Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Jan 24, 2021
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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F O R M 6-K
For the month of January 2021
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD. (Name of Registrant)
1 Yahadut Canada Street, Or-Yehuda, Israel 6037501 (Address of Principal Executive Office)
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This report on Form 6-K of MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES Ltd. consists of the following documents, which are attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein
Exhibit 99.1 Notice of and Proxy Statement for 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Exhibit 99.2 Form of Proxy Card
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD. (Registrant)
By /s/ Asaf Berenstin Asaf Berenstin, CFO
Date: January 19, 2021
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Notice of and Proxy Statement for 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. |
| 99.2 | Form of Proxy Card |
We cordially invite you to attend the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., or the Meeting, to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at our offices at 1 Yahadut Canada Street, Or Yehuda 6037501, Israel. At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to adopt the following resolutions, as further detailed in the attached proxy statement:
In addition, our auditor's report and consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 will be reviewed and discussed at the Meeting.
Although we intend to hold the Meeting in person, we are sensitive to the public health and travel concerns our shareholders may have and the protocols that governments may impose. We reserve the right to convert to a virtual only meeting format should meeting in person become unsafe as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If we convert to a virtual only online meeting, we will announce the decision to do so in advance and provide instructions for shareholder participation in the virtual meeting in a Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted on our website.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on January 19, 2021 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. You can vote either by mailing in your proxy or in person by attending the meeting. If voting by mail, the proxy must be received by our transfer agent or at our registered office at least 72 hours prior to the time of the meeting to be validly included in the tally of ordinary shares voted at the meeting. If you attend the meeting, you may vote in person and your proxy will not be used. Detailed proxy voting instructions are provided both in the Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy card. Beneficial owners who hold their shares through members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE") may either vote their shares in person at the Meeting by presenting a certificate signed by a member of the TASE which complies with the Israel Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership for Voting in General Meetings)-2000 as proof of ownership of the shares, or send such certificate along with a duly executed proxy to the Company at 1 Yahadut Canada Street, Or Yehuda, 6037501, Israel, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
Sincerely, Naamit Salomon Naamit Salomon Chairman of the Board of Directors
1 Yahadut Canada Street, Or Yehuda 6037501, Israel +972-3-538-9480
This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. to be voted at the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, or the Meeting, and at any adjournment thereof, pursuant to the accompanying Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time) on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at our offices at 1 Yahadut Canada Street, Or Yehuda 6037501, Israel.
This Proxy Statement, the attached Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting and the enclosed proxy card are being mailed to shareholders on or about January 21, 2021.
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote upon the following matters: (i) to elect three directors for terms expiring at our 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; (ii) to re-elect Mr. Ron Ettlinger to serve as an external director (as such term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law) for a third three-year term ; (iii) To approve amended terms for the Company's renewed director and officer liability, or D&O, insurance policy; (iv) To approve a revised compensation policy for our directors and officers; and (v) to ratify and approve the re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 and to authorize our Board of Directors to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix the compensation for such independent registered public accountants in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.
In addition, our auditor's report and consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 will be reviewed and discussed at the Meeting.
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees for director listed in this Proxy Statement and FOR all of the other proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement.
Only holders of record of our ordinary shares, par value of NIS 0.1 per share, as of the close of business on January 19, 2021 are entitled to notice of, and to vote in person or by proxy at the Meeting. As of January 14, 2021, there were 49,035,055 outstanding ordinary shares.
If voting by virtue of a "legal proxy" or by mail, the proxy must be received by our transfer agent or at our registered office in Israel at least 72 hours prior to the designated time for the Meeting to be validly included in the tally of ordinary shares voted at the Meeting.
If you are a registered shareholder, you may change your vote at any time prior to the exercise of authority granted in the proxy by delivering a written notice of revocation to our Corporate Secretary, by granting a new proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request.
If your shares are held in "Street Name," you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker, bank, trustee or nominee or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from your broker, bank, trustee or nominee giving you the right to vote your shares, by attending the Meeting and voting in person.
Shareholders are permitted to express their position on the proposals to be voted on at the Meeting by submitting a written statement, through the company, to the other shareholders (a "Position Statement"). Position Statements should be submitted to our company at our registered offices. Any Position Statement received will be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K and will be made available to the public on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, and in addition at http://www.magna.isa.gov.il or http://maya.tase.co.il. Position Statements should be submitted no later than February 15, 2021. A shareholder is entitled to contact us directly and receive the text of the proxy card and any Position Statement.
A quorum of shareholders is necessary to transact business at the Meeting. The presence of two shareholders, holding at least one-third of our voting rights, represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting, will constitute a quorum. If there is not a legal quorum within half an hour of the scheduled time of the Meeting, the Meeting will be adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and place or to any other time and place as the chairman of the board of directors may determine with the consent of a majority of the voting power represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting on the question of adjournment. At the reconvened Meeting, the presence of at least two shareholders, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum. This notice shall serve as notice of such reconvened meeting if no quorum is present at the original date and time and no further notice of the reconvened meeting will be given to shareholders.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum. Generally, broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because (i) the broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (ii) the broker lacks discretionary voting power to vote such shares.
