An “Administrative Procedure” is defined as a procedure pursuant to Chapters H3 (Monetary Sanction by the Israeli Securities Authority), H4 (Administrative Enforcement Procedures of the Administrative Enforcement Committee) or I1 (Arrangement to Prevent Procedures or Interruption of Procedures Subject to Conditions) of the Securities Law.
Under the Companies Law, the Securities Law, and the Economic Competition Law, a company may insure an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed by him or her as an office holder, if and to the extent provided in the company’s articles of association:
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a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not harm the company;
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a breach of the duty of care to the company or to a third party, to the extent such a breach arises out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
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a financial liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third party;
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expenses incurred by the office holder with respect to proceedings held pursuant to certain provisions of the Economic Competition Law;
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a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of an injured party at an Administrative Procedure pursuant to Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law; and
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expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
Under the Companies Law, a company may not indemnify, exculpate or insure an office holder against any of the following:
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a breach of the duty of loyalty, except for indemnification and insurance for a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not harm the company;
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a breach of the duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, excluding a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
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an act or omission committed with intent to derive illegal personal benefit; or
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a fine, civil fine, monetary sanction or forfeit levied against the office holder.
The Securities Law and the Economic Competition Law also provide certain limitations on the ability of a company to indemnify, exculpate and insure office holders.
Under the Companies Law, exculpation, indemnification and insurance of office holders in a public company, subject to certain exceptions, must be approved by the compensation committee and the board of directors and, with respect to certain office holders or controlling shareholders, their relatives and third parties in which such controlling shareholders have a personal interest, also by the shareholders. See “Management — Approval of Related Party Transactions under Israeli Law — Office Holders.”
Our amended and restated articles of association to be effective upon the effectiveness of the registration statement will permit us to exculpate, indemnify and insure our office holders to the fullest extent permitted or to be permitted by the Companies Law, the Securities Law and the Economic Competition Law, in respect of liabilities, payments and expenses incurred for acts performed and omissions committed as an office holder, either pursuant to an undertaking made in advance of an event or following an event.
Prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, we intend to obtain directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit of our office holders and intend to continue to maintain such coverage and pay all premiums thereunder to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, we intend to enter into agreements with each of our directors (including our director nominees) and executive officers exculpating them from liability to us for damages caused to us as a result of a breach of duty of care and undertaking to indemnify them, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by our amended and restated articles of association to be effective upon the