VOCALTEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel Borislow
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Name:
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Daniel Borislow
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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Appointment of BDO USA, LLP and BDO Ziv Haft, Certified Public Accountants (Isr), as the Company's new auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010 and authorization of the Company’s board of directors (the “
Board
”), subject to the approval by the Board’s audit committee (the “
Audit Committee
”), to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
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Re-election of Mr. Daniel Borislow, Mr. Gerald Vento, Mr. Richard Schaeffer and Dr. Yuen Wah Sing as directors of the Company, further to their appointment as directors by the Board at the time of the merger between the Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and YMax Corporation effected on July 16, 2010 (the “
Merger
”).
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3.
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Subject to approval of the amendment to the Articles of Association of the Company to increase the size of the Board as mentioned in item 7 below, election of Mr. Donald A. Burns, Mr. Richard J. Connaughton and Mr. Kuk Yi as directors of the Company.
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Approval of an increase in the maximum amount for which the Company may prospectively undertake to indemnify its directors and officers, to the greater of $20 million and 75% of the Company’s assets minus its liabilities, in the aggregate for all indemnified directors and officers and for all indemnifiable events, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, and the approval of the granting by the Company of a new indemnification undertaking to each of its directors reflecting, among other things, such increase.
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Approval of the renewal of the existing liability insurance policies covering the Company’s directors and officers in the aggregate amount of $20 million, and approval of the future purchase of up to an additional $5 million in insurance coverage for the Company's directors and officers.
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6.
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Approval of a private placement of ordinary shares of the Company to Mr. Borislow (at a market price per share to be determined by the Board at the time of allocation) which shall cause his holdings to increase above 25% of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital.
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7.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association to increase the maximum number of directors that may be elected to the Board to eleven (11).
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8.
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Approval of an amendment to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association enabling shareholders to elect directors to terms of one year or three years.
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9.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to change the Company's par value per share from 65 agurot per share to no par value.
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10.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to increase the authorized share capital of the Company.
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11.
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Approval of the terms of remuneration of certain directors of the Company as set forth in the accompanying proxy statement, effective as of the date of the Merger.
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12.
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Approval of an increase in the number of ordinary shares underlying the Company’s 2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan by 200,000 ordinary shares every second year, starting in 2010 (each such increase to be effected immediately following the annual general meeting of the Company's shareholders in every second year). Such increase, if approved by the Company’s shareholders, will replace, commencing in 2010, the annual increase that was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting held on April 11, 2007.
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13.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company's 2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan in order to allow for grants of shares and restricted shares.
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14.
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Approval of a split of the Company’s ordinary shares, such that every three ordinary shares would split into four ordinary shares, and amending the Company's Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to reflect the split.
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15.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company's Articles of Association to remove the requirement to send a separate notice of general meeting to registered shareholders of the Company.
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16.
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Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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1.
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Appointment of BDO USA, LLP and BDO Ziv Haft, Certified Public Accountants (Isr), as the Company's new auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010 and authorization of the Company’s board of directors (the “
Board
”), subject to the approval by the Board’s audit committee (the “
Audit Committee
”), to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
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2.
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Re-election of Mr. Daniel Borislow, Mr. Gerald Vento, Mr. Richard Schaeffer and Dr. Yuen Wah Sing as directors of the Company, further to their appointment as directors by the Board at the time of the merger between the Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and YMax Corporation (“
YMax
”) effected on July 16, 2010 (the “
Merger
”).
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3.
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Subject to approval of the amendment to the Articles of Association of the Company to increase the size of the Board as mentioned in item 7 below, election of Mr. Donald A. Burns, Mr. Richard J. Connaughton and Mr. Kuk Yi as directors of the Company.
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4.
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Approval of an increase in the maximum amount for which the Company may prospectively undertake to indemnify its directors and officers, to the greater of $20 million and 75% of the Company’s assets minus its liabilities, in the aggregate for all indemnified directors and officers and for all indemnifiable events, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, and the approval of the granting by the Company of a new indemnification undertaking to each of its directors reflecting, among other things, such increase.
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Approval of the renewal of the existing liability insurance policies covering the Company’s directors and officers in the aggregate amount of $20 million, and approval of the future purchase of up to an additional $5 million in insurance coverage for the Company's directors and officers.
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6.
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Approval of a private placement of ordinary shares of the Company to Mr. Borislow (at a market price per share to be determined by the Board at the time of allocation) which shall cause his holdings to increase above 25% of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital.
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7.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association to increase the maximum number of directors that may be elected to the Board to eleven (11).
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8.
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Approval of an amendment to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association enabling shareholders to elect directors to terms of one year or three years.
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9.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to change the Company's par value per share from 65 agurot per share to no par value.
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10.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to increase the authorized share capital of the Company.
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11.
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Approval of the terms of remuneration of certain directors of the Company, effective as of the date of the Merger.
