EX-4.11 16 v317078_ex4-11.htm EXHIBIT 4.11

 

EXECUTIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT

 

MORRIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS PLC

 

and

 

Dov Elefant

 

 
 

 

PARTIES:

 

(1)MORRIA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS PLC (company number 5252842) whose registered office is at 53 Davies street, Mayfair, London W1K5JH ("Company" or "Morria"); and (2) Dov Elefant having an address of1107 Cambridge Road, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666(Executive").

 

1.Definitions and interpretation

 

The definitions and interpretative provisions in Schedule 1 apply to this agreement.

 

2.Appointment

 

2.1The Company will employ the Executive as of January 11, 2012 (“Effective Date”) as Chief Financial Officer of Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc and subject to the terms and conditions specified in this agreement.

 

3.Duration of the Employment

 

3.1The Employment will commence on the Effective Date and, subject to clause 14, continue until terminated by either party giving to the other not less than three months’ notice in writing.

 

3.2For the purpose of ERA 1996 the Executive’s period of continuous employment will begin on the Effective Date and terminate on the third anniversary. The Employment is not continuous with any previous employment.

 

3.3The Executive represents and warrants that he is not bound by or subject to any court order agreement arrangement or undertaking which in any way restricts or prohibits him from entering into this agreement or from performing his duties under this agreement.

 

4.Scope of the Employment

 

4.1The Executive shall have the responsibility and power and authority to take (or authorize other officers, employees or agents of the Company to take) all actions on behalf of the Company that are within the ordinary course of business of the Company in his position as Chief Financial Officer and as directed by the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, or Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, unless the Chairman of the Board of the Company, or Board of Directors shall have previously restricted (specifically or generally) such power and authority of the Chief Financial Officer(“Services”).

 

4.2The scope of the Services shall be determined by the Company from time to time, according to the Company’s needs.

 

4.2.1devote to his duties the time, attention and skill as may reasonably be required for the satisfactory performance of the position.

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4.2.2faithfully and diligently perform such duties and exercise such powers consistent with his position as may from time to time be assigned to or vested in him by the Chief Executive Office, Chairman of the Board of Morria; and Board of Directors of Morria;

 

4.2.3obey the reasonable and lawful directions of the Chief Executive Office, Chairman of the Board of Morria; and Board of Directors of Morria or anyone duly authorised by it;

 

4.2.4comply with all the Company’s rules, regulations, policies and procedures from time to time in force;

 

4.2.5use best endeavours to promote and protect the interests of Morria and future growth; and

 

4.2.6keep the Chief Executive Office, President and Chairman of the Board of Morria at all times promptly and fully informed, in writing if so requested, of his conduct of the business of Morria as the Chief Executive Office or Chairman may require.

 

4.3Specifically, but without limitation, the Executive shall have the responsibility of preparing the company for listing in the US ("Listing"):

 

4.3.1Coordinate the financial regulatory filings in the United States and United Kingdom, and submissions of required official Forms to the US Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC"), prospectus preparations and all related required actions together with the external professionals to prepare the company to its Listing and registering the Company shares in the US;
4.3.2Preparing quarterly and annual financial statements including the implementation, in accordance with the GAAP regulations and in cooperation with the Company’s external accountants, for the purpose of preparing the prospectus and Company Audits;
4.3.3Prepare tax filing and documents and coordinate with external accountants;
4.3.4Preparing board of directors reports and other reports;
4.3.5Acting as the company CFO;
4.3.6Leading financing rounds;
4.3.7Managing on-going bookkeeping & salaries;
4.3.8Managing the Company's activity with banks and cash flow;
4.3.9Participating in meetings of the board of directors of the Company, on a requested basis;
4.3.10Preparing budget control and forecast;
4.3.11Attending shareholder and investor meetings;
4.3.12Delivering to Company not less than monthly electronic copies of all documentation, work sheets, records and other materials received or prepared and transmitted to Executive in respect of the services.

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4.4It is hereby clarified that the list above is a non-exhaustive list. Executive acknowledges that Morria is a UK company and that its services include interaction with UK and US accountants, and other UK and US entities as may be required.

