Yitschak Barabi, Chief Financial Officer
4 Nahal Harif St., Northern Industrial Zone,
Yavne 81106, Israel
Tel: 972-8-932-1000
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(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Registrant's Contact Person)
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.10 par value per share
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WILC
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Nasdaq Capital Market
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Large Accelerated filer ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
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Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒
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PART I
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PART II
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market risks of our portfolio of marketable securities, such as changes affecting currency exchange rates;
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payment default by, or loss of, one or more of our principal clients; the loss of one or more of our key personnel;
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termination of, or changes in, arrangements with our key customers;
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termination of arrangements with our suppliers;
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increasing levels of competition in Israel and other markets in which we do business;
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increase or decrease in global purchase prices of food products;
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our inability to accurately predict consumption of our products or changes in consumer preferences;
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product liability claims and other litigation matters;
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interruption to our storage facilities;
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our insurance coverage may not be sufficient;
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our operating results may be subject to variations from quarter to quarter;
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our inability to successfully compete with nationally branded products;
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our inability to successfully integrate our acquisitions;
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our inability to protect our intellectual property rights;
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significant concentration of our shares are held by one shareholder;
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we are controlled by and have business relations with Willi-Food Investments Ltd. and its management;
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the price of our ordinary shares may be volatile;
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our inability to meet the Nasdaq listing requirements;
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our inability to maintain an effective system of internal controls;
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cyber-attacks on the Company's information systems;
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risks related to our non-bank loan business activity;
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changes in laws and regulations, including those relating to the food distribution industry, and inability to meet and maintain regulatory qualifications and approvals for our products;
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economic conditions in Israel;
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changes in political, economic and military conditions in Israel, including, in particular, economic conditions in the Company’s core markets; and
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our international operations may be adversely affected by risks associated with international business.
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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NIS
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USD
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NIS
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USD
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NIS
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NIS
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NIS
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Revenue
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395,637
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114,478
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338,245
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97,872
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311,978
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294,202
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312,514
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Cost of sales
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271,784
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78,641
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240,032
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69,454
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237,645
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217,585
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237,452
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Gross profit
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123,853
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35,837
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98,213
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28,418
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74,333
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76,617
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75,062
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Selling expenses
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55,490
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16,056
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43,823
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12,680
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42,090
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39,405
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37,294
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General and administrative expenses
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21,067
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6,096
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16,686
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4,828
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15,839
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14,577
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32,926
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Other Income
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-
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-
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(69
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)
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(20
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(361
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(112
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)
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-2,182
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Total operating expenses
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76,557
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22,152
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60,440
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17,488
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57,568
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53,870
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68,038
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Operating profit
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47,296
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13,685
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37,773
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10,930
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16,765
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22,747
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7,025
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Finance income
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20,966
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6,067
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(7,212
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)
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(2,087
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)
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17,937
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(3,425
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)
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3,363
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Finance expense
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3,016
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873
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(2,256
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)
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(653
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3,769
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3,143
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978
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Finance income (expense), net
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17,950
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5,194
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(4,956
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)
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(1,434
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14,168
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(6,568
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2,385
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Profit before taxes on income
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65,246
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18,879
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32,817
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9,496
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30,933
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16,179
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9,410
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Taxes on income
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(13,735
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(3,975
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)
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(7,850
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(2,271
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(5,910
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(5,327
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(2,566
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)
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Profit from continuing operations
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51,511
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14,904
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24,967
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7,224
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25,023
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10,852
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6,844
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Profit for the year
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51,511
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14,904
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24,967
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7,224
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25,023
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10,852
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6,844
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Attributable to:
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Owners of the Company
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51,511
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14,904
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24,967
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7,224
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25,023
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10,852
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6,844
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Net Income
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51,511
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14,904
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24,967
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7,224
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25,023
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10,852
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6,844
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Basic and diluted earnings per Share
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3.90
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1.13
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1.89
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0.5
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1.89
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0.82
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0.52
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Shares Used in Computing Earnings per Share
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13,217,017
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13,217,017
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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13,090,729
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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NIS
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USD
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NIS
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USD
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NIS
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NIS
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NIS
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Working capital
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452,819
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131,023
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399,405
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115,569
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374,981
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374,981
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108,157
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Total assets
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537,235
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155,450
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466,413
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134,957
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436,922
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436,922
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126,023
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Shareholders' equity
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491,356
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142,174
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440,879
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127,569
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415,581
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415,581
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119,868
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Capital stock
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13,217,017
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13,217,017
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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13,240,913
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war, terrorism and public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics;
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varying regulatory restrictions on sales of our products to certain markets and unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
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tariffs, customs, duties, quotas and other trade barriers;
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global or regional economic crises;
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difficulties in managing foreign operations and foreign distribution partners;
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longer payment cycles and problems in collecting accounts receivable;
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fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
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political risks;
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foreign exchange controls which may restrict or prohibit repatriation of funds;
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export and import restrictions or prohibitions, and delays from customs brokers or government agencies;
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seasonal reductions in business activity in certain parts of the world; and
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potentially adverse tax consequences.
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A. |
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY
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B. |
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
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to promote the “Willi-Food” brand name and other brand names used by the Company (such as " Euro European Dairies") and to increase market penetration of products through marketing efforts and advertising campaigns;
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to expand its current food product lines and diversify into additional product lines, as well as to respond to market demand;
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to consider new fields of activity/operating segments; and
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to expand the Company's activity in the international food markets, mainly in the U.S. and Europe.
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Utilizing management’s expertise in identifying market demand and preferences, as well as its supplier sourcing abilities, the Company intends:
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to continue to locate, develop and distribute additional food products, some of which may be new to Israeli consumers;
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to penetrate new food segments within Israel through the establishment of food manufacturing factories or the establishment of business relationships and cooperation with existing Israeli food manufacturers;
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to increase its inventory levels from time to time both to achieve economies of scale on its purchases from suppliers and to more fully meet its customers’ demands;
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to further expand into international food markets, mainly in the U.S. and Europe, by purchasing food distribution companies, increasing cooperation with local existing distributors and/or exporting products directly to customers;
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to penetrate new markets in other countries through the establishment of business relationships and cooperation with representatives in such markets, subject to a positive political climate; and
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to further develop the non-bank loan business activity.
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Canned Vegetables and Pickles: including mushrooms (whole and sliced), artichoke (hearts and bottoms), beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves (including vine leaves stuffed with rice), sour
pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, an assortment of olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun and dried tomatoes. These products are imported primarily from China, Greece, Thailand, Turkey, India, and the Netherlands.
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Canned Fish: including tuna (in oil or water), sardines, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste and salmon. These products are primarily imported from the Philippines, Thailand, Greece, Germany and Sweden.
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Canned Fruit: including pineapple (sliced or pieces), peaches, apricots, pears, mangos, cherries, litchis and fruit cocktail. These products are primarily imported from China, Monaco, the Philippines, Thailand, Greece and Europe.
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Edible Oils: including olive oil, regular and enriched sunflower oil, soybean oil, corn oil and rapeseed oil. These products are primarily imported from Belgium, Turkey, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
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Dairy and Dairy Substitute Products: including hard and semi-hard cheeses (parmesan, edam, kashkaval, gouda, havarti, cheddar, pecorino, manchego, maasdam, rossiysky, iberico and emmental), molded cheeses (Brie, Camembert and
Bloose), feta, Bulgarian cubes, goat cheese, fetina, butter, butter spreads, margarine, melted cheese, cheese alternatives, condensed milk, whipped cream, yogurt, frozen pizza and others. These products are primarily imported from
Greece, France, Lithuania, Denmark, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
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Dried Fruit, Nuts and Beans: including figs, apricots and organic apricots, chestnuts organic chestnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, banana chips, pistachios and peanuts. These products are primarily imported
from Greece, Turkey, India, China, Thailand and the United States.
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Other Products: including, among others, instant noodle soup, frozen edamame soybeans, freeze dried instant coffee, bagels, breadstick, coffee creamers, lemon juice, halva, Turkish delight, cookies, vinegar, sweet pastry and
crackers, sauces, corn flour, rice, rice sticks, pasta, organic pasta, spaghetti and noodles, breakfast cereals, corn flakes, rusks, rusks, tortilla, dried apples snacks, deserts (such as tiramisu and pastries), ice cream and light
and alcoholic beverages. These products are primarily imported from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Greece, Belgium, the United States, Scandinavia, Switzerland, China, Thailand, Turkey, India, and South America.
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large retail supermarket chains,
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small retail supermarket chains, and
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other customers, including small private grocery shops, government institutions, wholesalers, restaurants, hotels, and hospitals.
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Percentage of Total Sales
Year Ended December 31 |
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Customer Groups
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2019
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2018
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2017
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large retail supermarket chains
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50
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%
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50
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%
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50
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%
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other customers
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50
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%
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50
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%
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50
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%
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100
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%
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100
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%
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100
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%
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C. |
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
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Subsidiary
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Jurisdiction of Organization
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Company's Ownership Interest
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W.F.D. (Import, Marketing and Trading) Ltd. ("WFD")
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Israel
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100%
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W. Capital Ltd. (Formerly: B.H.W.F.I. Ltd.”) (“W. Capital”)
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Israel
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100%
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Euro European Dairies Ltd.
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Israel
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100%
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D. |
PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT
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A. |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Year Ended
December 31, 2019
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Year Ended
December 31, 2018
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Revenues
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395,637
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338,245
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Cost of Sales
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271,784
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240,032
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Gross Profit
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123,853
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98,213
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Selling Expenses
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55,490
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43,823
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General and Administrative Expenses
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21,067
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16,686
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Other Income
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-
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(69
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)
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Operating profit
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47,296
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37,773
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Financial Income (Loss), Net
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17,950
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(4,956
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)
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Profit before taxes on income
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65,246
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32,817
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Taxes on income
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(13,735
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)
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(7,850
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)
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Net Income
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51,511
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24,967
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B. |
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.
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C. |
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES
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D. |
TREND INFORMATION
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E. |
TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTURAL OBLIGATIONS
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A. |
DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
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Name
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Age
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Position with the Company
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Joseph Williger
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63
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Director, Co-Chairman of the Board
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Zwi Williger
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65
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Director, Co-Chairman of the Board
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Victor Bar (1) (2)
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55
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Director
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Gil Hochboim
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50
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Director
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Einat Peled-Shapira
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42
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Chief Executive Officer
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Yitschak Barabi
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35
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Chief Financial Officer
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Einav Brar (1) (2)
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48
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External Director
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Idan Ben-Shitrit (1) (2)
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45
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External Director
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(1)
(2)
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Members of the Company’s Audit Committee
Members of the Company’s Compensation Committee
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B. |
COMPENSATION
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Name and Principal Position
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Salary
(1)
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Management Fees
(2)
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Bonus
(3)
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Total
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NIS thousands
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Zwi Williger (4)
Co-Chairman of the Board and a chairman of the board of Willi-Food
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-
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1,650
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1,500
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3,150
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Joseph Williger (4)
Co-Chairman of the Board and a director of Willi-Food
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-
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1,569
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1,500
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3,069
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Michael Luboschitz (5) Former CEO of the Company and Willi-Food
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-
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936
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330
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1,266
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Ran Asulin
Chief Trade and Selling Officer of the Company.
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486
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-
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72
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558
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Amir Kaplan (6) Former Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Willi-Food
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441
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-
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71
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513
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(1) |
The aggregate of gross monthly salaries or other payments with respect to the Company's Executive Officers for 2019 exclude annual bonus and include car and mobile phone benefits.
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(2) |
Management fees includes also tax gross-up payments.
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(3) |
Annual profit-related bonuses for 2019 to Zwi Williger and Joseph Williger Represents annual bonuses granted to the Covered Executive based on formulas set forth in the Company's compensation policy approved by shareholders in
April 2019 (the "Amended Compensation Policy") and the agreements with each of the Covered Executive.
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(4) |
For additional information on Zwi Williger's and Joseph Williger's compensation arrangements with the Company, see - "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – B. Related Party Transactions – Management Service
Agreements" with Zwi Williger and Joseph Williger", below.
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(5) |
Mr. Luboschitz resigned from the Company, effective March 20, 2020.
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(6) |
Mr. Kaplan resigned from the Company, effective September 1, 2019.
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Salary – monthly salary of NIS 53,330 (currently approximately USD 15,431) (“Monthly Payment”);
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Managers’ Insurance Policy – monthly payments to be made by the Company towards Ms. Shapira's pension and compensation funds will be in accordance with Israeli law (currently approximately NIS 7,900, or USD 2,288);
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Study Fund (‘Keren Hishtalmut’) – monthly payment to be made by the Company towards Ms. Shapira's study fund will total 7.5% of the of the sum of the Monthly Payment (currently approximately NIS 4,000 or USD 1,157);
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Vehicle – Company will provide Ms. Shapira's with a leased vehicle, the value of which will not exceed the amount of NIS 200,000 (currently approximately USD 57,870). The Company will cover all the operating expenses of the Company
car (excluding fines). Ms. Shapira's will bear all related tax (known in Hebrew as ‘Shovi Rechev’);
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Vacation Days – 25 vacation days per year;
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Convalescence and Illness Days – in accordance with applicable Israeli law; and
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Profit Related Bonus – an annual bonus determined according to measurable quantitative criteria (the “Measurable Bonus”).
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Each of the Company and Ms. Shapira may terminate Ms. Shapira’s employment at any time, and for any reason, by prior written notice of: 30 days in the first year of employment, 60 days during the period following the first year
(the “Notice Period”).
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Ms. Shapira will be included in the D&O insurance policy available to the Company and its subsidiaries under the same terms as other officers of the Company, and she will be entitled to an exemption and indemnification letter,
which is identical to the form of exemption and indemnification that was approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders on July 20, 2005 for all directors and officers.
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C. |
BOARD PRACTICES
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The Chairman of the board of directors;
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A controlling shareholder or his relative;
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Any director employed by or who provides services to the company on a regular basis.
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Any director employed by the controlling shareholder or by any corporation controlled by the controlling shareholder or who provides services to the controlling shareholder on a regular basis; and
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Any director whose principal livelihood comes from the controlling shareholder.
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Recommending the board of directors, the compensation policy for the company's office holders to be adopted by the company and to recommend to the board of directors, once every three years, regarding any extension or modification
of the current compensation policy which had been approved for a period of more than three years;
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From time to time, recommending to the board of directors regarding updates required to the compensation policy and examining the implementation thereof;
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Determining whether to approve the company’s office holders’ terms of office and employment in situations that require the approval of the compensation committee in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law; and
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In certain situations, described in the Israeli Companies Law, determining whether to exempt the approval of the terms of office of the CEO from the requirement to obtain shareholders’ approval.
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1) |
the compensation committee and the board of directors have taken into consideration the mandatory considerations and criteria which are specified in the Israeli Companies Law for a compensation policy and the respective employment
terms include such mandatory considerations and criteria; and
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2) |
the company's shareholders approved such terms of employment, subject to a special majority requirement.
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1) |
both the compensation committee and the board of directors re-discussed the transaction and decided to approve it despite the shareholders' objection, based on detailed reasons; and
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2) |
the Israeli company is not a "Public Pyramid Held Company", which is a public company controlled by another public company (including by a company that only issued debentures to the public), which is also controlled by another
public company (including a company that only issued debentures to the public) that has a controlling shareholder.
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• |
extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest; and
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the terms of an engagement by the company, directly or indirectly, with a controlling shareholder or a controlling shareholder’s relative (including through a corporation controlled by a controlling shareholder), regarding the
company’s receipt of services from the controlling shareholder, and if such controlling shareholder is also an office holder of the company, regarding his or her terms of employment.
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the majority of the shares of the voting shareholders who have no personal interest in the transaction must vote in favor of the proposal (shares held by abstaining shareholders shall not be considered); or
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the total shareholdings of those who have no personal interest in the transaction and who vote against the transaction must not represent more than 2% of the aggregate voting rights in the company.
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1) |
such majority includes a majority of the total votes of shareholders who have no personal interest in the approval of the transaction and who participate in the voting, in person, by proxy or by written ballot, at the meeting
(abstentions not taken into account); or
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2) |
the total number of votes of shareholders mentioned above that vote the transaction do not represent more than 2% of the total voting rights in the company.
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|
• |
any amendment to the articles of association;
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|
• |
an increase in the company’s authorized share capital;
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|
• |
a merger; or
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|
• |
approval of related party transactions that require shareholder approval.
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D. |
EMPLOYEES
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Name and Address
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Number of
Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percentage of Ordinary Shares
|
||||||
Willi-Food Investments Ltd.
