18. | GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS |
This Plan, the grant and exercise of Awards hereunder and the obligation of the Company to issue and allot Shares underlying Awards, shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, whether of the Republic of Panama, the United States, Israel or the United Kingdom (if applicable) or any other state having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Participant, including the registration of the Shares under the applicable securities and/or tax act/s, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities authorities as may be required. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to register the Shares under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
19. | CONTINUANCE OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES |
Neither this Plan, nor any Sub-Plan or Grant Notification Letter with the Participant shall impose any obligation on the Company or an Affiliate thereof, to continue the employment or service of any Participant, and nothing in this Plan, Sub-Plan or in any Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate thereof or restrict the right of the Company or an Affiliate thereof to terminate such employment or service at any time.
20. | GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION |
This Plan shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of England & Wales. The competent courts of England located in London, shall have sole jurisdiction in any matters pertaining to this Plan, the Sub-Plan(s), the Grant Notification Letter and/or any matter related thereto.
| 21.1 | Any tax consequences arising from the grant, exercise or vesting of any Award, from the payment for Shares covered thereby or from any other event or act hereunder (of the Company and/or its Affiliates, or of the Participant), including without limitation exercise of the Company’s Repurchase Right under Section 10.1 above, shall be borne solely by the Participant. |
The Company and/or its Affiliates and any applicable trustee, if and as applicable, shall withhold taxes according to the requirements under the applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including withholding taxes at source. Furthermore, the Participant shall agree to indemnify on demand the Company and/or its representatives and/or its officers and/or its directors and/or its Affiliates and/or any applicable trustee, if and as applicable, and hold them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax from any payment made to the Participant.
| 21.2 | The Company shall not be required to issue or release any Share, or Share certificate, to a Participant until all required payments, including tax payments, have been fully made. |
22. | NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THIS PLAN |
The adoption of this Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangements or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of Awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
The terms of each Award may differ from other Awards granted under this Plan at the same time, or at any other time. The Board may also grant more than one Award to a given Participant during the term of this Plan, either in addition to, or in substitution for, one or more Awards previously granted to that Participant.
24. | RULES PARTICULAR TO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES |
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