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Purpose
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| 2. |
Administration
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| 3. |
Eligibility
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| (a) |
Participants. Directors, officers, service providers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates have been approved by the Committee as participants (collectively referred to as “Participants” and individually
as a “Participant”) shall be eligible to receive grants of Incentives under the Plan. Incentives granted to directors of the Company shall be subject to the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company. Once such approval is obtained,
the Ordinary Shares subject to Incentives shall count against the maximum number of Ordinary Shares permitted to be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 6(a). Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Participants who have entered
into a written agreement evidencing the terms of an Incentive award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan. However, no individual shall at any time have a right to be selected for participation in the Plan.
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| (b) |
No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate the employment of a Participant at any time, nor confer upon any
Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, as applicable. No director, officer or employee shall have a right to receive an Incentive or any other benefit under this Plan or, having been
granted an Incentive or other benefit, to receive any additional Incentive or other benefit. Except as may be otherwise specifically stated in any other employee benefit plan, policy or program, neither any Incentive under this Plan nor any
amount realized from any such Incentive shall be treated as compensation for the purpose of calculating an employee’s benefit under any such benefit plan, policy or program.
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| 4. |
Term of the Plan
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| 5. |
Incentives
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| 6. |
Ordinary Shares Available for Incentives; Adjustments; Delay in Delivery; Limit on Aggregate Incentives and Change in Control Provisions
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| (a) |
Ordinary Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of Section 6(b), the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 15,986,316 in a fungible pool of Ordinary Shares. The board may elect to increase the
number of Ordinary shares available under the plan at any time. The maximum number of available Ordinary Shares will be reduced by one Ordinary Share for every Share Option or any other unit of an Incentive that is awarded under the Plan.
Any Ordinary Shares under this Plan that are not purchased or awarded under an Incentive that has lapsed, expired, terminated or been canceled may be used for the further grant of Incentives under the Plan. Incentives and similar awards
issued by an entity that is merged into or with the Company, acquired by the Company or otherwise involved in a similar corporate transaction with the Company are not considered issued under this Plan. Ordinary Shares under this Plan may be
delivered by the Company from its authorized and newly issued Ordinary Shares or from issued and reacquired Ordinary Shares held as treasury stock, or both. In no event shall fractional shares be issued under the Plan.
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| (b) |
Adjustment of Ordinary Shares. The aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be purchased or acquired pursuant to Incentives granted hereunder, the number of Ordinary Shares covered by each outstanding Incentive and the price per
share with respect to any Share Option shall be appropriately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares resulting from stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations or any other subdivision or
consolidation of Ordinary Shares or for other capital adjustments or payments of stock dividends or distributions or other increases or decreases in the outstanding Ordinary Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. Any
adjustment shall be conclusively determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
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| (c) |
Delay in Delivery.
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| (i) |
The Company is relieved from any liability for the non-issuance or non-transfer, or for any delay in the issuance or transfer of any Ordinary Shares subject to Incentives, resulting from the inability of the Company to obtain, or from any
delay in obtaining, from any regulatory body having jurisdiction or authority, any requisite approval to issue or transfer any such Ordinary Shares, if counsel for the Company deems such approval necessary for the lawful issuance or transfer
thereof.
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| (ii) |
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not have any obligation or liability as a result of any delay in issuing any certificate evidencing Ordinary Shares or in the delivery thereof to Participants, or any act
or omission of the Company-designated brokerage firm in relation to the Ordinary Shares.
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| (d) |
Change in Control Provisions.
In the event of a Change in Control, then, without derogating from the general authority and power of the Board or the Committee under this Plan, without the Participant’s consent
and action and without any prior notice requirement:
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| (i) |
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, any Incentive then outstanding shall be assumed or be substituted by the Company, or by the successor corporation in such Change in Control or by any
Affiliate thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion (the “Successor Corporation”), under terms as determined by the Committee or the terms of this Plan applied by the Successor Corporation to such assumed or substituted
Incentives.