 

4.5The Executive must not, without the prior consent of the Board:

 

4.5.1on behalf of the Company, incur any capital expenditure in excess of any sum authorised from time to time by the Board;

 

4.5.2on behalf of the Company, enter into any commitment contract or arrangement without authorization from the Chief Executive Office, Chairman of the Board of Morria, or the Board of Directors of Morria and which is outside the normal course of its business or of an unusual onerous or long term nature or outside the scope of his normal duties

 

5.Hours and place of work

 

5.1The Executive will work full time for the Company and devote his full time, energy and attention to the Company. The Executive may not be employed in another employment or consulting position unless approved in advance by the Chairman of the Board of Morria.

 

5.2The Executive will work such hours as are necessary for the proper performance of his duties as defined by the Project.

 

5.3The Company may require the Executive to work from another location as it may reasonably request of the Executive.

 

5.4The Executive may be required to work and undertake travel inside and outside the United Kingdom as the Company may reasonably require and as may be necessary for the proper performance of the Executive’s duties.

 

6.Remuneration and benefits

 

6.1The Company will pay to the Executive a gross Salary of twelve thousand five hundred ($12,500 USD) ("Salary) per month of his employment and thereafter clause 6.3 shall apply. The Executive’s Salary will accrue from day to day and be payable by equal monthly instalments in arrears on the last day of each calendar month by credit transfer to a bank or building society account nominated by the Executive. The Salary will be subject to deductions for income tax and National Insurance contributions or such other tax as required by law in the US and UK. The Salary for employment of part of a month shall be proportionate to the days the Executive was employed by the Company in such a month. Executive shall be responsible for paying all federal, state, local taxes or any such other taxes required by law; social security, and Medicare. Company shall provide a W-2 form to Executive.

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6.2The Executive will be eligible to receive a discretionary annual performance based bonus based on performance standards determined by the Board of Directors. Individual performance objectives may include, but are not limited to: the achievement of the Company’s financing goals, the initial Listing of the Company’s stock on a US Exchange and timely and accurate filing of all regulatory filings.

 

6.3The Board will review the Executive’s Salary annually. The Company is not obliged to increase the Salary following any review.

 

6.4The Executive will be entitled to participate in any benefit plans or arrangement established by the Company subject to the Executive meeting the eligibility requirements of such plans and the provision of any benefits will be subject to the rules of the schemes.

 

6.5The Executive will receive 40,000 common shares under the Company's Employment Stock Option Plan. Executive options shall fully vest after 12 months from the date the Employment commences.

 

6.6Any benefit plans provided by the Company to the Executive or the Executive’s family which are not expressly referred to in this agreement will be regarded as ex gratia and at the sole discretion of the Company and will not form part of the Employment.

 

7.Deductions: For the purposes of ERA 1996, the Executive authorises the Company to deduct from his remuneration under this agreement any sums due from him to the Company including, but not limited to, any overpayments of Salary, loans or advances made to him by the Company, any fines incurred by the Executive and paid by the Company, any unauthorised expenses, the cost of repairing any damage or loss to the Company’s property caused by him and any losses suffered by the Company as a result of any negligence or breach of duty by the Executive.

 

8.Expenses

 

8.1The Company will reimburse the Executive on a monthly basis for all expenses reasonably incurred by him in the proper performance of his duties, subject to the Executive providing such receipts or other evidence as the Company may require.

 

8.2If the Executive is issued with a Company credit card it is issued on condition that he:

 

8.2.1takes good care of it and immediately reports any loss of it to the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board;

 

8.2.2uses the card only for the purposes of the business of the Company in accordance with any Company policy; and

 

8.2.3returns the card immediately to the Company on request.

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9. Pension

 

No provision for retirement or death in service benefits will be made by the Company for the Executive but if the Company provides access to a stakeholder pension scheme pursuant to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 full details will be provided on request. There is no contracting-out certificate in force under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 in respect of the Employment.

 

10.Restrictions on other activities by the Executive

 

10.1During the Employment the Executive must not directly be involved in any activity which the Company considers may be, or become, competitive and/or harmful to the interest of the Company or of any Group Company or which might adversely affect the performance of the Executive’s duties under the Employment.

 

10.2The Executive must not, except with the prior approval of the Board, be employed in any other business or undertaking. This restriction does not prohibit the holding by the Executive, either directly or through nominees, of investments dealt on any Recognised Investment Exchange if not more than three percent of the issued shares or other securities of any class of any one company are so held.

