0001213900-24-071491.txt : 20240821 0001213900-24-071491.hdr.sgml : 20240821 20240821164557 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001213900-24-071491 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 19 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240815 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics ITEM INFORMATION: Change in Shell Company Status ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20240821 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240821 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Silexion Therapeutics Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0002022416 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] ORGANIZATION NAME: 03 Life Sciences IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-42253 FILM NUMBER: 241229244 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 HAMAYAN STREET CITY: MODIIN-MACCABIM-REUT STATE: L3 ZIP: 7177871 BUSINESS PHONE: 972-8-6286005 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 HAMAYAN STREET CITY: MODIIN-MACCABIM-REUT STATE: L3 ZIP: 7177871 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Biomotion Sciences DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20240506 8-K 1 ea0211976-8k_silexion.htm CURRENT REPORT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2024 (August 15, 2024)

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-42253   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)     Identification No.)

 

2 Hama’ayan Street  
Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut, Israel   7177871
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

+972-8-6286005
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Biomotion Sciences

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share   SLXN   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants exercisable for Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   SLXNW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory Note

 

On August 15, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “registrant”) consummated the previously announced transactions pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the registrant, Moringa Acquisition Corp (“Moringa”), August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant (“Merger Sub 1”), Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant (“Merger Sub 2”), and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company (“Silexion”). The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.” In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the registrant changed its name from “Biomotion Sciences” to “Silexion Therapeutics Corp” (hereinafter referred to as “New Silexion” or “New Pubco”).

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company”, “we”, “us” “our” and similar terms refer to the registrant, which is New Silexion after the Closing, and Biomotion Sciences prior to the Closing. All references herein to the “Board” refer to the board of directors of New Silexion. Terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) but not defined herein, or for which definitions are not otherwise incorporated by reference herein, have the same meaning given to such terms in the final proxy statement/prospectus dated July 17, 2024 and filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 17, 2024 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), in the section entitled “Frequently Used Terms” beginning on page 1 thereof, and such definitions are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things, (i) Merger Sub 2 merged with and into Moringa, with Moringa continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Silexion (the “SPAC Merger”) and (ii) Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Silexion, with Silexion continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Silexion (the “Acquisition Merger”).

 

Upon the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger, each outstanding Moringa Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (“Moringa Class A ordinary shares”) that had not been redeemed and the sole outstanding Moringa Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, converted into an ordinary share of New Silexion, par value $0.0001 per share (a “New Silexion ordinary share”) on a one-for-one basis. Each outstanding warrant to purchase one Moringa Class A ordinary share (“Moringa warrant”) converted into a warrant to purchase one New Silexion ordinary share (“New Silexion warrant”), at the same exercise price. Upon the effectiveness of the Acquisition Merger, each outstanding ordinary share and preferred share of Silexion converted into such number of New Silexion ordinary shares as is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) $62,500,000 by (2) the number of fully diluted Silexion equity securities, by (y) $10.00 (the “Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio”). Each outstanding Silexion warrant and Silexion option to purchase one Silexion share, and Silexion restricted share unit (RSU) that may be potentially settled for one Silexion share, became exercisable for, or became subject to settlement for (as applicable), such number of New Silexion ordinary shares as are equal to the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The exercise price per New Silexion ordinary share of each such converted Silexion option and Silexion warrant were adjusted based on dividing the existing per share exercise price by the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The terms of vesting, exercise and/or settlement, as applicable, of such converted options, warrants and RSUs remain the same following such conversion, except that the vesting of each Silexion option accelerated immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger, such that the New Silexion option into which it has been converted was fully vested, and all Silexion warrants were exercised (on a cashless basis) immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger.

 

In connection with the Moringa shareholder vote to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination, holders of an aggregate of 427,297 Moringa ordinary shares properly exercised their right to have their shares redeemed for a full pro rata portion of the Trust Account holding the proceeds from the IPO, which was approximately $11.575 per share, or $4,946,046 in the aggregate. In addition, pursuant to an agreement reached by Moringa with EarlyBird Capital, Inc. (“EarlyBird”), which served as the representative of the underwriters for Moringa’s IPO, on the reduction, of the fee payable to EarlyBird under the Business Combination Marketing Agreement, dated February 16, 2021, by and between Moringa and EarlyBird (the “Marketing Agreement”) (as described further below under “Item 1.01— Agreement with EarlyBird for Settlement of Amounts Due Under Marketing Agreement”), Moringa paid $350,000 of cash to EarlyBird from the Trust Account at the Closing. After the redemption payments, the payment to EarlyBird, and the satisfaction of amounts due to parties that arranged financing and/or capital markets advisory services in connection with the Closing, the remaining balance of the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing of $333,936 was used to partially fund the Business Combination.

 

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As a result of the redemptions of Moringa ordinary shares, a total of 87,722 Moringa public shares remained outstanding at the Closing. After giving effect to the Business Combination and the following changes to share capital, immediately following the Closing, there were 9,768,396 New Silexion ordinary shares issued and outstanding:

 

the redemption of the 427,297 Moringa public shares described above;

 

the issuance of 87,722 New Silexion ordinary shares in exchange for an equivalent number of Moringa public shares that remained outstanding immediately prior to the Closing (following the redemptions described above);

 

the separation of each former Moringa unit into one Moringa Class A ordinary share and one-half of a Moringa warrant;

 

the Sponsor Founder Shares Forfeiture of 1,308,000 Moringa founders shares;

 

the Sponsor’s transfer to third parties (in lieu of forfeiting) of all 1,567,000 Moringa founders shares that had been designated to serve as Backstop Shares under the Business Combination Agreement;

 

the issuance of 380,000 New Silexion ordinary shares to the Moringa Sponsor and EarlyBird, in the aggregate, in exchange for an equivalent number of Moringa private shares;

 

the issuance of an aggregate of 100,000 New Silexion ordinary shares to EarlyBird and its designees in exchange for an equivalent number of representative shares;

 

the issuance by New Pubco to the Sponsor and/or its limited partners to whom the Sponsor distributed such shares of the 1,382,325 Sponsor Investment Shares;

 

the issuance of 200,000 New Silexion ordinary shares to Greenstar, LP in exchange for an equivalent number of Moringa shares that were purchased in a private placement in connection with the closing of the Business Combination;

 

the issuance of 4,024,942 New Silexion ordinary shares as the Silexion Merger Consideration to securityholders of Silexion;

 

the issuance of 1,835,733 New Silexion ordinary shares to Guangzhou Sino-Israel Bio-Industry Investment Fund I (“GIBF”), a security holder of Silexion, in consideration for its transfer of its noncontrolling interest in Silexion’s Chinese subsidiary, Silenseed (China) Ltd., to New Silexion, whereby that Chinese subsidiary became a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Silexion (the “Chinese Subsidiary Transfer”) (in addition to 151,349 New Silexion ordinary shares that GIBF received upon the accelerated vesting of RSUs granted to it); and

 

the issuance of 39,325 New Silexion ordinary shares to a non-employee director of New Pubco upon acceleration of vesting, and settlement, of an equivalent number of New Silexion RSUs granted to the director.

 

The New Silexion ordinary shares and New Silexion warrants commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively, on August 16, 2024.

 

A more detailed description of the Business Combination is included in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated by reference herein. Further, the foregoing summary description of the Business Combination Agreement, as amended, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Business Combination Agreement, as amended by a waiver letter dated June 18, 2024, copies of which are attached to this Report as Exhibits 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

This Report incorporates by reference certain information from reports and other documents that were previously filed with the SEC, including certain information from the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this Report and the information contained in such prior reports and documents and incorporated by reference herein, you should rely on the information in this Report.

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Settlement of Amounts Due Under Marketing Agreement with EarlyBird

 

Prior to the Closing, Moringa reached agreement with EarlyBird on the reduction, to $1.6 million, in the aggregate, of the fee payable to EarlyBird under the Marketing Agreement entered into by Moringa with EarlyBird at the time of Moringa’s IPO. Pursuant to the final invoice provided by EarlyBird under the Marketing Agreement at the Closing, Moringa paid $350,000 of cash to EarlyBird from the Trust Account at the Closing, and New Pubco issued to EarlyBird a convertible promissory note, due December 31, 2025, in an amount of $1.25 million to be paid by New Pubco to EarlyBird in cash and/or via conversion of outstanding amounts into ordinary shares of New Pubco (the “EarlyBird Convertible Note”).

 

The EarlyBird Convertible Note bears interest at a rate of 6% per annum and matures on December 31, 2025. If not repaid on or prior to that maturity date or such earlier date as to which the repayment obligation may be accelerated under the note, or not converted in accordance with the terms thereof, the rate of interest applicable to the unpaid principal amount would be adjusted to (15%) per annum. New Silexion is required to make mandatory prepayments on the note (which shall first be applied to accrued interest and then to principal) from time to time in amounts equal to ten percent (10%) of the gross proceeds received by New Silexion from any equity financings consummated by it prior to the maturity date. New Silexion is entitled to voluntarily prepay any additional part of, or all of, the principal and accrued interest, in one or more installments without penalty, prior to the maturity date.

 

EarlyBird, in turn, may elect, at its sole discretion, at any time on or prior to the Maturity Date, to elect to convert all or part of the then outstanding principal and/or accrued interest under the EarlyBird Convertible Note into New Silexion ordinary shares, at a per share conversion price equal to 95% of the volume weighted average price of a New Silexion ordinary share of New Silexion for the five trading days immediately prior to the date of New Silexion’s receipt of a conversion notice, provided, however, New Silexion is not required to issue, and EarlyBird may not elect to convert the principal and/or accrued interest into an aggregate number of New Silexion ordinary shares that would exceed the maximum number of ordinary shares permitted by Section 5635 of the Nasdaq Listing Rules to be issued without the approval of New Silexion’s shareholders, unless such approval is obtained.

 

Under the EarlyBird Convertible Note, New Pubco agreed to promptly file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the ordinary shares that may be issued upon conversion of the note and use its best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon thereafter as possible. In the event such registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 180 days from the date hereof, then an event of default shall have occurred under the note, triggering all amounts under the note to become due and payable immediately and automatically.

 

The foregoing summary provides only a brief description and does not purport to be complete. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the final invoice provided by EarlyBird under the Marketing Agreement at the Closing, and the EarlyBird Convertible Note, which serve as Exhibits 10.1.1 and 10.1.2 to this Report, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

  

PIPE Financing

 

In connection with, and immediately prior to the Closing of, the Business Combination, Moringa raised $2.0 million via a private investment in public entity financing (the “PIPE Financing”), whereby Moringa sold to Greenstar, LP, an affiliate of the Moringa Sponsor (the “PIPE Investor”), 200,000 newly issued Moringa ordinary shares at a price of $10.00 per share, pursuant to a subscription agreement, dated as of August 15, 2024, by and among Moringa, New Silexion and the PIPE Investor (the “PIPE Agreement”). Those 200,000 shares automatically converted upon the Closing of the Business Combination into an equivalent number of New Silexion ordinary shares (the “PIPE Shares”). The PIPE Investor is entitled to customary registration rights in respect of the PIPE Shares under the PIPE Agreement, pursuant to which New Silexion has agreed that, within 60 days after the Closing Date, it will file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares by the PIPE Investor, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to have that registration statement be declared effective by 180 days after the Closing Date (or 90 days after the Closing Date if the SEC does not review that filing).

 

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The funds raised from the PIPE Financing, together with remaining funds in Moringa’s Trust Account after payments to redeeming public shareholders, were used for financing support for Moringa and New Pubco, as well as for payment to service providers to whom outstanding amounts were owed by Moringa, including parties that had provided financial advisory services and capital markets advisory services to Moringa during the period leading up to the Closing.

 

The foregoing summary provides only a brief description of the PIPE Agreement and does not purport to be complete. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the PIPE Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Report, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ELOC Financing

 

Also in connection with the Closing, New Silexion entered into an ordinary share purchase agreement, dated August 13, 2024, but effective as of the Closing Date (the “ELOC Agreement”), for an equity line of credit (the “ELOC”) with White Lion Capital, LLC (the “ELOC Investor”), whereby New Pubco will be able to request to sell to the ELOC Investor, and the ELOC Investor will be required to purchase, via private placement transactions, up to $15.0 million of New Silexion ordinary shares from time to time after the Closing, up until December 31, 2025 (unless the agreement is terminated sooner), subject to certain limitations and conditions as described therein. The number of New Silexion ordinary shares that New Pubco may require the ELOC Investor to purchase in any single sales notice will depend on a number of factors, including the type of purchase notice that New Pubco delivers.  Similarly, the purchase price to be paid by the ELOC Investor for any shares that New Pubco requires it to purchase will depend on the type of sales notice that New Pubco delivers, and will be derived from the market price of the New Silexion ordinary shares for a certain period of time prior to New Silexion’s purchase request or as of the date of New Silexion’s purchase request. New Pubco has also granted registration rights to the ELOC Investor pursuant to an accompanying registration rights agreement, also dated August 15, 2024, by and between New Silexion and the ELOC Investor.

 

Pursuant to the ELOC Agreement, New Silexion agreed, among other things, that if New Silexion’s sales to the ELOC Investor under the ELOC exceed 19.99% of New Silexion’s total number of ordinary shares outstanding, New Silexion will seek the approval of its shareholders for the issuance of any New Silexion ordinary shares under the ELOC in excess of that amount, in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, subject to certain exceptions based on the price of the New Silexion ordinary shares to be sold in excess of that limit.

 

In consideration for the commitments of the ELOC Investor, New Pubco agreed to issue to the ELOC Investor an aggregate of $337,500 of New Silexion ordinary shares (the “ELOC Commitment Shares”) based on the closing price of the New Silexion ordinary shares on the day that is the earlier of (i) the business day prior to effectiveness of the registration statement registering the resale of the shares issuable under the ELOC ordinary share purchase agreement and (ii) the business day prior to the 180th day following the Closing Date of the Business Combination.

 

Under the accompanying registration rights agreement, dated August 13, 2024, but effective as of the Closing Date, by and between New Silexion and the ELOC Investor (the “ELOC Registration Rights Agreement”), New Silexion has agreed to register the resale of the New Silexion ordinary shares that may be sold pursuant to the ELOC, along with the ELOC Commitment Shares, within 45 days following the Closing Date, via a registration statement on Form S-1 to be filed with the SEC, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have that registration statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing.

 

The foregoing summaries provide only a brief description of the ELOC Agreement and ELOC Registration Rights Agreement. The summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entireties by the full text of such documents, copies of which are attached as Exhibits 10.3.1 and 10.3.2, respectively, to this Report, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement

 

Prior to the Closing under the Business Combination Agreement, on August 14, 2024, New Pubco, Moringa, Moringa Sponsor, the distributees of Sponsor Investment Shares, certain of Silexion’s pre-Business Combination shareholders and the PIPE Investor entered into (and EarlyBird will be bound by) an Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement which became effective as of the Closing (the “A&R Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement”). Under the agreement, New Pubco has assumed Moringa’s existing obligations under Moringa’s prior registration rights agreement (entered into in connection with its IPO) and has granted registration rights to the Moringa Sponsor, the distributees of Sponsor Investment Shares, certain of Silexion’s pre-Business Combination shareholders, the PIPE Investor and EarlyBird with respect to certain securities of New Pubco.

 

Under the A&R Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, New Pubco has agreed to provide the holders party thereto customary demand and shelf registration rights (subject to certain minimum size offerings) and piggy-back rights on primary and secondary offerings, subject to customary cut-back provisions.

 

Under the lock-up provisions of the agreement, lock-up periods will apply following the Closing to securities of New Pubco that are held by the holders who are party to the agreement, subject to permitted transfers to certain categories of “Permitted Transferees”. Specifically, those lock-up periods will apply to the following categories of securities for the following periods of time post-Closing:

 

Sponsor Investment Shares and securities held by former Silexion shareholders: (A) 50% of the Sponsor Investment Shares held by the Sponsor and its distributees and 50% of the New Pubco securities held by the former Silexion shareholders who are party to the agreement, in each case, upon the Closing, are subject to a lock-up period ending on the earlier of (i) six (6) months after the completion of the Business Combination, and (ii) the date on which New Pubco will consummate a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of New Pubco’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, and (B) the other 50% of the Sponsor Investment Shares held by the Sponsor and its distributees and 50% of the New Pubco securities held by the former Silexion shareholders party to the agreement, in each case, upon the Closing, will be subject to a lock-up period that will end on the earliest of (x) six (6) months after the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, (y) the date on which New Pubco consummates a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of New Pubco’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, or (z) the date on which the last reported sale price of New Pubco’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period.

 

Private Shares and Private Warrants: The lock-up period on all New Silexion ordinary shares issued pursuant to the SPAC Merger in exchange for private placement shares and private placement warrants purchased by or issued to the Sponsor and EarlyBird concurrently with Moringa’s initial public offering will remain (as provided in the documentation for Moringa’s initial public offering) 30 days after the Closing.

 

Representative Shares. The lock-up period on all Representative Shares (as defined in the Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement) that are held by EarlyBird will remain (as provided in the documentation for Moringa’s initial public offering) three months after the Closing.

 

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Note Shares and PIPE Shares. Note Shares issued to the Sponsor upon conversion of amounts due under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note and PIPE Shares issued to the PIPE Investor will not be subject to any lock-up periods following the Closing.

 

The foregoing summary provides only a brief description of the A&R Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement and does not purport to be complete. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the A&R Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Report, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Amended and Restated Sponsor Promissory Note

 

Effective as of the Closing, New Pubco issued to the Sponsor, and Sponsor accepted, in amendment and restatement, and replacement, in their entirety, of all existing promissory notes issued by Moringa to the Sponsor from the IPO until the Closing (and as to which the obligations of Moringa were assigned to New Pubco upon the Closing), an amended and restated promissory note (the “A&R Sponsor Promissory Note”) in an amount of $3,433,000, which reflected the total amount owed by Moringa to the Sponsor through the Closing Date. The maturity date of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note is the 30-month anniversary of the Closing Date (i.e., February 15, 2027). Amounts outstanding under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note may be repaid (unless otherwise decided by New Pubco) only by way of conversion into New Silexion ordinary shares (“Note Shares”) in accordance with the terms set forth in the form of A&R Sponsor Promissory Note. New Pubco and the Sponsor may also convert amounts outstanding under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note at the price per share at which New Pubco conducts an equity financing following the Closing, subject to a minimum conversion amount of $100,000, in an amount of Note Shares constituting up to thirty percent (30%) of the number of New Silexion ordinary shares issued and sold by New Pubco in such equity financing. The Sponsor may also elect to convert amounts of principal outstanding under the note into New Silexion ordinary shares at any time following the 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to a minimum conversion of $10,000, at a price per share equal to the volume weighted average price of the New Silexion ordinary shares on the principal market on which they are traded during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date.

 

The foregoing summary provides only a brief description of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note and does not purport to be complete. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Report, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers, which provide for indemnification and advancements by the Company of certain expenses and costs under certain circumstances. The indemnification agreements provide that New Silexion will indemnify each of its directors and executive officers against any and all expenses incurred by that director or executive officer because of his or her status as a director or officer of New Silexion, to the fullest extent permitted under Cayman law, and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles (as defined below).

 

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the form of Indemnification Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement

 

On the Closing Date, Moringa, New Silexion and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“CST”) entered into that certain Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (the “New Warrant Agreement”). The New Warrant Agreement amends that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2021, by and between Moringa and CST (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”), to provide for the assignment by Moringa of all its rights, title and interest in the warrants of Moringa to New Silexion. Pursuant to the New Warrant Agreement, all Moringa warrants under the Existing Warrant Agreement will no longer be exercisable for Moringa ordinary shares, but instead will be exercisable for New Silexion ordinary shares.

 

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The foregoing description of the New Warrant Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the New Warrant Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Adoption of 2024 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Reference is made to the disclosure regarding the New Silexion (formerly referred to as the Biomotion Sciences) 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Incentive Plan”), which is set forth under the heading “2024 Incentive Plan” in Item 5.02 of this Report, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

On August 6, 2024, Moringa held an extraordinary general meeting (the “extraordinary meeting”), at which Moringa’s shareholders considered and voted in favor of, among other matters, a proposal to approve, as an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, Moringa’s entry into the Business Combination Agreement and all transactions to be completed thereunder. On August 15, 2024, the parties to the Business Combination Agreement consummated the Business Combination.

 

FORM 10 INFORMATION

 

Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as the Company was immediately before the Business Combination, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, and as discussed below in Item 5.06 of this Report, the Company has ceased to be a shell company. Accordingly, the Company is providing the information below that would be included in a Form 10 if the Company were to file a Form 10. Please note that the information provided below relates to the combined company after the consummation of the Business Combination, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this Report, including in the information that is incorporated by reference in this Report, may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s and the Company’s management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements regarding our future results of operations or financial condition, business strategy and plans, and objectives of management for future operations. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Report may include, for example, statements about:

 

the Company’s ability to recognize the expected benefits of the Business Combination;

 

the ability to maintain the listing of the New Silexion ordinary shares and warrants on Nasdaq following the Business Combination;

 

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the future performance of the Company following the Business Combination, including Silexion’s projected timeline for regulatory approvals of its product candidates; ;

 

the Company’s market opportunity;

 

the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, projected costs, prospects and plans;

 

expectations regarding the time during which the Company will be an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act;

 

the expected U.S. federal income tax impact of the Business Combination;

 

the Company’s ability to retain or recruit officers, key employees and directors following the completion of the Business Combination;

 

the impact of the regulatory environment and complexities with compliance related to such environment;

 

expectations regarding future partnerships or other relationships with third parties; and

 

the Company’s future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash, including the Company’s ability to obtain additional capital in the future.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report and in any document incorporated by reference are based on current expectations, forecasts and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that the Company has anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors

 

Silexion is a development-stage company and has a limited operating history on which to assess its business;

 

the Company has never generated any revenue from product sales and may never be profitable;

 

the Company will need to raise substantial additional funding, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and which will cause dilution to its shareholders;

 

the approach Silexion is taking to discover and develop novel RNAi therapeutics is unproven for oncology and may never lead to marketable products;

 

Silexion does not have experience producing its product candidates at commercial levels, currently has no marketing and sales organization, has an uncertain market receptiveness to its product candidates, and is uncertain as to whether there will be insurance coverage and reimbursement for its potential products;

 

Silexion may be unable to attract, develop and/or retain its key personnel or additional employees required for its development and future success;

 

the Company may issue additional New Silexion ordinary shares or other equity securities without your approval, including shares underlying warrants and Note Shares, which would dilute your ownership interest and may depress the market price of the New Silexion ordinary shares; and

 

those additional factors described or incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” below.

 

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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Report and in any document incorporated herein by reference should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

Business

 

The business of the Company is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Information About Silexion” beginning on page 159 thereof, and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risks associated with the Company’s (and Silexion’s) business, including Financial Condition and Capital Requirements, Research and Development of Silexion’s Product Candidates, Risks Related to Silexion’s Reliance on Third Parties, Risks Related to Commercialization of Silexion’s Product Candidates, Risks Related to Competition, Risks Related to Silexion’s Intellectual Property, Risks Related to Silexion’s Human Resources, Risks Related to Silexion’s Operations, and Risks Relating to Silexion’s Operations in Israel and China, are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 49 thereof and are incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the risks associated with the Company’s business are also described beginning on page 42 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the heading “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Risk Factors Summary” and is incorporated by reference herein. There are no material changes to the Risk Factors section except for the additional risk factors set forth below.

 

Risks Relating to Owning New Silexion Ordinary Shares Following the Business Combination and the Company Operating as a Public Company

 

A substantial number of our ordinary shares may be issued pursuant to the conversion terms of the Company’s convertible notes (consisting of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note and the EarlyBird Convertible Note), which could cause the price of the ordinary shares to decline.

 

Amounts outstanding under each of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note and the EarlyBird Convertible Note (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”) are convertible into our ordinary shares, at conversion prices that relate to the market price of our ordinary shares and/or the price at which we raise capital from equity financings. The issuance of any of these shares will dilute our other equity holders, which could cause the price of our ordinary shares to decline.

 

The requirement that we repay the EarlyBird Convertible Note could adversely affect our business plan, liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

If not converted, we are required to repay principal that is outstanding under the EarlyBird Convertible Note, as well as interest thereon, in connection with equity financings by us, or upon the maturity of the note on December 31, 2025. That obligation could have important consequences on our business. In particular, it could:

 

limit our flexibility in planning the payment of expenditures that arise in our clinical program and our business and operations generally;

 

increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic conditions that hinder our ability to obtain equity financings; and

 

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors.

 

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No assurances can be given that we will be successful in making the required payments under the EarlyBird Convertible Note. If we are unable to make the required cash payments, there could be a default under the EarlyBird Convertible Note. In such event, or if a default otherwise occurs under the EarlyBird Convertible Note:

 

the interest rate payable under the EarlyBird Convertible Note could be increased, and EarlyBird, as the holder of the EarlyBird Convertible Note, could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable; and/or

 

we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

 

It is not possible to predict the actual number of New Silexion ordinary shares, if any, we will sell under the ELOC Agreement to the ELOC Investor or the gross proceeds we will receive from such sales.

 

We generally have the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of New Silexion ordinary shares to the ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement. Sales of New Silexion ordinary shares, if any, to the ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by us. We may ultimately decide to sell to the ELOC Investor all, some or none of the New Silexion ordinary shares that may be available for us to sell to the ELOC Investor pursuant to the ELOC Agreement.

 

Because the purchase price per share of New Silexion ordinary shares to be paid by the ELOC Investor will fluctuate based on the market price of the New Silexion ordinary shares at the time we elect to sell New Silexion ordinary shares, if any, to the ELOC Investor pursuant to the ELOC Agreement, it is not possible for us to predict, as of the date of this Report and prior to any such sales, the number of New Silexion ordinary shares that we will sell to ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement, the purchase price per share that ELOC Investor will pay for New Silexion ordinary shares purchased from us under the ELOC Agreement, or the aggregate gross proceeds that we will receive from those purchases by ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement.

 

The number of New Silexion ordinary shares ultimately offered for resale by the ELOC Investor is dependent upon the number of New Silexion ordinary shares, if any, we ultimately elect to sell to ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement. However, even if we elect to sell New Silexion ordinary shares to the ELOC Investor pursuant to the ELOC Agreement, the ELOC Investor may resell all, some or none of such shares at any time or from time to time in its sole discretion and at different prices.

 

Because the purchase price per share to be paid by the ELOC Investor for the New Silexion ordinary shares that we may elect to sell to the ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement, if any, will fluctuate based on the market prices of our New Silexion ordinary shares for each purchase (if any) made pursuant to the ELOC Agreement, it is not possible for us to predict, as of the date of this Report and prior to any such sales, the number of New Silexion ordinary shares that we will sell to ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement, the purchase price per share that the ELOC Investor will pay for shares purchased from us under the ELOC Agreement, or the aggregate gross proceeds that we will receive from those purchases by the ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement, if any.

 

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Any issuance and sale by us under the ELOC Agreement, or the resale by the ELOC Investor under the related resale registration statement that we are required to file for it under ELOC Agreement, of a substantial amount of New Silexion ordinary shares could cause additional substantial dilution to our shareholders. The number of New Silexion ordinary shares ultimately offered for sale by ELOC Investor is dependent upon the number of New Silexion ordinary shares, if any, we ultimately sell to the ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement.

 

The sale and issuance of New Silexion ordinary shares to the ELOC Investor will cause dilution to our existing securityholders, and the resale of the New Silexion ordinary shares acquired by the ELOC Investor, or the perception that such resales may occur, could cause the price of our New Silexion ordinary shares to decrease.

 

The purchase price per share of New Silexion ordinary shares to be paid by the ELOC Investor for the New Silexion ordinary shares that we may elect to sell to ELOC Investor under the ELOC Agreement, if any, will fluctuate based on the market prices of our New Silexion ordinary shares at the time we elect to sell New Silexion ordinary shares to ELOC Investor pursuant to the ELOC Agreement. Depending on market liquidity at the time, resales of such New Silexion ordinary shares by ELOC Investor may cause the trading price of our New Silexion ordinary shares to decrease.

 

If and when we elect to sell New Silexion ordinary shares to the ELOC Investor, sales of newly issued New Silexion ordinary shares by us to the ELOC Investor could result in substantial dilution to the interests of existing holders of our New Silexion ordinary shares. Additionally, the sale of a substantial number of New Silexion ordinary shares to the ELOC Investor, or the anticipation of such sales, could make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and at a price that we might otherwise wish to effect sales.

 

Investors who buy shares at different times from the ELOC Investor will likely pay different prices.

 

Pursuant to the ELOC Agreement, we will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold to the ELOC Investor. If and when we do elect to sell New Silexion ordinary shares to the ELOC Investor pursuant to the ELOC Agreement, after the ELOC Investor has acquired such shares, the ELOC Investor may resell all, some or none of such shares at any time or from time to time in its discretion and at different prices. As a result, investors who purchase shares from the ELOC Investor in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices for those shares, and so may experience different levels of dilution and in some cases substantial dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. Investors may experience a decline in the value of the shares they purchase from the ELOC Investor as a result of future sales made by us to the ELOC Investor at prices lower than the prices such investors paid for their shares from the ELOC Investor.

 

Financial Information

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Silexion as of June 30, 2024, and for the three and six months ended, June 30, 2024 and 2023, are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

 

The audited consolidated financial statements of Silexion as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-52 thereof and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. for the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 is attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Report.

 

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Properties

 

The Company maintains its principal executive offices at 2 Ha’mayan St., Modiin, Israel 7177871.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of New Silexion ordinary shares immediately following the Closing by:

 

each person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding New Silexion ordinary shares;

 

the Company’s named executive officer and directors; and

 

all of the Company’s executive officers and directors as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. In computing the number of ordinary shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership, the Company deemed outstanding ordinary shares subject to warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Closing Date. The Company did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all New Silexion ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Silexion Therapeutics Corp, 2 Ha’mayan St., Modiin, Israel 7177871.

 

The percentage ownership of New Silexion ordinary shares is based on 9,768,396 New Silexion ordinary shares outstanding immediately following the Closing, after giving effect to the various adjustments to the share capital of New Silexion described in the “Introductory Note” to this Report.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)  Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
   Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding Ordinary Shares
 
Directors and Executive Officers of New Silexion:        
Ilan Hadar   280,438(2)   2.8%
Dror Abramov   39,829     * 
Ruth Alon   54,325     * 
Ilan Levin(3)   2,066,610(4)   20.8%
Avner Lushi(5)   1,987,082(6)   20.3%
Shlomo Noy(7)   1,987,082(6)   20.3%
Ilan Shiloah   407,797(8)   4.2%
Dr. Mitchell Shirvan   196,992(9)   2.0%
Mirit Horenshtein Hadar, CPA   56,772     * 
           
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 individuals)   5,089,845    50.1%
Five Percent Holders:          
Moringa Sponsor, LP and affiliated entities (3)   2,066,610(4)   20.8%
Guangzhou Sino-Israel Biotech Fund(10)   1,987,082(6)   20.3%
Wildcat Partner Holdings LP(11)   1,020,852    10.5%

 

*Less than 1%.

 

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(1) Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o Silexion Therapeutics Corp, 2 Ha’mayan St., Modiin, Israel 7177871.

 

(2) Includes 129,045 New Silexion ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options, at an exercise price of $6.72 per share, all of which are vested and currently exercisable.
   
(3) The shares reported in this row are held of record by the Sponsor, Moringa Sponsor, LP, and/or by the PIPE Investor, Greenstar, L.P., each a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, as described in footnote (4) below. Moringa Partners Ltd., an Israeli company that is wholly-owned by Mr. Ilan Levin, serves as the sole general partner of each of the Sponsor and the PIPE Investor. Mr. Levin, a Director of New Silexion, is the sole director of that general partner. As a result of his ownership of that general partner, Mr. Levin possesses sole voting and investment authority with respect to the shares indirectly held by the Sponsor and the PIPE Investor. The limited partnership interests of the Sponsor and the PIPE Investor are held by various individuals and entities, including Mr. Levin. Mr. Levin disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor and the PIPE Investor other than to the extent of his direct or indirect pecuniary interest in such securities. 
   
(4) Consists of the total of: (i) 1,337,325 New Silexion ordinary shares issued to the Sponsor as Sponsor Investment Shares; (ii) 352,857 New Silexion ordinary shares issued to the Sponsor upon the Closing of the Business Combination due to the conversion, on a one-for-one basis, of the 352,857 Moringa private shares held by it; (iii) 176,428 New Silexion ordinary shares underlying New Silexion warrants issued to the Sponsor upon the Closing of the Business Combination due to the conversion, on a one-for-one basis, of the 176,428 Moringa private warrants held by the Sponsor (which New Silexion warrants will be exercisable beginning 30 days after the Closing Date); and (iv) 200,000 New Silexion ordinary shares issued to Greenstar, L.P., the PIPE Investor, as PIPE Shares in respect of the PIPE Financing. The foregoing beneficial ownership of New Silexion ordinary shares by the Sponsor does not include any Note Shares that may be issued to the Sponsor following the Closing upon conversion of amounts owed by New Pubco to the Sponsor under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note, as the potential number of Note Shares, and the timing of issuance of Note Shares, cannot be determined in advance.

 

(5)The shares reported in this row consist entirely of New Silexion ordinary shares held of record by Guangzhou Sino-Israel Biotech Fund (“GIBF”), with respect to which Mr. Lushi possesses shared voting and investment authority as a result of his serving as a Managing Partner and CEO of GIBF.

 

(6)Includes 1,835,733 New Silexion ordinary shares issued to GIBF at the Closing in respect of its transfer of its noncontrolling interest in Silexion’s Chinese subsidiary, Silenseed (China) Ltd., to New Silexion pursuant to the Chinese Subsidiary Transfer.

 

(7) The shares reported in this row consist entirely of New Silexion ordinary shares held of record by GIBF, with respect to which Mr. Noy possesses shared voting and investment authority as a result of his serving as Chief Medical Officer of GIBF. 
   
(8) Includes 19,914 New Silexion ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options, at an exercise price of $4.17 per share, all of which are vested and currently exercisable.
   
(9) Includes 64,522 New Silexion ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options, at an exercise price of $6.72 per share, all of which are vested and currently exercisable.
   
(10) The address of this shareholder is 34 Ha’Barzel St., Tel-Aviv 6971052 Israel. Each of Avner Lushi and Shlomo Noy may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the securities beneficially owned by GIBF.

 

(11)The address of this shareholder is 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3150, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Len Porter may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over the securities beneficially owned by Wildcat Partner Holdings LP.

 

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Directors and Executive Officers

 

Information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers after the Closing are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of the Company Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 195 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Board Composition

 

Upon the Closing, the size of the Board was increased from two members to seven members. Pursuant to the appointment by New Silexion’s shareholders prior to the Closing, the following persons constitute the Board effective upon the Closing: Ilan Hadar (Chairman), Dror Abramov, Ruth Alon, Ilan Levin, Avner Lushi, Shlomo Noy, and Ilan Shiloah. Biographical information for these individuals is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of the Company Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 195 thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Director Independence

 

Upon the Closing, the Board determined, based on information provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, that Messrs. Dror J. Abramov, Ilan Levin, Avner Lushi, Shlomo Noy and Ilan Shiloah, and Ms. Ruth Alon, representing six of the Company’s seven directors, do not have material relationships with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is “independent” as that term is defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules. In making these determinations, the Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with the Company and all other facts and circumstances the Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by non-employee directors and the transactions described below under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

  

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Effective upon the Closing, the standing committees of the Board consist of an audit committee, a compensation committee and a corporate governance and nominating committee. The Board appointed Dror J. Abramov, Ilan Shiloah, and Ruth Alon, with Mr. Abramov serving as chair.  The Board also determined that Mr. Abramov qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC regulations. The Board appointed Dror J. Abramov, Ilan Shiloah, and Ruth Alon to serve on the compensation committee, with the chair to be chosen subsequently. The Board appointed Dror J. Abramov, Ilan Levin, Ilan Shiloah, and Ruth Alon to serve on the corporate governance and nominating committee, with the chair to be chosen subsequently.

 

Executive Officers

 

Effective as of the Closing, the Board appointed Ilan Hadar, Mirit Horenshtein Hadar, CPA, and Dr. Mitchell Shirvan to serve as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Scientific and Development Officer, respectively. Biographical information for these individuals is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of the Company Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 195 thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Executive Compensation

 

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officer is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” beginning on page 202 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

None of the Company’s officers currently serves, and in the past year has not served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more officers serving on the Board.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

 

Certain relationships and related person transactions are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” beginning on page 209 thereof and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

In addition, Ilan Levin, our director, possesses sole voting and investment authority with respect to the shares held by Greenstar L.P., the PIPE Investor.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company has no legal proceedings to report.

 

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters

 

Market Information

 

Prior to the Closing, the Moringa Class A ordinary shares, Moringa warrants and Moringa units were listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MACA”, “MACAW” and “MACAU” respectively. Upon the Closing, the New Silexion ordinary shares and New Silexion warrants were listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively. All outstanding Moringa units automatically separated into their component securities upon the Closing and, as a result, no longer trade as a separate security of New Silexion.

 

Dividends

 

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on shares of its ordinary shares to date. The Company currently intends to retain any future earnings and does not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of the New Silexion Board, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, general business conditions and other factors that the Board may deem relevant.

 

Holders of Record

 

Following the Closing, including the redemption of the Moringa public shares described above and the separation of the former Moringa units, there were 33 holders of record of New Silexion ordinary shares and three holders of record of New Silexion warrants. Such numbers do not include beneficial owners holding the Company’s securities through nominee names.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

Reference is made to the disclosure regarding the New Silexion (formerly referred to as the Biomotion Sciences) 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Incentive Plan”), Silexion’s 2013 Share Option Plan  and Silexion’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan which is set forth under the headings “2024 Incentive Plan”, “2023 Equity Incentive Plan” and “2013 Share Option Plan”, respectively in Item 5.02 of this Report, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 3.02 of this Report regarding the issuance and sale by the Company of certain unregistered securities, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Description of Registrant’s Securities

 

The Company’s securities are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Description of Securities” beginning on page 216 thereof and that information is incorporated herein by reference. As described below in Item 5.03 of this Report, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of the Company became effective as of the Closing.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Information about the indemnification of the Company’s directors and officers is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Description of Securities — Anti-Takeover Provisions in our Prospective Articles— Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers” beginning on page 221 thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth under the heading “Indemnification Agreements” in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under the headings “Settlement of Amounts Due Under Marketing Agreement with EarlyBird”, “ELOC Financing” and “Amended and Restated Sponsor Promissory Note” in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth in the “Introductory Note” and Item 2.01 above with respect to the potential issuance of New Silexion ordinary shares upon conversion of the EarlyBird Convertible Note, the issuance of the PIPE Shares, the potential issuance of New Silexion ordinary shares under the ELOC Agreement following the Closing and the potential issuance of Note Shares under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note under the headings “Settlement of Amounts Due Under Marketing Agreement with EarlyBird”, “PIPE Financing”, “ELOC Financing” and “Amended and Restated Sponsor Promissory Note, respectively, in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference herein.

 

An aggregate of 200,000 New Silexion ordinary shares were issued to the PIPE Investor in connection with the PIPE Financing immediately prior to the Closing, the prospective issuance of Note Shares, and the potential issuance of New Silexion ordinary shares upon conversion of the EarlyBird Convertible Note, under the ELOC Agreement and under the EarlyBird Convertible Note, in each case, has been and will be issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act in a transaction not requiring registration under the Securities Act.

  

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The disclosure set forth under Item 5.03 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above and in Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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.

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 2.01 of this Report under the headings “Directors and Executive Officers,” and “Executive Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

2024 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Pursuant to written resolutions adopted by the Board and shareholders prior to the Closing, New Silexion has approved and adopted the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”), which became effective immediately upon the Closing.

 

Upon the Closing, a total of 575,572 New Silexion ordinary shares were reserved for issuance under the terms of the 2024 Incentive Plan, which, together with New Silexion ordinary shares allocated for issuance under the existing Silexion 2013 Share Option Plan and Silexion 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, equaled 10% of the total number of New Silexion ordinary shares on a fully diluted basis immediately following the Closing. A summary of the other material terms of the 2024 Incentive Plan is provided below:

 

Administration

 

The compensation committee of our Board is the administrator of the 2024 Plan. Except as provided otherwise under the 2024 Plan, the administrator has plenary authority to grant awards pursuant to the terms of the 2024 Plan to eligible individuals, determine the types of awards and the number of shares covered by the awards, establish the terms and conditions for awards and take all other actions necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose and intent of the 2024 Plan.

 

Eligibility and Participation

 

The administrator selects the individuals who participate in the 2024 Plan. Eligibility to participate is open to officers, directors and employees of, and other individuals who provide bona fide services to or for, us or any of our subsidiaries. Our Board may also select as participants prospective officers, employees and individual service providers who have accepted an offer of employment or another service relationship from us or one of our subsidiaries. Any awards granted to such a prospect before the individual’s start date may not become vested or exercisable, and no shares may be issued to such individual, before the date the individual first commences performance of services with us.

 

Share Pool Under the 2024 Plan

 

The initial number of New Silexion ordinary shares allocated to the 2024 Plan is 575,572. The number of New Silexion ordinary shares available under the 2024 Plan (the “Share Pool”) will be subject to the following annual allocations and adjustments:

 

The Share Pool will be increased automatically on January 1 of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2025 and for each of the subsequent nine calendar years, through (and including) January 1, 2034, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the number of New Silexion ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of that January 1 date, or (ii) an amount determined by our Board prior to such date.

 

The following additional rules apply to the number of New Silexion ordinary shares available under the Share Pool on an ongoing basis:

 

The Share Pool will be reduced by one share for each share made subject to an award granted under the 2024 Plan;

 

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The Share Pool will be increased by the number of unissued shares underlying or used as a reference measure for any award or portion of an award granted under the 2024 Plan that is cancelled, forfeited, expired, terminated unearned or settled in cash, in any such case without the issuance of shares;

 

The Share Pool will be increased by the number of shares that are forfeited back to us after issuance due to a failure to meet an award contingency or condition with respect to any award or portion of an award granted under the 2024 Plan;

 

The Share Pool shall be increased, on the exercise date, by the number of shares withheld by or surrendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of the exercise price of any award granted under the 2024 Plan; and

 

The Share Pool shall be increased, on the relevant date, by the number of shares withheld by or surrendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of any tax withholding obligation that arises in connection with any award granted under the 2024 Plan.

 

In the event of a merger, consolidation, share rights offering, statutory share exchange or similar event affecting the Company or a share dividend, share split, reverse share split, separation, spinoff, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination or subdivision, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company, our Board will make equitable and appropriate substitutions or proportionate adjustments to the Share Pool to reflect the transaction or event. Similar adjustments will be made to the award limitations described below and to the terms of outstanding awards.

 

ISO Award Limit

 

The maximum number of New Silexion ordinary shares that may be issued in connection with awards granted under the 2024 Plan that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code is 575,572.

 

Types of Awards

 

General. The 2024 Plan enables the grant of share awards, performance shares, restricted share units, cash-based performance units, other share-based awards, share options, share appreciation rights, and share unit awards, each of which may be granted separately or in tandem with other awards. The administrator may establish sub-plans under the 2024 Plan under which awards that qualify for preferred tax treatment for recipients in jurisdictions outside the U.S. may be granted.

 

New Silexion has adopted a sub-plan for Israeli participants, which provides for granting awards in compliance with Section 102 (“Section 102”) and Section 3(i) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 5721-1961, as amended (the “ITO”). Section 102 allows employees, directors and officers who are not controlling shareholders and who are considered Israeli residents for tax purposes to receive favorable tax treatment for compensation in the form of shares, options or certain other types of equity awards, subject to certain terms and conditions. Our non-employee service providers and controlling shareholders who are considered Israeli residents for tax purposes may be granted awards under Section 3(i) of the ITO, which do not provide for similar tax benefits as Section 102.

 

Out of the three tax tracks that are available under Section 102 ((i) the “ordinary income track” with a trustee, (ii) the “capital gains track” with a trustee and (iii) grants without a trustee and without a trust period), New Silexion has elected the “capital gain track” for grants to eligible Israeli grantees as provided above, which may allow favorable tax treatment for such grantees.

 

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Adjustments to Awards for Corporate Transactions and Other Events

 

Mandatory Adjustments. In the event of a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, share rights offering, share exchange or similar event affecting the Company (a “Corporate Event”) or a share dividend, share split, reverse share split, separation, spinoff, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination or subdivision, or recapitalization, capital reduction distribution or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company, the administrator will make equitable and appropriate substitutions or proportionate adjustments to:

 

the aggregate number and kind of shares or other securities that may be granted to eligible individuals under the 2024 Plan;

 

the maximum number of shares or other securities that may be issued with respect to incentive share options granted under the 2024 Plan;

 

the number of shares or other securities covered by each outstanding award and the exercise price, base price or other price per share, if any, and other relevant terms of each outstanding award; and

 

all other numerical limitations relating to awards, whether contained in the 2024 Plan or in award agreements.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional shares resulting from the above mandatory adjustments will be eliminated.

 

Discretionary Adjustments.

 

In addition to the adjustments specified above, in the case of Corporate Events, the administrator may make such other adjustments to outstanding awards as it determines to be appropriate and desirable, which adjustments may include, without limitation, (i) the cancellation of outstanding awards in exchange for payments of cash, securities or other property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such awards, (ii) the substitution of securities or other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the shares subject to outstanding awards, and (iii) the substitution of equivalent awards, as determined in the sole discretion of the administrator, of the surviving or successor entity or a parent thereof. The administrator may, in its discretion, adjust the performance goals applicable to any awards to reflect any unusual or non-recurring events and other extraordinary items, impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations and the cumulative effects of accounting or tax changes.

 

Repricing.

 

The administrator may reprice any share options or share appreciation rights without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. For this purpose, “reprice” means (i) any of the following or any other action that has the same effect: (A) lowering the exercise price or base price of an option or share appreciation right after it is granted other than an adjustment made pursuant to the provisions of the 2024 Plan, (B) any other action that is treated as a repricing under applicable accounting principles; (C) cancelling a share option or share appreciation right at a time when its exercise price or base price exceeds the fair market value of the underlying share, in exchange for another share option, share appreciation right, restricted share or other equity, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction; and (ii) any other action that is considered to be a repricing under formal or informal guidance issued by the primary securities market or exchange on which the shares are listed or admitted for trading.

 

Treatment of Awards upon Dissolution or Liquidation or a Change in Control

 

Dissolution or Liquidation.

 

Unless the administrator determines otherwise, all awards outstanding under the 2024 Plan will terminate upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

 

Amendment and Termination

 

Our Board or the compensation committee may terminate, amend or modify the 2024 Plan or any portion of it at any time; provided, that, (i) if required to comply with Cayman Islands law and any other applicable laws or marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange (other than any requirement from which the Company may opt out based on any available home country exemption), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any 2024 Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required, and (ii) no such termination or amendment may materially impair the rights of a participant with respect to a previously granted award (other than as required to comply with applicable law or the rules of any securities exchange or market on which the shares are listed or to prevent adverse tax or accounting consequences to the Company or the participant) without such participant’s consent.

 

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The 2024 Plan is scheduled to expire on August 14, 2034, which is ten years after the effective date of its adoption by our Board. After that time, no further grants may be made under the 2024 Plan, but any then-outstanding grants will remain subject to the terms of the plan.

 

The foregoing description of the 2024 Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the 2024 Incentive Plan, which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 10.12 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger, the Company amended and restated its memorandum and articles of association (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), which became effective upon adoption by New Silexion’s sole shareholder at the time.

 

A copy of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is attached to this Report as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The material terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the general effect upon the rights of holders of the Company’s share capital, are described in the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Description of Securities” and “Comparison of Shareholders’ Rights” beginning on pages 216 and 222, respectively, thereof, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

 

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Closing, the Board adopted a new code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all of the Company’s directors, officers and employees. A copy of the code of business conduct and ethics is available on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.silexion.com. The foregoing description of the code of business conduct and ethics does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the code of business conduct and ethics, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 14.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status.