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12.
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Approval of an increase in the number of ordinary shares underlying the Company’s 2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan by 200,000 ordinary shares every second year, starting in 2010 (each such increase to be effected immediately following the annual general meeting of the Company's shareholders in every second year). Such increase, if approved by the Company’s shareholders, will replace, commencing in 2010, the annual increase that was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting held on April 11, 2007.
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13.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company's 2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan in order to allow for grants of shares and restricted shares.
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14.
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Approval of a split of the Company’s ordinary shares, such that each every three ordinary shares would split into four ordinary shares, and amending the Company's Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to reflect the split.
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15.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company's Articles of Association to remove the requirement to send a separate notice of general meeting to registered shareholders of the Company.
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16.
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Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name and Address
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Number
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Percent
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Daniel Borislow
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2,930,391 | 24.96 | % | |||||
Michael Goldstone
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1,000,000 | 8.52 | % | |||||
Officers and directors as a group (8 persons)
(1)
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3,292,857 | 27.98 | % |
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Includes 27,487 ordinary shares underlying outstanding options that are either currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof as well as shares held by Mr. Daniel Borislow and others.
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High
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Low
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2008
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First Quarter
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3.95 | 1.85 | ||||||
Second Quarter
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3.25 | 2.25 | ||||||
Third Quarter
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2.60 | 1.10 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter
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1.65 | 0.75 | ||||||
2009
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First Quarter
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2.05 | 0.90 | ||||||
Second Quarter
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7.00 | 1.65 | ||||||
Third Quarter
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10.10 | 4.00 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter
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10.75 | 7.80 | ||||||
2010
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First Quarter
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8.60 | 6.55 | ||||||
Second Quarter
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8.15 | 6.15 | ||||||
Third Quarter
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38.00 | 6.00 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter (through November 3, 2010)
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33.30 | 24.47 |
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“RESOLVED, to approve an increase in the maximum amount for which the Company and its subsidiaries may prospectively undertake to indemnify the Company's directors and officers to the greater of $20 million and 75% of the Company’s assets minus its liabilities according to the most recent reviewed or audited consolidated financial statements of the Company prior to the time of payment of the applicable indemnification amount, in the aggregate for all indemnified directors and officers and for all indemnifiable events, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law
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“RESOLVED, to amend Article 38 of the Articles of Association of the Company by providing that the maximum number of directors that the Board of Directors of the Company may consist of shall be eleven (11) directors.”
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38.
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NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
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“RESOLVED, to amend the Articles of Association of the Company by deleting Article 39(a) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the word "[Reserved].”
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“RESOLVED, to amend the Articles of Association of the Company by replacing Article 39(b) thereof with the following paragraph:
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‘Directors shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary Meeting of the Company by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at such meeting in person or by proxy and voting on the election of directors. Each Director, except for External Directors, will serve for a term that expires either at the Annual General Meeting held in the first year following the year of his/her election or at the Annual General Meeting held in the third year following the year of his/her election. The term of service for each director would be determined by the shareholders that the time of the election of such director.'"
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“RESOLVED, that term of service of Ilan Rosen will expire at the annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders held in 2011 rather than at the annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders to be held in 2012.”
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·
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Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2010; and
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Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K furnished by the Company to the SEC after December 31, 2009.
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Signature:
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Name:
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Date: _____________ |
Whereas
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On
_________________
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2010, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to approve the undertaking by the Company to indemnify and release the directors and officers of the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law (as defined below) and the terms of the indemnification and release set out in this Indemnification and Release Undertaking (this “
Undertaking
”); and
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Whereas
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On
_________________ __
, 2010, the shareholders of the Company also approved such resolutions; and
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Whereas
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You currently serve or in the past have served or have agreed to serve as an Officer (as defined below) of the Company and/or of one or more Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company, and the Company has undertaken to indemnify and release its Officers as set forth in this Undertaking;
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1.
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Release from Liability
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The Company hereby releases you in advance and retroactively, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from any and all liability for any damages that have been or will in the future be caused to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, as a result of a breach of your duty of care to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, in your capacity as an Officer of the Company or Officer of any Subsidiary at the request of the Company.
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The undertakings of the Company under this release will be construed broadly and in a manner that will render them effective and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, in order to achieve their intended purposes.
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In the event of any conflict between any provision contained in this release and any provision of applicable law that cannot be overridden or conditioned upon, such provision of law will control without derogating or diminishing from any other provision of this Undertaking.
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The foregoing release will not derogate from the Company’s indemnification undertakings and obligations hereunder.
