UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of: September 2022

 

Commission file number: 001-38610

 

SAFE-T GROUP LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

8 Abba Eban Ave.

Herzliya, 4672526 Israel

(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 ☒          Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulations S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulations S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

With effect from September 22, 2022, the Registrant’s board of directors amended its Safe-T Group Global Equity Plan (the “Plan”) in order to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by an additional 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares and to clarify that restricted share units may be issued under the Plan. Copies of the Plan and the related U.S. Addendum, each as amended, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. 

 

This report of on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-233510333-239249333-250138 and 333-258744) and Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-233724333-235368333-236030333-233976333-237629 and 333-253983) of the Registrant, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   The Safe-T Group Amended and Restated Global Incentive Plan, as amended by the board of directors with effect from September 22, 2022 (filed herewith).
99.2   The U.S. Addendum to the Safe-T Group Global Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, as amended by the board of directors with effect from September 22, 2022 (filed herewith).

 

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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.

 

 

Safe-T Group Ltd.

(Registrant)

     
  By   /s/ Hagit Gal
  Name:  Hagit Gal
  Title: Corporate Legal Counsel

 

Date: September 23, 2022

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

SAFE-T GROUP LTD.

AMENDED AND RESTATED GLOBAL INCENTIVE PLAN

Effective from September 22, 2022

 

1.Purpose

 

The purposes of this Plan are to enable the Company to link the compensation and benefits of individuals and entities providing services to the Company and/or its Affiliates with the success of the Company and with long-term shareholder value, by providing them with opportunities to acquire Shares, Restricted Share Units or Restricted Shares (as defined below) of the Company

 

Awards granted under the Plan to individuals and entities in various jurisdictions may be subject to specific terms and conditions for such grants as may be set forth in one or more separate appendices to the Plan, as may be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time.

 

2.Definitions

 

2.1Defined Terms.

 

Initially capitalized terms, as used in this Plan, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto as set forth below:

 

“Administrator”

means the Board, or a committee, to which the Board shall have delegated power to act on its behalf with respect to the Plan. Subject to the Articles of Association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time, the Administrator, if it is a committee, shall consist of such number of members (but not less than two (2)) as may be determined by the Board.

 

“Affiliate(s)”

 

Corporate entities which are currently or in the future related to the Company by way of common ownership or control, as such term is defined in section 32(9) of the Tax Ordinance, either directly or indirectly, either partially or entirely, including but not limited to any “employing company” and “employer” as defined in Section 102(a) of the Ordinance.

 

“Allocate” or “Allocated”

means the allocation of Awards, where applicable, by the Company to the Participant, or to the Trustee on behalf of a Participant (as the case may be).

 

“Award”

means any Option, Share, Restricted Share or Restricted Share Units.

 

“Award Letter”

means a letter from the Company to a Participant in which the Participant is notified of the decision to Grant to the Participant Awards according to the terms of the Plan. The Award Letter shall specify (i) the type of Award (ii) the Tax Provision under which the Award is Granted; (iii) the Tax Track that the Company chose according to Section ‎11 of the Plan (if applicable); (iv) the Exercise Price; and (v) the number of Awards Granted to the Participant; (vi) the Vesting Schedule (or settlement schedule thereof, if applicable); and (vii) any other terms the Company deems fit.

 

“Board”

means the board of directors of the Company

 

 

 

 

 

“Cause”

means, when used in connection with the termination of a Participant’s employment with, or service to the Company or an Affiliate, and forming the basis of such termination: (a) the definition ascribed to Cause in the individual employment agreement or services agreement between the Company and/or its Affiliate and the Participant, (b) if no such definition exists, then any one of the following, including, but not limited to: dishonesty toward the Company or Affiliate, insubordination, substantial malfeasance or nonfeasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, and conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or Affiliate; or, any substantial breach by the Participant of (i) his or her employment or service agreement or (ii) any other obligations toward Company or Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, it is clarified that the determination as to whether a Participant is being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Board and shall be final and binding on the Participant.

 

“Change of Control”

means the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or a sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares of the Company, following which the owners of over 50% of the issued share capital of the Company no longer own shares in the Company.

 

“Company”

means Safe-T Group Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel.

 

“Consultant”

Shall mean any person or entity, except an Employee, engaged by the Company or an Affiliate, in order to render services to such company, including any individual engaged by an entity providing services to the Company or an Affiliate as aforementioned, and is not entitled to receive Awards under Section 102.

 

“Controlling Shareholder”

A controlling shareholder of the Company as defined in section 32(9) of the Tax Ordinance, as amended from time to time.

 

“Date of Grant”

means the date on which Awards shall be deemed granted under the Plan, which shall be the date on which the Board approved the Grant of Award, or any future date determined as the effective date of a Grant of Award, if so expressly stated by the Administrator in its determination relating to the Grant of Award, unless additional approvals are required in order to effect the grant, in which case, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Date of Grant shall be the date on which the last approval was received.

 

“Disability” means total and permanent physical or mental impairment or sickness of a Participant, making it impossible for the Participant to continue such Participant’s employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate.

 

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“Exercise” or “exercise”

means delivery of a Notice of Exercise and payment of the Exercise Price, provided that “Exercise”, “Exercised” and words of similar import, when referring to an Award that does not require exercise or that is settled upon vesting (such as may be the case with RSUs or Restricted Shares, if so determined in their terms), shall be deemed to refer to the vesting of such an Award (regardless of whether or not the wording included reference to vesting of such an Awards explicitly).

 

“Exercise Price”

means the consideration required to be paid by Participant in order to exercise an Option or to be issued an Underlying Share, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.as determined by the Administrator in accordance with Section 7.1 below

 

“Fair Market Value”

 

means, as of any date, the value of an Ordinary Share of the Company determined as follows:

 

(i) If the Ordinary Shares are listed on any recognized Stock Exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such Ordinary Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such Stock Exchange for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination;

 

(ii) In the absence of any of the above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be as determined in good faith by the Board.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and where applicable, the above definition of Fair Market Value shall not apply for the purpose of determining the tax liability pursuant to Section 102(b)(3) of the Ordinance.

 

“Foreign Employee”

means an employee of a non-Israeli resident Affiliate or an employee of the Company who is not a Qualified Participant.

 

“Grant of Awards” or “Granted Awards”

means the grant of Awards by the Company to a Participant pursuant to an Award Letter issued to the Participant.

 

“Holding Period”

means with regard to Award granted under Section 102, the minimum period in which the Award granted to a Participant or, upon exercise or vesting thereof - the Underlying Shares, are to be held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant, in accordance with Section 102, and pursuant to the Tax Track which the Company selects subject to the provisions of Section 102(g) of the Tax Ordinance.

 

“Israeli Participant/s”

means an Israeli resident who is an Employee, Consultant, officer or director of the Company or any Israeli resident Affiliate

 

“Law” means the laws of the State of Israel as are in effect from time to time.

 

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“Merger Transaction” or “Merger”

means any of the following: (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Company if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries; or (ii) a sale (including an exchange) of all or substantially all of the shares capital of the Company whether by a single transaction or a series of related transactions which occur either over a period of 12 months or within the scope of the same acquisition agreement including a purchase by a current shareholder of the Company (whether directly or indirectly) of all of the share capital of the Company not owned by such shareholder immediately prior to the acquisition; or (iii) a merger, consolidation or like transaction of the Company (resulting in a Change of Control) with another corporation, or into another corporation, including a reverse triangular merger; or (iv) any transaction in which substantially all assets of the Company are transferred or sold to a company or corporate entity in which the shareholders of the Company hold the same respective ownership stakes they are then holding in the Company [i.e. – transfer of assets to a ‘sister company’ of the Company.

 

“Notice of Exercise”

shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 below.

 

“Option”

means an option to purchase one Share of the Company.

 

“Non-Qualified Participant”

means any Israeli Participant who is not qualified to receive Awards under the provisions of Section 102, on behalf of whom an Award is Granted pursuant to Section 3(i).

 

“Participant”

means a Qualified Participant, or a Non-Qualified Participant, or a Foreign Employee or a Consultant who has been granted, or will be granted, given the context of the respective provision, with an Award.

 

“Plan”

means this Share Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

 

“Qualified Participant”

an Israeli resident who is employed by the Company or its Affiliates, including an individual who is serving as a director or an office holder, but excluding a Controlling Shareholder, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance.

 

“Retirement”

means the termination of a Participant’s employment as a result of his or her reaching the earlier of (i) the age of retirement as defined by Law; or (ii) the age of retirement specified in the Participant’s employment agreement.