 

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company ceased to be a shell company. Reference is made to the disclosure in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 101 thereof, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On August 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, the Closing. The press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained under this Item 7.01 in this Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses or funds acquired.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Silexion as of June 30, 2024, and for the three and six months periods ended, June 30, 2024 and 2023, are set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

The pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of June 30, 2024, and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and six months ended June 30, 2024 is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1.1†  

Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among Biomotion Sciences, August M.S. Ltd., Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. and Moringa Acquisition Corp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Moringa Acquisition Corp’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 3, 2024)

2.1.2   Waiver letter, dated June 18, 2024, under Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Moringa Acquisition Corp’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 24, 2024)
2.2*   Plan of Merger for merger of Moringa Acquisition Corp and Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp
3.1*   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly Biomotion Sciences)
4.1*   Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2024, by and among Moringa Acquisition Corp, Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
10.1.1*   Final invoice issued by EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. to Moringa Acquisition Corp under the Business Combination Marketing Agreement, dated February 16, 2021, by and between EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and Moringa Acquisition Corp
10.1.2*   Convertible Promissory Note, dated August 15, 2024, in an amount of $1,250,000, issued by Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
10.2*   Subscription Agreement, dated August 15, 2024, by and among Moringa Acquisition Corp, Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) and Greenstar, L.P.
10.3.1*   Ordinary Share Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2024 and effective as of the closing date of the Business Combination, by and between Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) and White Lion Capital, LLC
10.3.2*   Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 13, 2024 and effective as of the closing date of the Business Combination, by and between Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) and White Lion Capital, LLC
10.4*   Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, dated August 14, 2024 and effective as of the Closing Date, by and among Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), Moringa Acquisition Corp, Moringa Sponsor, L.P., the distributees of Sponsor Investment Shares that were issuable to Moringa Sponsor, L.P., EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., certain of Silexion Therapeutics Ltd.’s pre-Business Combination shareholders and Greenstar, L.P.
10.5*   Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated August 15, 2024, issued by Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) to Moringa Sponsor, L.P.
10.6*   Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, dated August 15, 2024, by and between Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) and each of its executive officers and directors

10.11.1#

  Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2022, by and between Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. and Ilan Hadar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12.1 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-279281), filed with the SEC on July 12, 2024).

10.11.2#

 

  Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated May 2024, by and between Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. and Ilan Hadar ((incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-279281), filed with the SEC on July 12, 2024)
10.12#*   Silexion Therapeutics Corp 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
14.1*   Silexion Therapeutics Corp Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
21.1*   List of Subsidiaries.
99.1*   Unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Silexion as of June 30, 2024, and for the three and six months periods ended, June 30, 2024 and 2023
99.2*   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of June 30, 2024, and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and six months ended June 30, 2024
99.3*   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. covering the three and six months periods ended, June 30, 2024 and 2023
99.4*   Press release, dated August 15, 2024, announcing the closing of the Business Combination

 

*Filed herewith.

 

Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.

 

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP
   
Date: August 21, 2024 /s/ Ilan Hadar
  Name: Ilan Hadar
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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EX-2.2 2 ea021197601ex2-2_silexion.htm PLAN OF MERGER FOR MERGER OF MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP AND MORINGA ACQUISITION MERGER SUB CORP

Exhibit 2.2

 

The Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands

 

Plan of Merger

 

This plan of merger (the “Plan of Merger”) is made on August 14, 2024 between Moringa Acquisition Corp (the “Surviving Company”) and Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp (the “Merging Company”).

 

Whereas the Merging Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is entering into this Plan of Merger pursuant to the provisions of Part XVI of the Companies Act (As Revised) (the “Statute”).

 

Whereas the Surviving Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is entering into this Plan of Merger pursuant to the provisions of Part XVI of the Statute.

 

Whereas the directors of the Merging Company and the directors of the Surviving Company deem it desirable and in the commercial interests of the Merging Company and the Surviving Company, respectively, that the Merging Company be merged with and into the Surviving Company and that the undertaking, property and liabilities of the Merging Company vest in the Surviving Company (the “Merger”).

 

Terms not otherwise defined in this Plan of Merger shall have the meanings given to them under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement dated 3 April 2024 and made between, amongst others, the Surviving Company and the Merging Company (the “Merger Agreement”) a copy of which is annexed at Annexure 1 hereto.

 

Now therefore this Plan of Merger provides as follows:

 

1The constituent companies (as defined in the Statute) to this Merger are the Surviving Company and the Merging Company.

 

2The surviving company (as defined in the Statute) is the Surviving Company.

 

3The registered office of the Surviving Company is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited of PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands and the registered office of the Merging Company is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited of PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.

 

4Immediately prior to the Effective Date (as defined below), the share capital of the Surviving Company will be US$55,500 divided into 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and the Surviving Company will have 3,442,721 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 1 Class B ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 each in issue.

 

5Immediately prior to the Effective Date (as defined below), the share capital of the Merging Company will be US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each and the Merging Company will have 1 share in issue.

 

6The date on which it is intended that the Merger is to take effect is the date that this Plan of Merger is registered by the Registrar in accordance with section 233(13) of the Statute (the “Effective Date”).

 

 

 

 

7The terms and conditions of the Merger, including the manner and basis of converting shares in each constituent company into shares in the Surviving Company, are set out in the Merger Agreement in the form annexed at Annexure 1 hereto.

 

8The rights and restrictions attaching to the shares in the Surviving Company are set out in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company in the form annexed at Annexure 2 hereto.

 

9Upon the Effective Date, the authorised share capital of the Surviving Company be decreased from US$55,500, divided into 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, to US$50,000, divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each, whereby the 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each that are currently authorised will be cancelled from the authorised share capital.

 

10The Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company shall be amended and restated by the deletion in their entirety and the substitution in their place of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form annexed at Annexure 2 hereto on the Effective Date, and the authorised share capital of the Surviving Company shall be as set out therein.

 

11Other than as described in paragraph (12) below, there are no amounts or benefits which are or shall be paid or payable to any director of either constituent company or the Surviving Company consequent upon the Merger.

 

12The following director of the Merging Company and the Surviving Company will be paid the following amounts or receive the following benefits consequent upon the Merger:

 

12.1Ilan Levin, a director of each of the Merging Company and the Surviving Company, holds an economic interest in the sponsor of the Surviving Company (the “Sponsor”), which Sponsor will receive, upon the Merger, 1,735,182 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each of Biomotion Sciences, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the sole member of the Merging Company (“Biomotion Sciences”), and which Sponsor is the sole limited partner of an exempted limited partnership that will receive 200,000 ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each of Biomotion Sciences upon the Merger, and Mr. Levin will be paid, for his services as a director of Biomotion Sciences, US$10,000 per month for the first 36 months following the Merger;

 

12.2Ruth Alon, a director of the Surviving Company, will receive, upon the Merger, a grant of 39,325 restricted share units that may be settled for an equivalent number of ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, of Biomotion Sciences; and

 

12.3Other directors of the Surviving Company have economic interests in the Sponsor, which will receive 1,735,182 shares of Biomotion Sciences and which is the sole limited partner of an exempted limited partnership that will receive 200,000 shares of Biomotion Sciences upon the Merger, as described in paragraph 12.1 above.

 

13The Merging Company has granted no fixed or floating security interests that are outstanding as at the date of this Plan of Merger.

 

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14The Surviving Company has granted no fixed or floating security interests that are outstanding as at the date of this Plan of Merger.

 

15The names and addresses of each director of the surviving company (as defined in the Statute) are:

 

15.1Ilan Hadar of 6 Shoshana Damari Street, Herzliya 4604650, Israel; and

 

15.2Ilan Levin of 15 Hankin Street, Rehovot 7635421, Israel.

 

16This Plan of Merger has been approved by the board of directors of the Surviving Company and the sole director of the Merging Company pursuant to section 233(3) of the Statute.

 

17This Plan of Merger has been authorised by the shareholders of the Surviving Company by way of resolutions passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the Surviving Company and the sole shareholder of the Merging Company by way of written resolutions passed pursuant to section 233(6) of the Statute.

 

18At any time prior to the Effective Date, this Plan of Merger may be:

 

18.1terminated by the board of directors of the Surviving Company or the sole director of the Merging Company;

 

18.2amended by the board of directors of the Surviving Company and the sole director of the Merging Company to:

 

(a)change the Effective Date provided that such changed date shall not be a date later than the ninetieth day after the date of registration of this Plan of Merger with the Registrar of Companies; and

 

(b)effect any other changes to this Plan of Merger which the directors of both the Surviving Company and the Merging Company deem advisable, provided that such changes do not materially adversely affect any rights of the shareholders of the Surviving Company or the Merging Company, as determined by the directors of both the Surviving Company and the Merging Company, respectively.

 

19This Plan of Merger may be executed in counterparts.

 

20This Plan of Merger shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

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In witness whereof the parties hereto have caused this Plan of Merger to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

SIGNED by /s/ Ilan Levin )  
Duly authorised for ) Ilan Levin
and on behalf of ) Director
Moringa Acquisition Corp )  
     
SIGNED by /s/ Ilan Levin )  
Duly authorised for ) Ilan Levin
and on behalf of ) Director
Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp )  

 

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Annexure 1

 

Merger Agreement

 

 

 

 

Annexure 2

 

Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

 

 

 

 

EX-3.1 3 ea021197601ex3-1_silexion.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY BIOMOTION SCIENCES)

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES)

 

(ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 JULY 2024

AND EFFECTIVE ON 15 AUGUST 2024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES)

 

(ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 JULY 2024

AND EFFECTIVE ON 15 AUGUST 2024)

 

1.The name of the Company is Silexion Therapeutics Corp.

 

2.The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Board may decide.

 

3.The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

4.The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member’s shares.

 

5.The authorized share capital of the Company is US$20,000 divided into 200,000,000 Ordinary Shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each.

 

6.The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

7.Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.

 

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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES)

 

(ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 JULY 2024

AND EFFECTIVE ON 15 AUGUST 2024)

 

1.Interpretation

 

1.1 In the Articles, Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:

 

Applicable Law” means, with respect to any person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person.

 

Articles” means these amended and restated articles of association of the Company, as from time to time altered or added to in accordance with the Statute and these Articles.

 

Audit Committee” means the audit committee of the Board of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.

 

Auditor” means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).

 

Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Clearing House” means a clearing house recognized by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction.

 

Company” means the above-named company.

 

Company’s Website” means the website of the Company, the address or domain name of which has been notified to Members.

 

Compensation Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board of the Company established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.

 

Designated Stock Exchange” means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Directors” means the directors for the time being of the Company.

 

Disinterested Director” means a Director who is not and was not a party to the matter in respect of which indemnification is sought under Article 43 by the claimant.

 

Dividend” means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.

 

Electronic Communication” means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Board.

 

Electronic Record” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act.

 

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Electronic Transactions Act” means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

Independent Counsel” means a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an independent practitioner (such as a barrister or Queen’s Counsel), selected by the Disinterested Directors, that is sufficiently experienced in relevant matters of company law and shall include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or the claimant in an action to determine the claimant’s rights under Article 43.

 

Independent Director” has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as the case may be.

 

Member” has the same meaning as in the Statute.

 

Memorandum” means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company.

 

Officer” means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company.

 

Ordinary Resolution” means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of any Member being an organization, by its duly authorized representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each member is entitled by the Articles.

 

Ordinary Share” means an ordinary share of a par value of US$0.0001 in the share capital of the Company, and having the rights provided for in these Articles.

 

Other Indemnitors” means persons or entities other than the Company that may provide indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance to the Indemnified Persons in connection with such Indemnified Persons’ involvement in the management of the Company.

 

Register of Members” means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members.

 

Registered Office” means the registered office for the time being of the Company.

 

Seal” means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal statute and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

Share” means any share in the capital of the Company, including the Ordinary Shares, and includes a fraction of a Share in the Company.

 

Special Resolution” means a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given, and includes a unanimous written resolution.

 

Statute” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

Treasury Share” means a Share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute.

 

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1.2 In the Articles, save where the context requires otherwise:

 

1.2.1 words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;

 

1.2.2 words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;

 

1.2.3 words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

 

1.2.4 “written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

1.2.5 “shall” shall be construed as imperative and “may” shall be construed as permissive;

 

1.2.6 references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;

 

1.2.7 any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

 

1.2.8 the term “or” is used herein to mean both “or” as well as “and” and shall not be interpreted to be exclusive, while the term “and” shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive – in each case, unless the context otherwise requires;

 

1.2.9 headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;

 

1.2.10 any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

1.2.11 any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;

 

1.2.12 sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;

 

1.2.13 the term “clear days” in relation to the period of calendar days (including weekend days and holidays that fall during the period), of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and

 

1.2.14 the term “holder” in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.

 

2.Commencement of Business

 

2.1 The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Board shall see fit.

 

2.2 The Board may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.

 

3.Issue of Shares

 

3.1 Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Board may, in its absolute discretion and without approval of the holders of Shares, allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, in one or more series, whether in regard to Dividends or other distributions, voting, return of capital or otherwise to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, which shall be conclusively evidenced by their approval of the terms thereof, and may also (subject to the Statute and the Articles) vary such rights.

 

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3.2 The Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company on such terms as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

3.3 The Company may issue securities in the Company, which may be comprised of whole or fractional Shares, rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company, upon such terms as the Board may, in its absolute discretion and without approval of the holders of Shares, from time to time determine.

 

3.4 The Company shall not issue Shares in bearer form and shall only issue shares as fully paid.

 

4.Register of Members

 

4.1 The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.

 

4.2 The Board may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Board may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time.

 

5.Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date

 

5.1 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Board may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty (40) days.

 

5.2 In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Board may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.

 

5.3 If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a

 

5.4 Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Board resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

6.Certificates for Shares

 

6.1 A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Board resolves that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Board may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more directors or other person authorized by the Board. The Board may authorize certificates to be issued with the authorized signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to the Articles, no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

 

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6.2 The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

6.3 If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Board may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

 

6.4 Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery.

 

6.5 Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law may from time to time determine, whichever is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse to register and does not register, after lodging a Share transfer with the Company.

 

7.Transfer of Shares

 

7.1 Subject to the terms of the Articles, any Member may transfer all or any of his Shares by an instrument of transfer provided that such transfer complies with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. If the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options or warrants issued pursuant to the Articles on terms that one cannot be transferred without the other, the Board shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to them of the like transfer of such right, option or warrant.

 

7.2 The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law or in any other form approved by the Board and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Board so requires, signed by or on behalf of the transferee) and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Board may approve from time to time. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.

 

8.Redemption, Repurchase and Surrender of Shares

 

8.1 Subject to the provisions, if any, in these Articles, the Memorandum, Applicable Law, including the Statute, and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Company may: (a) issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company on such terms and in such manner as the Board may, before the issue of such Shares determine; and (b) purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Board may agree with the relevant Member, provided that the manner of purchase is in accordance with any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, redemptions, repurchases and surrenders of Shares in the circumstances described in this Article shall not require further approval of the Members.

 

8.2 The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

 

8.3 The Board may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid Share.

 

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9.Treasury Shares

 

9.1 The Board may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.

 

9.2 The Board may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).

 

10.Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

 

Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Board not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the approval of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Board reserves the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

10.1 For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Board may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Board considers that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.

 

10.2 The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights.

 

11.Commission on Sale of Shares

 

The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

 

12.Non-Recognition of Trusts

 

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognize in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.

 

13.Lien on Shares

 

13.1 The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Board may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien thereon. The Company’s lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

 

13.2 The Company may sell, in such manner as the Board thinks fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.

 

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13.3 To give effect to any such sale the Board may authorize any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company’s power of sale under the Articles.

 

13.4 The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

 

14.Call on Shares

 

14.1 Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Board may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen (14) clear days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Board may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.

 

14.2 A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Board authorizing such call was passed.

 

14.3 The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

 

14.4 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Board may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Board may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.

 

14.5 An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

14.6 The Board may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

 

14.7 The Board may, if it thinks fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Board and the Member paying such amount in advance.

 

14.8 No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

 

15.Forfeiture of Shares

 

15.1 If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Board may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen (14) clear days’ notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

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15.2 If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Board. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.

 

15.3 A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Board thinks fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Board thinks fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Board may authorize some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.

 

15.4 A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Board may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.

 

15.5 A certificate in writing under the hand of one director or Officer that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

 

15.6 The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

16.Transmission of Shares

 

16.1 If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder), or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognized by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member’s Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which the Member was a joint or sole holder.

 

16.2 Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Board, elect, by a notice in writing sent by that person to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Board shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.

 

16.3 A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Board may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Board shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety (90) days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles), the Board may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

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17.Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital

 

17.1 Subject to these Articles, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

17.1.1 increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;

 

17.1.2 consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

17.1.3 convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;

 

17.1.4 by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and

 

17.1.5 cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.

 

17.2 All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

 

17.3 Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

17.3.1 change its name;

 

17.3.2 alter or add to the Articles;

 

17.3.3 alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

17.3.4 reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund in any manner authorized by law.

 

18.Offices and Places of Business

 

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Board change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Board determines.

 

19.General Meetings

 

19.1 All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

19.2 The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Board shall appoint. At these meetings the report of the Board (if any) shall be presented.

 

19.3 Extraordinary general meetings may be called only by the chairperson of the Board or the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors then in office, and may not be called by shareholders. If an extraordinary general meeting is called by the Board, such extraordinary general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the Board, and if an extraordinary general meeting is called by the chairperson of the Board, such extraordinary general meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the chairperson of the Board.

 

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19.4 Members seeking to bring business before the annual general meeting or to nominate candidates for appointment as Board at the annual general meeting must deliver notice to the principal executive offices of the Company not later than ninety (90) days nor earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days prior to the one-year anniversary of the previous year’s annual general meeting of the Company. However, if the Company did not hold an annual general meeting the previous year or the date of the current year’s annual general meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date of the previous year’s annual general meeting, a shareholder’s notice must be so delivered no later than the deadline to be set by the Board, with such deadline being a reasonable time (as determined by the Board) before the Company begins to print and send its related proxy materials for the current year’s annual general meeting. The chairperson of the Board may refuse to acknowledge the introduction of any shareholder proposal not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.

 

20.Notice of General Meetings

 

20.1 At least five (5) clear days’ notice (but not more than sixty (60) clear days’ notice) shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

 

20.1.1 in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

20.1.2 in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety-five per cent (95%) in par value of the Shares giving that right.

 

20.2 The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.

 

21.Proceedings at General Meetings

 

21.1 No business shall be transacted at any general meeting other than business that is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before an annual general meeting by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (c) otherwise properly brought before an annual general meeting by any Member of the Company who (1) is a Member of record on both (x) the date of the giving of the notice by such Member provided for in Article 19.4 and (y) the record date for the determination of Members entitled to vote at such annual general meeting and (2) complies with the notice procedures set forth in these Articles. For the avoidance of doubt, no business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the Shares being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative or proxy shall be a quorum; provided that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series of shares voting as a class, the holders of shares representing a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business.

 

21.2 A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.

 

21.3 If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time or place, or to such other day, time or place as the Board may determine. If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present (regardless of how many) shall be considered a quorum.

 

21.4 The Board may, at any time prior to the time set for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairperson of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Board does not make any such appointment, the chairperson, if any, of the Board shall preside as chairperson at such general meeting. If there is no such chairperson, or if the person shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time set for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.

 

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21.5 If no Director is willing to act as chairperson or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.

 

21.6 The chairperson may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

21.7 When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty (30) days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise, it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting.

 

21.8 If a notice is issued in respect of a general meeting and the Board, in its absolute discretion, considers that it is impractical or undesirable for any reason to hold that general meeting at the place, the day and the hour specified in the notice calling such general meeting, the Board may postpone the general meeting to another place, day or hour provided that notice of the place, the day and the hour of the rearranged general meeting is promptly given to all Members. No business shall be transacted at any postponed meeting other than the business specified in the notice of the original meeting.

 

21.9 When a general meeting is postponed for thirty (30) days or more, notice of the postponed meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of a postponed meeting. All proxy forms submitted for the original general meeting shall remain valid for the postponed meeting. The Board may postpone a general meeting which has already been postponed.

 

21.10 A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.

 

21.11 A poll shall be taken as the chairperson directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

21.12 In the case of an equality of votes the chairperson shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

21.13 A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorized representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.

 

22.Votes of Members

 

22.1 Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, every Member present in person and every person representing a Member by proxy at a general meeting of the Company shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder. No cumulative voting is allowed.

 

22.2 In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.

 

22.3 A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote by his committee, receiver, legal guardian or other person on such Member’s behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, legal guardian or other person may vote by proxy.

 

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22.4 No Member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.

 

22.5 No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairperson whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

22.6 Votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.

 

22.7 A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed.

 

23.Proxies

 

23.1 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorized in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorized representative. A proxy need not be a Member.

 

23.2 The Board may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Board in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.

 

23.3 The chairperson may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairperson, shall be invalid.

 

23.4 The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Board may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.

 

23.5 Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

 

24.Corporate Members

 

24.1 Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its Directors or other governing body, authorize such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorized shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

 

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24.2 If a Clearing House or depository (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member, it may authorize such persons as it sees fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any class of Members provided that the authorization shall specify the number and class of Shares in respect of which each such representative is so authorized. Each person so authorized under the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorized without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same rights and powers on behalf of the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)) as if such person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the Clearing House (or its nominee(s)).

 

25.Shares that May Not be Voted

 

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.

 

26.Board of Directors; Appointment and Removal of Directors

 

26.1 The Board shall consist of up to nine (9) Directors and not less than three (3) Directors, unless increased or decreased from time to time by Ordinary Resolution in a general meeting.

 

26.2 Prior to each annual general meeting, the Board (or a nominating committee established by the Board for such purpose) may select, via a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board or such committee, a number of persons to be proposed to the Members for appointment as Directors at such annual general meeting, for service until the next annual general meeting (the “Nominees”). Any Member entitled under Applicable Law to propose one or more persons as nominees for appointment as Directors at an annual general meeting (each such nominee, an “Alternate Nominee”) may make such proposal only if a written notice of such Member’s intent to that effect has been given to the secretary of the Company (or, if there is no such secretary, the chief executive officer of the Company) within the periods set out in Article 19.4 above. Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address of the Member who intends to make the nomination and of the Alternate Nominees; (b) a representation that the Member is a holder of record of Shares entitled to vote at such meeting (including the number of Shares held of record by the Member) and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the Alternate Nominees; (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the Member and each Alternate Nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the Member; (d) the consent of each Alternate Nominee to serve as a Director if so appointed and (e) a declaration signed by each Alternate Nominee declaring that there is no limitation under Applicable Law for the appointment of such nominee and that all of the information that is required under Applicable Law to be provided to the Company in connection with such an appointment has been provided. The Board may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.

 

26.3 Unless the Board resolves that the appointment of Nominees or Alternate Nominees as Directors will be determined based on those Nominees or Alternate Nominees receiving the highest number of votes of Members in favor of their appointment— even if less than a majority of all Members’ votes that are cast, the Nominees or Alternate Nominees shall be appointed by Ordinary Resolution at the annual general meeting at which they are proposed for appointment. If the appointment of the Nominees or Alternate Nominees proposed to be appointed would cause the total number of Directors (including those then in office) to exceed the maximum number prescribed by Article 26.1 above, then any Directors then in office who are not named as Nominees or Alternate Nominees will cease to hold office following the conclusion of such annual general meeting, if any such Nominees or Alternate Nominees are appointed in such meeting, and upon such Nominees or Alternate Nominees taking office. If (a) the appointment of the Nominees or Alternate Nominees proposed to be appointed would not cause the total number of Directors to exceed the maximum, or (b) no Nominees or Alternate Nominees are proposed to be appointed at an annual general meeting by either the Board or Members, or (c) no Nominees or Alternate Nominees are eventually appointed in such annual general meeting – all Directors then in office shall continue to hold office until the convening of a general meeting at which Nominees or Alternate Nominees shall be proposed and appointed, and where such appointment would cause the total number of Directors to exceed the maximum.

 

26.4 If the office of a Director shall be vacated at any time due to death, resignation, disqualification or removal in accordance with these Articles or Applicable Law, or if the number of Directors is less than the maximum prescribed by Article 26.1 above (including as a result of an increase in the authorized size of the Board), leaving one or more available offices unfilled, the remaining Directors shall be entitled to appoint another Director in place of each Director whose office has become or remains vacated, and such Director (or Directors) shall hold office until replaced in the manner set out in Articles 26.2 and 26.3 above.

 

26.5 The Company may by Special Resolution remove any Director from office. However, a decrease in the authorized size of the Board (i.e., the number of Directors who are authorized to serve on the Board) shall not be deemed to remove any incumbent Director, if the number of Directors then serving exceeds the reduced authorized size of the Board.

 

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27.Powers of the Board

 

27.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Board, which may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Board at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Board.

 

27.2 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Board shall determine by resolution.

 

27.3 The Board on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependents and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

27.4 The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

28.Vacation of Office of Director

 

The office of a Director shall be vacated if:

 

28.1 the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director;

 

28.2 the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy) from three consecutive meetings of the Board without special leave of absence from the Board, and the Board passes a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office;

 

28.3 the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;

 

28.4 the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind;

 

28.5 the Director has been convicted of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal;

 

28.6 the Director has been found by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office at any meeting of the Board called for that purpose or by unanimous written resolution of the Board, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, to have been guilty of willful misconduct in the performance of such Director’s duties to the Company in a matter of substantial importance to the Company; or

 

28.7 all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Board duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.

 

29.Proceedings of the Board

 

29.1 The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be a majority of the Directors then in office.

 

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29.2 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Board may regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairperson shall not have a second or casting vote.

 

29.3 A Director may participate in a meeting of the Board or any committee of the Board by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a Director in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairperson is located at the start of the meeting.

 

29.4 A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Board or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board, or committee of the Board as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 

29.5 A Director may, or other Officer on the direction of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Board by at least two (2) days’ notice in writing to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Board all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.

 

29.6 The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

29.7 The Board may elect a chairperson of the board and determine the period for which he or she is to hold office; but if no such chairperson is elected, or if at any meeting the chairperson is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairperson of the meeting.

 

29.8 All acts done by any meeting of the Board or of a committee of the Board shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, or had vacated their office or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed or not disqualified to be a Director or had not vacated their office or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.

 

29.9 A Director may be represented at any meetings of the Board by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.

 

30.Presumption of Assent

 

A Director who is present at a meeting of the Board at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent or abstention shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairperson or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

31.Directors’ Interests

 

31.1 A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Board may determine.

 

31.2 A Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.

 

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31.3 A Director may be or become a Director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a Director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.

 

31.4 No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realized by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.

 

31.5 A general notice that a Director is a shareholder, Director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

 

32.Minutes

 

The Board shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of recording all appointments of Officers made by the Board, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Board, and of committees of the Board, including the names of the Directors present at each meeting.

 

33.Delegation of Powers by the Board

 

33.1 The Board may delegate any of its powers, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee). Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Board may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Board. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of the Board shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of the Board, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.2 The Board may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Board may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Board. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of the Board, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.3 The Board may adopt formal written charters for committees and, if so adopted, shall review and assess the adequacy of such formal written charters on an annual basis. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee set forth in the Articles and shall have such powers as the Board may delegate pursuant to the Articles and as required by the rules of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. Each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, if established, shall consist of such number of Directors as the Board shall from time to time determine (or such minimum number as may be required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law). For so long as any class of Shares is listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as is required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law.

 

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33.4 The Board may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Board may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Board at any time.

 

33.5 The Board may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be the attorney or authorized signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorized signatories as the Board may think fit and may also authorize any such attorney or authorized signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.

 

33.6 The Board may appoint such Officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Board may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an Officer may be removed by resolution of the Board or Members. An Officer may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.

 

34.No Minimum Shareholding

 

The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.

 

35.Remuneration of Directors

 

35.1 The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Board shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board or committees of the Board, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Board, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.

 

35.2 The Board may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Board go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.

 

36.Seal

 

36.1 The Company may, if the Board so determines, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Board or of a committee of the Board authorized by the Board. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some Officer or other person appointed by the Board for the purpose.

 

36.2 The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Board so determines, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used.

 

36.3 A Director or Officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Board affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.

 

37.Dividends, Distributions and Reserve

 

37.1 Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Board may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorize payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Board resolves to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realized or unrealized profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by law.

 

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37.2 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.

 

37.3 The Board may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

37.4 The Board may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Board may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Board.

 

37.5 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Board may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met.

 

37.6 The Board may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Board, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Board, be employed in the business of the Company.

 

37.7 Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders.

 

37.8 No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

 

37.9 Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member or which remains unclaimed after six (6) months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Board, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six (6) years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

38.Capitalization

 

Subject to the Statute and these Articles, the Board may at any time capitalize any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Board shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalization, with full power given to the Board to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Board may authorize any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalization and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.

 

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39.Books of Account

 

39.1 The Board shall cause proper books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five (5) years from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions.

 

39.2 The Board shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorized by the Board or by the Company in general meeting.

 

39.3 The Board may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.

 

40.Audit

 

40.1 The Board may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Board determines.

 

40.2 Without prejudice to the freedom of the Board to establish any other committee, if the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on the Designated Stock Exchange, and if required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Board shall establish and maintain an Audit Committee as a committee of the Board and shall adopt a formal written Audit Committee charter and review and assess the adequacy of the formal written charter on an annual basis. The composition and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The Audit Committee shall meet at least once every financial quarter, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.

 

40.3 shall conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions on an ongoing basis and shall utilize the Audit Committee for the review and approval of potential conflicts of interest.

 

40.4 The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists).

 

40.5 If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by resignation or death of the Auditor, or by his becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when his services are required, the Board shall fill the vacancy and determine the remuneration of such Auditor.

 

40.6 Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Board and Officers such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.

 

40.7 Auditors shall, if so required by the Board, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Board or any general meeting of the Members.

 

40.8 Any payment made to members of the Audit Committee (if one exists) shall require the review and approval of the Board, with any Director interested in such payment abstaining from such review and approval.

 

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40.9 At least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an “audit committee financial expert” as determined by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The “audit committee financial expert” shall have such past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable experience or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication.

 

41.Notices

 

41.1 Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Notice may also be served by Electronic Communication in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other competent regulatory authority or by placing it on the Company’s Website.

 

41.2 Where a notice is sent by:

 

42.2.1 courier; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier;

 

42.2.2 post; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted;

 

42.2.3 cable, telex or fax; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted;

 

42.2.4 e-mail or other Electronic Communication; service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient; and

 

42.2.5 placing it on the Company’s Website; service of the notice shall be deemed to have been effected one hour after the notice or document was placed on the Company’s Website.

 

41.3 A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

41.4 Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorized by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

42.Winding Up

 

42.1 If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors’ claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up:

 

43.1.1 if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company’s issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or

 

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43.1.2 if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company’s issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise.

 

42.2 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the approval of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other approval required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like approval, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like approval, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

 

43.Indemnity and Insurance

 

43.1 Every Director and Officer (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former Officer (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud, wilful neglect or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.

 

43.2 The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person.

 

43.3 The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.

 

44.Financial Year

 

Unless the Board otherwise prescribes, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.

 

45.Transfer by Way of Continuation

 

If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

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46.Mergers and Consolidations

 

The Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Statute) upon such terms as the Board may determine and (to the extent required by the Statute) with the approval of a Special Resolution.

 

47.Business Opportunities

 

To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no individual serving as a Director or an Officer (“Management”) shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for Management, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Management shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach of any fiduciary duty as a Member, Director and/or Officer solely by reason of the fact that such party pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself or themself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.

 

Except as provided elsewhere in this Article, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the Company and Management, about which a Director and/or Officer who is also a member of Management acquires knowledge.

 

To the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities conducted in the future and that have been conducted in the past.

 

48.Exclusive Forum

 

Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with these Articles or otherwise related in any way to each Member’s shareholding in the Company, including but not limited to (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any fiduciary or other duty owed by any current of former Director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Members, or (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Statute, the Memorandum or the Articles. Each Member irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands over all such claims or disputes. The foregoing forum selection does not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act.

 

 

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EX-4.1 4 ea021197601ex4-1_silexion.htm ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF AUGUST 15, 2024, BY AND AMONG MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP, SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) AND CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

Exhibit 4.1

 

ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 15, 2024, by and among Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Moringa”), Biomotion Sciences, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York limited purpose trust company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, Moringa and the Warrant Agent are parties to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2021, and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021 (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Offering, Moringa issued (a) 11,500,000 Public Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one Public Warrant, and (b) 380,000 Private Placement Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one Private Warrant (such Private Warrants together with such Public Warrants, the “Moringa Warrants”), resulting in an aggregate of up to 5,940,000 Moringa Warrants outstanding as of the date hereof;

 

WHEREAS, all of the Moringa Warrants are governed by the Existing Warrant Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on April 3, 2024, the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) was entered into by and among Moringa, the Company, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Moringa has determined that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement will constitute a Business Combination;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement, among other things, Moringa will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company after the Merger and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and, as a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share will no longer be outstanding and will be automatically converted into and exchanged for the right to receive one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Company ordinary shares”);

 

WHEREAS, upon consummation of the Merger, (i) as provided in Section 4.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, each of the issued and outstanding Moringa Warrants shall no longer be exercisable for shares of Class A ordinary shares but instead shall be exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended hereby) for Company Ordinary Shares (such warrants as so adjusted and amended, the “Warrants”) and (ii) the Warrants shall be assumed by the Company;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, Moringa desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in the Existing Warrant Agreement to the Company and the Company wishes to accept such assignment; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the parties thereto may amend the Existing Warrant Agreement without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained therein, or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Existing Warrant Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders.

 

 

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, Moringa and the Warrant Agent desire to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as contemplated hereunder;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Assignment and Assumption; Consent.

 

1.1 Assignment and Assumption. Moringa hereby assigns to the Company all of Moringa’s right, title and interest in and to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) as of the SPAC Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). The Company hereby assumes, and agrees to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge in full, as the same become due, all of Moringa’s liabilities and obligations under the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) arising from and after the SPAC Merger Effective Time.

 

1.2 Consent. The Warrant Agent hereby consents to the assignment of the Existing Warrant Agreement by Moringa to the Company pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof effective as of the SPAC Merger Effective Time, and the assumption of the Existing Warrant Agreement by the Company from Moringa pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof effective as of the SPAC Merger Effective Time, and to the continuation of the Existing Warrant Agreement in full force and effect from and after the SPAC Merger Effective Time, subject at all times to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) and to all of the provisions, covenants, agreements, terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement and this Agreement.

 

2. Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement. Moringa and the Warrant Agent hereby amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as provided in this Section 2, effective as of the SPAC Merger Effective Time, and acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Warrant Agreement set forth in this Section 2 are necessary or desirable and that such amendments do not adversely affect the interests of the Registered Holders:

 

2.1 Preamble. The preamble on page one of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company” and replacing it with “Silexion Therapeutics Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company”. As a result thereof, all references to the “Company” in the Existing Warrant Agreement shall be references to Silexion Therapeutics Corp rather than Moringa Acquisition Corp.

 

2.2 Recitals. The recitals on pages one and two of the Existing Warrant Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety as follows:

 

“WHEREAS, in connection with Moringa Acquisition Corp’s (“Moringa”) Offering (as defined below), Moringa entered into those certain Private Units Purchase Agreements, dated as of February 19, 2021(the “Sponsor Private Units Purchase Agreement”), with Moringa Sponsor US L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased, in connection with the closing of the Offering, an aggregate of 352,857 units (each, a “Unit”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one Class A ordinary share of Moringa, par value $0.0001 (“Moringa Class A Ordinary Share”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “Sponsor Private Placement Warrants”). Each Sponsor Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment;

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with entering into the Sponsor Private Units Purchase Agreement and in connection with the Offering, Moringa entered into that certain Private Units Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2021, with EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., a New York corporation (“EBC”), pursuant to which EBC purchased, in connection with the closing of the Offering, an aggregate of 27,143 Units at a purchase price if $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable warrant bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “EBC Private Placement Warrants” and, together with the Sponsor Private Placement Warrants, the “Private Placement Warrants”). Each EBC Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment;

 

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WHEREAS, on February 19, 2021 and March 3, 2021, respectively, Moringa completed its initial public offering and the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) of such initial public offering (collectively, the “Offering”) of an aggregate of 11,500,000 units (the “Public Units” and, together with the Private Placement Units, the “Units”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, with each Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant” and, together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Moringa Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment;

 

WHEREAS, Moringa filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-252615 (the “Registration Statement”), and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”), for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Public Units, the Public Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares included in the Public Units;

  

WHEREAS, Moringa, the Company, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), which, among other things, provides for the merger of Moringa with and into Merger Sub with Moringa continuing as the surviving company after the merger and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”), and, as a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding Moringa Class A ordinary share will no longer be outstanding and will be automatically converted into and exchanged for the right to receive one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Company Ordinary Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, on August 14, 2024, in connection with the Merger, the Company, Moringa and the Warrant Agent entered into an Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (the “Warrant Assumption Agreement”), pursuant to which Moringa assigned this Agreement to the Company and the Company assumed this Agreement from Moringa;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Warrant Assumption Agreement and Section 4.4 of this Agreement, effective as of the SPAC Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (i) each of the issued and outstanding Moringa Warrants were no longer exercisable for Class A ordinary shares but instead became exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) for Company Ordinary Shares (such warrants as so adjusted and amended, the “Warrants”) and (ii) the Warrants were assumed by the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

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WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:”

 

2.3 References in the Existing Warrant Agreement. All references in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all exhibits thereto) to (i) “Class A ordinary shares” shall mean “Company Ordinary Shares”, (ii) “Business Combination” shall mean the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, and (iii) “Public Warrants” and “Private Warrants” shall in each case mean such warrants as adjusted and amended pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, this Agreement and Section 4.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, effective as of the SPAC Merger Effective Time.

 

2.4 Detachability of Warrants. Section 2.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”

 

Except that the defined term “Business Day” set forth therein shall be retained for all purposes of the Existing Warrant Agreement.

 

2.5 Duration of Warrants. The first sentence of Section 3.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing on the date that is thirty (30) days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination”) and terminating at the earliest to occur of (x) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the Business Combination is completed, (y) the liquidation of the Company, or (z) other than with respect to the Private Warrants to the extent then held by the Sponsor, EBC or any of their respective Permitted Transferees 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.2 hereof (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration statement or a valid exemption therefrom being available.”

 

2.6 Valid Issuance. Section 3.3.3 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“All Company Ordinary Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement and the Company’s then current memorandum and articles of association, following the necessary updates to the Register of Members of the Company, shall be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable.”

 

2.7 Extraordinary Dividends. Section 4.1.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to all or substantially all of the holders of Company Ordinary Shares on account of such Company Ordinary Shares (or other shares of the Company’s share capital into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in subsection 4.1.1 above or (b) Ordinary Cash Dividends (as defined below) (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Company Ordinary Share in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends” means any cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis with the per share amounts of all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the Company Ordinary Shares during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of Company Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant) does not exceed $0.50.”

  

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2.8 Adjustments in Warrant Price. Section 4.3 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all but the first sentence of such section.

 

2.9 Fractional Warrants. Section 5.3 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant.”

 

2.10 Transfer of Warrants. Section 5.6 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]”

 

2.11 Waiver. References to “the Company” in Section 8.6 of the Existing Warrant Agreement shall mean “Moringa”.

 

2.12 Notices. Section 9.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp

2 Ha’mayan St.

Modiin, Israel

Attention: Ilan Hadar, CEO

Email: ihadar@silexion.com

Telephone No.: +972-8-628-6005

  

With a copy in each case (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Herzog, Fox & Ne’eman
Herzog Tower
6 Yitzhak Sadeh St.
Tel-Aviv, Israel 6777506
Attention: Ory Nacht, Adv.
Email: nachto@herzoglaw.co.il

 

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Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attn: Compliance Department”

 

2.13 Currency. A new Section 9.10 is hereby inserted as follows:

 

Currency. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean U.S. dollars (USD) and all payments hereunder shall be made in U.S. dollars (USD).”

 

3. Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

3.1 Effectiveness of this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be expressly subject to the occurrence of the Merger and shall automatically be terminated and shall be null and void if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated for any reason.

 

3.2 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of Moringa or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

3.3 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

3.4 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereby agree that any action, proceeding or claim against a party arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each of the parties hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

  

3.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

 

3.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by electronic mail in PDF form, or by any other electronic means designed to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document (including DocuSign), will be deemed to have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signatures.

 

3.7 Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

3.8 Reference to and Effect on Agreements; Entire Agreement.

 

3.8.1 Any references to “this Agreement” in the Existing Warrant Agreement will mean the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended by this Agreement. Except as specifically amended by this Agreement, the provisions of the Existing Warrant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

3.8.2 This Agreement and the Existing Warrant Agreement, as modified by this Agreement, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP  
   
By: /s/ Ilan Levin  
Name:  Ilan Levin  
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
   
BIOMOTION SCIENCES  
   
By: /s/ Ilan Hadar  
Name: Ilan Hadar  
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
   
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
 
   
By: /s/ Steven Vacante  
Name: Steven Vacante  
Title: Vice President  

 

[Signature Page to Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement]

 

 

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EX-10.1(1) 5 ea021197601ex10-1i_silexion.htm FINAL INVOICE ISSUED BY EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC. TO MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP UNDER THE BUSINESS COMBINATION MARKETING AGREEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2021, BY AND BETWEEN EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC. AND MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP

Exhibit 10.1.1

 

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

366 Madison Avenue – 8th Floor

New York, NY 10017

 

 

Member FINRA SIPC

 

Telephone: (212) 661-0200 Facsimile: (212) 661-4936

 

 

 

INVOICE

 

 

 

DATE:8/11/2024

 

TO:Moringa Acquisition Corp
250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY, 10017

 

 Attention: Ilan Levin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

For services rendered in connection with Moringa’s business combination with Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., please remit the amount set forth below:

 

Cash portion of BCMA payable at closing  $350,000 
BCMA payable in Convertible Promissory Note   1,250,000 
Total  $1,600,000 

 

 

 

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

 

Please send payment via wire transfer to:

 

Citibank N.A.

ABA Routing Number: [__________]

For the account of: EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

Account Number: [_________]

 

EX-10.1(2) 6 ea021197601ex10-1ii_silexion.htm CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE, DATED AUGUST 15, 2024, IN AN AMOUNT OF $1,250,000, ISSUED BY SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) TO EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC

Exhibit 10.1.2

 

THIS NOTE, AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE, HAVE NOT, AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH PLEDGE, SALE, ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$1,250,000 August 15, 2024

 

Biomotion Sciences and its successors and assigns (the “Maker”) promises to pay to the order of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (the “Payee”) the principal sum of one million two hundred fifty thousand and zero one-hundredths ($1,250,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, together with interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note, on the terms and conditions described below, unless earlier converted pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

1. Payment. The principal balance of this Note, together with all interest accrued thereon, shall be repayable on December 31, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”); provided however that Maker agrees to make mandatory prepayments on this Note (which shall first be applied to accrued interest and then to principal) from time to time in amounts equal to ten percent (10%) of the gross proceeds received by the Maker from any equity lines, forward purchase agreements or other equity financings consummated by Maker prior to the Maturity Date. Such prepayments shall be made directly to Payee at the closing of any such financing. Provided, further, that, Maker shall be entitled to prepay any additional part of all the principal and accrued interest, in one or more installments without penalty, prior to the Maturity Date.

 

2. Interest. Interest shall compound and accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note at an annual rate equal to six percent (6%) to, but excluding, the date on which the principal amount of, and all accrued interest on, this Note has been paid in full. If this Note is not repaid on or prior to the Maturity Date or such earlier date as to which the repayment obligation may be accelerated pursuant to Section 1 or 6, or converted in accordance with the terms hereof, the rate of interest applicable to the unpaid principal amount shall be adjusted to ten percent (15%) per annum from, and including, the Maturity Date (or such earlier date if the obligation to repay this Note is accelerated) to, but excluding, until the date of repayment; provided, that in no event shall the interest rate exceed the Maximum Rate (defined below). If it is determined that, under the laws relating to usury applicable to Maker or the indebtedness evidenced by this Note (“Applicable Usury Laws”), the interest charges and fees payable by Maker in connection herewith or in connection with any other document or instrument executed and delivered in connection herewith cause the effective interest rate applicable to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note to exceed the maximum rate allowed by law (the “Maximum Rate”), then such interest rate shall be lowered to the Maximum Rate.

 

 

 

 

3. Conversion. On the Maturity Date, the Payee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, convert all or part of the then outstanding principal and/or accrued interest of this Note into ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Maker (the “Conversion Shares”) at a per share conversion price equal to 95% of the volume weighted average price of an ordinary share of the Maker for the five trading days immediately prior to, but not including, the Maturity Date (the “Conversion Price”); provided, however, that the Maker shall not be required to issue, and the Payee may not elect to convert the principal and/or accrued interest of this Note into, an aggregate number of Conversion Shares that would exceed the maximum number of ordinary shares permitted by Section 5635 of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules to be issued without a vote of the Maker’s shareholders (such maximum number of shares, the “Exchange Cap”), unless the Maker’s shareholders have approved the issuance of ordinary shares pursuant to this Note in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market . The Payee shall provide the Maker with a written notice of the amount of the principal and/or accrued interest of this Note it wants to convert at least two business days prior to the Maturity Date (with any remaining principal and accrued interest to be paid in lawful money of the United States, by wire transfer, to the account of the Payee as designed by the Payee in the written notice of conversion). As promptly as practicable after the Maker’s receipt of such notice and the Payee’s surrender of the Note to the Maker, the Maker (at its expense) will issue to the Payee the Conversion Shares. The Maker agrees to promptly file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the ordinary shares that may be issued upon conversion of the Note and use its best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon thereafter as possible. In the event such registration statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 180 days from the date hereof, then an Event of Default shall have occurred.

 

4. Collection Costs; Application of Payments. In the event this Note is turned over to an attorney for collection, the Maker agrees to pay all reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Payee in connection with such collection efforts. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys’ fees, then to the payment in full of any accrued, unpaid interest and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

5. Events of Default. The following shall constitute events of default:

 

5.1 Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of or accrued interest on this Note within five (5) business days following the date when due (either at the Maturity Date or the date of any mandatory prepayment).

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5.2 Bankruptcy, Etc. The filing, as to the Maker, (i) of an involuntary petition which is not dismissed within sixty (60) consecutive days; or (ii) of a voluntary petition under the provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any state statute for the relief of debtors or the Maker shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.

 

5.3 Change of Control. The consummation of any transaction as a result of which the current equity holders of Maker own less than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests of Maker after the transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any initial Business Combination involving Moringa Acquisition Corp shall not constitute a change of control transaction within the meaning of this section.

 

5.4 Sale of Assets. The consummation of a transaction resulting in the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Maker or by any Maker’s primary operating subsidiaries.

 

5.5 Registration Statement Effectiveness. Failure of the registration statement registering the shares underlying this Convertible Promissory Note being declared effective by the SEC within 180 days from the date hereof.

 

6. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5, the unpaid principal balance of, all accrued, unpaid interest thereon, and all other sums payable with regard to, this Note shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.

 

7. Transfers. This Note, and the obligations and rights of the parties hereunder, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Maker, the holder of this Note, and their respective heirs, successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Maker may not transfer or assign its obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without the consent of the Payee; and provided further that the Payee may not transfer or assign its rights hereunder, by operation of law of otherwise, except to an affiliate, a direct or indirect equity holder of the Payee or a successor to all or a substantial portion of the assets of the assets of the Payee, without the consent of the Maker. Notwithstanding anything else in this Note to the contrary, the right of any payee (or transferee) to receive principal or interest payments under this Note may be transferred only through the surrender of the current Note and reissuance of a new note by the Maker pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.

