Foreign Filer Report • Nov 10, 2017
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For the Month of November, 2017
Commission File Number 001-35948
Kamada Ltd. (Translation of registrant's name into English)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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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):
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This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into the Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statements, File Nos. 333-192720, 333-207933 and 333-215983, and the Registrant's Form F-3 Registration Statement, as amended, File No. 333-214816.
On October 26, 2017, Kamada Ltd. (the "Company") announced the 2017 Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on November 30, 2017 (the "Meeting"), and furnished the Notice of the Meeting and Proxy Statement for the Meeting and the accompanying proxy card, on Form 6-K, to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the Israel Securities Authority (the "ISA"). On October 26, 2017, the Company also commenced mailing of the proxy materials for the Meeting to its shareholders.
As announced by the Company on November 6, 2017, in accordance with the Notice and Proxy Statement for the Meeting and Israeli law, Brosh Capital Partners, L.P. and Exodus Management Israel Ltd. (together with their affiliates, the "Brosh Group"), who beneficially owned 2,888,999, or approximately 7.2% of the Company's ordinary shares as of the date of the notice, proposed a list of potential director nominees to the Company's Board of Directors, in addition to the director nominees initially proposed by the Company's Board of Directors. Following the receipt of the Brosh Group's proposal, the Company and the Brosh Group held discussions relating to the Brosh Group's proposal, as a result of which the Company and the Brosh Group entered into an agreement, under which (among other things) the Company agreed to amend the agenda for the Meeting to (i) include Mr. Asaf Frumerman, as a director nominee designated by the Brosh Group, for election by the shareholders at the Meeting and (ii) at Mr. Saadia Ozeri's proposal, to remove Mr. Ozeri, a serving director, as a director nominee for re-election at the Meeting.
Accordingly, the Company has amended the Notice of the Meeting and Proxy Statement for the Meeting and the proxy card for use in connection with the Meeting, to reflect (i) the addition to the agenda for the Meeting of Mr. Asaf Frumerman (the "Brosh Nominee"), a director nominee designated by the Brosh Group, for election by the shareholders of the Company at the Meeting; and (ii) the removal from the agenda for the Meeting of Saadia Ozeri, a serving director, as a director nominee for re-election at the Meeting.
In addition, following discussions with the Brosh Group, the Company is proposing two additional director nominees, who are industry experts, for election at the Meeting, Messrs, Itzhak Krinsky and Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein (together, the "Expert Director Nominees"). Accordingly, the amended agenda for the Meeting includes a proposal for the election of nine director nominees, one of whom shall be the Brosh Nominee and two of whom shall be the Expert Director Nominees, in addition to Mr. Avraham Berger who shall continue to serve as a director of the Company until the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law. Under the amended agenda for the Meeting, shareholders will also be asked to approve the Company's entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each of the Brosh Nominee and the Expert Director Nominees, subject to their election at the Meeting.
The Amended Notice and Amended Proxy Statement, the Amended Proxy Card and a copy of the agreement the Company entered into with the Brosh Group, are attached to this Form 6-K as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.
The following exhibits are attached:
99.3 Letter Agreement between the Company and the Brosh Group
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 10, 2017 KAMADA LTD.
By: /s/ Gil Efron Gil Efron Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
2 Holzman Street Weizmann Science Park P.O. Box 4081 Rehovot 7670402, Israel
Dear Shareholder:
On October 26, 2017, Kamada Ltd. (the "Company") announced the 2017 Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on November 30, 2017 (the "Meeting"), and furnished the Notice of the Meeting and Proxy Statement for the Meeting and the accompanying proxy card, on Form 6-K, to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the Israel Securities Authority (the "ISA"). On October 26, 2017, the Company also commenced mailing of the proxy materials for the Meeting to its shareholders.
As announced by the Company on November 6, 2017, in accordance with the Notice and Proxy Statement for the Meeting and Israeli law, Brosh Capital Partners, L.P. and Exodus Management Israel Ltd. (together with their affiliates, the "Brosh Group"), who beneficially owned 2,888,999, or approximately 7.2% of the Company's ordinary shares as of the notice, proposed a list of potential director nominees to the Company's Board of Directors, in addition to the director nominees initially proposed by the Company's Board of Directors. Following the receipt of the Brosh Group's proposal, the Company and the Brosh Group held discussions relating to the Brosh Group's proposal, as a result of which the Company and the Brosh Group entered into an agreement, under which (among other things) the Company agreed to amend the agenda for the Meeting to (i) include Mr. Asaf Frumerman, as a director nominee designated by the Brosh Group, for election by the shareholders at the Meeting and (ii) at Mr. Saadia Ozeri's proposal, to remove Mr. Ozeri, a serving director, as a director nominee for re-election at the Meeting.
Accordingly, the Company has amended the Notice of the Meeting and Proxy Statement for the Meeting and the proxy card for use in connection with the Meeting, to reflect (i) the addition to the agenda for the Meeting of Mr. Asaf Frumerman (the "Brosh Nominee"), a director nominee designated by the Brosh Group, for election by the shareholders of the Company at the Meeting; and (ii) the removal from the agenda for the Meeting of Saadia Ozeri, a serving director, as a director nominee for re-election at the Meeting.
In addition, following discussions with the Brosh Group, the Company is proposing two additional director nominees, who are industry experts, for election at the Meeting, Messrs, Itzhak Krinsky and Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein (together, the "Expert Director Nominees"). Accordingly, the amended agenda for the Meeting includes a proposal for the election of nine director nominees, one of whom shall be the Brosh Nominee and two of whom shall be the Expert Director Nominees, in addition to Mr. Avraham Berger who shall continue to serve as a director of the Company until the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law. Under the amended agenda for the Meeting, shareholders will also be asked to approve the Company's entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each of the Brosh Nominee and the Expert Director Nominees, subject to their election at the Meeting.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2017 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting.
Accordingly, enclosed please find an Amended Notice of the Meeting and Amended Proxy for the Meeting and amended proxy card for the Meeting. The proxy card previously distributed by the Company on or about October 26, 2017 is no longer valid, and any previously distributed proxy card that is delivered to the Company shall not be deemed valid.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, it is important that your ordinary shares be represented and voted at the Meeting. Accordingly, please sign, date and mail the enclosed amended proxy card in the envelope provided, in accordance with the instructions on your amended proxy card.