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8,200,542
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62.05
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%
|
|||||
B.S.D. Crown Ltd. (1)
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8,971,617
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67.88
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%
|
|||||
Joseph and Zwi Williger (2) (3)
|
9,711,598
|
73.48
|
%
|
|||||
Brian Gaines (4)
|
1,120,072
|
8.5%
|
||||||
Renaissance Technologies Holding Corporation (5)
|
665,812
|
5.04
|
%
|
(1)
|
Includes (i) 8,200,542 Ordinary Shares held by Willi-Food, and (ii) 771,075 Ordinary Shares held by B.S.D. Crown Ltd. ("BSD"). Willi-Food is controlled by its majority shareholder, BSD,
and BSD may be deemed to beneficially own all of the shares owned by Willi-Food.
|
(2)
|
Based on a Schedule 13D filed on January 22, 2020, and on information provided to the Company by Joseph Williger (“JW”) and Zwi Williger (“ZW”), JW directly owns though a wholly-owned
company 12,000 Ordinary Shares and ZW directly owns though a wholly-owned company 727,981 Ordinary Shares. In addition, JW owns through YMDHI (a company held 100% by him) 7.07% of B.S.D's outstanding shares (excluding dormant shares),
through YWMI 29.12% of B.S.D's outstanding shares (excluding dormant shares), and owns directly 4.99% and collectively 41.18% of B.S.D's outstanding shares (excluding dormant shares) and holds the right to vote those shares. In addition,
ZW owns through ZVI&C (a company held 100% by him) 34.78% of B.S.D's outstanding shares (excluding dormant shares), and owns directly 6.38% of B.S.D's outstanding shares (excluding dormant shares), and collectively 41.16% of B.S.D's
outstanding shares (excluding dormant shares) and holds the right to vote those shares, which if combined with JW holdings' constitutes a 82.34% holdings of B.S.D. Accordingly, JW and ZW may each be deemed to beneficially own 9,711,598
Ordinary Shares (comprised of 8,200,542 Ordinary Shares held directly by Willi-Food, 771,075 Ordinary Shares held directly by B.S.D, 12,000 Ordinary Shares held directly by JW and 727,981 Ordinary Shares held directly by ZW), or
approximately 73.48% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company. Based on a Schedule 13D filed on January 22, 2020, JW and ZW may be deemed to constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act; however, JW and
ZW have not acted in concert in connection with the transactions described herein and have not been, nor are they currently, parties to any voting or other arrangement with respect to their holdings in BSD, and they disclaim the existence
of any such group.
|
(3)
|
Based on information provided to us, all of the Company's directors and officers as a group hold 9,711,598 Ordinary Shares representing 73.48% of our total shares outstanding.
|
(4)
|
Based on a Schedule 13G filed February 13, 2020, this amount consists of 951,522 Ordinary Shares (representing 7.2% of our total shares outstanding) directly held by Springhouse Capital
(Master), L.P. (the "Fund"), and 128,959 Ordinary Shares owned by Mr. Gaines for his own account and an additional 39,951 Ordinary Shares held by immediate family members in accounts Mr. Gaines controls, and that Mr. Gaines may be deemed
to beneficially own(in total representing 1.28% of our total shares outstanding). Mr. Gaines serves as managing member of Springhouse Capital Management G.P., LLC ("Springhouse") and as a director of Springhouse Asset Management, Ltd.
(the "General Partner") and, as a result, may be deemed to beneficially own shares owned by the Fund. Springhouse is the general partner of Springhouse Capital Management, L.P. ("Management") and, as a result, may be deemed to
beneficially own shares owned by the Fund. Management is the investment manager of the Fund and as a result, may be deemed to beneficially own shares owned by the Fund. The General Partner is the general partner of the Fund, and, as a
result, may be deemed to beneficially own shares owned by the Fund.
|
(5)
|
Based on a Schedule 13G filed February 12, 2020, these shares are beneficially owned by Renaissance Technologies LLC, an investment advisor, which is majority-owned by Renaissance
Technologies Holding Corporation.
|
|
B. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
|
C. |
INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
|
|
A. |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
|
(1) |
On February 24, 2016, a
motion to certify a derivative action (hereinafter - the “Motion”) was received by Willi-Food. The Motion, filed against all directors and office holders of the Company, was filed with the District Court (Economic Department) in
Tel Aviv by Yaad Peer Management Services Ltd. (hereinafter - the “Applicant”), a shareholder of Willi-Food. The Motion deals with the Applicant’s claim for damages suffered by Willi-Food, estimated by the Applicant at
approximately $3 million, due to an alleged violation of the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duty, duty of care and duty of expertise towards Willi-Food in connection with a $3 million investment in a company registered in the
Czech Republic and which holds an inactive hotel in the Czech Republic. According to the Applicant, the investment is not related in any way to the activity of the Company and was made to assist the then-current controlling
shareholder of Willi-Food in other matters or to cover the then-current controlling shareholder’s other obligations. On August 16, 2018, the Company filed a notice of its intention to file a lawsuit against the office holders in
connection with the events which are the subject matter of the derivative action and therefore it is no longer necessary to approve a derivative action. In view of the Company's notice, the Motion was stricken by the court on
October 4, 2018 and the case was closed. On November 4, 2018, the Company filed a NIS 4,183,208 lawsuit against the Company’s former
controlling shareholder – Mr. Gregory Gurtovoy – and against five (former) Company directors and senior office holders - Israel Joseph Schneerson, Pavel Buber, Iram Ephraim Graiver. Ilan Menachem Admon and Zalman Vigler (hereafter
jointly: the “Defendants”). According to the Company, the Defendants conspired to cause the use of millions of NIS of Company funds as collateral to loans extended to foreign private companies related to the Company’s controlling
shareholder without obtaining the required approvals from the Company’s organs and without issuing the required report to Company’s shareholders. The lawsuit is based on the claim that an agreement signed by the Company,
whereunder it had allegedly invested in the bonds of a Czech company, was not a genuine agreement; rather, it was claimed, the purpose of the agreement was to assist the then-controlling shareholders (Gregory Gurtovoy and others)
to secure private loans extended by the Austrian bank Meinl, while using the Company's funds for concealed and inappropriate purposes. The Company demanded that the Defendants compensate the Company for the funds that were not refunded to the Company (in NIS values) plus a
compensation at the rate of the alternative yield and a compensation equal to the amounts paid by the Company to enable the refund of the funds. On January 24, 2019, the Defendants filed statements of defense, various motions and
a counterclaim against Willi-Food and the Company. In their counterclaim the Defendants claims that they are entitled to funding of their legal defense and/or for indemnification and exemption from the Company in respect of the
lawsuit. Since the Defendants are accused of breaching their fiduciary duty to the Company, Company’s management believes that their claims on this matter will be rejected. On December 25, 2019, the Court approved a settlement
between Willi-Food and Mr. Ilan Menachem Admon, one of the Defendants, cancelling the mutual claims on behalf of the parties without issuing an order for court costs. The proceedings relating to the other Defendants are continuing
with document disclosure. At this preliminary stage, it is not possible to predict the results of the proceedings. A further pre-trial hearing is scheduled for June 4, 2020.
|
|
(2) |
On July 23, 2017, Mr. Iram Graiver, former CEO of the Company and Willi-Food (hereinafter - “Mr. Graiver”) filed a lawsuit in the Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv Jaffa (hereinafter - “the Labor Court”) claiming the right to
payment of social rights and other compensations from the Company in the total amount of NIS 2,377,305 (USD 687 thousand). On November 26, 2017, the Company filed a statement of defense. On July 27, 2017, the Company filed a separate
lawsuit in the Labor Court against Mr. Graiver demanding that he repays funds that he took unlawfully from the Company amounting to NIS 1,694,325 (USD 490 thousand). According to the Company, throughout his term of employment as an
office holder of the Company, Mr. Graiver unlawfully took from the company salary, bonus in respect of 2016 and reimbursement of expenses. According to the Company, Mr. Graiver did so while breaching his fiduciary duty and his duty of
care towards the Company, as well as provisions of the Companies Law, 5759-1999, which require that payments of the type taken by Mr. Graiver receive approval by the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders, which the Company
says was not obtained in this case. On November 26, 2017, Mr. Graiver filed a statement of defense. On November 2, 2017, the court issued a resolution to join the hearings pertaining to the two proceedings described above. A
preliminary hearing was held on March 7, 2018. The parties are in the process of document discovery and review. Proof hearing was held on December 18 2019, further proof hearing has yet to be scheduled. At this preliminary stage, it
is not possible to predict the result of the proceedings.
|
|
(3) |
A lawsuit and motion to approve a class action was filed on March 26, 2018 against the Company in the Tel Aviv District Court for allegedly breaching certain consumer protection duties in connection with one of the Company’s
products, thereby misleading its customers. The amount claimed in the lawsuit was NIS 2.7 million. On July 16, 2019 the Tel Aviv District Court approved a settlement agreement of the matter in amounts that are not material to the
Company.
|
|
(4) |
A lawsuit and motion to approve a class action was filed on July 22, 2018 against Euro European Dairies Ltd. (former: "Gold-Frost Ltd") and eight other companies in the Jerusalem District Court for allegedly not complying with the
food labelling regulations in connection with one of the Company’s products, thereby misleading consumers. At this stage, the amount claimed in the lawsuit in NIS 4 million. On April 17, 2019, the court approved a settlement agreement
in amounts that are not material to the Company.
|
|
(5) |
On October 29, 2009, the Company and its subsidiary Euro European Dairies Ltd. (former: "Gold-Frost Ltd") (hereafter – the “Companies”) filed a lawsuit in the Rishon-LeZion Magistrates Court demanding the refund of import permit
fees from the Ministry of Health in the total amount of approximately NIS 1.3 million. In a ruling issued on May 13, 2015, the Rishon-LeZion Magistrates Court accepted the position of the Companies that the fees in respect of early
registration for food import permits were collected unlawfully and that the Companies and other food importers have independent cause to demand the repayment of the fees that were paid by virtue of the Unjust Enrichment Law, 1979
(hereafter – the “Law”). In addition, a partial exemption from refund was determined in accordance with Section 2 of the Law in respect of an amount equal to 30% of the fee amount, due to the Ministry of Health’s mechanism for
regulating imported food, which granted the Companies protection from criminal and civil lawsuits in respect of damage caused to consumers from damaged imported food. As a result of the ruling, the Company received a total of
approximately NIS 1.1 million in 2015. After the Ministry of Health appealed the ruling, a partial ruling was issued on April 19, 2017 that upheld the ruling of the Magistrates Court in connection with the refund of fees and the
amount of fees to be refunded; however, the question relating to the threshold for proving damage remained outstanding. On November 15, 2015, the Companies filed a second lawsuit against the Ministry of Health for the refund of early
registration fees for food import permits in the total amount of approximately NIS 2 million which were paid by the Companies in 2009-2016. On January 1, 2018, the court proposed mediation, and on December 31, 2019 a settlement
agreement was signed in which the Company is entitled to receive NIS 0.6 million.
|
|
(6) |
On January 15, 2018, the Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office (Taxation and Economics) served indictments against Alexander Granovskyi and Gregory Gurtovoy, former (indirect) controlling shareholders and office holders of
Willi-Food, the Company and other
companies under its control , and against Joseph Schneerson, former office holder of Willi-Food, the Company and other companies under its control (hereinafter jointly: “the Defendants”). The Defendants are accused of the offenses of
theft by manager, fraudulent receipt of goods or services under aggravated circumstances, fraud and breach of trust in a corporation, false registration in corporate documents, reporting offenses under the Israeli Securities Law,
non-compliance with the provisions of the Israeli Securities Regulations with the intent of misleading a reasonable investor and offenses under Section 4 of the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law. As mentioned above, the Defendants
were former (indirect) controlling shareholders of the Company through their control of BGI or senior office holders in, among others, BGI and B.S.D., Willi-Food and the Company.
|
|
(7) |
In March 2019, the Yavne, Israel municipality issued an amended municipal taxes assessment (hereafter – the
“Assessment”) in respect of an asset located in Yavne which the Company operates. As part of the Assessment, land with an area of 3,600 square
meters was added to the amount of the Assessment. The municipality also amended the Assessment retroactively in respect of the years 2016-2018, such that according to the municipality the additional amount required for payment
amounts to NIS 734,186 as of the end of 2019. Following the said amendment of the Assessment, the Company appealed the Assessment and the
additional amount payable in respect of 2019 and thereafter and objected to the municipality’s decision to apply the amendment of the Assessment retroactively to 2016-2018 contrary to a valid compromise agreement which signed on
2015. As part of the negotiations that were conducted at the same time as the legal proceedings, an outline of a compromise was reached with the municipality whereby the Company will pay a total of NIS 380 thousand in settlement of all of the claims made by the municipality with regard to the additional land as mentioned above through December 31, 2020.
|
|
(8) |
A lawsuit and motion to approve a class action was filed on July 17, 2019 against the Company and 11 other respondents in the Jerusalem District Court for allegedly not complying with food labelling standards in connection with one of its products, thereby
misleading consumers. The applicant claimed generally that the respondents have jointly caused monetary damages of NIS 5 million and more than NIS 3 million to him and the other members of the plaintiff group. The Company filed an application to dismiss the motion in limine. On March 5. 2020 a pre-trial hearing was held, during which the court recommended that
the parties consent to withdraw the motion to approve, until March 19, 2020. At this preliminary stage, it is difficult to assess the chances that the motion and the lawsuit will be successful.
|
|
B. |
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
|
|
A. |
OFFER AND LISTING DETAILS
|
|
B. |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
|
|
C. |
MARKETS
|
|
D. |
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
E. |
DILUTION
|
|
F. |
EXPENSES ON THE ISSUE
|
|
A. |
SHARE CAPITAL
|
|
B. |
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
|
|
C. |
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
|
|
•
|
financial institutions or insurance companies;
|
|
•
|
real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies or grantor trusts;
|
|
•
|
dealers or traders in securities or currencies;
|
|
•
|
tax-exempt entities;
|
|
•
|
certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;
|
|
•
|
persons that received our shares as compensation for the performance of services;
|
|
•
|
persons that will hold our shares as part of a “hedging” or “conversion” transaction or as a
position in a “straddle” for United States federal income tax purposes;
|
|
•
|
holders that will hold our shares through a partnership or other pass-through entity;
|
|
•
|
U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. Dollar; or
|
|
•
|
holders that own directly, indirectly or through attribution 10.0% or more, of the voting power or
value, of our shares.
|
|
•
|
a citizen or resident of the United States;
|
|
•
|
a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof, including the District of Columbia;
|
|
•
|
an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
|
|
•
|
a trust if such trust has validly elected to be treated as a United States person for United States federal income tax purposes or if (1) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary
supervision over its administration and (2) one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of such trust.
|
|
•
|
such gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States; or
|
|
•
|
you are an individual and have been present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of such sale or exchange and certain
other conditions are met.
|
|
•
|
at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income”; or
|
|
•
|
at least 50% of the average value of its gross assets (which may be determined, in part, by the market value of our ordinary shares, which is subject to change) is attributable to assets that produce “passive
income” or are held for the production of passive income.
|
|
F. |
DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS
|
|
G. |
STATEMENTS BY EXPERTS
|
|
H. |
DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY
|
|
I. |
SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION
|
Gain (loss) from exchange rate change NIS thousands
|
Fair net NIS thousands
|
Gain (loss) from exchange rate change NIS thousands
|
|||
Change in exchange rate
USD
|
(10%)
(2,440)
|
(5%)
(1,220)
|
24,400
|
5%
1,220
|
10%
2,440
|
Change in exchange rate
EURO
|
(10%)
(250)
|
(5%)
(125)
|
2,502
|
5%
125
|
10%
250
|
Gain (loss) from interest change NIS thousands
|
Fair value NIS thousands
|
Gain (loss) from interest change NIS thousands
|
|||
Change in Interest as % of interest rate
|
(10%)
|
(5%)
|
5%
|
10%
|
|
Increase\decrease in financial Income
|
(10,427)
|
(5,213.5)
|
104,275
|
5,213.5
|
10,427
|
|
• |
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
|
|
• |
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being
made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
|
|
• |
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
ITEM16A. -- |
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
|
ITEM 16B. -- |
CODE OF ETHICS
|
ITEM 16C. -- |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
NIS 2019
|
USD 2019
|
|
Audit Fees and Tax Fees (1)(2)
|
340,000
|
86,805
|
All Other Fees (3)
|
40,000
|
11,574
|
TOTAL
|
380,000
|
98,379
|
ITEM 16F. -- |
CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
|
ITEM 16G. -- |
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
|
|
• |
Executive Sessions – Under Nasdaq rules, U.S. domestic listed companies, must have a regularly scheduled meeting at which only independent directors are present. We do not have such
executive sessions.
|
|
• |
Compensation of Officers - Under Nasdaq rules, the Company must adopt a formal written compensation committee charter addressing the scope of the
compensation committee's responsibilities, including structure, processes and membership requirements, among others. We do not have such a formal written charter.
|
|
• |
Nominations of Directors - Under Nasdaq rules, U.S. domestic listed companies, must have a nominations committee comprised solely of independent
directors and must have director nominees selected or recommended by a majority of its independent directors. Our directors are not nominated in this manner.
|
|
• |
Nominations Committee Charter or Board Resolution - Under Nasdaq rules, U.S. domestic listed companies, must adopt a formal written charter or board resolution, as applicable, addressing
the nominations process and such related matters as may be required under the federal securities laws. We do not have such a formal written charter or board resolution.
|
|
• |
Quorum - Under Nasdaq rules, U.S. domestic listed company's by-laws provide for a quorum of at least 33 1/3 percent of the outstanding shares of the company’s common voting stock. According
to our articles our quorum should be at least 25 percent of the outstanding shares of our common voting stock.
|
|
• |
Review of Related Party Transactions: Under Nasdaq Listing Rules, domestic listed companies must conduct an appropriate review and oversight of all related party transactions for potential
conflict of interest situations on an ongoing basis by the company’s audit committee or another independent body of the board of directors. Although Israeli law requires us to conduct an appropriate review and maintain oversight of
all related-party transactions similar to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, we follow the definitions and requirements of the Companies Law in determining the kind of approval required for a related-party transaction, which tend to be more
rigorous than the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
|
|
• |
Shareholder Approval of Certain Equity Compensation: Under Nasdaq Listing Rules, shareholder approval is required prior to an issuance of securities in connection with equity-based
compensation of officers, directors, employees or consultants. The Company has indicated that it will receive shareholder approval as required by Israeli law, including upon issuance of options to directors or to controlling
shareholders.