 

8. No Rights as Shareholder. This Note does not entitle the Payee to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Maker except upon the conversion of this Note. In the absence of conversion of this Note, no provisions of this Note, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Payee, shall cause the Payee to be a shareholder of the Maker in respect of any of the Maker’s equity securities which would be issued in connection with any conversion of this Note. The Payee agrees that no past, present or future shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Maker shall have any personal liability under this Note for any claim based on, or in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation and the Payee waives and releases all such liability. The Payee recognizes and agrees that such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Note.

 

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9. Waivers. Maker waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment.

 

10. Notices. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery, or (iv) sent by e-mail, to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section:

 

If to Maker:

 

Biomotion Sciences

250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, New York 10177

Attn: Ilan Levin

Email: ilan@moringaac.com

 

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Meitar | Law Offices

16 Abba Hillel Rd.

Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel

Telephone No.: +972-3-6103186

Attn: David Chertok

Jonathan M. Nathan

Elad Ziv

Email: dchertok@meitar.com; jonathann@meitar.com; eladz@meitar.com

 

and

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

One Vanderbilt Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Mark Selinger

Email: Mark.Selinger@gtlaw.com

 

If to Payee:

 

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

366 Madison Avenue

8th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Steven Levine

Email: slevine@ebcap.com

 

Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date on which an e-mail transmission was received by the receiving party’s on-line access provider (iii) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (vi) two (2) business days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service.

 

11. Governing Law. This Note will be deemed to have been made and delivered in New York City and will be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The Maker hereby (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this shall be instituted exclusively in New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding and the right to assert that such forum is not a convenient forum for such suit, action or proceeding, (iii) waives trial by jury and (iv) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. The Maker further agrees to accept and acknowledge service or any and all process that may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in New York State Supreme Court, County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

 

12. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker hereby executes this Note on the day and year first above written.

 

  Biomotion Sciences
     
  By: /s/ Ilan Levin
  Name:  Ilan Levin
  Title: Director

 

 

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EX-10.2 7 ea021197601ex10-2_silexion.htm SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 15, 2024, BY AND AMONG MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP, SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) AND GREENSTAR, L.P

Exhibit 10.2

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

Moringa Acquisition Corp
250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10177

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In connection with the proposed business combination (the “Transaction”) between Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company (“Silexion”), pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Biomotion Sciences, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Holdco”), August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, and Silexion, the undersigned desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to sell to the undersigned, that number of Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), set forth on the signature page hereof for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price”), for the aggregate subscription amount set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. In connection therewith, the undersigned, the Company and Holdco agree as follows:

 

1. Subscription. The undersigned hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company such number of Ordinary Shares as is set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement (collectively, the “SPAC Shares”) on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein, and the undersigned, the Company and Holdco acknowledge and agree that, substantially concurrent with the consummation of the Transaction, each SPAC Share will automatically be exchanged for one ordinary share of Holdco pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “Holdco Shares”, and together with the SPAC Shares, the “Shares”). The undersigned understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right to accept or reject the undersigned’s subscription for the SPAC Shares for any reason or for no reason, in whole or in part, at any time prior to its acceptance by the Company, and the same shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company only when this Subscription Agreement is signed by a duly authorized person by or on behalf of the Company; the Company may do so in counterpart form.

 

2. Closing. The closing of the sale of the SPAC Shares contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3. The Closing shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the consummation of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing Date”). On the Transaction Closing Date, the undersigned shall deliver (or shall cause the delivery of) the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company. On the Transaction Closing Date, Holdco shall deliver (or cause the delivery of) the Holdco Shares in book-entry form to the undersigned or to a custodian designated by undersigned, as applicable, as indicated below. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, without any liability to either party hereto, if the Company notifies the undersigned in writing that it has abandoned its plans to move forward with the Transaction. If (i) this Subscription Agreement terminates following the delivery by the undersigned of the Purchase Price, or (ii) the Transaction is not consummated by August 20, 2024, the Company shall promptly (but in no event more than two (2) business days after the date of such termination or August 20, 2024, return the Purchase Price to the undersigned (in accordance with wire instructions to be provided by the undersigned to the Company).

 

 

 

3. Closing Conditions. The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Transaction Closing Date, or the waiver by each of the parties hereto, of each of the following conditions:

 

a. all representations and warranties of the Company, Holdco and the undersigned contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect or Holdco Material Adverse Effect (each as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) at and as of the Transaction Closing Date (or, with respect to any representations and warranties made as of a specific date, as of such specific date), and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by each of the Company, Holdco and the undersigned of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Transaction Closing Date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction;

 

b. no applicable governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition;

 

c. no suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction of competent jurisdiction in which such Shares are being offered and sold, or initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred;

 

d. each of the Company and the undersigned shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the parties to consummate the Closing; and

 

e. all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including the approval of the Company’s shareholders, shall have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, can only be satisfied at the closing of the Transaction, but subject to satisfaction of such conditions as of the closing of the Transaction).

 

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4. Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

5. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the undersigned, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:

 

a. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted, except as would not be material to SPAC.

 

b. The SPAC Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the undersigned against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the SPAC Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s organizational documents, under any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, or under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

c. This Subscription Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are the valid and binding obligation of the Company and are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

d. The issuance and sale of the SPAC Shares, the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company (a “Company Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity of the SPAC Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the SPAC Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

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e. The Company has delivered to the undersigned a true, correct and complete copy of each of the Transaction Documents, including any amendments or modifications thereto and any written waivers of any conditions thereunder.

 

f. Assuming the accuracy of the undersigned’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 7, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) is required for the offer and sale of the SPAC Shares by the Company to the undersigned in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

g. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the SPAC Shares.

 

6. Holdco Representations and Warranties. Holdco represents and warrants to the undersigned, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:

 

a. Holdco has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted, except as would not be material to Holdco.

 

b. When issued and delivered to the undersigned in exchange for the SPAC Shares, the Holdco Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under Holdco’s organizational documents, under any agreement or instrument to which Holdco is a party or by which Holdco is bound, or under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

c. The Transaction Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Holdco and are the valid and binding obligation of Holdco and are enforceable against Holdco in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

d. The issuance of the Holdco Shares, the execution and delivery by Holdco of the Transaction Documents, and the compliance by Holdco with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Holdco or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Holdco or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Holdco or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Holdco or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of Holdco (a “Holdco Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity of the Holdco Shares or the legal authority of Holdco to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Holdco; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Holdco or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Holdco Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Holdco Shares or the legal authority of Holdco to comply with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

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e. Assuming the accuracy of the undersigned’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 7, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance of the Holdco Shares to the undersigned in exchange for the SPAC Shares in the manner contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

7. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. The undersigned represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:

 

a. The undersigned is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or (ii) an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the requirements set forth on Schedule A, and is acquiring the Shares only for his, her or its own account and not for the account of others, and not on behalf of any other account or person or with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A following the signature page hereto). The undersigned is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares.

 

b. The undersigned understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. The undersigned understands that the Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the undersigned absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates representing the Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. The undersigned acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. The undersigned acknowledges the Shares will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act and the undersigned understands that any certificates representing the Shares will contain a legend in respect of such restrictions. The undersigned agrees that if any transfer of the Shares or any interest therein is proposed to be made (other than a transfer pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below) or Rule 144), as a condition precedent to any such transfer, the undersigned may be required to deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company. The undersigned further acknowledges that because the Company is a shell company, Rule 144 may not be available to the undersigned for the resale of the Shares until one (1) year following consummation of the Transaction, despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 and the release or waiver of any contractual transfer restrictions. The undersigned understands and agrees that the Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the undersigned may not be able to readily resell the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The undersigned understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares.

 

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c. The undersigned understands and agrees that the undersigned is purchasing the SPAC Shares directly from the Company. The undersigned further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the undersigned by the Company, or its officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.

 

d. The undersigned’s acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable similar law.

 

e. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned has received such information as the undersigned deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned acknowledges that it has reviewed the Transaction Documents provided to the undersigned by the Company. The undersigned represents and agrees that the undersigned and the undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the undersigned and such undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares.

 

f. The undersigned became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the undersigned, the Company and Holdco and representatives of the Company and Holdco, and the Shares were offered to the undersigned solely by direct contact between the undersigned, the Company and Holdco and representatives of the Company and Holdco. The undersigned did not become aware of this offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to the undersigned, by any other means. The undersigned acknowledges that each of the Company and Holdco represents and warrants that the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

g. The undersigned acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares. The undersigned has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, and the undersigned has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the undersigned has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

 

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h. The undersigned has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the undersigned and that the undersigned is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the undersigned’s investment in the Company and Holdco. The undersigned acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

i. In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the undersigned has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the undersigned. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agent (as defined below) concerning the Company, Holdco or the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares.

 

j. The undersigned understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.

 

k. The undersigned has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation.

 

l. The execution, delivery and performance by the undersigned of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the undersigned, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which the undersigned is a party or by which the undersigned is bound, and, if the undersigned is not an individual, will not violate any provisions of the undersigned’s charter documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory, if the undersigned is an individual, has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or, if the undersigned is not an individual, the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned, enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms.

 

m. Neither the due diligence investigation conducted by the undersigned in connection with making its decision to acquire the Shares nor any representations and warranties made by the undersigned herein shall modify, amend or affect the undersigned’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Company’s and Holdco’s representations and warranties contained herein.

 

n. The undersigned is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). The undersigned agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that the undersigned is permitted to do so under applicable law. If the undersigned is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), the undersigned maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. To the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by the undersigned and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived.

 

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o. No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by Cohen and Company Capital Markets (the “Placement Agent”) or any of its affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

 

p. The Placement Agent and its directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company, Holdco or the Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to the undersigned by the Company or Holdco.

 

q. In connection with the issue and purchase of the Shares, the Placement Agent has not acted as the undersigned’s financial advisor or fiduciary.

 

r. If the undersigned is a resident or subject to the laws of Canada, the undersigned hereby declares, represents, warrants and agrees as set forth in the attached Schedule B.

 

8. Registration Rights.

 

a. Holdco agrees that, within sixty (60) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Date”), Holdco will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (at Holdco’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) registering such resale, and Holdco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than one hundred eighty (180) days (or ninety (90) days if the SEC notifies the Company that it will not “review” the Registration Statement) after the Transaction Closing Date (as applicable, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that if the SEC is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same number of days that the SEC remains closed for operations, provided, further, that Holdco’s obligations to include the Holdco Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the undersigned furnishing in writing to Holdco such information regarding the undersigned, the securities of Holdco held by the undersigned and the intended method of disposition of the Holdco Shares as shall be reasonably requested by Holdco to effect the registration of the Holdco Shares, and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as Holdco may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. For purposes of clarification, any failure by Holdco to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve Holdco of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 8.

 

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b. In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by Holdco pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, Holdco shall, upon reasonable request, inform the undersigned as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance. At its expense Holdco shall:

 

(i) except for such times as Holdco is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which Holdco determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to the undersigned, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earliest of (A) the date on which all of the Holdco Shares held by the undersigned may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to Affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) under Rule 144, and without the requirement for Holdco to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable, (B) the date on which the undersigned ceases to hold any Holdco Shares acquired pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, and (C) the second anniversary of the Transaction Closing Date; provided that the period under this clause (C) shall be extended by the same number of days that the Registration Statement is suspended in accordance with Section 8(c).

 

(ii) advise the undersigned within five (5) business days:

 

(1)when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(2)of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

 

(3)of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

(4)of the receipt by Holdco of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Holdco Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(5)subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the foregoing clause (ii), Holdco shall not, when so advising the undersigned of the events listed in (1) through (5) above, provide the undersigned with any material, nonpublic information regarding Holdco (other than to the extent that providing notice to the undersigned of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (5) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding Holdco);

 

(iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

(iv) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Sections 8(b)(ii)(2)-(5) above, except for such times as Holdco is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, Holdco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Holdco Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Holdco Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which Holdco’s common stock is listed; and

 

(vi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Holdco Shares contemplated hereby and to enable the undersigned to sell the Holdco Shares under Rule 144.

 

c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, Holdco shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require the undersigned not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by Holdco or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event Holdco’s board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by Holdco in the Registration Statement of material information that Holdco has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of Holdco’s board of directors to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that Holdco may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two occasions in any twelve (12) month period or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve (12) month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from Holdco of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the undersigned agrees that it will (i) immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Holdco Shares under the Registration Statement until the undersigned receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which Holdco agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by Holdco that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by Holdco unless otherwise required by applicable law or subpoena.

 

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d. The undersigned may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to Holdco requesting that the undersigned not receive notices from Holdco otherwise required by this Section 8; provided, however, that the undersigned may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from the undersigned (unless subsequently revoked), (i) Holdco shall not deliver any such notices to the undersigned and the undersigned shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to the undersigned’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, the undersigned will notify Holdco in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 8(d)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, Holdco will so notify the undersigned, within one (1) business day of the undersigned’s notification to Holdco, by delivering to the undersigned a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide the undersigned with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability

 

e. Holdco shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the undersigned (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders and agents of the undersigned, and each person who controls the undersigned (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or (ii) any violation by Holdco of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Section 8, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based solely upon information regarding the undersigned furnished in writing to Holdco by the undersigned expressly for use therein or the undersigned has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 8 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Holdco (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall Holdco be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs solely as a result of (A) if Holdco has made available to the undersigned a prospectus in accordance with this Section 8, the failure of the undersigned to deliver or cause to be delivered such prospectus to a purchaser of Holdco Shares from the undersigned pursuant to the Registration Statement in a timely manner, (B) an offer or sale of Holdco Shares effected by the undersigned by means of a freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) that was not authorized in writing by Holdco, or (C) an offer or sale of Holdco Shares effected by the undersigned pursuant to the Registration Statement in violation of Section 8(c). Holdco shall notify the undersigned promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 8 of which Holdco is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Holdco Shares by the undersigned.

 

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f. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Holdco, its directors, officers, partners, members, managers, shareholders and agents and each person who controls Holdco (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based solely upon information regarding the undersigned furnished in writing to Holdco by the undersigned expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 8 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the undersigned (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of the undersigned be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the undersigned upon the sale of the Holdco Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The undersigned shall notify Holdco promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 8 of which the undersigned is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Holdco Shares by the undersigned.

 

9. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without the Transaction being consummated, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied or waived by each of the parties hereto on or prior to the Transaction Closing Date and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated on such date, or (d) August 20, 2024; provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. If the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not consummated, then rights and obligations of Holdco shall terminate without any further liability on the part of Holdco. The Company shall promptly notify the undersigned of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement after the termination of such agreement.

 

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10. Trust Account Waiver. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses or assets. The undersigned further acknowledges that, as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated February 26, 2021 (the “Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Company’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering and private placement of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company and its public shareholders. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind it has or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement.

 

11. Notices. Any notice or communication to a party hereto required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (a) when so delivered personally, (b) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (c) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address or email address of such party set forth beneath such party’s signature hereto (or to such other address or email address as a party may hereafter designate by notice given to the other parties in accordance with this Section 11).

 

12. Miscellaneous.

 

a. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the undersigned hereunder (other than the Shares acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned.

 

b. The Company may request from the undersigned such additional information as the Company may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the undersigned to acquire the Shares, and the undersigned shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures.

 

c. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company, Holdco, the Placement Agent and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate. The undersigned agrees that each purchase by the undersigned of Shares from the Company will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by the undersigned as of the time of such purchase. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third- party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the undersigned contained in Section 7 of this Subscription Agreement. Holdco acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned’s officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders and agents, and each person who controls the undersigned (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), are third-party beneficiaries of Holdco’s indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8(e).

 

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d. Each of the Company and the undersigned is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

e. All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

f. This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification, waiver, or termination is sought.

 

g. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in subsection (c) of this Section 12, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.

 

h. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

i. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

j. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

k. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.

 

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l. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

m. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ASSERT AS A DEFENSE IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 12 OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

15

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

Name of Investor: Greenstar, L.P. State/Country of Formation or Domicile: Cayman Islands
     
By: /s/ Ilan Levin  
Name:  Ilan Levin  
Title: Authorized Signatory on behalf of the General Partner  

 

Name in which shares are to be registered (if different): Date: August      , 2024
   
Investor’s EIN:  
   
Business Address-Street: Mailing Address (for notices)-Street (if different):
   
Cayman Islands at PO Box 309, Ugland  
House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104,  
Cayman Islands  
   
City, State, Zip: City, State, Zip:
   
Attn: Ilan Levin Attn:________________
   
Telephone No.:+972-54-4510573 Telephone No.:
   
Email: ilan@moringacap.com Email:
   
Number of SPAC Shares subscribed for: 200,000  
   
Aggregate Subscription Amount: $2,000,000 Price Per Share: $10.00

 

You must pay the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company.

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Moringa Acquisition Corp has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date set forth below.

 
  MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP
     
  By: /s/ Ilan Levin
     
  Name:  Ilan Levin
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  Address for Notices:
   
  Moringa Acquisition Corp
  250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
  New York, NY 10017
  Attention: Ilan Levin, CEO
  Email: ilan@moringaac.com
   
  with a copy to:
   
  Meitar | Law Offices
  16 Abba Hillel Rd.
  Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel
  Attention: David Chertok; Jonathan M. Nathan; Elad Ziv
  Email: dchertok@meitar.com; jonathann@meitar.com; eladz@meitar.com
   
  and
   
  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  One Vanderbilt Avenue
  New York, New York 10022
  Attention: Mark Selinger
  Email: Mark.Selinger@gtlaw.com

 

Date: August ___, 2024

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holdco has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

  BIOMOTION SCIENCES
     
  By: /s/ Ilan Levin
  Name:  Ilan Levin
  Title: Director

 

  Address for Notices:
  Biomotion Sciences
  250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
  New York, NY 10017
  Attention: Ilan Levin, CEO
  Email: ilan@moringaac.com
   
  with a copy to:
   
  Meitar | Law Offices
  16 Abba Hillel Rd.
  Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel
  Attention: David Chertok; Jonathan M. Nathan; Elad Ziv
  Email: dchertok@meitar.com; jonathann@meitar.com; eladz@meitar.com
   
  and
   
  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  One Vanderbilt Avenue
  New York, New York 10022
  Attention: Mark Selinger
  Email: Mark.Selinger@gtlaw.com

 

Date: August ___, 2024

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTOR

 

A.QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
  (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

1. We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).

 

B.INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
 (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

1. We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. for one or more of the following reasons (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

We are a bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in an individual or a fiduciary capacity.

 

We are a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

We are an insurance company, as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act.

 

We are an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company, as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that act.

 

We are a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

 

We are a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.

 

We are an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is being made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, and the plan fiduciary is either a bank, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5 million; or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.

 

We are a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

We are a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, or an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, and that has total assets in excess of $5 million.

 

Schedule A

 

 

We are a trust with total assets in excess of $5 million not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.

 

We are an investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Investment Advisers Act”) or registered pursuant to the laws of a state, or an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the SEC under Section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act; or

 

We are a Rural Business Investment Company as defined in Section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

 

We are an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

 

We are an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

 

C.AFFILIATE STATUS

(Please check the applicable box)

 

THE INVESTOR:

 

is:

 

is not:

 

an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.

 

This page should be completed by the Investor and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement

 

Schedule A

 

 

SCHEDULE B

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTOR (Canadian Investors Only)

 

1.We hereby declare, represent and warrant that:

 

(a)we are purchasing the Shares as principal for our own account, or are deemed to be purchasing the Shares as principal for our own account in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, and not as agent for the benefit of another investor;

 

(b)we are residents in or subject to the laws of one of the provinces or territories of Canada;

 

(c)we are entitled under applicable securities laws to purchase the Shares without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under such securities laws and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, are both:

 

a.an “accredited investor” as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) or section 73.3(2) of the Securities Act (Ontario) by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion in Section 11 below, and we are not a person created or used solely to purchase or hold securities as an “accredited investor” as described in paragraph (m) of the definition of “accredited investor” in section 1.1 of NI 45-106; and

 

b.a “permitted client” as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”) by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion in Section 12 below

 

(d)we have received, reviewed and understood, this Subscription Agreement and certain disclosure materials relating to the placing of Shares in Canada and, are basing our investment decision solely on this Subscription and the materials provided by the Company and not on any other information concerning the Company or the offering of the Shares;

 

(e)the acquisition of Shares does not and will not contravene any applicable Canadian securities laws, rules or policies of the jurisdiction in which we are resident and does not trigger (i) any obligation to prepare and file a prospectus or similar document or (ii) any registration or other similar obligation on the part of any person;

 

(f)we will execute and deliver within the applicable time periods all documentation as may be required by applicable Canadian securities laws to permit the purchase of the Shares on the terms set forth herein and, if required by applicable Canadian securities laws, will execute, deliver and file or assist the Company in obtaining and filing such reports, undertakings and other documents relating to the purchase of the Shares as may be required by any applicable Canadian securities laws, securities regulator, stock exchange or other regulatory authority; and

 

Schedule B

 

 

(g)neither we nor any party on whose behalf we are acting has been established, formed or incorporated solely to acquire or permit the purchase of Shares without a prospectus in reliance on an exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws.

 

2.We are aware of the characteristics of the Shares, the risks relating to an investment therein and agree that we must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares. We understand that we will not be able to resell the Shares under applicable Canadian securities laws except in accordance with limited exemptions and compliance with other requirements of applicable law, and we (and not the Company) are responsible for compliance with applicable resale restrictions or hold periods and will comply with all relevant Canadian securities laws in connection with any resale of the Shares.

 

3.We hereby undertake to notify the Company immediately of any change to any declaration, representation, warranty or other information relating to us set forth herein which takes place prior to the closing of the purchase of the Shares applied for hereby.

 

4.We understand and acknowledge that (i) the Company is not a reporting issuer in any province or territory in Canada and its securities are not listed on any stock exchange in Canada and there is currently no public market for the Shares in Canada; and (ii) the Company currently has no intention of becoming a reporting issuer in Canada and the Company is not obligated to file and has no present intention of filing a prospectus with any securities regulatory authority in Canada to qualify the resale of the Shares to the public, or listing the Company’s securities on any stock exchange in Canada and thus the applicable restricted period or hold period may not commence and the Shares may be subject to an unlimited hold period or restricted period in Canada and in that case may only be sold pursuant to limited exemptions under applicable securities legislation.

 

5.We confirm we have reviewed applicable resale restrictions under relevant Canadian legislation and regulations.

 

6.It is acknowledged that we should consult our own legal and tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the Shares in our particular circumstances and with respect to the eligibility of the Shares for investment by us and resale restrictions under relevant Canadian legislation and regulations, and that we have not relied on the Company or on the contents of the disclosure materials provided by the Company, for any legal, tax or financial advice.

 

7.If we are a resident of Quebec, we acknowledge that it is our express wish that all documents evidencing or relating in any way to the sale of the Shares be drawn in the English language only. Si nous sommes résidents de la province de Québec, nous reconnaissons par les présentes que c’est notre volonté expresse que tous les documents faisant foi ou se rapportant de quelque manière à la vente des engagements soient rédigés en anglais seulement.

 

8.We understand and acknowledge that we are making the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein with the intent that they may be relied upon by the Company and the agents in determining our eligibility to purchase the Shares, including the availability of exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws in connection with the issuance of the Shares.

 

9.We consent to the collection, use and disclosure of certain personal information for the purposes of meeting legal, regulatory, self-regulatory, security and audit requirements (including any applicable tax, securities, money laundering or anti-terrorism legislation, rules or regulations) and as otherwise permitted or required by law, which disclosures may include disclosures to tax, securities or other regulatory or self-regulatory authorities in Canada and/or in foreign jurisdictions, if applicable, in connection with the regulatory oversight mandate of such authorities.

 

Schedule B

 

 

10.If we are an individual resident in Canada, we acknowledge that: (A) the Company or the agents may be required to provide personal information pertaining to us as required to be disclosed in Schedule I of Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (“Form 45-106F1”) under NI 45-106 (including its name, email address, address, telephone number and the aggregate purchase price paid by the purchaser) (“personal information”) to the securities regulatory authority or regulator in the local jurisdiction (the “Regulator”); (B) the personal information is being collected indirectly by the Regulator under the authority granted to it in securities legislation; and (C) the personal information is being collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the securities legislation; and by purchasing the securities, we shall be deemed to have authorized such indirect collection of personal information by the Regulator. Questions about the indirect collection of information should be directed to the Regulator in the local jurisdiction, using the contact information set out below:

 

(a)in Alberta, the Alberta Securities Commission, Suite 600, 250 - 5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4, Telephone: (403) 297-6454, toll free in Canada: 1-877-355-0585;

 

(b)in British Columbia, the British Columbia Securities Commission, P.O. Box 10142, Pacific Centre, 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1L2, Inquiries: (604) 899-6581, toll free in Canada: 1-800-373-6393, Email: inquiries@bcsc.bc.ca;

 

(c)in Manitoba, The Manitoba Securities Commission, 500 - 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4K5, Telephone: (204) 945-2548, toll free in Manitoba 1-800-655-5244;

 

(d)in New Brunswick, Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick), 85 Charlotte Street, Suite 300, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 2J2, Telephone: (506) 658-3060, toll free in Canada: 1-866-933-2222, Email: info@fcnb.ca;

 

(e)in Newfoundland and Labrador, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Financial Services Regulation Division, P.O. Box 8700, Confederation Building, 2nd Floor, West Block, Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 4J6, Attention: Director of Securities, Telephone: (709) 729-4189,

 

(f)in the Northwest Territories, the Government of the Northwest Territories, Office of the Superintendent of Securities, P.O. Box 1320, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9, Attention: Deputy Superintendent, Legal & Enforcement, Telephone: (867) 920-8984;

 

(g)in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, Suite 400, 5251 Duke Street, Duke Tower, P.O. Box 458, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P8, Telephone: (902) 424-7768;

 

(h)in Nunavut, Government of Nunavut, Department of Justice, Legal Registries Division, P.O. Box 1000, Station 570, 1st Floor, Brown Building, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0, Telephone: (867) 975-6590;

 

(i)in Ontario, the Inquiries Officer at the Ontario Securities Commission, 20 Queen Street West, 22nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S8, Telephone: (416) 593-8314, toll free in Canada: 1-877-785- 1555, Email: exemptmarketfilings@osc.gov.on.ca;

 

(j)in Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Securities Office, 95 Rochford Street, 4th Floor Shaw Building, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8, Telephone: (902) 368-4569;

 

(k)in Québec, the Autorité des marchés financiers, 800, Square Victoria, 22e étage, C.P. 246, Tour de la Bourse, Montréal, Québec H4Z 1G3, Telephone: (514) 395-0337 or 1-877-525-0337, Email: financementdessocietes@lautorite.qc.ca (For corporate finance issuers), fonds_dinvestissement@lautorite.qc.ca (For investment fund issuers);

 

(l)in Saskatchewan, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, Suite 601 - 1919 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4H2, Telephone: (306) 787-5879; and

 

(m)in Yukon, Government of Yukon, Department of Community Services, Law Centre, 3rd Floor, 2130 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5H6, Telephone: (867) 667-5314.

 

11.We hereby represent, warrant, covenant and certify that we are, or any party on whose behalf we are acting is, an “accredited investor” as defined in NI 45-106 or section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario) by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion below:

 

Schedule B

 

 

Please check the category that applies:

 

 a Canadian financial institution or a Schedule III bank of the Bank Act (Canada),
    
 the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada),
    
 a subsidiary of any person or company referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary,
    
 a person or company registered under the securities legislation of a province or territory of Canada as an adviser or dealer, except as otherwise prescribed by the regulations,
    
   [omitted]
    
  (e.1)[omitted]
    
 the Government of Canada, the government of a province or territory of Canada, or any Crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or of the government of a province or territory of Canada,
    
 a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec,
    
 any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government,
    
(i) a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a province or territory of Canada,
    
   [omitted]
    
(j.1) an individual who beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds CAD$5,000,000,
   
  [omitted]
   
  [omitted]
   
a person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements,
   
an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities only to a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of the distribution, a person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 of NI 45-106 [Minimum amount investment], or 2.19 of NI 45-106 [Additional investment in investment funds], or a person described in paragraph (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 of NI 45-106 [Investment fund reinvestment],

 

Schedule B

 

 

 an investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator or, in Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt,
    
 a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be,
    
 a person acting on behalf of a fully managed account1 managed by that person, if that person is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction,
    
 a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being traded,
    
 an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (d) or paragraph (i) in form and function,
    
 a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors,
    
 an investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser or a person that is exempt from registration as an adviser,
    
 a person that is recognized or designated by the Commission as an accredited investor,
    
 a trust established by an accredited investor for the benefit of the accredited investor’s family members of which a majority of the trustees are accredited investors and all of the beneficiaries are the accredited investor’s spouse, a former spouse of the accredited investor or a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of that accredited investor, of that accredited investor’s spouse or of that accredited investor’s former spouse.

 

12.We hereby represent, warrant, covenant and certify that we are, or any party on whose behalf we are acting is, a “permitted client” by virtue of the criterion indicated below,

 

Please check the category that applies:

 

(a) a Canadian financial institution or a Schedule III bank;
     
(b) the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada);

 

 
1A “fully managed account” means an account of a client for which a person makes the investment decisions if that person has full discretion to trade in securities for the account without requiring the client’s express consent to a transaction.

 

Schedule B

 

 

(c) a subsidiary of any person or company referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of the subsidiary;
     
(d) a person or company registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser, investment dealer, mutual fund dealer or exempt market dealer;
     
(e) a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such a pension fund;
     
(f) an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (e);
     
(g) the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any Crown corporation, agency or wholly-owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada;
     
(h) any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government;
     
(i) a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Quebec;
     
(j) a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;
     
(k) a person or company acting on behalf of a managed account managed by person or company, if the person or company is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;
     
(l) an investment fund if one or both of the following apply:
     

(i) the fund is managed by a person or company registered as an investment fund manager under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;

 

(ii) the fund is advised by a person or company authorized to act as an adviser under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;

 

(m) in respect of a dealer, a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that obtains advice on the securities to be traded from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;
     
(n) in respect of an adviser, a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is advised by an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;
     
(o) a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that obtains advice on the securities to be traded from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;
     
(p) an individual who beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that, before taxes but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $5 million;
     
(q) a person or company that is entirely owned by an individual or individuals referred to in paragraph (o), who holds the beneficial ownership interest in the person or company directly or through a trust, the trustee of which is a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;
     
(r) a person or company, other than an individual or an investment fund, that has net assets of at least C$25,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements; or
     
(s) a person or company that distributes securities of its own issue in Canada only to persons or companies referred to in paragraphs (a) through (r).

 

Schedule B

 

EX-10.3(1) 8 ea021197601ex10-3i_silexion.htm ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 13, 2024 AND EFFECTIVE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION, BY AND BETWEEN SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) AND WHITE LION CAPITAL, LLC

Exhibit 10.3.1

 

Execution Version 

 

ORDINARY SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Ordinary Share Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on August 13, 2024 but shall become effective on the date of, and immediately after, the consummation of the Merger (as defined below) (the “Effective Date”), by and between Biomotion Sciences, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Investor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is party to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among Moringa Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company and the Company (as may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the (“Business Combination Agreement”), as a result of which, among other things, the Company will hold substantially all of the assets and the business of the combined company following the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Investor shall purchase, from time to time, as provided herein, and the Company shall issue and sell up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) of the Company’s Ordinary Shares (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, such sales of Ordinary Shares by the Company to the Investor will be made in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (“Section 4(a)(2)” and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”)) promulgated thereunder, and upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the issuances and sales of Ordinary Shares by the Company to the Investor to be made hereunder;

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are concurrently entering into the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which the Company shall register the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor the Commitment Shares (as defined herein), pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.4;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.

 

Average Daily Trading Volume” shall mean the median daily trading volume of the Company’s Ordinary Shares over the most recent five (5) Business Days immediately preceding the date of delivery of a Purchase Notice.

 

1

Execution Version

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2(g).

 

Business Day” shall mean a day on which the Principal Market shall be open for business.

 

Claim Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

 

Clearing Costs” shall mean the Investor’s broker and Transfer Agent costs with respect to each deposit of Securities.

 

Closing” shall mean the closing of a purchase and sale of Ordinary Shares as described in Section 2.1.

 

Commitment Amount” shall mean Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000).

 

Commitment Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased an aggregate number of Purchase Notice Shares pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Commitment Amount or (ii) December 31, 2025.

 

Commitment Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.4.

 

Commitment Shares Determination Date” means the earlier of (i) the Business Day prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) the Business Day prior to the 180th day following the Effective Date.

 

Company” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Current Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

 

Damages” shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost, and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).

 

Designated Brokerage Account” shall mean the brokerage account provided by the Investor for the delivery of the applicable Securities.

 

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

Document Preparation Fee” shall be $20,000 payable by the Company to the Investor on the date of the first Purchase Notice, in which case such payment shall be deducted from the Investment Amount of the first Purchase Notice.

 

DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.

 

DTC/FAST Program” shall mean the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

 

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DWAC” shall mean Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.

 

DWAC Eligible” shall mean that (a) the Ordinary Shares are eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (b) the Company has been approved (without revocation) by the DTC’s underwriting department, (c) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (d) the Securities are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC, and (e) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Securities, as applicable, via DWAC.

 

DWAC Shares” means Ordinary Shares that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale, and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified DWAC account with DTC under the DTC/FAST Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).

 

Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.1.

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.1.

 

Indemnity Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(b).

 

Investment Amount” shall mean the gross price of the Purchase Notice Shares, less Clearing Costs.

 

Investment Limit” shall mean $2,000,000, subject to increase at the sole discretion of the Investor.

 

Investor” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions” shall mean a signed form of irrevocable transfer agent instructions, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, instructing the Transfer Agent to immediately deliver any Purchase Notice Shares to the Investor upon the Transfer Agent’s receipt of the copy of a Purchase Notice from the Company, without further instruction from the Company.

 

Jumbo Purchase Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(d).

 

Jumbo Purchase Investment Amount” shall mean the applicable Purchase Notice Shares referenced in the Jumbo Purchase Notice multiplied by the Jumbo Purchase Price.

 

Jumbo Purchase Notice” shall mean the closing of a purchase and sale of Ordinary Shares pursuant to a Jumbo Purchase Notice, as described in Section 2.2.

 

Jumbo Purchase Notice Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(c).

 

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Jumbo Purchase Limit” shall mean, for any Jumbo Purchase Notice, the Investor’s committed obligation under each Purchase Notice shall not exceed the Investment Limit, and the maximum amount of Purchase Notice Shares the Company may require the Investor to purchase per each Jumbo Purchase Notice shall be the lesser of: (i) 100% of the Average Daily Trading Volume or (ii) the Investment Limit divided by the highest closing price of the Ordinary Shares over the most recent five (5) Business Days immediately preceding receipt of the subject Purchase Notice. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Investor may waive the Jumbo Purchase Limit at any time to allow the Investor to purchase additional shares under a Jumbo Purchase Notice.

 

Jumbo Purchase Price” shall mean the product of (i) the lowest daily VWAP of the Ordinary Shares during the Jumbo Purchase Valuation Period and (ii) ninety-seven (97%).

 

Jumbo Purchase Valuation Period” shall mean the three (3) consecutive Business Days commencing on and including the Jumbo Purchase Notice Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Jumbo Purchase Notice Date shall be the first Business Day in the Jumbo Purchase Valuation Period.

 

Lien” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or other restriction.

 

Lowest Traded Price” shall mean: (i) if a Rapid Purchase Notice is received and confirmed by the Investor in writing by 5:00 am Pacific Time (PT), the lowest traded price of the Ordinary Shares between 1:00 am PST and 6:30 am PT and (ii) if a Rapid Purchase Notice is received and confirmed by the Investor in writing by 10:00 am PT (unless waived by the Investor), the lowest traded price of the Ordinary Shares between 6:30 am PT and 5:00 pm PT.

 

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any Transaction Document.

 

Minimum Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(c).

 

Ordinary Shares” shall mean the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and any shares of any other class of common shares whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).

 

Ordinary Shares Equivalents” means any securities of the Company entitling the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Ordinary Shares.

 

OTC Blackout” shall mean any calendar day that the Ordinary Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC under Section 6 of the Exchange Act (such as NASDAQ and NYSE), and the Principal Market is an over-the-counter market.

 

Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

PEA Period” shall mean the period commencing at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately prior to the filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any new registration statement, or any annual and quarterly report, and ending at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following (i) the effective date of such post-effective amendment of the Registration Statement or such new registration statement, or (ii) the date of filing of such annual and quarterly report, as applicable.

 

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Placement Agent” shall mean Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC.

 

Principal Market” shall mean any of the national exchanges (i.e. NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq) or other principal exchange or recognized quotation system which is at the time the principal trading platform or market for the Ordinary Shares.

 

Purchase” shall mean a purchase of Purchase Notice Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Purchase Notice” shall mean a written notice from Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Rapid Purchase Notice Form”) or Exhibit B attached hereto (a “Jumbo Purchase Notice Form”), to the Investor and the Transfer Agent setting forth the Purchase Notice Shares which the Company requires the Investor to purchase pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Purchase Notice Shares” shall mean all Ordinary Shares that the Company shall be entitled to issue as set forth in all applicable Purchase Notices in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Rapid Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).

 

Rapid Purchase Investment Amount” shall mean the applicable Purchase Notice Shares referenced in the Rapid Purchase Notice multiplied by the applicable Rapid Purchase Price.

 

Rapid Purchase Notice” shall mean the closing of a purchase and sale of Ordinary Shares pursuant to a Rapid Purchase Notice as described in Section 2.2.

 

Rapid Purchase Notice Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).

 

Rapid Purchase Notice Limit” shall mean, for any Rapid Purchase Notice, the Investor’s committed obligation under each Purchase Notice shall not exceed the Investment Limit, and the maximum amount of Purchase Notice Shares the Company may require the Investor to purchase per each Rapid Purchase Notice shall be the lesser of: (i) 40% of the Average Daily Trading Volume or (ii) the Investment Limit divided by the highest closing price of the Ordinary Shares over the most recent five (5) Business Days immediately preceding receipt of the subject Purchase Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor may waive the Rapid Purchase Notice Limit at any time to allow the Investor to purchase additional shares under a Rapid Purchase Notice.

 

Rapid Purchase Price” shall mean the Lowest Traded Price of the Ordinary Shares on the Rapid Purchase Notice Date.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement entered into by and among the Company and the Investor, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Registration Statement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.3.

 

Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act.

 

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Documents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.5.

 

Securities” mean (i) the Purchase Notice Shares issued to the Investor by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Commitment Shares.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Termination” shall mean any termination outlined in Section 10.5.

 

Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and all schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto.

 

Transfer Agent” shall mean the transfer agent of the Company as of the Effective Date and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by E*TRADE Securities LLC graph study function or Bloomberg through its “VWAP” function (set to 09:30:01 start time and 15:59:59 end time). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Investor. If the Company and the Investor are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 10.16. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization, or other similar transaction during such period.

 

Article II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES

 

Section 2.1 PURCHASE NOTICES. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Purchase Notice, from time to time, with a copy to the Transfer Agent, to purchase Purchase Notice Shares provided that the amount of Purchase Notice Shares shall not exceed the applicable purchase notice limit (i.e. the Jumbo Purchase Limit or the Rapid Purchase Notice Limit) or the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 7.2(g), (each such purchase, a “Closing”). The Company may not deliver a subsequent Purchase Notice until the Closing of an active Purchase Notice, except if waived by the Investor in writing. Furthermore, the Company shall not deliver any Purchase Notices to the Investor during the PEA Period.

 

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Section 2.2 MECHANICS.

 

(a) RAPID PURCHASE NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except during an OTC Blackout or a PEA Period, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company may deliver a Rapid Purchase Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII and otherwise provided herein. The Company shall provide the Transfer Agent with a copy of such Rapid Purchase Notice concurrently with its delivery to the Investor. The Company shall deliver the Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares to the Designated Brokerage Account alongside the delivery of the Rapid Purchase Notice. A Rapid Purchase Notice shall be deemed delivered on the Business Day (i) a Rapid Purchase Notice Form is received and confirmed by 10:00 a.m. Pacific time by email by the Investor and (ii) the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has been initiated and completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 10:00 a.m. Pacific time (the “Rapid Purchase Notice Date”). If the applicable Rapid Purchase Notice Form is received after 10:00 a.m. Pacific time or the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has not been completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 10:00 a.m. Pacific time, then the next Business Day shall be the Rapid Purchase Notice Date, unless waived by the Investor in writing. Each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform or fulfill all conditions and obligations to be performed or fulfilled by it under this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated as soon as practicable. Each party also agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(b) RAPID PURCHASE CLOSING. The Closing of a Rapid Purchase Notice shall occur one (1) Business Day following the Rapid Purchase Notice Date (the “Rapid Closing Date”), whereby the Investor shall deliver to the Company by 2:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Rapid Closing Date the Rapid Purchase Investment Amount in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, provided that the Investor has received the applicable Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares.

 

(c) JUMBO PURCHASE NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except during an OTC Blackout or a PEA Period and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company may deliver a Jumbo Purchase Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII and otherwise provided herein. The Company shall provide the Transfer Agent with a copy of such Jumbo Purchase Notice concurrently with its delivery to the Investor. The Company shall deliver the Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares to the Designated Brokerage Account alongside the delivery of the Jumbo Purchase Notice. A Jumbo Purchase Notice shall be deemed delivered on the Business Day (i) a Jumbo Purchase Notice Form is received and confirmed by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time by email by the Investor and (ii) the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has been initiated and completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time (the “Jumbo Purchase Notice Date”). If the applicable Jumbo Purchase Notice Form is received after 6:00 a.m. Pacific time or the DWAC of the applicable Purchase Notice Shares has not been completed as confirmed by the Investor’s Designated Brokerage Account by 6:00 a.m. Pacific time, then the next Business Day shall be the Jumbo Purchase Notice Date, unless waived by the Investor in writing. Each party shall use its best efforts to perform or fulfill all conditions and obligations to be performed or fulfilled by it under this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated as soon as practicable. Each party also agrees that it shall use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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(d) JUMBO PURCHASE CLOSING. The Closing of a Jumbo Purchase Notice shall occur within one (1) Business Day following the Jumbo Purchase Valuation Period (the “Jumbo Purchase Closing Date”); whereby the Investor shall deliver by 2:00 p.m. Pacific time to the Company the Jumbo Purchase Investment Amount in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, provided that the Investor has received the applicable Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares.

 

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR

 

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

Section 3.1 INTENT. The Investor is entering into this Agreement and purchasing the Securities for its own account, and not as nominee or agent, for investment purposes and not with a view towards, or for a sale in connection with, a “distribution” (as such term is defined in the Securities Act), and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Securities to or through any Person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that the Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.

 

Section 3.2 NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax, or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

 

Section 3.3 ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The Investor is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D), and the Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

 

Section 3.4 AUTHORITY. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of the Investor is required. The Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Investor, and when delivered by the Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

Section 3.5 NOT AN AFFILIATE. The Investor is not an officer, director, or “affiliate” (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.

 

Section 3.6 ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. The Investor is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada with full right and limited liability company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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Section 3.7 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Investor is a party or is subject, or by which the Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by the Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which the Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.

 

Section 3.8 DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Investor had an opportunity to review copies of the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available information with respect to the Company.

 

Section 3.9 MANNER OF SALE. At no time was the Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement, or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.

 

Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the SEC Documents and the Disclosure Schedules, which SEC Documents and Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company represents and warrants the following to the Investor, as of the Effective Date:

 

Section 4.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation or default of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. The Company has Subsidiaries as disclosed in the SEC Documents.

 

Section 4.2 AUTHORITY. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

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Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. As of the Effective Date, the Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 Ordinary Shares, of which no more than 8,315,024 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not issued any capital stock, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of Ordinary Shares to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Ordinary Shares Equivalents outstanding as of July 17, 2024. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any Ordinary Shares, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares Equivalents. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue Ordinary Shares or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

Section 4.4 LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the Effective Date, received notice from the Principal Market on which the Ordinary Shares are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Principal Market. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company is and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

Section 4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS; DISCLOSURE. The Company and/or its Subsidiaries have filed (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-279281, and (b) all other reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) thereof, for the one (1) year preceding the Effective Date (or such shorter period as the Company or its Subsidiaries were required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the SEC Documents comply as to form and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments). Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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Section 4.6 VALID ISSUANCES. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

 

Section 4.7 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Purchase Notice Shares, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation of the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, instrument or any “lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (other than (i) any SEC or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company in connection with the issuance of Purchase Notice Shares or subsequent to any Closing or any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto, or (ii) the filing of a Listing of Additional Shares Notification Form with the Principal Market, which, in each case, have been made or will be made in a timely manner); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.

 

Section 4.8 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. No event has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries that has not been disclosed in subsequent SEC Documents.

 

Section 4.9 LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and the Disclosure Schedule, there are no material actions, suits, investigations, inquiries (including, without limitation, SEC inquiries, FINRA inquiries, or inquiries of the Principal Market) or similar proceedings (however any governmental agency may name them) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or its properties, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.

 

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Section 4.10 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person (other than the Investor) has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.

 

Section 4.11 ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING INVESTOR’S PURCHASE OF SECURITIES. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Investor is not (i) an officer or director of the Company, or (ii) an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Purchase Notice Shares. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a dealer of the Company’s Ordinary Shares (or any other securities of the Company). The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

Section 4.12 NO GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any Person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

 

Section 4.13 NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company, its affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings for purposes of any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated, but excluding stockholder consents required to authorize and issue the Securities or waive any anti-dilution provisions in connection therewith.

 

Section 4.14 PLACEMENT AGENT; OTHER COVERED PERSONS. The Company has engaged Cohen & Company Capital Markets as a placement agent with respect to the offering contemplated by this Agreement. The Company is not aware of any other Person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of the Investor in connection with the sale of any Regulation D Securities.

 

Article V
COVENANTS OF INVESTOR

 

Section 5.1 SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither the Investor, nor any affiliate of the Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, (i) has executed any Short Sales prior to the Effective Date and (ii) will execute any Short Sales during the period from the Effective Date to the end of the Commitment Period. For the purposes hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale of Ordinary Shares purchased under the applicable Purchase Notice after delivery of the Purchase Notice shall not be deemed a Short Sale. The parties acknowledge and agree that during the Rapid Purchase Notice Date and Jumbo Purchase Valuation Period, the Investor may contract for, or otherwise effect, the resale of the subject purchased Purchase Notice Shares to third parties. The Investor shall, until such time as the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are publicly disclosed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents. “Short Sales” shall mean “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.

 

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Section 5.2 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. The Investor’s trading activities with respect to Ordinary Shares will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal Market.

 

Section 5.3 LEAK OUT. On any given Business Day, in the even that the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the immediately preceding Business Day is lower than the Minimum Price, the Investor shall not sell Commitment Shares on that Business Day equal to more than ten percent (10%) of that day’s trading volume of the Ordinary Shares.

 

Article VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 6.1 LISTING OF ORDINARY SHARES. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, so long as any Ordinary Shares shall be so listed, the listing, if required, of all such Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market from time to-time issuable hereunder. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing or quotation and trading of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets, if required) and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market.

 

Section 6.2 FILING OF CURRENT REPORT. The Company agrees that it shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K (or Form 6-K), including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act, (a) relating to the execution of the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents, and (b) disclosing any material, non-public information contained in the Disclosure Schedules (the “Current Report”). The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company.

