UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of September 2024
Commission
File Number: 001-40614
INTERCURE
LTD.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
85
Medinat ha-Yehudim Street
Herzliya,
4676670, Israel
Tel:
+972 77 460 5012
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
On
September 13, 2024, Intercure Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that it will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting
of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on October 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (Israel time), at the offices of the Company’s
attorneys, Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross., 7 Metsada St., B.S.R Tower 4, 33 Floor, Bnei Brak, Israel. In connection with
the Meeting, the Company furnishes the following documents:
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A
copy of the Notice and Proxy Statement with respect to the Company’s Meeting describing the proposals to be voted upon at the
Meeting, the procedure for voting in person or by proxy at the Meeting and various other details related to the Meeting, attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1; and |
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A
form of Proxy Card whereby holders of ordinary shares of the Company may vote at the Meeting without attending in person, attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2. |
Exhibit
Index
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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INTERCURE
LTD. |
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Date:
September 13, 2024 |
/s/
Amos Cohen |
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Amos
Cohen
Chief
Financial Officer |
Exhibit
99.1
NOTICE
OF
EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON OCTOBER 28, 2024
To
the shareholders of InterCure Ltd.:
Notice
is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of InterCure Ltd. (the “Company”)
will be held at the offices of the Company’s attorneys, Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross, at 7 Metsada St., B.S.R
Tower 4, Bnei Brak, Israel on October 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (Israel Time).
The
agenda of the Meeting will be as follows:
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To
approve, upon the recommendation of the Company’s audit committee and of the Board of Directors, the re-election of Ms. Lennie
Michelson Grinbaum to hold office, for an additional term, as an external director of the Company, for a period of three (3) years. |
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To
approve, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the re-election of Mr. Gideon Hirshfeld to hold office, for a third term,
as an external director of the Company for a period of three (3) years. |
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To
approve the grant of options to each of the directors of the Company, excluding Mr. Alex Rabinovitch and the external directors (a
separate vote for each director will be taken) |
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To
approve the grant of options to Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum and to Mr. Gideon Hirshfeld, each an external director of the Company,
subject to the approval of Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 (a separate vote for each director will be taken). |
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To
approve the adoption of a new Compensation Policy of the Company in lieu of current Compensation Policy of the Company, which
shall be replaced in its entirety, and to ratify the adoption of the clawback policy as proposed within the Board of Directors resolution
dated as of November 20, 2023, so that when so adopted such Clawback policy will be attached as an exhibit to the Company’s
Compensation Policy and form an integral part thereof, intended to comply with the clawback-related listing standards proposed by
the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999, as amended, to take effect upon the effective date of the Nasdaq
listing rule. |
Only
shareholders at the close of business on September 16, 2024 shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any adjournment
or postponement thereof. You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting in person.
If
you are unable to attend the Meeting in person, you are requested to complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy and to return it promptly
in the pre-addressed envelope provided. Shareholders who attend the Meeting may revoke their proxies and vote their shares in person.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
Amos Cohen |
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Amos
Cohen, Chief Financial Officer |
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September
13, 2024 |
85
Medinat ha-Yehudim Street
Herzliya,
4676670, Israel
PROXY
STATEMENT
FOR
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE
HELD
ON OCTOBER 28, 2024
This
Proxy Statement is furnished to our holders of ordinary shares, no par value, in connection with an Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders, to be held on October 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Israel time at the offices of the Company’s attorneys, Doron Tikotzky
Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross., at 7 Metsada St., B.S.R Tower 4, Bnei Brak, Israel, or at any adjournments thereof.
Throughout
this Proxy Statement, we use terms such as “InterCure”, “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company”
to refer to InterCure Ltd. and terms such as “you” and “your” to refer to our shareholders.
Agenda
Items
The
agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting will be as follows:
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To
re-elect Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum to our Board of Directors as an external director for a three-year term. |
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To
re-elect Mr. Gideon Hirschfeld to our Board of Directors as an external director for a three-year term. |
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To
approve the grant of 15,000 options to Mr. Ehud Barak, our Chairman of the Board of Directors. |
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To
approve the grant of 15,000 options to Mr. David Salton, our independent director. |
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To
approve the grant of 15,000 options to Mr. Alon Granot, our non-executive director. |
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To
approve the grant of 15,000 options to Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum, the External Director of the Company, subject to the approval
of Proposal 1. |
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To
approve the grant of 15,000 options to Mr. Gideon Hirshfeld, the External Director of the Company, subject to the approval of Proposal
2. |
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To
approve the adoption of a new Compensation Policy of the Company in lieu of current Compensation Policy which shall be replaced
in its entirety, and to ratify the adoption a new clawback policy as proposed within the Board of Directors resolution dated as of
November 20, 2023, so that when so adopted such Clawback policy will be attached as an exhibit to the Company’s Compensation
Policy and form an integral part thereof, intended to comply with the clawback-related listing standards proposed by the Nasdaq Stock
Market and the Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999, as amended, to take effect upon the effective date of the Nasdaq listing rule. |
We
currently are unaware of any other matters that may be raised at the Meeting. Should any other matters be properly raised at the Meeting,
the persons designated as proxies shall vote according to their own judgment on those matters.
Board
Recommendation
Our
Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” all items.
Who
Can Vote
Only
the holders of record of ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”) of the Company as at the close of business on September
20, 2024, (the “Record Date”) shall be entitled to receive notice of and attend the Meeting and any adjournment
thereof. You are also entitled to notice of the Meeting and to vote at the Meeting if you held Ordinary Shares through a bank, broker
or other nominee that is one of our shareholders of record at the close of business on September 20, 2024, or which appeared in
the participant listing of a securities depository on that date.
Quorum
A
quorum shall be the presence of at least two (2) shareholders who hold at least thirty three percent (33%) of the voting rights (including
through a proxy or voting instrument) within one half hour from the time the meeting was designated to start. If within half an hour
from the time designated for the Meeting a quorum is not present, the Meeting will stand adjourned to the same day in the following week,
at the same time and place. If a quorum is not present at the adjourned meeting within half hour from the time designated for its start,
the meeting shall take place with any number of participants. This notice will serve as notice of such reconvened meeting if no quorum
is present at the original date and time and no further notice of the reconvened meeting will be given to shareholders.
On
all matters considered at the Meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be treated as either a vote “for” or “against”
the matter, although they will be counted to determine if a quorum is present. Broker non-votes occur when brokers that hold their customers’
shares in street name sign and submit proxies for such shares and vote such shares on some matters but not on others. This occurs when
brokers have not received any instructions from their customers, in which case the brokers, as the holders of record, are permitted to
vote on “routine” matters, but not on non-routine matters.
Unsigned
or unreturned proxies, including those not returned by banks, brokers, or other record holders, will not be counted for quorum or voting
purposes.
Voting
Required for Approval of the Proposals
Each
Ordinary Share issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the Record Date is entitled to one vote at the Meeting. As of the
close of business on September 12, 2024, 45,765,420 Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding.
Proposals
3 to 5 to be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting require the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting
power represented and voting on such proposal in person or by proxy on the matter presented for passage.
The
approval of Proposals 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 is subject to the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented
and voting on such proposal in person or by proxy. In addition, the shareholders’ approval must either include at least a majority
of the ordinary shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders nor are they shareholders who have a personal interest
in the approval of the proposal (excluding a personal interest that is not related to a relationship with the controlling shareholders),
or the total ordinary shares of non-controlling shareholders and non-interested shareholders voted against the proposal must not represent
more than 2% of the outstanding ordinary shares.
Under
the Israeli Companies Law, in general, you will be deemed to be a controlling shareholder if you have the power to direct our activities,
otherwise than by reason of being a director or other office holder of ours, if you hold 50% or more of the voting rights in our Company
or have the right to appoint the majority of the directors of the Company or its Chief Financial Officer, and you are deemed to have
a personal interest if any member of your immediate family or their spouse has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. In
addition, you are deemed to have a personal interest if a company, other than the Company, that is affiliated to you has a personal interest
in the adoption of the proposal. Such company is a company in which you or a member of your immediate family serves as a director or
Chief Financial Officer, has the right to appoint a director or the Chief Financial Officer, or owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares.
However, you are not deemed to have a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal if your interest in such proposal arises solely
from your ownership of our shares, or to a matter that is not related to a relationship with a controlling shareholder.
In
the proxy card and voting instruction card attached to the proxy statement you will be asked to indicate whether you have a personal
interest with respect to the proposal. If any shareholder casting a vote in connection hereto does not notify us whether or not they
have a personal interest with respect to the proposal, their vote with respect to the proposal will be disqualified.
If
you provide specific instructions (mark boxes) with regard to certain proposals, your shares will be voted as you instruct. If you sign
and return your proxy card or voting instruction form without giving specific instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with
the recommendations of our Board of Directors. The proxy holders will vote in their discretion on any other matters that properly come
before the meeting.
If
you are a shareholder of record and do not return your proxy card, your shares will not be voted. If you hold shares beneficially in
a street name, your shares will also not be voted at the meeting if you do not return your proxy card or voting instruction card to instruct
your broker how to vote. This will be true even for a routine matter, as your broker will not be permitted to vote your shares in their
discretion on any proposal at the meeting. For all proposals, a broker may only vote in accordance with instructions from a beneficial
owner of shares.
Voting
by Holders of Ordinary Shares
Ordinary
Shares that are properly voted, for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned within the deadline set forth below, will be
voted at the Meeting in accordance with the directions given. If no specific instructions are given in such proxy cards, the proxy holder
will vote in favor of the item(s) set forth in the proxy card. The proxy holder will also vote in the discretion of such proxy holder
on any other matters that may properly come before the Meeting, or at any adjournment thereof. Where any holder of Ordinary Shares affirmatively
abstains from voting on any particular resolution, the votes attaching to such Ordinary Shares will not be included or counted in the
determination of the number of Ordinary Shares present and voting for the purposes of determining whether such resolution has been passed
(but they will be counted for the purposes of determining the quorum, as described above).
