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Purpose
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| II. |
Definitions
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“Accounting Restatement” means 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.
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“Administrator” means the Committee or any other committee designated by the Board, unless the Board determines to administer this Clawback Policy itself.
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“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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“Clawback-Eligible Incentive Compensation” means, 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.
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| (e) |
“Clawback Period” means, 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.
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“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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“Compensation Policy” means the Company’s compensation policy for officers and directors, as adopted in accordance with the Companies Law.
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“Covered Person” means any person who is, or was at any time, during the Clawback Period, an Executive Officer. For the elimination of doubt, Covered Person may include a former Executive
Officer who left the Company, retired or transitioned to a 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 that resulted in, or contributed to, the Accounting Restatement.
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| (i) |
“Erroneously-Awarded Compensation” means the amount of Clawback-Eligible Incentive Compensation that exceeded the amount of Incentive-Based Compensation that otherwise would have been Received
had it been determined based on the restated amounts set forth in the Accounting Restatement. This amount must be computed without regard to any taxes paid.
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“Executive Officer” means (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, or any other person (including an officer of the Company’s parent(s) or
subsidiaries) who performs similar policy-making functions for the Company, or (ii) an “Officer” within the meaning set forth in the Companies Law. For the sake of clarity, at a minimum, all persons who are executive officers pursuant to Item
401(b) of Regulation S-K shall be deemed “Executive Officers”.
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| (k) |
“Financial Reporting Measures” means 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 as other
measures, metrics and ratios that are not non- GAAP measures. For purposes of this Policy, Financial Reporting Measures shall include share price and total shareholder return (and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from share
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.
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| (l) |
“Incentive-Based Compensation” has the meaning set forth in Section III below.
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| (m) |
“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
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| (n) |
“Nasdaq Effective Date” means October 2, 2023.
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| (o) |
“Policy” means this Executive Officer Clawback Policy, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.
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| (p) |
“Received” means 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 award is attained, even if the payment or grant occurs after such fiscal period.
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| (q) |
“Repayment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section V below.
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| (r) |
“Restatement Date” means 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 and (ii) the date that a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare an Accounting
Restatement.
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| (s) |
“RSUs” means restricted share units.
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| (t) |
“SARs” means share appreciation rights.
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| (u) |
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| III. |
Incentive-Based Compensation
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Non-equity incentive plan awards that are earned based, wholly or in part, based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure-based performance goal;
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Bonuses paid from a “bonus pool,” the size of which is determined, wholly or in part, based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure-based performance goal;
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Other cash awards based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure-based performance goal;
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Restricted shares, RSUs, performance share units, share options and SARs that are granted or become vested, wholly or in part, on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure-based performance goal; and
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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-based performance goal.
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Base salaries (except with respect to any salary increases earned, wholly or in part, based on satisfaction of a Financial Reporting Measure-based performance goal);
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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-based performance goal;
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Bonuses paid solely upon satisfying one or more subjective standards or completion of a specified employment period;
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Non-equity incentive plan awards earned solely upon satisfying one or more strategic measures or operational measures; and
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Equity awards that vest solely based on the passage of time or satisfaction of one or more non-Financial Reporting Measures.
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| IV. |
Determination and Calculation of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation
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| (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.
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| (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.
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Equity Awards. With respect to equity awards, if the shares, options, RSUs, 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 restricted shares, options, RSUs, SARs or other equity awards have been
exercised, vested, settled, or otherwise been converted into the underlying shares, but the underlying shares have not been sold, the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation is the number of shares underlying the excess shares, options, SARs, RSUs
or other equity awards (or the value thereof). If the underlying shares have already been sold, then [the Administrator shall determine the amount that most reasonably estimates the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation and retain documentation
reflecting the estimate analysis and provide to Nasdaq if deemed appropriate by the Board or requested by Nasdaq.
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| (d) |
Compensation Based on Share Price or Total Shareholder Return. For Incentive-Based Compensation based on (or derived from) share 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 Administrator based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Accounting Restatement on the
share price or total shareholder return upon which the Incentive-Based Compensation was Received (in which case, the Administrator shall maintain documentation of such determination of that reasonable estimate and provide such documentation
to Nasdaq in accordance with applicable listing standards).
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| V. |
Recovery of Erroneously-Awarded Compensation
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| (a) |
Cash Awards. With respect to cash awards, the Administrator shall either (i) require the Covered Person to repay the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation in a lump sum in cash (or such property as the Administrator agrees to accept with
a value equal to such Erroneously-Awarded Compensation) or (ii) if approved by the Administrator, 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.
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| (b) |
Unvested Equity Awards. With respect to those equity awards that have not yet vested, the Administrator shall take such action as is necessary to cancel, or otherwise cause to be forfeited, the awards in the amount of the
Erroneously-Awarded Compensation.
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Vested Equity Awards. With respect to those equity awards that have vested or exercised and the underlying shares have not been sold, the Administrator shall take such action as is necessary to cause the Covered Person to
deliver and surrender the underlying shares in the amount of the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation.
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| (d) |
Repayment Agreement. “Repayment Agreement” means a written agreement (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Committee) with the Covered Person that provides for the Covered
Person’s repayment of the Erroneously-Awarded Compensation as promptly as possible without unreasonable economic hardship to the Covered Person.
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| (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 take all actions
reasonable and appropriate to recover such outstanding Erroneously-Awarded Compensation from the applicable Covered Person. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole 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.
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Discretionary Recovery
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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;
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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
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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.
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| VII. |
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
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| VIII. |
Effective Date
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No Indemnification; No Liability
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Administration
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| XI. |
Amendment; Termination
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Other Recoupment Rights; No Additional Payments
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| XIII. |
Severability
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Application; Enforceability
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| XV. |
Successors
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Signature
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