SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND SHARE INCENTIVE PLANS | NOTE 9:- SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND SHARE INCENTIVE PLANS Share Capital Holders of Ordinary Shares have the right to receive notice of, and to participate in, all general meetings of the Company, where each Ordinary Share shall have one vote. Each holder has the right to receive dividends, if any, in proportion to their respective Ordinary Share holdings. In the event of Taboola’s liquidation, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, Company assets will be distributed to the holders of its Ordinary Shares in proportion to their shareholdings. On December 30, 2022, in connection with the Yahoo transaction, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment and restatement to the Articles to include a Non-voting Ordinary share class with an authorized share capital of 46,000,000. In January 2023, the Company issued 45,198,702 Non-voting Ordinary shares to Yahoo. The Non-voting Ordinary shares are not entitled to vote, except in limited circumstances as provided in the Articles. Other than the voting rights, the rights to receive notice of meetings of shareholders and limited circumstances as described in the Articles, the Non-voting Ordinary shares have rights identical to the rights of Ordinary shares as described above (see Note 1b). Share Incentive Plans a . On May 28, 2023, the Company received the approval of the Israeli court for its motion to extend, to November 16, 2023, its former motion to allow the Company to utilize the net issuance mechanism to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to equity-based compensation on behalf of its directors, officers and other employees and possible future share repurchases (the “Program”) of up to $50,000. The Company’s board of directors have the authority to determine the amount to be utilized for the Program. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company utilized the net issuance mechanism in connection with equity-based compensation for certain Office Holders, which resulted in a tax withholding payment by the Company of $ 1,908 and $2,185, respectively, which were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. b. The following is a summary of share option activity and related information for the six months ended June 30, 2023 (including employees, directors, officers and consultants of the Company): Outstanding Share Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Balance as of January 1, 2023 35,488,179 $ 3.08 6.72 $ 40,516 Granted — — — — Exercised (2,096,400 ) 1.22 — 3,870 Forfeited (406,596 ) 5.72 — — Balance as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) 32,985,183 $ 3.16 6.50 $ 37,082 Exercisable as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) 26,886,665 $ 2.45 6.20 $ 33,726 The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic value that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on the last date of the period. The Company did not grant any options during As of June 30 , , unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to unvested share options was $19,005, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of years. c. The following is a summary of the RSU activity and related information for the six months ended June 30 , : Outstanding Restricted Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Balance as of January 1, 2023 23,521,009 $ 6.60 Granted 11,785,624 3.53 Vested (*) (5,741,681 ) 6.27 Forfeited (1,635,920 ) 6.10 Balance as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) 27,929,032 $ 5.41 (*) A portion of the shares that vested w ere netted out to satisfy the tax obligations of the recipients. During the , a total of RSUs were to satisfy tax obligations, resulting in net issuance of 648,985 shares. The total release date fair value of RSUs was $19,112, during the six months ended June 30, 2023. As of June 30 , , unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs was $ , which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of years. The total share-based compensation expense related to all of the Company s share-based awards recognized for the three and six , 202 , was comprised as follows: Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Unaudited Cost of revenues $ 1,039 $ 851 $ 2,083 $ 1,554 Research and development 6,181 7,443 12,025 13,545 Sales and marketing 4,401 7,397 8,686 12,697 General and administrative 4,914 4,741 9,823 12,465 Total share-based compensation expense $ 16,535 $ 20,432 $ 32,617 $ 40,261 Share Buyback Program In May 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program (the “Buyback Program”) for the repurchase of up to $40,000 of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary shares, with no expiration date. As permitted by the Buyback Program, share repurchases may be made from time to time, in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market, including through trading plans in compliance with Rule 10b5-1, at the discretion of the Company’s management and as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. The Buyback Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be discontinued, modified or suspended at any time. The Buyback Program commenced in June 2023 and during the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 1,442,000 Ordinary shares at an average price of $3.02 per share (excluding broker and transaction fees). As of June 30, 2023 the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase up to an aggregate amount of $35,642. |