5
February 2025
MTI
Wireless Edge Ltd
("MTI" or the
"Company")
Notice of shareholder
meetings
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd. (AIM: MWE),
the technology group focused on comprehensive communication and
radio frequency solutions across multiple sectors, is pleased to
announce that it will be holding its Annual General Meeting (the
"AGM") and an extraordinary
general meeting of the Company (the "EGM"; together the "General Meetings") at 14.00 hrs (London
time) on 18 March 2025. The General Meetings will be held at the
offices of Allenby Capital Limited, 5 St Helen's Place, London,
EC3A 6AB for the purpose of:
AGM
1. the presentation of
the 2024 financial reports;
2. re-electing Mr. Zvi
Borovitz as chairman of the Company;
3. re-electing Mr Moni
Borovitz, the Company's CEO, as a director of the
Company;
4. re-electing Mr Dov
Feiner, the Company's antenna division General Manager, as a
director of the Company;
5. re-electing Mr David
Yariv as a non-executive director of the Company;
6. re-electing Mr.
Michael Yehezkel Karo as a non-executive director of the Company;
and
7. re-appointing BDO
Israel LLP as the Company's auditors for the year ending 31
December 2025 and authorizing the directors to determine the
auditors' remuneration for such year in accordance with the
recommendation of the Audit Committee.
EGM
8. re-electing Mr. Luke
Ahern as external director for an additional three
years;
9. approving an updated
Remuneration Policy for a period of three years or for a longer
period, to the extent prescribed in the provisions of the Israeli
Companies Law- 1999 (the "Israeli
Companies Law"), without material changes
to its key terms,
except in relation to the indemnification and insurance of
officers liability sections (attached to
this announcement as schedule A) (the
"2025
Remuneration Policy");
10. approval of a new deed of
indemnification (attached to this announcement as schedule B) (the
"Deed") in accordance with
the 2025 Remuneration Policy, and granting the Deed to all
directors and officers of the Company, including the existing
directors and officers who had the deed of indemnification in its
prior version;
11. subject to the approval of
resolution 9 (approval of the 2025 Remuneration Policy),
approval to extend the management services
agreement (the "Management
Services Agreement"), summarized in Schedule C to this
announcement, between the Company and
Mokirei Aya Management (2003) Ltd. (the "Management Company") for the provision
of the services of the Chairman and CEO of the Company
for a further three years or for a longer period,
to the extent prescribed in the provisions of the Israeli Companies
Law, with effect from 1 March 2025;
12. subject to the approval of
resolutions 9, 10 and 11, approval of the granting of the
Deed to Mr. Zvi Borovitz, Mr. Moshe (Moni)
Borovitz, Mr. David Yariv and the Management Company on the same
terms as the other directors and
officers of the Company for a three year term or for a longer
period, to the extent prescribed in the provisions of the Israeli
Companies Law; and
13. subject to the approval of
resolution 9 (approval of the 2025 Remuneration Policy),
approval to grant a
severance/adaptation grant equal to three (3) month's salary to Mr.
Dov Feiner, director and the Company's
antenna division General Manager who is stepping down from full
time employment, after service of over 35 years in the
Company.
Shareholders should note that Mrs.
Hani Lerman will remain in her position as a non-executive external
director as a result of the fact that her appointment was for three
years from April 2024.
Re-electing Mr. Luke Ahern
as external director for an additional three
years
Mr. Luke Ahern's first three-year
term nomination as an external director will expire on 9 March
2025. In accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, on 5 February
2025 the board recommended to nominate Luke Ahern as an external
director for a second three year term starting on 9 March 2025. Mr.
Ahern has signed a director eligibility declaration indicating that
he can be re nominated as an external director of the Company in
accordance with the Israeli Companies Law. His declaration is
included in schedule D to the notice of AGM and EGM, which will
shortly be available to view on the Company's website.
Approval of the Remuneration
Policy
Pursuant to the Israeli Companies
Law, the Company's shareholders have to approve the remuneration
policy for the Company's officers every three years. The last
approval was received in March 2022, and shall expire on 9 March
2025. Therefore, it is proposed to approve the extension of the
remuneration policy while updating it for a period of three years
or for a longer period, to the extent permitted in the provisions
of the Israeli Companies Law (the "2025 Remuneration Policy"). The 2025
Remuneration Policy is outlined in Schedule A to this
announcement.
Pursuant to Section 267 to the
Israeli Companies Law, any remuneration policy for officers
requires the prior approval of that company's board of directors,
remuneration committee and at a general meeting of shareholders.
Notwithstanding the aforesaid, since the Company is not a
subsidiary of a public company (as defined in the Israeli Companies
Law), the Company's Board of Directors may approve the 2025
Remuneration Policy, despite the objection of the shareholders (if
any), provided that the remuneration committee and thereafter the
Board of Directors determine, following additional discussions and
supported by detailed arguments, that it is for the benefit of the
Company.
Approval of the
Deed
Since 2012, following the receipt of
all relevant approvals, including at an extraordinary shareholders
meeting, the Company has provided to all its directors and
officers, including directors and or officers in its subsidiaries
and/or affiliated companies, a deed of indemnification. The Company
wishes to make certain updates to it as seen in the Deed (attached
to this announcement as schedule B) and, if approved, will enter
into this new Deed with all directors and officers of the Company
and its subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies, including the
existing directors and officers who had the deed of indemnification
prior to this approval.
In addition, it is proposed to
approve the entering into of the aforementioned Deed with directors
and officers related to the controlling Shareholders and/or their
relatives, being: Mr. Zvi Borovitz, Mr. Moshe (Moni) Borovitz, Mr.
David Yariv and the Management Company, on the same terms for a
three year term or for a longer period, to
the extent prescribed in the provisions of the Israeli Companies
Law.
The extension to the
Management Service Agreement
Subject to the adoption of
the 2025 Remuneration
Policy, the Company plans to extend the
Management Services Agreement under the same terms and conditions,
other than as described below. The Management Company is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Mokirei Aya Ltd., which is the controlling
shareholder of MTI, as a result of which, according to sections 270
and 275 to the Israeli Companies Law, any amendments to the
Management Services Agreement, including an extension of the said
agreement beyond a period of three years, requires, every three
years, the prior approval of the Remuneration Committee, the Board
of Directors and the approval of shareholders at a general
meeting.
As a result of the aforesaid provisions to the Israeli Companies Law, the
Company (following receipt of approvals from the Audit
Committee, acting also as
the Remuneration Committee, and the Board of
Directors of the Company) proposed to extend the Management
Services Agreement, as per the terms set out in Schedule C to this
announcement, including the grant of the Deed (as set out below)
and inclusion in insurance arrangements for officers, for a three
year term or for a longer period,
effective from 1 March
2025, to the extent prescribed in the
provisions of the Israeli Companies Law.
The overall terms and conditions of the Management Services
Agreement shall remain largely unchanged, save for a small
reduction in the minimum time required by the chairman and changes
to the bonus provisions. For more details on the proposed changes
see schedule C.
It should be noted that the terms of
the Management Services Agreement and the Deed are in line with
the 2025 Remuneration
Policy.
In addition, it should be noted that
both the Company and the Management Company are Israeli companies
and subject to the provisions of the Israeli Companies
Law.
Approval of Deed to related
parties
It is proposed to approve the
granting of the Deed to directors and officers who are related to
the controlling Shareholders and/or their relatives: Mr. Zvi
Borovitz, Mr. Moshe (Moni) Borovitz, Mr. David Yariv and Mokirei
Aya Management (2003) Ltd on the same terms, for a three year
term or for a longer period, to the extent
prescribed in the provisions of the Israeli Companies
Law, effective from 1 March
2025.
Mr. Yariv is a relative of Jacques
and Rina Beer and is deemed part of the controlling
shareholders
Grant a severance/adaption
grant
Following the announcement made on
25 November 2024 regarding the intention of Mr. Dov Feiner, director and the
Company's antenna division General Manager, to step down from a
full time executive role in April 2025 after serving the
Company for over 35 years, the Company is proposing to approve a
grant equal to three (3) monthly salaries
to Mr. Dov Feiner. Mr. Dov Feiner will become a Non-Executive
Director of the Company on 1 May 2025.