 

“Section 102”

means Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance.

 

“Section 102 Rules”

means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief for Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003.

 

“Section 3(i)” or “Section 3(i) Rules”

means section 3(i) of the Israeli Tax Ordinance and the applicable rules thereto or under applicable regulations.

 

“Share(s)”

means an Ordinary Share of the Company, no par value.

 

“Tax Ordinance” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, as amended, and any regulations, rules, orders, or procedures promulgated thereunder.

 

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“Tax Track”

means one of the three tax tracks described under Section 102, specifically: (1) the “Capital Gains Track Through a Trustee”; (2) “Income Tax Track Through a Trustee”; or (3) the “Income Tax Track Without a Trustee”; each as defined in Sections 11.1-11.3 of this Plan, respectively.

 

“Tax Provision”

means, with respect to the Grant of Awards, the provisions of one of the three Tax Tracks in Section 102, or the provisions of 3(i).

 

“Term of the Awards”

means, with respect to granted but unexercised Awards, the time period set forth in Section 9 below.

 

“Trustee”

means a Trustee appointed by the Company in accordance with Section 102 to hold in trust, Granted Awards, and the Underlying Shares, as the case may be, on behalf of Participants.

 

“Underlying Shares”

means Shares issued as Award, or to be issued upon exercise of Granted Awards all in accordance with the Plan.

 

“Vesting” or “vesting” and any words of similar import means any terms and conditions determined in the Award Letter which must be fulfilled in order for an Option to become Exercisable or an Award to vest or be issued.

 

2.2General.

 

Without derogating from the meanings ascribed to the capitalized terms above, all singular references in this Plan shall include the plural and vice versa, and reference to one gender shall include the other, unless otherwise required by the context.

 

3.Shares Available for Awards

 

The total number of Underlying Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and any modification thereof, shall be determined from time to time by the Board (subject to the receipt of any approval required under Law). Such number of Shares shall be subject to adjustment as required for the implementation of the provisions of the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 below.

 

In the event that Awards Allocated under the Plan expire or forfeited or otherwise terminate in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, such expired or terminated or repurchased Awards shall become available for future grants and allocations under the Plan.

 

4.Adjustments

 

4.1 Change in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Underlying Shares covered by each outstanding Awards, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan, and the Exercise Price, if applicable, shall be proportionately and equitably adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a share split, reverse share split, combination, reorganization, reclassification, the payment of a stock dividend on the Shares or any other increase or decrease in the number of such Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company without changing the aggregate Exercise Price, provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of consideration. Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding, and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.

 

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Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding, and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made, with respect to the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.

 

4.2 Merger Transaction.

 

Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator and/or any other approval required under Law, in the event of a Merger Transaction, then: (i) any and all outstanding and unexercised and/or unvested Awards will be cancelled or repurchased (as applicable) for no consideration or for the Exercise Price if paid; (ii) the vested Awards shall be exchanged for the consideration received within the Merger Transaction by holders of Shares of the Company, subject to any payment or escrow arrangement, or any other arrangement determined within the scope of the Merger Transaction in relation to the Shares of the Company; and (iii) Granted Awards and/or Underlying Shares issued upon exercise of the Awards shall be sold by or on behalf of the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Merger Transaction and the holder of such Shares shall sign any and all documents required in order to give effect to such treatment. In addition, the Administrator in its sole discretion (subject to the receipt of any approval required under Law) may decide:

 

(A)If and how the unvested Granted Awards shall be exchanged, assumed, replaced, repurchased or accelerated;

 

(B)If and how vested Awards shall be exercised, exchanged, assumed, replaced and/or sold by the Trustee or the Company (as the case may be) on the behalf of Participants, including determining that all un-exercised vested Awards shall be cancelled for no consideration upon a Merger Transaction;

 

(C)How Granted Awards and/or Underlying Shares issued upon exercise of the Awards and held by the Trustee on behalf of Participants shall be replaced by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant; and

 

(D)How any treatment of Granted Awards may be made subject to any payment or escrow arrangement, or any other arrangement determined within the scope of the Merger Transaction in relation to the Shares of the Company.

 

In the case of assumption and/or substitution of Granted Awards, appropriate adjustments shall be made so as to reflect such action and all other terms and conditions of the Award Letter shall remain unchanged, including but not limited to the vesting schedule, all subject to the determination of the Board, which determination shall be at its sole discretion and final. The grant of any substitutes for the Granted Awards to Participants further to a Merger Transaction, as provided in this section, shall be considered to be in full compliance with the terms of this Plan. The value of the exchanged Granted Awards pursuant to this section shall be determined in good faith solely by the Board, based on the Fair Market Value, and its decision shall be final and binding on all the Participants.

 

Without derogating from the above, in the event of a Merger Transaction the Board shall be entitled, at its sole discretion (subject to the receipt of any approval required under Law), to (i) determinate a blackout period in connection with the exercise of any Award; and (ii) require the Participants to exercise all vested Awards within a set time period and sell all of their Underlying Shares on the same terms and conditions as applicable to the other shareholders selling their Company’s Shares as part of the Merger Transaction. Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Board shall be entitled, subject to any applicable law, to authorize any one of its members to sign share transfer deeds in customary form in respect of the Underlying Shares held by such Participant and that such share transfer deed shall bind the Participant.

 

Despite the aforementioned and for the avoidance of any doubt, if and when the method of treatment of Granted Awards within the scope of a Merger Transaction, as provided above, will in the sole opinion of the Board prevent the consummation of the Merger Transaction, or materially risk the consummation of the Merger Transaction, the Board (subject to the receipt of any approval required under Law) may determine different treatment for different Granted Awards held by Participants such that not all Granted Awards will be treated equally within the scope of the Merger Transaction.

 

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In the event that the Granted Awards shall be cancelled or repurchased upon the consummation of a Merger Transaction, the Company shall provide notice to such Participants in same manner as provided regarding the Merger Transaction to any other shareholders of the Company not represented in the Board. Such notice shall be sent to the last known address of the Participants according to the records of the Company. The Company shall not be under any obligation to ensure that such notice was actually received by the Participants.

 

Fraction of Shares - In any event that the Company will be required to issue to a Participant fraction of Shares pursuant to this Section 4, the Company will not issue fraction of Shares and the number of Shares shall be rounded down to the closest number of Shares.

 

For the purposes of this section, the Company’s calculation will be final, and the Participant shall have no claims or demands against the Company or anyone on its behalf.

 

4.3 [Reserved]

 

4.4 [Reserved]

 

4.5 Adjustment Due to a Change of Control: In the event of a Change of Control the Board shall be entitled, subject to the receipt of any approval required under Law, to apply any of the alternatives included in section 4.2 above as they deem appropriate in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

5.Administration of the Plan

 

5.1Power.

 

Subject to the Law, the Articles of Association of the Company, and any resolution to the contrary by the Board, the Administrator is authorized, in its sole and absolute discretion, to exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan (subject to the approval of the Board if such approval is required by Law) including, without limitation;

 

(A)to determine:

 

(i)the Participants in the Plan, the number of Awards to be Granted for each Participant’s benefit and the Exercise Price or Purchase Price;

 

(j)the time or times at which Awards shall be Granted;

 

(k)whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, canceled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered;

 

(l)any terms and conditions in addition to those specified in the Plan under which an Award may be Granted;

 

(m)any measures, and to take actions, as deemed necessary or advisable for the administration and implementation of the Plan;

 

(n)the Exercise Price for any Allocated Award or the Exercise Price for any Allocated Award;

 

(o)determine any other matter which is necessary or desirable for, or incidental to administration of this Plan; and

 

(ii)to grant Award to participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside Israel, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan, as may, in the discretion of the Administrator, be necessary or desirable to further the purpose of the Plan.

 

(B)to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to take all actions resulting therefrom.

 

(C)to amend any of the terms of the Plan;

 

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5.2Limitations.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1 above, no interpretations, determinations or actions of the Administrator shall contradict the provisions of applicable Law, and no waiver or amendment with respect to the Plan shall have a material adverse effect on any Participant’s rights in connection with any Granted Awards under the Plan without receiving the consent of such Participant.

 

Any decisions made pursuant to this Plan and any use of discretion under the Plan shall be at all times subject to the full and complete compliance with the requirements of the Law and the Articles of Association of the Company and any other regulations which may apply to the Company or the Board (including any “compensation policy” adopted by the Company) when taking action under the Plan.