 

Section 6.3 FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company shall file with the SEC, within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date, a new Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or F-1) (the “Registration Statement”) in compliance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, covering only the resale of the Securities by the Investor. The Registration Statement shall relate to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, this Agreement and disclosing all information relating to the transactions contemplated hereby required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the prospectus supplement as of the date of the Registration Statement, including, without limitation, information required to be disclosed in the section captioned “Plan of Distribution” in the Registration Statement. The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement within a reasonable time prior to their filing with the SEC, the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments, and the Company shall not file the Current Report or the Registration Statement with the SEC in a form to which the Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Company’s securities beneficially owned by the Investor and the intended method of distribution thereof, including any arrangement between the Investor and any other person or relating to the sale or distribution of the Company’s securities, as shall be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Registration Statement, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Registration Statement with the SEC. The Company shall have no knowledge of any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact or omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in any pre-existing registration statement filed or any new registration statement or prospectus which is a part of the foregoing. The Company shall promptly give the Investor notice of any event (including the passage of time) which makes the final prospectus not to be in compliance with Section 5(b) or 10 of the Securities Act and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts thereafter to file with the SEC any Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement, amended prospectus or prospectus supplement in order to comply with Section 5(b) or 10 of the Securities Act.

 

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Section 6.4 COMMITMENT SHARES. In consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of, and agreement to perform under this Agreement, the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to issue an amount of Ordinary Shares equal to $337,500 divided by the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the Commitment Shares Determination Date (the “Commitment Shares”) to the Investor as a commitment fee. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Commitment Shares shall be fully earned as of the Effective Date, and the issuance of the Commitment Shares is not contingent upon any other event or condition, including, without limitation, the Company’s submission of a Purchase Notice to the Investor or the filing of a Registration Statement, and irrespective of any termination of this Agreement. The Company shall include on the Registration Statement filed with the SEC, all Commitment Shares, provided that, in addition to all other remedies at law or in equity or otherwise under this Agreement, failure to timely do so will result in liquidated damages of $337,500, being immediately due and payable to the Investor at its election in the form of cash payment.

 

Section 6.5 NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 6.2 and otherwise provided herein, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Investor shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to the Investor without such prior written consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Investor shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, or affiliates, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Investor shall remain subject to applicable law. The Company represents that as of the Effective Date, except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents, neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has previously provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information. After the Effective Date, to the extent that any notice or communication made by the Company, or information provided by the Company, to the Investor constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice or other material information with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K (or Form 6-K). The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In addition to any other remedies provided by this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, if the Company provides any material, non-public information to the Investor without its prior written consent, and it fails to promptly (no later than by 9:00 am New York City time the next Business Day) file a Form 8-K (or Form 6-K) disclosing this material, non-public information, it shall pay the Investor as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $1,000 per day beginning with the day the information is disclosed to the Investor and ending and including the day the Form 8-K (or Form 6-K) disclosing this information is filed.

 

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Section 6.6 OTHER EQUITY LINE TRANSACTIONS. From the Effective Date until the end of the Commitment Period, the Company shall be prohibited from entering into any “equity line” or substantially similar equity line transaction whereby an investor is irrevocably bound to purchase securities over a period of time from the Company at a price based on the market price of the Ordinary Shares at the time of such purchase; provided, however, that this Section 6.6 shall not be deemed to prohibit the issuance of Ordinary Shares pursuant to (i) an “at-the-market offering” by the Company through a registered broker-dealer acting as agent of the Company pursuant to a written agreement between the Company and such registered broker-dealer or (ii) the conversion or exercise of derivative securities where the conversion or exercise price varies based on the market price of the Ordinary Shares. The Investor shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

Article VII
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF
PURCHASE NOTICE AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL PURCHASE NOTICE SHARES. The right of the Company to issue and sell the Purchase Notice Shares to the Investor is subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth below:

 

(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing as though made at each such time.

 

(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied, and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.

 

(c) PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the limitations set forth herein, the Company shall not issue more than 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares as of the Effective Date (the “Exchange Cap”) under this Agreement unless stockholder approval is obtained to issue in excess of the Exchange Cap; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply if (A) at any time the Exchange Cap is reached and at all times thereafter the average price paid for all Ordinary Shares issued under this Agreement is equal to or greater than $10.35 (the “Minimum Price”), a price equal to the lower of (i) the Nasdaq Official Closing Price of the Ordinary Shares (or the ordinary shares of Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Moringa”), as applicable) immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement or (ii) the arithmetic average of the five (5) Nasdaq Official Closing Prices for the Ordinary Shares (or the ordinary shares of Moringa, as applicable) immediately preceding the execution of this Agreement, as calculated in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market (such that, in such circumstance, for purposes of the Principal Market, the transaction contemplated hereby would not be “below market” and the Exchange Cap would not apply) or (B) the Company is exempt from obtaining stockholder approval for the issuance of shares above the Exchange Cap under the rules of the Principal Market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required or permitted to issue, and the Investor shall not be required to purchase, any Ordinary Shares under this Agreement if such issuance would violate the rules or regulations of the Principal Market. The Company may, in its sole discretion, determine whether to obtain stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of its outstanding Ordinary Shares hereunder if such issuance would require stockholder approval under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market. The Exchange Cap shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of Ordinary Shares issued or issuable that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable rules of the Principal Market.

 

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Section 7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE THE PURCHASE NOTICE SHARES. The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase the Purchase Notice Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall have been declared effective and shall remain effective for the resale of the Securities, the Company shall not have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so, and no other suspension of the use of, or withdrawal of the effectiveness of, such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist. The Investor shall not have received any notice from the Company that the prospectus and/or any prospectus supplement or amendment thereto fails to meet the requirements of Section 5(b) or Section 10 of the Securities Act.

 

(b) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date).

 

(c) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied, or complied with by the Company.

 

(d) NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling, or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(e) ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company’s most recent annual report or quarterly report filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

 

(f) NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF ORDINARY SHARES. The trading of the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market, or otherwise halted for any reason, and the Ordinary Shares shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from or no longer quoted on the Principal Market. In the event of a suspension, delisting, or halting for any reason, of the trading of the Ordinary Shares during an active Purchase Notice, as contemplated by this Section 7.2(f), the Investor shall purchase the Purchase Notice Shares in the respective Purchase Notice at a value equal to $0.01 per share of Ordinary Shares.

 

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(g) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP LIMITATION. The number of Purchase Notice Shares then to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other Ordinary Shares then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below), as determined in accordance with Section 13 of the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 7.2(g), in the event that the amount of Ordinary Shares outstanding is greater or lesser on a date of a Closing (a “Closing Date”) than on the date upon which the Purchase Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Ordinary Shares outstanding on such issuance of a Purchase Notice shall govern for purposes of determining whether the Investor, when aggregating all purchases of Ordinary Shares made pursuant to this Agreement, would own more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation following a purchase on any such Closing Date. In the event the Investor claims that compliance with a Purchase Notice would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, upon request of the Company the Investor will provide the Company with evidence of the Investor’s then existing shares beneficially or deemed beneficially owned. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to a Purchase Notice, provided that, the Investor may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation up to 9.99% at its sole discretion upon sixty-one (61) days prior written notice to the Company. To the extent that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation is exceeded, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable to the Investor shall be reduced so it does not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

(h) STOCK PROMOTION. The Company shall be free from any “stock promotion” flag.

 

(i) NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be suspended or any prospectus or prospectus supplement failing to meet the requirement of Sections 5(b) or 10 of the Securities Act (which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Business Days following the Business Day on which such Purchase Notice is deemed delivered).

 

(j) NO VIOLATION OF SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT. The issuance of the Purchase Notice Shares shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(k) DWAC ELIGIBLE. The Ordinary Shares must be DWAC Eligible and not subject to a “DTC chill”.

 

(l) SEC DOCUMENTS. All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act after the Effective Date (the “Future SEC Documents”) (1) shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act, and (2) as of their respective dates, such Future SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such Future SEC Documents, and none of such Future SEC Documents contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(m) EXCHANGE CAP. The Exchange Cap has not been reached (to the extent the Exchange Cap is applicable pursuant to Section 7.1(d) hereof).

 

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(n) IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions shall have been delivered by the Company to, and acknowledged in writing (email being sufficient) by, the Transfer Agent (or any successor transfer agent).

 

Article VIII
LEGENDS

 

Section 8.1 NO RESTRICTIVE STOCK LEGEND. No restrictive stock legend shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Purchase Notice Shares.

 

Section 8.2 INVESTOR’S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way the Investor’s obligations hereunder to comply with all applicable securities laws upon the sale of the Ordinary Shares.

 

Article IX
INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 9.1 INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Damages, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes subject to, resulting from, arising out of this Agreement or relating to (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or prospectus or prospectus supplement, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, or (iv) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages result primarily from the Indemnified Party’s failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Indemnified Party’s, recklessness or willful misconduct in performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Damages of an Indemnified Party to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made by an Indemnifying Party in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereof, prospectus, prospectus supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus (as amended or supplemented); and provided further that in no event shall any indemnity by the Investor under this Section 9.1 exceed the aggregate Jumbo Purchase Investment Amount and Rapid Purchase Investment Amount paid by the Investor under this Agreement, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by the Investor.

 

Section 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.

 

(a) A party that seeks indemnification under must promptly give the other party notice of any legal action; however, a delay in notice does not relieve an Indemnifying Party of any liability to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shows that the delay prejudiced the defense of the action.

 

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(b) The Indemnifying Party may participate in the defense at any time or it may assume the defense by giving notice to the Indemnified Parties. After assuming the defense, the Indemnifying Party:

 

(i) must select counsel (including local counsel if appropriate) that is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Parties;

 

(ii) is not liable to the other party for any later attorney’s fees or for any other later expenses that the Indemnified Parties incur, except for reasonable investigation costs;

 

(iii) must not compromise or settle the action without the Indemnified Parties consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld); and

 

(iv) is not liable for any compromise or settlement made without its consent.

 

(c) If the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense within 10 days after receiving notice of the action, the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by any determination made in the action or by any compromise or settlement made by the Indemnified Parties, and also remains liable to pay the Indemnified Parties’ legal fees and expenses.

 

Section 9.3 METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:

 

(a) If any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party might seek indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party by a Person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a “Third Party Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified Party’s claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a “Claim Notice”) with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the “Dispute Period”) whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.

 

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If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages, that provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2, or that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party’s delivery of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided, further, that if requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. Counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such Third Party Claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense unless (w) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (x) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Indemnified Party hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, (y) the Indemnified Party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, or (z) in the reasonable judgment of any such person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such person and the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may take over the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party Claim.

 

(i) If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party (with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party’s defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party’s participation therein at the Indemnified Party’s request, and the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.

 

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(ii) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

 

(b) If any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an “Indemnity Notice”) with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party’s rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

 

(c) The Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the Indemnified Party, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Third Party Claim.

 

(d) The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities to which the Indemnifying Party may be subject.

 

Article X
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and the Investor hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States federal and state courts located in Las Vegas, Nevada, with respect to any dispute arising under the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 10.2 JURY TRIAL WAIVER. The Company and the Investor hereby waive a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in respect of any matter arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents.

 

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Section 10.3 ASSIGNMENT. The Transaction Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.

 

Section 10.4 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as contemplated by Article IX.

 

Section 10.5 TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time in the event of a material breach of the Agreement by the Investor, which shall be effected by written notice being sent by the Company to the Investor. In addition, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the earlier of (i) the end of the Commitment Period or (ii) the date that, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI, IX and the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investor set forth in this Article X shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Company and the Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents and exhibits.

 

Section 10.7 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents or any other writing to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall pay the Document Preparation Fee associated with the Closing of the first Purchase Notice and the Clearing Cost associated with each Closing.

 

Section 10.8 COUNTERPARTS. The Transaction Documents may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties, all of which together will constitute one instrument, will be deemed to be an original, and will be enforceable against the parties. The Transaction Documents may be delivered to the other party hereto by email of a copy of the Transaction Documents bearing the signature of the party so delivering the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by .PDF, DocuSign or other generally accepted electronic signature. Such .PDF, DocuSign, or other generally accepted electronic signature shall be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature. The signatories to this Agreement each represent and warrant that they are duly authorized by the parties with the power and authority to bind the parties to the terms and conditions thereof.

 

Section 10.9 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

 

Section 10.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments, and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 10.11 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The Parties acknowledge that they have had an adequate opportunity to review each and every provision contained in this Agreement and to submit the same to legal counsel for review and comment. The parties agree with each and every provision contained in this Agreement and agree that the rule of construction that a contract be construed against the drafter, if any, shall not be applied in the interpretation and construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.12 EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that if it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Investor. The Company therefore agrees that the Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, both parties will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

Section 10.13 TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

Section 10.14 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the prospectus to the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto, and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right, or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, or privilege.

 

Section 10.15 PUBLICITY. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement, other than as required by law, without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The Investor acknowledges that the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be “material contracts,” as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.

 

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Section 10.16 DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

 

(a) GOVERNANCE OF ALL DISPUTES. The parties recognize that disagreements as to certain matters may from time to time arise out of these Transaction Documents. The parties agree that any disagreements that arise from these Transaction Documents are to be governed in accordance with this Section 10.16.

 

(b) SUBMISSION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

 

(i) In the case of a dispute relating to the Average Daily Trading Volume, Purchase Notice Limit, or VWAP (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Investor (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile or electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Investor at any time after the Investor learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Investor and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Average Daily Trading Volume, Purchase Notice Limit or VWAP (as the case may be), at any time after the second (2nd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Investor (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Investor (as the case may be), then the Company and the Investor may select an independent, reputable investment bank as mutually agreed upon to resolve such dispute.

 

(ii) The Investor and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 10.16 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such investment bank was selected (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Investor or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Investor or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Investor shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).

 

(iii) The Company and the Investor shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Investor of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne by the losing party, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error. The terms of this Agreement, each other applicable Transaction Document, and the Required Dispute Documentation shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Agreement and any other applicable Transaction Documents.

 

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(c) Good Faith Attempt To Resolve Other Disputes. If either the Company or the Investor believes that a dispute not covered by Section 10.16(b) has arisen under these Transaction Documents, that party, prior to commencing arbitration, must provided the other side with written notice detailing the nature of the alleged dispute. Upon receipt of such written notice, the parties are required to engage in good faith negotiations in an attempt to resolve the dispute for a period of not less than fourteen (14) days, such time as may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. If the Company and the Investor are unable to resolve such dispute within that fourteen (14) day period (or any period of extension as agreed by the parties), then either party may pursue resolution of the dispute pursuant to Section 10.16(d).

 

(d) ARBITRATION. Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim that may arise between the Company and the Investor in connection with these Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, any claim that, for whatever reason, was not resolved by the procedures of Section 10.16(b); and all claims arising out of or relating to the validity, construction, interpretation, enforceability, breach, performance, application or termination of these Transaction Documents), shall be submitted to binding arbitration governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The seat of the arbitration shall be in the State and County of Nevada. There shall be only one arbitrator selected in accordance with the rules of the American Arbtiration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in English and may be conducted in a virtual setting. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding and judgment may be entered thereon.

 

(e) COSTS AND AWARD. Each side must bear its own costs and legal fees during the pendency of the arbitration. A party’s failure to pay any costs or fees required to proceed in the arbitration, as they timely come due, shall result in an immediate default against that party. The prevailing party in the arbitration shall be entitled to recoup all its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs from the nonprevailing, including, without limitation, all of its costs relating to the arbitration, excluding only the costs incurred in connection with the procedures of Section 10.16(b). The arbitrator’s final award shall include this assessment of costs and fees. That award also shall include interest from the date of any damages incurred for breach of these Transaction Documents, and from the date of the award until paid in full assessed at the prevailing statutory rate. The nonprevailing party must promptly pay that award in U.S. dollars, free of any tax, deduction or offset. Further, in the event a party fails to proceed with arbitration, unsuccessfully challenges the arbitrator’s award, or fails to comply with the arbitrator’s award, the other party is entitled to all costs of suit including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in respect to any of these further actions. With respect to damages, the only damages recoverable under these Transaction Documents are compensatory; both the Company and the Investor expressly disclaim the right to seek punitive or other exemplary damages; provided that, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 16, if the Company fails to timely deliver Securities to the Investor in accordance with this Agreement, the Investor may pursue any remedy available at law or in equity, including exemplary, punitive, special, indirect, or consequential damages.

 

(f) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Provided a party has made a sufficient showing under applicable law, the arbitrator shall have the power and authority to invoke, and the parties agree to abide by, equitable relief or interim or provisional relief from the abritrator, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or permanent equitable relief. Additionally, nothing in this Section 10.16 shall preclude either party from seeking equitable relief or interim or provisional relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or permanent equitable relief, concerning a dispute either prior to or during arbitration if necessary to protect the interests of such party or to preserve the status quo pending the arbitration proceeding.

 

(g) Confidentiality. The arbitration proceeding and subsequent award shall be confidential. The arbitrator shall issue appropriate protective orders to safeguard each party’s confidential information. Except as required by law (or if necessary to enforce the award), including without limitation securities regulations, neither party is to make any public announcement with respect to the proceedings or decision of the arbitrator without the prior written consent of the other party. The existence of any dispute submitted to arbitration, and the award, shall be kept in confidence by the parties thereto and the arbitrator, except as required in connection with the enforcement of such an award or as otherwise required by law.

 

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Section 10.17 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, waivers, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid next Business Day delivery, or (c) transmitted by hand delivery, or email as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective upon hand delivery or delivery by email at the address designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received).

 

The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Biomotion Sciences

250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10177

Attention: Ilan Levin

E-mail: Ilan@moringaac.com

 

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
900 Stewart Ave, Suite 505

Garden City, NY 11530

Attention: Brian N. Wheaton, Esq.

E-mail: wheatonb@gtlaw.com

 

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If to the Investor:

 

WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC
17631 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1008
Encino, CA 91316
Attention: Sam Yaffa, Managing Director
E-mail: team@whitelioncapital.com

 

With a copy (not constituting notice) to:

 

Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP

10250 Constellation Boulevard, 19th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attention: Marc A. Indeglia, Esq.

E-mail: mindeglia@glaserweil.com

 

Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or email for notices under this Section 10.17 by giving prior written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date.

 

  Biomotion Sciences
   
  By: /s/ Ilan Levin
  Name:  Ilan Levin
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  White Lion Capital LLC
   
  By: /s/ Sam Yaffa
  Name: Sam Yaffa
  Title: Managing Director

 

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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES TO
ORDINARY SHARES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF RAPID PURCHASE NOTICE

 

TO: WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC;

 

We refer to the Ordinary Shares Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2024, (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between Biomotion Sciences, and White Lion Capital LLC. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.

 

We hereby:

 

1) Give you notice that we require you to purchase __________ Purchase Notice Shares at the Rapid Purchase Price; and

 

2) Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement are satisfied.

 

  Biomotion Sciences
   
  By:        
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF JUMBO PURCHASE NOTICE

 

TO: WHITE LION CAPITAL LLC;

 

We refer to the Ordinary Shares Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2024, (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between Biomotion Sciences, and White Lion Capital LLC. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.

 

We hereby:

 

1) Give you notice that we require you to purchase __________ Purchase Notice Shares at the Jumbo Purchase Price; and

 

2) Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the Agreement are satisfied.

 

  Biomotion Sciences
   
  By:        
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions

 

 

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EX-10.3(2) 9 ea021197601ex10-3ii_silexion.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 13, 2024 AND EFFECTIVE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION, BY AND BETWEEN SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) AND WHITE LION CAPITAL, LLC

Exhibit 10.3.2

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on August 13, 2024 but shall become effective on the date of, and immediately after, the consummation of the Merger (as defined below) (the “Effective Date”), by and between Biomotion Sciences, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Investor”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Company is party to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among Moringa Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company and the Company (as may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, (the “Business Combination Agreement”), as a result of which, among other things, the Company will hold substantially all of the assets and the business of the combined company following the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Merger”).

 

B. The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations forth under that certain ordinary share purchase agreement between the parties dated as of the Effective Date (the “Purchase Agreement”), during the Commitment Period (as defined therein), the Company may issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to $15,000,000 in aggregate gross purchase price of newly issued shares of Ordinary Shares.

 

C. Pursuant to the terms of, and in consideration for the Investor entering into, the Purchase Agreement, and to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the Investor with certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement

 

(b) “Allowable Grace Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(o).

 

(c) “Blue Sky Filing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

(d) “Claims” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

 

 

(e) “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity.

 

(f) “Company” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

(g) “Effectiveness Date” means the date that the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.

 

(h) “Indemnified Damages” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

(i) “Initial Registration Statement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(a).

 

(j) “Investor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

(k) “Investor Party” and “Investor Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in Section 6(a).

 

(l) “Legal Counsel” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b).

 

(n) “New Registration Statement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

 

(p) “Person” means any person or entity, whether a natural person, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, business association, firm, joint venture, governmental agency or authority.

 

(r) “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form included in the Registration Statement at the applicable Effectiveness Date of the Registration Statement, as supplemented from time to time by any Prospectus Supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.

 

(s) “Prospectus Supplement” means any prospectus supplement to the Prospectus filed with the Commission from time to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.

 

(t) “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

(u) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the Commission.

 

(v) “Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Purchase Notice Shares, (ii) the Commitment Shares, and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Purchase Notice Shares or Commitment Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange, or similar event or otherwise, and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Ordinary Shares are converted or exchanged and shares of capital stock of a successor entity into which the shares of Ordinary Shares are converted or exchanged; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Investor in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered, and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Investor (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company).

 

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(w) “Registration Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(a).

 

(x) “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act registering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities, including without limitation, the Initial Registration Statement and any New Registration Statement, as such registration statement or registration statements may be amended and supplemented from time to time, including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein.

 

(y) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission hereafter adopted having substantially the same purpose and effect as such rule.

 

(z) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission hereafter adopted having substantially the same purpose and effect as such rule.

 

(aa) “Staff” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

 

(ab) “Violations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

2.Registration.

 

(a) Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, no later than forty-five (45) days following the Effective Date, file with the Commission an initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form), or Form S-3 (or any successor form) if the Company is eligible to use Form S-3, registering the resale by the Investor of the maximum number of Registrable Securities as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with applicable Commission rules, regulations, and interpretations (determined as of two Business Days prior to such submission or filing) so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) (the “Initial Registration Statement”). The Initial Registration Statement shall contain a Prospectus describing the material terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and disclosing all information relating to the transactions contemplated thereby required to be disclosed in the Prospectus, including, without limitation, the “Selling Stockholder” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in order to conform, in all material respects when filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission.

 

(b) Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Investor shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee, solely on its behalf, any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP, or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Investor.

 

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(c) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. If, at any time, all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) as a result of Section 2(e) or otherwise, or the Initial Registration Statement is no longer effective, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, to the extent necessary and permissible, to amend the Initial Registration Statement, to cause an existing Registration Statement that has been filed but not declared effective by the Commission to become effective, or to file with the Commission one or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any position of the staff of the Commission (“Staff”) with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the Commission and the rules and regulations of the Commission) (each such additional Registration Statement, a “New Registration Statement”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission.

 

(d) No Inclusion of Other Securities; Statutory Underwriter Status. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(c) without consulting the Investor and Legal Counsel and receiving the written consent of the Investor before filing such Registration Statement with the Commission. The Investor acknowledges that it will be disclosed as an “underwriter” and a “selling stockholder” in each Registration Statement and in any Prospectus contained therein to the extent required by applicable law and to the extent the Prospectus is related to the resale of Registrable Securities.

 

(e)  Offering. If the Staff or the Commission seeks to prevent the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Securities proposed to be registered under a Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415, or if after the filing of any Registration Statement, or any Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(c), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the Commission to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement (after consultation with the Investor and Legal Counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom), to no more than the maximum number of securities as is permitted to be registered by the Commission until such time as the Staff and the Commission shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the Commission does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor of Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), and the Company shall not request acceleration of the Effectiveness Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file one or more New Registration Statements with the Commission in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the Prospectuses contained therein are available for use by the Investor.

 

(f) Ineligibility to Use Form S-3. If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of all Registration Statements then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC and the prospectus contained therein is available for use.

 

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3.Related Obligations.

 

For the duration of the Registration Period, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, during the term of this Agreement, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

(a) Following the Effective Date, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission the Initial Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof and one or more New Registration Statements pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof with respect to the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing. Subject to Allowable Grace Periods, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective (and the Prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales by the Investor of Registrable Securities on a continuous basis at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) at all times until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and (ii) either (A) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement if, as of such termination date, the Investor holds no Registrable Securities and has no obligation to acquire any Registrable Securities, or (B) the date after the termination of the Purchase Agreement on which any Registrable Securities then held by the Investor (or required to be acquired by the Investor) cease to be Registrable Securities (the “Registration Period”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (but subject to the provisions of Section 3(o) hereof), the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the Prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of Prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. The Company shall submit to the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date that the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the Staff or that the Staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement (as the case may be), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act.

 

(b) Subject to Section 3(o) of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with each such Registration Statement, which Prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep each such Registration Statement effective (and the Prospectus contained therein current and available for use) at all times during the Registration Period for such Registration Statement, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company required to be covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Investor as set forth in such Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company covenants and agrees that (i) on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement and any New Registration Statement (or any post-effective amendment thereto), the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (or post-effective amendment thereto), and (ii) if the transactions contemplated by any Purchase Notice are material to the Company (individually or collectively with all other prior Purchase Notices, the consummation of which have not previously been reported in any Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or in any report, statement, or other document filed by the Company with the Commission under the Exchange Act), or if otherwise required under the Securities Act (or the interpretations of the Commission thereof), in each case as reasonably determined by the Company and the Investor, then, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the applicable Jumbo Purchase Closing Date or Rapid Closing Date, if a Purchase Notice was properly delivered to the Investor hereunder in connection with such purchase, the Company shall file with the Commission a Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act with respect to the purchase(s), the total purchase amount for the Purchase Notice Shares subject to such purchase(s) (as applicable), the applicable Purchase Amount(s) for such Purchase Notice Shares and the net proceeds that are to be (and, if applicable, have been) received by the Company from the sale of such Purchase Notice Shares. To the extent not previously disclosed in the Prospectus or a Prospectus Supplement, the Company shall disclose, in its next Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, the information described in the immediately preceding sentence relating to all purchase(s) consummated during the relevant period and shall file such reports with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such report under the Exchange Act. In the case of amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement on Form S-1 or Prospectus related thereto that are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q or Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus with the Commission on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed that created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus, for the purpose of including or incorporating such report into such Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus (including, without limitation, any supplement thereto) included in each Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and with the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the jurisdictions in which the Registrable Securities may be sold by the Investor, in connection with the resale of the Registrable Securities and for such period of time thereafter as such Prospectus (including, without limitation, any supplement thereto) (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with resales of Registrable Securities.

 

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(c) The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel an opportunity to review and comment upon (i) each Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the Commission and (ii) all amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, the Prospectus contained therein) (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports to the extent incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus Supplements the contents of which are limited to that set forth in such reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the Commission, and (B) reasonably consider any comments of the Investor and Legal Counsel on any such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or to any prospectus contained therein without the prior consent of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall promptly furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) electronic copies of any correspondence from the Commission or the Staff to the Company or its representatives relating to each Registration Statement (which correspondence shall be redacted to exclude any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), (ii) after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investor, and (iii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to Legal Counsel to the extent such document is available on Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”).

 

(d) Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Investor, without charge, (i) after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, at least one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investor, (ii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto and (iii) such other documents, including, without limitation, copies of any final Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement thereto, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to the Investor to the extent such document is available on EDGAR).

 

(e) The Company shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities, under such other securities or “Blue Sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; providedhowever, the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(f) The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and the Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided, that in no event shall such notice contain any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and, subject to Section 3(o), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and such Prospectus contained therein to correct such untrue statement or omission. The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and the Investor in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and the Investor by e-mail (with read receipt) on the same day of such effectiveness), and when the Company receives written notice from the Commission that a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment will be reviewed by the Commission, (ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate, and (iv) of the receipt of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any related Prospectus. The Company shall respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto. Nothing in this Section 3(f) shall limit any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement.

 

(g) The Company shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus contained therein, or the suspension of the qualification, or the loss of an exemption from qualification, of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible time and (ii) notify Legal Counsel and the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding.

 

(h) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required to be disclosed in such Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

(i) Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on the Principal Market, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement on another Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(i).

 

(j) The Company shall cooperate with the Investor and, to the extent applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of Registrable Securities, as DWAC Shares, to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such DWAC Shares to be in such denominations or amounts (as the case may be) as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time. The Investor hereby agrees that it shall cooperate with the Company, its counsel, and the Transfer Agent in connection with any issuances of DWAC Shares, and hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that that it will resell such DWAC Shares only pursuant to the Registration Statement in which such DWAC Shares are included, in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in such Registration Statement, and in a manner in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. At the time such DWAC Shares are offered and sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, such DWAC Shares shall be free from all restrictive legends (except as otherwise required by applicable federal laws) and may be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Investor by crediting an account at DTC as directed in writing by the Investor.

 

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(k) Upon the written request of the Investor, the Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice from the Investor, and subject to Section 3(o) hereof, (i) incorporate in a Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering, (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment, and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement or Prospectus contained therein if reasonably requested by the Investor.

 

(l) Intentionally Omitted.

 

(m) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders (which may be satisfied by making such information available on EDGAR) as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effectiveness Date of each Registration Statement.

 

(n) The Company shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

(o) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section 3(o)), at any time, the Company may, upon written notice to Investor, delay the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement, or suspend Investor’s use of any Prospectus that is a part of any Registration Statement (in which event the Investor shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, but shall settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if the Company determines that in order for such Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (i) an amendment or supplement thereto would be needed to include information at that time, (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation, or event the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by the Company in such Registration Statement or Prospectus of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in such Registration Statement or Prospectus would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, to cause such Registration Statement or Prospectus to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements of the Commission, or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement or Prospectus, as applicable, would be seriously detrimental to the Company and, as a result, that it is essential to defer such filing, effectiveness or use (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company delay or suspend the filing, effectiveness or use of any Registration Statement or Prospectus for a period that exceeds 45 consecutive Business Days or an aggregate of 90 total Business Days in any 365-day period; and provided, further, the Company shall not effect any such suspension during the period beginning on the delivery of a Rapid Purchase Notice and 2:00 pm Pacific time on the corresponding Rapid Purchase Closing Date or during the period beginning on the delivery of a Jumbo Purchase Notice and 2:00 pm Pacific time on the corresponding Jumbo Purchase Closing Date. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Company shall provide prompt notice, but in any event within one Business Day of such disclosure or termination, to the Investor and shall promptly terminate any suspension or delay it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement (including as set forth in the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material nonpublic information is no longer applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3(o), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver DWAC Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which (i) the Company has made a sale to Investor and (ii) the Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the Prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, in each case prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of an Allowable Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

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(p) Upon the written request of the Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) the Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel, and (iii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investor (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, each Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict confidence and not to make any disclosure (except to such Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (1) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (2) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (3) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and the Investor, if any) shall be deemed to limit any Investor’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

(q) The Company shall at all times maintain the services of the Transfer Agent with respect to the administration of its Ordinary Shares.

 

4. Obligations of the Investor.

 

(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement (or such shorter period to which the parties agree), the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from the Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investor that the Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

(b) The Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

(c) The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(p) or the first sentence of 3(f), the Investor shall (i) immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(o) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required and (ii) maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(c), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver DWAC Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(o) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

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5. Expenses of Registration

 

All reasonable expenses of the Company, other than sales or brokerage commissions and fees of the Investor, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing, and qualifications fees, and all printer and accounting fees incurred by the Company, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall reimburse Legal Counsel for its fees and disbursements in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $10,000 for each such registration, filing or qualification.

 

6. Indemnification.

 

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Investor, each of its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title), and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each of the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, an “Investor Party” and collectively, the “Investor Parties”), against any losses, obligations, claims, damages, liabilities, contingencies, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs of defense and investigation), amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing for, or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body, or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an Investor Party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “Blue Sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) or in any Prospectus Supplement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Investor Parties, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Investor Party arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Investor Party for such Investor Party expressly for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement, Prospectus, or Prospectus Supplement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that the written information set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto is the only written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus, or Prospectus Supplement), (ii) shall not be available to the Investor to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) made available by the Company (to the extent applicable), including, without limitation, a corrected Prospectus, if such Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) or corrected Prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and then only if, and to the extent that, following the receipt of the corrected Prospectus no grounds for such Claim would have existed, and (iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Investor Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.

 

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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is participating, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Company Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, the Prospectus included therein, or any Prospectus Supplement thereto (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that the written information set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto is the only written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement); and, subject to Section 6(c) and the below provisos in this Section 6(b), the Investor shall reimburse a Company Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Company Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; providedhowever, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided, further that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the applicable sale of Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to such Registration Statement, Prospectus, or Prospectus Supplement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Company Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.

 

(c) Promptly after receipt by an Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Party or the Company Party (as the case may be); provided, however, an Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the indemnifying party if (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Claim and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) in any such Claim, or (iii) the named parties to any such Claim (including, without limitation, any impleaded parties) include both such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) and the indemnifying party, and such Investor Party or such Company Party (as the case may be) shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Investor Party or such Company Party and the indemnifying party (in which case, if such Investor Party or such Company Party (as the case may be) notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof on behalf of the indemnified party and such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party), provided further that in the case of clause (iii) above the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for all Investor Parties or Company Parties (as the case may be). The Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim, or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; providedhowever, the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay, or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Company Party. For the avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to Sections 6(a) and 6(b) hereof. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) with respect to all third parties, firms, or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

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(d) No Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to indemnification from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred; provided that any Person receiving any payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall promptly reimburse the Person making such payment for the amount of such payment to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such Person receiving such payment was not entitled to such payment.

 

(f) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Company Party or Investor Party against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

7. Contribution.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; providedhowever: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, (ii) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation, and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the applicable sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, the Investor shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Investor from the applicable sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Claim exceeds the amount of any damages that the Investor has otherwise been required to pay, or would otherwise be required to pay under Section 6(b), by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

8. Reports Under the Exchange Act.

 

With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees, beginning August 14, 2025 (at which time the Company’s securities may be eligible for resale under rule 144, to do all of the following:

 

(a) use its commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit any of the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;

 

(c) furnish to the Investor, so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting, submission and posting requirements of Rule 144 and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the Commission if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

 

(d) take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions, and instructions to the Transfer Agent as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.

 

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9. Assignment of Registration Rights

 

Neither the Company nor the Investor shall assign this Agreement or any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder.

 

10. Amendment or Waiver

 

No provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

11. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Solely for purposes of this Agreement, a Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns (beneficially or of record) or is deemed to own (beneficially or of record) such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices, or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice, or election received from the beneficial owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(b) Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in accordance with Section 10.17 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. The Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that either party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof (without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required), this being in addition to any other remedy to which either party may be entitled by law or equity.

 

(d) All questions concerning the governing law, construction, validity, enforcement, arbitration, dispute resolution, and interpretation of this Agreement shall be under the same terms as set forth under Article X of the Purchase Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.11, 10.12, and 10.16 thereunder. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(e) The Transaction Documents set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties solely with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and understandings between the parties, both oral and written, solely with respect to such matters. There are no promises, undertakings, representations, or warranties by either party relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit, modify, or affect in any manner whatsoever (i) the conditions precedent to a purchase contained in Article VII of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) any of the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement.

 

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(f) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors. This Agreement is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any Person, other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and the Persons referred to in Sections 6 and 7 hereof (and in such case, solely for the purposes set forth therein).

 

(g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include all genders and all plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.

 

(h) This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties, all of which together will constitute one instrument, will be deemed to be an original, and will be enforceable against the parties. This Agreement may be delivered to the other party hereto by email of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by .PDF, DocuSign, or other generally accepted electronic signature. Such .PDF, DocuSign, or other generally accepted electronic signature shall be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature. The signatories to this Agreement each represent and warrant that they are duly authorized by the parties with the power and authority to bind the parties to the terms and conditions thereof.

 

(i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(j) The Parties acknowledge that they have had an adequate opportunity to review each and every provision contained in this Agreement and to submit the same to legal counsel for review and comment. The parties agree with each and every provision contained in this Agreement and agree that the rule of construction that a contract be construed against the drafter, if any, shall not be applied in the interpretation and construction of this Agreement.

 

12. Termination.

 

This Agreement shall terminate in its entirety on either (a) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement if, as of such termination date, the Investor holds no Registrable Securities and has no obligation to acquire any Registrable Securities, or (b) the date after the termination of the Purchase Agreement on which any Registrable Securities then held by the Investor (or required to be acquired by the Investor) cease to be Registrable Securities; provided, that the provisions of Sections 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 shall remain in full force and effect for the longest period under applicable laws.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Biomotion Sciences
     
  By: /s/ Ilan Levin
    Name: Ilan Levin
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  INVESTOR:
   
  White Lion Capital LLC
     
  By: /s/ Sam Yaffa
    Name: Sam Yaffa
    Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDER

 

This prospectus relates to the possible resale from time to time by White Lion Capital of any or all of the shares of ordinary shares that may be issued by us to White Lion Capital under the Purchase Agreement. For additional information regarding the issuance of ordinary shares covered by this prospectus, see the section titled “White Lion Capital Committed Equity Financing” above. We are registering the shares of ordinary shares pursuant to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with White Lion Capital dated as of August 13, 2024 to permit White Lion Capital to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement or as otherwise disclosed in this prospectus, White Lion Capital has not had any material relationship with us within the past three years. As used in this prospectus, the term “selling stockholder” means White Lion Capital, LLC.

 

The table below presents information regarding the selling stockholder and the shares of ordinary shares that it may offer from time to time under this prospectus. This table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholder and reflects holdings as of [●], 2024. The number of shares in the column “Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares to be Offered Pursuant to this Prospectus” represents all of the ordinary shares that the selling stockholder may offer under this prospectus. The selling stockholder may sell some, all or none of its ordinary shares in this offering. We do not know how long the selling stockholder will hold the ordinary shares before selling them, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements, or understandings with the selling stockholder regarding the sale of any of the ordinary shares.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Ac, and includes ordinary shares with respect to which the selling stockholder has voting and investment power. The percentage of ordinary shares beneficially owned by the selling stockholder before the offering shown in the table below is based on an aggregate of [●] of our ordinary shares outstanding on [●], 2024. Because the purchase price of the ordinary shares issuable under the Purchase Agreement is determined on the Closing Date with respect to each purchase, the number of ordinary shares that may actually be sold by the Company under the Purchase Agreement may be fewer than the number of ordinary shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the ordinary shares offered by the selling stockholder pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Name of Selling Stockholder  Number of
Ordinary Shares
Owned Prior to
Offering
   Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares
to be Offered Pursuant to
this Prospectus
   Number of
Ordinary Shares
Owned After Offering
 
   Number(1)       Percent(2)           Number(3)       Percent(2)   
White Lion Capital LLC(4)     [●]             *         [●]   0           — 

 

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of our outstanding ordinary shares.

 

(1) In accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act, we have excluded from the number of shares beneficially owned prior to the offering all of the shares that White Lion Capital may be required to purchase under the Purchase Agreement, as the issuance of such shares is solely at our discretion and is subject to conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement, the satisfaction of which are entirely outside of White Lion Capital’s control, including the registration statement that includes this prospectus becoming and remaining effective.  Furthermore, the purchase of ordinary shares are subject to certain agreed upon maximum amount limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.  The Purchase Agreement prohibits us from issuing and selling any of our ordinary shares to White Lion Capital to the extent such ordinary shares, when aggregated with all other ordinary shares then beneficially owned by White Lion Capital, would cause White Lion Capital’s beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares to exceed the 4.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Purchase Agreement also prohibits us from issuing or selling ordinary shares under the Purchase Agreement in excess of the 19.99% Exchange Cap, unless we obtain stockholder approval to do so, or unless sales of ordinary shares are made at a price equal to or greater than $[●] per share, such that the Exchange Cap limitation would not apply under applicable Nasdaq rules. Neither the Beneficial Ownership Limitation nor the Exchange Cap (to the extent applicable under Nasdaq rules) may be amended or waived under the Purchase Agreement.

 

(2) Applicable percentage ownership is based on [●]of our ordinary shares outstanding as of [●], 2024.

 

(3) Assumes the sale of all ordinary shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

(4) The business address of White Lion Capital, LLC (“WLC”) is 17631 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1008, Encino, CA 91316.  WLC’s principal business is that of a private investor.  Dmitriy Slobodskiy Jr., Yash Thukral, Sam Yaffa, and Nathan Yee are the managing principals of WLC.  Therefore, each of Slobodskiy Jr., Thukral, Yaffa, and Yee may be deemed to have sole voting control and investment discretion over securities beneficially owned directly by WLC and, indirectly, by WLC.  The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Slobodskiy Jr., Thukral, Yaffa, and Yee as to beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned directly by WLC and, indirectly, by WLC.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The ordinary shares offered by this prospectus are being offered by the selling stockholder, White Lion Capital, LLC. The ordinary shares may be sold or distributed from time to time by the selling stockholder directly to one or more purchasers or through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices, which may be changed. The sale of the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus could be effected in one or more of the following methods:

 

  ordinary brokers’ transactions;

 

  transactions involving cross or block trades;

 

  through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents;

 

  “at the market” into an existing market for our ordinary shares;

 

  in other ways not involving market makers or established business markets, including direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through agents;

 

  in privately negotiated transactions; or

 

  any combination of the foregoing.

 

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the ordinary shares may be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states, the ordinary shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption from the state’s registration or qualification requirement is available and satisfied.

 

White Lion Capital is an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act.

 

White Lion Capital has informed us that it intends to use one or more registered broker-dealers to effectuate all sales, if any, of our ordinary shares that it may acquire from us pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Such sales will be made at prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price. Each such registered broker-dealer will be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. White Lion Capital has informed us that each such broker-dealer may receive commissions from White Lion Capital and, if so, such commissions will not exceed customary brokerage commissions.

 

Brokers, dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions from the purchasers, for whom the broker-dealers may act as agent, of the ordinary shares sold by the selling stockholder through this prospectus. The compensation paid to any such particular broker-dealer by any such purchasers of shares of our ordinary shares sold by the selling stockholder may be less than or in excess of customary commissions. Neither we nor the selling stockholder can presently estimate the amount of compensation that any agent will receive from any purchasers of ordinary shares sold by the selling stockholder.

 

We know of no existing arrangements between the selling stockholder or any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter, or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus.

 

We may from time to time file with the SEC one or more supplements to this prospectus or amendments to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part to amend, supplement, or update information contained in this prospectus, including, if and when required under the Securities Act, to disclose certain information relating to a particular sale of ordinary shares offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholder, including the names of any brokers, dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of such shares by the selling stockholder, any compensation paid by the selling stockholder to any such brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents, and any other required information.

 

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We also have agreed to indemnify White Lion Capital and certain other persons against certain liabilities in connection with the offering of ordinary shares offered hereby, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities. White Lion Capital has agreed to indemnify us against liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from certain written information furnished to us by White Lion Capital specifically for use in this prospectus or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable.

 

We estimate that the total expenses for the offering will be approximately $[●].

 

White Lion Capital has represented to us that, at no time before the date of the Purchase Agreement, has White Lion Capital, any of its affiliates, or any entity managed or controlled by White Lion Capital engaged in or effected, directly or indirectly, for its own principal account, any short sale (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of our ordinary shares that establishes a net short position with respect to our ordinary shares. White Lion Capital has agreed that, during the term of the Purchase Agreement, none of White Lion Capital, any of its affiliates nor any entity managed or controlled by White Lion Capital will enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any of the foregoing transactions for its own principal account or for the principal account of any other such entity.

 

We have advised the selling stockholder that it is required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the selling stockholder, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in the distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the securities offered by this prospectus.

 

This offering will terminate on the date that all ordinary shares offered by this prospectus have been sold by the selling stockholder.

 

Our ordinary shares is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SLXN”.

 

 

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EX-10.4 10 ea021197601ex10-4_silexion.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 14, 2024 AND EFFECTIVE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE, BY AND AMONG SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES)

Exhibit 10.4

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 14, 2024, and to be effective as of the Closing of the Business Combination (each, as defined in the Recitals below), is made and entered into by and among, and/or is binding upon: Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), an exempted company incorporated under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“TopCo” or the “Company”); Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Moringa”); Moringa Sponsor, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (which is referred to, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moringa Sponsor US L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as the “Sponsor”); those individuals and/or entities holding an interest in the Sponsor to whom Sponsor Investment Shares (as defined in the Recitals below) have been distributed concurrently with the Closing of the Business Combination (the “Sponsor Distributees”); Greenstar, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “PIPE Investor”); EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (the “Representative”); and those security holders of Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company (“Silexion”), whose names appear on the signature pages hereto, who will become shareholders of the Company upon the Closing of the Business Combination (the “New Shareholders”, and together with the Sponsor, the Sponsor Distributees, the PIPE Investor, the Representative, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section ‎5.2 of this Agreement, being referred to herein as a “Holder” and collectively as the “Holders”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Moringa, the Sponsor and the Representative are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 19, 2021 (the “Prior Moringa Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the closing of the transactions (collectively, the “Closing”) under that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among TopCo, Moringa, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TopCo (“Merger Sub 1”), Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, an exempted company incorporated under Laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TopCo (“Merger Sub 2”), and Silexion (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), (i) Merger Sub 2 shall be merged with and into Moringa (the “SPAC Merger”), with Moringa surviving the SPAC Merger and consequently becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of TopCo, and (ii) following the SPAC Merger, Merger Sub 1 shall be merged with and into Silexion (the “Acquisition Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers” and each individually, the “Merger”), with Silexion as the surviving entity of such Acquisition Merger and consequently becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of TopCo;

 

WHEREAS, each Moringa Class A Ordinary Share and Moringa Class B Ordinary Share (each, as defined below), and each ordinary share of Silexion and each preferred share of Silexion, outstanding as of the time of the Closing will automatically convert into the right to receive a certain number of ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at set ratios for the former shareholders of Moringa and Silexion, respectively, on the terms and conditions provided in the Business Combination Agreement, and the Sponsor, the Representative and the New Shareholders will hold Ordinary Shares as a result of that conversion;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Prior Moringa Agreement, the Prior Moringa Agreement can be amended with the written consent of Moringa and the holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined under the Prior Moringa Agreement) at the time in question, and the Sponsor holds such majority of the Registrable Securities currently outstanding and can therefore consent to such amendment, including the assignment of Moringa’s obligations under the Prior Moringa Agreement to the Company pursuant hereto (notwithstanding the restriction on such assignment in Section 5.2 of the Prior Moringa Agreement), as reflected in the terms of this Agreement, and all holders of Registrable Securities under the Prior Moringa Agreement will be bound by this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, prior to Moringa’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), the Sponsor was issued, in a private placement, an aggregate of 2,875,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Moringa (“Moringa Class B Ordinary Shares”), of which 2,874,999 were previously converted, on a one-for-one basis, into Moringa’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares”), and of which 1,308,000 shares (“Moringa Founders Shares”) will be surrendered by the Sponsor to Moringa, for cancellation, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, whereas 1,567,000 Moringa Founders Shares will be, in lieu of surrender, instead transferred by Sponsor to certain investors pursuant to “backstop” arrangements in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement prior to the SPAC Merger (such transferred Moringa Founders Shares that remain outstanding as of the Closing and are converted into Ordinary Shares upon the Closing, the “Founders Shares”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Founders Shares are subject to a certain lock-up period following the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) under the terms of that certain letter agreement, dated as of February 16, 2021, by and among Moringa, the Sponsor, and the directors and officers of Moringa as of the time of the IPO (the “Insider Letter”), and the Business Combination Agreement requires that Moringa, TopCo and the Sponsor eliminate such lock-up as described in this Agreement, such that the Founders Shares will not be subject to any lock-up period following the Closing, which amounts to an effective amendment to the Insider Letter, which is being consented to by Moringa and the Sponsor via their entry into this Agreement, in accordance with Section 11 of the Insider Letter;

 

WHEREAS, prior to the IPO, the Representative was issued in a private placement and pursuant to certain transfers, 100,000 Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares, which will be converted into Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis upon the Closing (such Ordinary Shares received upon such conversion, the “Representative Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the IPO, Moringa entered into that certain Private Units Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2021, with the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Private Units Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, an aggregate of 352,857 units (each, a “Moringa Unit”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Moringa Unit, with each Moringa Unit comprised of one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50, and all of such Moringa Units will be separated immediately prior to the SPAC Merger into component Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares and Moringa warrants, each of which, upon the SPAC Merger, will be deemed transferred to TopCo and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent only the right to receive one Ordinary Share and a warrant to purchase Ordinary Shares, all on the terms set forth in the Business Combination Agreement (such Ordinary Shares and warrants issued to the Sponsor, each a “Sponsor Private Placement Share” and “Sponsor Private Placement Warrant”, respectively);

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously with its entry into the Sponsor Private Units Purchase Agreement and in connection with the IPO, Moringa entered into that certain Private Units Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2021, with the Representative (the “Representative Private Units Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Representative purchased, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, an aggregate of 27,143 Moringa Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Moringa Unit, with each such Moringa Unit comprised of one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Moringa Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50, and all of such Moringa Units will be separated immediately prior to the SPAC Merger into component Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares and Moringa warrants, each of which, upon the SPAC Merger, will be deemed transferred to TopCo and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent only the right to receive one Ordinary Share and a warrant to purchase Ordinary Shares, all on the terms set forth in the Business Combination Agreement (such Ordinary Shares and warrants issued to the Representative, each a “Representative Private Placement Share” and “Representative Private Placement Warrant”, respectively, and together with the Sponsor Private Placement Shares and Sponsor Private Placement Warrants, the “Private Placement Shares” and “Private Placement Warrants” respectively, collectively);

 

WHEREAS, the Sponsor and Representative possessed certain registration rights with respect to the Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares and Moringa warrants purchased under the Sponsor Private Units Purchase Agreement and Representative Private Units Purchase Agreement, respectively, under the Prior Moringa Agreement, which rights are being affirmed in this Agreement with respect to the Private Placement Shares and Private Placement Warrants that will be issued to them pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Sponsor loaned to Moringa funds as working capital and for contributions to Moringa’s trust account prior to the Closing, for which the obligation to repay those loan amounts is being assigned by Moringa to TopCo in connection with the Closing of the Business Combination, and which loan amounts may therefore potentially be (i) converted into Ordinary Shares by the Sponsor, or (ii) repaid by the Company via the issuance of Ordinary Shares to the Sponsor (any such Ordinary Shares issuable to the Sponsor pursuant to conversion or repayment, “Note Shares”), under the terms of an Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of the date of the Closing, being issued by the Company to the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Promissory Note”), and the Sponsor Promissory Note provides that the Sponsor shall have registration rights under this Agreement with respect to the Note Shares issuable to the Sponsor;

 

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the waiver letter entered into on June 18, 2024 under the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor will receive, upon completion of the Business Combination, 1,382,325 Ordinary Shares in respect of an investment of at least $350,000 in TopCo that Sponsor was to have made, but which was waived by Silexion as a condition to Closing under the Business Combination, and certain of those Ordinary Shares are being distributed to Sponsor Distributees upon the Closing (the Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor and/or the Sponsor Distributees as of the Closing in respect of such waived investment in TopCo, the “Sponsor Investment Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, the PIPE Investor is investing $200,000 in Moringa, and will receive in respect thereof 2,000,000 Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares, immediately prior to the SPAC Merger, and upon the SPAC Merger, those Moringa Class A Ordinary Shares will be exchanged for 200,000 Ordinary Shares (such Ordinary Shares to be received by the PIPE Investor in respect of such actual investment, the “PIPE Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into, and/or will be bound by, this Agreement, pursuant to which Moringa’s obligations under the Prior Moringa Agreement are being assigned by Moringa and assumed by the Company, and the Holders’ rights under the Prior Moringa Agreement are being amended and restated, and superseded, in their entirety, by the rights set forth in this Agreement, as pertaining to the securities of the Company held by them, as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or any principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Business Combination” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection ‎2.1.1.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Form S-1” shall have the meaning given in subsection ‎2.1.1.

