16%    53.67%-53.96% 
Risk-free interest rate   0%    0% 
Expected average life of options   1.06-1.13 years    2 years 
Share price   CHF 19.10 ($20.91)    CHF 11.00-11.10 ($12.3-$12.5) 

 

The expected volatility of the share price reflects the assumption that the historical volatility of the share price is reasonably indicative of expected future trends.

 

Based on the above inputs, the total fair value of the Share Option liability was $ 7,178 at the date of issuance and the total fair value of the liability was $ 17,220 at  December 31, 2021. During the reporting period of  $ 9,700 was recorded in financial expensesin respect of the revaluation of the liability (this amount is a non cash expense). The fair value measurement of the liability is categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. An increase (decrease) of 10% in the share price would decrease (increase) the profit before taxes by 3,702 (3,600) thousand.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23:-EQUITY (Cont.)

  

The following table lists the movements in Share Options:
      
First Capital Increase   800,000 
Second Capital Increase   1,144,445 
Exercise of share options   (38,625)
Balance on December 31, 2021   1,905,820 

 

In respect of the Capital Increases, the underwriters were also granted options to acquire 97, 222 Units of securities. Each Unit comprises 1 Ordinary share and 0.5 option to acquire 1 Ordinary share at an exercise price of CHF 11 ($12.04). As of December 31, 2021, no options had been exercised.

 

The underwriters are also entitled to receive a cash payment derived from future cash received by the company from the exercise of the Share Options. In addition, the underwriters were granted options to acquire a certain number of Units of securities based on a formula derived from the future cash payments received from the exercise of the Share Options. These Units are identical to those described above. As of December 31, 2021, the estimated number of Units to be issued is 59,414.

 

the company can elect to replace the above options to the underwriters with a cash payment based on a formula set forth in the agreement with the underwriters.

 

the company used the Monte Carlo option pricing model when estimating the fair value of the liability for future payment to the underwriter as described above.

 

The following table lists the significant inputs to the Monte Carlo model used for the fair value measurement of the liability:

 

   As at 
   December 31,
2021
   Issue date 
Expected volatility of the share price   38.7%    53.2%-53.41% 
Risk-free interest rate   0%    0% 
Expected average life of options   1.21 years    2.08-2.15 years 
Share price   CHF 19.10 ($20.91)    CHF 11.00-11.10 ($12.3-$12.5) 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23:-EQUITY (Cont.)

 

Based on the above inputs, the total fair value of the options to acquire Units and the future payment liability at the date of issuance were $ 1,002 and $ 416, respectively. The fair value of the liability was $ 1,021 on December 31, 2021. The increase in fair value of the liability during the reporting period in the amount of $ 582 was recorded in financial expenses (this amount is a non cash expense). The fair value of the liability as of December 31, 2021, approximates the maximum amount of the future cash payment to the underwriters assuming all Share Options were exercised.

 

Total issue costs amounted to $3,556 of which $649 were allocated to the issuance of the Share Options and recorded in finance expenses. The balance of $2,907 were recorded as a deduction from additional paid-in capital in equity.

 

Issued and outstanding share capital (net of treasury shares):

 

  

Number of

shares

 
Balance at January 1, 2020   10,503,152 
      
Changes in 2020   11,302 
      
Balance at December 31, 2020   10,514,454 
      
Issue of share capital   3,588,889 
      
Exercise of share options   38,625 
      
Treasury shares sold   300,000 
      
Treasury shares sold upon exercise of employee options   49,203 
      
Balance at December 31, 2021   14,491,171 

 

c.Treasury shares:

 

the company holds 14,834 shares (364,037 shares as of December 31, 2020) at a total cost of $ 86 as of December 31, 2021 ($ 2,276 as of December 31, 2020).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23:-EQUITY (Cont.)

 

d.Share option plans:

 

On February 21, 2019 , the Special General Meeting approved the grant of 18,000 options to a director, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years after appointment (33% on December 10, 2019, and 8.33% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 1.113 ($ 1.112). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 5.96; exercise price – CHF 6.51; expected volatility – 36.68%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.56 years.

 

On May 4, 2020, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 80,000 options to a senior manager, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years after appointment (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 1.869 ($1.937). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 5.80; exercise price – CHF 5.26; expected volatility – 39.15%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.42 years.

 

On June 30, 2020, the company’s Board of Directors and the Special General Meeting approved the grant of 50,000 options to the Acting CEO, who is also a director in the company, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years after appointment (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 1.729 ($ 1.817). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 5.75; exercise price – CHF 5.61; expected volatility – 39.84%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.45 years.

 

On August 6, 2020, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 15,000 options to a consultant, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 1.498 ($1.649). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 5.30; exercise price – CHF 5.61; expected volatility – 39.85%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.88 years.

 

On December 10, 2020, the company’s Special General Meeting approved the grant of 120,000 options to the Acting CEO, who is also a director in the company, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years from the approval of the company’s Board of Directors (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 4.03 ($4.532). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 8.75; exercise price – CHF 5.73; expected volatility – 42.78%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.54 years.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23: -EQUITY (Cont.)

 

On January 22, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 50,000 options to a Senior Manager, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 3.485 ($3.933). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 11.00; exercise price – CHF 10.73; expected volatility – 43.08%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.49 years.

 

On February 8, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 75,000 options to a Senior Manager, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 3.485 ($3.87). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 11.10; exercise price – CHF 11.24; expected volatility – 42.89%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.75 years.

 

On March 1, 2021, the company’s special General Meeting approved the grant of 250,000 options to the company’s Chairman of the Board, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years from the approval of the company’s Board of Directors (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 3.724 ($4.074). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 11.40; exercise price – CHF 10.73; expected volatility – 42.71%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.48 years.

 

On March 1, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 45,000 options to Senior Managers, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 3.594 ($3.932). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 11.40; exercise price – CHF 11.09; expected volatility – 42.71%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.49 years.

 

On April 27, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 85,000 options to a Senior Manager, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 3.875 ($4.242). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 11.70; exercise price – CHF 10.96; expected volatility – 42.49%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.59 years.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23: -EQUITY (Cont.)

 

On May 18, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 36,000 options to Senior Managers, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 4.505 ($5.022). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 12.90; exercise price – CHF 11.56; expected volatility – 42.28%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.67 years.

 

On May 31, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 18,000 options to a Member of the Board, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (33% after 1 year, and 8.33% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 4.688 ($5.224). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 13.50; exercise price – CHF 12.08; expected volatility – 42.36%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.6 years.

 

On August 23, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 15,000 options to a Senior Manager, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% after 1 year, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 5.002 ($5.454). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 16.40; exercise price – CHF 16.82; expected volatility – 42.65%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.68 years.

 

On December 9, 2021, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 90,000 options to Members of the Board, under the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (33% after 1 year, and 8.33% each quarter thereafter). The weighted average fair value of options granted is CHF 6.9458 ($7.518). The weighted average fair value was estimated based on the binomial model using the following data and assumptions: share price - CHF 19.70; exercise price – CHF 17.02; expected volatility – 42.49%; risk free interest rate – 0%; expected dividend – 0%; and expected average life of options – 3.4 years.

 

All options are exercisable for a period of 6 years from grant date.

 

On April 17, 2020, the Board of Directors approved to extend the term of the Plan for a period of two (2) years until April 18, 2022.

 

On October 31, 2021, the Board of Directors approved to increase the maximum number of shares which may be issued under the Plan by 2,000,000.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

 

NOTE 23:- EQUITY (Cont.)

 

On October 31, 2021, the Board of Directors approved to amend and rename the share options plan as “The SHL Telemedicine LTD. 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan”, and to extend the term of the Plan until the Board decides otherwise.

 

In the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Group recorded share-based compensation in the statements of comprehensive income in the amount of $ 1,116, $ 82 and $ 228, respectively.

 

e.The following table illustrates the number and weighted average exercise prices (“WAEP”) of, and movements in, share options during the year.

 

   2021  2020 
   No. of
options
  WAEP
(CHF)
  No. of
options
  WAEP
(CHF)
 
Outstanding at the beginning of the year   421,997   6.10   683,133   7.07 
Granted during the year   664,000   11.91   265,000   5.56 
Forfeited during the year   (163,000)  8.93   (476,136)  7.10 
Exercised during the year *)   (87,942)  6.57   (50,000)  7.04 
                  
Outstanding at the end of the year   835,055   10.12   421,997   6.10 
                  
Exercisable at the end of the year   146,088   6.52   145,000   7.01 

 

*)The weighted average share price at the date of exercise of these options was CHF 15.01. Exercise was cashless.

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as of December 31, 2021 was 4.83 years (as of December 31, 2020 – 4.49 years).

 

f.Restricted Shares of Mediton Group

 

On December 20, 2021, a Mediton executive was granted 256 restricted share units (“RSU”) of Mediton Group, The fair value of the RSUs in the amount of $ 822 was determined based on the price that the company paid for the acquisition of the Mediton Group shares (see Note 5b), The RSUs shall vest over a period of 3 years (33% after 1 year, and 16.5% each half year thereafter). The purchase agreement of Mediton Group includes a provision for anti-dilution protection to the company in respect of the grant of the RSUs.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 24:- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

a.Revenues

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
Revenues for services performed during the period   48,343    38,310    38,681 
Revenues from sale of devices   1,239    1,773    1,199 
Performance-based revenues (1)   -    81    2,004 
                
    49,582    40,164    41,884 

   
(1)In 2020 the company recognized performance-based revenues in the amounts of $81 with respect of cost savings arising from 2019. In 2019 the company recognized performance-based revenues in the amounts of $749 with respect of cost savings arising from 2017 and $1,255 with respect of cost savings arising from 2015.



 

b.Cost of revenues:

 

Salaries and related benefits   14,955    12,925    12,307 
Rental fees and maintenance   1,072    689    1,814 
Depreciation and amortization   1,736    1,596    949 
Cost of devices   1,249    1,099    

651

 
Others   5,977    3,211    2,701 
                
    24,989    19,520    18,422 



 

c.Research and development costs:

 

Salaries and related benefits   2,173    1,889    1,937 
Amortization of development costs   1,243    1,234    1,024 
Others   2,202    553    756 
                
    5,618    3,676    3,717 
Less - capitalization of development costs   2,633    913    1,206 
                
    2,985    2,763    2,511 



 

d.Selling and marketing expenses:

 

Salaries and related benefits   4,803    4,119    4,081 
Marketing and related expenses   1,802    1,270    712 
Depreciation and amortization   1,453    1,509    1,494 
Rental fees and maintenance   205    138    228 
Maintenance of vehicles   182    177    335 
Others   1,009    549    487 
                
    9,454    7,762    7,337 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 24:- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Cont.)

 

e.General and administrative expenses:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
Salaries and related benefits   5,837    3,809    3,860 
Rental fees and office expenses   1,366    846    753 
Professional fees   3,245    3,377    2,500 
Depreciation and amortization   950    589    452 
Others   705    553    334 
                
    12,103    9,174    7,899 


 

f.Financial income (expenses):

 

1.        Financial income:

 

Exchange rate differences   5    64    128 
Gain on marketable securities, net   -    156    108 
Interest   376    104    22 
                
    381    324    258 

 

2.        Financial expenses:

 

Share options   (10,126)   -    - 
Exchange rate differences   (1,595)   (17)   (70)
Loss from marketable securities, net   (114)   -    - 
Interest   (529)   (405)   (292)
Financial expenses arising from share options liability   (677)   -    - 
Others   (312)   (221)   (205)
                
    (13,353)   (643)   (567)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 24:- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Cont.)

 

g.Other (income) expenses:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
Impairment of intangible assets:- see Note 12            
      Development costs (1)   -    24    389 
Impairment of property and equipment (2) -see Note 11   118    24    (28)
Expenses related to acquisitions   590    -    - 
Other (incomes) expenses   (160)   501    273 
                
    548    549    634 



 

(1)Impairment of development costs in connection with projects for which management decided to discontinue development due to changes in economic and market strategies.

 

(2)Impairment in respect of telemedicine devices available for loan to customers for which management decided to discontinue their use due to technological and commercial obsolescence (2019 – reversal of impairment).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 25:- NET EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

a.Details of the number of shares and net profit (loss) used in the computation of net earnings per share:

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2021   2020   2019 
   Weighted
average
number of
shares
  

Net

profit
(loss)

   Weighted
average\
number of
shares
  

Net

profit

   Weighted
average
number of
shares
  

Net

profit (loss)

 
  

In

thousands

      

In

thousands

      

In

thousands

     
Number of shares and net profit (loss): For the computation of basic net earnings   14,046    (14,110)   10,503    278    10,503    5,695 
                               
Effect of dilution - share options   -    -    1    -    -    - 
                               
For the computation of diluted net earnings   14,046    (14,110)   10,504    278    10,503    5,695 


 

   
b.To compute diluted net earnings per share, the following options (dilutive potential Ordinary shares), have not been taken into account since their conversion has an anti-dilutive effect: 3,536,351 (2020 –342,000, 2019 -683,133) options to employees under share-based payment plans and options to investors and others.

 

NOTE 26:- SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Group operates in three geographical segments: Israel, Europe (principally Germany) and Rest of the world.

 

Management monitors the operating results of its geographical units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on segment profit. SG&A Group expenses and some research and development expenses are mostly allocated to the separate geographic units. Some corporate expenses, some research and development expenses, finance costs and finance income and income taxes are managed on a group basis and are not allocated to the geographic segments.

 

Revenues are allocated based on the location of the end customer. The Group presents disaggregated revenue information based on types of customers: Individual customers and communities, Institutions and payers (income from service agreements with institutions, insurance companies and HMOs), and others.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 26:- SEGMENT INFORMATION (Cont.)

 

a.Segment revenues:

 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and payers
   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2021:                    
                     
Europe   -    17,942    -    17,942 
Israel   22,331    8,832    27    31,190 
Others   -    -    450    450 
                     
Total revenues   22,331    26,774    477    49,582 

 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and payers
   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2020:                    
                     
Europe (*)   -    17,040    -    17,040 
Israel   21,067    1,436    3    22,506 
Others   -    -    618    618 
                     
Total revenues   21,067    18,476    621    40,164 


 

   Individuals
and
communities
   Institutions
and payers
   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2019:                    
                     
Europe (*)   -    20,599    -    20,599 
Israel   19,904    1,196    7    21,107 
Others   -    -    178    178 
                     
Total revenues   19,904    21,795    185    41,884 

 

 

(*)            Includes performance-based revenues of in 2020 and 2019 of $81 and $2,004 respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 26:- SEGMENT INFORMATION (cont.)

 

b.Reporting on geographic segments:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2021   2020   2019 
Segment profit (loss):               
                
Europe (*)   (477)   (1,373)   3,176 
Israel   8,226    4,804    5,419 
Others   (1,132)   (63)   (602)
                
    6,617    3,368    7,993 
Unallocated income and expenses:               
Corporate, R&D and other expenses   (6,798)   (2,934)   (2,272)
Other expenses   (316)   (38)   (640)
                
Operating profit (loss)   (497)   396    5,081 
Financial expenses, net   (12,972)   (319)   (309)
                
Profit (loss) before taxes on income   (13,469)   77    4,772 

 

(*)Includes performance-based revenues of in 2020 and 2019 of $81 and $2,004 respectively.

 

 

 

c.Additional information:

 

   Europe   Israel   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2021                    
                     
Depreciation and amortization (1)   2,765    2,735    -    5,500 
                 
   Europe   Israel   Others   Total 
Non-current assets   27,697(2)     45,376(2)    2,260    75,333 
                     
Year ended December 31, 2020                    
                     
Depreciation and amortization (1)   2,906    2,039    31    4,976 
                     
    Europe    Israel    Others    Total 
Non-current assets   27,529(2)     12,228(2)     2,149    41,906 
                 
   Europe   Israel   Others   Total 
Year ended December 31, 2019                    
                     
Depreciation and amortization (1)   2,039    2,226    15    4,280 

 

(1)Includes impairment
 (2)Reclassified

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 26:- SEGMENT INFORMATION (Cont.)

 

d.Additional information about revenues:

 

Revenues from major customers which each account for 10% or more of total revenues as reported in the financial statements:

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2021   2020   2019 
Customer A – Institutions and Payers   7,126    7,339    7,880 
Customer B – Institutions and Payers*   3,160    2,913    4,826 

 

* Includes performance-based revenues in 2020 and 2019 of $ 81 and $ 2,004 respectively

 

NOTE 27:- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

a.On January 2, 2022, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 97,500 options to Senior Managers, under the 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% on January 2, 2023, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). On the date of grant, the share price was CHF 19.1, and the exercise price was CHF 19.33.

 

b.On February 15, 2022, the company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 12,500 options to a Senior Manager, under the 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% on February 15, 2023, and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). On the date of grant, the share price was CHF 17, and the exercise price was CHF 17.69.

 

c.On June 20, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the grant of 100,000 options to a Senior Manager, under the 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan. The options shall vest over a period of 3 years (25% on June 20, 2023 and 9.375% each quarter thereafter). On the date of grant, the share price was CHF 17.4, and the exercise price was CHF 17.39.

 

d.On August, 2022, following the approval of the Board of Directors of the company, the company’s Special General Meeting approved the appointment of the former Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Ehud Barak, as director and as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Barak will be entitled to a monthly management fee of approximately $ 14 as well as bonuses related to commercial agreements and strategic transaction.

 

e.At the annual general meeting held on December 22, 2022, the shareholders approved the re-election of the certain board members until the next annual general meeting .

 

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF JUNE 30, 2021

 

U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

 

UNAUDITED

 

INDEX

 

   

Page

     
Consolidated Balance Sheets   F-91 - F-92
     
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income   F-93
     
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity    F-94
     
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows   F-95 - F-96
     
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   F-97 - F-98

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
   Unaudited  

Audited

 
ASSETS          
           
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents   625    4,058 
Trade receivables   2,969    3,348 
Other accounts receivable   24    30 
           
    3,618    7,436 
           
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:          
           
Right-of-use assets   3,604    3,139 
Other accounts receivable   3,218    1,896 
Deferred taxes   300    242 
           
    7,122    5,277 
           
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET   730    763 
           
Total assets   11,470    13,476 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

    June 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
    Unaudited     Audited  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Current maturities of lease liabilities     871       760  
Trade payables     390       949  
Other accounts payable     2,248       1,746  
                 
      3,509       3,455  
                 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Lease liabilities     2,742       2,378  
Employee benefit liabilities     881       757  
                 
      3,623       3,135  
                 
Total liabilities     7,132       6,590  
                 
EQUITY:                
Issued capital     -       -  
Additional paid-in capital     72       72  
Foreign currency translation reserve     1,439       1,430  
Capital reserve for remeasurement gain on employee benefit     53       53  
Retained earnings     2,774       5,331  
                 
Total equity     4,338       6,886  
                 
Total liabilities and equity     11,470       13,476  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

  

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Six months
ended June 30,
 
   2021 
Revenues   9,541 
      
Cost of revenues   6,377 
      
Gross profit   3,164 
      
Selling and marketing expenses   107 
      
General and administrative expenses   1,523 
      
Operating profit   1,534 
      
Financial expenses, net   44 
      
Profit before taxes on income   1,490 
      
Taxes on income   371 
      
Net profit   1,119 
      
Other comprehensive income:     
      
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:
Foreign currency translation reserve
   10 
      
Total comprehensive income:   1,129 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Issued

capital

   Additional
paid-in
capital
   Capital
reserve for
remeasurement
gain on
employee
benefit
   Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
   Retained
earnings
   Total 
Balance as of January 1, 2021   (*)    72    53    1,430    5,331    6,886 
                               
Net profit   -    -    -    -    1,119    1,119 
Total other comprehensive income   -    -    -    10    -    10 
Dividend   -    -    -    -    (3,677)   (3,677)
                               
Balance as of June 30, 2021   (*)    72    53    1,440    2,773    4,338 

 

(*) Less than $1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-94

 

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Six months
ended June 30,
 
   2021 
   Unaudited 
Cash flows from operating activities:     
      
Net profit   1,119 
      
Adjustments required reconcile net profit  to net cash provided by operating activities:     
      
Income and expenses not involving operating cash flows:     
      
Depreciation and amortization   540 
Change in employee benefit liabilities, net   134 
Taxes   431 
Financial expenses net   21 
      
    1,126 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
      
Decrease in trade receivables   332 
Decrease  in other receivables, net   6 
Increase in deferred taxes   (60)
Decrease in trade payables   (544)
Increase in other accounts payable   308 
      
    42 
Cash paid and received:     
      
Interest paid   (16)
Income taxes paid   (202)
    (218)
      
Net cash provided by operating activities   2,069 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Six months ended
June 30,
 
   2021 
   Unaudited 
Cash flows from investing activities:     
      
Purchase of property and equipment   (80)
      
Net cash used in investing activities   (80)
      
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Decrease of  lease liabilities   (449)
Dividend paid   (3,677)
Advance payment to shareholder in respect of dividend distribution   (1,346)
      
Net cash used in financing activities   (5,472)
      
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   50 
      
Decrease  in cash and cash equivalents   (3,433)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period   4,058 
      
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   625 
      
Non-cash transactions:     
      
Right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability   922 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 1:-GENERAL

 

Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. (“Mediton” and/or the “Company”) was incorporated in Israel in February 1994. The registered office is located at Hahashmal St. in Tel Aviv.

 

Mediton is a leading provider of B2B healthcare services in Israel in the field of diagnostics, preventive medicine, and medical opinions to institutional customers, including Israeli blue-chip companies, government institution including the Israeli Social Security and Ministry of Defense, all four sick funds and to insurance companies.

 

These financial statements have been prepared in a condensed format as of June 30, 2021, and for the six months then ended. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the company as of December 31, 2020, and for the year then ended (“the annual financial statements”).

 

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported in China. During March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (“WHO”). The Company believes that COVID-19 had an impact on the company’s operations since in certain periods the company could not perform medical examinations. However, at the same time the company implemented cost saving measures, such that the effect on net profitability was not significant.

 

NOTE 2:-SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2021 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the preparation of financial statements for interim periods, as prescribed in IAS 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”.

 

The significant accounting policies and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the annual financial statements.

 

F-97

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

l.Exchange rates and linkage basis:

 

Data regarding Israeli CPI and exchange rates of the U.S. dollar in relation to the NIS is as follows:

 

   Israeli   Exchange rate of 
For the period ended  CPI   U.S. $ 
   Points *)   NIS 
June 30, 2021   226.7    3.26 
December 31, 2020   223.1    3.21 
           
Change during the period       % 
2021 (6 months)   1.6    1.6 
2020 (year)   (0.7)   (7.2)
           
*)     The index on an average basis of 1993 = 100.          

 

NOTE 3:-RELATED PARTY

 

1.Transactions with related party:

 

Following are transactions with the sole shareholder of Mediton, who is also serving as executive chairman of Mediton.

 

a)Certain premises occupied by the company are leased from the shareholder. The aggregate amount of lease and related maintenance payments were $214 in the six months ended June 2021.

 

b)The executive chairman is entitled to a fixed monthly fee for services provided. Total expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $37.

 

2.Balances with related party:

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
   Unaudited   Audited 
Other accounts receivable(*)   3,218    1,896 
           
Other accounts payable   575    54 
           
Lease liabilities   1,594    1,861 

 

(*) Advance payment to shareholder in respect of dividend distribution

 

F-98

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 4:SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

1.On August 1, 2021, the company paid dividend of $4,040 to it’s shareholders.

 

2.On August 31, 2021, SHL Telemedicine Ltd. closed the acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Mediton Medical Centers chain and a company under common control, ” Medishur Ltd.” (together -“Mediton Group”),

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

 

INDEX

 

 

Page

   
Report of Independent Auditors F-101
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-102 - F-103
   
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income F-104
   
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity F-105
   
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows F-106 - F-107
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-108 - F-127

 

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F-100

 

 

Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer

144 Menachem Begin Road, Building A,

Tel-Aviv 6492102, Israel

 

Tel: +972-3-6232525

Fax: +972-3-5622555

ey.com

 

 

Report Of Independent Auditors

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd., which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB); this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditor’s Responsibility 

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Basis for Qualified Opinion

 

The financial statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd . do not include the full comparative financial information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, as required under IFRS (IAS 1.38).

 

Qualified Opinion 

 

In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion paragraph, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd . as of December 31, 2020, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with IFRS as issued by the IASB.  

 

/s/ Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer 

KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
A Member of Ernst & Young Global

 

Tel-Aviv, Israel
December 28, 2022

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

      December 31, 
   Note 

2020

Audited

 
ASSETS        
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents  4   4,058 
Trade receivables      3,348 
Other accounts receivable      30 
       7,436 
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:        
Right-of-use assets  5   3,139 
Other accounts receivable  12   1,896 
Deferred taxes  9   242 
       5,277 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET  6   763 
Total assets      13,476 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

      December 31, 
   Note 

2020

Audited

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Current maturities of lease liabilities  5   760 
Trade payables      949 
Other accounts payable  7   1,746 
       3,455 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Lease liabilities  5   2,378 
Employee benefit liabilities  8   757 
       3,135 
Total liabilities      6,590 
EQUITY:        
Issued capital  10   - 
Additional paid-in capital      72 
Foreign currency translation reserve      1,430 
Capital reserve for remeasurement gain on employee benefit      53 
Retained earnings        5,331 
Total equity      6,886 
Total liabilities and equity      13,476 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

December 28, 2022   /s/ Erez Nachtomy   /s/ Amir Hai
Date of approval of the   Erez Nachtomy   Amir Hai
financial statements   Director   Director

 

 

F-103

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

     

Year ended

December 31,

 
   Note 

2020

Audited

 
Revenues      17,732 
Cost of revenues  11a   11,834 
Gross profit      5,898 
Selling and marketing expenses  11b   213 
General and administrative expenses  11c   2,696 
Operating profit      2,989 
Financial expenses, net      14 
Profit before taxes on income      2,975 
Taxes on income  9   716 
Net profit      2,259 
Other comprehensive income:        
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:        
Re-measurement gain on defined benefit plans      30 
Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:        
Foreign currency translation reserve      1,006 
Total other comprehensive income      1,036 
Total comprehensive income      3,295 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-104

 

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

  

Issued

capital

  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Capital
reserve for
remeasurement
gain on
employee
benefit
  Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
  Retained
earnings
  Total 
Balance as of January 1, 2020   (*)  72   23   424   3,072   3,591 
Net profit   -   -   -   -   2,259   2,259 
Total other comprehensive income   -   -   30   1,006   -   1,036 
Balance as of December 31, 2020   (*)  72   53   1,430   5,331   6,886 

 

(*) Less than $1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-105

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Year ended
December 31,
 
   2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net profit   2,259 
Adjustments required to reconcile net profit to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Income and expenses not involving operating cash flows:     
Depreciation and amortization   1,000 
Change in employee benefit liabilities, net   92 
Taxes   703 
Financial expenses net   18 
    1,813 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Increase in trade receivables, net   (591)
Decrease in other receivables, net   3 
Decrease in deferred taxes   13 
Increase in trade payables   56 
Decrease in other accounts payable   (1,233)
    (1,752)
Cash paid and received:     
Interest received   3 
Interest paid   (16)
Income taxes paid   (417)
    (430)
Net cash provided by operating activities   1,890 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-106

 

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2020 
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Purchase of property and equipment  (232)
Collection of loan provided to shareholder  936 
Net cash provided by investing activities  704 
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Decrease Payment of lease liabilities  (703)
Net cash used in financing activities  (703)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  731 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents  2,622 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year  1,436 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  4,058 
Non-cash transactions:    
Right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability  46 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 1:-    GENERAL

 

Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. (“Mediton” and/or the “Company”), a privately-held company, was incorporated in Israel on February 1994. The registered office is located at Hahashmal St. in Tel Aviv.

 

Mediton is a leading provider of B2B healthcare services in Israel in the field of diagnostics, preventive medicine, and medical opinions to institutional customers, including Israeli blue-chip companies, government institutions including the Israeli Social Security and Ministry of Defense, all four sick funds and to insurance companies. All of the company’s revenues are generated from provision of services to customers in Israel.

 

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported in China. During March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (“WHO”). The Company believes that COVID-19 had an impact on the company’s operations since in some periods it was not possible to perform medical examinations. However, at the same time the company implemented cost saving measures, such that the effect on net profitability was not significant.

 

NOTE 2:-     SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a.Basis of presentation of the financial statements:

 

 These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

 The financial statements have been prepared on a cost basis.

 

 the company has elected to present the statement of comprehensive income using the function of expense method.

 

b.Functional currency and presentation currency:

 

1.Functional currency and presentation currency:

 

 The presentation currency of the financial statements is the U.S. dollar.

 

 The functional currency is the currency that best reflects the economic environment in which the company operates and conducts its transactions. The functional currency of the company is the NIS.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

The financial statements are translated from the functional currency to the presentation currency as follows:

 

a)Assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the end of the reporting period.

 

b)Income and expenses for each period presented in the statement of income are translated at average exchange rates for the presented periods.

 

c)Share capital, capital reserves and other changes in capital are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of incurrence.

 

d)Retained earnings are translated based on the opening balance translated at the exchange rate at that date and other relevant transactions (such as dividend) during the period are translated as described in b) and c) above.

 

e)All resulting translation differences are recognized as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity “foreign currency translation reserve.”

 

2.Index-linked monetary items:

 

 Monetary assets and liabilities linked to the changes in the Israeli Consumer Price Index (“Israeli CPI”) are adjusted at the relevant index at the end of each reporting period according to the terms of the agreement. Linkage differences arising from the adjustment, as above, other than those capitalized to qualifying assets or carried to equity in hedge transactions, are recognized in profit or loss.

