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AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
NLS PHARMACEUTICS (ISRAEL) LTD.
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER
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| Article I THE MERGER | ||
| 1.1 | The Merger | 2 |
| 1.2 | Closing | 2 |
| 1.3 | Effective Time | 2 |
| 1.4 | Articles of Association | 3 |
| 1.5 | Effects of the Merger | 3 |
| 1.6 | Officers and Directors | 3 |
| Article II EFFECTS OF MERGER ON SHARE CAPITAL; EXCHANGE OF SHARES | ||
| 2.1 | Effect on Securities | 3 |
| 2.2 | Exchange Procedures | 6 |
| 2.3 | Equity Awards and Warrants | 8 |
| 2.4 | Withholding | 9 |
| Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | ||
| 3.1 | Organizational and Qualification; Subsidiaries; Investments. | 10 |
| 3.2 | Capitalization Of the Company and Its Subsidiaries | 11 |
| 3.3 | Authority Relative to This Agreement; Recommendation. | 13 |
| 3.4 | Israeli Securities Filings; Financial Statements. | 13 |
| 3.5 | Information Supplied | 14 |
| 3.6 | Consents and Approvals; No Violations | 15 |
| 3.7 | No Default | 16 |
| 3.8 | No Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Changes | 16 |
| 3.9 | Litigation | 17 |
| 3.10 | Compliance With Applicable Law | 17 |
| 3.11 | Environmental Laws and Regulations | 19 |
| 3.12 | Taxes | 19 |
| 3.13 | Intellectual Property | 21 |
| 3.14 | Insurance | 23 |
| 3.15 | Certain Business Practices | 23 |
| 3.16 | Tangible Personal Property; Title; Sufficiency of Assets | 25 |
| 3.17 | Material Contracts | 26 |
| 3.18 | Grants, Incentives and Subsidies | 26 |
| 3.19 | Affiliates; Transactions with Affiliates. | 26 |
| 3.20 | Brokers | 27 |
| 3.21 | Employee Benefits | 27 |
| 3.22 | Labor and Employment Matters | 27 |
| 3.23 | Indebtedness | 28 |
| 3.24 | Real Property | 28 |
| 3.25 | Anti-Takeover Statutes | 29 |
| 3.26 | No Other Representations | 29 |
| Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND merger sub | ||
| 4.1 | Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries | 29 |
| 4.2 | Capitalization of Parent and Merger Sub | 30 |
| 4.3 | Authority Relative to This Agreement; Recommendation | 31 |
| 4.4 | SEC Reports; Financial Statements | 31 |
| 4.5 | Information Supplied | 33 |
| 4.6 | Consents and Approvals; No Violations | 33 |
| 4.7 | No Default | 34 |
| 4.8 | No Undisclosed Liabilities | 34 |
| 4.9 | Litigation | 34 |
| 4.10 | Compliance with Applicable Law | 35 |
| 4.11 | Brokers | 36 |
| 4.12 | Ownership of Stock in the Company and its Subsidiaries | 36 |
| 4.13 | Taxes | 36 |
| 4.14 | Valid Issuance | 38 |
| 4.15 | Insurance | 38 |
| 4.16 | Certain Business Practices | 38 |
| 4.17 | Material Contracts | 40 |
| 4.18 | Employee Benefits | 40 |
| 4.19 | Indebtedness | 40 |
| 4.20 | Real Property | 40 |
| 4.21 | No Other Representations | 40 |
| Article V COVENANTS | ||
| 5.1 | Conduct of Business by the Parent and Merger Sub | 41 |
| 5.2 | Conduct of Business by the Company | 43 |
| 5.3 | Preparation of the Form F-, the Proxy Statements and the Israeli Prospectus | 46 |
| 5.4 | Merger Proposal; Company and Parent Shareholders' Meetings; Certificate of Merger | 47 |
| 5.5 | Stock Exchange Listings; Delisting. | 49 |
| 5.6 | Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings. | 49 |
| 5.7 | Access to Information; Confidentiality. | 53 |
| 5.8 | Public Announcements. | 54 |
| 5.9 | Indemnification and Directors' and Officers' Insurance. | 54 |
| 5.10 | Notification of Certain Matters. | 55 |
| 5.11 | Affiliates; Tax Rulings. | 55 |
| 5.12 | Director Resignations. | 58 |
| 5.13 | Israeli Securities Authority Approval. | 58 |
| 5.14 | Sale of Legacy Assets. | 59 |
| 5.15 | Merger Sub. | 59 |
| 5.16 | Parent Board Designee. | 59 |
| 5.17 | No Solicitation by Parent. | 60 |
| Article VI CONDITIONS TO CONSUMATION OF THE MERGER | ||
| 6.1 | Conditions to Each Party's Obligations to Effect the Merger | 62 |
| 6.2 | Conditions to the Obligations of the Company | 64 |
| 6.3 | Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent and Merger Sub | 65 |
| Article VII Termination | ||
| 7.1 | Termination | 66 |
| 7.2 | Effect of Termination | 67 |
| 7.3 | Fees and Expenses | 68 |
| Article VIII MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| 8.1 | Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties | 68 |
| 8.2 | Amendment | 69 |
| 8.3 | Extension; Waiver | 69 |
| 8.4 | Entire Agreement; Assignment | 69 |
| 8.5 | Validity | 69 |
| 8.6 | Notices | 70 |
| 8.7 | Governing Law and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial | 70 |
| 8.8 | Descriptive Headings | 71 |
| 8.9 | Parties in Interest | 71 |
| 8.10 | Certain Definitions | 71 |
| 8.11 | Specific Performance | 82 |
| 8.12 | Interpretation | 83 |
| 8.13 | Disclosure Schedules | 83 |
| 8.14 | Counterparts | 83 |
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this "Agreement"),
dated as of November 4, 2024 (the "Signing Date"), is by and among KADIMASTEM LTD., an Israeli publicly traded company
limited by shares (the "Company"), NLS PHARMACEUTICS LTD., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Switzerland
(the "Parent"), NLS PHARMACEUTICS (ISRAEL) LTD., an Israeli company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger
Sub"). Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 8.10 of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the respective boards
of directors of Parent (the "Parent Board"), Merger Sub (the "Merger Sub Board") and the Company
(the "Company Board") have approved, and declared advisable, fair to and in the best interests of such entity and its
respective shareholders, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the merger of Merger Sub with and
into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"), upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 314 - 327 of the Companies
Law 5759-1999 of the State of Israel (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the "ICL");
WHEREAS, following the Closing,
Parent shall diligently work to dispose of the Legacy Assets and Legacy Liabilities (the "Legacy Sale");
WHEREAS, in connection with
the Merger and the Legacy Sale, (i) each shareholder of the Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be entitled to
receive one (1) contingent value right ("CVR") per share of Parent Common Stock held by such shareholder, which shall
represent the right to receive contingent payments in cash, subject to any applicable withholding of Taxes and without interest, of the
net proceeds resulting from the Legacy Sale, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CVR Agreement, and (ii)
