M&A Activity • Mar 6, 2023
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Further to the immediate report of the Company dated December 5th, 2021 (reference no. 2021-01-176457), the Company herby announces that it intends to stop its voluntarily reporting in English, on April 6, 2023. Form such date and forward the Company will not publish a translation into English of any of its reports.
This is an English translation of a Hebrew report of the company, that was published on February 27, 2023 (reference No. 2023-01- 021096) at the ISA reporting website (magna.isa.gov.il) (hereafter: "The Hebrew Version"). The English version is only for convenience purposes. This is not an official translation and has no binding force. The translation in any case cannot perfectly reflect the Hebrew Version. In the event of any discrepancy between the Hebrew Version and this translation, the Hebrew Version shall prevail.
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| The Securities Authority | The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. |
| www.isa.gov.il | www.tase.co.il |
March 6, 2023
The Company is hereby honored to inform that on February 26, 2023, after the approval of the Company's board of directors was obtained, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Molekule Group Inc., a company traded on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ: MKUL) ("Molekule" or the "Purchasing Company"),1 for the purchase of all the Company's issued capital (the "Parties" and the "Agreement" or the "Merger Agreement", as the case may be). Within the framework of the Agreement and subject to the terms set forth therein and the provisions set forth in the Company's law, 5759-1999 (the "Companies Law"), a reverse triangular merger will be carried out so that Avatar Merger Sub Ltd., an Israeli subsidiary under the full ownership of Molekule (which was established for the purposes of this merger) (the "Target Company"), will be merged and integrated with the Company, the Company will become a subsidiary under the full ownership of Molekule and the Target Company will cease to exist (the "Merger" or the "Transaction"). Immediately upon the completion of the Transaction, all the Company's shareholders (as on the completion date) will hold Molekule shares in accordance with the Conversion Rate (as defined below), the Company will continue to operate under the full ownership of Molekule, the Company's shares will be delisted at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (the "Stock Exchange") and the Company will become a private company as defined in the Companies Law.
It will be noted that the Company's board of directors decided to delay the immediate report concerning the Transaction in accordance with Regulation 36(b) of the Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports), 5730-1970, since the filing of such report could have prevented the completion of the Transaction and could have had a negative effect on the terms of the Agreement.
The following are the key terms of the Agreement:
At the Time of the Merger (as defined below), all the Company's shareholders (as on the completion date) will be entitled to Molekule shares as detailed below (the "Consideration" or the "Consideration for the Merger"):
1.1. Any single Company share with no par value, which is issued and paid on the completion date (all such shares will be referred to hereinafter as the "Issued Company Capital as on the Completion Date"), will be automatically converted to a right to receive ordinary Molekule shares, each with a par value of 0.01 USD, at the ratio obtained by dividing 3,519,105 by the Issued Company Capital as on the Completion Date ("the Conversion Rate").2 Subject to the provisions set forth in Section 1.5 below, it is clarified that the maximal amount of Consideration
1 To the best of the Company's knowledge, Molekule conducts its business in the field of air quality, including the development, production and marketing of air purification systems.
2 To the best of the Company's estimates, the Company's (fully diluted) paid share capital as on the completion date, is expected to be comprised of: (a) 24,500,753 ordinary Company shares (after the deduction of 137,633 blocked shares which will not mature by the completion date, owned by Mr. Yuval Bronstein); (b) 750,240 ordinary shares emanating from the realization of 8,336 untradeable employee options, which, at the Company's estimate, will be realized by the completion date (the balance of securities convertible to Company shares, which will not be realized by the completion date, will be delisted on the completion date, as specified in Section 2.1 below); (c) As stated in Section 2.2 below, an amount of ordinary shares the Company has undertaken to assign to Bank Mizrahi Tefahot Ltd. ("Bank Mizrahi" on the eve of the completion of the Transaction, to replace the warrants currently held by Bank Mizrahi), at a financial scope of approx. 500 thousand
paid by the Purchasing Company for the Transaction will be 3,519,105 ordinary shares of the Purchasing Company, which, as on the date of this report, constitute approx. 10.37% of Molekule's issued share capital (after and including the allocation of Molekule ordinary shares to Company shareholders, the "Maximal Amount of Allocated Shares").
