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UNITED STATES |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
B Communications Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
M15629104
(CUSIP Number)
Searchlight II BZQ, L.P.
c/o Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.
745 5th Avenue 27th Floor
New York, NY 10151
Attention: Nadir Nurmohamed
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 2, 2019
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement on Schedule 13D (this Schedule 13D) relates to the ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share (Ordinary Shares), of B Communications Ltd. (the Issuer). The address and principal executive office of the Issuer is 2 Dov Friedman Street, Ramat Gan 5250301, Israel.
Item 2. Identity and Background
The Schedule 13D is being filed by the following persons (each a Reporting Person and, collectively, the Reporting Persons):
1) Searchlight Capital Partners II GP (Cayman), Ltd. (Searchlight Capital Partners),
2) Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC,
3) Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P.,
4) SC II BZQ, L.P.,
5) SC II PV BZQ, L.P.,
6) Searchlight II BZQ GP, Ltd. (Searchlight BZQ GP),
7) Searchlight II BZQ, L.P. (Searchlight BZQ).
Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC is organized in the state of Delaware. Each other Reporting Person is organized under the laws of Cayman Islands. The principal business of the Reporting Persons is acquiring, holding and disposing of interest in various companies for investment purposes. The address of the principal office of the Reporting Persons is c/o Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P., 745 5th Avenue 27th Floor, New York, NY 10151, Attention: Nadir Nurmohamed.
The information required by General Instruction C to Schedule 13D is listed in Annex A hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor any person listed in Annex A (the Related Persons) (i) has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
On December 2, 2019, Searchlight BZQ purchased 69,994,038 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) for an aggregate purchase price of NIS 412,988,019.29. Searchlight BZQ obtained the funds to purchase the Ordinary Shares reported herein through capital contributions from its partners, including the Reporting Persons.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Purchase Agreement
Pursuant to the purchase agreement, dated as of June 24, 2019 (the Purchase Agreement) by and among the Issuer, Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd. (the Seller), T.N.R. Investments Ltd. (TNR) and Searchlight BZQ (together with TNR, the Purchasers), on December 2, 2019, the Purchasers acquired 16,220,973 Ordinary Shares from the Seller, and 53,773,065 newly issued Ordinary Shares from the Issuer, for an aggregate purchase price of NIS 412,988,019.29.
Also on November 14, 2019, Searchlight BZQ designated Darren Glatt, Phil Bacal, and Stephen Joseph to serve as members of the board of directors of Issuer (the Board) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Voting and Governance Agreement
In connection with the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, on December 2, 2019, the Purchasers entered into a Governance and Voting Agreement (the Voting Agreement) pursuant to which the Purchasers have agreed to vote or cause to be voted, in person or proxy, all Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each of them (i) in favor of the election to the Board of two directors nominated by TNR (the TNR Nominees) and (ii) in favor of the election to the Board of three directors nominated by Searchlight BZQ (the Searchlight BZQ Nominees). The initial TNR Nominees are Ran Fuhrer and Shlomo Zohar, and the initial Searchlight BZQ Nominees are Darren Glatt, Phil Bacal and Stephen Joseph.
Searchlight BZQ has also agreed that, for so long as an Israeli partner in the controlling stake of Bezeq, a subsidiary of the Issuer, is mandated by Applicable Law (as defined in the Voting Agreement), it shall grant a proxy to TNR to vote such number of Ordinary Shares held by it prior to each general shareholder meeting of the Issuer to the extent necessary to allow TNR to be able to vote at such general shareholder meeting a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the greater of (i) TNRs beneficial ownership percentage and (ii) nineteen percent (19%).
The Voting Agreement also provides that, under certain circumstances and subject to Applicable Law, Searchlight BZQ, solely in its capacity as a shareholder of the Issuer and not in any other capacity whatsoever, shall refrain for voting in favor of certain Restricted Matters (as defined in the Voting Agreement) without TNRs prior consent.
The Voting Agreement terminates upon (i) the date on which Searchlight and TNR shall have agreed in writing to terminate the agreement, and (ii) the date on which none of TNR and Searchlight own any Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. In addition, the arrangements set forth above
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with respect to the election of directors to the Board, shall terminate upon the later of such date on which (i) Searchlight holds less than fifty percent of the total ownership of the Issuer, and (ii) certain covenants under the Communication Order 1997 (as defined in the Voting Agreement) are no longer mandated.
The Purchasers are also subject to transfer restrictions in respect of the Ordinary Shares owned thereby under that certain control permit issued to the Purchasers and certain of their respective affiliates by the Israeli Ministry of Communication on November 11, 2019 (the Control Permit).
The Purchasers are also parties to an interim sponsor agreement (the ISA), pursuant to which, among other things, TNR has the right to participate pro rata in any sale of Ordinary Shares by Searchlight BZQ, other than (i) a syndication to Searchlight BZQs or its affiliates current or potential co-investors; or (ii) transfers to Searchlight BZQs permitted transferees. Also pursuant to the ISA, if Searchlight BZQ determines to sell or otherwise dispose of at least a majority of the Ordinary Shares held by the Purchasers to a non-affiliated third party, Searchlight BZQ has the right to compel TNR to (i) vote its Ordinary Shares in favor of such transaction, to the extent so required, and (ii) participate in the transaction, on a pro rata basis, at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as are agreed upon by Searchlight BZQ. The ISA also requires each of Searchlight and TNR, under certain circumstances and conditions, to provide the other the right to participate in subsequent secondary acquisitions from third-parties of securities of the Issuer or its subsidiary, Bezeq - The Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd.
The foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement, Voting Agreement and Control Permit do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are filed as exhibits to the Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.
