SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF A FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January, 2015

Commission File Number 001-36761

 

 

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

 

 

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01

Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   x             Form 40-F   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes   ¨             No    x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):            

 

 

 


On January 6, 2015, Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing Israel Corporation Ltd.’s (“IC”) approval of the spin-off of the Company’s shares to IC shareholders on January 9, 2015, the distribution date set by IC. The Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

In advance of the January 9, 2015 distribution of the Company’s shares to IC shareholders, on January 7, 2015, the Company and IC entered into a Sale, Separation and Distribution Agreement, Loan Agreement, and Pledge Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4, respectively, to this Report on Form 6-K. Additionally, the Company entered into Registration Rights Agreements with each of Millenium Investments Elad Ltd., Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. and XT Investments Ltd., which are filed as Exhibits 99.5, 99.6 and 99.7, respectively, to this Report on Form 6-K.

Also on January 7, 2015, the Company transferred to the account of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange the shares of the Company to be distributed to IC shareholders on January 9, 2015.

 

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Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release, dated January 6, 2015, regarding Israel Corporation Ltd.’s Approval of the Spin-off of Kenon Holdings Ltd.’s Shares
99.2    Sale, Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated January 7, 2015, between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Kenon Holdings Ltd.
99.3    Loan Agreement, dated January 7, 2015, between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Kenon Holdings Ltd.
99.4    Pledge Agreement, dated January 7, 2015, between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Kenon Holdings Ltd.
99.5    Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 7, 2015, between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Millenium Investments Elad Ltd.
99.6    Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 7, 2015, between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.
99.7    Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 7, 2015, between Israel Corporation Ltd. and XT Investments Ltd.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    KENON HOLDINGS LTD.
Date: January 8, 2015     By:  

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

    Name:   Yoav Doppelt
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

Israel Corporation Approves Spin-Off of Kenon

Kenon’s shares will commence trading on the NYSE on or about January 6, 2015 on a when-issued

basis under the symbol “KEN WI”

Highlights

 

    Israel Corporation’s (“IC”) shareholders and board approved the spin-off of Kenon shares, aimed at unlocking shareholder value for Israel Corporation’s shareholders. The expected closing date is January 7, 2015 and the distribution completion date was set for January 9, 2015, subject to certain terms and conditions.

 

    Kenon will hold interests in: IC Power: a leading owner, developer and operator of power facilities; Qoros Automotive; Tower Semi (NASDAQ, TASE: TSEM); ZIM; and two renewable energy companies

 

    Kenon’s aim is to support the growth and development of its businesses and to maximize their value, with the intention of then providing its shareholders with direct access to these businesses

 

    Kenon’s Shares are expected to commence trading on the NYSE on or about January 6, 2015 on a when-issued basis; Trading on the TASE is expected to commence on January 11, 2015

 

    Kenon will be holding a roadshow with investors in the U.S. starting on Tuesday January 6, 2015

 

    Deutsche Bank Securities is acting as Lead Financial Advisor to Israel Corporation and Kenon Holdings for this process. BofA Merrill Lynch is acting as Financial Advisor to Kenon Holdings

Singapore, January 6, 2015 – Kenon Holdings Ltd. (NYSE, TASE: KEN, LOGO ), announced that the shareholders of Israel Corporation Ltd. (TASE: ILCO), its board of directors and two committees of the board, have approved the spin-off of Kenon to Israel Corporation shareholders, and the expected closing date is January 7, 2015. The board of directors of Israel Corporation declared a pro rata dividend of the outstanding shares of Kenon, which will result in the legal and structural separation of the two companies.

Kenon’s primary assets include IC Power, a wholly owned power generation company with more than 3,800 MW of operating assets and assets under construction in growing markets including ten Latin American countries and the Caribbean and in Israel. IC Power has a pipeline of over 1,100 MW of new projects under construction scheduled to be completed by year end 2016. Kenon’s other primary asset is Qoros Automotive, an emerging Chinese automaker. Its other assets include interests in Tower Semiconductor, a speciality foundry manufacturer of analogue integrated circuits, ZIM, a global container shipping company, and two smaller renewable energy companies.

Kenon’s strategy is to support the growth and development of its various businesses. Following the growth and development of its businesses, Kenon intends to unlock value by providing its shareholders with direct access to these businesses. In addition, Kenon will follow disciplined capital allocation principles, including refraining from investing in new companies outside its current businesses.

All Israel Corporation shareholders as of the record date, January 9, 2015, will be entitled to receive for each IC share held, 7 Kenon shares, together with US$26.22557 in cash, as a dividend. Kenon’s shares will be distributed through the clearing systems of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (TASE) on or about January 9, 2015.


Kenon’s shares will begin trading in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on or about January 6, 2015. The NYSE has indicated that Kenon’s shares will trade on a “when-issued basis” for an initial period. During this period, Kenon’s shares will trade under the ticker symbol of ‘KEN WI’. Regular-way trading on the NYSE will commence at a later date to be determined by the NYSE. At this stage, the ticker symbol will be changed to ‘KEN’.

Kenon’s shares will commence trading in Israel on the TASE, on or about January 11, 2015.

In connection with the spin-off, Kenon has filed a Registration Statement on Form 20-F (“Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which contains information about Kenon and its businesses and details regarding the distribution of Kenon’s shares, as well as certain tax consequences and considerations and other important information. The Registration Statement is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov

About Kenon Holding

Kenon is a newly-incorporated holding company that will operate dynamic, primarily growth-oriented, businesses. The companies it will own, in whole or in part, are at various stages of development, ranging from established, cash generating businesses to early stage development companies. Each of our future businesses was formerly held by IC, which is spinning off these businesses with the aim to enhance value for its shareholders in the long term, by enhancing the business focus in the holding of portfolio companies, exposing these businesses to more focused public of investors within their areas of activities, creating structural flexibility in the holding of these businesses and “simplifying” the structure. Our businesses comprise:

 

    IC Power (100% interest) – a leading owner, developer and operator of power generating facilities in the Latin American, Caribbean and Israeli power generation markets;

 

    Qoros (50% interest) – a China-based automotive company;

 

    Tower Semiconductors (30% interest) – a global foundry manufacturer, with shares traded on NASDAQ and the TASE; and

 

    ZIM (32% interest) – an international shipping company;

 

    Two early stage businesses in the renewable energy sector - Primus (91% interest) – a developer of alternative fuel technology and HelioFocus (70% interest) – a developer of solar technologies

Kenon’s primary focus will be to continue to grow and develop its primary businesses, IC Power and Qoros. Following the continued growth and development of its primary businesses, Kenon intends to provide its shareholders with direct access to these businesses, when Kenon believes it is in the best interests of its shareholders for it to do so based on factors specific to each business, market conditions and other relevant information. Kenon intends to support the development of its non-primary businesses, and to act to realize their value for its shareholders by distributing its interests in its non-primary businesses to its shareholders or selling its interests in its non-primary businesses, rationally and expeditiously. For further information on Kenon’s businesses and strategy, see the Registration Statement. Please see http://www.kenon-holdings.com for additional information

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the completion of the spin-off, timing of “when-issued” and “regular-way” trading and trading on the NYSE and the TASE, conditions to the distribution, and statements about the objectives of the spin-off, Kenon’s strategy and other non-historical matters. These statements are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. These forward-looking

 

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statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements. Such risks include a failure to successfully separate Kenon from Israel Corporation, the satisfaction of conditions of the spin-off, including the receipt of required approvals, the ability of Kenon’s businesses to continue to grow and develop according to their business development plans, trends in the industries in which Kenon’s businesses operate, customer demand, the competitive landscape in which Kenon’s businesses operate, changes in regulation applicable to Kenon’s businesses, competition risk, regulatory risk, financial markets risk, operational risks, and other risks and factors, including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Kenon’s Registration Statement. Except as required by law, Kenon undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Information on Israel Corporation’s Cash Dividend Press Release

On January 4 Israel Corporation issued a separate immediate report regarding a cash distribution to be made to holders of Israel Corporation shares on the record date.

Contact Info:

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

Barak Cohen

VP Businesses Development and IR

barakc@kenon-holdings.com

Tel: +972-54-3301100

Zongda Huang

Associate Director, Business Development & IR

huangz@kenon-holdings.com

Tel: +65 6351 1780

External Investor Relations

Ehud Helft / Kenny Green

GK Investor Relations

Kenon@kgir.com

Tel: 1 646 201 9246

 

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Exhibit 99.2

SPIN-OFF AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

SPIN-OFF AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 7, 2015 (this “ Agreement ”), by and between Israel Corporation Ltd., a company incorporated with limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ IC ”), and Kenon Holdings Ltd., a company wholly-owned by IC, with limited liability organized under the laws of Singapore (“ Kenon ”). Each of IC and Kenon is sometimes referred to herein as a “ Party ” and together, as the “ Parties ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Appendix 1 .

R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS, the board of directors of IC (the “ IC Board ”) has determined that it is in the best interests of IC and the IC Shareholders to create a new publicly traded company that shall acquire the IC Transferred Businesses (the “ Separation ”), as an initial step towards completing the Distribution (as defined below);

WHEREAS, Kenon desires to purchase the IC Transferred Businesses from IC and to assume the responsibilities for certain debts, obligations and liabilities of the IC Transferred Businesses, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, immediately after the consummation of the acquisition of the IC Transferred Businesses and the issuance to IC of the Kenon Shares as set forth herein, IC shall distribute, on a pro rata basis, to the Record Holders all of the Distribution Shares and the Cash Dividend (collectively, the “ Distribution ”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises, and agreements herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows.

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE .

1.1. At the Closing (as defined in Section 1.4), subject to the terms and conditions provided below, (i) IC shall unconditionally and irrevocably sell, assign and transfer to Kenon and Kenon shall purchase, assume and accept from IC, the IC Transferred Assets and the IC Transferred Liabilities, free and clear of any Liens, subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in Schedule 3.5(a) and (ii) IC shall effect the Cash Investment in Kenon. The IC Transferred Equity Interests shall be sold by IC together with all rights and privileges attaching to them as at the Closing Date (including the right to receive all dividends or distributions declared, made or paid on or after the Closing Date).

1.2. In consideration for the sale, assignment and the transfer of the IC Transferred Businesses and the Cash Investment, at the Closing, Kenon shall issue to IC the Kenon Shares, credited as fully paid up (the “ Purchase Consideration ”), and as soon as possible thereafter, IC shall distribute the Distribution Shares, together with the Cash Dividend from its cash reserves, pro rata among all of the Record Holders.

1.3. All transfer, income, sales, use tax, value-added, gain, stamp, registration, documentary, personal and property and other taxes shall be borne (A) solely by IC where they (i) arise out of or relate to the conveyance of the IC Transferred Businesses pursuant


to this Agreement where such taxes are borne by the transferring party according to any applicable Law; or (ii) arise out of or relate to receipt of the Purchase Consideration pursuant to this Agreement, where such taxes are borne by the receiving party according to any applicable Law; (B) solely by Kenon where they arise out of or relate to the receipt of the IC Transferred Businesses, pursuant to this Agreement, where such taxes according to any applicable Law shall be borne by the receiving Party; and (C) by IC or the Record Holders, as applicable, where they arise out of the Distribution.

1.4. The closing of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take place on the date hereof, at the offices of Yigal Arnon & Co., 1 Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv at 10.00 a.m. local time or at such other time as the Parties may mutually agree upon in writing. The date on which the Closing occurs shall be referred to herein as the Closing Date (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

2. CLOSING.

2.1. At the Closing, the following transactions shall occur, which transactions shall be deemed to take place simultaneously and no transaction shall be deemed to have been completed or any document delivered until all such transactions have been completed and all required documents delivered:

2.1.1. IC shall deliver to Kenon the following documents or cause the following actions to be completed:

2.1.1.1. (i) certificates representing all of the IC Transferred Equity Interests in each of the IC Transferred Companies (other than Tower), duly endorsed to Kenon, (ii) originally executed irrevocable instructions letters (including any legal opinion required in connection therewith) to Tower’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer (“ AST ”) and Tower’s broker, Oppenheimer Israel Ltd. (“ Oppenheimer ”) instructing each of AST and Oppenheimer to transfer in book entry form all of the IC Transferred Equity Interests in Tower registered with it to Kenon or, in case of securities held by Oppenheimer, to Kenon’s securities account at Oppenheimer.

2.1.1.2. such instruments of transfer, conveyance or assignment, including share transfer deeds, necessary for the transfer of all of IC’s rights, title and interest in the IC Transferred Assets and the IC Transferred Liabilities;

2.1.1.3. copies of such part of the minutes of the meetings of each of the IC Board and the General Meeting, containing the resolutions approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which copies shall be executed by IC’s legal advisors certifying that such resolutions were duly approved by the majorities required by applicable Law and not amended in any manner;

2.1.1.4. a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.1.4 , executed by IC, certifying that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 are true and correct in all respects as of the Closing as though restated at the Closing and that the covenants contained in this Agreement to be complied with by IC on or before the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects;

2.1.1.5. certifications from counsel of each of the IC Transferred Companies (with the exception of Tower) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.1.5 stating that the IC Transferred Equity Interests have been duly transferred to Kenon;

 

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2.1.1.6. payment of the Cash Investment Amount, by wire transfer to the account of Kenon, the details of which will be provided to IC prior to the Closing;

2.1.1.7. execute and deliver to Kenon each of the Loan Agreement and Pledge Agreement;

2.1.1.8. without derogating from Kenon’s obligations under Sections 2.1.2.3 and 2.1.2.4 below, cause the crediting of 53,383,015 ordinary shares of no par value of Kenon (the “ Distribution Shares ”) (which shall be comprised of (x) the Kenon Shares and (y) 23,500,000 ordinary shares of Kenon of no par value held by IC immediately prior to the Closing Date ) in DTC, to the TASE Account and to any Holder account, if required;

2.1.1.9. take such action as shall be required to ensure payment of the Cash Dividend to the Record Holders promptly following the Record Date; and

2.1.2. Kenon shall deliver to IC the following documents or cause the following actions to be completed:

2.1.2.1. duly executed minutes of the resolutions of the Kenon Board and sole Shareholder, evidencing approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

2.1.2.2. certifications from Kenon’s legal advisors stating that (i) all approvals required for the issuance of the Kenon Shares under the Articles of Association of Kenon and the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore have been obtained, and (ii) the Kenon Shares have been duly issued to IC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.2.2 .

2.1.2.3. issue the Kenon Shares to IC;

2.1.2.4. deliver the Distribution Shares to the TASE Account with the DTC, by way of direct registration in book-entry form and remove IC as a shareholder of Kenon in its Register of Members;

2.1.2.5. execute and deliver any instruments of transfer, conveyance or assignment, including share transfer deeds, necessary for the transfer of all of IC’s rights, title and interest in the IC Transferred Assets and the IC Transferred Liabilities; and

2.1.2.6. execute and deliver to IC each of the Loan Agreement and Pledge Agreement.

2.2. On or before the Closing, IC shall arrange for transfer to Kenon of all existing corporate books and Records in IC’s possession or control relating to the IC Transferred Businesses; provided , however , that in the event that any such documents relate to both the IC Transferred Businesses and IC, only copies of such documents shall be furnished to Kenon.

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IC.

IC hereby represents and warrants to Kenon as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as follows:

3.1. IC has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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3.2. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by IC, the performance by IC of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by IC of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of IC and no other corporate action on the part of IC is necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements shall have been as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by IC, and this Agreement constitutes, and such Ancillary Agreements will constitute as of the Closing Date, the legal, valid and binding obligations of IC, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debtor relief or similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

3.3. Subject to obtaining the Required Consents (as defined below), the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by IC does not and will not (a) violate or conflict with the organizational or charter documents of IC; (b) conflict with or violate any Law or governmental order pertaining to IC; (c) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, or give to any Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument to which IC is a party or by which IC is bound; or (d) result in the creation of any Lien on any of the IC Transferred Assets or the Cash Investment Amount.

3.4. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4 (the “ Required Consents ”), the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by IC do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by IC, including, without limitation, transfer and assignment of all the IC Transferred Businesses, will not, require IC to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or other action to be taken by IC, or require IC to make any filing with or give notification to, any Governmental Entity or any other Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Kenon shall be solely responsible for obtaining the consents listed in items 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 3.4.

3.5. Subject to the limitations, restrictions and matters set forth in Schedule 3.5 , IC holds good and marketable title to and has valid interests in all of the IC Transferred Assets, free and clear of any and all Liens. At and as of the Closing, subject to the limitations set forth in Schedule 3.5(a) , Kenon shall have good, valid and marketable title to all of the IC Transferred Assets, free and clear of any Liens and shall have full right and power to the possession rights of the IC Transferred Assets so transferred. Other than the IC Transferred Equity Interests, IC has no other equity interests in the IC Transferred Companies. To IC’s knowledge: (a) IC’s holding percentage in the issued and outstanding share capital of each of the IC Transferred Companies, as set forth in Appendix 1 hereto, is accurate and complete; and (b)  Schedule 3.5(b) sets forth an accurate and complete list of all options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into securities, the issuance of which was approved by the board of directors or the applicable authorized corporate organ of ICG, ICP, Quantum and Qoros, as applicable.

 

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3.6. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.6 , there are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Actual Knowledge of IC, threatened in writing, against IC with respect to or in connection with the IC Transferred Businesses.

3.7. DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. EACH OF IC AND KENON UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL IC TRANSFERRED ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM OF DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND KENON AGREES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, EACH MEMBER OF THE KENON GROUP, AND WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF AND EACH SUCH MEMBER, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS, THAT NO CLAIMS SHALL BE BROUGHT AGAINST IC OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS, IN RESPECT OF THE CONDITION OR PRIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE IC TRANSFERRED ASSETS, WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM KENON’S RIGHT TO BRING ANY CLAIMS AGAINST SUCH PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

4. REPRESENTATIONS OF KENON

Kenon hereby represents and warrants to IC as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

4.1. Kenon has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

4.2 The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Kenon, the performance by Kenon of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Kenon of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Kenon and no other corporate action on the part of Kenon is necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements shall have been as of

 

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the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by Kenon, and this Agreement constitutes, and such Ancillary Agreements will constitute as of the Closing Date, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Kenon, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debtor relief or similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

4.3 The Kenon Shares when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free of any preemptive rights, will have the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions set forth in Kenon’s Articles of Association, and will be free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or third party rights of any kind. Kenon is taking all required actions in order to ensure the registration of the Kenon Shares, their listing on the NYSE and their issuance to IC, in accordance with applicable Laws.

 

5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING.

5.1. The consummation of the Separation will be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6 of the IC Shareholder Circular and to the obtaining by IC of all other Required Consents.

5.2. In addition, no Party will be obligated to consummate the transaction in case any order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Separation, Distribution, or any of the transactions related thereto shall be in effect.

5.3. Each Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered such additional documents as may be necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the performance of their obligations hereunder.

 

6. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.

6.1. Following the Closing Date, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 6 and subject to the accuracy of any applicable IC representation and warranty set forth in Section 3, neither IC nor any member of the IC Group shall remain liable for any and all of the IC Transferred Liabilities or Future Litigation, nor shall IC or any member of the IC Group be liable to Kenon for any Losses arising out of or in connection with the IC Transferred Liabilities or Future Litigation, whether the facts giving rise to such Losses (whether known or unknown as of the Closing Date, where applicable), existed prior to or following the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 6 and irrespective of the accuracy of any applicable IC representation and warranty set forth in Section 3, following the Closing Date, Kenon shall be liable for any and all of the obligations, commitments and undertakings of Kenon or IC relating to the IC Transferred Liabilities and Future Litigation and shall be liable for any Losses incurred by Kenon or IC arising out of or in connection with the IC Transferred Liabilities and Future Litigation, whether the facts giving rise to such Losses (whether known or unknown as of the Closing Date, where applicable), existed prior to or following the Closing Date.

6.2. Without derogating from the foregoing, following the Closing Date, IC shall continue to be liable for the following:

6.2.1. The Legal Proceedings which existed as of the Closing Date, as described in Schedule 3.6 ;

 

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6.2.2. Any and all tax Liabilities due from IC in respect of any period prior to the Closing in respect of the IC Transferred Companies, IC Transferred Assets and IC Transferred Liabilities;

6.2.3. Any and all Liabilities in respect of the Employees which existed through the later of (i) the Closing and (ii) the date on which the employment of such Employee by IC was terminated, regardless of whether such Liabilities arose in respect of the IC Transferred Businesses or in the course of performing any other duties by the Employees at IC;

6.2.4. Any Liabilities of officeholders of IC (including the Employees) for which IC has an existing obligation to indemnify, arising out of actions or omissions committed by them in the performance of their roles as officeholders of IC, before or after the Closing, including with respect to Liabilities suffered by IC or Kenon in connection with Liabilities of such officeholders for which IC has an existing obligation to indemnify;

6.2.5. Its obligation to provide the Credit Line to Zim;

6.2.6. The Guarantee provided to Chery Automotive Co. Ltd. dated July 2012;

6.2.7. Any other obligations and liabilities agreed upon in writing prior to the Closing Date by the Parties.

(collectively, the “ IC Retained Liabilities ”).

6.3. Without derogating from the agreements and understandings set forth in section 3.7 herein, IC agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Kenon, and, with respect to any Action against any of the following, also their officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents and Representatives (collectively, the “ Kenon Indemnified Parties ”), at all times from and after the Closing, from and against all Losses, incurred by any Kenon Indemnified Party as a result of or arising from (i) any of the IC Retained Liabilities and any other pending or contingent obligations, commitments, Guarantees, Liabilities or undertakings of IC which are not IC Transferred Liabilities or Future Litigation; (ii) any breach of or default in connection with any of the covenants and agreements given or made by IC or any officer or director of IC in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (iii) any misrepresentation or breach of any of the representations and warranties made by IC or any officer or director of IC in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, which representations and warranties shall survive and remain in full force and effect from the Closing until the third anniversary of the Closing; and (iv) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to the IC Shareholder Circular and IC Disclosure Documents. For the avoidance of any doubt, (i) IC shall not be required to indemnify Kenon in connection with the performance of any of Kenon’s obligations pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and (ii) the provisions of this Section 6.3 shall not derogate from Kenon’s obligations (A) under any of the Ancillary Agreements to repay to IC the amounts paid by IC in respect of Guarantees which are included in the Retained Liabilities, where such Guarantees have been exercised following the date hereof, or (B) with respect to the Kenon Disclosure Documents or its indemnification obligations in connection therewith. For the purposes of this Section 6.3, Kenon shall be deemed to mean Kenon and/or its successors or assigns and/or any Person to which Kenon may transfer any of the IC Transferred Companies (in respect of such transferred IC Transferred Companies).

 

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6.4. Kenon agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless IC and, with respect to any Action against any of the following, also their officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents and Representatives (collectively, the “ IC Indemnified Parties ”), at all times from and after the Closing, from and against all Losses, incurred by any IC Indemnified Party resulting from (i) the IC Transferred Liabilities or Future Litigation; (ii) any breach of or default in connection with any of the covenants and agreements given or made by Kenon or any officer or director of Kenon in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (iii) any misrepresentation or breach of any of the representations made by Kenon or any officer or director of Kenon in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, which representations and warranties shall survive and remain in full force and effect from the Closing until the third anniversary of the Closing; and (iv) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the Kenon Disclosure Documents.

6.5. If any claim or liability (a “ Third-Party Claim ”) is asserted against any of the IC Indemnified Parties or the Kenon Indemnified Parties, as applicable (the “ Indemnitee ”) by a third party after the Closing for which an indemnification obligation under the terms of Section 6.3 or 6.4 applies, then the Indemnitee shall notify the other Party (the “ Indemnitor ”) within 20 days after the Third-Party Claim is asserted by a third party (said notification being referred to as a “ Claim Notice ”) and give the Indemnitor a reasonable opportunity to take part in any examination of the books and Records of the Indemnitee relating to such Third-Party Claim and to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim and in connection therewith and to conduct any proceedings or negotiations relating thereto and necessary or appropriate to defend the Indemnitee and/or settle such Third-Party Claim. The expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of all negotiations, proceedings, contests, lawsuits or settlements with respect to any Third-Party Claim shall be borne by the Indemnitor. If the Indemnitor agrees to assume the defense of any Third-Party Claim in writing within 20 days after the Claim Notice of such Third-Party Claim has been delivered, through counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, then the Indemnitor shall be entitled to control the conduct of such defense, and any decision to settle such Third-Party Claim, and shall be responsible for any expenses of the Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim so long as the Indemnitor continues such defense until the final resolution of such Third-Party Claim. The Indemnitor shall be responsible for paying all settlements made or judgments entered with respect to any Third-Party Claim the defense of which has been assumed by the Indemnitor. Except as provided in Section 6.6, no settlement of a Third-Party Claim will be effective unless both the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee approve it. A failure by the Indemnitee to timely notify the Indemnitor of the Claim Notice shall not excuse Indemnitor from any indemnification liability except to the extent that the Indemnitor is adversely prejudiced by such failure.

6.6. If the Indemnitor shall not agree to assume the defense of any Third-Party Claim in writing within 20 days after the Claim Notice of such Third-Party Claim has been delivered, or shall fail to continue such defense until the final resolution of such Third-Party Claim, then the Indemnitee may defend against such Third-Party Claim in such manner as it may deem appropriate; provided that (i) insofar as is reasonably practicable and reasonable, the Indemnitee shall take into account any instructions or

 

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guidelines provided by the Indemnitor in writing; and (ii) the Indemnitee may only settle such Third-Party Claim on such terms agreed in writing by the Indemnitor, which written agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Indemnitor shall promptly reimburse the Indemnitee for the amount of all settlement payments and expenses, legal and otherwise, incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense or settlement of such Third-Party Claim. If no settlement of such Third-Party Claim is made, then the Indemnitor shall satisfy any judgment rendered with respect to such Third-Party Claim before the Indemnitee is required to do so, and pay all reasonable expenses, legal or otherwise, incurred by the Indemnitee in the defense against such Third-Party Claim.

6.7. Upon discovery of any claim for which a Party has an indemnification obligation under the terms of Section 6.3 or 6.4 which does not involve a claim by a third party against the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall give prompt notice to Indemnitor of such claim and, in any case, shall give Indemnitor such notice within 30 days of such discovery. A failure by Indemnitee to timely give the foregoing notice to Indemnitor shall not excuse Indemnitor from any indemnification liability except to the extent that Indemnitor is adversely prejudiced by such failure.

 

7. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.

