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Purpose
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Definitions
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| 2.1. |
Defined Terms. Initially capitalized terms, as used in this Plan, shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto as set forth below:
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“Administrator”
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means the Board, or a committee to which the Board shall have delegated power to act on its behalf with
respect to the Plan. Subject to the Articles of Association of the Company, the Administrator, if it is a committee, shall consist of such number of members (but not less than two (2)) as may be determined by the Board.
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“Subsidiary”
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means with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly controlled by such Person.
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“NASDAQ”
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shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations or the financial market
operated by it as the context requires.
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“NASDAQ Listing Rules”
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shall mean the official listing rules of NASDAQ.
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“Award”
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shall mean any Option, Share, Restricted Share or RSUs.
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“Award Letter”
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means a letter from the Company or Affiliate to a Participant in which the Participant is notified of
the decision to Grant to the Participant Awards according to the terms of the Plan. The Award Letter shall specify: (i) the type of Award; (ii) the Tax Provision under which the Award is Granted; (iii) the Tax Track that the Company chose
according to Section 11 of the Plan (if applicable); (iv) the Exercise Price; and (v) the number of Awards Granted to the Participant; (vi) the Vesting Schedule; and (vii) any other terms the Company deems fit.
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“Board”
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means the board of directors of the Company.
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“Cause”
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shall, with respect to each Participant, have the same meaning ascribed to such term or a similar term
in the Participant’s employment or other engagement agreement or other documents to which the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities and the Participant are a party concerning the provision of services
by the Participant to the Company or any such entities, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition: (i) any breach by Participant's obligations towards the Company (or any of its Affiliates) in accordance with such Participants
employment agreement, services agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of invention agreement, non-compete agreement, or any other instrument or agreement to which the Participant is bound; (ii) any dishonest act on the part of the Participant including without limitations - fraud, theft, breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement; (iii) any criminal
offense by Participant; (iv) any act by Participant that may adversely affect the reputation, business, or business relationship of the Company (or its Affiliates); or (v) any failure by Participant to abide by the Company's policies or
code of conduct; (vi) any circumstances that constitute grounds for termination for cause under the Participants employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates.
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“Commencement Date”
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means the date of commencement of the vesting schedule with respect to a Grant of Awards which, unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator, shall be the date of the decision of the Grant of the Awards by the Administrator.
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“Company”
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means Eltek Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel.
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“Consideration”
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means with respect to outstanding Awards, the right to receive, for each Share subject to the Award
immediately prior to the M&A Transaction, the consideration (whether shares, cash, or other securities or property) received in the M&A Transaction by holders of Shares of the Company for each Share held on the effective date of the
Transaction, or any type of consideration determined by the Administrator, at its sole discretion, including a cashless exercise method.
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“Consultant”
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means an Israeli resident who is not entitled to receive Awards under Section 102, on behalf of whom an
Award is Granted under Section 3i.
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“Control” or “Controlled”
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For purposes of this definition and the Plan, the term “control” (and correlative terms) shall mean the
ability to direct the activity of a Person, and a Person shall be presumed to control another Person if he holds 10% or more of (1) the voting rights at a general meeting (or the equivalent governing body) of a Person; (2) the right to
appoint directors (or the equivalent governing body) of a Person.
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“Disability”
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means total and permanent physical or mental impairment or sickness of a Participant, making it
impossible for the Participant to continue such Participant’s employment with or service to the Company or Affiliate.
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“Exercise” “Exercised”
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Exercise, exercised, and words of similar import, when referring to an Award that does not require
exercise or that is settled upon vesting (such as may be the case with RSUs or Restricted Shares, if so determined in their terms), shall be deemed to refer to the vesting of such an Award (regardless of whether or not the wording included
reference to vesting of such an Awards explicitly).
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“Exercise Price”
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means, the price determined by the Administrator in accordance with Section 7.1 below which is to be
paid to the Company in order to exercise a Granted Option and convert such into an Underlying Share, or the purchase price for each Share covered by any other Award.
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“Fair Market Value”
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Means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows:
(i) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including
without limitation the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market system, or the NASDAQ Capital Market of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no
sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to time of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, or such other source as the Board deems reliable. Without derogating from the
above, solely for the purpose of determining the tax liability pursuant to Section 102(b)(3) of the Tax Ordinance, if at the Date of Grant the Company’s shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system or if
the Company’s shares will be registered for trading within ninety (90) days following the Date of Grant, the Fair Market Value of a Share at the Date of Grant shall be determined in accordance with the average value of the Company’s shares
on the thirty (30) trading days preceding the Date of Grant or on the thirty (30) trading days following the date of registration for trading, as the case may be;
(ii) If the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not
reported, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, or;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be
determined in good faith by the Board.