General
The Reporting Persons acquired the securities described in this Schedule 13D for investment purposes and intend to review their investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Any actions the Reporting Persons might undertake may be made at any time and from time to time without prior notice and will be dependent upon the Reporting Persons review of numerous factors, including, but not limited to: an ongoing evaluation of the Issuers business, financial condition, operations and prospects; price levels of the Issuers securities; general market, industry and economic conditions; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; and other future developments.
Subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and Voting Agreement, and subject to applicable laws and permits, the Reporting Persons may acquire additional securities of the Issuer, or retain or sell all or a portion of the securities then held, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, the Reporting Persons and their designees to the Board may engage in discussions with management, the Board, and securityholders of the Issuer and other relevant parties or encourage, cause or seek to cause the Issuer or such persons to consider or explore extraordinary corporate transactions, such as: a merger, reorganization or other transaction that could result in the de-listing or de-registration of the Ordinary Shares; sales or acquisitions of
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assets or businesses; changes to the capitalization or distribution policy of the Issuer; or other material changes to the Issuers business or corporate structure, including changes in management or the composition of the Board. There can be no assurance, however, that any Reporting Person will propose such a transaction, that any proposed transaction would receive the requisite approvals from the respective governing bodies and unitholders, as applicable, or that any such transaction would be successfully implemented.
Other than as described above, the Reporting Persons do not currently have any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)(j) of Schedule 13D, although, depending on the factors discussed herein, the Reporting Persons may change their purpose or formulate different plans or proposals with respect thereto at any time.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) (b)
The following sets forth, as of the date of this Schedule 13D, the aggregate number and percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons, as well as the number of Ordinary Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, as of the date hereof, based on 116,316,563 Ordinary Shares outstanding following the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
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Searchlight Capital Partners II GP (Cayman), Ltd. |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P. |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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SC II BZQ, L.P. |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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SC II PV BZQ, L.P. |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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Searchlight II BZQ GP, Ltd. |
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69,994,038 |
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60.2 |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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Searchlight II BZQ, L.P. |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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69,994,038 |
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Searchlight BZQ is the record holder of the securities reported herein. Searchlight Capital Partners is the managing member of Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P., which is the general partner of each of SC II BZQ, L.P. and SC II PV BZQ, L.P., which are the shareholders of Searchlight BZQ GP, which is the general partner of Searchlight BZQ. There are three managers of Searchlight Capital Partners (the Managers). The Managers directly or indirectly control the investment and voting decisions
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of Searchlight Capital Partners. Accordingly, each of the Managers and the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Ordinary Shares held of record by Searchlight BZQ. Each of the Managers disclaims beneficial ownership over the Ordinary Shares held of record by Searchlight BZQ,
(c) Except as described in Item 4, during the past 60 days none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons has effected any transactions in the Ordinary Shares.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 4 above summarizes certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement, Voting Agreement and Control Permit and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of each of the Purchase Agreement and Voting Agreement is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D, and is incorporated herein by reference. An English translation of the Hebrew original Control Permit is also attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finders fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit |
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Joint Filing Agreement |
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Governance and Voting Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2019 by and between Searchlight II BZQ, L.P. and T.N.R. Investments Ltd. |
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English translation of the Hebrew original Control Permit, dated November 11, 2019, issued to the Purchasers by the Israeli Ministry of Communication (it should be noted that the Hebrew original Control Permit is the controlling document in all respects). |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: December 6, 2019
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SEARCHLIGHT II BZQ, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight II BZQ GP, LTD., its general partner | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SEARCHLIGHT II BZQ GP, LTD. | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SC II PV BZQ, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P., its general partner | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC, its general partner | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SC II BZQ, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P., its general partner | |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS II GP, L.P. | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS II GP, LLC | |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Annex A
Searchlight Capital Partners II GP (Cayman), Ltd.
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Founding Partner of Searchlight |
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that they are filing this statement jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1). Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other on behalf of each of them of such a statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share, of B Communications Ltd. beneficially owned by each of them of them. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such Schedule 13D.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement as of the 6th day of December, 2019.
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SEARCHLIGHT II BZQ, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight II BZQ GP, LTD., its general partner | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SEARCHLIGHT II BZQ GP, LTD. | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SC II PV BZQ, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P., its general partner | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC, its general partner | |
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By: |
/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Name: |
Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SC II BZQ, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P., its general partner | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC, its general partner | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS II GP, L.P. | |
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By: Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC, its general partner | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS II GP, LLC | |
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/s/ Nadir Nurmohamed |
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Exhibit 3
Execution Version
GOVERNANCE AND VOTING AGREEMENT
by and between
SEARCHLIGHT II BZQ, L.P.
and
T.N.R. INVESTMENTS LTD.
