UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2023

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware   000-51783   85-0461778
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Shatner 3
Jerusalem, Israel
  N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +972 (0)74-700-6700

 

Novint Technologies, Inc.
100 Merrick Road–Suite 400W, Rockville Center, NY, 11570

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory Note

As previously reported, on July 5, 2023, Dror Ortho-Design, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Novint Technologies, Inc.) (the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (as amended by that certain Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement, dated August 14, 2023, the “Exchange Agreement”) by and among the Company, Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel (“Private Dror”) and all shareholders of Private Dror. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, on August 14, 2023, the shareholders of Private Dror transferred all of their ordinary shares in Private Dror to the Company in exchange for 7,576,999 newly issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), of the Company and 106,782,187 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). As a result of these share exchanges, Private Dror became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Agreement:

·The shareholders of Private Dror transferred 235,088 ordinary shares of Private Dror to the Company in exchange for 7,576,999 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 106,782,187 shares of Common Stock (the “Share Exchange”).
·In connection with the Share Exchange, the Company assumed all of Private Dror’s obligations under Private Dror’s outstanding share options.
·All outstanding Series A-4 Warrants to purchase Private Dror’s ordinary shares were assumed by the Company and converted into Private Placement Warrants (as defined below).
·Simultaneously with the Share Exchange, the board of directors and certain officers of the Company resigned, and a new board of directors, comprised of Private Dror’s legacy board of directors, and new officers were appointed for the Company. The Company’s new board of directors consists of Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad, Chaim Hurvitz, Moshe Shvets, Chaim Ravad and Yehuda Englander. In addition, immediately following the Share Exchange, Mr. Haddad was appointed as the Company’s chief executive officer, Mr. Shvets as Chief Technology Officer, and Mr. Hurvitz as chairman of the board of directors.

In connection with the closing of the Share Exchange, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company sold (1) shares of Common Stock (the “Private Placement Shares”) and shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, at an effective purchase price of $0.011 per share of Common Stock sold in the Private Placement or underlying such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (2) five-year warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.033 per share (“Private Placement Warrants”) in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) to certain investors (collectively, the “Private Placement Investors”). The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $5,025,000 in the Private Placement. For a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the closing of the Private Placement, the Company may sell to Private Placement Investors and/or other investors additional shares of Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and Warrants, such that the aggregate amount of gross proceeds from the Private Placement and such additional sales is equal to $6,000,000.

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The Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the Private Placement Investors (together with all attachments and exhibits thereto, as each may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to register, among other registrable securities (as further described in the Registration Rights Agreement), on Form S-1 (or, if the Company is then eligible, on Form S-3) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”): (i) the Private Placement Shares, (ii) the shares of Common Stock underlying the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) the shares of Common Stock underlying the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Private Placement Investors, and (iv) the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the securities issued to the investors who, on or about December 6, 2021, participated in the $3,000,000 financing (“December 2021 Transaction”).

The foregoing description of the Share Exchange, the Private Placement and related transactions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of (i) the Exchange Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, (ii) the Amendment to the Exchange Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.2 hereto, (iii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.11 hereto, (iv) the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto, (v) the form of Private Placement Warrant, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and (vi) the form of Registration Rights agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.12 hereto, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Following the closing of the Share Exchange and the Private Placement, there were 495,454,546 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Approximately 22% of such issued and outstanding shares were held by the shareholders of Private Dror, approximately 41% were held by the Company’s stockholders prior to the Share Exchange and approximately 38% were issued to the Private Placement Investors in the Private Placement.

The shares of Common Stock and other securities issued to the shareholders of Private Dror in connection with the Share Exchange and to the Private Placement Investors were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated under that section. These securities may not be offered or sold in the U.S. absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Certificates representing these shares and other securities contain a legend stating the restrictions applicable thereto.

Changes to the Business

The Company intends to carry on Private Dror’s business as its sole line of business. The Company has relocated its executive offices to Shatner 3, Jerusalem, Israel, and its telephone number is +972 (0)74-700-6700.

Changes to the Board of Directors and Executive Officers

Upon the closing of the Share Exchange, the board of directors and certain officers of the Company resigned, and a new board of directors, comprised of Private Dror’s legacy board of directors, and new officers were appointed for the Company. The Company’s new board of directors consists of Mr. Haddad, Mr. Hurvitz, Mr. Shvets, Mr. Ravad and Mr. Englander. Following the Share Exchange, Mr. Haddad was appointed as the Company’s chief executive officer, Mr. Shvets was appointed as the Company’s chief technology officer, and Mr. Hurvitz was appointed as the chairman of the Company’s board of directors.

All directors hold office for one-year terms until the election and qualification of their successors. Officers are elected by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board.

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Accounting Treatment

The Share Exchange is being accounted for as a recapitalization. Private Dror is the acquirer for accounting purposes and, consequently, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in the financial statements herein are those of Private Dror and will be recorded at the historical cost basis of Private Dror.

Tax Treatment

United States

The Share Exchange is intended to constitute a tax-deferred exchange of property governed by Section 351 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or such other tax free reorganization or restructuring provisions as may be available under the Code. Any gain required to be recognized will be subject to regular individual or corporate federal income taxes, as the case may be.

Israel

The Share Exchange is considered as a taxable event to individual shareholders of Private Dror, who are Israeli taxpayers and residents. The Share Exchange is considered a Capital Gain and governed under article 88 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) -1961.

Any gain recognized based on the difference between the value of the shares received in the exchange to the adjusted cost of the shares transferred during the exchange will be subject to Israeli tax rates whether corporate or individual. Adjusted cost means the original cost of shares linked to the change in the Israeli Consumer Price Index from date of purchase till date of exchange.

For Private Dror, the Share Exchange is not taxable as it constitutes a change of ownership.

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Share Exchange Agreement

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” describing the Share Exchange and the Exchange Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Securities Purchase Agreement

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” describing the Private Placement and the Securities Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Registration Rights Agreement

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” describing the Private Placement and the Securities Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

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Item 2.01Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” describing the closing of the Share Exchange and the related transactions is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

Form 10 Information

Prior to the closing of the Share Exchange, the Company was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with nominal operations. Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a shell company, as the Company was immediately before the Share Exchange, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. Accordingly, the Company is providing the information below that would be included in a Form 10 (if it were to file a Form 10). Please note that the information provided below relates to the combined company after the consummation of the Share Exchange, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this Report and other written reports made from time to time by us that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth, constitute so-called “forward-looking statements,” all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other words of similar meaning, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are likely to address our estimates of our expenses, ongoing losses, future revenue, capital requirements and our needs for or ability to obtain additional financing; our ability to retain and recruit key personnel; our financial performance; our ability to become profitable and generate consistent cash flows to remain profitable; our ability to fund our working capital requirements; developments and projections relating to our competitors or our industry; and our Platform and any other products, among other things. You should carefully consider any such statement and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following:

·our operations and financial performance depend on global and regional economic conditions. Inflation, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, changes in consumer confidence and demand, and weakness in general economic conditions and threats, or actual recessions, could materially affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.;
·the Company is in the development stage, is not generating revenues and has no operating history in the manufacturing and distribution of orthodontic medical devices or platforms for consumer use;
·our products and technologies may not be accepted by the intended commercial consumers of our products, which could harm our future financial performance;
·we expect continued operating losses and cannot be certain of our future profitability;

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·our net revenues will depend primarily on our Platform and any decline in sales or average selling price of our Platform may adversely affect net revenues, gross margin and net income;
·the Company will face competition from large internationally established aligner companies whose products have been widely accepted;
·our growth and future success may depend on our ability to enhance our Platform or to develop, obtain regulatory clearance for, successfully introduce, and achieve market acceptance of new products and services;
·we are subject to operating risks, including excess or constrained capacity and operational inefficiencies, which could adversely affect our results of operations;
·our products and information technology systems are critical to our business. Issues with product development or enhancements, IT system integration, implementation, updates and upgrades could disrupt our operations and have a material impact on our business and operating results;
·complying with regulations enforced by FDA and other regulatory authorities is expensive and time consuming, and failure to comply could result in substantial penalties;
·we may not receive the necessary authorizations to market our Platform or any future new products, and any failure to timely do so may adversely affect our ability to grow our business.
·certain modifications to our products may require new 510(k) clearance or other marketing authorizations;
·ongoing changes in healthcare regulation could negatively affect our revenues, business and financial condition;
·we are subject to certain federal, state, and foreign fraud and abuse laws, health information privacy and security laws, and transparency laws, which, if violated, could subject us to substantial penalties. Additionally, any challenge to or investigation into our practices under these laws could cause adverse publicity and be costly to respond to, and thus could harm our business’
·our success depends in part on our proprietary technology, and if we are unable to successfully enforce our intellectual property rights, our competitive position may be harmed;
·the relative lack of U.S. public company experience of our management team may put us at a competitive disadvantage;
·our common stock is not listed on any stock exchange and there is a limited market for shares of our common stock. Even if a market for our common stock develops, our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations; and
·other risks and uncertainties outlined in section entitled “Risk Factors” and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC or otherwise.

These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.

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Information regarding market and industry statistics contained in this Report is included based on information available to us that we believe is accurate. It is generally based on industry and other publications that are not produced for purposes of securities offerings or economic analysis. We have not reviewed or included data from all sources and cannot assure investors of the accuracy or completeness of the data included in this Report. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any estimates of future market size, revenue and market acceptance of products and services. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement. As a result, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Item 1. Business

As used in this Report, all references to “we,” “our” and “us” for periods prior to the closing of the Share Exchange refer to Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, and for periods subsequent to the closing of the Share Exchange refer to Dror Ortho-Design, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

Overview

The Company was incorporated as Novint Technologies, Inc. in the State of New Mexico in April 1999. On February 26, 2002, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Delaware by merging with Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On August 14, 2023, the Company changed its name from “Novint Technologies, Inc.” to “Dror Ortho-Design, Inc.” Following the Share Exchange, the Company succeeded to the business of Private Dror as its sole line of business.

Our Company

We have reimagined the way people can correct their smile.

We plan to disrupt the aligner market by offering millions of people a revolutionary alternative. We believe that people do not need to change their lifestyle to correct their smile as they are required to do with existing aligner solutions. Rather, they can get a perfect smile discreetly and hassle-free even while they sleep with our FDA-cleared proprietary solution.

Existing aligner solutions generally share the same treatment principles, which are different from our solution. In most cases, patients seeking to improve their smile need to undergo a 12-to-15 month process of wearing plastic aligners, which need to be worn the entire day and should only be removed while eating or drinking. Patients are prescribed a series of 20 to 30 aligners that are intended to forcefully move teeth progressively closer to their intended final position. This process causes pain every time a new aligner is used and restricts blood circulation, which counterproductively slows down tooth movement. All-day aligner solutions are also intrusive, as patients need to conduct their lives at work or school wearing the plastic aligners. In addition, most existing aligner therapies require multiple visits to an orthodontist to monitor the progress of treatment plans through intraoral scanning, physical examination and patient testimony.

We believe that recent rapid advancements in technology have made traditional aligner solutions no longer the most effective treatment option for smile correction. Our Company has developed a proprietary AI-based platform to correct people’s smiles in a discreet and less painful manner (the “Platform”). The Platform uses only one smart aligner to gently move teeth into their optimum position with pulsating air while the patient is sleeping or at home.

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Our Product

The First Generation Aerodentis System

Our Company was founded in 2005 with the goal of offering millions of people a chance to correct their smile in a more discreet and less painful manner. The first generation of our product underwent ten years of development by a team of twelve orthodontists, engineers, industrial designers and dental technicians. This team developed a new clinically-proven method for correcting Class 1 and Class 2 malocclusion using pulsating air. The team discovered that using pulsating air improved blood circulation in the gums, which is essential to tooth movement. This first-generation product (the “Aerodentis System”) was composed of a base control unit that contained a pump and motor that would deliver pulses of air to a micro balloon that was part of a mouthpiece to be used by the patient to deliver the treatment. The use of pulsating air is the base patented technology that distinguishes our Aerodentis System from clear aligner therapies, which are designed to move teeth using continuous resistant force delivered by the aligner, which impairs blood flow.

Pictured: Base control unit, containing micro-pump and controls, attached to the smart aligner. The smart aligner is composed of an outer mouthpiece structure, which is shaped based on the final position of the teeth for a perfect smile. Behind the outer mouthpiece structure is a micro balloon that is attached to the base control unit with a fine and flexible microtube. The balloon delivers pulsating air by inflating and deflating. Behind the balloon is the “push structure,” which provides the balloon with a surface to push against as it gently moves the teeth.

In January 2013, the Aerodentis System composed of the base control unit and custom mouthpiece received the European CE Mark. In 2020, it received FDA clearance via the 510(k) process as a Class II medical device, with broad indication for use “in movement and alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.” Clinical trials demonstrated that Aerodentis System was suitable for adults and pediatric patients with Class 1 and Class 2 malocclusion, including crowding, proclination and retroclination. Further, clinical trials have demonstrated that the effectiveness of Aerodentis System was consistent with the results achieved by the Invisalign clear aligners solution provided by Align Technology, Inc.

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Pictured: Close up of smart aligner with (1) outer structure formed based on the final tooth position desired for a perfect smile and (2) micro balloon inserted between the outer structure and the inner structure to support the balloon’s expansion.

The Platform

Building on the Aerodentis System, we have developed a prototype of the Platform, our next generation, comprehensive enhanced solution to Class 1 and Class 2 malocclusion for which we intend to submit a 510(k) application for marketing in the U.S., as the Platform is beyond the scope of our current FDA clearance. The prototype of the Platform was developed over the course of eighteen months and is intended to advance the proven clinical features of the Aerodentis System while incorporating recent developments in artificial intelligence, secure wireless and Internet communications with IoT devices and advanced imaging and 3D printing technologies.

Our Platform is comprised of three primary components:

·the Aerodentis smartphone application;
·our AI-based cloud service (“Aerodentis AI Cloud”), which is used to perform analytics and manage patient treatment plans; and
·the smart aligner system used by the patient, which consists of: (i) a base control unit containing the pump and the IoT components and (ii) a smart aligner containing the micro-balloon that gently pushes teeth into their intended final position using pulsating air (the “Smart Aligner System”).

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The following provides a more detailed description of each of the components of our Platform:

Aerodentis Smartphone Application

Our freely downloadable Aerodentis smartphone application will allow potential patients to make a video of their smile and teeth and upload the video to the Aerodentis AI Cloud. This 2D video will be converted into a 3D model using our proprietary patent-pending AI based image analysis technology. The underlying algorithms will then perform an initial analysis to determine if the patient can potentially benefit from our solution. This complex analysis will be performed in minutes and will deliver a “Go/No Go” response. Once a patient begins treatment, they will use the smartphone application to provide their dental professional with ongoing remote monitoring of their treatment progress. The smartphone application can be used to upload additional teeth videos showing progress and to transmit data from the Smart Aligner System (described below), including the amount of time the patient used the Smart Aligner System and the pressure and pulse levels administered.

Aerodentis AI Cloud

The Aerodentis AI Cloud will be used to analyze data uploaded by patients and to facilitate communication between patients and dental professionals. If the analysis performed on the initial video upload from the Aerodentis smartphone application delivers a “Go” result, the patient will be invited to have an intraoral scan performed by a dental professional from our network of participating providers. The results of this intraoral scan will be uploaded to the Aerodentis AI Cloud by the dental professional, and the Aerodentis AI Cloud will use a machine learning algorithm to compare the scan with the initial model generated from the patient’s initial video upload. The machine learning algorithm is designed to learn with every scan how to improve the accuracy of the 3D images it generates from smartphone videos. We believe that the Platform’s image analysis of smartphone videos will eventually approach the level of accuracy observed in intraoral scans. If we achieve this, we will be in a position to be able provide highly accurate image analysis of teeth that can be used throughout the dental industry since it would allow for smartphones to essentially replace the need for intraoral scans for certain cases. This would dramatically increase the efficiency and treatment delivery cycle in the dental industry and result in a potentially material economic benefit to our Company in the future.

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The Aerodentis AI Cloud will also be used for ongoing analysis of patient data and management of a patient’s treatment plan throughout the treatment. A dental professional will use our Platform to develop a customized treatment plan, including any interproximal reduction necessary before treatment begins, based on the Smart Aligner System. As a patient uploads progress videos from their smartphone, the Platform will compare tooth positions in previous videos to current positions. A dental professional will be able to use this data to remotely monitor the treatment progress and modify the treatment plan remotely as needed.

Smart Aligner System

The Platform’s Smart Aligner System features a newer, more advanced version of our first generation Aerodentis System, featuring completely redesigned micropump and motor mechanisms. The redesign has significantly increased the pump’s pressure capacity, efficiency, and durability. In addition, the base control unit of Smart Aligner System is now IoT-enabled to allow external secure communication with the device using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The device will thus be able to communicate with the patient’s smartphone as well as the Aerodentis AI Cloud and the designated dental professional, subject to FDA clearance.

The clear aligner of a patient’s Smart Aligner System will be created using 3D printing based on various 3D images of the patient’s teeth that are collected and analyzed in the Aerodentis AI Cloud. This will represent a significant development in our industry since, today, aligners are not printed but produced using a thermoforming process. Other companies have implemented 3D printing to produce the aligner models but not the actual aligners. Although using 3D printing is a superior method for production due to its level of precision and customizability, it has not been implemented in the production of aligners in the traditional aligner market because it would be financially prohibitive to do so, since traditional aligner solutions would need to print multiple aligners for each patient. Since our solution requires only one smart aligner to be produced for each patient, we will be able to take advantage of this cost-effective production method that will also have economies of scale.

Market Opportunity

Malocclusion is one of the most prevalent clinical dental conditions in the world, affecting approximately 60% to 75% of the global population. It is estimated that there are approximately 500 million people globally with malocclusion who could benefit from straightening their teeth. However, most people afflicted by malocclusion do not seek orthodontic treatment due to a number of reasons, including negative perceptions of metal braces, affordability of treatment, and accessibility to doctors in certain markets and geographies. Annually, only approximately 21 million or 4.2% of the affected individuals elect treatment by orthodontists. Today, most orthodontic patients continue to have their malocclusions treated with the use of traditional corrective methods such as metal arch wires and brackets, referred to as braces, augmented with elastics, metal expanders, headgear or functional appliances, and other ancillary devices as needed. Upon completion of a patient’s treatment, their dental professional may recommend the patient use a retainer appliance to preserve the benefits of their treatments.

According to a 2022 study conducted by Precedent Research, the global clear aligners market size was estimated at $6.29 billion in 2022 and is expected to surpass around $46.3 billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.34% during the period 2022 to 2030.

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Our Platform seeks to address this large and underserved global market by offering a discreet, less intrusive and less painful treatment alternative to available clear aligners and traditional orthodontic treatments. Our Platform is optimized to correct malocclusions that relate to the “social six,” which are the front upper six and lower six teeth. We believe that at least 30% of those who currently seek treatment, or 6.6 million people, could benefit from using Aerodentis to correct their smiles. According to the Precedence Research study, by 2028, the market for clear aligners will surpass 22 million people, which is our total addressable market.

Source: Precedence Research Study, 2022

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·Our total addressable market also stands to benefit from the recent trend toward dentists, rather than orthodontists, delivering orthodontic care through clear aligners. In order for a smile correction solution to work properly, a treatment plan and monitoring needs to be executed by a dental professional, such as dentists and orthodontists. Since the Aerodentis Platform provides the necessary information to develop and administer a treatment plan using our solution, it may be used by dentists as well as orthodontists, which expands our target distribution channel to cover both orthodontists and dentists. According to a 2019 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care article, at least 36% of dentists were already performing orthodontic procedures such as the malocclusion corrections. Based on an American Orthodontics Society survey in 2022, about general dentists and orthodontics, 74% of respondents thought that general and pediatric dentists should perform orthodontics due to the low availability of orthodontists in more rural areas. This is an indication of an ongoing trend of dentists assuming more orthodontic treatment offerings in their practices. We believe that the ease of use of our Platform will also facilitate eventually selling our solution directly to the consumer in qualified cases with remote dental professional involvement.

Business Model

Our business model is focused on engaging the customer throughout their smile correction journey and beyond. Our solution provides an innovative, proprietary end-to-end platform that spans all stages of customer engagement, from initial acquisition to treatment and ongoing maintenance—all with minimal need for office visits and lifestyle inconvenience.

Customer Initiated Dentist-Controlled Treatment

Unlike other solutions in the market, such as traditional clear aligners, we believe our Platform will provide greater access and interaction with the customers and allow customers to feel more involved in their own treatment process. We hope to engage the power of social media and other digital outlets to initiate initial demand for our Platform by the customers.

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Customer Engagement – Value Creation

Our Platform is designed to have a high level of engagement with customers, if cleared for marketing in the U.S., as users will be able to scan their teeth with any smartphone and see how our solution can improve their smile. We intend to engage the customer from their first interest in correcting their smile and guide them throughout our convenient process.

Network of Dental Professionals

If cleared by FDA, the Platform will generally function via the following process: if the customer can benefit from our Platform, based on the severity of their tooth alignment and malocclusions, they will be referred to a dental professional in our network for an intraoral scan. Once the results of the scan are uploaded to our Aerodentis AI Cloud, a remote dental professional will develop a treatment plan for that patient using our Platform. If the patient requires any tooth preparation before initiating treatment with the smart aligner, the patient will again be referred to a dental professional in our network.

Monetization – Value Capture

We intend to generate revenues by:

·reselling our solution through a professional dental network;
·providing ongoing monitoring and treatment plans for those who have completed their smile correction and may require smile maintenance throughout their life; and
·eventually selling directly to the consumer in qualified cases with remote dental professional involvement.

Sales and Marketing

We intend to market our Platform in Israel, European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and Canada, subject to each country’s requisite regulatory authorization. We intend to utilize social media to promote our Platform to our targeted audience. The Platform has a potentially viral social media message that we hope will drive demand by placing user-generated content on all major social medial platforms. Our marketing strategy themes and promotional messages will emphasize the ease and convenience offered by our Platform as compared to other available treatments.

Research and Development

We have a research and development team with software development, medical device development, dental/orthodontic, data science and other innovation focused backgrounds. Our current research and development efforts are primarily focused on enhancing the Platform and developing software and processes to enable the manufacture of our smart aligner systems in volume as well as productizing the prototype through the development of UI/UX and system integration with existing patent systems.

As of March 2023, our outsourced software development team is composed of eight professionals with years of experience in artificial intelligence development, data science, application and software engineering. Members of the team come from the elite intelligence units of the Israeli Defense Force and have a breadth of experience in computer vision, imaging and targeting systems development. Our software development team is headed by Yossi Avni, who has 25 years of experience in developing advanced artificial intelligence applications, behavioral biometrics, behavioral profiling and advanced security systems and holds over 100 patents in these areas.

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Our hardware and systems development team is composed of six professionals with years of experience in FDA-compliant medical device development. They are a part of Aran Research Development Prototypes Ltd. (“Aran”), a leading Israeli product design and development firm and our third-party hardware development partner. Aran is ISO 13485 certified and maintains a ISO 7 cleanroom for testing and assembly. Aran also has manufacturing facilities and a full suite of 3D printing capabilities, which are compliant with FDA guidelines. Our hardware and systems development team is headed by Avi Kayton, a skilled development manager and systems engineer with 16 years of experience, including extensive experience in medical device companies.

Intellectual Property

We have three issued U.S. patents, four pending U.S. patents and numerous global patent applications. These patents and applications cover critical aspects of our Platform, including the movement of teeth using pulsating air, our diagnostic process, Platform technology, and 3D printing. Our issued U.S. patents 7819661, 10806376, and 10820965 expire in 2030, 2040, and 2040 respectively. We currently do not own any trademarks.

We intend to continue to pursue further intellectual property protection through U.S. and non-U.S. patent applications, trademark applications, and non-disclosure and non-compete agreements. We also intend to seek to protect our software, documentation and other written materials under trade secret and copyright laws. There can be no assurance that patents will be issued as a result of any patent application or that patents that have been issued to us or may issue in the future will be found to be valid and enforceable and sufficient to protect our technology or products.

Seasonality

Our business is generally not seasonal. However, we may experience moderate sales fluctuations, at certain periods of the year, such as January, due to renewed consumer focus on health improvement and aesthetics.

Competition

The dental industry is in a period of immense and rapid digital transformation involving products, technologies, distribution channels and business models. We face competition in the market for our Platform from the clear aligners market and we expect competition from existing competitors and new companies that may enter the market or introduce new technologies in the future. We compete with several well-established companies both in the traditional orthodontic industry and the direct-to-consumer clear aligner industry, including Align Technologies, Smile Direct Club, Dentsply Sirona (Byte), 3M Clarity Aligners, and Straumann Group.

We believe that the principal competitive factors in the market for orthodontic appliances include:

·price and financing options;
·access and convenience;
·aesthetic appeal of the treatment method;

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·comfort associated with the treatment method;
·duration and effectiveness of treatment;
·ease of use; and
·orthodontist chair time.

We believe that our Platform will compare favorably with respect to each of these factors.

Government Regulation

Our products (including the currently cleared version, as well as the next generation Platform for which we have not yet submitted the requisite 510(k) application to FDA) are considered medical devices, and, accordingly, are subject to rigorous regulation by government agencies in the United States and other countries in which we intend to sell our products. These regulations vary from country to country but cover, among other things, the following activities with respect to medical devices:

·design, development and manufacturing;
·testing, labeling, content and language of instructions for use and storage;
·product storage and safety;
·marketing, sales and distribution;
·pre-market clearance and approval;
·record keeping procedures;
·advertising and promotion;
·recalls and field safety corrective actions;
·post-market surveillance;
·post-market approval studies; and
·product import and export.

FDA Regulation

In the U.S., numerous laws and regulations govern the processes by which medical devices are developed, manufactured, brought to market and marketed. These include the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) and its implementing regulations issued by FDA, among others. Unless an exemption applies, each medical device commercially distributed in the United States requires FDA clearance of a 510(k) premarket notification (“510(k) clearance”), granting of a de novo request, or approval of an application for premarket approval (“PMA”). In general, under the FD&C Act, medical devices are classified in one of three classes on the basis of the controls necessary to reasonably assure their safety and effectiveness. A medical device’s classification determines the level of FDA review and approval to which the device is subject before it can be marketed to consumers:

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·Class I devices, the lowest-risk FDA device classification, include devices with the lowest risk to the patient and are those for which safety and effectiveness can be assured by adherence to FDA’s medical device general controls, including labeling, establishment registration, device product listing, adverse event reporting, and, for some products, adherence to good manufacturing practices through FDA’s Quality System Regulations.
·Class II devices, moderate-risk devices, also require compliance with general controls and in some cases, special controls as deemed necessary by FDA to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the device. These special controls may include performance standards, particular labeling requirements, or post-market surveillance obligations. While most Class I devices are exempt from the 510(k) premarket notification requirement, typically a Class II device also requires pre-market review and 510(k) clearance as well as adherence to the Quality System Regulations/good manufacturing practices for devices.
·Class III devices, high-risk devices that are often implantable or life-sustaining, also require compliance with the medical device general controls and Quality System Regulations, and generally must be approved by FDA before entering the market through a PMA application. Approved PMAs can include post-approval conditions and post-market surveillance requirements, analogous to some of the special controls that may be imposed on Class II devices.

Our manufacturing quality system is required to be in compliance with the Quality System Regulations enforced by FDA and similar regulations enforced by other worldwide regulatory authorities. FDA’s Quality System Regulations require manufacturers to follow stringent design, testing, process control, documentation, and other quality assurance procedures.

Our first generation Aerodentis System is a Class II medical device, which was cleared by FDA for commercialization in the U.S. pursuant to the 510(k) notification process for movement and alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion in April 2020. We are preparing to apply for 510(k) clearance for the updated version of the currently cleared device. Such updated Platform contains new and/or different components than the original device, which is why a new 510(k) clearance is required prior to marketing the Platform in the U.S. We have not yet filed a 510(k) submission for the Platform, and it has, thus, not been found by the FDA to be substantially equivalent to the first generation Aerodentis System. Based on our internal quality assurance and FDA guidance, we believe that the second generation Aerodentis Platform will be found to be substantially equivalent to the cleared first generation Aerodentis System, but we cannot guarantee such outcome. The manufacture, marketing and distribution of the Aerodentis System, as well as our next-generation Platform once cleared by FDA, if ever, is subject to continuing regulation and enforcement by FDA and other government authorities, which includes routine FDA inspections of our facilities to determine compliance with facility registration requirements, product listing requirements, medical device reporting regulations, and Quality System Regulations, among others. If FDA finds that we have failed to comply with Quality System Regulations or other legal or regulatory requirements, it or other government agencies may institute a wide variety of enforcement actions against us, ranging from Warning Letters to more severe sanctions, including but not limited to financial penalties, withdrawal of 510(k) clearances already granted, and criminal prosecution. We have passed our International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) and Medical Device Single Audit Program (“MDSAP”) certification process and have added the U.S. to our ISO/MDSAP certification in 2019

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The 510(k) Process

Under the 510(k) process, the manufacturer must submit to FDA a premarket notification demonstrating that the device is “substantially equivalent” to either a device that was legally marketed prior to May 28, 1976, the date upon which the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 were enacted, and for which a PMA is not required, a device that has been reclassified from Class III to Class II or Class I, or another commercially available device that was cleared through the 510(k) process. To be “substantially equivalent,” the proposed device must have the same intended use as the predicate device, and either have the same technological characteristics as the predicate device or have different technological characteristics and not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness than the predicate device. Clinical data is sometimes required to support substantial equivalence.

After a 510(k) premarket notification is submitted, FDA determines whether to accept it for substantive review. If it lacks necessary information for substantive review, FDA will refuse to accept the 510(k) notification. If it is accepted for filing, FDA begins a substantive review. By statute, FDA is required to complete its review of a 510(k) notification within 90 days of receiving the 510(k) notification. As a practical matter, clearance often takes longer, and clearance is never assured. FDA may require further information, including clinical data, to make a determination regarding substantial equivalence, which may significantly prolong the review process. If FDA agrees that the device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device currently on the market, it will grant 510(k) clearance to commercially market the device.

Post-Market Regulation

After a device is cleared or approved for marketing, numerous and extensive regulatory requirements may continue to apply. These include but are not limited to:

annual and updated establishment registration and device listing with FDA;
Quality System Regulation requirements, which require manufacturers to follow stringent quality assurance procedures during all aspects of the design and manufacturing process;
restrictions on sale, distribution, or use of a device;
labeling, advertising, promotion, and marketing regulations, which require that promotion is truthful, not misleading, and provide adequate directions for use and that all claims are substantiated, and also prohibit the promotion of products for unapproved or “off-label” uses (i.e., indications that are inconsistent with or beyond the scope of the applicable FDA approval or clearance) and impose other restrictions on labeling;
clearance or approval of product modifications to legally marketed devices that could significantly affect safety or effectiveness or that would constitute a major change in intended use;
medical device reporting regulations, which require that a manufacturer report to FDA if a device it markets may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury, or has malfunctioned and the device or a similar device that it markets would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur;
correction, removal, and recall reporting regulations, and FDA’s recall authority;
complying with the federal law and regulations requiring Unique Device Identifiers on devices; and

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post-market surveillance activities and regulations, which apply when deemed by FDA to be necessary to protect the public health or to provide additional safety and effectiveness data for the device.

FDA has broad regulatory compliance and enforcement powers. If FDA determines that we failed to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, it can take a variety of compliance or enforcement actions, which may result in any of the following sanctions:

warning letters, untitled letters, fines, injunctions, consent decrees, and civil penalties;
recalls, withdrawals, or administrative detention, or seizure of our products;
operating restrictions or partial suspension or total shutdown of production;
refusing or delaying requests for 510(k) marketing clearance or PMA approvals of new products or modified products;
withdrawing 510(k) clearances or PMA approvals that have already been granted;
refusal to grant export or import approvals for our products; or
criminal prosecution.

International Regulation

Many countries throughout the world have established regulatory frameworks for marketing and commercialization of medical devices. As a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical devices, we are obligated to comply with the respective frameworks of these countries to obtain and maintain access to these global markets. The frameworks often define requirements for marketing authorizations which vary by country. Failure to obtain appropriate marketing authorization and to meet all local requirements, including specific quality and safety standards in any country in which we currently market our products, could cause commercial disruption and/or subject us to sanctions and fines. Delays in receipt of, or a failure to receive, such marketing authorizations, or the loss of any previously received authorizations, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

There is currently no premarket government review of medical devices in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). However, all medical devices placed on the market in the EEA must meet the relevant essential requirements laid down in Annex I of Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, or the Medical Devices Directive. The most fundamental essential requirement is that a medical device must be designed and manufactured in such a way that it will not compromise the clinical condition or safety of patients, or the safety and health of users and others. In addition, the device must achieve the performances intended by the manufacturer and be designed, manufactured, and packaged in a suitable manner. The European Commission has adopted various standards applicable to medical devices. These include standards governing common requirements, such as sterilization and safety of medical electrical equipment, and product standards for certain types of medical devices. There are also harmonized standards relating to design and manufacture. While not mandatory, compliance with these standards is viewed as the easiest way to satisfy the essential requirements as a practical matter. Compliance with a standard developed to implement an essential requirement also creates a rebuttable presumption that the device satisfies that essential requirement.

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On April 5, 2017, the European Parliament passed the Medical Devices Regulation (Regulation 2017/745), which repeals and replaces the EU Medical Device Directive and became effective on May 26, 2021. The Medical Devices Regulation, among other things, is intended to establish a uniform, transparent, predictable, and sustainable regulatory framework across the EEA for medical devices and ensure a high level of safety and health while supporting innovation. The new regulations, among other things:

·strengthen the rules on placing devices on the market and reinforce surveillance once they are available;
·establish explicit provisions on manufacturers’ responsibilities for the follow-up of the quality, performance, and safety of devices placed on the market;
·improve the traceability of medical devices throughout the supply chain to the end-user or patient through a unique identification number;
·set up a central database to provide patients, healthcare professionals, and the public with comprehensive information on products available in the E.U.; and
·strengthen rules for the assessment of certain high-risk devices, such as implants, which may have to undergo an additional check by experts before they are placed on the market.

We received our European CE mark and ISO/MDSAP certification in 2019. In light of our ISO/MDSAP certification, we believe that we are in substantial compliance with applicable EU regulations and do not anticipate having to make any material expenditures as a result of EU or other currently applicable regulatory requirements. Under Medical Devices Regulation, manufacturing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by regulatory authorities and must comply with device safety and effectiveness requirements as set forth therein. To that end, we have implemented controls and procedures intended to ensure that our Access Dental Lab Quality System meets FDA’s and ISO requirements. We passed our audit to renew our ISO/MDSAP certification in April 2023.

Quality System Regulations

Our manufacturing quality system is required to be in compliance with the Quality System Regulations enforced by FDA and similar regulations enforced by other worldwide regulatory authorities. FDA’s Quality System Regulations require manufacturers to follow stringent design, testing, process control, documentation, and other quality assurance procedures. If FDA finds that we have failed to comply with Quality System Regulations or other legal or regulatory requirements, it or other government agencies may institute a wide variety of enforcement actions against us, ranging from Warning Letters to more severe sanctions, including but not limited to financial penalties, withdrawal of 510(k) clearances already granted, and criminal prosecution. In addition, under Canadian regulation, manufacturing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by regulatory authorities and must comply with device safety and effectiveness requirements as required by the Medical Devices Regulation.

State Professional Regulation

Our ability to conduct business in each state is dependent in part upon that particular state’s treatment of remote healthcare delivery under such state’s laws, rules and policies governing the practice of dentistry, which are subject to changing political, regulatory and other influences. Orthodontists and dentists who provide professional services to a patient via teledentistry must, in most instances, hold a valid license to practice or to provide treatment in the state in which the patient is located. In addition, certain states require an orthodontist or dentist providing telehealth services to be physically located in the same state as the patient. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations can give rise to civil or criminal penalties.

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Other U.S. Federal and State Laws

We are also subject to various laws inside and outside the U.S. concerning our relationships with healthcare professionals and government officials, price reporting and regulation, the promotion, sales and marketing of our products and services, the importation and exportation of our products, reimbursement for our products and services, the operation of our facilities, and the distribution of our products. Initiatives sponsored by government agencies, legislative bodies, and the private sector regarding these matters, including efforts to limit the growth of healthcare expenses generally, are ongoing in markets where we do business. It is not possible to predict at this time the long-term impact of such cost containment and other measures on our future business.

We intend to enter into contracts with orthodontists, dentists, or professional corporations to deliver our products and services to their patients. Such contractual relationships will be subject to various state laws that prohibit the practice of dentistry by lay entities or persons and are intended to prevent unlicensed persons from interfering with or influencing the orthodontist’s or dentist’s professional judgment. In addition, laws in various states also generally prohibit the sharing of professional services income with nonprofessional or business interests. Activities other than those directly related to the delivery of healthcare may be considered an element of the practice of dentistry in many states. Under the corporate practice of dentistry restrictions of certain states, non-clinical decisions and activities may implicate the restrictions on the corporate practice of dentistry. We will continually monitor state requirements as to what constitutes the practice of dentistry and take steps to ensure that the orthodontists and dentists who utilize our services and teledentistry platform handle all clinical aspects of their patients’ care to ensure we do not violate those laws and regulations.

As a participant in the health care industry we are subject to extensive and frequently changing regulation under many other laws administered by governmental entities at the federal, state, and local levels, some of which are, and others of which may be, applicable to our business. Furthermore, our network of orthodontists and general dentists is also subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations that could affect the nature and scope of their relationships with us. Laws regulating medical device manufacturers and health care providers cover a broad array of subjects.

Several states have fraud and abuse and consumer protection laws that apply to healthcare items or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers, not just those reimbursed by a federally funded healthcare program, or apply regardless of payor. The scope of these laws and the interpretations of them vary from state to state and are enforced by state courts and regulatory authorities, each with broad discretion. A determination of liability under such laws could result in fines and penalties and restrictions on our ability to operate in these jurisdictions.

Health Information Privacy and Security Laws

There are numerous U.S. federal and state laws and regulations related to the privacy and security of PII, including health information. Among others, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by HITECH, and their implementing regulations, which we collectively refer to as HIPAA, establish privacy and security standards that limit the use and disclosure of PHI and require covered entities and business associates to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of individually identifiable health information in electronic form, among other requirements.

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Violations of HIPAA may result in civil and criminal penalties. We must also comply with HIPAA’s breach notification rule which requires notification to affected individuals and HHS, and in certain cases to media outlets, in the case of a breach of unsecured PHI. The regulations also require business associates of covered entities to notify the covered entity of breaches by the business associate.

State attorneys general also have the right to prosecute HIPAA violations committed against residents of their states, and HIPAA standards have been used as the basis for the duty of care in state civil suits, such as those for negligence or recklessness in misusing personal information. In addition, HIPAA mandates that HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities and their business associates for compliance.

Many states also have laws that protect the privacy and security of sensitive and personal information, including health information. These laws may be similar to or even more protective than HIPAA and other federal privacy laws. For example, the laws of the State of California, are more restrictive than HIPAA. Where state laws are more protective than HIPAA, we must comply with the state laws we are subject to, in addition to HIPAA. California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act or CCPA on June 28, 2018, which went into effect January 1, 2020. On November 3, 2020, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), which amends the CCPA and adds new privacy protections that became effective on January 1, 2023, was enacted through a ballot initiative. While information we maintain that is covered by HIPAA may be exempt from the CCPA, other records and information we maintain on our patients may be subject to the CCPA. In certain cases, it may be necessary to modify our planned operations and procedures to comply with these more stringent state laws. Not only may some of these state laws impose fines and penalties upon violators, but also some, unlike HIPAA, may afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused. In addition, state and federal privacy laws subject to frequent change.

In addition to HIPAA and state health information privacy laws, we may be subject to other state and federal privacy laws, including laws that prohibit unfair privacy and security practices and deceptive statements about privacy and security, laws that place specific requirements on certain types of activities, such as data security and texting, and laws requiring holders of personal information to maintain safeguards and to take certain actions in response to a data breach.

Foreign data protection, privacy, and other laws and regulations are often more restrictive than those in the U.S. The E.U., for example, traditionally has imposed stricter obligations under its laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection than the U.S. In May 2018, the GDPR governing data practices and privacy in the E.U., became effective and replaced the data protection laws of the individual member states. GDPR requires companies to meet stringent requirements regarding the handling of personal data of individuals in the E.U. These more stringent requirements include expanded disclosures to inform members about how we may use their personal data, increased controls on profiling members, and increased rights for members to access, control and delete their personal data. In addition, there are mandatory data breach notification requirements. The law also includes significant penalties for non-compliance, which may result in monetary penalties of up to 20 million Euros or 4% of a company’s worldwide turnover, whichever is higher. GDPR and other similar regulations require companies to give specific types of notice and informed consent is required for the placement of a cookie or similar technologies on a user’s device for online tracking for behavioral advertising and other purposes and for direct electronic marketing, and the GDPR also imposes additional conditions in order to satisfy such consent, such as a prohibition on pre-checked consents. It remains unclear how the U.K. data protection laws or regulations will develop in the medium to longer term and how data transfer to the U.K. from the E.U. will be regulated. Outside of the E.U., there are many other countries with data protection laws, and new countries are adopting data protection legislation with increasing frequency.

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Many of these laws may require consent from individuals for the use of data for various purposes, including marketing, which may reduce our ability to market our products.

There is no harmonized approach to these laws and regulations globally. Consequently, we increase our risk of non-compliance with applicable foreign data protection laws and regulations when we expand internationally. We may need to change and limit the way we use personal information in operating our business and may have difficulty maintaining a single operating model that is compliant. Compliance with such laws and regulations will result in additional costs and may necessitate changes to our business practices and divergent operating models, limit the effectiveness of our marketing activities, adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition, and subject us to additional liabilities.

Environmental Matters

We have no material expenditures for compliance with Federal, State or local provisions regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment.

Employees

As of August 14, 2023, the Company had 3 full-time employees and 1 part-time employee.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business and an investment in our securities are subject to a variety of risks. The following risk factors describe the most significant events, facts or circumstances that we believe could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operations, ability to implement our business plan, and the market price for our securities. Many of these events are outside of our control. The risks described below are not the only ones facing our Company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operation may be materially adversely affected. In such case investors in our securities could lose all or part of their investment.

Macroeconomic and External Risks

Our operations and financial performance depend on global and regional economic conditions. Inflation, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, changes in consumer confidence and demand, and weakness in general economic conditions and threats, or actual recessions, could materially affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Macroeconomic conditions impact consumer confidence and discretionary spending, which could adversely affect demand for any products we bring to market. Consumer spending habits are affected by, among other things, inflation, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, weakness in general economic conditions, threats or actual recessions, pandemics, wars and military actions, levels of employment, wages, debt obligations, discretionary income, interest rates, volatility in capital, and consumer confidence and perceptions of current and future economic conditions. Changes and uncertainty can, among other things, reduce or shift spending away from elective treatments and procedures, drive patients to purchase orthodontic treatments that may cost less than our treatment options, result in a decrease in the number of overall orthodontic and dental case starts, reduce patient traffic in dentists’ offices or reduce demand for dental services generally. Further, decreased demand for dental services can cause dentists and labs to postpone investments in capital equipment, such as intraoral scanners and CAD/CAM equipment and software. The recent declines in, or uncertain economic outlooks for, the U.S., European and certain other international economies has and may continue to adversely affect consumer and dental practice spending. The increase in the cost of fuel and energy, food and other essential items along with climbing interest rates could reduce consumers’ disposable income, resulting in less discretionary spending for products like ours. Decreases in disposable income and discretionary spending or change in consumer confidence and spending habits may adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

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Inflation continues to adversely impact spending and trade activities and we are unable to predict the impacts of higher inflation on global and regional economies. Higher inflation has also increased domestic and international shipping costs, raw material prices, and labor rates, which could adversely impact the costs of producing, procuring and shipping any products we bring to market. If similar trends continue once we begin marketing our Platform, our ability to recover these cost increases through price increases may have limited effectiveness, resulting in downward pressure on our operating results. Attempts to offset cost increases with price increases could reduce sales, increase customer dissatisfaction or otherwise harm our reputation. Further, we are unable to predict the impact of efforts by central banks and federal, state and local governments to combat elevated levels of inflation. If their efforts to reduce inflation are too aggressive, they may lead to a recession. Alternatively, if they are insufficient or are not sustained long enough to lower inflation to more acceptable levels, consumer spending may be adversely impacted for a prolonged period of time. Any of these events could materially affect our business and operating results.

Our business could be impacted by major public health issues, including pandemics such as the spread of COVID-19.

Major public health issues, including pandemics such as the spread of COVID-19, could in the future materially affect our business due to their impact on the global economy and regional economies, demand for consumer products, the imposition or removal of public safety measures. Public health concerns may also limit the movement of products between regions, disrupt or delay supply chains and sales and distribution channels, resulting in interruptions of the supply of products.

COVID-19 has created significant, widespread and unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, and economic instability, disrupting broad aspects of global and regional economies. Many of these effects continue to varying degree as variants of COVID-19 and outbreaks globally or regionally continue to harm recovering consumer confidence. As a result of outbreaks of COVID-19 and its variants, consumer demand and doctor availability has been inconsistent and difficult to predict. The effects of the pandemic continue to linger and evolve and we cannot predict future direct and ancillary impacts on our business or results of operations, although they may be material to our business as well as economic activity generally.

Our business could be impacted by political events, trade and other international disputes, war, and terrorism, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Political events, trade and other international disputes, war, and terrorism could harm or disrupt international commerce and the global economy and could have a material effect on our business as well as our potential customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, distributors, and other business partners.

Political events, trade and other international disputes, wars, and terrorism can lead to unexpected tariffs or trade restrictions, which could adversely impact our business. Tariffs could increase the cost of our products and the components and raw materials to make them. Once we begin marketing our products, these increased costs could adversely impact our gross margin and make our products less competitive or reduce demand. Countries could also adopt other measures, such as controls on imports or exports of goods, technology or data, that could adversely impact our operations and supply chain and limit our ability to offer products and services. These measures could require us to take various actions, including changing suppliers or restructuring business relationships. Complying with new or changed trade restrictions is expensive, time-consuming and disruptive to our operations. Such restrictions can be announced with little or no advance notice and we may be unable to effectively mitigate the adverse impacts of such measures. If disputes and conflicts escalate in the future, actions by governments in response could be significantly more severe and restrictive and could materially affect our business.

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Political unrest, threats, tensions, actions and responses to any social, economic, business, geopolitical, military, terrorism, or acts of war involving key commercial, development or manufacturing markets such as China, Mexico, Israel, Europe, or other countries could materially impact any international operations we undertake. For example, our employees in Israel could be obligated to perform annual reserve duty in the Israeli military and be called for additional active duty under emergency circumstances. If any of these events or conditions occur, the impact on us, our employees and potential customers is uncertain, particularly if emergency circumstances, armed conflicts or an escalation in political instability or violence disrupts our product development, data or information exchange, payroll or banking operations, product or materials shipping by us or our suppliers and other unanticipated business disruptions, interruptions and limitations in telecommunication services or critical systems or applications reliant on a stable and uninterrupted communications infrastructure.

U.S. and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the start of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops was reported. In response to the military conflict, the United States and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states, as well as non-member states, announced targeted economic sanctions on Russia, including certain Russian citizens and enterprises, and the continuation of the conflict may trigger additional economic and other sanctions. The potential impacts of the conflict and related sanctions could include supply chain and logistics disruptions, macro financial impacts resulting from the exclusion of Russian financial institutions from the global banking system, volatility in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, inflationary pressures on raw materials and energy and heightened cybersecurity threats. We have no way to predict the progress or outcome of the conflict in Ukraine or the reactions by governments, businesses or consumers. A prolonged conflict, intensified military activities or more extensive sanctions impacting the region and the resulting economic impact could have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, growth prospects and business outlook.

Our operations may be impacted by natural disasters, which may become more frequent or severe as a result of climate change and may adversely impact our business and operating results as well as those of our potential customers and suppliers.

Natural disasters can impact us and our potential customers, as well as suppliers critical to our operations. Natural disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather conditions that can cause deaths, injuries, and critical health crises, power outages, restrictions and shortages of food, water, shelter, and medical supplies, telecommunications failures, materials scarcity, price volatility and other ramifications. Climate change is likely to increase both the frequency and severity of natural disasters and, consequently, risks to our business and operations.

We anticipate that our digital dental modeling and certain of our customer-facing operations will primarily be processed in our facilities located in Israel. Similarly, a significant portion of our research and development activities is located in Israel. If there is a natural disaster in the region, our employees could be impacted, our research could be lost, and our ability to create treatment plans, respond to customer inquiries or manufacture and ship our aligners or intraoral scanners could be compromised, which could result in our future customers experiencing significant product and services delays.

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The effects of climate change on regional and global economies could change the supply, demand or availability of sources of energy or other resources material to our products and operations and affect the availability or cost of natural resources and goods and services on which we and our suppliers rely.

Business and Industry Risks

The Company is in the development stage, is not generating revenues and has no operating history in the manufacturing and distribution of orthodontic medical devices or platforms for consumer use.

The Company is in the development stage and faces all of the risks and uncertainties associated with a new and unproven business. Our future is based on an unproven business plan with no historical facts to support projections and assumptions. The Company was founded in 2005 and has no operating history as a manufacturer and distributor of orthodontic medical devices to the consumer public. The Company is not currently generating revenues and does not expect to generate revenue until it has successfully completed the development and testing of its Platform. Investors should understand that an investment in a start-up business is significantly riskier than an investment in a business with any significant operating history. There can be no assurance that the Company will ever achieve revenues or profitability. The Company’s operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the formation of a pre-revenue business. Our lack of a significant and relevant operating history makes it difficult to manage operations and predict future operating results.

Our products and technologies may not be accepted by the intended commercial consumers of our products, which could harm our future financial performance.

There can be no assurance that our Platform will achieve wide acceptance by intended consumers and/or market acceptance generally. The degree of market acceptance for our Platform will also depend upon a number of factors, including the receipt and timing of regulatory approvals, if any, and the establishment and demonstration of the ability of our proposed device to provide the level of confidence and independence in an efficient manner and at a reasonable cost. Our failure to develop a commercial product to compete successfully with existing orthodontic treatments could delay, limit, or prevent market acceptance. There can be no assurance that the public will believe that our Platform is necessary or that the dental industry will actively pursue our product. Long-term market acceptance of our Platform will depend, in part, on the capabilities, operating features and price of our products and technologies as compared to those of other available products and services. As a result, there can be no assurance that our Platform will be able to achieve market penetration, revenue growth or profitability.

We expect continued operating losses and cannot be certain of our future profitability.

We have incurred net operating losses since inception. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred net losses of $1.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively. From inception through the present, we have spent significant funds in organizational and start up activities, to recruit key managers and employees, to develop our Platform, and for research and development.

We expect to continue incurring net operating losses in the foreseeable future as we increase expenditures for the development and marketing of the Platform. The time required for us to become profitable is uncertain, and there can be no assurance that we will achieve profitability on a sustained basis, if at all. As a result of our limited operating history, we have neither internal nor industry-based historical financial data for any significant period of time upon which to project revenues or base planned operating expenses. We expect that our results of operations may also fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors, including: the ability to enter into resale agreements with dental professionals, the ability to effectively market to the public, the ease of use of the Platform by consumers and dental professionals, intense competition from existing and new companies, retain and motivate qualified personnel, specific economic conditions in the aligner/consumer orthodontic market, general economic conditions; and other factors.

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We may be unable to raise additional capital, which could harm our ability to compete.

We expect to expend significant capital to establish our brand, build manufacturing infrastructure, and develop both product and process technology. These initiatives may require us to raise additional capital over the next few years. We may consume available resources more rapidly than anticipated and we may not be able to raise additional funds when needed or on acceptable terms. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock.

In connection with the Private Placement, we granted the Private Placement Investors a right to participate in future financings, until the second anniversary of the closing of the Private Placement, that involve the issuance of our common stock or common stock equivalents for cash consideration. Further, the Securities Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the Private Placement contains “most favored nation” provisions, which may require future amendments to the terms of the Private Placement to give Private Placement Investors the benefit of more favorable terms governing certain future issuances of our common stock or common stock equivalents. Please see the section titled “Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities - Private Placement” for further description. Such participation right and “most favored nation” provisions may restrict our ability to secure future financings unless the Private Placement Investors waive their right to participate, the persons providing such financing accept the participation of the Private Placement Investors or the Private Placement Investors waive their rights under “most favored nation” provisions, respectively.]1 If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, and our business, operating results, financial condition, and prospects could be materially adversely affected.

The Company will depend on the acceptance of teledentistry and a demand for correcting tooth alignment.

Continued and widespread market acceptance of teledentistry by consumers is critical to our future success. Delivery of our Platform via a teledentistry model will represent a change from traditional orthodontic treatment, which requires in person visits, and consumers may be reluctant to accept this model or may not find it preferable to traditional treatment. In addition, consumers may not respond to our direct marketing campaigns, or we may be unsuccessful in reaching our target audience, particularly in foreign jurisdictions where our advertising may be more heavily regulated. If consumers prove unwilling to adopt our teledentistry model as rapidly or in the numbers that we anticipate, our operating results could be materially harmed.

Consumer spending habits are affected by, among other things, prevailing economic conditions, inflationary factors, levels of employment, salaries and wage rates, consumer confidence, and consumer perception of economic conditions. In many markets, dental and orthodontic reimbursement is largely out of pocket for the consumer and, as result, utilization rates can vary significantly depending on economic growth. A general slowdown in the U.S. economy and certain international economies may result in, among other things, a decrease in the number of overall orthodontic case starts, a reduction in consumer spending on elective or higher value procedures, or a reduction in demand for dental and orthodontic services generally, each of which would have an adverse effect on our sales, if any, and operating results. Inflation and weakness in the global economy result in a challenging environment for selling dental and orthodontic technologies. If there is a reduction in consumer demand for orthodontic treatment generally, or if consumers choose to use a competitive product rather than our Platform for any reason, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially harmed.


1 NTD: To conform to final terms.

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Adverse changes in, or interpretations of, laws, rules, and regulations governing remote healthcare and the practice of dentistry could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our current business model is dependent, in part, on current laws, rules, and regulations governing remote healthcare and the practice of dentistry. If changes in laws, rules, regulations, or their interpretations are inconsistent with our current business model, we would need to adapt our business model accordingly, and our operations in certain jurisdictions may be disrupted, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Our net revenues will depend primarily on our Platform and any decline in sales or average selling price of our Platform may adversely affect net revenues, gross margin and net income.

Our net revenues will be largely dependent on sales of our Platform, making widespread acceptance of our Platform by dental professionals and consumers critical to our future success. Our operating results could be harmed if:

·dental professionals experience a reduction in consumer demand for orthodontic services;
·consumers are unwilling to adopt system treatment offered by our Platform as rapidly or in the volumes we anticipate and at the prices offered;
·dental professionals choose to continue using wires and brackets or competitive products rather than our Platform or the rates at which they utilize our Platform fail to increase or increase as rapidly as anticipated after we commence sales; or
·if the average selling price of our products declines after we commence sales.

The average selling prices of our Platform could be influenced by numerous factors, including the type and timing of products sold and foreign exchange rates.

Our average selling prices for our Platform may be adversely affected in the future after we commence sales if:

·we introduce new or change existing promotions, general or volume-based discount programs, product or services bundles, or consumer rebate programs;
·participation in any promotions or programs unexpectedly increases or decreases or drives demand in unexpected and material ways;
·our geographic, channel, or product mix shifts to lower priced products or to products that have a higher percentage of deferred revenue;

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·we decrease prices on one or more products or services in response to increasing competitive pricing pressures;
·we introduce new or change existing products or services, or modify how we market or sell any of our new or existing products or services; or
·estimates used in the calculation of deferred revenue differ from actual average selling prices.

If our average selling prices decline after we commence sales, our net revenues, gross margin and net income may be adversely affected.

The Company will face competition from large internationally established aligner companies whose products have been widely accepted.

The dental industry is in a period of immense and rapid digital transformation involving products, technologies, distribution channels and business models. Once we commence marketing our Platform, we will face competition in the market for our Platform from the clear aligners market, and we expect competition from existing competitors and new companies that may enter the market or introduce new technologies in the future.

We expect to compete with a handful of large aligner companies including Align Technologies, SmileDirectClub, Dentsply Sirona, 3M™ Clarity™ Aligners, and Straumann Group. We expect some additional competition from other teledentistry solutions, and from new entrants into the orthodontic supply or clear aligner markets. Some of these competitors may have greater resources as well as the ability to leverage existing channels in the dental market to compete directly with us. In addition, we may also face future competition from companies that introduce new technologies. We may be unable to compete with these competitors, and one or more of these competitors may render our technology obsolete or economically unattractive.

Our business model depends on being able to reach consumers to raise brand awareness and encourage downloading our smartphone application, which may not prove successful or may become less effective or more costly to maintain in the long term.

There is no assurance our campaigns will achieve the returns on advertising spend desired, increase brand or product awareness sufficiently or generate goodwill and positive reputational goals. Moreover, should any entity or individual endorsing us or our products take actions, make or publish statements in support of, or lend support to events or causes which may be perceived by a portion of society negatively, our sponsorships or support of these entities or individuals may be questioned, boycotts of our products announced, and our reputation may be harmed, any of which could have a material effect on our gross margin and business overall.

In addition, various countries prohibit certain types of marketing activities. For example, some countries restrict direct to consumer advertising of medical devices. We could run afoul of restrictions and be ordered to stop certain marketing activities. Moreover, competitors do not always follow these restrictions, creating an unfair advantage and making it more difficult and costly for us to compete.

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Future sales of our Platform may depend on our customers’ ability to obtain reimbursement from third-party payors, such as insurance carriers.

Future sales of our Platform may depend on our customers’ ability to obtain reimbursement from third-party payors, such as insurance carriers. Where such insurance or third-party reimbursement becomes available in the future, any reduction in insurance or other third-party payor reimbursement for our Platform may cause negative price pressure, which would reduce our revenues. Without a corresponding reduction in the cost to produce such products, the result would be a reduction in our overall gross profit. Similarly, any increase in the cost of such products would reduce our overall gross profit unless there was a corresponding increase in third-party payor reimbursement. We face additional risks associated with obtaining and maintaining coverage and securing reimbursement from foreign health care payment systems on a timely basis or at all. Failure by our patients to obtain or maintain coverage or to secure adequate reimbursement for our treatment by third-party payors could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Our growth and future success may depend on our ability to enhance our Platform or to develop, obtain regulatory clearance for, successfully introduce, and achieve market acceptance of new products and services.

We intend to continually improve and enhance our Platform and/or develop and introduce new products and services in order to maintain or increase our sales. The success of new or enhanced products and services may depend on a number of factors, including anticipating and effectively addressing consumer preferences and demand, the success of our sales and marketing efforts, innovation and timely and successful research and development, obtaining necessary regulatory clearances, anticipating and responding to competing products and technological innovations, adequately protecting our intellectual property rights, effective forecasting and management of product demand, effective management of manufacturing and supply costs, and the quality of our products. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully develop and introduce new or enhanced products and services. Even if new or enhanced products and services are successfully introduced, they may not rapidly gain market share and acceptance.

The development of new products and services in the dental and orthodontic industry can be complex and costly. We could experience delays in the development and introduction of new and enhanced products and services, including delays in obtaining any necessary regulatory clearances. Unanticipated problems in developing products and services could also divert substantial research and development resources, which may impair our ability to develop new products and services and enhancements of existing products and services, and could substantially increase our costs. If new or enhanced product and service introductions are delayed or not successful, we may not be able to achieve an acceptable return, if any, on our research and development efforts, and our business may be adversely affected. Even if we successfully innovate and develop new or enhanced products and services, we may incur substantial costs in doing so and our profitability may suffer.

Any failure in our ability to successfully develop, introduce, or achieve market acceptance of new or enhanced products and services, or any problems in the design or quality of any products or services we develop, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Operational Risks

Business disruptions could seriously harm our financial condition.

The occurrence of any material or prolonged business disruptions, whether internal or at key suppliers, could harm our business and results of operations, result in material losses, seriously harm our development efforts and future revenues, profitability and financial condition, adversely affect our competitive position, increase our costs and expenses, and require substantial expenditures and recovery time in order to fully resume operations.

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When business disruptions occur, they may, individually or in the aggregate, affect our ability to continue critical research and development and could cause production delays or limitations, create adverse effects on distributors, disrupt supply chains, result in shipping and distribution disruptions and reduce the availability of or access to one or more facilities.

We are subject to operating risks, including excess or constrained capacity and operational inefficiencies, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

We are subject to operating risks, including excess or constrained capacity and pressure on our internal systems, personnel and suppliers. In order to manage current and anticipated future operations effectively, we must continually implement and improve our operational, financial and management information systems, hire, train, motivate, manage and retain employees, and ensure our suppliers remain diverse and capable of meeting growing demand for the systems, raw materials, parts and components essential to the manufacture and delivery of our products. We may be unable to balance near-term efforts to meet existing demand with future customer demand, including adding personnel, creating scalable, secure and robust systems and operations, and automating processes needed for long term efficiencies. Any such failure could have a material impact on our business, operations and prospects.

Our products and information technology systems are critical to our business. Issues with product development or enhancements, IT system integration, implementation, updates and upgrades could disrupt our operations and have a material impact on our business and operating results.

We rely on the efficient, uninterrupted and secure operation of our IT systems and are dependent on key third-party software embedded in our products and IT systems as well as third-party hosted IT systems to support our operations. All software and IT systems are vulnerable to damage, cyber attacks or interruption from a variety of sources. To effectively manage and improve our operations, our IT systems and applications require an ongoing commitment of significant expenditures and resources to maintain, protect, upgrade, enhance and restore existing systems and develop new systems to keep pace with continuing changes in information processing technology, evolving industry and regulatory standards, increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and changing consumer preferences. Failure to adequately protect and maintain the integrity of our products and IT systems may result in a material effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We plan to continuously upgrade and issue new releases of our products and customer-facing software applications, upon which customer-facing, manufacturing and treatment planning operations depend. Software applications and products containing software frequently contain errors or defects, especially when first introduced or when new versions are released. Additionally, the third-party software integrated into or interoperable with our products and services will routinely reach end of life, and as a consequence, may be exposed to additional vulnerabilities, including increased security risks, errors and malfunctions that may be irreparable or difficult to repair. The discovery of a defect, error or security vulnerability in our products, software applications or IT systems, incompatibility with future customers’ computer operating systems and hardware configurations with a new release or upgraded version or the failure of our products or primary IT systems may cause adverse consequences, including: delay or loss of revenues, significant remediation costs, delay in market acceptance, loss of data, disclosure of financial, health or other personal information of any customers or patients, product recalls, damage to our reputation, or increased service costs, any of which could have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of our operations and the operations of our potential customers or our business partners.

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The success of the Company depends on key executive personnel, vendors, and relationships with key dental professionals and organizations.

Our success depends on the expertise and experience of our key personnel, including our CEO, CTO and top management. If we lose the services of any of these key personnel, our business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, since the research and development of the Platform is mainly performed by outsourced third party vendors, although the Company could transfer the materials to other vendors, an interruption of service could materially and adversely affect the Company.

Our success depends largely on the talents and efforts of our personnel, and if we are unable to attract, motivate, train or retain our personnel, it may be more difficult to grow effectively and pursue our strategic priorities, and could materially effect on our results of operations. In addition, our market acceptance and success are dependent on attracting key orthodontists, dentists and dental organization to work in conjunction with the Company to educate the consumer market on our Platform.

There is no assurance that we will be able to attract and retain relationships with these key dental professionals to validate our Platform. The orthodontics industry is inundated with new products and services which demand the attention of practitioners, who do not have adequate time or motivation to explore new treatments for their patients or business opportunities of their practices.

Additionally, facilitating seamless leadership transitions for key positions is a critical factor in sustaining the culture and maintaining the success of our organization. If our succession planning efforts are not effective, it could adversely impact our business. We continue to assess the key personnel that we believe are essential to our long-term success, as future organizational changes could also cause our employee attrition rate to increase. If we fail to effectively manage any organizational or strategic changes, our financial condition, results of operations, and reputation, as well as our ability to successfully attract, motivate and retain key employees, could be harmed.

Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risks

Complying with regulations enforced by FDA and other regulatory authorities is expensive and time consuming, and failure to comply could result in substantial penalties.

Our products (including the currently cleared version, as well as the next generation Platform for which we have not yet submitted the requisite 510(k) application to FDA) are considered medical devices and, accordingly, are subject to rigorous regulation by government agencies in the U.S. and other countries in which we intend to sell our products. Compliance with these rigorous regulations will affect capital expenditures, earnings and the competitive position of the Company. These regulations vary from country to country but cover, among other things, the following activities with respect to medical devices:

·design, development and manufacturing;
·testing, labeling, content and language of instructions for use and storage;
·product storage and safety;
·marketing, sales and distribution;
·pre-market clearance and approval;
·record keeping procedures;

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·advertising and promotion;
·recalls and field safety corrective actions;
·post-market surveillance;
·post-market approval studies; and
·product import and export.

The regulations to which we are subject are complex. Regulatory changes could result in restrictions on our ability to carry on or expand our operations, higher than anticipated costs, or lower than anticipated sales. Our failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements could result in enforcement action by FDA or state agencies, which may include any of the following sanctions:

·warning letters, fines, injunctions, consent decrees, and civil penalties;
·repair, replacement, refunds, recall, or seizure of our products;
·operating restrictions or partial suspension or total shutdown of production;
·refusing our requests for 510(k) clearance or pre-market approval of new products, new intended uses, or modifications to existing products;
·withdrawing clearance or pre-market approvals that have already been granted; and
·criminal prosecution.

If any of these events were to occur, they could harm our business.

We may not receive the necessary authorizations to market our Platform or any future new products, and any failure to timely do so may adversely affect our ability to grow our business.

Before we can sell a new medical device in the U.S., or market a new use of, new claim for, or significant modification to a legally marketed device, we must first obtain either FDA 510(k) clearance or approval, unless an exemption applies. In the 510(k) clearance process, before a device may be marketed, the applicant must submit a premarket notification to FDA under Section 510(k) of the FD&C Act, and FDA must determine that a proposed device is “substantially equivalent” to a legally-marketed “predicate” device. To be “substantially equivalent,” the proposed device must have the same intended use as the predicate device, and either have the same technological characteristics as the predicate device or have different technological characteristics, not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness than the predicate device, and be as safe and as effective as the predicate device. The 510(k) clearance process can be expensive and uncertain and can take from three to 12 months, but may last significantly longer. Clinical data may be required in connection with an application for 510(k) clearance. Furthermore, even if we are granted regulatory clearances or approvals, they may include limitations on the indications for use or intended uses of the device, which may limit the market for the device.

Our first generation Aerodentis System is a Class II medical device, which was cleared by FDA for commercialization in the U.S. pursuant to the 510(k) notification process for movement and alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion in April 2020. The Company is preparing to apply for 510(k) clearance for the updated version of the currently cleared device. Such updated Platform contains new and/or different components than the original device, which is why a new 510(k) clearance is required prior to marketing the Platform in the U.S. We have not yet filed a 510(k) submission for the Platform, and it has, thus, not been found by the FDA to be substantially equivalent to the first generation Aerodentis System. Based on our internal quality assurance and FDA guidance, the Company believes that the second generation Aerodentis Platform will be found to be substantially equivalent to the first generation Aerodentis System and ultimately cleared by FDA for marketing; however, we cannot make any assurances to that effect, nor can we predict the extent to which FDA will require additional information, testing, changes, or other acts prior to engaging in the substantive review that precedes a clearance determination.

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FDA can delay, limit, or deny 510(k) clearance, or other approval or reclassification, of a device for many reasons, including:

·we may be unable to demonstrate to FDA’s satisfaction that the products or modifications are substantially equivalent to a proposed predicate device or safe and effective for their intended uses;
·we may be unable to demonstrate that the clinical and other benefits of the device outweigh the risks; and
·the applicable regulatory authority may identify deficiencies in our submissions or in the facilities or processes of our third party contract manufacturers.

Any delay or failure to obtain necessary regulatory clearances or approvals could harm our business. Once cleared for marketing in the U.S., if ever, to the extent we decide to market the Platform for any additional indications for use and/or make any material modifications to any element of the device and/or the manufacturing or distribution thereof in the future, an additional 510(k) submission, and FDA clearance thereof, will be required.

In addition, FDA may change its policies, adopt additional regulations, revise existing regulations, or take other actions, or Congress may enact different or additional statutory requirements, which may prevent or delay clearance of our future products under development or impact our ability to modify our currently marketed products on a timely basis. Such policy, statutory, or regulatory changes could impose additional requirements upon us that could delay our ability to obtain new 510(k) clearances, increase the costs of compliance, or restrict our ability to maintain our current marketing authorizations.

We received our European CE mark and ISO/MDSAP certification in 2019. In light of our ISO/MDSAP certification, we believe that we are in substantial compliance with applicable EU regulations. We will also need to obtain regulatory approval in other foreign jurisdictions in which we plan to market and sell our products. The time required to obtain registrations or approvals, if required by other countries, may be longer than that required for FDA clearance, and requirements for such registrations, clearances, or approvals may significantly differ from FDA requirements. If we modify our products, we may need to apply for additional regulatory approvals before we are permitted to sell the modified product. In addition, we may not continue to meet the quality and safety standards required to maintain the authorizations that we have received. If we are unable to maintain our authorizations in a particular country, we will no longer be able to sell the applicable product in that country.

Failure to comply with these rules, regulations, self-regulatory codes, circulars, and orders could result in significant civil and criminal penalties and costs and could have a material adverse impact on our business. Also, these regulations may be interpreted or applied by a prosecutorial, regulatory, or judicial authority in a manner that could require us to make changes in our operations or incur substantial defense and settlement expenses. Even unsuccessful challenges by regulatory authorities or private relators could result in reputational harm and the incurring of substantial costs. In addition, many of these laws are vague or indefinite and have not been interpreted by the courts and have been subject to frequent modification and varied interpretation by prosecutorial and regulatory authorities, increasing compliance risks.

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Certain modifications to our products may require new 510(k) clearance or other marketing authorizations.

Once a medical device is permitted to be legally marketed in the U.S. pursuant to a 510(k) clearance, a manufacturer may be required to notify FDA of certain modifications to the device. Manufacturers determine in the first instance whether a change to a product requires a new premarket submission, but FDA may review any manufacturer’s decision.

While our first generation Aerodentis System has received 510(k) clearance in 2020, we are preparing to apply for 510(k) clearance for the updated components of our Platform, which must, then, be found by the FDA to be substantially equivalent to the Aerodentis System and, thus, may not be lawfully marketed in the U.S. until FDA make a substantial equivalence determination and issues the requisite 510(k) clearance for the updated Platform. Although the development of our Platform has been carefully monitored and documented by professionals who are experienced in the FDA clearance process, there is no assurance that the FDA will agree that our Platform is substantially equivalent to the Aerodentis System and allow our Platform to be marketed in the United States. The FDA may determine that the device is not substantially equivalent and require a PMA or, more likely, a de novo reclassification, and/or require further information, such as additional test data, including data from clinical studies, before it is able to make a determination regarding substantial equivalence. By requesting additional information, the FDA can delay market introduction of our Platform. Delays in receipt of or failure to receive any necessary 510(k) clearance, de novo classification, or PMA, or the imposition of stringent restrictions for our Platform could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

In the future, we may make other modifications to our products, including our Platform, and determine, based on our review of the applicable FDA regulations and guidance, that in certain instances new 510(k) clearances or other premarket submissions are not required. If FDA disagrees with our determinations, we may be subject to a wide range of enforcement actions, including, for example, a warning letter, among other consequences, after which we will likely have to cease marketing the applicable modified product and/or to recall distributed units of such modified product until we obtain the requisite clearance or approval.

Our products must be manufactured in accordance with federal, state, and international regulations, and we could be forced to recall our products or terminate production and/or face other regulatory enforcement actions if we fail to comply with these regulations.

The methods used in, and the facilities used for, the manufacture of our products must comply with FDA’s Quality System Regulation which is a complex regulatory scheme that covers the procedures and documentation of, among other requirements, the design, testing, validation, verification, complaint handling, production, process controls, quality assurance, labeling, supplier evaluation, packaging, handling, storage, distribution, installation, servicing, and shipping of medical devices. Furthermore, we are required to verify that our suppliers maintain facilities, procedures, and operations that comply with our quality standards and applicable regulatory requirements. FDA enforces the Quality System Regulation through, among other oversight methods, periodic announced or unannounced inspections of medical device manufacturing facilities, which may include the facilities of contractors, suppliers, or contract manufacturing organizations. Our products are also subject to similar state regulations as well as similar laws and regulations of foreign countries. Our failure to comply with the Quality System Regulation or similar requirements could result in enforcement actions, sanctions, recalls, detentions, seizures, or similar market actions with respect to our products, among other potential consequences. If any of these or other events occur, there could be a negative impact on the supply of our products, our reputation could be harmed, we could be exposed to product liability claims, and we could lose customers and suffer reduced revenue and increased costs.

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Ongoing changes in healthcare regulation could negatively affect our revenues, business and financial condition.

There have been several proposed changes in the United States at the federal and state level for comprehensive reforms regarding the payment for, the availability of and reimbursement for healthcare services. These proposals have ranged from fundamentally changing federal and state healthcare reimbursement programs, including providing comprehensive healthcare coverage to the public under government-funded programs, to minor modifications to existing programs. One example, among countless others, is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (the “Affordable Care Act”) which was the most significant Federal healthcare reform law enacted in the U.S. in recent history. The Affordable Care Act has undergone substantial challenges and changes since its enactment in 2010, and numerous other federal healthcare reform legislation, executive orders, and judicial rulings have been implemented in the years since, most of which have been or are aimed at lowering healthcare costs in the U.S. To the extent any such reform measures or any future initiatives reduce reimbursement or coverage eligibility or amount(s) for our Platform and/or any future products we may market in the U.S. (if any), our business may be adversely affected.

Healthcare reform initiatives will continue to be proposed and may reduce healthcare related funding in an effort. It is impossible to predict the ultimate content and timing of any healthcare reform legislation and its resulting impact on us. If significant reforms are made to the healthcare system in the United States, or in other jurisdictions, those reforms may increase our costs or otherwise negatively effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

On April 5, 2017, the European Parliament passed the Medical Devices Regulation (Regulation 2017/745), which repeals and replaces the EU Medical Device Directive and became effective on May 26, 2021. The Medical Devices Regulation, among other things, is intended to establish a uniform, transparent, predictable, and sustainable regulatory framework across the EEA for medical devices and ensure a high level of safety and health while supporting innovation. The new regulations, among other things:

·strengthen the rules on placing devices on the market and reinforce surveillance once they are available;
·establish explicit provisions on manufacturers’ responsibilities for the follow-up of the quality, performance and safety of devices placed on the market;
·improve the traceability of medical devices throughout the supply chain to the end-user or patient through a unique identification number;
·set up a central database to provide patients, healthcare professionals and the public with comprehensive information on products available in the European Union; and

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·strengthen rules for the assessment of certain high-risk devices, such as implants, which may have to undergo an additional check by experts before they are placed on the market.

These modifications may have an effect on the way we conduct our business in the EEA.

Any change in the laws or regulations that govern the clearance and approval processes relating to our current, planned and future products could make it more difficult and costly to obtain clearance or approval for new products or to produce, market and distribute existing products. Significant delays in receiving clearance or approval or the failure to receive clearance or approval for our new products would have an adverse effect on our ability to expand our business.

Our products may cause or contribute to adverse medical events that we are required to report to FDA and other governmental authorities, and if we fail to do so, we would be subject to sanctions that could harm our reputation, business, results of operations, and financial condition. The discovery of serious safety issues with our products, or a recall of our products either voluntarily or at the direction of FDA or another governmental authority, could have a negative impact on us.

We are required to timely file various reports with FDA, including reports required by the medical device reporting regulations which require us to report to FDA when we receive or become aware of information that reasonably suggests that one of our products may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or malfunctioned in a way that, if the malfunction were to recur to the device or a similar device that we market, could cause or contribute to a death or serious injury. If we fail to comply with our reporting obligations, FDA or other governmental authorities could take action, including warning letters, untitled letters, administrative actions, criminal prosecution, imposition of civil monetary penalties, revocation of our device clearance, seizure of our products, or delay in clearance of future products. FDA and certain foreign regulatory bodies have the authority to require the recall of commercialized products under certain circumstances.

A government-mandated or voluntary recall by us could occur as a result of an unacceptable risk to health, component failures, malfunctions, manufacturing defects, labeling or design deficiencies, packaging defects, or other deficiencies, or failures to comply with applicable regulations. If we do not adequately address problems associated with our devices, we may face additional regulatory requirements or enforcement action, including required new marketing authorizations, FDA warning letters, product seizure, injunctions, administrative penalties, or civil or criminal proceedings.

We may initiate voluntary withdrawals, removals, or corrections for our products in the future that we determine do not require notification of FDA. If FDA disagrees with our determinations, it could require us to report those actions and we may be subject to enforcement action. A future recall announcement or other corrective action could harm our financial results and reputation, potentially lead to product liability claims against us, require the dedication of our time and capital, and negatively affect our sales.

In addition, FDA’s and other regulatory authorities’ policies may change, and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit, or delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. For example, in November 2018, FDA announced that it plans to develop proposals to drive manufacturers utilizing the 510(k) pathway toward the use of newer predicates. It is unclear the extent to which any proposals, if adopted, could impose additional regulatory requirements on us that could delay our ability to obtain new 510(k) clearances, increase the costs of compliance, or restrict our ability to maintain our current clearances.

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We also cannot predict the likelihood, nature, or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative or executive action, either in the U.S. or abroad. For example, the Trump Administration previously enacted several executive actions that could impose significant burdens on, or otherwise materially delay, FDA’s ability to engage in routine regulatory and oversight activities. It is difficult to predict how these executive actions and executive actions that may be taken under the Biden Administration may affect FDA’s ability to exercise its regulatory authority. If these executive actions impose constraints on FDA’s ability to engage in oversight and implementation activities in the normal course, our business may be negatively impacted.

Changes in internet regulations could adversely affect our business.

Laws, rules, and regulations governing internet communications, advertising, and e-commerce are dynamic, and the extent of future government regulation is uncertain. Federal and state regulations govern various aspects of our online business, including intellectual property ownership and infringement, trade secrets, the distribution of electronic communications, marketing and advertising, user privacy and data security, search engines, and internet tracking technologies. Future taxation on the use of the internet or e-commerce transactions could also be imposed. Existing or future regulation or taxation could increase our operating expenses and expose us to significant liabilities.

Disruptions at the FDA, other agencies or notified bodies caused by funding shortages or global health concerns could hinder their ability to hire, retain, or deploy key leadership and other personnel, or otherwise prevent new or modified products from being developed, cleared or approved, or commercialized in a timely manner, or at all, which could negatively impact our business.

The ability of the FDA, other agencies and notified bodies to review and authorize or certify for marketing new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, statutory, regulatory and policy changes, agency’s or notified body's ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, and other events that may otherwise affect the agency’s or notified body's ability to perform routine functions. Average review times at the FDA and other agencies and notified bodies have fluctuated in recent years as a result. In addition, government funding of other government agencies that fund research and development activities is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable. Disruptions at the FDA, other agencies and notified bodies may also slow the time necessary for new medical devices or modifications to be reviewed and/or cleared, approved or certified by necessary agencies or notified bodies, which would adversely affect our business. For example, over the last several years, the U.S. government has shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA, have had to furlough critical FDA employees and stop critical activities.

Separately, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA postponed most inspections of domestic and foreign manufacturing facilities at various points. Even though the FDA has since resumed standard inspection operations of domestic facilities where feasible, the FDA has continued to monitor and implement changes to its inspectional activities to ensure the safety of its employees and those of the firms it regulates as it adapts to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and any resurgence of the virus or emergence of new variants may lead to further inspectional delays. Regulatory authorities outside the United States may adopt similar policy measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if global health concerns continue to prevent the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting their regular inspections, reviews, or other regulatory activities, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA or other regulatory authorities to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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In the EU, notified bodies must be officially designated to certify products and services in accordance with the MDR. While several notified bodies have been designated the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly slowed down their designation process and the current designated notified bodies are facing a large amount of requests with the new regulation as a consequence of which review times have lengthened although a new regulation amending the EU MDR was recently adopted in March 2023, extending existing transitional provisions. This situation could significantly impact the ability of notified bodies to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business in the EU and EEA (which consists of the 27 EU member states plus Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland).

The misuse or off-label use of our Platform may harm our reputation in the marketplace, result in injuries that lead to product liability suits or result in costly investigations, fines or sanctions by regulatory bodies, particularly if we are deemed to have engaged in the promotion of these uses, any of which could be costly to our business.

Our first generation Aerodentis System is a Class II medical device was cleared by FDA for commercialization in the U.S. pursuant to the 510(k) notification process for movement and alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion in April 2020. The Company is preparing to apply for 510(k) clearance for the Platform. If and when our Platform receives 510(k) clearance, it will be cleared for marketing by the FDA only for movement and alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion. We, thus, will not be able to promote it for any other indications for use or make any promotional claims that are inconsistent with, or outside the scope of, such FDA clearance (often referred to as “off-label uses”). However, the assessment of whether a given claim is or is not consistent with a given FDA clearance or approval can often be subjective, and we cannot guarantee that FDA will always agree with our position regarding a particular claim or that all of our employees, representatives, and agents will abide by our marketing policies. If FDA determines that we have promoted any product without the requisite clearance or approval and/or for an off-label or unapproved use, it could take any number of enforcement actions against us, including (among others), issuing untitled or warning letters and/or pursuing an injunction, seizure, civil fine and/or criminal penalties. It is also possible that other federal, state or foreign enforcement authorities might take action under other regulatory authority, such as laws prohibiting false claims for reimbursement, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and/or business as a whole.

Additionally, we must have competent and reliable scientific evidence or, where applicable, other adequate substantiation for each reasonable interpretation of every promotional claim we make. In particular, comparative or superiority claims generally require adequate, well controlled, head-to-head clinical studies, comparing the product to the applicable competing products. To the extent we make any claims, or are otherwise held responsible for third-party claims about any product we may market in the United States, without the requisite clinical substantiation, we could be subject to enforcement action by FDA and/or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as a competitor challenge via the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau. Our plans to utilize social media as a primary promotional tool for our device(s) increases the applicable enforcement risk, as it makes it easier for our employees, affiliates, and any third parties with which we may have a relationship and/or arrangement under which we are deemed responsible for such party’s claims about our product(s) to disseminate promotional claims about our product(s) that may be inconsistent with applicable regulations governing device promotions. Further, consumers can bring private false-advertising lawsuits, including class actions, against us for any material misrepresentations and/or deceptive or unsubstantiated claims (among other similar causes of action) in our promotional materials or other advertising. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Laws and Regulations Governing Healthcare, including Health Information Privacy and Security Laws

We are subject to certain federal, state, and foreign fraud and abuse laws, health information privacy and security laws, and transparency laws, which, if violated, could subject us to substantial penalties. Additionally, any challenge to or investigation into our practices under these laws could cause adverse publicity and be costly to respond to, and thus could harm our business.

There are numerous U.S. federal and state, as well as foreign, laws pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse, including anti-kickback, false claims, and physician transparency laws. Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties will comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations involve substantial costs. Our business practices and relationships with providers and patients are subject to scrutiny under these laws. We may also be subject to patient information privacy and security regulation by both the federal government and the states and foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct our business. The healthcare laws and regulations that may affect our ability to operate include:

·the federal healthcare Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act of 1987 (the “Anti-Kickback Statute”), which prohibits, among other things, persons, and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, lease, order, or arrange for or recommend a good or service, for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. The term “remuneration” has been broadly interpreted to include anything of value. The government can establish a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute without proving that a person or entity had actual knowledge of the law or a specific intent to violate. Moreover, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal healthcare Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal civil False Claims Act. Although there are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors to the federal healthcare Anti-Kickback Statute protecting certain common business arrangements and activities from prosecution or regulatory sanctions, the exceptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly. Practices that involve remuneration to those who prescribe, purchase, or recommend medical device products, including discounts, or engaging individuals as speakers, consultants, or advisors, may be subject to scrutiny if they do not fit squarely within an exception or safe harbor. Our practices may not in all cases meet all of the criteria for safe harbor protection from anti- kickback liability. Moreover, there are no safe harbors for many common practices, such as reimbursement support programs, educational or research grants, or charitable donations;
·the federal civil False Claims Act, which prohibits, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, false or fraudulent claims for payment of federal government funds, and knowingly making, using or causing to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim to avoid, decrease or conceal an obligation to pay money to the federal government. Private individuals, commonly known as “whistleblowers,” can bring civil False Claims Act qui tam actions, on behalf of the government and such individuals and may share in amounts paid by the entity to the government in recovery or settlement. False Claims Act liability is potentially significant in the healthcare industry because the statute provides for treble damages and serious mandatory penalties for each false or fraudulent claim or statement. The government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim under the federal civil False Claims Act. Many pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers have been investigated and have reached substantial settlements under the federal civil False Claims Act in connection with alleged off-label promotion of their products and allegedly providing free products to customers with the expectation that the customers would bill federal health care programs for the product. In addition, manufacturers can be held liable under the federal civil False Claims Act even when they do not submit claims directly to government payers if they are deemed to “cause” the submission of false or fraudulent claims. There are also criminal penalties, including imprisonment and criminal fines, for making or presenting false, fictitious or fraudulent claims to the federal government;

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·Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), which created additional federal criminal statutes that prohibit, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing or attempting to execute a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payers, knowingly and willfully embezzling or stealing from a healthcare benefit program, willfully obstructing a criminal investigation of a healthcare offense, and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, or making or using any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry in connection with the delivery of, or payment for, healthcare benefits, items or services. Similar to the federal healthcare Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation;
·the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act under the Affordable Care Act which requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (with certain exceptions) to report annually to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians (defined to include doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors) and teaching hospitals, and applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. Since January 2022, applicable manufacturers are also required to report information regarding payments and transfers of value provided to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse-midwives;
·HIPAA, as amended by Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”), and their respective implementing regulations, which imposes privacy, security, and breach reporting obligations with respect to Protected Health Information (“PHI”), upon entities subject to the law, such as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and certain healthcare providers, and their respective business associates that perform services on their behalf that involve PHI. HITECH also created new tiers of civil monetary penalties, amended HIPAA to make HIPAA compliance as well as civil and criminal penalties directly applicable to business associates, and gave state attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce the HIPAA laws and seek attorneys’ fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions; and
·analogous state and foreign law equivalents of each of the above federal laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws which may apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party payer, including commercial insurers or patients; state laws that require device companies to comply with the industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the applicable compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government or otherwise restrict payments that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; state and local laws that require the licensure of sales representatives; state laws that require device manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures and pricing information; data privacy and security laws and regulations in foreign jurisdictions that may be more stringent than those in the United States (such as the EU, which adopted the General Data Protection Regulation, which became effective in May 2018); state laws governing the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts; and state laws related to insurance fraud in the case of claims involving private insurers.

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These laws and regulations, among other things, constrain our business, marketing, and other promotional activities by limiting the kinds of financial arrangements, including sales programs, we may have with physicians or other potential purchasers of our products. We have also entered into consulting agreements with physicians, which are subject to these laws. Further, while we do not submit claims and our future customers will make the ultimate decision on how to submit claims, we may provide reimbursement guidance and support regarding our products. Due to the breadth of these laws, the narrowness of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors available, and the range of interpretations to which they are subject, it is possible that some of our current or future practices might be challenged under one or more of these laws.

To enforce compliance with healthcare regulatory laws, certain enforcement bodies have recently increased their scrutiny of interactions between healthcare companies and healthcare providers, which has led to a number of investigations, prosecutions, convictions and settlements in the healthcare industry. For example, U.S. federal and state regulatory and enforcement agencies continue to actively investigate violations of healthcare laws and regulations, including pursuing novel theories of liability under these laws. These government agencies recently have increased regulatory scrutiny and enforcement activity with respect to manufacturer reimbursement support activities and patient support programs, including bringing criminal charges or civil enforcement actions under the federal healthcare Anti-Kickback statute, federal civil False Claims Act, the health care fraud statute, and HIPAA privacy provisions. Responding to investigations can be time and resource consuming and can divert management’s attention from the business. Any such investigation or settlement could increase our costs or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business. Even an unsuccessful challenge or investigation into our practices could cause adverse publicity, and be costly to respond to.

If our operations are found to be in violation of any of the healthcare laws or regulations described above or any other healthcare regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to administrative, civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, substantial monetary penalties, exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, imprisonment, additional reporting obligations, and oversight if we become subject to a corporate integrity agreement or other agreement to resolve allegations of non-compliance with these laws, reputational harm, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations.

Since our Platform will utilize cloud-based information systems and the exchange of information between patents and doctors, we will be subject to numerous U.S. federal and state laws and regulations related to the privacy and security of personally identifiable information, including health information.

Among other data-privacy and/or confidentiality laws to which we may be subject, HIPAA establishes privacy and security standards that limit the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) and require covered entities and business associates to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of individually identifiable health information in electronic form, among other requirements.

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Violations of HIPAA may result in civil and criminal penalties. We must also comply with HIPAA’s breach notification rule which requires notification to affected individuals and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and in certain cases to media outlets, in the case of a breach of unsecured PHI. The regulations also require business associates of covered entities to notify the covered entity of breaches by the business associate.

State attorneys general also have the right to prosecute HIPAA violations committed against residents of their states, and HIPAA standards have been used as the basis for the duty of care in state civil suits, such as those for negligence or recklessness in misusing personal information. In addition, HIPAA mandates that HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities and their business associates for compliance.

Many states also have laws that protect the privacy and security of sensitive and personal information, including health information. These laws may be similar to or even more protective than HIPAA and other federal privacy laws. For example, the laws of the State of California are more restrictive than HIPAA. Where state laws are more protective than HIPAA, we must comply with the state laws we are subject to, in addition to HIPAA. California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act or CCPA on June 28, 2018, which went into effect January 1, 2020. On November 3, 2020, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), which amends the CCPA and adds new privacy protections that became effective on January 1, 2023, was enacted through a ballot initiative. While information we maintain that is covered by HIPAA may be exempt from the CCPA, other records and information we maintain on our patients may be subject to the CCPA. In certain cases, it may be necessary to modify our planned operations and procedures to comply with these more stringent state laws. Not only may some of these state laws impose fines and penalties upon violators, but also some, unlike HIPAA, may afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused. In addition, state and federal privacy laws subject to frequent change.

In addition to HIPAA and state health information privacy laws, we may be subject to other state and federal privacy laws, including laws that prohibit unfair privacy and security practices and deceptive statements about privacy and security, laws that place specific requirements on certain types of activities, such as data security and texting, and laws requiring holders of personal information to maintain safeguards and to take certain actions in response to a data breach.

Foreign data protection, privacy, and other laws and regulations are often more restrictive than those in the U.S. The E.U., for example, traditionally has imposed stricter obligations under its laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection than the U.S. In May 2018, the GDPR governing data practices and privacy in the E.U., became effective and replaced the data protection laws of the individual member states. GDPR requires companies to meet stringent requirements regarding the handling of personal data of individuals in the E.U. These more stringent requirements include expanded disclosures to inform members about how we may use their personal data, increased controls on profiling members, and increased rights for members to access, control and delete their personal data. In addition, there are mandatory data breach notification requirements. The law also includes significant penalties for non-compliance, which may result in monetary penalties of up to 20 million Euros or 4% of a company’s worldwide turnover, whichever is higher. GDPR and other similar regulations require companies to give specific types of notice and informed consent is required for the placement of a cookie or similar technologies on a user’s device for online tracking for behavioral advertising and other purposes and for direct electronic marketing, and the GDPR also imposes additional conditions in order to satisfy such consent, such as a prohibition on pre-checked consents. It remains unclear how the U.K. data protection laws or regulations will develop in the medium to longer term and how data transfer to the U.K. from the E.U. will be regulated. Outside of the E.U., there are many other countries with data protection laws, and new countries are adopting data protection legislation with increasing frequency.

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Many of these laws may require consent from individuals for the use of data for various purposes, including marketing, which may reduce our ability to market our products.

There is no harmonized approach to these laws and regulations globally. Consequently, we increase our risk of non-compliance with applicable foreign data protection laws and regulations when we expand internationally. We may need to change and limit the way we use personal information in operating our business and may have difficulty maintaining a single operating model that is compliant. Compliance with such laws and regulations will result in additional costs and may necessitate changes to our business practices and divergent operating models, limit the effectiveness of our marketing activities, adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition, and subject us to additional liabilities.