Sincerely,
Leon Recanati
Chairman of the Board of Directors
November 9, 2017
Dear Shareholder:
We cordially invite you to attend the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Kamada Ltd. (the "Meeting") to be held at our offices at 2 Holzman Street, Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, Israel, on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. (Israel time), for the following purposes:
Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote in favor of each of the proposals, which are described in the attached Amended Proxy Statement.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2017 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. You can vote either by mailing in your proxy or in person by attending the Meeting. If voting by proxy, we will generally not be able to include your vote in the tally of ordinary shares voted at the Meeting unless your proxy is received by our transfer agent or at our registered office in Israel at least 48 hours prior to the appointed time of the Meeting. If you attend the Meeting, you may vote in person and your proxy will not be used. If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, trustee or nominee and you wish to vote in person at the Meeting, you must first obtain a "legal proxy" from your broker, bank, trustee or nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Meeting. If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of a member of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and wish to vote, either by proxy or in person by attending the Meeting, you must deliver to us a proof of ownership in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 (the "Israeli Companies Law'') and the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at General Meetings), 2000. Detailed proxy voting instructions are provided both in the Amended Proxy Statement and on the enclosed amended proxy card.
Shareholders may review the full version of the proposed resolutions in the Amended Proxy Statement as well as the accompanying amended proxy card, via the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov or via the Israel Securities Authority's electronic filing system at http://www.magna.isa.gov.il or the website of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. at http://maya.tase.co.il, and also at our offices during regular business hours (2 Holzman Street, Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, Israel; Tel: +972-8-9406472 (phone)). Our company's representative is Mr. Nir Livneh, our Director of Legal Affairs (2 Holzman Street, Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, Israel; Tel: +972-72-2748242).
The presence, in person or by proxy, of two or more shareholders holding or representing, in the aggregate, at least twenty-five percent of our company's voting rights will constitute a quorum at the Meeting. No business will be considered or determined at the Meeting unless the requisite quorum is present within half an hour from the time designated for the Meeting. If within half an hour from the time designated for the Meeting a quorum is not present, the Meeting will stand adjourned to the same day in the following week, at the same time and place. Any number of shareholders present, in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum at the adjourned meeting. This notice will serve as notice of such reconvened meeting if no quorum is present at the original date and time and no further notice of the reconvened meeting will be given to shareholders.
Each ordinary share entitles the holder to one vote.
With respect to Proposals 1-3 and 6: The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve each such proposal.
With respect to Proposals 4 and 5: The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve each such proposal, provided that either: (i) the shares voting in favor of the proposal (excluding abstentions) include at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the proposal, or (ii) the total number of shares voted against the proposal by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the proposal does not exceed two-percent (2%) of our outstanding voting rights.
We are unaware of any shareholder that would be deemed to be a controlling shareholder of our company as of the current time for purposes of Proposals 4 and 5. A shareholder who signs and returns an amended proxy card will be deemed to be confirming that such shareholder, and any related party of such shareholder, is not a controlling shareholder for purposes of Proposals 4 and 5. If you believe that you, or a related party of yours, may be deemed to be a controlling shareholder and you wish to participate in the vote on any of Proposals 4 and 5, you should contact our Director of Legal Affairs, Nir Livneh, at [email protected] or +972-72-2748242.
The Israeli Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on Proposals 4 and 5 indicate on the amended proxy card, or, if voting in person at the Meeting, inform us prior to voting on the matter at the Meeting, whether or not the shareholder has a personal interest in each such proposal. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on the proposals and his or her vote will not be counted for the purposes of the proposals. Under the Israeli Companies Law, a "personal interest" of a shareholder in an act or transaction of a company (i) includes a personal interest of (a) any spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or descendant of the shareholder, any descendant, sibling or parent of a spouse of the shareholder and the spouse of any of the foregoing; and (b) a company with respect to which the shareholder (or any of the foregoing relatives of the shareholder) serves as a director or chief executive officer, owns at least 5% of the outstanding shares or voting rights or has the right to appoint one or more directors or the chief executive officer; and (ii) excludes a personal interest arising solely from the ownership of shares. Under the Israeli Companies Law, in the case of a person voting by proxy, "personal interest" includes the personal interest of either the proxy holder granting the proxy, whether or not the proxy holder has discretion how to vote.
Sincerely,
Leon Recanati
Chairman of the Board of Directors
November 9, 2017
KAMADA LTD. 2 Holzman Street Weizmann Science Park P.O. Box 4081 Rehovot 7670402, Israel
This Amended Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Kamada Ltd. to be voted at the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"), and at any adjournment thereof, pursuant to the accompanying Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Meeting will be held at our offices at 2 Holzman Street, Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, Israel, on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. (Israel time).
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following: (1) election of nine directors to serve as members of our Board of Directors until our next annual general meeting of shareholders; (2) subject to the election of each of Ms. Gwen A. Melincoff and Messrs. Asaf Frumerman, Itzhak Krinsky and Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein to serve as a member of our Board of Directors, approval of our entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each such director; (3) subject to the approval of Proposal 1, approval of the grant of options to each of our currently serving directors, other than Mr. Saadia Ozeri; (4) approval of the grant of options and restricted shares to Mr. Amir London, our Chief Executive Officer; (5) approval of an amendment to our Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors (the "Compensation Policy"), with respect to the maximum aggregate annual premium payable for directors' and officers' liability insurance; and (6) ratification and approval of the reappointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017 and for such additional period until our next annual general meeting. In addition, our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 will be reviewed and discussed at the Meeting.
We are not aware of any other matters that will come before the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the persons designated as proxies intend to vote on such matters in accordance with the judgment and recommendation of the Board of Directors.
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the proposals set forth in this Amended Proxy Statement.
You are entitled to notice of, and to vote in person or by proxy at, the Meeting, if you are a holder of record of our ordinary shares as of the close of business on October 31, 2017. You are also entitled to notice of the Meeting and to vote at the Meeting if you held ordinary shares through a bank, broker or other nominee that is one of our shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2017, or which appeared in the participant listing of a securities depository on that date. See below "How You Can Vote."
· Voting in Person. If you are a shareholder of record, i.e., your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company LLC, or in our register of shareholders, you may attend and vote in person at the Meeting. If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, trustee or nominee
(i.e., your shares are held in "street name"), you are also invited to attend the Meeting; however, to vote in person at the Meeting as a beneficial owner, you must first obtain a "legal proxy" from your broker, bank, trustee or nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Meeting or, if you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of a member of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the "TASE"), you must deliver to us a proof of ownership in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 (the "Israeli Companies Law") and the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at General Meetings), 2000.
