UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2021
CREATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 52390 | 84-2054332 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor New York, NY |
10036 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-930-9700
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Ticker symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mart if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 5.02 Compensatory Agreements of Certain Officers
On February 22, 2021, CREATIONS, INC. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to the employment agreement (the “Amendment”) with Guy Nissensohn,which is deemed effective as of May 1, 2020. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 10.1.
On February 22, 2021,the Company and Yaniv Aharon entered into an agreement for the provision of management services (the “Agreement”) with Yetsira Holdings Ltd., effective January 1, 2020. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 10.2.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
On February 22, 2021, the Company amended and restated the Company’s bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 22, 2021, the Company adopted an investment banking corporate compensation policy (the “Compensation Policy”). Pursuant to the Compensation Policy, the Administrator will be Guy Nissensohn or anyone else appointed by the Board of Directors. A copy of the Policy is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 10.3.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CREATIONS, INC. | ||
Dated: February 26, 2021 | By: | /s/ Guy Nissensohn |
Name: | Guy Nissensohn | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
CREATIONS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. PRINCIPAL OFFICES. The principal office shall be Zabotinsky 9, Bene Barak, Israel.
Section 2. OTHER OFFICES. The board of directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. PLACE OF MEETINGS. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware designated by the board of directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
Section 2. ANNUAL MEETINGS. The annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at a date and time designated by the board of directors. (At such meetings, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted by a plurality vote of stockholders.)
Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes whatsoever, unless prescribed by statute or by the articles of incorporation, may be called at any time by the President and shall be called by the President or Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the board of directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than 25% (twenty five percent) of the votes at any such meeting.
The request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such meeting, the place where it is to be held and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by telegraphic or other facsimile transmission to the Chairman of the board, the President, any vice president, or the secretary of the corporation. The officer receiving such request forthwith shall cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Article II, that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days after receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the meeting may give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the board of directors may be held.
Section 4. NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS. All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 5 of this Article II not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting being noticed. The notice shall specify the place, date and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting the general nature of the business to be transacted, or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting those matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice, intends to present for action by the stockholders. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees which, at the time of the notice, management intends to present for election.
If action is proposed to be taken at any meeting for approval of (i) contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest, (ii) an amendment to the articles of incorporation, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, (iv) dissolution of the corporation, or (v) a distribution to preferred stockholders, the notice shall also state the general nature of such proposal.
Section 5. MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given either personally or by first-class mail or telegraphic or other written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the address of such stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the stockholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice. If no such address appears on the corporation’s books or is given, notice shall be deemed to have been given if sent by mail or telegram to the corporation’s principal executive office, or if published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where this office is located. Personal delivery of any such notice to any officer of a corporation or association or to any member of a partnership shall constitute delivery of such notice to such corporation, association or partnership. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by telegram or other means of written communication. In the event of the transfer of stock after delivery or mailing of the notice of and prior to the holding of the meeting, it shall not be necessary to deliver or mail notice of the meeting to the transferee.
If any notice addressed to a stockholder at the address of such stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate by the Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the stockholder at such address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available to the stockholder upon written demand of the stockholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of such notice.
An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting shall be executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent of the corporation giving such notice, and shall be filed and maintained in the minute book of the corporation.
Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 6. QUORUM. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by statute or the articles of incorporation. The stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.
Section 7. ADJOURNED MEETING AND NOTICE THEREOF. Any stockholders’ meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of the majority of the shares represented at such meeting, either in person or by proxy, but in the absence of a quorum, no other business may be transacted at such meeting.
When any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at a meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business, provided a quorum of 40% (forty percent) exist, which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
Section 8. VOTING. Unless a record date set for voting purposes be fixed as provided in Section 1 of Article VII of these bylaws, only persons in whose names shares entitled to vote stand on the stock records of the corporation at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given (or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held) shall be entitled to vote at such meeting. Any stockholder entitled to vote on any matter other than elections of directors or officers, may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, but, if the stockholder fails to specify the number of shares such stockholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the stockholder’s approving vote is with respect to all shares such stockholder is entitled to vote. Such vote may be by voice vote or by ballot; provided, however, that all elections for directors must be by ballot upon demand by a stockholder at any election and before the voting begins. Recipient of irrevocable or specific proxy may sign the written consent without a meeting on behalf of the shareholder provided the proxy and will be tabulated as part of the minimum number of votes.
When a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of the articles of incorporation a different vote is required in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Every stockholder of record of the corporation shall be entitled at each meeting of stockholders to one vote for each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the corporation.
Section 9. WAIVER OF NOTICE OR CONSENT BY ABSENT STOCKHOLDERS. The transactions at any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, however called and noticed, and wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each person entitled to vote, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to a holding of the meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify either the business to be transacted or the purpose of any regular or special meeting of stockholders, except that if action is taken or proposed to be taken for approval of any of those matters specified in the second paragraph of Section 4 of this Article II, the waiver of notice or consent shall state the general nature of such proposal. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Attendance of a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters not included in the notice if such objection is expressly made at the meeting.
Section 10. STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING. Any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed (whether by manual signature, electronic, shareholder portal system, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. All such consents shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation and shall be maintained in the corporate records. Any stockholder giving a written consent, or the stockholder’s proxy holders, or a transferee of the shares of a personal representative of the stockholder of their respective proxy holders, may revoke the consent by a writing received by the secretary of the corporation prior to the time that written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the secretary. Recipient of irrevocable or specific proxy may sign the written consent without a meeting on behalf of the shareholder provided the proxy and will be tabulated as part of the minimum number of votes.
Section 11. PROXIES. Every person entitled to vote for directors or on any other matter shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the secretary of the corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, electronic, shareholder portal system, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney in fact. A validly executed proxy which does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless revoked by the person executing it, prior to the vote pursuant thereto, by a writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent proxy executed by, or attendance at the meeting and voting in person by the person executing the proxy; provided, however, that no such proxy shall be valid after the expiration of six (6) months from the date of such proxy, unless coupled with an interest, or unless the person executing it specifies therein the length of time for which it is to continue in force, which in no case shall exceed seven (7) years from the date of its execution. Subject to the above and the provisions of Delaware General Corporation Law, any proxy duly executed is not revoked and continues in full force and effect until an instrument revoking it or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date is filed with the secretary of the corporation.
Section 12. INSPECTORS OF ELECTION. Before any meeting of stockholders, the board of directors may appoint any persons other than nominees for office to act as inspectors of election at the meeting or its adjournment. If no inspectors of election are appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any stockholder or his proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting on the request of one or more stockholders or proxies, the holders of a majority of shares or their proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the board of directors before the meeting, or by the chairman at the meeting.
The duties of these inspectors shall be as follows:
a. | Determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies; | |
b. | Receive votes, ballots, or consents; | |
c. | Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote; | |
d. | Count and tabulate all votes or consents; | |
e. | Determine the election result; and | |
f. | Do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. |
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. POWERS. Subject to the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and any limitations in the articles of incorporation and these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.
Without prejudice to such general powers, but subject to the same limitations, it is hereby expressly declared that the directors shall have the power and authority to:
(a) Select and remove all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation, prescribe such powers and duties for them as may not be inconsistent with law, with the articles of incorporation or these bylaws, fix their compensation, and require from them security for faithful service.