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Indemnification Undertaking
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2.1
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Without derogating from the Company’s right to indemnify you retroactively as permitted by the Articles of Association of the Company, the Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to indemnify you to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law for any liability or expense, as detailed below, that will be imposed upon you or that you will expend in consequence of one or more of the following:
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2.1.1
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Your actions and/or any consequences thereof in your capacity as an Officer of the Company (including any action that was performed or omitted during the period of your service prior to the date hereof); and
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2.1.2
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Your actions and/or any consequence thereof in your capacity as an Officer, employee or agent of the Company and/or any Subsidiary or as officer, director, or observer at board of directors’ meetings of a company that is not a Subsidiary but where your appointment as an officer, director or observer is at the request of the Company (including any act or omission that was performed or omitted during the period of your service/employment prior to the date hereof);
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2.2
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Indemnifiable Matters
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The indemnification undertaking pursuant to Section 2.1 above will apply with respect to any liability or expense as detailed in this Section 2.2 below that will be imposed upon you or that you will expend by virtue of your service in a capacity described in Section 2.1 above, and which is indemnifiable pursuant to applicable law and the Articles of Association of the Company.
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2.2.1
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Any financial liability that will be imposed upon you in favor of any other person by court judgment, including a judgment given by way of settlement or arbitrator's award that has been approved by any court, provided that such financial liability pertains, directly or indirectly, to one or more of the events described in
Schedule A
hereto and/or any portion of them, including by reason of actions that occurred prior to the date of this Undertaking and which events, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, are foreseeable in light of the Company’s actual activity at the time of the grant of this Undertaking, and provided also that the maximum amount of indemnification in respect of all financial liabilities under this Section 2.2.1 will not exceed the amount or the criteria detailed in Section 2.3.1 below, which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined to be reasonable in the circumstances;
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2.2.2
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All reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, that you will expend or be required to pay by a court (a) in a proceeding instituted against you by the Company or on its behalf or by any other person, (b) in any criminal proceeding from which you are acquitted, (c) in any criminal proceeding in which you are convicted of an offence that does not require proof of criminal intent (
mens rea
), or (d) to the extent permitted by applicable law, any appeal taken from any of the foregoing; and
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2.2.3
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All reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, that you will expend as a result of any investigation or proceeding conducted against you by a competent authority that is empowered to conduct such investigation or proceeding, and which (a) is concluded without the filing of an indictment against you and without any financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding being imposed on you, or (b) is concluded without the filing of an indictment against you but with a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding being imposed on you for an offence that does not require proof of criminal intent (
mens rea
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2.3
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Maximum Indemnification Amount
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2.3.1
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The amount of indemnification payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries to all Officers, in the aggregate, pursuant to all indemnification undertakings issued by the Company and its Subsidiaries, with respect to financial liabilities detailed in Section 2.2.1 above, will not exceed the greater of: (a) US$ 20,000,000 (twenty million United States dollars) and (b) an amount equal to 75% (seventy five percent) of the Company’s assets minus its liabilities according to the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Company prior to the time of payment of the applicable indemnification amount (the “
Maximum Indemnification Amount
”).
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2.3.2
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It is hereby clarified that payment of the indemnification mentioned above shall not derogate from your right to receive insurance payments with respect to the events described in this Undertaking and/or the reasonable litigation expenses mentioned above and which are insured by an insurance company, if you (or the Company on your behalf) will receive any such payment under any directors and officers insurance policy of the Company. In the event that you actually receive any indemnification payment under any directors and officers insurance policy of the Company in respect of any event that is indemnifiable hereunder, the indemnification hereunder will be paid with respect to the difference between the amount of the financial liability that has been imposed on you and/or the litigation costs that you have expended or become liable for as stated above, and the amount received from the insurer in respect of such matter, provided that the indemnification amount which the Company will become liable for pursuant to this Undertaking in respect of liabilities and expenses as detailed in Section 2.2.1 above will not exceed the Maximum Indemnification Amount.
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2.3.3
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It is expressly emphasized that the Company’s payments hereunder will constitute an “additional tier” over and above the amount of all insurance payments that are paid by the insurer (to the extent that such are paid). If you are required to pay any deductible in respect of the events described in
Schedule A
hereto and/or in respect of the expenses of a legal defense, then the Company will indemnify you for the amount of the deductible that you will have paid. The Company’s obligation to indemnify you as herein stated in respect of the deductible will not be affected if you are insured otherwise than under a policy maintained by the Company for your benefit, provided that you will not be indemnified and/or receive insurance payments more than once for the same event, financial liability or expense. It is further emphasized that this Undertaking is not a contract for the benefit of any third party, including any insurer, and is not assignable, nor will any third party, including any insurer, have any right to demand the Company’s participation in the payment for which an insurer is liable under any insurance policy, save for the deductible that is specified in such policy as aforesaid.