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
2.1
|
Specimen of Certificate for ordinary shares (1)
|
†
|
English translations from Hebrew original.
|
(1)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, File No. 333-6314.
|
(2)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3, File No. 333-138200.
|
(4)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
|
(*)
|
Filed Herewith
|
Page
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2 - F-3
|
Financial Statements:
|
|
Statements of financial position
|
F-4 - F-5
|
Statements of Income
|
F-6
|
Statements of comprehensive Income
|
F-7
|
Statements of Changes in Equity
|
F-8
|
Statements of Cash Flows
|
F-9 - F-10
|
Notes to the Financial Statements
|
F-11 - F-55
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
Note
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9 (*)
|
|
|||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||
Current assets
|
|||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
4a
|
|
121,860
|
134,287
|
35,260
|
||||||||||
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
|
4b
|
|
141,543
|
137,904
|
40,956
|
||||||||||
Loans to others
|
4d
|
|
17,650
|
-
|
5,107
|
||||||||||
Trade receivables, Net
|
4c
|
|
133,039
|
98,017
|
38,495
|
||||||||||
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
|
4e
|
|
9,360
|
3,744
|
2,708
|
||||||||||
Inventories
|
4f
|
|
71,548
|
49,289
|
20,703
|
||||||||||
Current tax assets
|
|
-
|
862
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total current assets
|
|
495,000
|
424,103
|
143,229
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Non-current assets
|
|
||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
81,402
|
79,611
|
23,554
|
|||||||||||
Less -accumulated depreciation
|
|
43,881
|
40,219
|
12,697
|
|||||||||||
7
|
|
37,521
|
39,392
|
10,857
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Right of use asset
|
6
|
|
3,860
|
-
|
1,117
|
||||||||||
Goodwill
|
|
36
|
36
|
10
|
|||||||||||
Deferred taxes
|
10b
|
|
818
|
2,882
|
237
|
||||||||||
Total non-current assets
|
42,235
|
42,310
|
12,221
|
||||||||||||
Total assets
|
537,235
|
466,413
|
155,450
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
Note
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9(*)
|
|
|||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Equity and liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||
Current liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||
Current maturities of lease liabilities
|
6
|
|
1,675
|
-
|
485
|
||||||||||
Trade payables
|
8a
|
|
24,650
|
16,239
|
7,133
|
||||||||||
Employees Benefits
|
9b
|
|
2,911
|
2,577
|
842
|
||||||||||
Current tax liabilities
|
|
3,750
|
-
|
1,085
|
|||||||||||
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
8b
|
|
9,195
|
5,882
|
2,661
|
||||||||||
Total current liabilities
|
|
42,181
|
24,698
|
12,206
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities
|
|
||||||||||||||
Lease liabilities
|
6
|
|
2,212
|
-
|
640
|
||||||||||
Retirement benefit obligation
|
9c
|
|
1,486
|
836
|
430
|
||||||||||
Total non-current liabilities
|
|
3,698
|
836
|
1,070
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity
|
12
|
|
|||||||||||||
Share capital
|
1,425
|
1,425
|
412
|
||||||||||||
Additional paid in capital
|
128,354
|
128,354
|
37,139
|
||||||||||||
Capital fund
|
247
|
247
|
71
|
||||||||||||
Treasury shares
|
(628
|
)
|
-
|
(182
|
)
|
||||||||||
Retained earnings
|
362,987
|
311,476
|
105,031
|
||||||||||||
Re-measurement of the net liability in respect of defined benefit
|
(1,029
|
)
|
(623
|
)
|
(297
|
)
|
|||||||||
Equity attributable to Shareholders' of the Company
|
491,356
|
440,879
|
142,174
|
||||||||||||
Total equity and liabilities
|
537,235
|
466,413
|
155,450
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Note
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9 (*)
|
|
||||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
13a
|
|
395,637
|
338,245
|
311,978
|
114,478
|
|||||||||||||
Cost of sales
|
13b
|
|
271,784
|
240,032
|
237,645
|
78,641
|
|||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
|
123,853
|
98,213
|
74,333
|
35,837
|
||||||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Selling expenses
|
13c
|
|
55,490
|
43,823
|
42,090
|
16,056
|
|||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
13d
|
|
21,067
|
16,686
|
15,839
|
6,096
|
|||||||||||||
Other Income
|
14
|
|
-
|
(69
|
)
|
(361
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
76,557
|
60,440
|
57,568
|
22,152
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating profit
|
47,296
|
37,773
|
16,765
|
13,685
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Finance Income
|
15a
|
|
20,966
|
(7,212
|
)
|
17,937
|
6,067
|
||||||||||||
Finance expense
|
15b
|
|
3,016
|
(2,256
|
)
|
3,769
|
873
|
||||||||||||
Finance Income (expense), net
|
|
17,950
|
(4,956
|
)
|
14,168
|
5,194
|
|||||||||||||
Profit before taxes on Income
|
|
65,246
|
32,817
|
30,933
|
18,879
|
||||||||||||||
Taxes on Income
|
10c
|
|
(13,735
|
)
|
(7,850
|
)
|
(5,910
|
)
|
(3,975
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net Income
|
51,511
|
24,967
|
25,023
|
14,904
|
|||||||||||||||
Earnings per share:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Basic/ diluted earnings per share
|
3.90
|
1.89
|
1.89
|
1.13
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares used in computation of basic/ diluted EPS
|
13,217,017
|
13,240,913
|
13,240,913
|
13,217,017
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9 (*)
|
|
||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Net Income
|
51,511
|
24,967
|
25,023
|
14,904
|
||||||||||||
Other comprehensive Income (Expenses)
|
||||||||||||||||
Re-measurement of net liabilities with respect to a defined benefit which will not be classified in the future as profit or loss, net of tax
|
(406
|
)
|
331
|
(446
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
|||||||||
Other comprehensive Income for the year
|
(406
|
)
|
331
|
(446
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total comprehensive Income for the year
|
51,105
|
25,298
|
24,577
|
14,787
|
Share
capital
|
Additional
paid in
capital
|
Measurement of
the net liability
in respect of
defined benefit
|
Capital
fund
|
Retained
earnings
|
Treasury
shares
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - January 1, 2017
|
1,425
|
128,354
|
(508
|
)
|
247
|
261,486
|
-
|
391,004
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
25,023
|
-
|
25,023
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Measurement of the net liability in respect of defined benefit
|
-
|
-
|
(446
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(446
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive Income for the year
|
-
|
-
|
(446
|
)
|
-
|
25,023
|
-
|
24,577
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2017
|
1,425
|
128,354
|
(954
|
)
|
247
|
286,509
|
-
|
415,581
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
24,967
|
-
|
24,967
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Measurement of the net liability in respect of defined benefit
|
-
|
-
|
331
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
331
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive Income for the year
|
-
|
-
|
331
|
-
|
24,967
|
-
|
25,298
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2018
|
1,425
|
128,354
|
(623
|
)
|
247
|
311,476
|
-
|
440,879
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Profit for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
51,511
|
-
|
51,511
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(628
|
)
|
(628
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Measurement of the net liability in respect of defined benefit
|
-
|
-
|
(406
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(406
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive Income for the year
|
-
|
-
|
(406
|
)
|
-
|
51,511
|
(628
|
)
|
50,477
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2019
|
1,425
|
128,354
|
(1,029
|
)
|
247
|
362,987
|
(628
|
)
|
491,356
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9 (*) |
|
||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS - OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||||||
Profit from continuing operations
|
51,511
|
24,967
|
25,023
|
14,904
|
||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash used in (used to) continuing operating activities (Appendix A)
|
(54,077
|
)
|
2,074
|
(10,584
|
)
|
(15,647
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net cash used in (used to) continuing operating activities
|
(2,566
|
)
|
27,041
|
14,439
|
(743
|
)
|
||||||||||
Cash flows - investing activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of property plant and equipment
|
(1,791
|
)
|
(2,143
|
)
|
(2,650
|
)
|
(518
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property plant and Equipment
|
-
|
415
|
361
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Loans granted to others
|
(43,650
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(12,630
|
)
|
||||||||||
Proceeds from loans granted to others
|
26,000
|
-
|
-
|
7,523
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds of non-current financial assets
|
-
|
3,970
|
2,168
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities, net
|
11,336
|
(8,058
|
)
|
(30,833
|
)
|
3,280
|
||||||||||
Net cash used to continuing investing activities
|
(8,105
|
)
|
(5,816
|
)
|
(30,954
|
)
|
(2,345
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash flows - financing activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Lease liability payments
|
(1,128
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(326
|
)
|
||||||||||
Acquisition of treasury shares
|
(628
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(182
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net cash used to continuing financing activities
|
(1,756
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(508
|
)
|
||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(12,427
|
)
|
21,225
|
(16,515
|
)
|
(3,596
|
)
|
|||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year
|
134,287
|
113,062
|
129,577
|
38,856
|
||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents of the end of the financial year
|
121,860
|
134,287
|
113,062
|
35,260
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9 (*)
|
|
||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities
|
||||||||||||||||
A. Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash from operating activities
|
||||||||||||||||
Decrease (Increase) in deferred income taxes
|
2,064
|
(2,379
|
)
|
1,851
|
597
|
|||||||||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities
|
(14,972
|
)
|
13,673
|
(7,760
|
)
|
(4,332
|
)
|
|||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
4,815
|
3,614
|
3,682
|
1,393
|
||||||||||||
Capital gain on disposal of property plant and equipment
|
-
|
(69
|
)
|
(361
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Gain from non - tradable financial assets
|
-
|
-
|
(5,368
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Increase in trade receivables and other receivables
|
(39,775
|
)
|
(7,898
|
)
|
(5,034
|
)
|
(11,508
|
)
|
||||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories
|
(22,259
|
)
|
(9,390
|
)
|
1,978
|
(6,441
|
)
|
|||||||||
Increase in trade and other payables, and other current liabilities
|
16,050
|
4,523
|
428
|
4,644
|
||||||||||||
(54,077
|
)
|
2,074
|
(10,584
|
)
|
(15,647
|
)
|
||||||||||
B. Significant non-cash transactions:
|
||||||||||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||||||
Income tax paid
|
9,999
|
7,711
|
5,926
|
2,893
|
|
B. |
Definitions:
|
|
The Company
|
- | G. WILLI‑FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
|
The Group | - | The Company and its Subsidiaries, a list of which is presented in Note 5. |
|
The Parent Company | - | Willi-Food Investments Ltd |
|
Related Parties | - | As defined in IAS 24. |
|
NIS | - | New Israeli Shekel. |
|
CPI | - | The Israeli consumer price index. |
|
US Dollars or $ | - | The U.S. dollar. |
|
Euro | - | The official currency of the European Union. |
|
A. |
Applying international accounting standards (IFRS):
|
|
B. |
The period of the Company’s operating cycle and the presentation of the statement of financial position:
|
|
C. |
Analysis of expenses by function:
|
|
(1) |
Functional currency and presentation currency
|
|
(3) |
Recognition of exchange differences
|
|
G. |
Goodwill:
|
|
H. |
Property, plant and equipment:
|
Useful life (Years)
|
%
|
||||||||
Land
|
50
|
2
|
|||||||
Construction
|
25
|
4
|
|||||||
Motor vehicles
|
5
|
15-20
|
(Mainly 20%)
|
||||||
Office furniture and equipment
|
6
|
6-15
|
(Mainly 15%)
|
||||||
Computers
|
3
|
20-33
|
(Mainly 33%)
|
||||||
Machinery and equipment
|
10
|
10
|
|
I. |
Inventories:
|
|
J. |
Financial assets:
|
|
(1) |
General
|
|
J. |
Financial assets: (Cont.)
|
|
(2) |
Classification of financial assets
|
|
(3) |
Impairment of financial assets
|
|
J. |
Financial assets: (Cont.)
|
|
(3) |
Impairment of financial assets (Cont.)
|
|
J. |
Financial assets: (Cont.)
|
|
(3) |
Impairment of financial assets (Cont.)
|
|
K. |
Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Group:
|
|
(1) |
Classification as a financial liability or as an equity instrument
|
|
(2) |
Equity instruments
|
|
(3) |
Treasury shares
|
|
L. |
Derivative financial instruments:
|
|
M. |
Revenue recognition:
|
|
N. |
Leases:
|
|
N. |
Leases: (Cont.)
|
|
O. |
Provisions:
|
|
P. |
Taxation:
|
|
(1) |
General
|
|
(2) |
Current tax
|
|
P. |
Taxation: (Cont.)
|
|
(3) |
Deferred tax
|
|
Q. |
Employee benefits:
|
|
(1) |
Post-Employment Benefits
|
|
Q. |
Employee benefits: (Cont.)
|
|
(1) |
Post-Employment Benefits (Cont.)
|
|
(2) |
Short term employee benefits
|
|
Q. |
Employee benefits: (Cont.)
|
|
(3) |
Long-term employee benefits
|
|
R. |
Earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
S. |
Exchange Rates and Linkage Basis:
|
|
(1) |
Balances in foreign currency or linked thereto are included in the financial statements based on the representative exchange rates, as published by the Bank of Israel that were prevailing at the balance sheet date.
|
|
(2) |
Following are the changes in the representative exchange rate of the US dollars vis-a-vis the NIS and in the Israeli CPI:
|
Representative exchange rate
|
Representative exchange rate
|
CPI “in
|
||||||||||
of the Euro
|
of the dollar
|
respect of”
|
||||||||||
(NIS per €1)
|
(NIS per $1)
|
(in points)
|
||||||||||
As of:
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2019
|
3.88
|
3.46
|
100.8
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2018
|
4.29
|
3.75
|
100.2
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2017
|
4.15
|
3.47
|
99.4
|
|||||||||
Increase (decrease) during the:
|
%
|
%
|
%
|
|||||||||
Year ended:
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2019
|
(9.6
|
)
|
(7.8
|
)
|
0.6
|
|||||||
December 31, 2018
|
3.4
|
8.1
|
0.8
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2017
|
2.7
|
(9.8
|
)
|
0.4
|
NOTE 2 | - |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
|
|
T. |
New Financial reporting standards, interpretations published and amendments to existing standards:
IFRS 16 – Leases
The new standard, which came into effect on January 1 2019 (hereafter – “First Time Application Date”), revokes IAS 17 “Leases”
and its interpretations and sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases with regard to both parties to the transaction, i.e., the customer (“Lessee”) and the supplier
(“Lessor”).
The new standard cancels the former distinction relating to a Lessee, between finance leases and operating leases and determines a uniform accounting model with regards to
all types of leases. In accordance with the new model, for any leased asset, the Lessee is required to recognize, on the one hand, an asset for the right of use and on the other hand, a financial liability for the lease
fees’ present value. The provisions relating to the recognition of an asset and liability, as aforesaid, shall not apply to assets which are leased for a term of up to 12 months, and with regards to leases of low value
assets (such as personal computers).
The Group opted not to retrospectively adjust the comparative figures. The respective comparative figures in respect of the years ended December 31 2018 and 2017 are
presented in accordance with the provisions of IAS 17 and its interpretations.