 

5.3Eligibility for Awards.

 

(A)The Administrator may grant Awards under this Plan to any employee, officer, director, or Consultant of the Company and its Affiliates.

 

(B)Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company and its Affiliates operate or has employees or other individuals eligible for Awards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which individuals, if any, outside Israel are eligible to participate in the Plan; (ii) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to individuals outside Israel to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iii) establish addendums and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent the Administrator determines such actions to be necessary or advisable (and such addendums and/or modifications shall be attached to the Plan as appendices); and (iv) take any action, before or after an Award is granted, that the Administrator determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approval or comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals.

 

6.Grant of Awards

 

6.1Conditions for Allocation and grant of Awards.

 

Awards may be Allocated and/or Granted (as the case may be) at any time after:

 

(A)the Plan, the Allocation, and the Grant, has been approved by the necessary corporate bodies of the Company; and

 

(B)30 days after a request for approval of the Plan has been submitted for approval to the Israeli Income Tax Authorities (“ITA”) pursuant to the requirements of the Tax Ordinance; and

 

(C)all other approvals, consents, or requirements necessary by Law have been received or met.

 

6.2[Reserved]

 

6.3 Award Letters. Any grant of Award to a Participant shall be made in a form of an Award Letter and shall include a copy of the Plan. The receipt by a Participant of such Award Letter shall be deemed a consent by such Participant that the Award is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Award Letter and the Plan.

 

6.4 Material Breach. In an event of a material breach by a Participant of the terms of the Plan or the Award Letter provided to him or her, or the applicable engagement agreement with such Participant, and without derogating any of the remedies available to the Company under any applicable law, the Company may, at its sole discretion, after sending a written notice to such Participant, forfeit the right of the Participant to some or all the Awards granted to such Participant.

 

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7.Exercise / Settlement of Awards

 

7.1Exercise Price.

 

The Exercise Price for Granted Awards, if applicable, shall be determined by the Administrator. The Exercise Price, if applicable, shall be set forth in the Award Letter; provided however that:

 

(A)Each Restricted Share Agreement shall state an amount of Exercise Price to be paid by the Participant, if any, in consideration for the issuance of the Restricted Shares and the terms of payment thereof, which may include, payment in cash or, subject to the Board’s approval, by issuance of promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness on such terms and conditions as determined by the Board.

 

(B)No payment of Exercise Price shall be required as consideration for RSUs, unless included in the Award Agreement or as required by applicable Law (including, Section 304 of the Companies Law, 1999, as amended), as further prescribed in Section 28 hereinbelow.

 

7.2Vesting Schedule.

 

7.2.1Options.

 

Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Options that are granted on a certain date shall, subject to continued employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate by the Participant, become vested and exercisable, or free from vesting restrictions, as applicable, in accordance with the following vesting schedule:

 

(A)25% of the Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the applicable Date of Grant, as determined by the Administrator (the “First Anniversary”).

 

(B)Additional 6.25% of the Options shall vest on each subsequent quarter following the First Anniversary over a period of 3 years.

 

(C)In accordance with the above, subject to continued employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate by the Participant, Options shall become fully vested by the fourth anniversary of the applicable Date of Grant.

 

7.2.2Restricted Shares.

 

Restricted Shares shall be subject to such restrictions as set forth under Section 27(b) and/or any additional restrictions determined by the Administrator (the “Restrictions”), during the respective Restriction Period.

 

Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Restriction Period shall be as follows:

 

(A)25% of the Restricted Shares shall be released from the Restrictions at the lapse of the First Anniversary.

 

(B)Additional 6.25% of the Restricted Shares shall be released from the Restrictions each subsequent quarter following the First Anniversary over a period of 3 years.

 

(C)In accordance with the above, subject to continued employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate by the Participant, Restricted Shares shall become fully released from the Restrictions by the fourth anniversary of the applicable Date of Grant (provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to release Participant from any mandatory lockup and/or restriction on resale thereof).

 

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7.3Minimum Exercise.

 

No exercise of Options by any Participant shall be for a quantity of less than 10% of the Granted Options or such other minimum sum determined by the Administrator. An Award may not be exercised for fractional shares. The exercise of a portion of the Granted Award shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining unexercised Awards held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant.

 

7.4Manner of Exercise.

 

The issuance of Underlying Shares shall occur as soon as practicable after a Notice of Exercise is received by the Company, but only after the Exercise Price was paid in full and the any tax, if applicable, was paid to the full satisfaction of the Company or the Trustee, subject to compliance with applicable Law. The notice shall specify the number of Shares with respect to which the Award is being exercised.

 

An Award, may be exercised by and upon the fulfillment of the following:

 

(A)Notice of Exercise. The signing by the Participant, and delivery to both the Company (at its principal office) and the Trustee (if the Award are held by a Trustee), of an exercise notice form as prescribed by the Administrator, including but not limited to: (i) the identity of the Participant, (ii) the number of Awards to be exercised, and (iii) the Exercise Price to be paid (the “Notice of Exercise”).

 

(B)Exercise Price. The payment by the Participant to the Company, in such manner as shall be determined by the Administrator, of the Exercise Price with respect to all the Awards exercised, as set forth in the Notice of Exercise.

 

(C)Allocation of Shares. Upon the delivery of a duly signed Notice of Exercise and the payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (and any applicable tax) with respect to all the Awards specified therein, and subject to the receipt of all required approvals including the approvals of any Stock Exchange, the Company shall issue the Underlying Shares to the Trustee (according to the applicable Holding Period) or to the Participant, as applicable.

 

(D)Expenses. All costs and expenses including broker fees and bank commissions, derived from the exercise of Awards or Underlying Shares, shall be borne solely on the Participant.

 

(E)Restricted Share Units. Settlement of vested RSUs shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 28(C).

 

9.Term of the Awards

 

Unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Plan, all granted but unexercised Award shall expire and cease to be exercisable at 5:00 p.m. Israel time on the 10th anniversary of the Date of Grant of such Award.

 

At any time prior to the expiration of any Granted (but unexercised) Award, a Participant may waive his rights to such Award by a written notice to the Company’s principal office. Such notice shall specify the number of Award Granted, which the Participant waives, and shall be signed by the Participant.

 

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10.Termination

 

10.1Termination of Engagement.

 

If a Participant ceases to be an employee, director, officer or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate for any reason (“Termination of Engagement”) other than death, Retirement, Disability, pursuant to Section 10.5 herein, or Cause (whereby in case of Cause, the provisions of Section 10.2 shall apply) , then any vested but unexercised Awards on the date of Termination of Engagement (as shall be determined by the Company or an Affiliate, in its sole discretion), Allocated on the Participant’s behalf may be exercised, if not previously expired, not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the date of Termination of Service; or (ii) the Term of the Award.

 

With respect to any Shares deemed issued upon vesting of Awards, or, Restricted Shares issued but unvested (including other Shares or securities issued or distributed with respect thereto), as applicable, whether held by the Participant or by the Trustee for the Participant’s benefit, any such Shares not yet vested by the Termination of Engagement shall be deemed to be irrevocably offered for sale to the Company, any of its Affiliates or any person designated by the Company to purchase, at the Company’s election and subject to applicable Law, either for no consideration, for the par value of such Shares (if shares bear a par value) or against payment of the Exercise Price previously received by the Company for such Shares upon their issuance, as the Board deems fit, upon written notice to the Participant at any time after the Participant’s Termination of Engagement. Such Shares or other securities shall be sold and transferred within 30 days from the date of the Company’s notice of its election to exercise its right. If the Participant fails to transfer such Shares or other securities to the Company, the Company, at the decision of the Board, shall be entitled to forfeit or repurchase such Shares and to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Participant any document necessary to effect such transfer, whether or not the share certificates are surrendered. The Company shall have the right and authority to affect the above either by: (i) repurchasing all of such Shares or other securities held by the Participant or by the Trustee for the benefit of the Participant, or designate any other person who shall have the right and authority to purchase all of Such Shares or other securities, for the Exercise Price paid for such Shares, the par value of such Shares (if shares bear a par value) or for no payment or consideration whatsoever, as the Board deems fit; (ii) forfeiting all such Shares or other securities; (iii) redeeming all such Shares or other securities, for the Exercise Price paid for such Shares, the par value of such Shares (if shares bear a par value) or for no payment or consideration whatsoever, as the Board deems fit; (iv) taking action in order to have such Shares or other securities converted into deferred shares entitling their holder only to their par value (if shares bear a par value) upon liquidation of the Company; or (v) taking any other action which may be required in order to achieve similar results; all as shall be determined by the Board, at its sole and absolute discretion, and the Participant is deemed to irrevocably empower the Company or any person which may be designated by it to take any action by, in the name of or on behalf of the Participant to comply with and give effect to such actions (including, voting such shares, filling in, signing and delivering share transfer deeds, etc.).