Related party
transactions
As at the date of this announcement,
the Management Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mokirei Aya
Ltd., a company controlled by members of the Borovitz family
(including Zvi Borovitz, Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Moni Borovitz, director and CEO of the Company). Mokirei Aya Ltd is
interested in a total of 27,020,895 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 31.35% of the
voting rights in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company
(or 30.52% without
taking into consideration the shares held by the Company as
treasury shares). Zvi Borovitz and Moni Borovitz are also
beneficially interested in 1,146,429 and 371,254 Ordinary Shares
respectively, representing 1.33% and 0.43% of the voting rights in
the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (or
1.29% and 0.42%
without taking into consideration the shares held by the Company as
treasury shares).
Jacques and Rina Beer with whom
Mokirey Aya Ltd, has a joint control agreement, are collectively
interested in a total of 9,647,042
Ordinary Shares, which represents
11.19% of the
voting rights in the issued ordinary share capital of the Company
(or 10.90% without taking into consideration
the shares held by the Company as treasury shares). The Company's
non-executive director, David Yariv is the son in-law of Jacques
and Rina Beer and is appointed to the Company's Board as a
representative director pursuant to the aforementioned joint
control agreement.
Notice to shareholders
The notice of the AGM and EGM will
be posted to shareholders and will shortly be available on the
Company's website at the following address, www.mtiwirelessedge.com,
in accordance with AIM Rule 20.
For
further information please contact:
MTI
Wireless Edge Ltd
Moni Borovitz, CEO
|
+972 3 900
8900
http://www.mtiwirelessedge.com
|
Allenby Capital Limited (Nomad
and Joint Broker)
Nick Naylor/Alex Brearley/Piers
Shimwell (Corporate Finance)
Guy McDougall/Amrit Nahal (Sales and
Corporate Broking)
|
+44 20
3328 5656
|
Shore Capital (Joint
Broker)
Toby Gibbs/Rachel Goldstein
(Corporate Advisory)
Fiona Conroy (Corporate
Broking)
|
+44 20
7408 4090
|
Novella (Financial
PR)
Tim Robertson/Safia
Colebrook
|
+44 20
3151 7008
|
Schedule A
Office Holders' Remuneration
Policy Outline
MTI
Wireless Edge Ltd.
January
2025
Table of Contents
The
members of the Remuneration Committee of MTI Wireless Edge
Ltd.
Chapter A - Background and Description of the
current remuneration in the Company:
1. The objective of the
document and its content
2. The Validity and
Applicability of the Remuneration Policy
3. Guiding principles in
the formulation of a Remuneration Policy
4. Description of the
Company
5. Company's strategy -
Goals and Objectives
o Strategies
o Measurable Goals
6. Office Holders -
definition
7. Expertise and
Achievements of the Company's Office Holders
Chapter B - The Remuneration
Policy
The Remuneration Policy -
Discussions of the Components of the Remuneration
Packages
8. Fixed remuneration
components
9. Variable Component -
bonus
10. Equity Component
11. The compensation Terms - Advance
Notice and Severance Grant
12. The ratio between variable
components and fixed components in the remuneration
package
13. The ratio between the terms of
employment of the Office Holders and the terms of employment of all
other Company's employees
14. Directors
Remuneration
15. Waiver, Indemnification and
Insurance
The
members of the Remuneration Committee of MTI Wireless Edge Ltd.
are:
Luke Ahern - External director,
Chairman of the committee
Hani Lerman - External
director
Michael Yehezkel Karo
- Director
Chapter A - Background and
Description of the current remuneration in the
Company
1. The objective of this document and its
content
The objective of this document is to
define and describe the Company's 'Officer Remuneration Policy' as
required under the Companies Law-1999 (hereinafter: the
"Companies
Law").
This document is intended to define,
describe and detail the policy of the Company regarding the
remuneration of the Company's officers, its components and the
manner of its determination. The policy refers to the overall
remuneration of officers in the Company in respect of their work
and / or services provided by them to the Company (i.e., including
service and / or services provided by the officers of the Company
to the Company's subsidiaries as part of the definition of the
position of officers in the Company).
The Company's remuneration policy
and its publication are intended to increase the transparency of
the Company's decisions with respect to the remuneration of its
officers and to improve the ability of all shareholders to express
their opinions and to influence the Company's remuneration
policy.
It is emphasized that this
Remuneration Policy does not grant rights to the Company's
officers, and the adoption of this Updated Remuneration Policy in
itself does not grant the right to any officer of the Company to
receive any of the compensation components described in the Updated
Remuneration Policy. The compensation components that the officer
will be entitled to receive will be only those that are
specifically approved for the officer by the Company's authorized
bodies, subject to the provisions of any applicable law.
2. The Validity and Applicability of the
Remuneration Policy
2.1. In accordance with
the provisions of the Companies Law, on July 2013, the General
Shareholders Meeting approved the first Remuneration Policy for a
period of three (3) years, and thereafter on May 2016, January 2019
and January 2022, the Remuneration Policy was updated and approved
at the General Shareholders Meeting (the "Existing Remuneration
Policy").
2.2. Below is a new
Remuneration Policy approved by the Remuneration Committee and the
Board of Directors of the Company for a period of three (3) years
commencing on the date of its
approval (as described in
section 2.3 below) or for a longer period,
to the extent prescribed in the provisions of the Companies Law,
which is an update and addition to the Existing Remuneration
Policy, without material changes to its terms ("2025 Remuneration Policy").
2.3. This 2025 Remuneration Policy shall be
approved at an
Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting. Notwithstanding the aforesaid,
since the Company is not a subsidiary of a public company, the Company's Board of Directors may approve the 2025 Remuneration Policy, despite the objection of the shareholders (if any), provided
that the Remuneration Committee and
thereafter the Board of Directors determine, following additional discussions and supported by
detailed arguments, that it is for the benefit of the
Company.
2.4. This 2025 Remuneration Policy will supersede, cancel and
replace the Existing Remuneration Policy and any previous policy
that the Company had until the date of adoption of this policy
and will apply to the terms of compensation
of all officers in the Company, which as at the date of adoption of
this policy include the Company's Chief Executive Officer
("CEO"), The GMs of the
Company's Divisions and other office holders who are directly
subordinate to the CEO (together: "Other officers"), Directors and
Chairman of the board.
3. Guiding principles in the formulation of a
remuneration
policy
3.1. The Remuneration
Policy, established in this document, reflects the promotion of the
Company's goals and objectives in the long term- the variable
component will be granted subject to meeting the Company's goals,
both in the short run and the long run.
3.2. The Remuneration
Policy, established in this document, reflects the Company's
position concerning risk
management in the Company. The policy defines the permitted
ratio of the variable components included in the remuneration
package, in order to protect the Company from taking unnecessary
risks by senior office holders balanced against the need to
preserve the Company's senior office holders.
4. Description of the Company - MTI Wireless Edge
Ltd.
General Description of the Company's
operations
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The Company is engaged in
(i) the
development, manufacture and marketing of antennas
(ii) distribution of
control and management irrigation systems produced by
Motorola
(iii) consulting,
representation and marketing services to foreign companies in the
field of Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions including
system engineering projects in tethered balloon
applications. It also specializes in the
development, manufacture and integration of communication systems
and advanced monitoring and control systems for the Government and
defence industry market.
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Variety of Products and activities
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Development and production of
antennas for military applications and for the commercial market
especially in the areas of millimeter wave (MMW), Point to Point
and radio-frequency identification (RFID) as well as distribution,
integration and management services for Motorola irrigation
solutions and distribution of RF and Medium Wave (MW) components
and sub systems and design integration and implementation services
for tethered balloon projects
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Company's Customers
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The main customers of the Company
are the security industry in Israel for military antennas and the
manufacturers of wireless systems which sell the antennas as an
integral part of a comprehensive system (OEM) and municipalities
and agriculture farms for the water management business. In the
representation business the main customers are defense and high
tech industries in Israel and for the system engineering division
the Ministry of Defence (MOD) or system houses in various
countries.
