EX-4.3 2 exhibit_4-3.htm EXHIBIT 4.3

Exhibit 4.3
 
Eltek Ltd.
 
2018 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
 
1.
Purpose
 
The purpose of this Share Incentive Plan is to secure for Eltek Ltd. and its shareholders the benefits arising from ownership of share capital by employees, officers, directors, and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below), who are expected to contribute to the Company’s future growth and success, by providing them with opportunities to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company by the issuance of Shares or restricted Shares (“Restricted Shares”) of the Company, and by the grant of options to purchase Shares and Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”).
 
Awards granted under the Plan to Participants in various jurisdictions may be subject to specific terms and conditions for such grants as may be set forth in one or more separate appendices to the Plan, as may be approved by the Board from time to time.
 
2.
Definitions
 
2.1.
Defined Terms. Initially capitalized terms, as used in this Plan, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto as set forth below:
   
 “Administrator”
means the Board, or a committee to which the Board shall have delegated power to act on its behalf with respect to the Plan. Subject to the Articles of Association of the Company, the Administrator, if it is a committee, shall consist of such number of members (but not less than two (2)) as may be determined by the Board.
   
“Subsidiary”
means with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly controlled by such Person.
   
“NASDAQ”
shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations or the financial market operated by it as the context requires.
   
“NASDAQ Listing Rules”
shall mean the official listing rules of NASDAQ.
   
“Award”
shall mean any Option, Share, Restricted Share or RSUs.
   
“Award Letter”
means a letter from the Company or Affiliate to a Participant in which the Participant is notified of the decision to Grant to the Participant Awards according to the terms of the Plan. The Award Letter shall specify: (i) the type of Award; (ii) the Tax Provision under which the Award is Granted; (iii) the Tax Track that the Company chose according to Section 11 of the Plan (if applicable); (iv) the Exercise Price; and (v) the number of Awards Granted to the Participant; (vi) the Vesting Schedule; and (vii) any other terms the Company deems fit.


“Board”
means the board of directors of the Company.
   
“Cause”
shall, with respect to each Participant, have the same meaning ascribed to such term or a similar term in the  Participant’s employment or other engagement agreement or other documents to which the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities  and the Participant are a party concerning the provision of services by the Participant to the Company or any such entities, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition: (i)  any breach by Participant's obligations towards the Company (or any of its Affiliates) in accordance with such Participants employment agreement, services agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of invention agreement, non-compete agreement, or any other instrument or agreement to which the Participant is bound;  (ii) any dishonest act on the part of the Participant including without limitations - fraud, theft, breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement; (iii) any criminal offense by Participant; (iv) any act by Participant that may adversely affect the reputation, business, or business relationship of the Company (or its Affiliates); or (v) any failure by Participant to abide by the Company's policies or code of conduct; (vi) any circumstances that constitute grounds for termination for cause under the Participants employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates.
   
“Commencement Date”
means the date of commencement of the vesting schedule with respect to a Grant of Awards which, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, shall be the date of the decision of the Grant of the Awards by the Administrator.
   
“Company”
means Eltek Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel.
   
“Consideration”
means with respect to outstanding Awards, the right to receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the M&A Transaction, the consideration (whether shares, cash, or other securities or property) received in the M&A Transaction by holders of Shares of the Company for each Share held on the effective date of the Transaction, or any type of consideration determined by the Administrator, at its sole discretion, including a cashless exercise method.

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“Consultant”
means an Israeli resident who is not entitled to receive Awards under Section 102, on behalf of whom an Award is Granted under Section 3i.
   
“Control” or “Controlled”
For purposes of this definition and the Plan, the term “control” (and correlative terms) shall mean the ability to direct the activity of a Person, and a Person shall be presumed to control another Person if he holds 10% or more of (1) the voting rights at a general meeting (or the equivalent governing body) of a Person; (2) the right to appoint directors (or the equivalent governing body) of a Person.
   
“Disability”
means total and permanent physical or mental impairment or sickness of a Participant, making it impossible for the Participant to continue such Participant’s employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate.
   
“Exercise” “Exercised”
 
Exercise, exercised, and words of similar import, when referring to an Award that does not require exercise or that is settled upon vesting (such as may be the case with RSUs or Restricted Shares, if so determined in their terms), shall be deemed to refer to the vesting of such an Award (regardless of whether or not the wording included reference to vesting of such an Awards explicitly).
   