Our business could be adversely affected by professional and legal challenges to our business model or by new state actions restricting our ability to provide our products and services in certain states.

Since the success of our business will be dependent on the widespread adaptation of our Platform as a valid method for smile correction, many patients across multiple geographies will be needed to use our Platform and provide positive feedback and results. This will expose the Company to legal risk of patients or dental practitioners who may have a negative experience with our Platform to file lawsuits claiming damages or other claims. Although the Company will seek insurance coverage for such legal actions, there is no assurance that the amount of coverage will be sufficient to cover these claims. In addition, such legal actions from consumers and dental professionals may result in material and adverse effects on our ability to continue to conduct business due to negative press.

A number of dental and orthodontic professionals believe that aligners are appropriate for only a limited percentage of their patients and may believe that our Platform is even less appropriate than traditional aligners. National and state dental associations have issued statements discouraging use of orthodontics using a teledentistry platform. Increased market acceptance of remote treatment may depend, in part, upon the recommendations of dental and orthodontic professionals and associations, as well as other factors including effectiveness, safety, ease of use, reliability, aesthetics, and price compared to competing products. Furthermore, our ability to conduct business in each state is dependent, in part, upon that particular state's treatment of remote healthcare and that state dental board's regulation of the practice of dentistry.

Security breaches, data breaches, cyber attacks, other cybersecurity incidents or the failure to comply with privacy, security and data protection laws could materially impact our operations, patient care could suffer, we could be liable for damages, and our business, operations and reputation could be harmed.

We expect to retain confidential customer personal and financial, patient health information and our own proprietary information and data essential to our business operations. We will rely upon the effective operation of our IT systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties to safeguard the information and data. Additionally, our success may be dependent on the success of healthcare providers, many of whom are comprised of individual or small operations with limited IT experience and inadequate or untested security protocols, in managing data privacy and data security requirements. It is critical that the facilities, infrastructure and IT systems on which we depend to run our business and the products we develop remain secure and be perceived by the marketplace and our potential customers to be secure. Despite the implementation of security features in our products and security measures in our IT systems, we and our service providers, vendors, and other third parties may become subject to physical break-ins, computer viruses or other malicious code, unauthorized or fraudulent access, programming errors or other technical malfunctions, hacking or phishing attacks, malware, ransomware, employee error or malfeasance, cyber attacks, and other breaches of IT systems or similar disruptive actions, including by organized groups and nation-state actors. For example, we may experience cybersecurity incidents and unauthorized internal employee exfiltration of company information.

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Further, the frequency of third-party cyber-attacks has increased over the last several years. The military conflict in Ukraine may cause nation-state actors or hackers sympathetic to either side of the conflict to carry out cyber-attacks to achieve their goals, which may include espionage, information gathering operations, monetary gain, ransomware, disruption, and destruction. Significant service disruptions, breaches in our infrastructure and IT systems or other cybersecurity incidents could expose us to litigation or regulatory investigations, impair our reputation and competitive position, be distracting to our management, and require significant time and resources to address. Affected parties or regulatory agencies could initiate legal or regulatory action against us, which could prevent us from resolving the issues quickly or force us to resolve them in unanticipated ways, cause us to incur significant expense and liability, or result in judicial or governmental orders forcing us to cease operations or modify our business practices in ways that could materially limit or restrict the products and services we provide. Concerns over our privacy practices could adversely affect others’ perception of us and deter potential customers, patients and partners from using our products. In addition, patient care could suffer, and we could be liable if our products or IT systems fail to deliver accurate and complete information in a timely manner. We have internal monitoring and detection systems as well as cybersecurity and other forms of insurance coverage related to a breach event covering expenses for notification, credit monitoring, investigation, crisis management, public relations and legal advice. However, damages and claims arising from such incidents may not be covered or may exceed the amount of any coverage and do not cover the time and effort we may incur investigating and responding to any incidents, which may be material. The costs to eliminate, mitigate or recover from security problems and cyber attacks and incidents could be material and depending on the nature and extent of the problem and the networks or products impacted, may result in network or systems interruptions, decreased product sales, or data loss that may have a material impact on our operations, net revenues and operating results.

Our business will expose us to potential liability for the quality and safety of our products and services, how we advertise and market those products and services and how and to whom we sell them, and we may incur substantial expenses or be found liable for substantial damages or penalties if we are subject to claims or litigation.

Our products and services involve an inherent risk of claims concerning their design, manufacture, safety and performance, how they are marketed and advertised in a complex framework of highly regulated domestic and international laws and regulations, how we package, bundle or sell them to potential customers, who may be private individuals or companies or public entities such as hospitals and clinics, and how we train and support doctors, their staffs and patients who administer or use our products. Moreover, consumer products and services are routinely subject to claims of false, deceptive or misleading advertising, consumer fraud and unfair business practices. Additionally, we may be held liable if any product we develop or manufacture or services we offer or perform causes injury or is otherwise found unhealthy. If our products are safe but they are promoted for off-label usage, we may be investigated, fined or have our products or services enjoined or approvals rescinded or we may be required to defend ourselves in litigation. Although we maintain insurance for product liability, business practices and other types of activities we make or offer, coverage may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all, and may be insufficient for actual liabilities. Any claim for product liability, sales, advertising and business practices, regardless of its merit or eventual outcome, could result in material legal defense costs and damage our reputation, increase our expenses and divert management’s attention.

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Increased focus on current and anticipated environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) laws and increased scrutiny of our ESG policies and practices may materially increase our costs, expose us to potential liability, adversely impact our reputation, employee retention, willingness of potential customers and suppliers to do business with us and willingness of investors to invest in us.

Our operations are subject to a variety of existing local, regional and global ESG laws and regulations, and we will likely be required to comply with new, broader, more complex and more costly laws and regulations that focus on ESG matters. Our compliance obligations will likely span all aspects of our business and operations, including product design and development, materials sourcing and other procurement activities, product packaging, product safety, energy and natural resources usage, facilities design and utilization, recycling and collection, transportation, disposal activities and workers’ rights.

Environmental regulations related to greenhouse gases are expected to have an increasingly larger impact on our or our suppliers’ energy sources. Many U.S. and foreign regulators have enacted or are considering enacting new or additional disclosure requirements or limits on the emissions of greenhouse gases, including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide and methane, from power generation units using fossil fuels. The effects of greenhouse gas emission limits on power generation are subject to significant uncertainties, including the timing of any new requirements, levels of emissions reductions and the scope and types of emissions regulated. These limits may have the effect of increasing our costs and those of our suppliers and could result in manufacturing, transportation and supply chain disruptions and delays if clean energy alternatives are not readily available in adequate amounts when required. Moreover, alternative energy sources, coupled with reduced investments in traditional energy sources and infrastructure, may fail to provide the predictable, reliable, and consistent energy that we, our suppliers and other businesses need for operations.

Meeting our obligations under existing ESG laws, rules, or regulations is already costly to us and our suppliers, and we expect those costs to increase as new laws are enacted, possibly materially. Additionally, we expect regulators to perform investigations, inspections and periodically audit our compliance with these laws and regulations, and we cannot provide assurance that our efforts or operations will be compliant. If we fail to comply with any requirements, we could be subject to significant penalties or liabilities and we may be required to implement new and materially more costly processes and procedures to come into compliance. Further these laws are subject to unpredictable changes. Even if we successfully comply with these laws and regulations, our suppliers may fail to comply. We may also suffer financial and reputational harm if future customers require, and we are unable to deliver, certification that our products are conflict free. In all of these situations, our future customers may stop purchasing products from us, and may take legal action against us, which could harm our reputation, revenues and results of operations.

Investor advocacy groups, institutional investors, investment funds, proxy advisory services, stockholders, and consumers are also increasingly focused on corporate ESG practices. Additionally, public interest and legislative pressure related to public companies’ ESG practices continues to grow. If our ESG practices fail to meet investor or other industry stakeholders' evolving expectations and standards, including environmental stewardship, support for local communities, board of director and employee diversity, human capital management, employee health and safety practices, product quality, supply chain management, corporate governance and transparency and employing ESG strategies in our operations, our brand, reputation and employee retention may be negatively impacted, potential customers and suppliers may be unwilling to do business with us and investors may be unwilling to invest in us. In addition, as we work to align our ESG practices with industry standards, we have expanded and will likely continue to expand our disclosures in these areas. We also expect to incur additional costs and require additional resources to monitor, report, and comply with our various ESG practices. If we fail to adopt ESG standards or practices as quickly as stakeholders desire, report on our ESG efforts or practices accurately, or satisfy the disclosure and other expectations of stakeholders, our reputation, business, financial performance, growth, and stock price may be adversely impacted.

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We are subject to consumer protection laws that regulate our marketing practices and prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business, and changes in such regulations or laws could require us to modify our products, marketing or advertising efforts.

In connection with the marketing or advertisement of our products and services, we could be the target of claims relating to false, misleading, deceptive, or otherwise noncompliant advertising or marketing practices, including under the auspices of the FTC and state consumer protection statutes. If we rely on third parties to provide any marketing and advertising of our products and services, we could be liable for, or face reputational harm as a result of, their marketing practices if, for example, they fail to comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

If we are found to have breached any consumer protection, advertising, unfair competition, or other laws or regulations, we may be subject to enforcement actions that require us to change our marketing and business practices in a manner which may negatively impact us. This could also result in litigation, fines, penalties, and adverse publicity that could cause reputational harm and loss of patient trust, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

We will be subject to a number of risks related to the credit card and debit card payments we plan to accept.

We plan to accept payments through credit and debit card transactions. For credit and debit card payments, we will be required to pay interchange and other fees, which may increase over time. An increase in those fees may require us to increase the prices we charge and would increase our operating expenses, either of which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

If we or our future processing vendors fail to maintain adequate systems for the authorization and processing of credit and debit card transactions, it could cause one or more of the major credit card companies to disallow our continued use of their payment products. In addition, if these systems fail to work properly and, as a result, we do not charge our patients’ credit or debit cards on a timely basis or at all, our business, revenue, results of operations, and financial condition could be harmed.

The payment methods that we will offer can also subject us to potential fraud and theft by criminals, who are becoming increasingly more sophisticated in exploiting weaknesses that may exist in the payment systems. If we fail to comply with applicable rules or requirements for the payment methods we will accept, or if payment-related data is compromised due to a breach, we may be liable for significant costs incurred by payment card issuing banks and other third parties or subject to fines and higher transaction fees, or our ability to accept or facilitate certain types of payments may be impaired. In addition, our patients could lose confidence in certain payment types, which may result in a shift to other payment types or potential changes to our payment systems that may result in higher costs. If we fail to adequately control fraudulent credit card transactions, we may face civil liability, diminished public perception of our security measures, and significantly higher card-related costs, each of which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

We will also be subject to payment card association operating rules, certification requirements, and rules governing electronic funds transfers, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it more difficult for us to comply. We will be required to comply with payment card industry security standards. Failing to comply with those standards may violate payment card association operating rules, federal and state laws and regulations, and the terms of our contracts with payment processors. Any failure to comply fully also may subject us to fines, penalties, damages, and civil liability, and may result in the loss of our ability to accept credit and debit card payments. Further, there is no guarantee that such compliance will prevent illegal or improper use of our payment systems or the theft, loss, or misuse of data pertaining to credit and debit cards, card holders, and transactions.

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If we are unable to maintain our chargeback rate or refund rates at acceptable levels, our future processing vendor may increase our transaction fees or terminate its relationship with us. Any increases in our credit and debit card fees could harm our results of operations, particularly if we elect not to raise our rates for our products and services to offset the increase. The termination of our ability to process payments on any major credit or debit card would significantly impair our ability to operate our business.

We face risks related to our future international sales, including the need to obtain necessary foreign regulatory clearance or approvals.

Sales of our products outside the U.S. will subject us to foreign regulatory requirements that vary widely from country to country. We received our European CE mark and ISO/MDSAP certification in 2019. In light of our ISO/MDSAP certification, we believe that we are in substantial compliance with applicable EU regulations.

We will also need to obtain regulatory approval in other foreign jurisdictions in which we plan to market and sell our products. The time required to obtain clearances or approvals required by other countries may be longer than that required for FDA clearance or approval, and requirements for such approvals may differ from FDA requirements. We may be unable to obtain regulatory approvals and may also incur significant costs in attempting to obtain foreign regulatory approvals or maintain those we already have. If we experience delays in receipt of approvals to market our products in new jurisdictions, or if we fail to receive these approvals, we may be unable to market our products in international markets in a timely manner, if at all, which could materially impact our international expansion and adversely affect our business as a whole. In addition, we anticipate that regulations in certain foreign countries may challenge our teledentistry model. Some international regulations may also limit the availability of our Platform to patients in certain jurisdictions without our first obtaining a license or engaging a third party to provide such financing, or limit the financing options we can offer our patients. If any of these risks were to materialize, they could limit our expected international growth and profitability.

Intellectual Property Risks

Our success depends in part on our proprietary technology, and if we are unable to successfully enforce our intellectual property rights, our competitive position may be harmed.

Our success will depend in part on our ability to maintain existing intellectual property and to obtain and maintain further intellectual property protection for our products and services, both in the U.S. and in other countries. We intend to protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret laws, as well as third-party confidentiality and assignment agreements. Our inability to do so could harm our competitive position.

We rely on our portfolio of issued and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other countries to protect a large part of our intellectual property and our competitive position; however, our currently pending or future patent filings may not result in the issuance of patents. While we generally apply for patents in those countries where we intend to make, have made, use, or sell patented products, we may not accurately predict all of the countries where patent protection will ultimately be desirable. If we fail to timely file for a patent, we may be precluded from doing so at a later date.

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Patent rights are territorial, and patent protection extends only to those countries where we have issued patents. Filing, prosecuting and defending patents on our products and product candidates in all countries and jurisdictions throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and our intellectual property rights in some countries outside the United States could be less extensive than those in the United States. Many countries do not protect intellectual property to the same extent as the U.S. or Europe, and their litigation processes differ. Competitors may successfully challenge or avoid our patents, or manufacture products in countries where we have not applied for patent protection. Changes in the patent laws in the U.S. or other countries may diminish the value of our patent rights. As a result of these and other factors, the scope, validity, enforceability, and commercial value of our patent rights are uncertain and unpredictable.

Furthermore, the issuance of a patent, while presumed valid and enforceable, is not conclusive as to its validity or its enforceability and it may not provide us with adequate proprietary protection or competitive advantages against competitors with similar products. Any patents issued to us may be challenged, invalidated, held unenforceable, circumvented, or may not be sufficiently broad to prevent third parties from producing competing products similar in design to our products. In addition, any protection afforded by foreign patents may be more limited than that provided under U.S. patent and intellectual property laws. There can be no assurance that any of our patents, any patents licensed to us, or any patents which we may be issued in the future, will provide us with a competitive advantage or afford us protection against infringement by others, or that the patents will not be successfully challenged or circumvented by third parties, including our competitors. Further, there can be no assurance that we will have adequate resources to enforce our patents. Competitors may also be able to design around our patents. Other parties may develop and obtain patent protection for more effective technologies, designs or methods.

Our ability to enforce our patent rights depends on our ability to detect infringement. It is difficult to detect infringers who do not advertise the components that are used in their products. Moreover, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain evidence of infringement in a competitor’s or potential competitor’s product, particularly in litigation in countries other than the U.S. that do not provide an extensive discovery procedure. Any litigation to enforce or defend our patent rights, if any, even if we were to prevail, could be costly and time-consuming and would divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded if we were to prevail may not be commercially meaningful.

We also may seek to rely on protection of copyright, trade secrets, know how, and confidential and proprietary information. We generally enter into confidentiality and non-compete agreements with our employees, consultants, and collaborative partners upon their commencement of a relationship with us. However, these agreements may not provide meaningful protection against the unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets or other confidential information, and adequate remedies may not exist if unauthorized use or disclosure were to occur. The exposure of our trade secrets and other proprietary information would impair our competitive advantages and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, and future growth prospects. In particular, a failure to protect our proprietary rights might allow competitors to copy our technology, which could adversely affect our pricing and market share. We may not be able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or trade secrets by consultants, vendors, former employees and current employees. Further, other parties may independently develop substantially equivalent know-how and technology.

While we currently do not own any registered trademarks, we intend to rely on both registered and common law rights for our trademarks in the future. There can be no assurance that our future trademark applications will be approved. Third parties may also oppose our trademark applications, or otherwise challenge our use of the trademarks. In the event that our trademarks are successfully challenged, we could be forced to rebrand our products and services, which could result in loss of brand recognition, and could require us to devote resources to advertising and marketing new brands. Further, there can be no assurance that competitors will not infringe our trademarks, or that we will have adequate resources to enforce our trademarks.

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Litigation, interferences, oppositions, re-exams, inter partes reviews, post grant reviews, or other proceedings are, have been, and may in the future be necessary in some instances to determine the validity and scope of certain of our proprietary rights, and in other instances to determine the validity, scope, or non-infringement of certain proprietary rights claimed by third parties to be pertinent to the manufacture, use, or sale of our products or provision of our services. These types of proceedings are unpredictable and may be protracted, expensive, and distracting to management. The outcome of such proceedings could adversely affect the validity and scope of our patent or other proprietary rights, hinder our ability to manufacture and market our products and provide our services, require us to seek a license for the infringed product or technology, or result in the assessment of significant monetary damages. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or, in cases where injunctive relief is sought, an injunction prohibiting us from selling our products or providing our services. Any of these results from litigation could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

If we infringe or violate the patents or proprietary rights of other parties or are subject to an intellectual property infringement or misappropriation claim, our ability to grow our business may be severely limited.

Our commercial success also depends upon our ability, and the ability of any third party with which we may partner, to develop, manufacture, market and sell our products, if approved, and use our patent-protected technologies without infringing the patents of third parties. Extensive litigation over patents and other intellectual property rights is common in the dental and orthodontic industry.

We may not have identified all patents, published applications or published literature that affect our business either by blocking our ability to commercialize our products, by preventing the patentability of one or more aspects of our products, or by covering the same or similar technologies that may affect our ability to market our products. For example, we may not have conducted a patent clearance search sufficient to identify potentially obstructing third party patent rights. Moreover, patent applications in the United States are maintained in confidence for up to 18 months after their filing. In some cases, however, patent applications remain confidential in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or the USPTO, for the entire time prior to issuance as a U.S. patent. Patent applications filed in countries outside of the United States are not typically published until at least 18 months from their first filing date. Similarly, publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries. We cannot be certain that we were the first to invent, or the first to file, patent applications covering our products. We also may not know if our competitors filed patent applications for technology covered by our pending applications or if we were the first to invent the technology that is the subject of our patent applications. Competitors may have filed patent applications or received patents and may obtain additional patents and proprietary rights that block or compete with our patents.

We may therefore in the future be the subject of patent or other litigation. From time to time, we may in the future receive letters from third parties drawing our attention to their patent rights. While we do not believe that we infringe upon any valid and enforceable rights that have been brought to our attention, and we take necessary steps to ensure that we do not infringe on the rights of others, there may be other more pertinent rights of which we are presently unaware. The defense and prosecution of intellectual property suits, interference proceedings, and related legal and administrative proceedings could result in substantial expense to us and significant diversion of effort by our technical and management personnel. An adverse determination of any litigation or interference proceeding to which we may become a party could subject us to significant liabilities. An adverse determination of this nature could also put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly or require us to seek licenses from third parties. Licenses may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, in which event, our business would be materially adversely affected. Intellectual property litigation or claims could force us to cease developing, selling or otherwise commercializing one or more of our products; to pay substantial damages for past use of the asserted intellectual property; and redesign, or rename in the case of trademark claims, our product(s) to avoid such third party rights, which may not be possible or which could be costly and time-consuming. Any of these risks coming to fruition could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

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Our failure to secure trademark registrations could adversely affect our ability to market our products and operate our business.

Any future trademark applications in the United States and any other jurisdictions where we may file may not be allowed registration, and we may not be able to maintain or enforce our registered trademarks. During trademark registration proceedings, we may receive rejections. Although we are given an opportunity to respond to those rejections, we may be unable to overcome such rejections. In addition, in the USPTO and in corresponding foreign agencies, third parties are given an opportunity to oppose pending trademark applications and to seek to cancel registered trademarks. Opposition or cancellation proceedings may be filed against our applications and/or registrations, and our applications and/or registrations may not survive such proceedings. Failure to secure such trademark registrations in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions could adversely affect our ability to market our products and our business.

We may be subject to claims that our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.

As is common in the medical device industry, we may employ individuals who were previously employed at other companies similar to ours, including our competitors or potential competitors. We may become subject to claims that these employees or we have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management.

Obtaining and maintaining patent protection depends on compliance with various procedures and other requirements, and our patent protection could be reduced or eliminated in case of non-compliance with these requirements.

Periodic maintenance fees, renewal fees, annuity fees and various other governmental fees on patents and/or applications will be due to the relevant patent agencies in several stages over the lifetime of the patents and /or applications. The relevant patent agencies require compliance with a number of procedural, documentary, fee payment and other provisions during the patent application process. In many cases, an inadvertent lapse can be cured by payment of a late fee or by other means in accordance with the applicable rules. However, there are situations in which the failure to comply with the relevant requirements can result in the abandonment or lapse of the patent or patent application, resulting in partial or complete loss of patent rights in the relevant jurisdiction. In such an event, our competitors might be able to use our technologies and know-how which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operation.

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Patent terms may be inadequate to protect our competitive position on our product candidates for an adequate amount of time.

Patents have a limited lifespan. In the United States, if all maintenance fees are timely paid, the natural expiration of a patent is generally 20 years from its earliest U.S. non-provisional filing date. Various extensions may be available, but the life of a patent, and the protection it affords, is limited. Even if patents covering our products are obtained, once the patent life has expired for a product, we may be open to competition from competitive products. Given the amount of time required for the development, testing and regulatory review of new products, patents protecting such products might expire before or shortly after such products are commercialized. As a result, our patent portfolio may not provide us with sufficient rights to exclude others from commercializing products similar or identical to ours.

Risks Related Our Securities

The relative lack of U.S. public company experience of our management team may put us at a competitive disadvantage.

Our management team lacks U.S. public company experience and is generally unfamiliar with the requirements of the U.S. securities laws and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), which could impair our ability to comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as those imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). The individuals who now constitute our senior management team have never had responsibility for managing a publicly traded company. Such responsibilities include complying with federal securities laws and making required disclosures on a timely basis. Our senior management may not be able to implement programs and policies in an effective and timely manner that adequately responds to such increased legal, regulatory compliance and reporting requirements. Our failure to comply with all applicable requirements could lead to the imposition of fines and penalties and distract our management from attending to the growth of our business.

Our common stock is not listed on any stock exchange and there is a limited market for shares of our common stock. Even if a market for our common stock develops, our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations.

Our common stock is not listed on any stock exchange. Although our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Market operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc., there is a limited public market for shares of our common stock, and limited trades of our common stock have taken place on the OTC Pink Market. Even if the shares of our common stock may in the future trade greater volume on the OTC Pink Market, the liquidity and price of our common stock is expected to be more limited than if such securities were quoted or listed on a national exchange. No assurances can be given that an active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. Trading volume may be limited by the fact that many major institutional investment funds, including mutual funds, as well as individual investors follow a policy of not investing in over the counter stocks and certain major brokerage firms restrict their brokers from recommending over the counter stocks because they are considered speculative, volatile and thinly traded. Lack of liquidity will limit the price at which stockholders may be able to sell our common stock.

Even if our common stock will in the future trade more actively on the OTC Pink Market, the price of such common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations, in response to quarterly variations in our operating results, announcements by us or others, developments affecting us, and other events or factors. In addition, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent years. These fluctuations have had a substantial effect on the market prices for many companies, often unrelated to the operating performance of such companies, and may adversely affect the market prices of the securities. Such risks could have an adverse effect on the stock’s future liquidity.

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We cannot assure you that our common stock will become eligible for listing or quotation on any exchange and the failure to do so may adversely affect your ability to dispose of our common stock in a timely fashion.

In order for our common stock to become eligible for listing or quotation on any exchange, reverse merger companies must have had their securities traded on an over-the-counter market for at least one year, maintained a certain minimum closing price for not less than 30 of the most recent 60 days prior to the filing of an initial listing application and prior to listing, and timely filed with the SEC all required reports since consummation of the reverse merger, including one annual report containing audited consolidated financial statements for a full fiscal year commencing after the date of filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K which discloses the reverse merger. We may not be able to meet all of the filing requirements above and may not be able to satisfy the initial standards for listing or quotation on any exchange in the foreseeable future or at all. Even if we are able to become listed or quoted on an exchange, we may not be able to maintain a listing of the common stock on such stock exchange.

As a result of the Share Exchange, we became a company that is subject to the reporting requirements of federal securities laws, which can be expensive and may divert resources from other projects, thus impairing our ability to grow.

As a result of the Share Exchange, we became a public reporting company and, accordingly, subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and other federal securities laws, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC (including reporting of the Share Exchange) and furnishing audited reports to stockholders will cause our expenses to be higher than they would have been if we remained privately held and did not consummate the Share Exchange.

Public company compliance may make it more difficult for us to attract and retain officers and directors.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, we expect these new rules and regulations to increase our compliance costs and to make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, we also expect that these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.

Because we became public by means of a reverse merger, we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms.

There may be risks associated with us becoming public through a “reverse merger”. Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of us since there is no incentive to brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that brokerage firms will, in the future, want to conduct any secondary offerings on our behalf.

Our stock price may be volatile.

The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:

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·changes in our industry;
·competitive pricing pressures;
·our ability to obtain working capital financing;
·additions or departures of key personnel;
·limited “public float” in the hands of a small number of persons whose sales or lack of sales could result in positive or negative pricing pressure on the market price for our common stock;
·sales of our common stock;
·our ability to execute our business plan;
·operating results that fall below expectations;
·loss of any strategic relationship;
·regulatory developments;
·economic and other external factors; and
·period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.

In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Our securities are restricted securities with limited transferability.

Our securities should be considered a long-term, illiquid investment. Our common stock has not been registered under the Securities Act, and cannot be sold without registration under the Securities Act or any exemption from registration. In addition, our common stock is not registered under any state securities laws that would permit its transfer. Because of these restrictions, a stockholder will likely find it difficult to liquidate an investment in our common stock.

We are subject to penny stock rules which will make the shares of our common stock more difficult to sell.

We are subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules since our shares of common stock trade below $5.00 per share. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a per share price of less than $5.00. The penny stock rules require broker-dealers to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to completing the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation.

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In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. The penny stock rules are burdensome and may reduce purchases of any offerings and reduce the trading activity for shares of our common stock. As long as our shares of common stock are subject to the penny stock rules, the holders of such shares of common stock may find it more difficult to sell their securities.

FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends.

We presently do not anticipate that we will pay any dividends on any of our capital stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends, if any, would be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our board of directors. We presently intend to retain all earnings, if any, to implement our business plan; accordingly, we do not anticipate the declaration of any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Our shares of common stock are very thinly traded, and the price may not reflect our value and there can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock in the future.

Our shares of common stock are thinly traded. Due to the illiquidity, the market price may not accurately reflect our relative value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future. Investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business. If a more active market should develop, the price may be highly volatile. Because there may be a low price for our shares of common stock, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in the securities. Even if an investor finds a broker willing to effect a transaction in the shares of our common stock, the combination of brokerage commissions, transfer fees, taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit the use of such shares of common stock as collateral for a loans.

We may apply the proceeds of the Private Placement to uses that ultimately do not improve our operating results or increase the price of our common stock.

We intend to use the net proceeds from the Private Placement. However, our management has broad discretion in how we actually use these proceeds. These proceeds could be applied in ways that do not ultimately improve our operating results or otherwise increase the value of our common stock.

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We may need additional financing which may not be available on acceptable terms, which may in turn dilute your investment in us.

Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including but not limited to: market acceptance of our services; competitive pressure on the price of our products; the extent to which we invest in new locations, develop new relationships with producers of polymers and chemicals as well as consumers of polymers and chemicals; and the response of competitors to our products. We believe that the existing cash balances, including the net proceeds from the Private Placement, and funds generated from operations will provide us with sufficient funds to finance our operations for the foreseeable future. To the extent that our current funds, together with existing resources, are insufficient to fund our activities over the long-term, we may need to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing or from other sources.

Subject to the lock-up provisions described under “Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities - Private Placement,” as part of any future financing, we are generally not restricted from issuing additional securities, including shares of common stock, securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or substantially similar securities. In particular, we may conduct one or more additional offerings following the closing of the Private Placement and may seek waiver of the lock-up provisions described under “Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities - Private Placement” to conduct such offerings. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt may result in additional dilution to our stockholders and such securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the common stock. To the extent that we rely upon debt financing, we will incur the obligation to repay the funds borrowed with interest and may become subject to covenants and restrictions that restrict operating flexibility. No assurance can be given that additional equity or debt financing will be available or that, if available, it can be obtained on terms favorable to us or our stockholders. Failure to obtain necessary financing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our board of directors can authorize the issuance of preferred stock, which could diminish the rights of holders of our common stock, and make a change of control of us more difficult even if it might benefit our stockholders.

Our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the voting powers, preferences and other rights and limitations of the preferred stock. Accordingly, we may issue shares of preferred stock with a preference over our common stock with respect to dividends or distributions on liquidation or dissolution, or that may otherwise adversely affect the voting or other rights of the holders of common stock. Issuances of preferred stock, depending upon the rights, preferences and designations of the preferred stock, may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control, even if that change of control might benefit our stockholders.

Anti-takeover provisions under Delaware corporate law may make it difficult for our stockholders to replace or remove our board of directors and could deter or delay third parties from acquiring our Company, which may be beneficial to our stockholders.

We are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), including Section 203 of the DGCL. Under these provisions, if anyone becomes an “interested stockholder,” we may not enter into a “business combination” with that person for three (3) years without special approval, which could discourage a third party from making a takeover offer and could delay or prevent a change of control. For purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL, “interested stockholder” means, generally, someone owning fifteen percent (15%) or more of our outstanding voting stock or an affiliate of ours that owned fifteen percent (15%) or more of our outstanding voting stock during the past three (3) years, subject to certain exceptions as described in Section 203 of the DGCL.

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Future sales of significant amounts of our common stock may depress our stock price.

Future issuances of our common stock or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, our common stock, or the expiration of lock-up provisions that restrict the issuance of new common stock or the trading of outstanding common stock, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future issuances of our securities, or the future expirations of lock-up provisions, on the price of our common stock. In all events, future issuances of our common stock would result in the dilution of your holdings. In addition, the perception that new issuances of our securities could occur, or the perception that locked-up parties will sell their securities when the lock-ups expire, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

The Securities Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the Private Placement contains provisions that prevent us, subject to certain exceptions, from offering additional shares of capital stock for up to eighteen (18) months after the closing of the Private Placement, subject to the approval of the Lead Investor, as further described in the section titled “Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities—Private Placement.” Further, in connection with the Share Exchange, Private Dror shareholders are subject to the lock-up provisions contained in the Share Exchange Agreement. These lock-up provisions may be waived pursuant to the terms of Securities Purchase Agreement and the Share Exchange Agreement, as applicable. If these restrictions on future offerings and lock-up restrictions are waived, additional shares of our common stock may become available for sale or resale, subject to applicable law, including without notice, which could reduce the market price for our common stock.

Further, a significant percentage of our outstanding common stock is currently owned by a small number of stockholders. These stockholders may sell in the future large amounts of our stock over relatively short periods of time. Sales of substantial amounts of our stock by existing stockholders may adversely affect the market price of our stock by creating the perception of difficulties or problems with our business that may depress our stock price.

Financial, Tax and Accounting Risks

If our goodwill or long-lived assets become impaired, we may be required to record a material charge to earnings.

Under GAAP, we review our goodwill and long-lived asset group for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Additionally, goodwill must be tested for impairment at least annually. The qualitative and quantitative analysis used to test goodwill are dependent upon various assumptions and reflect management’s best estimates. Changes in certain assumptions, including revenue growth rates, discount rates, earnings multiples and future cash flows may cause a change in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of goodwill or the asset group may be impaired and assessing these assumptions and predicting and forecasting future events can be difficult. Goodwill and purchased assets require periodic fair value assessments to determine if they have become impaired. Consequently, we may be required to record a material charge to earnings in the financial statements during the period in which any impairment of goodwill or long-lived asset group is determined.

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Changes in, or interpretations of, accounting rules and regulations, could result in unfavorable accounting charges.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. These principles are subject to interpretation by the SEC and various bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting policies. A change in these policies or in the way these policies are interpreted by us or regulators could have a material effect on our reported results and may even retroactively affect previously reported financial statements.

We are required to annually assess our internal control over financial reporting and any adverse results from such assessment may result in a loss of investor confidence in our financial reports and adversely affect our stock price.

We are required to furnish in our Form 10-K a report by our management regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that includes, among other things, an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year, including a statement as to whether our internal control over financial reporting is effective. Our internal controls may become inadequate because of changes in personnel, updates and upgrades to existing software, failure to maintain accurate books and records, changes in accounting standards or interpretations of existing standards, and, as a result, the degree of compliance of our internal control over financial reporting with the existing policies or procedures may become ineffective. Establishing, testing and maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting requires significant resources and time commitments on the part of our management and our finance staff, may require additional staffing and infrastructure investments and increases our costs of doing business. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective in any future period (or if our auditors are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls or conclude that our internal controls are ineffective), the timely filing of our financial reports could be delayed or we could be required to restate past reports, and cause us to lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports in the future, which could have an adverse effect on our stock price.

Our effective tax rate may vary significantly from period to period.

We operate globally and is subject to taxes in the U.S. and foreign countries. Various internal and external factors may affect our future effective tax rate. These factors include changes in the global economic environment, changes in our legal entity structure or activities performed within our entities, changes in our business operations, changes in tax laws, regulations and/or rates, new or changes to accounting pronouncements, changing interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations, changes in relative proportions of revenues and income before taxes in the various jurisdictions in which we operate that have differing statutory tax rates, changes in overall levels of pretax earnings, the future levels of tax benefits of stock-based compensation, settlement of income tax audits and non-deductible goodwill impairments.

Our effective tax rate is also dependent in part on forecasts of full year results which can vary materially. Furthermore, we may continue to experience significant variation in our effective tax rate related to excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation, particularly in the first quarter of each year when the majority of our equity awards vest.

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New tax laws and practices, changes to existing tax laws and practices, or disputes regarding the positions we take regarding tax laws, could negatively affect our provision for income taxes as well as our ongoing operations.

We are subject to tax laws both within and outside of the U.S. requiring significant judgment in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. Changes in tax laws or changes to how those laws are applied to our business in practice, could affect the amount of tax to which we are subject and the manner in which we operate. Additionally, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (“OECD”) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) project has resulted in considerable new reporting obligations worldwide as OECD member countries have implemented its guidance. The OECD continues to publish guidance pursuant to the BEPS and other projects which, if adopted by member countries, may affect our tax positions in many of the countries in which we do business.

Moreover, the application of indirect taxes (such as sales and use tax (“SUT”), value-added tax (“VAT”), goods and services tax (“GST”), and other indirect taxes) to our operations is complex and evolving. U.S. states, local and foreign taxing jurisdictions have differing rules and regulations governing differing types of taxes, and these rules and regulations are subject to varying interpretations and exemptions that may change over time. We collect and remit SUT, VAT, GST and other taxes in many jurisdictions and we are routinely subject to audits. We are also routinely subject to audits regarding our tax reporting and remissions by local and national government, and we may also be subject to audits in U.S. states, local and foreign jurisdictions for which we have not accrued tax liabilities. The positions we take regarding taxes as well as the amounts we collect or remit may be challenged and we may be liable for failing to collect or remit all or any portion of taxes deemed owed or the taxes could exceed our estimates. One or more U.S. states or countries may seek to impose incremental or new sales, use, or other tax collection obligations on us or may determine that such taxes should have but have not been paid by us. If we dispute rulings or positions taken by tax authorities, we may incur expenses and expend significant time and effort to defend our positions, which may be costly.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was enacted. It contains numerous new U.S. federal tax law provisions, including a corporate alternative minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income and an excise tax on corporate stock repurchases, both effective after December 31, 2022. We continue to evaluate the IRA’s impact to our business, which may be material.

The application of existing, new, or future tax laws, and results of audits, whether in the U.S. or internationally, could harm our business. Furthermore, there have been and will continue to be substantial ongoing costs associated with complying with the various tax requirements and defending our positions in the numerous markets in which we conduct or will conduct business.

Item 2. Financial Information

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report concerning the financial information of the Company and Private Dror is incorporated herein by reference.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Report, including “Item 1. Business,” “Item 1.A. Risk Factors” and the Financial Statements attached hereto pursuant to Item 9.01 and the related exhibits. The various sections of this discussion contain a number of forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this Report. See “Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially.

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Recent Events

On July 5, 2023, Private Dror entered into the Exchange Agreement with the Company and on August 14, 2023 the Share Exchange was consummated (see “Introductory Note” for a description of the Share Exchange). In connection with this Share Exchange, we succeeded to the business of Private Dror as our sole line of business. The Share Exchange is being accounted for as a recapitalization, with Private Dror deemed to be the accounting acquirer and the Company the acquired company. Accordingly, Private Dror’s historical financial statements for periods prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange have become those of the registrant. Operations reported for periods prior to the Share Exchange are those of Private Dror.

Overview

The Company was incorporated as Novint Technologies, Inc. in the State of New Mexico in April 1999. On February 26, 2002, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Delaware by merging with Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On August 14, 2023, the Company changed its name from “Novint Technologies, Inc.” to “Dror Ortho-Design, Inc.” Following the Share Exchange, the Company succeeded to the business of Private Dror as its sole line of business.

We have reimagined the way people can correct their smile.

We plan to disrupt the aligner market by offering millions of people a revolutionary alternative. We believe that people do not need to change their lifestyle to correct their smile as they are required to do with existing aligner solutions. Rather, they can get a perfect smile discreetly and hassle-free even while they sleep with our FDA-cleared proprietary solution.

Existing aligner solutions generally share the same treatment principles, which are different from our solution. In most cases, patients seeking to improve their smile need to undergo a 12-to-15 month process of wearing plastic aligners, which need to be worn the entire day and should only be removed while eating or drinking. Patients are prescribed a series of 20 to 30 aligners that are intended to forcefully move teeth progressively closer to their intended final position. This process causes pain every time a new aligner is used and restricts blood circulation, which counterproductively slows down tooth movement. All-day aligner solutions are also intrusive, as patients need to conduct their lives at work or school wearing the plastic aligners. In addition, most existing aligner therapies require multiple visits to an orthodontist to monitor the progress of treatment plans through intraoral scanning, physical examination and patient testimony.

We believe that recent rapid advancements in technology have made traditional aligner solutions no longer the most effective treatment option for smile correction. Our Company has developed a proprietary AI-based platform to correct people’s smiles in a discreet and less painful manner (the “Platform”). The Platform uses only one smart aligner to gently move teeth into their optimum position with pulsating air while the patient is sleeping or at home.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023, and the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

The following table sets forth the results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,            
    2023     2022     Change $     Change %
Research and development   $ 240,392     $ 134,790     $ 105,602     78% 
General and administrative   $ 228,509     $ 255,714     $ (27,205 )    (11%)
Financial (income) expenses, net   $

(3,297

)   $

359

    $

(3,656

)  

(1,018%)

 

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses were $240,392 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $134,790 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in research and development expenses of $105,602 or 78%, was primarily due to increased activities relating to the development of the new product.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses were $228,509 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $255,714 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in general and administrative expenses of $27,205 or 11%, was primarily due to exchange rate differences on Israeli Shekel based expenses, and decreases in professional fees as well as salaries due to there being one less employee during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Financial (income) expenses, net

Financial (income) expenses, net was $3,297 of income for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $359 of expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in financial expenses, net of $3,656 or 1,018%, was primarily due to exchange rate differences resulting from the translation of NIS based assets and liabilities to US dollars.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2022, and the Year Ended December 31, 2021

The following table sets forth the results of operations of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

    Years Ended December 31,              
    2022     2021     Change $     Change %
Research and development   $ 723,227     $ 350,930     $ 372,297     106% 
General and administrative   $ 962,014     $ 401,901     $ 560,113     139% 
Financial (income) expenses, net   $ (1,742 )   $ 72,678     $ (74,420 )   (102%)
Gain on adjustment of claim estimate   $ -     $ (391,886 )     $391,886     (100%)

 

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses were $723,227 for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $350,930 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in research and development expenses of $372,297 or 106%, was primarily due to increased activities relating to the development of the new product.

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General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses were $962,014 for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $401,901 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $560,113 or 139%, was primarily due to having two new senior employees for the full 2022 year, and an increase in professional fees.

Financial expenses, net

Financial expenses, net was $1,742 of income for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $72,678 of expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in financial expenses, net of $74,420 or 102%, was primarily due to exchange rate differences resulting from the initial translation to US dollars in 2021.

Gain on adjustment of claim estimate

Gain on adjustment of claim estimate was $0 for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $391,886 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in gain on adjustment of claim estimate of $391,886 or 100%, was due to the Company coming to an agreement with the founders in respect of their claim.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

The Company does not have revenues to fund operations. The Company anticipates that it will continue to incur significant losses as it continues to develop its product. Historically, our primary source of cash has been proceeds from the sale of equity instruments. During 2021 the Company raised approximately $236 thousand from the exercise of Series A-4 Warrants. In December 2021, the Company raised approximately $3.1 million for the sale of shares of Series A-5 Preferred Stock. The Company intends to raise up to $6 million through the sale of shares in the Company to new investors concurrent with the Share Exchange Agreement, as amended. The Company intends to spend approximately $2.5 million over the next 18 months on software and hardware development as well as the accompanying regulatory approvals and IP protection associated with such software and hardware projects.

The Company will need to raise additional capital to fund operating losses and grow its operations. There can be no assurance however that the Company will be able to raise additional capital when needed, or at terms deemed acceptable, if at all. Such factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these audited financial statements. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Cash Flows

 

Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 

   Three months ended March 31,
   2023  2022
Cash provided used in          
Operating activities  $(793,395)  $(380,603)
Financing activities   —      —   
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  $(793,395)  $(380,603)

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Operating activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $793,395 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to $380,603 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The amount for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily consisted of a net loss of $465,604 partially offset by non-cash charges of $5,199 (including: depreciation expense of $167 and share-based compensation expense of $5,032), and a decrease in working capital excluding cash of $332,990. The amount for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily consisted of a net loss of $390,863, partially offset by non-cash charges of $4,904 (including: depreciation expense of $168 and share-based compensation expense of $4,736), and an increase in working capital excluding cash of $5,356.

 

Financing activities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no cash provided by or used in financing activities. 

 

Years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

   Year ended
December 31,
   2022  2021
Cash provided by / (used in)          
Operating activities  $(1,517,178)  $(805,025)
Financing activities   —      3,319,420 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  $(1,517,178)  $2,514,395 

 

Operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $1,517,178 for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to $805,525 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The amount in 2022 primarily consisted of a net loss of $1,683,499 partially offset by non-cash charges of $20,578 (including: depreciation expense of $670 and share-based compensation expense of $19,908), and an increase in working capital excluding cash of $145,743. The amount in 2021 primarily consisted of a net loss of $433,623, non-cash charges of $391,358 (including: gain on adjustment of claim estimate of $391,886 partially offset by share-based compensation of $1,414 and depreciation expense of $528), and an increase in working capital excluding cash of $18,542.

Financing activities

During the year ended December 31, 2022, there was no cash provided by or used in financing activities. During the year ended December 31, 2021, cash provided by financing activities totaled $3,319,420 which includes $235,655 in net proceeds from the exercise of Series A-4 Warrants and $3,083,765 from the sale of shares of Series A-5 Preferred Stock.

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Off Balance Sheet Transactions and Related Matters

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and which require the Company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below. We also have other key accounting policies that are significant to understanding our results.

Research and Development

The Company expenses all research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development includes expenditures in connection with in-house research and development salaries and staff costs, consulting fees, as well as proprietary products and technology.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates or assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could vary from those estimates. Management utilizes various other estimates, including but not limited to determining the ability to continue as a going concern, estimated lives of long-lived assets, the valuation of stock-based compensation, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and other contingencies. The results of any changes in accounting estimates are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which the changes become evident. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period that they are determined to be necessary.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-07—Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Determining the Current Price of an Underlying Share for Equity-Classified Share-Based Awards. The measurement objective in Topic 718 for share-based awards is fair value based, and the current price input is measured at fair value. This input is used in determining an award’s fair value. The practical expedient in this Update allows a non-public entity to determine the current price of a share underlying an equity classified share-based award using the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method. The practical expedient in this Update is effective prospectively for all qualifying awards granted or modified during fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early application, including application in an interim period, is permitted for financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance as of October 25, 2021. The implementation of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 3. Properties

We lease commercial space that has a gross area of approximately 860 square feet at Shatner 3, Jerusalem, Israel. This space is used as an office, production, testing, adjustment and preparation center for the shipment of orthodontic appliances. This space is approved for our activities by the certification body MEDCERT. MEDCERT is one of the largest German Notified Bodies that provides ISO and CE certification. The inspection of our facility is carried out on an annual basis by an auditor on behalf of MEDCERT and includes an inspection of all activities and their adaptation to ISO 13485:2016 certification. We have successfully passed our most recent annual inspection in April 2023.

We also lease a small, approximately 130-square-foot storage facility at Hartom 7, Jerusalem, Israel.

Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of August 14, 2023, following the completion of the Share Exchange and the Private Placement, by:

·each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of our common stock;
·each of our directors;
·each of our named executive officers; and
·all directors and executive officers as a group.

Unless otherwise indicated below, beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she, or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

The beneficial ownership percentages set forth in the following table are based on 495,454,546 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding as of August 14, 2023.

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Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the voting securities beneficially owned by them.

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)  Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned  Percent of Class 

Pro Forma

Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficial Owned(2)

 

Pro Forma

Percent of Class(3)

5% Stockholders                    

Orin Hirschmann/AIGH (4)

   48,662,500(5)   9.82%   354,116,885 (6)   23.24%
Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc. (7)   61,722,996 (8)   12.46%   61,722,996 (8)   * 
Moshe Bodner   —      —      152,321,881 (9)   9.99%
                     
Directors and Executive Officers                    
Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad   —      —      31,988,572 (10)   * 
Moshe Shvets   —      —      95,581,592 (11)   7.30%
Chaim Hurvitz   —      —      76,911,119 (12)   6.49%
Chaim Ravad   —      —      215,094,554 (13)   14.12%
Yehuda Englander   —      —      3,199,225 (14)   * 
                     
All Directors and Executive Officers As A Group (5 persons)   —      —      466,411,443    30.17%
*Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1)Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each beneficial owner listed is c/o Dror Ortho-Design, Inc., Shatner 3, Jerusalem, Israel.
(2)The column sets forth beneficial ownership of our Common Stock held by such beneficial owner, after giving to automatic conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock, without regard to beneficial ownership limitations, following the date on which Company reserves sufficient number of shares of Common Stock on behalf of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
(3)The column sets forth the percentage ownership of our Common Stock based on 1,523,608,954 shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding, after giving pro forma effect to the automatic conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock following the date on which Company reserves sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to effect such conversions.
(4)Mr. Orin Hirschman has sole voting and dispositive power over shares held by AIGH Investment Partners, LP (“AIGH LP”), and its affiliated entities, AIGH Investment Partners, LLC (“AIGH LLC”), WVP Emerging Manager Onshore Fund, LLC – AIGH Series (“WVP-AIGH”), and WVP Emerging Manager Onshore Fund, LLC – Optimized Equity Series (“WVO-OES”). The principal business address of Mr. Hirschman and each such entity is 6006 Berkeley Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209.
(5)Represents (1) 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by AIGH LP, (2) 8,662,500 shares of Common Stock held by AIGH LLC, (3) 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by WVP-AIGH, and (4) 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by WVP-OES.
(6)Represents (1) 190,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by AIGH LP, (2) 104,116,885 shares of Common Stock held by AIGH LLC, (3) 47,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by WVP-AIGH, and (4) 13,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by WVP-OES. Excludes certain warrants held by AIGH LP, AIGH LLC, WVP-AIGH, and WVP-OES that are not exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023 due to beneficial ownership limitations.
(7)Rabbi Nusyn Pinches Erlich has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares. The address for Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc. is 1655 E 24th St, Brooklyn, NY 11229.
(8)Represents shares of Common Stock.

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(9)Represents 151,187,279 shares of Common Stock and (2) 1,134,602 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023, excluding shares of Common Stock underlying warrants that are not exercisable within such time due to beneficial ownership limitations.
(10)Represents 31,988,572 shares of Common Stock underlying options held by Mr. Haddad exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023, excluding shares of Common Stock underlying options that are not yet vested and will not vest within such time.
(11)Represents 69,162,094 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Shvets, (2) 7,226,600 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023, excluding shares of Common Stock underlying warrants that are not exercisable within such time due to beneficial ownership limitations, and (3) 19,192,898 shares of Common Stock underlying options exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023, excluding shares of Common Stock underlying options that are not yet vested and will not vest within such time.
(12)Represents 59,215,079 shares of Common Stock held by Shirat Hachaim Ltd (“Shirat Hachaim”) and (2) 17,696,040 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants held by Shirat Hachaim exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023. Mr. Hurvitz is the sole owner of Shirat Hachaim and has sole voting and dispositive power over shares held by Shirat Hachaim.
(13)Represents 215,094,554 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Ravad and excludes shares of Common Stock underlying warrants that are not exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023 due to beneficial ownership limitations.
(14)Represents 3,199,225 shares of Common Stock underlying options held by Mr. Englander exercisable within 60 days of August 14, 2023, excluding shares of Common Stock underlying options that are not yet vested and will not vest within such time..

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers

The following persons became our directors and executive officers on August 14, 2023, upon the closing of the Share Exchange, and hold the positions set forth opposite their respective names.

 

Name Age Position
Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad 57 Chief Executive Officer and Director
Moshe Shvets 59 Chief Technology Officer and Director
Chaim Hurvitz 63 Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chaim Ravad 58 Director
Yehuda Englander 43 Director

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Directors and Executive Officers

Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad

Mr. Haddad has served as our Chief Executive Officer and director since December 2021. Mr. Haddad is a multi-disciplinary finance and technology expert, with extensive senior level operational experience in raising capital, growing complex business models, and guiding startups and later stage companies to successful exits. Prior to his employment at Dror, Mr. Haddad served as Chief Executive Officer of HFT Investments from 2007 through 2021. He also served as a Senior Adviser at Exceed Talent Capital between 2019 and 2023. Over the course of his 30-year career, Mr. Haddad has structured and managed a number of technology and media transactions valued at an aggregate of over $85 billion, including $250 million in transactions within the Israeli high-tech space in AI, medical technology, and cybersecurity. Mr. Haddad received a bachelor’s degree in economics and philosophy from Columbia University, where he was the recipient of the National Science Foundation Award in Theoretical Physics and started his career in the M&A subgroup of Morgan Stanley’s media and technology group for several years. We believe that Mr. Haddad’s extensive business experience qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Moshe Shvets

Mr. Shvets has served as a director and as our Chief Technology Officer since July 20, 2020. Mr. Shvets has also served as a Senior Vice President since December 1, 2021. Mr. Shvets is a seasoned senior executive with 25 years of experience in building companies with over €250M yearly revenues that involve complex instrumentation & processes, regulation, software, and global infrastructure. Prior to joining Dror, Mr. Shvets founded and served as a director of BiSec Ltd. from 2015 to 2018. Mr. Shvets has also served as president of OAO Belzan from 2011 to 2013, and president of OAO DZV from 2011 to 2014. Before joining the management team, Mr. Shvets was one of the investors in the Company. Mr. Shvets received a bachelor’s degree from Saint Petersburg State University in Aerospace Instrumentation in 1999. We believe that Mr. Shvets’s extensive experience commercializing new technologies qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Chaim Hurvitz

Mr. Hurvitz has served as a director and Chairman of our board of directors since January 17, 2012. Mr. Hurvitz has founded and has served as a chief executive office of C.H. Health, a healthcare focused venture capital firm since May 2011. His investments through CH Health have included several successful exits including the NASDAQ IPOs of Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLMD) (“Galmed”) and UroGen Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: URGN) (“UroGen”). He was previously a member of Teva’s senior management, serving as the President of Teva International Group from 2002 through 2010, Vice-President of Israeli Pharmaceutical Sales from 1999 through 2002 and President and CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe from 1992 through 1999. Mr. Hurvitz presently serves the chairman of Univo Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the chairman of Shirat Hachaim Ltd., a director of Celexir, a director of Genoscience Pharma S.A.S., and has previously served as the chairman CTG Weld Limited, the chairman of PolyPid Ltd. (NASDAQ: PYPD), as the chairman of Galmed, as a director of UroGen, and as a director of Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA). Mr Hurvitz is also a member of management of the Manufacturers Association of Israel and Head of its Pharmaceutical branch. Mr. Hurvitz received a B.A. in political science and economics from Tel Aviv University in 1985. We believe that Mr. Hurvitz’s extensive management experience in the healthcare industry qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.

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Chaim Ravad

Mr. Ravad has served as a director since February 2015. Mr. Ravad has experience in food catering and real estate industries. In his capacity as a director of the Company, Mr. Ravad has served as a major contributor to the development of Dror’s teeth straightening product from its early stages and until receipt of FDA and CE approval and has in the past successfully assisted in securing private investments in the Company. Mr. Ravad is a graduate of Hebron Yeshiva.

Yehuda Englander

Mr. Englander has served as a director since December 6, 2021. Mr. Englander is a co-founder of YYE ALEY SHLECHT ASSETS LTD. and YE RUT Finance Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. Englander led Yehuda Englander Finance Advisory Ltd. for four years. Mr. Englander received a B.A. in Accounting from Lev Academic Center at Jerusalem College of Technology. We believe that Mr. Englander’s extensive investment experience qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

None of the members of the board of directors or executive officers of the Company has, in the last ten years, been involved in any legal proceeding of the type described under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth summary compensation information for the respective fiscal years. For the purpose of this Report, our “named executive officers” are our principal executive officer (“PEO”), Mr. Haddad, and our sole non-PEO executive officer, Mr. Shvets. We provide a description of the employment arrangements with Mr. Haddad and Mr. Shvets, below under “Employment Agreements.” The following table includes all compensation earned by our named executive officers for the respective period, regardless of whether such amounts were actually paid during the period.

Name and principal position Year Salary
($)(1)
Bonus
($)
Stock awards
($)
Option awards
($)(2)
Nonequity incentive plan
compensation
($)
Nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
All other
compensation
($)
Total
($)

Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad

2022 311,990 20,252 - - - - - 332,242
(Chief Executive Officer and Director) 2021 22,256 - - 36,047 - - - 58,303

Moshe Shvets

2022 200,457 20,203 - - - - - 220,660
(Chief Technology Officer) 2021 17,988 - - 21,628 - - - 39,616
(1)Compensation amounts received in non-U.S. currency have been converted into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate for the applicable year. The average exchange rate for 2022 was 3.359 NIS per dollar and the average exchange rate for 2021 was 3.2318 NIS per dollar.

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(2)In accordance with SEC rules, this column reflects the aggregate fair value of the option awards granted during the respective fiscal year computed as of their respective grant dates in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 for share-based compensation transactions. The assumptions made in the valuation of the share-based payments are contained in Note 2 to our financial statements, found elsewhere in this report.

Narrative Disclosure Regarding Summary Compensation Table

Our board of directors reviews compensation annually for all employees, including named executive officers. In making compensation determinations, the board of directors considers compensation for comparable positions in the market and with peer companies, the historical compensation levels of executives, individual performance as compared to the board’s expectations and objectives, the board’s desire to motivate employees to achieve short- and long-term results that are in the best interests of our stockholders and a long-term commitment to the company.

Annual Base Salaries

Base salaries for the executive officers are initially established through arm’s-length negotiations at the time of the executive officer’s hiring, taking into account such executive officer’s qualifications, experience, the scope of his or her responsibilities and competitive market compensation paid by other companies for similar positions within the industry and geography. Base salaries are reviewed periodically, typically in connection with our annual performance review process, and adjusted from time to time to realign salaries with market levels after taking into account individual responsibilities, performance and experience. In making decisions regarding salary increases, We may also draw upon the experience of members of the board of directors with executives at other companies.

Bonus Compensation

Our named executive officers are not eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Equity-Based Incentive Awards

Our equity-based incentive awards are designed to align our interests and those of our stockholders with those of our employees and consultants, including our named executive officers. We have historically used stock options as incentives for long-term compensation to the named executive officers as the return on such awards is tied to an increase in our stock price. We may grant equity awards at such times as our board of directors determines appropriate in their discretion. Additional grants may occur periodically in order to incentivize executives with respect to achieving certain corporate goals or to reward them for exceptional performance. See “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End” below for additional information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2022.

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Employment Agreements

Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad

On December 6, 2021, Private Dror entered into an employment agreement (the “Haddad Employment Agreement”) with Mr. Haddad to serve as Private Dror’s chief executive officer. Pursuant to this employment agreement, Mr. Haddad is entitled to a monthly salary (including all social benefit payments provided under Israeli law) of $22,256. Mr. Haddad is also entitled to an annual bonus based on achievement of objectives and board of directors’ approval. In connection with his employment agreement, Mr. Haddad was granted options to purchase five percent (5%) of the fully diluted Ordinary Shares of the Company issued and issuable on the date of the employment agreement, which options shall vest in three tranches on the first, second, and third anniversary of the date of the employment agreement. The options are subject to accelerated vesting upon the achievement of certain performance milestones by the Company. The Company cannot terminate Mr. Haddad’s employment not for “cause,” and in circumstances constituting “cause,” the Company may terminate the agreement effective immediately. Mr. Haddad can terminate the agreement for convenience upon 30 days written notice, and may terminate the agreement immediately for “good reason.” If Mr. Haddad’s employment is terminated without cause, or Mr. Haddad resigns for good reason, he is entitled to twelve month’s salary.

Following the closing of the Share Exchange, the board of directors appointed Mr. Haddad to the office of Chief Executive Officer on the terms of the Haddad Employment Agreement.

This summary description of Mr. Haddad’s employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such employment agreement, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Moshe Shvets

On January 26, 2022, Private Dror entered into an employment agreement (the “Shvets Employment Agreement”) with Mr. Shvets to serve as Private Dror’s Senior Vice President, effective as of December 1, 2021. Mr. Shvets was named Chief Technology Officer as of July 20, 2020. Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Shvets is entitled to a monthly gross salary of NIS 32,000. Mr. Shvets is also entitled to certain social and fringe benefits as set forth in the employment agreement. In connection with his employment agreement, Mr. Shvets was granted options to purchase three percent (3%) of the fully diluted Ordinary Shares of the Company issued and issuable on the date of the employment agreement, which options shall vest in three tranches on the first, second, and third anniversary of the date of the employment agreement. The options are subject to accelerated vesting upon the achievement of certain performance milestones by the Company. Mr. Shvets’ employment can be terminated by either party for convenience upon 30 days written notice.

Following the closing of the Share Exchange, the board of directors appointed Mr. Shvets to the office of Chief Technology Officer on the terms of the Shvets Employment Agreement.

This summary description of Mr. Shvets’ employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such employment agreement, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table presents information regarding outstanding equity awards held by the Company’s named executive officers as of December 31, 2022. Information in this table has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to the Share Exchange.

Name Option awards
Number of securities underlying unexercised options
(#) exercisable
Number of securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#) unexercisable
Equity
incentive
plan awards: Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options
(#)
Option
exercise price
($)
Option expiration date

Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad

(Chief Executive Officer and Director)

31,988,572 (1) 63,977,143 (1) $0.0038480 September 19, 2032

Moshe Shvets

(Chief Technology Officer and Director)

 19,192,898 (2)  38,385,796 (2) $0.0038480 September 19, 2032
(1)On December 6, 2021, Mr. Haddad was granted options to purchase up to 26,097 ordinary shares of Private Dror at an exercise price of $14.15 per ordinary share. At the time of the Share Exchange, these options were exchanged for options to purchase up to 95,965,715 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of approximately $0.0038480 per share. These options vest in three tranches on the first, second, and third anniversary of the employment start date. The options are subject to accelerated vesting upon the achievement of certain performance milestones by the Company.
(2)On December 1, 2021, Mr. Shvets was granted options to purchase up to 15,658 ordinary shares of Private Dror at an exercise price of $14.15 per ordinary share. At the time of the Share Exchange, these options were exchanged for options to purchase up to 57,578,694 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of approximately $0.0038480 per share. These options vest in three tranches on the first, second, and third anniversary of the employment start date. The options are subject to accelerated vesting upon the achievement of certain performance milestones by the Company.

Equity Incentive Plans

2021 Share Incentive Plan

Private Dror previously adopted the Dror 2021 Share Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which provides for the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards to employees, directors, officers, consultants, and advisors of Private Dror or its affiliates. Under the 2021 Plan, 51,482 ordinary shares of Private Dror were initially reserved for issuance as awards, and stock options covering up to 44,365 ordinary shares of Private Dror (which were exchanged for stock options covering approximately 163,142,084 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Share Exchange) are outstanding as of the date hereof. No other type of equity award is currently outstanding under the 2021 Plan. As further described below, upon the closing of the Share Exchange, any stock options outstanding under the 2021 Plan will be converted into stock options under the Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). The 2021 Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan

On August 14, 2023, our board of directors and stockholders adopted and approved the 2023 Plan. Under the 2023 Plan, we reserved 235,958,571 shares of our common stock for issuance as awards to key employees, key contractors, and non-employee directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, of which 100% may be delivered pursuant to incentive stock options. The 2023 Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.10 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The 2023 Plan currently consists of the primary plan document that governs all awards granted under the 2023 Plan for eligible U.S. employees, contractors, and non-employee directors who are subject to U.S. income taxation and a sub-plan annex designated for the purpose of grants of equity awards to eligible Israeli employees, officers, and contractors of the Company and its affiliates who are subject to Israeli income taxation.

Upon the closing of the Share Exchange, we became the sponsor of the 2021 Plan, and all outstanding stock option awards previously granted under the 2021 Plan will be converted into awards under the 2023 Plan. Thus, all outstanding options to purchase ordinary shares of Dror (which are converted into options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, as amended) will be converted to options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company.

The purpose of the 2023 Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain the services of key employees, key contractors, and non-employee directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and to provide such persons with a proprietary interest in the Company through the granting of awards. The 2023 Plan will be administered by our board of directors or a committee of the board of directors (the “Committee”) consisting of two or more members. At any time there is no Committee to administer the 2023 Plan, any reference to the Committee is a reference to the board of directors. The Committee will determine the persons to whom awards are to be made, determine the type, size and terms of awards, interpret the 2023 Plan, establish and revise rules and regulations relating to the 2023 Plan, and make any other determinations that it believes necessary for the administration of the 2023 Plan. The Committee may delegate certain duties to one or more officers of the Company as provided in the 2023 Plan. Unless terminated earlier by our board of directors, the 2023 Plan will expire on August 14, 2033. No awards may be made under the 2023 Plan after its expiration date, but awards made prior thereto may extend beyond that date.

The 2023 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, dividend equivalent rights, and other awards which may be granted singly, in combination, or in tandem, and which may be paid in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock. Awards granted pursuant to the 2023 Plan will be evidenced by a written award agreement. The Committee will determine the terms of each award at the time of grant, including, without limitation, the number of shares subject to such award, the term of the award, the exercise price to be paid for the award (if applicable), the vesting and forfeiture conditions, the methods by or forms in which shares will be delivered to participants, the price to be paid for the award (if any), and any other terms and conditions applicable to such award.

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To date, no awards have been granted pursuant to the 2023 Plan, other than the awards that were previously granted pursuant to the 2021 Plan and will be converted into an award under the 2023 Plan, as described above.

The board of directors may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the participants, alter, amend, revise, suspend or discontinue the 2023 Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that (i) no amendment that requires shareholder approval in order for the 2023 Plan and any awards granted thereunder to continue to comply with Sections 421 and 422 of the Code (including any successors to such sections, or other applicable law) or any applicable requirements of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Company’s common stock is listed or traded, shall be effective unless such amendment is approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders entitled to vote on the amendment; and (ii) unless required by law, no action by the board of directors regarding amendment or discontinuance of the 2023 Plan may adversely affect any rights of any participant or obligations of the Company to any participant with respect to any outstanding award under the 2023 Plan without the consent of the affected participant.

Commitments to Grant Stock Options

In addition to the stock option awards to be granted in substitution of stock options currently outstanding under the 2021 Plan, we currently have a commitment to issue options to purchase up to 0.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock to Mr. Haddad, contingent on the Company achieving certain market capitalization targets. We anticipate issuing these options pursuant to the 2023 Plan following the closing of the Share Exchange.

Director Compensation

The following table presents the total compensation for each person who served as a non-employee member of our board of directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Other than as set forth in the table and described more follow below, and as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table with respect to our employee directors, we did not pay any compensation to, reimburse any expense of, make any equity awards or non-equity awards to, or pay any other compensation to any of the other members of our board of directors in 2022.

Name  Fees earned or paid in cash
($)
  Stock awards
($)
  Option awards
($)(1)
  Non-equity incentive plan
compensation
($)
  Nonqualified deferred
compensation earnings
($)
  All other compensation
($)
  Total
($)
Chaim Hurvitz                            
Chaim Ravad                            
Yehuda Englander (2)   9,381        3,605                9,986 
(1)In accordance with SEC rules, this column reflects the aggregate fair value of option awards granted during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, computed as of their respective grant dates in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 for share-based compensation transactions. The assumptions made in the valuation of the share-based payments are contained in Note 2 to our financial statements, found elsewhere in this report.

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(2)On June 1, 2022, Private Dror entered into a consulting agreement (the “Englander Consulting Agreement”) with Mr. Englander, pursuant to which, in consideration for certain financial and strategic consulting services, Mr. Englander receives a cash fee of NIS 3,500 + VAT each month and was also granted with options to purchase 2,610 Ordinary Shares of Private Dror, which options were exchanged for options to purchase 9,597,675 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Share Exchange and shall vest in three tranches on the first, second, and third anniversary of the date of the consulting agreement. The options are subject to accelerated vesting upon an exit event.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The table below sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2022 regarding the shares of our common stock available for grant or granted under stock option plans and other compensation arrangements that (i) were adopted by our stockholders and (ii) were not adopted by our stockholder.

Plan Category  Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights  Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights  Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in common)
Equity Compensation plans approved by stockholders (1)   163,142,084   $0.0038480    26,171,130 
Equity Compensation plans not approved by stockholders            
Total   163,142,084   $0.0038480    26,171,130 
(1)Represents shares approved for issuance under the 2021 Plan. All information in this table has been adjusted to give effect to the Share Exchange.

Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

In addition to the compensation arrangements discussed under “Item 6. Executive Compensation”, the following is a description of transactions since January 1, 2021 to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved exceeds or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock, or an affiliate or immediate family member thereof, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. We also describe below certain other transactions with our directors, executive officers and stockholders.

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We believe that we have executed all of the transactions set forth below on terms no less favorable to us than we could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties. It is our intention to ensure that all future transactions between us and our officers, directors and principal stockholders and their affiliates are approved by our audit committee and a majority of the members of our board of directors, including a majority of the independent and disinterested members of our board of directors, and are on terms no less favorable to us than those that we could obtain from unaffiliated third parties.

Indemnification Agreements and Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

We have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended Charter”) and our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended Bylaws”). Each indemnification agreement provides for indemnification and advancement by the Company of certain expenses and costs relating to claims, suits, or proceedings arising from service to the Company or, at its request, service to other entities to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. We also maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

Code of Ethics

We intend to adopt a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, but have not done so to date due to our relatively small size. We intend to adopt a written code of ethics in the near future.

Board Committees

We expect our board of directors, in the future, to appoint an audit committee, nominating committee and compensation committee, and to adopt charters relative to each such committee. We intend to appoint such persons to committees of the board of directors as are expected to be required to meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by a national securities exchange, although we are not required to comply with such requirements until we elect to seek a listing on a national securities exchange. In addition, we intend that a majority of our directors will be independent directors, of which at least one director will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” within the meaning of Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated by the SEC. We do not currently have an “audit committee financial expert” since we currently do not have an audit committee in place.

Director Independence

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Market operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc., which does not have director independence requirements. We also have not established our own definition for determining whether our director and nominees for directors are “independent” nor have we adopted any other standard of independence employed by any national securities exchange.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Company does not presently have a separately designated standing audit committee, compensation committee, nominating committee, executive committee, or any other committees of our board of directors. The functions of those committees are undertaken by our board of directors.

Item 8. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation that arises through the normal course of business. As of the date of this filing, we are not a party to any material litigation nor are we aware of any such threatened or pending litigation.

There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates or any registered or beneficial stockholders is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

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Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Market Information

Our common stock is currently approved for quotation on the OTC Pink Market under the symbol NVNT. We have notified OTC of our name change and will obtain a new symbol. As soon as practicable, and assuming we satisfy all necessary initial listing requirements, we intend to apply to have our common stock listed for trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market, although we cannot be certain that any such application will be approved.

The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices for our common stock for the periods indicated as reported by OTC. The high and low prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

Quarter Ended  High  Low
March 31, 2023   $0.04475  $0.0085
December 31, 2022   $0.0275  $0.009
September 30, 2022   $0.054  $0.0211
June 30, 2022   $0.074  $0.036
March 31, 2022   $0.1326  $0.035
December 31, 2021   $0.1349  $0.0811
September 30, 2021   $0.15  $0.0801
June 30, 2021   $0.34  $0.107
March 30, 2021   $0.58  $0.0475

Holders

As of August 14, 2023, the Company had 495,454,546.00 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding held of record by 227 holders.

Dividends

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on shares of common stock to date. It is the present intention of the Company’s board of directors to retain future earnings for the development, operation, and expansion of its business, and the Company’s board of directors does not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will be contingent upon the Company’s future revenues and earnings, as well as its capital requirements and general financial condition, and we can give no assurances that we will ever have excess funds available to pay dividends.

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Private Placement

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” describing the Private Placement Shares and the Private Placement Warrants is hereby incorporated by reference.

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Sales by Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. (formerly known as Novint Technologies, Inc.)

On August 14, 2023, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we issued 7,576,999 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 106,782,187 shares of Common Stock to the shareholders of Private Dror in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Private Dror. In addition, in connection with the Share Exchange, we assumed (i) 133,206 Series A-4 Warrants that were converted into newly issued Private Placement Warrants to purchase up to 944,379,881 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.033 per share and (ii) options to purchase up to 48,835 ordinary shares of Private Dror with a weighted average exercise price of $12.86 that were converted into options to purchase up to 179,579,481 shares of our common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $0.003496 per share. The securities issued in the Share Exchange were not registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state, and were offered and sold pursuant to the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by either Regulation S under the Securities Act or Section 4(2) and Regulation D (Rule 506) under the Securities Act.

In connection with the Share Exchange, certain shareholders of Private Dror entered into Lock-Up Agreements (the “Lock-Up Agreements”) with the Company. Under the Lock-Up Agreements, each such shareholder agreed to not offer, sell, contract to sell, lend, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares received by such shareholder in connection with the Share Exchange. The Lock-Up Agreements contain certain customary exceptions, including transfers as bona fide gifts, transfers between immediate family members not involving a disposition for value, and transfers by will or intestate succession. The Lock-Up Agreements will remain in effect until the sooner of (i) twenty-four (24) months after the closing date of the Share Exchange, and (ii) twelve (12) months after the Parent’s Common Stock is listed for trading on any of the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange, or their respective successors.

Sales by Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.2

Series C-2 Shares

On May 24, 2020, Private Dror entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with accredited investors, pursuant to which Private Dror issued a total of 5,216 Preferred C-2 Shares, against an aggregated investment amount of $350,000. In addition, each investor received 5 warrants to purchase Preferred C-2 Shares for each Preferred C-2 Share purchased by such investor. The securities sold were not registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state, and were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Regulation S under the Securities Act or under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering.

On September 16, 2020, Private Dror entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor, pursuant to which Private Dror issued 2,514 Preferred C-2 Shares against an investment amount of $168,689.40. In addition, the investor received 5 warrants to purchase Preferred C-2 Shares for each Preferred C-2 Share purchased. The securities sold were not registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state, and were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Regulation S under the Securities Act or under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering.


2 NTD: Additional sales by Dror of unregistered securities, if any, should be added to this section.

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Series A-5 Preferred Shares

On December 6, 2021, Private Dror entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with accredited investors, pursuant to which Private Dror issued a total of 77,873 Preferred A-5 Shares, against an aggregated investment amount of $3,150,000 ($150,000 of which was provided prior to the financing in the form of a convertible security). The securities sold were not registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state, and were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Regulation S under the Securities Act or under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act regarding transactions not involving a public offering.

Issuances to Consultants

On December 6, 2021, Private Dror entered into a consulting agreement with Yaakov Bodner, pursuant to which, in consideration for certain business development and investor relations services to be provided by Mr. Bodner for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, Mr. Bodner was issued 3,708 Ordinary Shares of Private Dror and was assigned 5,098 Series A-4 Warrants from other warrant holders.

On June 1, 2022, Private Dror entered into the Englander Consulting Agreement, pursuant to which, in consideration for certain financial and strategic consulting services, Private Dror granted to Mr. Englander options to purchase 2,610 Ordinary Shares of Private Dror, with an exercise price of $14.15 per Ordinary Share, which options shall vest in three tranches on the first, second, and third anniversary of the date of the Englander Consulting Agreement. The options are subject to accelerated vesting upon an exit event.

Item 11. Description of Securities

The following is a summary description of our capital stock and certain provisions under the laws of the State of Delaware where the Company was incorporated. The foregoing description or our capital stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amended Charter, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto, and the complete text of the Amended Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto.

Authorized Capital Stock

We have authorized 512,500,000 shares of capital stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 500,000,000 are shares of common stock and 12,500,000 are shares of “blank check” preferred stock.

Capital Stock Issued and Outstanding

After giving effect to the Share Exchange and the Private Placement, we have issued and outstanding securities on a fully diluted basis as follows:

·495,454,546 shares of common stock, held by approximately 227 stockholders of record;
·11,940,969.50 shares of preferred stock;
·outstanding options to purchase up to an aggregate of 179,579,481 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of approximately $0.003496 per share; and
·warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 946,652,602 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of approximately $0.033 per share, of which warrants to purchase 456,818,176 shares of common stock were issued to investors in the Private Placement at an exercise price of $0.033 per share.

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Common Stock

Pursuant to our Amended Charter, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Holders of our common stock have no cumulative voting rights. All shares of our common stock validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, redemption, conversion or subscription rights. No sinking fund provisions are applicable to our common stock. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any of our outstanding shares of preferred stock. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of our assets which are legally available. Such dividends, if any, are payable in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock.

A majority of the shares entitled to vote represented in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of our stockholders. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter will be the act of the stockholders unless the vote of a greater number or class voting is required under applicable law.

Preferred Stock

Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 12,500,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, privileges, and relative participating, optional, or special rights as well as the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, can issue convertible preferred stock with voting, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change of control or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock, and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock.

Series A Preferred Stock

On August 11, 2023, we filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware designating 12,500,000 shares out of the authorized but unissued shares of its preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock with a stated value of $1.10 per share (the “Certificate of Designation”). There are 11,940,969.50 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The following a summary of the principal terms of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designation is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Certificate of Designation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.

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Dividends

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to dividends, on an as-if converted basis, equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of common stock, when and if actually paid.

Voting Rights

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have no voting rights. As long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, we may not, without the approval of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (a) alter or change the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock, (b) alter or amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Series A Certificate of Designation, or our amended and restated bylaws in such a manner so as to materially adversely affect any rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock, (c) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends, redemption or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as defined below) senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing.

Liquidation

Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the then holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of the assets available for distribution to stockholders of the Company the same amount that a holder of common stock would receive if the Series A Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purposes any conversion limitations hereunder) to common stock which amounts shall be paid pari passu with all holders of common stock.

Conversion

The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at any time at a conversion price of $0.011, subject to adjustment for certain anti-dilution provisions set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designation (the “Series A Conversion Price”). Upon conversion the shares of Series A Preferred Stock will resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company.

Conversion at the Option of the Holder

The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the then-effective Series A Conversion Price at the option of the holder at any time and from time to time.

Automatic Conversion

On the trading day immediately following any day the Company is able to satisfy some or all of its reservation requirements pursuant to the Certificate of Designation (the “Automatic Conversion Time”), all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which common stock has been reserved will automatically convert, without any action on the part of the holder thereof and without payment of any additional consideration, into that number of shares of reserved common stock, determined by dividing the stated value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Series A Conversion Price. The Company will provide prompt written notice to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock of the Automatic Conversion Time on the trading day immediately following the Automatic Conversion Time.

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Beneficial Ownership Limitation

The Series A Preferred Stock cannot be converted to common stock if the holder and its affiliates would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or 9.99% at the election of the holder) of the outstanding common stock. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% upon notice to us, provided that any increase in this limitation will not be effective until 61 days after such notice from the holder to us and such increase or decrease will apply only to the holder providing such notice.

Preemptive Rights

No holders of Series A Preferred Stock will, as holders of Series A Preferred Stock, have any preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for common stock or any of our other securities.

Redemption

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not redeemable by the Company.

Negative Covenants

As long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, unless the holders of more than 50% in stated value of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall have otherwise given prior written consent the Company shall not, subject to certain exceptions, (a) enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness, (b) enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liens, (c) amend its organizational documents in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the holders, (d) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its common stock, common stock equivalents or junior securities, (e) enter into any transaction with any affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the SEC, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, (f) declare or pay a dividend on junior securities or (g) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Trading Market

There is no established trading market for any of the Series A Preferred Stock, and we do not expect a market to develop. We do not intend to apply for a listing for any of the Series A Preferred Stock on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Series A Preferred Stock will be limited.

Private Placement Warrants

In connection with the Private Placement, on August 14, 2023, we issued to holders of Series A-4 Warrants and to the Private Placement Investors five-year warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 456,818,176.00 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.033 per share. We are prohibited from effecting the exercise of any Private Placement Warrant to the extent that as a result of such exercise the holder of the exercised Private Placement Warrant beneficially owns more than 4.99% in the aggregate of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of our common stock upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrant. The Private Placement Warrants contain provisions that protect their holders against dilution by adjustment of the purchase price in certain events such as stock dividends, stock splits and other similar events.

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If at the time of a Private Placement Warrant’s exercise there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares of common stock underlying the Private Placement Warrant, then the holder will have the right to exercise the Private Placement Warrant by means of a cashless exercise. In addition, if (i) the volume-weighted average price of our common stock for 20 consecutive trading days is at least 300% of the exercise price of the Private Placement Warrants, (ii) the dollar trading volume of our common stock for each trading day within such 20-day trading period equals or exceeds $500,000, (iii) a registration statement providing for the resale of the Private Placement Shares is effective and such registration statement has been effective for six (6) months, (iv) the holder of the Private Placement Warrant is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes material nonpublic information and (v) the Company has not breached any of the terms of the Transaction Documents (regardless of if such breach has been cured), then we may redeem the Private Placement Warrants at a price of $0.001 per Private Placement Warrant up to one-half, in the aggregate, of the Private Placement Warrants upon not less than 20 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each holder, subject to certain customary restrictions.

Potential Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock

We have shares of common stock and preferred stock available for future issuance without stockholder approval. We may utilize these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, to facilitate corporate acquisitions or payment as a dividend on the capital stock.

The existence of unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock may enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management or to issue preferred stock with terms that could render more difficult or discourage a third-party attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, thereby protecting the continuity of our company’s management. In addition, our board of directors has the discretion to determine designations, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences of each series of preferred stock, all to the fullest extent permissible under the DGCL and subject to any limitations set forth in our Amended Charter. The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock and to determine the rights and preferences applicable to such preferred stock is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible financings, acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third-party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

Dividend Policy

We currently intend to use all available funds to develop our business and do not anticipate that we will pay dividends in the future. We can give no assurances that we will ever have excess funds available to pay dividends.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and the DGCL

Charter and Bylaws

Provisions of our Amended Charter and Amended Bylaws may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in our control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Among other things, our Amended Charter and Amended Bylaws:

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·permit our board of directors to issue up to 12,500,000 shares of preferred stock, without further action by the stockholders, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate, including the right to approve an acquisition or other change in control; and
·do not provide for cumulative voting rights (therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose).

Delaware Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Section 203 generally prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:

·prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
·the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding (i) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
·on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66⅔% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines a business combination to include:

·any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
·any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation;
·subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; or
·the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with, or controlling, or controlled by, the entity or person. The term “owner” is broadly defined to include any person that, individually, with or through that person’s affiliates or associates, among other things, beneficially owns the stock, or has the right to acquire the stock, whether or not the right is immediately exercisable, under any agreement or understanding or upon the exercise of warrants or options or otherwise or has the right to vote the stock under any agreement or understanding, or has an agreement or understanding with the beneficial owner of the stock for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of the stock.

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The restrictions in Section 203 do not apply to corporations that have elected, in the manner provided in Section 203, not to be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL or, with certain exceptions, which do not have a class of voting stock that is listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders. Our Amended Charter and Amended Bylaws do not opt out of Section 203.

Section 203 could delay or prohibit mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts with respect to us and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.

Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Charter; Bylaws

Article VII of the Amended Charter and Article X of the Amended Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest extent allowed by law. In addition, Article VI of the Amended Charter provides that, director of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts of omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174b of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

Delaware Law

Section 145 of the DGCL permits indemnification of directors, officers, agents and controlling persons of a corporation under certain conditions and subject to certain limitations. Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or agent of the corporation or another enterprise if serving at the request of our company. Depending on the character of the proceeding, a corporation may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person indemnified acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.

Section 145 further provides that to the extent a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

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Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report concerning the financial information of the Company and Private Dror is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 3.02Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Report, under the heading “Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

Item 3.03Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders

The information set forth under Item 5.03 of this Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 4.01Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Report, under the heading “Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure” is incorporated by reference into this Item 4.01.

Item 5.01Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” and under Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

As a result of the consummation of the Share Exchange, and after the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued in connection therewith, (1) the composition of the Board will have changed such that fewer than a majority of the directors will have been directors immediately prior to such change and (2) the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto will represent less than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company. As a result, there has been a change in control of the Company.

Except as otherwise described above and under Item 1.01, there are no arrangements or understandings among the members of both the former and new control groups and their associates with respect to election of directors or other matters. We are not aware of any other arrangements that might result in a change of control in the future.

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignations and Appointments of Directors and Officers

The information set forth (1) in the “Introductory Note” under the heading “Changes to the Board of Directors and Executive Officers,” (2) under Item 2.01 of this Report, under the heading “Item 6. Executive Compensation—Employment Agreements” concerning the employment agreements of our executive officers and (3) under Item 2.01 of this Report, under the heading “Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence—Indemnification Agreements and Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance” concerning the indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

2023 Equity Incentive Plan

The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Report, under the heading “Item 6. Executive Compensation—Equity Incentive Plans” is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

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Item 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Report, under the heading “Item 11. Description of Securities” is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

Amended Charter

On August 14, 2023, the Company filed the Amended Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The key amendment included in the Amended Charter was the change to the name of the Company to “Dror Ortho-Design, Inc.”

The foregoing description of the Amended Charter does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the Amended Charter, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.06Change in Shell Company Status.

Following the consummation of the Share Exchange described under Item 2.01 of this Report, we believe that we are not a shell corporation as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. The information contained in this Report constitutes the current “Form 10 information” necessary to satisfy the conditions contained in Rule 144(i)(2) under the Securities Act.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. In accordance with 9.01(a):
i.audited financial statements of Private Dror as of, and for the years ended, December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related notes and the related independent auditors’ report thereon, are filed with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
ii.unaudited financial statements of Private Dror as of, and for the three months ended, March 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related notes, are filed with this Report as Exhibit 99.2.
(b)Pro Forma Financial Information. In accordance with Item 9.01(b):
i.unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements as of, and for the year ended, December 31, 2022, and for the three months ended, March 31, 2023, are filed with this Report as Exhibit 99.3.
(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Report.
Exhibit No.   Description
2.1*   Share Exchange Agreement, dated July 5, 2023, by and among the Company, Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., and certain shareholders of Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.
2.2*   Amendment to the Share Exchange Agreement, dated August 14, 2023, by and among the Company, Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., and certain shareholders of Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.

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Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dror Ortho-Design, Inc.
3.2   Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
3.3   Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 1, 2007)
4.1*   Form of Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrant
10.1+*   Employment Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between the Company and Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad
10.2+*   Employment Agreement, dated January 26, 2022, between the Company and Moshe Shvets
10.3+*   Indemnification Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. and Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad
10.4+*   Indemnification Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. and Moshe Shvets
10.5+*   Indemnification Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. and Chaim Hurvitz
10.6+*   Indemnification Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. and Chaim Ravad
10.7+*   Indemnification Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. and Yehuda Englander
10.8+*   Consulting Agreement, dated December 6, 2021, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. and Yaacov Bodner
10.9+*   2021 Share Incentive Plan
10.10+*   2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan
10.11*  

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 14, 2023, between the Company and certain purchasers identified therein

10.12*   Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 14, 2023, between the Company and certain purchasers identified therein
10.13*   Form of Lock-Up Agreement
99.1   Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
99.2   Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
99.3   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023
101.INS*   Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*Filed herewith.
+Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad
   
   
Dated: August 14, 2023 By: /s/ Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad
  Name: Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 2.1

 

SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This Share Exchange Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 5, 2023, is by and among Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Israel (the “Company”), and the shareholders of the Company including but not limited to holders of any (i) Company Options (as defined in Section 1.01(b) below) and (ii) Series A-4 Warrants (as defined in Section 1.01(c) below, and together with Company Shares (as defined below) and Company Options, collectively, the “Company Securities”) (each a “Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Shareholders”). Each of the parties to this Agreement is individually referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Company has outstanding on the date hereof 285,153 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01 per share (the “Company Shares”). Pursuant to this Agreement, each Shareholder shall exchange all of their (i) Company Shares for such number of newly issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Parent (the “Parent Series A Preferred Stock”) as is determined in accordance with Section 1.01(a) below, (ii) Company Options for such number of Parent Options (as defined below) as determined in accordance with Section 1.01(b) below, and (iii) Series A-4 Warrants (as defined and addressed below in Section 1.01(c)) for such number of Class A Private Placement Warrants, as determined in accordance with Section 1.01(c) below (the exchange in clauses (i)-(iii), collectively, the “Exchange”).

 

The closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the “Transactions”) is subject to and conditioned upon, among the other conditions set forth herein, investors (“Private Placement Investors”) irrevocably committing to purchase such number of shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Parent (“Parent Common Stock,” and such shares sold to Private Placement Investors, the “Private Placement Shares”) or such number of shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, on terms acceptable to the Parent as set forth in the related Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Parent and the Private Placement Investors (the “Private Placement Agreement”), as would result in aggregate gross proceeds to the Parent of at least $5,000,000 (including all fees payable to brokers and any other third party, including legal counsel, incurred in connection with the Private Placement and the Transactions), with each such Private Placement Investor entitled to receive for each Private Placement Share purchased by such Private Placement Investor and for each share of Parent Series A Preferred Stock, if any, purchased by such Private Placement Investor (as further described below) one five-year warrant to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.033 per share (“Class A Private Placement Warrants”), and with the Private Placement Investors having placed such funds in escrow to be automatically released into the Parent’s bank account upon consummation of the Transactions (the “Private Placement”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that a Private Placement Investor determines, in its sole discretion, that such Private Placement Investor (together with such Private Placement Investor affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), and any person acting as a group together with such Private Placement Investor or any of such Private Placement Investor’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Private Placement Agreement), or as such Private Placement Investor may otherwise choose, such Private Placement Investor may elect to receive shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock in lieu of Private Placement Shares.

 

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The Parent will enter into a registration rights agreement with the Private Placement Investors, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (together with all attachments and exhibits thereto, as each may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Parent will agree to register, among other registrable securities (as further described in the Registration Rights Agreement), on Form S-1 (or, if the Parent is then eligible, on Form S-3) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”): (i) the Private Placement Shares, (ii) the shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Private Placement Investors, if any, (iii) the shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the Class A Private Placement Warrants issued to the Private Placement Investors, and (iv) the shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the securities issued to the investors who, on or about December 6, 2021, participated in the $3,000,000 financing (“December 2021 Transaction”).

 

The exchange of the Company Securities for the Post-Closing Parent Securities (as defined below) is intended to constitute a tax-deferred exchange of property governed by Section 351 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

The Board of Directors of each of the Parent and the Company has determined that it is desirable and in the best interest of the Parent and the Company, as applicable, to effect this share exchange.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

Exchange of Shares and Additional Transactions

 

SECTION 1.01.             Exchange by the Shareholders.

 

(a)           At the Closing, each Shareholder shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Parent its Company Shares free and clear of all Liens (as defined in Section 2.01) in exchange for shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock, with each Company Share being exchanged for 1,048,585,364 shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Ratio”).

 

(b)           Each option, warrant, right (other than the Series A-4 Warrants) and security exercisable or convertible by its terms into Company Shares (including convertible promissory notes), whether vested or unvested, which is outstanding immediately prior to the Closing (each, a “Company Option”) set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) shall be exchanged by the Parent upon surrender, and shall be converted into a right to acquire Post-Closing Parent Securities in accordance with this Section 1.01(b) (“Parent Option”) evidenced by the form of new Parent Option annexed hereto as Exhibit 1.01(b). Each Company Option so converted shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions as set forth in each Company Option immediately prior to the Closing, except that, as of the Closing, (i) each Company Option shall be exercisable or convertible (or shall become exercisable or convertible in accordance with its terms) for that number of whole shares of Post-Closing Parent Securities equal to the product of the number of shares that were issuable upon exercise or conversion of such Company Option immediately prior to the Closing multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Post-Closing Parent Securities, and (ii) the per share exercise or conversion price for the Post-Closing Parent Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of such Company Option so converted shall be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise or conversion price per share of Company Shares at which such Company Option was exercisable or convertible immediately prior to the Closing by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

 

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(c)           All Series A-4 Warrants of the Company, each warrant exercisable for for one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $67.10 (“Series A-4 Warrants”) as set forth on Schedule 1.01(c), shall be exchanged and surrendered to the Parent and shall be converted into a number of Class A Private Placement Warrants equal to the product of Series A-4 Warrants outstanding immediately prior to Closing multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of Class A Private Placement Warrants. The form of such Class A Private Placement Warrant is annexed hereto as Exhibit 1.01(c).

 

SECTION 1.02.            Closing. The Closing of the Transactions shall take place at the offices of Haynes and Boone, LLP at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10112, upon the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions and obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby (other than conditions and obligations with respect to the actions that the respective Parties will take at Closing), no later than three (3) business days after the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI below or on such other date and time as the Parties may mutually determine (the “Closing Date”).

 

ARTICLE II

Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders

 

Each Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Parent, severally but not jointly, as follows:

 

SECTION 2.01.            Good Title. The Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, its Company Securities, with the right and authority to sell and deliver such Company Securities to the Parent as provided herein. Upon delivery of any certificate or certificates duly endorsed for transfer to the Parent, representing the same as herein contemplated and/or upon registering of the Parent as the new owner of such Company Securities in the share register of the Company, the Parent will receive good title to such Company Securities, free and clear of all liens, hypothecations, security interests, pledges, mortgages, encumbrances, equities and claims of any kind, voting trusts, trust agreements, shareholder agreements and other encumbrances (collectively, “Liens”).

 

SECTION 2.02.             Power and Authority. All acts required to be taken by the Shareholder to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the Transactions have been, or will be prior to the Closing Date, properly taken. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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SECTION 2.03.            No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholder and the performance by the Shareholder of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof: (a) will not require the consent of any third party or any federal, state, provincial, local or foreign government or any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (“Governmental Entity”) under any statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, judgments, or decrees (collectively, “Laws”); (b) will not violate any Laws applicable to such Shareholder in any material respect; and (c) will not violate or breach any contractual obligation to which such Shareholder is a party in any material respect.

 

SECTION 2.04.             No Finder’s Fee. The Shareholder has not created any obligation for any finder’s, investment banker’s or broker’s fee in connection with the Transactions that the Company or the Parent will be responsible for.