7.1. Subject to any confidentiality obligations under any applicable statutes or regulations, including obligations and laws protecting personal data, but without derogating from any of the Ancillary Agreements, including Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement, each of IC and Kenon, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to the other Party and the members of such other Party’s Group, at any time before, on or after the Closing Date, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any information (or a copy thereof) in the possession or under the control of such Party or in the case of Kenon its Group (to the extent that Kenon has to the power to cause the members of the Kenon Group to provide such information) to the extent that such information relates to any of the IC Transferred Businesses or IC Retained Liabilities and (i) such information is reasonably required by the requesting Party to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (ii) such information is reasonably required by the requesting Party to comply with any obligation imposed by any Governmental Entity or applicable Law; provided , however , that, such information shall be held in strict confidence (unless and only to the extent disclosure of such information is required under any applicable law) and shall be used only for such purposes and in compliance with applicable Law, and provided further that in the event that the Party to whom the request has been made determines that any such provision of information could be detrimental to the Party providing the information, violate any Law or agreement, or results in a waiver of any privilege available under applicable Law, including any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit compliance with such obligations to the extent and in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. 

7.2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7.1, until the first Kenon fiscal year end occurring after the Closing Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards as required for each Party to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for the fiscal year during which the Closing occurs), each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party’s information requests to enable (i) the other Party to meet its timetable for dissemination of its earnings releases, financial statements

 

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and, if applicable to such Party, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act; and (ii) the other Party’s accountants to timely complete their review of the quarterly financial statements and audit of the annual financial statements, including, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder and any other applicable Laws.

7.3. Kenon undertakes that following the Closing it shall act in accordance with Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

8. TERMINATION.

8.1. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of IC, this Agreement may be terminated and the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Closing Date by and in the sole discretion of IC, without the approval or consent of any other Person, including Kenon.

8.2. In the event of termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no Liability on the part of either Party (nor any of its directors, officers or employees) hereto.

 

9. COVENANTS.

9.1. Kenon shall act in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Guarantee Release Framework, provided that the remaining financial obligation to inject funds to Qoros or guarantee any payment relating to Qoros under the Guarantee Release Framework shall be up to an amount equal to RMB400 million (the “ Guarantee Framework Obligations ”). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the effectiveness of the Guarantee Release Framework, any Guarantees provided by IC to Qoros which are included in the Retained Liabilities, shall remain in effect (the “ Remaining Qoros Guarantee ”). However in the event of any exercise of the Remaining Qoros Guarantee, Kenon shall repay IC any amounts paid by IC in respect thereof, in accordance with Kenon’s obligations under any of the Ancillary Agreements.

9.2. The Parties agree that following the Closing, no party shall take, permit or, cause any third party to take or omit, permit to be omitted or cause any third party to omit to take, any action whether directly or indirectly, the result of which action or inaction would be or would be reasonably expected to be the failure of the Distribution Shares to be traded on the TASE as soon as reasonably practicable following the Record Date.

9.3. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, the board of directors of Kenon shall grant options to purchase ordinary shares in the capital of Kenon to those officers and employees of IC who currently hold options to purchase IC Shares granted under the 2012 option plan of IC, in accordance with the terms set forth in the IC Shareholder Circular, which options shall be granted in accordance with the terms of a certain tax ruling obtained from the ITA on August 17, 2014 in respect thereto, and shall file a registration statement on Form S-8 registering the shares underlying such options.

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acquired, whether in written form or orally, during the respective terms of their employment with the IC Group; subject only to any applicable confidentiality obligations towards Kenon or any member of the Kenon Group.

9.5. IC shall cooperate with Kenon (at Kenon’s expense) in the defense of any third-party claim or proceeding with respect to the IC Transferred Businesses, and make available to Kenon any documents, materials and other information in its possession or control that may be necessary for the defense of such claim or proceeding.

9.6. Further Action .

9.6.1. From and after the Closing, Kenon and IC shall (at their own reasonable expense) do all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws, including signing and delivery of any documents and instruments, as reasonably requested by either party to put Kenon in effective and registered possession, ownership and control of the IC Transferred Assets and the IC Transferred Liabilities, and cooperate fully with each other and with any Governmental Entities and third Persons in promptly seeking to obtain all required authorizations, consents, orders and approvals therefor.

9.6.2. In case that during the period of twelve (12) months following the Closing, Kenon discovers any pre Closing component of the IC Transferred Businesses, (such as, but not limited to, shares in, rights pertaining to or agreements entered into by the IC Transferred Businesses, but expressly excluding goodwill) (an “ Additional Asset ”) that is not transferred to Kenon as of the Closing, then Kenon may request IC in writing to transfer such Additional Asset to Kenon, as if such item had been identified as an IC Transferred Asset under this Agreement and the Schedules thereto. As soon as practicable after receipt by IC from Kenon of such request, IC shall provide written confirmation of the transfer of such asset to Kenon (unless IC in good faith believes that such Additional Asset should not be so treated), and such item shall thereafter be deemed to have been transferred to Kenon.

9.7. Confidentiality . Expect as specifically set forth herein, including under Section 7 above, without the prior written consent of the other Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), each Party shall not (i) disclose to any Person (other than to the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group) in any manner, directly or indirectly, any confidential information or data relevant to the IC Transferred Businesses or the operation of the IC Transferred Businesses (in the case of IC) or to the businesses or operations of the businesses operated as of the Closing Date by IC (in the case of Kenon) (the “ IC Businesses ”), whether of a technical or commercial nature, or (ii) use or permit or assist, by acquiescence or otherwise, any Person to use, directly or indirectly, any confidential information in any manner which is competitive with the operation of the IC Transferred Businesses (in the case of IC), or the IC Businesses (in the case of Kenon) after the Closing. Each Party shall take reasonable precautions to keep such applicable information confidential.

 

10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

10.1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement (the terms of which, to the extent so provided therein, shall govern the resolution of disputes, controversies or claims that are the subject of such Ancillary Agreement), the procedures for discussion, negotiation and arbitration set forth in this Section 10 shall apply to all disputes, controversies or claims (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with, this Agreement or any

 

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Ancillary Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby on or prior to the Closing Date), between or among IC Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Kenon Group, on the other hand (collectively, “ Agreement Disputes ”).

10.2. IC and Kenon will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously any Agreement Dispute on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis. In furtherance of the foregoing, any member of the Kenon Group or IC involved in an Agreement Dispute may deliver a notice (an “ Escalation Notice ”) demanding an in-person meeting involving senior level management representatives of IC and Kenon (or, if IC and Kenon agree, of the appropriate business unit or division within each such entity). A copy of any such Escalation Notice shall be given to the General Counsel of each of IC and Kenon (which copy shall state that it is an Escalation Notice pursuant to this Section 10.2). Any agenda, location or procedures for such discussions or negotiations between IC and Kenon may be established by IC and Kenon from time to time; provided , however , that the representatives of IC and Kenon shall use their reasonable efforts to meet within 30 days of the Escalation Notice.

10.3. If the senior level management representatives of IC and Kenon are not able to resolve the Agreement Dispute within 30 days after the date of receipt of the Escalation Notice (or such shorter time as is necessary to avoid immediate irreparable injury), then the Agreement Dispute shall be submitted to the chief executive officers of both IC and Kenon.

10.4. If IC and Kenon are not able to resolve the Agreement Dispute through the processes set forth in sections 10.2 and 10.3 within 60 days after the date of the Escalation Notice, such Agreement Dispute shall be determined, at the request of either IC or Kenon by arbitration, which shall be (i) conducted in Israel by three arbitrators, consisting of one arbitrator appointed by IC, one arbitrator appointed by Kenon and a third arbitrator appointed by the two arbitrators appointed by IC and Kenon or, if the arbitrators appointed by IC and Kenon cannot agree on a third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the chief executive officers of both IC and Kenon, (ii) conducted in accordance with the Israeli Arbitration Law 1968 (except with respect to the selection of arbitrators) in effect at the time of filing of the demand for arbitration, (iii) subject to Israeli law.

10.5. The decision of the arbitrators (which, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, may include an order to specifically perform any provision of this Agreement) shall be in writing, fully reasoned, final and binding upon the Parties hereto, and the expense of the arbitration (including the award of attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party) shall be paid as the arbitrators determine. The decision of the arbitrators shall be executory, and judgment thereon may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in the city of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel.

10.6. Subject to applicable Laws, the existence of, and any discussions, negotiations, arbitrations or other proceedings relating to, any Agreement Dispute shall be treated as confidential information, until such time as a judgment thereon is entered in a court of competent jurisdiction.

10.7. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if an Agreement Dispute relates to a bona fide Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitee may file an indemnification claim against Indemnitor in any competent court in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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11. MISCELLANEOUS.

11.1. Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

11.2. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile or e-mail or registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.2):

 

  (a) if to IC:

Israel Corporation Ltd.

Millennium Tower

23 Aranha Street

P.O. Box 20456

Tel Aviv 61204 Israel

Attention: Maya Alcheh-Kaplan

General Counsel

Facsimile: +972-3-6844587

with a copy to:

Yigal Arnon & Co.

1 Azrieli Center

Tel Aviv 6702101

Israel

Attention: Gil Oren

Adrian Daniels

Facsimile: +972-3-608-7702

 

  (b) if to Kenon:

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01

Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

Attention: Robert Rosen

General Counsel

E-mail: RobertR@kenon-holdings.com

with a copy to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom (UK) LLP

40 Bank Street

London E14 5DS

Attention: Scott V. Simpson

James A. McDonald

 

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Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal

16 Abba Hillel Road

Ramat Gan 5250680

Israel

Attention: Mike Rimon

Facsimile: 972-3-610-3687

A Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.

11.3. Public Announcements . Prior to the Closing Date, each of Kenon and IC shall consult with each other prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the Separation, the Distribution or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or under any Ancillary Agreement and prior to making any filings with any Governmental Entity with respect thereto.

11.4. Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

11.5. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement of the Parties hereto and their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

11.6. Assignment . This Agreement may not be assigned by a Party hereto without the consent of the other Party hereto; provided that a merger shall not be deemed to be an assignment under this Agreement; and provided further, that any Party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates of such Party without the consent of the other Party provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assignor of any of its obligations hereunder.

11.7. Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Israel, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies. Subject to Section 10 above, the appropriate courts in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction.

 

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11.8. Specific Performance . In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Party or Parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by each of the Parties.

11.9. Mutual Drafting . This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

11.10. Counterparts . This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

Israel Corporation Ltd.
 
By:  

/s/ Nir Gilad

  Name: Mr. Nir Gilad
  Title: President and CEO
 

/s/ Avisar Paz

  Name: Mr. Avisar Paz
  Title: CFO
Kenon Holdings Ltd.
 
By:  

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

  Name: Mr. Yoav Doppelt
  Title: CEO

 

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Appendix 1

Action ” shall mean any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

Actual Knowledge ” shall mean with respect to IC, the actual knowledge of IC’s general counsel, chief financial officer or chief executive officer without any of the foregoing having conducted any general or specific inquiry as to the existence of any threatened Legal Proceedings.

Agent ” shall mean the trust company or bank duly appointed by IC to act as distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the Distribution Shares in connection with the Distribution.

Ancillary Agreements ” shall mean all agreements (other than this Agreement) entered into by the Parties in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all documents, instruments and ancillary agreements hereunder and thereunder.

Assets ” shall mean, with respect to any person, the assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill) of such Person, wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third Persons or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of such Person, including rights and benefits pursuant to any contract, license, permit, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, agreement, concession, franchise, instrument, undertaking, commitment, understanding or other arrangement.

Audit Committee ” shall mean the audit committee of the IC Board.

Cash Dividend ” shall mean approximately U.S. $200,000,000, less any taxes required to be withheld by IC subject to applicable Law.

Business Day ” shall mean a day in which regular trading occurs on the TASE.

Business Information ” means all books, records, files and documentation of IC in any media prepared, used or held for use by any Person, related to the IC Transferred Businesses, including but not limited to, all business records, tangible data, electronic media, disks, files, customer lists, supplier lists, blueprints, specifications, designs, drawings, operation or maintenance manuals, bids, personnel records, policy and instruction manuals and directories, invoices, credit records, sales, market and promotional literature of any kind, tax, financial and accounting records and all other books and records relating to the IC Transferred Businesses.

“Cash Investment” shall mean the cash payment to Kenon of the Cash Investment Amount, which shall comprise part of the aggregate consideration for the allotment and issuance of Kenon Shares to IC pursuant to Section 1.2 of this Agreement.

Cash Investment Amount ” shall mean an amount equal to US$34,270,845.

Credit Line ” shall mean a certain credit line to be provided to Zim pursuant to the terms and conditions of the IL Framework Credit Line Agreement dated July 15, 2014, in the amount of $50,000,000.

DTC ” shall mean the Depositary Trust Company.

 

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Employees ” shall mean Tzahi Goshen and Barak Cohen.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Form 20-F ” shall mean the registration statement on Form 20-F filed by Kenon with the SEC in connection with the Distribution, and all amendments and supplements thereto.

Future Litigation ” shall mean any Legal Proceedings to which IC will become a party following the Closing relating to its holding prior to the Closing of the IC Transferred Companies or the IC Transferred Businesses with the exception of the Legal Proceedings set forth in Schedule 3.6.

Guarantee Release Framework ” shall mean the framework for releasing the guarantees provided to Chery Automotive Co. Ltd. (“ Chery ”) under the Quantum Obligations, as more fully described in IC’s immediate report dated October 1, 2014, and which was effectuated on December 11, 2014 by the release of IC from a certain guarantee to Chery, dated August 2014.

General Meeting ” shall mean the Extraordinary General Meeting of the IC Shareholders convened for the purpose of approving the Separation and Distribution.

Governmental Entity ” shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.

Group ” shall mean the IC Group or the Kenon Group, as the context may require.

Guarantee ” shall mean any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding.

IC Disclosure Documents ” shall mean any registration statement or other document filed with the SEC or the ISA by or on behalf of IC in connection with the Separation or the Distribution, in each case which describes the Separation or the Distribution or the IC Group or primarily relates to the transactions contemplated hereby, but shall specifically not include the Kenon Disclosure Documents.

IC Group ” shall mean IC and each Person that is a Subsidiary of IC, or an investee or associated company of such Subsidiary or IC (other than (i) the IC Transferred Companies and (ii) Kenon and its Subsidiaries; (iii) Israel Chemicals Ltd., and (iv) Oil Refineries Ltd.).

IC Shares ” shall mean the ordinary shares of IC.

IC Shareholders ” shall mean the holders of IC Shares.

IC Shareholder Circular ” shall mean the circular sent to IC Shareholders containing details of the Separation and Distribution, including any amendment or supplement thereto.

IC Transferred Assets ” shall mean the IC Transferred Equity Interests and the Assets sets forth in Schedule A hereto.

 

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IC Transferred Businesses ” shall mean the IC Transferred Assets and the IC Transferred Liabilities.

IC Transferred Companies ” shall mean:

(i) IC Power Ltd., a company incorporated with limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ ICP ”);

(ii) ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd., a company incorporated with limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ Zim ”);

(iii) Tower Semiconductor Ltd., a company incorporated with limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ Tower ”);

(iv) IC Green Energy Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Israel (“ ICG ”); and

(v) Quantum (2007) LLC, a company incorporated with limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ Quantum ”);

IC Transferred Equity Interests ” shall mean

(a) 10,000,100 ordinary shares of ICP, par value NIS 0.01 owned by IC, constituting 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of such company as of the Closing Date;

(b) 3,200,000 ordinary shares of ZIM, par value NIS 0.03 owned by IC, constituting approximately 32% of the issued and outstanding share capital of such company as of the Closing Date;

(c) 18,030,039 ordinary shares of Tower, par value NIS 15.00 owned by IC, 1,669,795 series 9 options in Tower, options to purchase 2,668 ordinary shares of Tower, transferred to IC pursuant to that certain Letter Agreement between IC and Mr. Yoav Doppelt, dated February 6, 2013;

(d) 3,722 ordinary shares of IC Green Energy Ltd., nominal value NIS 0.2 owned by IC, constituting 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of such company as of the Closing Date; and

(e) 100% of the membership interest of Quantum, owned by IC, constituting 100% of the of the membership interest of such company as of the Closing Date.

IC Transferred Liabilities ” shall mean the Liabilities set forth in Schedule B .

Information ” shall mean all information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic, visual or other tangible or intangible form, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, Records, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other Software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), communications and materials otherwise related to or made or prepared in connection with or in preparation for any legal proceeding, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data.

 

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Intellectual Property” means all rights in any jurisdiction worldwide arising out of (i) all patents and patent applications, together with all reissuances, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, renewals, extensions and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all trade secret rights, formulas, discoveries and improvements, know how, inventions, specifications, designs, plans, proposals and technical data, business and marketing plans, market surveys, and customer lists, (iii) all copyrights and any other original works of authorship, designs, rights in databases, mask works, copyright registrations and applications therefor and all moral and economic rights of authors and inventors related thereto, however denominated, throughout the world, (iv) all trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress and trade names, whether registered or not, all registrations and applications to register the foregoing anywhere in the world and all goodwill associated therewith, (v) all Internet electronic addresses, domain names, uniform resource locators and alphanumeric designations associated therewith and all registrations for any of the foregoing and (vi) all other intellectual property and related proprietary rights, interests and protections.

ISA ” shall mean the Israel Securities Authority

Kenon ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Kenon Articles of Association ” shall mean the Articles of Association, in the form of Exhibit B .

Kenon Disclosure Documents ” shall mean any registration statement or other document (including the Form 20-F) filed with the SEC or the ISA by or on behalf of Kenon in connection with the Separation or the Distribution, in each case which describes the Separation or the Distribution or the Kenon Group or primarily relates to the transactions contemplated hereby, but shall not include the IC Shareholder Circular or any other documents filed by IC with any of the SEC, the ISA or any other Governmental Entity in connection with the Separation or the Distribution.

Kenon Group ” shall mean Kenon and each Person that immediately following the Closing, is a Subsidiary of Kenon, or an investee or associated company of such Subsidiary or Kenon.

Kenon Israeli Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus filed with the ISA by Kenon with respect to the Distribution Shares.

Kenon Shares ” shall mean 29,883,015 ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of Kenon.

Law ” shall mean any national, supranational, federal, state, provincial, local or similar law (including common law), statute, code, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, treaty (including any income tax treaty), license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, decree, injunction, binding judicial or administrative interpretation or other requirement, in each case, enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Entity.

Legal Proceedings ” shall mean any material ongoing civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding relating to the IC Transferred Businesses filed with or heard before a court of competent jurisdiction or any other competent judicial Governmental Entity or arbitrator.

Liabilities ” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities, costs, expenses and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,

 

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stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto.

Lien ” means any mortgage, deed or trust, pledge, hypothecation, security interest, encumbrance, restriction, claim, lien, lease or charge or third party right of any kind whatsoever.

“Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain loan agreement by and between IC and Kenon in the form agreed between the Parties prior to the date hereof.

Losses ” shall mean all damages, losses, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the reasonable costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder), excluding special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages and taxes.

NYSE ” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

Parties ” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

Person ” means any natural person, general or limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, association or other legal entity.

Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain pledge agreement by and between IC and Kenon in the form agreed between the Parties prior to the date hereof.

Records ” shall mean any contracts, documents, books, records or files.

Record Date ” shall mean the close of business on the date to be determined by the IC Board as the record date for determining holders of IC Shares entitled to receive Distribution Shares pursuant to the Distribution.

Record Holders ” shall mean the holders of record of IC Shares as of the Record Date with the exception of H.L. Management and Consulting (1986) Ltd.

Representatives ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys or other representatives.

SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) a corporation, 50% or more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (ii) any other partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns 50% or more of the equity economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of 50% or more of the members of the governing body of such entity or otherwise has control over such entity ( e.g., as the managing partner of a partnership).

TASE ” shall mean the Tel Avi Stock Exchange.

TASE Account ” shall mean the account of the TASE Clearing House Ltd.

Zim ” shall mean Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.

 

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S CHEDULE A

IC T RANSFERRED A SSETS

 

    Zim Restructuring Deed, dated July 16, 2014 (the “ Restructuring Deed ”)

 

    Zim Subscription Agreement between Zim and IC, dated July 16, 2014 (the “ Subscription Agreement ”)

 

    Those certain Capital Notes listed in Annex A, in the aggregate amount of NIS 508,080,531, issued by IC Green Energy Ltd. (“ ICG ”)

 

    Those certain Loans to ICG listed in Annex A in the aggregate amount of EURO 17,690,488 plus interest thereon.

 

    Those certain Capital Notes listed in Annex A in the aggregate amount of NIS 802,038,757, issued by Quantum (2007) LLC (“ Quantum ”).

 

    Those certain Capital Notes listed in Annex A in the aggregate amount of US $419,728,123, issued by Quantum

 

    Registration Rights Agreement by and between Tower, IC and certain parties thereto, dated September 28, 2006

 

    Intellectual Property held by IC in respect of the IC Transferred Businesses

 

    All Business Information

 

    All causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims and demands of any nature available to or being pursued by IC which (i) are related to the IC Transferred Businesses, or (ii) constitute counterclaims, rights of setoff, and affirmative defenses to any claims brought against IC by third parties which are related to the IC Transferred Businesses, to the extent such causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims or demands are needed Kenon to continue the operation of the IC Transferred Businesses as currently conducted or defend against any claims or demands made against IC arising from the IC Transferred Businesses

 

    All of the goodwill associated with the IC Transferred Businesses

 

    Limited Liability Company Agreement of Quantum dated February 2007

 

    Any and all rights to or arising from any of the foregoing

 

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S CHEDULE B

IC T RANSFERRED L IABILITIES

 

    Obligations set forth in a certain Tag Along Agreements between IC and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. dated September 28, 2006, as amended on September 25, 2008 and between IC and Bank Hapoalim B.M. dated September 28, 2006, as amended on September 25, 2008.

 

    IC’s general undertaking dated February 16, 2007 regarding Quantum’s obligations pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement between Quantum and Wuhu Chery Automobile Investment Co. Ltd.

Without derogating from the foregoing, according to the Consent To An Assignment dated August 31, 2014, IC shall continue to be liable under the JVC Guarantee to the performance and compliance of Quantum with art. 7.7 only of the JVC. To the extent that IC is required to perform any of its obligations under art. 7.7 of the JVC Guarantee, any Liability of IC resulting therefrom shall be considered an IC Transferred Liability for which IC shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.4 herein as if Kenon has assumed IC’s obligations under art. 7.7 of the JVC, unless the exercise of such right relates to the Legal Proceedings set forth in Schedule 3.6 and without derogating from any of IC’s representations and warranties hereunder; provided, however, that if IC is requested to perform its obligation under art. 7.7 of the JVC Guarantee, IC shall notify Kenon to that effect as soon as possible following receipt of such request and shall cooperate in good faith with Kenon, at Kenon’s expense, to minimize any such Liability that may arise thereunder.

 

    IC’s obligation to invest approximately $4,000,000 in Qoros in accordance with the business plan of Qoros.

 

    The $25 million obligation to fund Primus Green Energy Inc. (subject to certain benchmarks set forth in its business plan attached hereto as Schedule D , less any amounts already paid thereunder prior to the Closing).

 

    The Guarantee Framework Obligations.

 

    Consulting Agreement between IC and Volker, dated May 5, 2009 and the options granted to Volker under Exhibit A thereof.

 

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S CHEDULE 3.4

R EQUIRED C ONSENTS

1. Declaration of Effectiveness of the Form 20-F by the SEC.

2. Approval of New York Stock Exchange for the listing for trade of the Distribution Shares.

3. Approval of ISA for publication of the Kenon Israeli Prospectus.

4. Approval in principle of TASE for the listing for trade of the Distribution Shares.

5. Approval of the General Meeting.

6. Consent of Nir Gilad (in respect of the transfer of the IC Transferred Equity Interests in Quantum).

7. Approval of the Board of Directors of ICG (in respect of the transfer of the IC Transferred Equity Interests in ICG).

8. Approval of the Board of Directors of ICP (in respect of the transfer of the IC Transferred Equity Interests in ICP).

 

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Annex A

 

Capital Notes issued by Quantum to IC

 

  

#

   Date      $  

3

     9/21/2011         43,762,308   

4

     3/6/2012         35,587,000   

5

     4/30/2012         23,936,000   

6

     3/12/2013         63,790,000   

7

     7/17/2013         40,508,000   

8

     12/5/2013         32,690,000   

9

     1/9/2014         41,020,660   

10

     6/5/2014         81,205,000   

11

     12/11/2014         57,229,155   
     

 

 

 
        419,728,123   

 

Capital Notes issued by Quantum to IC

 

     

#

   Date      NIS  

1

     12/28/2007         790,588,867   

2

     1/10/2008         11,449,890   
     

 

 

 
        802,038,757   

 

Loans from IC to ICG

 

     

#

   Date      Euro  
     2/21/2012         3,785,700   
     2/21/2012         9,464,250   
     3/29/2012         1,502,279   
     11/19/2012         2,741,278   
     12/4/2012         196,982   
     

 

 

 
        17,690,489   

 

Capital Notes issued by ICG to IC

 

     

#

   Date      NIS  

6

     31/01/08         29,187,672   

7

     21/02/08         1,570,000   

8

     12/03/08         800,000   

9

     16/04/08         1,200,000   

10

     14/05/08         2,300,000   

11

     19/06/08         2,450,000   

12

     17/07/08         4,300,000   

13

     31/08/08         4,600,000   

14

     30/09/08         170,702,224   

15

     23/10/08         22,125,500   

16

     01/12/08         12,898,179   

17

     31/12/08         1,438,098   

18

     01/05/09         870,538   

19

     30/06/10         1,891,600   

20

     01/09/09         5,863,920   

21

     31/12/09         13,368,927   

22

     20/01/10         9,724,852   

23

     02/02/10         5,173,500   

24

     22/02/10         18,434,880   

25

     31/03/10         4,945,622   

26

     22/06/10         4,708,900   

27

     30/06/10         1,356,000   

28

     07/07/10         2,944,080   

29

     15/07/10         4,945,700   

30

     10/08/10         1,064,000   

31

     23/08/10         25,359,600   

32

     30/09/10         1,230,884   

33

     06/12/10         14,660,400   

34

     31/12/10         2,121,959   

35

     12/01/11         12,158,400   

36

     31/03/11         2,516,000   

37

     14/04/11         23,693,760   

38

     30/06/11         3,983,000   

39

     15/07/11         21,315,400   

40

     30/09/11         2,038,000   

41

     04/12/12         42,156,436   

42

     21/10/14         27,982,500   
     

 

 

 
        508,080,531   

 

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S CHEDULE 3.5( A )

L IMITATIONS AND R ESTRICTIONS IN R ELATION TO IC T RANSFERRED A SSETS

Any restrictions pursuant to the following documents (including, where applicable, English translation thereof), copies of which are attached hereto to the extent indicated below:

 

  1. Articles of Association of Zim attached hereto.

 

  2. Legal proceedings in connection with an application to approve a derivative action law suit, filed to the district court of Tel Aviv on August 5, 2014, in connection with Zim, as specified in Schedule 3.6 below.

 

  3. State Approval of the Transfer of the shares of Zim.

 

  4. Restructuring Deed

 

  5. Subscription Agreement

 

  6. Articles of Association of Tower attached hereto

 

  7. Limited Liability Company Agreement of Quantum dated February 2007.

 

  8. Articles of Association of ICP attached hereto

 

  9. Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of ICG attached hereto

 

  10. Tag Along Agreement between IC and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. dated September 28, 2006, as amended on September 25, 2008.