“Exercise Price”
means, the price determined by the Administrator in accordance with Section 7.1 below which is to be paid to the Company in order to exercise a Granted Option and convert such into an Underlying Share, or the purchase price for each Share covered by any other Award.
   
“Fair Market Value”
Means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows:

(i) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market system, or the NASDAQ Capital Market of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to time of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, or such other source as the Board deems reliable. Without derogating from the above, solely for the purpose of determining the tax liability pursuant to Section 102(b)(3) of the Tax Ordinance, if at the Date of Grant the Company’s shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system or if the Company’s shares will be registered for trading within ninety (90) days following the Date of Grant, the Fair Market Value of a Share at the Date of Grant shall be determined in accordance with the average value of the Company’s shares on the thirty (30) trading days preceding the Date of Grant or on the thirty (30) trading days following the date of registration for trading, as the case may be;

(ii) If the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, or;

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

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“Grant of Awards”
with respect to Awards, means the grant of Awards by the Company to a Participant pursuant to an Award Letter issued to the Participant.
   
“Holding Period”
means with regard to Awards Granted under Section 102, the period in which the Awards granted to a Participant or, upon exercise thereof the Underlying Shares, are to be held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant, in accordance with Section 102, and pursuant to the Tax Track which the Company selects.
   
“Law”
means the laws of the State of Israel as are in effect from time to time.
   
“M&A Transaction”
means a "Deemed Liquidation Event" or other similar terms defined in the Articles of Association of the Company, and in the absence of such definition each of the following events: (i) any merger, reorganization or consolidation of the Company with or into another incorporated Person, or the acquisition of the Company by another Person by means of any transaction or series of related transactions, except any such merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the issued shares of the Company as of immediately prior to such transaction continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares that represent, immediately following such merger, reorganization, or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the outstanding shares of the surviving or acquiring incorporated Person; or (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the shares or assets of the Company (including, for this purpose, a conveyance, sale or disposition, or a license of all or substantially all of the intellectual property rights of the Company, which has the effect or economic impact similar to a sale of all or substantially all of the intellectual property rights of the Company), in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.

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“Notice of Exercise”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 below.
   
“Option”
means an option to purchase one Share of the Company.
   
“Non-Qualified Participant”
means any person who is not qualified to receive Awards under the provisions of Section 102, on behalf of whom an Award is Granted pursuant to Section 3i.
   
“Participant”
means an Qualified Participant, or a Non-Qualified Participant.
   
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, company, estate, trust, association or other organization or entity.
   
“Plan” or “Incentive Plan”
means this Share Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.
   
“Qualified  Participant”
an Israeli resident who is employed by the Company or its Affiliates, including an individual who is serving as a director or an office holder, but excluding any controlling stockholder according to the meaning ascribed to it in Section 32(9) of the Tax Ordinance, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance.
   
“Retirement”
means the termination of a Participant's employment as a result of his or her reaching the earlier of (i) the age of retirement as defined by Law; or (ii) the age of retirement specified in the Participant’s employment agreement.
   
“Section 102”
means Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance.
   
“Section 102 Rules”
means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief for Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003.

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“Section 3(i)” or “Section 3(i) Rules”
means section 3(i) of the Israeli Tax Ordinance and the applicable rules thereto or under applicable regulations.
   
“Share(s)”
means an ordinary share(s) of the Company with par value of NIS 3.00 (or of such other class as determined by the Board).
   
“Tax Ordinance”
means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, as amended, and any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder.
   
“Tax Track”
means one of the tax tracks described under Section 102.
   
“Tax Provision”
means, with respect to the Grant of Awards, the provisions of one of the three Tax Tracks in Section 102, or the provisions of 3i.
   
“Term of the Awards”
means, with respect to Granted but unexercised Awards, the time period set forth in Section 9 below.
   
“Trustee”
means a Trustee appointed by the Company to hold in trust, Options and the Underlying Shares issued upon exercise of such Options, Restricted Shares or RSU's on behalf of Participants.
   
“Underlying Shares”
means Shares issued or to be issued upon exercise of Granted Awards,  all in accordance with the Plan.