 

All other Awards granted for the benefit of Participant shall expire or be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of this Plan upon the date of Termination of Engagement.

 

10.2Termination for Cause.

 

In the event of Termination of Engagement of a Participant for Cause, then (A) the Participant’s right to exercise any unexercised Award, granted to such Participant, whether vested or not on the date of Termination of Engagement, shall cease as of such date of Termination of Engagement, and the Awards shall thereupon expire and (B) any unvested Granted Awards shall be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of this Plan (which shall apply, mutatis-mutandis, where applicable) on the day the Participant is notified of his dismissal or on such earlier date as the Administrator may determine.

 

If subsequent to the Participant’s Termination of Engagement, but prior to the exercise of Awards granted to such Participant, the Administrator determines that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s Termination of Engagement, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the Participant’s right to exercise the Awards granted to such Participant shall immediately cease upon such determination and the Awards shall thereupon expire. The determination by the Administrator as to the occurrence of Cause shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Plan.

 

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10.3Termination by Reason of Death, Retirement, or Disability.

 

(A)Death. If Termination of Engagement is by reason of death of the Participant, than (A) his/her estate, personal representative or beneficiaries, may exercise the Participant’s Awards, to the extent it was vested within the 60th day after the Participant’s death, at any time but not later than the first to occur of: (i) one (1) year following Participant’s death; or (ii) the end of the Term of the Awards and (B) any rights upon vested Shares shall be delivered to Participant’s estate, personal representative or beneficiaries but only to the extent it was vested within the 60th day after employment terminates.

 

All other Granted Awards for the benefit of a Participant and which have not vested within 60 days after the date of Death, shall expire or be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of this Plan upon the date of Death.

 

(B)Disability and Retirement. If Termination of Engagement is by reason of Retirement or Disability of the Participant, the Participant than (A) may exercise any portion of the Awards which have vested within 90 days after the date of Retirement or Disability, at any time but not later than the first to occur of: (i) one (1) year after the date of Retirement or Disability, as the case may be; or (ii) the end of the Term of the Awards and (B) shall be entitled to any rights upon vested Shares to be delivered to Participant’s estate, personal representative or beneficiaries but only to the extent it was vested within the 60th day after employment terminates.

 

All other Granted Awards for the benefit of a Participant and which have not vested within 60 days after the date of Disability or Retirement, as the case may be, shall expire or be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of this Plan upon the date of Retirement or Disability, as applicable.

 

10.4Exceptions.

 

In special circumstances, pertaining to the Termination of Engagement of a certain Participant, the Administrator may in its discretion subject to the receipt of any approval required under Law decide to extend any of the periods stated above in Sections 10.1-10.3.

 

10.5Transfer of Employment or Service.

 

A Participant’s right to Awards that were granted to him or her under this Plan, or the exercise thereof , shall not be terminated or expire or forfeited solely as a result of the fact that the Participant’s employment or service as an employee, officer or director changes from the Company to an Affiliate or vice versa or if the status of engagement changes. The transfer of a Participant from a status of an employee, officer, or director to a status of a Consultant or from a status of a Consultant to a status of an employee, officer, or director, shall not be deemed a Termination of Engagement for purposes hereof, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. Any and all tax consequence of such a transfer or change, if any, shall be solely borne by the Participant.

 

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11.Awards and Tax Provisions

 

All Awards granted to Qualified Participants or Non-Qualified Participants under this Plan shall be Granted in accordance with one of the Tax Provisions as follows:

 

·The Company may Grant Awards to Qualified Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 and the Rules;

 

·The Company may grant Awards to Non-Qualified Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(i).

 

Awards granted to other Participants shall, at the discretion of the Administrator, be governed by Section 3(i), or, if applicable, by the provisions of the respective addendum or appendices adopted, if adopted, by the Board.

 

11.1Tax Provision Selection.

 

The Company shall elect under which Tax Provision each Award is Granted in accordance with any applicable Law and its sole discretion – e.g. the Company shall elect if to Grant Awards to Israeli Participants under one of the three Section 102 Tax Tracks (subject to section 102(g) of the Tax Ordinance), or with respect to Awards under the provisions of Section 3(i). The Company shall notify each Participant in the Award Letter, under which Tax Provision the Awards is granted and under which Section 102 Tax Track, each Award is Granted.

 

11.2Section 102 Trustee Tax Tracks.

 

If the Company elects to Grant Awards to Qualified Participants through (i) the Capital Gains Track Through a Trustee, or (ii) the Income Tax Track Through a Trustee, then, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102, the Company shall appoint a Trustee who will hold in trust on behalf of each Qualified Participant the Allocated Awards and the Underlying Shares issued upon exercise or vesting of such Awards in trust on behalf of each Qualified Participant.

 

The Holding Period for the Awards will be as follows:

 

(A)The Capital Gains Tax Track Through a Trustee: if the Company elects to Allocate the Awards according to the provisions of this track, then the Holding Period will be: 24 months from the Date of Grant; or such period as may be determined in any amendment of Section 102.

 

(B)Income Tax Track Through a Trustee: if the Company elects to Allocate Awards according to the provisions of this track, then the Holding Period will be 12 months from the Date of Grant; or such period as may be determined in any amendment of Section 102.

 

Subject to Section 102 and the applicable Tax rules provisions, Participants shall not be able to receive from the Trustee, nor shall they be able to sell or dispose of the Granted Award or Underlying Shares before the end of the applicable Holding Period. If a Participant sells or removes the Granted Award or the Underlying Shares from the Trustee before the end of the applicable Holding Period (“Breach”), the Participant shall pay all applicable taxes imposed due such Breach, including without limitations by Clause 7 of Section 102.

 

Unless otherwise stated in this Plan, and subject, if applicable, to the rules of Section 102, in the event of a distribution of rights, including an issuance of bonus shares, in connection with Granted Awards originally allocated (the “Additional Rights”), all such Additional Rights shall be allocated and/or issued to the Trustee for the benefit of Participants, and shall be held by the Trustee for the remainder of the Holding Period applicable to the Granted Awards, as applicable, originally Allocated. Such Additional Rights shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Tax Track.

 

11.3Income Tax Track Without a Trustee.

 

If the Company elects to Grant Awards to Qualified Participants according to the provisions of this track, then the Awards will not be subject to a Holding Period. However, upon exercise of Awards under this Tax Track, the Trustee shall hold such Underlying Shares for the benefit of the Qualified Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

 

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11.4Concurrent Conditions.

 

The Holding Period, if any, is in addition to the vesting period as specified in Section 7.2 of the Plan (or in the Award Letter). The Holding Period and vesting period may run concurrently, but neither is a substitute for the other, and each are independent terms and conditions for Granted Awards.

 

11.5Trust Agreement.

 

The terms and conditions applicable to the trust relating to the Tax Track selected by the Company, as appropriate, shall be set forth in an agreement signed by the Company and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”).

 

12.Term of Shares Held In Trust

 

No Shares issued by the Company to the Trustee, nor Underlying Shares issued upon exercise of Awards, shall be held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant for a period longer than ten (10) years after the end of the Term of the Award. The Administrator shall instruct the Trustee as to the transfer of these Shares.

 

13.Rights as a Shareholder

 

13.1 General. Unless otherwise specified in the Plan, a Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares issued under this Plan, until such time as the Shares shall be registered in the name of the Participant in the Company’s register of shareholders.

 

13.2 Voting Rights. The Company may (but is under no obligation), at any time, as a condition to the grant and/or Exercise of an Award, to require that the Underlying Shares and Granted Shares issued to a Participant (or to the Trustee, if for the benefit of a Participant, if applicable), shall be voted by a voting proxy in the form provided by Company, which vote shall be assigned to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or any other representative who shall be appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors as a representative (the “Representative”).

 

(A)The Company’s Board of Directors may, at its discretion, replace the Representative from time to time.

 

(B)Shares subject to proxy shall be voted by the Representative on any issue or resolution brought before the shareholders of the Company in the same proportion as the vote of the other outstanding Shares of the Company (i.e. if 80% of the other outstanding Shares of the Company will be voted in favor of certain resolution, and 20% will be voted against, the Shares subject to proxy will be voted in the same manner).