(b) Change the principal executive office or the principal business office from one location to another; cause the corporation to be qualified to do business in any other state, territory, dependency, or foreign country and conduct business within or without the State; designate any place within or without the State for the holding of any stockholders’ meeting, or meetings, including annual meetings; adopt, make and use a corporate seal, and prescribe the forms of certificates of stock, and alter the form of such seal and of such certificates from time to time as in their judgment they may deem best, provided that such forms shall at all times comply with the provisions of law.
(c) Authorize the issuance of shares of stock of the corporation from time to time, upon such terms as may be lawful, in consideration of money paid, labor done or services actually rendered, debts or securities cancelled, tangible or intangible property actually received.
(d) Borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purpose of the corporation, and cause to be executed and delivered therefor, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations, or other evidences of debt and securities therefor.
Section 2. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. The authorized number of directors shall be no fewer than two (2) nor more than four (4). The exact number of authorized directors shall be set by resolution of the board of directors, within the limits specified above. The maximum or minimum number of directors cannot be changed, nor can a fixed number be substituted for the maximum and minimum numbers, except by a duly adopted amendment to this bylaw duly approved by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
Section 3. QUALIFICATION, ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting, but if any such annual meeting is not held or the directors are not elected at any annual meeting, the directors may be elected at any special meeting held for that purpose, as part of a written consent without a meeting or at the next annual meeting of stockholders held thereafter. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal or his office has been declared vacant in the manner provided in these bylaws. Directors need not be stockholders.
Section 4. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the Chairman of the board, the President, the Secretary or the board of directors of the corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation, in which case such resignation shall be effective at the time specified. Unless such resignation specifies otherwise, its acceptance by the corporation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The board of directors may declare vacant the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of a court or convicted of a felony. Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause of such removal is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before his term of office expires.
Section 5. VACANCIES. Vacancies in the board of directors, may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Each director so elected shall hold office until a successor has been elected and qualified.
A vacancy in the board of directors exists as to any authorized position of directors which is not then filled by a duly elected director, whether caused by death, resignation, removal, increase in the authorized number of directors or otherwise.
The stockholders may elect a director or directors at any time to fill any vacancy or vacancies not filled by the directors, but any such election by written consent shall require the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
If after the filling of any vacancy by the directors, the directors then in office who have been elected by the stockholders shall constitute less than a majority of the directors then in office, any holder or holders of an aggregate of five percent or more of the total number of shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors may call a special meeting of the stockholders to elect the entire board. The term of office of any director not elected by the stockholders shall terminate upon the election of a successor.
Section 6. PLACE OF MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware that has been designated from time to time by resolution of the board. In the absence of such designation, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Special meetings of the board shall be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware that has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or there is not notice, at the principal executive office of the corporation. Any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone, video conferencing or similar communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in such meeting can hear one another, and all such directors shall be deemed to be present in person at such meeting.
Section 7. ANNUAL MEETINGS. Immediately following each annual meeting of stockholders, the board of directors shall hold a regular meeting for the purpose of transaction of other business. Notice of this meeting shall not be required.
Section 8. OTHER REGULAR MEETINGS. Other regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held without call at such time as shall from time to time be fixed by the board of directors. Such regular meetings may be held without notice, provided the notice of any change in the time of any such meetings shall be given to all of the directors. Notice of a change in the determination of the time shall be given to each director in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the board of directors.
Section 9. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the board or the President or any vice President or the second senior director (the second director nominated to Creations in terms of seniority) or any two directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at his or her address as it is shown upon the records of the corporation. In case such notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days prior to the time of the holding of the meeting. In case such notice is delivered personally, or by telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated to either the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting nor the place if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
Section 10. QUORUM. A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum, including directors that provided other directors with a written consent (whether by manual signature, typewriting, electronic mail, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) to vote on their behalf at the meeting, for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as hereinafter provided. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present including directors that provided other directors with a written consent (whether by manual signature, typewriting, electronic mail, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) to vote on their behalf, at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to the provisions of Delaware General Corporation Law (approval of contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or indirect material financial interest), Section 78.125 (appointment of committees), and Section 78.751 (indemnification of directors). A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for such meeting. For the avoidance of doubt any written consent to vote, transact on his/her behalf, provide quorum or any other purpose that a one director provides another director cannot be perpetual and is only valid for the next and/or for specifically designated meeting/s.
Section 11. WAIVER OF NOTICE. The transactions of any meeting of the board of directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. The waiver of notice of consent need not specify the purpose of the meeting. All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Notice of a meeting shall also be deemed given to any director who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director.
Section 12. ADJOURNMENT. A majority of the directors present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.
Section 13. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given, unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, in which case notice of such time and place shall be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting, in the manner specified in Section 8 of this Article III, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.
Section 14. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members including directors that provided other directors with a written consent (whether by manual signature, typewriting, electronic mail, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) to vote on their behalf at the meeting, of the board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the board of directors. Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board.
Section 15. FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services, and such reimbursement of expenses, as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the board of directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise, and receiving compensation for such services. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
Section 16. LOANS. The corporation may not make loans to the directors.
Section 17. SPECIAL MINORITY RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS. Superseding relevant sections within these bylaws, as applicable, the following items will be brought to a shareholder resolution (whether in an annual, special, or in a written consent) unless temporarily waived by a unanimous board consent. Section 17 will be completely canceled on such date in the future whereby any one of the current shareholders that holds 10 or more percent of the corporation voting shares (as of the date these bylaws are approved) ceases to do so.
(1) | Any change in the corporation Bylaws |
(2) | Any change in the number of members on the board of directors, except as required by the law or a stock exchange or a regulated market (such as OTC) applicable to public companies |
(3) | A resolution to delist from the stock exchange or a regulated market (Such as OTC). |
(4) | Sale of the business operations in Israel. For this purpose, a waiver of a portfolio management license and/or mutual fund management license, or of its operations at a price per share lower than $2.5, shall be deemed a sale. |
(5) | Issuance of shares, or securities convertible into shares, by way of public offering and/or private placement, as part of an investment transaction at a price per share or a value reflecting a price lower than US $2 per share, except for such case in which the board of directors of, while relying on approved financial models, concludes that the corporation could become insolvent, e.g.: subject to a “going concern” provision, 12 month cash projections are lower than the cash in reserves or negative tangible equity. |
(6) | Material change (including by sale of operations and/or acquisition of new operations and/or establishment of new operations) in the business operations of the corporation. It is agreed that the corporation operations for the purposes of this section means a focus on capital market investment activities and financial services (on the buy side), including the provision of services such as investment, management, investment banking, retail banking, etc.). For this purpose, “material change” means the investment in the development of operations at a value exceeding 30% of the corporation’s equity in the year preceding the year of the investment, or sale of operations with an impact exceeding 30% of the equity, or the acquisition of operations (whether paid in cash, by way of share allotment or otherwise) with a financial volume exceeding 30% of the equity in the year preceding the year in which the transaction is expected to take place. |
(7) | Purchase transactions, in cash or by way of allotment of shares, of any activity or company, including activity within the scope of the corporation or its subsidiaries business operations as part of an acquisition or merger, that will result in an expense, following which the equity of the corporation’s subsidiary Yetsira (and of other companies controlled by Yetsira) will be less than NIS 4 million, adjusted for profit or loss from operation, except if the reduction in equity results from a cash loss arising from the operations in Israel of the group of entities under Yetsira’s control over the years. |
The initial vacancies to the board of directors whilst the corporation is private will be set at 2 with the current President being one of the directors and the other will be a representative of the largest shareholders group (as of the date these bylaws are approved) without counting the President.
