SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND SHARE INCENTIVE PLANS | NOTE 10:- 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. On September 21, 2023, the Company submitted an additional request for extension, which is currently under the Israeli court review process, and intends to continue filing extension requests for the court approval on an ongoing basis, as required. For the nine months ended September 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 $3,213 and $4,110, 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 nine months ended September (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 (4,216,727 ) 1.26 — 8,136 Forfeited (520,000 ) 5.73 — — Balance as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited) 30,751,452 $ 3.27 5.33 $ 48,883 Exercisable as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited) 25,474,261 $ 2.63 4.87 $ 45,087 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 September , , unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to unvested share options was $16,247, 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 nine months ended September , : Outstanding Restricted Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Balance as of January 1, 2023 23,521,009 $ 6.60 Granted 12,453,986 3.52 Vested (*) (8,326,762 ) 5.78 Forfeited (2,280,025 ) 6.07 Balance as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited) 25,368,208 $ 5.23 (*) A portion of the shares that vested w ere netted out to satisfy the tax obligations of the recipients. During the September , a total of RSUs were to satisfy tax obligations, resulting in net issuance of 1,009,658 shares. The total release date fair value of RSUs was $27,741, during the nine months ended September As of September 30, 2023, unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to unvested RSUs was $108,565, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. The total share-based compensation expense related to all of the Company s share-based awards recognized for the three and nine September , 202 , was comprised as follows: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Unaudited Cost of revenues $ 999 $ 673 $ 3,082 $ 2,227 Research and development 6,256 7,343 18,281 20,888 Sales and marketing 4,127 5,654 12,813 18,351 General and administrative 4,869 5,040 14,692 17,505 Total share-based compensation expense $ 16,251 $ 18,710 $ 48,868 $ 58,971 Share Buyback Program In May 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program for the repurchase of up to $40,000 of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary shares, with no expiration date (the “Buyback Program”). In November 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized up to an additional $40,000 of buybacks under the Buyback Program. 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, at the discretion of the Company’s management and as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 6,672,915 Ordinary shares at an average price of $3.45 per share (excluding broker and transaction fees of $167). As of September 30, 2023 the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase up to an aggregate amount of $17,010. |