Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Nov 3, 2023
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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For the month of November 2023 Commission File Number: 001-35284
Ellomay Capital Ltd. (Translation of registrant's name into English)
18 Rothschild Blvd., Tel Aviv 6688121, Israel (Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
THE TEXT OF EXHIBIT 99.2 OF THIS FORM 6-K IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRANT'S REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM F-3 (NOS. 333-199696 AND 333-144171) AND FORM S-8 (NOS. 333-187533, 333-102288 AND 333- 92491), AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
This Report on Form 6-K of Ellomay Capital Ltd. includes of the following documents, which are attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein:
| Exhibit 99.1 | - | Press Release: "Ellomay Capital Ltd. Announces 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders," dated November 2, 2023. |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibit 99.2 | - | Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, dated November 2, 2023. |
| Exhibit 99.3 | - | Proxy Card for Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. |
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.
Ellomay Capital Ltd.
By: /s/ Ran Fridrich Ran Fridrich Chief Executive Officer and Director
Dated: November 2, 2023

Tel-Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023 – Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) ("Ellomay" or the "Company"), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, USA and Israel, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") at the Company's offices at 18 Rothschild Boulevard, 1st Floor, Tel Aviv 6688121, Israel, on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Israel time, and thereafter as it may be adjourned or postponed from time to time.
The agenda of the Meeting will be as follows:
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 7, 2023 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. The Company plans to mail a proxy statement that describes the proposals to be considered at the Meeting and a proxy card on or about November 8, 2023. A proxy statement and proxy card will also be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K on or about November 2, 2023.
Each of the resolutions to be presented at the Meeting requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the ordinary shares voted, in person or by proxy, by a deed of vote or via the electronic system of the Israel Securities Authority, at the Meeting on the matter presented for passage. In addition, the approval of the proposals under Items 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 is also required to comply with additional special "disinterested" voting requirements as set forth in the proxy statement. Item 12 does not require a shareholder vote.
Shareholders wishing to express their position on an agenda item for the Meeting may do so by submitting a written statement to the Company's offices at the above address by December 1, 2023. Any position statement received will be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K, which will be available to the public on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and on the websites of the Israel Securities Authority and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange at http://www.magna.isa.gov.il or http://maya.tase.co.il/, respectively. Eligible shareholders may present proper proposals for inclusion in the Meeting by submitting their proposals to the Company no later than November 9, 2023.
Shareholders may vote their ordinary shares by means of a deed of vote or proxy card, which are required to be received by the Company, along with the documentation set forth in the proxy statement, by 11:00 a.m., Israel time, on December 11, 2023 (four hours prior to the Meeting), to be counted for the Meeting, or through the electronic system of the Israel Securities Authority until six hours prior to the Meeting.
Ellomay is an Israeli based company whose shares are registered with the NYSE American and with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "ELLO". Since 2009, Ellomay Capital focuses its business in the renewable energy and power sectors in Europe, USA and Israel.
To date, Ellomay has evaluated numerous opportunities and invested significant funds in the renewable, clean energy and natural resources industries in Israel, Italy, Spain and Texas, USA, including:
For more information about Ellomay, visit http://www.ellomay.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including statements that are based on the current expectations and assumptions of the Company's management. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding the Company's plans and objectives, expectations and assumptions of management are forward-looking statements. The use of certain words, including the words "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the forwardlooking statements and you should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those that may be expressed or implied by the Company's forward-looking statements, including changes in electricity prices and demand, continued war and hostilities in Israel, regulatory changes, including extension of current or approval of new rules and regulations increasing the operating expenses of manufacturers of renewable energy in Spain, increases in interest rates and inflation, changes in the supply and prices of resources required for the operation of the Company's facilities (such as waste and natural gas) and in the price of oil, the impact of continued military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, technical and other disruptions in the operations or construction of the power plants owned by the Company and general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates, including Israel, Spain, Italy and the United States. These and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business are described in greater detail in the filings the Company makes from time to time with Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forwardlooking statements are made as of this date and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact: Kalia Rubenbach (Weintraub) CFO Tel: +972 (3) 797-1111 Email: [email protected]

ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD. 18 Rothschild Boulevard, 1 st Floor Tel Aviv 6688121 Israel
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3:00 p.m. Israel time ____________________________________
To Our Shareholders:
Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") of Ellomay Capital Ltd. (also referred to hereinafter as "Ellomay" or the "Company") will be held at the Company's offices at 18 Rothschild Boulevard, 1 st Floor, Tel Aviv 6688121, Israel on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Israel time, and thereafter as it may be adjourned or postponed from time to time.
The agenda of the Meeting will be as follows:
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2023, or the Record Date, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
The Company expects that the Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card will be mailed to shareholders of record (as set forth above) on or about November 8, 2023.
Each of the resolutions to be presented at the Meeting requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the ordinary shares voted at the Meeting on the matter presented for passage. In addition, the approval of the proposals under Items 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 is also required to comply with additional special "disinterested" voting requirements as set forth in the Proxy Statement. Item 12 does not require a shareholder vote.
Joint holders of ordinary shares should note that, pursuant to Article 27.6 of the Company's Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association, the right to vote at the Meeting will be conferred exclusively upon the senior owner among the joint owners attending the Meeting and, for this purpose, seniority will be determined by the order in which the names appear in our register of shareholders.
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted at the Meeting other than as specified in this Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. If any other business is properly brought before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies to vote in respect thereof in accordance with the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors.
Shareholders wishing to express their position on an agenda item for the Meeting may do so by submitting a written statement to the Company's offices at the above address by December 1, 2023. Any position statement received will be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K, which will be available to the public on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and on the websites of the Israel Securities Authority and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange at http://www.magna.isa.gov.il or http://maya.tase.co.il/, respectively.
Eligible shareholders may present proper proposals for inclusion in the Meeting by submitting their proposals to the Company no later than November 9, 2023. Should changes be made to any proposal or to the agenda of the Meeting after the mailing of this Proxy Statement, the Company will communicate the changes to its shareholders through the publication of a press release, a copy of which will be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K and available to the public at the abovementioned websites.
If your ordinary shares are held through a member of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing house, and you intend to vote your shares at the Meeting in person or by proxy you must deliver to us, via messenger, registered mail, the electronic voting system of the Israel Securities Authority or email ([email protected]), a confirmation of ownership (ishur baalut) issued by the applicable bank or broker, confirming your ownership of our ordinary shares as of the Record Date, as required by the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at General Meeting), 5760-2000. You are entitled to receive confirmation of ownership in the branch of the exchange member or by mail to your address (in consideration of mailing fees only), if you so requested in advance for a particular securities account. In the event you wish to vote your ordinary shares by means of a deed of vote, please deliver by any of the aforementioned means, along with the confirmation of ownership, the completed and executed second part of the Hebrew form of the deed of vote, filed with the Israel Securities Authority and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and available at the websites noted above, which must be received by the Company by 11:00 a.m., Israel time, on December 11, 2023 (four hours prior to the Meeting), to be counted for the Meeting. You will receive from the exchange member who holds the shares on your behalf, by e-mail, for no charge, a link to the text of the deed of vote and to the position notices, if any, unless you notified that you are not interested in receiving such links (provided that such notice was provided with respect to a particular securities account and prior to the Record Date). A shareholder is entitled to contact the Company directly and receive the text of the Hebrew deed of vote and position notices, if any. Alternatively, shareholders who hold shares through members of TASE may vote electronically via the electronic voting system of the Israel Securities Authority, up to six hours before the time fixed for the Meeting (i.e.,9:00 a.m. (Israel time) on December 11, 2023). You should receive instructions about electronic voting from the TASE member through which you hold your shares.
You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Whether or not you plan to be present at the Meeting and regardless of the number of ordinary shares you own, you are requested to complete and return the enclosed proxy, which is solicited by the Company's Board of Directors, so that your vote may be recorded. The proxy must be received by the Company's transfer agent at least 48 hours prior to the appointed time of the Meeting or at the Company's registered office in Israel at least four (4) hours prior to the appointed time of the Meeting to be counted for the Meeting. You may revoke your appointment of proxy up to one hour prior to the Meeting so that you may vote your shares personally.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Shlomo Nehama Shlomo Nehama Chairman of the Board of Directors
November 2, 2023
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The annual general meeting of shareholders, or the Meeting, of Ellomay Capital Ltd. (also referred to hereinafter as "Ellomay," the "Company," "us," "we" or "our") will be held at our offices at 18 Rothschild Boulevard, 1 st Floor, Tel Aviv 6688121, Israel on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Israel time, and thereafter as it may be adjourned or postponed from time to time.
It is proposed that at the Meeting, resolutions be adopted as follows:
The proxy materials are being mailed to our shareholders as of November 7, 2023, or the Record Date, on or about November 8, 2023.