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“Grant of Awards”
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with respect to Awards, means the grant of Awards by the Company to a Participant pursuant to an Award
Letter issued to the Participant.
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“Holding Period”
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means with regard to Awards Granted under Section 102, the period in which the Awards 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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“Law”
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means the laws of the State of Israel as are in effect from time to time.
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“M&A Transaction”
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means a "Deemed Liquidation Event" or other similar terms defined in the Articles of Association of the
Company, and in the absence of such definition each of the following events: (i) any merger, reorganization or consolidation of the Company with or into another incorporated Person, or the acquisition of the Company by another Person by
means of any transaction or series of related transactions, except any such merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the issued shares of the Company as of immediately prior to such transaction continue to represent, or are
converted into or exchanged for shares that represent, immediately following such merger, reorganization, or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the outstanding shares of the surviving or acquiring incorporated Person;
or (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the shares or assets of the Company (including, for this purpose, a conveyance, sale or disposition, or a license of all or substantially all of the intellectual property
rights of the Company, which has the effect or economic impact similar to a sale of all or substantially all of the intellectual property rights of the Company), in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.
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“Notice of Exercise”
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shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 below.
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“Option”
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means an option to purchase one Share of the Company.
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“Non-Qualified Participant”
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means any person who is not qualified to receive Awards under the provisions of Section 102, on behalf
of whom an Award is Granted pursuant to Section 3i.
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“Participant”
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means an Qualified Participant, or a Non-Qualified Participant.
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“Person”
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means any individual, corporation, partnership, company, estate, trust, association or other
organization or entity.
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“Plan” or “Incentive Plan”
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means this Share Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.
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“Qualified Participant”
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an Israeli resident who is employed by the Company or its Affiliates, including an individual who is
serving as a director or an office holder, but excluding any controlling stockholder according to the meaning ascribed to it in Section 32(9) of the Tax Ordinance, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the
Tax Ordinance.
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“Retirement”
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means the termination of a Participant's employment as a result of his or her reaching the earlier of
(i) the age of retirement as defined by Law; or (ii) the age of retirement specified in the Participant’s employment agreement.
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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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“Section 3(i)” or “Section 3(i) Rules”
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means section 3(i) of the Israeli Tax Ordinance and the applicable rules thereto or under applicable
regulations.
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“Share(s)”
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means an ordinary share(s) of the Company with par value of NIS 3.00 (or of such other class as
determined by the Board).
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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 tax tracks described under Section 102.
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“Tax Provision”
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means, with respect to the Grant of Awards, the provisions of one of the three Tax Tracks in Section
102, or the provisions of 3i.
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“Term of the Awards”
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means, with respect to Granted but unexercised Awards, the time period set forth in Section 9 below.
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“Trustee”
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means a Trustee appointed by the Company to hold in trust, Options and the Underlying Shares issued
upon exercise of such Options, Restricted Shares or RSU's on behalf of Participants.
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“Underlying Shares”
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means Shares issued or to be issued upon exercise of Granted Awards, all in accordance with the Plan.
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General. Without derogating from the meanings ascribed to the capitalized terms above, all singular references in this Plan shall include the plural and vice versa, and reference to one gender shall
include the other, unless otherwise required by the context.
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| 3. |
Shares Available for Awards
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| 4. |
Adjustments
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| 5. |
Administration of the Plan
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Power. Subject to the Law, the Articles of Association of the Company, and any resolution to the contrary by the Board, the Administrator is authorized, in its sole and absolute discretion, to
exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, to determine:
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the identity of the Participants in the Plan.
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the number of Awards to be Granted for each Participant’s benefit and the Exercise Price (subject to the approval of the Board if such approval is required by
Law);
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the time or times at which Awards shall be Granted;
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whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered;
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any terms and conditions in addition to those specified in the Plan under which an Award may be Granted; and
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any measures, and to take actions, as deemed necessary or advisable for the administration and implementation of the Plan.
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to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to take all actions resulting there from including without limitation;
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subject to Section 7, to accelerate the date on which any Award under the Plan becomes exercisable;
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to waive or amend Plan provisions relating to exercise of Awards, including exercise of Awards after termination of employment, for any reason; and
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to amend any of the terms of the Plan, or any prior determinations of the Administrator;
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to adopt supplements to the Plan, including without limitations in order to accommodate tax regime of foreign jurisdictions.
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all decisions made by the Administrator with respect to the Plan, the interpretation thereof, shall be final and binding upon all Participants.