2.2.
General.  Without derogating from the meanings ascribed to the capitalized terms above, all singular references in this Plan shall include the plural and vice versa, and reference to one gender shall include the other, unless otherwise required by the context.
 
3.
Shares Available for Awards
 
The total number of Underlying Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and any modification thereof, shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Such number of Shares shall be subject to adjustment as required for the implementation of the provisions of the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 below.
 
In the event that Awards granted under the Plan expire or otherwise terminate in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, such expired or terminated Awards shall become available for future Grants under the Plan.
 
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4.
Adjustments

In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, may (in its sole discretion) adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Award.  Upon the occurrence of any such adjustment, references in this Plan to Shares and Underlying Shares shall be construed to mean the Shares of the Company subject to the Plan as so determined by the Administrator, following such adjustment.

In case of distribution of a cash dividend, so long as Shares deposited with the Trustee on behalf of a Participant are held in trust, the Company shall transfer to the Trustee the amount of dividend resulting from the Underlying Shares held by the Trustee for the benefit of Participants in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. The Trustee shall deduct all applicable taxes from the dividend amount and transfer the remaining dividend amount to such Participants.
 
5.
Administration of the Plan
 
5.1.
Power.  Subject to the Law, the Articles of Association of the Company, and any resolution to the contrary by the Board, the Administrator is authorized, in its sole and absolute discretion, to exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, to determine:


(a)
the identity of the Participants in the Plan.


(b)
the number of Awards to be Granted for each Participant’s benefit and the Exercise Price (subject to the approval of the Board if such approval is required by Law);


(c)
the time or times at which Awards shall be Granted;


(d)
whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered;


(e)
any terms and conditions in addition to those specified in the Plan under which an Award may be Granted; and


(f)
any measures, and to take actions, as deemed necessary or advisable for the administration and implementation of the Plan.


(g)
to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to take all actions resulting there from including without limitation;


(h)
subject to Section 7, to accelerate the date on which any Award under the Plan becomes exercisable;


(i)
to waive or amend Plan provisions relating to exercise of Awards, including exercise of Awards after termination of employment, for any reason; and


(j)
to amend any of the terms of the Plan, or any prior determinations of the Administrator;


(k)
to adopt supplements to the Plan, including without limitations in order to accommodate tax regime of foreign jurisdictions.


(l)
all decisions made by the Administrator with respect to the Plan, the interpretation thereof, shall be final and binding upon all Participants.
 
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5.2.
Limitations.


(a)
with respect to any action necessary for the administration of the Plan, which is under any applicable Law or the Company's Articles of Association, required to be taken by the Board, without any right of delegation, notwithstanding anything to the contrary  herein, such action shall be taken by the Board.


(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1 above, no interpretations, determinations or actions of the Administrator shall contradict the provisions of applicable Law.
 
5.3.
NASDAQ Stock Market Rules. The provisions of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules, or any similar applicable rules, will apply to the Plan, and to the extent that the Plan and the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules are inconsistent, the provisions of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules will prevail.
 
6.
Grant and Allocation of Awards
 
6.1.
Conditions for grant of Awards.  Awards may be Granted at any time after:


(a)
the grant has been approved by the necessary corporate bodies of the Company; and


(b)
30 days after a request for approval of the Plan has been submitted for approval to  the Israeli Income Tax Authorities pursuant to the requirements of the Tax Ordinance; and


(c)
all other approvals, consents or requirements necessary by Law have been received or met.
 
6.2.
Date of grant.  The date on which Awards shall be deemed Granted under the Plan shall be the date the Administrator resolves to grant such Award or any future date determined as the effective date of a grant of an Award, if so expressly stated by the Administrator in its determination relating to the grant of an Award, subject to the execution by the Participant of all such instruments required by the Company with respect to the Grant, and (with respect to all Awards issued to the Trustee) the timely delivery of all such instruments required by the Trustee with respect to the Grant, in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Ordinance (“Date of Grant”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event that under the terms of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, shareholder approval is required in order to grant any Awards, the Date of Grant shall be the the date the Company’s shareholders resolves to approve such Award. All other conditions under this Section shall apply.
 
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7.
Exercise of Awards
 
7.1.
Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price per Underlying Share deliverable upon the exercise of an Award shall be determined by the Administrator. The Exercise Price shall be set forth in the Award Letter.