A form of proxy for use at the Meeting and a return envelope for the proxy are enclosed. Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy in the form enclosed, which is received in time and not revoked prior to the Meeting, either of the proxies, with full power of substitution, will vote, as proxy, the ordinary shares represented thereby at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions indicated on the proxy, or, if no direction is indicated, in accordance with
the recommendation of our Board of Directors as set forth below. In order to be counted at the Meeting, your proxy must be received either by our transfer agent by 3:00 p.m. (Israel time) on December 9, 2023 (forty-eight hours prior to the Meeting), or at our registered office in Israel by 11:00 a.m. (Israel time) on December 11, 2023 (four hours prior to the Meeting).
The enclosed form of proxy is solicited by our Board of Directors for use at the Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements of the Meeting. All expenses of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, directors, officers, and employees of the Company, without receiving additional compensation, may solicit proxies by telephone, in person, or by other means. Brokerage firms, nominees, fiduciaries, and other custodians have been requested to forward proxy solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of ordinary shares of the Company held of record by such persons, and the Company will reimburse such brokerage, nominees, fiduciaries, and other custodians for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection therewith.
The proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by notice in writing of the shareholder to us, delivered to us up to one hour prior to the Meeting and indicating that its/his/her proxy is revoked, or by timely submitting another proxy with a later date. If you hold your ordinary shares in "street name," meaning in the name of a bank, broker or other record holder, you must either direct the record holder of your ordinary shares on how to vote your ordinary shares or obtain a legal proxy from the record holder to vote such ordinary shares at the Meeting on behalf of the record holder as well as a statement from such record holder that it did not vote such ordinary shares.
If your ordinary shares are held through a member of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearinghouse, and you intend to vote your shares at the Meeting in person or by proxy you must deliver to us, via messenger, registered mail, the electronic voting system of the Israel Securities Authority or email ([email protected]), a confirmation of ownership (ishur baalut) issued by the applicable bank or broker, confirming your ownership of our ordinary shares as of the Record Date, as required by the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at General Meeting), 5760-2000. You are entitled to receive confirmation of ownership in the branch of the exchange member or by mail to your address (in consideration of mailing fees only), if you so requested in advance for a particular securities account. In the event you wish to vote your ordinary shares by means of a deed of vote, please deliver by any of the aforementioned means, along with the confirmation of ownership, the completed and executed second part of the Hebrew form of the deed of vote, filed with the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and available at the websites noted in the notice of the Meeting, which must be received by us by 11:00 a.m., Israel time, on December 11, 2023 (four hours prior to the Meeting), to be counted for the Meeting. You will receive from the exchange member who holds the shares on your behalf, by e-mail, for no charge, a link to the text of the deed of vote and to the position notices, if any, unless you notified that you are not interested in receiving such links (provided that such notice was provided with respect to a particular securities account and prior to the Record Date). Alternatively, shareholders who hold shares through members of TASE may vote electronically via the electronic voting system, or the Electronic System, of the Israel Securities Authority, or the ISA, up to six hours before the time fixed for the Meeting (i.e., 9:00 a.m. (Israel time) on December 11, 2023). You should receive instructions about electronic voting from the TASE member through which you hold your shares.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2023 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. As of November 1, 2023, we had 12,852,585 issued and outstanding ordinary shares (this number does not include 258,046 ordinary shares all of which were repurchased by us, that were held by us at that date by us as treasury shares under Israeli law). Each ordinary share, other than ordinary shares held by us as treasury shares, is entitled to be counted for purposes of a quorum and to one vote on each matter to be voted on at the Meeting. Our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Association, or the Articles, do not provide for cumulative voting for the election of directors or for any other purpose.
The presence at the Meeting, in person or by proxy or by a deed of vote or via the Electronic System, of two or more shareholders holding more than 25% of the voting rights of the Company, will constitute a quorum. All ordinary shares represented in person or by proxy or by a deed of vote or via the Electronic System (including broker non-votes and shares that abstain or do not vote with respect to one or more of the matters to be voted upon) will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists and will be deemed to be "present" at the Meeting. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the Meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned on the same day, in the next week, at the same time and place and means of communications. The requisite quorum at an adjourned meeting shall be any two or more members, present in person or by proxy or by a deed of vote or via the Electronic System at the Meeting.
The votes of all shareholders voting on a proposal are counted. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be treated as either a vote "for" or "against" a proposal. "Broker non-votes" are shares held by brokers or other nominees which are present in person or represented by proxy, but which are not voted on a particular matter because instructions have not been received from the beneficial owner of the shares. Brokers and other nominees have discretionary voting authority under the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange to vote on "routine" matters. Please note that the uncontested election of directors is not considered a "routine" matter under such rules. This means that if a brokerage firm holds your shares on your behalf, those shares will not be voted in the election of directors, or with respect to the other non-routine matters on the agenda of the Meeting, unless you provide voting instructions to your brokerage firm or obtain a proxy from your brokerage firm and vote the shares yourself, in person or by proxy.
Each of the resolutions to be presented at the Meeting requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the ordinary shares voted in person or by proxy or by a deed of vote or via the Electronic System at the Meeting on the matter presented for passage. In addition, the approval of the proposals under Items 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 is also required to comply with additional special "disinterested" voting requirements as set forth in the Proxy Statement. Item 12 does not require a shareholder vote.
For information concerning the terms of service and employment of our five most highly compensated office holders during or with respect to the year ended December 31, 2022 see "Item 6.B: Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Compensation" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on April 7, 2023, or the 2022 Annual Report. An "office holder" is defined under the Companies Law, 1999, or, as amended from time to time, the Companies Law, as a general manager, chief business manager, vice general manager, any other person assuming the responsibilities of any of the foregoing positions without regard to such person's title, and a director, or manager directly subordinate to the general manager.
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of November 1, 2023 by each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of 5.0% or more of our ordinary shares. Each of our shareholders has identical voting rights with respect to its shares. All of the information with respect to beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares is given to the best of our knowledge based on public filings by the shareholders and on information provided by them.
To our knowledge, except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, each shareholder in the table has sole voting and investment power for the ordinary shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
| Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned(1) |
Percentage of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned |
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|---|---|---|
| Shlomo Nehama (2)(4)(5) |
3,588,577 | 27.9% |
| Kanir Joint Investments (2005) Limited Partnership (3)(4)(5) |
2,605,845 | 20.3% |
| Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd.(6) |
1,741,299 | 13.5% |
| (7) Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. |
1,422,498 | 11% |
holds shared dispositive power with respect to 5,232,201 ordinary shares, which constitute 40.7% of our outstanding ordinary shares. Accordingly, taking into account the shares directly held by Mr. Nehama, he may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 48.2% of our outstanding ordinary shares and taking into account the shares directly held by the estate of Mr. Raphael, the estate may be deemed to own approximately 46.6% of our outstanding ordinary shares. Each of Mr. Nehama and Nechama Investments disclaims beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by Kanir. Each of Kanir, Kanir Ltd., Mr. Fridrich, Ms. Raphael and the estate of Mr. Raphael disclaims beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by Nechama Investments. A copy of the 2008 Shareholders Agreement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 31, 2008 as Exhibit 14 to an amendment to a Schedule 13D and is not incorporated by reference herein.
At the Meeting, the shareholders will reelect directors to serve on our Board of Directors. Our Articles provide that, unless otherwise prescribed by a resolution adopted at a meeting of our shareholders, the Board shall consist of not less than four (4) nor more than eight (8) directors (including the external directors appointed as required under the Companies Law). The directors (other than the external directors) are elected annually at our annual general meeting of shareholders and remain in office until the next annual general meeting, unless a director has previously resigned, vacated his/her office, or was removed in accordance with our Articles. Our Board of Directors may elect additional directors to the Board of Directors.
Our Board of Directors is currently composed of the following six directors: Mr. Shlomo Nehama, Mr. Ran Fridrich, Ms. Anita Leviant, Mr. Ehud Gil, Dr. Michael J. Anghel and Mr. Daniel Vaknin. Mr. Shlomo Nehama, Mr. Ran Fridrich, Ms. Anita Leviant and Mr. Ehud Gil are standing for reelection. The current service terms of Dr. Michael J. Anghel and Daniel Vaknin, our external directors, expire in January 2025 and December 2023, respectively. The reelection of Mr. Daniel Vaknin as an external director for a second three-year term and the election of a replacement external director for Dr. Anghel are included on the agenda of the Meeting (see Items 2 and 3 below, respectively).
All nominees listed below have advised the Board of Directors that they intend to serve as members of the Board of Directors if elected.
As a controlled company, within the meaning set forth in the NYSE American Company Guide, we are exempt from the requirement that a majority of a company's board of directors qualify as independent directors within the meaning set forth in the NYSE American Company Guide and from the NYSE American Company Guide requirement regarding the process for the nomination of directors; instead, we follow Israeli law and practice in connection with board composition and nominations.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 224B(a) of the Companies Law, each of the director nominees provided us with a declaration prior to the publication of the notice of annual general meeting of shareholders. These declarations are available for review at our offices, at the address set forth above, during regular business hours.
The following information is supplied with respect to each person nominated and recommended to be reelected by our Board of Directors and is based upon our records and information furnished to the Board of Directors by the nominees.