· Voting by Proxy. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing and mailing the enclosed amended proxy card in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope, or, if your shares are held in "street name," by following the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank trustee or nominee. If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of a member of the TASE, you must attach to the amended proxy card a proof of ownership in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at General Meetings), 2000. We will generally not be able to include your vote in the tally of ordinary shares voted at the Meeting unless your proxy is received by our transfer agent or at our registered office in Israel at least 48 hours prior to the designated time for the Meeting. If directions are not given or directions are not in accordance with the options listed on an amended proxy card, such shares will be voted FOR each proposal for which the Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR. The proxy card previously distributed by the Company on or about October 26, 2017 is no longer valid, and any previously distributed proxy card that is delivered to the Company shall not be deemed valid.
If you are a shareholder of record, you may change your vote at any time prior to the exercise of authority granted in the proxy by delivering a written notice of revocation to our Director of Legal Affairs, by granting a new proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request.
If your shares are held in "street name," you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker, bank, trustee or nominee or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from your broker, bank, trustee or nominee giving you the right to vote your shares, by attending the Meeting and voting in person. If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of a member of the TASE and wish to change your voting instructions, you must contact the TASE member through which you hold your shares.
The presence, in person or by proxy, of two or more shareholders holding or representing, in the aggregate, at least twenty-five percent of our company's voting rights will constitute a quorum at the Meeting. No business will be considered or determined at the Meeting unless the requisite quorum is present within half an hour from the time designated for the Meeting. If within half an hour from the time designated for the Meeting a quorum is not present, the Meeting will stand adjourned to the same day in the following week, at the same time and place. Any number of shareholders present, in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum at the adjourned meeting. This notice will serve as notice of such reconvened meeting if no quorum is present at the original date and time and no further notice of the reconvened meeting will be given to shareholders.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum. Broker non-votes occur when brokers that hold their customers' shares in street name sign and submit proxies for such shares, and vote such shares on some matters but not on others. This occurs when brokers have not received any instructions from their customers, in which case the brokers of record, are permitted to vote on "routine" matters, but not on non-routine matters.
Unsigned or unreturned proxies, including those not returned by banks, brokers, or other record holders, will not be counted for quorum or voting purposes.
Each ordinary share entitles the holder to one vote.
With respect to Proposals 1-3 and 6: The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter. is required to approve each such proposal.
With respect to Proposals 4 and 5: The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve each such provided that either: (i) the shares voting in favor of the proposal (excluding abstentions) include at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the proposal, or (ii) the total number of shares voted against the proposal by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the proposal does not exceed two-percent (2%) of our outstanding voting rights.
We are unaware of any shareholder that would be deemed to be a controlling shareholder of our company as of the current time for purposes of Proposals 4 and 5. A shareholder who signs and returns an amended proxy card will be deemed to be confirming that such shareholder, and any related party of such shareholder, is not a controlling shareholder for purposes of Proposals 4 and 5. If you believe that you, or a related party of yours, may be deemed to be a controlling shareholder and you wish to participate in the vote on any of Proposals 4 and 5, you should contact our Director of Legal Affairs, Nir Livneh, at [email protected] or +972-72-2748242.
The Israeli Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on Proposals 4 and 5 indicate on the amended proxy card, or, if voting in person at the Meeting, inform us prior to voting on the matter at the Meeting, whether or not the shareholder has a personal interest in each such proposal. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on the proposals and his or her vote will not be counted for the purposes of the proposals. Under the Israeli Companies Law, a "personal interest" of a shareholder in an act or transaction of a company (i) includes a personal interest of (a) any spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent or descendant of the shareholder, any descendant, sibling or parent of a spouse of the shareholder and the spouse of any of the foregoing; and (b) a company with respect to which the shareholder (or any of the foregoing relatives of the shareholder) serves as a director or chief executive officer, owns at least 5% of the outstanding shares or voting rights or has the right to appoint one or more directors or the chief executive officer; and (ii) excludes a personal interest arising solely from the ownership of shares. Under the Israeli Companies Law, in the case of a person voting by proxy, "personal interest" includes the personal interest of either the proxy holder or the shareholder granting the proxy, whether or not the proxy holder has discretion how to vote.
In tabulating the voting results for any particular proposal, shares that constitute broker non-votes and abstentions are not considered votes cast on that proposal. Unsigned or unreturned proxies, including those not returned by banks, brokers, or other record holders, will not be counted for voting purposes.
We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from our shareholders. Proxies will be solicited by mail and may also be solicited in person, by telephone or electronic communication, by our directors, officers and employees. We will reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") concerning the sending of proxies and proxy material to the beneficial owners of our shares.
The following table sets forth certain information as of October 20, 2017 (unless otherwise
indicated below) regarding the beneficial ownership by (i) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares; (ii) each of our directors and director nominees; and (ii) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.
The percentage of beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares is based on 40,328,742 ordinary shares outstanding as of October 20, 2017. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting power or investment power with respect to securities. All options exercisable into ordinary shares within 60 days of the table are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the shareholder holding such options for the purpose of computing the number of shares beneficially owned by such shares are also deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding the options. They are not, however, deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other shareholder.
Except as described in the footnotes below, we believe each shareholder has voting and investment power with respect to the ordinary shares indicated in the table as beneficially owned.
| Ordinary Shares | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beneficially Owned | ||
| Name | Number | Percentage |
| 5% or Greater Shareholders | ||
| Leon Recanati(1) | 4,019,373 | 9.97% |
| Hahn Family(2) | 3,666,838 | 9.09% |
| D.S. Apex Holdings group(3) | 3,662,496 | 9.08% |
| Brosh Capital Partners L.P.(4) | 2,495,622 | 6.19% |
| The Phoenix Holding Ltd.(5) | 2,403,194 | 5.96% |
| Yelin Lepidot(6) | 2,180,910 | 5.41% |
| Directors and Director Nominees | ||
| Leon Recanati(1) | 4,019,373 | 9.97% |
| Dr. Michael Berelowitz(7) | 1,563 | 米 |
| A vraham Berger(') | 1,563 | * |
| Jonathan Hahn(8) | 3,090,189 | 7.66% |
| Dr. Abraham Havron(9) | 23,305 | 米 |
| Saadia Ozeri(10) | 5,818 | 水 |
| Gwen A. Melincoff | ||
| David Tsur(1) | 1,146,287 | 2.82 |
| Directors and executive officers as a group (17 | ||
| persons)(12) | 8,713,421 | 21.56% |
* Less than 1% of our ordinary shares.