On First Time Application Date, leases of company vehicles, which were accounted for as operating leases, were recognized in the Group’s statement of financial position as
assets and liabilities, as follows:
|
|
• |
The lease liabilities were recognized and measured on First Time Application date at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted by the Group’s incremental borrowing rate for each lease on First Time
Application Date.
|
|
• |
The right-of-use assets were recognized and measured on First Time Application Date by an amount equal to the lease liabilities.
|
|
• |
The weighted average of the Group’s incremental borrowing rate used to discount the lease liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position on First Time Application Date is 2.7%. The discount rates are based on
the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate for each lease, as a function of the lease amount, its average duration and the nature of the leased asset.
|
|
• |
The Group uses a uniform discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics;
|
|
• |
The Group does not apply the provisions of the standard to leases whose lease period ends within 12 months from First Time Application Date.
|
|
• |
The Group does not include direct initial costs when measuring the right-of-use asset on First Time Application Date.
|
The leased asset
|
Right of use asset
|
Current maturities
of lease liabilities
|
Long term
lease liabilities
|
|||
Nis in thousands
|
||||||
Vehicles
|
2,302
|
944
|
1,358
|
|||
Total
|
2,302
|
944
|
1,358
|
The leased asset
|
Right of use asset
|
Current maturities
of lease liabilities
|
Long term
lease liabilities
|
|||
Nis in thousands
|
||||||
Vehicles
|
3,860
|
1,675
|
2,212
|
|||
Total
|
3,860
|
1,675
|
2,212
|
The leased
asset |
Decrease
in lease
expenses
|
Increase in
depreciation
expenses
|
Total increase in
income from
operation activities
|
Increase
in finance
expenses
|
Decrease
in tax
expenses
|
Total decrease
in income for
the year
|
||||||
Nis in thousands
|
||||||||||||
Vehicles
|
(1,193)
|
1,153
|
40
|
65
|
(6)
|
(18)
|
||||||
Total
|
(1,193)
|
1,153
|
40
|
65
|
(6)
|
(18)
|
|
A. |
General:
|
|
B. |
Significant judgments in applying accounting policies:
|
|
A. |
Cash and cash equivalents - composition:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Cash in bank
|
53,619
|
54,699
|
15,515
|
|||||||||
Short-term bank deposits
|
68,241
|
79,588
|
19,745
|
|||||||||
121,860
|
134,287
|
35,260
|
|
B. |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL):
|
||||||||||||
Shares
|
14,583
|
32,931
|
4,220
|
|||||||||
Governmental loan and other bonds
|
121,091
|
98,187
|
35,038
|
|||||||||
Certificate of participation in mutual fund
|
5,869
|
6,786
|
1,698
|
|||||||||
141,543
|
137,904
|
40,956
|
|
C. |
Trade receivables:
|
|
(1) |
Composition
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Open accounts (*)
|
121,088
|
83,224
|
35,037
|
|||||||||
Credit cards
|
64
|
5
|
19
|
|||||||||
Checks receivables
|
15,087
|
17,158
|
4,365
|
|||||||||
Less – loan loss provision
|
(3,200
|
)
|
(2,370
|
)
|
(926
|
)
|
||||||
133,039
|
98,017
|
38,495
|
|
(*) |
Less provision for returns in the sum of NIS 3,394 (as of December 31, 2018 - NIS 2,273).
|
Trade receivables- days past due
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nis in thousands
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of:
|
Not past due
|
<30
|
31-60
|
61-90
|
>90
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019
|
91,789
|
20,427
|
6,371
|
1,182
|
4,713
|
124,482
|
||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018
|
60,414
|
15,083
|
4,820
|
2,101
|
3,079
|
85,497
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Balance at beginning of the year
|
2,370
|
2,381
|
686
|
|||||||||
Change in allowance doubtful debts
|
830
|
(11
|
)
|
240
|
||||||||
Balance at end of the year
|
3,200
|
2,370
|
926
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||
January 1, 2019
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Loans granted to others (*)
|
43,650
|
12,630
|
||||||
Payment of loans granted to others
|
(26,000
|
)
|
(7,523
|
)
|
||||
December 31, 2019
|
17,650
|
5,107
|
|
E. |
Other receivables and prepaid expenses:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
861
|
730
|
249
|
|||||||||
Income receivables
|
1,634
|
429
|
473
|
|||||||||
Advances to suppliers
|
1,207
|
1,051
|
349
|
|||||||||
Government authorities
|
3,023
|
-
|
875
|
|||||||||
Forward transaction
|
439
|
-
|
127
|
|||||||||
Others
|
2,196
|
1,534
|
635
|
|||||||||
9,360
|
3,744
|
2,708
|
|
F. |
Inventories:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Finished products
|
62,524
|
44,183
|
18,092
|
|||||||||
Merchandise in transit
|
9,024
|
5,106
|
2,611
|
|||||||||
71,548
|
49,289
|
20,703
|
Subsidiary
|
Location
|
Jurisdiction of
Organization
|
Company's
Ownership Interest
and Voting Rights
|
|||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
|||||||||||
Euro European Dairies Ltd. (Former: "Gold-Frost Ltd")
|
Israel
|
Israel
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||||
W.F.D. (Import, Marketing and Trading) Ltd.
|
Israel
|
Israel
|
100.0
|
%
|
99.0
|
%
|
||||||
W.Capital Ltd.
|
Israel
|
Israel
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
General
|
|
(2)
|
Right to use asset
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||
Cost:
|
||||||||
January 1, 2019
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Initial application of IFRS 16
|
2,302
|
666
|
||||||
Additions
|
2,711
|
784
|
||||||
December 31,2019
|
5,013
|
1,450
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||
Accumulated depreciation:
|
||||||||
January 1, 2019
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
1,153
|
333
|
||||||
December 31,2019
|
1,153
|
333
|
December 31
|
||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||
Net book value
|
||||||||
December 31,2019
|
3,860
|
1,117
|
|
(3) |
Amounts recognized in profit or loss
|
December 31
|
||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||
Depreciation expense on right-of-use assets
|
1,153
|
333
|
||||||
Interest expense on lease liabilities
|
65
|
19
|
||||||
Cancellation of rental expenses
|
(1,193
|
)
|
(345
|
)
|
||||
25
|
7
|
Machinery
|
Computers
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Land and
|
and
|
Motor
|
and
|
Office
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Building
|
equipment
|
Vehicles
|
equipment
|
Furniture
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Cost:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance -January 1, 2018
|
54,487
|
5,093
|
12,555
|
4,780
|
1,683
|
78,598
|
||||||||||||||||||
Changes during 2018:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
592
|
407
|
815
|
264
|
65
|
2,143
|
||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions
|
-
|
-
|
(1,130
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(1,130
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2018
|
55,079
|
5,500
|
12,240
|
5,044
|
1,748
|
79,611
|
||||||||||||||||||
Changes during 2019:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
359
|
205
|
762
|
390
|
75
|
1,791
|
||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2019
|
55,438
|
5,705
|
13,002
|
5,434
|
1,823
|
81,402
|
||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - January 1, 2018
|
18,701
|
3,744
|
10,147
|
3,909
|
888
|
37,389
|
||||||||||||||||||
Changes during 2018:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
1,826
|
404
|
1,079
|
241
|
64
|
3,614
|
||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions
|
-
|
-
|
(784
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(784
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2018
|
20,527
|
4,148
|
10,442
|
4,150
|
952
|
40,219
|
||||||||||||||||||
Changes during 2019:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
1,905
|
417
|
1,034
|
237
|
69
|
3,662
|
||||||||||||||||||
Dispositions
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2019
|
22,432
|
4,565
|
11,476
|
4,387
|
1,021
|
43,881
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net book value:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019
|
33,006
|
1,140
|
1,526
|
1,047
|
802
|
37,521
|
||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018
|
34,552
|
1,352
|
1,798
|
894
|
796
|
39,392
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net book value (Dollars in thousands):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019
|
9,550
|
330
|
442
|
303
|
232
|
10,857
|
||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018
|
9,998
|
391
|
520
|
259
|
230
|
11,398
|
|
A. |
Trade payables:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Open accounts
|
24,396
|
14,661
|
7,059
|
|||||||||
Checks payables
|
254
|
1,578
|
74
|
|||||||||
24,650
|
16,239
|
7,133
|
|
B. |
Other payables and accrued expenses:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Customer advances
|
1,576
|
1,267
|
457
|
|||||||||
Accrued expenses
|
7,335
|
4,226
|
2,122
|
|||||||||
Other payables
|
284
|
389
|
82
|
|||||||||
9,195
|
5,882
|
2,661
|
Valuation at
|
||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
|||||||
%
|
%
|
|||||||
Discount rate
|
1.78
|
3.30
|
||||||
Expected return on the plan assets
|
1.78
|
3.30
|
||||||
Rate of increase in compensation
|
4
|
4
|
||||||
Expected rate of termination:
|
||||||||
0-1 years
|
35
|
35
|
||||||
1-2 years
|
30
|
30
|
||||||
2-3 years
|
25
|
20
|
||||||
3-4 years
|
15
|
15
|
||||||
4-5 years
|
15
|
10
|
||||||
5 years and more
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Post-Employment Benefits:
|
||||||||||||
Benefits to retirees
|
1,486
|
836
|
430
|
|||||||||
Short term employee benefits:
|
||||||||||||
Accrued payroll and related expenses
|
2,176
|
1,954
|
630
|
|||||||||
Short term absence compensation
|
735
|
623
|
212
|
|||||||||
2,911
|
2,577
|
842
|
|
C. |
Defined benefit plans:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Opening defined benefit obligation
|
4,316
|
5,133
|
1,250
|
|||||||||
Current service cost
|
557
|
481
|
161
|
|||||||||
Interest cost
|
146
|
118
|
43
|
|||||||||
Actuarial gains arising from changes in demographic assumptions
|
(9
|
)
|
-
|
(3
|
)
|
|||||||
Actuarial losses arising from experience adjustments
|
105
|
(614
|
)
|
30
|
||||||||
Actuarial losses/(gains) arising from changes in financial assumptions
|
574
|
(221
|
)
|
166
|
||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(162
|
)
|
(581
|
)
|
(47
|
)
|
||||||
Closing defined benefit obligation
|
5,527
|
4,316
|
1,600
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Opening defined benefit assets
|
3,480
|
3,985
|
1,007
|
|||||||||
Expected return on the plan assets
|
118
|
84
|
34
|
|||||||||
Changes in financial assumptions
|
255
|
(505
|
)
|
74
|
||||||||
Employer contribution
|
317
|
421
|
92
|
|||||||||
Benefits paid
|
(111
|
)
|
(495
|
)
|
(32
|
)
|
||||||
Interest losses on severance payment allocated to remuneration benefits
|
(18
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||
Closing defined benefit assets
|
4,041
|
3,480
|
1,170
|
|
C. |
Defined benefit plans: (Cont.)
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Present value of funded liability
|
5,527
|
4,316
|
1,600
|
|||||||||
Fair value of plan assets - accumulated deposit in executive insurance
|
4,041
|
3,480
|
1,170
|
|||||||||
Net liability deriving from defined benefit obligation
|
1,486
|
836
|
430
|
|
D. |
Short term employee benefits:
|
|
D. |
Short term employee benefits: (Cont.)
|
|
A. |
Tax balances presented in the statement of financial position:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Current tax assets/(liabilities)
|
(3,750
|
)
|
862
|
(1,085
|
)
|
|||||||
Deferred tax assets/liabilities:
|
818
|
2,882
|
237
|
|
B. |
Deferred Taxes:
|
January
|
December
|
December
|
||||||||||||||
1, 2019
|
Change
|
31, 2019
|
31, 2019
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred taxes arise from the following:
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss
|
2,001
|
(3,119
|
)
|
(1,118
|
)
|
(323
|
)
|
|||||||||
Employees benefits
|
336
|
175
|
511
|
148
|
||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
545
|
191
|
736
|
213
|
||||||||||||
2,882
|
(2,753
|
)
|
129
|
38
|
||||||||||||
Carry forward tax losses
|
-
|
689
|
689
|
199
|
||||||||||||
2,882
|
(2,064
|
)
|
818
|
237
|
January
|
December
|
December
|
||||||||||||||
1, 2018
|
Change
|
31, 2018
|
31, 2018
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred taxes arise from the following:
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss
|
(775
|
)
|
2,776
|
2,001
|
579
|
|||||||||||
Employees benefits
|
395
|
(59
|
)
|
336
|
97 | |||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
548
|
(3
|
)
|
545
|
157
|
|||||||||||
168
|
2,714
|
2,882
|
833
|
|||||||||||||
Carry forward tax losses
|
335
|
(335
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
503
|
2,379
|
2,882
|
833
|
|
C. |
Taxes on income recognized in profit or loss :
|
Year ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Current taxes:
|
||||||||||||||||
Current taxes
|
11,671
|
10,069
|
3,918
|
3,378
|
||||||||||||
Taxes in respect of prior years
|
-
|
160
|
141
|
-
|
||||||||||||
11,671
|
10,229
|
4,059
|
3,378
|
|||||||||||||
Deferred taxes
|
2,064
|
(2,379
|
)
|
1,851
|
597
|
|||||||||||
13,735
|
7,850
|
5,910
|
3,975
|
|
D. |
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Income before Income taxes
|
65,247
|
32,817
|
30,933
|
18,879
|
||||||||||||
Statutory tax rate
|
23
|
%
|
23
|
%
|
24
|
%
|
23
|
%
|
||||||||
Tax computed by statutory tax rate
|
15,006
|
7,548
|
7,424
|
4,342
|
||||||||||||
Tax increments (savings) due to:
|
||||||||||||||||
Non-deductible expenses
|
16
|
4
|
51
|
5
|
||||||||||||
Tax exempt Income
|
(38
|
)
|
(163
|
)
|
(343
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||||
Donations
|
(27
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||||
Profit or loss for tax for which deferred taxes were not provided
|
(1,047
|
)
|
368
|
(1,196
|
)
|
(303
|
)
|
|||||||||
Temporary differences for which deferred taxes were not provided
|
(100
|
)
|
-
|
(132
|
)
|
(29
|
)
|
|||||||||
Previous year taxes
|
-
|
162
|
141
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
(75
|
)
|
(47
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
(21
|
)
|
||||||||
13,735
|
7,850
|
5,910
|
3,975
|
|
E. |
Additional Information:
|
|
(1) |
The tax rate applicable to the Company are as follows: in 2017 – 24%; 2018 – 23%, 2019 – 23%;
|
|
(2) |
The Law for the Amendment to the Income Tax Ordinance (No. 216), 2016 was published in the official gazette in January 2016; the said law stipulated the reduction of the rate of corporate tax by 1.5% from 26.5% to 25%
commencing tax year 2016.
|
|
(3) |
The Economic Efficiency Law (Legislative Amendments for the Achievement of Budgetary Goals for 2017 and 2018), 2016, which was published in the official gazette in December 2016, stipulated that the corporate tax rate will be
reduced by 1% in 2017 and by 2% as from 2018 and thereafter, such that the tax rate in 2017 will be 24% and as from 2018 the tax rate will be 23%, instead of 25% in 2016.
|
|
(4) |
The Company and its subsidiaries have been issued with final tax assessments through tax year 2014.
|
|
(1) |
The Company has an obligation to pay incentives to several customers that are not subject to the Food Law, 5744-2014, which came into effect on January 15, 2015. Some of those incentives are payable as a rate of total annual
sales to those customers, and some of those incentives are payable as a rate of acquisitions in excess of an agreed upon annual volume of activities. The incentives are calculated specifically for each customer.
|
|
(2) |
On April 3, 2019, a General Meeting of the Shareholders of the company approved management services agreements pursuant to which Messrs. Joseph Williger and Zwi Williger are to serve as active co-chairmen of the Board of
Directors
According to the Management Services Agreements, each of the co-Chairmen are to serve as an active co-Chairman of the Board of Directors on a full-time basis (100% of a full-time position), over a
period of three years from as of January 1, 2019. Messrs. Joseph Williger and Zwi Williger will each be entitled to monthly management fees of NIS 100,000 plus VAT (hereinafter – “the Monthly Management Fees”) and to annual
remuneration for participation in meetings of the Board of Directors and/or its committees according the “minimum amount” as set forth in the Israeli Companies Regulations (Rules Regarding Compensation and Expenses of an
External Director in addition to the Monthly Management Fees.
Messrs. Joseph Williger and Zwi Williger will each be entitled to annual bonus at a total amount that will not exceed NIS 1,500 thousand plus VAT, provided that the annual operating profit will
not be less than NIS 20 million, on the basis of the mechanism set out below: (a) a bonus of up to 2% for the initial NIS 10 million of operating profit; (b) a bonus of up to 3% of operating profit in excess of NIS 10 million
and up to and including NIS 15 million; (c) a bonus of up to 4% of operating profit in excess of NIS 15 million and up to and including NIS 20 million; (d) a bonus of up to 5% of operating profit in excess of NIS 20 million.
The Management Services Agreements include an advance notice period and a retirement grant of 3-6 months (according to the period that has elapsed since the date of entering into the engagement
and according to the identity of person/entity who terminated the engagement).
|
|
(2) |
(Cont.)
Messrs. Joseph Williger and Zwi Williger will be included in the Company's insurance policy, including directors and office holders policy (if any), and they will also be entitled to an
exemption and indemnification letter from the Company in accordance with the exemption and indemnification letters that were adopted and/or will be adopted by the company with regard to all of its office holders.