 

c.Cash equivalents:

 

 Cash equivalents are considered as highly liquid investments, including unrestricted short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or with a maturity of more than three months, but which are redeemable on demand without penalty and which form part of the company’s cash management.

 

d.Consolidated financial statements:

 

 The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of companies that are controlled by the company (subsidiaries). Control is achieved when the company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Potential voting rights are considered when assessing whether an entity has control. The consolidation of the financial statements commences on the date on which control is obtained and ends when such control ceases.

 

 The financial statements of the company and of the subsidiaries are prepared as of the same dates and periods. The consolidated financial statements are prepared using uniform accounting policies by all companies in the Group. Significant intragroup balances and transactions and gains or losses resulting from intragroup transactions are eliminated in full in the consolidated financial statements.

 

e.Financial instruments:

 

1.Financial assets:

 

Financial assets are measured upon initial recognition at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial assets.

 

the company classifies and measures debt instruments in the financial statements based on the following criteria:

 

-the company’s business model for managing financial assets; and

 

-The contractual cash flow terms of the financial asset.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

-Debt instruments are measured at amortized cost when:

 

the company’s business model is to hold the financial assets in order to collect their contractual cash flows, and the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. After initial recognition, the instruments in this category are measured according to their terms at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any provision for impairment.

 

Impairment of financial assets:

 

the company evaluates at the end of each reporting period the loss allowance for financial debt instruments which are not measured at fair value through profit or loss.

 

the company has short-term financial assets such as trade receivables in respect of which the company applies a simplified approach in IFRS 9 and measures the loss allowance in an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses.

 

An impairment loss on debt instruments measured at amortized cost is recognized in profit or loss with a corresponding loss allowance that is offset from the carrying amount of the financial asset.

 

As of December 31, 2020, there were no material billed receivables that were past due and the allowance for impaired receivables was immaterial.

 

2.Derecognition of financial assets:

 

A financial asset is derecognized only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset has expired.

 

3.Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost:

 

Financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value less transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issue of the financial liability.

 

After initial recognition, the company measures all financial liabilities at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

 

4.Derecognition of financial liabilities:

 

A financial liability is derecognized only when it is extinguished, that is when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expires. Financial liability is extinguished when the debtor discharges the liability by paying in cash, other financial assets, goods or services; or is legally released from the liability.

 

F-110

 

MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

f.Leases:

 

the company accounts for a contract as a lease when the contract terms convey the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

 

1.the company as a lessee:

 

For leases in which the company is the lessee, the company recognizes on the commencement date of the lease a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, excluding leases whose term is up to 12 months and leases for which the underlying asset is of low value. For these excluded leases, the company has elected to recognize the lease payments as an expense in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In measuring the lease liability, the company has elected to apply the practical expedient in the Standard and does not separate the lease components from the non-lease components (such as management and maintenance services, etc.) included in a single contract.

 

Leases which entitle employees to a company car as part of their employment terms are accounted for as employee benefits in accordance with the provisions of IAS 19 and not as subleases.

 

On the commencement date, the lease liability includes all unpaid lease payments discounted at the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be readily determined, or otherwise using the company’s incremental borrowing rate. After the commencement date, the company measures the lease liability using the effective interest rate method.

 

On the commencement date, the right-of-use asset is recognized in an amount equal to the lease liability plus lease payments already made on or before the commencement date and initial direct costs incurred. The right-of-use asset is measured applying the cost model and depreciated over the shorter of its useful life and the lease term.

 

Following are the periods of depreciation of the right-of-use assets by class of underlying asset:

 

    Years   Mainly 
Buildings    4-10    5 

 

the company tests for impairment of the right-of-use asset whenever there are indications of impairment pursuant to the provisions of IAS 36.

 

2.Variable lease payments that depend on an index:

 

On the commencement date, the company uses the index rate prevailing on the commencement date to calculate the future lease payments.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

For leases in which the company is the lessee, the aggregate changes in future lease payments resulting from a change in the index are discounted (without a change in the discount rate applicable to the lease liability) and recorded as an adjustment of the lease liability and the right-of-use asset, only when there is a change in the cash flows resulting from the change in the index (that is, when the adjustment to the lease payments takes effect).

 

3.Lease extension and termination options:

 

A non-cancellable lease term includes both the periods covered by an option to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the extension option will be exercised and the periods covered by a lease termination option when it is reasonably certain that the termination option will not be exercised.

 

In the event of any change in the expected exercise of the lease extension option or in the expected non-exercise of the lease termination option, the company remeasures the lease liability based on the revised lease term using a revised discount rate as of the date of the change in expectations. The total change is recognized in the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset until it is reduced to zero, and any further reductions are recognized in profit or loss.

 

4.Lease modifications:

 

If a lease modification does not reduce the scope of the lease and does not result in a separate lease, the company remeasures the lease liability based on the modified lease terms using a revised discount rate as of the modification date and records the change in the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

 

If a lease modification reduces the scope of the lease, the company recognizes a gain or loss arising from the partial or full reduction of the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset and the lease liability. The Company subsequently remeasures the carrying amount of the lease liability according to the revised lease terms, at the revised discount rate as of the modification date and records the change in the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

 

g.Property and equipment:

 

Property and equipment are measured at cost, including directly attributable costs, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes spare parts and auxiliary equipment that can be used only in connection with the property and equipment.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets at annual rates as follows:

 

   %     
Medical equipment   10 - 15    (Mainly 15)  
Motor vehicles   15      
Office furniture and equipment   6 - 7    (Mainly 6) 
Computers and peripheral equipment   15 - 33    (Mainly 20) 
Leasehold improvements   see below      

 

Leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term (including any extension option held by the company and intended to be exercised) and the expected life of the improvement.

 

The useful life, depreciation method and residual value of an asset are reviewed at least each year-end and any changes are accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate.

 

h.Taxes on income:

 

Taxes on income in the statement of comprehensive income comprise current and deferred taxes. Current or deferred taxes are recognized in the statement of income except to the extent that the tax arises from items which are recognized directly in other comprehensive income or in equity. In such cases, the tax effect is also recognized in the relevant item.

 

1.Current taxes:

 

The current tax liability is measured using the tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period as well as adjustments required in connection with the tax liability in respect of previous years.

 

2.Deferred taxes:

 

Deferred taxes are computed in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts in the financial statements and the amounts attributed for tax purposes.

 

Deferred taxes are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the taxes are reversed in profit or loss, comprehensive income or equity, based on tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred taxes in profit or loss represent the changes in the carrying amount of deferred tax balances during the reporting period, excluding changes attributable to items recognized outside of profit or loss.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

  

Deferred tax assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is not probable that they will be utilized. Also, temporary differences (such as carry forward losses) for which deferred tax assets have not been recognized are reassessed and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that their recoverability has become probable. Any resulting reduction or reversal is recognized in the line item, “taxes on income”.

 

All deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position as non-current assets and non-current liabilities, respectively. Deferred taxes are offset in the statement of financial position if there is a legally enforceable right to offset a current tax asset against a current tax liability and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxpayer and the same taxation authority.

 

i.Employee benefit liabilities:

 

the company has several employee benefit plans:

 

1.Short-term employee benefits:

 

Short-term employee benefits include salaries, paid annual leave, paid sick leave, recreation and social security contributions and are recognized as expenses as the services are rendered. A liability in respect of a cash bonus or a profit-sharing plan is recognized when the company has a legal or constructive obligation to make such payment as a result of past service rendered by an employee and a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

 

2.Post-employment benefits:

 

The plans are normally financed by contributions to insurance companies and classified as defined contribution plans or as defined benefit plans.

 

the company operates a defined benefit plan in respect of severance pay pursuant to the Severance Pay Law in Israel. According to the Law, employees are entitled to severance pay upon dismissal or retirement. The liability for termination of employee-employer relation is measured using the projected unit credit method. The actuarial assumptions include rates of employee turnover and future salary increases based on the estimated timing of payment. The amounts are presented based on discounted expected future cash flows using a discount rate determined by reference to market yields at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that are linked to the Consumer Price Index with term of the benefit obligation.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

In respect of its severance pay obligation to certain of its employees, the company makes current deposits in pension funds and insurance companies (“the plan assets”). Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund or qualifying insurance policies. Plan assets are not available to the company’s own creditors and cannot be returned directly to the company.

 

The liability for employee benefits presented in the balance sheet reflects the present value of the defined benefit obligation less the fair value of the plan assets.

 

Remeasurements of the net liability are recognized as other comprehensive income (loss) in the period in which they occur.

 

j.Revenue recognition:

 

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when the control over the goods or services is transferred to the customer. The transaction price is the amount of the consideration that is expected to be received based on the contract terms, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties (such as taxes).

 

Revenue from rendering of services:

 

Revenue from rendering of services is recognized over time, during the period the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the company’s performance. Revenue is recognized in the reporting periods in which the services are rendered.

 

the company charges its customers based on payment terms agreed upon in specific agreements. When payments are made before or after the service is performed, the company recognizes the resulting contract asset (income receivable) or liability (deferred revenues) and recognizes revenue in profit or loss when the work is performed. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient allowed by the Standard and does not separate the financing component in transactions in which the period between receipt of the advance payment and the performance of the service is expected to be less than one year.

 

k.Interest income:

 

Interest income on financial assets is recognized as it accrues using the effective interest method.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

l.Provisions:

 

A provision in accordance with IAS 37 is recognized when the company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are measured according to the estimated future cash flows discounted using a pre-tax interest rate that reflects the market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, those risks specific to the liability.

 

m.Exchange rates and linkage basis:

 

Data regarding Israeli CPI and exchange rates of the U.S. dollar in relation to the NIS is as follows:

 

   Israeli   Exchange rate of 
   CPI   U.S. $ 
As of  Points *)   NIS 
December 31, 2020   223.1    3.21 
December 31, 2019   224.7    3.46 

 

Change during the year  % 
2020   (0.7)   (7.2)

 

*)The index on an average basis of 1993 = 100.

 

n.Fair value measurement:

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Fair value measurement is based on the assumption that the transaction will take place in the asset’s or the liability’s principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market.

 

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

 

Fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

 

All assets and liabilities measured at fair value or for which fair value is disclosed are categorized into levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement:

 

  Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
       
  Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable directly or indirectly.
       
  Level 3 -

inputs that are not based on observable market data (valuation techniques which use inputs that are not based on observable market data). 

 

NOTE 3:-SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In the process of applying the significant accounting policies, the company has made the following judgments which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements:

 

a.Judgments:

 

 Discount rate for a lease liability:

 

When the company is unable to readily determine the discount rate implicit in a lease in order to measure the lease liability, the company uses an incremental borrowing rate. That rate represents the rate of interest that the company would have to pay to borrow over a similar term and with similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment. When there are no financing transactions that can serve as a basis, the company determines the incremental borrowing rate based on its credit risk, the lease term and other economic variables deriving from the lease contract’s conditions and restrictions. In certain situations, the company is assisted by an external valuation expert in determining the incremental borrowing rate.

 

b.Estimates and assumptions:

 

 The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that have an effect on the application of the accounting policies and on the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in accounting estimates are reported in the period of the change in estimate.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

-Pension and other post-employment benefits:

 

 The liability in respect of post-employment defined benefit plans is determined using actuarial valuations. The actuarial valuation involves making assumptions about, among others, the discount rate, rate of salary increase and employee turnover rate. The carrying amount of the liability may be significantly affected by changes in these estimates.

 

-Lease extension and/or termination options:

 

 In evaluating whether it is reasonably certain that the company will exercise an option to extend a lease or not exercise an option to terminate a lease, the company considers all relevant facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive for the company to exercise the option to extend or not exercise the option to terminate such as: significant amounts invested in leasehold improvements, the significance of the underlying asset to the company’s operation and whether it is a specialized asset, the company’s past experience with similar leases, etc.

 

 After the commencement date, the company reassesses the term of the lease upon the occurrence of a significant event or a significant change in circumstances that affects whether the company is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend or not exercise an option to terminate previously included in the determination of the lease term, such as significant leasehold improvements that had not been anticipated on the lease commencement date, sublease of the underlying asset for a period that exceeds the end of the previously determined lease period, etc.

 

In the process of applying the significant accounting policies, the company has made the following judgments which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements:

 

a.Judgments:

 

 Discount rate for a lease liability:

 

 When the company is unable to readily determine the discount rate implicit in a lease in order to measure the lease liability, the company uses an incremental borrowing rate. That rate represents the rate of interest that the company would have to pay to borrow over a similar term and with similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment. When there are no financing transactions that can serve as a basis, the company determines the incremental borrowing rate based on its credit risk, the lease term and other economic variables deriving from the lease contract’s conditions and restrictions. In certain situations, the company is assisted by an external valuation expert in determining the incremental borrowing rate.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

U.S. dollars in thousands

  

b.Estimates and assumptions:

 

 The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that have an effect on the application of the accounting policies and on the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in accounting estimates are reported in the period of the change in estimate.

 

-Pension and other post-employment benefits:

 

 The liability in respect of post-employment defined benefit plans is determined using actuarial valuations. The actuarial valuation involves making assumptions about, among others, the discount rate, rate of salary increase and employee turnover rate. The carrying amount of the liability may be significantly affected by changes in these estimates.

 

-Lease extension and/or termination options:

 

    In evaluating whether it is reasonably certain that the company will exercise an option to extend a lease or not exercise an option to terminate a lease, the company considers all relevant facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive for the company to exercise the option to extend or not exercise the option to terminate such as: significant amounts invested in leasehold improvements, the significance of the underlying asset to the company’s operation and whether it is a specialized asset, the company’s past experience with similar leases, etc.

 

 After the commencement date, the company reassesses the term of the lease upon the occurrence of a significant event or a significant change in circumstances that affects whether the company is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend or not exercise an option to terminate previously included in the determination of the lease term, such as significant leasehold improvements that had not been anticipated on the lease commencement date, sublease of the underlying asset for a period that exceeds the end of the previously determined lease period, etc.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 4:- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

   December 31, 
   2020 
Cash in banks (in NIS)   1,256 
Short-term deposits (in NIS)   2,802 
    4,058 

 

NOTE 5:- LEASES

 

Disclosures for leases in which the company acts as lessee:

 

the company has entered into leases of buildings which are used for the company’s operations.

 

Leases of buildings have lease terms of between 2 and 10 years.

 

Some of the leases entered into by the company include extension and/or termination options and variable lease payments.

 

a.Information on leases:

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
 
   2020 
Interest expense on lease liabilities   30 
Total cash outflow for leases   801 

 

b.Lease extension and termination options:

 

the company has leases that include extension and termination options. These options provide flexibility in managing the leased assets and align with the company’s business needs.

 

the company exercises significant judgement in deciding whether it is reasonably certain that the extension and termination options will be exercised.

 

the company generally includes in the lease term the exercise of extension options existing in the lease agreements when it is reasonably certain that the extension option will be exercised. In these leases, the company usually exercises the extension option to avoid a significant adverse impact to its operating activities in the event that an alternative asset is not available immediately upon termination of the noncancelable lease period.

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

Lease terms that include termination options will include the period covered by the termination option when it is reasonably certain that the termination option will not be exercised.

 

Following are details of potential future undiscounted lease payments for periods covered by extension or termination options that were not included in the measurement of the company’s lease liabilities:

 

   More than 5
years
 
   December 31, 
   2020 
Lease payments applicable in extension option periods which as of the end of the reporting period are not reasonably certain to be exercised   491 

 

 

c.Disclosures in respect of right-of-use assets:

 

   Buildings 
Cost:     
Balance as of January 1, 2020   4,140 
Additions during the year:     
New leases   46 
Currency translation differences   314 
Balance as of December 31, 2020   4,500 
      
Accumulated depreciation:     
Balance as of January 1, 2020   (487)
Additions during the year:     
Depreciation and amortization   (783)
Currency translation differences   (91)
Balance as of December 31, 2020   (1,361)
Depreciated cost at December 31, 2020   3,139 

 

d.Changes in lease liabilities:

 

Balance as of January 1, 2020   3,368 
Additions during the year:     
New leases   46 
Financial expenses   21 
Payment   (719)
Currency translation differences   422 
Balance as of December 31, 2020   3,138 

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 6:- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

  

Computers and

peripheral
equipment

   Medical
equipment
  

Office

furniture and
equipment

  

Motor

vehicles and
ambulances

   Leasehold
improvements
   Total 
Cost:                              
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2020   481    75    331    188    1,181    2,256 
                               
Additions during the year   37    67    25    4    99    232 
Currency translation differences   36    10    27    14    92    179 
                               
Balance as of December 31, 2020   554    152    383    207    1,372    2,667 
                               
Accumulated depreciation:                              
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2020   273    28    238    118    898    1,555 
                               
Additions during the year   106    14    20    20    57    217 
Currency translation differences   28    3    19    10    71    132 
                               
Balance as of December 31, 2020   407    45    278    148    1,027    1,904 
                               
Depreciated cost as of December 31, 2020   147    107    105    59    345    763 

 

NOTE 7:- OTHER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

   December 31, 
   2020 
Employees and payroll accruals   468 
Accrued expenses   133 
Government authorities   1,091 
Related party   54 
    1,746 

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 8:- EMPLOYEE BENEFIT LIABILITIES

 

a.Changes in the defined benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets:

 

2020:

 

   Expenses recognized in profit or loss           Gain (loss) from
remeasurement in other
comprehensive income
       Contributions     
   Balance at
January 1,
2020
   Current
service
cost
   Net
interest
expense
   Total
expense
recognized
in profit or
loss for
the period
   Payments
from the
plan
   Actuarial
gain (loss)
arising from
changes in
financial
assumptions
   Actuarial
gain (loss)
arising from
experience
adjustments
  

Total
effect

on other
comprehensive
income
for the
period

   Effect of
changes in
foreign
exchange
rates
   by employer   Balance at
December 31,
2020
 
Defined benefit obligation   (1,772)   (100)   (16)   (116)   104    (6)   29    23    (132)   -    (1,893)
Fair value of plan assets   1,013    -    10    10    (37)   4    -    4    79    67    1,136 
                                                        
Net defined benefit liability (asset)   (759)   (100)   (6)   (106)   67    (2)   29    27    (53)   67    (757)

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 9:- TAXES ON INCOME

 

a.The Israeli corporate income tax rate was 23% and 2020.

 

The deferred taxes are computed at the tax rate of 23%, based on the tax rates that are expected to apply upon realization.

 

b.Taxes on income included in the statements of comprehensive income:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020 
Current taxes   703 
Deferred taxes   13 
    716 

 

c.Deferred tax assets (assets):

 

Composition and changes in deferred taxes, as presented in the consolidated balance sheet, are as follows:

 

   December 31, 
   2020 
Balance at January 1, 2020   229 
Amount included in statement of comprehensive income   (4)
Currency translation differences   17 
    242 

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

A reconciliation of the theoretical tax expense assuming all income is taxed at the statutory rate applicable to the income of companies in Israel, and the actual tax expense is as follows:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020 
Income (loss) before taxes on income   2,975 
Statutory tax rate in Israel   23%
Tax computed at the statutory tax rate   684 
    Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:     
   Tax adjustment in respect of inflation in Israel   (5)
Non-deductible expenses   37 
Total tax benefit reported in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income   716 

 

NOTE 10:- EQUITY

 

a.Composition of share capital:

 

   December 31, 2020 
   Authorized   Issued and
outstanding
 
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 par value each   22,900    100 

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 11:- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

a.Cost of revenues:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020 
Salaries and related benefits   4,514 
External services   7,127 
Others   193 
    11,834 

 

b.Selling and marketing expenses:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020 
Salaries and related benefits   204 
Marketing and related expenses   9 
    213 

 

c.General and administrative expenses:

 

  

Year ended

December 31,

 
   2020 
Salaries and related benefits   1,008 
Office expenses   481 
Professional fees   72 
Depreciation and amortization   1,000 
Others   135 
    2,696 

 

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MEDITON MEDICAL CENTERS CHAIN LTD.

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 12: TRANSACTION WITH RELATED PARTY:

 

1.the company carried out the following transactions with the company owner, who is also serving as executive chairman of Mediton.

 

a)Certain premises occupied by the company are rented, the aggregate net amounts of lease and related maintenance expenses were $401 in 2020, Following the adoption of IFRS 16, the company also recorded operating lease right-of use assets and operating lease liabilities related to such lease and maintenance expenses.

 

b)The executive chairman is entitled to a fixed monthly fee. Total expenses for the year ended December 31,2020 was $70.

 

2. Balances of related party:

 

   December 31, 
  

2020

Audited

 
Other accounts receivable   1,896 
      
Right of use assets   1,682 
      
Other accounts payable   54 

 

NOTE 13: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

1.During year 2021, the company paid dividend of $7,751 to its shareholders.

( $3,677 on May 2021 and $4,040 on August 2021)

 

2.On August 31, 2021, SHL Telemedicine Ltd. closed the acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. and a company under common control, Medishur Ltd. (collectively, the “Mediton Group”).

 

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Exhibit 1.1

 

THE COMPANIES LAW

 

A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

PRELIMINARY

 

1.              Definitions; Interpretation

 

(a)             “Companies Law” - the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 as the same shall be amended from time to time, or any other law which shall replace that Law, together with any amendments and regulations thereto

 

(b)             “Companies Ordinance” - those sections of the Israeli Companies Ordinance [New Version] 5743-1983 that shall remain in force after the date of the coming into force of the Companies Law, as the same shall be amended from time to time

 

(c)             Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires: words and expressions defined in the Companies Law and in the Companies Ordinance, as the case may be, shall have the same meanings herein; words and expressions importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa; words and expressions importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender; and words and expressions importing persons shall include bodies corporate.

 

(d)             The captions in these Articles are for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part hereof or affect the construction of any provision hereof.

 

2.              Object and Purpose of the company

 

2.1             The object of the company is to engage, directly or indirectly, in any lawful undertaking or business whatsoever.

 

2.2             In accordance with Section 11(a) of the Companies Law, the company may contribute a reasonable amount to a worthy cause. The Board of Directors may determine the amounts of the contributions, the purpose or category of purposes for which the contribution is to be made, and the identity of the recipients of any contribution.

 

3.              Limitation of Liability

 

The liability of the shareholders of the company is limited to the payment of the nominal value of the shares in the company allotted to them and which remains unpaid.

 

Amended and Restated Articles of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (August 11, 2022)

 

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SHARE CAPITAL

 

4.              Share Capital

 

The share capital of the company is two hundred and fifty thousand New Israeli Shekels (NIS 250,000) divided into twenty five million (25,000,000) Ordinary Shares of a nominal value of NIS 0.01 each (“Ordinary Shares”).

 

5.              Increase of Share Capital

 

(a)             the company may, by resolution of the shareholders approved by the holders of a majority of at least sixty six percent (66%) of the voting power represented at a General Meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon, whether or not all the shares then authorized have been issued, resolve to increase its share capital by the creation of new shares. Any such increase shall be in such amount and shall be divided into shares of such nominal amounts, and such shares shall confer such rights and preferences, and shall be subject to such restrictions, as such resolution shall provide.

 

(b)             Except to the extent otherwise provided in such resolution, such new shares shall be subject to all the provisions applicable to the shares of the original share capital.

 

6.              The Rights of Ordinary Shares

 

The Ordinary Shares confer upon the holders thereof all rights accruing to a shareholder of the company, as provided in these Articles, including, inter alia, the right to receive notices of (in the manner proscribed in Articles 20 and 50 of these Articles), and to attend, shareholder meetings of the shareholders; for each share held - the right to one vote at all shareholders’ meetings for all purposes, and to share equally, on a per share basis, in such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of these Articles and the Companies Law, and upon liquidation or dissolution - in the assets of the company legally available for distribution to shareholders after payment of all debts and other liabilities of the company, in accordance with the terms of these Articles and the law. All Ordinary Shares rank pari passu in all respects with each other.

 

7.              Special Rights; Modifications of Rights

 

(a)             the company may, by resolution of the shareholders approved by the holders of a majority of at least sixty six percent (66%) of the voting power represented at a General Meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon, provide for shares with such preferred or deferred rights or rights of redemption or other special rights and/or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividends, voting, repayment of share capital or otherwise, as may be stipulated in such resolution.

 

(b)            (i)             If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class, unless otherwise provided by these Articles, may be modified or abrogated by the company, subject to the consent in writing of the holders of at least sixty six percent (66%) of the issued shares of such class or the sanction of a resolution approved by the holders of a majority of at least sixty six percent (66%) of the voting power represented at a separate General Meeting of the holders of the shares of such class.

 

(ii)             The provisions of these Articles relating to General Meetings shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to any separate General Meeting of the holders of the shares of a particular class.

 

(iii)            Unless otherwise provided by these Articles, the enlargement of an existing class of shares, or the issuance of additional shares thereof, shall not be deemed, for purposes of this Article 7(b), to modify or abrogate the rights attached to the previously issued shares of such class or of any other class.

 

Amended and Restated Articles of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (August 11, 2022)

 

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8.              Consolidation, Subdivision, Cancellation and Reduction of Share Capital

 

(a)             the company may (subject, however, to the provisions of Article 7(b) hereof and to applicable law), by resolution of the company’s shareholders:

 

(i)              consolidate and divide all or any of its issued or unissued share capital into shares of larger nominal value than its existing shares,

 

(ii)             subdivide its shares (issued or unissued) or any of them, into shares of smaller nominal value than is fixed by these Articles, and the resolution whereby any share is subdivided may determine that, as among the holders of the shares resulting from such subdivision, one or more of the shares may, as compared with the others, have any such preferred or deferred rights or rights of redemption or other special rights, or be subject to any such restrictions, as the company has power to attach to unissued or new shares,

 

(iii)            cancel any shares which, at the date of the adoption of such resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled, or

 

(iv)            reduce its share capital in any manner, and with and subject to any incident authorized, and consent required, by law.

 

(b)             With respect to any consolidation of issued shares into shares of larger nominal value, and with respect to any other action which may result in fractional shares, the Board of Directors may settle any difficulty which may arise with regard thereto, as it deems fit, including, inter alia, resort to one or more of the following actions:

 

(i)              determine, as to the holder of shares so consolidated, which issued shares shall be consolidated into each share of larger nominal value;

 

(ii)             allot, in contemplation of or subsequent to such consolidation or other action, such shares or fractional shares sufficient to preclude or remove fractional share holdings;

 

(iii)            redeem, in the case of redeemable preference shares, and subject to applicable law, such shares or fractional shares sufficient to preclude or remove fractional share holdings;

 

(iv)            cause the transfer of fractional shares by certain shareholders of the company to other shareholders thereof so as to most expediently preclude or remove any factional shareholdings, and cause the transferees to pay the transferors the fair value of fractional shares so transferred, and the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to act as agent for the transferors and transferees with power of substitution for purposes of implementing the provisions of this sub-Article 8(b)(iv).

 

(c)             The notice of a General Meeting with respect to the adoption of a resolution under Article 8(a) above, shall specify the actions to be adopted by the Board of Directors under Article 8(b) above.

 

Amended and Restated Articles of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (August 11, 2022)

 

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SHARES

 

9.              Issuance of Share Certificates; Replacement of Lost Certificates

 

(a)             Share certificates of issued shares shall, if issued, be issued under the seal of the rubber stamp of the company and shall bear the signatures of one Director, or of any other person or persons authorized thereto by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)             Each shareholder, registered in the Register of Shareholders, shall be entitled to one numbered certificate for all the shares of any class registered in his name, and if the Board of Directors so approves, to several certificates, each for one or more of such shares.

 

(c)             A share certificate registered in the names of two or more persons shall be delivered to the person first named in the Register of Shareholders in respect of such coownership.

 

(d)             If a share certificate is defaced, lost or destroyed, it may be replaced, upon payment of such fee, and upon the furnishing of such evidence of ownership and such indemnity or security, as the Board of Directors may think fit.

 

10.            Allotment of Shares

 

The unissued shares shall be under the control of the Board of Directors, who shall have the power to allot shares or otherwise dispose of them to such persons, on such terms and conditions, and either at par or at a premium, and at such times, as the Board of Directors may think fit, and the power to grant to any person the option to acquire from the company any shares, either at par or at a premium, during such time and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may think fit.

 

11.            Calls on Shares; Forfeiture and Surrender

 

(a)             The Board of Directors may, from time to time make such calls as it may think fit upon a shareholder in respect of any sum unpaid in respect of shares held by such shareholder which is not, by the terms of allotment thereof or otherwise, payable at a fixed time, and each shareholder shall pay the amount of every call so made upon him (and of each installment thereof if the same is payable in installments), to the person(s) and at the time(s) and place(s) designated by the Board of Directors, as any such time(s) may be thereafter extended and/or such person(s) or place(s) changed. Unless otherwise stipulated in the resolution of the Board of Directors (and in the notice hereafter referred to), each payment in response to a call shall be deemed to constitute a pro rata payment on account of all shares in respect of which such call was made.

 

(b)             Notice of any call shall be given in writing to the shareholder(s) in question not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the time of payment, specifying the time and place of payment, and designating the person to whom such payment shall be made, provided, however, that before the time for any such payment, the Board of Directors may, by notice in writing to such shareholder(s), revoke such call in whole or in part, extend such time, or alter such person and/or place. In the event of a call payable in installments, only one notice thereof need be given.

 

(c)             If, by the terms of allotment of any share or otherwise, any amount is made payable at any fixed time, every such amount shall be payable at such time as if it were a call duly made by the Board of Directors and of which due notice had been given, and all the provisions herein contained with respect to such calls shall apply to each such amount.