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2.3.4
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If and to the extent the sum of all the indemnification amounts that the Company and/or its subsidiaries will be required to pay to its Officers, with respect to the financial liabilities detailed in Section 2.2.1 above, will at any time exceed the Maximum Indemnification Amount or the balance of the Maximum Indemnification Amount at such time pursuant to Section 2.3.1 above, the Maximum Indemnification Amount or the balance thereof will be divided among the Officers who shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to all indemnification undertakings issued by the Company and in effect at such time, in a manner whereby the indemnification amount that will actually be payable to each of the Officers so entitled, will be calculated based on the ratio between the amount of the indemnifiable financial liability of such Officer and the aggregate amount of the indemnifiable financial liabilities of all Officers who are so entitled.
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2.3.5
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In the event that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries shall have paid indemnification amounts to the Officers of the Company in respect of financial liabilities detailed in Section 2.2.1 above that in the aggregate equal the Maximum Indemnification Amount, the Company will not be liable to pay any further indemnification amounts in respect of any financial liability or expense detailed in Section 2.2.1 above, unless payment of the additional indemnification amounts will be approved by the organs of the Company that are authorized to approve such increase by law, on or prior to the payment date of the additional indemnification amounts, subject to the adoption of all amendments of the Company’s Articles of Association, if any, that may be required by law to be adopted in order to permit the payment of such additional payments.
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2.4
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Advance Payments
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2.4.1
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In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing provisions, all expenses with respect to which you may become entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 above with respect to any Proceeding (collectively, “
Expenses
”) actually incurred by you in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding shall be advanced to you by the Company within 10 (ten) business days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from you requesting such advance or advances from time to time. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by you. The Company’s obligation to advance Expenses pursuant to this Section 2.4.1 shall be contingent upon you providing an undertaking in which you agree to repay all amounts so advanced pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.10 below if it should be ultimately determined by a court or other tribunal that you are not entitled to have such Expenses paid by the Company under this Section 2.4.1 or otherwise.
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2.4.2
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In a case where the Company will advance any Expenses pursuant to Section 2.4.1 above in connection with any such Proceeding, and it is subsequently determined by a court ruling that you were not entitled to indemnification from the Company for such Expenses or any portion thereof, the provisions of Section 2.10 below will apply.
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2.4.3
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As part of its undertakings hereunder, the Company will make available to you any security or guarantee that you may be required to post in accordance with an interim decision given by a court or an arbitrator, including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on your assets, subject to the limitation of the Maximum Indemnification Amount.
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2.4.4
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If any approval is required to pay or provide any security or guarantee as mentioned above, and such payment or arrangement is not approved for any reason, the making of such payment or any part thereof that will not have been approved as aforesaid shall be contingent upon court approval therefor, and the Company will take all reasonable actions to obtain such court approval and will bear all reasonable expenses and payments necessary to obtain the same.
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2.5
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Terms and Conditions of Indemnification
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Without derogating from the foregoing, the indemnification undertakings hereunder are subject to the following terms and conditions:
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2.5.1
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The Company shall not be prohibited by law from providing such indemnification.
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2.5.2
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Promptly after receipt by you of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding for which indemnification may be sought hereunder, you shall give the Company notice in writing of such Proceeding, provided, however, that except to the extent that the failure to notify causes material prejudice to the Company, your failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from its obligations to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder or from any liability which the Company may otherwise have to you, and you will deliver to the Company or to whomsoever it directs, all and, any documents relating to such Proceeding.
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2.5.3
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You shall be entitled to select counsel to represent you at the Company’s expense in the Proceeding, subject to the terms of any applicable insurance then maintained by the Company for its own benefit or your benefit. You and the Company shall each participate in the defense of the Proceeding, and no settlement of any such Proceeding shall be effected without your consent and (unless you release the Company from its indemnification obligations hereunder) the Company’s consent; provided, however, that you shall not withhold consent to any settlement approved by the Company if such settlement involves (a) solely the payment of money by the Company, (b) your full and unconditional release and (c) if so requested by you, an acknowledgement that you deny all wrongdoing.
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2.5.4
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The Company and/or the lawyer that it has chosen on your behalf will, at your request, provide reports (at reasonable intervals and in a reasonable scope) regarding the manner of the handling of your defense.
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2.5.5
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The Company may determine a dispute by way of arbitration or conciliation or mediation in connection with a financial liability only if the claim or threatened claim against you will be removed in full.
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2.6
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Payment of Liabilities and Expenses
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2.6.1
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Whether or not the Company assumes your defense in any Proceeding, the Company will cover all liabilities and expenses mentioned in Section 2.1 above such that you will not be required to personally pay or finance any such liabilities and expenses, subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of this Undertaking. The foregoing will not derogate from the indemnification to which you are entitled hereunder, and/or under the terms of any insurance policy purchased by the Company from time to time.
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2.6.2
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If you are entitled under any provision of this Undertaking to indemnification or advancement of Expenses by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses or other liabilities and expenses actually incurred by you in connection with a Proceeding, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and/or advance to you for the portion of such Expenses or other liabilities and expenses to which you are so entitled.