Dated as of December 2, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I. DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 |
Certain Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2 |
Table of Defined Terms |
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Section 1.3 |
Other Definitional Provisions |
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Article II. BOARD REPRESENTATION; VOTING; GOVERNANCE |
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Board Representation |
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Section 2.2 |
Minimum TNR Shareholder Vote |
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Section 2.3 |
Voting |
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Section 2.4 |
Restricted Matters |
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Section 2.5 |
Management Services Agreement |
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Article III. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 3.1 |
Confidentiality |
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Section 3.2 |
Termination |
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Section 3.3 |
Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 3.4 |
Successors, Assigns and Transferees |
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Section 3.5 |
Notices |
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Section 3.6 |
Further Assurances |
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Section 3.7 |
Entire Agreement |
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Section 3.8 |
Delays or Omissions |
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Section 3.9 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction |
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Section 3.10 |
Severability |
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Section 3.11 |
Enforcement |
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Section 3.12 |
Titles and Subtitles |
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Section 3.13 |
No Recourse |
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Section 3.14 |
Counterparts; .pdf Signatures |
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Section 3.15 |
No Partnership |
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Section 3.16 |
Limitation on Damages |
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Exhibits
Exhibit A |
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Control Permit |
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Exhibit B |
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Interim Sponsors Agreement (including the Term Sheet attached as Exhibit C thereto) |
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Schedules |
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Schedule 1 |
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Closing Ownership Table |
THIS GOVERNANCE AND VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is entered into as of December 2, 2019 (the Closing Date), by and between Searchlight II BZQ, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership (Searchlight, and together with its Affiliates who, from time to time, hold Ordinary Shares (as defined herein) , the Searchlight Shareholders) and T.N.R. Investments Ltd., an Israeli company (TNR , and together with its Affiliates who, from time to time, hold Ordinary Shares, the TNR Shareholders). Each of the parties hereto is also referred to herein as a Shareholder, and, collectively, as the Shareholders.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2019, by and among Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd., an Israeli company (the Seller), B Communications Ltd., an Israeli company (the Company), Searchlight and TNR (the Purchase Agreement), each of Searchlight and TNR has acquired, on the Closing Date, concurrently with the consummation (the Closing) of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the Transaction), and as of the Closing Date owns, such number of Ordinary Shares (as defined herein) set forth opposite such Shareholders name on Schedule 1 attached hereto;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2019, the Minister of Communication of the State of Israel and the Prime Minister of the State of Israel have issued Searchlight and TNR a control permit, allowing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified, the Control Permit), pursuant to the Communication Law (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Searchlight Capital II, L.P. and Searchlight Capital II PV, L.P. and T.N.R. Real Estate Properties Ltd. have executed and delivered that certain Interim Sponsors Agreement (including the Shareholders Agreement Term Sheet attached as Exhibit C thereto), dated June 24, 2019, attached hereto as Exhibit B (collectively, together with Exhibit C attached thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms, the Shareholders Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Shareholders desire to promote their mutual interests as shareholders of the Company, including as necessary to ensure compliance with Applicable Law and the Control Permit, by establishing in the Shareholders Agreement and herein certain terms and conditions governing the rights and obligations in respect of their shareholding in the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate means, with reference to any specified Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the specified Person; provided, however, that, for the purposes of this Agreement, in no event shall any portfolio company (as such term is customarily used in the private equity industry) of investment funds or investment vehicles advised or managed (directly or indirectly) by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. be considered an Affiliate of, or Affiliated with, any Searchlight Shareholder.
Applicable Law means, with respect to any Person, matter, fact pattern, circumstance, event or occurrence, all Laws applicable to such Person, matter, fact pattern, circumstance, event or occurrence.
Bezeq means Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Ltd., an Israeli company.
Bezeq Board means the Board of Directors of Bezeq.
Bezeq Director means any member of the Bezeq Board.
Communication Law means the Communication Law (Telecommunication and Broadcasting), 5742-1982, of the State of Israel.
Communication Order means the Communication Order (Telecommunication and Broadcast) (The Essential Services Provided by Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunications Company Ltd.) 1997.
Company Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Company Director means any member of the Company Board.
control (including the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of another Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise, or (b) the direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or voting interests in such Person.
Governmental Authority means any national, federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, taxing, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency, council or instrumentality, arbitrator, court or tribunal, including self-regulated organizations or other non-governmental regulatory or quasi-governmental authority and including any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system.
Involuntary Transfer means any Transfer, other than by voluntary act of a Shareholder or its Affiliates, and any proceeding or action by or in which a Shareholder shall be deprived or divested of any right, title or interest in or to any Ordinary Shares or any Ordinary Shares shall become encumbered, whether or not such Shareholder consents to such proceeding or action,
including (a) any seizure under levy of attachment or execution, (b) any foreclosure upon the Equity Pledge, or any other foreclosure upon a pledge of, or a security interest in, Ordinary Shares, (c) any Transfer in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings relating to such Shareholder, or (d) any Transfer to a state or to a public officer or agency pursuant to any statute pertaining to escheat or abandoned property. Involuntary Transferee has a corresponding meaning.
Law means any statute, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order (including the Communication Order), permit (including, as applicable, the Control Permit), directive, ruling, treaty, judgment, decree, or other requirement, in each case, of any Governmental Authority (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system).
New Directors means, with respect to any subsidiary of the Company, as of any date of determination, all of the directors then on the board of directors of such subsidiary who were not directors of such subsidiary on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Person serving on the Bezeq Board as a Workers Representative shall not be considered a New Director.
NIS means, New Israeli Shekel, the lawful currency of the State of Israel.
Ordinary Shares means ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 each, of the Company, and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization.
Permitted Affiliate means, with respect to a Shareholder, any Affiliate of such Shareholder.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any group comprised of two or more of the foregoing.
TNR Company Ownership Percentage means, as of any time of determination, the quotient (expressed as percentage) obtained by dividing (a) the number of Ordinary Shares held by the TNR Shareholders as of such time of determination by (b) the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of such time of determination.
TNR Ownership Percentage means, as of any time of determination, the quotient (expressed as percentage) obtained by dividing (a) the number of Ordinary Shares held by the TNR Shareholders as of such time of determination by (b) the total number of Ordinary Shares held by the TNR Shareholders and the Searchlight Shareholders as of such time of determination.
TNR Required Company Representation means such number of Company Directors equal to the higher of (a) the TNR Ownership Percentage multiplied by the number of Company Directors then serving on the Company Board, rounded up to the nearest whole number and (b) nineteen percent (19%), multiplied by the number of Company Directors then serving on the
Company Board, rounded up to the nearest whole number; provided that such number shall not be less than one (1).
Total Ownership means, as of any time of determination, the total number of Ordinary Shares held, as of such time of determination, by the TNR Shareholders and the Searchlight Shareholders.