Under the Management Service Agreement, the Company will provide each of Messrs. Joseph Williger and Zwi Williger a personal vehicle and means of communication (mobile and landline phone and
home internet). The company shall bear all the expenses relating to the provision of the above, including grossing up the related tax in connection therewith.
|
|
(3) |
On April 1, 1997, the parent Company and the Company entered into an agreement for the provision of management, administration, bookkeeping, secretarial and controllership services. This agreement was updated on October 2,
2017. Pursuant to the said agreement, the parent company shall pay the Company a monthly amount of NIS 10,000 plus VAT for the said services and for external services that are provided at the same time to the parent Company and
to the subsidiary by the same third party, such as legal services, auditing services, etc., but excluding unique and specific services that are provided to the parent Company or to the company. This agreement will be effective
for a 3-year period.
|
|
(1) |
Composition
|
Ordinary shares
|
||||||||
of NIS 0.1 par
value each
|
||||||||
December 31
|
||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
|||||||
Authorized share capital
|
50,000,000
|
50,000,000
|
||||||
Issued and outstanding
|
13,217,017
|
13,240,913
|
|
(2) |
Changes in the issued and outstanding shares:
|
Ordinary shares
of NIS 0.1 par
value each
|
||||
2 0 1 9
|
||||
Balance as of January 1, 2019
|
13,240,913
|
|||
Purchase of treasury shares (*)
|
(23,896
|
)
|
||
Balance as of December 31, 2019
|
13,217,017
|
|
A. |
Revenues:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Sale of goods manufactured by other corporations
|
394,707
|
338,245
|
311,978
|
114,209
|
||||||||||||
Income from providing non-bank credit
|
930
|
-
|
-
|
269
|
||||||||||||
395,637
|
338,245
|
311,978
|
114,478
|
|
B. |
Cost of sales:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Purchases
|
279,533
|
240,998
|
222,351
|
80,883
|
||||||||||||
Transportation
|
2,186
|
1,966
|
1,579
|
633
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
2,335
|
2,314
|
2,323
|
676
|
||||||||||||
Maintenance
|
4,893
|
4,175
|
5,202
|
1,416
|
||||||||||||
Other costs and expenses
|
2,226
|
1,910
|
2,062
|
644
|
||||||||||||
291,173
|
251,363
|
233,517
|
84,252
|
|||||||||||||
Change in finished goods
|
(19,389
|
)
|
(11,331
|
)
|
4,128
|
(5,611
|
)
|
|||||||||
271,784
|
240,032
|
237,645
|
78,641
|
|
C. |
Selling expenses:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Salaries and related expenses
|
18,798
|
15,058
|
14,316
|
5,439
|
||||||||||||
Transportation and maintenance
|
15,128
|
12,541
|
11,619
|
4,377
|
||||||||||||
Vehicles
|
3,377
|
3,908
|
3,564
|
978
|
||||||||||||
Advertising and promotion
|
8,032
|
4,766
|
5,472
|
2,324
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
1,861
|
804
|
784
|
538
|
||||||||||||
Others
|
8,294
|
6,746
|
6,335
|
2,400
|
||||||||||||
55,490
|
43,823
|
42,090
|
16,056
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Salaries and related expenses
|
13,557
|
10,442
|
8,922
|
3,924
|
||||||||||||
Office maintenance
|
1,455
|
1,411
|
1,182
|
421
|
||||||||||||
Professional fees
|
2,921
|
2,432
|
3,436
|
845
|
||||||||||||
Vehicles
|
330
|
545
|
713
|
95
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
620
|
552
|
599
|
179
|
||||||||||||
Bad and doubtful debts
|
847
|
(59
|
)
|
226
|
245
|
|||||||||||
Communication
|
75
|
60
|
136
|
22
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
1,262
|
1,303
|
625
|
365
|
||||||||||||
21,067
|
16,686
|
15,839
|
6,096
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Payroll (without payment to related parties)
|
25,500
|
21,148
|
21,131
|
7,378
|
||||||||||||
25,500
|
21,148
|
21,131
|
7,378
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Depreciation of fixed assets (see note 7)
|
3,662
|
3,614
|
3,682
|
1,060
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation of right of use asset (see note 6)
|
1,153
|
-
|
-
|
333
|
||||||||||||
4,815
|
3,614
|
3,682
|
1,393
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Capital gain on fixed assets realization
|
-
|
69
|
361
|
-
|
|
A. |
Financing Income:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Interest Income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Short-term bank deposits
|
845
|
357
|
30
|
245
|
||||||||||||
Interest Income of debentures held for trading
|
4,321
|
4,603
|
3,274
|
1,250
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
-
|
27
|
16
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Total interest Income
|
5,166
|
4,987
|
3,320
|
1,495
|
||||||||||||
Other:
|
||||||||||||||||
Changes in fair value of financial assets at fair values
|
14,972
|
(13,697
|
)
|
7,760
|
4,332
|
|||||||||||
Gain (loss) from non-tradable financial assets
|
-
|
-
|
5,368
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Dividends
|
389
|
1,498
|
1,489
|
113
|
||||||||||||
Income from forward transaction
|
439
|
-
|
-
|
127
|
||||||||||||
Total financing Income
|
20,966
|
(7,212
|
)
|
17,937
|
6,067
|
|
B. |
Financing expenses:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Other:
|
||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency differences
|
2,121
|
(2,867
|
)
|
2,708
|
614
|
|||||||||||
Bank fees
|
330
|
499
|
599
|
95
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio management fees
|
500
|
112
|
462
|
145
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
65
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
||||||||||||
Total financing costs
|
3,016
|
(2,256
|
)
|
3,769
|
873
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Earnings used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share to equity holders of the parent
|
51,511
|
24,967
|
25,023
|
14,904
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
|
13,217,017
|
13,240,913
|
13,240,913
|
13,217,017
|
|
A. |
Significant accounting policies:
|
|
B. |
Categories of financial instruments:
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
financial assets carried at amortized cost
|
||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
121,860
|
134,287
|
35,260
|
|||||||||
Trade receivables and other receivables
|
142,399
|
141,648
|
41,203
|
|||||||||
Loans to others
|
17,650
|
-
|
5,107
|
|||||||||
281,909
|
275,935
|
81,570
|
|
B. |
Categories of financial instruments: (Cont.)
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
|
||||||||||||
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
|
141,543
|
137,904
|
40,956
|
|||||||||
141,543
|
137,904
|
40,956
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
financial liabilities at amortizes cost
|
||||||||||||
Trade payables and other payables
|
33,845
|
22,121
|
9,794
|
|||||||||
33,845
|
22,121
|
9,794
|
|
C. |
Objectives of managing financial risks:
|
|
D. |
Market risk:
|
|
E. |
Credit risk:
|
|
F. |
Exchange rate risk:
|
Assets
|
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
|||||||||||||
US Dollars
|
27,562
|
22,292
|
3,162
|
3,485
|
||||||||||||
EUR
|
11,751
|
8,082
|
9,249
|
5,677
|
US Dollars Impact
|
EUR Impact
|
US Dollars Impact
|
EUR Impact
|
|||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 8
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
|||||||||||||
Profit or loss
|
2,440
|
250
|
1,881
|
240
|
|
F. |
Exchange rate risk: (Cont.)
|
|
G. |
Other price risks:
|
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
|||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
|||||||
Profit or loss
|
14,154
|
13,791
|
|
H. |
Fair value of financial instruments:
|
|
H. |
Fair value of financial instruments: (Cont.)
|
|
• |
Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
|
|
• |
Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from
prices).
|
|
• |
Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
|
December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
|||||||||||||
financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
|
||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities and derivatives
|
141,543
|
-
|
-
|
141,543
|
December 31, 2018
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
|||||||||||||
financial assets ‘at fair value through profit or loss’ (FVTPL)
|
||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities and derivatives
|
137,904
|
-
|
-
|
137,904
|
|
• |
Import – import, marketing and distribution of food products.
|
|
• |
Non-bank credit – provision of loans to other corporations1
|
|
B. |
Information about profit or loss, assets and labilities:
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Import
|
Non-banking credit
|
Total | |||||||||
Segment income
|
394,707
|
930
|
395,637
|
|||||||||
Segment outcomes
|
46,554
|
742
|
47,296
|
|||||||||
Finance income
|
20,966
|
|||||||||||
Finance expense
|
(3,016
|
)
|
||||||||||
Profit before taxes on income
|
65,246
|
|||||||||||
Other information:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
(4,815
|
)
|
||||||||||
Tax expense
|
(13,735
|
)
|
||||||||||
Segment assets
|
517,220
|
20,015
|
537,235
|
|||||||||
Segment labilities
|
45,863
|
55
|
45,808
|
|
C. |
Revenues from the main customers of the Import segment:
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Customer A
|
55,373
|
50,439
|
50,053
|
16,103
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Canned Vegetables and Pickles
|
63,674
|
57,333
|
53,839
|
18,424
|
||||||||||||
Dairy and Dairy Substitute Products
|
154,303
|
116,083
|
102,372
|
44,648
|
||||||||||||
Canned Fish
|
49,179
|
52,573
|
50,579
|
14,230
|
||||||||||||
Cereals, rice and pastas
|
48,813
|
47,064
|
41,218
|
14,124
|
||||||||||||
Non-banking credit
|
930
|
-
|
-
|
269
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
78,738
|
65,192
|
63,970
|
22,783
|
||||||||||||
395,637
|
338,245
|
311,978
|
114,478
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 7
|
2 0 1 9
|
|||||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
|||||||||||||
Sales of goods to the Parent Company
|
-
|
-
|
93
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Participation in expenses with Parent Company
|
-
|
-
|
95
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Salary management fees, and bonus to related parties
|
7,177
|
4,352
|
2,281
|
2,077
|
||||||||||||
Salary and bonus to key management personnel
|
2,540
|
2,643
|
2,734
|
735
|
||||||||||||
Car expenses
|
511
|
433
|
498
|
148
|
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
Due to officers
|
(410
|
)
|
(267
|
)
|
(119
|
)
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2 0 1 9
|
2 0 1 8
|
2 0 1 9
|
||||||||||
NIS
|
NIS
|
US Dollars
|
||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Bank letters of credit
|
1,340
|
957
|
388
|
|
A. |
On February 24, 2016, a motion to certify a derivative action (hereinafter - the “Motion”) was received at the parent Company’s offices. The Motion was filed with the District Court (Economic Department) in Tel Aviv by Yaad
Peer Management Services Ltd. (hereinafter - the “Applicant”), that holds shares of the parent Company. The motion was filed against all directors and office holders in the Company. The parent Company and the Company were added
as respondents to the Motion.
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Further to what is described in legal section A above On August 16 2018, the Company filed a notice whereby it intends to lodge a lawsuit against the office holders in
connection with the events which are the subject matter of the motion and therefore it is no longer needed to discuss the motion to approve a derivative action. In view of Company's notice, the said motion was stricken out and
by a court ruling on October 4, 2018 and the case was closed.
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On July 23, 2017, Mr. Iram Graiver, former CEO of the Company and Willi-Food (hereinafter - “Mr. Graiver”) filed a lawsuit to the Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv Jaffa (hereinafter -
“the Labor Court”) claiming payment of social rights and different compensations at the total amount of NIS 2,377,305 (USD 634 thousand). On November 26, 2017, the Company filed a statement of defense. On July 27,
2017, the Company filed a lawsuit to the Labor Court against Mr. Graiver, demanding that he repays funds that he has taken unlawfully from the Company, amounting to NIS 1,694,325 (USD 452 thousand). According to the
Company, throughout his term of employment as an office holder in the Company, the defendant has unlawfully taken from the Company salary, bonus in respect of 2016 and reimbursement of expenses. According to the
Company, Mr. Graiver has done so while breaching his fiduciary duty and his duty of care towards the Company as well as the cogent provisions of the Companies Law, 5759-1999, whereby it is mandatory that payments of
the type taken from the Company by Mr. Graiver are approved by the General Meeting of the Company’s shareholders; according to the Company, Mr. Graiver has not obtained such an approval. On November 26, 2017, Mr.
Graiver filed a statement of defense. On November 2, 2017, a resolution was issued to join the hearings pertaining to the two proceedings described above. A preliminary hearing was held on March 7, 2018. The parties
are in the process of document discovery and review. Proof hearing was held on December 18 2019, further proof hearing has yet to be scheduled. At this preliminary stage of the proceedings, it is not yet possible to
assess the result of the proceedings.
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A lawsuit and a motion to approve it as class action was filed on March 26, 2018 against the Company to the Tel Aviv District Court for allegedly breaching some of its
consumer protection duties in connection with one of its products, thereby misleading its customers. The amount of the lawsuit is NIS 2.7 million. On July 16 2019 the Tel Aviv District Court approved a Settlement agreement
in amounts that are not material to the Company.
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A lawsuit and a motion to approve it as class action was filed on July 22, 2018, against Euro European Dairies Ltd. (Former: "Gold-Frost Ltd") (through the Company) and eight other companies to the Jerusalem District Court
for allegedly not complying with the food labelling regulations in connection with one of its products and thereby misleading consumers. At this stage the amount of the lawsuit in NIS 4 million. On April 17, 2019 the court
approved a settlement agreement in amounts that are immaterial to the Company.
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On October 29, 2009, the Company and the subsidiary Euro European Dairies Ltd. (Former: "Gold-Frost Ltd") (hereafter – the “Companies”) filed to the Rishon-LeZion Magistrates Court a lawsuit demanding the refund of import
permit fees at the total amount of approximately NIS 1.3 million.
In a ruling issued on May 13 2015, the Rishon-LeZion Magistrates Court accepted the position of the Companies to the effect that the fees in respect of early registration for food import permits
were collected unlawfully and that the Companies and other food importers have an independent cause to demand the repayment of the fees that were paid, by virtue of the Unjust Enrichment Law, 1979 (hereafter – the “Law”). In
addition, a partial exemption from refund was determined in accordance with Section 2 of the Law in respect of an amount equivalent to 30% of the amounts of fees claimed and proven, due to the Ministry of Health’s mechanism
for regulating imported food, which granted the Companies protection from criminal and civil lawsuits in respect of damage caused to consumers from damaged imported food. As a result of the ruling, the Company received in 2015
a total of approximately NIS 1.1 million.
After the Ministry of Health appealed against the ruling, on April 19 2017, a partial ruling was issued that upholds the rulings of the Magistrates Court unchanged in connection with the refund of
fees and the rate of fees to be refunded; however, the question relating to the threshold for proving the damage remained outstanding. On November 15, 2015, the Companies filed a second lawsuit against the Ministry of Health
for the refund of early registration fees for food import permits at the total amount of approximately NIS 2 million, which were paid by the Companies in 2009-2016. On January 1, 2018, it was proposed by the court to go to the
outline of mediation. On December 31, 2019, a settlement agreement was signed under which the Company is entitled to receive NIS 0.6 million.
On December 1, 2013, the Companies filed to the Rishon-LeZion Magistrates Court a lawsuit against the Ministry of Health, demanding the refund of customs clearance fees at the total amount of
approximately NIS 2.1 million. The fees were paid to the Ministry of Health in respect of clearance of food products from the port, which, according to the Companies, was in effect carried out by the Customs Authorities and
therefore the fees were collected unlawfully. On May 13, 2015, a ruling was issued stating that the closure release fees were collected by the Health Ministry unlawfully. The ruling ordered the Ministry of Health to repay 70%
of the fees paid by the Companies. On July 8, 2015, appeals were filed by both parties. After several appeals hearings, the court offered the parties to proceed to a mediation proceeding. The parties agreed to enter into a
mediation process on all issues included in the appeal and the pending lawsuits. On December 31, 2019, a settlement agreement was signed, under which a total of NIS 1.3 million will be paid to the Companies. On January 9,
2020, the Magistrate's Court upheld the ruling.
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In January 2015, a lawsuit was lodged in the court of first instance in Valencia, Spain against Euro European Dairies Ltd. (Former: "Gold-Frost Ltd") (hereinafter – “Euro European Dairies”) and against the Company
(hereinafter – “the Companies”) by a Spanish food manufacturer (hereinafter – “the Plaintiff”), with whom the Companies entered into an agreement for the production of Kosher food products in Spain and for the sale of these
products by Euro European Dairies. The lawsuit was lodged in connection with a financial dispute in respect of a debt which was allegedly not paid to the Plaintiff; the Plaintiff also demands that the Companies compensate it for
products it had produced and which, according to the statement of claim, were not collected by the Companies, and as a result the Plaintiff had to destroy them.
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On July 7, 2015, the Companies were served by post with judicial documents in the Spanish language. These judicial documents pertained to service of a legal procedure in the court of first
instance in Valencia. A further service of process was carried out in December 2015. In this case as well, the judicial documents were in the Spanish language.
On March 3, 2016, the court of first instance in Valencia, Spain approved the lawsuit against the Companies in an ex parte proceeding and ruled payment by the Companies of app. Euro 530 thousand
(hereinafter – “Spanish Ruling”).
In April 2016, the Companies received the Spanish Ruling in the Spanish language as well as a translation of the Spanish Ruling into English. In December 2017, an enforcement order in the
Spanish language was received at the Company’s offices. In the order, which was issued on November 22, 2017, the Companies are asked to provide details of assets and/or bank accounts for the purpose of enforcing the ruling
in Spain.