Unsigned or unreturned proxies, including those not returned by banks, brokers, or other record holders, will not be counted for quorum or voting purposes.
Each ordinary share entitles the holder to one vote. An affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, is required to approve each of the proposals, unless otherwise stated in the proposal.
In tabulating the voting results for any particular proposal, shares that constitute broker non-votes and abstentions are not considered votes cast on that proposal. Thus, broker non-votes will not affect the outcome of any of the matters being voted on at the Annual Meeting. Unsigned or unreturned proxies, including those not returned by banks, brokers, or other record holders, will not be counted for voting purposes.
We have received indications from our principal shareholder, Formula Systems (1985) Ltd., or Formula Systems, which holds approximately 45.53% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, that it presently intends to vote for all of the nominees for director and in favor of all of the other proposals to be acted upon at the Meeting.
We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from our shareholders. Proxies will be solicited by mail and may also be solicited in person, by telephone or electronic communication, by our directors, officers and employees. We will reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, concerning the sending of proxies and proxy material to the beneficial owners of our shares.
We will publish the final results in a Form 6-K filed with the SEC promptly following the Meeting. You may obtain a copy of the Form 6-K by reviewing our SEC filings through the SEC's EDGAR filing system at www.sec.gov or through the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange filings at www.tase.co.il or through the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange filings at http://www.magna.isa.gov.il/.
The following table sets forth certain information as of January 19, 2021 regarding the beneficial ownership by (i) all shareholders known to us to beneficially own 5% or more of our outstanding ordinary shares, (ii) each director and executive officer; and (iii) all directors and executive officers as a group:
| Name | Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned (1) |
Percentage of Ownership (2) |
|---|---|---|
| Asseco Poland S.A. (3) | 22,187,977 | 45.53% |
| Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (3) | 22,187,977 | 45.53% |
| Harel Insurance (4) | 4,791,328 | 9.77% |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd (5) | 3,765,068 | 7.68% |
| Yelin Lapidot (6) | 2,405,971 | 4.912% |
| Guy Bernstein | 150,000 | * |
| Asaf Berenstin (7) | 38,225 | * |
| Ron Ettlinger | -- | -- |
| Naamit Salomon | -- | -- |
| Sagi Schliesser | -- | -- |
| Avi Zakay | -- | -- |
| Arik Faingold | -- | -- |
| Yuval Baruch | -- | -- |
| Arik Kilman | 38,500 | * |
| Yakov Tsaroya | 10,000 | * |
| Hanan Shahaf | -- | -- |
| All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons) |
236,725 | * |
* Less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary shares relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
For information relating to the compensation of our five most highly compensated office holders during or with respect to the year ended December 31, 2019, please see "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees – B. Compensation" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on May 14, 2020.
Our articles of association provide for a board of directors consisting of no less than three and no more than 11 members or such other number as may be determined from time to time at a general meeting of shareholders. Our board of directors is currently composed of three directors, and two external directors.
Pursuant to our articles of association, our directors, who are not external directors, are elected at our annual general meetings of shareholders, which are required to be held at least once during every calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last preceding meeting. Except for our external directors (as described below), our directors are elected by a vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented and voting at such meeting and hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders following the annual meeting at which they were appointed. Directors (other than external directors) may be removed earlier from office by resolution passed at a general meeting of our shareholders. Our board of directors may temporarily fill vacancies on the board until the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided that the total number of directors does not exceed the maximum number permitted under our articles of association.
We are exempt from the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules' requirement regarding the process for the nomination of directors; instead, we follow Israeli law and practice in accordance with which directors are elected by the shareholders, unless otherwise provided in a company's articles of association. Our articles of association do not provide otherwise. Our practice has been that our director nominees are presented in our proxy statement for election at our annual meetings of shareholders.
At the Meeting, shareholders are being asked to elect three directors, who are not external directors, to hold office until our next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. All of the nominees, Mr. Guy Bernstein, Ms. Naamit Salomon and Mr. Avi Zakay, are current directors who were elected to serve in such capacity by our shareholders at our 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
As required by Israeli law, each of the director nominees named above has declared in writing that: (i) he or she possess the requisite skills and expertise, as well as sufficient time, to perform his/her duties as a director of our company; (ii) he or she has not been convicted by a conclusive judgment for one of the following offenses less than five years prior to the date of the declaration: (a) an offense under Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 -428 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, or under Sections 52C, 52D, 53(a) or 54 of the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968; (b) by a court outside Israel for bribery, deceit, an offense by a manager of a corporate body or an offense involving misuse of inside information; and (c) for any other offense in respect of which a court holds that, due to the substance, gravity or circumstances of such offense, such person is not fit to serve as director in a public company; (iii) he or she is not subject to a court or committee decision in an administrative enforcement proceeding pursuant to Section 226A of the Israeli Companies Law that prohibits him or her from serving as a director; and (iv) he or she has not been declared bankrupt or incompetent. Such declarations are available for review at our registered office.