When the S-4 form ("S-4 Form") filed by Molekule enters into effect in accordance with the laws governing its operations, the Molekule shares assigned to the Company's shareholders will be listed for trade on the NASDAQ. Out of all the Molekule shares which will be assigned to Company shareholders, the Molekule shares which will be held by the Hon. Messrs. Yuval Bronstein, Aviad Shnaiderman, Eldar Shnaiderman, Nevo Ben Shitrit, Yonatan Kolber (through a company under his full ownership – Anfield Ltd.), Highroad Ltd. and Bank Mizrahi will be subject to a voluntary block as detailed in Section 4 below. The other shares will not be subject to any block or similar restrictions.
Accordingly, the Consideration, as at the time of signing the Merger Agreement, reflected a value of approx. 8.6 million USD for the Company (based on the multiplication of the Maximal Number of Allocated Shares by the closing price of the Purchasing Company's shares known on the last trading day before the tie of signing the Merger Agreement).
2.1. In accordance with the provisions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the options and blocked share units granted to employees, consultants and service providers which have not been realized to shares as at the time of the Merger (including because they did not mature), will expire and be cancelled, with no consideration given. Without derogating from the above, after the Merger Date, Molekule will be allowed, from time to time and at its sole discretion, to allocate blocked share units to parties related to the Company.
USD, to be calculated as follows: 500,000 USD divided by the average closing rate of the Molekule share in the 14 trading days preceding the Merger Agreement signing date (i.e., 2.84 USD per share) divided by the Conversion Rate as determined shortly before the completion date (the Conversion Rate will be determined as the ratio between the maximal amount of allocated shares and the Company capital issued on the date of completion). Furthermore, any share fractions formed following the conversion of Company shares to Molekule shares will be rounded down to the closest number of shares. It is clarified that said Company estimate amounts to forward-looking information, as defined in the Securities Law, 5728-1968, and such estimate may not be realized following actions taken by third parties (which are not known at this time), including due to the realization or expiration of convertible Company securities.
3 It will be noted that the Company intends to contact the Tax Authority to obtain a tax ruling pursuant to Section 103.U. of the Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961 (the "Ordinance") subject to certain conditions specified in the Agreement. If the Company fails to obtain the Tax Authority's confirmation in relation to a tax ruling made pursuant to Section 103.U. of the Ordinance (to the full satisfaction of Molekule) within two months of the time of signing this Agreement, the Company will submit an application for a tax ruling pursuant to Section 104.H. of the Ordinance (each will be referred to hereinafter as a "Tax Ruling").
4 As stated in footnote 2 of this report, the Company estimates that additional capital actions could be executed in the Company's issued capital before the completion date, and therefore the final Conversion Rate will be determined only shortly before the time of completion of the Transaction. The data provided in this Section above are based on the Company's issued capital as at the time of this report.
2.2. In accordance with the amendment to the financing agreement made between the Company and Bank Mizrahi on February 23, 2023,5 and signed as part of the Merger Agreement (the "Amendment to the Financing Agreement"), Bank Mizrahi's rights to purchase 671,072 ordinary Company shares will be cancelled subject to and after the fulfilment of all the condition precedents stipulated in the Merger Agreement and before the Completion Date ("Bank Mizrahi's Warrant" and the "Cancellation Date"). For further information in relation to Bank Mizrahi's Warrant, see the Company's supplementary immediate report of July 28, 2022 (reference no.: 2022-01-078771). Instead of Bank Mizrahi's Warrant and as part of the Amendment to the Financing Agreement, the Company will allocate to Bank Mizrahi, on the Cancellation Date (and subject to the fulfilment of all the condition precedents stipulated in the Merger Agreement, the approval of the Company's board of directors and the approval of the Stock Exchange), ordinary Company shares at an amount equal to 500 thousand USD, in accordance with the mechanism detailed in subsection (c) of footnote 2 above. These shares will be replaced by Molekule shares as part of the Consideration for the Merger, all as part of the Maximal Amount of Shares Allocated. Furthermore, the Amendment to the Financing Agreement also includes the provisions detailed in Section 3 below.
The Entities Financing Molekule and Bank Mizrahi Provided their written consent to the Merger Agreement and the Transaction at the time of signing the Merger Agreement ("The Consent of the Financing Entities and Bank Mizrahi"). Bank Mizrahi offered its consent within the framework of the Amendment to the Financing Agreement, when, as part of this Amendment, it was determined as follows, without limitation:
5 For details concerning the original financing agreement made with Bank Mizrahi on July 17, 2022, see the Company's immediate report of July 17, 2022 (reference no.: 2022-01-090220) (the "Original Financing Agreement").