 

Form S-3” shall have the meaning given in subsection ‎2.3.

 

Founders Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

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Insider Letter” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection ‎2.1.4.

 

Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

Moringa” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Moringa Units” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

New Shareholders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

New Shareholders Lock-up Period” shall mean, (A) with respect to 50% of the Ordinary Shares received by a New Shareholder upon the Closing, the period ending on the earlier of (i) six (6) months after the completion of the Business Combination, and (ii) the date on which the Company will consummate a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, and (B) with respect to the other 50% of the Ordinary Shares received by a New Shareholder upon the Closing, the period ending on the earliest of (x) six (6) months after the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, (y) the date on which the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property, or (z) the date on which the last reported sale price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period (for the sake of clarity, Ordinary Shares received by a New Shareholder upon the Closing upon exchange for an equity grant of Silexion as to which vesting was accelerated upon the Closing are not subject to the New Shareholders Lock-up Period);

 

Note Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Ordinary Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of, (i) in the case of the Sponsor and Sponsor Distributees, the Sponsor Investment Shares Lock-up Period or Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, hereunder, (ii) in the case of the Representative, the Representative Shares Lock-up Period or Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, (iii) in the case of a New Shareholder, the New Shareholders Lock-up Period, and (iv) in the case of any Permitted Transferee receiving Registrable Securities, prior to the expiration of the applicable lock-up period under the relevant joinder agreement between such Holder and the Company, based on the same definition of “Permitted Transferee” as applied to the Holder that transferred the Registrable Securities to him, her or it.

 

PIPE Investor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

PIPE Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Private Placement Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection ‎2.2.1.

 

Prior Moringa Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Private Placement Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Shares and the Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial holders thereof or their Permitted Transferees, and any of the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants by the holders thereof or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination.

 

Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

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Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the Founders Shares (if any), (b) the Private Placement Shares, (c) the Private Placement Warrants (including any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (d) the Representative Shares, (e) any outstanding Ordinary Shares or any other equity security (including the Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the Closing, (f) the Note Shares, (g) the Ordinary Shares issued to the New Shareholders pursuant to the Business Combination, (h) the Sponsor Investment Shares, (i) the PIPE Shares, and (j) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such Ordinary Share by way of a share capitalization or share subdivision or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; providedhowever, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations); or (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed;

 

(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

 

(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

 

(F) reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection ‎2.1.1.

 

Representative” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Representative Private Placement Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Representative Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

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Representative Shares shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Representative Shares Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Representative Shares, the period ending three months after the completion of the Business Combination.

 

Representative Private Units Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

Silexion” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Sponsor Distributees” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Sponsor Investment Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Sponsor Investment Shares Lock-up Period” shall mean, (A) with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Investment Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (i) six (6) months after the completion of the Business Combination, and (ii) the date on which the Company will consummate a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, and (B) with respect to the other 50% of the Sponsor Investment Shares, the period ending on the earliest of (x) six (6) months after the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, (y) the date on which the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization, or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, or (z) the date on which the last reported sale price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period;

 

Sponsor Private Placement Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Sponsor Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Sponsor Private Units Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Sponsor Promissory Note” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

 

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ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS

 

2.1 Demand Registration.

 

2.1.1 Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing of the Business Combination, any Holder holding Registrable Securities may make a written demand to the Company for Registration of its Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand, a “Demand Registration”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall (i) file a Registration Statement in respect of all Registrable Securities requested by the Sponsor and Requesting Holder(s) pursuant to such Demand Registration, not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, and (ii) effect the registration thereof as soon as practicable thereafter. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 unless there are a minimum of 250,000 Registrable Securities that the Requesting Holders request to include in such Registration; provided that such minimum shall be adjusted to account for any recapitalization, share subdivision, combination of shares, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company that occurs after the date hereof). Furthermore, under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of two (2) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-1”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

2.1.2 Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; providedfurther, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) the Sponsor thereafter affirmatively elects to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; providedfurther, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

 

2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if the Sponsor so advises the Company as part of its Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of the Sponsor or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Sponsor.

 

2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Sponsor and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Sponsor and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other shareholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Sponsor and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Sponsor and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Sponsor and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Registration) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

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2.1.5 Demand Registration Withdrawal. The Sponsor or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.5.

 

2.2 Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If, at any time on or after the date the Company consummates the Business Combination, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of shareholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the shareholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee share option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the Ordinary Shares that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has so requested, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

 

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(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Ordinary Shares or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.

 

2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

 

2.3 Registrations on Form S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, after the Closing request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); providedhowever, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; providedhowever, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if (i) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $1,000,000.

 

2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (A) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (B) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (C) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; providedhowever, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Registration shall be effected or permitted and no Registration Statement shall become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Holder, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, until after the expiration of the Sponsor Investment Shares Lock-up Period, the Private Placement Lock-up Period, the Representative Shares Lock-up Period or the New Shareholders Lock-up Period, as the case may be.

 

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ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

3.1 General Procedures. If at any time on or after the date the Company consummates a Business Combination the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by the majority-in-interest of the Holders with Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; providedhowever, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;

 

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3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;

 

3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; providedhowever, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

 

3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

 

3.1.15 If the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $10,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

 

3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

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3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

 

3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Ordinary Shares held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

3.6 Limitations on Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Representative may not exercise its rights under Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereunder after February 16, 2026 and February 16, 2028, respectively, and (ii) the Representative may not exercise its rights under Section 2.1 more than one time.

 

ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

4.1 Indemnification.

 

4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and agents and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; providedhowever, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

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4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; providedhowever, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.14.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to Moringa or to TopCo prior to the Closing, to: Moringa Acquisition Corp, 250 Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attention: Ilan Levin, Chief Executive Officer, email: ilan@moringaac.com, and, if to TopCo at or following the Closing, to TopCo, c/o Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., 2 Hamayan Street, Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut. 7177871, Attn: Ilan Hadar, Chief Executive Officer, email: ihadar@silexion.com, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.

 

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5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

5.2.2 Prior to the expiration of the Sponsor Investment Shares Lock-up Period, the Private Placement Lock-up Period, the Representative Shares Lock-up Period or the New Shareholders Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee, but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement and other applicable agreements.

 

5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.

 

5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

 

5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

 

5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (I) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK AND (II) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; providedhowever, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the shares of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

5.6 Prior Registration Rights; Amendment to Insider Letter re: Moringa Founders Shares. This Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the Prior Moringa Agreement, and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement furthermore constitutes an effective amendment to the Insider Letter, as Moringa and the Sponsor hereby consent, in accordance with Section 11 of the Insider Letter, to the release of transfer restrictions and lock-up restrictions on 1,567,000 Moringa Founders Shares under the Insider Letter and consent to the transfer by Sponsor of such shares to certain investors pursuant to “backstop” arrangements in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement prior to the SPAC Merger.

 

5.7 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing of the Business Combination or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BIOMOTION SCIENCES
  a Cayman Island exempted company
   
  By: /s/ Ilan Levin
    Name:  Ilan Levin
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  MORINGA ACQUISITION CORP,
  a Cayman Islands exempted company
   
  By:  /s/ Ilan Levin
    Name: Ilan Levin
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  HOLDERS:
   
  Holders include a majority of the Registrable Securities under the Prior Moringa Agreement who are entitled to consent, on behalf of all such Holders, to the amendment to the Prior Moringa Agreement reflected in this Agreement:
   
 

MORINGA SPONSOR, L.P.,

a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership

   
  By: Moringa Partners Ltd., its sole General Partner 
   
  By:  /s/ Ilan Levin
    Name:  Ilan Levin
    Title: Director

 

  NEW SHAREHOLDERS:
   
  WILDCAT PARTNER HOLDINGS LP
   
  By: /s/ Leonard A. Potter
    Name:  Leonard A. Potter
    Title: President, Wildcat Capital Management, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Sherri Conn
    Name: Sherri Conn
    Title: Vice President, Wildcat Partner Holdings, LP

 

  ILAN SHILOAH
   
  /s/ Ilan Shiloah
  Ilan Shiloah  
   
  AMOTZ SHEMI
 
  /s/ Amotz Shemi
  Amotz Shemi Ph.D

 

 

 

 

  Guangzhou Sino-Israel Biotech Fund  
   
  Name: Dr. Yehoshua (Shuki) Gleitman
  Title: Founding Partner and Chairman
     
  By: /s/ Ilan Shiloah
    Name:  Ilan Shiloah
    Title: Investor
     
  By: /s/ Amotz Shemi
    Name: Amotz Shemi Ph.D
    Title: Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Silexion Therapeutics Ltd.

 

  SPONSOR DISTRIBUTEES:
   
  RUTH ALON
   
  /s/ Ruth Alon
  Ruth Alon
   
  ERIC BRACHFELD
   
  /s/ Eric Brachfeld
  Eric Brachfeld
   
  MICHAEL BASCH
   
  /s/ Michael Basch
  Michael Basch
   
  PIPE INVESTOR:
   
  GREENSTAR, L.P.
   
  By: Moringa Partners Limited, its sole general
    partner
     
  By /s/ Ilan Levin
    Name:  Ilan Levin
    Title: Director

 

[Signature Page – Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement of Silexion Therapeutics Corp]

 

 

 

 

 

EX-10.5 11 ea021197601ex10-5_silexion.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE, DATED AUGUST 15, 2024, ISSUED BY SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) TO MORINGA SPONSOR, L.P

Exhibit 10.5

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”).  THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE

 

August 15, 2024

 

Principal Amount: $3,433,000

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Moringa Sponsor, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), the principal sum of THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,433,000), or such lesser amount (if any) as shall remain unpaid and not converted into equity of the Maker pursuant to Section 1 below, under this Note on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.  All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

The principal amount of this Note reflects the aggregate total amount owed by the Maker to the Payee under all Existing Promissory Notes (as defined below), subject, however, to potential reduction so as not to exceed a maximum principal amount (the “Cap”) equal to: (a) $5,500,000 (five million five hundred thousand dollars), reduced by (b) the amount of any Fee or expense (if any) that has been paid or is owed by the Maker as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 below) pursuant to the Business Combination Marketing Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2021, entered into by the Maker in connection with its initial public offering. Any outstanding amounts loaned by Payee to Maker under the Existing Promissory Notes that are in excess of the Cap will be attributed to additional paid-in capital in respect of the Class A ordinary shares (as defined below) issuable upon conversion of the total outstanding amount under this Note.

 

This Note amends and restates, and replaces, in their entirety, and consolidates into one promissory note, all promissory notes previously issued by Maker to Payee with loaned amounts outstanding thereunder (the “Existing Promissory Notes”), consisting of the following:

 

(i)promissory note of $1,000,000 principal amount, dated August 9, 2021, as amended on February 9, 2023 and August 18, 2023;

 

(ii)promissory note of $90,000 principal amount, dated December 9, 2022, as amended on February 9, 2023 and August 18, 2023;

 

(iii)promissory note of $100,000 principal amount, dated December 21, 2022, as amended on February 9, 2023 and August 18, 2023;

 

(iv)promissory note of $310,000 principal amount, dated February 8, 2023, as amended on August 18, 2023;

 

(v)promissory note of $480,000 principal amount, dated February 9, 2023;

 

(vi)promissory note of $1,000,000 principal amount, dated June 14, 2023;

 

(vii)promissory note of $154,505.76 principal amount, dated August 18, 2023;

 

(viii)promissory note of $180,000 principal amount, dated March 27, 2024; and

 

(ix)promissory note of $250,000 principal amount, dated June 27, 2024.

 

 

 

1. Repayment or Conversion.

 

(a) The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the thirty (30) month anniversary of the closing date of the business combination transaction (the “Closing Date” and “Business Combination”, respectively) by and among the Maker, April.M.G. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maker, and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company (such anniversary date, the “Maturity Date”).  The principal balance, or any portion thereof (in a minimum principal amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)), together with any interest due thereon, may be prepaid by the Maker at any time. In lieu of repayment of outstanding amounts hereunder in cash, the Maker shall be entitled, in connection with an equity financing (including a convertible debt financing) (an “Equity Financing”) that it effects following the Closing Date and prior to the Maturity Date, to issue Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 of the Maker (“Class A ordinary shares”) to the Payee in full and final satisfaction of the Maker’s obligation to repay amounts of principal outstanding under this Note (a “Maker Financing Repayment”). If Maker elects to effect a Maker Financing Repayment, it may, at its discretion, issue to the Payee up to such number of Class A ordinary shares as constitute up to thirty percent (30%) of the number of Class A ordinary shares issued and sold by the Maker in the Equity Financing, with the issuance to the Payee deemed a repayment to the extent of the dollar value of the shares issued to the Payee based on the price per share at which shares of any class are sold in the Equity Financing (or, in an Equity Financing that is a convertible debt financing, the conversion price per share in the financing) (the “Financing Price Per Share”), subject to a minimum aggregate Maker Financing Repayment of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). By way of illustration, if Maker raises $1,000,000 in an Equity Financing at a Financing Price Per Share of $20, Maker may convert upon closing of such financing up to $300,000 worth of principal of the Note in exchange for up to 15,000 Class A ordinary shares, issuable to Payee in lieu of such converted principal.

 

(b) In addition to the Maker’s right to effect a Maker Financing Repayment as part of an Equity Financing, and, in the case of clause (ii) below, if Maker does not exercise such right to its full extent in connection with any Equity Financing, the Payee, too, shall be entitled to elect to convert amounts of principal outstanding under this Note into Class A ordinary shares, either (i) at any time following the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the Maturity Date, subject to a minimum conversion of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), at the VWAP Conversion Price (as defined in Section 1(c) below) (an “Optional Conversion”), or (ii) in connection with an Equity Financing effected by the Maker (a “Financing Conversion”), by converting such amounts of principal as will purchase, at the Financing Price Per Share, up to such number of Class A ordinary shares as constitute (together with any such shares issuable pursuant to a Maker Financing Repayment) thirty percent (30%) of the number of Class A ordinary shares issued and sold by the Maker in the Equity Financing, subject to a minimum conversion amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

 

(c) Upon the Maturity Date, any principal outstanding under this Note at that time will automatically be converted into Class A ordinary shares (“Maturity Conversion”) at a conversion price per Class A ordinary share equal to the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Class A ordinary shares on the principal market on which they are traded during the twenty (20) consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date (the “VWAP Conversion Price”).

 

(d) The Maker shall not issue any fraction of a Class A ordinary share upon any Maker Financing Repayment, Optional Conversion, Financing Conversion, or Maturity Conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share, the Maker shall round such fraction of a share to the nearest whole share. The Maker shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the transfer agent, if any), that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of shares as a repayment or conversion of any amounts outstanding hereunder. Payee will solely bear any other tax of any kind in connection with the conversion of the Note or any taxable income or gain attributed to Payee in relation thereto.

 

(e) In the case of an Optional Conversion, Payee shall notify the Maker in writing as to its election to convert outstanding principal amounts due hereunder, stating the total conversion amount (subject to the ten thousand dollar ($10,000) minimum set forth in Section 1(b)(i) above) and setting forth the calculation of the VWAP Conversion Price. Maker shall issue Class A ordinary shares in respect of such Optional Conversion within five (5) trading days of receipt of such written notice.

 

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(f) In connection with an Equity Financing, the Maker shall notify the Payee in writing (an “Equity Financing Notification”) once Maker becomes aware of the material terms of the financing (approximate aggregate dollar amount, approximate expected Financing Price Per Share and any other material terms), but in any event no less than three (3) trading days prior to the expected closing date of the Equity Financing. Either Maker or Payee, as applicable, shall notify the other party in writing that it wishes to effect a Maker Financing Repayment or a Financing Conversion, as applicable (a “Conversion/Equity Repayment Notification”), no later than on the second (2nd) trading day following Maker’s Equity Financing Notification, which Conversion/Equity Repayment Notification shall include the aggregate dollar amount, and number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued to the Payee, pursuant to such Maker Financing Repayment or Financing Conversion, as applicable (subject to the minimum repayment/conversion amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) set forth in Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)(ii) above, as applicable, and the limit of Maker issuing to Payee only up to such number of Class A ordinary shares as constitute thirty percent (30%) of the number of Class A ordinary shares issued and sold by the Maker in the Equity Financing, as described in Section 1(a) or Section 1(b)(ii) above, as applicable).

 

(g) Payee shall be entitled to registration rights with respect to the Class A ordinary shares it receives as a repayment or conversion of any outstanding principal amounts under this Note (whether due to a Maker Financing Repayment, Optional Conversion, Financing Conversion or Maturity Conversion) as a Holder under the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024, by and among Maker, Payee, and certain additional shareholders of Maker. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of the Maker hereunder.

 

2. Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

3. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, and then to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

4. Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an event of default under this Note (an “Event of Default”):

 

(a) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc.  The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

(b) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc.  The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

(c) Failure to Issue Shares Upon Repayment/Conversion. Maker’s failure to issue Class A ordinary shares to Payee as a repayment or conversion of outstanding principal amounts hereunder — whether pursuant to a Maker Financing Repayment, Optional Conversion, Financing Conversion or Maturity Conversion. Such failure shall constitute an Event of Default if the shares are not issued by Maker (i) within five (5) trading days following Maker’s receipt from Payee of an election to effect an Optional Conversion as required under Section 1(e), (ii) within five (5) trading days following the closing of an Equity Financing for which Maker has elected a Maker Financing Repayment or Payee has elected a Financing Conversion, or (iii) in the case of a Maturity Conversion, following the Maturity Date, as applicable.

 

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5. Remedies.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(a) or (b), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(c) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare the principal amount that was subject to the applicable Maker Financing Repayment, Optional Conversion, Financing Conversion or Maturity Conversion to be due immediately and payable, whereupon such unpaid principal amount shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

6. Waivers.  Subject to receiving 14 days’ prior written notice from Payee of any alleged breach or default, Maker waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

 

7. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail or courier service to the address designated in writing, (ii)  by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party.  Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail, and , if sent by electronic mail – on the date of delivery of such email unless sender had received notice of failed transmission or similar error notice indicating that such electronic email transmission had not been successfully completed.

 

8. Construction.  THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

 

9. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

  

10. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.

 

11. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided, however, that Payee shall be entitled to assign this Note to any person or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Payee, without the consent of Maker.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences)
     
  By: /s/ Ilan Hadar
  Name:  Ilan Hadar
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Accepted and agreed that this Note shall amend and restate, and replace, in its entirety, each Existing Promissory Note identified above.

 

Moringa Sponsor, LP  
     
By: Moringa Partners Ltd., its sole General Partner  

 

By: /s/ Ilan Levin  
Name:  Ilan Levin  
Title: Director  

 

[Signature Page of Amended & Restated Promissory Note]

 

 

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EX-10.6 12 ea021197601ex10-6_silexion.htm FORM OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 15, 2024, BY AND BETWEEN SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES) AND EACH OF ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Exhibit 10.6

 

FORM OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 15, 2024, by and between Silexion Therapeutics Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and _______ (“Indemnitee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company has become a publicly-traded company as a result of the closing of the business combination transaction (the “Initial Business Combination”) contemplated under that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among the Company (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), Moringa Acquisition Corp, Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., August M.S. Ltd. and Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held companies as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) from certain liabilities;

 

WHEREAS, while the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company provide for the indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company, Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to applicable Cayman Islands law, and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement and reimbursement rights;

 

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so protected against liabilities;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he or she be so indemnified.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

1. SERVICES TO THE COMPANY. In consideration of the Company’s covenants and obligations hereunder, Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as an officer, director, advisor, key employee or any other capacity of the Company, as applicable, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or retained or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or until Indemnitee is removed. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director, officer, advisor, key employee or in any other capacity of the Company, as provided in Section 17. This Agreement, however, shall not impose any obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or commitments of the parties, if any.

 

 

 

 

2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement:

 

(a) References to “agent” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of another company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(b) The terms “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below) as in effect on the date hereof.

 

(c) “Cayman Court” shall mean the courts of the Cayman Islands.

 

(d) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

(i) Acquisition of Shares by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, (2) the Person is such a Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors as of the date of the Initial Business Combination, or (3) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under part (iii) of this definition;

 

(ii) Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election for nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively, the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

 

(iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a company which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) no Person (excluding any company resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the surviving company except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the company resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors, providing for such Business Combination;

 

(iv) L iquidation. The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or

 

(v) Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or any successor rule) (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

 

(e) “Companies Law” shall mean the Companies Law (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, as amended from time to time.

 

(f) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise (as defined below) which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

 

(g) “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding (as defined below) in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(h) “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other company, corporation, constituent company or corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent.

 

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(i) “Exchange Act” shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(j) “Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding (as defined below), including reasonable compensation for time spent by the Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding (as defined below), including without limitation the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(k) References to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan.

 

(l) References to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

(m) “Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm or a member of a law firm with significant experience in matters of corporation law and that neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding (as defined below) giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(n) The term “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiaries of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

 

(o) The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative or related nature, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by him or her or of any action (or failure to act) on his or her part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement.

 

(p) The term “Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person.

 

3. INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually, and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

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4. INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which the Proceeding was brought or the Cayman Court shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, to be held harmless or to exoneration.

 

5. INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

6. INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness or deponent in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee was or is not a party or threatened to be made a party, he or she shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.

 

7. ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights shall be available under this Section 7(a) on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which constitutes a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders or is an act or omission not in good faith or which involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law.

 

(b) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, 5 or 7(a), the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.

 

8. CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY.

 

(a) To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification, hold harmless and/or exoneration rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying, holding harmless or exonerating Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.

 

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(b) The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

 

(c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

 

9. EXCLUSIONS. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification, advance expenses, hold harmless or exoneration payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

 

(a) for which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity or advancement provision and which payment has not subsequently been returned, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity or advancement provision or otherwise;

 

(b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (or any successor rule) or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or

 

(c) except as otherwise provided in Sections 14(f)-(g) hereof, prior to a Change in Control, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

 

10. ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary , and to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Company shall pay the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, prior to the final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. To the fullest extent required by applicable law, such payments of Expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon the Company’s receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to repay the advanced amounts to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, applicable law or otherwise. This Section 10(a) shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment is excluded pursuant to Section 9.

 

(b) The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

(c) The Company shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

 

11. PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.

 

(a) Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding, claim, issue or matter therein which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise.

 

(b) Indemnitee may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 12(a) of this Agreement.

 

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12. PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.

 

(a) A determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case by one of the following methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, (iii) if there are no Disinterested Directors or if such directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (iv) by vote of the shareholders. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

(b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(b). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Cayman Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Cayman Court, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section (a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

(c) The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such Independent Counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

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13. PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

 

(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(b) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee 12 shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a final judicial determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law or the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company; provided, however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.

 

(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

(d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors, manager, or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member, by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member. The provisions of this Section 13(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

(e) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

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14. REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE.

 

(a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5, 6, 7 or the last sentence of Section 12(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vii) payment to Indemnitee pursuant to any hold harmless or exoneration rights under this Agreement or otherwise is not made in accordance with this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Cayman Court to such indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or advancement rights. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Cayman Islands law (without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.

 

(c) In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated to receive advancement of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 10 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).

 

(d) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(e) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(f) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of such written request) pay to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee: (i) to enforce his or her rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement or contribution agreement or provision of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration right, advancement, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be (unless such judicial proceeding or arbitration was not brought by Indemnitee in good faith).

 

(g) Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate under New York law for amounts which the Company indemnifies, holds harmless or exonerates, or advances, or is obliged to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate or advance for the period commencing with the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, to be held harmless, exonerated, contribution, reimbursement or advancement of any Expenses and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.

 

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15. SECURITY. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

16. NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION.

 

(a) The rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) or claim, issue or matter therein arising out of, or related to, any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b) The Companies Law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond (“Indemnification Arrangements”) on behalf of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against him or her or incurred by or on behalf of him or her or in such capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement or under the Companies Law, as it may then be in effect. The purchase, establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or of Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement.

 

(c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees, partners, managers, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, trustee, partner, managers, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including with respect to any insurance. The Indemnitee shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such 16 rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. No such payment by the Company shall be deemed to relieve any insurer of its obligations.

 

(e) The Company’s obligation to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payments or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary (i) Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties possessing such duties to Indemnitee prior to the Company’s satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) the Company shall perform fully its obligations under this Agreement without regard to whether Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company.

 

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17. DURATION OF AGREEMENT. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement) by reason of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not he or she is acting in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement can be provided under this Agreement.

 

18. SEVERABILITY. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

19. ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT.

 

(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company.

 

(b) Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c) The indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, officer, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise at the Company’s request, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

(d) The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

(e) The Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, enforce this Agreement by seeking, among other things, injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he 18 or she may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court of competent jurisdiction, Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.

 

20. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

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21. NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date on which it is so mailed:

 

(a) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide in writing to the Company.

 

(b) If to the Company, to:

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp

2 Ha’mayan St.
Modiin, Israel 7177871

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Meitar Law Offices

16 Abba Hillel Road

Ramat Gan, Israel 5251608
Attn: J. David Chertok

Email: dchertok@meitar.com

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee in writing by the Company.

 

22. APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Cayman Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Cayman Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Cayman Court; and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Cayman Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum, or is subject (in whole or in part) to a jury trial. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the parties hereby agree that the mailing of process and other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided by Section 21 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

23. IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

24. MISCELLANEOUS. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

25. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern.

 

26. ADDITIONAL ACTS. If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other procedure is required to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other procedure to be affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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27. MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in effect during the entire period for which the Company is obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement, one or more policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies to provide the officers/directors of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts and omissions and to ensure the Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. The Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director or officer under such policy or policies. In all such insurance policies, the Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide the Indemnitee with the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors and officers.

 

28. INTERPRETATION

 

In this Agreement:

 

(a) words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa; words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender; words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

 

(b) “written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

(c) “shall” shall be construed as imperative and “may” shall be construed as permissive;

 

(d) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;

 

(e) any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

 

(f) the term “and/or” is used herein to mean both “and” as well as “or.” The use of “and/or” in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms “and” or “or” in others. The term “or” shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term “and” shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);

 

(g) headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing this Agreement;

 

(h) any requirements as to delivery under this Agreement include delivery in the form of an electronic record (as defined in the Electronic Transactions Law (2003));

 

(i) any requirements as to execution or signature under this Agreement including the execution of this Agreement itself can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature (as defined in the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision));

 

(j) sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) shall not apply.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indemnity Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP
   
  By:  
  Name:  Mirit Horenshtein-Hadar
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

  INDEMNITEE
   
   
  Name:                                        
  Address for notices: [●]

 

[Signature page - Indemnity Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EX-10.12 13 ea021197601ex10-12_silexion.htm SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Exhibit 10.12

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP

 

2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.Existence of the Plan.

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), has established this Silexion Therapeutics Corp 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as set forth herein, and as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”). The Plan will come into existence on the Effective Date. The Plan includes any sub-plans established in accordance with Section 4.

 

2.Purposes of the Plan.

 

The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain, and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company and any Subsidiaries that exist now or in the future, by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through the grant of Awards.

 

3.Terminology.

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement, capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the Plan are defined in Section 16 .

 

4.Administration

 

a)  Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator.

 

b) Establishment of Sub-plans. The Board shall have full discretion and authority to establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan to facilitate local administration of the Plan in any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate and to conform the Plan to the legal requirements of any such jurisdiction or to allow for favorable tax treatment under any applicable provision of tax law (each, a “Sub-plan”). The Board shall establish such Sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan setting forth (i) such limitations on the Administrator’s discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable and (ii) such additional terms and conditions as the Board shall deem necessary or desirable. All Sub-plans adopted by the Board shall be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each Sub-plan shall apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, shall not be required to provide copies of any Sub-plan to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not affected. To the extent any terms of the Sub-plan are inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, the terms of such Sub-plan shall prevail with respect to grant of Awards that were made under such Sub-plan.

 

c) Powers of the Administrator. The Administrator shall, except as otherwise provided under the Plan, have plenary authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Eligible Individuals and to take all other actions necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan. Among other things, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan to:

 

i. determine the Eligible Individuals to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted;

 

ii. determine the types of Awards to be granted to any Eligible Individual;

 

iii. determine the number of Shares to be covered by or used for reference purposes for each Award or the value to be transferred pursuant to any Award;

 

 

 

iv. determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (A) subject to Fair Market Value related limitations required by applicable law in certain jurisdictions, the purchase price of any Shares, (B) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (C) the method for satisfying any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of Shares, (D) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability, vesting or payout of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, (E) the Performance Goals applicable to any Award and the extent to which such Performance Goals have been attained, (F) the time of the expiration of any Award, (G) the effect of the Participant’s Termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (H) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto as the Administrator shall consider to be appropriate and not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;

 

v. subject to Section 15 and Fair Market Value related limitations required by applicable law in certain jurisdictions, modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award, including but not limited to, any such modification, amendment or substitution that results in repricing of the Award which may be made without prior shareholder approval;

 

vi. accelerate or otherwise change the time at or during which an Award may be exercised or becomes payable and waive or accelerate the lapse, in whole or in part, of any restriction, condition or risk of forfeiture with respect to such Award; provided, however, that, except in connection with death, disability or a Corporate Transaction, no such change, waiver or acceleration to any Award that is considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable) will be made, if the effect of such action is inconsistent with Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code, to the extent applicable;

 

vii. determine whether an Award will be paid or settled in cash, Shares, or in any combination thereof and whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash or Shares payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant;

 

viii. for any purpose, including but not limited to, qualifying for preferred or beneficial tax treatment, accommodating the customs or administrative challenges or otherwise complying with the tax, accounting or regulatory requirements of one or more jurisdictions, adopt, amend, modify, administer or terminate sub-plans, appendices, special provisions or supplements applicable to Awards regulated by the laws of a particular jurisdiction, which sub-plans, appendices, supplements and special provisions may take precedence over other provisions of the Plan solely to the extent required by applicable law in certain jurisdictions, and prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to such sub-plans, supplements and special provisions;

 

ix. establish any “blackout” period, during which transactions affecting Awards may not be effectuated, that the Administrator in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable;

 

x. subject to Fair Market Value related limitations required by applicable law in certain jurisdictions, determine the exercise price and make any changes thereto and/or determine the Fair Market Value of Shares or other property for any purpose under the Plan or any Award;

 

xi. administer, construe and interpret the Plan, Award Agreements and all other documents relevant to the Plan and Awards issued thereunder, and decide all other matters to be determined in connection with an Award;

 

xii. establish, amend, rescind and interpret such administrative rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines, instruments and practices for the administration of the Plan and for the conduct of its business as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable;

 

xiii. correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in a Sub-plan, or in any Award or Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent the Administrator shall consider it desirable to carry it into effect; and

 

xiv. otherwise administer the Plan and all Awards granted under the Plan.

 

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d) Delegation of Administrative Authority. The Administrator may designate directors, officers or employees of the Company to assist the Administrator in the administration of the Plan and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange, the Administrator may delegate to directors, officers or other employees of the Company the Administrator’s duties and powers under the Plan, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Administrator shall prescribe, including without limitation the authority to execute agreements or other documents on behalf of the Administrator; provided, however, that such delegation of authority shall not extend to the granting of, or exercise of discretion with respect to, Awards to Eligible Individuals who are persons required to file reports under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to the extent applicable to securities of the Company.

 

e) Non-Uniform Determinations. The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan (including without limitation, determinations of the persons to receive Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and provisions of such Awards and the Award Agreements evidencing such Awards, and the ramifications of a Corporate Transaction upon outstanding Awards) need not be uniform and may be made by the Administrator selectively among Awards or persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are similarly situated.

 

f) Limited Liability; Advisors. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no member of the Administrator, nor any director, officer, employee or representative of the Company shall be liable for any action taken or decision made in good faith relating to the Plan or any Award thereunder. The Administrator may employ counsel, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons. The Administrator, the Company and the officers and directors of the Company shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons.

 

g) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by law, by the Company’s Organizational Documents, and by any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that may be in effect from time to time, the members of the Administrator and any agent or delegate of the Administrator who is a director, officer or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary shall be indemnified by the Company against any and all liabilities and expenses to which they may be subjected by reason of any act or failure to act with respect to their duties on behalf of the Plan.

 

h) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All actions taken and determinations made by the Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan or any Award pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be in the Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, including, without limitation, any determination involving the appropriateness or equitableness of any action. All determinations made by the Administrator shall be conclusive, final and binding on all parties concerned, including the Company, any Participants and any other employee, or director of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and their respective successors in interest. No member of the Administrator, nor any director, officer, employee or representative of the Company shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or Awards.

 

5.Shares Issuable Pursuant to Awards

 

a) Initial Share Pool. Subject to adjustments as provided in paragraph (b) below and Section 10 of the Plan, the number of Shares issuable pursuant to Awards that may be granted under the Plan shall equal 575,572 Shares (the “Share Pool”). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

b) Adjustments to Share Pool. On and after the Effective Date, the Share Pool shall be adjusted, in addition to any adjustments to be made pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan, as follows:

 

i. The Share Pool shall be increased on the first day of each calendar year during the term of the Plan beginning with the calendar year starting January 1, 2025 and continuing for ten calendar years (ending with the calendar year starting January 1, 2034), in each case in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the number of Shares issued and outstanding on such January 1st date, or (ii) an amount determined by the Board prior to such date;

 

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ii. The Share Pool shall be reduced, on the date of grant, by one share for each Share made subject to an Award granted under the Plan;

 

iii. The Share Pool shall be increased, on the relevant date, by the number of unissued Shares underlying or used as a reference measure for any Award or portion of an Award that is cancelled, forfeited, expired, terminated unearned or settled in cash granted under the Plan, in any such case without the issuance of shares and by the number of Shares used as a reference measure for any Award that are not issued upon settlement of such Award either due to a net settlement or otherwise;

 

iv. The Share Pool shall be increased, on the forfeiture date, by the number of Shares that are forfeited back to the Company after issuance due to a failure to meet an Award contingency or condition with respect to any Award or portion of an Award granted under the Plan;

 

v. The Share Pool shall be increased, on the exercise date, by the number of Shares withheld by or surrendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of the exercise price of any Award granted under the Plan; and

 

vi. The Share Pool shall be increased, on the relevant date, by the number of Shares withheld by or surrendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of any Tax Withholding Obligation that arises in connection with any Award granted under the Plan.

 

c) ISO Limit. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to share options granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code shall be equal to 575,572 Shares.

 

d) Source of Shares. The Shares with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan shall be shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s Organizational Documents but unissued, or issued and reacquired, including without limitation shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions.

 

e) Non-Employee Director Award Limit. In addition, the Administrator may establish compensation for Non-Employee Directors from time to time, subject to the limitations in the Plan. The Administrator will from time to time determine the terms, conditions and amounts of all such Non-Employee Director compensation in its discretion and pursuant to the exercise of its business judgment, taking into account such factors, circumstances and considerations as it shall deem relevant from time to time, provided that the sum of any cash compensation and the grant date fair value of Awards (as determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 or the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), or any successor thereto) granted under the Plan to a Non-Employee Director as compensation for services as a Non-Employee Director during any calendar year of the Company may not exceed $500,000 for an annual grant, provided however, in a Non-Employee Director’s first year of service compensation for services may not exceed $750,000 (such limits, the “Director Limits”). The Administrator may make exceptions to this limit for individual Non-Employee directors in extraordinary circumstances, as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, provided that the Non-Employee Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation or in other compensation decisions involving Non-Employee Directors.

 

6.Participation

 

Participation in the Plan shall be open to all Eligible Individuals, as may be selected by the Administrator from time to time. The Administrator may also grant Awards to Eligible Individuals in connection with hiring, recruiting or otherwise, prior to the date the individual first performs services for the Company or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Awards shall not become effective prior to the date the individual first commences performance of such services.

 

7.Awards

 

a) Awards, In General. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall establish the terms of all Awards granted under the Plan consistent with the terms of the Plan. Awards may be granted individually or in tandem with other types of Awards, concurrently with or with respect to outstanding Awards. All Awards are subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant receiving such Award upon, or as promptly as is reasonably practicable following, the grant of such Award. Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, or otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, an Award shall not be effective unless the Award Agreement is signed or otherwise accepted by the Company and the Participant receiving the Award (including by electronic delivery and/or electronic signature).

 

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b) Share Options.

 

i. Grants. A share option means a right to purchase a specified number of Shares from the Company at a specified price during a specified period of time. The Administrator may from time to time grant to Eligible Individuals Awards of Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Options; provided, however, that Awards of Incentive Stock Options shall be limited to employees of the Company or of any current or hereafter existing “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation,” as defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code, respectively, of the Company, and any other Eligible Individuals who are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. No share option shall be an Incentive Stock Option unless so designated by the Administrator at the time of grant or in the applicable Award Agreement. The exercise price per share specified in the Award Agreement shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, or with respect to share options that are granted in substitution of similar types of awards of a company acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary or with which the Company or a Subsidiary combines (whether in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or shares, or otherwise) such exercise price as is necessary to preserve the intrinsic value of such awards.

 

ii. Vesting. Share options shall be subject to such vesting and other provisions as the Administrator may impose at the date of grant. The vesting conditions may include the lapse of time, attainment of Performance Goals, or otherwise, as the Administrator may determine.

 

iii. Exercise. Share options shall be exercisable at such time or times, in such manner or manners, and subject to such other terms and conditions as provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that Awards of share options may not have a term in excess of ten years’ duration unless required otherwise by applicable law. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether payment by the Participant of the exercise price applicable to any share option is to be made in cash, Shares, via cashless exercise or otherwise, or shall reserve to the Administrator or the Participant the right to make that determination prior to or upon the exercise of the share option.

 

iv. Termination of Service. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Administrator, to the extent share options are not vested and exercisable, a Participant’s unvested share options shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination of Service.

 

v. Additional Terms and Conditions. The Administrator may, by way of the Award Agreement or otherwise, determine such other terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations, if any, of any Award of share options, provided they are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

c) Share Appreciation Rights.

 

i. Grants. The Administrator may from time-to-time grant to Eligible Individuals Awards of share appreciation rights. A share appreciation right entitles the Participant to receive, subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, a payment having an aggregate value equal to the product of (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one share of Share over (B) the base price per share specified in the Award Agreement, times (ii) the number of shares specified by the share appreciation right, or portion thereof, which is exercised. The base price per share specified in the Award Agreement shall not be less than the lower of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant or the exercise price of any tandem share option to which the share appreciation right is related, or with respect to share appreciation rights that are granted in substitution of similar types of awards of a company acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary or with which the Company or a Subsidiary combines (whether in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or shares, or otherwise) such base price as is necessary to preserve the intrinsic value of such awards.

 

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ii. Vesting. Share appreciation rights shall be subject to such vesting and other provisions as the Administrator may impose at the date of grant. The vesting conditions may include the lapse of time, attainment of Performance Goals, or otherwise, as the Administrator may determine.

 

iii. Exercise. Share appreciation rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that share appreciation rights granted under the Plan may not have a term in excess of ten years’ duration unless required otherwise by applicable law. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether payment by the Company of the amount receivable upon any exercise of a share appreciation right is to be made in cash or Shares or a combination of both, or shall reserve to the Administrator or the Participant the right to make that determination prior to or upon the exercise of the share appreciation right. If upon the exercise of a share appreciation right a Participant is to receive a portion of such payment in Shares, the number of shares shall be determined by dividing such portion by the Fair Market Value of a share of Share on the exercise date. No fractional shares shall be used for such payment and the Administrator shall determine whether cash shall be given in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be eliminated.

 

iv. Termination of Service. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined by the Administrator, to the extent share appreciation rights are not vested and exercisable, a Participant’s share appreciation rights shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination of Service.

 

v. Additional Terms and Conditions. The Administrator may, by way of the Award Agreement or otherwise, determine such other terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations, if any, of any Award of share appreciation rights, provided they are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

d) Repricing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrator may reprice any share options or share appreciation rights without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. For this purpose, “reprice” means (i) any of the following or any other action that has the same effect: (A) lowering the exercise price or base price of an option or share appreciation right after it is granted other than an adjustment made pursuant to the provisions of Section 10, (B) any other action that is treated as a repricing under applicable accounting principles; (C) cancelling a share option or share appreciation right at a time when its exercise price or base price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Share, in exchange for another share option, share appreciation right, restricted share or other equity, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction; and (ii) any other action that is considered to be a repricing under formal or informal guidance issued by the primary securities market or exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading.

 

e) Share Awards.

 

i. Grants. The Administrator may from time-to-time grant to Eligible Individuals Awards of unrestricted Shares or Restricted Shares (collectively, Share Awards) on such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or such minimum consideration as the Administrator shall determine. Share Awards shall be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may deem appropriate, including via book-entry registration.

 

ii. Vesting. Restricted Share shall be subject to such vesting, restrictions on transferability and other restrictions, if any, and/or risk of forfeiture as the Administrator may impose at the date of grant or thereafter. The Restriction Period to which such vesting, restrictions and/or risk of forfeiture apply may lapse under such circumstances, including without limitation upon the attainment of Performance Goals, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Administrator may determine. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, during the Restriction Period, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Restricted Shares.

 

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iii. Rights of a Shareholder; Dividends. Except to the extent restricted under the Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Shares, a Participant granted Restricted Shares shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of Shares including, without limitation, the right to vote Restricted Shares. Cash dividends declared payable on Shares shall be paid, with respect to outstanding Restricted Shares, either as soon as practicable following the dividend payment date or deferred for payment to such later date as determined by the Administrator, and shall be paid in cash or as unrestricted Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends or may be reinvested in additional Restricted Share as determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that dividends declared payable on a Restricted Share that is granted as a Performance Award shall be held by the Company and made subject to forfeiture at least until achievement of the applicable Performance Goal related to such Restricted Share. Shares distributed in connection with a share split or share dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Shares with respect to which such Shares or other property has been distributed. As soon as is practicable following the date on which restrictions on any shares of Restricted Shares lapse, the Company shall deliver to the Participant the certificates for such shares or shall cause the shares to be registered in the Participant’s name in book-entry form, in either case with the restrictions removed, provided that the Participant shall have complied with all conditions for delivery of such shares contained in the Award Agreement or otherwise reasonably required by the Company.

 

iv. Termination of Service. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, upon Termination of Service during the applicable Restriction Period, Restricted Shares and any accrued but unpaid dividends that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided that the Administrator may provide, by rule or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Shares will be waived in whole or in part in the event of a termination resulting from one or more specified causes, and the Administrator may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Shares.

 

v. Additional Terms and Conditions. The Administrator may, by way of the Award Agreement or otherwise, determine such other terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations, if any, of any Award of Restricted Shares, provided they are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

f) Restricted Share Units.

 

i. Grants. The Administrator may from time-to-time grant to Eligible Individuals Awards of Restricted Share Units on such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as the Administrator shall determine. Restricted Share Units represent a contractual obligation by the Company to deliver a number of Shares, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of shares subject to the Award, or a combination of Shares and cash, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement.

 

ii. Vesting and Payment. Restricted Share Units shall be subject to such vesting, risk of forfeiture and/or payment provisions as the Administrator may impose at the date of grant. The Restriction Period to which such vesting and/or risk of forfeiture apply may lapse under such circumstances, including without limitation upon the attainment of Performance Goals, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Administrator may determine. Shares, cash or a combination of Shares and cash, as applicable, payable in settlement of Restricted Share Units shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable, but no later than 30 days, after the date on which payment is due under the terms of the Award Agreement provided that the Participant shall have complied with all conditions for delivery of such shares or payment contained in the Award Agreement or otherwise reasonably required by the Company, or in accordance with an election of the Participant, if the Administrator so permits, that meets the requirements of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable).