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Limitations.
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with respect to any action necessary for the administration of the Plan, which is under any applicable Law or the Company's Articles of Association, required to
be taken by the Board, without any right of delegation, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, such action shall be taken by the Board.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.1 above, no interpretations, determinations or actions of the Administrator shall contradict the provisions of applicable Law.
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NASDAQ Stock Market Rules. The provisions of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules, or any similar applicable rules, will apply to the Plan, and to the extent that the Plan and the NASDAQ Stock Market
Rules are inconsistent, the provisions of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules will prevail.
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Grant and Allocation of Awards
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Conditions for grant of Awards. Awards may be Granted at any time after:
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the grant has been approved by the necessary corporate bodies of the Company; and
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30 days after a request for approval of the Plan has been submitted for approval to the Israeli Income Tax Authorities pursuant to the requirements of the Tax
Ordinance; and
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all other approvals, consents or requirements necessary by Law have been received or met.
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Date of grant. The date on which Awards shall be deemed Granted under the Plan shall be the date the Administrator resolves to grant such Award or any future date determined as the effective date
of a grant of an Award, if so expressly stated by the Administrator in its determination relating to the grant of an Award, subject to the execution by
the Participant of all such instruments required by the Company with respect to the Grant, and (with respect to all Awards issued to the Trustee) the timely delivery of all such instruments required by the Trustee with respect to the
Grant, in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Ordinance (“Date of Grant”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the
event that under the terms of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, shareholder approval is required in order to grant any Awards, the Date of Grant shall be the the date the Company’s shareholders resolves to approve such Award. All
other conditions under this Section shall apply.
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Exercise of Awards
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Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per Underlying Share deliverable
upon the exercise of an Award shall be determined by the Administrator. The Exercise Price shall be set forth in the Award Letter.
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Vesting Schedule. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator (at its sole discretion), all Awards Granted on a certain date shall, subject to continued employment with or
service to the Company or Affiliate by the Participant, become vested and exercisable in accordance with the following vesting schedule:
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25% of the Award shall vest on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.
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The remaining 75% of the Award shall vest (equally) on a quarterly basis, over 12 quarters as of the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.
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In accordance with the above, all Award shall become fully vested by the Fourth anniversary of the Commencement Date.
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Exercise of a portion of the Awards. The exercise of a portion of the Awards Granted shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining
unexercised Awards held by the Trustee on behalf of the Participant.
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Manner of Exercise. An Award may be exercised by and upon the
fulfilment of the following:
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Notice of Exercise
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Exercise Price
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Allocation of Shares
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Expenses
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Waiver of Award Rights
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Term of the Awards
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Termination of Engagement
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Termination of Engagement. If a Participant ceases to
be an employee, director, officer or Consultant of the Company or Subsidiary for any reason (“Termination of Engagement”) other than
death, Retirement, Disability or Cause, then any vested but unexercised Awards on the date of Termination of Engagement (as shall be determined by the Company or Affiliate, in its sole discretion), granted to Participant (“Exercisable Awards”) may be exercised, if not previously expired, not later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the date of Termination
of Engagement; or (ii) the Term of the Awards.
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Termination for Cause. If subsequent to the Participant's Termination
of Engagement, but prior to the exercise of Awards Granted to such Participant, the Administrator determines that either prior or subsequent to the Participant's Termination of Engagement, the Participant engaged in conduct which would
constitute Cause, then the Participant’s right to exercise the Awards Granted to such Participant shall immediately cease upon such determination, and the Awards shall thereupon expire.
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Termination by Reason of Death, Retirement, or Disability. In the
event of Termination of Engagement of a Participant by reason of death, Retirement, or Disability, any vested but unexercised Awards shall be exercisable in the case of death, by his or her estate, personal representative or
beneficiary, or in the case of Retirement or Disability, by the Participant or his or her personal representative (as the case may be), until the earlier of (i) 180 days after the date of Termination of Engagement; or (ii) the Term of
the Awards.
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Exceptions. In special circumstances, pertaining to the Termination of Engagement of a certain Participant, the Administrator may in its sole discretion decide to extend any of the periods stated
above in Sections 10.1-10.3.
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Transfer of Employment or Service. A Participant’s
right to Awards or the exercise thereof that were Granted to him or her under this Plan, shall not be terminated or expire solely as a result of the fact that the Participant’s employment or service as an employee, officer, director or
Consultant changes from the Company to a Subsidiary or vice versa. Furthermore, the Administrator may determine that the transfer of a Participant from a status of an employee, officer or director to a status of a Consultant or from a
status of a Consultant to a status of an employee, officer or director, shall not be deemed a Termination of Engagement for purposes hereof.
