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Compensation Policy for Officers and Directors
| 1. | Background | 1 | |
| 2. | Compensation Objectives | 1 | |
| 3. | Compensation policy | 2 | |
| 3.1. | Officers' Compensation Package Components | 2 | |
| 3.2. | Parameters for reviewing compensation terms | 2 | |
| 3.3. | Ratio between Fixed Compensation and Variable Compensation | 3 | |
| 3.4. | Base Salary | 3 | |
| 3.5. | Benefits and Perquisites | 4 | |
| 3.6. | Cash Bonus | 4 | |
| 3.7. | A lump sum sign up bonus | 7 | |
| 3.8. | Equity based Compensation | 7 | |
| 3.9. | Retirement and termination of service arrangements | 8 | |
| 3.10. | Intra-Company Compensation Ratio | 8 | |
| 3.11. | Non-Executive Directors' and Chairman Compensation | 9 | |
| 3.12. | Insurance, Indemnification and Release | 9 | |
| 3.13. | Immaterial change in terms of employment | 9 |
Amendment No. 20 to the Israeli Companies
Law, 5759-1999 (the "Companies Law") was enacted on December 12, 2012. This amendment mandates the adoption of a compensation
policy for Officers and Directors in publicly traded companies, and defines a special procedure for authorizing employment terms for Officers
The purpose of the Compensation Policy
is to describe PolyPid's overall compensation strategy for Officers and Directors and to provide guidelines for setting compensation
of its Officers and Directors.
The Compensation Policy is a multi-year
policy which initially shall be in effect for a period of five years from the date that the Company becomes a public company, and thereafter
will need to be approved by the Company's shareholders every three years.
The Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors (the "Board" or "Board of Directors") shall review the Compensation Policy from time
to time, as required by the Companies Law. The Compensation Policy shall be brought for reconsideration as required by the Companies Law.
For purposes of this Policy, "Officers"
shall mean "office holders" as such term is defined in the Companies Law, excluding, unless otherwise expressly indicated
herein, PolyPid non-executive directors or Chairman (the "Directors").
This Policy is not intended to affect
current agreements nor affect obligating customs (if applicable) between the Company and its Officers or Directors as such may exist prior
to the approval of this Compensation Policy.
Nothing in this Compensation Policy
shall obligate the Company to grant any particular type or amount of compensation to any Officer, unless expressly stated otherwise, nor
shall it derogate from approval procedures mandated by the Companies Law.
Any amendment to this Compensation
Policy shall require the approvals as set forth in the Companies Law.
Strong and effective leadership is fundamental
to PolyPid's continued growth and success. This requires the ability to attract, retain, reward and motivate highly skilled officers
in international, competitive labor markets.
The Compensation Policy is intended to
align between the need to incentivize officers to succeed in achieving the Company's Objectives and their assigned goals and the
need to assure that the compensation structure meets PolyPid's interests and its overall strategic and financial objectives.
In support of this goal, the compensation
elements granted to PolyPid's Officers are designed to meet the following objectives:
Officers' compensation packages
will generally (but is not limited to) be comprised of the following elements:
The "mix" of the elements
that will be provided to each Officer will be structured in order to support the Company's philosophy of compensating Officers for
Company and individual performance and aligning their interests with stakeholders' interests, while recognizing that the mix may
vary from period to period and from Officer to Officer.
Generally, some or all of the following
parameters will be considered when reviewing the compensation terms of an Officer:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
maximum value of the variable compensation components (excluding the termination payments, Special Bonus and Lump sum sign up bonus) shall
be up to 450% of each Officer's total fixed compensation as specified in section 3.1.1., on an annual basis.
Base salary is a fixed compensation
element which provides compensation to an Officer for performance of his or her standard duties and responsibilities taking into account
the parameters described in section 3.2 above (the "Base Salary").
The Base Salary for newly hired Officers
will be set taking the following considerations into account:
When deciding on increasing an Officer's
Base Salary, the following considerations, in addition to the abovementioned, shall be applied: Changes to the Officer's scope of
responsibilities and business challenges, the need to retain the Officer, inflation since the last Base Salary update and updated market
Adjustments to Base Salary may be
periodically reviewed, considered and approved in accordance with the law. Such review will be conducted by the Company itself, or by
an external advisor, at the Company's discretion.
The following benefits and perquisites
may be granted to the Officers in order, among other things, to comply with legal requirements:
PolyPid may offer additional benefits
and perquisites to the Officers, which will be comparable to customary market practices, such as, but not limited to: company car benefits
(including coverage or related tax expenses); company cellular phone (including coverage or related tax expenses); complementary health
insurance; medical check-ups; meals; etc.; provided however, that such additional benefits and perquisites shall be determined in accordance
with PolyPid's policies and procedures.
Non-Israeli Officers may receive similar,
comparable or customary benefits and perquisites as applicable in the jurisdiction in which they are employed.
The compensation derived from the
benefits and perquisites set forth in this Section 3.5 shall not be deemed part of the Maximum Monthly Base Salary and shall be added
PolyPid's short term incentive
scheme will be based on a variable monetary bonus paid annually, designed to reward Officers based on the Company and/or their individually
defined results (the "Bonus").
During the first calendar quarter
of each calendar year (or for new hired Officers during each calendar year, no more than three months following his/her employment), the
Compensation Committee and the Board will determine the following for each Officer as well as the formula for calculating the bonus payment
at the end of the year:
Maximum Bonus (cap):
The maximum bonus is the maximum amount an Officer will be entitled to receive upon overachievement. The maximum bonus of each Officer
shall not exceed the amount of 9 monthly base salaries, or with respect to the Chief Executive Officer, 12 monthly base salaries.
Objectives: The Company
Objectives and Individual Objectives will be determined based on pre-defined measurable and quantified considerations.
The Bonus may include (but is not limited
to) any one or more of the following criteria:
Both Company Objectives and Individual
Objectives may combine quantitative and qualitative goals, provided that, there is a clear and measurable index for each goal.
The Board may set targets for a period
of more than one year, in which case either: (a) the Officer will be entitled to the bonus (per each year included in such multi-year
period) only upon achieving such targets at the end of such period; or (b) the Officer shall be entitled to a relative portion/milestone
of such bonus, according to the estimated progress to date, in each case, as determined in advance.
Discretionary Component:
The bonus may include a discretionary component of up to 20% of the Officer's annual cash target Bonus and with respect to the CEO
up to 30% of the CEO's annual cash target Bonus but not more than 3 monthly salaries (without the need of shareholders' approval),
based on the evaluation of such Officer's supervisors, or the Board of Directors in the case of the CEO.
Discretionary bonuses must be supported
by rationale clearly articulating the individual contributions or circumstances warranting additional compensation beyond predetermined
Thresholds: Subject to
the last paragraph below, the Compensation Committee and the Board may, with respect to any period or Officer, determine one or more thresholds
for the payment of the annual cash bonus or any components thereof, in such manner that if the threshold is not achieved, the annual cash
bonus or the particular component thereof, with respect to which the threshold was not achieved, will not be paid.
The Compensation Committee and the
Board of Directors alone may decide to change the measurable targets applicable to an Officer at any time during the year, if the change
is for the best interest of the Company and for special circumstances (for example: change of job description, regulatory changes, other
material events), that the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believes that justify making such change (including retroactive