7.2.
Vesting Schedule.  Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator (at its sole discretion), all Awards Granted on a certain date shall, subject to continued employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate by the Participant, become vested and exercisable in accordance with the following vesting schedule:


(a)
25% of the Award shall vest on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.


(b)
The remaining 75% of the Award shall vest (equally) on a quarterly basis, over 12 quarters as of the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.


(c)
In accordance with the above, all Award shall become fully vested by the Fourth anniversary of the Commencement Date.

7.3.
Exercise of a portion of the Awards.  The exercise of a portion of the Awards Granted shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining unexercised Awards held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant.
 
7.4.
Manner of Exercise. An Award may be exercised by and upon the fulfilment of the following:
 

(a)
Notice of Exercise
 
The signing by the Participant, and delivery to both the Company (at its principal office) and the Trustee (if the Awards are held by a Trustee), of an exercise notice form as prescribed by the Administrator, including but not limited to: (i) the identity of the Participant, (ii) the number of Awards to be exercised, and (iii) the Exercise Price to be paid (the “Notice of Exercise”).
 
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(b)
Exercise Price
 
The payment by the Participant to the Company, in such manner as shall be determined by the Administrator, of the Exercise Price with respect to all the Awards exercised, as set forth in the Notice of Exercise.
 
Notwithstanding the aforementioned, in the event the following payment method is included in the Award Letter or otherwise approved by the Administrator, the Exercise Price of each Award may be payable upon the exercise of part or all of vested Awards through a "Net Exercise" method so that the Participant will be entitle to receive pursuant to the exercise of the Awards only the number of Shares representing the benefit component in the Awards, based on the following formula, in exchange to paying only the par value of the Share. For the avoidance of doubt, according to this exercise method, the Participant will not actually pay the Exercise Price which is used only for calculating the benefit component.
 
 
X = the number of Shares that the Participant will receive upon exercising the Awards into Shares.
 
Y = the number of vested exercisable Awards that the Participant wishes to exercise into Shares;
 
A = the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of the Share at the date of exercise;
 
B = the Exercise Price;
 
N = the par value of the Share.
 

(c)
Allocation of Shares
 
Upon the delivery of a duly signed Notice of Exercise and the payment to the Company of the Exercise Price with respect to all the Awards specified therein, the Company shall issue the Underlying Shares to the Trustee (according to the applicable Holding Period) or to the Participant, as the case may be.
 

(d)
Expenses
 
All costs and expenses including broker fees and bank commissions, derived from the exercise of Awards or Underlying Shares, shall be borne solely on the Participant.
 
8.
Waiver of Award Rights
 
At any time prior to the expiration of any Granted (but unexercised) Awards, a Participant may waive his rights to such Award by a written notice to the Company's principal office. Such notice shall specify the number of Awards Granted, which the Participant waives, and shall be signed by the Participant.
 
Upon receipt by the Company of a notice of waiver of such rights, such Awards shall expire and shall become available for future Grants under the Plan.
 
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9.
Term of the Awards
 
Unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Plan, all Granted but unexercised Awards shall expire and cease to be exercisable at 5:00 p.m. Israel time on the 10th anniversary of the Date of Grant.
 
10.
Termination of Engagement
 
10.1.
Termination of Engagement.  If a Participant ceases to be an employee, director, officer or Consultant of the Company or Subsidiary for any reason (“Termination of Engagement”) other than death, Retirement, Disability or Cause, then any vested but unexercised Awards on the date of Termination of Engagement (as shall be determined by the Company or Affiliate, in its sole discretion), granted to Participant (“Exercisable Awards”) may be exercised, if not previously expired, not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the date of Termination of Engagement; or (ii) the Term of the Awards.
 
All other Awards granted for the benefit of Participant shall expire upon the date of Termination of Engagement.
 
10.2.
Termination for Cause. If subsequent to the Participant's Termination of Engagement, but prior to the exercise of Awards Granted to such Participant, the Administrator determines that either prior or subsequent to the Participant's Termination of Engagement, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the Participant’s right to exercise the Awards Granted to such Participant shall immediately cease upon such determination, and the Awards shall thereupon expire.
 