There will be an additional 2 vacancies added to the board which will be filled solely by the current (as of the date these bylaws are approved) President immediately prior or after the corporation’s listing on a stock exchange or a regulated market (such as OTC).
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committees, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board, shall have all the authority of the board, except with regard to:
a. | the approval of any action which, under the Delaware General Corporation Law, also requires stockholders’ approval or approval of the outstanding shares; |
b. | the filing of vacancies on the board of directors or in any committees; |
c. | the fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the board or on any committee; |
d. | the amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws; |
e. | the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board of directors which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable; |
f. | a distribution to the stockholders of the corporation, except at a rate or in a periodic amount or within a price range determined by the board of directors; or |
g. | the appointment of any other committees of the board of directors or the members thereof. |
Section 2. MEETINGS AND ACTION BY COMMITTEES. Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article III, Sections 6 (place of meetings), 8 (regular meetings), 9 (special meetings and notice), 10 (quorum), 11 (waiver of notice), 12 (adjournment), 13 (notice of adjournment) and 14 (action without meeting), with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members, except that the time or regular meetings of committees may be determined by resolutions of the board of directors and notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws. The committees shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and report the same to the board when required.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. OFFICERS. The officers of the corporation shall be the Chairman of the board, President and a Treasurer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a Chairman of the board, one or more vice Presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article V. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.
Section 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article V, shall be chosen by the board of directors, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the board, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by the board of directors.
Section 3. SUBORDINATE OFFICERS, ETC. The board of directors may appoint, and may empower the President to appoint, such other officers as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in the bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
Section 4. REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS. The officers of the corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify. Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors, at any regular or special meeting thereof, or, except in case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power or removal may be conferred by the board of directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any such resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
Section 5. VACANCIES IN OFFICES. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for regular appointments to such office.
Section 6. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the board of directors or prescribed by the bylaws. If there is no President, the Chairman of the board shall in addition be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 7 of this Article V. The second senior director (the second director nominated to Creations in terms of seniority) will automatically become the Chairman of the board in case the current Chairman will become incapacitated. This is until the board or shareholders decide on an alternative Chairman.
Section 7. PRESIDENT. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the Chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the board, of if there be none, at all meetings of the board of directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of President of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or the bylaws. He shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation.
Section 8. VICE PRESIDENTS. In the absence or disability of the President, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the President. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors or the bylaws, the President or the Chairman of the board.
Section 9. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of the stockholders and shall record, keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office or such other place as the board of directors may order, a book of minutes of all meetings of directors, committees of directors and stockholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and, if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present at directors’ and committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued for the same, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of stockholders and of the board of directors required by the bylaws or by law to be given, and he shall keep the seal of the corporation in safe custody, as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by the bylaws.
Section 10. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.
The Treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the President and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or the bylaws.
If required by the board of directors, the Treasurer shall give the corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board of directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the corporation.
Section 11. LOANS. The corporation may not make loans to the officers
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AND OTHER AGENTS
Section 1. ACTIONS OTHER THAN BY THE CORPORATION. The corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and that, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. ACTIONS BY THE CORPORATION. The corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Section 3. SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he must be indemnified by the corporation against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Section 4. REQUIRED APPROVAL. Any indemnification under Sections 1 and 2, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to Section 5, must be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:
a. | By the stockholders; |
b. | By the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding; |
c. | If a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or |
d. | If a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the act, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. |
Section 5. ADVANCE OF EXPENSES. The articles of incorporation, the bylaws or an agreement made by the corporation may provide that the expenses of officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The provisions of this section do not affect any rights to advancement of expenses to which corporate personnel other than directors or officers may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by law.
Section 6. OTHER RIGHTS. The indemnification and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court pursuant to this Article VI:
a. | Does not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in his official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding his office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 2 or for the advancement of expenses made pursuant to Section 5, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a final adjudication establishes that his acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action. |
b. | Continues for a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. |
Section 7. INSURANCE. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.
Section 8. RELIANCE ON PROVISIONS. Each person who shall act as an authorized representative of the corporation shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance upon the rights of indemnification provided by this Article.
Section 9. SEVERABILITY. If any of the provisions of this Article are held to be invalid or unenforceable, this Article shall be construed as if it did not contain such invalid or unenforceable provision and the remaining provisions of this Article shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 10. RETROACTIVE EFFECT. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the rights and powers granted pursuant to this Article VI shall apply to acts and actions occurring or in progress prior to its adoption by the board of directors.
ARTICLE VII
RECORDS AND BOOKS
Section 1. MAINTENANCE OF SHARE REGISTER. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, if either be appointed and as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a record of its stockholders, giving the names and addresses of all stockholders and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder.
Section 2. MAINTENANCE OF BYLAWS. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or if its principal executive office is not in this State at its principal business office in this State, the original or a copy of the bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the stockholders at all reasonable times during office hours. If the principal executive office of the corporation is outside this state and the corporation has no principal business office in this state, the secretary shall, upon the written request of any stockholder, furnish to such stockholder a copy of the bylaws as amended to date.
Section 3. MAINTENANCE OF OTHER CORPORATE RECORDS. The accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders and the board of directors and any committee or committees of the board of directors shall be kept at such place or places designated by the board of directors, or, in the absence of such designation, at the principal executive office of the corporation. The minutes shall be kept in written form and the accounting books and records shall be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form.
Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of this corporation and any subsidiary of this corporation. Such inspection by a director may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. The foregoing rights of inspection shall extend to the records of each subsidiary of the corporation.
Section 4. ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting the board of directors from issuing annual or other periodic reports to the stockholders of the corporation as they deem appropriate.
Section 5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A copy of any annual financial statement and any income statement of the corporation for each quarterly period of each fiscal year, and any accompanying balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of each such period, that has been prepared by the corporation shall be kept on file in the principal executive office of the corporation for twelve (12) months.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL CORPORATE MATTERS
Section 1. RECORD DATE. For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of any such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action, and in such case only stockholders of record on the date so fixed are entitled to notice and to vote or to receive the dividend, distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date fixed as aforesaid, except as otherwise provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:
a. | The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. |
b. | The record date for determining stockholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given. |
c. | The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or the sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is later. |
Section 2. CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. The directors may prescribe a period not exceeding sixty (60) days prior to any meeting of the stockholders during which no transfer of stock on the books of the corporation may be made, or may fix a date not more than sixty (60) days prior to the holding of any such meeting as the day as of which stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting shall be determined; and only stockholders of record on such day shall be entitled to notice or to vote at such meeting.
Section 3. REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
Section 4. CHECKS, DRAFTS, EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by resolution of the board of directors.
Section 5. CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS; HOW EXECUTED. The board of directors, except as in the bylaws otherwise provided, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and, unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or to any amount.
