Israel
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001-36612
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Not applicable
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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3 Hatnufa St., Floor 6, Yokneam Ilit, Israel
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2069203
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Not applicable
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.25
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RWLK
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Nasdaq Capital Market
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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an increase to the reserved pool of shares issuable under the A&R 2014 Plan of 1,800,000 ordinary shares, such that the reserved pool of shares following such increase shall consist of 1,859,558 ordinary shares;
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removal of the “evergreen” provision, which had provided for an increase in the reserved pool of shares under the 2014 Plan on January 1 of each calendar year by a number of shares equal to the
lesser of: (x) 38,880, (y) 4% of the total number of shares outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (z) an amount determined by the Board;
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default change in control treatment of outstanding awards for time and performance;
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removal of the discretion of the Compensation Committee to accelerate vesting of awards under the 2014 Plan except in cases of death or disability of the applicable grantee;
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a one-year minimum vesting period for all awards under the A&R 2014 Plan; and
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removal of the ability to make available for issuance under new awards shares that are forfeited, cancelled, terminated or expire unexercised or settled in cash in lieu of issuance of shares under the A&R 2014 Plan.
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Nominee
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Wayne B. Weisman
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1,583,013
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168,413
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174,237
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6,648,563
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Aryeh (Arik) Dan
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1,569,925
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179,671
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176,067
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6,648,563
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Yohanan Engelhardt
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1,567,595
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175,033
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183,035
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6,648,563
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,283,043
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521,995
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120,625
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6,648,563
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,328,535
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424,660
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172,468
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6,648,563
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,379,489
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425,588
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120,586
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6,648,563
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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1,367,978
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452,600
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105,085
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6,648,563
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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1,357,363
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258,353
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171,659
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138,288
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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7,854,157
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330,844
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389,225
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10.1 |
10.2 |
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ReWalk Robotics Ltd.
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By:
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/s/ Ori Gon
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Name:
Title:
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Ori Gon
Chief Financial Officer
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4.1 |
A competitive base salary is essential to ReWalk's ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals in the long term. The base salary will vary between Executive Officers, and will be individually determined according to their
performance, educational background, prior business experiences, aptitude, qualifications, role, personal responsibilities and taking into account external salary benchmarking for the specific role using a peer-group of companies.
Therefore, ReWalk seeks to establish such base salary which will allow it to compete for, and retain, senior executive talent worldwide.
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4.2 |
In the event that the services of the Executive Officer are provided via a personal management company and not by the Executive Officer directly as an employee of ReWalk, the fees paid to such personal management company shall reflect,
to the extent determined by ReWalk in the applicable service agreement, the base salary and the benefits and perquisites (plus applicable taxes such as Value Added Tax), in accordance with the guidelines of the Compensation Policy.
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4.3 |
In addition, Executive Officers may be awarded a fixed one-time cash payment upon recruitment or promotion.
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5.1 |
Benefits and perquisites which are required or facilitated under local laws or customary in the relevant jurisdiction may include, inter alia, the following:
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5.1.1 |
Vacation of up to 30 days per annum;
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5.1.2 |
Sick days of up to 30 days per annum (or as required by law);
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5.1.3 |
Annual convalescence pay as required by law;
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5.1.4 |
Payments to pension funds or other types of pension schemes (e.g. managers' insurance programs, 401K plans in the US);
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5.1.5 |
Disability Insurance;
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5.1.6 |
Payments to an advanced study fund as afforded by law;
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5.1.7 |
Housing (in relevant markets);
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5.1.8 |
Travel and/or car allowances and/or company car;
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5.1.9 |
Health coverage plans and medical expenses.
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5.1.10 |
Relocation costs for Executive Officers (and their families) relocated by ReWalk.
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5.2 |
Such benefits and perquisites may vary depending on geographic location and other circumstances.
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5.3 |
In certain countries, the above benefits will be increased (when applicable) to meet statutory minimum levels.
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5.4 |
Additional benefits intend to complement cash compensation and offer non-monetary rewards to the Executive Officers, and may include, inter alia, the following benefits:
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5.4.1 |
Company cellular phone and related expenses;
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5.4.2 |
Communication equipment and related expenses;
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5.4.3 |
Company car and related expenses;
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5.4.4 |
Education allowances;
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5.4.5 |
Subscriptions to relevant literature.