If re-elected at the Meeting, we will pay each of Ms. Salomon and Mr. Zakay compensation in the amount equal to the amount paid to our external directors, as provided in the regulations adopted under the Israeli Companies Law. Mr. Bernstein does not receive any compensation for his role as a director.
Set forth below is information about each nominee, including age, position(s) held with our company, principal occupation, business history and other directorships held.
Guy Bernstein (52) has served as our chief executive officer since April 2010 and has served as a director of our company since January 2007 and served as the chairman of our board of directors from April 2008 to April 2010. Mr. Bernstein has served as the chief executive officer of Formula Systems, our parent company, since January 2008. From December 2006 to November 2010, Mr. Bernstein served as a director and the chief executive officer of Emblaze Ltd. or Emblaze, our former controlling shareholder. Mr. Bernstein also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Sapiens International Corporation N.V., or Sapiens, and is the chairman of the board of directors of Matrix IT Ltd., both of which are subsidiaries of Formula Systems. From April 2004 to December 2006, Mr. Bernstein served as the chief financial officer of Emblaze and he has served as a director of Emblaze since April 2004. Prior to that and from 1999, Mr. Bernstein served as our chief financial and operations officer. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Bernstein was a senior manager at Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Bernstein holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics from College of Management Academic Studies and is a certified public accountant (CPA) in Israel.
Naamit Salomon (56) has served as a director of our company since March 2003. Since January 2010, Ms. Salomon has been a partner in an investment company. Ms. Salomon also serves as a director of Sapiens, which is part of the Formula group. Ms. Salomon served as the chief financial officer of Formula Systems from August 1997 until December 2009. From 1990 through August 1997, Ms. Salomon served as the controller of two large privately held companies in the Formula group. Ms. Salomon holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Business Administration from Ben Gurion University and an LL.M. degree from Bar-Ilan University.
Avi Zakay (42) has served as a director of our company since January 2018. He has served as the sales manager of the Volkswagen dealership and showroom in Rishon Letzion (Champion Motors) since 2014. In 2013 he served as the sales manager of the showroom of Mitsubishi Motors in Netanya, and from 2007 to 2013, he served as a sales manager of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in Tel Aviv. Mr. Zakay holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration and studied for an M.B.A. degree, both from Michlala Leminhal College in Tel-Aviv.
For details about beneficial ownership of our shares held by any of these nominees, see above under the title "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management." We are not aware of any reason why any of the nominees, if elected, would be unable or unwilling to serve as a director.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to elect as directors the nominees named above.
According to the Israeli Companies Law and our Articles of Association, the management of our business is vested in our board of directors. The board of directors may exercise all powers and may take all actions that are not specifically granted to our shareholders.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, our board of directors is required to determine the minimum number of directors who must have "accounting and financial expertise" (as such term is defined in regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law). In determining such number, the board of directors must consider, among other things, the type and size of the company and the scope of and complexity of its operations. Our board of directors has determined that at least one director must have "accounting and financial expertise," within the meaning of the regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law.
Independent Directors. NASDAQ Stock Market Rules require us to establish an audit committee comprised of at least three members and only of independent directors each of whom satisfies the respective "independence" requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ.
Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, a director may be qualified as an independent director if such director is either (i) an outside director; or (ii) a director that serves as a board member less than nine years and the audit committee has approved that he or she meets the independence requirements of an outside director. A majority of the members serving on the audit committee must be independent under the Israeli Companies Law. In addition, an Israeli company whose shares are publicly traded may elect to adopt a provision in its articles of association pursuant to which a majority of its board of directors will constitute individuals complying with certain independence criteria prescribed by the Israeli Companies Law. Pursuant to Israeli regulations adopted in January 2011, directors who comply with the independence requirements of NASDAQ and the SEC are deemed to comply with the independence requirements of the Israeli Companies Law. We have not included such a provision in our articles of association.
Our board of directors has determined that both Mr. Ettlinger and Mr. Schliesser, external directors under the Israeli Companies Law requirements, qualify as independent directors under the SEC and NASDAQ requirements. Our board of directors has further determined that Mr. Zakay qualifies as an independent director under the SEC, NASDAQ and Israeli Companies Law requirements.
We provided NASDAQ with a notice of non-compliance with respect to the NASDAQ requirement that independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. Instead, we follow Israel law and practice, under which independent directors are not required to hold executive sessions. In compliance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5605(e)(1)(A), our independent directors take a vote in which only independent directors participate with respect to the recommendation for election of the nominees by approving the proxy statement draft and the recommendation to elect the directors before the proxy statement is filed.
Audit Committee. Our audit committee, established in accordance with Sections 114-117 of the Israeli Companies Law and Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, assists our board of directors in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of our company and audits of our financial statements, including the integrity of our financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, our independent public accountants' qualifications and independence, the performance of our internal audit function and independent public accountants, finding any irregularities in the business management of our company for which purpose the audit committee may consult with our independent auditors and internal auditor, proposing to the board of directors ways to correct such irregularities and such other duties as may be directed by our board of directors. The responsibilities of the audit committee also include approving related-party transactions as required by law. Under Israeli law, an audit committee may not approve an action or a transaction with a controlling shareholder, or with an office holder, unless at the time of approval two external directors are serving as members of the audit committee and at least one of the external directors was present at the meeting in which an approval was granted.