Section 6. STOCK CERTIFICATES. A certificate or certificates for shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall be issued to each stockholder when any such shares are fully paid, and the board of directors may authorize the issuance of certificates or shares as partly paid provided that such certificates shall state the amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon. All certificates shall be signed in the name of the corporation by the president or vice president and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or the secretary or any assistant secretary, certifying the number of shares and the class or series of shares owned by the stockholder. When the corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or more than one series of any class, there shall be set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or the certificate shall have a statement that the corporation will furnish to any stockholders upon request and without charge, a full or summary statement of the designations, preferences and relatives, participating, optional or other special rights of the various classes of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such rights, and, if the corporation shall be authorized to issue only special stock, such certificate must set forth in full or summarize the rights of the holders of such stock. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
No new certificate for shares shall be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued unless the latter is surrendered and cancelled at the same time; provided, however, that a new certificate may be issued without the surrender and cancellation of the old certificate if the certificate thereto fore issued is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. In case of any such allegedly lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the corporation may require the owner thereof or the legal representative of such owner to give the corporation a bond (or other adequate security) sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it (including any expense or liability) on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
Section 7. DIVIDENDS. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the articles of incorporation, if any, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the articles of incorporation.
Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserves in the manner in which it was created.
Section 8. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.
Section 9. SEAL. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.”
Section 10. REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS. The Chairman of the board, the President, or any vice president, or any other person authorized by resolution of the board of directors by any of the foregoing designated officers, is authorized to vote on behalf of the corporation any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations, foreign or domestic, standing in the name of the corporation. The authority herein granted to said officers to vote or represent on behalf of the corporation any and all shares held by the corporation in any other corporation or corporations may be exercised by any such officer in person or by any person authorized to do so by proxy duly executed by said officer.
Section 11. CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS. Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of the bylaws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. AMENDMENT BY STOCKHOLDERS. New bylaws may be adopted or these bylaws may be amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, or by the written assent of stockholders entitled to vote such shares, except as otherwise provided by law or by the articles of incorporation.
Section 2. AMENDMENT BY DIRECTORS. Subject to the rights of the stockholders as provided in Section 1 of this Article, bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the board of directors.
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:
1. | That I am the duly elected and acting secretary of CREATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation; and |
2. | That the foregoing Bylaws, comprising twenty (20) pages, constitute the Amended and Restated Bylaws of said corporation as duly adopted and approved by the board of directors of said corporation by a Unanimous Written Consent dated as of , 2021. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said corporation this 18 the day of February, 2021.
/s/ Guy Nissensohn | |
Guy Nissensohn, Secretary |
Exhibit 10.1
Amendment Number 2 to Employment Agreement
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into on February 22, 2021 (the “Amendment Date”), by and between Creations, Inc., a Delaware corporation, including any of its subsidiaries (collectively “Creations”), and Guy Nissensohn, an individual (the “Executive”), to be effective as of May 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). Creations shall alternatively be referred to herein as the “Employer” or the “Company”.
Whereas, the Company and Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of November 11, 2019; and
Whereas, the Company and Executive desire to amend Section 2(a) of the Agreement in the manner reflected herein, and
Now Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1. Location of Employment. The second paragraph of Section 1.2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
2. Payment. Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following (with all capitalized terms having the meaning originally ascribed thereto in the Agreement):
“(a) Payment. The Executive shall be paid a gross monthly salary (the “Salary”) subject to automatic increases based on the total amount of Managed Capital (as defined in Section 2(b)) of the Company, including all of its subsidiaries, as set forth in the table below:
Managed Capital of Creations (outside of Israel) | Monthly Salary to Executive | |||
Up to $200,000,000 | $ | 0 | ||
$200,000,001 – $500,000,000 | $ | 10,000 | ||
$500,000,001 – $1,000,000,000 | $ | 30,000 | ||
$1,000,000,001 and above | $ | 50,000 |
Managed Capital of Creations (In Israel) | Monthly Salary to Executive | |||
Up to $285,714,000 | $ | 5,714 | ||
$285,714,001 – $571,429,000 | $ | 8,571 | ||
$571,429,001– $857,143,000 | $ | 12,857 | ||
$857,143,001- $1,142,857,000 | $ | 18,571 | ||
$1,142,857,001 and above | $ | 24,286 |
The Salary will be payable in equal periodic installments according to the Employer’s customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and shall be subject to all applicable withholding and other applicable taxes as required by law.”
3. Expenses. Section 3.2 of the Agreement will remain as is and supplemented to include at the end of the section the following: “.. Notwithstanding the above the Executive agrees that intercontinental travel will be conducted in Business Class and Hotel reservations will be for a regular room type unless pricing is essentially similar, the executive pays for the difference or a complimentary upgrade is offered. ”
4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more facsimile, electronic or original counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which together shall constitute the same instrument.
5. Ratification. All terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended hereby, either expressly or by necessary implication, shall remain in full force and effect. From and after the date of this Amendment, all references to the term “Agreement” in this Amendment or the original Agreement shall include the terms contained in this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.
EMPLOYER: | EXECUTIVE: | ||
Creations, Inc. | Guy Nissensohn, Individually | ||
By: |
/S/ Guy Nissensohn |
Exhibit 10.2
Agreement for the Provision of Management Services
Made and entered into as of 02/22/2021
Between: | Yetsira Holdings Ltd., Private Company registered No. 515755643 |
From 7 Menachem Begin Street, Ramat Gan | |
(Hereinafter: “the Company” or “Yetsira”) |
On the one hand;
And: | The Manager Yaniv Aharon | ID no. 037244365 |
From 2/c Geiger Street, Tel Aviv | ||
(Hereinafter: “the Manager”) |
On the other hand;
Whereas: | the Company serves as the holding company of an Investment House, including holding companies with permits or licensed by the Israel Securities Authority (hereinafter: “the Investment House”); and |
Whereas: | the Company is interested that the Manager will provide to the Company and / or any of the companies of the Investment House management services as set forth in this Agreement (hereinafter: the “Services”), in return for and under the terms set forth in this Agreement; and |
Whereas: | the Manager is interested in providing the services, as requested by the Company, according to the consideration and terms set forth in this Agreement; and |
Whereas: | the Manager was offered to contractually enter into an Agreement with the Company as a salaried employee, however, the Manager, for various personal reasons (including financial and fiscal), chose to enter into an Agreement with the Company as an independent contractor, and the parties explicitly state that a fundamental condition for contracting them is that no employer-employee relationship exists, and that only a contractor-client relationship exists between the parties for all intents and purposes; and |
Whereas: | the parties wish to set and regulate the terms of their contractual engagement, their obligations and rights in connection with the provision of the services through this Agreement; |
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Therefore, it is stated, Stipulated and agreed between the parties as follows:
1. General, definitions
1.1. | The introduction to this Agreement forms an integral part of this Agreement. |
1.2. | The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and should not be construed as interpretive. |