 

(d)             The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof and all interest payable thereon.

 

Amended and Restated Articles of SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (August 11, 2022)

 

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(e)              Any amount unpaid in respect of a call shall bear interest from the date on which it is payable until actual payment thereof, at such rate (not exceeding the then prevailing debitory rate charged by leading commercial banks in Israel), and at such time(s) as the Board of Directors may prescribe.

 

(f)              Upon the allotment of shares, the Board of Directors may provide for differences among the allottees of such shares as to the amount of calls and/or the times of payment thereof.

 

(g)              If any shareholder fails to pay any amount payable in respect of a call, or interest thereon as provided for herein, on or before the day fixed for payment of the same, the company, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may at any time thereafter, so long as the said amount or interest remains unpaid, forfeit all or any of the shares in respect of which said call had been made. Any expense incurred by the company in attempting to collect any such amount or interest, including, inter alia, attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, shall be added to, and shall, for all purposes (including the accrual of interest thereon), constitute a part of the amount payable to the company in respect of such call.

 

(h)              Upon the adoption of a resolution of forfeiture, the Board of Directors shall cause notice thereof to be given to such shareholder, which notice shall state that, in the event of the failure to pay the entire amount so payable within a period stipulated in the notice (which period shall not be less than fourteen (14) days and which may be extended by the Board of Directors), such shares shall be ipso facto forfeited, provided, however, that, prior to the expiration of such period, the Board of Directors may nullify such resolution of forfeiture, but no such nullification shall stop the Board of Directors from adopting a further resolution of forfeiture in respect of the non-payment of the same amount.

 

(i)               Whenever shares are forfeited as herein provided, all dividends theretofore declared in respect thereof and not actually paid shall be deemed to have been forfeited at the same time.

 

(j)               the company, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may accept the voluntary surrender of any share.

 

(k)              Any share forfeited or surrendered as provided herein shall become the property of the company, and the same, subject to the provisions of these Articles, may be sold, reallotted or otherwise disposed of as the Board of Directors thinks fit.

 

(l)               Any shareholder whose shares have been forfeited or surrendered shall cease to be a shareholder in respect of the forfeited or surrendered shares, but shall, notwithstanding, be liable to pay, and shall forthwith pay, to the company, all calls, interest and expenses owing upon or in respect of such shares at the time of forfeiture or surrender, together with interest thereon from the time of forfeiture or surrender until actual payment, at the rate prescribed in Article 11(e) above, and the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may enforce the payment of such moneys, or any part thereof, but shall not be under any obligation to do so. In the event of such forfeiture or surrender, the company, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may accelerate the date(s) of payment of any or all amounts then owing by the shareholder in question (but not yet due) in respect of all shares owned by such shareholder, solely or jointly with another, and in respect of any other matter or transaction whatsoever.

 

(m)              The Board of Directors may at any time, before any share so forfeited or surrendered shall have been sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of, nullify the forfeiture or surrender on such conditions as it thinks fit, but no such nullification shall stop the Board of Directors from re-exercising its powers of forfeiture pursuant to this Article 11.

 

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TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

12.            Effectiveness and Registration

 

No transfer of shares shall be registered in the Register of Shareholders unless a proper instrument of transfer (in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors) has been submitted to the company, together with such other evidence of title as the Board of Directors may reasonably require.

 

With regard to shares registered in the Register of Shareholders in the name of SNOC Swiss Nominee Company (“SNOC”) (or any nominee substituting SNOC), a written request, in a form satisfactory to the Board of Directors, of a person registered with SAG Sega Aktienregister AG (“SAG”) to be registered in the Register of Shareholders instead of SNOC (or any nominee substituting SNOC), together with a written confirmation issued by SAG evidencing the registration of such person with SAG, including the number of shares registered on such person’s behalf in the SAG register, shall also be a proper instrument of transfer.

 

Until the transferee has been registered in the Register of Shareholders in respect of the shares so transferred, the company may continue to regard the transferor as the owner thereof.

 

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

13.            Decedents’ Shares

 

(a)              In case of a share registered in the names of two or more holders established by law, the company may recognize the survivor(s) as the sole owner(s) thereof unless and until the provisions of Article 13(b) have been effectively invoked.

 

(b)              Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death of any person, upon producing evidence of the grant of probate or letters of administration or declaration of succession (or such other evidence as the Board of Directors may reasonably deem sufficient that he sustains the character in respect of which he proposes to act under this Article or of his title), shall be registered as a shareholder in respect of such share, or may, subject to the regulations as to transfer herein contained, transfer such share.

 

14.            Receivers and Liquidators

 

(a)              the company may recognize the receiver, liquidator or similar official of any corporate shareholder in winding-up or dissolution, or the receiver, trustee or similar official in bankruptcy or in connection with the reorganization of any shareholder, as being entitled to the shares registered in the name of such shareholder.

 

(b)              The receiver, liquidator or similar official of a corporate shareholder in winding- up or dissolution, or the receiver, trustee or similar official in bankruptcy or in connection with the reorganization of any shareholder, upon producing such evidence as the Board of Directors may deem sufficient that he sustains the character in respect of which he proposes to act under this Article or of his title, shall with the consent of the Board of Directors (which the Board of Directors may grant or refuse in its absolute discretion), be registered as a shareholder in respect of such shares in the Register of Shareholders, or may, subject to the regulations as to transfer herein contained, transfer such shares.

 

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RECORD DATE WITH RESPECT TO OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

 

15.            Record Date for General Meetings

 

The shareholders entitled to receive notice of to participate in and to vote thereon at a General Meeting, or to express consent to or dissent from any corporate action in writing, shall be the shareholders on the date set in the resolution of the Board of Directors to convene the General Meeting, provided that, such date shall not be earlier than twenty-one (21) prior the date of the General Meeting and not later than four (4) days prior to the date of such General Meeting, or different periods as shall be permitted by law. A determination of shareholders of record with respect to a General Meeting shall apply to any adjournment of such meeting.

 

16.            Record Date for Distribution of Dividends

 

The shareholders entitled to receive dividends shall be the shareholders on the date upon which it was resolved to distribute the dividend or at such later date as shall be provided in the resolution in question.

 

GENERAL MEETINGS

 

17.            Annual General Meeting

 

An Annual General Meeting shall be held once in every calendar year at such time (within a period of not more than fifteen (15) months after the last preceding Annual General Meeting) and at such place either within or without the State of Israel as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

18.            Special General Meeting

 

All General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings shall be called “Special General Meetings”. The Board of Directors may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a Special General Meeting at such time and place, within or without the State of Israel, as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Special General Meetings may also be convened upon requisition in accordance with the Companies Law.

 

19.            Powers of the General Meeting

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and of these Articles, the resolutions in respect to the following matters shall be adopted by the General Meeting:

 

(a)              Amendments to the Articles, as set forth in Section 20 of the Companies Law.

 

(b)              Exercise of the authorities of the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 52(a) of the Companies Law.

 

(c)              Appointment of the outside auditor(s) of the company, the determination of its/their terms of engagement with the company and termination of its/their engagement with the company, all in accordance with the provisions of Sections 154-167 of the Companies Law.

 

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(d)              Appointment of independent (“external”) Directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 239 of the Companies Law (“Independent Directors”).

 

(e)              Approval of actions and transactions that require the approval of the General Meeting pursuant to Sections 255 and 268-275 of the Companies Law.

 

(f)              An increase and a decrease of the authorized share capital of the company, pursuant to Sections 286 and 287 of the Companies Law.

 

(g)              A merger, as set forth in Section 320(a) of the Companies Law.

 

20.           Notice of General Meetings

 

Not less than twenty-one (21) days’ prior notice shall be given of every General Meeting (the “Notice”). The Notice shall be published in one (1) newspaper in Israel and in one (1) newspaper in Switzerland or in accordance with the rules and regulations of the stock exchange on which the company’s shares are listed. The Notice shall specify the place, date and hour of the General Meeting, its agenda, a summary of proposed resolutions and the procedure for voting in such General Meeting by proxy statement. Notices shall not be sent to each of the shareholders registered in the company’s Register of Shareholders.

 

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

21.           Quorum

 

(a)              Two or more shareholders present in person or by proxy and holding shares conferring in the aggregate thirty three and one third percent (33/%) or more of the voting power of the company, shall constitute a quorum at General Meetings.

 

(b)              If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, if convened upon requisition under sections 63, 64 or 65 of the Companies Law, the meeting shall be dissolved, but in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, or to such day and at such time and place as specified in the Notice of such meeting or as the Chairman may determine with the consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting on the question of adjournment. At such adjourned meeting, any two (2) shareholders (not in default as aforesaid) present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum.

 

(c)              No business shall be transacted at a General Meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, unless the requisite quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business.

 

22.           Chairman

 

The Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors shall preside as Chairman at every General Meeting of the company. If there is no such Chairman, or if at any meeting he is not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time fixed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as Chairman, the shareholders present shall choose someone of their member to be Chairman. The office of Chairman shall not, by itself, entitle the holder thereof to vote at any General Meeting nor shall it entitle such holder to a second or casting vote (without derogating, however, from the rights of such Chairman to vote as a shareholder or proxy of a shareholder if, in fact, he is also a shareholder or such proxy).

 

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23.           Adoption of Resolutions at General Meetings

 

(a)              Unless otherwise specifically provided in these Articles or under law, all resolutions submitted to the shareholders shall be deemed adopted if approved by the holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

 

(b)              Every question submitted to a General Meeting shall be decided by a show of

 

hands

 

(c)              A declaration by the Chairman of the meeting that a resolution has been carried unanimously, or carried by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the minute book of the company, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favor of or against such resolution.

 

24.           Power to Adjourn

 

(a)              A General Meeting, in which a required quorum is present, may resolve to adjourn the meeting to such time and place as shall be determined but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting except business which might lawfully have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

(b)              It shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment under Article 24(a), unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-one (21) days in which event notice thereof shall be given in the manner required for the meeting as originally called.

 

25.           Voting Power

 

Subject to any provision hereof conferring special rights as to voting, or restricting the right to vote, every shareholder shall have one vote for each share held by him of record, on every resolution.

 

26.           Voting Rights

 

(a)              The shareholders entitled to vote at a General Meeting shall be the shareholders listed in the company’s Register of Shareholders on the record date, as specified in Article 15.

 

(b)              A company or other corporate body being a shareholder of the company may, by resolution of its directors or any other managing body thereof, authorize any person to be its representative at any meeting of the company. Any person so authorized shall be entitled to exercise on behalf of such shareholder all the power which the latter could have exercised if it were an individual shareholder. Upon the request of the Chairman of the meeting, written evidence of such authorization (in form acceptable to the Chairman) shall be delivered to him.

 

(c)              Any shareholder entitled to vote may vote either personally or by proxy (who need not be a shareholder of the company), or, if the shareholder is a company or other corporate body, by a representative authorized pursuant to Article 26(b).

 

(d)              If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s); and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Shareholders.

 

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(e)              No Shareholders shall be entitled to vote at any General Meeting (or be counted as a part of the quorum thereat), unless all calls and other sums then payable by him in respect of his shares in the company have been paid.

  

PROXIES

 

27.           Instrument of Appointment

 

(a)              The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be in any usual or common form or in such other form as may be approved by the Board of Directors. It shall be duly signed by the appointor or, if such appointor is a company or other corporate body, under its common seal or stamp or the hand of its duly authorized agent(s) or attorney(s).

 

(b)              The instrument appointing a proxy (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which such instrument has been signed) shall be delivered to the company (at its Registered Office, or at its principal place of business or at the offices of its transfer agent or at such other place as the Board of Directors may specify) not less than forty-eight (48) hours (or such shorter period as may be determined by the Board of Directors) before the time fixed for the meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.

 

28.            Effect of Death of Appointor or Revocation of Appointment

 

A vote cast pursuant to an instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death of the appointing shareholder (or of his attorney-in-fact, if any, who signed such instrument), or the revocation of the appointment or the transfer of the share in respect of which the vote is cast, provided no written notification of such death, revocation or transfer shall have been received by the company or by the Chairman of the meeting before such vote is cast, and provided, further, that the appointing shareholder, if present in person at said meeting, may revoke the appointment by means of a writing, oral notification to the Chairman, or otherwise.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

29.           Powers of Board of Directors

 

(a)              The Board of Directors shall have all powers vested in it according to the Companies Law and these Articles, shall be authorized to determine the policy of the company and to supervise the performance and actions of the General Manager, and, without derogating from the above, shall have all the following powers:

 

(i)              determine the company’s plans of action, the principles of their financing and the order of priority among them;

 

(ii)             examine the financial status of the company, and set the frame of credit that the company shall be entitled to acquire;

 

(iii)            determine the organizational structure of the company and its compensation policies;

 

(iv)            may resolve to issue series of debentures;

 

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(v)            shall be responsible for the preparation and approval of the financial statements of the company, as set forth in Section 171 of the Companies Law;

 

(vi)            report to the Annual General Meeting of the status of the company’s affairs and of their financial outcomes, as set forth in Section 173 of the Companies Law;

 

(vii)           appoint the General Manager and may terminate such appointment, in accordance with Section 250 of the Companies Law;

 

(viii)          resolve in the matters on actions and transactions that require its approval according to Sections 255 and 268-275 of the Companies Law and of the provisions of these Articles;

 

(ix)             issue shares and convertible securities up to the total amount of the authorized share capital of the company, in accordance with Section 288 of the Companies Law;

 

(x)             decide on a “distribution” as set forth in Sections 307-308 of the Companies Law;

 

(xi)            express its opinion on a special tender offer, as set forth in Section 329 of the Companies Law.

 

(b)            The powers of the Board of Directors described in Articles 29(a)(i)-29(a)(xi) above shall not be delegated to the General Manager(s) of the company.

 

30.           Exercise of Powers of Directors

 

(a)            A meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all the authorities, powers and discretion vested in or exercisable by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)            A resolution proposed at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed adopted if approved by a simple majority of the Directors then in office who are lawfully entitled to participate in the meeting and vote thereon and present when such resolution is put to a vote and voting thereon.

 

(c)            A resolution in writing signed by all of the Directors then in office and lawfully entitled to vote thereon (as conclusively determined by the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and in the absence of such determination by the Chairman of the Board of Directors) or to which all of such Directors have given their consent (by letter, telegram, telex, facsimile, telecopier or their oral consent by telephone (provided that a written summary thereof has been approved and signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company)) shall be deemed to have been unanimously adopted by a meeting of the Board of Directors duly convened and held.

 

31.           Delegation of Powers

 

The Board of Directors may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, delegate its powers to committees, each consisting of two or more persons (all of whose members must be Directors), and it may from time to time revoke such delegation or alter the composition of any such committee. Any such Committee authorized to exercise the powers of the Board of Directors shall include at least one (1) Independent Director. Any Committee so formed (in these Articles referred to as a “Committee of the Board of Directors”), shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any regulations imposed on it by the Board of Directors. The meetings and proceedings of any such Committee of the Board of Directors shall, mutatis mutandis, be governed by the provisions herein contained for regulating the meetings of the Board of Directors, so far as not superseded by any regulations adopted by the Board of Directors under this Article. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board of Directors in delegating powers to a Committee of the Board of Directors, such Committee shall not be empowered to further delegate such powers.

 

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32.           Number of Directors

 

Until otherwise determined by resolution of the company’s shareholders, the Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three (3) nor more than nine (9) Directors, including two (2) Independent Directors.

 

33.           Election and Removal of Directors

 

(a)              Directors shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting by the vote of the holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at such meeting in person or by proxy and voting on the election of directors. The Directors so elected shall hold office until the next Annual General Meeting. The holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at a General Meeting and voting thereon shall be entitled to remove any Director(s) from office, to elect directors in place of the Director(s) so removed or to fill any vacancy, however created, on the Board of Directors.

 

(b)              A shareholder desiring to propose a candidate for election to the Board of Directors or to remove a Director from his position, shall, as a condition to such proposal being considered, advise the company of the identity of such candidate or serving Director at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of the General Meeting at which such resolution is to be considered (or such shorter period as may be determined by the Board of Directors).

 

(c)              In the event that the number of candidates who receive the requisite majority vote for election exceeds the number of vacancies, then those candidates who receive the higher number of votes shall be so elected, and to the extent two (2) or more of said candidates receive an equal number of votes, then a second vote shall be conducted solely with respect to such candidates.

 

34.           Continuing Directors in the Event of Vacancies

 

(a)              Any vacancy in the Board of Directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the Board, may be filled by a vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, even if less than quorum. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next annual General Meeting.

 

(b)              If the position of one or more Directors is vacated, the continuing Directors shall be entitled to act in every matter so long as their number is not less than the statutory minimum number required at the time. If, at any time, their number decreases below said statutory minimum number, they will not be entitled to act except in an emergency, and they may fill vacant positions on the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 34(a) herein or call a General Meeting of the company for the purpose of electing Directors to fill any vacancies.

 

35.           Vacation of Office

 

(a)              The office of a Director shall be vacated, ipso facto, upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) such Director’s death, (ii) such Director is convicted of a crime as described in Section 232 of the Companies Law, (iii) such Director is removed by a court or law in accordance with Section 233 or 247 of the Companies Law, (iv) such Director becomes legally incompetent, (v) if such Director is an individual, such Director is declared bankrupt, (vi) if such Director is a corporate entity, upon its winding-up, liquidation, whether voluntary or involuntary or (vii) upon a resolution of the company’s shareholders, pursuant to Article 33(a) above.

 

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(b)              The office of a Director shall be vacated by his written resignation. Such resignation shall become effective on the date fixed therein, or upon the delivery thereof to the company, whichever is later.

 

36.           Remuneration of Directors

 

Each Director shall be paid remuneration by the company for his services as Director as such remuneration shall have been approved pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Law.

 

37.           Alternate Directors

 

(a)              A Director may, by written notice to the company, appoint an alternate for himself (in these Articles referred to as “Alternate Director”), remove such Alternate Director and appoint another Alternate Director in place of any Alternate Director appointed by him whose office has been vacated for any reason whatsoever. Unless the appointing Director, by the instrument appointing an Alternate Director or by written notice to the company, limits such appointment to a specified period of time or restricts it to a specified meeting or action of the Board of Directors, or otherwise restricts its scope, the appointment shall be for an indefinite period, and for all purposes.

 

(b)              Any notice given to the company pursuant to Article 37(a) shall become effective on the date fixed therein, or upon the delivery thereof to the company, whichever is later.

 

(c)              An Alternate Director shall have all the rights and obligations of the Director who appointed him, provided, however, that he may not in turn appoint an alternate for himself; and provided further, that an Alternate Director shall have no standing at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof while the Director who appointed him is present.

 

(d)              Any person that meets the qualifications of a director under the Companies Law may act as an Alternate Director. One person may not act as an Alternate Director for more than one Director, and except as otherwise specifically permitted by the Israeli Companies Law a person serving as a director of the company may not act as an Alternate Director.

 

(e)              An Alternate Director shall have the duties and responsibility of a Director. The appointment of an Alternate Director shall not negate the responsibility of the Director who appointed him.

 

(f)              The office of an Alternate Director shall be vacated under the circumstances, mutatis mutandis, set forth in Article 35, and such office shall ipso facto be vacated if the Director who appointed such Alternate Director ceases to be a Director.

 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

38.           Meetings

 

(a)              The Board of Directors may meet and adjourn its meetings according to the company’s needs but at least once in every three (3) months, and otherwise regulate such meetings and proceedings as the Directors think fit. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held telephonically or by any other means of communication provided that each Director participating in such meeting can hear and be heard by all other Directors participating in such meeting.

 

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(b)              Any Director may at any time convene a meeting of the Board of Directors, but not less than seven (7) days’ notice (oral or written) shall be given of any meeting so convened. The failure to give notice to a Director in the manner required hereby may be waived by such Director. Upon the unanimous approval of the Directors, a meeting of the Board of Directors can be convened without any prior notice. The notice of a meeting shall include the agenda of the meeting.

 

39.           Quorum

 

A quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors shall be constituted by the presence, in person or by any other means of communication by which the Directors may hear each other simultaneously, of a majority of the Directors then in office who are lawfully entitled to participate in the meeting and vote thereon (as conclusively determined by the Chairman of the Audit Committee and in the absence of such determination by the Chairman of the Board of Directors). No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Board of Directors unless the requisite quorum is present as aforesaid when the meeting proceeds to business.

 

40.           Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors shall from time to time elect one (or more) of its members to be the Chairman (or Co-Chairman, as the case may be) of the Board of Directors, and it may from time to time remove such Chairman from office and appoint another in its place. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at every meeting of the Board of Directors, but if there is no such Chairman, or if at any meeting he is not present within fifteen (15) minutes of the time fixed for the meeting, or if he is unwilling to take the chair, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be the chairman of such meeting. The General Manager of the company shall not serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall not be granted authorities of the General Manager, unless such appointment, or grant, as the case may be, is approved by the shareholders in a General Meeting in accordance with Section 121(c) of the Companies Law. The office of Chairman shall not, by itself, entitle the holder thereof to vote at any meeting of the Board of Directors nor shall it entitle such holder to a second or casting vote (without derogating, however, from the rights of such Chairman to vote as a Director of the company).

 

41.           Validity of Acts Despite Defects

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, all acts done bona fide at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of a Committee of the Board of Directors, or by any person(s) acting as Director(s), shall, notwithstanding that it may afterwards be discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of the participants in such meetings or any of them or any person(s) acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if there were no such defect or disqualification.

 

GENERAL MANAGER

 

42.           General Manager

 

(a)              The Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time one or more persons as General Manager(s) of the company.

 

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(b)              The General Manager shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the affairs of the company within the framework of the policies determined by the Board of Directors from time to time and subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

(c)              The General Manager shall have full managerial and operational authority to carry out all the activities which the company may carry on by law and under these Articles and which have not been vested by law or by these Articles in any other organ of the company. The General Manager shall be subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.

 

(d)              The General Manager may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, from time to time, appoint a Secretary to the company, as well as officers, agents, employees and independent contractors, as the General Manager may think fit, and may terminate the service of any such person. The General Manager may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, determine the powers and duties, as well as the salaries and emoluments, of all such persons, and may require security in such cases and in such amounts as he thinks fit.

 

MINUTES

 

43.           Minutes

 

(a)              Minutes of each General Meeting and of each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be recorded and duly entered in books provided for that purpose. The minutes of each meeting of the Board of Directors shall, in all events, set forth the names of the persons present at the meeting and all resolutions adopted thereat.

 

(b)              Any minutes as aforesaid, if purporting to be signed by the chairman of the meeting or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the matters recorded therein.

 

(c)              Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, each shareholder shall have the right to inspect the minutes of the General Meetings.

 

DIVIDENDS

 

44.           Declaration of Dividends

 

Subject to the Companies Law, the Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and cause the company to pay, such dividend as may appear to the Board of Directors to be justified by the profits of the company. Subject to the Companies Law, the Board of Directors shall determine the time for payment of such dividends and the record date for determining the shareholders entitled thereto.

 

45.           Amount Payable by Way of Dividends

 

(a)              Subject to the rights of the holders of shares with special rights as to dividends, if any, any dividend paid by the company shall be allocated among the shareholders entitled thereto in proportion to the nominal value of their respective holdings of the shares in respect of which such dividend is being paid.

 

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(b)              Shares which are fully paid up or which are credited as fully or partly paid within any period which in respect thereof dividends are paid shall entitle the holders thereof to a dividend in proportion to the amount paid up or credited as paid up in respect of the nominal value of such shares and to the date of payment thereof (pro rata temporis).

 

46.           Interest

 

No dividend shall carry interest as against the company

 

47.           Unclaimed Dividends

 

All unclaimed dividends payable in respect of a share may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Board of Directors for the benefit of the company until claimed. The payment by the Directors of any unclaimed dividend into a separate account shall not constitute the company a trustee in respect thereof, and any dividend unclaimed after a period of seven (7) years from the date of declaration of such dividend unclaimed after a like period from the date the same were payable, shall be forfeited and shall revert to the company, provided, however, that the Board of Directors may, at its discretion, cause the company to pay any such dividend, or any part thereof, to a person who would have been entitled thereto had the same not reverted to the company.

 

ACCOUNTS

 

48.           Auditors

 

(a)              The outside auditor(s) of the company shall be appointed by resolution of the company’s shareholders at the General Meeting and shall serve until its/their re-election, removal or replacement by subsequent resolution, provided that such term of service shall not extend beyond the third Annual Meeting after the Annual Meeting at which such auditor was appointed. The authorities, rights and duties of the outside auditor(s) of the company, shall be regulated by applicable law, provided, however, the Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to fix the remuneration of the auditor(s).

 

(b)              The Internal Auditor appointed by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, in accordance with the Companies Law, shall report to and be under the organizational supervision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Internal Auditor shall present a proposed work program to the Audit Committee for approval, subject to requirements under the Companies Law.

 

RIGHTS OF SIGNATURE

 

49.           Rights of Signature

 

The Board of Directors shall be entitled to authorize any person or persons (who need not be Directors) to act and sign on behalf of the company, and the acts and signature of such person(s) on behalf of the company shall bind the company insofar as such person(s) acted and signed within the scope of his or their authority.

 

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NOTICES

 

50.           Notices

 

Without derogating from the provisions of Article 20:

 

(a)              In the event the company elects to send any written notice or other document to any of its shareholders such notice may be served either personally or by sending it by prepaid registered mail (airmail if sent to a place outside Israel) addressed to such shareholder at his address as described in the Register of Shareholders or such other address as he may have designated in writing for the receipt of notices and other documents. In the event a shareholder elects to send the company any written notice or other document such notice may be served by tendering the same in person to the Secretary or the General Manager of the company at the principal office of the company or by sending it by prepaid registered mail (airmail if posted outside Israel) to the company at its Registered Address. Any such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been served forty-eight (48) hours after it has been posted (seven (7) business days if sent internationally), or when actually received by the addressee if sooner than two days or seven days, as the case may be, after it has been posted, or when actually tendered in person, to such shareholder (or to the Secretary or the General Manager), provided, however, that notice may be sent by cablegram, telex, telecopier (facsimile) or other electronic means (to an address provided to the company by any shareholder) and confirmed by registered mail as aforesaid, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given twenty-four (24) hours after such cablegram, telex, telecopy or other electronic communication has been sent (provided, that electronic confirmation of the successful sending of such notice was received) or when actually received by such shareholder (or by the company), whichever is earlier If a notice is, in fact, received by the addressee, it shall be deemed to have been duly served, when received, notwithstanding that it was defectively addressed or failed, in some respect, to comply with the provisions of this Article 50(a).

 

(b)              All notices to be given to the shareholders shall, with respect to any share to which persons are jointly entitled, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Shareholders, and any notice so given shall be sufficient notice to the holders of such share.

 

(c)              Any shareholder whose address is not described in the Register of Shareholders, and who shall not have designated in writing an address for the receipt of notices, shall not be entitled to receive any notice from the company.

 

(d)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 50, each shareholder holding 5% or more of the company’s shares or voting rights (the “Shareholder”) and each member of the Board of Directors of the company is obliged to provide the company with an address in Israel for the receiving of documents (including judicial documents) (the “Address”). As long as such Address has not been provided, the company’s registered office will be considered as the Shareholder’s and/or director’s Address for the receiving of documents (including judicial documents). In the event of contradiction between the provisions of this Sub-Article 50(d) and any other provisions contained in any of the other Sub-Articles of this Article 50, the provisions of this Sub-Article 50(d) shall prevail.

 

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EXEMPTION, INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY

 

51.           Exemption, Indemnity and Insurance

 

(a)            Exemption From Duty Of Care

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, including the receipt of all approvals as required therein or under any applicable law, the company may resolve to exempt in advance an “Office Holder” (as such term is defined in the Companies Law) from all or part of such Office Holder’s responsibility or liability for damages caused to the company due to any breach of such Office Holder’s duty of care towards the company, except as limited under any applicable law.

 

(b)           Indemnification

 

(i)              Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, including the receipt of all approvals as required therein or under any applicable law, the company may indemnify an Office Holder with respect to the following liabilities and expenses, provided that such liabilities or expenses were imposed on or incurred by such Office Holder in such Office Holder’s capacity as an Office Holder of the company:

 

(1)             a monetary liability imposed on or incurred by an Office Holder pursuant to a judgment in favor of another person, including a judgment imposed on such Office Holder in a settlement or in an arbitration decision that was approved by a court of law; and

 

(2)             reasonable legal expenses, including attorney’s fees, which the Office Holder incurred as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him by a competent authority, provided that such investigation or proceeding concluded without the filing of an indictment against him or the imposition of any financial liability in lieu of criminal proceedings, as such events are defined in the Companies law, or, with respect to a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent and that concluded without the filing of an indictment against him, that resulted in the imposition of a “financial liability in lieu of criminal proceedings”, as such term is defined in the Companies Law; and

 

(3)             reasonable legal expenses, including attorney’s fees, which the Office Holder incurred or with which the Office Holder was charged by a court of law, in a proceeding brought against the Office Holder, by the company, on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal prosecution in which the Office Holder was acquitted, or in a criminal prosecution in which the Office Holder was convicted of an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent.

 

(ii)             The foregoing indemnification may be procured by the company (a) retroactively, and (b) as a commitment in advance to indemnify an Office Holder, provided that in respect of the circumstances set forth in Article 51(b)(i)(1) such commitment shall be limited to events that the Board of Directors believes are foreseeable in light of the company’s actual operations at the time the undertaking to indemnify is provided and to a sum or criteria that the Board of Directors deems reasonable under the circumstances, and further provided that such events and sums or criteria are set forth in the undertaking to indemnify.

