Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Dec 4, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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December 4, 2025
In accordance with the Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports), 1970 (Periodic and Immediate Reports Regulations), Securities Regulations (Transaction Between a Company and its Controlling Shareholder), 2001 (Controlling Shareholder Transaction Regulations), Companies Regulations (Notice and Advertisement of a General Meeting and Class Meeting in a Public Company and Adding an Item to the Agenda), 2000, Companies Regulations (Written Voting and Position Statements), 2005 (Written Voting Regulations) and the Companies Law, 1999 (the Companies Law), notice is hereby given regarding the convening of a special general meeting of the Company's shareholders, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 15:00, in the Company's meeting room at the Haifa Oil Renery, 1 HaHistadrut Avenue, Haifa 3100001.
1.1.
It is proposed to approve the reappointment of Ms. Orna Hozman-Bechor for a second three-year term as an external director on the Company's Board of Directors, in accordance with the provisions of section 245 of the Companies Law, effective from the end of her current term, i.e., January 16, 2026, as per the recommendation of the Board at its meeting held on November 23, 2025.
For details regarding Ms. Hozman-Bechor in accordance with Regulation 26 of the Reporting Regulations, see Regulation 26 in Chapter D of the periodic report for 2024 published on March 12, 2025 (reference: 2025-01- 016302) (the periodic report), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Subject to the approval of her reappointment and for her service as an external director on the Company's Board of Directors, Ms. Hozman-Bechor shall be entitled to participation compensation and annual compensation, in the maximum amounts for an expert director in accordance with Regulation 5A of the Companies Regulations (Rules Regarding Compensation and Expenses for an External Director, 2000) (Compensation Regulations), as updated from time to time, according to the rank in which the Company is classied at the relevant time, as well as reimbursement of expenses in connection with her participation in meetings, as detailed in the Compensation Regulations.
The compensation to which Ms. Hozman-Bechor will be entitled is in accordance with the Company's compensation policy.
Additionally, Ms. Orna Hozman-Bechor shall be entitled to a letter of indemnication and a letter of undertaking for indemnication as customary in the Company, as well as insurance coverage under the Company's directors and ocers insurance policy, under the same conditions as provided to other ocers in the Company.
For further details regarding entitlement to a letter of release, a letter of undertaking for indemnication, and insurance coverage in a directors and ocers insurance policy, see the relevant sections in Regulation 21 and Regulation 29A of Chapter D in the periodic report, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. For the current wording of the letter of release and indemnication undertaking customarily used in the Company, see the meeting notice dated April 8, 2025 (reference: 2025-01-026252), incorporated herein by reference.
The candidate submitted to the Company a declaration as required in accordance with the provisions of sections 224b and 241 of the Companies Law, attached as Appendix A to the meeting notice report, wherein the candidate declared that she meets the eligibility requirements for appointment as an external director as set forth in section 240(b) to (f) of the Companies Law. It should be noted that on November 23, 2025, the Company's Board conrmed the classication of Ms. Hozman-Bechor as having accounting and nancial
expertise, as dened in the Companies Regulations (Conditions and Criteria for a Director Having Accounting and Financial Expertise and for a Director Having Professional Qualication), 2005 (Expertise Regulations).
To appoint Ms. Orna Hozman-Bechor for a second three-year term as an external director of the Company, effective from the end of her current term, i.e., January 16, 2026, including approval of the terms of her service and employment as detailed above.
1.2. Agenda Item 2 – Approval of Renewal of the Company's Engagement with Mr. Alex Pesel Approval of renewal of the Company's engagement with Mr. Alex Pesel, a serving director in the Company and one of its controlling shareholders,¹ in a service agreement, in addition to the directors' compensation paid to him, as detailed in section 2 of the meeting notice report.
¹Mr. Pesel is among the controlling shareholders in the Company by virtue of being among the holders of the Company's control permit.
To approve the renewal of the company's engagement with Mr. Alex Pesel in a service agreement, for consideration in addition to the director's remuneration paid to him, as detailed in Section 2 of this meeting notice report, for a period of three years, commencing on January 1, 2026.