1.3. | In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of another Agreement in which the Manager and the Company entered into, the more specific provisions of the other Agreement shall prevail, where such provisions have been established, in relation to specific provisions set forth in this Agreement. However, with regards to general provisions, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. |
2. The nature of the Agreement
2.1. | Yetsira wishes the Manager to provide the Company and any of the companies of the Investment House with services, and the Manager hereby undertakes to provide the services, as requested by the Company, and in this respect, of service providing, the Investment House and the Company are same. |
2.2. | The Services will be provided by the Manager only in person and he will not delegate and / or transfer his obligations under this Agreement. |
2.3. | As part of his services, the Manager will serve as the Company’s CEO |
2.4. | In providing the services, the Manager will be subordinate to the Management Board of the Company to which he will provide services and to the General Manager of the parent Company, Creations, as applicable and according to the position he holds. |
3. Statements of the Manager
The Manager hereby declares as follows:
3.1. | That he possesses the knowledge, experience, skills and qualifications required for the provision of the services and for the performance of his obligations under the terms of this Agreement. |
3.2. | That he is unaware of the existence of any circumstances that arise and / or may arise to a defect in reliability, as specified in the list of circumstances published on the Securities Authority’s website as of the date of signing this Agreement and / or from the provisions of section 27 (c) of the Investment Consulting Regulation Law, Investment Marketing and Investment Portfolios Management Law, 5755-1995 and / or the provisions of section 13A of the Joint Investments Trust Law, 5754-1994 (the above circumstances, as updated on the website of the Securities Authority from time to time, shall be referred to below as “circumstances that arise to a defect in reliability”). |
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3.3. | That there is no prohibition, restriction or prevention whatsoever, by virtue of any law and / or Agreement, for the Manager, to enter into this Agreement and fulfill his obligations thereunder and that signing this Agreement and the provision of services and performance of his obligations under this Agreement will not constitute a breach of any other Agreement or obligation to which he is a party. |
3.4. | That he has reviewed and is familiar with all regulations and legal provisions relating to the provision of Services under this Agreement and that he is knowledgeable and meets all the requirements and conditions involved in the provision of the Services, and will act in accordance with Company procedures as presented to him and as they will be effective from time to time. |
3.5. | That he is registered as a self-employed person with Income Tax Authority and with the National Insurance Institute and that he is registered with VAT as a Licensed Dealer. |
3.6. | That he is a holder of an Investment Portfolio Management License and that he will continue to be registered as such a licensee under companies of Yetsira Group. |
3.7. | That he has been given an adequate opportunity to receive appropriate legal advice with respect to his signing of this Agreement and in particular with respect to section 7 below and its possible implications. |
4. Obligations of the Manager
The Manager hereby undertakes as follows:
4.1. | To do his utmost for the benefit of the Company and to devote to this end the best of his drive, vigor and efforts. |
4.2. | In providing the services, to make use of his skills, proficiency, knowledge and experience for the benefit of the Company and its advancement. |
4.3. | To fulfill its obligations and provide the services under this Agreement with integrity, dedication, complete loyalty, proficiency and skills required by and under this Agreement, in order to fulfill the Company’s interests and maximize its profits, and to refrain from any acts and/or omissions that may harm the Company and/or its associated companies and/or the Investment House, or contradict their direct and / or indirect interests, and to avoid any action and / or omission that may lead to a situation of conflict of interest in relation to his positions and occupations in the Company. |
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Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, the Manager undertakes to act, in the provision of the Services, in accordance with the Company policy and working procedures, as determined from time to time and subject to the provisions of any law. | |
4.4. | To notify the Company’s Board of Directors in writing immediately and without delay, of any matter or issue in which he has a personal interest and / or may create a conflict of interest with the provision of the services subject to this Agreement, and to act in connection with the same matter as directed by the Company’s Board of Directors in order to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. |
4.5. | To notify the Board of Directors immediately upon the existence of circumstances that constitute and / or may constitute circumstances that arise to a defect in reliability. |
5. The Services
5.1. | The scope of services will change from time to time in accordance with the needs of the Company and in coordination with the Manager. |
5.2. | Without derogating from what is stated below regarding the consideration, and despite the fact that the Agreement between the Manager and the Company is by way of Contractor - Client, it is clarified that the Company undertakes to include the Manager in the Company’s Professional Liability Insurance Policy and Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance. |
6. The Consideration
6.1. | In return for the provision of the services, and as long as they are provided, and the fulfillment of all the obligations of the Manager in accordance with what is stated in this Agreement, the Company undertakes to pay the Manager a monthly consideration, as specified in Appendix A (hereinafter: “the Consideration”). |
6.2. | In addition, the Manager will be entitled to additional remuneration and bonuses in respect of the activities of the Company or the Investment House, as specified in Appendix A, insofar as he is entitled in accordance with the appendix. |
6.3. | The Manager will be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable business expenses as part of the provision of services, such as: parking expenses, accommodation and hospitality expenses, travel expenses, board and lodging, per diem outside of Israel, mobile phone, etc., all as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time and subject to these determinations.. Where such expenses have been approved, as stated, the Company will pay the Manager the reimbursement of expenses against receipts presented by him, the Company will provide the Manager with a credit card for his use in order to make the payments for which he is entitled to reimbursement of expenses, in accordance with rules determined by the Board. |
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6.4. | The consideration will be paid to the Manager by the Company up to 15 per calendar month, against presentation of a tax invoice and / or lawful receipts by the Manager. Also on this date, reimbursement of expenses, as stated in this agreement, will be paid for invoices and / or receipts submitted by the Manager to the Company until the last day of the past calendar month, to the extent that such expenses are permitted in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. The Manager will attach a monthly expense statement to the invoices / receipts. |
7. Absence of employee-employer relationship
7.1. | It is agreed that a contractor-client relationship will prevail between the Company and the Manager, and any right that the Company has to supervise and / or visit and / or give instructions is only a means of ensuring the performance of the Manager’s obligations under this Agreement, and does not create an employee-employer relationship between the Company and the Manager. |
7.2. | The Manager is aware that a prerequisite and fundamental condition for the parties to enter into this Agreement is the statements and obligations according to which the parties do not wish to establish and do not establish an employee-employer relationship between the Manager and the Company or Investment House. In this regard, the Manager declares that he is aware that the Company would not have agreed to enter into an Agreement with the Manager in this Agreement, and pay the Manager the consideration specified in this Agreement, if it believed that there would be an employee-employer relationship between the Company or the Investment House and the Manager. |
7.3. | In light of the aforesaid, the consideration paid to him from the date of commencement of the contract between him and the Company includes all payments due to him (in terms of cost to the Company), and the Manager does not have and shall not have any employee rights in the Company or Investment House in any way and form, and the Manager shall not be entitled to payment and / or compensation and / or benefit from the Company or an Investment House in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and / or any provision given thereunder and / or any instruction given in accordance with it and / or in connection with the termination of this Agreement for any reason, and all unless otherwise stipulated in this Agreement. It should also be clarified that if the Manager had been an employee of the Company, he would have been paid a significantly reduced consideration and at a rate of 70% of the consideration paid as stipulated in this Agreement, with the addition of legal provisions. |