On October 1 2018, the parties signed a compromise agreement whereby Euro European Dairies shall pay a total of Euro 150 thousand in consideration for the withdrawal of all of the Plaintiff’s
claims against it. In October 22 2018, the court of first instance in Valencia approved the compromise agreement as a Court ruling.
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On October 21, 2017, the Company announced that Euro European Dairies Ltd. (Former: "Gold-Frost Ltd"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (hereinafter – “Euro European Dairies”) received a notice from Arla Foods Amba
(hereinafter - "Arla"), a material supplier of the Group in the field of dairy and dairy substitute products (hereinafter – “the Supplier”), whereby the Supplier decided not to renew the exclusive distribution agreement with
Euro European Dairies, which is expected to expire on December 31, 2017.
Representatives of Euro European Dairies and the Supplier have met and reached agreements to the effect that the Supplier will continue supplying to Euro European Dairies products that will be
sold by Euro European Dairies until October 2018.
Further to this announcement, the Company entered into engagements with several European dairies for the supply of a range of dairy products that will replace the products that were supplied by
Arla. In August 2018, the Company launched a line of dairy products under independent brand “Euro European Dairies”.
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On January 15, 2018, the Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office (Taxation and Economics) served an indictment against Alexander Granovskyi and Gregory Gurtovoy, former (indirect) controlling shareholders and office holders of
the Company and of companies under its control and against Joseph Schneerson, former officer holder of the Company and of companies under its control (hereafter jointly: “the Defendants”). The Defendants were accused of offenses
of theft by manager, fraudulent receipt of goods or services under aggravated circumstances, fraud and breach of trust in a corporation, false registration in corporate documents, reporting offenses under the Securities Law,
non-compliance with the provisions of the Securities Regulations with the intent of misleading a reasonable investor and offenses under Section 4 of the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law.
Further to the above, on January 7, 2019, the Court was served with a plea agreement under an amended indictment (hereafter – the “Plea Agreement"), which was approved by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa
District Court. Under the Plea Agreement, Gregory Gurtovoy and Joseph Schneerson were convicted of offenses of aiding theft by manager, fraud and breach of trust in a corporation, false registration in corporate documents,
multiple offenses pursuant to Section 423 of the Penal Law, non-compliance with the provisions of Section 36 of the Securities Law, 1968 (hereafter – the “Securities Law”), the annual reports regulations and the immediate
reports regulations; fraudulent receipt of goods or services under aggravated circumstances pursuant to Section 415 of the Penal Law and offenses of managers in a corporation. Furthermore, the Plea Agreement includes a
36-month imprisonment to Joseph Schneerson and 31-month imprisonment to Gregory Gurtovoy. Furthermore, Gregory Gurtovoy will also pay a fine of NIS 1.2 million.
As mentioned above, the Defendants were former (indirect) controlling shareholders through their control in B.G.I or senior office holders in, among others, BGI and B.S.D., the parent Company and
the Company. Under the pretext of depositing the said Companies’ funds with different banks abroad, the Defendants agreed with the said banks that the Companies’ funds shall be used to secure loans to be extended to foreign
private Companies related to the Defendants. Under the indictment, approximately $60 million of the said Companies’ funds (mostly BGI and B.S.D) were extracted in this manner. A total of $3 million out of the said amount was
transferred in January 2016 from a Company controlled by the company to an investment that was recorded in the Company’s accounts as an investment in bonds of a hotel in the Czech Republic, while the investment was actually
used to secure the repayment of a loan extended to a company, which is related to Granovskyi and Gurtovoy.
The Investment was carried out by W. Capital Ltd. (Former: "B.H.W.F.I. Ltd"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“W. Capital”), pursuant to subscription forms to purchase 300 bonds (225
actually purchased) with a nominal value of USD 10,000 each (“Subscription Forms”). The Bonds bear an annual interest rate of 6%, payable semi-annually on September 30 and December 31 of each year as of the issue date until
the final maturity date of December 31, 2018. The issuer has the right to repay the Bonds with prior notice of 30 days without penalty. On June 30, 2016, the Issuer paid the first interest on account of the bond actually
purchased by W. Capital in accordance with the terms thereof. On December 30, 2016, W. Capital and the Issuer signed an agreement (the “Agreement”) for an early redemption of the bonds for a total of USD 1.8 million that was
to be paid by February 15, 2017. Similarly, as part of the terms of the Agreement, the Issuer waived all its claims against W. Capital, including an alleged obligation to make an additional investment in bonds up to an
aggregate amount of USD 5 million (as stated above, an amount of USD 2.25 million was invested in the past).
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On March 21, 2017, a first payment in the amount of USD 200 thousand was received by the Company. Due to an uncertainty related to the collection of the remaining USD 1.6 million debt, the Company made a non-cash provision in the amount of the unpaid debt as of December 31, 2016. On July 6, 2017, a second payment in the amount of USD 400
thousand was received by the Company and therefore, the Company recorded in its financial statements a revenue at an amount equal to the amount of the second Payment. On March 26, 2018, a third payment in the amount of USD
1,145 thousand was received by the Company, and therefore, the Company recorded in its financial statements a revenue at an amount equal to the amount of the third Payment.
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K. |
On April 22, 2019, the Company announced that it has signed two separate and independent memorandums of understanding with Miki Food Industries Fish and Salads (1992) Ltd. and with
Bikurei Hasadeh North 1994 Ltd. On September 9, 2019, the Company announced that the negotiations between the company and Miki Food Industries Fish and Salads (1992) Ltd. did
not mature into an agreement and the parties ceased the discussions regarding a potential acquisition. Also, the negotiations and the due diligence process for an investment in Bikurei Hasadeh North 1994 Ltd had been
discontinued.
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L. |
In March 2019, the Yavne municipality issued an amended municipal taxes assessment (hereafter – the “Assessment”) in respect of an asset located in Yavne, in which G. Willi-Food operates. As part of the Assessment, occupied
land at the area of 3,600 square meters was added to the amount of the assessment. The municipality also amended the Assessment retroactively in respect of the years 2016-2018, such that according to the municipality the overall
addition for payment amounts to NIS 734,186 as of the end of 2019. Following the said amendment of the Assessment, G. Willi-Food contested it and filed an appeal and an administrative petition, which describe G. Willi-Food’s
claim against the additional amount payable in respect of 2019 and thereafter and object to the municipality’s decision to apply the amendment of the Assessment retroactively 2016-2018 contrary to a valid compromise agreement.
As part of the negotiations that were conducted commensurate with the legal proceedings, an outline of a compromise was reached with the Yavne Municipality, whereby G. Willi-Food will pay a total of NIS 380 thousand in
settlement of all of the claims made by the municipality with regard to the additional land as mentioned above through December 31 2020.
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M. |
A lawsuit and a motion to approve it as class action was filed on July 17, 2019, against G. Willi-Food and 11 other respondents to the Jerusalem District Court for allegedly not complying with the food labelling standard in
connection with one of its products and thereby misleading consumers. At this stage, the amount specified in the lawsuit is NIS 4 million, since according to the plaintiff he does not have any data regarding the scope of
marketing of the product, which is the subject matter of the motion. The Company and the plaintiff reached a compromise agreement whereby the plaintiff will withdraw the lawsuit and it will be stricken out at a cost which is
immaterial to the Company. On November 23, 2017, the Court approved the compromise agreement and struck out the lawsuit. The applicant claimed generally that the respondents have jointly caused monetary damages of NIS 5 million
and more than NIS 3 million to him and the other members of the group of plaintiffs, respectively. G. Willi-Food filed an application to dismiss the motion in limine. On March 5 2020 a pre-trial was held. During the pre-trial,
the court recommended to the parties to apply an application for consent to withdraw from the request for approval until March 19, 2020. At this preliminary stage of the procedure, it is difficult to assess the chances that the
motion and the lawsuit will be successful. In view of the above, Company’s management is of the opinion that the disclosure regarding the proceedings in the financial statements and in the notes thereto is sufficient.
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A. |
On January 22, 2020, the Company announced that Mr. Michael Luboschitz submitted notice of his resignation as CEO of the Company for personal reasons, effective as of March 2, 2020.
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B. |
On January 27, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mrs. Einat Peled Shapira as the Company’s new CEO, effective as of March 10,
2020.
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The Company holds a diverse portfolio of securities traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and other world exchanges, which totaled NIS 140.2 million as of December 31, 2019 (in addition to NIS 122.1 million in cash and cash
equivalents) ("Investment Portfolio" "). Significant price declines on the World and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, related to market reaction to the Corona virus events, have caused the company, from January 1, 2020, up to and
including the reporting date, a material loss in its total investment portfolio of approximately NIS 24.9 million. The company is taking the necessary steps to address these uncertainty in the markets and continues to monitor
developments.
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G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Einat Peled-Shapira | ||
Einat Peled-Shapira
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Chief Executive Officer |
BETWEEN: |
G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
public company no. 520043209 Of 4 Nahal Harif Street, Yavne |
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Yossi Willi Management and Investments Ltd.
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Whereas: |
The Company is a public company engaged in import, marketing and distribution of food products;
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Whereas: |
The management Company is a private company owned by Mr. Joseph Williger, i.d. no. 54248307 (hereafter: “Mr. Williger”);
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Whereas: |
On 17.10.2017, the general meeting of the Company approved the terms of office of Mr. Williger as the joint Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, as described below, as from 13.8.17;
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Whereas: |
Mr. Williger wishes to serve as the joint Chairman of the Board of Directors through a management company, such that no employer-employee relationships will apply between Mr. Williger and the Company;
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Whereas: |
The parties wish to set out and regulate the terms of the engagement between them, all as described in this agreement below.
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Recital
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1.1 |
The recital to this agreement constitutes an integral part thereof.
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1.2 |
The headings of the clauses to this agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of the said clauses.
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The applicability of other documents
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3. |
The purpose of the engagement and the scope of services
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3.1 |
The Management Company shall provide to the Company management services through Mr. Joseph Williger, who will serve as a joint Chairman of the Board of Directors in the Company (hereafter: (“the Services”).
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3.2 |
The Services shall be provided at the scope as required from time to time, which will not be less than the equivalent of 60% of a full-time position.
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3.3 |
Notwithstanding the above, it is hereby clarified that the services and roles as part of which they will be rendered require the investment of strenuous work and long hours, and accordingly the Management Company and Mr. Williger
undertake to provide the services at the scope of hours that will be required, including during additional and/or exceptional hours and days and/or on the weekly day of rest and/or during festivals, and they declare that there is no
impediment to do so. The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake to provide the services to the Company in accordance with the provisions of any law, as shall be in force over the course of the term of the agreement, in accordance
with the provisions of this agreement and according to the instructions of the Company’s Board of Directors.
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3.4 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger shall be subject to supervision and audit of the Company’s Internal Auditor. The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake to cooperate with the Internal Auditor and to comply with all of
his requests.
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Declarations and undertakings of the Management Company and Mr. Williger
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4.1 |
The Management Company is a limited liability company fully-owned and fully controlled by Mr. Williger and it shall remain so throughout the term of the agreement.
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4.2 |
That provisions of this agreement shall also apply personally, jointly and severally, to Mr. Williger and accordingly, the provisions of this agreement apply to him as well.
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4.3 |
That Mr. Williger has elected to provide the services to the Company through the Management Company, under his status as a self-employed person, and the meaning of this choice by Mr. Williger is that the Management Company and Mr.
Williger, jointly and severally, shall not be entitled, now or in the future, to any rights arising from employer-employee relationship and that Mr. Williger has elected, without coercion or pressure, to provide the services to the
Company through the Management Company and not as an employee of the Company, with all that this entails.
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4.4 |
The Management Company is lawfully registered with all the relevant authorities as required by law, including with the Value Added Tax Authority, National Insurance and the Income Tax Authority.
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4.5 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger shall provide the services solely through Mr. Williger and will not endorse and/or assign the services or any part thereof to any other party. The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake
not to appoint or employ for the purpose of provision of the services any other person or legal entity except for Mr. Williger.
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4.6 |
The Williger has the experience, knowledge and the professional capabilities to provide the services referred to in this agreement and to fulfil all his obligations and the obligations of the Management Company pursuant to this
agreement.
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4.7 |
To dedicate their skills, time and energy to fulfil their obligations pursuant to this agreement and to comply with the provisions of this agreement skillfully, dedicatedly, faithfully and in good faith, all in accordance with the
directions of the Company’s Board of Directors as given from time to time, and subject to any procedure, standard or legal provision, to the satisfaction of the Company and in order to promote the Company’s interests.
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4.8 |
That Mr. Williger is in good health and is medically fit to fulfil all the obligations of the Management Company and Mr. Williger, in accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
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4.9 |
To act for the Company faithfully and diligently without preferring their interest over the interest of the Company. In providing the services, the Management Company and Mr. Williger will avoid situations of conflict of interest
with the Company.
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4.10 |
To report to the Company immediately and without delay of any matter or issue in which they have a personal interest and/or any matter that might cause conflict of interest with the provision of services to the Company, and in such a
case, to act according to the instructions of the Company and its legal advisor.
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That as of the date of this agreement there are no matters or issues that may cause conflict of interest under this agreement.
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4.12 |
To act in good faith and reasonably, in a professional and skilled manner, as one may expect from senior office holders in the Company who hold managerial positions, in order to achieve the objective of the engagement and for the
benefit of the Company.
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That they know the extent of their duties in connection with the provision of the services to the Company, including the loyalty and fiduciary duties and the duty to act for the benefit of the Company, and that they are proficient
with all the procedures, regulations and law provisions, which are relevant for the provision of the services.
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That there is no legal and/or contractual and/or other prohibition, restriction or impediment on the performance of their obligations pursuant to this agreement and their engagement in this agreement and the fulfilment of their
obligations thereunder do not breach any other contract or obligation they have to any third party, including breach of confidentiality and non-competing obligations.
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That during the period of provision of services to the Company they will not engage in any manner whatsoever (whether directly or indirectly), whether with or without consideration, in any job or vocation which may constitute
competition to the Company's business, whether as hired employees, self-employed persons, service providers who provide advisory services, or in any other way.
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Not to receive any consideration and/or benefit in connection with the provision of the services from any entity and/or person with whom he will be in contact during and/or as part of and/or as a result of the provision of the
services, including suppliers, clients and other service providers of the Company.
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That they will use the Company’s equipment and property, including the means made available to them for the purpose of providing the services, solely for the purpose of providing the services, and they undertake not to make any other
use of those equipment and property, except for reasonable private use by the manager.
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That they are aware that the Company is a public company as defined in the Companies Law, 1999 (hereafter: “the Companies Law”) and therefore they are aware that they are subject to provisions
and restrictions by virtue of the Securities Law, 1968 (hereafter: “the Securities Law”) and the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the guidelines of the Securities
Authority and the Regulations of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. and its directives, as may be from time to time, including and without derogating from the generality of the above, as follows: (1) restrictions as to carrying out
transactions with the securities of the Company or the parent company, including sale and purchase transactions; (2) restrictions on use or transfer of inside information, including restrictions regarding carrying out of transactions in
the Company’s security or a different security for which the Company’s security is the underlying asset, in breach of the provisions of the Securities Law, where they should have known that they or the Company are in possession of
inside information; (3) provisions regarding the date of filing a report to the Company regarding the holding of securities of the Company and/or the parent company, or the carrying out of transactions with those securities and the
details of such transactions, and also provisions regarding the date of filing a report to the Company regarding the details of the contractor and changes therein, where the Company is required to disclose those details to the public.
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That for the entire period of engagement under this agreement, the Management Company shall pay Mr. Williger his salary and other rights to which he is entitled, including social benefits and tax payments (national insurance, income
tax and medical insurance) at least at the rate prescribed by law and/or personal agreement and/or expansion order, as the case may be.
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That the relationship between the Company and the Management Company will be a relationship between a client and independent contractor and there will be no employer-employee relationship between the Management Company and the
Company or between Mr. Williger and the Company, as described in detail in section 11 below.
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Declarations and undertakings of the Company
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Monthly consideration
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6.1 |
The Management Company shall be entitled to a consideration of NIS 60,000 per month plus VAT (hereafter: “the Consideration”) in respect of the provision of the services to the Company and the
fulfilment of all Management Company’s obligations pursuant to this agreement.
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6.2 |
The Consideration shall be paid until the 10th of every month, in respect of the services provided in the previous month and against a tax invoice issued as required by law.
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6.3 |
In addition to the Consideration, the Management Company shall be entitled to payment of annual bonus and compensation in respect of participation in the meetings of the Board of Directors and/or its committees in accordance with the
minimal rate set in the Companies Regulations (Rules Regarding Compensation and Expenses of an External Director), 2000, taking into account the scope of the Company’s shareholders’ equity, as shall be from time to time and in
accordance with the provisions of the said regulations.