each holder of an outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (collectively, the "Warrant Holders")
as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be entitled to receive one (1) CVR per share of Parent Common Stock acquirable upon
complete exercise of such warrant;
WHEREAS, the Company Board,
the Parent Board and the Merger Sub Board have determined that, considering the financial conditions of the merging companies, no reasonable
concern exists that the Surviving Corporation (as defined below) will be unable to fulfill the obligations of the Company or the Merger
Sub to their respective creditors;
WHEREAS, as of or prior to
the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Company's, Parent's and Merger Sub's willingness
to enter into this Agreement, certain shareholders of the Company, representing at least 40% of the shares of the Company entitled to
vote on the approval of the transactions contemplated herein, have entered into support agreements in favor of the transactions contemplated
herein (the "Company Voting Agreements");
WHEREAS, as of or prior to
the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Company's, Parent's and Merger Sub's willingness
to enter into this Agreement, certain shareholders of the Parent, representing at least 40% of the shares of the Parent entitled to vote
on the approval of the transactions contemplated herein, have entered into support agreements in favor of the transaction contemplated
herein (the "Parent Voting Agreements");
WHEREAS, the Company will
apply for a tax ruling pursuant to Section 103K of the Ordinance so that the Merger will be treated as tax-free under the Ordinance;
WHEREAS, each of the Company
Board and the Parent Board intends to recommend that the shareholders of the Company and Parent, respectively, approve and adopt this
Agreement and the Merger;
WHEREAS, each of Parent, Merger
Sub and the Company wish hereby to make certain representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements in connection with the Merger and
also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree as follows:
Merger. At the Effective Time and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement and in accordance with the ICL, Merger Sub (as the target company (Chevrat HaYaad)) shall be merged with and into the
Company (as an absorbing company (HaChevra HaKoletet)). Following the Merger, the Company (a) shall continue as the
surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"), while the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
cease; (b) shall be governed by the laws of the State of Israel; (c) shall maintain a registered office
in the State of Israel; and (d) shall succeed to and assume all of the rights, properties and obligations of Merger
Sub and the Company in accordance with the ICL.
1.2 Closing. The closing
of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place at a time and on a date (the "Closing Date") to be
specified by the Parties, which shall be no later than the second Business Day after satisfaction (or waiver) of the latest to occur
of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing,
but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions), remotely by exchange of documents and signatures via Electronic Delivery,
unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto.
Time. As soon as practicable after the determination of the date on which the Closing is to
take place, each of the Company and Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to), in coordination with each other,
deliver to the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel (the "Companies Registrar") a notice of the
contemplated Merger which shall inform the Companies Registrar that all conditions to the Merger under the ICL and this Agreement
have been met and set forth the proposed date of the Closing on which the Companies Registrar is requested to issue a certificate
evidencing the Merger in accordance with Section 323(5) of the ICL (the "Certificate of Merger") after notice
that the Closing has occurred is served to the Companies Registrar, which the parties shall deliver on the Closing Date. The Merger
shall become effective upon the issuance by the Companies Registrar of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with Section 323(5)
of the ICL (such date and time being referred to herein as the "Effective Time"). For the avoidance of doubt, and
notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Merger shall be
declared effective and that the issuance by the Companies Registrar of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with Section 323(5)
of the ICL shall both occur on the Closing Date.
Association. The articles of association of the Surviving Corporation shall be
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of the ICL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, by virtue of,
and simultaneously with, the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any shareholder
of the Parent, Merger Sub, and Company, (a) Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, the separate corporate existence
of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation; (b) all the properties, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation; (c) all debts, liabilities and duties
of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation; and (d) all the rights,
privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Company (as the Surviving Corporation) shall continue unaffected by the Merger
in accordance with the ICL.
Directors. The officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately at the Closing shall be
the officers of the Company, in each case until their respective successors are duly appointed or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal.
EFFECTS OF MERGER ON SHARE CAPITAL; EXCHANGE OF SHARES
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action by Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, or any of their respective
shareholders, each Ordinary Share of the Company, no par value, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (individually
a "Share" and collectively the "Shares"), other than Shares owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries
(dormant or otherwise), or by Parent or Merger Sub, if any, shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Merger
Sub, the Company, or the holders thereof, be exchanged for and converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio, subject to Section 2.1.2 below (such shares of Parent