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2.7
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Exceptions
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2.7.1
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The Company shall not be required to indemnify you under this Undertaking for any sum payable by you in accordance with the terms of any settlement of any Proceeding or any award under any arbitration that you choose to conduct on your own, unless the Company has agreed in writing to such settlement or the holding of such arbitration, as applicable, provided that the Company shall not unreasonably withhold such consent.
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2.7.2
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Additionally, the indemnification provided to you under Section 2.2.1 will not apply in the event that you plead guilty to having committed a crime that does not require proof of criminal intent (
mens rea
) unless the Company shall have given its prior written consent thereto.
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2.7.3
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The Company will not be required to pay hereunder any amounts that have been actually paid to you or on your behalf or in your stead in any manner under any insurance policy purchased by the Company or any undertaking to indemnify by any other person other than the Company save for the amount that exceeds the amount that has been paid under such insurance policy or other indemnity agreement. Nothing contained herein shall derogate from your right to have the Company pay any deductibles under any insurance policy and/or transfer to you insurance payments that have been received by the Company from the insurers in respect of your financial liability or the legal costs that have been borne by you.
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2.7.4
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In addition, should the indemnification hereunder be in respect of your holding office in any Subsidiary or any other company, then the indemnification hereunder will only apply after all your rights in the framework of any insurance that has been made by the relevant Subsidiary or other company or under any undertaking in advance to indemnify by the Subsidiary or other company (if and to the extent such shall be in effect) shall have been exhausted.
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For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that any indemnification paid hereunder will apply over and above (and in addition to) any amounts that will be actually paid in the framework of the Subsidiary’s or other company’s insurance coverage or indemnification that has been given by such Subsidiary or other company, provided that the aggregate amount of indemnification payable for financial liabilities, as set forth in Section 2.2.1, by the Company and its subsidiaries does not exceed the amount set forth in Section 2.3.
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If your demand to receive indemnification or insurance coverage for any act that you have committed by virtue of your position in a Subsidiary or other company and that is indemnifiable hereunder, is rejected by the Subsidiary or other company or the insurance company of the Subsidiary or such other company, as appropriate, the Company will pay to you hereunder such amounts to which you will be entitled hereunder if you will be entitled thereto, and you will assign to the Company your rights to receive monies from the Subsidiary or other company or under the insurance policy of the Subsidiary or such other company and authorize the Company to collect such sums in your name, to the extent that such consent will be required in order to perform the provisions of this Section 2.7.4. In connection therewith, you undertake to sign any document that will be required by the Company in order for you to assign such rights and the authorization of the Company to collect such amounts in your name.
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For the avoidance of any doubt it is clarified that nothing contained herein shall confer upon the Subsidiary or other company or any other third party any rights towards the Company including, but without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, a right to sue for or demand any payment from the Company as participation in the indemnification or insurance coverage that will be granted to you by the Subsidiary or other company in respect of any act that you have performed by virtue of your position in such Subsidiary or other company.
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2.8
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Payment
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The Company will, following your request to be indemnified hereunder, take all action that is required by law for payment thereof, and take all actions necessary to obtain any approval that will be required in connection therewith (if any). If any approval is required for the Company to make any indemnification payments hereunder, and such approval is not granted for any reason, the making by the Company of such payment or any part thereof that is not approved shall require court approval, and the Company will take all reasonable actions to obtain such court approval.
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2.9
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Entitlement
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The Company’s undertakings hereunder shall inure for your benefit and/or the benefit of your estate and/or for the benefit of any alternate director who shall be duly appointed by you, without limitation in time also after the termination of your employment in the Company or your service as an Officer of the Company or your service as an Officer of any Subsidiary or other position with respect to which you are entitled to indemnification hereunder, as applicable, provided that the acts in respect of which the release or indemnification are given were carried out during the period of your employment in the Company and/or service as an Officer of the Company and/or of any Subsidiary or other position with respect to which you are entitled to indemnification hereunder.
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2.10
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Repayment
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In the event that after the Company makes any payment of any liabilities or expenses to you or on your behalf under this Undertaking in connection with any Proceeding, including by way of assuming your defense, and thereafter it is determined by a non-appealable (other than in the case of expenses and liabilities related to a criminal Proceeding) court ruling that you were not entitled to indemnification from the Company for such liabilities or expenses, then such payments will be deemed to be a loan that has been granted to you by the Company with interest at the minimum rate required from time to time by law so that that such loan will not be considered a taxable benefit, and you shall be obligated to repay such amounts to the Company upon its written demand, in accordance with any payment schedule determined by the Company.
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3.
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Miscellaneous
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3.1
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The Company hereby undertakes not to amend its Articles of Association in a manner that will derogate from your rights hereunder.
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3.2
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The Company hereby undertakes to notify you of any event of which it becomes aware in respect of which you may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, and of any event of which it becomes aware that may lead to termination of any insurance under which you are covered, as promptly as possible.