The nominees for directors are:
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| Name | Age | Position with the Company |
|---|---|---|
| Shlomo Nehama 68 | Chairman of the Board | |
| Ran Fridrich 70 | Director and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Anita Leviant(1) 69 |
Director | |
| Ehud Gil 49 | Director |
(1) Member of the Company's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Shlomo Nehama has served as a director and Chairman of the Board of Ellomay since March 2008. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Nehama served as the Chairman of the Board of Bank Hapoalim B.M., one of the largest Israeli banks. In 1997, together with the late Ted Arison, he organized a group of American and Israeli investors who purchased Bank Hapoalim from the State of Israel. From 1992 to 2006, Mr. Nehama served as the Chief Executive Officer of Arison Investments. From 1982 to 1992, Mr. Nehama was a partner and joint managing director of Eshed Engineers, a management consulting firm. He also serves as a director in several philanthropic academic institutions, on a voluntary basis. Mr. Nehama is a graduate of the Technion - Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, where he earned a degree in Industrial Management and Engineering. Mr. Nehama received an honorary doctorate from the Technion for his contribution to the strengthening of the Israeli economy.
Ran Fridrich has served as a director of Ellomay since March 2008, as our interim chief executive officer since January 2009, and as our chief executive officer since December 2009. Mr. Fridrich is the co-founder and executive director of Oristan, Investment Manager, an investment manager of CDO Equity and Mezzanine Funds and a Distress Fund, established in June 2004. In January 2001 Mr. Fridrich founded the Proprietary Investment Advisory, an entity focused on fixed income securities, CDO investments and credit default swap transactions, and served as its investment advisor through January 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Fridrich served as the chief executive officer of two packaging and printing Israeli companies, Lito Ziv, a public company, from 1999 until 2001 and Mirkam Packaging Ltd. from 1983 until 1999. Mr. Fridrich also serves as a director of Plasto-Cargal Group Ltd. (TASE: PLCR) since September 2002. Mr. Fridrich is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program of Tel Aviv University.
Anita Leviant has served as a director of Ellomay since March 2008. Ms. Leviant heads LA Global Consulting, a practice specializing in representing and consulting global oriented companies in Cross Border and financial transactions and investment, banking and Capital Markets. LAGC represents and consults investors and corporations on business and regulatory issues, in Fintech, Cyber and sustainable investments. LAGC provides soft lending for overseas business in Israel and in the UK. For a period of twenty years, Ms. Leviant held several senior positions with Hapoalim Banking group including EVP Deputy Head of Hapoalim Europe and Global Private Banking and EVP General Global Counsel of the Group, and served as a director in the overseas subsidiaries. Prior to that, Ms. Leviant was an associate in GAFNI & CO. Law Offices in Tel Aviv where she specialized in Liquidation, Receivership and Commercial Law and was also a Research Assistant to the Law School Dean in the Tel Aviv University specialized in Private International Law. Ms. Leviant holds a LL.B degree from Tel Aviv University Law School and is a member of both the Israeli and the New York State Bars. Ms. Leviant currently also serves as President of the Israel-British Chamber of Commerce, Council Member of the UK- Israel Tech Council, Board Member of the Federation of Bi-Lateral Chambers of Commerce and a Co-Founder of the Center for Arbitration and Dispute Resolutions Ltd. Ms. Leviant is a certified mediator.
Ehud Gil has served as a director of Ellomay since November 12, 2020. Mr. Gil has been an entrepreneur at the intersection of security and technology, and a consultant to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. In 2018, Mr. Gil retired from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gil held key managerial positions in the IDF and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, including Head of Planning and Control Branch, Head of Training Branch in the General Headquarters of the IDF, and Director of Projects for the IDF. Mr. Gil holds an M.Ed. (with honors) in Management and Organization of Education Systems from the University of Haifa and a B.Sc. in Materials Engineering from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. As indicated above, Mr. Gil is Ms. Anat Raphael's brother.
We currently pay our non-executive directors (Ms. Anita Leviant, Mr. Ehud Gil, Dr. Michael J. Anghel and Mr. Daniel Vaknin) remuneration for their services as directors based on the minimum fees permitted by the Companies Regulations (Rules for Compensation and Expenses of External Directors), 5760-2000, or the Compensation Regulations. These fees are currently an annual fee of NIS 56,910 (approximately \$14,125) and an attendance fee of NIS 2,015 (approximately \$500). In connection with the reelection of Mr. Daniel Vaknin as an external director and the election of Ms. Dorit Ben Simon as an external director, we propose an increase to the fees payable to our nonexecutive directors as set forth under Item 4 below. Similar fees are proposed to be paid to Mr. Ehud Gil under Item 6 below. In addition, each of these non-executive directors receives an annual grant of options to purchase 1,000 ordinary shares under the terms and conditions set forth in our 1998 Share Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. For more information see Items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 below.
Messrs. Nehama and Fridrich do not receive the aforementioned director fees and options and provide services to our Company pursuant to a management services agreement, among us, Meisaf Blue & White Holdings Ltd., Kanir and Keystone R.P. Holdings and Investments Ltd., approved by our shareholders in the general meeting held on August 12, 2021.
Each of our directors also received an indemnification undertaking and an exemption letter as in effect on the date of their appointment, forms of which were attached as exhibits 4.3 and 4.4 to our 2022 Annual Report, and each of them is also entitled to be included in our directors and officers' liability insurance policy, most recently approved by our shareholders at a meeting held on December 29, 2022.
The adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the ordinary shares of the Company voted on the matter at the Meeting.
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to reelect each of Shlomo Nehama, Ran Fridrich, Anita Leviant and Ehud Gil, as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Company's shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified."
Shareholders will be asked to vote on the appointment of each director nominee separately. Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
Companies incorporated under the laws of Israel whose shares have been offered to the public, such as our company, are required by the Companies Law to have at least two external directors. Each external director may serve for up to three terms of three years. However, pursuant to the Israeli Companies Regulations (Relief for Public Companies with Shares Listed for Trading on a Stock Market Outside of Israel), 5760-2000, Israeli companies listed on certain stock exchanges outside Israel, including the NYSE American (such as our company), may appoint an external director for additional terms of not more than three years each, subject to certain conditions. Our other directors are elected annually.
Our currently serving external directors are Dr. Michael J. Anghel, whose second service term is due to end in January 2025 and Daniel Vaknin, whose first service term is due to end on December 19, 2023. Mr. Vaknin is standing for reelection for an additional three-year term, commencing December 20, 2023. See Item 3 below in connection with the election of an externa director replacing Dr. Anghel.
The Companies Law prescribes the requirements and qualifications of an external director. Among other requirements and limitations, in order to qualify as an external director an individual may not be a relative of a controlling shareholder and she or he, or her or his relative, partner, employer, direct or indirect supervisor or an entity she or he controls, may not have, and may not have had at any time during the previous two years, any affiliation to the company, the controlling shareholder of the company or a relative of the controlling shareholder of the company or to an entity that, on the date of appointment of during the preceding two years, is or was controlled by the company or by the company's controlling shareholder. The term affiliation includes: an employment relationship, a business or professional relationship maintained on a regular basis, control, and service as an office holder. In addition, no individual may serve as an external director if the individual's position or other activities create or may create a conflict of interest with his or her role as an external director or if she or he, or her or his relative, partner, employer, direct or indirect supervisor, or an entity she or he controls, has other than negligible business or professional relations with any of the persons with which the external director himself may not be affiliated, even if such relations are not routine. In addition, at least one of the external directors must have "accounting and financial expertise" and any other external director must have "accounting and financial expertise" or "professional qualification," as such terms are defined by regulations promulgated under the Companies Law.
For a period of two years following the termination of services as an external director, the company, its controlling shareholder and any entity the controlling shareholder controls may not provide any benefit to such former external director, directly or indirectly. The prohibited benefits include the appointment as an office holder in the company or the controlled entity, employment of, or receipt of professional services from, the former external director for compensation, including through an entity such former external director controls. The same prohibition applies to the former external director's spouse and child for the same two-year period and to other relatives of the external director for a period of one year following the termination of services as an external director.
All of the external directors of a company must be members of its audit committee and compensation committee and at least one external director is required to serve on every committee authorized to exercise any of the powers of the board of directors.
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to reelect Mr. Vaknin as an external director for a second three-year term, commencing December 20, 2023.
Mr. Vaknin advised the Board of Directors that he intends to continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee if elected.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 241 of the Companies Law, Mr. Vaknin provided us with a "Declaration of Competence" prior to the publication of the notice of annual general meeting of shareholders, declaring that he fulfills all the qualifications of an external director under the Companies Law and that he has the requisite accounting and financial expertise and professional qualification. Such declaration also includes a confirmation of fulfillment of the qualifications of an independent director and member of an audit committee under the applicable SEC rules and regulations and the NYSE American Company Guide. This declaration is available for review at our offices, at the address set forth above, during regular business hours.
