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AMENDED AND RESTATED 2012 SHARE OPTION PLAN
As used herein capitalized terms shall
have the meanings set forth in Annex A hereto, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
The purpose and intent of the Plan is
to advance the interests of the Company by affording to selected employees, officers, directors, consultants and other services providers
of the Company or Affiliated Companies an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company or to increase their proprietary
interest therein, as applicable, by the grant in their favor, of Options, thus providing such Grantee an additional incentive to become,
and to remain, employed or engaged by the Company or Affiliated Company, as the case may be, and encouraging such Grantee's sense
of proprietorship and stimulating his or her active interest in the success of the Company and the Affiliated Company by which such Grantee
is employed or engaged.
The Plan shall become effective as of
the day it was adopted by the Board, and shall continue in effect until the earlier of (a) its termination by the Board;
or (b) the date on which all of the Options available for issuance under the Plan have been granted and exercised; or (c)
the lapse of ten (10) years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
The persons eligible for participation
in the Plan as Grantees include employees, officers, directors, consultants, and other service providers of the Company or any Affiliated
Company (including persons who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth or profitability of, or who provide substantial
services to, the Company or any Affiliated Company). The Board, in its sole discretion shall select from time to time the individuals,
from among the persons eligible to participate in the Plan, who shall receive Options. In determining the persons in favor of whom Options
are to be granted, the number of Options to be granted thereto and the terms of such grants, the Board may take into account the nature
of the services rendered by such person, his/her present and future potential contribution to the Company or to the Affiliated Company
by which he/she is employed or engaged, and such other factors as the Board in its discretion shall deem relevant.
The total number of Options to be granted
pursuant to this Plan shall be Three Hundred Twelve Thousand and Four Hundred Three (312,403)
and the Company has reserved Three Hundred Twelve Thousand and Four Hundred Three (312,403)
authorized but unissued Shares for the purpose of the Plan, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 12 below, and as shall be amended
by the Board from time to time.
The Company shall at all times until
the expiration or termination of this Plan keep reserved a sufficient number of Shares to meet the requirements of this Plan. Any of
such Shares, which, as of the expiration or termination of this Plan, remain unissued and not subject to outstanding Options, shall at
such time cease to be reserved for the purposes of this Plan. Should any Option for any reason expire or be canceled prior to its exercise
or relinquishment in full, such Option may be returned to said pool of Options and may again be granted under this Plan.
Option agreements between the Company
and a Grantee will be in such form approved by the Board, which may be a general form or a specific form with respect to a certain Grantee.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board
(which determination shall not require shareholder approval, unless so required in order to comply with the provisions of applicable Mandatory
Law) and provided accordingly in the applicable Option Agreement, such Option Agreement shall set forth, by appropriate language, the
number of Options granted thereunder and the substance of all of the following provisions:
| Period of Grantee's Continuous Service from the Start Date: | Portion of Total Number of Options that becomes Vested and Exercisable | ||
| Upon the completion of a full twelve (12) months of continuous Service | 33% | ||
| Upon the lapse of each full additional three month(s) of the Grantee's continuous Service thereafter, until all the Options are vested (i.e. 100% of the grant will be vested after 4 years) | 8.375% |
For the purposes hereof, the "Start
Date" shall mean the Date of Grant, unless otherwise determined by the Board (which determination shall not require shareholder
approval unless so required in order to comply with the provisions of the Companies Law), and provided accordingly in the applicable Option
For the purposes hereof, the term "Service"
means a Grantee's employment or engagement by the Company or an Affiliated Company. Service shall be deemed terminated upon the
effective date of the termination of the employment/engagement relationship. A Grantee's Service shall not be deemed terminated
or interrupted solely as a result of a change in the capacity in which the Grantee renders Service to the Company or an Affiliated Company
(i.e., as an employee, officer, director, consultant, etc.); nor shall it be deemed terminated or interrupted due solely to a change
in the identity of the specific entity (out of the Company and its Affiliated Companies) to which the Grantee renders such Service, provided
that there is no actual interruption or termination of the continuous provision by the Grantee of such Service to any of the Company
and its Affiliated Companies. Furthermore, a Grantee's Service with the Company or Affiliated Company shall not be deemed terminated
or interrupted as a result of any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence taken by the Grantee and approved by
the Company or such Affiliated Company by which the Grantee is employed or engaged, as applicable; provided, however, that if any such
leave exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave the
Grantee's Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless the Grantee's right to return to Service with the Company or
such Affiliated Company is secured by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company
or Affiliated Company, as the case may be, or required by law, time spent in a leave of absence shall not be treated as time spent providing
Service for the purposes of calculating accrued vesting rights under the vesting schedule of the Options. Without derogating from the
aforesaid, the Service of a Grantee to an Affiliated Company shall also be deemed terminated in the event that such Affiliated Company
for which the Grantee performs Service ceases to fall within the definition of an "Affiliated Company" under this Plan, effective
as of the date said Affiliated Company ceases to be such. In all other cases in which any doubt may arise regarding the termination of
a Grantee's Service or the effective date of such termination, or the implications of absence from Service on vesting, the Corporation,
in its discretion, shall determine whether the Grantee's Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination and
the implications, if any, on vesting.