Transfer means, directly or indirectly, any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or any similar disposition of, either voluntarily or involuntarily (including by operation of law or by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy or other legal or equitable proceedings and any other form of Involuntary Transfer), or entrance into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any Ordinary Shares or any interest in such Ordinary Shares, it being understood that in the event any Shareholder or a Permitted Affiliate is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity (other than an individual, trust or estate) and it ceases to be controlled by the same Person(s) controlling such Shareholder or such Permitted Affiliate, or by such Persons successors, such event shall be deemed to constitute a Transfer subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained or referenced herein. The terms Transferred, Transferring and Transferee have correlative meanings.
Workers Representative has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 84 of the Articles of Association of Bezeq.
Section 1.2 Table of Defined Terms.
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Section 1.3 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) All references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, clauses, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed to be references to Articles, Sections and clauses of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires. The Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference and shall be considered part of this Agreement (and, for purposes of clarification, references to this Agreement shall include all Exhibits and Scheduled attached hereto). Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular. Any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The term or is not exclusive and shall have the meaning represented by the term and/or. The word extent in the phrase to the extent shall mean the degree or proportion to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply if. The words hereof, hereby, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or restated, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. All references to a party or parties mean a party or parties to this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise. Where specific language is used to clarify or illustrate by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall be deemed to modify, limit or restrict the construction of the general statement which is being clarified or illustrated.
(b) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender form of words used herein (including defined terms) shall not limit any provision of this Agreement.
(c) Covenants in this Agreement requiring a Person to use its reasonable best efforts shall be an obligation of such Person to use its reasonable best efforts (subject to, with respect to
such Person, Applicable Law) to take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions within such Persons control to comply with that covenant (including voting any securities held by such Person as reasonably necessary to effectuate the action or thing required by such covenant); provided, however, that a Persons reasonable best efforts shall not require such Person to (1) breach any Applicable Law, (2) pay any penalty, compensation or other consideration to any third party, or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party, or (3) agree to any modifications or amendments to this Agreement or any other agreement to which such Person is a party.
(d) Each of the parties hereto has been represented by its own counsel and acknowledges that it has participated in the drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any agreement, instrument or document to be drafted.
ARTICLE II.
BOARD REPRESENTATION; VOTING; GOVERNANCE
Section 2.1 Board Representation.
(a) Company Board. From and after the Closing, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, with respect to each instance when any Persons are to be elected, reelected or otherwise appointed as Company Directors, the Shareholders, collectively, shall designate such a director slate (the Persons nominated being referred to as the Proposed Company Slate) as follows:
(i) Of the Proposed Company Slate, TNR shall have the right to designate such number of Persons to serve as Company Directors that would cause the number of Company Directors designated by TNR (taking into account the Initial Directors and assuming, for the purposes of this Section 2.1(a)(i), that all such TNR-designated Persons have been elected as members of the Company Board) to equal to the TNR Required Company Representation; provided that each such Person designated by TNR must meet at the time of nomination any applicable requirements and qualifications under Applicable Law (the TNR Company Designees); and
(ii) Of the Proposed Company Slate, for so long as the Searchlight Shareholders hold, together, more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Ownership, Searchlight shall have the right to designate all of the Proposed Company Slate other than the number of Persons TNR has the right to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i); provided that each such Person designated by Searchlight must meet at the time of nomination any applicable requirements and qualifications under Applicable Law (the Searchlight Company Designees).
(b) Bezeq and Subsidiary Board. From and after the Closing, with respect to each instance when any Persons are to be elected, reelected or otherwise appointed as members of the board of directors of Bezeq or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be, each of the Shareholders (solely in its capacity as a shareholder of the Company and not in any other capacity whatsoever)
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company to designate for inclusion among the nominees to be included in such director slate (with respect to Bezeq and each such subsidiary of Bezeq, the Persons so designated by the Company to be included among the nominees being referred to as the Proposed Subsidiary Slate) as follows:
(i) Of the Proposed Subsidiary Slate, after the Closing Date, and until the later to occur of (a) TNR Shareholders hold less than fifteen percent (15%) of the Total Ownership, and (b) TNR designated directors in such subsidiary of the Company are no longer mandated by the Communication Order, TNR shall be entitled to designate such number of directors that would cause the number of New Directors then serving on the board of directors of such subsidiary of the Company who were designated by TNR (taking into account the Initial Directors and assuming, for the purposes of this Section 2.1(b)(i), that all such TNR-designated Persons have been elected and are serving as members of such board of directors) to equal the higher of (I) the lesser of (x) twenty percent (20%) of all of the New Directors on the board of directors of such subsidiary of the Company (rounded up to the nearest whole number) and (y) the minimum number (if any) mandated by the Communication Order (based on changes in Applicable Law occurring after the Closing Date) with respect to such subsidiary of the Company (and zero if none mandated), and (II) one (1); provided that, notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, each such Person designated by TNR must meet, at the time of nomination, any applicable requirements and qualifications under Applicable Law (the TNR Subsidiary Designee); provided, further, that for so long as the Searchlight Shareholders hold, together, more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Ownership, (a) in no event shall the number of TNR-designated Persons on any board of directors of any subsidiary of the Company exceed the number of Searchlight-designated Persons on such board of directors (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any otherwise designation rights of TNR pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall be adjusted accordingly); and (b) in the event that, at any given time, TNR is entitled to designate more than one board member of the Proposed Subsidiary Slate in accordance with the foregoing, then: (i) the first Person so designated shall be at the discretion of TNR (subject to and without limiting the foregoing), and (ii) any additional board members of such Proposed Subsidiary Slate (if any) shall be an external director (director hitzoni as defined in the Companies Law), independent director (director bilti talui, as defined in the Companies Law), or other director position (whether external, independent or otherwise, but not a Workers Representative) as will be assigned by Searchlight to TNR, in Searchlights sole discretion; and
(ii) Of the Proposed Subsidiary Slate, for so long as the Searchlight Shareholders hold, together, more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Ownership, Searchlight shall have the right to designate all of the Proposed Subsidiary Slate other than the number of Persons TNR has the right to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i); provided that each such Person designated by Searchlight must meet, at the time of nomination, any applicable requirements and qualifications under Applicable Law (the Searchlight Subsidiary Designees).