 

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(c)            Insurance

 

(i)              Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, including the receipt of all approvals as required therein or under any applicable law, the company may enter into an agreement to insure an Office Holder for any responsibility or liability that may be imposed on such Office Holder in connection with an act performed by such Office Holder in such Office Holder’s capacity as an Office Holder of the company, with respect to each of the following:

 

(1)              violation of the duty of care of the Office Holder towards the company or towards another person;

 

(2)              breach of the fiduciary duty towards the company, provided that the Office Holder acted in good faith and with reasonable grounds to assume that the such action would not prejudice the benefit of the company; and

 

(3)              a financial obligation imposed on the Office Holder for the benefit of another person.

 

(ii)              Articles 51 shall not apply under any of the following circumstances:

 

(1)              a breach of an Office Holder’s fiduciary duty, except as specified in Article 51(c)(i)(2);

 

(2)              breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, except if committed as a result of negligence only;

 

(3)              an action intended to reap a personal gain illegally; and

 

(4)              a fine or ransom levied on an Office Holder.

 

(iii)             the company may procure insurance for or indemnify any person who is not an Office Holder, including without limitation, any employee, agent, consultant or contractor, provided, however, that any such insurance or indemnification is in accordance with the provisions of these Articles and the Companies Law.

 

MERGER

 

52.           Merger

 

A merger (as defined in the Companies Law) of the company shall require the approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the General Meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.

 

WINDING UP

 

53.           Winding Up

 

If the company be wound up, then, subject to applicable law, after satisfaction of the company’s liabilities to creditors, the company’s liquidation proceeds shall be distributed to the shareholders of the company in proportion to the nominal value of their respective holdings of the shares in respect of which such distribution is being made. A voluntary winding up of the company shall require the approval of the holders of a majority of at least seventy five percent (75%) of the voting power represented at a General Meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

 

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AMENDMENT OF THESE ARTICLES

 

54.           (a)             Subject to Article 54(b), any amendment of these Articles shall require the approval of the holders of a simple majority of the voting power represented at the General Meeting in person or by proxy and voting thereon.

 

(b)             Notwithstanding Article 54(a), any amendment of any of Articles 5, 7 or 53 above shall require the approval of the General Meeting by at least the majority vote set forth in each of the aforementioned Articles, as the case may be.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

S H L TELEMEDICINE LTD.

2021 EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEE ISRAELI SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

 

A. NAME AND PURPOSE

 

1.             Name: This plan, as amended from time to time, shall be known as the “S H L Telemedicine Ltd. 2021 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”).

 

2.             Purpose: The purpose and intent of the Plan is to provide incentives to executives, directors (whether executive or non-executive) and key employees of S H L Telemedicine Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel, or any subsidiary thereof (the “Company”), by providing them with opportunities to purchase Ordinary Shares, nominal value of 0.01 New Israeli Shekel each of the company (the “Shares”), pursuant to a plan approved by the Board of Directors of the company (the “Board”) which is designed to benefit from, and is made pursuant to, (i) the provisions of either Section 102 or Section 3(9) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version] 1961 (the “Ordinance”), as applicable, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other tax ruling provided by the tax authorities to the company, or (ii) with respect to non-Israeli residents, the applicable laws relevant in their respective country of residence.

 

B. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN

 

3.              Administration:

 

3.1             The Board may appoint a committee (Compensation Committee or other committee of the Board), which will consist of such number of Directors of the company, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board. The Board shall appoint the members of said committee, may from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the committee and shall fill vacancies in the committee however caused. The Plan will be administered by such committee, or where not permitted according to the Companies Law, 1999 (the “Companies Law”), by the Board (collectively - the “Committee”).

 

3.2             The Committee shall select one of its members as its Chairman and shall hold its meetings at such times and places, as it shall determine. Actions taken by a majority of the members of the Committee, at a meeting at which a majority of its members is present, or acts reduced to, or approved in, writing by all members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee. The Committee may appoint a Secretary, who shall keep records of its meetings and shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, as it shall deem advisable.

 

 

 

3.3             Subject to the general terms and conditions of this Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the full authority in its discretion, from time to time and at any time to determine (i) the persons (“Grantees”) to whom options to purchase Shares (the “Options”) shall be granted, (ii) the number of Shares subject to each Option, (iii) the time or times at which the same shall be granted, (iv) the schedule and conditions, including any performance conditions, on which such Options may be exercised and on which such Shares shall be paid for, (v) rules and provisions as may be necessary or appropriate to permit eligible Grantees who are not Israeli residents to participate in the Plan and/or to receive preferential tax treatment in their country of residence, with respect to Options granted hereunder, and/or (vi) any other matter which is necessary or desirable for, or incidental to, the administration of the Plan.

 

3.4             Subject to the general terms and conditions of the Plan and the Ordinance, the Committee shall have the full authority in its discretion, from time to time and at any time, to determine:

 

(a)            with respect to the grant of 102 Options (as defined in Section 5.1(a)(i) below) - whether the company shall elect the “Ordinary Income Tax Route” under Section 102(b)(1) of the Ordinance (the “Ordinary Income Route”) or the “Capital Gains Route” under Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance (the “Capital Gains Route”) (each of the Ordinary Income Route or the Capital Gains Route - a “Taxation Route”) for the grant of 102 Options, and the identity of the trustee who shall be granted such 102 Options in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and the then prevailing Taxation Route.

 

In the event the Committee determines that the company shall elect one of the Taxation Routes for the grant of 102 Options, the company shall be entitled to change such election only following the lapse of one year from the end of the tax year in which 102 Options are first granted under the then prevailing Taxation Route; and

 

(b)            with respect to the grant of 3(9) Options (as defined in Section 5.1(a)(ii) below) - whether or not 3(9) Options shall be granted to a trustee in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan, and the identity of the trustee who shall be granted such 3(9) Options in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

 

3.5             Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Committee may, from time to time and at any time, grant 102 Options that will not subject to a Taxation Route, as detailed in Section 102(c) of the Ordinance (“102(c) Options”).

 

3.6             The Committee may, from time to time, adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary. No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any act or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted thereunder.

 

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3.7             The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of the Plan or of any Option thereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding on all parties who have an interest in the Plan or any Option or Share issuance thereunder unless otherwise determined by the Board.

 

4.             Eligible Grantees:

 

4.1             The Committee, at its discretion, may grant Options to any executive, director (whether executive or non-executive) and key-employee of the company. Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, all grants of Options to office holders (i.e., "Nosei Misra", as such term is defined in the Companies Law) shall be authorized and implemented only in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.

 

4.2             The grant of an Option to a Grantee hereunder, shall neither entitle such Grantee to participate, nor disqualify him from participating, in any other grant of options pursuant to this Plan or any other share option plan of the company.

 

5.             Grant of Options, Issuance of Shares, Dividends and Shareholder Rights:

 

5.1            Grant of Options and Issuance of Shares.

 

(a)            Subject to the provisions of the Ordinance and applicable law (it being understood that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the following shall not apply to Options granted to non-Israeli Grantees),

 

(i)             all grants of Options to executives, directors, key-employees and office holders of the company, other than to a Controlling Shareholder of the company (i.e., “Baal Shlita”, as such term is defined in the Ordinance), shall be made only pursuant to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance, the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief in Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003 (“102 Rules”) and any other regulations, rulings, procedures or clarifications promulgated thereunder (“102 Options”), or any other section of the Income Tax Ordinance that will be relevant for such issuance in the future; and

 

(ii)            all grants of Options to consultants, contractors or Controlling Shareholders of the company shall be made only pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(9) of the Ordinance and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“3(9) Options”), or any other section of the Ordinance that will be relevant for such issuance in the future.

 

(iii)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid in Sections 5.1(a)(i) and 5.1 (a)(ii), the Committee, at it discretion, may grant Options to any executive, key-employee, former employee, director, office-holder, consultant or contractor of the company pursuant to the provisions of any tax ruling provided to the company with respect to such Options by the Israeli Commissioner of Income Tax.

 

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(b)            Subject to Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof and to any applicable law, the effective date of the grant of an Option (the “Date of Grant”) shall be the date the Committee resolves to grant such Option, unless specified otherwise by the Committee in its determination relating to the award of such Option. The Committee shall promptly give the Grantee written notice (the “Notice of Grant”) of the grant of an Option.

 

(c)             Trust. In the event Options are granted under the Plan to a trustee designated by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 hereof and, with respect to 102 Options, approved by the Israeli Commissioner of Income Tax (the “Trustee”), the Trustee shall hold each such Option and the Shares issued upon exercise thereof in trust (the “Trust”) for the benefit of the Grantee in respect of whom such Option was granted (the “Beneficial Grantee”).

 

In accordance with Section 102, the tax benefits afforded to 102 Options (and any Shares received upon exercise thereof) in accordance with the Ordinary Income Route or Capital Gains Route, as applicable, shall be contingent upon the Trustee holding such 102 Options for a period of at least (i) one year from the end of the tax year in which the 102 Options are granted, if the company elects the Ordinary Income Route, or (ii) two years from the end of the tax year in which the 102 Options are granted, if the company elects the Capital Gains Route, or (iii) such other period as shall be approved by the Israeli Commissioner of Income Tax (collectively the “Trust Period”).

 

With respect to 102 Options granted to the Trustee, the following shall apply:

 

(i)             A Grantee granted 102 Options shall not be entitled to sell the Shares received upon exercise thereof (the “Exercised Shares”) or to transfer such Exercised Shares (or such 102 Options) from the Trust prior to the lapse of the Trust Period;

 

(ii)            Any and all rights issued in respect of the Exercised Shares, including bonus shares but excluding cash dividends (“Rights”(, shall be issued to the Trustee and held thereby until the lapse of the Trust Period, and such Rights shall be subject to the Taxation Route which is applicable to such Exercised Shares.

 

(iii)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid, Exercised Shares or Rights may be sold or transferred, and the Trustee may release such Exercised Shares (or 102 Options) or Rights from Trust, prior to the lapse of the Trust Period, provided however, that in the event that the Options were granted under the Capital Gains Route - tax is paid or withheld in accordance with Section 102(b)(4) of the Ordinance and Section 7(b)(1) of the 102 Rules, and in the event that the Options were granted under the Ordinary Income Route - tax is paid or withheld in accordance with Section 7(b)(2) of the 102 Rules.

 

(iv)           All certificates representing Shares issued to the Trustee under the Plan shall be deposited with the Trustee, and shall be held by the Trustee until such time that such Shares are released from the Trust as herein provided.

 

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(v)            All voting rights with respect to Shares held in trust shall be given to the Trustee, who will not be obligated to exercise them in any way or under any circumstances.

 

(d)           Subject to the terms hereof, at any time after the options have vested, with respect to any Options or Shares the following shall apply:

 

(i)             upon the written request of any Beneficial Grantee, the Trustee shall release from the Trust the Options granted, and/or the Shares issued, on behalf of such Beneficial Grantee, by executing and delivering to the company such instrument(s) as the company may require, giving due notice of such release to such Beneficial Grantee, provided, however, that the Trustee shall not so release any such Options and/or Shares to such Beneficial Grantee unless the latter, prior to, or concurrently with, such release, provides the Trustee with evidence, satisfactory in form and substance to the Trustee, that all taxes, if any, required to be paid upon such release have, in fact, been paid.

 

(ii)            notwithstanding the aforesaid in section (i) above, the Committee, from time to time, may adopt procedures for the sale of the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Options, and for such purpose it may appoint such accountants, counsel and other experts as it deems necessary or desirable.

 

5.2             Guarantee. In the event a 102(c) Option is granted to a Grantee who is an employee at the time of such grant, if the Grantee’s employment is terminated, for any reason, such Grantee shall provide the company with a guarantee or collateral securing the payment of all taxes required to be paid upon the sale of the Exercised Shares received upon exercise of such 102(c) Option.

 

5.3             Dividend. All Shares issued upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall entitle the Grantee thereof to receive dividends with respect thereto. For so long as Shares issued to the Trustee on behalf of a Beneficial Grantee are held in the Trust, the dividends paid or distributed with respect thereto shall be remitted to the Trustee for the benefit of such Beneficial Grantee or distributed directly to such Beneficial Grantee, as shall be solely determined by the Committee.

 

5.4             Shareholder Rights. The holder of an Option shall have no shareholder rights with respect to the Shares subject to such Option until such person shall have exercised the Option, paid the exercise price and become the record holder of the purchased Shares.

 

6.             Reserved Shares: The maximum number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan and under any other existing or future share incentive plans of the company shall not exceed 4,077,346 Shares (subject to adjustments as provided in Section 11 hereof) and as such number may be increased or decreased by the Committee from time to time.

 

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Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Committee shall have full authority in its discretion to determine that the company may issue, for the purposes of this Plan, previously issued Shares that are held by the company, from time to time, as Dormant Shares (as such term is defined in the Companies Law). All Shares under the Plan, in respect of which the right hereunder of a Grantee to purchase the same shall, for any reason, terminate, expire or otherwise cease to exist, shall again be available for grant through Options and RSUs under the Plan.

 

7.             Grant of Options:

 

7.1             The implementation of the Plan and the granting of any Option under the Plan shall be subject to the company’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by applicable law or regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the Options granted under it and the Shares issued pursuant to it.

 

7.2             The Notice of Grant shall state, inter alia, the number of Shares subject to each Option, the vesting schedule, the dates when the Options may be exercised, the exercise price, whether the Options granted thereby are 102 Options or 3(9) Options or other Options, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee at its discretion may prescribe, provided that they are consistent with this Plan. Each Notice of Grant evidencing a 102 Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Ordinance applicable to such options.

 

7.3             Vesting. Without derogating from the rights and powers of the Committee under Section 7.2 hereof, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, the Options shall be for a term of six (6) years. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, with respect to each grant of Options, the schedule pursuant to which such Options shall vest, and the Grantee thereof shall be entitled to pay for, and acquire, the Shares, shall be such that one-third (1/3) of the Options shall vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the Date of Grant, so that all Options shall be fully vested and exercisable on the first business day following the lapse of 36 months from the Date of Grant (the “Vesting Period” and each 12-month period of the Vesting Period – a “Vesting Year”), provided, however that the vesting of Options shall be contingent upon the achievement of certain performance criteria that shall be determined by the Committee, which unless determined otherwise by the Committee shall be as follows:

 

(a)            with respect to 50% of the Options granted to a Grantee (the “TSR Options”) the performance criteria will reflect a desirable rate of total shareholder return on a Share (i.e. the increase in market price of a Share) (the “TSR”), as follows -

 

(i)            If the rate of TSR for any Vesting Year is lower than the minimum rate of TSR, as determined by the Committee upon grant of the TSR Options (the “Minimum TSR Rate”) - none of the TSR Options scheduled to vest at the end of such Vesting Year will vest or become exercisable, subject to Section 7.3(a)(v) below;

 

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(ii)           If the rate of TSR for any Vesting Year is equal to the Minimum TSR Rate - 50% of the TSR Options scheduled to vest at the end of such Vesting Year will fully vest and become exercisable;

 

(iii)           If the rate of TSR for any Vesting Year is equal to or greater than the maximum rate of TSR, as determined by the Committee upon grant of the TSR Options (the “Maximum TSR Rate”) - 100% of the TSR Options scheduled to vest in such Vesting Year will vest and become exercisable;

 

(iv)           If the rate of TSR for any Vesting Year is greater than the Minimum TSR Rate but lower than the Maximum TSR Rate - the percentage of TSR Options scheduled to vest in such Vesting Year that will vest and become exercisable shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

 

 

  

(v)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid in this Section 7.3(a), if the rate of TSR for the entire Vesting Period is equal to or greater than the total desirable rate of TSR, as determined by the Committee upon grant of the TSR Options (the “Total TSR Rate”) - 100% of the TSR Options will vest and become exercisable upon the lapse of the Vesting Period;

 

(vi)           The rate of TSR for any Vesting Year shall be equal to the quotient of (x) the average closing price of one Share for the 30-day period ending on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Vesting Year commences; and (y) the average closing price of one Share for the 30-day period ending December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Vesting Year commences; all as reported or quoted on the SWX Swiss Exchange or on any other stock market on which Shares are traded, as shall be determined by the Committee.

 

         The rate of TSR for the entire Vesting Period shall be equal to the quotient of (x) the average closing price of one Share for the 30-day period ending on December 31 of the calendar year in which the third Vesting Year commences; and (y) the average closing price of one Share for the 30-day period ending December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the first Vesting Year commences; all as reported or quoted on the SWX Swiss Exchange or on any other stock market on which Shares are traded, as shall be determined by the Committee

 

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(b)            with respect to 50% of the Options granted to a Grantee (the “EPS Options”) the performance criteria will reflect a desirable increase in the company’s earnings per Share (the “EPS”), as follows -

 

(i)            If the increase in EPS for any Vesting Year is lower than the minimum increase in EPS, as determined by the Committee upon grant of the EPS Options (the “Minimum EPS Increase”) - none of the EPS Options scheduled to vest at the end of such Vesting Year will vest or become exercisable, subject to Section 7.3(b)(v) below;

 

(ii)           If the increase in EPS for any Vesting Year is equal to the Minimum EPS Increase - 50% of the EPS Options scheduled to vest at the end of such Vesting Year will fully vest and become exercisable, provided, however, that the EPS (on a fully diluted basis) appearing in the company’s audited financial statements for the period ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Vesting Year commences (the “Actual EPS”) shall be a positive amount (i.e. shall not reflect a loss or no earnings);

 

(iii)           If the increase in EPS for any Vesting Year is equal to or greater than the maximum increase in EPS, as determined by the Committee upon grant of the TSR Options (the “Maximum EPS Increase”) - 100% of the EPS Options scheduled to vest in such Vesting Year will vest and become exercisable, provided, however, that the Actual EPS for such Vesting Year shall be a positive amount;

 

(iv)           If the increase in EPS for any Vesting Year is greater than the Minimum EPS Increase but lower than the Maximum EPS Increase - the percentage of EPS Options scheduled to vest in such Vesting Year that will vest and become exercisable shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

 

 

 

provided, however, that the Actual EPS for such Vesting Year shall be a positive amount;

 

(v)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid in this Section 7.3(b), in the event that the Options scheduled to vest at the end of the first Vesting Year did not fully vest and become exercisable solely due to the fact that the Actual EPS for such Vesting Year was not a positive amount (i.e. all other conditions for vesting were met), then if the aggregate Actual EPS for the first and second Vesting Years together is a positive amount, such Options shall fully vest and become exercisable at the end of the second Vesting Year;

 

(vi)           Notwithstanding the aforesaid in this Section 7.3(b), if the increase in EPS for the entire Vesting Period is equal to or greater than the total desirable increase in EPS, as determined by the Committee upon grant of the EPS Options (the “Total EPS Increase”) - 100% of the EPS Options will vest and become exercisable upon the lapse of the Vesting Period;

 

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(vii)          The increase in EPS for any Vesting Year o shall be equal to the difference between (x) the EPS, on a fully diluted basis, appearing in the company’s audited financial statements for the period ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the Vesting Year commences; and (y) the EPS, on a fully diluted basis, appearing in the company’s audited financial statements for the period ending December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Vesting Year commences.

 

         The increase in EPS for the entire Vesting Period shall be equal to the difference between (x) the EPS, on a fully diluted basis, appearing in the company’s audited financial statements for the period ending December 31 of the calendar year in which the third Vesting Year commences; and (y) the EPS, on a fully diluted basis, appearing in the company’s audited financial statements for the period ending December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the first Vesting Year commences.

 

7.4             Acceleration of Vesting. The Committee shall have full authority in its discretions to determine, either at the time an Option is granted or thereafter, any provisions regarding the acceleration of the Vesting Period of any Option or the cancellation of all or any portion of any outstanding restrictions, including any performance conditions, with respect to any Option or Share upon certain events or occurrences.

 

7.5             Repricing. Subject to applicable law and regulations, the Committee shall have full authority to, at any time and from time to time, (i) grant in its discretion to the holder of an outstanding Option, in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of such Option, a new Option having an exercise price lower than provided in the Option (and related Notice of Grant) so surrendered and canceled and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, or (ii) effectuate a decrease in the Exercise Price (see Section 8 below) of outstanding Options.

 

8.             Exercise Price: Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, the exercise price per Share subject to each Option (“Exercise Price”) shall be the closing price for a Share on the last trading day prior to the date of the Committee’s resolution to grant such Option, as reported or quoted on the SWX Swiss Exchange or on any other stock market on which Shares are traded, as shall be determined by the Committee and subject to applicable law.

 

9.             Exercise of Options:

 

9.1             Options shall be exercisable pursuant to the terms under which they were awarded and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

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9.2             The exercise of an Option shall be made by a written notice of exercise (the “Notice of Exercise”) delivered by the Grantee (or, with respect to Options held in the Trust, by the Trustee upon receipt of written instructions from the Beneficial Grantee) to the company at its principal executive office, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased and accompanied by the payment therefor, and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time.

 

9.3             Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, but without derogating from the provisions of Section 10 hereof, if any Option has not been exercised and the Shares subject thereto not paid for within six (6) years after the Date of Grant (or any shorter period set forth in the Notice of Grant) (the “Expiration Date”), such Option and the right to acquire such Shares shall terminate, all interests and rights of the Grantee in and to the same shall ipso facto expire, and, in the event that in connection therewith any Options are still held in the Trust as aforesaid, the Trust with respect thereto shall ipso facto expire, and the Shares subject to such Options shall again be available for grant through Options under the Plan (provided its term is extended), as provided for in Section 6 herein, or any other incentive arrangement of the company.

 

9.4             Each payment for Shares shall be in respect of a whole number of Shares, and shall be effectuated in cash or by a bank’s check payable to the order of the company, or such other method of payment acceptable to the company.

 

9.5             Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.4 above, the company will be entitled in its sole discretion, generally or on a case-by-case basis, to allow payment of the Exercise Price out of the proceeds from the sale of the Exercised Shares, provided that the company has ascertained the Grantee’s ability to pay the exercise price at that time. Grantees are not entitled to demand that the company, and the company shall not be required to, act as described in this Section 9.5.

 

9.6             Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.4 above, the Committee shall have the full authority in its discretion to determine at any time, generally or on a case-by-case basis, that the exercise of Options shall be effectuated by the following method (the “Net Exercise”):

 

(a)             the company shall issue to the Grantee (or to the Trustee, as applicable) a number of Shares having an aggregate Market Value (as defined below) equal to the Benefit Amount (as defined below) (the “Net Exercise Shares”);

 

(b)             The Grantee shall not be required to pay to the company any sum with respect to the exercise of such Options, other than a sum equal to the aggregate nominal value of the Net Exercise Shares (which shall be paid in a manner provided in Section 9.4 above) (the “Nominal Value Sum”). However, the company shall have the full authority in its discretion to determine at any time that the Nominal Value Sum shall not be paid and that the company shall capitalize applicable profits so that it meets any requirement of applicable law regarding issuance of Shares for consideration that is lower than the nominal value of such Shares;

 

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(c)            No fractional Share will be issued to the Grantee and the number of Shares granted to the Grantee under the Options Exchange Plan shall be rounded off (upward or downward) to the nearest whole number.

 

(d)           The “Benefit Amount” shall mean the difference between:

 

(A)             the product of (i) the Market Value and (ii) the number of Shares subject to the Options for which a Notice of Exercise has been delivered to the company; and

 

(B)             the product of (i) Exercise Price and (ii) the number of Shares subject to the Options for which a Notice of Exercise has been delivered to the company.

 

(e)            “Market Value” shall mean the closing price for a Share on the last trading day prior to the date of exercise, as reported or quoted on the SWX Swiss Exchange or on any other stock market on which Shares are traded, as shall be determined by the Committee.

 

10.           Termination of Employment:

 

10.1           Employees. In the event that a Grantee who was an employee of the company on the Date of Grant of any Options to him or her ceases, for any reason, to be employed by the company (the “Cessation of Employment”), unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all Options theretofore granted to such Grantee when such Grantee was an employee of the company shall terminate as follows:

 

(a)            The date of the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment shall be regardless of the actual date of termination of employment, the earlier of: (i) the date of delivery of a notice of resignation by the Grantee to the company, or (ii) the date of delivery of a notice of termination of employment by the company to the Grantee (the “Date of Cessation”).

 

(b)            All such Options, which are not vested at the Date of Cessation shall terminate immediately.

 

(c)             If the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment is by reason of such Grantee's death or “Disability” (as hereinafter defined), such Options (to the extent vested at the Date of Cessation) shall be exercisable by the Grantee or the Grantee's guardian, legal representative, estate or other person to whom the Grantee's rights are transferred by will or by laws of descent or distribution, at any time until twelve (12) months after the Date of Cessation, and shall thereafter terminate.

 

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For purposes hereof, "Disability" shall mean the inability due to illness or injury to engage in any substantial gainful occupation for which the Grantee is suited by education, training or experience, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is expected to result in such person’s death or to continue for a period of six (6) consecutive months or more.

 

(d)           If the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment is due to any reason other than those stated in Sections 10.1(c), 10.1(e) and 10.1(f) herein, such Options (to the extent vested at the Date of Cessation) shall be exercisable at any time until six (6) months after the Date of Cessation, and shall thereafter terminate; provided, however, that if the Grantee dies within such period, such Options (to the extent vested at the Date of Cessation) shall be exercisable by the Grantee's legal representative, estate or other person to whom the Grantee's rights are transferred by will or by laws of descent or distribution at any time until twelve (12) months after the Date of Cessation, and shall thereafter terminate.

 

(e)            Notwithstanding the aforesaid, if the Grantee’s Cessation of Employment is due to any of the following (”Cause”): (i) breach of the Grantee’s duty of loyalty towards the company, or (ii) breach of the Grantee’s duty of care towards the company, or (iii) the commission any flagrant criminal offense by the Grantee, or (iv) the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty towards the company by the Grantee, or (v) any unauthorized use or disclosure by the Grantee of confidential information or trade secrets of the company, or (vi) any other intentional misconduct by the Grantee (by act or omission) adversely affecting the business or affairs of the company in a material manner, or (vii) any act or omission by the Grantee which would allow for the termination of the Grantee’s employment without severance pay, according to the Severance Pay Law, 1963 - all the Options whether vested or not shall ipso facto expire immediately and be of no legal effect.

 

(f)             If a Grantee retires, he shall, subject to the approval of the Committee, continue to enjoy such rights, if any, under the Plan and on such terms and conditions, with such limitations and subject to such requirements as the Committee in its discretion may determine.

 

(g)            Whether the Cessation of Employment or Decrease in Position of a particular Grantee is by reason of “Disability” for the purposes of paragraph 10.1(c) hereof or by virtue of “retirement” for purposes of paragraph 10.1(f) hereof, or is a termination of employment other than by reason of such Disability or retirement, or is for reasons as set forth in paragraph 10.1(e) hereof, shall be finally and conclusively determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion.

 

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(h)            It is clarified that Options that are not yet vested at the Date of Cessation shall not be considered vested at such date, even if they may vest at a later date as a result of the provisions of Sections 7.3(a)(v), 7.3(b)(v) or 7.3(b)(vi) of this Plan.

 

(i)             Notwithstanding the aforesaid, under no circumstances shall any Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date of such Option.

 

10.2         Directors. In the event that a Grantee, who is a director of the company, ceases, for any reason, to serve as such, the provisions of Sections 10.1(b), 10.1(c), 10.1(d), 10.1(e), 10.1(g), 10.1(h) and 10.1(i) above shall apply, mutatis mutandis. For the purposes of this Section 10.2, “Date of Cessation” shall mean, with respect to directors, the date on which a director ceases to serve as such, for any reason.

 

10.3         Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, the Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time an Option is granted or thereafter, to:

 

(a)             extend the period of time for which the Option is to remain exercisable following the Date of Cessation to such greater period of time as the Committee shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the specified expiration of the term of the Option;

 

(b)             permit the Option to be exercised, during the applicable exercise period following the Date of Cessation, not only with respect to the number of Shares for which such Option is exercisable at the Date of Cessation but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the Grantee would have vested under the Option had the Grantee continued in the employ or service of the company.

 

10A.        Restricted Share Units:

 

10A.1      Subject to the sole and absolute discretion and determination of the Committee, the Committee may decide to grant under the Plan, Restricted Share Unit(s) (“RSU(s)”). A RSU is a right to receive a Share of the company, under certain terms and conditions, for a consideration of no more than the underlying Share’s nominal value, if exists. Upon meeting the applicable conditions of a RSU, such RSU shall automatically vest into an Exercised Share of the company (subject to adjustments under Section 11 herein) and the Grantee shall pay to the company its nominal value, if relevant. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine procedures from time to time for payment of such nominal value by the Grantee or for collection of such amount from the Grantee by the company, if relevant. However, the company shall have the full authority in its discretion to determine at any time that said nominal value, if exists, shall not be paid and that the company shall capitalize applicable profits or take any other action to ensure that it meets any requirement of applicable laws regarding issuance of Shares for consideration that is lower than the nominal value of such Shares.

 

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10A.2      Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, in the event of a Cessation of Employment, all RSUs theretofore granted to such Grantee when such Grantee was an employee, director, consultant or service provider of the company that are not vested on the Date of Cessation, shall terminate immediately and have no legal effect.

 

10A.3      All other terms and conditions of the Plan applicable to Options, shall apply to RSUs, mutatis mutandis. It is clarified, that without deviating from the foregoing in Sub-Section 10A.2, the provisions of Section 10 herein, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to RSUs in the event of Cessation of Employment.

