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ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD. 

NOTICE OF THE 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 2, 2021

You are hereby notified that the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of On Track Innovations Ltd. (the “Company”), will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 10:00 A.M., Israel time, at our offices,

5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone

Yokneam, Israel, 2069200

MERGER PROPOSED – YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

Dear On Track Innovations Ltd. Shareholders:

We cordially invite you to attend an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of On Track Innovations Ltd. (“OTI”, the “Company” or “we”) to be held at the principal business office of Gornitzky & Co., located at Vitania Tel Aviv Tower, 20 Haharash St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6761310, on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 am (Israel time) (the Meeting“Shareholder Meeting” or “Meeting”), for.

At the meeting you will be asked to consider and vote upon the following purposes:proposals:

 

1.To elect each of Sandra B. Hardardottir, William C. Anderson and Uri Arazy (collectively, the “Director Nominees”) to serve as directorsApproval of the Company,acquisition of OTI by Nayax Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the “Parent”), including the approval of: (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as provided forof March 17, 2022 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among OTI, the Parent and OTI Merger Sub Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “Merger Sub”); (ii) the merger of Merger Sub with and into OTI (the “Merger”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company’s AmendedMerger Agreement and Restated Articles of Association (the “Articles”)in accordance with Sections 314-327 of the Company,Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, following which Merger Sub will cease to exist as amended;a separate legal entity and OTI will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, with OTI being the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”); (iii) the consideration to be received by the shareholders of OTI in the Merger, consisting of $4,500,000 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”), to be divided among the holders of OTI’s ordinary shares outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger; and (iv) all other transactions and arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement. We refer to this proposal as the “Merger Proposal”;

 

2.To elect Zvi Atlas, to serve as an external directorApproval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the Company from the date of the Meeting for a period of three years from his election and to approve thecertain compensation that may be paid or become payable to himOTI’s executive officers and/or directors in connection with the Merger and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable. We refer to this proposal as provided for in this proxy statement;the “Advisory Proposal”; and

 

3.ToAdjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates if necessary to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the amended and restated Compensation PolicyMerger Proposal at the time of the Company as provided for in the proxy statement;

4.To approve the compensation payableextraordinary general meeting. We refer to the Company’s directors (including external directors), currently in office and as may be elected from time to time, as well as grants of restricted shares, as described in the accompanying proxy statement;

5.To approve the grant of equity to Mr. Yehuda Holtzman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

6.to approve amendments to the Articles amending the terms of re-election of directors of the Company;

7.To approve an increase in the Company’s authorized share capital, by NIS 2,000,000, divided into 20,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.1 par value per share, to NIS 12,000,000, divided into 120,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.1 par value per share, and to amend the Articles and the Company’s Memorandum of Association accordingly

8.To re-appoint Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (“PwC”) ,this proposal as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to serve until the 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders, and to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board, to determine the remuneration of PwC in accordance with the volume and nature of their services; and

9.To present the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.“Adjournment Proposal”.

 

The Board recommends that you vote in favorCompany’s shareholders will have the opportunity to hear from representatives of Item Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 above. No vote is required for item 9.the Company’s management, who will be available at the meeting to answer questions from shareholders.

 

Record DateA copy of the Merger Agreement was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to OTI’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the U.S. Securities and RightExchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 17, 2022 and is also attached as Annex A to Votethe enclosed Proxy Statement.

 

The Boardboard of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has fixedunanimously determined that the close of business on Monday, October 25, 2021, asMerger Agreement, the record date forMerger, the Meeting (“Record Date”). Subject toMerger Consideration and all other transactions and arrangements contemplated by the provisions of Israeli law and the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles, only shareholders on the Record DateMerger Agreement are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

All shareholders that are entitled to notice and to vote at the Meeting are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. If your shares are registered in your name, please bring the admission ticket attached to your proxy card. If your shares are registered in the namebest interests of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee, you will need to bring a proxy or a letter from that broker, trust, bank or other nominee or your most recent brokerage account statement, that confirms that you are the beneficial owner of those shares as of the Record Date (“Proof of Ownership”). If you do not have either an admission ticket or Proof of Ownership, you will not be admitted to the Meeting.OTI’s shareholders.

 

 

 

 

Important Notice RegardingOUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MERGER PROPOSAL, VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY PROPOSAL AND VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE AJOURNMENT PROPOSAL. OUR BOARD MADE ITS DETERMINATION AFTER EVALUATING THE MERGER IN CONSULTATION WITH OTI’S MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL ADVISORS AND CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF FACTORS. IN CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR BOARD, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF OTI HAVE CERTAIN INTERESTS IN THE MERGER THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM OR IN ADDITION TO THE INTERESTS OF OTI SHAREHOLDERS GENERALLY. SEE “NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON TRANSACTION-RELATED COMPENSATION FOR OTI’S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 62 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THESE INTERESTS.

Provided that a quorum is present, the Availabilityadoption and approval of Proxy Materialsthe Merger Proposal at the shareholder meeting requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), excluding abstentions and broker non-votes and excluding any votes of our ordinary shares held by the Parent, Merger Sub or by any person holding at least 25% of the means of control of the Parent or Merger Sub, or any person or entity acting on behalf of the Parent, Merger Sub or any family member of, or entity controlled by any of the foregoing (any such person or entity - a “Merger Sub Affiliate”).

In order for your vote to be counted, you must affirm on the proxy card or voting instruction form that you are not a Merger Sub Affiliate. If you do not so affirm, your vote will not count towards the tally for the Annual Meetingmerger proposal.

Your ordinary shares can be voted at the shareholder meeting only if you are present or represented by a valid proxy or proxy card. Only holders of record of the OTI’s ordinary shares at the close of business on April 4, 2022, which the Board has set as the record date for the shareholder meeting, are entitled to attend and vote at the shareholder meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Even if you plan to attend the shareholder meeting, we encourage you to submit your proxy prior to the shareholder meeting. Shares held through a bank, broker or other nominee that is a shareholder of record of OTI or that appears in the participant list of a securities depository, may also be held on December 2, 2021:

The proxy statement,voted via a proxy card and Annual Report to shareholders forin accordance with the year ended December 31, 2020 are also available at http://www.otiglobal.com/agm and on ourinstructions provided with the proxy agent’s website at www.proxyvote.com.card you received from the bank, broker or other nominee.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy and Merger Materials
for the Meeting to be held on May 10, 2022:

The proxy statement, containing detailed information about the Merger, the Merger Proposal and the shareholder meeting, and the proxy card are also available at http://www.otiglobal.com/egm and on our proxy agent’s website at
www.proxyvote.com.
Shareholders may also obtain additional paper or e-mail copies of these materials at no cost by writing to On Track Innovations Ltd., Hatnufa 5, Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200, attention: CFO.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support.

Very truly yours,
/s/ William C. Anderson
William C. Anderson
Chairman of the Board of Directors

On Track Innovations Ltd.,

5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone

Yokneam, Israel, 2069200 attention: CFO.

NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 10, 2022

Dear On Track Innovations Ltd. Shareholders:

We cordially invite you to attend the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of On Track Innovations Ltd. (“OTI”, the “Company” or “we”) to be held at the principal business office of Gornitzky & Co., located at Vitania Tel Aviv Tower, 20 Haharash St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6761310, on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM (Israel time) (the “shareholder meeting” or “meeting”). As previously announced on March 17, 2022, on March 17, 2022 we entered into the Merger Agreement (defined below) under which we will be acquired, by way of a merger, by Nayax Ltd., a company incorporated under the Laws of the State of Israel, whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the “Parent”).

At the meeting you will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

1.Approval of the acquisition of OTI by the Parent, including the approval of: (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 17, 2022 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among OTI, the Parent and OTI Merger Sub Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Merger Sub”); (ii) the merger of Merger Sub with and into OTI (the “Merger”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with Sections 314-327 of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, following which Merger Sub will cease to exist as a separate legal entity and OTI will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, with OTI being the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”); (iii) the consideration to be received by the shareholders of OTI in the Merger, consisting of $4,500,000 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”), for each ordinary share of OTI outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”); and (iv) all other transactions and arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement. We refer to this proposal as the “Merger Proposal”;

2.Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to OTI’s executive officers and/or directors in connection with the Merger and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable. We refer to this proposal as the “Advisory Proposal”; and

3.Adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates if necessary to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Merger Proposal at the time of the extraordinary general meeting. We refer to this proposal as the “Adjournment Proposal”.

OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE MERGER PROPOSAL, THE ADVISORY PROPOSAL AND THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL. OUR BOARD MADE ITS DETERMINATION AFTER EVALUATING THE MERGER IN CONSULTATION WITH OTI’S MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL ADVISORS AND CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF FACTORS. IN CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR BOARD, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF OTI HAVE CERTAIN INTERESTS IN THE MERGER THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM OR IN ADDITION TO THE INTERESTS OF OTI SHAREHOLDERS GENERALLY. SEE “NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE ON TRANSACTION-RELATED COMPENSATION FOR OTI’S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 62 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THESE INTERESTS.

 

 

Your voteFurther information regarding the Merger Proposal is important regardlessincluded in the Proxy Statement, which is being mailed to the Company’s shareholders beginning on April 13, 2022. A copy of the number of shares you own. You may vote by telephone or overMerger Agreement was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to OTI’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the InternetU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on our proxy agent’sMarch 17, 2022, and is attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement has been furnished to the SEC on Schedule 14A and is available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.proxyvote.com until the Cut-Off Date (as defined below) by following the instructions includedhttp://www.sec.gov, on the enclosed proxy card. If you are not voting by phone or Internet,Company’s website at www.otiglobal.com, and at the Company requests that you complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card without delay and no later than the Cut-Off Date described below in the enclosed postage-paid return envelope, even if you now plan to attend the Meeting. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise by delivering written notice or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date to the Secretary of the Company, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. We will not be able to count a proxy card unless we receive it at our principal executive officesCompany’s registered office at 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200,upon prior notice and during regular working hours until the date of the meeting. A form of proxy card is enclosed with the Proxy Statement.

Provided that a quorum is present (as further detailed below), the adoption and approval of the Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and the adoption of the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal at the shareholder meeting require each the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), for all proposals, excluding abstentions and broker non-votes and, in the case of the Merger Proposal excluding any votes of our ordinary shares held by the Parent, Merger Sub or by any person holding at least 25% of the means of control of the Parent or Merger Sub, or any person or entity acting on behalf of the Parent, Merger Sub or any family member of, or entity controlled by any of the foregoing (any such person or entity - a “Merger Sub Affiliate”).

Quorum

The presence (in person or by proxy) of any two or more shareholders holding, in the aggregate, at least 33 1/3% of the voting rights in the Company constitutes a quorum for purposes of the meeting. In the absence of the requisite quorum of shareholders at the meeting, the meeting will be adjourned to the same day in the immediately following week and will be held at the same time and place, unless otherwise determined at the meeting in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated articles of association. At such adjourned meeting the presence of at least two shareholders, in person or by proxy (regardless of the voting power represented by their shares) will constitute a quorum.

Your ordinary shares can be voted at the shareholder meeting only if you are present or represented by a valid proxy or proxy card. Only holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on April 4, 2022, which is the record date for the shareholders meeting (the “Record Date”), are entitled to attend and vote at the shareholder meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. As of that date, there were 75,775,393 ordinary shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Each ordinary share outstanding on the Record Date will entitle its holder to one vote upon each of the proposals to be presented at the meeting.

Proxies

Shareholders may elect to vote their shares once, by telephone, over the internet on our proxy agent’s website at www.proxyvote.com, by attending the shareholder meeting in person, or by executing and delivering to OTI a proxy as detailed below. Even if you plan to attend the shareholder meeting, we encourage you to submit your proxy prior to the shareholder meeting. Shares held through a bank, broker or other nominee that is a shareholder of record of OTI or that appears in the participant list of a securities depository, may also be voted via a proxy card in accordance with the instructions provided with the proxy card you received from the bank, broker or other nominee. In the alternative, you may obtain a legal proxy from such bank, broker or other nominee to vote your ordinary shares in person at the meeting. The proxy card must be received by the Company at the office of our proxy agent, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. at Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717 or at the Company’s registered office no later than 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on May 7, 2022, which is 3:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on May 7, 2022, to be validly included in the tally of ordinary shares voted at the meeting.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR ORDINARY SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.

Proxies are being solicited by our Board and proxy cards are being mailed together with this Proxy Statement. Certain of our officers, directors, employees and agents may solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or other personal contact. However, such parties will not receive additional compensation for those activities. We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy materials, and will reimburse the reasonable expenses of brokerage firms and others for forwarding such proxy materials to the beneficial owners of our ordinary shares. In addition, we have engaged Alliance Advisors, LLC. to assist in the solicitation of proxies and to provide related informational support, for a fee of $10,000 plus reimbursement for reasonable expenses.

All ordinary shares represented by properly executed proxies received by the Company at Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717 or at the Company’s registered office no later than 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on May 7, 2022, which is 3:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on May 7, 2022, will, unless such proxies have been revoked prior to the shareholder meeting or superseded, be voted at the meeting in accordance with the directions on the proxies. No postage will be required if your proxy card is mailed in the United States in the envelope provided.

A shareholder returning a proxy may revoke it by communicating such revocation in writing to us or by executing and delivering a later-dated proxy. Shares represented by any proxy in the enclosed envelope,form (including a proxy serving as revocation of an earlier proxy), or shares that are subject to a written revocation, if the proxy or revocation is properly executed and received by Monday, November 29, 2021the Company at Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717 or at its registered office by 10:00 A.M. Israel time, which is November 29, 2021 at 03:a.m. (Israel time) on May 7, 2022, or 3:00 A.M. Eastern Time (the “Cut-Off Date”).a.m. (Eastern time) on May 7, 2022, will be voted (or not voted, as appropriate) as indicated therein with respect to the Merger Proposal, Advisory Proposal and as determined by OTI Board of Directors concerning any other matter that may be presented to the shareholder meeting, as described above.

 

IMPORTANT: If your shares are held in the nameSubmission of a brokerage firm, bank, nominee or other institution, you should provide instructions to your broker, bank, nominee or other institution on how to vote your shares, otherwise your broker, nominee or other institution may have the right to vote on the matters contained in the proxy pursuant to its sole discretion. Please contact the person responsible for your account and give instructions for a proxy to be completed for your shares.

By order of the Board,

/s/ Assaf Cohen

Assaf Cohen

Chief Financial Officer

[●], 2021Position Notices

 

IMPORTANT: In orderA shareholder may address the other shareholders in writing through the Company in an attempt to secure a quorum andinfluence the manner in which the shareholders will vote with regard to avoidany proposal. Position notices must be submitted to the expense of additional proxy solicitation, please sign, date and return your proxy promptly andCompany no later than the Cut-Off Date,close of the business in Israel on April 29, 2022. Any position notice submitted to the Company at a later date will be ignored.

Request to Include Item on Agenda

A shareholder holding, or shareholders holding together, at least one percent of the voting rights represented at the meeting are entitled to request that the Board of Directors include an item on the agenda, provided the item is suitable to be dealt with at the meeting. Such request must have been submitted to the Company within 7 days after the publication of the notice of the meeting.

Required Vote

Provided that a quorum is present, the adoption and approval at the shareholders meeting of the Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and the approval of the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal require each the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), excluding abstentions and broker non-votes and in the enclosed envelope evencase of the Merger Proposal also excluding votes of any Merger Sub Affiliate (as defined above).

If a shareholder of record signs, dates and returns the proxy card without indicating how the shareholder intends to vote with respect to a proposal, then the ordinary shares will be voted in favor of such proposal.

Pursuant to Section 320(c) and Section 327 to the Israeli Companies Law (the “Companies Law”), the approval of the Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of the ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting where a quorum is present and voting on the proposal, not including abstentions and broker non-votes and excluding any votes of our ordinary shares held by the Parent, Merger Sub or by any person holding at least 25% of the means of control of the Parent or Merger Sub, or any “Merger Sub Affiliate”.

In order for your vote to be counted, you must affirm on the proxy card or voting instruction form that you are not a Merger Sub Affiliate. If you do not so affirm, your vote will not count towards the tally for the Merger Proposal.

Voting through Agent

A shareholder may appoint a voting agent to vote in his or her place by way of signing a writ of appointment in accordance with OTI’s Articles of Association.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND THE MERGER
RISK FACTORS
SUMMARY12 
Parties Involved in the Merger12 
OTI’s Reasons for Approval of the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors12 
Interests of Certain Persons; Share Ownership of OTI’s Directors and Executive Officers13 
The Merger Agreement14 
The Loan Agreement14 
Event of Default Under the Loan Agreement14 
Structure of the Merger14 
Merger Consideration15 
Treatment of Options and Restricted Shares Outstanding under our Company Equity and Share Plans15 
Voting Agreement15 
The Meeting15 
Conditions to the Merger16 
Termination of the Merger Agreement17 
No Solicitation of Acquisition Proposals17 
Termination Fees18 
Expenses18 
Absence of Appraisal Rights18 
Regulatory Approvals18 
Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences18 
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS19 
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND DATA20 
THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING21 
General; Date; Time and Place21 
Purpose of the Shareholder Meeting21 
Shareholders Entitled to Vote; Record Date21 
Recommendation of the Board of Directors22 
Quorum and Voting22 
Required Vote for the Merger Proposal23 
The Required Vote for the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal23 
Voting Results23 
Voting of Proxies23 
Voting Through Agent24 
Revoking or Changing Your Vote24 
The Proxy24 
Share Ownership of OTI Directors and Executive Officers24 
Solicitation of Proxies25 
Request to Include Item on the Agenda25 
Attending the OTI Shareholder Meeting25 
Contact for Questions and Assistance in Voting25 
Other Matters25 

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THE MERGER PROPOSAL26
PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE MERGER26
On Track Innovations Ltd.26
Nayax Ltd.26
OTI Merger Sub Ltd.26
THE MERGER26
Background of the Merger26
Reasons for Approval of the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors35
Interests of Certain of OTI’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger38
Unvested Equity Awards38
No Appraisal Rights39
Effects of the Merger on Our Ordinary Shares39
Effects of the Merger on Outstanding Equity Awards39
De-quotation and De-registration of OTI’s Ordinary Shares40
Procedures for Receiving the Merger Consideration40
Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences40
Regulatory Matters46
THE MERGER AGREEMENT48
Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement48
Effects of the Merger; Directors and Officers48
Closing and Effective Time49
Merger Consideration49
Exchange and Payment Procedures49
Representations and Warranties50
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger51
Alternative Acquisition Proposals53
The Board Recommendation; Company Adverse Recommendation Change54
Efforts to Close the Merger55
Indemnification and Insurance55
Tax Rulings56
Other Covenants57
Conditions to the Closing of the Merger58
Termination of the Merger Agreement59
Termination Fee Payable by the Company60
Specific Performance and Monetary Damages60
Fees and Expenses60
Amendment60
Governing Law and Jurisdiction60
THE VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT61
NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE ON TRANSACTION-RELATED COMPENSATION FOR OTI’S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS62
ADJOURNMENT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING64
SHARE OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF OTI65
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS66
OTHER MATTERS66
SHAREHOLDERS SHARING THE SAME ADDRESS66
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION67
Annexes
A – Agreement and Plan of MergerA-1
B – Senior Secured Convertible Loan AgreementB-1
C – Term SheetC-1
D – Form of Voting and Support AgreementD-1

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND THE MERGER

The following are some of the questions regarding the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the shareholder meeting that you, as a shareholder of OTI, may have, and answers to those questions. These questions and answers, as well as the summary following the questions and answers, may not address all questions that are important to you, are not meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this Proxy Statement, its annexes and the additional documents referred to herein, and this information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this document, its annexes and the additional documents referred to herein. We encourage you to read carefully the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, the annexes to this Proxy Statement and the documents we refer to in this Proxy Statement.

Except as otherwise specifically noted in this Proxy Statement, “we,” “our,” “us” and similar words in this Proxy Statement refer to On Track Innovations Ltd. and “shares” and “ordinary shares” refer to the ordinary shares of On Track Innovations Ltd. In addition, we refer to On Track Innovations Ltd. as “OTI” or the “Company,” to Nayax Ltd. as the “Parent” and to OTI Merger Sub Ltd. as “Merger Sub”. All references to the “Merger” refer to the Merger of Merger Sub with and into OTI, with OTI continuing as the surviving company and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, and all references to the “Merger Agreement” refer to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 17, 2022, as it may be amended from time to time, by and among OTI, the Parent and Merger Sub, a copy of which is included as Annex A to this Proxy Statement. OTI, following the completion of the Merger, is sometimes referred to in this Proxy Statement as the “Surviving Corporation”. All references to “dollars” or “$” refer to United States dollars.

Q:Why am I receiving these materials?

A:The Board of the Company is furnishing this Proxy Statement and form of proxy card to the holders of ordinary shares in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the shareholder meeting.

Q:What am I being asked to vote on at the shareholder meeting?

A:You are being asked to vote on the following proposals:

1.To adopt and approve of the acquisition of the Company by Nayax Ltd., a limited company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the “Parent”), and in connection therewith also approve: (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 17, 2022 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Parent and OTI Merger Sub Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Merger Sub”); (ii) the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with Sections 314-327 of the Companies Law, following which Merger Sub will cease to exist as a separate legal entity and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent; (iii) the consideration to be received by the shareholders of the Company in the Merger, consisting of $4,500,000 in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”), to be paid in accordance with the pro rata portion per each ordinary share of the Company (other than ordinary shares owned by the Company, the Parent or any of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”); and (iv) all other transactions and arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the foregoing proposal is referred to herein as the “Merger Proposal”);

2.Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to OTI’s executive officers and/or directors in connection with the Merger and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable; and

3,Adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates if necessary to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Merger Proposal at the time of the extraordinary general meeting. We refer to this proposal as the “Adjournment Proposal”.


Q:When and where is the shareholder meeting?

A:The shareholder meeting will take place on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM, Israel time, at the principal business office of Gornitzky & Co., located at Vitania Tel Aviv Tower, 20 Haharash St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6761310.

Q:Who is entitled to vote at the shareholder meeting?

A:Shareholders as of April 4, 2022 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of the shareholder meeting and to vote at the shareholder meeting. Each holder of ordinary shares is entitled to cast one vote on each matter properly brought before the shareholder meeting for each ordinary share owned by such holder as of the Record Date.

Q:May I attend the shareholder meeting and vote in person?

A:Yes. All shareholders as of the Record Date may attend the shareholder meeting and vote in person. Shareholders will need to present proof of ownership of their ordinary shares, such as a bank or brokerage account statement, and a form of personal identification to be admitted to the shareholder meeting. No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will be permitted in the shareholder meeting.

Even if you plan to attend the shareholder meeting personally.in person, to ensure that your shares will be represented at the shareholder meeting we encourage you to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope. If you attend the shareholder meeting and vote in person by ballot, your vote will revoke any proxy previously submitted.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” you should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares in accordance with the voting instruction form that you will receive from your bank, broker or other nominee. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.broker or other agent cannot vote on any of the proposals, including the Merger Proposal, without your instructions. If you hold your shares in “street name,” you may not vote your shares in person at the shareholder meeting unless you obtain a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee.

Q:What is the proposed Merger and what effects will it have on the Company?

A:The proposed Merger is the acquisition of the Company by the Parent. If the Merger Proposal is approved by the shareholders and the other closing conditions under the Merger Agreement have been satisfied or waived, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the Surviving Corporation. As a result of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent, and our ordinary shares will no longer be quoted on the OTCQX Markets. In addition, our ordinary shares will be deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and we will no longer file periodic reports with the SEC.

Q:What will I receive if the Merger is completed?

A:Upon completion of the Merger, you will be entitled to receive the per share Merger Consideration for each ordinary share that you own. For example, considering an amount of 75,775,393 ordinary shares of the Company outstanding as of the Record Date, if you own 100 ordinary shares, you will receive $5.94 in cash in exchange for your ordinary shares, less any applicable withholding taxes.

Q:How does the per share Merger Consideration compare to the unaffected market price of the ordinary shares?

A:The relationship between the estimated pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration to be paid per share, and the trading price of the ordinary shares constituted an estimated premium of 48% over the volume weighted average price of the ordinary shares traded on the OTC Markets over the 30 trading days immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction on March 17, 2022.


Q:What do I need to do now?

A:We encourage you to read this Proxy Statement, the annexes to this Proxy Statement and the documents that we refer to in this Proxy Statement carefully and consider how the Merger affects you. Then sign, date and return, as promptly as possible, the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying reply envelope, so that your shares can be voted at the shareholder meeting. If you hold your shares in “street name,” please refer to the voting instruction forms provided by your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your shares. Please do not send your share certificates with your proxy card.

Q:Should I send in my share certificates now?

A:No. After the Merger is completed, you will receive a letter of transmittal from a paying agent appointed by the Company, containing instructions for where to send your share certificates in order to receive the appropriate cash payment for the ordinary shares represented by your share certificates. You should use the letter of transmittal to exchange your share certificates for the cash payment to which you are entitled. Please do not send your share certificates with your proxy card.

Q:What happens if I sell or otherwise transfer my ordinary shares after the Record Date but before the shareholder meeting?

A:The Record Date for the shareholder meeting is earlier than the date of the shareholder meeting and the date on which the Merger is expected to be completed. If you sell or transfer your ordinary shares after the Record Date but before the shareholder meeting, unless special arrangements (such as provision of a proxy) are made between you and the person to whom you sell or otherwise transfer your shares and each of you notifies the Company in writing of such special arrangements, you will transfer the right to receive the per share Merger Consideration, if the Merger is completed, to the person to whom you sell or transfer your ordinary shares, but you will retain your right to vote those shares at the shareholder meeting. Even if you sell or otherwise transfer your ordinary shares after the Record Date, we encourage you to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying reply envelope.

Q:How does the Board recommend that I vote?

A:The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the Merger Proposal, the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.


Q:What happens if the Merger is not completed?

A:

Failure to complete the Merger is likely to lead to the Company’s inability to pay off its debts, in which case, the Company may be forced to file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition to the Israeli court, or an involuntary bankruptcy petition will be filed against the Company by a creditor, in accordance with the Israeli Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law-2018.

In addition, if the Merger Agreement is not adopted by the shareholders or if the Merger is not completed for any other reason, the shareholders will not receive any payment for their ordinary shares. Instead, the Company will remain an independent public company, our ordinary shares will continue to be quoted on the OTCQX Markets (to the extent eligible) and registered under the Exchange Act, and we will continue to file periodic reports with the SEC.

Under specified circumstances, the Company will be required to pay the Parent an amount of $1,500,000 as a termination fee upon the termination of the Merger Agreement, as described in the section of this Proxy Statement captioned “The Merger Agreement - Termination Fee Payable by the Company”. Furthermore, in the event where the Merger is not completed, this will be considered an “event of default” under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined), and the Parent, at its sole discretion, shall elect whether to declare the Loan amount (an amount of $5,500,000) immediately due and payable or declare an increase of the interest rate on the Loan amount to an annual rate of 16%, or convert the Loan amount into shares as stipulated under the Loan Agreement.

In addition, the Parent has provided the Company with (i) a full guarantee for a $2,000,000 short-term loan provided to the Company by U-Bank (the “U-Bank Loan”) and (ii) an additional guarantee to the Company’s suppliers and subcontractors to allow the Company to maintain its ongoing production and sale of its products. In the event where the Merger is not completed, the Company will be required to repay the U-Bank Loan, and would be exposed to a risk of not being able to conduct its business due to the loss of the guarantees provided by the Parent to the Company’s suppliers and subcontractors.

Q:What vote is required to approve the Merger Proposal, adopt the Merger Agreement, approve the Advisory Proposal and approve the Adjournment Proposal?

A:

Provided that a quorum is present, the adoption and approval of the Merger Proposal at the shareholder meeting requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), excluding abstentions and broker non-votes and excluding any votes of our ordinary shares held by the Parent, Merger Sub or by any person holding at least 25% of the means of control of the Parent or Merger Sub, or any person or entity acting on behalf of the Parent, Merger Sub or any family member of, or entity controlled by a Merger Sub Affiliate.

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the merger-related executive compensation and the proposal to approve the Adjournment Proposal require each the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast thereon. If you vote to abstain or if you fail to submit a valid proxy or to vote in person at the meeting or if your ordinary shares are held through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and you do not instruct your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee to vote your ordinary shares, your ordinary shares will not be voted, but this will not have an effect on the proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Merger-related executive compensation or the Adjournment Proposal.

Q:Do I need to affirm that I am not a Merger Sub Affiliate?

A:Yes. In order for your vote to be counted, you must affirm on the proxy card or voting instruction form that you are not a Merger Sub Affiliate. If you do not so affirm, your vote will not count towards the tally for the merger proposal.
Q:What happens if the meeting is adjourned?
A:Assuming the presence of a quorum, if our extraordinary general meeting is adjourned to another time and place, as shall be decided by holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the extraordinary general meeting in person or by proxy or written ballot and voting thereon, additional notice will be given regarding the date of the adjourned meeting in accordance with the Companies Law, unless the adjournment is for more than 21 days, in which case a new notice of the adjourned meeting setting forth a new record date will be given to the Company’s shareholders. At the adjourned meeting, we may transact any items of business that might have been transacted at the extraordinary general meeting.


Q:What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

A:

If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Worldwide Stock Transfer, LLC. (“WST”), you are considered, with respect to those shares, to be the “shareholder of record.” In this case, this Proxy Statement and your proxy card have been sent directly to you by the Company.

If your shares are held through a bank, broker or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of ordinary shares held in “street name.” In that case, this Proxy Statement has been forwarded to you by your bank, broker or other nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, to be the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares by following their instructions for voting. You are also invited to attend the shareholder meeting. However, because you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the shareholder meeting unless you obtain a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee.

Q:How may I vote?

A:If you are a shareholder of record (that is, if your ordinary shares are registered in your name with WST, our transfer agent), there are two ways to vote:

by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope; or

by attending the shareholder meeting and voting in person by ballot.

A control number, located on your proxy card, is designed to verify your identity and allow you to vote your ordinary shares.

Even if you plan to attend the shareholder meeting in person, you are strongly encouraged to vote your ordinary shares by proxy. If you are a record holder or if you obtain a “legal proxy” to vote shares that you beneficially own, you may still vote your ordinary shares in person by ballot at the shareholder meeting even if you have previously voted by proxy. If you are present at the shareholder meeting and vote in person by ballot, your previous vote by proxy will not be counted.

If your shares are held in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you may vote through your bank, broker or other nominee by completing and returning the voting form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.

Q:If my broker holds my shares in “street name,” will my broker vote my shares for me?

A:No. Your bank, broker or other nominee is permitted to vote your shares on any proposal currently scheduled to be considered at the shareholder meeting only if you instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote. You should follow the procedures provided by your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your ordinary shares. Without instructions, your shares will not be voted on such proposals, which will have the same effect as if you abstained on the vote to approve the Merger Proposal and to adopt the Merger Agreement.

Q:May I change my vote after I have mailed my signed proxy card?

A:Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the shareholder meeting by:

signing another proxy card with a later date and returning it to us prior to the shareholder meeting;


delivering a written notice of revocation to the Company, which must be received at our principal business office by 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on May 7, 2022, which is 3:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on May 7, 2022; or

attending the shareholder meeting and voting in person by ballot.

If you hold your ordinary shares in “street name,” you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee for instructions regarding how to change your vote. You may also vote in person at the shareholder meeting if you obtain a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee.

Q:What is a proxy?

A:A proxy is your legal designation of another person, referred to as a “proxy,” to vote your ordinary shares. The written document describing the matters to be considered and voted on at the shareholder meeting is called a “proxy statement.” The document used to designate a proxy to vote your ordinary shares is called a “proxy card.” Amir Eilam, our Chief Executive Officer, and Assaf Cohen, our Chief Financial Officer, with full power of substitution, are the proxy holders for the shareholder meeting.

Q:If a shareholder gives a proxy, how are the shares voted?

A:Regardless of the method you choose to vote, the proxy holders will vote your shares in the way that you indicate. You may specify whether your shares should be voted for or against or to abstain from voting on all, some or none of the specific items of business to come before the shareholder meeting.

Q:What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

A:

Please sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive.

You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this Proxy Statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a shareholder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card.

Q:Where can I find the voting results of the shareholder meeting?

A:The preliminary voting results will be announced at the shareholder meeting. The Company intends to publish final voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC following the shareholder meeting when complete, if such meeting is adjourned. All reports that the Company files with the SEC are publicly available when filed. See the section of this Proxy Statement captioned “Where You Can Find More Information”.

Q:Will I be subject to U.S. federal income tax upon the exchange of ordinary shares for cash pursuant to the Merger?

A:

If you are a U.S. Holder (as defined under the caption “The Merger - Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences”), the exchange of ordinary shares for cash pursuant to the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which generally will require a U.S. Holder to recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received by such U.S. Holder in the Merger and such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the ordinary shares surrendered in the Merger.

If you are not a U.S. Holder, generally you will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to the exchange of ordinary shares for cash in the Merger unless an exception applies.

Because particular circumstances may differ, we recommend that you consult your own tax advisor to determine the U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the Merger in light of your own particular circumstances and any consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction. For additional details, see the description provided under the caption “The Merger - Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences”.


Q:Will I be subject to Israeli income tax upon the exchange of ordinary shares for cash pursuant to the Merger?

A:The receipt of cash in exchange for the OTI ordinary shares in connection with the Merger is generally a taxable transaction for Israeli income tax purposes and requires the withholding of applicable Israeli tax at source. However, certain exemptions from Israeli tax withholding may be applicable to non-Israeli holders of our ordinary shares under certain provisions of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) 1961, as amended, and we intend to submit an application to the Israeli Tax Authority (the “ITA”) in order to clarify the withholding mechanism. We cannot assure you that our application will be accepted. Because particular circumstances may differ, we recommend that you consult your own tax advisor to determine the Israeli income tax consequences relating to the Merger in light of your own particular circumstances and any consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction. For additional details, see the description provided under the caption “The Merger - Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences.”
Q:What will the holders of the Company’s options and restricted shares receive in the Merger?

A:

To the extent not exercised prior to the Effective Time, each vested and unvested option shall be terminated for no cost.

Each vested and unvested restricted share will be accelerated and such shares shall participate in the Merger, without any increase to the Merger Consideration.

Q:When do you expect the Merger to be completed?

A:We are working toward completing the Merger as quickly as possible and currently expect to complete the Merger in the second calendar quarter of 2022. However, the exact timing of completion of the Merger cannot be predicted because the Merger is subject to the closing conditions specified in the Merger Agreement, many of which are outside of our control, and the passage of at least fifty (50) days from the filing of a merger proposal with the Israeli Companies Registrar and at least thirty (30) days from the approval of the Merger Proposal by the shareholders of the Company.

Q:Am I entitled to appraisal rights under the Companies Law?

A:No. The Companies Law does not grant the shareholders any appraisal rights.
Q:Do any of the Company’s directors or officers have interests in the Merger that may differ from those of Company’s shareholders generally?

A:OTI’s directors and officers may have interests in the Merger that may differ from those of the Company’s shareholders generally. These interests include the full acceleration of unvested restricted shares as well as certain retention payments payable to some of the Company’s officers and/or directors as agreed upon with the Parent. For additional details, see the description provided under the caption “Non-binding, Advisory Vote on Transaction-Related Compensation for OTI’s Executive Officers”

Q:Who can help answer my questions?

A:If you have any questions concerning the Merger, the shareholder meeting or this Proxy Statement, would like additional copies of this Proxy Statement or need help voting your ordinary shares, please contact:

Alliance Advisors, LLC

200 Broadacres Drive, 3rd Floor

Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003

Shareholders Call Toll Free: 844-557-9028

or

Assaf Cohen, CFO
5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone,

Yokneam, Israel, 2069200

assaf@otiglobal.com

 


RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information included in this Proxy Statement, including the matters addressed under “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 19 of this Proxy Statement, you should consider carefully the following risk factors in determining how to vote at the shareholder meeting. The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the risks related to the Merger and you should read and consider the risk factors described under Part 1, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of OTI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which OTI filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021.

Failure to complete the Merger could results in our bankruptcy.

As further detailed under “The Merger-Background of the Merger” starting on page 26 in this Proxy Statement, prior to entering into a term sheet with the Parent on January 19, 2022, attached as Annex C to this Proxy Statement (the “Term Sheet”), the Company filed a petition with the Israeli court due to its inability to pay its debts. Considering the Company’s state of insolvency prior to the signing of the Term Sheet, and further considering the Company’s debts to the Parent (created, among other things, by the provision of the Loan), failure to complete the Merger is likely to lead to the Company’s inability to pay off its debts in which case the Company may be forced to file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition with the Israeli court, or an involuntary bankruptcy petition will be filed against the Company by a creditor, in accordance with the Israeli Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law-2018. In the event such petition is not dismissed, such petition may have an adverse effect on various aspects including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to continue operating is business, the value of the Company’s ordinary shares and the shareholder’s ability to sell their holdings in the Company. It should be noted, that as part of the Loan Agreement and the Merger Agreement, until the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth therein, the Company is unable to incur debt or sell its securities without the prior written consent of the Parent, which will also impair the Company’s ability to raise funds if needed.

Failure to complete the Merger could negatively impact our share price, business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

The Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions described under “The Merger Agreement-Conditions to the Merger” beginning on page 16 of this Proxy Statement, including, among others, the following:

approval of the Merger Agreement by OTI’s shareholders;

receipt of regulatory approvals, including receipt of the merger certificate from the Israeli Companies Registrar and the expiration or termination of any waiting period under Israeli law;

there being no statute, judgment, injunction, order or decree prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement;

subject to specified materiality standards, the continuing accuracy of certain representations and warranties of each party;

the Company shall (a) have taken all actions necessary to be eligible to cause the cessation of quotation of the Company Ordinary Shares on the Over-the-Counter Market and the termination of the registration thereof under the Exchange Act, in each case as soon as permissible after the Effective Time, and (b) be able to provide all necessary certifications on Form 15 as of immediately after the Effective Time (including without limitation having filed all necessary filings and reports to be current with the SEC (without regard to any extension under Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act)); and
continued compliance by each party in all material respects with its covenants.


No assurance can be given that each of the conditions will be satisfied. In addition, the Merger Agreement may be terminated under the circumstances described under “The Merger Agreement-Termination of the Merger Agreement” beginning on page 59 of this Proxy Statement. If the conditions are not satisfied or waived in a timely manner and the Merger is delayed, payment of the Merger Consideration will also be delayed. Due to the Company’s inability to pay its debts, which led to the Board’s determination of its insolvency and its petitioning to the Israeli court prior to entering into the Term Sheet, such delay may cause the Company to return to court and re-file a petition in accordance with the Israeli Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law-2018 (“Insolvency Law”). If the Merger is not completed (including in the case the Merger Agreement is terminated), our ongoing business may be adversely affected.

We also could be subject to litigation related to any failure to complete the Merger. If the Merger is not completed, these risks may materialize and may adversely affect the price of our ordinary shares, our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

Some of our directors and officers have interests that may be perceived as different from the interests of our shareholders, and these persons may be deemed to have conflicts of interest in recommending to our shareholders to approve the Merger.

Some of the members of the management and our Board may have interests that may be perceived as different from, or in addition to, their interests as shareholders, which are described under The Merger-Interests of Certain of OTI’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” beginning on page 38 of this Proxy Statement. These interests could cause members of our Board or our management to be perceived as having a conflict of interest in recommending approval of the Merger. The Board was aware of these interests and considered them, among other things, in evaluating and approving the Merger Agreement and the Merger and in recommending that the OTI shareholders adopt the merger agreement. See “Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Transaction-Related Compensation for OTI’s Named Executive Officers” beginning on page 62 of this Proxy Statement.

The fact that there is a Merger pending could harm our business and results of operations.

While the Merger is pending, we are subject to a number of risks that may harm our business and results of operations, including:

the diversion of the management and employee attention from our ongoing business operations;

we may have difficulties retaining employees;

we have and will continue to incur expenses related to the Merger prior to its closing;
the disruption of current plans and operations;
we may be unable to respond effectively to competitive pressures, industry developments and future opportunities; and
the Parent is a competitor of some of the Company’s customers, which may bring these customers to look for alternatives for the services provided to them by the Company.

Our current employees may be uncertain about their future roles and relationships with OTI following completion of the Merger. This uncertainty may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key personnel.

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Our Board and committees do not currently meet the requirements mandated under the Israeli Companies Law.

Due to the resignation of three members of the Board during December of 2021, including the resignation of an external director on December 26, 2021, the resignation of the Board’s chairperson on December 28, 2021 and the resignation of an additional director on December 30, 2021, the Board’s composition does not meet the Companies Law’s requirements for a public company’s composition of the board of directors. Section 114 of the Companies Law mandates that a public company is required to appoint an audit committee, while Section 115 of the Companies Law provides that the audit committee should be comprised of a minimum of three members, including all acting external directors of the board and at least a majority of independent directors. Furthermore, Section 115 also mandates that the chairman of the board will not be a member of the audit committee. Section 118A of the Companies Law further mandates a requirement for public companies to appoint a compensation committee, while applying the same requirements as to the composition thereof. Following the resignation of three members of the Board, there are only three members remaining on the Company’s Board, one of which was appointed chairman in accordance with the requirements of Section 94(a) of the Companies Law. Due to the fact that a chairman may not serve as a member of the audit or compensation committees, and that such committees must include two members who are external directors, while the Company has one external director only, the Board cannot meet the Companies Law’s requirements with respect to the structure of such committees.

In addition, the external director that provided his resignation from the Board on December 26, 2021, was appointed by the Company’s shareholders on the 2021 annual meeting conducted on December 2, 2021. Section 239(b) of the Companies Law determines that an external directors of a public company shall be appointed at a general meeting of shareholders. Due to this requirement of Section 239(b), the Company is currently unable to appoint an alternate external director in order to bring itself to be in compliance with the requirements of the Companies Law. An additional factor which prevents the Company from being able to comply with requirements of the Companies Law is the fact that due to the financial state of the Company, the acting directors receive minimal compensation while they deal with a greater exposure to complaints relating to their fiduciary duties, which are duties of directors set under the Companies Law and the Israeli case law. Although the Companies Law does not require audit committee approval for the Merger, if the Company is required to obtain such committee approval, the Company may not be able to do so.

In addition, the Company’s Articles of Association (“Articles”) provide under Article 4.2 that the number of the directors on the Board shall not be fewer than five. Article 4.2.11 provides that if the number of directors falls below the minimum number, the remaining directors shall be entitled to act solely in order to (i) fill in the vacant position, (ii) in order to convene a general meeting of the Company’s shareholders or (iii) act to manage the Company’s affairs solely in matters that cannot be delayed.

Failure to complete the Merger will require us to repay the loan provided by the Parent and the loan provided to us by U-Back, supported by a guarantee provided by the Parent.

As contemplated by the Senior Secured Convertible Loan Agreement entered into between the Parent and the Company on January 27, 2022 (“Loan Agreement”), attached as Annex B to this Proxy Statement, and described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2022, the Parent extended a loan to the Company in the amount of $5,500,000 (the “Loan”). The Loan is subject to 10% interest per year, and the accumulated interest and value added tax, if any, is payable quarterly commencing on April 1, 2022. The Loan matures on the second anniversary of the closing of the Loan Agreement and may not be prepaid by the Company. At any time after the earlier of (i) an Event of Default (as defined under the Loan Agreement) or (ii) the completion of the Merger Agreement, and prior to the repayment of the Loan, the Parent is entitled, at its sole discretion, to convert the Loan into ordinary shares of the Company at a price per share equals to $0.043. Failure to complete the Merger could either create dilution to the existing shareholders due to the Parent’s conversion of the Loan into ordinary shares while also making the Parent a controlling shareholder in the Company, or, if not converted, will require the repayment of the Loan. In addition, on March 1, 2022, the Parent provided U-Bank a guarantee for the repayment of the U-Bank Loan. Failure to complete the Merger will lead to a requirement for the repayment of the U-Bank Loan. In any event where the Company will be required to repay the Loan or the U-Bank Loan, the Company will need to either raise additional funds, which may be difficult considering the Company’s inability to raise funds without the prior written approval of the Parent unless the Merger Agreement is terminated, as stipulated under the Merger Agreement and the Loan Agreement, and further considering the circumstances. Failure to raise funds may lead to difficulties paying suppliers and service providers of the Company as well as may hamper the repayment of loans (including the Loan) and any other debt incurred towards the Parent, and may, eventually, lead to either a creditor approaching the Israeli court petitioning to declare the Company insolvent in accordance with the Insolvency Law, or require the Company to file such petition.


Our obligation to pay a termination fee or reimburse Parent’s expenses under certain circumstances and the restrictions on our ability to solicit or engage in negotiations with respect to other acquisition proposals may discourage other transactions that may be favorable to our shareholders.

Until the Merger is completed or the Merger Agreement is terminated, with limited exceptions, the Merger Agreement prohibits us from entering into, soliciting or engaging in negotiations with respect to acquisition proposals or other business combinations. In certain circumstances, OTI is required to pay the Parent a termination fee of $1,500,000, as described in the section of this Proxy Statement captioned “The Merger Agreement -Termination Fee Payable by the Company”. Furthermore, non-completion of the Merger would be considered an “event of default” under the Loan Agreement, which can result in either the Parent’s requirement for an immediate repayment of the Loan, or an increase of the interest on the Loan amount to 16% interest, at the Parent’s sole discretion.

If the Merger is not consummated by July 1, 2022, the Parent may choose to terminate the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances.

The Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions described under The Merger Agreement-Conditions to the Merger” beginning on page 58 of this Proxy Statement and set forth in the Merger Agreement. The fulfillment of certain of these conditions is beyond our control, such as the receipt of shareholder approval of the Merger by our shareholders. If the Merger has not been completed by the termination date, the Parent may terminate the Merger Agreement, except that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement in this circumstance will not be available to the Parent if its material breach of the Merger Agreement has been the principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure constitutes a breach of the Merger Agreement.

If we experience significant delays in completing the Merger, we may need to seek additional capital to finance the business.

As agreed under the Term Sheet, the Parent has provided the Company with the Loan, while stating that additional loans may be provided, provided a guarantee to U-Bank for the U-Bank Loan and further assisted the Company by providing certain suppliers of the Company with guarantees for the purpose of ensuring that the Company is able to operate its business. If we experience significant delays in completing the Merger, we may be in default under the Loan Agreement which may lead to the Parent’s requirement for an immediate repayment of the Loan as well as its unwillingness to further support the Company and therefore, we may need to seek additional capital to finance the Company and its operations and for the possible repayment of the Loan, which additional capital may not be available when needed on acceptable terms, or at all. The failure to obtain such additional capital may have a material adverse effect on the Company and on our ability to complete the Merger.

Failure to meet the Standards for Continued Qualification for the OTCQX International Tier as per the OTCQX Rules for International Companies could result in moving the Company’s securities to the OTC Pink and eventually cause limited liquidity and a lower price per share.

On February 16, 2022, the Company received a notice from the OTC Markets Group stating that the Company has failed to meet the standards for continued qualification for the quotation of the Company’s shares on the OTC Markets, as its per share minimum bid price was lower than $0.10 and its market capitalization has stayed below $5,000,000 for more than 30 consecutive days. The Company was given a cure period of 180 days during which the Company should meet the applicable criteria for 10 consecutive trading days. In the event where such criteria are not met during the cure period, the Company’s securities will be moved from the OTCQX International to OTC Pink, which might result in a more limited liquidity and price of our securities, and might make it harder for you to sell your shares. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.


SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information from this document and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the Merger fully, you should read carefully this entire document, its annexes and the documents we refer to. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 67 of this Proxy Statement. The Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to this Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement. We encourage you to read it in its entirety, as it is the most important legal document that governs the Merger.

Parties Involved in the Merger

On Track Innovations Ltd.

OTI is a developer of contactless payment solutions, Near Field Communication (NFC) technology based, for the unattended market. Since 1990, we have been providing systems, devices and services to operators and integrators with solutions and components that are simple to implement. To date, OTI has deployed over one million payment solutions to our focused unattended markets: self-service kiosk, micro-markets and vending machines, entertainment and gaming, ATM, Mass Transit Ticketing Validation, and fuel payments. OTI operates through regional offices, supporting clients and payment industry partners with its unique contactless payment solutions. OTI’s ordinary shares are currently quoted on the OTCQX® market, or OTCQX, under the symbol OTIVF.

Nayax Ltd.

Nayax Ltd. is a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business. Nayax offers a complete solution including localized cashless payment acceptance, management suite, and consumer engagement tools, enabling merchants to conduct commerce anywhere, at any time. With foundations and global leadership in serving unattended retail, Nayax has transformed into a comprehensive solution focused on its customers’ growth across channels. Today, Nayax has 8 global offices, over 550 employees, connections to more than 80 merchant acquirer and payment method integrations and is a recognized payment facilitator worldwide. Nayax’s mission is to improve our customers’ revenue potential and operational efficiency. For more information, please visit www.nayax.com, which is not incorporated into this Proxy Statement.

OTI Merger Sub Ltd.

OTI Merger Sub Ltd. is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Nayax Ltd. and was formed on March 7, 2022, solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and has not engaged in any business activities other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

See “The Merger Proposal-Parties Involved in the Merger” beginning on page 26 of this Proxy Statement.

OTI’s Reasons for Approval of the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors

After careful consideration, the Board has:

determined that the Merger, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, is in the best interests of OTI and its shareholders;


determined that it believes that there is no reasonable risk that consequently to the closing of the Merger the Company will not be able to pay its debts as they become due, as required to be resolved under Section 315 to the Companies Law, while taking into consideration, among other things: (i) the Company’s financial position, (ii) the Parent’s financial position as communicated by the Parent, (iii) the representations of the Parent under the Merger Agreement, (iv) the U-Bank Loan and support provided by the Parent prior to entering into the Merger Agreement, as agreed upon under the Term Sheet, (v) that the Merger is not subject to any financing conditions, (vi) the Parent’s agreement to guarantee certain obligations of the Company towards its suppliers, (vii) the Board’s familiarity with the Parent, its business and prospects, (viii) the Company’s past efforts to be sold and the results of such efforts and (ix) the fact that the Merger Agreement is the result of negotiations made by the parties;

approved the Merger, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

determined to recommend that OTI’s shareholders approve the Merger Agreement, together with its exhibits and schedules.

Accordingly, the Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the Merger Proposal.