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No.
of employees in the organization
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As of this date the Company employs
about 235 employees.
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5. Company's Strategy - Goals and
Objectives
Strategies
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Continue the penetration into the point to point
cellular backhaul antenna market with our millimeter wave antenna
solution and become a dominant player
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Strengthen the Company's technological
capabilities and deepen its operations in the military market and
the security industry.
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Continue and expand the production line in India
to market various products in India and Asia.
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Continue the growth of the wireless control
business by strengthening its marketing and development
capabilities
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Creation of a larger recurring revenue business in
the water control segment and in PSK
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Strengthen the representation business and
increase its offering
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Establish the system engineering business as a
long term operator for the Israeli MOD
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Increase the number of shelters built per year to
increase PSK involvement in this industry
-
Continue to develop the business organically while
searching for external growth (acquisitions) related to its core
offering of communication and radio
frequency solutions
Measurable
Goals
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Increase the Company's earnings.
-
Continue to achieve a minimum operational
profitability, on a consolidated basis, of US$4.15 million,
annually, and as follows:
o US$1,500,000 and more per annum in the antenna
segment.
o US$1,500,000 and more in the control business
o US$1,000,000 and more in the representation
business
o US$50,000 and more in the system engineering
business
o US$100,000 and more in PSK
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Improve the Company's gross
profitability
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Expand the manufacturing in India as part of the
effort to increase profitability and maintain customer
base.
-
Improve working capital management (ratio between
net working capital and earnings/credit days/inventory
days/suppliers days).
-
Establish a US facility to deal with Foreign
Military Support requirements
-
An optional
pre-condition for personal goals:
register an operational profit and net profit.
6. Office Holders
An Office Holder is defined by the
Companies Law as any one of the following: a director, general
manager, chief business manager, deputy general manager,
vice-general manager, any person filling any of these positions in
a company even if he holds a different title, and any other manager
directly subordinate to the general manager.
7. Expertise and Achievements of the Company's
Office Holders
The Company takes into consideration
the education, experience and expertise of the office holders, as
they appear in the
Company's reports, for the purpose of determining the
remuneration package. The
Company's remuneration policy established in this document provides
that to the extent that in the future the Company requires the
services of an additional or alternate office holder, all
parameters specified above will be taken into account while
engaging his/her services.
Chapter B - The Remuneration
Policy
The Company aspires for a high
correlation between the remuneration model of its office holders
and the Company's strategy as reflected in the Company's goals and
objectives specified in this document.
The remuneration committee and the
Company's board of directors will examine the correlation
between the office holders' remuneration model and the Company's
strategy taking into consideration the main quantitative and
qualitative goals arising there-from.
From the effective date of this
remuneration policy, a remuneration model of an office holder which
does not correlate with the principles of the policy herein
specified, will have to be approved as required, based on grounds
which will be specified, all in accordance with the provisions set
forth in the Companies Law.
The Remuneration Policy -
Discussion of the Components of the Remuneration
Packages
The following are guidelines for the
Company's remuneration policy as approved by the remuneration
committee and the Company's board of directors, concerning the
components of the remuneration packages
8. Fixed remuneration components
8.1. The monthly salary
cost/monthly management fees of the office holders (including
related benefits and excluding bonuses and equity compensation),
for a full time position, shall not exceed the ceiling as specified
below:
Position
|
Maximum
monthly salary cost /management fees -
(NIS)
|
CEO
|
120,000 for a minimum
of 90% of a standard
working week
|
Chairman of the Board
|
60,000 for a minimum
of 40% of a standard
working week
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Other officers - general managers of
the Company's divisions
|
92,000 for full time
employment
|
Key person responsible for
financials
|
35,000 for full time
employment
|
·
For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby clarified
that the VAT amount is not included in the ceilings specified in
the table above
·
In the case of a less than full time position, the
ceiling of the aforesaid salary cost will be calculated on a
proportionate basis.
8.2. Updating the terms of office holders
Non- material changes, as such term
is defined below, in the
terms of service and
employment of office holders who are
directly subordinate to the Company's CEO (and is not a relative to
the controlling shareholder) shall be approved by the Company's CEO
only, provided that the new terms of such officer complies with the
provisions of this Remuneration Policy.
"Non-material
changes" - with regard to this
section above, means a change in the remuneration of not more than
10% of the cost of
the officer's salary each year, provided that it does not exceed
the ceilings specified in this Remuneration Policy.
8.3. Linkage - Currently
linkage applies to the salaries of most of the current office
holders. According to the Company's Remuneration Policy as in this
document there is no intention to link the components of the fixed
salary/management fees of new office holders.
8.4. Expected changes in
the ancillary components - the issue will be examined as part of
the weight of the fixed component vis-a-vis the entire remuneration
package.
8.5. Related benefits for
officers and reimbursement of reasonable
expenses
Office holders (excluding
non-executive directors) shall be entitled to benefits as customary
in the Company such as provisions for pension, severance pay, study
fund, vacation and or sick days, car maintenance and etc.,
according to his seniority in the Company and in any event no less
than that prescribed by law. In addition, the officers (including
directors) will be entitled to a reimbursement of reasonable
expenses they incur while performing their duties (such as cell
phone, food and lodging).
9. Variable Component -
Bonus
9.1. The variable
component will reflect the contribution of the Company's office
holder to the attainment of the Company's goals and objectives and
to the increase of its profits, in the long run, in accordance with
measurable criteria.
The variable component will be
determined in correlation with the Company's achievements and the
personal achievements of the office holder.
The rate of the variable component
will be determined by a mechanism which will refer, inter alia, to the operational/net
profit of the Company and to specific goals, if any (as specified
below).
According to the Company's
Remuneration Policy as established in this document, considerable
weight should be attributed to the attainment of goals and
objectives which are derived from the Company's strategy. The
Company's goals reflect the Company's attainment, in general, of
its goals and objectives and the general contribution of the office
holders to the Company's success and the Company's intention to
reward said office holders for the Company's general
success.
In addition to the Company's goals
and objectives, according to the Company's remuneration policy as
established in this document, personal goals will be assigned to
certain office holders, as the case may be, which goals are defined
as individual goals the attainment of which is directly and
materially affected by the office holder.
Each such goal will be deemed to
have been attained and the variable component pertaining thereto
will be calculated with respect thereto, only if certain minimum
pre-conditions specifically defined for it were met.
Such goals will include measurable goals which will reflect the
Company's objectives and its short and long term strategy and
derivatives of its annual and perennial work plans.
9.2. Pre-conditions for the grant of variable
remuneration
9.2.1. Net
profit (consolidated) during the calculation period.
9.2.2. The
calculation will be based on accumulated profit commencing from
2023 (the previous year).
9.3. Target based remuneration model for Office
Holders
Name and position of the Office Holder
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Bonus component arising from profit
|
Bonus component arising from additional
goals
|
Company's CEO
|
2.5% of the consolidated net profit
exceeding the floor and before bonuses distributed by the Company
to its managers under the remuneration policy
|
Increase of 5% in the consolidated
Company's sales relative to the previous year will entitle a
receipt of bonus in an amount equal to one monthly
salary.
|
Chairman of the Board
|
2.5% of the consolidated net profit
exceeding the floor and before bonuses distributed by the Company
to its managers under the remuneration policy
|
-
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Division's GM
|
Each of the Division's GM -
2.5%[1] of the operational profit of the segment
for which he is responsible exceeding the relevant segment floor,
plus 0.5% of the consolidated net profit exceeding the Consolidated
Net Profit Floor
|
Increase of 5% in the relevant
segment sales relative to the previous year will entitle a receipt
of bonus in an amount equal to one monthly salary.
|
Key person responsible for
financials
|
0.2% of the consolidated net profit
exceeding the Consolidated Net Profit Floor
|
-
|
Operational Profit of the Segments
Floor for Bonus purposes (before bonuses distributed by the Company to its managers under the
remuneration policy):
·
Antenna -
US$750,000
·
Controllers - US$750,000
·
Representation - US$500,000
·
System Engineering - US$100,000
·
PSK - - US$100,000
Consolidated Net Profit Floor for
Bonus purposes (before bonuses distributed
by the Company to its managers under the remuneration
policy) - US$1,200,000
9.4. Discretionary Bonus
The Remuneration Committee and the
Board of Directors of the Company will be entitled to grant
officers (with regard to the Chairman of the Board and Directors -
with the approval of General Shareholders Meeting), a Discretionary
Bonus, based on qualitative criteria, regardless of compliance with
the targets.