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7.4. | The Manager will arrange for himself pension insurance that will not be less than the minimum pension insurance requirements required for all employees in the economy (at the time of signing this Agreement in accordance with the Comprehensive Pension Insurance Expansion Order) this, for the full consideration paid to him. | |
7.5. | It is hereby clarified and agreed upon by the parties that, if notwithstanding the foregoing, it is determined by any competent authority (including a court, tribunal, tax authority, etc.) that an employee-employer relationship existed between the Company or Investment House and the Manager; the following cumulative provisions shall apply: | |
7.5.1. | Instead of the consideration paid to the Manager under this Agreement, there will be a reduced consideration which will be 70% (of the consideration paid to the Manager), plus social rights in accordance with the minimum required by law, for the period of this Agreement (hereinafter: “the reduced consideration”). | |
7.5.2. | The Manager shall be deemed (in accordance with the matter in question) to be entitled only to the retroactively reduced consideration from the date of commencement of the Agreement between the parties, and to the extent the Company is required to pay additional consideration for payments made to the Manager, the Manager shall indemnify the Company for such payments. |
7.6. | The Manager declares that his entering into this Agreement as an independent contractor was made at his request and in accordance with his wish and requirement, and after the Company offered him to work within it as a salaried employee, an offer rejected by him. |
7.7. | The Manager also declares that he knows and understands the differences between the status of an independent contractor and the status of an employee and the difference between the compensation paid to him in accordance with this Agreement and the salary he would have been paid if he had been hired by the Company as a salaried employee. |
In addition and without derogating from the above, the Manager shall be solely responsible, including towards the Company, for making all payments to the authorities including the various tax authorities, the National Insurance Institute etc. relating to the provision of the services by him. These payments will be made at the Manager’s expense out of the consideration paid to him by the Company. |
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8. The term of the Agreement and its expiration
8.1. | This Agreement is in effect from 01/07/20 (hereinafter: “the determining date”) until the date of its termination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement below. Insofar as the Manager was bound by the Company in a previous Agreement, this Agreement replaces the previous Agreement and comes in its place, as of the date of its signing. |
8.2. | The Manager hereby agrees and undertakes to provide the Company with the Services in accordance with this Agreement, and the Company undertakes to employ the Manager, for a minimum period of 30 months (hereinafter: the “Minimum Period”) from the determining date, in the scope and conditions set forth in this Agreement. At the end of the period, the Agreement will be automatically renewed for another 12 months unless the Agreement is canceled as specified in section 8.4. |
8.3. | Either party may terminate this Agreement with 3 months written notice, to the other party subject to section 8.2. |
8.4. | It is agreed that the Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately and at any time, even before the end of the Minimum Period and for the avoidance of doubt, even without the need for prior notice as stipulated in section 8.3 above, at its sole discretion and without prior notice and / or payment of any Consideration, in accordance of this Agreement, to the Manager, and this without prejudice to any other right and / or remedy given to the Company by law or Agreement, in any of the cases listed below: |
8.4.1. | Termination of the Agreement due to its breach by the Manager - which has not been amended within 14 days from the date of receipt of the Company’s written notice. | |
8.4.2. | Causing damage by negligence, indifference or malice to an Investment House. | |
8.4.3. | The Manager will be convicted of a criminal offense or an administrative violation for violation of any of the provisions of the Securities Law, 5758-1968, Investment Consulting Regulation Law, Investment Marketing and Investment Portfolio Management Law, 5755-1955, Joint Investments in Trust Law, 5754-1994 and / or the Prohibition of Money Laundering Law, 5769-2000. | |
8.4.4. | Lack of medical capacity or death (GF) of the Manager. | |
For the purposes of this Agreement “lack of medical capacity” means: the incapacity of the Manager due to injury or illness, including mental illness, which prevents him from providing the services under this Agreement for more than 120 days, continuously or discontinuously, within a period of 6 (six months). | ||
Provided that in the circumstances set forth in this Section 8.4.4 only, termination of the Agreement shall not prejudice any Consideration due to the Manager in respect of the period prior to the occurrence of the event set forth in this Section. |
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8.5. | Upon termination of the Agreement no compensation shall be paid to the Manager in respect of the termination of the Agreement, except for the payments under section 6 above, to the extent that the Manager shall be entitled to them under the terms of section 8. |
8.6. | Upon termination of the Agreement for any reason, the Manager will return to the Company any document, equipment, etc. belonging to the Company, and will terminate the provision of services in an orderly and appropriate manner and if the Company requests it, will perform an orderly transfer of role and duties to its successor. |
9. Confidentiality
9.1. | The Manager declares that he is aware that the knowledge and information provided to him and / or will be provided to him and / or that came to his knowledge and / or was prepared by him during and / or due to his employment with the Company and especially the information regarding the Company’s and / or Investment House’s business, suppliers, customers, employees, etc. and contracts with all of these, financial data about the companies and / or their customers and information about business and financial policy, technical or professional knowledge, commercial and economic knowledge, whatever their primary source, are the sole and exclusive property of the Company, are highly confidential and of great value for the Company and / or the Investment House, constitute professional and commercial secrets of the Company and / or the Investment House, and disclosures will cause damages and losses to the Company and / or the Investment House (hereinafter: “Confidential Information”). |
9.2. | In accordance with the foregoing,, the Manager undertakes to maintain the Confidential Information in complete confidentiality and not to make any such use of the Confidential Information, in whole or in part, for the purposes of the Company and / or the Investment House and in accordance with the Company’s instructions and not to disclose and / or transmit, in any way and at any time the Confidential Information or any part therein, to any third party, except solely in accordance with the Company’s instructions, guidelines and approval, during its normal course of business, and not allow disclosures by others, either directly or indirectly, except as part of his employment with the Company and / or Investment House. Both during the period of his employment with the Company and after the termination, for whatever reason, of his employment with the Company, except for information that there is an obligation to disclose by law and information that has become public domain. Also, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Manager undertakes not to make any use of the Confidential Information (including any information constituting “inside information”), which may be used for any financial purpose, but incidentally and for the purpose of fulfilling the provision of services, to the extent necessary for this purpose. . |
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9.3. | The Manager shall also maintain confidentiality with respect to the terms of this Agreement and shall not disclose them to any third party without the Company’s consent. The foregoing shall not apply with respect to information required by a competent authority. |
9.4. | The obligation under the above sections will apply indefinitely. |
9.5. | The foregoing shall not apply in relation to information held by the Manager prior to the commencement of the contract with the Company, or to information obtained by the Manager from third parties or to information that is public information. |
10. Non-Compete
10.1. | The Manager’s Non - Compete obligation set forth below will apply to the Manager during the term of this Agreement, and for a period of 6 months thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”). |
10.2. | During the Non-Compete Period, the Manager undertakes that he will not engage in or act in any way, directly or indirectly, by himself or through others, including by partnership or holding himself or through others in shares or rights in corporations, as a Manager, consultant, agent, broker or in any other manner not expressly recorded in this section, in an activity that is in the field of the declared or known activity of the Company and / or of the Investment House, unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing with the Company. |