 

10.3The Executive must comply with:

 

10.3.1every rule of law and the rules and regulations of any Recognised Investment Exchange applicable to the Company; and

 

10.3.2every regulation of the Company for the time being in force in relation to dealings in shares or other securities of the Company or any Group Company.

 

10.4The Executive must not, and will procure so far as he is able that his spouse, infant children and other connected persons, within the meaning of section 346 Companies Act 1985, will not, deal or become or cease to be interested, within the meaning set out in part 1 schedule XIII Companies Act 1985, in any securities of the Company, except in accordance with the then current code for securities transactions by directors of the Company.

 

10.5Subject to any regulations issued by the Company, the Executive may not receive or obtain directly or indirectly any discount rebate or commission (Benefit) in respect of any sale or purchase of goods effected or other business transacted, whether or not by him by or on behalf of the Company or any Group Company. If the Executive, or any firm or company in which he is interested, obtains a Benefit he must account to the Company or the relevant Group Company for it or a due proportion of the Benefit received by such company or firm having regard to the extent of the Executive’s interest in it.

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11.Confidential Information and Company documents

 

11.1The Executive must not either during the Employment, except in the proper performance of his duties, and subject to the Company’s disclosure of information policy or at any time after the termination of the Employment:

 

11.1.1Divulge, disclose, transfer, or communicate to any person any Confidential Information;

 

11.1.2use or assist a third party to use any Confidential Information for his own purposes or for any purposes other than those of the Company or any Group Company; or

 

11.1.3permit or cause any unauthorised disclosure of any Confidential Information through any failure on his part to exercise due care and diligence.

 

11.2The restrictions in clause 11.1 do not apply to:

 

11.2.1any disclosure required for the proper performance of the Executive's duties during the Employment or as authorised by the Board;

 

11.2.2any disclosure made to any person authorised by the Company to possess the relevant information;

 

11.2.3any information or knowledge that was known to the Executive prior to the commencement date of this agreement; or

 

11.2.4any information which becomes available to the public generally otherwise than through the default of the Executive.

 

11.3All information, data, materials, compositions, notes, memoranda records lists of customers and suppliers, employees correspondence documents, computer and other discs and tapes, data listings, codes, designs and drawings and other documents and material whatsoever in the Executive’s possession or control and whether or not made or created by the Executive, relating to the business of the Company or any Group Company and any copies of them:

 

11.3.1are and remain the property of the Company or the relevant Group Company;

 

11.3.2will be handed over by the Executive to the Company or to the relevant Group Company on demand and, in any event, immediately on the termination of the Employment and the Executive will certify that all such property has been so handed over; and

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11.3.3will on demand and, in any event, immediately on the termination of the Employment be permanently deleted from any PC system in his possession or under his control.

 

12.Data protection

 

The Executive confirms that the Company may collect, hold, process and transfer, both electronically and manually, Employment Related Personal Data for the purposes of administering the Employment, the Company’s administration, management of its staff and its business and to comply with applicable procedures laws and regulations for the transfer storage and processing by the Company of such the Employment Related Personal Data outside the European Economic Area, in particular to and in the United States of America and any other country in which the Company has offices. Additionally, the Executive explicitly consents to the Company collecting, holding, processing and transferring, both electronically and manually, Employment Related Sensitive Personal Data for the purposes of compiling and disclosing statistics in connection with the Company’s equal opportunities programme.

 

13.Inventions and other intellectual property

 

13.1The parties foresee that the Executive may make inventions or create other intellectual property in the course of the Employment. In this respect the Executive has a special responsibility to further the interests of the Company and the Group.

 

13.2In relation to each and every conception, improvement, invention or discovery which relates directly or indirectly to the business of the Company (Company Invention) which the Executive, jointly or alone, makes at any time during the Employment, he will:

 

13.2.1promptly disclose full details, including information, know how, technology, data, materials, any documents, drawings models, or other embodiments of the Company Invention; and

 

13.2.2assign and will assign all Inventions to the Company, and all information, data, technology, conceptions, know how, to the Company. At Company’s request and expense, do all things necessary or desirable to enable the Company or its nominee to exploit the Company Invention for commercial purposes and to secure patent or other appropriate forms of protection for it anywhere in the world. Decisions as to the patenting and exploitation of any Company Invention are at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

13.2.3To the extent that he owns or will own the rights in relation to any Company Invention, assigns to the Company by way of future assignments all such rights.