 

iii. No Rights of a Shareholder; Dividend Equivalents. Until Shares are issued to the Participant in settlement of Restricted Share Units, the Participant shall not have any rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Share Units or the shares issuable thereunder. The Administrator may grant to the Participant the right to receive Dividend Equivalents on Restricted Share Units, on a current, reinvested and/or restricted basis, subject to such terms as the Administrator may determine provided, however, that Dividend Equivalents payable on Restricted Share Units that are granted as a Performance Award shall, rather than be paid on a current basis, be accrued and made subject to forfeiture at least until achievement of the applicable Performance Goal related to such Restricted Share Units.

 

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iv. Termination of Service. Upon Termination of Service during the applicable vesting period, or upon failure to satisfy any other conditions precedent to the delivery of Shares or cash to which such Restricted Share Units relate, all Restricted Share Units and any accrued but unpaid Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Share Units that are then subject to deferral or restriction shall be forfeited.

 

v. Additional Terms and Conditions. The Administrator may, by way of the Award Agreement or otherwise, determine such other terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations, if any, of any Award of Restricted Share Units, provided they are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

g) Performance Shares and Performance Units.

 

i. Grants. The Administrator may from time-to-time grant to Eligible Individuals Awards in the form of Performance Shares and Performance Units. Performance Shares, as that term is used in this Plan, shall refer to Shares , the issuance, vesting, lapse of restrictions on or payment of which is contingent on performance as measured against predetermined objectives over a specified Performance Period. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether Performance Shares and Performance Units will be settled or paid in cash or Shares or a combination of both, or shall reserve to the Administrator or the Participant the right to make that determination prior to or at the payment or settlement date.

 

ii. Performance Criteria. The Administrator shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant, vesting or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units upon (A) the attainment of Performance Goals during a Performance Period or (B) the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the Participant. The length of the Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained shall be conclusively determined by the Administrator in the exercise of its absolute discretion. Performance Goals may include minimum, maximum and target levels of performance, with the size of the Award or payout of Performance Shares or Performance Units or the vesting or lapse of restrictions with respect thereto based on the level attained. Performance Goals may be applied on a per share or absolute basis and relative to one or more Performance Metrics, or any combination thereof, and may be measured pursuant to any objective standards in a manner consistent with the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s established accounting policies, all as the Administrator shall determine at the time the Performance Metrics for a Performance Period are established. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that one or more objectively determinable adjustments shall be made to the manner in which one or more of the Performance Goals is to be calculated or measured to take into account, or ignore, one or more of the following: (1) items related to a change in accounting principle; (2) items relating to financing activities; (3) expenses for restructuring or productivity initiatives; (4) other non-operating items; (5) items related to acquisitions; (6) items attributable to the business operations of any entity acquired by the Company during the Performance Period; (7) items related to the sale or disposition of a business or segment of a business; (8) items related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or the International Financial Reporting Standards; (9) items attributable to any share dividend, share split, combination or exchange of share occurring during the Performance Period; (10) any other items of significant income or expense which are determined to be appropriate adjustments; (11) items relating to unusual or extraordinary corporate transactions, events or developments, (12) items related to amortization of acquired intangible assets; (13) items that are outside the scope of the Company’s core, on-going business activities; (14) changes in foreign currency exchange rates; (15) items relating to changes in tax laws; (16) certain identified expenses (including, but not limited to, cash bonus expenses, incentive expenses and acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses); (17) items relating to asset impairment charges; (18) items relating to gains or unusual or nonrecurring events or changes in applicable law, accounting principles or business conditions, or (19) or any other items selected by the Administrator. Shares or Performance Units shall be settled as and when the Award vests or at a later time specified in the Award Agreement or in accordance with an election of the Participant, if the Administrator so permits, that meets the requirements of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable).

 

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iii. Additional Terms and Conditions. The Administrator may, by way of the Award Agreement or otherwise, determine such other terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations, if any, of any Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units, provided they are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

h) Other Share-Based Awards. The Administrator may from time-to-time grant to Eligible Individuals Awards in the form of Other Share-Based Awards. Other Share-Based Awards in the form of Dividend Equivalents may be (A) awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award other than a share option or share appreciation right, (B) paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, including the reinvestment of such credited amounts in Share equivalents, to be paid on a deferred basis, and (C) settled in cash or Shares as determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that Dividend Equivalents payable on Other Share-Based Awards that are granted as a Performance Award shall, rather than be paid on a current basis, be accrued and made subject to forfeiture at least until achievement of the applicable Performance Goal related to such Other Share-Based Awards. Any such settlements, and any such crediting of Dividend Equivalents, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Administrator shall establish.

 

i) Awards to Participants Outside the United States. The Administrator may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals who are foreign nationals, who are located outside the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the Company or a Subsidiary to be subject to) tax, legal or regulatory provisions of countries or jurisdictions outside the United States, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Administrator, be necessary or desirable in order that any such Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country or jurisdiction in which the Participant is then resident or primarily employed or to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan.

 

j) Limitation on Dividend Reinvestment and Dividend Equivalents. Reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Shares at the time of any dividend payment, and the payment of Shares with respect to dividends to Participants holding Awards of share Units, shall only be permissible if sufficient shares are available under the Share Pool for such reinvestment or payment (taking into account then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient shares are not available under the Share Pool for such reinvestment or payment, such reinvestment or payment shall be made in the form of a grant of share Units equal in number to the Shares that would have been obtained by such payment or reinvestment, the terms of which share Units shall provide for settlement in cash and for Dividend Equivalent reinvestment in further share Units on the terms contemplated by this Section 7(k).

 

8.Withholding of Taxes.

 

Participants and holders of Awards shall pay to the Company or any applicable Subsidiary, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of, any Tax Withholding Obligation in respect of Awards granted under the Plan no later than the date of the event creating the tax or social insurance contribution liability. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, Tax Withholding Obligations may be settled in whole or in part with Shares, including unrestricted outstanding shares surrendered to the Company and unrestricted shares that are part of the Award that gives rise to the Tax Withholding Obligation, having a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or withholding equal to the statutory minimum amount (or such greater amount permitted under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Share Compensation, for equity-classified awards or IFRS equivalent) required to be withheld for tax or social insurance contribution purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Administrator establishes. the Company or its Subsidiaries may deduct, to the extent permitted by law, any such Tax Withholding Obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant or holder of an Award.

 

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9.Transferability of Awards

 

a) General Non-transferability Absent Administrator Permission. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, and in any event in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or a tandem share appreciation right granted with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, no Award granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Administrator shall not permit any transfer of an Award for value. An Award may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or, during the period the Participant is under a legal disability, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. Awards granted under the Plan shall not be subject in any manner to alienation, anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, or encumbrance, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that the restrictions in this sentence shall not apply to the Shares received in connection with an Award after the date that the restrictions on transferability of such shares set forth in the applicable Award Agreement have lapsed. Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted or construed as overriding the terms of any share ownership or retention policy, now or hereafter existing, that may apply to the Participant or Shares received under an Award.

 

b) Administrator Discretion to Permit Transfers Other Than For Value. Except as otherwise restricted by applicable law, the Administrator may, but need not, permit an Award, other than an Incentive Stock Option or a tandem share appreciation right granted with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, to be transferred to a Participant’s Family Member (as defined below) as a gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights. The Administrator shall not permit any transfer of an Award for value. For purposes of this Section 9, “Family Member” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister- in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests. The following transactions are not prohibited transfers for value: (i) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; and (ii) a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or the Participant) in exchange for an interest in that entity.

 

10.Adjustments for Corporate Transactions and Other Events

 

a) Mandatory Adjustments. In the event of a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, share rights offering, share exchange or similar event affecting the Company (each, a “Corporate Event”) or a share dividend, share split, reverse share split, separation, spinoff, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination or subdivision, recapitalization, capital reduction distribution, or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company (each, a “Share Change”), the Administrator shall make equitable and appropriate substitutions or proportionate adjustments to (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities on which Awards under the Plan may be granted to Eligible Individuals, (ii) the maximum number of Shares or other securities that may be issued with respect to Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan, (iii) the number of Shares or other securities covered by each outstanding Award and the exercise price, base price or other price per share, if any, and other relevant terms of each outstanding Award, and (iv) all other numerical limitations relating to Awards, whether contained in this Plan or in Award Agreements; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated.

 

b) Discretionary Adjustments. In the case of Corporate Events, the Administrator may make such other adjustments to outstanding Awards as it determines to be appropriate and desirable, which adjustments may include, without limitation, (i) the cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for payments of cash, securities or other property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion (it being understood that in the case of a Corporate Event with respect to which shareholders of the Company receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Administrator that the value of a share option or share appreciation right shall for this purpose be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Event over the exercise price or base price of such share option or share appreciation right shall conclusively be deemed valid and that any share option or share appreciation right may be cancelled for no consideration upon a Corporate Event if its exercise price or base price equals or exceeds the value of the consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Event), (ii) the substitution of securities or other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the substitution of equivalent awards, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, of the surviving or successor entity or a parent thereof (“Substitute Awards”).

 

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c) Adjustments to Performance Goals. The Administrator may, in its discretion, adjust the Performance Goals applicable to any Awards to reflect any unusual or non-recurring events and other extraordinary items, impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations and the cumulative effects of accounting or tax changes, each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles or as identified in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis or other the Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the Administrator determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company or the applicable subsidiary, business segment or other operational unit of the Company or any such entity or segment, or the manner in which any of the foregoing conducts its business, or other events or circumstances, render the Performance Goals to be unsuitable, the Administrator may modify such Performance Goals or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Administrator deems appropriate and equitable.

 

d) Statutory Requirements Affecting Adjustments. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 10 to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A or Section 457A (to the extent applicable) of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code; (B) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 10 to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable) shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards either (1) continue not to be subject to Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable) or (2) comply with the requirements of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable); (C) in any event, the Administrator shall not have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 10 to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable) at the date of grant to be subject thereto; and (D) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 10 to Awards that are Incentive Stock Options shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.

 

e) Winding Up, Liquidation and Dissolution. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, all Awards outstanding under the Plan shall terminate upon the winding-up, liquidation and dissolution of the Company.

 

11.Corporate Transactions

 

Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor. In the event that the Company is subject to a Corporate Transaction, outstanding Awards acquired under the Plan shall be subject to the agreement evidencing the Corporate Transaction, which need not treat all outstanding Awards in an identical manner. Such agreement, without the Participant’s consent, shall provide for one or more of the following with respect to all outstanding Awards as of the effective date of such Corporate Transaction:

 

a.The continuation of an outstanding Award by the Company (if the Company is the successor entity).

 

b.The assumption of an outstanding Award by the successor or acquiring entity (if any) of such Corporate Transaction (or by its parents, if any), which assumption, will be binding on all selected Participants; provided that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code and/or Section 409A of the Code, as applicable.

 

c.The substitution by the successor or acquiring entity in such Corporate Transaction (or by its parents, if any) of equivalent awards with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Awards (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code and/or Section 409A of the Code, as applicable).

 

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d.The full or partial acceleration of exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of an outstanding Award and lapse of the Company’s right to repurchase or re-acquire shares acquired under an Award or lapse of forfeiture rights with respect to shares acquired under an Award.

 

e.The settlement of the full value of such outstanding Award (whether or not then vested or exercisable) in cash, cash equivalents, or securities of the successor entity (or its parent, if any) with a fair market value equal to the required amount, followed by the cancellation of such Awards; provided however, that such Award may be cancelled if such Award has no value, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Subject to Section 409A of the Code, such payment may be made in installments and may be deferred until the date or dates the Award would have become exercisable or vested. Such payment may be subject to vesting based on the Participant’s continued service, provided that the vesting schedule shall not be less favorable to the Participant than the schedule under which the Award would have become vested or exercisable. For purposes of this Section 11(e) the fair market value of any security shall be determined without regard to any vesting conditions that may apply to such security.

 

f.The cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for no consideration.

 

The Administrator shall have full power and authority to assign the Company’s right to repurchase or re-acquire or forfeiture rights in respect of the Awards to such successor or acquiring corporation. Further, the Administrator will notify each Participant in writing or electronically that such Participant’s Award will, if exercisable, be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and such Award will terminate upon the expiration of such period. Awards need not be treated similarly in a Corporate Transaction and treatment may vary from Award to Award and/or from Participant to Participant.

 

12.Substitution of Awards in Mergers and Acquisitions

 

Awards may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for assumed awards held by employees, officers, or directors of entities who become employees, officers, or directors of the Company or a Subsidiary as the result of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the entity for which they perform services with the Company or a Subsidiary, or the acquisition by the Company of the assets, shares or other equity interests of such entity. The terms and conditions of any Awards so granted may vary from the terms and conditions set forth herein to the extent that the Administrator deems appropriate at the time of grant to conform the Awards to the provisions of the assumed awards for which they are substituted and to preserve their intrinsic value as of the date of the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or acquisition transaction. To the extent permitted by applicable law and marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading, any available shares under a shareholder-approved plan of an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the transaction) may be used for Awards granted pursuant to this Section 12 and, upon such grant, shall not reduce the Share Pool.

 

13.Compliance with Securities Laws; Listing and Registration

 

a) The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal, state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. If at any time the Administrator determines that the delivery of Shares under the Plan is or may be unlawful under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, or Federal, state or foreign (non- United States) securities laws, the right to exercise an Award or receive Shares pursuant to an Award shall be suspended until the Administrator determines that such delivery is lawful. If at any time the Administrator determines that the delivery of Shares under the Plan would or may violate the rules of any marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange on which the Company’s securities are then listed or admitted for trading, the right to exercise an Award or receive Shares pursuant to an Award shall be suspended until the Administrator determines that such delivery would not violate such rules. If the Administrator determines that the exercise or non-forfeitability of, or delivery of benefits pursuant to, any Award would violate any applicable provision of securities laws or any marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange on which any of the Company’s securities are listed or admitted for trading, then the Administrator may postpone any such exercise, non-forfeitability or delivery, as applicable, but the Company at the earliest practicable date.

 

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b) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Administrator determines, in its absolute discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any marketplace or securities exchange or under any state, federal or foreign (non-United States) law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Share, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator.

 

c) In the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Administrator may require a person receiving Shares pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Shares, to represent to the Company in writing that the Shares acquired by such person is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution and that such person will not dispose of the Shares so acquired in violation of Federal, state or foreign securities laws and furnish such information as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be appropriate to permit the Company to issue the Shares in compliance with applicable Federal, state or foreign securities laws.

 

14.Section 409A and Section 457A Compliance

 

It is the intention of the Company that any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code (to the extent applicable) shall comply in all respects with the requirements of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code to avoid the imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of any amount in income pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, and the terms of each such Award shall be construed, administered and deemed amended, if applicable, in a manner consistent with this intention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of its or their directors, officers, employees, agents or other service providers will be liable for any taxes, penalties or interest imposed on any Participant or other person with respect to any amounts paid or payable (whether in cash, Shares or other property) under any Award, including any applicable taxes, penalties or interest imposed under or as a result of Section 409A or Section 457A of the Code. Any payments described in an Award that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. For purposes of any Award, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to a Participant that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, the payment of Dividend Equivalents under any Award shall be construed as earnings and the time and form of payment of such Dividend Equivalents shall be treated separately from the time and form of payment of the underlying Award. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, any payments (whether in cash, Shares or other property) to be made with respect to the Award that become payable on account of the Participant’s separation from service, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, while the Participant is a “specified employee” (as determined in accordance with the uniform policy adopted by the Administrator with respect to all of the arrangements subject to Section 409A of the Code maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries) and which would otherwise be paid within six months after the Participant’s separation from service shall be accumulated (without interest) and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service or, if earlier, within 15 days after the appointment of the personal representative or executor of the Participant’s estate following the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator exercise its discretion to accelerate the payment or settlement of an Award where such payment or settlement constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Code section 409A unless, and solely to the extent that, such accelerated payment or settlement is permissible under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4) (or any successor or similar Treasury Regulation).

 

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15.Plan Duration; Amendment and Discontinuance

 

a) Plan Duration. The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board or the Compensation Committee to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, until the earlier of (a) the earliest date as of which all Awards granted under the Plan have been satisfied in full or terminated and no Shares approved for issuance under the Plan remain available to be granted under new Awards, or (b) August 14, 2034. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after such termination date. Subject to other applicable provisions of the Plan, all Awards made under the Plan on or before August 14, 2034 or such earlier termination of the Plan, shall remain in effect until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the Plan and the terms of such Awards.

 

b) Amendment and Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board or Compensation Committee may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan; provided, that, if required to comply with Cayman Islands law and any other applicable laws or marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange (other than any requirement that may be disapplied by the Company following any available home country exemption), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required. No amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would materially impair the rights of a Participant with respect to a previously granted Award without such Participant’s consent, except such an amendment made to comply with applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading or to prevent adverse tax or accounting consequences to the Company or the Participant. Except as otherwise determined by the Board or Compensation Committee, termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

 

c) Amendment of Awards. The Administrator may unilaterally amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, but no such amendment shall materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award without the Participant’s consent, except such an amendment made to cause the Plan or Award to comply with applicable law, applicable marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed or admitted for trading, or to prevent adverse tax or accounting consequences for the Participant or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, an amendment to an Award that results in a change in the tax consequences of the Award to the Participant shall not be considered to be a material impairment of the rights of the Participant and shall not require the Participant’s consent.

 

16.General Provisions

 

a) Non-Guarantee of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan or in any Award Agreement thereunder shall confer any right on an individual to continue in the service of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate such service at any time with or without cause or notice and whether or not such termination results in (i) the failure of any Award to vest or become payable; (ii) the forfeiture of any unvested or vested portion of any Award; and/or (iii) any other adverse effect on the individual’s interests under any Award or the Plan. No person, even though deemed an Eligible Individual, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. To the extent that an Eligible Individual who is an employee of a Subsidiary receives an Award under the Plan, that Award shall in no event be understood or interpreted to mean that the Company is the Participant’s employer or that the Participant has an employment relationship with the Company.

 

b) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other person. To the extent that any Participant or other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

 

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c) Status of Awards. Awards shall be special incentive payments to the Participant and shall not, except as required under applicable law, be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation of the Participant for purposes of determining any pension, retirement, death, severance or other benefit under (a) any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, insurance, severance or other employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary now or hereafter in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to the level of compensation or (b) any agreement between (i) the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) the Participant, except as such plan or agreement shall otherwise expressly provide.

 

d) Subsidiary Employees. In the case of a grant of an Award to an Eligible Individual who provides services to any Subsidiary, the Company may, if the Administrator so directs, issue or transfer the Shares, if any, covered by the Award to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the Administrator may specify, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the Shares to the Eligible Individual in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. All Shares underlying Awards that are forfeited or canceled after such issue or transfer of shares to the Subsidiary shall revert to the Company.

 

e) Governing Law and Interpretation. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, of Award Agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, and of any rules, regulations, determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating to the Plan or such Award Agreements, and the rights of any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Israel, except as otherwise set forth herein, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The captions of the Plan are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. Except where the context otherwise requires: (i) the singular includes the plural and vice versa; (ii) a reference to one gender includes other genders and persons who do not identify by gender; (iii) a reference to a person includes a natural person, partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, association, governmental or local authority or agency or other entity; (iv) a reference to a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them; (v) any forfeiture of Shares described herein will take effect as a surrender of shares for no consideration of such Shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law; (vi) any share dividends described herein will take effect as share capitalizations as a matter of Cayman Islands law; (vii) any share splits described herein will take effect as share sub-divisions as a matter of Cayman Islands law; (viii) the allotment and issuance of Shares pursuant to the terms of this Plan following the exercise of an Option or Award shall be subject to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company; and (ix) as a matter of Cayman Islands law, Shares shall not in fact be legally issued, transferred, redeemed, repurchased, surrendered or forfeited until the time at which the appropriate entries are made in Register of Members of the Company (the Register of Members being prima facie evidence of legal title to Shares).

 

f. Use of English Language. The Plan, each Award Agreement, and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to an Award shall be written in English, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. If a Participant receives an Award Agreement, a copy of the Plan or any other documents related to an Award translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version shall control.

 

g. Recovery of Amounts Paid. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to any and all policies, guidelines, codes of conduct, or other agreement or arrangement adopted by the Board or Compensation Committee with respect to the recoupment, recovery or clawback of compensation (collectively, the “Recoupment Policy”) and/or to any provisions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement under which the Company may recover from current and former Participants any amounts paid or Shares issued under an Award and any proceeds therefrom under such circumstances as the Administrator determines appropriate. The Administrator may apply the Recoupment Policy to Awards granted before the policy is adopted to the extent required by applicable law or marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange on which Company securities are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

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h. Under this Plan, except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions apply:

 

“Administrator” means the Compensation Committee, or such other committee(s) of director(s) duly appointed by the Board or the Compensation Committee to administer the Plan or delegated limited authority to perform administrative actions under the Plan, and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board or the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that at any time the Board may serve as the Administrator in lieu of or in addition to the Compensation Committee or such other committee(s) to whom administrative authority has been delegated. With respect to any Award to which Section 16 of the Exchange Act applies, the Administrator shall consist of either the Board or a committee of the Board, which committee shall consist of three or more directors, each of whom is intended to be, to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, a “non- employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and an “independent director” to the extent required by the marketplace or listing rules of a securities market or securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading, provided that, with respect to Awards made to a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company, Administrator means the Board. Any member of the Administrator who does not meet the foregoing requirements shall abstain from any decision regarding an Award and shall not be considered a member of the Administrator to the extent required to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

Award” means any share option, share appreciation right, share award, share unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, and/or Other Share-Based Award, granted under this Plan.

 

“Award Agreement” means the written document(s), including an electronic writing acceptable to the Administrator, and any notice, addendum or supplement thereto, memorializing the terms and conditions of an Award granted pursuant to the Plan and which shall incorporate the terms of the Plan.

 

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Cause” means, with respect to a Participant, except as otherwise provided in the Participant’s employment or other service agreement with the Company, if any, or relevant Award Agreement (i) the Participant’s plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction of, (A) a felony (or its equivalent in a non-United States jurisdiction) or (B) other conduct of a criminal nature that has or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or standing in the community of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a successor to the Company or a Subsidiary, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, or that legally prohibits the Participant from working for the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a successor to the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) a breach by the Participant of a regulatory rule that adversely affects the Participant’s ability to perform the Participant’s employment duties to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a successor to the Company or a Subsidiary, in any material respect; or (iii) the Participant’s failure, in any material respect, to (A) perform the Participant’s employment duties, (B) comply with the applicable policies of the Company, or of its Subsidiaries, or a successor to the Company or a Subsidiary, or (C) comply with covenants contained in any contract or Award Agreement to which the Participant is a party; provided, however, that the Participant shall be provided a written notice describing in reasonable detail the facts which are considered to give rise to a breach described in this clause (iii) and the Participant shall have 30 days following receipt of such written notice (the “Cure Period”) during which the Participant may remedy the condition and, if so remedied, no Cause for Termination of Service shall exist.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and other relevant interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. Reference to any specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance, as well as any successor section, regulations and guidance.

 

Company” means Silexion Therapeutics Corp and its Subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires. For purposes of determining whether a Corporate Transaction has occurred, Company shall mean only Biomotion Sciences.

 

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Corporate Transaction” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities, provided, however, that for purposes of this subclause (a) the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person who is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the securities of the Company will not be considered a Corporate Transaction; (b) the consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; (c) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (d) any other transaction which qualifies as a “corporate transaction” under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the shareholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company (except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company), or (e) a change in the effective control of the Company that occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by members of the Board whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purpose of this subclause (e), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Corporate Transaction. For purposes of this definition, Persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase, or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any amount constituting deferred compensation (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) would become payable under this Plan by reason of a Corporate Transaction, such amount will become payable only if the event constituting a Corporate Transaction would also qualify as a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time.

 

Director Limits” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5(e) of the Plan.

 

Dividend Equivalent” means a right, granted to a Participant, to receive cash, Shares, share Units or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares.

 

“Effective Date” means August 15, 2024.

 

Eligible Individuals” means (i) officers and employees of, and other individuals, including non-employee directors, who are natural persons providing bona fide services to or for, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities, and (ii) prospective officers, employees and service providers who have accepted offers of employment or other service relationship from the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto. Reference to any specific section of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance issued thereunder, as well as any successor section, regulations and guidance.

 

“Fair Market Value” means, on a per share basis as of any date, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator:

 

i. if the principal market for the Shares (as determined by the Administrator if the Shares are listed or admitted to trading on more than one exchange or market) is a national securities exchange or an established securities market, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the official closing price per Share for the regular market session on that date on the principal exchange or market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted to trading or, if no sale is reported for that date, on the last preceding day on which a sale was reported, all as reported by such source as the Administrator may select;

 

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ii. if the principal market for the Shares is not a national securities exchange or an established securities market, but the Shares are quoted by a national quotation system, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Shares on that date as reported on a national quotation system or, if no prices are reported for that date, on the last preceding day on which prices were reported, all as reported by such source as the Administrator may select; or

 

iii. if the Shares are neither listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange or an established securities market, nor quoted by a national quotation system, the value determined by the Administrator in good faith by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, which method may, but need not, include taking into account an appraisal of the fair market value of the Shares conducted by a nationally recognized appraisal firm selected by the Administrator.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding, for foreign, federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes and for such other purposes as the Administrator deems appropriate, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.

 

Full Value Award” means an Award that results in the Company transferring the full value of a Share under the Award, whether or not an actual share is issued. Full Value Awards shall include, but are not limited to, share awards, share units, Performance Shares, Performance Units that are payable in Shares, and Other Share-Based Awards for which the Company transfers the full value of Shares under the Award, but shall not include Dividend Equivalents.

 

Incentive Stock Option” means any share option that is designated, in the applicable Award Agreement or the resolutions of the Administrator under which the share option is granted, as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements to be an “incentive stock option” set forth in Section 422 of the Code.

 

Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Nonqualified Option” means any share option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

Organizational Documents” means the Company’s memorandum of association, articles of association, certificate of incorporation, or other document addressing similar governance matters for the Company.

 

Other Share-Based Award” means an Award of Shares or any other Award that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based upon, Shares, including without limitation Dividend Equivalents and convertible debentures.

 

Participant” means an Eligible Individual to whom one or more Awards are or have been granted pursuant to the Plan and have not been fully settled or cancelled and, following the death of any such person, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.

 

Performance Award” means a Full Value Award, the grant, vesting, lapse of restrictions or settlement of which is conditioned upon the achievement of performance objectives over a specified Performance Period and includes, without limitation, Performance Shares and Performance Units.

 

Performance Goals” means the performance goals established by the Administrator in connection with the grant of Awards based on Performance Metrics or other performance criteria selected by the Administrator.

 

Performance Period” means that period established by the Administrator during which any Performance Goals specified by the Administrator with respect to such Award are to be measured.

 

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Performance Metrics” means criteria established by the Administrator relating to any of the following, as it may apply to an individual, one or more business units, divisions, or affiliates, or on a company-wide basis, and in absolute terms, relative to a base period, or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies, peer groups, or an index covering multiple companies:

 

i. Earnings or Profitability Metrics: any derivative of revenue; earnings/loss (gross, operating, net, or adjusted); earnings/loss before interest and taxes (“EBIT”); earnings/loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); profit margins; operating margins; expense levels or ratios; provided that any of the foregoing metrics may be adjusted to eliminate the effect of any one or more of the following: interest expense, asset impairments or investment losses, early extinguishment of debt or share-based compensation expense;

 

ii. Return Metrics: any derivative of return on investment, assets, equity or capital (total or invested);

 

iii. Investment Metrics: relative risk-adjusted investment performance; investment performance of assets under management;

 

iv. Cash Flow Metrics: any derivative of operating cash flow; cash flow sufficient to achieve financial ratios or a specified cash balance; free cash flow; cash flow return on capital; net cash provided by operating activities; cash flow per share; working capital;

 

v. Liquidity Metrics: any derivative of debt leverage (including debt to capital, net debt-to- capital, debt-to-EBITDA or other liquidity ratios); and/or

 

vi. Share Price and Equity Metrics: any derivative of return on shareholders’ equity; total shareholder return; share price; share price appreciation; market capitalization; earnings/loss per share (basic or diluted) (before or after taxes).

 

“Performance Shares” means a grant of shares or share Units the issuance, vesting or payment of which is contingent on performance as measured against predetermined objectives over a specified Performance Period.

 

Performance Units” means a grant of dollar-denominated Units the value, vesting or payment of which is contingent on performance against predetermined objectives over a specified Performance Period.

 

Plan” means this Biomotion Sciences 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, as set forth herein and as it may be amended from time to time.

 

“Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

Restricted Share” means an Award of Shares to a Participant that may be subject to certain transferability and other restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture (including by reason of not satisfying certain Performance Goals).

 

Restricted Share Unit” means a right granted to a Participant to receive Shares or cash at the end of a specified deferral period, which right may be conditioned on the satisfaction of certain requirements (including the satisfaction of certain Performance Goals).

 

Restriction Period” means, with respect to Full Value Awards, the period commencing on the date of grant of such Award to which vesting or transferability and other restrictions and a risk of forfeiture apply and ending upon the expiration of the applicable vesting conditions, transferability and other restrictions and lapse of risk of forfeiture and/or the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals (it being understood that the Administrator may provide that vesting shall occur and/or restrictions shall lapse with respect to portions of the applicable Award during the Restriction Period).

 

“Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any capital securities into which they are converted and “Share” shall be interpreted accordingly.

 

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Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity in an unbroken chain of companies, corporations or other entities beginning with the Company if each of the companies, corporations or other entities, or group of commonly controlled companies, corporations or other entities, other than the last company, corporation or other entity in the unbroken chain then owns shares, stock or other equity interests possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares, stock or other equity interests in one of the other companies, corporations or other entities in such chain or otherwise has the power to direct the management and policies of the entity by contract or by means of appointing a majority of the members of the board or other body that controls the affairs of the entity; provided, however, that solely for purposes of determining whether a Participant has a Termination of Service that is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code or whether an Eligible Individual is eligible to be granted an Award that in the hands of such Eligible Individual would constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, a “Subsidiary” of a corporation or other entity means all other entities with which such company, corporation or other entity would be considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

 

Tax Withholding Obligation” means any federal, state, local or foreign (non-United States) income, employment or other tax or social insurance contribution required by applicable law to be withheld in respect of Awards.

 

Termination of Service” means the termination of the Participant’s employment, or performance of services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries. Temporary absences from employment because of illness, vacation or leave of absence and transfers among the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Terminations of Service. With respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Termination of Service” shall mean a “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A of the Code to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code to avoid the imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of any amount in income pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. A Participant has a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code if the Participant terminates employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason. A Participant will generally be treated as having terminated employment with the Company and all Subsidiaries as of a certain date if the Participant and the entity that employs the Participant reasonably anticipate that the Participant will perform no further services for the Company or any Subsidiary after such date or that the level of bona fide services that the Participant will perform after such date (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services if the Participant has been providing services for fewer than 36 months); provided, however, that the employment relationship is treated as continuing while the Participant is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, the vesting shall be postponed until return to active engagement.

 

Total and Permanent Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, except as otherwise provided in the relevant Award Agreement, that a Participant is (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last until the Participant’s death or result in death, or (ii) determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or other governmental or quasi-governmental body that administers a comparable social insurance program outside of the United States in which the Participant participates and which conditions the right to receive benefits under such program on the Participant being unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last until the Participant’s death or result in death. The Administrator shall have sole authority to determine whether a Participant has suffered a Total and Permanent Disability and may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of the Participant’s condition.

 

Unit” means a bookkeeping entry used by the Company to record and account for the grant of the following types of Awards until such time as the Award is paid, cancelled, forfeited or terminated, as the case may be: share units, Restricted Share Units, Performance Units, and Performance Shares that are expressed in terms of Shares.

 

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BIOMOTION SCIENCES 2024 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

SUB-PLAN FOR ISRAELI PARTICIPANTS

 

1.GENERAL

 

1.1This sub-plan (the “Sub-Plan”) shall apply only to Participants who are tax residents of the State of Israel on the date of the grant of the Award, as defined below in Section 2, and are engaged by the Company or any Israeli resident Subsidiary of the Company (collectively, “Israeli Participants”). The provisions specified hereunder shall form an integral part of the Biomotion Sciences 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (hereinafter the “Plan”).

 

1.2This Sub-Plan is adopted pursuant to the authority of the Administrator under Section 4(b) of the Plan. This Sub-Plan is to be read as a continuation of the Plan and applies to Awards granted to Israeli Participants only to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements set by Israeli law, and in particular, with the provisions of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version] 1961, as may be amended or replaced from time to time. This Sub-Plan does not add to or modify the Plan in respect of any other category of Participants.

 

1.3The Plan and this Sub-Plan are complimentary to each other and shall be deemed as one. In the event of any conflict, whether explicit or implied, between the provisions of this Sub-Plan and the Plan, the provisions set out in the Sub-Plan shall prevail to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements set by the Israeli law in general, and in particular, with the provisions of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version] 1961, as may be amended or replaced from time to time.

 

1.4Any capitalized term not specifically defined in this Sub-Plan shall be construed according to the interpretation given to it in the Plan. References to the Administrator shall include reference to the Board if applicable.

 

2.DEFINITIONS

 

2.1102 Award” means any Award intended to qualify (as determined by the Administrator, the Board and/or the Israeli Award Agreement and/or a tax ruling from the ITA) and which qualifies as an award under Section 102, issued to an Approved Israeli Participant.

 

2.2Applicable Law” shall mean any applicable law, rule, regulation, statute, pronouncement, policy, interpretation, judgment, order or decree of any federal, provincial, state or local governmental, regulatory or adjudicative authority or agency, of any jurisdiction, and the rules and regulations of any stock exchange, over-the-counter market or trading system on which the Shares are then traded or listed.

 

2.3Approved Israeli Participant” means an Israeli Participant who is an employee, director or an officer of an Employer, excluding any Controlling Share Holder of the Company.

 

2.4“Award” means any Award granted under the Plan which is settled in Shares and which is not capable of being settled in cash.

 

2.5“Capital Gain Award” means a Trustee 102 Award elected and designated by the Company to qualify under the capital gain tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(2) and 102(b)(3) of the Ordinance.

 

2.6Controlling Share Holder” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 32(9) of the Ordinance.

 

2.7Employer” means the Company or any Israeli resident Subsidiary of the Company which is an “employing company” within the meaning and subject to the conditions of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance.

 

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2.8ITA” means the Israeli Tax Authority.

 

2.9“Israeli Award Agreement” means the Award Agreement between the Company and an Israeli Participant that sets out the terms and conditions of an Award.

 

2.10Non-Trustee 102 Award” means a 102 Award granted pursuant to Section 102(c) of the Ordinance and not held in trust by a Trustee.

 

2.11Ordinary Income Award” means a Trustee 102 Award elected and designated by the Company to qualify under the ordinary income tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(b)(1) of the Ordinance.

 

2.12“Ordinance” means the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version] – 1961, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.13“Rules” means the Income Tax Rules (Tax Benefits in Stock Issuance to Employees) 5763-2003.

 

2.14“Section 102” means Section 102 of the Ordinance and any regulations, rules, orders or procedures promulgated thereunder as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 

2.15Tax” means any applicable tax and other compulsory payments, such as any social security and health tax contributions under any Applicable Law.

 

2.16Trust Agreement” means the agreement to be signed between the Company, an Employer and the Trustee for the purposes of Section 102.

 

2.17Trustee” means any person or entity appointed by the Company to serve as a trustee and approved by the ITA, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(a) of the Ordinance, as may be replaced from time to time.

 

2.18“Trustee 102 Award” means a 102 Award granted to an Approved Israeli Participant pursuant to Section 102(b) of the Ordinance and held in trust by a Trustee for the benefit of an Approved Israeli Participant.

 

2.19“Unapproved Israeli Participant” means an Israeli Participant who is not an Approved Israeli Participant, including a consultant, service provider or a Controlling Share Holder of the Company.

 

3.ISSUANCE OF AWARDS

 

3.1The persons eligible for participation in the Plan as Israeli Participants shall include Approved Israeli Participants and Unapproved Israeli Participants, provided, however, that only Approved Israeli Participants may be granted 102 Awards.

 

3.2The Administrator may designate Awards granted to Approved Israeli Participants pursuant to Section 102 as Trustee 102 Awards or Non-Trustee 102 Awards.

 

3.3The grant of Trustee 102 Awards shall be subject to this Sub-Plan and shall not become effective prior to the lapse of 30 days from the date the Plan has been submitted for approval by the ITA and shall be conditioned upon the approval of the Plan and this Sub-Plan by the ITA.

 

3.4Trustee 102 Awards may either be classified as Capital Gain Awards or Ordinary Income Awards.

 

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3.5No Trustee 102 Award may be granted under this Sub-Plan to any Approved Israeli Participant, unless and until the Company has filed with the ITA its election regarding the type of Trustee 102 Awards, whether Capital Gain Awards or Ordinary Income Awards, that will be granted under the Plan and this Sub-Plan (the “Election”). Such Election shall become effective beginning the first date of grant of a Trustee 102 Award under this Sub-Plan and shall remain in effect at least until the end of the year following the year during which the Company first granted Trustee 102 Awards. The Election shall obligate the Company to grant only the type of Trustee 102 Award it has elected, and shall apply to all Israeli Participants who are granted Trustee 102 Awards during the period indicated herein, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102(g) of the Ordinance. For the avoidance of doubt, the Election shall not prevent the Company from granting Non-Trustee 102 Awards simultaneously.

 

3.6All Trustee 102 Awards must be held in trust by, or subject to the approval of the ITA, under the control or supervision of a Trustee, as described in Section 5 below.

 

3.7The designation of Non-Trustee 102 Awards and Trustee 102 Awards shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 102.

 

3.8Awards granted to Unapproved Israeli Participants shall be subject to tax according to the provisions of the Ordinance and shall not be subject to the Trustee arrangement detailed herein.

 

3.9Despite Section 5(d) of the Plan, Shares used to satisfy 102 Awards must be either newly issued shares or Shares acquired by the Company at least 18 months prior to the issuance of the Shares in settlement of the 102 Award.

 

3.10Dividend Equivalent payments made under the Plan and credited in Shares may be treated as separate awards. Dividend Equivalent payments made under the Plan and credited in cash will be treated as a cash bonus for tax purposes.

 

4.102 AWARD GRANT DATE AND TERMINATION DATE

 

4.1Each 102 Award will be deemed granted on the date determined by the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, provided that and subject to (i) the Israeli Participant has signed all documents required by the Company or Applicable Law, and (ii) with respect to any Trustee 102 Award, the Company has provided all applicable documents to the Trustee in accordance with the guidelines published by the ITA such that if the guidelines are not met the Award will be considered as granted on the date determined by the Administrator as a Non-Trustee Award.

 

5.TRUSTEE

 

5.1Trustee 102 Awards which shall be granted under this Sub-Plan and/or any Shares allocated or issued upon the grant, vesting or exercise of a Trustee 102 Award and/or other Shares received following any realization of rights under the Plan, shall be allocated or issued to the Trustee or controlled by the Trustee, for the benefit of the Approved Israeli Participants, in accordance with the provisions of Section 102. In the event the requirements for Trustee 102 Awards are not met, the Trustee 102 Awards may be regarded as Non-Trustee 102 Awards or as Awards which are not subject to Section 102, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 102.

 

5.2With respect to any Trustee 102 Award, subject to the provisions of Section 102, an Approved Israeli Participant shall not sell or release from trust any Shares received upon the grant, vesting or exercise of a Trustee 102 Award and/or any Shares received following any realization of rights, including, without limitation, stock dividends, under the Plan at least until the lapse of the period of time required under Section 102 or any shorter period of time determined by the ITA (the “Holding Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such sale or release occurs during the Holding Period, the sanctions under Section 102 shall apply to and shall be borne by such Approved Israeli Participant.

 

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5.3Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Trustee shall not release or sell any Shares allocated or issued upon the grant, vesting or exercise of a Trustee 102 Award unless the Company, the Employer and the Trustee are satisfied that the full amounts of any Tax due have been paid or will be paid.

 

5.4Upon receipt of any Trustee 102 Award, the Approved Israeli Participant will consent to the grant of such Award under Section 102 and undertake to comply with the terms of Section 102 and the trust arrangement between the Company and the Trustee.

 

5.5Any Award classified as a Capital Gain Award is meant to comply with the terms and conditions of Section 102 and the requirements of the ITA, therefore it is clarified that at all times the Plan and this Sub-Plan are to be read such that they comply with the requirements of Section 102 and as a consequence, should any provision in the Plan or Sub-Plan disqualify the Plan and/or the Awards granted thereunder from beneficial tax treatment pursuant to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance, such provision shall be considered invalid either permanently or until the Israel Tax Authority provides approval of compliance with Section 102.

 

6.WRITTEN PARTICIPANT UNDERTAKING

 

6.1With respect to any Trustee 102 Award, as required by Section 102 and the Rules, by virtue of the receipt of such Award, the Israeli Participant is deemed to have provided, undertaken and confirmed the following written undertaking (and such undertaking is deemed incorporated into any documents entered into by the Israeli Participant in connection with the grant of such Award), and which undertaking shall be deemed to apply and relate to all Trustee 102 Awards granted to the Israeli Participant, whether under the Plan and this Sub-Plan or other plans maintained by the Company, and whether prior to or after the date hereof:

 

6.1.1The Israeli Participant shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in Section 102 with regard to the Capital Gain Awards or Ordinary Income Awards, as applicable, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time;

 

6.1.2The Israeli Participant is familiar with, and understands the provisions of, Section 102 in general, and the tax arrangement under the Capital Gain Awards or Ordinary Income Awards in particular, and its tax consequences; the Israeli Participant agrees that the Trustee 102 Awards and any Shares that may be issued upon vesting or (if applicable) exercise of the Trustee 102 Awards (or otherwise in relation to such Awards), will be held by a Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 102 for at least the duration of the Holding Period under the Capital Gain Awards or Ordinary Income Awards, as applicable. The Israeli Participant understands that any release of such Trustee 102 Awards or Shares from trust, or any sale of the Shares prior to the termination of the Holding Period, will result in taxation at the marginal tax rate, in addition to deductions of any appropriate income tax, social security, health tax contributions or other compulsory payments; and

 

6.1.3The Israeli Participant agrees to the Trust Agreement entered into by and between the Company, the Employer and the Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 102.

 

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7.THE AWARDS

 

The terms and conditions upon which Awards shall be granted, issued and exercised or vested under this Sub-Plan, shall be specified in an Israeli Award Agreement to be executed pursuant to the Plan and to this Sub-Plan. Each Israeli Award Agreement shall provide, inter alia, the number of Shares to which the Award relates, the type of Award granted thereunder (i.e., a Capital Gain Awards or Ordinary Income Awards or Non-Trustee 102 Award or any Award granted to Unapproved Israeli Participant), and any applicable vesting provisions and exercise price that may be payable. For the avoidance of doubt, it is clarified that there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Israeli Participants and that the terms and conditions of Awards granted to Israeli Participants need not be the same with respect to each Israeli Participant (whether or not such Israeli Participants are similarly situated). The grant, vesting and exercise of Awards granted to Israeli Participants shall be subject to the terms and conditions and, with respect to exercise, the method, as may be determined by the Administrator (including the provisions of the Plan) and, when applicable, by the Trustee, in accordance with the requirements of Section 102.

 

8.ASSIGNABILITY, DESIGNATION AND SALE OF AWARDS

 

8.1Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, no Award subject to this Sub-Plan or any right with respect thereto, whether fully paid or not, shall be assignable, transferable or given as collateral, and no right with respect to any such Award shall be given to any third party whatsoever, and during the lifetime of the Israeli Participant, each and all of such Israeli Participant’s rights with respect to an Award shall belong only to the Israeli Participant. Any such action made, directly or indirectly, for an immediate or future validation, shall be void.

 

8.2As long as Awards and/or Shares issued or purchased hereunder are held by the Trustee on behalf of the Israeli Participant, all rights of the Israeli Participant over the Award and Shares cannot be transferred, assigned, pledged or mortgaged, other than by will or laws of descent and distribution.

 

9.INTEGRATION OF SECTION 102 AND TAX ASSESSING OFFICER’S APPROVAL

 

9.1.With regard to Trustee 102 Awards, the provisions of the Plan, the Sub-Plan and/or the Israeli Award Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Section 102 and any approval issued by the ITA and the said provisions shall be deemed an integral part of the Plan, the Sub-Plan and the Israeli Award Agreement.

 

9.2Any provision of Section 102 and/or said approval issued by the ITA, which must be complied with in order to receive and/or to maintain any tax treatment with respect to an Award pursuant to Section 102, which is not expressly specified in the Plan, the Sub-Plan or the Israeli Award Agreement, shall be considered binding upon the Company, any Employer and the Israeli Participants. Furthermore, if any provision of the Plan or Sub-Plan disqualifies Awards that are intended to qualify as 102 Awards from the beneficial tax treatment pursuant to Section 102, such provision shall not apply to the 102 Awards.

 

10.TAX CONSEQUENCES; DISCLAIMER

 

10.1Any tax consequences arising from the grant, purchase, exercise, vesting or sale of any Award issued hereunder, from the payment for or sale of Shares covered thereby or from any other event or act (of the Company, and/or its Subsidiaries, and the Trustee or the Israeli Participant), hereunder, shall be borne solely by the Israeli Participant. The Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and/or the Trustee shall withhold Tax according to the requirements of Applicable Laws, rules, and regulations, including withholding taxes at source. Furthermore, the Israeli Participant agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and/or the Trustee and hold them harmless against and from any and all liability for any such Tax or interest or penalty thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold, or to have withheld, any such Tax from any payment made to the Israeli Participant.

 

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10.2The Company and/or, when applicable, the Trustee shall not be required to release any Award or Shares to an Israeli Participant until all required Tax payments have been fully made.

 

10.3Awards that do not comply with the requirements of Section 102 shall be subject to tax under Section 3(i) or 2 of the Ordinance.

 

10.4With respect to Non-Trustee 102 Awards, if the Israeli Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary, or otherwise if so requested by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, the Israeli Participant shall extend to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries a security or guarantee for the payment of Tax due at the time of the sale of Shares, in accordance with the provisions of Section 102.

 

10.5TAX TREATMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 5.5 ABOVE, IT IS CLARIFIED THAT THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) DO NOT UNDERTAKE OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY AWARD SHALL QUALIFY WITH ANY PARTICULAR TAX REGIME OR RULES APPLYING TO PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT, OR BENEFIT FROM ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT OR TAX ADVANTAGE OF ANY TYPE AND THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) SHALL BEAR NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANNER IN WHICH ANY AWARD IS EVENTUALLY TREATED FOR TAX PURPOSES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE AWARD WAS GRANTED OR WAS INTENDED TO QUALIFY UNDER ANY PARTICULAR TAX REGIME OR TREATMENT. THIS PROVISION SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY DESIGNATION OF AWARDS OR TAX QUALIFICATION INDICATED IN ANY CORPORATE RESOLUTION OR AWARD AGREEMENT, WHICH SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE LAW. THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) DO NOT UNDERTAKE AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY ACTION IN ORDER TO QUALIFY ANY AWARD WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT AND NO INDICATION IN ANY DOCUMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY AWARD IS INTENDED TO QUALIFY FOR ANY TAX TREATMENT SHALL IMPLY SUCH AN UNDERTAKING. NO ASSURANCE IS MADE BY THE COMPANY AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) THAT ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT ON THE DATE OF GRANT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST OR THAT THE AWARD WILL QUALIFY AT THE TIME OF VESTING, EXERCISE OR DISPOSITION THEREOF WITH ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT. THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE IN THE EVENT THAT AN AWARD DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) COULD HAVE TAKEN ANY ACTION TO CAUSE SUCH QUALIFICATION TO BE MET AND SUCH QUALIFICATION REMAINS AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE RISK OF THE ISRAELI PARTICIPANT. THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE EMPLOYER) DO NOT UNDERTAKE OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY TO CONTEST A DETERMINATION OR INTERPRETATION (WHETHER WRITTEN OR UNWRITTEN) OF ANY TAX AUTHORITY, INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF THE QUALIFICATION UNDER ANY PARTICULAR TAX REGIME OR RULES APPLYING TO PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT. AWARDS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER ANY PARTICULAR TAX TREATMENT COULD RESULT IN ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE ISRAELI PARTICIPANT.