Proxies
submitted by registered shareholders and street shareholders (by returning the proxy card) must be received by us no later than 11:59
p.m., Eastern Time, on October 25, 2024, to ensure your representation at our Meeting.
The
manner in which your shares may be voted depends on how your shares are held. If you own shares of record, meaning that your shares are
represented by book entries in your name so that you appear as a shareholder on the records of Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (“Equiniti”)
(i.e., you are a registered shareholder), our stock transfer agent, this proxy statement, the notice of Meeting and the proxy card will
be mailed to you by Equiniti. You may provide voting instructions by returning a proxy card. You also may attend the Meeting and vote
in person, subject to our right to convert to a virtual only meeting format. If you own Ordinary Shares of record and you do not vote
by proxy or in person at the Meeting, your shares will not be voted.
If
you own shares in street name (i.e., you are a streets shareholder), meaning that your shares are held by a bank, brokerage firm, or
other nominee, you are then considered the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name,” and as a result,
this proxy statement, the notice of Meeting and the proxy card will be provided to you by your bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee
holding the shares. You may provide voting instructions to them directly by returning a voting instruction form received from that institution.
If you own Ordinary Shares in street name and attend the Meeting in person, you must obtain a “legal proxy” from the bank,
brokerage firm, or other nominee that holds your shares in order to vote your shares at the Meeting and present your voting information
card and subject to our right to convert to a virtual only meeting format.
Revocability
of Proxies
Registered
shareholders may revoke their proxy or change voting instructions before shares are voted at the Meeting by submitting a written notice
of revocation to our Chief Financial Officer at amos@Intercure.co or InterCure Ltd., 85 Medinat ha-Yehudim Street, Herzliya, 4676670,
Israel, or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date (which must be received by us no later than the date set forth below) or by attending
the Meeting and voting in person. A beneficial owner owning Ordinary Shares in street name may revoke or change voting instructions by
contacting the bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee holding the shares or by obtaining a legal proxy from such institution and voting
in person at the Meeting. If you are not planning to attend in person, to ensure your representation at our Meeting, revocation of
proxies submitted by registered shareholders and street shareholders (by returning a proxy card) must be received by us no later than
11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 25, 2024.
Position
Statement
To
the extent you would like to submit a position statement with respect to any of proposals described in this proxy statement pursuant
to the Companies Law, 1999, you may do so by delivery of appropriate notice to the offices of our attorneys, Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman
& Amit Gross. (Attention: Ronen Kantor, Adv) located at 7 Metsada St., B.S.R Tower 4, Bnei Brak, Israel, not later than ten days
before the convening of the Meeting (i.e. October 18, 2024). Response of the Board to the position statement may be submitted
not later than five days after the deadline for sending the position statement (i.e. October 23, 2024).
Cost
of Soliciting Votes for the Meeting
We
will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from our shareholders. Proxies will be solicited by mail and may also be solicited in person,
by telephone or electronic communication, by our directors, officers and employees. We will reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses in accordance with the regulations of the SEC concerning the sending of proxies and proxy
material to the beneficial owners of our shares.
Availability
of Proxy Materials
Copies
of the proxy card and voting instruction card, the Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting and this Proxy Statement are available
at the “Investor Information” portion of our website, http://www.Intercure.co/. The contents of that website are
not a part of this Proxy Statement.
Reporting
Requirements
We
are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, applicable
to foreign private issuers. We fulfill these requirements by filing reports with the SEC. Our filings are available to the public on
the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
As
a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Securities Exchange Act, or Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, related
to the furnishing and content of proxy statements. The circulation of this notice and proxy statement should not be taken as an admission
that we are subject to the proxy rules under the Exchange Act.
PROPOSAL
1-2:
RE-ELECTION OF EXTERNAL DIRECTORS
Background
In
accordance with the Israeli Companies Law and the relevant regulations, we must have at least two external directors who meet the statutory
requirements of independence. Under Israeli Companies Law, an external director serves for a term of three years, which may be extended
for two additional three-year terms. Further, an external director can be removed from office only under very limited circumstances.
In addition, under the Israeli Companies Law, all of the external directors must serve on our audit committee and compensation committee
(including one external director serving as the chair of our audit committee and as the chair of our compensation committee), and at
least one external director must serve on each other committee of our board of directors. If re-elected as an external director, each
of Lennie Michelson Grinbaum and Gideon Hirschfeld will continue to serve as members of our audit committee and compensation committee.
To
qualify as an external director, an individual must meet various independence requirements, including that such individual may not have,
and may not have had at any time during the previous two years, any “affiliation” (as defined in the Israeli Companies Law)
with the company or with certain of its affiliates. In addition, no individual may serve as an external director if the individual’s
position or other activities create or may create a conflict of interest with his or her role as an external director.
Lennie
Michelson Grinbaum and Gideon Hirschfeld are our external directors under the Israeli Companies Law. Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum served
as an external director of the Company from September 2015 and the re-election proposed herein will be for an additional term of three
(3) years, by virtue of her exceptional professional expertise and contribution to the Board and its committees’ work. Mr.
Hirschfeld served as an external director of the Company from September 2018 and the re-election proposed herein will be for third
term of three (3) years.
Biographical
information concerning Mr. Michelson Grinbaum and Mr. Hirschfeld is set forth below.
Lennie
Michelson Grinbaum has served on InterCure’s board of directors as an External Director since September 2015. Ms. Michelson
Grinbaum has in depth experience in Contract Research Organization as a contract specialist and has worked for a subsidiary of a major
Israeli financial institution. Ms. Michelson Grinbaum holds an LLB in Law and a BA in Business from The Interdisciplinary Center Hertzliya
as well as an MBA specializing in finance from Imperial College London.
Gideon
Hirschfeld joined InterCure’s board of directors in 2018 as external director. Mr. Hirschfeld has extensive experience in business
development for various corporations, such as the Israel Post, where he served as Director, Marketing and Business Development, from
July 2009 until March 2016, the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration and Academon Stores Ltd. Prior to joining InterCure’s
board, Gideon initiated joint ventures for technology-based products and services, mainly in the logistics and distribution fields. Mr.
Hirschfeld has a proven track record in financial matters related to current operations and short and long-range financial plans. Mr.
Hirschfeld holds an MBA degree and MA degree in education as well as two BA degrees in international relations and political science
from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Proposed
Resolution
It
is proposed that at the Meeting, the following resolutions be adopted:
“RESOLVED,
that the re-election of Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum as an external director of the Company, to serve for a three-year term, be, and
hereby is, approved in all respects.”
“RESOLVED,
that the re-election of Mr. Gideon Hirschfeld as an external director of the Company, to serve for a three-year term, be, and hereby
is, approved in all respects.”
Required
Vote
The
approval of Proposals 1 and 2 is subject to the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting
on such proposal in person or by proxy. In addition, the shareholders’ approval must either include at least a majority of the
ordinary shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders nor are they shareholders who have a personal interest in
the approval of the appointment (excluding a personal interest that is not related to a relationship with the controlling shareholders),
or the total ordinary shares of non-controlling shareholders and non-interested shareholders voted against the proposal must not represent
more than 2% of the outstanding ordinary shares.
For
this purpose, you are asked to indicate on your proxy card or voting instruction card whether you have a personal interest in the re-election
of External Director. Under the Israeli Companies Law, in general, you are deemed to have a personal interest if any member of your immediate
family or their spouse has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. In addition, you are deemed to have a personal interest
if a company, other than the Company, that is affiliated to you has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. Such company
is a company in which you or a member of your immediate family serves as a director or chief executive officer, has the right to appoint
a director or the chief executive officer, or owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares. However, you are not deemed to have a personal
interest in the adoption of the proposal if your interest in such proposal arises solely from your ownership of our shares, or to a matter
that is not related to a relationship with a controlling shareholder.
Board
Recommendation
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the re-election of the foregoing external director nominees.
PROPOSAL
3-5:
APPROVAL
OF THE GRANT OF OPTIONS TO THE COMPANY DIRECTORS
Background
The
Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company approved the grant to each of the members of the Company’s Board of
Directors, excluding the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Alexander Rabinovitch
and the external directors, of 15,000 options to purchase 15,000 ordinary shares of the Company, at an exercise price equal to NIS 9.50
per ordinary share, such options to vest on a quarterly basis over four years. The options shall be granted under our Share Option Plan.
Proposed
Resolution
It
is proposed that at the Meeting, the following resolutions be adopted:
“RESOLVED,
to grant an aggregate number of 15,000 options to purchase 15,000 ordinary shares to each of the members of the Company’s Board
of Directors, excluding Alexander Rabinovitch and the External Directors, upon the terms described above.”
Required
Vote
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting on this proposal in person or by proxy is necessary
for the approval of the resolution to approve the grant of options to each of the members of our Board of Directors, excluding Alexander
Rabinovitch and the External Directors.
Board
Recommendation
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR approving the grant of an aggregate number of 15,000 options to purchase 15,000 ordinary shares
to each of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, excluding Alexander Rabinovitch and the External Directors, upon the
terms described above.
PROPOSAL
6-7:
APPROVAL
OF THE GRANT OF OPTIONS TO EXTERNAL DIRECTORS
Background
The
Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of the Company approved the grant to each of the external directors of the Company of 15,000
options to purchase 15,000 ordinary shares of the Company, at an exercise price equal to NIS 9.50 per ordinary share, such options to
vest on a quarterly basis over four years. The options shall be granted under our Share Option Plan.