In reaching its decision to approve the Merger Proposal and to recommend that OTI’s shareholders vote to approve the Merger Proposal, OTI’s Board consulted with OTI’s management and its legal advisors and considered a number of strategic, financial and other factors, including, among others, the desire to prevent the Company from entering into a state of insolvency and the very limited time frame in which such preventative actions should be taken, as described under “The Merger-Reasons for Approval of the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors” beginning on page 35 of this Proxy Statement.

Interests of Certain Persons; Share Ownership of OTI’s Directors and Executive Officers

When considering the recommendation by OTI’s Board to vote “FOR” the Merger Proposal, you should be aware that executive officers and directors of OTI have interests in the Merger that may be perceived as different from, or in addition to, your interests, including:

the accelerated vesting of restricted shares;

payment of additional cash compensation to certain executive officers in the aggregate amount of NIS 350,000, 50% of which is payable upon the closing of the Merger while an additional 50% shall be payable, subject to the completion of certain conditions, upon the lapse of a 12 month period following the closing of the Merger;

payment of cash compensation to a director in the aggregate amount of $20,000, payable by the Company following the closing of the Merger; and

the continued indemnification and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to be provided by the Surviving Corporation to the current directors and officers.

If the Merger Proposal is approved, the ordinary shares held by our directors and executive officers will be treated in the same manner as outstanding ordinary shares held by all other shareholders. For more information, see the sections of this Proxy Statement captioned “The Merger-Interests of Certain of OTI’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” beginning on page 38 of this Proxy Statement and “The Merger-Effects of the Merger on Company Share Plans and Warrants” beginning on page 39 of this Proxy Statement.

As of the Record Date for the shareholder meeting, the current directors and executive officers of OTI, as a group, beneficially owned in the aggregate approximately 4,620,496 ordinary shares of the Company, constituting 6.1% of the outstanding ordinary shares, not including options as these are out of the money.

See “Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Directors and Executive Officers of OTI” beginning on page 65 of this Proxy Statement.


As noted above, our executive officers will receive certain compensation and realize value on equity held in connection with the Merger. The Company’s board was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in reaching its decisions to (i) approve the Merger, (ii) approve and declare advisable the Merger Agreement, and (iii) resolve to recommend the adoption of the Merger Agreement by OTI shareholders. See Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Transaction-Related Compensation for OTI’s Executive Officers” beginning on page 62 of this Proxy Statement.

The Merger Agreement

The Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to this Proxy Statement. You should read the Merger Agreement carefully in its entirety. It is the most important legal document governing the Merger. See “The Merger Agreement” beginning on page 48 of this Proxy Statement.

The Loan Agreement

The Loan Agreement is attached as Annex B to this Proxy Statement. You should read the Loan Agreement carefully in its entirety. The Loan Agreement was entered into by the Parent and the Company to facilitate the Loan to the Company, as stipulated under the Term Sheet. The Merger Agreement incorporates certain provisions of the Loan Agreement and therefore the two should be read together for a complete understanding of the Merger and its stages. See “The Merger-Background of the Merger” beginning on page 26 of this Proxy Statement.

Event of Default under the Loan Agreement

Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Company is required to either (i) immediately repay the Parent the Loan or (ii) the annual interest rate on the Loan amount shall be increased to 16%, at the Parent’s sole discretion, under certain circumstances detailed therein, including the following circumstances:

failure to timely pay the Loan amount, or any portion thereof;
any material financial indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is not paid when due, or any security interests over any material part of the assets of the Company or its subsidiaries is lawfully enforced;
any judgement made against the Company or its subsidiaries which is not paid, stayed or discharged within thirty days;
the commencement by the Company of any liquidation, insolvency or winding up proceedings, initiated by its subsidiaries or a third party and such proceedings were not withdrawn or dismissed;
the Company and its subsidiaries cease, threaten to cease, or suspend carrying on their business or material part thereof; or
failure to (i) put to the Merger Agreement to vote of the shareholders by May 5, 2022, or (ii) have the Merger Agreement approved by the Board or the Company’s shareholders by May 31, 2022.

Structure of the Merger

The Merger is being effected as a merger between OTI and Merger Sub under the Companies Law. In the Merger, Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, will be merged with and into OTI, with OTI surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent. See “The Merger Agreement” beginning on page 48 of this Proxy Statement.


Merger Consideration

At the Effective Time (as such term is defined under the Merger Agreement) of the Merger, by virtue of the Merger and without any additional action on the part of OTI, the Parent, Merger Sub or the holders of any of the ordinary shares, each ordinary holder of a certificate (or evidence of shares in book-entry form) which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any of the Company’s ordinary shares (other than ordinary shares held in the treasury of OTI, reserved for future grants under the Company share plans or owned by the Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of OTI or of the Parent (if any), which will be canceled and retired without any conversion or consideration paid in respect thereof and will cease to exist), shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration per each ordinary share, in cash, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes.

See “The Merger-Effects of the Merger on Our Ordinary Shares” beginning on page 39 of this Proxy Statement and “The Merger Agreement-Merger Consideration” beginning on page 49 of this Proxy Statement.

Treatment of Options and Restricted Shares Outstanding under our Company Equity and Share Plans

At the Effective Time, each option shall be terminated for no cost, without receiving consent from the holder of such option.

At the Effective Time, each vested and unvested restricted share will be accelerated and such shares shall participate in the Merger, without any increase to the Merger Consideration.

Voting and Support Agreement

Jerry L. Ivy Jr. Descendants’ Trust (“Ivy”), the Company’s controlling shareholder, and its affiliates, who collectively hold approximately 34.8% of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company on the date of the Merger Agreement, have entered into a voting and support agreement with the Parent, pursuant to which Ivy agreed to vote, or cause his affiliates to vote, its ordinary shares:

in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Transactions;

against any Takeover Proposal;

against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other obligation of the Company in the Merger Agreement;
against any agreement, amendment of the Company Charter Documents or other action that is intended or could reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, frustrate, delay, postpone or adversely affect the consummation of the Merger.

See “The Voting and Support Agreement.”

The Meeting

Date, Time, Place and Agenda. The shareholder meeting is scheduled to be held at the offices of the Company’s legal counsel, Gornitzky & Co., located at Vitania Tel Aviv Tower, 20 Haharash St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6761310, on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM (Israel time). The meeting is being held for the purpose of considering a proposal to approve the acquisition of OTI by the Parent, including approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger, the Merger Consideration, and all other transactions and arrangements contemplated under the Merger Agreement.

Other than the Merger Proposal and the Advisory Proposal, we do not currently expect there to be any other matters on the agenda at the shareholder meeting; however, if any other matter is properly presented at the shareholder meeting, including voting on the adjournment or postponement of the shareholder meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card will vote upon such matters in accordance with their discretion.


Record Date. OTI has fixed April 4, 2022 as the record date for the shareholder meeting. If you owned ordinary shares at the close of business on the record date, you are entitled to vote on matters that come before the shareholder meeting. There are 75,775,393 ordinary shares entitled to be voted at the shareholder meeting.

Required Vote. Provided that a quorum is present, the adoption and approval of the Merger Proposal at the shareholder meeting requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), excluding abstentions and broker non-votes and excluding any votes of our ordinary shares held by the Parent, Merger Sub or by any person holding at least 25% of the means of control of the Parent or Merger Sub, or any person or entity acting on behalf of the Parent, Merger Sub or any family member of, or entity controlled by a Merger Sub Affiliate. Approval of the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal require each the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast thereon.

In order for your vote to be counted with respect to the Merger Proposal, you must affirm on the proxy card or voting instruction form that you are not a Merger Sub Affiliate. If you do not so affirm, your vote will not count towards the tally for the Merger Proposal. See “The Extraordinary General Meeting - Required Vote for the Merger Proposal” beginning on page 23 of this Proxy Statement.

Conditions to the Merger

The parties will complete the Merger only if the parties satisfy or waive several conditions. The conditions include, among others:

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations.

The adoption of the Merger Agreement by the requisite affirmative vote of the shareholders of the Company;

The consummation of the Merger not being made illegal or otherwise prohibited by any law or order of any governmental authority;

As required by the Companies Law, at least fifty (50) days have elapsed after the filing of a merger proposal with the Israeli Companies Registrar and at least thirty (30) days have elapsed after the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of each of the Company and the Merger Sub; and

The Company and Merger Sub have received a certificate of merger from the Israeli Companies Registrar.

Conditions to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s Obligations.

Accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company in the Merger Agreement relating to organization and standing, authorization and enforceability, absence of anti-takeover provisions and brokers in all material respects;

The Company has performed and complied with its obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects;

The delivery of officers’ certificates by the Company certifying that the above conditions have been satisfied; and

The Company shall (a) have taken all actions necessary to be eligible to cause the cessation of quotation of the Company’s ordinary shares on the Over-the-Counter Market and the termination of the registration thereof under the Exchange Act, in each case as soon as permissible after the Effective Time, and (b) be able to provide all necessary certifications on Form 15 as of immediately after the Effective Time (including without limitation having filed all necessary filings and reports to be current with the SEC (without regard to any extension under Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act)).


Conditions to OTI’s Obligations.

Accuracy of the other representations and warranties of the Company in the Merger Agreement relating to the required governmental approvals, except for such consents and approvals that, if not obtained, made or given, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect;

Accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Parent and Merger Sub in the Merger Agreement in all material respects;

The Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied with their obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects; and

The delivery of an officer’s certificate by the Parent certifying that the above conditions have been satisfied.

See “The Merger Agreement-Conditions to the Closing of the Merger” beginning on page 58 of this Proxy Statement.

Termination of the Merger Agreement

The Parent and OTI can agree to terminate the Merger Agreement by mutual written consent at any time prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. In addition, the Parent can terminate the Merger Agreement if any of the following, among other things, occurs:

the Parent may terminate the Merger Agreement if the Merger is not consummated by July 1, 2022 (except that the Parent’s right to terminate the Merger Agreement in this circumstance will not be available to the Parent if its material breach of the Merger Agreement has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date, and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement);

the Merger Agreement has not been put to the vote of the shareholders of the Company by May 5, 2022, or if the shareholders of the Company fail to adopt the Merger Agreement at the shareholder meeting or any adjournment or postponement or postponement thereof by May 31, 2022;

any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and non-appealable order enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger; provided that the party seeking to terminate the Merger Agreement shall not have failed to use such efforts as required by the Merger Agreement to prevent and oppose such order; or
If a Company Adverse Recommendation Change (as such term is defined below) is made under the circumstances set forth under the Merger Agreement.

In addition, the Company can terminate the Merger Agreement if the Merger Agreement was voted against, or if the required majority was not obtained for the approval of the Merger in this extraordinary meeting of shareholders.

See “The Merger Agreement-Termination of the Merger Agreement” beginning on page 59 of this Proxy Statement.

No Solicitation of Acquisition Proposals

The Merger Agreement contains detailed provisions restricting OTI’s right to solicit acquisition proposals.

See “The Merger-Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 35 of this Proxy Statement.


Termination Fees

The Company is required to pay the Parent a termination fee of $1,500,000, if the Merger Agreement is terminated under any of the following circumstances:

by the Company if the Merger Agreement was voted against, or if the required majority was not obtained for the approval of the Merger at the shareholders meeting; and

by the Parent if (i) the Merger was not consummated on or before July 1, 2022, unless a material breach of the Merger Agreement by the Parent has been the principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before July 1, 2022, or (ii) if the Merger Agreement has not been put to the vote of the shareholders by May 5, 2022, or if the shareholders’ approval was not obtained by May 31, 2022.

See “The Merger Agreement- Termination Fee Payable by the Company” beginning on page 60 of this Proxy Statement.

Expenses

Except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such fees and expenses.

See “The Merger Agreement-Fees and Expenses” beginning on page 60 of this Proxy Statement.

Absence of Appraisal Rights

Under Israeli law, holders of ordinary shares are not entitled to statutory appraisal rights in connection with the Merger.

Regulatory Approvals

See “The Merger-Regulatory Matters” beginning on page 46 of this Proxy Statement.

Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences

The receipt by a U.S. holder of cash in exchange for the OTI ordinary shares in connection with the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Generally, a U.S. holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash it receives in connection with the Merger and its aggregate adjusted tax basis in the OTI ordinary shares that it exchanges therefor.

The receipt of cash in exchange for the OTI ordinary shares in connection with the Merger is generally a taxable transaction for Israeli income tax purposes and requires the withholding of applicable Israeli tax at source. However, certain exemptions from Israeli tax withholding may be applicable to non-Israeli holders of our ordinary shares under certain provisions of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) 1961, as amended, and we intend to submit an application to the ITA in order to clarify the withholding mechanism. We cannot assure you that our application will be accepted.

See “The Merger-Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences” for a summary discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to U.S. holders and material Israeli tax consequences in connection with the Merger. You should consult your tax advisor about the particular tax consequences of the Merger to you.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements contained in the sections entitled “Questions and Answers about the Shareholder Meeting and the Merger” beginning on page 1 of this Proxy Statement, “Summary” beginning on page 12 of this Proxy Statement and “The Merger” beginning on page 26 of this Proxy Statement, and in statements containing words such as “believes”, “estimates”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “continues”, “contemplates”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “should” or “would” or other similar words or phrases. These statements, which are based on information currently available to us, are not guarantees and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made and we expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement included in this document or elsewhere. In addition to other factors and matters contained in this document, these statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including, among others:

the petitioning of a third party, or, in the event of a termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company’s, for a declaration of insolvency under the Insolvency Law;
the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;

the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against OTI and others relating to the Merger Agreement;

the failure of the Merger to close for any other reason;

risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the Merger, and the effect of the announcement of the Merger on operating results and business generally;

the distraction of our management resulting from the proposed transaction;

the termination of the Company’s provision of services to the Company’s clients due to (i) the financial situation in the Company or (ii) the Merger Agreement and the identity of the Parent; and
the risks contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Proxy Statement and the other risks detailed in our current filings with the SEC, including those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 67 of this Proxy Statement.

Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this document. The business, financial condition or results of operations of OTI could be materially adversely affected by any of these factors. OTI does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect any event or circumstance that arises after the date of this document, except as required by law. The cautionary statements made in this document should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this document.

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MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND DATA

Markets

Since October 31, 2019, our ordinary shares, formerly listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, have been quoted on the OTCQX Market under the symbol “OTIVF”.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares. We have retained any future earnings to finance operations and to expand our business and, therefore, may not pay any cash dividends on ordinary shares in the future.


THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

General; Date; Time and Place

This document is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by OTI’s Board for use at the shareholder meeting. The shareholder meeting will be held at the principal business office of Gornitzky & Co., located at Vitania Tel Aviv Tower, 20 Haharash St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6761310, on May 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM (Israel time), unless it is postponed or adjourned.

Purpose of the Shareholder Meeting

At the shareholder meeting you will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the acquisition of OTI by the Parent, including the (i) approval of the Merger Proposal: (a) the Merger Agreement; (b) the Merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with Sections 314-327 of the Companies Law, following which Merger Sub will cease to exist as a separate legal entity and OTI will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent; (c) the consideration to be received by the shareholders of OTI in the Merger, consisting of $4,500,000 in the aggregate, in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, for each ordinary share owned immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (d) all other transactions and arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (ii) approval on a non-binding, advisory basis, of certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to OTI’s executive officers and/or directors in connection with the Merger and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable which we refer to as the Advisory Proposal; and (iii) approval of a proposal to adjourn the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates if necessary to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Merger at the time of the extraordinary general meeting, which we refer to as the Adjournment Proposal.

In addition to the Merger Proposal, the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, you also will be asked to consider and, as applicable, vote upon, any other business that may properly come before the shareholder meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the shareholder meeting, including voting on the adjournment or postponement of such meetings. OTI currently does not contemplate that any other matters will be considered at the shareholder meeting.

Shareholders Entitled to Vote; Record Date

Shareholders of record who held the OTI ordinary shares at the close of business on April 4, 2022 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to vote at the shareholder meeting. In addition, shareholders who, as of the Record Date, held ordinary shares through a bank, broker or other nominee which is a shareholder of record of OTI or which appears in the participant list of a securities depository, are considered to be beneficial owners of shares held in street name. These proxy materials are being forwarded to beneficial owners by their bank, broker or other nominee that is considered the holder of record. Beneficial owners have the right to direct how their shares should be voted and are also invited to attend the shareholder meeting, but may not actually vote their shares in person at the meeting unless obtaining, prior to the meeting, a legal proxy from such bank, broker or other nominee that authorizes them to vote their shares.

As of the Record Date, there were 75,775,393 ordinary shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the shareholder meeting.


Recommendation of the Board of Directors

After careful consideration, the Board has:

determined that the Merger, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, is in the best interests of OTI and its shareholders;

determined that it believes that there is no reasonable risk that consequently to the closing of the Merger the Company will not be able to pay its debts as they become due, as required to be resolved under Section 315 to the Companies Law, while taking into consideration, among other things: (i) the Company’s financial position, (ii) the Parent’s financial position as communicated by the Parent, (iii) the representations of the Parent under the Merger Agreement, (iv) the U-Bank Loan and support provided by the Parent prior to entering into the Merger Agreement, as agreed upon under the Term Sheet, (v) that the Merger is not subject to any financing conditions, (vi) the Parent’s agreement to guarantee certain obligations of the Company towards its suppliers, (vii) the Board’s familiarity with the Parent, its business and prospects, (viii) the Company’s past efforts to be sold and the results of such efforts and (ix) the fact that the Merger Agreement is the result of negotiations made by the parties;

approved the Merger, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

determined to recommend that OTI’s shareholders approve the Merger Agreement, together with its exhibits and schedules.

ACCORDINGLY, THE OTI BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OTI’S SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT, “FOR” THE NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE ON CERTAIN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND “FOR” THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.

Quorum and Voting

Pursuant to OTI’s amended and restated articles of association, the quorum required for the shareholder meeting consists of at least two shareholders present, in person or by proxy, who hold or represent in the aggregate at least 33 1/3% of the voting power in OTI. If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes from the time appointed for the shareholder meeting, the shareholder meeting will stand adjourned either (a) to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, unless such day falls on a statutory holiday (either in Israel or in the U.S.), in which case the meeting will be adjourned to the first business day afterwards which is not a statutory holiday, (b) to such later day and at such time and place as indicated in the notice of such meeting, or (c) to such later day than the date pursuant to clause (a) above if the Company has sent to the shareholders a prior notice of no less than 72 hours before the date set for the postponed meeting. At the adjourned meeting, any matter that was to be addressed during the shareholder meeting will be addressed, provided at least two shareholders are present in person or by proxy, regardless of the voting power in OTI held by them.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares and do not specify how you want to vote on your proxy card, your bank, broker or other nominee will not be permitted to instruct the depositary to cast a vote with respect to the Merger Proposal or the Advisory Proposal. Banks, brokers and other nominees who hold shares in “street name” for clients typically have authority to vote on “routine” proposals even when they have not received instructions from beneficial owners, absent specific instructions from the beneficial owner of the ordinary shares to the contrary. However, banks, brokers and other nominees are not allowed to exercise their voting discretion with respect to the approval of non-routine matters, such as adoption and approval of a merger and the proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the merger-related executive compensation. On the proposals, if a beneficial owner does not provide instructions to his, her or its bank, broker or other nominee, the ordinary shares will not be voted (referred to as a “broker non-vote”). Broker non-votes and abstentions will be treated as neither votes “for” nor “against” any matter, although they will be counted as present in determining whether a quorum is present. If your ordinary shares are held of record by a bank, broker, or other nominee, we urge you to give instructions to your bank, broker, or other nominee as to how your ordinary shares should be voted so that you thereby participate in the voting on the proposals.


Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote on the proposals or any other item that comes before the shareholder meeting. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any ordinary share, the right to attend the shareholder meeting will be conferred upon each of such joint owners, but the right to vote at the shareholder meeting and/or the right to be counted as part of the quorum thereat will be conferred exclusively upon the more senior among the joint holders attending the shareholder meeting, in person or by proxy. For this purpose, seniority will be determined by the order in which the names appear in OTI’s shareholder register.

Required Vote for the Merger Proposal

Provided that a quorum is present, the adoption and approval of the Merger Proposal at the shareholder meeting requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of our ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), excluding abstentions and broker non-votes.

Pursuant to Section 320(c) and Section 327 to the Companies Law, the approval of the Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% of ordinary shares present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting where a quorum is present and voting on the proposal, not including abstentions and broker non-votes and excluding any votes of our ordinary shares held by the Parent, Merger Sub or by any person holding at least 25% of the means of control of the Parent or Merger Sub, or any person or entity acting on behalf of the Parent, Merger Sub or any family member of, or entity controlled by a Merger Sub Affiliate.

In order for your vote to be counted, you must affirm on the proxy card or voting instruction form that you are not a Merger Sub Affiliate. If you do not so affirm, your vote will not count towards the tally for the merger proposal.

The Required Vote for the Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the merger-related executive compensation, as well as the proposal to approve the Adjournment Proposal, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast thereon. For purposes of each such proposal, if your ordinary shares are present at the special meeting but are not voted on this proposal, or if you have given a proxy and abstained on this proposal, or if you fail to submit a proxy or to vote in person at the special meeting, as applicable, the ordinary shares held by you or your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will not be counted in respect of, and will not have an effect on, the proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the merger-related executive compensation or the Adjournment Proposal, as the case may be.

Voting Results

The preliminary voting results will be announced at the shareholder meeting (when completed, if such meeting is adjourned). The final voting results will be tallied by Broadridge and will be published following the shareholder meeting on a Current Report Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

Voting of Proxies

If you are a record shareholder, your signed proxy card must be received by the Company at Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717 or at the Company’s registered office, by 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on May 7, 2022, or 3:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on May 7, 2022, to be counted towards the tally of ordinary shares so voted. In the alternative, a proxy card may be presented in person to the chairman of the shareholder meeting at such meeting in order to be counted towards the tally of votes at the meeting. If you are a record shareholder and attend the shareholder meeting, you may vote in person, and if you so vote, your proxy will not be used.


Even if you plan to attend the shareholder meeting, if you hold your ordinary shares in your own name as the shareholder of record, please vote your ordinary shares using a proxy. DO NOT enclose or return your share certificate(s) with your proxy. Properly executed proxies that do not contain voting instructions will not be voted in respect of the proposals.

 

ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.Shares Held in Street Name. If your ordinary shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, broker or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial holder” of the ordinary shares held for you in what is known as “street name.” If that is the case, you may instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote by completing and returning the proxy card provided by your bank, broker or other nominee. If you plan to attend the shareholder meeting, you will need a proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee in order to be given a ballot to vote the ordinary shares.

Voting through Agent

A shareholder may appoint a voting agent to vote in his or her place by way of signing a writ of appointment in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association.

Revoking or Changing Your Vote

Shares Registered in Your Name. Any proxy you give pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by you at any time before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by one of three ways:

you can send a written notice stating that you would like to revoke your proxy, which must be received at our principal business office by 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on May 7, 2022, or 3:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on May 7, 2022;

you can complete and submit a new proxy card dated later than the first proxy card, which must be received no later than the deadline applicable to a notice of revocation, as described above; or

you can attend the shareholder meeting, and file a written notice of revocation or make an oral notice of revocation of your proxy with the chairman of the shareholder meeting and then vote in person. Your attendance at the shareholder meeting will not revoke your proxy in and of itself.

Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy submitted to us (other than at the shareholder meeting) should be delivered to our principal business office, located at 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel 2069200, to the attention of Assaf Cohen, or via email to assaf@otiglobal.com, in accordance with the required timing described in the bullet-points above.

Shares Held in Street Name. If your ordinary shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, in order to change your voting instructions, you must follow the directions from your broker, bank or other nominee to change those instructions.

The Proxy

Amir Eilam and Assaf Cohen will serve as the proxy for shareholders of OTI under the enclosed form of proxy with respect to the matters to be voted upon at the shareholder meeting.

Share Ownership of OTI Directors and Executive Officers

As of the Record Date for the shareholder meeting, directors and executive officers of OTI beneficially owned, in the aggregate, approximately 6.1% of the ordinary shares outstanding.

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Solicitation of Proxies

In addition to solicitation by mail, directors, officers and employees of OTI may solicit proxies for the shareholder meeting from OTI shareholders personally or by telephone, facsimile and other electronic means without compensation other than reimbursement for their actual expenses. Arrangements also will be made with bankers, brokers and other nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of solicitation material to the beneficial owners of ordinary shares held of record by those persons, and OTI will, if requested, reimburse the record holders for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in so doing. In addition, we have engaged Alliance Advisors, LLC. to assist in the solicitation of proxies and to provide related informational support, for a fee of $10,000 plus reimbursement for reasonable expenses.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANY OTI SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH YOUR PROXY CARDS.

Request to Include Item on the Agenda

A shareholder holding, or shareholders holding together, at least one percent of the voting rights represented at the meeting are entitled to request that the Board of Directors include an item on the agenda, provided the item is suitable to be dealt with at the meeting. Such request must have been submitted to the Company within 7 days after the publication of the notice of the meeting.

Attending the OTI Shareholder Meeting

Only OTI shareholders, including joint holders, who held shares of record as of the close of business on April 4, 2022, and other persons holding valid proxies for the shareholder meeting are entitled to attend the shareholder meeting. All shareholders and their proxies should be prepared to present photo identification. In addition, if you are a record holder, your name is subject to verification against the list of record holders on the record date prior to being admitted to the shareholder meeting. OTI shareholders who are not record holders but hold shares through a bank, broker or other nominee in “street name” should be prepared to provide proof of beneficial ownership on the record date, such as a recent account statement prior to April 4, 2022, or similar evidence of ownership. A “street name” holder who wishes to vote his, her or its ordinary shares at the shareholder meeting will furthermore need to present a signed, legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee through which the ordinary shares are held. If you do not provide photo identification or comply with the other procedures outlined above upon request, you will not be admitted to the shareholder meeting.

Contact for Questions and Assistance in Voting

If you have a question about the Merger or how to vote or revoke a proxy you should contact:

Alliance Advisors, LLC

200 Broadacres Drive, 3rd Floor

Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003

Shareholders Call Toll Free: 844-557-9028

or

Assaf Cohen

5 Hatnufa St.,

Yokneam Industrial Zone,

Yokneam, Israel 2069200

assaf@otiglobal.com

Other Matters

OTI is not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the shareholder meeting. If, however, other matters are properly brought before the shareholder meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the shareholder meeting, the persons named as proxy holders will each have discretion to act on those matters, including to vote in their discretion to adjourn or postpone the shareholder meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.


THE MERGER PROPOSAL

PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE MERGER

On Track Innovations Ltd.

5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone

Yokneam, Israel 2069200

 

PROXY STATEMENTOTI is a developer of contactless payment solutions, NFC technology based, for the unattended market. Since 1990, we have been providing systems, devices and services to operators and integrators with solutions and components that are simple to implement. To date, OTI has deployed over one million payment solutions to our focused unattended markets: self-service kiosk, micro-markets and vending machines, entertainment and gaming, ATM, Mass Transit Ticketing Validation, and fuel payments. OTI operates through regional offices, supporting clients and payment industry partners with its unique contactless payment solutions. OTI’s ordinary shares are currently quoted on the OTCQX under the symbol OTIVF.

 

INTRODUCTIONNayax Ltd.

3 Arik Einstein St.

Herzliya, Israel 465907

Nayax Ltd. is a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business. Nayax offers a complete solution including localized cashless payment acceptance, management suite, and consumer engagement tools, enabling merchants to conduct commerce anywhere, at any time. With foundations and global leadership in serving unattended retail, Nayax has transformed into a comprehensive solution focused on its customers’ growth across channels. Today, Nayax has 8 global offices, over 550 employees, connections to more than 80 merchant acquirer and payment method integrations and is a recognized payment facilitator worldwide. Nayax’s mission is to improve our customers’ revenue potential and operational efficiency. For more information, please visit www.nayax.com.

 

This proxy statementOTI Merger Sub Ltd.

3 Arik Einstein St.

Herzliya, Israel 465907

OTI Merger Sub Ltd. is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Nayax Ltd. and the accompanying proxy card are being sent by On Track Innovations Ltd. (the “Company”) to the holders of record of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shareswas formed on October 25, 2021 (the “Record Date”). We intend to first mail this proxy statement and our annual report to shareholdersMarch 7, 2022, solely for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as well aspurpose of engaging in the enclosed proxy card, on or about [●], 2021, to all shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Record Date has been fixedtransactions contemplated by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as described hereunder. The accompanying proxy is being solicited by the Board for use at our 2021 Annual General Meeting (the “Meeting”), to be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Israel time, at our offices, 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200Merger Agreement and athas not engaged in any adjournment or postponement thereof; however, we are actively monitoring developments with regard to the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and it is possible that the Meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold the Meeting in person, we will announce alternative arrangements for the Meeting as promptly as practicable. The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. Directors, officers and employees of the Company may also assist in the solicitation of proxies by mail, telephone, telefax, in person or otherwise, without additional compensation. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to forward proxy soliciting materials to the owners of the Ordinary Shares held in their names and the Company will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurredbusiness activities other than in connection with the distribution of such proxy materials.transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

THE MERGER

 

The Board has fixed October 25, 2021 as the Record Date for the Meeting. Only shareholders of record on the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. On October 25, 2021, there were [●] outstanding ordinary sharesBackground of the Company (“Ordinary SharesMerger”). Each Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote per share. Subject to the provisions of Israeli law and pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company (the “Articles”), no business may be transacted at any shareholder meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting begins. The quorum required for a meeting of shareholders is at least two shareholders present in person or by proxy, holding in the aggregate at least one third (33 1/3%) of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares as of the Record Date (the “Quorum”). Abstentions will not be counted with respect to the items below, but will be counted in determining if a Quorum is present. Broker non-votes, as defined below, are counted in determining if a Quorum is present.

All Ordinary Shares represented in person or by valid proxies received by the Company prior to the Cut-Off Date (as defined below), and not revoked, will be voted as specified in the proxies or voting instructions. Votes that are left blank will be voted as recommended by the Board. With regard to other matters that may properly come before the Meeting, votes will be cast at the discretion of the proxies.

Broker non-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Generally, if shares are held in street name, the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker or nominee can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. In the event that a broker, bank, or other agent indicates on a proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote certain shares on a non-routine proposal, then those shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Because Items No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in this proxy statement are non-routine proposals, your broker, bank or other agent will not be entitled to vote on these proposals without your instructions. Items No. 7 and 8 are routine proposals, so your broker, bank or other agents will be entitled to vote on that proposal without your instruction. No vote is required for Item No. 9.

Any shareholder who has submitted a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is voted, by written notice addressed to and received by our Secretary, by submitting a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, but not after the Cut-Off Date, or by electing to vote in person at the Meeting. The mere presence at the Meeting of the person appointing a proxy does not, however, revoke the appointment.

We will not be able to count a proxy card unless we receive it at our principal executive offices at 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200, or at our proxy agent, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. at Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way Edgewood, NY 11717, in the enclosed envelope, by Monday, November 29, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Israel time, which is Monday, November 29, 2021 at 3:00 A.M. Eastern Time (“Cut-Off Date”). You may also vote by telephone or over the Internet on our proxy agent’s website at www.proxyvote.com until the Cut-Off Date by following the instructions included on the enclosed proxy card.

Our website address and our proxy agent’s website address are included several times in this proxy statement as a textual reference only, and the information in these websites is not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.

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ITEM NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Introduction

 

The number of our directorsfollowing is at least five and not more than ten, as provided for by our Articles. Currently we have six directors serving on our Board, with one director, Mr. Anderson, having his term expiring at the Meeting. In addition, our Board voted to appoint Ms. Hardardottir to act as director effective as of May 5, 2020, and voted to add an additional member, Mr. Uri Arazy as a director effective as of March 3, 2021. The Board has nominated Ms. Hardardottir, Mr. Arazy and Mr. Anderson, who currently serve as directors to be our Director Nominees. Shareholders will be asked to elect eachsummary of the Director Nomineesmaterial events leading up to hold office untilthe execution of the Merger Agreement. Throughout the period described below, prior to and in between our next general meeting following three years from their election, or, if Item No. 5 below is approved, until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. Further, in Item No. 2, we are proposing to elect an external director to replace Ms. Marks, who is stepping down as an external director, effective December 1, 2021.

We have been advised by the Director Nominees that they are willing to be named as nominees and are willing to serve as directors, if elected. If some unexpected occurrence should make necessary, in the discretionformal meetings of the Board, the substitution of some other person for the nominee, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote for the election of such other person as may be designated by the Board.

Furthermore, as required by the Israeli Companies Law of 1999-5759, as amended (the “Companies Law”), the Director Nominees have declared in writing that they possess the requisite skills and expertise, as well as sufficient time, to perform their duties as directors of the Company.

The names of each current member of our Board, our executive officers, and their ages as of the Record Date, are as follows:

Name

AgePosition(s) Held
Sandra B. Hardardottir47Chairman of the Board of Directors
William C. Anderson III (1)(3)50Director
Uri Arazy (1)(2)63Director
Donna Marks (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)65Director
Leonid Berkovitch (1)(2)(3)(4)54Director
Michael Shanahan (1)66Director
Yehuda Holtzman60Yehuda Holtzman, former Chief Executive Officer
Assaf Cohen37Chief Financial Officer

(1)Independent director under Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) rules (as if such rules were applicable to the Company)
(2)Member of the Compensation Committee
(3)Member of the Audit Committee
(4)External Director Under the Companies Law (“External Director”)
(5)Ms. Marks has submitted her resignation from the Board, effective December 1, 2021.


Information about the Board

The principal occupation, business experience and education of each nominee for election as director are set forth below.

Nominees for Election

William C. Anderson III was elected in 2014 as a director and was reelected in November 2017 to serve until the general meeting of shareholders that will take place three years following his reelection. Mr. Anderson is the founder of AmpThink LLC, a wireless solutions company focused on building large, complex, wireless networks employing different technologies, and has been acting as the President of AmpThink LLC since its incorporation in 2011. Prior to AmpThink, Mr. Anderson was co-founder of Genesta, a wireless systems integrator specializing in the design and deployment of warehouse automation systems, where Mr. Anderson from 2000 to 2011 acted as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Anderson holds a degree in Economics and Philosophy from Boston College and a Master’s degree in Management Science from The State University of New York.

The Company believes Mr. Anderson’s qualifications, including his years of experience in the high-tech industry and network solutions business, as well as his experience as Chief Technology Officer and President of private American companies, make him suitable to serve as a director of the Company.

Uri Arazy was appointed by the Board to serve as a director in March 2021, and until the next general meeting of shareholders of the Company, at which directors are being elected. He served in a variety of positions in Intel Corporation between 1984 and 2019. Between 2005 and 2019, Mr. Arazy served as an Investment Director of Intel Capital Israel. InAmir Eilam, the past five years, Mr. Arazy invested and served on the board of directors of technology startups including WSC Sports Technologies, Interlude, Spotinst, Moovit, Velostrata, Cloudify and Gigaspaces. Mr. Arazy holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Queens College, NY, an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Columbia University, NY, an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University and an M.A. in Security and Diplomacy from the Tel Aviv University.

The Company believes Mr. Arazy’s experience in the high-tech industry and his vast experience serving as a director make him suitable to serve as a directorcurrent Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Sandra B. Hardardottir was appointed in May 2020 as a directorCompany, and as ChairmanAssaf Cohen, Chief Financial Officer of our Board. From 1994 to 2001, Ms. Hardardottir was the founder and Managing Director of Premier Recruitment Ltd., a recruitment company specializing inCompany, updated the construction industry, and co-founder of Premier Electrical Ltd., an electrical contractor in the commercial and industrial sectors. From 2003 to 2008, Ms. Hardardottir served initially as a Senior Business Analyst and then was promoted to Senior Executive of a national U.S. management consulting firm. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Hardardottir held interim roles such as President and Director of Operations of companies that required short term relief to shareholders and leadership teams that faced immediate challenges requiring a shift in strategic focus and rebuilding of core competencies to align with company goals. From 2014 to 2017, Ms. Hardardottir acted as a Senior Business/Executive Analyst for Cogent Analytics, LLC, performing holistic business analysis and providing recommendations to improve performance through organizational structuring, operational efficiencies, and profit engineering. Ms. Hardardottir completed an International Finance Reporting and Controls course and holds an M.B.A. with honors from Durham University Business School in England.

The Company believes Ms. Hardardottir’s operational executive management and board experience with companies from various industrial sectors makes her suitable to serve as a director and Chairmanmembers of the Board of Directors ofon the Company.

Other Currently Serving Directors

Leonid Berkovitch has served as an External Director since April 2020. Mr. Berkovitch has nearly 30 years of experience in the smart card industry, having worked in leading technology companies in areas including telecom, e-transactionsrelevant events and digital security. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Berkovitch served as a Senior Vice President Sales EMEA, Marketing & Product lines Director in the Test & Transactions Division of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB). From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Berkovitch served as a Business Unit Director for Axalto. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Berkovitch served as a Managing Director Emerging Businesses for Gemalto N.V. Mr. Berkovitch joined Orange Group at the end of 2011 and served as a Vice-President Product Marketing in Viaccess-Orca (an affiliate company of Orange) until 2018. Since 2018, he has been Director IoT, Connected Home at Orange’s Corporate Unit and since the end of 2020, has taken a position of Senior Director; Connectivity at Orange Business Services. Mr. Berkovitch holds a Master of Science degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the State University of Telecommunications of Saint-Petersburg.developments.

 


Donna Marks has served as a director since 2015,The Company’s management team and currently qualifiesBoard actively monitor and assess developments in related industries. In addition, our management team and Board regularly consider and evaluate options for achieving the Company’s long-term strategic goals and enhancing shareholder value as an External Director under the Companies Law. Ms. Marks submitted her resignation from the Board, effective December 1, 2021. Ms. Marks is a Certified Public Accountant with a wide variety of experience serving clients in various industries over her 39 years in the practice of public accounting. Ms. Marks has servedindependent company, as a director, working at the Fuoco Group, LLC, an accounting firm between the years 2011 and 2014, while actingwell as a consultant for Fuoco Group through 2018. Priorpotential strategic alternatives to joining the Fuoco Group, Mrs. Marks was the managing partner of her own firm, Donna Marks, PA and served as a Managing Director at American Express Tax and Business Services (which merged into the international accounting firm of RSM International). Ms. Marks earned a B.A. in Business Administration degree in Accounting (magna cum laude) from the University of South Florida in 1978 and is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Michael Shanahan has served as a director since January 2020. Mr. Shanahan has served as owner and managing partner at Shanahan Law Firm since 2006. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Shanahan served as an associate and then partner at the Seattle, Washington law firm, Bauer Moynihan & Johnson. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Shanahan served as Vice President of administration and general counsel for Western Pioneer, Inc., and from 2003 to 2006, as Vice President of administration and general counsel for Blue North Fisheries, Inc., both companies in the fishing industry. In addition, since 1997, Mr. Shanahan has served as an adjunct professor at the Seattle University Law School. Mr. Shanahan holds a J.D. from the Seattle University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Washington.

Executive Officers

Yehuda Holtzman was appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in November 2019. Mr. Holtzman served from 1998 to 2011 as president of MobileAccess Ltd., a cellular technology company he co-founded and sold to Corning in 2011. Following that, Mr. Holtzman co-founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of ExploreGate Ltd., a big data/AI company, and from 2016 until 2018, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Mobilogy Inc., a provider of mobile lifecycle solutions which was acquired in 2018.

Assaf Cohen was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in February 2018. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Cohen served as the Company’s controller and deputy Chief Financial Officer from July 2015 and oversaw the Company’s finance department in this capacity. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cohen was a controller at a private company, Samgal Ltd., for a year and a half and prior to that he was a senior accountant at Ernst & Young. Mr. Cohen received a B.A. in economics and accounting from the Haifa University, and he is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel.

There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

RESOLVED, to elect each of Sandra B. Hardardottir, William C. Anderson and Uri Arazy as Directors on the Board starting on the date of the Meeting until our next general meeting.”

Required Vote

The affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution. The voting for each director shall be conducted separately. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no impact on the outcome of this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the results of the vote on this proposal, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum.

The Board recommends a vote FOR the election of each of Sandra B. Hardardottir, William C. Anderson and Uri Arazy as Directors to the Board until our next general meeting.

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ITEM NO. 2 — ELECTION OF AN EXTERNAL DIRECTOR

Background

Under the Companies Law, a public company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel must elect at least two External Directors; therefore, the Company is subject to the requirement to elect External Directors and to comply with the audit committee and compensation committee composition requirements under the Companies Law.enhance shareholder value.

 

On October 9, 2021, Ms. Marks announced24, 2018, the Company received a written notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. (“Nasdaq”) indicating that shethe Company was not in compliance with the Nasdaq listing rules, as the Company’s closing bid price for its ordinary share was below $1.00 per share for more than 30 consecutive days. On October 22, 2019, and due to the Company’s continued non-compliance with the Nasdaq listing rules, the Company received a notice stating that its securities will step downbe delisted from her positionNasdaq. Following the delisting of the Company’s securities from Nasdaq, as an External Director effective December 1, 2021. Mr. Berkovitch acts as our second External Director and his term expires in April 2023.of October 31, 2019, the Company’s shares were quoted on the OTCQX Markets.

 

External Director Nominee

Zvi Atlas isOn December 23, 2019, in connection with OTI’s need to raise funds to operate its business, and after examination of different fund raising possibilities, including loans and other investments in equity, and after considering the difficulties in approving certain possible investments due to Mr. Jerry Ivy’s holdings in the Company, OTI entered into a nomineeshare purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with Jerry L. Ivy Jr. Descendants’ Trust (“Ivy”), Mr. William C. Anderson, then a member of OTI’s Board and currently acting as chairman of OTI’s Board, and Mr. James Scott Medford, then a member of OTI’s Board and its chairman (collectively, the “SPA Investors”), determined by the Board, after negotiations on the terms thereof, to serve as an External Directorbe in the best interest of the Company for a three year term. Mr. Atlas servedand as managing partner at Ezra Yehuda Rozenblum Internal Audit Firm (Kreston Israel) from 2019 until December 2020 when he retired. From 1997 to 2019, and again after retirement since January 2021, Mr. Atlas served as owner and Chief Executive Officer at AIM Atlas Investment Management Ltd., a private risk management consulting firm. In addition, between 2010 and 2012, Mr. Atlas served as a member of the board of directors and the audit committee of CredoRax (Malta) Ltd., a licensed private Merchant Acquiring Bank. Mr. Atlas holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the Tel Aviv University, a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Tel Aviv University and a Certification of Tax and Accounting Consultant by the Ministry of Finance of Israel.

The Company believes that Mr. Atlas’ professional and corporate experience, as well as his knowledge and familiarity with corporate finance and accounting, marketing, and product management, make him suitable to serve as an External Director of the Company.

The Company has received a statement from Mr. Atlas, in which he declares that he meets all of the requirements applicable to External Directors, as set forth in the Companies Law. Furthermore, based on Mr. Atlas’ statements, he meets the requirement of the Companies Law that an External Director shall possess financial and accounting expertise.

The Company is not aware of any reason why Mr. Atlas, if elected as an External Director, would be unable to serve as such. The Company does not have any understanding or agreement with respect to the future election of Mr. Atlas.

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

RESOLVED, to elect Zvi Atlas as an External Director on the Board for a three-year term, commencing on the date of the Meeting and to approve the compensation payable to him as provided for in this proxy statement.”

Required Vote

The affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution, provided either: (i) included in such majority is at least a majority of the Ordinary Shares of shareholders who are non-controlling shareholders and do not have a personal interest in said election (excluding a personal interest that is not related to the relationship with the controlling shareholder)1, excluding for such purpose any abstentions; or (ii) the total number of Ordinary Shares of shareholders specified in clause (i) who voted against this resolution does not exceed two percent of the voting rights in the Company. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the results of the vote on this proposal, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum.

The Board recommends a vote FOR the above resolution.

1Under the Companies Law, in general, a person will be deemed to be a controlling shareholder if the person has the power to direct the activities of the Company, other than by reason of being a director or other office holder of the Company, and you are deemed to have a personal interest if any member of your immediate family (spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or each of the foregoing with respect to your spouse or their spouse) has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. In addition, you are deemed to have a personal interest if a company, other than the Company, that is affiliated with you has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. Such company is a company in which you or a member of your immediate family serves as a director or chief executive officer, has the right to appoint a director or the chief executive officer, or owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares. You are also deemed to have a personal interest if you are voting another person’s shares pursuant to a proxy provided by a shareholder who has a personal interest in the said resolution, even if you do not have a personal interest in the said resolution.

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ITEM NO. 3 – APPROVAL OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPENSATION POLICY

The Companies Law provides that public companies incorporated under the laws of Israel, whose shares have been offered to the public in or outside of Israel, such as the Company, are required to adopt a policy governing the compensation of “Office Holders”. The Companies Law defines the term “Office Holder” of a company to include a director, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and any manager who is directly subordinated to the chief executive officer. As reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the SEC on September 30, 2019, the proposal to amend the compensation policyDecember 26, 2019. As part of the SPA, the Company (as amended from timesold an aggregate amount of 12,500,000 shares (the “SPA Shares”) at a price per share of $0.20, raising an aggregate amount of $2,500,000, made in two tranches. The SPA also determined that Ivy will be entitled to time,appoint two members to the Compensation Policy”) thatBoard. Furthermore, Ivy was includedalso granted with information rights affording Ivy the right to receive any information or report concerning operations and performance similar to and concurrent with the Company’s reports to its Board as well as pre-emptive rights, according to which if the Company offers, or intends to offer, any equity securities (including any convertible instruments), except certain exempt issuances, the Company is required to first offer such securities to Ivy.

Starting in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the Company in various ways, including, but not limited to, a decrease in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed withrevenues (compared to the Securitiesforecast), derived from a decrease in sales of mass transit ticketing in the Polish market, mainly due to lockdowns and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)other restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, longer components’ procurement lead time, a shortage in components, postponement of sales, slower execution of transactions, increases in prices of components and other matters. In addition, the longer lead time and the rising prices for components required the Company to purchase a larger amount of components in advance, causing a larger expense on August 23, 2019such components than the one that was not approved byestimated. Since 2020, the general meeting ofCompany has taken measures to reduce costs and balance its financials, including, among other things, applying salary reductions.

On April 14, 2020, the shareholders of the Company asapproved the proposal did not receiveclosing of the requisite majority requiredsecond tranche under the Companies Law. NotwithstandingSPA, which led to Ivy becoming a controlling shareholder in the above, under the Companies Law, the board of directors of a company may overrule the resolutionCompany, as he then held 26% of the general meeting of the company’s shareholders to not approve proposed changes to the company’s compensation policy, if certain conditions are met. Accordingly, and pursuant to the Companies Law, on November 5, 2019, the Board approved the same proposed amendments to the Compensation Policy, as were included in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on August 23, 2019. In this Meeting, the Company wishes to submit the Company’s amended and restated compensation policy for executive officers, introducing amendments related to the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance (“D&O Insurance”)share capital, as well as the Company’s abilityappointment of certain directors to grant equity to its employees, as further described below, for the approval of its shareholders. Following the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, (the “Compensation Committee”) and the approval of the Board, we recommend to approve the Compensation Policy.

A compensation policy is required to address, among other things, matters relating to insuring the liability of Office Holders in customary D&O Insurance. In connection with the D&O Insurance, historically, the Israeli Securities Authority (the “ISA”) determined that compensation policy of a company must include, among other things, reference to the premium, framework for change over the three years limit of liability and deductible. However, in a recent public legal opinion, the ISA has re-examined its position, considering the unique circumstances of the D&O Insurance market and the external changes that have taken place over the recent years in the insurance market. Following such examination, the ISA resolved to waive the demand that the compensation policy would include, when addressing D&O Insurance matters, limitation on the premium paid for such D&O Insurance, and, if applicable, the deductible amounts under the D&O Insurance, provided that the same are in line with market conditions at the time the policy is made.

Accordingly, and in accordance with the position of the ISA, we propose to amend Section [●] to the Compensation Policy to reflect such position changes, which each of the Compensation Committee and Board deemed necessary in light of the changes in insurance markets in recent years, and would provide us with flexibility that is necessary in light of market conditions that we cannot change.

In addition, the Company has conducted a review of the compensation payable to its directors and provided for in Item 4 below. Following the review and after the approval of our Compensation Committee and our Board, the Company proposes to amend the Compensation Policy to align with what the Company believes would be proper and adequate compensation to its directors. Accordingly, the Company is also proposing to amend Sections [●] to the Compensation Policy.

Lastly, the Company is also proposing to amend Sections [●] to the Compensation Policy to allow the Company to grant its employees and directors, among others, restricted shares, equity and bonuses in an amount that will create an incentive for such employees and directors, which will encourage them to assist the Company in its efforts to generate revenues (the “Amended Policy”).

A marked copy of the Amended Policy indicating the proposed amendments thereof is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s Amended and Restated Compensation Policy, in the form attached as Exhibit A to the proxy statement, be, and hereby is, approved.”

Required Vote

The affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution, provided either (i) included in such majority is at least a majority of the Ordinary Shares of shareholdersincluding Mr. Michael Shanahan, who are non-controlling2 shareholders nor having a personal interest in said resolution; or (ii) the total number of Ordinary Shares of shareholders specified in clause (i) who voted against this resolution does not exceed two percent of the voting rights in the Company. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the results of the vote on this proposal, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum

The Board recommends a vote FOR approval of the proposed resolution.

2See footnote 1 above.

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ITEM NO. 4 – APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO DIRECTORS IN OFFICE

The Companies Law provides that companies incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, whose shares are listed for trade on a stock exchange or have been offered to the public in or outside of Israel, such as the Company, shall be required to receive the approval of their compensation committee, their board of directors and their shareholders, when approving the terms of directors’ engagement with the company.

In this Meeting, and subject to the approval of the Amended Policy under Item No. 3 above, the Company wishes to submit the Directors’ Compensation Plan (the “Directors Compensation Plan”) for the approval of its shareholders. The Directors Compensation Plan is designed to attract, retain and compensate highly qualified directorswas nominated by providing them with competitive compensation and equity interests in the Company, to align their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders. Following the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and the approval of the Board, we recommend to approve the Directors Compensation Plan, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. In addition,Ivy in accordance with the terms of the Amended Policy (if approved)SPA, and was appointed on January 21, 2020. On May 5, 2020, the Directors Compensation Plan, and further subjectBoard also appointed Ms. Sandra Bjork Hardardottir, a relative of Ivy, as a director on the Board, which appointment was also made by Ivy pursuant to some directors agreeing to terminate certain option grants they hold, as shown in the table below, the Company wishes to grant the directors restricted shares (“Restricted Shares”) as further detailed in the table below.