On November 27, 2025, the CEO of the company notied the Board of his intention to end his term. Subsequently, on December 4, 2025, the company's Board appointed Mr. Rafael Maman to serve as the company's CEO starting from February 1, 2026. Accordingly, it is proposed to approve the terms of Mr. Maman's service as the company's CEO, as detailed in Section 3 of the meeting notice report.
To approve the terms of service for Mr. Maman as CEO of the company, on a 100% position basis, as detailed in Section 3 of the meeting report, and to determine that the CEO will be entitled to participate in the company's standard director and ocer indemnication and insurance arrangements as practiced from time to time, subject to the law.
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Additional details regarding Agenda Item 1.2 – Approval of the renewal of the company's engagement with Mr. Alex Pesel, including
2.1 General
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² For further details about the joint municipal company, see Section 1.10.7 in the business description chapter of the periodic report.
³ For details see the notice of meeting report from March 9, 2023, Reference No. 2023-01-020929.
| Total | Other | Share-Based Payment |
Bonus | Annual *Salary |
Percentage of Holdings in the Company's Capital |
Position Percentage |
Position | Name |
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| 672,000 | 672,000 | - | Director | Alex Pasel |
For details regarding the approval of updated indemnication and exemption letters for company ocers who are controlling shareholders, see the notice of a General Meeting published by the company on 8.4.2025 (reference: 2025-01-026252), which is incorporated here by reference.
For details regarding the company's compensation policy, see the amended notice of a General Meeting published by the company on 21.8.2024 (reference: 2024-01-086433), which is incorporated here by reference (hereinafter: the 'Compensation Policy').Compensation Policy.
For information regarding directors' remuneration to which controlling shareholders serving as directors in the company are entitled, see Note 27b to the consolidated nancial statements included in the periodic report, which is incorporated here by reference.
For further details regarding a prior engagement of the company with Mr. Alex Pasel under a service agreement for remuneration (in addition to the director's remuneration), see Note 27b3e to the consolidated nancial statements included in the periodic report, which is incorporated here by reference.
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See also Regulation 22 in Chapter D of the periodic report.
² For further details regarding the jointly-owned municipal company, see section 1.10.7 of the chapter 'Business Description of the Corporation' in the periodic report.
³ For further details, see the meeting notice dated March 9, 2023, reference no. 2023-01-020929.
...and eciency with the local authorities surrounding the group's compound. All these and others involve the continuous activity of Mr. Pesel, which the company has an interest in being performed by him, among other things, within his role as its director in the joint municipal company. Based on past experience, Mr. Pesel's activities are expected to maximize the company's benet as described above and at the same time constitute a signicant addition to the amount of time and resources he invests as a director in the company.
It should be noted that due to their personal interest, as detailed in section 2.3 above, Mr. Alex Pesel, Adi Federman, Yaakov Gutenshtein, and Rafael Arad did not participate in the board discussion or in the decision-making on this matter.
2.7.3 The compensation committee and board of directors examined and approved that the proposed engagement agreement does not include a distribution as dened by the Companies Law.
3.1. On 4.12.2025, the company's board of directors appointed Mr. Rafael Maman as the company's CEO, effective as of 1.2.2026.
For further details, see immediate report dated 4.12.2025 (reference number: 2025-01-096473).
3.2. Mr. Maman brings to the position over 30 years of international experience and expertise in the oil and gas sector, during which he developed and implemented strategies at the global energy company Shell, in the eld of optimization and eciency of rening processes at reneries and supply chains worldwide. Later, Mr. Maman founded and served as CEO of the company
PetroQuantum, which specialized in operational excellence in the rening industry and developed advanced strategies for supply chain management in Downstream (rening, marketing, and distribution of fuels). Currently, Maman serves as Managing Director at the global consulting rm (A&M) Alvarez and Marsal. In his previous role, he served as VP of Strategy and Technology at Sygnia, specializing in handling complex cyber events,
after establishing a global activity in the eld of cyber protection for industrial facilities and critical infrastructures as a partner at the consulting rm
PwC.