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| (ii) |
Regardless of whether or not Incentives are assumed or substituted the Committee may (but shall not be obligated to), in its sole discretion:
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provide for the Participant to have the right to exercise the Incentive or otherwise for the acceleration of vesting of the Incentive in respect of all or part of the Ordinary Shares covered by the Incentive which would not otherwise be
exercisable or vested, under such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, and the cancellation of all unexercised (whether vested or unvested) Incentives upon or immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control; and/or
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| b |
provide for the cancellation of each outstanding and unexercised Incentives at or immediately prior to the closing of such Change in Control, and payment to the Participant of an amount in cash, shares of the Company, the acquirer or of a
corporation or other business entity which is a party to the Change in Control or other property, as determined by the Committee to be fair in the circumstances, and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. The
Committee shall have full authority to select the method for determining the payment (being the Black-Scholes model or any other method). The Committee’s determination may further provide that payment shall be set to zero if the value of the
Ordinary Shares is determined to be less than the exercise price of the Incentive or in respect of Ordinary Shares covered by the Incentive which would not otherwise be exercisable or vested, or that payment may be made only in excess of the
exercise price of the Incentive.
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| (iii) |
The Committee may determine that any payments made in respect of Incentives shall be made or delayed to the same extent that payment of consideration to the holders of the Ordinary Shares in connection with the Change in Control is made or
delayed as a result of escrows, indemnification, earn outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies; and the terms and conditions applying to the payment made to the Participants, including participation in escrow, indemnification, releases,
earn-outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies.
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| (iv) |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, that upon completion of such Change in Control the terms of any Incentive shall be otherwise amended, modified or
terminated, as the Committee shall deem in good faith to be appropriate and without any liability to the Company or its Affiliates and to their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives, and the respective successors and
assigns of any of the foregoing, in connection with the method of treatment or chosen course of action permitted hereunder.
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| (v) |
Neither the authorities and powers of the Committee under this Section 6(d), nor the exercise or implementation thereof, shall (i) be restricted or limited in any way by any adverse consequences (tax or otherwise) that may result to any
holder of an Incentive, and (ii) as, inter alia, being a feature of the Incentive upon its grant, be deemed to constitute a change or an amendment of the rights of such holder under this Plan, nor shall any such adverse consequences (as well
as any adverse tax consequences that may result from any tax ruling or other approval or determination of any relevant tax authority) be deemed to constitute a change or an amendment of the rights of such holder under this Plan, and may be
effected without consent of any Participant and without any liability to the Company or its Affiliates and to their respective its officers, directors, employees and representatives and the respective successors and assigns of any of the
foregoing. The Committee need not take the same action with respect to all Incentives. The Committee may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of an Incentive. The Committee may determine an amount or type of
consideration to be received or distributed in a Change in Control which may differ as among the Participants, and as between the Participants and any other holders of shares of the Company.
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| (vi) |
The Committee’s determinations pursuant to this Section 6(d) shall be conclusive and binding on all Participants.
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| (vii) |
If determined by the Committee, the Participants shall be subject to the definitive agreement(s) in connection with the Change in Control as applying to holders of Shares including, such terms, conditions, representations, undertakings,
liabilities, limitations, releases, indemnities, participating in transaction expenses and escrow arrangement, in each case as determined by the Committee. Each Participant shall execute (and authorizes any person designated by the Company to
so execute) such separate agreement(s) or instruments as may be requested by the Company, the Successor Corporation or the acquiror in connection with such in such Change in Control and in the form required by them. The execution of such
separate agreement(s) may be a condition to the receipt of assumed or substituted Incentives, payment in lieu of the Incentive or the exercise of any Incentive”.
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| (e) |
Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through any of the following transactions:
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| (i) |
A merger, consolidation or other reorganization approved by the Company’s shareholders, unless securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the voting securities of the successor company are
immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction; or
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| (ii) |
The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
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| (iii) |
Any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (other than
the Company or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) becomes directly or indirectly the beneficial owner
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities
outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Company or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the
Company’s shareholders; or
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| (iv) |
The individuals who constituted the Board as of the Effective Date (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the directors of the Company; provided, however, that individuals whose election, or whose
nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Board shall be considered, for purposes of this Plan, members of the Incumbent Board; and provided, further, that no
individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened “election contest” (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (an
“Election Contest”) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person or entity other than the Board (a “Proxy Contest”), including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any
Election Contest or Proxy Contest.
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| 7. |
Share Options
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| (a) |
Incentive Award Agreement. All Share Options granted pursuant to this Section 7 shall be evidenced by a written Incentive award agreement in such form and containing such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine that
are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. With respect to Share Options granted to U.S. Participants, such Share Options granted are not intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue
Code (the “Code”) and shall be designated as options which do not so qualify.
