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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
On September 18, 2023, Ondas Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Yishay Curelaru as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, effective September 19, 2023 (the “Effective Date”).
Mr. Curelaru, 41, has served as Chief Financial Officer for Airobotics Ltd. ("Airobtoics"), since February 2021 and has led the financial management of the Ondas Autonomous Systems (“OAS”) business unit since the acquisition of Airobotics, which closed in January 2023. Since joining Airobotics in 2018, Mr. Curelaru led multiple financings which included an initial public offering in Tel Aviv in September 2021. Prior to that, he served as CFO of Israeli-based On Track Innovations (“OTI”), a Nasdaq-listed company, from 2015 to 2022, when it was acquired by Nayax Ltd. (Nasdaq: NYAX). He previously served as Senior Controller and Deputy CFO of OTI from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, he was a Senior CPA at PricewarwehouseCoopers Israel where he began his career, from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Curelaru graduated from Ben-Gurion University with a B.A. in Economics, with a major in Accounting.
There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Curelaru which would require disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
Employment Agreement with Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
On September 19, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved (i) an increase to Mr. Curelaru’s annual base salary to NIS 720,000 (approximately $188,981 USD) from NIS 660,000 (approximately $173,210 USD), effective September 19, 2023, (ii) Mr. Curelaru’s limit on the education fund from NIS 16,000 per month (approximately $4,198 USD) to Mr. Curelaru’s gross salary amount, and (iii) Mr. Curelaru’s severance compensation to six months’ salary.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Curelaru is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Release Agreement with Former Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Derek Reisfield’s service as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary terminated effective September 18, 2023. Also, effective September 18, 2023, Mr. Reisfield resigned as a director of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement (defined below). Mr. Reisfield will receive severance as set forth in Section 6 of the Employment Agreement, dated December 10, 2021, between the Company and Mr. Reisfield (the “Employment Agreement”). A copy of the Employment Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference. Also, on September 21, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, the Company entered into a Release Agreement with Mr. Reisfield. A copy of the Release Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Release Agreement, dated September 21, 2023, by and between Ondas Holdings Inc. and Derek Reisfield. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 21, 2023. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 21, 2023 | ONDAS HOLDINGS INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Eric A. Brock | |
| Eric A. Brock | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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