3.3. Following his appointment, it is proposed to approve the terms of Mr. Maman's oce and employment as CEO of the company, as detailed below:
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Mr. Maman will be employed by the company at a 100% position.
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Mr. Maman may request to serve in the company according to a service agreement between him and the company instead of an employment agreement, without derogating from his obligations to the company, including with respect to the scope of the position, and in such case the payment for the services will equal the employment cost according to the conditions detailed above, before options and before bonuses.
For his services, Mr. Maman will be entitled to a monthly salary totaling 198,000 NIS (gross), linked to the Consumer Price Index from the date he assumes the position.⁵
Mr. Maman will be entitled to a variable annual bonus in accordance with the formula set in the company's compensation policy as shall apply at the time he assumes the position.
Equity compensation – Mr. Maman will be entitled to warrants with a value of 3 million NIS⁶, with the company's board of directors authorizing the nal number of warrants to be issued, in accordance with the value stated above, shortly after he actually assumes the position.
The exercise price will be determined by the average of the last 30 trading days plus 8% or the share price plus 8%, whichever is applicable at the date of Board approval, in accordance with the restrictions set in the company's compensation policy. Other terms of the warrants will be determined as is customary in the company, and will be reported as part of a private placement allocation report.
Mr. Maman will be entitled to a vehicle appropriate for his position in the company, in accordance with company policy. The company will bear all expenses arising from the use of this vehicle, including grossing up all tax expenses relating to the vehicle.
The engagement is for an indenite period, with each party being entitled to terminate the agreement at any time during the agreement period by giving the other party at least six months' written notice in advance. In addition, Mr. Maman will be entitled to a six-month advance notice period (during the last three months of which he will not be required to work in practice), and to a four-month adjustment period at the end of the advance notice period.
Mr. Maman will also be entitled to additional conditions as required by law and as customary for the company's senior managers, including social security contributions for managers insurance/pension fund, contributions to an educational fund, vacation days, sick days, and convalescence days, according to company practice and the compensation policy.
The agreement includes a condentiality clause as well as a non-competition clause during his employment in the company and for a period of 12 months after the beginning of the advance notice period.
The CEO will be entitled to be included in the company's standard indemnication, exemption, and insurance arrangements for directors and ocers, as may exist from time to time, subject to law.
3.4.
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In accordance with Regulation 37A3 of the reporting regulations, the following table presents the components of the annual remuneration (in thousands of NIS), as the company's cost, on a full calendar year basis, to which Mr. Maman is entitled under the proposed compensation terms, subject to the approval of the meeting convened as per this report:
3.5. It should be noted that the said terms of oce are consistent with the company's compensation policy.
| Details of recipient of compensation |
Compensation for services |
Other compensation |
Total | |||||
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Holding percentage in company capital |
Salary (1) |
Equity Bonus based (2) payment (3) |
Other (4) |
Total excluding Total including equity-based equity-based compensation compensation |
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| 100% | - | 3,439 | 2,200 | 1,000 | 264 | 5,903 | 6,903 |
⁵ In accordance with sections 8.3 and 8.5 of the company's compensation policy, after linkage to the consumer price index as set out in the compensation policy.
⁶ Reecting the value of 13,500,000 warrants convertible into the same number of shares, on the date of the board's decision on the CEO's appointment (i.e., 4.12.2025).
3.6. Reasoning of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
On 30.11.2025, the Compensation Committee unanimously approved, and on 4.12.2025, the company's Board of Directors unanimously approved, the above detailed terms of oce and employment. The approval was based on the main reasons outlined below:
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According to Sections 8.3 and 8.5 of the company's compensation policy, after being linked to the Consumer Price Index as detailed in the compensation policy.
Reects the value of 13,500,000 warrants convertible into the same number of shares, as of the date of the Board of Directors' decision on appointment of the CEO (i.e., 4.12.2025).