6 It will be noted that Bank Mizrahi will have the power to raise the interest rate if there are any changes in Bank Mizrahi's credit recruitment costs between the time of signing the Amendment to the Financing Agreement and the time said loan is reissued.
the undertaking specified in the support documents. The undertakings made by the shareholders, as specified in this Section above, are not subject to the recommendations of the Company's board of directors, as provided from time to time.
7 It will be noted that within the framework of the aforesaid limitations, it was determined, without limitations, that starting from the time of signing Molekule will be allowed to transfer to the Company just the following amounts, all within the framework of a technology agreement: (a) A one-time payment at an amount of 250,000 USD and (b) 11 additional equal installments, each at an amount of approx. 68 thousand USD, and at a total amount of 750,000 USD.
8 It is clarified that the rights granted to Molekule are subordinate to the rights granted to Delos Living LLC ("Delos") in relation to the exclusivity granted to Delos for the distribution of Company products in the field of transportation in the USA.
non-exclusive rights to market and distribute Molekule's products around the world, other than in Molekule's Territory, all for one year starting on February 26, 2023 (the agreement will be automatically renewed for six more months if neither party declares its cancellation in accordance with the terms set forth therein). The distribution rights do not include distribution rights on website and social media. For the products provided to it, each party will pay its counter party, at the time of provision of said products, a fixed price determined in the agreement. Each party will be allowed to sell the products to its end clients at any price it deems fit, at its discretion, subject to the publication of product prices which are not lower than the minimal prices determined in the agreement. Furthermore, each party to the agreement will provide support services to the end clients who purchased its products for a period of seven years commencing at the time of purchase. The agreement includes mutual indemnification and limitation of liability arrangements. Furthermore, the agreement includes other arrangements, including with respect to the timeframes for the supply of products and insurance obligations.
6.4. Within the framework of the Agreement, the Company has agreed that during the Interim Period it will not: initiate the acceptance of Purchase Offers9 from third parties; provide information to third parties or hold negotiations with third parties in connection with a Purchase Offer; issue any public declarations or recommendations in relation
to a Purchase Offer; change or cancel the recommendation issued by the board of directors to its shareholders or add reservations to said recommendations; enter into any of the following, without limitation: memorandum of understanding, merger agreement, purchase agreement, option agreement or any similar agreement related to the Purchase Offer (whether in a binding or non-binding manner); and issue, sale or execute any disposition of Company securities, other than in relation to options realized before the Completion Date.
6.5. Notwithstanding the aforesaid in Section 6.4 above, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, if the Company receives a Purchase Offer from a third party, which was received before the general meeting of Company shareholders approved the Merger, and this offer was given in good faith and without any breach of the conditions specified in Section 6.4 above, then the Company will be allowed to enter into negotiations with the third party who made the Purchase Offer, in order to clarify its terms. If the Company's board of directors determines in good faith, after consulting with the Company's external accountants and legal counsels, that the Purchase Offer is a Better Offer,10 the Company will be allowed: (a) to grant the third party access to information and data related to its assets and operations in accordance with the NDA signed with such party; (b) to enter into negotiations with the third party in relation to the Better Offer.
If the Company elects to enter into an engagement to realize the Better Offer, it will be allowed to do so subject to the payment of compensation as detailed in Section 9 below.
9 "Purchase Offer" – A good faith offer causing one of the following circumstances: (a) the merger of the Company or any similar proceeding; (b) a direct or indirect purchase of (1) more than 10% of the Company's assets, or (2) Company assets constituting more than 10% of the Company's income or profits (based on the last fiscal year); (c) a direct or indirect purchase or purchase offer, which leads to the buyer holding more than 10% of the Company's shares or more than 10% of the voting rights in it.
10"Better Offer" – A Purchase Offer, when any place the definition of the Purchase Offer refers to 10% will be considered as stating 75%, provided the Company's board of directors determined in good faith that such offer will lead to a transaction which: (a) if completed, will be more financially beneficial for the Company's shareholders than the Merger (considering the legal, financial and regulatory aspects and all the terms of the offer), and (b) can be reasonably completed under the suggested terms, considering the identity of the offering party, the required approvals and the legal, financial and regulatory aspects.
11 "Material change for the Worse" – Any incident or circumstance which will have, or which one could reasonable expect to have, whether by itself or together with other such incidents or circumstances, a material negative impact on the Company's business, operational results, financial situation, liabilities, operations or assets, other than certain cases excluded in the Agreement, such as industry-wide political or economic events, incidents affecting all the Parties' fields of operation, wars and terrorist attacks, force majeure incidents and plagues (to the extent such events do not have a special wide impact on either Party).