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3.3
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In this Undertaking, including
Schedule A
hereto, the masculine includes the feminine and vice-versa.
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3.4
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The terms herein contained will be construed in accordance with the Companies Law.
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3.5
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Schedule A
attached hereto constitutes an integral part hereof.
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3.6
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The Company’s undertakings hereunder will be construed broadly and in a manner that will render them effective and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, in order to achieve their intended purposes. If any provision herein is found to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, or in the event of any conflict between any provision contained herein and any provision of applicable law that cannot be overridden or conditioned upon, such provision of law will control, without derogating or diminishing from any other provision of this Undertaking.
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3.7
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Nothing in this Undertaking shall be construed as or in any manner deemed to be an undertaking or commitment of the Company to indemnify you or release you from liability other than to the extent permitted by the Companies Law.
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3.8
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This Undertaking will enter into effect upon its execution by you in the space provided below, and delivery of the signed copy to the Company. It is hereby agreed that your agreement to accept this Undertaking constitutes your irrevocable consent to cancel any prior undertaking for indemnification or release granted to you by the Company. This Undertaking shall not derogate from your rights under any existing indemnification provided to you by any Subsidiary prior to the merger among the Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and YMax Corporation.
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3.9
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The Company may, at its exclusive discretion and at any time, rescind its indemnification undertaking hereunder, or reduce the maximum indemnification amount hereunder, or limit the events to which it applies in relation to all or some of its Officers, to the extent such rescission relates to events that will occur after the date of such change;
provided that
prior notice of any such rescission, reduction or limitation shall be provided to the Officer in writing at least 60 (sixty) days prior to the date on which such rescission, reduction or limitation enters into effect. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby clarified that any such rescission, reduction or limitation which reduces or cancels the terms of this Undertaking shall not have retroactive effect of any nature and this Undertaking will continue to apply and remain in full force and effect for all purposes as it was in effect immediately prior to the rescission, reduction or limitation, as applicable, with respect to any action that occurred prior to such rescission, reduction or limitation, even if the Proceeding in respect thereof was commenced against the Officer after the effective date of the applicable rescission, reduction or limitation.
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3.10
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In any other case, this Undertaking may not be amended or terminated other than by a written instrument executed by you and the Company and explicitly referencing this Undertaking and stating that it is intended to amend or terminate this Undertaking.
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3.11
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This Undertaking does not derogate from the Company’s right to indemnify you retroactively in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association and applicable law and any such retroactive indemnification will not derogate from the release granted to you by the Company pursuant to Section 1 above.
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3.12
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For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that this Undertaking does not constitute a contract for the benefit of a third party, nor is it assignable. For the avoidance of any doubt, this Undertaking shall continue to apply after death, to you and to your estate.
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3.13
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No waiver, delay, forbearance to act or extension granted by the Company or by you shall be construed in any circumstances to be a waiver and will not derogate from the parties’ respective rights and undertakings hereunder or by law, nor will the same prevent any party from taking any legal action or any other steps that are necessary in order to exercise its rights hereunder.
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3.14
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This Undertaking shall be governed by the laws of the State of Israel and the competent courts in Tel Aviv-Jaffa are vested with exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any and all disputes that may arise under or with respect to this Undertaking.
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3.15
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This Undertaking constitutes the exclusive and entire agreement as to the terms and conditions applicable to the engagement between the Company and the Officer with respect to the matters stipulated herein. This Undertaking supersedes any previous agreement, statement, undertaking and understanding made, if at all, between the Company and the Officer, either verbally or in writing, prior to this Undertaking having been signed, with respect to the matters stipulated herein.
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3.16
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The parties hereto declare that they have read this Undertaking thoroughly and have understood it, and have signed the same of their own free will, and in full understanding of the contents hereof.
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_________________________
VocalTec Communications Ltd
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__________________________
[DIRECTOR/OFFICER NAME]
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Date: __________________________
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Schedule A
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1.
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The issuance of securities, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the offering of securities to the public by prospectus, private placement, resale by existing shareholders, issuance of bonus shares or offering of securities in any other manner, including issuances on Nasdaq or on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
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2.
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The making of a tender offer and everything relating thereto.
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3.
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An event resulting from the fact that the Company has shares that are held by the public or resulting from the fact that its shares have been offered to the public or resulting from the fact that the Company’s shares are traded on a stock exchange.
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4.
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A transaction or act within the meaning of section 1 of the Companies Law, including negotiations to enter into a transaction or act, transfer, sale, acquisition or charge of assets or liabilities (including securities), or the grant or receipt of a right in any of the foregoing, the receipt of credit and provision of collateral, as well as any direct or indirect act involved in such transaction or act.
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5.