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13.3In relation to each and every copyright work including, but not limited to, any source code and object code for software, domain name, database or design which relates either directly or indirectly to the business of the Company or any Group Company (Copyright Work) which the Executive, jointly or alone, originates, conceives, writes or makes at any time during the period of his Employment the Executive:

 

13.3.1will promptly disclose such Copyright Work, including any documents, drawings, models or other embodiments of the Copyright Work, to the Company. Any Copyright Work made wholly outside the Executive’s normal working hours which is wholly unconnected with the Employment or, directly or indirectly, the business of the Company or any Group Company is excluded from the ambit of clause 13.3;

 

13.3.2to the extent that he owns or will own the rights in any Copyright Work, assigns to the Company by way of future assignment all copyright, database rights, design rights and other proprietary rights, if any, throughout the world in the Copyright Work including the right to register, at the Company’s absolute discretion, any such rights in the Copyright Work; and

 

13.3.3irrevocably and unconditionally waives in favour of the Company any and all moral rights conferred on him by chapter IV of part I of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 in relation to any such Copyright Work.

 

13.4The Executive, at the request and expense of the Company, will do all things necessary or desirable to substantiate the rights of the Company to each and every Company Invention or Copyright Work and permit the Company, which the Executive irrevocably appoints as his attorney for this purpose, to execute documents, to use his name and to do all things which may be necessary or desirable for the Company to obtain for itself or its nominee the full benefit of each and every Company Invention or Copyright Work. A certificate in writing signed by any director or the secretary of the Company that any instrument or act falls within the authority conferred by clause 13.4 will be conclusive evidence to that effect so far as any third party is concerned.

 

13.5Nothing in clause 13 will be construed as restricting the rights of the Executive or the Company under sections 39 to 43 Patents Act 1977.

 

14.Termination

 

14.1The Employment may be terminated for any reason by the Company, Chief Executive Office, or Chairman of Board of Morria by not less than threemonths’ notice in writing given at any time.

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14.2The Employment may be terminated immediately by the Company if the Executive:

 

14.2.1commits any serious breach or repeats or continues, after warning, any material breach of his obligations;

 

14.2.2is guilty of conduct tending to bring himself or the Company or any Group Company into disrepute;

 

14.2.3becomes bankrupt or has an interim order made against him under the Insolvency Act 1986 or compounded with his creditors generally;

 

14.2.4is indicted or convicted of an offence under any statutory enactment or regulation relating to insider dealing or is in breach of the code on directors’ dealings in listed securities adopted from time to time by the Company or any Group Company;

 

14.2.5commits any breach of clauses 10, 11 or 13;

 

14.2.6is indicted or convicted of any criminal offence, other than a minor motoring offence that does not prevent the Executive performing his duties;

 

14.2.7fails to perform or is, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, incapable of properly performing his duties under this agreement, if the Executive has been given due warning by the Company of his poor performance or incapability and has failed within the specified period to meet the required standard; or

 

14.2.8without reasonable cause wilfully neglects or refuses to discharge his duties or to attend to the business of the Company and or any Group Company.

 

14.3If the Company becomes entitled to terminate the Employment pursuant to clause 14.2, it may, but without prejudice to its right subsequently to terminate the Employment on the same or any other ground, suspend the Executive either on full pay or without payment of salary.

 

14.4The Company reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to terminate the Employment immediately or with less notice than required by clause 3.1 and to give the Executive pay in lieu of any such notice of termination and he will forfeit any entitlement to any bonus payments due for payment following the termination of his employment that has not yet vested.

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14.5During any period of notice of termination not exceeding three months, whether given by the Company, the Company is under no obligation to assign any duties to the Executive. The Company may exclude the Executive from any of its premises and require him not to contact any customers, suppliers or employees and/or to resign from any office held in the Company or Group Company.