The following information is supplied with respect to Mr. Vaknin, who is nominated for reelection as an external director and recommended by our Board of Directors to be reelected and is based upon information furnished to the Company by Mr. Vaknin:
Daniel Vaknin, age 67, has served as an external director of Ellomay since December 20, 2020. Mr. Vaknin is a financial consultant. Mr. Vaknin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Clal Insurance Company Ltd., Ilex Medical Ltd. (TASE: ILX), Arad Ltd. (TASE: ARD) and Kardan Israel Ltd. (TASE: KRDI) and served on the Board of Directors of Global Wings Leasing Ltd. (TASE: GKL) until 2020. From 2007 to 2011 Mr. Vaknin served as Chief Executive Officer of Israel Financial Levers Ltd. From 2005 to 2007 Mr. Vaknin served as the Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Investments and Finance Ltd. From 2004 to 2005 Mr. Vaknin served as the Vice Chief Executive Officer of I.D.B Development Company Ltd. Prior to that Mr. Vaknin was a Senior Partner at Kesselman & Kesselman C.P.A.s, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. Mr. Vaknin is a CPA and holds a BA in Economics and Accounting from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Pursuant to the Companies Law, the election of an external director nominated by a company's board of directors (as is the case with Mr. Vaknin's nomination) requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting 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 resolution (excluding a personal interest that is not related to a relationship with the controlling shareholders) are voted in favor of the election of the external director or (ii) the total number of shares of non-controlling shareholders and of shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the resolution (excluding a personal interest that is not related to a relationship with the controlling shareholders) voted against the election of the external director does not exceed 2% of the outstanding voting power in the company.
A "controlling shareholder" for purposes of the requisite majority is defined as a shareholder that has the ability to direct the activity of the company, other than an ability resulting only from serving as a director or having another position in the company. A person is deemed to control a company if he holds, alone or together with others, one half or more of the "means of control" in the company. Based, among other things, on their holdings in our shares and the 2008 Shareholders Agreement, Mr. Shlomo Nehama, our Chairman of the Board, Nechama Investments, Kanir and the estate of Mr. Hemi Raphael, are each deemed to be our "controlling shareholders" for purposes of the required "special majority".
The Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on the proposal indicate whether or not the shareholder has a personal interest in the proposal (excluding, as mentioned above, a personal interest that is not related to a relationship with the controlling shareholders). Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on this proposal. Under the Companies Law, a "personal interest" of a shareholder (i) includes a personal interest of any member of the shareholder's family or of the shareholder's spouse's family (or a spouse thereof) or a personal interest of a company with respect to which the shareholder (or any of the aforementioned family members) serves as a director or chief executive officer, owns at least 5% of the shares or has the right to appoint a director or chief executive officer, and (ii) excludes an interest arising solely from the ownership of our ordinary shares. Under the Companies Law, in the case of a person voting by proxy for another person, "personal interest" includes a personal interest of either the proxy holder or the shareholder granting the proxy, whether or not the proxy holder has discretion how to vote. Shareholders who hold their shares through banks, brokers or other nominees that are members of the TASE should indicate whether or not they have a personal interest as explained above on the form of the deed of vote that we will file on MAGNA, the distribution website of the ISA.
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to reelect Mr. Daniel Vaknin as an external director for a second three-year term, commencing December 20, 2023."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
As noted under Item 2 above, companies such as our company are required to have two external directors in office. Dr. Anghel, one of our external directors whose current service term is due to expire in January 2025, informed us that he wishes to resign his position, for personal reasons, effective upon the election of a replacement external director. Therefore, we are proposing the appointment of Ms. Dorit Ben Simon as an external director commencing December 20, 2023.
For more information concerning the requirements and qualifications of external directors, and their membership of board committees, see Item 2 above.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 241 of the Companies Law, Ms. Ben Simon provided us with a "Declaration of Competence" prior to the publication of the notice of annual general meeting of shareholders, declaring that she fulfills all the qualifications of an external director under the Companies Law and that she has the requisite accounting and financial expertise and professional qualification. Such declaration also includes a confirmation of fulfillment of the qualifications of an independent director and member of an audit committee under the applicable SEC rules and regulations and the NYSE American Company Guide. This declaration is available for review at our offices, at the address set forth above, during regular business hours.
The following information is supplied with respect to Ms. Ben Simon, who is nominated for election as an external director and recommended by our Board of Directors to be elected and is based upon information furnished to the Company by Ms. Ben Simon:
Dorit Ben Simon, age 56, serves as the Founder & Managing Partner of BSS Capital and as a President of IFI, the primary educational entity for the local financial services industry. Ms. Ben Simon previously served as a CFO and Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Israel Discount Bank (2006-2011). Prior to Discount Bank, Ms. Ben Simon was CEO of Gmulot, the leading asset management company in Israel and a subsidiary of Bank Hapoalim (2001-2006). Ms. Ben Simon serves as an external director of Massivit 3D Printing Technologies Ltd. (TASE: MSVT) since 2021 and served as an independent director of Meshek Energy-Renewable Energies Ltd. (TASE: MSKE) from 2020 to 2022, Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd. (TASE: ENRG) from 2012 to 2018 and Knafaim Holdings Ltd. (TASE: KNFM) from 2012 to 2018. Ms. Ben Simon holds an M.B.A in Finance and Banking and a B.A in Economy and General Studies, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
See Item 2 above under "Required Vote."
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to elect Ms. Dorit Ben Simon as an external director for a first three-year term, commencing December 20, 2023."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
At the Meeting, our shareholders will be asked to approve the terms of service of Mr. Vaknin during his second term as external director and of Ms. Ben Simon during her first term as an external director. The compensation of an external director is governed by the Compensation Regulations, is required to be approved at the general meeting at which the external director is elected and cannot generally be revised during the external director's term in office.
The proposed terms of service for the external directors are as follows:
The Compensation Regulations set forth a range of fees that may be paid by Israeli public companies to their external directors, depending upon each company's equity based on the most recent financial statements. The Companies Regulations provide for a range of annual and per meeting permitted fees (beginning with a minimum fee, a fixed fee and up to a maximum fee), which are updated once a year based on increases in the Israeli Consumer Price Index compared to a base CPI, and further provide that in the event the fees paid are between the fixed amount and the maximum amount, shareholder approval is not required. We currently pay Mr. Vaknin and our other non-executive directors the minimum fees permitted by the Companies Regulations (see Item 1 above). We propose to increase these fees during Mr. Vaknin's second term as an external director and Ms. Ben Simon's first term as an external director and fix them at the average between the minimum amount and the fixed amount permitted by the Compensation Regulations for companies that are in the range of shareholders' equity of the Company. These amounts are currently an annual fee of NIS 65,745 (approximately \$16,318) and an attendance fee of NIS 2,395 per meeting (board or committee) (approximately \$594).
We also propose to update the fees paid to our other non-executive directors (currently Ms. Leviant), commencing upon December 20, 2023. Similar fees are proposed to be paid to Mr. Ehud Gil commencing as of the same date (see Item 6 below).
According to the Compensation Regulations, an external director is entitled to 60% of the meeting fee if he participated in the meeting by means of communication and not in person, and to 50% of the meeting fee if resolutions were approved in writing, without convening a meeting. We apply these guidelines to all of our non-executive directors. During Covid-19, the ISA permitted boards of directors to determine that full payment will be made to external directors participating in meetings by means of communication under certain circumstances.
In addition, Mr. Vaknin previously received from us, and will be entitled to continue to hold, and Ms. Ben Simon will receive from us, an indemnification undertaking (which includes an undertaking to provide liability insurance) and an exemption letter, in the form attached as an exhibit 4.4 to our 2022 Annual Report, and based on the terms of the compensation policy applicable to our office holders, or the Compensation Policy, and both will be included, and will continue to be included, in our directors and officers' liability insurance policy. The terms of our directors and officers liability insurance policy were most recently approved at the annual general meeting of our shareholders held on December 29, 2022. For more information concerning our insurance, indemnification and exemption arrangements, see the 2022 Annual Report under Item 6.C "Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Board Practices."
In accordance with our Compensation Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommend that our shareholders approve, the terms of service of the external directors as set forth hereinabove, and determined that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company.
For more information concerning the proposal for grant of options to the external directors, please see Item 5 below.
Pursuant to Section 273 of the Companies Law, the terms of service of members of our Board of Directors that are in accordance with our Compensation Policy generally require the approval of our Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting and voting on the matter. As noted above, the Compensation Regulations require, among other things, that the payment of annual fee and attendance fee to an external director that are below the fixed amounts included in the Compensation Regulations be approved at the shareholders' meeting in which such external director is appointed.
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the terms of service of the external directors and the update to the terms of service of non-executive directors, as set forth in Item 4 of the Proxy Statement, and to determine that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
In addition to the terms of service for the external directors that are proposed under Item 4 above, at the Meeting our shareholders will be asked to approve a grant of options to Mr. Vaknin during his second term as an external director and to Ms. Ben Simon during her first term as an external director.