If at any time, the Administrator determines that the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then any Underlying Shares issued to the Participant, whether held by the Participant or the Trustee, shall be subject to repurchase by the Company (or anyone designated by the Company), for no consideration, or for the exercise price actually paid to the Company with respect to such Underlying Shares, all subject to applicable Law. In any case whereby the Participant fails to transfer such Underlying Shares to the Company, the Company may take any action the Company deems fit in order to affect such transfer (by virtue of forfeit, transfer, redemption or any other action), including without limitations authorize any party to execute any instrument so required on behalf of the Participant, in order to effect such transfer.
 
The determination by the Administrator as to the occurrence of Cause shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Plan.
 
10.3.
Termination by Reason of Death, Retirement, or Disability.  In the event of Termination of Engagement of a Participant by reason of death, Retirement, or Disability, any vested but unexercised Awards shall be exercisable in the case of death, by his or her estate, personal representative or beneficiary, or in the case of Retirement or Disability, by the Participant or his or her personal representative (as the case may be), until the earlier of (i) 180 days after the date of Termination of Engagement; or (ii) the Term of the Awards.
 
All other Granted Awards for the benefit of Participant shall expire upon the date of Termination of Engagement.
 
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10.4.
Exceptions.  In special circumstances, pertaining to the Termination of Engagement of a certain Participant, the Administrator may in its sole discretion decide to extend any of the periods stated above in Sections 10.1-10.3.
 
10.5.
Transfer of Employment or Service.  A Participant’s right to Awards or the exercise thereof that were Granted to him or her under this Plan, shall not be terminated or expire solely as a result of the fact that the Participant’s employment or service as an employee, officer, director or Consultant changes from the Company to a Subsidiary or vice versa. Furthermore, the Administrator may determine that the transfer of a Participant from a status of an employee, officer or director to a status of a Consultant or from a status of a Consultant to a status of an employee, officer or director, shall not be deemed a Termination of Engagement for purposes hereof.
 
11.
Awards and Tax Provisions
 
All Awards under this Plan shall be granted in accordance with one of the Tax Provisions as follows:
 

The Company may grant Awards to Qualified Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 and the Rules.
 

The Company may Grant Awards to Non-Qualified Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(i).
 
11.1.
Tax Provision Selection.  The Company shall elect under which Tax Provision each Award is Granted in accordance with any applicable Law and its sole discretion – i.e. the Company shall elect if to grant Awards to Participants under one of the three Section 102 Tax Tracks, or under the provisions of Section 3i. The Company shall notify each Participant in the Award Letter, under which Tax Provision the Awards are granted and, if applicable, under which Section 102 Tax Track, each Award is granted.

Awards granted according to Section 102 through a Trustee may either be classified as Capital Gains Track Through a Trustee or as Income Tax Track Through a Trustee.

For the avoidance of doubt, such Election shall not prevent the Company from granting Awards according to Section 102 without a Trustee simultaneously.

In the event the Administrator determines that the Company shall elect one of the Tax Tracks for grants of Section 102 Awards, all grants of Section 102 Awards made following such election, shall be subject to the elected Tax Track and the Company shall be entitled to change such election only following the lapse of one year from the end of the tax year in which Section 102 Awards are first granted under the then prevailing Tax Track or following the lapse of any shorter or longer period, if provided by law.
 
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11.2.
Section 102 Trustee Tax Tracks.  If the Company elects to Grant Awards to Israeli Participants through (i) the Capital Gains Track Through a Trustee, or (ii) the Income Tax Track Through a Trustee, then, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102, the Company shall appoint a Trustee who will hold in trust on behalf of each Israeli Participant the granted Awards and the Underlying Shares issued upon exercise of such Awards in trust on behalf of each Israeli Participant. The Participant shall be bound by the trust agreement executed between the Company and any such trustee, including any amendment thereof.
 
11.3.
Income Tax Track Without a Trustee.  If the Company elects to Grant Awards to Israeli Participants according to the provisions of this track, then the Awards will not be subject to a Holding Period. However, upon exercise of Awards under this Tax Track, the Trustee shall hold such Underlying Shares for the benefit of the Israeli Participant in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of this Plan.
 
11.4.
Concurrent Conditions. The Holding Period of Section 102, if any, is in addition to the vesting period as specified in Section 7.2 of the Plan.  The Holding Period and vesting period may run concurrently, but neither is a substitute for the other, and each are independent terms and conditions for Awards Granted.
 