(c) For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, TNR shall not be entitled to designate any nominees to serve as directors at any time when, if assuming, for the purposes of this Section 2.1(c), that if no TNR-designated Persons have been elected to serve
on the board in the upcoming board members election, following the election of the new board members (of the Company, Bezeq or any of its subsidiaries), the number of such TNR Designees, serving on such board of directors, will be at least equal to the minimal requirements, as described in Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b) above.
(d) Initial Boards. The Shareholders hereby acknowledge that, as of the Closing Date (i) Ran Fuhrer and Shlomo Zohar are TNR Company Designees, (ii) Ran Fuhrer is a TNR Subsidiary Designee, (iii) Darren Glatt, Phil Bacal and Stephen Joseph are Searchlight Company Designees, and (iv) Darren Glatt is a Searchlight Subsidiary Designee (each of the foregoing, an Initial Director).
(e) Action.
(i) Subject to Applicable Law, each Shareholder shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company Board and the board of any subsidiary of the Company (including the Bezeq Board), as applicable, at all times to consist of the Searchlight Company Designees, TNR Company Designee, Searchlight Subsidiary Designees and TNR Subsidiary Designees, as specified in Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b), as applicable, and to cause the election of each such Company Director or director of any subsidiary of the Company designee designated pursuant to such Sections to the Company Board or the board of directors of any subsidiary of the Company (including the Bezeq Board), as the case may be, including nominating such individuals to be elected as Company Directors or directors of subsidiaries of the Company (including Bezeq Directors), as provided herein.
(ii) Without limiting anything herein contained (including Section 2.2), (x) each of the Shareholders shall vote any Ordinary Shares owned or held by it, at each annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company at which Company Directors are to be elected, to cause the individuals designated pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b), as applicable, to be elected to the Company Board, and (y) each of the Shareholders agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of each such designee to the Company Board or the board of directors of each subsidiary of the Company (including the Bezeq Board), including nominating such individuals to be elected as members of the Company Board or the board of directors of such subsidiary.
(iii) No Shareholder shall take any action or do any thing in contravention with the provisions of this Article II.
Section 2.2 Minimum TNR Shareholder Vote. Without limiting anything contained in this Agreement (including Section 2.3) and subject thereto:
(a) For so long as an Israeli partner in the controlling stake of Bezeq is mandated by Applicable Law, the TNR Shareholders, together, shall at all times have the right to vote at all general shareholder meetings of the Company such percentage of the total issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares as is equal to the higher of (i) the TNR Company Ownership Percentage (as of the applicable time), and (ii) nineteen percent (19%) (the higher of clause (i) and clause (ii), the Required Voting Percentage).
(b) Searchlight shall grant a proxy to vote such number of Ordinary Shares held by it prior to each general shareholder meeting of the Company to the extent necessary to allow the TNR Shareholders, together, to be able to vote at such general shareholder meeting (taking into account all the Ordinary Shares held by the TNR Shareholders or with respect to which the TNR Shareholders have voting power) the Required Voting Percentage.
Section 2.3 Voting. Without limiting anything contained in this Agreement (including Section 2.4) or the Shareholders Agreement, and subject thereto, with respect to each matter brought before any general shareholder meeting of the Company, of any kind, each Shareholder shall vote its Ordinary Shares and any Ordinary Shares over which it holds a proxy pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (if any), as it deems appropriate, in each case, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement and any other written agreements entered into between the Shareholders and the Communication Order; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary (but, in each case, subject to and without limiting Section 2.4), each Shareholder shall vote, in every general shareholder meeting of the Company, all of its Ordinary Shares and all of the Ordinary Shares over which it holds a proxy or otherwise has voting power (i) in accordance with Section 2.1 (including in favor of the election of Proposed Company Slate as determined pursuant to Section 2.1(a)), and in favor of the compensation of such Company Directors as approved by the Company Board, (ii) in favor of any amendment to the Articles of Association of the Company that has been approved by the Company Board, (iii) in favor of any change to the capital structure of the Company (including any increase in the registered or authorized share capital) that has been approved by the Company Board, and (iv) against any (x) amendment to the Articles of Association of the Company, or (y) change to the capital structure of the Company (including any increase in the registered or authorized share capital), in each case of this clause (iv), that has not been approved by the Company Board.
Section 2.4 Restricted Matters. Without the prior written consent of TNR, in each case, subject to Applicable Law, the Searchlight Shareholders (solely in their capacity as shareholders of the Company and not in any other capacity whatsoever) shall vote against (and TNR shall not be required to vote in favor of), any of the following transactions (Restricted Matters):
(a) any matter which has a disproportionate and materially adverse effect on the TNR Shareholders relative to other shareholders of the Company (including the Searchlight Shareholders);
(b) any transactions of the Company, Bezeq or any of its subsidiaries that are, in each case, covered by the provisions of Section 270(4) of the Companies Law (other than the agreement referenced in Section 2.5); and
(c) Any requests to, or agreements with, in each case after the date hereof, the Ministry of Communication or any other regulator with respect to any changes to the regulatory requirements on TNR.
Section 2.5 Management Services Agreement. Subject to (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) any necessary approvals by Bezeqs or the Companys organs, if and as requested by Searchlight, the Shareholders shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause Bezeq or the Company to enter into a customary management services agreement with
Searchlight and TNR (or their respective Affiliates) pursuant to which, among other things, Bezeq or the Company shall pay Searchlight and TNR (or such Affiliates) a customary fee, to be allocated between Searchlight and TNR (or such Affiliates) pro-rata, based on their share of the Total Ownership. For clarity, TNR will be entitled to waive any right granted to it under this Section 2.5 (including the right to receive fees), without the consent of Searchlight.