Proposed
Resolution
It
is proposed that at the Meeting, the following resolutions be adopted:
“RESOLVED,
that Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum, external director to the Company, shall receive the equity remuneration as described in this proxy
statement”;
“RESOLVED,
that Mr. Gideon Hirschfeld, external director to the Company, shall receive the equity remuneration as described in this proxy statement”.
Required
Vote
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting on these proposals in person or by proxy is
necessary for the approval of the resolution to approve the foregoing external directors’ equity remuneration. In addition, the
shareholders’ approval must either include at least a majority of the ordinary shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling
shareholders nor are they shareholders who have a personal interest in the approval of external directors’ equity remuneration,
or the total ordinary shares of non-controlling shareholders and non-interested shareholders voted against this proposal must not represent
more than 2% of the outstanding ordinary shares.
For
this purpose, you are asked to indicate on your proxy card or voting instruction card whether you have a personal interest in the foregoing
external directors’ equity remuneration. Under the Israeli Companies Law, in general, you are deemed to have a personal interest
if any member of your immediate family or their spouse has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. In addition, you are
deemed to have a personal interest if a company, other than the Company, that is affiliated to you has a personal interest in the adoption
of the proposal. Such company is a company in which you or a member of your immediate family serves as a director or chief executive
officer, has the right to appoint a director or the chief executive officer, or owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares. However, you
are not deemed to have a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal if your interest in such proposal arises solely from your
ownership of our shares, or to a matter that is not related to a relationship with a controlling shareholder.
Board
Recommendation
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the approval of the foregoing external directors equity remuneration.
PROPOSAL
8:
APPROVAL
OF NEW COMPENSATION POLICY AND RATIFICATION OF THE ADOPTION OF A NEW CLAWBACK POLICY INTENDED TO COMPLY WITH THE CLAWBACK-RELATED LISTING
STANDARDS PROPOSED BY THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET AND THE COMPANIES LAW
Background
In
accordance with the Companies Law, a public company, such as the Company, is required to adopt a compensation policy, setting forth the
principles that govern the terms of office and employment (including cash and equity-based compensation, exemption from liability, indemnification,
directors’ and officers’ insurance and other benefits and payments related to the service and employment) of the “office
holders” of a company, as defined in the Companies Law. Subject to certain exceptions, the Compensation Policy must be approved
by such company’s shareholders every three years.
In
addition, the Board of Directors is required to periodically examine the Compensation Policy and the need for adjustments in the event
of a material change in the circumstances prevailing during the adoption of the compensation policy or for other reasons.
Whereas,
the Company’s Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Company’s Compensation Committee, has resolved to approve
the new Compensation Policy in the form attached as Annex A hereto, the shareholders are requested to approve the
new Compensation Policy, as set forth herein.
A
compensation policy must be based on, and must include and reference certain matters and provisions set forth in the Companies Law, which
include: (i) promoting the company’s goals, work plan and policy with a long-term view; (ii) creating appropriate incentives for
the company’s office holders, considering, among other things, the company’s risk management policy; (iii) the company’s
size and nature of operations; and (iv) with respect to variable elements of compensation (such as annual cash bonuses), the office holder’s
contribution to achieving company objectives and maximization of the company’s profits, with a long-term view and in accordance
with his or her position.
The
New Compensation Policy requires shareholder approval with a special majority as prescribed below. If the Compensation Policy is not
approved by the shareholders, the Board of Directors may nonetheless approve the policy, provided that the Compensation Committee and
thereafter the Board of Directors concluded, following further discussion of the matter and for specified reasons, that such approval
is in the best interests of the Company.
The
Company’s new Compensation Policy is designed to support the achievement of our long-term work plan goals and to ensure that:
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Officers’
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The
correlation between pay and performance will be enhanced; |
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We
will be able to recruit and retain top level executives capable of leading us to further business success, facing the challenges
ahead; |
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Our
officers will be motivated to achieve a high level of business performance without taking unreasonable risks. Therefore, the variable
compensation component may not be based on extreme business performance goals which might potentially impose unreasonable risks on
our officers; and |
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An
appropriate balance between different compensation elements (e.g., fixed vs. variable, short-term vs. long-term and cash payments
vs. equity-based compensation). |
The
Company’s Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believe that the most effective executive compensation program is one that
is designed to reward achievement and that aligns executives’ interests with those of ours and our shareholders by rewarding performance,
with the ultimate objective of improving shareholder value and building a sustainable company. Our Compensation Committee and Board of
Directors also seek to ensure that we maintain our ability to attract and retain superior employees in key positions and that the compensation
provided to key employees remains competitive relative to the compensation paid to similarly situated executives of a selected group
of our peer companies and the broader marketplace from which we recruit and compete for talent. Our Board of Directors believes that
the proposed new Compensation Policy properly balances the requirements of the Companies Law and the philosophy and objectives described
above.
The
brief overview above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the proposed new Compensation Policy, which is attached
as Annex A hereto.
In
addition, following its adoption, the new Rule 10D-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the SEC as required by the
U.S. Congress in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, directed U.S. stock exchanges, including the Nasdaq Stock
Market, to adopt listing standards requiring all listed companies, including foreign private issuers, such as the Company, to adopt and
comply with a written clawback policy, to disclose the policy and to file the policy as an exhibit to its annual report, as well as to
include other disclosures in the event a clawback is triggered under the policy. Accordingly, it is proposed to ratify the adoption as
approved by the Company Board of Directors on November 20, 2023 of a clawback policy as contemplated pursuant to Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange
Act and in accordance with the specific Nasdaq listing rules once adopted, whereby the specific clawback policy will be attached as an
exhibit to the Company’s new Compensation Policy and form an integral part thereof.
The
form of the clawback policy to be added to the new Company’s Compensation Policy is attached hereto as Annex B
and is intended to comply with the specific Nasdaq listing rules once adopted.
Proposed
Resolution
It
is proposed that at the Meeting, the following resolutions be adopted:
“RESOLVED,
that the new Compensation Policy, in the form attached as Annex A to this proxy statement is approved in all respects
and that the adoption of the clawback policy intended to comply with the clawback-related listing standards proposed by the Nasdaq Stock
Market and the Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999, as amended to be added to the new Company’s Compensation Policy in the form attached
as Annex B to this proxy statement is ratified in all respects.”
Required
Vote
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting on these proposals in person or by proxy is
necessary for the approval of the foregoing resolution. In addition, the shareholders’ approval must either include at least a
majority of the ordinary shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders nor are they shareholders who have a personal
interest in the approval of the forgoing resolution, or the total ordinary shares of non-controlling shareholders and non-interested
shareholders voted against this proposal must not represent more than 2% of the outstanding ordinary shares.
For
this purpose, you are asked to indicate on your proxy card or voting instruction card whether you have a personal interest in the foregoing
resolution. Under the Israeli Companies Law, in general, you are deemed to have a personal interest if any member of your immediate family
or their spouse has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. In addition, you are deemed to have a personal interest if a
company, other than the Company, that is affiliated to you has a personal interest in the adoption of the proposal. Such company is a
company in which you or a member of your immediate family serves as a director or chief executive officer, has the right to appoint a
director or the chief executive officer, or owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares. However, you are not deemed to have a personal
interest in the adoption of the proposal if your interest in such proposal arises solely from your ownership of our shares, or to a matter
that is not related to a relationship with a controlling shareholder.