11.5.
Trust Agreement.  The terms and conditions applicable to the trust relating to the Tax Track selected by the Company, as appropriate, shall be set forth in an agreement signed by the Company and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”).
 
12.
Rights as a Shareholder
 
A Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to Underlying Shares issued under this Plan, until such time as the Shares shall be registered in the name of the Participant in the Company’s register of shareholders.
 
13.
No Special Employment Rights
 
Nothing contained in this Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of employment by or service to the Company or Affiliate or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or Affiliate, to terminate such employment or service or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Israeli Participant.
 
14.
Restrictions on Sale of Awards
 
14.1.
Options. Options may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent.
 
14.2.
Shares.  No transfer of Underlying Shares shall be effective unless is made in compliance with the Articles of Association of the Company (as may be amended from time to time), including, without derogating from the generality of the above, the required approval of any transfer of Shares by the Board, right of first refusal, right of co-sale, and the right of bring along, all - to the extent exist under the Articles of Association of the Company. Without derogating from the aforesaid, all Underlying Shares shall be subject to restrictions set forth in any shareholders agreement (or other similar instrument) applicable to all or substantially all of the shareholders of the Company.
 
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14.3.
Restricted Shares.  As stated on section 27(b) below
 
14.4.
Restricted Share units.  As stated in section 28 below
 
14.5.
M&A Transaction.  In the event of an M&A Transaction, the outstanding (including the unexercised, vested, unvested or restricted) portion of each outstanding Award shall be assumed or substituted with an equivalent Award or the right to receive Consideration by the acquiring or successor corporation or an affiliate thereof, as shall be determined by such entity and/or the Administrator, subject to the terms hereof. In the event that the successor corporation or any affiliate thereof does not provide for such an assumption, and/or substitution of outstanding Awards and/or the provision of Consideration for outstanding Awards, then unless determined otherwise with respect to a specific outstanding Award, the Administrator shall have sole and absolute discretion to determine the effect of the M&A Transaction on the portion of Awards outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the M&A Transaction, which may include any one or more of the following, whether in a manner equitable or not among individual Participants or groups of Participants: (i) all or a portion of the outstanding Awards shall become exercisable in full on a date no later than two (2) days prior to the date of consummation of the M&A Transaction, or on another date and/or dates or at an event and/or events as the Administrator shall determine at its sole and absolute discretion, provided that unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the exercise and/or vesting of all Awards that otherwise would not have been exercisable and/or vested in the absence of an M&A Transaction, shall be contingent upon the actual consummation of the M&A Transaction; and/or (ii) that all or a portion or certain categories of the outstanding Awards shall be cancelled upon the actual consummation of the M&A Transaction, and instead the holders thereof will receive Consideration, or no consideration, in the amount and under the terms determined by the Administrator at it sole and absolute discretion; and/or (iii) that an adjustment or interpretation of the terms of the Awards shall be made in order to facilitate the M&A Transaction and/or otherwise as required in context of the M&A Transaction.
 
14.6.
Acceleration Provision.  The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may decide to add a provision in certain Award Letters, according to which in case of an M&A Transaction, all or some of the unvested Awards, shall automatically accelerate.
 
15.
Tax Matters

This Plan shall be governed by, and shall conform with and be interpreted so as to comply with, the requirements of the Ordinance and any written approval from any relevant Tax Authorities. All tax consequences under any applicable Law (other than stamp duty) which may arise from the Grant or Allocation of Awards, from the exercise thereof or from the holding or sale of Underlying Shares (or other securities issued under the Plan) by or on behalf of the Participant, shall be borne solely by the Participant. The Participant shall indemnify the Company and/or Affiliate, as the case may be, and hold them harmless, against and from any liability for any such tax or any penalty, interest or indexing.

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If the Company elects to grant Awards according to the provisions of the Income Tax Track Without a Trustee (Section 11.3 of this Plan), and if prior to the exercise of any and/or all of these Awards, such Israeli Participant ceases to be an employee, director, or officer of the Company or Affiliate, the Israeli Participant shall deposit with the Company a guarantee or other security as required by law, in order to ensure the payment of applicable taxes upon the Exercise of such Awards.
 