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| (b) |
Share Option Price. The exercise price of each Share Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, that the exercise price shall not be less than 100 percent of the fair market value (as defined
below) of an Ordinary Share on the date the Share Option is granted, or the grant thereof is approved, as applicable under the laws or regulations of the various jurisdictions. At any time when the Ordinary Shares are quoted on the, NASDAQ,
the fair market value shall be the closing price on, NASDAQ on the date on which the option is granted, or, if not quoted on that day, then on the last preceding date on which such Ordinary Shares are quoted. If the Ordinary Shares are not
quoted on NASDAQ, or if representative quotes are not otherwise available, the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares shall mean the amount determined by the Committee to be the fair market value based upon a good faith attempt to value the
Ordinary Shares accurately and computed in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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| (c) |
Share Option Period. The period of each Share Option shall be fixed by the Committee, provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the period for Share Options shall not exceed seven years from the date of grant (the
“Termination Date”).
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| (d) |
Exercise of Share Option and Payment. Unless otherwise determined in a Sub-Plan, no Ordinary Shares shall be issued until full payment of the option price has been made. Payment for the Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to a Share
Option shall be made in full, upon exercise of the Share Option, in immediately available funds, by cash or certified or bank cashier’s check.
Notwithstanding, pursuant to Board resolution, payment may be made by a method whereby the Committee shall withhold a number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant pursuant to
the Option (in this Section 7(d) ("Net Exercise"), according to the following formula:
N = X(A-B)/A
Where:
“N” = the calculated number of Shares to be issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Option after rounding to the nearest whole number;
“X” = the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, according to the Participant's notice of exercise;
“A” = the higher between: (1) the closing price for a Share on the last trading day prior to the exercise date or (2) the limit price that the Participant has indicated when submitted the
same-day sale instructions to a broker.
“B” = the exercise price per Share (as defined in the Participant’s applicable Award Agreement).”
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| (e) |
First Exercisable Date. The Committee shall determine how and when Ordinary Shares covered by a Share Option may be purchased. Subject to Section 6(b), Share Options granted under the Plan shall vest and become exercisable subject
to vesting to be determined by the Committee. Share Options may be exercisable in whole or in part and if an option is exercisable in part, the portion thereof which is exercisable and not exercised shall remain exercisable.
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| (f) |
Termination of Share Options. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if prior to the Termination Date, a Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, as applicable, (i) for any reason
other than death, disability, retirement or for cause, the Share Option will remain exercisable by the Participant for a period not extending beyond three months after the date of cessation of employment, but in no event later than the
Termination Date, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of cessation of employment, and (ii) by reason of termination of employment for cause, or by voluntary termination at a time when the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate, as
applicable, is entitled to terminate such Participant’s employment for cause, the Share Option (both vested and unvested options) shall terminate immediately, unless prohibited by applicable law. The terms and conditions under which a
Participant’s Share Options shall terminate in connection with any cessation of employment, other than as provided in (i) or (ii) above, shall be provided in the Participant’s Incentive award agreement.
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| (g) |
Escrow Agreement. The Committee may require a Participant who receives a Share Option to enter into an escrow or trustee agreement providing that such Share Option, or the Ordinary Shares to distributed in connection with the
exercise thereof, will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or trustee, as necessary to satisfy applicable local law.
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| 8. |
Performance Share Awards
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The Committee may grant awards under which payment shall be made in Ordinary Shares if the performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division or affiliate of the Company approved by the Committee during the Award Period (defined below)
meets certain goals established by the Committee (“Performance Share Awards”). Such Performance Share Awards shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan as the Committee may prescribe:
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| (a) |
Incentive Award Agreement. The terms of any Performance Share Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Incentive award agreement, which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent
with the Plan.
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| (b) |
Award Period and Performance Goals. The Committee shall determine and include in a Performance Share Award grant the period of time for which a Performance Share Award is made (“Award Period”). The Committee also shall establish,
consistent with any Annual Policies, to the extent that any such policies may have been established performance objectives (“Performance Goals”) to be met by the Company or any subsidiary, division or affiliate of the Company or any employees
thereof during the Award Period as a condition to payment of the Performance Share Award. The Performance Goals may include share price, pre-tax profits, earnings per share, return on shareholders’ equity, return on assets, sales, net income
or any combination of the foregoing or any other financial or other measurement established by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include minimum and optimum objectives or a single set of objectives.