ARTICLE III.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Confidentiality. The confidentiality provisions of the Shareholder Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
Section 3.2 Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the date on which Searchlight and TNR shall have agreed in writing to terminate this Agreement, and (ii) the date on which none of the TNR Shareholders and none of the Searchlight Shareholders (including any such Persons joining this Agreement and becoming a TNR Shareholder or Searchlight Shareholder, as the case may be) own any Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, the rights of the Shareholders under Section 2.1 (and obligations (including voting obligations) related to such rights pursuant to Article II) shall expire and terminate upon the later of (i) such date on which the Searchlight Shareholders hold, together, less than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Ownership, and (ii) the covenants under Section 2.1 are no longer mandated by the Communication Order.
(b) Nothing in this Section 3.2 shall relieve any party from liability for any breaches of any provision of this Agreement prior to the termination thereof in accordance with the foregoing.
Section 3.3 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, alteration or modification of this Agreement or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against any of the parties without the prior written approval of Searchlight and TNR. The failure of any party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Section 3.4 Successors, Assigns and Transferees; Third Parties. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, no party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder. No Person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have any rights under this Agreement (including enforcement rights).
Section 3.5 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified if delivered during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next Business Day, (b) if delivered by electronic mail, on the day of delivery to the email
address specified in this Section 7.6 (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) two (2) Business Days after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to such partys address as set forth below or at such other address as the party shall have furnished to each other party in writing in accordance with this provision:
if to Searchlight, to:
c/o Searchlight Capital Partners
745 Fifth Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10151
Attention: Darren Glatt; Nadir Nurmohamed
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Attention: David A. Kurzweil; Eyal N. Orgad
if to TNR, to:
T.N.R. Real Estate Properties Ltd.
HaShiloah Street 6, Petah Tiqva
4951439, Israel
Attention: Tal Fuhrer; Ran Fuhrer
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Herzog Fox and Neeman
Asia House, 4 Weizmann St.,
Tel Aviv 6423904, Israel
Attn: Niv Sivan
Neopharm Group
HaShiloah Street 6, Petah Tiqva
4951439, Israel
Attention: General Counsel
Section 3.6 Further Assurances. Without limiting anything contained in this Agreement or the Shareholders Agreement and subject thereto, at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, the parties agree to cooperate with one another, and at the request of any other party,
to execute and deliver any further reasonable instruments or documents and to take all such further reasonable action as any other party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the parties hereunder.
Section 3.7 Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement together with the Shareholders Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. In the event of any contradiction or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement, the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement shall control.
Section 3.8 Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default or noncompliance by another party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party hereto of any breach, default or noncompliance under this Agreement or any waiver on such partys part of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, by law, or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
Section 3.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel without regard to conflict of law principles or rules thereof that would mandate or permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
(b) Any dispute arising out of or relating to, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, including the breach, termination or validity thereof, shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the International Chamber of Commerce Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration of International Disputes, by sole arbitrator appointed in accordance with such rules. Judgment upon the award rendered by such sole arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. The seat of the arbitration shall be Zurich, Switzerland. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language. The arbitrator shall award to the prevailing party, if any, as determined by the arbitrator, its reasonable attorneys fees and costs, including the costs of the arbitration. The Shareholders shall keep confidential (i) the fact that any arbitration occurred, (ii) any awards awarded in the arbitration, (iii) all materials used, or created for use in the arbitration, and (iv) all other documents produced by another party in the arbitration and not otherwise in the public domain, except, with respect to each of the foregoing, to the extent that disclosure may be required under Applicable Law (including to protect or pursue a legal right) or necessary to enforce or challenge an arbitration award before a court or other judicial Governmental Authority.
Section 3.10 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
Section 3.11 Enforcement. Each party hereto acknowledges that money damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the covenants or agreements in this Agreement are not performed in accordance with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, the non-breaching party will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof.
Section 3.12 Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
Section 3.13 No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement, shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, advisor, attorney, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, member or co-investor of any Shareholder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, advisor, attorney, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, member or co-investor of any of the foregoing (each a Shareholder Related Party), whether by the enforcement of any judgment or assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation, theory or other Applicable Law or otherwise, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred, whether by piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or limited partnership) veil, by a claim (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise), by any Shareholder Related Party or assignee thereof, as such for any obligation of any Shareholder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
Section 3.14 Counterparts; .pdf Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. This Agreement may be executed by .pdf signature(s).
Section 3.15 No Partnership. Nothing in this Agreement and no actions taken by the parties hereto under this Agreement shall constitute a partnership, joint venture, association or other co-operative entity between any of the parties hereto or cause any party hereto to be deemed the agent of any other party for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Governance and Voting Agreement as of the Closing Date.
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November 11, 2019
Permit for companies to control Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.
By virtue of the power of the Prime Minister transferred to me1, and my authority under section 4D of the Communications Regulations (Telecommunications and Broadcasts), 5742-1982 and section 3 of the Communications Order (Determination of an essential service provided by Bezeq The Israel Communication Corp. Ltd.), 5757-1997 and subsequent to reviewing the Application (as defined in section 1.1 below), I hereby grant the following companies, in addition to the recipients of the Control Permit for Individuals (as defined in section 1.1 below), a permit to jointly hold means of control of Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (Bezeq) and jointly control Bezeq, subject to the terms of this Permit:
1. B Communications (SP2) Ltd., Company no. 51-440539-8.
2. B Communications (SP1) Ltd., Company no. 51-440541-4.
3. B Communications Ltd., Company no. 51-283274-2.
4. T.N.R. Investments Ltd., Company no. 51-189353-9.
5. Searchlight II BZQ, L.P. (Cayman ELP) (Aggregator LP)
6. Searchlight II BZQ GP, Ltd. (Cayman) (Aggregator GP)
7. SC II BZQ, L.P. (Cayman ELP) (Main Fund Splitter)
8. SC II PV BZQ L.P. (Cayman ELP) (PV Fund Splitter)
9. SC II BZQ Holdings, Ltd. (Cayman Corp.) (Main Fund Blocker)
10. SC II PV BZQ Holdings, L.P. (Cayman ELP) (PV Fund Blocker)
11. SC II PV BZQ Holdings GP, Ltd. (Cayman Corp.) (PV Fund Blocker GP)
12. Searchlight Capital II, L.P. (Cayman ELP) (Main Fund)
13. Searchlight Capital II, PV L.P. (Cayman ELP) (PV Fund)
14. Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, L.P. (Cayman ELP) (General Partner)
15. Searchlight Capital Partners II GP, LLC (DE LLC) (Upper GP)
(Jointly and severally: the Permit Holders).