Under the Companies Law, the terms of engagement with a controlling shareholder or a relative thereof require a special approval. Forthe SPA.


On December 5, 2020, the Board resolved that, purpose, a person will be deemed to be a controlling shareholder ifbased on information provided by the person has the power to direct the activitiesmanagement of the Company, the Company was in an urgent need to raise additional funding to secure its ability to maintain its business. Furthermore, the Company’s management had been searching for alternative funding, and reached the conclusion that a convertible loan from Ivy, under the terms further described below, was an appropriate option. Further to the management’s analysis, the Board resolved that it was in the best interests of the Company to receive a loan from Ivy. On December 9, 2020, the Company entered into the Loan Agreement with Ivy (the “Ivy Loan Agreement”) under which Ivy extended a loan to the Company in the amount of up to $1,500,000, payable in two trenches (the “Ivy Loan Amount”). The Ivy Loan Amount was secured pursuant to a debenture by a first priority floating charge over all the tangible or intangible assets and other than by reason of being a director or other office holderproperty of the Company as wellof the date of the Ivy Loan Agreement or thereafter acquired. Under the Ivy Loan Agreement, it was agreed that the Company will use the Ivy Loan Amount to pursue strategic options, including the engagement of an investment bank to identify opportunities for a sale of the Company. Accordingly, on December 2, 2020, the Company signed an engagement letter with an investment bank (the “Investment Bank”) to act as the Company’s exclusive financial adviser for the purpose of effecting a sale of the Company. It was also agreed that the Ivy Loan Amount and all accrued interest would mature and be payable in full by June 17, 2021, provided that the maturity date could be extended. The Ivy Loan Amount bore interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, provided, however, that upon an extension of the maturity period beyond the initial maturity date, the interest would automatically increase, effective as of such maturity date, to the rate of 10.0% per annum. Pursuant to the Ivy Loan Agreement, at any time prior to the repayment in full of the Ivy Loan Amount, together with interest accrued and all other amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement (the “Secured Amount”), Ivy would be entitled, at its sole discretion, to demand to convert (the “Conversion Right”) the entire Secured Amount into ordinary shares, at a price per share reflecting certain discount, changing depending on the time of conversion. In addition, the Ivy Loan Agreement stated that the Company would maintain its then-current level of debt in Bank Leumi Le’Iseael (“BLL”), subject to certain exceptions, and would not create or permit to subsist any of the security interests stated thereon on any of the Company’s assets and property, except for certain permitted security interests and future fixed changes on assets of the Company.

On January 26, 2021, the Ivy Loan Agreement was amended to allow for an additional lender, Mr. James Scott Medford, who was no longer, at that point, a member of the board, to join Ivy and lend an additional $100,000 bringing the Ivy Loan Amount to an aggregate amount of up to $1,600,000. On March 2, 2021, the Ivy Loan Agreement and the terms thereof were approved by the shareholders of the Company. The Loan Agreement was subsequently extended twice, as further detailed below, extending the maturity date to January 28, 2022.

On March 29, 2021, as part of the Company’s efforts to mitigate the losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for other reasons, and pursuant to the Board’s determination, after reviewing the terms of the agreement, that it was in the best interest of the Company to sell the Company’s shares in OTI’s Polish subsidiary, ASEC S.A. (“ASEC”), the Company entered into an agreement for the sale of shares in ASEC, by and between the Company and Vector Software SP. Z O.O (“VS”), under which VS purchased from the Company 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of ASEC for $3,000,000, of which approximately $2,100,000 was used to repay loans provided to ASEC by Polish banks, while the remainder was used to finance OTI’s continuing business.

In discussions conducted in February and March of 2021, OTI’s management presented the Board with cash-flow projections showing a need for additional funding to secure the quarterly cash-flow fluctuation and provide a buffer for the market uncertainty and litigation settlements. The idea of conducting a rights offering was brought up as a personway of raising funds while allowing the Company’s existing shareholders to avoid dilution, offering them terms parallel to those of Ivy (i.e., setting a price per share equal to the conversion price per share of the Ivy Loan Amount under the Ivy Loan Agreement at the time of the rights offering). Following an extensive discussion on the terms of the proposed rights offering, the Board approved the conducting of the rights offering. Between April and May of 2021, the Company conducted a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), pursuant to a prospectus dated April 20, 2021, under which the Company offered its shareholders the ability to exercise subscription rights and purchase, for every subscription right held by them as of April 14, 2021, one ordinary share of the Company, at a purchase price of $0.174 per share, before the expiration of the Rights Offering that is holding 25%took place on May 19, 2021. For the purpose of securing a full subscription, Ivy provided the Company with a commitment letter pursuant to which he committed to fully exercise his rights, while additionally requesting to exercise additional rights un-subscribed for, for up to approximately $2,825,000 in the aggregate, subject to the limitation that such holdings, including those of Ivy’s affiliates, will not exceed 45% or more of the voting rightsCompany’s issued and outstanding share capital following the conclusion of the Rights Offering. The Rights Offering was oversubscribed and generated $3,300,000 in gross proceeds to the Company, and the issuance of an aggregate of 18,965,517 ordinary shares at a price of $0.174 per share, out of which 10,896,304 were issued to Ivy and its affiliates, bringing Ivy and its affiliates to own 35.9% of the Company’s general meeting, if there is no additional shareholder holding more than 50%issued and outstanding share capital.


Starting on December 2, 2020, the Investment Bank engaged by the Company to assist the Company in identifying potential buyers to the Company. For that purpose, the Company established a data room, allowing interested parties bound by confidentiality and showing interest to review the Company. During that time, the Investment Bank, following the approval of Mr. Yehuda Holtzman, the former CEO of the voting rightsCompany, approached many potential buyers, anonymously (i.e., without exposing the Company), and examined the interest of such potential buyers to purchase the Company. Out of dozens of potential buyers approached by the Investment Bank, during March and April of 2021, 8 companies signed a non-disclosure agreement, allowing further discussions for such potential purchase.

On May 12, 2021, the Investment Bank presented a draft of one initial non-binding term-sheet to the Board, which was still under negotiations. The Investment Bank explained that the reason for having only one offer made was the fact that the market was slowing down in comparison to the previous quarter, while adding that buyers were looking for aggressive revenue growth. The Company received no other offers term sheets. As part of the discussions with the Board, the Investment Bank added that the Company could make efforts to demonstrate higher revenues, but this would require additional time.

On the Maturity Date of the Ivy Loan Agreement, Ivy had not yet converted the Ivy Loan Amount, which meant that, unless extended, the Company needed to repay the Ivy Loan Amount. Based on information provided to the Board by the Company’s management, the Board determined that the Company should continue to preserve its available cash. Furthermore, the management reported that efforts to find alternative financing options to refinance the Ivy Loan Amount under terms that are better than the terms of the Ivy Loan Agreement were not fruitful and no favorable alternative was found. Following the approval of the Board, and the agreement of Ivy, being the majority of the lenders, to exercise its option to extend the maturity date, the parties entered into a notice of exercise of option and agreement (the “Extension Agreement”), according to which the maturity date was extended until December 17, 2021.

On June 18, 2021, the Investment Bank updated the management that the party that provided the initial draft for a non-binding term-sheet had informed the Investment Bank that due to reasons such as pricing, path to profitability and a long path to the U.S. market, it decided not to move forward with the offer to acquire the Company.

 

Ms. Hardardottir isOn August 10, 2021, the Company entered into settlement agreements with two companies, Merwell Inc. (“Merwell”) and SuperCom Ltd. (“SuperCom”), with which the Company had been litigating since 2013. Such settlements were approved by the Board, which determined them to be in the best interest of the Company. Under the settlement with Merwell the Company paid an amount of NIS 5,700,000 (approximately $1,766,000) while under the settlement with SuperCom, SuperCom paid the Company an amount of NIS 5,128,000 (approximately $1,589,000), resulting in a relativenet expense of a controlling shareholdertotal of approximately $177,000 to the Company.

Through the years, the Company has been receiving loans BLL in various amounts of up to $4,000,000 on the Company’s accounts in BLL, composed of, at the relevant times of a credit line of up to $2,500,000 against invoices for products, a credit line of up to $1,000,000 against customer purchase orders and a credit line of up to $500,000 against invoices for SaaS (i.e., software as a service). As collateral for the various loans provided by BLL, BLL was granted with a first ranking charge over all of the Company’s assets and rights. BLL funding through the years was critical to the operation of the Company and therefore, votingwas the primary mechanism for funding the manufacturing of committed orders.


Since the extension of the date of the repayment of the Ivy Loan Amount to December 17, 2021, the Company had been negotiating with Ivy to either convert the Ivy Loan Amount to equity or further extend the repayment date of the Ivy Loan Amount. Given the proximity to December 17, 2021, and based on the projected cash-flows, projected revenues and the Company’s cash balances presented for September 30, 2021, the Company stated that if the Ivy Loan Amount was to be repaid in December, and without further fund raising, it would have only sufficient funds to continue to operate its business until the end of the third quarter of 2022, however, the Company was unable to assure that the it will be able to continue its operations for a period of at least 12 months. This created a substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, which is why a note of going concern was added to the Company’s financial statements for the third quarter of 2021. The addition of the going concern note caused the Company additional difficulties as suppliers were more reluctant to either provide the Company with credit or allow it to defer certain payments, and insisted on immediate payments.

Following a long process and after approaching many companies, none of the pursued opportunities matured and no additional offer was made. On October 18, 2021, the Investment Bank provided the Company with a notice of termination of its engagement.

During November 2021, the Board attempted to obtain additional funding through various third parties while also reaching out to Ivy. After several discussions with Ivy, Ivy notified the Company that he would consider providing the Company with additional funding of up to $5,000,000. In later discussions and as part of the negotiations on the terms of such potential additional funding that took place during November of 2021, Ivy stated that such potential funding would be subject to the Company’s presentation of a financial plan demonstrating profitability in the near future. If none was provided, the Company was set to pay back the Loan Amount at the Maturity Date. A few meetings were conducted, including a face-to-face meeting conducted on November 7, 2021, with a Company management representative, a person working with Ivy, and Mr. Zvi Atlas, then a director nominee and Company’s counsel. In the meeting, the outline for an additional loan was provided and discussed, and it was agreed that the Company’s counsels will provide an initial draft based on the Ivy Loan Agreement.

On November 7, 2021, a meeting was conducted with BLL in which a management representative, Mr. Atlas and a person working with Ivy were present, for the purpose of increasing the factoring loans. During that meeting, the person working with Ivy provided background about Ivy to the bank and stated that Ivy was committed to the Company and had faith in its abilities. The person working with Ivy further told BLL that Ivy was in discussions with the Company on additional credit to be provided by Ivy.

On November 11, 2021, the Company presented the Board with the key terms of the potential loan to be provided by Ivy, and the Board designated Mr. Atlas, then a director nominee, to act as the Board’s representative to the negotiations.

On December 12, 2021, the management updated the Board with respect to the termsimpacts of herthe going concern note on the Company’s cash-flow, as well as the reasonable possibility of recognizing materially lower revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021. The management stated that the Company’s needed to further increase its cash in order to support the 2022 operation plan. On December 16, 2021, the Company’s management stated based on the cash flow projections, that the Company would not be able to pay its employee’s salaries by January 9, 2022. During that time, the management was working on the 2022 budget while discussing with the Board the ability of the Company to defer certain payments.


On December 16, the Company and Ivy entered into an additional agreement to extend the Maturity Date of the Ivy Loan Agreement from December 17, 2021, to January 28, 2022.

On December 23, 2021, the Board convened and discussed all potential fund raising options, including an idea of conducting a PIPE transaction (if even available to OTI) that was brought up as a last resort, subject to Ivy’s agreement for waiver of his preemptive rights granted under the SPA, the possible engagement requiresof a special majority, asnew financial advisor to assist in the Company’s attempts of raising certain debt funding (from which the Company was expecting a response about possible representation after his examination of materials provided for below. In addition, the proposed Directors Compensation Policy shall apply,to him with respect to the maximum extent possible, also to our External Directors. The Companies Law provides that compensation to External Directors needs to be approved by a special majority, as outlined below.

We urge our shareholders to review Item No. 4 “Approval of an AmendedCompany’s status and Restated Compensation Policy”different obligations) and the information under “Compensationattempts to locate other potential buyers, if any, of Directorsthe Company, as part of its efforts to avoid insolvency. The Board discussed each of the fund raising options and Executive Officers” for more information.

each of their feasibility, considering the Company’s situation as well as the limitations imposed by the note of going concern and the agreements with Ivy (both the SPA and the Loan Agreement). The information relatingBoard additionally discussed the possible inability of the Company to pay its employees their December salaries, and was also informed of the possible need to initiate insolvency procedures. By that time, Ivy remained undecided as to its willingness to provide an additional loan and did not provide comments to the cancellationdraft loan agreement sent to his counsel on November 11, 2021. The possibility of optionsconducting a PIPE transaction was further examined and grants of Restricted Sharesthe limitations to such fund raising efforts, such as Ivy’s preemptive rights and related terms thereof can be found below (the “Equity Grant Scheme”). Upon vesting of Restricted Shares, the grantee shall be required to pay the par value of the share no longer subject to restriction of NIS 0.1.

Name of GranteeNumber of Restricted Shares to be GrantedVesting Schedule
Sandra Hardardottir (1)30,00010,000 Restricted Shares fully vested upon grant; 20,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 2 years, on an annual basis, Commencing on January 1, 2022.
Michael Shanahan (2)30,00010,000 Restricted Shares fully vested upon grant; 20,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 2 years, on an annual basis, Commencing on January 1, 2022.
Leonid Berkovitch (3)30,00010,000 Restricted Shares fully vested upon grant; 20,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 2 years, on an annual basis, Commencing on January 1, 2022.
Bill Anderson (4)60,00060,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 3 years, on an annual basis, Commencing on January 1, 2022.
Uri Arazy (5)30,00030,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 3 years, on an annual basis, Commencing on January 1, 2022.
Zvi Atlas (6)30,00030,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 3 years, on an annual basis, Commencing on January 1, 2022.

(1)Subject to the election of Ms. Hardardottir as a director.

(2)Subject to Mr. Shanahan’s agreement to the cancellation of an amount of 30,000 options.
(3)Subject to Mr. Berkovitch’s agreement to the cancellation of an amount of 30,000 options.
(4)Subject to the election of Mr. Anderson as a director and to his agreement to the cancellation of an amount of 30,000 options he owns.
(5)Subject to the election of Mr. Arazy as a director.
(6)Subject to the election of Mr. Atlas as an External Director.

Item No. 4A – Approval of Compensation Payable to Directors in Officer, Not Including Compensation to Ms. Sandra Hardardottir

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, subject to theneed for a special approval of the Amended Policy, to approveshareholders in certain instances, was presented.

On December 26, 2021, Ms. Hardardottir informed the Directors Compensation PlanBoard and the Equity Grant Scheme,management that Ivy informed her that he did not intend to extend or renew the loan he provided under the Ivy Loan Agreement, and further approveasked to be advised as to the next steps to be taken by the Company. At that eachpoint, the Board instructed management to (i) examine Ivy’s willingness to allow the Company to pursue funding opportunities, bearing in mind the rights Ivy had under the SPA and the Ivy Loan Agreement, (ii) to assess, based on the Company’s cash-flow, how long the Company had to raise such additional funding, and (iii) convene the Board and weigh in the alternatives.

On December 27, 2021, Mr. Atlas, the newly appointed external director, excludingprovided Ms. Sandra B. Hardardottir, shallthen the chairperson of the Board, his official letter of resignation from the Board, announcing his resignation with immediate effect.

On December 28, 2021, the Board reconvened. First, the Board was informed of Mr. Atlas’ resignation from the Board. Following her update with respect to Mr. Atlas’ resignation, Ms. Hardardottir, chairperson of the Board, also tendered her resignation from the Board, announcing that it would be entitledtaking effect immediately, and then she left the meeting. Mr. William C. Anderson was then appointed as chairman of the meeting. The management then provided the remaining members of the Board a review of the current financial status in the Company. The Board discussed, further to previous meetings and further to Ivy’s announcement, the Company’s ability to continue its operations while reviewing the cash-flow projection and understanding the Company’s ability to continue to operate. In addition, the Board discussed further the limitations and implications of initiating insolvency procedures and it was agreed that the management would exhaust any potential solution to avoid bankruptcy in any way.

On December 30, 2021, the Board was updated by the management as to the compensation set forth incurrent financial and business situation and was further presented with the Directors Compensation Plan without further shareholders’ approval.”status of the Company’s fund raising efforts, which included:

a negative response from a potential financial advisor, who stated that he did not believe the Company would be able to raise funds through debt;

Ivy’s stance with respect to additional funding;


application to, and discussions with, two investment banks, which told the Company that they did not believe that the Company would be able to raise funds by selling its stock to investors, either by a public offering or a PIPE transaction;

approaching additional potential buyers of the Company; and

the idea of conducting a PIPE transaction.

Required VoteIn addition, the Board was presented with the possible legal routes under the Insolvency Law.

 

The affirmative voteBoard agreed to present Ivy with the financial plan and examine a possible cooperation (whether by assisting the Company with a request for a credit line with BLL or approaching the Court to declare that the Company was unable to pay its debts, while filing for a stay-of-execution order, a certain relief offered to companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic under the Insolvency Law). In addition, the Board resolved to continue pursuing the funding options presented to it and assessing the question of a majorityinsolvency.

On December 30, 2021, after the conclusion of the Ordinary Shares voting onBoard meeting, Mr. Michael Shanahan, a director, tendered his resignation from the matterBoard, with immediate effect. After Mr. Shanahan’s resignation, the Board was composed of three members – Mr. William C. Anderson, Mr. Leonid Berkovitch and Mr. Uri Arazy.

On January 4, 2022, the Board convened and the management informed the Board that BLL had rejected various payments to suppliers while further discussing the implications of such rejection. Further, the management informed the Board that the Company provided BLL with an update as to the Company’s financial situation. The management stated that it requested BLL to renew its credit line while stating that the Company is required to approve this resolution. The votinglooking for each director shall be conducted separately. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no impact onadditional funding. At that meeting, the outcomemanagement further recommended that the Board file for a stay of this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the resultsproceedings order under a special COVID route created as part of the vote on this proposal, but willInsolvency Law. The Board agreed to present Ivy with the budget that might be countedacceptable to him for purposesthe purpose of determining whether thereattempting to secure an additional loan. Furthermore, the Board determined that the Company is a quorum.insolvent unless it obtains additional funding.

 

TheOn January 5, 2022, the management updated the Board recommends a vote FOR approvalthat BLL froze all of the proposed resolution.Company’s bank accounts, such that no withdrawals could be made, including ones needed for the pre-payment for future productions, which further impaired the Company’s ability to recover from the financial difficulties. In addition, BLL converted the money that the Company then had in its USD account into NIS in order to offset the Company’s debt in its NIS account, which reduced the debt.

 

Item No. 4B – Approval of Compensation Payable to Ms. Sandra Hardardottir

It is proposed thatOn January 6, 2022, the following resolution be adopted atCompany provided BLL with an update and presented them with the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, subject2022 budget. BLL asked questions with respect to the approval of the Amended Policy, to approve that Sandra B. Hardardottir shall be entitled to the compensation set forth in the Directors Compensation Plan without further shareholders’ approval.”

Required Vote

The affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution, provided either (i) included in such majority is at least a majority of the Ordinary Shares of shareholders who are non-controlling3 shareholders nor having a personal interest in said resolution; or (ii) the total number of Ordinary Shares of shareholders specified in clause (i) who voted against this resolution does not exceed two percent of the voting rights in the Company. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the results of the vote on this proposal, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum.

The Board recommends a vote FOR approval of the proposed resolution.

3See footnote 1 above.

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ITEM NO. 5 – APPROVAL OF GRANT OF EQUITY TO MR. YEHUDA HOLTZMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY

The Compensation Committee and the Board believe there is a need to provide and rewards for both short term and long term performance, and therefore suggests to grant Mr. Yehuda Holtzman, Chief Executive Officerpossibility of the Company 1,050,000 Restricted Shares,to secure an additional loan from Ivy. Later that day, Ivy announced that he would not be providing additional funding and BLL, in light of the refusal of Ivy to extend further funding to the Company, advised that it, as well, was unwilling to extend further credit.

On January 7, 2022, the Board determined that the Company was insolvent from a cash flow perspective and could not pay its debts when they became due. It determined further that the best course of action would be to commence insolvency proceedings with the court and to request the appointment of a trustee while the management will continue to work with the trustee to be appointed in order to try and implement a rehabilitation plan in accordance with the plan that was presented and approved by the Board.


On January 10, 2022, the Company filed a petition (the “Petition”) with the Israeli county court of Nazareth (the “Court”) in accordance with the Insolvency Law, seeking a court order to commence proceedings with respect to the Company, which will provide the Company with the court’s protection in accordance with the Insolvency Law. In addition, the Petition provided that the Company sought to obtain a court order to operate the Company for a period of thirty days under court protection in order to rehabilitate the Company, based on a 90-day plan provided by the Company showing how and when the Company would be able to reach a balanced cash-flow.

On January 12, 2022, the management conducted several meetings with seven potential buyers/investors, five of which were not interested in purchasing the Company. One showed interest in purchasing the Company; however, on the evening of January 12, 2022, after reviewing the materials provided to it, it informed the Company that it would not provide an offer and was no longer interested in purchasing the Company. Following a short communication between the Company and the Parent made as part of the Company’s efforts to locate a purchaser as a last resort from insolvency, the management informed the Board of a non-binding offer from the Parent for the purchase of the Company and the provision of a loan, and it was suggested to amend the court application such that the order to commence proceedings shall be postponed by approximately two weeks, while appointing a temporary trustee, for the purpose of entering into a transaction with the Parent. For the purpose of approaching the Court, the Parent provided the Company with an email to be presented to the Court stating that it was willing to purchase 100% of the Company’s shares, “as-is”, for a total amount of $10,000,000, to be split between payment of debts and the remainder paid to the shareholders. The Parent further stated in the email that it was willing to move fast and inject the Company with at least $3,000,000 to cover short term debts that were due, while noting that such amount would be deducted from the $10,000,000 offered.

On January 13, 2022, a Court hearing took place in which the Company presented the Parent’s offer to the Court, following which the Court deferred any further action or order in connection with the petitions filed in order for the Company to conclude negotiations with the Parent.

Between January 14, 2022 and January 18, 2022, the Company and Parent negotiated the terms set forthof a binding term sheet for the purchase of the Company.

On January 18, 2022, at 9:30 AM (EST), which was 4:30 PM (Israel time), the Board met and discussed the binding term sheet negotiated with the Parent (the “Term Sheet”). The Board and the management agreed to conduct further negotiations, while the Board appointed Mr. Anderson to take part in the table below. Upon vesting of Restricted Shares,negotiations and represent the grantee shall be required to pay the par value of the share no longer subject to restriction of NIS 0.1.Board.

 

Name of Grantee Number of Restricted Shares Granted  Vesting Schedule
Yehuda Holtzman  1,050,000(1) 150,000 Restricted Shares fully vested upon grant; 400,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 2 years, on an annual basis and 500,000 Restricted Shares shall vest over 3 years, on an annual basis.

(1)Subject to Mr. Holtzman’s agreement to the cancellation of an amount of 650,000 options.

The Company believes that such compensation, as opposed toBetween two Board meetings conducted on January 18, 2022, Mr. Anderson conducted a grant of options, is better structured to motivate Mr. Holtzman to meetcall with the Company’s objectives, thereby maximizing the total return to shareholders.

The Compensation Committee and the Board approvedParent negotiating the terms of the grantTerm Sheet. On the call, Mr. Anderson expressed to the Parent what the management’s and Board’s concerns were, and what they thought the gap was between their perception of the Company’s value in comparison to the offered purchase price. The Parent responded that the total $10,000,000 purchase price, which also included the amount to be used to cover the Company’s debts, was the price approved by the Parent’s board of directors, while also noting the risk in making such acquisition considering its inability to conduct full due-diligence. The Parent rejected all of the proposed revisions to the Term Sheet.

On a second meeting conducted that day at 3:45 PM (EST), which was 10:45 PM (Israel time), after Mr. Yehuda Holtzman,Anderson advised the Board of the negotiations he had with the Parent, the Board closely considered the alternatives that the Company had, which only included the insolvency procedures or the Parent’s offer, and believetaking into account the interests of the Company, its shareholders and its creditors, the Board resolved that itthe transaction contemplated by the Term Sheet is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, and approved it to havebe executed. Furthermore, the Board resolved to withdraw the Petition filed with the Court.


On that same day, Ivy’s legal counsel informed the Parent’s legal counsel, Hertzog, Fox & Neeman (“HFN”), that Mr. Ivy agreed to comply with the “Exclusivity & Stand-Still” provisions of the Term Sheet. In addition, Ivy’s legal counsel confirmed that, provided that repayment of the secured loans was made in full in accordance with the Term Sheet, the Jerry L. Ivy, Jr. Descendants’ Trust would agree: (i) not to exercise its pre-emptive rights with respect to all the transactions described in the Term Sheet; and (ii) to vote in favor of the proposed merger (as described in the Term Sheet). HFN confirmed that (i) the exemption from liability set forth in the Term Sheet for officers and directors provided by the Parent shall also apply to Ivy; and (ii) per Ivy’s request, the Parent would agree to conduct good faith negotiations as to the possible purchase by Ivy of OTI PetroSmart (Pty) Ltd. (“PetroSmart”), a subsidiary of OTI.

On January 19, 2022, the Company signed the Term Sheet with the Parent. The Term Sheet provided that the Company and the Parent shall enter into a two-step transaction relating to (i) the Parent extending a senior secured convertible loan to the Company; and (ii) the Merger. Under the Term Sheet, the Company and the Parent agreed to make all reasonably commercial efforts to enter into a definitive merger agreement within 21 days after the entry into the Merger Loan Agreement (as defined below), and to complete the Merger by May 2, 2022. The consideration payable to the Company’s shareholders approve such grant,under the Merger Agreement would equal to an aggregate amount of $4,500,000. If the Merger Agreement would not be put to the vote of the shareholders of the Company by May 5, 2022 or not approved by the shareholders by May 31, 2022, for a reason not directly and exclusively related to the Parent, than (a) the Parent would have the right to either demand the immediate repayment of the Merger Loan Amount, or convert it into Company’s equity at a conversion price equal to the Merger Loan Amount, divided by the lowest market share price during the seven trading days prior to the date of the Merger Loan Agreement, but in no event more than $0.145 per share (the “Conversion Rate”), (b) if the Parent elected not to demand the immediate repayment or conversion, the interest on the Merger Loan Amount would be increased to an annual rate of 16%, and (c) the Company would pay the Parent, upon demand by the Parent, an amount of $1,500,000 (i.e., the break-up fee). Furthermore, pursuant to the Term Sheet, during the period commencing on the extension of the Merger Loan Amount, and until the completion of the Merger, the Company agreed to perform its business in the ordinary course, and not to operate outside the ordinary course of business without the prior written consent of the Parent. In addition, pursuant to the Term Sheet, the Parent agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to guarantee the Company a credit line in an amount of up to $2,000,000.

On that same day, the Company presented the Court with the Term Sheet, showing that there was a binding agreement with respect to the purchase of the Company. The Court ordered the dismissal of the proceedings initiated by the Petition.

On January 27, 2022, the Company and the Parent entered into a senior secured convertible loan agreement (the “Merger Loan Agreement”) under which the Parent extended a loan to the Company in the amount of $5,500,000 (the “Merger Loan Amount”), of which approximately $173,000 was used to pay the Company’s employees their December salaries and was paid directly by the Parent before the entry into the Merger Loan Agreement. The Parent and Company agreed that the Merger Loan Amount, which will be used to pay in full the Company’s existing debts to its secured creditors and other current liabilities, is subject to Mr. Holtzman’s agreement to cancelling all10% interest per year and it matures on the second anniversary of the options he received before fromclosing of the Merger Loan Agreement. The parties further agreed that the Merger Loan Amount shall be secured with a registered floating charge over the Company’s assets. In addition, the Parent may extend additional loans to the Company, totalingwhich amounts would be added to the Merger Loan Amount. The Merger Loan Agreement further stated that the Parent has the right to convert the Merger Loan Amount after the earlier to occur: (i) an Event of Default (as defined therein), or (ii) the completion of the Merger Agreement, and prior to the repayment in full of the Merger Loan Amount, into ordinary shares of the Company, at 650,000 options. In addition, Mr. Holtzman is entitleda price per ordinary share equal to $0.043 (the “Conversion”). The Company agreed to convene a grantshareholders meeting as needed, to effect the Conversion. Until the repayment of 100,000 Restricted Shares for every year he is in office (the “Annual Grant”)the Merger Loan Amount or conversion thereof, the Company agreed not to issue to any third party any shares, options, warrants, or any other instrument convertible into ordinary shares, without the prior written consent of the Parent. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at the election of the Parent: (i) the Merger Loan Amount shall become immediately due and payable; and (ii) the interest on the Merger Loan Amount shall be increased to an annual rate of 16%. For further detail of the Merger Agreement and the terms thereof see “The Merger Agreement” starting on page 48 to this Proxy Statement.


On January 31, 2022, the Parent advised the Company that it paid directly all amounts due under the following terms: The Annual Grant will be allocated annuallyIvy Loan Agreement. Accordingly, the Ivy Loan Agreement and the associated debenture have been satisfied in full and have been terminated.

On February 7, 2022, an initial draft of the Merger Agreement by and among the Parent, the Merger Sub and the Company was provided by HFN, to the Company and the Company’s legal counsels, Gornitzky & Co. (“GNY”) and Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

On February 14, 2022, Ivy’s legal counsel informed HFN that, in connection with the agreements made on January 118, 2022, Ivy will not initiate negotiations as to, and is not interested to explore, the possible purchase by Ivy of every year, and shall vest over a period of 3 years, on an annual basis.PetroSmart.

 

The Compensation CommitteeAs provided for under the Term Sheet, between February 9, 2022, and March 1, 2022, additional guarantees were provided by the Board further concluded thatParent to suppliers and subcontractors of the Company, for the purpose of allowing the Company to continue its operations.

During February and March of 2022, the Company negotiated with the Parent the terms of the grant are in complianceMerger Agreement, specifically with respect to the Amended Policyrepresentations and warranties made, the terms of directors and officers indemnifications and other covenants relating to the technical performance of the Company, which is pending approval as part of Item No. 3 of this Proxy Statement.Merger. In addition, during the same period, the Parent negotiated with Ivy the voting and support agreement.

 

Therefore, it is proposed thatOn March 17, 2022, the following resolution be adopted atMerger Agreement was signed by the Meeting:Parent, the Merger Sub and the Company, and on the same day, a voting and support agreement was signed by the Parent and Ivy.

Reasons for Approval of the Merger; Recommendation of the Board of Directors

 

“RESOLVED, subject to the approvalRecommendation of the Amended Policy, to approve a grant of 1,050,000 Restricted Shares, as well as the Annual Grant, under the terms set forth herein, to Mr. Yehuda Holtzman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.”Board

 

Required VoteThe Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the proposal to approve the Merger Proposal including the Merger Agreement, the Merger, the Merger Consideration, and all other transactions and arrangements contemplated under the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, the purchase of the Company of run-off directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for a period of six (6) years following the effective time of the Merger for the Company’s current directors and officers, as required under the Merger Agreement.

 

Reasons for the Merger

In its evaluation of the Merger Agreement and the Merger, the Board consulted with the Company’s management and its outside legal counsel, and assessed various matters relevant to its decision, primarily the technical insolvency situation the Company experienced. In reaching its decision to approve the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and to recommend that the Company’s shareholders approve the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Board considered a variety of factors, including those described below.

Status of insolvency. The Company filed the Petition with the Court on January 10, 2022, and, after being granted an extension prior to the Court’s ruling on the matter, the Company was scheduled to have an additional hearing on January 19, 2022. The Board considered the urgency and its need to act fast in order to avoid an official commencement of insolvency proceedings.

Merger Consideration Payable in Cash. The Board considered that the Merger Consideration to be received by the Company’s shareholders will consist entirely of cash, also considering that there was no financing contingency for the Parent to obtain the cash, which provides liquidity and certainty of value to shareholders.


Payment of Debts and Employees’ Salaries. The Board considered the urgency in the settlement of certain debts to its suppliers due to the Company’s inability to continue to operate its business without the provision of certain products. In addition, the Board considered the urgency in the payment of employees’ salaries taking into account the situation in the market which offers employees better employment opportunities and the importance of retaining the Company’s employees.
Company’s obligations to Creditors. The Board considered the Company’s financial situation and whether entering into the Merger Agreement would cause the Company to be unable meet its obligations towards creditors, as required under Section 315 of the Companies Law, and determined that the is no such reasonable risk.
Process Conducted. The Board considered the process it had conducted to assess the interest of potential investors in the Company or bidders in acquiring the Company, the fact that the management and the Board contacted several potential parties and that the Parent’s offer was the only offer made to acquire the Company.

The Prospects of the Company; Risks Relating to Remaining a Stand-Alone Company. The Board assessed the Company’s prospects, the risks if the Company was to proceed with the court proceedings and the potential results of operating the Company under the Court’s supervision. The Board further considered the substantial additional funding that would be needed by the Company to fund its operations and be freed from the supervision of the Court, as well as the fact that such funding may not be available to the Company on attractive terms, or at all, at various times in the future, especially considering the fact that none was available apart from the Parent’s offer.

Value. The Board believed that the Merger Consideration of $4,500,000 in the aggregate represents full and fair value for the ordinary shares, taking into account the Board familiarity with the Company’s business strategy, assets and prospects, and the certainty of the Merger Consideration, payable in cash, as compared to projected financial results and associated risks.
Agreement of Ivy for the Support of the Merger. The Board also took into consideration the fact that Ivy, as the controlling shareholder in the Company, agreed to support the Merger as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Terms of the Merger Agreement. The Board considered several important terms of the Merger Agreement when determining that the Merger Agreement is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders.

°Conditions to Consummation of the Merger; Likelihood of Closing: The Board considered that the Merger would likely be consummated as a result of (i) the financial ability and willingness of the Parent to consummate the Merger, as shown by the provision of the Merger Loan Amount and guarantees by the Parent, (ii) the Merger not being subject to any financing conditions and (iii) the reasonable and customary nature of the other conditions to the Merger.

°Ability to Respond to Certain Unsolicited Acquisition Proposals: The Merger Agreement permits the Board to participate in discussions or negotiations with any third party that has made an unsolicited acquisition proposal if the Board determines, in good faith that such proposal is a Superior Proposal (as defined below) or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, and that the failure to engage in such discussions or negotiations would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Israeli law, subject to certain additional requirements.


°Change of Recommendation: The Board has the ability, under certain circumstances (relating to the receipt of a Superior Proposal), to withdraw or change its recommendation in favor of the Merger, if the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Israeli law, subject to certain additional requirements.

°Termination Right: Prior to the effective time of the Merger, the Board may terminate the Merger Agreement to accept a Superior Proposal if, among other requirements, (i) the Board has received an unsolicited Superior Proposal, and (ii) simultaneously with the termination of the Merger Agreement, pays the Parent a termination fee of $1,500,000, which the Board believed was reasonable.

The affirmative voteBoard also considered a variety of uncertainties, risks and other potentially negative factors in its deliberations concerning the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including those described below.

No Shareholder Participation in Future Growth or Earnings. The nature of the Merger as a cash transaction means that the Company’s shareholders will not participate in the future earnings or growth of the Company and will not benefit from any appreciation in value of the combined company or any potential future benefit from the Company’s research and products in development. There is a possibility that, without the Merger, the value of the ordinary shares might increase in the future to a value in excess of the Merger Consideration.

Risks Associated with the Current Board Composition. Considering the Board’s incomplete composition and its non-compliance with the requirement of the Companies Law (see “Risk Factors-No Board and Functioning Committees as Mandated Under the Israeli Companies Law” starting on page 10), there is a possibility that, if applicable, the Board would not be able to obtain certain committee approvals.
Risks Associated with not having the involvement of an Investment Bank. The Board took into consideration the fact that due to the nature of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement and due to the Company’s situation going into the Merger Agreement, no investment bank was involved in the validation of the valuation of the Company.
Risk Associated with Failure to Complete the Merger. The Board considered the possibility that the Merger might not be consummated and the fact that, if the Merger is not consummated, (i) the Company’s directors, senior management and other employees will have expended extensive time and effort and will have experienced significant distractions from their work during the pendency of the transaction, (ii) the Company will have incurred significant transaction costs, (iii) the Company’s continuing business relationships with business partners and employees may be adversely affected, (iv) the trading price of the ordinary shares could be adversely affected, (v) the Company will be required to repay the loan provided by the Parent, (vi) the Company will be required to repay a loan provided by U-Bank backed by a guarantee provided by the Parent and (vii) the market’s perceptions of the Company’s prospects could be adversely affected.

Interim Restrictions on Business Pending the Completion of the Merger. The Board considered the restrictions on the conduct of the Company’s business due to pre-closing covenants in the Merger Agreement, whereby the Company agreed that it will carry on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects and will not take a number of actions related to the conduct of its business without the prior written consent of the Parent (in each case subject to specified exceptions), which may have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to respond to changing market and business conditions in a timely manner or at all and to execute its strategic plans.

No Solicitation and Termination Fee. Subject to certain exceptions, the Merger Agreement precludes the Company from soliciting alternative Takeover Proposals (as defined below) and requires the Company to pay the Parent a termination fee of $1,500,000 if the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Company to accept a Superior Proposal. These factors might have the effect of discouraging other parties from proposing an alternative transaction that might be more advantageous to our shareholders than the Merger.

Potential Differing Interests. The Board recognized that certain of the Company’s officers and directors may have interests in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement that may be perceived as different from, or in addition to, those of the Company’s other shareholders. See “Interests of Certain of OTI’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger.”


The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the Board is intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive, but includes the material reasons and factors considered by the Board in reaching its conclusions and recommendation in relation to the Merger and the Merger Agreement and the transactions proposed thereby. In view of the wide variety of reasons and factors considered and the complexity of these matters, the Board did not find it practical to, and did not, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specified factors considered in reaching its determinations or the reasons for such determinations. Individual directors may have given differing weights to different factors or may have had different reasons for their ultimate determination. In addition, the Board did not reach any specific conclusion with respect to any of the factors or reasons considered. Instead, the Board conducted an overall analysis of the factors and reasons described above and unanimously determined in its business judgment that, in the aggregate, the potential benefits of the Merger to the shareholders of the Company outweighed the risks or potential negative consequences.

Interests of Certain of OTI’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger

When considering the recommendation of our Board, you should be aware that members of our Board and our executive officers have interests in the Merger other than their interests as OTI’s shareholders generally, pursuant to agreements between such directors and executive officers and us including:

the accelerated vesting of restricted shares;
payment of additional cash compensation to certain executive officers, 50% of which is payable upon the closing of the Merger while an additional 50% shall be payable, subject to the completion of certain conditions, upon the lapse of a 12 months period following the closing of the Merger;
payment of cash compensation to a director in the aggregate amount of $20,000, payable by the Company following the closing of the Merger; and
the continued indemnification and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to be provided by the Surviving Corporation to the current directors and officers.

These interests may be perceived as different from, or in conflict with, your interests as OTI’s shareholders.

Unvested Equity Awards

As a result of the Merger, 2,795,818 unvested restricted shares held by the Company’s employees and directors, as of April 4, 2022, will be accelerated and shall be participated in the Merger, without any increase to the Merger Consideration and have an aggregate value of $166,033.

Cash Compensation

As a result of the Merger, Mr. Amir Eilam, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will be entitled to an amount of NIS 192,500 (the “CEO Retention”), 50% of which shall be payable upon the closing of the Merger, while the remaining 50% shall be paid to him upon the lapse of a majority12 month period following the closing of the Merger, unless he has resigned from his position in the Surviving Corporation, or his employment by the Surviving Corporation is terminated (other than due to re-structuring or workforce contingency reasons), in which case he will no longer be eligible to receive the remaining 50% of the CEO Retention.

As a result of the Merger, Mr. Assaf Cohen, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, shall be entitled to an amount of NIS 157,500 (the “CFO Retention”), 50% of which shall be payable upon the closing of the Merger, while the remaining 50% shall be paid to him upon the lapse of a 12 month period following the closing of the Merger, unless he has resigned from his position in the Surviving Corporation, or his employment by the Surviving Corporation is terminated (other than due to re-structuring or workforce contingency reasons), in which case he will no longer be eligible to receive the remaining 50% of the CFO Retention.


The members of our Board were aware of these interests, and considered them, when they approved the Merger Agreement.

No Appraisal Rights

Under Israeli law, holders of ordinary shares are not entitled to statutory appraisal rights in connection with the Merger.

Effects of the Merger on Our Ordinary Shares voting

Assuming the completion of the Merger as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and further assuming no exercise of options held by employees of the Company, at the Effective Time, each outstanding ordinary share (other than ordinary shares owned by the Parent or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent or the Company) will be converted into the right to receive the $4,500,000 in cash, in the aggregate, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

Effects of the Merger on Outstanding Equity Awards

As a result of the Merger, the treatment of options and restricted shares that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be as follows:

Options

To the extent not exercised prior to the Effective Time, each vested and unvested option will be terminated for no cost, without receiving consent from holders of such options.


Restricted Shares

Each vested and unvested restricted share will be accelerated and shall be participated in the Merger, without any increase to the Merger Consideration.

De-quotation and De-registration of OTI’s Ordinary Shares

If the Merger is completed, our ordinary shares will cease to be quoted in, and will no longer be traded on, the matter isOTC Markets and will be deregistered under the Exchange Act. As such, we would no longer be required to approve this resolution, provided either (i) included in such majority is at least a majorityfile periodic reports with the SEC.

Procedures for Receiving the Merger Consideration

After the completion of the Ordinary SharesMerger, a paying agent designated by the Company (the “Paying Agent”) will provide instructions to each holder of shareholders whorecord of ordinary shares of OTI that will explain how to surrender share certificates and book-entry shares. Each shareholder will receive cash for his, her or its shares from the Paying Agent after complying with these instructions. If your ordinary shares are non-controlling4 shareholders nor having a personal interestheld in said resolution;“street name” by your bank, broker or (ii)other nominee, you will receive instructions from your bank, broker or other nominee as to how to effect the total number of Ordinary Shares of shareholders specified in clause (i) who voted against this resolution does not exceed two percentsurrender of the voting rights in the Company. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no effect“street name” shares and receive cash for those shares. YOU SHOULD NOT FORWARD YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES TO THE PAYING AGENT WITHOUT A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AND YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THE ENCLOSED PROXY.

For further information, see “The Merger Agreement-Exchange and Payment Procedures” beginning on the outcomepage 49 of this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the results of the vote on this proposal, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorumProxy Statement.

Material U.S. Federal and Israeli Income Tax Consequences

 

The Board recommends a vote FOR approvalTax matters are very complicated, and the tax consequences of the Merger Consideration being made in connection with the Merger to you will depend on your particular situation. You are encouraged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the specific tax consequences of the Merger Consideration and the Merger to you, including tax return reporting requirements, the applicability of federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax laws and the effect of any proposed resolution.

4See footnote 1 above.

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ITEM NO. 6 – APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO OUR ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATIONchanges in the tax laws. This discussion is not intended to be a complete analysis or description of all potential tax consequences of the Merger Consideration and the Merger.

 

We are proposing to amend Article 4.2 in the Articles in order to change the terms of re-election of our non-External Directors, such that the non-External Directors of the Company will be up for re-election on an annual basis, rather than every three years, as reflected in the form of the Articles attached hereto as Exhibit C. The Companies Law regulates the term in which External Directors shall remain in office in publicly traded companies and therefore such proposed change to the Articles shall not apply to External Directors.

We believe that an annual re-election of directors will allow the Company, and its shareholders, to better monitor the performance of the members of the Board and is in line with best corporate practices for public companies.

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to approve the amendment to Article 4.2 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company, as detailed in Exhibit C to the Proxy Statement.”Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

Required VoteGeneral

The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations of the Merger to U.S. Holders (as defined below) of ordinary shares who receive cash in exchange for their ordinary shares in the Merger. The following discussion does not purport to consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that might be relevant to a U.S. Holder.

This discussion is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, final, temporary and proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations, judicial opinions, and published positions of the Internal Revenue Service, all as in effect on the date hereof and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations that may apply to a U.S. Holder as a result of the Merger or as a result of the ownership and disposition of ordinary shares. In addition, this discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular U.S. Holders nor does it take into account the individual facts and circumstances of any particular U.S. Holder that may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such U.S. Holder, and accordingly, is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, tax advice. This discussion does not address the U.S. federal 3.8% Medicare tax imposed on certain net investment income or any aspects of U.S. federal taxation other than those pertaining to the income tax, nor does it address any tax consequences arising under any U.S. state or local tax laws. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding such tax consequences in light of their particular circumstances.


We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the IRS or any opinion of counsel with respect to the tax consequences discussed herein, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary to the tax consequences discussed herein or that any position taken by the IRS would not be sustained.

The following discussion applies to you only if you are a U.S. Holder and you hold your ordinary shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This section does not apply to you if you are a member of a class of holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation:

a non-U.S. Holder;

a dealer in securities or currencies;

a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting;

a bank or other financial institution;

an underwriter or insurance company;

a regulated investment company;

a real estate investment trust;

a controlled foreign corporation;

persons who acquire shares as compensation for services;

partnerships or other pass-through entities, and investors in such entities;

a tax-exempt organization;
a U.S. holder whose functional currency for tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar;

a person who owns or is deemed to own 10% or more of our voting shares; or

a U.S. expatriate.

If a partnership or other pass-through entity is a beneficial owner of ordinary shares, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership or pass-through entity generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership or pass-through entity. Partnerships or other pass-through entities that are beneficial owners of ordinary shares, and partners in such partnerships or pass-through entities, are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the Merger.

As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of ordinary shares that does not own directly, constructively or by attribution 10% or more of ordinary shares and is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

a citizen or resident individual of the U.S.;

a domestic corporation;

an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

a trust (a) if a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) that has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

This section does not consider the specific facts and circumstances that may be relevant to a particular U.S. Holder, nor the income tax treatment to a U.S. Holder under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. (other than as described below in “Material Israeli Tax Consequences”) jurisdictions.


Please consult your own tax advisor concerning the consequences of the receipt of cash for your ordinary shares in the Merger based upon your particular circumstances, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local or certain foreign taxing jurisdictions.

The Merger

Subject to the discussion in the following paragraph, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the exchange of ordinary shares for cash pursuant to the Merger in an amount equal to the difference between the cash received in the Merger and such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares. Any gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder on a taxable disposition of ordinary shares generally will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period in such shares exceeds one (1) year at the time of the Merger. Preferential tax rates may apply to long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. Holders (including individuals). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

OTI believes that it is not and never has been a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but this conclusion is a factual determination with which the IRS may not agree. With certain exceptions, ordinary shares would be treated as stock in a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder if OTI were a PFIC at any time during the U.S. Holder’s holding period in ordinary shares. If a U.S. Holder were to be treated as having disposed of stock in a PFIC, the gain realized by the U.S. Holder in the Merger would in general not be treated as capital gain. Instead, such gain will generally be treated as ordinary income and the U.S. Holder would be treated as if it had realized such gain ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for ordinary shares and would generally be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for each such year to which the gain was allocated, together with an interest charge in respect of the tax deemed attributable to each such year. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to their investment in ordinary shares and the Merger.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

In general, information reporting requirements will apply to the proceeds received pursuant to the Merger, other than with respect to U.S. Holders that are exempt recipients (such as corporations). Backup withholding (currently at a rate of 24%) may apply to such amounts if the U.S. Holder fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number (generally on an IRS Form W-9 provided to the paying agent or the U.S. Holder’s broker) or is otherwise subject to backup withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Material Israeli Tax Consequences

Certain Israeli Tax Considerations

The following is a summary discussion of certain Israeli income tax considerations in connection with the Merger. The following summary is included for general information purposes only, is based upon current Israeli tax law and should not be conceived as tax advice to any particular holder of ordinary shares. No assurance can be given that the analysis made and the views contained in this summary as well as the classification of the transaction for Israeli tax purposes as set forth below will be upheld by the tax authorities, nor that new or future legislation, regulations or interpretations will not significantly change the tax considerations described below, and any such change may apply retroactively. This summary does not discuss all material aspects of Israeli tax consequences that may apply to particular holders of ordinary shares in light of their particular circumstances, such as investors subject to special tax rules or other investors referred to below.


HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR ISRAELI TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER APPLICABLE TO THEM.

Sale of Ordinary Shares

In general, under the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, which we also refer to as the Tax Ordinance, the disposition of shares of an Israeli resident company is deemed to be a sale of capital assets, unless such shares are held for the purpose of trading. The Tax Ordinance generally imposes a capital gains tax on the sale of capital assets by an Israeli resident, and on the sale of such assets by a non-Israel resident if those assets are either (i) located in Israel, (ii) are shares or a right to a share in an Israeli resident corporation, or (iii) represent, directly or indirectly, rights to assets located in Israel, unless a specific exemption is available under Israeli law or unless a double taxation prevention treaty between Israel and the seller’s country of residence provides otherwise (subject to the receipt in advance of a valid certificate from the Israel Tax Authority allowing for an exemption).

The Tax Ordinance distinguishes between ‘Real Capital Gain’ and ‘Inflationary Surplus’. The Inflationary Surplus is the portion of the total capital gain, which is equivalent to the increase of the relevant asset’s purchase price which is attributable to the increase in the Israeli consumer price index or, in certain circumstances, a foreign currency exchange rate, between the date of purchase and the date of sale. The Real Capital Gain is the excess of the total capital gain over the Inflationary Surplus.