Our audit committee also serves as our Financial Statement Review Committee, as defined in regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law.
Our audit committee is currently composed of Messrs. Ettlinger, Schliesser and Zakay, each of whom satisfies the respective "independence" requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. We also comply with Israeli law requirements for audit committee members. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Ettlinger qualifies as a financial expert. The audit committee meets at least once each quarter.
Compensation Committee. In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, we have a compensation committee, whose role is to: (i) recommend a compensation policy for office holders and to recommend to the board, once every three years, on the approval of the continued validity of the compensation policy that was determined for a period exceeding three years; (ii) recommend an update the compensation policy from time to time and to examine its implementation; (iii) determine whether to approve the terms of service and employment of office holders that require the committee's approval; and (iv) exempt a transaction from the requirement of shareholders' approval in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli companies Law. The compensation committee also has oversight authority over the actual terms of employment of directors and officers and may make recommendations to the board of directors and the shareholders (where applicable) with respect to deviation from the compensation policy that was adopted by the company.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a compensation committee must consist of no less than three members, including all of the external directors (who must constitute a majority of the members of the committee), and the remainder of the members of the compensation committee must be directors whose terms of service and employment were determined pursuant to the applicable regulations. The same restrictions on the actions and membership in the audit committee as discussed above under "Audit Committee," including the requirement that an external director serve as the chairman of the committee and the list of persons who may not serve on the committee, also apply to the compensation committee. We have established a compensation committee that is currently composed of our independent directors, Messrs. Ettlinger, Schliesser and Zakay.
Our Compensation Policy was formulated and will be periodically reevaluated in accordance with the following considerations: (i) the advancement of the company's goals, its work plan and its policy with a long term view; and (ii) the creation of appropriate incentives for the office holders of the company, considering, among other things, the risk management policy of the company; the size of the company and the nature of its operations; and (iii) in connection with the terms of service and employment that include variable components – the contribution of the office holder to the achievement of the company's goal and to the maximization of its profits, all with a long term view and in accordance with the position of the office holder.
(Item 2 on the Proxy Card)
Under the Israeli Companies Law, Israeli companies whose shares have been offered to the public are required to appoint at least two external directors. The Israeli Companies Law provides that a person may not be appointed as an external director if (i) the person is a relative of a controlling shareholder; (ii) the person, or the person's relative, partner, employer or an entity under that person's control, has or had during the two years preceding the date of appointment any affiliation (as such term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law) with the company, or the controlling shareholder or at the date of appointment to a relative of the controlling shareholder or to another corporation; (iii) in a company that does not have a controlling shareholder or a shareholder holding a controlling block – also an affiliation, at the date of appointment, to the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer, a substantial shareholder or the most senior financial officer and (iv) if such person's relative, partner, employer, supervisor, or an entity he controls, has other than negligible business or professional relations with any of the persons with whom the external director himself may not be affiliated. The term "relative" means a spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent and child, and child, sibling or parent of a spouse or the spouse of any of the foregoing. The term "affiliation" includes an employment relationship, a business or professional relationship maintained on a regular basis, control and service as an office holder (excluding service as an external director of a company that is offering its shares to the public for the first time). In addition, no person may serve as an external director if the person's position or other activities create or may create a conflict of interest with the person's responsibilities as director or may otherwise interfere with the person's ability to serve as director. If, at the time an external director is appointed all members of the board of directors who are not controlling shareholders or their relatives, are of the same gender, then that external director must be of the other gender. A director of one company may not be appointed as an external director of another company if a director of the other company is acting as an external director of the first company at such time.
At least one of the external directors must have "accounting and financial expertise" and the other external directors must have "professional qualifications," as such terms are defined by regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law.
Each committee of the board of directors must include at least one external director and the audit committee must be comprised of at least three directors and include all the external directors. An external director is entitled to compensation as provided in regulations adopted under the Israeli Companies Law and is otherwise prohibited from receiving any other compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with such service. Until the lapse of two years from termination of office, we may not engage an external director to serve as an office holder and cannot employ or receive services from that person, either directly or indirectly, including through a corporation controlled by that person.
Our current external directors are Mr. Sagi Schliesser and Mr. Ron Ettlinger.
External directors are elected by shareholders. External directors serve for a three-year term, which may be renewed for two additional three-year periods through one of the following mechanisms: (i) the board of directors proposed the nominee and his appointment was approved by the shareholders in the manner required to appoint external directors for their initial term (described above); or (ii) one or more shareholders holding 1% or more of the voting rights proposed the nominee, and the nominee is approved by the majority set forth above. External directors can be removed from office only by the same special percentage of shareholders as can elect them, or by a court, and then only if the external directors cease to meet the statutory qualifications with respect to their appointment or if they violate their duty of loyalty to the company.