(1) Official Gazette 7960, p.674, October 17, 2018.
1. Definitions
1.1. In this Permit -
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Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law, 5778-2018. |
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(2) Further to the Ministrys request for supplementary information and clarifications, Searchlight and T.N.R each sent supplementary letters (dated August 12, 15 and 28, 2019; September 1, 8, 15, 23 and 24, 2019; and October 27, 2019), and memorandums (Joint control of Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. dated July 14, 2019, Acquisition of Control of Bezeq - Status of Searchlight Fund, dated July 15, 2019; Opinion that the terms marked A in Chapter G of the Satellite Regulations have been met, dated July 22, 2019; and Application and Opinion on the Position of the Buyers of Bezeq Group licenses dated July 22, 2019, which are an integral part of the Application.
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1.2. The other terms in this Permit not defined above will have the meaning given to them in the Communications Law, the Communications Order or Interpretation Law, 5741-1981, unless implicitly written or otherwise understood from their context.
2. Permit to control and hold means of control
2.1. As of the date of grant of this Permit, the Permit Holders may be the controlling shareholders of Bezeq, directly or indirectly, according to the attached holding chart, which is an inseparable part of this Permit.
2.2. Searchlight and T.N.R may make Joint Appointment, as defined in the Communications Order, in Bezeq and BCom.
2.3. The validity of this Permit is subject to the following terms:
A. The Permit Holders comply with the provisions of the Communications Law and the Communications Order.
B. The direct or indirect control of Bezeq is by the holders of this Permit and the holders of the Control Permit for Individuals.
C. The holders of this Permit hold every type of means of control of Bezeq, through BCom, B1 and B2, at a rate that shall not fall below the Minimum Rate, unless proven to the satisfaction of the Minister of Communications that the terms of section 3(A2) of the Communications Order have been met.
2.4. The Permit Holders shall not transfer means of control of any kind in Bezeq at a rate that requires the approval of the Ministers under the Communications Law, without the prior written approval of the Ministers. In this regard, transfer - whether at once or in parts, severally or jointly with others, through one or more the following: Addition of a company or investor not included in the Permit or the partnership structure depicted in the chart, at a rate that requires approval; change of the identity of the Founding Partners of the Permit Holders; addition of a limited partner at a rate that requires approval or a general partner and making a general partner a limited partner and vice versa, in the Permit Holders; or converting a private company that is a Permit Holders into a public company. Any such transfer will require obtaining the approval of the Ministers only when the transfer rate requires such under the Communications Order.
2.5. Without derogating from the provisions of sections 2.3(B) and 2.4 above, and provided that Searchlight and T.N.R. are joint controlling shareholders of BCom and that Searchlight and T.N.R jointly hold a rate exceeding 35% of each type of means of control of BCom, they may transfer or allocate means of control in BCom, on condition that the transfer or allocation of the means of control resulting in Searchlight and T.N.R jointly holding each type of means of
control in BCom at a rate of between 50% (inclusive) and 35% is implemented subject to the following cumulative terms:
A. Other than Searchlight and T.N.R., there is no other controlling shareholder of BCom or entity that holds 17% and above of one or more of the means of control of BCom.
B. Searchlights rate of holding of BComs issued capital exceeds that of T.N.R.
C. Transfer or allocation of means of control as aforesaid will only be implemented according to one or more of the methods included in section 3(A3) of the Communications Order.
2.6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2.1 above regarding the holding chart and section 2.4 above, the companies included in Searchlight may transfer means of control of Bezeq between them, to the holders of the Control Permit for Individuals, or to a new company wholly-owned by Searchlight, including a transfer that results in them ceasing to hold means of control of Bezeq and making a limited partner from among the Permit Holders into a general partner and vice versa, subject to the following terms:
A. There is no change in the compliance of the holders of this Permit and the holders of the Control Permit for Individuals with the provisions of such permits, the Communications Law and the Communications Order, including regarding Israelis, as set out in section 4 below.
B. No control or means of control in Bezeq that requires the approval of the Ministers under the Communications Order are transferred to entities that are not holders of this Permit or the Control Permit for Individuals, other than a company whose entire means of control is held by Searchlight, which does not hold any assets other than direct or indirect holdings in BCom and registered is in one of the following: The Cayman Islands, USA, UK, Luxembourg, Channel Islands or Israel.
C. The Permit Holders and holders of the Control Permit for Individuals have reported to the Ministers at least 14 days prior to such transfer of means of control.
3. Requirements regarding articles of association
3.1. The articles of association of BCom, Bezeq and the Subsidiaries must include the following provisions:
A. The method of election of directors set out in the Companys articles of association will not be revised without the Minister of Communications prior written approval.
B. The Company will report to the Minister regarding a holder of its means of control that holds excess holdings immediately upon becoming aware of such excess holdings.
C. The Company will report to the Ministers regarding a shareholder becoming an interested party in Bezeq within 48 hours from the date of becoming aware of the change.