Under the Tax Ordinance, the tax rate applicable to the Real Capital Gain derived after January 1, 2012 from the disposition of Ordinary Shares in the Merger is generally 25% for individuals, unless such an individual shareholder claims a deduction for financing expenses in connection with such shares, in which case the gain will generally be taxed at a rate of 30% (Real Capital Gains which derived before January 1, 2003 is subject to marginal tax rate. Real Capital Gains derived from January 1, 2003 until January 1, 2012 is subject to a 20% tax rate (for shareholders which are not Significant Shareholders) or 25% tax rate (for Significant Shareholders)). Additionally, if such shareholder is considered a “Significant Shareholder” at any time during the 12-month period preceding such disposition, i.e., such shareholder holds directly or indirectly, alone or together with such shareholder’s relative or another person who collaborates with such shareholder on a permanent basis, at least 10% of any means of control in our company, the tax rate will be 30%. However, the foregoing tax rates will not apply to: (a) individual shareholder dealing in securities or to individual shareholder to whom such income is otherwise taxable as ordinary business income (such individual shareholders are taxed at their marginal tax rates applicable to business income); or (b) shareholders who acquired their shares prior to January 1, 2003. The Inflationary Surplus is generally exempt from tax.

Individuals who are subject to tax in Israel (whether any such individual is an Israeli resident or non-Israeli resident) are also subject to an additional tax at the rate of 3% on annual taxable income exceeding NIS 663,240 in 2022 which amount is linked to the annual change in the Israeli consumer price index, including, but not limited to, dividends, interest and capital gain.

Companies are subject to the ordinary corporate tax rate (23% for the 2022 tax year) on capital gains derived from the disposition of ordinary shares.


According to the Tax Ordinance, upon a sale of an asset, the seller (Israeli resident or non-Israeli resident) is required to file a capital gain report to the ITA within 30 days.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, according to the Tax Ordinance, a non-Israel resident for tax purposes (whether an individual or a corporation), is generally exempt from Israeli capital gains tax on the sale of securities of an Israeli resident company, provided certain conditions (which may vary depending on the date the shares were purchased) are met (including that the capital gain is not realized through a permanent establishment that the non-Israeli resident shareholder maintains in Israel). However, non-Israeli corporations will not be entitled to the foregoing exemption if Israeli residents (i) have a controlling interest of more than 25% in such non-Israeli corporation or (ii) are the beneficiaries of or are entitled to 25% or more of the revenues or profits of such non-Israeli corporation, whether directly or indirectly. These provisions dealing with capital gain are not applicable to a person whose gains from selling or otherwise disposing of the shares are deemed to be business income.

In addition, the sale of securities of an Israeli resident company by a non-Israeli resident may be exempt from Israeli capital gain tax (or subject to tax at a reduced rate) under the provisions of an applicable tax treaty between Israel and the seller’s country of residence (subject to the receipt of a valid certificate or ruling from the Israel Tax Authority allowing for an exemption or a reduced tax rate). Under the United States-Israel Income Tax Treaty (the “US-Israel Tax Treaty”), the sale, exchange or disposition of our shares by a shareholder who is a United States resident (for purposes of the US-Israel Tax Treaty) holding the shares as a capital asset is generally exempt from Israeli capital gains tax unless either (i) the shareholder holds, directly or indirectly, shares representing 10% or more of our voting capital during any part of the 12-month period preceding such sale, exchange or disposition, subject to specified conditions, (ii) the capital gains arising from such sale may be attributable to a permanent establishment of such shareholder located in Israel, (iii) the seller, being an individual, is present in Israel for a period or periods aggregating to 183 days or more during the taxable year, (iv) the capital gains arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to real estate located in Israel, or (v) the capital gains arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to royalties. In either case, the sale, exchange or disposition of the shares would be subject to Israeli tax, to the extent applicable; however, under the US-Israel Tax Treaty, the US resident would be permitted to claim a credit for the tax against the U.S. federal income tax imposed with respect to the sale, exchange or disposition, subject to the limitations in U.S. laws applicable to foreign tax credits. Other countries are party to tax treaties with Israel that, subject to the provisions of those treaties, may exempt a non-Israeli resident shareholder from Israeli tax. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor regarding the applicability of these tax treaties to you and your receipt of Merger Consideration. Holders should be aware that even in cases where a tax treaty does not provide for an exemption, the Tax Ordinance may provide an exemption as detailed above.

Israeli Tax Withholding

Whether or not a particular shareholder is actually subject to Israeli capital gains tax in connection with the Merger, absent receipt by OTI of a tax ruling from the Israel Tax Authority prior to closing of the Merger, all of our shareholders will be subject to Israeli tax withholding at the rate of 25% (for individuals) and 23% (for corporations) on the gross Merger Consideration (unless the shareholder requests and obtains an individual certificate of exemption or a reduced tax rate from the Israel Tax Authority, as described below), and Parent (or an exchange agent acting on behalf of Parent) will withhold and deduct from the Merger Consideration an amount equal to 25% (for individuals), and 23% (for corporations) or such other reduced tax rate as stipulated in the certificate obtained, as applicable, of the gross Merger Consideration received by such shareholder.


The Merger Agreement generally requires that the Company, prior to closing, request a tax pre-ruling from the ITA with respect to, among other things, the Company, the Parent, and the paying agent and their respective paying agents’ withholding obligations relating to the consideration to be paid to non-Israeli residents (including U.S. Holders) and to Israeli residents for the Company’s ordinary shares (other than shares granted pursuant to Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance). The pre-ruling application requests that, among other things, the ITA rule that either (1) the Company, the Parent and paying agent, and their respective agents, are exempt from any obligation to withhold Israeli taxes from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable to such holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement or clarifies that no such obligation exists, or (2) clearly instructs the Company, the Parent paying agent, and their respective agents, on how such withholding is to be executed, and in particular, with respect to the classes or categories of holders of the Company Ordinary Shares from which tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be applied and how to identify any non−Israeli residents for the purposes of the withholding obligations under the pre-ruling. There is no assurance that such pre-ruling will be obtained before the closing or at all, and if obtained, what will be its terms and conditions.

Subject to the specific terms of the tax pre-ruling (if obtained), the determination of whether a person is deemed a “resident of Israel” for Israeli tax purposes may be based on a Declaration of Status form (which may require shareholders to provide certain supporting documentation) to be completed by each shareholder. If so required by the tax pre-ruling, a form of such Declaration of Status shall be made available to shareholders.

Regardless of whether we obtain the tax pre-ruling from the ITA, any holder of ordinary shares who believes that it is entitled to such an exemption (or a reduced tax rate) may separately apply to the ITA to obtain a certificate of exemption from withholding or an individual tax ruling providing an exemption from withholding or withholding at a reduced rate, and submit such certificate of exemption or ruling to the exchange agent at least three (3) business days prior to the date that is 180 days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as may be provided by Parent or the Surviving Company). If Parent or the exchange agent receive a valid exemption certificate or tax ruling (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and the Exchange Agent) at least three (3) business days prior to the date that is 180 days following the Closing Date, then the withholding (if any) of any Israeli taxes from the consideration payable shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of such Israeli tax certificate or tax ruling.

The Israeli tax pre-ruling described above may not be obtained or may contain such provisions, terms and conditions as the ITA may prescribe, which may be different from those detailed above. Certain categories of shareholders, such as holders of 5% or more of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company, are expected to be excluded from the scope of any eventual ruling granted by the ITA, and the final determination of the type of holders of ordinary shares who will be included in such categories will be based on the outcome of the discussions with the ITA. If Parent or the exchange agent deducts any amount from the Merger Consideration payable to you in respect of Israeli withholding tax obligations, you should consult your tax advisor concerning the possibility of obtaining a refund from the ITA of any such withheld amounts.

Shares Issued as Compensation for Employment or Service

Shareholders who received or acquired their ordinary shares under one or more of our incentive plans, or otherwise as compensation for employment or services provided to our company or any of its affiliates, may be subject to different tax treatment and/or rates. BECAUSE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY DIFFER, ANY SUCH HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE ISRAELI TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE TO THEM.


Tax Considerations in Other Jurisdictions

Depending on the country in which a Company shareholder is resident, the Merger may be a taxable event to such shareholder under such country’s tax laws. We encourage all shareholders to consult their tax advisors regarding the applicable tax considerations of the Merger.

Regulatory Matters

Israeli Companies Registrar

Under the Companies Law, we and Merger Sub may not complete the Merger without first making the following filings and notifications to the Israeli Companies Registrar:

Merger Proposal. We and Merger Sub are required each to file with the Israeli Companies Registrar a “merger proposal” setting forth specified details with respect to the Merger, within three days of calling the respective shareholders’ meeting to approve the Merger. We and the Merger Sub will file the required merger proposals with the Israeli Companies Registrar as required by applicable law. Under the Companies Law, at least 50 days must pass from the date of the filing of the merger proposal by both merging companies with the Israeli Companies Registrar before the Merger can become effective.

Notice to Creditors. In addition, each of us and Merger Sub is required to notify its creditors of the proposed Merger. Pursuant to the Companies Law, a copy of the merger proposal must be sent to the secured creditors of each company within three days after the merger proposal is filed with the Israeli Companies Registrar, and, within four business days of such filing, known substantial creditors must be informed individually by registered mail of such filing and where the merger proposal can be reviewed. Non-secured creditors must be informed of the merger proposal by publication in two daily Hebrew newspapers circulated in Israel on the day that the merger proposal is filed with the Israeli Companies Registrar and, and by making the merger proposal available for review. Each of us and Merger Sub has notified our respective creditors of the Merger in accordance with these requirements, to the extent applicable and, because our shares are traded on the OTC Markets, we have also published an announcement of the Merger in the U.S. Each of us and Merger Sub has notified the Israeli Companies Registrar of the notices to our respective creditors. In addition, pursuant to the Companies Law, because we employ more than 50 employees, we must provide to the workers’ union a copy of the publication placed in the newspapers or post a copy of the publication placed in the newspapers in a prominent location in the workplace within three business days after the merger proposal was filed with the Israeli Companies Registrar. We have satisfied such requirement by posting a copy of the publication in a prominent location in our office.

Shareholder Approval Notice. After the meeting, and assuming the approval of the Merger thereat by the Company’s shareholders, the Company must file a notice with the Israeli Companies Registrar regarding the vote of the shareholders. Following the approval of the Merger by the sole shareholder of Merger Sub,, the Merger Sub will file a notice with the Israeli Companies Registrar regarding the vote of the shareholder of Merger Sub as required by applicable law. At least 30 days must pass from the date of the meeting before the Merger can become effective.

No later than the closing date of the Merger (assuming that the shareholders of the Company approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger and that all of the other conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement have been satisfied or waived (if permissible under applicable law)), each of us and Merger Sub will notify the Israeli Companies Registrar that all of the conditions to the closing have been met and request that the Israeli Companies Registrar issue a certificate evidencing the completion of the Merger in accordance with Section 323(5) of the Companies Law. Assuming all statutory procedures and requirements have been complied with, the Merger will then become effective and the Israeli Companies Registrar will be required to register the Merger in the surviving corporation’s register and to issue the surviving corporation a certificate regarding the Merger.


Israeli Innovation Authority

The change in the composition of the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Merger and the transfer of control therein require the submission of notice to the National Authority for Technological Innovation of the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the State of Israel, also known as the Israeli Innovation Authority, formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the State of Israel.

Israeli Tax Rulings

We have agreed to request certain rulings from the Israel Tax Authority. See “Material Israeli Tax Consequences.”

Other Regulatory Approvals

Other than the filings described above, the Company is not aware of any material regulatory filings or approvals issued by the United States government, the State of Israel, or any foreign, state or local government, required to be obtained, or waiting periods required to expire, to complete the Merger. If the Parent or the Company discover that other such material approvals or waiting periods are necessary, the Parent, Merger Sub and/or the Company (as applicable) will seek to obtain or comply with them in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

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THE MERGER AGREEMENT

Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement

The following summary describes the material provisions of the Merger Agreement. The descriptions of the Merger Agreement in this summary and elsewhere in this Proxy Statement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex A and incorporated into this Proxy Statement by reference. We encourage you to read the Merger Agreement carefully and in its entirety because this summary may not contain all the information about the Merger Agreement that is important to you. The rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the express terms of the Merger Agreement and not by this summary or any other information contained in this Proxy Statement. Capitalized terms used in this section but not defined in this Proxy Statement have the meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements described below and included in the Merger Agreement (1) were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement and as of specific dates; (2) were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement; and (3) may be subject to important qualifications, limitations and supplemental information agreed to by the Company, the Parent and Merger Sub in connection with negotiating the terms of the Merger Agreement. The representations and warranties may also be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to reports and documents filed with the SEC and in some cases were qualified by confidential matters disclosed to the Parent and Merger Sub by the Company in connection with the Merger Agreement. In addition, the representations and warranties may have been included in the Merger Agreement for the purpose of allocating contractual risk between the Parent, the Company and Merger Sub rather than to establish matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to such parties that differ from those applicable to investors. The shareholders of the Company are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company, the Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates or businesses. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement is described below, and included as Annex A, only to provide you with information regarding its terms and conditions, and not to provide any other factual information regarding the Company, the Parent, Merger Sub or their respective businesses. Accordingly, the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in the Merger Agreement should not be read alone, and you should read the information provided elsewhere in this document and in our filings with the SEC regarding the Company and our business.

Effects of the Merger; Directors and Officers

The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the Companies Law, at the Effective Time, (1) Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company, as the Surviving corporation, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent; and (2) the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease. From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will possess all properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

The parties will take all necessary action to ensure that, effective as of, and immediately following, the Effective Time, the Board of the Surviving Corporation will consist of the directors of Merger Sub at the Effective Time, to hold office in accordance with the articles of association of the Surviving Corporation until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified. From and after the Effective Time, the officers of the Company at the Effective Time will be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, until their successors are duly appointed.

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Closing and Effective Time

The closing of the Merger will take place at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on the date to be specified by the parties, which date shall be no later than the second (2nd) business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to closing of the Merger (described below under the caption “The Merger Agreement - Conditions to the Closing of the Merger”) (other than those conditions to be satisfied at the closing of the Merger, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the closing) or such other time agreed to in writing by the parties. The Merger will become effective upon the issuance by the Israeli Companies Registrar of the certificate of merger in accordance with Section 323(5) of the Companies Law.

Merger Consideration

Ordinary Shares

At the Effective Time, each outstanding ordinary share (other than ordinary shares owned by the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) will be converted into the right to receive its pro rata portion of $4,500,000 (four million and five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) in the aggregate, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

Outstanding Equity Awards

As a result of the Merger, the treatment of options and restricted shares that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be as follows:

Options

Since the Merger Consideration is lower than the lowest exercise price of any of the options, all vested and unvested options will be cancelled without consideration upon the Effective Time and no consideration for such options will be paid.

Restricted Shares

Each vested and unvested restricted share will be accelerated, and such shares shall participate in the Merger, without any increase to the Merger Consideration.

Exchange and Payment Procedures

Prior to the closing of the Merger, Company will designate a paying agent to act as agent for the holders of Company ordinary shares, which we refer to as the “Paying Agent,” to make payments of the Merger Consideration to the shareholders of the Company and an Israeli information and withholding agent (the “Israeli Withholding Agent”) to assist in obtaining any requisite certificate and/or other declaration for Israeli Tax withholding purposes. The Parent will deposit the aggregate Merger Consideration with the Paying Agent and/or the trustee appointed by the Company with respect to the Company ordinary shares that were granted and intended to be taxed pursuant to Section 102(b)(2) or Section 102(b)(3) of the Israeli Tax Ordinance (the “102 Trustee” and the “Section 102 Shares”, respectively) immediately following the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Israeli Companies Registrar.

Immediately following the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Israeli Companies Registrar, the Parent shall cause the transfer of the portion of the aggregate Merger Consideration payable with respect to Section 102 Shares (the “Section 102 Share Consideration”) to the 102 Trustee, on behalf of holders of Section 102 Shares. The Section 102 Share Consideration shall be held in trust by the 102 Trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 102 and shall be released by the 102 Trustee, together with any interest earned thereon by virtue of the investment of such amounts by the 102 Trustee, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 102.


Within five days after the Effective Time, the Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each holders of record of a certificate (or evidence of shares in book-entry form) (i) a letter of transmittal containing instructions to, and the associated risks of, delivery of such certificates, (ii) instructions advising such shareholders how to surrender share certificates and book-entry shares in exchange for their portion of the aggregate Merger Consideration and (iii) a form of declaration for tax withholding purposes (or such other forms as are required under any applicable law) in which the beneficial owner of an Ordinary Share provides certain information (and, if applicable, supporting documentation) necessary for the Parent, Paying Agent or the Israeli Withholding Agent to determine whether any amounts need to be withheld from the consideration payable to such beneficial owner hereunder pursuant to the terms of the Israeli Tax Ordinance. Upon receipt of (1) surrendered certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) or book-entry shares representing the ordinary shares; and (2) a signed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holders of such ordinary shares will be entitled to receive their portion of the aggregate Merger Consideration in exchange therefor and the certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. The amount of any Merger Consideration paid to the shareholders of the Company may be reduced by any applicable withholding taxes.

The letter of transmittal will include instructions if a shareholder of the Company has lost a share certificate or if such certificate has been stolen or destroyed. In the event any certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed, then before such shareholder will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration, such shareholder will have to make an affidavit of the loss, theft or destruction and agree to indemnify and hold the Parent harmless against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such certificate, all as further provided in the letter of transmittal.

If any cash deposited with the Paying Agent is not claimed within twelve (12) months following the Closing Date (as defined under the Merger Agreement), such cash will be returned to the Parent upon demand, and any holders of ordinary shares who have not complied with the exchange procedures in the Merger Agreement will thereafter look only to the Parent as general creditors for payment of the Merger Consideration.

Representations and Warranties

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of the Company, the Parent and Merger Sub.

In the Merger Agreement, the Company has made customary representations and warranties to the Parent and Merger Sub that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

due organization, valid existence and authority and qualification to conduct business with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries;

the Company’s corporate power and authority to enter into and perform the Merger Agreement, and the enforceability of the Merger Agreement;

the necessary approval of the Board;

the necessary vote of shareholders of the Company in connection with the Merger Agreement;

required consents, approvals and regulatory filings in connection with the Merger Agreement and performance thereof;

the absence of any conflict or violation of any organizational documents, existing contracts, applicable laws to the Company or its subsidiaries or the resulting creation of any lien upon the Company’s assets due to the performance of the Merger Agreement; and

tax matters.


In the Merger Agreement, the Parent and Merger Sub have made customary representations and warranties to the Company that are subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Merger Agreement. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

due organization, good standing and authority and qualification to conduct business with respect to the Parent and Merger Sub;
the Parent’s and Merger Sub’s corporate authority to enter into and perform the Merger Agreement, and the enforceability of the Merger Agreement;
required consents and regulatory filings in connection with the Merger Agreement;
the absence of any conflict or violation of the certificate of incorporation or articles of association, or applicable laws due to the performance of the Merger Agreement; and
matters with respect to the Parent’s sufficiency of funds.

Conduct of Business Pending the Merger

The Merger Agreement provides that, except as (i) expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (ii) required by applicable law, during the period of time between the date of the signing of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company will use reasonable commercial efforts, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to use reasonable commercial efforts:

conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;
comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and the requirements of all material contracts to which the Company is a party as of the date of the Merger Agreement;
use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having business relationships with it and retain the services of its present officers and key employees; and
keep in full force and effect all material insurance policies maintained by the Company and its subsidiaries, other than changes to such policies made in the ordinary course of business.

In addition, the Company has also agreed that, except as (i) expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (ii) approved in advance by the Parent in writing, during the period of time between the date of the signing of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company will not, and will cause each of its subsidiaries not to, among other things:

issue, sell, grant, dispose of, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares, voting securities or equity interests, or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares, voting securities or equity interests, or any rights, warrants, options, restricted stock unit, phantom equity awards, calls, commitments or any other agreements of any character to purchase or acquire any shares, voting securities or equity interests or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any shares, voting securities or equity interests, subject to certain exceptions;

redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding shares, voting securities or equity interests, or any rights, warrants, options, restricted stock unit, phantom equity awards, calls, commitments or any other agreements of any character to acquire any of its shares, voting securities or equity interests;

declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend on, or make any other distribution in respect of, any of its shares or otherwise make any payments to its shareholders in their capacity as such (other than dividends by a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to its parent);

split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any of its shares;


other than as required by ‎the Merger Agreement and subject to the approval of the Parent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) amend or waive any of its rights under, or accelerate the vesting under, any provision of the Company’s equity plans or any agreement evidencing any outstanding option, restricted share unit or other right to acquire shares of the Company or any restricted share purchase agreement or any similar or related contract;

incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than borrowings from the Company by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

sell, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Lien (including pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction or an asset securitization transaction) any of its properties or assets (including securities of Subsidiaries) to any individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a governmental authority (“Person”);

make any capital expenditure of more than $50,000;

directly or indirectly acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing all of or a substantial equity interest in, or by any other manner, any Person or division, business or equity interest of any Person or any assets;

make any investment (by contribution to capital, property transfers, purchase of securities or otherwise) in, or loan or advance (other than travel and similar advances to its employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) to, any Person other than a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business;

(i) enter into, terminate or amend any Material Contract, (ii) enter into any contract that would be breached by, or require the consent of any third party in order to continue in full force following, consummation of the Transactions, or (iii) release any Person from, or modify or waive any provision of, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement;

(i) modify in any manner the compensation or benefits of any of its current and former directors or consultants, or former officers or employees, (ii) modify in any manner the compensation or benefits of any of its officers or employees, other than regularly scheduled increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) enter into, establish, amend or terminate any arrangement that would be an incentive plan according to which equity award of the Company has been issued or may be issued (“Company Plan”) if in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement other than as required pursuant to applicable Law; (iv) grant or promise any severance or termination pay or gratuity to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or its subsidiaries other than as required pursuant to applicable Laws or required under the terms of a Company Plan that has been disclosed to the Parent, (v) loan or advance any money or other property to any current or former director, officer or consultant of the Company or its subsidiaries, (vi) loan or advance any money or other property to any current non-officer employee of the Company or its subsidiaries, or (vii) terminate the employment of, or give notice of termination to, a key employee or more than five employees together;

make or change any election concerning taxes or tax returns, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement with respect to taxes, settle any tax claim or assessment or surrender any right to claim a refund of taxes or apply or obtain any tax ruling on its own behalf or on behalf of any of the shareholders of the Company;

make any changes in financial or tax accounting methods, principles or practices (or change an annual accounting period), except insofar as may be required by a change in GAAP or applicable law;

amend the organizational documents of the Company or its subsidiaries;
adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization;


pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations, other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction in accordance with their terms of liabilities, claims or obligations specifically reflected or reserved against in the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company included in all required reports, schedules, forms, registration and other statements with the SEC since January 1, 2019, or incurred since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(i) other than in the ordinary course of business, make any representation or commitment to, or enter into any formal or informal understanding with any current or former employee, director, or consultant of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, with respect to compensation, benefits, or terms of employment to be provided by the Parent, any of its subsidiaries at or subsequent to the Closing, except as set forth in writing by the Parent for the express purpose of communications with any current or former employee, director, or consultant of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) issue any broadly distributed communication of a general nature to employees (including communications relating to terms and conditions of employment, benefits and compensation) or customers without the prior approval of the Parent, except for communications in the ordinary course of business that do not relate to the Merger or operation of the business after consummation of the Merger;

settle or compromise any litigation, proceeding or investigation material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole;

apply for or receive any tax or other incentive grant;

knowingly commit or enter into agreements to do any of the foregoing.

Alternative Acquisition Proposals

From the date of the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed not to, and to cause its subsidiaries and its and their respective representatives not to:

solicit, initiate, cause, facilitate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or proposals that constitute, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Takeover Proposal (as defined below);

participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding any Takeover Proposal; or

enter into any agreement related to any Takeover Proposal.

Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, in the event where prior to, but not after, the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company receives an unsolicited, bona fide written Takeover Proposal made in circumstances not involving a breach of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Loan Agreement, the Term Sheet or any standstill agreement, and the Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that (i) such Takeover Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal and (ii) the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s shareholders under applicable law, and after providing the Parent not less than 24 hours written notice of its intention to take such actions, then the Company may (A) furnish information (including non-public information) with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries to the Person making such Takeover Proposal, but only after such Person enters into (or has previously entered into) a customary confidentiality agreement with the Company, and (B) participate in discussions and negotiations with such Person regarding such Takeover Proposal.


For purposes of this Proxy Statement and the Merger Agreement:

“Takeover Proposal” means any bona fide proposal or offer from any Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Parent and its subsidiaries, relating to any (A) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (including securities of subsidiaries) in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) or more of the aggregate Merger Consideration, (B) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13 under the Exchange Act) of twenty percent (20%) or more of any class of equity securities of the Company, (C) tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) beneficially owning twenty percent (20%) or more of any class of equity securities of the Company or (D) merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in each case, other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written offer, obtained after the date hereof and not in breach of the Merger Agreement or any standstill agreement, to acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration consisting of cash and/or securities, all of the equity securities of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, made by a third party, which is not subject to a financing contingency, and which is otherwise on terms and conditions which the Board determines in its good faith and reasonable judgment (after consultation with outside counsel) to be more favorable to the Company’s shareholders from a financial point of view than the Merger and the other transaction contemplated thereby, taking into account at the time of determination any changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement that as of that time had been proposed by the Parent in writing and the ability of the Person making such proposal to consummate the transactions contemplated by such proposal (based upon, among other things, the availability of financing and the expectation of obtaining required approvals)).

The Board Recommendation; Company Adverse Recommendation Change

As described above, and subject to the provisions described below, the Board has made the recommendation that the shareholders of the Company vote “FOR” the Merger Proposal. The Merger Agreement provides that the Board or any committee thereof will not affect a company adverse recommendation change except as described below.

The Board, or any committee thereof, may not (with any action described in the following being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”):

withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to the Parent, the Board’s recommendation or the approval or declaration of advisability by such Board of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby;

adopt, approve, or recommend, or propose to adopt, approve, or recommend, a Takeover Proposal;

approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or cause or authorize the Company or any of its subsidiaries to enter into, any letter of intent, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding, merger, acquisition, purchase or joint venture agreement or other agreement related to any Takeover Proposal, with the exceptions set forth under the Merger Agreement;


The Board may only effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if the Board determines in good faith, after reviewing applicable provisions of applicable laws and after consulting with an outside counsel, that the failure to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change would constitute a breach by the Board of its fiduciary duties to the Company’s shareholders under the Companies Law or any other applicable law. In addition, no Company Adverse Recommendation Change may be made in response to a Superior Proposal until after the third business day following the Parent’s receipt of written notice (unless at the time such notice is otherwise required to be given there are less than three (3) business days prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, in which case the Company shall provide as much notice as is reasonably practicable) from the Company (a “Company Adverse Recommendation Notice”) advising the Parent that the Board intends to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change and specifying the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal. In determining whether to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal, the Board shall take into account any changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement proposed by the Parent (in response to a Company Adverse Recommendation Notice or otherwise) in determining whether such third party Takeover Proposal still constitutes a Superior Proposal.

The Merger Agreement states that notwithstanding any Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall remain obligated to hold the Meeting, unless the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with the termination terms thereof.

Efforts to Close the Merger

Under the Merger Agreement, the Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agreed to use reasonable best efforts to take (or cause to be taken) all actions, and to do (or cause to be done), all things necessary, proper, or advisable to cause the conditions to closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable and to consummate and make effective, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents as well as obtaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations from any governmental authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions.

However, neither the Parent nor Merger Sub is required to offer, accept or agree to (A) dispose, license or hold separate (in trust or otherwise) any part of its or the Company’s businesses, operations, assets or product lines (or a combination of the Parent’s and the Company’s respective businesses, operations, assets or product lines), (B) not compete in any geographic area or line of business, (C) restrict the manner in which, or whether, the Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of their affiliates may carry on business in any part of the world (including, but not limited to, any such party’s freedom of action with respect to future acquisitions of assets or businesses or its full rights of ownership with respect to any of its assets or businesses) and/or (D) accept any undertaking or condition, enter into any consent decree, accept any operational restriction, or take any other action that, in the reasonable judgment of the Parent, could be expected to limit the right of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation to own or operate all or any portion of their respective businesses or assets.

In addition, neither the Parent, Merger Sub nor the Company is required to contest or otherwise resist any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, challenging any of the Transactions as violating any antitrust law.

Indemnification and Insurance

The Merger Agreement provides that except in cases of fraud or wilful misconduct, the Parent and its affiliates exempt the Company’s directors, officers, employees, advisors and counsels from any liability to the extent relating to the approval of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement.


In addition, the Parent and Merger Sub agreed that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities, including advancement of expenses, for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current directors, officers or employees (in the case of employees, only such persons who are covered by the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance existing on the date of the Merger Agreement) of the Company (the “D&O Indemnified Parties”) as provided in the Company’s Articles of Association or any indemnification contract between such Person and the Company (in each case, as in effect on, and, in the case of any indemnification Contracts, to the extent made available to the Parent prior to, the date of the Merger Agreement) shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of six years from the Effective Time. It was agreed that the Surviving Corporation shall, and the Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses equivalent to the provisions of the Company’s articles of association as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any D&O Indemnified Parties; provided that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim made for indemnification within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such action or final resolution of such claim.

In addition, without limiting the foregoing, the Merger Agreement requires the Parent to cause the Surviving Corporation to purchase a six-year prepaid “tail” policy, with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance, with respect to matters arising on or before the Effective Time. The Surviving Corporation shall not be required to pay, to secure such “tail” policy in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid by the Company prior to the date of the Merger Agreement in respect of such existing policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance, but in such case shall purchase as much coverage as reasonably practicable for such amount.

For more information, please refer to the section of this Proxy Statement captioned “The Merger - Interests of Company’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”

Tax Rulings

The Merger Agreement provides that, as soon as practicable after the date the Merger Agreement, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day thereafter, the Company shall instruct its Israeli counsel to prepare and file with the Israel Tax Authority (the “ITA”) an application (to be confirmed by the Parent prior to its submission) for a ruling that: (i) the deposit of the Merger Consideration by the Parent with the Paying Agent shall be exempt from any Israeli withholding tax; (ii) with respect to holders of ordinary shares of the Company (other than the Section 102 Shares) that are non-Israeli residents (as defined in the Israeli Tax Ordinance or as will be determined by the ITA), (A) exempting the Parent, the Payment Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents from any obligation to withhold Israeli tax at the source from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (B) clearly instruct the Parent, the Payment Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents on how such withholding at source is to be executed and, with respect to the classes or categories of holders of ordinary share of the Company from which Tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be applied and how to identify any such non-Israeli residents; (iii) with respect to holders of ordinary shares of the Company (other than the Section 102 Shares) that are Israeli residents (as defined in the Israeli Tax Ordinance or as will be determined by the ITA) (A) exempting the Parent, the Payment Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents from any obligation to withhold Israeli tax at source from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Merger Agreement or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (B) clearly instruct the Parent, the Payment Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents on how such withholding is to be executed and (iv) with respect to holders subject to Israeli Tax, any withholding made in New Israeli Shekels with respect to payments made hereunder in U.S. dollars shall be calculated based on a conversion rate on the date the payment is actually made to a recipient.

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Other Covenants

Shareholder Meeting and Merger Proposals

The Company has agreed to, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Merger Agreement, (i) establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its shareholders for the purpose of approving the Merger and any other matter required in connection therewith under the Exchange Act, (ii) publish the notice of the shareholder meeting and (iii) otherwise comply with the notice requirements applicable to the Company pursuant to the Companies Law and the Company’s organizational documents. The notice of such special meeting (i.e., this meeting) was published on April 5, 2022 and the record date was set for April 4, 2022.

The Company also agreed to, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Merger Agreement, prepare and furnish to the SEC a proxy statement for the shareholder meeting.

The Company and Merger Sub have agreed that they will, as promptly as practicable after the execution of the Merger Agreement (i) cause a merger proposal (in the Hebrew language) to be executed in accordance with Section 316 of the Companies Law (“Legal Merger Proposal”) and delivered to the Israeli Companies’ Registrar; (ii) jointly deliver the Legal Merger Proposal to the Israeli Companies Registrar within three (3) days from the calling of their respective shareholders’ meetings; and (iii) each of the Company and Merger Sub shall cause a copy of its Legal Merger Proposal to be delivered to its secured creditors, if any, no later than three (3) days after the date on which the Legal Merger Proposal is delivered to the Israeli Companies Registrar and shall promptly inform its respective non-secured creditors, if any, of its Legal Merger Proposal and its contents in accordance with Section 318 of the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, the Company and Merger Sub have further agreed to timely inform the Israeli Companies Registrar that, in accordance with Section 317(b) of the Companies Law, such notices were given to their respective creditors. The executed merger proposals will be filed with the Israeli Companies Registrar as required by the Companies Law. The notice to creditors will be published, and the related notification to the Israeli Companies Registrar that such notices had been provided will be provided by both Merger Sub and the Company. Notices to the Israeli Companies Registrar of the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of the merging companies will be filed by the Company promptly following the receipt of the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of the Company.

Securityholder Litigation

The Company agreed to give the Parent the opportunity (at the Parent’s sole cost and expense) to participate in the defense or settlement of any shareholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without the Parent’s prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Termination of Equity Plans

Prior to the Effective Time, the Company agreed to take all actions necessary to terminate the Company’s 2001 Share Option Plan and the Company’s 2021 Incentive Equity Plan; such termination to be effective at or before the Effective Time.

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Conditions to the Closing of the Merger

The obligations of the Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permitted by applicable law) of each of the following conditions:

the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the requisite affirmative vote of the shareholders of the Company;

the required authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, governmental authorities have been filed, have occurred or have been obtained and are in full force and effect;

the consummation of the Merger not being made illegal or otherwise prohibited by any law or order of any governmental authority;

as required by the Companies Law, at least fifty (50) days have elapsed after the filing of a merger proposal with the Israeli Companies’ Registrar and at least thirty (30) days have elapsed after the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of the Company and the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of Merger Sub have been obtained; and

the Company and Merger Sub have received a certificate of merger from the Israeli Companies’ Registrar.

In addition, the obligations of the Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permitted by applicable law), on or prior to the closing date of the Merger, of each of the following additional conditions:

the representations and warranties of the Company set forth under the Merger Agreement being true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the closing date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have or result in, a material adverse effect. The Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such effect;

the Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the closing date, and the Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such effect;

there shall not be any action, investigation, proceeding or litigation instituted, commenced, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by or before any governmental authority that would, seeks or is reasonably likely to (i) restrain, enjoin, prevent, prohibit or make illegal the acquisition of some or all of the shares of Company by the Parent or Merger Sub or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) impose limitations on the ability of the Parent or its affiliates effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of all shares of the Surviving Corporation, (iii) restrain, enjoin, prevent, prohibit or make illegal, or impose material limitations on, the Parent’s or any of its affiliates’ ownership or operation of all or any material portion of the businesses and assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, as a result of the Merger, of the Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iv) as a result of the Merger, compel the Parent or any of its affiliates to dispose of any shares of the Surviving Corporation or to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the businesses or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of the Parent and its subsidiaries, or (v) impose damages on the Parent, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries as a result of the transactions in amounts that are material in relation to the Company or the transactions contemplated by the Merger;

no law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any governmental authority that could reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Merger or making the consummation of the Merger illegal, shall be in effect;


the Company shall (a) have taken all actions necessary to be eligible to cause the cessation of quotation of the Company’s ordinary shares on the Over-the-Counter Market and the termination of the registration thereof under the Exchange Act, in each case as soon as permissible after the Effective Time, and (b) be able to provide all necessary certifications on Form 15 as of immediately after the Effective Time (including without limitation having filed all necessary filings and reports to be current with the SEC (without regard to any extension under Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act)); and
the Parent shall have received written resignation letters from each of the members of the respective board of directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, or other evidence of their removal, effective as of the closing.

In addition, the obligation of the Company to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permitted by applicable law), on or prior to the closing date of the Merger, of each of the following additional conditions:

the representations and warranties of the Parent and Merger Sub set forth in the Merger Agreement being true and correct on and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the closing, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Parent by the chief executive officer of the Parent to such effect; and

the Parent and Merger Sub having performed, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed by them under the Merger Agreement, at or prior to the closing date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Parent by the chief executive officer of the Parent to such effect.

Termination of the Merger Agreement

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, in the following ways:

by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Parent, duly authorized by each of their respective boards of directors;

by either the Parent if:

the Effective Time shall not have been consummated on or before July 1, 2022, which we refer to as the “Termination Date” (except that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement as a result of the non-occurrence of the Merger by the Termination Date will not be available to the Parent if the Parent’s material breach of the Merger Agreement has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement);

any law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any governmental authority that could reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Merger or making the consummation of the Merger illegal, shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable; or

the Merger Agreement has not been put to the vote of the shareholders of the Company by May 5, 2022; or if such shareholders’ approval shall not have been obtained at the Company’s shareholders meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, by May 31, 2022; or
a Company Adverse Recommendation Change is made in the circumstances set forth under the Merger Agreement. For more information please see “The Merger Agreement- Alternative Acquisition Proposals”.

by the Company if:

the Merger Agreement was voted against, or if the required majority was not obtained for the approval of the Merger, in the Company’s shareholders meeting.


In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to the termination rights above, the Merger Agreement shall become null and void, except certain sections of the Merger Agreement that will survive the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with their respective terms, and there will be no liability on the part of the parties or their respective directors, officers and affiliates except (i) Company’s liability in the event of termination due to the non-occurrence of the Merger by the Termination Date for reasons not caused due to the Parent’s material breach of the Merger Agreement being a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement and (ii) nothing shall relieve any party from liability for fraud or any willful breach of the Merger Agreement.

Termination Fee Payable by the Company

If the Merger Agreement is terminated in specified circumstances, the Company has agreed to pay the Parent a termination fee of $1,500,000.

The Parent will be entitled to receive the termination fee from the Company if the Merger Agreement is terminated:

by the Parent due to the non-occurrence of the Merger by the Termination Date for reasons not caused due to the Parent’s material breach of the Merger Agreement being a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement;
by the Parent due to the Merger Agreement not being put to the vote of the shareholders of the Company by May 5, 2022; or if such shareholders’ approval not obtained at the Company’s shareholders meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, by May 31, 2022;
by the Parent due to the fact that a Company Adverse Recommendation Change was made under the circumstances set forth under the Merger Agreement; or

by the Company if the Merger Agreement was voted against, or if the required majority was not obtained for the approval of the Merger, in the Company’s shareholders meeting.

Specific Performance and Monetary Damages

Under the Merger Agreement, the parties agreed that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of the Merger Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Therefore, it was accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof in the competent courts in Tel Aviv – Jaffa, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

Fees and Expenses

Except in specified circumstances, whether or not the Merger is completed, the Company, on the one hand, and the Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, are each responsible for all of their respective costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement..

Amendment

At any time prior to the Effective Time, the Merger Agreement may be amended or supplemented, whether before or after receipt of the Company’s shareholders approval, by written agreement of all of the parties to the Merger Agreement, by action approved by their respective Boards of Directors; provided, however, that following approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, there shall be no amendment or change to the provisions thereof which by law would require further approval by the shareholders of the Company, without such approval.

Governing Law

The Merger Agreement is governed by Israeli law.


THE VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This section describes the material terms of the Voting and Support Agreement entered into between the Parent and Ivy on March 17, 2022, in connection with Ivy’s agreement to support the Merger (the “Voting and Support Agreement”). The description in this section and elsewhere in this Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Voting and Support Agreement, the form of which is attached as Annex C and is incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Voting and Support Agreements that is important to you. You are encouraged to read the form of Voting and Support Agreement carefully and in its entirety before you decide how to vote.

Ivy and its affiliates, which collectively held approximately 34.8% of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company as of the date of the Merger Agreement, have agreed, as set under the Voting and Support Agreement, to vote the subject ordinary shares (and any hereafter acquired ordinary shares) at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders however called (or in any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting):

in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Transactions;
against any Takeover Proposal; and
against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other obligation of the Company in the Merger Agreement; and
against any agreement, amendment of the Company Charter Documents or other action that is intended or could reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, frustrate, delay, postpone or adversely affect the consummation of the Merger.

Each of the above shareholders agreed that it will not:

directly or indirectly sell, transfer (including by operation of law), give, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, gift, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, any of such shareholder’s shares (or any right, title or interest thereto or therein);
deposit any of such shareholder’s shares into a voting trust or grant any proxies or enter into a voting agreement, power of attorney or voting trust with respect to any such shareholder’s shares;
take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such shareholder set forth in the Voting and Support Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing, disabling or delaying such shareholder from performing any of its obligations under the Voting and Support Agreement; or
agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses.

In the Voting and Support Agreements, each shareholder party thereto made customary representations and warranties to the Parent with respect to, among other things, such shareholder’s ownership of the ordinary shares, authority to enter into the Voting and Support Agreement and enforceability of the Voting and Support Agreement against such shareholder.

In the event of a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (a) if a majority of the shares present at the meeting (in person or by proxy), excluding Ivy, are voted in favor of the approval of the Merger, Ivy’s votes shall be cast in favor of the Merger, and (b) if a majority of the shares present at the meeting (in person or by proxy), excluding Ivy, are voted against the Merger, the Voting and Support Agreement shall terminate, and Ivy shall be free to cast its votes as it deems fit.

The obligations of the above shareholders under the Voting and Support Agreement will terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (ii) the Effective Time, (iii) the amendment to the Merger Agreement, without the prior written consent of Ivy, in a manner that effects the economics or material terms of the Merger Agreement in a manner that is adverse to the Company or its shareholders (including with respect to the reduction of or the imposition of any restriction on Ivy’s right to receive the Merger Consideration or any reduction in the amount or change in the form of the Merger Consideration), and (iv) the extension of the Termination Date, without the prior written consent of Ivy.


NON-BINDING, ADVISORY VOTE ON TRANSACTION-RELATED COMPENSATION FOR
OTI’S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Golden Parachute Compensation

This section sets forth the information required by Item 402(t) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K regarding certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to OTI’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger, including assuming that their employment is terminated under certain circumstances, and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, which we refer to as the transaction-related executive compensation. These potential payments consist of:

Payments in connection with OTI equity compensation awards, the treatment of which is described in more detail in the section entitled “The Merger - Interests of Certain of OTI’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” beginning on page 38 of this Proxy Statement.

Payments of certain cash compensation to certain executive officers (the “Retention”), 50% of which payable upon the closing of the Merger, while an additional 50% shall be payable, subject to the completion of certain conditions, upon the lapse of a 12 month period following the closing of the Merger.

Payments of cash compensation to a director, payable by the Company following the closing of the Merger.

Further details on these potential payments and benefits, including applicable vesting terms and conditions, are provided in the footnotes to the table below and in the section entitled “The Merger - Interests of Certain of OTI’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” beginning on page 38 of this Proxy Statement.

For purposes of quantifying these potential payments and benefits for the table below, the following assumptions were used:

the closing of the Merger will occur on or after June 10, 2022;

The estimated value of the ordinary shares in the Merger will be $0.0594 per share, calculated based on a total of 75,775,393 shares of the Company outstanding as of the Record Date; and

at the lapse of a 12 months period following the closing of the Merger, Mr. Amir Eilam, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Assaf Cohen, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, were still employed by the Surviving Corporation and were therefore eligible to receive the remaining 50% of the Retention.  


The amounts shown are estimates based on multiple assumptions and do not reflect compensation actions that could occur after the date of this Proxy Statement and before the closing of the Merger. As a result, the actual amounts received by an executive officer may differ materially from the amounts shown in the following table.

Golden Parachute Compensation
Name(1) Cash  Equity
($)
  Perquisites/ benefits
 ($)
  Tax reimbursement
($)
  Other
 ($)
  Total
($)
 
Amir Eilam NIS   192,500(2) $9,240(3)               69,228(5)
Chief Executive Officer                        
                         
Assaf Cohen NIS   157,500(2) $7,295(4)               56,376(5)
Chief Financial Officer                        
                         
Yehuda Holtzman  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Former Chief Executive Officer                        

(1)OTI’s named executive officers for purposes of this Proxy Statement consist of OTI’s chief executive officer, OTI’s chief financial officer, OTI’s VP of Hardware Engineering, OTI’s VP of Operations, OTI’s VP of Product, OTI’s former chief executive officer and a director of OTI (through April 5, 2022).
(2)50% payable upon the closing of the Merger; remaining 50% shall be payable, subject to the completion of certain conditions, upon the lapse of a 12 month period following the closing of the Merger.
(3)Estimated value of the acceleration of 506,666 restricted shares, assuming: (i) a total of 75,775,393 shares of the company; (ii) per share consideration of $0.0594; (iii) deduction of NIS 0.1 par value per share, which is paid by Mr. Eilam upon acceleration, which totals at $15,789, based on an exchange rate of $3.209; and (iv) deduction of $0.01 per share payable to the Israeli paying agent, which totals at $5,067.
(4)Estimated value of the acceleration of 400,000 restricted shares, assuming: (i) a total of 75,775,393 shares of the company; (ii) per share consideration of $0.0594; (iii) deduction of NIS 0.1 par value per share, which is paid by Mr. Cohen upon acceleration, which totals at $12,465, based on an exchange rate of $3.209; and (iv) deduction of $0.01 per share payable to the Israeli paying agent, which totals at $4,000.
(5)Calculated at an exchange rate of $3.209.

Vote Required; OTI Board Recommendation

Rule 14a-21(c) under the Exchange Act requires that OTI seek a non-binding, advisory vote from its shareholders to approve the transaction-related executive compensation, as disclosed in this section. Pursuant to these rules, the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the transaction-related executive compensation requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution. Since abstentionsvotes cast thereon. Abstentions are counted toward a quorum, but are not considered votes cast, they will have no impact on the outcome ofcounted for any purpose in determining whether this proposal. Broker non-votes will not impact the resultsmatter has been approved. Accordingly, OTI is asking its shareholders to vote in favor of the voteadoption of the following resolution on this proposal, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum.non-binding, advisory basis:

 

The Board recommends a vote FORRESOLVED, that the approval of the proposed resolution.


ITEM NO. 7 – APPROVAL OF AN INCREASE IN THE COMPANY’S AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL

Increase in our Authorized Share Capital

The Board has approved, subject to shareholders’ approval, an amendment to the Articles and Memorandum of Associationcompensation that increases the number of Ordinary Shares authorized for issuance from 100,000,000 to 120,000,000. The purpose of this increase is to maintain our current flexibility to conduct future issuances of our Ordinary Shares in the ordinary course from time to time to fund our operations, consistent with our historical practice of raising financing through equity and debt issuances. We currently do not have any acquisitions or other major transactions planned that would require us to increase our authorized share capital, and our Board is not proposing the increase with the intent of using the newly-authorized reserve as an anti-takeover device. If the increase is approved, after the increase, all Ordinary Shares issuable from our authorized share capital would have the same voting rights and rights to any dividends or other distributions by the Company as the Ordinary Shares currently issuable from our share capital.

Approval of Amendment to our Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association

We are therefore seeking approval of the shareholders to increase our authorized share capital by NIS 2,000,000 and accordingly to increase our authorized share capital by 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares (par value NIS 0.1 per share), from 100,000,000 (par value NIS 0.1 per share) to 120,000,000 (par value NIS 0.1 per share).

We are proposing to amend Article 2.1.1 of our Articles as follows (deletions are struck through and additions are underlined):

2.1.1The registered capital of the Company is NIS 10,000,00012,000,000, divided into 100,000,000120,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of NIS 0.1 each.”

We are also proposing to amend our Memorandum of Association to reflect the above changes.

Certain Risks and Disadvantages Associated with the Share Capital Increase

If we issue additional Ordinary Shares after the increase in our authorized share capital, the dilution to the ownership interest of our existing shareholders may be greater than would occur had the increase in our authorized share capital not been effected. Future issuances of Ordinary Shares will dilute the voting power and ownership of our existing shareholders, and, depending on the amount of consideration receivedpaid or become payable to OTI’s executive officers in connection with the issuance, could also reduce shareholders’ equityMerger and the agreements or understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, in each case as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in ‘Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on a per-share basis. Although the purpose of the increase in authorized share capital is to maintain our capital-raising position, these additional Ordinary Shares may also be issued in the futureTransaction-Related Compensation for other purposes, such as compensation, giving rise to further opportunities for dilution. We currently do not have any acquisitions or other major transactions planned that would require us to increase our authorized share capital, and our Board is not proposing the increase with the intent of using the newly-authorized reserve as an anti-takeover device. However, the authorized Ordinary Shares could, in theory, also be used to resist or frustrate a third-party transaction that is favored by a majority of the independent shareholders (for example, by permitting issuances that would dilute the share ownership of a person seeking to effect a change in the composition of the board or management of our Company or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of the Company with another company). The newly available authorized shares resulting from the increase in our authorized share capital thus may have the potential to limit the opportunity for our shareholders to dispose of their Ordinary Shares at a premium.

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to approve an increase in the Company’s authorized share capital, by NIS 2,000,000, divided into 20,000,000 ordinary share of NIS 0.1 par value per share, to NIS 12,000,000, divided into 120,000,000 ordinary shares of NIS 0.1 par value per share, and to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association accordingly.OTI’s Executive Officers’, are hereby APPROVED.

Required Vote

 

The affirmative voteOTI board recommends that OTI’s shareholders approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the transaction-related executive compensation described in this Proxy Statement by voting “FOR” the above proposal.

Approval of 75% of the Ordinary Shares voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution. Since abstentions are not considered votes cast, they will have no impact on the outcome of this proposal. As this proposal is deemednot a condition to be a routine matter, thereconsummation of the transaction, and the vote with respect to this proposal is advisory only and will not be any broker non-votesbinding on this proposal.OTI, the Parent or Merger Sub. If the Merger is completed, the transaction-related executive compensation may be paid to OTI’s executive officers to the extent payable in accordance with the terms of the compensation arrangements even if OTI shareholders fail to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the transaction-related executive compensation.

 

The Board recommends a vote FOR the approval of the proposed resolution.

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ITEM NO. 8 – RE-APPOINTMENTADJOURNMENT OF

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND

AUTHORIZATION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE DETERMINATION OF REMUNERATION THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

 

The Audit CommitteeWe are asking you to approve a proposal to adjourn the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement at the time of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) and Board have recommended that Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (“PwC”), be re-appointed as our independent registered public accounting firm to performextraordinary general meeting. If shareholders approve the audit of our consolidated financial statements untilAdjournment Proposal, we could adjourn the 2022 annualextraordinary general meeting of shareholders. PwC confirmed that they have no relationship with the Company or withand any affiliateadjourned session of the Company, except as auditors. A representative of PwC is not expectedextraordinary general meeting and use the additional time to be present at the Meeting.

