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Nova Ltd. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022

May 19, 2022

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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NOVA LTD. 5 DAVID FIKES ST. REHOVOT 7632805, ISRAEL

VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 22, 2022. 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 22, 2022. 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:

D86869-P76490

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

NOVA LTD.
proposals: The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following
1. Approval of the re-election of each of Dr. Michael Brunstein,
Mr. Eitan Oppenhaim, Mr. Avi Cohen, Mr. Raanan Cohen,
Ms. Dafna Gruber and Ms. Zehava Simon and the election of
Ms. Sarit Sagiv, 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 employment terms of Mr. Eitan Oppenhaim, the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
For Against Abstain
1a. Dr. Michael Brunstein ! ! ! 3a. Approval of amendments to the terms of employment of
Mr. Eitan Oppenhaim
! ! !
1b. Eitan Oppenhaim ! ! ! 3b. Approval of a special bonus to Mr. Eitan Oppenhaim !
Yes
!
No
!
1c. Avi Cohen ! ! ! 3c. Are you a controlling shareholder in the Company, or have
a personal interest in the approval of this Proposal? Please
! !
1d. Raanan Cohen ! ! ! note: If you do not mark either Yes or No, these shares
will not be voted for Proposal No. 3a, if Proposal No.
2 is not approved.
For Against Abstain
1e. Dafna Gruber ! ! ! 4. Approval of amendments to the compensation terms of
non-executive directors.
!
Yes
!
No
!
1f. Zehava Simon ! ! ! 4a. Are you a controlling shareholder in the Company, or have
a personal interest in the approval of this Proposal? Please
! !
1g. Sarit Sagiv ! ! ! note: If you do not mark either Yes or No, these shares
will not be voted for Proposal No. 4, if Proposal No. 2
is not approved.
For Against Abstain
2. Approval of the Company's compensation policy for
directors and officers.
! ! ! 5. Approval of an amendment to the indemnification agreements for
directors and officers.
! ! !
2a. Are you a controlling shareholder in the Company, or have
a personal interest in the approval of this Proposal? Please
Yes
!
No
!
6. 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 ending at the close of the
next annual general meeting.
! ! !
note: If you do not mark either Yes or No, these shares
will not be voted for Proposal No. 2
Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting shall be
determined as of the close of business on May 24, 2022, the record date
fixed by the Board of Directors for such purpose.
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) appears 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.

D86870-P76490

Nova Ltd. 5 David Fikes St. Rehovot 7632805, Israel Tel: +972-73-2295600

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

The undersigned, a shareholder of Nova 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 7632805, Israel, on June 23, 2022, 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, 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. 2 or Proposal No. 3a and Proposal No. 4, if Proposal No. 2 is not approved.

If you do not state whether you are a controlling shareholder or have personal interest, these Shares will not be voted for Proposal No. 2, or Proposal Nos. 3a and 4, if Proposal No. 2 is not approved.

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 THESE SHARES. NO POSTAGE NEED BE AFFIXED IF THE PROXY IS MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.

Continued and to be signed on reverse side