Mr. Ettlinger was initially elected to serve as an external director at our 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders. He will be standing for re-election for a third three-years' term at this Meeting.
Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Schliesser and Mr. Ettlinger both qualify as external directors under the Israeli Companies Law requirements.
As required by Israeli law, Mr. Ettlinger has declared in writing that: (i) he meets the requirements of an external director; (ii) he possess the requisite skills and expertise, as well as sufficient time, to perform his duties as a director of our company; (iii) he was not convicted by a conclusive judgment: (a) for an offense under Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 or 422 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, or under Sections 52C, 52D, 53(a) or 54 of the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968; (b) by a court outside Israel for bribery, deceit, an offense by a manager of a corporate body or an offense involving misuse of inside information; (c) for any other offense in respect of which a court holds that, due to the substance, gravity or circumstances of such offense, such person is not fit to serve as director in a public company; (iv) he is not subject to a court or committee decision in an administrative enforcement proceeding pursuant to Section 226A of the Israeli Companies Law that prohibits him from serving as a director; (v) he has not been declared bankrupt or incompetent; and (vi) he possesses accounting and financial expertise. Such declaration is available for review at our registered office.
We are not aware of any reason why the nominee, if re-elected, would be unable or unwilling to serve as an external director. In the event that the named nominee for external director would be unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such other person as shall be nominated by our Board of Directors.
Set forth below is a brief biography of our external directors.
Ron Ettlinger (54) has served as an external director of our company since December 2014 and is a member of our audit committee. Mr. Ettlinger is the founder and has been the chief executive officer of "Nippon Europe Israel Ltd.," a leading provider of car multimedia advanced systems, since October 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Ettlinger was the owner and general manager of Universal Ltd., a car service. Mr. Ettlinger is the founder and since July 2014 has served as chief executive officer of Nippon Lights Ltd., a leading provider of LED lights and panels. Mr. Ettlinger holds a B.A. degree in Business, with a major in finance and marketing from Tel-Aviv College of Management.
Sagi Schliesser (49) has served as an external director of our company since November 2015 and is a member of our audit committee. Mr. Schliesser has been the cofounder and chief executive officer of TabTale, a creator of innovative games, interactive books and educational apps since 2010. Prior to founding TabTale, Mr. Schliesser was the CTO of Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS), managing Sapiens Technologies. Previously Mr. Schliesser served for seven years as VP of R&D and CTO of IDIT Technologies Ltd., a global provider of insurance software solutions. Before that, Mr. Schliesser was one of the founders of WWCOM, a B2B enablement software startup. Mr. Schliesser holds a B.Sc. degree with honors in Computer Science and Psychology from Tel Aviv University, as well as a master's degree in Computer Science from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and an M.B.A. degree with honors in Business Psychology from Hamaslool Ha'akademi Shel Hamichlala Leminhal.
The re-election of Mr. Ettlinger for external director requires the affirmative vote of (i) the majority of the votes actually cast with respect to such proposal including at least a majority of the voting power of the non-controlling shareholders (as such term is defined in the Israel Securities Law, 1968) or those shareholders who do not have a personal interest in approval of the nomination except for a personal interest that is not as a result of the shareholder's connections with the controlling shareholder, who are present in person or by proxy and vote on such proposal, or (ii) the majority of the votes cast on such proposal at the meeting, provided that the total votes cast in opposition to such proposal by the non-controlling shareholders or those shareholders who have a personal interest in approval of the nomination except for a personal interest that is not as a result of the shareholder's connections with the controlling shareholder (as such term is defined in the Israel Securities Law, 1968) does not exceed 2% of all the voting power in the Company.
Under the Companies Law, the procurement or amendment of the terms of directors' and officers' liability, or D&O, insurance coverage for directors and officers of a public company requires the approval of the compensation committee of the board of directors, the board and the shareholders.
Our current D&O insurance policy is under the coverage of the D&O insurance policy of our controlling shareholder, Formula, which covers each of Formula's directors and officers and each of the directors and officers of Formula's U.S.-traded subsidiaries— which consist of Sapiens International Corporation N.V. and Magic Software.
At our 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders held in February 2018, our shareholders approved D&O insurance coverage based on the following parameters:
Any renewal, extension or substitution was to be for the benefit of the Company's and its subsidiaries' officers and directors and will otherwise be on terms substantially similar to or better (from the perspective of the directors and officers) than those of the then-effective insurance policy.
Since that approval, the market for D&O insurance coverage has experienced significant increases in premiums and tightening coverage conditions, especially for U.S.-traded companies. That has been a product, in part, of the substantial growth in the number of class actions filed against U.S.-traded companies, which has doubled in the last three years (from approximately 215 to 400 claims per annum).
The growth in premiums for our Group D&O insurance coverage (including that of our U.S.-traded subsidiaries) has outpaced the growth in our (and our U.S.-traded subsidiaries') market capitalization over that same period of time, as shown in the following graphs:

Because of those significant increases in premiums, our D&O insurance coverage for 2020 no longer fits within the parameters approved by our shareholders at our annual shareholder meeting held in February 2018 and that of Formula held in May 2018. Consequently, we are required under the Companies Law to currently obtain shareholder approval for amended terms for our renewed D&O insurance as of 2020 and going forward.