As previously approved by our shareholders, each of our current and future non-employee directors are entitled to receive an annual grant of options to purchase 1,000 ordinary shares (currently representing less than 0.01% of our outstanding ordinary shares), under the terms and conditions set forth in our 1998 Option Plan. Under the 1998 Option Plan, each non-employee director will automatically receive on such director's first day as a director an option to purchase up to 1,000 ordinary shares pro-rated based on the number of full months of service between the prior Grant Date (i.e., August 1, 2023) and the next Grant Date (i.e., August 1, 2024). Each such non-employee director would also automatically receive, on each subsequent Grant Date (i.e. August 1 of each year during his term as a director), an option to purchase additional 1,000 ordinary shares provided that he or she is a non-employee director on the relevant Grant Date and has served as a non-employee director for the entire period since his or her previous Grant Date. These options are valid for a period of 10 years (subject to certain exceptions detailed in the 1998 Option Plan) and have an exercise price equal the market value of our ordinary shares on the date of grant.
Based on the terms of our Compensation Policy and the terms of our 1998 Option Plan, the options granted to our non-employee directors under the 1998 Option Plan vest in one installment on the first anniversary of the grant date of the options, provided that the option holder still serves as a member of our Board of Directors on such date (otherwise, the unvested options will immediately expire on the date of Termination of Service, as such term is defined in the 1998 Option Plan).
Therefore, on her first day of service as an external director, Ms. Ben Simon will be entitled to receive a grant of options to acquire 611 ordinary shares (based on the service term of December 20, 2023 – July 31, 2024), currently representing less than 0.005% of our outstanding ordinary shares, which will vest on the first anniversary of the commencement of her service as a member of our Board of Directors (provided that she still serves as a member of our Board of Directors on such date). Thereafter, on each August 1, the external directors will be entitled to an option grant as described above.
In accordance with our Compensation Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommend that our shareholders approve, the grant of options to the external directors as set forth hereinabove and determined that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 273 of the Companies Law, the terms of service of members of our Board of Directors that are in accordance with our Compensation Policy generally require the approval of our Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting and voting on the matter. The Compensation Regulations require, among other things, that the grant of options to external directors be approved at the shareholders' meeting in which such external director is appointed. The grant of options to an external director generally requires the same "special majority" that is required for the election of the external director (or reelection in the event the external director is nominated by the board of directors), including the requirement to mark whether or not the voting shareholder has a "personal interest" in the adoption of the resolution. For more information concerning such "special majority" requirement, see Item 2 above under "Required Vote."
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the grant of options to the external directors, as set forth in Item 5 of the Proxy Statement, and to determine that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which, with respect to the applicable portion of this resolution, includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
Mr. Ehud Gil has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 12, 2020 and is standing for reelection for another term at the Meeting (see Item 1, which includes additional information concerning Mr. Gil). Mr. Gil is the brother of Ms. Anat Raphael, who is the executor of the estate of the late Mr. Hemi Raphael, a former member of our Board of Directors and controlling shareholder of our Company. Ms. Raphael is also a member of the board of Kanir Ltd., the general partner of Kanir, which is a member of the group controlling our Company.
Pursuant to Sections 270(4) and 275 of the Companies Law, the terms of employment or service of a relative of a controlling shareholder are required to be approved by the Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and by a special majority of the shareholders (as more fully described below under "Required Vote") every three years. The terms of service of Mr. Ehud Gil were previously approved by the Company's shareholders on December 17, 2020. At the Meeting, our shareholders will be asked to approve the terms of service of Mr. Gil.
The proposed terms of service for Mr. Gil are the same terms of service proposed to be granted to our nonexecutive directors (i.e., director fees in the same amounts, indemnification undertaking and insurance), and the increase of fees described in Item 4 above will apply to Mr. Gil commencing on the date in which Mr. Vaknin's second term and Ms. Ben Simon's first term as external directors commence (December 20, 2023). For more information see under "General" in Item 4 above. In addition, under Items 7 and 8 below we propose to approve the grant of options and the extension of the exemption previously provided to Mr. Gil. Should the proposal under Item 8 below not be approved by the requisite majority, the form of indemnification undertaking and exemption letter of Mr. Gil will be revised to remove any references to an exemption.
In accordance with our Compensation Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommend that our shareholders approve, the terms of service of Mr. Gil, and determined that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company and that the terms of service of Mr. Gil (set forth under Items 6-8 of this Proxy Statement) do not constitute a "distribution" as such term is defined in the Companies Law.
Pursuant to Section 273 of the Companies Law, the terms of service of members of our Board of Directors that are in accordance with our Compensation Policy generally require the approval of our Compensation Committee, Board of Directors and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting and voting on the matter. In addition, the approval of the terms of employment and service of a "Relative" (as such term is defined in the Companies Law) of a controlling shareholders (as such term is defined under Section 268 of the Companies Law), requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting and voting on the matter; provided that at least one of the following "special majority" requirements is met: (i) the shares voting in favor of the matter include at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and who do not have a personal interest in the approval of the resolution or (ii) the total number of shares voted against the approval of the resolution by shareholders referenced under (i) does not exceed 2% of our outstanding voting rights. For more information concerning the definition of "personal interest" see Item 2 above under "Required Vote."
As noted under "Required Vote" in Item 2 above, based, among other things, on the holdings of the estate of Mr. Hemi Raphael in our shares, Ms. Raphael's position with Kanir Ltd., the general partner of Kanir, and the 2008 Shareholders Agreement between Kanir and Nechama Investments, Ms. Raphael is deemed to be one of our "controlling shareholders". Therefore, due to the family relationship between Mr. Gil and Ms. Raphael, the approval of this resolution by our shareholders requires the "special majority" described above.
The Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on the proposal indicate whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" in the approval of the proposed resolution. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on this proposal and his or her vote will not be counted for the purposes of the "special majority" requirement of the proposal.
To the extent the proposed resolution is not approved by the "special majority", we may elect to utilize an exemption that is available under the Companies Regulations (Relief for Transactions with Interested Parties), 2000, or the Relief Regulations, which provides that in the event a company's compensation committee and board of directors determine that the insurance provided to office holders who are relatives of controlling shareholders is: (i) upon terms worse or identical to those provided to the company's other officers and directors, (ii) on market conditions and (iii) cannot materially affect the company's profitability, assets or liabilities, the approval of the company's shareholders will not be required. Furthermore, in connection with the directors' fees proposed to be paid to Mr. Gil, we may utilize an additional exemption under the Relief Regulations that provides that in the event a company's compensation committee and board of directors determine that the fees paid to office holders who are relatives of controlling shareholders are not in excess of the lowest fees paid to other board members of the company and of the maximum fees permitted to be paid to external directors under the Compensation Regulations, the approval of the company's shareholders for the payment of such fees will not be required.
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the terms of service Mr. Ehud Gil, as set forth in Item 6 of the Proxy Statement, and to determine that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
In addition to the terms of service for Mr. Gil proposed under Item 6 above and Item 8 below, at the Meeting our shareholders will be asked to approve the grant of options to Mr. Gil.
The proposed option grant for Mr. Gil is under the same terms as the options proposed to be granted to Mr. Vaknin and Ms. Ben Simon, the external director nominees and that are currently granted to all our non-executive directors. For more information see under "General" in Item 5 above.
In accordance with our Compensation Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommend that our shareholders approve, the grant of options to Mr. Gil, and determined that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company.
Please see Item 6 above, under "Required Vote".
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the grant of options to Mr. Ehud Gil as set forth in Item 7 to the Proxy Statement, and to determine that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
In addition to the terms of service for Mr. Gil proposed under Items 6 and 7 above, at the Meeting our shareholders will be asked to approve the extension of the exemption previously provided to Mr. Gil as approved by the Company's shareholders on December 17, 2020.
The proposed exemption to Mr. Gil is under the same terms as the exemption provided to all of our directors, including directors and officers who are deemed to be "controlling shareholders." For more information see under Items 1 and 4 above.
In accordance with our Compensation Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommend that our shareholders approve, the provision of an exemption to Mr. Gil, and determined that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company.
Please see Item 6 above, under "Required Vote".
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the extension of the exemption provided to Mr. Ehud Gil, as set forth in Item 8 of the Proxy Statement, and to determine that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
The Companies Law requires that a public company, such as our company, adopt and implement a compensation policy with respect to the terms of service or employment, including the grant of an exemption, insurance, undertaking to indemnify or indemnification, retirement bonuses and any other benefit, payment or undertaking to pay any such amounts, given due to service or employment, or, together, Terms of Service and Employment, of its "office holders." The Companies Law provides that a compensation policy should be approved by the board of directors, after taking into consideration the recommendation of the compensation committee. The Companies Law further provides for the approval of a compensation policy by a company's shareholders with the "special majority" requirement set forth below.
Our current Compensation Policy was initially approved by our shareholders at the annual general meeting held in June 2013 and an updated compensation policy was approved by our shareholders at the annual general meetings held in June 2016, June 2019 and August 2021.
The Companies Law provides that a compensation policy for a period exceeding three years is required to go through the complete approval process once every three years. In addition, the Board of Directors is required to periodically examine the compensation policy and the need for adjustments in the event of a material change in the circumstances prevailing during the adoption of the compensation policy or for other reasons.