Bank Mizrahi (including collateral agreements and agreements in favor of Molekule's financing entities) will be made in a format to Molekule's full satisfaction, will be signed and will be in full force (the "Financing Entity Documents"); (b) there are no grounds for a demand for an immediate repayment in accordance with the agreements made with Molekule's financing entities or Bank Mizrahi; (c) on the Completion Date, the Company will have a cash balance of no less than 400,000 USD;12 and (d) the Innovations Authority approves the Merger Agreement (if such approval is needed).
The Agreement includes provisions determining that it may be cancelled with the provision of a written notice in any of the following cases: (a) in mutual written agreement between the Parties; (b) by either Party if the Completion Date does not occur by September 20, 2023 (the "Agreement Cancellation Date"); (c) by either Party, if there is any impediment preventing the completion of the Transaction, or if there is any order or law issued by a competent government authority preventing such completion; (d) by either Party, if the general meeting of Company shareholders fails to approve the Transaction; (e) by the non-breaching Party, if either Party commits a breach of the Agreement or fails to meet its obligations in accordance with the Agreement or has provided a false representation as detailed in the Agreement, all in a manner preventing the fulfilment of the conditions required for the execution of the Transaction, and said breach was not corrected (to the extent possible) at the earlier of 20 days after the submission of a notice concerning said breach by the cancelling Party or the Agreement Cancellation Date; (f) by Molekule, before the approval of the Merger by the meeting of Company shareholders, if the Company's board of directors cancels or changes its decision concerning the approval of the Transaction, or if the Company has committed a breach of its obligations specified in Section 6.4 above; (g) by Molekule, at any time, after a Company Purchase Offer (as defined above) has been declared in public or has become generally known to the public, if the Company failed to publicly approve the recommendation of the Company's board of directors to enter into the Merger Agreement within 10 business days of the receipt of Molekule's written request to do so, provided Molekule does not submit such a request more than once in relation to a Purchase Offer, all as detailed in the Agreement; and (h) by the Company, before the approval of the Merger by the general meeting of Company shareholders, if it enters into a written agreement related to a Better Offer in accordance with the terms set forth in the agreement as specified in Section 6.5 above and subject to the payment of the cancellation fees (as defined below) to Molekule.
Furthermore, the Agreement determines that the Company will be charged with the payment of cancellation fees to Molekule, at a total amount of 330 thousand USD (the "Cancellation Fees") in certain circumstances, including, without limitation, if the Company cancels the Agreement before the Completion Date due to its engagement in a final agreement related to a Better Offer, or if Molekule cancels the agreement following any breach of the provisions specified in Section 6.4 above committed by the Company.
The Company is taking the required actions to publish an invitation to a general meeting whose agenda will include the approval of the merger and all the resolutions related to it. This meeting invitation will include the full details of the Transaction, including the reasons which brought the board of directors to approve it.
12 Subject to Molekule completing the transfer of the consideration specified in the Technology Agreement, against the actual receipt of the services from the Company.
It will be further noted that shortly before the signing of the Merger Agreement and at Molekule's request, A written approval was obtained from Beth El Industries Ltd. ("Beth El") in relation to the balance of the Company's debt towards Beth El, which confirmed that: (a) The principal amount of the debt owed by the Company to Beth El, in accordance with the Production Agreement and the Interim Arrangement (as defined in footnote 13), is 8.3 million USD including the minimal amount the Company was obligated to order from Beth El (the "Total Debt"); (b) subject to the payment of the Total Debt, the Company and Beth El waive any demand or claim against each other; and (c) if the Company decides to stop producing its products at Beth El's factories, the Company will be obligated to purchase the production lines including any inventory, components, molds and plans for the consideration which will be agreed between the parties. Other than the terms detailed above, no changes have been made in relation to the Production Agreement and Interim Arrangement.13
For the avoidance of doubt and for the sake of caution, the Company wishes to stress there is no certainty that the conditions for said Transaction will be met, and therefore, there is no certainty the Transaction will be executed, and it is impossible to estimate, at this stage, if and when Said Transaction will be completed.
Sincerely, Aura Smart Air Ltd. By: Aviad Shnaiderman, CEO
13 For further details concerning the Company's production agreement with Beth El and the interim arrangement, see Section 20.1.2 of the Company's periodic financial statement of December 31, 2021, published on March 15, 2022 (reference no.: 2022-01-030457) and the immediate report dated December 29, 2022 (reference no.: 2022-01-158200) (the "Production Agreement and Interim Arrangement").
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