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6.1 |
Advance notice - advance notice upon termination of employment for a certain period of time, which in any case will not exceed a term of 12 months. During such period of time, the Executive Officer may be required to continue his
employment with ReWalk.
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6.2 |
Severance pay - as required or facilitated under local laws in the relevant jurisdiction.
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6.3 |
Transition period - Executive Officers may receive up to 12 months of base salary and benefits (i.e., excluding cash bonuses and Equity-based Awards as defined herein), taking into account the period of service or employment of
the Executive Officer, his/her service and employment conditions in the course of such period, ReWalk's performance during such period, the contribution of the Executive Officer to the achievement of ReWalk's targets and profits and the
circumstances of the termination of employment.
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6.4 |
Health insurance for US or other Executive Officers - payment for up to 12 months of post-termination health insurance upon termination of employment.
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7.1 |
CEO
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7.1.1 |
The cash bonus will be based on achievement of milestones and targets and the measurable results of the Company, as may be compared to our budget and work plan for the relevant year (the "Financial
Objectives"), and market development and product development objectives as determined by the Board on an annual basis (the “Business Objectives”). Such measurable criteria will initially be
determined on or about the commencement of each fiscal year and may include (but are not limited to) the following factors:
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7.1.2 |
A portion of the cash bonus may be granted based on the evaluation of CEO's overall performance by the Compensation Committee and the Board.
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7.1.3 |
The annual cash bonus of the CEO shall not exceed in any given year 250% of the CEO's annual base salary.
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7.2 |
Non-sales Executive Officers
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7.2.1 |
The cash bonus will be based on:
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the measurable Financial Objectives and Business Objectives of ReWalk as compared to ReWalks's budget and work plan for the relevant year.
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the achievement and performance of the individual measurable key performance indicators (KPIs), as initially determined at the commencement of each fiscal year (or start of employment, as applicable).
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7.2.2 |
A portion of the cash bonus may be granted at the discretion of the CEO of ReWalk, based on the evaluation of the Executive Officer's overall performance, and subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee and the Board.
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7.2.3 |
The annual bonus for the non-sales Executive Officers will not exceed in any given year 200% of the Executive Officer's annual base salary.
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7.3 |
Sales Executive Officer
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7.3.1 |
The overall compensation of the sales Executive Officers is specifically designed to motivate their performance. Therefore, the variable element of their compensation (with an emphasis on commission bonuses they receive, as will be
defined below) is relatively larger when compared to the variable element of other Executive Officers' compensation, whereas the fixed element of their compensation is smaller.
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7.3.2 |
Executive Officer’s targets will be set at the beginning of each year (the "Sales Targets"). Achieving up to 100% of Sales Targets may correspond to up to 100% of the annual base salary of the
sales Executive Officer.
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7.3.3 |
Up to 25% of the annual base salary of the sales Executive Officer may be granted at the discretion of the CEO of ReWalk, based on the evaluation of the Executive Officer's overall performance and subject to the approval of the
Compensation Committee and the Board.
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7.3.4 |
The annual cash bonus for the sales Executive Officers will not exceed in any given year 200% of the Executive Officer's annual base salary.
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7.3.5 |
In the event that all or part of the Sales Targets which were the basis for the payment of the cash bonus were not collected, the excess corresponding bonus may be deducted from a future payment of a cash bonus.
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7.4 |
Adjustment of Targets and Goals
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7.5 |
Bonus for an extraordinary transaction or effort
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7.6 |
Payout in cash or equity based compensation
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7.7 |
Partial Bonus Payout
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8.1 |
The Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee are authorized, at their discretion and beyond the annual bonuses and any other reward described in this policy, to grant special bonuses reflecting special efforts or exceptional
achievements of Office Holders. The special bonus shall not exceed three (3) monthly salaries for any Office Holder. Special bonuses will be paid in cash unless the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors decide that there are
special circumstances, as specified in their resolutions, for the payment of a special bonus by way of shares of the Company or by way of convertible securities or securities exercisable into shares of the Company, in which case the
provisions of Section 7.6 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
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8.2 |
If special bonuses are granted in accordance with this Section 8, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee shall set the vesting terms of such Special Bonuses, and such vesting terms shall be not be required to accord with
the vesting periods set forth for Equity-based Awards granted in accordance with Section 9.