Recently, the SEC approved Rules 811 and 1003 of the NYSE American Company Guide, mandating companies with listed securities to adopt a clawback policy in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10D-1. These listing rules relate to the recovery of erroneously awarded executive compensation as required by Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Under Rule 10D-1 and the new NYSE American listing rules, recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation would be required from current and former Executive Officers who received certain incentive-based compensation during the three fiscal years preceding the date on which the company is required to prepare certain accounting restatements. As required by Rule 10D-1 of the Exchange Act, following an administrative process, the NYSE American will delist a company's securities if it does not adopt a compensation recovery policy that complies with the applicable listing rule, disclose the policy in accordance with SEC rules, or comply with the policy's recovery provisions.
These listing rules became effective on October 2, 2023, and require the adoption of a compliant clawback policy by December 1, 2023. In accordance with the requirements of these rules, we adopted a compliant policy, or the Clawback Policy.
Our Compensation Policy currently includes a requirement that each director and officer receiving an annual bonus will sign a document committing to refund bonuses in the event of a mistake in the financial statements that requires a restatement under certain circumstances based on the requirements of the Companies Law. The Compensation Policy already provides that the document signed by the directors and officers will refer to any clawback mechanism applicable to the Company. In connection with the adoption of our Clawback Policy, our Compensation Committee and Board determined to amend Section 5.3.2.4 of our Compensation Policy, clarifying that we adopted and intend to comply with a clawback policy in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, without the need for further corporate approvals from our shareholders and that to the extent there will be any inconsistencies between the Compensation Policy and the Clawback Policy, the policy that is more stringent with the Company's office holders shall take precedence.
We are therefore proposing the approval of an updated compensation policy, or the Updated Compensation Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The words proposed to be added are underlined and the words proposed to be deleted are presented by "strikethrough".
Our Compensation Committee recommended the approval by our Board of Directors and by our shareholders of the Updated Compensation Policy and our Board of Directors approved the Updated Compensation Policy and recommended that our shareholders approve it. Other than as stated above, our Compensation Committee and Board believe that our Compensation Policy in its current form, provides our Company with sufficient tools and options to retain and maintain qualified personnel and align the interests of our Company, our shareholders and our office holders for the long-term benefit of the Company.
The Companies Law provides that a company's board of directors may approve a compensation policy even in the event it was not approved by the shareholders; provided that the compensation committee and thereafter the board of directors resolved, based on reasons that will be set forth in the resolutions and after an additional discussion concerning the compensation policy, that the approval of the compensation policy despite of the objection of the company's shareholders is for the benefit of the company.
The approval of the Updated Compensation Policy by our shareholders requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting and voting on the matter; provided that at least one of the following "special majority" requirements is met: (i) the shares voting in favor of the matter include at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and who do not have a personal interest in the approval of the Compensation Policy or (ii) the total number of shares voted against the approval of the Compensation Policy by shareholders referenced under (i) does not exceed 2% of our outstanding voting rights.
As more fully explained under the heading "Required Vote" in Item 2 above, Mr. Shlomo Nehama, our Chairman of the Board and a director nominee, Nechama Investments, Kanir and the estate of Mr. Hemi Raphael, are each deemed to be our "controlling shareholders" for purposes of the required "special majority." Mr. Nehama and Mr. Fridrich (who is a member of the board of directors of Kanir Ltd., the general partner of Kanir and our CEO and a member of our Board of Directors) may also be deemed to have a "personal interest" in the approval of the Updated Compensation Policy due to the positions they hold in our Company.
The Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on the proposal indicate whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" in the approval of the Updated Compensation Policy. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on this proposal. For more information concerning the definition of "personal interest," see Item 2 above under "Required Vote."
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the Updated Compensation Policy attached to the Proxy Statement as Exhibit A."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a controlling shareholder or has a "personal interest" in the approval of the proposal as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
The Companies Law provides that an agreement with respect to the terms of employment of a relative of a public company's "controlling shareholder" requires the approval, in the following order, of the company's compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders, in the special majority described below.
Mr. Asaf Nehama, the son of Mr. Shlomo Nehama, our Chairman of the Board and one of our controlling shareholders, has been employed by our Company as an analyst in a full-time position since October 1, 2022. Mr. Asaf Nehama's terms of employment were approved by our shareholders at the annual shareholders meeting held on December 29, 2022 and included, among other things, a gross monthly salary (including lump sum payment for overtime) of NIS 12,000. Mr. Asaf Nehama, 26, holds a dual B.A degree in Business (specializing in finance) & Psychology from the Reichman University in Israel.
Since he began his employment with our Company in an analyst position, Mr. Nehama has taken on additional responsibilities and has been acting as a project manager in connection with our development activities of photovoltaic fields in Texas, USA for several months. This position includes overseeing the development efforts, negotiating with contractors, suppliers and consultants, procurement of equipment, ongoing communications and management of the development process. This position also entails longer work hours due to the time differences between Israel and Texas. Due to the substantial expansion of his position, contribution to, and responsibilities with the Company, at the Meeting, our shareholders will be asked to approve the updated terms of employment of Mr. Asaf Nehama as described below.
Our Audit and Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommended that our shareholders approve, the following terms of employment for Mr. Asaf Nehama, effective October 1, 2023:
• Monthly Salary – Mr. Asaf Nehama will receive a gross monthly salary of NIS 15,000 and a monthly lump sum payment for overtime in the amount of NIS 8,000 (the monthly gross salary together with the monthly lump sum for overtime (i.e. NIS 23,000, or currently approximately \$5,700), the Salary).
In their deliberations of the proposed updated terms of employment of Mr. Asaf Nehama, the members of our Audit and Compensation Committee and Board of Directors noted the following: (i) Mr. Asaf Nehama's current position and duties in the Company require longer work hours and entails more responsibilities and complexities, (ii) the proposed terms of employment are based on terms customary in the Company and on a comparative study ordered at the request of the Audit and Compensation Committee, which provided a range of salaries and a recommended range of salaries for a project manager position, and the proposed salary for Mr. Asaf Nehama is the midpoint of the range of salaries included in the survey, (iii) based on his education and skills and the experience and expertise accumulated since the commencement of his employment with our Company, including a deep understanding of our operations and of the renewable energy field, Mr. Asaf Nehama is qualified for the position of a project manager in the Company, (iv) Mr. Asaf Nehama's familiarity with the Company and its operations is expected to bolster his contribution to the Company and to serve as an additional incentive for his retention and continued contribution to the Company, alongside the expected continued integrity and special loyalty to the Company, and (v) the terms of employment of Mr. Asaf Nehama do not constitute a "distribution" as such term is defined in the Companies Law. Therefore, our Audit and Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, and recommend that our shareholders approve, the proposed terms of employment of Mr. Asaf Nehama and determined that they are for the benefit of the Company.
As noted under the heading "Required Vote" in Item 6 above, pursuant to Section 275 of the Companies Law, the approval of the terms of employment of relatives of persons deemed to be controlling shareholders (as such term is defined under Section 268 of the Companies Law) requires the approval of the compensation committee and board of directors and an affirmative vote by a "special majority." For more information concerning the special majority required, and the definitions of "controlling shareholder" and "personal interest," see "Required Vote" under Item 6 above.
The Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on the proposal indicate whether or not the shareholder is a "controlling shareholder" or has a "personal interest" in the approval of the proposed resolution. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on this proposal and his or her vote will not be counted for the purposes of the "special majority" requirement of the proposal.
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the updated terms of employment of Mr. Asaf Nehama as set forth in the proxy statement, effective October 1, 2023, and to determine that this resolution is for the benefit of the Company."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, which includes an indication as to whether or not the shareholder is a controlling shareholder or has a "personal interest" in the approval of the proposal as explained above, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
Shareholders will be asked to reappoint Somekh Chaikin, a member of KPMG International, as our independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2023 and until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders and to authorize our Board of Directors to approve their fees, following the approval of our Audit Committee, in accordance with the volume and nature of their services. Somekh Chaikin have been our independent auditors since December 2011.
The following table sets forth the fees paid by us and our subsidiaries to our principal independent registered public accounting firms during 2021 and 2022:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Euro in thousands) | ||
| Audit Fees(1) Audit-Related Fees(2) Tax Fees(3) |
460 - 70 |
443 21 59 |
| Total | 530 | 523 |
(1) Professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for the audit of our annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
(3) Professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for international and local tax compliance, tax advice services and tax planning performed during the fiscal year.
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The adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the ordinary shares of the Company voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
At the Meeting, our Board of Directors will propose that the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to reappoint Somekh Chaikin, a member of KPMG International, as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, and until the next annual general meeting of shareholders, and that the Board of Directors, following the approval of the Audit Committee, be, and it hereby is, authorized to approve the payment of fees of said independent auditors, considering the volume and nature of their services."
Upon the receipt of a properly signed and dated proxy, and unless otherwise instructed in the proxy, either of the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares represented thereby "FOR" the above-mentioned proposal.
(2) Including professional services related to due diligence investigations.
As required by the Companies Law, our independent auditors' report and audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, will be presented for discussion at the Meeting.
Our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 are included in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F, which was filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023. You may receive a hard copy of the complete audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, free of charge, upon request. You may review a copy of our filings with the SEC, including exhibits and schedules, and obtain copies of such materials at the SEC's public reference room at Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that we file electronically with the SEC. These SEC filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services.