288,325 ordinary shares. Includes options to purchase 24,687 ordinary shares directly held by Mr. Jonathan Hahn that are exercisable within 60 days of the table, at a weighted average exercise price of NIS 49.46 (or \$14.16) per share, which expire between May 14, 2020 and February 27, 2023. Does not include unvested options to purchase 5,313 ordinary shares that are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of the table.
For information regarding the compensation incurred by us in relation to our executive officers and our Active Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, including share-based compensation, for the year ended December 31, 2016, see "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees -Compensation of Executive Officers" of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017.
Under our articles of association, the number of directors on our Board of Directors shall be no less than five and no more than 11. Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of eight directors, including six independent directors within the meaning of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.
Each of our directors generally holds office until the first annual general meeting of shareholders following his or her appointment (unless the tenure of such director expires earlier or a director is removed from office pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law).
At the Meeting, nine directors shall be standing for election, as follows: (i) each of our current directors (other than Mr. Avraham Berger and Mr. Saadia Ozeri) is standing for reelection, to hold office until our next annual general meeting of shareholders, subject to our articles of association. All of the directors standing for reelection at the Meeting were elected to serve in such capacity by our shareholders at our 2016 annual general meeting of shareholders, other than Ms. Gwen A. Melincoff, who was appointed to serve as a director by our Board of Directors in February 2017, to hold office until our next annual general meeting of shareholders, and is standing for election by our shareholders for the at the Meeting; (ii) two new director nominees, Messrs. Itzhak Krinsky and Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein, both of whom are industry experts, shall be standing for election at the Meeting for the first time; and (iii) Mr. Asaf Frumerman, a director nominee designated by the Brosh Group pursuant to an agreement that we entered into with the Brosh Group on November 9, 2017, is also standing for election at the Meeting. For convenience, we refer herein to Messrs. Asaf Frumerman, Itzhak Krinsky and Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein collectively as the "New Director Nominees".
Mr. Avraham Berger, who has served on our board of directors since August 2016, was initially elected as an external director (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law) and served in such capacity until January 30, 2017, since which time he has served as an ordinary (non-external) director, following our adoption of a recently enacted exemption from the requirement to appoint external directors in accordance with Israeli law. In accordance with such exemption, Avraham Berger will continue to serve as an ordinary (non-external) director until our 2018 annual general meeting, and may thereafter be reelected as a director in accordance with the Companies Law.
In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, each of the nominees for election to our Board of Directors has certified to us that he or she meets all the requirements of the Israeli Companies Law for election as a director of a public company, and possesses the necessary qualifications and is able to
dedicate sufficient time, to fulfill his or her duties as a director of our company, taking into consideration our company's size and special needs.
The following information is provided with respect to each director nominee based upon our records and information provided to us by each nominee.
Leon Recunati has served on our Board of Directors since May 2005 and has served as Chairman since March 2013. Mr. Recanati currently serves as a board member of Evogene Ltd., a plant genomics company listed on the TASE and New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Recanati is also a board member of the following private companies: GlenRock Israel Ltd., GlenRock Medical, Gov. Govli Limited, Microbes Inc., RelTech Holdings Ltd., Legov Ltd., Insight Capital Funds and Rainbow Medical Ltd. Mr. Recanati currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GlenRock. Previously, Mr. Recanati was Chief Executive Officer and/or Chairman of IDB Holding Corporation; Clal Industries Ltd.; Azorim Investment Development and Construction Co Ltd.; Delek Israel Fuel Corporation; and Super-Sol Ltd. Mr. Recanati also founded Clal Biotechnologies Industries Ltd., a biotechnology investment company operating in Israel. Mr. Recanati holds an MBA degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Honorary Doctorates from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Michael Berelowitz has served on our board of directors since August 2015. Dr. Berelowitz brings over 40 years of clinical development and academic research experience, including 15 years of pharmaceutical development experience with Pfizer. Inc. From 2011 through 2015. Dr. Berelowitz served as a member of the board of directors of the Endocrine Fellows Foundation and Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. and currently serves as the chair of the corporate governance and nominations committee and is a member of the audit comment of Recro Pharma, Inc. Dr. Berelowitz also serves as a member of the board of directors of Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. since March 2017. While at Pfizer, Dr. Berelowitz was Senior Vice President and Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs in the Specialty Care Business Unit. Dr. Berelowitz held various other roles at Pfizer, beginning as a Medical Director in the Diabetes Clinical Research team and then assuming positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to that, Dr. Berelowitz spent a number of years in academia and has held appointments at the University of Chicago, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, SUNY at StonyBrook and, most recently, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Berelowitz holds a MBChB degree from University Of Cape Town- School of Medicine.
Jonathan Hahn has served on our Board of Directors since March 2010. Mr. Hahn currently serves as the President and a director of Tuteur, where he has been since 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Hahn served as Strategic Planning Manager at Tuteur and held a business development position in Forest Laboratories, Inc., based in New York. Mr. Hahn holds a BA degree from San Andrés University and an MBA degree from New York University - Stern School of Business, with specializations in Finance and Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Abraham Havron has served on our Board of Directors since March 2011. Mr. Havron was initially elected as an external director (within the meaning of the Companies Law) and served in such capacity until January 30, 2017, since which time he has served as an ordinary (nonexternal) director. From 2005 to 2014, Dr. Havron has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of PROLOR Biotech Ltd., which in 2013 merged with OPKO Health Inc. Dr. Havron is a 35-year veteran of the biotechnology industry and was a member of the founding team and Director of Research and Development of Interpharm Laboratories Ltd. (a subsidiary of Merck Serono S.A.) from 1980 to 1987. Dr. Havron served as Vice-President Manufacturing and Process-Development of BioTechnology General Ltd., based in Rehovot, Israel (now, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals) from 1987 to 1999; and Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd. from 1999 to 2003. Dr. Havron also serves as a member of the board of directors of Collplant Holdings Ltd. (TASE: CLPT) since May 2016. Since 2014, Dr. Havron has also served on the board of directors of MediWound Ltd. (Nasdag: MDWD) until June 2017 and Enlivex Theraputics Ltd., a private company. Dr. Havron earned his PhD in Bio-Organic Chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and served as a Research Fellow at the Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology.