The majority required to approve the resolution detailed in section 1.3 is in accordance with the provisions of section 267A(b) of the Companies Law, according to which a simple majority of all voting shares of the shareholders present and participating at the meeting in person, by proxy, by written ballot, or by electronic voting is required, provided that one of the following occurs:
Legal quorum for convening the meeting and adjourned meeting
The general meeting shall not commence discussion unless a legal quorum is present at the time the meeting opens. A legal quorum shall be established when two shareholders are present, in person or by proxy, or shareholders who have sent the company a written ballot stating how they are voting, who hold or represent at least 25% (twenty-ve percent) or more of the voting power in the company. If, within half an hour from the time set for the meeting, a legal quorum is not present, an adjourned meeting will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at the same time and in the same way. If, within half an hour from the time set for the adjourned meeting, a legal quorum is again not present, the meeting shall be held with any number of participants.
4.3.
Record Date and Proof of Ownership
A shareholder whose shares are registered with a TASE member is entitled to receive the proof of ownership from the TASE member through whom they hold their shares, at the member's branch or by mail to their address for
shipping costs only, if so requested. Such request must be made in advance for a particular securities account.
4.3.4. An unregistered shareholder may instruct that their proof of ownership be delivered to the company via the electronic voting system, as detailed below.
4.4.
Manner of Voting at the General Meeting
4.4.3. The address of the distribution website of the Israel Securities Authority (the "distribution website") and the website of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd., where one can nd the text of the ballot and position statements as dened in section 88 of the Companies Law, are: www.magna.isa.gov.il and www.maya.tase.co.il, respectively. 4.4.4. Voting by ballot will be conducted using the second part of the ballot as published on the distribution
website.
A shareholder may contact the company directly and receive from it the text of the ballot and position statements (if there are any). A member of the stock exchange shall, at no charge, send by electronic mail a link to the text of the ballot and the position statements, published on the distribution website, to any shareholder who is not registered in the shareholders' register and whose shares are registered with such member of the stock exchange, if the shareholder notied that they are interested, provided that such notication pertains to a specic securities account and was given prior to the record date. A shareholder whose shares are registered with a member of the stock exchange is entitled to obtain proof of ownership from the exchange member through whom they hold their shares, at the branch of the exchange member or by mail to their address for delivery costs only, if requested. Such a request must be made in advance regarding a specic securities account. Also, a shareholder for whom a share is registered with a member of the stock exchange and that share is among those registered in the shareholders' register in the name of a registration company, may vote by means of a ballot delivered to the company through the electronic voting system.
later than seven (7) days after the last date for submitting a request to include an additional item on the agenda. The updated notice, including the additional items and their details, will appear on the distribution website of the Israel Securities Authority: www.magna.isa.gov.il (the distribution website).
The existence or absence of such a connection or other characteristic as stated, or if marked 'yes' but without describing the nature of the connection or other characteristic, that person's vote will not be counted among the votes.
4.6.2. In addition, any shareholder wishing to participate in the vote must notify the company, including by marking in the space provided in the voting form, in the electronic voting form and/or in the power of attorney, whether he/she is an interested party in the company, a senior ocer, or an institutional investor, or not.
According to the regulations regarding transactions with controlling shareholders, within twenty-one days from the date of submission of this immediate report, the Israel Securities Authority or an employee authorized by it may instruct the company to provide, within a specied timeframe that will be determined, explanations, details, information, and documents relating to the engagements included in section 1.2 of this report, as well as to instruct the company to amend the report in the manner and timeframe that will be set. If a directive to amend the report has been issued, the Authority may direct the postponement of the date of the general meeting as stipulated in the regulations regarding transactions with controlling shareholders. The company will submit a correction in accordance with such guidance as determined in the said regulations, unless otherwise instructed by the Authority. If an order to postpone the date of the general meeting is given, the company will announce the issuance of such an order in an immediate report.
It is possible to review the documents relating to the resolutions referenced in this report at the company's oces during regular business hours, and after coordinating in advance at telephone number 04-8788135.