Any of our shareholders who intend to present a proposal at a shareholders' meeting must satisfy the requirements of the Companies Law. Under the Companies Law, only shareholders who severally or jointly hold at least one percent (1%) of our outstanding voting rights are entitled to request that our Board of Directors include a proposal, in a future shareholders' meeting, provided that such proposal is appropriate to be discussed in such meeting. Any shareholders of the Company who intend to present proposals at the Meeting must submit their proposals in writing to us at the address set forth above, attention: CFO, by no later than November 9, 2023. If our Board of Directors determines that a shareholder proposal is appropriate for inclusion in the agenda in the Meeting, we will publish a revised agenda for the Meeting no later than November 16, 2023 by way of issuing a press release and submitting a Current Report on Form 6-K to the SEC and the ISA.
The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matters that may be presented at the Meeting other than those mentioned in the attached Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. If any other business is properly brought before the Meeting, it is intended that the persons named as proxies, or either one of them, will vote the shares in accordance with the recommendation of our Board of Directors.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Shlomo Nehama
Shlomo Nehama Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tel Aviv, Israel November 2, 2023

(as updated August 12, 2021December [__], 2023)
In this document we will define and detail Ellomay Capital Ltd.'s (the "Company" or "Ellomay") compensation policy regarding the Company's Directors and Officers (CEO, CEO's direct reports) (the "Compensation Policy").
The publication of the Compensation Policy is intended to increase the transparency and visibility of Ellomay's activities regarding all aspects of its Directors' and Officers' compensation and to enhance its shareholders' ability to influence the compensation of the Company's Directors and Officers.
The Compensation Policy is worded in the masculine form only for purposes of convenience and is designated for equal and identical application to women and men, without any difference or change.
It is stressed that this Compensation Policy does not grant any rights to the Company's Directors and Officers, and the adoption of this Compensation Policy per se will not grant any of the Company's Directors and Officers a right to receive any component of compensation set forth in this Compensation Policy. The components of compensation to which a Director or Officer will be entitled will be exclusively those that are determined specifically in relation to him in accordance with the requirements of the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 and the regulations promulgated thereunder (together, the "Companies Law").
It is clarified that in the event a Director or Officer receives compensation that is less than the compensation in accordance with this Compensation Policy, it will not be regarded as a deviation from this Compensation Policy, and such terms of his service or employment will not necessitate the approval of the General Meeting that is required in the event of approval of terms of service and employment that deviate from the compensation policy.
The Compensation Policy is designed to support the achievement of the Company's long term work plan goals and ensure that:
2.1.1. Officers' interests are as closely as possible aligned with the interests of Ellomay's shareholders;
Ellomay is in the business of energy and infrastructure with operations that currently mainly include production of renewable and clean energy. The Compensation Policy is intended to ensure the Company's ability to retain and recruit a dedicated and experienced professional management that will be able to successfully promote the Company's interests and manage its business, operations and assets.
We believe the total compensation of our Officers should be influenced by our business results as well as each Officer's individual contribution to the achievement of these results.
The Compensation Committee and the BOD will review, from time to time, the ratio between the total cost of employment of each of the Directors and Officers and the average and median cost of employment of the rest of the employees (including contractors) and discuss its possible impact on labor relations within the Company.
In the opinion of the Compensation Committee and BOD members, the current ratio is appropriate and reasonable in view of the nature of the Company, its size, the mixture of manpower and its field of operation and has no negative impact on the labor relations within the Company.
Directors' and Officers' compensation should include a number of elements so that each of these elements rewards a different aspect of their overall contribution to the Company's success:
To ensure an adequate fit of all reward elements and the appropriate construction of the Total Compensation Package, all compensation elements of a Company Director or Officer will be presented to the approving organ prior to approval of any specific payment or reward.
Base Salary for the Company's Directors and Officers (other than non-employee and external Directors) for a full-time position will be as detailed in the following table
| Position | Maximum Monthly Base Salary in NIS** |
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|---|---|---|
| Chairman* | Up to NIS 125,000 (total cost to the Company of base salary not to exceed NIS 150,000) |
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| CEO* | Up to NIS 125,000 (total cost to the Company of base salary not to exceed NIS 150,000) |
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| Officer Reporting to CEO | Up to NIS 93,500 | |
| Active Director | Up to NIS 66,000 |
* The Company's Chairman of the BOD and CEO are currently representatives of the Company's controlling shareholders and are compensated for their BOD services and for management services based on a management services agreement. Should the Company resolve to retain the services of Directors or Officers performing similar functions who are not representatives of controlling shareholders, this policy will apply.
** These amounts will be linked to increases in the Israeli CPI
A deviation of up to 10% above these amounts will not be deemed to deviate from the terms of this Compensation Policy. In the event the Director or Officer is not an employee of the Company (e.g. in the event the he or she is an independent contractor or service provider), the maximum monthly payment will be an amount equal to the cost of employment that the Company would pay in accordance with this Compensation Policy and applicable law had the Director or Officer been an employee of the Company (e.g., payments under Section 5.4 herein).
The Base Salary for the Company's Officers is first determined based on a predefined salary range. The range for each position will be based on:
The pay grade, approved within said range, will reflect the Officer's skills and fit into the intended position.
In Israel, the Company's Officers are naturally exempt from the provisions of the Israeli Working and Rest Hours Law, as they hold senior managerial positions as defined in such Law. Therefore, they are not entitled to any additional compensation for overtime.
In order to set the Base Salary (and other compensation elements) ranges for recruitment of Officers to the Company, a comparative compensation study maybe conducted in the relevant market, reviewing similar position holders in comparable companies in the relevant geographies. The comparative study will cover companies meeting as many criteria as possible from the following list:
Companies for which no reliable data can be collected will not be included in the comparison, even if they meet many or even all other criteria.
The comparative study will cover all compensation elements and will present (if data availability allows) the following:
Before determining a Company Officer's pay, the following considerations, including their impact on labor relations in the Company, in general, and within the management team in particular, will be taken into account:
These amounts will be reviewed from time to time, compared to prevailing relevant market conditions and cost of living and updated if necessary.
5.2.2. Salary review principles and indexing:
In order to retain Company Officers for long periods, their Base Salary will be reviewed from time to time in comparison to similar roles in the relevant market, taking into consideration the Company's financial situation. If necessary, a pay increase request will be presented to the relevant organs for approval. Automatic indexing mechanism (to the relevant CPI) may apply to the Officers' pay.
5.2.3 Directors Cash Compensation:
The cash compensation of non-employee and external Directors will be determined in accordance with the Compensation Regulations for External Directors and/or the Companies Regulations (Relief for Public Companies whose Shares are Traded in a Stock Exchange Outside Israel), as the case may be, and shall not exceed the maximum compensation permitted by these regulations.
In addition, Directors will be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their work, including trips overseas for work purposes.
Variable compensation elements are intended to achieve the following goals:
The appropriate ratio between the fixed components of Directors' and Officers' compensation and their variable compensation will be based on the following guidelines:
| Position | Maximum Annual Variable Compensation in Cash |
Maximum Annual Equity Based Compensation * |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Up to 8 monthly base salaries or the equivalent thereof |
-- |
| CEO | Up to 8 monthly base salaries or the equivalent thereof |
Up to 8 monthly base salaries or the equivalent thereof |
| Officer Reporting to CEO |
Up to 8 monthly base salaries |
Up to 8 monthly base salaries |
| Non-Employee and External Directors |
-- | Fixed grant pursuant to the Company's Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors |
| Active Director | Up to 6 monthly base salaries or the equivalent thereof |
-- |
*At the time of grant.
The aggregate variable performance based compensation (cash and equity) shall not exceed 12 monthly base salaries on an annual basis.
5.3.2.1. Annual Bonus Plan Principles
An Annual Bonus Plan may be approved for a specific fiscal year. An Annual Bonus Plan will be approved by the requisite approvals under the Companies Law and will include the following definitions:
• The duration of the bonus plan;
As part of the development of an Annual Bonus Plan, plan measures and annual targets will be set as a basis for the evaluation of Officers or Directors' performance during the year. The Plan will include 2 types of criteria:
The total annual bonus budget will be calculated according to the sum of the Maximum Bonuses of all Company Officers participating in the plan.
Following the approval of the bonus plans and of the annual financial reports for the relevant fiscal year, the recommended bonuses will be presented to the Compensation Committee and the BOD.
The Compensation Committee and the BOD will have the authority to reduce the Annual Bonus based on their discretion considering the following aspects:
Subject to the payment terms set forth herein, the bonuses based on an annual bonus plan will be paid with the first monthly salary following the review by the BOD, usually immediately following the approval of the annual financial reports.
Each Director and Officer will sign a document committing to refund any part of the annual bonus paid based on financial measures that may in the future prove to be based on a mistake which will require a restatement of the financial statements during the 3 years following the mistaken report or based on any claw-back mechanism applicable to the Company (including, without limitation, the Clawback Policy referred to below). Such refund will be made within 6 months of publication of the restated financial statements.