Shareholdersolicit additional proxies, including proxies from shareholders that have previously returned properly executed proxies voting against approval of the appointmentMerger Agreement. Among other things, approval of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm to serve until the 2022 annualAdjournment Proposal could mean that, even if we had received proxies representing a sufficient number of votes against approval of the Merger Agreement such that the Merger Proposal would be defeated and a quorum is present, we could adjourn the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders is required under the Companies Law. Our Audit Committee and Board believe that such appointment is appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Shareholder approval is further necessary under the Companies Law in order to delegate the authority to fix the remuneration of our independent registered public accounting firm. Subject towithout a vote on the approval of this proposal, the Board, withMerger Agreement and seek to convince the recommendationholders of our Audit Committee, will fixthose shares to change their votes to votes in favor of approval of the remunerationMerger Agreement. If the Adjournment Proposal is approved and a quorum is present, the chairman of PwC in accordance with the volume and nature of their servicesextraordinary general meeting may recess and/or adjourn the meeting to a later time or date pursuant to the articles of association or the Company. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the meeting cannot be adjourned for more than five business days at a time or 15 business days in the aggregate after the date appointed for the meeting without the prior written consent of Parent.

 

It is proposed that the following resolution be adopted at the Meeting:

You may vote either RESOLVED, to re-appoint Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm until the 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders, and to authorize the Board, upon the recommendation of our Audit Committee, to determine the remuneration of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.FOR

Required Vote

The affirmative vote of a majority of the Ordinary Shares or “against” this proposal, or you may abstain by voting on the matter is required to approve this resolution. Abstentions will have no effectenclosed proxy card on the outcome of this proposal. Because this is a routine matter, there will not be any broker non-votes.proposal 3.

 

The Board unanimously recommends athat you vote FOR the proposed resolution.“FOR” this proposal.

 

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ITEM NO. 9 - PRESENTATION OF 2020 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K available at www.sec.gov (where the contents of the SEC’s website are not part of this proxy statement).

At the Meeting, the Company will review the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and will answer appropriate questions relating thereto.

No vote will be required regarding this item.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information, to the best knowledge and belief of the Company, as of [●], 2021 (unless provided herein otherwise),April 4, 2022, with respect to holdingsthe beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Sharesordinary shares of the Company by (1)(i) each person known by usthe Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the total number ofoutstanding ordinary shares of our Ordinary Shares outstanding as of such date; (2)date, (ii) each of ourthe Company’s directors and director nominees; (3) each of our Named Executive Officers (specified below);named executive officers, and (4)(iii) all of our directors and our executive officers of the Company as a group.

All information with respect to the ownership of any of the below shareholders has been furnished by such shareholder and, unless otherwise indicated below, we believe thatnoted in the footnotes to the table, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the persons named in the table have sole voting and sole investmentinvesting power with respect to all of the shares shownindicated as being beneficially owned subject to community property laws, where applicable.by them. The shares owned by the directors and executive officers include the shares owned by theircertain family members to which such directors and executive officers disclaim beneficial ownership, as provided for below. If a shareholder has the right to acquire shares by exercising options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table, these shares are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage owned by the specific shareholder (that is, they are included in both the numerator and the denominator), but they are disregarded for the purpose of computing the percentage owned by any other shareholder.

 

The information in the table below is based on [●] Ordinary Shares75,775,393 ordinary shares outstanding as of October 25, 2021.April 4, 2022. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals named below is: c/o On Track Innovations Inc., 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel.

 

Name of beneficial ownerPosition

Number of Shares

Beneficially
Owned (*)

% of Class of Shares
William C. Anderson III (1)(2)Director3,680,496[●]
Uri ArazyDirector--
Zvi AtlasExternal Director Nominee--
Sandra B. Hardardottir (3)Director1,699,790[●]
Leonid Berkovitch (4)External Director10,000**
Donna Marks (5)(6)External Director20,000**
Michael Shanahan (7)Director10,000**
Yehuda Holtzman (8)Chief Executive Officer333,333**
Assaf Cohen (9)Chief Financial Officer116,667**
Nehemia Itay (10)VP of Hardware18,333**
Amir Eilam (11)VP, Research & Development23,333**
Sagi Nataf (12)VP Operations and Engineering18,333**
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons) ***5,870,286[●]
5% Shareholders
Jerry L. Ivy, Jr. (13)Shareholder33,355,494[●]
Name   Position Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
  Percentage
of Shares
 
           
William C. Anderson III(1)   Director 3,680,496  4.9%
Uri Arazy(2)   Director 10,000  * 
Leonid Berkovitch(3)   Director 20,000  * 
Amir Eilam(4)   Chief Executive Officer 510,000  *%
Yehuda Holtzman(5)   Former Chief Executive Officer -  - 
Assaf Cohen(6)   Chief Financial Officer 400,000  *%
Nehemia Itay(7)   VP of Hardware 80,000  *%
Sagi Nataf(8)   VP Operations and Engineering 150,000  *%
Nir Gazit(9)   VP of Product 129,000  *%
All current executive officers and directors as a group     4,620,496  6.1%
5% Shareholders          
Jerry L. Ivy, Jr. Descendants Trust(10)   Shareholder 26,157,984  35.9%

 


(*)If a shareholder has the right to acquire shares by exercising options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table, these shares are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage owned by the specific shareholder (that is, they are included in both the numerator and the denominator), but they are disregarded for the purpose of computing the percentage owned by any other shareholder.

(**) Less than 1%.

(***) Including Mr. Zvi Atlas, External Director nominee.

Less than 1%   (1)Includes 3,650,496 Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Anderson and includesAnderson.
(2)Consists of options held by Mr. Anderson to purchase 30,000 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.

(2)Mr. Anderson is holding more than 5% of the Company’s share capital.

(3)Includes 1,689,790 Ordinary Shares held by Ms. Hardardottir and includes options held by Ms. HardardottirArazy to purchase 10,000 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table. Such shares are also included in the Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Jerry L. Ivy, Jr., as detailed in footnote 11 below.April 4, 2022.

(4)Includes options held by Mr. Berkovich to purchase 10,000 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.

(5)(3)Consists of options held by Ms. MarksMr. Berkovitch to purchase 20,000 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.April 4, 2022.

(4)Consists of 510,000 restricted shares held by Mr. Eilam.
(5)Mr. Holtzman filed his resignation from his position as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on October 31, 2021. Mr. Holtzman’s resignation entered into effect on November 3, 2021.
(6)Ms. Marks submitted her resignation from the Board, effective December 1, 2021.Consists of 400,00 restricted shares held by Mr. Cohen.

(7)IncludesConsists of 70,000 restricted shares held by Mr. Itay, and consists of options held by Mr. ShanahanItay to purchase 10,000 Ordinary Sharesordinary shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.April 4, 2022.

(8)Includes optionsConsists of 150,000 restricted shares held by Mr. Holtzman to purchase 333,333 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.Nataf.

(9)Consists of options129,000 restricted shares held by Mr. Cohen to purchase 116,667 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.Gazit.

(10)Consists of options held by Mr. Itay to purchase 18,333 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table.

(11)Consists of options held by Mr. Eilam to purchase 23,333 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table

(12)Consists of options held by Mr. Nataf to purchase 18,333 Ordinary Shares currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of this table

(13)Information is based solely on Schedule 13D/A filed by Mr. Jerry L. Ivy, Jr. with the SEC on June 21, 2021March 17, 2022, and consists of 31,655,70424,468,205 Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Ivy of which 8,887,289 shares that would be issued pursuant to the terms of a convertible loan, if converted on May 19, 2021 and 1,699,7901,689,779 Ordinary Shares held by Ms. Hardardottir. Mr. Ivy’s address is 2125 1st Ave., Seattle,1003 Lake St. #301, Kirkland, WA 98121.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Independent Directors

Five out of our six current directors on our Board, William C. Anderson, Uri Arazy, Leonid Berkovitch, Donna Marks and Michael Shanahan, as well as Zvi Atlas, an External Director nominee, are independent directors as defined in SEC and Nasdaq Rules. Sandra B. Hardardottir is a family member of Mr. Ivy, from which the Company received payments exceeding the amounts deemed to preclude independence under Nasdaq rules (if such rules applied to us), and therefore, she is not considered independent.

Financial Expertise

Under the Companies Law, our Board is required to determine how many of our non-External Directors should be required to have financial and accounting expertise. In determining such number, the Board must consider, among other things, the type and size of the company and the scope and complexity of its operations. Our Board has determined that at least one director (excluding an External Director) should be required to have financial and accounting expertise. Each member of the Audit Committee has financial and accounting proficiency as defined under the Companies Law.

Board Leadership Structure

Mr. Holtzman is our Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Hardardottir is Chairman of our Board. As Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Holtzman reports to the Company’s Board. None of our independent directors serves as the lead independent director. We believe that this leadership structure is appropriate given the current size and operations of the Company.

Risk Oversight

Our Board’s role in risk oversight includes risk analysis and assessment in connection with each financial and business review, update and decision-making proposal and deliberations.

The Board’s role in our risk oversight is consistent with our leadership structure, with our Chief Executive Officer, whose performance is assessed by the Board, and other members of senior management having responsibility for assessing and managing our risk exposure, and the Board providing oversight in connection with those efforts.

The Board, including the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, periodically reviews and assesses the significant risks to the Company. Our management is responsible for the Company’s risk management process and the day-to-day supervision and mitigation of risks. These risks include strategic, operational, competitive, financial, legal and regulatory risks. Our Board leadership structure, together with the frequent interaction between our directors and management, assists in this effort. Communication between our Board and management regarding long-term strategic planning and short-term operational practices include matters of material risk inherent in our business.

The Board plays an active role, as a whole and at the committee level in overseeing management of the Company’s risks. Each of our Board committees is focused on specific risks within their areas of responsibility, but the Board believes that the overall enterprise risk management process is more properly overseen by all of the members of the Board. The Audit Committee is responsible, among other things, for overseeing the management of financial and accounting risks, risks related to the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, risks in regard to the independent auditor’s performance of its internal audit function, evaluation of any inadequacies in the business management of the Company and risks in related-party transactions. The Compensation Committee is responsible, among other things, for overseeing the management of risks relating to executive and employee compensation plans, incentive awards and other beneficial arrangements. While each committee is responsible for the evaluation and management of such risks, the entire Board is regularly informed through committee reports. The Board incorporates the insight provided by these reports into its overall risk management analysis.


The Board administers its risk oversight responsibilities through the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, who, together with management representatives of the relevant functional areas review and assess the operations of the Company as well as operating management’s identification, assessment and mitigation of the material risks affecting our operations.

External Directors

Under the Companies Law, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel whose shares were offered to and are traded by the public must appoint at least two External Directors, unless they qualify and choose to adopt the exemption specified in Regulation 5D of the Israeli Companies Regulations (Relief for Public Companies with Shares Listed for Trading on a Stock Market Outside of Israel), 5760-2000 (the “Exemption Regulations”). The Company no longer qualifies for the Exemption Regulations.

Qualifications

The Companies Law provides that a person may not be appointed as an External Director if the person is a relative of the controlling shareholder of the company or if the person (or any of the person’s relatives, partners, employers or anyone to whom the person is directly or indirectly subjected to or any entity under the person’s control) has or had during the two years preceding the date of appointment any affiliation with the company, its controlling shareholder, any of the controlling shareholder’s relatives, any other entity under the control of the company or the company’s controlling shareholder, and, where there is no controlling shareholder and no shareholder holding 25% or more of the voting power of the company, any affiliation to the chairman of the board of directors of the company, the company’s chief executive officer, any beneficial owner of 5% or more of the issued shares or the voting power of the company or the most senior executive officer of the company in the finance field.

The term affiliation includes:

An employment relationship;

A business or professional relationship maintained on a regular basis;

Control; and

Service as an office holder, excluding service as a director in a private company prior to the first offering of its shares to the public, if such director was appointed as a director of the private company in order to serve as an external director following the public offering.

“Office holder” is defined in the Companies Law as a chief executive officer, chief business manager, deputy general manager, vice general manager, any person who holds such position in the company, even if such person holds a different title, any director and other manager or officer who reports directly to the chief executive officer.

No person can serve as an External Director if his or her position or other business interests create, or may create, a conflict of interest with his or her responsibilities as an External Director or may otherwise interfere with his or her ability to serve as an External Director. No person can serve as an External Director if the person (or any of the person’s relatives, partners, employers, anyone to whom the person is directly or indirectly subjected to or any entity under the person’s control) has business or professional relations with anyone the affiliation with whom is prohibited by the Companies Law, even if those affiliations are not of an ongoing nature, excluding negligible affiliations. External Directors are required to possess professional qualifications as set out in regulations promulgated under the Companies Law. In addition, the board of director of such company is required to determine how many of its non-External Directors should be required to have financial and accounting expertise. In determining such number, the board must consider, among other things, the type and size of the company and the scope and complexity of its operations.

If at the time an External Director is appointed, all current members of the Board, who are not controlling shareholders or family members thereof, are of the same gender, then that External Director must be of the other gender. Regulations promulgated under the Companies Law provide that the requirement of Israeli residency does not apply to the External Directors of companies whose shares are listed for trading outside of Israel.


Based on information provided to the Company, each of Ms. Marks and Mr. Berkovich, the Company’s External Directors, as well as Mr. Zvi Atlas, the Company’s External Director nominee, qualifies as an External Director under the Companies Law.

Committee Membership

Under the Companies Law, each committee of our Board must include at least one External Director and the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee must include all of the External Directors. The Company’s External Directors, Ms. Marks and Mr. Berkovitch are currently serving on the Company’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Following the departure of Ms. Marks from the Board, and subject to the appointment of Mr. Atlas’ by the Company’s shareholders, Mr. Atlas shall serve on the Company’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

Election, Term and Compensation

External Directors are elected by a majority vote at a shareholders’ meeting at which either the majority of shares voted at the meeting, including at least a majority of the shares held by non-controlling shareholders disinterested with respect to the interests of controlling shareholders voted at the meeting, vote in favor of the election of the External Director, or the total number of shares held by non-controlling shareholders disinterested with respect to the interests of controlling shareholders voted against the election of the External Director does not exceed two percent of the aggregate voting rights in the company.

The initial term of an External Director is three years commencing from the date of his or her election and in general, only two additional three year periods are allowed under the law. External Directors may only be removed by the same percentage of shareholders as is required for their election, or by a court, and then only if the External Directors cease to meet the statutory qualifications for their appointment or if they violate their duty of loyalty to the company. If an external directorship becomes vacant, our Board is required under the Companies Law to call a shareholders’ meeting promptly to appoint a new External Director.

An External Director is entitled to compensation as provided in regulations adopted under the Companies Law and is otherwise prohibited from receiving any other compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with services provided as an External Director.

Alternate Directors

Under our Articles, each of our directors may appoint, with the agreement of the Board and subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, by written notice to us, any person to serve as an alternate director. Under the Companies Law, neither a currently serving director nor a currently-serving alternate director or any person not eligible under the Companies Law to be appointed as a director may be appointed as an alternate director. An alternate director has all the rights and duties of the director appointing him, unless the appointment of the alternate provides otherwise, and the right to remuneration. The alternate director may not act at any meeting at which the appointing director is present. Unless the time period or scope of the appointment is limited by the appointing director, the appointment is effective for all purposes but expires upon the expiration of the appointing director’s term. Currently, none of our directors has appointed any alternate directors.

Directors’ Service Contracts

None of our directors has any services contracts either with us or with any of our subsidiaries, which provide for benefits upon termination of employment or service.

Board Meetings and Committees

During 2020, the Board held 9 meetings (and adopted certain resolutions by way of 5 unanimous written consents). A majority of the directors attended all of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which they served and none of our directors attended less than 75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees. Each of the directors is encouraged to attend the annual shareholder’s meeting. None of the six directors currently serving on the Board attended the 2020 annual shareholder’s meeting. Our Board has established an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee.


Audit Committee

The current members of our Audit Committee are William C. Anderson III, Donna Marks and Leonid Berkovitch. Ms. Marks serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Our Board has determined that all of the above are independent Audit Committee members within the meaning of Nasdaq and SEC rules. Our Board has also determined that Ms. Marks is an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Our Audit Committee operates under a written charter that is posted on our website at:

http://investors.otiglobal.com.

Our Audit Committee provides assistance to our Board in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations in matters involving our accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal control and legal compliance functions by pre-approving the services performed by our independent accountants and reviewing their reports regarding our accounting practices and systems of internal control over financial reporting. Our Audit Committee also oversees the audit efforts of our independent accountants and takes those actions that it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the accountants are independent of management.

Under the Companies Law and Nasdaq rules (if such rules applied to us), our Audit Committee is responsible for (i) determining whether there are deficiencies in the business management practices of our Company, including in consultation with our internal auditor or the independent auditor, and making recommendations to the Board to improve such practices, (ii) determining whether to approve certain related party transactions (including transactions in which an office holder has a personal interest) and whether such transaction should be deemed as material or extraordinary, (iii) where the Board approves the working plan of the internal auditor, to examine such working plan before its submission to the Board and propose amendments thereto, (iv) examining our internal controls and internal auditor’s performance, including whether the internal auditor has sufficient resources and tools to dispose of its responsibilities, (v) examining the scope of our auditor’s work and compensation and submitting a recommendation with respect thereto to our Board or shareholders, depending on which of them is considering the appointment of our auditor, and (vi) establishing procedures for the handling of employee complaints as to the management of our business and the protection to be provided to such employees. In compliance with regulations promulgated under the Companies Law, our Audit Committee also approves our financial statements, thereby fulfilling the requirement that a board committee provide such approval.

Our Audit Committee held seven meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (and two written resolution in lieu of a meeting).

Internal Auditor

Under the Companies Law, the Board must appoint an internal auditor who is recommended by the Audit Committee. The role of the internal auditor is to examine, among other things, whether the company’s actions comply with the law and orderly business procedure. Under the Companies Law, the internal auditor may not be an office holder or an interested party, as defined below, or a relative of an office holder or an interested party, or the company’s independent accountant or the independent accountant’s representative. The Companies Law defines an “interested party” as a holder of 5% or more of the issued shares or voting rights of a company, a person or entity who has the right to designate at least one director or the general manager of the company, and a person who serves as a director or general manager. Since March 5, 2012, Mr. Gali Gana, CPA, of Rosenblum Holtzman & Co., has served as our internal auditor.


Compensation Committee

The current members of our Compensation Committee are Uri Arazy, Donna Marks and Leonid Berkovitch. Mr. Berkovitch is the Compensation Committee’s Chairman. Our Board has determined that all Compensation Committee members are independent within the meaning of Nasdaq and SEC rules.

Our Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that is posted on our website at:

http://investors.otiglobal.com.

Under the Companies Law and Nasdaq rules (if such rules applied to us), our Compensation Committee is responsible for (i) proposing office holder compensation policies to the Board, (ii) proposing necessary revisions to any compensation policy and examining its implementation, (iii) determining whether to approve transactions with respect to compensation of office holders, and (iv) determining, in accordance with office holder compensation policies, whether to exempt an engagement with an unaffiliated nominee for the position of chief executive officer from requiring shareholder approval.

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, compensation of executive officers is generally determined and approved by our Compensation Committee and our Board. Shareholder approval is generally required when (i) approval by our Board and our Compensation Committee is not consistent with our Compensation Policy, or (ii) the compensation is that of our Chief Executive Officer. In special circumstances, our Compensation Committee and Board may approve the compensation of an executive officer (other than a director, a chief executive officer or a controlling shareholder) or approve the compensation policy despite shareholder objection. Additionally, under certain circumstances, our Compensation Committee may exempt an engagement with a nominee for the position of chief executive officer from requiring shareholders’ approval or may otherwise postpone such shareholders’ approval.

A director or executive officer may not be present when the Board discusses or votes upon the terms of his or her compensation, unless the chairman of the Board (as applicable) determines that he or she should be present to present the transaction that is subject to approval. The Chief Executive Officer may not be present during voting or deliberations regarding his or her compensation.

We may from time to time engage the services of external compensation consultants on a case by case basis, though we did not engage any such compensation consultant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

Our Compensation Committee held four meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (and adopted certain resolutions by way of two unanimous written consents).

Nominating Committee; Director Candidates

We do not have a Nominating Committee or any committees of a similar nature, nor any charter governing the nomination process. Our Board does not believe that such committees are needed for a company our size.

Under the Companies Law, our directors are elected by the general meeting of shareholders, with the recommendation of the Board. There is no formal process or policy that governs the manner in which we identify potential candidates for the Board. Historically, however, the Board has considered several factors in evaluating candidates for nomination to the Board, including the candidate’s knowledge of the Company and its business, the candidate’s business experience and credentials, and whether the candidate would represent the interests of all the Company’s shareholders as opposed to a specific group of shareholders. Diversity is not considered material in identifying nominees for directors. We do not have a formal policy with respect to our consideration of Board nominees recommended by our shareholders because we are a small company. A shareholder who desires to recommend a candidate for nomination to the Board should do so by writing to us at Board of Directors, c/o Company Chief Financial Officer, On Track Innovations Ltd., 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200.


Deadline and Procedures for Submitting Board of Directors Nominations

Subject to our Articles and the Companies Law, a shareholder wishing to nominate a candidate for election to the Board at the next Annual Meeting is required to give written notice containing the required information specified above addressed to the Board, c/o Company Secretary, On Track Innovations Ltd., 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200, of his or her intention to make such a nomination. The notice of nomination and other required information must be received by the Company no later than the time required by the Companies Law.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our directors, executive and financial officers and all of our employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is publicly available on our website at http://investors.otiglobal.com and we will provide, at no charge, a written copy thereof upon written request made to us. The information contained in, or accessible through, our website does not constitute part of this Proxy Statement.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4, and amendments thereto, submitted to the SEC during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Company believes that during said year, the Company’s executive officers, directors and all persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements, except form 4 filed by Sandra Hardardottir on May 8, 2020, which was due May 7, 2020.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Shareholders who have questions or concerns should contact the members of the Board by writing to: Board of Directors, c/o Chief Financial Officer, On Track Innovations Ltd., 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200. All communications received in writing will be distributed to the members of the Board deemed appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication received.

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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth the compensation earned during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 by (i) our Chief Executive Officer; (ii) our Chief Financial Officer; (iii) our VP of Hardware Engineering; (iv) our VP, Research & Development and (v) our VP Operations. We refer to the persons listed in (i) through (v) collectively as the Named Executive Officers. Certain of these officers are included solely to comply with Israeli law. 

Summary Compensation Table

    Salary  Bonus  Stock-based Awards  Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation  All other Compensation  Total 
Name and Principal Position Year ($) (1)  ($)  ($) (2)  ($)  ($) (3)  ($) 
Yehuda Holtzman 2020  273,844           -   67,612           -   79,811   421,268 
Chief Executive Officer (4) 2019  28,194   -   -   -   7,873   36,067 
                           
Assaf Cohen 2020  173,155   -   -   -   43,639   216,794 
Chief Financial Officer (5) 2019  152,018   -   13,650   28,054   44,799   238,521 
                           
Nehemia Itay 2020  169,683   -   1,022   -   42,988   213,693 
VP of Hardware Engineering (6) 2019  167,129   -   -   -   44,052   211,182 
                           
Amir Eilam 2020  154,042   -   1,022   -   46,306   201,370 
VP, Research & Development (7) 2019  150,688   -   -   -   48,213   198,901 
                           
Sagi Nataf 2020  112,348   -   1,022   -   38,316   151,687 
VP of Operations and Engineering (8) 2019  103,774   -   -   -   39,747   143,521 

(1)Salary payments which were in NIS were translated into U.S. Dollars according to the annual average exchange rate of NIS 3.44 per U.S. Dollar in 2020 and NIS 3.56 per U.S. Dollar in 2019.

(2)The fair value recognized for the option awards was determined as of the grant date in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 (see Note 12C to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The fair value recognized for the 2020 option awards was determined as of the grant date in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, based on the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 78% to 109%, risk-free interest rate of 0.26% to 1.63% and expected life of 2.44 to 2.50 years).

(3)This cost reflects social benefits (as required under applicable Israeli law), car expenses and termination payments.

(4)The 2020 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Holtzman, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $22,920 of car expenses and $56,891 of social benefits. The 2019 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Holtzman, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $1,788 of car expenses and $6,085 of social benefits.


(5)The 2020 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Cohen, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $14,931 of car expenses and $28,708 of social benefits. The 2019 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Cohen, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $17,169 of car expenses and $27,630 of social benefits.

(6)The 2020 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Itay, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $15,745 of car expenses and $27,243 of social benefits. The 2019 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Itay, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $17,169 of car expenses and $26,883 of social benefits.

(7)The 2020 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Eilam, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $14,902 of car expenses and $31,404 of social benefits. The 2019 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Eilam, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $17,169 of car expenses and $31,044 of social benefits.

(8)The 2020 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Nataf, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $13,828 of car expenses and $24,488 of social benefits. The 2019 “All Other Compensation” of Mr. Eilam, as shown in the table above, is comprised of $17,169 of car expenses and $22,578 of social benefits.

All of the incumbent Named Executive Officers mentioned in the table above and our directors are entitled to acceleration of the vesting of any unvested share options and restricted shares in the event of a change of control of the Company.

Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans

Except as required by applicable law (relating to severance payments to Israeli employees), none of our current officers or employees are entitled to receive any payments upon termination of employment.

Executive Officers Compensation Policy

In accordance with the Companies Law, we adopted a Compensation Policy in 2013, which was thereafter amended by our Compensation Committee, approved by our Board and recommended to our shareholders and approved thereby at our annual general meeting held on December 15, 2016. An updated compensation policy was not approved by our shareholders at our meeting on September 27, 2019. However, our Board approved it notwithstanding such shareholders vote. In this Meeting, we brought our Amended Policy for the approval of our shareholders. See Item No. 3.

The Amended Policy sets rules and guidelines with respect to our compensation strategy for executive officers, and is designed to provide for the retention of, and to attract, highly qualified executives. The Policy is designed to balance competitive compensation of executive officers with our financial resources, while creating appropriate incentives considering, inter alia, risk management factors arising from our business, executive compensation benchmarks used in the industry, our size (including without limitation, sales volume and number of employees), the nature of our business and our then-current cash flow situation, in order to promote our long-term goals, work plan, policies and the interests of our shareholders.

The Amended Policy is designed to allow us to create a full compensation package for each of our executives based on common principles. With respect to variable compensation components, the Amended Policy is designed to allow us to consider each executive’s contribution in achieving our short-term and long-term strategic goals and in maximizing its profits from a long-term perspective and in accordance with the executive’s position.

The Amended Policy further provides for an annual performance bonus payable to executive officers. The payment of such bonus is tied to long-term corporate performance, rather than short-term stock market performance. Bonuses are paid in accordance with specific performance targets and based, among others, upon the following factors: (i) the Company’s achievement of certain financial performance metrics, consisting of annual revenue targets, EBITDA target, each based on our annual budget; (ii) achievement by the respective executive of certain predetermined objectives; and (iii) other discretionary considerations, taking into account tangible and intangible performance factors, including the executive’s relative contribution to the Company.


Subject to the approval of the Amended Policy, bonus payments shall not exceed, in the case of a Chief Executive Officer, an aggregate amount equivalent to 10 months’ base salary, in the case of a Chief Financial Officer, an aggregate amount equivalent to 6 months’ base salary, and for other executive officers, an aggregate amount equivalent to 4 months’ base salary of the respective executive.

Employment Agreements

We maintain written employment and related agreements with all of our current executive officers. These agreements provide for monthly salaries and contributions by us to executive insurance and vocational studies funds. The employment agreements of certain executive officers provide for the achievement of an annual bonus, as described above. In addition, we may decide to grant our executive officers share options from time to time. All of our executive officers’ employment and related agreements contain provisions regarding noncompetition, confidentiality of information and assignment of inventions. The enforceability of covenants not to compete in Israel is unclear.

We have the following written agreements and other arrangements concerning compensation with our current executive officers:

Agreement with Yehuda Holtzman. We have an employment agreement with Mr. Holtzman, which provides that Mr. Holtzman will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and our subsidiaries, in consideration of a monthly gross salary (effective December 1, 2019 and as described below NIS 76,000) and other standard benefits. Mr. Holtzman also receives grants of options on an annual basis to promote retention and as an incentive, subject to vesting requirements. The issuance of such options is subject to the discretion and approval of both the Compensation Committee and the Board. According to the employment agreement, Mr. Holtzman is eligible to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to 10 months’ gross base salary. The employment agreement is for an unlimited duration, provided that each party may terminate it without cause upon serving the other party a written notice of three months, prior to termination. On November 22, 2020, as part of the cost reduction steps taken by our management, our Board and Compensation Committee approved that effective November 1, 2020, Mr. Holtzman’s monthly gross salary was decreased for a period of one year from NIS 76,000 to NIS 58,520, subject to his agreement. This decrease was subsequently cancelled effective June 1, 2021.

Agreement with Assaf Cohen. We have an employment agreement with Mr. Cohen, which provides that Mr. Cohen will serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and our subsidiaries, in consideration of a monthly gross salary (effective August 1, 2019 and as described below NIS 45,000; between January 1, 2019 and July 31, 2019 NIS 35,000; between March 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 NIS 30,000) and other standard benefits. Mr. Cohen also receives grants of options on an annual basis to promote retention and as an incentive, subject to vesting requirements. The issuance of such options is subject to the discretion and approval of both the Compensation Committee and the Board. According to the employment agreement, Mr. Cohen is eligible to receive an annual bonus in an amount up to 4 months’ gross base salary. The employment agreement is for an unlimited duration, provided that each party may terminate it without cause upon serving the other party a written notice of six months (formerly was three months), prior to termination. Effective August 1, 2019, as approved by our Board and Compensation Committee, and pursuant to the amendment to Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement dated September 30, 2019, Mr. Cohen’s monthly gross salary is NIS 45,000 and the abovementioned written notice for termination is six months. In addition, pursuant to the amendment to Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement, as also approved by the Company’s shareholders, Mr. Cohen received a lump sum bonus, in the amount of NIS 100,000, for his services as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On March 17, 2020, our Board and Compensation Committee approved an increase in Mr. Cohen’s 2020 maximum annual bonus from 4 months’ to 6 months’ gross base salary. On November 22, 2020, as part of the cost reduction steps taken by our management, our Board and Compensation Committee approved that effective November 1, 2020, Mr. Cohen’s monthly gross salary is decreased for a period of one year from NIS 45,000 to NIS 34,650. This decrease was subsequently cancelled effective June 1, 2021.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table shows options to purchase our Ordinary Shares outstanding on December 31, 2020, held by each of our Named Executive Officers.


Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised

  Option Awards
Name Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable  Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) un-exercisable  Option exercise price ($)  Option expiration date
Yehuda Holtzman (1)  150,000   300,000  $0.20  04/14/2025
   -   100,000  $0.35  04/14/2025
               
Assaf Cohen (2)  15,000   -  $1.07  11/30/2021
   15,000   -  $1.21  11/28/2022
   13,333   6,667  $0.84  11/27/2023
   33,333   66,667  $0.38  08/13/2024
               
Nehemia Itay (3)  15,000   -  $1.07  11/30/2021
   -   10,000  $0.28  03/17/2025
               
Amir Eilam (4)  20,000   -  $1.07  11/30/2021
   -   10,000  $0.28  03/17/2025
               
Sagi Nataf (5)  10,000   5,000  $0.84  11/27/2023
   -   10,000  $0.28  03/17/2025

(1)On April 14, 2020, 450,000 options were granted to Mr. Holtzman under the OTI 2001 Stock Option Plan, or the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 25, 2020. On April 14, 2020, 100,000 options were granted to Mr. Holtzman under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing January 1, 2021..

(2)On November 30, 2016, 15,000 options were granted to Mr. Cohen under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 30, 2017. On November 28, 2017, 15,000 options were granted to Mr. Cohen under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 28, 2018. On November 27, 2018, 20,000 options were granted to Mr. Cohen under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 27, 2019. On August 13, 2019, 100,000 options were granted to Mr. Cohen under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing August 13, 2020.

(3)On December 15, 2016, 15,000 options were granted to Mr. Itay under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 30, 2017. On March 17, 2020, 10,000 options were granted to Mr. Itay under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing March 17, 2021.

(4)On December 15, 2016, 20,000 options were granted to Mr. Eilam under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 30, 2017. On March 17, 2020, 10,000 options were granted to Mr. Eilam under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing March 17, 2021.

(5)On November 27, 2018, 15,000 options were granted to Mr. Nataf under the Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing November 27, 2019. On March 17, 2020, 10,000 options were granted to Mr. Nataf under the 2001 Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments, commencing March 17, 2021.98033.

 


Director Compensation for 2020SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

 

The following table provides information regarding compensation earned by, awarded or paidIf the Merger is completed, OTI will not hold an annual meeting of shareholders in 2022. However, if the Merger Agreement is terminated for any reason, OTI expects to each personconvene and hold the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. A date has not been set for serving asany such 2022 annual meeting. In the event the Merger Agreement is terminated and OTI holds a director who was not2022 annual meeting, OTI will make a Named Executive Officer duringpublic announcement of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020:

  Fees Earned or Paid in Cash  Option
Awards
  Total 
Name ($) (1)  ($)  ($) 
Sandra B. Hardardottir  13,442 (2)   5,097   18,539 
             
William C. Anderson III  24,112   -   24,112 
             
Leonid Berkovitch  19,747 (3)   3,813   23,560 
             
Donna Marks  28,602   -   28,602 
             
Michael Shanahan  19,338 (3)   4,008   23,346 
             
Eran Gilad (2)  12,406   -   12,406 
             
Scott Medford (2)  10,617   -   10,617 
             
Michael Soluri (2)  13,805   -   13,805 

(1)This column represents the sums that our non-executive directors received according to the Israeli regulations as an annual fee as well as for attending Board and Board committee meetings.

(2)Former director.

(3)The fair value of each option granted to directors during 2020 was estimated on theannual meeting date of grant, using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions:

Expected dividend yield: 0%.
Expected volatility: 97%-109%
Risk-free interest rate: 0.22%-1.53%
Expected life: Years 2.49
1.Dividend yield of zero percent.
2.Expected average volatility represents a weighted average standard deviation rate for the price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the OTCQX market.
3.Risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
4.Estimated expected lives are based on historical grants data.

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As of December 31, 2020, our directors held options to purchase our Ordinary Shares as follows:

NameAggregate number of shares Underlying stock options
William C. Anderson III30,000
Donna Marks30,000
Leonid Berkovitch30,000
Michael Shanahan30,000

From January 1, 2020, until November 22, 2020, we reimbursed our directors for expenses incurred in connection with attending Board meetings and committee meetings and provided the following compensation for directors: annual compensation of NIS 49,110 (approximately $15,280); meeting participation fees of NIS 3,283 (approximately $1,020) per in-person meeting; meeting participation by telephone of NIS 1,971 (approximately $610) per meeting; and NIS 1,642 (approximately $510) per written resolution.

On November 22, 2020, as part of our management’s efforts to reduce costs, four of our board members, Ms. Sandra B. Hardardottir, Mr. Leonid Berkovitch, Ms. Donna Marks and Michael Shanahan, volunteered to reduce their compensation by 25%, such that the cash compensation paid to each of these directors effective November 22, 2020, shall be as follows: Annual compensation of NIS 36,833 (approximately $11,500), meeting participation fees of NIS 2,462 (approximately $770) per in-person meeting, meeting participation by telephone fees of NIS 1,478 (approximately $460) per meeting and NIS 1,232 (approximately $380) per written resolution. In addition, on November 22, 2020, our fifth director, William C. Anderson, volunteered to receive no compensation from the Company effective November 22, 2020. Our directors agreed to revisit the voluntary reduction in the directors’ fees in six months from the time the reduction took place.

Our executive directors do not receive additional separate compensation for their service on the Board or any committee of the Board. During 2020, our non-executive directors were reimbursed for their expenses for each board meeting, and committee meeting attended and in addition received the foregoing compensation with respect to attendance at such meetings. The aggregate amount paid by us to our non-executive directors for their service during 2020 was $142,471.

Under the Companies Law, an External Director is entitled to compensation as provided in regulations adopted under the Companies Law and is otherwise prohibited from receiving any other compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with services provided as an External Director.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Our policy is to enter into transactions with related parties on terms that are on the whole no less favorable to us than those that would be available from unaffiliated parties at arm’s length.

We have entered into employment agreements with all of our executive officers as mentioned above and indemnification agreements with all of our executive officers and directors. In addition, we have granted options to purchase our Ordinary Shares to our directors and executive officers.

Other than described above, and except for a loan financing agreement between the Company and Jerry L. Ivy, Jr., Descendants’ Trust (“Ivy”), the share purchase agreement between the Company and Ivy, and the Chairman of the Board, Ms. Hardardottir, and the Director, Mr. Shanahan, who were designated by Ivy pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, none of our directors, executive officers or shareholders holding more than 5% of our outstanding Ordinary Shares, or members of any such person’s immediate family, has any relationship with the Company besides serving as directors or executive officers.


INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have engaged PwC, as our principal independent registered public accounting firm until the 2021 annual general meeting. Under Item No. 8 above, we are seeking shareholder approval to appoint PwC until our 2022 annual general meeting.

Our Audit Committee is generally responsible for the oversight of our independent auditors’ work. The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services, as further described below. The Audit Committee sets forth the basis for its pre-approval in detail, listing the particular services or categories of services which are pre-approved, and setting forth a specific budgetproxy statement for such services. Additional services may be pre-approved by the Audit Committee on an individual basis. Once services have been pre-approved, our independent registered public accounting firm and our management then report to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis regarding the extent of services actually provided in accordance with the applicable pre-approval, and regarding the fees for the services performed.

Our Audit Committee pre-approved all audit and non-audit services provided to us and to our subsidiaries during the periods listed below. The Audit Committee approves discrete projects on a case-by-case basis that may have a material effect on our operations and also considers whether proposed services are compatible with the independence of the independent auditors.

Pursuant to our pre-approval policy, the Audit Committee pre-approves and delegates to our Chairman of the Board the authority to approve the retention of ad-hoc audit and non-audit services from our independent auditors, beyond the scope approved by the Audit Committee as part of the annual audit plan

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following fees were billed by PwC and affiliate firms for professional services rendered thereby for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

  2020  2019 
       
Audit Fees (1) $155  $155 
         
Audit-Related Fees $-  $- 
         
Tax Fees (2) $-  $6 
         
All Other Fees (3) $3  $5 
         
Total $158  $166 

(1)The audit fees for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, are the aggregate fees billed or billable (for the year) for the professional services rendered for the audits of our 2020 and 2019 annual consolidated financial statements, review of consolidated quarterly financial statements of 2020 and 2019, and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory audits of us and our subsidiaries, consents and assistance with review of documents filed with the SEC.

(2)Tax fees are the aggregate fees billed (in the year) for professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice other than in connection with the audit.

(3)All other fees are fees billed for accounting standard procedure.

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEEmeeting.

 

In the course of our oversight of the Company’s financial reporting process,event we have: (1) reviewed and discussed with management the audited financial statements for fiscal year ended December 31, 2020; (2) discussed with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC; (3) received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditor required by applicable requirements of the standards of the PCAOB regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, (4) discussed with the independent auditor its independence and (5) considered whether the provision of non-audit services by the independent auditor is compatible with maintaining its independence and concluded that it is compatible at this time.

Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 that was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021. 

By the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of On Track Innovations Ltd.
Donna Marks, Chairman
William C. Anderson III
Leonid Berkovitch

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FORhold a 2022 ANNUAL MEETING

Shareholdersannual meeting, shareholders who wish to present proposals appropriate for consideration at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the 2022“2022 Annual MeetingMeeting”) must submit the proposal in proper form consistent with our Articlesarticles of association and applicable law to us at our address as set forth on the first page of this proxy statement5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel 2069200 and in accordance with the applicable regulations under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act by [●],March 9, 2022, in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2022 Annual Meeting. Shareholders who wish to present proposals appropriate for consideration at the 2022 Annual Meeting outside of Rule 14a-8 must submit the proposal in proper form consistent with our Articles and applicable law to us at our address as set forth on the first page of this proxy statementabove by [●],May 24, 2022 in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2022 Annual Meeting. Any such proposals should contain the name and record address of the shareholder, the number of Ordinary Sharesordinary shares beneficially owned as of the record date established for the meeting, a description of, and reasons for, the proposal and all information that would be required to be included in the proxy statement file with the SEC if such shareholder was a participant in the solicitation subject to Section 14 of the Exchange Act. The proposal, as well as any questions related thereto, should be directed to our Secretary.

 

If a shareholder submits a proposal after the last date applicable under our Articles and applicable law but still wishes to present the proposal at our 2022 Annual Meeting (but not in our proxy statement), the proposal, which must be presented in a manner consistent with our Articlesarticles of association and applicable law, must be submitted to our Secretary in proper form at the address set forth above so that it is received by our Secretary no later than seven days after the notice for such meeting.

 

We didOTHER MATTERS

Our Board does not receive noticeintend to bring any matters before the shareholder meeting other than those specifically set forth as proposals in this Proxy Statement, and knows of any proposed matterno matters to be submittedbrought before the shareholder meeting by shareholders for a vote at this Meeting and, therefore, in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14a-4(c)others. If any proxies held by persons designated as proxies by our Board and received in respect of this Meeting will be voted in the discretion of our management on such other matter which maymatters properly come before the Meeting.shareholder meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with the judgment and recommendation of the proxy holder.


SHAREHOLDERS SHARING THE SAME ADDRESS

 

Only one set of proxy materials may be delivered to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless the Company has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. The Company will deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate copy of the proxy materials to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. Requests for additional copies should be directed to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Assaf Cohen, by e-mail addressed to assaf@otiglobal.com, by mail addressed to c/o Company Chief Financial Officer, On Track Innovations Ltd., 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel, 2069200, or by telephone at +011 972-4-6868000. Shareholders sharing an address and currently receiving a single copy may contact the SecretaryMr. Cohen as described above to request that multiple copies be delivered in future years. Shareholders sharing an address and currently receiving multiple copies may request delivery of a single copy in future years by contacting the SecretaryMr. Cohen as described above.

 

OTHER MATTERS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

OTI files annual reports with the SEC and furnishes current reports and other information to the SEC. OTI’s SEC filings are available for free to the public on the SEC’s Internet website at www.sec.gov. In addition, OTI’s filings with the SEC are also available for free to the public on OTI’s website, www.otiglobal.com. Information contained on OTI’s website is not incorporated by reference into this document, and you should not consider information contained on those websites as part of this document. We will provide a copy of any of these documents, at no cost, to any person who receives this proxy statement. To request a copy of any or all of these documents, you should write or telephone us at 5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone, Yokneam, Israel 2069200, Attention: Assaf Cohen, or +972-4-6868028, respectively.

You should not send in your OTI share certificates until you receive the transmittal materials from the Paying Agent.

You should rely only on the information contained in this document. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from what is contained in this document. This document is dated April 5, 2022. You should not assume that the information contained in this document is accurate as of any date other than that date (or as of an earlier date if so indicated in this document). The mailing of this document to OTI shareholders does not create any implication to the contrary.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ William C. Anderson

William C. Anderson

Chairman of the Board of Directors

5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone,

Yokneam, Israel 2069200

April 5, 2022


Annex A

Execution Copy

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Dated as of March 17, 2022 by and among

NAYAX LTD.,

OTI MERGER SUB LTD.

and

ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.


AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of March 17, 2022 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Nayax Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“Parent”), OTI Merger Sub Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and On Track Innovations Ltd., a Company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”). Certain terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 8.11.

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with Sections 314-327 of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Israeli Companies Law”), Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), pursuant to which, upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub shall cease to exist and the Company shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of each of the Company, the Parent and the Merger Sub have approved and declared advisable and in the best interests of each of the Company and its shareholders, and the Parent, in its capacity as the sole shareholder of the Merger Sub has approved, the entering into this Agreement and the Merger and the consummation of the Transactions (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, the Company asked certain of its shareholders to undertake to, among other things, vote to adopt this Agreement and to take certain other actions in furtherance of the Merger (collectively, the “Voting and Support Agreements”), in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Voting and Support Agreement that have been executed simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement and is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

The Merger

SECTION 1.1. The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the applicable provisions of the Israeli Companies Law, at the Effective Time, the Company (as the absorbing company (HaChevra Ha’Koletet)) and Merger Sub (as the target company (Chevrat Ha’Ya’ad)) shall consummate the Merger pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with Section 323 of the Israeli Companies Law, and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease, and the Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”).


SECTION 1.2. Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on a date to be specified by the parties (the “Closing Date”), which date shall be no later than the second (2nd) business day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time), at the offices of Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Herzog Tower, 6 Yitzhak Sadeh, Tel Aviv 6777506, Israel, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.

SECTION 1.3. Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as soon as practicable after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions), Merger Sub shall, in coordination with the Company, deliver (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to deliver) to the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel (the “Companies Registrar”) a notice informing the Companies Registrar of the Merger and the proposed date of the Closing and requesting the Companies Registrar to issue a certificate evidencing the completion of the Merger in accordance with Section 323(5) of the Israeli Companies Law (the “Certificate of Merger”). The Merger shall become effective upon the issuance by the Companies Registrar, after the Closing, of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with Section 323(5) of the Israeli Companies Law (the time at which the Merger becomes effective is herein referred to as the “Effective Time”).

SECTION 1.4. Effects of the Merger.

(a) The Merger shall have the effects set forth in the Israeli Companies Law and this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation and all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Surviving Corporation shall continue unaffected by the Merger in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law.

(b) Any rights of any party in connection with the share capital of the company, including any conversion, purchase, right of first offer or right of first refusal, calls, puts, and any similar rights shall automatically terminate as of Closing.

SECTION 1.5. Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.

(a) Each of the parties hereto shall take all necessary action to cause the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time to be the directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the articles of association of the Surviving Corporation.


(b) The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified or their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the articles of association of the Surviving Corporation.

ARTICLE II

Effect of the Merger on the Capital Share of the Constituent Corporations;
Company Stock Options

SECTION 2.1. Effect on Share Capital. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share, of the Company (“Company Ordinary Shares”) or any shares of Merger Sub:

(a) Share Capital of Merger Sub. Each issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable ordinary share of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing the shares of Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(b) Treasury Shares. Any Company Ordinary Shares that are owned by any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company shall remain outstanding and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor; and any Company Ordinary Shares that are owned by the Company as treasury shares shall be cancelled without payment of any consideration therefor.

(c) Merger Consideration. The issued and outstanding Company Ordinary Shares shall be converted into the right to receive from Parent $4.5 million (Four Million and Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) in the aggregate in cash (the “Merger Consideration”). As of the Effective Time, each holder of a certificate (or evidence of shares in book-entry form) which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such Company Ordinary Shares (each, a “Certificate”) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive their pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration to be paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate in accordance with Section 2.2(b), without interest.


SECTION 2.2. Payment for Company Ordinary Shares.

(a) Payments with respect to Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares). Prior to the Effective Time, Company shall designate (i) a paying agent to act as agent for the holders of Company Ordinary Shares in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”) to receive, for the benefit of holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares), the aggregate Merger Consideration to which holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares) shall become entitled pursuant to Section 2.1(c) pursuant to a paying agent agreement in a form to be agreed between Parent and the Company, and (ii) in connection with the provisions of the Withholding Tax Ruling (assuming such ruling is obtained), an Israeli information and withholding agent reasonably acceptable to the Company and Parent (the “Israeli Withholding Agent”) to assist in obtaining any requisite residency certificate and/or other declaration for Israeli Tax withholding purposes and/or a Valid Tax Certificate, as applicable and per the instructions of the Withholding Tax Ruling, and, in each case and in connection therewith, the Company and Parent shall enter into agreements with the Paying Agent and the Israeli Withholding Agent in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Parent. Immediately following the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Companies Registrar, Parent shall deposit the aggregate Merger Consideration with the Paying Agent (other than the Section 102 Share Consideration, which payment shall be transferred directly to the 102 Trustee pursuant to Section 2.2(b)) for the sole benefit of the holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than the holders of Section 102 Shares). Pending its disbursement to such holders, the Paying Agent shall invest the Merger Consideration as directed by the Parent or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation; provided that, (i) no such investment shall relieve Parent or the Paying Agent from making the payments required by this ARTICLE II, (ii) no such investment shall have maturities that could prevent or delay payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than thirty (30) days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or an AAA-rated money-market fund. Any net profit resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such amounts on deposit with the Paying Agent shall be payable to Parent or as Parent otherwise directs, and Parent shall bear any Taxes required to be paid with respect to such investments.

(b) Payments with respect to Section 102 Shares. Immediately following the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Companies Registrar, Parent shall cause the transfer of the portion of the aggregate Merger Consideration payable with respect to Section 102 Shares (the “Section 102 Share Consideration”) to the 102 Trustee, on behalf of holders of Section 102 Shares. The Section 102 Share Consideration shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the 102 Trustee following execution of the letter of transmittal by the beneficial shareholder, without withholding of tax and the 102 Trustee and the Company shall jointly be responsible for the payment of all applicable taxes either directly to the tax authorities or through the payroll of the Company, all as required pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 102 and as instructed by the Parent.


(c) Payment Procedures. Within five (5) days after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Paying Agent, and which shall be in such form and shall have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify), (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for payment of the pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration (rounded to the nearest number of cent), and (iii) a form of declaration for Tax withholding purposes (or such other forms as are required under any applicable Tax Law) in which the beneficial owner of an Ordinary Share provides certain information (and, if applicable, supporting documentation) necessary for Parent, Paying Agent or the Israeli Withholding Agent to determine whether any amounts need to be withheld from the consideration payable to such beneficial owner hereunder pursuant to the terms of the Ordinance (in each case, subject to the terms of the Withholding Tax Ruling, if obtained, or any provision of applicable Law). Subject to the Withholding Tax Ruling, upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Paying Agent (or an affidavit of loss in lieu thereof), together with such letter of transmittal and declaration for Tax withholding purposes (including supporting documentation, as applicable) and/or a Valid Tax Certificate (or such other forms as are required under any applicable Tax Law), in each case, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the respective instructions (and such other customary documents as may reasonably be required by such instructions), the holder of such Certificate shall be promptly paid in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration without interest, for each Company Ordinary Share formerly represented by such Certificate, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered or whose name appears on the records of the transfer agent in accordance with such duly completed and validly executed letter of transmittal, it shall be a condition of payment that (x) the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer and reasonably satisfactory to Parent and (y) the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer and other taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate surrendered or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that such tax either has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration as contemplated by this ARTICLE II, without interest.