The “Area of Activity” in respect of this section “Area of Activity” shall be considered, in Israel: trust fund management including foreign fund Managers, portfolio management, investment management, nostro management, investment marketing / consulting, fund management even if they are not trust funds (such as hedge funds), underwriting, distribution, brokerage, insurance, pension management, pension consulting / marketing, and all whether it is performing operations, providing advice or accompaniment, all directly or indirectly. |
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10.3. | The parties agree that: |
10.3.1. | In the event that the Company notifies the Manager of the termination of the contract, in accordance with section 8.3 (termination without reason), then until the date of termination of the contract the Company will pay the Manager the funds and bonuses due to him in accordance with Appendix A. while for the duration of Non-Compete the Company will continue to pay the Manager the monthly Consideration due to him in accordance with Appendix A only (that is, without the bonuses). It is clarified that the Manager’s waiver of the funds due to him (as far as applicable), will not release the Manager from his full obligations to Non-Compete under this Agreement. |
10.3.2. | In the event that the Manager notifies the Company of termination of the contract, in accordance with Section 8.3 (termination without reason), then until the date of the termination of the contract, the Company will pay the Manager the funds and bonuses due to him in accordance with Appendix A, while for the duration of Non-Compete the Company will continue to pay the Manager 75% of the monthly Consideration due to him in accordance with Appendix A only (that is, without the bonuses). Nevertheless, the Company reserves the right not to pay the Manager the said amounts, against the release of his obligations to Non-Compete under this Agreement. |
11. Non-solicitation
Without derogating from the generality of the aforesaid, the Manager undertakes that during the period of the engagement under this Agreement, and for 12 months thereafter:
11.1. | Not to contact and / or offer and / or cause and / or solicit the Company’s customers and / or the Investment House, their employees, suppliers or other service providers, not to contact the Company and / or the Investment House and / or to terminate or reduce their relationship with the Company And / or the Investment House and / or to make changes at the detriment of the Company and / or the Investment House in the terms of the Agreement between them and the Company and / or the Investment House. |
11.2. | Refrain from employing the Company’s employees and / or the Investment House (or whoever was an employee of the Company and / or the Investment House when the said Manager ceased to be a Manager in the Company and / or the Investment House or six months before) and refrain from any business communications with the Company’s suppliers and customers and/or the Investment House (or whoever was a supplier or client of the Company and/or Investment House when the Manager ceased to provide services to the Company and/or the Investment House or six months before),and all directly and / or indirectly, by himself or through others, including by partnership or holding by himself or through others in shares or rights in corporations, as a Manager, consultant, agent or in any other way. |
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12. Intellectual Property
12.1. | The Manager declares and undertakes that all intellectual property rights created by him, whether written, printed or machine-readable and on any media alone or in collaboration with others, during the period of this Agreement, in the area of activity (hereinafter: “intellectual property rights”), are the exclusive property of the Company and / or the Investment House and there will be no right and / or claim of the Manager in connection with the Company’s rights in the Intellectual Property Rights. |
12.2. | All documents transferred to the Manager and / or disclosed to him for the purpose and in the framework of the provision of the services under this Agreement or that will be created according to which, shall remain in the exclusive ownership of the Company and / or Investment House, as applicable. |
12.3. | Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Manager undertakes in accordance with the Company’s request, to return to the Company any work, materials, and / or items prepared or in the process of preparation for the Company and / or the Investment House as well as any written and / or descriptive material, including but notwithstanding the generality of the aforesaid, drawings, plans, descriptions and / or any papers, documents, films and tapes and / or any other media that contain any information about the Company and / or the Investment House and that are in the possession and / or supervision and / or control of the Manager. In the event of the loss of any item containing such information, the Manager undertakes to notify the Company in writing, immediately of both at the occurrence of the incident and at the time of the Company’s request as aforesaid. |
12.4. | The Parties expressly declare and agree that the provisions of this Section 12 shall apply throughout the term of this Agreement and thereafter. |
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13. Miscellaneous
13.1. | Without derogating from the generality of the Manager’s obligations to the Company and / or the Investment House as stated in this Agreement, and for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Agreement do not detract from obligations applicable to the Manager towards the Company and / or the Investment House by other Agreements. |
13.2. | The parties may not assign their rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. |
13.3. | The terms of this Agreement fully reflect all that is agreed and conditioned between the parties with respect to the issues regulated therein and the parties shall not be bound by any assurances, promises, declarations, representations and oral or written commitments not included in this Agreement in relation to matters regulated therein and it replaces and cancels any representation, Agreement, negotiation, practice, memorandum of understanding, proposal, letter of intent or undertaking, drafts and wordings, which prevailed, were signed or exchanged (whether in writing or orally) in the said matters, between the parties, prior to the signing of this Agreement. |
13.4. | Any addition and / or modification, amendment to this Agreement as well as any waiver, agreement, arrangement or grant of extension shall be valid only if made in writing and signed by the parties in accordance with and subject to the provisions of any law. |
13.5. | No conduct of either party shall be construed as a waiver of any of its rights under this Agreement and / or under any law, or a waiver or consent on its part to any breach or non-fulfillment of any condition, unless the waiver, consent, rejection, change or revocation has been made explicitly and in writing, Signed by that party in accordance with and subject to the provisions of any law. |
13.6. | If a party to this Agreement waives to the other for breach or non-compliance with one or more of the terms of this Agreement, this will not be deemed a justification or excuse for further breach or non-fulfillment of any terms of this Agreement and a party’s refusal to exercise any right under this Agreement and / or Under any law it will not be construed as a waiver of that right. |
13.7. | Any payment to be paid under the provisions of this Agreement shall be paid after the party subject to the obligation to pay has been presented with a certificate of withholding tax or exemption from withholding tax, if and to the extent required by the provisions of any law, and in the absence of such exemption - net of any tax under the law. |
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13.8. | The exclusive local and substantive jurisdiction to hear any matter concerning the parties’ relationship and / or this Agreement shall be vested in the competent court in Tel Aviv, and there only. |
13.9. | The addresses of the parties for the purposes of this Agreement are as set forth in the Introduction to this Agreement. Any written notice will be deemed to have been received by the consignee within 3 (three) business days from the date of delivery at the post office (unless proven otherwise) - if sent by registered mail at the above addresses and on the date of actual delivery in person - if delivered by the consignee. |
13.10. | In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, and subject to this provision not to nullify the primary purpose of this Agreement, it shall not invalidate the other provisions of this Agreement and / or affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed:
/s/ Guy Nissensohn | /s/ Yaniv Aharon | |||
Yetsira Holdings Ltd. | The Manager |
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Appendix A - The Consideration
1. The monthly Consideration
1.1 | The Manager will be entitled to a monthly Consideration as specified below, in accordance with the scope of the assets managed by the Investment House from time to time, plus VAT (hereinafter: “the Gradation of the Consideration”): |
Gradation of the volume of managed assets (in NIS million) |
The monthly Consideration
(in NIS, before VAT)
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0-1,000 | 20,000 | |
1,001-2,000 | 30,000 | |
2,001-3,000 | 45,000 | |
3,001-4,000 | 65,000 | |
4,001+ | 85,000 |
1.2 | With regard to the gradation of the Consideration, the following definitions shall apply: |