The proposed parameters for our prospective D&O insurance coverage, under this Proposal 3, are as follows:
Coverage for directors and officers of the Company of up to a maximum amount of \$60,000,000 against liabilities, both per claim and in the aggregate, both per claim and in the aggregate, plus up to \$10,000,000 of Side A DIC coverage, for a total annual premium of \$2.0 million; and
Any renewal, extension or substitution is to be for the benefit of the Company's and its subsidiaries' officers and directors and will otherwise be on terms substantially similar to or better (from the perspective of the directors and officers) than those of the then-effective D&O insurance policy.
Our Compensation Committee and Board have determined that it is in the best interest of the Company and our shareholders to enable the Company's and its subsidiaries' officers (those constituting office holders under the Companies Law) and directors to make and implement decisions that are in the best interest of the Compדany and our shareholders, without fear of undue liability for doing so. Furthermore, the loss of D&O insurance coverage due to the failure to obtain our shareholders' approval would make it virtually impossible for our Company and our U.S.-traded subsidiaries to attract and retain talented officers and directors who possess the requisite skills and experience to continue to lead us towards successful results of operations and solid financial condition. Consequently, our compensation committee and Board have approved, subject to shareholder approval, our obtaining one or more renewals of our D&O insurance policy, which reflect the above-described parameters.
Our Compensation Committee and Board have furthermore determined that the proposed parameters for our D&O insurance coverage under this Proposal 3 are consistent with our current Compensation Policy and the compensation policy brought to the approval of the general meeting on Proposal 4. That Amended and Restated Compensation Policy provides a general allowance for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, as is customary for office holders of public Israeli companies.
The approval by the shareholders of the below proposed resolution pursuant to this Proposal 3at the Meeting will extend to any renewal or substitution of the D&O insurance policy then in effect, from time to time, within the foregoing parameters, during a period of up to three years.
It is proposed that at the Meeting, the following resolution be adopted pursuant to this Proposal 3:
"RESOLVED, that one or more renewals, extensions and/or replacements of the current D&O insurance policy during a period of up to three years be, and hereby are, approved, subject to the following terms:
The coverage will be up to a maximum amount of \$60,000,000, both per claim and in the aggregate, plus up to \$10,000,000 of Side A DIC coverage;
An annual premium to be paid by the Company not exceeding an amount of \$2,000,000 per year, which annual premium may be adjusted by not more than 20% in any year, as compared to the previous year; and
Any renewal, extension and/or replacement thereof or other similar arrangement will be for the benefit of the directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and will otherwise be on terms substantially similar to or better (from the perspective of the directors and officers) than those of the then-effective insurance policy."
Under the Companies Law and our Articles of Association, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting on the matter (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) is required to approve the amended terms for our renewed (and future renewals of our) D&O insurance policy, as described above.
The Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR the foregoing resolution approving the amended terms of our renewed (and future renewals of our) D&O insurance policy.
IV. APPROVAL OF A COMPENSATION POLICY FOR OUR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Item 4 on the Proxy Card)
According to the Israeli Companies Law, a public company must adopt a compensation policy, recommended by the compensation committee and approved by the board of directors and the shareholders, in that order. In general, all office holders' terms of compensation - including fixed remuneration, bonuses, equity compensation, retirement or termination payments, indemnification, liability insurance and the grant of an exemption from liability - must comply with the company's compensation policy.
In addition, the compensation terms of directors, the chief executive officer, and any employee or service provider who is considered a controlling shareholder, generally must be approved separately by the compensation committee, the board of directors and the shareholders of the company (by a special majority), in that order.
The compensation terms of other officers require the approval of the compensation committee and the board of directors.
The compensation policy must comply with specified criteria and guidelines and, in general, will be determined, among others, according to the following factors: (i) promoting the company's objectives, business plan and long term policy; (ii) creating appropriate incentives for the company's office holders, considering, among others, the company's risk management policy; (iii) the company's size and nature of operations; and (iv) with respect to variable elements of compensation, the office holder's contribution to achieving corporate objectives and increasing profits, with a long-term view and in accordance with the office holder's position.
A compensation policy must be re-approved once every three years. The board of directors is required to reevaluate the compensation policy from time to time, and upon any material change to the circumstances that existed at the time of its formulation. Our current compensation policy was approved by our compensation committee and board of directors on February 28, 2018, after being rejected by our shareholders on the same day.
Our Board of Directors has approved, following the recommendation of our Compensation Committee, a revised Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors (the "Compensation Policy"), attached hereto as Exhibit A.
In approving the Compensation Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered various factors, including, among others, the factors set forth in the Companies Law, and reviewed various data and information they deemed relevant, with the advice and assistance of legal and compensation advisors.