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9.1 |
Executive Officers' Equity-Based Awards
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9.1.1 |
Equity-Based Awards may be granted upon recruitment of an Executive Officer or from time to time, and while taking into consideration, inter alia, the educational background, prior business experiences, aptitude, qualifications, role,
and personal responsibilities of the Executive Officer.
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9.1.2 |
The Equity-Based Awards which may be granted to an Executive Officer, will not exceed in value (based on accepted valuation methods), on the date of grant, per vesting annum (calculated on a linear basis), the following amounts:
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9.1.3 |
The Compensation Committee and the Board also considered setting a cap on value for Equity-based Awards at the time of exercise and concluded that this would not be advisable for ReWalk.
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9.1.4 |
Such Equity-based Awards shall vest over a minimum period of 3 years.
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9.1.5 |
Equity-based Awards will expire within 10 years as of their grant date.
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9.1.6 |
Equity-based Awards in the form of stock options will have an exercise price which is not lower than the fair market value of ReWalk's share on the date of grant.
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9.2 |
Acceleration of Equity-based Awards
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10.1 |
Upon a change of control, if the CEO, the CFO, the General Manager of Israel, or the Vice President of Marketing are thereafter terminated within one year of such change of control, the terminated executives shall be entitled to the
following severance: (i) the CEO shall be entitled to severance in the form of 18 months’ salary, and the CEO’s bonus, and (ii) the CFO, General Manager of Israel and the Vice President of Marketing shall be entitled to severance in the
form of 12 months’ salary, and such executive’s bonus.
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11.1 |
We believe that the Compensation Policy must motivate our Executive Officers to drive ReWalk's business and financial results and is designed to reward significantly on sustainable performance over the long term. Accordingly, the
structure of ReWalk's Compensation Policy is established to tie the compensation of each Executive Officer to ReWalk's financial and strategic achievements and to enhance the alignment between the Executive Officers' interests with the long
term interests of ReWalk and its stakeholders.
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11.2 |
With the above considerations in mind, ReWalk will target a ratio between the fixed compensation (base salary) and the variable compensation (cash Bonus; Equity-based Awards) of up to 1:7.5 for CEO and 1:6 for other Executive Officers.
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11.3 |
The ratio above express the targeted range in the event that all performance measures are achieved at target levels.
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12.1 |
In the process of composing this Compensation Policy, the Compensation Committee and the Board have examined the ratio between overall compensation of the Executive Officers and the average and median salary of the other employees of
ReWalk (including agency contractors, if any) (the "Internal Ratio").
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12.2 |
The possible ramifications of the Internal Ratio on the work environment in ReWalk were examined, and will be periodically reviewed by the Compensation Committee and the Board, in order to ensure that levels of executive compensation, as
compared to the overall workforce will not have a negative impact on work relations in ReWalk.
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13.1 |
Compensation of non-executive directors
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14.1 |
Exculpation
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14.2 |
Indemnification
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14.3 |
Insurance
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15.1 |
The Board may, at its sole discretion, approve compensation terms which are lower than the amounts described herein.
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15.2 |
The Board has the right to reduce any variable compensation to be granted to an Executive Officer due to special circumstances determined by the Board.
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16.1 |
In the event of an accounting restatement, ReWalk shall be entitled to recover from any Executive Officer bonus compensation paid, in the amount of the excess over what would have been paid under the accounting restatement, with a 36
month (three-year) look-back from the date of the restatement.
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16.2 |
The compensation recovery may apply to former Executive Officers of ReWalk. ReWalk will only seek reimbursement from the Executives to the extent such Executives would not have been entitled to all or a portion of such compensation,
based on the financial data included in the restated financial statements. The Compensation Committee will be responsible for approving the amounts to be recouped and for setting terms for such recoupment from time to time.
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16.3 |
Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the compensation recovery will not be triggered in the event of a financial restatement required because of changes in the applicable financial reporting standards.
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16.4 |
Nothing in this Section 14 derogates from any other "Claw-back" or similar provisions regarding disgorging of profits imposed on Executive Officers by virtue of applicable securities laws.
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