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| (c) |
Payment of Performance Share Awards. The Committee shall establish the method of calculating the amount of payment to be made under a Performance Share Award if the Performance Goals are met, including the fixing of a
maximum payment. The Performance Share Award shall be expressed in terms of Ordinary Shares and referred to as “Performance Shares.” After the completion of an Award Period, the performance of the Company or subsidiary, division or affiliate
of the Company, as applicable, shall be measured against the Performance Goals, and the Committee or the Board shall determine, in accordance with the terms of such Performance Share Award, whether all, none or any portion of a Performance
Share Award shall be paid.
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| (d) |
Revision of Performance Goals. At any time prior to the end of an Award Period, the Committee may revise the Performance Goals and the computation of payment if unforeseen events occur that have a substantial effect on the
performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division or affiliate of the Company and which, in the judgment of the Committee, makes the application of the Performance Goals unfair unless a revision is made.
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| (e) |
Requirement of Employment. A grantee of a Performance Share Award must remain in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate until the completion of the Award Period in order to be entitled to payment under the
Performance Share Award; provided, that the Committee may, in its discretion, provide for a full or partial payment where such an exception is deemed equitable.
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| (f) |
Escrow Agreement. The Committee may require a Participant who receives a Performance Share Award to enter into an escrow or trustee agreement providing that the Ordinary Shares to be distributed in connection with the settlement of
a Performance Share Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or trustee, as necessary to satisfy applicable local law. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, such escrow or trustee agreements may include a
request to transfer the record ownership of such Ordinary Shares into the name of the escrow agent.
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| (g) |
Dividends. The Committee may, in its discretion, at the time of the granting of a Performance Share Award, provide that the cash equivalent of any dividends declared on the Ordinary Shares during the Award Period, and which would
have been paid with respect to Performance Shares had they been owned by a grantee, shall be paid to the Participant at the time the Performance Shares become payable to the Participant.
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| 9. |
Performance Share Unit Awards
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| (a) |
Incentive Award Agreement. The terms of any Performance Share Unit Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Incentive award agreement, which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not
inconsistent with the Plan.
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| (b) |
Award Period and Performance Goals. The Committee shall determine and include in a Performance Unit Share Award grant the Award Period. The Committee also shall establish, consistent with any Annual Policies, to the extent that any
such policies may have been established, Performance Goals to be met by the Company or any subsidiary, business unit, division or affiliate of the Company during the Award Period as a condition to settlement of the Performance Share Unit
Award. The Performance Goals may include minimum and optimum objectives or a single set of objectives.
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| (c) |
Payment of Performance Share Unit Awards. The Committee shall establish the method of calculating the amount of payment to be made under a Performance Share Unit Award if the Performance Goals are met, including the fixing
of a maximum payment. The Performance Share Unit Award shall be expressed in terms of Ordinary Shares and referred to as “Performance Unit Shares.” After the completion of an Award Period, the performance of the Company or subsidiary,
division or affiliate of the Company, as applicable, shall be measured against the Performance Goals, and the Committee or the Board shall determine, in accordance with the terms of such Performance Share Unit Award, whether all, none or any
portion of a Performance Share Unit Award shall be paid.
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| (d) |
Revision of Performance Goals. At any time prior to the end of an Award Period, the Committee may revise the Performance Goals and the computation of payment if unforeseen events occur that have a substantial effect on the
performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division or affiliate of the Company and which, in the judgment of the Committee, makes the application of the Performance Goals unfair unless a revision is made.
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| (e) |
Requirement of Employment. A grantee of a Performance Share Unit Award must remain in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate until the completion of the Award Period in order to be entitled to payment under the
Performance Share Unit Award; provided, that the Committee may, in its discretion, provide for a full or partial payment where such an exception is deemed equitable.
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| (f) |
Dividends. The Committee may, in its discretion, at the time of the granting of a Performance Share Unit Award, provide that the cash equivalent of any dividends declared on the Ordinary Shares during the Award Period, and which
would have been paid with respect to Performance Unit Shares had they been owned by a grantee, shall be paid to the Participant at the time the Performance Unit Shares become payable to the Participant.