 

(C)Each Participant, upon execution of the said proxy specified above, undertakes to hold the Representative harmless from any and all claims related or connected to said proxy.

 

(D)Participant understands and agrees that Company shall have the sole discretion of whether or not to require a Participant to deliver the foregoing proxy and is not obligation to require or otherwise waive the proxy requirement with respect to any or a group of Participants.

 

13.3 Dividend. Unless otherwise specified in the Plan, the Participants shall be entitled to receive any cash dividend paid to the shareholders of the Company with respect to Underlying Shares (including Restricted Shares) issued to them under this Plan. Payments of such dividend to the Participants shall be subject to any required tax being withheld or otherwise deducted by the Trustee or the Company, as agreed between the Company and the Trustee. In case of distribution of a cash dividend, subject always the Section 102 Rules (if applicable) so long as Shares deposited with the Trustee on behalf of a Participant are held in trust, the Company shall transfer to the Trustee the amount of dividend resulting from the Underlying Shares held by the Trustee for the benefit of Participants in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. The Trustee shall deduct all applicable taxes from the dividend amount and transfer the remaining dividend amount to such Participants.

 

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14.No Special Engagement Rights

 

Nothing contained in this Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of employment by or service to the Company or Affiliate or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or Affiliate, to terminate such employment or service or to increase or decrease the compensation of a Participant. The Options, Granted Awards and any Underlying Shares are extraordinary, one-time benefits granted to the Participants and are not and shall not be deemed a salary component for any purpose whatsoever, including, in connection with calculating severance compensation under any applicable law.

 

No Participant shall have any claim or demand with respect to any of the Awards, except according to the specific terms of the Award Letter provided to him or her by the Company.

 

15.Restrictions on Sale of Awards

 

15.1 Options. Options may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent.

 

15.2 Other Awards. Subject to the applicable terms of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of, except as stated below in this Section 15. Any disposition of Awards carried out by Participants in contrary to the provisions hereinbelow without the Administrator’s prior written approval, shall be null and void. No transfer of Awards shall be effective unless is made in compliance with the Articles of Association of the Company (as may be amended from time to time), including, without derogating from the generality of the above, the required approval of any transfer of Shares by the Board, right of first refusal, right of co-sale, and the right of bring along, all - to the extent exist under the Articles of Association of the Company. Without derogating from the aforesaid, all Underlying Shares shall be subject to restrictions set forth in any agreement (or other similar instrument) applicable to all or substantially all of the shareholders of the Company.

 

15.2 Restricted Shares. As stated in section 27 below.

 

15.4 Restricted Share units. As stated in section 28 below.

 

15.3 Acceleration Provision. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, but subject to the receipt of any approvals required under Law, may decide to add a provision in certain Award Letters, according to which in case of a Merger, all or some of the unvested Awards, shall automatically accelerate.

 

15.4 Lock Up. Notwithstanding the Holding Period, if the Company engages in a financing transaction, or conducts a public offering, at the request of the investors in such transaction or underwriters, as the case may be, the Administrator may determine that the Shares and the Underlying Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of Granted Awards may be subject to a lock-up period of up to 180 days, or such longer period of time as may be recommended by the Board, during which time Participants shall not be allowed to sell Shares. As a condition for the grant of Awards and issuance of Underlying Shares thereunder, each Participant shall execute such other documents and/or agreement as shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

15.5 Organizational Documents. As a condition for the grant of Awards and issuance of Underlying Shares thereunder, each Participant shall acknowledge the terms and provisions of the corporate documents of the Company, including organizational documents, as amended from time to time, and all other agreements among the shareholders of the Company which are applicable to the holders of ordinary shares and shall agree to be bound by their terms with respect to any restriction applicable to the ordinary shares of the Company (including without limitation, any right of first refusal, co-sale and bring along provisions, as applicable), provided however that in the event of a conflict between such documents and this Plan, the terms of the this Plan shall prevail.

 

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16.Tax Matters

 

In respect of grants to Israeli Participants, this Plan shall be governed by, and shall conform with and be interpreted to comply with, the requirements of Section 102 and any written approval from the Israeli Tax Authorities. All tax consequences under any applicable law (other than stamp duty) which may arise from the grant or allocation or vesting of Granted Awards, from the exercise of Granted Awards or from the holding or sale of Shares and/or Underlying Shares (or other securities issued under the Plan) by or on behalf of the Participant, shall be borne solely on the Participant. The Participant shall indemnify the Company and/or Affiliate and /or the Trustee, as the case may be, and hold them harmless, against and from any liability for any such tax or any penalty, interest, or indexing.

 

If the Company elects to allocate Awards according to the provisions of the Income Tax Track Without a Trustee (Section 11.3 of this Plan), and if prior to the exercise of any and/or all of these Awards or sale of such Shares, such Participant ceases to be an employee, director, officer or Consultant of the Company or Affiliate, the Participant shall deposit with the Company a guarantee or other security as required by law, in order to ensure the payment of applicable taxes upon the exercise of such Awards and/or sale of Shares, as the case may be.

 

It is clarified that if any grants made under the trustee routes of Section 102 do not comply with the requirement of such tax route, the grant shall be considered subject to the non-trustee route under Section 102, or Section 3(i) or Section 2 of the Ordinance, as applicable. The Company provides no guarantee as to the tax classification of any grant approved under this Plan.

 

17.Withholding Taxes

 

Whenever an amount with respect to withholding tax relating to Awards granted to a Participant and/or Underlying Shares issued upon the exercise thereof is due from the Participant and/or the Company and/or an Affiliate, the Company and/or an Affiliate and/or the Trustee shall have the right to demand from a Participant such amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto, and whenever Shares or any other non-cash assets are to be delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Award and the sale of Shares, or transferred thereafter, the Company and/or an Affiliate and/or the Trustee shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company and/or to the Affiliate, or to the Trustee an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto, and if such amount is not timely remitted, the Company and/or the Affiliate and/or the Trustee shall have the right to withhold or set-off (subject to Law) such Shares or any other non-cash assets pending payment by the Participant of such amounts.

 

Until all taxes have been paid in accordance with all Tax rules to Company’s satisfaction, Awards and/or Underlying Shares may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered, or otherwise willfully hypothecated or disposed of, and no power of attorney or deed of transfer, whether for immediate or future use may be validly given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Granted Awards and/or Underlying Shares may be validly transferred, subject to the provisions of Section 10.3 of the Plan, in accordance with Section 19 below, provided that the transferee thereof shall be subject to the provisions of Section 102 and the Section 102 Rules as would have been applicable to the deceased Participant were he or she to have survived.

 

18.No Transfer of Awards

 

The Trustee shall not transfer Awards to any third party, including a Participant, except in accordance with instructions received from the Administrator.

 

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19.Transfer of Rights Upon Death

 

Subject further to any additional requirements and limitations specified in the Plan, no transfer of any Award or Underlying Share issued upon the exercise thereof by will or by the laws of descent shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been furnished with the following signed and notarized documents:

 

(A)A written request for such transfer and a copy of the legal documents creating and confirming the right of the person acting with respect to the Participant’s estate and of the transferee;

 

(B)A written consent by the transferee to pay any amounts in connection with the Granted Award and Underlying Shares any payment due according to the provisions of the Plan and otherwise abide by all the terms of the Plan; and

 

(C)any such other evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the right to the transfer of the Granted Award or Underlying Share issued upon the exercise thereof and the validity of the transfer.

 

20.No Right of Others to Grant of Awards

 

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, no person other than the Participant shall have any right with respect to any Grant of Award to the Participants under the Plan.

 

21.Expenses and Receipts

 

Except as specifically referred to in this Plan, the expenses incurred in connection with the administration and implementation of the Plan (including any applicable stamp duty) shall be borne by the Company, excluding any fees associated with the exercise of Awards or the sale of any Underlying Shares which shall be borne solely by the Participants. Any proceeds received by the Company in connection with the Allocation of Shares or exercise of any Awards may be used for general corporate purposes.

 

22.Required Approvals

 

The Plan is subject to the receipt of all approvals required under the Tax Ordinance, and the Law.

 

23.Applicable Law

 

This Plan and all documents delivered or executed by the Company or Affiliate in connection herewith shall be governed by, and construed and administered, in accordance with the Law and Tax Ordinance.

 

24.Treatment of Participants

 

There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants.

 

25.No Conflicts

 

In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the Award Letter, the Plan shall prevail, unless the Award Letter stated specifically that the conflicting provision in the Award Letter shall prevail.