 

SECTION 2.05.            Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Parent Series A Preferred Stock, the Class A Private Placement Warrants exchanged upon surrender of the Series A-4 Warrants and the Parent Options (collectively, the “Post-Closing Parent Securities”) proposed to be acquired by the Shareholder hereunder will be acquired for investment for its own account and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and the Shareholder has no present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Post-Closing Parent Securities, except in compliance with applicable securities laws and the Israeli tax pre-ruling to the extent such ruling applies to such Shareholder.

 

SECTION 2.06.             Available Information. The Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Parent.

 

SECTION 2.07.            Non-Registration. The Shareholder understands that the Post-Closing Parent Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and, if issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be issued in reliance on a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act that depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Shareholder’s representations as expressed herein. The non-registration shall not prejudice any rights, interests, benefits and entitlements attached to the Post-Closing Parent Securities in accordance with the Parent Charter, Parent Bylaws or the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.

 

SECTION 2.08.            Restricted Securities. The Shareholder understands that the Post-Closing Parent Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as this Agreement contemplates that, if acquired by the Shareholder pursuant hereto, the Post-Closing Parent Securities would be acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering. The Shareholder further acknowledges that if the Post-Closing Parent Securities are issued to the Shareholder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Post-Closing Parent Securities may not be resold without registration under the Securities Act or the existence of an exemption therefrom. The Shareholder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

 

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SECTION 2.09.           Legends. It is understood that the Post-Closing Parent Securities will bear the following legend or another legend that is similar to the following:

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

and any legend required by the “blue sky” laws of any state to the extent such laws are applicable to the securities represented by the certificate so legended.

 

SECTION 2.10.             Reliance on Exemptions. The Shareholder agrees that he, she or it meets the criteria established in one or both of subsections (a) or (b), below.

 

(a)           The Shareholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(b)          The Shareholder is not a “U.S. person” (as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) (a “U.S. person”), its principal address is outside the United States, and it was located outside the United States at the time any offer to acquire the Post-Closing Parent Securities were made to it and at the time that it executed this Agreement. The Shareholder further represents and warrants that:

 

(i)            neither the Shareholder nor any of its affiliates or any person acting on its behalf or on behalf of any such affiliate is acquiring the Post-Closing Parent Securities as a result of, and the Shareholder covenants that neither the Shareholder nor any of its affiliates or any person acting on its behalf or on behalf of any such affiliate will engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) in the United States in respect of the Post-Closing Parent Securities that would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of any of the Post-Closing Parent Securities;

 

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(ii)          the Shareholder is not acquiring the Post-Closing Parent Securities for the account or benefit of, directly or indirectly, any U.S. Person;

 

(iii)         the offer and the sale of the Post-Closing Parent Securities to the Shareholder as contemplated in this Agreement complies with or is exempt from the applicable securities legislation of the jurisdiction in which the Shareholder resides including but not limited to the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968, and other applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and

 

(iv)         and the Shareholder covenants with the Parent that:

 

(1)          offers and sales of any Post-Closing Parent Securities prior to the expiration of a period of one year after the date of the Closing Date (the one year period hereinafter referred to as the “Distribution Compliance Period”) shall only be made in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales after the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance with the registration provisions of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom and in each case only in accordance with applicable state securities laws;

 

(2)          The Shareholder will not engage in hedging transactions with respect to the Post-Closing Parent Securities until after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period; and

 

(3)          The Shareholders set forth on Schedule 2.10(b)(iv)(3) will enter into a lockup agreement in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit ___ (“Lockup Agreement”).

 

SECTION 2.11.            Waiver of Claims. Each Shareholder hereby irrevocably waives and forever releases and discharges each of the Company and Parent, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and advisors from and against any and all actions, causes of action, rights, claims, debts, demands, liabilities, sums of money, and damages of any kind, known or unknown, existing or arising in the future, including without limitation in connection to the amount of Company’s securities held or that should have been held by such Shareholder.

 

SECTION 2.12.            Reservation. Each Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that until such time there are sufficient authorized shares of Parent Common Stock available for issuance of the Private Placement Shares, shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock and Class A Private Placement Warrants issued to the Private Placement Investors and shares of Common Stock issuable to the December 2021 Transaction investors each in accordance with the terms thereof (“Required Minimum”), Parent will reserve and maintain the Required Minimum exclusively on behalf of the Private Placement Investors and the December 2021 Transaction investors and that no shares of Common Stock will be reserved for any Shareholder.

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ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties of the Company

 

The Company represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing to the Parent that, except as set forth in a letter to be dated on or before the date of this Agreement, from the Company to the Parent, and a draft Current Report on Form 8-K for filing with the SEC with respect to the Closing, including financial statements and notes thereto (collectively, the “Company Disclosure Letter”), regardless of whether or not the Company Disclosure Letter is referenced below with respect to any particular representation or warranty:

 

SECTION 3.01.            Organization, Standing and Power. Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries (the “Company Subsidiaries”) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and in which it has a place of business and has full corporate power and authority and possesses all governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, other than such franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the general affairs, prospects, management, financial position, stockholder’s equity or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or on the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions (a “Company Material Adverse Effect”) or adversely affect the ability of the Parent post-exchange to comply with its ongoing reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and its ability to obtain an uplisting to Nasdaq or another exchange. The Company is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties make such qualification necessary except where the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has delivered to the Parent true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company and such other constituent instruments of the Company as may exist, each as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended, the “Company Constituent Instruments”), and the comparable charter, organizational documents and other constituent instruments of each Company Subsidiary, in each case as amended through the date of this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the Company has no subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 3.02.             Company Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.

 

(a)           Schedule 3.02 in the Company Disclosure Letter lists each Company Subsidiary and its jurisdiction of organization. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.02 in the Company Disclosure Letter, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity investments of each Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are as of the date of this Agreement owned by the Company, by another Company Subsidiary or by the Company and another Company Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens.

 

(b)           Except for its interests in the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not as of the date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any person.

 

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SECTION 3.03.            Capital Structure. The capitalization of the Company is set forth on Schedule 3.03 in the Company Disclosure Letter. Except as set forth therein, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company are issued, issuable, reserved for issuance or outstanding. The Company is the sole record and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Company Subsidiary. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company and each Company Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the applicable corporate laws of Israel, the Company Constituent Instruments or any Contract (as defined in Section 3.05) to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.03 in the Company Disclosure Letter or as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, there are no bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness (as defined in Section 3.16 below) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Company Shares or the shares of any Company Subsidiary may vote (“Voting Company Debt”). Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not any options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound (a) obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any Voting Company Debt, (b) obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (c) that give any person the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights occurring to holders of the capital stock of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary. The Company is not a party to any agreement granting any securityholder of the Company the right to cause the Company to register shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company held by such securityholder. The stockholder list provided to the Parent is a current stockholder list, and such list accurately reflects all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company Securities as at the date of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.04.            Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions hereunder to which it is a party. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions to which it is a party have been duly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement and such Transactions. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

 

SECTION 3.05.             No Conflicts; Consents.

 

(a)           Except as set forth on Schedule 3.05 in the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any provision of (i) the Company Constituent Instruments or the comparable charter or organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary, (ii) any contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit, concession, franchise or other instrument (a “Contract”) to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to the filings and other matters referred to in Section 3.05(b), any judgment, order or decree (“Judgment”) or material Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)           Except as set forth in Schedule 3.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no material consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization (“Consent”) of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions which will not have been obtained or made prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing.

 

SECTION 3.06.             Taxes.

 

(a)           Except as set forth on Schedule 3.06 in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and each Company Subsidiary have timely filed, or have caused to be timely filed on their behalf, all Tax Returns required to be filed by them, and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file or any inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, have been timely paid, except to the extent that any failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid Taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. No tax audit is in process or threatened and the Company has not received a notice of assessment from any tax authority indicating a tax assessment or recalculation of any Taxes in any Tax Return previously filed.

 

(b)           The Company Financial Statements (as defined in Section 3.13) reflect an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (in addition to any reserve for deferred Taxes to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) for all Taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial statements. No deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are pending, except to the extent any such deficiency or request for waiver, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)          There are no Liens for Taxes on the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is bound by any agreement with respect to Taxes.

 

(d)           For purposes of this Agreement:

 

Taxes” includes all forms of taxation, whenever created or imposed, and whether of the United States, the State of Israel or elsewhere, and whether imposed by a local, municipal, governmental, state, provincial, foreign, federal or other Governmental Entity, or in connection with any agreement with respect to Taxes, including all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts.

 

Tax Return” means all federal, state, local, provincial and foreign Tax returns, declarations, statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns and any amended Tax return relating to Taxes.

 

SECTION 3.07.            Benefit Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07 in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not have or maintain any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, share ownership, share purchase, share option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (collectively, “Company Benefit Plans”). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not any employment, consulting, indemnification, severance or termination agreements or arrangements between the Company and any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company nor does the Company have any general severance plan or policy. On the Closing Date, following the Exchange, none of the Shareholders and none of the current or former employees, officers, directors, or consultants of the Company will hold any shares of the Company or any options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities entitling such Shareholder or such current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company to receive any shares of the Company.

 

SECTION 3.08.            Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.08 in the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, provincial, county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility (“Action”) that (a) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of this Agreement or the Company Securities or (b) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim or violation of or liability under federal, state or provincial securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.

 

SECTION 3.09.            Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09 in the Company Disclosure Letter, no brokers, finders, consulting or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company to any broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company, other than fees incurred by the Parent in connection with obtaining the Fairness Opinion and reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 7.02.

 

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SECTION 3.10.            Contracts. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10 in the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no Contracts that are material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.11.            Title to Properties. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11 in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries do not own any real or immoveable property. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has sufficient title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets and properties, other than assets and properties in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has leasehold interests, are free and clear of all Liens other than those set forth on Schedule 3.11 in the Company Disclosure Letter and except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do not and will not materially interfere with the ability of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to conduct business as currently conducted. The Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of all material leases to which it is a party and under which it is in occupancy, and all such leases are in full force and effect. The Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material leases.

 

SECTION 3.12.             Intellectual Property.

 

(a)          The term “Intellectual Property Rights” includes:

 

(i)       the name of the Company, all fictional business names, trading names, registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, and applications of the Company (collectively, “Marks'');

 

(ii)      all patents and patent applications (collectively, “Patents'');

 

(iii)     all copyrights in both unpublished works and published works of the Company (collectively, “Copyrights”);

 

(iv)     all know-how, trade secrets, confidential information, software, technical information, data, process technology, plans, drawings, and blueprints (collectively, “Trade Secrets''); owned, used, or licensed by the Company as licensee or licensor; and

 

(v)      the license or right to directly or indirectly use any of the foregoing, whether perpetually or for a fixed term, whether or not subject to defeasement, and whether or not reduced to writing or otherwise memorialized.

 

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(b)           The term “Registered Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed, or issued under the authority of any governmental authority, including all issued patents, registered copyrights and registered trademarks and all applications for any of the foregoing.

 

(c)           Agreements. Schedule 3.12 contains a complete and accurate list and description of all material Registered Intellectual Property Rights and of all contracts (including license agreements but excluding intellectual property assignment or undertaking executed in connection with employment agreements and pursuant to which Company employees assigned to the Company Intellectual Property Rights developed by such employees pursuant to their employment by or other arrangement with the Company) relating to the Registered Intellectual Property Rights to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, except for any license implied by the sale of a product and perpetual, paid-up licenses for commonly available software programs with a value of less than $10,000 under which the Company is the licensee. There are no outstanding and, to Company’s knowledge, no threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any such agreement and all such agreements are in full force and effect and no event of default nor an event, which with the giving of notice or the passage of time could become an event of default, exists thereunder.

 

(d)           Know-How Necessary for the Business. The Intellectual Property Rights are all those necessary for the operation of the Company’s businesses as it is currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted. The Company owns or possesses adequate and enforceable rights to use, without payment to a third party, all of such Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company has entered into any contract that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign, or disclose information concerning his work to anyone other than of the Company.

 

(e)            Patents. The Company is the owner of or licensee of all right, title and interest in and to each of the Patents, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims other than as set forth in Schedule 3.12. All of the issued Patents are currently in compliance with formal legal requirements (including payment of filing, examination, and maintenance fees and proofs of working or use), are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the Closing Date except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Patent has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, reexamination, or opposition proceeding. To the Company’s knowledge: (1) there is no potentially interfering patent or patent application of any third party, and (2) no Patent is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the products manufactured and sold, nor any process or know-how used, by the Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any patent or other proprietary right of any other Person.

 

(f)            Trademarks. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Marks, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims other than as set forth in Schedule 3.12. All Marks that have been registered with the appropriate governmental agency are currently in compliance with all formal legal requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications), are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the Closing Date except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Mark has been or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation, or cancellation and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such action is threatened with respect to any of the Marks. To the Company’s knowledge no Mark is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Marks used by the Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any trade name, trademark, or service mark of any third party.

 

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(g)           Copyrights. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Copyrights, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All the Copyrights have been registered and are currently in compliance with formal requirements, are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the date of the Closing except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, no Copyright is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the subject matter of any of the Copyrights infringes or is alleged to infringe any copyright of any third party or is a derivative work based on the work of a third party.

 

(h)          Trade Secrets. With respect to each Trade Secret, the documentation relating to such Trade Secret is current, accurate, and sufficient in detail and content to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper use without reliance on the knowledge or memory of any individual. The Company has taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of its Trade Secrets. To the Company’s knowledge, the Trade Secrets have not been used, divulged, or appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other the Company) or to the detriment of the Company, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. No Trade Secret is subject to any adverse claim or has been challenged in writing.

 

SECTION 3.13.           Financial Statements. The Company has delivered to the Parent its audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 and its reviewed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (collectively, the “Company Financial Statements”). The Company Financial Statements which will be included in the Form S-1 registration statement to be filed by the Parent post-closing have been prepared by PCOAB registered auditors in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated. The Company Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results of the Company, as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein. The Company does not have any material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than (a) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to March 31, 2023, and (b) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the Company Financial Statements, which, in both cases, individually and in the aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.14.            Insurance. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are engaged and in the geographic areas where they engage in such businesses. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its and the Company Subsidiaries’ existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business on terms consistent with market for the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ respective lines of business.

 

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SECTION 3.15.            Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15 in the Company Disclosure Letter and Company Financial Statements, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

SECTION 3.16.            Indebtedness. Schedule 3.16 in the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others in excess of $50,000, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 3.17.             Labor Matters. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries did not in the past and currently do not employ any person and consequently do not have any liability or debt to any person which is related to employer – employee relations. The Company is in compliance with all applicable Israeli laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and salaries.

 

SECTION 3.18.            No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Shareholder with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as specified in this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.19.            Investment Company. The Company is not, and immediately following the Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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SECTION 3.20.            Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary (a) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (c) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom (the “Bribery Act 2010”), or any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery statute or regulation; or (d) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has conducted its businesses in compliance with the FCPA, the Bribery Act 2010 and all other applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery statutes or regulations, and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

SECTION 3.21.            Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or inclusion or incorporation by reference in any Parent SEC Document or report, including but not limited to the Company’s Financial Statements, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading

 

SECTION 3.22.             Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22 in the Company Disclosure Letter, from March 31, 2023 to the date of this Agreement, the Company and each Company Subsidiary has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, and during such period there has not been:

 

(a)           any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as reflected in the Company Financial Statements of the Company, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)           any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)           any waiver or compromise by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;

 

(d)          any satisfaction or discharge of any Lien or payment of any obligation by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)           any material change to a material Contract by which the Company, or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective assets, is bound or subject;

 

(f)            any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or stockholder;

 

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(g)           any resignation or termination of employment of any officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(h)           any Lien, created by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except Liens for taxes not yet due or payable and Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Company’s or such Company Subsidiary’s ownership or use of such property or assets;

 

(i)            any loans or guarantees made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business;

 

(j)            any declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(k)           any alteration of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s method of accounting or the identity of its auditors;

 

(l)            any issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate (as defined in the Securities Act); or

 

(m)         any arrangement or commitment by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to do any of the things described in this Section 3.22.

 

SECTION 3.23.            Certain Registration Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23 in Company Disclosure Letter, the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority that have not been satisfied.

 

SECTION 3.24.            Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming that the Closing of the Private Placement and the Transactions shall have occurred), (a) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (b) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (c) the anticipated cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).

 

SECTION 3.25.            Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and Company Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no Action involving the Company or Company Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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SECTION 3.26.            Sanctions. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is (i) currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country that is the subject or target of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic) (each, a “Sanctioned Country”). The Company and the Company Subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, use any funds, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available any funds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, (A) to fund or facilitate any activities of or conduct business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation is the subject of Sanctions, (B) to fund, facilitate, or conduct any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (C) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in for the past five years, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any individual or entity, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction, is or was the subject or target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

 

SECTION 3.27.             Cybersecurity.

 

(a)           There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers and vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been notified of, or has any knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise of its IT Systems and Data.

 

(b)           The Company and each Company Subsidiary is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)           The Company and each Company Subsidiary has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data.

 

(d)          The Company and each Company Subsidiary has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

SECTION 3.28.            Environmental and Safety Matters. (a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary has at all time been and is in compliance with all Environmental Laws (as defined below) applicable to it; (b) there are no Actions pending or threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary alleging the violation of any Environmental Law or environmental permit applicable to the Company or such Company Subsidiary or alleging that the Company or such Company Subsidiary is potentially responsible parties for any environmental site contamination and (c) neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall impose any obligations to notify or obtain the consent of any Governmental Entity or third parties under any Law or other requirement relating to the environment, natural resources, or public or employee health and safety (“Environmental Laws”) applicable to the Company and such Company Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 3.29.            Disclosure. There is no fact relating to the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or their respective stockholders, officers or directors, that the Company has not disclosed to the Parent in writing that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

 

SECTION 3.30.            No Disqualification Event. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event and has complied, to the extent applicable with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e).

 

SECTION 3.31.            Reservation. The Company acknowledges and agrees that until such time there are sufficient authorized shares of Parent Common Stock to meet the Required Minimum, the Parent will reserve and maintain the Required Minimum exclusively on behalf of the Private Placement Investors and the December 2021 Transaction investors and that no shares of Common Stock will be reserved for any Shareholder.

 

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ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties of the Parent

 

The Parent represents and warrants as follows to the Shareholders and the Company, that, except as set forth in the reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by the Parent with the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, or in the letter dated the date of this Agreement, from the Parent to the Company and the Shareholders (the “Parent Disclosure Letter”):

 

SECTION 4.01.            Organization, Standing and Power. Each of the Parent and its subsidiaries (the “Parent Subsidiaries”) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full corporate power and authority and possesses all governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted, other than such franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals the lack of which, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the general affairs, prospects, management, financial position, stockholder’s equity or results of operations of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations under this Agreement or on the ability of the Parent to consummate the Transactions (a “Parent Material Adverse Effect”). The Parent is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties make such qualification necessary and except where the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Parent has delivered to the Company true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation of the Parent, as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended, the “Parent Charter”), and the bylaws of the Parent, as amended to the date of this Agreement (as so amended, the “Parent Bylaws”), and the comparable charter, organizational documents and other constituent instruments of each Parent Subsidiary, in each case as amended through the date of this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the Parent has no Subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 4.02.             Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.

 

(a)           Schedule 4.02 in the Parent Disclosure Letter lists each Parent Subsidiary and its jurisdiction of organization. Except as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Letter, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity investments of each Parent Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are as of the date of this Agreement owned by the Parent, by another Parent Subsidiary or by the Parent and another Parent Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens.

 

(b)           Except for its interests in the Parent Subsidiaries, the Parent does not as of the date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any person.

 

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SECTION 4.03.            Capital Structure. The authorized capital stock of the Parent on the date hereof consists of 500,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 12,500,000 shares of preferred stock, of which (a) 202,308,728 shares of Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding (before giving effect to the issuances to be made at Closing), (b) no shares of preferred stock of the Parent are authorized, issued and outstanding and (c) no shares of Parent Common Stock or preferred stock are held by the Parent in its treasury. No other shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. The Parent is the sole record and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Parent Subsidiary. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Parent and each Parent Subsidiary are, and all such shares that may be issued prior to the Closing Date and following the Closing Date to the Shareholders hereunder will be when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Parent Charter, the Parent Bylaws or any Contract to which the Parent is a party or otherwise bound. There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of the Parent Common Stock or the shares of any Parent Subsidiary may vote (“Voting Parent Debt”). Except as set forth above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound (a) obligating the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in, the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any Voting Parent Debt, (b) obligating the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (c) that give any person the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights occurring to holders of the capital stock of the Parent. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Parent or of any Parent Subsidiary. The Parent is not a party to any agreement granting any securityholder of the Parent the right to cause the Parent to register shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Parent held by such securityholder under the Securities Act. The stockholder list provided to the Company is a current stockholder list generated by the Parent’s stock transfer agent, and such list accurately reflects all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Parent Common Stock as at the date of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.04.            Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement and the consummation by the Parent of the Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Parent are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Transactions. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent, enforceable against the Parent in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

SECTION 4.05.             No Conflicts; Consents.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents (defined in Section 4.06(a) below), the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement, does not, and the consummation of the Transactions, and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any person under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary under, any provision of (i) the Parent Charter or Parent Bylaws or the comparable charter or organizational documents of any Parent Subsidiary, (ii) any Contract to which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to the filings and other matters referred to in Section 4.05(b), any Judgment or material Law applicable to the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)           No Consent of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, other than the (i) filing with the SEC of reports under Sections 13 and 15 of the Exchange Act and (ii) filings under state “blue sky” laws, as each may be required in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions.

 

SECTION 4.06.             SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities.

 

(a)           The Parent has for the last twenty-four (24) months timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Parent with the SEC, pursuant to Sections 13 and 15 of the Exchange Act, as applicable (the “Parent SEC Documents”).

 

(b)           As of its respective filing date, each Parent SEC Document complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC Document, and, except to the extent that information contained in any Parent SEC Document has been revised or superseded by a later filed Parent SEC Document, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of the Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Parent as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). None of the Parent’s filings with the SEC is the subject of an ongoing SEC review, or to the Parent’s knowledge, inquiry or investigation, and there are no outstanding or unresolved SEC comments related to such filings.

 

(c)           Except as set forth in the filed Parent SEC Documents, the Parent has no liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required by GAAP to be set forth on a balance sheet of the Parent or in the notes thereto. The Parent SEC Documents set forth all financial and contractual obligations and liabilities (including any obligations to issue capital stock or other securities of the Parent) due after the date hereof. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, as of the date of Closing, all liabilities of the Parent shall have been paid off and shall in no event remain liabilities of the Parent, the Company or the Shareholders following the Closing.

 

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SECTION 4.07.            Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any Parent SEC Document or report contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

SECTION 4.08.            Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the filed Parent SEC Documents or in Schedule 4.08 in the Parent Disclosure Letter, from March 31, 2023 to the date of this Agreement, the Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, and during such period there has not been:

 

(a)           any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary from that reflected in the Parent SEC Documents, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)           any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)           any waiver or compromise by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;

 

(d)           any satisfaction or discharge of any Lien or payment of any obligation by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)           any material change to a material Contract by which the Parent, or any Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective assets, is bound or subject;

 

(f)            any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or stockholder;

 

(g)           any resignation or termination of employment of any officer of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary;

 

(h)           any Lien, created by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except Liens for taxes not yet due or payable and Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Parent’s or such Parent Subsidiary’s ownership or use of such property or assets;

 

(i)            any loans or guarantees made by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business;

 

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(j)            any declaration, setting aside or payment or other distribution in respect of any of the Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary;

 

(k)           any alteration of the Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s method of accounting or the identity of its auditors;

 

(l)            any issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate (as defined in the Securities Act); or

 

(m)          any arrangement or commitment by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to do any of the things described in this Section 4.08.

 

SECTION 4.09.             Taxes.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in Schedule 4.09 in the Parent Disclosure Letter, the Parent and each Parent Subsidiary have timely filed, or have caused to be timely filed on their behalf, all Tax Returns required to be filed by them, and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate, except to the extent any failure to file, any delinquency in filing or any inaccuracies in any filed Tax Returns, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns, or otherwise owed, have been timely paid, except to the extent that any failure to pay, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. There are no unpaid Taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Parent know of no basis for any such claim. No tax audit is in process or threatened and the Parent has not received a notice of assessment from any tax authority indicating a tax assessment or recalculation of any Taxes in any Tax Return previously filed.

 

(b)           No deficiency with respect to any Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, and no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are pending, except to the extent any such deficiency or request for waiver, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           There are no Liens for Taxes on the assets of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is bound by any agreement with respect to Taxes.

 

SECTION 4.10.           Absence of Benefit Plans. From the date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the filed Parent SEC Documents to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any adoption or amendment in any material respect by the Parent of any collectively bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (collectively, “Parent Benefit Plans”). Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, as of the date of this Agreement there are not any employment, consulting, indemnification, severance or termination agreements or arrangements between the Parent and any current or former employee, officer or director of the Parent, nor does the Parent have any general severance plan or policy.

 

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SECTION 4.11.            ERISA Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary does, and at no time since their respective inceptions has, maintained, or contributed to any “employee pension benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), “employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or any other Parent Benefit Plan for the benefit of any current or former employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary, as applicable.

 

SECTION 4.12.            Litigation. No Action is pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary that (a) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of this Agreement or (b) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim or violation of or liability under federal, state or provincial securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.

 

SECTION 4.13.            Compliance with Applicable Laws. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.13 in the Parent Disclosure Letter, the Parent and each Parent Subsidiary is in compliance with all applicable Laws, including those relating to occupational health and safety, the environment, export controls, trade sanctions and embargoes, except for instances of noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents or in the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received any written communication during the past two years from a Governmental Entity that alleges that the Parent or any such Parent Subsidiary is not in compliance in any material respect with any applicable Law. The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary is in compliance with all effective requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, that are applicable to it, except where such noncompliance could not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. This Section 4.13 does not relate to matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 4.09.

 

SECTION 4.14.            Contracts. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no Contracts that are material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 4.15.            Title to Properties. The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets used in the conduct of its businesses. All such assets and properties, other than assets and properties in which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has leasehold interests, are free and clear of all Liens other than those set forth in the Parent SEC Documents and except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do not and will not materially interfere with the ability of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to conduct business as currently conducted. The Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of all material leases to which it is a party and under which it is in occupancy, and all such leases are in full force and effect. The Parent enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material leases.

 

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SECTION 4.16.            Intellectual Property. The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries own, or are validly licensed or otherwise have the right to use, all Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the conduct of the business of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Parent SEC Documents set forth a description of all Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the conduct of the business of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents, no claims are pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened that the Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is infringing or otherwise adversely affecting the rights of any person with regard to any Intellectual Property Right. To the knowledge of the Parent, no person is infringing the rights of the Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries with respect to any Intellectual Property Right.

 

SECTION 4.17.            Labor Matters. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Parent, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries did not in the past and currently do not employ any person and consequently do not have any liability or debt to any person which is related to employer – employee relations.

 

SECTION 4.18.             Market Makers. The Parent has at least three (3) market makers for the Parent Common Stock and such market makers have obtained all permits and made all filings necessary in order for such market makers to continue as market makers of the Parent.

 

SECTION 4.19.             Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19 in the Parent Disclosure Letter, none of the officers or directors of the Parent is presently a party to any transaction with the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (other than for services as officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer or director or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any entity in which any officer or director has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

SECTION 4.20.            Internal Accounting Controls. The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by, or under the supervision of, the Parent’s or such Parent Subsidiary’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (a) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (b) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (c) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (d) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. There are no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s internal controls. The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has established an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) for the Parent and such Parent Subsidiary that (i) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Parent in the reports that the Parent files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Parent’s and such Parent Subsidiary’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be made and (ii) are effective in all material respects in performing the functions for which they were established. The Parent’s and each Parent Subsidiary’s officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Parent’s and such Parent Subsidiary’s disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Since March 31, 2023, there have been no changes in the Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s internal controls over financial reporting or, to the knowledge of the Parent, in other factors that could significantly affect the Parent’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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SECTION 4.21.            Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Parent as of the Closing Date (and assuming that the Closing of the Private Placement and the Transactions shall have occurred), (a) the Parent’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Parent’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (b) the Parent’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Parent, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (c) the anticipated cash flow of the Parent, together with the proceeds the Parent would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Parent does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Parent SEC Documents set forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, or for which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has commitments. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

  

SECTION 4.22.            Application of Takeover Protections. The Parent has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Parent’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Shareholders as a result of the Shareholders and the Parent fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Parent Common Stock and the Shareholders’ ownership of the Parent Common Stock.

 

SECTION 4.23.             No Additional Agreements. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has any agreement or understanding with any Shareholder with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as specified in this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 4.24.             Investment Company. The Parent is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not have become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

SECTION 4.25.            Certain Registration Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.25 in the Parent Disclosure Letter and Parent SEC Documents, the Parent has not granted or agreed to grant to any person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Parent registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority that have not been satisfied.

 

SECTION 4.26.            Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Parent is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of the shares of Parent Common Stock on the trading market on which the shares of Parent Common Stock as currently listed or quoted. The issuance and sale of the Post-Closing Parent Securities under this Agreement do not contravene the rules and regulations of the trading market on which the shares of Parent Common Stock is currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the stockholders of the Parent is required for the Parent to issue and deliver to the Shareholders the Post-Closing Parent Securities contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.27.            No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is contemplated to occur with respect to the Parent, its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Parent under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Parent of its Post-Closing Parent Securities or on a Current Report on Form 8-K and which has not been publicly announced.

 

SECTION 4.28.            Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (a) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (c) violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA, the Bribery Act 2010, or any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery statute or regulation; or (d) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee. The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has conducted its businesses in compliance with the FCPA, the Bribery Act 2010 and all other applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery statutes or regulations, and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

SECTION 4.29.            Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Parent and Parent Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Money Laundering Laws and no Action involving the Parent or Parent Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened.

 

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SECTION 4.30.            Sanctions. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary, nor, to the Parent’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is (i) currently subject to any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country. The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries will not, directly or indirectly, use any funds, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available any funds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, (A) to fund or facilitate any activities of or conduct business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation is the subject of Sanctions, (B) to fund, facilitate, or conduct any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (C) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in for the past five years, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any individual or entity, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction, is or was the subject or target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

 

SECTION 4.31.             Cybersecurity.

 

(a)           (x) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s IT Systems and Data and (y) neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has been notified of, or has any knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise of its IT Systems and Data.

 

(b)          The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data.

 

(d)           The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

SECTION 4.32.            Environmental and Safety Matters. (a) The Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has at all time been and is in compliance with all Environmental Laws (as defined below) applicable to it; (b) there are no Actions pending or threatened against the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary alleging the violation of any Environmental Law or environmental permit applicable to the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary or alleging that the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary is potentially responsible parties for any environmental site contamination and (c) neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall impose any obligations to notify or obtain the consent of any Governmental Entity or third parties under any Law or other Environmental Laws applicable to the Parent and such Parent Subsidiary.

 

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SECTION 4.33.           Disclosure. There is no fact relating to the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary, or their respective stockholders, officers or directors, that the Parent has not disclosed to the Company in writing that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by the Parent herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by the Parent contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

 

SECTION 4.34.            Insurance. The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are engaged and in the geographic areas where they engage in such businesses. The Parent has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its and the Parent Subsidiaries’ existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business on terms consistent with market for the Parent’s and the Parent Subsidiaries’ respective lines of business.

 

ARTICLE V

Deliveries

 

SECTION 5.01.             Deliveries of the Shareholders.

 

(a)           Concurrently herewith the Shareholders are delivering to the Parent this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement executed by the Shareholders.

 

(b)          At or prior to the Closing, each Shareholder shall deliver to the Parent:

 

(i)            certificates representing its Company Securities or lost share certificate affidavit;

 

(ii)           a duly executed share transfer form for transfer by the Shareholder of its Company Securities to the Parent; and

 

(iii)         a duly executed Lockup Agreement from each Shareholder identified on Schedule 2.10(b)(iv)(3) subject to such lockup.

 

SECTION 5.02.             Deliveries of the Parent.

 

(a)           Concurrently herewith, the Parent is delivering to the Shareholders and to the Company:

 

(i)            a copy of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement executed by the Parent;

 

(ii)           the Parent Disclosure Letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company; and

 

(iii)          copies of the Lockup Agreements executed by the Parent.

 

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(b)           At or prior to the Closing, the Parent shall deliver to the Company:

 

(i)             a certificate from the Parent, signed by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certifying that the attached copies of the Parent Charter, Parent Bylaws and resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Parent and of the stockholders of the Parent approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, are all true, complete and correct and remain in full force and effect;

 

(ii)            letters of resignation of Orin Hirschman, Moishe Chopp and Ryan Christoff;

 

(iii)          evidence of the election of the persons named on Schedule 5.02(b)(iii) to the Company Disclosure Letter, or such other persons as the Company and Parent have selected prior to the Closing, as directors of the Parent effective upon the Closing;

 

(iv)          evidence of the appointment of the persons named on Schedule 5.02(b)(iv) to the Company Disclosure Letter, or such other persons as the Company and Parent have selected prior to the Closing, as officers of the Parent (as indicated on such Schedule) effective upon the Closing;

 

(v)           a certificate of good standing of the Parent from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a recent date; and

 

(vi)          a certificate executed by any duly authorized officer of the Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 6.01.

 

(c)           Promptly following the Closing, the Parent shall deliver:

 

(i)            to each Shareholder, certificates representing its Parent Series A Preferred Stock;

 

(ii)           to each holder of Company Options evidence that such Company Options have been surrendered and exchanged by the Parent pursuant to Section 1.01(b) of this Agreement;

 

(iii)           to each holder of Series A-4 Warrants evidence that such Series A-4 Warrants have been surrendered and exchanged by the Parent pursuant to Section 1.01(c) of this Agreement; and

 

(iv)          to the Company, a consent letter of the accounting firm of the Parent confirming such firm’s respective consent to the use by the Parent of reports prepared by such firm regarding the financial statements of the Parent in all future registration statements filed with the SEC.

 

SECTION 5.03.             Deliveries of the Company.

 

(a)           Concurrently herewith, the Company is delivering to the Parent:

 

(i)            this Agreement executed by the Company;

 

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(ii)            the Company Disclosure Letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Parent;

 

(iii)           evidence of the election of the persons named on Schedule 5.03(b)(iii) hereto, or such other persons as the Company and Parent have selected prior to the Closing, as directors of the Parent effective upon the Closing;

 

(iv)          evidence of the appointment of the persons named on Schedule 5.03(b)(iv) hereto, or such other persons as the Company and Parent have selected prior to the Closing, as officers of the Parent (as indicated on such Schedule) effective upon the Closing.

 

(b)           At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Parent:

 

(i)             a certificate from the Company, signed by its authorized officer certifying that the attached copies of the Company Constituent Instruments and resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the Transactions are all true, complete and correct and remain in full force and effect;

 

(ii)            evidence of adoption by the Company of the Nineth Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company (“Amended Articles of Association”); and

 

(iii)           a certificate executed by any duly authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 6.02.

 

ARTICLE VI

Conditions to Closing

 

SECTION 6.01.            Shareholders and Company Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the Shareholders and the Company to enter into and complete the Closing is subject, at the option of the Shareholders and the Company, to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Shareholders and the Company in writing.

 

(a)           Private Placement. The Investors shall have irrevocably committed to purchase such number of Private Placement Shares, or such number of Parent Series A Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, in the Private Placement that would result in aggregate gross proceeds to the Parent of at least $5,000,000 (including all fees payable to brokers and any other third party, including legal counsel, incurred in connection with the Private Placement and the Transactions), and shall have placed such funds in escrow to be automatically released into the Parent’s bank account upon consummation of the Transactions.

 

(b)           Reserved.

 

(c)           Representations and Covenants. The representations and warranties of the Parent contained in this Agreement shall be true in all material respects (except for representations and warranties qualified by reference to materiality or any Parent Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date. The Parent shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Parent on or prior to the Closing Date. The Parent shall have delivered to the Shareholders and the Company, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.

 

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(d)          Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental or regulatory body to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the Transactions or to seek damages or a discovery order against the Parent in connection with such Transactions, or which has had or, in the opinion of the Company or the Shareholders, could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)           No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have been any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction since March 31, 2023 which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)           SEC Reports. The Parent shall have filed all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Parent under the U.S. federal securities laws through the Closing Date.

 

(g)           Delivery of Fairness Opinion. The Parent has delivered to the Company a written opinion, in form and substance acceptable to the Company, from a national independent valuation firm mutually acceptable to the Parent and the Company and engaged by the Parent stating that the Transactions are fair to the shareholders of both the Parent and the Company from a financial point of view (the “Fairness Opinion”), and the Fairness Opinion shall not have been withdrawn or materially and adversely modified prior to Closing.

 

(h)           OTC Markets Quotation. The Parent shall have maintained its status as a company whose common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink Market operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. and no reason shall exist as to why such status shall not continue immediately following the Closing.

 

(i)            Deliveries. The deliveries specified in Section 5.02 shall have been made by the Parent.

 

(j)            No Suspensions of Trading in Parent Securities; Listing. Trading in the Parent Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any trading market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one trading day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Parent) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the Parent Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed or quoted for trading on a trading market.

 

(k)           Satisfactory Completion of Due Diligence. The Company and the Shareholders shall have completed their legal, accounting and business due diligence of the Parent and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to the Company and the Shareholders in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

(l)           Minimum Number of Company Securities to be Exchanged. Shareholders holding not less than 100% of the Company Securities, which 100% can be obtained by consent of Shareholders, proxy, drag along as permitted pursuant to the Amended Articles of Association and other lawful means, shall have executed and delivered this Agreement and, at the Closing, shall exchange their Company Securities for Parent Series A Preferred Stock, Parent Options and Series A-4 Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to the terms set forth herein.

 

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(m)          Capitalization of the Parent. Except for the shares issuable at Closing, the Parent shall have 202,308,728 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding held by stockholders and no other securities, options, warrants or securities, obligations or instruments that are convertible or exercisable into (i) any securities of the Parent or (ii) securities or instruments convertible or exercisable into securities of the Parent, shall be outstanding.

 

(n)           Delivery of Securities Authority Letter. The securities authority of the state of Israel shall have delivered to the Company a letter indicating that the delivery of a prospectus to the shareholders of the Company in connection with the Transactions is not required under applicable securities laws.

 

SECTION 6.02.             Parent Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the Parent to enter into and complete the Closing are subject, at the option of the Parent, to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Parent in writing.

 

(a)           Representations and Covenants. The representations and warranties of the Shareholders and the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date. The Shareholders and the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Shareholders and the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall have delivered to the Parent, if requested, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.

 

(b)           No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have been any occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction since March 31, 2023 which has had or is reasonably likely to cause a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           Deliveries. The deliveries specified in Section 5.01 and Section 5.03 shall have been made by the Shareholders and the Company, respectively.

 

(d)           Audited Financial Statements and Form 10 Disclosure. The Company shall have provided the Parent and the Shareholders with reasonable assurances that the Parent will be able to comply with its obligation to file a current report on Form 8-K no later than four (4) business days following the Closing containing the requisite audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the requisite Form 10 disclosure regarding the Company.

 

(e)            Satisfactory Completion of Due Diligence. The Parent shall have completed its legal, accounting and business due diligence of the Company and the Shareholders and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to the Parent in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(f)            Minimum Number of Company Securities to be Exchanged. Shareholders holding not less than 100% of the Company Securities, which 100% can be obtained by consent of Shareholders, proxy, drag along as permitted pursuant to the Amended Articles of Association and other lawful means, shall have executed and delivered this Agreement and, at the Closing, shall exchange their Company Securities for Parent Series A Preferred Stock, Parent Options and Series A-4 Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to the terms set forth herein.

 

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(g)           Shareholder Certification. Each Shareholder shall have completed a Shareholder Certification in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parent pertaining to the representations and warranties of such Shareholder in Section 4.10 of this Agreement.

 

(h)           Private Placement. The Investors shall have irrevocably committed to purchase such number of Private Placement Shares, or such number of Parent Series A Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, in the Private Placement that would result in aggregate gross proceeds to the Parent of at least $5,000,000 (including all fees payable to brokers and any other third party, including legal counsel, incurred in connection with the Private Placement and the Transactions), and shall have placed such funds in escrow to be automatically released into the Parent’s bank account upon consummation of the Transactions.

 

(i)            Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental or regulatory body to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the Transactions or to seek damages or a discovery order against the Company in connection with such Transactions, or which has had or, in the opinion of the Parent, could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

ARTICLE VII

Covenants

 

SECTION 7.01.             Blue Sky Laws. The Parent shall take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified) required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of the Parent Common Stock in connection with this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.02.            Fees and Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not this Agreement is consummated; provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the Parent for 50% of the fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the Parent in connection with obtaining the Fairness Opinion.

 

SECTION 7.03.            Continued Efforts. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) take all action reasonably necessary to consummate the Transactions, and (b) take such steps and do such acts as may be necessary to keep all of its representations and warranties true and correct as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if the same had been made, and this Agreement had been dated, as of the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 7.04.            Exclusivity. The Parent and the Company shall not (and shall not cause or permit any of their respective affiliates to) engage in any discussions or negotiations with any person or take any action that would be inconsistent with the Transactions and that has the effect of avoiding the Closing contemplated hereby. The Parent and the Company shall notify the other Party if any person makes any proposal, offer, inquiry, or contact with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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SECTION 7.05.            Filing of Form 8-K and Press Release. The Parent shall file, no later than four (4) business days after the Closing Date, a current report on Form 8-K and attach as exhibits all relevant agreements disclosing the terms of this Agreement and other requisite disclosure regarding the Transactions and including the requisite audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the requisite Form 10 disclosure regarding the Company.

 

SECTION 7.06.             Access. Each Party shall permit representatives of any other Party to have full access to all premises, properties, personnel, books, records (including Tax records), contracts, and documents of or pertaining to such Party.

 

SECTION 7.07.            Preservation of Business. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, the Company and the Parent shall operate only in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with their respective past practices (provided, however, that Parent and Company shall not issue any securities without the prior written consent of the other Party), and shall use reasonable commercial efforts to (a) preserve intact their respective business organizations, (b) preserve the good will and advantageous relationships with customers, suppliers, independent contractors, employees and other persons material to the operation of their respective businesses, and (c) not permit any action or omission that would cause any of their respective representations or warranties contained herein to become inaccurate or any of their respective covenants to be breached in any material respect.

 

SECTION 7.08.            Duty of Cooperation. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, the Company and the Parent shall cooperate with each other and shall each use its respective reasonable best efforts to obtain promptly all authorizations, approvals, consents, expirations or terminations of applicable waiting periods necessary or advisable for the consummation of this Transactions contemplated hereunder and the closing of the Private Placement.

 

SECTION 7.09.            Israel Law Filings. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to make, within 21 days of the Closing Date, all required filings or notifications with the State of Israel, including but not limited to, any required filings of notice to be made with the Israeli Companies Registrar and any required notification to be made to Israeli Innovation Authority.

 

ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 8.01.            Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the Parties at the following addresses with a confirmed email attachment at the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice). Until one year after the Closing Date, notices may be delivered exclusively to Rick A. Werner, Esq., of Haynes and Boone, LLP.

 

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If to the Parent, to:

 

Novint Technologies, Inc.
100 Merrick Road-Suite 400W,
Rockville Center, New York 11570
Attention: Orin Hirschman

Email: orin@aighpartners.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Grushko & Mittman, P.C.
1800 Rockaway Avenue, Suite 206
Hewlett, New York 11557
Attention: Barbara R. Mittman, Esq.
Email: barbara@grushkomittman.com

If to the Company:

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.
Shatner 3
Jerusalem, Israel
Attention: Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad

Email: leeahaddad@yahoo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Haynes and Boone, LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
Attention: Rick A. Werner, Esq.
Email: Rick.Werner@haynesboone.com

 

If to any Shareholder:

 

At the address of such person set forth
on its signature page hereto or as specified
in writing by such person.

 

SECTION 8.02.            Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. Subject to Section 5.5 of the Private Placement Agreement, no provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company, the Parent and the Shareholders holding majority of the Company Securities held by the Shareholders which majority must include the Lead Investor as defined in the Private Placement Agreement. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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SECTION 8.03.            Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Post-Closing Parent Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Parent shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefore, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Parent of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Post-Closing Parent Securities. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Post-Closing Parent Securities is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Parent may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

 

SECTION 8.04.            Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Shareholders, the Parent and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The Parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

SECTION 8.05.            Termination. This Agreement may be terminated: (a) by the mutual consent of the Company and the Parent, (b) by the Company or the Parent in the event that the Closing fails to occur prior to August 21, 2023, (c) by Company if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Parent in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, upon written notice to the Parent at any time in its discretion; provided that, prior to any termination of this Agreement under this Section 8.05(c), the Parent shall be entitled to cure any such breach during a ten (10) day period following receipt of written notice from Company to the Parent of such breach (it being understood that Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.05(c) if such breach by the Parent is cured during such ten (10) day period so that such condition would then be satisfied), (d) by the Parent if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, upon written notice to the Company at any time in its discretion; provided that, prior to any termination of this Agreement under this Section 8.05(d), the Company shall be entitled to cure any such breach during a ten (10) day period following receipt of written notice from Parent to the Company of such breach (it being understood that Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.05(d) if such breach by the Company is cured during such ten (10) day period so that such condition would then be satisfied), or (e) by the Parent if Company and Shareholders fail to exchange less than 100% of their Company Securities, which 100% can be obtained by consent of Shareholders, proxy, drag along as permitted pursuant to the Amended Articles of Association and other lawful means, for Post-Closing Parent Securities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 8.06.             Break-Up Fee.

 

(a)           In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.05(c), the Parent shall pay to the Company, promptly after such termination of the Agreement, cash in an amount equal to $250,000 (the “Parent Break-Up Fee”).

 

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(b)           In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Parent pursuant to Section 8.05(d) or 8.05(e), the Company shall pay to the Parent, promptly after such termination of the Agreement, cash in an amount equal to $1,000,000 (the “Company Break-Up Fee,” and together with the Parent Break-Up Fee, the “Break-Up Fees”).

 

(c)           The Company and the Parent acknowledge and agree that (i) each Break-Up Fee represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the actual damages suffered by the applicable non-breaching party, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision, (ii) each Break-Up Fee constitutes liquidated damages hereunder and is not intended to be a penalty, and (iii) each Break-Up Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the applicable non-breaching party against the breaching party upon such termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that the limitations set forth in this Section 8.06(c)(iii) shall not apply to the liabilities arising from any criminal activities, fraud or willful misconduct of the breaching party.

 

SECTION 8.07.             Interpretation. Where reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Wherever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

SECTION 8.08.            Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that Transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

 

SECTION 8.09.            Counterparts; Facsimile Execution. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or by DocuSign or similar electronic signature), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

SECTION 8.10.            Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, taken together with the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter, (a) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the Transactions and (b) is not intended to confer upon any person other than the Parties any rights or remedies.

 

SECTION 8.11.            Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action or proceeding brought for the purpose of enforcement of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be brought only in the federal or state courts sitting in New York, New York, and the Parties hereby waive any and all rights to trial by jury.

 

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SECTION 8.12.            Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 8.13.             Joint Representations.

 

(a)           Waiver of Conflict. One or more parties to the Transactions and their Affiliates are or may be control persons, officers, directors, investors, shareholders, Affiliates and obligees of one or more Private Placement Investors, the Parent and parties to this Agreement and may be control persons, investors, shareholders, Affiliates and obliges of one or more of the Private Placement Investors, the Parent and parties to this Agreement after the Closing. Each party and Private Placement Investors acknowledge that one or more Private Placement Investors and their Affiliates may have conflicts of interest in connection with such status, positions, and roles. Each Private Placement Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to ask questions with respect to such conflict of interest of representatives of the Private Placement Investors hereto, the Parent and the parties to this Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by law explicitly and fully waives any such conflict of interest.

 

(b)           Additional Waiver of Conflict. Each party acknowledges it is entitled to seek the advice of independent counsel of its own choice with respect to the Transactions.  Each party understands that it is not possible for a single law firm to represent each party in connection with the Transactions in the same aggressive manner as would two separate and independent law firms, and by giving the consent herein, each party, in effect, is waiving that kind of zealous representation of its individual and conflicting interests in connection with the Transactions.  Each party, for itself and its affiliates, hereby confirms that it has waived, and continues to waive, any claim that the work performed by Grushko & Mittman, P.C. in connection with the preparation of the Transactions (or any matter arising thereunder) and representation of the Parent and Private Placement Investors represents a conflict of interest on the part of Grushko & Mittman, P.C..  Each party, for itself and for its affiliates, knowingly waives any claim of conflict of interest by Grushko & Mittman, P.C. based on any other past, current and future representations of the Parent and Private Placement Investors.  Each party, for itself and for its affiliates, confirms that Grushko & Mittman, P.C. may continue to act for the Parent and/or the Private Placement Investor or any of their respective affiliates with respect to all matters. It is further understood and agreed that Grushko & Mittman, P.C. may freely convey necessary information regarding the Transactions provided to Grushko & Mittman, P.C. by either party to the other party, and that there will be no secrets kept from either party regarding the Transactions unless such party expressly agrees to the contrary.  Each party, for itself and for its affiliates acknowledges that Grushko & Mittman, P.C. is representing the Parent with respect to this Agreement and has been relying, and continues to rely, explicitly on the foregoing provisions in providing services relating to the Transactions and any other past, current or future representations of the Private Placement Investors and/or the Parent.

 

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[PARENT SIGNATURE PAGE TO SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  The Parent:  
       
  NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
       
  By:                           
  Name: Orin Hirschman  
  Title: President  

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[COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE TO SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  The Company:  
       
  DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD.  
       
  By:                            
  Name: Lee (Eliyahu) Haddad  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

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[SHAREHOLDER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Name of Shareholder:  

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Shareholder:  

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:  

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:  

 

Email Address of Shareholder:  

 

Fax Number of Shareholder:  

 

Address for Notice of Shareholder:  

 

Address for Delivery of Post-Closing Parent Securities for Shareholder (if not same as above):

 

   

 

 

 

 

Number of Company Shares Currently Held:  

  

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 2.2

 

Amendment To Share Exchange Agreement

 

This Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of July [●], 2023, is by and among Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Israel (the “Company”), and the shareholders of the Company that are signatory hereto or who sign a joinder in the Form of Exhibit A to the Agreement (as defined below) (each a “Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Shareholders”). Each of the parties to this Amendment is individually referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

WITNESSETH

 

Whereas, the Parties are parties to that certain Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2023, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”);

 

Whereas, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth below.

 

Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending legally to be bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Amendments. Section 1.01(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

At the Closing, each Shareholder shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Parent its Company Shares free and clear of all Liens (as defined in Section 2.01) in exchange for shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock, with each Company Share being exchanged for 36.77270 shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Ratio”).

 

2.Counterparts; Facsimile Execution. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or by DocuSign or similar electronic signature), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

3.Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS REGARDING GOVERNING LAW SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.11 OF THE AGREEMENT, AND SUCH PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE, MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

 

 

 

 

4.Terms and Conditions of the Agreement. Except as modified and amended herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

[Signature pages follow immediately.]

 

 

 

 

[Parent Signature Page to Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement]

 

In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  Parent:  
       
  NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
       
  By:                          
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

[Company Signature Page to Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement]

 

In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  Company:  
       
  Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.  
       
  By:                       
  Name: Eliyahu (Lee) Haddad
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

  

 

 

 

[Shareholder Signature Page to Amendment to Share Exchange Agreement]

 

In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

  By:                 
  Name of Shareholder:  

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 3.1

 

Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of
Novint Technologies, Inc.

 

Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

 

Novint Technologies, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that:

 

1.The present name of the Corporation is Novint Technologies, Inc.

 

2.The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 13, 2001 (the “Original Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

3.The name under which the Corporation was initially incorporated was NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES (DELAWARE), INC.

 

4.The Original Certificate of Incorporation was amended and restated and an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 20, 2007 (the “First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”)

 

5.This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and amends in its entirety the First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

6.This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been adopted and approved in accordance with the DGCL.

 

7.Pursuant to Section 245 of DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates, integrates, and further amends the provisions of the Original Certificate of Incorporation.

 

  8. The text of the Original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as forth in EXHIBIT A attached hereto, to be effective at 4:01 p.m., New York time, on August 14, 2023.

 

In witness whereof, Novint Technologies, Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Orin Hirschman, a duly authorized officer of the Corporation, on August 14, 2023.

 

  /s/ Orin Hirschman
  Orin Hirschman
  President

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of
Dror Ortho-Design, Inc.

 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of the corporation is Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

 

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

ARTICLE IV

 

The Corporation shall be authorized to issue five hundred and twelve million five hundred thousand (512,500,000) shares of stock, of which five hundred million (500,000,000) shares are designated as common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and twelve million five hundred thousand (12,500,000) shares are designated as preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

A.The Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby authorized to, by any resolution or resolutions duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and the by-laws of the Corporation, authorize the issuance of any or all of the preferred stock in any number of classes or series within such classes and, in the resolution or resolutions authorizing such issuance, to set all terms of such preferred stock of any class or series, including, without limitation:

 

1.The designation of such class or series, the number of shares to constitute such class or series, whether the shares shall be of a stated par value or no par value, and the stated value thereof if different from the par value thereof;

 

2.The dividends, if any, payable on such class or series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of stock of any other class or any other class or series of preferred stock;

 

3.Whether the shares of such class or series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption;

 

 

 

 

4.The amount or amounts payable upon shares of such class or series upon, and the rights of the holders of such class or series in, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets, of the Corporation;

 

5.Whether the shares of such class or series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the shares of such class or series for retirement or other Corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relating to the operation thereof;

 

6.Whether the shares of such class or series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or any other series of preferred stock or any other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;

 

7.The conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue of any additional stock, including additional shares of such class or series or of any other class or series of preferred stock or of any other class;

 

8.Any other powers, preferences and relative, participating optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions, thereof.

 

B.The powers, preferences and relative, participating optional and other special rights of each class or series of preferred stock, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of preferred stock shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereof shall be cumulative.

 

C.As required pursuant to Section 1123(a)(6) of Title 11 of the United States Code, all shares of common stock and preferred stock issued and to be issued are and must be voting securities and, as to all common stock and preferred stock, voting power must be appropriately distributed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on a proportional one-vote-per-share basis.

 

D.The Corporation shall not have the power or authority to issue any shares of capital stock without voting power.

 

ARTICLE V

 

The Board of Directors is authorized to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot.

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts of omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174b of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

The Corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees, and agents to the extent permitted by the DGCL.

 

* * * * *

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 3.2 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF 

PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS 

OF 

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE 

DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

 

The undersigned, Orin Hirschman, does hereby certify that:

 

1.             They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

2.             The Corporation is authorized to issue 12,500,000 shares of preferred stock, of which none have been issued.

 

3.             The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”):

 

WHEREAS, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) authorizes the Corporation to issue 12,500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which may be issued from time to time in one or more series; and

 

WHEREAS, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors to establish the number of shares to be included in such series, and to fix the voting powers, full or limited, or no voting power of the shares of such series, and the designation, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (i) a series of Preferred Stock be, and hereby is, authorized by the Board of Directors, (ii) the Board of Directors hereby authorizes up to 12,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (iii) the Board of Directors hereby fixes the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock as follows:

 

TERMS OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

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Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

Automatic Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Automatic Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Automatic Conversion Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Base Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee”  or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York are generally open for use by customers on such day.

 

Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(iv).

 

Certificate of Designation” means this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Stock.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and includes the staff thereof acting on its behalf.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

Conversion Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as in effect on the Original Issue Date.

 

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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to employees, officers or directors of the Corporation pursuant to the Stock Option Plan, (b) securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Original Issue Date, provided that such securities have not been amended since the Original Issue Date to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than as a result of stock splits, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other reclassification or combination of the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to consultants or advisors (or their designees) in lieu of compensation in the aggregate amount (not to exceed 2% of the amount outstanding on the prior December 31 of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents per calendar year) for bona fide services provided to the Corporation not in connection with financing transactions; provided such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith, (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Corporation, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Corporation and shall provide to the Corporation substantial additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Corporation is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, and (e) securities issuable in connection with the transactions described in that certain Share Exchange Agreement (“Share Exchange Agreement”), dated as of July 5, 2023, as amended, between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Israel (“Dror”), and the shareholders of the Dror party thereto.

 

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

Fundamental Transaction Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Holder” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.

 

Indebtedness” means (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

 

Junior Securities” means the Common Stock, any other series of Preferred Stock, whether now existing or authorized in the future, and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation.

 

Lead Investor” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement to be entered into between the Corporation and the purchasers identified on the signature pages thereto.

 

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Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Liquidation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.

 

New Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 

New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(d).

 

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Series A Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates, if any, which may be issued to evidence such Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” means (a) in addition to Indebtedness existing on the Original Issue Date, up to $100,000 in the aggregate of future Indebtedness, and (b) lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with respect to newly acquired or leased assets, up to the lesser of the purchase price or market value of each such capital assets and leased assets.

 

Permitted Liens” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Corporation) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Corporation’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Corporation’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Corporation and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (a) thereunder, and (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clause (b) thereunder, provided that such Liens are not secured by assets of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries other than the assets so acquired or leased.

 

Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by a Holder on the Original Issue Date to (y) the aggregated Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock issued on the Original Issue Date to all Holders.

 

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Reverse Stock Split Proposal” means a proposal to amend the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of Common Stock one or more times at an aggregate ratio of between one for one thousand (1:1,000) and one for one hundred thousand (1:100,000) with the specific ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors in its reasonable discretion.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended and interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Securities” means the Series A Preferred Stock, and Conversion Shares.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series A Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(i).

 

Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Corporation and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the Original Issue Date.

 

Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) or the OTCQX Best Market (“OTCQX”) (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means Issuer Direct Corporation, with an address at One Glenwood Avenue, Suite 1001, Raleigh, NC 27603, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.

 

Uplisting” means the listing of the Common Stock on an Uplisting Market.

 

Uplisting Effective Date” means the Trading Day on which the Common Stock commences trading on an Uplisting Market.

 

Uplisting Market” means any of the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange, or their respective successors.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTCQB or the OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Open Market (“Pink Market”) operated by OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation.

 

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Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of preferred stock shall be designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 12,500,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (together with its Affiliates, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”)). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share and a stated value equal to $1.10 (the “Stated Value”).

 

Section 3. Dividends. In addition to stock dividends or distributions for which adjustments are to be made pursuant to Section 7, Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to- Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. As long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock, (b) alter or amend its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designation or bylaws in such a manner so as to materially adversely affect any rights given to this Series A Preferred Stock, (c) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends, redemption or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 5. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation the same amount that a holder of Common Stock would receive if the Series A Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purposes any conversion limitations hereunder) to Common Stock which amounts shall be paid pari passu with all holders of Common Stock.

 

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Section 6. Conversion.

 

a)             Conversions at Option of Holders. From and after the date the Corporation has reserved Shares of Common Stock on behalf of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth herein) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Ratio”). Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”); provided that the Corporation shall not be required to honor such request if such conversion does not involve an underlying conversion value of Common Stock of at least $5,000 based on the Stated Value of such Series A Preferred Stock subject to the conversion on the Conversion Date (as defined below) (unless such lesser amount relates to all of a Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by .pdf via email such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the “Conversion Date”). The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on any Notice of Conversion if it is received from the notice address the Corporation is provided in connection with such transfer. If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, a Holder shall deliver transfer instruments reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation but shall not be required to surrender certificate(s), if any, representing the shares of such Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation until the Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock has been fully converted. Upon surrender of a certificate representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if any, that are to be converted in part pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, the Corporation shall cause the Transfer Agent to issue a book entry receipt representing the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are not so converted. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.

 

b)            Automatic Conversion. Effective at 4:00 P.M. (New York time) on the Trading Day immediately following any day the Corporation is able to satisfy some or all of its reservation requirements under Section 6(d)(v) of this Certificate of Designation (the “Automatic Conversion Time”), all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which Common Stock has been reserved shall automatically convert (an “Automatic Conversion”), without any action on the part of the Holder thereof and without payment of any additional consideration, into that number of shares of reserved Common Stock, determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. The Corporation shall provide prompt written notice (an “Automatic Conversion Notice”) to the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock of the Automatic Conversion Time no later than 8:30 A.M. (New York time) on the Trading Day immediately following the Automatic Conversion Time. The failure of the Corporation to timely provide the Automatic Conversion Notice shall nullify the effectiveness of the Automatic Conversion. From and after the Automatic Conversion Time, the Series A Preferred Stock converted in the Automatic Conversion shall be deemed to be cancelled and the Corporation shall cause the Transfer Agent to issue to the former Holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted the shares of Common Stock to which they are entitled in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(d) below, except that the Share Delivery Date in connection with an Automatic Conversion shall be the first Trading Day following the Automatic Conversion Time. Automatic Conversion Notices must be given to all Holders subject to Automatic Conversion.

 

c)             Conversion Price. The conversion price for the Series A Preferred Stock shall equal $0.011 (the “Conversion Price”). The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.

 

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d)            Mechanics of Conversion.

 

i.              Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) after each Conversion Date and the Automatic Conversion Time, as applicable (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Corporation’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion.

 

ii.             Failure to Deliver Conversion Shares. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, such Holder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such Conversion Shares, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder the shares of Series A Preferred Stock delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Conversion Shares issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Notice of Conversion. In the event of such rescission, the Corporation shall be obligated to pay accrued liquidated damages but there shall be no obligation to pay liquidated damages following such rescission with respect to the prior default by the Corporation for the rescinded Notice of Conversion.

 

iii.            Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim or recoupment; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series A Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment in its favor. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) by the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion when it was required to do so under this Certificate of Designation, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares (based on the higher of the VWAP of the Common Stock on the Conversion Date or the Automatic Conversion Time, as applicable, and the Stated Value of the Series A Preferred Stock being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or the Holder rescinds such conversion, to the extent applicable. To the fullest extend permitted by law, nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages pursuant to this Certificate of Designation and any other agreement to which the Holder and Corporation are parties for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law. Nothing herein shall require the Corporation to issue Conversion Shares (or pay liquidated damages for its failure to do so) if the Notice of Conversion is incomplete or was not properly delivered to the Corporation in accordance with this Certificate of Designation.

 

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iv.            Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable Conversion Shares by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(d)(i), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(d)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amount payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. To the fullest extent permitted by law, nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v.             Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it will at all times thereafter, reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock from and after the date the Corporation has sufficient authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to reserve on behalf of each Holder for issuance as Conversion Shares, and for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders (and the other Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock), not less than 130% of such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation has insufficient Common Stock to reserve to satisfy its reservation requirements to all the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will reserve each Holder’s Pro Rata Portion of the Common Stock available for reservation. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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vi.            Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holders would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but consistent with the provisions of this subsection with respect to fractional Conversion Shares, nothing shall prevent any Holder from converting fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

vii.           Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such Conversion Shares upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such Conversion Shares unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Corporation shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.

 

e)             Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, including by Automatic Conversion, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Series A Preferred Stock) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(e) applies, the determination of whether the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of how many shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible shall be in the reasonable discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and how many shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case in relation to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 6(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Corporation shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Series A Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported, including securities converted or exercised prior to or at the same time as the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder for such Holder prior to the issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder. A Holder, upon notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 6(e) applicable to its Series A Preferred Stock provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 6(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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Section 7. Certain Adjustments.

 

a)             Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, the Series A Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split, including the reverse stock split contemplated by the Reverse Stock Split Proposal) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, authorizes and issues an additional class of common or special stock, with dividend and voting rights at a ratio different than the existing class of Common Stock (the “New Common Stock”), then the Series A Preferred Stock will automatically become convertible, at the election of the Holders, into shares of the New Common Stock at an adjusted Conversion Price proportional to the then-current Conversion Price multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of votes per share of the class of New Common Stock, and the denominator of which shall be the number of votes per share of the existing class of Common Stock.

 

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b)            Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for such Holder until such time not to exceed twelve (12) months as its right thereto would not result in such Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provided Holder complies with all of the other obligations of a beneficiary of the Purchase Rights that would not result in Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 7(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

c)             Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), then, in each such case, each Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that such Holder would have participated therein if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that any Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of such Holder until such times, not in excess of twelve (12) months, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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d)            Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than for the purpose of changing the Corporation’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Corporation or a holding company for the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation (or any of its Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person, whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), each, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then the Corporation shall deliver written notice of such Fundamental Transaction to each Holder promptly upon the signing of such Fundamental Transaction, and in any event, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction (the “Fundamental Transaction Notice Date”), which notice shall include a summary of the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, including the expected amount and type of consideration to be payable to the securityholders of the Corporation. By the deadline set forth in such notice, which shall be at least ten (10) calendar days following the date of the Fundamental Transaction Notice Date, each Holder shall inform the Corporation in writing of its election to either (A) convert all, but not less than all, of its Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the Conversion Ratio or (B) upon any subsequent conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(e) on the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock), the number of securities of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(e) on the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then each Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other agreements and documents that relate to the purchase, sale and obligations of the Corporation and Holder, vis-à-vis the Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Holder(s) and approved by a majority of such Holder(s) (without unreasonable delay and such majority shall be calculated based on the Stated Value of the Series A Preferred Stock of such Holder(s)) prior to such Fundamental Transaction. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Corporation” under this Certificate of Designation (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Certificate of Designation and the other agreements and documents that relate to the purchase, sale and obligations of the Corporation and Holder, vis-à-vis the Preferred Stock referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead each of the Corporation and the Successor Entity or the Successor Entities, jointly and severally) and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Corporation, and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation prior thereto under this Certificate of Designation and the other agreements and documents that relate to the purchase, sale and obligations of the Corporation and Holder, vis-à-vis the Preferred Stock with the same effect as if the Corporation and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Corporation herein.

 

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e)             Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

 

f)           Notice to the Holders.

 

i.              Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.             Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a repurchase of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock in their capacities as such of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered by email to each Holder at its last email address as it shall appear upon the stock ledger of the Corporation, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non- public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. To the extent that the Holder has the right to convert its shares of Series A Preferred Stock under Section 6 hereof, the Holder shall remain entitled to convert its Series A Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 10-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 8. Transfer Restrictions. Any transferee of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall comply with all agreements to which a Holder is a party that relate to the transfer of the Series A Preferred Stock and Conversion Shares and any attempted sale, assignment or transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock made without such compliance shall be void ab initio and of no effect.

 

Section 9. Negative Covenants. As long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, unless the holders of more than 50% in Stated Value of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall have otherwise given prior written consent, in addition to the agreements, restrictions and undertakings of the Corporation, the Corporation shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

a)             other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

b)            other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

c)            amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holders;

 

d)            repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents or Junior Securities;

 

e)            enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Corporation which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Corporation (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval);

 

f)             declare or pay a dividend on Junior Securities; or

 

g)            enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 10. Miscellaneous.

 

a)            Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the e-mail address provided in writing by a Party to another Party at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or e-mail address provided in writing by a Party to another Party on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service to the address set forth provided in writing by a Party to another Party, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. For so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation agrees that it will appoint its registered agent in the state of Delaware as its agent for service of process. The Corporation’s current registered agent is Corporation Service Company maintaining an address at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, facsimile: 1-302-636-5454. Such registered agent shall continue to be a non-exclusive agent for service of process until replaced by another registered agent in the State of Delaware or New York, after notice to the Purchasers in the manner described herein, of such replacement address. All Purchasers must be informed of a change of Registered Agent.

 

b)            Absolute Obligation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, accrued dividends and accrued interest, as applicable, on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

c)             Lost or Mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate. In the event a Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock is in certificated form, if a Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, an indemnity in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

 

d)            Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. All legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of this Certificate of Designation the transactions contemplated by this Certificate of Designation (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Corporation or any Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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e)             Waiver and Consent. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of any rights hereunder or any breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other rights hereunder or any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Any waiver, consent or approval required under this Certificate of Designation or an amendment of this Certificate of Designation that may be given or is required to be given by a majority of Holders to be effective shall require the waiver, consent or approval of the Lead Investor as a member of any such majority.

 

f)             Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. Rights of the Corporation and Holders vis-à-vis Series A Preferred Stock and this Certificate of Designation may be subject to an affected by agreements between the Corporation and one or more Holders and fewer than all Holders, pursuant to which Series A Preferred Stock is issued or entered into or effective at the time Series A Preferred Stock is issued. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.

 

g)            Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

h)            Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

i)             Status of Converted or Repurchased Series A Preferred Stock. If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted, repurchased or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall be retired and resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this                           day of June, 2023.

 

       
Name:   Name:  
Title:   Title:  

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK)

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the agreement pursuant to which the Preferred Stock was acquired. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

Date to Effect Conversion:                                                                                                                                                         

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:                                                                                         

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:                                                                                                               

 

Stated Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:                                                                                                       

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:                                                                                                                     

 

Applicable Conversion Price:                                                                                                                                                       

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion:                                                                                                

 

Address for Delivery:                                                            

or 

DWAC Instructions:

Broker no:                               

Account no:                              

 

  [HOLDER]  
       
  By:             
    Name:  
    Title:  

  

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 4.1 

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

CLASS A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: _______

 

Date of Issuance: August 11, 2023

 

THIS CLASS A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Mandatory Reservation Date (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1.         Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated August 11, 2023, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX, as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Section 2.          Exercise.

 

a)            Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation as soon as practicable after the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b)            Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.033, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c)            Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

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(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant.  The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, unless the Holder notifies the Company otherwise, if there is no effective Registration Statement registering the Warrant Shares, or no current prospectus available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant shall be automatically exercised on the last Trading Day on which this Warrant may be exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

d)           Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i.         Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

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ii.        Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii.       Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv.        Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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v.         No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi.        Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vii.       Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e)            Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be [4.99%/9.99%] of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds [4.99%/9.99%] of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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f)             Call Provision.  If, at any time after the Initial Exercise Date, (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. exceeds 300% of the Exercise Price (not including a temporary reduction at the Company’s election unless approved by the Holder), of the Exercise Price in effect for twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days (the “Measurement Period”); (ii) the aggregate value of the shares of the Company’s common stock traded on its principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. on each day during the Measurement Period exceeds $500,000, (iii) there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and such registration statement has been effective for six (6) months, (iv) the Holder is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes material nonpublic information, (v) the Company has not breached any of the terms of the Transaction Documents regardless if such breach has been cured, and (vi) the Common Stock is listed for trading on a Trading Market continuously from the tenth(10th) Trading Day preceding the Measurement Period through the Call Date, then the Company may call for cancellation of that portion of this Warrant for which an Exercise Notice has not yet been delivered as of the date of the Call Notice (as defined below) for consideration equal to $0.001 per Warrant Share up to one-half, in the aggregate, of the Warrant Shares issuable upon full exercise of this Warrant. The Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice (a “Call Notice”) of any call for cancellation of the Warrants pursuant to this Section 2(g) within three (3) Trading Days following the last day of the Measurement Period. On the twentieth (20th) Trading Day after the date of the Call Notice (the “Call Date”), the portion of this Warrant for which an Exercise Notice shall not have been received by the Call Date will be cancelled at 5:30 p.m. (local time in New York City, New York). In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Exercise Notices that are tendered on or before 5:29 p.m. (local time in New York City, New York) on the Call Date. A Call Notice may not be given to the Holder with respect to any Warrants which if exercised pursuant to Section 2(a) would cause such Holder to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Holder of this Warrant, a Call Notice must be given to all other holders of Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in proportion to the amount of Warrants held by all such Holders on the date of the Call Notice without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. A Call Notice must be given first with respect to any outstanding “Warrant” issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement having the lowest Exercise Price of such “Warrants” before a Call Notice may be given to a “Warrant” having a higher Exercise Price. A Call Notice with respect to any “Warrants” issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement may not be given more frequently than one (1) time each thirty (30) Trading Days.

 

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Section 3.          Certain Adjustments.

 

a)            Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)            Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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c)            Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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d)            Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person (other than for the purpose of changing the Company’s name and/or the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or a holding company for the Company), (ii) the Company (or any Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Exchange shall not be considered a Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company's control, including not approved by the Company's Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the highest VWAP during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 3(d) and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein.

 

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e)           Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

f)            Notice to Holder.

 

i.          Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.        Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

g)            Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

h)            Increase in Warrant Shares. In the event the Exercise Price is reduced for any reason except pursuant to Section 3(g), the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment.

 

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Section 4.          Transfer of Warrant.

 

a)            Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b)            New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c)           Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

d)            Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

e)            Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 5.          Miscellaneous.

 

a)            No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

b)            Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c)            Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

d)            Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that from and after the Mandatory Reservation Date and during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant from and after the Mandatory Reservation Date. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body or Trading Market having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

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Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e)            Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

f)             Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g)            Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h)            Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

i)             Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j)              Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k)             Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l)              Amendment. The provision of this Warrant including the provisions of this Section 5(l) may not be waived, modified, supplemented or amended and waivers or consents to departures to departures from the provisions hereof and any consent which must or may be given in connection with this Warrant, may not be deemed given except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, supplement, modification or consent, by the Company and Holders that hold at such time at least 50.1% in interest of the Warrant Shares then issuable, which 50.1% must include the Lead Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification, waiver or consent disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Warrant shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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m)           Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n)            Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

Novint Technologies, Inc.

 

 
  By:     
    Name:   
    Title:  

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(CLASS A WARRANT)

 

To:      Novint Technologies, Inc.

 

(1)   The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)   Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3)   Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

(4) Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:    

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:    

Name of Authorized Signatory:    

Title of Authorized Signatory:    

Date:    

  

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(CLASS A WARRANT)

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:  
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Address:  

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Phone Number:    
     
Email Address:    
     
Dated: _______________ __, ______    
     
Holder’s Signature:      
     
Holder’s Address:      

  

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.1

 

Employment Agreement

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 6, 2021, by and between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. registration No. 513542274 (the “Company”), and Lee Haddad ID No.: 328971973(“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is expected to make major contributions to the stability, growth and financial strength of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Company desires to provide the Executive with certain compensation and benefits as set forth in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive desires to be employed by the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Position and Duties.

 

(a)           Beginning as of December 6, 2021 (the “Effective Date") The Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Executive shall also be appointed a director of the Company.

 

(b)           In addition, without further compensation, the Executive shall serve as a director or officer of one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates if so elected or appointed from time to time.

 

(c)           The Executive shall have such duties, authority and responsibilities as are consistent with the role of CEO and as may be set forth in the governing documents of the Company, and in any event subject to the direction and supervision of the Board. For purposes of the applicability of the Company compensation plans to the Executive, Executive shall be considered an “employee.” Executive shall be a full-time employee provided he shall have discretion to devote whatever amount of his time to the performance of his duties hereunder as he deems necessary. Executive shall not be prohibited from (i) serving as a member of the board of directors of unaffiliated companies, (ii) serving on civic, charitable, educational, religious, public interest or public service boards, (iii) managing the Executive’s personal and family investments, (iv) engaging in or having an ownership interest in other businesses, (v) working on any consulting relationships he has now, and (vi) take on anew consultant position that does not materially interfere with his duties to the Company. In addition, the Executive has disclosed to the Company his involvement in entities and investments other than the Company (collectively, the “Outside Activities”). The Company shall permit the Executive to continue to engage in the Outside Activities provided that the Executive agrees to disclose to the Board any actual or potential conflict of interest arising out of any such Outside Activity and no such Outside Activity materially interferes with Executive’s ability to perform his responsibilities hereunder.

 

(d)           All employees and consultants of the Company shall report to the Executive.

 

(e)           In the event that Executive discovers that he has, or might have at some point in the future, any direct or indirect personal interest in any of the Company’s business, or a conflict of interest with his employment duties and functions, Executive shall promptly inform the Board upon such discovery.

  

 

 

 

(f)           It is agreed between the parties that the position the Executive holds within the Company is (i) a high senior position, (ii) requires a special measure of personal trust and loyalty or (iii) is of conditions and circumstances of which it is impossible for the Company to control Executive's working hours. Accordingly, the Law of Working Hours and Rest, 5711-1951, and any other law amending or replacing such law, shall not apply to the employment of the Executive. Executive undertakes not to claim that the Law of Working Hours and Rest applies to Executive’s employment with the Company. Executive acknowledges the legitimacy of the Company’s requirement to work “overtime” or during “weekly rest- hours” without being entitled to “overtime compensation” or “weekly rest-hour compensation” (as these terms are defined in the Working Hours and Rest Law), and Executive undertakes to reasonably comply with such requirements of the Company. Executive acknowledges that the consideration set for him hereunder nevertheless includes within it any consideration that would otherwise have been due to Executive pursuant to such law and Executive shall not be granted any other compensation or payment.

 

2.            Term. This Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder shall be for an initial term commencing on the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and ending on December 31, 2025 (the “Expiration Date”), unless terminated earlier by the Company or the Executive pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement (the “Term”). Thereafter, this Agreement be subject to renewal pursuant to the mutual agreement of the parties (such extensions the “Renewal Term”). In the event of renewal, the last day of each Renewal Term shall be deemed the new Expiration Date.

 

3.            Compensation and Related Matters.

 

(a)           Base Salary. The Executive’s annual base salary shall be a net payment of $144,000 (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be paid in arrears on the first business day of each calendar month.

 

(b)          Annual Bonus. For each calendar year, the Executive may be entitled to a discretionary annual bonus, subject to meeting certain goals and objectives as shall be determined by the Board and communicated to the Executive prior to each year, in an amount to be determined by the Board based on the Company’s performance. The annual bonus shall not be considered in any case whatsoever as part of the Base Salary and the Executive will not be entitled to receive any social benefits and severance payments with respect to the annual bonus. It is hereby clarified that in any event of termination prior to the end of the calendar year, the Executive shall not be entitled to the annual bonus.

 

(c)          Long Term Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all bonus or other compensation programs adopted by the Company and applicable generally to senior executives of the Company.

 

(d)          Signing Options. Subject to approval of the Board, the Company’s share option plan to be adopted, and an option agreement to be signed between the Company and the Executive, the Executive shall be awarded options to purchase five percent (5%) of the fully diluted shares of the Ordinary Shares of the Company issued and issuable on the date of this Agreement (the “Signing Options”). The Signing Options shall be non-dilutable and the Executive shall be granted additional option every time the Company issued any shares of common stock or common stock equivalents. The Signing Options shall be exercisable for ten (10) years from the date of this Agreement at an exercise price equal to the fair market value thereof. The Signing Options shall vest in three tranches: one third (1/3) on the first anniversary of this Agreement, one third (1/3) on the second anniversary of this Agreement, and one third (1/3) on the third anniversary of this Agreement. In the event the Company has a Deemed Liquidation (as defined in the Company’s Articles of Association), all the Signing Options shall immediately vest. Upon the Company producing a working prototype of Version 2 of the Dror device half (½) the Signing Options shall immediately vest. Upon the Company having 500 patients using Version 2 of the Dror device, all the Signing Options shall immediately vest. The Signing Options shall be exercisable cashlessly. The Company and Executive may enter into a separate agreement to further memorialize the Signing Options.

 

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(e)          Business Expenses. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary business-related expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with the policies and procedures then in effect and established by the Company for its senior executive officers, provided that the Executive furnishes the Company with all supporting information and documentation relevant to such expenses as the Company may reasonably request.

 

(f)           Other Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all pension, savings and retirement plans, welfare and insurance plans, practices, policies, programs and perquisites of employment applicable generally to other senior executives of the Company.

 

(g)           Pension Insurance.

 

(i)           As of the Employment Starting Date, the Company shall insure the Executive under a pension fund and/or managers’ insurance and/or provident fund and/or a combination of several types of such arrangements (the "Pension Arrangement"), according to the Executive's selection regarding the pension product as well as the pension provider. For avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that in any event the Company's overall contributions will not be made from an amount exceeding the Executives' Base Salary.

 

(ii)          The percentage of the contributions to the pension fund and/or managers’ insurance and/or provident fund shall be in the rate as detailed in Annex A.

 

(iii)         The Company and the Executive agree and acknowledge that the Company's contribution towards managers insurance and/or pension plan and/or provident fund as set forth in this Section (g), are in lieu of severance payments to which the Executive (or his beneficiaries) is otherwise entitled to with respect to the Base Salary upon which such contributions were made and for the period in which they were made, pursuant to Section 14 of the Severance Law. The parties hereby adopt the General Approval of the Minister of Labor and Welfare, in the form attached hereto as Annex B.

 

(iv)         The Company hereby forfeits any right it may have for reimbursement of sums paid by the Company into the managers insurance and/or pension plan and/or provident fund, except (a) if the Executive withdraws such sums from the pension fund and/or managers insurance and/or provident fund, other than in the event of death, disability or retirement at the age of 60 or more; or (b) upon the occurrence of any of the events provided for in Sections 16 and 17 of the Severance Law.

 

(v)          If the Executive does not notify the Company in writing within 30 days of the Employment Starting Date regarding his elected Pension Arrangement, the Company shall insure the Executive under the default pension fund elected and published by the Commissioner of the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Division at the Ministry of Finance.

 

(vi)         The Executive's contributions shall be deducted by the Company from the Executive's Base Salary and shall be transferred by the Company to the Executive's pension fund and/or managers insurance and/or provident fund. By signing this Agreement, the Executive hereby irrevocably authorizes the Company to deduct the appropriate amounts from the Executive's Base Salary.

 

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(h)           Annual Vacation.

 

(i)            Executive shall be entitled to 20 paid vacation days during each year of employment with the Company as detailed in Annex A. 

 

(ii)           The dates of the Executive’s vacation shall be coordinated in advance with the Company.

 

(iii)          To the extent the Executive requires additional vacation days, he may request additional days from the Supervisor and coordinate such vacation with the Company at Company’s discretion and according to the Company’s policy as amended from time to time.

 

(iv)          Executive shall be obligated to take at least one vacation each year of at least 7 consecutive days (5 working days which shall be counted as vacation days and the weekend), as prescribed by law.

 

(v)           The Company shall be entitled to set uniform dates for vacation for all or part of its employees, with respect to all or any part of the vacation days, as it shall deem fit.

 

(vi)          Any unused vacation days shall be treated in accordance with the Company’s policy, as in effect from time to time.

 

(i)            Sick Leave & Recreation Pay. Executive shall be entitled to sick leave (commencing the first day of sickness), and to recreation pay (“dmei havra’ah”) according to applicable law.

 

4.            Termination.

 

(a)           Death. The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.

 

(b)          Disability. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment if the Executive becomes subject to a Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of his position as CEO, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for a period of 120 consecutive days or 180 days during any rolling consecutive 12-month period.

 

(c)          Termination by Company for Cause. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement for a Cause, as determined by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means the Executive’s: (i) willful misconduct, gross negligence, fraud, embezzlement or other material dishonesty with respect to the affairs of the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) material failure to meet minimum performance expectations of the Board; (iii) conviction, plea of nolo contendere, guilty plea, or confession to either a felony or any lesser crime relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its affiliates or of which fraud, embezzlement, or moral turpitude is a material element; or (iv) a material breach of this Agreement or a breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company, provided that any such breach, if curable, shall not constitute Cause unless the Company has provided the Executive with (x) written notice of the acts or omissions giving rise to a termination of his employment for Cause; (y) the opportunity to correct the act or omission within 30 days after receiving the Company’s notice (the “Cure Period”); and (z) an opportunity to be heard before the Board with the Executive’s counsel present prior to the expiration of the Cure Period. In the event of termination for Cause, Executive’s entitlement to severance pay will be subject to Sections 16 and 17 of the Severance Pay Law 5723-1963 (the “Severance Law”) and/or any other applicable law.

 

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(d)          Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may not terminate the Executive’s employment during any Term or Renewal Term without Cause.

 

(e)          Termination by the Executive. The Executive may terminate his employment at any time for any reason other than a Good Reason, upon 30 days prior written notice.

 

(f)           Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason by providing written notice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means: (i) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary; or (ii) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement; provided that Good Reason based on a material breach shall exist only if within 90 days of the Company’s act or omission resulting in a material breach, the Executive notifies the Company in a writing of the act or omission, the Company fails to correct the act or omission within 30 days after receiving the Executive’s written notice and the Executive actually terminates his employment within the 30 days following the end of such 30-day cure period.

 

(g)           Expiration. Executive’s employment shall terminate on the Expiration Date.

 

(h)          Termination Date. The “Termination Date” means: (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by his death under Section 4(a), the date of his death; (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of his Disability under Section 4(b), the date on which the Company provides the Executive a written termination notice; (iii) if the Company terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause under Section 4(c), the date on which the Company provides the Executive a written termination notice, unless the circumstances giving rise to the termination are subject to the Cure Period, in which case the date on which the Company provides the Executive a written termination notice following the end of the Cure Period; (iv) if, despite the restriction against doing so under Section 4(d), the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause under Section 4(d), 90 days after the date on which the Company provides the Executive a written termination notice; (v) if the Executive resigns his employment without Good Reason under Section 4(e), 30 days after the date on which the Executive provides the Company a written termination notice; (vii) if the Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 4(f), the date on which the Executive provides the Company a timely written termination notice, except the Termination Date shall be the last day of the relevant 30-day cure period, if applicable; and (viii) the Expiration Date if the Executive’s employment terminates under Section 4(g).

 

(i)           Upon the earlier of the termination of employment, Executive shall return to the Company all Company equipment in good and working form (including without limitation, computer/laptop, mobile phone, etc.), including documents and information in Executive’s possession or control or that were provided to Executive and belong to the Company whether in the form of magnetic or digital media, formula, letter, certificate, copy, picture, movie etc., related in any manner, directly or indirectly, to the Company, even if same were created by Executive, and any copies thereof. Furthermore, Executive shall provide the Company with a list of all passwords, write-protect codes and similar access codes used in the context of Executive’s work.

 

5.            Compensation upon Termination.

 

(a)          Termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to Section 4(c) or 4(e), the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive the following amounts through the applicable Termination Date: any earned but unpaid Base Salary, unpaid expense reimbursements, and any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus (the “Accrued Obligations”) on or before the time required by law but in no event more than 30 days after the Executive’s Termination Date.

 

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(b)          Death. If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a), then the Executive (or his authorized representative or estate) shall be entitled to the following:

 

(i)            the Accrued Obligations earned through the applicable Termination Date (payable on or before the time required by law but in no event more than 30 days after the applicable Termination Date);

 

(ii)           a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s Annual Bonus, if any, for the fiscal year in which the Executive’s termination occurs (determined by multiplying the amount of such bonus which would be due for the full fiscal year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year of termination that the Executive is employed by the Company and the denominator of which is 365) payable at the same time bonuses for such year are paid to other senior executives of the Company;

 

(iii)          vest the Executive on the applicable Termination Date for any and all previously granted outstanding equity-incentive awards subject to time-based vesting criteria as if the Executive continued to provide services to the Company for 12 months following the applicable Termination Date; and

 

(iv)          in the case of a termination due to Disability, in addition to the aforementioned awards, continuation of the Base Salary in effect on the Termination Date until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the Termination Date, and (B) the date Executive is eligible to commence receiving payments under the Company’s long-term disability policy. If the net compensation from the Base Salary is greater than the net compensation from the long-term disability policy, the Company, through the first anniversary of the Termination Date will compensate the Executive’s estate the difference in net compensation.

 

(c)           Termination by Disability; by the Company without Cause, by the Executive with Good Reason, or Expiration. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company in breach of Section 4(b), 4(d), 4(f), or 4(g) then the Executive shall be entitled to the following:

 

(i)            the Accrued Obligations earned through the Termination Date (payable on or before the time required by law but in no event more than 30 days after the applicable Termination);

 

(ii)           severance in a single lump sum installment in amount equal to the Base Salary at the rate in effect on the Termination Date (“Severance”). The Severance is payable in twelve installment on the first of the month for each month following the Termination Date;

 

(iii)          the Executive shall retain all the benefits in Sections 3(f), 3(g), 3(h), and 3(j), for one year after the Termination Date; and

 

(iv)          full vesting of the Executive in any and all outstanding previously granted equity-based incentive awards subject to time-based vesting criteria.

 

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6.           Proprietary Information, Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete

 

(a)          Covenant Against Disclosure. The provisions of the Proprietary Information, Assignment of Inventions, Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreement attached hereto as Annex C (the “PIIA”) are hereby incorporated by reference. Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall not come into force unless the PIIA is executed. The provisions of the PIIA shall survive the rescission or termination, for any reason, of this Agreement.

 

7.           No Disparagement. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive will not make public statements or communications that disparage the Company or any of its businesses, services, products, affiliates or current, former or future directors and executive officers in their capacity as such. During the Term and through the second anniversary of the Termination Date, the Company will instruct its directors and executives not to make public statements or communications that disparage the Executive. The foregoing obligations shall not be violated by truthful statements to any governmental agency or entity, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings).

 

8.           Indemnification. During the Term and thereafter, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Executive and the Executive’s heirs and representatives harmless, to the maximum extent permitted by law, against any and all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) as a result of any claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against the Executive that arises out of or relates to the Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with any affiliate of the Company or other entity at the Company’s request, both prior to and after the Effective Date, and to promptly advance to the Executive or the Executive’s heirs or representatives such expenses, including litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, upon written request with appropriate documentation of such expense upon receipt of an undertaking by the Executive or on the Executive’s behalf to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. During the Term and thereafter, the Company also shall provide the Executive with coverage under its then current directors’ and officers’ liability policy to the same extent that it provides such coverage to its other executive officers. If the Executive has any knowledge of any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, as to which the Executive may request indemnity under this provision, the Executive will give the Company prompt written notice thereof. The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any such proceeding and the Executive will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such defense. To the extent that the Executive in good faith determines that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest between the Company and the Executive in connection with the defense of a proceeding, the Executive shall so notify the Company and shall be entitled to separate representation at the Company’s expense by counsel selected by the Executive (provided that the Company may reasonably object to the selection of counsel within 10 business days after notification thereof) which counsel shall cooperate, and coordinate the defense, with the Company’s counsel and minimize the expense of such separate representation to the extent consistent with the Executive’s separate defense. This Section shall continue in effect after the termination of the Executive’s employment or the termination of this Agreement.

 

9.            Disputes.

 

(a)          Any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or your employment shall be brought solely in the courts having jurisdiction over Tel Aviv, Israel.

 

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(b)          BOTH THE COMPANY AND THE EXECUTIVE HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

(c)          In the event of any contest or dispute relating to this Agreement or the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder, the non-prevailing party in any such contest or dispute shall be liable for the attorneys’ fees and costs of the prevailing party.

 

10.          Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties concerning such subject matter.

 

11.          Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. In the event of the Executive’s death after his termination of employment but prior to the completion by the Company of all payments due him under this Agreement, the Company shall continue such payments to the Executive’s beneficiary designated in writing to the Company prior to his death (or to his estate, if the Executive fails to make such designation). The Company shall require any successor to the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.

 

12.          Enforceability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any portion or provision of any section of this Agreement) shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

13.          Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of the Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to effectuate the terms contained herein.

 

14.          Waiver. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to require the performance of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.

 

15.          Notices. Any notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Executive at the last address the Executive has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its main offices,

 

If to Executive:

Lee Haddad

108 Nof Harim

Har Adar, Israel

  Email: Leeahaddad@yahoo.com
   
If to Company: Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.
  [RC]
  [RC]
  Attention: [RC]
  Email: [RC]

 

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16.          Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Executive and by a duly authorized representative of the Company.

 

17.          Governing Law. This is an Israeli contract and shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the laws of Israel for contracts to be performed in that State and without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of Israel.

 

18.          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be taken to be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective on the date and year first above written.

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.
   
 By:
 Name: Shraga Braverman
 Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Lee Haddad
  
  
  

 

[Signature Page - Dror Ortho Design Ltd. - Employment Agreement - Lee Haddad - December 2021]

 

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ANNEX A

 

1.

 

Executive Personal Details:

 

Full Name: Lee Haddad

 

Israeli I.D. Number: 513542274

 

Address: Nof Harim 108, Har Adar 908360 Israel

 

Phone No.: (972) +546664449

2.

 

Position in the Company: Main responsibilities:

 

CEO

 

All duties and responsibilities as customarily performed by an employee in such position and/or as the Board shall assign to the Executive, from time to time.

 

3. Supervisor / direct manager: Board of Directors

4.

 

Base Salary An aggregate net amount of $12,000 to be paid on the 1st day of each following month in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures but not later than the 9th day of each month.
5. Travel Expenses: In accordance with applicable law.

6.

 

Contribution towards pension insurance:

 

Remunerations – Out of the Monthly Salary, the following percentages shall be contributed to the remuneration component: The Company shall contribute 6.5% to the remuneration component, provided the Executive contributes 6% for this purpose.