 

11.           Adjustments, Liquidation and Corporate Transaction:

 

11.1         Definitions:

 

Corporate Transaction means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

 

(i)             a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board in its discretion, of the consolidated assets of the company and its subsidiaries;

 

(ii)            a sale or other disposition of at least eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding securities of the company;

 

(iii)           a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the company is not the surviving corporation; or

 

(iv)           a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the company is the surviving corporation but the Ordinary Shares of the company outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

 

11.2           Adjustments. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the company, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Option, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Shares subject to each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (bonus shares) with respect to the Shares, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made, with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Option.

 

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11.3         Cash Dividends. The Committee shall have the full authority in its discretion to determine applicable adjustments to the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Option and/or to the Exercise Price for each outstanding Option, in the event of a distribution of an extraordinary cash dividend by the company. Unless so determined by the Committee, no adjustment shall be made with respect to the distribution of cash dividends.

 

11.4         Liquidation. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, in the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the company, all outstanding Options will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. In such case, the Committee may declare that any Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Committee and give each Grantee the right to exercise his Option, including any Option, which would not otherwise be exercisable.

 

11.5         Corporate Transaction.

 

(a)           In the event of a Corporate Transaction, immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction, each Option may, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee, among others, either:

 

(i)             be substituted for an option to purchase securities of any successor entity (the “Successor Entity Option”) such that the Grantee may exercise the Successor Entity Option for such number and class of securities of the successor entity which would have been issuable to the Grantee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, had the Option been exercised immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction; and/or

 

(ii)            be assumed by any successor entity such that the Grantee may exercise the Option for such number and class of securities of the successor entity which would have been issuable to the Grantee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction, had the Option been exercised immediately prior to the effective date of such Corporate Transaction;

 

provided, however, that unless otherwise provided for in the Notice of Grant, the Vesting Period of the Option shall be deemed fully accelerated retroactively to the closing of the Corporate Transaction in the event of an Involuntary Termination (as defined below) of the Grantee within twelve (12) months of the closing of such Corporate Transaction.

 

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“Involuntary Termination” shall mean the termination of Grantee’s employment or service by reason of: (a) involuntary discharge of the Grantee by the company for reasons other than Cause (as defined in Section 10.1(e) above) or (b) the voluntary resignation of the Grantee within two (2) months after a reduction in his total compensation package by more than 10% if a similar reduction is not effected generally among employees of the company.

 

In the event of a clause (i) or clause (ii) action, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the exercise price per Share to reflect such action.

 

(b)            Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding Options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by a successor entity.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, and pursuant to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and sole discretion to determine that any of the provisions of Sections 11.4(a)(i) and/or 11.4(a)(ii) above shall apply in the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the consideration received by the shareholders of the company is not solely comprised of securities of a successor entity, or in which such consideration is solely cash or assets other than securities of a successor entity.

 

11.6         Sale. Subject to any provision in the Article of Association of the company, in the event that at least 80% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company is to be sold (excluding Shares issued as a result of the exercise of Options) (the “Sale”), each Grantee shall be obligated to participate in the Sale and sell his or her Shares and/or Options in the company, provided, however, that each such Share or Option shall be sold at a price equal to that of any other Share sold under the Sale (minus the applicable exercise price), while accounting for changes in such price due to the respective terms of any such Option, and subject to the absolute discretion of the Board.

 

With respect to Shares held in Trust the following procedure will be applied: The Trustee will transfer the Shares held in Trust and sign any document in order to effectuate the transfer of Shares, including share transfer deeds, provided however, that the Trustee receives a notice from the Board, specifying that: (i) all or substantially all of the issued outstanding share capital of the company is to be sold, and therefore the Trustee is obligated to transfer the Shares held in Trust; (ii) the company is obligated to withhold at the source all taxes required to be paid upon release of the Shares from the Trust and to provide the Trustee with evidence, satisfactory to the Trustee, that such taxes indeed have been paid; (iii) the company is obligated to transfer the consideration for the Shares directly to the Grantees.

 

11.7         The grant of Options under the Plan shall in no way affect the right of the company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

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12.           Limitations on Transfer:

 

12.1             No Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom granted otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Grantee only by such Grantee or by such Grantee's guardian or legal representative. The terms of such Option shall be binding upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of such Grantee.

 

12.2             Underwriter’s Lock-up. If requested by any managing underwriter, each Grantee so requested shall enter into a lock-up agreement pursuant to which they will not, for a certain period following the effective date of a registration statement for any secondary public offering of Shares and for such reasonable period of time prior to the effective date of such registration statement, as such underwriter may specify, offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Shares, except any Shares sold pursuant to such registration statement, without the prior consent of such underwriter.

 

13.           Term and Amendment of the Plan:

 

13.1             The Plan was adopted by the Board on April 18, 2005 and was extended from time to time. The Plan shall be in force until terminated by the Board. All Options and RSUs outstanding at the time of termination of the Plan shall continue to have full force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the documents evidencing such Options.

 

13.2             Subject to applicable laws, the Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect any rights and obligations with respect to Options at the time outstanding under the Plan, unless the Grantee consents to such amendment or modification.

 

13.3             Without derogating from the foregoing, the Board in its discretion may, at any time and from time to time, without the approval of the Shareholders of the company, increase the amount of authorized but unissued Shares reserved for purposes of the Plan.

 

14.             Withholding and Tax Consequences: the company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon the exercise of any Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable income tax and other compulsory payments withholding requirements. All tax consequences and obligations regarding any other compulsory payments arising from the grant or exercise of any Option, from the payment for, or the subsequent disposition of, Shares subject thereto or from any other event or act (of the company, of the Trustee or of the Grantee) hereunder, shall be borne solely by the Grantee, and the Grantee shall indemnify the company and/or the Trustee, as applicable, and hold them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or other compulsory payment, or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax or other compulsory payment from any payment made to the Grantee.

 

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15.           Miscellaneous:

 

15.1             Continuance of Employment. Neither the Plan nor the grant of an Option thereunder shall impose any obligation on the company to continue the employment or service of any Grantee. Nothing in the Plan or in any Option granted thereunder shall confer upon any Grantee any right to continue in the employ or service of the company for any period of specific duration, or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the right of the company to terminate such employment or service at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.

 

15.2             Governing Law. The Plan and all instruments issued thereunder or in connection therewith, shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel.

 

15.3             Use of Funds. Any proceeds received by the company from the sale of Shares pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes of the company.

 

15.4             Multiple Agreements. The terms of each Option may differ from other Options granted under the Plan at the same time, or at any other time. The Committee may also grant more than one Option to a given Grantee during the term of the Plan, either in addition to, or in substitution for, one or more Options previously granted to that Grantee. The grant of multiple Options may be evidenced by a single Notice of Grant or multiple Notices of Grant, as determined by the Committee.

 

15.5             Non-Exclusivity of the Plan. The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

 

*      *      *

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

*ENGLISH TRANSLATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW LANGUAGE. Certain identified information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is not material and is the type of information the registrant customarily and actually treats as private and confidential. Redacted information is indicated by [***].

 

 

 

Share Purchase Agreement

 

Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. and Medishur Ltd.

 

August 25, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreement

 

Made and entered into in Tel Aviv on August 25, 2021

 

  By and between  
   
  SHL Telemedicine Ltd.
  Company No. 511149874
  90 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv
  And/or any other legal entity fully owned and controlled by it
  (“Buyer”)
   
  On the one hand;
   
  And  
   
  Dr. Haim Perluk
  Identity No. [***]
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (“Haim”)
   
  Perluk - Medical Holdings Ltd.
  Company No. 511833246
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (“Perluk Holdings”)
   
  (Haim and Perluk Holdings shall be referred to hereinafter, jointly and severally, as the: “Perluk Group”)
   
  Orna Perluk
  Identity No. [***]
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (“Orna”)
   
  (Haim, Perluk Holdings and Orna shall be referred to hereinafter, jointly and severally, as the “Seller/s”)
   
  On the second hand;
   
  And  
   
  Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd.
  Company No. 511900888
  18 Hahashmal St., Tel Aviv
  (“Mediton”)
   
  Medishur Ltd.
  Company No. 511295263
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (“Medishur”)
   
  On the third hand;

 

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WhereasMediton is a private company registered in Israel which engages, inter alia, in providing private medical services, medical and solutions advice as well as projects management in the various fields of medicine, including periodic surveys, medical examinations for organizations, occupational examinations and operation of specialist clinics; and Medishur is a private company registered in Israel, which engages, inter alia, through subcontractors, in medical examinations for insurance companies;

 

And whereasas of the date of execution of this Agreement, Perluk Holdings is the beneficiary owner of 99 Ordinary Shares of NIS 1 par value each of Mediton, which constitute 99% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights, and Haim is the beneficiary owner of one Ordinary Share of NIS 1 par value of Mediton, which constitutes 1% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights;

 

And whereasas of date of execution of this Agreement, Orna is the beneficiary owner of 100 ordinary shares of NIS 1 par value each of Medishur, which constitute 100% of Medishur’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights;

 

And whereasthe parties desire that, upon closing of the transaction, the Buyer will purchase from the Sellers, Mediton Sold Shares and Medishur Sold Shares (as defined below), which constitute 70% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights and 70% of Medishur’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights, free and clear, and to grant each other an option with respect to the remaining holdings in the Companies, and all subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

And whereasthe parties are desirous of recording any agreement reached between them in connection with the said transaction, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement below.

 

Now therefore, it is stipulated, declared and agreed by the parties as follows:

 

1.Preamble, Appendices and Interpretation

 

1.1The Preamble to this Agreement and its Exhibits constitute an integral part hereof.

 

1.2Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be used to interpret this Agreement.

 

1.3The following Exhibits are attached hereto:

 

Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Each Seller’s Share of the Sold Shares and the Consideration
4 Normalized EBITDA Definition
6.1.1 Registrar of Companies Records of Mediton

 

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6.1.2 Registrar of Companies Records of Medishur
6.1.3 Registrar of Companies Records of Mediton-Adam
6.1.5 Incorporation Documents of Mediton, Medishur and Mediton-Adam
6.2.1 Directors’ Entitlement to Compensation or any Payment for their Services as Directors and/or Termination of Office
6.2.2 Signatory rights on behalf of Mediton, Medishur and Mediton-Adam
6.3.1 Absence of Breach and Restrictions; Approvals
6.4.1(a) Mediton’s Annual Financial Statements
6.4.1(b) Medishur’s Annual Financial Statements
6.4.1(c) Mediton-Adam’s Annual Financial Statements
6.4.2 Activities that Deviate the Ordinary Course of Business
6.4.3 Fulfillment of any of the Terms and Conditions set forth in Sections 6.4.3.1 to 6.4.3.5
6.4.4(a) Mediton’s Financial Statements as of June 30, 2021
6.4.4(b) Medishur’s Financial Statements as of June 30, 2021
6.4.4(c) Mediton-Adam’s Financial Statements as of June 30, 2021
6.4.5 Details of the Group’s Bank Accounts, Signatory Rights and Balance as of the Business Day Immediately Prior to the Date of Execution of this Agreement
6.6.3 Claim made by tax authorities in relation to any Group’s liabilities; valid demand or claim on the part of the authorities; discussions with the authorities with respect to any report that were or should have been submitted to the authorities
6.7.1 Material Agreements of the Group
6.8.1 Contracts between the Group and the Sellers and related parties to them
6.9.2 Infringement of any Right, License or any Third Party Right
6.9.6 List of intellectual property details that require registration by law and are registered in the name of the Group
6.10(a) Permits and Licenses of the Group

 

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6.10(b) Third party right to cancel, limit or terminate the validity of the licenses
6.11.1 A list of all valid insurance policies of the Company and all insurance claims from the past five years preceding the execution date of this Agreement
6.12 Entitlement to brokerage fees or commission or any other payment from each of the Group companies in connection with the transactions underlying this Agreement
6.13.1 Any Pending Legal Proceedings
6.14.1 List of all Senior Employees of the Group
6.14.3 The 15 service providers/subcontractors of the Group who receive the highest compensation or its material service providers
11.2.2 Certificate of Accuracy of Representations
11.2.4 Copy of the resolutions of the Board of directors of the relevant Company approving the transfer of the Sold Shares from the Sellers to the Buyer
11.2.5(a) Mediton’s Articles of Association adopted to replace its existing Articles
11.2.5(b) Medishur’s Articles of Association adopted to replace its existing Articles
11.2.11 Shareholders Agreement
11.2.12 Amendments to Lease Agreements with Mediton and Medishur
14 Agreements with Dr. Haim Perluk and Mrs. Orna Perluk incorporating their current compensation terms with the Company
15.1 Definition of Field of Activity

 

2.Definitions

 

2.1In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning set next to them, unless otherwise expressly stated:

 

  Business Day A day on which the two largest banks in Israel are open for business, except Fridays and holiday eves, which are not considered as business days.
     
  Ordinary Share(s) Ordinary shares of Mediton with par value of NIS 1 each (“Mediton Ordinary Shares”), and ordinary shares of Medishur with par value of NIS 1 each (“Medishur Ordinary Shares”).

 

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  Security As defined in the Companies Law, 5759-1999.
     
  Closing Dateor Transaction Closing Date As defined in Section 11 below.
     
  Sold Shares 70 Mediton Ordinary Shares (“Mediton’s Sold Shares”) which constitute 70% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights, on a fully diluted basis; and 70 Medishur Ordinary Shares (“Medishur’s Sold Shares”), which constitute 70% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights, on a fully diluted basis.
     
  Fundamental Representations The representations set forth in Section 6.1 (except subsections 6.1.4 and 6.1.10) and Section 6.6.
     
  Free and Clear Free and Clear of all liens, pledges, foreclosure, levies, debts, claims, preemptive rights, right of refusal, right of first offer, tag-along, options, anti-dilution rights, lock-up arrangements or any different or additional third party rights or claims of any kind and type, other than rights arising out of this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto.
     
  Company Each of Mediton and Medishur (collectively, the “Companies”).
     
  Investee Company Mediton-Adam Ltd., Company No. 511902835.
     
  Group Mediton, Medishur and the Investee Company.
     
  Fully Diluted The Company’s issued share capital, assuming the exercise of all convertible securities that the Company has issued or undertaken to issue, including options, warrants, debts convertible into shares, other securities convertible into shares and any other right relating to receipt of shares from the Company.
     
  Group’s Material Agreements Any agreement, arrangement or commitment, written or oral, to which the Group is a party or is bound, which satisfies at least one of the following conditions: (a) it is not in the ordinary course of business; (b) it is entered into with a material supplier; (c) it is entered into with a material customer; (d) it involves obtaining credit or financing from a financial institution; or (e) in terms of quality, the Company considers it a material agreement even if it does not meet any of the conditions (a) to (d) above.
     
  Material Supplier Supplier, subcontractor or service provider of the Group who received payments from the Group exceeding NIS 300,000 in the fiscal year 2020.

 

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  Material Customer Customer of the Group from whom the Group’s revenues for the fiscal year 2020 exceeded 5% of the Group’s revenues for that year.
     
  CPIor Index The price index known as the “Consumer Price Index” which consists of vegetables and fruits and published by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics and Research, and includes such index even if published by another official body or institute, and includes any other official index that may replace it, whether or not it is based on the same data on which the existing index is based.
     
  Known Index The last Index published prior to the relevant point in time.
     
  Change in Control Holding of less than 50.01% of the voting rights in the Company and/or the rights to distribute the Company’s profits.

 

2.2Terms not expressly defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning of Section 1 of the Securities Law, 5728-1968 (“Securities Law”), and if not defined therein – Section 1 of the Companies Law, 5759-1999 (“Companies Law”), and all provided the context so permits.

 

3.The Transaction

 

3.1(a) On the Closing Date, the Sellers shall sell Mediton Sold Shares to the Buyer in return for NIS 70 million, which reflect a company value of NIS 100 million for Mediton.

 

(b) On the Closing Date, the Sellers shall sell Medishur Sold Shares to the Buyer in return for NIS 14 million, which reflect a company value of NIS 20 million for Medishur.

 

Each Seller’s share of the Sold Shares and the consideration are specified in Exhibit 3.1 to this Agreement.

 

3.2The transactions for the acquisition of Sold Shares of Mediton and Medishur by the Buyer are conditional upon each other and shall be carried out simultaneously and be subject on each other.

 

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4.Sellers Put Option

 

4.1From the day following the end of the third anniversary of the Transaction Closing Date to the end of the fourth anniversary of the Transaction Closing Date (”Put Option Period”), the Sellers shall have an option to obligate the Buyer to purchase all (but not part) of the Sellers’ remaining holdings in both Mediton and Medishur (but not one of them), in return for a consideration that reflects an activity value of a multiplier of [***] on the averaged normalized EBITDA (as defined in Exhibit 4 hereto) for Mediton and Medishur for the two calendar years preceding the year in which the Put Option exercise notice is given, less net financial debt or plus the financial surplus (as of the exercise notice date), as applicable, of such Companies (“Companies Value Determination Formula”). In the event of a sale of Mediton and Medishur Shares by SHL which qualifies as a Change in Control, before the end of three years from the Transaction Closing Date, then the Sellers shall, for a period of 30 days from the date of the Change in Control, have the right to exercise the Put Option (“Exercise Period Due to Change in Control”). If the Put Option is not exercised by the Sellers during the Exercise Period Due to Change in Control, the Sellers shall have the right to exercise the Put Option during the Put Option Period defined above.

 

4.2The Put Option shall be exercised by written notice given by the Sellers to the Buyer (“Exercise Notice”).

 

4.3In the event of exercise of the Put Option, the Buyer shall be entitled, at its sole discretion, by giving notice to the relevant Sellers within 5 Business Days from receipt of a Put Option Exercise Notice (“Buyer’s Notice”), to pay the consideration, in whole or in part, with shares of SHL Telemedicine Ltd., provided such shares are listed on the SIX stock exchange and if not listed on the SIX stock exchange, in any other major stock exchange in which the shares will be listed for trading, for purposes of the consideration, each share value will be calculated based on the closing price of the share on the date of delivery of the Buyer’s notice, less 10%.

 

4.4Together with the Exercise Notice, the Sellers shall provide the Buyer, a written calculation of the consideration for the Put Option shares based on the Companies Value Determination Formula (“Seller’s Estimate of the Option Consideration”). Within 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of the Seller’s Estimate of the Option Consideration by the Sellers above, the Buyer shall notify the Sellers that the Buyer: (a) accepts the Sellers’ calculation of the consideration for the Put Option shares (“Calculation Acceptance Notice”); or (b) does not accept the calculation and shall provide the Seller with a different calculation on its behalf.

 

4.5If any dispute arise between the Seller and the Buyer with respect to the method of calculating the consideration for the Put Option shares, the parties shall do everything in their power to reach agreement within additional 5 Business Days, and if they fail to reach agreement within such period, they shall submit their disputes for resolution by Ilan Birnfeld‎, and if Ilan Birnfeld‎ is not available, Israel Nakel (the “Arbitrator”) shall be appointed to resolve the dispute.

 

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4.6The transaction shall be executed within 30 days of delivery of the Calculation Acceptance Notice or the Arbitrator’s resolution, as the case may be. Upon execution of the transaction, the Sellers shall provide signed statements containing representations made to the Buyer as stated in Sections 6.1.8, 6.3.1 and 6.3.3 below, mutatis mutandis.

 

5.Buyer’s Call Option

 

From the end of the Put Option Period under Section 4.1 above until the end of the subsequent year, the Buyer shall have the right to oblige the Sellers to sell to the Buyer all (but not part) of the Sellers’ remaining holdings in both Mediton and Medishur (but not one of them), in return for the higher of: (1) a consideration determined based on the Companies Value Determination Formula; or (2) a consideration that reflects a share price derived from companies value of NIS 120 million as of the Closing Date, with such amount being linked to the Consumer Price Index (“Index” or “CPI”) from the Transaction Closing Date to the date of exercise of the Call Option, in accordance with the change in the Known Index on the Transaction Closing Date to the Known Index on the date of exercise of the Call Option, less all (100%) dividends amounts distributed by the Companies to their shareholders from the Transaction Closing Date to the date of exercise of the Call Option, with each dividend amount will be calculated as index-linked from the date of actual payment thereof to the date of exercise of the Call Option. It should be clarified that the above linkage mechanism shall only apply in the case of an increase in the CPI and no indexation shall apply if the Known Index on the date of exercise of the Call Option is lower than the Known Index on the transaction Closing date or the dividend distribution date, as the case may be.

 

The option shall be exercised by written notice given by the Buyer to the Sellers (“Exercise Notice”) and the provisions of Sections 4.4 to 4.6 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

 

6.Sellers’ Representations and Warranties

 

The Sellers hereby represent and warrant to the Buyer, jointly and severally, as follows:

 

6.1Mediton and Medishur, Incorporation Documents, Share Capital of Mediton and Medishur, the Sold Shares; Holdings

 

6.1.1Mediton is a private limited company registered in Israel, limited by shares, formed on December 24, 1993 and its registration number with the Registrar of Companies is 511900888. Metidon’s records with the Registrar of Companies as appearing in the Registrar’s printout of Mediton information attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1.1 are complete, correct and accurate and contain no “misleading information”.

 

6.1.2Medishur is a private limited company registered in Israel, limited by shares, formed on May 5, 1988 and its registration number with the Registrar of Companies is 511295263. Medishur’s records with the Registrar of Companies as appearing in the Registrar’s printout of Medishur information attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1.2 are complete, correct and accurate and contain no “misleading information”.

 

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6.1.3Mediton - Adam Ltd. (“Adam”) is a private limited company registered in Israel, limited by shares and fully (100%) owned by Mediton, with Adam’s shares held by Mediton being Free and Clear. Adam’s records with the Registrar of Companies as appearing in the Registrar’s printout of Mediton information attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1.3 are complete, correct and accurate and contain no “misleading information”.

 

Driving One Hundred - Institute for Emergency Diagnosis and Training Ltd., Company No. 512991241, is a company fully owned by Mediton, which has not been operating since December 31, 2018, and has no any assets or liabilities.

 

6.1.4The Group has full power and authority to own its assets and operate them, conduct its business in the same manner they are being conducted. Each of the Group companies is registered as an active company, and no actions or proceedings for deletion, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, receivership or other actions have been brought, and to the best knowledge of the Sellers there is no intention or threat to bring such actions or proceedings, against any of the Group’s companies. To the best knowledge of the Sellers, there is no impediment that may prevents the Group from conducting its business also after the Closing Date in the same manner they have been conducted so far.

 

6.1.5Documents of Incorporation. True and accurate copies as of the date of execution of the documents of incorporation of Mediton, Medishur and the Investee Company are attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1.5.

 

6.1.6Capital. The authorized capital, the issued capital and the identity of the shareholders of each of Mediton, Medishur and the Investee Company are set out in the relevant Registrar’s printout of these companies attached hereto. All Ordinary Shares of each Company are of equal status and equal rights, including with respect to voting rights, the right to participate in the Company’s profit and the right to participate in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company in the event of liquidation.

 

6.1.7Additional Representations on Capital

 

a.As of the date of execution of this Agreement, with the exception of the Ordinary Shares, the Company’s capital does not include additional securities (other than management shares in Medishur’s authorized capital which have never been issued), the Company has not granted options or rights or taken loans convertible into Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Company, and neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has undertaken to issue or complete an issue of Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Company to its shareholders or any other third party (whether or not the proceeds from such issue have already been transferred to the Company).

 

b.As of the date of execution of this Agreement, with the exception of the Ordinary Shares, the Investee Company capital does not include additional securities, the Investee Company has not granted options or rights or taken loans convertible into Ordinary Shares or other securities, and neither the Investee Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has undertaken to issue or complete an issue of Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Investee Company to its shareholders or any other third party (whether or not the proceeds from such issue have already been transferred).

 

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6.1.8Each Seller is the beneficial owner of the Sold Shares held by it as set out in Exhibit 3.1 hereto, the said Shares have been fully paid up, and is entitled to exercise all powers and rights conferred by such Shares, no person or entity has been granted an option or right to purchase such Shares, in whole or in part, and none of the Sellers has undertaken to grant such option or right, and no person or entity has any right of first refusal, bring-along right or any other right with respect the Shares, all or part; and subject to the provisions of this Section below, these Shares are Free and Clear and shall be transferred to the Buyer on the Closing Date Free and Clear.

 

6.1.9Sold Shares. The Sold Shares constitute as of the Closing Date 70% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights and 70% of Medishur’s issued and outstanding share capital and voting rights, on a Fully Diluted basis, and are validly issued and fully paid up.

 

6.1.10Holdings. Except for the holdings in the Investee Company (and the holdings in Driving One Hundred - Institute for Emergency Diagnosis and Training Ltd., a non-active company), the Company does not own either directly or indirectly any shares or securities of any company, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture or any other legal entity and does not have any right to be the holder of such shares or securities, and has not entered into any agreement in connection with the all of the foregoing.

 

6.1.11The capital note referred to in Adam’s Financial Statements was issued to Mediton.

 

6.2Directors of Mediton and Medishur; Signatory Rights

 

6.2.1Haim serves as the sole director of Mediton; and Orna serves as the sole director of Medishur. All directors of the Company have been duly appointed in accordance with the articles of association of the relevant Company. Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.2.1 hereto, no director of the Company is entitled to any compensation or payment for his services as director and/or for termination of office. No person has the right to serve as a director of the Company and/or his term of office will not be terminated, generally or subject to any conditions. The Company has no obligation to appoint any person to serve as a director.

 

The directors of the Investee Company are listed in the Registrar printouts of such Companies (Exhibit 6.1.3 hereto).

 

6.2.2The signatory rights on behalf of Mediton, Medishur and the Investee Company are set forth in Exhibit 6.2.2 hereto.

 

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6.3Absence of Violation and Restrictions; Approvals

 

6.3.1Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent, the execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the Sellers are not in violation of the law, the documents of incorporation of Mediton or Medishur or the Investee Company or any other agreement to which the Sellers or the Group are a party; subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent and except as provided for in Exhibit 6.3.1 hereto, there is no restriction, prohibition, impediment, nor any requirement for approval or consent, by law or agreement, as the case may be, for the Company and the Sellers to enter into and execute this Agreement and they are not subject to any consent, approval, order, license, authorization or declaration by any person or entity, including a government authority, or filing an application with a government authority, or giving notice to any third party.

 

6.3.2The entering into of this Agreement or the performance thereof shall not result in any material damage to the Group, and to the best knowledge of the Sellers, shall not lead to termination or cancellation of agreements to which the Group is a party, or result in a demand for immediate repayment of credits provided to the Group by financial institutions, or render the terms of such credit less favorable.

 

6.3.3The entering into of this Agreement by Perluk Holdings, Mediton and Medishur and the performance of their obligations hereunder have been approved by their competent bodies until the date of execution hereof, and that upon signing this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective and binding and shall constitute valid and binding obligations towards the Buyer and be legally enforceable by the Buyer in accordance with its terms.

 

6.4Financial Statements and Financial Position

 

6.4.1True copies of the audited annual financial statements of Mediton as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (hereinafter: “Mediton Annual Financial Statements”) are attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.1(a); true copies of the audited annual financial statements of Medishur as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (hereinafter: “Medishur Annual Financial Statements”) are attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.1(b); true copies of the audited annual financial statements of Adam as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (hereinafter: “Adam Annual Financial Statements” and together with Mediton Annual Financial Statements and Medishur Annual Financial Statements the “Financial Statements”) are attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.1(c). The said annual Financial Statements of each Company faithfully reflect, in accordance with the Israeli Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Israeli GAAP”) (in cash-based financial statements) the condition of the Company, its assets and liabilities as of the dates stated therein and the results of its operations for the periods to which they relate, and have been prepared in accordance with Israeli generally acceptable accounting principles, with the exception of provisions for employer-employee relationship, which have been prepared based on the provisions required under IFRS.

 

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6.4.2Except as provided in Exhibit 6.4.2, from December 31, 2020 through the date of execution of this Agreement, there have been no transactions that deviate from the ordinary course of business, nor has there occurred any event that had or may have, either alone or along with other events, a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Group, its assets, liabilities or income.

 

As of the Transaction Closing Date, the Company will not have a dividend that has been declared but has not yet been actually distributed.

 

6.4.3Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.4.3 and the Financial Statements, since December 31, 2020:

 

6.4.3.1No damage or loss has occurred which had a material adverse effect on the Group’s assets, condition or operating or business results.

 

6.4.3.2Except in the ordinary course of business, the Group has not waived any material right available to it or any material debt to which it is entitled.

 

6.4.3.3The Group has not discharged any lien, claim, payment or liability, except in the ordinary course of business, and which is not, individually or cumulatively is material to its assets, condition, including financial, or its operating or business results of the Group.

 

6.4.3.4There has been no sale, transfer or lease of material asset of the Group’s assets, except in the ordinary course of business.

 

6.4.3.5No other event has occurred which may materially adversely affect the assets, condition or operating or business results of the Group, on a consolidated basis.

 

6.4.4True copy of Mediton’s reviewed Financial Statements as of June 30, 2021, prepared on a cumulative basis, is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.4(a); a true copy of Medishur’s reviewed Financial Statements as of June 30, 2021, prepared on a cumulative basis, is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.4(b); copy of Adam’s reviewed Financial Statements as of June 30, 2021, prepared on a cumulative basis, is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.4(c). The Financial Statements referred to above of each Company faithfully reflect, in accordance with the Israeli GAAP, the condition of each Company, its assets and liabilities as of the dates stated therein and the results of its operations for the periods to which they relate, and have been prepared in accordance with Israeli generally acceptable accounting principles, with the exception of provisions for employer-employee relationship, which have been prepared based on the provisions required under IFRS.