 

26.Participant Undertakings

 

By entering into this Plan, the Participant shall (1) agree and acknowledge that he or she have received and read the Plan and the Award Letter; (2) undertake all the provisions set forth in: Section 3(i) or Section 102 as applicable (including provisions regarding the applicable Tax Track that the Company has selected), the Plan, the Award Letter and the Trust Agreement (if applicable); and (3) if the Awards are granted under Section 102, the Israeli Participant shall undertake that subject to the provisions of Section 102 and the Rules, he or she shall not to sell or release the Shares or Underlying Shares from trust before the end of the Holding Period (if any).

 

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27.Restricted shares

 

The Board may award Restricted Shares to any Participant, including under Section 102. Each Award of Restricted Shares under this Plan shall be evidenced by an applicable Award Letter, in such form as the Board shall from time to time approve. The Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of this Plan, which in the case of Restricted Shares granted under Section 102 shall include Section ‎11 herein (Awards and Tax Provisions) and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with this Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Shares Award Letters under this Plan need not be identical. The Restricted Share Award Letters shall comply with and be subject to the Plan unless otherwise specifically provided in such Award Letter and not inconsistent with this Plan, or applicable Law:

 

(a)Purchase Price. Each Restricted Share Award Letter shall state an amount of Exercise Price to be paid by the Participant, if any, in consideration for the issuance of the Restricted Shares and the terms of payment thereof, which may include, payment in cash or by issuance of promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness on such terms and conditions as determined by the Board.

 

(b)Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution (in which case they shall be transferred subject to all restrictions then or thereafter applicable thereto), until such Restricted Shares shall have vested (the period from the date on which the Award is granted until the date of vesting of the Restricted Share thereunder being referred to herein as the “Restricted Period”). The Board may also impose such additional or alternative restrictions and conditions on the Restricted Shares, as it deems appropriate, including the satisfaction of performance criteria. Such performance criteria may include, but are not limited to, sales, earnings before interest and taxes, return on investment, earnings per share, any combination of the foregoing or rate of growth of any of the foregoing, as determined by the Administrator or pursuant to the provisions of any Company policy required under mandatory provisions of applicable Law. Certificates for shares issued pursuant to Restricted Share Awards shall bear an appropriate legend referring to such restrictions, if applicable, and any attempt to dispose of any such shares in contravention of such restrictions shall be null and void and without effect. Such certificates may, if so determined by the Board, be held in escrow by an escrow agent appointed by the Board, or, if a Restricted Share Award is made pursuant to Section 102, by the Trustee. In determining the Restricted Period of an Award, the Board may provide that the foregoing restrictions shall lapse with respect to specified percentages of the awarded Restricted Shares on successive anniversaries of the date of such Award. To the extent required by the Ordinance, the Restricted Shares issued pursuant to Section 102 shall be issued to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and the Restricted Shares shall be held for the benefit of the Participant for such period as may be required by the Ordinance.

 

(c)Forfeiture; Repurchase. Subject to such exceptions as may be determined by the Board, if the Participant’s continuous employment with or service to the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall terminate for any reason prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period of an Award or prior to the timely payment in full of the Exercise Price of any Restricted Shares, any Shares remaining subject to vesting or with respect to which the purchase price has not been paid in full, shall thereupon be forfeited, transferred to, and redeemed, repurchased or cancelled by, as the case may be, in any manner as set forth in this Plan, subject to applicable Laws and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Shares.

 

(d)Ownership. During the Restricted Period the Participant shall possess all incidents of ownership of such Restricted Shares, subject to Section ‎13 (Rights as a Shareholder) and Section ‎27(b) herein (Restricted Shares - Restrictions), including the right to vote and receive dividends with respect to such Shares. All securities, if any, received by a Participant with respect to Restricted Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award.

 

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28.Restricted Share Units

 

Restricted Share Units, or RSU, is an Award covering a number of Shares that is settled, if vested and (if applicable) exercised, by issuance of those Shares. An RSU may be awarded to any Participant, including under Section 102, provided that, to the extent required by applicable Law, a specific ruling is obtained from the Israeli Income Tax Authority to grant RSUs as 102 Trustee Awards. Award Letter relating to the grant of RSUs under this Plan, shall be in such form as the Board shall from time to time approve. The RSUs shall be subject to all applicable terms of this Plan, mutatis mutandis, which in the case of RSUs granted under Section 102 shall include Section 11 herein (Awards and Tax Provisions) and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with this Plan. The provisions of the various Award Letters need not be identical. RSUs may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Participant’s other compensation.

 

(a)Exercise Price. No payment of Exercise Price shall be required as consideration for RSUs, unless included in the Award Letter or as required by applicable Law.

 

(b)Shareholders’ Rights. The Participant shall not possess or own any ownership rights in the Shares underlying the RSUs and no rights as a shareholder shall exist prior to the actual issuance of Shares in the name of the Participant.

 

(c)Vesting of RSUs. Shares shall be issued to or for the benefit of Participant promptly following each vesting date determined by the Administrator, provided that Participant is still engaged by the Company on the applicable vesting date. After each such vesting date the Company shall promptly cause to be issued, for the benefit of Participant, Shares with respect to RSUs that became vested on such vesting date. It is clarified that no Shares shall be issued pursuant to the RSUs to Participant until the vesting criteria determined by the Administrator is met.

 

(d)Settlements of Awards. Settlement of vested RSUs shall be made in the form of Shares. Distribution to a Participant of an amount (or amounts) from settlement of vested RSUs can be deferred to a date after settlement as determined by the Board. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until the grant of RSUs is settled, the number of Shares underlying such RSUs shall be subject to adjustment pursuant hereto, mutatis mutandis.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

Appendix A

 

Terms of Grant of Options to United States Employees

 

U.S. SUB-PLAN TO THE

 

SAFE-T GROUP LTD. AMENDED AND RESTATED GLOBAL INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Established by Resolution of the Board on January 20, 2019

As amended Effective from September 22, 2022

 

1.PURPOSE

 

The Board of Safe-T Group Ltd. (the “Company”) established the Safe-T Group Ltd. Amended and Restated Global Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Through the Plan, the Company established a framework to aid the Company in attracting and retaining the best available individuals for positions of substantial responsibility, and to promote the success of the Company’s and Affiliate’s business by aligning the financial interests of individuals providing services to the Company and Affiliates with long-term shareholder value.

 

The Board determined that it was necessary and desirable to establish a sub-plan of the Plan for the purpose of granting Shares, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units or Options to Eligible Persons who are residents of the United States or who are or may become subject to U.S. tax (i.e., income tax, social security and/or withholding tax (“U.S. Participants”)), with such Options qualifying as either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Statutory Stock Options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, to cause all Restricted Share Units and Options under the Plan to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code, and to cause all Shares, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units and Options to comply with certain other provisions and exemptions under U.S. law. The terms of the Plan, as amended from time to time, shall, subject to the provisions hereof, constitute this U.S. Sub-Plan of the Plan (this “U.S. Sub-Plan”). This U.S. Sub-Plan supplements, and shall be read in conjunction with the Plan, and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan; provided, that to the extent that the terms and conditions of the Plan differ from or conflict with the terms or conditions of this U.S. Sub-Plan, the terms and conditions of this U.S. Sub-Plan shall prevail.

 

2.INTERPRETATION

 

For the purposes of this U.S. Sub-Plan, the definitions set out in the Plan shall apply to this U.S. Sub-Plan as such definitions apply to the Plan and in addition the following terms shall have the following meanings (unless the context requires otherwise):

 

  2.1

Beneficiary” means the legal representatives of the U.S. Participant’s estate entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive the benefits under a U.S. Participant’s Option upon a U.S. Participant’s death, provided that, if and to the extent authorized by the Board, a U.S. Participant may be permitted to designate a Beneficiary by separate written designation hereunder, in which case the “Beneficiary” instead will be the person, persons, trust or trusts (if any are then surviving) which have been designated by the U.S. Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Board to receive the benefits specified under the U.S. Participant’s Option upon such U.S. Participant’s death. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, any designation of a Beneficiary other than a U.S. Participant’s spouse shall be subject to the written consent of such spouse.

 

  2.2

Board means the board of directors of the Company.

 

  2.3 Codemeans the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include any valid regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation, and regulations thereto.

 

 

 

 

  2.4 Date of Grant” means, with respect to Non-Statutory Stock Options, the date specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(vi)(B) and with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the date specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.422-1(c).