Asaf Frumerman is a partner at Brosh Capital Partners L.P. Mr. Frumerman worked as an analyst at The Dragon Variation Fund. Mr. Frumerman holds a B.A in Accounting & L.L.B, from the College of Management.
Prof. Itzhak Krinsky, Ph.D, has broad-based expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, years of experience in investment banking, and a distinguished academic career in finance and business economics. Prof. Krinsky developed extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry during his 12 years of working at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., from which he retired earlier this year. During his tenure at Teva, Prof. Krinsky served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Development, a member of the Teva Executive Committee, Chairman of Teva Japan, Chairman of Teva South Korea, and Head of Business Development Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Teva, he held various senior positions in investment banks in New York City, including with Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, and the Silverfern Group, Inc. Before his career on Wall Street, Prof. Krinsky was a Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. Prof. Krinsky has published more than 80 articles in leading peer reviewed academic journals. Prof. Krinsky currently serves as a director at following companies: Wavelength Pharmaceuticals, since October 2017, Halo Pharmaceutical, Inc., since June 2017, Concordia International Corp., since May 2017, Achellos Therapeutics, since April 2017 and Exodos Life Sciences Limited Partnership, since April 2017. In 2014, Prof. Krinsky was named by SCRIP as one of the top 100 Global Leaders in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Prof. Krinsky received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics from Tel Aviv University and a Ph.D. in Economics from McMaster University in Canada.
Gwen A. Melincoff was appointed by our Board of Directors in January 2017. Ms. Melincoff has over 25 years of leadership experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Her experience has spanned public and private company boards, venture financing, business development, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, research operations, marketing, product management and project management. Ms. Melincoff is an advisor to Phase 1 Ventures and Verge Genomics. From August 2014 to September 2016, she served as Vice President of Business Development at BTG International Inc. a UK- specialist healthcare company. From September 2004 to the December 2013, Ms. Melincoff was Senior Vice President of Business Development at Shire Pharmaceuticals. Additionally, from 2010 to 2013 she led the Strategic Investment Group (SIG). Ms. Melincoff served as a board member/board observer at Tobira Therapeutics (acquired by Allergan), DBV Technologies, AM Pharma, ArmaGen Technologies, Promethera Biosciencs, Naurex Inc. (acquired by Allergan) and Enterome. Ms. Melincoff was named a "Top Women in Biotech 2013" by Fierce Biotech as well as being named to the Powerlist 100 of Corporate Venture Capital in 2012 and 2013. Prior to joining Shire, Ms. Melincoff held managerial and business development position at various pharmaceutical companies such as Adolor Corporation. Ms. Melincoff has a B.S in Biology, a Master's of Science in Management, and has attained the designation of the Certified Licensing Professional (CLPTM).
Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein has served an external director of Clal Biotechnology Industries Ltd. since February 17, 2011. In addition, Mr. Rubinstein currently serves on the board of the directors of several companies, including Exalenz Breathtaking Solutions Ltd., since 2008, Medison Biotech Ltd., since 2011. Trima Pharma Ltd., since 2015. and Sol-Gel Ltd., since 2016. Mr. Rubinstein served as the Chairman of the board of directors of Tiltan Pharma Ltd. from 2015 until June 2017. Mr. Rubinstein served as the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at Taro Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO) from 1990 to 2010. Mr. Rubinstein also acts as a consultant to several companies, including startup companies and BDO. In 2003, Mr. Rubinstein received the Industry Award from the Manufacturers Association of Israel.
David Tsur has served as Active Deputy Chairman of our Board of Directors since July 2015 on a half-time basis. Prior to that, Mr. Tsur served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since our inception. Mr. Tsur also serves as a member of the board of directors of Collplant Holdings Ltd. (TASE: CLPT) since March 2017. Prior to co-founding Kamada in 1990, Mr. Tsur served as Chief Executive Officer of Arad Systems and RAD Chemicals Inc. Mr. Tsur has also held various positions in the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry (formerly named the Ministry of Industry and Trade), including Chief Economist and Commercial Attaché in Argentina and Iran. Mr. Tsur holds a BA degree in Economics and International Relations and an MBA in Business Management, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
As permitted by the NASDAQ Listing Rules, we follow Israeli law and practice rather than the NASDAQ requirement for independent direct over our director nominations process. In accordance with Israeli law and practice, directors are recommended by our Board of Directors for election by our shareholders. Under a voting agreement entered into on March 6, 2013, the Recanati Group, on the one hand, and the Damar Group, on the other hand, each agreed to vote the ordinary shares beneficially owned by them in favor of the election of director nominees designated by the other group as follows: (i) three director nominees, so long as the other group beneficially owns at least 7.5% of our outstanding share capital, (ii) two director nominees, so long as the other group beneficially owns at least 5.0% (but less than 7.5%) of our outstanding share capital, and (iii) one director nominee, so long as the other group beneficially owns at least 2.5% (but less than 5.0%) of our outstanding share capital. In addition, to the extent that after the designation of the foregoing director nominees there are additional director vacancies, each of the Recanati Group and Damar Group have agreed to vote the ordinary shares beneficially owned by them in favor of such additional director nominees designated by the party who beneficially owns the larger voting rights in our company.
We are not aware of any reason why the nominees, if elected, would be unable or unwilling to serve as directors. Should the nominees be unavailable for election, the proxies will be voted for substitute nominees designated by our Board of Directors.
If elected at the Meeting, the director nominees (other than Asaf Frumerman) will be paid an annual fee and per-meeting fees in the maximum amounts pavable from time to time for such fees by us under the Second and Third Addendums (or, to the extent any director is determined to have financial and accounting expertise and is deemed an expert director (in each case, within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law and the regulations thereunder), under the Fourth Addendum) to the Companies Regulations (Rules Regarding Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of External Directors), 2000. In addition, our current directors standing for re-election at the Meeting, if re-elected, shall continue to benefit from directors' and officers' indemnification and exculpation agreements previously entered into with each of them, as well as from directors' and officers' liability insurance as we shall procure from time to time. In addition, the Compensation Committee recommended, and our Board subsequently approved, subject to shareholder approval, our entering into a directors' and officers' indemnification and exculpation agreement, in the same form as previously approved by the shareholders, with each of Ms. Gwen A. Melincoff and the New Director Nominees, if elected at the Meeting (see Proposal 2), and they will also benefit from directors' and officers' liability insurance as we shall procure from time.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to elect as directors the nominees named above.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of each nominee for director named above.
