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Nova Ltd. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

May 20, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD. WEIZMANN SCIENCE PARK P.O. BOX 266 REHOVOT L3 76100 ISRAEL

VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2020. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS

If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.

VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903

Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2020. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

VOTE BY MAIL

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

D17063-P41252

KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the
following proposals:
1.
Re-election of each of Dr. Michael Brunstein, Mr. Avi
Cohen, Mr. Raanan Cohen, Ms. Dafna Gruber, Mr. Ronnie
(Miron) Kenneth and Ms. Zehava Simon, and election
of Mr. Eitan Oppenhaim, as a director of the Company
to hold office until the close of the next annual general
meeting.
VOTE FOR EACH DIRECTOR
SEPARATELY
Nominees: For Against Abstain 3. Approval of an amendment to the Company's
compensation policy for directors and officers to
For Against Abstain
1a. Dr. Michael Brunstein ! ! ! increase the maximum permitted annual premium for
the Company's D&O insurance and ratification of the
purchase of the Company's D&O insurance policy.
! ! !
1b. Avi Cohen ! ! ! 3a.
Are you a controlling shareholder in the Company,
or have a personal interest in the approval of this
Proposal? (Please note: If you do not mark either
Yes No
1c. Raanan Cohen ! ! ! Yes or No, your shares will not be voted for Proposal
No.3). (Please note: If you mark "Yes" or leave
this question blank, your shares will not be
! !
1d. Dafna Gruber ! ! ! voted for Proposal No. 3). For Against Abstain
1e. Ronnie (Miron) Kenneth ! ! ! 4. Approval of amendments to the memorandum and
articles of association of the Company.
! ! !
1f. Zehava Simon ! ! ! 5. Approval and ratification of the re-appointment of Kost
Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young, as
the independent auditors of the Company for the period
! ! !
1g. Eitan Oppenhaim ! ! ! ending at the close of the next annual general meeting.
2. Approval of amendments to the employment terms of
Mr. Eitan Oppenhaim, the President and Chief Executive
! ! ! Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting
shall be determined as of the close of business on May 26, 2020,
the record date fixed by the Board of Directors for such purpose.
Officer of the Company. The signer hereby revokes all previous proxies given by the signer
to vote at the annual general meeting or any adjournments
thereof.
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the Proxy. If held in joint tenancy, the shareholder named first in the Company's register
must sign. Trustees, Administrators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporation should provide full name of corporation and title of
authorized officer signing the Proxy. PLEASE BE SURE TO RETURN THE ENTIRE PROXY ALONG WITH PROOF OF IDENTITY AS DESCRIBED IN THE
COMPANY'S PROXY STATEMENT.
Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
Date
Signature (Joint Owners)
Date

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting:

The Notice and Proxy Statement is available at www.proxyvote.com.

D17064-P41252

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. 5 David Fikes St. Rehovot 7610201, Israel Tel: +972-73-2295600 Fax: +972-8-9407776

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS LTD.

The undersigned, a shareholder of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (the "Company"), an Israeli corporation, hereby appoints Michael Brunstein and Dror David, and each of them acting individually, as the attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and in the name of the undersigned, to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the undersigned at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held at the offices of the Company, 5 David Fikes St., Rehovot 7610201, Israel, on June 25, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Israel time (10:00 a.m. Eastern time), or at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, with respect to all of the ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.01, of the Company (the "Shares") which the undersigned would be entitled to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, provided said proxies are authorized and directed to vote as indicated with respect to the matter set forth below this Proxy. Subject to applicable law and the rules of Nasdaq, in the absence of such instructions, the Shares represented by properly executed and received proxies will be voted "FOR" all of the proposed resolutions to be presented to the annual general meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof for which the Board of Directors recommends a "FOR" vote, other than Proposal No. 3.

If you do not state whether you are a controlling shareholder or have personal interest, your Shares will not be voted for Proposal No. 3.

This proxy also delegates, to the extent permitted by applicable law, discretionary authority to vote with respect to any other business which may properly come before the annual general meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THIS FORM OF PROXY AND MAIL THE ENTIRE PROXY PROMPTLY, ALONG WITH PROOF OF IDENTITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY'S PROXY STATEMENT, IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE IN ORDER TO ASSURE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR SHARES. NO POSTAGE NEED BE AFFIXED IF THE PROXY IS MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.

Continued and to be signed on reverse side