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6.4 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger alone shall bear any tax and/or any other payment of any type, if any, that will be levied on the monthly Consideration and/or the expenses, as described below.
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6.5 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger will not be entitled to receive any other payment and/or amount and/or consideration from the Company in respect of the provision of the services in addition to the Consideration, the expenses
and the annual bonus as described in this agreement.
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Mr. Williger will be included in the office holders’ insurance of the Company and its subsidiaries, as applicable to all other office holders and directors of the Company. Mr. Williger will also be entitled to exemption and
indemnification pursuant to the letter of exemption and indemnification that was approved by the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders on 20.7.05 in respect of all other office holders and directors of the Company.
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Expenses
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The Company shall make available to the Management Company a car to be used by Mr. Williger, at a value that will not exceed NIS 400 thousand and shall bear all expenses relating to the use of this car (excluding fines and parking
tickets) and including the applicable tax expenses. If Mr. Williger asks for a car, the value of which is more than NIS 400 thousand, the Management Company shall pay the cost of the car in excess of NIS 400 thousand.
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7.2 |
Furthermore, the Management Company shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses that it expensed in Israel or abroad in connection with the provision of the services to the Company (telephone expenses, subsistence and
staying expenses, as applicable), as is the normal practice in the Company and in accordance with the Company’s compensation policy, as shall be from time to time.
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Annual bonus
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8.1 |
If the Company’s annual consolidated operating profit amounts to NIS 15 million or more, before payment of bonuses to Company’s office holders, the Management Company shall be entitled to payment of a graduated annual bonus, as
specified below:
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2% of the operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of a total of NIS 10 million.
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8.1.2 |
3% of the operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of the amount in excess of NIS 10 million and up to NIS 15 million.
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8.1.3 |
4% of the operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of the amount in excess of NIS 15 million and up to NIS 20 million.
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8.1.4 |
5% of operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of any amount in excess of NIS 20 million.
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8.2 |
To remove any doubt, the annual bonus amount for each year will not exceed a total of NIS 720,000.
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8.3 |
In the event that the services are diminished and/or reduced and/or terminated under the circumstance set out in section 10.2 below before the end of a calendar year, the annual bonus shall be paid in respect of the period during
which the services were actually provided over the course of that calendar year.
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In the event that the services are diminished and/or reduced and/or terminated under the circumstance set out in section 10.8 below, the Company may revoke the payment of the annual bonus, in whole or in part.
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Compensation and insurance
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Term and termination of the agreement
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10.1 |
This agreement is effective as from 13.8.17 until it is terminated pursuant to the provisions of the agreement or the law.
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10.2 |
Each of the parties shall be entitled to terminate the engagement between the parties at any given time without giving any reason, by giving a 90-day written advance notice (hereafter – “the Advance
Notice Period”).
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10.3 |
As from the second year of the engagement between the parties pursuant to this agreement, the Advance Notice Period that the Company will be subject to will be 120 days.
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10.4 |
In addition, in the event of termination of the engagement between the parties by the Company under circumstance other than those specified in section 10.8 below, and provided that the engagement under this agreement has lasted more
than one full year, the Management Company shall be entitled to payment of retirement bonus at an amount equal to six times the monthly consideration, and also to payment of the consideration for four months from the date of the
termination of the engagement between the parties.
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10.5 |
During the Advance Notice Period, the Management Company shall continue to provide the services to the Company in order to ensure the continued normal activities of the Company.
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10.6 |
The Company may, at its own discretion, waive the provision of the services during some or all of the Advance Notice Period, and in such a case the Company shall pay to the Management Company the Consideration and all other rights
specified in this agreement, in respect of the period for which it waived the provision of services.
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10.7 |
If the Management Company fails to meet its obligation to give advance notice to the Company as provided above, the Management Company shall pay the Company an agreed compensation at an amount equal to the consideration that it would
have received in respect of the Advance Notice Period which it failed to announce. The Company may deduct and/or offset the amount of the said agreed compensation from any payment it will be required to pay the Management Company.
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10.8 |
Upon the fulfilment of at least one of the conditions set out below, the Company will be entitled to terminate this agreement with immediate effect, without being required to give advance notice or pay for an advance notice period,
without detracting from any remedy to which the Company will be entitled pursuant to any law and/or agreement:
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10.8.1 |
The Management Company and/or Mr. Williger were convicted of a criminal offense and/or a flagrant offense;
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10.8.2 |
The Management Company and/or Mr. Williger have fundamentally breached a fundamental obligation pursuant to this agreement and did not rectify the said breach within 30 days from the day on which they received written notice to that
effect from the Company.
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10.8.3 |
Mr. Williger was declared bankrupt;
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10.8.4 |
If a resolution is taken against the Management Company in an application for liquidation and/or appointment of a preliminary temporary liquidator, receiver, special manager, or an application for suspension of proceedings, or
receiving order, or the commencement of rehabilitation procedures.
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10.8.5 |
In the event that the Management will be prevented from providing the services due to the Mr. Williger's permanent incapacity and/or permanent loss of work capacity.
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10.8.6 |
Under circumstances in which, had Mr. Williger been an employee of the Company, it would have had the right to terminate his employment while revoking some or all of his severance pay.
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10.9 |
No later than 5 business days after the date of the termination of the provision of the services for any reason whatsoever, the Management Company will deliver to the Company all the documents, information, other confidential
materials, professional and/or business material and/or photocopies and/or any other copies thereof, as well as any other materials, that the Company or Mr. Williger received or prepared in connection with the provision of the services
until they were discontinued; the Management Company and Mr. Williger shall not retain any such information and/or materials or any copies of photocopies thereof.
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10.10 |
In the event that the engagement with the Management Company is terminated for any reason whatsoever, the Company shall pay to the Management Company all the amounts it was entitled to receive under this agreement through the date of
termination of the agreement; the Management Company will not be entitled to any further payments and/or compensation in respect of the termination of the engagement.
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11. |
The nature of the relationship between the parties
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11.1 |
The Company, the Management Company and Mr. Williger, declare and approve, jointly and severally, that the services pursuant to this agreement shall be provided to the Company under Mr. Williger’s status as a self-employed person and
that there is no employer-employee relationship between the Company and/or anyone acting on its behalf and Mr. Williger, nor will there be such a relationship in the future. The Company and/or anyone acting on its behalf are not liable
towards Mr. Williger in connection with any duty, responsibility or liability, which an employer has towards its employees, including in relation to severance pay and/or any payment and/or right that an employee is entitled to under any
law and/or practice.
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11.2 |
The Consideration and all other amounts payable in respect of the provision of the services specified in this agreement were determined, among other things, based on the assumption that the Management Company and Mr. Williger and/or
any of them are not employees of the Company. Therefore, it is expressly agreed that the Management Company and/or Mr. Williger shall indemnify the Company immediately upon first demand, for any lawsuit, if any, filed by Mr. Williger
and/or any of them and/or anyone acting on their behalf against the Company in connection with employer-employee relationship; indemnity will include the full amount specified in the lawsuit with the addition of interest, linkage
differences and any expense incurred by the Company in respect thereof; Mr. Williger shall be precluded from raising any claims against the Company with regard to any demand that the Company makes against him in connection with such a
lawsuit.
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11.3 |
Without derogating from the aforesaid, if a competent authority, including a court (and an arbitrator or a mediator) decides that despite of the agreement between the parties there were employer-employee relationships between Mr.
Williger and the Company and/or a Company under its control and/or a related company thereof, then the Consideration in respect of the provision of the services shall amount to NIS 40 thousand in respect of 60% of a full-time position;
this provision will apply with retroactive effect as from the date of commencement of the engagement as specified in section 10.1 above, without the Management Company and/or Mr. Williger raising any claims in connection with the
aforesaid. In such a case, the parties will settle accounts as required from the determination of the nature of the relationship between them; and accordingly, all amounts that were paid in excess of the amount specified above in gross
terms shall be considered as contribution towards social benefits, other benefits and rights pertaining to employer-employee relationship.
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12. |
Confidentiality and non-competition
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12.1 |
The Management and Mr. Williger declare, warrant and approve, jointly and severally, that they are aware that all the information that they will receive due to and/or in the process of the provision of the services, including
information prepared by them and which pertains to the Company and/or its businesses and/or its clients and/or its matters and/or its activity and/or transactions, including potential transactions, the Company’s clients, work
procedures, clients list, supplier list and information relating thereto, Company’s shareholders and/or its employees, work methods, methodology, work relations ,etc. (hereafter –“the Information”),
is confidential and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company and can only be used and brought to the attention of the Management Company and Mr. Williger in connection with the provision of the services pursuant to this
agreement.
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12.2 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake, jointly and severally, to use the Information only for the purpose of providing the services to the Company and to maintain full and complete confidentiality regarding the
Information, not disclose the Information to any third party and/or to publish it, whether directly or through others, and not to use it for any purpose other than the provision of the services to the Company.
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12.3 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake, jointly and severally, that they will not remove from the Company’s offices any equipment, parts of equipment, documents, copies of documents, videos, photographic films, recording
tapes, software, programs, plans, drawings, working papers that belong to the Company, it clients and/or to other persons, bodies and/or entities related to the Company in any way and/or to copy and/or to otherwise duplicate, including
by way of magnetic duplication, such documents or information, unless they do so for the purpose of providing the services to the Company and/or in accordance with its instructions.
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12.4 |
Without detracting from the above, the Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake, jointly and severally, that during the term of the agreement they will not address and/or contact and/or engage and/or provide services, whether
directly or indirectly, to Company’s present and former clients and/or suppliers and/or its employees and/or anyone to whom the Company rendered services and will not accept any approaches or proposals they receive therefrom.
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12.5 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger’s obligations regarding confidentiality and non-competition as set out above, shall apply both in relation to the Company and in relation to its related companies, as described above.
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13. |
Applicable law
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14. |
Sundry
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14.1 |
The parties undertake to act mutually and in good faith to achieve the correct, just and efficient execution of this agreement, and for that purpose the parties undertake to sign any document and to present themselves before any
authority, as required.
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14.2 |
Any modification, amendment and/or addition to the agreement shall only become effective and considered as executed if they are agreed to in writing and signed by both parties.
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14.3 |
No conduct by either party shall be deemed to be a waiver of any of its rights under this agreement and/or under any law, or as waiver or acceptance of any breach or non-fulfillment of the terms of the agreement by the other party or
as extension, deferral, modification, revocation or addition of any condition, unless agreed to expressly and in writing.
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14.4 |
For purposes of this agreement, the addresses of the parties shall be the addresses set by the parties in the recital to this agreement.
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14.5 |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties to this agreement regarding the subjects discussed therein and it supersedes any representation, agreement, negotiation, practice, letter of
understanding, memorandum of principle, proposal, plan, summary of discussion, letter of intent and an undertaking, whether written or oral, that had existed or exchanged between the parties regarding the said subjects prior to signing
this agreement.
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The Company
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The Management Company
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Approval by Mr. Williger
I, the undersigned, Joseph Williger, i.d. no. 54248307, hereby undertake to comply with all the provisions of this agreement and particularly with all the provisions of a personal nature, including, but not
only, the provisions of sections 3, 4, 11 and 12 and their subsections.
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Mr. Joseph Williger
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BETWEEN: |
G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
Public company no. 520043209 Of 4 Nahal Harif Street, Yavne |
AND |
Yossi Willi Management and Investments Ltd.
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Whereas: |
The Company is a public company engaged in the import, marketing and distribution of food products;
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Whereas: |
The Management Company is a private company owned by Mr. Joseph Williger, i.d. no. 54248307 (hereafter: “Mr. Williger”);
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Whereas: |
On April 24, 2018, an agreement for the provision of management services was signed between the parties (hereafter: the “Services Agreement”) in accordance with the approval of the General
Meeting of the Company;
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Whereas: |
On April 3, 2019, the General Meeting of the Company approved the amendment of the terms of the agreement between the parties for a period of additional 3 years (three years).
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1. |
Section 3.2 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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2. |
Section 6.1 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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3. |
Section 8.1 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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4. |
Section 8.2 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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The Company
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The Management Company
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Approval by Mr. Williger
I, the undersigned, Joseph Williger, i.d. no. 54248307, hereby undertake to comply with all the provisions of this agreement and particularly with all the provisions of a personal nature.
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Mr. Joseph Williger
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BETWEEN: |
G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
public company no. 520043209 Of 4 Nahal Harif Street, Yavne |
AND |
Zvi V. & Co Company Ltd.
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Whereas: |
The Company is a public company engaged in import, marketing and distribution of food products;
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Whereas: |
The management Company is a private company owned by Mr. Zwi Williger, i.d. no. 53339305 (hereafter: “Mr. Williger”);
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Whereas: |
On 17.10.2017, the general meeting of the Company approved the terms of office of Mr. Williger as the joint Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, as described below, as from 13.8.17;
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Whereas: |
Mr. Williger wishes to serve as the joint Chairman of the Board of Directors through a management company, such that no employer-employee relationships will apply between Mr. Williger and the Company;
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Whereas: |
The parties wish to set out and regulate the terms of the engagement between them, all as described in this agreement below.
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1. |
Recital
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1.1 |
The recital to this agreement constitutes an integral part thereof.
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1.2 |
The headings of the clauses to this agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of the said clauses.
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2. |
The applicability of other documents
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3. |
The purpose of the engagement and the scope of services
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3.1 |
The Management Company shall provide to the Company management services through Mr. Zwi Williger, who will serve as a joint Chairman of the Board of Directors in the Company (hereafter: (“the Services”).
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3.2 |
The Services shall be provided at the scope as required from time to time, which will not be less than the equivalent of 60% of a full-time position.
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3.3 |
Notwithstanding the above, it is hereby clarified that the services and roles as part of which they will be rendered require the investment of strenuous work and long hours, and accordingly the Management Company and Mr. Williger
undertake to provide the services at the scope of hours that will be required, including during additional and/or exceptional hours and days and/or on the weekly day of rest and/or during festivals, and they declare that there is no
impediment to do so. The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake to provide the services to the Company in accordance with the provisions of any law, as shall be in force over the course of the term of the agreement, in accordance
with the provisions of this agreement and according to the instructions of the Company’s Board of Directors.
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3.4 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger shall be subject to supervision and audit of the Company’s Internal Auditor. The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake to cooperate with the Internal Auditor and to comply with all of
his requests.
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4. |
Declarations and undertakings of the Management Company and Mr. Williger
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4.1 |
The Management Company is a limited liability company fully-owned and fully controlled by Mr. Williger and it shall remain so throughout the term of the agreement.
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4.2 |
That provisions of this agreement shall also apply personally, jointly and severally, to Mr. Williger and accordingly, the provisions of this agreement apply to him as well.
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4.3 |
That Mr. Williger has elected to provide the services to the Company through the Management Company, under his status as a self-employed person, and the meaning of this choice by Mr. Williger is that the Management Company and Mr.
Williger, jointly and severally, shall not be entitled, now or in the future, to any rights arising from employer-employee relationship and that Mr. Williger has elected, without coercion or pressure, to provide the services to the
Company through the Management Company and not as an employee of the Company, with all that this entails.
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4.4 |
The Management Company is lawfully registered with all the relevant authorities as required by law, including with the Value Added Tax Authority, National Insurance and the Income Tax Authority.
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4.5 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger shall provide the services solely through Mr. Williger and will not endorse and/or assign the services or any part thereof to any other party. The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake
not to appoint or employ for the purpose of provision of the services any other person or legal entity except for Mr. Williger.
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4.6 |
The Williger has the experience, knowledge and the professional capabilities to provide the services referred to in this agreement and to fulfil all his obligations and the obligations of the Management Company pursuant to this
agreement.
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4.7 |
To dedicate their skills, time and energy to fulfil their obligations pursuant to this agreement and to comply with the provisions of this agreement skillfully, dedicatedly, faithfully and in good faith, all in accordance with the
directions of the Company’s Board of Directors as given from time to time, and subject to any procedure, standard or legal provision, to the satisfaction of the Company and in order to promote the Company’s interests.
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4.8 |
That Mr. Williger is in good health and is medically fit to fulfil all the obligations of the Management Company and Mr. Williger, in accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
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4.9 |
To act for the Company faithfully and diligently without preferring their interest over the interest of the Company. In providing the services, the Management Company and Mr. Williger will avoid situations of conflict of interest
with the Company.
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4.10 |
To report to the Company immediately and without delay of any matter or issue in which they have a personal interest and/or any matter that might cause conflict of interest with the provision of services to the Company, and in such a
case, to act according to the instructions of the Company and its legal advisor.
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4.11 |
That as of the date of this agreement there are no matters or issues that may cause conflict of interest under this agreement.
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4.12 |
To act in good faith and reasonably, in a professional and skilled manner, as one may expect from senior office holders in the Company who hold managerial positions, in order to achieve the objective of the engagement and for the
benefit of the Company.
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4.13 |
That they know the extent of their duties in connection with the provision of the services to the Company, including the loyalty and fiduciary duties and the duty to act for the benefit of the Company, and that they are proficient
with all the procedures, regulations and law provisions, which are relevant for the provision of the services.