Board
Recommendation
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the proposed resolution
OTHER
BUSINESS
Other
than as set forth above, as of the mailing of this proxy statement, management knows of no business to be transacted at the Extraordinary
General Meeting, but, if any other matters are properly presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, the persons named in the attached
form of proxy will vote upon such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
Amos Cohen
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Amos
Cohen, Chief Financial Officer |
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September
13, 2024 |
Annex A
InterCure
Ltd
(hereinafter:
“the Company”)
Compensation
Policy
for
Office
Holders
September
2024
Table
of Contents
Section |
|
Subject |
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Page
no |
1 |
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Definitions |
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3 |
2 |
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The
Purpose of the Policy and its Application |
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3 |
3 |
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Guiding
Principles for Examining and Determining the Terms of Office and Employment of Office Holders |
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5 |
4 |
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Compensation
Package Structure |
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7 |
5 |
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The
Fixed Compensation |
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9 |
6 |
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Benefits
and Conditions Accompanying the Fixed Compensation |
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11 |
7 |
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Performance-Based
Compensation (Grant) |
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12 |
8 |
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Equity
Compensation |
|
15 |
9 |
|
Signing
Bonus |
|
18 |
10 |
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Term
Termination Conditions |
|
18 |
11 |
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Exemption,
Indemnity and Insurance |
|
20 |
“The
Stock Exchange” |
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The
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.; |
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“Subsidiary” |
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Canndoc
Ltd.; |
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“The Companies Law” |
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The
Companies Law, 5759-1999; |
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“Office
Holder” |
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General
manager, chief business manager, assistant to the general manager, deputy general manager, anyone who holds such a position in the
Company even if their title is different, as well as a director or manager directly subordinate to the general manager; |
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“Amendment
20” |
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The
Companies Law (Amendment No. 20), 5773-2012; |
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“Terms
of Tenure and Employment” |
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Terms
of tenure and employment of an Office Holder, including exemption, insurance, commitment to indemnification or indemnification under
an indemnity permit, retirement grant, and any benefit, other payment or obligation to pay as stated, provided due to such tenure
or employment; |
|
|
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“Compensation
Regulations” |
|
The
Companies Regulations (Rules Regarding the Compensation and Expenses of an External Director), 5760-2000 |
| 2. | The
Purpose of the Compensation Policy and its Applicability |
| 2.1. | In
accordance with the provisions of Amendment 20, the Company is required to establish a compensation
policy for the incumbent Office Holders who will serve in the Company or the subsidiary company
(hereinafter: “the Policy” or “ The Compensation Policy”). |
| 2.2. | This
document is intended to define and detail the Company’s policy regarding the compensation
of the incumbent Office Holders and those who will serve in it. The determination of the
policy, its publication and its submission to the General Assembly for approval, in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Law, are intended to increase the degree of transparency
in regards to the compensation of the Company’s Office Holders and to improve the ability
of the Company’s shareholders to express their opinion and influence the compensation
policy of the Company’s Office Holders. |
| 2.3. | In
addition, the Policy was adapted to the Company’s goals and its long-term work plan
and was intended to help the following goals: |
| 2.3.1 | The
Company’s ability to retain and recruit senior managers with the ability to lead the
company to significant achievements and face the challenges it faces; |
| 2.3.2 | Creating
a work environment with incentives that will motivate its Office Holders to fulfill the Company’s
short-term and long-term goals, all in accordance with the Company’s business plan,
while taking reasonable risks and in accordance with the risk policy that will be determined
by the Company’s board of directors from time to time; |
| 2.3.3 | Creating
a proper balance between different compensation components in determining the tenure and
employment conditions of the Company’s Office Holders. |
| 2.3.4 | Preserving
and strengthening the trust of shareholders and potential investors in the Company. |
| 2.4. | The
applicability of the policy is from the date of its approval by the general meeting of the
Company’s shareholders, with the necessary majority according to the provisions of
section 267a(b) of the Companies Law, until the completion of three (3) years from the date
of approval by the aforementioned general meeting. This does not detract from the obligation
of the compensation committee and the board of directors to examine the need to update the
compensation policy from time to time, in accordance with the needs of the Company. |
| 2.5. | The
compensation policy will apply to the Office Holders currently serving in the Company and
to the Office Holders who will serve in the Company in the future. |
| 3. | Guiding
Principles for Examining and Determining the Terms of Office and Employment of Office Holders |
| 3.1. | As
part of examining the tenure and employment conditions of the Company’s Office Holders,
the compensation committee and the board of directors will examine the education, skills,
expertise, professional experience and achievements of the Office Holder or the candidate
to become an Office Holder in the Company, as the case may be. In addition, the compensation
committee and the board of directors will examine the knowledge of the Office Holder (or
the candidate to serve as an Office Holder in the Company) with the Company and his knowledge
of the market and the environment in which it operates. |
| 3.2. | Without
detracting from the above, the following parameters will be tested: |
| 3.2.1 | The
position he fills in the Company or the position he will fill in the Company, his responsibilities
and the scope of his job; |
| 3.2.2 | The
expected contribution of the Office Holder to the promotion of the goals and business of
the Company in a long-term vision; |
| 3.2.3 | previous
salary agreements signed with the Office Holder; |
| 3.2.4 | The
composition of the compensation considering the Company’s risk management considerations
and the Company’s long-term goals; |
| 3.2.5 | the
financial situation of the Company and the results of its activities; |
| 3.2.6 | The
ratio between the compensation of the Office Holder and the average salary and the median
salary of the rest of the Company’s employees (including contractor employees employed
by the Company, insofar as there are any, as defined in section 3 of part A of the first
addendum A to the Companies Law). |
The
compensation committee and the board of directors believe that in order to maintain good working relations within the Company, it is
important to maintain reasonable and fair wage gaps between the Company’s management (from the VP level and above) and among the
rest of its employees. At the same time, there is importance in rewarding and motivating the Company’s management in order to bring
the Company’s profits, its success and the fulfillment of its business goals. As required by law, the compensation committee and
the board of directors examined the relationship between the tenure and employment conditions of each of the Office Holders and the average
and median employment cost of the rest of the Company’s employees.
As
of the date of approval of the compensation policy in the Company, and since the Company does not employ employees who are not Office
Holders, the ratio between the salary cost of the CEO, and the Office Holders subordinate to the CEO (on average) to the average salary
cost in the Company is 1:1, and the ratio between the salary cost of the CEO, and the Office Holders subordinate to the CEO (on average)
to the median salary cost in the Company is 1:1. The compensation committee and the Board of Directors found that these ratios are reasonable,
conform to the standard and have no effect on the labor relations in the Company.
| 3.3. | Comparison
to the salary accepted in the market - if necessary, at the discretion of the compensation
committee, a comparison will be made with the salary accepted in the relevant market for
similar positions in similar companies, when determining the compensation of the Office Holders,
all as the case may be. For the purpose of the comparison, if carried out, companies will
be selected for which reliable and complete information can be collected regarding the salary
of the Office Holders, who meet as many as possible of the following criteria: |
| 3.3.1 | Companies
dealing in the Company’s sector of business or in sectors as similar as possible; |
| 3.3.2 | Companies
that are traded on the stock exchange and have a market value similar to the value of the
Company; |
| 3.3.3 | Companies
that are traded in the same index on the stock exchange in which the Company is traded at
the time of the comparison; |
| 3.3.4 | Companies
with financial data similar to the Company’s financial data, such as annual profit/loss,
annual gross profit, equity, scope of research and development expenses. |
| 3.3.5 | Companies
that employ personnel in volumes similar to those of the Company. |
Regarding
this section: “Similar” will be considered even if there is a 50% deviation up or down in any criterion compared to
the Company’s relevant data.
| 3.4. | In
accordance with the exemptions in the law, an immaterial change in the terms of office of
an Office Holder in the Company who is not a director and who is not the CEO of the Company
will be approved by the CEO of the Company and will not require approval from the compensation
committee. For the purposes of this section, “immaterial” means over 5% of the
total fixed components of the annual compensation in employer cost terms. |
| 3.5. | In
the event that it becomes possible in accordance with the provisions of the law, in relation
to non-controlling Office Holders or their relatives, to apply concessions regarding the
terms of their tenure and employment, this compensation policy will be considered to include
the aforementioned concessions, starting from the date of their entry into force, subject
to the approval of the Company’s compensation committee. |
| 3.6. | An
Office Holder in the Company may be employed as an employee or alternatively provide services
to the Company through the Company he owns, provided that the total expenses of the Company
in respect of employment or receipt of said services do not exceed the total approved by
the compensation committee and the Company’s board of directors. For the purposes of
this section, a “service provider” will be defined as a service provider personally
or through a company (or other corporation) in which the Office Holder holds more than 25%
of the means of control or is part of a controlling nucleus in that Company (or other corporation). |
| 4. | Compensation
Package Structure |
| 4.1. | The
terms of office and employment of an Office Holder include all of the following: |
| 4.1.2 | benefits
and conditions accompanying the fixed compensation; |
| 4.1.3 | performance-based
compensation (grant); |
| 4.1.4 | Equity
compensation (compensation in options or other securities of the company); |
| 4.1.5 | retirement
conditions; |
| 4.1.6 | Exemption,
insurance and indemnity. |
| 4.2. | The
compensation package will be determined and adjusted for the office holder according to the
position that the office holder fills/will fill and will include the following components,
as detailed below: |
Role/group |
|
Fixed
reward |
|
Additional
benefits and conditions |
|
Grant |
|
Equity
compensation |
|
Retirement
conditions |
|
Exemption,
insurance and indemnity |
Active
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
Board
member |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
CEO |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
VP,
Office Holder subordinate to the CEO or CEO of a subsidiary company |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| 4.3. | In order to ensure adequacy between all compensation components, the range of the maximum ratio between the components of the total compensation
package for a given year of the Company’s Office Holders is expressed in the following table (it should be clarified that this describes
the ratio of the various components to the maximum base salary described in the table in section 5 below): |
Rank | |
Base salary | | |
Social and related conditions1 | | |
Variable compensation depending on performance1 | | |
Variable equity compensation1 | |
Active Chairman of the Board of Directors* | |
| 100 | % | |
| 50 | % | |
| 75 | % | |
| 900 | % |
Board member | |
| 100 | % | |
| 0 | % | |
| 25 | % | |
| 150 | % |
CEO or CEO of a subsidiary ** | |
| 100 | % | |
| 50 | % | |
| 75 | % | |
| 900 | % |
Vice President, Office Holder subordinate to the CEO ** | |
| 100 | % | |
| 50 | % | |
| 50 | % | |
| 900 | % |
1
The rates are relative to the base salary.
| 5.1. | Table
of the concentration of the fixed compensation of Office Holders |
Rank |
|
Maximum
gross fixed compensation |
Active
Chairman of the Board of Directors* |
|
Up
to a maximum of 70 thousand NIS per month |
Board
member |
|
Up
to a maximum of 15 thousand NIS per month |
CEO
or CEO of a subsidiary** |
|
Up
to a maximum of 120 thousand NIS per month |
Vice
President, Office Holder subordinate to the CEO ** |
|
Up
to a maximum of 90 thousand NIS per month |
*
An active chairman is a chairman of the board whose job scope is not less than 40% of a full-time position (100%). The maximum fixed
compensation for an active chairman as stated in the table will not be subject to the scope of his actual position in the company.