The amount of the Discretionary
Bonus, in any calendar year, shall not exceed an amount equal to 3
monthly salaries (gross, without any related benefits) of that
office holder, provided that in any event the total bonus granted
to an officer in a calendar year shall not exceed the Bonus
Ceilings to which the officer is entitled, as detailed in the table
in section 9.5 below.
Notwithstanding the aforesaid, it is
hereby clarified that with regard to the Company's CEO who also
serves as a director of the Company, the Remuneration Committee and
the Board of Directors may grant him a Discretionary Bonus as set out above
and in accordance with the terms of his employment and services,
provided that said employment terms (including the aforementioned
Discretionary Bonus) have been approved by the General Meeting in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.
9.5. Bonus Ceilings (*):
Position
|
Bonus Ceiling
|
CEO*
|
Up to 8 monthly salaries/management fees
|
Chairman of the Board
|
$100,000
|
Other officers (including
GM)
|
Up to 8 monthly salaries/management fees
|
Key person responsible for
financials
|
Up to 4 monthly salaries
|
(*) The bonus
is in terms of base gross salary/absolute amount and with respect
of the CEO in terms of monthly cost. It is clarified that the Bonus
Ceiling does not include an Equity component.
9.6. Authority to reduce variable remuneration components (if
any)
After receiving the Remuneration
Committee's recommendation, the Board of directors has the
authority to reduce variable remuneration components to an office
holder even if the Company's targets were met and/or a specific
target which was assigned to him under the policy was achieved, if
the members of the board of directors are of the opinion that the
circumstances are found to justify such a reduction, or for
example, he has not properly fulfilled his duties during the
relevant period. The reduction rate will not exceed 10% of the
variable remuneration as calculated in accordance with the
remuneration formula under the policy.
9.7. Claw-Back
At the time of awarding the grant,
the officers shall undertake to return to the Company the amount of
the Bonus or part of it in the event that it becomes clear in the
future that the Bonus was awarded based on erroneous reports and/or
data which were re-presented in the Company's financial statements,
during two consecutive years period after the date of
approval of the Bonus. The Company will amend the Bonus and will
take back the part of the remuneration which was mistakenly
granted. After the said two years the Company will not amend the
remuneration which was granted and will not recover said
amounts.
Despite the above, amendments in the
Company's financial statements due to a change in the law,
regulations or accounting rules that occurred after the date of
publication of the company's financial report for that year will
not be considered as an amendment due to which the above will
apply.
9.8. Other bonus related terms
Unless otherwise provided in the
relevant employment agreement, the Remuneration Committee and Board
of Directors are permitted to approve a proportionate bonus when
employment is terminated during the year, insofar as the officer
was not dismissed under circumstances justifying the non-payment of
severance pay.
10.
Equity Component
10.1.
It is customary for officers in public companies
to be offered an equity component as a part of their total
compensation which is intended to align the interests of the
officers to those of the Company's
shareholders.
Equity remuneration constitutes a
proper mechanism to retain senior office holders and provides an
incentive to senior office
holders that is properly balanced between short term and long term
considerations, inter alia, by providing for a vesting
period.
In view of the advantages inherent
in the equity remuneration as stated above, the Company adopted in
2023 an options plan for Company
shares, (the "2023 Options Plan").
Subject to the approvals of the
Remuneration Committee and the Board, from
time to time, , the Company may offer to any of its officers
(with regard to directors, Chairmen and controlling shareholders
and their relatives - with the approval of the General Shareholders
Meeting) participation in the 2023 Options Plan (as may be updated
from time to time) according to the rules detailed in section 10.2
below.
In this context, it is clarified
that the aforesaid provisions
will not apply to options granted to office
holders according to previous option plans. The provisions of
section 10.2 below will apply to grants starting from the date of
approval of this Remuneration Policy.
10.2. The granting
of Equity remuneration components shall be in accordance with the
2023 Options Plan and in accordance with the following
principles:
10.2.1. The maximum
number of units that can be issued and the dilution percentage
resulting from such distribution;
10.2.2. The ceiling of
the fair value of the equity component at the granting date shall
not exceed the amount equal to 50% of
the annual cost salary/management fees of each one of the office
holders;
10.2.3. The exercise
price of an option shall be determined according to the higher of
the two: (1) the average closing price of the share during the 30
trading days preceding the date of the Board of Directors
resolution on the grant; Or (2) the closing price of the share on
the date of the Board of Directors resolution on the
grant;
10.2.4. The vesting
period of the option - this period shall not be less than two years
until the full vesting of all of the issuance and to the extent possible split between two to four
years;
10.2.5. The terms in the
event of termination of employment (due to termination,
resignation, death or disability) and the provisions for protecting
offerees including in the event of dividend distribution, rights
issuance, merger and acquisition transactions etc.;
The Company's Board may resolve that
one or more offeree is entitled to exercise the options they were
granted in such a manner that their exercise price shall not
actually be paid to the Company, but should be taken into account
when calculating the number of shares the offeree is actually
entitled to from the exercise of the options (the "Net Exercise"). The shares issued from
the Net Exercise shall reflect the gross benefit of the options to
be exercised by the offeree at such date as calculated on the
exercise date. The Remuneration Committee and Board shall be
entitled to set additional terms with respect to the options plan
(if adopted), as well as update the terms and provisions from time
to time, provided that such change or amendment, as said, does not
deviate from the entitlement ceiling as described in section 10.2.2
above.
11.
The Compensation Terms - Advance Notice and Severance
Grant
11.1. Advance Notice
An office holder will be entitled to
a period of notice according to the following table:
Position
|
Maximum period of notice
(Months)
|
CEO
|
Up to 3 months
|
Chairman of the Board
|
Up to 3 months
|
Other officers (including
GM)
|
Up to 3 months
|
Key person responsible for
financials
|
Up to 2 months
|
11.2. Severance Grant/Adaptation Grant[2]
12. . Subject to the approvals of the Remuneration Committee and the
Board, from time to time,
the Company may offer to any of
its officers who ends his executive role in the Company
(with regard to directors, Chairmen and
controlling shareholders and their relatives - with the approval of
the General Shareholders Meeting) a severance/adaption
grant that does not exceed a total of three (3) monthly salaries
("adaptation period") , and
in addition to that for the vehicle that will remain for his use
during the adaptation period The
ratio between variable components and fixed components in the
remuneration package
According to the Company's
remuneration policy as established in this document the
ratio between the variable components and the fixed component shall not exceed 50%
for the CEO; 60% for the Chairman of the Board of Directors; and
50% for the GMs of the Company's Divisions.
13.
The ratio between the terms of employment of an office holder and
the terms of employment of all other Company employees in
Israel
When determining the compensation
terms of the Company's officers, one of the aspects that will be
examined is the ratio between the terms of service of each of
the Company's officers and
the average and median cost of employment of the Company's
employees (including contract workers) while taking into
consideration the nature of the officer's position, his seniority,
his level of responsibility and the number of the Company's
employees. Calculation is based on cost (based on average in the
nine months ended 30 September 2024) without car
allowances.
Position
|
According to the average
employment cost of the Company's other employees
|
According to the median
employment cost of the Company's other employees
|
CEO
|
3.91
|
4.61
|
Chairman of the Board
(50%)
|
2.78
|
3.27
|
Other officers
|
3.50
|
3.89
|
Key person responsible for
financials
|
1.30
|
1.53
|
The remuneration committee and the
Company's board of directors are of the opinion that these ratios
are reasonable and customary and that these gaps do not have any
significant impact (if any) on working relations.