 

  11. Tag Along Agreement and between IC and Bank Hapoalim B.M. dated September 28, 2006, as amended on September 25, 2008.

 

  12. Joint Venture Agreement between Quantum and Wuhu Chery Automobile Investment Co. Ltd., dated February 16, 2007, as amended as follows:

 

  1. Amendment No. 1 - July 2008

 

  2. Amendment No. 2 - Dec 22, 2008

 

  3. Amendment No. 3 - Aug 28, 2009

 

  4. Amendment No. 4 - May 24, 2011

 

  5. Amendment No. 5 - Aug 23, 2011

 

  6. Amendment No. 6 - Nov 18, 2011

 

  7. Amendment No. 7 - Jan 5, 2012

 

  8. Amendment No. 8 - Jan 12, 2012

 

  9. Amendment No. 9 - August 27, 2012

 

  10. Amendment No. 9 (SIC) - Jan 10, 2013

 

  11. Amendment No. 10 - Jan 10, 2013

 

  12. Amendment No. 11 - April 7, 2013

 

  13. Amendment No.12 - April 8, 2013

 

  14. Amendment No. 13 - June 20, 2013

 

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  15. Amendment No. 14 - Aug 1, 2013

 

  16. Amendment No. 15 - Oct 20, 2013

 

  17. Amendment No. 16 - Nov 18, 2013

 

  18. Amendment No. 17 - July 23, 2014

 

  19. Amendment No. 18 - Undated 2014

 

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S CHEDULE 3.5(B)

A DDITIONAL S ECURITIES

 

1. Options granted to Volker under the Consulting Agreement between IC and Volker, dated May 5, 2009.

 

2. Option Agreement between ICG and Yom Tov Samia, dated April 8, 2012.

 

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S CHEDULE 3.6

L EGAL P ROCEEDINGS

Legal Proceedings in connection with VCars as described more fully in Footnote 20(b)1a to the financial statements of IC for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Legal Proceedings in connection with an application to approve a derivative action law suit in connection with the approval of the amendment of the conditions relating to the share of the state of Israel in Zim, as reported in an immediate report of IC dated August 7, 2014.

Legal Proceedings in connection with an application to approve a derivative action law suit relating to a certain creditor arrangement between Zim and its creditors, as reported in an immediate report of IC dated January 4, 2015.

 

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Exhibit 99.3

Final Form

LOAN AGREEMENT

This Loan Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the 7 th day of January, 2015 by and between Israel Corporation Ltd. (“ IC ”) and Kenon Holdings Ltd. (“ Kenon ”). IC and Kenon shall each be referred to as a “ Party ”, and collectively, the “ Parties ”.

WHEREAS , IC intends to consummate a structural change of the holdings of its portfolio companies, under which its holdings in certain of its portfolio companies, including (subject to such changes or variations in the implementation of such structural change as may be executed) IC Power Limited, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Limited, IC Green Energy Limited, Tower Semiconductor Limited and Quantum (2007) LLC, which holds 50% of the interests in Qoros Automotive Co Limited (“ Qoros ”), will be transferred to Kenon, and IC will distribute, inter alia , the shares in Kenon to its then-current shareholders, whereupon, inter alia , Kenon shall cease to be a subsidiary of IC (the “ Change of Holdings ”); and

WHEREAS , pursuant to Guarantee Contracts entered into between IC and Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. (“ Chery ”) dated July 23 2012 and August 2014 (subject to Section 2.2.1 hereto) (the “ Qoros Guarantees ”), IC has provided certain guarantees to Chery in respect of up to 50% of the obligations guaranteed by Chery pursuant to (i) a Guarantee Deed between Chery and China Construction Bank Co., LTD, Suzhou Branch as agent for a syndicate of Chinese banks and (ii) a counter-guarantee contract between Chery and Changshu Port Development and Construction Co. Ltd., in each case of (i) and (ii) provided in respect of the indebtedness of Qoros under that Syndicated Renminbi/US Dollars Agreement for Fixed Assets Investment with an Aggregate Equivalent Amount of RMB Three Billion dated July 23 2012, between Qoros and said syndicate of Chinese banks (the “ Qoros Loan Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS , Kenon has requested IC to make available to it, subject to and concurrently with the consummation of the Change of Holdings, one or more loans, and IC is willing to provide such loans to Kenon, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE , the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Interpretation; Definitions

 

  1.1. The preamble to this Agreement forms an integral and a binding part of this Agreement.

 

  1.2. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement (including the preamble and any schedules, exhibits or appendices hereto) the following terms shall have the meanings given to them in this Section:

 

  1.2.1. Availability Period ” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the fifth anniversary thereof, or if earlier, the Loans Repayment Date, and with respect to any unutilized amount of the Loan Facility cancelled in accordance with this Agreement, the date that such cancellation becomes effective;


  1.2.2. Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks are open for general business in Israel and Singapore, except in relation to any date for the transfer, payment or purchase of USD, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) which is also a day on which commercial banks are open for general business, including FX dealings and effecting delivery of USD, in accordance with the market practice on the London interbank market;

 

  1.2.3. Commitment Fee ” means a fee calculated at a rate equal to 2.1% per annum of any unutilized amount of the Loan Facility, accrued and payable in accordance with this Agreement;

 

  1.2.4. Default ” means an Event of Default or any event or circumstance specified in Section 8 ( Events of Default ) which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default;

 

  1.2.5. Distributions ” shall mean any dividends or other similar payment (in cash or in-kind) on, or in respect of, any share capital, or any repayment, prepayment or payment (in cash or in-kind) of the principal of, or interest (whether or not capitalized) or any other amount on, or in respect of any shareholders loans (including by way of set-off);

 

  1.2.6. Dollars ”, “ USD ” and “ US$ ” mean the lawful currency of the United States of America;

 

  1.2.7. Effective Date ” means the date of the closing of the Change of Holdings as shall be designated by IC and specified in its public filings to the stock exchange;

 

  1.2.8. Final Repayment Date ” means the date falling 10 (ten) years from the Effective Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day);

 

  1.2.9.

Financial Indebtedness ” means, at any time, Kenon’s indebtedness in respect of or pursuant to: (a) moneys borrowed or raised in any other way having the commercial effect of borrowing or receiving other financing, credit facilities (whether or not utilized), including principal, interest and any and all fees and other amounts owing in respect thereof; (b) moneys raised by the sale of receivables, invoices, bills or notes or other financial assets provided that recourse may be had to the vendor in the event of non-payment of such receivables, invoices, bills or financial assets when due; (c) the net sum of the termination values of derivative transactions entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price payable (taking into account only the marked to market value); and (d) the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee, indemnity or other instrument to assure payment of, or against loss in respect of non-payment of, any indebtedness referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above (without double counting). The foregoing shall be calculated by reference to the data appearing in the most recent unconsolidated financial statements of Kenon, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount owing under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) the Loan Facility, the outstanding Loans, interest related thereto (including interest at the Default Rate, if any), any Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amount outstanding and

 

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  outstanding Commitment Fees and (B) the aggregate liability amount for which IC would be liable under the Qoros Guarantees (including, without limitation, amounts in respect of loans, interest and any fees and expenses) and including the outstanding aggregate Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount (without double counting), provided that , for the purposes hereof, any amount of the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount outstanding at that time shall be calculated at 100% and any amount of the liability under the Qoros Guarantees outstanding at that time for which no IC Guarantee Demand has been issued in accordance with this Agreement shall be calculated at 50%, in each case less any amounts repaid or prepaid in accordance with this Agreement, any unutilized amount of the Loan Facility cancelled in accordance with this Agreement and any amount of the Qoros Guarantees that IC has confirmed to Kenon in writing has been either irrevocably cancelled or recovered, as the case may be).

 

  1.2.10. Holdings Value ” means, on any day, the product of (i) the average official closing price of a share of IC Power on the New York Stock Exchange (or, if such shares cease to be listed thereon, on the relevant exchange on which they are listed) (expressed in US$) during the 5 (five) most recent exchange business days prior to the relevant date, multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of IC Power held by Kenon.

 

  1.2.11. IC Power ” means IC Power Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel, with company registration number 51-437498-2;

 

  1.2.12. ICP Interests ” means (i) shares of IC Power and any other securities or rights convertible into, exercisable for or otherwise conferring the right to acquire, shares of IC Power, in each case on a fully diluted basis, and (ii) any other means of control (within the meaning of that term under the Israeli Securities Law, 1968) in IC Power, either directly or indirectly, by virtue of the holding of any security, by agreement or otherwise.

 

  1.2.13. Interest Capitalization Period ” means a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day);

 

  1.2.14. Interest Period ” means (i) the period from the date on which a Loan is provided by IC or a Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount is demanded by IC pursuant to Section 2.2, as applicable, to (and excluding) the next following anniversary of the Effective Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day), (ii) each successive period of 12 months thereafter (each such period ending on a date which is an anniversary of the Effective Date, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day), provided that the last such period shall end on the Final Repayment Date;

 

  1.2.15. Interest Rate ” means a rate equal to LIBOR plus 6% per annum (calculated in accordance with actual/360);

 

  1.2.16. IPO ” means, in respect of IC Power, an initial public offering of its shares or equity securities convertible into shares, or the listing thereof for trading, as the case may be, on any recognized exchange in any jurisdiction;

 

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  1.2.17. LIBOR ” means the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for USD and for a period equal to the Interest Period for that Loan or the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount (as applicable) as of the date which falls two (2) business days on the relevant interbank market prior to the commencement date of each Interest Period, as displayed on the relevant pages of any internationally recognized information service which publishes that rate from time to time (such as Reuters or Bloomberg) reasonably selected by IC, or if no rate is available on such information service, a rate quoted to IC at its request by a bank operating in the London interbank market. The Interest Rate so determined will apply for the period from the commencement of the relevant Interest Period until its expiration.

 

  1.2.18. Loan Facility Cap Amount ” means an amount equal to (i) US$200,000,000 (two hundred million US Dollars), provided that for the purpose of determining the Loan Facility Cap Amount any amounts capitalized to or accrued on any Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall be disregarded;

 

  1.2.19. Loans Repayment Date ” means the date falling on the last day of the Interest Capitalization Period, as such date may be extended in accordance with Section 4.1 (and if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day), provided that , notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including the provisions of Section 4.1), if an IPO is consummated at any time prior to the date which is then designated as the Loans Repayment Date, then the Loans Repayment Date shall automatically be extended or shortened, as applicable, to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date falling 18 months after the closing date of the IPO, and (ii) the Final Repayment Date.

 

  1.2.20. Net Debt ” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of all obligations of Kenon for or in respect of Financial Indebtedness at that time, less cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits of Kenon, all as appearing in the most recent unconsolidated financial statements of Kenon.

 

  1.3. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

  1.4. All references in this Agreement to Sections and annexes or schedules shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to Sections hereof and to annexes or schedules attached hereto. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

  1.5. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document shall be construed as references to that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

  1.6. References to a law or to a specific section thereof shall be construed as a reference to such law, including any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, or section, as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, succeeded or re-enacted.

 

  1.7. The obligations of IC under this Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

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2. The Loan Facility and Qoros Guarantee Indemnity

 

  2.1. The Loan Facility .

 

  2.1.1. In reliance of the representations and undertakings of Kenon hereunder and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, IC makes available to Kenon a USD facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Loan Facility Cap Amount (the “ Loan Facility ”).

 

  2.1.2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the conditions set out in Section 2.1.3), Kenon may, from time to time during the Availability Period, request to drawdown one or more loan(s) (each, a “ Loan ”) under the Loan Facility, by submitting to IC, not less than 10 (ten) Business Days (or such shorter period as IC may in its absolute discretion agree) before any Loan is requested to be made, a notice substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1 (the “ Drawdown Notice ”).

 

  2.1.3. Kenon may submit a Drawdown Notice, which will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless all of the following conditions are satisfied -

 

  (a) the date specified in the Drawdown Notice for the drawdown of the Loan falls within the Availability Period; and

 

  (b) Kenon has created the relevant pledges in accordance with Section 7.3.1, and has delivered duly executed security documents in accordance with Section 7.3.1 in form and substance agreed between the Parties and satisfactory to IC together with evidence agreed between the Parties and satisfactory to IC that each pledge granted pursuant hereto (or any amendment thereto, as applicable) has been duly filed for registration with the applicable public registry in all relevant jurisdictions.

 

  2.1.4. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, IC shall provide the Loan requested by Kenon in a Drawdown Notice in accordance with this Agreement, by bank transfer to Kenon’s bank account in accordance with transfer instructions to be specified in the Drawdown Notice.

 

  2.1.5. Kenon may apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Loan Facility towards its general corporate purposes or any other purpose approved by its directors. IC shall not be bound or responsible to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

  2.1.6. Kenon may request to cancel any unutilized amount of the Loan Facility by submitting a written notice to IC, not less than 5 (five) Business Days (or such shorter period as IC may in its absolute discretion agree) before such cancellation is requested to be made, specifying the requested cancellation date of the Loan Facility and the unutilized amount of the Loan Facility to be cancelled, and as of such date all rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement with respect to such unutilized amount of the Loan Facility.

 

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  2.2. The Qoros Guarantee Indemnity .

 

  2.2.1. IC agrees not to amend the terms of any Qoros Guarantee which would extend the duration thereof or increase the amounts for which IC may be liable under any Qoros Guarantee, without the prior written consent of Kenon.

 

  2.2.2. Without derogating from the provisions of Section 2.2.1 above, Kenon shall notify IC, promptly upon becoming aware, and otherwise at the request of IC, of any restructuring, material change or amendment to the Qoros Loan Agreement or any agreement entered into by any guarantor, credit support provider and/or by Quantum (2007) LLC in connection thereof.

 

  2.2.3. Kenon agrees and undertakes to indemnify and reimburse IC in full for any and all amounts actually paid by IC in connection with any Qoros Guarantee for any reason whatsoever together with any reasonable out-of-pocket cost or expense (including reasonable legal fees) paid or incurred by IC in that respect, including in responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with any demand or requirement in respect of any of the Qoros Guarantees (the “ Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount ”).

 

  2.2.4. IC shall notify Kenon in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving any demand to pay any amount pursuant to any Qoros Guarantee specifying the amount demanded together with copy of the demand, and to the extent reasonably practicable to do so shall liaise with Kenon prior to making any payment in respect of such demand, provided however that nothing herein shall limit IC nor hinder or interfere with the performance of its obligations under law or any contract as it may determine in its sole discretion.

 

  2.2.5. Kenon shall pay any amount under the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount following receipt of a written demand from IC (an “ IC Guarantee Demand ”) as follows: (i) if such IC Guarantee Demand is issued prior to the Final Repayment Date, no later than the Final Repayment Date (including interest accrued thereon in accordance with this Agreement), and in case that prior to the delivery of such IC Guarantee Demand IC has declared that any or all of the Loans and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount then outstanding under the Agreement be immediately due and payable prior to their specified maturity, within 14 Business Days of receipt of such IC Guarantee Demand; and (ii) if such IC Guarantee Demand is issued on or after the Final Repayment Date (and without prejudice to the repayment obligation of Kenon in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2), within 14 Business Days of receipt of such IC Guarantee Demand. For the avoidance of doubt, however without prejudice to the indemnity undertakings of Kenon hereunder and without imposing on IC any duty or obligation to mitigate or eliminate the effect of any circumstances resulting in an amount becoming payable by it or to take any action to recover any amount, any amount actually recovered by IC from any third party (including Qoros or Chery) in respect of amounts paid by it in connection with the Qoros Guarantees shall be reduced from the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount (that is, there shall be no double recovery).

 

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  2.2.6. The indemnity undertakings of Kenon hereunder shall continue in full force and effect and be binding upon Kenon (and its successors, including liquidators, judicial managers, administrators and trustees) until the expiration of the Qoros Guarantees and the final and irrevocable discharge and/or termination of any and all obligations and liabilities of IC or that IC may incur in connection with the Qoros Guarantees (the “ Qoros Guarantee Liability Termination ”). For avoidance of doubt, the indemnity undertakings shall not be considered satisfied by any intermediate payment or recovery of all or any amount under this Agreement or any settlement of account in respect thereof, and shall not be prejudiced and the liability of Kenon shall not be affected, as a consequence of an acceleration or declaration by IC of any amount due and payable prior to its specified maturity, by the pursuit or of any right or remedy available to IC or by any invalidity, incapacity or defect in any collateral, security or other credit support or with respect to any indebtedness/liability whatsoever of any person or in any other document signed or to be signed by any person for or in connection with any amount underlying the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount or any part thereof.

 

  2.2.7. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnity undertakings of Kenon hereunder shall be without prejudice to any right or remedy that IC may have against Kenon (including in connection with any breach or default (howsoever defined) under this Agreement or under any other agreement) or against any other person, including Qoros or Chery (subject to the provisions of Section 2.2.8 below), any other agreement or under applicable law, provided that in no event shall the availability of any other right or remedy of IC against any person affect the obligations of Kenon under this Agreement.

 

  2.2.8. Without prejudice to the foregoing, if reasonably practicable to do so and to the extent permitted by law or any relevant agreement, and subject to receipt of the consent of third parties required under such agreements, if needed, IC shall assign to Kenon, and Kenon undertakes to assume (at Kenon’s sole expense), any and all rights (if any) of IC against Chery and Qoros in connection with the amounts to be indemnified for pursuant hereto in respect of the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount, and the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at Kenon’s sole expense) to execute, upon written request of Kenon, any instrument reasonably necessary to evidence such assignment. Kenon undertakes to use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and enforce all of the rights available to it, including those assigned to it pursuant hereto, to recover any amounts paid by IC in connection with the Qoros Guarantees. Kenon further undertakes to apply, in priority to any other amount (other than payments mandatorily preferred in accordance with applicable law) any amounts actually recovered by it from Qoros, Chery or any third party through the pursuit or enforcement of rights available to it under law or contract, including those assigned to it by IC pursuant hereto, to pay off amounts owing to IC pursuant to the indemnity hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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In the event that IC shall determine that it is impossible or inadvisable to assign any rights it may have against Qoros or Chery in accordance with this Section 2.2.8, IC shall notify Kenon of such determination and the Parties shall consult with one another and cooperate (at Kenon’s sole expense) with regard to the pursuit and enforcement of the rights available to IC to recover any amounts paid by IC in connection with the Qoros Guarantees. If, following such consultation between the Parties, Kenon shall notify IC that it wishes to pursue the enforcement of any such rights, IC may (without any obligation) issue Kenon a revocable power of attorney authorizing and empowering Kenon to take action, at its sole expense, in this respect. In the event Kenon notifies IC that it does not wish to enforce such rights (or in the event that Kenon has failed to so notify IC and IC has given Kenon a ten (10) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter notice, if IC believes that further delay may materially prejudice the pursuit and enforcement of its rights and/or its ability to recover any amounts paid in connection with the Qoros Guarantees), IC shall be entitled (but not obligated) to do so, at Kenon’s expense. Nothing herein shall limit IC’s right to join as a party to any legal proceedings, including without limitation where it believes that there may be a conflict of interests that may impair or adversely affect its rights or interests. Any amount actually recovered by IC from Qoros, Chery or any third party through the pursuit or enforcement of rights available to it under law or contract shall be reduced from the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount (that is, there shall be no double recovery).

 

  2.2.9. In no circumstances whatsoever shall IC be liable to Kenon for any action taken or not taken by it in connection with the Qoros Guarantees, or for any delay or partial performance thereof other than with respect to willful malicious acts or omissions of IC or anyone on its behalf. Kenon may not take any proceedings against IC, any of its directors, officers, employees or anyone acting on its behalf in respect of any act or omission of any kind by any of them in connection with the Qoros Guarantees, other than with respect to willful malicious acts or omissions. The directors, officers, employees and anyone acting on behalf of IC may rely on this Section and enforce its terms.

 

3. Interest, Fees and Other Payments

 

  3.1. Commitment Fee .

 

  3.1.1. On each day a Loan is made to Kenon under the Loan Facility in accordance with this Agreement, an amount equal to the Commitment Fee accrued in respect of the amount of that Loan (but for the avoidance of doubt, not any other unutilized portion of the Loan Facility, if any), shall be calculated for the period from the Effective Date to the drawdown date of that Loan in accordance with this Agreement, and be capitalized to that Loan on the drawdown date of that Loan, and shall thereafter be deemed to be a Loan for all intents and purposes hereunder.

 

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  3.1.2. In the event that any portion of the Loan Facility is cancelled in accordance with this Agreement, an amount equal to the Commitment Fee accrued in respect of the unutilized portion of the Loan Facility so cancelled shall be calculated for the period from the Effective Date to the date of cancellation of such portion of the Loan Facility in accordance with this Agreement (such amount, a “ Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amount ”). On the last day of the Interest Capitalization Period, the Commitment Fee in respect of any unutilized amount of the Loan Facility then remaining shall be calculated for the period from the Effective Date to (and including) that date, and shall constitute a Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amount. For avoidance of doubt, each Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amount shall be deemed to be a Loan for all intents and purposes hereunder (including, without limitation, that it shall become due and payable on the Loans Repayment Date).

Each Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amount shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate, calculated daily (in accordance with actual/360) from the date of cancellation of such portion of the Loan Facility to (and including) the last day of each Interest Period during the Interest Capitalization Period, and such interest shall be capitalized to that Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amount on the last day of each such Interest Period (other than the last date of the Interest Capitalization Period if such day is the Loans Repayment Date).

 

  3.2. Interest .

 

  3.2.1. The outstanding amount of each Loan and the outstanding amount of the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount outstanding (including, in each case, interest amounts previously capitalized thereto in accordance with this Agreement), shall bear interest at the Interest Rate, which shall be calculated in accordance with Section 3.2.2 below with respect to each Interest Period from the date of which each such Loan is provided by IC or that such amount under the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount is demanded by IC pursuant to Section 2.2, as applicable, and until the date of the final repayment of that Loan or the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount, as applicable, provided that it shall not extend beyond the Final Repayment Date.

 

  3.2.2. Interest as aforesaid in Section 3.2.1 above shall be calculated at the Interest Rate and accrue daily (in accordance with actual/360) from the date on which each such Loan is provided by IC or that amount under the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount is demanded by IC pursuant to Section 2.2 (or, in the case of amounts capitalized to that Loan or Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount in accordance with this Agreement, from the date on which such amount is so capitalized thereto), as applicable, to (and including) the last day of each Interest Period during the Interest Capitalization Period, and capitalized to the relevant Loan or the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount, as applicable, on the last day of each such Interest Period (other than the last date of the Interest Capitalization Period if such day is the Loans Repayment Date).

 

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  3.2.3. Interest on any Loan and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount outstanding, as applicable (including, in each case, interest amounts capitalized thereto in accordance with this Agreement), shall be calculated at the Interest Rate, shall accrue daily (in accordance with actual/360) during each Interest Period following the Interest Capitalization Period, and shall be payable on the last day of each such Interest Period (and in any event on the Loans Repayment Date).

 

  3.3. Default interest . In the event that Kenon fails to pay any amount owing by it hereunder on the due date therefor (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods set forth in this Agreement), and IC has declared any amounts accrued or outstanding under the Agreement immediately due and payable, additional interest shall accrue on the overdue amount from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate of 3% per annum (the “ Default Rate ”). Any interest accruing at the Default Rate under this Section shall be immediately payable by Kenon upon demand by IC.

 

  3.4. Costs and expenses . Kenon shall pay to IC on demand all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by IC, including reasonable fees and expenses of IC’s legal advisors, in connection with any default or the enforcement of, or preservation of rights under this Agreement (including with respect to the contemplation of any enforcement and preparation therefor, and the creation, perfection and preservation of any pledge granted pursuant hereto).

 

4. Repayment and Prepayment

 

  4.1. Extension of the Loans Repayment Date . Kenon shall have the right to notify IC, on or prior to the date which is one month prior to the then designated Loans Repayment Date (an “ Extension Notice Date ”), and provided that an IPO has not been consummated on or prior to that Extension Notice Date, that the Loans Repayment Date be extended to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date falling no later than 2 years after the date which is then designated as the Loans Repayment Date, and (ii) the Final Repayment Date.

 

  4.2. Repayment . Subject to Section 4.3, Kenon shall (i) on the Loans Repayment Date, repay to IC an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then-outstanding Loans and any Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amounts and (ii) on the Final Repayment Date, pay to IC an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount then outstanding, in each case including interest amounts capitalized in accordance with this Agreement, together with any accrued interest and all other amounts owing hereunder which then remain unpaid.

 

  4.3. Prepayment . Kenon shall have the option to prepay to IC all or any part of the then outstanding Loans, Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount and Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amounts without being required to pay any make-whole or similar payments. Kenon shall deliver a notice to IC of its election to make such prepayment at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed prepayment date (which notice shall specify the prepayment amount and the proposed date for prepayment which must be a Business Day). Kenon shall pay the prepayment amount specified in its notice on the proposed date for prepayment.

 

  4.4. No Reborrowing . Kenon shall not be entitled to reborrow under this Agreement any part of any Loan which is repaid or prepaid hereunder.

 

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5. Payment Mechanics

 

  5.1. Payments . All payments to be made by Kenon to IC shall be made in Dollar by bank transfer to an account designated by IC (if Kenon has not received instructions regarding details of such account at least 5 Business Days prior to the relevant payment date, it shall notify IC thereof and request such instructions).

 

  5.2. No Set-Off . All payments to be made by Kenon to IC under this Agreement shall be calculated and made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.

 

  5.3. Taxes .

 

  5.3.1. If a deduction or withholding for or on account of tax (other than Israeli income tax of IC) from a payment under this Agreement is required by law to be made by Kenon (“ Tax Deduction ”), then the amount of the payment due from Kenon shall be increased to an amount which (following such Tax Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no such Tax Deduction had been required.

 

  5.3.2. Kenon shall make, in consultation with IC, any such Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection therewith, within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law, and shall deliver to IC, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, evidence reasonably satisfactory to IC that the Tax Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to the relevant taxing authority.

 

  5.3.3. Without derogating from the foregoing, IC and Kenon shall cooperate in good faith in completing any procedural formalities necessary for Kenon to apply (at Kenon’s cost) for authorization to make that payment without a (or with a reduced) Tax Deduction under the Singapore-Israel Treaty for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (the “ Treaty ”). Such cooperation shall only extend to assisting Kenon, on a best efforts basis, with any documentation reasonably required in order to qualify for the Treaty (including a Certificate of Residence from the Israeli tax authorities) and otherwise assist in any procedures reasonably required for Kenon in claiming the benefits under the Treaty and to obtain authorization to make any payment with no (or with a reduced) Tax Deduction. Kenon shall timely transfer the withheld taxes to the Singapore tax authorities, and as soon as practicable thereafter shall deliver to IC all relevant documents and information in connection therewith.