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| (g) |
Escrow Agreement. The Committee may require a Participant who receives a Performance Share Unit Award to enter into an escrow or trustee agreement providing that the Ordinary Shares to be distributed in connection with the
settlement of a Performance Share Unit Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or trustee, as necessary to satisfy applicable local law.
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| (h) |
Creditors’ Rights. A Participant who has been granted a Performance Share Unit Award shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. A Performance Share Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured
obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Incentive award agreement.
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| 10. |
Restricted Share Awards
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| (a) |
Incentive Award Agreement. The terms of any Restricted Share Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Incentive award agreement, which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent
with the Plan. The Committee shall have absolute discretion to determine whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company as a condition precedent to the issuance of the Ordinary Shares.
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| (b) |
Requirement of Employment. A grantee of a Restricted Share Award must remain in the employment of the Company, subsidiary or affiliate during a period designated by the Committee in order to retain the Ordinary Shares under the
Restricted Share Award; provided that, unless specifically determined by the Committee, the Restricted Share Award shall be subject to vesting as determined in the Sub-Plan (“Restricted Share Restriction Period”). If the grantee leaves the
employment of the Company, subsidiary or affiliate prior to the end of the Restricted Share Restriction Period, the Restricted Share Award shall terminate and the Ordinary Shares shall be returned immediately to the Company, or cancelled. The
Committee may, in its discretion, also provide for such complete or partial exceptions to the employment restriction as it deems equitable.
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| (c) |
Rights of Holders of Restricted Share Awards. Beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Share Award and subject to the execution of an Incentive award agreement, the Participant shall become a shareholder of the Company with
respect to any Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Share Award and shall have all the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote such Ordinary Shares and, subject to the Committee’s discretion pursuant to Section 10(f), the
right to receive distributions made with respect to such Ordinary Shares.
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| (d) |
Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Ordinary Share Certificates. During the Restricted Share Restriction Period, the grantee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Ordinary Shares. Each certificate for
Ordinary Shares issued hereunder shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the grant.
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| (e) |
Lapse of Restrictions. All restrictions imposed under the Restricted Share Award shall lapse upon the expiration of the Restricted Share Restriction Period if the conditions as to employment set forth above have been met. The
grantee shall then be entitled to have the legend removed from the certificates.
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| (f) |
Performance Goals. The Committee may designate whether any Restricted Share Award is intended to be performance-based. Any such Restricted Share Award shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more Performance Goals (as
defined in Section 8(b)) (subject to revision as provided in Section 8(d)).
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| (g) |
Escrow Agreement. The Committee may require a Participant who receives a Restricted Share Award to enter into an escrow or trustee agreement providing that the Ordinary Shares to be distributed in connection with the settlement of
the Restricted Share Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or trustee, as necessary to satisfy applicable local law. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, such escrow or trustee agreements may include a
request to transfer the record ownership of such Ordinary Shares into the name of the escrow agent.
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| (h) |
Dividends. The Committee may, in its discretion, at the time of the Restricted Share Award, provide that any dividends declared on the Ordinary Shares during the Restricted Share Restriction Period shall be (i) paid to the grantee,
or (ii) accumulated for the benefit of the grantee and paid to the grantee only after the expiration of the Restricted Share Restriction Period.
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| 11. |
Restricted Share Unit Awards
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| (a) |
Incentive Award Agreement. The terms of any Restricted Share Unit Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Incentive award agreement, which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not
inconsistent with the Plan. The Committee shall have absolute discretion to determine whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company as a condition precedent to the issuance of the Ordinary Shares.
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| (b) |
Requirement of Employment. A grantee of a Restricted Share Unit Award must remain in the employment of the Company, subsidiary or affiliate during a period designated by the Committee in order to receive Ordinary Shares under the
terms of the Incentive award agreement; provided that, unless specifically determined by the Committee, the Restricted Share Award shall be subject to vesting no earlier than the second anniversary of the date of grant (“Restricted Unit
Restriction Period”). If the grantee leaves the employment of the Company, subsidiary or affiliate prior to the end of the Restricted Unit Restriction Period, the Restricted Share Unit Award shall terminate, and all rights of the grantee to
such award shall terminate. The Committee may, in its discretion, also provide for such complete or partial exceptions to the employment restriction as it deems equitable.