 

11.ONE TIME BENEFIT

 

The Awards granted hereunder are extraordinary, one-time Awards granted to the Israeli Participants, and are not and shall not be deemed a salary component for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, in connection with calculating severance compensation under Applicable Law, nor shall receipt of an Award entitle an Israeli Participant to any future Awards.

 

12.TERM OF PLAN AND SUB-PLAN

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan and in addition thereto, the Company shall obtain all approvals for the adoption of this Sub-Plan or for any amendment to this Sub-Plan as are necessary to comply with any Applicable Law, applicable to Awards granted to Israeli Participants under this Sub-Plan or with the Company's incorporation documents.

 

13.GOVERNING LAW

 

Solely for the purpose of determining the Israeli tax treatment of Awards granted pursuant to this Sub-Plan, this Sub-Plan shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel, without reference to conflicts of law principles.

 

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EX-14.1 14 ea021197601ex14-1_silexion.htm SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP CODE OF ETHICS AND BUSINESS CONDUCT

Exhibit 14.1

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIOMOTION SCIENCES)

CODE OF ETHICS AND BUSINESS CONDUCT

 

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15, 2024

 

1.INTRODUCTION

 

1.1.This Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (this “Code”) of Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) applies to the Chief Executive Officer (as the Company’s principal executive officer), Chief Financial Officer (as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), Controller (if any) and persons performing similar functions for the Company (collectively, the “Senior Officers”), along with all directors, other officers, employees, integral service providers and consultants providing services to the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) (the Senior Officers, other officers and employees are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Employees”, the directors are referred to as “Directors” and the integral service providers and consultants are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Independent Contractors”).

 

1.2.This Code covers a wide range of business practices and procedures. It does not cover every issue that may arise, but it sets out basic principles to guide all Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors of the Group. All Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors should conduct themselves accordingly and seek to avoid the appearance of improper behavior in any way relating to the Group.

 

1.3.Any Employee, Director or Independent Contractor who has any questions about the Code should consult with the Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) or (in particular, in the case of a Director) the audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”).

 

1.4.The Company has adopted the Code for the purpose of promoting:

 

1.4.1.honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

1.4.2.full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in all reports and documents that the Company files with, or furnishes to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Company that are within a Senior Officer’s area of responsibility;

 

1.4.3.compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;

 

1.4.4.the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code; and

 

1.4.5.accountability for adherence to the Code.

 

2.HONEST AND ETHICAL CONDUCT

 

2.1.Each Senior Officer and Director owes a duty to the Company to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest and candid. Other Employees and Independent Contractors, too, must adhere to a high standard of business ethics and are expected to make decisions and take actions based on the best interests of the Group, as a whole, and not based on personal relationships or benefits. Generally, a “conflict of interest” occurs when an Employee’s, Director’s or Independent Contractor’s personal interests are, or appear to be, inconsistent with, interfere with or are opposed to the best interests of the Group or give the appearance of impropriety.

 

 

 

2.2.Business decisions and actions must be made in the best interests of the Group and should not be influenced by personal considerations or relationships. Relationships with the Company’s stakeholders, for example suppliers, competitors and customers, should not in any way affect an Employee’s, Director’s or Independent Contractor’s responsibility and accountability to the Group. Conflicts of interest can arise when an Employee, a Director or an Independent Contractor, or a member of his or her family, receives improper gifts, entertainment or benefits as a result of his or her position in the Group. Specifically, each Employee, Director or Independent Contractor must:

 

2.2.1.act with integrity, including being honest and candid, while still maintaining the confidentiality of information when required or consistent with the Company’s policies;

 

2.2.2.avoid violations of the Code, including actual or apparent conflicts of interest with the Group in personal and professional relationships;

 

2.2.3.disclose to the Board or (in particular, in the case of a Director) the Audit Committee any material transaction or relationship that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a breach of the Code, including actual or apparent conflicts of interest with the Group;

 

2.2.4.obtain approval from the Board or Audit Committee before making any decisions or taking any action that could reasonably be expected to involve a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest;

 

2.2.5.observe both the form and spirit of laws and governmental rules and regulations, accounting standards and Company policies;

 

2.2.6.maintain a high standard of accuracy and completeness in the Group’s financial records;

 

2.2.7.ensure full, fair, timely, accurate and understandable disclosure in the Company’s periodic reports;

 

2.2.8.report any violations of the Code to the Board or Audit Committee;

 

2.2.9.proactively promote ethical behavior among peers in his or her work environment; and

 

2.2.10.maintain the skills appropriate and necessary for the performance of his or her duties.

 

3.DISCLOSURE OF COMPANY INFORMATION

 

3.1.As a result of the Company’s status as a public company, it is required to file periodic and other reports with the SEC. The Company takes its public disclosure responsibility seriously to ensure that these reports furnish the marketplace with full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure regarding the financial and business condition of the Group. All disclosures contained in reports and documents filed with or submitted to the SEC, or other government agencies, on behalf of the Company, or contained in other public communications made by the Company, must be complete and correct in all material respects and understandable to the intended audience.

 

3.2.Each Senior Officer, in relation to his or her area of responsibility, must be committed to providing timely, consistent and accurate information, in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. It is imperative that this disclosure be accomplished consistently during both good times and bad, and that all parties in the marketplace have equal or similar access to that information.

 

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3.3.All of the Group’s books, records, accounts and financial statements must be maintained in reasonable detail, must appropriately reflect the Group’s transactions, and must conform both to applicable legal requirements and to the Company’s system of internal controls. Unrecorded or “off the book” funds, assets or liabilities should not be maintained unless permitted by applicable law or regulation. Senior Officers involved in the preparation of the Company’s or the Group’s financial statements must prepare those statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, and any other applicable accounting standards and rules so that the financial statements materially, fairly and completely reflect the business transactions and financial statements and related condition of the Company or Group (as applicable). Further, it is important that financial statements and related disclosures be free of material errors.

 

3.4.Specifically, each Senior Officer must:

 

3.4.1.familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Company;

 

3.4.2.not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Group to others, including the Company’s independent auditors, governmental regulators, self-regulating organizations and other governmental officials;

 

3.4.3.to the extent that he or she participates in the creation of the Group’s books and records, promote the accuracy, fairness and timeliness of those records; and

 

3.4.4.in relation to his or her area of responsibility, properly review and critically analyze proposed disclosure for accuracy and completeness.

 

4.CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

4.1.Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors must maintain the confidentiality of confidential information entrusted to the Group by its customers, suppliers, joint venture partners, or others with whom the Group is considering a business or other transaction, except when disclosure is authorized by a Senior Officer (or, in the case of a Director, by the Board) or required or mandated by laws or regulations. Confidential information includes all non-public information that might be useful or helpful to competitors or harmful to the Group or its customers, suppliers, joint venture partners, or other business partners if disclosed. It also includes information that suppliers, customers, joint venture partners, or other parties have entrusted to the Group. The obligation to preserve confidential information continues even after employment or service to the Group ends.

 

4.2.Records containing personal data about employees or private information about customers and their employees are confidential. They are to be carefully safeguarded, kept current, relevant and accurate. They should be disclosed only to authorized personnel or as required by law.

 

4.3.All inquiries regarding the Group from non-employees, such as financial analysts and journalists, should be directed to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company’s policy is to cooperate with every reasonable request of government investigators for information. At the same time, the Company is entitled to all the safeguards provided by law for the benefit of persons under investigation or accused of wrongdoing, including legal representation. If a representative of any government or government agency seeks an interview or requests access to data or documents for the purpose of an investigation, an Employee or Independent Contractor should refer the representative to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Employees and Independent Contractors also should preserve all materials, including documents and e-mails that might relate to any pending or reasonably possible investigation.

 

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5.COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

 

5.1.Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors must respect and obey all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to the business and operations of the Group.

 

5.2.Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors who have access to, or knowledge of, material nonpublic information from or about the Group are prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise trading in the Company’s shares or other securities. “Material nonpublic information” includes any information, positive or negative, that has not yet been made available or disclosed to the public and that might be of significance to an investor, as part of the total mix of information, in deciding whether to buy or sell stock or other securities.

 

5.3.Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors also are prohibited from giving “tips” on material nonpublic information, that is directly or indirectly disclosing such information to any other person, including family members, other relatives and friends, so that they may trade in the Company’s shares or other securities.

 

5.4.Furthermore, if, during the course of an Employee’s, Director’s or Independent Contractor’s service with the Group, he or she acquires material nonpublic information about another company, such as one of the Group’s customers or suppliers, or if he or she learns that the Group is planning a major transaction with another company (such as an acquisition), the Employee, Director or Independent Contractor is restricted from trading in the securities of the other company. The Company also maintains an Insider Trading Policy, which each Employee, Director and Independent Contractor must review and comply with. The foregoing is not meant to be a comprehensive summary of such Insider Trading Policy, and in the event of any inconsistency between the foregoing summary and such policy, the latter shall prevail.

 

6.REPORTING ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE

 

6.1.The Company, through the Board or the Audit Committee, is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions may arise and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation.

 

6.2.This Code is not intended to provide a comprehensive guideline for Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors in relation to their business activities on behalf of the Group. Any Employee, Director or Independent Contractor may seek clarification on the application of this Code from the Board or (in the case of a Director, in particular) the Audit Committee.

 

6.3.Each Employee, Director and Independent Contractor must:

 

6.3.1.notify the Company of any existing or potential violation of this Code, and failure to do so is itself a breach of the Code; and

 

6.3.2.not retaliate, directly or indirectly, or encourage others to do so, against any Employee Director, or Independent Contractor for reports, made in good faith, of any misconduct or violations of the Code solely because that Employee, Director or Independent Contractor raised a legitimate ethical issue.

 

6.4.The Board or the Audit Committee will take all actions it considers appropriate to investigate any breach of the Code reported to it. All Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors are required to cooperate fully with any such investigations and to provide truthful and accurate information. If the Board or the Audit Committee determines that a breach has occurred, it will take or authorize disciplinary or preventative action as it deems appropriate, after consultation with the Company’s counsel if warranted, up to and including termination of employment or engagement. Where appropriate, the Company will not limit itself to disciplinary action but may pursue legal action against the offending Employee, Director or Independent Contractor involved. In some cases, the Company may have a legal or ethical obligation to call violations to the attention of appropriate enforcement authorities.

 

6.5.Compliance with the Code may be monitored by audits performed by the Board, Audit Committee, Company’s counsel or by Company’s outside auditors. All Employees, Directors and Independent Contractors are required to cooperate fully with any such audits and to provide truthful and accurate information.

 

6.6.Any waiver of this Code for any Employee, Director or Independent Contractor may be made only by the Board or the Audit Committee and will be promptly disclosed to shareholders and others, as required by applicable law. The Company must disclose changes to and waivers of the Code in accordance with applicable law.

 

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EX-21.1 15 ea021197601ex21-1_silexion.htm LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 21.1

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp

 

List of Subsidiaries

 

Name  Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
  % Ownership 
Moringa Acquisition Corp  Cayman Islands   100%
Silexion Therapeutics Ltd.  Israel   100%
Silenseed (China) Ltd.  China   100%

 

 

EX-99.1 16 ea021197601ex99-1_silexion.htm UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SILEXION AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, AND FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS PERIODS ENDED, JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023

Exhibit 99.1

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS LTD.

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2024

(Unaudited)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) 3-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) 5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares and Capital Deficiency (unaudited) 6-7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) 8-9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 10-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILEXION THERAPEUTICS LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   June 30,   December 31 
   2024   2023 
   U.S. dollars in thousands 
Assets        
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,697   $4,595 
Restricted cash   25    25 
Prepaid expenses   527    335 
Other current assets   66    24 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   2,315    4,979 
           
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:          
Restricted cash   25    25 
Long-term deposit   5    5 
Property and equipment, net   40    49 
Operating lease right-of-use asset   140    198 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS   210    277 
TOTAL ASSETS  $2,525   $5,256 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   June 30,   December 31 
   2024   2023 
   U.S. dollars in thousands 
Liabilities and redeemable convertible preferred shares, net of capital deficiency        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Trade payables  $281   $319 
Current maturities of operating lease liability   108    112 
Warrants to preferred shares (including $321 and $186 due to related party, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)   345    200 
Employee related obligations   251    207 
Accrued expenses and other account payable   1,379    1,358 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   2,364    2,196 
           
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Long-term operating lease liability   8    59 
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES  $8   $59 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  $2,372   $2,255 
           
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES          
REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS:          
Convertible Series A Preferred Shares (NIS 0.01 par value, 510,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 388,088 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023); aggregate liquidation preference of $8,162 as of June 30, 2024;          
Convertible Series A-1 Preferred Shares (NIS 0.01 par value per share, 120,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 91,216 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023); aggregate liquidation preference of $2,443 as of June 30, 2024;          
Convertible Series A-2 Preferred Shares (NIS 0.01 par value per share, 200,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 45,458 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023); aggregate liquidation preference of $2,763 as of June 30, 2024;          
Convertible Series A-3 Preferred Shares (NIS 0.01 par value per share, 80,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 63,331 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023); aggregate liquidation preference of $2,887 as of June 30, 2024;          
Convertible Series A-4 Preferred Shares (NIS 0.01 par value per share, 815,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 21,717* shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023); aggregate liquidation preference of $1,076 as of June 30, 2024;          
TOTAL REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES   15,057    15,057 
CONTINGENTLY REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS   3,353    3,420 
TOTAL REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND CONTINGENTLY REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS  $18,410   $18,477 

CAPITAL DEFICIENCY:

          
Ordinary shares (NIS 0.01 par value per share, 3,275,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 250,492 and 219,354 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)   1    1 
Additional paid-in capital   11,398    11,334 
Accumulated deficit   (29,656)   (26,811)
TOTAL CAPITAL DEFICIENCY  $(18,257)  $(15,476)
TOTAL REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND CONTINGENTLY REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS, NET OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY  $153   $3,001 
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST NET OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY  $2,525   $5,256 

 

*Net of 121,119 treasury shares held by the subsidiary as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   U.S. dollars in
thousands
   U.S. dollars in
thousands
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                
Research and development (including $34 from related party for the six months period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and including $17 from related party for the three months period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively)  $1,727   $1,916   $766   $1,235 
General and administrative (including $24 from related party for the six months period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and including $12 from related party for the three months period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively)   908    306    619    179 
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES   2,635    2,222    1,385    1,414 
OPERATING LOSS   2,635    2,222    1,385    1,414 
Financial expenses, net (including $135 and $0 from related party for the six months period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and including $60 and $0 from related party for the three months period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively)   270    377    102    452 
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX  $2,905   $2,599   $1,487   $1,866 
INCOME TAX   7    20    2    10 
NET LOSS  $2,912   $2,619   $1,489   $1,876 
                     
Attributable to:                    
Equity holders of the Company   2,845    2,427    1,472    1,653 
Non-controlling interests   67    192    17    223 
   $2,912   $2,619   $1,489   $1,876 
                     
LOSS PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED  $11.31   $9.61   $5.87   $6.54 
                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OUTSTANDING USED IN COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE   251,655    252,462    250,847    252,462 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares                   Total
redeemable
convertible
preferred
shares and
contingently
redeemable
 
   Series A
preferred shares
   Series A-1
preferred shares
   Series A-2
preferred shares
   Series A-3
preferred shares
   Series A-4
preferred shares
  

Contingently
redeemable
non-
controlling

interests

   Ordinary shares   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated   Total
capital
   non-
controlling
interests,
net of
capital
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   deficit   deficiency   deficiency 
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1,
2023
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    -           -   $3,586    219,354   $       1   $11,203   $(21,869)  $(10,665)  $7,567 
CHANGES DURING THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 (unaudited):                                                                                     
Issuance of Preferred A-4 shares, net of issuance cost                                           21,717   $411                   1         1        412 
Share-based compensation                                                                    64         64    64 
Net loss                                                     (192)                  (2,427)   (2,427)   (2,619)
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30,
2023
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    21,717   $411   $3,394    219,354   $1   $11,268   $(24,296)  $(13,027)  $(5,424)
                                                                                      
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1,
2024
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    21,717   $411   $3,420    219,354   $1   $11,334   $(26,811)  $(15,476)  $3,001 
CHANGES DURING THE SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
(unaudited):
                                                                                     
Exercise of options                                                          31,138**   *    *         *    * 
Share-based compensation                                                                    64         64    64 
Net loss                                                     (67)                  (2845)   (2,845)   (2,912)
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30,
2024
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    21,717   $411   $3,353    250,492   $1   $11,398   $(29,656)  $(18,257)  $153 

 

*Represents an amount less than $1
**Represents fully vested pre-funded options for the Company’s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $0.01 or 0.01 NIS per share

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND CAPITAL DEFICIENCY

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares                   Total
redeemable
convertible
preferred
shares and
contingently
redeemable
 
   Series A
preferred shares
   Series A-1
preferred shares
   Series A-2
preferred shares
   Series A-3
preferred shares
   Series A-4 preferred shares  

Contingently redeemable non-controlling

interests

   Ordinary shares   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated   Total capital   non-
controlling
interests,
net of
capital
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   deficit   deficiency   deficiency 
BALANCE AT MARCH 31,
2023
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    -    -   $3,617    219,354   $1   $11,235   $(22,643)  $(11,407)  $6,856 
CHANGES DURING THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 (unaudited):                                                                                     
Issuance of Preferred A-4 shares, net of issuance cost                                           21,717   $411                   1         1    412 
Share-based compensation                                                                    32         32    32 
Net loss                                                     (223)                  (1,653)   (1,653)   (1,876)
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2023   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    21,717   $411    3,394    219,354   $1   $11,268   $(24,296)  $(13,027)  $(5,424)
                                                                                      
BALANCE AT MARCH 31,
2024
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    21,717   $411   $    3,370    250,492   $1   $11,366   $(28,184)  $(16,817)  $1,610 
CHANGES DURING THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 (unaudited):                                                                                     
Share-based compensation                                                                    32         32    32 
Net loss                                                     (17)                  (1,472)   (1,472)   (1,489)
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30,
2024
   388,088   $7,307    91,216   $2,392    45,458   $2,264    63,331   $2,683    21,717   $       411   $3,353    250,492   $       1   $11,398   $(29,656)  $(18,257)  $153 

 

*Represents an amount less than $1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   U.S. dollars in
thousands
   U.S. dollars in
thousands
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                    
Net loss  $(2,912)  $(2,619)  $(1,489)  $(1,876)
Adjustments required to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities:                    
Depreciation   15    29    7    14 
Share-based compensation expenses   64    64    32    32 
Non-cash financial expenses   219    257    83    278 
                     
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                    
Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses   (192)   (2)   (63)   5 
decrease in other receivables   (42)   (9)   2    (20)
Increase (decrease) in trade payable   (38)   (57)   37    (52)
Net change in operating lease   4    (5)   2    (2)
Increase (decrease) in employee related obligations   44    (62)   (3)   (20)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses   21    (183)   327    (35)
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,817)   (2,587)   (1,065)   (1,676)
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                    
Proceeds from short-term deposit   -    507    -    - 
Purchase of property and equipment   (6)   (2)   -    (2)
Net cash provided by (used in (investing activities   (6)   505    -    (2)
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                    
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares and warrants, net of issuance costs   -    522    -    522 
Exercise of options   

*

    -    -    - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   

*

    522    -    522 
                     
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH   (2,823)   (1,560)   (1,065)   (1,156)
EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH   (75)   (258)   (19)   (277)
BALANCE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD   4,645    8,309    2,831    7,924 
BALANCE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD  $1,747   $6,491   $1,747   $6,491 

 

*Represents an amount less than $1

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   U.S. dollars in thousands   U.S. dollars in thousands 

Appendix A

                
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH REPORTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS:                
Cash and cash equivalents   1,697    6,442    1,697    6,442 
Restricted cash   50    49    50    49 
TOTAL CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND
RESTRICTED CASH SHOWN IN STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
  $1,747   $6,491   $1,747   $6,491 
                     
Appendix B - SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                    
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                    
Interest received  $25   $78   $6   $39 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL:

 

a.Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. (formerly known as Silenseed Ltd.) (hereinafter -"the Company") was incorporated in Israel and began its operations on November 30, 2008. Since its incorporation, the Company has been engaged in one operating segment - the research and development of innovative treatments for pancreatic cancer based on siRNAs, aiming to stop the production of a specific pancreatic cancer-causing protein known as the KRAS mutation. The Company’s long-lived assets are located in Israel.

 

b.On April 28, 2021, the Company signed an agreement with Guangzhou Sino-Israel Biotech Investment Fund (“GIBF”) to establish a new company in China. On June 15, 2021 a company was established in China, named Silenseed (China) Ltd (hereinafter - the "Subsidiary"). The Company owns 51% of the shares of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary has not yet started significant operations as of June 30, 2024. The Company and the Subsidiary, together - “the Group”.

 

c.On February 21, 2024, the Company entered into a business combination agreement with Moringa Acquisition Corp (the “SPAC”), a Cayman Islands exempted company whose class A ordinary shares (as well as other instruments) are listed for trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (Nasdaq: MACA), and April M.G. Ltd. (the “April Merger Sub”), an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SPAC (the “Original BCA”). According to the Original BCA, April Merger Sub was to merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SPAC, and with the SPAC continuing as a public company following the completion of the merger and with its securities continuing to be traded on Nasdaq.

 

d.On April 3, 2024, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (hereinafter, “A&R BCA”) with the SPAC, Biomotion Sciences, a newly-formed Cayman Islands exempted company (“Biomotion Sciences” or “New Pubco”), August M.S. Ltd. an Israeli company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Biomotion Sciences (“Merger Sub 1”), and Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Biomotion Sciences (“Merger Sub 2”) which replaced the Original BCA. The A&R BCA, provided for a technical change in the contemplated transaction structure to a “double dummy” structure, as a result of which both the Company and the SPAC will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Biomotion Sciences, which will be the publicly-held, Nasdaq-listed entity, rather than the Company becoming a subsidiary of the Nasdaq-listed SPAC, as initially contemplated under the Original BCA.

 

Pursuant to the transactions contemplated under the A&R BCA (collectively, the “Business Combination ”), Merger Sub 2 was to merge with and into the SPAC, with the SPAC continuing as the surviving company of such merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco (the “SPAC Merger”), and Merger Sub 1 was to merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company of such merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco (the “Acquisition Merger”). Upon the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger, each outstanding SPAC Class A ordinary share and the sole outstanding SPAC Class B ordinary share was to convert into an ordinary share of New Pubco on a one-for-one basis. Each outstanding warrant to purchase one SPAC Class A ordinary share was to convert into a warrant to purchase one New Pubco ordinary share, at the same exercise price. Upon the effectiveness of the Acquisition Merger, each outstanding ordinary share and preferred share of the Company was to convert into such number of ordinary shares of New Pubco as is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) $62,500 by (2) the number of fully diluted Company equity securities, by (y) $0.01 (the “Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio”). Each outstanding Company warrant and Company option to purchase one Company share, and Company restricted share unit (RSU) that may be potentially settled for one Company share, was to became exercisable for, or became subject to settlement for (as applicable), such number of New Pubco ordinary shares as are equal to the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The exercise price per New Pubco ordinary share of each such converted Company option and Company warrant was to be adjusted based on dividing the existing per share exercise price by the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The terms of vesting, exercise and/or settlement, as applicable, of such converted options, warrants and RSUs was to remain the same following such conversion, except that the vesting of each Company option was to accelerate immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger, such that the New Pubco option into which it was to be converted was to be fully vested, and all Company warrants were to be exercised (on a cashless basis) immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger. Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, seven directors were to be elected to New Pubco’s board of directors, of whom five were to designated by the Company and two were to be designated by the SPAC’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”). The A&R BCA also required, as a closing condition, the transfer of the remaining outstanding shares of the Subsidiary held by GIBF to the Company prior to the closing of the Business Combination in exchange for the issuance to GIBF of shares of the Company, which were to convert into ordinary shares of New Pubco in accordance with the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio upon the closing.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL (continued):

 

e.In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the ordinary shares and warrants of Biomotion Sciences were expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market and begin trading under the symbols “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively.

 

f.The Business Combination was to be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with US GAAP. Under this method of accounting, the Company was to be treated as the accounting acquirer and the SPAC was to be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. The Company was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:

 

the Company’s shareholders were to hold approximately 61.55% of the outstanding voting interests in New Pubco upon the closing of the Business Combination;

 

the Company’s senior management were to comprise the senior management of New Pubco;

 

the directors nominated by the Company were to constitute a majority of the board of directors of New Pubco (five out of seven of the initial directors);

 

the Company’s operations were to comprise the ongoing operations of New Pubco; and

 

the Company’s name was to be the name used by New Pubco (in replacement of Biomotion Sciences).

 

Under the reverse recapitalization accounting method, the Business Combination was to be deemed to be the equivalent of a capital transaction in which the Company will issue shares for the net assets of the SPAC. The net assets of the SPAC will be stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be those of the Company.

 

g.On June 18, 2024 the Company entered into a waiver with the other parties to the A&R BCA (the “Investments Waiver”). The Investments Waiver provided, in principal part, that: (i) the conditions to closing under the A&R BCA requiring that an equity financing of the Company in an amount of at least $3,500 (the “Silexion Equity Financing”) and an investment by the Sponsor in New Pubco of between $350 and $500 (the “Sponsor Investment”) shall have occurred, were waived; (ii) 1,382,325 of the Sponsor Investment shares that were potentially issuable to the Sponsor by New Pubco in respect of the Sponsor Investment under the A&R BCA were to be issued to the Sponsor upon the closing notwithstanding that the Sponsor Investment has not taken place; (iii) the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note Cap (which sets the maximum dollar amount of Sponsor loans to the SPAC that may be converted by the Sponsor into New Pubco ordinary shares, subject to reduction for certain fees payable at the Closing, under an amended and restated promissory note to be issued by New Pubco to the Sponsor at the closing (the “A&R Sponsor Promissory Note”) was increased from $5.2 million to $5.5 million, and (iv) the controlling stakeholder of the Sponsor is to be entitled to a gross monthly fee of $10 for a period of 36 months following closing under the A&R BCA.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL: (continued):

 

h.On August 15, 2024, the Business Combination was completed (see Note 10).

 

i.In October 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of attacks on civilian and military targets. Following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against Hamas and commenced a military campaign against Hamas and other terrorist organizations.

 

The Company’s headquarters are located in Modiin, Israel. As of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements, the conflict between Israel and Hamas has not had a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position, if at all. The Company cannot currently predict the intensity or duration of Israel’s war against Hamas, however, as most of the Company’s trials are not executed in Israel, the Company does not believe the recent terrorist attack and the subsequent declaration of war by the Israeli government against the Hamas terrorist organization will have any material impact on its ongoing operations. The Company continues to monitor its ongoing activities and will make any needed adjustments to ensure continuity of its business, while supporting the safety and well-being of its employees.

 

Any hostilities involving Israel, or the interruption or curtailment of trade within Israel or between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect the Company’s operations and results of operations and could make it more difficult for the Company to raise capital.

 

j.Going concern:

 

Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to research and development, clinical trials, and capital raising activities. The Company is still in its development and clinical stage and has not yet generated revenues.

 

The Company has incurred losses of $2,912 and $5,108 for the six-months period ended on June 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively. During the six-month period ended on June 30, 2024, the Company had negative operating cash flows of $2,817. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1,697. On August 15, 2024, the Company completed a business combination with the SPAC (see Note 10(f)).

 

The Company expects to continue incurring losses, and negative cash flows from operations. Management is in the process of evaluating various financing alternatives, as the Company will need to finance future research and development activities, general and administrative expenses and working capital through fund raising. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining such funding.

 

Under these circumstances, in accordance with the requirements of ASC 205-40, management has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are issued. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

a.Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

 

The accompanying condensed financial statements are unaudited. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial statements and follow the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2024, and the consolidated results of operations, statements of changes in redeemable convertible preferred shares and capital deficiency and cash flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):

 

The consolidated results for the six-month ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.

 

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, which were included in Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Biomotion Sciences with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2024. The significant accounting policies adopted and used in the preparation of the financial statements are consistent with those of the previous financial year.

 

b.Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. As applicable to these financial statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate share-based compensation and to fair value of financial instruments. See Note 6 and Notes 4 and 7, respectively. These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, future expectations, and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from these estimates.

 

c.Restricted cash

 

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company pledged an amount of $25 in favor of a bank as collateral for guarantees provided to secure the lease payments.

 

The Company is required to hold a minimum amount of NIS 85 in its bank account in order to maintain availability of a credit line from its credit card company. 

 

d.Fair value measurement

 

Fair value is based on the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which are described as follows:

 

Level 1:Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

 

Level 2:Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data or active market data of similar or identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3 Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):

 

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible and considers counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.

 

e.Concentration of credit risks

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term deposits. The Company deposits cash and cash equivalents mostly with three low risk financial institution. The Company has not experienced any material credit losses in these accounts and does not believe it is exposed to significant credit risk on these instruments.

 

f.Loss per share

 

The Company calculates loss per share using the two-class method required for participating securities. This method entails allocating income available to ordinary shareholders for the period between ordinary shares and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends as if all income for the period had been distributed. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year, and fully vested pre-funded options for the Company’s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $0.01 or 0.01 NIS per share. The Company considers these shares to be exercisable for little to no additional consideration. The Company also considers its redeemable convertible preferred shares to be participating securities as the holders of the redeemable convertible preferred shares would be entitled to dividends that would be distributed to the holders of ordinary shares, on a pro-rata basis assuming conversion of all redeemable convertible preferred shares into ordinary shares. However, these participating securities do not contractually require the holders to participate in the Company’s losses. Consequently, net loss for the periods presented was not allocated to the Company’s participating securities.

 

g.New accounting pronouncements:

 

Recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted:

 

1)In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The ASU improves reportable segments disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses.  The ASU also require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company's segment disclosures.

 

2)In December, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, prescribes standard categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation, and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. The ASU will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and allows adoption on a prospective basis, with a retrospective option. The Company is in the process of assessing the impacts and method of adoption.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 3 - SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION:

 

Statement of operations:

 

a.Research and development expenses:

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Payroll and related expenses  $514   $569   $235   $245 
Subcontractors and consultants   1,128    1,208    497    910 
Materials   3    16    -    6 
Rent and maintenance   49    78    18    35 
Travel expenses   13    27    13    27 
Other   20    18    3    12 
   $1,727   $1,916   $766   $1,235 

 

b.General and administrative expenses:

 

Payroll and related expenses  $306   $145   $164   $97 
Professional services   448    28    369    10 
Depreciation   15    29    7    14 
Rent and maintenance   72    42    46    21 
Patent registration   25    16    16    7 
Travel expenses   16    16    7    16 
Other   26    30    10    14 
   $908   $306   $619   $179 

 

c.Financial expense, net:

 

Change in fair value of financial liabilities measured at fair value  $145   $(3)  $64   $(2)
Issuance costs   -    3    -    3 
Interest income   (25)   (78)   (6)   (39)
Foreign currency exchange loss (income), net   148    451    42    487 
Other   2    4    2    3 
Total financial expense (income), net  $270   $377   $102   $452 

 

NOTE 4 - WARRANTS TO PURCHASE PREFERRED SHARES:

 

a.On January 14, 2022, the Company issued warrants to acquire 47,495 Series A-2 Preferred Shares to various investors, the warrants were issued as part of the converted Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE). These warrants feature an exercise price of $60.783 per share and expired during 2023. As of June 30, 2023, there are 47,495 outstanding warrants. As of June 30, 2024, all warrants are expired.

 

b.On May 30, 2023, the Company issued warrants to acquire 21,717 Series A-4 Preferred Shares to various investors, with an exercise price of $24.769 per share and an expiration date of May 30, 2025. Issuance expenses amounted to $3. As of June 30, 2024, there are outstanding warrants of 21,717.

 

The Company classified the warrants for the purchase of shares of its convertible redeemable preferred shares as a liability in its consolidated balance sheets, as these warrants were freestanding financial instruments which underlying shares are contingently redeemable and, therefore, may obligate the Company to transfer assets at some point in the future. The warrant liability was initially recorded at fair value upon the date of issuance and was subsequently remeasured at fair value at each reporting date. The Company recorded revaluation expenses (income) amounting to $145 and $(3) for the six months periods ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 , respectively, and revaluation expenses (income) amounting to $64 and $(2) for the three months periods ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 and accounted for such revaluation expenses as part of its financial (income) expense, net, in the statements of operations (see Note 7).

 

c.For conversion of warrants after the reporting period see Note 10(e).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 5 - REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

a.As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the share capital is composed of 0.01 NIS par value shares, as follows:

 

   June 30, 2024 
   Authorized   Issued and
paid
   Carrying
Value
   Liquidation
Preference
 
Ordinary Shares   3,275,000    250,492   $4,685      
Preferred A Shares   510,000    388,088   $7,307   $8,162 
Preferred A-1 Shares   120,000    91,216   $2,392   $2,443 
Preferred A-2 Shares   200,000    45,458   $2,264   $2,763 
Preferred A-3 Shares   80,000    63,331   $2,683   $2,887 
Preferred A-4 Shares   815,000    21,717   $411   $1,076 

 

   December 31, 2023 
   Authorized   Issued and
paid
   Carrying
Value
   Liquidation
Preference
 
Ordinary Shares   3,275,000    219,354   $4,685      
Preferred A Shares   510,000    388,088   $7,307   $8,162 
Preferred A-1 Shares   120,000    91,216   $2,392   $2,443 
Preferred A-2 Shares   200,000    45,458   $2,264   $2,763 
Preferred A-3 Shares   80,000    63,331   $2,683   $2,887 
Preferred A-4 Shares   815,000    21,717   $411   $1,076 

 

NOTE 6 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

 

The Company's options expenses amounted to a total of $64 and $64 in the six months periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, 39,898 shares remain available for grant under the Company’s 2013 and 2023 Incentive Option Plans.

 

On July 4, 2024, the Company's board of directors approved granting 178,686 RSUs to the Company's employees and directors.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 6 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):

 

Summary of outstanding and exercisable options:

 

Below is a summary of the Company's stock-based compensation activity and related information with respect to options granted to employees and non-employees for the six months periods ended June 30, 2024:

 

   Number
of options
   Weighted-
average
exercise price
(in U.S.
dollars)
  

Weighted-
average
remaining
contractual
term

(in years)

  

Aggregate

intrinsic

value

 
Outstanding at January 1, 2024   121,808   $17.23    4.88    - 
Granted   -    -    -    - 
Exercised   (31,138)  $0.01    (0.01)  $490 
Forfeited   (735)  $26.78    (6.02)   - 
Expired   (30,185)   (18.08)   -    - 
Outstanding at June 30, 2024   59,750   $25.66    7.34    - 
Exercisable at June 30, 2024   33,554   $24.78    7.00    - 
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2024   59,750   $25.66    7.34    - 

 

Up to June 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 no options were granted.

 

On June 30, 2024, there was $220 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.73 years.

 

The share-based compensation expense by line item in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations is summarized as follows:

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Research and development  $38   $38   $19   $19 
General and administrative   26    26    13    13 
   $64   $64   $32   $32 

 

NOTE 7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

 

Financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis

 

The Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, are classified in the tables below in one of the six categories described in “Note 2 – Fair value measurement”:

 

   June 30, 2024 
   Level 3   Total 
Financial Liabilities        
Warrants to preferred shares  $345   $345 

 

   December 31, 2023 
   Level 3   Total 
Financial Liabilities        
Warrants to preferred shares  $200   $200 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued):

 

The following is a roll forward of the fair value of liabilities classified under Level 3:

 

   Six months ended
June 30,
   Three months ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   Warrants   Warrants   Warrants   Warrants 
Fair value at the beginning of the period  $200   $3   $281   $2 
Issuance   -    111    -    111 
Change in fair value   145    (3)   64    (2)
Fair value at the end of the period  $345   $111   $345   $111 

 

The fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was estimated using a hybrid model in order to reflect two scenarios: (1) an IPO event (including de-SPAC transaction) and (2) other liquidation events. For further details see Note 12 in the annual consolidated financial statements.

 

The valuation under the ‘other liquidation events’ scenario was assessed using an option pricing model (OPM) by implementing a Monte Carlo Simulation, which treats the financial instruments in the Company’s equity as contingent claims whose future payoff depends on the Company’s future equity value. The Company’s entire equity value in 2023 was calculated based, among others, on the financing round closest to the valuation date.

 

The fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities as of June 30, 2023 was estimated using only the ‘other liquidation events’ scenario.

 

The following table presents the main assumptions used in the hybrid model for the periods presented:

 

   June 30 
   2024   2023 
Expected volatility   74.82%   82.80%
Assumptions regarding the price of the underlying shares:          
Probability of an IPO scenario (including de-SPAC transaction)   67%   - 
Expected time to IPO (including de-SPAC transaction) (years)   0.137    - 
Probability of other liquidation events   33%   100%
Expected time to liquidation (years)   2.25    3 
Expected return on Equity   22%   23%

 

A significant increase in the expected volatility, or in the probability of an IPO (including de-SPAC transaction), could each increase the fair value of the related instruments. A significant decrease in the expected term of the warrants or expected time to IPO (including de-SPAC transaction), could each decrease the fair value of related instruments. In combination, changes in these inputs could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement if the input changes were to be compounding, or could result in a minimally higher or lower fair value measurement if the input changes were of opposite effects and consequently offset each other. 

 

Financial instruments not measured at fair value

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, trade payables and other liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 8 - NET LOSS PER SHARE:

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the periods presented (USD in thousands, except per share data):

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Numerator:                
Net loss  $2,912   $2,619   $1,489   $1,876 
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted:  $2,845   $2,427   $1,472   $1,653 
Denominator:                    
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted   251,655    252,462    250,847    252,462 
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted  $11.31   $9.61   $5.87   $6.54 

 

Basic loss per share is computed on the basis of the net loss for the period divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, including fully vested pre-funded options for the Company’s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $0.01 or 0.01 NIS per share, as the Company considers these shares to be exercised for little to no additional consideration.

 

As of June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the basic loss per share calculation included a weighted average number of 300 and 33,108, respectively, of fully vested pre-funded options. As the inclusion of other potential ordinary shares equivalents in the calculation would be anti-dilutive for all periods presented, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share.

 

The following instruments were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because of their anti-dilutive effect:

 

-Redeemable convertible preferred shares;

 

-Warrants to purchase redeemable convertible preferred shares;

 

-Share-based compensation issuable at substantial consideration.

 

NOTE 9 - TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES WITH RELATED PARTIES:

 

Transactions with related parties which are shareholders and directors of the Company:

 

a.Transactions:

 

  

Six months ended

June 30

  

Three months ended

June 30

 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Share-based compensation included in research and development expenses  $34   $34   $17   $17 
Share-based compensation included in general and administrative expenses  $24   $24   $12   $12 
Financial expenses  $135   $-   $60   $- 

 

b.Balances:

 

   June 30,
2024
   December 31,
2023
 
Non-Current liabilities -        
Warrants to preferred shares  $321   $186 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

NOTE 10 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company’s management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through August 19, 2024, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

 

a.On July 4, 2024, the Company's board of directors approved granting 178,686 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to employees, service providers, and directors. These RSUs vest immediately upon the grant date, with 100% vesting at the time of grant.

 

b.On July 14, 2024, the Company’s shareholders approved, inter alia, the A&R BCA, the Investments Waiver, the Business Combination and granting of new RSUs to the Company’s directors and certain related parties.

 

c.On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order of effectiveness for the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Biomotion Sciences that registered the issuance of all ordinary shares of Biomotion Sciences issuable pursuant to the Business Combination. On July 17, 2024, the SPAC published notice of an extraordinary general meeting at which the Business Combination was to be presented for approval, and on July 19, 2024, the SPAC commenced the distribution of proxy materials for that extraordinary general meeting. On August 6, 2024, the SPAC held that extraordinary general meeting, and all proposals related to the Business Combination were approved by the SPAC’s shareholders.

 

d.On August 5, 2024, a conversion agreement was signed by and among Biomotion Sciences, GIBF and the Subsidiary, which implements the transfer of GIBF’s 49% holdings in the Subsidiary directly to Biomotion Sciences (in lieu of to the Company) in exchange for the issuance to GIBF of ordinary shares of New Pubco upon the closing of the Business Combination).

 

e.In August 2024, certain Company warrant holders exercised their warrants in a ‘cashless’ manner for 1,257 A-1 Preferred Shares and 8,320 A-4 Preferred Shares of the Company.

 

f.On August 15, 2024, the Business Combination was completed in accordance with the terms of the A&R BCA, as modified by the Investments Waiver. As a result of the Business Combination, the Company has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Biomotion Sciences, and its security holders have received securities of Biomotion Sciences in accordance with the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. On August 16, 2024, the ordinary shares and warrants of Biomotion Sciences begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-99.2 17 ea021197601ex99-2_silexion.htm UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024

Exhibit 99.2

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Introduction

 

The registrant, Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), a Cayman Islands exempted company (“New Silexion” or “New Pubco”) is providing the following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the business combination and related transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”) involving Moringa Acquisition Corp (“Moringa”) and Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. (“Silexion”). The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the financial information of Moringa and Silexion, as adjusted to give effect to the Transactions. Capitalized terms included herein and not otherwise defined have the same meaning as is provided in the final proxy statement/prospectus dated July 17, 2024 filed by New Silexion with the SEC in connection with the Transactions (the “final proxy statement/prospectus”).

 

Parties to the Transaction

 

Moringa is a Cayman Islands exempted company that was originally a blank check company that was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was approximately $5.924 million and $5.698 million, respectively, held in Moringa’s Trust Account. The Trust Account was liquidated upon the completion of the Transactions, as described below.

 

Silexion, an Israeli company that was known previously as Silenseed Ltd., is a pioneering biopharma developmental-stage company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for pancreatic cancer.

 

New Silexion is a newly formed entity that was formed for the purpose of effecting the Transactions, and now serves as a publicly-traded holding company of its subsidiaries — including Moringa and Silexion — after the Closing of the Transactions.

 

Description of the Transactions

 

On August 15, 2024, the parties completed the previously-reported Transactions pursuant to that certain amended and restated business combination agreement, dated April 3, 3024 (the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among New Silexion (then known as Biomotion Sciences), August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Pubco (“Merger Sub 1”), Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Pubco (“Merger Sub 2”), Moringa and Silexion.

 

Pursuant to the Transactions, Merger Sub 2 merged with and into Moringa, with Moringa continuing as the surviving company of such merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco (the “SPAC Merger”), and Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Silexion, with Silexion continuing as the surviving company of such merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco (the “Acquisition Merger”). Upon the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger, each outstanding Moringa Class A ordinary share and the sole outstanding Moringa Class B ordinary share converted into an ordinary share of New Pubco on a one-for-one basis. Each outstanding warrant to purchase one Moringa Class A ordinary share converted into a warrant to purchase one New Pubco ordinary share, at the same exercise price. Upon the effectiveness of the Acquisition Merger, each outstanding ordinary share and preferred share of Silexion converted into such number of ordinary shares of New Pubco as is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) $62,500,000 by (2) the number of fully diluted Silexion equity securities, by (y) $10.00 (the “Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio”). Each outstanding Silexion warrant and Silexion option to purchase one Silexion share, and Silexion restricted share unit (RSU) that may be potentially settled for one Silexion share, became exercisable for, or became subject to settlement for (as applicable), such number of New Pubco ordinary shares as are equal to the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The exercise price per New Pubco ordinary share of each such converted Silexion option and Silexion warrant were adjusted based on dividing the existing per share exercise price by the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The terms of vesting, exercise and/or settlement, as applicable, of such converted options, warrants and RSUs remain the same following such conversion, except that the vesting of each Silexion option accelerated immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger, such that the New Pubco option into which it has been converted was fully vested, and all Silexion warrants were exercised (on a cashless basis) immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger.

 

 

 

 

Immediately prior to the Closing, seven directors were elected to New Pubco’s board of directors, of whom five were designated by Silexion and two were designated by Moringa’s sponsor (Moringa Sponsor, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership and/or its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moringa Sponsor US L.P., a Delaware limited partnership) (collectively, the “Moringa Sponsor”).

 

In connection with the Closing, the ordinary shares and warrants of New Silexion were approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and began trading under the symbols “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively.

 

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with US GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Silexion was treated as the accounting acquirer and Moringa was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Silexion was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:

 

Silexion’s shareholders holding approximately 61.55% of the outstanding voting interests in New Pubco upon the Closing of the Transactions;

 

Silexion’s senior management comprise the senior management of New Pubco;

 

the directors nominated by Silexion constitute the majority of the board of directors of New Pubco (five out of seven of the initial directors); and

 

Silexion’s operations comprise the ongoing operations of New Pubco.

 

Under the reverse recapitalization accounting method, the Business Combination is deemed to be the equivalent of a capital transaction in which Silexion has issued shares for the net assets of Moringa. The net assets of Moringa are stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination are of Silexion.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 combines the historical condensed balance sheet of Moringa as of June 30, 2024 with the historical balance sheet of Silexion as of June 30, 2024, with such adjustments as are necessary to properly understand New Pubco’s financial position and results of operations upon consummation of the Business Combination and related transactions — all in accordance with Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X, as amended by the final rule, SEC Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures About Acquired and Disposed Businesses” (collectively, the “Pro Forma Adjustments”) — giving effect to the Business Combination as if it had been consummated as of June 30, 2024.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024 and year ended December 31, 2023 combine the historical condensed statement of operations of Moringa for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 with the historical statements of operations of Silexion for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023, subject to the Pro Forma Adjustments, giving effect to the Business Combination as if it had been consummated on January 1, 2023, the beginning of the earliest period presented.

 

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Unaudited Condensed Combined Pro Forma Financial Statements

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been derived from and should be read in conjunction with:

 

the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements;

 

the historical unaudited financial statements of Moringa as of and for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024 and the related notes included in Moringa’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, which Moringa filed with the SEC on August 13, 2024 (the “Moringa Q2 Form 10-Q”);

 

the historical unaudited financial statements of Silexion as of and for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024 and the related notes attached as an exhibit to the current report on Form 8-K of New Silexion to which these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are also attached as an exhibit (the “New Silexion Form 8-K”);

 

the historical audited financial statements of Moringa as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes included in the final proxy statement/prospectus;

 

the historical audited financial statements of Silexion as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the related notes included in the final proxy statement/prospectus;

 

the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the Moringa Q2 Form 10-Q, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the New Silexion Form 8-K;

 

the other financial information relating to Moringa and Silexion included in the final proxy statement/prospectus; and

 

factors detailed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the final proxy statement/prospectus and in the New Silexion Form 8-K.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Transactions included in the Pro Forma Adjustments taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future results of operations or financial position of New Pubco. The Pro Forma Adjustments are based on currently available information and certain assumptions and estimates that New Pubco believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Management performed a comprehensive review of the accounting policies between the two entities. Management is not aware of any significant accounting policy differences and has therefore not made any adjustments to the pro forma condensed combined financial information related to any potential differences.

 

The unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial information is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read together with, Silexion’s and Moringa’s audited financial statements and related notes included in the final proxy statement/prospectus, as well as “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in each of the Moringa Q2 Form 10-Q and the New Silexion Form 8-K.