**
The stated amounts are for a full-time position (100%).
| 5.2. | Active
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
An
active board chairman may be entitled to fixed compensation as specified in section 5.1 above. If necessary, at the discretion of the
compensation committee, a comparison will be made with the salary accepted in the relevant market for a similar position in similar companies,
when determining the compensation of the chairman of the board of directors, all as the case may be. It will be clarified, however, that
the chairman of the board of directors will be entitled to a different fixed compensation than the other members of the board of directors
serving in the Company only where he serves as ‘active chairman of the board of directors’, that is, his responsibilities
and role are also in the day-to-day work of the Company, such as meetings with investors, active involvement in the day-to-day life of
the Company, etc., all in accordance with the employment/services agreement that the Company signed/will sign with him.
| 5.3.1 | The
members of the board of directors will be entitled to fixed remuneration in accordance with
the provisions of the Compensation Regulations, and in accordance with the level of the Company’s
equity as defined in the Compensation Regulations (as it will be from time to time). For
the avoidance of doubt, the Company will be entitled to pay a higher compensation to an expert
director (as defined in the Compensation Regulations). |
| 5.3.2 | It
should be noted that if a former director of the Company is also an employee of the Company
or a provider of its services, in whatever position and whatever his title may be, he will
not be entitled to compensation for his participation in the Company’s board of directors
meetings. Regarding this section, a director for whom there is doubt as to whether or not
he is a provider of services to the Company will declare to the members of the compensation
committee, in accordance with their request, that he does not provide services personally,
nor does he provide services through a company in which he is a controlling owner or owns
25% of the issued capital. For the purposes of this section, “service provider”
will be defined as a service provider personally or through a company (or other corporation)
in which the director owns more than 25% of the means of control or is part of a core of
control in that company (or other corporation). |
| 5.3.3 | Notwithstanding
the above, the Company may, after receiving all the approvals required by law, determine
a different salary for the directors of the Company, as far as the Company believes that
this is necessary in light of the necessity of the relevant director, all in accordance with
the established compensation framework as detailed in section 5.1 above. |
| 5.4. | CEO,
VP or anyone directly subordinate to the CEO |
| 5.4.1 | For
the purposes of this section - “Chief Executive Officer”, “Vice President”,
“manager who reports directly to the CEO” and “manager in the subsidiary”,
all together will be referred to below: “Manager” or “Managers”,
as the case may be. |
| 5.4.2 | The
amount of the fixed compensation of the managers will be determined, among other things,
in accordance with what is stated in sections 3.1 and 3.2 above and shall not exceed the
amount specified in the table in section 5.1 above. |
| 5.4.3 | In
addition, if necessary, at the discretion of the compensation committee, a comparison will
be made with the accepted salary, as specified in section 3.3 above. |
| 6. | Benefits
and Conditions Accompanying the Fixed Compensation |
All
the accompanying benefits and conditions detailed below are the maximum benefits and conditions.
Additional
benefit / condition |
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors |
|
CEO
or CEO of a subsidiary company |
|
VP,
Office Holder subordinate to the CEO |
Vehicle |
|
- |
|
Level
5 vehicle |
|
Level
4 vehicle |
Vehicle
gross value |
|
- |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Mobile
phone |
|
- |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Gross
mobile phone |
|
- |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
Vacation
days quota |
|
12 |
|
22 |
|
22 |
Accumulation
of vacation days |
|
Yes,
for two years |
|
Yes,
for two years |
|
Yes,
for two years |
Convalescence |
|
According
to law |
Study
fund (contribution 7.5% employer; 2.5% employee) |
|
Yes |
Pension
insurance according to law |
|
Yes |
Reimbursement
of expenses in the position |
|
Yes,
against receipts |
|
Yes,
against receipts |
|
Yes,
against receipts |
Other
(newspapers, internet at home, etc.) |
|
- |
|
Internet
+ newspaper |
|
Internet
+ newspaper |
Non-compete
period |
|
Up
to 6 months |
|
Up
to 12 months |
|
Up
to 12 months |
| 7. | Performance-Based
Compensation (Grant) |
The
provision of grants to the office holders and chairman of the active board of directors is intended to incentivize the Office Holders
and the chairman of the active board of directors, in achieving goals and objectives which, in a long-term view, fulfill the Company’s
business goals and strategic plan, as determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. The success of the Company
creates an identity of interests with the Office Holders who serve in it, since its success is also their success.
The
Company’s board of directors, after receiving the recommendations of the compensation committee, may determine each year a bonus
plan for the Company’s Office Holders and the chairman of the active board of directors, which will be based on the annual budget
approved by the board of directors, all in accordance with what is detailed below.
| 7.1. | Any
payment that will be paid to an Office Holder in accordance with the grant plan will not
be considered as part of the fixed compensation and will not be a basis for the calculation,
entitlement or accumulation of any related right/rights. |
| 7.2. | The
bonus plan will be approved individually for each Office Holder or chairman of the active
board of directors, and the Company’s management is authorized not to include one or
another Office Holder or the chairman of the active board of directors, in the bonus plan. |
| 7.3. | An
Office Holder/chairman of an active board of directors will be entitled to a grant, provided
that he worked for the Company (or in the case of an active board chairman, served in his
position) for a minimum period of 12 months prior to the grant date. |
| 7.4. | The
maximum grant for meeting all the goals listed below will be calculated according to the
December salary of the year for which the grant is given as follows: |
| 7.4.1 | CEO
or CEO of a subsidiary company - up to 8 monthly salaries; |
| 7.4.2 | Active
board chairman - up to 8 monthly salaries; |
| 7.4.3 | VP,
Office Holder subordinate to the CEO - up to 6 monthly salaries. |
| 7.5. | The
bonus plan for office holders (with the exception of the CEO and chairman of the active board
of directors) will be based on goals, which will be determined by the compensation committee
and the board of directors in advance each year, as detailed below: |
| 7.5.1 | Company-wide
goal: a grant based on an index, which is: meeting the Company’s spending goal,
raising capital, meeting the drug development plan, business development, achieving regulatory
milestones, starting new clinical applications. The general societal goal will include at
least one and no more than three of the criteria listed above. |
The
weight that will be given to the general social goal will be between 30% and 50% of the total grant.
| 7.5.2 | Measurable
personal goals: These goals will be set individually by the CEO (for Office Holders at
the VP level, an Office Holder subordinate to the CEO or a CEO in a subsidiary), and will
be based on measurable parameters within the professional responsibility of each Office Holder
in the Company. The measurable personal goals will include up to three personal goals. |
The
weight that will be given to the measurable personal goals will be between 30% and 50% of the total grant.
| 7.5.3 | Appointed
discretion: The evaluation of the performance of Office Holders at the VP level (including
a VP, an Office Holder subordinate to the CEO or CEO of a subsidiary company) will be carried
out by the CEO of the Company. The evaluation of the performance of each Office Holder will
refer to his contribution to the Company during the year for which the grant is paid, separately
from the financial and personal indicators. |
The
weight that will be given to the commissioner’s discretion shall not exceed 20% of the total grant.
Notwithstanding
the aforesaid in section 7.5 above, the compensation committee and the Company’s board of directors will be entitled to approve
the grant to an Office Holder under the CEO, a grant that shall not exceed the maximum grant as detailed in section 7.4.3 above, according
to non-measurable criteria in accordance with the provisions of the first addendum A to the Companies Law.
| 7.6. | The
bonus plan for the CEO will be based on goals, which will be determined by the compensation
committee and the board of directors every year, as detailed below: |
| 7.6.1 | General
social goal as specified in section 7.5.1 above. The weight that will be given to the general
social goal will be between 0% and 100% of the total grant. |
| 7.6.2 | Appointed
discretion (according to non-measurable criteria): The CEO’s performance will be evaluated
by the compensation committee and the board of directors. The weight that will be given to
the commissioner’s discretion shall not exceed 20% of the total grant. |
| 7.7. | The
bonus plan for the chairman of the active board of directors will be based on personal
goals and measurable societal goals, which will be determined by the compensation committee
and the board of directors in advance each year, and will be in accordance with meeting the
aforementioned goals. The grant will be submitted to the approval of the assembly by a simple
majority. |
| 7.8. | The
compensation committee and the Company’s board of directors will determine the weight
of each of the criteria in the company-wide goal and in the measurable personal goals (as
the case may be), at their discretion, provided that a minimum threshold of meeting the goals
is established that is not less than 70% of the total goals in order to receive any amount
from the grant. |
| 7.9. | The
compensation committee and the Company’s board of directors have the full authority
to reduce the amount of the grant, or not to pay it at all, if they find that the Company’s
financial situation deteriorates significantly or does not allow such payment. |
The
Company’s board of directors, upon the recommendation of the compensation committee, will be entitled to grant a one-time grant
to an Office Holder for an event or events material to the Company that are not included in the objectives as specified in section 7.5
above, including the issuance of the Company’s or subsidiary’s securities on a stock exchange abroad. The amount of the one-time
grant shall not exceed six (6) times the amount of the fixed (monthly) compensation. In the event of a change in control of the Company,
directors of the Company may receive a one-time grant up to the amount of the directors’ fixed annual compensation.
| 7.11. | Should
it become clear, after the payment of the annual grant or the one-time grant, as the case
may be, that the calculation of the grant was carried out based on data that turned out to
be erroneous as a result of a bona fide mistake and were re-presented in the Company’s
financial statements, during a period of three consecutive periodic financial statements
after the date of the grant payment, the Office Holders will return to the Company the part
of the grant paid to them, which was based, as mentioned, on erroneous data, within six (6)
months from the date of publication of the re-presented financial statements. The amount
settled by the Office Holders will be linked to the consumer price index starting from the
publication date of the re-presented reports until the day they are actually returned to
the Company, all pursuant to the provisions of that certain Executive Officer Clawback Policy
as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on November 20, 2024
(the “Clawback Policy”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix
A. |
| 7.12. | The
board of directors may, after receiving the approval of the compensation committee, convert
the annual bonus to which the Office Holder is entitled to shares or options of the Company
or the subsidiary, provided that the economic value is the same as the value of the annual
bonus. |
| 7.13. | The
total of the annual grant and the one-time grant in this section 7 shall not exceed 9 salaries
for the CEO or CEO of a subsidiary company and 9 salaries for the VP, a position subordinate
to the CEO. |
As
part of the tenure and employment conditions of the company’s Office Holders, the Company includes a component of equity compensation
in the compensation package. This kind of compensation is an incentive for the Office Holders, by sharing the Company’s profits
and economic success. In addition, this compensation contributes to increasing the affinity of the Office Holders to the Company, so
that the Office Holder will stay there and see his future in it. The equity compensation creates a vision among the Office Holders who
aspire to be part of the Company’s success and take a share of its profits. The equity compensation component also allows the Company
to hire skilled workers while spreading the salary burden, by reducing the cash flow burden on the company. The equity compensation component,
while reducing the aforementioned expense burden, allows the Company to free up investments and take risks, which are defined by the
Company’s board of directors, by entering into additional and new projects.