(d) Despite the aforementioned, any Merger Consideration paid to the 102 Trustee, as holder of Section 102 Shares, shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the 102 Trustee following execution of the letter of transmittal by the beneficial shareholder, without withholding of tax and the 102 Trustee and the Company shall jointly be responsible for the payment of all applicable taxes either directly to the tax authorities or through the payroll of the Company, all as required under applicable law and as instructed by the Parent.


(e) Transfer Books; No Further Ownership Rights in Company Ordinary Shares. The Merger Consideration paid in respect of Company Ordinary Shares upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates in accordance with the terms of this ARTICLE II shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to Company Ordinary Shares previously represented by such Certificates, and at the Effective Time, the stock transfer books and shareholder register of the Company shall be closed and thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books and shareholder register of the Surviving Corporation of the Company Ordinary Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Certificates that evidenced ownership of Company Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Ordinary Shares, except as otherwise provided for herein or by applicable Law. Subject to the last sentence of Section 2.2(f), if, at any time after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this ARTICLE II.

(f) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent shall pay, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the applicable Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Company Ordinary Shares formerly represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this ARTICLE II.

(g) Termination of Fund. Unless otherwise determined in the Withholding Tax Ruling, if such ruling is obtained, at any time following twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, the Parent shall be entitled to require the Paying Agent to deliver to it any funds (including any interest received with respect thereto) that had been made available to the Paying Agent and which have not been disbursed to holders of Certificates, and thereafter such holders shall be entitled to look only to the Parent (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws) as general creditors thereof with respect to the payment of any Merger Consideration that may be payable upon surrender of any Certificates held by such holders, as determined pursuant to this Agreement (with Parent acting as the Paying Agent), without any interest thereon. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by such holders at such time shall become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.


(h) No Liability. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, none of the parties hereto, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any Person for the pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration under any Option or Award (“Option Consideration”) delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

SECTION 2.3. Withholding Taxes.

(a) Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent (or, to the extent the Withholding Tax Ruling is not obtained, the Israeli Withholding Agent), the 102 Trustee or any other third-party paying agent (each a “Payor”) shall each be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration and from payments made pursuant to Section 2.4 such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, the Ordinance or under any provision of state, local, Israeli or foreign Tax Law, and in accordance with the Withholding Tax Ruling, if obtained.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions and subject to any other provision to the contrary in the Withholding Tax Ruling (as defined below), if obtained, with respect to Israeli Taxes, the Merger Consideration payable to each holder of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares) shall be paid to and retained by the Paying Agent for the benefit of each such recipient for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days from Closing (the “Withholding Drop Date”), unless Parent or Paying Agent is otherwise instructed explicitly by the Israel Tax Authority (“ITA”) and except as provided herein and during which period the Paying Agent shall not make any payments to any such holder of Company Ordinary Shares and withhold any amounts for Israeli Taxes from the payment deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, except as provided below and during which time each holder of Company Ordinary Shares may obtain a Valid Tax Certificate. If a holder of Company Ordinary Shares delivers, no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Withholding Drop Date (i) in case the Withholding Tax Ruling is obtained, a declaration for Israeli Tax withholding purposes and any supporting documentation required by Withholding Tax Ruling, as applicable, or (ii) a Valid Tax Certificate to the Paying Agent, then the deduction and withholding of any Israeli Taxes shall be made only in accordance therewith subject to any non-Israeli withholding which is applicable to the payment (if any). Subject to the Withholding Tax Ruling, if obtained, if any holder of Company Ordinary Shares (i) does not provide the Paying Agent with a declaration for Israeli Tax withholding purposes and all supporting documentation (in case the Withholding Tax Ruling is obtained and requires such supporting documentation) or a Valid Tax Certificate, by no later than three (3) Business Days before the Withholding Drop Date, or (ii) submits a written request to the Paying Agent to release his/her/its portion of the Merger Consideration prior to the Withholding Drop Date and fails to submit a declaration for Israeli Tax withholding purposes and all supporting documentation (in case the Withholding Tax Ruling is obtained and requires such supporting documentation) or a Valid Tax Certificate at or before such time, then the amount to be withheld from such holder of Company Ordinary Shares’ portion of the Merger Consideration shall be calculated according to the applicable withholding rate as reasonably determined by the Paying Agent and the Israeli Withholding Agent. Unless otherwise determined in the Withholding Tax Ruling, any withholding made in New Israeli Shekels with respect to payments made hereunder in Dollars shall be calculated based on a conversion rate on the date the payment is actually made to a recipient, and any currency conversion commissions will be borne by the applicable payment recipient and deducted from payments to be made to such payment recipient. To the extent amounts are so withheld and timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, the withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the Withholding Tax Ruling is not obtained, in accordance with the undertaking provided by the Israeli Withholding Agent to the Purchaser as required under Section 6.2.4.3 of the Income Tax Circular 19/2018 (Transaction for Sale of Rights in a Corporation that includes Consideration that will be transferred to the Seller at Future Dates), the Merger Consideration payable to each holder of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares) shall be paid, free of any withholding, to the Israeli Withholding Agent, and such amounts shall be paid to holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares), via the Paying Agent, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.2(b), which shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Israeli Withholding Agent, and the Parties agree to adjust the payment procedures accordingly pursuant to Section 2.6.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt the provisions under this Section 2.3 shall not apply to Section 102 Shares.

SECTION 2.4. Company Options.

(a) Options. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to provide that each option to acquire Company Ordinary Shares granted under the Company’s equity plans including the Company’s 2001 Share Option Plan and 2021 Incentive Equity Plan, which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable) (each, an “Option”) shall be accelerated and be terminated for no cost, without receiving consent from the holders of such Options.

(b) Employee Equity Awards. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to provide that each restricted share or restricted share unit, or any other equity award granted under the Company’s equity plans including the Company’s 2001 Share Option Plan and 2021 Incentive Equity Plan, which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable) (each, an “Award”) shall be accelerated, and such shares shall participate in the Merger pursuant to Section 2.1 above (without any increase to the Merger Consideration).


(c) Company Stock Plans. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall make any amendments to the terms of the Company Stock Plans and related award agreements, and obtain any consents from holders of Options or Awards that are reasonably requested by Parent to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.4 without liability and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, payment may be withheld in respect of any Option or Award until any necessary consents are obtained. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure that as of the Effective Time there shall be no outstanding Options, Awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, phantom equity awards, warrants or other rights or agreements which would entitle any Person, other than Parent and its Subsidiaries, to own any share capital of the Surviving Corporation or to receive any payment in respect thereof. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to terminate all of its Company Stock Plans, such termination to be effective at or before the Effective Time. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Stock Plans” shall mean the following plans of the Company: the Company’s 2001 Share Option Plan and the Company’s 2021 Incentive Equity Plan.

(d) No Liability. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, none of the parties hereto, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any Person for Option consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

SECTION 2.5. Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of this ARTICLE II to the contrary (but without in any way limiting the covenants in Section 5.2 hereof), if between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time the outstanding Company Ordinary Shares shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class by reason of the occurrence or record date of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, exchange of shares or similar transaction, as well as issuance of Company Ordinary Shares underlying grants of equity under the Company Stock Plans, the Merger Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, exchange of shares or similar transaction.

SECTION 2.6. Adjustment of Payment Procedures. If following the date hereof, the Parties mutually determine in good faith, based on discussions between the Parties and/or with the Paying Agent or Israeli Withholding Agent, or based on the Withholding Tax Ruling, if obtained, that the Parties are required to act in a manner other than as provided for in Section 2.3 and Section 2.4 above with respect to the Tax withholding and payment procedures set forth therein, the Parties agree to take all action necessary or advisable to act in accordance with such required Tax withholding and payment procedures.


ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of the Company

Other than as set forth in Schedule 3, the Company represents and warrants to the Parent and Merger Sub:

SECTION 3.1. Authority; Noncontravention.

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of Israel (with respect to any of its subsidiaries, any other relevant jurisdiction, as applicable) and has the power to own and lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

(b) No consent, authorization or approval of any kind of any third party is required in connection with the execution or performance of this Agreement by the Company, except for such consents and approvals that have been obtained prior to the date hereof.

(c) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by its Board of Directors and no other corporate action on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

(d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof, shall (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, effective as of the date hereof (the “Company Charter Documents”), (ii) violate any judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Authority applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, or (iii) violate, conflict with, result in the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of, Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected.


SECTION 3.2. Governmental Approvals. Except for (i) filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) and (ii) the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Companies Registrar, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Authority are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the Transactions.

SECTION 3.3. Information Supplied. The Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) shall comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. The Proxy Statement shall not, at the time the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the shareholders of the Company, at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting (as defined below) and at the time filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their Representatives (as defined below) in writing specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.

SECTION 3.4. Taxes.

(a) The Company has duly and timely filed all Tax Returns that it was required to file under applicable Laws and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. The Company has paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by it (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) except for Taxes that are being contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with applicable GAAP, including U.S. GAAP or IFRS. The Company does not have any material deficiency for Taxes or other assessment relating to a material Tax and there are no matters under discussion with any Governmental Authority with respect to any material Taxes.

(b) The Company has complied with all applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes from payments made or deemed made to any Person and has duly and timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority all amounts required to be so withheld and paid under all applicable laws.

(c) The Company does not have any pending request for any ruling or determination by or before a Governmental Authority relating to Taxes.

(d) The Company has not received any notice of any claim by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is, or may be, subject to taxation by, or required to file any Tax Return in, that jurisdiction and there is no reasonable basis for any such Governmental Authority to assert such a claim against the Company. The Company is, and has always been, tax resident solely in its country of incorporation. The Company does not have, nor has ever had, a “permanent establishment” (as defined in any applicable income tax treaty) or a fixed place of business in any country other than its country of incorporation.


(e) The Company is not subject to any restrictions or limitations pursuant to Part E2 of the Ordinance or pursuant to any Tax ruling made with reference to the provisions of Part E2 of the Ordinance.

(f) The Company does not participate, and has never participated in, does not engage and has never engaged in any transaction listed in Section 131(g) of the Ordinance and the Income Tax Regulations (Reportable Tax Planning), 5767-2006 promulgated thereunder (or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign law) or is subject to reporting obligations under Sections 131D and 131E of the Ordinance or similar provisions under the Israel Value Added Tax Law of 1975.

(g) The Company is not, and has never been, a real property corporation (Igud Mekarke’in) within the meaning of this term under Section 1 of the Israeli Land Taxation Law (Appreciation and Acquisition), 5723-1963.

(h) There currently are no limitations on the utilization of the net operating losses, built-in-losses, capital losses, Tax credits, or other Tax attributes of the Company under any applicable Law, and there are no limitations on Company’s ability to use such net operating losses, built-in-losses, capital losses, Tax credits, or other similar items under any applicable law.

SECTION 3.5. Liabilities. As of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date, other than as set forth in Schedule 3.5, the Company has not assumed any material liability, debt or other commitment, not in the ordinary course of its business.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub

Parent and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company:

SECTION 4.1. Organization and Standing. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation and each is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Israel.

SECTION 4.2. Governmental Approvals. Except for (i) filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements of, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (ii) the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Companies Registrar, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Authority are necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect.


SECTION 4.3. Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub. Parent owns beneficially and of record all of the outstanding share capital of Merger Sub. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted its operations only as contemplated hereby.

SECTION 4.4. Corporate Power.

(a) Each of the Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions; The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of the Parent and Merger Sub, and the consummation by each of the Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions, have been duly authorized and approved by its respective Board of Directors and by the Parent in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, and no other corporate action on the part of either the Parent or Merger Sub is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Parent and/or Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by them of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and/or Merger Sub nor the consummation by the Parent and/or Merger Sub of the Transactions, nor compliance by the Parent and/or Merger Sub with any of the terms or provisions hereof, shall (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or articles of association of such entity, or (ii) violate any judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Authority applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

SECTION 4.5. Financial Resources. Parent has the required internal financial resources to consummate the Transactions and without need to obtain any third party financing.

SECTION 4.6. Information Supplied. The information furnished by the Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, at the time the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the shareholders of the Company, at the time of the Company Shareholders Meeting (as defined below) and at the time filed with the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.


ARTICLE V

Additional Covenants and Agreements

SECTION 5.1. Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Shareholder Meeting.

(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary and definitive proxy statement to be sent to the shareholders of the Company with respect to soliciting proxies for the Company Shareholder Approval (the “Proxy Statement”). Each of the Merger Sub and Parent shall furnish all reasonably required information concerning itself, its Affiliates and the holders of its shares to the Company and provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Proxy Statement and cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the shareholders of the Company as promptly as practicable following resolution of all such comments. Prior to any filing of the Proxy Statement, the Company (x) shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any drafts of the Proxy Statement and related correspondence and filings, (y) shall include in such drafts, correspondence and filings all comments proposed by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company and, (z) to the extent practicable, the Company and its outside counsel shall permit Parent and its outside counsel to participate in all material communications, if any, with the SEC or its staff (including all meetings and telephone conferences) relating to the this Agreement or any of the Transactions. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event shall occur, or fact or information shall be discovered, that should be set forth in an amendment of or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5.1(a), prepare such amendment or supplement as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable and to the extent required by applicable Law, cause such amendment or supplement to be promptly distributed to the shareholders of the Company. If, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, any information relating to the Company, Merger Sub or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, is discovered by a Party that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, should be set forth in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the Company, and Merger Sub and the Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment of, or supplement to, the Proxy Statement and, to the extent required by Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Company Shareholders, as reasonably deemed necessary by the Company.

(b) The Company shall, as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its shareholders (the “Company Shareholders Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the Company Shareholder Approval and any such other matters as required in connection therewith under the Exchange Act or desired by the Company (with Parent’s approval). Subject to Section 5.3(c) hereof, the Company shall, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its shareholders approval of this Agreement (the “Company Board Recommendation”) and shall take all lawful action to solicit the approval of the Company shareholders. Pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.1, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to solicit from the Company shareholders proxies in favor of the approval of this Agreement. The Company shall call, notice, convene, hold, conduct and solicit all proxies in connection with the Company Shareholder Meeting in compliance with all applicable legal requirements, including the Israeli Companies Law, the Israeli Securities Law and the Company Charter Documents. The Proxy Statement shall include a copy of the Company Board Recommendation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company’s obligations pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.1(b) shall not be affected by (i) the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Takeover Proposal or (ii) the withdrawal or modification by the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof of the Company Board Recommendation or such Board of Directors’ or such committee’s approval of this Agreement or the Merger.


SECTION 5.2. Conduct of Business. Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law or required in order for the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to use reasonable commercial efforts, while taking into account their available financial resources to, (w) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (x) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the requirements of all material contracts to which the Company is a party as of the date hereof (“Material Contracts”), (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having business relationships with it and retain the services of its present officers and key employees, in each case, to the end that its goodwill and ongoing business shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time, and (z) keep in full force and effect all material insurance policies maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than changes to such policies made in the ordinary course of business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by applicable Law or required in order for the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Parent:

(a) (i) issue, sell, grant, dispose of, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares, voting securities or equity interests, or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares, voting securities or equity interests, or any rights, warrants, options, restricted stock unit, phantom equity awards, calls, commitments or any other agreements of any character to purchase or acquire any shares, voting securities or equity interests or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any shares, voting securities or equity interests; provided that (A) the Company may issue Company Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of Options granted under the Company Stock Plans that are outstanding on the date of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms thereof as well as restricted shares the Company shareholders resolved to issue before the date of this Agreement and (B) shares, voting securities or equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries may be issued to the Company or a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding shares, voting securities or equity interests, or any rights, warrants, options, restricted stock unit, phantom equity awards, calls, commitments or any other agreements of any character to acquire any of its shares, voting securities or equity interests; (iii) declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend on, or make any other distribution in respect of, any of its shares or otherwise make any payments to its shareholders in their capacity as such (other than dividends by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent); (iv) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any of its shares; or (v) other than as required by Section 2.4 and subject to the approval of Parent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) amend (including by reducing an exercise price or extending a term) or waive any of its rights under, or accelerate the vesting under, any provision of the Company Stock Plans or any agreement evidencing any outstanding stock option, restricted stock unit or other right to acquire shares of the Company or any restricted stock purchase agreement or any similar or related contract;


(b) to the extent not approved by the Parent, incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than borrowings from the Company by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(c) sell, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Lien (including pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction or an asset securitization transaction) any of its properties or assets (including securities of Subsidiaries) to any Person;

(d) make any capital expenditure of more than $10,000;

(e) directly or indirectly acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing all of or a substantial equity interest in, or by any other manner, any Person or division, business or equity interest of any Person or any assets;

(f) make any investment (by contribution to capital, property transfers, purchase of securities or otherwise) in, or loan or advance (other than travel and similar advances to its employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) to, any Person other than a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business;

(g) (i) enter into, terminate or amend any Material Contract, (ii) enter into any contract that would be breached by, or require the consent of any third party in order to continue in full force following, consummation of the Transactions, or (iii) release any Person from, or modify or waive any provision of, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement;

(h) (i) modify in any manner the compensation or benefits of any of its current and former directors or consultants, or former officers or employees, (ii) modify in any manner the compensation or benefits of any of its officers or employees, (iii) enter into, establish, amend or terminate any of the Company benefit or compensation plans in effect on the date of this Agreement other than as required pursuant to applicable Law; (iv) grant or promise any severance or termination pay or gratuity to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than as required pursuant to applicable Laws or required under the terms of a Company Plan that has been disclosed to Parent, (v) loan or advance any money or other property to any current or former director, officer or consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (vi) loan or advance any money or other property to any current non-officer employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (vii) terminate the employment of, or give notice of termination to, a key employee or more than five (5) employees together;


(i) make or change any election concerning Taxes or Tax Returns, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement with respect to Taxes, settle any Tax claim or assessment or surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes or apply or obtain any Tax ruling on its own behalf or on behalf of any of the shareholders of the Company, in each case, except in the ordinary course of business or as required by applicable Law;

(j) make any changes in financial or tax accounting methods, principles or practices (or change an annual accounting period), except insofar as may be required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law;

(k) amend the Company Charter Documents or the governing documents of any of its Subsidiaries;

(l) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization;

(m) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction in accordance with their terms of liabilities, claims or obligations specifically reflected or reserved against in the most recent consolidated financial statements (or the notes thereto) of the Company included in all required reports, schedules, forms, registration and other statements with the SEC since January 1, 2019, or incurred since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(n) (i) other than in the ordinary course of business, make any representation or commitment to, or enter into any formal or informal understanding with any current or former employee, director, or consultant of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to compensation, benefits, or terms of employment to be provided by Parent, any of its Subsidiaries at or subsequent to the Closing, except as set forth in writing by Parent for the express purpose of communications with any current or former employee, director, or consultant of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) issue any broadly distributed communication of a general nature to employees (including communications relating to terms and conditions of employment, benefits and compensation) or customers without the prior approval of Parent, except for communications in the ordinary course of business that do not relate to the Transactions or operation of the business after consummation of the Transaction;

(o) settle or compromise any litigation, proceeding or investigation material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (this covenant being in addition to the Company’s agreement set forth in Section 5.12 hereof);

(p) apply for or receive any tax or other incentive grant; or


(q) agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions, or take any action or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any action which would (i) cause any of the representations or warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (A) that are qualified as to materiality to be untrue or (B) that are not so qualified to be untrue in any material respect, or (ii) in any material respect impede or delay the ability of the parties to satisfy any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in this Agreement.

SECTION 5.3. No Solicitation by the Company; Etc.

(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to a Takeover Proposal, and use its best efforts to obtain the return from all such Persons or cause the destruction of all copies of confidential information previously provided to such parties by the Company, its Subsidiaries or Representatives. The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, cause, facilitate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or proposals that constitute, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Takeover Proposal, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding any Takeover Proposal or (iii) enter into any agreement related to any Takeover Proposal; provided, however, that if after the date hereof and prior to obtaining the Company Shareholders Approval the Board of Directors of the Company receives an unsolicited, bona fide written Takeover Proposal made after the date hereof in circumstances not involving a breach of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Term Sheet by and between the parties dates January 19, 2022 or any standstill agreement, and the Board of Directors of the Company reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that (i) such Takeover Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal and (ii) that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s shareholders under applicable Law, then the Company may, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Shareholders Approval (but in no event after obtaining the Company Shareholders Approval) and after providing Parent not less than 24 hours written notice of its intention to take such actions (A) furnish information (including non-public information) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Person making such Takeover Proposal, but only after such Person enters into (or has previously entered into) a customary confidentiality agreement with the Company; provided that (1) such confidentiality agreement may not include any provision calling for an exclusive right to negotiate with the Company and may not restrict the Company from complying with this Section 5.3 and (2) the Company advises Parent of all such non-public information delivered to such Person concurrently with its delivery to such Person and concurrently with its delivery to such Person the Company delivers to Parent all such information not previously provided to Parent, and (B) participate in discussions and negotiations with such Person regarding such Takeover Proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the foregoing restrictions by the Company’s Subsidiaries or Representatives shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.3 by the Company. The Company shall provide Parent with a correct and complete copy of any confidentiality agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph within 24 hours of the execution thereof.


(b) In addition to the other obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 5.3, the Company shall promptly advise Parent, orally and in writing, and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt, if any proposal, offer, inquiry or other contact is received by, any information is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated or continued with, the Company in respect of any Takeover Proposal, and shall, in any such notice to Parent, indicate the identity of the Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or other contact and the terms and conditions of any proposals or offers or the nature of any inquiries or contacts (and shall include with such notice copies of any written documents received from or on behalf of such Person relating to such proposal, offer, inquiry or request), and thereafter shall promptly keep Parent fully informed of all developments affecting the status and terms of any such proposals, offers, inquiries or requests (and the Company shall provide Parent with copies of any additional materials received that relate to such proposals, offers, inquiries or requests) and of the status of any such discussions or negotiations.

(c) Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.3(c), neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i)(A) withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board Recommendation or the approval or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) or (B) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, any Takeover Proposal or (ii) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or cause or authorize the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, any letter of intent, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding, merger, acquisition, purchase or joint venture agreement or other agreement related to any Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 5.3(a)) (any action described in these clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company may make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, if such Board determines in good faith, after reviewing applicable provisions of applicable Laws and after consulting with and receiving advice from outside counsel, that the failure to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change would constitute a breach by the Board of Directors of the Company of its fiduciary duties to the Company’s shareholders under the Israeli Companies Law or any other applicable Law (provided, however, that in order to determine the appropriate standards that would apply to such fiduciary duties, the Company Board of Directors may also consider and act on the basis of the fiduciary duties owed by a board of directors to the shareholders of a company under Delaware Law); provided, however, that no Company Adverse Recommendation Change may be made in response to a Superior Proposal until after the third (3rd) business day following Parent’s receipt of written notice (unless at the time such notice is otherwise required to be given there are less than three (3) business days prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, in which case the Company shall provide as much notice as is reasonably practicable) from the Company (a “Company Adverse Recommendation Notice”) advising Parent that the Board of Directors of the Company intends to make such Company Adverse Recommendation Change and specifying the terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Company Adverse Recommendation Notice and a new three (3) business day period (unless at the time such notice is otherwise required to be given there are less than three (3) business days prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, in which case the Company shall provide as much notice as is reasonably practicable)). In determining whether to make a Company Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company shall take into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent (in response to a Company Adverse Recommendation Notice or otherwise) in determining whether such third party Takeover Proposal still constitutes a Superior Proposal.


(d) For purposes of this Agreement:

Takeover Proposal” means any bona fide proposal or offer from any Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than Parent and its Subsidiaries, relating to any (A) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including securities of Subsidiaries) in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) or more of the aggregate Merger Consideration, (B) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13 under the Exchange Act) of twenty percent (20%) or more of any class of equity securities of the Company, (C) tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) beneficially owning twenty percent (20%) or more of any class of equity securities of the Company or (D) merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, other than the Transactions.

Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written offer, obtained after the date hereof and not in breach of this Agreement or any standstill agreement, to acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration consisting of cash and/or securities, all of the equity securities of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, made by a third party, which is not subject to a financing contingency, and which is otherwise on terms and conditions which the Board of Directors of the Company determines in its good faith and reasonable judgment (after consultation with outside counsel) to be more favorable to the Company’s shareholders from a financial point of view than the Merger and the other Transactions, taking into account at the time of determination any changes to the terms of this Agreement that as of that time had been proposed by Parent in writing and the ability of the Person making such proposal to consummate the transactions contemplated by such proposal (based upon, among other things, the availability of financing and the expectation of obtaining required approvals)).

(e) Nothing in this Section 5.3 shall prohibit the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company from (i) taking and disclosing to the Company’s shareholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a), Rule 14d-9 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any communication required under Israeli Law with substantially similar content) or a position contemplated by Section 329 of the Israeli Companies Law, or (ii) making any disclosure to the shareholders of the Company if such Board determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that failure to so disclose such position would reasonably likely to constitute a violation of applicable Law; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company or its Board of Directors or any committee thereof take, or agree or resolve to take, any action prohibited by Section 5.3(c).


(f) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any Company Adverse Recommendation Change the Company shall remain obligated to hold the Company Shareholder Meeting unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 7.1.

SECTION 5.4. Exemption, Indemnification and Insurance.

(a) Except in cases of fraud or willful misconduct, Parent and its affiliates exempt the Company’s current directors, current officers, current employees from any liability to the extent relating to the approval of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

(b) The Company represents that the indemnification agreements listed in Schedule 5.4(b) are the only indemnification agreements that exist and are valid as of the date hereof and as of Closing with respect to current directors and officers. Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities, including advancement of expenses, for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current directors, current officers or current employees (in the case of employees, only such persons who are covered by the Company’s existing policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance as of the date hereof) of the Company (the “D&O Indemnified Parties”) as provided in the Company’s Articles of Association or any indemnification contract between such Person and the Company (in each case, as in effect on, and, in the case of any indemnification Contracts, to the extent made available to Parent prior to, the date of this Agreement) shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to, maintain in effect the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses equivalent to the provisions of the Company’s articles of association as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any D&O Indemnified Parties; provided that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim made for indemnification within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such action or final resolution of such claim.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.4 or elsewhere in this Agreement, without the prior express written consent of the applicable D&O Indemnified Party, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Company and any of its Subsidiaries) shall settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification is sought by a D&O Indemnified Party under or as contemplated by this Agreement unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination does not include any admission of wrongdoing by such D&O Indemnified Party and includes an unconditional release of such D&O Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry.


(d) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Company as of or after the Effective Time to, purchase for the D&O Indemnified Parties a six (6)-year prepaid “tail” policy, with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance, with respect to matters arising on or before the Effective Time (including in connection with this Agreement and the transactions or actions contemplated by this Agreement), and the Surviving Company and Parent shall cause such policy to be maintained in full force and effect, for its full term, and cause all obligations thereunder to be honored; provided further that the Surviving Company shall not be required to pay, to secure such “tail” policy in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement in respect of such existing policies of current directors’ and current officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance, but in such case shall purchase as much coverage as reasonably practicable for such amount.

(e) The covenants contained in this Section 5.4 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Parties and their respective heirs and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such Person is entitled, whether pursuant to Law, contract or otherwise.

(f) For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that the provisions of this Section 5.4 shall apply to five directors and officers that serve on the date hereof, but shall not apply to any former director or former officer of the Company.

SECTION 5.5. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors or assigns or transferees of Parent or the Surviving Company, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in Section 5.4.

SECTION 5.6. Reasonable Best Efforts.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including Section 5.6(c)), each of the parties hereto shall cooperate with the other parties and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable and to consummate and make effective, the Transactions, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions.


(b) Each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any filing or submission with a Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry by or before a Governmental Authority relating to the Transactions, including any proceeding initiated by a private party and (ii) keep the other party informed in all material respects and on a reasonably timely basis of any material communication received by such party from, or given by such party to any other Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the Transactions. Subject to applicable Laws, the Company and its Subsidiaries agree not to participate in any scheduled meeting or substantive discussion, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions unless they consult with Parent in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, give Parent the opportunity to attend and participate.

(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained in this Section 5.6, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted by a Governmental Authority or other Person with respect to the Transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without Parent’s prior written consent, commit to any divestiture transaction or agree to any restriction on its business, and nothing in this Section 5.6 shall (i) limit any applicable rights a party may have to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 so long as such party has up to then complied in all material respects with its obligations under this Section 5.6, (ii) require Parent or Merger Sub to offer, accept or agree to (A) dispose, license or hold separate (in trust or otherwise) any part of its or the Company’s businesses, operations, assets or product lines (or a combination of Parent’s and the Company’s respective businesses, operations, assets or product lines), (B) not compete in any geographic area or line of business, (C) restrict the manner in which, or whether, Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates may carry on business in any part of the world (including, but not limited to, any such party’s freedom of action with respect to future acquisitions of assets or businesses or its full rights of ownership with respect to any of its assets or businesses) and/or (D) accept any undertaking or condition, enter into any consent decree, accept any operational restriction, or take any other action that, in the reasonable judgment of Parent, could be expected to limit the right of Parent or the Surviving Corporation to own or operate all or any portion of their respective businesses or assets or (iii) require any party to this Agreement to contest or otherwise resist any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, challenging any of the Transactions as violative of any Antitrust Law.


SECTION 5.7. Merger Proposal.

(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement: (i) each of the Company and Merger Sub shall cause a merger proposal (in the Hebrew language) substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B (each, a “Merger Proposal”) to be executed in accordance with Section 316 of the Israeli Companies Law; (ii) the Company and Merger Sub shall call the Company Shareholders Meeting and a general meeting of Merger Sub’s shareholder, respectively; (iii) the Company and Merger Sub shall jointly deliver the Merger Proposal to the Companies Registrar within three (3) days from the calling of such shareholders’ meetings; and (iv) each of the Company and Merger Sub shall cause a copy of its Merger Proposal to be delivered to its secured creditors, if any, no later than three (3) days after the date on which the Merger Proposal is delivered to the Companies Registrar and shall promptly inform its respective nonsecured creditors, if any, of its Merger Proposal and its contents in accordance with Section 318 of the Israeli Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(b) Promptly after the Company and Merger Sub shall have complied with the preceding paragraph and with subsections (i) and (ii) below, but in any event no more than three (3) business days following the date on which such notice was sent to the creditors, the Company and Merger Sub shall inform the Companies Registrar, in accordance with Section 317(b) of the Companies Law, that notice was given to their respective creditors under Section 318 of the Israeli Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the foregoing, each of the Company and, if applicable, Merger Sub, shall:

(i) Publish a notice to the Company’s creditors, stating that a Merger Proposal was submitted to the Companies Registrar and that the creditors may review the Merger Proposal at the office of the Companies Registrar, the Company’s registered offices or Merger Sub’s registered offices, as applicable, and at such other locations as the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, may determine, in (A) two (2) daily Hebrew newspapers circulated in Israel, on the day that the Merger Proposal is submitted to the Companies Registrar, (B) if required, a newspaper circulated in New York City, no later than three (3) business days following the day on which the Merger Proposal was submitted to the Companies Registrar and (C) if required, in such other manner as may be required by applicable Laws and regulations; and

(ii) Within (4) four business days from the date of submitting the Merger Proposal to the Companies Registrar, send a notice by registered mail to all of the “Substantial Creditors” (as such term is defined in the regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law) that the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, is aware of, in which it shall state that a Merger Proposal was submitted to the Companies Registrar and that the creditors may review the Merger Proposal at such additional locations, if such locations were determined in the notice referred to in subsection (i) above.


SECTION 5.8. Cease quotations, de-registration and timely SEC Filings. The Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to cease the quotation of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on the OTCQX and terminate the Company’s registration under the Exchange Act, and shall promptly take all necessary actions, and make all necessary filings, to ensure such ceasing quotation and termination of the registration of the Company, in each case effective as of the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Company shall timely file with the SEC all reports which the Company is required to file under the Exchange Act until its deregistration.

SECTION 5.9. Public Announcements. The initial press release with respect to the execution of this Agreement shall be a joint press release to be reasonably agreed upon by Parent and the Company and issued on a mutually agreed upon date promptly following the date hereof. Thereafter, neither the Company nor Parent shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement (to the extent not previously issued or made in accordance with this Agreement) with respect to the Merger, this Agreement or the other Transactions without the prior written consent of the other party (in which case the party preparing any such public announcement shall provide the other party with a draft of such public announcement at least two (2) business days prior to the date in which such public announcement is planned), except as may be required by Law, including securities laws, or by any applicable listing agreement with a national securities exchange, TASE or Nasdaq as determined in the good faith judgment of the party proposing to make such release (in which case such party shall not issue or cause the publication of such press release or other public announcement without prior consultation with the other party).

SECTION 5.10. Access to Information; Confidentiality.

(a) Subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent and Parent’s representatives reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties (including real properties), books, contracts, commitments, records and correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers and employees and, unless explicitly specified otherwise in this Section 5.10, the Company shall furnish promptly to Parent (i) a copy of each report, schedule and other document filed or submitted by it pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign securities Laws (and the Company shall deliver to Parent a copy of each report, schedule and other document proposed to be filed or submitted by the Company pursuant to the requirements of federal or foreign securities Laws not less than one (1) business day prior to such filing) and a copy of any communication (including “comment letters”) received by the Company from the SEC concerning compliance with securities Laws and (ii) all other information concerning its and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request. Such access shall include the right during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice.


(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not disclose any information to Parent, until the Effective Date, if such disclosure would, in the Company’s sole discretion: (w) cause significant competitive harm to the Company and its businesses with respect to any of its clients; (x) jeopardize any attorney-client or other privilege; or (y) contravene any applicable Law, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.11. Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of (i) any notice or other communication received by such party from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions or from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions, (ii) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to such party’s knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting such party or any of its Subsidiaries which relate to the Transactions, (iii) the discovery of any fact or circumstance that, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would cause any representation or warranty made by such party contained in this Agreement (A) that is qualified as to materiality to be untrue and (B) that is not so qualified to be untrue in any material respect, and (iv) any material failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall not (x) cure any breach of, or non-compliance with, any other provision of this Agreement or (y) limit the remedies available to the party receiving such notice.

SECTION 5.12. Securityholder Litigation. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity (at Parent’s sole cost and expense) to participate in the defense or settlement of any securityholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors relating to the Transactions, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without Parent’s prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

SECTION 5.13. Withholding Tax Ruling. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement but in no event later than fifteen (15) days after the date hereof, the Company shall instruct its Israeli counsel to prepare and file with the ITA an application for a ruling (which shall be approved by Parent prior to its submission and which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) confirming that: (i) the deposit of the Merger Consideration by Parent with the Paying Agent shall be exempt from any Israeli withholding tax; and (ii) with respect to holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares) that are non-Israeli residents (as defined in the Ordinance or as will be determined by the ITA), (A) exempting Parent, the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax at the source from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (B) clearly instructing Parent, the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents on how such withholding at the source is to be implemented, and in particular, with respect to the classes or categories of holders of Company Ordinary Shares from which Israeli Tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be applied and how to identify any such non-Israeli residents; (iii) with respect to holders of Company Ordinary Shares (other than Section 102 Shares) that are Israeli residents (as defined in the Ordinance or as will be determined by the ITA) (x) exempting Parent, the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax at the source from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, or clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (y) clearly instructing Parent, the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective agents on how such withholding at the source is to be executed, and in particular, with respect to the classes or categories of holders of the Company Ordinary Shares from which Tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be applied(the “Withholding Tax Ruling”). The final wording of the Withholding Tax Ruling shall be approved in advance by Parent and its Israeli advisors prior to its final issuance (such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and any costs associated with the application for the Withholding Tax Ruling shall be paid by the Company (it being clarified that Parent shall pay and bear the costs of its own advisors). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not make any application to the ITA with respect to any matter relating to Withholding Tax Ruling without first consulting with the Parent’s advisors and granting the Parent’s advisors the opportunity to review, comment on and approve the draft application for issuance of the Withholding Tax Ruling (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and the Company shall inform the Parent’s advisors of the content of any material discussions and meetings relating thereto in advance and allow the Parent’s advisors to participate in any such discussions or meetings.


SECTION 5.14. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Merger and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.

ARTICLE VI

Conditions Precedent

SECTION 6.1. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party hereto to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) Company Shareholder Approval. The Company Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with applicable Laws and the Company Charter Documents;

(b) No Injunctions or Restraints. No Law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, “Restraints”) shall be in effect enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Merger or making the consummation of the Merger illegal; and

(c) Israeli Statutory Waiting Periods. At least fifty (50) days shall have elapsed after the filing of the Merger Proposals with the Companies Registrar and at least thirty (30) days shall have elapsed after the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of the Company and Merger Sub.

SECTION 6.2. Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and in the Loan Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this proxy statement, our management knowsAgreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date. Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such effect;

(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such effect;


(c) No Litigation, Etc. There shall not be any action, investigation, proceeding or litigation instituted, commenced, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by or before any Governmental Authority that would or that seeks or is reasonably likely to (i) restrain, enjoin, prevent, prohibit or make illegal the acquisition of some or all of the shares of Company Ordinary Shares by Parent or Merger Sub or the consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions, (ii) impose limitations on the ability of Parent or its Affiliates effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of all shares of the Surviving Corporation, (iii) restrain, enjoin, prevent, prohibit or make illegal, or impose material limitations on, Parent’s or any of its Affiliates’ ownership or operation of all or any material portion of the businesses and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, as a result of the Transactions, of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iv) as a result of the Transactions, compel Parent or any of its Affiliates to dispose of any shares of the Surviving Corporation or to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the businesses or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (v) impose damages on Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries as a result of the Transactions in amounts that are material in relation to the Company or the Transactions;

(d) No Restraint. No Restraint that could reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in any of the effects referred to in Section 6.2(c) shall be in effect;

(e) Director Resignations. Parent shall have received written resignation letters from each of the members of the respective board of directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or other evidence of their removal, effective as of the Closing;

(f) Termination of Registration. The Company shall (a) have taken all actions necessary to be eligible to cause the cessation of quotation of the Company Ordinary Shares on the Over-the-Counter Market and the termination of the registration thereof under the Exchange Act, in each case as soon as permissible after the Effective Time, and (b) be able to provide all necessary certifications on Form 15 as of immediately after the Effective Time (including without limitation having filed all necessary filings and reports to be current with the SEC (without regard to any extension under Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act)).

(g) Consents. The Company shall have obtained those approvals, consents or waivers listed on Section 6.2(g) hereto in a form reasonably satisfactory to Parent and copies thereof shall have been delivered to Parent.

SECTION 6.3. Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by the chief executive officer of Parent to such effect; and

(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by the chief executive officer of Parent to such effect.


SECTION 6.4. Frustration of Closing Conditions. None of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.3, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions, as required by and subject to Section 5.6.

ARTICLE VII

Termination

SECTION 7.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time:

(a) by the mutual written consent of the Company and Parent duly authorized by each of their respective Boards of Directors; or

(b) by Parent

(i) if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before the Termination Date; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to the Parent if its material breach of this Agreement has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement;

(ii) if any Restraint having the effect set forth in Section 6.1(b) shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable;

(iii) if the Merger Agreement has not been put to the vote of the shareholders of the Company by May 5, 2022; or if such Company Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Company Shareholders Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, by May 31, 2022; or

(iv) if a Company Adverse Recommendation Change is made in the circumstances set forth in Section 5.3(c) above (Company Adverse Recommendation Change).

(c) by the Company, if the Merger Agreement was voted against, or if the required majority was not obtained for the approval of the Merger, in the Company’s Shareholders Meeting.

SECTION 7.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void (other than the provisions of the penultimate sentence of Section 5.10, Section 5.14, Section 7.2 and Section 7.3, and ARTICLE VIII, all of which shall survive termination of this Agreement), and there shall be no liability on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or their respective directors, officers and Affiliates, except (i) the Company may have liability as provided in Section 7.3, and (ii) nothing shall relieve any party from liability for fraud or any willful breach of this Agreement.


SECTION 7.3. Termination Fee.

(a) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 7.1(b)(i), 7,1(b)(iii) or 7.1(b)(iv) for a reason that is not directly and exclusively related to Parent or Merger Sub, or pursuant to Section 7.1(c), the Company shall pay to Parent a termination fee equal to $1,500,000 in cash (the “Termination Fee”).

(b) Any payment required to be made pursuant Section 7.3(a) shall be made to Parent promptly following the and in any event not later than five (5) business days after delivery to the Company of a written notice of demand for payment.

(c) The company is entitled to deduct and withhold from the Termination Fee such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect thereto under the Ordinance, and any amounts so withheld or deducted and timely remitted to the ITA shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to Parent. In the event that the Company determines it is required to withhold amounts on account of Israeli Taxes from or in connection with the Termination Fee, the Company shall notify Parent of such determination prior to making such withholding and allow Parent to obtain and present a valid withholding certificate issued by the ITA, allowing an exemption from, or a reduced rate of, withholding with respect to the Termination Fee, and any withholding of Israeli taxes from the Termination Fee, if any, shall be made in accordance with such certificate, it being understood that a valid certificate pursuant to Israeli Income Tax Regulations (Withholding from Payments for Services or Assets), 5737-1977 shall suffice for this purpose.

(d) In the event that the Company shall fail to pay the Termination Fee required pursuant to this Section 7.3 when due, such fee shall accrue interest for the period commencing on the date such fee became past due, at the prevailing prime rate of the two largest banks in Israel plus 10% (ten percent) during such period, as such bank’s Prime Lending Rate. In addition, if the Company shall fail to pay such fee, as the case may be, when due, the Company shall also pay to Parent all of Parent’s costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with efforts to collect such fee, as the case may be. The Company acknowledges that the fee and the other provisions of this Section 7.3 are an integral part of the Transactions and that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this Agreement.


ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous

SECTION 8.1. No Survival, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.1, the representations, warranties and agreements of each party hereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any other party hereto, any Person controlling any such party or any of their officers, directors or representatives, whether prior to or after the execution of this Agreement, and no information provided or made available, including any projections, forecasts or estimates of the Company and its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to be disclosed in this Agreement, except to the extent actually set forth herein. Parent and Merger Sub understand and agree that they are acquiring the Company pursuant to this Agreement without reliance upon any express or implied representations or warranties of any nature, whether in writing, orally or otherwise, made by or on behalf of or imputed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for the representations and warranties made by the Company that are expressly set forth in this Agreement. The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time or, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.2, upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, as the case may be, except that the agreements set forth in ARTICLE II and Section 5.10 and any other agreement in this Agreement which contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall survive the Effective Time indefinitely and those set forth in Section 5.11, Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 and this ARTICLE VIII shall survive termination indefinitely.

SECTION 8.2. Amendment or Supplement. At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects, whether before or after receipt of the Company Shareholder Approval, by written agreement of all of the parties hereto, by action approved by their respective Boards of Directors; provided, however, that following approval of the Transactions by the shareholders of the Company, there shall be no amendment or change to the provisions hereof which by Law would require further approval by the shareholders of the Company without such approval.

SECTION 8.3. Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc. At any time prior to the Effective Time, either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, may, subject to applicable Law, (a) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any other party hereto, (b) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of any other party hereto or (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.


SECTION 8.4. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that Merger Sub may assign, in its sole discretion, any of or all its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to any wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent that is an Israeli company, but no such assignment shall relieve Merger Sub of any of its obligations hereunder; provided, that (i) under no circumstances shall such assignment in any way prevent, impair or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions and (ii) to the extent any such assignment results in withholding taxes that exceed the amount of withholding taxes that would have been applicable but for such assignment, the party that made such assignment shall pay additional amounts as necessary to ensure that the recipient of any payment under this Agreement receives the same amount that it would otherwise have received if no such assignment had been made. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under Section 8.4 shall be null and void.

SECTION 8.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

SECTION 8.6. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Loan Agreement and the binding term sheet dated January 19, 2022 by and between the Company and Parent (the “Term Sheet”) (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and (b) are not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, unless explicitly mentioned in such agreements, including Section (xx) to the Term Sheet.

SECTION 8.7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, enforced and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel. The competent courts in Tel Aviv – Jaffa district shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim arising in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

SECTION 8.8. Specific Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically described abovethe terms and provisions of this Agreement in the competent courts in Tel Aviv – Jaffa, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.


SECTION 8.9. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, e-mailed or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:

If to Parent or Merger Sub, to:

Nayax Ltd.

3 Arik Einstein St.

Herzliya 465907, Israel

Attention: Michael Galai, michaelg@nayax.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Herzog, Fox & Neeman

Herzog Tower 6 Yitzhak Sade St.

Tel Aviv, 6777506, Israel

Attention: Nir Dash, dashn@herzoglaw.co.il

   Ron Ben Menachem, ron@herzoglaw.co.il

If to the Company, to:

On Track Innovations Ltd.

5 Hatnufa St., Yokneam Industrial Zone

Box 372, Yokneam, Israel

Attention: Amir Eilam, CEO, amir_e@otiglobal.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Gornitzky & Co. Vitania Tower 20 Haharash St.

Tel Aviv 6761310, Israel

Attention: Shy S. Baranov, Adv., baranov@gornitzky.com

or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 P.M. in the place of receipt and such day is a business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.

SECTION 8.10. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.


SECTION 8.11. Definitions.

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings ascribed thereto below:

102 Trustee” means Altshuler Shaham Benefits, the trustee appointed by the Company from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, and approved by the ITA.

Affiliate” shall mean, as to any actionPerson, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.

Business Day” shall mean a day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which is expectedthe SEC or banks in the State of Israel are authorized or required by Law to be takenclosed. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Company Shareholder Approval” means the affirmative vote of the shareholders of at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company of the approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the consummation of the Transactions at the Meeting. The persons named in the enclosed proxy, or their substitutes, will vote the proxies, insofar as the same are not limited to the contrary, in their best judgment, with regard to such other matters and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought at theCompany Shareholders Meeting.

 

PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE AND NOT LATER THAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021, AT 10:00 A.M. ISRAEL TIME (3:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME) GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as of the date hereof.

Governmental Authority” shall mean any government, court, arbitrator, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or authority or other governmental instrumentality, federal, state or local, domestic, foreign or multinational.

Knowledge” shall mean, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge after due inquiry of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Loan Agreement” shall mean the Senior Secured Convertible Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Parent dated January 27, 2022.

Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree or order of any Governmental Authority.


Ordinance” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a Governmental Authority.

Section 102 Shares” means any Company Ordinary Shares that are held by the 102 Trustee.

Subsidiary” when used with respect to any party, shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such party in such party’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power (or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests) are, as of such date, owned by such party or one or more Subsidiaries of such party or by such party and one or more Subsidiaries of such party.

Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other similar charges and fees imposed by any Governmental Authority or any taxing authority, including, income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, premiums, property, sales, use, net worth, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added, gains tax and license, registration and documentation fees, severance, occupation, environmental, customs duties, disability, real property, personal property, registration, alternative or add-on minimum, or estimated tax, including any interest, penalty, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.

Tax Return” means any report, return, certificate, claim for refund, election, estimated tax filing or declaration required to be filed with any Governmental Authority or any taxing authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendments thereof.

Termination Date” shall mean July 1, 2022.

Transactions” refers collectively to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and the Voting and Support Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Valid Tax Certificate” means a valid certificate, ruling or any other written instructions regarding Tax withholding, issued by the ITA, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Paying Agent that is applicable to the payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement stating that no withholding, or reduced rate of withholding, of Israeli Tax is required with respect to such payments or providing other instructions regarding such payments or withholding. For the sake of clarity, (i) the Withholding Tax Ruling, provided it includes such instructions, and provided, further that if the Withholding Tax Ruling requires the affirmative consent of the relevant holder and/or that such holder provides certain declarations and/or supporting documentation, such holder consented in writing to join any such applicable ruling and provided any declaration and supporting documentation required by the Withholding Tax Ruling, and (ii) with respect to payment for Company Ordinary Shares that are registered on the OTCQX (other than payment that is made with respect to Section 102 Shares), a certification pursuant to the Israel Income Tax Regulations (Withholding from Consideration, Payment or Capital Gain in the Sale of a Security, Sale of a Unit in a Mutual Fund or in a Future Transaction), 5763-2002, will be considered Valid Tax Certificates.


SECTION 8.12. Interpretation.

(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

(b) The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

[signature page follows]


IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE. A PROMPT RETURN OF YOUR PROXY CARD WILL BE APPRECIATED AS IT WILL SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER MAILINGS.WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 By order of the Board,NAYAX LTD.
  
 Signature:/s/ Yair Nechmad
Name:Yair Nechmad
Title:CEO
NAYAX LTD.
Signature:/s/ David Ben Avi
Name:David Ben Avi
Title:Co-Founder & CEO
OTI MERGER SUB LTD.
Signature:/s/ Michael Galai
Name:Michael Galai
Title:Director
ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.
Signature:/s/ Amir Eilam
Name:Amir Eilam
Title:CEO
ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.
Signature: /s/ Assaf Cohen
 Name:Assaf Cohen
Title:CFO

[signature page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]


Annex B

EXECUTION VERSION

SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE LOAN AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.,

AND NAYAX LTD.

Dated as of January 27, 2022

This Senior Secured Convertible Loan Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 27, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between On Track Innovations Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel with registration no. 520042862 (the “Company”), and Nayax Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel with registration no. 513639013 (the “Lender” and together with the Company, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, on January 10, 2022, the Company filed with the Nazareth District Court certain petitions under the Israeli Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law – 2018 (the “Insolvency Proceedings”);

WHEREAS, on January 19, 2022, in order to avoid the Insolvency Proceedings, the Parties entered into a Term Sheet (the “Term Sheet”), pursuant to which the Lender, among other things, agreed to extend to the Company this senior secured convertible loan and subsequently, the Company’s petitions in the Insolvency Proceedings were, with the court’s approval, withdrawn by the Company;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended as the first step in a two-step transaction where ultimately the Lender shall purchase 100% of the share capital of the Company; and

WHEREAS, the board of directors of each Party has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Lender, as applicable, to enter into this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the respective covenants of the Company and the Lender set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1.TERMS OF LOAN

1.1.Loan. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender shall lend to the Company an amount of US$5,500,000 (five million and five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) (the “Principal Amount”). The Principal Amount, minus the Advancement (as defined below), shall be wired by the Lender to the Company (or directly to the Company’s creditors in such amounts and allocation as set out in Exhibit A to the extent the Company may so request from the Lender) no later than one (1) business day after the Effective Date, by means of wire transfer of immediately available funds.