(Item 2 on the Amended Proxy Card)
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a company may indemnify a director for the following liabilities, payments and expenses incurred for acts performed by him or her, as an office holder (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law), either pursuant to an undertaking given by the company in advance of the act or following the act, provided its articles of association authorize such indemnification:
· a monetary liability imposed on him or her in favor of another person pursuant to a judgment, including a settlement or arbitrator's award approved by a court. However, if an undertaking to indemnify an office holder with respect to such liability is provided in advance, then such an undertaking must be limited to events which, in the opinion of the board of directors, can be foreseen based on the company's activities when the undertaking to indemnify is given, and to an amount, or according to criteria, determined by the board
of directors as reasonable under the circumstances. Such undertaking shall detail the foreseen events and amount or criteria mentioned above;
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of the duty of loyalty, but may exculpate an office holder in advance from liability to the company, in whole or in part, for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of duty of care, but provided that a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in the company's articles of association. Our articles of association include such a provision. However, pursuant to our Articles of Association, we may not exculpate an office holder for an action or transaction in which a controlling shareholder or any other office holder (including an office holder who is not the office holder we have undertaken to exculpate) has a personal interest (within the meaning of the Companies Law). We also may not exculpate in advance a director from liability arising out of a prohibited dividend or distribution to shareholders.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a company may not indemnify or exculpate an office holder against any of the following:
Our articles of association permit us to indemnify and exculpate our office holders to the fullest extent permitted under the Israeli Companies Law (other than indemnification for litigation expenses in connection with a monetary sanction); provided that we may not exculpate an office holder for an action or transaction in which a controlling shareholder or any other office holder (including an office holder who is not the office holder we have undertaken to exculpate) has a personal interest (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law).
We have entered into indemnification and exculpation agreements with all of our current office holders (other than Ms. Melincoff) exculpating them from a breach of their duty of care to us to the fullest extent permitted by the Israeli Companies Law (provided that we may not exculpate an office holder for an action or transaction in which a controlling shareholder or any other office holder (including an office holder who is not the office holder we have undertaken to exculpate) has a personal interest (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law)) and undertaking to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by the Israeli Companies Law (other than indemnification expenses in connection with a monetary sanction), to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by insurance. This indemnification is limited to events determined as foreseeable by our board of directors based on our activities, as set forth in the indemnification agreements. Under such agreements, the maximum aggregate amount of indemnification that we may pay to all of our office holders together is (i) for office holders who joined our company before May 31, 2013, the greater of 30% of the shareholders' equity according to our most recent financial statements (audited or reviewed) at the time of payment and NIS 20 million, and (ii) for office
holders who joined our company after May 31, 2013, 25% of the shareholders equity according to our most recent financial statements (audited or reviewed) at the time of payment.
On February 23, 2017 and September 17, 2017, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, respectively, approved, subject to shareholder approval, our entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with Ms. Melincoff, subject to her election as a director at the Meeting, effective as of the date of her appointment as a director by our Board of Directors. On November 9, 2017, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, subject to shareholder approval, our entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each of the New Director Nominees, subject to their election as a director at the Meeting. The indemnification and exculpation agreement to be entered into with Ms. Melincoff and each of the New Director Nomines is the form of indemnification and exculpation agreement approved by our shareholders at our 2015 annual general meeting, which form is consistent with our current Compensation Policy and as proposed to be amended at the Meeting (see Proposal 5 below).
Accordingly, we propose that, subject to the election of each of Ms. Melincoff and the New Director Nominees as a director at the Meeting, our shareholders approve our entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each of them, in the form described above, with respect to Ms. Melincoff, effective as of the date of her appointment as a director by our Board of Directors.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, an undertaking to indemnify and exculpate a director, in a manner that is consistent with a company's compensation policy, must be approved by the compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders of that company, in that order.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting, the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED. subject to the election of each of Gwen A. Meloncoff and the New Director Nominees as a director, to approve the Company's entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each of them, in the form described in the Amended Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, with respect to Ms. Melincoff, effective as of the date of her appointment as a director by our Board of Directors."
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve the foregoing resolution.
As an incentive for the continued activities and efforts of the members of our Board of Directors, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have approved, subject to shareholder approval, the grant of options to purchase 5,000 ordinary shares to each of our currently serving directors (other than Mr. Saadia Ozeri), subject to their reelection at the Meeting. The options shall be exercisable on a cashless basis based on an exercise price of NIS 21.99 (approximately \$6.30) per share (which, in accordance with our Compensation Policy, is equal to the higher of (i) the average closing price of our ordinary shares on the TASE during the 30 trading days prior to the date of the option grant by our Board of Directors plus 5% and (ii) the closing price of our ordinary shares on the TASE on the approval of the option grant by our Board of Directors). The options will vest over a period of four years in 13 installments: 25% of the options will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and 6.25% of the remaining options will vest at the end of each quarter thereafter. The options will be exercisable for 6.5 years following the date of grant and all unexercised options will expire immediately thereafter. The options will be granted under our 2011 Israeli Award Option Plan. The award of the options and their terms are in accordance with our current Compensation Policy and as proposed to be amended at the Meeting (see Proposal 5 below).
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the payment of compensation, including the grant of options, to a director, which is consistent with a company's compensation policy must be approved by the compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders, in that order. On July 31, 2017, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors approved, subject to shareholder approval, the grant of the options described above to our directors.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED. to grant to each of the Company's currently serving directors (other than Mr. Saadia Ozeri), subject to their reelection at the Meeting, options to purchase 5,000 ordinary shares of the Company. The options shall be granted under the Company's 2011 Israeli Award Option Plan and the terms of such option grants. including the exercise price and vesting terms, shall be as described in the Amended Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders."
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve the foregoing resolution.