16.
Withholding Taxes

Whenever an amount with respect to withholding tax relating to Awards s Granted to a Participant and/or Underlying Shares issued upon the exercise thereof is due from the Participant and/or the Company and/or an Affiliate, the Company and/or an Affiliate shall have the right to demand from a Participant such amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto, and whenever Shares or any other non-cash assets are to be delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Awards, or transferred thereafter, the Company and/or an Affiliate shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company and/or to the Affiliate, or to the Trustee an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto. If such amount is not timely remitted, the Company and/or the Affiliate shall have the right to withhold or set-off (subject to Law) such Shares or any other non-cash assets pending payment by the Participant of such amounts.
 
With regard to Awards Granted to Israeli Participants - until all taxes have been paid in accordance with Rule 7 of the Section 102 Rules, Awards and/or Underlying Shares may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered, or otherwise wilfully hypothecated or disposed of, and no power of attorney or deed of transfer, whether for immediate or future use may be validly given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Awards and/or Underlying Shares may be validly transferred in accordance with Section 20 below, provided that the transferee thereof shall be subject to the provisions of Section 102 and the Section 102 Rules as would have been applicable to the deceased Israeli Participant were he or she to have survived.
 
17.
No Transfer of Awards

The Trustee shall not transfer Awards to any third party, including a Participant, except in accordance with instructions received from the Administrator.
 
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18.
Transfer of Rights Upon Death
 
No transfer of any right to an Awards or Underlying Share issued upon the exercise thereof by will or by the laws of descent shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been furnished with the following signed and notarized documents:


(a)
A written request for such transfer and a copy of the legal documents creating and confirming the right of the person acting with respect to the Participant’s estate and of the transferee;


(b)
A written consent by the transferee to pay any amounts in connection with the Awards and Underlying Shares any payment due according to the provisions of the Plan and otherwise abide by all the terms of the Plan; and


(c)
any such other evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the right to the transfer of the Award or Underlying Share issued upon the exercise thereof and the validity of the transfer.
 
19.
No Right of Others to Awards
 
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, no person other than the Participant shall have any right with respect to Awards Granted to the Participant’s under the Plan.
 
20.
Expenses and Receipts
 
The expenses incurred in connection with the administration and implementation of the Plan (including any applicable stamp duty) shall be borne by the Company. Any proceeds received by the Company in connection with the exercise of any Award may be used for general corporate purposes.
 
21.
Required Approvals
 
The Plan is subject to the receipt of all approvals required under the Ordinance and the Law.
 
22.
Applicable Law
 
This Plan and all documents delivered or executed by the Company or Affiliate in connection herewith shall be governed by, and construed and administered in accordance with the Law.
 
23.
Treatment of Participants
 
There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants.
 
24.
No Conflicts
 
In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the Award Letter, the Plan shall prevail, unless the Award Letter stated specifically that the conflicting provision in the Award Letter shall prevail.
 
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25.
Participant Undertakings
 
By entering into this Plan, the Participant shall  (1) agree and acknowledge that he or she have received and read the Plan and the Award Letter; (2) undertake all the provisions set forth in: Section 3i or Section 102 as applicable (including provisions regarding the applicable Tax Track that the Company has selected), the Plan, the Award Letter and the Trust Agreement (if applicable); and (3) if the Options are Granted under Section 102, the Israeli Participant shall undertake that subject to the provisions of Section 102 and the Rules, he or she shall not to sell or release the Underlying Shares from trust before the end of the Holding Period (if any). Any and all rights underlying Award Granted under Section 102shall be issued to the Trustee and held thereby until the lapse of the Holding Period, and such rights shall be subject to the Tax Track which is applicable to such Exercised Shares
 
26.
Restricted shares.
 
The Board may award Restricted Shares to any Participant, including under Section 102.  Each Award of Restricted Shares under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Letter, in such form as the Board shall from time to time approve.  The Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of this Plan, which in the case of Restricted Shares granted under Section 102 shall include Section 11 hereof, and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with this Plan.  The provisions of the various Restricted Shares Award Letters under this Plan need not be identical.  The Restricted Share Award Letters shall comply with and be subject to the Plan unless otherwise specifically provided in such Award Letter and not inconsistent with this Plan, or applicable Law:
 

(a)
Purchase Price.  Each Restricted Share Award Letter shall state an amount of Exercise Price to be paid by the Participant, if any, in consideration for the issuance of the Restricted Shares and the terms of payment thereof, which may include, payment in cash or by issuance of promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness on such terms and conditions as determined by the Board.


