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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 31, 2025, Dr. Igal Louria Hayon, notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Raphael Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation from the Board, effective August 1, 2025. The resignation of Mr. Hayon as a director was not related to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Hayon will still provide services to the Company as its Chief Technology Officer, pursuant to an existing service agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Hayon.
On August 7, 2025, the Board of the Company appointed Mr. Zvi Laufer Laor to serve as a director of the Company in order to fill the resulting vacancy of the Board.
Mr. Laufer, age 73, is a lawyer, specializing in business and commercial law since 1979. Mr. Laufer also played a role in promoting real estate developments in Israel, including the North Mall in Nahariya in 1994 and a residential property company in 1998.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Laufer and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Laufer was selected as a director for the Board. There are no transactions, relationships or agreements between Mr. Laufer and the Company that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Board concluded that Mr. Laufer is qualified to serve as a director on the Company’s Board and meets the independence requirement under relevant securities laws.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RAPHAEL PHARMACEUTICAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Shlomo Pilo | |
| Name: | Shlomo Pilo | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: August 11, 2025
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