The Company adopted and will comply with a "clawback policy" (the "Clawback Policy"), as required under applicable law or regulations (including regulations of a market or platform on which the Company's securities are listed or traded). To the extent there will be any inconsistencies between this Compensation Policy and the Clawback Policy, the policy that is more stringent with the Company's office holders shall take precedence, and, for the avoidance of any doubt, no amendments to, or further corporate approvals in connection with, this Compensation Policy will be required in connection with the adoption and implementation of the Clawback Policy. The provisions of this Section shall be deemed amended to conform to any mandatory forfeiture and clawback requirements that the Company is or becomes subject to.
In addition to or in lieu of bonuses paid under an annual bonus plan or the special bonus set forth below, the Company may pay a discretionary bonus to Officers and Directors, including due to personal and specific achievements, up to a maximum of 3 monthly base salaries per year, subject to limitations set forth in applicable law.
In addition to or in lieu of bonuses paid under an annual bonus plan or the discretionary bonus set forth above, the Company may pay a special bonus to Officers and Directors due to special achievements and contribution to the attainment of the Company's long-term goals, in accordance with the Company's strategic business plan, including in connection with material projects under development, acquisition or disposition of material assets, financing activities, achievement of project milestones and achievement of department tasks, up to a maximum of 3 monthly base salaries per year, subject to limitations set forth in applicable law.
The aggregate bonuses paid to an Officer or Director for a specific year (whether in accordance with an annual bonus plan, a discretionary bonus or a special bonus) will not exceed the limitations set forth in Section 5.3.1.
As part of the overall Directors and Officers compensation package in public companies, it is standard practice to offer a component of equity based compensation, which aims to establish proximity of interest between the relevant Directors and Officers and the shareholders of the Company. Given the long term nature of the equity compensation plans, they support the ability of the Company to retain its senior managers in their positions for a long period.
In light of the advantages that stem from equity compensation plans, Ellomay will consider offering its Directors and Officers the option of participating in an equity compensation plan, based on the following:
The option plan will be defined and implemented in a manner that complies with the requirements of the relevant law of the countries in which the Directors and Officers are residing or are employed. In Israel, the plan will, to the extent possible, comply with the provisions of Section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance.
The equity grants presented for approval shall include the following details:
will commence vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and will vest over a period of not less than three years from the date of grant.
Subject to the approvals required under the Companies Law, 1999, the Directors and Officers will be granted options to purchase shares of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the approved option plan.
When a new Officer joins the Company during the period of an option plan, the Company will consider granting options to the joining Officer out of the reserve determined in the relevant option plan.
The Company will grant options to its non-employee and external Directors based on the terms of the applicable option plan of the Company.
5.3.3.3. Options Exercise
Upon the vesting of each portion of the options granted, each Director and Officer will be entitled to exercise the vested options at his disposal held by the trustee (to the extent relevant).
The Company will provide all Company Officers with Pension, Long Term Disability and life Insurance according to local practices and legislation.
The Company's contributions will be calculated based only on the base Monthly Salary and matching deductions will be made from the Officers' salary.
Officers in Israel will sign the form of the general confirmation of the Labor Minister pursuant to section 14 of the Severance Payment Law, at the time of the renewal of agreements or the recruitment of a new Officer, and the Company shall contribute the severance payments of the Officer to the pension fund/managers insurance, in accordance with the Officer's choice concerning the contributions to pension insurance.
The Company will contribute to the Education Fund at the rate of 7.5% of each Officer's base Monthly Salary and deduct 2.5% from the Officer's Fixed Monthly Salary and will transfer these sums to an Education Fund to be chosen by the Officer.
5.4.3. Company Car / Transportation Allowance
The Company will allow Officers to choose to waive part of their salary in lieu of the Company placing a vehicle at their disposal for their personal use, as customary in system of operative leasing. With respect to new Officers, the Company will not bear the cost of the tax applicable to the value of the use of the vehicle.
5.4.4. Expenses and incidentals
Officers will be entitled for reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the course of performing their roles, according to relevant Company procedures.
5.4.5. Annual Vacation and Sick Leave
Officers will be entitled to annual vacation and sick leave according to applicable law and prevailing Company procedures, taking into consideration any relevant prior tenure in similar roles (or according to local legislation).
Officers will be entitled to any additional benefits and perquisites according to Company Procedures and any relevant local legislation.
Company Officers will be entitled to an Advance Notice period prior to termination of employer / employee relations of up to 6 months.
The actual Advance Notice period for each Officer will be determined in the employment agreement of each Officer.
Unless the BOD decides to release the Officer from this obligation, the Officer will be required to continue performing all role responsibilities During the Advance Notice period.
The Officers will give a written undertaking, at the time of signing the employment agreement with the Company, to refrain from any competition with the Company for a period that shall not be less than six months from the termination date of their employment by the Company.
The Directors and Officers will be covered by a Directors and Officers insurance liability policy, to be periodically purchased by the Company, subject to the requisite approvals under the Companies Law, including run-off insurance for a period of up to seven years. The coverage limit per claim and in the aggregate under the policy may not exceed \$15 million and the Company's Compensation Committee is and will be authorized to increase coverage by up to 30% in any year, as compared to the previous year.
The Company has granted, and will continue to grant, letters of indemnification and exemption letters to its Directors and Officers, subject to the requisite approvals under the Companies Law; provided, however, that the Company may not in the future provide exemption letters to an Officer or Director for an action or transaction in which a controlling shareholder (as such term is defined in the Companies Law) or any other Officer or Director (including an Officer or Director who is not the Officer or Director the Company has undertaken to exempt) has a personal interest (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).
The aggregate indemnification amount payable by the Company to all indemnified persons, pursuant to indemnification undertakings to be granted to Officers and Directors from the adoption date of this limitation, in respect of any occurrence of the events specified in the exhibit to the indemnification undertaking, shall not exceed 25% of the Company's shareholders' equity according to the latest reviewed or audited consolidated financial statements approved by the Company's Board of Directors prior to the date on which the indemnification amount is paid.
The CFO is responsible for keeping this Compensation Policy current.
Updates to this Compensation Policy will be approved by the Compensation Committee, the BOD and the General Meeting as required by Companies Law.
23344 ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD. Draft Proxy Card Rev1 Front
December 11, 2023, 3:00 p.m., Israel time
This Proxy is Solicited On Behalf Of The Board Of Directors
FOLD HERE DO NOT SEPARATE INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED
The undersigned, a shareholder of Ellomay Capital Ltd., an Israeli company (the "Company"), revoking any previous proxies, does hereby appoint Adv. Odeya Brick-Zarsky and Adv. Guy Eizenberg (each of them, or any substitute, hereinafter, the "Proxy"), or either one of them, with the full power of substitution, and hereby authorizes the Proxy to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, all ordinary shares, NIS 10.00 nominal value per share, of the Company which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at the ofces of the Company at 18 Rothschild Boulevard, 1st Floor, Tel-Aviv 6688121, Israel, on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Israel time (the "Meeting"), and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, and hereby revoking any prior proxies to vote said shares, upon the following items of business and related resolutions as more fully described in the notice of and proxy statement for such Annual General Meeting (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) (the "Proxy Statement"):
WHEN PROPERLY MARKED AND EXECUTED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH HEREIN. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER OR HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST, AS THE CASE MAY BE AND AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT AND IN THE PROXY CARD, IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSALS 2a, 3a, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a AND 10a BY MARKING ITEMS 2b, 3b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b AND 10b AS APPLICABLE, WHETHER YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST SUCH PROPOSALS. IF YOU FAIL TO MARK ITEMS 2b, 3b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b AND 10b, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIAL MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR THE RELEVANT PROPOSAL, WHETHER OR NOT A VOTE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPOSAL IS MARKED. IF YOU PROPERLY MARK ITEMS 2b, 3b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b OR 10b, AND NO DIRECTION IS MADE UNDER THE RELEVANT PROPOSALS, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE RELEVANT UNDIRECTED PROPOSALS. FOR THE FULL TEXT OF EACH RESOLUTION AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS SEE THE RELEVANT ITEM IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
With respect to any additional matters as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof, said Proxy will vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors.
(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

1. To reelect four members of the Board of Directors to hold ofce until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualifed. The nominees are:
23344 ELLOMAY CAPITAL LTD. Draft Proxy Card Rev1 Back
| FOR | AGAINST ABSTAIN |
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YES NO
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2023, and until the next annual general meeting of shareholders, and that the Board of Directors, following the approval of the Audit Committee, be, and it hereby is, authorized to approve the payment of fees of said independent auditors, considering the volume and nature of their services.
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Signature______________________________Signature, if held jointly_________________________________Date_______________,2023. Note: Your signature should appear the same as your name appears hereon. In signing as attorney, administrator, executor, trustee or guardian, please indicate the capacity in which signing. If two or more persons are joint owners of a share, this instrument must be executed by the person who is registered first in the Company's Register of Members. When a proxy is given by a corporation, it should be signed by an authorized officer using the corporation's full name and the corporate seal, if any, affixed. When a proxy is given by a partnership, it should be signed by an authorized person using the partnership's full name.
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