 

14.6If the Employment is terminated by either party, whether wrongfully or not, the Salary payable during any notice period, or payment made in lieu of notice, will not include any Salary increases that the Executive may have been awarded under clause 6.1 or otherwise.

 

14.7During any period of notice of termination not exceeding three months, whether given by the Company or the Executive, the Company may assign to the Executive such other duties as the Company determines in its absolute discretion.

 

14.8On the termination of the Employment, however arising, or on either party serving notice of termination the Executive will:

 

14.8.1at the request of the Company, resign from office and all offices held by him in the Company. Such resignation will be without prejudice to any claims which the Executive may have against the Company arising out of the termination of the Employment; and

 

14.8.2immediately deliver to the Company any document, computers, materials, motor car and all car keys, credit cards and other property of or relating to the business of the Company which may be in his possession or under his control.

 

14.9If the Executive fails to comply with his obligations under clause 14.8 the Company is irrevocably authorised to appoint some person in his name and on his behalf to sign any documents and do any things necessary to give effect to those provisions.

 

14.10If the Executive is offered but unreasonably refuses to agree to the transfer of this agreement by way of novation to a company which has acquired or agreed to acquire the whole or substantially the whole of the undertaking and assets or the equity share capital of the Company, the Executive will have no claim against the Company in respect of the termination of the Employment by reason of:

 

14.10.1the subsequent voluntary winding-up of the Company; or

 

14.10.2the disclaimer of this agreement by the Company within one month after such acquisition.

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14.11If the Executive is not offered the transfer of this agreement by way of novation to a company which has acquired or agreed to acquire the whole or substantially the whole of the undertaking and assets or the equity share capital of the Company, the Executive shall receive Salary and fully-paid benefits in effect at that time for a period of 6 months and all outstanding options shall immediately vest and the expiration of such options shall be 12 months.

 

14.12If within 24 months from the date the Employment commences (i) the Executive’s employment terminates for a reason set out herein in clause 14.2; or (ii) the Executive serves notice that he wishes to resign, the Executive agrees that any of his then unvested outstanding options, which were granted to him under and pursuant to the Employment Stock Option Plan of the Company (the “ESOP”) shall expire immediately and all interests and rights of the Executive in and to the same shall terminate. Executive options shall fully vest after 12 months from the date the Employment commences. For avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby agreed that, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement and the provisions of this clause, the latter shall govern and prevail.

 

14.13Any delay by the Company in exercising its rights of termination under clause 14 will not constitute a waiver of them.

 

15.Post termination covenants

 

15.1The Executive undertakes with the Company that he will not during the Restricted Period without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, whether by himself, through his employees or agents or otherwise and whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, directly or indirectly:

 

15.1.1in competition with the Company, within the Restricted Area, be employed, engaged or otherwise interested in the business of researching into, developing, manufacturing, distributing, selling, supplying or otherwise dealing with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services. This prohibition does not apply to the holding, directly or through nominees, of investments dealt on any Recognised Investment Exchange if the holding does not exceed three percent of the issued shares or other securities of any class of any one company;

 

15.1.2in competition with the Company, solicit business from or canvass any Customer or Prospective Customer if such solicitation or canvassing is in respect of Restricted Goods or Restricted Services;

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15.1.3in competition with the Company, accept orders for Restricted Goods or Restricted Services from any Customer or Prospective Customer;

 

15.1.4discourage any Supplier or Prospective Supplier from conducting or continuing to conduct business with the Company on the best terms available to the Company;

 

15.1.5solicit or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce any person who on the date of termination of the Employment was a director or manager of the Company with whom the Executive had dealings during the Employment to cease working for or providing services to the Company, whether or not any such person would as a consequence commit a breach of contract; or

 

15.1.6employ or otherwise engage in the business of researching into developing, manufacturing, distributing, selling, supplying or otherwise dealing with Restricted Goods or Restricted Services any person who was during the 12 months preceding the date of termination of the Employment employed or otherwise engaged by the Company and who by reason of such employment or engagement is in possession of any Confidential Information or who has acquired influence over Customers and Prospective Customers. References to the Executive in the definitions of Customer and Prospective Customer are to be replaced by references to the relevant employee for the purposes of the interpretation of clause 15.1.6.