 

  5.3.4. If any payment is increased in accordance with Section 5.3.1, and IC actually receives a tax refund which is attributable to a Tax Deduction borne by Kenon under this Agreement, IC shall reimburse Kenon, within 30 days or receipt of such tax refund, an amount equal to the lower of (i) the amount by which any payment is increased in connection with said Tax Deduction in accordance with Section 5.3.1 and (ii) the amount of the tax refund actually received by IC. IC shall promptly notify Kenon of any tax refund obtained (if obtained) in Israel for such Tax Deduction. IC shall not be required to disclose any information relating to the administration of its tax affairs.

 

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  5.4. VAT . Unless expressly stated otherwise, all amounts payable by Kenon specified in this Agreement do not include value added tax or goods and services tax, to the extent applicable under applicable law of any jurisdiction. Kenon shall pay to IC all value added tax, if any, payable in respect of any payment to be made by Kenon under the Loan Agreement and shall bear any goods and services tax, if any, payable on any supply made by IC to Kenon under this Agreement.

 

  5.5. Application of Payments . If IC and/or any receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, judicial manager, trustee or other similar officer, receives a payment that is insufficient to discharge all the amounts then owed or due and payable by Kenon under this Agreement, such amount shall be applied towards the obligations of Kenon under this Agreement in the following order or in such other order as IC may deem fit (notwithstanding any appropriation made (if made) by Kenon):

 

  5.5.1. first, in or towards payment of all expenses with respect to the collection of any amount, including any unpaid fees of any receiver, judicial manager, administrator, trustee or other similar officer, in the amount determined by IC pursuant to this Agreement or by the relevant court, execution office or any other relevant authority;

 

  5.5.2. second, in or towards payment of any unpaid costs and expenses of IC under this Agreement;

 

  5.5.3. third, in or towards payment of any other amount owing under this Agreement to IC but unpaid, other than principal of the Loans and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount, in such order as IC deems fit; and

 

  5.5.4. fourth, in or towards payment to IC on account of the principal of the Loans and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount.

 

6. Representations and warranties of Kenon

Kenon represents and warrants to IC (which representations will be deemed to be repeated on each day), in each case from the date of this Agreement and until all amounts owed or payable under this Agreement have been irrevocably paid in full and until the Qoros Guarantee Liability Termination, as follows and acknowledges that IC is entering into this Agreement in full reliance thereof:

 

  6.1. Status . It is a company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has the power to carry on its business as it is being conducted from time to time.

 

  6.2. Capacity . It has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

  6.3. Authorization and binding obligations . This Agreement has been authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part, has been duly executed and delivered by it through its authorized officers, and it represents valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

  6.4. Consents . No consent, approval or authorization of, exemption by, or filing with, any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Kenon of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein other than filing or other actions required for the perfection of the pledges and security interests under Section 7.3 hereto.

 

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  6.5. Non-conflict . Its entry into, and performance by it of, this Agreement does not and will not conflict with, or result in a violation of (i) its organizational documents, (ii) any other agreement to which it is a party, (iii) any order, judgment, award, injunction, decree, ordinance or regulation or any other restriction by which it is bound, or (iv) any authorization, consent to which it is subject.

 

  6.6. Governmental regulation . It is not subject to regulation or other legal impediment under any applicable law which may limit its ability to incur indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the obligations under this Agreement illegal, invalid or unenforceable.

 

  6.7. No filing or stamp taxes . It is not necessary, under the laws of Kenon’s jurisdiction of incorporation that this Agreement be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than in relation to the perfection of pledges and security interests under Section 7.3 hereto by (i) a statement containing particulars of charge in respect of the security documents to be filed and lodged with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore, and (ii) the payment of stamp duty (which on the date hereof is in the amount of Singapore $500) payable in Singapore in respect of the stamping of security documents to be executed in respect of such pledges and security interests.

 

  6.8. Financial statements . The financial statements of Kenon are and will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied and truly and fairly represent the financial condition of Kenon for the relevant financial period referred to therein.

 

  6.9. Governing law and enforcement .

 

  6.9.1. The choice of the law of the state of Israel as the governing law of this Agreement and the submission by Kenon hereunder to the jurisdiction of the courts of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel will be recognized and enforced in Singapore, except, in respect of the choice of law provisions and solely in the case of enforcement of the provisions hereof in any court in Singapore, to the extent that such court determines any such provision to be illegal or contrary to public policy or applicable mandatory law in Singapore or that any matters of procedure including questions of set-off and counter-claim, interest chargeable on judgment debts, priorities, measure of damages, limitation of actions and submissions to the jurisdiction of foreign courts would be governed by the laws of Singapore to the exclusion of the relevant expressed governing law.

 

  6.9.2. Any judgment obtained in the courts in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel in relation to this Agreement will be recognized in Singapore, and will be enforced in Singapore, provided it is a final and conclusive, monetary judgment for a fixed sum (other than for the payment of taxes, a fine or penalty), and subject to the following conditions: (i) the relevant court had jurisdiction over Kenon in that Kenon was, at the time such proceeding was instituted, resident in the jurisdiction in which such proceeding had been commenced or had submitted to the jurisdiction of the relevant court; (ii) that judgment was not obtained by fraud; (iii) the enforcement of that judgment would not be contrary to public policy of Singapore; and (iv) the judgment had not been obtained in contravention of the principles of natural justice.

 

  6.10. Pari passu ranking . Its payment obligations under this Agreement will rank at all times at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally.

 

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7. Undertakings and Covenants of Kenon

Kenon undertakes in favor of IC from the date of this Agreement and until the later of: (a) the date of final repayment of all amounts owed or payable under this Agreement and (b) the Qoros Guarantee Liability Termination, as follows:

 

  7.1. Information undertakings.

 

  7.1.1. to supply to IC as soon as the same are issued, the audited consolidated and unconsolidated annual financial statements as of the end of and for the previous financial year of Kenon, and in respect of each of the first three financial quarters of each financial year of Kenon, the unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated interim financial statements for that financial quarter of Kenon, in each case prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied;

 

  7.1.2. to supply, as soon as the same are issued and become available, the audited consolidated annual financial statements (and if issued and when the same becomes available, the audited unconsolidated annual financial statements) as of the end of and for the previous financial year, and in respect of each of the first three financial quarters of each financial year of IC Power and Qoros, the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements (and if issued and when the same becomes available, the unaudited unconsolidated interim financial statements) for each financial quarter, of each of IC Power and Qoros, respectively, in each case prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied; and

 

  7.1.3.

to promptly provide information and/or documentation regarding the financial condition, business and operations of each of Kenon, IC Power and Qoros, as IC may reasonably request, including financial statements as of and for any financial period (whether before or after the Effective Date), in each case (including in respect of financial statements provided pursuant to Sections 7.1.1 or 7.1.2) together with all reports, management’s letters, legal opinions and accountants/auditors’ comfort letters and consents for the inclusion of the foregoing in IC’s public regulatory filings ( provided that , the provision of third party letters and opinions so requested is consistent with market practice), and any other information and/or documentation, and provided further that the aforesaid is required for fulfillment by IC of any legal or regulatory requirements, including for disclosure in any periodic report (including annual and quarterly reports and such other reports) and/or immediate report, according to applicable regulatory reporting obligations to which IC will be subject and under any applicable law, or in the course of preparing and filing of public offerings of any kind (prospectuses, shelf prospectuses, registration statements and the like) or other corporate

 

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  filings in any jurisdiction required under any applicable law or regulations (in which case the request for such information shall be deemed to be reasonable).

Without prejudice to the foregoing, it is agreed that where the financial statements of Kenon, IC Power or Qoros have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, failure to deliver such financial statements shall not constitute a breach of this undertaking unless IC has requested Kenon to deliver copies of such financial statements and Kenon has not delivered them to IC within 5 (five) Business Days of such request.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, following the Final Repayment Date, Kenon undertakes to promptly provide to IC, any of the aforesaid information and documents in accordance with Section 7.1.3 reasonably required by IC in order to comply with its filing obligations under applicable law (including financial statements). Notwithstanding the aforesaid, following the Qoros Guarantee Liability Termination, Kenon will be required to provide the aforesaid information and documents in relation to Qoros only to the extent these are required by IC in order to fulfill its filing obligations under applicable law. The provisions of this Section 7.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

  7.2. Notifications .

 

  7.2.1. Kenon shall notify IC, promptly upon becoming aware, and otherwise at the request of IC, of the occurrence of any Default, breach of or non-compliance with any undertaking or condition contained in this Agreement (save as would be considered to be de minimis ), and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.

 

  7.2.2. Kenon shall notify IC, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any acquisition or disposition of any material asset, any public offering or private placement of shares or other securities, or any restructuring, rehabilitation or rescheduling of indebtedness, reorganization, scheme of arrangement or any similar event (including the commencement of negotiations with creditors or other stakeholders in connection therewith), commencement of any proceedings for liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up or other proceedings affecting creditors’ rights generally, in each case by or in respect of any of Kenon, IC Power (including any subsidiary thereof which is material to its business), Quantum (2007) LLC or Qoros. The report hereunder will contain a description of such events. Kenon’s obligations to notify IC in connection with IC Power (including its subsidiary as aforesaid), Quantum (2007) LLC or Qoros as aforesaid shall be subject to the information being available to Kenon and within its knowledge.

 

  7.2.3. Kenon shall notify IC, promptly upon becoming aware, and otherwise at the request of IC, of (i) any restructuring, material change or amendment to the Qoros Loan Agreement or any agreement entered into by any guarantor, credit support provider and/or by Quantum (2007) LLC in connection thereof, and (ii) the occurrence of any default or breach by Qoros pursuant to the Qoros Loan Agreement and/or by any guarantor, credit support provider and/or by Quantum (2007) LLC pursuant to any other agreement or document entered in connection therewith, and shall provide IC any relevant information in that respect.

 

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  7.3. Security interest over ICP Interests .

 

  7.3.1. Prior to the consummation of an IPO, Kenon undertakes to grant the following pledges and security interest in favor of IC as security for the full and punctual payment of all amounts owing by Kenon to IC from time to time under this Agreement:

 

  (a) as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date (and prior to the utilization of the Loan Facility in accordance with this Agreement (as a condition to the drawdown of the initial Loan hereunder)), create a first ranking priority fixed pledge and security interest in favor of IC with respect to ICP Interests comprising no less than 40% of all ICP Interests then issued and outstanding; and

 

  (b) prior to the utilization of any Loan under the Loan Facility in accordance with this Agreement (as a condition to the drawdown of any Loan thereunder), create, or ensure the existence of, for each amount of US$50,000,000 (or part thereof) out of the aggregate principal amount of all the Loans to be outstanding following the draw-down of such Loan, a first ranking priority fixed pledge and security interest in favor of IC with respect to ICP Interests comprising 6.5% of all ICP Interests then issued and outstanding, provided that , the aggregate percentage of ICP Interests that shall be pledged hereunder shall not exceed 66% of all ICP Interests then outstanding.

By way of illustration: (I) the utilization of a Loan under the Loan Facility in a principal amount of US$80,000,000 (assuming no Loans had been previously made) shall be subject to the creation of a pledge pursuant hereto with respect to ICP Interests comprising in the aggregate 53% of all ICP Interests then outstanding; (II) the utilization of a Loan under the Loan Facility such that the aggregate principal amount of all Loans previously utilized together with the Loan to be utilized would exceed US$150,000,000 shall be subject to the creation or existence of a pledge(s) pursuant hereto with respect to ICP Interests comprising in the aggregate 66% of all ICP Interests then outstanding),

in each case, pursuant to security documents in form agreed by the parties prior to the draw-down of the initial Loan ( mutatis mutandis according to the security interest pledged with respect to each Loan), provided that prior to the draw-down of future Loans, IC shall be entitled to amend the form of the pledge documents to be executed by Kenon to the extent required as a result of changes in applicable law.

 

  7.3.2.

Kenon shall execute and deliver to IC, no later than the dates referred to herein, all documents that are necessary for the purpose of registering or otherwise perfecting each pledge and security interest granted pursuant hereto in accordance with applicable law in any relevant jurisdiction (including the recordation or registration thereof in any public registry in such jurisdiction), and shall pay all fees and charges (if any) in connection with such registration or perfection and any stamp duty payable in Singapore in respect of the stamping of said security

 

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  documents. At the request of IC, Kenon shall provide, upon the registration of any pledge (or an amendment thereto, as may be applicable), a legal opinion of its Singaporean external legal counsel regarding the legality, validity and perfection of the pledge and security interest (and any amendment or extension thereof, as the case may be) under Singaporean law in form satisfactory to IC.

 

  7.3.3. Without prejudice to the foregoing, Kenon shall, promptly following the request of IC, execute all documents and take all steps as IC may reasonably require in order to ensure that the pledges granted pursuant hereto shall be valid and binding against third parties, and to execute and/or deliver to IC any additional and/or new pledge or amendment of, or supplement to, the foregoing pledges and any other documents as IC shall require for this purpose.

 

  7.3.4. In the event that any Transaction permitted by Section 7.5.2 is effected or consummated prior to the consummation of an IPO, Kenon undertakes to ensure that the closing or completion of such Transaction shall be subject to the creation and registration of a pledge and security interest over the corresponding shares of the Purchasing Entity (together with any related rights and other rights of Kenon as a shareholder in such entity), on substantially the same terms as the pledge granted over the ICP Interests pursuant hereto ( provided however that IC may require to include or modify any term which it reasonably believes is necessary to protect its interest and enable it to exercise any rights or remedies with respect to such pledge in accordance with applicable law), and Kenon shall execute such documents, complete such procedures and take all such actions as required by Sections 7.3.2 and 7.3.3 (including the registration of the pledge and security interest and the delivery of a legal opinion at the request of IC). If Kenon shall notify IC that it is a condition to the closing or to the completion of the foregoing Transaction that any pledge(s) and security interest created and registered in favor of IC over any ICP Interests shall be released, IC shall execute and deliver to Kenon a release in respect of such pledge(s) and security interest, which IC may subject by the creation and registration of the pledge and security interest referred to above upon or immediately following the closing or completion of said Transaction.

 

  7.3.5. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 7.3 shall not be construed as limiting or restricting the grant of any security interest by IC Power over its assets including any shares or interests in its subsidiaries.

 

  7.3.6. Following the consummation of an IPO, IC shall, within 3 (three) Business Days of Kenon’s request, and provided that no Default, breach of or non-compliance with any material undertaking or material condition contained in this Agreement under this Agreement is then continuing and the ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt on such day is at least equal to 2:1, confirm in writing to Kenon that the pledges created pursuant hereto shall be released, and IC shall within such 3 Business Day period sign and deliver to Kenon the documents required in order to delete or deregister such pledges from any public registry in which they were recorded, in each case at the expense of Kenon.

 

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  7.4. Incurrence of Indebtedness . Following the consummation of an IPO, Kenon shall not incur nor assume any Financial Indebtedness (other than the drawdown of Loans under the Loan Facility in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Qoros Guarantee Liabilities Amounts, Commitment Fee Cancellation Accrual Amounts and any other indebtedness under this Agreement), unless the ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt is at least equal to 2:1 as of immediately following such incurrence (as calculated immediately prior to such incurrence, taking into account and giving effect to such incurrence. In determining the effect of such incurrence, the net cash proceeds to be received under the Financial Indebtedness so incurred or assumed by Kenon shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt unless it is either (A) actually applied (in whole or in part, as may be applicable) in exchange for, or to renew, refund, refinance, replace or discharge, any other Financial Indebtedness (in whole or in part), or (B) deposited in a segregate account and pledged in favor of IC under a first ranking fixed pledge until application of any amount thereof in accordance with (A) above, in each case to the extent required to satisfy the required ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt).

 

  7.5. Transactions in IC Power or in ICP Interests .

 

  7.5.1. Following the consummation of an IPO, Kenon shall not enter into nor permit, cause or agree to the entry into or consummation of, any transaction or a series of related transactions, including (but not limited to) any sale, transfer, assignment, issuance, tender offer, share exchange, merger, reverse merger, repurchase or other transaction(s) or as a result of any corporate restructuring or reorganization of IC Power, in each case involving the sale or issuance of any ICP Interests and/or the sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposal of all of the assets of IC Power (a “ Transaction ”) in which Kenon receives any cash proceeds as consideration under the Transaction, unless the ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt is at least equal to 2:1 as of immediately following such Transaction (as calculated immediately prior to the consummation thereof, taking into account and giving effect to such Transaction. In determining the effect of such Transaction, any amount of the net cash proceeds to be received by Kenon in the sale or issuance of ICP Interests (as opposed to the sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposal of IC Power’s assets as aforesaid) shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt unless it is either (A) actually applied (in whole or in part, as may be applicable) in exchange for, or to renew, refund, refinance, replace or discharge, any Financial Indebtedness (in whole or in part), or (B) deposited in a segregate account and pledged in favor of IC under a first ranking fixed pledge until application of any amount thereof in accordance with (A) above, in each case to the extent required to satisfy the required ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt).

 

  7.5.2.

Kenon shall not, enter into or effect a Transaction which would result in Kenon acquiring shares of another entity (including an entity formed by or surviving any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or combination with or into IC Power) (the “ Purchasing Entity ”) in consideration of, in exchange for or against the tendering of, its shares in IC Power or in consideration of the sale, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition

 

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  of all or substantially all of the assets of IC Power to the Purchasing Entity, unless all of the following conditions are satisfied (without prejudice to the provisions of Section 7.3.4):

 

  (a) before the consummation of an IPO, the Purchasing Entity is organized in a country which has diplomatic ties with the State of Israel; and

 

  (b) following the consummation of an IPO, the shares of the Purchasing Entity acquired by Kenon in such Transaction are listed for trading on any recognized exchange in any jurisdiction.

In the event that a Transaction permitted under this Section is effected or consummated, the provisions of this Agreement that apply to shares in IC Power or to ICP Interests shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the shares of the Purchasing Entity (and, where applicable, references to IC Power and to ICP Interests, including for the avoidance of doubt under the definition of Holdings Value and for the purpose of the undertakings under Sections 7.1 ( Information undertakings ) and 7.2 ( Notifications ), shall be construed as references to the Purchasing Entity and to the shares in the Purchasing Entity, and for the avoidance of doubt such provisions shall thereupon cease to apply to IC Power and to ICP Interests).

 

  7.5.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Kenon shall not enter into any transaction or a series of related transactions following the consummation of an IPO, as a result of which the shares of IC Power cease or will cease to be listed or traded on a recognized exchange.

 

  7.6. Distributions by Kenon . It will not make, nor resolve to make or permit, cause or agree to the payment of, any Distributions other than as set out below:

 

  7.6.1. prior to the consummation of an IPO, Kenon may resolve or approve a Distribution in-kind to its shareholders consisting solely of shares of Zim Integrated Shipping Services Limited and/or shares of Renewable Energy Group, Inc and/or shares of Tower Semiconductor Limited held by Kenon;

 

  7.6.2. following the consummation of an IPO, Kenon may make, resolve to make or permit, cause or agree to the payment of, any Distributions, provided that upon payment of such Distributions and immediately after giving effect to payment of such Distributions, the ratio of Holdings Value to Net Debt is at least equal to 2:1; and

 

  7.6.3. IC agrees that in the event that Kenon meets its undertakings under this Section 7.6 but does not have sufficient retained earnings in order to make any non-cash distribution in-kind (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any cash distribution (in whole or in part)), IC will not object to Kenon’s application for a capital reduction, if so needed in order to enable the making of such Distribution, provided however that such agreement shall not prejudice any other obligation of Kenon hereunder nor constitute a waiver by IC of any of its rights under this Agreement, including for the avoidance of doubt, any rights which arise following any breach by Kenon or a default under this Agreement.

 

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8. Events of Default

Each of the events or circumstances set out in this Section 8 is an “ Event of Default ” (whether or not caused by any reason outside the control of Kenon or of any other person):

 

  8.1. Non-payment . Kenon does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement, unless payment is made as soon as practicable and in any event within 5 (five) Business Days of its due date (other than any payments due on the Loans Repayment Date (as may be extended in accordance with Section 4.1 hereto) or the Final Repayment Date, as applicable, for which there shall be no grace or cure period).

 

  8.2. Breach of Certain Undertakings . Kenon does not comply with any of the covenants or undertakings in Sections 7.4 ( Incurrence of Indebtedness ), 7.5 ( Transactions in IC Power or in ICP Interests ), and 7.6 ( Distributions by Kenon ).

 

  8.3. Cross default . Any Financial Indebtedness of Kenon is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described), provided that the aggregate amount of such Financial Indebtedness exceeds individually or in aggregate US$50,000,000 (fifty million US Dollars) (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) and such Financial Indebtedness remains unpaid for, or has not been discharged or stayed within, 14 consecutive days thereafter.

 

  8.4. Insolvency . Kenon is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with its creditors with a view to the general readjustment, rehabilitation or rescheduling of its indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any bona fide refinancing of then existing debt), makes a general assignment for the benefit of a rehabilitation scheme with its creditors, or is declared by a competent court or a governmental authority as being insolvent for the purposes of any applicable insolvency or bankruptcy law.

 

  8.5. Insolvency proceedings .

Any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in relation to:

 

  8.5.1. The winding-up, dissolution, administration, judicial management, rehabilitation or reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of Kenon;

 

  8.5.2. the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, trustee, administrator, judicial manager, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of Kenon or any of its assets; or

 

  8.5.3. enforcement of any security or attachment over any assets of Kenon in each case in respect of indebtedness exceeding individually or in aggregate US$50,000,000 (fifty million US Dollars),

or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction or an application for the recognition of foreign proceedings under applicable law is made in respect of Kenon.

No Event of Default will occur under this Section 8.5 by reason of any legal proceedings or other procedure or step (or analogous procedure or step taken in any jurisdiction) presented or taken by any person other than by Kenon, as applicable, which is being contested in good faith and is fully cancelled or discharged within 45 (forty-five) Business Days of its commencement or presentation.

 

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On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, IC may, by written notice to Kenon: (i) cancel the Loan Facility or any part thereof whereupon it shall immediately be cancelled; (ii) declare that all or part of the Loans and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount then outstanding, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Agreement be immediately due and payable, whereupon they shall become immediately due and payable; and/or (iii) declare that all or part of the Loans and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount then outstanding, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Agreement be payable on demand, whereupon they shall immediately become payable on demand by IC.

In the event that all or any part of the Loans and the Qoros Guarantee Liability Amount have been declared payable pursuant hereto, IC shall be entitled to take all steps it deems fit in order to collect all sums owed by Kenon, including, to enforce any pledges granted pursuant to Section 7.3 and to realize all or any of the assets pledged under the security documents to recover any amounts owing by Kenon. For avoidance of doubt, the Events of Default set out in this Section 8 shall be in addition to, and nothing in this Section shall operate or be construed so as to prejudice or derogate from, any other rights, causes of action, remedies and relief available to IC under this Agreement or by applicable law.

Kenon acknowledges and agrees that any payment received by any of the foregoing (including following the enforcement or realization of any pledge and security interest created or granted to IC by Kenon in accordance with this Agreement) at a time when all amounts owing or that may become due and payable under this Agreement have not yet become due and payable, including in respect of any obligations, claims, charges and other liabilities of IC or that IC may incur in connection with the Qoros Guarantees, may be deposited by IC (or anyone acting on its behalf) in a weekly interest bearing cash deposit in a bank account at IC’s name, and shall thereafter be applied towards the payment of any such amounts owing or that may become due and payable under this Agreement, including amounts actually paid by IC in connection with any Qoros Guarantee, in accordance with Section 5.5. Following the full payment of all amounts due to IC under this agreement and following the Qoros Guarantee Liability Termination, the balance remaining in the aforementioned bank account (including all interest and proceeds accrued thereon) shall be paid to Kenon.

 

9. Miscellaneous

 

  9.1. Announcements . The Parties agree to use reasonable efforts to coordinate in advance any public announcement or filing in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby required by applicable law or by the regulations of any applicable stock exchange, and otherwise neither Party shall communicate with any media without the prior written consent of the other party, provided that nothing herein shall prevent either Party from making such disclosures in any manner as it shall determine are required by applicable law. The foregoing notwithstanding, Kenon acknowledges that information provided by it in connection with this Agreement may be disclosed by IC in its public filings.

 

  9.2. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties hereto are expressly cancelled.

 

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  9.3. Amendment . Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Parties.

 

  9.4. Limitation of Liability . In no circumstances shall IC be required to pay nor be liable to Kenon for any consequential, indirect or punitive damages, opportunity costs or lost profits (whether arising from its negligence or breach of contract or otherwise), save only that nothing herein shall exclude liability for fraud.

 

  9.5. Assignment .

 

  9.5.1. IC may, at any time, and without the consent of Kenon, assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and obligations under the Agreement to any Financial Institution, provided that : (i) the transferee will take upon itself all such rights and obligations so transferred or assigned pursuant hereto and (ii) the assignment will not derogate from Kenon’s rights under this Agreement and will not impose on Kenon any further or increased liability whatsoever to indemnify the other party or to pay for any tax liabilities in pursuant to this Agreement that are not applicable to it prior to such assignment.

In this Section, “ Financial Institution ” means any bank, insurer, trust, fund (including pension funds, provident funds and investment funds) or any other entity, incorporated in any jurisdiction, which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets and which is supervised by a governmental body in the country of its incorporation.

If as a result of circumstances existing at the date of the assignment or transfer, Kenon would be obliged to make an increased payment to the transferee in accordance with Section 5.3.1, then the transferee will only be entitled to receive payment under Section 5.3.1 to the same extent as the transferring party would have been if the assignment or transfer had not occurred.

 

  9.5.2. Kenon’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be assigned, transferred or delegated without IC’s prior written consent, except that Kenon may assign its obligations under this Agreement to any affiliate thereof (being any person or entity which is directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with Kenon), provided that Kenon shall remain liable for all such obligations, jointly and severally with such transferee and without prejudice to any rights of IC under this Agreement (for the purpose hereof Kenon irrevocably waives any defense it may have and any right of first requiring to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming payment from Kenon, irrespective of any law or the provision of any agreement to the contrary), and provided further that such transfer shall not prejudice any rights of IC under this Agreement. Any assignment or attempted assignment without IC’s written consent shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

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  9.6. Successors and Assigns . Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 9.5 ( Assignment ), this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the Parties hereto.

 

  9.7. Remedies . No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of a party hereto, any right or remedy hereunder or under law shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided to the Parties under this Agreement are cumulative and not exhaustive or exclusive of any rights or remedies provided under applicable law. Specifically, the rights and remedies afforded to IC in Section 8 are not exhaustive or exclusive of any other causes of action in respect of breach (material or otherwise) or non-compliance which IC may claim against and/or remedies it may pursue in respect thereof. Any extension of time or waiver given, or compromise made, with respect to a specific event by IC, shall apply only with respect to such specific event and shall not be interpreted as applying to any other event and shall not derogate from IC’s rights under this Agreement or under applicable law (save as expressly stated in such waiver or compromise).

