2.8. “Applicable Law” shall mean any applicable law, rule, regulation, statute, pronouncement, policy, interpretation, judgment, order or decree of any federal, provincial, state or local governmental, regulatory or adjudicative authority or agency, of any jurisdiction, and the rules and regulations of any stock exchange, over-the-counter market or trading system on which the common stock of the Company are then traded or listed.
2.9. “Controlling Stockholder” means as to such term is defined in Section 32(9) of the Ordinance.
2.10. “Election” as defined in Section 3.2 below.
2.11. “Employee” means an “employee” within the meaning of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance (which as of the date of the adoption of this Appendix means (i) an individual employed by an Employer, and (ii) an individual who is serving and is engaged personally (and not through an entity) as an “office holder” by an Employer, excluding any Controlling Stockholder), provided such Employee also satisfies the eligibility requirements under the Plan.
2.12. “Employer” means, for purpose of a 102 Trustee Award, an Affiliate, Subsidiary or Parent which is an “employing company” within the meaning and subject to the conditions of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance.
2.13. “ITA” means the Israel Tax Authority.
2.14. “Ordinance” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961, including the Rules and any other regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder, as may be amended or replaced from time to time.
2.15. “Parent” shall mean any entity (other than the Company), which now exists or is hereafter organized, in an unbroken chain of companies ending with the Company if, at the time of granting an Award, each of the companies (other than the Company) owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in such chain.
2.16. “Required Holding Period” as defined in Section 3.5.1 below.
2.17. “Rules” means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Benefits in Stock Issuance to Employees) 5763-2003.
2.18. “Section 102” means Section 102 of the Ordinance.
2.19. “Subsidiary” shall mean any entity (other than the Company), which now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company, in an unbroken chain of companies beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting an Award, each of the companies other than the last company in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in such chain.
2.20. “Trust Agreement” means the agreement to be signed between the Company, an Employer and the Trustee for the purposes of Section 102.