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4.14 |
That there is no legal and/or contractual and/or other prohibition, restriction or impediment on the performance of their obligations pursuant to this agreement and their engagement in this agreement and the fulfilment of their
obligations thereunder do not breach any other contract or obligation they have to any third party, including breach of confidentiality and non-competing obligations.
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4.15 |
That during the period of provision of services to the Company they will not engage in any manner whatsoever (whether directly or indirectly), whether with or without consideration, in any job or vocation which may constitute
competition to the Company's business, whether as hired employees, self-employed persons, service providers who provide advisory services, or in any other way.
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4.16 |
Not to receive any consideration and/or benefit in connection with the provision of the services from any entity and/or person with whom he will be in contact during and/or as part of and/or as a result of the provision of the
services, including suppliers, clients and other service providers of the Company.
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4.17 |
That they will use the Company’s equipment and property, including the means made available to them for the purpose of providing the services, solely for the purpose of providing the services, and they undertake not to make any other
use of those equipment and property, except for reasonable private use by the manager.
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4.18 |
That they are aware that the Company is a public company as defined in the Companies Law, 1999 (hereafter: “the Companies Law”) and therefore they are aware that they are subject to provisions
and restrictions by virtue of the Securities Law, 1968 (hereafter: “the Securities Law”) and the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the guidelines of the Securities
Authority and the Regulations of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. and its directives, as may be from time to time, including and without derogating from the generality of the above, as follows: (1) restrictions as to carrying out
transactions with the securities of the Company or the parent company, including sale and purchase transactions; (2) restrictions on use or transfer of inside information, including restrictions regarding carrying out of transactions in
the Company’s security or a different security for which the Company’s security is the underlying asset, in breach of the provisions of the Securities Law, where they should have known that they or the Company are in possession of
inside information; (3) provisions regarding the date of filing a report to the Company regarding the holding of securities of the Company and/or the parent company, or the carrying out of transactions with those securities and the
details of such transactions, and also provisions regarding the date of filing a report to the Company regarding the details of the contractor and changes therein, where the Company is required to disclose those details to the public.
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4.19 |
That for the entire period of engagement under this agreement, the Management Company shall pay Mr. Williger his salary and other rights to which he is entitled, including social benefits and tax payments (national insurance, income
tax and medical insurance) at least at the rate prescribed by law and/or personal agreement and/or expansion order, as the case may be.
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4.20 |
That the relationship between the Company and the Management Company will be a relationship between a client and independent contractor and there will be no employer-employee relationship between the Management Company and the
Company or between Mr. Williger and the Company, as described in detail in section 11 below.
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5. |
Declarations and undertakings of the Company
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6. |
Monthly consideration
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6.1 |
The Management Company shall be entitled to a consideration of NIS 60,000 per month plus VAT (hereafter: “the Consideration”) in respect of the provision of the services to the Company and the
fulfilment of all Management Company’s obligations pursuant to this agreement.
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6.2 |
The Consideration shall be paid until the 10th of every month, in respect of the services provided in the previous month and against a tax invoice issued as required by law.
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6.3 |
In addition to the Consideration, the Management Company shall be entitled to payment of annual bonus and compensation in respect of participation in the meetings of the Board of Directors and/or its committees in accordance with the
minimal rate set in the Companies Regulations (Rules Regarding Compensation and Expenses of an External Director), 2000, taking into account the scope of the Company’s shareholders’ equity, as shall be from time to time and in
accordance with the provisions of the said regulations.
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6.4 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger alone shall bear any tax and/or any other payment of any type, if any, that will be levied on the monthly Consideration and/or the expenses, as described below.
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6.5 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger will not be entitled to receive any other payment and/or amount and/or consideration from the Company in respect of the provision of the services in addition to the Consideration, the expenses
and the annual bonus as described in this agreement.
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6.6 |
Mr. Williger will be included in the office holders’ insurance of the Company and its subsidiaries, as applicable to all other office holders and directors of the Company. Mr. Williger will also be entitled to exemption and
indemnification pursuant to the letter of exemption and indemnification that was approved by the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders on 20.7.05 in respect of all other office holders and directors of the Company.
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7. |
Expenses
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7.1 |
The Company shall make available to the Management Company a car to be used by Mr. Williger, at a value that will not exceed NIS 400 thousand and shall bear all expenses relating to the use of this car (excluding fines and parking
tickets) and including the applicable tax expenses. If Mr. Williger asks for a car, the value of which is more than NIS 400 thousand, the Management Company shall pay the cost of the car in excess of NIS 400 thousand.
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7.2 |
Furthermore, the Management Company shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses that it expensed in Israel or abroad in connection with the provision of the services to the Company (telephone expenses, subsistence and
staying expenses, as applicable), as is the normal practice in the Company and in accordance with the Company’s compensation policy, as shall be from time to time.
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8. |
Annual bonus
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8.1 |
If the Company’s annual consolidated operating profit amounts to NIS 15 million or more, before payment of bonuses to Company’s office holders, the Management Company shall be entitled to payment of a graduated annual bonus, as
specified below:
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8.1.1 |
2% of the operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of a total of NIS 10 million.
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8.1.2 |
3% of the operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of the amount in excess of NIS 10 million and up to NIS 15 million.
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8.1.3 |
4% of the operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of the amount in excess of NIS 15 million and up to NIS 20 million.
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8.1.4 |
5% of operating profit of the Company before bonuses in respect of any amount in excess of NIS 20 million.
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8.2 |
To remove any doubt, the annual bonus amount for each year will not exceed a total of NIS 720,000.
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8.3 |
In the event that the services are diminished and/or reduced and/or terminated under the circumstance set out in section 10.2 below before the end of a calendar year, the annual bonus shall be paid in respect of the period during
which the services were actually provided over the course of that calendar year.
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8.4 |
In the event that the services are diminished and/or reduced and/or terminated under the circumstance set out in section 10.8 below, the Company may revoke the payment of the annual bonus, in whole or in part.
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9. |
Compensation and insurance
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10. |
Term and termination of the agreement
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10.1 |
This agreement is effective as from 13.8.17 until it is terminated pursuant to the provisions of the agreement or the law.
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10.2 |
Each of the parties shall be entitled to terminate the engagement between the parties at any given time without giving any reason, by giving a 90-day written advance notice (hereafter – “the Advance
Notice Period”).
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10.3 |
As from the second year of the engagement between the parties pursuant to this agreement, the Advance Notice Period that the Company will be subject to will be 120 days.
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10.4 |
In addition, in the event of termination of the engagement between the parties by the Company under circumstance other than those specified in section 10.8 below, and provided that the engagement under this agreement has lasted more
than one full year, the Management Company shall be entitled to payment of retirement bonus at an amount equal to six times the monthly consideration, and also to payment of the consideration for four months from the date of the
termination of the engagement between the parties.
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10.5 |
During the Advance Notice Period, the Management Company shall continue to provide the services to the Company in order to ensure the continued normal activities of the Company.
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10.6 |
The Company may, at its own discretion, waive the provision of the services during some or all of the Advance Notice Period, and in such a case the Company shall pay to the Management Company the Consideration and all other rights
specified in this agreement, in respect of the period for which it waived the provision of services.
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10.7 |
If the Management Company fails to meet its obligation to give advance notice to the Company as provided above, the Management Company shall pay the Company an agreed compensation at an amount equal to the consideration that it would
have received in respect of the Advance Notice Period which it failed to announce. The Company may deduct and/or offset the amount of the said agreed compensation from any payment it will be required to pay the Management Company.
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10.8 |
Upon the fulfilment of at least one of the conditions set out below, the Company will be entitled to terminate this agreement with immediate effect, without being required to give advance notice or pay for an advance notice period,
without detracting from any remedy to which the Company will be entitled pursuant to any law and/or agreement:
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10.8.1 |
The Management Company and/or Mr. Williger were convicted of a criminal offense and/or a flagrant offense;
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10.8.2 |
The Management Company and/or Mr. Williger have fundamentally breached a fundamental obligation pursuant to this agreement and did not rectify the said breach within 30 days from the day on which they received written notice to that
effect from the Company.
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10.8.3 |
Mr. Williger was declared bankrupt;
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10.8.4 |
If a resolution is taken against the Management Company in an application for liquidation and/or appointment of a preliminary temporary liquidator, receiver, special manager, or an application for suspension of proceedings, or
receiving order, or the commencement of rehabilitation procedures.
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10.8.5 |
In the event that the Management will be prevented from providing the services due to the Mr. Williger's permanent incapacity and/or permanent loss of work capacity.
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10.8.6 |
Under circumstances in which, had Mr. Williger been an employee of the Company, it would have had the right to terminate his employment while revoking some or all of his severance pay.
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10.9 |
No later than 5 business days after the date of the termination of the provision of the services for any reason whatsoever, the Management Company will deliver to the Company all the documents, information, other confidential
materials, professional and/or business material and/or photocopies and/or any other copies thereof, as well as any other materials, that the Company or Mr. Williger received or prepared in connection with the provision of the services
until they were discontinued; the Management Company and Mr. Williger shall not retain any such information and/or materials or any copies of photocopies thereof.
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10.10 |
In the event that the engagement with the Management Company is terminated for any reason whatsoever, the Company shall pay to the Management Company all the amounts it was entitled to receive under this agreement through the date of
termination of the agreement; the Management Company will not be entitled to any further payments and/or compensation in respect of the termination of the engagement.
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11. |
The nature of the relationship between the parties
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11.1 |
The Company, the Management Company and Mr. Williger, declare and approve, jointly and severally, that the services pursuant to this agreement shall be provided to the Company under Mr. Williger’s status as a self-employed person and
that there is no employer-employee relationship between the Company and/or anyone acting on its behalf and Mr. Williger, nor will there be such a relationship in the future. The Company and/or anyone acting on its behalf are not liable
towards Mr. Williger in connection with any duty, responsibility or liability, which an employer has towards its employees, including in relation to severance pay and/or any payment and/or right that an employee is entitled to under any
law and/or practice.
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11.2 |
The Consideration and all other amounts payable in respect of the provision of the services specified in this agreement were determined, among other things, based on the assumption that the Management Company and Mr. Williger and/or
any of them are not employees of the Company. Therefore, it is expressly agreed that the Management Company and/or Mr. Williger shall indemnify the Company immediately upon first demand, for any lawsuit, if any, filed by Mr. Williger
and/or any of them and/or anyone acting on their behalf against the Company in connection with employer-employee relationship; indemnity will include the full amount specified in the lawsuit with the addition of interest, linkage
differences and any expense incurred by the Company in respect thereof; Mr. Williger shall be precluded from raising any claims against the Company with regard to any demand that the Company makes against him in connection with such a
lawsuit.
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11.3 |
Without derogating from the aforesaid, if a competent authority, including a court (and an arbitrator or a mediator) decides that despite of the agreement between the parties there were employer-employee relationships between Mr.
Williger and the Company and/or a Company under its control and/or a related company thereof, then the Consideration in respect of the provision of the services shall amount to NIS 40 thousand in respect of 60% of a full-time position;
this provision will apply with retroactive effect as from the date of commencement of the engagement as specified in section 10.1 above, without the Management Company and/or Mr. Williger raising any claims in connection with the
aforesaid. In such a case, the parties will settle accounts as required from the determination of the nature of the relationship between them; and accordingly, all amounts that were paid in excess of the amount specified above in gross
terms shall be considered as contribution towards social benefits, other benefits and rights pertaining to employer-employee relationship.
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12. |
Confidentiality and non-competition
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12.1 |
The Management and Mr. Williger declare, warrant and approve, jointly and severally, that they are aware that all the information that they will receive due to and/or in the process of the provision of the services, including
information prepared by them and which pertains to the Company and/or its businesses and/or its clients and/or its matters and/or its activity and/or transactions, including potential transactions, the Company’s clients, work
procedures, clients list, supplier list and information relating thereto, Company’s shareholders and/or its employees, work methods, methodology, work relations ,etc. (hereafter –“the Information”),
is confidential and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company and can only be used and brought to the attention of the Management Company and Mr. Williger in connection with the provision of the services pursuant to this
agreement.
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12.2 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake, jointly and severally, to use the Information only for the purpose of providing the services to the Company and to maintain full and complete confidentiality regarding the
Information, not disclose the Information to any third party and/or to publish it, whether directly or through others, and not to use it for any purpose other than the provision of the services to the Company.
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12.3 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake, jointly and severally, that they will not remove from the Company’s offices any equipment, parts of equipment, documents, copies of documents, videos, photographic films, recording
tapes, software, programs, plans, drawings, working papers that belong to the Company, it clients and/or to other persons, bodies and/or entities related to the Company in any way and/or to copy and/or to otherwise duplicate, including
by way of magnetic duplication, such documents or information, unless they do so for the purpose of providing the services to the Company and/or in accordance with its instructions.
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12.4 |
Without detracting from the above, the Management Company and Mr. Williger undertake, jointly and severally, that during the term of the agreement they will not address and/or contact and/or engage and/or provide services, whether
directly or indirectly, to Company’s present and former clients and/or suppliers and/or its employees and/or anyone to whom the Company rendered services and will not accept any approaches or proposals they receive therefrom.
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12.5 |
The Management Company and Mr. Williger’s obligations regarding confidentiality and non-competition as set out above, shall apply both in relation to the Company and in relation to its related companies, as described above.
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13. |
Applicable law
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14. |
Sundry
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14.1 |
The parties undertake to act mutually and in good faith to achieve the correct, just and efficient execution of this agreement, and for that purpose the parties undertake to sign any document and to present themselves before any
authority, as required.
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14.2 |
Any modification, amendment and/or addition to the agreement shall only become effective and considered as executed if they are agreed to in writing and signed by both parties.
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14.3 |
No conduct by either party shall be deemed to be a waiver of any of its rights under this agreement and/or under any law, or as waiver or acceptance of any breach or non-fulfillment of the terms of the agreement by the other party or
as extension, deferral, modification, revocation or addition of any condition, unless agreed to expressly and in writing.
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14.4 |
For purposes of this agreement, the addresses of the parties shall be the addresses set by the parties in the recital to this agreement.
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14.5 |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties to this agreement regarding the subjects discussed therein and it supersedes any representation, agreement, negotiation, practice, letter of
understanding, memorandum of principle, proposal, plan, summary of discussion, letter of intent and an undertaking, whether written or oral, that had existed or exchanged between the parties regarding the said subjects prior to signing
this agreement.
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The Company
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The Management Company
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Approval by Mr. Williger
I, the undersigned, Zwi Williger, i.d. no. 53339305, hereby undertake to comply with all the provisions of this agreement and particularly with all the provisions of a personal nature, including, but not only,
the provisions of sections 3, 4, 11 and 12 and their subsections.
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Mr. Zwi Williger
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BETWEEN: |
G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
Public company no. 520043209 Of 4 Nahal Harif Street, Yavne |
AND |
Zvi V. & Co Company Ltd.
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Whereas: |
The Company is a public company engaged in the import, marketing and distribution of food products;
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Whereas: |
The Management Company is a private company owned by Mr. Joseph Williger, i.d. no. 53339305 (hereafter: “Mr. Williger”);
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Whereas: |
On April 24, 2018, an agreement for the provision of management services was signed between the parties (hereafter: the “Services Agreement”) in accordance with the approval of the General
Meeting of the Company;
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Whereas: |
On April 3, 2019, the General Meeting of the Company approved the amendment of the terms of the agreement between the parties for a period of additional 3 years (three years).
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5. |
Section 3.2 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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6. |
Section 6.1 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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7. |
Section 8.1 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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8. |
Section 8.2 to the Services Agreement shall be updated as follows:
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The Company
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The Management Company
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Approval by Mr. Williger
I, the undersigned, Zwi Williger, i.d. no. 53339305 , hereby undertake to comply with all the provisions of this agreement and particularly with all the provisions of a personal nature.
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Mr. Zwi Williger
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Name of the Company
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Country of
Incorporation
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Percentage of
Ownership
Interest
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Subsidiaries:
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W.F.D. (import, marketing and trading) Ltd.
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Israel
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100
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%
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W. Capital Ltd.
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Israel
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100
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%
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Euro European Dairies Ltd. (Former: Gold Frost Ltd.)
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Israel
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100
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%
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1. |
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of G. Willi-Food International Ltd.;
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2. |
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4. |
The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and we have:
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a. |
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b. |
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c. |
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d. |
Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5. |
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a. |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b. |
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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By: /s/ Einat Peled Shapira
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Name: Einat Peled Shapira
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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1. |
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of G. Willi-Food International Ltd.;
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2. |
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3. |
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4. |
The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and we have:
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a. |
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b. |
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c. |
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d. |
Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5. |
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a. |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b. |
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
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By: /s/ Yitschak Barabi
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Name: Yitschak Barabi
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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By: /s/ Einat Peled Shapira
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Name: Einat Peled Shapira
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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By: /s/ Yitschak Barabi
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Name: Yitschak Barabi
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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