 

It is hereby clarified that the Company's contributions to the remuneration component to managers’ insurance and/or provident fund, shall include a contribution of 5% for the remuneration component as well as payment for acquiring loss of ability to work insurance to insure 75% of the Monthly Salary. Notwithstanding, in the event that in order to acquire the aforementioned loss of ability to work insurance, the Company shall be required to increase the percentage of its contributions, in such case the Company's contributions shall be increased up to 7.5% of the Monthly Salary. For the avoidance of any doubt, the Company's contributions percentages to the remuneration component for managers’ insurance and/or provident fund shall not be lower than 5% of the Monthly Salary, and the total amount of the Company's contributions, including loss of ability to work insurance shall not be higher than 7.5% of the Monthly Salary.

 

Severance Pay – The Company shall contribute each month an amount equal to 8.33% of the Monthly Salary to the component of Severance Pay.

 

7. Annual Vacation Days: 20 days

 

* In the event of any conflict between the terms in this Annex A and the body of the Agreement the terms in the body of the Agreement shall control.

 

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ANNEX B

 

GENERAL APPROVAL REGARDING PAYMENTS BY EMPLOYERS TO A PENSION FUND AND INSURANCE FUND IN LIEU OF SEVERANCE PAY UNDER THE SEVERANCE PAY LAW, 5723-1963

 

 

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ANNEX C

 

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTIONS ASSIGNMENT, NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETE UNDERTAKING

 

The undersigned, employee of Dror Ortho-Design Ltd. (the “Employee” and the “Company”, respectively) hereby acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company (the “Employment”), he will have access to, and/or participate in the development or marketing of, the Company’s products and/or certain proprietary information, inventions, commercial secrets and other confidential information of the Company disclosed to the Employee, and/or accessed by, and/or developed by the Employee and/or with the assistance of the Employee. In relation to such confidential information, the Employee hereby undertakes as follows, in full knowledge that the force of this undertaking is in no way dependent upon the force of the Employee’s employment agreement entered with the Company and is entirely independent from the obligations under in the Employee’s employment agreement with the Company (the “Employment Agreement”):

 

1.PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND NON-DISCLOSURE

 

1.1.Employee acknowledges and agrees that he had, and will have access to or be involved in the making or development of, confidential and proprietary information concerning the business and financial activities of the Company or any of its affiliated entities and/or information and technology regarding the Company’s products, services, research and development, including without limitation, the Company’s banking, investments, investors, properties, operational methods, plans and strategies, business plans, research projects, employees, marketing plans, supplier lists, customers, data, operating procedures, trade secrets, test results, formulas, processes, data and know-how, improvements, inventions, patents, application for patents, copyrights, trademarks, engineering specifications, product designs, technical information, discoveries, studies, techniques, specifications, computer programs (in source and object code), databases, products (actual or planned), any other commercial secret, as defined in the Commercial Torts Law, 5759-1999, and any intellectual property. Such information, whether in documentary, written, oral, digital format or otherwise, shall be deemed to be and referred to as “Proprietary Information”. The term “Company” shall include for purposes of this Section 1 any subsidiaries and/or affiliates thereof.

 

1.2.Proprietary Information shall be deemed to include any and all proprietary information disclosed by or on behalf of the Company irrespective of form, but excluding information that (i) was known to Employee prior to his association with the Company and can be so proven by Employee by documentary evidence; (ii) is or has become a part of the public knowledge, except as a result of a breach of this Undertaking by Employee; (iii) was received by Employee from a third party, having no obligation to the Company.

 

1.3.Employee agrees and declares that all Proprietary Information and rights in connection therewith are and shall be the sole property of the Company and its assignees and no license or other rights to Proprietary Information is granted or implied hereby to have been granted to Employee, in the past, now or in the future.

 

1.4.At all times, both during his engagement by the Company and after its termination, Employee will continue to keep in strict confidence and trust all Proprietary Information, and Employee will not copy, transmit, reproduce, summarize, quote, publish, reverse engineer, make any commercial or other use, disclose and/or make available, directly or indirectly any Proprietary Information or anything relating to it without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary in the ordinary course of performing Employee’s duties under his employment with the Company in the best interests of the Company.

 

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1.5.Upon termination of his Employment with the Company, or upon the Company’s first request, Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all Proprietary Information and all documents and materials of any nature (whether in printed, digital or other form) prepared by Employee or which came to Employee’s possession howsoever, at any time during the Employment with the Company. Employee will not take with him or retain any documents or materials or copies thereof containing any Proprietary Information in whatever form.

 

1.6.Employee recognizes that the Company received and will receive confidential or proprietary information from third parties subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. At all times, both during his Employment and after its termination, Employee undertakes to keep and hold all such information in strictest confidence and trust, and not to use or disclose any of such information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary to perform his duties as an employee of the Company and consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. Upon termination of his Employment with the Company, Employee shall act with respect to such information as set forth in Section 1.4, mutatis mutandis.

 

1.7.The provisions of this Section 1 shall survive the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company regardless of the cause of such termination.

 

2.ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS

 

2.1.Employee understands that the Company is engaged, involved or associated in a continuous program of research, development, production or marketing in connection with its business and that, as an essential part of his employment with the Company, he may and is expected to make new contributions to and create inventions of value for the Company.

 

2.2.During the term of the Employment Agreement, Employee undertakes and covenants that he will promptly disclose in confidence to the Company all inventions, patents, patent applications, patent rights, improvements, innovations, designs, copyrights, original works of authorship, formulas, concepts, techniques, forecasts, test results and documentation, discoveries, business methods and any other methods, confidential information, data, models, drawings, tooling, schematics and other diagrams, instructional material, notes, records, algorithms, integrated circuits, know-how, operating procedures, methods, systems, processes, compositions of matter, computer software programs, binary code, object code, source code, databases, mask works, brands, trademarks, logos, goodwill and trade secrets, whether or not patentable, copyrightable, registerable or otherwise protectable as trade secrets or under any other intellectual property right, that are made or conceived or first reduced to practice or created by Employee, either alone or jointly with others, in the course of his Employment with the Company, (including, without limitation, “Service Inventions” as defined under Section 132 of the Israeli Patent Law 5727-1967 (the “Patent Law”)) and any rights analogous to the foregoing anywhere in the world, which relates to any of the Company’s and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates business, products, scope of work, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development or which are developed in whole or in part on the Company’s time or with the use of any Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or Proprietary Information (“Inventions”). For the purposes of clarity, no intellectual property, invention or other asset that is no related to the business of the Company shall be included in the definition of “Inventions.”

 

2.3.Employee agrees and represents, that all Inventions will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Employee hereby covenants and agrees that so long as he will be employed with the Company, he shall not cooperate with any third party in purpose of creating any Invention/s, unless a prior written consent is obtained from the Company.

 

2.4.Employee agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all Inventions made by him (solely or jointly with others) during his Employment. The records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, and any other format that may be specified by the Company. The records will be available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times and will be returned to the Company upon the earlier of completion of the services or the request of the Company.

 

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2.5.Employee agrees that if in the course of performing services, he will wish to incorporate any intellectual property right, including without limitation, invention (whether or not patentable), work of authorship, mask work, design, trade secret, improvement, development, concept, discovery or other proprietary information that does not belong to the Company, but rather owned by him or in which he has an interest (“Employee’s IP”) into any Invention developed hereunder (“Incorporated IP”) Employee shall inform the Company, in writing, before incorporating such Employee’s IP into any Invention.

 

2.6.Employee shall not incorporate any invention, work of authorship, mask work, protectable design, improvement, development, concept, discovery, trade secret or other proprietary information owned in whole or in part by any third party into any Invention without prior written permission of the Company.

 

2.7.Without thereby derogating from any right of the Company pursuant to any applicable law, and to the extent that Employee may have rights in any Inventions which do not vest upon creation in the Company, Employee hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company and/or its assignees, successors and legal representatives, and shall transfer and assign, as and when any such Invention is first created or conceived and when first reduced to practice or first fixed in a tangible medium, as applicable, without additional consideration other than his salary and other benefits to which he is entitled to as an employee of the Company (including without limitation, without any compensation or royalties in accordance with Section 134 of the Patent Law), any and all worldwide patents, patent applications, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets and other any rights, intellectual property rights, titles and interests, in any Invention, including all powers, privileges and immunities arising thereunder or conferred thereby, and all applications for intellectual or industrial property that have been or may hereinafter be filed for the Inventions in any jurisdiction, and all divisions, renewals and continuations thereof, and all registrations that may be granted thereon and all extensions and reissues thereof, together with any and all rights of priority relating to the Inventions and any registrations that may be granted thereon, expressly including the right to sue for past infringement, and hereby further acknowledges and shall in the future acknowledge Company’s full and exclusive ownership in all such Inventions.

 

2.8.Employee also hereby forever waives and agrees never to assert any and all Moral Rights he may have in or with respect to any Invention, even after termination of his Employment with the Company. “Moral Rights” mean any rights of paternity or integrity, any right to claim authorship of an invention, to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, any Invention, whether or not such would be prejudicial to his honor or reputation, and any similar right, existing under judicial or statutory law of any jurisdiction whatsoever, or under any treaty, regardless of whether or not such right is denominated or generally referred to as a “moral right”. Employee further agree that, with respect to all Inventions and Proprietary Information and other matters concerning his Employment with the Company that may result in publishable material, all such publication rights shall belong exclusively to the Company.

 

2.9.Employee expressly, unconditionally and irrevocably waives: (i) any right and/or claim for ownership in relation to any Invention; (ii) all economic rights in the Inventions, including without limitation, in the framework of Section 132(b) of the Patent Law and any rights to royalties from any intellectual property rights (specifically including patent rights under the Patent Law), and any right to receive any payment or other consideration whatsoever with respect to the Inventions (other than any salary, consideration and other benefits provided to him under his Employment with the Company) pursuant to any applicable law, in any jurisdiction, including (but not limited to) pursuant to Section 134 of the Patent Law, or any provision that may supersede it.

 

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2.10.Employee agrees to reasonably assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, in every proper way to obtain and enforce, for the benefit of the Company and/or its assignees exclusive and absolute title, right, interest, patents, copyrights, mask work rights, and other legal protections for the Inventions in any and all countries. Employee will execute any documents that the Company may reasonably request for use in obtaining or enforcing such patents, copyrights, mask work rights, trade secrets and other legal protections. Employee’s obligations under this Section 2.92.10 will survive the termination of his Employment with the Company, provided that the Company will compensate him at a reasonable rate after such termination for time or expenses actually spent by him at the Company’s request on such assistance. After the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company, any assistance requested by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall take into account the Employee’s obligations towards third parties.

 

2.11.Employee hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and/or its duly authorized officers and agents (including, without limitation, the chairman of the Company’s board of directors) as his attorney-in- fact to execute documents on his behalf for this purpose and agrees that, if the Company is unable because of Employee’s unavailability, dissolution, mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Employee’s signature for the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the Inventions assigned to the Company in this Section 2, to act for and on Employee’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee.

 

2.12.Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that any salary, consideration and other benefits provided to him during his Employment, constitute appropriate, full and fair consideration in connection with his engagement with the Company, including, without limitation, with respect to this Undertaking and including with respect to his undertakings under this Section 2 and section 3 below and with respect to any Inventions, all of which are assigned to the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, as applicable, in accordance with this Undertaking. In the event that for any reason the rights detailed in this Section 2 cannot be waived, Employee hereby assigns and transfers to the Company any such right he may have to receive any additional payment or other consideration whatsoever with respect to any Invention pursuant to any applicable law, including the Patent Law, in any jurisdiction.

 

2.13.The provisions of this Section 2 shall survive the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company regardless of the cause of such termination.

 

3.NON-COMPETITION; NON-SOLICITATION

 

3.1.Employee agrees and undertakes that he will not, without the prior written consent of Company, so long as he is employed by the Company and for a period of 12 months following termination of his employment for whatever reason, directly or indirectly, as owner, partner, joint venture, stockholder, employee, broker, agent, principal, corporate officer, director, licensor or in any other capacity whatever (a) without derogating from the above stated in sections 1 and 2, engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by, any business or venture that is engaged in any activities involving either (i) products similar to or competing with actual or planned products of the Company or its affiliates, or (ii) information, processes, technology or equipment that is similar to information, processes, technology or equipment in which the Company or its affiliates then have a proprietary interest, in any geographic area where, during the time of employment, such business of the Company or any of its affiliates is being or had been conducted, provided, however, that Employee may own securities of any corporation which is engaged in such business and is publicly owned and traded but in an amount not to exceed at any one time five percent (5%) of any class of stock or securities of such company, so long as he has no active role in the publicly owned and traded company as director, employee, consultant or otherwise; or (b) assist any other person, entity, or organization in competing or in preparing to compete with the business or demonstrably anticipated business of the Company; or (c) entice, solicit or encourage any employee, consultant, customer, vendor, supplier or prospective employee, consultant, customer, vendor or supplier of Company to cease doing business with the Company, reduce its relationship with the Company or refrain from establishing or expanding a relationship with the Company or in any other way interfere with the Company’s relationships with its employees, consultants, customers, vendors or suppliers. Exceptions to the restriction set forth in Section 3.1(a) will be permitted with written consent of the board of directors of the Company.

 

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3.2.Employee agrees and undertakes that during the period of his employment with the Company and for a period of 12 months following its termination for any reason, he will not, directly or indirectly, including personally or in any business in which he is an officer, director or shareholder, for any purpose or in any place, hire or engage with any person employed by the Company on the date of such termination or during the preceding twelve months (except where such person is employed at the time of such termination and thereafter by a third party). Provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) any solicitations made pursuant to general advertising; or (ii) through search firms that are not directed specifically at employees of the Company.

 

3.3.Employee acknowledges that the Company has entered into his Employment Agreement in reliance on his undertaking set forth in this Section 3, and that given his access to information regarding the Company, the provisions of this Section 3 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s business and rights.

 

3.4.If any one or more of the terms contained in this Section 3 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad with regard to time, geographic scope or activity, the term shall be construed in a manner to enable it to be enforced to the extent compatible with applicable law.

 

3.5.The provisions of this Section 3 shall survive the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company regardless of the cause of such termination.

 

4.MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1.Governing Law. This Undertaking shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Israel. Any dispute arising under or relating to this Undertaking or any transactions contemplated herein shall be resolved by the competent courts in Jerusalem, and each of the parties hereby submits irrevocably to the exclusive jurisdiction of such venue.

 

4.2.Severability. If one or more provisions of this Undertaking are held to be illegal or unenforceable under applicable Israeli law, such illegal or unenforceable provision(s) shall be limited or excluded from this Undertaking to the minimum extent required so that this Undertaking shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

4.3.Transferability. This Undertaking is fully assignable and transferable by the Company, but any purported assignment or transfer by the Employee is void.

 

4.4.Injunctive Relief. Any breach of this Undertaking will cause irreparable harm to the Company, for which damages would not be an adequate remedy, and therefore, the Company will be entitled as a matter of right to an injunctive relief, out of any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any violation or further violation of this Undertaking by the Employee or others acting on his behalf. The Company’s right to injunctive relief shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law or equity and without any requirement to post bond.

 

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4.5.Change of Title/Responsibilities. Any change in Employee's title and /or responsibilities and/or terms of employment by the Company, shall not effect this Undertaking and the provisions herein shall remain in full force, regardless of the execution of a new agreement between Employee and the Company pursuant to such change(s).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has signed this Proprietary Information, Inventions Assignment, Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Undertaking as of November 16 2021.

 

 
Lee Haddad

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.2

 

PERSONAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Personal Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into this 26 of January , 2022 by and between Dror Ortho Design Ltd., reg. no. 513542274, a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel, having its principal place of business at 3 Shatner Streat, Jerusalem (the “Company”) and the employee whose details are specified in Annex A hereto (the “Employee”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the Employee in the position indicated hereinafter and the Employee represents that he/she has the requisite skills and knowledge to serve as such; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to state the terms and conditions of the Employee’s engagement with the Company, effective as of the Employment Starting Date, as such term is defined hereinafter, all subject to the terms set forth below.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby declare and agree as follows:

 

1.Appointment; The Position

 

1.1The Company hereby appoints the Employee to the position detailed in Annex A (the “Position"), which shall include the responsibilities as detailed in Annex A. The Employee shall perform the services hereunder in accordance with the Company’s policy, under the supervision of a person in the position detailed in Annex A and in accordance with his/her instructions and in any other framework as the Company shall direct in order to facilitate its needs.

 

1.2The parties hereto warrant and confirm that Employee’s employment by the Company shall commence on the date specified in Annex A (the “Employment Starting Date"). The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the parties as of the Employment Starting Date.

 

1.3The Employee shall perform his/her duties hereunder at the Company’s premises in Israel. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the performance of his/her duties hereunder may require domestic and international travel.

 

1.4This Agreement is specific and personal and exclusively determines the Employee’s terms of employment.

 

2.Devotion of Time; Employee’s Representations and Warranties

 

2.1During the term of this Agreement, and unless and until otherwise agreed, Employee shall be employed on a full-time basis, and shall normally work 42 hours a week from Sunday to Thursday, provided he shall have discretion to devote whatever amount of his time to the performance of his duties hereunder as he deems necessary.

 

2.2Saturday (Shabbat) shall be the Employee’s official rest day.

 

2.3As of the Employment Starting Date, Employee shall devote the required and necessary business time, attention and efforts to the performance of his/her duties and responsibilities hereunder. The Employee shall perform his/her duties and responsibilities hereunder with expertise and in a professional and efficient manner.

 

2.4Employee shall not be prohibited from (i) serving as a member of the board of directors of unaffiliated companies, (ii) serving on civic, charitable, educational, religious, public interest or public service boards, (iii) managing the Executive’s personal and family investments, (iv) engaging in or having an ownership interest in other businesses, (v) working on any consulting relationships he has now, and (vi) take on anew consultant position that does not materially interfere with his duties to the Company, collectively referred to as “Outside Activities". The Company shall permit the Employee to continue to engage in the Outside Activities provided that the Employee agrees to disclose to the Board any actual or potential conflict of interest arising out of any such Outside Activity and no such Outside Activity materially interferes with Executive’s ability to perform his responsibilities hereunder.

 

 

 

  

2.5It is agreed between the parties that the position the Employee holds within the Company is (i) a high senior position, (ii) requires a special measure of personal trust and loyalty or (iii) is of conditions and circumstances of which it is impossible for the Company to control Employee’s working hours. Accordingly, the Law of Working Hours and Rest, 5711-1951, and any other law amending or replacing such law, shall not apply to the employment of the Employee. Employee acknowledges that the consideration set for him/her hereunder nevertheless includes within it consideration that would otherwise have been due to Employee pursuant to such law and Employee shall not be granted any other compensation or payment other than expressly specified in Annex A.

 

2.6Employee represents and warrants that he/she is not affiliated with or under restrictions resulting from any relations with any government, medical institute, academic institution or research center in Israel and/or abroad.

 

2.7Employee represents and warrants to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof (i) will not constitute a default under or conflict with any agreement or other instrument to which he/she is or was a party or by which he/she is bound (including any obligation or agreement with any previous or current employer and/or academic institution), and (ii) does not require the consent of any person or entity which has not been obtained prior to the Employment Starting Date.

 

2.8The Employee represents that he/she has the requisite skills and knowledge to perform his/her duties, responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. Employee further represents that he/she is familiar with all safety precautions required in connection with the performance of his/her duties under this Agreement and the Company’s field of activity and that he/she will comply with all safety measures and requirements reasonably necessary in connection with the performance of his/her duties under the Agreement.

 

2.9In the event that Employee discovers that he/she has, or might have at some point in the future, any direct or indirect personal interest in any of the Company’s business, or a conflict of interest with his/her employment duties and functions, Employee shall immediately inform the Company upon such discovery.

 

2.10Employee hereby undertakes to comply with all Company disciplinary regulations, work rules, policies, procedures and objectives, as in effect from time to time, including the applicable Code of Ethics and Prevention of Sexual Harassment Rules (the “Rules"). This Agreement prevails to the extent of any inconsistency with the Rules.

 

 

 

 

3.Term and Termination

 

3.1This Agreement shall be effective as of the Employment Starting Date and shall continue for an undefined period (the “Term").

 

3.2The Company and/or the Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving the other party a prior written notice of termination, of a period detailed in Annex A (the “Notice Period").

 

3.3Without derogating from the provisions of Section 3.2 above, the Employee undertakes to continue working in the Company during the Notice Period and cooperate with Company in the integration of the person or persons who will assume Employee’s position and responsibilities, unless the Company waives the requirement of Employee’s services during such time. In the event that the Company notifies Employee of such waiver, the Company shall be entitled to pay Employee the Monthly Salary (as defined below) payable to Employee during such applicable notice period in one lump-sum, and by doing so bring the employer-employee relations between the parties to end upon such payment. In the event that the Employee shall resign without providing advance notice as required by Section 3.2 above, the Company shall be entitled to deduct from all amounts due to the Employee, an amount equal to the Monthly Salary that would have been paid to him in respect of the Notice Period that he did not work, as liquidated damages.

 

3.4Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement for a Cause, as determined by the Company, without the delivery of a prior written notice. A “Cause” shall mean either (i) circumstances entitling the Company under any applicable law to terminate the employment of the Employee without payment of severance pay (in whole or in part); (ii) any material breach by the Employee of this Agreement, any breach of the NDA or any breach of the Employee’s fiduciary duties; (iii) conducting by the Employee of any felony involving moral turpitude which has an effect on the Company and/or (iv) a willful failure to perform Employee’s responsibilities or duties. In the event of termination for Cause, Employee’s entitlement to severance pay will be subject to Sections 16 and 17 of the Severance Pay Law 5723-1963 (the “Severance Law") and/or any other applicable law.

 

3.5Upon the earlier of the Company’s request or the termination of employment, the Employee shall return to the Company all equipment belonging to the Company in good and working form (including without limitation, laptop, computer etc., if applicable), and any documents and information, including all records, products and samples received by the Company and/or in the course of his employment with the Company, and any copies, reproductions and summaries thereof, as well as any notes, memoranda or other documentation and materials, in the Employee’s possession or control or that were provided to the Employee and belong to the Company whether in the form of magnetic or digital media, formula, letter, certificate, copy, picture, movie etc., related in any manner, directly or indirectly, to the Company, even if same were created by the Employee. Furthermore, Employee shall provide the Company with a list of all passwords, write-protect codes and similar access codes used in the context of his/her work.

 

4.Salary

 

4.1During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay Employee a monthly gross salary in a total amount detailed in Annex A (the “Monthly Salary").

 

 

 

 

4.2The Monthly Salary shall be paid on the 1st day of each following month in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures but no later than the 9th day of each month.

 

5.Additional Benefits

 

5.1Pension Arrangement: As of the Employment Starting Date, the Company shall insure the Employee under a pension fund and/or managers’ insurance and/or provident fund and/or a combination of several types of such arrangements (the “Pension Arrangement"), according to the Employee’s selection regarding the pension product as well as the pension provider. For avoidance of any doubt it is hereby clarified that in any event the Company’s overall contributions will not be made from an amount exceeding the Employees’ Monthly Salary.

 

Out of the Monthly Salary, Company shall contribute 6.5% to the Company remuneration (“Tagmulim”) component, provided the Employee contributes 6% for the Employee remuneration component.

 

If the Employee has elected manager’s insurance and/or provident fund for his/her pension arrangement, it is hereby clarified that the Company’s contributions to the remuneration component to managers’ insurance and/or provident fund shall include a contribution of 5% for the remuneration component as well as payment for acquiring loss of ability to work insurance to insure 75% of the Monthly Salary. Notwithstanding, in the event that in order to acquire the aforementioned loss of ability to work insurance, the Company shall be required to increase the percentage of its contributions, in such case the Company’s contributions shall be increased up to 7.5% of the Monthly Salary. In addition, and for the avoidance of any doubt, the Company’s contributions percentages to the remuneration component for managers’ insurance and/or provident fund shall not be lower than 5% of the Monthly Salary, and the total amount of the Company’s contributions, including loss of ability to work insurance shall not be higher than 7.5% of the Monthly Salary.

 

5.2Severance Pay - The Company shall contribute each month an amount equal to 8.33% of the Monthly Salary to the component of Severance Pay.

 

The Company and the Employee agree and acknowledge that the Company’s contribution towards the pension fund and/or managers insurance and/or provident fund as set forth in this Section, are in lieu of severance payments to which the Employee (or his/her beneficiaries) is otherwise entitled to with respect to the Monthly Salary upon which such contributions were made and for the period in which they were made, pursuant to Section 14 of the Severance Law and the General Approval of the Minister of Labor and Welfare, which is attached hereto as Annex C.

 

The Company hereby forfeits any right it may have for reimbursement of sums paid by the Company to pension fund and/or managers insurance and/or provident fund, except: (i) in the event that the Employee withdraws such sums from the pension fund and/or managers insurance and/or provident fund, other than in the event of death, disability or retirement at the age of 60 or more; or (ii) upon the occurrence of any of the events provided for in Sections 16 and 17 of the Severance Law.

 

In the event the Employee shall not notify the Company in writing within 30 days of the Employment Starting Date regarding the Employee’s choice of Pension Arrangement, as mentioned above, the Company shall insure the Employee under the default pension fund elected and published by the Commissioner of the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Division at the Ministry of Finance.

 

 

 

 

The Employee’s contributions for the Pension Arrangement shall be deducted by the Company from the Employee’s Monthly Salary (as it may be from time to time) and shall be transferred by the Company to the Employee’s pension fund and/or managers’ insurance and/or provident fund. By signing this Agreement, the Employee hereby irrevocably authorizes the Company to perform such a deduction from the Employee’s Monthly Salary.

 

5.3Employee shall receive additional benefits, if any, as detailed in Annex A.

 

5.4Annual Vacation: Employee shall be entitled to paid annual vacation days as detailed in Annex A, for each year of employment with the Company. Employee shall use each year at least 7 consecutive vacation days (including Friday-Saturday).

 

Employee may accumulate vacation days and carry them forward provided that at any given time the Employee shall not be entitled to carry forward any more than the annual vacation allowance to the next year. Notwithstanding, any unused vacation days exceeding the annual vacation allowance shall be forfeited.

 

The dates of the Employee’s vacation shall be determined by the Company, at its own discretion, in accordance with the Company’s needs, and to the extent possible, taking into consideration the Employee’s request.

 

The Company shall be entitled to set uniform dates for vacation for all or part of its employees, with respect to all or any part of the vacation days, as it shall deem fit.

 

5.5Sick Leave & Recreation pay: The Employee shall be entitled to sick leave (commencing the first day of sickness) and recreation pay (“dmei havra’ah”) according to any applicable law.

 

5.6Monthly Travel Expenses: Employee will be entitled to monthly travel expenses as detailed in Annex A.

 

5.7It is hereby clarified that the Employee shall not be entitled to receive any consideration or payment of any kind other than the Monthly Salary and other benefits or payments which are expressly detailed in this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Employee.

 

6.Tax Withholding

 

For the avoidance of doubt, all payments and benefits under this Agreement are net amounts. Any tax consequences arising from the grant or exercise of any option or right or from any payment made to Employee under this Agreement or any other event or act, whether on Employee’s part or the Company’s part, shall be borne solely by Employee. The Company retains the right to deduct by way of withholding the applicable taxes and similar payments that the Employee is required to pay under any applicable law from any Monthly Salary and/or from all other payments and/or benefits granted to Employee under this Agreement.

 

7.Proprietary Information & Non-Disclosure

 

The provisions of the Proprietary Information, Assignment of Inventions, Non- Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreement attached hereto as Annex B (the "NDA") are hereby incorporated by reference. Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall not come into force, unless the NDA is executed. The provisions of the NDA shall survive the rescission or termination, for any reason, of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

8.Company Equipment and Personal Data

 

8.1Employee represents and warrants that he/she will use any of the Company’s assets (including equipment, Company computer/laptop, email account and/or documentation) (collectively “Company’s Equipment") for the purpose of his/her employment only and according to the Company policies. Thus, the Employee shall not have any right to use the Company’s Equipment, including the email account assigned to him by the Company, for personal purposes and shall not be entitled to store any private material for personal purposes on his/her personal computer/laptop if provided by the Company. Notwithstanding the above, the Employee shall be entitled to use Internet-related email services (such as Gmail, etc.) and cloud storage services, for personal use.

 

8.2It is strictly forbidden to: (i) make use of the Company’s Equipment and/or Systems (as defined below) for any purposes that are illegal, inappropriate or unsuitable, (ii) install any software/programs on Company Equipment and/or Systems or make use of any of the foregoing in a manner detrimental to the Company. If in doubt, please contact the Company’s IT manager.

 

8.3Employee agrees that the Company may monitor his/her use of its (and any of its subsidiary corporations) Systems and copy, transfer and disclose all electronic communications and content transmitted by or stored in such Systems, in pursuit of the Company’s legitimate business interests, all in accordance with the Company’s policy as in force from time to time and subject to applicable law. For the purposes of this Section, the term “Systems” includes computers, computer system, internet server, electronic database and software, whether under Employee’s direct control or otherwise. Employee may use the Company’s Systems for reasonable personal use all subject to Company’s policy as in force from time to time.

 

8.4In addition, the Employee acknowledges and agrees as follows: (i) in light of his/her undertaking that the sole use of his/her personal computer/laptop and email account which were provided by the Company shall be for the Company’s business purposes, the Company shall have the right to conduct inspections on any and all the Company’s computers, including inspections of electronic mail transmissions, internet usage and inspections of their content, all in accordance with the Company’s policy regarding the use of the Company’s computer systems as in force from time to time and applicable law; (ii) In any and all times Employee will transfer to the Company Employee’s log-on passwords to Employee’s personal computer/laptop provided by the Company and his/her assigned Company’s email account. It is clarified that the Company does not forbid private use of the Company Equipment made available to the Employee, within reasonable bounds, while always maintaining and abiding by, the terms of this Agreement, and the foregoing does not derogate from the Company’s rights herein.

 

8.5Employee consents, of his/her own free will and although not required to do so under law, that the information in this Agreement and any information concerning him/her and gathered by the Company, will be held and managed by the Company or on its behalf, inter alia, on databases according to law, and that the Company shall be entitled to transfer such information to third parties, in Israel or abroad. The Company undertakes that the information will be used and transferred for legitimate business purposes only. Without derogating from the generality of the above, such purposes may include human resources management and assessment of potential transactions, to the extent required while maintaining the Employees’ right to privacy.

 

 

 

 

9.Notice; Addresses

 

9.1The addresses of the parties for purposes of this Agreement shall be the addresses first written above, or any other address which shall be provided by due notice.

 

9.2All notices in connection with this Agreement shall be sent by registered mail or delivered by hand to the addresses set forth above and shall be deemed to have been delivered to the other party at the earlier of the following two dates: if sent by registered mail, as aforesaid, 3 (three) business days from the date of mailing; if delivered by hand, upon actual delivery or proof of delivery at the address of the addressee (in the event of a refusal to accept it). Delivery by electronic communication shall be sufficient and be deemed to have occurred upon electronic confirmation of receipt.

 

10.Miscellaneous

 

10.1The preamble to this Agreement constitutes an integral part hereof.

 

10.2Headings are included for reference purposes only and are not to be used in interpreting this Agreement.

 

10.3This Agreement is a personal employment agreement and therefore no collective bargaining agreements whatsoever shall apply with respect to the relationship between the parties hereto.

 

10.4No failure, delay or forbearance of either party in exercising any power or right hereunder shall in any way restrict or diminish such party’s rights and powers under this Agreement or operate as a waiver of any breach or nonperformance by either party of any terms or conditions hereof.

 

10.5Any determination of the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof unless the business purpose of this Agreement is substantially frustrated thereby.

 

10.6This Agreement, including any annexes thereto, constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto, supersedes any and all prior discussions, agreements, and correspondence with regard to the subject matter hereof, and may not be amended, modified, or supplemented in any respect, except by subsequent writing executed by both parties hereto.

 

10.7This Agreement including all annexes thereto constitutes an “employee notice” as to employment terms, as required under the Notice to the Employee and to the Job Candidate (Employment Conditions and Screening and Hiring Processes) Law, 5762- 2002. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall derogate from any rights to which the Employee is entitled under any law, extension order, or general bargaining agreement.

 

10.8It is hereby agreed between the parties that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Israel. Any dispute arising under or relating to this Agreement, or any transactions contemplated herein shall be resolved by the courts of Tel Aviv, and each of the parties hereby submits irrevocably to the exclusive jurisdiction of such venue.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Personal Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

The Company: Dror Ortho Design Ltd. The Employee:
By: Eliyahu Haddad   Moshe Shvets
      
Title: CEO    
Signature:    

 

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

1. Employee’s Personal Details

Full Name: Moshe Shvets
Israeli I.D. Number: 307349373 

Address: Zarhei Israel 82 St., Jerusalem 

2. Position in the Company: Senior Vice President
  Supervisor / direct manager: Board of Directors
 

The main duties and responsibilities of the Employee:

 

All duties and responsibilities as customarily performed by a Senior Vice President and/or as the Board of Directors shall assign to the Employee, from time to time, in accordance with his field of expertise.

 

   

The Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibilities as are consistent with the role of Senior Vice President. 

3. Employment Starting Date: December 1, 2021
4. Period of Prior Written Notice According to applicable law
5. Monthly Salary: A net amount of NIS 32,000 per month.
6. Annual Vacation Days: 20 days
7. Travel Expenses In accordance with applicable law.
8. Equity (i) Subject to approval of the Board, the Company’s share option plan to be adopted, and an option agreement to be signed between the Company and the Employee, the Employee shall be awarded options to purchase three percent (3%) of the fully diluted shares of the Ordinary Shares of the Company issued and issuable on the date of this Agreement (the “Signing Options”). The Signing Options shall be non- dilutable and the Employee shall be granted additional option every time the Company issued any shares of common stock or common stock equivalents. The Signing Options shall be exercisable for ten (10) years from the date of this Agreement at an exercise price equal to the fair market value thereof. The Signing Options shall vest in three tranches: one third (1/3) on the first anniversary of this Agreement, one third (1/3) on the second anniversary of this Agreement, and one third (1/3) on the third anniversary of this Agreement. In the event the Company has a Deemed Liquidation or Merger & Acquisition (as defined in the Company’s Articles of Association), all the Signing Options shall immediately vest. Upon the Company producing a working prototype of Version 2 of the Dror device half  (½)  the  Signing  Options shall immediately vest. Upon the Company having 500 patients using Version 2 of the Dror device, all the Signing Options shall immediately vest. The Signing Options shall be exercisable cashlessly. The Company and Employee may enter into a separate agreement to further memorialize the Signing Options.

 

 

 

ANNEX B

 

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETE UNDERTAKING (the “Undertaking”)

 

The undersigned, an employee of the Company (the “Employee"), hereby acknowledges that in the course of his/her employment and/or engagement with the Company, including prior to the Employment Starting Date (as defined in the Agreement) and/or in contemplation of the Company prior to its incorporation (the “Employment"), he/she will have access to, and/or participate in the development or marketing of, the Company’s products and/or certain proprietary information, inventions, commercial secrets and other confidential information of the Company disclosed to the Employee, and/or accessed by, and/or developed by the Employee and/or with the assistance of the Employee. In relation to such confidential information, the Employee hereby undertakes as follows, in the full knowledge that the force of this undertaking is in no way dependent upon the force of the Employee’s employment agreement entered with the Company of even date herewith, and is entirely independent from the obligations thereunder, (the “Employment Agreement"). The Employee’s obligations and representations, and the Company’s rights, under this Undertaking shall apply as of the first date the Employee became engaged with the Company, prior to the execution of the Employment Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the period prior to the incorporation of the Company) and regardless of the actual date of execution of the Undertaking.

 

1.Proprietary Information and Non Disclosure

 

1.1.              Employee acknowledges and agrees that he/she had, and will have access to or be involved in the making or development of, confidential and proprietary information concerning the business and financial activities of the Company or any of its affiliated entities and/or information and technology regarding the Company’s products, services, research and development, including without limitation, the Company’s banking, investments, investors, properties, operational methods, plans and strategies, business plans, research projects, employees, marketing plans, supplier lists, customers, data, operating procedures, trade secrets, test results, formulas, processes, data and know-how, improvements, inventions, patents, application for patents, copyrights, trademarks, engineering specifications, product designs, technical information, discoveries, studies, techniques, specifications, computer programs (in source and object code), databases, products (actual or planned), any other commercial secret, as defined in the Commercial Torts Law, 5759-1999, and any intellectual property. Such information, whether in documentary, written, oral, digital format, or otherwise, including the terms of the Employment Agreement, shall be deemed to be and referred to as “Proprietary Information”. The term “Company” shall include for purposes of this Section 1 any parents, subsidiaries, and/or affiliates thereof.

 

1.2.              Proprietary Information shall be deemed to include any and all proprietary information disclosed by or on behalf of the Company irrespective of the form, but excluding information that (i) was known to Employee prior to his/her association with the Company and can be so proven by Employee by documentary evidence; (ii) is or has become a part of the public knowledge, except as a result of a breach of this Undertaking by Employee; (iii) was received by Employee from a third party, having no obligation to the Company.

 

 

 

1.3.              Employee agrees and declares that all Proprietary Information and rights in connection therewith are and shall be the sole property of the Company and its assignees and no license or other rights to Proprietary Information is granted or implied hereby to have been granted to Employee, in the past, now or in the future.

 

1.4.              At all times, both during his/her engagement by the Company and after its termination, Employee will continue to keep in strict confidence and trust all Proprietary Information, and Employee will not copy, transmit, reproduce, summarize, quote, publish, reverse engineer, make any commercial or other use, disclose and/or make available, directly or indirectly any Proprietary Information or anything relating to it without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary for the ordinary course of performing Employee’s duties under his/her employment with the Company in the best interests of the Company.

 

1.5.              Upon termination of his/her Employment with the Company, or upon the Company’s first request, Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all Proprietary Information and all documents and materials of any nature (whether in printed, digital, or other forms) prepared by Employee or which came to Employee’s possession howsoever, at any time during the Employment with the Company. Employee will not take with him/her or retain any documents or materials or copies thereof containing any Proprietary Information in whatever form.

 

1.6.              Employee recognizes that the Company received and will receive confidential or proprietary information from third parties subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. At all times, both during his/her Employment and after its termination, Employee undertakes to keep and hold all such information in strictest confidence and trust, and not to use or disclose any of such information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary to perform his/her duties as an employee of the Company and consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. Upon termination of his/her Employment with the Company, Employee shall act with respect to such information as set forth in Section 1.4, mutatis mutandis.

 

1.7.              Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, Employee agrees as follows: (i) Employee undertakes not to place itself in a situation of any potential or actual conflict of interests between itself and the Company and to notify the Company immediately of any matter which may lead to the creation of a conflict of interests between the Employee and the Company; (ii) Employee shall exercise the highest degree of care in safeguarding the Proprietary Information against loss, theft or other inadvertent disclosure and has, and will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure the maintaining of confidentiality; and (iii) Employee shall not enter into the databases of Company for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, review, download, insert, change, delete and/or relocate any information, except as may be necessary for the performance of his/her duties pertaining to the Company.

 

1.8.              The provisions of this Section 1 shall survive the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company regardless of the cause of such termination.

 

2.Assignment of Inventions

 

2.1.              Employee understands that the Company is engaged, involved or associated in a continuous program of research, development, production, or marketing in connection with its business and that, as an essential part of his/her employment with the Company, he/she may and is expected to make new contributions to and create inventions of value for the Company.

 

 

 

 

2.2.              During the term of this Undertaking, Employee undertakes and covenants that he will promptly disclose in confidence to the Company all inventions, patents, patent applications, patent rights, improvements, innovations, designs, copyrights, original works of authorship, formulas, concepts, techniques, forecasts, test results and documentation, discoveries, business methods and any other methods, confidential information, data, plan, device, apparatus, architecture, models, drawings, tooling, schematics and other diagrams, instructional material, notes, records, layouts, algorithms, integrated circuits, know-how, operating procedures, methods, systems, processes, compositions of matter, software, firmware, binary code, object code, source code, databases, mask works, brands, trademarks, logos, goodwill and trade secrets, whether or not patentable, copyrightable, registerable or otherwise protectable as trade secrets or under any other intellectual property right (including all versions, modifications, enhancements and derivative works thereof), that are made or conceived or first reduced to practice or created by Employee, either alone or jointly with others, during the period of his/her Employment with the Company, (including, without limitation, “Service Inventions" as defined under Section 132 of the Israeli Patent Law 5727- 1967 (the “Patent Law")) and any rights analogous to the foregoing anywhere in the world, or which relates to any of the Company’s and/or its Affiliates business, products, scope of work, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development or which are developed in whole or in part on the Company’s time or with the use of any Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or Proprietary Information ("Inventions").

 

2.3.              Employee agrees and represents, that all Inventions will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Employee hereby covenants and agrees that so long as he/she will be employed with or employed by the Company, he/she shall not cooperate with any third party in purpose of creating any Invention/s, unless prior written consent is obtained from the Company.

 

2.4.              Employee agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all Inventions made by him/her (solely or jointly with others) during his/her Employment. The records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, and any other format that may be specified by the Company. The records will be available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times and will be returned to the Company upon the earlier of completion of the services or the request of the Company.

 

2.5.              Employee hereby agrees and undertakes not to incorporate any intellectual property, including without limitation, an invention (whether or not patentable), work of authorship, mask work, design, trade secret, improvement, development, concept, discovery, or other proprietary information that does not belong to the Company, but rather owned by him/her or in which he has an interest ("Employee IP") into any Company product, service or Invention. The foregoing notwithstanding, if Employee does incorporate any Employee IP therein, (i) Employee shall inform the Company, in writing, thereof; and, whether or not Employee complies with this Section, (ii) the Employee hereby grants to Company a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license (including the right to sublicense) use, reproduce, publish, make available to the public, distribute, perform, display, prepare derivative works of, make, have made, modify, exploit, sell, export or make any commercial use of such Employee IP.

 

2.6.              Employee shall not incorporate any invention, work of authorship, mask work, protectable design, improvement, development, concept, discovery, trade secret, or other proprietary information owned in whole or in part by any third party into any Invention without prior written permission of the Company.

 

 

 

 

2.7.              Without thereby derogating from any right of the Company pursuant to any applicable law, and to the extent that Employee may have rights in any Inventions which do not vest upon creation in the Company, Employee hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company and/or its assignees, successors and legal representatives, and shall transfer and assign, as and when any such Invention is first created or conceived and when first reduced to practice or first fixed in a tangible medium, as applicable, without additional consideration other than his/her salary and other benefits to which he is entitled to as an employee of the Company (including without limitation, without any compensation or royalties in accordance with Section 134 of the Patent Law), any and all worldwide patents, patent rights, patent applications, copyright rights, mask works, trade secrets, data base rights, and any other rights, intellectual and industrial property rights, titles and interests, in any Invention, including all powers, privileges and immunities arising thereunder or conferred thereby, and all applications for intellectual or industrial property rights that have been or may hereinafter be filed for the Inventions in any jurisdiction, and all divisions, renewals and continuations thereof, and all registrations that may be granted thereon and all extensions and reissues thereof, together with any and all rights of priority relating to the Inventions and any registrations that may be granted thereon, expressly including the right to sue for past infringement, and hereby further acknowledges and shall in the future acknowledge Company’s full and exclusive ownership in all such Inventions.

 

2.8.              Employee also hereby forever waives and agrees never to assert any and all Moral Rights he/she may have in or with respect to any Invention, even after termination of his/her Employment with the Company. “Moral Rights” mean any rights of paternity or integrity, any right to claim authorship of an invention, to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, any Invention, whether or not such would be prejudicial to his/her honor or reputation, and any similar right, existing under the judicial or statutory law of any jurisdiction whatsoever, or under any treaty, regardless of whether or not such right is denominated or generally referred to as a “moral right”. Employee further agrees that, with respect to all Inventions and Proprietary Information and other matters concerning his/her Employment with the Company that may result in publishable material, all such publication rights shall belong exclusively to the Company.

 

2.9.              Employee expressly, unconditionally and irrevocably waives: (i) any right and/or claim for ownership in relation to any Invention; (ii) all economic rights in the Inventions, including without limitation, in the framework of Section 132(b) of the Patent Law and any rights to royalties from any intellectual property rights (specifically including patent rights under the Patent Law), and any right to receive any payment or other consideration whatsoever with respect to the Inventions (other than any salary, consideration and other benefits provided to him/her under his/her Employment with the Company) pursuant to any applicable law, in any jurisdiction, including (but not limited to) pursuant to Section 134 of the Patent Law, or any provision that may supersede it.

 

2.10.            Employee agrees to assist the Company in every proper way to obtain and enforce, for the benefit of the Company and/or its assignees exclusive and absolute title, right, interest, patents, copyrights, mask work rights, and other legal protections for the Inventions in any and all countries, including communicating with the Company any facts are known to Employee regarding the Invention, testify in any legal proceeding, sign all lawful papers when called upon to do so, execute and deliver any and all papers that may be necessary or desirable to perfect title to the Invention in the Company, execute all divisions, continuations, and reissue applications, make all rightful oaths and generally do everything possible to aid the Company, and its successors and assigns, to obtain and enforce protection for the invention in every country of the world. Employee’s obligations under this Section 2.92.10 will survive the termination of his/her Employment with the Company, provided that the Company will compensate him/her at a reasonable rate after such termination for time or expenses actually spent by him/her at the Company’s request on such assistance. After the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company, any assistance requested by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall take into account the Employee’s obligations towards third parties.

 

 

 

 

2.11.            Employee hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and/or its duly authorized officers and agents (including, without limitation, the chairman of the Company’s board of directors) as his/her attorney-in-fact to execute documents on his/her behalf for this purpose and agrees that, if the Company is unable because of Employee’s unavailability, dissolution, mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Employee’s signature for the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the Inventions assigned to the Company in this Section 2, to act for and on Employee’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee.

 

2.12.            Full Consideration. Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that any salary, consideration and other benefits provided to him/her during his/her Employment, constitute appropriate, full and fair consideration in connection with his/her engagement with the Company, including, without limitation, with respect to this Undertaking and including with respect to his/her undertakings under this Section 2 and with respect to any Inventions, all of which are assigned to the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, as applicable, in accordance with this Undertaking. In the event that for any reason the rights detailed in this Section 2 cannot be waived, Employee hereby assigns and transfers to the Company any such right he may have to receive any additional payment or other consideration whatsoever with respect to any Invention pursuant to any applicable law, including the Patent Law, in any jurisdiction.

 

2.13.            The provisions of this Section 2 shall survive the termination of the Employee’s Employment with the Company regardless of the cause of such termination.

 

3.Non-Competition; non-solicitation

 

3.1.              Employee agrees and undertakes that he/she will not, without the prior written consent of Company, so long as he/she is employed and/or engaged by the Company and for a period of 12 months following termination of his/her employment or engagement for whatever reason, directly or indirectly, as owner, founder, partner, member, joint venture, shareholder, employee, consultant, broker, agent, advisor, principal, corporate officer, director, licensor or in any other capacity whatsoever, without derogating from the above stated in sections 1 and 2: (a) engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by, any business, venture or commercial activity that is engaged in any activities involving either (i) products and/or business similar to or competing or are reasonably likely to compete with actual or planned products and/or business of the Company and/or any other persons or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with the Company ("Affiliates"), or (ii) information, processes, technology or equipment that is similar to information, processes, technology or equipment in which the Company or its Affiliates then have a proprietary interest, in the United States, Israel, and any geographic area where, during the time of employment, such business of the Company or any of its Affiliates is being or had been conducted, provided, however, that Employee may own securities of any corporation which is engaged in such business and is publicly owned and traded but in an amount not to exceed at any one time one percent (1%) of any class of stock or securities of such company, so long as he/she has no active role in the publicly owned and traded company as director, employee, consultant or otherwise; or (b) assist any other person, entity, or organization in competing or in preparing to compete with the business or demonstrably anticipated business of the Company; or (c) entice, solicit or encourage any past, present or prospective customer employee, consultant, customer, vendor, supplier, distributor or other business partner of Company or any Affiliate to cease doing business with the Company and/or any Affiliate, reduce its relationship with the Company and/or any Affiliate or refrain from establishing or expanding a relationship with the Company and/or any Affiliate or in any other way interfere with the Company’s and/or any Affiliate’s relationships with its employee, consultant, customer, vendor, supplier or distributors.

 

 

 

 

3.2.              Employee agrees and undertakes that during the period of his/her employment with the Company and for a period of 12 months following its termination for any reason, he/she will not, directly or indirectly, including personally or in any business in which he/she is an officer, director or shareholder, for any purpose or in any place, hire or engage with any person employed or engaged by the Company on the date of such termination or during the preceding twelve months.

 

3.3.              Employee acknowledges that the Company has entered into his/her employment agreement in reliance on his/her undertaking set forth in this Section 3, and that given his/her access to information regarding the Company, the provisions of this Section 3 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s business and rights.

 

3.4.              If anyone or more of the terms contained in this Section 3 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad with regard to time, geographic scope, or activity, the term shall be construed in a manner to enable it to be enforced to the extent compatible with applicable law.

 

4.MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1.              Governing Law. This Undertaking shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Israel. Any dispute arising under or relating to this Agreement or any transactions contemplated herein shall be resolved by the competent courts of Tel Aviv, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of such venue.

 

4.2.              Severability. If one or more provisions of this Undertaking are held to be illegal or unenforceable under applicable Israeli law, such illegal or unenforceable provision(s) shall be limited or excluded from this agreement to the minimum extent required so that this Undertaking shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

4.3.              Transferability. Any purported assignment or transfer by the Employee is void.

 

4.4.              Injunctive Relief. Any breach of this Undertaking will cause irreparable harm to the Company, for which damages would not be an adequate remedy, and therefore, the Company will be entitled as a matter of right to injunctive relief, out of any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any violation or further violation of this Undertaking by me or others acting on my behalf. The Company’s right to injunctive relief shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law or equity and without any requirement to post bond.

 

 

 

 

4.5.              Change of Title/Responsibilities. Any change in Employee’s title and/or responsibilities and/or terms of employment by the Company, shall not effect this Undertaking and the provisions herein shall remain in full force, regardless of the execution of a new agreement between Employee and the Company pursuant to such change(s).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has signed this Proprietary Information, Assignment of Inventions, Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Undertaking as of January 26 , 2022.

 

 
Moshe Shvets  

 

 

 

 

Annex C

GENERAL APPROVAL REGARDING PAYMENTS BY EMPLOYERS TO A PENSION FUND AND INSURANCE FUND IN LIEU OF SEVERANCE PAY UNDER THE SEVERANCE PAY LAW, 5723-1963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.3

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 6, 2021, entered into by and between Dror Ortho-Design Listd., an Israeli company (the “Company”), and the undersigned Director or Officer of the Company whose name appears on the signature page hereto (the “Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an Office Holder (“Nosse Misra”), as such term is defined in the Companies Law, 5759–1999, as amended (the “Companies Law” and “Office Holder” respectively), of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against Office Holders of companies and that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors and officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Articles of Association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (the “Amended Articles”), authorize the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its Office Holders and provide for insurance and exculpation to its Office Holders, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that (i) the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining competent persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future, (ii) and it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company's shareholders approved the terms of this Agreement and authorized the Company to enter into an agreement containing such terms with the Indemnitee, as required under the applicable provisions of the Israeli law; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to assure Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective manner and, in part, in order to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the indemnification, insurance and exculpation afforded by the Amended Articles will be available to Indemnitee, the Company wishes to undertake in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and as set forth in this Agreement and provide for insurance and exculpation of Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.

 

1.1.The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for any liability and expense specified in Sections 1.1.1     through 1.1.6 below, imposed on Indemnitee due to or in connection with an act performed by such Indemnitee, either prior to or after the date hereof, in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder of the Company or of any subsidiary thereof, including, without limitation, as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, any subsidiary thereof or any other corporation, collaboration, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in which Indemnitee serves at any time at the request of the Company (the “Corporate Capacity”). The term “act performed in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder” shall include, without limitation, any act, omission and failure to act and any other circumstances relating to or arising from Indemnitee’s service in a Corporate Capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Office Holder is the beneficiary of an indemnification undertaking provided by a subsidiary of the Company or any other entity (other than a Secondary Indemnitor (as defined below)), with respect to his Corporate Capacity with such subsidiary or entity, then the indemnification obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to such Corporate Capacity shall only apply to the extent that the indemnification by such subsidiary or other entity does not actually fully cover the indemnifiable liabilities and expenses relating thereto. The following shall be hereinafter referred to as “Indemnifiable Events”.

 

 

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1.1.1.Financial liability imposed on Indemnitee in favor of any person pursuant to a judgment, including a judgment rendered in the context of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by a court. For purposes of Section 1 of this Agreement, the term “person” shall include, without limitation, a natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, company, corporation, limited liability entity, unincorporated organization, estate, government, municipality, or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body;

 

1.1.2.Reasonable Expenses (as defined below) expended or incurred by Indemnitee as a result of an investigation or any proceeding instituted against the Indemnitee by an authority that is authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee and without imposing on the Indemnitee a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding, or that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee but imposing a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding in an offence that does not require proof of mens rea, or in connection with a financial sanction. In this section “conclusion of a proceeding without filing an indictment in a matter in which a criminal investigation has been instigated” and “financial liability in lieu of a criminal proceeding” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms under the Companies Law, and the term "financial sanction" shall mean such term as referred to in Section 260(a)(1a) of the Companies Law;

 

1.1.3.Reasonable Expenses incurred by or charged to Indemnitee by a court, in a proceeding instituted against him by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted or in which he was convicted of an offence that does not require proof of Mens Rea; and

 

1.1.4.Any other event, occurrence, matter or circumstances under any law with respect to which the Company may, or will be able to, indemnify an Office Holder (including, without limitation, in accordance with Section 56h(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968 (the “Israeli Securities Law”), if applicable, and Section 50P(b)(2) of the Israeli Restrictive Trade Practices Law, 5758-1988 (the “RTP Law”));

 

 

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1.1.5.A payment which the Indemnitee is obligated to make to an injured party as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable, and Expenses that it incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H'3, H'4 or I'1 of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable; and

 

1.1.6.Any other event, occurrence or circumstances in respect of which the Company may lawfully indemnify an Office Holder of the Company.

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in any claim relating to any matter for which indemnification hereunder may be provided. Expenses shall be considered paid or incurred by Indemnitee at such time as Indemnitee is required to pay or incur such cost or expenses, including upon receipt of an invoice or payment demand. The Company shall pay the Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.3.

 

1.2.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s undertaking to indemnify the Indemnitee in advance under Section 1.1 shall only be with respect to events described in Exhibit A hereto. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the categories of events listed in Exhibit A are likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company. The maximum amount of indemnification payable by the Company under Section 1.1 of this Agreement with respect to all persons with respect to whom the Company undertook to indemnify under agreements similar to this Agreement (the “Indemnifiable Persons”), per each Indemnifiable Event and for all Indemnifiable Events described in Exhibit A shall be as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Limit Amount”). If the Limit Amount is insufficient to cover all the indemnity amounts payable with respect to all Indemnifiable Persons, then such amount shall be allocated to such Indemnifiable Persons pro rata according to the percentage of their culpability, as finally determined by a court in the relevant claim, or, absent such determination or in the event such persons are parties to different claims, based on an equal pro rata allocation among such Indemnifiable Persons. The Limit Amount payable by the Company as described in Exhibit A is deemed by the Company to be reasonable in light of the circumstances. The indemnification provided under Section 1.1 herein shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by this Section 1.2 and Exhibit A if and to the extent such limits are no longer required by the Companies Law.

 

1.3.If so requested by Indemnitee, and subject to the Company’s repayment and reimbursements rights set forth in Sections 3 and 5 below, the Company shall pay amounts to cover Indemnitee’s Expenses with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under Section 1.1 above, as and when incurred. The payments of such amounts shall be made by the Company directly to the Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s legal and other advisors at the Indemnitee sole discretion, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by such Indemnitee therefor to the Company, and any such payment shall be deemed to constitute indemnification hereunder. All amounts paid as indemnification hereunder will be grossed-up to cover any tax payments Indemnitee may be required to make if the indemnification payments are taxable to Indemnitee. As part of the aforementioned undertaking, the Company will make available to Indemnitee any security or guarantee that Indemnitee may be required to post in accordance with an interim decision given by a court, governmental or administrative body, or an arbitrator, including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on Indemnitee’s assets.

 

 

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1.4.The Company’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period (the “Indemnification Period”) as Indemnitee shall be subject to any actual, possible or threatened claim, action, suit, demand or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee’s service in the Corporate Capacity as described in Section 1.1 above, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such position.

 

1.5.The Company undertakes that, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, as long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance and Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer under such policy or policies. The Company hereby undertakes to notify the Indemnitee 30 days prior to the expiration or termination of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

 

1.6.The Company undertakes to give prompt written notice of the commencement of any claim hereunder to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the policies. The Company shall thereafter diligently take all actions reasonably necessary under the circumstances to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. The above shall not derogate from Company’s authority to freely negotiate or reach any compromise with the insurer which is reasonable, at the Company’s sole discretion, provided that the Company shall act in good faith and in a diligent manner.

 

2.SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to (i) any act, event or circumstance with respect to which it is prohibited to do so under applicable law, or (ii) a counter claim made by the Company or in its name in connection with a claim against the Company filed by the Indemnitee.

 

3.REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

 

3.1.In the event that the Company provides or is required to provide indemnification with respect to Expenses hereunder and at any time thereafter a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final, non-appealable decision, that the Indemnitee was not entitled to such payments, the amounts so indemnified by the Company will be promptly repaid by Indemnitee, unless the Indemnitee disputes the Company’s determination, in which case the Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company shall be postponed until such dispute is finally resolved, and all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.

 

3.2.Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company for any Expenses or other sums paid hereunder shall be deemed as a loan given to Indemnitee by the Company subject to the minimum interest rate prescribed by Section 3(9) of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, or any other legislation replacing it, which is not considered a taxable benefit.

 

 

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4.SUBROGATION.

 

4.1.Except as set forth in Section 4.2 below, in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

4.2.The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by a venture capital fund, shareholder(s) of the Company or other third parties and certain of their affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Articles (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.2.

 

4.3.If any Secondary Indemnitors is or was a party or is a witness or responding to discovery in any proceeding indemnifiable by Indemnitee under this Agreement, and such Secondary Indemnitor’s involvement in the proceeding arises directly or indirectly from the Indemnitee’s Corporate Capacity then, subject to any applicable law, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, such Secondary Indemnitor shall be entitled (without duplications) to all of the indemnification rights and remedies (including, without limitation, the advancement of Expenses) solely to the extent that the Indemnitee would have been entitled to an indemnification in connection with such proceeding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and provided that such indemnifications shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have been made to the Indemnitee himself. The Company and the Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.3.

 

5.REIMBURSEMENT.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.2 above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Indemnifiable Event to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy or otherwise (without any obligation of Indemnitee to repay any such amount) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. Any amounts paid to Indemnitee under such insurance policy or otherwise after the Company has indemnified Indemnitee for such liability or Expense shall be repaid to the Company promptly upon receipt by Indemnitee, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3.

 

 

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6.EFFECTIVENESS.

 

The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and was duly adopted and approved by the Company, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its execution.

 

7.NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM.

 

Indemnitee shall notify the Company of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, and of the receipt of any notice or threat that any such legal proceeding has been or shall or may be initiated against Indemnitee (including any proceedings by or against the Company and any subsidiary thereof), promptly upon Indemnitee first becoming so aware; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless and to the extent that such failure to provide notice materially and adversely prejudices the Company’s ability to defend such action. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the address shown in the preamble to this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof and without derogating from Sections 1.1 and 2:

 

7.1.The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

 

7.2.Except as otherwise provided below, the Company, alone or jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel selected by the Company which counsel is reasonably reputable with experience in the relevant field. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee, unless: (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) the Company shall have, in good faith, reasonably concluded based on a written opinion of an independent legal counsel that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action; or (iii) the Company has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Company shall have reached the conclusion specified in (ii) above. In the event that Indemnitee shall employ his or her own counsel, such counsel shall be fully updated on the defense procedure, and the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Indemnitee shall cooperate with each other, as may be required, on the course of the defense.

 

7.3.The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts or expenses paid in connection with a settlement of any action, claim or otherwise, effected without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

7.4.The Company shall have the right to conduct the defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion (provided that the Company shall conduct the defense in good faith and in a diligent manner), including the right to settle or compromise any claim or to consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee, provided that, the amount of such settlement, compromise or judgment does not exceed the Limit Amount (if applicable) and is fully indemnifiable pursuant to this Agreement (subject to Section 1.2 of this Agreement) and/or applicable law, and any such settlement, compromise or judgment does not impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. The Indemnitee’s consent shall not be required if the settlement includes a complete release of Indemnitee, does not contain any admission of wrong-doing by Indemnitee, and includes monetary sanctions only as provided above. In the case of criminal proceedings the Company and/or its legal counsel will not have the right to plead guilty or agree to a plea-bargain in the Indemnitee’s name without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

 

 

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7.5.Indemnitee shall fully cooperate with the Company and shall give the Company all information and access to documents, files and to his advisors and representatives as shall be within Indemnitee’s power, in every reasonable way as may be required by the Company with respect to any claim which is the subject matter of this Agreement and in the defense of other claims asserted against the Company (other than claims asserted by Indemnitee), provided that the Company shall cover all expenses, costs and fees incidental thereto such that the Indemnitee will not be required to pay or bear such expenses, costs and fees, and provided, further, that Indemnitee shall not be required to take any action that would in any way prejudice his defense or waive any defense or position available to him in connection with any proceeding.

 

7.6.Neither the Company nor any of its agents, employees, directors or officers shall make any statement to the public or to any other person regarding any settlement of claims against Indemnitee that would in any manner cast any negative light, inference or aspersion against Indemnitee, and it shall be a requirement of such settlement that the terms of such settlement shall be confidential.

 

8.EXCULPATION.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Company hereby releases, in advance, the Office Holder from liability to the Company for any damage that arises from the breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care to the Company (within the meaning of such terms under Sections 252 and 253 of the Companies Law), other than breach of the duty of care towards the Company in a distribution (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).

 

9.NON-EXCLUSIVITY.

 

The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Amended Articles, applicable law or otherwise and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period the indemnification rights of the then serving directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the indemnification rights provided under this Agreement to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such more favorable indemnification rights to the extent permitted by law.

 

10.PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION.

 

If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceedings, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 above, any amount received by Indemnitee (under any insurance policy or otherwise) shall not reduce the Limit Amount hereunder and shall not derogate from the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement up to the Limit Amount, as set forth in Section 1.2.

 

 

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11.BINDING EFFECT.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company or a transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the same indemnification and insurance provisions as the most favorable indemnification and insurance provisions afforded to the then-serving Office Holders of the Company. In the event that in connection with such transaction the Company purchases a directors and officers’ “tail” or “run-off” policy for the benefit of its then serving Office Holders, then such policy shall cover Indemnitee and such coverage shall be deemed to be in satisfaction of the insurance requirements under this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve in a Corporate Capacity.

 

Any amendment to the Companies Law, the Israeli Securities Law, the RTP Law or other applicable law adversely affecting the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified, insured or released pursuant hereto shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify or insure the Indemnitee for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.

 

12.SEVERABILITY.

 

The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.NOTICE.

 

All notices and other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed provided if delivered personally, telecopied, sent by email, reputable overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses shown in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of telecopier or email, one business day after the date of transmission if confirmation of receipt is received, (iii) in the case of a reputable overnight courier, three business days after deposit with such reputable overnight courier service, and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the seventh business day following that on which the mail containing such communication is posted.

 

 

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14.GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions of those laws. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Tel Aviv, Israel for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

15.ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other agreements, contracts or understandings between the parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

16.NO MODIFICATION AND NO WAIVER.

 

No supplement, modification or amendment, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any waiver shall be in writing. The Company hereby undertakes not to amend its Articles of Association in a manner which will adversely affect the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.ASSIGNMENTS; NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder except with the express prior written consent of the other party. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create or imply an obligation for the benefit of a third party. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to create any right of any insurer that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, to claim, on behalf of Indemnitee, any rights hereunder.

 

18.INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless the context shall otherwise require: words in the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any part hereof; all references herein to Sections or clauses shall be deemed references to Sections or clauses of this Agreement; any references to any agreement or other instrument or law, statute or regulation are to it as amended, supplemented or restated, from time to time (and, in the case of any law, to any successor provisions or re- enactment or modification thereof being in force at the time); any reference to “law” shall include any supranational, national, federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; any reference to a “day” or a number of “days” (without any explicit reference otherwise, such as to business days) shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar days; reference to month or year means according to the Gregorian calendar; reference to a “company”, “corporate body” or “entity” shall include a, partnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, estate, or a government municipality or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body, and reference to a “person” shall mean any of the foregoing or a natural person.

 

 

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19.COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument; it being understood that parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of an executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic delivery in pdf format or signed electronically (in Adobe PDF, DocuSign or any other format) shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as an original.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, each acting under due and proper authority, have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first mentioned above, in one or more counterparts.

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.  
     
By:  
     
Name and title: Shraga Braverman  
     
  Chief Executive Officer  
     
     
Indemnitee:    
     
Name: Lee Hadad  
     
Signature:  
     
Address: Nof Harim 108, Har Adar  

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

  CATEGORY OF INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT   LIMIT
AMOUNT
PER EACH
SPECIFIC
EVENT
WITHIN
THIS
CATEGORY
OF
EVENTS

 

1.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with employment relationships with employees or consultants or any employee union or similar or comparable organization.   $2,000,000

 

2.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with business relations of any kind between the Company and its employees, independent contractors, customers, suppliers, partners, distributors, agents, resellers, representatives, licensors, licensees, service providers and other business associates.   $2,000,000

 

3.Negotiations, execution, delivery and performance of agreements of any kind or nature and any decisions or deliberations relating to actions or omissions relating to the foregoing, any acts, omissions or circumstances that do or may constitute or are alleged to constitute anti-competitive acts, acts of commercial wrongdoing, or failure to meet any standard of conduct which is or may be applicable to such acts, omissions or circumstances.   $2,000,000

 

4.Approval of and recommendation or information provided to shareholders with respect to any and all corporate actions, including the approval of the acts of the Company’s management, their guidance and their supervision, matters relating to the approval of transactions with Office Holders (including, without limitation, all compensation related matters) or shareholders, including controlling persons and claims and allegations of failure to exercise business judgment, reasonable level of proficiency, expertise, care or any other applicable standard, with respect to the foregoing or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business, strategy, operations and prospective outlook, and any discussions, deliberations, reviews or other preparatory or preliminary phases relating to any of the foregoing.   $2,000,000

 

5.Violation, infringement, misappropriation, dilution and other misuse of copyrights, patents, designs, trade secrets, confidential information, proprietary information and any intellectual property rights, acts in connection with the registration, assertion or protection of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims related to intellectual property, breach of confidentiality obligations, acts in regard of invasion of privacy or any violation of privacy or privacy related right, including with respect to databases or handling, collection or use of private information, acts in connection with slander and defamation, and claims in connection with publishing or providing any information, including any filings with any governmental authorities, whether or not required under any applicable laws.   $2,000,000

 

 

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6.Violations of or failure to comply with securities laws, and any regulations or other rules promulgated thereunder, of any jurisdiction, including without limitation, claims under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the U.S. Exchange Act of 1934 or under the Israeli Securities Law, fraudulent disclosure claims, failure to comply with any securities authority or any stock exchange disclosure or other rules and any other claims relating to relationships with investors, debt holders, shareholders, optionholders, holders of any other equity or debt instrument of the Company, and otherwise with the investment community (including without limitation any such claims relating to merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company) ; claims relating to or arising out of financing arrangements, any breach of financial covenants or other obligations towards investors, lenders or debt holders, class actions, violations of laws requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations in any jurisdiction, including in connection with disclosure, offering or other transaction related documents; actions taken in connection with the issuance, purchase, holding or disposition of any type of securities of Company, including, without limitation, the grant of options, warrants or other rights to purchase any of the same or any offering of the Company’s securities (whether on behalf of the Company or on behalf of any holders of securities of the Company) to private investors, underwriters, resellers or to the public, and listing of such securities, or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public or from private investors or other holders, and any undertakings, representations, warranties and other obligations related to any of the foregoing or to the Company’s status as a public company or as an issuer of securities.   $2,000,000

 

7.Liabilities arising in connection with any products or services developed, distributed, rendered, sold, provided, licensed or marketed by the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any actions or omissions in connection with the distribution, provision, sale, marketing, license or use of such products or services, including without limitation in connection with professional liability and product liability claims.   $2,000,000

 

8.The offering of securities by the Company (whether on behalf of itself or on behalf of any holder of securities and any other person) to the public and/or to offerees or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public and/or from private investors or other holders pursuant to a prospectus, offering documents, agreements, notices, reports, tenders and/or other processes.   $2,000,000

 

9.Events, facts or circumstances in connection with change in ownership or in the structure of the Company, its reorganization, dissolution, winding up, any other arrangements concerning creditors rights, merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company, and the approval of failure to approve of any corporate actions and any matters relating to corporate governance, capital structure, articles of association or other charter or governance documents, appointment or dismissal of office holders or compensation thereof and appointment or dismissal of auditors, internal auditor or any other person performing any services for the Company.   $2,000,000

 

 

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10.Any claim or demand made in connection with any transaction not in the ordinary course of business of the Company, as well as the sale, lease, purchase or acquisition of, or the receipt or grant of any rights with respect to, any assets or business.   $2,000,000

 

11.Any claim or demand made by any third party suffering any personal injury and/or bodily injury or damage to business or personal property or any other type of damage through any act or omission attributed to the Company, or its employees, agents or other persons acting or allegedly acting on its behalf, including, without limitation, failure to make proper safety arrangements for the Company or its employees and liabilities arising from any accidental or continuous damage or harm to the Company’s employees, its contractors, its guests and visitors as a result of an accidental or continuous event, or employment conditions, permanent or temporary, in the Company’s offices.   $2,000,000

 

12.Any claim or demand made directly or indirectly in connection with complete or partial failure, by the Company or its directors, officers and employees, to pay, report, keep applicable records or otherwise, of any local or foreign federal, state, county, municipal or city taxes or other taxes or compulsory payments of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, income, sales, use, transfer, excise, value added, registration, severance, stamp, occupation, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll or employee withholding or other withholding, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.   $2,000,000

 

13.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial or civil actions orders,decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental entity or other person alleging potential responsibility or liability (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, for natural resources damages, property damage, personal injuries or penalties or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or related to (a) the presence of, release, spill, emission, leaning, dumping, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, leaching or migration into the environment (each a “Release”) or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any environmental law, at any location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any environmental law or environmental permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable environmental law.   $2,000,000

 

14.Any administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental or regulatory entity or authority or any other person alleging the failure to comply with any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to the Company or any of its businesses, assets or operations, or the terms and conditions of any operating certificate or licensing agreement.   $2,000,000

 

 

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15.Participation and/or non-participation at Company Board meetings, expression of opinion or view and/or voting and/or abstention from voting at Company Board meetings, including, in each case, any committee thereof, as well as expression of opinion publicly in connection with the service as an Office Holder.   $2,000,000

 

16.Review and approval of the Company’s financial statements and any specific items or matters within, including any action, consent or approval related to or arising from the foregoing, including, without limitations, engagement of or execution of certificates for the benefit of third parties related to the financial statements.   $2,000,000

 

17.Violation of laws, rules or regulations requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations (including without limitation relating to export, import, encryption, antitrust or competition authorities) or laws related to any governmental grants in any jurisdiction.   $2,000,000

 

18.Resolutions and/or actions relating to investments in the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies and/or investment in corporate or other entities and/or investments in other traded or non-traded securities and/or any other form of investment.   $2,000,000

 

19.Liabilities arising out of advertising, including misrepresentations regarding the Company's products or services and unlawful distribution of emails.   $2,000,000

 

20.Management of the Company’s bank accounts, including money management, foreign currency deposits, securities, loans and credit facilities, credit cards, bank guarantees, letters of credit, consultation agreements concerning investments including with portfolio managers, hedging transactions, options, futures, and the like.   $2,000,000

 

21.All actions, consents and approvals, including any prior discussions, reviews and deliberations, relating to a distribution of dividends, in cash or otherwise, or to any other "distribution" as such term is defined under the Companies Law.   $2,000,000

 

22.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial, civil or criminal, actions orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance, violation or breaches alleging potential responsibility, liability, loss or damage (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement, investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, property damage or penalties, or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief), whether alleged or claimed by customers, consumers, regulators, shareholders or others, arising out of, based on or related to: (a) cyber security, cyber- attacks, data loss or breaches, unauthorized access to databases and use or disclosure of information contained therein, not preventing or detecting the breach or failing to otherwise disclose or respond to the breach; (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any law, permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable law governing data security, data protection, network security, information systems, privacy or any cyber environment (including, users, networks, devices, software, processes, information systems, databases, information in storage or transit, applications, services, and systems that can be connected directly or indirectly to networks); (c) failure to implement a reporting system or control, or failure to monitor or oversee the operation of such a system; (d) data destruction, extortion, theft, hacking, and denial of service attacks; losses or liabilities to others caused by errors and omissions, failure to safeguard data or defamation; or (e) security-audit, post-incident public relations and investigative expenses, criminal reward funds, data breach/privacy crisis management (including, management of an incident, investigation, remediation, data subject notification, call management, credit checking for data subjects, legal costs, court attendance and regulatory fines), extortion liability (including, losses due to a threat of extortion, professional fees related to dealing with the extortion), or network security liability (including, losses as a result of denial of access, costs related to data on third-parties and costs related to the theft of data on third-party systems).   $2,000,000

 

 

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23.An announcement or statement, including a position taken or an opinion or representation made in good faith by the Office Holder in the course of his duties or in conjunction with his duties, whether in public or in private, including during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company or any of the committees thereof.   $2,000,000

 

24.Resolutions and/or actions in connection with any restrictive trade practice or monopolies of the Company, a subsidiary and/or affiliated companies   $2,000,000

 

25.Resolutions and/or actions relating to the approval of transactions with directors and officers of the Company; and also with holders of controlling interests in the Company.   $2,000,000

 

26.Any event or action for which indemnification may be sought in accordance with the Law of Improvement of Enforcement Proceedings in the Israeli Securities Authority (Statutes Amendments) 2011.   $2,000,000

 

27.Claims of failure to exercise business judgment and a reasonable level of proficiency, expertise and care in regard of the Company’s business.   $2,000,000

 

28.Any claim or demand, not covered by any of the categories of events described above, which, pursuant to any applicable law, a person serving in a capacity of an Office Holder of the Company may be held liable to any government or agency thereof, or any person or entity, in connection with actions taken by such person serving in such Office Holder.   $2,000,000

 

29.Aggregate Limit Amount for all events together   $5,000,000
      
 *       Any reference in this Exhibit A to the Company shall include the Company and any entity in which the Indemnitee serves in a Corporate Capacity.    

 

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.4

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 6, 2021, entered into by and between Dror Ortho-Design Listd., an Israeli company (the “Company”), and the undersigned Director or Officer of the Company whose name appears on the signature page hereto (the “Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an Office Holder (“Nosse Misra”), as such term is defined in the Companies Law, 5759–1999, as amended (the “Companies Law” and “Office Holder” respectively), of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against Office Holders of companies and that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors and officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Articles of Association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (the “Amended Articles”), authorize the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its Office Holders and provide for insurance and exculpation to its Office Holders, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that (i) the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining competent persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future, (ii) and it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company's shareholders approved the terms of this Agreement and authorized the Company to enter into an agreement containing such terms with the Indemnitee, as required under the applicable provisions of the Israeli law; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to assure Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective manner and, in part, in order to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the indemnification, insurance and exculpation afforded by the Amended Articles will be available to Indemnitee, the Company wishes to undertake in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and as set forth in this Agreement and provide for insurance and exculpation of Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.

 

1.1.The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for any liability and expense specified in Sections 1.1.1     through 1.1.6 below, imposed on Indemnitee due to or in connection with an act performed by such Indemnitee, either prior to or after the date hereof, in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder of the Company or of any subsidiary thereof, including, without limitation, as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, any subsidiary thereof or any other corporation, collaboration, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in which Indemnitee serves at any time at the request of the Company (the “Corporate Capacity”). The term “act performed in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder” shall include, without limitation, any act, omission and failure to act and any other circumstances relating to or arising from Indemnitee’s service in a Corporate Capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Office Holder is the beneficiary of an indemnification undertaking provided by a subsidiary of the Company or any other entity (other than a Secondary Indemnitor (as defined below)), with respect to his Corporate Capacity with such subsidiary or entity, then the indemnification obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to such Corporate Capacity shall only apply to the extent that the indemnification by such subsidiary or other entity does not actually fully cover the indemnifiable liabilities and expenses relating thereto. The following shall be hereinafter referred to as “Indemnifiable Events”.

 

 

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1.1.1.Financial liability imposed on Indemnitee in favor of any person pursuant to a judgment, including a judgment rendered in the context of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by a court. For purposes of Section 1 of this Agreement, the term “person” shall include, without limitation, a natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, company, corporation, limited liability entity, unincorporated organization, estate, government, municipality, or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body;

 

1.1.2.Reasonable Expenses (as defined below) expended or incurred by Indemnitee as a result of an investigation or any proceeding instituted against the Indemnitee by an authority that is authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee and without imposing on the Indemnitee a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding, or that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee but imposing a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding in an offence that does not require proof of mens rea, or in connection with a financial sanction. In this section “conclusion of a proceeding without filing an indictment in a matter in which a criminal investigation has been instigated” and “financial liability in lieu of a criminal proceeding” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms under the Companies Law, and the term "financial sanction" shall mean such term as referred to in Section 260(a)(1a) of the Companies Law;

 

1.1.3.Reasonable Expenses incurred by or charged to Indemnitee by a court, in a proceeding instituted against him by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted or in which he was convicted of an offence that does not require proof of Mens Rea; and

 

1.1.4.Any other event, occurrence, matter or circumstances under any law with respect to which the Company may, or will be able to, indemnify an Office Holder (including, without limitation, in accordance with Section 56h(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968 (the “Israeli Securities Law”), if applicable, and Section 50P(b)(2) of the Israeli Restrictive Trade Practices Law, 5758-1988 (the “RTP Law”));

 

 

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1.1.5.A payment which the Indemnitee is obligated to make to an injured party as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable, and Expenses that it incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H'3, H'4 or I'1 of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable; and

 

1.1.6.Any other event, occurrence or circumstances in respect of which the Company may lawfully indemnify an Office Holder of the Company.

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in any claim relating to any matter for which indemnification hereunder may be provided. Expenses shall be considered paid or incurred by Indemnitee at such time as Indemnitee is required to pay or incur such cost or expenses, including upon receipt of an invoice or payment demand. The Company shall pay the Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.3.

 

1.2.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s undertaking to indemnify the Indemnitee in advance under Section 1.1 shall only be with respect to events described in Exhibit A hereto. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the categories of events listed in Exhibit A are likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company. The maximum amount of indemnification payable by the Company under Section 1.1 of this Agreement with respect to all persons with respect to whom the Company undertook to indemnify under agreements similar to this Agreement (the “Indemnifiable Persons”), per each Indemnifiable Event and for all Indemnifiable Events described in Exhibit A shall be as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Limit Amount”). If the Limit Amount is insufficient to cover all the indemnity amounts payable with respect to all Indemnifiable Persons, then such amount shall be allocated to such Indemnifiable Persons pro rata according to the percentage of their culpability, as finally determined by a court in the relevant claim, or, absent such determination or in the event such persons are parties to different claims, based on an equal pro rata allocation among such Indemnifiable Persons. The Limit Amount payable by the Company as described in Exhibit A is deemed by the Company to be reasonable in light of the circumstances. The indemnification provided under Section 1.1 herein shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by this Section 1.2 and Exhibit A if and to the extent such limits are no longer required by the Companies Law.

 

1.3.If so requested by Indemnitee, and subject to the Company’s repayment and reimbursements rights set forth in Sections 3 and 5 below, the Company shall pay amounts to cover Indemnitee’s Expenses with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under Section 1.1 above, as and when incurred. The payments of such amounts shall be made by the Company directly to the Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s legal and other advisors at the Indemnitee sole discretion, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by such Indemnitee therefor to the Company, and any such payment shall be deemed to constitute indemnification hereunder. All amounts paid as indemnification hereunder will be grossed-up to cover any tax payments Indemnitee may be required to make if the indemnification payments are taxable to Indemnitee. As part of the aforementioned undertaking, the Company will make available to Indemnitee any security or guarantee that Indemnitee may be required to post in accordance with an interim decision given by a court, governmental or administrative body, or an arbitrator, including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on Indemnitee’s assets.

 

 

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1.4.The Company’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period (the “Indemnification Period”) as Indemnitee shall be subject to any actual, possible or threatened claim, action, suit, demand or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee’s service in the Corporate Capacity as described in Section 1.1 above, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such position.

 

1.5.The Company undertakes that, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, as long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance and Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer under such policy or policies. The Company hereby undertakes to notify the Indemnitee 30 days prior to the expiration or termination of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

 

1.6.The Company undertakes to give prompt written notice of the commencement of any claim hereunder to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the policies. The Company shall thereafter diligently take all actions reasonably necessary under the circumstances to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. The above shall not derogate from Company’s authority to freely negotiate or reach any compromise with the insurer which is reasonable, at the Company’s sole discretion, provided that the Company shall act in good faith and in a diligent manner.

 

2.SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to (i) any act, event or circumstance with respect to which it is prohibited to do so under applicable law, or (ii) a counter claim made by the Company or in its name in connection with a claim against the Company filed by the Indemnitee.

 

3.REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

 

3.1.In the event that the Company provides or is required to provide indemnification with respect to Expenses hereunder and at any time thereafter a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final, non-appealable decision, that the Indemnitee was not entitled to such payments, the amounts so indemnified by the Company will be promptly repaid by Indemnitee, unless the Indemnitee disputes the Company’s determination, in which case the Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company shall be postponed until such dispute is finally resolved, and all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.

 

3.2.Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company for any Expenses or other sums paid hereunder shall be deemed as a loan given to Indemnitee by the Company subject to the minimum interest rate prescribed by Section 3(9) of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, or any other legislation replacing it, which is not considered a taxable benefit.

 

 

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4.SUBROGATION.

 

4.1.Except as set forth in Section 4.2 below, in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

4.2.The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by a venture capital fund, shareholder(s) of the Company or other third parties and certain of their affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Articles (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.2.

 

4.3.If any Secondary Indemnitors is or was a party or is a witness or responding to discovery in any proceeding indemnifiable by Indemnitee under this Agreement, and such Secondary Indemnitor’s involvement in the proceeding arises directly or indirectly from the Indemnitee’s Corporate Capacity then, subject to any applicable law, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, such Secondary Indemnitor shall be entitled (without duplications) to all of the indemnification rights and remedies (including, without limitation, the advancement of Expenses) solely to the extent that the Indemnitee would have been entitled to an indemnification in connection with such proceeding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and provided that such indemnifications shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have been made to the Indemnitee himself. The Company and the Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.3.

 

5.REIMBURSEMENT.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.2 above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Indemnifiable Event to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy or otherwise (without any obligation of Indemnitee to repay any such amount) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. Any amounts paid to Indemnitee under such insurance policy or otherwise after the Company has indemnified Indemnitee for such liability or Expense shall be repaid to the Company promptly upon receipt by Indemnitee, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3.

 

 

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6.EFFECTIVENESS.

 

The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and was duly adopted and approved by the Company, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its execution.

 

7.NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM.

 

Indemnitee shall notify the Company of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, and of the receipt of any notice or threat that any such legal proceeding has been or shall or may be initiated against Indemnitee (including any proceedings by or against the Company and any subsidiary thereof), promptly upon Indemnitee first becoming so aware; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless and to the extent that such failure to provide notice materially and adversely prejudices the Company’s ability to defend such action. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the address shown in the preamble to this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof and without derogating from Sections 1.1 and 2:

 

7.1.The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

 

7.2.Except as otherwise provided below, the Company, alone or jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel selected by the Company which counsel is reasonably reputable with experience in the relevant field. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee, unless: (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) the Company shall have, in good faith, reasonably concluded based on a written opinion of an independent legal counsel that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action; or (iii) the Company has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Company shall have reached the conclusion specified in (ii) above. In the event that Indemnitee shall employ his or her own counsel, such counsel shall be fully updated on the defense procedure, and the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Indemnitee shall cooperate with each other, as may be required, on the course of the defense.

 

7.3.The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts or expenses paid in connection with a settlement of any action, claim or otherwise, effected without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

7.4.The Company shall have the right to conduct the defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion (provided that the Company shall conduct the defense in good faith and in a diligent manner), including the right to settle or compromise any claim or to consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee, provided that, the amount of such settlement, compromise or judgment does not exceed the Limit Amount (if applicable) and is fully indemnifiable pursuant to this Agreement (subject to Section 1.2 of this Agreement) and/or applicable law, and any such settlement, compromise or judgment does not impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. The Indemnitee’s consent shall not be required if the settlement includes a complete release of Indemnitee, does not contain any admission of wrong-doing by Indemnitee, and includes monetary sanctions only as provided above. In the case of criminal proceedings the Company and/or its legal counsel will not have the right to plead guilty or agree to a plea-bargain in the Indemnitee’s name without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

 

 

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7.5.Indemnitee shall fully cooperate with the Company and shall give the Company all information and access to documents, files and to his advisors and representatives as shall be within Indemnitee’s power, in every reasonable way as may be required by the Company with respect to any claim which is the subject matter of this Agreement and in the defense of other claims asserted against the Company (other than claims asserted by Indemnitee), provided that the Company shall cover all expenses, costs and fees incidental thereto such that the Indemnitee will not be required to pay or bear such expenses, costs and fees, and provided, further, that Indemnitee shall not be required to take any action that would in any way prejudice his defense or waive any defense or position available to him in connection with any proceeding.

 

7.6.Neither the Company nor any of its agents, employees, directors or officers shall make any statement to the public or to any other person regarding any settlement of claims against Indemnitee that would in any manner cast any negative light, inference or aspersion against Indemnitee, and it shall be a requirement of such settlement that the terms of such settlement shall be confidential.

 

8.EXCULPATION.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Company hereby releases, in advance, the Office Holder from liability to the Company for any damage that arises from the breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care to the Company (within the meaning of such terms under Sections 252 and 253 of the Companies Law), other than breach of the duty of care towards the Company in a distribution (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).

 

9.NON-EXCLUSIVITY.

 

The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Amended Articles, applicable law or otherwise and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period the indemnification rights of the then serving directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the indemnification rights provided under this Agreement to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such more favorable indemnification rights to the extent permitted by law.

 

10.PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION.

 

If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceedings, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 above, any amount received by Indemnitee (under any insurance policy or otherwise) shall not reduce the Limit Amount hereunder and shall not derogate from the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement up to the Limit Amount, as set forth in Section 1.2.

 

 

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11.BINDING EFFECT.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company or a transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the same indemnification and insurance provisions as the most favorable indemnification and insurance provisions afforded to the then-serving Office Holders of the Company. In the event that in connection with such transaction the Company purchases a directors and officers’ “tail” or “run-off” policy for the benefit of its then serving Office Holders, then such policy shall cover Indemnitee and such coverage shall be deemed to be in satisfaction of the insurance requirements under this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve in a Corporate Capacity.

 

Any amendment to the Companies Law, the Israeli Securities Law, the RTP Law or other applicable law adversely affecting the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified, insured or released pursuant hereto shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify or insure the Indemnitee for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.

 

12.SEVERABILITY.

 

The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.NOTICE.

 

All notices and other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed provided if delivered personally, telecopied, sent by email, reputable overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses shown in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of telecopier or email, one business day after the date of transmission if confirmation of receipt is received, (iii) in the case of a reputable overnight courier, three business days after deposit with such reputable overnight courier service, and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the seventh business day following that on which the mail containing such communication is posted.

 

 

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14.GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions of those laws. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Tel Aviv, Israel for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

15.ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other agreements, contracts or understandings between the parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

16.NO MODIFICATION AND NO WAIVER.

 

No supplement, modification or amendment, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any waiver shall be in writing. The Company hereby undertakes not to amend its Articles of Association in a manner which will adversely affect the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.ASSIGNMENTS; NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder except with the express prior written consent of the other party. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create or imply an obligation for the benefit of a third party. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to create any right of any insurer that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, to claim, on behalf of Indemnitee, any rights hereunder.

 

18.INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless the context shall otherwise require: words in the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any part hereof; all references herein to Sections or clauses shall be deemed references to Sections or clauses of this Agreement; any references to any agreement or other instrument or law, statute or regulation are to it as amended, supplemented or restated, from time to time (and, in the case of any law, to any successor provisions or re- enactment or modification thereof being in force at the time); any reference to “law” shall include any supranational, national, federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; any reference to a “day” or a number of “days” (without any explicit reference otherwise, such as to business days) shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar days; reference to month or year means according to the Gregorian calendar; reference to a “company”, “corporate body” or “entity” shall include a, partnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, estate, or a government municipality or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body, and reference to a “person” shall mean any of the foregoing or a natural person.

 

 

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19.COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument; it being understood that parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of an executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic delivery in pdf format or signed electronically (in Adobe PDF, DocuSign or any other format) shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as an original.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, each acting under due and proper authority, have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first mentioned above, in one or more counterparts.

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.  
     