 

  9.8. No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is made for the Parties hereto, and no third party shall have any right hereunder or be deemed a beneficiary hereof (except as expressly set forth herein to the contrary).

 

  9.9. Notices . Any notice, demand or other communication required to be given by one Party to another under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been served: (i) if personally delivered, when actually delivered; or (ii) if sent by facsimile or e-mail, on the day sent (and if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following) subject to receipt of confirmation of transmission; or (iii) 5 (five) Business Days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid (for the purposes of proving such service, it being sufficient to prove that such notice was properly addressed and posted) to the respective addresses of the Parties set out herein:

if to IC:

 

Address :   

Millennium Tower, 23 Aranha Street, P.O.B

20456, Tel Aviv, 61204, Israel

e-mail :   

mayaak@israelcorp.com

natany@israelcorp.com

Attention :    Legal Department; Financial Department
if to Kenon:
Address :   

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01

Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

e-mail :   

RobertR@kenon-holdings.com

TzahiG@kenon-holdings.com

Attention :    Legal Department, Finance Department

 

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or at such other address or email as any Party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Section.

 

  9.10. Governing Law . The internal laws of the State of Israel, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, shall govern the validity, the construction of its terms and the interpretation of the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder.

 

  9.11. Jurisdiction and Service of process . The appropriate courts in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction.

The parties agree that this Section is made for the benefit of IC only. As a result, IC shall not be prevented from taking proceedings to settle any matter, dispute or relating to this Agreement or to enforce any right or remedy it may have in connection herewith in any courts with jurisdiction in Singapore or in any jurisdiction in which Kenon has assets, as it may deem appropriate and necessary in its sole discretion. To the extent allowed by law, the taking of proceedings in one jurisdiction shall not limit preclude the taking of proceedings (whether concurrently or not) in any other jurisdiction.

Kenon hereby agrees that the process by which any suit, action or proceedings be initiated or conducted may be served on it by being delivered in connection with any such proceedings in Israel to IC Green Energy Ltd. (“ IC Green ”).

A copy of the appointment letter and the consent of IC Green to act as agent for service is attached hereto as Exhibit A . If the appointment of IC Green ceases to be effective, the undersigned shall immediately appoint another person or entity in Israel to accept service of process on its behalf in Israel and, failing such appointment within 21 (twenty one) days, service to the law firm of Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal Law Offices, to the attention of any two of the following: Advs. Dan Geva, Michael Rimon, Judith Gal-Or, Assaf Oz, Tomer Sela and David Glatt (or, in their absence, to any partner in that law firm) will constitute due service of process to Kenon. Nothing contained herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

  9.12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the Parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this LOAN AGREEMENT as of the date first above written.

 

ISRAEL CORPORATION LTD.

/s/ Nir Gilad

By:  

Nir Gilad

Title:  

CEO

/s/ Avisar Paz

By:  

Avisar Paz

Title:  

CFO

KENON HOLDINGS LTD.

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

By:  

Yoav Doppelt

Title:  

CEO

SIGNATURE PAGE OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT


SCHEDULE 1

DRAWDOWN NOTICE

 

From:    Kenon Holdings Ltd.
To:    Israel Corporation Ltd.
Dated:    [                    ]

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the loan agreement with you dated [                    ], 2015 (the “ Agreement ”). Capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the Agreement. We wish to borrow a Loan on the following terms:

 

(a) Amount : US$[        ]

 

(b) Date on which a Loan is to be made : [                    ], (or, if that date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day), such date being a date falling within the Availability Period.

 

(c) Payment delivery details for proceeds of the Loan:

[                    ]

We confirm that each of the conditions for submission of this Drawdown Notice as set forth by the Agreement is satisfied on the date of the requested drawdown (after giving effect thereto, if applicable).

 

Yours faithfully,

 

KENON HOLDINGS LTD.


EXHIBIT A

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

1Temasek Avenue #36-01, Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

IC Green Energy Ltd.

19 Ha’arba’a St., Hatichon Tower

Tel-Aviv 61204, Israel

Attention: [ ]

[ ][ ], 2015

Dear Sirs,

Re: Appointment of Process Agent

 

1. We refer to the Loan Agreement dated      day of January 2015, by and between Israel Corporation Ltd. (“ IC ”) and Kenon Holdings Ltd. (“ Kenon ”), as may be amended, supplemented, modified or replaced (the “ Loan Agreement ”). Terms used hereinafter and hereinabove shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement (including any Schedules or Exhibits thereto), unless explicitly dictated otherwise herein.

 

2. We hereby appoint you as our agent for service of process by which any suit, action or proceeding is begun in the courts of the State of Israel arising out of or in connection with the Loan Agreement, on the terms set out in this letter.

 

3. Your appointment shall cease only upon receipt of notice of confirmation from IC (or any successor, assignee or representative thereof).

If the Loan Agreement is extended, amended, restated or otherwise modified, your appointment will, nonetheless, be extended and continued accordingly.

 

4. On receipt of service of process addressed to us by which any suit, action or proceeding is begun in the courts of the State of Israel arising out of or in connection with the Loan Agreement, you shall:

 

  4.1 accept service on our behalf;

 

  4.2 notify in writing by email or by fax to the email address or the number stated in this letter, as applicable (or another email address or fax number notified in writing to you by us from time to time), in either case containing the following:

 

  (a) the date on which you accepted service of process on our behalf.

 

  (b) a request by you for the name of the law firm in the State of Israel to whom the originals of the document(s) served on you should be sent.


but need not contain any other information nor details of the nature or substance of the claim made against us.

 

  4.3 You shall also send a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph 4.2 to us by mail or courier to the address stated in this letter (or another address notified in writing to you by us from time to time) with a copy of the process served.

 

5. Your dispatch of the notice referred to in paragraph 4.2 or paragraph 4.3 is a good discharge of your obligations contained in the relevant paragraph, whether or not we receive the relevant notice and whether or not you are aware that we may not have received a notice previously sent to us by you. If, in your opinion, your dispatch or our receipt of either of the notices to be sent to us pursuant to paragraph 4.2 or paragraph 4.3 might be prevented, hindered or delayed by a cause beyond your control (including, without limitation, interruptions in postal or other communications services) your obligations under those paragraphs are suspended until, in your opinion, dispatch will not be prevented, hindered or delayed in that way. While your obligations are suspended you shall, if the relevant telephone services are operating normally, use reasonable efforts to give us the information referred to in paragraph 4.2 by telephone call to the number stated in this letter (or another number notified in writing to you by us from time to time).

 

6. You are instructed to notify us and IC of any change in your name or address as well as of any proposed change in your status that could lead to your winding-up or dissolution or of any contemplated cessation in maintaining an office or place of business in Israel.

 

7. This letter and any obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, Israeli law. The competent courts of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction on any matters arising out of or in connection with this letter.

 

8. Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this letter by signing the acknowledgement below. We shall notify the parties to the Loan Agreement that you have accepted the terms of this letter and provide them with a copy of this letter and your acceptance.

 

Yours faithfully

 

a duly authorized representative of Kenon Holdings Ltd.


We acknowledge receipt of your letter of which this is a true copy. We accept the appointment as agent for service process described in the letter on the terms the letter sets out, and undertake to comply with such terms.

 

 

a duly authorized representative of IC Green Energy Ltd.

Exhibit 99.4

Final Form

PLEDGE AGREEMENT

This Pledge Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the 7 th day of January, 2015 by Kenon Holdings Ltd. (“ Kenon ”) in favor of Israel Corporation Ltd. (“ IC ”). IC and Kenon shall each be referred to as a “ Party ”, and collectively, the “ Parties ”.

WHEREAS , IC and Kenon entered into a Loan Agreement dated the 7 th day of January, 2015 (the “ Loan Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS , as a provision of the Loan Agreement and as a condition to the provision of Loans in accordance with the Loan Agreement, Kenon as the borrower under the Loan Agreement and the holder of 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of IC Power has undertaken, inter alia , to pledge and assign by way of pledge the Pledged Assets in favor of IC in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement as a security for the full and punctual payment of all amounts owing by Kenon to IC under the Loan Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE , the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Interpretation; Definitions

 

  1.1. The preamble to this Agreement forms an integral and a binding part of this Agreement.

 

  1.2. All capitalized terms which are not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement (including the preamble and any schedules, exhibits or appendices hereto) the following terms shall have the meanings given to them in this Section:

 

  1.2.1. Event of Default ” means an event specified as such in the Loan Agreement.

 

  1.2.2. Pledge ” means the pledge created under this Agreement.

 

  1.2.3. Pledge Law ” means the Israeli Pledge Law, 5727-1967, as amended from time to time.

 

  1.2.4. Pledged Assets ” means the Pledged Shares, the Related Rights, and to the extent not included in the foregoing, any and all proceeds, products and benefits deriving from such Pledged Assets, including, without limitation, those received upon the sale or other disposition of such Pledged Assets and any property into which such Pledged Assets are converted, whether cash or non-cash.

 

  1.2.5. Pledged Shares ” means all of Kenon’s present and future rights, title and interest in such number of shares of IC Power as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, along with any other shares in the share capital in IC Power which constitute Related Rights of such shares from time to time.


  1.2.6. Related Rights ” means any asset or right distributable, accruing, offered, issued or deriving at any time in connection with the Pledged Shares including but not limited to all dividends, interest and other monies payable in respect of the Pledged Shares and all other rights, benefits and proceeds in respect of or derived from the Pledged Shares (whether by way of redemption, bonus, preference, option, substitution, conversion or otherwise).

 

  1.2.7. S$ ” mean the lawful currency of Singapore.

 

  1.2.8. Secured Obligations ” means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity whatsoever) owing or incurred by Kenon to IC under or in connection with the Loan Agreement or with this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount owing by IC or which IC may become liable to pay at any time under or in connection with any of the Qoros Guarantees in accordance with the terms thereof), together with all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by IC or payable in accordance with this Agreement.

 

  1.2.9. Security Interest ” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, attachment or other security securing any obligation of any person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.

 

  1.3. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

  1.4. All references in this Agreement to Sections and annexes or schedules shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to Sections hereof and to annexes or schedules attached hereto. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

  1.5. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document shall be construed as references to that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

  1.6. References to a law or to a specific section thereof shall be construed as a reference to such law, including any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, or section, as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, succeeded or re-enacted.

 

2. Security

 

  2.1. Creation of Security .

As a continuing security for the full and punctual payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, Kenon hereby absolutely and unconditionally pledges in favor of IC by way of first ranking fixed pledge or, as may be applicable, assigns in favor of IC by way of pledge, in each case not limited in amount, the Pledged Assets.

 

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  2.2. Rights of Kenon .

 

  2.2.1. Unless and until an Event of Default has occurred and IC has notified Kenon that it intends to exercise any right afforded to it hereunder, Kenon shall have the right to exercise all of its rights and powers in relation to each of the Pledged Assets (including the right to exercise any and all voting and/or other rights relating to the Pledged Assets).

 

  2.2.2. Unless and until a Default has occurred and IC has notified Kenon that it intends to exercise any right afforded to it hereunder, Kenon may receive from IC Power any cash dividends distributed thereby with respect to the Pledged Shares.

 

  2.2.3. As of the date on which an Event of Default has occurred and IC has notified Kenon that it intends to exercise any right afforded to it hereunder, and to the extent permitted by applicable law (i) IC shall be entitled (but not obliged) to exercise all (or, in its discretion, any part) of the rights conferred upon Kenon as set forth in Section 2.2.1 above, and such rights may not be exercised by Kenon if IC provides Kenon with a notice to that effect; and (ii) any dividend (whether in cash or in kind) distributed with respect to the Pledged Shares by IC Power shall be treated as shall be instructed by IC at its sole discretion, including (without limitation) deposit of such dividends with a bailee, a trustee, a receiver (if appointed) or with IC itself, the use of such dividend for repayment of any Secured Obligations, and the investment of such dividend in any manner IC, or such bailee, trustee or receiver (as the case may be) deem fit. For the avoidance of any doubt, such dividend and any interest and other proceeds accrued thereon shall be considered Pledged Assets hereunder.

 

3. No Redemption

Kenon shall not be entitled to discharge any or all of the Pledged Assets from the Pledge, except as expressly permitted in the Loan Agreement and under the terms set forth therein. Neither Kenon nor any third party (including a third party having a right which may be affected by the charges hereby created or the realization thereof) shall have any right under Section 13(b) of the Pledge Law or any similar rights under any statutory provisions, in addition to Section 13(b) of the Pledge Law or in substitution therefor.

 

4. Preservation of Security

 

  4.1. Continuing Security .

The Pledge shall remain in force as continuing security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations and shall remain in force and subject to Section 4.4 ( Avoidance of Payments ), shall be released and discharged only upon the execution by IC of a written release of the Pledge created by this Agreement; and IC will not be bound to enforce any other Security Interests created or any right belonging to it under the Loan Agreement before enforcing this Pledge.

 

  4.2. Nature of Securities .

 

  4.2.1. All Pledges created under this Agreement (or any part thereof) and/or any other document shall be independent of one another.

 

  4.2.2. IC may, at its sole discretion, deposit all or any of the Pledged Assets created under this Agreement with a bailee of its own choosing, and may substitute such bailee with another from time to time. IC may instruct Kenon to register all or any of such collateral with any competent authority in accordance with any applicable law and/or in any public register, as permitted by applicable law.

 

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  4.3. Liability of Kenon .

 

  4.3.1. Kenon will remain liable to observe and perform all of the conditions and obligations relating to or constituting the Secured Obligations or the Pledged Assets and IC will not be under any obligation or liability with respect to the Secured Obligations or the Pledged Assets by reason of, or arising out of, this Agreement. IC will not be required in any manner to perform or fulfil any of the obligations of Kenon in respect of the Secured Obligations or the Pledged Assets, or to make any payment, or to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, or to present or file any claim or take any action or to collect any amount or enforce any right or remedy hereunder.

 

  4.3.2. The exercise by IC of any of the rights or remedies hereunder shall not release Kenon from any of its liabilities or obligations under the Loan Agreement, this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument included in the Pledged Assets; for the avoidance of doubt, the application of the Pledged Assets to satisfy part of the Secured Obligations shall not release Kenon from its obligations to pay and perform the Secured Obligations in full.

 

  4.4. Avoidance of Payments .

Where any release, discharge or other arrangement in respect of any Secured Obligation or any Security Interest IC may have for such Secured Obligation is given or made in reliance on any payment or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid, whether in an insolvency, liquidation or otherwise, and whether or not IC has conceded or compromised any claim that any such payment or other disposition will or should be avoided or repaid, this Pledge shall continue as if such release, discharge or other arrangement had not been given or made.

 

  4.5. Registration Fee

Kenon shall pay, and forthwith on demand indemnify IC against any liability incurred by IC in respect of any stamp, registration and similar tax which is or becomes payable in connection with the entry into, registration, recording, performance or enforcement of this Pledge.

 

5. Representations and Warranties

Without derogating from any representation or warranty of Kenon under the Loan Agreement or otherwise, Kenon represents and warrants to IC (which representations will be deemed to be repeated on each day until the release of the Pledge in accordance with the terms hereof) as follows, and acknowledges that IC is entering into this Agreement in full reliance thereof:

 

  5.1. Status .

It is a company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has the power to carry on its business as it is being conducted from time to time.

 

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  5.2. Capacity .

It has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

  5.3. Authorization and binding obligations .

This Agreement has been authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part, has been duly executed and delivered by it through its authorized officers, and it represents valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

  5.4. Consents .

No consent, approval or authorization of, exemption by, or filing with, any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Kenon of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, including the creation and perfection of the Pledges save for (i) the making of the appropriate registrations of this Agreement with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore; and (ii) the payment of stamp duty in the amount of S$500 payable in Singapore in respect of the stamping of this Agreement, (iii) registration of the Pledge with the Israel Pledges Registrar; all of which shall be completed by Kenon within the time periods set forth in this Agreement.

 

  5.5. Non-conflict .

Its entry into, and performance by it of this Agreement does not and will not conflict with, or result in a violation of (i) its or IC Power or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries’ constitutional documents, (ii) any other agreement to which any of the above is a party, (iii) any order, judgment, award, injunction, decree, ordinance or regulation or any other restriction by which any of the above is bound, (iv) any authorization or consent to which any of the above is subject; or (v) any applicable law.

 

  5.6. No Winding-up .

Neither Kenon nor IC Power or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries has taken any corporate action, nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of its knowledge) threatened against either of them, in any jurisdiction, for winding-up, dissolution, judicial management administration or reorganization (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, judicial manager, compulsory manager, trustee or similar officer of either of them or of any or all of their assets or revenues.

 

  5.7. Title to Assets .

Subject only to the Pledge, Kenon has good, valid and marketable title to the Pledged Assets, no other person has any legal or beneficial interest (or any right to claim any such interest), and there is no competing or adverse right in the Pledged Assets.

 

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  5.8. The Pledged Shares.

The Pledged Shares are validly issued, fully paid and are free and clear of any Security Interest (other than pursuant to this Pledge), options, third party rights or any restrictions or limitations on transfer, including pursuant to the articles of association of IC Power and any relevant law or contract.

 

  5.9. Security Interest.

The provisions of this Agreement are effective to create, in favor of IC a legal, valid and binding, not limited in amount, fixed pledge which is not subject to any prior or other security and is not liable to be set aside on the insolvency of Kenon, and an assignment by way of pledge over the Pledged Assets, first ranking, perfected and enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

  5.10. Taxes .

Full payment of all taxes levied against or with respect to the Pledged Assets and/or the income accruing thereon under any applicable law has been made.

 

6. Undertakings

 

  6.1. Undertakings

Kenon undertakes to IC until the release of the Pledge in accordance with the terms hereof, except as expressly permitted herein:

 

  6.1.1. not to create a Security Interest over, or permit the creation of, a Security Interest, in any manner, over the Pledged Assets without the prior written consent of IC;

 

  6.1.2. not to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Pledged Assets and not to grant any right therein without the prior written consent of IC, except as expressly permitted in Section 7.5.2 of the Loan Agreement and pursuant to its terms;

 

  6.1.3. not to enter into any conflicting obligation affecting the Pledged Assets or any part thereof, or create or permit to arise any overriding interest whatsoever without the prior written consent of IC;

 

  6.1.4. to defend the Pledged Assets against, and to take, at its expense, any action necessary to remove any Security Interest (other than Security Interests created by or pursuant to the Loan Agreement) over any of the Pledged Assets, and to defend the rights and interest of IC in and to the Pledged Assets against the claims of any other persons;

 

  6.1.5. to maintain all Security Interests created or purported to be created hereunder in connection with the Pledged Assets and to effect all registrations relating thereto in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

  6.1.6. upon first demand of IC, to promptly do any acts and execute and deliver to IC any document that IC reasonably requires from time to time for the protection of this Pledge or the Pledged Assets;

 

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  6.1.7. to be liable towards IC for any defect in the title to the Pledged Assets and to bear the responsibility for the authenticity and correctness of all the signatures, endorsements and particulars of any bills, documents, instruments and securities which have been or may be delivered to IC by Kenon in connection with this Agreement;

 

  6.1.8. to comply with the provisions of all applicable laws relating to the Pledged Assets or their use;

 

  6.1.9. to pay when due all taxes levied against or with respect to the Pledged Assets and/or the income accruing thereon under any applicable law and to furnish IC, at its request, with all the receipts for such payments, provided that Kenon shall be entitled to exercise its legal rights to appeal the levy of such taxes and/or defer payment thereof;

 

  6.1.10. not to institute any proceedings whatsoever in respect of the Secured Obligations or with respect to the Pledged Assets which could have an adverse effect on the ability of IC to realize the Pledged Assets or any part thereof without the prior written consent of IC;

 

  6.1.11. as soon as possible after the execution of this Agreement or any amendment thereof under which additional pledges in IC Power are to be pledged (if any), and as a condition to the provision of Loans in accordance with the Loan Agreement:

 

  (a) to procure that the following annotation in respect of all Pledged Shares be entered on the shareholders’ register of IC Power; “[ number of Pledged Shares ] ordinary shares of the Company par value NIS 0.01 each, and registered in the name of Kenon Holdings Ltd. are pledged in favor of Israel Corporation Ltd., pursuant to the Agreement dated [ the date hereof ], as amended from time to time” and to deliver a copy of such register to IC promptly following the execution of this Agreement;

 

  (b) to procure a statement containing particulars of charge in respect of this Pledge in the form agreed between the Parties (the “ Statement ”) to be filed and lodged with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore within three (3) Business Day of this Agreement and deliver a copy of the filed Statement to IC evidencing to the full satisfaction of IC, that the relevant filings, submissions and registrations required under Singapore law have been completed; and

 

  (c) to procure (i) the filing of a Pledge Notice ( tofes 1 ) in the form agreed between the Parties with the Israeli Pledges Registrar within one Business Day as of the date hereof, and (ii) that original certificates of registration of the Pledge and extracts within seven Business Days to be delivered to IC from a search of Kenon at the Israeli Pledges Registry, evidencing to the full satisfaction of IC, that the relevant filings, submissions and registrations required under Israeli law have been completed;

 

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Without derogating from Kenon’s undertakings hereunder, cocnurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Kenon is executing an authorisation letter in the form agreed between the Parties, for the purpose authorising IC’s Singapore legal counsel to file such Statement with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore.

 

  6.1.12. not to become a party to any arrangement relating to the Pledged Assets that could reasonably likely adversely affect the Pledged Assets, Kenon’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or the rights and remedies of IC in relation to the Pledged Assets, including any shareholder agreement or voting agreement, without the prior written consent of IC;

 

  6.1.13. except as expressly consented by IC in advance in writing, not to amend, terminate or breach, or otherwise cause the amendment, termination or breach of any provision of any contract, organizational documents of IC Power, or any other instrument (collectively, the “ Contracts ”), (i) that is related in any way to the Pledged Assets or the rights of Kenon which are pledged under this Agreement, or (ii) in any manner which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the rights or remedies of IC under this Agreement or contravene the obligations of Kenon hereunder;

 

  6.1.14. except as expressly permitted under the Loan Agreement or as consented by IC in advance in writing, Kenon shall not exercise any voting or other rights nor shall it take any other action and will oppose any action which will or may result in: (i) any issuance of any shares, securities, or rights in connection with the share capital of IC Power, or any direct or indirect dilution of the equity interest of Kenon in IC Power, or its economic, voting, or other interests in IC Power (other than to Kenon, and provided that all of Kenon’s rights in respect of such shares or other securities shall be fully pledged in favour of IC in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement); (ii) any merger, demerger, consolidation, reorganization, restructuring or any similar transaction, of IC Power; (iii) the liquidation, winding-up, or dissolution of IC Power, or any procedures related thereto; (iv) any of IC Power’s shares being repurchased, cancelled, exchanged, replaced, substituted, split, divided, consolidated or converted; or (v) any occurrence or event with similar consequences or results, or otherwise any harm, damage, prejudice, or adverse effect to the rights of IC under this Agreement, the ability of IC to exercise such rights, or to the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Security Interests hereunder;

 

  6.1.15. forthwith, upon the execution of this Agreement, to deliver to IC: (i) the irrevocable instructions letter from Kenon to IC Power in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly signed by Kenon; (ii) the acknowledgment and undertaking of IC Power, duly signed by IC Power; and

 

  6.1.16. obtain, maintain in full force and effect and comply with the terms of, and supply certified copies to the IC of, any authorizations, approvals, permits, licenses and consents required at the relevant time under any law or contract to enable it to perform and comply with its obligations hereunder, or for the validity, legality, perfection or enforceability of the Pledge.

 

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  6.2. Notification

Kenon undertakes to notify IC forthwith upon it becoming aware of (i) any adverse claim proceeding or litigation relating to the Pledged Assets, including the imposition of any Security Interest, or an attempt to impose any Security Interest, or any execution proceedings, or of any application for the appointment of a receiver or any other officer of similar role, and shall immediately notify the party which imposed or attempted to impose such Security Interest or issued such execution proceedings or application, of the Pledge, and forthwith take, at the expense of Kenon, all steps necessary for the prompt and final discharge or cancellation of such Security Interest execution proceedings or appointment, as the case may be; and (ii) any other development, event or circumstance of which it becomes aware which could be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect the Pledged Assets.

 

  6.3. IC’s Right to Perform

If Kenon for any reason whatsoever fails to duly and punctually comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement, IC shall have the power, on behalf of or in the name of Kenon or otherwise, to perform the obligation and to take any steps which IC may, in its absolute discretion, consider appropriate with a view to remedying, or mitigating the consequences of the failure, but without in any way becoming liable therefor and provided that the exercise of this power, or the failure to exercise it, shall in no circumstances prejudice IC’s rights hereunder.

Nothing in this Section 6 shall derogate from any undertaking of Kenon under the Loan Agreement or otherwise.

 

7. Enforcement

 

  7.1. IC’s Powers

If an Event of Default has occurred, and for so long as it is continuing,:

 

  7.1.1. IC shall be entitled to take all steps as it sees fit to realize, at Kenon’s expense, any of the Security Interests created under this Agreement by any means allowed by applicable law, including, without limitation, the appointment or application to the competent court or the execution office for appointment of a receiver (as set out in Section 7.2 ( Appointment of Receiver )) below.

 

  7.1.2. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions which are conferred by this Agreement (either expressly or implicitly) upon a receiver may be exercised by IC without first appointing a receiver or notwithstanding the appointment of a receiver.

 

  7.1.3. IC shall have all powers that it may, in its full discretion, determine to be desirable or necessary to preserve its rights with respect to the Pledged Assets and the Security Interests created hereby and to take all such steps for such purpose at Kenon’s expense.

 

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  7.2. Appointment of Receiver

 

  7.2.1. The appointed receiver shall have all powers conferred by applicable law. Kenon alone shall be responsible for the receiver’s remuneration. In no event shall IC be responsible for the acts and omissions of the receiver or for the receiver’s remuneration.

 

  7.2.2. Should the payment date of the Secured Obligations or any part thereof not yet have fallen due at the time of the sale of the Pledged Assets, or the Secured Obligations be due to IC or receiver on a contingent basis only, then IC or receiver shall be entitled to recover out of the proceeds of the sale an amount sufficient to cover the Secured Obligations (or such part thereof) and the amount so recovered and yet to be appropriated to the discharge of the amounts due shall be charged to IC or receiver as security for, and be held by IC or receiver until the discharge in full of, the Secured Obligations.

 

8. Set-Off and Other Rights

All payments required to be made by Kenon under this Agreement shall be calculated without reference to any set-off or counterclaim, and shall be made free and clear of, and without any deduction for, or on account of, any set-off or counterclaim.

 

9. Further Action

Kenon further covenants with IC from time to time upon demand, at Kenon’s cost to execute any document or do any act or thing which in the reasonable determination of IC is necessary to (i) create, perfect, register or give effect to any Security Interest created or intended to be created by this Agreement over or in connection with the Pledged Assets, (ii) preserve or protect any of the rights of IC under this Agreement, or (iii) facilitate the exercise, or the proposed exercise, of any powers or rights of IC under this Agreement.