 

15.2The Executive must not induce procure or assist any other person, firm, corporation or organisation to do anything which if done by the Executive would be a breach of any of the provisions of clause 15.1.

 

15.3In clause 15.1 references to acting directly or indirectly include, without prejudice to the generality of that expression, references to acting alone jointly with on behalf of by means of or by the agency of any other persons.

 

15.4The obligations undertaken by the Executive pursuant to clause 15 constitute a separate and distinct covenant with respect to the Company and the invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant will not affect the validity or enforceability of the covenants in favour of the Company.

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15.5The Executive undertakes with the Company that he will not at any time after the termination of the Employment in the course of carrying on any trade or business, claim represent or otherwise indicate any present association with the Company or for the purpose of carrying on or retaining any business or custom, claim, represent or otherwise indicate any past association with the Company to its detriment.

 

15.6While the restrictions in clause 15, on which the Executive has had the opportunity to take independent advice, are considered by the parties to be reasonable in all the circumstances, if any such restrictions, by themselves, or taken together, are adjudged to go beyond what is reasonable in all the circumstances for the protection of the legitimate interests of the Company but would be adjudged reasonable if part or parts of the wording were deleted, the relevant restriction or restrictions will apply with such deletions as may be necessary to make it or them valid and effective.

 

16.Grievance procedure

 

If the Executive wishes to obtain redress of any grievance relating to the Employment or is dissatisfied with any reprimand, suspension or other disciplinary step taken by the Company, he must apply in writing in the first instance to the Chairman of the Board, setting out the nature and details of any such grievance or dissatisfaction. The grievance procedure does not form part of your contract of employment.

 

17.Disciplinary procedures

 

The Executive’s employment is subject to the same standards of conduct as other employees but the Company’s disciplinary procedure will be varied to the extent that it will reflect the seniority of the Executive’s position. The disciplinary procedure is available from the Company Secretary and does not form part of the contract of employment.

 

18.Notices

 

18.1Any notice or other document to be given under this agreement must be in writing and either delivered personally to the Executive or to the secretary of the Company, or sent by first class post or other fast postal service or by facsimile transmission to the Company at its registered office for the time being or to the Executive at his last known place of residence.

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18.2Any such notice will unless the contrary is proved, be deemed served when in the ordinary course of the means of transmission it would first be received by the addressee in normal business hours. In proving such service it will be sufficient to prove that the notice was addressed properly and posted or that the facsimile transmission was despatched.

 

19.Former service agreements

 

19.1This agreement is in substitution for any previous agreements or arrangements, whether written oral or implied, relating to the employment of the Executive, which are deemed to have been terminated by mutual consent.

 

20.Choice of law, submission to jurisdiction and address for service

 

20.1This agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.

 

20.2The parties submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts but this agreement may be enforced by the Company in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

21.General

 

21.1This agreement constitutes the written statement of the terms of the Employment provided in compliance with part 1 of ERA 1996.

 

21.2There are no collective agreements in place in respect of the Employment.

 

21.3Except where expressly stated nothing in this agreement will create any enforceable rights for any third party.

 

21.4The Executive has taken his own independent legal advice on this agreement

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Schedule 1

Definitions and interpretations

(Clause 1)

 

1.The provisions of Schedule 1 apply to the interpretation of this agreement including the schedules.

 

2.The following words and expressions have the following meanings:

  

Benefit    as defined in clause 10.5.
     
Board   the board of directors for the time being of the Company and including any committee of the board of directors duly appointed by it.
     
Company Goods   any products, data, compositions, materials, information, results, equipment or machinery developed,  manufactured, distributed or sold by the Company with which the duties of the Executive were concerned or for which he was responsible.
     
Company Invention   as defined in clause 13.2.
     
Company Services   any services including, but not limited to, technical and product support, technical advice and customer services supplied by the Company with which the duties of the Executive were concerned or for which he was responsible during the two years immediately preceding the date of termination of the Employment.
     