14.
Directors' Remuneration
14.1. Directors -
Directors (except the Chairman of the Board and other directors who
receive remuneration in respect of their service as the Company's
officers) are entitled to annual remuneration and participation
remuneration in accordance with the Companies Regulations
(Rules concerning Remuneration and Expenses for External
Directors), 5760-2000 (the: "Remuneration Regulations") and as is
customary in England. The directors' remuneration in the Company
will not exceed the maximum remuneration due to an expert director
being appointed to the Board, as established in the Remuneration
Regulations, as may be the case from time to time.
A director who is not an office
holder and is not an external director will receive annual
remuneration similar to that of an external
director.
In this context, the Company will be
entitled to increase the amount of the annual remuneration and
participation remuneration if a director meets the definition of
"Expert Director" as this term is defined in the Remuneration
Regulations and who has been assessed as such by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
In fact, all of the Company's
non-executive and external directors currently receive
annual remuneration based
on $18,000 per year (including participation remuneration).
14.2. Chairman of the Board:
o The
non-executive chairman of the board may receive a fixed monthly
salary which will not be lower than the annual remuneration and
participation remuneration payable to a director in the Company.
His salary will be determined based on the scope of his activity,
areas under his responsibility in the Company and his experience
and expertise.
o Regarding the remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of
Directors - see sections 8 and 9 above.
15.
Waiver, Indemnification and Insurance
15.1. An office
holder in the Company (including a director) may be entitled, in
addition to the remuneration package as described in this
remuneration policy, and subject to the approval of the Company, to
an office holder liability insurance ("D&O Liability Insurance") and
indemnification and waiver arrangements, all subject to the
provisions of the law.
15.2. Subject to
the provisions of the Company's Law, the Company will be entitled,
with the approval of the Remuneration Committee only, to enter into
the D&O Liability Insurance for its officers (including
directors and officers of the controlling shareholder or on its
behalf), whose principal terms will not exceed the
following:
· The
limit of liability shall not be less than US$5 million and shall
not exceed US$10 million per event and per period.
· The
deductible amounts to be determined as part of any policy purchased
as aforesaid shall not deviate from the accepted practice in the
insurance market for policies of this type and scope as of the date
of engagement of the policy.
· The
cost of the annual premium shall be in accordance with the
conditions that will be customary on the date of extension /
renewal of the insurance policy at the time the insurance policy is
drawn up or renewed provided that the annual premium to be paid
will be in an amount that is not material to the Company and will
not materially effect the profitability of the Company, its assets
or liabilities. ("Annual
Premium").
15.3. In addition,
The Company, with the approval of the Remuneration Committee only,
may maintain the effectiveness and validity of its D&O
Liability Insurance or may purchase a Run-Off coverage for a period
of at least 7 years with respect to the liability of its office
holders as directors and officers of the Company, all subject to
the restrictions and consents required under the law, whose
principal terms will not exceed the principal terms detailed in
section 15.2 above .
15.4. Deed of
indemnification
The Company will indemnify the
applicable office holder or director against any liability or
expense imposed upon it or incurred by it in consequence of any
action or actions taken by it within the framework of his/her
position, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Deeds of Indemnification.
The aggregate amount of the
indemnity set forth in the Deeds of Indemnification will not exceed
an amount of US$4,000,000 (the "Maximum Amount"). This Maximum
Amount applies to any officer individually and to all officers
jointly, per indemnified event and cumulatively.
The Maximum Amount shall apply only
in excess of the amount paid (if and to the extent that it is paid)
within the framework of an insurance policy or an indemnification
by any entity other than the Company.
Section 15 will also apply to
directors, whether presiding on behalf of a controlling shareholder
in the Company or not, as well as to external directors.
Schedule B
Mr. / Mrs. ___________
Date _____________
Dear Sirs
Re Deed of
Indemnification (the "Deed")
Whereas You
are a director and/or an officer[3] of
MTI Wireless Edge Ltd. and
serves as a director or officer in a subsidiary company and/or a
affiliated company of MTI Wireless
Edge Ltd. (as it will be from time to time) (hereinafter
together: " the Company"),
Whereas The
Company's Articles of Association allow the Company to indemnify
its Officers both retrospectively and in advance;
Whereas the
Company received all approvals required by the Companies Law to
indemnify directors and officers of the Company, in advance and in
retrospect, on the terms specified in this Deed
Therefore, subject to the
provisions of any applicable law and the provisions of this Deed,
without derogating from the Company's rights to indemnify you
retroactively pursuant to its Articles of Association, the Company
confirm and obligate towards you, with no right to renege, as
follows:
1. Indemnification
In your
capacity as an Officer, the Company is hereby obligated to
indemnify you against any liability or expense imposed upon you or
incurred by you in consequence of any action or actions taken by
you within the framework of your position as an Officer (including
actions taken prior to the date of this Deed) or which you will
take in your capacity as an Officer of the Company or its
subsidiary, (the "Other
Company "), as follows:
(a) a
financial liability which is imposed on you in favor of a third
party in accordance with a judgment (including a judgment which was
given by way of a settlement or through arbitration) approved by
the court, as long as: (i) the maximum amount of the
indemnification shall not exceed the amount specified in Section
2.1 below; and (ii) that such financial liability is directly or
indirectly connected to one or more of the Indemnification Events
or any part of them or to anything pertaining to them, as set forth
in Appendix A to this Deed (the "Appendix");
(b)
reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, incurred as a
consequence of an investigation or proceedings carried out against
you by an authorized body and which concluded without the filing of
an indictment against you and without imposing any financial
liability on you as an alternative to criminal proceedings,
or which ended without the
filing of an indictment against you but with the imposition of financial
liability as an alternative to criminal proceedings, in an offense
where criminal intent is not required[4];
(c)
reasonable litigation expenses, including legal fees, incurred by
you or which the court imposes upon you, in proceedings filed
against you by the Company or on its behalf or by another person or
in a criminal indictment from which you will be acquitted or a
criminal indictment in which you will be convicted in an offence,
where criminal intent is not required[5];
and
(d) any
other liability or expense which the Companies law may permit the
Company to indemnify you against.
2. The Indemnification Amount
2.1 The aggregate
amount of the indemnity set forth in Section 1, in accordance with
all Deeds of Indemnification issued by the Company from time to
time to such Officers (hereinafter: "the Deeds"), shall not exceed an amount
of US$ 4,000,000. This maximum amount applies to any Officer
individually and to all Officers jointly, per indemnified event and
cumulatively (hereinafter: "the
Maximum Amount").
For the
purpose of clarification, and subject to Section 2.2 hereof, the
payment of the Maximum Amount does not prejudice your rights as an
Officer to receive compensation from an insurance policy
in respect of those events specified in the
Appendix which are covered by any directors' and officers'
liability insurance taken out by the Company ("D&O Insurance").
2.2 For the
avoidance of doubt, the Maximum Amount shall apply only in excess
of the amount paid (if and to the extent that it is paid) within
the framework of an insurance policy or an indemnification by any
entity other than the Company, on the following
conditions:
(a) that an
Officer will not be paid compensation twice for a liability or an
expense which is the subject of the indemnity set forth in Section
1 above; and
(b) that in
the event that an Officer receives indemnification from the
Company's insurer pursuant to a D&O Insurance policy or any
other indemnification agreement concerning the subject matter of
the indemnification, the indemnification shall be paid according to
the balance between the amount of the financial liability and legal
expense imposed on you and the amount received from the insurance
policy or according to the other indemnification agreement, so long
as the amount of indemnification by which the Company is obliged,
shall not exceed the Maximum Amount.
2.3 In the event
that the total amount of indemnification that the Company shall be
required to pay at a certain date, together with the total amount
of indemnification already paid by the Company as at that date in
accordance with the Deed exceeds the Maximum Amount, then the
Maximum Amount, or the balance thereof, shall be divided between
those Officers entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Deeds
and which have not been paid prior to that date (the "Entitled Officers") on a pro rata basis
based on the amount of indemnification due to any of the Entitled
Officers and the total amount of indemnification due to all the
Entitled Officers on such date had it not been for the restriction
of the Maximum Amount.