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The filing or non-filing of a report or notice under the Companies Law, the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Law, 5728-1968, including regulations that were promulgated under any of the foregoing, or according to the rules or directives in force in a stock exchange in Israel, the U.S. or elsewhere, or the laws of another country that regulates similar matters.
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6.
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Considering and adopting resolutions and providing reports and disclosure in the Company’s reports, including with respect to estimating the effectiveness of the internal control and other matters that are included in the management discussion and analysis published by the Company, as well as providing statements and other matters relating to the financial statements.
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7.
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Preparation and execution of the Company’s and subsidiaries’ consolidated or separate financial statements, as appropriate.
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8.
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Any act or derivative thereof relating to the adoption of financial reporting according to accepted accounting rules in the United States (U.S. GAAP), IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) or any financial reporting standards generally applied by the Company or its subsidiaries.
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9.
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A resolution regarding a distribution (as defined in the Companies Law), including a distribution with the approval of the Court.
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10.
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Any structural change or re-organization of the Company or any resolution pertaining thereto, including, but without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, a merger, spinoff, consolidation, alteration of the Company’s capital, setting up or winding-up or the sale of subsidiaries, an allotment or distribution.
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11.
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The amendment, alteration and formulation of arrangements between the Company and the shareholders, debenture-holders, banks or creditors of the Company, or of the companies held by the Company, including amendments to trust deeds and the debentures and the outline documentation and arrangement, in general.
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12.
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Acts or derivatives thereof relating to the issuance of licenses, building permits or approvals, including approvals or exemptions in regard to antitrust matters.
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13.
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Participating in and making tenders.
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14.
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Expressions, utterances, including the expression of a position or opinion that has been made in good faith by the officer during the course of and by virtue of his duties, including negotiations and engagements with suppliers or customers, as well as in the framework of management meetings, meetings of the Board or any of the Board committees.
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15.
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Act or derivative thereof contrary to the articles or memorandum of association of the Company.
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16.
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Act or derivatives thereof or resolution relating to labor relations including negotiations, engagements and the implementation of personal employment arrangements or collective labor agreements, employee benefits, including the allotment of securities to employees.
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17.
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Act or derivatives thereof or resolution pertaining to safety and hygiene at work or working conditions.
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18.
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Negotiations regarding insurance agreements, engagements under insurance agreements, the terms of the insurance policies and exercising insurance policies.
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19.
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Formulating working programs, including pricing, marketing, distribution, guidelines or lack of guidelines to - employees, customers, distributors, processors, end-users of the Company’s products, and suppliers and teaming arrangements with competitors.
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20.
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Decisions or acts or derivatives thereof that pertain to the environment, including actual or alleged violation of environmental laws, or any liabilities or alleged liabilities for investigation costs, cleanup costs, response costs, corrective action costs, personal injury, property damage, natural resources damages or attorney fees under environmental laws
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21.
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Resolutions or acts or derivatives thereof pertaining to the Consumer Protection Law, 5741-1981 or other consumer laws or orders or regulations by virtue thereof.
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22.
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Act or any derivative thereof in any matter pertaining to negotiations, the making and performance of contracts of any kind with suppliers, distributors, agents, franchisees, etc., of the products that are marketed or sold or used by the Company.
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23.
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Negotiating, making and performing of agreements with manpower contractors, service-contractors, building contractors, renovation contractors and the like.
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24.
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Investigations by governmental authorities.
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25.
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Reporting and filing applications to governmental authorities.
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26.
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The infringement of any third party intellectual property rights including, but not limited to, patents, models, trademarks, copyrights and the like.
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27.
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Acts or derivatives thereof relating to and protecting the Company’s intellectual property, including the registration or enforcement of intellectual property rights and defending actions in connection therewith.
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28.
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Management of the bank accounts in which the Company operates and the performance of operations or derivatives thereof, including in relation to foreign currency transactions (including foreign currency deposits), securities (including resale transactions in securities and lending and borrowing securities), loans and credit lines, charge cards, bank guarantees, letters of credit, investment advice agreements, including with portfolio managers, hedging transactions, options, futures, derivatives, swap transactions and the like.
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29.
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The realization of personal guarantees given by the officer to the Company as security for the Company’s undertakings or declarations.
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30.
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Non-performance of complete or any due diligence with respect to the Company’s investments, leading to a full or partial loss of the investments or harm to the Company’s business or a breach of any undertaking towards a third party.
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31.
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Events and acts or derivatives thereof in connection with investments that are made by the Company in various companies before or after the making of the investment, including for the purpose of entering into, performing, developing, monitoring and oversight of the transaction.
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32.
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Financial liability imposed on an officer in respect of acts in which he participated in the name of the Company as against various governmental authorities.
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33.
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Financial liability imposed on the director in respect of claims by third parties against the director for deficient, misleading or erroneous disclosure in writing or verbally to existing or potential investors of the Company, including in the event of a merger of the Company or other transaction with another company.