By:  
     
Name and title: Shraga Braverman –  
     
  Chief Executive Officer  
     
     
Indemnitee:    
     
Name: Moshe Shvets  
     
Signature:  
     
Address: Beit Meir 44, Israel  

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

  CATEGORY OF INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT   LIMIT
AMOUNT
PER EACH
SPECIFIC
EVENT
WITHIN
THIS
CATEGORY
OF
EVENTS

 

1.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with employment relationships with employees or consultants or any employee union or similar or comparable organization.   $2,000,000

 

2.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with business relations of any kind between the Company and its employees, independent contractors, customers, suppliers, partners, distributors, agents, resellers, representatives, licensors, licensees, service providers and other business associates.   $2,000,000

 

3.Negotiations, execution, delivery and performance of agreements of any kind or nature and any decisions or deliberations relating to actions or omissions relating to the foregoing, any acts, omissions or circumstances that do or may constitute or are alleged to constitute anti-competitive acts, acts of commercial wrongdoing, or failure to meet any standard of conduct which is or may be applicable to such acts, omissions or circumstances.   $2,000,000

 

4.Approval of and recommendation or information provided to shareholders with respect to any and all corporate actions, including the approval of the acts of the Company’s management, their guidance and their supervision, matters relating to the approval of transactions with Office Holders (including, without limitation, all compensation related matters) or shareholders, including controlling persons and claims and allegations of failure to exercise business judgment, reasonable level of proficiency, expertise, care or any other applicable standard, with respect to the foregoing or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business, strategy, operations and prospective outlook, and any discussions, deliberations, reviews or other preparatory or preliminary phases relating to any of the foregoing.   $2,000,000

 

5.Violation, infringement, misappropriation, dilution and other misuse of copyrights, patents, designs, trade secrets, confidential information, proprietary information and any intellectual property rights, acts in connection with the registration, assertion or protection of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims related to intellectual property, breach of confidentiality obligations, acts in regard of invasion of privacy or any violation of privacy or privacy related right, including with respect to databases or handling, collection or use of private information, acts in connection with slander and defamation, and claims in connection with publishing or providing any information, including any filings with any governmental authorities, whether or not required under any applicable laws.   $2,000,000

 

 

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6.Violations of or failure to comply with securities laws, and any regulations or other rules promulgated thereunder, of any jurisdiction, including without limitation, claims under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the U.S. Exchange Act of 1934 or under the Israeli Securities Law, fraudulent disclosure claims, failure to comply with any securities authority or any stock exchange disclosure or other rules and any other claims relating to relationships with investors, debt holders, shareholders, optionholders, holders of any other equity or debt instrument of the Company, and otherwise with the investment community (including without limitation any such claims relating to merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company) ; claims relating to or arising out of financing arrangements, any breach of financial covenants or other obligations towards investors, lenders or debt holders, class actions, violations of laws requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations in any jurisdiction, including in connection with disclosure, offering or other transaction related documents; actions taken in connection with the issuance, purchase, holding or disposition of any type of securities of Company, including, without limitation, the grant of options, warrants or other rights to purchase any of the same or any offering of the Company’s securities (whether on behalf of the Company or on behalf of any holders of securities of the Company) to private investors, underwriters, resellers or to the public, and listing of such securities, or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public or from private investors or other holders, and any undertakings, representations, warranties and other obligations related to any of the foregoing or to the Company’s status as a public company or as an issuer of securities.   $2,000,000

 

7.Liabilities arising in connection with any products or services developed, distributed, rendered, sold, provided, licensed or marketed by the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any actions or omissions in connection with the distribution, provision, sale, marketing, license or use of such products or services, including without limitation in connection with professional liability and product liability claims.   $2,000,000

 

8.The offering of securities by the Company (whether on behalf of itself or on behalf of any holder of securities and any other person) to the public and/or to offerees or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public and/or from private investors or other holders pursuant to a prospectus, offering documents, agreements, notices, reports, tenders and/or other processes.   $2,000,000

 

9.Events, facts or circumstances in connection with change in ownership or in the structure of the Company, its reorganization, dissolution, winding up, any other arrangements concerning creditors rights, merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company, and the approval of failure to approve of any corporate actions and any matters relating to corporate governance, capital structure, articles of association or other charter or governance documents, appointment or dismissal of office holders or compensation thereof and appointment or dismissal of auditors, internal auditor or any other person performing any services for the Company.   $2,000,000

 

 

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10.Any claim or demand made in connection with any transaction not in the ordinary course of business of the Company, as well as the sale, lease, purchase or acquisition of, or the receipt or grant of any rights with respect to, any assets or business.   $2,000,000

 

11.Any claim or demand made by any third party suffering any personal injury and/or bodily injury or damage to business or personal property or any other type of damage through any act or omission attributed to the Company, or its employees, agents or other persons acting or allegedly acting on its behalf, including, without limitation, failure to make proper safety arrangements for the Company or its employees and liabilities arising from any accidental or continuous damage or harm to the Company’s employees, its contractors, its guests and visitors as a result of an accidental or continuous event, or employment conditions, permanent or temporary, in the Company’s offices.   $2,000,000

 

12.Any claim or demand made directly or indirectly in connection with complete or partial failure, by the Company or its directors, officers and employees, to pay, report, keep applicable records or otherwise, of any local or foreign federal, state, county, municipal or city taxes or other taxes or compulsory payments of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, income, sales, use, transfer, excise, value added, registration, severance, stamp, occupation, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll or employee withholding or other withholding, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.   $2,000,000

 

13.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial or civil actions orders,decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental entity or other person alleging potential responsibility or liability (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, for natural resources damages, property damage, personal injuries or penalties or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or related to (a) the presence of, release, spill, emission, leaning, dumping, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, leaching or migration into the environment (each a “Release”) or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any environmental law, at any location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any environmental law or environmental permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable environmental law.   $2,000,000

 

14.Any administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental or regulatory entity or authority or any other person alleging the failure to comply with any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to the Company or any of its businesses, assets or operations, or the terms and conditions of any operating certificate or licensing agreement.   $2,000,000

 

 

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15.Participation and/or non-participation at Company Board meetings, expression of opinion or view and/or voting and/or abstention from voting at Company Board meetings, including, in each case, any committee thereof, as well as expression of opinion publicly in connection with the service as an Office Holder.   $2,000,000

 

16.Review and approval of the Company’s financial statements and any specific items or matters within, including any action, consent or approval related to or arising from the foregoing, including, without limitations, engagement of or execution of certificates for the benefit of third parties related to the financial statements.   $2,000,000

 

17.Violation of laws, rules or regulations requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations (including without limitation relating to export, import, encryption, antitrust or competition authorities) or laws related to any governmental grants in any jurisdiction.   $2,000,000

 

18.Resolutions and/or actions relating to investments in the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies and/or investment in corporate or other entities and/or investments in other traded or non-traded securities and/or any other form of investment.   $2,000,000

 

19.Liabilities arising out of advertising, including misrepresentations regarding the Company's products or services and unlawful distribution of emails.   $2,000,000

 

20.Management of the Company’s bank accounts, including money management, foreign currency deposits, securities, loans and credit facilities, credit cards, bank guarantees, letters of credit, consultation agreements concerning investments including with portfolio managers, hedging transactions, options, futures, and the like.   $2,000,000

 

21.All actions, consents and approvals, including any prior discussions, reviews and deliberations, relating to a distribution of dividends, in cash or otherwise, or to any other "distribution" as such term is defined under the Companies Law.   $2,000,000

 

22.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial, civil or criminal, actions orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance, violation or breaches alleging potential responsibility, liability, loss or damage (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement, investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, property damage or penalties, or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief), whether alleged or claimed by customers, consumers, regulators, shareholders or others, arising out of, based on or related to: (a) cyber security, cyber- attacks, data loss or breaches, unauthorized access to databases and use or disclosure of information contained therein, not preventing or detecting the breach or failing to otherwise disclose or respond to the breach; (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any law, permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable law governing data security, data protection, network security, information systems, privacy or any cyber environment (including, users, networks, devices, software, processes, information systems, databases, information in storage or transit, applications, services, and systems that can be connected directly or indirectly to networks); (c) failure to implement a reporting system or control, or failure to monitor or oversee the operation of such a system; (d) data destruction, extortion, theft, hacking, and denial of service attacks; losses or liabilities to others caused by errors and omissions, failure to safeguard data or defamation; or (e) security-audit, post-incident public relations and investigative expenses, criminal reward funds, data breach/privacy crisis management (including, management of an incident, investigation, remediation, data subject notification, call management, credit checking for data subjects, legal costs, court attendance and regulatory fines), extortion liability (including, losses due to a threat of extortion, professional fees related to dealing with the extortion), or network security liability (including, losses as a result of denial of access, costs related to data on third-parties and costs related to the theft of data on third-party systems).   $2,000,000

 

 

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23.An announcement or statement, including a position taken or an opinion or representation made in good faith by the Office Holder in the course of his duties or in conjunction with his duties, whether in public or in private, including during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company or any of the committees thereof.   $2,000,000

 

24.Resolutions and/or actions in connection with any restrictive trade practice or monopolies of the Company, a subsidiary and/or affiliated companies   $2,000,000

 

25.Resolutions and/or actions relating to the approval of transactions with directors and officers of the Company; and also with holders of controlling interests in the Company.   $2,000,000

 

26.Any event or action for which indemnification may be sought in accordance with the Law of Improvement of Enforcement Proceedings in the Israeli Securities Authority (Statutes Amendments) 2011.   $2,000,000

 

27.Claims of failure to exercise business judgment and a reasonable level of proficiency, expertise and care in regard of the Company’s business.   $2,000,000

 

28.Any claim or demand, not covered by any of the categories of events described above, which, pursuant to any applicable law, a person serving in a capacity of an Office Holder of the Company may be held liable to any government or agency thereof, or any person or entity, in connection with actions taken by such person serving in such Office Holder.   $2,000,000

 

29.Aggregate Limit Amount for all events together   $5,000,000
      
 *       Any reference in this Exhibit A to the Company shall include the Company and any entity in which the Indemnitee serves in a Corporate Capacity.    

 

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.5

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 6, 2021, entered into by and between Dror Ortho-Design Listd., an Israeli company (the “Company”), and the undersigned Director or Officer of the Company whose name appears on the signature page hereto (the “Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an Office Holder (“Nosse Misra”), as such term is defined in the Companies Law, 5759–1999, as amended (the “Companies Law” and “Office Holder” respectively), of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against Office Holders of companies and that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors and officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Articles of Association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (the “Amended Articles”), authorize the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its Office Holders and provide for insurance and exculpation to its Office Holders, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that (i) the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining competent persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future, (ii) and it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s shareholders approved the terms of this Agreement and authorized the Company to enter into an agreement containing such terms with the Indemnitee, as required under the applicable provisions of the Israeli law; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to assure Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective manner and, in part, in order to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the indemnification, insurance and exculpation afforded by the Amended Articles will be available to Indemnitee, the Company wishes to undertake in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and as set forth in this Agreement and provide for insurance and exculpation of Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.

 

1.1.The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for any liability and expense specified in Sections 1.1.1 through 1.1.6 below, imposed on Indemnitee due to or in connection with an act performed by such Indemnitee, either prior to or after the date hereof, in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder of the Company or of any subsidiary thereof, including, without limitation, as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, any subsidiary thereof or any other corporation, collaboration, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in which Indemnitee serves at any time at the request of the Company (the “Corporate Capacity”). The term “act performed in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder” shall include, without limitation, any act, omission and failure to act and any other circumstances relating to or arising from Indemnitee’s service in a Corporate Capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Office Holder is the beneficiary of an indemnification undertaking provided by a subsidiary of the Company or any other entity (other than a Secondary Indemnitor (as defined below)), with respect to his Corporate Capacity with such subsidiary or entity, then the indemnification obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to such Corporate Capacity shall only apply to the extent that the indemnification by such subsidiary or other entity does not actually fully cover the indemnifiable liabilities and expenses relating thereto. The following shall be hereinafter referred to as “Indemnifiable Events”.

 

 

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1.1.1.Financial liability imposed on Indemnitee in favor of any person pursuant to a judgment, including a judgment rendered in the context of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by a court. For purposes of Section 1 of this Agreement, the term “person” shall include, without limitation, a natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, company, corporation, limited liability entity, unincorporated organization, estate, government, municipality, or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body;

 

1.1.2.Reasonable Expenses (as defined below) expended or incurred by Indemnitee as a result of an investigation or any proceeding instituted against the Indemnitee by an authority that is authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee and without imposing on the Indemnitee a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding, or that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee but imposing a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding in an offence that does not require proof of mens rea, or in connection with a financial sanction. In this section “conclusion of a proceeding without filing an indictment in a matter in which a criminal investigation has been instigated” and “financial liability in lieu of a criminal proceeding” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms under the Companies Law, and the term “financial sanction” shall mean such term as referred to in Section 260(a)(1a) of the Companies Law;

 

1.1.3.Reasonable Expenses incurred by or charged to Indemnitee by a court, in a proceeding instituted against him by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted or in which he was convicted of an offence that does not require proof of Mens Rea; and

 

1.1.4.Any other event, occurrence, matter or circumstances under any law with respect to which the Company may, or will be able to, indemnify an Office Holder (including, without limitation, in accordance with Section 56h(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968 (the “Israeli Securities Law”), if applicable, and Section 50P(b)(2) of the Israeli Restrictive Trade Practices Law, 5758-1988 (the “RTP Law”));

 

 

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1.1.5.A payment which the Indemnitee is obligated to make to an injured party as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable, and Expenses that it incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H’3, H’4 or I’1 of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable; and

 

1.1.6.Any other event, occurrence or circumstances in respect of which the Company may lawfully indemnify an Office Holder of the Company.

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in any claim relating to any matter for which indemnification hereunder may be provided. Expenses shall be considered paid or incurred by Indemnitee at such time as Indemnitee is required to pay or incur such cost or expenses, including upon receipt of an invoice or payment demand. The Company shall pay the Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.3.

 

1.2.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s undertaking to indemnify the Indemnitee in advance under Section 1.1 shall only be with respect to events described in Exhibit A hereto. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the categories of events listed in Exhibit A are likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company. The maximum amount of indemnification payable by the Company under Section 1.1 of this Agreement with respect to all persons with respect to whom the Company undertook to indemnify under agreements similar to this Agreement (the “Indemnifiable Persons”), per each Indemnifiable Event and for all Indemnifiable Events described in Exhibit A shall be as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Limit Amount”). If the Limit Amount is insufficient to cover all the indemnity amounts payable with respect to all Indemnifiable Persons, then such amount shall be allocated to such Indemnifiable Persons pro rata according to the percentage of their culpability, as finally determined by a court in the relevant claim, or, absent such determination or in the event such persons are parties to different claims, based on an equal pro rata allocation among such Indemnifiable Persons. The Limit Amount payable by the Company as described in Exhibit A is deemed by the Company to be reasonable in light of the circumstances. The indemnification provided under Section 1.1 herein shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by this Section 1.2 and Exhibit A if and to the extent such limits are no longer required by the Companies Law.

 

1.3.If so requested by Indemnitee, and subject to the Company’s repayment and reimbursements rights set forth in Sections 3 and 5 below, the Company shall pay amounts to cover Indemnitee’s Expenses with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under Section 1.1 above, as and when incurred. The payments of such amounts shall be made by the Company directly to the Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s legal and other advisors at the Indemnitee sole discretion, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by such Indemnitee therefor to the Company, and any such payment shall be deemed to constitute indemnification hereunder. All amounts paid as indemnification hereunder will be grossed-up to cover any tax payments Indemnitee may be required to make if the indemnification payments are taxable to Indemnitee. As part of the aforementioned undertaking, the Company will make available to Indemnitee any security or guarantee that Indemnitee may be required to post in accordance with an interim decision given by a court, governmental or administrative body, or an arbitrator, including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on Indemnitee’s assets.

 

 

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1.4.The Company’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period (the “Indemnification Period”) as Indemnitee shall be subject to any actual, possible or threatened claim, action, suit, demand or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee’s service in the Corporate Capacity as described in Section 1.1 above, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such position.

 

1.5.The Company undertakes that, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, as long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance and Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer under such policy or policies. The Company hereby undertakes to notify the Indemnitee 30 days prior to the expiration or termination of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

 

1.6.The Company undertakes to give prompt written notice of the commencement of any claim hereunder to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the policies. The Company shall thereafter diligently take all actions reasonably necessary under the circumstances to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. The above shall not derogate from Company’s authority to freely negotiate or reach any compromise with the insurer which is reasonable, at the Company’s sole discretion, provided that the Company shall act in good faith and in a diligent manner.

 

2.SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to (i) any act, event or circumstance with respect to which it is prohibited to do so under applicable law, or (ii) a counter claim made by the Company or in its name in connection with a claim against the Company filed by the Indemnitee.

 

3.REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

 

3.1.In the event that the Company provides or is required to provide indemnification with respect to Expenses hereunder and at any time thereafter a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final, non-appealable decision, that the Indemnitee was not entitled to such payments, the amounts so indemnified by the Company will be promptly repaid by Indemnitee, unless the Indemnitee disputes the Company’s determination, in which case the Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company shall be postponed until such dispute is finally resolved, and all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.

 

3.2.Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company for any Expenses or other sums paid hereunder shall be deemed as a loan given to Indemnitee by the Company subject to the minimum interest rate prescribed by Section 3(9) of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, or any other legislation replacing it, which is not considered a taxable benefit.

 

 

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4.SUBROGATION.

 

4.1.Except as set forth in Section 4.2 below, in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

4.2.The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by a venture capital fund, shareholder(s) of the Company or other third parties and certain of their affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Articles (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.2.

 

4.3.If any Secondary Indemnitors is or was a party or is a witness or responding to discovery in any proceeding indemnifiable by Indemnitee under this Agreement, and such Secondary Indemnitor’s involvement in the proceeding arises directly or indirectly from the Indemnitee’s Corporate Capacity then, subject to any applicable law, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, such Secondary Indemnitor shall be entitled (without duplications) to all of the indemnification rights and remedies (including, without limitation, the advancement of Expenses) solely to the extent that the Indemnitee would have been entitled to an indemnification in connection with such proceeding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and provided that such indemnifications shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have been made to the Indemnitee himself. The Company and the Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.3.

 

5.REIMBURSEMENT.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.2 above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Indemnifiable Event to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy or otherwise (without any obligation of Indemnitee to repay any such amount) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. Any amounts paid to Indemnitee under such insurance policy or otherwise after the Company has indemnified Indemnitee for such liability or Expense shall be repaid to the Company promptly upon receipt by Indemnitee, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3.

 

 

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6.EFFECTIVENESS.

 

The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and was duly adopted and approved by the Company, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its execution.

 

7.NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM.

 

Indemnitee shall notify the Company of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, and of the receipt of any notice or threat that any such legal proceeding has been or shall or may be initiated against Indemnitee (including any proceedings by or against the Company and any subsidiary thereof), promptly upon Indemnitee first becoming so aware; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless and to the extent that such failure to provide notice materially and adversely prejudices the Company’s ability to defend such action. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the address shown in the preamble to this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof and without derogating from Sections 1.1 and 2:

 

7.1.The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

 

7.2.Except as otherwise provided below, the Company, alone or jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel selected by the Company which counsel is reasonably reputable with experience in the relevant field. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee, unless: (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) the Company shall have, in good faith, reasonably concluded based on a written opinion of an independent legal counsel that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action; or (iii) the Company has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Company shall have reached the conclusion specified in (ii) above. In the event that Indemnitee shall employ his or her own counsel, such counsel shall be fully updated on the defense procedure, and the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Indemnitee shall cooperate with each other, as may be required, on the course of the defense.

 

7.3.The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts or expenses paid in connection with a settlement of any action, claim or otherwise, effected without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

7.4.The Company shall have the right to conduct the defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion (provided that the Company shall conduct the defense in good faith and in a diligent manner), including the right to settle or compromise any claim or to consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee, provided that, the amount of such settlement, compromise or judgment does not exceed the Limit Amount (if applicable) and is fully indemnifiable pursuant to this Agreement (subject to Section 1.2 of this Agreement) and/or applicable law, and any such settlement, compromise or judgment does not impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. The Indemnitee’s consent shall not be required if the settlement includes a complete release of Indemnitee, does not contain any admission of wrong-doing by Indemnitee, and includes monetary sanctions only as provided above. In the case of criminal proceedings the Company and/or its legal counsel will not have the right to plead guilty or agree to a plea-bargain in the Indemnitee’s name without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

 

 

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7.5.Indemnitee shall fully cooperate with the Company and shall give the Company all information and access to documents, files and to his advisors and representatives as shall be within Indemnitee’s power, in every reasonable way as may be required by the Company with respect to any claim which is the subject matter of this Agreement and in the defense of other claims asserted against the Company (other than claims asserted by Indemnitee), provided that the Company shall cover all expenses, costs and fees incidental thereto such that the Indemnitee will not be required to pay or bear such expenses, costs and fees, and provided, further, that Indemnitee shall not be required to take any action that would in any way prejudice his defense or waive any defense or position available to him in connection with any proceeding.

 

7.6.Neither the Company nor any of its agents, employees, directors or officers shall make any statement to the public or to any other person regarding any settlement of claims against Indemnitee that would in any manner cast any negative light, inference or aspersion against Indemnitee, and it shall be a requirement of such settlement that the terms of such settlement shall be confidential.

 

8.EXCULPATION.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Company hereby releases, in advance, the Office Holder from liability to the Company for any damage that arises from the breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care to the Company (within the meaning of such terms under Sections 252 and 253 of the Companies Law), other than breach of the duty of care towards the Company in a distribution (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).

 

9.NON-EXCLUSIVITY.

 

The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Amended Articles, applicable law or otherwise and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period the indemnification rights of the then serving directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the indemnification rights provided under this Agreement to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such more favorable indemnification rights to the extent permitted by law.

 

10.PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION.

 

If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceedings, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 above, any amount received by Indemnitee (under any insurance policy or otherwise) shall not reduce the Limit Amount hereunder and shall not derogate from the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement up to the Limit Amount, as set forth in Section 1.2.

 

 

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11.BINDING EFFECT.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company or a transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the same indemnification and insurance provisions as the most favorable indemnification and insurance provisions afforded to the then-serving Office Holders of the Company. In the event that in connection with such transaction the Company purchases a directors and officers’ “tail” or “run-off” policy for the benefit of its then serving Office Holders, then such policy shall cover Indemnitee and such coverage shall be deemed to be in satisfaction of the insurance requirements under this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve in a Corporate Capacity.

 

Any amendment to the Companies Law, the Israeli Securities Law, the RTP Law or other applicable law adversely affecting the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified, insured or released pursuant hereto shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify or insure the Indemnitee for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.

 

12.SEVERABILITY.

 

The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.NOTICE.

 

All notices and other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed provided if delivered personally, telecopied, sent by email, reputable overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses shown in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of telecopier or email, one business day after the date of transmission if confirmation of receipt is received, (iii) in the case of a reputable overnight courier, three business days after deposit with such reputable overnight courier service, and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the seventh business day following that on which the mail containing such communication is posted.

 

 

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14.GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions of those laws. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Tel Aviv, Israel for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

15.ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other agreements, contracts or understandings between the parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

16.NO MODIFICATION AND NO WAIVER.

 

No supplement, modification or amendment, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any waiver shall be in writing. The Company hereby undertakes not to amend its Articles of Association in a manner which will adversely affect the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.ASSIGNMENTS; NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder except with the express prior written consent of the other party. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create or imply an obligation for the benefit of a third party. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to create any right of any insurer that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, to claim, on behalf of Indemnitee, any rights hereunder.

 

18.INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless the context shall otherwise require: words in the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any part hereof; all references herein to Sections or clauses shall be deemed references to Sections or clauses of this Agreement; any references to any agreement or other instrument or law, statute or regulation are to it as amended, supplemented or restated, from time to time (and, in the case of any law, to any successor provisions or re- enactment or modification thereof being in force at the time); any reference to “law” shall include any supranational, national, federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; any reference to a “day” or a number of “days” (without any explicit reference otherwise, such as to business days) shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar days; reference to month or year means according to the Gregorian calendar; reference to a “company”, “corporate body” or “entity” shall include a, partnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, estate, or a government municipality or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body, and reference to a “person” shall mean any of the foregoing or a natural person.

 

 

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19.COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument; it being understood that parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of an executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic delivery in pdf format or signed electronically (in Adobe PDF, DocuSign or any other format) shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as an original.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, each acting under due and proper authority, have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first mentioned above, in one or more counterparts.

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.  
     
By:    
     
Name and title: Shraga Braverman –  
     
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Indemnitee:    
     
Name: Chaim Hurvitz  
     
Signature:    
     
Address: Chaim Hurvitz  

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

  CATEGORY OF INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT LIMIT AMOUNT PER EACH SPECIFIC
EVENT WITHIN THIS CATEGORY
OF
EVENTS

 

1.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with employment relationships with employees or consultants or any employee union or similar or comparable organization. $2,000,000

  

2.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with business relations of any kind between the Company and its employees, independent contractors, customers, suppliers, partners, distributors, agents, resellers, representatives, licensors, licensees, service providers and other business associates. $2,000,000

  

3.Negotiations, execution, delivery and performance of agreements of any kind or nature and any decisions or deliberations relating to actions or omissions relating to the foregoing, any acts, omissions or circumstances that do or may constitute or are alleged to constitute anti-competitive acts, acts of commercial wrongdoing, or failure to meet any standard of conduct which is or may be applicable to such acts, omissions or circumstances. $2,000,000

 

4.Approval of and recommendation or information provided to shareholders with respect to any and all corporate actions, including the approval of the acts of the Company’s management, their guidance and their supervision, matters relating to the approval of transactions with Office Holders (including, without limitation, all compensation related matters) or shareholders, including controlling persons and claims and allegations of failure to exercise business judgment, reasonable level of proficiency, expertise, care or any other applicable standard, with respect to the foregoing or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business, strategy, operations and prospective outlook, and any discussions, deliberations, reviews or other preparatory or preliminary phases relating to any of the foregoing. $2,000,000

  

5.Violation, infringement, misappropriation, dilution and other misuse of copyrights, patents, designs, trade secrets, confidential information, proprietary information and any intellectual property rights, acts in connection with the registration, assertion or protection of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims related to intellectual property, breach of confidentiality obligations, acts in regard of invasion of privacy or any violation of privacy or privacy related right, including with respect to databases or handling, collection or use of private information, acts in connection with slander and defamation, and claims in connection with publishing or providing any information, including any filings with any governmental authorities, whether or not required under any applicable laws. $2,000,000

 

 

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6.Violations of or failure to comply with securities laws, and any regulations or other rules promulgated thereunder, of any jurisdiction, including without limitation, claims under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the U.S. Exchange Act of 1934 or under the Israeli Securities Law, fraudulent disclosure claims, failure to comply with any securities authority or any stock exchange disclosure or other rules and any other claims relating to relationships with investors, debt holders, shareholders, optionholders, holders of any other equity or debt instrument of the Company, and otherwise with the investment community (including without limitation any such claims relating to merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company) ; claims relating to or arising out of financing arrangements, any breach of financial covenants or other obligations towards investors, lenders or debt holders, class actions, violations of laws requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations in any jurisdiction, including in connection with disclosure, offering or other transaction related documents; actions taken in connection with the issuance, purchase, holding or disposition of any type of securities of Company, including, without limitation, the grant of options, warrants or other rights to purchase any of the same or any offering of the Company’s securities (whether on behalf of the Company or on behalf of any holders of securities of the Company) to private investors, underwriters, resellers or to the public, and listing of such securities, or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public or from private investors or other holders, and any undertakings, representations, warranties and other obligations related to any of the foregoing or to the Company’s status as a public company or as an issuer of securities. $2,000,000

 

7.Liabilities arising in connection with any products or services developed, distributed, rendered, sold, provided, licensed or marketed by the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any actions or omissions in connection with the distribution, provision, sale, marketing, license or use of such products or services, including without limitation in connection with professional liability and product liability claims. $2,000,000

 

8.The offering of securities by the Company (whether on behalf of itself or on behalf of any holder of securities and any other person) to the public and/or to offerees or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public and/or from private investors or other holders pursuant to a prospectus, offering documents, agreements, notices, reports, tenders and/or other processes. $2,000,000

 

9.Events, facts or circumstances in connection with change in ownership or in the structure of the Company, its reorganization, dissolution, winding up, any other arrangements concerning creditors rights, merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company, and the approval of failure to approve of any corporate actions and any matters relating to corporate governance, capital structure, articles of association or other charter or governance documents, appointment or dismissal of office holders or compensation thereof and appointment or dismissal of auditors, internal auditor or any other person performing any services for the Company. $2,000,000

 

 

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10.Any claim or demand made in connection with any transaction not in the ordinary course of business of the Company, as well as the sale, lease, purchase or acquisition of, or the receipt or grant of any rights with respect to, any assets or business. $2,000,000

 

11.Any claim or demand made by any third party suffering any personal injury and/or bodily injury or damage to business or personal property or any other type of damage through any act or omission attributed to the Company, or its employees, agents or other persons acting or allegedly acting on its behalf, including, without limitation, failure to make proper safety arrangements for the Company or its employees and liabilities arising from any accidental or continuous damage or harm to the Company’s employees, its contractors, its guests and visitors as a result of an accidental or continuous event, or employment conditions, permanent or temporary, in the Company’s offices. $2,000,000

  

12.Any claim or demand made directly or indirectly in connection with complete or partial failure, by the Company or its directors, officers and employees, to pay, report, keep applicable records or otherwise, of any local or foreign federal, state, county, municipal or city taxes or other taxes or compulsory payments of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, income, sales, use, transfer, excise, value added, registration, severance, stamp, occupation, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll or employee withholding or other withholding, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not. $2,000,000

  

13.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial or civil actions orders,decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental entity or other person alleging potential responsibility or liability (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, for natural resources damages, property damage, personal injuries or penalties or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or related to (a) the presence of, release, spill, emission, leaning, dumping, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, leaching or migration into the environment (each a “Release”) or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any environmental law, at any location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any environmental law or environmental permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable environmental law. $2,000,000

  

14.Any administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental or regulatory entity or authority or any other person alleging the failure to comply with any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to the Company or any of its businesses, assets or operations, or the terms and conditions of any operating certificate or licensing agreement. $2,000,000

 

 

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15.Participation and/or non-participation at Company Board meetings, expression of opinion or view and/or voting and/or abstention from voting at Company Board meetings, including, in each case, any committee thereof, as well as expression of opinion publicly in connection with the service as an Office Holder. $2,000,000

  

16.Review and approval of the Company’s financial statements and any specific items or matters within, including any action, consent or approval related to or arising from the foregoing, including, without limitations, engagement of or execution of certificates for the benefit of third parties related to the financial statements. $2,000,000

 

17.Violation of laws, rules or regulations requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations (including without limitation relating to export, import, encryption, antitrust or competition authorities) or laws related to any governmental grants in any jurisdiction. $2,000,000

 

18.Resolutions and/or actions relating to investments in the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies and/or investment in corporate or other entities and/or investments in other traded or non-traded securities and/or any other form of investment. $2,000,000

 

19.Liabilities arising out of advertising, including misrepresentations regarding the Company’s products or services and unlawful distribution of emails. $2,000,000

  

20.Management of the Company’s bank accounts, including money management, foreign currency deposits, securities, loans and credit facilities, credit cards, bank guarantees, letters of credit, consultation agreements concerning investments including with portfolio managers, hedging transactions, options, futures, and the like. $2,000,000

 

21.All actions, consents and approvals, including any prior discussions, reviews and deliberations, relating to a distribution of dividends, in cash or otherwise, or to any other “distribution” as such term is defined under the Companies Law. $2,000,000

  

22.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial, civil or criminal, actions orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance, violation or breaches alleging potential responsibility, liability, loss or damage (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement, investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, property damage or penalties, or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief), whether alleged or claimed by customers, consumers, regulators, shareholders or others, arising out of, based on or related to: (a) cyber security, cyber- attacks, data loss or breaches, unauthorized access to databases and use or disclosure of information contained therein, not preventing or detecting the breach or failing to otherwise disclose or respond to the breach; (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any law, permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable law governing data security, data protection, network security, information systems, privacy or any cyber environment (including, users, networks, devices, software, processes, information systems, databases, information in storage or transit, applications, services, and systems that can be connected directly or indirectly to networks); (c) failure to implement a reporting system or control, or failure to monitor or oversee the operation of such a system; (d) data destruction, extortion, theft, hacking, and denial of service attacks; losses or liabilities to others caused by errors and omissions, failure to safeguard data or defamation; or (e) security-audit, post-incident public relations and investigative expenses, criminal reward funds, data breach/privacy crisis management (including, management of an incident, investigation, remediation, data subject notification, call management, credit checking for data subjects, legal costs, court attendance and regulatory fines), extortion liability (including, losses due to a threat of extortion, professional fees related to dealing with the extortion), or network security liability (including, losses as a result of denial of access, costs related to data on third-parties and costs related to the theft of data on third-party systems). $2,000,000

 

 

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23.An announcement or statement, including a position taken or an opinion or representation made in good faith by the Office Holder in the course of his duties or in conjunction with his duties, whether in public or in private, including during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company or any of the committees thereof. $2,000,000

 

24.Resolutions and/or actions in connection with any restrictive trade practice or monopolies of the Company, a subsidiary and/or affiliated companies $2,000,000

  

25.Resolutions and/or actions relating to the approval of transactions with directors and officers of the Company; and also with holders of controlling interests in the Company. $2,000,000

  

26.Any event or action for which indemnification may be sought in accordance with the Law of Improvement of Enforcement Proceedings in the Israeli Securities Authority (Statutes Amendments) 2011. $2,000,000

  

27.Claims of failure to exercise business judgment and a reasonable level of proficiency, expertise and care in regard of the Company’s business. $2,000,000

  

28.Any claim or demand, not covered by any of the categories of events described above, which, pursuant to any applicable law, a person serving in a capacity of an Office Holder of the Company may be held liable to any government or agency thereof, or any person or entity, in connection with actions taken by such person serving in such Office Holder. $2,000,000

 

29.Aggregate Limit Amount for all events together $5,000,000

 

*         Any reference in this Exhibit A to the Company shall include the Company and any entity in which the Indemnitee serves in a Corporate Capacity.  

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.6

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 6, 2021, entered into by and between Dror Ortho-Design Listd., an Israeli company (the “Company”), and the undersigned Director or Officer of the Company whose name appears on the signature page hereto (the “Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an Office Holder (“Nosse Misra”), as such term is defined in the Companies Law, 5759–1999, as amended (the “Companies Law” and “Office Holder” respectively), of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against Office Holders of companies and that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors and officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Articles of Association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (the “Amended Articles”), authorize the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its Office Holders and provide for insurance and exculpation to its Office Holders, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that (i) the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining competent persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future, (ii) and it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s shareholders approved the terms of this Agreement and authorized the Company to enter into an agreement containing such terms with the Indemnitee, as required under the applicable provisions of the Israeli law; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to assure Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective manner and, in part, in order to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the indemnification, insurance and exculpation afforded by the Amended Articles will be available to Indemnitee, the Company wishes to undertake in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and as set forth in this Agreement and provide for insurance and exculpation of Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.

 

1.1.The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for any liability and expense specified in Sections 1.1.1 through 1.1.6 below, imposed on Indemnitee due to or in connection with an act performed by such Indemnitee, either prior to or after the date hereof, in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder of the Company or of any subsidiary thereof, including, without limitation, as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, any subsidiary thereof or any other corporation, collaboration, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in which Indemnitee serves at any time at the request of the Company (the “Corporate Capacity”). The term “act performed in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder” shall include, without limitation, any act, omission and failure to act and any other circumstances relating to or arising from Indemnitee’s service in a Corporate Capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Office Holder is the beneficiary of an indemnification undertaking provided by a subsidiary of the Company or any other entity (other than a Secondary Indemnitor (as defined below)), with respect to his Corporate Capacity with such subsidiary or entity, then the indemnification obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to such Corporate Capacity shall only apply to the extent that the indemnification by such subsidiary or other entity does not actually fully cover the indemnifiable liabilities and expenses relating thereto. The following shall be hereinafter referred to as “Indemnifiable Events”.

 

1.1.1.Financial liability imposed on Indemnitee in favor of any person pursuant to a judgment, including a judgment rendered in the context of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by a court. For purposes of Section 1 of this Agreement, the term “person” shall include, without limitation, a natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, company, corporation, limited liability entity, unincorporated organization, estate, government, municipality, or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body;

 

1.1.2.Reasonable Expenses (as defined below) expended or incurred by Indemnitee as a result of an investigation or any proceeding instituted against the Indemnitee by an authority that is authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee and without imposing on the Indemnitee a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding, or that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee but imposing a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding in an offence that does not require proof of mens rea, or in connection with a financial sanction. In this section “conclusion of a proceeding without filing an indictment in a matter in which a criminal investigation has been instigated” and “financial liability in lieu of a criminal proceeding” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms under the Companies Law, and the term “financial sanction” shall mean such term as referred to in Section 260(a)(1a) of the Companies Law;

 

1.1.3.Reasonable Expenses incurred by or charged to Indemnitee by a court, in a proceeding instituted against him by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted or in which he was convicted of an offence that does not require proof of Mens Rea; and

 

1.1.4.Any other event, occurrence, matter or circumstances under any law with respect to which the Company may, or will be able to, indemnify an Office Holder (including, without limitation, in accordance with Section 56h(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968 (the “Israeli Securities Law”), if applicable, and Section 50P(b)(2) of the Israeli Restrictive Trade Practices Law, 5758-1988 (the “RTP Law”));

 

 

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1.1.5.A payment which the Indemnitee is obligated to make to an injured party as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable, and Expenses that it incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H’3, H’4 or I’1 of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable; and

 

1.1.6.Any other event, occurrence or circumstances in respect of which the Company may lawfully indemnify an Office Holder of the Company.

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in any claim relating to any matter for which indemnification hereunder may be provided. Expenses shall be considered paid or incurred by Indemnitee at such time as Indemnitee is required to pay or incur such cost or expenses, including upon receipt of an invoice or payment demand. The Company shall pay the Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.3.

 

1.2.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s undertaking to indemnify the Indemnitee in advance under Section 1.1 shall only be with respect to events described in Exhibit A hereto. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the categories of events listed in Exhibit A are likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company. The maximum amount of indemnification payable by the Company under Section 1.1 of this Agreement with respect to all persons with respect to whom the Company undertook to indemnify under agreements similar to this Agreement (the “Indemnifiable Persons”), per each Indemnifiable Event and for all Indemnifiable Events described in Exhibit A shall be as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Limit Amount”). If the Limit Amount is insufficient to cover all the indemnity amounts payable with respect to all Indemnifiable Persons, then such amount shall be allocated to such Indemnifiable Persons pro rata according to the percentage of their culpability, as finally determined by a court in the relevant claim, or, absent such determination or in the event such persons are parties to different claims, based on an equal pro rata allocation among such Indemnifiable Persons. The Limit Amount payable by the Company as described in Exhibit A is deemed by the Company to be reasonable in light of the circumstances. The indemnification provided under Section 1.1 herein shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by this Section 1.2 and Exhibit A if and to the extent such limits are no longer required by the Companies Law.

 

1.3.If so requested by Indemnitee, and subject to the Company’s repayment and reimbursements rights set forth in Sections 3 and 5 below, the Company shall pay amounts to cover Indemnitee’s Expenses with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under Section 1.1 above, as and when incurred. The payments of such amounts shall be made by the Company directly to the Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s legal and other advisors at the Indemnitee sole discretion, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by such Indemnitee therefor to the Company, and any such payment shall be deemed to constitute indemnification hereunder. All amounts paid as indemnification hereunder will be grossed-up to cover any tax payments Indemnitee may be required to make if the indemnification payments are taxable to Indemnitee. As part of the aforementioned undertaking, the Company will make available to Indemnitee any security or guarantee that Indemnitee may be required to post in accordance with an interim decision given by a court, governmental or administrative body, or an arbitrator, including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on Indemnitee’s assets.

 

 

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1.4.The Company’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period (the “Indemnification Period”) as Indemnitee shall be subject to any actual, possible or threatened claim, action, suit, demand or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee’s service in the Corporate Capacity as described in Section 1.1 above, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such position.

 

1.5.The Company undertakes that, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, as long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance and Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer under such policy or policies. The Company hereby undertakes to notify the Indemnitee 30 days prior to the expiration or termination of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

 

1.6.The Company undertakes to give prompt written notice of the commencement of any claim hereunder to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the policies. The Company shall thereafter diligently take all actions reasonably necessary under the circumstances to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. The above shall not derogate from Company’s authority to freely negotiate or reach any compromise with the insurer which is reasonable, at the Company’s sole discretion, provided that the Company shall act in good faith and in a diligent manner.

 

2.SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to (i) any act, event or circumstance with respect to which it is prohibited to do so under applicable law, or (ii) a counter claim made by the Company or in its name in connection with a claim against the Company filed by the Indemnitee.

 

3.REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

 

3.1.In the event that the Company provides or is required to provide indemnification with respect to Expenses hereunder and at any time thereafter a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final, non-appealable decision, that the Indemnitee was not entitled to such payments, the amounts so indemnified by the Company will be promptly repaid by Indemnitee, unless the Indemnitee disputes the Company’s determination, in which case the Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company shall be postponed until such dispute is finally resolved, and all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.

 

3.2.Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company for any Expenses or other sums paid hereunder shall be deemed as a loan given to Indemnitee by the Company subject to the minimum interest rate prescribed by Section 3(9) of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, or any other legislation replacing it, which is not considered a taxable benefit.

 

 

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4.SUBROGATION.

 

4.1.Except as set forth in Section 4.2 below, in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

4.2.The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by a venture capital fund, shareholder(s) of the Company or other third parties and certain of their affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Articles (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.2.

 

4.3.If any Secondary Indemnitors is or was a party or is a witness or responding to discovery in any proceeding indemnifiable by Indemnitee under this Agreement, and such Secondary Indemnitor’s involvement in the proceeding arises directly or indirectly from the Indemnitee’s Corporate Capacity then, subject to any applicable law, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, such Secondary Indemnitor shall be entitled (without duplications) to all of the indemnification rights and remedies (including, without limitation, the advancement of Expenses) solely to the extent that the Indemnitee would have been entitled to an indemnification in connection with such proceeding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and provided that such indemnifications shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have been made to the Indemnitee himself. The Company and the Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.3.

 

5.REIMBURSEMENT.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.2 above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Indemnifiable Event to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy or otherwise (without any obligation of Indemnitee to repay any such amount) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. Any amounts paid to Indemnitee under such insurance policy or otherwise after the Company has indemnified Indemnitee for such liability or Expense shall be repaid to the Company promptly upon receipt by Indemnitee, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3.

 

 

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6.EFFECTIVENESS.

 

The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and was duly adopted and approved by the Company, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its execution.

 

7.NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM.

 

Indemnitee shall notify the Company of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, and of the receipt of any notice or threat that any such legal proceeding has been or shall or may be initiated against Indemnitee (including any proceedings by or against the Company and any subsidiary thereof), promptly upon Indemnitee first becoming so aware; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless and to the extent that such failure to provide notice materially and adversely prejudices the Company’s ability to defend such action. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the address shown in the preamble to this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof and without derogating from Sections 1.1 and 2:

 

7.1.The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

 

7.2.Except as otherwise provided below, the Company, alone or jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel selected by the Company which counsel is reasonably reputable with experience in the relevant field. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee, unless: (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) the Company shall have, in good faith, reasonably concluded based on a written opinion of an independent legal counsel that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action; or (iii) the Company has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Company shall have reached the conclusion specified in (ii) above. In the event that Indemnitee shall employ his or her own counsel, such counsel shall be fully updated on the defense procedure, and the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Indemnitee shall cooperate with each other, as may be required, on the course of the defense.

 

7.3.The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts or expenses paid in connection with a settlement of any action, claim or otherwise, effected without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

 

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7.4.The Company shall have the right to conduct the defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion (provided that the Company shall conduct the defense in good faith and in a diligent manner), including the right to settle or compromise any claim or to consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee, provided that, the amount of such settlement, compromise or judgment does not exceed the Limit Amount (if applicable) and is fully indemnifiable pursuant to this Agreement (subject to Section 1.2 of this Agreement) and/or applicable law, and any such settlement, compromise or judgment does not impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. The Indemnitee’s consent shall not be required if the settlement includes a complete release of Indemnitee, does not contain any admission of wrong-doing by Indemnitee, and includes monetary sanctions only as provided above. In the case of criminal proceedings the Company and/or its legal counsel will not have the right to plead guilty or agree to a plea-bargain in the Indemnitee’s name without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

 

7.5.Indemnitee shall fully cooperate with the Company and shall give the Company all information and access to documents, files and to his advisors and representatives as shall be within Indemnitee’s power, in every reasonable way as may be required by the Company with respect to any claim which is the subject matter of this Agreement and in the defense of other claims asserted against the Company (other than claims asserted by Indemnitee), provided that the Company shall cover all expenses, costs and fees incidental thereto such that the Indemnitee will not be required to pay or bear such expenses, costs and fees, and provided, further, that Indemnitee shall not be required to take any action that would in any way prejudice his defense or waive any defense or position available to him in connection with any proceeding.

 

7.6.Neither the Company nor any of its agents, employees, directors or officers shall make any statement to the public or to any other person regarding any settlement of claims against Indemnitee that would in any manner cast any negative light, inference or aspersion against Indemnitee, and it shall be a requirement of such settlement that the terms of such settlement shall be confidential.

 

8.EXCULPATION.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Company hereby releases, in advance, the Office Holder from liability to the Company for any damage that arises from the breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care to the Company (within the meaning of such terms under Sections 252 and 253 of the Companies Law), other than breach of the duty of care towards the Company in a distribution (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).

 

9.NON-EXCLUSIVITY.

 

The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Amended Articles, applicable law or otherwise and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period the indemnification rights of the then serving directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the indemnification rights provided under this Agreement to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such more favorable indemnification rights to the extent permitted by law.

 

10.PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION.

 

If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceedings, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 above, any amount received by Indemnitee (under any insurance policy or otherwise) shall not reduce the Limit Amount hereunder and shall not derogate from the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement up to the Limit Amount, as set forth in Section 1.2.

 

 

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11.BINDING EFFECT.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company or a transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the same indemnification and insurance provisions as the most favorable indemnification and insurance provisions afforded to the then-serving Office Holders of the Company. In the event that in connection with such transaction the Company purchases a directors and officers’ “tail” or “run-off” policy for the benefit of its then serving Office Holders, then such policy shall cover Indemnitee and such coverage shall be deemed to be in satisfaction of the insurance requirements under this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve in a Corporate Capacity.

 

Any amendment to the Companies Law, the Israeli Securities Law, the RTP Law or other applicable law adversely affecting the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified, insured or released pursuant hereto shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify or insure the Indemnitee for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.

 

12.SEVERABILITY.

 

The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.NOTICE.

 

All notices and other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed provided if delivered personally, telecopied, sent by email, reputable overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses shown in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of telecopier or email, one business day after the date of transmission if confirmation of receipt is received, (iii) in the case of a reputable overnight courier, three business days after deposit with such reputable overnight courier service, and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the seventh business day following that on which the mail containing such communication is posted.

 

 

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14.GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions of those laws. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Tel Aviv, Israel for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

15.ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other agreements, contracts or understandings between the parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

16.NO MODIFICATION AND NO WAIVER.

 

No supplement, modification or amendment, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any waiver shall be in writing. The Company hereby undertakes not to amend its Articles of Association in a manner which will adversely affect the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.ASSIGNMENTS; NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder except with the express prior written consent of the other party. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create or imply an obligation for the benefit of a third party. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to create any right of any insurer that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, to claim, on behalf of Indemnitee, any rights hereunder.

 

18.INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless the context shall otherwise require: words in the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any part hereof; all references herein to Sections or clauses shall be deemed references to Sections or clauses of this Agreement; any references to any agreement or other instrument or law, statute or regulation are to it as amended, supplemented or restated, from time to time (and, in the case of any law, to any successor provisions or re- enactment or modification thereof being in force at the time); any reference to “law” shall include any supranational, national, federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; any reference to a “day” or a number of “days” (without any explicit reference otherwise, such as to business days) shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar days; reference to month or year means according to the Gregorian calendar; reference to a “company”, “corporate body” or “entity” shall include a, partnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, estate, or a government municipality or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body, and reference to a “person” shall mean any of the foregoing or a natural person.

 

 

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19.COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument; it being understood that parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of an executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic delivery in pdf format or signed electronically (in Adobe PDF, DocuSign or any other format) shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as an original.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

   

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, each acting under due and proper authority, have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first mentioned above, in one or more counterparts.

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.  
     
By:    
     
Name and title: Shraga Braverman –  
     
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Indemnitee:    
     
Name: Chaim Ravad  
     
Signature:    
     
Address:    

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

  CATEGORY OF INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT LIMIT AMOUNT PER EACH SPECIFIC EVENT WITHIN THIS CATEGORY OF EVENTS

 

1.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with employment relationships with employees or consultants or any employee union or similar or comparable organization. $2,000,000

  

2.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with business relations of any kind between the Company and its employees, independent contractors, customers, suppliers, partners, distributors, agents, resellers, representatives, licensors, licensees, service providers and other business associates. $2,000,000

  

3.Negotiations, execution, delivery and performance of agreements of any kind or nature and any decisions or deliberations relating to actions or omissions relating to the foregoing, any acts, omissions or circumstances that do or may constitute or are alleged to constitute anti-competitive acts, acts of commercial wrongdoing, or failure to meet any standard of conduct which is or may be applicable to such acts, omissions or circumstances. $2,000,000

 

4.Approval of and recommendation or information provided to shareholders with respect to any and all corporate actions, including the approval of the acts of the Company’s management, their guidance and their supervision, matters relating to the approval of transactions with Office Holders (including, without limitation, all compensation related matters) or shareholders, including controlling persons and claims and allegations of failure to exercise business judgment, reasonable level of proficiency, expertise, care or any other applicable standard, with respect to the foregoing or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business, strategy, operations and prospective outlook, and any discussions, deliberations, reviews or other preparatory or preliminary phases relating to any of the foregoing. $2,000,000

  

5.Violation, infringement, misappropriation, dilution and other misuse of copyrights, patents, designs, trade secrets, confidential information, proprietary information and any intellectual property rights, acts in connection with the registration, assertion or protection of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims related to intellectual property, breach of confidentiality obligations, acts in regard of invasion of privacy or any violation of privacy or privacy related right, including with respect to databases or handling, collection or use of private information, acts in connection with slander and defamation, and claims in connection with publishing or providing any information, including any filings with any governmental authorities, whether or not required under any applicable laws. $2,000,000

 

 

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6.Violations of or failure to comply with securities laws, and any regulations or other rules promulgated thereunder, of any jurisdiction, including without limitation, claims under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the U.S. Exchange Act of 1934 or under the Israeli Securities Law, fraudulent disclosure claims, failure to comply with any securities authority or any stock exchange disclosure or other rules and any other claims relating to relationships with investors, debt holders, shareholders, optionholders, holders of any other equity or debt instrument of the Company, and otherwise with the investment community (including without limitation any such claims relating to merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company) ; claims relating to or arising out of financing arrangements, any breach of financial covenants or other obligations towards investors, lenders or debt holders, class actions, violations of laws requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations in any jurisdiction, including in connection with disclosure, offering or other transaction related documents; actions taken in connection with the issuance, purchase, holding or disposition of any type of securities of Company, including, without limitation, the grant of options, warrants or other rights to purchase any of the same or any offering of the Company’s securities (whether on behalf of the Company or on behalf of any holders of securities of the Company) to private investors, underwriters, resellers or to the public, and listing of such securities, or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public or from private investors or other holders, and any undertakings, representations, warranties and other obligations related to any of the foregoing or to the Company’s status as a public company or as an issuer of securities. $2,000,000

 

7.Liabilities arising in connection with any products or services developed, distributed, rendered, sold, provided, licensed or marketed by the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any actions or omissions in connection with the distribution, provision, sale, marketing, license or use of such products or services, including without limitation in connection with professional liability and product liability claims. $2,000,000

 

8.The offering of securities by the Company (whether on behalf of itself or on behalf of any holder of securities and any other person) to the public and/or to offerees or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public and/or from private investors or other holders pursuant to a prospectus, offering documents, agreements, notices, reports, tenders and/or other processes. $2,000,000

 

9.Events, facts or circumstances in connection with change in ownership or in the structure of the Company, its reorganization, dissolution, winding up, any other arrangements concerning creditors rights, merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company, and the approval of failure to approve of any corporate actions and any matters relating to corporate governance, capital structure, articles of association or other charter or governance documents, appointment or dismissal of office holders or compensation thereof and appointment or dismissal of auditors, internal auditor or any other person performing any services for the Company. $2,000,000

 

 

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10.Any claim or demand made in connection with any transaction not in the ordinary course of business of the Company, as well as the sale, lease, purchase or acquisition of, or the receipt or grant of any rights with respect to, any assets or business. $2,000,000

 

11.Any claim or demand made by any third party suffering any personal injury and/or bodily injury or damage to business or personal property or any other type of damage through any act or omission attributed to the Company, or its employees, agents or other persons acting or allegedly acting on its behalf, including, without limitation, failure to make proper safety arrangements for the Company or its employees and liabilities arising from any accidental or continuous damage or harm to the Company’s employees, its contractors, its guests and visitors as a result of an accidental or continuous event, or employment conditions, permanent or temporary, in the Company’s offices. $2,000,000

  

12.Any claim or demand made directly or indirectly in connection with complete or partial failure, by the Company or its directors, officers and employees, to pay, report, keep applicable records or otherwise, of any local or foreign federal, state, county, municipal or city taxes or other taxes or compulsory payments of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, income, sales, use, transfer, excise, value added, registration, severance, stamp, occupation, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll or employee withholding or other withholding, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not. $2,000,000

  

13.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial or civil actions orders,decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental entity or other person alleging potential responsibility or liability (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, for natural resources damages, property damage, personal injuries or penalties or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or related to (a) the presence of, release, spill, emission, leaning, dumping, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, leaching or migration into the environment (each a “Release”) or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any environmental law, at any location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any environmental law or environmental permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable environmental law. $2,000,000

  

14.Any administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental or regulatory entity or authority or any other person alleging the failure to comply with any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to the Company or any of its businesses, assets or operations, or the terms and conditions of any operating certificate or licensing agreement. $2,000,000

 

 

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15.Participation and/or non-participation at Company Board meetings, expression of opinion or view and/or voting and/or abstention from voting at Company Board meetings, including, in each case, any committee thereof, as well as expression of opinion publicly in connection with the service as an Office Holder. $2,000,000

  

16.Review and approval of the Company’s financial statements and any specific items or matters within, including any action, consent or approval related to or arising from the foregoing, including, without limitations, engagement of or execution of certificates for the benefit of third parties related to the financial statements. $2,000,000

 

17.Violation of laws, rules or regulations requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations (including without limitation relating to export, import, encryption, antitrust or competition authorities) or laws related to any governmental grants in any jurisdiction. $2,000,000

 

18.Resolutions and/or actions relating to investments in the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies and/or investment in corporate or other entities and/or investments in other traded or non-traded securities and/or any other form of investment. $2,000,000

 

19.Liabilities arising out of advertising, including misrepresentations regarding the Company’s products or services and unlawful distribution of emails. $2,000,000

  

20.Management of the Company’s bank accounts, including money management, foreign currency deposits, securities, loans and credit facilities, credit cards, bank guarantees, letters of credit, consultation agreements concerning investments including with portfolio managers, hedging transactions, options, futures, and the like. $2,000,000

 

21.All actions, consents and approvals, including any prior discussions, reviews and deliberations, relating to a distribution of dividends, in cash or otherwise, or to any other “distribution” as such term is defined under the Companies Law. $2,000,000

  

22.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial, civil or criminal, actions orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance, violation or breaches alleging potential responsibility, liability, loss or damage (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement, investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, property damage or penalties, or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief), whether alleged or claimed by customers, consumers, regulators, shareholders or others, arising out of, based on or related to: (a) cyber security, cyber- attacks, data loss or breaches, unauthorized access to databases and use or disclosure of information contained therein, not preventing or detecting the breach or failing to otherwise disclose or respond to the breach; (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any law, permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable law governing data security, data protection, network security, information systems, privacy or any cyber environment (including, users, networks, devices, software, processes, information systems, databases, information in storage or transit, applications, services, and systems that can be connected directly or indirectly to networks); (c) failure to implement a reporting system or control, or failure to monitor or oversee the operation of such a system; (d) data destruction, extortion, theft, hacking, and denial of service attacks; losses or liabilities to others caused by errors and omissions, failure to safeguard data or defamation; or (e) security-audit, post-incident public relations and investigative expenses, criminal reward funds, data breach/privacy crisis management (including, management of an incident, investigation, remediation, data subject notification, call management, credit checking for data subjects, legal costs, court attendance and regulatory fines), extortion liability (including, losses due to a threat of extortion, professional fees related to dealing with the extortion), or network security liability (including, losses as a result of denial of access, costs related to data on third-parties and costs related to the theft of data on third-party systems). $2,000,000

 

 

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23.An announcement or statement, including a position taken or an opinion or representation made in good faith by the Office Holder in the course of his duties or in conjunction with his duties, whether in public or in private, including during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company or any of the committees thereof. $2,000,000

 

24.Resolutions and/or actions in connection with any restrictive trade practice or monopolies of the Company, a subsidiary and/or affiliated companies $2,000,000

  

25.Resolutions and/or actions relating to the approval of transactions with directors and officers of the Company; and also with holders of controlling interests in the Company. $2,000,000

  

26.Any event or action for which indemnification may be sought in accordance with the Law of Improvement of Enforcement Proceedings in the Israeli Securities Authority (Statutes Amendments) 2011. $2,000,000

  

27.Claims of failure to exercise business judgment and a reasonable level of proficiency, expertise and care in regard of the Company’s business. $2,000,000

  

28.Any claim or demand, not covered by any of the categories of events described above, which, pursuant to any applicable law, a person serving in a capacity of an Office Holder of the Company may be held liable to any government or agency thereof, or any person or entity, in connection with actions taken by such person serving in such Office Holder. $2,000,000

 

29.Aggregate Limit Amount for all events together $5,000,000

 

*         Any reference in this Exhibit A to the Company shall include the Company and any entity in which the Indemnitee serves in a Corporate Capacity.  

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.7

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 6, 2021, is entered into by and between Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., an Israeli company (the “Company”), and the undersigned Director or Officer of the Company whose name appears on the signature page hereto (the “Indemnitee”).

  

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is an Office Holder (“Nosse Misra”), as such term is defined in the Companies Law, 5759–1999, as amended (the “Companies Law” and “Office Holder” respectively), of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against Office Holders of companies and that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors and officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Articles of Association of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (the “Amended Articles”), authorize the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its Office Holders and provide for insurance and exculpation to its Office Holders, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that (i) the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining competent persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future, (ii) and it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s shareholders approved the terms of this Agreement and authorized the Company to enter into an agreement containing such terms with the Indemnitee, as required under the applicable provisions of the Israeli law; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to assure Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective manner and, in part, in order to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the indemnification, insurance and exculpation afforded by the Amended Articles will be available to Indemnitee, the Company wishes to undertake in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and as set forth in this Agreement and provide for insurance and exculpation of Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.

 

1.1.The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for any liability and expense specified in Sections 1.1.1 through 1.1.6 below, imposed on Indemnitee due to or in connection with an act performed by such Indemnitee, either prior to or after the date hereof, in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder of the Company or of any subsidiary thereof, including, without limitation, as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, any subsidiary thereof or any other corporation, collaboration, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in which Indemnitee serves at any time at the request of the Company (the “Corporate Capacity”). The term “act performed in Indemnitee’s capacity as an Office Holder” shall include, without limitation, any act, omission and failure to act and any other circumstances relating to or arising from Indemnitee’s service in a Corporate Capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Office Holder is the beneficiary of an indemnification undertaking provided by a subsidiary of the Company or any other entity (other than a Secondary Indemnitor (as defined below)), with respect to his Corporate Capacity with such subsidiary or entity, then the indemnification obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to such Corporate Capacity shall only apply to the extent that the indemnification by such subsidiary or other entity does not actually fully cover the indemnifiable liabilities and expenses relating thereto. The following shall be hereinafter referred to as “Indemnifiable Events”.

 

1.1.1.Financial liability imposed on Indemnitee in favor of any person pursuant to a judgment, including a judgment rendered in the context of a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by a court. For purposes of Section 1 of this Agreement, the term “person” shall include, without limitation, a natural person, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, company, corporation, limited liability entity, unincorporated organization, estate, government, municipality, or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body;

 

1.1.2.Reasonable Expenses (as defined below) expended or incurred by Indemnitee as a result of an investigation or any proceeding instituted against the Indemnitee by an authority that is authorized to conduct an investigation or proceeding, and that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee and without imposing on the Indemnitee a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding, or that was concluded without filing an indictment against the Indemnitee but imposing a financial obligation in lieu of a criminal proceeding in an offence that does not require proof of mens rea, or in connection with a financial sanction. In this section “conclusion of a proceeding without filing an indictment in a matter in which a criminal investigation has been instigated” and “financial liability in lieu of a criminal proceeding” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms under the Companies Law, and the term “financial sanction” shall mean such term as referred to in Section 260(a)(1a) of the Companies Law;

 

1.1.3.Reasonable Expenses incurred by or charged to Indemnitee by a court, in a proceeding instituted against him by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted or in which he was convicted of an offence that does not require proof of Mens Rea; and

 

1.1.4.Any other event, occurrence, matter or circumstances under any law with respect to which the Company may, or will be able to, indemnify an Office Holder (including, without limitation, in accordance with Section 56h(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968 (the “Israeli Securities Law”), if applicable, and Section 50P(b)(2) of the Israeli Restrictive Trade Practices Law, 5758-1988 (the “RTP Law”));

 

 

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1.1.5.A payment which the Indemnitee is obligated to make to an injured party as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable, and Expenses that it incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H’3, H’4 or I’1 of the Israeli Securities Law, if applicable; and

 

1.1.6.Any other event, occurrence or circumstances in respect of which the Company may lawfully indemnify an Office Holder of the Company.

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in any claim relating to any matter for which indemnification hereunder may be provided. Expenses shall be considered paid or incurred by Indemnitee at such time as Indemnitee is required to pay or incur such cost or expenses, including upon receipt of an invoice or payment demand. The Company shall pay the Expenses in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.3.

 

1.2.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s undertaking to indemnify the Indemnitee in advance under Section 1.1 shall only be with respect to events described in Exhibit A hereto. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the categories of events listed in Exhibit A are likely to occur in light of the operations of the Company. The maximum amount of indemnification payable by the Company under Section 1.1 of this Agreement with respect to all persons with respect to whom the Company undertook to indemnify under agreements similar to this Agreement (the “Indemnifiable Persons”), per each Indemnifiable Event and for all Indemnifiable Events described in Exhibit A shall be as set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Limit Amount”). If the Limit Amount is insufficient to cover all the indemnity amounts payable with respect to all Indemnifiable Persons, then such amount shall be allocated to such Indemnifiable Persons pro rata according to the percentage of their culpability, as finally determined by a court in the relevant claim, or, absent such determination or in the event such persons are parties to different claims, based on an equal pro rata allocation among such Indemnifiable Persons. The Limit Amount payable by the Company as described in Exhibit A is deemed by the Company to be reasonable in light of the circumstances. The indemnification provided under Section 1.1 herein shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by this Section 1.2 and Exhibit A if and to the extent such limits are no longer required by the Companies Law.

 

1.3.If so requested by Indemnitee, and subject to the Company’s repayment and reimbursements rights set forth in Sections 3 and 5 below, the Company shall pay amounts to cover Indemnitee’s Expenses with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under Section 1.1 above, as and when incurred. The payments of such amounts shall be made by the Company directly to the Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s legal and other advisors at the Indemnitee sole discretion, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by such Indemnitee therefor to the Company, and any such payment shall be deemed to constitute indemnification hereunder. All amounts paid as indemnification hereunder will be grossed-up to cover any tax payments Indemnitee may be required to make if the indemnification payments are taxable to Indemnitee. As part of the aforementioned undertaking, the Company will make available to Indemnitee any security or guarantee that Indemnitee may be required to post in accordance with an interim decision given by a court, governmental or administrative body, or an arbitrator, including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on Indemnitee’s assets.

 

 

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1.4.The Company’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period (the “Indemnification Period”) as Indemnitee shall be subject to any actual, possible or threatened claim, action, suit, demand or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee’s service in the Corporate Capacity as described in Section 1.1 above, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such position.

 

1.5.The Company undertakes that, subject to the mandatory limitations under applicable law, as long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance and Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer under such policy or policies. The Company hereby undertakes to notify the Indemnitee 30 days prior to the expiration or termination of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

 

1.6.The Company undertakes to give prompt written notice of the commencement of any claim hereunder to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the policies. The Company shall thereafter diligently take all actions reasonably necessary under the circumstances to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. The above shall not derogate from Company’s authority to freely negotiate or reach any compromise with the insurer which is reasonable, at the Company’s sole discretion, provided that the Company shall act in good faith and in a diligent manner.

 

2.SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to (i) any act, event or circumstance with respect to which it is prohibited to do so under applicable law, or (ii) a counter claim made by the Company or in its name in connection with a claim against the Company filed by the Indemnitee.

 

3.REPAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

 

3.1.In the event that the Company provides or is required to provide indemnification with respect to Expenses hereunder and at any time thereafter a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final, non-appealable decision, that the Indemnitee was not entitled to such payments, the amounts so indemnified by the Company will be promptly repaid by Indemnitee, unless the Indemnitee disputes the Company’s determination, in which case the Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company shall be postponed until such dispute is finally resolved, and all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.

 

3.2.Indemnitee’s obligation to repay to the Company for any Expenses or other sums paid hereunder shall be deemed as a loan given to Indemnitee by the Company subject to the minimum interest rate prescribed by Section 3(9) of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, or any other legislation replacing it, which is not considered a taxable benefit.

 

 

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4.SUBROGATION.

 

4.1.Except as set forth in Section 4.2 below, in the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

4.2.The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by a venture capital fund, shareholder(s) of the Company or other third parties and certain of their affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Amended Articles (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.2.

 

4.3.If any Secondary Indemnitors is or was a party or is a witness or responding to discovery in any proceeding indemnifiable by Indemnitee under this Agreement, and such Secondary Indemnitor’s involvement in the proceeding arises directly or indirectly from the Indemnitee’s Corporate Capacity then, subject to any applicable law, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, such Secondary Indemnitor shall be entitled (without duplications) to all of the indemnification rights and remedies (including, without limitation, the advancement of Expenses) solely to the extent that the Indemnitee would have been entitled to an indemnification in connection with such proceeding pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and provided that such indemnifications shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have been made to the Indemnitee himself. The Company and the Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 4.3.

 

5.REIMBURSEMENT.

 

Except as set forth in Section 4.2 above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Indemnifiable Event to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy or otherwise (without any obligation of Indemnitee to repay any such amount) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. Any amounts paid to Indemnitee under such insurance policy or otherwise after the Company has indemnified Indemnitee for such liability or Expense shall be repaid to the Company promptly upon receipt by Indemnitee, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 3.

 

 

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6.EFFECTIVENESS.

 

The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and was duly adopted and approved by the Company, and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its execution.

 

7.NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM.

 

Indemnitee shall notify the Company of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, and of the receipt of any notice or threat that any such legal proceeding has been or shall or may be initiated against Indemnitee (including any proceedings by or against the Company and any subsidiary thereof), promptly upon Indemnitee first becoming so aware; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement unless and to the extent that such failure to provide notice materially and adversely prejudices the Company’s ability to defend such action. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the address shown in the preamble to this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof and without derogating from Sections 1.1 and 2:

 

7.1.The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.

 

7.2.Except as otherwise provided below, the Company, alone or jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel selected by the Company which counsel is reasonably reputable with experience in the relevant field. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee, unless: (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Company; (ii) the Company shall have, in good faith, reasonably concluded based on a written opinion of an independent legal counsel that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action; or (iii) the Company has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Company shall have reached the conclusion specified in (ii) above. In the event that Indemnitee shall employ his or her own counsel, such counsel shall be fully updated on the defense procedure, and the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Company and the counsel conducting the legal defense on behalf of the Indemnitee shall cooperate with each other, as may be required, on the course of the defense.

 

7.3.The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts or expenses paid in connection with a settlement of any action, claim or otherwise, effected without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

 

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7.4.The Company shall have the right to conduct the defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion (provided that the Company shall conduct the defense in good faith and in a diligent manner), including the right to settle or compromise any claim or to consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee, provided that, the amount of such settlement, compromise or judgment does not exceed the Limit Amount (if applicable) and is fully indemnifiable pursuant to this Agreement (subject to Section 1.2 of this Agreement) and/or applicable law, and any such settlement, compromise or judgment does not impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. The Indemnitee’s consent shall not be required if the settlement includes a complete release of Indemnitee, does not contain any admission of wrong-doing by Indemnitee, and includes monetary sanctions only as provided above. In the case of criminal proceedings the Company and/or its legal counsel will not have the right to plead guilty or agree to a plea-bargain in the Indemnitee’s name without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay their consent to any proposed settlement.

 

7.5.Indemnitee shall fully cooperate with the Company and shall give the Company all information and access to documents, files and to his advisors and representatives as shall be within Indemnitee’s power, in every reasonable way as may be required by the Company with respect to any claim which is the subject matter of this Agreement and in the defense of other claims asserted against the Company (other than claims asserted by Indemnitee), provided that the Company shall cover all expenses, costs and fees incidental thereto such that the Indemnitee will not be required to pay or bear such expenses, costs and fees, and provided, further, that Indemnitee shall not be required to take any action that would in any way prejudice his defense or waive any defense or position available to him in connection with any proceeding.

 

7.6.Neither the Company nor any of its agents, employees, directors or officers shall make any statement to the public or to any other person regarding any settlement of claims against Indemnitee that would in any manner cast any negative light, inference or aspersion against Indemnitee, and it shall be a requirement of such settlement that the terms of such settlement shall be confidential.

 

8.EXCULPATION.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, the Company hereby releases, in advance, the Office Holder from liability to the Company for any damage that arises from the breach of the Office Holder’s duty of care to the Company (within the meaning of such terms under Sections 252 and 253 of the Companies Law), other than breach of the duty of care towards the Company in a distribution (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).

 

9.NON-EXCLUSIVITY.

 

The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Amended Articles, applicable law or otherwise and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period the indemnification rights of the then serving directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the indemnification rights provided under this Agreement to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such more favorable indemnification rights to the extent permitted by law.

 

10.PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION.

 

If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceedings, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 above, any amount received by Indemnitee (under any insurance policy or otherwise) shall not reduce the Limit Amount hereunder and shall not derogate from the Company’s obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement up to the Limit Amount, as set forth in Section 1.2.

 

 

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11.BINDING EFFECT.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company or a transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the same indemnification and insurance provisions as the most favorable indemnification and insurance provisions afforded to the then-serving Office Holders of the Company. In the event that in connection with such transaction the Company purchases a directors and officers’ “tail” or “run-off” policy for the benefit of its then serving Office Holders, then such policy shall cover Indemnitee and such coverage shall be deemed to be in satisfaction of the insurance requirements under this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve in a Corporate Capacity.

 

Any amendment to the Companies Law, the Israeli Securities Law, the RTP Law or other applicable law adversely affecting the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified, insured or released pursuant hereto shall be prospective in effect, and shall not affect the Company’s obligation or ability to indemnify or insure the Indemnitee for any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.

 

12.SEVERABILITY.

 

The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

13.NOTICE.

 

All notices and other communications pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed provided if delivered personally, telecopied, sent by email, reputable overnight courier or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the addresses shown in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other party hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of telecopier or email, one business day after the date of transmission if confirmation of receipt is received, (iii) in the case of a reputable overnight courier, three business days after deposit with such reputable overnight courier service, and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the seventh business day following that on which the mail containing such communication is posted.

 

 

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14.GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions of those laws. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Tel Aviv, Israel for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

15.ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any other agreements, contracts or understandings between the parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

16.NO MODIFICATION AND NO WAIVER.

 

No supplement, modification or amendment, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any waiver shall be in writing. The Company hereby undertakes not to amend its Articles of Association in a manner which will adversely affect the provisions of this Agreement.

 

17.ASSIGNMENTS; NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

 

Neither party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder except with the express prior written consent of the other party. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create or imply an obligation for the benefit of a third party. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to create any right of any insurer that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, to claim, on behalf of Indemnitee, any rights hereunder.

 

18.INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless the context shall otherwise require: words in the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any part hereof; all references herein to Sections or clauses shall be deemed references to Sections or clauses of this Agreement; any references to any agreement or other instrument or law, statute or regulation are to it as amended, supplemented or restated, from time to time (and, in the case of any law, to any successor provisions or re- enactment or modification thereof being in force at the time); any reference to “law” shall include any supranational, national, federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; any reference to a “day” or a number of “days” (without any explicit reference otherwise, such as to business days) shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar days; reference to month or year means according to the Gregorian calendar; reference to a “company”, “corporate body” or “entity” shall include a, partnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, estate, or a government municipality or any political, governmental, regulatory or similar agency or body, and reference to a “person” shall mean any of the foregoing or a natural person.

 

 

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19.COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument; it being understood that parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of an executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic delivery in pdf format or signed electronically (in Adobe PDF, DocuSign or any other format) shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as an original.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, each acting under due and proper authority, have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first mentioned above, in one or more counterparts.

 

Dror Ortho-Design Ltd.  
     
By:    
     
Name and title: Shraga Braverman –  
     
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Indemnitee:    
     
Name: Yehuda Englander  
     
Signature:    
     
Address: Yehuda, Habasi 19, Bnei-Brax  

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

  CATEGORY OF INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT LIMIT AMOUNT PER EACH SPECIFIC EVENT WITHIN THIS CATEGORY OF EVENTS

 

1.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with employment relationships with employees or consultants or any employee union or similar or comparable organization. $2,000,000

  

2.Matters, events, occurrences or circumstances in connection or associated with business relations of any kind between the Company and its employees, independent contractors, customers, suppliers, partners, distributors, agents, resellers, representatives, licensors, licensees, service providers and other business associates. $2,000,000

  

3.Negotiations, execution, delivery and performance of agreements of any kind or nature and any decisions or deliberations relating to actions or omissions relating to the foregoing, any acts, omissions or circumstances that do or may constitute or are alleged to constitute anti-competitive acts, acts of commercial wrongdoing, or failure to meet any standard of conduct which is or may be applicable to such acts, omissions or circumstances. $2,000,000

 

4.Approval of and recommendation or information provided to shareholders with respect to any and all corporate actions, including the approval of the acts of the Company’s management, their guidance and their supervision, matters relating to the approval of transactions with Office Holders (including, without limitation, all compensation related matters) or shareholders, including controlling persons and claims and allegations of failure to exercise business judgment, reasonable level of proficiency, expertise, care or any other applicable standard, with respect to the foregoing or otherwise with respect to the Company’s business, strategy, operations and prospective outlook, and any discussions, deliberations, reviews or other preparatory or preliminary phases relating to any of the foregoing. $2,000,000

  

5.Violation, infringement, misappropriation, dilution and other misuse of copyrights, patents, designs, trade secrets, confidential information, proprietary information and any intellectual property rights, acts in connection with the registration, assertion or protection of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims related to intellectual property, breach of confidentiality obligations, acts in regard of invasion of privacy or any violation of privacy or privacy related right, including with respect to databases or handling, collection or use of private information, acts in connection with slander and defamation, and claims in connection with publishing or providing any information, including any filings with any governmental authorities, whether or not required under any applicable laws. $2,000,000

 

 

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6.Violations of or failure to comply with securities laws, and any regulations or other rules promulgated thereunder, of any jurisdiction, including without limitation, claims under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the U.S. Exchange Act of 1934 or under the Israeli Securities Law, fraudulent disclosure claims, failure to comply with any securities authority or any stock exchange disclosure or other rules and any other claims relating to relationships with investors, debt holders, shareholders, optionholders, holders of any other equity or debt instrument of the Company, and otherwise with the investment community (including without limitation any such claims relating to merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company) ; claims relating to or arising out of financing arrangements, any breach of financial covenants or other obligations towards investors, lenders or debt holders, class actions, violations of laws requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations in any jurisdiction, including in connection with disclosure, offering or other transaction related documents; actions taken in connection with the issuance, purchase, holding or disposition of any type of securities of Company, including, without limitation, the grant of options, warrants or other rights to purchase any of the same or any offering of the Company’s securities (whether on behalf of the Company or on behalf of any holders of securities of the Company) to private investors, underwriters, resellers or to the public, and listing of such securities, or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public or from private investors or other holders, and any undertakings, representations, warranties and other obligations related to any of the foregoing or to the Company’s status as a public company or as an issuer of securities. $2,000,000

 

7.Liabilities arising in connection with any products or services developed, distributed, rendered, sold, provided, licensed or marketed by the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any actions or omissions in connection with the distribution, provision, sale, marketing, license or use of such products or services, including without limitation in connection with professional liability and product liability claims. $2,000,000

 

8.The offering of securities by the Company (whether on behalf of itself or on behalf of any holder of securities and any other person) to the public and/or to offerees or the offer by the Company to purchase securities from the public and/or from private investors or other holders pursuant to a prospectus, offering documents, agreements, notices, reports, tenders and/or other processes. $2,000,000

 

9.Events, facts or circumstances in connection with change in ownership or in the structure of the Company, its reorganization, dissolution, winding up, any other arrangements concerning creditors rights, merger, change in control, issuances of securities, restructuring, spin out, spin off, divestiture, recapitalization or any other transaction relating to the corporate structure or organization of the Company, and the approval of failure to approve of any corporate actions and any matters relating to corporate governance, capital structure, articles of association or other charter or governance documents, appointment or dismissal of office holders or compensation thereof and appointment or dismissal of auditors, internal auditor or any other person performing any services for the Company. $2,000,000

 

 

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10.Any claim or demand made in connection with any transaction not in the ordinary course of business of the Company, as well as the sale, lease, purchase or acquisition of, or the receipt or grant of any rights with respect to, any assets or business. $2,000,000

 

11.Any claim or demand made by any third party suffering any personal injury and/or bodily injury or damage to business or personal property or any other type of damage through any act or omission attributed to the Company, or its employees, agents or other persons acting or allegedly acting on its behalf, including, without limitation, failure to make proper safety arrangements for the Company or its employees and liabilities arising from any accidental or continuous damage or harm to the Company’s employees, its contractors, its guests and visitors as a result of an accidental or continuous event, or employment conditions, permanent or temporary, in the Company’s offices. $2,000,000

  

12.Any claim or demand made directly or indirectly in connection with complete or partial failure, by the Company or its directors, officers and employees, to pay, report, keep applicable records or otherwise, of any local or foreign federal, state, county, municipal or city taxes or other taxes or compulsory payments of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, income, sales, use, transfer, excise, value added, registration, severance, stamp, occupation, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll or employee withholding or other withholding, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not. $2,000,000

  

13.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial or civil actions orders,decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental entity or other person alleging potential responsibility or liability (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, for natural resources damages, property damage, personal injuries or penalties or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or related to (a) the presence of, release, spill, emission, leaning, dumping, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, leaching or migration into the environment (each a “Release”) or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any environmental law, at any location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any environmental law or environmental permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable environmental law. $2,000,000

  

14.Any administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance or violation by any governmental or regulatory entity or authority or any other person alleging the failure to comply with any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to the Company or any of its businesses, assets or operations, or the terms and conditions of any operating certificate or licensing agreement. $2,000,000

 

 

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15.Participation and/or non-participation at Company Board meetings, expression of opinion or view and/or voting and/or abstention from voting at Company Board meetings, including, in each case, any committee thereof, as well as expression of opinion publicly in connection with the service as an Office Holder. $2,000,000

  

16.Review and approval of the Company’s financial statements and any specific items or matters within, including any action, consent or approval related to or arising from the foregoing, including, without limitations, engagement of or execution of certificates for the benefit of third parties related to the financial statements. $2,000,000

 

17.Violation of laws, rules or regulations requiring the Company to obtain regulatory and governmental licenses, permits and authorizations (including without limitation relating to export, import, encryption, antitrust or competition authorities) or laws related to any governmental grants in any jurisdiction. $2,000,000

 

18.Resolutions and/or actions relating to investments in the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies and/or investment in corporate or other entities and/or investments in other traded or non-traded securities and/or any other form of investment. $2,000,000

 

19.Liabilities arising out of advertising, including misrepresentations regarding the Company’s products or services and unlawful distribution of emails. $2,000,000

  

20.Management of the Company’s bank accounts, including money management, foreign currency deposits, securities, loans and credit facilities, credit cards, bank guarantees, letters of credit, consultation agreements concerning investments including with portfolio managers, hedging transactions, options, futures, and the like. $2,000,000

 

21.All actions, consents and approvals, including any prior discussions, reviews and deliberations, relating to a distribution of dividends, in cash or otherwise, or to any other “distribution” as such term is defined under the Companies Law. $2,000,000

  

22.Any administrative, regulatory, judicial, civil or criminal, actions orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of noncompliance, violation or breaches alleging potential responsibility, liability, loss or damage (including potential responsibility or liability for costs of enforcement, investigation, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, property damage or penalties, or for contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief), whether alleged or claimed by customers, consumers, regulators, shareholders or others, arising out of, based on or related to: (a) cyber security, cyber- attacks, data loss or breaches, unauthorized access to databases and use or disclosure of information contained therein, not preventing or detecting the breach or failing to otherwise disclose or respond to the breach; (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation of any law, permit, license, registration or other authorization required under applicable law governing data security, data protection, network security, information systems, privacy or any cyber environment (including, users, networks, devices, software, processes, information systems, databases, information in storage or transit, applications, services, and systems that can be connected directly or indirectly to networks); (c) failure to implement a reporting system or control, or failure to monitor or oversee the operation of such a system; (d) data destruction, extortion, theft, hacking, and denial of service attacks; losses or liabilities to others caused by errors and omissions, failure to safeguard data or defamation; or (e) security-audit, post-incident public relations and investigative expenses, criminal reward funds, data breach/privacy crisis management (including, management of an incident, investigation, remediation, data subject notification, call management, credit checking for data subjects, legal costs, court attendance and regulatory fines), extortion liability (including, losses due to a threat of extortion, professional fees related to dealing with the extortion), or network security liability (including, losses as a result of denial of access, costs related to data on third-parties and costs related to the theft of data on third-party systems). $2,000,000

 

 

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23.An announcement or statement, including a position taken or an opinion or representation made in good faith by the Office Holder in the course of his duties or in conjunction with his duties, whether in public or in private, including during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company or any of the committees thereof. $2,000,000

 

24.Resolutions and/or actions in connection with any restrictive trade practice or monopolies of the Company, a subsidiary and/or affiliated companies $2,000,000

  

25.Resolutions and/or actions relating to the approval of transactions with directors and officers of the Company; and also with holders of controlling interests in the Company. $2,000,000

  

26.Any event or action for which indemnification may be sought in accordance with the Law of Improvement of Enforcement Proceedings in the Israeli Securities Authority (Statutes Amendments) 2011. $2,000,000

  

27.Claims of failure to exercise business judgment and a reasonable level of proficiency, expertise and care in regard of the Company’s business. $2,000,000

  

28.Any claim or demand, not covered by any of the categories of events described above, which, pursuant to any applicable law, a person serving in a capacity of an Office Holder of the Company may be held liable to any government or agency thereof, or any person or entity, in connection with actions taken by such person serving in such Office Holder. $2,000,000

 

29.Aggregate Limit Amount for all events together $5,000,000

 

*         Any reference in this Exhibit A to the Company shall include the Company and any entity in which the Indemnitee serves in a Corporate Capacity.  

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.8

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 6 day of December, 2021, by and between DROR ORTHO DESIGN LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, having its principal place of business at3 Shatner Street, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, Israel, 9546103, leeahaddad@yahoo.com (“Company”), and YAAKOV BODNER (“Consultant”).

 

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.            ENGAGEMENT PERIOD. The Company hereby engages Consultant, and Consultant hereby accepts such engagement with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the first anniversary of the start date (the “Consulting Period”), unless terminated earlier as provided for in Section 4. The Consulting Period shall not renew unless agreed up on in writing by the Company and the Consultant.

 

2.            POSITION AND DUTIES.

 

(a)          Services. During the Consulting Period, Consultant shall perform the following consulting services as may be requested by the Chief Executive Officer or other senior management of the Company from time to time:

 

a.Review business plans, strategies, proposed transactions and other plans for the purpose of advising the Company with regards to business acquisitions and merger transactions; and

 

b.Such other services as agreed to between the parties.

 

The Consultant shall not be required to perform more than 5 hours of consulting services per month and will only provide services as requested in writing by the Chief Executive Officer. The Consultant will not be required to forfeit or refund any compensation in the event the Chief Executive Officer does not request the performance of services. The Consultant shall not be required to perform any consulting services that would require a license or permit from any governmental or other entity.

 

(b)         Performance of Services. The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that Consultant will be free to provide consulting and other services to any other person or entity during the Consulting Period. Consultant shall perform the Services to the best of Consultant’s abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, professional and efficient manner. In performing the Services hereunder, Consultant is acting as an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as creating or establishing an employment relationship between the Company, on the one hand, and the Consultant, on the other hand. Consultant shall not have any right, power or authority inany way to bind the Company or any of its affiliates to the fulfillment of any condition, contract or obligation or to create any liability binding on the part the Company or any of its affiliates except to the limited extent expressly authorized by the Company in writing from time to time, and Consultant agrees not to represent otherwise to any third party.

 

3.            CONSULTING FEE. Upon signing of this Agreement, as consideration for the Services being rendered, the Company will issue to the Consultant and the Consultant will receive 3,708 ordinary shares of the Company (the “Shares”) and Consultant shall be assigned by existing shareholders of the Company 5,098 Warrants to purchase preferred A-4 shares pursuant to the capitalization table of the Company as provided to Consultant. As utilized in this Agreement, fully diluted basis shall exclude any warrants, options or convertible securities with respect to which the exercise or conversion price is greater than the per share price allocated to the Shares herein. The Shares and Warrants will be fully vested when issued. The provisions of Section 4.17 of the Securities Purchase Agreement signed among the Company and certain investors therein and dated December 6, 2021 shall apply to the Shares, mutatis mutandis.. The Company confirms that the Shares and Warrants are being issued without encumbrance, are fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrants shall be exercisable for a term of four (4) years.

 

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4.            TERMINATION. The Consulting Period may be terminated by the Company for a Material Breach (as defined below) by the Consultant or any of his affiliates and consultants of this Agreement, or any other written agreement between Consultant or any of his affiliates and the Company or any of its affiliates. A “Material Breach” shall mean either (i) the Consultant’s willful failure to perform the Services with the Company or to follow the directives of the Supervisor, which is not cured within 7 days after the Supervisor makes a detailed demand to the Consultant; (ii) any material breach by the Consultant of this Agreement, any breach of the PIIA or any breach of fiduciary duties; (iii) engagement of the Consultant in willful misconduct or acts in bad faith with respect to the Company in connection with and related to the engagement hereunder; (iv) conducting by the Consultant of any felony and/or any willful act of embezzlement, fraud or theft related to the Services.

 

5.            CONSULTANT’S REPRESENTATIONS. Consultant hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Consultant do not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Consultant is a party or by which Consultant is bound, (b) except as previously disclosed to the Company in writing (a copy of such agreement having been provided to the Company and with respect to which all noncompete restrictions shall expire prior to the commencement of the Consulting Period), Consultant is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete agreement or confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity, and (c) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of Consultant, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Consultant hereby acknowledges and represents that Consultant has either consulted with independent legal counsel regarding Consultant’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or knowingly and voluntarily waived the opportunity to do so and that Consultant fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

6.            PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, NON-COMPETITION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT. As a condition for providing the Services the Consultant will execute the Proprietary Information, Non-Competition and Inventions Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “PIIA”) the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

7.            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 or the application of any such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be held tobe prohibited by, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective only in the jurisdiction where so held and only to the extent of such prohibition or illegality or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of suchprovision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.            NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.

 

9.            SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement orany rights or obligations hereunder; provided that (a) this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Consultant’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and legatees (but otherwise will not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by Consultant), and (b) this Agreement will be assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company without the consent of Consultant to the Company or any of its affiliates or to any successor (whether direct or indirect, in whatever form of transaction) to all or substantially all of their businessor assets (none of which shall constitute a termination of Consultant’s engagement hereunder).

 

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10.          CHOICE OF LAW. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Israel or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Israel.

 

11.          AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company (as approved by the Board) and Consultant, and no course of conduct or course of dealing or failure or delay by any party hereto in enforcing or exercising any of the provisions of this Agreement shall affect the validity, binding effector enforceability of this Agreement or be deemed to be an implied waiver of any provision of this Agreement.

 

12.          COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Agreement embodies the complete agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to, and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to, thesubject matter hereof in any way, including, without limitation, any prior consulting agreement, by and between Consultant and the Company.

 

13.          COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile or by electronic transmission in portable document format (pdf) or comparable electronic transmission), each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement.

 

14.          EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION. As an independent contractor, Consultant agrees never to assert or claim, and shall indemnify and hold the Company and its affiliates harmless from any claims or liabilities arising out of any assertion or determination that Consultant was or is anemployee of the Company or any of its affiliates at any point during or after the Consulting Period, including but not limited to, any claim seeking wages, paid time off, employee benefits, unemploymentcompensation benefits, or workers; compensation benefits based on Consultant’s relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates, or any liabilities arising out of the failure to provide any of the foregoing. The Consultant specifically acknowledges and agrees that because the Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee, Consultant shall not seek, and shall have no right to receive, unemployment compensation benefits based upon the termination of this Agreement or the relationship between Consultant and the Company. Consultant also knowingly and voluntarily waivesany claim against the Company for any benefits provided to the Company’s current or former employees during any period in which the Consultant is determined to be a common law employee orsome other designation other than an independent contractor.

 

15.          This Agreement, the PIIA and the other schedules and exhibits attached to it constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. No agreement or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

 

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16.          The provisions of the PIIA attached as Exhibit A will survive the rescission or termination, for any reason, of this Agreement, and will survive the termination of Consultant’s engagement by the Company. The foregoing notwithstanding, such agreement shall terminate in accordance with the terms therein.

 

*          *          *          *          *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  DROR ORTHO DESIGN LIMITED
     
  By:    
    Name: Shraga Braverman
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  YAAKOV BODNER
                   
       

  

[Signature Paage - Dror Ortho Deisgn Ltd. - Consluting Agreement - Yaacov Bodner]

 

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EXHIBIT A 

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS

NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

 

To: Dror Ortho Design Ltd. (the “Company”)

 

The undersigned (the “Consultant”) hereby acknowledges that he/she will have access to, and/or participate in, the development or marketing of the Company’s products and/or certain proprietary information, inventions, commercial secrets and other confidential information of the Company disclosed to the Consultant, and/or accessed by, and/or developed by the Consultant and/or with the assistance of the Consultant, in connection with the services provided by the Consultant, directly or through other person or entity, under the Consultant Agreement signed with the Company dated December 6, 2021 (hereinafter, the “Consulting Agreement”). In relation to such confidential information the Consultant hereby undertakes as follows, in full knowledge that the force of this undertaking is in no way dependent upon the force of the Consulting Agreement, is entirely independent from said agreement, does not in any way constitute a concurrent obligation with the obligations defined in the Consulting Agreement and has been a material part of the consideration of my engagement by the Company:

 

1.PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND NON-DISCLOSURE

 

1.1.       Consultant acknowledges and agrees that he will have access to or be involved in the making or development of, confidential and proprietary information concerning the business and financial activities of the Company, any investors or other entities associated or affiliated with the Company; and/or information and technology regarding any of the Company’s products, services, research and development, including without limitation, commercial information, banking, investments, investors, properties, operational methods, plans and strategies, business plans, research projects, employees, marketing plans, prices, supplier lists, customers data, operating procedures, trade secrets, test results, formulas, processes, data and know-how, improvements, inventions, patents, application for patents, copyrights, trademarks, engineering specifications, drawings, sketches, illustrations, product designs, technical information discoveries, studies, techniques, specifications, computer programs (in source and object code), databases, products (actual or planned) and any intellectual property. Such information, whether documentary, written, oral or digital format, shall be deemed to be and referred to as “Proprietary Information”. The term “Company” shall include for purposes of this Section 1 any parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates thereof.

 

1.2.       Proprietary Information shall be deemed to include any and all proprietary information disclosed by or on behalf of the Company irrespective of form, but excluding information that (i) was known to Consultant prior to his/her association with the Company and can be so proven by Consultant by documentary evidence; (ii) is or has become a part of the public knowledge except as a result of a breach of this Agreement by Consultant; (iii) shall have been received by Consultant from a third party having no obligation to the Company.

 

1.3.       Consultant agrees and declares that all Proprietary Information and rights in connection therewith are and shall be the sole property of the Company and any of its assignees. At all times, both during his engagement with the Company and after its termination, Consultant will keep in strict confidence and trust all Proprietary Information, and Consultant will not copy, transmit, reproduce, summarize, quote, publish and/or make any commercial or other use or disclose directly or indirectly any Proprietary Information or anything relating to it without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary in the ordinary course of performing Consultant’s duties under his engagement with the Company in the best interests of the Company.

 

1.4.       Upon the earlier of termination of his engagement with the Company or first demand by the Company, Consultant will promptly deliver to the Company all documents and materials of any nature (whether in printed, digital or other form) pertaining to his/her engagement with the Company, and he/ will not take with him/her any documents or materials or copies thereof containing any Proprietary Information.

 

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1.5.       Consultant recognizes that the Company received and will receive confidential or proprietary information from third parties subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. At all times, both during his engagement with the Company and after its termination, Consultant undertakes to keep and hold all such information in strict confidence and trust, and not to use or disclose any of such information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary to perform his duties as a consultant of the Company and consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. Upon termination of his engagement with the Company, Consultant shall act with respect to such information as set forth in Section 1.4, mutatis mutandis.

 

1.6.       The provisions of this Section 1 shall survive the termination of the Consultant’s engagement with the Company regardless of the cause of such termination.

 

2.ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS

 

2.1.       Consultant understands that the Company is engaged, involved or associated in a continuous program of investment, research, development, production or marketing in connection with its business and that, as an essential part of his/her engagement with the Company, he/she may and is expected to make new contributions to and create inventions of value for the Company.

 

2.2.       As long as he/she is engaged with the Company and renders it services, Consultant undertakes and covenants that he/she will promptly disclose in confidence and deliver to the Company all inventions, improvements, ideas, themes, designs, original works of authorship, formulas, concepts, techniques, forecasts, test results and documentation, discoveries, models, drawings, tooling, schematics and other diagrams, instructional material, notes, records, algorithms, operating procedures methods, systems, processes, compositions of matter, computer software programs, databases, mask works, Proprietary Information, innovations and trade secrets, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets or under any other intellectual property right, that are made or conceived or first reduced to practice or created by him/her, either alone or jointly with others, (i) in the course of his/her engagement with the Company, which relates to any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries or affiliates business, products or scope of work; and/or (ii) involving Proprietary Information; and/or (iii) were created using equipment, supplies or facilities, or Proprietary Information (“Inventions”). For the purposes of clarity, no intellectual property, invention or other asset that is not related to the business of the Company shall be included in the definition of “Inventions.”.