 

  2.5 “Eligible Personhas the meaning specified in Section 3.1.1;

 

  2.6 “Employee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.1.

 

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

 

2.8“Fair Market Valuemeans the value of a Share determined according to the following rules:

 

(a)If the Share is not at the time listed or admitted to trading with an established securities market, then Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board, which may take into consideration (i) the price paid for the Share in the most recent trade of a substantial number of Ordinary Shares known to the Board to have occurred at arm’s length between willing and knowledgeable investors, (ii) an appraisal by an independent party, or (iii) any other method of valuation undertaken in good faith by the Board, or some or all of the above as the Board shall in its discretion elect; or

 

(b)If the Share is at the time listed or admitted to trading with an established securities market, then Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price of the Company’s Share on such established securities market for the last trading day before the Date of Grant of such Option.

 

  2.9 “Incentive Stock Optionmeans an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Grant Letter) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

 

  2.10 Non-Statutory Stock Optionmeans an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Grant Letter) or which does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

  2.11 Qualified Member” means a member of the Board who is a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act.

 

  2.12

Restricted Share Units” means grants of a right to receive one Share or, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value of such Share in cash, which shall be contingent upon the vesting.

 

  2.13

Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect and applicable to U.S. Participants, promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

  2.14

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

 

  2.15

“Subsidiary” means a corporation, company, partnership or other form of business organization of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly through an unbroken chain of ownership, fifty percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other form of equity ownership or has a significant financial interest, as determined by the Board.

 

  2.16 Ten Percent Shareholder means a person who, at the time an Option is granted to such person, owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power (as defined under applicable U.S. law and after application of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) of all classes of shares of the Company or any ISO Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

 

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3.TERMS

 

Shares, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Incentive Stock Options and Non-Statutory Stock Options shall be governed by the terms of the Plan to the extent not otherwise provided for in this U.S. Sub-Plan.

 

  3.1 Eligibility and Certain Option Limitations.

 

  3.1.1

Eligibility. Non-Statutory Stock Options and Restricted Share Units may be granted under the U.S. Sub-Plan only to Eligible Persons. For purposes of the U.S. Sub-Plan, an “Eligible Person” means (i) an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, which term shall include any common-law employee as well as any person whom the Company or Subsidiary classifies as an employee (including any officer who is an employee) for employment tax purposes (whether or not such classification is correct), and any person who has been offered employment by the Company or a subsidiary or Subsidiary, provided that such prospective employee may not receive any payment or exercise any right relating to an Option until such person has commenced employment with the Company or Subsidiary (each, an “employee”), (ii) a non-employee executive officer or non-employee director of the Company or Subsidiary, or (iii) a consultant, advisor or other independent contractor of the Company or Subsidiary. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to an Eligible Person who is an employee (as determined under the statutory option rules of Section 421 et seq. of the Code) of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” (as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code and such subsidiary being an “ISO Subsidiary”) with respect to the Company. A person shall not cease to be an employee in the case of (i) any military, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between or among the Company, and its Subsidiaries, or any successor. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If the period of leave exceeds ninety (90) days and reemployment upon expiration of such leave is not so guaranteed, any Incentive Stock Option held by the grantee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option on the 180th day following the first day of such leave and shall thereafter be treated for tax purposes as a Non-Statutory Stock Option. Neither service as a director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company for purposes of the U.S. Plan.

 

  3.1.2

Term of Options. (a) The Board shall determine the term of each Option, provided that in no event shall any Option be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective Date of Grant of such Option and (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall expire later than five years from its Date of Grant.

 

  3.1.3

Exercise Price. The exercise price per share for an Option shall be determined by the Board, provided that such exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the effective Date of Grant of the Option. No Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall have an exercise price per share less than one-hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the effective Date of Grant of the Option.

 

 

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  3.1.4

Exercise Payment. Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows: (a) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company; (b) by payment in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company, of the par value of the Shares to be acquired and by payment of the balance of the exercise price in whole or in part by delivery of the Participant’s recourse promissory note, in a form specified by the Board and to the extent consistent with applicable law, secured by Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option and such other security as the Board may require; (c) except as may otherwise be provided in the applicable Grant Letter or approved by the Board, in its sole discretion, by (1) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (2) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding; (d) by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Shares owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value, provided (1) the method of payment is then permitted under applicable law, (2) the Shares, if acquired directly from the Company, was owned by the Participant for a minimum period of time, if any, as may be established by the Board in its sole discretion, and (3) the Shares are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements; (e) in the case of a Non-Statutory Stock Option, by delivery of a notice of “net exercise” to the Company, as a result of which the Participant would receive (1) the number of shares underlying the portion of the Option being exercised less (2) such number of shares as is equal to (i) the aggregate exercise price for the portion of the Option being exercised divided by (ii) the value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise and, at the election of the Participant, less (iii) such number of shares as is equal in value to the withholding obligation (if any); (f) to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided for in the applicable Grant Letter or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine; or (g) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.

 

 

3.1.5

 

Exercise Restrictions. The exercise restrictions in Section 7.7 of the Plan shall apply to the extent allowed under U.S. federal or state law.

 

  3.1.6 Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision in Article 4 of the Plan, no adjustment shall be made to the terms or conditions of an Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit under the terms of the Plan unless the adjustment would not otherwise cause adverse tax consequences to the Grantee under Code Section 409A or result in the loss of Incentive Stock Option status under Code Section 424 (without the Grantee’s consent).
     
  3.1.7

Limits on Transferability. An Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by him, by a conservator or guardian duly appointed for him by reason of his incapacity or by the person appointed by the Participant in a durable power of attorney acceptable to the Company’s counsel. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, the Board may in its discretion permit the Participant of an Non-Statutory Stock Option to transfer the Non-Statutory Stock Option to a member of the Immediate Family (as defined below) of the Participant, to a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and the Participant’s Immediate Family or to a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or members are the Participant and members of the Participant’s Immediate Family. “Immediate Family” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the Participant’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, and shall include adoptive relationships.

 

  3.1.8

No Rights as Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by an Option or a Restricted Share Unit until the date of issuance of a stock certificate to him or her for the Shares. Notwithstanding Section 13.3 of the Plan, with respect to Option grants, U.S. Participants shall not receive, either directly or indirectly, any dividend payment for dividends accrued on Underlying Shares. With respect to Restricted Share Unit grants, the Board, at its sole discretion, may grant a dividend equivalent unit to any Participant upon such terms and conditions as it may establish. Each dividend equivalent unit will entitle the Participant, at the time of the settlement of the Restricted Share Unit, to an additional payment equal to the dividends the Participant would have received if the Participant had been the actual record owner of the underlying Shares on each dividend record date prior to settlement. The dividend equivalent unit may be settled in Shares or cash or a combination thereof.

 

 

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  3.2 Incentive Stock Options.
       

The following provisions shall control any grants of Options that are denominated as Incentive Stock Options.

     
  3.2.1 Grant of Incentive Stock Options. Each Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option must be designated in the Option Agreement as an Incentive Stock Option, provided that any Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option will be a Non-Statutory Stock Option to the extent the Option fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

  3.2.2 Maximum ISO Limit. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 250,000 Shares (the ISO Share Limit) (subject to adjustment as provided in section 4 of the Plan), and shall be determined to the extent required under the Code, by reducing the number of Shares designated under section 3 of the Plan by the number of Shares issued pursuant to Options, provided that any Shares that are subject to Options issued under the Plan and forfeited back to the Plan before an issuance of Shares shall be available for issuance pursuant to future ISO Options. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to all Options other than Incentive Stock Options shall not be limited and shall be in accordance with section 3 of the Plan.
     
  3.2.3 Exercise Limitation. To the extent that Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all Shares plans of the Company, including the Plan) become exercisable by a U.S. Participant for the first time during any calendar year for Shares having a Fair Market Value greater than one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the portion of such Options which exceed such amount shall be treated as Non-Statutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 3.2.4, Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of Shares shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such Shares is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a limitation different from that set forth in this Section, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Options as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Non-Statutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section, the U.S. Participant may designate which portion of such Option the U.S. Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the U.S. Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Upon exercise of the Option, Shares issued pursuant to each such portion shall be separately identified.