1.2.Advancement. The Company confirms that an amount of US$173,178 (one hundred seventy-three thousand and one hundred seventy-eight U.S. dollars)1 was transferred on January 19, 2022, from the Lender, on behalf of the Company, to the Company’s employees’ bank accounts, as an advancement on account of the Principal Amount (the “Advancement”).

1.3.Use of Proceeds. The Company undertakes to utilize the Principal Amount to fund only the items listed on Exhibit A attached hereto. Exhibit A also indicates what portions of the Principal Amount shall be paid to the Company, and what portions of the Principal Amount shall be paid directly to the Company’s creditors (including secured lenders). Until such time as the Company and the Lender shall enter into a Merger Agreement (as defined below), the Company shall provide the Lender with a periodic report outlining the uses of the Principal Amount in the previous week, in a form and timing to be agreed by the Parties.

1.4.Additional Amounts. The Lender may, at its sole discretion, extend additional amounts to the Company under this Agreement (the “Additional Amounts”) in order, among other things, to allow the Company to pay its debts as they become due, provided that with respect to such Additional Amounts, if extended by the Lender to the Company (a) the uses of such Additional Amounts shall be approved in advance and in writing by the Lender, and (b) such Additional Amounts shall be deemed a part of the Principal Amount and the terms of the Agreement and any related security interest shall apply to such Additional Amounts in full. 1.5. Interest. The Principal Amount shall bear interest at an annual compounded rate of 10% (ten percent), which shall accrue daily until the Maturity Date (as defined below) (the “Interest”). Each fiscal quarter, commencing on April 1, 2022 (and following on the first date of the first month of each subsequent quarter), the Company shall pay to the Lender the Interest accumulated during the previous quarter and any additional Value Added Tax (as applicable, upon receipt of an invoice), by a wire transfer of immediately available funds. The Principal Amount together with the accrued Interest, and any Additional Amounts (and any Interest accrued thereon) shall be referred to herein, in the aggregate, as the “Loan Amount”.

1.6.Ranking. The Principal Amount shall be used, among other things, to irrevocably pay in full the Company’s debts to Bank Leumi and repayment of the loan under that certain loan financing agreement dated December 9, 2020 between the Company and Jerry L. Ivy, Jr., Descendants’ Trust, as amended (the “Ivy Agreement”). Upon full payment of the debts to Bank Leumi and the repayment in full of the loans under the Ivy Agreement (the “Secured Lenders Repayment”) and removal of security interests relating thereto, the Loan Amount shall rank senior to any other indebtedness of the Company.

1Based on wire in an amount of ILS 541,180.73 dated January 19, 2022, and the Bank of Israel representative exchange rate of ILS 3.125 / $1.


1.7.Repayment. The Principal Amount shall be due and payable in full by the Company on the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Maturity Date”), by wire transfer to the Lender’s bank account which details shall be provided to the Company in writing prior to the Maturity Date. If the Maturity Date is not a business day in Israel, such payment shall be made on the following business day. Except for in the case of Conversion, the Principal Amount may not be repaid by the Company prior to the Maturity Date.

2.COLLATERAL

2.1.Floating Charge. On the Effective Date, the Company shall enter into a debenture, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, as security for the Loan Amount (including any Additional Amounts), granting to the Lender a first priority floating charge over all the assets of the Company as of the date hereof or hereafter acquired (the “Floating Charge”).

2.2.Removal of Existing Charges. After the Effective Date, and provided that the Secured Lenders Repayment shall have taken place, the Company shall present to the Lender duly exercised approvals of all of the secured lenders of the Company approving the removal and release of the existing charges registered in the name of such secured lenders from the registry of the Companies Registrar, which approvals shall be filed with the Companies Registrar within one (1) business day from the date of receipt thereof.

2.3.Negative Pledge. As of the Effective Date and until full and complete repayment of the Loan Amount, the Company shall not, without the Lender’s prior express written consent, create any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar arrangements or other third-party rights of any kind with respect to its assets or property, including intellectual property rights.

2.4.Repayment on Maturity. Upon the repayment or conversion in full of the Loan Amount, the Lender shall promptly execute any documents required by the Company in order to remove the Floating Charge and Fixed Charges.

3.CONVERSION

3.1.At any time after the earlier to occur: (b) an Event of Default (as defined below), or (b) the completion of the Merger Agreement (as defined below), and prior to the repayment in full of the Loan Amount, the Lender shall be entitled, at its sole and absolute discretion, by written notice to the Company (the “Conversion Notice”), to demand to convert the entire outstanding Loan Amount into Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.1 each, of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”), at a price per Ordinary Share equal to $0.043 (the “Conversion”). The Company shall take all necessary actions to cause the Conversion to occur within no more than three (3) business days from receipt of the Conversion Notice.

3.2.Insufficient Registered Share Capital. If, upon receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall not have sufficient registered capital to issue the Ordinary Shares required to perform the Conversion, then (a) it shall issue to the Lender the maximum number of Ordinary Shares then available within three (3) business days from receipt of the Conversion Notice, and (b) convene, within no more than fifty (50) days, a general meeting of the shareholders of the Company to: (i) increase the registered share capital to allow the Conversion in full; and (ii) to the extent required, approve the Conversion under Section 328 of the Companies Law, 1999 (“Section 328”). Should the general meeting of shareholders of the Company fail to approve the increase of the registered share capital of the Company as required in order to allow for the Conversion of the Loan Amount in full into Ordinary Shares, or that an approval under Section 328 is not obtained, then only such portion of the Loan Amount which conversion did not require the increase in the registered share capital of the Company and that does not violate Section 328, if applicable, shall be converted into Ordinary Shares; such failure shall constitute an “Event of Default” and the provisions of Section ‎4 of this Agreement shall apply with respect to the remainder of the Loan Amount not so converted.

3.3.Until such time when the Loan Amount shall have been repaid in full or have otherwise been converted into Ordinary Shares, the Company shall not issue and shall not undertake to issue to any third party any shares, options, warrants, or any other instrument convertible into Ordinary Shares, without the prior written consent of the Lender.

4.EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Any of the following events shall cause an event of default (each an “Event of Default”):

4.1.Failure to timely pay the Loan Amount, or any portion thereof;

4.2.Any representation, warranty or statement made by the Company in this Agreement (including the Exhibits herein), and/or in any filing made by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), or any other governmental agency, is incorrect, untrue or misleading in any material respect when it is made or deemed repeated;

4.3.A breach by the Company of this Agreement, failure to fully or timely perform any covenant set forth herein or a legal determination by a court that the Agreement has not been duly authorized by the Company;

4.4.Any material financial indebtedness of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company is not paid when due, or any security interests over any material part of the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is lawfully enforced;

4.5.Any event that triggers an acceleration of any material rights or obligations of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, such as rights held by employees and service providers, or repayment obligations towards lenders or noteholders;

4.6.Any judgment made against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company which is not paid, stayed or discharged within thirty (30) days;

4.7.The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall stop payment or shall be unable to, or shall admit inability to, pay its debts as they become due, or shall be adjudicated or declared bankrupt or insolvent or shall enter into any composition or other arrangement with its creditors generally;


4.8.The commencement by the Company, by any of its subsidiaries, or by any third party, of any liquidation, insolvency, or winding up proceedings, provided that if any of the proceedings above was initiated by a third party, then the proceedings were not withdrawn or dismissed within fourteen (14 or the adoption of a resolution by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to commence any such proceedings;

4.9.The appointment of a receiver or trustee over any part or the Company’s assets or any of its subsidiaries’ assets;

4.10.The levy of an attachment or the institution of execution proceedings against all or a substantial part of Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ assets, and the levy is not discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise) within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence thereof;

4.11.Any event or series of events occur(s), which in the reasonable opinion of the Lender (after receiving a written explanation from the Company within three (3) business days of the Lender’s written notice to the Company regarding the facts triggering the material adverse effect) has a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to comply with any of its material obligations hereunder;

4.12.The Company and the subsidiaries of the Company cease, threaten to cease, or suspend carrying on their business or a material part of their business;

4.13.Failure to enter into the Merger Agreement. Failure to (a) put to the vote of the Company’s shareholders’, by May 5, 2022, a Merger Agreement between the Company and the Lender (the “Merger Agreement”), in form and substance to the Lender’s satisfaction, or (b) have the Merger Agreement approved by the Company’s board of directors or the Company’s shareholders by May 31, 2022;

4.14.Breach of Section ‎6.1 [Exclusivity] or Section ‎6.2 [Standstill] of this Agreement; or

4.15.Failure to approve the share capital increase in connection with the Conversion, in accordance with Section ‎3.2 of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above, any event that occurs primarily from a set of circumstances that existed as of the Effective Date and were disclosed to the Lender (including with respect to any past due debts the Company disclosed to the Lender) shall not be deemed an Event of Default.

5.REMEDIES UPON AN EVENT OF DEFAULT

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at the election of the Lender in its sole discretion: (a) the Loan Amount shall become immediately due and payable by the Company only (“Acceleration”); or (b) the interest on the Loan Amount shall be increased to an annual rate of 16% (sixteen percent), calculated in accordance with Section 1.5 of this Agreement retroactively as of the date on which the Event of Default occurred, until actual payment (the “Step-up Rate”). Should the Lender elect Acceleration, the Step-up Rate shall apply until actual payment thereof. Value Added Tax shall be added to any payment hereunder.


6.EXCLUSIVITY & STANDSTILL

6.1.Exclusivity. From the Effective Date and until the earlier to occur of: (i) consummation of the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date that is six months following the Effective Date (the “Exclusivity Period”), the Company, its board of directors, any of its executive officers, their agents or representatives in their capacity as such (collectively, the “Standstill Parties”) shall cease all discussions, negotiations, solicitation of offers, or provision of information to any third party regarding a competing transaction.
6.2.Standstill. None of the Standstill Parties shall sell, transfer, pledge or perform any other transactions with the Company’s shares or debt, during Exclusivity Period except with the prior written approval of the Lender. The Company shall not enter into, during the Exclusivity Period, any loan, financing, credit or similar agreement with any third party, except for with Lender’s prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
6.3.Ordinary Course. Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Exclusivity Period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (b) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and the requirements of all of its material contracts, (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having business relationships with it and retain the services of its present officers and key employees, and (d) keep in full force and effect all material insurance policies maintained by the Company and its subsidiaries, other than changes to such policies made in the ordinary course of business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or with the Lender’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Exclusivity Period, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to: (i) issue, sell, grant, dispose of, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of its capital stock, voting securities or equity interests, or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of its capital stock, (ii) incur or assume any indebtedness, borrow any funds, guarantee any indebtedness unless in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities, (iii) sell, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of or subject to any lien or pledge any of its properties or assets, (iv) make any capital expenditure in excess of US$25,000, (v) directly or indirectly acquire, dispose or invest in any equity interest or businesses of any person, (vi) enter into, terminate or amend any material contract, (vii) increase in any manner the compensation of any of its directors, officers or employees or enter into, establish, amend or terminate any employment, consulting, retention, change in control, collective bargaining, bonus or other incentive compensation, profit sharing, health or other welfare, stock option or other equity (or equity-based), pension, retirement, vacation, severance, deferred compensation or other compensation or benefit plan, policy, agreement, trust, fund or arrangement with, for or in respect of, any stockholder, director, officer, other employee, consultant or affiliate, other than with respect to employees – in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (viii) make any changes in financial or tax accounting methods, principles or practices, (ix) amend the Company’s articles of association or other governing documents or any governing documents of any subsidiary of the Company, (x) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or un-asserted, contingent or otherwise), (xi) settle or compromise any litigation or proceeding, and (xii) agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions, or take any action or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any action which would cause any of the representations or warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement to be untrue or delay the ability of the Parties to satisfy any of the terms and conditions forth in this Agreement. Nothing in the above shall prevent the Company from continue to operate its business as done before, on a consistent basis.

7.COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS

The Company hereby represents and warrants, as of the Effective Date, as follows. Any reference in this Section ‎7 to the Company shall be deemed to apply to the Company and all of its subsidiaries. Other than the express representation set forth below, the Company does not make any additional representations, and the transaction set forth in this Agreement is entered into on an “as is” basis without any other representations or warranties.

7.1.Due Incorporation and Power. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of Israel (with respect to any of its subsidiaries, any other relevant jurisdiction, as applicable) and has the power to own and lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

7.2.Power and Authority. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, no consents, authorizations or approvals of any kind of any governmental authority or other third party are required in connection with the execution or performance of this Agreement by Company, or such consents shall have been obtained. The Company is not aware of any party claiming that the transactions set forth herein or in the Term Sheet were not duly approved.

7.3.No Violations. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder do not violate the provisions of the articles of association of the Company, and will not result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or under which it is bound. The execution of the Term Sheet, this Agreement, and any ancillary document herein and therein (the “Transaction Documents”) and performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by the Company have been authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, and the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the Company.

7.4.No Consents. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the execution and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company will not (a) give to others any rights, including rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration, in or with respect to any agreement, contract or commitment referred to in this paragraph, or to any of the properties of the Company, or (b)s require the consent or approval of any person or entity.

7.5.Intellectual Property. In this Agreement, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and all trade secrets, including know-how, invention, designs, processes, computer programs, algorithms, drawings, photographs, models, and any other form of intellectual property, shall collectively be referred to herein as “Intellectual Property”. The Company’s registered or registrable Intellectual Property is listed on Exhibit C hereto (the “Registered IP). Intellectual Property which is not listed in Exhibit C shall be referred to as “Un-Registered IP”. Other than any pledges in favor or Bank Leumi or under the Ivy Agreement, the Company possesses all right, title, and interest in and to the Registered IP (it being understood that with respect to patents, the foregoing representations shall apply only to the ownership of a patent application and the inventions covered thereunder and not as a representation regarding the patentability of any invention or the scope of any patent that may be granted pursuant to such application). All Un-Registered IP which the Company currently uses or intends to use is either owned by the Company or the Company has the right to use such Un-Registered IP pursuant to written license, sublicense, agreement, or permission, free and clear of any security interest, third party rights and royalties or other fees. Each item of Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Date will be owned or available for use by the Company on substantially the same terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Effective Date.

7.6.No Infringement. (i) To the Company’s best knowledge, the Company has not interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any intellectual property rights of any third party nor will the conducting by it of its business, or use of the Intellectual Property, as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted interfere, infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights of any third party; (ii) since January 1, 2019, the Company has not received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that the Company must license or refrain from using any intellectual property rights of any third party) and to the Company’s best knowledge there is no basis for such; and (iii) to the Company’s best knowledge, no third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property of the Company.


7.7.Protection of IP Rights and Trade Secrets. The Company takes such action to maintain and protect each item of Intellectual Property that it owns or uses which actions are reasonable and customary in the industry in which the Company operates. All of the Company’s confidential information is being (and has been) continuously maintained in confidence by the Company by taking reasonable precautions to protect and prevent its disclosure to unauthorized parties. The Company has complied in all material respects with the requirements of, and has filed all material documentation required in dealing with, all patent and trademark offices and any other patent registry agency in which its patent applications were filed; and all patents (if any) and patent applications are in effect, and, to the Company’s best knowledge, there is no prior art or any other possible claim which renders the inventions of the Company referred to in the patents, patent applications and related documentation (if any) invalid in any manner.

7.8.Litigation. Except for potential claims from the Company’s creditors that were disclosed to the Lender, the Company is not: (i) subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, writ, stipulation, ruling, or charge of any court or any governmental agency or any arbitrator; or (ii) a party or to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened in writing to be made a party to, any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, complaint, charge or investigation of, in, or before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any state, municipal, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator or other method of settling disputes or disagreements. The Company does not know, anticipate, or has any basis to believe that any such action, suit, proceeding, hearing, complaint, charge or investigation may be brought or threatened against the Company and the Company does not intend to initiate any such action, suit, proceeding, hearing, complaint, charge or investigation. Without derogating from any of the foregoing, there is no action, suit, proceeding, or investigation pending or to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened in writing involving any of the Company’s employees, their use in connection with the Company’s business of any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations under any agreement with prior employers.


7.9.Financial Statements. Attached as Exhibit D hereto are (a) unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the period that ended on September 30, 2021, (b) the audited financial statements of the Company as of and for the period that ended on December 31, 2020 (collectively (a) and (b) - the “Financial Statements”), and (c) the trial balance sheets as of December 31, 2021. The Financial Statements: (i) have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis, (ii) are in accordance with the books and records of the Company, and (iii) are true and correct in all respects and present fairly the financial condition of the Company at the date or dates therein indicated and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods therein specified; provided, however, that, other than the audited Financial Statements, the Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments and lack footnotes and other presentation items. All proper and necessary books of account and accounting records have been maintained by the Company, are in its possession and contain accurate information in accordance with generally accepted principles consistently applied relating to all transactions to which the Company has been a party. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, the Company has no known liabilities, contingent or otherwise, and obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under US GAAP to be reflected in the Financial Statements. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with US GAAP.

7.10. Compliance with Law and other Instruments. The Company has conducted its business in accordance with all applicable laws of the countries in which it is conducting or has conducted its business and is not in violation or default that could cause a material adverse effect on the Company with respect to any law, or judgment of any court or any governmental agency, or any of the Company’s permits. To the Company’s best knowledge, there is no existing law, rule, regulation or order which would prohibit or restrict the Company from, or otherwise materially adversely affect the Company in, conducting its business in any jurisdiction in which it is now conducting business or in which it currently proposes to conduct business.

7.11.Debts and Loan Facilities. Except as set forth in Exhibit E, there are no debts owing by or liabilities of the Company, nor has the Company borrowed or lent any money which has not yet been repaid. Other than with respect to the financing by Bank Leumi, the Company is not in default under any instrument constituting any material indebtedness or under any guarantee of any material indebtedness and no event has occurred which, under the terms of any such instrument or guarantee, such indebtedness or guarantee should be called or the liabilities thereunder accelerated before their due date (if any) or any loan facilities terminated.

7.12.Security Interests. Exhibit F sets forth any and all the security interests existing in connection with any tangible or intangible assets and other property of the Company. Except as set forth in Exhibit F, no other security interest is existing and/or registered on the assets and property of the Company, except for the security interests created for the benefit of the Lender hereunder.

7.13.Reports. The Company has filed or furnished all material forms, reports and documents with the SEC and other governmental agency that it has been required to file or furnish under any applicable securities or other law (all such forms, reports and documents, including exhibits and schedules, filed or furnished, together with any amendments thereto, the “Reports”). As of its filing or furnishing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing or furnishing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing or furnishing), (i) the Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any other applicable law, and (ii) the Reports did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

7.14.Liabilities. Except as set forth in the Reports, Financial Statements and Exhibit E and except for normal liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, the Company does not have any liabilities, either accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether due or to become due, that individually or in the aggregate have had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
7.15.Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized and registered share capital of the Company is NIS 12,000,000, divided into 120,000,000 Ordinary Shares, 75,775,393 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date (except, for the avoidance of doubt, treasury shares). As of the Effective Date, the Company’s share capital also consists of the following securities: options outstanding that are issued under the 2001 stock option plan of the Company (the “Option Plan”) – 546,500 options, options remaining available for future issuance under the Option Plan - 3,886,046 options, 6,000,000 shares reserved under the Company’s 2021 Incentive Option Plan, of which 3,615,500 shares have been, or are committed, to be issued to employees and directors. In addition, up to 14,175,927 Ordinary Shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion under the Ivy Agreement. Except as set forth herein and as arising under this Agreement, there are no other shares, convertible or other securities, outstanding warrants, options, or other rights to subscribe for, purchase, or acquire from the Company any securities of the Company, or under which the Company is, or may become, obligated to issue any securities.

7.16.Taxation. The Company (i) other than as disclosed to the Lender, has timely filed (taking into account any extensions of time in which to file) all returns and reports (including elections, declarations and disclosures) relating to VAT, income taxes, deductions and withholding taxes, social security and any other applicable taxes (“Tax Returns”) required to be filed with any governmental authority by the Company and (ii) other than as set forth in Exhibit E, has paid, or adequately reserved (in accordance with US GAAP) on the most recent Financial Statements for the payment of, all taxes required to be paid. The Company is not aware of any outstanding dispute, audit, investigation, proceeding or claim with any relevant taxation authority in relation to any material liability of the Company for taxation, any material relief, deduction, or allowance afforded to it, or in relation to the status or characterization of the Company or any of its enterprises under or for the purpose of any provision of any legislation relating to taxation.

8.GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1.Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement, along with Term Sheet, constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties hereto with regard to the subject matters hereof. In case of any contradiction or discrepancy between this Agreement and the Term Sheet, the provisions of this Agreement shall override, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall derogate from the Parties’ obligations under the Term Sheet (including, specifically, with respect to the Break-up Fee (as defined in the Term Sheet)). Any term of this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Company and the Lender. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any Party upon any breach or default under this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver thereof or of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance) only with the written consent of the Party against such waiver is sought.

8.2.Successors and Assigns; Assignment. Each of the Parties shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided that the Lender may assign or transfer its rights under this Agreement without the Company’s consent to any entity controlled by, controlling (directly or indirectly), or under common control of the Lender (the term ‘control’ shall be as defined under the Securities Law of 1968). The rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.

8.3.Further Actions. At any time and from time to time, each of the Parties agrees, without further consideration, to take such actions and to execute and deliver such documents as, in the other Party’s opinion, may be reasonably necessary to carry out and give full effect to the provisions of this Agreement and the intentions of the Parties as reflected hereby and thereby.

8.4.No Third Party Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any right on the part of any person or entity not a party to this Agreement other than as expressly set forth herein.

8.5.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, enforced and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel. The competent courts in Tel Aviv-Jaffa district shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim arising in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

8.6.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

8.7.Reporting. The Lender acknowledges that this Agreement and relating documents, such as the Debenture, may be deemed to be “material contracts,” as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as an exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act. The Lender further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties as of the date first hereinabove written.

COMPANY

On Track Innovations Ltd.

By:/s/ Amir Eilam/s/ Assaf Cohen
Title:Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer

 

Yokneam, IsraelLENDER

 

[●], 2021


EXHIBIT A – MARKED COPY OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPENSATION POLICY

On Track Innovations Ltd.

Amended and Restated Executive Officers Compensation Policy

Amended as of October [●], 2021Nayax Ltd.

 

By:1./s/ Yair NechmadPREAMBLE/s/ David Ben Avi
Title:Chief Executive OfficerCofounder and Chief Technology Officer

[Signature Page to Senior Secured Convertible Loan Agreement]

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Annex C

EXECUTION VERSION

TERM SHEET

BY AND BETWEEN

ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.,

AND NAYAX LTD.

Dated as of January 19, 2022

BY EMAIL

January 19, 2022

On Track Innovations, Ltd.

Attention:
The Board of Directors
Mr. Amir Eilam, Chief Executive Officer

Ladies & Gentlemen,

We are pleased to present our binding term sheet relating to the proposed two-step transaction between Nayax Ltd. (“Nayax”) and On Track Innovations Ltd. (the “Company”) relating to (i) a loan to the Company; and (ii) purchase of 100% of the share capital of the Company through a merger (or an alternative transaction, as outlined in clause (v) below) (the “Proposal”).

We have been following closely the development of the Company and believe that while the Company is experiencing hardships, this Proposal represents a significant opportunity to cross such challenges and to increase value to all stakeholders involved.

As you know, Nayax is uniquely positioned to extend this Proposal due to (a) more than 16 years of experience in the market, and its familiarity with the industry, which will greatly reduce execution time, (b) its financial wherewithal to support the proposed transaction and increase deal certainty, and (c) its local presence in Israel. Nayax has monitored the Company within the market over the last few years, is familiar with the Company’s operations, and greatly appreciates the Company and its management.

Key terms of the Proposal are as follows:

(i)Phase I: entry into a senior secured convertible loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which Nayax will lend the Company an amount of $5,500,000, maturing on the second anniversary of the closing of such loan transaction, bearing interest at a rate of 10% (the “Loan”). The Loan shall be secured by a floating charge over the Company’s assets that will be registered in conjunction with the entry into the Loan Agreement.

The Loan will serve to pay (a) the Company’s secured creditors in full (which payment may be made directly by Nayax to such secured creditors and shall be irrevocable), (b) overdue employees’ salaries and related employment expenses in an amount of $713,000, out of which a certain amount as set forth in Annex C, will be paid as an advancement on the Loan, prior to the execution of the Loan Agreement (the “Employees Advancement”),(c) overdue outstanding debts to the Company’s vendors and suppliers, and (d) the Company suppliers to fulfil existing purchase orders.

Annex A hereto sets forth a complete and accurate list of the Loan uses, including amounts paid and the identity of the payees.

Annex B hereto sets forth a complete and accurate list of the Company’s indebtedness as of the date hereof, including identity of the creditors, the amounts owed, and the due date.

Annex C hereto sets forth a complete and accurate list of payments under the Employees Advancement.


Nayax may, in its sole discretion, extend the Loan with additional amounts, in order to pay to any creditor of the Company from the date of the Loan Agreement relating to the Loan (the “Loan Agreement”) and until the closing of the Merger in order to allow the Company to continue to operate in the ordinary course (the “Additional Amount”). Additional Amounts, if any, will be deemed to as part of a Loan and the terms of the Loan will apply to them in full.

(ii)Phase II: Acquisition of the Company. The parties shall negotiate in good faith and shall make reasonably commercial efforts to enter into an agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) whereby Nayax shall purchase 100% of the equity security of the Company (the “Merger”). The Merger Agreement shall include customary limited representations.

(iii)Timeline. The parties will make all reasonably commercial efforts to comply with the following timeline:

Nayax to fund the Employees’ Advancement, within 48 hours of the date hereof;

Nayax to provide a draft of a customary Loan Agreement, within three business days from the date of this letter;

Nayax to fund the Loan amount (minus the Employees Advancement), within one business day after execution of the Loan Agreement;

Entering into a Merger Agreement, within 21 days from the date of the Loan Agreement;

Unless the secured lenders named in the insolvency petition (or any one of them) are paid directly by Nayax, the Company shall pay such secured lender in full as provided for in Annex A within one business day of funding of the Loan amount;

Entry into the Merger Agreement, as soon as practicable thereafter; and

Completion of the Merger Agreement, no later than May 3, 2022.

(iv)Due Diligence. Nayax expects to conduct minimal due diligence process, including review the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), material agreements requested by Nayax (such as vendors and customers, financing sources, etc.), employee rights and discussions with the Company’s management. In any event, due diligence will not delay the Loan Agreement from Nayax side.

(v)Financial Resources. Nayax appreciates that the Company is experiencing cash flow issues and will reasonably assist the Company to unfreeze the Company’s bank accounts with Bank Leumi (including reinstating a credit / factoring facility to the extent feasible), provided that such assistance will not increase Nayax’ financial obligations under this term sheet. In addition, Nayax shall use its commercial reasonable efforts to guarantee the Company a credit line in an amount of up to $2,000,000 to support the Company’s working capital, provided that any expenses and uses of the credit line will either be in accordance with a budget that was or will be approved by Nayax in advance. For the removal of any doubt, this credit line will not be deemed part of the Loan.

(vi)Purchase Price and Consideration. In consideration of 100% of the Company’s equity securities, Nayax shall pay to the shareholders of the Company an aggregate amount equals to the higher of: (I) of $10,000,000 less the amount of the Loan, and (II) $4,500,000.
(vii)Transaction Structure. Nayax anticipates that the second phase transaction would be structured as either (a) court approved scheme of arrangement in accordance with Chapter J of the Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law, 2018 (b) court approved scheme or arrangement in accordance with Section 350 to the Companies Law 1999, or (c) a merger in accordance with the Companies Law, 1999, pursuant to which Company would merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nayax, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary Nayax, and cease to be a reporting company with the SEC. The specific transaction structure will be agreed to and described in detail in definitive agreement(s), with a view to accommodate corporate, tax, and regulatory considerations.

(viii)Failure to Perform the Merger. If the Merger Agreement will not be put to the vote of the shareholders of the Company by May 5, 2022 or if it will not be approved by the shareholders of the Company by May 31, 2022, for a reason that not directly and exclusively related to Nayax, than (a) Nayax shall have the right to either demand the immediate repayment of the Loan from the Company only, or convert it into Company’s equity at a conversion price equal to the Loan amount, divided by the lowest market share price during the seven trading days prior to the date of the Loan Agreement, but in no event more than $0.145 per share (the “Conversion Rate”) (b) if Nayax elected not to demand the immediate repayment or conversion, the interest on the Loan shall be increased to an annual rate of 16% (the “Step-up Rate”), and (c) the Company shall pay, upon demand by Nayax, to Nayax an amount of $1.5 million (the “Break-up Fee”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

(ix)Financing. Nayax has the required internal financial resources to conclude the transactions set forth in the Proposal expeditiously and without need to obtain third party financing.

(x)Expenses. Each of the Company and Nayax shall pay their own expenses related to the transaction contemplated hereby.

(xi)Timing. Nayax shall provide a draft Loan Agreement as soon as practicable after this Proposal is signed and delivered, and the parties anticipate that the Loan Agreement will be signed promptly thereafter. The parties undertake to close the transactions under the Loan Agreement and to fund the Loan one business day after the Loan Agreement is signed. The Loan Agreement shall include customary representations, covenants and information and inspection rights for Nayax, and shall be made on an ‘as is’ basis.

(xii)Conditions to the Loan. The extension of the Loan shall be conditioned upon (a) the approval of the Nazareth District Court to the Loan Agreement, to the extent required (b) the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, and (c) close observance by the Company and the Board of the exclusivity and stand-still clause set forth below.

(xiii)Conduct of Business in the Interim Period. During the period commencing on the extension of the Loan, and until the completion of the Merger, the Company will undertake to perform its business in the ordinary course, and shall not take any action or enter into any transaction outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (e.g., issuance of new securities, termination of key employees, entering into material indebtedness), without the prior written consent of Nayax.

(xiv)Conditions to Close the Merger. We anticipate customary closing conditions for a transaction, including, the execution of a mutually satisfactory definitive merger agreement, approvals by the Company’s shareholders, and the receipt of all necessary governmental and material third party approvals required to consummate the Merger.

(xv)Exclusivity and Stand-Still. This Proposal is conditioned upon the Company and the Board (collectively, the “Standstill Parties”) (a) ceasing immediately all discussions, negotiations solicitation of offers, or provision of information to any third party until the entry to a Loan Agreement provided that a commercially reasonable draft of the Loan Agreement will be provided to the Company by Nayax within three business days following the date hereof (the “Exclusivity Period”), and (b) none of the Standstill Parties shall sell, transfer, pledge or perform any other transactions with the Company’s shares or debt, except in the context of the Proposal or with Nayax’ consent. This provision is binding and shall be effective immediately upon execution of this term sheet by all Standstill Parties, subject however to the consummation of the Loan Agreement by March 1, 2022. In addition, subject to the consummation of the Loan Agreement by March 1, 2022, the Company shall not enter into, during the Exclusivity Period, any loan, financing, credit or similar agreement with any third party, except for with Nayax’ prior approval.

 

Should the Standstill Parties breach this clause (a) the Loan shall either, at Nayax’ election (i) incur the Step-up Rate, (ii) be converted to the Company’s shares at the Conversion Rate, or (iii) become immediately due and payable by the Company only, and (b) the Break-up Fee shall become immediately due and payable.

(xvi) Confidentiality. Nayax is aware of the Company’s financial situation and confirms that this Proposal may be shared with Israeli court in insolvency proceedings as well as with creditors of the Company. Each party understands that due to the nature of this process and the fact that the Company is subject to certain proceedings with Israeli court, this Proposal may not be kept confidential. Each party hereto may disclose this Proposal as required under applicable securities laws in accordance with advice of counsel, but otherwise shall maintain the confidentiality of this Proposal and shall not disclose its existence, not the terms herein, to any third party without the prior approval of the other party.

(xvii) Management and Employees. Nayax greatly appreciates the Company’s employees and management. It therefore intends to review its integration plans with the Company with a view to maintain the workforce in place, and make all efforts to preserve as many of the employees and management as possible following the Merger, either within the Company, or with Nayax’s other businesses and subsidiaries in Israel. To evidence, Nayax currently have open recruitment searches for approximately 250 employees.

(xviii) Retention Plan. The Company shall design and propose a retention plan for the Company’s management and employees, which shall be implemented subject to Nayax prior approval, provided that such retention plan shall not require any corporate approvals by the Company that may be necessary under the Companies Law.

(xix)Binding Proposal; Governing Law; Remedies; Liability. This letter supersedes all previous agreements and understandings between the parties regarding the matters contained herein other than the confidentiality agreement, if any, currently in effect between the parties. This letter and the matters set forth herein will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(xx)Except in cases of fraud or willful misconduct, Nayax and its affiliates exempts the Company’s directors, officers, employees, advisors and counsels from any liability to the extent relating to the approval of the transactions contemplated under this Proposal, and the Loan Agreement and the Merger Agreement shall include a similar provisions.

Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning to the undersigned a copy of this letter. This Executive Compensation Policyletter will expire if we have not received a countersigned copy by 11:59 p.m. Israel time on January 19, 2022.

We are excited about the opportunity to pursue the transactions set forth above with the Company. We look forward to hearing from you regarding next steps.

Sincerely,
Nayax Ltd.
By: /s/ David Ben Avi
Title:Founder, CTO and Director

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
On Track Innovations Ltd.
By:/s/ Amir Eilam/s/ Assaf Cohen
Title:Chief Executive OfficerChief Financial Officer

Annex D

EXECUTION VERSION

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 17, 2022

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 17, 2022, by and among Nayax Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“Parent”), OTI merger Sub Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the state of Israel and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Jerry l. Ivy, Jr. Descendants’ Trust(“Shareholder”).

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, On Track Innovations Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “PolicyCompany”), Parent and Merger Sub are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (the “Merger Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Shareholder is the beneficial owner of 24,468,205 Company Ordinary Shares (the “Shareholder Shares”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1. Agreements of Shareholder.

(a) Voting. From the date hereof until any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company however called (or any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting) or any adjournment thereof, Shareholder shall vote all Shareholder Shares (or cause the holder of record to vote all Shareholder Shares) or (as appropriate) execute written consents in respect thereof, (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Transactions, (ii) against any action or agreement (including, without limitation, any amendment of any agreement) that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other obligation of the Company in the Merger Agreement, (iii) against any Takeover Proposal and (iv) against any agreement (including, without limitation, any amendment of any agreement), amendment of the Company Charter Documents or other action that prevents, impedes, interferes with, delays, or postpones the consummation of the Merger. Any such vote shall be cast (or consent shall be given) by Shareholder in accordance with such procedures relating thereto.

(b) Restriction on Transfer; Proxies; Non-Interference; etc. From the date hereof until any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Shareholder shall not directly or indirectly (i) sell, transfer (including by operation of law), give, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, gift, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, any Shareholder Shares (or any right, title or interest thereto or therein), (ii) grant any proxies or enter into a voting agreement or power of attorney with respect to any Shareholder Shares, or (iii) agree (whether in writing or not) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses of this Section 1(b).


(c) No Solicitation. Shareholder shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to a Takeover Proposal, and use best efforts to obtain the return from all such Persons or cause the destruction of all copies of confidential information previously provided to such parties by Shareholder. From the date hereof until any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or proposals that constitute, any Takeover Proposal, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding any Takeover Proposal or (iii) enter into any agreement related to any Takeover Proposal. In addition, from the date hereof until any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Shareholder shall promptly advise Parent, orally and in writing, if any proposal, offer or inquiry is received by, any information is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated or continued with, Shareholder in respect of any Takeover Proposal.

2. Representations and Warranties of Shareholder. Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

(a) Authority. Shareholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by Shareholder of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of Shareholder and no further action on the part of Shareholder is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by Shareholder of this Agreement or the performance by Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Shareholder, enforceable against Shareholder in accordance with its terms.

(b) Consents and Approvals; No Violations. No consents or approvals of, or registrations with, any Governmental Entity are necessary for the performance by Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Shareholder, nor the performance by Shareholder with its obligations under this Agreement, will (x) violate any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Entity applicable to Shareholder or the Shareholder Shares, or (y) violate, conflict with, result in the loss of any material benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the Shareholder Shares under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, permit, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Shareholder is a party.

(c) Ownership of Shares. Shareholder beneficially owns all of the Shareholder Shares. Shareholder owns all of the Shareholder Shares free and clear of any proxy, voting restriction, adverse claim or other Lien (other than restrictions in favor of Parent and Merger Sub pursuant to this Agreement and except for such transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act and the “blue sky” laws of the various states of the United States). Without limiting the foregoing, except for restrictions in favor of Parent and Merger Sub pursuant to this Agreement and except for such transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act and the “blue sky” laws of the various states of the United States, Shareholder has sole voting power and sole power of disposition with respect to all Shareholder Shares, with no restrictions on Shareholder’s rights of voting or disposition pertaining thereto and no Person other than Shareholder has any right to direct or approve the voting or disposition of any Shareholder Shares. As of the date hereof, Shareholder does not own, beneficially or of record, any securities of the Company other than the Shareholder Shares.


3. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on the first to occur of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; (b) the Effective Time; and (c) the amendment of the Merger Agreement, without the prior written consent of Shareholder, in a manner that affects the economics or material terms of the Merger Agreement in a manner that is adverse to the Company or its shareholders (including with respect to the reduction of or the imposition of any restriction on Shareholder’s right to receive the Merger Consideration, or any reduction in the amount or change in the form of the Merger Consideration); and (d) the extension of the Termination Date, without the prior written consent of Shareholder.

3A. Adverse Recommendation. In the event of Company Adverse Recommendation Change, as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement, (a) if a majority of the shares present at the meeting (in person or by proxy), excluding the Shareholder, are voted in favor of the approval of the Merger, the Shareholder’s votes shall be cast in favor of the Merger, and (b) if a majority of the shares present at the meeting (in person or by proxy), excluding the Shareholder, are voted against the Merger, this Agreement shall terminate, and the Shareholder shall be free to cast his votes as he deems fit, it being clarified that the provisions of this Section 3A are in addition to the termination provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement.

4. Miscellaneous.

(a) Defined terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

(b) Action in Shareholder Capacity Only. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is entered into by Shareholder in its capacity as owner of the Shareholder Shares and that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way restrict or limit any director or officer of the Company from taking any action in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company that is necessary for him or her to comply with his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer of the Company, including, without limitation, participating in his or her capacity as a director of the Company in any discussions or negotiations in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Merger Agreement.

(c) Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.


(d) Exemption. Except in cases of fraud or willful misconduct, Parent and its affiliates exempt the Shareholder from any liability to the extent relating to the approval of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement and the Loan Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding Section 5.4 to the Merger Agreement, and in particular section 5.4(f) thereto, it is hereby clarified that: (a) the obligation of Parent and Merger Sub in Section 5(b) shall apply, in addition, to indemnification agreements of former directors (regardless of whether or not such agreements where made available to Parent), as well as to indemnification arrangements as provided in the Company’s Articles of Association applying to former directors, so that such agreements and arrangements shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect; and (b) for purposes of Sections 5.4 (c)-(e) the term D&O Indemnified Parties shall mean also to include former directors of the Company.

(e) Release and Waiver. Upon the occurrence of the Closing of the Merger Agreement and as to which agreement Shareholder voted (or has an obligation to vote) in accordance with Section 1(a) hereof, the Shareholder releases the Company and waives any representations, warranties, covenants, or rights that may have survived under any agreement or instrument between the Shareholder and the Company, including the information rights and pre-emptive rights granted to the Shareholder under that certain Share Purchase Agreement dated December 23, 2019 by and among the Shareholder, the Company and the other investors named therein.

(f) Additional Shares. Until any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Shareholder shall promptly notify Parent of the number of Company Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Shareholder acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof. Any Company Ordinary Shares as to which Shareholder acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof and prior to termination of this Agreement shall be Shareholder Shares for purposes of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event of any stock split, stock dividend or other change in the capital structure of the Company affecting the Company Ordinary Shares, the number of Company Ordinary Shares constituting Shareholder Shares shall be adjusted appropriately and this Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall attach to any additional Company Ordinary Shares or other voting securities of the Company issued to Shareholder in connection therewith.

(g) Definition of “Beneficial Ownership”. For purposes of this Agreement, “beneficial ownership” with respect to (or to “own beneficially”) any securities shall mean having “beneficial ownership” of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing.

(h) Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights hereunder.

(i) Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section shall be null and void.


(j) Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented, except by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto. Any party to this Agreement may (A) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any other party hereto or extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of any other party hereto or (B) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by Parent or Merger Sub in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.

(k) Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

(l) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by the other parties hereto.

(m) Descriptive Headings. Headings of Sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of the parties only, and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.

(n) Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any Party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,


if to Parent or Merger Sub, to:

Nayax Ltd.

3 Arik Einstein St.

Herzliya 465907, Israel

Attention: Michael Galai, michaelg@nayax.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Herzog, Fox & Neeman

Herzog Tower

6 Yitzhak Sade St.

Tel Aviv, 6777506, Israel

Attention: Nir Dash, dashn@herzoglaw.co.il

Ron Ben-Menachem, ron@herzoglaw.co.il

if to Shareholder, to:

Jerry Ivy,

1003 Lake ST S #301

Kirkland WA 98033, USA

Attention: jlivy@msn.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

a.FBC & Co.

146 Menachem Begin Rd.

Tel Aviv 6492103, Israel

Attention: Yoram Shiv, yshiv@fbclawyers.com

b.Mark R. Beatty, Esq.

10900 N.E. 4th Street,

Suite 1850 Bellevue,

WA 98004, USA

Email: mark@markbeatty.law

or such other address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5 P.M. in the place of receipt and such day is a business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.

(n) Drafting. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

(o) Governing Law; Enforcement; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Israel, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State. The competent courts in Tel Aviv - Jaffa district shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim arising in connection with or as a result of this Agreement, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

NAYAX LTD.
Signature: /s/ Yair Nechmad/s/ David Ben Avi
Name:Yair NechmadDavid Ben Avi
Title:CEOCofounder & CTO
OTI MERGER SUB LTD.
Signature:/s/ Michael Galai
Name:Michael Galai
Title:Director
JERRY L. IVY, JR DESCENDANTS’ TRUST
Signature: /s/ Jerry Ivy
Name:Jerry Ivy
Title:Trustee

[signature page to Voting and Support Agreement]


ON TRACK
INNOVATIONS LTD.
HATNUFA 5
YOKNEAM
INDUSTRIAL
ZONE YOKNEAM,
ISRAEL 2069200

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ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 1a, 2, and 3.

1a. Approval of the acquisition of On Track Innovations Ltd. by Nayax Ltd., including the approval of (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 17, 2022, by and among On Track Innovations Ltd., Nayax Ltd. and OTI Merger Sub Ltd. (the “Merger Agreement”), (ii) the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger”), (iii) the consideration to be received by shareholders of On Track Innovations Ltd. in the Merger and (iv) all other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.For
Against
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1b. In order for your vote for the merger proposal to be counted, you must affirm that you are not an OTI Merger Sub Ltd. affiliate. If you do not affirm, your vote will not count towards the tally for the merger proposal.Yes
No
2. Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to On Track Innovation’s executive officers and/or directors in connection with the Merger and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable.For
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3. Approval of the adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies.For
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ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.
Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders
May 10, 2022

THE FOLLOWING PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD.

The undersigned shareholder of On Track Innovations Ltd. (the “Company) hereby appoints Amir Eilam and Assaf Cohen, or either of them, as proxy and attorney of the undersigned, for and in the name(s) of the undersigned, to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the OTIShareholders Meeting”) to be held at the principal business office of Gornitzky & Co., located at Vitania Tel Aviv Tower, 20 Haharash St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6761310 on May 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., Israel Time, and any adjournment thereof (subject to the below), to cast on behalf of the undersigned all the votes that the undersigned is adoptedentitled to cast at such meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the Shareholders Meeting with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the Shareholders Meeting, including, without limitation, to vote and act in accordance with the requirements and limitationsinstructions set forth inon the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”). This Policy applies to all of OTI’s Office Holders, as such termreverse side. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that the Company is defined in the Companies Law (hereinafter referred to as the “Executives”).

The Policy refersactively monitoring developments with regard to the termscoronavirus, or COVID-19, and it is possible that the Shareholders Meeting may be held solely by means of compensationremote communication. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold the Shareholders Meeting in person, the Company will announce alternative arrangements for the Shareholders Meeting as promptly as practicable. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Company’s ExecutivesNotice of an Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the termination terms thereof.

2.PURPOSE

The purpose of this Policy is to set rules and guidelinesrevokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to OTI’s compensation strategy for Executives designed to retain and attract highly qualified Executives by providing competitive compensation (within the Company’s ability to fund compensation based on its financial resources), while creating appropriate incentives considering, inter alia, risk management factors arising from the business of the Company, the size of the Company (including without limitation, its sales volume and number of employees), the nature of its business and its then current cash flow situation, in order to promote OTI’s long-term goals, work plan, policies and the interests of the shareholders of the Company.such meeting.

 

This Policy is also designed to allow the Company to create a full compensation package for each of its Executives based on common principles, taking into account the experience of each of the Executives, as well as the characteristics of their position and their performance.THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST AS INSTRUCTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.

 

With respectContinued and to variable compensation components,be signed on the Policy is designed to allow the Company to consider each Executive’s contribution in achieving the Company’s short-term and long-term strategic goals and in maximizing its profits from long-term perspective and in accordance with the Executive’s position.reverse side

 

By setting this Policy, the Company intends to increase the sense of solidarity of Executives with the Company and its activities, to increase the Executives’ motivation to advance the long-term business of the Company and to make it more innovative, efficient and profitable; and to achieve higher levels of performance by Executives, while rewarding Executives for their efforts, and enabling the Company to retain and attract highly-skilled qualitative human capital within or to the Company.

3.Overview of Executives’ COMPENSATION COMPONENTS

a)Directors – Non-Employee Directors, including External Directors (as defined in the Companies Law) and Independent Directors (as definedin the Companies Lawunder applicable Nasdaq Rules), shall receive from the Company an annual andparticipationmembership in Board Committees based compensation in cash and/or securities of the Company, reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties,and may receive certainas well as compensation in securities. Directors compensation (monetary or otherwise) shall be determined and approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and by the General Meeting of Shareholders (the “General Meeting”) if required under applicable laws.

The limitations and conditions provided for herein with respect to the cash and equity compensation to the Non-Employee Directors, including External Directors shall become effective on January 1, 2022. Until then, the compensation to such directors shall be limited as provided for by the Policy as in force before the amendment thereof in December 2021.

b)Chief Executive Officer – The compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officers (the “CEO”) shall include a base salary, reimbursement of expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her duties, performance bonus, compensation in equity and other social benefits usually granted to CEO’s in the high-tech industry, which shall be described further in this Policy. Such compensation, including performance targets and the maximum variable components of the CEO, shall be approved by the requisite organs in accordance with the Companies Law.

c)Executives Subordinated to the CEO Not Acting as Directors (the “Subordinated Executives”) – The compensation of the Company’s Subordinated Executives shall include a base salary, reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties, performance bonus, compensation in equity and other social benefits usually granted to Executives in the high-tech industry, which shall be further described in this Policy. Such compensation, including performance targets and the maximum variable components payable to each Executive, shall be presented and recommended by Company’s management and approved by the requisite organs in accordance with the Companies Law.


4.General Considerations

While setting the compensation of each of the Executives, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall consider and refer to the following criteria, in accordance with the Companies Law:

a)The Executive’s education, skills, expertise, professional experience and achievements;

b)The Executive’s position, responsibilities and his or her previous compensation arrangements;

c)Executive’s expected contributions to the future growth and profitability of the Company;

d)The ratio between the Executive’s employment terms and the salary of other Company employees and contractors, in particular the ratio between the average salary and the median salary of such employees and the effect of differences between such on work relations in the Company (for purposes of this section “contractors” and “salary”- as defined in the Companies Law);

e)If the employment terms include variable components – the possibility of reducing such variable components at the discretion of the Board and the possibility of setting a limit to the realizable value of variable components of equity which are non-cash disposed;

f)The Executive’s compensation in view of comparable situated executives and based on comparable industry data (including data of peer companies )5;

g)If the employment terms include a severance arrangement – the Executive’s term of employment, the employment terms during the employment term, the Company’s performance during such term, the Executive’s contribution to achieve Company’s goals and/or for maximizing profits, and the circumstances of the Executive retirement.

Without derogating from the foregoing general criteria, the Compensation Committee and the Board may consider additional benchmark information, as shall be required and available from time to time.

5.FIXed COMPENSATION

5.1.BASE SALARY

a)Directors – Non-Employee Directors, including External Directors and Independent Directors (the “Directors”), shall receive in cash annualand participation based compensationandof $17,000, payable quarterly and pro-rated to periods of less than a quarter. Directors shall also receive compensation per membership in Board Committees.

In addition, the Directors shall receive reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in performance of their duties (where the Company may issue them credit or debit cards to cover such expenses). All the aforesaid compensations as shall be determined and approved by the Compensation Committee, the Board and the General Meeting (if required).

Notwithstanding the above, the compensation of the Company’s External Directors, if elected, shallnot exceed the maximum amounts setbe in accordance with the Companies Regulations (RulesonRegarding the Compensation and Expenses of an External Director), 5760-2000, as amended by the Companies Regulations (Relief for Public Companies Traded in Stock Exchange Outside of Israel), 5760-2000, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (such regulations, the “Compensation Regulations”).