 

10. Power of Attorney

Kenon hereby irrevocably appoints IC as its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in respect of this Agreement, to act in Kenon’s name and at Kenon’s expense in order to do any such act, including, without limitation, to sign in the name of Kenon any and all documents, as may in the sole discretion of IC be necessary in order to secure the rights of IC against third parties in respect of the Security Interests contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof (including as set forth in Section 9 above). In addition to, and without derogating from the foregoing, Kenon hereby irrevocably appoints IC as its true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, to participate and vote in Kenon’s name and on its behalf in all general meetings of IC Power, whether by way of written resolution or by way of meeting, so long as an Event of Default is continuing, or as otherwise set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

11. Protection of IC

 

  11.1. IC, or any of its respective agents, managers, officers, employees, delegates, or advisers shall not be liable for any claim, demand, liability, loss, damage, cost or expense which arises out of the exercise or the attempted or purported exercise or the failure to exercise any of its respective rights, powers and discretions under this Agreement in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

  11.2. None of IC, the receiver, or any of their respective agents, managers, officers, employees, delegates, or advisers shall be under any duty to exercise any of their respective rights, powers and discretions under this Agreement.

 

  11.3. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Kenon hereby waives any requirements with respect to notice, form or the terms of the exercise by IC, the receiver, or any of their respective agents, managers, officers, employees, delegates, or advisers of their respective rights, powers and discretions under this Agreement, except as expressly provided otherwise herein or in the Loan Agreement.

 

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12. Costs and Expenses

All reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred by IC or the receiver appointed in connection with this Pledge in connection with this Agreement, as in force from time to time, including without limitation, in connection with the creation, registration or perfection of this Pledge or any other document relating thereto, any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with any default or the breach by or failure of Kenon to observe any of the provisions hereof or with the enforcement of, or preservation of rights under this Agreement (including with respect to the contemplation of any enforcement and preparation therefor), and any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in the realization of the Pledged Assets and/or institution of proceedings for collection, insurance, safe-keeping, and maintenance of the Pledged Assets (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel and other advisors in any jurisdiction) shall be paid by Kenon to IC or the receiver as the case may be following its first demand, together with interest at the Default Rate, as defined in the Loan Agreement from the date on which a demand therefor was first made on Kenon until the date of actual payment. All the above costs, expenses and liabilities together with interest thereon shall constitute part of the Secured Obligations.

 

13. Indemnity

 

  13.1. Kenon shall forthwith on demand indemnify IC and the receiver (the “ Indemnified Persons ”) against any reasonable fees, costs and expenses borne as a consequence of:

 

  13.1.1. any action done by or on behalf of an Indemnified Person under this Agreement as a result of any failure by Kenon to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or otherwise in connection therewith;

 

  13.1.2. any payment in respect of the Secured Obligations made by Kenon being void for any reason whatsoever;

 

  13.1.3. the exercise, or attempted exercise, by or on behalf of an Indemnified Person of any of the rights or powers of an Indemnified Person or any other action taken by or on behalf of an Indemnified Person with a view to or in connection with the recovery by any Indemnified Person, of the Secured Obligations from Kenon; or

 

  13.1.4. the carrying out of any other act or matter which IC or the receiver or any other Person acting on their behalf may consider to be necessary for the preservation of the Pledged Assets,

provided that Kenon shall not be obligated to indemnify an Indemnified Person for any loss or liability incurred solely as a consequence of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person.

 

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  13.2. Any amount payable under Section 13.1 above shall bear interest at the Default Rate in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement, from the date on which a demand therefor was first made on Kenon until the date of actual payment and such amounts and interest shall form part of the Secured Obligations.

 

  13.3. All indemnities set forth in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement and this Agreement, any cancellation or termination of the Loan Facility, the termination of the Loan Agreement and this Agreement and any transfer of the rights and obligations of IC under the Loan Agreement and this Agreement or any Pledged Asset.

 

14. Miscellaneous

 

  14.1. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties hereto, other than the Loan Agreement and its ancillary documents, are expressly cancelled.

 

  14.2. Amendment . Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of both Parties.

 

  14.3. Assignment . Kenon’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be assigned or delegated without IC’s prior written consent, except that Kenon may assign its obligations under this Agreement if Kenon has assigned its obligations under the Loan Agreement, and to such assignee, in accordance with the terms therewith. IC may, at any time, and without the consent of Kenon, assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and obligations under this Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.5 of the Loan Agreement.

 

  14.4. Successors and Assigns . Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 14.3 ( Assignment ), this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the Parties hereto.

 

  14.5. Remedies . No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of a party hereto, any right or remedy hereunder or under law shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided under this Agreement are cumulative and not exhaustive or exclusive of any rights or remedies provided under applicable law. Any extension of time or waiver given, or compromise made, with respect to a specific event by IC, shall apply only with respect to such specific event and shall not be interpreted as applying to any other event and shall not derogate from IC’s rights under this Agreement or under applicable law (save as expressly stated in such waiver or compromise).

 

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  14.6. Notices . Any notice, demand or other communication required to be given by one Party to another under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been served: (i) if personally delivered, when actually delivered; or (ii) if sent by facsimile or e-mail, on the day sent (and if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following) subject to receipt of confirmation of transmission; or (iii) 5 (five) Business Days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid (for the purposes of proving such service, it being sufficient to prove that such notice was properly addressed and posted) to the respective addresses of the Parties set out herein:

if to IC:

 

Address :     

Millennium Tower, 23 Aranha Street, P.O.B

20456, Tel Aviv, 61204, Israel

e-mail :     

mayaak@israelcorp.com

natany@israelcorp.com

Attention :      Legal Department; Financial Department
if to Kenon:
Address :     

1 Temasek Avenue, #36-01 Millenia,

Singapore 039192

e-mail :     

RobertR@kenon-holdings.com ;

TzahiG@kenon-holdings.com

Attention :      Legal Department, Finance Department

or at such other address or email as any Party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 14.6.

 

  14.7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction . The internal laws of the State of Israel, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, shall govern the validity, the construction of its terms and the interpretation of the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder. The appropriate courts in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction.

The parties agree that this Section is made for the benefit of IC only. As a result, IC shall not be prevented from taking proceedings to settle any matter, dispute or relating to this Agreement or to enforce any right or remedy it may have in connection herewith in any courts with jurisdiction in Singapore or in any jurisdiction in which Kenon has assets, as it may deem appropriate and necessary in its sole discretion. To the extent allowed by law, the taking of proceedings in one jurisdiction shall not limit preclude the taking of proceedings (whether concurrently or not) in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Kenon hereby agrees that the process by which any suit, action or proceedings be initiated or conducted may be served on it by being delivered in connection with any such proceedings in Israel to IC Green Energy Ltd. (“IC Green”).

A copy of the appointment letter and the consent of the IC Green to act as agent for service is attached hereto as Exhibit C. If the appointment of IC Green ceases to be effective, the undersigned shall immediately appoint another person or entity in Israel to accept service of process on its behalf in Israel and, failing such appointment within 21 (twenty one) days, service to the law firm of Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal Law Offices, to the attention of any two of the following: Advs. Dan Geva, Michael Rimon, Judith Gal-Or, Assaf Oz, Tomer Sela and David Glatt (or, in their absence, to any partner in that law firm) will constitute due service of process to Kenon. Nothing contained herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

  14.8. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the Parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this PLEDGE AGREEMENT as of the date first above written.

 

ISRAEL CORPORATION LTD

/s/ Nir Gilad

By:  

Nir Gilad

Title:  

CEO

/s/ Avisar Paz

By:  

Avisar Paz

Title:  

CFO

KENON HOLDINGS LTD.

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

By:  

Yoav Doppelt

Title:  

CEO

I, the undersigned, Robert Rosen, Advocate, acting as the legal advisor of Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “Corporation ”), hereby confirm that this Agreement has been duly signed and executed by the Corporation in accordance with its constitutional documents. Furthermore I hereby confirm that this Agreement was signed by the Corporation’s duly authorized signatories and as such binds the Corporation in all respects.

 

Signature and Seal:  

/s/ Robert Rosen

    Date:  

7 January 2015

 
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Exhibit A

Number of Pledged Shares

4,000,040 (four million forty) Ordinary Shares of IC Power Ltd. par value 0.01 each (and their Related Rights).


Exhibit B

Irrevocable Instructions and Notice to IC Power Ltd.

Date:                     

 

To:    IC Power Ltd.
   23 Aranha St., Tel Aviv
   (“ IC Power ”)

Dear Sirs,

 

  1. The undersigned, Kenon Holdings Ltd. (“ Kenon ”), has entered into that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Pledge Agreement ”), pursuant to which it has created in favor of Israel Corporation Ltd. (including any assignee thereof pursuant to the Loan Agreement, “ IC ”) a first ranking fixed pledge or, as may be applicable, assignment by way of pledge, in each case not limited in amount over the Pledged Assets, as defined therein, which include: (i) all of Kenon’s present and future rights, title and interest in 4,000,040 (four million forty) ordinary shares par value NIS 0.01 of IC Power, along with any other shares in the share capital in IC Power which constitute Related Rights (as defined therein) of such shares from time to time (the “ Pledged Shares ”); and (ii) all Related Rights (as defined therein);

 

  2. We hereby irrevocably instruct you:

 

  2.1 Not to approve or register any sale, lease, assignment, license, transfer or otherwise disposal in any manner of any Pledged Shares or any Related Rights thereto, or any interest therein, except with the prior written consent of IC.

 

  2.2 Unless IC informs you, in writing, otherwise, Kenon shall continue to have the right to exercise all of its rights and powers in relation to each of the Pledged Assets (including the right to exercise any and all voting and/or other rights relating to the Pledged Assets).

 

  2.3 Unless IC informs you, in writing, otherwise, to pay all monies, distributions, dividends and any other Related Rights and any and all payments in connection with the Pledged Shares to Kenon, and as of and subject to the IC notice to the contrary—to pay the same to an account the details of which will be provided by IC (and in the absence of such details, not to make any such payments and to immediately notify IC that such details are required), and otherwise treat the same in accordance with IC’s written instructions.


3. Each of Kenon and IC shall be entitled from time to time to jointly notify you that additional shares in IC Power have been pledged in favor of IC under the Pledge Agreement, or similar instruments to be entered into from time to time (the “ Additional Shares ”), and upon receipt of such notice by you, these instructions shall apply for all purposes and intents to the Additional Shares any of the rights referred to in Section 1 above relating to the Additional Shares.

 

4. This notice is irrevocable and shall not be amended or cancelled without the prior written consent of IC.

 

Kind regards,

 

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

 

 

To:

Israel Corporation Ltd.

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

Dear Sirs,

 

1. We hereby acknowledge receipt of the above notice and confirm that we shall comply with the irrevocable instructions thereof.

 

2. The Board of Directors of IC Power Ltd. has approved the creation of the security over the Pledged Assets, including the Pledged Shares, the Additional Shares and the Related Rights pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (as these terms are defined in the above notice) or (with respect to the Additional Shares) - similar instruments to be entered into from time to time; upon IC’s demand.

 

3. We shall enter the following annotation in respect of all Pledged Shares on the shareholders’ register of IC Power Ltd.; “4,000,040 (four million forty) ordinary shares of the Company par value NIS 0.01 each, and registered in the name of Kenon Holdings Ltd. are pledged in favor of Israel Corporation Ltd., pursuant to the Agreement dated      January 2015, as amended from time to time”, and update such notice upon receipt of notice of the pledge of Additional Shares from either IC or Kenon.

 

4. We hereby irrevocably waive any lien or set-off right that we may have (if at all) with respect to the Related Rights that IC will instruct us not to transfer directly to Kenon in accordance with the above instructions.

 

Kind regards,

 


IC Power Ltd.

 

Date:  

 

I, the undersigned,                     , Advocate, acting as the legal advisor of IC Power Ltd. (the “Corporation ”), hereby confirm that this notice has been duly signed and executed by the Corporation in accordance with its constitutional documents. Furthermore I hereby confirm that this notice was signed by the Corporation’s duly authorized signatories and as such binds the Corporation in all respects.

 

Signature and Seal:  

 

    Date:  

 

 


EXHIBIT C

Kenon Holdings Ltd.

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01, Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

IC Green Energy Ltd.

19 Ha’arba’a St., Hatichon Tower

Tel-Aviv 61204, Israel

 

Attention:  

 

January     , 2015    

Dear Sirs,

Re: Appointment of Process Agent

 

1. We refer to the Pledge Agreement dated     th day of January, 2015, by and between Israel Corporation Ltd. (“ IC ”) and Kenon Holdings Ltd. (“ Kenon ”), as may be amended, supplemented, modified or replaced (the “ Pledge Agreement ”). Terms used hereinafter and hereinabove shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pledge Agreement (including any Schedules or Exhibits thereto), unless explicitly dictated otherwise herein.

 

2. We hereby appoint you as our agent for service of process by which any suit, action or proceeding is begun in the courts of the State of Israel arising out of or in connection with the Pledge Agreement, on the terms set out in this letter.

 

3. Your appointment shall cease only upon receipt of notice of confirmation from IC (or any successor, assignee or representative thereof).

If the Pledge Agreement is extended, amended, restated or otherwise modified, your appointment will, nonetheless, be extended and continued accordingly.

 

4. On receipt of service of process addressed to us by which any suit, action or proceeding is begun in the courts of the State of Israel arising out of or in connection with the Pledge Agreement, you shall:

 

  4.1 accept service on our behalf;

 

  4.2 notify in writing by email or by fax to the email address or the number stated in this letter, as applicable (or another email address or fax number notified in writing to you by us from time to time), in either case containing the following:

 

  (a) the date on which you accepted service of process on our behalf.

 

  (b) a request by you for the name of the law firm in the State of Israel to whom the originals of the document(s) served on you should be sent.


but need not contain any other information nor details of the nature or substance of the claim made against us.

 

  4.3 You shall also send a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph 4.2 to us by mail or courier to the address stated in this letter (or another address notified in writing to you by us from time to time) with a copy of the process served.

 

5. Your dispatch of the notice referred to in paragraph 4.2 or paragraph 4.3 is a good discharge of your obligations contained in the relevant paragraph, whether or not we receive the relevant notice and whether or not you are aware that we may not have received a notice previously sent to us by you. If, in your opinion, your dispatch or our receipt of either of the notices to be sent to us pursuant to paragraph 4.2 or paragraph 4.3 might be prevented, hindered or delayed by a cause beyond your control (including, without limitation, interruptions in postal or other communications services) your obligations under those paragraphs are suspended until, in your opinion, dispatch will not be prevented, hindered or delayed in that way. While your obligations are suspended you shall, if the relevant telephone services are operating normally, use reasonable efforts to give us the information referred to in paragraph 4.2 by telephone call to the number stated in this letter (or another number notified in writing to you by us from time to time).

 

6. You are instructed to notify us and IC of any change in your name or address as well as of any proposed change in your status that could lead to your winding-up or dissolution or of any contemplated cessation in maintaining an office or place of business in Israel.

 

7. This letter and any obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, Israeli law. The competent courts of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction on any matters arising out of or in connection with this letter.

 

8. Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms of this letter by signing the acknowledgement below. We shall notify the parties to the Pledge Agreement that you have accepted the terms of this letter and provide them with a copy of this letter and your acceptance.

 

Yours faithfully

 

a duly authorized representative of Kenon Holdings Ltd.


We acknowledge receipt of your letter of which this is a true copy. We accept the appointment as agent for service process described in the letter on the terms the letter sets out, and undertake to comply with such terms.

 

 

a duly authorized representative of IC Green Energy Ltd.

Exhibit 99.5

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of January 7, 2015 by and between Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ”), a company organized under the laws of Singapore, and Millenium Investments Elad Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ Millenium ”). The Company and Millenium are referred to collectively herein as the “ Parties .”

WHEREAS, the Company is a diversified holding company that is intending to register its outstanding ordinary shares under the 1933 Act with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) and list them for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”) under the symbol “KEN”

WHEREAS, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 1 ;

WHEREAS, following the distribution to it by way of a dividend from Israel Corporation Ltd., Millenium expects to own 25,294,122 of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “ Ordinary Shares ”), constituting approximately 47.4% of the Ordinary Shares to be outstanding following this distribution;

WHEREAS, the parties intend that the registration rights set forth in this Agreement be applicable to all outstanding Ordinary Shares which are or may be owned by Millenium and by any of its Affiliates at any time during the term of this Agreement, and to all of the Ordinary Shares that may be issued or granted at any time in the future on account or by virtue of such Ordinary Shares, as set out in the definition of Registrable Securities below;

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1 :

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405.


Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Singapore or London, United Kingdom, are required or authorized to be closed.

Commission ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.

Company ” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, and includes any successor thereto.

Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Effective Date ” means the time and date that a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective.

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Indemnified Persons ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 .

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 .

Millenium ” means Millenium, any transferee or assignee to whom Millenium assigns its rights, in whole or in part, and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights, in accordance with Section 7 below.

Ordinary Shares ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.

Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Person ” means an individual or group, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Piggyback Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Piggyback Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Pledge Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(e)(ii) .

Proceeding ” means any action, claim, suit, proceeding or investigation (including a preliminary investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or known to the Company to be threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A

 

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promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

Registrable Securities ” means (i) any Ordinary Shares owned by Millenium during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) any shares issued or issuable with respect to such Ordinary Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, recapitalization, merger, exchange or similar event or otherwise.

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 .

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement in the form required to register the resale of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and other applicable law, and including any Prospectus, amendments and supplements to each such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 405 ” means Rule 405 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 433 ” means Rule 433 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for Millenium.

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(iii) .

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Trading Day ” means a day during which trading in the Ordinary Shares generally occurs on the Trading Market.

Unaffiliated Board Members ” is defined in Section 2(a)(iv) .

WKSI ” means a “ well known seasoned issuer ” as defined under Rule 405.

Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include”, “includes”, “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the terms “hereof”, “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (f) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (g) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (h) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (i) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

 

2. Registration

 

  (a) Demand Registration

 

  (i) Millenium shall have the option and right, exercisable by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “ Demand Notice ”), to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement registering the offering and sale of the number and type of Registrable Securities on the terms and conditions specified in the Demand Notice in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof specified in the Demand Notice, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (the “ Demand Registration ”).

 

  (ii)

Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall file a Registration Statement as promptly as practicable covering all of the Registrable Securities that Millenium requests on such Demand Notice to be included in such Demand Registration in accordance with the

 

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  terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act and remain effective under the Securities Act for not less than twenty four (24) months following the Effective Date or such shorter period when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold (the “ Effectiveness Period ”); provided, however , (i) that the Company shall not be required to effect the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(a) unless the Registrable Securities are offered at an aggregate proposed offering price of not less than $25 million and (ii) the Effectiveness Period shall be extended by one (1) day for each additional day during any Suspension Period in effect following the Effective Date applicable thereto pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii) . Subject to the other limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated hereunder to effect more than three (3) Demand Registrations in any twelve (12) month period. A registration will not count as a requested registration under this Section 2(a) until the Registration Statement relating to such registration has been declared effective by the Commission and unless Millenium was able to register all the Registrable Securities requested by it to be included in such registration.

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2(a) , the Company shall not be required to:

(A) file a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(a) during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days prior to a good faith estimate by the majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company (excluding any members of the board of directors that are employees or Affiliates of Millenium)(the “ Unaffiliated Board Members ”), of the date of filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated registration; provided that the Company is actively employing its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;

(B) effect a registration or file a Registration Statement for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of a Demand Notice for registration pursuant to this Section 2(a) if at the time of such request (1) the Company is engaged, or has plans to engage, within thirty (30) days of the time of such Demand Notice, in a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Ordinary Shares, or (2) the Company is currently engaged in a self-tender or exchange offer and the filing of a Registration Statement would cause a violation of the Exchange Act;

(C) effect a registration or file a Registration Statement for a period of up to ninety (90) days, if (1) the Unaffiliated Board Members determine such registration would render the Company unable to comply with applicable securities laws or (2) the Unaffiliated Board Members determine such registration would require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or

 

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(D) if the Company has filed a “shelf” registration statement pursuant to a Demand Notice under this Section 2(a) and has included Registrable Securities therein (each such Registration Statement, a “ Shelf Registration Statement ”), the Company shall be entitled to suspend, for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 45 consecutive days and not more than 90 days in any 12-month period (except as a result of a review of any post-effective amendment by the Commission before declaring any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement effective; provided, that the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective), the offer or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement by any holder of Registrable Securities if:

(1) a “road show” is not then in progress with respect to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities by such holder; and,

(2) either

(A) the Unaffiliated Board Members, in good faith, determine that (i) the offer or sale of any shares of Ordinary Shares would materially impede, delay or interfere with a significant transaction under negotiation by the Company, including any proposed financing, offer or sale of securities, acquisition, merger, tender offer, business combination, corporate reorganization, or consolidation, (ii) after the advice of counsel, the sale of Ordinary Shares covered by the Shelf Registration Statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (iii) either (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of the proposed transaction, (y) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate the proposed transaction, or (z) the proposed transaction renders the Company unable to comply with requirements of the Commission; or

(B) the Unaffiliated Board Members, in good faith, determine that the Company is required by law, rule or regulation to supplement the Shelf Registration Statement or file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement in order to incorporate information into the Shelf Registration Statement for the purpose of (i) including in the Shelf Registration Statement any Prospectus required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or (ii) reflecting in the Prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Prospectus

 

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(any such period referred to in this Section 2(a)(iii) , a “ Suspension Period ”); provided, however , that

(i) in no event shall the Company postpone, defer or suspend any Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 2(a)(iii) and/or Section 7(g) for more than an aggregate of ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period, and

(ii) in the event the Company postpones, defers or suspends any Demand Registration pursuant to Section  2(a)(iii)(C)(1) or (2) or Section  2(a)(iii)(D) , then during such Suspension Period, the Company shall not engage in any transaction involving the offer, issuance, sale, or purchase of Ordinary Shares (whether for the benefit of the Company or a third Person), except transactions involving the issuance or purchase of Ordinary Shares as contemplated by Company employee benefit plans or employee or director arrangements.

In order to suspend the use of the registration statement pursuant to this Section 2(a)(iii)(D) , the Company shall promptly upon determining to seek such suspension, deliver to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that the Company is suspending use of such registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii)(D) , the basis therefor in reasonable detail and a good faith estimate as to the anticipated duration of such suspension.

 

  (iv) The Company may include in any such Demand Registration other Ordinary Shares for sale for its own account or for the account of any other Person; provided that if the managing underwriter for the offering determines that the number of Ordinary Shares proposed to be offered in such offering would likely have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering or the market for the Ordinary Shares, then the Registrable Securities to be sold by Millenium shall be included in such registration before any Ordinary Shares proposed to be sold for the account of the Company or any other Person.

 

  (v)

Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company shall effect any Demand Registration on Form F-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form F-3, in which case such Demand Registration shall be effected on another appropriate form for such purpose pursuant to the Securities Act) and if the Company becomes, and is at the time of its receipt of a Demand Notice, a WKSI, the Demand Registration for

 

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  any offering and selling of Registrable Securities through a firm commitment underwriting shall be effected pursuant to an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, which shall be on Form F-3 or any equivalent or successor form under the Securities Act (if available to the Company); provided , however , that if at any time a Registration Statement on Form F-3 is effective and Millenium provides written notice to the Company that it intends to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, the Company will amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place.

 

  (vi) Without limiting Section 3 , in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2(a) , the Company shall, (A) promptly prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (1) such additional forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents, as may be necessary or advisable to register or qualify the securities subject to such Demand Registration, including under the securities laws of such states as Millenium shall reasonably request; provided , however , that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to do business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of registration and (2) such forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or to list the Registrable Securities subject to such Demand Registration on the Trading Market and (B) do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or appropriate or reasonably requested by Millenium to enable Millenium to consummate a public sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof.

 

  (b) Piggyback Registration

 

  (i)

If the Company shall at any time propose to file a Registration Statement, other than pursuant to any Demand Registration, for an offering of Ordinary Shares for cash (whether in connection with a public offering of Ordinary Shares by the Company, a public offering of Ordinary Shares by shareholders, or both, but excluding an offering relating solely to an employee benefit plan, an offering relating to a transaction on Form F-4 or an offering on any registration statement form that does not permit secondary sales), the Company shall promptly notify Millenium of such proposal reasonably in advance of (and in any event at least five (5) Trading Days before) the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”). The Piggyback Notice shall offer Millenium the opportunity to include for registration in such Registration Statement the number of Registrable Securities as it may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). The Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration such Registrable Securities for which the Company has received written requests within five (5) days

 

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  after delivery to Millenium of the Piggyback Notice (“ Piggyback Request ”) for inclusion therein. If Millenium decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement thereafter filed by the Company, Millenium shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of Ordinary Shares, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

  (ii) If the Registration Statement under which the Company gives notice under this Section 2(b) is for an underwritten offering, the Company shall so advise Millenium. In such event, the right of Millenium to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be conditioned upon Millenium’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of Millenium’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. In the event Millenium proposes to distribute its Registrable Securities through such underwriting, it shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. If the managing underwriter or managing underwriters of such offering advise the Company and Millenium in writing that in their reasonable opinion that the inclusion of all of Millenium’s Registrable Securities in the subject Registration Statement (or any other Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering) would likely have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering or the market for the Ordinary Shares, the Company shall include in such offering only that number or amount, if any, of Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering that, in the reasonable opinion of the managing underwriter or managing underwriters, will not have such effect, with such number to be allocated as follows: (i) first, to the Company or the Person or Persons demanding such underwritten offering and (ii) if there remains availability for additional Ordinary Shares to be included in such registration, second, to all other holders of Ordinary Shares (including Millenium) who are contractually entitled to “piggyback” registration rights that are equivalent to those described in this Section 2(b) and who may be seeking to register such Ordinary Shares, pro-rata among them, based on the number of Ordinary Shares such other holders are entitled to include in such registration. If Millenium disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter(s) delivered on or prior to the time of pricing of such offering. Any Registrable Securities withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.

 

  (iii) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2(b) prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement whether or not Millenium has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement. The registration expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

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  (c) Subject to Section 2(a)(ii) , all registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall continue to be applicable with respect to Millenium for so long as may be required for Millenium to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by Millenium (without any limitation on volume, timing, recipients or intended method or methods of distribution, including through the use of an underwriter, that would not be applicable with a registration under the Securities Act).

 

  (d) Any Demand Notice or Piggyback Request shall (i) specify the Registrable Securities intended to be offered and sold by Millenium, (ii) express Millenium’s present intent to offer such Registrable Securities for distribution, (iii) describe the nature or method of the proposed offer and sale of Registrable Securities, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis and (iv) contain the undertaking of Millenium to provide all such information and materials and take all action as may reasonably be required in order to permit the Company to comply with all applicable requirements in connection with the registration of such Registrable Securities.