In the event
that the Company has paid indemnification amounts to you up to the
Maximum Amount, the Company shall not make any additional payments
unless these have been approved by the relevant organs of the
Company in accordance with the applicable law on the date of making
such additional payments, subject to a change in the Articles of
the Company, to the extent that it shall be necessary for this
purpose in accordance with the law.
3.
Interim Payments
Upon the occurrence of an
Indemnification Event in accordance with the Appendix, the Company
shall grant you the funds necessary to cover various expenses and
payments involved in the handling of any legal proceedings relating
to such event, including examination proceedings, so that the
Officer will not be required to pay for such, subject to the
provisions of this Deed.
In the event that the Company shall
pay you, or make a payment on your behalf, any amount whatsoever
within the framework of this Deed in connection with any legal
proceedings and it later becomes apparent that you were not in fact
entitled to be indemnified by the Company, the provisions of
Section 4.8 of this Deed shall apply.
4.
Terms of
Indemnification
Without prejudice to the foregoing,
the indemnification given pursuant to this Deed is subject to the
following conditions:
4.1 Notice of the Indemnification
You will
notify the Company as soon as reasonably practicable (the
"Notice") of any legal
proceedings which have been instigated against you or of any
written warnings or threats of any potential proceedings in
connection with any Indemnification Event (the "Legal
Proceedings"). In addition to the Notice, you shall furnish
the Company or anyone instructed by the Company with any document
that you have received in connection with the Legal
Proceedings.
4.2 Handling of the Defense
(a) The Company, subject to
any obligation or agreement with the Company's insurance provider,
will be entitled to handle your defense in the Legal Proceedings or
to appoint an attorney on its behalf (the "Attorney"). The Company or the Attorney
shall endeavour to bring the Legal Proceedings to a conclusion and
will furnish you with progress reports and shall consult with you
in connection with the handling of the Legal Proceedings. The
Attorney will be under a fiduciary duty both towards you and the
Company.
In the event that either you or the
Attorney will be of the opinion that there may be a conflict of
interest between you and the Company in relation to your defense or
in the event that you have an objection that had been reasonably
grounded in the view of the Company, to the identity of the
Attorney, the Company shall be notified or the Attorney will notify
you of this conflict and you will be entitled to appoint your own
attorney to handle your defense. The provisions of this Deed shall
apply to the expenses incurred by you with regard to the
appointment of your chosen attorney.
(b) The Company shall not be
entitled to finalise the Legal Proceedings by way of settlement or
arrangement if this means that you will be required to pay expenses
for which you are not indemnified under this Deed or that you will
receive a payment of an amount within the framework of any D&O
Insurance of the Company, without your prior written consent.
Furthermore, the Company shall only be entitled to bring the Legal
Proceeding to arbitration or alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
with your prior written consent (such consent will not be
unreasonably withheld). To clarify, even if the dispute is passed
to arbitration, settlement or ADR or shall be carried out by any
other manner whatsoever, the Company shall
bear the expenses relating thereto within the framework of this
Deed.
(c) Notwithstanding that
stated above, the Company shall not be entitled to finalize the
aforementioned Legal Proceeding by way of settlement, arrangement,
arbitration or ADR where criminal charges have been brought against
you unless you have given your prior written consent. You will be
entitled to decline your consent at your sole discretion without
having to give your reasons.
(d) At the Company's request,
you will sign any document authorizing any attorney to handle your
defense on your behalf and to represent you in all matters
pertaining thereto. In the event that the Company shall not notify
you within 14 days of the receipt of the Notice that it has
undertaken to handle your defense or, in the event that you have
objected to the Attorney (as set forth above), you will be entitled
to appoint your own attorney and all of the provisions of this Deed
shall apply accordingly, including the expenses incurred by you in
connection with the appointment of your own attorney.
(e) To the extent that the
Company or the Officer may be entitled to indemnification within
the framework of a D&O Insurance policy in connection with the
Legal Proceedings, the appointment of the Attorney shall take into
account the rights of the insurer to determine the identity of the
Attorney and the obligations of the Company in accordance with such
policy. Particular care will be taken if, according to the
conditions of such policy, the insurer is entitled to determine the
identity of the Attorney and if such is not done then the insurer
will be released from its responsibility to indemnify or diminish
it. In any event, the Company shall use its best endeavors, within
the framework of the terms of the D&O Insurance, to influence
the choosing of the Attorney according to the Officer's
request.
4.3 Cooperation with the Company - You will cooperate with
the Company or with any Attorney, in a reasonable manner and you
will abide by all instructions of the insurers in accordance with
any D&O Insurance in which the Company is committed, in
connection with your defense in the Legal Proceedings, as long as
the Company shall provide for your expenses so that you will not be
required to pay for or finance them by yourself and all subject to
the terms of this Deed.
4.4 Provision for Liabilities - Whether or not the Company
acts in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Company
shall provide for the aforementioned liabilities and expenses in
such a manner so that you will not be required to pay for or
finance them by yourself, that being without prejudice to the
indemnification assured to you according with this Deed and subject
to the terms of this Deed.
4.5 Lack of indemnification in cases of settlement or
admission - The indemnity in connection with any legal
proceeding against you, as stated in this Deed, will not
apply for any amounts due from you in consequence of a settlement
or an arbitration unless the Company agrees in writing to the
settlement or to the holding of the arbitration, however, the
Company shall not unreasonably withhold its consent.
Furthermore, the indemnification
shall not apply in the event of your admission in a criminal
indictment for an offense that does not require criminal intent
unless the Company has given its prior
written consent to your admission.
4.6 Lack of application of indemnification in cases of an
indemnification or an insurance of a third party - The
Company shall not be required to pay any amounts to the extent that
such amounts have been paid to you or in your stead in any manner
whatsoever within the framework of a valid and collectable D&O
Insurance policy of the Company, except in respect of any
deductible under such insurance, or within the framework of any
indemnification undertaking of any third party other than the
Company.
4.7 Payment of the indemnification amount - Upon your
request for any payment pursuant to this Deed, the Company shall
take all actions necessary by law toward such payment and shall
endeavour to receive all necessary approvals required, if any,
including the approval of the court (if required).
4.8 Refund of indemnification amounts which have been paid
- In the event that the Company shall pay to you or in your stead
any amounts whatsoever within the framework of this Deed in
connection with Legal Proceedings and it becomes apparent at a
later date that you were not entitled to be indemnified, these
amounts shall be viewed as a loan granted to you by the Company
bearing interest at the minimum rate, as determined from time to
time by law, linked to the consumer price index. You will be
required to refund the aforementioned amounts to the Company upon
its written request and you will do so in such a manner as
determined by the Company.
In the event that the Company has
paid you any amount pursuant to this Deed and the claim under which
any such amounts paid is cancelled or decreased for any reason, you
will assign all of your rights to the refund of the amount from the
plaintiff in such proceeding to the Company and you will do all
that is necessary in order that such an assignment shall be valid
and that the Company will be able to realize it. Once this has been
done, you will be exonerated from refunding those amounts. In the
event that you fail to do so, you will be obliged to return the
amount or a part of it, together with interest and linkage
differentials, according to the rates and for the period by which
you will be entitled for the refund of the amount from the
plaintiff.
4.9 To the extent
that you provide management services to the Company through a
management company you own (hereinafter: "the Management Company"), the Company's
obligations pursuant to this Deed will also apply to the Management
Company, provided that legal proceedings are taken by the same
plaintiff against you and the Management Company together on the
same grounds and the indemnity amounts which the Company owes to
you and the Management Company together, shall not exceed the
Maximum Amount, and all within the framework and subject to the
provisions of this Deed and the provisions of any law.
5.