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve the Compensation Policy, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
At the Meeting, following resolution is proposed to be adopted:
The approval of the Compensation Policy requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power in the Company present, in person or by proxy, and voting on the matter, provided that either (i) at least a majority of the shares of non-controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the approval of the Compensation Policy voted at the meeting vote in favor of the approval of the Compensation Policy; or (ii) the total number of shares among the shareholders described in clause (i) above voted against the approval of the Compensation Policy does not exceed 2% of the aggregate voting rights in the Company.
Under the Companies Law, (1) the term "controlling shareholder" means a shareholder having the ability to direct the activities of a company, other than by virtue of being an office holder. A shareholder is presumed to be a controlling shareholder if the shareholder holds 50% or more of the voting rights in a company or has the right to appoint the majority of the directors of the company or its chief executive officer; and (2) a "personal interest" of a shareholder (i) includes a personal interest of any members of the shareholder's family (or spouses thereof) or a personal interest of a company with respect to which the shareholder (or such family member) serves as a director or the CEO, owns at least 5% of the shares or has the right to appoint a director or the CEO but (ii) excludes an interest arising solely from the ownership of our ordinary shares.
(Item 5 on the Proxy Card)
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to ratify and approve the re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 and until the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders, pursuant to the recommendation of our Audit Committee and Board of Directors. Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer has no relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries or affiliates except as independent registered public accountants and, from time to time and to a limited extent, as tax consultants and providers of some auditrelated services.
In accordance with applicable law and our Articles of Association, our Board of Directors has delegated to our Audit Committee the authority to determine the remuneration of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer according to the volume and nature of their services. With respect to fiscal year 2019, we paid Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer approximately \$355,000 for audit services and approximately \$115,000 for tax and other services.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, that the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, as the independent registered public accountants of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. to conduct the annual audit of its financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2020 and until its 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders, be and hereby is ratified and approved, and that the Board of Directors be, and it hereby is, authorized to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix the remuneration of such independent registered public accountants in accordance with the volume and nature of their services."
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the foregoing resolution.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve the foregoing resolution.

At the Meeting, our auditor's report and consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 will be presented. We will hold a discussion with respect to the financial statements at the Meeting. This Item will not involve a vote of the shareholders.
Our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, including the auditor's report and our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2020, is available on our website at www.magicsoftware.com or through the EDGAR website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Shareholders may receive a hard copy of the annual report on Form 20-F containing the consolidated financial statements free of charge upon request. None of the auditor's report, consolidated financial statements, the Form 20-F or the contents of our website form part of the proxy solicitation material.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Asaf Berenstin Asaf Berenstin CFO
Dated: January 19, 2021
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
Compensation Policy for Office Holders
2.1 This Compensation Policy has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on January 12, 2021 and by the Company's board of directors on January 12, 2021 and by the general meeting of the Company's shareholders on [___________________] and it shall replace the Compensation Policy for Office Holders approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and by the Board of Directors of the Company on January 17, 2018 for the first time and on February 28, 2018 after it was rejected by the General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company held on February 28, 2018, subject to the provisions of Section 267A(c) of the Companies Law.

The compensation of an Office Holder may include any of the following components:
4.1.1 Fixed Cash Compensation (or base salary) - the Fixed Cash Compensation Component is intended to compensate the Office Holder for the time he or she invests in executing his or her current duties and tasks in the Company.
5.1 This compensation Policy shall apply to the Company's "Office Holders" as such term is defined by the Companies Law.
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7.1 In setting the terms of the Compensation Policy, the Company aims to compensate its Office Holders for their contribution to its business success over time, taking into account the extensive responsibility and authority imposed upon them. The Compensation Committee and the Board have examined the ratio between the terms of service and employment of Office Holders and the average and median cost of employment of the other Company employees and contractors. As of the date of the approval of the Compensation Policy, the Average and Median ratios are as follows:
| Position | Average Ratio | Median Ratio |
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| CEO | 15 | 15 |
| President, CFO | 3 | 3 |
| Other Office Holders (average compensation cost) | 5 | 5 |
1 With respect to the CEO, the weight of the Variable Components may reach approximately 80% (eighty percent) of the total compensation amount.
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The Compensation Committee and the Board believe that the ratio is appropriate and reasonable taking into account the gap between the responsibility and contribution of Office Holders to the Company's results to those of other employees of the Company, the nature of the Company, its size, value, scale of activity in the various fields, the fact that the Office Holders, insofar as quantities are concerned, represent a small part of the total work force of the Company group, the mixture of manpower and its field of activity and that it does not adversely impact labor relations within the Company.
8.1 The Fixed Cash Compensation Component will vary among Office Holders and will be individually determined according to the Office Holder's respective performance, educational background, prior business experiences, seniority, aptitude, qualifications, role and responsibility and previous salary agreements signed with the Office Holder. At the time of determining the fixed fee, an examination will also be made of the office holder's education, skills, expertise, professional experience, and achievements.
