RETALIX LTD.
RETALIX LTD.
RETALIX LTD.
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Indemnification of Office Holders<br />
Our articles of association provide that we may indemnify an office holder with respect to an act performed in his capacity of an office holder<br />
against:<br />
a financial liability imposed on him in favor of another person by any judgment, including a settlement or an arbitration award approved by a<br />
court, which indemnification may be approved (i) after the liability has been incurred or (ii) in advance, provided that the undertaking to<br />
indemnify is limited to events that the board of directors believes are foreseeable in light of actual operations at the time of providing the<br />
undertaking and to a sum or criterion that the board of directors determines to be reasonable under the circumstances;<br />
reasonable litigation expenses, including attorney’s fees, expended by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted<br />
against him by a competent authority, provided that such investigation or proceeding concluded without the filing of an indictment against him<br />
and either (A) concluded without the imposition of any financial liability in lieu of criminal proceedings or (B) concluded with the imposition<br />
of a financial liability in lieu of criminal proceedings but relates to a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent; and<br />
reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, expended by the office holder or charged to him by a court, in proceedings we<br />
institute against him or instituted on our behalf or by another person, a criminal charge from which he was acquitted, or a criminal charge in<br />
which he was convicted for a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent.<br />
In addition, our articles of association provide that the commitment in advance to indemnify an office holder in respect of a financial obligation<br />
imposed upon him in favor of another person by a court judgment (including a settlement or an arbitrator’s award approved by court) shall in no<br />
event exceed, in the aggregate, a total of indemnification (for all persons we have resolved to indemnify for the matters and circumstances<br />
described therein) equal to one quarter (25%) of our total shareholders’ equity at the time of the actual indemnification.<br />
Limitations on Exculpation, Insurance and Indemnification<br />
The Companies Law provides that a company may not exculpate or indemnify an office holder nor enter into an insurance contract which would<br />
provide coverage for any monetary liability incurred as a result of any of the following:<br />
• a breach by the office holder of his duty of loyalty, unless, with respect to indemnification or insurance coverage, the office holder acted in good<br />
faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the company;<br />
• a breach by the office holder of his duty of care if the breach was done intentionally or recklessly (as opposed to mere negligence);<br />
• any act or omission done with the intent to derive an illegal personal benefit; or<br />
• any fine levied against the office holder.<br />
In addition, under the Companies Law, indemnification of, and procurement of insurance coverage for, our office holders must be approved by our<br />
audit committee and board of directors and, if the beneficiary is a director, by our shareholders. We have obtained director’s and officer’s liability<br />
insurance.<br />
Anti-Takeover Provisions; Mergers and Acquisitions<br />
The Companies Law provides for mergers, provided that each party to the transaction obtains the approval of its board of directors and shareholders.<br />
For purposes of the shareholder vote of each party, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if a majority of the shares not<br />
held by the other party, or by any person who holds 25% or more of the shares or the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other party, have<br />
voted against the merger. Upon the request of a creditor of either party to the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes<br />
that there exists a reasonable concern that as a result of the merger the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of that party. Finally, a<br />
merger may not be completed unless at least 70 days have passed from the time that the requisite proposals for approval of the merger have been filed with<br />
the Israeli Registrar of Companies.<br />
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