“Volume of Assets under Management” - the total assets managed and / or actually advised in the Company and / or in the Investment House for clients, for which the Company and / or the Investment House are paid Consideration, including management fees and / or addition rate, including assets managed in active client accounts in a management Company Portfolios (including trust fund assets managed by such a portfolio Manager), assets managed by trust funds in a mutual trust fund management Company, and assets managed in hedge funds, all except cross-holdings that are neutralized in such a quorum, for example - assets managed in a trust fund and assets held in an account In the aforementioned mutual trust fund, all in accordance with the Company’s records in the following order of priority (where one system does not allow data production): Danel, Dohifat, Snapir, for the value of assets managed by the Company and companies in the Investment House on the last business day of the month prior to the month of payment of the Consideration. |
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1.3 | For the avoidance of doubt, a place where a monthly Consideration has been set alongside any gradation of assets, it refers to the Consideration that the Manager is entitled to for that gradation and all the gradation below it, rather than accumulating gradations and being added on top of each other. |
1.4 | The monthly Consideration will be paid to the Manager at times as set forth in Section 6.4 of the Agreement. |
2. Annual compensation from the profits
2.1. | In addition to the monthly Consideration, the Manager will be entitled to an annual bonus, starting in 2022, for the year 2021, onwards, in accordance with the Investment House’s EBITDA, according to the Investment House’s financial statements, all as detailed below. |
“EBITDA” means profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization according to the Company’s financial statements, provided that this value is positive. | |
“Financial statements” - the audited financial statements signed by the Company, in a particular year, in respect of the previous year. |
2.2. | The annual bonus will be calculated as detailed below: |
2.5% of the EBITDA value in respect of EBITDA in the range of NIS 2M to NIS 6M. | |
2.0% EBITDA for EBITDA of over NIS 6M. | |
1.0% of the EBITDA for EBITDA of over NIS 10M. | |
Provided that the annual bonus does not exceed, in any case, NIS 500,000 in any year. | |
For the avoidance of doubt, the bonus will be paid on the gradation, that is, the bonus due to the Manager for such a gradation is for the relevant gradation and as far as the second gradation is concerned, the calculation is for the excess amount above the previous gradation ceiling. | |
The annual bonus will be paid within 30 days from the date of approval of the financial statements by the Company’s Board of Directors. |
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3. | Stock-based incentive |
3.1. | The Manager will be entitled to receive a share-based incentive (shares and / or stock options) immediately upon the formulation and approval of an incentive plan for officers and employees of the Company by the board of Directors.. |
4. | Compensation |
4.1. | The Manager will be entitled to compensation as specified below in the event of termination of employment at the initiative of the Company. |
4.2. | in the event of the sale of the Company and / or the controlling shareholder and / or the activity of the Company in Israel and/or spin-off of the activity will be considered as termination of the transaction initiated by the Company and as the functionary decided within 30 days from the date of the employment to waive his continued employment. A case of a change of control through the purchase of shares on the stock exchange will not be considered a change of control. |
4.3. | In respect of compliance with section 6.1 or 6.2 the Manager shall receive compensation as specified below |
4.3.1. | A grant of 2.0 months’ salary for each year of work. |
4.3.2. | Maturing all the options granted to the Manager and turning them exercisable. |
5. General
5.1. | All the payments mentioned above will be paid by the Company and / or the Investment House, plus VAT and against a lawful tax invoice. |
5.2. | The Company’s books will form the basis for calculating the funds due to the Manager, and they will constitute prima facie evidence of their correctness. |
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Exhibit 10.3
Ocean Yetsira (Creations) Investment Banking – corporate compensation policy
1. | Creations Investment Banking (‘CIB’) activities will be based on an insourcing / outsourcing mechanism: individuals that work within the Creations group and its subsidiaries would be able to participate in various Added Value activities and receive separate individual compensation for it. Administrator of the CIB will be Guy Nissensohn or anyone else appointed by Creations board of directors. |
2. | Types of activities will include inter alia: |
a. | Capital introduction (debt / equity) | |
b. | Mergers and acquisition advisory | |
c. | Valuations / research | |
d. | Consultancy (i.e. turnarounds) |
3. | Compensation will be defined as any remuneration from the customer minus expenses incurred by CIB (including other Investment Bankers or finders if needed), minus 20% for CIB (compliance, legal, tax, review, regulatory, white label brand) Types of Compensation will include: |
a. | Cash retainer | |
b. | Success based cash compensation | |
c. | Equity compensation / options | |
d. | Other ordinary / non-ordinary |
4. | Added Value Participants (AVP) activities (one person could be multiple AVPs): |
a. | Origination of customer – the AVP who made the introduction to the customer | |
b. | Prospect into client – the AVP who signed up the customer | |
c. | Junior banker work – decided by the leader of project if he/she needs more back office/other work | |
d. | Sourcing (introduction only) of the counter party (i.e. investors/M&A targets) | |
e. | Main execution work/leader |
5. | Compensation – deals could be complicated and separate compensation agreement could be reached between the AVPs. The final compensation plan should be finalized and agreed between the Leader and Administrator prior to the commence of any work. Compensation for AVP that work within the Creations group (either employee or through a consultancy agreement, whether all or part of the time during the project) are subject to an additional 20% fee from their compensation. This is to induce Creations to allow personnel to utilize work hours, office space, etc. As a rule of thumb, in the absent of any other arrangement the AVPs compensation will be as follows (subject to the 20% additional fee for employees/contractors of Creations group): |
a. | Origination of customer – 10% of all types of compensation for the duration of the customer lifetime (multiple projects in perpetuity) unless AVP is not employed by Creations – in that case the duration will be limited to 10 years. | |
b. | Prospect into client – 15% - for the specific project only | |
c. | Junior banker work – negotiable – usually 5% to 15% dependent on workload | |
d. | Sourcing – 5% | |
e. | Main execution work / leader – remainder of compensation after reducing the other AVPs above and the 20% to CIB as per item 3 above. | |
f. | Numerical example: Success based project that invoiced and collected $100,000 with no expenses to reimburse. Leader and Originator work in Creations. Junior banker negotiated 5%, sourcing person at 5%: |
i. | CIB - $20,000, | |
ii. | Originator - $8,000 ($2,000 to CIB), | |
iii. | Prospect to Client $15,000, | |
iv. | Junior banker - $5,000 | |
v. | Sourcing - $5,000 | |
vi. | Leader - $36,000 ($9,000 to CIB) | |
Total CIB: $31,000, AVPs: $69,000, Grand Total: $100,000
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6. | Process: |
a. | Administrator of CIB will open a file for any prospect client and project (in his/her sole discretion). | |
b. | Any AVP wishing to be a Junior banker or leader will need the Administrator approval | |
c. | External AVPs will be recruited by the Administrator as needed and sign a contract with CIB to reflect the regulation | |
d. | Project team will be established including the all AVPs involved | |
e. | Compensation will be paid to the AVPs monthly and only on realized income. AVPs working/consulting/subcontracting in Creations or its subsidiaries will receive it with their paycheck/invoice. External AVPs will send a quarterly invoice. | |
f. | Compensation in the form of options/shares/other equity/non-ordinary will either be distributed directly to the AVP or first realized (i.e. sold) and then distributed at the Administrator sole discretion. | |
g. | The Administrator could be an AVP in any capacity (single or multiple). |
Administrator of CIB: _________________________
Agreed to by:
Signature: ______________________
Name: _________________________
Date:___________________________
Investment banking concept | ||||||||
Monthly retainer | Success based | |||||||
Types of Investment banking services: | ||||||||
Capital introduction (debt / equity) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 230,000.00 | ||||
Mergers and acquistion advisory | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Valuations / research | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
Consultancy (i.e. turnaround) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 |
Added value | Split | Employee (Yes/No) | Final Split | Retainer | Success based | |||||||||||||
Origination of customer | 10.00 | % | Yes | 8.00 | % | $ | 0.00 | $ | 18,400.00 | |||||||||
Prospect into client | 15.00 | % | Yes | 12.00 | % | $ | 0.00 | $ | 27,600.00 | |||||||||
Junior banker work (typically 5-15 percent) | 15.00 | % | Yes | 12.00 | % | $ | 0.00 | $ | 27,600.00 | |||||||||
Sourcing (intro only) the counter party | 5.00 | % | Yes | 4.00 | % | $ | 0.00 | $ | 9,200.00 | |||||||||
Main Execution work | 35.00 | % | Yes | 28.00 | % | $ | 0.00 | $ | 64,400.00 | |||||||||
Investment banking services | ||||||||||||||||||
Regulatory / legal / tax / compliance / review | 15.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Working under brand | 5.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total to Creations | 36.00 | % | $ | 0.00 | $ | 82,800.00 | ||||||||||||
Employment at Investment house fee | 20.00 | % |