 

2.3.       Consultant agrees and represents, that all Inventions will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable, and/or its assignees. Consultant further agrees and represents, that all services rendered to the Company and the results and proceeds thereof, including without limitation, all material of whatever kind or nature, including all literary or dramatic material, concepts, themes, and/or ideas furnished by it to the Company shall be deemed furnished pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, were and/or will be solely created by the Consultant as a “work-made-for-hire” specially ordered or commissioned by the Company for its use and benefit and in consideration for compensation stipulated in the Consulting Agreement with the Company being deemed the sole author of it and the owner of all rights of every kind or nature, whether now known or hereafter devised (including, but not limited to, copyrights and all extensions and renewals of copyrights) in and to it, with the right to make all uses of it or non-use throughout the universe and all changes in it as the Company deems necessary or desirable. In the event any such material is found not to be a work-made-for-hire, then Consultant agrees to, and does hereby, assign and transfer all right, title and interest in such material throughout the world, including the copyrights in all works of authorship, to the Company for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which Consultant hereby acknowledges. Consultant hereby covenants and agrees that so long as he/she will be engaged with the Company, he/she shall not cooperate with any person not employed by the Company or any subsidiary in purpose of creating any Invention, unless a prior written consent is obtained from the Company.

 

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2.4.       Consultant agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all Inventions made by him (solely or jointly with others) during the term of this Agreement. The records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, and any other format that may be specified by the Company. The records will be available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times and will be returned to the Company upon the earlier of completion of the services or the request of the Company.

 

2.5.       Consultant agrees that if in the course of performing services, he incorporates into any Invention developed hereunder any invention, improvement, development, concept, discovery or other proprietary information owned by him or in which he has an interest (i) he shall inform the Company, in writing, before incorporating such invention, improvement, development, concept, discovery or other proprietary information into any Invention. Consultant shall not incorporate any invention, work of authorship, mask work, protectable design, improvement, development, concept, discovery, trade secret or other proprietary information owned in whole or in part by any third party into any Invention without prior written permission of the Company.

 

2.6.       Consultant hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company and/or its assignees and shall in the future take all the requisite steps (including by way of illustration only, signing all appropriate documents) to assign to Company and/or its assignees, for no additional consideration: (a) all worldwide patents, patent applications, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, titles and interests, in any Invention and hereby further acknowledges and shall in the future acknowledge Company’s full and exclusive ownership in all such Inventions; and (b) any and all Moral Rights (as defined below) that he/she may have in or with respect to any Invention. Consultant also hereby forever waives and agrees never to assert any and all Moral Rights he/she may have in or with respect to any Invention, even after termination of his engagement with the Company. “Moral Rights” mean any rights of paternity or integrity, any right to claim authorship of an invention, to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, any Invention, whether or not such would be prejudicial to his/her honor or reputation, and any similar right, existing under judicial or statutory law of any jurisdiction whatsoever, or under any treaty, regardless of whether or not such right is denominated or generally referred to as a “moral right”.

 

2.7.       Consultant hereby waives, releases and forever discharges any claims and/or demands whatsoever, whether in law, in equity or otherwise, in relation to the Inventions and Consultant further expressly waives all economic rights in the Inventions including without limitation any rights to royalties from any intellectual property right (specifically including patent rights under the Israeli Patent and Design Act of 1967, including, without limitation, Section 134 thereof and/or other applicable laws) and any right to receive any payment or other consideration whatsoever.

 

2.8.       The Company and/or its assignees shall be entitled to protect any Invention by way of registration and/or in any other manner, in Israel or anywhere else. Consultant agrees to assist the Company in every proper way to obtain and enforce, for the benefit of the Company and/or its assignees exclusive and absolute title, right, interest, patents, copyrights, mask work rights, and other legal protections for the Inventions in any and all countries. Consultant will execute any documents that may reasonably requested from him/her for use in obtaining or enforcing such patents, copyrights, mask work rights, trade secrets and other legal protections. Consultant’s obligations under this Section 2.7 will survive the termination of his engagement with the Company, provided that the Company will compensate him at a reasonable rate after such termination for time or expenses actually spent by him/her at the Company’s request on such assistance. After the termination of the Consultant’s engagement with the Company, any assistance requested by the Company or any of its assignees pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall take into account the Consultant’s obligations towards third parties. Consultant hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and/or its duly authorized officers and agents (including, without limitation, the chairman of the Company’s board of directors) as his/her attorney-in-fact to execute documents on his/her behalf for this purpose and agrees that, if the Company is unable because of Consultant’s unavailability, dissolution, mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Consultant’s signature for the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the Inventions assigned to the Company in this Section 2, to act for and on Consultant’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Consultant.

 

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2.9.       The provisions of this Section 2 shall survive termination of the Consulting Agreement and shall be and remain in full force and effect at all times thereafter.

 

3.NON-COMPETITION; NON-SOLICITATION

 

3.1.       Consultant agrees and undertakes that he/she will not, without the prior written consent of Company, for the duration of the Consulting Agreement and for a period of 12 months following termination of the Consulting Agreement for whatever reason, directly or indirectly, as owner, partner, joint venture, stockholder, employee, broker, agent, principal, corporate officer, director, licensor or in any other capacity whatever (a) engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by, any business or venture that is engaged in any activities involving products similar to or competing with actual or planned products of the Company or its affiliates, in any geographic area where, during the duration of the Consulting Agreement, such business of the Company or any of its affiliates is being or had been conducted, provided, however, that Consultant may own securities of any corporation which is engaged in such business and is publicly owned and traded but in an amount not to exceed at any one time five percent (5%) of any class of stock or securities of such company, so long as he/she has no active role in the publicly owned and traded company as director, employee, consultant or otherwise; or (b) assist any other person, entity, or organization in competing or in preparing to compete with the business or demonstrably anticipated business of the Company and/or its affiliates; or (c) entice, solicit, recruit or encourage any employee, consultant, customer, vendor, supplier or prospective employee, consultant, customer, vendor or supplier of Company and/or its affiliates to cease doing business with the Company and/or its affiliates, reduce its relationship with the Company and/or its affiliates or refrain from establishing or expanding a relationship with the Company and/or its affiliates or in any other way interfere with the Company’s and/or its affiliates’ relationships with its employees, consultants, customers, vendors or suppliers. Exceptions to the restriction set forth in Section 3.1(a) will be permitted with written consent of the board of directors of the Company.

 

3.2.       Consultant agrees and undertakes that during the period of the Consulting Agreement and for a period of 12 months following termination of the Consulting Agreement for any reason (other than the liquidation of the Company), he/she will not, directly or indirectly, including personally or in any business in which he/she is an officer, director or shareholder, for any purpose or in any place, hire or engage with any person employed by the Company and/or its affiliates on the date of such termination or during the preceding twelve months (except where such person is employed at the time of such termination and thereafter by a third party). Provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) any solicitations made pursuant to general advertising; or (ii) through search firms that are not directed specifically at employees of the Company.

 

3.3.       Consultant acknowledges that the Company has entered into the Consulting Agreement in reliance on his/her undertaking set forth in this Section 3, and that given hisher access to information regarding the Company, the provisions of this Section 3 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s business and rights.

 

3.4.       If any one or more of the terms contained in this Section 3 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad with regard to time, geographic scope or activity, the term shall be construed in a manner to enable it to be enforced to the extent compatible with applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Consultant has signed this Proprietary Information, Assignment of Inventions, Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreement as of December 6, 2021.

 

   
Yaakov Bodner  

  

[Signature Paage - Dror Ortho Deisgn Ltd. - PIIA - Yaacov Bodner]

 

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.9

 

 

 

DROR ORTHO DESIGN LTD.

2021 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

Unless otherwise defined, terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Section 2 hereof.

 

1.PURPOSE; TYPES OF AWARDS; CONSTRUCTION.

 

1.1.         Purpose. The purpose of this 2021 Share Incentive Plan (this “Plan") is to afford an incentive to Service Providers of Dror Ortho Design Ltd., an Israeli company (together with any successor corporation thereto, the “Company"), or any Affiliate of the Company, which now exists or hereafter is organized or acquired by the Company or its Affiliates, to continue as Service Providers, to increase their efforts on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates and to promote the success of the Company’s business, by providing such Service Providers with opportunities to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company by the issuance of Shares or restricted Shares ("Restricted Shares") of the Company, and by the grant of options to purchase Shares ("Options"), Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") and other Share-based Awards pursuant to Sections 11 through 13 of this Plan. In addition, Awards may be granted under this Plan as donations, for any purpose that the Board finds appropriate, at its discretion.

 

1.2.         Types of Awards. This Plan is intended to enable the Company to issue Awards under various tax regimes, including:

 

(i)            pursuant and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance (or the corresponding provision of any subsequently enacted statute, as amended from time to time), and all regulations and interpretations adopted by any competent authority, including the Israel Tax Authority (the “ITA"), including the Income Tax Rules (Tax Benefits in Stock Issuance to Employees) 5763-2003 or such other rules so adopted from time to time (the “Rules") (such Awards that are intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualify as such under Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Rules, “102 Awards");

 

(ii)           pursuant to Section 3(i) of the Ordinance or the corresponding provision of any subsequently enacted statute, as amended from time to time (such Awards, “3(i) Awards");

 

(iii)          Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or the corresponding provision of any subsequently enacted United States federal tax statute, as amended from time to time, to be granted to Employees who are deemed to be residents of the United States, for purposes of taxation, or are otherwise subject to U.S. Federal income tax (such Awards that are intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, “Incentive Stock Options"); and

 

(iv)          Options not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) or which do not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option to be granted to Service Providers who are deemed to be residents of the United States for purposes of taxation, or are otherwise subject to U.S. Federal income tax ("Nonqualified Stock Options").

 

In addition to the issuance of Awards under the relevant tax regimes in the United States of America and the State of Israel, and without derogating from the generality of Section 25, this Plan contemplates issuances to Grantees in other jurisdictions or under other tax regimes with respect to which the Committee is empowered, but is not required, to make the requisite adjustments in this Plan and set forth the relevant conditions in an appendix to this Plan or in the Company’s agreement with the Grantee in order to comply with the requirements of such other tax regimes.

 

 

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1.3.         Company Status. This Plan contemplates the issuance of Awards by the Company, both as a private and public company.

 

1.4.         Construction. To the extent any provision herein conflicts with the conditions of any relevant tax law, rule or regulation which are relied upon for tax relief in respect of a particular Award to a Grantee, the Committee is empowered, but is not required, hereunder to determine that the provisions of such law, rule or regulation shall prevail over those of this Plan and to interpret and enforce such prevailing provisions. With respect to 102 Awards, if and to the extent any action or the exercise or application of any provision hereof or authority granted hereby is conditioned or subject to obtaining a ruling or tax determination from the ITA, to the extent required by Applicable Law, then the taking of any such action or the exercise or application of such section or authority with respect to 102 Awards shall be conditioned upon obtaining such ruling or tax determination, and, if obtained, shall be subject to any condition set forth therein; it being clarified that there is no obligation to apply for any such ruling or tax determination (which shall be in the sole discretion of the Committee) and no assurance is made that, if applied for, any such ruling or tax determination will be obtained (or the conditions thereof).

 

2.DEFINITIONS.

 

2.1.         Terms Generally. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, (i) the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular; (ii) any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms; (iii) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth therein or herein), (iv)  references to any law, constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule or ordinance, including any section or other part thereof shall refer to it as amended from time to time and shall include any successor thereof, (v)  reference to a “company” or “entity” shall include a, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof, and reference to a “person” shall mean any of the foregoing or an individual, (vi) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Plan in its entirety, and not to any particular provision hereof, (vii) all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections to this Plan; (viii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; and (ix) use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive.

 

2.2.         Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section 2:

 

2.3.         "Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person (with the term “control” or “controlled by” within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act), including, without limitation, any Parent or Subsidiary, or Employer.

 

2.4.         "Applicable Law” shall mean any applicable law, rule, regulation, statute, pronouncement, policy, interpretation, judgment, order or decree of any federal, provincial, state or local governmental, regulatory or adjudicative authority or agency, of any jurisdiction, and the rules and regulations of any stock exchange, over-the-counter market or trading system on which the Company’s shares are then traded or listed.

 

 

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2.5.         "Award” shall mean any Option, Restricted Share, RSUs, Shares or any other Share- based award granted under this Plan.

 

2.6.         “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.7.         "Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended.

 

2.8.         "Committee” shall mean a committee established or appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, subject to Section 3.1.

 

2.9.         "Companies Law” shall mean the Israel Companies Law, 5759-1999, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended from time to time.

 

2.10.       "Controlling Shareholder” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 32(9) of the Ordinance.

 

2.11.       "Disability” shall mean (i) the inability of a Grantee to engage in any substantial gainful activity or to perform the major duties of the Grantee’s position with the Company or its Affiliates by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months (or such other period as determined by the Committee), as determined by a qualified doctor acceptable to the Company, (ii) if applicable, a “permanent and total disability” as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or Section 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code, as amended from time to time, or (iii) as defined in a policy of the Company that the Committee deems applicable to this Plan, or that makes reference to this Plan, for purposes of this definition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, Disability shall mean that a Participant is disabled under Section 409A(a)(2)(C)(i) or (ii) of the Code.

 

2.12.       "Employee” shall mean any person treated as an employee (including an officer or a director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of the Company or any of its Affiliates (and in the case of 102 Awards, subject to Section 9.3 or in the case of Incentive Stock Options, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the Code); provided, however, that neither service as a director nor payment of a director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of this Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual’s employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of a person’s rights, if any, under this Plan as of the time of the Company’s determination, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination.

 

2.13.       "Employer” means, for purpose of a 102 Trustee Award, the Company or an Affiliate, Subsidiary or Parent thereof, which is an “employing company” within the meaning and subject to the conditions of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance.

 

2.14.       "employment", “employed” and words of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the employment of Employees or to the services of any other Service Provider, as the case may be.

 

2.15.       "exercise” “exercised” and words of similar import, when referring to an Award that does not require exercise or that is settled upon vesting (such as may be the case with RSUs or Restricted Shares, if so determined in their terms), shall be deemed to refer to the vesting of such an Award (regardless of whether or not the wording included reference to vesting of such an Award explicitly).

 

 

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2.16.       "Exercise Period” shall mean the period, commencing on the date of grant of an Award, during which an Award shall be exercisable, subject to any vesting provisions thereof (including any acceleration thereof, if any) and subject to the termination provisions hereof.

 

2.17.       "Exercise Price” shall mean the exercise price for each Share covered by an Option or the purchase price for each Share covered by any other Award.

 

2.18.       "Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the value of a Share or other securities, property or rights as determined by the Board, in its discretion, subject to the following: (i) if, on such date, the Shares are listed on any securities exchange, the average closing sales price per Share on which the Shares are principally traded over the thirty (30) day calendar period preceding the subject date (utilizing all trading days during such 30 calendar day period), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable; (ii) if, on such date, the Shares are then quoted in an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the Shares in that market during the thirty (30) day calendar period preceding the subject date (utilizing all trading days during such 30 calendar day period), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable; or (iii) if, on such date, the Shares are not then listed on a securities exchange or quoted in an over-the-counter market, or in case of any other securities, property or rights, such value as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine, with full authority to determine the method for making such determination and which determination shall be conclusive and binding on all parties, and shall be made after such consultations with outside legal, accounting and other experts as the Committee may deem advisable; provided, however, that, if applicable, the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined in a manner that is intended to satisfy the applicable requirements of and subject to Section 409A of the Code, and with respect to Incentive Stock Options, in a manner that is intended to satisfy the applicable requirements of and subject to Section 422 of the Code, subject to Section 422(c)(7) of the Code. The Committee shall maintain a written record of its method of determining such value. If the Shares are listed or quoted on more than one established stock exchange or over-the-counter market, the Committee shall determine the principal such exchange or market and utilize the price of the Shares on that exchange or market (determined as per the method described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, as applicable) for the purpose of determining Fair Market Value.

 

2.19.       "Grantee” shall mean a person who has been granted an Award(s) under this Plan.

 

2.20.       "Ordinance” shall mean the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) 1961, and the regulations and rules (including the Rules) promulgated thereunder, all as amended from time to time.

 

2.21.       "Parent” shall mean any company (other than the Company), which now exists or is hereafter organized, (i) in an unbroken chain of companies ending with the Company if, at the time of granting an Award, each of the companies (other than the Company) owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in such chain, or (ii) if applicable and for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, that is a “parent corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

 

2.22.       "Retirement” shall mean a Grantee’s retirement pursuant to Applicable Law or in accordance with the terms of any tax-qualified retirement plan maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates in which the Grantee participates or is subject to.

 

 

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2.23.       "Securities Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended from time to time.

 

2.24.       "Service Provider” shall mean an Employee, director, officer, consultant, advisor and any other person or entity who provides services to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof. Service Providers shall include prospective Service Providers to whom Awards are granted in connection with written offers of an employment or other service relationship with the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or any Affiliates thereof, provided, however, that such employment or service shall have actually commenced.

 

2.25.       "Shares” shall mean Ordinary Shares, no par value each, of the Company (as adjusted for stock split, reverse stock split, bonus shares, combination or other recapitalization events), or shares of such other class of shares of the Company as shall be designated by the Board in respect of the relevant Award(s). “Shares” include any securities, property or rights issued or distributed with respect thereto.

 

2.26.       "Subsidiary” shall mean any company (other than the Company), which now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company, (i) in an unbroken chain of companies beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting an Award, each of the companies other than the last company in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in such chain, or (ii) if applicable and for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, that is a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

2.27.       "tax(es)" shall mean (a) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all income, capital gains, alternative or add-on minimum, transfer, value added tax, real and personal property, withholding, payroll, employment, escheat, social security, disability, national security, health tax, wealth surtax, stamp, registration and estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and charges of any similar kind whatsoever (including under Section 280G of the Code) or other tax of any kind whatsoever, (b) all interest, indexation differentials, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority in connection with any item described in clause (a), (c) any transferee or successor liability in respect of any items described in clauses (a) or (b) payable by reason of contract, assumption, transferee liability, successor liability, operation of Applicable Law, or as a result of any express or implied obligation to assume Taxes or to indemnify any other person, and (d) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) or (b) payable as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate or other group for any taxable period, including under U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502- 6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof of any analogous or similar provision under Law) or otherwise.

 

2.28.       "Ten Percent Shareholder” shall mean a Grantee who, at the time an Award is granted to the Grantee, owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

 

2.29.       "Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed by the Committee to hold the Awards (and, in relation with 102 Trustee Awards, approved by the ITA), if so appointed.

 

 

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2.30.       Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term Section
102 Awards 1.2(i)
102 Capital Gains Track Awards 9.1
102 Non-Trustee Awards 9.2
102 Ordinary Income Track Awards 9.1
102 Trustee Awards 9.1
3(i) Awards 1.2(ii)
Award Agreement 6
Cause 6.6.4.4
Company 1.1
Effective Date 24.1
Election 9.2
Eligible 102 Grantees 9.3.1
Incentive Stock Options 1.2(iii)
Information 16.4
ITA 1.1(i)
Market Stand-Off 17
Market Stand-Off Period 17
Merger/Sale 14.2
Nonqualified Stock Options 1.2(iv)
Plan 1.1
Pool 5.1
Recapitalization 14.1
Required Holding Period 9.5
Restricted Period 11.2
Restricted Share Agreement 11
Restricted Share Unit Agreement 12
Restricted Shares 1.1
RSUs 1.1
Rules 1.11.2(i)
Securities 17.1
Successor Corporation 14.2.1
Withholding Obligations 18.5

 

3.ADMINISTRATION.

 

3.1.         To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, the Articles of Association and any other governing document of the Company, this Plan shall be administered by the Committee. In the event that the Board does not appoint or establish a committee to administer this Plan, this Plan shall be administered by the Board, and, accordingly, any and all references herein to the Committee shall be construed as references to the Board. In the event that an action necessary for the administration of this Plan is required under Applicable Law to be taken by the Board without the right of delegation, or if such action or power was explicitly reserved by the Board in appointing, establishing and empowering the Committee, then such action shall be so taken by the Board. In any such event, all references herein to the Committee shall be construed as references to the Board. Even if such a Committee was appointed or established, the Board may take any actions that are stated to be vested in the Committee, and shall not be restricted or limited from exercising all rights, powers and authorities under this Plan or Applicable Law.

 

 

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3.2.         The Board shall appoint the members of the Committee, may from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee, and shall fill vacancies in the Committee, however caused, provided that the composition of the Committee shall at all times be in compliance with any mandatory requirements of Applicable Law, the Articles of Association and any other governing document of the Company. The Committee may select one of its members as its Chairman and shall hold its meetings at such times and places as it shall determine. The Committee may appoint a Secretary, who shall keep records of its meetings, and shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable and subject to mandatory requirements of Applicable Law.

 

3.3.         Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, any mandatory provisions of Applicable Law and any provisions of any Company policy required under mandatory provisions of Applicable Law, and in addition to the Committee’s powers contained elsewhere in this Plan, the Committee shall have full authority, in its discretion, from time to time and at any time, to determine any of the following, or to recommend to the Board any of the following if it is not authorized to take such action according to Applicable Law:

 

(i)          eligible Grantees,

 

(ii)         grants of Awards and setting the terms and provisions of Award Agreements (which need not be identical) and any other agreements or instruments under which Awards are made, including the number of Shares underlying each Award and the class of Shares underlying each Award (if more than one class was designated by the Board),

 

(iii)        the time or times at which Awards shall be granted,

 

(iv)        the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any Shares acquired upon the exercise or (if applicable) vesting thereof, including (1) designating Awards under Section 1.2; (2) the vesting schedule, the acceleration thereof and terms and conditions upon which Awards may be exercised or become vested, (3) the Exercise Price, (4) the method of payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise or (if applicable) vesting of the Awards, (5) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with the Awards or such Shares, including by the withholding or delivery of Shares, (6) the time of the expiration of the Awards, (7) the effect of the Grantee’s termination of employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (8) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to the Award or the Shares not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan,

 

(v)         to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability of any Award or the vesting thereof, including with respect to the period following a Grantee’s termination of employment or other service,

 

 

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(vi)          the interpretation of this Plan and any Award Agreement and the meaning, interpretation and applicability of terms referred to in Applicable Law,

 

(vii)         policies, guidelines, rules and regulations relating to and for carrying out this Plan, and any amendment, supplement or rescission thereof, as it may deem appropriate,

 

(viii)        to adopt supplements to, or alternative versions of, this Plan, including, without limitation, as it deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax regime or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose citizens or residents may be granted Awards,

 

(ix)          the Fair Market Value of the Shares or other securities, property or rights,

 

(x)           the tax track (capital gains, ordinary income track or any other track available under the Section 102 of the Ordinance) for the purpose of 102 Awards,

 

(xi)          the authorization and approval of conversion, substitution, cancellation or suspension under and in accordance with this Plan of any or all Awards or Shares,

 

(xii)         unless otherwise provided under the terms of this Plan, the amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of the terms of any outstanding Award (including, without limitation, reducing the Exercise Price of an Award), provided, however, that if such amendment increases the Exercise Price of an Award or reduces the number of Shares underlying an Award, then such amendment shall require the consent of the applicable Grantee, unless such amendment is made pursuant to the exercise of rights or authorities in accordance with Section 14,

 

(xiii)        without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject to the provisions of Applicable Law, to grant to a Grantee, who is the holder of an outstanding Award, in exchange for the cancellation of such Award, a new Award having an Exercise Price lower than that provided in the Award so canceled and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe in accordance with the provisions of this Plan or to set a new Exercise Price for the same Award lower than that previously provided in the Award,

 

(xiv)           to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or any Award Agreement and all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to this Plan or any Award as it may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan or Applicable Law, and

 

(xv)             any other matter which is necessary or desirable for, or incidental to, the administration of this Plan and any Award thereunder.

 

3.4.         The authority granted hereunder includes the authority to modify Awards to eligible individuals who are foreign nationals or are individuals who are employed outside Israel to recognize differences in local law, tax policy or custom, in order to effectuate the purposes of this Plan but without amending this Plan.

 

3.5.         The Board and the Committee shall be free at all times to make such determinations and take such actions as they deem fit. The Board and the Committee need not take the same action or determination with respect to all Awards, with respect to certain types of Awards, with respect to all Service Providers or any certain type of Service Providers and actions and determinations may differ as among the Grantees, and as between the Grantees and any other holders of securities of the Company.

 

3.6.         All decisions, determinations, and interpretations of the Committee, the Board and the Company under this Plan shall be final and binding on all Grantees (whether before or after the issuance of Shares pursuant to Awards), unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Board or the Company, respectively. The Committee shall have the authority (but not the obligation) to determine the interpretation and applicability of Applicable Law to any Grantee or any Awards. No member of the Committee or the Board shall be liable to any Grantee for any action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Award granted hereunder.

 

 

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3.7.         Any officer or authorized signatory of the Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided such person has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election. Such person or authorized signatory shall not be liable to any Grantee for any action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Award granted hereunder.

 

4.ELIGIBILITY.

 

Awards may be granted to Service Providers of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, taking into account, at the Committee’s discretion and without an obligation to do so, the qualification under each tax regime pursuant to which such Awards are granted, subject to the limitation on the granting of Incentive Stock Options set forth in Section 8.1. A person who has been granted an Award hereunder may be granted additional Awards, if the Committee shall so determine, subject to the limitations herein. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section 4 shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to be granted an additional Award.

 

Awards may differ in number of Shares covered thereby, the terms and conditions applying to them or on the Grantees or in any other respect (including, that there should not be any expectation (and it is hereby disclaimed) that a certain treatment, interpretation or position granted to one shall be applied to the other, regardless of whether or not the facts or circumstances are the same or similar).

 

5.SHARES.

 

5.1.         The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan (the “Pool") shall initially be 51,482 authorized but unissued Shares (except and as adjusted pursuant to Section 14.1 of this Plan), or such other number as the Board may determine from time to time (without the need to amend the Plan in case of such determination). However, except as adjusted pursuant to Section 14.1, in no event shall more than such number of Shares constituting the Pool, as adjusted in accordance with Section 5.2, be available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

 

5.2.         Any Shares (a) underlying an Award granted hereunder that has expired, or was cancelled, terminated, forfeited or settled in cash in lieu of issuance of Shares, for any reason, without having been exercised; (b) if permitted by the Company, tendered to pay the Exercise Price of an Award, or withholding tax obligations with respect to an Award; or (c) if permitted by the Company, subject to an Award that are not delivered to a Grantee because such Shares are withheld to pay the Exercise Price of such Award, or withholding tax obligations with respect to such Award; shall automatically, and without any further action on the part of the Company or any Grantee, again be available for grant of Awards and Shares issued upon exercise of (if applicable) vesting thereof for the purposes of this Plan (unless this Plan shall have been terminated) or unless the Board determines otherwise. Such Shares may be, in whole or in part, authorized but unissued Shares, (and, subject to obtaining a ruling as it applies to 102 Awards) treasury shares (dormant shares) or Shares that otherwise shall have been or may be repurchased by the Company (to the extent permitted pursuant to the Companies Law).

 

5.3.         Any Shares under the Pool that are not subject to outstanding or exercised Awards at the termination of this Plan shall cease to be reserved for the purpose of this Plan.

 

 

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6.TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS.

 

Each Award granted pursuant to this Plan shall be evidenced by a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Grantee or a written or electronic notice delivered by the Company (the “Award Agreement"), in substantially such form or forms and containing such terms and conditions, as the Committee shall from time to time approve. The Award Agreement shall comply with and be subject to the following general terms and conditions and the provisions of this Plan (except for any provisions applying to Awards under different tax regimes), unless otherwise specifically provided in such Award Agreement, or the terms referred to in other Sections of this Plan applying to Awards under such applicable tax regimes, or terms prescribed by Applicable Law. Award Agreements need not be in the same form and may differ in the terms and conditions included therein.

 

6.1.         Number of Shares. Each Award Agreement shall state the number of Shares covered by the Award.

 

6.2.         Type of Award. Each Award Agreement may state the type of Award granted thereunder, provided that the tax treatment of any Award, whether or not stated in the Award Agreement, shall be as determined in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

6.3.         Exercise Price. Each Award Agreement shall state the Exercise Price, if applicable. Unless otherwise set forth in this Plan, an Exercise Price of an Award of less than the par value of the Shares (if shares bear a par value) shall comply with Section 304 of the Companies Law. Subject to Sections 3 7.2 and 8.2 and to the foregoing, the Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of any outstanding Award, on terms and subject to such conditions as it deems advisable. The Exercise Price shall also be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof. The Exercise Price of any outstanding Award granted to a Grantee who is subject to U.S. federal income tax shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

6.4.         Manner of Exercise. An Award may be exercised, as to any or all Shares as to which the Award has become exercisable, by written notice delivered in person or by mail (or such other methods of delivery prescribed by the Company) to the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or to such other person as determined by the Committee, or in any other manner as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Award is being exercised (which may be equal to or lower than the aggregate number of Shares that have become exercisable at such time, subject to the last sentence of this Section), accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for such Shares in the manner specified in the following sentence. The Exercise Price shall be paid in full with respect to each Share, at the time of exercise, either in (i) cash, (ii) if the Company’s shares are listed for trading on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market, and if the Committee so determines, all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company or the Trustee, (iii) if the Company’s shares are listed for trading on any securities exchange or over-the- counter market, and if the Committee so determines, all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company or the Trustee, or (iv) in such other manner as the Committee shall determine, which may include procedures for cashless exercise. The application of cashless exercise with respect to any 102 Awards shall be subject to obtaining a ruling from the ITA, to the extent required by Applicable Law.

 

 

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6.5.         Term and Vesting of Awards.

 

6.5.1.       Each Award Agreement shall provide the vesting schedule for the Award as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the vesting schedule and accelerate the vesting of any outstanding Award at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Unless otherwise resolved by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement, and subject to Sections 6.6 and 6.7 hereof, Awards shall vest and become exercisable under the following schedule: twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares covered by the Award, on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date determined by the Committee (and in the absence of such determination, of date on which such Award was granted), and six and one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the Shares covered by the Award at the end of each subsequent three-month period thereafter over the course of the following three (3) years; provided that the Grantee remains continuously as a Service Provider of the Company or its Affiliates throughout such vesting dates.

 

6.5.2.       The Award Agreement may contain performance goals and measurements (which, in case of 102 Trustee Awards, may, if then required, be subject to obtaining a specific tax ruling or determination from the ITA), and the provisions with respect to any Award need not be the same as the provisions with respect to any other Award. Such performance goals may include, but are not limited to, sales, earnings before interest and taxes, return on investment, earnings per share, any combination of the foregoing or rate of growth of any of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may adjust performance goals pursuant to Awards previously granted to take into account changes in law and accounting and tax rules and to make such adjustments as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the inclusion or the exclusion of the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances.

 

6.5.3.       The Exercise Period of an Award will be ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Award, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement, but subject to the vesting provisions described above and the early termination provisions set forth in Sections 6.6 and 6.7 hereof. At the expiration of the Exercise Period, any Award, or any part thereof, that has not been exercised within the term of the Award and the Shares covered thereby not paid for in accordance with this Plan and the Award Agreement shall terminate and become null and void, and all interests and rights of the Grantee in and to the same shall expire.

 

6.6.         Termination.

 

6.6.1.      Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, and subject to Section 6.7 hereof, an Award may not be exercised unless the Grantee is then a Service Provider of the Company or an Affiliate thereof or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, an employee of a company or a parent or subsidiary company of such company issuing or assuming the Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, and unless the Grantee has remained continuously so employed since the date of grant of the Award and throughout the vesting dates.

 

 

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6.6.2.       In the event that the employment or service of a Grantee shall terminate (other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement), all Awards of such Grantee that are unvested at the time of such termination shall terminate on the date of such termination, and all Awards of such Grantee that are vested and exercisable at the time of such termination may be exercised within up to three (3) months after the date of such termination (or such different period as the Committee shall prescribe), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Award’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement or pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that if the Company (or the Subsidiary or Affiliate, when applicable) shall terminate the Grantee’s employment or service for Cause (as defined below) (whether occurring prior to or after termination of employment or service), all Awards theretofore granted to such Grantee (whether vested or not) shall terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, and any Shares issued upon exercise or (if applicable) vesting of Awards (including other Shares or securities issued or distributed with respect thereto), whether held by the Grantee or by the Trustee for the Grantee’s benefit, shall be deemed to be irrevocably offered for sale to the Company, any of its Affiliates or any person designated by the Company to purchase, at the Company’s election and subject to Applicable Law, either for no consideration, for the par value of such Shares (if shares bear a par value) or against payment of the Exercise Price previously received by the Company for such Shares upon their issuance, as the Committee deems fit, upon written notice to the Grantee at any time prior to, at or after the Grantee’s termination of employment or service. Such Shares or other securities shall be sold and transferred within 30 days from the date of the Company’s notice of its election to exercise its right. If the Grantee fails to transfer such Shares or other securities to the Company, the Company, at the decision of the Committee, shall be entitled to forfeit or repurchase such Shares and to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Grantee any document necessary to effect such transfer, whether or not the share certificates are surrendered. The Company shall have the right and authority to affect the above either by: (i) repurchasing all of such Shares or other securities held by the Grantee or by the Trustee for the benefit of the Grantee, or designate the purchaser of all or any part of such Shares or other securities, for the Exercise Price paid for such Shares, the par value of such Shares (if shares bear a par value) or for no payment or consideration whatsoever, as the Committee deems fit; (ii) forfeiting all or any party of such Shares or other securities; (iii) redeeming all or any party of such Shares or other securities, for the Exercise Price paid for such Shares, the par value of such Shares (if shares bear a par value) or for no payment or consideration whatsoever, as the Committee deems fit; (iv) taking action in order to have all or any party of such Shares or other securities converted into deferred shares entitling their holder only to their par value (if shares bear a par value) upon liquidation of the Company; or (v) taking any other action which may be required in order to achieve similar results; all as shall be determined by the Committee, at its sole and absolute discretion, and the Grantee is deemed to irrevocably empower the Company or any person which may be designated by it to take any action by, in the name of or on behalf of the Grantee to comply with and give effect to such actions (including, voting such shares, filling in, signing and delivering share transfer deeds, etc.).

 

6.6.3.      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine appropriate, extend the periods for which Awards held by any Grantee may continue to vest and be exercisable; it being clarified that such Awards may lose their entitlement to certain tax benefits under Applicable Law (including, without limitation, qualification of an Award as an Incentive Stock Option) as a result of the modification of such Awards and/or in the event that the Award is exercised beyond the later of: (i) three (3) months after the date of termination of the employment or service relationship; or (ii) the applicable period under Section 6.7 below with respect to a termination of the employment or service relationship because of the death, Disability or Retirement of Grantee.

 

6.6.4.       For purposes of this Plan:

 

6.6.4.1.    A termination of employment or service of a Grantee shall not be deemed to occur (except to the extent required by the Code with respect to the Incentive Stock Option status of an Option) in case of (i) a transition or transfer of a Grantee among the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) a change in the capacity in which the Grantee is employed or renders service to the Company or any of its Affiliates or a change in the identity of the employing or engagement entity among the Company and its Affiliates, provided, in case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) above, that the Grantee has remained continuously employed by and/or in the service of the Company and its Affiliates since the date of grant of the Award and throughout the vesting period; or (iii) if the Grantee takes any unpaid leave as set forth in Section 6.8.

 

 

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6.6.4.2.    An entity or an Affiliate thereof assuming an Award or issuing in substitution thereof in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies or in a Merger/Sale in accordance with Section 14 shall be deemed as an Affiliate of the Company for purposes of this Section 6.6, unless the Committee determines otherwise.

 

6.6.4.3.    In the case of a Grantee whose principal employer or service recipient is a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the Grantee’s employment shall also be deemed terminated for purposes of this Section 6.6 as of the date on which such principal employer or service recipient ceases to be a Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

6.6.4.4.    The term “Cause” shall mean (irrespective of, and in addition to, any definition included in any other agreement or instrument applicable to the Grantee, and unless otherwise determined by the Committee) any of the following: (i) any theft, fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, falsification of any documents or records of the Company or any of its Affiliates, felony or similar act by the Grantee (whether or not related to the Grantee’s relationship with the Company); (ii) an act of moral turpitude by the Grantee, or any act that causes significant injury to, or is otherwise adversely affecting, the reputation, business, assets, operations or business relationship of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, when applicable); (iii) any breach by the Grantee of any material agreement with or of any material duty of the Grantee to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (including breach of confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-use, non-competition or non-solicitation covenants towards the Company or any of its Affiliates) or failure to abide by code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (iv) any act which constitutes a breach of a Grantee’s fiduciary duty towards the Company or an Affiliate or Subsidiary, including disclosure of confidential or proprietary information thereof or acceptance or solicitation to receive unauthorized or undisclosed benefits, irrespective of their nature, or funds, or promises to receive either, from individuals, consultants or corporate entities that the Company or a Subsidiary does business with; (v) the Grantee’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction, or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of the Company or any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, the improper use or disclosure of confidential or proprietary information); or (vi) any circumstances that constitute grounds for termination for cause under the Grantee’s employment or service agreement with the Company or Affiliate, to the extent applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination as to whether a termination is for Cause for purposes of this Plan, shall be made in good faith by the Committee and shall be final and binding on the Grantee.

 

6.7.Death, Disability or Retirement of Grantee.

 

6.7.1.       If a Grantee shall die while employed by, or performing service for, the Company or its Affiliates, or within the three (3) month period (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its discretion) after the date of termination of such Grantee’s employment or service (or within such different period as the Committee may have provided pursuant to Section 6.6 hereof), or if the Grantee’s employment or service shall terminate by reason of Disability, all Awards theretofore granted to such Grantee may (to the extent otherwise vested and exercisable and unless terminated prior thereto in accordance with their terms) be exercised by the Grantee or by the Grantee’s estate or by a person who acquired the legal right to exercise such Awards by bequest or inheritance, or by a person who acquired the legal right to exercise such Awards in accordance with Applicable Law in the case of Disability of the Grantee, as the case may be, at any time within one (1) year (or such longer period of time as determined by the Committee, in its discretion) after the death or Disability of the Grantee (or such different period as the Committee shall prescribe), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Award’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement or pursuant to this Plan. In the event that an Award granted hereunder shall be exercised as set forth above by any person other than the Grantee, written notice of such exercise shall be accompanied by a certified copy of letters testamentary or proof satisfactory to the Committee of the right of such person to exercise such Award.

 

 

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6.7.2.       In the event that the employment or service of a Grantee shall terminate on account of such Grantee’s Retirement, all Awards of such Grantee that are exercisable at the time of such Retirement may, unless earlier terminated in accordance with their terms, be exercised at any time within the three (3) month period after the date of such Retirement (or such different period as the Committee shall prescribe).

 

6.8.         Suspension of Vesting. Unless the Committee provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence, other than in the case of any (i) leave of absence which was pre-approved by the Company explicitly for purposes of continuing the vesting of Awards, or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or between the Company and any of its Affiliates, or any respective successor thereof. For clarity, for purposes of this Plan, military leave, statutory maternity or paternity leave or sick leave are not deemed unpaid leave of absence, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

6.9.         Securities Law Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement between the Service Provider and the Company, if the exercise of an Award following the termination of the Service Provider’s employment or service (other than for Cause) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of Shares would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act or equivalent requirements under equivalent laws of other applicable jurisdictions, then the Award shall remain exercisable and terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period of three (3) months (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its discretion) after the termination of the Service Provider’s employment or service during which the exercise of the Award would not be in such violation, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Award as set forth in the Award Agreement or pursuant to this Plan. In addition, unless otherwise provided in a Grantee’s Award Agreement, if the sale of any Shares received upon exercise or (if applicable) vesting of an Award following the termination of the Grantee’s employment or service (other than for Cause) would violate the Company’s insider trading policy, then the Award shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period equal to the applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination of the Grantee’s employment or service during which the exercise of the Award would not be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Award as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or pursuant to this Plan.

 

6.10.       Voting Proxy. Until immediately after the listing for trading on a stock exchange or market or trading system of the Company’s (or the Successor Corporation’s) shares, the Shares subject to an Award or to be issued pursuant to an Award or any other Securities, shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, be subject to an irrevocable proxy and power of attorney, coupled with an interest, by the Grantee or the Trustee (if so requested from the Trustee), as the case may be, to the Company, which shall designate such person or persons (with a right of substitution) from time to time as determined by the Committee (and in the absence of such determination, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Chairman of the Board, ex officio), which shall not be revocable by the Grantee in any manner or for any reason. The Trustee is deemed to be instructed by the Grantee to sign such proxy, as requested by the Company. The proxy shall entitle the holder thereof to receive notices, vote and take such other actions in respect of the Shares or other Securities. Any person holding or exercising such voting proxies shall do so solely in his capacity as the proxy holder and not individually. All Awards granted hereunder shall be conditioned upon the execution of such irrevocable proxy in substantially the form prescribed by the Committee from time to time. So long as any such Shares are subject to such irrevocable proxy and power of attorney or held by a Trustee (and unless a proxy was given by the Trustee as aforesaid), (i) in any shareholders meeting or written consent in lieu thereof, such Shares shall be voted by the proxy holder (or the Trustee, as applicable), unless directed otherwise by the Board, in the same proportion as the result of the vote at the shareholders’ meeting (or written consent in lieu thereof) in respect of which the Shares are being voted (whether an extraordinary or annual meeting, and whether of the share capital as one class or of any class thereof), and (ii) or in any act or consent of shareholders under the Company’s Articles of Association or otherwise, such Shares shall be cast by the proxy holder (or the Trustee, as applicable), unless directed otherwise by the Board, in the same proportion as the result of the shareholders’ act or consent.

 

 

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6.11.       Other Provisions. The Award Agreement evidencing Awards under this Plan shall contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as the Committee may determine, at or after the date of grant, including provisions in connection with the restrictions on transferring the Awards or Shares covered by such Awards, which shall be binding upon the Grantees and any purchaser, assignee or transferee of any Awards, and other terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

 

7.NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS.

 

Awards granted pursuant to this Section 7 are intended to constitute Nonqualified Stock Options and shall be subject to the general terms and conditions specified in Section 6 hereof and other provisions of this Plan, except for any provisions of this Plan applying to Awards under different tax laws or regulations. In the event of any inconsistency or contradictions between the provisions of this Section 7 and the other terms of this Plan, this Section 7 shall prevail. However, if for any reason an Award granted pursuant to this Section 7 (or portion thereof) does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such non-qualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under this Plan. In no event will the Board, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

7.1.         Certain Limitations on Eligibility for Nonqualified Stock Options. Nonqualified Stock Options may not be granted to a Service Provider who is deemed to be a resident of the United States for purposes of taxation or who is otherwise subject to United States federal income tax unless the Shares underlying such Options constitute “service recipient stock” under Section 409A of the Code or unless such Options comply with the payment requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

7.2.         Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of a Nonqualified Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option unless the Committee specifically indicates that the Awards will have a lower Exercise Price and the Award complies with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Nonqualified Stock Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner qualifying under the provisions of that complies with Section 424(a) of the Code or 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations or any successor guidance.

 

8.INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.

 

Awards granted pursuant to this Section 8 are intended to constitute Incentive Stock Options and shall be granted subject to the following special terms and conditions, the general terms and conditions specified in Section 6 hereof and other provisions of this Plan, except for any provisions of this Plan applying to Awards under different tax laws or regulations. In the event of any inconsistency or contradictions between the provisions of this Section 8 and the other terms of this Plan, this Section 8 shall prevail.

 

8.1.         Eligibility for Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company, or to Employees of a Parent or Subsidiary, determined as of the date of grant of such Options. An Incentive Stock Option granted to a prospective Employee upon the condition that such person become an Employee shall be deemed granted effective on the date such person commences employment, with an exercise price determined as of such date in accordance with Section 8.2.

 

 

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8.2.         Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares covered by the Awards on the date of grant of such Option or such other price as may be determined pursuant to the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner that complies with the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code.

 

8.3.         Date of Grant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no Incentive Stock Option may be granted under this Plan after 10 years from the date this Plan is adopted, or the date this Plan is approved by the shareholders, whichever is earlier.

 

8.4.         Exercise Period. No Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such Award, subject to Section 8.6. No Incentive Stock Option granted to a prospective Employee may become exercisable prior to the date on which such person commences employment.

 

8.5.         $100,000 Per Year Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan and all other “incentive stock option” plans of the Company, or of any Parent or Subsidiary, become exercisable for the first time by each Grantee during any calendar year shall not exceed one hundred thousand United States dollars ($100,000) with respect to such Grantee. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which such Incentive Stock Options and any other such incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any Grantee during any calendar year exceeds one hundred thousand United States dollars ($100,000), such options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. The foregoing shall be applied by taking options into account in the order in which they were granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this Section 8.5, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Awards as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonqualified Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section 8.5, the Grantee may designate which portion of such Option the Grantee is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Grantee shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Separate certificates representing each such portion may be issued upon the exercise of the Option.

 

8.6.         Ten Percent Shareholder. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.6, (i) the Exercise Price shall not be less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option, and (ii) the Exercise Period shall not exceed five (5) years from the effective date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option.

 

8.7.         Payment of Exercise Price. Each Award Agreement evidencing an Incentive Stock Option shall state each alternative method by which the Exercise Price thereof may be paid.

 

8.8.         Leave of Absence. Notwithstanding Section 6.8, a Grantee’s employment shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Grantee takes any leave as set forth in Section 6.8(i); provided, however, that if any such leave exceeds three (3) months, on the day that is three (3) months following the commencement of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Grantee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and instead shall be treated thereafter as a Nonqualified Stock Option, unless the Grantee’s right to return to employment is guaranteed by statute or contract.

 

8.9.         Exercise Following Termination for Disability. Notwithstanding anything else in this Plan to the contrary, Incentive Stock Options that are not exercised within three (3) months following termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or its Parent or Subsidiary or a corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of such corporation issuing or assuming an Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, or within one year in case of termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or its Parent or Subsidiary due to a Disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), shall be deemed to be Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

 

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8.10.       Adjustments to Incentive Stock Options. Any Awards Agreement providing for the grant of Incentive Stock Options shall indicate that adjustments made pursuant to this Plan with respect to Incentive Stock Options could constitute a “modification” of such Incentive Stock Options (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or could cause adverse tax consequences for the holder of such Incentive Stock Options and that the holder should consult with his or her tax advisor regarding the consequences of such “modification” on his or her income tax treatment with respect to the Incentive Stock Option.

 

8.11.       Notice to Company of Disqualifying Disposition. Each Grantee who receives an Incentive Stock Option must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Grantee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any Shares received pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options. A “Disqualifying Disposition” is any disposition (including any sale) of such Shares before the later of (i)  two years after the date the Grantee was granted the Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) one year after the date the Grantee acquired Shares by exercising the Incentive Stock Option. If the Grantee dies before such Shares are sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no disposition of the Shares will be deemed a Disqualifying Disposition.

 

9.102 AWARDS.

 

Awards granted pursuant to this Section 9 are intended to constitute 102 Awards and shall be granted subject to the following special terms and conditions, the general terms and conditions specified in Section 6 hereof and other provisions of this Plan, except for any provisions of this Plan applying to Awards under different tax laws or regulations. In the event of any inconsistency or contradictions between the provisions of this Section 9 and the other terms of this Plan, this Section 9 shall prevail.

 

9.1.         Tracks. Awards granted pursuant to this Section 9 are intended to be granted pursuant to Section 102 of the Ordinance pursuant to either (i) Section 102(b)(2) or (3) thereof (as applicable), under the capital gain track ("102 Capital Gain Track Awards"), or (ii) Section 102(b)(1) thereof under the ordinary income track ("102 Ordinary Income Track Awards", and together with 102 Capital Gain Track Awards, “102 Trustee Awards"). 102 Trustee Awards shall be granted subject to the special terms and conditions contained in this Section 9, the general terms and conditions specified in Section 6 hereof and other provisions of this Plan, except for any provisions of this Plan applying to Options under different tax laws or regulations.

 

9.2.         Election of Track. Subject to Applicable Law, the Company may grant only one type of 102 Trustee Awards at any given time to all Grantees who are to be granted 102 Trustee Awards pursuant to this Plan, and shall file an election with the ITA regarding the type of 102 Trustee Awards it elects to grant before the date of grant of any 102 Trustee Awards (the “Election"). Such Election shall also apply to any other securities, including bonus shares, received by any Grantee as a result of holding the 102 Trustee Awards. The Company may change the type of 102 Trustee Awards that it elects to grant only after the expiration of at least 12 months from the end of the year in which the first grant was made in accordance with the previous Election, or as otherwise provided by Applicable Law. Any Election shall not prevent the Company from granting Awards, pursuant to Section 102(c) of the Ordinance without a Trustee ("102 Non-Trustee Awards").

 

 

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9.3.         Eligibility for Awards.

 

9.3.1.       Subject to Applicable Law, 102 Awards may only be granted to an “employee” within the meaning of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance (which as of the date of the adoption of this Plan means (i) individuals employed by an Israeli company being the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) individuals who are serving and are engaged personally (and not through an entity) as “office holders” by such an Israeli company), but may not be granted to a Controlling Shareholder ("Eligible 102 Grantees"). Eligible 102 Grantees may receive only 102 Awards, which may either be granted to a Trustee or granted under Section 102 of the Ordinance without a Trustee.

 

9.4.         102 Award Grant Date.

 

9.4.1.       Each 102 Award will be deemed granted on the date determined by the Committee, subject to Section 9.4.2, provided that (i) the Grantee has signed all documents required by the Company or pursuant to Applicable Law, and (ii) with respect to 102 Trustee Award, the Company has provided all applicable documents to the Trustee in accordance with the guidelines published by the ITA, and if an agreement is not signed and delivered by the Grantee within 90 days from the date determined by the Committee (subject to Section 9.4.2), then such 102 Trustee Award shall be deemed granted on such later date as such agreement is signed and delivered and on which the Company has provided all applicable documents to the Trustee in accordance with the guidelines published by the ITA. In the case of any contradiction, this provision and the date of grant determined pursuant hereto shall supersede and be deemed to amend any date of grant indicated in any corporate resolution or Award Agreement.

 

9.4.2.       Unless otherwise permitted by the Ordinance, any grants of 102 Trustee Awards that are made on or after the date of the adoption of this Plan or an amendment to this Plan, as the case may be, that may become effective only at the expiration of thirty (30) days after the filing of this Plan or any amendment thereof (as the case may be) with the ITA in accordance with the Ordinance shall be conditional upon the expiration of such 30-day period, such condition shall be read and is incorporated by reference into any corporate resolutions approving such grants and into any Award Agreement evidencing such grants (whether or not explicitly referring to such condition), and the date of grant shall be at the expiration of such 30-day period, whether or not the date of grant indicated therein corresponds with this Section. In the case of any contradiction, this provision and the date of grant determined pursuant hereto shall supersede and be deemed to amend any date of grant indicated in any corporate resolution or Award Agreement.

 

9.5.         102 Trustee Awards.

 

9.5.1.       Each 102 Trustee Award, each Share issued pursuant to the exercise of any 102 Trustee Award, and any rights granted thereunder, including bonus shares, shall be issued to and registered in the name of the Trustee and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Grantee for the requisite period prescribed by the Ordinance (the “Required Holding Period"). In the event that the requirements under Section 102 of the Ordinance to qualify an Award as a 102 Trustee Award are not met, then the Award may be treated as a 102 Non-Trustee Award or 3(i) Award, all in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. After expiration of the Required Holding Period, the Trustee may release such 102 Trustee Awards and any such Shares, provided that (i) the Trustee has received an acknowledgment from the ITA that the Grantee has paid any applicable taxes due pursuant to the Ordinance, or (ii) the Trustee and/or the Company and/or the Employer withholds all applicable taxes and compulsory payments due pursuant to the Ordinance arising from the 102 Trustee Awards and/or any Shares issued upon exercise or (if applicable) vesting of such 102 Trustee Awards. The Trustee shall not release any 102 Trustee Awards or Shares issued upon exercise or (if applicable) vesting thereof prior to the payment in full of the Grantee’s tax and compulsory payments arising from such 102 Trustee Awards and/or Shares or the withholding referred to in (ii) above.

 

 

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9.5.2.       Each 102 Trustee Award shall be subject to the relevant terms of the Ordinance, the Rules and any determinations, rulings or approvals issued by the ITA, which shall be deemed an integral part of the 102 Trustee Awards and shall prevail over any term contained in this Plan or Award Agreement that is not consistent therewith. Any provision of the Ordinance, the Rules and any determinations, rulings or approvals by the ITA not expressly specified in this Plan or Award Agreement that are necessary to receive or maintain any tax benefit pursuant to Section 102 of the Ordinance shall be binding on the Grantee. Any Grantee granted a 102 Trustee Awards shall comply with the Ordinance and the terms and conditions of the trust agreement entered into between the Company and the Trustee. The Grantee shall execute any and all documents that the Company and/or its Affiliates and/or the Trustee determine from time to time to be necessary in order to comply with the Ordinance and the Rules.

 

9.5.3.       During the Required Holding Period, the Grantee shall not release from trust or sell, assign, transfer or give as collateral, the Shares issuable upon the exercise or (if applicable) vesting of a 102 Trustee Awards and/or any securities issued or distributed with respect thereto, until the expiration of the Required Holding Period. Notwithstanding the above, if any such sale, release or other action occurs during the Required Holding Period it may result in adverse tax consequences to the Grantee under Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Rules, which shall apply to and shall be borne solely by such Grantee. Subject to the foregoing, the Trustee may, pursuant to a written request from the Grantee, but subject to the terms of this Plan, release and transfer such Shares to a designated third party, provided that both of the following conditions have been fulfilled prior to such release or transfer: (i) payment has been made to the ITA of all taxes and compulsory payments required to be paid upon the release and transfer of the Shares, and confirmation of such payment has been received by the Trustee and the Company, and (ii) the Trustee has received written confirmation from the Company that all requirements for such release and transfer have been fulfilled according to the terms of the Company’s corporate documents, any agreement governing the Shares, this Plan, the Award Agreement and any Applicable Law.

 

9.5.4.       If a 102 Trustee Award is exercised or (if applicable) vested, the Shares issued upon such exercise or (if applicable) vesting shall be issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Grantee.

 

9.5.5.       Upon or after receipt of a 102 Trustee Award, if required, the Grantee may be required to sign an undertaking to release the Trustee from any liability with respect to any action or decision duly taken and executed in good faith by the Trustee in relation to this Plan, or any 102 Trustee Awards or Share granted to such Grantee thereunder.

 

9.6.          102 Non-Trustee Awards. The foregoing provisions of this Section 9 relating to 102 Trustee Awards shall not apply with respect to 102 Non-Trustee Awards, which shall, however, be subject to the relevant provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the applicable Rules. The Committee may determine that 102 Non-Trustee Awards, the Shares issuable upon the exercise or (if applicable) vesting of a 102 Non-Trustee Awards and/or any securities issued or distributed with respect thereto, shall be allocated or issued to the Trustee, who shall hold such 102 Non-Trustee Awards and all accrued rights thereon (if any), in trust for the benefit of the Grantee and/or the Company, as the case may be, until the full payment of tax arising from the 102 Non-Trustee Awards, the Shares issuable upon the exercise or (if applicable) vesting of a 102 Non-Trustee Awards and/or any securities issued or distributed with respect thereto. The Company may choose, alternatively, to force the Grantee to provide it with a guarantee or other security, to the satisfaction of each of the Trustee and the Company, until the full payment of the applicable taxes.

 

 

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9.7.         Written Grantee Undertaking. To the extent and with respect to any 102 Trustee Award, and as required by Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Rules, by virtue of the receipt of such Award, the Grantee is deemed to have provided, undertaken and confirm the following written undertaking (and such undertaking is deemed incorporated into any documents signed by the Grantee in connection with the employment or service of the Grantee and/or the grant of such Award), and which undertaking shall be deemed to apply and relate to all 102 Trustee Awards granted to the Grantee, whether under this Plan or other plans maintained by the Company, and whether prior to or after the date hereof.

 

9.7.1.       The Grantee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in Section 102 of the Ordinance with regard to the “Capital Gain Track” or the “Ordinary Income Track”, as applicable, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time;

 

9.7.2.       The Grantee is familiar with, and understands the provisions of, Section 102 of the Ordinance in general, and the tax arrangement under the “Capital Gain Track” or the “Ordinary Income Track” in particular, and its tax consequences; the Grantee agrees that the 102 Trustee Awards and Shares that may be issued upon exercise or (if applicable) vesting of the 102 Trustee Awards (or otherwise in relation to the 102 Trustee Awards), will be held by the Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 102 of the Ordinance for at least the duration of the “Holding Period” (as such term is defined in Section 102) under the “Capital Gain Track” or the “Ordinary Income Track”, as applicable. The Grantee understands that any release of such 102 Trustee Awards or Shares from trust, or any sale of the Share prior to the termination of the Holding Period, as defined above, will result in taxation at marginal tax rate, in addition to deductions of appropriate social security, health tax contributions or other compulsory payments; and

 

9.7.3.       The Grantee agrees to the trust agreement signed between the Company, the Employer and the Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 102 of the Ordinance.

 

10.3(i) AWARDS.

 

Awards granted pursuant to this Section 10 are intended to constitute 3(i) Awards and shall be granted subject to the general terms and conditions specified in Section 6 hereof and other provisions of this Plan, except for any provisions of this Plan applying to Awards under different tax laws or regulations. In the event of any inconsistency or contradictions between the provisions of this Section 10 and the other terms of this Plan, this Section 10 shall prevail.

 

10.1.       To the extent required by the Ordinance or the ITA or otherwise deemed by the Committee to be advisable, the 3(i) Awards and/or any shares or other securities issued or distributed with respect thereto granted pursuant to this Plan shall be issued to a Trustee nominated by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance or the terms of a trust agreement, as applicable. In such event, the Trustee shall hold such Awards and/or other securities issued or distributed with respect thereto in trust, until exercised or (if applicable) vested by the Grantee and the full payment of tax arising therefrom, pursuant to the Company’s instructions from time to time as set forth in a trust agreement, which will have been entered into between the Company and the Trustee. If determined by the Board or the Committee, and subject to such trust agreement, the Trustee will also hold the shares issuable upon exercise or (if applicable) vesting of the 3(i) Awards, as long as they are held by the Grantee. If determined by the Board or the Committee, and subject to such trust agreement, the Trustee shall be responsible for withholding any taxes to which a Grantee may become liable upon issuance of Shares, whether due to the exercise or (if applicable) vesting of Awards.

 

10.2.       Shares pursuant to a 3(i) Award shall not be issued, unless the Grantee delivers to the Company payment in cash or by bank check or such other form acceptable to the Committee of all withholding taxes due, if any, on account of the Grantee acquired Shares under the Award or gives other assurance satisfactory to the Committee of the payment of those withholding taxes.

 

 

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11.RESTRICTED SHARES.

 

The Committee may award Restricted Shares to any eligible Grantee, including under Section 102 of the Ordinance. Each Award of Restricted Shares under this Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement between the Company and the Grantee (the "Restricted Share Agreement"), in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. The Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of this Plan, which in the case of Restricted Shares granted under Section 102 of the Ordinance shall include Section 9 hereof, and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with this Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Shares Agreements entered into under this Plan need not be identical. The Restricted Share Agreement shall comply with and be subject to Section 6 and the following terms and conditions, unless otherwise specifically provided in such Agreement and not inconsistent with this Plan, or Applicable Law:

 

11.1.       Purchase Price. Section 6.4 shall not apply. Each Restricted Share Agreement shall state an amount of Exercise Price to be paid by the Grantee, if any, in consideration for the issuance of the Restricted Shares and the terms of payment thereof, which may include payment in cash or, subject to the Committee’s approval, by issuance of promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness on such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee.

 

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

 

11.3.       Forfeiture; Repurchase. Subject to such exceptions as may be determined by the Committee, if the Grantee’s continuous employment with or service to the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall terminate for any reason prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period of an Award or prior to the timely payment in full of the Exercise Price of any Restricted Shares, any Shares remaining subject to vesting or with respect to which the purchase price has not been paid in full, shall thereupon be forfeited, transferred to, and redeemed, repurchased or cancelled by, as the case may be, in any manner as set forth in Section 6.6.2(i) through (v), subject to Applicable Law and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Shares.

 

 

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11.4.       Ownership. During the Restricted Period the Grantee shall possess all incidents of ownership of such Restricted Shares, subject to Section 6.10 and Section 11.2, including the right to vote and receive dividends with respect to such Shares. All securities, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award.

 

12.RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS.

 

An RSU is an Award covering a number of Shares that is settled, if vested and (if applicable) exercised, by issuance of those Shares. An RSU may be awarded to any eligible Grantee, including under Section 102 of the Ordinance. The Award Agreement relating to the grant of RSUs under this Plan (the “Restricted Share Unit Agreement"), shall be in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. The RSUs shall be subject to all applicable terms of this Plan, which in the case of RSUs granted under Section 102 of the Ordinance shall include Section 9 hereof, and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with this Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Share Unit Agreements entered into under this Plan need not be identical. RSUs may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the recipient’s other compensation.

 

12.1.       Exercise Price. No payment of Exercise Price shall be required as consideration for RSUs, unless included in the Award Agreement or as required by Applicable Law (including, Section 304 of the Companies Law), and Section 6.4 shall apply, if applicable.

 

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

 

12.3.       Settlements of Awards. Settlement of vested RSUs shall be made in the form of Shares or cash (in case of 102 Trustee Awards, the settlement shall be made in the form of shares only). Distribution to a Grantee of an amount (or amounts) from settlement of vested RSUs can be deferred to a date after settlement as determined by the Committee. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until the grant of RSUs is settled, the number of Shares underlying such RSUs shall be subject to adjustment pursuant hereto.

 

12.4.       Section 409A Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any RSUs granted under this Plan that are not exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall contain such restrictions or other provisions so that such RSUs will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, if applicable to the Company. Such restrictions, if any, shall be determined by the Committee and contained in the Restricted Share Unit Agreement evidencing such RSU. For example, such restrictions may include a requirement that any Shares that are to be issued in a year following the year in which the RSU vests must be issued in accordance with a fixed, pre-determined schedule.

 

13.OTHER SHARE OR SHARE-BASED AWARDS.

 

13.1.       The Committee may grant other Awards under this Plan pursuant to which Shares (which may, but need not, be Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 11 hereof), cash (in settlement of Share-based Awards) or a combination thereof, are or may in the future be acquired or received, or Awards denominated in stock units, including units valued on the basis of measures other than market value.

 

13.2.       The Committee may also grant stock appreciation rights without the grant of an accompanying option, which rights shall permit the Grantees to receive, at the time of any exercise of such rights, cash equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Shares in respect to which the right was granted is so exercised exceeds the exercise price thereof. The exercise price of any such stock appreciation right granted to a Grantee who is subject to U.S. federal income tax shall be determined in compliance with Section 7.2.

 

 

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13.3.       Such other Share-based Awards as set forth above may be granted alone, in addition to, or in tandem with any Award of any type granted under this Plan (without any obligation or assurance that that such Share-based Awards will be entitled to tax benefits under Applicable Law or to the same tax treatment as other Awards under this Plan).

 

14.EFFECT OF CERTAIN CHANGES.

 

14.1.       General.

 

14.1.1.     In the event of a division or subdivision of the outstanding share capital of the Company, any distribution of bonus shares (stock split), consolidation or combination of share capital of the Company (reverse stock split), reclassification with respect to the Shares or any similar recapitalization events (each, a “Recapitalization"), a merger (including, a reverse merger and a reverse triangular merger), consolidation, amalgamation or like transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, a reorganization (which may include a combination or exchange of shares, spin-off or other corporate divestiture or division, or other similar occurrences, the Committee shall have the authority to make, without the need for a consent of any holder of an Award, such adjustments as determined by the Committee to be appropriate, in its discretion, in order to adjust (i) the number and class of shares reserved and available for grants of Awards, (ii) the number and class of shares covered by outstanding Awards, (iii) the Exercise Price per share covered by any Award, (iv) the terms and conditions concerning vesting and exercisability and the term and duration of the outstanding Awards, (v) the type or class of security, asset or right underlying the Award (which need not be only that of the Company, and may be that of the surviving corporation or any affiliate thereof or such other entity party to any of the above transactions), and (vi) any other terms of the Award that in the opinion of the Committee should be adjusted. Any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be treated as determined by the Committee, and in the absence of such determination shall be rounded to the nearest whole share, and the Company shall have no obligation to make any cash or other payment with respect to such fractional shares. No adjustment shall be made by reason of the distribution of subscription rights or rights offering to outstanding shares or other issuance of shares by the Company, unless the Committee determines otherwise. The adjustments determined pursuant to this Section 14.1 (including a determination that no adjustment is to be made) shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

14.1.2.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary included herein, in the event of a distribution of cash dividend by the Company to all holders of Shares, the Committee shall have the authority to determine, without the need for a consent of any holder of an Award, that the Exercise Price of any Award, which is outstanding and unexercised on the record date of such distribution, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the per Share gross dividend amount distributed by the Company, and the Committee may determine that the Exercise Price following such reduction shall be not less than the par value of a Share. The application of this Section with respect to any 102 Awards shall be subject to obtaining a ruling from the ITA, to the extent required by applicable law and subject to the terms and conditions of any such ruling.

 

 

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14.2.       Merger/Sale of Company. In the event of (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or a sale (including an exchange) of all or substantially all of the shares of the Company, to any person, or a purchase by a shareholder of the Company or by an Affiliate of such shareholder, of all the shares of the Company held by all or substantially all other shareholders or by other shareholders who are not Affiliated with such acquiring party; (ii) a merger (including, a reverse merger and a reverse triangular merger), consolidation, amalgamation or like transaction of the Company with or into another corporation; (iii) a scheme of arrangement for the purpose of effecting such sale, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other transaction; (iv) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (v) such other transaction or set of circumstances that is determined by the Board, in its discretion, to be a transaction subject to the provisions of this Section 14.2 excluding any of the foregoing transactions in clauses (i) through (v) if the Board determines that such transaction should be excluded from the definition hereof and the applicability of this Section 14.2 (such transaction, a “Merger/Sale"), then, without derogating from the general authority and power of the Board or the Committee under this Plan, without the Grantee’s consent and action and without any prior notice requirement, the Committee may make any determination as to the treatment of Awards, in its sole and absolute discretion, as provided herein:

 

14.2.1.     Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any Award then outstanding shall be assumed or be substituted by the Company, or by the successor corporation in such Merger/Sale or by any parent or Affiliate thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion (the “Successor Corporation"), under terms as determined by the Committee or the terms of this Plan applied by the Successor Corporation to such assumed or substituted Awards.

 

For the purposes of this Section 14.2.1, the Award shall be considered assumed or substituted if, following a Merger/Sale, the Award confers on the holder thereof the right to purchase or receive, for each Share underlying an Award immediately prior to the Merger/Sale, either (i) the consideration (whether shares or other securities, cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof) distributed to or received by holders of Shares in the Merger/Sale for each Share held on the effective date of the Merger/Sale (and if holders were offered a choice or several types of consideration, the type of consideration as determined by the Committee, which need not be the same type for all Grantees), or (ii) regardless of the consideration received by the holders of Shares in the Merger/Sale, solely shares or any type of Awards (or their equivalent) of the Successor Corporation at a value to be determined by the Committee in its discretion, or a certain type of consideration (whether shares or other securities, cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof) as determined by the Committee. Any of the consideration referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) shall be subject to the same vesting and expiration terms of the Awards applying immediately prior to the Merger/Sale, unless determined by the Committee, in its discretion, that the consideration shall be subject to different vesting and expiration terms, or other terms, and the Committee may determine that it be subject to other or additional terms. The foregoing shall not limit the Committee’s authority to determine that in lieu of such assumption or substitution of Awards for Awards of the Successor Corporation, such Award will be substituted for shares or other securities, cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof, including as set forth in Section 14.2.2 hereunder.

 

14.2.2.     Regardless of whether or not Awards are assumed or substituted, the Committee may (but shall not be obligated to):

 

14.2.2.1.  provide for the Grantee to have the right to exercise the Award in respect of Shares covered by the Award which would otherwise be exercisable or vested, under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, and the cancellation of all unexercised Awards (whether vested or unvested) upon or immediately prior to the closing of the Merger/Sale, unless the Committee provides for the Grantee to have the right to exercise the Award, or otherwise for the acceleration of vesting of such Award, as to all or part of the Shares covered by the Award which would not otherwise be exercisable or vested, under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine;

 

 

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14.2.2.2.  provide for the cancellation of each outstanding Award at or immediately prior to the closing of such Merger/Sale, and if and to the extent payment shall be made to the Grantee of an amount in shares or other securities of the Company, the acquiror or of a corporation or other business entity which is a party to the Merger/Sale, cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee to be fair in the circumstances, and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have full authority to select the method for determining the payment (being the intrinsic (“spread”) value of the option, Black-Scholes model or any other method). Inter alia, and without limitation of the following determination being made in other circumstances, the Committee’s determination may provide that payment shall be set to zero if the value of the Shares is determined to be less than the Exercise Price, or in respect of Shares covered by the Award which would not otherwise be exercisable or vested, or that payment may be made only in excess of the Exercise Price; and/or

 

14.2.2.3.  provide that the terms of any Award shall be otherwise amended, modified or terminated, as determined by the Committee to be fair in the circumstances.

 

14.2.3.     The Committee may determine: (i) that any payments made in respect of Awards shall be made or delayed to the same extent that payment of consideration to the holders of the Shares in connection with the Merger/Sale is made or delayed as a result of escrows, indemnification, earn outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies or conditions; (ii) the terms and conditions applying to the payment made or payable to the Grantees, including participation in escrow, indemnification, releases, earn-outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies; and (iii) that any terms and conditions applying under the applicable definitive transaction agreements shall apply to the Grantees (including, appointment and engagement of a shareholders or sellers representative, payment of fees or other costs and expenses associated with such services, indemnifying such representative, and authorization to such representative within the scope of such representative’s authority in the applicable definitive transaction agreements).

 

14.2.4.     The Committee may determine to suspend the Grantee’s rights to exercise any vested portion of an Award for a period of time prior to the signing or consummation of a Merger/Sale transaction.

 

14.2.5.     Without limiting the generality of this Section 14, if the consideration in exchange for Awards in a Merger/Sale includes any securities and due receipt thereof by any Grantee (or by the Trustee for the benefit of such Grantee) may require under applicable law (i) the registration or qualification of such securities or of any person as a broker or dealer or agent with respect to such securities; or (ii) the provision to any Grantee of any information under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, then the Committee may determine that the Grantee shall be paid in lieu thereof, against surrender of the Shares or cancellation of any other Awards, an amount in cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee to be fair in the circumstances, and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. Nothing herein shall entitle any Grantee to receive any form of consideration that such Grantee would be ineligible to receive as a result of such Grantee’s failure to satisfy (in the Committee’s sole determination) any condition, requirement or limitation that is generally applicable to the Company’s shareholders, or that is otherwise applicable under the terms of the Merger/Sale, and in such case, the Committee shall determine the type of consideration and the terms applying to such Grantees.

 

14.2.6.     Neither the authorities and powers of the Committee under this Section 14.2, nor the exercise or implementation thereof, shall (i) be restricted or limited in any way by any adverse consequences (tax or otherwise) that may result to any holder of an Award, and (ii) as, inter alia, being a feature of the Award upon its grant, be deemed to constitute a change or an amendment of the rights of such holder under this Plan, nor shall any such adverse consequences (as well as any adverse tax consequences that may result from any tax ruling or other approval or determination of any relevant tax authority) be deemed to constitute a change or an amendment of the rights of such holder under this Plan, and may be effected without consent of any Grantee and without any liability to the Company or its Affiliates, or to their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives, and the respective successors and assigns of any of the foregoing. The Committee need not take the same action with respect to all Awards or with respect to all Service Providers. The Committee may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of an Award. The Committee may determine an amount or type of consideration to be received or distributed in a Merger/Sale which may differ as among the Grantees, and as between the Grantees and any other holders of shares of the Company.

 

 

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14.2.7.     The Committee may determine that upon a Merger/Sale any Shares held by Grantees (or for Grantee’s benefit) are sold in accordance with instructions issued by the Committee in connection with such Merger/Sale, which shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Grantees.

 

14.2.8.     All of the Committee’s determinations pursuant to this Section 14 shall be at its sole and absolute discretion, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Grantees (including, for clarity, as it relates to Shares issued upon exercise or vesting of any Awards or that are Awards, unless otherwise determined by the Committee) and without any liability to the Company or its Affiliates, or to their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders and representatives, and the respective successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, in connection with the method of treatment, chosen course of action or determinations made hereunder.

 

14.2.9.     If determined by the Committee, the Grantees shall be subject to the definitive agreement(s) in connection with the Merger/Sale as applying to holders of Shares including, such terms, conditions, representations, undertakings, liabilities, limitations, releases, indemnities, appointing and indemnifying shareholders/sellers representative, participating in transaction expenses, shareholders/sellers representative expense fund and escrow arrangement, in each case as determined by the Committee. Each Grantee shall execute (and authorizes any person designated by the Company to so execute, as well as (if applicable) the Trustee holding any Shares for the Grantee’s behalf) such separate agreement(s) or instruments as may be requested by the Company, the Successor Corporation or the acquiror in connection with such in such Merger/Sale or otherwise under or for the purpose of implementing this Section 14.2, and in the form required by them. The execution of such separate agreement(s) may be a condition to the receipt of assumed or substituted Awards, payment in lieu of the Award, the exercise of any Award or otherwise to be entitled to benefit from shares or other securities, cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof, pursuant to this Section 14.2 (and the Company (and, if applicable, the Trustee) may exercise its authorization above and sign such agreement on behalf of the Grantee or subject the Grantee to the provisions of such agreements). Without limitation of the foregoing, the proxy pursuant to Section 6.10 includes an authorization of the holder of such proxy to sign, by and on behalf of any Grantee, such documents and agreements required to be signed under this Section 14.2.

 

14.3.       Reservation of Rights. Except as expressly provided in this Section 14 (if any), the Grantee of an Award hereunder shall have no rights by reason of any Recapitalization of shares of any class, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of any class, or any dissolution, liquidation, reorganization (which may include a combination or exchange of shares, spin-off or other corporate divestiture or division, or other similar occurrences), or Merger/Sale. Any issue by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number, type or price of shares subject to an Award. The grant of an Award pursuant to this Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structures or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or part of its business or assets or engage in any similar transactions.

 

 

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15.NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS; SURVIVING BENEFICIARY.

 

15.1.       All Awards granted under this Plan by their terms shall not be transferable, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or under this Plan, provided that with respect to Shares issued upon exercise, Shares issued upon the vesting of Awards or Awards that are Shares, the restrictions on transfer shall be the restrictions referred to in Section 16 (Conditions upon Issuance of Shares) hereof. Subject to the above provisions, the terms of such Award, this Plan and any applicable Award Agreement shall be binding upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of such Grantee. Awards may be exercised or otherwise realized, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee or by his guardian or legal representative, to the extent provided for herein. Any transfer of an Award not permitted hereunder (including transfers pursuant to any decree of divorce, dissolution or separate maintenance, any property settlement, any separation agreement or any other agreement with a spouse) and any grant of any interest in any Award to, or creation in any way of any direct or indirect interest in any Award by, any party other than the Grantee shall be null and void and shall not confer upon any party or person, other than the Grantee, any rights. A Grantee may file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary, who shall be permitted to exercise such Grantee’s Award or to whom any benefit under this Plan is to be paid, in each case, in the event of the Grantee’s death before he or she fully exercises his or her Award or receives any or all of such benefit, on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Grantee, the executor or administrator of the Grantee’s estate shall be deemed to be the Grantee’s beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the request of the Grantee and subject to Applicable Law the Committee, at its sole discretion, may permit the Grantee to transfer the Award to a trust whose beneficiaries are the Grantee and/or the Grantee’s immediate family members (all or several of them).

 

15.2.       Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Incentive Stock Option may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or in accordance with a beneficiary designation pursuant to Section 15.1. Further, all Incentive Stock Options granted to a Grantee shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Grantee.

 

15.3.       As long as the Shares are held by the Trustee in favor of the Grantee, all rights possessed by the Grantee over the Shares are personal, and may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or mortgaged, other than by will or laws of descent and distribution.

 

15.4.       If and to the extent a Grantee is entitled to transfer an Award and/or Shares underlying an Award in accordance with the terms of the Plan and any other applicable agreements, such transfer shall be subject (in addition, to any other conditions or terms applying thereto) to receipt by the Company from such proposed transferee of a written instrument, on a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, pursuant to which such proposed transferee agrees to be bound by all provisions of the Plan and any other applicable agreements, including without limitation, any restrictions on transfer of the Award and/or Shares set forth herein (however, failure to so deliver such instrument to the Company as set forth above shall not derogate from all such provisions applying on any transferee).

 

15.5.       The provisions of this Section 15 shall apply to the Grantee and to any purchaser, assignee or transferee of any Shares.

 

 

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16.CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES; GOVERNING PROVISIONS.

 

16.1.       Legal Compliance. The grant of Awards and the issuance of Shares upon exercise or settlement of Awards shall be subject to compliance with all Applicable Law as determined by the Company, including, applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities. The Company shall have no obligations to issue Shares pursuant to the exercise or settlement of an Award and Awards may not be exercised or settled, if the issuance of Shares upon exercise or settlement would constitute a violation of any Applicable Law as determined by the Company, including, applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Shares may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act or equivalent law in another jurisdiction shall at the time of exercise or settlement of the Award be in effect with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the Award, or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or equivalent law in another jurisdiction. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, if any, deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, and the inability to issue Shares hereunder due to non-compliance with any Company policies with respect to the sale of Shares, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority or compliance shall not have been obtained or achieved. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any Applicable Law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company, including to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares, all in form and content specified by the Company.

 

16.2.       Provisions Governing Shares. Shares issued pursuant to an Award shall be subject to this Plan (unless otherwise determined by the Committee), and shall be subject to the Articles of Association of the Company, any limitation, restriction or obligation included in any shareholders agreement applicable to all or substantially all of the holders of shares (regardless of whether or not the Grantee is a formal party to such shareholders agreement), any other governing documents of the Company, all policies, manuals and internal regulations adopted by the Company from time to time, in each case, as may be amended from time to time, including any provisions included therein concerning restrictions or limitations on disposition of Shares (such as, but not limited to, right of first refusal and lock up/market stand-off) or grant of any rights with respect thereto, forced sale and bring along/drag along provisions, any provisions concerning restrictions on the use of inside information and other provisions deemed by the Company to be appropriate in order to ensure compliance with Applicable Law. Each Grantee shall execute (and authorizes any person designated by the Company to so execute, as well as (if applicable) the Trustee holding any Shares for the Grantee’s behalf) such separate agreement(s) as may be requested by the Company relating to matters set forth in or otherwise for the purpose of implementing this Section 16.2. The execution of such separate agreement(s) may be a condition by the Company to the exercise of any Award and the Company (and, if applicable, the Trustee) may exercise its authorization above and sign such agreement on behalf of the Grantee or subject the Grantee to the provisions of such agreements. Without limitation of the foregoing, the proxy pursuant to Section 6.10 includes an authorization of the holder of such proxy to sign, by and on behalf of any Grantee, such documents and agreements.

 

16.3.       Share Purchase Transactions; Forced Sale. In the event that the Board approves a Merger/Sale effected by way of a forced or compulsory sale (whether pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Association, pursuant to Section 341 of the Companies Law or any shareholders agreement or otherwise) or in the event of a transaction for the sale of all shares of the Company, then, without derogating from such provisions and in addition thereto, the Grantee shall be obligated, and shall be deemed to have agreed to the offer to effect the Merger/Sale (and the Shares held by or for the benefit of the Grantee shall be included in the shares of the Company approving the terms of such Merger/Sale for the purpose of satisfying the required majority), and shall sell all of the Shares held by or for the benefit of the Grantee on the terms and conditions applying to the holders of Shares, in accordance with the instructions then issued by the Board, whose determination shall be final. No Grantee shall contest, bring any claims or demands, or exercise any appraisal rights related to any of the foregoing. Each Grantee shall execute (and authorizes any person designated by the Company to so execute, as well as (if applicable) the Trustee holding any Shares for the Grantee’s behalf) such documents and agreements, as may be requested by the Company relating to matters set forth in or otherwise for the purpose of implementing this Section 16.3. The execution of such separate agreement(s) may be a condition by the Company to the exercise of any Award and the Company (and, if applicable, the Trustee) may exercise its authorization above and sign such agreement on behalf of the Grantee or subject the Grantee to the provisions of such agreements. Without limitation of the foregoing, the proxy pursuant to Section 6.10 includes an authorization of the holder of such proxy to sign, by and on behalf of any Grantee, such documents and agreements as are required to affect the sale of Shares and otherwise in connection with such Merger/Sale and waivers of any contest, claims, demands or any appraisal rights.

 

 

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16.4.       Data Privacy; Data Transfer. Information related to Grantees and Awards hereunder, as shall be received from Grantee or others, and/or held by, the Company or its Affiliates from time to time, and which information may include sensitive and personal information related to Grantees ("Information"), will be used by the Company or its Affiliates (or third parties appointed by any of them, including the Trustee) to comply with any applicable legal requirement, or for administration of the Plan as they deems necessary or advisable, or for the respective business purposes of the Company or its Affiliates (including in connection with transactions related to any of them). The Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to transfer the Information among the Company or its Affiliates, and to third parties for the purposes set forth above, which may include persons located abroad (including, any person administering the Plan or providing services in respect of the Plan or in order to comply with legal requirements, or the Trustee, their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives, and the respective successors and assigns of any of the foregoing), and any person so receiving Information shall be entitled to transfer it for the purposes set forth above. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the transfer of such Information shall be limited to the reasonable and necessary scope. By receiving an Award hereunder, Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the Information is provided at Grantee’s free will and Grantee consents to the storage and transfer of the Information as set forth above.

 

17.MARKET STAND-OFF

 

17.1.       In connection with any underwritten public offering of equity securities of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act or equivalent law in another jurisdiction, the Grantee shall not directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters, (i) lend, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares or other Awards, any securities of the Company (whether or not such Shares were acquired under this Plan), or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable (directly or indirectly) for Shares or securities of the Company and any other shares or securities issued or distributed in respect thereto or in substitution thereof (collectively, “Securities"), or (ii)  enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such transaction described in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) is to be settled by delivery of Securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing provisions of this Section 17.1 shall not apply to the sale of any shares to an underwriter pursuant to an underwriting agreement. Such restrictions (the “Market Stand-Off") shall be in effect for such period of time (the “Market Stand-Off Period"): (A) following the first public filing of the registration statement relating to the underwritten public offering until the expiration of 180 days following the effective date of such registration statement relating to the Company’s initial public offering or 90 days following the effective date of such registration statement relating to any other public offering, in each case, provided, however, that if (1) during the last 17 days of the initial Market Stand-Off Period, the Company releases earnings results or announces material news or a material event or (2) prior to the expiration of the initial Market Stand-Off Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 15-day period following the last day of the initial Market Stand-Off Period, then in each case the Market Stand- Off Period will be automatically extended until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of release of the earnings results or the announcement of the material news or material event; or (B) such other period as shall be requested by the Company or the underwriters. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the underwriter(s) and the Company agree on a termination date of the Market Stand-Off Period in the event of failure to consummate a certain public offering, then such termination shall apply also to the Market Stand-Off Period hereunder with respect to that particular public offering.

 

 

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17.2.       In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding share capital of the Company, the distribution of any securities (whether or not of the Company), whether as bonus shares or otherwise, and whether as dividend or otherwise, a recapitalization, a reorganization (which may include a combination or exchange of shares or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s outstanding securities without receipt of consideration), a consolidation, a spin-off or other corporate divestiture or division, a reclassification or other similar occurrence, any new, substituted or additional securities which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any Shares subject to the Market Stand-Off, or into which such Shares thereby become convertible, shall immediately be subject to the Market Stand-Off.

 

17.3.       In order to enforce the Market Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares acquired under this Plan until the end of the applicable Market Stand-Off period.

 

17.4.       The underwriters in connection with a registration statement so filed are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 17 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto. Each Grantee shall execute such separate agreement(s) as may be requested by the Company or the underwriters in connection with such registration statement and in the form required by them, relating to Market Stand-Off (which need not be identical to the provisions of this Section 17, and may include such additional provisions and restrictions as the underwriters deem advisable) or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. The execution of such separate agreement(s) may be a condition by the Company to the exercise of any Award.

 

17.5.       Without derogating from the above provisions of this Section 17 or elsewhere in this Plan, the provisions of this Section 17 shall apply to the Grantee and the Grantee’s heirs, legal representatives, successors, assigns, and to any purchaser, assignee or transferee of any Awards or Shares.

 

18.AGREEMENT REGARDING TAXES; DISCLAIMER.

 

18.1.       If the Company shall so require, as a condition of exercise or (if applicable) vesting of an Award, the release of Shares by the Trustee or the expiration of the Restricted Period, a Grantee shall agree that, no later than the date of such occurrence, the Grantee will pay to the Company (or the Trustee, as applicable) or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee (if applicable) regarding payment of any applicable taxes and compulsory payments of any kind required by Applicable Law to be withheld or paid.

 

18.2.       TAX LIABILITY. ALL TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY ARISE FROM THE GRANT OF ANY AWARDS OR THE EXERCISE OR (IF APPLICABLE) VESTING THEREOF, THE SALE OR DISPOSITION OF ANY SHARES GRANTED HEREUNDER OR ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OR (IF APPLICABLE) THE VESTING OF ANY AWARD, THE ASSUMPTION, SUBSTITUTION, CANCELLATION OR PAYMENT IN LIEU OF AWARDS OR FROM ANY OTHER ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY TAXES AND COMPULSORY PAYMENTS, SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY OR HEALTH TAX PAYABLE BY THE GRANTEE OR THE COMPANY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH) SHALL BE BORNE AND PAID SOLELY BY THE GRANTEE, AND THE GRANTEE SHALL INDEMNIFY THE COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES AND THE TRUSTEE, AND SHALL HOLD THEM HARMLESS AGAINST AND FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH TAX OR PAYMENT OR ANY PENALTY, INTEREST OR INDEXATION THEREON. EACH GRANTEE AGREES TO, AND UNDERTAKES TO COMPLY WITH, ANY RULING, SETTLEMENT, CLOSING AGREEMENT OR OTHER SIMILAR AGREEMENT OR ARRANGEMENT WITH ANY TAX AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE COMPANY.

 

 

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18.3.       NO TAX ADVICE. THE GRANTEE IS ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH A TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF RECEIVING, EXERCISING OR DISPOSING OF AWARDS HEREUNDER. THE COMPANY DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVISE THE GRANTEE ON SUCH MATTERS, WHICH SHALL REMAIN SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GRANTEE.

 

18.4.       TAX TREATMENT. THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) DO NOT UNDERTAKE OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY AWARD SHALL QUALIFY WITH ANY PARTICULAR TAX REGIME OR RULES APPLYING TO PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT, OR BENEFIT FROM ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT OR TAX ADVANTAGE OF ANY TYPE AND THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) SHALL BEAR NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANNER IN WHICH ANY AWARD IS TREATED FOR TAX PURPOSES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE AWARD WAS GRANTED OR WAS INTENDED TO QUALIFY UNDER ANY PARTICULAR TAX REGIME OR TREATMENT. THIS PROVISION SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY TYPE OF AWARDS OR TAX QUALIFICATION INDICATED IN ANY CORPORATE RESOLUTION OR AWARD AGREEMENT, WHICH SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE LAW. THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) DO NOT UNDERTAKE AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY ACTION IN ORDER TO QUALIFY ANY AWARD WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT AND NO INDICATION IN ANY DOCUMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY AWARD IS INTENDED TO QUALIFY FOR ANY TAX TREATMENT SHALL IMPLY SUCH AN UNDERTAKING. THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) DO NOT UNDERTAKE TO REPORT FOR TAX PURPOSES ANY AWARD IN ANY PARTICULAR MANNER, INCLUDING IN ANY MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT. NO ASSURANCE IS MADE BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) THAT ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT ON THE DATE OF GRANT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST OR THAT THE AWARD WOULD QUALIFY AT THE TIME OF EXERCISE, VESTING OR DISPOSITION THEREOF WITH ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT. THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE IN THE EVENT THAT AN AWARD DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT, REGARDLESS WHETHER THE COMPANY COULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ANY ACTION TO CAUSE SUCH QUALIFICATION TO BE MET AND SUCH QUALIFICATION REMAINS AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE RISK OF THE GRANTEE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY TO CONTEST A DETERMINATION OR INTERPRETATION (WHETHER WRITTEN OR UNWRITTEN) OF ANY TAX AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF THE QUALIFICATION UNDER ANY PARTICULAR TAX REGIME OR RULES APPLYING TO PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT. IF THE AWARDS DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT IT COULD RESULT IN ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE GRANTEE.

 

 

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18.5.       The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate (including the Employer) may take such action as it may deem necessary or appropriate, in its discretion, for the purpose of or in connection with withholding of any taxes and compulsory payments which the Trustee, the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate (including the Employer) (or any applicable agent thereof) is required by any Applicable Law to withhold in connection with any Awards, including, without limitations, any income tax, social benefits, social insurance, health tax, pension, payroll tax, fringe benefits, excise tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Participant’s participation in the Plan and applicable by law to the Participant (collectively, “Withholding Obligations"). Such actions may include (i) requiring a Grantee to remit to the Company or the Employer in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy such Withholding Obligations and any other taxes and compulsory payments, payable by the Company or the Employer in connection with the Award or the exercise or (if applicable) the vesting thereof; (ii) subject to Applicable Law, allowing the Grantees to surrender Shares to the Company, in an amount that at such time, reflects a value that the Committee determines to be sufficient to satisfy such Withholding Obligations; (iii) withholding Shares otherwise issuable upon the exercise of an Award at a value which is determined by the Company to be sufficient to satisfy such Withholding Obligations; or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. The Company shall not be obligated to allow the exercise or vesting of any Award by or on behalf of a Grantee until all tax consequences arising therefrom are resolved in a manner acceptable to the Company.

 

18.6.       Each Grantee shall notify the Company in writing promptly and in any event within ten (10) days after the date on which such Grantee first obtains knowledge of any tax authority inquiry, audit, assertion, determination, investigation, or question relating in any manner to the Awards granted or received hereunder or Shares issued thereunder and shall continuously inform the Company of any developments, proceedings, discussions and negotiations relating to such matter, and shall allow the Company and its representatives to participate in any proceedings and discussions concerning such matters. Upon request, a Grantee shall provide to the Company any information or document relating to any matter described in the preceding sentence, which the Company, in its discretion, requires.

 

18.7.       With respect to 102 Non-Trustee Options, if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company, Parent, Subsidiary or any Affiliate (including the Employer), the Grantee shall extend to the Company and/or the Employer a security or guarantee for the payment of taxes due at the time of sale of Shares, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance and the Rules.

 

18.8.       If a Grantee makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to an Award as of the date of transfer of Shares rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Grantee would otherwise be taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, such Grantee shall deliver a copy of such election to the Company upon or prior to the filing such election with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate (including the Employer) shall have any liability or responsibility relating to or arising out of the filing or not filing of any such election or any defects in its construction.

 

19.RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER; VOTING AND DIVIDENDS.

 

19.1.       Subject to Section 11.4, a Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares covered by an Award until the Grantee shall have exercised or (as applicable) vests in the Award, paid any Exercise Price therefor and becomes the record holder of the subject Shares. In the case of 102 Awards, the Trustee shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Shares covered by such Award until the Trustee becomes the record holder for such Shares for the Grantee’s benefit, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to be a shareholder and shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Shares covered by the Award until the date of the release of such Shares from the Trustee to the Grantee and the transfer of record ownership of such Shares to the Grantee (provided, however, that the Grantee shall be entitled to receive from the Trustee any cash dividend or distribution made on account of the Shares held by the Trustee for such Grantee’s benefit, subject to any tax withholding and compulsory payment). No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in shares or other securities, cash or other property, or rights, or any combination thereof) or distribution of other rights for which the record date is prior to the date on which the Grantee or Trustee (as applicable) becomes the record holder of the Shares covered by an Award, except as provided in Section 14 hereof.