8.2 The fixed fee, in terms of the gross salary of the Office Holders in the Company, will not be greater than the amounts detailed below:2
| Rank | Maximum3 |
|---|---|
| CEO | NIS180,000 |
| CEO or President of a Substantive Subsidiary in Israel, Division Manger | NIS120,000 |
| CFO, Senior Vice President | NIS80,000 |
| Other Officeholders | NIS75,000 |
| CEO of a Substantive Subsidiary Overseas | \$35,000 |
2 The following detailed amounts do not include the additional fringe benefits detailed in Section 9 below and do not include payments for Office Holders which are subject to the continued engagement as detailed in Section 10 below. In the event that the services of the Office Holder are provided via a personal management or service company and not as an employee of Magic, the fees paid to such personal management or service company will reflect, to the extent determined by Magic in the applicable service agreement, the Fixed Cash Compensation Component and the additional related benefits and perquisites (plus applicable taxes such as Value Added Tax), in accordance with the guidelines of the Compensation Policy.
3 The amounts shall be linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index, as published by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics from time to time or by any other official Israeli governmental authority. The basis CPI linkage shall be based on the known CPI as of July 1, 2014.
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8.3 Without derogating from Section 8.2 above, the Company may determine a link between the fee of an Office Holder and the increase in the consumer price index per each financial quarter.
In exceptional circumstances, in order to preserve the continued employment of an Office Holder in the Company, an Office Holder may be entitled, in addition to his salary, to an amount of up to NIS 500,000 per annum for a limited period of time, which payment shall be conditional on the continued employment of such Office Holder in the Company. This payment is subject to the approval of the relevant corporate organs of the Company and will not exceed 20% of the maximum value of the Variable Cash Compensation Component of an Office Holder, as provided under Section 11.3 below.
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Subject to the provisions determining the annual Variable Cash Compensation Component grant set forth in Section 11 above:
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors may reduce the annual Variable Cash Compensation Component of an Office Holder in exceptional circumstances, considering the business and financial condition of the Company and the duties of the Office Holder, and for reasons which shall be recorded by them.

14.1 Office Holders are required to return any compensation paid to them on the basis of data included in financial statements that turned out to be erroneous and were subsequently restated during the two-year period following filing thereof. In such case, compensation amounts will be returned net of taxes that were withheld thereon, unless the Office Holder has reclaimed or will reclaim such tax payments from the relevant tax authorities (in which case the Office Holder will also be obligated to return such tax amounts).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the required amount for repayment from the annual grant is less than 10% (ten percent) of the amount of the grant for that year, the Office Holder will not be required to repay it.
14.2 Notwithstanding the above, a restatement due to a change in applicable law, regulations or accounting rules that become applicable after the date of the publication of the financial statements of the Company for that year will not be deemed a restatement for which the foregoing return of grant amounts shall apply.
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16.3 As provided in section 15.3, the Equity Based Compensation Component may be in the form of options to purchase shares of the Company (the "Options") or other securities. The exercise price of the Options will not be less than the average price of the Company's shares on the applicable stock exchanges on the 30 (thirty) days period preceding the day of grant of such Options.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Compensation Policy, the Company's CEO may approve a non-material change of the terms of tenure and employment of an Office Holder subordinate to him, provided that such change is in accordance with this Compensation Policy and its scope is not greater than 5% (five percent) of the compensation amount of the Office Holder. A non-material change that has been approved by the said CEO, will be reported to the compensation committee promptly after its approval by the CEO.
An Office Holder shall be entitled to retirement payments owing to him pursuant to applicable law (such as severance pay compensation).
An Office Holder (including a director) is entitled, in addition to a compensation package pursuant to this Compensation Policy, and subject to the approval or consent of the Authorized Corporate Organs, to insurance coverage with respect to such Office Holder's liability and to indemnification arrangements, all subject to applicable law.
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| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE DRECTORS NAMED IN TEM 1 AND "FOR" PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTIVE IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE I |
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| (1) To re-elect three directors for terms expiring at the Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. ABSTAIN AGAINST FOR GUY BERNSTEIN |
(2) To re-elect Mr. Ron Ettlinger to serve as an external director (as such term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law) for a third three-year term. |
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| NAAMIT SALOMON AVI ZAKAY |
Are you (a) a controlling shareholder of the Company; or (b) do you have a personal interest in the re-election of Mr. Ron Ettlinger to serve as an external director (as such term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law) for a third three-year term? |
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| (3) To approve the amended terms for the Company's renewed director and officer liability, or D&O, insurance policy. |
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| VOTES CAST FOR ITEMS 2. 3 AND 4 WILL NOT BE COUNTED UNLESS "YES" OR "NO" HAS BEEN SPECIFIED AS TO WHETHER THE SHAREHOLDER IS A CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER OR HAS A |
Are you (a) a controlling shareholder of the Company; or (b) do you have a personal interest in the approval of the renewed directors and officers' liability insurance policy? |
YES NO |
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| PERSONAL INTEREST (AS DEFINED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT) WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL. |
(4) To approve a revised compensation policy for the Company's directors and officers. |
FOR AGAINST |
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| Are you (a) a controlling shareholder of the Company; or (b) do you have a personal interest in the approval of the revised compensation policy? |
NO YES |
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| (5) To ratify and approve the re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 and to authorize its Board of Directors to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix the compensation for such independent registered |
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