(b)
Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution (in which case they shall be transferred subject to all restrictions then or thereafter applicable thereto), until such Restricted Shares shall have vested (the period from the date on which the Award is granted until the date of vesting of the Restricted Share thereunder being referred to herein as the “Restricted Period”). The Board may also impose such additional or alternative restrictions and conditions on the Restricted Shares, as it deems appropriate, including the satisfaction of performance criteria.  Such performance criteria may include, but are not limited to, sales, earnings before interest and taxes, return on investment, earnings per share, any combination of the foregoing or rate of growth of any of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee or pursuant to the provisions of any Company policy required under mandatory provisions of applicable Law.  Certificates for shares issued pursuant to Restricted Share Awards shall bear an appropriate legend referring to such restrictions, and any attempt to dispose of any such shares in contravention of such restrictions shall be null and void and without effect.   Such certificates may, if so determined by the Board, be held in escrow by an escrow agent appointed by the Board, or, if a Restricted Share Award is made pursuant to Section 102, by the Trustee.  In determining the Restricted Period of an Award the Board may provide that the foregoing restrictions shall lapse with respect to specified percentages of the awarded Restricted Shares on successive anniversaries of the date of such Award.  To the extent required by the Ordinance, the Restricted Shares issued pursuant to Section 102 shall be issued to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and the Restricted Shares shall be held for the benefit of the Participant for such period as may be required by the Ordinance.

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(c)
Forfeiture; Repurchase. Subject to such exceptions as may be determined by the Board, if the Participant's continuous employment with or service to the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall terminate for any reason prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period of an Award or prior to the timely payment in full of the Exercise Price of any Restricted Shares, any Shares remaining subject to vesting or with respect to which the purchase price has not been paid in full, shall thereupon be forfeited, transferred to, and redeemed, repurchased or cancelled by, as the case may be, in any manner as set forth in this Plan, subject to applicable Laws and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Shares.


(d)
Ownership.  During the Restricted Period the Participant shall possess all incidents of ownership of such Restricted Shares, subject to Section Error! Reference source not found. and Section (b), including the right to vote and receive dividends with respect to such Shares.   All securities, if any, received by a Participant with respect to Restricted Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award.
 
27.
Restricted Share Units
 
An RSU is an Award covering a number of Shares that is settled, if vested and (if applicable) exercised, by issuance of those Shares.  An RSU may be awarded to any Participant, including under Section 102, provided that, to the extent required by applicable Law, a specific ruling is obtained from the Israeli Income Tax Authority to grant RSUs as 102 Trustee Awards.  Award Letter relating to the grant of RSUs under this Plan, shall be in such form as the Board shall from time to time approve.   The RSUs shall be subject to all applicable terms of this Plan, mutatis mutandis, which in the case of RSUs granted under Section 102 shall include Section 11 hereof, and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with this Plan.  The provisions of the various Award Letters need not be identical.  RSUs may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Participant’s other compensation.


(a)
Exercise Price.  No payment of Exercise Price shall be required as consideration for RSUs, unless included in the Award Letter or as required by applicable Law.


(b)
Shareholders’ Rights.  The Participant shall not possess or own any ownership rights in the Shares underlying the RSUs and no rights as a shareholder shall exist prior to the actual issuance of Shares in the name of the Participant.


(c)
Vesting of RSUs.  Shares shall be issued to or for the benefit of Participant promptly following each vesting date determined by the Administrator, provided that Participant is still engaged by the Company on the applicable vesting date. After each such vesting date the Company shall promptly cause to be issued for the benefit of Participant Shares with respect to RSUs that became vested on such vesting date. It is clarified that no Shares shall be issued pursuant to the RSUs to Participant until the vesting criteria determined by the Administrator is met.


(d)
Settlements of Awards.  Settlement of vested RSUs shall be made in the form of Shares.  Distribution to a Participant of an amount (or amounts) from settlement of vested RSUs can be deferred to a date after settlement as determined by the Board.  The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents.  Until the grant of RSUs is settled, the number of Shares underlying such RSUs shall be subject to adjustment pursuant hereto, mutatis mutandis.
 
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