 

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6.4.5Details of all types of bank accounts of the Group, signatory rights and balances as of the business day preceding the execution date of this Agreement, are provided in Exhibit 6.4.5 hereto.

 

6.4.6As of the Transaction Closing Date: (1) the Group shall have no debts to banking corporations and/or other financial institutions, other than credit balances arising from the Group’s ordinary course of business; (2) each of Mediton and Medishur shall have net working capital as set forth in Section 8.1.3 below; and (3) each of Mediton and Medishur have set aside provisions for employer-employee relationship that comply with the provisions as required under IFRS rules.

 

6.5Liens
   
  The Group’s assets of any kind and type whatsoever (whether or not fixed assets), of any kind and type, are Free and Clear.

 

6.6Taxes and Payments

 

6.6.1The Group has paid all taxes to which it is liable and which have become due and payable, including but without derogating form the generality of the foregoing, taxes, social security and other mandatory payments related to its employees and/or service providers to the Group, including tax withholding at source in respect of payments to the Group’s overseas suppliers at the rate prescribed by the relevant law, and not including amounts for which: (a) provisions have been made in the Financial Statements of the relevant Company as required under Israeli GAAP; or (b) no provisions are required to be made in the Financial Statements under Israeli GAAP.

 

6.6.2The Group has duly filed the relevant tax authorities (“Authorities”) all reports that are required to be filed for tax periods preceding the execution date of this Agreement, and has complied with all disclosure and reporting obligations to the Authorities as required by law. Tax reports filed by the Group have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the law.

 

6.6.1Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.6.3 hereto, the Group and/or the Sellers are not aware of a claim by the Tax Authorities in connection with any Group’s tax liability; there is no valid demand or claim on the part of the Authorities, and no discussions are held with them with respect to any report that the Group has filed or should have filed to the Tax Authorities. The Group and/or the Sellers are not aware of any audit and/or investigation currently taking place by the Tax Authorities.

 

6.6.2The Group has final assessments until 2015.

 

6.7Agreements by which the Group is Bound; Third Party Rights

 

6.7.1All material agreements of the Group are listed in Exhibit 6.7.1 hereto. Prior to the execution date of this Agreement, the Sellers have provided to the Buyer true and accurate copies of all material agreements of the Group and/or summary of the material contractual terms of all material verbal agreements entered into by the Group.

 

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6.7.2All material agreements of the Group, whether verbal or written, are in force and bind the Group for all intends and purposes (and, to the best knowledge of the Sellers, the other parties thereto). The Group is in compliance with all material terms and conditions of such agreements and, to the best knowledge of the Sellers, the other parties to such material agreements are also in compliance with all material terms and conditions thereof, and the Group and/or anyone acting on its behalf has not received written notice by the parties of those agreements or anyone on their behalf in connection with a material change or planned termination of any of these agreements, or advance notice or notice, in writing, of a breach or future breach of such terms and conditions. The Group and/or anyone acting on its behalf has not given any of the other parties to those agreements a notice in connection with the termination of the agreement, or advance notice or notice of a breach or future breach of such terms and conditions. The Sellers have not received written notice of any grounds for breach or grounds for cancellation or termination of such agreements, from the Group and/or the other parties to those agreements.

 

6.8Agreements between the Group and the Sellers and their Related Parties

 

6.8.1Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.8.1 hereto, there are no transactions, agreements, understandings, arrangements or agreements of any type and kind whatsoever, written or oral, including owner loans, between the Group and the Sellers and/or other interested parties of the Group and/or any company controlled by them or controlling them, including entities controlled by the Group, or their Relative (as defined in the Companies Law) (hereinafter: “Related Person or Entity”).

 

6.8.2The Group does not owe to the Sellers and/or any Related Person or Entity of the Sellers, whether as a shareholder of the Group, whether as an employee or officer of the Group or in any other way, any amounts, nor does it have any other obligations of any kind, direct or indirect to any such Person or Entity, except in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to the agreements listed in Exhibit 6.8.1 hereto.

 

6.8.3The Sellers and/or any Related Person or Entity of the Sellers do not owe to the Group, whether as shareholders of the Group, whether as employees or officers of the Group or in any other way, any amounts.

 

6.8.4Subject to what is due to the Sellers in the ordinary course of business and as set forth in this Section above, the Sellers have no claim and/or demand of any type and kind whatsoever against the Group.

 

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6.9Knowledge and Intellectual Property

 

6.9.1The intellectual property required to conduct the Company’s business is the sole property of the Company or lawfully used by it (hereinafter, collectively, “Intellectual Property”).

 

6.9.2Except as set out in Exhibit 6.9.2 hereto, to the best knowledge of the Sellers, the use by the Group of the Intellectual Property does not infringe any right, license or right of any third party, including but without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, the Group’s consultants or contractors (currently or in the past), its current and past employees and past employers of the Group’s current and past employees.

 

6.9.3Except in the ordinary course of business and to the best knowledge of the Sellers, the Group is not obliged to pay any amount by way of royalties, fees or other similar payments to any owner or authorized person under license for any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright or other intangible property or right, in respect of the use thereof.

 

6.9.4The Group has taken reasonable precautions acceptable in the industry where it operates in order to protect the Intellectual Property owned by the Group, respectively, and the confidential information in its possession.

 

6.9.5The Group has not received any written notice from a third party claiming that the Group has infringed any patent, trademark, service mark, copyright or trade secret of any other person or entity, and to the best knowledge of the Sellers, there are no circumstances that may result in such notice being given.

 

6.9.6A list of items of Intellectual Property which require statutory registration and which are registered in the name of the Group, is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.9.6.

 

6.10Licenses, Approvals and Permits

 

The Group possesses all licenses, permits and approvals (“Licenses”) necessary for conducting its business in accordance with the law. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, all such permits and Licenses are listed in Exhibit 6.10(a) hereto, and are in full force and effect, and the Group is in compliance with all material terms and conditions thereof, and neither the Sellers nor the Group is aware of any condition for their continued validity or any circumstances that may result in the suspension, revocation, limitation, restriction or non-renewal of any such License. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, except as provided in Exhibit 6.10(b) hereto, the transfer of the Sold Shares to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall not confer on third party the right to revoke, limit or terminate the validity of such Licenses. Each one of the Group Companies is registered in any register maintained under the law as required by its operations. The business of each of the Group Companies has been and is conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Licenses and the law, and the Sellers and/or any of the Group Companies are not aware of any complaint or investigation or examination on the part of any Authority in connection with a breach or failure to meet the terms of any of the Licenses or the law.

 

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6.11Insurance

 

6.11.1Exhibit 6.11.1 hereto contains a list of all insurance policies of the Company in force (specifying the type of insurance, the coverage amount and period) and all insurance claims made during the five years preceding the date of execution of this Agreement. All material Company’s assets (whether tangible, intangible or real property) owned or leased are insured under the insurance policies issued by reputable insurance companies. To the best knowledge of the Sellers, each insurance policy: (a) is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms; (b) shall remain valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms after the Closing Date; (c) none of the Group Companies has breached the terms and conditions of the policy and no event has occurred which, with advance notice or the lapse of time, would constitute a breach of such policy or give rise to any right to terminate, modify or accelerate any rights under said policy; and (d) neither party has sought termination or modification of the policy, in whole or in part.

 

6.11.2None of the Group Companies is a party to a proceeding and no demand and/or claim has been made by or against it in connection with an insurance event, and neither is involved in any tort claim that is not covered under an insurance policy maintained by the relevant Company, and no insurance company has informed any of the Group Companies that it would not cover an insurance claim arising from a breach on the part of the relevant Company or for any other reason, or that it refuses to insure the relevant Company or its assets.

 

6.12Brokerage
   
  Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.12 hereto, no intermediary, agent, broker, investment banker or any other person or entity, whether or not employed by any of the Group Companies, who is and/or shall be entitled to a brokerage fee and/or commission and/or any other payment from any of the Group Companies in respect of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

  

6.13Legal Proceedings

 

6.13.1Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.13.1 hereto, there are no pending legal proceedings (including arbitration proceedings), civil or criminal to which the Group or any of its officers in their capacity as such is a party (whether as plaintiffs, defendants or otherwise), and the Group has not received any written notice of claims or demands against any of them and/or any other person acting on behalf of the Group, or of the possibility of filing such legal proceedings, and neither of them is aware of grounds for filing such claim or demand.

 

6.13.2There has been no judgment, arbitration award, judicial and/or administrative decision, of any kind whatsoever against the Group and/or its officers (in their capacity as such), which have not yet been fully executed.

 

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6.13.3Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, no petition for winding-up or appointment of receiver has been filed against the Group; The Group has not initiated any proceeding related to creditor settlement; and not initiated proceeding for the appointment of a receiver over any portion of the Group’s assets; no creditor has exercised a lien or pledge against its assets, and no foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been initiated against any of its assets.

 

6.14Employees and Subcontractors

 

6.14.1Exhibit 6.14.1 hereto contains a complete and accurate list of all executive employees of the Group (“Group’s Executives”), which includes each employee’s name, title, commencement date of employment, gross monthly salary, fixed payments, commissions, grants and bonuses, accrued vacation days, termination of employment bonuses (other than statutory payments) and employee cost for July 2021, as of the execution date of this Agreement. Other than the payments set out in the said Exhibit, the Group’s Executives are not entitled to any other payments from the Group. Except for the fixed payments and commissions set forth in Exhibit 6.14.1 hereto, the Group’s Executives are not entitled to any other payment which, to the best knowledge of the Sellers, is included as part of the effective salary for social benefits. The Group has not received written notice of the Group Executives’ intention to terminate his employment with the Group, and as of the execution date of this Agreement, the Group has no intention to terminate the employment of any such Group Executives, other than staffing positions in the ordinary course of business.

 

6.14.2The Group has entered into contracts with service providers, consultants, freelancers, self-employed contractors, and subcontractors involved in the business operations (hereinafter: “Service Providers”). There is no material liability, except current debts in the ordinary course of business and/or financial or liability included in the Financial Statements of the Company, whether financial or otherwise, of the Group in respect of the Company’s contracts with the Service Providers. the Group complies with all the material provisions of its contracts with the Service Providers and the Service Provides are not entitled to receive from the Company any rights or benefits under labor laws.

 

6.14.3The fifteen Service Providers/subcontractors who received the highest compensation from the Group and/or the Group’s material Service Providers (“Material Service Providers”) in 2020 are listed in Exhibit 6.14.3 hereto. Said Exhibit includes the initials of the Service Provider, the type of service, the contract commencement date, and the total compensation paid to the Service Provider in 2020 and the first half of 2021. Except for the stated in the said Exhibit, Material Service Providers are not entitled to other payments from the Group. The Group has not received written notice of a Material Service Provider’s intention to terminate its engagement with the Group, and as of the execution date of this Agreement, the Group has no intention to terminate the engagement of any of its Material Service Providers. To the knowledge of the Sellers, it does not apply to any of the Material Service Providers a legal or contractual impediment to contract with the Company and provide it with its services.

 

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6.14.4Except as provided for in Exhibit 6.14.4 hereto, the Group has complied and complies in all material respect with the requirements of the law relating to its employees and Service Providers, their agreements with the Group, the terms of their agreements, and the compensation for their services, including the salaries of its employees, and its material liabilities to the employees and Service Providers of the Group. The amounts due to the Group’s employees (including for accumulated vacation days, convalescence pay and completion of severance pay) or which the Company is required to place on deposit with third parties in connection with their employment, whether by law, agreement or practice, have been paid or deposited in full, or, if relevant, set aside in full in the Financial Statements, on their due dates, as required under the accounting rules applicable to the relevant Company. To the best knowledge of the Sellers, in the past seven years the Group has been paying its past employees all amounts to which they are entitled by law for their employment with the relevant Company and/or for their termination of employment, and the Group has no debts to past employees.

 

6.14.5The Group is not a member of any employer organization nor it is subject to any collective agreements of any kind and expansion orders, other than expansion orders that apply to all employees in the economy. The working relationship in the Group is normal and there was no collective labor dispute in the Group, strike, sanctions, general work slowdown and/or general work stoppage. No written requirements were submitted to the Group indicating the organization of workers in the Group.

 

6.14.6The Group has no liabilities to its employees or Service Providers, present and past, to grant them any special payment or any other benefit from the Group in connection with the closing of the Transaction hereunder, or in respect of any future change in their current terms of employment.

 

6.15Privacy and Databases

 

The Group acts in all material respect in accordance with the Israeli Privacy laws, to the extent applicable to it, including the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, the regulations promulgated thereunder (including the Privacy Protection Regulations (Data Security), 5767-2017, and the guidelines of the Privacy Protection Authority at the Ministry of Justice.

 

The Group has registered with the Privacy Protection Authority all databases that require registration under the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, and the Group has not used any database other than those owned or leased by the Group under the law.

 

During the five (5) years preceding the date of execution of this Agreement, no claim has been filed against the Group nor has the Group received any written notice of any inquiry, investigation or enforcement action being initiated by the Privacy Protection Authority, and the Group has not received any written notice of intent to file a claim or initiate such inquiry, investigation or enforcement action, against the Group and/or anyone acting on its behalf in connection with a violation of the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. To the best knowledge of the Sellers, in the five (5) years preceding the execution date of this Agreement, the Group has not suffered any Serious Security Incident (as this term is defined in the Privacy Protection Regulations (Data Security), 5767-2017).

 

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6.16Compliance with Obligations and Binding Provisions

 

To the best knowledge of the Sellers, except as provided in this Agreement and its Exhibits, and Exhibit 6.16, the Group is no in violation in any material respect of any applicable statute, law, regulation or directive of a competent authority, or court ruling or decision applicable to them, and neither the Group and/or the Sellers are aware of any claim with respect to such violation.

 

6.17The Sellers are aware that the Buyer intends to obtain, directly or indirectly, for the Transaction (including in a case of exercise of options) financing from financial entities, and the Sellers shall provide the Buyer with reasonable assistance, if necessary, with explanations and information at the reasonable request of the Buyer.

 

6.18Full Disclosure

 

The representations made by the Sellers do not include a “misleading detail”.

 

6.19For purposes of Section 6 above, the expression “To the best knowledge of the Sellers” shall mean the actual knowledge of any of the Sellers, Mediton’s CEO or Mediton’s VP.

 

7.Buyer’s Representations and Warranties

 

The Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows, knowing that the Sellers are entering this Agreement based on these certifications and representations, but without prejudice to the Sellers’ representations in Section 6 above:

 

7.1The Buyer is a public company incorporated in Israel, limited by shares, with Registration No. 511149874, whose shares are listed on the Six Swiss Exchange under the Ticker Symbol “SHLTN”. The Buyer is registered as an active company, and no actions or proceedings have been initiated or threatened, and there is no intention to initiate any actions or proceedings relating to its winding-up, liquidation, receivership or similar actions involving to the Buyer,

 

7.2The Buyer has the financial ability and financial means to meet its obligations under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

7.3Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent, the execution and performance of this Agreement by the Buyer are not in violation of the law or the Buyer’s documents of incorporation and any other agreement to which the Buyer and/or anyone on its behalf is a party; there is no restriction, prohibition, impediment, nor any requirement for approval or consent, whether by law or agreement or any other way, on or for, as the case may be, for the delivery and execution by the Buyer and the delivery and execution of this Agreement by the Buyer do not require any consent, approval, order, license, authorization or declaration by any person or entity, including a government authority, or filing an application with a government authority, or giving notice to any third party, other than the approval by law of its competent bodies.

 

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7.4The execution of this Agreement by the Buyer and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been duly approved by its competent bodies. This Agreement shall become effective and binding upon execution hereof and shall constitute valid and binding obligations on the Buyer towards the Sellers and be legally enforceable by each of the Sellers against the Buyer in accordance with its terms.

 

7.5The Buyer certifies that, prior to executing this Agreement, it was given the opportunity to conduct a business, legal, and accounting due diligence of the Company’s business and operations, based on the information provided to it by the Company. The Buyer was also given the opportunity to receive any information and examine and review all documents provided to Buyer upon its request. Nothing in the foregoing shall prejudice the liability of the Sellers for the representations made by them in Section 6 above (and subject to the indemnification restrictions set forth in Section 13 below).

 

8.Conditions Precedent

 

8.1Completion of the Transaction underlying this Agreement is conditional upon and subject to fulfillment of all conditions set forth below:

 

8.1.1All representations and warranties made by the Sellers specified in Section 6 above shall be true and accurate as of the date of execution of this Agreement (except for representations specifically referring to an earlier date than the execution date, which shall be true and accurate as of the date on which when made), and all representations and warranties made by the Sellers specified in Section 6 above shall be true as of the Transaction Closing Date, except for changes arising from provisions of this Agreement or in the ordinary course of the Company’s business.

 

8.1.2As of the Transaction Closing Date, the Company shall have no debts to banking corporations and/or other financing entities, excluding credit balances arising from the ordinary course of the Group’s business.

 

8.1.3As of the Transaction Closing Date, each of Mediton and Medishur shall have net working capital sufficient to meet their needs of the ongoing operations (of both Companies), not less than NIS 2,750,000, so that the Company does not need to obtain any credit and/or cash injection from any of its shareholders.

 

8.1.4Receipt of approval for the Transaction from [***].

 

The Buyer may, at its sole discretion, waive any of the conditions precedent set forth above.

 

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8.2The parties shall make their utmost efforts to ensure that the conditions precedent for the Closing of the Transaction are fulfilled and the Agreement is performed, in cooperation between them. The parties shall not do any act or omission, nor will they cause any act or omission, that would prejudice their obligations under this Agreement, or that would or might frustrate its performance. If the conditions precedent are not fulfilled within the end of 45 days from the execution of this Agreement (“Closing Deadline”), and the Sellers and the Buyer do not agree in writing to extend the Closing Deadline, this Agreement shall become null and void for all purposes, and the parties and/or anyone acting on their behalf shall have no claim and/or demand against each other in connection with the termination of this Agreement and/or the non-fulfillment of the conditions precedent, however, nothing in the foregoing shall prejudice any other right or remedy under this Agreement or any law available to the parties hereunder for breach of a provision of the provisions of this Agreement (if and to the extent that it is breached).

 

9.Interim Period

 

The Sellers, Mediton and Medishur undertake to the Buyer that during the period from the date of execution of this Agreement to the Transaction Closing Date (“Interim Period”), the Group’s operations shall be conducted in the same ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice, without materially affecting or diminishing its assets (other than payment of dividends and payment of debit and credit balances, and provided that as of the Closing Date there will be an amount equal to the net working capital stated in Section 8.1.3 to this Agreement). Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, the Sellers, Mediton and Medishur shall cause the Group not to take the following actions, unless with the prior written approval of the Buyer or in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement: (a) any transaction (including transfer, sale, acquisition or allocation) in the Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Group, or an undertaking to enter into such transaction; (b) an offering of rights to purchase any securities of the Group; (c) any change to the incorporation documents of the Group; (d) transactions outside the ordinary course of business of the Group, including transactions involving an investment or acquisition of interests in corporations or acquisition of business (Asset Transactions); (e) transactions that are not on market terms of the Group or that may materially affect the profitability of the relevant Company, its assets or liabilities, or executing of transactions with related parties, other than existing transactions with related parties on the same terms and conditions as prior to the execution of the Term Sheet entered into by the parties on July 14, 2021; (f) sale or transfer of all assets or interests of the Group or a substantial part thereof; (g) transaction in which any of the Sellers or officers of the Group, their interested parties, their relatives or companies under their control have, either directly or indirectly, a “personal interest” other than payment of salaries to the Group’s officers, in the same manner as prior to the execution of this Agreement, and excluding existing transactions with related parties on the same terms and conditions as prior to the execution of the Term Sheet entered into by the parties on July 14, 2021, and as set forth in Exhibit 6.8.1 hereto.

 

10.Buyer’s Right to Terminate the Agreement during the Interim Period

 

Without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Buyer under any law or this Agreement, upon the occurrence of any of the following events, the Buyer shall be entitled to immediately terminate the Agreement, by giving written notice to the Sellers:

 

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10.1If a temporary or permanent receiver and/or temporary liquidator and/or liquidator and/or trustee is appointed for Mediton, Medishur or the Investee Company or to any of the Sellers or a liquidation order and/or receivership order and/or stay of proceedings order is issued against Mediton, Medishur or the Investee Company or any of the Sellers and/or if an attachment is imposed on any material asset of Mediton, Medishur or the Investee Company or any of the Sellers, and/or if a petition is filed for the appointment of such officials or the performance of such actions, provided that such appointment, order, attachment or petition is not removed within 60 days.

 

10.2If Mediton, Medishur or the Investee Company initiates merger proceedings under Chapter 8 of the Companies Law, or an arrangement or compromise under Section 350 of the Companies Law and/or a debt settlement in accordance with Part J of the Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law, 5778-2018, or restructuring and/or merger proceedings in accordance with Section 351 of the Companies Law.

 

10.3If any of the actions listed in Section 9 above are taken without obtaining the prior written approval of the Buyer, and without such failure being cured within 10 days of receipt of notice from the Buyer.

 

11.Transaction Closing Date

 

11.1The following actions shall be performed at the offices of Goldfarb Seligman & Co, 98 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, on August 31, 2021, 10:00 AM, after fulfillment of all necessary conditions precedent set forth in Section 8 above, or on such other date or place as the parties shall agree (“Transaction Closing Date” or “Closing Date” or “Closing of the Transaction”).

 

11.2Upon Closing of the Transaction, the following actions shall be performed. All actions performed on the Transaction Closing Date shall be deemed to have been performed simultaneously, and no single action shall be deemed to have been completed and no single document shall be deemed to have been delivered, until all such actions have been completed and all required documents delivered:

 

11.2.1Proper certificates certifying that the conditions precedent set out in Sections 8.1.2 and 8.1.3 above have been satisfied.

 

11.2.2The Sellers shall provide the Buyer with a certificate certifying that the representations and warrantees made by them in Section 6 above are true and correct as of the Transaction Closing Date, in the form attached as Exhibit 11.2.2 hereto.

 

11.2.3The Buyer and each of the Sellers shall execute a Share Transfer Deed in favor of the Buyer for each Seller’s share of the Sold Shares (in accordance with Exhibit 3.1 hereto).

 

11.2.4Each of Mediton and Medishur shall provide the Buyer with copies of the resolutions of the Board of directors of the relevant Company, approving the transfer of the Sold Shares from the Sellers to the Buyer, in the form attached as Exhibit 11.2.4 hereto.

 

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11.2.5Each of Mediton and Medishur shall provide the Buyer with copies of the written resolutions passed by all shareholders of the relevant Company, approving the replacement of Mediton’s exiting Articles of Association with Articles in the form attached as Exhibit 11.2.5(a) hereto, and the replacement of Medishur’s exiting Articles of Association with Articles in the form attached as Exhibit 11.2.5(b) hereto, which shall reflect the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement between the parties referred to in Section 11.2.11 below.

 

11.2.6The Buyer shall pay to each of the Sellers its share of the consideration as set forth in Exhibit 3.1 hereto, by means of a bank transfer to the bank account whose details shall be provided in writing to the Buyer by each Seller at least one Business Day prior to the Transaction Closing Date defined in Section 3.1 above.

 

11.2.7Mediton and Medishur shall furnish the Buyer with share certificates duly made and executed in the name of the Buyer in respect of the Sold Shares.

 

11.2.8Each of Mediton and Medishur shall register the Sold Shares in the register of shareholders of the relevant Company in the name of the Buyer, and shall provide the Buyer with a copy of the register of shareholders as of the Transaction Closing Date, duly signed by the respective Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Mediton and Medishur.

 

11.2.9The Buyer shall appoint up to three directors for each of Mediton, Medishur and the Investee Company, so that thereafter the Board of Directors of each Company shall consist of one director appointed by the Sellers and up to three directors appointed by the Buyer.

 

11.2.10Necessary filings with the Registrar of Companies in respect of the transfer of the Sold Shares to the Buyer, the replacement of the Articles of Association and the appointment of the new directors, shall be signed. The filings will be submitted for registration with the Registrar of Companies immediately after the Closing Date.

 

11.2.11The Sellers and the Buyer shall execute a shareholders agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 11.2.11 hereto (“Shareholders Agreement”).

 

11.2.12T.A.T.A Properties Ltd. shall confirm its consent to amend its lease agreements with Mediton and Medishur in the form attached s Exhibit 11.2.12 hereto.

 

11.2.13The parties shall execute all documents necessary, to the extent necessary, to give effect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and to obtain any necessary approval for this purpose, and shall take any other action necessary to fully perform this Agreement.

 

12.Waiver

 

Each of the Sellers hereby irrevocably waives as of the Closing Date and subject to the completion of the Transaction underlying this Agreement on the Closing Date, any claim or demand, of any kind and type, insofar as it exists towards the Group, for the period preceding the Closing Date, other than: in relation to Orna – in the matter of retirement compensation and ongoing matters arising from her capacity as Company employee (including salary, convalescence, etc.); and in relation to Haim – in the matter of current management fees for the period up to the Closing Date.

 

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13.Indemnification

 

13.1Subject to Sections 13.2 to 13.5 below, the Sellers undertake, jointly and severally to indemnify the Buyer (including its officers, partners, consultants and employees, as the case may be), for any damage and/or liability and/or loss and/or expense (including reasonable legal costs and attorney fees) (collectively: “Damage”), incurred and/or to be incurred by the Buyer or the Company in connection with or as a result of any of the following:

 

13.1.1If any representation made by the Sellers in Section 6 above is incomplete and incorrect in any respect or includes a misleading detail.

 

13.1.2Any damage incurred by the Buyer as a result of claims and liabilities of the Group arising for the period preceding the Transaction Closing Date (with the Damage incurred by the Buyer being calculated based on the Damage incurred by the relevant Company, multiplied by the Buyer’s pro rata of the relevant Company’s issued share capital), including and without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, actual payments for claims and/or liabilities arising from Labor laws or labor relations in amounts that exceed the amounts actually deposited prior to the Closing Date in connection with the said matters.

 

13.1.3Any tax liability for the period preceding the Transaction Closing Date, for which no provision has been made in the Annual Financial Statements (attached as Exhibits 6.4.1(a), 6.4.1(b) 6.4.1(c) hereto) or insufficient provision has been made (in which case the indemnification shall be equal to the amount that has not been set aside) or sufficient tax advances have been transferred for this purpose.

 

13.2Request for Indemnification. If the Buyer wishes to claim indemnification from the Sellers for Damage for which it is entitled to indemnification under the provisions of Section 13.1 above, the Buyer shall give written notice to the Sellers (“Indemnification Request”). The Indemnification Request shall reasonably specify the indemnification liability and the circumstances giving rise to the indemnification (including a description of the nature of the Damage and its estimated cost). The Sellers shall reply to the Indemnification Request within 30 days (“Sellers Response”).

 

13.3Third Party Claim. In the event that the Buyer seeks indemnification for demand and/or claim and/or proceeding and/or action and/or other legal proceeding by third parties made against the Group and/or the Buyer (“Third Party Claim” and the “Defendant”, respectively), the Buyer shall provide the Sellers with written notice of such Third Party Claim, shortly after its receipt (provided that failure to provide such notice shall not in any way relieve the Sellers of their indemnity obligations hereunder), and shall reasonably allow the Sellers to defend against any such Third Party Claim, with the Buyer’s reasonable cooperation, if necessary, at the expense of the Sellers. The Sellers shall be entitled to assume the handling of a civil Third Party Claim, provided that: (a) the Sellers have notified the Buyer thereof within 10 days of receipt of notice of the Third Party Claim, and have certified in advance and in writing that they will bear all consequences of the proceeding without any limits; and (b) the Defendant will be entitled to appoint, at its own expense, another attorney on his behalf to handle the case jointly with the attorney on behalf of the Sellers. The Sellers shall act within the framework of the above in order to bring such proceeding to conclusion. In any case, the Seller will not be entitled to bring a legal proceeding to conclusion by way of a settlement and/or arrangement and/or submit the dispute underlying the case to be resolved by way of a plea bargain, or admit any liability, unless with the prior written notice of the Buyer (other than in a settlement in which there is nothing but a monetary payment by the Seller).

 

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Neither the Buyer nor the Company may settle or pay any Third Party which claims in a Third Party Claim if the defense is assumed by the Seller, without the Seller’s prior written consent or under a judgment that has not been stayed. If the Seller does not assume the defense against a Third Party Claim as provided for above, the Buyer shall be entitled to conduct the proceeding as it deems fit, including by way of a settlement, and shall not lose its entitlement to indemnification thereof or be liable in any way to the Seller as a result thereof. The Seller shall fully cooperate with the Buyer in its efforts to defend against a Third Party Claim.

 

13.4Limitation of Indemnification

 

13.4.1The indemnity liability shall remain in full force and effect until the expiry of 18 months from the Closing Date or 30 days from approval of the Financial Statements for 2022, whichever is later, except with respect to the fundamental representations and the indemnity liability under Sections 13.1.2 and 13.1.3, which shall remain in force until he expiry of the limitation period under the law (“Indemnification Period”). Accordingly, any Indemnification Request must be sent to the Sellers no later than the end of the Indemnification Period. If an Indemnification Request is sent during the Indemnification Period, the Seller’s indemnity liability in the Indemnification Request shall survive even after the expiry of the Indemnification Period and until it is clarified and settled in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, provided a claim is filed within 6 months from the date of delivery of the Indemnification Request by the Buyer.