Mr. Amir London has served as our Chief Executive Officer since July 2015. Prior to that, from December 2013, Mr. London served as our Senior Vice President, Business Development. Mr. London has over 20 years of senior management and international business development experience. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. London served as the Chief Operating Officer of Fidelis Diagnostics, a U.S.-based provider of innovative in-office medical diagnostic services. Earlier in his career, from 2009 to 2011, Mr. London was the Chief Executive Officer of Promedico, a leading Israeli-based healthcare distribution company, and the General Manager of Cure Medical, from 2006 to 2009, providing contract manufacturing services for clinical studies, as well as home-care solutions. From 1995 to 2006, Mr. London was a partner with Tefen, an international, publicly-traded operations management consulting firm, where he was responsible for the firm's global biopharma practice. Mr. London holds a B.Sc. degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Our company's policy is to grant options to our employees and executive officers on an annual basis. According to such policy, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have approved, subject to shareholder approval, a grant to Mr. London of options to purchase 18,000 ordinary shares and 6,000 restricted ordinary shares. The options shall be exercisable on a cashless basis at an exercise price equal to NIS 21.99 (approximately \$6.30 per share (which, in accordance with our current Compensation Policy and as proposed to be amended at the Meeting (see Proposal 5 below), is equal to the higher of (i) the average closing price of our ordinary shares on the 30 trading days prior to the date of the approval of the option grant by our Board of Directors plus 5% and (ii) the closing price of our ordinary shares on the TASE on the date of the approval of the option grant by our Board of Directors). The options and restricted shares will vest over a period of four vears in 13 installments: 25% of the options and restricted shares will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and 6.25% of the remaining options and restricted shares will vest at the end of each quarter thereafter. The options will be exercisable for 6.5 years following the date of grant and all unexercised options will expire immediately thereafter. The options and restricted shares will be granted under our 2011 Israeli Award Option Plan.
The award of the options and restricted shares to Mr. London and their terms are in accordance with our current Compensation Policy and as proposed to be amended at the Meeting (see Proposal 5 below).
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the payment of compensation, including the grant of options and restricted shares, to a chief executive officer that is consistent with a company's compensation policy must be approved by the compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders by a special majority, in that order.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, to approve the grant to Mr. London of options to purchase 18,000 ordinary shares of the Company and 6.000 restricted ordinary shares, under the Company's 2011 Israeli Award Option Plan. The terms of such option grant and restricted shares, including the exercise price of the options and the vesting terms of the awards, shall be as described in the Amended Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders."
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve the foregoing resolution, provided that either: (i) the shares voting in favor of the proposal (excluding abstentions) include at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the proposal. or (ii) the total number of shares voted against the proposal by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the matter does not exceed two-percent of our outstanding voting rights.
The Israeli Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on this proposal indicate on the amended proxy card, or, if voting in person at the Meeting, inform us prior to voting on the matter at the Meeting, whether or not the shareholder has a personal interest in the proposal. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on this proposal and his or her vote will not be counted for the purposes of this proposal. For details regarding the meaning of "personal interest," see "Vote Required for Approval of the Proposals" above.
(Item 5 on the Amended Proxy Card)
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a public company is required to adopt a compensation policy, which sets forth the terms of service and employment of office holders, including the grant of any benefit, payment or undertaking to provide payment, any exemption from liability, insurance or indemnification, and any severance payment or benefit. Such compensation policy must comply with the requirements of the Israeli Companies Law. The compensation policy must be approved at least once every three years, by the board of directors, after considering the recommendations of the compensation committee, and by the shareholders by a special majority (as described below). In addition, the board of directors is required to periodically examine the compensation policy, as well as the need to adjust the policy in the event of a material change in the circumstances prevailing at the time of the compensation policy or for other reasons.
The compensation policy must be determined and later reevaluated according to certain factors, including: (i) the advancement of a company's objectives, business plan and its long-term strategy; (i) the creation of appropriate incentives, while considering (among other things) the company's risk management policy; (iii) the size and the nature of the company's operations; and (iv) with respect to variable compensation, the contribution of the office holder towards the achievement of the company's long-term goals and the maximization of its profits, all with a long-term objective and in accordance with the position of the office holder. The compensation policy must include certain principles and provisions set forth in the Israeli Companies Law.
Our current Compensation Policy, which was approved by our shareholders on August 30, 2016, applies to our chief executive officer, members of our executive management, each person fulfilling such positions even if his or her title is different, and directors. The Compensation Policy was drafted and approved in accordance with the requirements of the Israeli Companies Law and determines (among other things) the amount of the compensation of our office holders, its components, the maximum values for the various components of compensation and the method for determining compensation.
Our Compensation Policy provides (among things) that office holders (within the meaning of the Israeli Companies Law) shall be covered by directors' and officers' liability insurance which we shall acquire, from time to time, subject to applicable law or regulation. Under the Israeli Companies Law, the procurement of directors' and officers' liability insurance generally requires shareholder approval; however, under the Israeli Companies Regulations (Relief from Related Party Transactions), 2000, the procurement of directors' and officers' liability insurance shall not require shareholder approval and may be approved only by the compensation committee, if the terms of the insurance are set forth in the compensation policy and the compensation policy was adopted by the shareholders by a special majority, as set forth in the Israeli Companies Law, provided that the insurance is on market terms and is not likely to materially impact the profitability of the company or its assets or obligations.
Accordingly, our current Compensation Policy provides that the acquisition, extension, renewal or replacement of any such directors' and officers' liability insurance may be approved solely by our compensation committee provided that (i) the liability coverage does not exceed \$30.000.000 (for each claim and in the aggregate) and the aggregate annual premium does not exceed \$270,000, and the side "A" directors and officers liability coverage does not exceed \$5,000,000 (for each claim and in the aggregate) and its aggregate annual premium does not exceed \$30.000; and (ii) the insurance is on market terms and shall not have a material impact on our profitability, assets or liabilities, which we refer to as the "D&O Insurance Framework".
In view of the recent market increases in premiums for directors' and officers' liability insurance, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors have approved, subject to shareholder approval, an increase in the maximum annual premium included in the D&O Insurance Framework set forth in the Compensation Policy to an aggregate annual premium that does not exceed \$400,000. Other than the foregoing increase in the annual premium, the terms of the D&O Insurance Framework set forth in the Compensation Policy shall remain as currently in effect.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the amendment of our Compensation Policy must be approved by the compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders by a special majority, in that order. On August 31, 2017 and September 17, 2017, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, respectively, approved, subject to shareholder approval, the proposed amendment to our Compensation Policy, while taking into account the considerations, principles and provisions set forth in the Israeli Companies Law.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, that the amendment to the Compensation Policy of the Company with respect to the maximum annual premium payable for directors' and officers' liability insurance, as set forth in the Amended Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders be, and hereby is, approved and adopted."