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Awards and Tax Provisions
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The Company may grant Awards to Qualified Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 and the Rules.
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The Company may Grant Awards to Non-Qualified Participants in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(i).
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Tax Provision Selection. The Company shall elect under which Tax Provision each Award is Granted in accordance with any applicable Law and its sole discretion – i.e. the Company shall
elect if to grant Awards to Participants under one of the three Section 102 Tax Tracks, or under the provisions of Section 3i. The Company shall notify each Participant in the Award Letter, under which Tax Provision the Awards are
granted and, if applicable, under which Section 102 Tax Track, each Award is granted.
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Section 102 Trustee Tax Tracks. If the Company elects to Grant Awards
to Israeli Participants through (i) the Capital Gains Track Through a Trustee, or (ii) the Income Tax Track Through a Trustee, then, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102, the Company shall appoint a Trustee who will hold
in trust on behalf of each Israeli Participant the granted Awards and the Underlying Shares issued upon exercise of such Awards in trust on behalf of each Israeli Participant. The Participant shall be bound by the trust agreement
executed between the Company and any such trustee, including any amendment thereof.
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Income Tax Track Without a Trustee. If the Company
elects to Grant Awards to Israeli Participants according to the provisions of this track, then the Awards will not be subject to a Holding Period. However, upon exercise of Awards under this Tax Track, the Trustee shall hold such
Underlying Shares for the benefit of the Israeli Participant in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of this Plan.
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Concurrent Conditions. The Holding Period of Section 102, if any, is in addition to the vesting period as specified in Section 7.2 of the Plan. The Holding Period and
vesting period may run concurrently, but neither is a substitute for the other, and each are independent terms and conditions for Awards Granted.
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Trust Agreement. The terms and conditions applicable to the trust relating to the Tax Track selected by the Company, as appropriate, shall be set forth in an agreement signed by the Company and the
Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”).
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Rights as a Shareholder
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No Special Employment Rights
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Restrictions on Sale of Awards
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Options. Options may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent.
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Shares. No transfer of Underlying Shares shall be effective unless is made in compliance with the Articles of Association of the Company (as may be amended from time to time), including, without
derogating from the generality of the above, the required approval of any transfer of Shares by the Board, right of first refusal, right of co-sale, and the right of bring along, all - to the extent exist under the Articles of
Association of the Company. Without derogating from the aforesaid, all Underlying Shares shall be subject to restrictions set forth in any shareholders agreement (or other similar instrument) applicable to all or substantially all of
the shareholders of the Company.
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Restricted Shares. As stated on section 27(b) below
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Restricted Share units. As stated in section 28 below
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M&A Transaction. In the event of an M&A Transaction, the
outstanding (including the unexercised, vested, unvested or restricted) portion of each outstanding Award shall be assumed or substituted with an equivalent Award or the right to receive Consideration by the acquiring or successor
corporation or an affiliate thereof, as shall be determined by such entity and/or the Administrator, subject to the terms hereof. In the event that the successor corporation or any affiliate thereof does not provide for such an
assumption, and/or substitution of outstanding Awards and/or the provision of Consideration for outstanding Awards, then unless determined otherwise with respect to a specific outstanding Award, the Administrator shall have sole and
absolute discretion to determine the effect of the M&A Transaction on the portion of Awards outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the M&A Transaction, which may include any one or more of the following, whether
in a manner equitable or not among individual Participants or groups of Participants: (i) all or a portion of the outstanding Awards shall become exercisable in full on a date no later than two (2) days prior to the date of consummation
of the M&A Transaction, or on another date and/or dates or at an event and/or events as the Administrator shall determine at its sole and absolute discretion, provided that unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the
exercise and/or vesting of all Awards that otherwise would not have been exercisable and/or vested in the absence of an M&A Transaction, shall be contingent upon the actual consummation of the M&A Transaction; and/or (ii) that
all or a portion or certain categories of the outstanding Awards shall be cancelled upon the actual consummation of the M&A Transaction, and instead the holders thereof will receive Consideration, or no consideration, in the amount
and under the terms determined by the Administrator at it sole and absolute discretion; and/or (iii) that an adjustment or interpretation of the terms of the Awards shall be made in order to facilitate the M&A Transaction and/or
otherwise as required in context of the M&A Transaction.
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Acceleration Provision. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
decide to add a provision in certain Award Letters, according to which in case of an M&A Transaction, all or some of the unvested Awards, shall automatically accelerate.