 

13.4.2The Indemnity liability shall apply only to Damage/s with an aggregate liability exceeds NIS 700,000 (“Indemnification Floor”). In cases where the total amount of such Damage/s exceeds the Indemnification Floor, the Sellers’ indemnity liability shall apply to all such amounts (i.e., from the first shekel).

 

13.4.3The aggregate indemnity liability of the Sellers shall not exceed 15% of the consideration actually paid by the Buyer, i.e., NIS 12,600,000 (whether as a result of a single incident or from a series of incidents), other than with respect to the fundamental representations and indemnification under Sections 13.1.2 and 13.1.3 above, for which the total indemnity liability of the Sellers shall not exceed the consideration actually paid by the Buyer (i.e., NIS 84,000,000).

 

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13.4.4Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a fraudulent breach of representations, there shall be no limitations on the Buyer’s rights and remedies against the Seller. It should be noted that except in the event of a fraudulent breach of representations, the indemnification obligations hereunder shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy against the Sellers in connection with this Agreement.

 

13.5Any amount of indemnification paid under this Section 13 shall be deemed to be an adjustment to the consideration for the avoidance of doubt.

 

14.Dr. Haim Perluk

 

A material condition to the Transaction is Dr. Haim Perluk’s commitment to continue to serve in his present positions with the Group for at least three years after the Closing of the Transaction. Until the Closing Date, the Company shall enter into written agreements with Dr. Haim Perluk and Mrs. Orna Perluk which shall incorporate their existing remuneration terms and conditions with the Company as of the date of execution of this Agreement, in the forms attached as Exhibit 14 hereto.

 

15.Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation

 

15.1As long as the Buyer has not agreed in writing to the said change, during the period from the Closing Date to the later of: (a) 4 years from the date of expiry of the Sellers’ entitlement to appoint at least one director for the Group, or the date on which their holdings in both Mediton and Medishur dropped below 20%, whichever is earlier; or (b) two years from termination of employment of both Haim and Orna with any of the Group Companies (the latest of such periods shall be referred to hereinafter as the “Lock-Up Period”), then each of Haim and Orna undertakes that, apart from the Group, he/she shall not engage in the field of activity defined in Exhibit 15.1 hereto, whether as an employee, consultant, shareholder, director, officer or any other capacity, anywhere in the world, nor acquire or hold any ownership right or other interest in any business, venture or corporation involved in such field of activity, or assist another person to engage in such field of activity, with or without consideration, directly or indirectly, for himself/herself or for others.

 

15.2Each of the Sellers undertakes that, except within the Group itself, and until the end of the Lock-Up Period, such Seller shall not employ a person who has been employed by the Group and less than one year has passed since the termination of such person’s employment, and will not solicit or encourage (nor assist or advise another to solicit or encourage) any employee, consultant, officer, customer, supplier, distributor or other party to a business contract with the Group, to terminate such party’s relationship with the Group.

 

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16.Directors Insurance

 

16.1The Buyer undertakes that, after the Closing Date, the officers of the Companies shall be included under the Buyer’s D&O Liability Insurance coverage and shall keep such insurance valid and in force for a period of seven years from the date on which the Sellers ceased to serve as officers of the Companies.

 

17.Taxes and Mandatory Payments

 

17.1Unless otherwise stated herein, each party shall bear the mandatory payments and taxes (if any) applicable to it by any law in respect of the Transaction underlying this Agreement.

 

17.2Should any payable payment in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement apply to withholding tax at source, the tax shall be lawfully deducted at source by the paying party, unless the receiving party presents a valid withholding tax exemption certificate from the tax authorities.

 

17.3Each party shall bear its own expenses, including attorney’s fees, in respect of the preparation and performance of this Agreement.

 

18.Dispute Resolution

 

18.1If any case in which disputes and/or disagreements arise between the parties in any matter relating to its execution and/or validity and/or breach and/or performance and/or interpretation of this Agreement, the matter shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Buyer and Dr. Perluk, who shall do their best to resolve the disputes between the parties by amicable agreement. Should the parties fail to resolve the dispute by agreement within 14 days as stated above, the disputed matter shall be submitted to a mediator agreed by the parties. If the parties fail to agree on the mediator, or if the disputed matter is not resolved by the mediator by mutual agreement, the dispute shall be resolved by arbitration conducted by Ruby Bachar. If Ruby Bachar is unable to serve as an arbitrator, another arbitrator shall be appointed with the consent of Adv. Udi Knaani and Adv. Dubi Zoltak.

 

18.2The proceedings of the arbitration shall be recorded in written minutes. The parties shall make all reasonable efforts to allow the arbitrator to issue a final decision within 45 days of his appointment. The arbitration award shall be in writing, detailing the reasons for the decision. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and unappealable. The arbitration shall be subject to the Arbitration Law, 5728-1968 (“Arbitration Law”). The arbitration shall be conducted solely in accordance with the substantive Israeli Law and shall not be subject to the law of procedures and evidence applicable in Israeli courts. The provisions of this Section shall be deemed an arbitration agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Law.

 

19.Miscellaneous

 

19.1This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Israel. Subject to the dispute resolution mechanism described in Section 18 above, the sole and exclusive jurisdiction in any matter pertaining to this Agreement shall be given solely to the courts within the jurisdiction of the District Court of Tel Aviv – Yafo, and no other court shall have jurisdiction.

 

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19.2Any change, amendment or supplement, waiver, extension, discount or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall have any force or effect only if made in an express written document signed by the Buyer on the on hand, and the Sellers on the other.

 

19.3The parties hereto may by agreement to extend or shorten any period specified in this Agreement, and waive compliance of any of the provisions of this Agreement, either once or several times, by written notice signed by the parties, without need for any further approval.

 

19.4This Agreement (including and the Exhibits hereto, including the Shareholders Agreement) contain, embody, merge, express and fully exhausts all agreements of the parties hereto as to the matters set forth herein only and supersedes and revokes all such prior agreement, including the Term Sheet entered into by the parties on July 14, 2021, or prior understanding between them on such matters. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, all documents exchanged between the parties prior to the execution of this Agreement, including the drafts exchanged between them, shall have no significance in the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

19.5No conduct by either party shall be deemed as a waiver of any of its rights under this Agreement or under any law, or as a waiver or consent on its part to any breach or non-compliance by the other party with the terms of this Agreement, or as granting any delay or extension or change, cancellation or addition of any condition, unless done explicitly and in writing.

 

19.6The parties to this Agreement may not, unless otherwise expressly stated in the body of this Agreement, assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party, or exercise this Agreement through any third party, unless the prior written consent of the other parties has been obtained, and nothing in this Agreement confers any right upon any person who is not a party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer shall be entitled to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to its “Permitted Transferee” as defined in the Shareholders Agreement, provided that the Buyer remains responsible for the fulfillment of all obligations hereunder by such Transferee.

 

19.7If any party fails to enforce or delays enforcement of any right conferred upon it hereunder or by law, in a particular case or a series of cases, such failure shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or any other rights.

 

19.8The parties shall cooperate with each other to fulfill the provisions of this Agreement and shall provide each other with reasonable and necessary assistance, including execution of any document, request and certificate reasonable required for this purpose.

 

19.9All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered mail or email or delivered in person to the addresses of the parties set forth below or to such other addresses as may be notified by the parties in accordance with this Section. Any notice sent by one party to the other by registered mail shall be deemed to have been received by the recipient within seven days from dispatch at the post office; notice delivered in parson before 5:00 p.m. of any Business Day shall be deemed to have been received upon delivery, and if delivered after 5:00 p.m. of any Business Day – on the first Business Day after delivery; and notice sent via email – within one Business Day (at the place where delivered) after transmission, as confirmed in a report from the device from which it was sent.

 

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Following are the addresses of the parties:

 

  SHL Telemedicine Ltd.
  To: Yariv Elroy and Erez Nachtomy
  Address : 90 Yigal Alon Street, Tel Aviv
  Email: [***]
  [***]
   
  Dr. Haim Perluk
  Address: [***], Tel Aviv
  Email: [***]
   
  Perluk - Medical Holdings Ltd.
  To: Dr. Haim Perluk
  Address: [***], Tel Aviv
  Email: [***]
   
  Orna Perluk
  Address: [***], Tel Aviv
  Email: [***]
   
  Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd.
  To: Dr. Haim Perluk
  Address : 18 Hahashmal St, Tel Aviv
  Email: [***]
   
  Medishur Ltd.
  To: Orna Perluk
  Address: [***], Tel Aviv
  Email: [***]

 

[Signature page overleaf]

 

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[Signature page of the Share Purchase Agreement]

 

In witness whereof the parties have set their hands:

 

 

/s/ Dr. Haim Perluk    
Dr. Haim Perluk   SHL Telemedicine Ltd.
     
    By: /s/ Yariv Alroy
    Title: Chairman
       
    By: Erez Nachtomy
    Title: CEO

 

 

 

    /s/ Orna Perluk
Perluk - Medical Holdings Ltd.   Orna Perluk
     
By: /s/ Dr. Haim Perluk    
Title: Chairman    

 

 

Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd.   Medishur Ltd.
     
By: /s/ Dr. Haim Perluk   By:    /s/ Orna Perluk
Title: Chairman   Title: Director

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

*ENGLISH TRANSLATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW LANGUAGE. CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND IS THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THE REGISTRANT CUSTOMARILY AND ACTUALLY TREATS AS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. REDACTED INFORMATION IS INDICATED BY [***].

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Share Purchase Agreement dated August 25, 2021

 

Made and entered into in Tel Aviv on December 20, 2021

 

By and between: SHL Rashlatz-Rehovot Medical Services Ltd
  Company No. 511556623
  90 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv
  (hereinafter the “Buyer”)

 

On the one hand;

 

And: Dr. Haim Perluk
  Identity No. [***]
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (hereinafter “Haim”)

 

On the second hand;

 

And:      Perluk Medical Holdings Ltd.
  Company No. 511833246
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (hereinafter “Perluk Holdings”)

 

On the third hand;

 

And:      Orna Perluk
  Identity No. [***]
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (hereinafter “Orna” and together with Haim and Perluk Holdings, the “Sellers”)

 

On the fourth hand;

 

And:      Mediton Medical Centers Network Ltd.
  Company No. 511900888
  18 Hahashmal St., Tel Aviv
  (hereinafter “Mediton”)

 

On the fifth hand;

 

And:      Medishur Ltd.
  Company No. 511295263
  [***], Tel Aviv
  (hereinafter “Medishur”)

 

On the sixth hand;

 

(Each individually hereinafter a “Party” and jointly the “Parties”)

 

 

Whereason August 25, 2021, the Parties entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Agreement”);

 

And whereas Prior to the Transaction Closing Date, Mediton promised Mediton’s CEO, Mrs. Michal Litvin (“Michal”), to submit for approval by Mediton’s Board of Directors, after submission and receipt of approval of an appropriate plan under Section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version] (the “Plan”), a resolution to grant Michal treasury shares under the Plan which reflect [***]% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital on a Fully Diluted basis, after the Transaction Closing Date (“Michal Shares”);
   
And whereas in this context, Mediton intends to enter into a supplement to the personal employment agreement with Michal, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
   
And whereas the Parties agree that in view of the foregoing and the Sellers’ obligation under the Agreement to ensure that the Sold Shares represent 70% of the capital of each of the relevant companies on a Fully Diluted basis, the issue of Michal Shares, if approved by Mediton’s Board of Directors, shall not result in dilution of the Buyer’s holdings, as of the Transaction Closing Date, in Mediton, and therefore Perluk Holdings shall transfer an additional amount of Mediton Ordinary Shares (as defined in the Agreement) without any change, modification or addition to the consideration paid for Mediton’s Sold Shares on the Closing Date, so that the shares transferred hereunder should for all intents and purposes represent an integral part of the Sold Shares within the meaning of the Agreement;
   
And whereas concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, Mediton requests to split Mediton’s Authorized Share Capital (issued and outstanding, at a 1:100 ratio) in such a manner that each Mediton Share of NIS 1 par value is divided into 100 shares of NIS 0.01 par value each (“Stock Split”);
   
And whereas the Parties agreed to amend and modify certain covenants contained in the Agreement to reflect the above so that this Amendment together with the Agreement govern the rights and obligations of the Parties as part of the share purchase transaction which is the subject of the Agreement.

 

Now therefore, it is agreed, stipulated and declared by the parties as follows:

 

1.The Preamble to this Amendment constitute an integral part hereof and of the Agreement.

 

2.Unless otherwise expressly stated, all terms and definitions contained in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as that ascribed to them in the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Amendment shall constitute an integral part of the Agreement.

 

3.Following the Stock Split, Perluk Holdings shall transfer 180 Mediton Ordinary Shares to the Buyer (the “Transferred Shares”) on account of the consideration payable on the Closing Date, which for all intents and purposes shall be deemed to be an integral part of Mediton’s Sold Shares (as defined in the Agreement), so that after the said transfer, the Buyer would own 7,180 Mediton Ordinary Shares representing 70% of Mediton’s issued and outstanding share capital on a Fully Diluted basis (after the issue of Michal Shares, if any). A capital table that reflects Mediton holdings after the Stock Split, the issue of Michal Shares (if any) and the said transfer, is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

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4.The Sellers hereby represent and warrant to the Buyer as follows:

 

a.Perluk Holdings is the sole beneficial owner of the Transferred Shares which are fully paid up, and may exercise all powers and rights conferred by such shares. It has not granted nor undertaken to grant to any person or entity an option or right to purchase all or part of such shares, and no person or entity has any right of first refusal, co-sale right or any other right in respect of all or part of the shares, except as provided under the articles of association of the Company, the Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement with the Buyer. The Transferred Shares shall be Free and Clear; and
   
  The foregoing representation shall also be true and accurate as of the date of actual transfer of the Transferred Shares to the Buyer.

 

b.The representation set forth in Section 6.3 of the Agreement shall also be true and accurate with respect to the execution of this Amendment, mutatis mutandis.

 

5.Prior to the issue of Michal Shares, the general meeting of the Company shall adopt a resolution to amend the articles of association of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

It is agreed that if the Call Option is exercised at the alternative price of NIS 120 million as set forth in Section 5 of the Agreement, then NIS 100 million will be attributed to Mediton and NIS 20 million will be attributed to Medishur (before linkage and before dividend deduction), and if the Call Option is exercised under the alternative of the Companies Value Determination Formula, as defined in Section 4.1 of the Agreement, or if the Put Option is exercised, the proceeds from the exercise will be attributed to each of Mediton and Medishur based on their respective contribution to the value set based on the Companies Value Determination Formula.

 

6.If additional shares of the Company are issued to Michal in accordance with Section 9 of the supplement to her personal employment agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall also apply to the additional shares, so that Perluk Group transfers additional shares to the Buyer without consideration and the Buyer maintains its 70% holding in the Company without having to make additional payment.

 

7.Any tax liability imposed on the Buyer for the transfer of the Transferred Shares to the Buyer shall be paid by the Sellers on a grossed-up basis, and the Buyer shall not be required to pay any tax for such transfer.

 

8.Except as expressly provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect without change, and shall be read together with this Amendment.

 

9.In the event of any conflict and/or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall prevail.

 

[Signature page overleaf]

 

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In witness whereof the parties have set their hands:

 

 

/s/ Dr. Haim Perluk    
Dr. Haim Perluk   SHL Rashlatz-Rehovot Medical Services Ltd.
     
      By: /s/ Yariv Alroy    
      Title: Chairman
         
      By: /s/ Erez Nachtomy
      Title: CEO

 

 

    /s/ Orna Perluk
Perluk Medical Holdings Ltd.   Orna Perluk
     
By: /s/ Dr. Haim Perluk      
Title: Chairman    

 

 

Mediton Medical Centers Network Ltd.   Medishur Ltd.
     
By: /s/ Dr. Haim Perluk   By: /s/ Orna Perluk
Title: Chairman   Title: /s/ Director

 

I hereby confirm my consent:

/s/ Michal Litvin

 

 

Michal Litvin

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated August 2, 2020 by and between SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (Registration Number 511149874) of 90 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, Israel (the "Company") and Mr. Erez Nachtomy, ID No. [***] of [***], Israel (the "Consultant").

 

R E C I T A L S:

 

WHEREASthe Company wishes to obtain consulting services from the Consultant as Acting CEO, as of the Commencement Date pursuant with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the Consultant wishes to provide the Company with consulting services as Acting CEO as of the Commencement Date pursuant to such terms and conditions; and

 

WHEREASthe parties have decided to formalize, in writing, the terms of their contractual relationship as detailed below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

 

1.The Company hereby engages the Consultant as an independent consultant and the Consultant hereby agrees to serve as a consultant to the Company and provide consulting services as Acting CEO (and/or any related company according to Company's request) (the “Services” or the "Consulting Services"). The Consultant shall serve as an Acting CEO of the Company and shall report to the Company's Board of Directors (the “BOD”).

 

2.The Consultant will give the full benefit of his knowledge, expertise, qualifications and skills to promoting the business and affairs of the Company and further undertakes to comply with the policies and working arrangements of the Company as established from time to time. The Consultant shall not use any of the Company's equipment or Company's information for any purpose except fulfilling his undertakings and obligations under this Agreement. 
   
  Notwithstanding the above, the Company acknowledges and agrees that during the term of this Agreement, the Consultant will be entitled to carry out additional duties, assume any position or render services for other entities whether as an employee of another employer or independently as an agent or consultant provided that such additional engagements shall not prejudice the Consultant ability to fulfill his duties and obligations towards the Company under this Agreement (including without limitation his non-compete, confidentiality and protection of intellectual property undertakings) and shall not create a conflict of interest with the Consultant’s position at the Company.

 

3.The scope of the Services' hours shall be equivalent to 80% of a full-time position, however no less than 34 working hours per week. The exact working days on which the Consultant shall provide the Consulting Services shall be based on the Company's needs.

 

 

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  Notwithstanding the above, not providing Consulting Services for 21 absence business days per year, for inter alia vacation days and sick leave, will not constitute breach of this Agreement. Such absence of the Consultant shall be made after prior coordination (with the exception of a medical emergency); between Consultant and the Company. For the avoidance of any doubt, the absence days that were not used in a specific year through the consulting term according to this Agreement shall not be transferred or accumulated towards the next year and will not be redeemed at the end of the consulting period.
   
4.The Consultant shall not receive any payment and/or benefit from any third party, directly or indirectly in connection with his engagement with the Company. In the event Consultant breaches this Section, without derogating from any of the Company’s rights by law or contract, such benefit or payment shall become the sole property of the Company and the Company may set off such amount from any sums

 

5.Term.

 

5.1The contractual relationship pursuant to this Agreement will commence on May 17, 2020 (“Commencement Date”). Either party may terminate this Agreement upon the delivery of a 3 months prior written notice for any reason whatsoever ("Prior Written Notice").

 

5.2Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, at any time following the Commencement Date, terminate this Agreement immediately by the provision of a written notice (and without the Prior Written Notice referred to above), in which case the termination of this Agreement shall be the effective date of such notice of immediate termination, in any of the following circumstances (“Cause”): any act that under applicable law in Israel would negate the entitlement of an employee, under an employer-employee relationship to severance pay, commission of a felonious crime connected with his engagement, willful malfeasance, illegal, dishonest or negligent conduct which constitutes a breach of the Consultant's covenants and obligations under this Agreement or under any applicable legal principle, or which involves funds or other assets of the Company; any conduct which is likely to have a material adverse effect on the goodwill or business of the Company; a breach of his obligations regarding confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and intellectual property, as described in this Agreement and the law.

 

5.3Consultant undertakes that immediately upon the termination of his engagement with the Company (for any reason) or at such other time as directed by the Company, he shall act as follows:

 

5.3.1Deliver and/or return to the Company all the documents or other letters, notes, reports and other papers in his possession and relating to his engagement with the Company and the fulfillment of his duties, as well as any equipment and other property belonging to the Company that was placed at his disposal. He shall have no rights to lien with respect to said Company's information, documents and any such equipment and other property belonging to the Company that were placed at his disposal;

 

5.3.2Following coordination with the Company's IT persons, he shall delete any information relating to the Company or its business from his personal computer, if any; and

 

 

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5.3.3He shall coordinate the termination of his engagement with the Board, and he shall transfer in an orderly fashion and in accordance with Company procedures and in accordance with the timetable determined by the Board, all documents and information and all matters with which he dealt, to whomever the Company instructs, all in a manner satisfactory to the Company.

 

5.4The Consultant undertakes to fulfill the responsibilities described in this Agreement and assist the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and related corporations (collectively, “Affiliates”) and to make himself available to it, even after the termination of his consulting relations with the Company, for any reason, in any matter which the Company may reasonably request his assistance, including for the purpose of providing any information relating to his services or actions taken by him and including in the framework of disputes (including legal or quasi-legal proceedings). If the Company requires the Consultant's services after the termination of the consulting relations with him, for any reason, it shall reimburse the Consultant for his expenses in connection with performing the provisions of this Section.

 

5.5The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that personal information related to him/her and his terms of engagement at the Company, as shall be received and held by the Company will be held and managed by the Company, and that the Company, subject to prior written notice to the Consultant, shall be entitled to transfer such information to third parties, in Israel or abroad. The information will be collected, retained, used, and transferred for legitimate business purposes and to the reasonable and necessary scope only, including: human resources management, business management and customer relations, assessment of potential transactions and relating to such transactions, compliance with law and other requests and requirements from government authorities and audit, compliance checks and internal investigations.

 

6.Compensation and Benefits.

 

6.1Monthly Fee. For the Services rendered in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Consultant the sum of NIS 83,377 + VAT as monthly fee (the “Monthly Fee”), and the Consultant shall issue tax invoices to the Company accordingly (the “Invoice”).

 

6.2Options. Subject to the approval of the applicable organs of the Company and subject to the 2015 Executive and Key Employee Israeli Share Option Plan (as may be amended from time to time) (the "Plan"), and all other proceedings legally necessary, the Company shall grant the Consultant options to purchase 50,000 Ordinary Shares NIS 0.01 par value each, of the Company, in the terms and conditions as set forth in Exhibit A (the “Options”). The grant of such Options shall be subject to Consultant’s execution of the Company's standard option agreement and any other required document and such Options will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

6.3Bonus. The Consultant shall be entitled to a yearly bonus according to the compensation policy of the Company, as shall be from time to time, and as shall be approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee and the Board, at their sole discretion, in the annual bonus plan. Such bonus if paid shall be against the receipt of tax invoices duly issued by the Consultant to Company.

 

6.4Reimbursement of Expenses. Consultant shall be entitled to be reimbursed for his actual reasonable business expenses incurred in the performance of the Services (including reasonable hosting expenses, business meals, expenses of mobile telephone and high speed internet connection) and documented with appropriate receipts will be submitted at cost in accordance with the Company policy as may be amended from time to time, and it is hereby agreed that expenses relating to business travels (including flights and hotels) should be reimbursed subject to prior written approval of the Company for such specific expenses. In addition, the Company shall provide the Consultant with a laptop.

 

 

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6.5It is hereby agreed and accepted by the Consultant that other than the Consideration as described in this Section 6 above, including without limitation the Monthly Fees, the Consultant will not be entitled to any other consideration for his Services rendered hereunder. The Consultant is aware that the Monthly Fee and the additional payments and benefits as described in Section 6 to this Agreement were intentionally set at a higher rate than it would have been if the parties had entered an employment relationship and reflects the Company's monthly wage cost if Consultant was an “employee”.

 

6.6The Consultant shall bear any and all taxes in connection with any payments made to him pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that pursuant to any law or regulation, tax is required to be withheld at source from any payment made to the Consultant, the Company shall withhold said tax at the rate set forth in the certification issued by the appropriate taxing authority and provided to Company by the Consultant, or in the absence of such certification, at the rate determined by said law or regulation.

 

7.No Conflict of Interest. Without derogating from the provisions of Section ‎2 above, Consultant agrees, during the entire term of the Agreement, not to enter into any contract or understanding or accept an obligation, directly inconsistent or incompatible with Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement or the scope of the Consulting Services. Consultant warrants that there is no other existing contract or duty on Consultant’s part inconsistent with this Agreement, unless a copy of such contract or a description of such duty was given to the Company prior to the Commencement Date. Consultant further warrants and represents that, prior to the execution of this Agreement, he obtained all necessary approvals for entering this Agreement, if relevant, and entering this Agreement is not inconsistent or incompatible with any of Consultant’s prior obligations. Consultant further agrees not to disclose to Company, or induce Company to use any confidential information that belongs to anyone other than Company or Consultant. Consultant undertakes to notify the Company immediately and without delay regarding any matter or subject in respect of which he has a personal interest and/or which might create a conflict of interest with his position in the Company.

 

8.Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition, Intellectual Property and IP Assignment. Simultaneously with the signing of this Agreement the Consultant shall sign Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition, Intellectual Property and IP Assignment Undertaking (the "Undertaking") in favor of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company, attached hereto as Appendix A.
   
  It is acknowledged and agreed that the terms and conditions of this Agreement have been determined in part, inter alia, in consideration of this undertaking and the Consultant undertakings under Appendix A and constitute sufficient consideration for Consultant's obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

9.Independent Consultant Relationship.

 

9.1The Consultant acknowledges and confirms that the terms of this structure of the relationship between the parties as an independent contractor were explained to him and that he has fully understood the distinction between this structure and the employee-employer structure; and that the structure of relationship of this Agreement is due to his explicit request and nothing in this Agreement should be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or employee-employer relationship between the Company and the Consultant.

 

 

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9.2The Consultant agrees that he will not be entitled to any of the benefits that the Company may make available to its employees. Furthermore, the Consultant agrees that no title that the Consultant shall carry while acting in the capacity of a consultant of the Company, nor any conduct by the Company or the Consultant, shall derogate from this Section ‎9.

 

9.3The Consultant will be the sole responsible for all payments of all applicable taxes with respect to the Consultant’s performance of the Services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. The Consultant acknowledges that as an independent contractor to the Company, the Company will not withhold or make payments for National Insurance Institute or any other social security and/or health insurance. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Company shall deduct at source any and all taxes to the extent required according to applicable law.

 

9.4Consultant agrees to accept exclusive liability for complying with all applicable laws governing self-employed individuals, including obligations such as payment of taxes, National Insurance, disability and other contributions based on fees paid to Consultant under this Agreement. The Consultant hereby agrees to indemnify and defend the Company against any and all such taxes or contributions or payments, including penalties and interest, and the Company shall be entitled to require the Consultant to produce evidence of effecting the payments as aforesaid.

 

9.5The Consultant undertakes that neither him nor anyone acting on his behalf shall file a claim against the Company in connection with employer-employee relations between the Consultant and the Company, and if he or any third party does so, the Consultant shall indemnify the Company upon its first demand for any expense that may be occasioned to it in respect of or in connection with such a claim, including legal fees.

 

9.6If, for any reason whatsoever a competent authority, including a judicial body, determines that the Consultant is the Company’s (or any related company as aforesaid) employee, or is entitled to any payments and/or benefits as an employee of the Company, the following provisions shall apply:

 

9.6.1In lieu of the consideration that was paid to the Consultant by the Company, according to the provisions of this Agreement, from the commencement of engagement the Consultant shall be deemed only entitled to gross consideration equal to 65% of the Monthly Fee (the "Adjusted Consideration") in respect of the period from the Commencement Date. Such Adjusted Consideration reflects the salary as if the Consultant was an employee without the additional Company's cost that was taken into account in order to calculate the Monthly Fees (i.e. without the equivalent payment to vacation leave, sick leave, travel expenses, pension arrangement as employee including contributions to severance pay and payment of national insurance that have been paid by the Company to the Consultant through the Monthly Fees during the consulting period).

 

 

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9.6.2The Consultant undertakes to immediately repay to the Company any amount paid from the Commencement Date of this Agreement in excess of the Adjusted Consideration (the "Surplus Sum"), such being linked to the Israeli consumer price index (the base index – the index known on the date of each payment made under this Agreement; the new index – the index known on the date of actual refund by the Consultant).

 

9.6.3The Company will be entitled to set off the said Surplus Sum (or any part of it) against the sum that is owed to the Consultant in accordance with this Agreement, or in accordance with a competent authority’s decision, and this without derogating from the rights of the Company to receive the Surplus Sum.

 

9.6.4Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall provide the Consultant with coverage under the Company’s directors and officers insurance and shall provide the Consultant with an indemnification letter in a form customary for the Company’s directors and officers.

 

10General Provisions

 

10.1Additional Compensation. It is hereby clarified that as long as the Consultant simultaneously acts as an Acting CEO (or CEO) and as a member in the BOD, the Consultant will be entitled, in addition to his compensation for the Services under this Agreement, solely to the annual compensation paid quarterly to the BOD members (but not to the meeting participation compensation paid thereto).

 

10.2Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. If moreover, any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear.

 

10.3Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the laws of conflicts) of the State of Israel. Consultant hereby expressly consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Tel Aviv, Israel, and all disputes or claims arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be exclusively resolved by the competent courts located in Tel Aviv, Israel.

 

10.4No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Consultant without Company’s prior and written consent, and any such attempted assignment shall be void and of no effect.

 

10.5Waiver. No waiver by any party to this agreement of any breach of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. No waiver by any party of this agreement of any right under this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any other right.