 

 

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19.2.       With respect to all Awards issued in the form of Shares hereunder or upon the exercise or (if applicable) the vesting of Awards hereunder, any and all voting rights attached to such Shares shall be subject to Section 6.10, and the Grantee shall be entitled to receive dividends distributed with respect to such Shares, subject to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association, as amended from time to time, and subject to any Applicable Law.

 

19.3.       The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, register or qualify the sale of Shares under any applicable securities law or any other Applicable Law.

 

20.NO REPRESENTATION BY COMPANY.

 

By granting the Awards, the Company is not, and shall not be deemed as, making any representation or warranties to the Grantee regarding the Company, its business affairs, its prospects or the future value of its Shares and such representations and warranties are hereby disclaimed. The Company shall not be required to provide to any Grantee any information, documents or material in connection with the Grantee’s considering an exercise of an Award. To the extent that any information, documents or materials are provided, the Company shall have no liability with respect thereto. Any decision by a Grantee to exercise an Award shall solely be at the risk of the Grantee.

 

21.NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

 

Nothing in this Plan, any Award Agreement or in any Award granted or agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Grantee the right to continue in the employ of, or be in the service of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof as a Service Provider or to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in this Plan or such agreement, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any such Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate such Grantee’s employment or service (including, any right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to immediately cease the Grantee’s employment or service or to shorten all or part of the notice period, regardless of whether notice of termination was given by the Company or its Affiliates or by the Grantee). Awards granted under this Plan shall not be affected by any change in duties or position of a Grantee, subject to Sections 6.6 through 6.8. No Grantee shall be entitled to claim and the Grantee hereby waives any claim against the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate that he or she was prevented from continuing to vest Awards as of the date of termination of his or her employment with, or services to, the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate. No Grantee shall be entitled to any compensation in respect of the Awards which would have vested had such Grantee’s employment or engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate) not been terminated.

 

22.PERIOD DURING WHICH AWARDS MAY BE GRANTED.

 

Awards may be granted pursuant to this Plan from time to time within a period of ten (10) years from the Effective Date, which period may be extended from time to time by the Board. From and after such date (as extended) no grants of Awards may be made and this Plan shall continue to be in full force and effect with respect to Awards or Shares issued thereunder that remain outstanding.

 

 

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23.AMENDMENT OF THIS PLAN AND AWARDS.

 

23.1.       The Board at any time and from time to time may suspend, terminate, modify or amend this Plan, whether retroactively or prospectively. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon all Grantees and all Awards, whether granted prior to or after the date of such amendment, and without the need to obtain the consent of any Grantee. No termination or amendment of this Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Board.

 

23.2.       Subject to changes in Applicable Law that would permit otherwise, without the approval of the Company’s shareholders, there shall be (i) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under this Plan as Incentive Stock Options (except by operation of the provisions of Section 14.1), (ii) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options, and (iii) no other amendment of this Plan that would require approval of the Company’s shareholders under any Applicable Law. Unless not permitted by Applicable Law, if the grant of an Award is subject to approval by shareholders, the date of grant of the Award shall be determined as if the Award had not been subject to such approval. Failure to obtain approval by the shareholders shall not in any way derogate from the valid and binding effect of any grant of an Award that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

23.3.       The Board or the Committee at any time and from time to time may modify or amend any Award theretofore granted, including any Award Agreement, whether retroactively or prospectively.

 

24.APPROVAL.

 

24.1.       This Plan shall take effect upon its adoption by the Board (the “Effective Date").

 

24.2.       Solely with respect to grants of Incentive Stock Options, this Plan shall also be subject to shareholders’ approval, within one year of the Effective Date, by a majority of the votes cast on the proposal at a meeting or a written consent of shareholders (however, if the grant of an Award is subject to approval by shareholders, the date of grant of the Award shall be determined as if the Award had not been subject to such approval). Failure to obtain such approval by the shareholders within such period shall not in any way derogate from the valid and binding effect of any grant of an Award, except that any Options previously granted under this Plan may not qualify as Incentive Stock Options but, rather, shall constitute Nonqualified Stock Options. Upon approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Company as set forth above, all Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan on or after the Effective Date shall be fully effective as if the shareholders of the Company had approved this Plan on the Effective Date.

 

24.3.       102 Awards are conditional upon the filing with or approval by the ITA, if required, as set forth in Section 9.49. Failure to so file or obtain such approval shall not in any way derogate from the valid and binding effect of any grant of an Award, which is not a 102 Award.

 

25.RULES PARTICULAR TO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES; SECTION 409A.

 

25.1.       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the terms and conditions of this Plan may be supplemented or amended with respect to a particular country or tax regime by means of an appendix to this Plan, and to the extent that the terms and conditions set forth in any appendix conflict with any provisions of this Plan, the provisions of such appendix shall govern. Terms and conditions set forth in such appendix shall apply only to Awards granted to Grantees under the jurisdiction of the specific country or such other tax regime that is the subject of such appendix and shall not apply to Awards issued to a Grantee not under the jurisdiction of such country or such other tax regime. The adoption of any such appendix shall be subject to the approval of the Board or the Committee, and if determined by the Committee to be required in connection with the application of certain tax treatment, pursuant to applicable stock exchange rules or regulations or otherwise, then also the approval of the shareholders of the Company at the required majority.

 

25.2.       This Section 25.2 shall only apply to Awards granted to Grantees who are subject to United States Federal income tax.

 

 

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25.2.1      It is the intention of the Company that no Award shall be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise as provided in Section 25.2.2, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Awards shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.

 

25.2.2     The terms and conditions governing any Awards that the Committee determines will be subject to Section 409A of the Code, including any rules for payment or elective or mandatory deferral of the payment or delivery of Shares or cash pursuant thereto, and any rules regarding treatment of such Awards in the event of a Change in Control, shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and shall be intended to comply in all respects with Section 409A of the Code, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of such Awards shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.

 

25.2.3     The Company shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe the Plan and any Award Agreement in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or compliance with) the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. If for any reason, such as imprecision in drafting, any provision of the Plan and/or any Award Agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, such provision shall be considered ambiguous as to its exemption from (or compliance with) Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted by the Company in a manner consistent with such intent, as determined in the discretion of the Company. If, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 25.2.3, any provision of the Plan or any such agreement would cause a Grantee to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code, the Company may reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by such Grantee of any such additional tax or interest; provided that the Company shall maintain, to the extent reasonably practicable, the original intent and economic benefit to the Grantee of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, no provision of this Plan shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A from any Grantee or any other individual to the Company or any of its affiliates, employees or agents.

 

25.2.4     Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, any Award Agreement, or any other written document establishing the terms and conditions of an Award, if any Grantee is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as of the date of his or her “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code), then, to the extent required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(2) (or any successor provision), any payment made to such Grantee on account of his or her separation from service shall not be made before a date that is six months after the date of his or her separation from service. The Committee may elect any of the methods of applying this rule that are permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A- 3(i)(2)(ii) (or any successor provision).

 

25.2.5     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 25.2 to the contrary, although the Company intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. The Company shall not be liable to any Grantee for any tax, interest, or penalties the Grantee might owe as a result of the grant, holding, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award under the Plan.

 

 

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26.GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

This Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Israel, except with respect to matters that are subject to tax laws, regulations and rules of any specific jurisdiction, which shall be governed by the respective laws, regulations and rules of such jurisdiction. Certain definitions, which refer to laws other than the laws of such jurisdiction, shall be construed in accordance with such other laws. The competent courts located in Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Plan and any Award granted hereunder. By signing any Award Agreement or any other agreement relating to an Award, each Grantee irrevocably submits to such exclusive jurisdiction.

 

27.NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THIS PLAN.

 

The adoption of this Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power or authority of the Company to adopt such other or additional incentive or other compensation arrangements of whatever nature as the Company may deem necessary or desirable or preclude or limit the continuation of any other plan, practice or arrangement for the payment of compensation or fringe benefits to employees generally, or to any class or group of employees, which the Company or any Affiliate now has lawfully put into effect, including any retirement, pension, savings and stock purchase plan, insurance, death and disability benefits and executive short-term or long-term incentive plans.

 

28.MISCELLANEOUS.

 

28.1.       Survival. The Grantee shall be bound by and the Shares issued upon exercise or (if applicable) the vesting of any Awards granted hereunder shall remain subject to this Plan after the exercise or (if applicable) the vesting of Awards, in accordance with the terms of this Plan, whether or not the Grantee is then or at any time thereafter employed or engaged by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

28.2.       Additional Terms. Each Award awarded under this Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

28.3.       Fractional Shares. No fractional Share shall be issuable upon exercise or vesting of any Award. Unless a different rounding rule is applied by the Company, the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, with any Share remaining at the last vesting date due to such rounding to be issued upon exercise at such last vesting date.

 

28.4.       Severability. If any provision of this Plan, any Award Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with an Award shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction. In addition, if any particular provision contained in this Plan, any Award Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with an Award shall, for any reason, be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographic scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing such provision as to such characteristic so that the provision is enforceable to fullest extent compatible with Applicable Law as it shall then appear.

 

28.5.       Captions and Titles. The use of captions and titles in this Plan or any Award Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with an Award is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Plan or such agreement.

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.10

 

DROR ORTHO-DESIGN, INC.
2023 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

The Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted by the Board of Directors of Dror Ortho-Design, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), effective as of August 14, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders.

 

Article 1.
PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the services of key Employees, key Contractors, and Outside Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide such persons with a proprietary interest in the Company through the granting of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Dividend Equivalent Rights, Performance Goals, Tandem Awards, Prior Plan Awards, and Other Awards, whether granted singly, or in combination, or in tandem, that will:

 

(a)            increase the interest of such persons in the Company’s welfare;

 

(b)           furnish an incentive to such persons to continue their services for the Company or its Subsidiaries; and

 

(c)            provide a means through which the Company may attract able persons as Employees, Contractors, and Outside Directors.

 

With respect to Reporting Participants, the Plan and all transactions under the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, such provision or action shall be deemed null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.

 

Article 2.
DEFINITIONS

 

For the purpose of the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

 

2.1              “Applicable Law” means all legal requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans and the issuance and distribution of shares of Common Stock, if any, under applicable corporate laws, applicable securities laws, the rules of any exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted, the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Incentives granted to residents therein, and any other applicable law, rule or restriction.

 

2.2              “Authorized Officer” is defined in Section 3.2(b) hereof.

 

2.3              “Award” means the grant of any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Restricted Stock, SAR, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent Right or Other Award, whether granted singly or in combination or in tandem (each individually referred to herein as an “Incentive”).

 

 

 

2.4              “Award Agreement” means a written agreement between a Participant and the Company which sets out the terms of the grant of an Award.

 

2.5              “Award Period” means the period set forth in the Award Agreement during which one or more Incentives granted under an Award may be exercised.

 

2.6              “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

2.7              “Change in Control” means any of the following, except as otherwise provided herein: (a) any consolidation, merger or share exchange of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company’s Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a consolidation, merger or share exchange of the Company in which the holders of the Company’s Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction have the same proportionate ownership of Common Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction; (b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (excluding transfer by way of pledge or hypothecation) in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (c) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (d) the cessation of control (by virtue of their not constituting a majority of directors) of the Board by the individuals (the “Continuing Directors”) who (x) at the date of this Plan were directors or (y) become directors after the date of this Plan and whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the directors then in office who were directors at the date of this Plan or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved; (e) the acquisition of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities by any person or group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) who beneficially owned less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities on the date of this Plan; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, an acquisition shall not constitute a Change in Control hereunder if the acquirer is (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company and acting in such capacity, (y) a Subsidiary of the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of voting securities of the Company or (z) any other person whose acquisition of shares of voting securities is approved in advance by a majority of the Continuing Directors; or (f) in a Title 11 bankruptcy proceeding, the appointment of a trustee or the conversion of a case involving the Company to a case under Chapter 7.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.7, if an Award issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then an event shall not constitute a Change in Control for purposes of such Award under the Plan unless such event also constitutes a change in the Company’s ownership, its effective control or the ownership of a substantial portion of its assets within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

2.8              “Claim” means any claim, liability or obligation of any nature, arising out of or relating to this Plan or an alleged breach of this Plan or an Award Agreement.

 

2.9              “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.10           “Committee” means the Committee appointed or designated by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Article 3 of this Plan.

 

2.11           “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which the Company is currently authorized to issue or may in the future be authorized to issue, or any securities into which or for which the common stock of the Company may be converted or exchanged, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of this Plan.

 

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2.12          “Company” means Dror Othro-Design, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor entity.

 

2.13          “Contractor” means any natural person, who is not an Employee, rendering bona fide services to the Company or a Subsidiary, with compensation, pursuant to a written independent contractor agreement between such person and the Company or a Subsidiary, provided that such services are not rendered in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

 

2.14          “Corporation” means any entity that (a) is defined as a corporation under Section 7701 of the Code and (b) is the Company or is in an unbroken chain of corporations (other than the Company) beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing a majority of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain. For purposes of clause (b) hereof, an entity shall be treated as a “corporation” if it satisfies the definition of a corporation under Section 7701 of the Code.

 

2.15          “Date of Grant” means the effective date on which an Award is made to a Participant as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Date of Grant of an Award shall be the date of stockholder approval of the Plan if such date is later than the effective date of such Award as set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

2.16          “Dividend Equivalent Right” means the right of the holder thereof to receive credits based on the cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Common Stock specified in the Award if such shares were held by the Participant to whom the Award is made.

 

2.17          “Employee” means a common law employee (as defined in accordance with the Regulations and Revenue Rulings then applicable under Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, in the case of individuals whose employment status, by virtue of their employer or residence, is not determined under Section 3401(c) of the Code, “Employee” shall mean an individual treated as an employee for local payroll tax or employment purposes by the applicable employer under Applicable Law for the relevant period.

 

2.18          “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.19          “Exercise Date” is defined in Section 8.3(b) hereof.

 

2.20          “Exercise Notice” is defined in Section 8.3(b) hereof.

 

2.21          “Fair Market Value” means, as of a particular date, (a) if the shares of Common Stock are listed on any established national securities exchange, the closing sales price per share of Common Stock on the consolidated transaction reporting system for the principal securities exchange for the Common Stock on that date (as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), or, if there shall have been no such sale so reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such a sale was so reported; (b) if the shares of Common Stock are not so listed, but are quoted on an automated quotation system, the closing sales price per share of Common Stock reported on the automated quotation system on that date, or, if there shall have been no such sale so reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such a sale was so reported; (c) if the Common Stock is not so listed or quoted, the mean between the closing bid and asked price on that date, or, if there are no quotations available for such date, on the last preceding date on which such quotations shall be available, as reported by OTCQX, OTCQB or OTC Pink (Pink Open Market); or (d) if none of the above is applicable, such amount as may be determined by the Committee (acting on the advice of an Independent Third Party, should the Committee elect in its sole discretion to utilize an Independent Third Party for this purpose), in good faith, to be the fair market value per share of Common Stock. The determination of Fair Market Value shall, where applicable, be in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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2.22          “Immediate Family Members” is defined in Section 15.8 hereof.

 

2.23          “Incentive” is defined in Section 2.3 hereof.

 

2.24          “Incentive Stock Option” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, granted pursuant to this Plan.

 

2.25          “Independent Third Party” means an individual or entity independent of the Company having experience in providing investment banking or similar appraisal or valuation services and with expertise generally in the valuation of securities or other property for purposes of this Plan. The Committee may utilize one or more Independent Third Parties.

 

2.26          “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a nonqualified stock option, granted pursuant to this Plan, which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.27          “Option Price” means the price which must be paid by a Participant upon exercise of a Stock Option to purchase a share of Common Stock.

 

2.28          “Other Award” means an Award issued pursuant to Section 6.9 hereof.

 

2.29          “Outside Director” means a director of the Company who is not an Employee or a Contractor.

 

2.30          “Participant” means an Employee, Contractor or an Outside Director to whom an Award is granted under this Plan.

 

2.31          “Performance Award” means an Award hereunder of cash, shares of Common Stock, units or rights based upon, payable in, or otherwise related to, Common Stock pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof.

 

2.32          “Performance Goal” means any of the Performance Criteria set forth in Section 6.10 hereof.

 

2.33          “Plan” means this Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

2.34          “Prior Plan Awards” means (a) any awards under the Prior Plan that are outstanding on the Effective Date, and that on or after the Effective Date, are forfeited, expire or are canceled; and (b) any shares subject to awards relating to Common Stock under the Prior Plan that, on or after the Effective Date are settled in cash.

 

2.35          “Prior Plan” means the Dror-Ortho Design Ltd. 2021 Share Incentive Plan.

 

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2.36          “Reporting Participant” means a Participant who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

2.37          “Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock issued or transferred to a Participant pursuant to Section 6.4 of this Plan which are subject to restrictions or limitations set forth in this Plan and in the related Award Agreement.

 

2.38          “Restricted Stock Units” means units awarded to Participants pursuant to Section 6.6 hereof, which are convertible into Common Stock at such time as such units are no longer subject to restrictions as established by the Committee.

 

2.39          “Restriction Period” is defined in Section 6.4(b)(i) hereof.

 

2.40          “Retirement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement.

 

2.41          “SAR” or “Stock Appreciation Right” means the right to receive an amount, in cash and/or Common Stock, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock as of the date the SAR is exercised (or, as provided in the Award Agreement, converted) over the SAR Price for such shares.

 

2.42          “SAR Price” means the exercise price or conversion price of each share of Common Stock covered by a SAR, determined on the Date of Grant of the SAR.

 

2.43          “Spread” is defined in Section 12.4(b) hereof.

 

2.44          “Stock Option” means a Nonqualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.45          “Subsidiary” means (a) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing a majority of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain, (b) any limited partnership, if the Company or any corporation described in item (a) above owns a majority of the general partnership interest and a majority of the limited partnership interests entitled to vote on the removal and replacement of the general partner, and (c) any partnership or limited liability company, if the partners or members thereof are composed only of the Company, any corporation listed in item (a) above or any limited partnership listed in item (b) above. “Subsidiaries” means more than one of any such corporations, limited partnerships, partnerships or limited liability companies.

 

2.46          “Termination of Service” occurs when a Participant who is (a) an Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary ceases to serve as an Employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for any reason; (b) an Outside Director of the Company or a Subsidiary ceases to serve as a director of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason; or (c) a Contractor of the Company or a Subsidiary ceases to serve as a Contractor of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason. Except as may be necessary or desirable to comply with applicable federal or state law, a “Termination of Service” shall not be deemed to have occurred when a Participant who is an Employee becomes an Outside Director or Contractor or vice versa. If, however, a Participant who is an Employee and who has an Incentive Stock Option ceases to be an Employee but does not suffer a Termination of Service, and if that Participant does not exercise the Incentive Stock Option within the time required under Section 422 of the Code upon ceasing to be an Employee, the Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter become a Nonqualified Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.46, in the event an Award issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition and to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the definition of “Termination of Service” for purposes of such Award shall be the definition of “separation from service” provided for under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder.

 

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2.47         “Total and Permanent Disability” means a Participant is qualified for long-term disability benefits under the Company’s or Subsidiary’s disability plan or insurance policy; or, if no such plan or policy is then in existence or if the Participant is not eligible to participate in such plan or policy, that the Participant, because of a physical or mental condition resulting from bodily injury, disease, or mental disorder, is unable to perform his or her duties of employment for a period of six (6) continuous months, as determined in good faith by the Committee, based upon medical reports or other evidence satisfactory to the Committee; provided that, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option, Total and Permanent Disability shall have the meaning given it under the rules governing Incentive Stock Options under the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.47, in the event an Award issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition and to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the definition of “Total and Permanent Disability” for purposes of such Award shall be the definition of “disability” provided for under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder.

 

Article 3.
ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1         General Administration; Establishment of Committee. Subject to the terms of this Article 3, the Plan shall be administered by the Board or such Committee of the Board as is designated by the Board to administer the Plan (the “Committee”). The Committee shall consist of not fewer than two persons. Any member of the Committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution of the Board. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee may be filled by appointment by the Board. At any time there is no Committee to administer the Plan, any references in this Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

 

Membership on the Committee shall be limited to those members of the Board who are “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Committee shall select one of its members to act as its Chairman. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Committee.

 

3.2         Designation of Participants and Awards.

 

(a)           The Committee or the Board shall determine and designate from time to time the eligible persons to whom Awards will be granted and shall set forth in each related Award Agreement, where applicable, the Award Period, the Date of Grant, and such other terms, provisions, limitations, and performance requirements, as are approved by the Committee, but not inconsistent with the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether an Award shall include one type of Incentive or two or more Incentives granted in combination or two or more Incentives granted in tandem (that is, a joint grant where exercise of one Incentive results in cancellation of all or a portion of the other Incentive). Although the members of the Committee shall be eligible to receive Awards, all decisions with respect to any Award, and the terms and conditions thereof, to be granted under the Plan to any member of the Committee shall be made solely and exclusively by the other members of the Committee, or if such member is the only member of the Committee, by the Board.

 

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(b)           Notwithstanding Section 3.2(a), to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board may, in its discretion and by a resolution adopted by the Board, authorize one or more officers of the Company (an “Authorized Officer”) to (i) designate one or more Employees as eligible persons to whom Awards will be granted under the Plan, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock that will be subject to such Awards; provided, however, that the resolution of the Board granting such authority shall (x) specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be made subject to the Awards, (y) set forth the price or prices (or a formula by which such price or prices may be determined) to be paid for the purchase of the Common Stock subject to such Awards, and (z) not authorize an officer to designate himself as a recipient of any Award.

 

3.3           Authority of the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, shall (a) interpret the Plan and Award Agreements, (b) prescribe, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations and sub-plans (including sub-plans for Awards made to Participants who are not resident in the United States), as necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan, (c) establish performance goals for an Award and certify the extent of their achievement, and (d) make such other determinations or certifications and take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan. Any interpretation, determination, or other action made or taken by the Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all interested parties. The Committee’s discretion set forth herein shall not be limited by any provision of the Plan, including any provision which by its terms is applicable notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary.

 

The Committee may delegate to officers of the Company, pursuant to a written delegation, the authority to perform specified functions under the Plan. Any actions taken by any officers of the Company pursuant to such written delegation of authority shall be deemed to have been taken by the Committee.

 

With respect to restrictions in the Plan that are based on the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, Section 422 of the Code, the rules of any exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted, or any other Applicable Law, to the extent that any such restrictions are no longer required by Applicable Law, the Committee shall have the sole discretion and authority to grant Awards that are not subject to such mandated restrictions and/or to waive any such mandated restrictions with respect to outstanding Awards.

 

Article 4.
ELIGIBILITY

 

Any Employee (including an Employee who is also a director or an officer), Contractor or Outside Director of the Company whose judgment, initiative, and efforts contributed or may be expected to contribute to the successful performance of the Company is eligible to participate in the Plan; provided that only Employees of a Corporation shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options. The Committee, upon its own action, may grant, but shall not be required to grant, an Award to any Employee, Contractor or Outside Director. Awards may be granted by the Committee at any time and from time to time to new Participants, or to then Participants, or to a greater or lesser number of Participants, and may include or exclude previous Participants, as the Committee shall determine. Except as required by this Plan, Awards need not contain similar provisions. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan (including, without limitation, determinations of which Employees, Contractors or Outside Directors, if any, are to receive Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and provisions of such Awards and the agreements evidencing same) need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Participants who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan.

 

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Article 5.
SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

 

5.1         Number Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Articles 11 and 12 and any increase by any Prior Plan Awards eligible for reuse pursuant to Section 5.2, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is 235,958,571 shares, of which one hundred percent (100%) may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. Shares to be issued may be made available from authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury, or Common Stock purchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. During the term of this Plan, the Company will at all times reserve and keep available the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan. After the Effective Date of the Plan, no awards may be granted under the Prior Plan.

 

5.2         Reuse of Shares. To the extent that any Award under this Plan or any Prior Plan Award shall be forfeited, shall expire or be canceled, in whole or in part, then the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award or Prior Plan Award so forfeited, expired or canceled may again be awarded pursuant to the provisions of this Plan. In the event that previously acquired shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Company in full or partial payment of the exercise price for the exercise of a Stock Option granted under this Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock available for future Awards under this Plan shall be reduced only by the net number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Stock Option. Awards that may be satisfied either by the issuance of shares of Common Stock or by cash or other consideration shall be counted against the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Plan only during the period that the Award is outstanding or to the extent the Award is ultimately satisfied by the issuance of shares of Common Stock. Awards will not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to this Plan if the settlement of the Award will not require the issuance of shares of Common Stock, as, for example, a SAR that can be satisfied only by the payment of cash. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, only shares forfeited back to the Company, shares canceled on account of termination, expiration or lapse of an Award, shares surrendered in payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option or shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations resulting from the exercise of an option shall again be available for grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, but shall not increase the maximum number of shares described in Section 5.1 above as the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options.

 

Article 6.
GRANT OF AWARDS

 

6.1         In General.

 

(a)            The grant of an Award shall be authorized by the Committee and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement setting forth the Incentive or Incentives being granted, the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Incentive(s), the Option Price (if applicable), the Award Period, the Date of Grant, and such other terms, provisions, limitations, and performance objectives, as are approved by the Committee, but (i) not inconsistent with the Plan, and (ii) to the extent an Award issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. The Company shall execute an Award Agreement with a Participant after the Committee approves the issuance of an Award. Any Award granted pursuant to this Plan must be granted within ten (10) years of the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board. The Plan shall be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval; however, the Committee may grant Awards under the Plan prior to the time of stockholder approval. Any such Award granted prior to such stockholder approval shall be made subject to such stockholder approval. The grant of an Award to a Participant shall not be deemed either to entitle the Participant to, or to disqualify the Participant from, receipt of any other Award under the Plan.

 

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(b)           If the Committee establishes a purchase price for an Award, the Participant must accept such Award within a period of thirty (30) days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify) after the Date of Grant by executing the applicable Award Agreement and paying such purchase price.

 

(c)            Any Award under this Plan that is settled in whole or in part in cash on a deferred basis may provide for interest equivalents to be credited with respect to such cash payment. Interest equivalents may be compounded and shall be paid upon such terms and conditions as may be specified by the grant.

 

6.2         Option Price. The Option Price for any share of Common Stock which may be purchased under a Nonqualified Stock Option for any share of Common Stock must be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the share on the Date of Grant. The Option Price for any share of Common Stock which may be purchased under an Incentive Stock Option must be at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the share on the Date of Grant; if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to an Employee who owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent or Subsidiary), the Option Price shall be at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant.

 

6.3         Maximum ISO Grants. The Committee may not grant Incentive Stock Options under the Plan to any Employee which would permit the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the Date of Grant) of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options (under this and any other plan of the Company and its Subsidiaries) are exercisable for the first time by such Employee during any calendar year to exceed $100,000. To the extent any Stock Option granted under this Plan which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option exceeds this limit or otherwise fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, such Stock Option (or any such portion thereof) shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option. In such case, the Committee shall designate which stock will be treated as Incentive Stock Option stock by causing the issuance of a separate stock certificate and identifying such stock as Incentive Stock Option stock on the Company’s stock transfer records.

 

6.4        Restricted Stock. If Restricted Stock is granted to or received by a Participant under an Award (including a Stock Option), the Committee shall set forth in the related Award Agreement: (a) the number of shares of Common Stock awarded, (b) the price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for such Restricted Stock and the method of payment of the price, (c) the time or times within which such Award may be subject to forfeiture, (d) specified Performance Goals of the Company, a Subsidiary, any division thereof or any group of Employees of the Company, or other criteria, which the Committee determines must be met in order to remove any restrictions (including vesting) on such Award, and (e) all other terms, limitations, restrictions, and conditions of the Restricted Stock, which shall be consistent with this Plan, to the extent applicable and, to the extent Restricted Stock granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. The provisions of Restricted Stock need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

 

(a)            Legend on Shares. The Company shall electronically register the Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant in the name of such Participant, which shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, substantially as provided in Section 15.10 of the Plan. No stock certificate or certificates shall be issued with respect to such shares of Common Stock, unless, following the expiration of the Restriction Period (as defined in Section 6.4(b)(i)) without forfeiture in respect of such shares of Common Stock, the Participant requests delivery of the certificate or certificates by submitting a written request to the Committee (or such party designated by the Company) requesting delivery of the certificates. The Company shall deliver the certificates requested by the Participant to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable following the Company’s receipt of such request.

 

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(b)           Restrictions and Conditions. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions:

 

(i)                 Subject to the other provisions of this Plan and the terms of the particular Award Agreements, during such period as may be determined by the Committee commencing on the Date of Grant or the date of exercise of an Award (the “Restriction Period”), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign shares of Restricted Stock. Except for these limitations and the limitations set forth in Section 7.2 below, the Committee may in its sole discretion, remove any or all of the restrictions on such Restricted Stock whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the date of the Award, such action is appropriate.

 

(ii)               Except as provided in sub-paragraph (a) above or in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall have, with respect to his or her Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares, and the right to receive any dividends thereon. Certificates for shares of Common Stock free of restriction under this Plan shall be delivered to the Participant promptly after, and only after, the Restriction Period shall expire without forfeiture in respect of such shares of Common Stock or after any other restrictions imposed on such shares of Common Stock by the applicable Award Agreement or other agreement have expired. Certificates for the shares of Common Stock forfeited under the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement shall be promptly returned to the Company by the forfeiting Participant. Each Award Agreement shall require that (x) each Participant, by his or her acceptance of Restricted Stock, shall irrevocably grant to the Company a power of attorney to transfer any shares so forfeited to the Company and agrees to execute any documents requested by the Company in connection with such forfeiture and transfer, and (y) such provisions regarding returns and transfers of stock certificates with respect to forfeited shares of Common Stock shall be specifically performable by the Company in a court of equity or law.

 

(iii)             The Restriction Period of Restricted Stock shall commence on the Date of Grant or the date of exercise of an Award, as specified in the Award Agreement, and, subject to Article 12 of the Plan, unless otherwise established by the Committee in the Award Agreement setting forth the terms of the Restricted Stock, shall expire upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Award Agreement; such conditions may provide for vesting based on length of continuous service or such Performance Goals, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

(iv)             Except as otherwise provided in the particular Award Agreement, upon Termination of Service for any reason during the Restriction Period, the nonvested shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited by the Participant. In the event a Participant has paid any consideration to the Company for such forfeited Restricted Stock, the Committee shall specify in the Award Agreement that either (1) the Company shall be obligated to, or (2) the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to, pay to the Participant, as soon as practicable after the event causing forfeiture, in cash, an amount equal to the lesser of the total consideration paid by the Participant for such forfeited shares or the Fair Market Value of such forfeited shares as of the date of Termination of Service, as the Committee, in its sole discretion shall select. Upon any forfeiture, all rights of a Participant with respect to the forfeited shares of the Restricted Stock shall cease and terminate, without any further obligation on the part of the Company.

 

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6.5         SARs. The Committee may grant SARs to any Participant, either as a separate Award or in connection with a Stock Option. SARs shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall impose, provided that such terms and conditions are (a) not inconsistent with the Plan, and (b) to the extent a SAR issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. The grant of the SAR may provide that the holder may be paid for the value of the SAR either in cash or in shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof. In the event of the exercise of a SAR payable in shares of Common Stock, the holder of the SAR shall receive that number of whole shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the value obtained by multiplying (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over the SAR Price as set forth in such SAR (or other value specified in the agreement granting the SAR), by (b) the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the SAR is exercised, with a cash settlement to be made for any fractional shares of Common Stock. The SAR Price for any share of Common Stock subject to a SAR may be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the share on the Date of Grant. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may place a ceiling on the amount payable upon exercise of a SAR, but any such limitation shall be specified at the time that the SAR is granted.

 

6.6         Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units may be awarded or sold to any Participant under such terms and conditions as shall be established by the Committee, provided, however, that such terms and conditions are (a) not inconsistent with the Plan, and (b) to the extent a Restricted Stock Unit issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee determines, including, without limitation, (a) a prohibition against sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance for a specified period; or (b) a requirement that the holder forfeit (or in the case of shares of Common Stock or units sold to the Participant, resell to the Company at cost) such shares or units in the event of Termination of Service during the period of restriction.

 

6.7         Performance Awards.

 

(a)            The Committee may grant Performance Awards to one or more Participants. The terms and conditions of Performance Awards shall be specified at the time of the grant and may include provisions establishing the performance period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during a performance period, and the maximum or minimum settlement values, provided that such terms and conditions are (i) not inconsistent with the Plan and (ii) to the extent a Performance Award issued under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder. If the Performance Award is to be in shares of Common Stock, the Performance Awards may provide for the issuance of the shares of Common Stock at the time of the grant of the Performance Award or at the time of the certification by the Committee that the Performance Goals for the performance period have been met; provided, however, if shares of Common Stock are issued at the time of the grant of the Performance Award and if, at the end of the performance period, the Performance Goals are not certified by the Committee to have been fully satisfied, then, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the Common Stock shall be forfeited in accordance with the terms of the grant to the extent the Committee determines that the Performance Goals were not met. The forfeiture of shares of Common Stock issued at the time of the grant of the Performance Award due to failure to achieve the established Performance Goals shall be separate from and in addition to any other restrictions provided for in this Plan that may be applicable to such shares of Common Stock. Each Performance Award granted to one or more Participants shall have its own terms and conditions.

 

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If the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the established performance measures or objectives are no longer suitable because of a change in the Company’s business, operations, corporate structure, or for other reasons that the Committee deemed satisfactory, the Committee may modify the performance measures or objectives and/or the performance period.

 

(b)           Performance Awards may be valued by reference to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock or according to any formula or method deemed appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, achievement of Performance Goals or other specific financial, production, sales or cost performance objectives that the Committee believes to be relevant to the Company’s business and/or remaining in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary for a specified period of time. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, or other consideration, or any combination thereof. If payable in shares of Common Stock, the consideration for the issuance of such shares may be the achievement of the performance objective established at the time of the grant of the Performance Award. Performance Awards may be payable in a single payment or in installments and may be payable at a specified date or dates or upon attaining the performance objective. The extent to which any applicable performance objective has been achieved shall be conclusively determined by the Committee.

 

6.8         Dividend Equivalent Rights. The Committee may grant a Dividend Equivalent Right to any Participant, either as a component of another Award or as a separate Award. The terms and conditions of the Dividend Equivalent Right shall be specified by the grant. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock (which may thereafter accrue additional dividend equivalents). Any such reinvestment shall be at the Fair Market Value at the time thereof. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof, in a single payment or in installments. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other Award.

 

6.9         Other Awards. The Committee may grant to any Participant other forms of Awards, based upon, payable in, or otherwise related to, in whole or in part, shares of Common Stock, if the Committee determines that such other form of Award is consistent with the purpose and restrictions of this Plan. The terms and conditions of such other form of Award shall be specified by the grant. Such Other Awards may be granted for no cash consideration, for such minimum consideration as may be required by Applicable Law, or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant.

 

6.10       Performance Goals. Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Award and Other Awards (whether relating to cash or shares of Common Stock) under the Plan may be made subject to the attainment of Performance Goals relating to one or more business criteria which may consist of one or more or any combination of the following criteria: cash flow; cost; revenues; sales; ratio of debt to debt plus equity; net borrowing, credit quality or debt ratings; profit before tax; economic profit; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; gross margin; earnings per share (whether on a pre-tax, after-tax, operational or other basis); operating earnings; capital expenditures; expenses or expense levels; economic value added; ratio of operating earnings to capital spending or any other operating ratios; free cash flow; net profit; net sales; net asset value per share; the accomplishment of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, public offerings or similar extraordinary business transactions; sales growth; price of the Company’s Common Stock; return on assets, equity or stockholders’ equity; market share; inventory levels, inventory turn or shrinkage; or total return to stockholders (“Performance Criteria”). Any Performance Criteria may be used to measure the performance of the Company as a whole or any business unit of the Company and may be measured relative to a peer group or index. Any Performance Criteria may include or exclude (a) events that are of an unusual nature or indicate infrequency of occurrence, (b) gains or losses on the disposition of a business, (c) changes in tax or accounting regulations or laws, (d) the effect of a merger or acquisition, as identified in the Company’s quarterly and annual earnings releases, or (e) other similar occurrences. In all other respects, Performance Criteria shall be calculated in accordance with the Company’s financial statements, under generally accepted accounting principles, or under a methodology established by the Committee prior to the issuance of an Award which is consistently applied and identified in the audited financial statements, including footnotes, or the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s annual report.

 

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6.11       Tandem Awards. The Committee may grant two or more Incentives in one Award in the form of a “Tandem Award,” so that the right of the Participant to exercise one Incentive shall be canceled if, and to the extent, the other Incentive is exercised. For example, if a Stock Option and a SAR are issued in a Tandem Award, and the Participant exercises the SAR with respect to one hundred (100) shares of Common Stock, the right of the Participant to exercise the related Stock Option shall be canceled to the extent of one hundred (100) shares of Common Stock.

 

6.12       No Repricing of Stock Options or SARs. The Committee may not “reprice” any Stock Option or SAR. For purposes of this Section 6.12, “reprice” means any of the following or any other action that has the same effect: (a) amending a Stock Option or SAR to reduce its exercise price or base price, (b) canceling a Stock Option or SAR at a time when its exercise price or base price exceeds the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock in exchange for cash or a Stock Option, SAR, award of Restricted Stock or other equity award, or (c) taking any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, provided that nothing in this Section 6.12 shall prevent the Committee from making adjustments pursuant to Article 11, from exchanging or cancelling Incentives pursuant to Article 12, or substituting Incentives in accordance with Article 14.

 

6.13       Recoupment for Restatements. Notwithstanding any other language in this Plan to the contrary, the Company may recoup all or any portion of any shares or cash paid to a Participant in connection with an Award, in the event of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements as set forth in the Company’s clawback policy, if any, approved by the Company’s Board from time to time.

 

Article 7.
AWARD PERIOD; VESTING

 

7.1         Award Period. Subject to the other provisions of this Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide that an Incentive may not be exercised in whole or in part for any period or periods of time or beyond any date specified in the Award Agreement. Except as provided in the Award Agreement, an Incentive may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during its term. The Award Period for an Incentive shall be reduced or terminated upon Termination of Service. No Incentive granted under the Plan may be exercised at any time after the end of its Award Period. No portion of any Incentive may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from its Date of Grant. However, if an Employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or any parent or Subsidiary) and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Employee, the term of such Incentive Stock Option (to the extent required by the Code at the time of grant) shall be no more than five (5) years from the Date of Grant.

 

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7.2         Vesting. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that an Incentive will be immediately vested in whole or in part, or that all or any portion may not be vested until a date, or dates, subsequent to its Date of Grant, or until the occurrence of one or more specified events, subject in any case to the terms of the Plan. If the Committee imposes conditions upon vesting, then, subsequent to the Date of Grant, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the date on which all or any portion of the Incentive may be vested.

 

Article 8.
EXERCISE OR CONVERSION OF INCENTIVE

 

8.1         In General. A vested Incentive may be exercised or converted, during its Award Period, subject to limitations and restrictions set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

8.2         Securities Law and Exchange Restrictions. In no event may an Incentive be exercised or shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award if a necessary listing or quotation of the shares of Common Stock on a stock exchange or inter-dealer quotation system or any registration under state or federal securities laws required under the circumstances has not been accomplished.

 

8.3         Exercise of Stock Option.

 

(a)            In General. If a Stock Option is exercisable prior to the time it is vested, the Common Stock obtained on the exercise of the Stock Option shall be Restricted Stock which is subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. If the Committee imposes conditions upon exercise, then subsequent to the Date of Grant, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the date on which all or any portion of the Stock Option may be exercised. No Stock Option may be exercised for a fractional share of Common Stock. The granting of a Stock Option shall impose no obligation upon the Participant to exercise that Stock Option.

 

(b)           Notice and Payment. Subject to such administrative regulations as the Committee may from time to time adopt, a Stock Option may be exercised by the delivery of written notice to the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Option is to be exercised (the “Exercise Notice”) and the date of exercise thereof (the “Exercise Date”) with respect to any Stock Option shall be the date that the Participant has delivered both the Exercise Notice and consideration to the Company with a value equal to the total Option Price of the shares to be purchased (plus any employment tax withholding or other tax payment due with respect to such Award), payable as provided in the Award Agreement, which may provide for payment in any one or more of the following ways: (i) cash or check, bank draft, or money order payable to the order of the Company, (ii) Common Stock (including Restricted Stock) owned by the Participant on the Exercise Date, valued at its Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date, and which the Participant has not acquired from the Company within six (6) months prior to the Exercise Date, (iii) by delivery (including by FAX or electronic transmission) to the Company or its designated agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form (or, to the extent permitted by the Company, exercise instructions, which may be communicated in writing, telephonically, or electronically) together with irrevocable instructions from the Participant to a broker or dealer, reasonably acceptable to the Company, to sell certain of the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of the Stock Option or to pledge such shares as collateral for a loan and promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay such purchase price, (iv) by requesting the Company to withhold the number of shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Stock Option by the number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price at the time of exercise (i.e., a cashless net exercise), and/or (v) in any other form of valid consideration that is acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion. In the event that shares of Restricted Stock are tendered as consideration for the exercise of a Stock Option, a number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Stock Option equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock used as consideration therefor shall be subject to the same restrictions and provisions as the Restricted Stock so tendered. If the Participant fails to deliver the consideration described in this Section 8.3(b) within three (3) business days of the date of the Exercise Notice, then the Exercise Notice shall be null and void and the Company will have no obligation to deliver any shares of Common Stock to the Participant in connection with such Exercise Notice.

 

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(c)            Issuance of Certificate. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.4 hereof (with respect to shares of Restricted Stock) or in the applicable Award Agreement, upon payment of all amounts due from the Participant, the Company shall cause the Common Stock then being purchased to be registered in the Participant’s name (or the person exercising the Participant’s Stock Option in the event of his or her death), but shall not issue certificates for the Common Stock unless the Participant or such other person requests delivery of the certificates for the Common Stock, in writing in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee. The Company shall deliver certificates to the Participant (or the person exercising the Participant’s Stock Option in the event of his or her death) as soon as administratively practicable following the Company’s receipt of a written request from the Participant or such other person for delivery of the certificates. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the Participant has exercised an Incentive Stock Option, the Company may at its option retain physical possession of the certificate evidencing the shares acquired upon exercise until the expiration of the holding periods described in Section 422(a)(1) of the Code. Any obligation of the Company to deliver shares of Common Stock shall, however, be subject to the condition that, if at any time the Committee shall determine in its discretion that the listing, registration, or qualification of the Stock Option or the Common Stock upon any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the Stock Option or the issuance or purchase of shares of Common Stock thereunder, the Stock Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent, or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not reasonably acceptable to the Committee.

 

(d)           Failure to Pay. Except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement, if the Participant fails to pay for any of the Common Stock specified in such notice or fails to accept delivery thereof, that portion of the Participant’s Stock Option and right to purchase such Common Stock may be forfeited by the Participant.

 

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8.4         SARs. Subject to the conditions of this Section 8.4 and such administrative regulations as the Committee may from time to time adopt, a SAR may be exercised by the delivery (including by FAX) of written notice to the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the SAR is to be exercised and the Exercise Date thereof which shall be at least three (3) days after giving such notice unless an earlier time shall have been mutually agreed upon. Subject to the terms of the Award Agreement and only if permissible under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder (or, if not so permissible, at such time as permitted by Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder), the Participant shall receive from the Company in exchange therefor in the discretion of the Committee, and subject to the terms of the Award Agreement:

 

(a)           cash in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Fair Market Value (as of the Exercise Date, or if provided in the Award Agreement, conversion, of the SAR) per share of Common Stock over the SAR Price per share specified in such SAR, multiplied by the total number of shares of Common Stock of the SAR being surrendered;

 

(b)            that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the Exercise Date, or if provided in the Award Agreement, conversion, of the SAR) equal to the amount of cash otherwise payable to the Participant, with a cash settlement to be made for any fractional share interests; or

 

(c)            the Company may settle such obligation in part with shares of Common Stock and in part with cash.

 

The distribution of any cash or Common Stock pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be made at such time as set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

8.5         Disqualifying Disposition of Incentive Stock Option. If shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of by a Participant prior to the expiration of either two (2) years from the Date of Grant of such Stock Option or one (1) year from the transfer of shares of Common Stock to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of such Stock Option, or in any other disqualifying disposition within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition. A disqualifying disposition by a Participant shall not affect the status of any other Stock Option granted under the Plan as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

Article 9.
AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE

 

Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article 9, the Board may at any time and from time to time, without the consent of the Participants, alter, amend, revise, suspend, or discontinue the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment for which stockholder approval is required either (a) by any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or traded or (b) in order for the Plan and Incentives awarded under the Plan to continue to comply with Sections 421 and 422 of the Code, including any successors to such Sections, or other Applicable Law, shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of the stockholder of the Company entitled to vote thereon. Any such amendment shall, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, be applicable to any outstanding Incentives theretofore granted under the Plan, notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained in any Award Agreement. In the event of any such amendment to the Plan, the holder of any Incentive outstanding under the Plan shall, upon request of the Committee and as a condition to the exercisability thereof, execute a conforming amendment in the form prescribed by the Committee to any Award Agreement relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, unless required by law, no action contemplated or permitted by this Article 9 shall adversely affect any rights of Participants or obligations of the Company to Participants with respect to any Incentive theretofore granted under the Plan without the consent of the affected Participant.

 

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Article 10.
TERM

 

The Plan shall be effective from the date that this Plan is adopted by the Board. Unless sooner terminated by action of the Board, the Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but Incentives granted before that date will continue to be effective in accordance with their terms and conditions.

 

Article 11.
CAPITAL ADJUSTMENTS

 

In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, rights offering, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, split-off, combination, subdivision, repurchase, or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the fair value of an Award, then the Committee shall adjust any or all of the following so that the fair value of the Award immediately after the transaction or event is equal to the fair value of the Award immediately prior to the transaction or event (a) the number of shares and type of Common Stock (or the securities or property) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (b) the number of shares and type of Common Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, (c) the Option Price of each outstanding Award, (d) the amount, if any, the Company pays for forfeited shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 6.4, and (e) the number of or SAR Price of shares of Common Stock then subject to outstanding SARs previously granted and unexercised under the Plan, to the end that the same proportion of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock in each instance shall remain subject to exercise at the same aggregate SAR Price; provided, however, that the number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities or property) subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall be made or authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause the Plan or any Stock Option to violate Section 422 of the Code or Section 409A of the Code. Such adjustments shall be made in accordance with the rules of any securities exchange, stock market, or stock quotation system to which the Company is subject.

 

Upon the occurrence of any such adjustment, the Company shall provide notice to each affected Participant of its computation of such adjustment which shall be conclusive and shall be binding upon each such Participant.

 

Article 12.
RECAPITALIZATION, MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION

 

12.1       No Effect on Company’s Authority. The existence of this Plan and Incentives granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Company’s capital structure and its business, or any Change in Control, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or preference stocks ranking prior to or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof (or any rights, options, or warrants to purchase same), or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

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12.2       Conversion of Incentives Where Company Survives. Subject to any required action by the stockholders and except as otherwise provided by Section 12.4 hereof or as may be required to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder, if the Company shall be the surviving or resulting corporation in any merger, consolidation or share exchange, any Incentive granted hereunder shall pertain to and apply to the securities or rights (including cash, property, or assets) to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Incentive would have been entitled.

 

12.3       Exchange or Cancellation of Incentives Where Company Does Not Survive. Except as otherwise provided by Section 12.4 hereof or as may be required to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder, in the event of any merger, consolidation or share exchange pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving or resulting corporation, there shall be substituted for each share of Common Stock subject to the unexercised portions of outstanding Incentives, that number of shares of each class of stock or other securities or that amount of cash, property, or assets of the surviving, resulting or consolidated company which were distributed or distributable to the stockholders of the Company in respect to each share of Common Stock held by them, such outstanding Incentives to be thereafter exercisable for such stock, securities, cash, or property in accordance with their terms.

 

12.4        Cancellation of Incentives. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 12.2 and 12.3 hereof, and except as may be required to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations or other guidance issued thereunder, all Incentives granted hereunder may be canceled by the Company, in its sole discretion, as of the effective date of any Change in Control, merger, consolidation or share exchange, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or preference stocks ranking prior to or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof (or any rights, options, or warrants to purchase same), or of any proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or of any dissolution or liquidation of the Company, by either:

 

(a)                giving notice to each holder thereof or his personal representative of its intention to cancel those Incentives for which the issuance of shares of Common Stock involved payment by the Participant for such shares, and permitting the purchase during the thirty (30) day period next preceding such effective date of any or all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Incentives, including in the Board’s discretion some or all of the shares as to which such Incentives would not otherwise be vested and exercisable; or

 

(b)               in the case of Incentives that are either (i) settled only in shares of Common Stock, or (ii) at the election of the Participant, settled in shares of Common Stock, paying the holder thereof an amount equal to a reasonable estimate of the difference between the net amount per share payable in such transaction or as a result of such transaction, and the price per share of such Incentive to be paid by the Participant (hereinafter the “Spread”), multiplied by the number of shares subject to the Incentive. In cases where the shares constitute, or would after exercise, constitute Restricted Stock, the Company, in its discretion, may include some or all of those shares in the calculation of the amount payable hereunder. In estimating the Spread, appropriate adjustments to give effect to the existence of the Incentives shall be made, such as deeming the Incentives to have been exercised, with the Company receiving the exercise price payable thereunder, and treating the shares receivable upon exercise of the Incentives as being outstanding in determining the net amount per share. In cases where the proposed transaction consists of the acquisition of assets of the Company, the net amount per share shall be calculated on the basis of the net amount receivable with respect to shares of Common Stock upon a distribution and liquidation by the Company after giving effect to expenses and charges, including but not limited to taxes, payable by the Company before such liquidation could be completed.

 

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An Award that by its terms would be fully vested or exercisable upon a Change in Control will be considered vested or exercisable for purposes of Section 12.4(a) hereof.

 

Article 13.
LIQUIDATION OR DISSOLUTION

 

Subject to Section 12.4 hereof, in case the Company shall, at any time while any Incentive under this Plan shall be in force and remain unexpired, (a) sell all or substantially all of its property, or (b) dissolve, liquidate, or wind up its affairs, then each Participant shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of each share of Common Stock of the Company which such Participant would have been entitled to receive under the Incentive, the same kind and amount of any securities or assets as may be issuable, distributable, or payable upon any such sale, dissolution, liquidation, or winding up with respect to each share of Common Stock of the Company. If the Company shall, at any time prior to the expiration of any Incentive, make any partial distribution of its assets, in the nature of a partial liquidation, whether payable in cash or in kind (but excluding the distribution of a cash dividend payable out of earned surplus and designated as such) and an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate to prevent the dilution of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, make such adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 hereof.

 

Article 14.
INCENTIVES IN SUBSTITUTION FOR
INCENTIVES GRANTED BY OTHER ENTITIES

 

Incentives may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for similar instruments held by employees, independent contractors or directors of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company who become or are about to become Employees, Contractors or Outside Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of a merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company, the acquisition by the Company of equity of the employing entity, or any other similar transaction pursuant to which the Company becomes the successor employer. The terms and conditions of the substitute Incentives so granted may vary from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan to such extent as the Committee at the time of grant may deem appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the incentives in substitution for which they are granted.

 

Article 15.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

15.1       Investment Intent. The Company may require that there be presented to and filed with it by any Participant under the Plan, such evidence as it may deem necessary to establish that the Incentives granted or the shares of Common Stock to be purchased or transferred are being acquired for investment and not with a view to their distribution.

 

15.2       No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor any Incentive granted under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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15.3       Indemnification of Board and Committee. No member of the Board or the Committee, nor any officer or Employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board and the Committee, each officer of the Company, and each Employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination, or interpretation to the fullest extent provided by law. Except to the extent required by any unwaiveable requirement under applicable law, no member of the Board or the Committee (and no Subsidiary of the Company) shall have any duties or liabilities, including, without limitation, any fiduciary duties, to any Participant (or any Person claiming by and through any Participant) as a result of this Plan, any Award Agreement or any Claim arising hereunder and, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, each Participant (as consideration for receiving and accepting an Award Agreement) irrevocably waives and releases any right or opportunity such Participant might have to assert (or participate or cooperate in) any Claim against any member of the Board or the Committee and any Subsidiary of the Company arising out of this Plan.

 

15.4       Effect of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan nor any action of the Board or the Committee shall be deemed to give any person any right to be granted an Award or any other rights except as may be evidenced by an Award Agreement, or any amendment thereto, duly authorized by the Committee and executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and upon the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein.

 

15.5       Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to sell or issue shares of Common Stock under any Incentive if the issuance thereof would constitute a violation by the Participant or the Company of any provisions of any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system or other forum in which shares of Common Stock are quoted or traded (including, without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act); and, as a condition of any sale or issuance of shares of Common Stock under an Incentive, the Committee may require such agreements or undertakings, if any, as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to assure compliance with any such law or regulation. The Plan, the grant and exercise of Incentives hereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required.

 

15.6       Foreign Participation. To assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, this Plan as it determines is necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Committee approves for purposes of using this Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of this Plan for any other country.

 

15.7       Tax Requirements. The Company or, if applicable, any Subsidiary (for purposes of this Section 15.7, the term “Company” shall be deemed to include any applicable Subsidiary), shall have the right to deduct from all amounts paid in cash or other form in connection with the Plan, any federal, state, local, or other taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with an Award granted under this Plan. The Company may, in its sole discretion, also require the Participant receiving shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan to pay the Company the amount of any taxes that the Company is required to withhold in connection with the Participant’s income arising with respect to the Award. Such payments shall be required to be made when requested by the Company and may be required to be made prior to the delivery of any certificate representing shares of Common Stock. Such payment may be made by (a) the delivery of cash to the Company in an amount that equals or exceeds (to avoid the issuance of fractional shares under (c) below) the required tax withholding obligations of the Company; (b) if the Company, in its sole discretion, so consents in writing, the actual delivery by the exercising Participant to the Company of shares of Common Stock that the Participant has not acquired from the Company within six (6) months prior to the date of exercise, which shares so delivered have an aggregate Fair Market Value that equals or exceeds (to avoid the issuance of fractional shares under (c) below) the required tax withholding payment; (c) if the Company, in its sole discretion, so consents in writing, the Company’s withholding of a number of shares to be delivered upon the exercise of the Stock Option, which shares so withheld have an aggregate fair market value that equals (but does not exceed) the required tax withholding payment; or (d) any combination of (a), (b), or (c). The Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold any such taxes from any other cash remuneration otherwise paid by the Company to the Participant. The Committee may in the Award Agreement impose any additional tax requirements or provisions that the Committee deems necessary or desirable.

 

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15.8       Assignability. Incentive Stock Options may not be transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise conveyed or encumbered other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participant’s legally authorized representative, and each Award Agreement in respect of an Incentive Stock Option shall so provide. The designation by a Participant of a beneficiary will not constitute a transfer of the Stock Option. The Committee may waive or modify any limitation contained in the preceding sentences of this Section 15.8 that is not required for compliance with Section 422 of the Code.

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, Awards may not be transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise conveyed or encumbered other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, authorize all or a portion of a Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR to be granted to a Participant on terms which permit transfer by such Participant to (a) the spouse (or former spouse), children or grandchildren of the Participant (“Immediate Family Members”), (b) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family Members, (c) a partnership in which the only partners are (1) such Immediate Family Members and/or (2) entities which are controlled by the Participant and/or Immediate Family Members, (d) an entity exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or any successor provision, or (e) a split interest trust or pooled income fund described in Section 2522(c)(2) of the Code or any successor provision, provided that (x) there shall be no consideration for any such transfer, (y) the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR is granted must be approved by the Committee and must expressly provide for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section 15.8, and (z) subsequent transfers of transferred Nonqualified Stock Options or SARs shall be prohibited except those by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

Following any transfer, any such Nonqualified Stock Option and SAR shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that for purposes of Articles 8, 9, 11, 13 and 15 hereof the term “Participant” shall be deemed to include the transferee. The events of Termination of Service shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Participant, following which the Nonqualified Stock Options and SARs shall be exercisable or convertible by the transferee only to the extent and for the periods specified in the Award Agreement. The Committee and the Company shall have no obligation to inform any transferee of a Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR of any expiration, termination, lapse or acceleration of such Stock Option or SAR. The Company shall have no obligation to register with any federal or state securities commission or agency any Common Stock issuable or issued under a Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR that has been transferred by a Participant under this Section 15.8.

 

15.9        Use of Proceeds. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Incentives granted under this Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.

 

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15.10     Legend. Each certificate representing shares of Restricted Stock issued to a Participant shall bear the following legend, or a similar legend deemed by the Company to constitute an appropriate notice of the provisions hereof (any such certificate not having such legend shall be surrendered upon demand by the Company and so endorsed):

 

On the face of the certificate:

 

“Transfer of this stock is restricted in accordance with conditions printed on the reverse of this certificate.”

 

On the reverse:

 

“The shares of stock evidenced by this certificate are subject to and transferable only in accordance with that certain Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan, a copy of which is on file at the principal office of the Company in Jerusalem, Israel. No transfer or pledge of the shares evidenced hereby may be made except in accordance with and subject to the provisions of said Plan. By acceptance of this certificate, any holder, transferee or pledgee hereof agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of said Plan.”

 

The following legend shall be inserted on a certificate evidencing Common Stock issued under the Plan if the shares were not issued in a transaction registered under the applicable federal and state securities laws:

 

“Shares of stock represented by this certificate have been acquired by the holder for investment and not for resale, transfer or distribution, have been issued pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of applicable state and federal securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold or transferred other than pursuant to effective registration under such laws, or in transactions otherwise in compliance with such laws, and upon evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with such laws, as to which the Company may rely upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company.”

 

15.11     Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding any conflict of laws, rule or principle of Delaware law that might refer the governance, construction, or interpretation of this Plan to the laws of another state). A Participant’s sole remedy for any Claim shall be against the Company, and no Participant shall have any claim or right of any nature against any Subsidiary of the Company or any stockholder or existing or former director, officer or Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. The individuals and entities described above in this Section 15.11 (other than the Company) shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Plan for purposes of enforcing the terms of this Section 15.11.

 

A copy of this Plan shall be kept on file in the principal office of the Company in Jerusalem, Israel.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed as ofOrin Hirschman, 2023, by its Chief Executive Officer pursuant to prior action taken by the Board.

 

  DrOR ORTHO-DESIGN, INC.
     
  By:  /s/ Orin Hirschman
     
  Name:  Orin Hirschman
     
  Title: President

 

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Designated for the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance

 

ARTICLE I
Purpose

 

1.The purpose of this Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. Israeli Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Israeli Plan”) shall be as defined in the Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Main Plan”), and is intended to harmonize the terms and conditions of the Main Plan with applicable Israeli law and provide specific provisions regarding Participants (as defined in the Main Plan) who are subject to the Ordinance (defined below). Unless expressly provided in the Israeli Plan, the provisions of the Main Plan shall apply. Capitalized terms not expressly defined in the Israeli Plan shall have the meaning ascribed to them under the Main Plan.

 

2.The Israeli Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its Affiliates (defined below), if any (the “Group Companies”, and each, a “Group Company”), by providing present and future officers of the Group Companies, other employees of the Group Companies (including directors of the Group Companies), and contractors of the Group Companies with an incentive to enter into and continue in the employ or service of the Group Companies and to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Group Companies.

 

3.The word “Affiliate”, when used in the Israeli Plan, shall mean any “employer company” within the meaning of Section 102(a) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961 (the “Ordinance”).1

 

ARTICLE II
Administration

 

4.The Israeli Plan shall be administered by the Board or the Committee (the “Administrator”) as shall be determined by the Board in its discretion. The Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, subject and not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Israeli Plan, to administer the Israeli Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities specifically granted to it under the Israeli Plan as necessary and advisable in the administration of the Israeli Plan, including, without limitation:

 

a.To determine which of the eligible officers, employees, directors, and contractors of the Group Companies or other persons shall be granted options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”), as that term is defined below, or other Awards; provided, however, that (i) employees, officers and directors (excluding controlling members as defined in Section 32(9) of the Ordinance2) (“Employees”, and each, an “Employee”) may only be granted Awards, pursuant to Section 102 of the Ordinance and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including the Income Tax Regulations (Tax Relief for Issue of Shares to Employees), 5763 - 2003 (“Section 102 Incentives”); and (ii) those who have no employee/employer relationship with the Group Companies and are not “office holders” (such as contractors and service providers), and controlling members (“Contractors”, and each, a “Contractor”), may only be granted Incentives pursuant to Section 3(i) of the Ordinance (“Section 3(i) Incentives”);

 

 

 

1 s. 102 (a) of the Ordinance: “employer company” – any of the following: (1) an employer that is an Israeli resident company or a foreign resident company with a permanent enterprise or a research and development center in Israel, if the Commissioner so approved (for this purpose: the employer), (2) a company that is a controlling member of the employer or of which the employer is a controlling member, or (3) a company controlled by a person if the same person controls the employer.

 

2 s. 32(9) of the Ordinance: “controlling member” – a person who holds, directly or indirectly, alone or with a relative, one of the following: (a) at least 10% of the issued share capital or at least 10% of the voting power; the right to hold at least 10% of the issued share capital or at least 10% of the voting power, or a right to acquire either; (c) the right to receive at least 10% of the profits; (d) the right to appoint a director.

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b.To determine the type of Incentives to be granted (i.e., Section 102 Incentives or Section 3(i) Incentives) or any other type of Incentive provided in Section 6 of the Main Plan, and their Date of Grant;

 

c.To determine the number of shares of Common Stock, to which an Incentive may relate, the terms, conditions, and restrictions of each Award and Incentive, the exercise price of each Option (the “Option Exercise Price”), the date on which each Option or other Incentives becomes exercisable or free of any restrictions (the “Exercise Date”), the Award Period and any other restrictions on (i) the exercise of Options issued hereunder, or (ii) other Incentives;

 

d.To determine the form or forms of the Award Agreements under the Israeli Plan (“Israeli Award Agreement”) (which forms shall be consistent with the terms of the Main Plan, but need not be identical), any other instruments that constitute or contain a Company obligation to grant an Incentive under the Israeli Plan (each, a “Grant Instrument”), as that term is defined below, and ancillary documentation;

 

e.To determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Incentive may be settled, canceled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered;

 

f.To construe and interpret the Israeli Plan, Israeli Award Agreements, any Incentive, Grant Instruments, and ancillary documentation and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Israeli Plan; and

 

g.To prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Israeli Plan.

 

5.All decisions, determinations, and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all Participants, unless otherwise determined by the Board.

 

6.Insofar as the Board is entitled by law to delegate all or any of its powers and authority granted it under the Israeli Plan to a Committee, the Board shall be entitled to do so. The Committee’s authority shall be as provided in the Main Plan. Any action may be taken by a written document (in lieu of meeting) signed by the Committee, and action so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken by a vote of the majority of the members at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee may appoint a Secretary who shall keep records of its meetings and shall make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall determine.

 

7.No member or former member of the Administrator shall be liable for any action, failure to act, or determination made in good faith with respect to the Israeli Plan or any right granted thereunder.

 

8.The Administrator may designate Incentives granted pursuant to Section 102 as (a) “Approved 102 Incentives” (i.e., Incentives granted pursuant to Section 102(b) of the Ordinance and held in trust by a trustee for the benefit of the Participant); or (b) “Unapproved 102 Incentives” (i.e. Incentives granted pursuant to Section 102(c) of the Ordinance and not held in trust by a trustee).

 

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9.The Administrator may elect for Approved 102 Incentives to be classified as either (a) “Work Income Incentives” that qualify for tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(1) of the Ordinance; or (b) “Capital Gain Incentives” that qualify for tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance (the “Election”)

 

10.Unapproved 102 Incentives may be granted until the Administrator’s Election has been appropriately filed with the Israeli tax authorities, which election must be made at least thirty days before the date of the first grant of an Approved 102 Incentive under the Israeli Plan or according to the instructions published by the Israeli tax authorities from time to time. The Election shall remain in effect until the end of the subsequent year following the year during which the Administrator first granted such Approved 102 Incentives. During the period indicated in the sentence above, the Administrator may grant only the type of Approved 102 Incentive it has elected, which Election shall apply to all Participants who were granted Approved 102 Incentives during the period indicated herein, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(g) of the Ordinance, as amended. For the avoidance of doubt, such Election shall not prevent the Administrator from granting, at all times, Unapproved 102 Incentives to Employees or Section 3(i) Incentives to Contractors.

 

ARTICLE III
Incentive Shares

 

11.The shares to be issued under the Israeli Plan (the “Incentive Shares”) shall be authorized but unissued Common Stock (the “Shares”). The total number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Israeli Plan shall be equal to the total number of Shares reserved under Section 5.1 of the Main Plan, subject to any adjustments and reductions made pursuant to the Main Plan. Such Shares are reserved out of the total number of Shares reserved under Section 5.1 of the Main Plan.

 

12.The number of Shares available for grant as Incentives under the Israeli Plan shall be decreased by the sum of the number of Shares with respect to which Incentives have been issued and are then outstanding and the number of Shares issued upon exercise of Options. In the event that any outstanding Incentive under the Israeli Plan for any reason expires, is terminated, or is forfeited or canceled, the Shares covered by the unexercised portion of such Incentive may again be subject to Awards under the Israeli Plan.

 

13.The Company shall at all times during the term of the Israeli Plan reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Incentives granted according to the Israeli Plan, shall pay all original issue taxes (which shall not include income taxes of the Participant), if any, with respect to the issuance of Shares pursuant hereto and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company in connection therewith, and shall, from time to time, use its best efforts to comply with all laws and regulations which, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, shall be applicable thereto.

 

ARTICLE IV
Incentive Price

 

14.Each Israeli Award Agreement and Grant Instrument with respect to an Award shall set forth the amount (the “Incentive Price”) which will be paid by the Participant to the Company upon exercise of the Options or allocation of other Incentives. Payment shall be made in cash or by certified check in the manner prescribed in Article VI (Exercise of Options, Termination) hereof.

 

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ARTICLE V
Terms of Awards

 

15.The Administrator shall determine the dates after which, or circumstances in which, Options may be exercised or other Incentives may be released of any restriction thereto, in whole or in part. If Incentives are exercisable in installments, then the installments or portions thereof which are exercisable and not exercised shall remain exercisable until such Incentives expire or terminate in accordance with the provisions herein.

 

16.Notwithstanding any other provision of the Israeli Plan but subject to Section 7.1 of the Main Plan, no Incentive shall be exercisable or otherwise valid after a date ten years from the date of grant of such Award.

 

17.Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator with regard to all or any of the Participants or the Options and subject to Section 7.2 of the Main Plan, the Options will be exercisable into Shares, as follows:

 

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the optioned Shares shall vest and that portion of the Option shall become exercisable on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date determined by the Committee (and in the absence of such determination, of date on which such Award was granted), and thereafter six and one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the options Shares shall vest and that portion of the Option shall become exercisable at the end of each subsequent three-month period over the course of the following three (3) years; provided, in each case that the Participant is continuously employed or engaged by a Group Company from the Date of Grant until the end of the applicable vesting period.

 

ARTICLE VI
Exercise of Options, Termination

 

18.Subject to Article X (Trustee) below and as more fully provided in Section 8.3 of the Main Plan, the exercise of any Option shall be effected by a Participant signing and returning to the Company at its principal office a notice of exercise in the form prescribed from time to time by the Company or the Committee (a “Notice of Exercise”), along with payment for the Incentive Shares purchased thereby. Such payment will be made in dollars or shekels in accordance with the terms of the specific Israeli Award Agreement and may only be paid by cash or check, and not by the surrender of Shares, reduction of Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise or net exercise arrangement or other forms of payment, unless and to the extent permitted under Section 102 and the applicable regulations.

 

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19.Subject to Article X (Trustee) below, the Company shall issue Incentive Shares, in the name of the respective Participant, and deliver to him a certificate or certificates, as the case may be, representing such Shares as soon as practicable after a Notice of Exercise and payment for the Shares shall be received. If Article X (Trustee) applies, then exercise of the Incentives will be subject to the agreement with the Trustee, as that term is defined below, and in accordance with Section 102 of the Ordinance.

 

20.The Company may, if required under any Applicable Law, require that a Participant deposit with the Company, in cash, at the time of exercise, such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligations to withhold taxes or other amounts incurred by reason of the exercise or the transfer of Shares thereupon.

 

21.All Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option or other grant of an Incentive as provided herein shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

22.In the event that an Option is exercised by any person or persons other than the Participant, pursuant to Article VII (Non-Transferability of Incentive Rights), such Notice of Exercise shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.

 

23.If the Participant shall cease to be employed or engaged by a Group Company, either as the result of his resignation or as the result of his dismissal without Cause (defined below), then the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Options, but only to the extent that the Options are exercisable as of the date Participant resigns (according to the provisions of Article V (Terms of Awards)), within 90 days as of the Termination Date (defined below).

 

24.If the Participant shall cease to be employed or engaged by a Group Company as the result of his Total and Permanent Disability or Retirement with the consent of the Group Company, then the Option, to the extent that it is exercisable by him at the time he ceases to be employed or engaged by the Group Company, and only to the extent that the Option is exercisable as of such time as defined in Article V (Terms of Awards), may be exercised by him within one year, after the Termination Date.

 

25.If the Participant shall die while employed or engaged by a Group Company, his estate, personal representative, or beneficiary shall have the right, subject to the provisions of Article V (Terms of Options), to exercise the Option (to the extent that the Participant would have been entitled to do so at the time of his death) at any time within two years from the date of his death.

 

26.If the Participants shall be terminated for Cause, then, all Options, whether exercisable or not on the date that the Group Company delivers to the employee a termination notice, will expire and may not be further exercised.

 

27.For the purpose of the Israeli Plan, “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in any employment, consulting, or other service agreement in effect by and between the Company and the Participant; provided, however, at any time there is no such agreement in effect, or if such agreement does not define such term, the term “Cause” shall mean that the Participant shall have: (a) committed an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Participant’s duties or in the course of the Participant’s employment with any Group Company or is convicted of a felony; (b) intentionally and wrongfully damaged property of any Group Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, associates, or customers; (c) intentionally or wrongfully disclosed any confidential information of any Group Company; (d) made material personal benefit at the expense of any Group Company without the prior written consent of the management of the Company; (e) materially breached any employment, consulting, or other service agreement in effect by and between any Group Company and the Participant; or (f) willfully and persistently, without reasonable justification, failed or refused to follow the lawful and proper directives of any Group Company specifying in reasonable detail the alleged failure or refusal and after a reasonable opportunity for the Participant to cure the alleged failure or refusal.

 

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28.In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to the validity of the Israeli Plan or any Option, the Company may, in its sole discretion, and without incurring any liability therefore to the Participant, terminate such Option.

 

29.All terms and conditions herein are subject to any Applicable Law.

 

30.For purposes of this Article VI, “Termination Date” shall mean the date on which Participant’s employment or engagement with a Group Company is terminated.

 

ARTICLE VII
Non-Transferability of Incentive Rights

 

31.An Incentive that is granted hereunder shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. To the extent provided in Article VI (Exercise of Options, Termination), an Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. More particularly (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), the Option may not be assigned, transferred (except as provided above), pledged or hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of an Incentive contrary to the provisions of the Israeli Award Agreement or the Israeli Plan, and the levy of any execution, attachment, or similar process upon the Incentive, shall be null and void and without effect; provided, however, that if the Participant shall die while in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary, his estate, personal representative, or beneficiary shall have the right to exercise the Option to the extent exercisable in accordance with Article VI (Exercise of Options, Termination).

 

ARTICLE VIII
Adjustments

 

32.Except as otherwise provided by Section 12.4 of the Main Plan, upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each a “Transaction”):

 

a.a merger or consolidation of the Company (a “Merger”) with or into any company (the “Successor Company”) resulting in the Successor Company being the surviving entity; or

 

b.an acquisition of: (i) all or substantially all of the shares or assets of the Company in one or more related Transactions to another party (a “Share Sale”), or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, in one or more related Transactions to another party, in each case such acquirer of shares or assets is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Company”;

 

for any unexercised Incentive remain outstanding under the Israeli Plan (the “Unexercised Incentive”), there shall be substituted for the Shares subject to the Unexercised Incentive an appropriate number of shares of such class of shares or other securities of the Successor Company or the Acquiring Company, as the case may be (or, if such company is not an operating company, of the first operating company in the ownership chain of such company) (the “Substitute Shares”). Appropriate equitable adjustments shall be made in the purchase price per share of the Substitute Shares subject to the Unexercised Incentive, and all other terms and conditions of the Israeli Award Agreements, such as the vesting dates, shall remain in force, all as will be determined by the Board whose determination shall be final.

 

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33.The Administrator shall have full authority to determine any provisions regarding the acceleration of the vesting period of any Incentive or the cancellation of all or any portion of any outstanding restrictions with respect to any Incentive upon certain events or occurrences, and to include such provisions in the Israeli Award Agreement on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

 

34.Subject to Applicable Law, the Administrator shall have full authority to, at any time and from time to time, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, (a) grant, in its discretion to the holder of an outstanding Incentive, in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of such Incentive, a new Incentive having an exercise price or purchase price, as the case may be, lower than provided in the Award (and related Israeli Award Agreement) so surrendered and canceled and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Plan and any Applicable Law, or (b) effectuate a decrease in the Incentive Price of outstanding Incentives. At the full discretion of the Administrator, such actions may be brought before the stockholders of the Company for their approval, to the extent not otherwise required by Applicable Law.

 

35.In the event of a Share Sale or a Merger, each Participant shall participate in the Share Sale or the Merger and sell or exchange, as the case may be, all of his or her Shares and Incentives in the Company, provided, however, that each such Share or Incentive shall be sold or exchanged at a price or ratio (as the case may be) equal to that of any other share sold or exchanged under the Share Sale or the Merger (minus the applicable exercise price), while accounting for changes in such price or ratio due to the respective terms of any such Award.

 

36.With respect to Incentive Shares held in trust the following procedure will be applied: the Trustee (as defined below) will transfer the Incentive Shares held in trust and sign any document in order to effectuate the transfer of Incentive Shares, including share transfer deeds, provided, however, that the Trustee receives a notice from the Board, specifying that: (a) all or substantially all of the issued outstanding share capital of the Company is to be sold or exchanged, and therefore the Trustee is obligated to transfer the Incentive Shares held in trust; (b) the Company is obligated to withhold at the source all taxes required to be paid upon release of the Incentive Shares from the trust and to provide the Trustee with evidence, satisfactory to the Trustee, that such taxes indeed have been paid; and (c) the Company is obligated to transfer the consideration for the Incentive Shares directly to the Participant.

 

ARTICLE IX
Changes in Capitalization

 

37.In case of any change in capitalization event as provided in Article 11 of the Main Plan, appropriate equitable adjustments shall be made by the Board, whose determination shall be final, binding, and conclusive, to the number of Shares which may be purchased under the Israeli Plan, the number of Shares subject to Awards, and the Incentive Price per Share which may be purchased under outstanding Israeli Award Agreements, all as in accordance with Article 11 of the Main Plan.

 

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ARTICLE X
Trustee

 

38.Approved 102 Incentives granted under the Israeli Plan and any Shares allocated or issued upon exercise of such Approved 102 Incentives, including all rights attaching to such shares, and other shares received subsequently following any realization of rights (including bonus shares), will be allocated or issued to a trustee nominated by the Board (the “Trustee”) and approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance, and will be held by the Trustee for the benefit of the Participants.

 

39.Approved 102 Incentives and any Shares received following exercise of Approved 102 Incentives, including all rights attached to such Shares, and other Shares received subsequently following any realization of rights (including bonus Shares), will be held by the Trustee for a period of (a) at least 24 months from the Date of Grant of the Capital Gain Incentives , or (b) at least 12 months from the Date of Grant of the Work Income Incentives (the “Trust Period”). If the requirements for Approved 102 Incentives are not met, then the Approved 102 Incentives will be regarded as Unapproved 102 Incentives. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, Shares received upon the exercise of Incentives may be sold or transferred, and the Trustee may release such Shares (or Approved 102 Incentives) from trust, prior to the lapse of the Trust Period; provided, however, that tax is paid or withheld in accordance with Section 102(b)(4) of the Ordinance and Section 7 of the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief in Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003. However, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, require a Participant not to sell the Shares or transfer the Incentives in the Participant’s name prior to the lapse of the Trust Period.

 

40.All rights attaching to any Shares received following exercise of Approved 102 Incentives, and other shares received subsequently following any realization of rights (including bonus Shares), will be subject to the same taxation treatment applicable to such received Shares.

 

41.Section 3(i) Incentives granted under the Israeli Plan and any Shares allocated or issued upon exercise of such Section 3(i) Incentives and other Shares received following any realization of rights, in the Administrator’s discretion, may be allocated or issued to a Trustee and will be held by the Trustee until all of the terms required for release thereof, as set forth herein and in the applicable Israeli Award Agreement with the Participant, are fulfilled, including payment of the required taxes. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall not transfer to a Participant any Section 3(i) Incentives which were not already exercised into Shares by the Participant.

 

42.The Trustee shall not transfer to the Participant any Shares allocated or issued upon exercise of Incentives prior to the full payment of the Participant’s tax liabilities arising from or relating to Incentives, which were granted to the Participant or any Shares allocated or issued upon exercise of such Incentives.

 

ARTICLE XI
No Obligation to Exercise Incentive

 

43.Granting of an Incentive shall impose no obligation on the recipient to exercise such Incentive.

 

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ARTICLE XII
Use of Proceeds

 

44.The proceeds received from the issuance of Shares upon exercise of Incentives pursuant to the Israeli Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

 

ARTICLE XIII
Rights of a Stockholder; Voting Rights

 

45.The Participant shall have no rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares to be acquired by the exercise of an Incentive until a certificate or certificates representing such Shares are issued to him following exercise of those Incentives which are fully vested and exercisable. Upon issuance of a certificate or certificates, the Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder attaching to Shares subject to any restrictions or legends under any Applicable Law, the Israeli Plan, or the Main Plan.

 

ARTICLE XIV
Employment Rights

 

46.Nothing in the Israeli Plan or in any Approved 102 Incentive granted hereunder shall confer on any Participant who is an employee or service provider any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or a Group Company, or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Group Company to terminate the Participant’s employment or engagement at any time.

 

ARTICLE XV
Compliance with the Law

 

47.The Company and each of its Affiliates shall be relieved from any liability for the non-issuance or non-transfer or any delay in issuance or transfer of any Shares subject to Incentives under the Israeli Plan which results from the inability of the Company or its Affiliates to obtain, or from any delay in obtaining, from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, all requisite authority to issue or transfer the Shares upon exercise of the Incentives under the Israeli Plan, if counsel for the Company deems such authority necessary for lawful issuance or transfer of any such shares. Appropriate legends may be placed on the stock certificates evidencing shares issued upon exercise of Incentives to reflect such transfer restrictions.

 

ARTICLE XVI
Transfer of Shares

 

48.Any issued Shares shall, unless such shares are registered in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), be sold only in accordance with exemptions under such Act. There shall be no exercises, transfers, sales, or other dispositions of issued Shares unless such shares are either registered or exempt from registration; provided, however, that such exercise, transfer, or other disposition may be subject to any lock up provision as agreed by the Company.

 

ARTICLE XVII
Investment Representation

 

49.Each Participant exercising any Incentive under the Israeli Plan acknowledges, by virtue of such exercise, that the Company has not, as of the date of the approval of this Plan by the Board, registered the Shares covered thereby under the Act. The Participant shall sign and deliver to the Company, if requested, a separate investment representation, certificate, or such other document as may be required by the Company’s counsel, to such effect; provided, however, that such Incentive, representation, certificate, or other document may provide that the said investment restriction shall not be operative as to such Shares as may in the future be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act. Furthermore, the Company may place a legend on any Shares certificate delivered to the Participant to the effect that such Shares were acquired pursuant to an investment representation and without registration of the Shares.

 

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ARTICLE XVIII
Effectiveness and Term of Plan

 

50. The Israeli Plan was originally adopted by the Board on August 14, 2023. The Israeli Plan shall expire on August 14, 2033, except as to Incentives outstanding on that date. No Incentive shall be granted pursuant to the Israeli Plan after its expiration. All Shares reserved for issuance under the Israeli Plan, in respect of which the right of a Participant to purchase the same shall for any reason terminate, expire, or otherwise cease to exist, shall again be available for grant through Incentives under the Israeli Plan.

 

ARTICLE XIX
Amendment or Discontinuance of Plan

 

51.The Board may, without the consent of the stockholders of the Company or the Participants under the Israeli Plan, at any time terminate the Israeli Plan entirely and at any time, from time to time, amend or modify the Israeli Plan, provided that no such action shall adversely affect Incentives granted hereunder without the Participant’s consent, and provided further that no such action by the Board, without the approval of the stockholders, may increase the total number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to Incentives granted under the Israeli Plan.

 

ARTICLE XX
Tax Consequences and Other Requirements

 

52.The exercise of an Incentive that is granted hereunder shall be subject to the condition that if at any time the Company shall determine in its discretion that the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities, or that the listing, registration, or qualification of any shares otherwise deliverable upon such exercise upon any securities exchange or under any national, state, or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, such exercise in the delivery or purchase of shares pursuant thereto, then in any such event, such exercise shall not be effective unless such withholding, listing, registration, qualification, consent, or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Any tax obligations arising from the grant or exercise of an Incentive, from the payment for the Shares covered thereby, or from any other event or act (of the Company or the Participant) hereunder, shall be borne solely by the Participant. Furthermore, the Participant hereby agrees and undertakes to indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and any Trustee that holds the Incentives, and hold them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such tax or interest thereon, including, without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such tax from any payment made to the Participants.

 

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ARTICLE XXI
Governing Law

 

53.The Israeli Plan and all instruments issued hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel.

 

ARTICLE XXII
Notices

 

54.Each notice relating to the Israeli Plan shall be in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail; postage prepaid, to the address as hereinafter provided. Each notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date it is received. Each notice to the Company shall be addressed to it at its principal offices. Each notice to the Participant or other person or persons then entitled to exercise an Incentive shall be addressed to the Participant or such other person or persons at the Participant’s last known address.

 

ARTICLE XXIII
Interpretation

 

55.The interpretation and construction of any terms or conditions of the Israeli Plan, or of the Israeli Award Agreement or other matters related to the Israeli Plan by the Administrator shall be final and conclusive.

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.11

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of July __, 2023, between Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act (as defined below) contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Regulation D thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I. 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1           Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

 

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Additional Closing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Additional Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Additional Purchasers” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Additional Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Additional Subscription Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

BHCA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(oo).

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee”  or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York are generally open for use by customers on such day.

 

 

 

 

Buy-In Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(d).

 

Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, to be filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company Counsel” means Grushko & Mittman, P.C., with offices located at 1800 Rockaway Avenue, Suite 206, Hewlett, NY 11557, email: counslers@grushkomittman.com.

 

Conversion Price” means the conversion price as determined from time to time as described in the Certificate of Designation and adjusted pursuant to the Agreement and the Certificate of Designation.

 

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof.

 

Disqualification Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(qq).

 

Effective Date” means the earliest of the date that (a) the initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) all of the Shares and Underlying Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (c) following the one year anniversary of the Closing Date provided that a holder of Shares and Underlying Shares is not an Affiliate of the Company, or (d) all of the Shares and Underlying Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and attorney for the Company have delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Shares and Underlying Shares pursuant to such exemption which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.

 

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Escrow Agent” means Grushko & Mittman, P.C..

 

Escrow Agreement” means the escrow agreement entered into prior to the Closing Date, by and among the Company, the Escrow Agent and the Purchasers, pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied to the transactions contemplated hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

Exchange” shall mean the transactions described in the Share Exchange Agreement.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to the Stock Option Plan, (b) securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than as a result of stock splits, reverse stock split, stock dividend or other reclassification or combination of the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to consultants or advisors (or their designees) in lieu of compensation in the aggregate amount (not to exceed 2% of the amount outstanding on the prior December 31 of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents per calendar year) for bona fide services provided to the Company not in connection with financing transactions; provided such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.12(a) herein, (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.12(a) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company substantial additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, and (e) securities issuable in connection with the Exchange.

 

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

FDA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).

 

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GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).

 

Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).

 

Lead Investor” means, at any date, the Purchaser and its Affiliates that in the aggregate invest the highest amount of Subscription Amount, so long as such Lead Investor holds Securities having a Subscription Amount of at least 5% attributable to the Securities issued pursuant to this Agreement and upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on such date, but not including the exercise of Warrants.

 

Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Liquidity Event” shall mean the occurrence of an event meeting each of the following conditions: (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market exceeds 300% of the Exercise Price (as defined in Class A Warrant) (not including a temporary reduction at the Company’s election) in effect for twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days (the “Measurement Period”); (ii) the aggregate value of the shares of the Company’s common stock traded on its principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. on each Trading Day during the Measurement Period equals to or exceeds $500,000; (iii) there is an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act covering the resale of all of the Shares and Underlying Shares and such registration statement has been effective for six (6) months and during the Measurement Period, (iv) the Purchaser is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes material nonpublic information, and (v) the Company has not breached any of the terms of the Transaction Documents in any material respect regardless if such breach has been cured.

 

Mandatory Reservation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

 

Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).

 

Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(pp).

 

OFAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).

 

OTCQB” means OTCQB Venture Market.

 

OTCQX” means OTCQX Best Market.

 

Participation Maximum” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.17(a).

 

Per Common Share Purchase Price” means $0.011, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

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Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Pre-Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.17(b).

 

Pro Rata Portion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.17(e).

 

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Public Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).

 

Public Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).

 

Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.

 

Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by each Purchaser as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of all Series A Preferred Stock and after the Mandatory Reservation Date, the exercise in full of all Warrants, ignoring any exercise limits set forth therein.

 

Reverse Stock Split Proposal” means a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of Common Stock one or more times at an aggregate ratio of between one for one thousand (1:1,000) and one for one hundred thousand (1:100,000) with the specific ratio to be determined by the Board of Directors in its reasonable discretion.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

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Securities” means the Shares, Series A Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series A Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock designated in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Share Exchange Agreement” shall mean the agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit E pursuant to which the Exchange shall occur.

 

Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).

 

Stated Value” means $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Stock Option Plan” means the Stock Option Plan to be adopted by the Company in connection with the Exchange, substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.

 

Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Subsequent Financing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.17(a).

 

Subsequent Financing Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.17(b).

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Transfer Agent” means Issuer Direct Corporation, with an address at One Glenwood Avenue, Suite 1001, Raleigh, NC 27603, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

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Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Uplisting” means the listing of the Common Stock on an Uplisting Market.

 

Uplisting Effective Date” means the Trading Day on which the Common Stock commences trading on an Uplisting Market.

 

Uplisting Market” means any of the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange, or their respective successors.

 

Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrants” means the Common Stock purchase warrant, a form of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit B, issued pursuant to this Agreement each of which will evidence the right to acquire a single share of Common Stock at the exercise price thereof, subject to adjustment as stated in this Agreement and in the Class A Warrant.

 

ARTICLE II. 

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1           Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, a minimum of $5,000,000 and up to an aggregate of $6,000,000 of Shares, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants. Each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a). Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer, funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount and the Transfer Agent shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2(b) deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(a), 2.2(b), 2.3(a), 2.3(b), the Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation. On the Closing Date, the Company shall instruct the Transfer Agent to issue the Shares registered in the Purchasers’ names and addresses and released by the Transfer Agent directly to the account(s) identified by each Purchaser and the Company shall cause Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to be delivered to Purchasers. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that a Purchaser determines, in its sole discretion, that such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount (together with such Purchaser’s Affiliates and any Person acting as a group together with such Purchaser or any of such Purchaser’s Affiliates) would cause such Purchaser’s beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, or as such Purchaser may otherwise choose, such Purchaser may elect to purchase Series A Preferred Stock in lieu of Shares as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a). The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the definition applied and be computed as set forth in the Warrant, mutatis mutandis, and shall initially be 9.99% (or, at the election of the Purchaser at Closing, 4.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Securities on the Closing Date. In each case, the election to receive Series A Preferred Stock is solely at the option of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser its respective Shares, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2(b) deliverable at the Closing.

 

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For a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the Closing Date, at which not less than $5,000,000 Subscription Amount is released pursuant to this Agreement, the Company may sell, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, concurrently with the execution by an Additional Purchaser (as defined herein) of the signature page to this Agreement, at one additional closing (“Additional Closing”, and the date of such Additional Closing, the “Additional Closing Date”) the balance of up to the difference between $6,000,000 and the amount of Subscription Amount released at the Closing Date (the “Additional Subscription Amount”) of Shares, the Series A Preferred Stock and the Warrants (such Shares, the Series A Preferred Stock and the Warrants purchased on such Additional Closing Date, “Additional Securities”) to one or more purchasers (the “Additional Purchasers”). With respect to such Additional Closing Date, all time effective clauses in the Transaction Documents shall commence on the Closing Date, including but not limited to registration rights and offering restrictions, except those that are subject to statutory compliance with applicable laws such as Rule 144. Each Additional Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, via wire transfer, funds equal to such Additional Purchaser’s Additional Subscription Amount and the Transfer Agent shall deliver to each Additional Purchaser its respective Shares, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(c), and the Company and each Additional Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2(d) deliverable at the Additional Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(c), 2.2(d), 2.3(c), 2.3(d), the Additional Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Additional Closing documentation. For the avoidance of doubt, upon delivery by the Additional Purchaser of the signature page to this Agreement, such Additional Purchaser represents and covenants that the representations and warranties in Section 3.2 of this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of the Additional Closing Date with respect to such Additional Purchaser (unless such representation or warranty was made as of a specific date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such date).

 

2.2Deliveries.

 

(a)           On or prior to the Closing Date (except as indicated below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i)            this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii)           a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver on an expedited basis via The Depository Trust Company or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) the Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount allocated by Purchaser on the signature page hereto to Shares and Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, divided by the Per Common Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

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(iii)          Series A Preferred Stock, if subscribed for, registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount allocated on the signature page hereto to Series A Preferred Stock;

 

(iv)          a Class A Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the sum of such Purchaser’s Shares and, if applicable, the Underlying Shares issuable upon the full conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, having an exercise price equal to $0.033, subject to adjustment therein;

 

(v)           the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company; and

 

(vi)          the Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company.

 

(b)           On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or the Escrow Agent, as applicable, the following:

 

(i)            this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;

 

(ii)           to the Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer;

 

(iii)          the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(iv)          the Escrow Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.

 

(c)           On or prior to the Additional Closing Date (except as indicated below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Additional Purchaser the following:

 

(i)            A copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver on an expedited basis via The Depository Trust Company or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) the Shares equal to such Additional Purchaser’s Additional Subscription Amount allocated by Purchaser on the signature page hereto to Shares and Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, divided by the Per Common Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(ii)           Series A Preferred Stock, if subscribed for, registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to such Additional Purchaser’s Additional Subscription Amount allocated on the signature page hereto to Series A Preferred Stock;

 

(iii)          a Class A Warrant registered in the name of such Additional Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the sum of such Additional Purchaser’s Shares purchased on the Additional Closing Date, and, if applicable, the Underlying Shares issuable upon the full conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, having an exercise price equal to $0.033, subject to adjustment therein;

 

(d)           On or prior to the Additional Closing Date, each Additional Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent:

 

(i)            this Agreement duly executed by such Additional Purchaser; and

 

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(ii)           such Additional Purchaser’s Additional Subscription Amount by wire transfer.

 

2.3           Closing Conditions.

 

(a)           The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)            the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)          the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(d) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount shall have been deposited with the Escrow Agent;

 

(v)           the Closing of the Exchange on the terms and conditions set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement without waiver, amendment or material change therefrom; and

 

(vi)          from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity wide-spread national public health emergency of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

(b)           The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)            the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)          the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;

 

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(v)           from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity wide-spread national public health emergency of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing; and

 

(vi)          the Closing of the Exchange on the terms and conditions set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement without waiver, amendment or material change therefrom.

 

2.4           Additional Closing Conditions.

 

(a)           The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Additional Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)            the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Additional Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Additional Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Additional Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Additional Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)          the delivery by each Additional Purchaser of the item set forth in Section 2.2(d) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity wide-spread national public health emergency of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing; and

 

(v)           each Additional Purchaser’s Additional Subscription Amount shall have been deposited with the Escrow Agent.