Sincerely,
Bazan Oil Reneries Ltd.
Signed by Eli Mordoch, Company Secretary
| To: Date: |
Bazan Oil Reneries Ltd. |
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| Name of Director: Orna Hozman Bechor |
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| ID number: 024570202 |
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| Dear Sirs, |
Subject: Declaration regarding qualication to serve as an external director (External director with accounting and nancial expertise)
For the purpose of my appointment/renewal of my appointment as an external director in Bazan Oil Reneries Ltd. (hereinafter – the Company), I hereby declare as follows:
No enforcement measures (as dened in Section 52(56) of the Securities Law) have been applied to me by the Administrative Enforcement Committee under Chapter H4 of the Securities Law, under Chapter Z2 of the Regulation of Investment Advice and Portfolio Management Law, 1995, or under Chapter Y1 of the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994, prohibiting me from serving as a director in a company.
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I am not a minor and/or legally incompetent and have not been declared bankrupt.
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I am not a relative of the controlling shareholder, and neither I, nor my relative, nor my partner, nor my employer, nor anyone to whom I am subordinate, directly or indirectly, nor a corporation in which I am the controlling shareholder on the date of this adavit or in the two years preceding it, have any connection to the company, to the controlling shareholder in the company, or to a relative of the controlling shareholder, on the date of this adavit, or to another corporation (as dened below).
Connection – having work relations, having general business or professional relationships or control, as well as serving as an ocer.
Another corporation – a corporation whose controlling shareholder, on the date of this adavit or in the two years preceding it, is the company or its controlling shareholder.
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Without derogating from the contents of Section 10 above, neither I, my relative, my partner, my employer, anyone to whom I am subordinate directly or indirectly, nor a corporation in which I am the controlling shareholder, have business or professional relations with anyone with whom a connection is prohibited according to Section 10 above, even if such relations are not general, except for negligible relations, and I have not received any compensation contrary to the provisions of Section 244(b) of the Companies Law (which states that an external director may not receive, in addition to the compensation and reimbursement of expenses to which they are entitled, any other compensation, directly or indirectly, due to their oce as a director in the company; for this purpose, an exemption, indemnication undertaking, indemnication or insurance granted according to the provisions of the Companies Law shall not be considered compensation).
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My other positions and occupations do not create or are not likely to create a conict of interest with my role as a director in the company, and do not impair my ability to serve as a director in the company.
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I do not serve as a director in a corporation in which one of the external directors is a director in the company.
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I am not an employee of the Israel Securities Authority, nor am I an employee of a stock exchange in Israel.
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I am aware that as of the date of this statement, the company is a signicant real corporation as dened in the Law for the Promotion of Competition and Reduction of Concentration, 2013 (the Concentration Law), and that according to the Supervision of Financial Services (Insurance) Law, 1981 and/or the Banking Ordinance, 1941 and/or the Joint Investment Trust Law, 1994 and/or the Regulation of Investment Advice, Investment Marketing and Portfolio Management Law, 1995, restrictions may apply regarding serving as a director in a signicant real corporation alongside serving in a signicant nancial body, as dened in the Concentration Law, which is one of the following bodies: (a) insurer, (b) banking corporation, (c) fund manager, and (d) portfolio management company, as these terms are dened and as meant in the aforementioned laws, as applicable; and I hereby conrm that according to the above, there is no impediment to my appointment as a director in the company.
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I undertake to inform the company immediately should any change occur in my above statements during my term as a director in the company.
The amount of annual compensation and attendance fee was brought to my attention before I gave my consent to be appointed as an external director in the company and I agree to the stated terms.
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I am aware that the approval of my appointment and classication as an external director with accounting expertise is based on this statement of mine and that this statement will be published and will also be available at the company's registered oce for review by the public. In addition, I am aware that this statement will be published as an appendix to the immediate report on my appointment and/or regarding the convening of the general meeting of the company's shareholders.
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This is my name, this is my signature, and the content of this statement is true.
With great respect,
Orna Hosman Bekhor
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