 

10.6Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including its Exhibit and Appendix, is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between us. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 

    /s/ Erez Nachtomy
SHL Telemedicine Ltd.   Erez Nachtomy
 
       
  /s/ Yariv Alroy   /s/ Yossi Vadnagra    
By: Yariv Alroy   Yossi Vadnagra  
       
Title: Chairman   CFO  

 

 

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Appendix A

 

THIS UNDERTAKING (“Undertaking”) is entered into as of the 2nd day of August, 2020, by and between SHL Telemedicine Ltd., an Israel corporation, with offices at 90 Yigal Alon, Tel Aviv, Israel (the “Company”) and Mr. Erez Nachtomy (the "Consultant").

 

WHEREAS,the Consultant wishes to provide services as independent contractor to the Company; and

 

WHEREAS,it is critical for the Company to preserve and protect its Confidential Information (as defined below), its rights in Inventions (as defined below) and in all related intellectual property rights, and Consultant is entering into this Undertaking as a condition to consulting agreement with the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Consultantg undertakes and warrants towards the Company as follows:

 

References herein to the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s direct or indirect parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, and their respective successors and assigns. This Undertaking shall apply with retroactive effect as of the commencement date of engagement.

 

In this Undertaking any reference to the masculine gender shall be taken to include references to the female gender and ‘he’, ‘him’, ‘himself’, ‘his’ etc. shall be construed accordingly.

 

1.              Confidentiality

 

1.1The Consultant undertakes to maintain the Confidential Information (as defined below) of the Company during the term of his engagement with the Company and after the termination of such, for any reason.

 

1.2Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, the Consultant hereby agrees that he/she shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or transfer to any person or entity, at any time, either during or subsequent to his/her engagement with the Company, any trade secrets or other confidential information, whether patentable or not, of the Company, including but not limited to, any (i) processes, formulas, trade secrets, innovations, inventions, discoveries, improvements, research or development and test results, survey, specifications, data and know-how; (ii) marketing plans, business plans, strategies, forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets, projections, product plans and pricing; (iii) personnel information, including organizational structure, salary, and qualifications of employees; (iv) customer and supplier information, including identities, product sales and purchase history or forecasts and agreements; and (v) any other information which is not known to the public (collectively, “Confidential Information”), of which the Consultant is or becomes informed or aware during his/her engagement period with the Company, whether or not developed by the Consultant.

 

1.3The Consultant undertakes not to directly or indirectly give or transfer, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity, any material, raw material, product, part of a product, model, document or other information storage media, or any photocopied, printed or duplicated object containing any or all of the Confidential Information.

 

1.4The Consultant acknowledges that the Company may receive from third parties confidential or proprietary information ("Third Party Information") subject to a duty on the Company's part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the term of the Consultant's relationship with the Company, and anytime thereafter, the Consultant undertakes to hold Third Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than Company personnel who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Company) or use, except solely for the purpose of and in connection with his/her work for the Company, Third Party Information unless expressly authorized by the Company in writing.

 

 

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1.5During the Consultant's relationship with the Company the Consultant shall not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employer or any other person to whom the Consultant has an obligation of confidentiality, and the Consultant did not and will not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other person to whom he/she has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by that former employer or person.

 

1.6In the event the Consultant is in breach of any of his/her above obligations, he/she shall be liable to compensate the Company in respect of all damages or expenses incurred by the Company as a result of such breach, including trial costs and legal fees and statutory VAT, without derogating from any other relief or remedy available to the Company by virtue of any law.

 

2.              Non-Competition/ Non-Solicitation

 

2.1The Consultant undertakes that during the period of his engagement with the Company and for a period of six (6) months from the termination of his engagement with the Company therewith, for any reason, he shall not, anywhere in the world, do business, as an consultant, independent contractor, employee or otherwise, and shall not directly or indirectly participate in or accept any position, proposal or job offer that may directly or indirectly compete with or harm the Company, or in the field in which the Company engages, is engaged or is about to be engaged (the “Competitive Occupation").

 

2.2The Consultant undertakes that during the period of his engagement with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination thereof, for any reason, he shall not, solicit or induce any employee, consultant, service provider, agent, distributor, customer or supplier of the Company to terminate, reduce or modify the scope of such person's engagement with the Company.

 

2.3The foregoing shall apply irrespective of whether the Competitive Occupation is carried out by the Consultant alone or in cooperation with others and shall apply to the participation of the Consultant in a Competitive Occupation, whether as a controlling shareholder or as an interested party.

 

3.              Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patents

 

3.1The Consultant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company owns and shall own any and all Intellectual Property Rights created, made or discovered by the Consultant or employee (whether solely or jointly with others) during the term of engagement (even before the Company's incorporation); and in connection with the Company, its products, technology and/or know how ("Company IPR"). Intellectual Property Rights means all worldwide (a) patents, patent applications and patent rights; (b) rights associated with works of authorship, including copyrights, copyrights applications, copyrights restrictions, mask work rights, mask work applications and mask work registrations; (c) rights relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential information; (d) moral rights; (e) rights analogous to those set forth herein and any other proprietary rights relating to intangible property including ideas; and (f) divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues and extensions of the foregoing (as applicable) now existing or hereafter filed, issued, or acquired.

 

 

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3.2The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that all Company IPR belong to, and shall be the sole property of, the Company and shall be Company IPR of the Company upon creation thereof. The Consultant hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company and/or its designee, all right, title and interest the Consultant may have or may acquire in and to Company IPR upon its creation. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that no rights relating to any Company IPR are reserved to Consultant. The Consultant will assist the Company to obtain, and from time to time enforce, any Company IPR worldwide, including without limitation,  executing, verifying  and delivering  such documents and performing such other acts as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining and enforcing such Company IPR. Such obligation shall remain in effect beyond the termination of the Consultant's relationship with the Company, all for no additional consideration provided that Consultant shall not be required to bear any expenses as a result of such assignment. In the event the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to secure Consultant's signature on any document required, Consultant hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as its agent and attorney in fact to act for and in its behalf to further the above purposes.   

  

3.3The Consultant irrevocably confirms that the consideration explicitly set forth in the engagement with the Company agreement between the Consultant and the Company is inclusive of any and all rights for compensation that may arise in connection with the Company IPR under applicable law (including without limitation compensation in respect of Service Inventions as set forth under the Israeli Patent Law, 1967) and the Consultant waives, releases and forever discharges any claims and/or demands whatsoever, whether in law, in equity or otherwise, in relation to the Company IPR including without limitation any moral rights and/or right to claim royalties or any other additional consideration from the Company with regard to the assigned Company IPR, including without limitation, in respect of  Section 134 of the Patent Law 5727-1967 and/or other applicable laws.

 

3.4The Consultant represents and warrants that upon execution hereof he has not created and does not have any right, title or interest in and to any Intellectual Property Rights related and/or similar to Company's business, products or Intellectual Property Rights ("Prior Inventions"). The Consultant undertakes not to incorporate any Prior Inventions or third parties Intellectual Property Rights (including of a former employer) in any Company IPR.

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3.5The Consultant undertakes to immediately inform in writing and deliver to the Company, written notice of any Company IPR conceived/ invented by him and/or personal of the Company and/or its successors who are subordinate to him, immediately upon the discovery thereof.

 

3.6The Consultant's obligations pursuant to this Section ‎3 shall survive the termination of his engagement with the Company with the Company and/or its successors and assigns with respect to inventions conceived by him during the term of his engagement with the Company or as a result of his engagement with the Company with the Company.

 

 

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4.Consultant acknowledges that the restricted period of time and geographical area specified hereunder are reasonable, in view of his position and the nature of the business in which the Company is engaged, the Consultant’s knowledge of the Company’s business and the compensation he receives. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the period of time or the geographical area specified herein should be determined to be unreasonable in any judicial proceeding, then the period of time and area of the restriction shall be reduced so that this Agreement may be enforced in such area and during such period of time as shall be determined to be reasonable by such judicial proceeding. The Consultant acknowledges that the compensation and benefits granted to him by the Company under his engagement with the Company were determined, inter alia, in consideration for his obligations under this Undertaking.

 

 

Erez Nachtomy  Date: August 2, 2020

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.5

 

FIRST AMENDMNET TO

 

THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This first amendment to the Consulting Agreement, dated June 29, 2022 (the “First Amendment”), effective as of this day, by and between: SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (Registration Number 511149874) of 90 Yigal Alon st., Tel Aviv, Israel (the "Company") and Mr. Erez Nachtomy, Id No. [***] of [***], Israel (the "Consultant").

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.The Company and the Consultant have entered into the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”); and

 

B.The Company wishes to amend the Consultant's terms.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein set forth, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.The preamble to this Amendment constitutes an integral part hereof.

 

2.The Company and the Consultant hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

 

(i)Section 6.1 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following new Section 6.1:

 

"Monthly Fee. For the services rendered in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Consultant the sum of NIS 93,600 + VAT as monthly fee, and the Consultant shall issue tax invoice to the Company accordingly. The Monthly Fee will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index ("CPI"). The update to the CPI will be done once a year on January 1 of each year".

 

(ii)At the end of Agreement, a new Cash Bonus Section shall be added as follows:

 

"Special Cash Bonus. when meeting the terms set forth in Section 9 to the Company's Compensation Policy (Special Cash Bonus), the Consultant shall be entitled to a bonus equivalent to 3 Monthly Fees, provided, however, that said bonus shall be received only once in one given year and further provided that the accumulated amount of the annual cash bonus for the CEO and the special cash bonus will not exceed twelve (12) times of the Consultant Monthly Fee in one given year".

 

3.This First Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof, and thus, as of the date hereof any reference to the Agreement shall be interpreted as reference to the Agreement as amended pursuant to this first amendment.

 

4.Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains unchanged and unaffected, and in full force and effect. This First Amendment and the Agreement contain the entire agreement and understanding of the Company and the Consultant hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior oral and written agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this first amendment to be executed by their authorized representatives, effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd.  
   
  /s/ Yariv Alroy   /s/ Amir Hai  

Name:

Yariv Alroy   

 

Amir Hai

 
Title: Chairman        CFO  
Date: August 11, 2022  

 

/s/ Erez Nachtomy  

Erez Nachtomy

 
   
Date: August 11, 2022  

 

*         *         *

 

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Exhibit 4.6

 

Exhibit B

Services Terms of Co- Chairman

S H L Telemedicine Ltd.
(
the Company”)

 

Name Ehud Barak
Position Active Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Monthly Management Fee 13,800 USD
Special Bonus In the event that per the Company's request, Mr. Barak will be actively involved in a strategic agreement of the Company outside of Israel, he will be entitled, subject to the closing of said transaction, to a special bonus in an amount equal to twice the monthly management fee (i.e. – 27,600 USD). In no event shall Mr. Barak Special Bonuses exceed in any given calendar year the sum equal to 8 times the monthly management fee in a calendar year.
Full Exit Event Bonus

In the event that during Mr. Barak's engagement by the Company and for additional 6 months thereafter (provided that first contact was made during Mr. Barak's engagement), a Full Exit Event, as defined below, is signed by the Company, Mr. Barak will be entitled to a one-time bonus to be calculated as follows:

 

If the Full Exit Event reflects a price per share for the Company's shares ("PPS"), of up to 30 CHF (inclusive) – A bonus equal to 1.5% of the gross consideration received by the Company and/or its shareholders and/or its convertible securities holders in the Full Exit Event.

 

If the Full Exit Event reflects a PPS of above 30 CHF and up to 36 CHF (inclusive) - A bonus equal to 2% of the gross consideration received by the Company and/or its shareholders and/or its convertible securities holders in the Full Exit Event.

 

If the Full Exit Event reflects a PPS of above 36 CHF - A bonus equal to 2.5% of the gross consideration received by the Company and/or its shareholders and/or its convertible securities holders in the Full Exit Event.

 

The PPS shall be set at the gross consideration per share actually received by the Company’s shareholders in the Full Exit Event.

 

In the event that the Full Exit Event will be a sale by the Company of its assets, the PPS shall be calculated as follows: the gross consideration received by the Company plus all exercise price amounts to be paid to the Company for all convertible securities, divided by the aggregate number of shares of the Company, including the shares derived from the convertible securities of the Company.

 

For purposes of this paragraph, a "Full Exit Event" means: a sale of all the Company's shares or a full merger of the company into another entity in consideration of shares and/or cash in the other entity (instead of the Company's shares), or a sale of all the Company's assets or a sale of all the substantial Company's assets provided that all of the Company's assets outside of Israel are sold .

 

 

 

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  It is clarified that payment of the Full Exit Event Bonus will be made only upon, and subject to, actual receipt of the consideration from the other party to the Full Exit Event transaction. In the event the consideration is paid in installments, then the payment of the bonus will be pro-rata to the relevant being consideration paid.
Reimbursement of Business Expenses

The Company will reimburse Mr. Barak for actual reasonable travel expenses (business class), including reasonable accommodation expenses and business meals, incurred by him on any business travel requested by the Company. Reimbursement of expenses shall be in accordance with the Company's travel policy and against submission of invoices.

VAT; Tax Withholding VAT will be added to all the amounts to which Mr. Barak will be entitled, against a tax invoice. In addition, any payment to Mr. Barak will be subject to tax withholding as required by applicable law (if any) unless a valid tax exemption certificate is presented to the Company.
Termination Advanced Notice Period (for both parties) 3 months
D&O Insurance and Indemnification Mr. Barak will be entitled to be covered under the D&O insurance of the Company and to receive an indemnification letter as provided by the Company to its directors from time to time.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.7

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of July 1, 2020, by and between SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (the “Company” or "SHL"), and Irit (Iki) Alroy (“Consultant”).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

A. Company is an international group specializing in telemedicine services, a provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions with primary focus on developing technologies, solutions, and advanced telemedicine services to diagnose and monitor the heart and various chronic diseases (the "Field");

 

B. Consultant has extensive long-term experience and knowledge regarding the Company and in the Field, and served in the past as the Company’s CTO;

 

C. Company seeks to benefit from the Consultant's expertise by retaining the services of the Consultant, and the Consultant wishes to perform the consulting services in the Field for the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants hereinafter stated, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.Consulting Services.  Consultant shall provide consulting services to the Company with respect to matters related to the Field and other activities (the “Services”), to include:

 

a.Serve as a member of the Company's Technology Advisory Board.

 

b.Actively assist and support the Company’s R&D activities, efforts to produce, develop, and market its products or services.

 

c.Attending meetings with the Company’s potential and existing customers including together with executives and/or senior staff (date, time and location to be mutually coordinated by the parties).

 

2.Compensation.  In consideration for entering into this Agreement and the Services rendered to the Company, the Consultant will be entitled to the inclusive compensation as described in Annex A to this Agreement.

 

3.Confidentiality.

 

In providing the Services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Consultant may acquire information that pertains to the Company’s products, processes, equipment, programs, developments, or plans and that is both (i) disclosed or made known by the Company to the Consultant and (ii) identified as “confidential” by the Company at any time (“Confidential Information”). During and after the performance by Consultant of the Services and the term of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees not to disclose, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information to third parties or to use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than performance of consulting services pursuant to this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

 

2

 

Confidential Information” does not include information that: (i) is or later becomes available to the public through no breach of this Agreement by the Consultant; (ii) is already in the possession of the Consultant on the date this Agreement becomes effective. Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent the Consultant from disclosing Confidential Information to the extent it is required to be disclosed by law, government regulation, or court order, provided that the Consultant provides the Company with sufficient prior notice to allow the Company to consent to the disclosure or seek a protective order. Upon the Company’s request, the Consultant shall return to the Company any or all Confidential Information that is in writing or is otherwise in physical form.

 

4.Proprietary Rights.

 

All work arising from the Services performed hereunder and all materials and products developed or prepared for Company by Consultant in connection with the Services performed hereunder are the exclusive property throughout the world of Company, and all right, title and interest therein shall vest in Company.  All documentation and other copyrightable materials developed or prepared by Consultant in connection with the Services performed hereunder shall be deemed to be “works made for hire” in the course of the Services rendered hereunder.  To the extent that title to any works arising from the performance of the Services hereunder may not, by operation of law, vest in Company, or such works may not be considered “works made for hire,” all right, title and interest therein, including, without limitation, all copyrights, are hereby irrevocably assigned to Company.  Any and all inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas, methods, designs and know-how, whether or not patentable, which Consultant may conceive or make either alone or in conjunction with others, during the term of this Agreement, which in any way pertain to or are connected with the Services, shall be the sole and exclusive property throughout the world of Company; and Consultant, whenever requested to do so by Company or any subsidiary and/or affiliate thereof, at Company’s expense, and without further compensation or consideration, shall promptly execute any and all applications, assignments and other instruments and perform such acts which Company shall deem necessary or advisable in order to apply for and obtain copyrights, letters, patent and other applicable statutory protection throughout the world for said inventions, ideas and discoveries, and in order to assign and convey to Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest throughout the world in and to said inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas, methods, designs and know-how, or any applications, copyrights or patents thereof.

 

5.Defense and Indemnification.

 

The Company agrees to defend and to indemnify and hold Consultant harmless from, any liability, claim, judgment, damage or any similar obligation relating to a claim or suit by a third party against the Consultant, either arising from this Agreement or any Company's products or services which resulted from the Consultant’s performance of services under this Agreement.

 

 

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6.Other Agreements.  

 

Consultant hereby represents that Consultant is not a party to any other agreements or commitments that would hinder Consultant’s performance of the Services. Consultant will provide the Services with fidelity, diligently and in furtherance of the Company's best interests. Without derogating from the above, the Company acknowledges that the Consultant provides similar services, including Advisory services to others.

 

7.Term and Termination.

 

a.This Agreement is effective as of July 1, 2020 and, unless earlier terminated as provided below, shall continue to be in force, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

b.Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without cause upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other party.

 

c.In the event either party fails to discharge any of its material obligations hereunder, or commits a material breach of this Agreement, and such default or breach continues for a period of seven (7) days after the other party has notified the former party of such default or breach, this Agreement may then be immediately terminated at the option of the non-breaching party by notice thereof to the breaching party. 

 

d.The provisions of Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 8 shall survive and continue after expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

e.Termination of this Agreement shall not affect either (i) the Company’s obligation to pay for services previously performed by the Consultant or expenses reasonably incurred by the Consultant for which the Consultant is entitled to reimbursement according to Annex A hereof.

 

8.Non-Solicitation.

 

Consultant agrees that during the Term and for the two (2) years next following termination of this Agreement for any reason, Consultant will not employ or attempt to employ or solicit for any employment competitive with the Company, any employees or third-party consultants of the Company or any affiliate entities. Consultant will not, either directly or indirectly, seek to induce or influence any employee to leave the Company’s employment.

 

 

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9.Independent Contractor.  

 

Consultant is an independent contractor.  Consultant shall not be deemed for any purpose to be an employee or agent of Company (or act as one), and neither party shall have the power or authority to bind the other party to any contract or obligation.  Company shall not be responsible to Consultant or any governing body for any payroll-related taxes or insurance related to the performance of the terms of this Agreement.

 

The Consultant shall bear any and all taxes in connection with any payments made to him pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that pursuant to any law or regulation, tax is required to be withheld at source from any payment made to the Consultant, the Company shall withhold said tax at the rate set forth in the certification issued by the appropriate taxing authority and provided to Company by the Consultant, or in the absence of such certification, at the rate determined by said law or regulation.

 

10.Disclosure.  

 

Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Company may publicly disclose that Consultant is a consultant to the Company.

 

11.Assignment

 

Consultant may not assign any of his obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Company, which may be withheld in its sole discretion.

 

12.Notices.  

 

All notification and communications hereunder shall be in writing.  All notifications made to Company under this Agreement shall be made to the following address and email:

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd.

Igal Alon 90, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

Attention of: CEO

[***]@[***]

 

All notifications made to Consultant shall be made to Consultant at the address and email set forth opposite Consultant’s name on the signature page hereof.

 

13.Governing Law.  

 

All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of IRAEL. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tel Aviv Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of this Agreement or the transaction documents).

 

 

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14.Modifications.  

 

No modification, amendment, supplement to or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and duly signed by both parties.

 

15.Severability.  

 

In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the enforceability of the remaining provisions shall be unimpaired.

 

16.Entire Agreement.  

 

This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements.

 

17.Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts and shall become effective when the separate counterparts have been exchanged between the parties.

 

[Signature page to follow]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd. 1   Irit (Iki) Alroy
     

By: Erez Nachtomy, CEO

 

   

Email: [***]

 

Address: [***]

 

 

1 Engagement was approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and by a Special General Meeting of the Shareholders dated September 21, 2020.

 

 

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Annex A

 

Compensation for the Services:

 

1.Fee. Consultant shall be entitled to receive a fee of NIS 320 (three hundred and twenty) per hour.

 

The Consultant shall submit to the Company a monthly statement that will include the following: (i) total number of consulting hours provided by the Consultant during the respective month; (ii) The topics with regard to which the Consultant provided the consulting services. Without derogating from any of the the Consultant’s undertakings and obligations according to this Agreement, the Company agrees that at the request of the Consultant the payment will be made to an entity affiliated with the Consultant.

 

The Company shall be responsible for payment due within thirty (30) days of receipt of Consultant’s invoice.

 

2.Out-of-Pocket Expenses. The Consultant shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses incurred in rendering performance of the Consulting Services, which may include travel costs and expenses incident to travel Pursuant to an invoice, the Consultant shall provide to the Company sufficient written detail and evidence of all out-of-pocket expenses. The Company shall be responsible for payment due within fifteen (15) days of receipt of Consultant’s invoice.

 

3.Taxes.

 

Payment is subject to issuing appropriate invoice (Heshbonit Mas). The Consultant shall be solely responsible for any and all income tax, including with regard to the Options and other such taxes and assessments made or imposed by any governmental authority for the compensation according to this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 8.1

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

Subsidiary Country of
Incorporation
Shahal Haifa Medical Services Ltd. Israel
Shahal Rashlatz- Rehovot Medical Services Ltd. (“Shahal Rashlatz”) Israel
Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. (“Mediton”) Israel
Medishur Ltd. Israel
Mediton - Adam Ltd. Israel
SHL Telemedicine International Ltd. (“SHL INT”) Israel
SHL Telemedicine B.V (“SHL BV”) The Netherlands
Personal Healthcare Telemedicine Services Europe B.V. (“PHTS”) The Netherlands
SHL Telemedizin GmbH (“SHL Telemedizin”) Germany
Almeda GmbH Germany
Jumedi GmbH Germany
Gesellschaft für Patientenhilfe DGP mbH Germany
SHL Telemedicine USA, Inc. USA (Delaware)
SHL Telemedicine CYP Ltd. (“SHL Cyprus”) Cyprus
SHL Telemedicine India Private Limited India

 

 

 

Exhibit 15.1

 

SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021

 

U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

 

INDEX

 

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Pro Forma Combined Statement of Comprehensive Income 3 - 4
Notes to Pro Forma Combined Statement of Comprehensive Income 5 – 6

  

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD. 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information 

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

SHL Telemedicine Ltd and Subsidiaries 

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information

 

On August 31, 2021, SHL Telemedicine Ltd. (the “Company” or “SHL”) closed the acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. and Medishur Ltd., both Israeli companies (collectively, “Mediton Group”), a leading provider of B2B healthcare services in Israel in the field of diagnostics, preventive medicine, and medical opinions to institutional customers, including Israeli blue-chip companies, government institutions including the Israeli Social Security and Ministry of Defense, all four sick funds and to insurance companies, for a purchase price of approximately $26 million (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition is considered a significant business combination and in accordance with the rules specified by Article 11of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the accompanying pro forma financial information is being provided.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the historical consolidated statement of comprehensive income of the company and the historical statement of comprehensive income of Mediton Group, adjusted to reflect the Acquisition as if it was consummated on January 1, 2021. The historical statements of comprehensive income of the company and Mediton Group were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented in accordance with the rules specified by Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X and has been prepared using the assumptions described in the notes thereto. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income is provided for informational purposes only. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income is not necessarily indicative of the company’s historical or future results of operations had the Acquisition been completed on the date indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income does not purport to project the future operating results of the combined company. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2021, is presented as if the Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021. Accordingly, the pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income includes the results of Mediton Group’s operations for the period of eight months commencing from January 1, 2021 until August 31, 2021 (the “Acquisition Date”). An unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet has not been presented as the Acquisition has already been fully reflected in the consolidated balance sheet included in the company’s audited historical consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the company’s audited historical consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the audited financial statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the unaudited interim financial statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, all of which are included as exhibits to the Form 20-F.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD. 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)

 

   Year ended December
 31, 2021
   Eight months ended August 
31,2021
            
   Historical   Historical            
   SHL   Mediton Group   Pro Forma
adjustments
   NOTES  Pro forma Combined
Year ended December 31,
2021
 
Revenues   49,582    14,457            64,039 
Cost of revenues   24,989    9,186            34,175 
                        
Gross profit   24,593    5,271            29,864 
                        
Research and development costs   2,985    -            2,985 
Selling and marketing expenses   9,454    138    987   3A   10,579 
General and administrative expenses   12,103    2,686    309   3B   15,098 
Other expenses   548    -            548 
                        
Operating profit (loss)   (497)   2,447    (1,296)      654 
Financial expenses, net   (12,972)   (31)   (319)  3C   (13,322)
                        
Profit (loss) before taxes on income   (13,469)   2,416    (1,615)      (12,668)
Tax benefit (expense)   (455)   (453)   227   3D   (681)
                        
Net profit (loss)   (13,924)   1,963    (1,388)      (13,349)
                        
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:  
                        
Re-measurement gain on defined benefit plans   280    15            295 
                        
Other comprehensive income (loss) to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods:                       
                        
Foreign currency translation reserve   859    (34)           825 
                        
Total other comprehensive income (loss)   1,139    (19)           1,120 
                        
Total comprehensive income (loss)   (12,785)   1,944    (1,388)      (12,229)

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD. 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)

 

   Year ended
December 31, 2021
   Eight months ended
August 31,2021
         
   SHL   Mediton Group   Pro Forma
adjustment
   NOTE Pro forma Combined 
Net profit (loss) attributable to:                    
Equity holders of the company   (14,110)   1,374    (1,068)   (13,804)
Non-controlling interests   186    589    (320)   455 
Total   (13,924)   1,963    (1,388)   (13,349)
                     
Total Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:                    
Equity holders of the company   (12,971)   1,361    (1,068)   (12,678)
Non-controlling interests   186    583    (320)   449 
Total   (12,785)   1,944    (1,388)   (12,229)
                     
Earnings per share                    
Basic and diluted loss   (1.00)             (0.98)

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD. 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income has been prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB, and pursuant to the rules of SEC Regulation S-X and presents the pro forma financial results of operations of the combined companies based upon the historical data of the company and Mediton, after giving effect to the Acquisition and pro forma adjustments as described in these notes. The Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with the guidance contained in IFRS 3, Business Combinations .

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” The transaction accounting adjustments only consist of those necessary to account for the Acquisition. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2021, is presented as if the Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021.

 

The historical consolidated statements of comprehensive income of the company and Mediton are prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB, and are shown in U.S. dollars. Dollar amounts in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial information are rounded to the closest $1,000.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved had the Acquisition been completed as of the date indicated above. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to the potential impact of anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, cost savings or transaction and integration costs that may result from the Acquisition.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income includes the following:

 

-SHL Telemedicine Ltd : Audited consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, including consolidation of Mediton Group results of operations for the period of four months commencing from September 1, 2021 until December 31, 2021.

 

-Mediton Group : Aggregated results of operations for the period of eight months commencing from January 1, 2021, until August 31, 2021. For purposes of the pro forma information, the attribution of the historical net profit and comprehensive income of Mediton Group to the equity holders of the company and to the non-controlling interests is presented as if the Acquisition of the 70% interest in Mediton Group had been consummated on January 1, 2021.

 

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SHL TELEMEDICINE LTD. 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

NOTE 2 –PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION

 

The table below summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Acquisition Date :

 

Net tangible assets   793 
Intangible assets (Customer relations)   14,886 
Deferred tax liability    (3,424)
Goodwill   17,795 
Non-controlling interests    (3,673)
Total purchase cost   26,395 

 

This purchase price allocation has been used to prepare the transaction accounting adjustments in the pro forma statement of comprehensive income.

 

NOTE 3 – PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

 

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income are as follows:

 

(A) Selling & Marketing – Adjustment reflects the amortization of Customer relations acquired in the Acquisition. Customer relations asset is estimated primarily by using the “income approach”, which involves a forecast of the expected future cash flows. The amortization period is 10 years.  
   
(B)   General and administrative expenses - Adjustment reflects the increase in share-based compensation expense as a result of share options that were issued to a Mediton Group executive upon the Acquisition.  
   
(C) Financial expenses – the company financed the Acquisition from cash on hand and a long-term bank loan in the amount of approximately $18,000. Adjustment reflects the interest expense at an annual rate of 2.65% for a period of eight months ended August 31, 2021.

 

(D) Taxes on income - Adjustment reflects the decrease of deferred tax liabilities resulting from amortization of purchase accounting adjustments in respect of the step up in financial reporting basis of the intangible assets acquired.

 

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Exhibit 15.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and to the use of our report dated December 28, 2022, included in this Registration Statement (Form 20-F ) of SHL Telemedicine LTD dated March 8, 2023.

 

March 8, 2023  /s/ Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
Tel-Aviv, Israel Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
 

A Member of Ernst & Young Global

 

 

 

Exhibit 15.3

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and to the use of our report dated December 28, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Mediton Medical Centers Chain Ltd. included in this Registration Statement (Form 20-F ) of SHL Telemedicine LTD dated March 8, 2023.

 

March 8, 2023    /s/ Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
Tel-Aviv, Israel   Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
   

A Member of Ernst & Young Global