 

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  3.2.4

Post-Termination Exercise. An Incentive Stock Option shall remain exercisable following a termination of employment (including Retirement) from the Company or an ISO Subsidiary, to the extent the Employee was entitled to exercise such Option at the date of termination of employment, only until the expiration of (A) three months after the termination of employment from the Company and an ISO Subsidiary for any reason, including any change in a U.S. Participant’s engagement status between Employee and a consultant, but other than his or her death or disability (within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3)), and (B) one year after the termination of employment from the Company and any ISO Subsidiary on account of his or her death or disability (as defined above). In the case of the death of the U.S. Participant, the Option may be exercised by the U.S. Participant’s estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance. If such disability is not a “disability” as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such Incentive Stock Option shall automatically cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Non-Statutory Stock Option on the day three months and one day following a termination of employment from the Company and any ISO Subsidiary on account of disability. Notwithstanding Section 10.4 of the Plan, the Administrator shall be permitted to extend any of the periods stated in Sections 10.1-10.3 of the Plan only to the extent such extension is compliant with the Code and any applicable any federal or state law, rule or regulation.

 

  3.2.5.

Modification. If an Incentive Stock Option is modified, extended or renewed (within the meaning of Code Section 424(h)), such Option will thereupon cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option

 

  3.2.6

Notice of Disposition. The U.S. Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within (a) two (2) years from the Date of Grant of such Incentive Stock Option or (b) one (1) year after the transfer of such Shares to the U.S. Participant.

 

3.3Restricted Share Units.

 

The following additional provisions shall control any grants of Restricted Share Units:

 

3.3.1Number of Shares and Other Terms. The number of Shares subject to a Restricted Share Unit Award and the vesting period shall be determined by the Board or pursuant to the Plan.

 

3.3.1Purchase Price. Notwithstanding Section 7.1 of the Plan, U.S. Participants shall not be required to pay any consideration including the Purchase Price to receive Shares upon vesting of a Restricted Share Unit.

 

3.3.1Settlement and Delivery. Delivery of Shares in settlement of a Restricted Share Unit Award that vests shall occur as soon as administratively practicable following vesting, but in no event later than the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of the year in which vesting occurs.

 

3.3.1Release. Notwithstanding Section 7.5 of the Plan, U.S. Participants shall not be required to provide to the Company documentation evidencing the payment of taxes by the U.S. Participant as a condition to receiving any Shares or any other compensation or benefit under either the Plan or this U.S. Sub-Plan.

 

4.ADMINISTRATION OF U.S. SUB-PLAN

 

  4.1 Manner of Exercise of Board Authority. At any time that a member of the Board is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Board relating to an Option intended to be covered by an exemption under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act may be taken by a committee or subcommittee, designated as the “U.S. Sub-Committee,” composed solely of two or more Qualified Members or may be taken by the Board or the U.S. Sub-Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action, provided that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Board or U.S. Sub-Committee remains composed of at least two or more Qualified Members. Such action, authorized by the U.S. Sub-Committee or by the Board upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Board for purposes of the Plan. The express grant of any specific power to the Board, and the taking of any action by the Board, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Board. To the fullest extent authorized under applicable law, the Board may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any Affiliate, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Board shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Board may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not cause Options intended to qualify for an exemption under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act to fail to so qualify.

 

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  4.2 Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. With respect to a U.S. Participant who is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company, the Board shall implement transactions under the Plan and administer the Plan in a manner that will ensure that each transaction with respect to such a U.S. Participant is exempt under Rule 16b-3 (or satisfies another exemption under Section 16(b)), except that this provision shall not limit sales by such a U.S. Participant, and such a U.S. Participant may engage in other non-exempt transactions with respect to shares delivered under the Plan.

 

  4.3 Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Board, postpone the issuance or delivery of Shares until completion of such registration or qualification of such Shares or other required action under any federal or state law, rule or regulation or listing or other required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares or other securities of the Company are listed or quoted, as the Board may consider appropriate, and may require any U.S. Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations or listing requirements. Specifically, in connection with the Securities Act, upon the exercise of any Option or settlement of a Restricted Share Unit, the Company shall not be required to issue shares unless the Board has received evidence satisfactory to it to the effect that the Participant will not transfer the shares except pursuant to a registration statement in effect under the Securities Act or unless an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company has been received by the Company to the effect that such registration is not required. Any determination in this connection by the Board shall be conclusive. The Company shall not be obligated to take any other affirmative action in order to issue any shares upon the exercise of any Option or to settle any Restricted Share Unit to comply with any law or regulations of any governmental authority, including, without limitation, the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws/ any applicable securities laws.

 

5.TAX PROVISIONS

 

  5.1 Section 409A Compliance. The Company intends that Shares, Restricted Shares, Options and Restricted Share Units granted pursuant to the Plan to U.S. Participants be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (including any amendments or replacements of such section), and the Plan shall be so construed. Notwithstanding other provisions of this U.S. Sub-Plan or any Grant Letters hereunder, unless otherwise determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion, no Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit shall be granted, deferred, accelerated, extended, settled, paid out or modified under this U.S. Sub-Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a U.S. Participant. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the Board that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or the relevant Grant Letter, as the case may be, without causing the U.S. Participant holding such Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, including as a result of the fact that the U.S. Participant is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code, the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the U.S. Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Section 5.1 in good faith; provided, that neither the Company, the Board nor any of the Company’s employees, directors or representatives shall have any liability to U.S. Participants with respect to this Section 5.1. Without limiting the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion, the terms of Section 4 of the Plan as they relate to U.S. Participants shall be subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following such effective date the Board determines that any Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after such effective date), the Board may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Grant Letter or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Board determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Share, Restricted Share. Option or Restricted Share Unit, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance and thereby avoid the application of any penalty taxes under such Section.

 

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  5.2 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by law, the Company may withhold or cause to be withheld income and other taxes with respect to any income recognized by a Participant by reason of the exercise of an Option or settlement of a Share, Restricted Share, or Restricted Share Unit, and as a condition to the receipt of any Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit the Participant shall agree that if the amount payable to him or her by the Company or any Affiliate employing the Participant in the ordinary course is insufficient to pay such taxes, then the Participant shall upon the request of the Company pay to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy its tax.

 

6.LIMITATION ON RIGHTS CONFERRED UNDER U.S. SUB-PLAN

 

Neither this U.S. Sub-Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or U.S. Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or U.S. Participant or in the employee or service of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate any Eligible Person’s or U.S. Participant’s employment or service at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or U.S. Participant any claim to be granted any Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other U.S. Participants and employees, or (iv) conferring on a U.S. Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until the U.S. Participant is duly issued or transferred Shares in accordance with the terms of an Option or Restricted Share Unit, or an Option is duly exercised or the Restricted Share Unit is settled. Except as expressly provided in this U.S. Sub-Plan and a Grant Letter, neither this U.S. Sub-Plan nor any Grant Letter shall confer on any person other than the Company and the U.S. Participant any rights or remedies thereunder.

 

7.AUTHORIZATION OF SUB-PLAN

 

  7.1 Effectiveness. This U.S. Sub-Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board (the “Effective Date”). It shall continue in effect for a term of ten years from such date or from the date of its approval by the Shareholders, whichever is earlier, unless sooner terminated under the terms of the Plan. The Board may at any time amend the Plan; provided, however, that if Incentive Stock Options are granted under the Plan, without approval of the Company’s shareholders there shall be no:  (a) increase in the total number of Shares available to be issued as Incentive Stock Options, except by operation of the provisions of Section 4 of the Plan and Section 3.1.6 of this U.S. Sub-Plan or (b) change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Plan; and provided, further, that there shall be no other change in the Plan that requires shareholder approval under applicable law unless such approval is obtained. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or a Share, Restricted Share, Option or Restricted Share Unit agreement, no amendment shall adversely affect outstanding Shares, Restricted Shares, Options or Restricted Share Units without the consent of the Participant. The Plan may be terminated at any time by action of the Board, but any such termination will not terminate Shares, Restricted Shares, Options or Restricted Share Units then outstanding, without the consent of the Participant.

 

  7.2 Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan and this U.S. Sub-Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan and this U.S. Sub-Plan are adopted. Any Incentive Stock Options granted under this U.S. Sub-Plan before shareholder approval is obtained must be rescinded if shareholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months before or after the Plan and this U.S. Sub-Plan are adopted.

 

7.3Non-exclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this U.S. Sub-Plan by the Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements, apart from the Plan or this U.S. Sub-Plan, as it may deem desirable, and such other arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

 

8.GOVERNING LAW

 

This U.S. Sub-Plan shall in all respects be governed by and be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principals of conflicts of laws, and applicable provisions of U.S. federal law. The state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with this U.S. Sub-Plan and accordingly any proceedings, suit or action arising out of this U.S. Sub-Plan shall be brought in such courts.

 

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