The Indemnification
Period
The obligations of the Company pursuant to this Deed shall be
towards you and your estate without any time limitation such that
they shall continue even after the completion of your service as an
Officer of the Company or the Other Company, so long as the actions
in respect of which the indemnification is given, were made during
the period of your office as an Officer of the Company or in the
Other Company or during the period of your employment with the
Company, regardless of the date of discovery of the event in
respect of which you are entitled to indemnification.
6.
Exceptions
The indemnification undertaking set forth in Section 1 above, shall
not apply in any of the following events:
6.1 The breach of
the fiduciary duty toward the Company or toward its subsidiary or
an affiliated company or another entity, unless the Officer acted
in good faith and had reasonable grounds to assume that the action
would not injure the Company or its subsidiary or an affiliated
company or another entity.
6.2 The breach of
the duty of care was carried out intentionally or recklessly,
except in situations where it was carried out
negligently.
6.3 An action
intended to yield an unlawful personal profit.
6.4 A fine or
redemption imposed on the Officer.
The events listed in section 6,
will apply unless indemnity and/or insurance is approved for any of
the events listed in this section 6, all or some of them, according
to law or according to an instruction of a competent
authority.
7.
Miscellaneous
7.1 In this Deed,
the following terms shall bear the following meanings:
"Officer Action"- According to the
definition given to it in the Companies Law and /or any other
derivative of it According to the definition given to it in the
Companies Law, including an implied resolution and/or omission and
including all actions executed by you prior to the date of this
Deed, during the period of your service as an Officer of the
Company and/or with the Other Company.
7.2 Anything
importing any gender shall also include the other
gender.
7.3 The
obligations of the Company in accordance with this Deed shall be
broadly interpreted, in a manner intended for their fulfillment, to
the extent permitted by law and according to the purpose for which
they were intended. In the event of a discrepancy between any
provision of this Deed and a provision of the Companies Law which
cannot be changed or added to, then the said provision of the
Companies Law shall take precedence, however, this may not
prejudice or derogate from the validity of the remaining provisions
of this Deed.
7.4 The
indemnification obligation set forth in this Deed is not a contract
in favor of any third party, including any insurer and it may not
be the subject of assignment nor will any insurer have the right to
require the participation of the Company in a payment by which the
insurer is obligated in accordance with an insurance agreement
drawn up with it, with the exception of the contribution (self
participation) stated in such agreement.
7.5 This Deed may
not restrict the Company or prevent it from increasing the Maximum
Amount for those events that are the subject of the indemnification
or due to the fact that the insurance amounts according to the
D&O Insurance policy are increased, or due to the fact that the
Company is unable to obtain D&O Insurance which will cover the
Indemnification Events, on reasonable conditions or due to any
other cause so long as a resolution is taken pursuant to the
relevant provisions of the Companies Law.
7.6 No waiver,
delay, avoidance of action or the giving of an extension by the
Company or by you shall be interpreted under any circumstances as a
waiver of the right according to this Deed and according to any
law, nor will they prevent the Company or you from taking any legal
and other steps necessary toward the realization of such
rights.
7.7 The Appendix
to this Deed constitutes an integral part hereof.
7.8 This Deed is
subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 of the Sixth Part of the
Companies Law.
7.9 This Deed
shall be exclusively governed by and construed, interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel. The
competent court in Tel Aviv, Israel shall have sole and exclusive
jurisdiction regarding any dispute or claim arising
hereunder.
7.10 This Deed expresses the
full and exhaustive rights relating to the indemnification
obligations between the Company and yourself concerning the issues
and matters discussed in it, replacing and canceling any
representation, memorandum, proposals, summaries of discussions,
letters of intentions or obligations, agreements, deeds of
obligation or any other document, that prevailed or was exchanged
between the parties, whether in writing or verbally, in the issues
and matters stated between you and the Company prior to the signing
of this Deed.
In witness thereof, the Company's
authorized signatories have signed below.
________________________
MTI Wireless Edge
Ltd.
I hereby accept this Deed and I
hereby confirm my agreement to be bound by all of its
terms.
____________________
Appendix A
Indemnification
Events
1.
Any claim or requirement filed in connection with a transaction
(including an exceptional transaction as defined in Section 1 of
the Companies Law) whether or not within the ordinary course of
business of the Company, including negotiations relating to a
commitment, transfer, sale, purchase, lease or mortgage of assets
or liabilities (including real estate, securities or rights) or the
giving or receiving of a right in any of them and/or of various
rights, including a merger of the Company with another entity and
including the acquisition of operations and its merging into the
operations of the Company and also any action relating directly or
indirectly to a transaction.
2.
Any claim or requirement in connection with an action, relating
directly or indirectly to the business of the Company, including
negotiations, commitments and agreements of any kind and type
whatsoever, including the execution or termination thereof with
contractors, agents, distributors, customers, suppliers, service
providers and the like.
3.
Any claim or requirement in connection with the giving or receiving
of credit, the mortgaging of assets and liabilities and the giving
or receiving of securities, including commitments in financing
agreements with banks or other financial organisations, pursuant to
the financing of transactions or commitments, which are executed by
the Company, directly or indirectly, and also any action involved
in the aforementioned matters.
4.
Any claim or requirement in connection with the issuing of
securities, including but without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing, the offering of securities to the public pursuant to
a prospectus, a private offering, the issuing of bonus shares or
the offering of securities of the Company
of any kind whatsoever and in any other manner and also other
actions pertaining to the capital of the Company.
5.
Any claim or requirement in connection with actions or events
emerging from the fact that the Company is a public company and/or
from the fact that its securities have been offered to the public
or for trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London
Stock Exchange Plc, including the giving of notices or reports or
the omission to file such report or notice.
6.
Events that have influenced or were liable to influence the
profitability of the Company or its property or its rights and
liabilities.
7.
Any claim or requirement concerning non-discovery or a failure to
provide any kind of information at the time required according to
the relevant law or in connection with a misleading or defective
discovery of information to third parties, including income tax,
value added tax, national insurance, local authorities, holders of
securities of the Company and any other governmental or
institutional organisation whether in Israel or abroad, including
in all matters pertaining to the issuing, allotment, distribution,
purchase, holdings or linkage to the securities of the Company or
any activity or any other investment activity, involving or which
is influenced by the securities of the Company.
8.
Any claim or requirement in connection with the giving of
information, representations, opinions, financial statements,
reports or notices to any competent authority (including the
Registrar of Companies, the Securities Authority or the London
Stock Exchange Plc) in accordance with any law, including but
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Companies Law and the
Securities Law, including regulations enacted pursuant to these or
according to rules or guidelines customary to the Alternative
Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange Plc or according to
the provisions of the relevant tax applying to the
Company.
9.
Any claim or requirement in connection with actions pertaining to
the lodging of proposals for tenders, concessions or licenses of
any kind and type whatsoever.
10. Actions
within the framework of the legal proceedings of the Company or
against it.
11. Any claim or
requirement in connection with actions or resolutions, concerning
the issuing and receiving of licenses and permits including
business licenses and also licenses and approvals, required for the
handling of any of the business affairs of the Company.
12. Any claim or
requirement in connection with the distribution of dividends to the
shareholders of the Company.
13. Any claim or
requirement filed by employees, consultants, agents or other
individuals or by an organisation which is employed by or provides
services to the Company in connection with compensation due to
them, or damages or liabilities, which were caused to them as a
result of their employment by the Company or their commitment to
the Company, including events pertaining to the terms of employment
of employees and the employer - employee relations, including the
promotion of workers, the holding of negotiations in connection
with the terms of employment or termination thereof, the handling
of pension arrangements, insurance funds, providence funds or
saving funds, loans to employees, the vesting of securities
and other benefits.
14. Any claim or
requirement in connection with any action or resolution in matters
pertaining, directly or indirectly, to safety at work,
environmental matters or provisions of the law, procedures or
standards, according to their application either in Israel or
outside of Israel in connection with safety at work or
environmental matters, inter alia, pertaining to contamination,
protection of health, manufacturing processes, distribution, usage,
handling, storage and delivery of certain materials or products
including corporal damage, property damage and environmental
damage.