3.2. The articles of association of the Subsidiaries must include provisions regarding the rights of the Israeli entity, as defined in the Communications Order, to appoint directors, according to section 4(A)(2)(b)(2) of the Communications Order.
3.3. BComs articles of association must include the following provisions:
A. A provision prohibiting Joint Appointment in BCom without prior written approval from the Ministers.
B. Provisions applying the provisions of the Communications Order and this Permit with regard to excess holdings (as defined in the Communications Order) to BCom, including sections 6, 8 and 10(F) of the Communications Order.
3.4. If the articles of association of BCom, Bezeq and the Subsidiaries do not include the provisions set out in sections 3.1-3.3 above at the date of grant of this Permit, they must be anchored within 60 days from the date of this Permit.
3.5. Failure to anchor the provision in the articles of association as required in this section 3 or revise the provisions in articles of association as set out in this section 3 constitutes cause for revocation of the Permit.
4. Security and Israeli requirements
4.1. As long as required under the Communications Order, this Permit is subject to the Israeli entity, as defined in the Communications Order, holding the means of control of Bezeq as set out in section 4(A) of the Communications Order.
4.2. As long as the Communications Order requires holding by such Israeli entity as set out in section 4.1 above, T.N.R. shall refrain from transferring means of control of Bezeq without the prior written approval from the Ministers, if such transfer decreases its holdings of means of control of any kind in Bezeq to a lower rate than required in the Communications Order. This is without derogating from the provisions of the Communications Order and this Permit, including the reporting obligations or the need to obtain any other approval for the transfer.
5. Breach of the terms and revocation of the Permit
5.1. Regarding revocation or expiration of the Permit, the provisions of the Communications Order shall apply. As stipulated in section 10(E1) of the Communications Order, the Permit shall not be revoked without giving the Permit Holders the opportunity to voice their claims.
5.2. Without derogating from the provisions of section 10 of the Communications Order, if the Ministers are convinced that the information provided to them is incorrect or they become aware of new information that justifies such, the Ministers may revoke the Permit or make it conditional to terms, which, if breached, will be cause for revocation by the Ministers.
5.3. Revocation of this Permit means revocation of the Control Permit for Individuals.
5.4. From the date of such revocation, as set out in the Ministers notice to the Permit Holders and Bezeq, all holdings acquired under the Permit will become excess holdings, as defined in the Communications Order.
5.5. Without derogating from the foregoing and the provisions of the Communications Order, if one or more Permit Holder breaches any of the terms of the Communications Order or this Permit, the Ministers may decide that the breach justifies revocation of the Permit for all or only some of the Permit Holders.
6. Insolvency
6.1. Filing of a motion to launch proceedings under the Insolvency Law or the Companies Ordinance by any of the Permit Holders constitutes cause for revocation of this Permit. The Permit Holders will report to the Ministers regarding the filing of such motion within no more than two business days of filing of the motion.
6.2. If a motion is filed to open proceedings under the Insolvency Law or the Companies Ordinance by an entity that is not a Permit Holder, the Permit Holder will report it to the Ministers immediately upon becoming aware thereof. Appointing of an official on behalf of the court as part of such proceedings or non-dismissal of the proceedings within 90 days of being launched, or issue of an order to open proceedings under the Insolvency Law at the request of an entity that is not a Permit Holder, constitutes cause for revocation of this Permit.
6.3. The Permit Holders will not object to adding the State as a party to the proceedings set out in this section 6.
7. Reporting
7.1. Each Permit Holder will report to the Ministers regarding any change in one or more details provided in the Application or at the Ministers request, relating to it or entities which it holds, including a report on any change in the attached holding chart, if any, immediately upon becoming aware of such change and no later than 14 days from the beginning of the first quarter subsequent to the change. The reporting obligation applies to any such change even if it does not require approval under the Communications Order or this Permit. The foregoing does not derogate from the provisions of section 2.6(C) above.
7.2. Without derogating from section 7.1 above, BCom, B1 and B2 will report any change in composition of their Board of Directors to the Minister, within 14 days of the change.
7.3. BCom will report any revision to its articles of association to the Ministers.
7.4. Each Permit Holder is obligated to report to the Ministers regarding a holder of means of control that constitute excess holdings, immediately upon becoming aware of such.
7.5. Failure to report as set out in this section constitutes cause for revocation of the Permit.
8. General
8.1. This Permit is subject to the provisions of the Communications Law and Communications Order, as may be from time to time. The provisions of this Permit do not derogate from the provisions of the law, including with regard to the powers of the Ministers and the Director General of the Ministry of Communications pursuant to the Communications Law, Communications Order, the Control Permit for Individuals and the Pledge Permit.
8.2. Each Permit Holder will at all times comply with the terms and restrictions of the Communications Order. Each Permit Holder will follow the provisions of the Communications Law, Communications Order and the pursuant directives.
8.3. This Permit is based on the undertaking of each Permit Holder, that -
A. The Permit Holders acquired the means of control of Bezeq for themselves and the holders of the Control Permit for Individuals only, and not for any other entity, and that there is no written or verbal agreement, document or arrangement concerning the granting of rights or control in Bezeq, directly or indirectly, which is not attached to the Application.
B. Only the Permit Holders will exercise the means of control in Bezeq.
C. They are not aware of any legal impediment that may impair their ability to exercise the means of control of Bezeq, including receivership, bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings.
8.4. This Permit does not derogate from the duty to obtain approval for other actions as set out in the
Communications Law, Communications Order or by law. This Permit does not constitute approval under section 3(B3) of the Communications Order to acquire shares by way of a full tender offer.
8.5. This Permit is granted based on, and its validity is subject to, the fact that the Ministers were provided with correct information with regard to the Application and as set out in it.
8.6. Granting of this Permit does not constitute confirmation of the documents filed as part of the Application, and the provisions of this Permit prevail over those included in such documents.
9. Validity
This Permit is valid from its date of execution.
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