 

  (e) Millenium shall not have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2 .

 

  (f) The Company will not enter into any agreement during the term of this Agreement (other than the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. dated January 7, 2015, including any amendment or assignment of such agreement pursuant to its terms and the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and XT Investments Ltd. dated January 7, 2015, including any amendment or assignment of such agreement pursuant to its terms ) which would allow any holder of Ordinary Shares to include Ordinary Shares in any Registration Statement filed by the Company in a manner that would violate or restrict in any material respect the rights granted to Millenium hereunder.

 

  (g) Any Registrable Security will cease to be an Registrable Security when (a) it has been sold or otherwise transferred by Millenium (other than a transfer by Millenium to an Affiliate or in conjunction with an assignment of this Agreement permitted under Section 7 ) or (b) it is eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act without restriction pursuant to such rule on the volume of securities that may be sold in any single transaction.

 

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3. Registration Procedures

The procedures to be followed by the Company and Millenium in a Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the Company and Millenium, with respect to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement, are as follows:

 

  (a) The Company will, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than amendments and supplements that do nothing more than name Millenium and provide information with respect thereto), (i) unless available to Millenium through public filings with the Commission, furnish to Millenium and its underwriters, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed and (ii) use its reasonable efforts to address in each such document when so filed with the Commission such comments as Millenium reasonably shall propose within three (3) Business Days of the delivery of such copies to Millenium.

 

  (b) The Company will use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as reasonably possible (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary under applicable law to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered thereby for its Effectiveness Period and, subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities held by Millenium; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible provide Millenium true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration.

 

  (c) The Company will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Registration Statements and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.

 

  (d)

The Company will notify Millenium as promptly as reasonably practicable: (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “ review ” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement; and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to Millenium as sellers of Registrable Securities; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the

 

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  Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of (but not the nature or details concerning) any event or passage of time that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading ( provided , however , that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in the event that the Company either promptly files a prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form 6-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which in either case, contains the requisite information that results in such Registration Statement no longer containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading).

 

  (e) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment, or if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Suspension Period, at the earliest practicable moment after the Suspension Period is over.

 

  (f) During the Effectiveness Period, the Company will furnish to Millenium and its underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by Millenium (including those incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided , that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

  (g) The Company will promptly deliver to Millenium and its underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as Millenium and its underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request during the Effectiveness Period. The Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by Millenium in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

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  (h) The Company will facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as Millenium may request in writing. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will promptly, after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without any such legend upon sale by Millenium of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.

 

  (i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d)(v) , subject to Section 2(a)(iii) , as promptly as reasonably possible, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, if required by applicable law, to the affected Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (j) Millenium may distribute the Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering; provided that (i) Millenium provide written notice to the Company of their intention to distribute Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering, (ii) the managing underwriter or managing underwriters thereof shall be designated by Millenium in the case of a Demand Registration ( provided , however , that such designated managing underwriter or managing underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) or by the Company in the case of a registration initiated by the Company, (iii) Millenium agrees to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and sell Millenium’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to select the managing underwriter or managing underwriters hereunder and (v) Millenium will complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with Millenium that, in connection with any underwritten offering in accordance with the terms hereof, it will negotiate in good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using all reasonable best efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor “comfort” letters at the Company’s expense.

 

  (k)

In the event Millenium seek to complete an underwritten offering, for a reasonable period prior to the filing of any Registration Statement and throughout the Effectiveness Period, the Company will make available upon reasonable notice at the Company’s principal place of business or such other

 

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  reasonable place for inspection by the managing underwriter or managing underwriters selected in accordance with Section 3(j) such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary (and in the case of counsel, not violate an attorney-client privilege in such counsel’s reasonable belief) to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act.

 

  (l) In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will take all commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities by Millenium, including causing appropriate officers and employees to be available, on a customary basis and upon reasonable notice, to meet with prospective investors in presentations, meetings and road shows.

 

4. Registration Expenses

All Registration Expenses incident to the Parties’ performance of or compliance with their respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration (excluding any Selling Expenses) shall be borne by the Company, whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. “ Registration Expenses ” shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the NYSE and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Ordinary Shares and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by Millenium), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel, auditors and accountants for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including expenses payable to third parties and including all salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on the NYSE.

 

5. Indemnification

If requested by Millenium, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each underwriter, if any, engaged in connection with any registration referred to in Section 2 and provide representations, covenants, opinions and other assurances to any underwriter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such underwriter and the Company.

 

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Further, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Millenium, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers and directors and any Person who controls Millenium (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent thereof (collectively, “ Indemnified Persons ”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which any Registrable Securities were registered, in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof. The Company shall notify Millenium promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 5 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

Promptly after receipt by any Indemnified Persons under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Loss, such Indemnified Persons shall, if a Loss in respect thereof is to be claimed against any indemnifying party under this Section 5 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Persons; provided, however, that the Indemnified Persons shall have the right to retain their own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Persons to be paid by the indemnifying party if the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Persons and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Persons and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of Indemnified Persons, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by Millenium. The Indemnified Persons shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such Losses by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the

 

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Indemnified Persons which relates to such Losses. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Persons under this Section 5 , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Persons otherwise than under this Section 5 .

 

6. Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144

To the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and shall take such further action as Millenium may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable Millenium to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request Millenium in connection with Millenium’s sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to Millenium a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

7. Miscellaneous

 

  (a) Remedies

In the event of a breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement, Millenium, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

  (b) Discontinued Disposition

Millenium agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3(d) , Millenium will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Millenium’s receipt of the copies of the supplemental Prospectus or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 7(b) .

 

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  (c) Amendments and Waivers

No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Millenium. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

  (d) Notices

Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Section 7(d) prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Agreement later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:    Kenon Holdings Ltd.
  

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01

Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

Attention: Robert Rosen

General Counsel

   Phone: +65 6351 1780
   E-Mail: RobertR@kenon-holdings.com
If to Millenium or any of its Affiliates:    Millenium Investments Elad Ltd.
  

9 Andre Saharov St.

Park Matam, Haifa

3508409

POB 15090

Park Matam, Haifa 3190500

Israel

 

  (e) Successors and Assigns

 

  (i) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as provided below in Section 7(e)(ii) and any transfers to Affiliates of Millenium, this Agreement, and any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company and Millenium.

 

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  (ii) The rights under this Agreement shall be freely assignable by Millenium, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Registration Period, to any transferee of all or any portion of Millenium’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the transferee is, or will become immediately following the transfer from Millenium, the holder of at least five percent (5%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital at that time, and (ii) Millenium agrees in writing with the transferee to assign such rights and the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein in the form attached as Appendix A hereto.

 

  (iii) In order to assign any number of Demand Registrations, the holder of the right to such Demand Registrations shall expressly assign any number of Demand Registrations that it may hold pursuant to an agreement in the form attached as Appendix A hereto and such assignment shall correspondingly reduce the number of Demand Registrations held by Millenium or any other assignor.

At the transferee’s request, the Company shall promptly prepare and file any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the 1933 Act or other applicable provision of the 1933 Act to appropriately amend the list of selling shareholders thereunder to include such transferee.

 

  (iv)

In the event Millenium transfers Registrable Securities included on a Registration Statement in connection with the foreclosure of a pledge of such Registrable Securities and, following the transfer, such Registrable Securities would not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act without restriction pursuant to such rule on the volume of securities that may be sold in any single transaction, then (A) at the request of the new holder of such Registrable Securities (the “ Pledge Holder ” ), the Company shall amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Pledge Holder to offer and sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided that in no event shall the Company be required to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement unless (X) such Registration Statement includes only Registrable Securities held by the Pledge Holder, Affiliates of the Pledge Holder or transferees of the Pledge Holder or (Y) the Company has received a written consent therefor from every Person for whom Ordinary Shares have been registered on (but not yet sold under) such Registration Statement, other than the Pledge Holder, Affiliates of the Pledge Holder or transferees of the Pledge Holder and (B) all of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Pledge Holder with respect to such

 

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  Registrable Securities granted under Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall continue to be applicable with respect to such Registrable Securities until the earlier of (X) the time required for the Pledge Holder to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by the Pledge Holder or (Y) the end of the Effectiveness Period of the Registration Statement relating to such Registrable Securities.

 

  (f) Third Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person

 

  (g) Execution and Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such signature delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission were the original thereof.

 

  (h) Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each party hereby irrevocable submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereunder. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT.

 

  (i) Cumulative Remedies

The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

  (j) Severability

If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired

 

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or invalidated, and the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the Parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

  (k) Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior contracts or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and the matters addressed or governed hereby, whether oral or written.

 

  (l) Headings; Section References; Mutual Drafting

The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless otherwise stated, references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits are to the Sections, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement.

The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any Party.

 

  (m) Other Listings

To the extent that the Company lists its shares on any stock exchange outside of the United States, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to such listing.

[THIS SPACE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

KENON HOLDINGS LTD.
By:  

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

Name:   Yoav Doppelt
Title:   CEO
MILLENIUM INVESTMENTS ELAD LTD.
By:  

/s/ Aviad Kaufman

Name:   Aviad Kaufman
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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Appendix A

 

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Tripartite Transfer and Amendment Agreement

THIS TRIPARTITE TRANSFER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Transfer Agreement ”) is made on this [•] day of [•] 20[•] by and between [•] (the “ New Shareholder ”), Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and [•] (the “ Transferor ”) and is supplemental to and an amendment of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated January 7, 2015, as amended from time to time, and made by and between the Company and Millenium Investments Elad Ltd. (“ Millenium ”).

 

1. The New Shareholder hereby confirms that it has been supplied with a copy of the Agreement and hereby covenants with the Company to observe, perform and be bound by all the terms of the Agreement which are capable of applying to the Transferor as a holder of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Agreement) and which have not been performed at the date of this Transfer Agreement to the intent and effect that the New Shareholder shall be deemed with effect from the date hereof to be a Party to the Agreement.

 

2. The Transferor hereby confirms that it has transferred [• percent (•%)] of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital to the New Shareholder (the “ Share Transfer ”) and thereby also wishes to and hereby does assign to the New Shareholder an equal pro-rata share of its rights as a holder of Registrable Securities under the Agreement (the “ Assignment of Rights ”).

 

3. The Transferor hereby expressly assigns [•] number of Demand Registrations in any twelve (12) month period to the New Shareholder and agrees that this assignment shall correspondingly decrease the number of Demand Registrations in any twelve (12) month period available to the Transferor under the Agreement.

 

4. The Company hereby confirms and acknowledges the Share Transfer and Assignment of Rights on the terms set forth herein.

 

5. The New Shareholder confirms that its details for Section 7(d) (Notices) are as follows: [     ].

 

6. This Transfer Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.

[THIS SPACE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

[NEW SHAREHOLDER]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
KENON HOLDINGS LTD.
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
[TRANSFEROR]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

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Exhibit 99.6

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of January 7, 2015 by and between Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ”), a company organized under the laws of Singapore, and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ Bank Leumi ”). The Company and Bank Leumi are referred to collectively herein as the “ Parties .”

WHEREAS, the Company is a diversified holding company that is intending to register its outstanding ordinary shares under the 1933 Act with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) and list them for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”) under the symbol “KEN”

WHEREAS, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 1 ;

WHEREAS, following the distribution to it by way of a dividend from Israel Corporation Ltd., Bank Leumi expects to own 9,679,614 of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “ Ordinary Shares ”), constituting approximately 18% of the Ordinary Shares to be outstanding following this distribution;

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that the registration rights set forth in this Agreement be applicable to all outstanding Ordinary Shares which are or may be owned by Bank Leumi and by any of its Affiliates at any time during the term of this Agreement, and to all of the Ordinary Shares that may be issued or granted at any time in the future on account or by virtue of such Ordinary Shares, as set out in the definition of Registrable Securities below;

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1 :

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405.


Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Singapore or London, United Kingdom, are required or authorized to be closed.

Commission ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.

Company ” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, and includes any successor thereto.

Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Effective Date ” means the time and date that a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective.

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Indemnified Persons ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 .

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 .

Ordinary Shares ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.

Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Person ” means an individual or group, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Piggyback Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Piggyback Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Proceeding ” means any action, claim, suit, proceeding or investigation (including a preliminary investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or known to the Company to be threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

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Registrable Securities ” means (i) any Ordinary Shares owned by Bank Leumi during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) any shares issued or issuable with respect to such Ordinary Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, recapitalization, merger, exchange or similar event or otherwise.

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 .

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement in the form required to register the resale of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and other applicable law, and including any Prospectus, amendments and supplements to each such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 405 ” means Rule 405 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 433 ” means Rule 433 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for Bank Leumi.

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(iii) .

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

 

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Trading Day ” means a day during which trading in the Ordinary Shares generally occurs on the Trading Market.

Unaffiliated Board Members ” is defined in Section 2(a)(iv) .

WKSI ” means a “ well known seasoned issuer ” as defined under Rule 405.

Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include”, “includes”, “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the terms “hereof”, “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (f) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (g) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (h) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (i) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

 

2. Registration

 

  (a) Demand Registration

 

  (i) Bank Leumi shall have the option and right, exercisable by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “ Demand Notice ”), to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement registering the offering and sale of the number and type of Registrable Securities on the terms and conditions specified in the Demand Notice in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof specified in the Demand Notice, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (the “ Demand Registration ”).

 

  (ii)

Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall file a Registration Statement as promptly as practicable covering all of the Registrable Securities that Bank Leumi requests on such Demand Notice to be included in such Demand Registration in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act and remain effective under the Securities Act for not less than twenty four (24) months following the Effective Date or such shorter period when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold (the “ Effectiveness Period ”); provided, however , (i) that the Company shall not be required to effect the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(a)

 

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  unless the Registrable Securities are offered at an aggregate proposed offering price of not less than $25 million and (ii) the Effectiveness Period shall be extended by one (1) day for each additional day during any Suspension Period in effect following the Effective Date applicable thereto pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii) . Subject to the other limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated hereunder to effect more than three (3) Demand Registrations. A registration will not count as a requested registration under this Section 2(a) until the Registration Statement relating to such registration has been declared effective by the Commission and unless Bank Leumi was able to register all the Registrable Securities requested by it to be included in such registration.

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2(a) , the Company shall not be required to:

(A) file a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(a) during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days prior to a good faith estimate by the majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company (excluding any members of the board of directors that are employees or Affiliates of Bank Leumi)(the “ Unaffiliated Board Members ”), of the date of filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated registration; provided that the Company is actively employing its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;

(B) effect a registration or file a Registration Statement for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of a Demand Notice for registration pursuant to this Section 2(a) if at the time of such request (1) the Company is engaged, or has plans to engage, within thirty (30) days of the time of such Demand Notice, in a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Ordinary Shares, or (2) the Company is currently engaged in a self-tender or exchange offer and the filing of a Registration Statement would cause a violation of the Exchange Act;

(C) effect a registration or file a Registration Statement for a period of up to ninety (90) days, if (1) the Unaffiliated Board Members determine such registration would render the Company unable to comply with applicable securities laws or (2) the Unaffiliated Board Members determine such registration would require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or

(D) if the Company has filed a “shelf” registration statement pursuant to a Demand Notice under this Section 2(a) and has included Registrable Securities therein (each such Registration Statement, a “ Shelf Registration Statement ”), the Company shall be entitled to suspend, for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 45 consecutive days and not more than 90 days in any 12-month period

 

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(except as a result of a review of any post-effective amendment by the Commission before declaring any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement effective; provided, that the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective), the offer or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement by any holder of Registrable Securities if:

(1) a “road show” is not then in progress with respect to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities by such holder; and,

(2) either

(A) the Unaffiliated Board Members, in good faith, determine that (i) the offer or sale of any shares of Ordinary Shares would materially impede, delay or interfere with a significant transaction under negotiation by the Company, including any proposed financing, offer or sale of securities, acquisition, merger, tender offer, business combination, corporate reorganization, or consolidation, (ii) after the advice of counsel, the sale of Ordinary Shares covered by the Shelf Registration Statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (iii) either (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of the proposed transaction, (y) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate the proposed transaction, or (z) the proposed transaction renders the Company unable to comply with requirements of the Commission; or

(B) the Unaffiliated Board Members, in good faith, determine that the Company is required by law, rule or regulation to supplement the Shelf Registration Statement or file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement in order to incorporate information into the Shelf Registration Statement for the purpose of (i) including in the Shelf Registration Statement any Prospectus required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or (ii) reflecting in the Prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Prospectus

(any such period referred to in this Section 2(a)(iii) , a “ Suspension Period ”); provided, however , that

 

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(i) in no event shall the Company postpone, defer or suspend any Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 2(a)(iii) and/or Section 7(g) for more than an aggregate of ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period, and

(ii) in the event the Company postpones, defers or suspends any Demand Registration pursuant to Section  2(a)(iii)(C)(1) or (2) or Section  2(a)(iii)(D) , then during such Suspension Period, the Company shall not engage in any transaction involving the offer, issuance, sale, or purchase of Ordinary Shares (whether for the benefit of the Company or a third Person), except transactions involving the issuance or purchase of Ordinary Shares as contemplated by Company employee benefit plans or employee or director arrangements.

In order to suspend the use of the registration statement pursuant to this Section 2(a)(iii)(D) , the Company shall promptly upon determining to seek such suspension, deliver to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that the Company is suspending use of such registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii)(D) , the basis therefor in reasonable detail and a good faith estimate as to the anticipated duration of such suspension.

 

  (iv) The Company may include in any such Demand Registration other Ordinary Shares for sale for its own account or for the account of any other Person; provided that if the managing underwriter for the offering determines that the number of Ordinary Shares proposed to be offered in such offering would likely have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering or the market for the Ordinary Shares, then the Registrable Securities to be sold by Bank Leumi shall be included in such registration before any Ordinary Shares proposed to be sold for the account of the Company or any other Person.

 

  (v) Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company shall effect any Demand Registration on Form F-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form F-3, in which case such Demand Registration shall be effected on another appropriate form for such purpose pursuant to the Securities Act) and if the Company becomes, and is at the time of its receipt of a Demand Notice, a WKSI, the Demand Registration for any offering and selling of Registrable Securities through a firm commitment underwriting shall be effected pursuant to an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, which shall be on Form F-3 or any equivalent or successor form under the Securities Act (if available to the Company); provided , however , that if at any time a Registration Statement on Form F-3 is effective and Bank Leumi provides written notice to the Company that it intends to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, the Company will amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place.

 

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  (vi) Without limiting Section 3 , in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2(a) , the Company shall, (A) promptly prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (1) such additional forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents, as may be necessary or advisable to register or qualify the securities subject to such Demand Registration, including under the securities laws of such states as Bank Leumi shall reasonably request; provided , however , that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to do business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of registration and (2) such forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or to list the Registrable Securities subject to such Demand Registration on the Trading Market and (B) do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or appropriate or reasonably requested by Bank Leumi to enable Bank Leumi to consummate a public sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof.

 

  (b) Piggyback Registration

 

  (i) If the Company shall at any time propose to file a Registration Statement, other than pursuant to any Demand Registration by Bank Leumi, for an offering of Ordinary Shares for cash (whether in connection with a public offering of Ordinary Shares by the Company, a public offering of Ordinary Shares by shareholders, or both, but excluding an offering relating solely to an employee benefit plan, an offering relating to a transaction on Form F-4 or an offering on any registration statement form that does not permit secondary sales), the Company shall promptly notify Bank Leumi of such proposal reasonably in advance of (and in any event at least five (5) Trading Days before) the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”). The Piggyback Notice shall offer Bank Leumi the opportunity to include for registration in such Registration Statement the number of Registrable Securities as it may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). The Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration such Registrable Securities for which the Company has received written requests within five (5) days after delivery to Bank Leumi of the Piggyback Notice (“ Piggyback Request ”) for inclusion therein. If Bank Leumi decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement thereafter filed by the Company, Bank Leumi shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of Ordinary Shares, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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  (ii) If the Registration Statement under which the Company gives notice under this Section 2(b) is for an underwritten offering, the Company shall so advise Bank Leumi. In such event, the right of Bank Leumi to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be conditioned upon Bank Leumi’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of Bank Leumi’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. In the event Bank Leumi proposes to distribute its Registrable Securities through such underwriting, it shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. If the managing underwriter or managing underwriters of such offering advise the Company and Bank Leumi in writing that in their reasonable opinion that the inclusion of all of Bank Leumi’s Registrable Securities in the subject Registration Statement (or any other Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering) would likely have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering or the market for the Ordinary Shares, the Company shall include in such offering only that number or amount, if any, of Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering that, in the reasonable opinion of the managing underwriter or managing underwriters, will not have such effect, with such number to be allocated as follows: (i) first, to the Company or the Person or Persons demanding such underwritten offering and (ii) if there remains availability for additional Ordinary Shares to be included in such registration, second, to all other holders of Ordinary Shares (including Bank Leumi) who are contractually entitled to “piggyback” registration rights that are equivalent to those described in this Section 2(b) and who may be seeking to register such Ordinary Shares, pro-rata among them, based on the number of Ordinary Shares such other holders are entitled to include in such registration. If Bank Leumi disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter(s) delivered on or prior to the time of pricing of such offering. Any Registrable Securities withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.

 

  (iii) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2(b) prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement whether or not Bank Leumi has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement. The registration expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

  (c) Subject to Section 2(a)(ii) , all registration rights granted under this Section  2 shall continue to be applicable with respect to Bank Leumi for so long as may be required for Bank Leumi to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by Bank Leumi (without any limitation on volume, timing, recipients or intended method or methods of distribution, including through the use of an underwriter, that would not be applicable with a registration under the Securities Act).

 

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  (d) Any Demand Notice or Piggyback Request shall (i) specify the Registrable Securities intended to be offered and sold by Bank Leumi, (ii) express Bank Leumi’s present intent to offer such Registrable Securities for distribution, (iii) describe the nature or method of the proposed offer and sale of Registrable Securities, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis and (iv) contain the undertaking of Bank Leumi to provide all such information and materials and take all action as may reasonably be required in order to permit the Company to comply with all applicable requirements in connection with the registration of such Registrable Securities.

 

  (e) Bank Leumi shall not have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section  2.

 

  (f) The Company will not enter into any agreement during the term of this Agreement (other than the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Millenium Investments Elad Ltd. dated January 7, 2015, including any amendment or assignment of such agreement pursuant to its terms and the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and XT Investments Ltd. dated January 7, 2015, including any amendment or assignment of such agreement pursuant to its terms) which would allow any holder of Ordinary Shares to include Ordinary Shares in any Registration Statement filed by the Company in a manner that would violate or restrict in any material respect the rights granted to Bank Leumi hereunder.

 

  (g) Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security when (a) it has been sold or otherwise transferred by Bank Leumi (other than a transfer by Bank Leumi to an Affiliate or in conjunction with an assignment of this Agreement permitted under Section 7 ) or (b) it is eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act without restriction pursuant to such rule on the volume of securities that may be sold in any single transaction.

 

3. Registration Procedures

The procedures to be followed by the Company and Bank Leumi in a Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the Company and Bank Leumi, with respect to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement, are as follows:

 

  (a)

The Company will, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than amendments and supplements that do nothing more than name Bank Leumi and provide information with respect thereto), (i) unless available to Bank Leumi through public filings with the Commission, furnish to Bank Leumi and its underwriters, if any, copies of all

 

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  such documents proposed to be filed and (ii) use its reasonable efforts to address in each such document when so filed with the Commission such comments as Bank Leumi reasonably shall propose within three (3) Business Days of the delivery of such copies to Bank Leumi.

 

  (b) The Company will use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as reasonably possible (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary under applicable law to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered thereby for its Effectiveness Period and, subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities held by Bank Leumi; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible provide Bank Leumi true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration.

 

  (c) The Company will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Registration Statements and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.

 

  (d)

The Company will notify Bank Leumi as promptly as reasonably practicable: (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “ review ” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement; and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to Bank Leumi as sellers of Registrable Securities; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of (but not the nature or details concerning) any event or passage of time that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration

 

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  Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading ( provided , however , that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in the event that the Company either promptly files a prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form 6-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which in either case, contains the requisite information that results in such Registration Statement no longer containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading).

 

  (e) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment, or if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Suspension Period, at the earliest practicable moment after the Suspension Period is over.

 

  (f) During the Effectiveness Period, the Company will furnish to Bank Leumi and its underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by Bank Leumi (including those incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided , that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

  (g) The Company will promptly deliver to Bank Leumi and its underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as Bank Leumi and its underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request during the Effectiveness Period. The Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by Bank Leumi in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

  (h)

The Company will facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as Bank Leumi may request in writing. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will promptly, after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer

 

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  agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without any such legend upon sale by Bank Leumi of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.

 

  (i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d)(v) , subject to Section 2(a)(iii) , as promptly as reasonably possible, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, if required by applicable law, to the affected Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (j) Bank Leumi may distribute the Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering; provided that (i) Bank Leumi provides written notice to the Company of their intention to distribute Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering, (ii) the managing underwriter or managing underwriters thereof shall be designated by Bank Leumi in the case of a Demand Registration ( provided , however , that such designated managing underwriter or managing underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) or by the Company in the case of a registration initiated by the Company, (iii) Bank Leumi agrees to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and sell Bank Leumi’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to select the managing underwriter or managing underwriters hereunder and (v) Bank Leumi will complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with Bank Leumi that, in connection with any underwritten offering in accordance with the terms hereof, it will negotiate in good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using all reasonable best efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor “comfort” letters at the Company’s expense.

 

  (k) In the event Bank Leumi seek to complete an underwritten offering, for a reasonable period prior to the filing of any Registration Statement and throughout the Effectiveness Period, the Company will make available upon reasonable notice at the Company’s principal place of business or such other reasonable place for inspection by the managing underwriter or managing underwriters selected in accordance with Section 3(j) such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary (and in the case of counsel, not violate an attorney-client privilege in such counsel’s reasonable belief) to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act.

 

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  (l) In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will take all commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities by Bank Leumi, including causing appropriate officers and employees to be available, on a customary basis and upon reasonable notice, to meet with prospective investors in presentations, meetings and road shows.

 

4. Registration Expenses

All Registration Expenses incident to the Parties’ performance of or compliance with their respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration (excluding any Selling Expenses) shall be borne by the Company, whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. “ Registration Expenses ” shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the NYSE and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Ordinary Shares and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by Bank Leumi), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel, auditors and accountants for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including expenses payable to third parties and including all salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on the NYSE.

 

5. Indemnification

If requested by Bank Leumi, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each underwriter, if any, engaged in connection with any registration referred to in Section 2 and provide representations, covenants, opinions and other assurances to any underwriter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such underwriter and the Company.