The Board shall be entitled, but not
obliged, at its sole discretion, to accelerate, in whole or in part, the vesting schedule of any Option, including, without limitation,
in connection with a Merger Transaction and/or an IPO.
Vested Options may be exercised at one
time or from time to time during the Exercise Period, by giving a written notice of exercise (the "Exercise Notice")
to the Company, at their principal offices, in accordance with the following terms, or such other procedures as shall be determined from
time to time by the Board and notified in writing to the Grantees:
No Options shall be deemed exercised
nor shall any Share be issued thereunder, until the Company has been provided with confirmation by the applicable tax authorities or is
otherwise under a tax arrangement, which either: (a)waives or defers the tax withholding obligation with respect to such
exercise and issuance; or (b) confirms receipt of the payment of all the tax due with respect to such exercise; or (c)
confirms the conclusion of another arrangement with the Grantee regarding the tax amounts, if any, that are to be withheld by the Company
or any Affiliated Company under Law with respect to such exercise, and which arrangement is satisfactory to the Company. If such confirmations/exemptions/arrangements
are not available under the tax subjections of the Grantee, the Company shall be entitled to require as a condition of issuance that the
Grantee remit an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and other governmental withholding tax requirements related thereto.
A determination of the Company's counsel that a withholding tax is required in connection with the exercise of Options shall be
conclusive for the purposes of this requirement condition.
Furthermore, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver Shares under the Plan unless the exercise of the Option
and the issuance and delivery of the underlying Shares comply with, and do not result in a breach of, all applicable Laws, to the satisfaction
of the Company in its sole discretion, and have received, if deemed desirable by the Company, the approval of legal counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance. The Company may further require the Grantee to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate,
to evidence compliance with applicable Laws.
As a condition to the exercise of an
Option, the Company may require, among other things, that: (a) the Grantee represent and warrant at the time of any exercise
that the underlying Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares,
and make such other representations, warranties and covenants as may be reasonably required to comply with applicable laws; (b)
a legend be stamped on the certificates representing such underlying Shares indicating that they may not be pledged, sold or
otherwise transferred unless an opinion of legal counsel (acceptable by the Company's counsel) stating that such transfer is not
in violation of any applicable Law, is provided; and (c) the Grantee execute and deliver to the Company such an agreement
as may be in use by the Company setting forth certain terms and conditions applicable to the Shares.
The Grantee may transfer or sell only
Exercised Shares, or any part thereof, to any third party, provided that all of the following conditions have been met prior to such transfer:
(a) the transfer is made in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Company's Articles (including, without
limitation, any rights of first refusal provided therein, if any); and (b) the transferee confirmed in writing its acceptance
of the terms and conditions of the Plan, any applicable Sub-Plan and the applicable Option Agreement with respect to the Exercised Shares
being transferred, instead of the Grantee, to the satisfaction of the Board (including the execution of the proxy referred to in Section