15. Any claim or
requirement filed by a third party that was the subject of loss or
damage to a business or to a personal asset, including the loss of
utility thereof, resulting from any course of action or an omission
relating to the Company or its employees, agents or other people
acting on behalf of the Company or purporting to act on behalf of
the Company.
16. Any claim or
requirement in connection with an action or a resolution in matters
pertaining, directly or indirectly, to business restrictions,
including binding arrangements, mergers and monopolies.
17. Any claim or
requirement filed by a customer, supplier, contractor or other
third party, with any type of business relationship with the
Company.
18. Any claim or
requirement in reference to a change of Company structure or
reorganization or any resolution in connection with them, including
but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, a
purchase, merger, sale, change in the capital of the Company, an
arrangement between the Company and its shareholders or companies
under their control, the establishment of subsidiaries or
affiliated companies, the liquidation or sale thereof, allotment or
distribution.
19. Any claim or
requirement in reference to an expression or a saying, including
the expression of an opinion made in good faith by the Officer
within the framework of his office or on the strength of his
position, including within the framework of meetings of the Board
of Directors or any of its committees.
20. Any claim or
requirement filed by purchasers, proprietors, lessees or other
holders of assets or products of the Company or individuals
engaging in the aforementioned products, concerning damages or
losses pertaining to the aforementioned assets or
products.
21. Any claim or
requirement with reference to a resolution or an operation of the
Company or an Officer thereof within the framework of his position
with the Company, following the execution of the appropriate
examination and consultations, in accordance
with the type of resolution or operation, including
resolutions taken by the Board of Directors of the Company or any
of its committees.
22.
Any claim or requirement in connection with an
action or an omission which has led to a failure to commit in the
appropriate insurance arrangements and also any matter in
connection with negotiations, commitment with insurance and the
operations of insurance policies and/or inadequate safety measures
and/or a malpractice of risk management.
23. Any
provision, which is included in this Appendix, pertaining to the
execution of a certain action shall be interpreted as if it refers
also to the lack of its execution or avoidance of execution of same
action and all unless the context of any specific provision may not
permit such an interpretation.
24. Any claim or
demand made for actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation or
misuse of any third party's intellectual property rights including,
but not limited to confidential information, patents, copyrights,
design rights, service marks, trade secrets, copyrights,
misappropriation of ideas by the Company, it's subsidiaries.
Actions taken in connection with the Intellectual Property of the
Company and its protection, including the registration or assertion
of rights to intellectual property and the defense of claims
relating thereof.
25. Any claim or
demand made by any third party suffering any personal injury and/or
bodily injury and/or property damage to business or personal
property through any act or omission attributed to the Company,
it's subsidiaries, or their respective employees, agents or other
persons acting or allegedly acting on their behalf.
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Schedule C
Chairman - Mr Zvi Borovitz
Fixed component -- Reduction in fee as part of a reduction of minimum time to
be worked from the previously approved 2022 remuneration plan
(apart from adjustments in relation to inflation based on a CPI
increase in line with the existing terms of the Management Services
Agreement.
The chairman shall be entitled to a
management fee of NIS 51,000 per month (previously NIS
62,800) based on a
minimum of 40% (previously 50%) of a standard working week . This
fixed component shall be linked to CPI-related inflation adjustment
increases, as per the existing terms of the Management Services
Agreement.
In addition to the management fee
the chairman is entitled to a car as per the existing terms of the
Management Services Agreement.
Variable Component
- No change from the 2022 remuneration plan,
beside the minimum as detailed below.
Minimum - No bonus will be paid
if the Company's net consolidated profit is below US$1,200,000
(previously US$800,000). A variable bonus of 2.5% of the Company's
net consolidated profit above US$1,200,000 (previously US$800,000),
prior to the bonuses distributed by the Company to its managers
under the remuneration policy, will be paid.
Maximum - Maximum Variable
Compensation per annum - US$100,000.
Equity Compensation
- No updates versus the 2022 remuneration
plan.
CEO - Mr Moni Borovitz
Fixed component - 13% increase from the previously approved Management
Services Agreement, after six years without change (apart from
adjustments in relation to inflation based on a CPI increase in
line with the existing terms of the Management Services
Agreement).
The CEO shall be entitled to a
management fee of NIS 100,000 per month (previously 88,500) based
on a minimum of 90% of a standard working week. This fixed
component shall be linked to the CPI-related inflation adjustment
increase per the existing terms of the Management Services
Agreement.
In addition to the management fee
the CEO is entitled to a car as per the existing terms of the
Management Services Agreement.
Variable Component
- No change from the 2022 remuneration plan,
beside the minimum as detailed below.
Minimum for any bonus -
Positive Net Profit after payment of bonuses.
Up to three monthly Salaries
(monthly Salary = NIS 100,000) by meeting certain goals presented
by the remuneration committee at the beginning of each year or per
the committee's decision to give such for special performance. In
addition, a variable bonus of (i) one monthly salary if the
Company's consolidated revenue increased by more than 5% from the
previous year, and (ii) 2.5% of the Company's net consolidated
profit above $1,200,000 (previously US$800,000) prior to bonuses
distributed by the Company to its managers under the remuneration
policy.
Maximum - Maximum Variable
Compensation per annum - eight times the monthly Management
Fee.
Equity Compensation
- No updates versus the 2022 remuneration plan
save for the Option Plan that was announced on 20 November 2023 and
approved on 5 January 2024.
It should be noted that the
overall suggested management fee under the proposed
Management Services Agreement
will not be changed from the current management
fee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the
indemnification Deed and Directors' and Officers' insurance
arrangements applicable to the Company's directors and officers and
in accordance with the 2025 Remuneration Policy shall apply to the
Management Company, Mr. Zvi Borovitz and Mr. Moni
Borovitz.
About MTI Wireless Edge Ltd. ("MTI")
Headquartered in Israel, MTI is a
technology group focused on comprehensive communication and radio
frequency solutions across multiple sectors through three core
divisions:
Antenna division
MTI is a world leader in the design,
development and production of high quality, state-of-the-art, and
cost-effective antenna solutions including Smart Antennas, MIMO
Antennas and Dual Polarity Antennas for wireless applications. MTI
supplies antennas for both military and commercial markets from 100
KHz to 174 GHz.
Internationally recognized as a
producer of commercial off-the-Shelf and custom-developed antenna
solutions in a broad frequency range, MTI addresses both commercial
and military applications.
MTI supplies directional and
omnidirectional antennas for outdoor and indoor deployments,
including smart antennas for 5G backhaul, Broadband access, public
safety, RFID, base station and terminals for the utility
market.
Military applications include a wide
range of broadband, tactical and specialized communication
antennas, antenna systems and DF arrays installed on numerous
airborne, ground and naval, including submarine, platforms
worldwide.
Water Control & Management division
Via its subsidiary, Mottech Water
Solutions Ltd ("Mottech"), MTI provides high-end remote control and
monitoring solutions for water and irrigation applications based on
Motorola's IRRInet state-of-the-art control, monitoring and
communication technologies.
As Motorola's global
prime-distributor Mottech serves its customers worldwide through
its international subsidiaries and a global network of local
distributors and representatives. With over 25 years of experience
in providing customers with irrigation remote control and
management, Mottech's solutions ensure constant, reliable and
accurate water usage, increase crops quality and yield while
reducing operational and maintenance costs providing fast ROI while
helping sustain the environment. Mottech's activities are focused
in the market segments of agriculture, water distribution,
municipal and commercial landscape as well as wastewater and
storm-water reuse.
Distribution & Professional Consulting Services
division
Via its subsidiary, MTI Summit
Electronics Ltd., MTI offers consulting, representation and
marketing services to foreign companies in the field of RF and
Microwave solutions and applications including engineering services
(including design and integration) in the field of aerostat systems
and the ongoing operation of Platform subsystems, SIGINT, RADAR,
communication and observation systems which is performed by the
Company. It also specializes in the development, manufacture and
integration of communication systems and advanced monitoring and
control systems for the Government and defence industry
market.