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve the foregoing resolution, provided that either: (i) the shares voting in favor of the matter (excluding abstentions) include at least a majority of the shares voted by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the total number of shares voted against the matter by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the matter does not exceed two-percent of our outstanding voting rights.
The Israeli Companies Law requires that each shareholder voting on this proposal indicate on the amended proxy card, or, if voting in person at the Meeting, inform us prior to voting on the matter at the Meeting, whether or not the shareholder has a personal interest in the proposal. Otherwise, the shareholder is not eligible to vote on this proposal and his or her vote will not be counted for the purposes of this proposal. For details regarding the meaning of "personal interest," see "Vote Required for Approval of the Proposals above.
(Item 6 on the Amended Proxy Card)
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to ratify and approve the re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 and for such additional period until our next annual general meeting, pursuant to the recommendation of our Audit Committee and Board of Directors. Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer has no relationship with us or any of our subsidiaries except as independent registered public accountants and, from time to a limited extent, as tax consultants and providers of some audit-related services.
In accordance with our Articles of Association and as permitted by the Israeli Companies Law, our Board of Directors is authorized to determine the compensation of our independent registered public accountants. Our Board of Directors will determine such compensation following the pre-approval and recommendation of our Audit Committee. For details regarding the fees billed to us by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer for professional services rendered in 2016, see "Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services" of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016.
It is therefore proposed that at the Meeting the following resolution be adopted:
"RESOLVED, that the appointment Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the independent registered public accountants of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2017 and for such additional period until the next annual general meeting, be and hereby is ratified and approved."
Under the Israeli Companies Law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting on the matter, is required to approve the foregoing resolution.
Our Board of Directors has approved, and our representative will present to the shareholders for review and discussion at the Meeting, our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. This Item will not involve a shareholder a vote.
Our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, which form part of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017, are available on our website at www.kamada.com or through the EDGAR website of the SEC at www.sec.gov or through the Magna website of the Israel Securities Authority at www.magna.isa.gov.il. Shareholders may receive a hard copy of the annual report on Form 20-F containing the consolidated financial statements free of charge upon request. None of the audited financial statements, the Form 20-F nor the contents of our website form part of the proxy solicitation material.
Our Board of Directors does not intend to bring any matters before the Meeting other than those specifically set forth in the Amended Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and knows of no matters to be brought before the Meeting by others. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with the judgment and recommendation of the Board of Directors.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Leon Recanati Chairman of the Board of Directors
Date: November 9, 2017
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
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| Mr. Leon Recanati | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Dr. Michael Berelowitz | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Mr. Jonathan Hahn | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Dr. Abraham Havron | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Mr. Asaf Frumerman | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Prof. Itzhak Krinsky | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Ms. Gwen A. Melincoff | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Mr. Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| Mr. David Tsur | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 2. | Subject to the election of Ms. Gwen A. Melincoff and Messrs. Asaf Frumerman, Itzhak Krinsky and Shmuel (Milky) Rubinstein to serve as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, to approve the Company entering into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each such director. |
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| 3. | Subject to the approval of Proposal 1, to approve the grant of options to each of the Company's currently serving directors, other than Mr. Saadia Ozeri. | |||
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| 4. | To approve the grant of options and restricted shares to Mr. Amir London, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. | |||
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Signature of Shareholder ____________ Date __________ Signature of Shareholder________________ Date _________
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Reference is made to the letter from Brosh Capital Partners L.P. and Exodus Management Israel L.P. to Kamada Ltd. (the "Company"), dated November 2, 2017 (the "Request Letter"). Brosh Capital Partners L.P., together with Exodus Management Israel L.P., Amir Efrati, Asaf Frumerman, Aharon Biram and Esther Deutsch are referred to collectively as the "Brosh Group".
Further to the discussions between the Brosh Group and the Company, it is hereby agreed as follows:
Board Nominations
(i) The Company shall amend the agenda for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company scheduled to take place on November 30, 2017 (the "AGM") to: (a) fix the size of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") at 10 members; (b) add Brosh Group representative, Mr. Asaf Frumerman, as a nominee for the election to the Board by the shareholders at the AGM; (c) add two industry experts to be specified in the AGM revised agenda (the "Expert Director Nominees" and together with Mr. Asaf Frumerman, the "Nominees"); (d) remove Mr. Saadia Ozeri as a director nominee for election by shareholders of the Company at the AGM; and (e) authorize the Company to enter into an indemnification and exculpation agreement with each of the Nominees, subject to their election at the AGM.
The Expert Director Nominees will be entitled to be granted with options and all other benefits to be granted to all other Board members.
(iii) The Brosh Group and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall not institute, solicit, assist or join, as a party, any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding against or involving the other, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective current or former directors or officers (including, if applicable, derivative actions), subject to applicable law and excluding any such litigation, arbitration or other proceeding arising in connection with this letter agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the above limitations shall not apply with respect to Mr. Frumerman's voting in board or committee meetings.
Each of the acts set forth in clauses (i)-(iii) above is referred to herein as a "Prohibited Act".
Promptly after his appointment for the Board, Mr. Frumerman will be also appointed as a member of any Board committee or of any other Company forum that handles the Company's strategy.
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
Kamada Ltd.
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Brosh Capital Partners L.P. Exodus Management Israel L.P.
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[●], 2017
Attention: Board of Directors Kamada Ltd. Holzman Street 2 Weizmann Science Park P.O. Box 4081 Rehovot 7670402, Israel
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This irrevocable resignation is delivered pursuant to Section 1 of that certain letter agreement, dated November [●], 2017 (the "Agreement"), by and between Kamada Ltd. (the "Company") and Brosh Capital Partners L.P., Exodus Management Israel L.P., Amir Efrati, Asaf Frumerman, Aharon Biram and Esther Deutsch. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
Effective only upon, and subject to, the occurrence of any of the following: (A) the Brosh Group and its affiliates cease to "beneficially own" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) the Minimum Holdings, or (B) any member of the Brosh Group or its affiliates performs a Prohibited Act or (C) Mr. Frumerman breaches his obligations under Section 1(iii) of the Agreement, I hereby resign from my position as a director of the Company and from any and all committees of the Board on which I serve.
This resignation may not be withdrawn by me at any time during which it is effective, however it will expire and have no effect after the expiration of the Standstill Period.
Sincerely,
Name: Asaf Frumerman
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