 

(b)           The respective obligations of the Additional Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Additional Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)            the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Additional Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

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(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Additional Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)          the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the Closing Date; and

 

(v)           from the Closing Date to the Additional Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Additional Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity wide-spread national public health emergency of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Additional Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Additional Securities at the Additional Closing.

 

ARTICLE III. 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1           Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

 

(a)           Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

(b)           Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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(c)           Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d)           No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)           Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, and (iv) the approval of its shareholders of the Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f)            Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.

 

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(g)           Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g)-1, which Schedule 3.1(g)-1 shall also identify the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company and beneficial holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date hereof. Annexed hereto as Schedule 3.1(g)-2 is a capitalization table after giving effect to the Exchange. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, except pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents, if any, outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g)-3, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(h)           SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(i)            Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j)            Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(k)           Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(l)            Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m)          Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)           Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(o)           Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

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(p)           Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q)           Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(r)            Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits.

 

(s)           Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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(t)            Certain Fees. Except as disclosed to the Purchasers, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(u)           Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

(v)           Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(w)          Registration Rights. Other than each of the Purchasers and as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(x)            Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(y)           Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

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(z)            Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(aa)          No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(bb)         Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. The Company’s most recent Form 10-K discloses all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $100,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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(cc)         Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(dd)         No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(ee)         Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(ff)           Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff) of the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

 

(gg)         No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(hh)         Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

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(ii)           Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(g) and 4.15 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted.  The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(jj)           Regulation M Compliance.  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

 

(kk)         FDA. The Company has no applications pending before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) nor any products subject to the rules and regulations of the FDA.

 

(ll)           Stock Option Plans. The Company has no stock option or equity plan. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(mm)       Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(nn)        U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(oo)         Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(pp)         Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

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(qq)         No Disqualification Events.  With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(rr)          Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.

 

(ss)          Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

 

(tt)          Shell Status. As of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company is a “shell company” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act).

 

(uu)         Survival. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date.

 

3.2           Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a)            Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(b)           Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c)           Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9), (a)(12), or (a)(13) under the Securities Act, or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Such Purchaser has the authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own the Securities. Such Purchaser is able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite period and to afford a complete loss thereof. Such Purchaser has provided the information in the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Investor Questionnaire”). The information set forth on the signature pages hereto and the Investor Questionnaire regarding such Purchaser is true and complete in all respects. Except as disclosed in the Investor Questionnaire, such Purchaser has had no position, office or other material relationship within the past three years with the Company or Persons (as defined below) known to such Purchaser to be affiliates of the Company, and is not a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or an “associated person” (as such term is defined under the FINRA Membership and Registration Rules Section 1011).

 

(d)           Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e)           General Solicitation. Although Purchaser may have a prior substantial pre-existing relationship with the Company, such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(f)            Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

 

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(g)           Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

(h)           Survival. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the Closing.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

3.3           Joint Representations.

 

(a)           Waiver of Conflict. One or more parties to the Transaction Documents and their Affiliates are or may be control persons, officers, directors, investors, shareholders, Affiliates and obligees of one or more Purchasers, the Company and parties to the Share Exchange Agreement and may be control persons, investors, shareholders, Affiliates and obliges of one or more of the Purchasers, the Company and Parties to the Share Exchange Agreement after the Closing. Each party and Purchaser acknowledge that one or more Purchasers and their Affiliates may have conflicts of interest in connection with such status, positions, and roles. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to ask questions with respect to such conflict of interest of representatives of the Purchasers hereto, the Company and the parties to the Share Exchange Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by law explicitly and fully waives any such conflict of interest.

 

(b)           Additional Waiver of Conflict. Each party acknowledges it is entitled to seek the advice of independent counsel of its own choice with respect to the Transaction Documents.  Each party understands that it is not possible for a single law firm to represent each party in connection with the Transaction Documents in the same aggressive manner as would two separate and independent law firms, and by giving the consent herein, each party, in effect, is waiving that kind of zealous representation of its individual and conflicting interests in connection with the Transaction Documents.  Each party, for itself and its affiliates, hereby confirms that it has waived, and continues to waive, any claim that the work performed by Grushko & Mittman, P.C. in connection with the preparation of the Transaction Documents (or any matter arising thereunder) and representation of the Company and Purchaser represents a conflict of interest on the part of Grushko & Mittman, P.C..  Each party, for itself and for its affiliates, knowingly waives any claim of conflict of interest by Grushko & Mittman, P.C. based on any other past, current and future representations of the Company and Purchaser.  Each party, for itself and for its affiliates, confirms that Grushko & Mittman, P.C. may continue to act for the Company and/or the Purchaser or any of their respective affiliates with respect to all matters. It is further understood and agreed that Grushko & Mittman, P.C. may freely convey necessary information regarding the Transaction Documents provided to Grushko & Mittman, P.C. by either party to the other party, and that there will be no secrets kept from either party regarding the Transaction Documents unless such party expressly agrees to the contrary.  Each party, for itself and for its affiliates acknowledges that Grushko & Mittman, P.C. is representing the Company with respect to this offering and has been relying, and continues to rely, explicitly on the foregoing provisions in providing services relating to the Transaction Documents and any other past, current or future representations of the Purchasers and/or the Company.

 

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ARTICLE IV. 

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1           Removal of Legends.

 

(a)           The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144 or other available exemption, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(b)           The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

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The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) thereunder.

 

(c)           Certificates evidencing the Shares and Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such Shares and Underlying Shares is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Shares and Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming with respect to Underlying Shares, cashless exercise of the Warrants), (iii) if such Shares and Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 (assuming with respect to Underlying Shares, cashless exercise of the Warrants or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel, at the expense of the Company, to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent and the Purchaser promptly after the Effective Date, on each date a registration statement is declared effective by the Commission, if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement) to cover the resale of the Shares and Underlying Shares, or if such Shares and Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Shares and Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 (assuming with respect to Underlying Shares, cashless exercise of the Warrants) without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares and Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Shares and Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares and Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Shares and Underlying Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a certificate representing Shares and Underlying Shares, as applicable, bearing a restrictive legend.

 

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(d)           In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Subscription Amount, and conversion price and exercise price paid for Underlying Shares (based on the higher of: (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Shares and Underlying Shares are submitted or deemed submitted to the Transfer Agent and (ii) the Subscription Amount, and conversion price and exercise price paid for the Securities) deemed submitted to the Transfer Agent for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the Shares and Underlying Shares so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (x) such number of Shares or Underlying Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (y) the lowest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Shares or Underlying Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii).

 

(e)           Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

4.2           Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.

 

4.3           Furnishing of Information; Public Information.

 

(a)           Until the later of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

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(b)          At any time during the period commencing from the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required  for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144.  The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.”  Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured.  In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

4.4           Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.5           Exercise and Conversion Procedures. Each of the form of Notice of Conversion and form of Notice of Exercise included in the Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants, respectively, sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Series A Preferred Stock or exercise the Warrants, respectively. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Conversion or Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion or Notice of Exercise be required in order to convert the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise the Warrants, respectively. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise the Warrants and for the Underlying Shares to be delivered pursuant to the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants , respectively, either for cash or on a cashless basis. The Company shall honor conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

4.6           Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b). To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes or contains material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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4.7           Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

4.8           Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.6, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent to hold such information in a confidential manner, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.9           Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder substantially for the purposes set forth on Schedule 4.9 hereto and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

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4.10         Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (c) in connection with the Registration Statement. The Company will indemnify each Purchaser Party, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, as incurred, arising out of or relating to (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such the Registration Statement any prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Purchaser Party furnished in writing to the Company by such Purchaser Party expressly for use therein, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder in connection therewith). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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4.11         Reservation and Listing of Securities.

 

(a)           From and after (i) each date the Company has authorized and unreserved shares available to reserve any of the Required Minimum, and (ii) not later than eleven (11) months after the Closing Date with respect to the entire Required Minimum (each such date a “Mandatory Reservation Date”), the Company shall reserve and maintain a reserve of the Required Minimum exclusively for the Purchasers, from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount described above as may then be required to fulfill its reservation obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.

 

(b)           If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than 130% of (i) the Required Minimum on such date, minus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents, then the Board of Directors shall use its best efforts to amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or actualize the Reverse Stock Split Proposal to reserve the Required Minimum (minus the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents not required for the Required Minimum), as soon as possible and in any event reserve the Required Minimum not later than the 75th day after such date, provided that the Company will not be required at any time to authorize a number of shares of Common Stock greater than the maximum remaining number of shares of Common Stock that could possibly be issued after such time pursuant to the Transaction Documents. In the event the Company is only able to reserve less than the Required Minimum, then such amount that is available to be reserved from time to time shall be reserved based on each Purchaser’s Pro Rata Portion and allocated by each Purchaser among such Purchaser’s Underlying Shares at each such Purchaser’s election.

 

(c)           The Company shall: (i) in connection with any listing of any of the Company’s securities on a Trading Market and in connection with the registration with the Commission of the Underlying Shares, in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application and immediately thereafter on any date that the Required Minimum is increased, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established and approved clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(d)           Uplisting. The Company will use its best efforts to obtain a listing of its Common Stock on the OTCQB or OTCQX. The Company, when permitted to do so, will diligently seek Uplisting to an Uplisting Market, but provides no assurance that it will be able to attain an Uplisting. Purchasers will be entitled to all available remedies including injunctive relief to enforce and receive redress for the Company’s failure to comply with the foregoing obligations.

 

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(e)           Required Minimum Failure. In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies under the Transaction Documents or at law or equity in the event the Company has not reserved the Required Minimum as required pursuant to the Transaction Documents, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the Subscription Price of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and aggregate exercise price of Warrants, respectively), for which Common Stock is not reserved, Ten Dollars ($10.00) per Trading Day (increasing to Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the date the Required Minimum is required to have been reserved.

 

(f)            Exclusivity. Until the Required Minimum has been reserved for the Purchasers, the Company will not issue or reserve common stock or any other equity security to any other Person.

 

4.12         Subsequent Equity Sales and Registration Statement Limitations.

 

(a)           From the date hereof until six (6) months after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or equity of the Company or any Subsidiary. From the date hereof until the sooner of (i) six (6) months after the Uplisting Effective Date, and (ii) eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or equity of the Company or any Subsidiary at a price per share of Common Stock less than Per Common Share Purchase Price (adjusted for stock dividends, splits and similar events). From the date hereof until the sooner of (y) six (6) months after the Uplisting Effective Date and (z) two and one-half (2-1/2) years after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case other than as permitted pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The foregoing restrictions may be waived by consent of the Purchasers as described in Section 5.5 hereof.

 

(b)           From the date hereof until such time as no Purchaser holds any Warrants, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12(a) and (b) shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

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(d)           Until the Uplisting Effective Date, if any, if the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise sells or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the acquiror of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then simultaneously with the consummation of each Dilutive Issuance the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 4.12(d) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall promptly notify the Purchasers in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day after the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 4.12(d), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other terms of any Dilutive Issuance (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 4.12(d), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Purchasers are entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether a Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.

 

4.13         Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

4.14         Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6.  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

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4.15         Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

4.16         Capital Changes. Except as required in connection with the Exchange and until the one year anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Lead Investor.

 

4.17         Participation in Future Financing.

 

(a)           From the date hereof and until two (2) years after the Closing Date, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness or a combination thereof, other than (i) a rights offering to all holders of Common Stock or (ii) an Exempt Issuance (each a “Subsequent Financing”), the Purchasers shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to sixty percent (60%) of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) pro rata to each other in proportion to their Subscription Amounts on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing, unless the Subsequent Financing is an underwritten public offering, in which case the Company shall notify each Purchaser of such public offering when it is lawful for the Company to do so, but no Purchaser shall be entitled to purchase any particular amount of such public offering without the approval of the lead underwriter of such underwritten public offering.

 

(b)           At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such Purchaser. The requesting Purchaser shall be deemed to have acknowledged that the Subsequent Financing Notice may contain material non-public information. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.

 

(c)           Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of such Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that such Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from a Purchaser as of such fifth (5th) Trading Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.

 

(d)           If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th ) Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice and the Purchasers shall simultaneously affect their portion of such Subsequent Financing as set forth in their notifications to the Company consistent with the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

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(e)           If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum.  “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Shares and Series A Preferred Stock purchased on the Closing Date by a Purchaser participating under this Section 4.17 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Shares and Series A Preferred Stock purchased on the Closing Date by all Purchasers participating under this Section 4.17.

 

(f)            The Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.17, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within sixty (60) Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(g)           The Company and each Purchaser agree that if any Purchaser elects to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall not include any term or provision whereby such Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any of the Securities purchased hereunder (for avoidance of doubt, the securities purchased in the Subsequent Financing shall not be considered securities purchased hereunder) or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser.

 

(h)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.17 and unless otherwise agreed to by such Purchaser, the Company shall either confirm in writing to such Purchaser that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Subsequent Financing, in either case in such a manner such that such Purchaser will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by the seventh (7th) Trading Day following delivery of the Subsequent Financing Notice. If by such seventh (7th) Trading Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by such Purchaser, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and such Purchaser shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

4.18         Purchaser’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect exercise of the rights granted in Sections 4.17 and 4.19 of this Agreement, and a Purchaser shall not have the right to exercise any portion of such rights granted in Sections 4.17 and 4.19 only to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Purchaser, would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In such event the right by Purchaser to benefit from such rights or receive shares in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall be held in abeyance until such times as such excess shares shall not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, provided the Purchaser complies with the Purchaser’s other obligations in connection with the exercise by Purchaser of its rights pursuant to Sections 4.17 and 4.19.

 

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4.19         Most Favored Nation Provision. From the date hereof until the later of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date or (ii) the date of the occurrence of a Liquidity Event, in the event that the Company one or more times issues or sells or agrees to issue or sell any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, if a Purchaser then holding outstanding Securities reasonably believes that any of the terms and conditions appurtenant to such issuance or sale, including without limitation, the price paid in connection with such issuance or sale, is more favorable to such other investors than are any of the corresponding terms and conditions granted to the Purchasers pursuant to the Transaction Documents, upon notice to the Company by such Purchaser within ten (10) Trading Days after disclosure of such issuance or sale by the Company to the Purchaser, which notice must include details, terms, conditions, and copies of all documents employed in connection with such issuance or sale, the Company shall amend the terms of this transaction only as to such Purchaser so as to give such Purchaser the benefit of any more favorable terms or conditions identified by such Purchaser. This Section 4.19 shall not apply with respect to an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall provide each Purchaser with notice of each such proposed issuance or sale or agreement to sell not later than five (5) Trading Days before the earliest of such issuance, sale or agreement. The following is an illustration of one effect of a lower price issuance subject to the automatic exercise by a Purchaser of the foregoing rights: In the event the Company issues, agrees to issue or announces the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to a Purchaser or to any third party, either at a purchase price, conversion price or exercise price per share less than any purchase price, conversion price or exercise price paid or payable for a Security, as applicable, the Purchaser will benefit from “full ratchet” anti-dilution protection, such that the price paid by a Purchaser for such Security held by the Purchaser at such time shall be reduced retroactively to the Closing Date to the lowest of the purchase price, conversion price or exercise price per share at which such additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents have been issued or are issuable. The Company shall also automatically and immediately issue to the Purchaser a number of additional applicable Securities that is equal to the difference between the number of applicable Securities issued to the Purchaser before the relevant anti-dilution adjustment and the number of such Securities that would have been issued to the Purchaser at the reduced purchase price, conversion price or exercise price, as applicable (as adjusted pursuant to the Transaction Documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 4.19 shall cease to apply on the Uplisting Effective Date.

 

4.20         Voting. At the request of the Company, each Purchaser covenants to vote all shares of Common Stock owned by such Purchaser in favor of the adoption of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal at any meeting of stockholders of the Company called and held for such purpose, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

ARTICLE V. 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1           Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2           Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to pay the fees and expenses set forth on Schedule 5.2. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any conversion or exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.

 

5.3           Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

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5.4           Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the e-mail address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or e-mail address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall include such information in the Current Report on Form 8-K described in Section 4.6 of this Agreement.

 

5.5           Amendments; Waivers. Except as expressly set forth in Sections 4.12(a) and 4.16, the provision of this Agreement, including the provisions of this Section 5.5 may not be waived, modified, supplemented or amended and waivers or consents to departures to departures from the provisions hereof and any consent which must or may be given in connection with this Agreement, may not be deemed given except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, supplement, modification or consent, by the Company and Purchasers that hold at such time at least 50.1% in interest of the Shares and Series A Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) then outstanding (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser), which 50.1% must include the Lead Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification, waiver or consent disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially, and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company. Until the sooner of (i) the Uplisting Effective Date, and (ii) eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, the Company will not enter into any amendment to nor grant or receive a waiver with respect to the Share Exchange Agreement without the consent of the Purchasers that hold at such time at least 50.1% in interest of the Shares and Series A Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) then outstanding (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser), which 50.1% must include the Lead Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification, waiver or consent disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser or group of Purchasers in his and their capacities as Purchasers, the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser or group of Purchasers shall also be required.

 

5.6           Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

 

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5.8           No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.

 

5.9           Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10         Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.11         Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12         Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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5.13         Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

5.14         Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15         Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16         Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17         Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through Company Counsel. Company Counsel does not represent any Purchasers who represent that they engaged counsel of their own choosing and have waived any conflict or potential conflict herein. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

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5.18         Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.19         Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

5.20         Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.21         Equitable Adjustment. The Per Common Share Purchase Price, Exercise Price, trading volume amounts, price/volume amounts, amounts of equity issuable subsequent to Closing and similar figures in the Transaction Documents including but not limited to the definition of Liquidity Event shall be equitably adjusted (but without duplication) to offset the effect of stock splits, stock dividends, similar events and as otherwise described in the Transaction Documents.

 

5.22         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Novint Technologies, Inc. 

Address for Notice:
   
By:                             100 Merrick Road, Suite 400W

Name:

Title:

Rockville, Center, NY 11570

Email:

Fax:

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):  
   

Grushko & Mittman, P.C.

1800 Rockaway Avenue, Suite 206

Hewlett, New York 11557

Attn: Barbara R. Mittman, Esq.

Email: barbara@grushkomittman.com

 

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

Subscription Amount (aggregate): $____________

 

Shares: _________________

 

Warrants: __________________

 

Subscription Amount Allocated to Shares and Corresponding Warrants: $__________________

 

Series A Preferred Stock: __________________

 

Subscription Amount Allocated to Series A Preferred Stock and Corresponding Warrants: $_________________

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation Applicable to Purchaser (fill in 4.99% or 9.99%): __________%

 

EIN Number: _______________________

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit A                               Escrow Agreement 

Exhibit B                                Form of Class A Warrant ($0.033 Exercise Price) 

Exhibit C                                Registration Rights Agreement 

Exhibit D                               Form of Accredited Investor Questionnaire 

Exhibit E                                Share Exchange Agreement 

Exhibit F                                Stock Option Plan 

Exhibit G                               Certificate of Designation

 

Schedule 3.1(a)                      Subsidiaries 

Schedule 3.1(g)-1                  Capitalization – Pre-Exchange 

Schedule 3.1(g)-2                  Capitalization – Post-Exchange 

Schedule 3.1(g)-3                  Additional Outstanding Securities 

Schedule 3.1(i)                       Material Changes 

Schedule 3.1(ff)                     Accounting Firm Information 

Schedule 4.9                          Use of Proceeds 

Schedule 5.2                          Fees and Expenses

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Escrow Agreement

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Form of Class A Warrant

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE 

IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTMENT IN STOCK AND WARRANTS 

OF NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 

A DELAWARE CORPORATION 

PURSUANT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED JUNE ___, 2023

 

TO :Novint Technologies, Inc.

100 Merrick Road, Suite 400W 

Rockville, Center, NY 11570 

Email: 

Fax:

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. If the appropriate answer is “None” or “Not Applicable”, so state. Please print or type your answers to all questions. Attach additional sheets if necessary to complete your answers to any item.

 

Your answers will be kept strictly confidential at all times. However, Novint Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) may present this Questionnaire to such parties as it deems appropriate in order to assure itself that the offer and sale of securities of the Company will not result in a violation of the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or a violation of the securities laws of any state.

 

1.       Please provide the following information:

 

Name:                  

 

Name of additional purchaser:______________________________________________________
(Please complete information in Question 5)

 

Date of birth, or if other than an individual, year of organization or incorporation:

 

 
 

 

2.       Residence address, or if other than an individual, principal office address: 

 

 
 
 

 

Telephone number:   

 

Social Security Number:   

 

Taxpayer Identification Number:   

 

 

 

 

3.       Business address:   

 

 
 

 

Business telephone number:   

 

4.       Send mail to:                Residence ______                Business _______

 

5.       With respect to tenants in common, joint tenants and tenants by the entirety, complete only if information differs from that above:

 

Residence address:   

 

 
 

 

Telephone number:   

 

Social Security Number:   

 

Taxpayer Identification Number:   

 

Business address:   

 

 
 

 

Business telephone number:   

 

Send Mail to:                 Residence _______                Business _______

 

6.       Please describe your present or most recent business or occupation and indicate such information as the nature of your employment, how long you have been employed there, the principal business of your employer, the principal activities under your management or supervision and the scope (e.g. dollar volume, industry rank, etc.) of such activities: 

 

 
 
 

 

7.       Please state whether you (i) are associated with or affiliated with a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Association, Inc. (“FINRA”), (ii) are an owner of stock or other securities of FINRA member (other than stock or other securities purchased on the open market), or (iii) have made a subordinated loan to any FINRA member:  

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

 

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(a)           If you answered yes to any of (i) – (iii) above, please indicate the applicable answer and briefly describe the facts below: 

 

 
 
 

 

8A.       Applicable to Individuals ONLY. Please answer the following questions concerning your financial condition as an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D). If the purchaser is more than one individual, each individual must initial an answer where the question indicates a “yes” or “no” response and must answer any other question fully, indicating to which individual such answer applies. If the purchaser is purchasing jointly with his or her spouse, one answer may be indicated for the couple as a whole:

 

8.1       Does your net worth* (or joint net worth with your spouse or spousal equivalent) exceed $1,000,000? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

8.2       Did you have an individual income** in excess of $200,000 or joint income together with your spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years and do you reasonably expect to reach the same income level in the current year? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

8.3       Are you an executive officer of the Company? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

* For purposes hereof, net worth shall be deemed to include ALL of your assets, liquid or illiquid MINUS any liabilities.

 

** For purposes hereof, the term “income” is not limited to “adjusted gross income” as that term is defined for federal income tax purposes, but rather includes certain items of income which are deducted in computing “adjusted gross income”. For investors who are salaried employees, the gross salary of such investor, minus any significant expenses personally incurred by such investor in connection with earning the salary, plus any income from any other source including unearned income, is a fair measure of “income” for purposes hereof. For investors who are self-employed, “income” is generally construed to mean total revenues received during the calendar year minus significant expenses incurred in connection with earning such revenues.

 

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8.B       Applicable to Corporations, Partnerships, Trusts, Limited Liability Companies and other Entities ONLY:

 

The purchaser is an accredited investor because the purchaser falls within at least one of the following categories (Check all appropriate lines):

 

___(i) a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

___(ii) a broker-dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

___(iii) an investment adviser registered pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or registered pursuant to the laws of a state;

 

___(iv) an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the Commission under Section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

 

___(v) an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act;

 

___(vi) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Act”) or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Act;

 

___(vii) a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended;

 

___(viii) a Rural Business Investment Company as defined in Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act;

 

___(ix) a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, where such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

___(x) an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “Employee Act”), where the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of the Employee Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or an employee benefit plan that has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or a self-directed plan the investment decisions of which are made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

 

___(xi) a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;

 

___(xii) an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, or limited liability company, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

___(xiii) a director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;

 

___(xiv) a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent exceeds $1,000,000;

 

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___(xv) a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

 

___(xvi) a trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a “sophisticated” person, as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) promulgated under the Act, who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

 

___(xvii) a natural person holding in good standing one or more professional certifications or designations or credentials from an accredited educational institution that the Commission has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status;

 

___(xviii) a natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” as defined in Rule 3c5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.3c-5(a)(41)), of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in Section 3 of such act, but for the exclusion provided by either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of such Act;

 

___(xix) a “family office”, as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1) (the “Family Office Rule”), with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

 

___(xx) a “family client” as defined in the Family Office Rule, of a family office that satisfies the above requirements and whose investments are directed by that family office;

 

___(xxi) an individual that holds professional certification or designation or credentials in good standing from an accredited institution that the SEC has designated as sufficient to demonstrate his or her investment knowledge, which initially consists of Series 7, 65 or 82 exam, but may be expanded in the future to encompass other exams or certifications as sufficient by order if the designations satisfy specified criteria;

 

___(xxii) an entity not otherwise specified in the accredited investor definition and not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered that owns more than $5,000,000 in “investments” as defined in Rule 2a51-1(b);

 

___(xxiii) an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended or a person exempt from registration as a private fund adviser or a venture capital adviser;

 

___(xxiv) an entity in which all of the equity investors are persons or entities described above (“accredited investors”). ALL EQUITY OWNERS MUST COMPLETE “EXHIBIT A” ATTACHED HERETO.

 

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9.A       Do you have sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks associated with investing in the Company?  

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

ANSWER QUESTION 9B ONLY IF THE ANSWER TO QUESTION 9A WAS “NO.”

 

9.B       If the answer to Question 9A was “NO,” do you have a financial or investment adviser (a) that is acting in the capacity as a purchaser representative and (b) who has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks associated with investing in the Company? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

 

If you have a financial or investment adviser(s), please identify each such person and indicate his or her business address and telephone number in the space below. (Each such person must complete, and you must review and acknowledge, a separate Purchaser Representative Questionnaire which will be supplied at your request). 

 

 
 

 

10.       You have the right, will be afforded an opportunity, and are encouraged to investigate the Company and review relevant factors and documents pertaining to the officers of the Company, and the Company and its business and to ask questions of a qualified representative of the Company regarding this investment and the properties, operations, and methods of doing business of the Company.

 

Have you or has your purchaser representative, if any, conducted any such investigation, sought such documents or asked questions of a qualified representative of the Company regarding this investment and the properties, operations, and methods of doing business of the Company? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

 

If so, briefly describe:   

 

 

 

If so, have you completed your investigation and/or received satisfactory answers to your questions? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

11.       Do you understand the nature of an investment in the Company and the risks associated with such an investment? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

 

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12.       Do you understand that there is no guarantee of any financial return on this investment and that you will be exposed to the risk of losing your entire investment? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

 

13.       Do you understand that this investment is not liquid? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

14.       Do you have adequate means of providing for your current needs and personal contingencies in view of the fact that this is not a liquid investment? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

15.       Are you aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition, and have you acquired all such information about the Company as you deem necessary and appropriate to enable you to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Interests? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

 

16.       Do you have a “pre-existing relationship” with the Company or any of the officers of the Company? 

                                      _______                                      _______
Yes                                              No

  

(For purposes hereof, “pre-existing relationship” means any relationship consisting of personal or business contacts of a nature and duration such as would enable a reasonably prudent investor to be aware of the character, business acumen, and general business and financial circumstances of the person with whom such relationship exists.)

 

If so, please name the individual or other person with whom you have a pre-existing relationship and describe the relationship:

 

 
 

 

17.       Exceptions to the representations and warranties made in Section 3.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement (if no exceptions, write “none” – if left blank, the response will be deemed to be “none”): ___________________________________________________

 

 

 

Dated: __________________, 2023

 

If purchaser is one or more individuals (all individuals must sign):

 

 

(Type or print name of prospective purchaser)

 

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Signature of prospective purchaser

 

 

Social Security Number

 

 

(Type or print name of additional purchaser)

 

 

Signature of spouse, joint tenant, tenant in common or other signature, if required

 

 

Social Security Number

 

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Annex A

 

Definition of Accredited Investor

 

The securities will only be sold to investors who represent in writing in the Securities Purchase Agreement that they are accredited investors, as defined in Regulation D, Rule 501 under the Act which definition is set forth below:

 

1.             A natural person whose net worth, or joint net worth with spouse or spousal equivalent, at the time of purchase exceeds $1 million (excluding home); or

 

2.             A natural person whose individual gross income exceeded $200,000 or whose joint income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent exceeded $300,000 in each of the last two years, and who reasonably expects to exceed such income level in the current year; or

 

3.             A trust with total assets in excess of $5 million, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Section 230.506(b)(2)(ii); or

 

4.             A director or executive officer of the Company; or

 

5.             The investor is an entity, all of the owners of which are accredited investors; or

 

6.             (a) a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

(b) any broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

(c) an investment adviser registered pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or registered pursuant to the laws of a state;

 

(d) any investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the Commission under Section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or registered pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

 

(e) an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act;

 

(f) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Act”) or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Act;

 

(g) a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended;

 

(h) a Rural Business Investment Company as defined in Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act;

 

(i) an employee benefit plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, where such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

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(j) an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “Employee Act”), where the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of the Employee Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or an employee benefit plan that has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or a self-directed plan the investment decisions of which are made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

 

(k) a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;

 

(l) an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, a Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, or limited liability company, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

(m) any natural person holding in good standing one or more professional certifications or designations or credentials from an accredited educational institution that the Commission has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status, which in determining whether to designate a professional certification or designation or credential from an accredited educational institution for purposes of this paragraph, the Commission will consider, among others, the following attributes:

 

(i), the certification, designation, or credential arises out of an examination or series of examinations administered by a self-regulatory organization or other industry body or is issued by an accredited educational institution,

 

(ii) the examination or series of examinations is designed to reliably and validly demonstrate an individual’s comprehension and sophistication in the areas of securities and investing,

 

(iii) persons obtaining such certification, designation, or credential can reasonably be expected to have sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate the merits and risks of a prospective investment, and

 

(iv) an indication that an individual holds the certification or designation is either made publicly available by the relevant self-regulatory organization or other industry body or is otherwise independently verifiable;

 

(n) a natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” as defined in Rule 3c5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.3c-5(a)(41)), of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in Section 3 of such act, but for the exclusion provided by either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of such Act;

 

(o) any “family office”, as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1) (the “Family Office Rule”), with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

 

(p) any “family client” as defined in the Family Office Rule, of a family office that satisfies the above requirements and whose investments are directed by that family office;

 

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(q) an entity not otherwise specified in the accredited investor definition and not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered that owns more than $5,000,000 in “investments” as defined in Rule 2a51-1(b); or

 

(r) an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended or a person exempt from registration as a private fund adviser or a venture capital adviser.

 

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EXHIBIT “A” TO ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

ACCREDITED CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, TRUSTS OR OTHER ENTITIES INITIALING QUESTION 8B(xi) MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

 

I hereby certify that set forth below is a complete list of all equity owners in __________________ [NAME OF ENTITY], a __________________ [TYPE OF ENTITY] formed pursuant to the laws of the State of . I also certify that EACH SUCH OWNER HAS INITIALED THE SPACE OPPOSITE HIS OR HER NAME and that each such owner understands that by initialing that space he or she is representing that he or she is an accredited individual investor satisfying the test for accredited individual investors indicated under “Type of Accredited Investor.”

 

   
  signature of authorized corporate officer, general partner or trustee

  

Name of Equity Owner                                     Type of Accredited Investor1

1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
10.   

 

 
1Indicate which Subparagraph of 8.1 - 8.3 the equity owner satisfies.

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

Share Exchange Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

Stock Option Plan

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

Certificate of Designation

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.12

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June __, 2023, between Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the several purchasers signatory hereto (each such purchaser, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as June __, 2023 between the Company and each Purchaser (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

The Company and each Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 135th calendar day following the date hereof (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 165th calendar day following the date hereof) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the 60th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 75th calendar day following the date such additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder); provided, however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, provided, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 45th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities but not later than 30 calendar days after the Company is permitted to do so.

 

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

 

 

 

Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination without regard to any conversion, exercise or issuance limitation set forth in the Transaction Documents, (a) all Shares then issued and issuable, (b) all Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (c) all Warrant Shares then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Class A Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full for cash), (d) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants, (e) securities issued by the Company in exchange for Ordinary Shares issued to investors by Dror Ortho Design Ltd., as of December 6, 2021, to the recipients and in the amounts set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Exchange Shares”), and (f) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter from counsel to the Company to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders.

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

 

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

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SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

2.        Shelf Registration.

 

(a)                On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Holders of at least 50.1% of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A and substantially the “Selling Stockholder” section attached hereto as Annex B; provided, however, that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall, by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).

 

(b)               Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its best efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d) with respect to the payment of liquidated damages; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use best efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.

 

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(c)                Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(d), if the Commission limits the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used best efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:

 

a.First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities;

 

b.Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Class A Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Class A Warrant Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Class A Warrant Shares held or acquirable upon cash exercise of the Class A Warrants by such Holders);

 

c.Third, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the Exchange Shares (applied, in the case that some Exchange Shares may be registered to the Holders thereof on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Exchange Shares held by such Holders);

 

d.Fourth, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock (applied, in the case that some conversion shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Series A Preferred Stock conversion shares held or acquirable by such Holders); and

 

e.Fifth, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities by Shares (applied, in the case that some conversion shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders).

 

In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give each Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, or if all the Registrable Securities have not yet been included for registration in a registration statement, including the Initial Registration Statement, for any reason at all, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general or as otherwise permitted, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended. The Company represents that to its best knowledge, not fewer than 297,691,272 shares of Registrable Securities may be registered on behalf of the Purchasers in the Initial Registration Statement without reduction for cutbacks.

 

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(d)             If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (provided that, if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.

 

(e)                If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 promptly after such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

 

(f)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or affiliate of a Holder as any Underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.

 

3.Registration Procedures.

 

In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

 

(a)                Not less than (x) five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and (y) three (3) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to a Registration Statement or Prospectus (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference) that modifies the Plan of Distribution or adversely alters the disclosure relating to a Holder, the Company shall (i) furnish to each such Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any related Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, to which the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities have objected in good faith, provided that the Company has been notified of such objection in writing no later than three (3) Trading Days after the Holders have been furnished copies of a Registration Statement or two (2) Trading Days after the Holders have been furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date and to provide an updated questionnaire on such form not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the date on which the Company intends to file any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement to update the information contained therein under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

 

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(b)               (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements as may be necessary in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

(c)                If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement (other than as a result of sales of such Registrable Securities), then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.

 

(d)               Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes is material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided, however, that in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, notice of an event described in Sections 3(d)(iii) through (vi) must be given to all of the Holders of securities included in a Registration Statement within one (1) Trading Day, after the Company becomes aware of such event.

 

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(e)               Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

(f)                Make available on the Commission’s EDGAR system (or successor thereto) or otherwise furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, provided that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.

 

(g)               Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).

 

(h)              Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its best efforts, at the Company’s cost and expense, to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any such Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(i)                If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request.

 

(j)                Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of sixty (60) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) in any 12-month period.

 

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(k)               Otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.

 

(l)               The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.

 

(m)             The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.

 

4.        Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities, if applicable), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

 

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5.Indemnification.

 

(a)         Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(c). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section 6(f).

 

(b)         Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

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(c)         Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(d)         Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

6.Miscellaneous.

 

(a)         Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(b)         No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statement. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission. In any event, from the date hereof until the sooner of (i) six (6) months after the Uplisting Effective Date and (ii) two and one-half (2-1/2) years after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement thereto on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case other than as permitted pursuant to this Agreement. .

 

(c)         Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).

 

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(d)         Piggy-Back Registrations. Without limiting any of the Company’s obligations hereunder or under the Purchase Agreement, if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then, unless the Company is prohibited from including additional Registrable Securities as a result of any Commission action, the Company shall deliver to each Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(d) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume restrictions or current public information requirements) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement that is available for resales or other dispositions by such Holder. This Section 6(d) shall not be construed to permit the Company to file any registration statement not otherwise specifically allowed under this Agreement.

 

(e)         Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this Section 6(e), may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof and any consent which must or may given in connection with this Agreement may not be deemed given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of 50.1% or more of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities, which must include the Lead Investor, and further provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 6(e). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

(f)          Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)         Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(h)         No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

 

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(i)          Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

(j)          Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(k)         Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

(l)          Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(m)        Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(n)         Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.

 

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(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

  Novint Technologies, Inc.
     
  By:   
  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. RRA] 

 

Name of Holder: __________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder: __________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

REGISTRABLE EXCHANGE SHARES

 

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Annex A

 

Plan of Distribution

 

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

 

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

privately negotiated transactions;

 

settlement of short sales made after the effective date of the Registration Statement;

 

in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

 

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.

 

In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

 

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

 

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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Annex B

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

The common stock being offered by the selling shareholders are those being issued to the selling shareholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and those issuable to the selling shareholders, upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuances of those shares of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, see “Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and the warrants, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the shares of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and warrants, as of ________, 2023, assuming conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercises.

 

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders.

 

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock issued to the selling shareholders in the “Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants” described above and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants, determined as if the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock were fully converted and warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the registration right agreement, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock and the terms of the warrants, a selling shareholder may not convert the Series A Preferred Stock and may not exercise the warrants, respectively, to the extent such conversion or exercise, as applicable, would cause such selling shareholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 4.99% or 9.99%, as applicable, of our then outstanding common stock following such conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and exercise of the warrants, respectively, which have not been converted and exercised. The number of shares in the second and fourth columns do not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See "Plan of Distribution."

 

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Name of Selling Shareholder
  Number of shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering   Maximum Number of shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus   Number of shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering
             
             
             
             
             
             

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Annex C

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

 

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

 

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

 

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1.Name.

 

(a)Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder

 

     
 
(b)Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:

     
 

 

(c)Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):

     
 

 

 

 

 

2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

 

 
 
 
Telephone:
 
Fax:
 
Contact Person:
 

 

3. Broker-Dealer Status:

 

(a)Are you a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐           No ☐

 

(b)If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

 

Yes ☐           No ☐

 

  Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

(c)Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐           No ☐

 

(d)If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

 

Yes ☐           No ☐

 

  Note: If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(a)Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:

   
   
 

 

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5. Relationships with the Company:

 

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

State any exceptions here:

 

   
   
 

 

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.

 

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Date:            
    Beneficial Owner:    
    By:      
    Name:   
    Title:    

 

PLEASE FAX A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 10.13

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

_________________, 2023

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Defined terms not otherwise defined in this letter agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) shall have the meanings set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), dated as of _________________, 2023, between Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Israel (the “Company”), and certain shareholders of the Company. Pursuant to Section 2.10(b)(iv)(3) of the Share Exchange Agreement and in satisfaction of a condition of the Company’s obligations under the Share Exchange Agreement, the undersigned irrevocably agrees with the Company that, from the date hereof until the sooner of (i) twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date, and (ii) twelve (12) months after the Parent’s Common Stock is listed for trading on any of the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange, or their respective successors (each an “Uplist Market”) (such period, the “Restriction Period”), the undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, lend, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition, whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise, by the undersigned or any affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned (an “Affiliate”) or any person in privity with the undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned), directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to, any shares of common stock of the Parent (including any shares of common stock received in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement) or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into, shares of common stock of the Parent beneficially owned, held or hereafter acquired by the undersigned (the “Securities”). Beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, the undersigned may transfer the Securities pursuant to clauses (i) through (xii) below, provided that (1) prior to any such transfer (other than pursuant to clauses (vi) through (viii), and (xi) below), the Parent receives a signed lock-up agreement, substantially in the form of this Lock-Up Agreement, for the balance of the Restriction Period from each donee, trustee, distributee or transferee, as the case may be, (2) such transfers are not required to be reported with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, and (3) the undersigned does not effect any public filing or report regarding such transfers:

 

(i)as a bona fide gift or gifts; or

 

(ii)to any immediate family member in a transaction not involving a disposition for value, or to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (provided that, for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); or

 

 

 

(iii)by operation of law and/or pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce decree or settlement; or

 

(iv)by will or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or immediate family of the undersigned upon the death of the undersigned; or

 

(v)transactions relating to Securities acquired in open market transactions after the Closing Date; or

 

(vi)transfers or dispositions of Securities to the Parent pursuant to any contractual arrangement in effect on the date of this Lock-Up Agreement that provides for the repurchase of the undersigned’s Securities by the Parent in connection with the termination of the undersigned’s employment with the Parent; or

 

(vii)in response to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, amalgamation or consolidation made to all holders of common stock of the Parent or any other acquisition transaction whereby all of the common stock of the Parent is acquired by a third party, provided that if such tender offer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other acquisition transaction is not completed, any Securities shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this Lock-Up Agreement; or

 

(viii)the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Securities, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Securities during the Restriction Period; or

 

(ix)if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership or other business entity, the transfer, not involving a disposition for value, of Securities to another corporation, partnership or other business entity that is a direct or indirect Affiliate of the undersigned, or that otherwise controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the undersigned; or

 

(x)if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership or other business entity, the distribution, not involving a disposition for value, of Securities to members, limited partners, shareholders or other equity holders of the undersigned; or

 

(xi)to the Parent: (1) pursuant to the exercise on a “net exercise” basis, of any option to purchase Securities granted by the Parent pursuant to an equity incentive plan of the Parent, or (2) on a “net exercise” basis for the purpose of satisfying any withholding taxes (including estimated taxes) due as a result of the exercise of an option pursuant to clause (1) or the vesting of any restricted share awards granted by the Parent pursuant to an equity incentive plan of the Parent (the term “net exercise” referring to the transfer to the Parent of a portion of the Securities issuable pursuant to the option, or previously owned Securities, to cover payment of the exercise price or withholding taxes, as the case may be); provided that if a filing or other public announcement by the Parent or the undersigned shall be required pursuant to U.S. securities laws, it shall indicate in the footnotes thereto or otherwise that the filing relates to the cashless exercise of an option, that no Securities were transferred by the undersigned other than to the Parent and that such Securities received upon exercise of the option are subject to all of the restrictions set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement; or

 

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(xii)to the Parent pursuant to an exchange of one equity award for another equity award issued pursuant to an equity incentive plan of the Parent.

 

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Lock-Up Agreement shall not restrict the delivery of shares of Common Stock to the undersigned upon (i) exercise any options granted under any employee benefit plan of the Parent or (ii) the exercise of warrants; provided that, in each case, such shares of Common Stock delivered to the undersigned in connection with such exercise are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, commencing on the earlier of (i) eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, which will be automatically extended for up to six (6) months if the Parent has applied for a listing on an Uplist Market, which application is pending, and (ii) ninety (90) days after Parent’s Common Stock is listed for trading on an Uplist Market, the undersigned may transfer up to an aggregate of twenty percent (20%) of the undersigned’s Securities represented by Common Stock, provided, that no such transfer on any single trading day may be in excess of five percent (5%) of the volume of Common Stock traded on the Company’s principal trading market on the preceding trading day. During the Restriction Period, the undersigned will provide trading records with respect to transfers of Securities pursuant to this paragraph. The trading records will be provided not later than one trading day after the settlement date of such transfers.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that the execution, delivery and performance of this Lock-Up Agreement is a material inducement to the Parent to complete the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement and the Parent shall be entitled to specific performance of the undersigned’s obligations hereunder. The undersigned hereby represents that the undersigned has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Lock-Up Agreement, that the undersigned has received adequate consideration therefor and that the undersigned will indirectly benefit from the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement.

 

Contemporaneously with the entry into the Share Exchange Agreement, Parent has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with purchasers (“Purchasers”) of Parent’s securities. It is a condition of the Securities Purchase Agreement and a material inducement to Purchasers that the Exchange occur on the unamended terms of the Share Exchange Agreement including the delivery of this Lock-Up Agreement. The Purchasers are hereby made third-party beneficiaries of this Lock-Up Agreement with rights of enforcement that may be exercised by 50.1% of the Purchasers as described in Section 5.5 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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Any attempted transfer in violation of this Lock-Up Agreement will be of no effect and null and void, regardless of whether the purported transferee has any actual or constructive knowledge of the transfer restrictions set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement, and will not be recorded on the share register of the Parent. In furtherance of the foregoing, the undersigned agrees that the Parent and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described herein are hereby authorized to and will decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Agreement. The Parent will cause the legend set forth below, or a legend substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) or other documents, ledgers or instruments evidencing the undersigned’s ownership of the securities:

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED IN COMPLIANCE WITH A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF PARENT.

 

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.

 

This Lock-Up Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified in any respect without the written consent of each of the Parent and the undersigned and 50.1% of the Purchasers as described in Section 5.5 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. This Lock-Up Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The undersigned hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in Manhattan, for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Lock-Up Agreement, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that (i) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, (ii) the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (iii) the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. The undersigned hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by receiving a copy thereof sent to the Parent at the address in effect for notices to it under the Share Exchange Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. The undersigned hereby waives any right to a trial by jury. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. The undersigned agrees and understands that this Lock-Up Agreement does not intend to create any relationship between the undersigned and the Parent, but that the Parent under the Share Exchange Agreement is a third-party beneficiary of this Lock-Up Agreement.

 

This Lock-Up Agreement shall be binding on successors and assigns of the undersigned with respect to the Securities and any such successor or assign shall enter into a similar agreement for the benefit of the Parent.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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This Lock-Up Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together may be considered one and the same agreement.

 

    Signature
     
     
    Print Name
     
     
    Position in Parent, if any
     
    Address for Notice:
     
     
     
     
    DROR ORTHO-DESIGN, LTD.
     
    By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

By signing below, the Parent agrees to enforce the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement.

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
                                    
By:     
Name:       
Title:    

 

 

 

 

Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 99.1

 

DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

 

 

 

DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 2015)   2
     
Balance Sheets   3
     
Statements of Operations   4
     
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity   5
     
Statements of Cash Flows   6
     
Notes to the Financial Statements   7

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dror Ortho-design Ltd.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Dror Ortho-design Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and is dependent upon external sources for financing its operations. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plan in regards to these matters is also described in Note 1and 14. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the board of directors and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgements. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.

 

 

By: /s/ Barzily and Co.

BARZILY AND CO., CPA’s

Jerusalem, Israel, 2023

 

July 2, 2023, except for Notes 1, 2 and 9 as to which the date is August 9, 2023

 

 

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

BALANCE SHEETS

 

       December 31,   December 31, 
   Note   2022   2021 
ASSETS            
Current Assets               
Cash       $1,039,059   $2,556,237 
Prepaid and other current assets   3    101,353    29,619 
Total Current Assets        1,140,412    2,585,856 
                
Noncurrent Assets               
Property and equipment, net   4    2,998    3,668 
                
TOTAL ASSETS       $1,143,410   $2,589,524 
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
Current Liabilities               
Accounts payable        30,792    10,024 
Accrued expenses   5    276,126    72,365 
Founders claim accrual   7    240,000     
         546,918    82,389 
                
Non-current Liabilities               
Accrued severance   6    416    7,468 
Founders claim accrual   7        240,000 
         416    247,468 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES       $547,334   $329,857 
                
Commitments and Contingencies   8           
              
Stockholders’ Equity               
Series A-1 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 75,000 authorized, 52,632 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021        141    141 
Series A-2 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 25,000 authorized, 14,921 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021        39    39 
Series A-3 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 25,000 authorized, 20,435 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021        52    52 
Series A-4 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 298,679 authorized, 35,072 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021        100    100 
Series A-5 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 150,000 authorized, 77,873 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021        246    246 
Ordinary Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 1,476,321 authorized, 124,156 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021        294    294 
Additional paid-in capital        10,758,026    10,738,118 
Accumulated deficit        (10,162,822)   (8,479,323)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        596,076    2,259,667 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY       $1,143,410   $2,589,524 

 

August ___, 2023   
Date of approval of the financial statements  Mr. Eliyahu Haddad, CEO,

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

      

Year ended December 31,

 
       2022   2021 
   Note   Restated   Restated 

Operating Expenses

               
Research and development expenses   10    723,227    350,930 
General and administrative expenses   11    962,014    401,901 
Total Operating Expenses        1,685,241    752,831 
                
Operating Loss        (1,685,241)   (752,831)
                
Other Income/(Expense), net               
Change in estimate of Founders claim accrual   7        391,886 
Finance income/expense   12    1,742    (72,678)
Total Other Income/(Expense), net        1,742    319,208 
                
Net Loss       $(1,683,499)  $(433,623)
                
Preferred share dividends        (720,435)   (49,143)
Net loss attributable to Common shareholders        2,403,934    482,766 
                
Per-share data               
Basic and diluted net loss per share       $(19.36)  $(4.31)
                
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic and diluted        124,156    112,102 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

STATEMENTs OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

   Share Capital   Additional       Total 
   Preferred Shares   Amount   Ordinary Shares   Amount   Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated Deficit   Stockholders’ Equity 
Balance as of January 1, 2021   119,548   $321    111,177   $253   $7,407,497   $(8,045,700)  $(637,629)
Share-based compensation                   1,414        1,414 
Ordinary shares issued for services           3,708    12    10,073        10,085 
Exercise of A-4 preferred warrants   3,512    11            235,644        235,655 

Issuance of A-5 Preferred shares, Ordinary shares and warrants

   77,873    246    9,271    29    3,083,490        3,083,765 
Net loss                       (433,623)   (433,623)
Balance as of December 31, 2021   200,933   $578    124,156   $294   $10,738,118   $(8,479,323)  $2,259,667 
Share-based compensation                     19,908         19,908 
Net loss                       (1,683,499)   (1,683,499)
Balance as of December 31, 2022   200,933   $578    124,156   $294   $10,758,026   $(10,162,822)  $596,076 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2022   2021 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Net loss  $(1,683,499)  $(433,623)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   670    528 
Change in estimate of Founders claim accrual       (391,886)
Share-based compensation   19,908    1,414 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid and other current assets   (71,734)   (19,534)
Accounts payable   20,768    8,844 
Accrued expenses   203,761    29,232 
Accrued severance  $(7,052)  $ 
           
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES   (1,517,178)   (805,025)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Exercise of  A-4 preferred warrants       235,655 
Proceeds from issuance of A-5 Preferred shares, Ordinary shares and warrants and converted loans       3,083,765 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES       3,319,420 
           
NET CHANGE IN CASH   (1,517,178)   2,514,395 
           
CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR   2,556,237    41,842 
           
CASH - END OF YEAR   1,039,059    2,556,237 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:          
Cash paid for interest        
Cash paid for income tax        
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Ordinary shares issued for services       10,085 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

Organization

 

Dror Ortho Design Ltd (“Dror” or the “Company”), was incorporated in May 2004 in the State of Israel. The Company began operations in December 2006. From commencement of operations through 2017, the Company was working on the development of their first product and had limited revenues. From 2018 and onwards, the Company has begun development of a new product, and has not yet reached the sales stage for that product. The Company’s activities include the development of orthodontic devices.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Restatement of Statements of Operations

 

After the initial issuance of the financial statements, management determined that the basic and diluted net loss per share for both of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 did not include cumulative undeclared dividends on the preferred shares. The Statements of Operations has been revised to reflect the preferred shares rights. The prior calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share as for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, were 13.56 and 3.87, respectively. In the management opinion this adjustment has no material effect on shareholders.

 

Functional Currency

 

The Company accounts for foreign currency transactions pursuant to ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”. The functional currency of the Company is the United States Dollars (“US$”) as the U.S. dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. The accompanying financial statements have been expressed in US$. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statements of operations. The exchange rate of the US Dollar to the Israeli Shekel was 3.519 and 3.110 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Going Concern and Management’s Plans

 

The financial statements are presented on a going concern basis. The Company has not yet generated any material revenues, has suffered recurring losses from operations and is dependent upon external sources for financing its operations. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had net working capital of $593,494, stockholders’ equity of $596,076 and accumulated deficit of $10,162,822. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. Further, the Company’s future operations are dependent on the success of the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital, its research and commercialization efforts, regulatory approvals, and ultimately the market acceptance of the Company’s products. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising these funds. These financial statements do not include adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties. See Note 14 in regard to Management’s plans to these matters, including about the funding of USD 5-6 million by investors via a reverse merger transaction.

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company’s cash is held with financial institutions in the United States and Israel. Account balances held in the Unites States may, at times, exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $643,658 and $1,622,730, respectively, in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. In Israel, commercial banks do not have government-sponsored deposit insurance. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $144,399 and $683,507, respectively, in Israeli financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts with these financial institutions.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight–line method on the various asset classes, which currently consists of office equipment over their estimated useful lives of seven years when placed in service. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition.

 

Research and Development

 

The Company expenses all research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development includes expenditures in connection with in-house research and development salaries and staff costs, consulting fees, as well as proprietary products and technology.

 

Share–based compensation

 

The Company applies ASC 718-10, “Share- Based Payment,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expenses for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options under the Company’s stock plans and equity awards issued to non-employees based on estimated fair values.

 

ASC 718-10 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based option awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The fair value of the award is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods in the Company’s statement of operations.

 

The fair value of an option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black–Scholes option valuation model. The Black–Scholes option valuation model requires the development of assumptions that are inputs into the model. These assumptions are the expected stock volatility, the risk–free interest rate, the expected life of the option, the dividend yield on the underlying stock and the expected forfeiture rate. Since the Company is a private entity with no historical data regarding its volatility of its common stock, the expected volatility used is based on volatility of similar publicly listed companies in comparable industries. Risk–free interest rates are calculated based on continuously compounded risk–free rates for the appropriate term.

 

Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of equity–based payment awards require the input of the subjective assumptions described above. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of equity–based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, which involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset-and-liability method in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on the deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded if it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 740-10 in assessing uncertain tax positions. The standard applies to all tax positions and clarifies the recognition of tax benefits in the financial statements by providing for a two-step approach of recognition and measurement. The first step involves assessing whether the tax position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination based upon its technical merits. The second step involves measurement of the amount to be recognized. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are measured at the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate finalization with the taxing authority. The Company recognizes the impact of an uncertain income tax position in the financial statements if it believes that the position is more likely than not to be sustained by the relevant taxing authority. The Company will recognize interest and penalties related to tax positions in income tax expense. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no unrecognized uncertain income tax positions.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates or assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could vary from those estimates. Management utilizes various other estimates, including but not limited to determining the ability to continue as a going concern estimated lives of long-lived assets, the valuation of stock compensation, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and other contingencies. The results of any changes in accounting estimates are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which the changes become evident. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period that they are determined to be necessary.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Ordinary Share

 

The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement. Basic loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing the loss for the period applicable to ordinary shareholders, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive securities consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of common stock equivalents such as stock options, warrants and convertible debt instruments. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. As a result, the basic and diluted per share amounts for all periods presented are identical.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred net losses which cannot be diluted; therefore, basic and diluted loss per common share is the same. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, shares issuable which could potentially dilute future earnings were as follows:

 

   December 31, 
   2022   2021 
         
Preferred Shares   200,933    200,933 
Ordinary Warrants   5,700    5,700 
Preferred Warrants   133,206    133,206 
Stock Options   44,365    47,499 
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share   384,204    387,338 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

Cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at, or approximate, fair value because of their short-term nature.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Guidance issued by the FASB during the current year is not expected to have a material effect on the company’s financial statements. A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under consideration by standard setting organizations and regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, management has not yet determined the effect if any that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on the company’s financial statements.

 

Note 3 – Prepaid expenses and other current assets:

 

   December 31, 
   2022   2021 
         
VAT receivable  $101,353    20,234 
Prepaid consulting services       9,385 
   $101,353    29,619 

 

Note 4 – Property and Equipment:

 

   December 31, 
   2022   2021 
         
Equipment and furniture  $9,567    9,567 
Less accumulated depreciation   (6,569)   (5,899)
Property and Equipment, net  $2,998    3,668 

 

Depreciation expense was $670 and $528 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Note 5 – Accrued expenses:

 

   December 31, 
   2022   2021 
         
Salary and related expenses  $169,297    70,763 
Accrued audit fees   44,613     
Accrued consulting fees   52,811     
Tax accrual for disallowed expenses from prior years   9,405     
Credit cards       1,602 
   $276,126    72,365 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 6 – Accrued severance:

 

Under Israeli law, companies are required to make severance payments to terminated Israeli employees. The severance reserve is calculated based on the employee’s last salary and period of employment. A portion of the severance pay and pension obligation is covered by payment of monthly premiums to insurance companies/ policies under approved plans and to pension funds. The deposits presented in the balance sheet include profits accumulated to the balance sheet date. The amounts funded as above are not reflected in the balance sheet since they are not under the control and management of the Company.

 

A portion of employee severance payments are subject to the terms of section 14 of the Severance Pay Law, 1963, according to which the Company’s current deposits in pension funds and/or in policies in insurance companies exempt it from any additional undertaking towards employees, for which the aforementioned amounts were deposited.

 

Note 7 – Founders claim accrual:

 

The Company has recorded a provision in respect of a claim made against the Company by its founders. The claim related to amounts claimed as a repayment of loan balances and other amounts including salary and benefit related balances. In January 2023, the Company signed an agreement with the founders, settling all-outstanding claims at $240,000 which included amounts representing the repayment of a loan, reimbursement of expenses and an amount for pain and suffering. In addition, the agreement stipulated the transfer back of all shares (90,000 ordinary shares with par value of NIS 0.01), held by the founders to the Company. The settlement was paid in the first quarter of 2023.

 

Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies:

 

The Company partially financed their research and development expenditures under grant programs sponsored by the Israel Innovation Authority (“IIA”) of the Ministry of Economy and Industry (formerly the Office of Chief Scientist) for the support of research and development activities conducted in Israel. At the time the grants were received from the IIA, successful development of the related projects was not assured. In exchange for participation in the programs by the IIA, the Company agreed to pay 3% of total sales of products developed within the framework of these programs. The royalties will be paid up to a maximum amount equaling 100% of the grants provided by the IIA, linked to the dollar, bearing annual interest at a rate based on LIBOR. When the LIBOR is no longer used, this rate is expected to be adjusted to an equivalate one not yet determined by the IIA. The obligation to pay these royalties is contingent on actual sales of the products, and in the absence of such sales payment of royalties is not required. In some cases, the Government of Israel’s participation (through the IIA) is subject to export sales or other conditions. The maximum amount of royalties is increased in the event of production outside of Israel. The current contingent royalty obligation as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 is approximately $1.08 and $1.03 million, respectively.

 

Note 9 – Stockholders’ Equity

 

Share Capital

 

Share Capital at December 31, 2022 and 2021 consists of the following all with par value of NIS 0.01:

 

Class   Authorized   Issued and outstanding   USD value 
Ordinary    1,476,321    124,156   $294 
Series A-1    75,000    52,632    141 
Series A-2    25,000    14,921    39 
Series A-3    25,000    20,435    52 
Series A-4    298,679    35,072    100 
Series A-5    150,000    77,873    246 
Total    2,050,000    325,089   $872 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Issuances

 

During 2021, an investor exercised 3,512 warrants to purchase Preferred A-4 shares at $67.10 per share for total consideration of $235,655.

 

In December 2021, the Company completed a round of financing which included $3 million from new investors and the conversion of a $150 thousand loan that was signed in 2020 for a total of 77,783 Preferred A-5 shares, at an original issue price of $40.45 per share. As part of the A-5 round of financing the Company issued 9,271 Ordinary shares to an investor in respect of the waiver of certain terms from a prior investment agreement. In addition, the Company signed a twelve-month consulting agreement with an investor with compensation of 3,708 Ordinary shares and 5,098 warrants to purchase Preferred A-4 shares assigned from other investors.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

Ordinary Shares rights in the Company including, without limitation, the right to receive notices of Shareholders’ meetings, to attend and vote at Shareholders’ meetings, to participate in distribution of dividends and to participate in distribution of surplus assets and funds in liquidation of the Company, but excluding and subject to the special rights which are expressly attached only to the Preferred Shares.

 

Preferred Shares

 

The Preferred Shares confer on their holders all rights attached to the Ordinary Shares in the Company, and in addition bear the rights and restrictions below.

 

Each Preferred Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder of such share, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares, initially on a one-to-one basis, and as such conversion ratio may be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. In addition, each of the Preferred Shares shall automatically be converted into fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares, in the event of (a) a qualified IPO; or (b) both the holders of at least 66% of the issued Preferred A-5 Shares and the holders of at least 66% of the issued Preferred Shares, voting as a single class.

 

If the Company issues any new equity securities for a consideration per share that is less than the original issue price of the Preferred A-5 Shares, the original issue price of the Preferred A-5 Shares shall be adjusted on a full ratchet basis through the issuance of additional Preferred A-5 Shares to the Preferred A-5 Shareholders.

 

In the event of any liquidation, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the Company’s assets to holders of other Securities, the holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, pro-rata, in preference to all other shareholders, an amount per Preferred Share then held by them equal to the applicable Original Issue Price as defined in the share purchase agreements.

 

Prior to and in preference to the distribution of any distributable proceeds to the holders of any class or series of shares of the Company, each of the holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive for each Preferred Share held by it, an amount equal to 6% of the applicable original issue price per annum, compounded and calculated from December 6, 2021, until the date of distribution of such distributable proceeds, less any amount actually paid to such holder as a dividend preference, prior to such distribution and thereafter according to the all Shareholders pro rata to their shareholdings in the Company, (” Preferred dividend preference”).

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, no dividends have been declared. Accrued preferred dividend preferences total $ 769,582 and $ 49,143 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s board of directors adopted and approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). Under the 2021 Plan, the Company may grant equity-based incentive awards, including options, restricted stock, and other stock-based awards, to any directors, employees, advisers, and consultants that provide services to the Company. The vesting period, term and exercise price will be determined at the time of the grant. An aggregate of up to 51,482 of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

 

On December 6, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of options to purchase an aggregate of 41,755 Ordinary Shares to certain employees of the Company. The options have an exercise price of $14.15 per share with vesting terms of one third vesting on December 6, 2022, 2023 and 2024. There are additional accelerated vesting terms upon the achievement of certain milestones. The options will expire on December 6, 2031. The aggregate fair value of $57,675 was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: (i) expected life of 5 years, (ii) volatility of 101.82%, (iii) risk free rate of 1.21% (iv) dividend rate of zero, (v) stock price of $2.72, and (vi) exercise price of $14.15.

 

During June 2022, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of options to purchase an aggregate of 2,610 Ordinary Shares to a director of the Company. The options have an exercise price of $14.15 per share with vesting terms of one third vesting on June 1, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The options will expire on June 1, 2032. The aggregate fair value of $3,605 was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: (i) expected life of 5 years, (ii) volatility of 102.28%, (iii) risk free rate of 2.94% (iv) dividend rate of zero, (v) stock price of $2.72, and (vi) exercise price of $14.15.

 

The expense will be amortized over the respective vesting periods. The fair value of the Ordinary Shares of $2.72 used in the valuation of the share based compensation was based on a probability based model utilizing various potential scenarios.

 

The following table summarized the option activity for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

            Weighted     
        Weighted   Average     
        Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
    Number of   Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic 
Options   Shares   Price   Term (in years)   Value 
Balance Outstanding, January 1, 2021    5,744   $152.78    1.05   $ 
Granted    41,755    14.15    9.94     
Forfeited                 
Exercised                 
Expired                 
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2021    47,499   $30.91    8.74     
Granted    2,610    14.15    9.42     
Forfeited                 
Exercised                 
Expired    (5,744)   152.78         
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2022    44,365   $14.15    8.96   $ 
                      
Exercisable, December 31, 2022    13,918   $14.15    8.93   $ 

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Stock-based compensation expense for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $19,908 and $1,414, respectively and was recorded as part of general and administrative expenses. The fair value of stock options that vested during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $19,225 and $0, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value for options granted during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $1.38, using the Black Scholes valuation method.

 

As of December 31, 2022, there was $39,958 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation, which will be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.96 years.

 

Warrants

 

            Weighted     
        Weighted   Average     
        Average   Remaining   Aggregate 
    Number of   Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic 
Warrants   Shares   Price   Term   Value 
Balance Outstanding, January 1, 2021    142,427   $64.48    2.70   $15,486 
Granted    5,098    67.10    4.00     
Forfeited    (5,098)            
Exercised    (3,512)            
Expired                 
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2021    138,915   $64.35    2.73   $15,486 
Granted                 
Forfeited                 
Exercised                 
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2022    138,915   $64.35    1.73   $13,263 
                      
Exercisable, December 31, 2022    138,915   $64.35    1.73   $13,263 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated using the NIS 0.01 exercise price and the fair value of the underlying shares of $2.72. The aggregate intrinsic value relates to the ordinary warrants as the warrants to purchase Series A-4 Preferred Shares have no intrinsic value.

 

Note 10 – Research and development expenses:

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2022   2021 
Development   615,047    143,275 
Consulting   60,048    136,825 
Professional services   48,132    63,647 
Other       7,183 
Total   723,227    350,930 

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 11 – General and administrative expenses:

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2022   2021 
Salaries and related   692,795    166,309 
Rent and utilities   22,872    26,621 
Legal   76,380    39,361 
Depreciation   670    528 
Consulting   78,525    144,550 
Professional fees   52,536    13,313 
Office expense   2,472    4,050 
IT expense   1,067    5,257 
Share-based compensation   19,908    1,414 
Entertainment   481    381 
Other   14,308    117 
Total   962,014    401,901 

 

Note 12 – Finance income/(expenses), net:

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2022   2021 
Exchange differences   3,410    (69,286)
Bank fees   (1,668)   (3,392)
Total   1,742    (72,678)

 

Note 13 – Income Taxes:

 

The Company files income tax returns in the State of Israel. The tax rate relevant to the Company is 23%.

 

   December 31, 
   2022   2021 
Deferred tax assets:          
  Net loss carryforwards   2,026,144    1,922,830 
           
  Deferred asset before valuation allowance   2,026,144    1,922,830 
  Valuation allowance   (2,026,144)   (1,922,830)
Net deferred tax asset        

 

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Deferred tax assets consist primarily of the tax effect of NOL carry-forwards. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets because of the uncertainty regarding its realizability.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits as additional income taxes in the statement of operations. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits. There were no changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company did not recognize any interest or penalties during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 related to unrecognized tax benefits.

 

The Company’s tax reports through 2016 are considered final assessments in accordance with the provisions of section 145 of the Income Tax Ordinance. Tax loss carryforwards amount to approximately USD 8.9 million, (NIS 31 million) as of December 31, 2022, and do not expire.

 

During 2021, the Company submitted a request to the Israeli Income Tax Authority, for the approval of a plan for the issuance of employee stock options via a trustee as defined in section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance. The Company chose a capital taxation route that would apply to the Company’s employees and undertook to deduct the full tax applicable to employees before shares are issued to an employee.

 

Note 14 - Subsequent Events:

 

On March 26, 2023, the Company signed a term sheet with Novint Technologies Inc., a company traded on the OTCQB, (hereinafter - “Novint”). According to the term sheet, Novint will purchase 100% of the Company’s equity, in exchange for the transfer of approximately 57% of Novint’s common shares, based on the amount of issued and outstanding shares, to the Company’s shareholders. Prior to the transaction, all preferred shares will convert to ordinary shares. All existing option holders in the Company will receive Novint options as part of the transaction. In addition, some of the A-5 preferred shareholders and other investors will invest an amount of USD 5-6 million in Novint in exchange for approximately 30% of Novint shares, and warrants in the same amount as the shares to be issued. The warrants are exercisable within 5 years from the date of the merger plus an exercise of $0.033, in certain cases Novint will be able to buy back the options at a price of $0.0001 per. After the transaction, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Novint. The merger is conditional upon the signing of a contract and the completion of due diligence by Novint. If consummated, the transaction will be treated as a reverse merger.

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 99.2

 

DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 2015) 2
   
Balance Sheets 3
   
Statements of Operations 4
   
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 5
   
Statements of Cash Flows 6
   
Notes to the Financial Statements 7
   

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dror Ortho-design Ltd.

 

 

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheet of Dror Ortho-design Ltd. as of March 31, 2023, and the related statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three-month period then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes (collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”) . These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and is dependent upon external sources for financing its operations. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plan in regards to these matters is also described in Note 1and 6. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

By: /s/ Barzily and Co.

BARZILY AND CO., CPA’s

Jerusalem, Israel, 2023

 

August 6, 2023

 

 

 

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

BALANCE SHEET

MARCH 31, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   Unaudited   Audited 
ASSETS          
Current Assets          
Cash  $245,664   $1,039,059 
Prepaid and other current assets   150,150    101,353 
Total Current Assets   395,814    1,140,412 
           
Noncurrent Assets          
Property and equipment, net   2,831    2,998 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $398,645   $1,143,410 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable   13,757    30,792 
Accrued expenses   249,086    276,126 
Founders claim accrual       240,000 
Total Current Liabilities   262,843    546,918 
           
Non-current Liabilities          
Accrued severance   298    416 
    298    416 
Commitments and Contingencies          
          
Stockholders’ Equity          
           
Series A-1 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 75,000 authorized, 52,632 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   141    141 
Series A-2 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 25,000 authorized, 14,921 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   39    39 
Series A-3 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 25,000 authorized, 20,435 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   52    52 
Series A-4 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 298,679 authorized, 35,072 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   100    100 
Series A-5 Preferred Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 150,000 authorized, 77,873 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   246    246 
Ordinary Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 1,476,321 authorized, 124,156 issued at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and 34,156 and 124,156 outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   294    294 
Treasury Shares NIS 0.01 par value, 90,000 and 0 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022        
Additional paid-in capital   10,763,058    10,758,026 
Accumulated deficit   (10,628,426)   (10,162,822)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   135,504    596,076 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $398,645   $1,143,410 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

   Three months ended March 31, 
   2023   2022 
   Unaudited 
Operating Expenses          
Research and development expenses   240,392    134,790 
General and administrative expenses   228,509    255,714 
Total Operating Expenses   468,901    390,504 
           
Operating Loss   (468,901)   (390,504)
           
Other Income/(Expense), net          
Finance income/(expense)   3,297    (359)
Total Other Income/(Expense), net   3,297    (359)
           
Net Loss  $(465,604)   (390,863)
           
Preferred share dividends   (188,301)   (177,642)
Net loss attributable to Dror Ortho-Design ltd shareholders   (653,905)   (568,505)
           
Per-share data          
Basic and diluted net loss per share  $(8.26)   (4.58)
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic and diluted   79,156    124,156 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

   Share Capital   Additional       Total 
   Preferred
Shares
   Amount   Ordinary
Shares
   Amount   Treasury
Shares
   Amount   Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
   Stockholders’
Equity
 
   Unaudited 
Balance as of December 31, 2022   200,933   $578    124,156   $294           $10,758,026   $(10,162,822)  $596,076 
Return of founders shares to the Company as part of claim settlement                   (90,000)                
Stock-based compensation                           5,032        5,032 
Net loss                               (465,604)   (465,604)
Balance as of March 31, 2023   200,933   $578    124,156    294    (90,000)       10,763,058    (10,628,426)   135,504 
                                              
   Unaudited 
Balance as of December 31, 2021   200,933   $578    124,156   $294           $10,738,118   $(8,479,323)  $2,259,667 
Share-based compensation                            4,736         4,736 
Net loss                               (390,863)   (390,863)
Balance as of March 31, 2022   200,933   $578    124,156   $294           $10,742,854   $(8,870,186)  $1,873,540 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

   Three months ended March 31, 
   2023   2022 
   Unaudited 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net loss  $(465,604)  $(390,863)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   167    168 
Share-based compensation   5,032    4,736 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid and other current assets   (48,797)   (7,678)
Accounts payable   (27,035)   (6,485)
Accrued expenses   (17,040)   26,526 
Accrued severance   (118)   (7,007)
Founders claim accrual   (240,000)    
           
Net cash used in operating activities   (793,395)   (380,603)
           
Net change in cash   (793,395)   (380,603)
           
Cash beginning of period   1,039,059    2,556,237 
           
Cash end of period   245,664    2,175,634 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

Organization

 

Dror Ortho Design Ltd (“Dror” or the “Company”), was incorporated in May 2004 in the State of Israel. The Company began operations in December 2006. From commencement of operations through 2017, the Company was working on the development of their first product and had limited revenues. From 2018 and onwards, the Company has begun development of a new product, and has not yet reached the sales stage for that product. The Company’s activities include the development of orthodontic devices.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the financial statements presented herein have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm but include all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the for three-months ended March 31, 2023. However, these results are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2023. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make certain estimates and assumptions for the reporting periods covered by the financial statements. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Functional Currency

 

The Company accounts for foreign currency transactions pursuant to ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”. The functional currency of the Company is the United States Dollars (“US$”) as the U.S. dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. The accompanying financial statements have been expressed in US$. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statements of operations. The exchange rate of the US Dollar to the Israeli Shekel was 3.615 and 3.519 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Going Concern and Management’s Plans

 

The financial statements are presented on a going concern basis. The Company has not yet generated any material revenues, has suffered recurring losses from operations and is dependent upon external sources for financing its operations. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had net working capital of $132,971, stockholders’ equity of $135,504 and accumulated deficit of $10,628,426. The Company does not have profitable operations and generated minimal cash flows from operations. There is no assurance that profitable operations, if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. Further, the Company’s future operations are dependent on the success of the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital, its research and commercialization efforts, regulatory approvals, and ultimately the market acceptance of the Company’s products. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising these funds. These financial statements do not include adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties. See Note 14 regarding Management’s plans to these matters, including the funding of USD 5-6 million by investors via a reverse merger transaction.

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. As of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

The Company’s cash is held with financial institutions in the United States and Israel. Account balances held in the Unites States may, at times, exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $0 and $643,658, respectively, in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. In Israel, commercial banks do not have government-sponsored deposit insurance. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $245,664 and $144,399, respectively, in Israeli financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts with these financial institutions.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates or assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could vary from those estimates. Management utilizes various other estimates, including but not limited to determining the ability to continue as a going concern, estimated lives of long-lived assets, the valuation of stock compensation, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and other contingencies. The results of any changes in accounting estimates are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which the changes become evident. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period that they are determined to be necessary.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

 

The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement. Basic loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing the loss for the period applicable to ordinary shareholders, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive securities consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of common stock equivalents such as stock options, warrants and convertible debt instruments. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. As a result, the basic and diluted per share amounts for all periods presented are identical.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred net losses which cannot be diluted; therefore, basic and diluted loss per common share is the same. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, shares issuable which could potentially dilute future earnings were as follows:

 

   March 31, 
   2023   2022 
         
Preferred Shares   200,933    200,933 
Ordinary Warrants   5,700    5,700 
Preferred Warrants   133,206    133,206 
Stock Options   44,365    41,755 
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share   384,204    381,594 

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

Cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at, or approximate, fair value because of their short-term nature.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Guidance issued by the FASB during the current year is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under consideration by standard setting organizations and regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, management has not yet determined the effect if any that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on the company’s financial statements.

 

Note 3 – Founders claim accrual:

 

The Company has recorded a provision in respect of a claim made against the Company by its founders. The claim related to amounts claimed mainly as a repayment of a loan and reimbursements. In January 2023, the Company signed an agreement with the founders, settling all outstanding claims at $240,000 as well as the transfer of all shares (90,000 ordinary shares with par value of NIS 0.01), held by the founders to the Company for no consideration. In February 2023, the Company paid the outstanding settlement amount and the founders shares were returned to the Company.

 

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies:

 

The Company partially financed their research and development expenditures under grant programs sponsored by the Israel Innovation Authority (“IIA”) of the Ministry of Economy and Industry (formerly the Office of Chief Scientist) for the support of research and development activities conducted in Israel. At the time the grants were received from the IIA, successful development of the related projects was not assured. In exchange for participation in the programs by the IIA, the Company agreed to pay 3% of total sales of products developed within the framework of these programs. The royalties will be paid up to a maximum amount equaling 100% of the grants provided by the IIA, linked to the dollar, bearing annual interest at a rate based on LIBOR. When the LIBOR is no longer used, this rate is expected to be adjusted to an equivalate one not yet determined by the IIA. The obligation to pay these royalties is contingent on actual sales of the products, and in the absence of such sales payment of royalties is not required. In some cases, the Government of Israel’s participation (through the IIA) is subject to export sales or other conditions. The maximum amount of royalties is increased in the event of production outside of Israel. The current contingent royalty obligation as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is approximately $1.09 and $1.08 million, respectively.

 

Note 5 – Stockholders’ Equity

 

Ordinary Shares

 

Ordinary Shares rights in the Company including, without limitation, the right to receive notices of Shareholders’ meetings, to attend and vote at Shareholders’ meetings, to participate in distribution of dividends and to participate in distribution of surplus assets and funds in liquidation of the Company, but excluding and subject to the special rights which are expressly attached only to the Preferred Shares.

 

Treasury Shares

 

In February 2023, as part of the settlement agreement relating to a claim from the Company’s founders, the founders returned 90,000 Ordinary shares to the Company for no consideration.

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

Preferred Shares

 

The Preferred Shares confer on their holders all rights attached to the Ordinary Shares in the Company, and in addition bear the rights and restrictions below.

 

Each Preferred Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder of such share, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares, initially on a one-to-one basis, and as such conversion ratio may be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association. In addition, each of the Preferred Shares shall automatically be converted into fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares, in the event of (a) a qualified IPO; or (b) both the holders of at least 66% of the issued Preferred A-5 Shares and the holders of at least 66% of the issued Preferred Shares, voting as a single class.

 

If the Company issues any new equity securities for a consideration per share that is less than the original issue price of the Preferred A-5 Shares, the original issue price of the Preferred A-5 Shares shall be adjusted on a full ratchet basis through the issuance of additional Preferred A-5 Shares to the Preferred A-5 Shareholders.

 

In the event of any liquidation, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the Company’s assets to holders of other Securities, the holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, pro-rata, in preference to all other shareholders, an amount per Preferred Share then held by them equal to the applicable Original Issue Price as defined in the share purchase agreements.

 

Prior to and in preference to the distribution of any distributable proceeds to the holders of any class or series of shares of the Company, each of the holders of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive for each Preferred Share held by it, an amount equal to 6% of the applicable original issue price per annum, compounded and calculated from December 6, 2021, until the date of distribution of such distributable proceeds, less any amount actually paid to such holder as a dividend preference, prior to such distribution and thereafter according to the all Shareholders pro rata to their shareholdings in the Company (“Preferred dividend preference”).

 

As of March 31, 2022 and 2023, no dividends have been declared. Accrued preferred dividend preferences total approximately $958,000 and $770,000 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

The following table summarized the option activity for the periods ended March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

 

           Weighted 
       Weighted   Average 
       Average   Remaining 
   Number of   Exercise   Contractual 
Options  Shares   Price   Term (in years) 
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2021   47,499   $30.91    8.74 
Granted   2,610    14.15    9.42 
Forfeited            
Exercised            
Expired   (5,744)   152.78     
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2022   44,365   $14.15    8.96 
Granted            
Forfeited            
Exercised            
Expired            
Balance Outstanding, March 31, 2023   44,365   $14.15    8.71 
                
Exercisable, March 31, 2023   13,918   $14.15    8.69 

 

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DROR ORTHO-DESIGN LTD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 

 

Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 amounted to $5,032 and $4,736, respectively and was recorded as part of general and administrative expenses. The fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0 and $0, respectively. There were no option grants during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

As of March 31, 2023, there was $34,926 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation, which will be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.71 years.

 

Warrants

 

           Weighted 
       Weighted   Average 
       Average   Remaining 
   Number of   Exercise   Contractual 
Warrants  Shares   Price   Term 
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2021   138,915   $64.35    2.73 
Granted            
Forfeited            
Exercised            
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2022   138,915   $64.35    1.73 
Granted            
Forfeited            
Exercised            
Balance Outstanding, March 31, 2023   138,915   $64.35    1.48 
                
Exercisable, March 31, 2023   138,915   $64.35    1.48 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated using the NIS 0.01 exercise price and the fair value of the underlying shares of $2.72. The aggregate intrinsic value relates to the ordinary warrants as the warrants to purchase Series A-4 Preferred Shares have no intrinsic value.

 

Note 6- Significant events

 

On March 26, 2023, the Company signed a term sheet with Novint Technologies Inc., a company traded on the OTCQB, (hereinafter - “Novint). According to the term sheet, Novint will purchase 100% of the Company’s equity, in exchange for the transfer of approximately 57% of Novint’s common shares, based on the amount of issued and outstanding shares, to the Company’s shareholders. All existing option holders in the Company will receive Novint options as part of the transaction. In addition, some of the A-5 preferred shareholders and other investors, will invest an amount of USD 5-6 million in Novint in exchange for approximately 30% of Novint shares, and warrants in the same amount as the shares to be issued. The warrants are exercisable within 5 years from the date of the merger plus an exercise of $0.033, in certain cases Novint will be able to buy back the options at a price of $0.0001 per. After the transaction, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Novint. The merger is conditional upon the signing of a contract and the completion of due diligence by Novint. If consummated, the transaction will be treated as a reverse merger.

 

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Dror Ortho-Design, Inc. 8-K

Exhibit 99.3

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 

(UNAUDITED)

 

On July 5, 2023, Novint Technologies, Inc. (“Novint” the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (as amended, the “Exchange Agreement”) by and among Novint, Dror Ortho-Design Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel (“Dror”) and the shareholders of Dror. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Agreement, (i) the shareholders of Dror agreed to transfer 235,088 ordinary shares of Dror (the “Dror Shares”) to the Company in exchange for 7,576,998.63 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Novint Preferred Stock”) and 106,782,187 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”)(the “Share Exchange”), (ii) in connection with the Share Exchange, the Company agreed to assume all of Dror’s obligations under Dror’s outstanding share options (the “Dror Options”) and exchange such Dror Options for options to purchase a proportionate number of shares of Common Stock; and (iii) the Company agreed to assume all outstanding Series A-4 Warrants to purchase Dror’s ordinary shares (together with the Dror Shares and the Dror Warrants, the “Dror Securities”) and convert such warrants into five-year warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.033 per share. As a result of the Share Exchange, Dror will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Prior to the closing of the share exchange, holders or outstanding preferred stock of Dror converted their preferred shares into Dror ordinary shares.

 

As condition of closing of the Share Exchange, the Company sold to investors (Private Placement Investors) 186,363,631 shares of Common Stock and 2,704,545.45 shares of Novint Preferred Stock for aggregate proceeds of $5,025,000, with each Private Placement Investor entitle to receive for each Private Placement share purchased by such Private Placement Investor, and if applicable, the underlying shares issuable upon the full conversion of shares of Novint Preferred Stock received by Private Placement Investors, one five-year warrant to acquire shares of Company Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.033 per share.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of financial position of Novint as of March 31, 2023 is based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Novint and historical financial statements of Dror. The merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with Dror as the accounting acquiror and assumes the Private Placement has occurred prior to the merger. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations of Novint for the year ended December 31, 2022, and for the three months ended March 31, 2023, are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Novint and historical financial statements of Dror. The Merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization and assumes the Private Placement has closed.

 

The transaction accounting adjustments consist of those necessary to account for the Merger. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of March 31, 2023, gives effect to the Merger and the Private Placement as if the transactions had occurred on March 31, 2023, and includes all adjustments necessary to reflect the application of acquisition accounting for the Merger. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the three months ended March 31, 2023 and give effect to the Merger as if they both had occurred on January 1, 2022 and include all adjustments necessary to reflect the accounting for the Merger.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information does not give effect to any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue synergies that may result from Merger or the costs to achieve any synergies.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are presented for informational purposes only, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and are not intended to represent or to be indicative of the income or financial position that the Company would have reported had the Merger been completed as of the dates set forth in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements due to various factors. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of financial position does not purport to represent the future financial position of the Company and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations do not purport to represent the future results of operations of the Company.

 

F-1

 

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflect management’s preliminary estimates of the fair value of purchase consideration and the fair values of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Merger. Since these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on preliminary estimates of the fair value of warrants and fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the actual amounts to be reported in future filings may differ materially from the amounts used in the pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is presented to illustrate the estimated effects of the Merger, and should be read in conjunction with the following:

 

i.The audited financial statements of Dror as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

ii.The audited consolidated financial statements of Novint as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

iii.The unaudited financial statements of Dror as of and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

iv.The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Novint as of and for the three-month periods then ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

F-2

 

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENDSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

March 31,2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Novint   Dror   Transaction
Adjustments
     Consolidated 
ASSETS                  
CURRENT ASSETS:                      
Cash and cash equivalents  $23,356   $230,019    5,025,000  2  $5,278,375 
Accounts receivable       222,823          222,823 
Prepaid and other current assets   5,483              5,483 
Total Current Assets   28,839    452,842    5,025,000      5,506,681 
                       
NONCURRENT ASSETS:                      
Property and equipment, net       2,831          2,831 
TOTAL ASSETS  $28,839   $455,673   $5,025,000     $5,509,512 
                       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                      
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                      
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $107,442   $262,875   $     $370,317 
Accrued royalties   695,632              695,632 
Total Current Liabilities   803,074    262,875          1,065,949 
                       
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:                      
Accrued severance       298          298 
Derivative liability           34,153,775  2,3   34,153,775 
                       
TOTAL LIABILITIES   803,074    263,173    34,153,775      35,220,022 
                       
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                      
Novint:                      
Series A convertible preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 12,500,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding ; 0 actual and 10,054,632 pro forma           1,028  2   1,028 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding; 202,308,728 actual and 500,000,000 pro forma   20,231        18,336  2,4   38,567 
Dror:                      
Preferred stock - Series A-1, NIS 0.01 par value       141    (141) 1    
Preferred stock - Series A-2, NIS 0.01 par value       39    (39) 1    
Preferred stock - Series A-3, NIS 0.01 par value       52    (52) 1    
Preferred stock - Series A-4, NIS 0.01 par value       100    (100) 1    
Preferred stock - Series A-5, NIS 0.01 par value       246    (246) 1    
Ordinary shares, NIS 0.01 par value       294    (294) 1, 2    
                       
Additional paid in capital   41,059,293    10,763,058    (31,090,587) 2   20,731,764 
Accumulated deficit   (41,853,759    (10,571,430)   1,943,320  2   (50,481,869)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY   (774,235)   192,500    5,025,000      (29,710,510)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT  $28,839   $455,673   $5,025,000     $5,509,512 

 

F-3

 

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Novint   Dror   Transaction
Adjustments
     Consolidated 
                   
Revenue  $   $   $     $ 
                       
Operating Expenses                      
Research and development expenses       190,744          190,744 
General and administrative expenses   50,379    216,416          266,795 
Total Operating Expenses   50,379    407,160          457,539 
                       
Loss from operations   (50,379)   (407,160)         (457,539)
                       
Other income (expense), net:                      
Finance income (expense), net       (1,448)         (1,448)
Change in fair value of derivative liability           (20,146,779) 4   (20,146,779)
Total other expense       (1,448)   (20,146,779)     (20,148,227)
                       
Loss before provision for income taxes                      
Provision for income taxes                  
Net loss  $(50,379)  $(408,608)  $(20,146,779)    $(20,605,766)
                       
Net loss per share                      
Basic  $(0.00)  $(5.16)  $(0.04)    $(0.04)
Diluted   (0.00)   (5.16)   (0.04)     (0.04)
                       
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                      
Basic   202,308,728    79,156    500,000,000      500,000,000 
Diluted   202,308,728    79,156    500,000,000      500,000,000 

 

F-4

 

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC 

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Novint   Dror   Transaction
Adjustments
     Consolidated 
                   
Revenue  $   $   $     $ 
                       
Operating Expenses                      
Research and development expenses       723,227          723,227 
General and administrative expenses   178,736    962,014          1,140,750 
Total Operating Expenses   178,736    1,685,241          (1,863,977)
                       
Loss from operations   (178,736)   (1,685,241)         (1,863,977)
                       
Other income (expense), net:                      
Finance income (expense), net       1,742          1,742 
Change in fair value of derivative liability           131,102,199  4   131,102,199 
Interest expense, net   (14)             (14)
Total other income (expense)   (14)   1,742    131,102,199      131,103,927 
                       
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes                      
Provision for income taxes                  
Net earnings (loss)  $(178,750)  $(1,683,499)  $131,102,199     $129,239,950 
                       
Net loss per share                      
Basic  $(0.00)  $(3.87)  $0.26     $0.26 
Diluted   (0.00)   (3.87)   0.05      0.05 
                       
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                      
Basic   202,308,728    112,102    500,000,000      500,000,000 
Diluted   202,308,728    112,102    2,827,113,852      2,827,113,852 


 

F-5

 

 

NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

 

NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

 

MARCH 31, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022 

 

(UNAUDITED) 

 

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRO FORMA PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Reverse Recapitalization and the Private Placement Transactions (the “Transactions”) and have been prepared for informational purposes only.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023 assumes that the Transactions occurred on March 31, 2023. The unaudited pro forma consolidated income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022, assume that the Reorganization Transactions occurred on January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2022, respectively.

 

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the transaction accounting adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Merger.

 

The transaction accounting adjustments reflecting the completion of the Reverse Recapitalization and the Private Placement transactions are based on currently available information and assumptions and methodologies that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited transaction accounting adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the transaction accounting adjustments, and it is possible the difference may be material. Management believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all the significant effects of the Reverse Recapitalization and the Private Placement transactions based on information available to management at the current time and that the transaction accounting adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position of Novint Technologies, Inc. would have been had the Reverse Recapitalization and the Private Placement transactions taken place on the date indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the post-combination company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of Novint.

 

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Transaction Accounting Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The transaction accounting adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023 and the unaudited pro forma statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 follow:

 

1.Conversion of shares of Dror Preferred stock - Series A-1, Preferred stock - Series A-2, Preferred stock - Series A-3, Preferred stock - Series A-4 and Preferred stock - Series A-5, into Dror ordinary shares. prior to merger and recapitalization

 

2.Effect of the reverse recapitalization - the issuance of 7,576,999 shares of Novint Preferred Stock, 106,782,187 shares of Novint Common Stock, 489,834,426 Novint common stock warrants, and 253,325,720 Novint common stock options in exchange for: (i) 235,088 Dror ordinary shares, (ii) Dror outstanding Series A-4 warrants, and (iii) Dror options, thereby eliminating par value of Dror ordinary shares, Dror additional paid in capital, and Novint accumulated deficit. The Novint warrants have been accounted for as a derivative liability (Note32).

 

The Novint options have been accounted for as a derivative liability with a fair value of $5,142,991 with the change in fair value reflected in the calculation of net income or loss. The company calculated the Fair value of the options at the end of each accounting period using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The inputs and the resulting fair value are shown in the following table.

 

Input  1/1/2022   12/31/2022   3/31/2023 
Number of options   179,579,481    179,579,481    179,579,481 
Exercise price  $14.15   $14.15   $14.15 
Underlying stock price  $0.1200   $0.0120   $0.0287 
Expected Volatility   318%   323%   324%
Expected term (years)   6-7    5-6    5-6 
Risk free rate   0.40%.   4.73%   4.64%
Dividend Yield  $0   $0   $0 
Share value  $0.1200   $0.0120   $0.0287 
Aggregate Value  $21,534,642   $2,148,138   $29,010,783 

 

 

3.Private Placement of $5,025,000 in exchange for (i) 186,363,631 shares of Novint common stock, (ii)  2,704,545.45 shares of Novint Preferred Stock, and (iii) 456,818,176.00 Novint common stock warrants which have are immediately exercisable have a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.033.

 

The Novint warrants have been accounted for as a derivative liability with a fair value of $29,010,783 with the change in fair value reflected in the calculation of net income or loss. The company calculated the Fair value of the warrants at the end of each accounting period using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The inputs and the resulting fair value are shown in the following table.

 

Input  1/1/2022   12/31/2022   3/31/2023 
Number of warrants   1,035,288,971    1,035,288,971    1,035,288,971 
Exercise price  $0.033   $0.033   $0.033 
Underlying stock price  $0.1200   $0.0120   $0.0287 
Expected Volatility   295%   250%   261%
Expected term (years)   3    3    3 
Risk free rate   0.40%.   4.73%   4.64%
Dividend Yield  $0   $0   $0 
Share value  $0.1194   $0.0115   $0.0280 
Aggregate Value  $123,571,142   $11,855,448   $29,010,783 

 

4.Record change in fair value of derivative liability for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022, of ($20,146,779) and $131,102,199, respectively.

 

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5.The Company did not record an income tax provision due to taxable losses and is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to utilize the loss carry forwards.

 

  6. Basic Earnings per share are based on 388,671,339 weighted average shares outstanding resulting from 202,308,708 shares outstanding plus 293,145,818 shares issued in the private placement, assuming all shares were outstanding as of January 1, 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Diluted Earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 are based on 2,827,113,852 weighted average shares outstanding resulting from 202,308,708 shares outstanding plus 293,145,818 shares issued in the private placement, 179,579,481 common stock options, 1,035,288,971 common stock warrants, and 11,122,454 convertible preferred stock shares resulting from the share exchange and private placement, assuming all shares were outstanding as of January 1, 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2022. Diluted Earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 is based on the basic weighted average shares outstanding of 500,000,000.

 

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