Confidential Information   any information, data, results, relating to the business, prospective business, technical processes, computer software, intellectual property rights or finances of the Company including, but not limited to, data, information comprising or containing details of suppliers and their terms of business, details of customers and their requirements, prices charged to and terms of business applicable to customers, marketing plans and sales forecasts, financial information results and forecasts, unless included in published audited accounts, any proposals relating to the acquisition or disposal of a company or business or any part of it or to any proposed expansion or contraction of activities, details of employees and officers and of the remuneration and other benefits paid to them, research activities, inventions, secret processes, designs, formulae and product lines, which comes into the Executive’s possession by virtue of the Employment, and which the Company regards, or could reasonably be expected to regard, as confidential whether or not such information is reduced to a tangible form or marked in writing as “confidential”, and any and all information which has been or may be derived or obtained from any such information.

 

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Copyright Work   as defined in clause 13.3.
     
Customer   any person to which the Company maintained a business relationship with, or distributed, sold or supplied Company Goods or Company Services during the two years immediately preceding the date of termination of the Employment and with which, during such period:
     
    1.            the Executive had personal dealings in the course of the Employment; or
     
    2.            any employee of the Company who was under the direct or indirect supervision of the Executive had personal dealings in the course of that employee’s employment,
     
Employment   the Executive’s employment under this agreement.
     
Employment Related Personal Data   information which is personal to the Executive, including but not limited to demographic information (name and address etc.) information enabling the Company to make payments (salary, bank account number, deductions, allowances etc.) information enabling access to benefits (details of family members required for insurance and pension purposes), information specifically regarding the Employment, (supervisor information, details of job title, the Company’s personal development plans, performance rating and training plans etc.), and information enabling the Company to fulfil legal requirements (tax and National Insurance information etc.).

 

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Employment Related Sensitive Personal Data   information relating to the Executive regarding racial and ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or other beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexual orientation and criminal convictions.
     
ERA 1996   the Employment Rights Act 1996.
     
Prospective Customer   any person with which the Company had negotiations or discussions regarding the possible business relationship, or distribution, sale or supply of Company Goods or Company Services during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of termination of the Employment and with which during such period:
     
    1.         the Executive had personal dealings in the course of the Employment; or
     
    2.         any employee of the Company who was under the direct or indirect supervision of the Executive had personal dealings in the course of that employee’s employment.
     
Prospective Supplier   any person with which the Company had negotiations or discussions regarding the possible business relationship with distribution, sale or supply of goods or services to the Company during the 12 months immediately preceding the Termination Date and with which during such period:
     
    1.         the Executive had personal dealings in the course of the Employment; or

 

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    2.         any employee of the Company who was under the direct or indirect supervision of the Executive had personal dealings in the course of that employee’s employment.
     
Recognised Investment Exchange   an investment exchange in relation to which there is in force a recognition order made by the Financial Services Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2001. The OTC, AMEX and NASDQ are considered a Recognized Investment Exchange.
     
Regulations   the Working Time Regulations 1998.
     
Restricted Area   England, Scotland, Wales, Israel and the United States of America.
     
Restricted Goods   Company Goods or goods of a similar kind.
     
Restricted Period  

the period of:

 

1.         6 months immediately following the date of termination of the Employment; or

     
    2.         6 months immediately following the last date on which the Executive carried out duties assigned to him by the Company (if no duties have been assigned to the Executive during a period immediately preceding the date of termination of the Employment in accordance with clause 14.5).
     
Restricted Services   Company Services or services of a similar kind relating to anti-inflammatory agents or compounds or methods.
     
Salary   the Executive’s salary referred to in clause 6.1.

 

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Supplier   any person which has supplied materials, goods or services to the Company during the two years immediately preceding the date of termination of the Employment and with which, during such period:
     
    1.         the Executive had personal dealings in the course of the Employment; or
     
    2.         any employee of the Company who was under the direct or indirect supervision of the Executive had personal dealings in the course of that employee’s employment.

 

3.References to persons include bodies, corporate, unincorporated associations and partnerships.

 

4.References to writing include e-mail, word processing, typewriting, printing, lithography, photography, facsimile messages and other modes of reproducing words in a legible and non transitory form.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the 24th day of February 2012.

 

MORRIA Biopharmaceuticals, Plc   Dov Elefant
     
By: /s/ Yuval Cohen   By: /s/ Dov Elefant
     
Name: Yuval Cohen    
     
President    
     
By: /s/ Mark Cohen    
     
Name:  Mark Cohen    
     
Executive Chairman    

 

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