Recognizing
the advantages inherent in the equity compensation component as part of the overall salary package of the Company’s Office Holders,
the Company may incorporate an equity compensation component into the compensation package of the office holders, all in accordance with
the following:
| 8.1. | The
options that will be allocated to the Office Holders will be allocated in accordance with
the Company’s option plan approved by the Company’s board of directors on March
31, 2015, or in accordance with an option plan that will be approved by the Company’s
board of directors from time to time, will be subject, as far as possible, to the provisions
of section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance [new version] 5771 -1961, and will not be registered
for trading on the stock exchange. |
| 8.2. | The
options that will be assigned to the Office Holders, may be assigned to exercisable options
for the shares of the subsidiary company, at the discretion of the Company’s board
of directors (subject to the acceptance of the conditions established by law). The subsidiary’s
options will be allocated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the subsidiary’s
options plan as approved by the subsidiary’s board of directors, or in accordance with
an option plan that will be approved by the subsidiary’s board of directors from time
to time, and will be subject, as far as possible, to the provisions of section 102 of the
Income Tax Ordinance [formulation New] 5771-1961, and will not be registered for trading
on the stock exchange. The Company’s board of directors will be entitled to determine
that shares or options of the subsidiary that were assigned to an Office Holder will be converted
into shares or options of the Company. |
| 8.3. | The
value of the options, at the time of grant, according to the Black & Scholes formula
or in accordance with the binomial model, will not exceed the fixed rate in the table in
section 4 above of the total maximum annual fixed compensation of the Office Holder set in
section 5 above. |
| 8.4. | The
exercise price to be determined for the options will be determined according to the average
price of the Company’s stock in the period between three (3) months and thirty (30)
trading days prior to the date of approval of the grant by the Board of Directors, according
to the Board of Directors’ decision. In special cases that will be determined, the
Company’s board of directors will be allowed to determine an exercise price that will
be determined based on the share price on a certain day, if the compensation committee and
the Company’s board of directors believe that such an exercise price should be determined
from the date the Office Holder’s employment with the Company or the subsidiary company
begins. The exercise price that will be determined for the options of the Company’s
subsidiary, to the extent that it is granted, and to the extent that such subsidiary is not
traded on any stock exchange in the world, will be determined by the Company’s board
of directors at its discretion. |
| 8.5. | The
vesting period of the options granted to the Office Holders will not be less than three years,
when the vesting will be a quarterly vesting so that at the end of each quarter the proportional
part of the options allocated to the office holders will mature. It is clarified that the
vesting period will apply as long as the Office Holder works in the Company. |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company’s board of directors may determine that a proportional part of the total options assigned to the Office
Holder will be vested immediately, provided that such part does not exceed an amount that would constitute a rate of 50% of the total
options assigned to the Office Holder.
| 8.6. | In
the event that the employee-employer relationship has ended or the engagement between the
Office Holder and the Company has ended, the expiration date of the options that have matured
shall not exceed a period of between three months and six months from the date of the termination
of the employee-employer relationship or the end of the engagement, as the case may be. After
receiving the recommendation of the compensation committee, it will be at the Company’s
board of directors as to whether to extend this period, provided that the aforementioned
extended period does not exceed one year. In the event of termination of the employee-employer
relationship due to the death of the Office Holder, the expiration date of the options shall
not exceed one year. |
| 8.7. | The
Company’s board of directors will have discretion as to whether to accelerate the vesting
of the options that will be assigned to the Company’s Office Holders, at the event
of the following: |
| 8.7.1. | acquisition
of control of the Company by a third party; |
| 8.7.2. | merger
of the Company, as defined in the Companies Law; |
| 8.7.3. | a
transaction for the purchase of a material asset by the Company or the subsidiary; |
| 8.7.4. | an
issue of the Company’s or subsidiary’s securities on a stock exchange in Israel
or abroad; |
| 8.7.5. | a
substantial investment event in the Company. It will be clarified that a “substantial”
investment will be determined by the Company’s board of directors; |
| 8.7.6. | selling
or granting an exclusive license for most of the Company’s intellectual property. |
| 9.1. | The
Company will be entitled, under circumstances approved by the compensation committee and
by the Company’s board of directors as exceptional circumstances, to offer a signing
bonus to a new Office Holder in the Company. |
| 9.2. | The
total of the signing bonus shall not exceed the sum of 3 gross monthly salaries as determined
in relation to the relevant job title. The Company will be entitled to determine that the
Office Holder will be required to return to the Company all or part of the signing bonus
awarded to him, as long as the Office Holder does not complete a minimum term of office in
the Company. |
| 10. | Term
Termination Conditions |
In
the case of dismissal of the Office Holder by the Company (not due to “cause” as defined in the employment/services agreement
that was/will be signed with the Office Holder), or in the case of the Office Holder’s resignation from the Company under circumstances
that require severance pay in accordance with the law, in addition to the severance compensation that the Company is obligated to pay
the office holder by law, the company may, with the approval of the compensation committee and the Company’s board of directors,
also pay the Office Holder the following payments:
| 10.1.1. | The
notice period for each Office Holder will be determined by the compensation committee and
the Company’s board of directors, prior to the signing of the employment agreement
with the Office Holder, provided that it does not exceed a period of 9 months. |
| 10.1.2. | During
the notice period, the Office Holder will be required to continue to perform his duties,
unless the Company’s board of directors decides to release him from this obligation.
In the aforementioned case, the Office Holder will be entitled to the continuation of all
terms of tenure and employment without any change in them. |
| 10.1.3. | Payment
for the notice period shall not exceed the following: |
CEO
or CEO of a subsidiary company |
Up
to 6 salaries |
VP,
Office Holder subordinate to the CEO |
Up
to 4 salaries |
| 10.2. | The
salary that will be paid during the notice period will be calculated according to the last
salary (and according to the fixed compensation only, that is, not including grants paid
to the office holder, but including accompanying social conditions) paid to the Office Holder
before the date of his dismissal/resignation in a manner that qualifies for the payment of
severance compensation. |
| 10.3.1. | The
compensation committee and the Company’s board of directors will be entitled to approve
the payment of a retirement bonus to company Office Holders at the time of their retirement,
provided that the amount of the retirement bonus does not exceed the amount specified below: |
Rank |
|
Worked
in the Company for up to 1 years |
|
Worked
in the Company between 1 and 5 years |
|
Worked
in the Company between 5 and 10 years |
|
Worked
in the Company for over 10 years |
CEO |
|
Up
to 1 salary |
|
Up
to 4 salaries |
|
Up
to 6 salaries |
|
Up
to 12 salaries |
VP,
other Office Holder, CEO of a subsidiary company |
|
Up
to 1 salary |
|
Up
to 4 salaries |
|
Up
to 6 salaries |
|
Up
to 10 salaries |
Active
chairman |
|
Up
to 1 salary |
|
Up
to 4 salaries |
|
Up
to 6 salaries |
|
Up
to 12 salaries |
| 10.3.2. | In
the event of a change of control (as defined below), the retirement bonus detailed in the
table above can increase by up to 50%. For the purpose of this section, “change of
control” shall include any event of the sale of control of the Company to a third party,
a merger of the Company with another company or the sale of most or all of the Company’s
assets. |
| 10.3.3. | As
part of the consideration of whether to grant a one-time retirement bonus as stated above,
the compensation committee and the board of directors, based on the recommendation of the
chairman of the board (in the case of a CEO) or the CEO of the Company (in the case of a
VP), will examine the extent of the Office Holder’s contribution to the Company and
for the advancement of the goals he set for himself, with an emphasis on specific activities
and projects he managed or was entrusted with, the degree of compliance with personal goals
set for him, if they were set, and the degree of compliance with the goals defined in the
Company’s budget. |
| 10.3.4. | The
retirement bonus will be paid on the date of termination of the employee-employer relationship,
and will be paid on the basis of the last salary (and according to the fixed compensation
only, i.e., not including bonuses paid to the Office Holder) that was paid to the office
holder before the date of his dismissal/resignation in a manner that qualifies for the payment
of severance. |
| 10.4. | The
board of directors may, after receiving the approval of the compensation committee, convert
the grants as detailed in sections 10.2 and 10.3 into shares or options of the Company or
the subsidiary, provided that the economic value is the same as the converted grants. |
| 11. | Exemption,
Indemnity and Insurance |
The
Office Holders of the Company will be entitled to receive from the Company a letter of exemption and indemnification, the terms of which
will be in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, and as it will be in the Company from time to time in accordance with
the approval of the Company’s organs according to law, from time to time.
In
addition to this, the Company’s Office Holders will be entitled to be included under an Office Holder insurance policy that the
Company will purchase in the normal course of business, to cover the liability of directors and Office Holders in the Company and subsidiaries,
as they will be from time to time, including directors and Office Holders who are or may be considered controlling owners of the Company
by way of “framework transaction” as defined in the Companies Regulations (facilitation of transactions with interested parties),
2000, with a liability limit of up to 50 million US dollars per case and per insurance year, with an annual premium and deductible in
accordance with the market conditions at the time the policy was drawn up, provided that the cost is not material to the Company. The
insurance policy will insure the Office Holders both in connection with the laws of Israel and in connection with the laws of the country
where the securities of the Company or subsidiary will be traded.
Appendix
A
The
Clawback Policy
Annex
B
Intercure
Ltd.
Executive
Officer Clawback Policy
Approved
by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on November 20, 2023 (the “Adoption Date”)
This
Executive Officer Clawback Policy describes the circumstances under which Covered Persons of Intercure Ltd. and any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries (the “Company”) will be required to repay or return Erroneously-Awarded Compensation to the Company.