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| (c) |
Settlement of Restricted Share Units. Upon a date or dates on or following the expiration of the Restricted Unit Restriction Period, unless earlier forfeited, the Company shall settle the Restricted Share Unit Award by delivering
(i) a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Restricted Share Units subject to the Restricted Share Unit Award then vested and not otherwise forfeited, and (ii) if applicable, a number of Ordinary Shares having a value equal to any
unpaid dividends declared on the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Share Unit Award during the Restricted Unit Restriction Period. No Ordinary Shares shall be issued to Participants at the time a Restricted Share Unit Award is
granted.
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| (d) |
Creditors’ Rights. A Participant who has been granted a Restricted Share Unit Award shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. A Restricted Share Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation
of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Incentive award agreement.
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| (e) |
Performance Goals. The Committee may designate whether any Restricted Share Unit Award is intended to be performance-based. Any such Restricted Share Unit Award shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more Performance
Goals (as defined in Section 8(b)) (subject to revision as provided in Section 8(d)).
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| (f) |
Escrow Agreement. The Committee may require a Participant who receives a Restricted Share Unit Award to enter into an escrow or trustee agreement providing that the Ordinary Shares to be distributed in connection with the settlement
of the Restricted Share Unit Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or trustee, as necessary to satisfy applicable local law.
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| 12. |
Other Share-Based Awards
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| 13. |
Transferability
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| 14. |
Discontinuance or Amendment of the Plan
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| 15. |
No Limitation on Compensation
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| 16. |
No Constraint on Corporate Action
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| 17. |
Withholding Taxes
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| 18. |
Use of Proceeds
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| 19. |
Provision for Foreign Participants
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| 20. |
Restrictions
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| 21. |
Governing Law
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Definition
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Meaning
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“Affiliate(s)”
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means a present or future company that either (i) Controls Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., or is Controlled by Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.; or (ii) is Controlled by the same person or entity
that Controls Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
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“Control” or
“Controlled”
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shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 102.
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“Holding
Period”
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means the period in which the Incentives granted to a Participant or, upon exercise thereof the underlying Shares, are to be held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant, in accordance
with Section 102, and pursuant to the Tax Track which the Company selects.
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“Incentives”
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mean any one or a combination of the following stock based incentives that may be granted to Participants under the 2008 Plan: (a) Share Options; (b)
Performance Shares; (c) Performance Share Units; (d) Restricted Shares; (d) Restricted Share Units; and (e) other Share Based Awards.
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“102 Letter”
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means a letter from the Company to a Participant in which the Participant is notified of the decision to grant the Participant Incentives according to the terms of Section 102. The 102 Letter
shall specify among other things, the Tax Track that the Company selected.
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“Participant”
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means an Israeli employee, officer or director of the Company or any Affiliate (provided that such person does not Control the Company), to whom Incentives are granted pursuant to the 2008
Plan.
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“Section 102”
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means Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance.
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“Section 102 Rules”
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means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Relief for Issuance of Shares to Employees), 2003.
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“Tax Ordinance”
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means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961, as amended, and any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder.
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“Tax Track”
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means one of the three tax tracks described under Section 102, specifically: (1) the “Capital Gains Track Through a Trustee”; (2) “Income Tax Track Through a Trustee”; or (3) the “Income Tax Track Without a
Trustee”; each as defined in Sections 2.1-2.2, respectively.
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| 2. |
TRUST ARRANGEMENT AND HOLDING PERIOD
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| 2.1 |
TRUSTEE TAX TRACKS
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| (A) |
The Capital Gains Tax Track Through a Trustee – if the Company elects to allocate the Incentives according to the provisions of this track, then the Holding Period will be: (1) 24 months as from
the date of allocation of such Incentives to the Trustee; or (2) such period as may be determined in any amendment of Section 102.
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| (B) |
Income Tax Track Through a Trustee – if the Company elects to allocate Incentives according to the provisions of this track, then the Holding Period will be (1) 12 months from the date of
allocation; or (2) such period as may be determined in any amendment of Section 102.
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| 2.2 |
INCOME TAX TRACK WITHOUT A TRUSTEE
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| 2.3 |
TRACK SELECTION
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| 2.4 |
CONCURRENT CONDITIONS
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| 2.5 |
TRUST AGREEMENT
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| 2.6 |
DIVIDENDS
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| 3. |
TAX MATTERS
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| 4. |
WITHHOLDING TAXES
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| 5. |
PARTICIPANT UNDERTAKINGS
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