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34.
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Covering a deductible in the event of exercising directors and officers liability insurance.
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35.
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The non-fulfillment of any legal requirements, including in connection with the supply and distribution of products (including failing to meet the relevant standards), the production and development thereof, engagements with third parties, and antitrust matters.
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36.
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Credit risks
.
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37.
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Breach of the terms of any agreement to which the Company is party.
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38.
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Act or derivative thereof pertaining to the tax liability of the Company or a subsidiary or the shareholders of any of them.
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39.
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Any one of the events detailed above in connection with the service of the officer on behalf of the Company as officer of the subsidiaries, and in relation also to any country in which the Company is or will operate.
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40.
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Liability arising out of the hiring, employment, firing, conditions of employment, disciplining or other treatment of employees or administration of any employee benefit plan, or any claims relating to the U.S. Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
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41.
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Any bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Appendix C – FORM OF YMAX INDEMNIFICATION UNDERTAKING
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Very truly yours,
YMAX CORPORATION
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
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FOR | AGAINST |
ABSTAIN
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1.
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Appointment of BDO USA, LLP and BDO Ziv Haft, Certified Public Accountants (Isr), as the Company's new auditors for the year ending December 31, 2010 and authorization of the Company’s board of directors, subject to the approval by the Board’s audit committee, to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
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o | o | o |
2.
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Re-election of the following persons as directors of the Company:
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a.Mr. Daniel Borislow to serve until the annual general meeting to be held in 2013.
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b.Mr. Gerald Vento to serve until the annual general meeting to be held in 2013.
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o | o | o | |
c.Mr. Richard Schaeffer to serve until the annual general meeting to be held in 2011.
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o | o | o | |
d.Dr. Yuen Wah Sing to serve until the annual general meeting to be held in 2013.
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o | o | o | |
3.
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Subject to approval of item 7 below, election of the following persons as directors of the Company:
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a.Mr. Donald A. Burns until the annual general meeting to be held in 2011.
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b.Mr. Richard J. Connaughton until the annual general meeting to be held in 2013.
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o | o | o | |
c.Mr. Kuk Yi until the annual general meeting to be held in 2011.
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o | o | o |
4.
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Approval of an increase in the maximum amount for which the Company may prospectively undertake to indemnify its directors and officers, to the greater of $20 million and 75% of the Company’s assets minus its liabilities, in the aggregate for all indemnified directors and officers and for all indemnifiable events, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, and the approval of the granting by the Company of a new indemnification undertaking to each of its directors reflecting, among other things, such increase.
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o | o | o |
Do you have a personal interest in the resolution? - MUST BE COMPLETED FOR VOTE TO
o
COUNTED.
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Yes
o
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No
o
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5.
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Approval of the renewal of the existing liability insurance policies covering the Company’s directors and officers in the aggregate amount of $20 million, and approval of the future purchase of up to an additional $5 million in insurance coverage for the Company's directors and officers.
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o | o | o |
Do you have a personal interest in the resolution? - MUST BE COMPLETED FOR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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Yes
o
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No
o
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6.
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Approval of a private placement of ordinary shares of the Company to Mr. Borislow (at a market price per share to be determined by the Board at the time of allocation) which shall cause his holdings to increase above 25% of the Company's issued and outstanding share capital.
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o | o | o |
Do you have a personal interest in the resolution? - MUST BE COMPLETED FOR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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Yes
o
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No
o
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7.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association to increase the maximum number of directors that may be elected to the Board to eleven (11).
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o | o | o |
8.
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Approval of an amendment to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association enabling shareholders to elect directors to terms of one year or three years.
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o | o | o |
9.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to change the Company's par value per share from 65 agurot per share to no par value.
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o | o | o |
10.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to increase the authorized share capital of the Company.
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o | o | o |
11.
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Approval of the terms of remuneration of certain directors of the Company, effective as of the date of the Merger, dated July 16, 2010.
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o | o | o |
Do you have a personal interest in the resolution? - MUST BE COMPLETED FOR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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Yes
o
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No
o
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12.
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Approval of an increase in the number of ordinary shares underlying the Company’s 2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan by 200,000 ordinary shares every second year, starting in 2010 (each such increase to be effected immediately following the annual general meeting of the Company's shareholders in every second year).
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o | o | o |
13.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company's 2003 Amended Master Stock Option Plan in order to allow for grants of shares and restricted shares.
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o | o | o |
14.
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Approval of a split of the Company’s ordinary shares, such that every three ordinary shares would split into four ordinary shares, and amending the Company's Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association to reflect the split.
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o | o | o |
15.
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Approval of an amendment to the Company's Articles of Association to remove the requirement to send a separate notice of general meeting to registered shareholders of the Company.
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o | o | o |
To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method.
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o |
Signature of Shareholder
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Date:
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Signature of Shareholder
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Date:
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Note:
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Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
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