This
Policy and any terms used in this Policy shall be construed in accordance with any SEC regulations promulgated to comply with Section
954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, including without limitation Rule 10D-1 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules adopted by Nasdaq, as well as the provisions of the Israeli Companies
Law of 1999 (the “Companies Law”).
Each
Covered Person of the Company shall sign an Acknowledgement and Agreement to the Clawback Policy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A as a condition to his or her participation in any of the Company’s incentive-based compensation programs; provided that this
Policy shall apply to each Covered Person irrespective of whether such Covered Person shall have failed, for any reason, to have executed
such Acknowledgement and Agreement.
For
purposes of this Policy, the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
(a) |
“Accounting
Restatement” shall mean an accounting restatement (i) due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial
reporting requirement under the securities laws, including any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously
issued financial restatements that is material to the previously issued financial statements (a “Big R” restatement),
or (ii) that corrects an error that is not material to previously issued financial statements, but would result in a material misstatement
if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (a “little r” restatement).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following changes to the Company’s financial statements represent error corrections
and shall not be deemed an Accounting Restatement: (a) retrospective application of a change in accounting principle; (b) retrospective
revision to reportable segment information due to a change in the structure of the Company’s internal organization; (c) retrospective
reclassification due to a discontinued operation; (d) retrospective application of a change in reporting entity, such as from a reorganization
of entities under common control; and (e) retrospective revision for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends or other
changes in capital structure. |
|
|
(b) |
“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. |
|
|
(c) |
“Clawback-Eligible
Incentive Compensation” shall mean, in connection with an Accounting Restatement, any Incentive-Based Compensation
Received by a Covered Person (regardless of whether such Covered Person was serving at the time that Erroneously-Awarded Compensation
is required to be repaid) (i) on or after the Nasdaq Effective Date, (ii) after beginning service as a Covered Person, (iii) while
the Company has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or national securities association and (iv) during
the Clawback Period. |
(d) |
“Clawback
Period” shall mean, with respect to any Accounting Restatement, the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding
the Restatement Date and any transition period (that results from a change in the Company’s fiscal year) of less than nine
months within or immediately following those three completed fiscal years. |
|
|
(e) |
“Committee”
shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board. |
|
|
(f) |
“Covered
Person” shall mean any person who is, or was at any time, during the Clawback Period, an Executive Officer of the Company.
For the avoidance of doubt, Covered Person may include a former Executive Officer that left the Company, retired or transitioned
to an employee non-Executive Officer role (including after serving as an Executive Officer in an interim capacity) during the Clawback
Period, and this Policy applies regardless of whether the Covered Person was at fault for an accounting error or other action that
resulted in, or contributed to, the Accounting Restatement. |
|
|
(g) |
“Erroneously-Awarded
Compensation” shall mean the amount of Clawback-Eligible Incentive Compensation that exceeds the amount of Incentive-Based
Compensation that otherwise would have been Received had it been determined based on the restated amounts. This amount must be computed
without regard to any taxes paid. |
|
|
(h) |
“Executive
Officer” shall mean (i) the Company’s president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or
if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice-president in charge of a principal business unit, division, or
function (such as sales, administration, or finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, (ii) any other person
(including an officer of the Company’s parent(s) or subsidiaries) who performs similar policy-making functions for the Company,
or (iii) an “Officer” within the meaning set forth in the Companies Law.. For the sake of clarity, at a minimum, all
persons who would be executive officers pursuant to Rule 401(b) under Regulation S-K shall be deemed “Executive Officers”. |
|
|
(i) |
“Financial
Reporting Measures” shall mean measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles
used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, and all other measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures,
including, without limitation, measures that are “non-GAAP financial measures” for purposes of Exchange Act Regulation
G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K, as well other measures, metrics and ratios that are not non- GAAP measures. For purposes of this
Policy, Financial Reporting Measures shall include stock price and total shareholder return (and any measures that are derived wholly
or in part from stock price or total shareholder return). A Financial Reporting Measure need not be presented within the Company’s
financial statements or included in a Company filing with the SEC. |
|
|
(j) |
“Incentive-Based
Compensation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section III below. |
|
|
(k) |
“Nasdaq”
shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market. |
|
|
(l) |
“Nasdaq
Effective Date” shall mean October 2, 2023. |
|
|
(m) |
“Policy”
shall mean this Executive Officer Clawback Policy, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time. |
(n) |
“Received”
shall mean Incentive-Based Compensation received, or deemed to be received, in the Company’s fiscal period during which the
Financial Reporting Measure specified in the Incentive-Based Compensation is attained, even if the payment or grant occurs after
the fiscal period. |
|
|
(o) |
“Repayment
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section V below. |
|
|
(p) |
“Restatement
Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the date the Board, a committee of the Board or the officers of the Company authorized
to take such action if Board action is not required, concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required
to prepare an Accounting Restatement, or (ii) the date that a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company
to prepare an Accounting Restatement. |
|
|
(q) |
“SARs”
shall mean stock appreciation rights. |
|
|
(r) |
“SEC”
shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
III. |
Incentive-Based
Compensation |
“Incentive-Based
Compensation” shall mean any compensation that is granted, earned or vested wholly or in part upon the attainment of a Financial
Reporting Measure.
For
purposes of this Policy, specific examples of Incentive-Based Compensation include, but are not limited to:
|
● |
Non-equity
incentive plan awards that are earned based, wholly or in part, based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure performance
goal; |
|
● |
Bonuses
paid from a “bonus pool,” the size of which is determined, wholly or in part, based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting
Measure performance goal; |
|
● |
Other
cash awards based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure performance goal; |
|
● |
Restricted
stock, restricted stock units, performance share units, stock options and SARs that are granted or become vested, wholly or in part,
on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure performance goal; and |
|
● |
Proceeds
received upon the sale of shares acquired through an incentive plan that were granted or vested based, wholly or in part, on satisfaction
of a Financial Reporting Measure performance goal. |
For
purposes of this Policy, Incentive-Based Compensation excludes:
|
● |
Any
base salaries (except with respect to any salary increases earned, wholly or in part, based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting
Measure performance goal); |
|
● |
Bonuses
paid solely at the discretion of the Committee or Board that are not paid from a “bonus pool” that is determined by satisfying
a Financial Reporting Measure performance goal; |
|
● |
Bonuses
paid solely upon satisfying one or more subjective standards and/or completion of a specified employment period; |
|
● |
Non-equity
incentive plan awards earned solely upon satisfying one or more strategic measures or operational measures; and |
|
● |
Equity
awards that vest solely based on the passage of time and/or satisfaction of one or more non-Financial Reporting Measures. |
IV. |
Determination
and Calculation of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation |
In
the event of an Accounting Restatement, the Committee shall promptly determine the amount of any Erroneously-Awarded Compensation for
each Executive Officer in connection with such Accounting Restatement and shall promptly thereafter provide each Executive Officer with
a written notice containing the amount of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation and a demand for repayment, forfeiture or return thereof,
as applicable.
(a) |
Cash
Awards. With respect to cash awards, the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is the difference between the amount of the cash
award (whether payable as a lump sum or over time) that was Received and the amount that should have been Received applying the restated
Financial Reporting Measure. |
|
|
(b) |
Cash
Awards Paid From Bonus Pools. With respect to cash awards paid from bonus pools, the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is
the pro rata portion of any deficiency that results from the aggregate bonus pool that is reduced based on applying the restated
Financial Reporting Measure. |
|
|
(c) |
Equity
Awards. With respect to equity awards, if the shares, options, SARs or other equity awards are still held at the time of
recovery, the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is the number of such securities Received in excess of the number that should have
been received applying the restated Financial Reporting Measure (or the value in excess of that number). If the options, SARs or
other equity awards have been exercised, vested, settled or otherwise converted into underlying shares, but the underlying shares
have not been sold, the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is the number of shares underlying the excess options or SARs (or the value
thereof). If the underlying shares have already been sold, the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is the higher of the value of the
stock upon vesting, exercise or sale. |
|
|
(d) |
Compensation
Based on Stock Price or Total Shareholder Return. For Incentive-Based Compensation based on (or derived from) stock price
or total shareholder return, where the amount of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly
from the information in the applicable Accounting Restatement, the amount shall be determined by the Committee based on a reasonable
estimate of the effect of the Accounting Restatement on the stock price or total shareholder return upon which the Incentive-Based
Compensation was Received (in which case, the Committee shall maintain documentation of such determination of that reasonable estimate
and provide such documentation to Nasdaq in accordance with applicable listing standards). |
V. |
Recovery
of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation |
Once
the Committee has determined the amount of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation recoverable from the applicable Covered Person, the Committee
shall take all necessary actions to recover the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Committee
shall pursue the recovery of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation in accordance with the below:
(a) |
Cash
Awards. With respect to cash awards, the Committee shall either (i) require the Covered Person to repay the Erroneously-Awarded
Compensation in a lump sum in cash (or such property as the Committee agrees to accept with a value equal to such Erroneously-Awarded
Compensation) reasonably promptly following the Restatement Date or (ii) if approved by the Committee, offer to enter into a Repayment
Agreement. If the Covered Person accepts such offer and signs the Repayment Agreement within a reasonable time as determined by the
Committee, the Company shall countersign such Repayment Agreement. |
|
|
(b) |
Unvested
Equity Awards. With respect to those equity awards that have not yet vested, the Committee shall take all necessary action
to cancel, or otherwise cause to be forfeited, the awards in the amount of the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation. |
(c) |
Vested
Equity Awards. With respect to those equity awards that have vested and the underlying shares have not been sold, the Committee
shall take all necessary action to cause the Covered Person to deliver and surrender the underlying shares in the amount of the Erroneously-Awarded
Compensation. |
|
|
|
In
the event that the Covered Person has sold the underlying shares, the Committee shall either (i) require the Covered Person to repay
the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation in a lump sum in cash (or such property as the Committee agrees to accept with a value equal
to such Erroneously-Awarded Compensation) reasonably promptly following the Restatement Date or (ii) if approved by the Committee,
offer to enter into a Repayment Agreement. If the Covered Person accepts such offer and signs the Repayment Agreement within a reasonable
time as determined by the Committee, the Company shall countersign such Repayment Agreement. |
|
|
(d) |
Repayment
Agreement. “Repayment Agreement” shall mean an agreement (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Committee) with
the Covered Person for the repayment of the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation as promptly as possible without unreasonable economic
hardship to the Covered Person. |
|
|
(e) |
Effect
of Non-Repayment. To the extent that a Covered Person fails to repay all Erroneously-Awarded Compensation to the Company
when due (as determined in accordance with this Policy), the Company shall, or shall cause one or more other members of the Company
to, take all actions reasonable and appropriate to recover such Erroneously-Awarded Compensation from the applicable Covered Person.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its discretion, the applicable Covered Person shall be required to reimburse the
Company for any and all expenses reasonably incurred (including legal fees) by the Company in recovering such Erroneously-Awarded
Compensation in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. |
|
|
|
The
Committee shall have broad discretion to determine the appropriate means of recovery of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation based on
all applicable facts and circumstances and taking into account the time value of money and the cost to shareholders of delaying recovery.