 

 

5In order to set the fixed base salary and other compensation components range, compensations of similar job holders in relevant companies or reliable salary surveys will be reviewed on a case by case basis over time. Comparative studies will cover companies matching as many criteria as possible from the following list: (i) companies in the contactless cards business; (ii) publicly traded companies whose stock are traded on NASDAQ at a Market Cap/EBITDA/Revenue/Net Income/Free Cash Flow level similar to that of the Company; (iii) companies competing with the Company for managerial talent and for potential Executive in particular; companies with headcount similar to that of the Company.

b)Chief Executive Officer – The CEO shall receive a base salary and reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of his/her duties (where the Company may issue them credit or debit cards to cover such expenses), as shall be determined and approved by the Board and by any other requisite organs, in accordance with the Companies Law. The CEO’s base salary shall be designed to reward the CEO for the time and effort spent by him or her in the performance of his or her tasks and duties in the day-to-day management of the Company and shall be targeted to be competitive within the marketplace in which the Company competes. The base salary shall reflect the skills of the CEO such as education, expertise, professional experience and achievements, while taking into account his or her responsibilities and the requirements derived from the position. The CEO’s gross based annual salary shall not exceed NIS 1,800,000.

c)Subordinated Executives – The Executives shall receive a base salary and reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of their duties (where the Company may issue them credit or debit cards to cover such expenses), as shall be determined and approved by the Board. Executive’s base salary shall be designed to reward the Executive for the time and effort spent by him or her in the performance of his or her tasks and his day-to-day duties and shall be targeted to be competitive within the marketplace in which the Company competes. The base salary shall reflect the skills of the Executive, such as education, expertise, professional experience and achievements, while taking into account his or her responsibilities and the requirements derived from his or her position. The Executive’s gross based annual salary shall not exceed NIS 1,200,000.

d)Without derogating the foregoing, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall be entitled at their own discretion to change the compensation of any of the Executives by up to 10% per annum of the previously approved compensation of said Executive (the “Non-Material Change”).

e)Without derogating from the provisions of Section 5b above, as long as the Subordinated Executive’s gross based annual salary does not exceed NIS 1,200,000, a Non-Material Change to the compensation terms of the Subordinated Executives can be approved solely by the CEO and shall not require the Compensation Committee’s approval.

5.2.A LUMP SUM SIGN UP BONUS

All Executives, excluding Non-Employee Directors, may be incentivized through lump sum sign up cash bonuses, designed to attract skilled and experienced executives in a competitive industry environment. The lump sum sign up bonus shall not exceed NIS 400,000 and shall not be calculated as part of the Executive’s fixed compensation.

5.3.ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Executives, excluding Non-Employee Directors, shall be entitled to any and all basic social benefits provided by the applicable Israeli Law, including, among others and without limitation, advance notice period for termination of employment, annual leave, sickness leave, pension and/or managers insurance, education fund, convalescence payments (“D’mei Avraha”) and severance payments.

In addition to these benefits, the Executives may be entitled at Company’s account to other industry standards benefits and insurances, such as all or any of the following benefits:

a)Some social, incidental benefits (such as: pension and long term savings, life insurance, severance pay, vacation and sick leave) and prior termination notice are mandatory according to different local legislation, where some are provided according to market conventions and enable the Company to compete in the relevant labor market (such as education funds and company car in Israel) and others are meant to complement the base salary and compensate the Executives for expenses caused in connection with their job requirements (such as: travel expenses or allowances). To comply with the foregoing, the Company adopts the following compensation terms:

i.The Company will provide all Executives with pension, long term disability and life insurance according to local practices and legislation and shall make such payments, contributions and deductions as required under applicable law and as customary for companies such as the Company. In Israel, the Company will provide all Executives educational fund as well.

ii.The Company may subsidize Company cars for Executives (and may gross up taxes in connection therewith).

iii.The Company will provide all Executives with mobile phones for their use and will bear all taxes related to the use of the phone according to local legislation.

iv.The Company may cover any reasonable, direct costs associated with an Executive’s permanent move to a location decided by Company.

v.Each Executive will be entitled to annual vacation according to prevailing Company procedures and policies, taking into consideration any relevant prior tenure and local legislation.

vi.Each Executive will be entitled to sick leave according to Company procedures and any relevant local legislation.

vii.Each Executive will be entitled to any additional benefits and perquisites according to Company procedures and any relevant local legislation.

viii.Executives may be entitled to an unconditional advance notice period prior to Company termination of employer/employee relations (where Company may waive the actual work of Executives during the advance notice period) according to the following table:

PositionMonths
CEO, CFOUp to 6 months
VPs and other ExecutivesUp to 4 months

b)All Executives, including Non-Employee Directors, shall be entitled tocoveragebe covered by a D&O insurance policy (the “Insurance Policy”) and to receive from the Company an exemption and indemnification letter reflecting maximum indemnification and exemption in accordance with applicable law, as shall be approved from time to time in accordance with the Companies Law. The Company shall be entitled to purchase a D&O insurance policy for the Executives currently in office and other Executives as may be elected and/or appointed from time to time, serving from time to time, including those who are controlling shareholders in the Company and their relatives (as such terms are defined in the Companies Law), with coverage of up to US$ 20 millionfor a single claim and for, as may be increased or decreased from time to time by theentire period of the insurance and anshareholders. The maximum aggregate annual premiumof up to $250,000 with 15% increase per year and with deductiblethat shallwill be in market terms at the time the Insurance Policy is purchased and will notexceed US$ 2,500,000 per claimmaterially impact the Company. The Company shall be entitled to purchase Run Off coveragefor a period of up to seven (7) years. The total, provided that the premiumfor the Run Off coverage for the entire period of the insurance shall not exceed 300% ofand thelast paid annual premium anddeductibles will be in market terms at thedeductible shall not exceed US$2,500,000 per claimtime the Insurance Policy is purchased and will not materially impact the Company. The Company may extend the insurance policy in place to include cover for liability pursuant to a public offering of securities, provided that the additional premium for such extension of liability coverage shallnot exceed 50% of the current annual premiumbe in market terms at the time the Insurance Policy is extended and will not materially impact the Company.

All insurance policies that will be purchased as aforesaid may include Entity Cover for Securities Claims, insuring the Company itself for claims filed against the Company for the violation of laws regulating securities. This cover shall include priorities for payment of any insurance benefits according to which the rights of the Executives to receive indemnity from the insurers shall take precedence over the right of the Company itself.

The Company shall be entitled to purchase any of the above insurances, including extending existing insurance policies, with the same insurer or another insurer, in Israel or abroad, provided that the terms of engagement are in arm’s length and that such engagement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s profitability, assets or liabilities.

6.VARIABLE COMPENSATION

6.1.GENERAL

Executives, other than Non-Employee Directors, may be incentivized through cash bonuses, designed to reward the Executives for personal achievement, reflecting his or her contribution to achieve the Company’s goals.

All Executives, including Non-Employee Directors, may be additionally incentivized by a long-term equity-based incentive through the Company’sStock Optionincentive equity plan(s) (“Incentive Equity Plan”), designed to create a proximate interests of maximizing shareholder value, as reflected in the increase in the value of Company’s shares, and provide the Executives with a stake in the Company’s success, thus linking the Executives’ long-term financial interests with the interests of the Company’s shareholders and shareholders’ value.

Such incentives will be made through an annual program that defines performance targets based on the role and scope of each Executive. Actual payments are driven by the business and individual performance and achievement vis-à-vis the performance targets set at the beginning of the year, with upside potential tied to achieving superior performance.

In determining the said annual performance targets for Executives and the cash bonus and long-term equity-based incentives payable to each Executive as aforementioned, consideration should be given to promote the Company’s long-term goals and to ensure that, at least with respect to the CEO, a material portion of the variable components be determined based on measureable criteria. Additional portion of the variable components (and with respect to Subordinated Executives, up to the entire portion of the variable components) may be based on non-measureable criteria taking into account the Executives’ contribution to the Company.

While determining the Executives performance targets, the Company may take into consideration diverse parameters such as, without limitation, financial results, sales results, efficiency metrics, internal and external customer satisfaction, shareholders value, execution of projects, attainment of milestones, etc.


6.2.ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS

6.2.1.Payment of the annual performance bonus (the “Bonus”) to Executives, other than Non-Employee Directors, shall be tied to long-term corporate performance, rather than short-term stock market performance, with the goal of eliminating abuses resulting from a short-term focus.

6.2.2.Such Bonus shall be made in accordance with each Executive’s performance targets and based, among others, upon the following factors:

a)The Company’s achievement of certain financial performance metrics, consisting of annual revenue targets, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization target and free cash flow target, each based on the Company’s annual budget (to be approved by the Board);

b)Achievement of the Executive defined Management by Objectives (“MBOs”) which will be determined by the CEO with respect to the Subordinated Executive and by the Compensation Committee and the Board with respect to the CEO; and

c)Discretionary and based upon achievement of the Executive performance goals, which shall be determined by the CEO with respect to the Subordinated Executive and by the Compensation Committee and the Board with respect to the CEO, taking into account tangible and intangible performance factors as it deems appropriate, including the Executive’s relative contribution to the Company.

6.2.3.In defining the Bonus the Company shall consider the weight and percentage of each of the factors for the calculation of the Bonus as prescribed in the following table.

Position

Financial FactorsDefined MBOsDiscretionary
CEO, CFO80- 90%010 to 20%6
VP of Sales50- 85%up to 50%up to 10%
Other Executives40- 70%up to 40%up to 15%

6.2.4.Notwithstanding sections 6.2.1 through 6.2.3, the Company shall be entitled to determine, that the entire Bonus for a Subordinated Executives be discretionary, while taking into account the Subordinated Executives’ contributions to the Company, provided that the Bonus amount does not exceed 9 gross base monthly salaries of the said Subordinated Executive and subject to the variable compensation limitations specified in Section 7 below.

6.2.5.Payment of the annual Bonus (if any) related to the financial factors will be made within 30 days after the publication of the financial statements for the year for which the Bonus is paid, unless the Executive’s employment is terminated prior to such date, in which case the Compensation Committee and the Board of Director may make appropriate adjustments, which may include payment at any time before the publication of the financial statements. Any such bonus may be paid in cash in a single lump sum or by equity compensation, or a combination of both.

6.2.6.The Executives annual Bonus shall not exceed the following amounts:

a)CEO - the aggregate amount equivalent to 12 gross base monthly salaries of the CEO.

b)Other Executives – the aggregate amount equivalent to 6 gross base monthly salaries of the Executive.

6.3.EQUITY BASED INCENTIVES

6.3.1.Equity-based compensation may be granted to Executives, subject to the CompanyStock OptionIncentive Equity Plan, in accordance with an annualequity incentive equity plan, as may be in effect from time to time (collectively, the “Equity Incentive Plans”), in any form permitted under such plans, includingstock options. Such Equity Incentive Equity. Such Incentive Equity Plans will be designed to allow non-required shareholders dilution on the one hand, yet to provide a long-term retention tool and spreading the risk for gain, on the other hand.

6Subject to Section 7 below.

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All equity-based incentives granted to Executives who are not Directors shall be subject to vesting over a vesting period of three (3) years in order to promote long-term retention of the awarded Executives, with full acceleration upon a change of control event (referred to as a “Transaction” in the Incentive Equity Plan). Unless otherwise determined in a specificstock optionsincentive equity award agreement and unless accelerated upon a change of control event,optionsequity award grants to Executives shall vestgraduallylinearly over a period of three (3) years, vesting in portions of 1/3 of the total number ofoptionssecurities underlying an equity award each year,quarter orin portions of 1/12 if vesting on a quarterly basis or adjusted to any other period as shall be determined by the Board. Unless otherwise determined in a specificstock optionsincentive equity award agreement, the exercise price of the equity-based compensation, in case of stock options, shall be calculated according to the average closing price of the Company’s Ordinary Shareson Nasdaq during the last 30 days prior to the date of grant (the “PPS”) and in case of Restricted Shares (“RS”) shall be the par value thereof.

The Equity-based compensation granted to an Executive in a given 12 month period shall not exceed at the date of the grant, the aggregate amount ofsixty sevenone-hundred and fifty percent (67%)(two-thirds)150%) of the cost of the Executive’s annual salary, including benefits, calculated, in case of stock option, by the Black & Scholes model as the 0.33 (third) (on a vesting period of 3 years) of the grant, as the case may be, that is vested during the given year and in case of RS shall equal to the PPS on the day of the grant.

6.3.2.Each Director shall receive an annual equity grant of RS reflecting a value of up to $24,000 (the “Annual Grant”). The Annual Grant shall vest upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the first anniversary of the date of grant; (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of a Transaction. In addition, immediately prior to the termination or expiration of the director’s office, other than in the event of Transaction, restricted shares that equal to the number of unvested restricted shares then outstanding multiplied by the number of whole months since the date of grant divided by 12 shall vest and the remaining restricted shares shall be forfeited or repurchased by the Company for no consideration.

In addition, the Directors, other than the External Directors, if elected, shall receive annual position-based compensation, on an annual basis, according to the following table, payable in RS (the “Membership Grant”):

Board Chair

Member of a Board CommitteeAdditional Payment to Chair of a Board Committee
$16,000$4,000$2,000

The value of the RS shall be calculated as of the date of grant. The Membership Grant shall vest every six months in two equal installments as long as the grantees is serving as a director, subject to full acceleration immediately prior to the consummation of a Transaction, and partial vesting, pro-rated to periods of less than six months.

In connection with the Cash Compensation per Section 5,1 above, and provided that no more than 5 days have passed since the date when the director may purchase securities of the Company under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy as in effect from time to time, the director may convert the right to receive $10,000 out of the cash compensation into RS, under the following terms:

Number of restricted shares shall equal to $12,000 divided by the higher of (i) PPS on the first date when the director may purchase securities of the Company under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy as in effect from time to time; and (ii) the PPS on the date the director notified the Company of the election to convert into RS. The RS will vest every six months in two equal installments, commencing vesting on the date of the entitlement to cash compensation.

In addition, External Directors that qualify as financial or other experts will be entitled to an additional grant of RS, on an annual basis, as follows:

Financial Director – a grant that is worth $12,000

Other expert – a grant that is worth $10,000

The compensation to external directors is subject to the Israeli Companies Law and the applicable compensation regulations and shall be paid every six months, pro-rated for periods of less than six months subject to immediate vesting in the case of a Transaction.

General comment regarding grant of RS to Directors – all grants are made in accordance with, and subject to, the Incentive Option Plan and all applicable grant agreements.


7.RATIO BETWEEN FIXed COMPENSATION AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION

Unless otherwise determined in a specific Executive employment agreement (to be approved by the Board), the maximum value of the variable compensation components shall be up to100200% of each Executive’s total fixed compensation package on an annual basis.

The total variable compensation, for each Executive, in one calendar year (not including the lump sum sign up bonus in section 5.12, but including the annual bonus in section 6.2) and any other compensation that is deemed as variable compensation, shall not exceed the above mentioned limitation in this section 7. Moreover, the total discretionary compensation of the CEO in one calendar year (not including the lump sum sign up bonus in section 5.12, but including and the discretionary component of the annual bonus in section 6.2) and any other compensation that is deemed to be discretionary compensation, shall not exceed the aggregate amount equivalent to 3 gross base monthly salaries of the CEO.

8.Recoupment Policy

The Company may seek reimbursement of all or a portion of any compensation paid to an Executive on the basis of financial data included in Company’s financial statements in any fiscal year that are found to be inaccurate and are subsequently restated.

In any such event, Company will seek reimbursement from the Executives to the extent such Executives would not have been entitled to all or a portion of such compensation, based on the financial data included in the restated financial statements.

The Compensation Committee will be responsible for approving the amounts to be recouped and for setting terms for such recoupment from time to time.

9.exchange rates

Monetary amounts in this Policy that are quoted in NIS,yetare subject to the applicable currency exchange rates.

10.Review, Recommendation and Approval of the Policy

This Policy was formulated by the Compensation Committee that approved it on August5, 20193, 2021 and October [__], 2021 and recommended the Board to approve it. OnAugust 6, 2019October [__], 2021 the Board approved this Policy and recommended the General Meeting to approve it. This Policy is submitted for approval by the General Meeting of the Company in anExtraordinaryAnnual General Meeting that is expected to be held inSeptember, 2019December, 2021.

The Compensation Committee shall review and evaluate this Policy from time to time, monitor its implementation, and recommend to the Board and the General Meeting to make any amendment or restatement to the Policy as it deems necessary from time to time.

The term of this Policy shall be 36 months as of the date of its adoption. Following such term (or before), this Policy will be examined by the Compensation Committee and will brought to the Board and General Meeting for approval.

Last Updated:August 5, 2019.October [●], 2021.


Exhibit B – Directors Compensation Plan

In lieu of the existing directors’ compensation the following shall apply with respect to directors who are not otherwise employees of the Company. The scheme herein will become effective as of January 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”):

1.  Cash compensation:

Each director shall be entitled to an annual payment in cash of $17,000, payable quarterly, pro-rated to periods of less than a quarter.

2.  Annual Equity Grant – per Director

Each director shall be entitled to a grant of restricted shares of OTI as follows:

The number of shares subject to restriction: 24,000 divided by the PPS (calculated the same manner as it is calculated for employees, i.e., average closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares during the last 30 days prior to the date of grant, “PPS”) on the date of grant (“Date of Grant”).

Terms relating to Grants of Equity – per Director:

Vesting: The earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the Date of Grant; (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of a Transaction (as such term is defined in the Company’s 2021 Incentive Equity Plan, the “Plan”).

Pro rata vesting: Immediately prior to the termination or expiration of the director’s office, other than in the event of Transaction, restricted shares that equal to the number of unvested restricted shares then outstanding multiplied by the number of whole months since the Date of Grant divided by 12 shall vest and the remaining restricted shares shall be forfeited or repurchased by the Company for no consideration.

3.  Equity Grants – per Participation

Each director (other than external) shall be entitled to the following additional compensation, payable in restricted stock equal to the amount below divided by the PPS on the Date of Grant, on an annual basis:

Chairman of the Board: $16,000

Each committee membership: $4,000

Each committee chairman: additional $2,000

Terms relating to Grants of Equity – per Director:

Vesting: every six months as long as serving as a director, subject to full acceleration immediately prior to the consummation of a Transaction, and partial vesting, pro-rated to periods of less than six months.


4.  Conversion of $10,000 of the cash compensation:

After the date of entitlement to cash compensation, and provided that no more than 5 days have passed since the date when the director may purchase securities of the Company under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy as in effect from time to time, the director may convert the right to receive $10,000 out of the cash compensation into restricted stock of the Company, under the following terms:

Number of restricted shares: $12,000 divided by the higher of (i) PPS on the first date when the director may purchase securities of the Company under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy as in effect from time to time; and (ii) the closing price of the Company on the OTC (or any other market where it is traded) on the date the director notified the Company of the election to convert into restricted shares.

Vesting: Quarterly, in four installments, commencing vesting on the date of the entitlement to cash compensation.

General comment regarding grant of restricted shares – all grants are made in accordance with, and subject to, the Plan and all applicable grant agreements.

External directors shall be entitled to 1 and 2 above. In addition, external directors that qualify as financial or other experts will be entitled to an additional equity grant, on an annual basis, under the same terms set forth in 2 above, as follows:

Financial Director: 12,000 divided by the PPS

Other expert: 10,000 divided by the PPS

The compensation to external directors is subject to the Israeli Companies Law and the applicable compensation regulations and shall be paid every six months, pro-rated for periods of less than six months.


EXHIBIT C – AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, AS AMENDED ON DECEMBER [●], 2021 – MARKED CHANGES

Amended and Restated

Articles of Association of

On Track Innovations Ltd.

A Company Limited by Shares

Under the Companies Law, 5759-1999

Chapter 1 General2
Chapter 2 Shares and Share Capital2
Chapter 3 General Meetings5
Chapter 4 The Board of Directors7
Chapter 5 Committees of the Board of Directors10
Chapter 6 General Manager10
Chapter 7 Exemption, Insurance, and Indemnification10
Chapter 8 Internal Auditor11
Chapter 9 Auditing Accountant11
Chapter 10 Signing in the Company’s Name12
Chapter 11 Dividend and Benefit Shares12
Chapter 12 Accounts12
Chapter 13 Notifications13

1.General

1.1Name of Company.

The name of the Company is On Track Innovations Ltd.

1.2Goals of the Company.

The goal of the Company is to engage in any lawful business.

1.3Interpretation

1.3.1Any statement in the singular shall also include the plural and vice versa; any statement in the masculine shall also include the feminine and vice versa.

1.3.2Except insofar as these Articles include special definitions of certain terms, any word and expression in these Articles shall have the meaning attributed thereto in the Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”) unless this contradicts the written matter or the content thereof.

1.3.3To prevent doubt it is clarified that regarding matters regulated in the Companies Law in such manner that the arrangements in these matters may be conditioned in the Articles, and in cases in which these Articles do not include different provisions from those in the Companies Law, the provisions of the Companies Law shall apply.

1.3.4For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Articles of Association of the Company as detailed below are in any event subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Securities Law, 5728-1968 (the “Securities Law”) and any other applicable law.

1.4Limited Liability.

The liability of the shareholders for the Company’s debts shall be limited to the full amount (nominal value with the addition of premium) required to be paid to the Company for the shares and which has not yet been paid.

1.5Donations.

The Company is entitled to donate a reasonable sum of money for a fit purpose. The Board of Directors of the Company is entitled to determine, at its discretion, rules for the making of donations by the Company.

2.Shares and Share Capital

2.1Share Capital and Rights Attached to Shares

2.1.1The registered capital of the Company is NIS 10,000,00012,000,000, divided into 100,000,000120,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of NIS 0.1 each.

2.1.2The ordinary shares shall entitle their owners to –

2.1.2.1An equal right to participate in and vote at the General Meetings of the Company, whether Annual Meetings or Extraordinary Meetings. Each of the shares in the Company shall entitle its owner present at the meeting and participating in the vote in person, by proxy, or by means of a voting deed, to one vote;

2.1.2.2An equal right to participate in the distribution of dividends, whether in cash or assets, benefit shares, or any other distribution, according to the proportionate nominal value of the shares held thereby;

2.1.2.3An equal right to participate in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company in the event of its liquidation in accordance with the proportionate nominal value of the shares held thereby.

2.1.3The Board of Directors is entitled to issue shares and other convertible securities or securities that may be realized as shares up to the limit of the Company’s registered capital. For the purpose of calculating the limit of the registered capital, convertible securities or securities that may be realized as shares shall be considered to have been converted or realized as of their date of issue.


2.2Share Certificates

2.2.1The owner of a share registered in the registry of shareholders is entitled to receive from the Company, without payment and within a period of three months following the allocation or the registration of transfer, one share certificate stamped with the Company’s stamp regarding all the shares registered in his name, which certificate shall detail the number of shares. In the event of a jointly owned share, the Company shall issue one share certificate for all the joint owners of the share, and the delivery of such a certificate to one of the partners shall be considered delivery to them all.

Each share certificate shall bear the signature of at least one Director, together with the Company stamp or its printed name.

2.2.2A share certificate that has been defaced, destroyed, or lost may be renewed on the basis of such proof and guarantees as shall be required by the Company from time to time.

2.2.3Subject to the Companies Law, shares of the Company may be either certificated or uncertificated.

2.3Reliefs relating to Shares that Have Not Been Fully Paid

2.3.1If any or all of the remuneration the shareholder undertook to pay the Company in return for his shares has not been paid by such date and on such conditions as established in the conditions for the allocation of his shares and/or in the payment request as stated in Article 2.3.2 below, the Company is entitled, by way of a decision of the Board of Directors, to forfeit the shares whose remuneration has not been fully paid. The forfeiture of shares shall take place provided that the Company has sent the shareholder written warning of its intention to forfeit the shares after at least 7 days from the date of receipt of the warning, insofar as payment shall not be made during the period determined in the letter of warning.

The Board of Directors is entitled, at any time prior to the date on which the forfeited share is sold, reallocated, or otherwise transferred, to nullify the forfeiture on such conditions as it shall see fit.

2.3.2If, in accordance with the conditions of allocation of the shares, there is no fixed date for the payment of any part of the price to be paid on account thereof, the Board of Directors is entitled, from time to time, to present payment requests to the shareholders on account of monies not yet removed for the shares they hold, and each shareholder shall be obliged to pay the Company the amount requested on the date determined as stated, provided that he shall receive prior notice of 14 days of the date and place of payment (a “Payment Request”). The notification shall specify that non-payment by or before the determined date and in the specified place may lead to the forfeiture of the shares regarding which payment is requested. A Payment Request may be nullified or postponed to another date, all as shall be decided by the Board of Directors.

2.3.3Unless otherwise determined in the conditions of allocations of the shares, a shareholder shall not be entitled to receive a dividend or to exercise any right as a shareholder on account of shares that have not yet been fully paid.

2.3.4Persons who are the joint owners of a share shall be liable jointly and severally for payment of the amounts due to the Company on account of the share.

2.3.5The content of this section shall not derogate from any other relief of the Company vis-à-vis a shareholder who fails to pay his debt to the Company on account of his shares.

2.4Transfer of Shares

2.4.1The Company’s shares are transferable.

2.4.2The transfer of shares must be made in writing, and it shall be recorded in the registry of shareholders only if –

2.4.2.1A proper certificate for the transfer of shares, together with the certificates of the share intended for transfer, if such were issued, are delivered to the Company at its registered office. The certificate of transfer shall be drafted in such form approved by the Board of Directors and signed by the transferor and by a witness confirming the signature of the transferor. In the event of the transfer of shares that are not fully paid as of the date of transfer, the certificate of transfer shall also be signed by the recipient of the share and by a witness testifying to the signature of the recipient; or


2.4.2.2A court order for the amendment of the registration shall be delivered to the Company; or

2.4.2.3It shall be proved to the Company that lawful conditions pertain for the transfer of the right to the share.

2.4.3The transfer of shares that have not been fully paid requires the authorization of the Board of Directors, which is entitled to refuse to grant its authorization at its absolute discretion and without stating grounds therefore.

2.4.4The recipient of the transfer shall be considered the shareholder regarding the transferred shares from the moment of the registration of his name in the registry of shareholders.

2.5Changes in Capital

2.5.1The General Meeting is entitled to increase the Company’s registered share capital by creating new shares of an existing class or a new class, all as shall be determined in the decision of the General Meeting.

2.5.2Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the General Meeting is entitled to decrease the Company’s registered share capital or nullify registered share capital that has not yet been allocated (provided that there is no commitment, including a conditioned commitment, by the Company to allocate the shares).

2.5.3The General Meeting shall be entitled, subject to the provisions of any law:

2.5.3.1To unify and redivide its share capital, or any part thereof, into shares of a nominal value greater than the nominal value of the existing shares.

2.5.3.2To divide, by way of the redivision of any or all of the existing shares, its share capital into shares of a nominal value smaller than the nominal value of the existing shares.

2.5.3.3To reduce its share capital and any reserved fund for the repayment of capital in such manner and on such conditions and with the receipt of such authorization as shall be required by the Companies Law.

2.6Changes in the Rights of Share Classes

2.6.1Unless otherwise stated in the conditions of issue of the shares, and subject to the provisions of any law, the rights of any share class may be changed following a decision of the Company’s Board of Directors, and with the authorization of the General Meeting of shareholders of that class. The provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association regarding General Meetings shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to a class meeting of class shareholders.

2.6.2The rights granted to the holders of shares of a specific class issued with special rights shall not be considered to have been changed by virtue of the creation or issue of additional shares of equal grade, unless otherwise conditioned in the conditions of issue of the said shares.

2.7Redeemable Securities

The Company is entitled, subject to any law, to issue redeemable securities on such conditions as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, provided that the General Meeting shall approve the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the conditions established thereby.


3.General Meetings

3.1Authorities of General Meeting

3.1.1Company decisions on the following matters shall be taken at the General Meeting –

3.1.1.1Changes to the Articles;

3.1.1.2Exercising vital authorities of the Board of Directors in the event that the Board of Directors is unable to perform its function;

3.1.1.3Appointment of the auditing accountant of the Company and the cessation of employment thereof;

3.1.1.4Appointment of Directors, including External Directors;

3.1.1.5Authorization of actions and transactions requiring the authorization of the General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law and any other law;

3.1.1.6Increasing and decreasing the registered share capital;

3.1.1.7Merger as defined in the Companies Law.

3.1.2Subject to the provisions of the law, the General Meeting is entitled to assume authorities granted to another organ in the Company, including the Board of Directors, for a particular matter or for a given period of time required under the circumstances.

If the General Meeting has assumed authorities granted to the Board of Directors in accordance with the Companies Law, the shareholders shall bear the same rights, obligations, and liability as apply to the Board of Directors regarding the exercising of those same authorities, as detailed in section 50 of the Companies Law, as this shall be amended from time to time.

3.2Convening of General Meetings

3.2.1General meetings shall be convened at least once a year at such a venue and on such a date as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, and subject to the provisions of the law, but not later than 15 months after the previous General Meeting. These General Meetings shall be called “Annual Meetings.” The remaining meetings of the Company shall be called “Extraordinary Meetings.”

3.2.2The agenda at the Annual Meeting shall include discussion of the report of the Board of Directors and financial statements as required by law. The Annual Meeting shall appoint an auditing accountant; shall appoint the Directors to the extent required in accordance with these Articles; and shall discuss all other matters to be discussed at the Annual Meeting of the Company in accordance with these Articles or in accordance with the Companies Law, as well as any other matter as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

3.2.3The Board of Directors is entitled to convene an Extraordinary Meeting in accordance with its decision, and must convene a General Meeting if a written request is received from any of the following (a “Request to Convene”):

3.2.3.1Two Directors or one-fourth of the incumbent Directors;

3.2.3.2One or more shareholders holding at least five percent of the issued capital and at least one percent of the voting rights in the Company; or

3.2.3.3One or more shareholders holding at least five percent of the voting rights in the Company.

3.2.4Any Request to Convene must specify the goals for whose purpose the meeting is to be convened, and shall be signed by those requesting the convening and delivered at the Company’s registered office. The request may consist of a number of documents of identical format, each signed by one or more individuals making the request.

3.2.5A Board of Directors required to convene an Extraordinary Meeting shall proceed to convene such meeting within twenty-one days from the date on which the Request to Convene was submitted thereto, for a date determined in an invitation in accordance with Article 3.2.6 below and subject to any law.

3.2.6Notification of the members of the Company regarding the convening of a General Meeting shall be published or delivered to all the shareholders registered in the registry of shareholders in the Company in accordance with the requirements of the law. The notification shall include the agenda, the proposed decisions, and arrangements regarding voting in writing.


3.3Discussion at General Meetings

3.3.1The discussion at the General Meeting shall be opened only if a legal quorum is present at the time the discussion begins. A legal quorum is the presence of at least two shareholders holding at least one-third of the voting rights (including presence by means of proxy or through a voting deed) within half an hour from the time specified for the opening of the meeting.

3.3.2If, at the end of half an hour from the time specified for the opening of the meeting, no legal quorum is present, the meeting shall be postponed by one week, to the same day, the same hour, and the same venue, or to a later date, if specified in the invitation to the meeting or in the notification of the meeting (the “Postponed Meeting”). Notification of a Postponed Meeting shall be made as stated in Article 3.2.6, mutatis mutandis, provided that notification and invitation regarding a Postponed Meeting postponed for a period of not more than 21 days shall be made not later than seventy-two hours prior to the Postponed Meeting.

3.3.3The legal quorum for commencing a Postponed Meeting shall be the presence of any two shareholders (including presence by means of proxy or through a voting deed).

3.3.4The chairperson of the Board of Directors shall serve as the chairperson of the General Meeting. If the chairperson of the Board of Directors is absent from the meeting after 15 minutes from the time specified for the meeting, or if he refuses to serve as the chairperson of the meeting, the chairperson shall be elected by the General Meeting.

3.3.5A General Meeting with a legal quorum is entitled to decide on the postponement of the meeting to another date and to such venue as shall be determined and, in this case, notifications and invitations to the Postponed Meeting shall be made as stated in Article 3.3.2 above.

3.4Voting at a General Meeting

3.4.1A shareholder in the Company shall be entitled to vote at General Meetings in person or by means of a proxy or a voting deed.

Shareholders entitled to participate in and vote at the General Meeting are the shareholders as of such date as shall be determined by the Board of Directors in the decision to convene the General Meeting, and subject to any law.

3.4.2In any vote, each shareholder shall have a number of votes equivalent to the number of shares in their possession entitling the holder to a vote.

3.4.3A decision at the General Meeting shall be taken by an ordinary majority unless another majority is determined in the Companies Law or in these Articles.

3.4.4The declaration by the chairperson of the meeting that a decision has been adopted unanimously or by a given majority, or rejected or not adopted by a given majority, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the content thereof.

3.4.5If the votes at the meeting are equally divided, the chairperson of the meeting shall not have an additional or casting opinion and the decision presented for voting shall be rejected.

3.4.6To the extent required by the Companies Law or otherwise resolved by the Board of Directors in its decision to convene the General Meeting, shareholders in the Company shall be entitled to vote on certain matters on the agenda of a General Meeting (including class meetings) by means of a voting deed.

3.4.7In order to be considered tantamount to presence at the meeting, including for the matter of the presence of the legal quorum, a voting deed, stating the manner of voting as set forth in the Companies Law, must be delivered to the Company by such date prescribed by the Board of Directors, or, if no such date has been prescribed, up to 72 hours prior to the time of commencement of the meeting.

3.4.8Appointment of a proxy shall be in writing, signed by the appointer (“Power of Attorney”). A corporation shall vote by means of its representatives, who shall be appointed in a document signed properly by the corporation (“Letter of Appointment.”)

3.4.9A vote in accordance with the conditions of a Power of Attorney shall be lawful even if the appointer dies before the voting, or becomes legally incompetent, is liquidated, becomes bankrupt, nullifies the Letter of Appointment, or transfers the share regarding which it was given, unless written notification is received at the Company’s office prior to the meeting that the shareholder has died, become legally incompetent, been liquidated, become bankrupt, or has nullified the Letter of Appointment or transferred the shares as stated. Unless a longer period of validity is specified within, no Power of Attorney shall be valid following the elapse of 12 months from its execution.


3.4.10The Letter of Appointment and the Power of Attorney, or a copy authorized by an attorney, shall be deposited at the Company’s registered offices at least 72 hours prior to the time determined for the meeting or for the Postponed Meeting at which the person mentioned in the document intends to vote in accordance therewith.

3.4.11A shareholder in the Company shall be entitled to vote at the Company’s meetings by means of several proxies appointed thereby, provided that each proxy shall be appointed on account of different sections of the shares held by the said shareholder. There shall be no impediment to each proxy as stated voting in a different manner in the Company’s meetings.

3.4.12If a shareholder is legally incompetent, he is entitled to vote by means of his trustees, the recipient of his assets, his natural guardian or other legal guardian, and these are entitled to vote in person or by proxy or a voting deed.

3.4.13When two or more persons are the joint owners of a share, in a vote on any matter the vote of the person whose name is registered first in the registry of shareholders as the owner of that share shall be accepted, whether in person or by proxy, and he is entitled to deliver voting deeds to the Company.

4.The Board of Directors

4.1Authorities of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall set the Company’s policy, supervise the execution of the functions and actions of the General Manager, and, within this, shall act and shall enjoy all the authorities detailed in section 92 of the Companies Law. In addition, any authority not granted in the Companies Law or in these Articles to another organ may be exercised by the Board of Directors, in addition to the authorities and functions of the Board of Directors in accordance with the content of any law.

4.2Appointment of Board of Directors and Cessation of Office Thereof

4.2.1The number of Directors in the Company shall be determined from time to time by the Annual Meeting, provided that this shall not be fewer than 5 and not more than 10 Directors, including External Directors. The number of External Directors in the Company shall not be less than the number determined in the Companies Law.

4.2.2Other than External Directors (who shall be elected and serve in office in strict accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law), the Directors in the Company shall be elected at aGeneralthe Annual Meeting and shall serve in their office until the nextGeneralAnnual Meetingfollowing three years from their election, or until they cease to serve in their office in accordance with the provisions of the Articles or any law, whichever is the earlier.

4.2.3In addition to the content of Article 4.2.2 above, the Board of Directors is entitled to appoint a Director in place of a Director, other than an External Director, whose position has become vacant, or appoint new additions to the Board of Directors up to the maximum number of Directors set forth in Article 4.2.1 above. The appointment of a Director by the Board of Directors shall remain valid through the nextGeneralAnnual Meetingat which Directors are being appointed or until the Director shall cease to serve in their office in accordance with the provisions of these Articles or of any law, whichever is the earlier.

4.2.4A Director whose period of office has expired may be reelected; an External Director may be reelected for additional periods of office in strict accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.

4.2.5The office of a Director shall commence on the date of appointment or on a later date if so determined in the decision of appointment.


4.2.6The Board of Directors shall elect one of its members as the chairperson of the Board of Directors. The elected chairperson shall run the meetings of the Board of Directors and shall sign the minutes of the discussion. If no chairperson is elected, or if the chairperson of the Board of Directors is not present after 15 minutes from the time set for the meeting, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to serve as the chairperson at that meeting, and the chosen member shall run the meeting and sign the minutes of the discussion.

4.2.7The chairperson of the Board of Directors shall not be the General Manager of the Company or a relative thereof unless the conditions stipulated in section 121(C) of the Companies Law apply.

4.2.8The General Meeting is entitled to remove any Director (other than an External Director) from their office prior to the end of the period of their office, whether the Director was appointed thereby in accordance with Article 4.2.2 above or was appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with Article 4.2.3 above, provided that the Director shall be given a reasonable opportunity to state their case before the General Meeting.

4.2.9Any Director is entitled, with the agreement of the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, to appoint a substitute for themselves (a “Substitute Director”), provided that a person who is not competent shall not be appointed to serve as a Substitute Director, nor a person who has been appointed as a Substitute Director for another Director and/or a person who is already serving as a Director in the Company, and further provided that a Substitute Director must posses the same qualifications as required of the appointing Director.

The appointment or cessation of office of a Substitute Director shall be made in a written document signed by the Director who appointed him; in any case, however, the office of a Substitute Director shall be terminated if one of the cases stipulated in the paragraphs in Article 4.2.10 below shall apply, or if the office of the member of the Board of Directors for whom he serves as a substitute shall become vacant for any reason.

A Substitute Director is considered tantamount to a Director and all the legal provisions and the provisions of these Articles shall apply, with the exception of the provisions regarding the appointment and/or dismissal of a Director as established in these Articles.

4.2.10The office of a Director shall become vacant prior to expiration of his period of office in any of the following cases:

4.2.10.1He resigns from his office by means of a letter signed in his hand, submitted to the Company and detailing the reasons for his resignation;

4.2.10.2He is removed from his office by the General Meeting;

4.2.10.3He is convicted of an offense as stated in section 232 of the Companies Law;

4.2.10.4In accordance with the decision of the administrative enforcement committee, as stated in section 232A of the Companies Law;

4.2.10.5In accordance with a court decision as stated in section 233 of the Companies Law;

4.2.10.6He is declared legally incompetent;

4.2.10.7He is declared bankrupt and, if the Director is a corporation – it opted for voluntary liquidation or a liquidation order was issued against it.

4.2.11In the event that the position of a Director becomes vacant, the remaining Directors shall be entitled to continue to act, provided the number of Directors remaining shall not be less than the minimum number of Directors as stated above. If the number of Directors falls below the above-mentioned minimum number, the remaining Directors shall be entitled to act solely in order to fill the place of the Director that has become vacant as stated in Article 4.2.3 above, or in order to convene a General Meeting of the Company, and pending the convening of the General Meeting of the Company as stated they may act to manage the Company’s affairs solely in matters that cannot be delayed.

4.2.12The conditions of office of the members of the Board of Directors shall be authorized in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.


4.3Meetings of the Board of Directors

4.3.1The Board of Directors shall convene for a meeting in accordance with the needs of the Company, and at least once every three months.

4.3.2The chairperson of the Board of Directors is entitled to convene the Board at any time. In addition, the Board of Directors shall hold a meeting on such subject as shall be specified in the following cases:

4.3.2.1In accordance with the request of one Director;

4.3.2.2If a notification or report by the General Manager require an action on the part of the Board of Directors;

4.3.2.3If the auditing accountant has informed the chairperson of the Board of Directors – or, in the event that no chairperson was appointed for the Board of Directors, has informed the Board of Directors – of substantial defects in the accounting control of the Company.

4.3.3Notification of the meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered to all members of the Board a reasonable period of time (taking into account the circumstances and urgency of the matter) prior to the date of convening of the Board. Notification shall be delivered to the address of the Director as forwarded to the Company in advance, and shall stipulate the time of the meeting and the venue at which it shall convene, as well as reasonable detail of all subjects on the agenda.

Notwithstanding the above, the Board of Directors is entitled to convene a meeting without notification, in urgent matters, with the consent of the majority of the Directors.

4.3.4The agenda of the meetings of the Board of Directors shall be determined by the chairperson of the Board, or if no chairperson has been appointed the Directors convening the meeting, and shall include: Subjects determined by the chairperson of the Board; subjects deriving from the report of the General Manager and/or the auditing accountant; or any subject a Director or the General Manager have requested to be included on the agenda a reasonable period of time prior to the convening of the meeting of the Board.

4.3.5The legal quorum for the commencement of a meeting of the Board of Directors shall be at least a majority of number of Directors in office at the time of the meeting. If, within half an hour from the time set for the commencement of the meeting, no quorum is present, the meeting shall be postponed to another date as decided by the chairperson of the Board, or, in his absence, by the Directors present at the convened meeting, provided that reasonable prior notification be given to all Directors regarding the date of the Postponed Meeting. The legal quorum for the opening of a Postponed Meeting shall be any two Directors.

4.3.6The Board of Directors is entitled to hold meetings by use of any means of communication, providing that all the participating Directors can hear each other simultaneously.

4.3.7The Board of Directors is entitled to take decisions without actually convening, provided that all the Directors entitled to participate in the discussion and to vote on the subject brought for decision agree thereto. If decisions are made as stated in this section, the chairperson of the Board of Directors shall record minutes of the decisions stating the manner of voting of each Director on the subjects brought for decision, as well as the fact that all the Directors agreed to take the decision without convening.

4.4Voting on the Board of Directors

4.4.1Each Director shall have one vote when voting on the Board of Directors.

4.4.2Decisions of the Board of Directors shall be taken by a majority vote. The chairperson of the Board of Directors shall not have any additional or casting opinion, and in the event of a tie vote, the decision brought for voting shall be rejected.


5.Committees of the Board of Directors

5.1The Board of Directors is entitled to establish committees and to appoint members thereto (“Board’ Committee”). If Board’ Committees are established, the Board of Directors shall determine, in the conditions of empowerment thereof, whether specific authorities of the Board of Directors shall be delegated to the Board’ Committees, in such manner that the decision of the Board’ Committee shall be considered tantamount to a decision of the Board of Directors, or whether the decision of the Board’ Committee shall merely constitute a recommendation, subject to the authorization of the Board of Directors; provided that authorities to make decisions in the matters stated in Article 112 of the Companies Law shall not be delegated to a committee.

5.2A person who is not a Director shall not serve in a Board’ Committee to which the Board of Directors has delegated authorities. Persons who are not members of the Board of Directors may serve in a Board’ Committee whose function is merely to advise or submit recommendations to the Board of Directors.

5.3The provisions included in these Articles relating to the meetings of the Board of Directors and voting therein shall apply, mutatis mutandis and subject to the decisions of the Board of Directors regarding the procedures for the meetings (if any) of any Board’ Committee comprising two or more members.

6.General Manager

6.1The Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint one or more General Managers. The General Manager shall be responsible for the routine management of the Company’s affairs within the framework of the policy set by the Board of Directors and subject to its guidelines.

7.Exemption, Insurance, and Indemnification

7.1Exemption

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the Securities Law, the Company hereby releases, in advance, its Office Holders from liability to the Company for damage that arises from the breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care to the Company.

7.2Insurance

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the Securities Law, the Company may enter into a contract for the insurance of the liability, in whole or in part, of an Office Holder, with respect to an obligation imposed on such Office Holder due to an act performed by him in his capacity as such, arising from any of the following:

7.2.1a breach of duty of care to the Company or to any other person;

7.2.2a breach of the duty of loyalty to the Company provided that the Office Holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the act would not harm the interests of the Company;

7.2.3a financial liability imposed on such Office Holder in favor of any other person, including in favor of an injured party as set forth in section 52LIV(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law, as well as expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and attorney’s fees, expended by an Office Holder or which were imposed on an Office Holder by a court in proceedings filed against the Office Holder under Chapters VIII’3, VIII’4 or IX’1 of the Securities Law; and

7.2.4any other incident for which it is or shall be permitted to insure the liability of an officer.

7.3Indemnification

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the Securities Law, the Company may undertake in advance to indemnify, or may indemnify retroactively, an Office Holder of the Company with respect to any of the following liabilities or expenses that arise from an act performed by the Office Holder by virtue of being an Office Holder of the Company:

7.3.1a financial liability imposed on an Office Holder in favor of another person by any judgment, including a judgment given as a result of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award which has been confirmed by a court, provided however that an undertaking to indemnify the Office Holder for such liabilities shall be restricted to those events that the Board may deem foreseeable in light of the Company’s actual activities, at the time of giving of such undertaking, and to a specific sum or a reasonable criterion under such circumstances as determined by the Board;


7.3.2reasonable litigation expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by him as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him by an authority empowered to conduct an investigation or proceedings, which are concluded without the filing of an indictment against the Office Holder and without the levying of a monetary obligation in lieu of criminal proceedings upon the Office Holder, or which are concluded without the filing of an indictment against the Office Holder but with levying a monetary obligation in substitute of such criminal proceedings upon the Office Holder for a crime that does not require proof of criminal intent;

7.3.3reasonable litigation expenses, including attorney’s fees, expended by an Office Holder or which were imposed on an Office Holder by a court in proceedings filed against the Office Holder by the Company or in its name or by any other person or in a criminal charge on which the Office Holder was acquitted or in a criminal charge on which the Office Holder was convicted for an offense which did not require proof of criminal intent;

7.3.4a financial liability imposed on an Office Holder in favor of an injured party as set forth in section 52LIV(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law, as well as expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and attorney’s fees, expended by an Office Holder or which were imposed on an Office Holder by a court in proceedings filed against the Office Holder under Chapters VIII’3, VIII’4 or IX’1 of the Securities Law; and

7.3.5any other obligation or expense for which it is or shall be permitted to indemnify an officer.

7.4The provisions of this 7 are not intended, and shall not be interpreted, to restrict the Company in any manner in respect of the procurement of insurance or in respect of indemnification (i) in connection with any person who is not an Office Holder, including, without limitation, any employee, agent, consultant or contractor of the Company who is not an Office Holder, or (ii) in connection with any Office Holder to the extent that such insurance and/or indemnification is not specifically prohibited under the Companies Law; provided that the procurement of any such insurance or the provision of any such indemnification shall be approved by the Board.

7.5Any modification of the provisions of this 7, and any amendment to the Companies Law, the Securities Law or any other applicable law, shall be prospective in effect and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify an Office Holder for any act or omission occurring prior to such modification or amendment, unless otherwise provided by the Companies Law, the Securities Law or such applicable law.

8.Internal Auditor

8.1The Board of Directors of the Company shall appoint an internal auditor in accordance with the proposal of the audit committee. A person who is an interested party in the Company, an office holder therein, or the relative or either of the above, as well as the auditing accountant or any person on his behalf, shall not serve as an internal auditor in the Company.

8.2The Board of Directors shall determine which office holder shall be organizationally accountable for the internal auditor and, in the absence of such determination; this shall be the chairperson of the Board of Directors.

8.3The internal audit plan prepared by the auditor shall be submitted to the audit committee for authorization; however, the Board of Directors is permitted to determine that the plan shall be examined by the audit committee and submitted to the Board of Directors for authorization.

9.Auditing Accountant

9.1The General Meeting shall appoint an auditing accountant for the Company. The auditing accountant shall serve in office through the end of the following Annual Meeting, or for a longer period as determined by the Annual Meeting, provided that the period of office shall not be extended beyond the end of the third Annual Meeting following that at which the auditing accountant was appointed.

9.2The fee of the auditing accountant for the auditing operations shall be determined by the General Meeting, which may delegate such authority to the Board of Directors.


10.Signing in the Company’s Name

10.1The rights to sign in the Company’s name shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company.

10.2The Company’s authorized signatory shall do so together with the Company’s stamp, or alongside its printed name.

11.Dividend and Benefit Shares

11.1The decision by the Company to allocate a dividend and/or to allocate benefit shares shall be taken by the Company’s Board of Directors.

11.2Unless determined otherwise by the Board of Directors, it shall be permitted to pay any dividend by way of check or payment order to be sent by mail in accordance with the registered address of the shareholder or the personal eligible thereto or, in the case of joint registered owners of the same share, to that shareholder whose name is mentioned first in the registry of shareholders with regard to the joint ownership. Any such check shall be made out to order of the person to whom it is sent. A receipt from a person whose name, as of the date of declaration of the dividend, is registered in the registry of shareholders as the owner of any share or, in the case of joint owners, of one of the joint owners, shall serve as authorization regarding all payments made in connection with that share and regarding which the receipt was received.

11.3For the purpose of executing any decision in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Board of Directors is entitled to resolve as it sees fit any difficulty that emerges regarding distribution of the dividend and/or the benefit shares, including determining the value for the purpose of the said division of certain assets, and to determine that payments in cash shall be made to members on the basis of the value so determined; to determine provisions regarding fractions of shares; or to determine that sums of less than NIS 50 shall not be paid to a shareholder.

12.Accounts

12.1The Company shall maintain accounts and shall prepare financial statements in accordance with the Companies Law.

12.2The account ledgers shall be held at the Company’s registered offices or in any other place as the Directors shall see fit, and shall always be open for inspection by the Directors.


13.Notifications

13.1Subject to any law, a notification or any other document that shall be delivered by the Company, and which it is entitled or required to issue in accordance with the provisions of the Articles or any law, shall be delivered by the Company to any person in one of the following manners as decided by the Company in each individual case: (A) By dispatch by registered mail in a letter addressed in accordance with the registered address of that shareholder in the registry of shareholders, or in accordance with such address as stated by the shareholder in a letter to the Company as the letter for the delivery of notifications or other documents; (B) By dispatch by facsimile or other electronic form, in accordance with the number or address stated by the shareholder for the delivery of such notifications; or (C) By way of publication in applicable distribution site.

13.2Any notification to be made to shareholders shall be made, regarding jointly owned shares, to that person whose name is mentioned first in the registry of shareholders as the holder of that share, and any notification made in this manner shall be sufficient notification for the holders of that share.

13.3Any notification or other document sent in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 above shall be considered to have reached its destination:

(A)Within 3 business days – if sent by registered mail in Israel; (B) On the first business day after its dispatch, if delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or other electronic method; or (C) On the date of publication on applicable distribution site.

In proving delivery, it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter sent by mail included the notification and that the document was addressed properly and was delivered to the post office as a letter bearing stamps, or as a registered letter bearing stamps, and, regarding a facsimile or other electronic method, it shall be sufficient to produce a dispatch confirmation sheet from the dispatching machine.

13.4Any record made in an ordinary manner in the company’s registry shall be considered prima facie evidence of dispatch as recorded in that registry.

13.5When it is necessary to provide prior notification of a certain number of days, or when notification is valid for a certain period, the date of delivery shall be included in reckoning the number of days or the period.

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