Further, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Bank Leumi, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers and directors and any Person who controls Bank Leumi (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent thereof (collectively, “ Indemnified Persons ”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any

 

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untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which any Registrable Securities were registered, in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof. The Company shall notify Bank Leumi promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 5 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

Promptly after receipt by any Indemnified Persons under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Loss, such Indemnified Persons shall, if a Loss in respect thereof is to be claimed against any indemnifying party under this Section 5 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Persons; provided, however, that the Indemnified Persons shall have the right to retain their own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Persons to be paid by the indemnifying party if the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Persons and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Persons and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of Indemnified Persons, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by Bank Leumi. The Indemnified Persons shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such Losses by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Persons which relates to such Losses. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Persons under this Section 5 , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Persons otherwise than under this Section 5 .

 

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6. Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144

To the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and shall take such further action as Bank Leumi may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable Bank Leumi to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of Bank Leumi in connection with Bank Leumi’s sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to Bank Leumi a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

7. Miscellaneous

 

  (a) Remedies

In the event of a breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement, Bank Leumi, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

  (b) Discontinued Disposition

Bank Leumi agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3(d) , Bank Leumi will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Bank Leumi’s receipt of the copies of the supplemental Prospectus or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 7(b) .

 

  (c) Amendments and Waivers

No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Bank Leumi. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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  (d) Notices

Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Section 7(d) prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Agreement later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:    Kenon Holdings Ltd.
  

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01

Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

Attention: Robert Rosen

General Counsel

   Phone: +65 6351 1780
   E-Mail: RobertR@kenon-holdings.com
If to BLL:    Bank Leumi Le -Israel B.M.
  

C/O Michal Rabinovitch

Leumi Partners Ltd.

132 Menachem Begin Road

Tel Aviv 67025 Israel

   Phone: +972 3 5141256
   Fax: +972 3 5141255
   E-Mail: michal@leumipartners.com
With a copy to:   

Saar Avnery

Leumi Partners Ltd.

132 Menachem Begin Road

Tel Aviv 67025 Israel

   Phone: +972 3 5141201
   Fax: +972 3 5141275
   E-Mail: saar@leumipartners.com

 

  (e) Successors and Assigns

 

  (i) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as provided below in Section 7(e)(ii) and any transfers to Affiliates of Bank Leumi, this Agreement, and any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company and Bank Leumi.

 

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  (ii) The rights under this Agreement shall be freely assignable by Bank Leumi, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Registration Period, to any transferee of all or any portion of Bank Leumi’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the transferee is, or will become immediately following the transfer from Bank Leumi, the holder of at least ten percent (10%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital at that time, and (ii) Bank Leumi agrees in writing with the transferee to assign such rights and the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein in the form attached as Appendix A hereto.

 

  (iii) In order to assign any number of Demand Registrations, the holder of the right to such Demand Registrations shall expressly assign any number of Demand Registrations that it may hold pursuant to an agreement in the form attached as Appendix A hereto and such assignment shall correspondingly reduce the number of Demand Registrations held by Bank Leumi or any other assignor.

At the transferee’s request, the Company shall promptly prepare and file any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the 1933 Act or other applicable provision of the 1933 Act to appropriately amend the list of selling shareholders thereunder to include such transferee.

 

  (f) Third Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person

 

  (g) Execution and Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such signature delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission were the original thereof.

 

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  (h) Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each party hereby irrevocable submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereunder. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT.

 

  (i) Cumulative Remedies

The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

  (j) Severability

If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the Parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

  (k) Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior contracts or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and the matters addressed or governed hereby, whether oral or written.

 

  (l) Headings; Section References; Mutual Drafting

The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless otherwise stated, references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits are to the Sections, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement.

 

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The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any Party.

 

  (m) Other Listings

To the extent that the Company lists its shares on any stock exchange outside of the United States, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to such listing.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

KENON HOLDINGS LTD.
By:  

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

Name:   Yoav Doppelt
Title:   CEO
BANK LEUMI LE -ISRAEL B.M.
By:  

/s/ Ron Fainaro

Name:   Ron Fainaro
Title:   EVP and CFO
By:  

/s/ Schlomo Goldfarb

Name:   Schlomo Goldfarb
Title:   EVP and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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Appendix A

 

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Tripartite Transfer and Amendment Agreement

THIS TRIPARTITE TRANSFER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Transfer Agreement ”) is made on this [•] day of [•] 20[•] by and between [•] (the “ New Shareholder ”), Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and [•] (the “ Transferor ”) and is supplemental to and an amendment of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated January 7, 2015, as amended from time to time, and made by and between the Company and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. (“ Bank Leumi ”).

 

  1. The New Shareholder hereby confirms that it has been supplied with a copy of the Agreement and hereby covenants with the Company to observe, perform and be bound by all the terms of the Agreement which are capable of applying to the Transferor as a holder of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Agreement) and which have not been performed at the date of this Transfer Agreement to the intent and effect that the New Shareholder shall be deemed with effect from the date hereof to be a Party to the Agreement.

 

  2. The Transferor hereby confirms that it has transferred [• percent (•%)] of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital to the New Shareholder (the “ Share Transfer ”) and thereby also wishes to and hereby does assign to the New Shareholder an equal pro-rata share of its rights as a holder of Registrable Securities under the Agreement (the “ Assignment of Rights ”).

 

  3. The Transferor hereby expressly assigns [•] number of Demand Registrations to the New Shareholder and agrees that this assignment shall correspondingly decrease the number of Demand Registrations available to the Transferor under the Agreement.

 

  4. The Company hereby confirms and acknowledges the Share Transfer and Assignment of Rights on the terms set forth herein.

 

  5. The New Shareholder confirms that its details for Section 7(d) (Notices) are as follows: [    ].

 

  6. This Transfer Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

[NEW SHAREHOLDER]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
KENON HOLDINGS LTD.
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
[TRANSFEROR]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

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Exhibit 99.7

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of January 7, 2015 by and between Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ”), a company organized under the laws of Singapore, and XT Investments Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ XT Investments ”). The Company and XT Investments are referred to collectively herein as the “ Parties .”

WHEREAS, the Company is a diversified holding company that is intending to register its outstanding ordinary shares under the 1933 Act with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) and list them for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”) under the symbol “KEN”

WHEREAS, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 1 ;

WHEREAS, following the distribution to Millenium Investments Elad Ltd. (“ Millenium ”) of the Company’s ordinary shares (the “ Ordinary Shares ”) by way of a dividend from Israel Corporation Ltd. and the subsequent transfer of the Company’s Ordinary Shares by Millenium to XT Investments, XT Investments expects to own 5,727,128 of the Company’s Ordinary Shares, constituting approximately 10.7% of the Ordinary Shares to be outstanding following this transfer;

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that the registration rights set forth in this Agreement be applicable to all outstanding Ordinary Shares which are or may be owned by XT Investments and by any of its Affiliates at any time during the term of this Agreement, and to all of the Ordinary Shares that may be issued or granted at any time in the future on account or by virtue of such Ordinary Shares, as set out in the definition of Registrable Securities below;

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1 :

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405.


Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Singapore or London, United Kingdom, are required or authorized to be closed.

Commission ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.

Company ” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, and includes any successor thereto.

Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Effective Date ” means the time and date that a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective.

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Indemnified Persons ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 .

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 .

Ordinary Shares ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.

Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Person ” means an individual or group, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Piggyback Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Piggyback Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) .

Proceeding ” means any action, claim, suit, proceeding or investigation (including a preliminary investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or known to the Company to be threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

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Registrable Securities ” means (i) any Ordinary Shares owned by XT Investments during the term of this Agreement, and (ii) any shares issued or issuable with respect to such Ordinary Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, rights offering, recapitalization, merger, exchange or similar event or otherwise.

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 .

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement in the form required to register the resale of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and other applicable law, and including any Prospectus, amendments and supplements to each such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 405 ” means Rule 405 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 433 ” means Rule 433 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for XT Investments.

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(iii) .

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) .

Trading Day ” means a day during which trading in the Ordinary Shares generally occurs on the Trading Market.

 

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Unaffiliated Board Members ” is defined in Section 2(a)(iv) .

WKSI ” means a “ well known seasoned issuer ” as defined under Rule 405.

Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include”, “includes”, “including” or words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the terms “hereof”, “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (f) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (g) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (h) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (i) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

 

2. Registration

 

  (a) Demand Registration

 

  (i) XT Investments shall have the option and right, exercisable by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “ Demand Notice ”), to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement registering the offering and sale of the number and type of Registrable Securities on the terms and conditions specified in the Demand Notice in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof specified in the Demand Notice, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (the “ Demand Registration ”).

 

  (ii)

Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall file a Registration Statement as promptly as practicable covering all of the Registrable Securities that XT Investments requests on such Demand Notice to be included in such Demand Registration in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act and remain effective under the Securities Act for not less than twenty four (24) months following the Effective Date or such shorter period when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold (the “ Effectiveness Period ”); provided, however , (i) that the Company shall not be required to effect the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(a) unless the Registrable Securities are offered at an aggregate proposed offering price of not less than $25 million and (ii) the Effectiveness Period shall be extended by one (1) day for each additional day during any Suspension Period in effect following the Effective Date

 

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  applicable thereto pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii) . Subject to the other limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated hereunder to effect more than three (3) Demand Registrations. A registration will not count as a requested registration under this Section 2(a) until the Registration Statement relating to such registration has been declared effective by the Commission and unless XT Investments was able to register all the Registrable Securities requested by it to be included in such registration.

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2(a) , the Company shall not be required to:

(A) file a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(a) during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days prior to a good faith estimate by the majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company (excluding any members of the board of directors that are employees or Affiliates of XT Investments)(the “ Unaffiliated Board Members ”), of the date of filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated registration; provided that the Company is actively employing its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;

(B) effect a registration or file a Registration Statement for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of a Demand Notice for registration pursuant to this Section 2(a) if at the time of such request (1) the Company is engaged, or has plans to engage, within thirty (30) days of the time of such Demand Notice, in a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Ordinary Shares, or (2) the Company is currently engaged in a self-tender or exchange offer and the filing of a Registration Statement would cause a violation of the Exchange Act;

(C) effect a registration or file a Registration Statement for a period of up to ninety (90) days, if (1) the Unaffiliated Board Members determine such registration would render the Company unable to comply with applicable securities laws or (2) the Unaffiliated Board Members determine such registration would require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or

(D) if the Company has filed a “shelf” registration statement pursuant to a Demand Notice under this Section 2(a) and has included Registrable Securities therein (each such Registration Statement, a “ Shelf Registration Statement ”), the Company shall be entitled to suspend, for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 45 consecutive days and not more than 90 days in any 12-month period (except as a result of a review of any post-effective amendment by the Commission before declaring any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement effective; provided, that the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective), the offer or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement by any holder of Registrable Securities if:

 

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(1) a “road show” is not then in progress with respect to a proposed offering of Registrable Securities by such holder; and,

(2) either

(A) the Unaffiliated Board Members, in good faith, determine that (i) the offer or sale of any shares of Ordinary Shares would materially impede, delay or interfere with a significant transaction under negotiation by the Company, including any proposed financing, offer or sale of securities, acquisition, merger, tender offer, business combination, corporate reorganization, or consolidation, (ii) after the advice of counsel, the sale of Ordinary Shares covered by the Shelf Registration Statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (iii) either (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of the proposed transaction, (y) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate the proposed transaction, or (z) the proposed transaction renders the Company unable to comply with requirements of the Commission; or

(B) the Unaffiliated Board Members, in good faith, determine that the Company is required by law, rule or regulation to supplement the Shelf Registration Statement or file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement in order to incorporate information into the Shelf Registration Statement for the purpose of (i) including in the Shelf Registration Statement any Prospectus required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or (ii) reflecting in the Prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Prospectus

(any such period referred to in this Section 2(a)(iii) , a “ Suspension Period ”); provided, however , that

(i) in no event shall the Company postpone, defer or suspend any Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 2(a)(iii) and/or Section 7(g) for more than an aggregate of ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period, and

 

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(ii) in the event the Company postpones, defers or suspends any Demand Registration pursuant to Section  2(a)(iii)(C)(1) or (2) or Section  2(a)(iii)(D) , then during such Suspension Period, the Company shall not engage in any transaction involving the offer, issuance, sale, or purchase of Ordinary Shares (whether for the benefit of the Company or a third Person), except transactions involving the issuance or purchase of Ordinary Shares as contemplated by Company employee benefit plans or employee or director arrangements.

In order to suspend the use of the registration statement pursuant to this Section 2(a)(iii)(D) , the Company shall promptly upon determining to seek such suspension, deliver to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that the Company is suspending use of such registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii)(D) , the basis therefor in reasonable detail and a good faith estimate as to the anticipated duration of such suspension.

 

  (iv) The Company may include in any such Demand Registration other Ordinary Shares for sale for its own account or for the account of any other Person; provided that if the managing underwriter for the offering determines that the number of Ordinary Shares proposed to be offered in such offering would likely have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering or the market for the Ordinary Shares, then the Registrable Securities to be sold by XT Investments shall be included in such registration before any Ordinary Shares proposed to be sold for the account of the Company or any other Person.

 

  (v) Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company shall effect any Demand Registration on Form F-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form F-3, in which case such Demand Registration shall be effected on another appropriate form for such purpose pursuant to the Securities Act) and if the Company becomes, and is at the time of its receipt of a Demand Notice, a WKSI, the Demand Registration for any offering and selling of Registrable Securities through a firm commitment underwriting shall be effected pursuant to an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, which shall be on Form F-3 or any equivalent or successor form under the Securities Act (if available to the Company); provided , however , that if at any time a Registration Statement on Form F-3 is effective and XT Investments provides written notice to the Company that it intends to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, the Company will amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place.

 

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  (vi) Without limiting Section 3 , in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2(a) , the Company shall, (A) promptly prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (1) such additional forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents, as may be necessary or advisable to register or qualify the securities subject to such Demand Registration, including under the securities laws of such states as XT Investments shall reasonably request; provided , however , that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to do business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of registration and (2) such forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or to list the Registrable Securities subject to such Demand Registration on the Trading Market and (B) do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or appropriate or reasonably requested by XT Investments to enable XT Investments to consummate a public sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof.

 

  (b) Piggyback Registration

 

  (i) If the Company shall at any time propose to file a Registration Statement, other than pursuant to any Demand Registration, for an offering of Ordinary Shares for cash (whether in connection with a public offering of Ordinary Shares by the Company, a public offering of Ordinary Shares by shareholders, or both, but excluding an offering relating solely to an employee benefit plan, an offering relating to a transaction on Form F-4 or an offering on any registration statement form that does not permit secondary sales), the Company shall promptly notify XT Investments of such proposal reasonably in advance of (and in any event at least five (5) Trading Days before) the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”). The Piggyback Notice shall offer XT Investments the opportunity to include for registration in such Registration Statement the number of Registrable Securities as it may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). The Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration such Registrable Securities for which the Company has received written requests within five (5) days after delivery to XT Investments of the Piggyback Notice (“ Piggyback Request ”) for inclusion therein. If XT Investments decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement thereafter filed by the Company, XT Investments shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of Ordinary Shares, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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  (ii) If the Registration Statement under which the Company gives notice under this Section 2(b) is for an underwritten offering, the Company shall so advise XT Investments. In such event, the right of XT Investments to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be conditioned upon XT Investments’ participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of XT Investments’ Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. In the event XT Investments proposes to distribute its Registrable Securities through such underwriting, it shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. If the managing underwriter or managing underwriters of such offering advise the Company and XT Investments in writing that in their reasonable opinion that the inclusion of all of XT Investments’ Registrable Securities in the subject Registration Statement (or any other Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering) would likely have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering or the market for the Ordinary Shares, the Company shall include in such offering only that number or amount, if any, of Ordinary Shares proposed to be included in such offering that, in the reasonable opinion of the managing underwriter or managing underwriters, will not have such effect, with such number to be allocated as follows: (i) first, to the Company or the Person or Persons demanding such underwritten offering and (ii) if there remains availability for additional Ordinary Shares to be included in such registration, second, to all other holders of Ordinary Shares (including XT Investments) who are contractually entitled to “piggyback” registration rights that are equivalent to those described in this Section 2(b) and who may be seeking to register such Ordinary Shares, pro-rata among them, based on the number of Ordinary Shares such other holders are entitled to include in such registration. If XT Investments disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter(s) delivered on or prior to the time of pricing of such offering. Any Registrable Securities withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.

 

  (iii) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2(b) prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement whether or not XT Investments has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement. The registration expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

  (c) Subject to Section 2(a)(ii) , all registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall continue to be applicable with respect to XT Investments for so long as may be required for XT Investments to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by XT Investments (without any limitation on volume, timing, recipients or intended method or methods of distribution, including through the use of an underwriter, that would not be applicable with a registration under the Securities Act).

 

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  (d) Any Demand Notice or Piggyback Request shall (i) specify the Registrable Securities intended to be offered and sold by XT Investments, (ii) express XT Investments’ present intent to offer such Registrable Securities for distribution, (iii) describe the nature or method of the proposed offer and sale of Registrable Securities, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis and (iv) contain the undertaking of XT Investments to provide all such information and materials and take all action as may reasonably be required in order to permit the Company to comply with all applicable requirements in connection with the registration of such Registrable Securities.

 

  (e) XT Investments shall not have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2 .

 

  (f) The Company will not enter into any agreement during the term of this Agreement (other than the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Millenium dated January 7, 2015, including any amendment or assignment of such agreement pursuant to its terms and the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. dated January 7, 2015) which would allow any holder of Ordinary Shares to include Ordinary Shares in any Registration Statement filed by the Company in a manner that would violate or restrict in any material respect the rights granted to XT Investments hereunder.

 

  (g) Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security when (a) it has been sold or otherwise transferred by XT Investments (other than a transfer by XT Investments to an Affiliate or in conjunction with an assignment of this Agreement permitted under Section 7 ) or (b) it is eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act without restriction pursuant to such rule on the volume of securities that may be sold in any single transaction.

 

3. Registration Procedures

The procedures to be followed by the Company and XT Investments in a Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the Company and XT Investments, with respect to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement, are as follows:

 

  (a) The Company will, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than amendments and supplements that do nothing more than name XT Investments and provide information with respect thereto), (i) unless available to XT Investments through public filings with the Commission, furnish to XT Investments and its underwriters, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed and (ii) use its reasonable efforts to address in each such document when so filed with the Commission such comments as XT Investments reasonably shall propose within three (3) Business Days of the delivery of such copies to XT Investments.

 

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  (b) The Company will use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as reasonably possible (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary under applicable law to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered thereby for its Effectiveness Period and, subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities held by XT Investments; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible provide XT Investments true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration.

 

  (c) The Company will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Registration Statements and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.

 

  (d)

The Company will notify XT Investments as promptly as reasonably practicable: (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “ review ” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement; and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to XT Investments as sellers of Registrable Securities; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of (but not the nature or details concerning) any event or passage of time that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not

 

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  contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading ( provided, however , that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in the event that the Company either promptly files a prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form 6-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which in either case, contains the requisite information that results in such Registration Statement no longer containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading).

 

  (e) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment, or if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Suspension Period, at the earliest practicable moment after the Suspension Period is over.

 

  (f) During the Effectiveness Period, the Company will furnish to XT Investments and its underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by XT Investments (including those incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided , that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

  (g) The Company will promptly deliver to XT Investments and its underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as XT Investments and its underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request during the Effectiveness Period. The Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by XT Investments in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

  (h)

The Company will facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as XT Investments may request in writing. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will promptly, after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of

 

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  the Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without any such legend upon sale by XT Investments of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.

 

  (i) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d)(v) , subject to Section 2(a)(iii) , as promptly as reasonably possible, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, if required by applicable law, to the affected Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (j) XT Investments may distribute the Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering; provided that (i) XT Investments provides written notice to the Company of their intention to distribute Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering, (ii) the managing underwriter or managing underwriters thereof shall be designated by XT Investments in the case of a Demand Registration ( provided , however , that such designated managing underwriter or managing underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) or by the Company in the case of a registration initiated by the Company, (iii) XT Investments agrees to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and sell XT Investments’ Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to select the managing underwriter or managing underwriters hereunder and (v) XT Investments will complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with XT Investments that, in connection with any underwritten offering in accordance with the terms hereof, it will negotiate in good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using all reasonable best efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor “comfort” letters at the Company’s expense.

 

  (k) In the event XT Investments seek to complete an underwritten offering, for a reasonable period prior to the filing of any Registration Statement and throughout the Effectiveness Period, the Company will make available upon reasonable notice at the Company’s principal place of business or such other reasonable place for inspection by the managing underwriter or managing underwriters selected in accordance with Section 3(j) such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary (and in the case of counsel, not violate an attorney-client privilege in such counsel’s reasonable belief) to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act.

 

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  (l) In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will take all commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities by XT Investments, including causing appropriate officers and employees to be available, on a customary basis and upon reasonable notice, to meet with prospective investors in presentations, meetings and road shows.

 

4. Registration Expenses

All Registration Expenses incident to the Parties’ performance of or compliance with their respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration (excluding any Selling Expenses) shall be borne by the Company, whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. “ Registration Expenses ” shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the NYSE and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Ordinary Shares and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by XT Investments), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel, auditors and accountants for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including expenses payable to third parties and including all salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on the NYSE.

 

5. Indemnification

If requested by XT Investments, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each underwriter, if any, engaged in connection with any registration referred to in Section 2 and provide representations, covenants, opinions and other assurances to any underwriter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such underwriter and the Company.

Further, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless XT Investments, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers and directors and any Person who controls XT Investments (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any agent thereof (collectively, “ Indemnified Persons ”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil,

 

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criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which any Registrable Securities were registered, in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof. The Company shall notify XT Investments promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 5 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

Promptly after receipt by any Indemnified Persons under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Loss, such Indemnified Persons shall, if a Loss in respect thereof is to be claimed against any indemnifying party under this Section 5 , deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Persons; provided, however, that the Indemnified Persons shall have the right to retain their own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Persons to be paid by the indemnifying party if the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Persons and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Persons and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of Indemnified Persons, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by XT Investments. The Indemnified Persons shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such Losses by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Persons which relates to such Losses. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Persons under this Section 5 , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Persons otherwise than under this Section 5 .

 

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6. Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144

To the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and shall take such further action as XT Investments may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable XT Investments to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of XT Investments in connection with XT Investments’ sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to XT Investments a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

7. Miscellaneous

 

  (a) Remedies

In the event of a breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement, XT Investments, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

  (b) Discontinued Disposition

XT Investments agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3(d) , XT Investments will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until XT Investments’ receipt of the copies of the supplemental Prospectus or amended Registration Statement or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 7(b) .

 

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  (c) Amendments and Waivers

No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and XT Investments. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

  (d) Notices

Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Section 7(d) prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Agreement later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:    Kenon Holdings Ltd.
  

1 Temasek Avenue #36-01

Millenia Tower

Singapore 039192

Attention: Robert Rosen

General Counsel

   Phone: +65 6351 1780
   E-Mail: RobertR@kenon-holdings.com
If to XT Investments:    XT Investments Ltd.
  

9 Andre Saharov Street

Haifa 31905

Israel

Attention: Eyal Wolfsthal, Adv

   General Counsel
   Phone: 972-4-8610610
   Fax: 972-3-7604654

 

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  (e) Successors and Assigns

 

  (i) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as provided below in Section 7(e)(ii) and any transfers to Affiliates of XT Investments, this Agreement, and any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company and XT Investments.

 

  (ii) The rights under this Agreement shall be freely assignable by XT Investments, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Registration Period, to any transferee of all or any portion of XT Investments’ Registrable Securities if: (i) the transferee is, or will become immediately following the transfer from XT Investments, the holder of at least five percent (5%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital at that time or is an Affiliate of either of XT Investments or Orona Investments Ltd., and (ii) XT Investments agrees in writing with the transferee to assign such rights and the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein in the form attached as Appendix A hereto.

 

  (iii) In order to assign any number of Demand Registrations, the holder of the right to such Demand Registrations shall expressly assign any number of Demand Registrations that it may hold pursuant to an agreement in the form attached as Appendix A hereto and such assignment shall correspondingly reduce the number of Demand Registrations held by XT Investments or any other assignor.

At the transferee’s request, the Company shall promptly prepare and file any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the 1933 Act or other applicable provision of the 1933 Act to appropriately amend the list of selling shareholders thereunder to include such transferee.

 

  (f) Third Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person

 

  (g) Execution and Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such signature delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission were the original thereof.

 

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  (h) Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each party hereby irrevocable submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereunder. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT.

 

  (i) Cumulative Remedies

The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

  (j) Severability

If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the Parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

  (k) Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior contracts or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and the matters addressed or governed hereby, whether oral or written.

 

  (l) Headings; Section References; Mutual Drafting

The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless otherwise stated, references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits are to the Sections, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement.

The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any Party.

 

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  (m) Other Listings

To the extent that the Company lists its shares on any stock exchange outside of the United States, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to such listing.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

KENON HOLDINGS LTD.

By:

 

/s/ Yoav Doppelt

Name:

 

Yoav Doppelt

Title:

 

CEO

XT INVESTMENTS LTD.

By:

 

/s/ Eyal Wolfsthal

Name:

 

Eyal Wolfsthal

Title:

 

General Counsel

By:

 

/s/ Allon Rauch

Name:

 

Allon Rauch

Title:

 

CFO

 

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Appendix A

 

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Tripartite Transfer and Amendment Agreement

THIS TRIPARTITE TRANSFER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Transfer Agreement ”) is made on this [•] day of [•] 20[•] by and between [•] (the “ New Shareholder ”), Kenon Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and [•] (the “ Transferor ”) and is supplemental to and an amendment of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated January 7, 2015, as amended from time to time, and made by and between the Company and XT Investments Ltd. (“ XT Investments ”).

 

  1. The New Shareholder hereby confirms that it has been supplied with a copy of the Agreement and hereby covenants with the Company to observe, perform and be bound by all the terms of the Agreement which are capable of applying to the Transferor as a holder of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Agreement) and which have not been performed at the date of this Transfer Agreement to the intent and effect that the New Shareholder shall be deemed with effect from the date hereof to be a Party to the Agreement.

 

  2. The Transferor hereby confirms that it has transferred [• percent (•%)] of the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital to the New Shareholder (the “ Share Transfer ”) and thereby also wishes to and hereby does assign to the New Shareholder an equal pro-rata share of its rights as a holder of Registrable Securities under the Agreement (the “ Assignment of Rights ”).

 

  3. The Transferor hereby expressly assigns [•] number of Demand Registrations to the New Shareholder and agrees that this assignment shall correspondingly decrease the number of Demand Registrations available to the Transferor under the Agreement.

 

  4. The Company hereby confirms and acknowledges the Share Transfer and Assignment of Rights on the terms set forth herein.

 

  5. The New Shareholder confirms that its details for Section 7(d) (Notices) are as follows: [    ].

 

  6. This Transfer Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

[NEW SHAREHOLDER]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
KENON HOLDINGS LTD.
By:  
Name:  
Title:  
[TRANSFEROR]
By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

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