However, in no event may the Company accept an amount that is less than the amount of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation in satisfaction
of a Covered Person’s obligations hereunder. |
VI. |
Discretionary
Recovery |
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to take action to recover Erroneously-Awarded Compensation if any
one of the following conditions are met and the Committee determines that recovery would be impracticable:
|
(i) |
The
direct expenses paid to a third party to assist in enforcing this Policy against a Covered Person would exceed the amount to be recovered,
after the Company has made a reasonable attempt to recover the applicable Erroneously-Awarded Compensation, documented such attempts
and provided such documentation to Nasdaq; |
|
|
|
|
(ii) |
Recovery
would violate home country law where that law was adopted prior to November 28, 2022, provided that, before determining that it would
be impracticable to recover any amount of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation based on violation of home country law, the Company has
obtained an opinion of home country counsel, acceptable to Nasdaq, that recovery would result in such a violation and a copy of the
opinion is provided to Nasdaq; or |
|
|
|
|
(iii) |
Recovery
would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan, under which benefits are broadly available to employees of the Company,
to fail to meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(13) or 26 U.S.C. 411(a) and regulations thereunder. |
VII. |
Reporting
and Disclosure Requirements |
The
Company shall file all disclosures with respect to this Policy in accordance with the requirements of the federal securities laws, including
the disclosure required by the applicable filings required to be made with the SEC.
This
Policy shall apply to any Incentive-Based Compensation Received on or after the Nasdaq Effective Date.
The
Company shall not indemnify any Covered Person against the loss of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation and shall not pay, or reimburse any
Covered Persons for premiums, for any insurance policy to fund such Covered Person’s potential recovery obligations.
The
Committee has the sole discretion to administer this Policy and ensure compliance with Nasdaq Rules and any other applicable law, regulation,
rule or interpretation of the SEC or Nasdaq promulgated or issued in connection therewith. Actions of the Committee pursuant to this
Policy shall be taken by the vote of a majority of its members. The Committee shall, subject to the provisions of this Policy, make such
determinations and interpretations and take such actions as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable. All determinations and interpretations
made by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.
XI. |
Amendment;
Termination |
The
Committee may amend this Policy from time to time in its discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems necessary, including as and
when it determines that it is legally required by any federal securities laws, SEC rule, the Companies Law or the rules of any national
securities exchange or national securities association on which the Company’s securities are then listed. The Committee may terminate
this Policy at any time. Notwithstanding anything in this Section XI to the contrary, no amendment or termination of this Policy shall
be effective if such amendment or termination would (after taking into account any actions taken by the Company contemporaneously with
such amendment or termination) cause the Company to violate any federal securities laws, SEC rule, the Companies Law or the rules of
any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Company’s securities are then listed.
XII. |
Other
Recoupment Rights; No Additional Payments |
The
Committee intends that this Policy will be applied to the fullest extent of the law. The Committee may require that any employment agreement,
equity award agreement or any other agreement entered into on or after the Adoption Date shall, as a condition to the grant of any benefit
thereunder, require a Covered Person to agree to abide by the terms of this Policy. Any right of recoupment under this Policy is in addition
to, and not in lieu of, any other rights under applicable law, regulation or rule or pursuant to any similar policy in any employment
agreement, equity plan, compensation policy, equity award agreement or similar arrangement and any other legal remedies available to
the Company. However, this Policy shall not provide for recovery of Incentive-Based Compensation that the Company has already recovered
pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or other recovery obligations.
This
Policy shall be binding and enforceable against all Covered Persons and their beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators or other
legal representatives.
Exhibit
A
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AND AGREEMENT
TO
THE
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER CLAWBACK POLICY
OF
INTERCURE
LTD.
By
signing below, the undersigned acknowledges and confirms that the undersigned has received and reviewed a copy of Intercure Ltd. Executive
Officer Clawback Policy (the “Policy”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Acknowledgement Form (this
“Acknowledgement Form”) shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Policy.
By
signing this Acknowledgement Form, the undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned is and will continue to be subject to
the Policy and that the Policy will apply both during and after the undersigned’s employment with the Company. Further, by signing
below, the undersigned agrees to abide by the terms of the Policy, including, without limitation, by returning any Erroneously-Awarded
Compensation (as defined in the Policy) to the Company to the extent required by, and in a manner permitted by, the Policy.
Exhibit
99.2
INTERCURE
LTD.
PROXY
FOR THE EXTRAODINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 28, 2024
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The
undersigned hereby appoints Mr. Alexander Rabinovitch, Chief Executive Officer, or failing him, and Amos Cohen, Chief Financial Officer,
agent and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to represent and to vote on behalf of the undersigned
all the ordinary shares in InterCure Ltd. (the “Company”) which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Extraordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held at the offices of the Company’s attorneys, Doron Tikotzky
Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross., at 7 Metsada st., B.S.R Tower 4, Bnei Brak, Israel, on October 28, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (Israel
time) and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, upon the following matters, which are more fully described in the Notice of Extraordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice”) and Proxy Statement relating to the Meeting (“Proxy Statement”).
The
undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement of the Company
relating to the Meeting. All terms that are not defined in this Proxy shall have the same meaning of such terms in the Notice and/or
the Proxy Statement.
This
Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned. If no direction is made with respect to
any matter, this Proxy will be voted FOR such matter. Any and all proxies heretofore given by the undersigned are hereby revoked.
(Continued
and to be signed on the reverse side)
EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
INTERCURE
LTD.
October
28, 2024, 4:00 p.m. (Israel time)
Please
date, sign and mail
your
proxy card in the
envelope
provided as soon
as
possible.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE PROPOSALS FOR THE MEETING
PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
PLEASE
MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE ☒
|
1. |
To
re-elect Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum to our Board of Directors as an external director for a three-year term. |
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
Are
you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum’s
re-election other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? Please note:
If you do not mark either Yes or No, your shares will not be voted for this proposal.
|
2. |
To
re-elect Mr. Gideon Hirschfeld to our Board of Directors as an external director for a three-year term. |
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
Are
you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Gideon Hirschfeld’s re-election
other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? Please note: If you do not
mark either Yes or No, your shares will not be voted for this proposal.
|
3. |
To
approve that Mr. Ehud Barak, our chairman to the Board of Directors, shall receive the equity
remuneration as described in the proxy statement.
|
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
|
4. |
To
approve that Mr. David Salton, our independent director, shall receive the equity remuneration
as described in the proxy statement.
|
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
|
5. |
To
approve that Mr. Alon Granot, our non-executive director, shall receive the equity remuneration
as described in the proxy statement.
|
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
|
6. |
To
approve that Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum, our external director, shall receive the equity remuneration as described in the proxy
statement. |
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
Are
you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Ms. Lennie Michelson Grinbaum’s
equity remuneration other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? Please
note: If you do not mark either Yes or No, your shares will not be voted for this proposal.
|
7. |
To
approve that Mr. Gideon Hirshfeld our external director, shall receive the equity remuneration as described in the proxy statement. |
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
Are
you a controlling shareholder of the Company, or do you have a personal interest in the approval of Mr. Gideon Hirshfeld’s equity
remuneration other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? Please note:
If you do not mark either Yes or No, your shares will not be voted for this proposal.
|
8. |
To
approve the adoption of a new Compensation Policy of the Company for a period of three years commencing as of the Meeting date, in
accordance with the requirements of the Companies Law and to ratify the adoption of a new clawback policy, as proposed within the
Board of Directors resolution dated as of November 20, 2023, so that when so adopted such clawback policy will be attached as an
exhibit to the Company’s new Compensation Policy and form an integral part thereof, intended to comply with the clawback-related
listing standards proposed by the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999, as amended. |
|
☐ |
for |
☐ |
against |
☐ |
abstain |
Are
you a controlling shareholder in the Company, or have a personal interest in the said resolution, as such terms are defined in the proxy
statement other than a personal interest unrelated to relationships with a controlling shareholder of the Company? Please note: If you
do not mark either Yes or No, your shares will not be voted for this proposal.
In
their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Extraordinary Meeting or
any adjournment or postponement thereof.
|
Date:
________, 2024 |
|
Date_________,
2024 |
SIGNATURE |
|
SIGNATURE |
|
Please
sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signed is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized
officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
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