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Tax Matters
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| 16. |
Withholding Taxes
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| 17. |
No Transfer of Awards
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Transfer of Rights Upon Death
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A written request for such transfer and a copy of the legal documents creating and confirming the right of the person acting with respect to the Participant’s
estate and of the transferee;
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A written consent by the transferee to pay any amounts in connection with the Awards and Underlying Shares any payment due according to the provisions of the Plan
and otherwise abide by all the terms of the Plan; and
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any such other evidence as the Administrator may deem necessary to establish the right to the transfer of the Award or Underlying Share issued upon the exercise
thereof and the validity of the transfer.
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No Right of Others to Awards
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| 20. |
Expenses and Receipts
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| 21. |
Required Approvals
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| 22. |
Applicable Law
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Treatment of Participants
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| 24. |
No Conflicts
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| 25. |
Participant Undertakings
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| 26. |
Restricted shares.
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Purchase Price. Each Restricted Share Award Letter shall state an
amount of Exercise Price to be paid by the Participant, if any, in consideration for the issuance of the Restricted Shares and the terms of payment thereof, which may include, payment in cash or by issuance of promissory notes or other
evidence of indebtedness on such terms and conditions as determined by the Board.
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Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution (in which case they shall be transferred subject to all restrictions then or thereafter applicable thereto), until such Restricted
Shares shall have vested (the period from the date on which the Award is granted until the date of vesting of the Restricted Share thereunder being referred to herein as the “Restricted Period”). The Board may also impose such additional or alternative restrictions and conditions on the Restricted Shares, as it deems appropriate, including the satisfaction of
performance criteria. Such performance criteria may include, but are not limited to, sales, earnings before interest and taxes, return on investment, earnings per share, any combination of the foregoing or rate of growth of any of the
foregoing, as determined by the Committee or pursuant to the provisions of any Company policy required under mandatory provisions of applicable Law. Certificates for shares issued pursuant to Restricted Share Awards shall bear an
appropriate legend referring to such restrictions, and any attempt to dispose of any such shares in contravention of such restrictions shall be null and void and without effect. Such certificates may, if so determined by the Board, be
held in escrow by an escrow agent appointed by the Board, or, if a Restricted Share Award is made pursuant to Section 102, by the Trustee. In determining the Restricted Period of an Award the Board may provide that the foregoing
restrictions shall lapse with respect to specified percentages of the awarded Restricted Shares on successive anniversaries of the date of such Award. To the extent required by the Ordinance, the Restricted Shares issued pursuant to
Section 102 shall be issued to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and the Restricted Shares shall be held for the benefit of the Participant for such period as may be required by the Ordinance.
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Forfeiture; Repurchase. Subject to such exceptions as may be determined
by the Board, if the Participant's continuous employment with or service to the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall terminate for any reason prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period of an Award or prior to the timely payment
in full of the Exercise Price of any Restricted Shares, any Shares remaining subject to vesting or with respect to which the purchase price has not been paid in full, shall thereupon be forfeited, transferred to, and redeemed,
repurchased or cancelled by, as the case may be, in any manner as set forth in this Plan, subject to applicable Laws and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Shares.
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Ownership. During the Restricted Period the Participant shall possess
all incidents of ownership of such Restricted Shares, subject to Section Error! Reference source not found. and Section (b),
including the right to vote and receive dividends with respect to such Shares. All securities, if any, received by a Participant with respect to Restricted Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares,
or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award.
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| 27. |
Restricted Share Units
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Exercise Price. No payment of Exercise Price shall be required as
consideration for RSUs, unless included in the Award Letter or as required by applicable Law.
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Shareholders’ Rights. The Participant shall not possess or own any
ownership rights in the Shares underlying the RSUs and no rights as a shareholder shall exist prior to the actual issuance of Shares in the name of the Participant.
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Vesting of RSUs. Shares shall be issued to or for the benefit of Participant promptly following each
vesting date determined by the Administrator, provided that Participant is still engaged by the Company on the applicable vesting date. After each such vesting date the Company shall promptly cause to be issued for the benefit of
Participant Shares with respect to RSUs that became vested on such vesting date. It is clarified that no Shares shall be issued pursuant to the RSUs to Participant until the vesting criteria determined by the Administrator is met.
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Settlements of Awards. Settlement of vested RSUs shall be made in the
form of Shares. Distribution to a Participant of an amount (or amounts) from settlement of vested RSUs can be deferred to a date after settlement as determined by the Board. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an
interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until the grant of RSUs is settled, the number of Shares underlying such RSUs shall be subject to adjustment pursuant hereto, mutatis mutandis.
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