 

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sILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2024
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   Historical      Actual Redemptions 
   Moringa
Acquisition
Corp.
   Silexion
Therapeutics
Ltd.
      Redemption
Adjustments
      Business
Combination
Adjustments
   Pro Forma
Balance
Sheet
 
ASSETS                          
Current Assets:                          
Cash and cash equivalents  $18   $1,697   I  $1,015   A  $(2,076)  $2,244 
                  L   2,000      
                  B   (350)     
                  N   (60)     
Restricted cash       25                  25 
Investments held in Trust Account   5,924       I   (5,924)           
Prepaid expenses   25    527                  552 
Other receivables       66                  66 
Total Current Assets   5,967    2,315       (4,909)      (486)   2,887 
Restricted cash       25                  25 
Long-term deposit       5                  5 
Property and equipment, net       40                  40 
Operating lease right-of-use asset       140                  140 
Total Assets  $5,967   $2,525      $(4,909)     $(486)  $3,097 
                                
LIABILITIES AND REDEEMABLE SHARES, NET OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY                               
Current Liabilities:                               
Trade payables  $   $281      $      $   $281 
Current maturities of operating lease liability       108                  108 
Employee related obligations       251                  251 
Accrued expenses   56    1,379          A   (233)   1,202 
Related Parties   3,346              F   (3,346)   3,145 
                  F   3,145      
ELOC Liability                 M   337    337 
Warrants   27    345          C   (345)   27 
Total Current Liabilities   3,429    2,364              (442)   5,351 
Long-term operating lease liability       8                  8 
Underwriters’ Promissory note                 B   1,197    1,197 
Total Non Current Liabilities       8              1,197    1,205 
Total Liabilities  $3,429   $2,372      $      $755   $6,556 
                                
REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTERSTS:                               
Convertible Preferred Shares A  $   $7,307      $   H  $(7,307)  $ 
Convertible Preferred Shares A-1       2,392          H   (2,392)    
Convertible Preferred Shares A-2       2,264          H   (2,264)    
Convertible Preferred Shares A-3       2,683          H   (2,683)    
Convertible Preferred Shares A-4       411          H   (411)    
Non-controlling interests       3,353          D   (3,353)    
MORINGA CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION  $5,924   $   I  $(5,924)     $   $ 
                                
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):                               
Ordinary shares   *    1   J   *   J   *    1 
Additional paid-in capital       11,398          N   3,000    39,166 
                  C   345      
                  E   220      
                  H   15,057      
           I   1,015   G   7,510      
                  L   2,000      
                  D   3,353      
                  F   201      
                  B   (1,547)     
                  K   (3,386)     
Accumulated deficit   (3,386)   (29,656)         E   (220)   (42,626)
                  A   (1,843)     
                  G   (7,510)     
                  M   (337)     
                  K   3,386      
                  N   (3,060)     
TOTAL EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)   (3,386)   (18,257)      1,015       17,169    (3,459)
TOTAL CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND CONTINGENTLY REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS, NET OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY   2,538    153       (4,909)      (1,241)   (3,459)
                                
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES, NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST AND ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY (NET OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)  $5,967   $2,525      $(4,909)     $(486)  $3,097 

 

 

 

*Represents an amount less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

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sILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For sIX-months PRIOD Ended jUNE 30, 2024
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   Historical   Historical      Actual Redemption 
   Moringa Acquisition Corp   Silexion Therapeutics Ltd.      Business Combination Adjustments   Pro Forma Statement of Operations 
Research and development expenses, net  $   $1,727   E  $(38)  $1,689 
                        
General and administrative expenses   441    908   E   (26)   1,066 
           A   (317)     
           DD   60      
OPERATING LOSS   441    2,635       (321)   2,755 
Financial expenses (income), net   (130)   270   C   (145)   514 
           BB   420      
             AA   99      
Loss before income tax   311    2,905       53    3,269 
Tax on Income       7           7 
LOSS FOR THE PERIOD  $311   $2,912      $53   $3,276 
                        
Attributable to:                       
Equity holders of the Company       2,845   D   67    3,276 
Non-controlling interests       67   D   (67)    
                        
PROFIT (LOSS) PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED                       
Ordinary share subject to possible redemption  $0.32   $      $(0.32)  $ 
Non-redeemable ordinary shares  $(0.14)  $(11.31)     $11.12   $(0.33)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING USED IN COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE                       
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption   87,722           (87,722)    
Non-redeemable ordinary shares   3,355,000    251,655       6,399,717 CC  10,006,372 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial

 

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sILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR the Year Ended December 31, 2023

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   Historical   Historical      Actual Redemption 
   Moringa
Acquisition
Corp
   Silexion
Therapeutics
Ltd.
      Business
Combination
Adjustments
   Pro Forma
Statement of
Operations
 
Research and development expenses, net  $   $3,708   E  $169   $6,753 
           G   2,876      
General and administrative expenses   1,122    973   E   115    12,189 
           G   4,639      
           DD   120      
           A   2,160      
           N   3,060      
OPERATING LOSS   1,122    4,681       13,139    18,942 
Financial expenses (income), net   (1,385)   395   C   (86)   1,350 
             BB   725      
             AA   1,364      
             M   337      
Loss before income tax   (263)   5,076       15,479    20,292 
Tax on Income       32           32 
LOSS FOR THE PERIOD  $(263)  $5,108      $15,479   $20,324 
                        
Attributable to:                       
Equity holders of the Company       4,942   D   166    20,324 
Non-controlling interests       166   D   (166)    
                        
PROFIT (LOSS) PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED                       
Ordinary share subject to possible redemption  $0.51   $      $(0.51)  $ 
Non-redeemable ordinary shares  $(0.34)  $(19.57)     $17.88   $(2.03)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING USED IN COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE                       
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption   2,774,850           (2,774,850)    
Non-redeemable ordinary shares   3,355,000    252,462       6,398,910 CC  10,006,372 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1. Description of the Business Combination

 

On August 15, 2024, the parties completed the previously-reported transactions (the “Transactions” or “Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain amended and restated business combination agreement, dated April 3, 3024 (the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among the registrant (“New Silexion” or “New Pubco”, which was then known as Biomotion Sciences), August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Pubco (“Merger Sub 1”), Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly owned subsidiary of New Pubco (“Merger Sub 2”), Moringa and Silexion.

 

Pursuant to the Transactions, Merger Sub 2 merged with and into Moringa, with Moringa continuing as the surviving company of such merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco (the “SPAC Merger”), and Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Silexion, with Silexion continuing as the surviving company of such merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco (the “Acquisition Merger”). Upon the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger, each outstanding Moringa Class A ordinary share and the sole outstanding Moringa Class B ordinary share converted into an ordinary share of New Pubco on a one-for-one basis. Each outstanding warrant to purchase one Moringa Class A ordinary share converted into a warrant to purchase one New Pubco ordinary share, at the same exercise price. Upon the effectiveness of the Acquisition Merger, each outstanding ordinary share and preferred share of Silexion converted into such number of ordinary shares of New Pubco as is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) $62,500,000 by (2) the number of fully diluted Silexion equity securities, by (y) $10.00 (the “Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio”). Each outstanding Silexion warrant and Silexion option to purchase one Silexion share, and Silexion restricted share unit (RSU) that may be potentially settled for one Silexion share, became exercisable for, or will be subject to settlement for (as applicable), such number of New Pubco ordinary shares as are equal to the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The exercise price per New Pubco ordinary share of each such converted Silexion option and Silexion warrant was adjusted based on dividing the existing per share exercise price by the Silexion Equity Exchange Ratio. The terms of vesting, exercise and/or settlement, as applicable, of such converted options, warrants and RSUs remains the same following that conversion, except that the vesting of each Silexion option accelerated immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger, such that the New Pubco option into which it has been converted is fully vested, and all Silexion warrants were exercised (on a cashless basis) immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger.

 

Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), seven directors were elected to New Pubco’s board of directors, of whom five were designated by Silexion and two were designated by Moringa’s sponsor (Moringa Sponsor, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership and/or its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moringa Sponsor US L.P., a Delaware limited partnership) (collectively, the “Moringa Sponsor”). Also upon Closing, New Pubco’s articles of association were amended and restated as appeared in Annex C to the final proxy statement/prospectus dated July 17, 2024 filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions (the “final proxy statement/prospectus”). In connection with the Closing, the ordinary shares and warrants of New Silexion were approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and began trading under the symbols “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively.

 

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In addition, at the Closing, each of the following additional actions was taken, in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement (in certain cases, as modified by subsequent agreements):

 

Moringa Sponsor forfeited for retirement 1,308,000 of the Moringa founders shares held by it, while 1,567,000 of the Moringa founders shares were transferred to non-affiliated third-party investors as Backstop Shares;

 

New Pubco issued to the Moringa Sponsor the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note in an amount of $3,433,000, in replacement of all promissory notes that Moringa had issued to the Moringa Sponsor for amounts owed by Moringa to the Moringa Sponsor prior to the Closing;

 

New Pubco, Moringa Sponsor, the investor in the PIPE financing (described below) and certain additional shareholders of New Pubco entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement granting them registration rights with respect to the ordinary shares of New Pubco issued to them;

 

Guangzhou Sino-Israel Bio-Industry Investment Fund I (“GIBF”), a shareholder of Silexion, transferred its noncontrolling interest in Silexion’s Chinese subsidiary, Silenseed (China) Ltd., directly to New Pubco, such that the subsidiary became a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, and was issued 1,835,733 ordinary shares of New Pubco as consideration for that transfer (the “Chinese Subsidiary Transfer”) (in addition to the 151,349 New Pubco ordinary shares that GIBF received upon the accelerated vesting of RSUs granted to it).

 

In connection with the Moringa extraordinary general meeting at which the Business Combination Proposal, Merger Proposal and Articles Amendment Proposal were approved by the requisite majorities of Moringa’s shareholders, holders of an aggregate of 427,297 Moringa public shares properly exercised their right to have their shares redeemed for a full pro rata portion of the Trust Account holding the proceeds from the IPO, which was approximately $11.575 per share, or $4,946,046 in the aggregate. Also prior to the Closing, Moringa reached agreement with EarlyBird on a reduction, from $4.025 million to $1.6 million, in the aggregate, of the fee payable to EarlyBird under the Marketing Agreement entered into by Moringa with EarlyBird at the time of Moringa’s initial public offering. Pursuant to the final invoice provided by EarlyBird under the Marketing Agreement at the Closing, Moringa paid $350,000 of cash to EarlyBird at the Closing, and New Pubco issued to EarlyBird a convertible promissory note, due December 31, 2025, in an amount of $1.25 million to be paid by New Pubco to EarlyBird in cash and/or via conversion of outstanding amounts into ordinary shares of New Pubco. After the redemption payments, the payment to EarlyBird, and the satisfaction of amounts due to parties that arranged financing and/or capital markets advisory services in connection with the Closing, the remaining balance of the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing of $333,936 was used to partially fund the Business Combination.

 

In connection with, and immediately prior to the Closing of, the Business Combination, Moringa raised $2.0 million via a private investment in public entity (PIPE) financing, whereby Moringa sold to Greenstar, L.P. 200,000 Moringa ordinary shares at a price of $10.00 per share. Those funds, together with remaining funds in Moringa’s Trust Account after payments to redeeming public shareholders, were used for financing support for Moringa and New Pubco, as well as for payment to service providers to whom outstanding amounts were owed by Moringa, including parties that had provided financial advisory services and capital markets advisory services to Moringa during the period leading up to the Closing.

 

Also in connection with the Closing, New Pubco entered into an ordinary share purchase agreement for an equity line of credit with White Lion Capital, LLC (the “ELOC Investor”), whereby New Pubco will be able to request to sell to the ELOC Investor, and the ELOC Investor will be required to purchase, via private placement transactions, up to $15.0 million of New Pubco ordinary shares from time to time after the Closing, up until December 31, 2025 (unless the agreement is terminated sooner), subject to certain limitations and conditions as described therein. The number of New Pubco ordinary shares that New Pubco may require the ELOC Investor to purchase in any single sales notice will depend on a number of factors, including the type of purchase notice that New Pubco delivers. Similarly, the purchase price to be paid by the ELOC Investor for any shares that New Pubco requires them to purchase will depend on the type of sales notice that New Pubco delivers. New Pubco has also granted registration rights to the ELOC Investor pursuant to an accompanying registration rights agreement.

 

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In consideration for the commitments of the ELOC Investor, New Pubco agreed to issue to the ELOC Investor an aggregate of $337,500 of New Pubco ordinary shares based on the closing price of the New Pubco ordinary shares on the day that is the earlier of (i) the business day prior to effectiveness of the registration statement registering the resale of the shares issuable under the ELOC ordinary share purchase agreement and (ii) the business day prior to the 180th day following the Closing Date of the Business Combination.

 

Separately, the Moringa Sponsor transferred to third-party investors (in lieu of forfeiting) all 1,567,000 Moringa founders shares that had been designated to serve as Backstop Shares under the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Various issuances and other actions impacted the final number of New Pubco ordinary shares that were issued upon the Closing of the Business Combination, including the following:

 

the redemption of the 427,297 Moringa public shares described above;

 

the separation of each former Moringa unit into one Moringa Class A ordinary share and one-half of a Moringa warrant;

 

the Sponsor Founder Shares Forfeiture of 1,308,000 founders shares, and transfer of the remaining 1,567,000 founders shares to third parties as Backstop Shares, as described above;

 

the issuance of 87,722 New Pubco ordinary shares in exchange for an equivalent number of Moringa public shares that remained outstanding immediately prior to the Closing (following the redemptions described above);

 

the issuance of 380,000 New Pubco ordinary shares in exchange for an equivalent number of Moringa private shares;

 

the issuance of 100,000 New Pubco ordinary shares to EarlyBird in exchange for an equivalent number of representative shares;

 

the issuance by New Pubco to the Sponsor and/or its limited partners to whom the Sponsor distributed such shares of the 1,382,325 Sponsor Investment Shares;

 

the issuance of 200,000 New Pubco ordinary shares to Greenstar, L.P. in exchange for an equivalent number of Moringa shares that were purchased in the $2.0 million PIPE financing, as described above;

 

the issuance of 4,024,942 New Pubco ordinary shares as the Silexion Merger Consideration to security holders of Silexion;

 

the issuance of 1,835,733 New Pubco ordinary shares to GIBF in respect of the Chinese Subsidiary Transfer (in addition to 151,349 New Pubco ordinary shares issued to GIBF upon the accelerated vesting of RSUs granted to it), as described above; and

 

the issuance of 39,325 New Pubco ordinary shares to a non-employee director of New Pubco upon acceleration of vesting, and settlement, of an equivalent number of New Pubco RSUs granted to the director.

 

As a result of each of the foregoing, upon the Closing, there were 9,768,396 New Pubco ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

 

Upon the Closing, the pro forma ownership structure for New PubcCo was as set forth in the table below, based on actual number of redemptions of Moringa public shares:

 

Equity Holders  Shares   Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares
 
Moringa Public Shareholders(1)   87,722    0.88%
Silexion Shareholders(2)   6,250,000    62.46%
Moringa Sponsor Shares(3)   1,690,182    16.89%
Distributees of Sponsor Investment Shares   45,000    0.45%
PIPE investor   200,000    2.00%
Founders Shares/ Backstop Shares   1,567,000    15.66%
EarlyBird(3)   127,143    1.27%
Director receiving RSU grant upon Closing   39,325    0.39%
Total   10,006,372    100%

 

 

 

(1)Excludes 5,750,000 public warrants held by Moringa’s public shareholders, which will be exercisable for New Pubco ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share beginning 30 days after the Closing of the Business Combination.

 

(2)Includes all securities issuable to security holders of Silexion on a fully-diluted basis, including New Pubco ordinary shares, New Pubco warrants, New Pubco options and New Pubco RSUs, and also includes 1,835,733 New Pubco ordinary shares issued directly to GIBF in respect of the Chinese Subsidiary Transfer, as well as 151,349 New Pubco ordinary shares issued to GIBF upon the accelerated vesting of RSUs granted to it.

 

(3)Excludes 190,000 private warrants held, in the aggregate, by the Moringa Sponsor and EarlyBird, which will be exercisable for New Pubco ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share beginning 30 days after the Closing of the Business Combination.

 

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2. Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X, as amended by the final rule, SEC Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures About Acquired and Disposed Businesses”. The adjustments presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements (collectively, the “Pro Forma Adjustments”) have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an understanding of New Pubco upon consummation of the Business Combination and related transactions.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 has been derived from the historical unaudited balance sheet of Moringa as of June 30, 2024 and the historical unaudited balance sheet of Silexion as of June 30, 2024, giving further effect to the Pro Forma Adjustments, as if the Business Combination had been completed on June 30, 2024. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 combine the historical audited statements of operations of Moringa for the year ended December 31, 2023, and for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024, and the historical audited statements of operations of Silexion for the year ended December 31, 2023, and for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024, subject to the Pro Forma Adjustments, giving effect to the Business Combination as if it had been consummated on January 1, 2023.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet does not include a historical balance sheet of New Pubco, as it did not have any assets or liability as of the date of Closing. Similarly, the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations do not include historical statements of operations of New Pubco, as it has yet to incur any income or expenses.

 

The historical financial information has been adjusted to reflect the Pro Forma Adjustments giving effect to the Business Combination and related transactions as described in more detail below.

 

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the Pro Forma Adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

 

The Pro Forma Adjustments reflecting the consummation of the Business Combination and certain other transactions as described in more detail below are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that the registrant believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The Pro Forma Adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments, and it is possible the difference may be material. The registrant believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the Pro Forma Adjustments based on information available to management at this time and that the Pro Forma Adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination and related transactions as described in more detail below. Moringa and Silexion have not had any historical relationship prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies. However, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information includes certain share-based compensation that was granted upon the consummation of the Business Combination, as well as net exercise of all Silexion warrants outstanding and their conversion to New Pubco ordinary shares, which occurred upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

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3. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2024

 

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Pro Forma Adjustments and has been prepared for informational purposes only.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 includes the Pro Forma Adjustments giving effect to the Business Combination and related transactions noted in this filing. Moringa and Silexion did not have any historical relationship prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

 

The Pro Forma Adjustments, based on preliminary estimates that could change materially as additional information is obtained, are as follows:

 

Pro forma adjustments giving effect to the Business Combination and related transactions:

 

A) To reflect payments for Business Combination-related costs in cash in an amount of $2,160 thousand of which an amount of $84 was paid as of June 30, 2024 and an amount of $233 thousand was already accrued but not paid in Silexion’s financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2024. In the pro forma statement of operations, it was assumed that the expenses were incurred in 2023 rather than 2024. Therefore, Business Combination-related expenses of $317 recorded in Silexion’s statements of operations for the period ending June 30, 2024 were moved back to 2023 as a pro forma adjustment.

 

B) To reflect Moringa’s payment of its obligation to EarlyBird (underwriters’ deferred discount). Under the Marketing Agreement between Moringa and EarlyBird, Moringa was committed to pay an additional fee of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of its initial public offering (or $4,025 thousand) to EarlyBird, as an advisor in connection with Moringa’s potential business combination, upon completion of the Business Combination. Prior to the Closing, Moringa reached agreement with EarlyBird on a reduction, from $4,025 thousand to $1,600 thousand, of that fee. Pursuant to the final invoice provided by EarlyBird under the Marketing Agreement at the Closing, $350 thousand of that reduced fee was paid to EarlyBird at the Closing, with New Silexion issuing a convertible promissory note in an amount of $1,250 thousand for the remainder of the reduced fee. See also Note BB.

 

C) These unaudited pro forma financial statements reflect net exercise of all Silexion warrants outstanding and their conversion to New Pubco ordinary shares, which occurred upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Related fair value measurement gains or losses of those warrants were eliminated from the pro forma combined statements of operations.

 

D) To reflect the transfer by GIBF of its noncontrolling interest in Silexion’s Chinese subsidiary, Silenseed (China) Ltd., to New Pubco in exchange for 1,835,733 New Pubco ordinary shares upon the completion of the Business Combination.

 

E) Immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Acquisition Merger, the vesting of all outstanding Silexion share-based incentive awards was accelerated and those awards became fully vested. At the Effective Time of the Acquisition Merger, all of Silexion’s share-based incentive awards were assumed by New Pubco and converted into options to purchase New Pubco ordinary shares, based on the Equity Exchange Ratio.

 

F) To reflect the issuance by New Pubco to the Sponsor of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note, in an amount of $3,433 thousand, which amount was determined based on amounts owed by Moringa to the Sponsor for loans that it extended to Moringa from Moringa’s initial public offering until the Closing, subject to a $5,500 thousand cap (the “Promissory Note Cap”), which Promissory Note Cap was reduced to $3,900 thousand due to the final $1,600 thousand paid or owed by Moringa to EarlyBird pursuant to the Marketing Agreement. Such promissory note replaced all promissory notes that were outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in amounts of $3,346 thousand and $2,841 thousand, respectively), as well as additional amounts borrowed by Moringa from the Sponsor up until the completion of the Business Combination. The maturity date of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note is the 30-month anniversary of the Closing Date, and amounts outstanding under the note may be repaid (unless otherwise decided by Silexion) only by way of conversion into New Pubco ordinary shares in accordance with the terms set forth in A&R Sponsor Promissory Note. The Sponsor may elect to convert amounts outstanding under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note at the price per share at which New Pubco conducts an equity financing following the Closing, subject to a minimum conversion amount of $100 thousand, in an amount of shares constituting up to thirty percent of the number of New Pubco ordinary shares issued by New Pubco in such equity financing. The Sponsor may also elect to convert amounts of principal outstanding under the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note into New Pubco ordinary shares at any time following the 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the maturity date of the promissory note, subject to a minimum conversion of $10 thousand, at a price per share equal to the volume weighted average price of the New Pubco ordinary shares on the principal market on which they are traded during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date (the “VWAP Conversion Price”). Upon maturity, any outstanding principal will automatically be converted into New Pubco ordinary shares at a price per share equal to the VWAP Conversion Price. Amounts that were loaned by the sponsor to Moringa in excess of the Promissory Note Cap were attributed to additional paid-in capital in respect of the New Pubco ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the total outstanding amount under the promissory note. New Pubco has applied the fair value option to the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note and is based on expected timing of a New Pubco equity financing, discounted at a rate of 22%. See also Note BB.

 

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G) Reflects the issuance of 178,686 new RSUs of Silexion, which converted into 711,688 new RSUs of New Pubco and issuance of 39,325 new RSU’s of New Pubco, in the aggregate, at the Closing, to directors of New Pubco and employees of New Pubco and its subsidiaries (of which 200,011 RSUs were granted to New Pubco directors) with a grant date fair value of $10 per RSU. The vesting of all of the foregoing new RSUs accelerated upon the Closing, and the RSUs were settled for equivalent numbers of underlying New Pubco ordinary shares.

 

H) Reflects the conversion of Silexion preferred shares into New Pubco ordinary shares.

 

I) Reflects the exercise by public shareholders of their redemption rights with respect to 427,297 Moringa public shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024 of $4,909 thousand. All Moringa public shares that were subject to possible redemption but were not actually redeemed by Moringa public shareholders were replaced by New Pubco ordinary shares, classified as permanent equity.

 

J) Pro forma adjustments made to the number of Class A ordinary shares (par value) - consisting of those adjustments described in paragraphs C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L and N - are, in the aggregate, less than $1 thousand.

 

K) To reflect the elimination of the accumulated deficit of Moringa.

 

L) To reflect the issuance of 200,000 Moringa ordinary shares to an investor pursuant to the PIPE financing described above, which shares converted automatically into New Pubco ordinary shares upon the Closing. A total of 200,000 shares, at a price of $10.00 per share, or $2.0 million in the aggregate, was sold to the PIPE investor at the Closing.

 

M) Represents an obligation to issue ordinary shares of New Pubco with a value of $337,500 (the “ELOC Commitment Shares”) to the ELOC Investor as a fee in consideration of the ELOC Investor's commitment to purchase New Pubco ordinary shares from New Pubco under the ordinary share purchase agreement for New Pubco's equity line of credit.

 

N) Represents (1) the $60,000 fee paid by New Pubco to J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, acting through its Cohen & Company Capital Markets division (“Cohen & Company”) in respect of capital markets advisory and placement agent services provided by Cohen & Company in connection with the Business Combination; and (2) the 300,000 Moringa founders shares transferred by the Moringa Sponsor to J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, acting through its Cohen & Company Capital Markets division (“Cohen & Company”), in respect of capital markets advisory and placement agent services provided by Cohen & Company in connection with the Business Combination. 

 

4. Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations

 

The pro forma adjustments, based on preliminary estimates that could change materially as additional information is obtained, are as follows:

 

Pro forma adjustments giving effect to the Business Combination and related transactions:

 

AA) To reflect the elimination of unrealized interest income on investments held in the Trust Account.

 

BB) To reflect the change in fair value of the A&R Sponsor Promissory Note (see Note F), and the convertible promissory note issued to EarlyBird at the closing (see Note B).

 

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Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding:

 

CC) As the Business Combination is being reflected as if it had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes that the shares issuable in connection with the Pro Forma Adjustments have been outstanding for the entirety of the periods presented. Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted for the six-months period ended June 30, 2024, and for the year ended December 31, 2023 are calculated as follows based on the actual pro forma number of New Pubco ordinary shares that were issued and outstanding upon the Closing, after taking into account actual redemptions of Moringa public shares.

 

The table below excludes a combined 5,940,000 outstanding public warrants and private placement warrants because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect on net loss per share.

 

Assuming actual redemptions

Weighted average shares calculation – basic and diluted

  Six-Months Period Ended
June 30, 2024 and
Year Ended
December 31, 2023
 
Holders      % of Total 
Moringa public shareholders   87,722    0.88%
Moringa Sponsor shares   1,690,182    16.89%
Distributees of Sponsor Investment Shares   45,000    0.45%
PIPE investor   200,000    2.00%
Founders Shares/ Backstop Shares   1,567,000    15.66%
Existing Silexion equity holders (including GIBF in respect of the Chinese Subsidiary Transfer)   6,250,000    62.46%
EarlyBird   127,143    1.27%
Director receiving RSU grant upon Closing   39,325    0.39%
Total Ordinary Shares   10,006,372    100%

 

DD) To reflect additional cash compensation to be paid to Ilan Levin, a director of New Pubco, in an amount of $10 thousand per month, commencing on Closing and for a period of 36 months.

 

Comparative Share Information

 

The following table sets forth selected historical comparative share information for Moringa and unaudited pro forma condensed combined per share information for Moringa after giving effect to the Business Combination.

 

The pro forma book value information reflects the Business Combination as if it had occurred on June 30, 2024. The weighted average shares outstanding and net earnings per share information reflect the Business Combination as if it had occurred on January 1, 2023.

 

This information is only a summary and should be read together with the historical financial statements of Moringa and Silexion and related notes. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined per share information of Moringa and Silexion is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and related notes included above.

 

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The unaudited pro forma combined earnings per share information below does not purport to represent the earnings per share which would have occurred had Moringa and Silexion been combined during the periods presented, nor the earnings per share for any future date or period. Historically, Moringa’s statement of operations included a presentation of profit (loss) per share in a manner similar to the two-class method of income (loss) per ordinary shares. The two-class method is not required in the pro forma income (loss) per ordinary shares as the Class A ordinary shares are no longer subject to redemption. Moringa has included the effect of the warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,940,000 Class A ordinary shares, in the aggregate, sold in the IPO and the concurrent private placement in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, as they will be exercisable commencing 30 days following the Closing. As a result, diluted earnings per ordinary share differs from basic earnings per ordinary share for the periods presented.

 

   Moringa Acquisition Corp
(Historical)
         
   Class A
subject to
Possible
Redemption
   Non-
redeemable
Class A and
Class B
   Silexion
Therapeutics Ltd.
(Historical)
   Pro Forma
Combined
(Actual
Redemption)
 
For the six-months period ended June 30, 2024                
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted   87,722    3,355,000    251,655    10,006,372 
Net profit (loss) per share – basic  $0.32   $(0.14)  $(11.31)  $(0.33)

 
   Moringa Acquisition Corp
(Historical)
       Pro Forma 
   Class A
subject to
Possible
Redemption
   Non-
redeemable
Class A and
Class B
    Silexion
Therapeutics Ltd.
(Historical)
   Combined
(Assuming
Actual
Redemption)
 
For the year ended December 31, 2023                
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted   2,774,850    3,355,000    252,462    10,006,372 
Net profit (loss) per share – basic  $0.51   $(0.34)  $(19.57)  $(2.03)

 

 

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EX-99.3 18 ea021197601ex99-3_silexion.htm MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF SILEXION THERAPEUTICS LTD. COVERING THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS PERIODS ENDED, JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023

Exhibit 99.3

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF SILEXION

 

Introductory Note

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations (this “MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes attached as Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) to which this MD&A serves as Exhibit 99.3. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination (as defined below), filed by Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences) with the SEC on July 17, 2024 (the “proxy statement/prospectus”), or elsewhere in the Current Report, including information with respect to our plans, objectives, expectations, projections, and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set out in the “Risk Factors” sections of (i) the proxy statement/prospectus and (ii) the Current Report, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by these forward-looking statements. See also the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” in Item 2.01 of the Current Report.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this MD&A generally refer to Silexion Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli company (“Silexion”), or, from and after the Business Combination described below, Silexion Therapeutics Corp (formerly known as Biomotion Sciences), a Cayman Islands exempted company (also referred to herein as “New Pubco”).

 

On August 15, 2024, we completed a business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2024, by and among New Pubco, Moringa Acquisition Corp, a Cayman exempted company (“Moringa”), Silexion, August M.S. Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco, and Moringa Acquisition Merger Sub Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Pubco.

 

Overview

 

Silexion is a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of proprietary treatments for KRAS-driven cancers. The KRAS gene is an oncogene that is involved in the regulation of cell division as a result of its ability to relay external signals to the cell nucleus. Based on its research of refractory solid tumor cancers, Silexion is actively developing a platform focused on the silencing of the KRAS oncogene using RNA-interference therapeutics. Silexion’s lead product candidate, SIL-204B, consists of locally administered small interfering RNAs, or siRNA, in an extended-release formulation, as a first-line treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients, in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy.

 

To date, Silexion has financed its operations primarily with the net proceeds from private offerings of its ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares, grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority (the “IIA”), convertible financing agreements and Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) financings, and through royalty-bearing grants from the IIA (which totaled $5.8 million through June 30, 2024). Since its inception, Silexion has incurred significant operating losses. Silexion’s net losses were $5.1 million and $3.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and $2.9 million and $2.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, Silexion had an accumulated deficit of $29.7 million. Silexion has not recognized any revenue to date.

 

Silexion expects to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future. The net losses it incurs may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. Silexion’s expenses will depend on many factors, including the timing and extent of spending to further develop SIL-204 and initiate pre-clinical and clinical trials, support research and development efforts, investments in potential additional pipe-line products, and increased overall compensation as we continue to hire additional personnel. Silexion anticipates that its expenses will increase if and as it:

 

applies for Orphan Drug Designation in both the U.S. and EU for its SIL-204B product;

 

initiates a clinical trial powered for statistical significance with respect to SIL-204B;

 

initiates toxicological studies with respect to SIL-204B;

 

seeks marketing approvals for SIL-204B in various territories;

 

maintains, expands and protects its intellectual property portfolio;

 

hires additional operational, clinical, quality control and scientific personnel;

 

adds operational, financial and management information systems and personnel, including personnel to support its product development, any future commercialization efforts and its prospective transition to a public company; and

 

invests in research and development and regulatory approval efforts in order to utilize its technology as a platform focused on the silencing of the KRAS oncogene using RNA-interference therapeutics.

 

 

 

Components of our Results of Operations

 

Operating Expenses

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses include costs directly attributable to the conduct of research and development programs, including the cost of payroll and related expenses, payroll taxes and other employee benefits including share-based compensation related to employees, subcontractors, lab expenses, preclinical and clinical trials cost, material costs and consulting fees.

 

We expect to continue to invest in research and development to develop SIL-204, including hiring additional employees and continuing the research and development of that product candidate. As a result, we expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase in the future.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, including share-based compensation related to directors and employees, patent application fees, office space rental costs, and maintenance expenses, external professional service costs, including legal, accounting, audit, finance, human resource services, travel expenses and other consulting fees.

 

We expect that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future to fund our continued research and development activities, primarily due to increased headcount to support anticipated growth in the business and due to incremental costs associated with operating as a public company, including costs to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to public companies such as costs related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and stock exchange listing standards, public relations, insurance and professional services.

 

Financial expenses (income), net

 

The finance expenses consisted primarily of change in fair value of warrants and financial liabilities measured at fair value, interest income and exchange rate differences expenses.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six-month period ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Operating expenses:          
Research and development, net  $1,727   $1,916 
General and administrative   908    306 
Total operating expenses   2,635    2,222 
Operating loss   2,635    2,222 
Financial expenses, net   270    377 
Loss before income tax   2,905    2,599 
Income tax   7    20 
Net loss for the six-month period  $2,912   $2,619 

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six-month period ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Payroll and related expenses  $514   $569 
Subcontractors and consultants   1,128    1,208 
Materials   3    16 
Rent and maintenance   49    78 
Travel expenses   13    27 
Other   20    18 
Total research and development expenses  $1,727   $1,916 

 

Research and development expenses decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 10.5% to $1.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $1.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The decrease resulted mainly from a decrease in subcontractors in the amount of $0.1 million and from a decrease in payroll and related expenses in the amount of $0.1 million.

 

Research and development expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 included approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million, related to the development of Loder, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.4 million related to the development of SIL-204B, respectively. Aggregate research and development expenses since inception for Loder program, as of June 30, 2024 and as of June 30, 2023 were approximately $18.5 million and $17.9 million, respectively. Aggregate research and development expenses since inception for SIL-204B program, as of June 30, 2024 and as of June 30, 2023 were approximately $6.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

The following table summarizes our general and administrative expenses for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Six-month periods ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Payroll and related expenses  $306   $145 
Professional Services   448    28 
Depreciation   15    29 
Rent and maintenance   72    42 
Patent registration   25    16 
Travel expenses   16    16 
Other   26    30 
Total general and administrative expenses  $908   $306 

 

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $0.6 million, or 200.0% to $0.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase resulted mainly from an increase in payroll and related expenses in the amount of $0.2 million and from an increase in professional services costs in the amount of $0.4 million.

 

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Financial expenses, net

 

Financial expenses, net decreased by approximately $0.1 million, or 25.0% to an expense of $0.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to an expense of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the amount of $0.3 million in foreign exchange loss offset by an increase in revaluation expenses of warrants in the amount of $0.15 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss increased by approximately $0.3 million, or 11.5% to $2.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $2.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to an increase in our general and administrative expenses partially offset by a decrease in research and development expenses and financial expenses.

 

Comparison of three-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Three-month period ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Operating expenses:          
Research and development, net  $766   $1,235 
General and administrative   619    179 
Total operating expenses   1,385    1,414 
Operating loss   1,385    1,414 
Financial expenses, net   102    452 
Loss before income tax   1,487    1,866 
Income tax   2    10 
Net loss for the three-month period  $1,489   $1,876 

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

The following table summarizes our research and development expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Three-month period ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Payroll and related expenses  $235   $245 
Subcontractors and consultants   497    910 
Materials   -    6 
Rent and maintenance   18    35 
Travel expenses   13    27 
Other   3    12 
Total research and development expenses  $766   $1,235 

 

Research and development expenses decreased by approximately $0.4 million, or 33.3% to $0.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $1.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. The decrease resulted mainly from a decrease in subcontractors in the amount of $0.4 million.

 

Research and development expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 included approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, related to the development of Loder, respectively, and $0.7 million and $1.0 million related to the development of SIL-204B, respectively.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

The following table summarizes our general and administrative expenses for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

 

   Three-month periods ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Payroll and related expenses  $164   $97 
Professional Services   369    10 
Depreciation   7    14 
Rent and maintenance   46    21 
Patent registration   16    7 
Travel expenses   7    16 
Other   10    14 
Total general and administrative expenses  $619   $179 

 

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $0.4 million, or 200% to $0.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase resulted mainly from an increase in payroll and related expenses in the amount of $0.1 million and from an increase in professional services costs in the amount of $0.36 million.

 

Financial expenses, net

 

Financial expenses, net decreased by approximately $0.4 million, or 80.0% to expense of $0.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to income of $0.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in foreign exchange loss in the amount of $0.4 million.

 

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Net loss

 

Net loss decreased by approximately $0.4 million, or 21.1% to $1.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $1.9 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in our research and development expenses and financial expenses partially offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the timing and extent of spending to further develop SIL-204 and initiate pre-clinical and clinical trials, support research and development efforts, investments in potential additional pipe-line products, and increased overall compensation as we continue to hire additional personnel. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 we had a net loss of $2.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $1.7 million.

 

To date, our principal sources of liquidity have been proceeds from private offerings of our ordinary shares and convertible preferred shares, grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority, and issuance of convertible financing agreements (CFA) and Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).

 

Based on our current business plan, we believe our current cash and cash equivalents, and anticipated cash flow from operations, will not be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements during 2024 following consummation of the Business Combination. We will need to raise additional capital to finance our operations, expand our business and pipeline, or for other reasons.

 

Our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the proxy statement/prospectus, and our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report, note that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as of such date; and in its report accompanying our audited consolidated financial statements included herein, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph stating that our recurring losses from operations and our cash outflows from operating activities raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. This means that our management and our independent registered public accounting firm have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue our operations without an additional infusion of capital from external sources. Silexion’s audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that may be necessary should Silexion be unable to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to finance our operations, our business would be in jeopardy and we might not be able to continue operations and might have to liquidate our assets. In that case, investors might receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, and it is likely that investors would lose all or a part of their investment.

 

We have lease obligations and other contractual obligations and commitments as part of our ordinary course of business. See “Note 4: Operating Leases” and “Note 6: Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 for information about our lease obligations.

 

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements involving commitments or obligations, including contingent obligations, arising from arrangements with unconsolidated entities or persons that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, cash requirements or capital resources.

 

Government Grants

 

Our research and development efforts were financed, in part, through royalty-bearing grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority, or the IIA. As of June 30, 2024, we received IIA royalty-bearing grants totaling approximately $5.8 million.

 

We are committed to pay royalties to the IIA at a rate of approximately 3.0% to 5.0% of the sales of all of our product candidates and other related revenues generated from such projects, that were developed, in whole or in part, using the IIA royalty-bearing grants we received under IIA programs up to the total amount of royalty-bearing grants received, linked to the U.S. dollar and bearing annual interest at rates prescribed by the IIA’s rules and guidelines.

 

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We may in the future apply to receive additional grants from the IIA. However, we cannot predict whether we will be entitled to any future grants, or the amounts of any such grants.

 

Under the Israeli Innovation Law, research and development programs that meet specified criteria and are approved by a committee of the IIA are eligible for grants. A company that receives a royalty-bearing grant from the IIA is typically required to pay royalties to the IIA on income generated from products incorporating IIA-funded know-how (including income derived from services associated with such products and from IIA-funded know-how), up to 100% of the U.S. dollar-linked royalty-bearing grant amount plus interest.

 

The obligation to pay royalties is contingent on actual income generated from such products and services. In the absence of such income, no payment of royalties is required.

 

As of June 30, 2024, the total royalty amount that may be payable by the Company is approximately $5.8 million ($6.4 million including interest).

 

Cash Flows

 

Cash flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   Six-month period ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period  $4,645   $8,309 
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,817)   (2,587)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (6)   505 
Net cash provided by financing activities   *    522 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash  $(2,823)  $(1,560)
Translation adjustments on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash   (75)   (258)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period  $1,747   $6,491 

 

 

*Represents an amount less than $1

 

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities increased by approximately $0.2 million, or 7.7%, to $2.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $2.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was mainly from an increase of $0.3 million in the net loss for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, offset by $0.1 million change in net working capital.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities decreased by $0.5 million, or 100.0%, to $0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to investment of $0.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to a reduction in short-term deposit in the amount of $0.5 million used for operating activities.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $0.5 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.5 million the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in proceeds from issuance of preferred shares which was higher in the amount of $0.5 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2023.

 

Cash flows for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   Three-month period ended June 30, 
   2024   2023 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period  $2,831   $7,924 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,065)   (1,676)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   -    (2)
Net cash provided by financing activities   -    522 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash  $(1,065)  $(1,156)
Translation adjustments on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash   (19)   (277)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period  $1,747   $6,491 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities decreased by approximately $0.6 million, or 35.3%, to $1.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $1.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly from a decrease of $0.4 million in the net loss for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, and $0.4 million change of net working capital, offset by a decrease in non-cash financial expenses in the amount of $0.2 million.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $0.5 million, or 100.0%, to approximately $0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.5 million the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in proceeds from issuance of preferred shares which was higher in the amount of $0.5 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2023.

 

Funding Requirements

 

We expect to devote substantial financial resources to our ongoing and planned activities, particularly further development of SIL-204 and as we conduct our planned pre-clinical and clinical trials.

 

Identifying potential product candidates and conducting pre-clinical testing and clinical trials is a time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain process that takes years to complete, and we may never generate the necessary data or results required to obtain marketing approval and achieve product sales. In addition, our product candidates, if approved, may not achieve commercial success. For additional information please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of the proxy statement/prospectus, including “Risks Related to Silexion’s and New Pubco’s Financial Condition and Capital Requirement — Silexion has never generated any revenue from product sales and may never be profitable” and “Risks Related to the Research and Development of Silexion’s Product Candidates — Silexion is heavily dependent on the success of its product candidates…”.

 

We expect our expenses to increase substantially in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we advance our pre-clinical studies and clinical trials. In addition, if we obtain marketing approval for SIL-204 in any indication or for any other product candidate we are developing or may develop in the future, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, sales, marketing, and distribution. Furthermore, upon the closing of the Business Combination, we expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding.

 

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Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

Material cost.

 

Regulatory pathway; and

 

Humam clinical trial costs.

 

As of June 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 million. Based on our current cash balance, as well as our history of operating losses and negative cash flows from operation, combined with our anticipated use of cash to, among other things, (i) fund the preclinical and clinical development of our products, (ii) identify and develop new product candidates, and (iii) seek approval for SIL-204 and any other product candidates we may develop, management has concluded that we do not have sufficient cash to fund our operations for 12 months from the date of our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report without additional financing, and as a result, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

In making this determination, applicable accounting standards prohibited us from considering the potential mitigating effect of plans that have not been fully implemented as of the date of our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, including, without limitation, plans to consummate the Business Combination discussed below and to raise additional capital. Our financial information throughout the prospectus/proxy statement and Current Report, and our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report, have been prepared on a basis that assumes that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. This financial information and our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 do not include any adjustments that may result from an unfavorable outcome of this uncertainty.

 

The Closing of the Business Combination was conditioned upon, among other things, the fulfillment of those conditions described in the proxy statement/prospectus under “The Business Combination Proposal — Conditions to the Closing of the Business Combination.

 

We believe that following consummation of the Business Combination, we will not have cash sufficient to sustain our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements over the next 12 months from the date of our unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report.

 

We have based these estimates and expectations on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and our operating plan may change as a result of many factors currently unknown to us. We could not, as of the June 30, 2024 balance sheet date of the unaudited condensed financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, determine the exact level of funds that will be available to the Company upon consummation of the Business Combination. Our expected use of funds represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business condition, which could change in the future as our plans and business condition evolve and the level of funding available to the Company becomes clear. In addition, changing circumstances could cause us to consume capital significantly faster than we currently anticipate, and we may need to spend more than currently expected because of circumstances beyond our control. As a result, we could deplete our capital resources sooner than we currently expect. In addition, because the successful development of SIL-204 and any studies or other product candidates that we pursue is highly uncertain, at this time we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the development of any product candidate.

 

Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial revenues from product sales, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of public and private equity offerings and debt financings, strategic alliances, collaborations, and marketing, distribution, or licensing arrangements. However, adequate additional financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all, and may be impacted by the economic climate and market conditions.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

For a description of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the proxy statement/prospectus and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report.

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and related footnotes. Actual results may differ from these estimates. We base our judgments on our experience and on various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances.

 

Of our policies, the following are considered critical to an understanding of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 as they require the application of subjective and complex judgment, involving critical accounting estimates and assumptions impacting our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024.

 

The critical accounting estimates relate to the following:

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation expense related to share awards is recognized based on the fair value of the awards granted. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the underlying ordinary shares (see below), the expected term of the option, and the expected volatility of the price of our ordinary shares. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. The related share-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, including awards with graded vesting and no additional conditions for vesting other than service conditions. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur instead of estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited.

 

Our use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions. If factors change and different assumptions are used, our share-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

 

We will continue to use judgment in evaluating the assumptions related to our share-based compensation on a prospective basis. As we continue to accumulate additional data related to our ordinary shares, we may refine our estimation process, which could materially impact our future share-based compensation expense.

 

Valuations of instruments convertible to our Ordinary and Preferred Shares

 

Our Preferred Shares are classified as temporary equity, as they include clauses that could constitute as in-substance redemption clauses that are outside our control. Warrants and other instruments over our Preferred Shares are classified as liabilities under ASC 480 and measured at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the statements of operations in each period.

 

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The fair value of our Preferred shares underlying our convertible instruments was determined by our board of directors, after considering contemporaneous third-party valuations and input from management. In the absence of a public trading market, our board of directors, with input from management, exercised significant judgment and considered various objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of our equity including the following factors:

 

History of transactions in our Preferred Shares;

 

Probability of an IPO scenario (including de SPAC transaction);

 

Probability of other liquidation events;

 

Expected time to liquidation; and

 

Expected return on equity.

 

The resulting equity value was then allocated to each share class based on differences in liquidation preferences of the various share classes using an Option Pricing Model (“OPM”) through the use of a series of call options and by implementing a Monte Carlo simulation. The OPM allocates the overall company value to the various share classes based on differences in liquidation preferences, using a series of call options. The OPM is appropriate to use when the range of possible future outcomes is difficult to predict. Starting from 2023, for the IPO scenario (including de SPAC transaction) we utilized a probability-weighted expected return method (“PWERM”) to allocate value among the various share classes. The PWERM involves the estimation of the value of our company under multiple future potential outcomes and estimates the probability of each potential outcome. After the value of each applicable class of shares was determined, a discount for lack of marketability (“DLOM”) was applied to arrive at the fair value of the ordinary shares on a non-marketable basis. A DLOM is applied in order to reflect the lack of a recognized market for a closely held interest and the fact that a non-controlling equity interest may not be readily transferable. A market participant purchasing this share would recognize this illiquidity associated with the shares, which would reduce the overall fair market value.

 

In some cases, we considered the amount of time between rounds of financing to determine whether to use a mid price calculation between two dates.

 

Upon completion of the Business Combination, our ordinary shares are publicly traded, and we rely on the closing price of our ordinary shares as reported on the date of the applicable valuations.

 

The fair value of the warrants for the purchase of preferred shares was calculated using the OPM as part of the allocation of the equity value to the various share classes (as described above). The critical accounting estimates for the valuation of those warrants include (a) the fair value of the underlying preferred shares, as mentioned above, and (b) volatility — based on peer companies’ volatility.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 on page F-29 to our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the proxy statement/prospectus for a description of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

 

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EX-99.4 19 ea021197601ex99-4_silexion.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED AUGUST 15, 2024, ANNOUNCING THE CLOSING OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION

Exhibit 99.4

 

Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. and Moringa Acquisition Corp

Announce Closing of their Business Combination

 

The combined company’s shares and warrants are expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under
the tickers “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively on August 16, 2024.

 

Modi’in, Israel and New York, New York, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Silexion Therapeutics Ltd. (“Silexion”), a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biotechnology company and Moringa Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: MACA) (“Moringa”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced the completion of their previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Biomotion Sciences (the “combined company”), a recently formed entity. The combined company’s name is changing from Biomotion Sciences to “Silexion Therapeutics Corp”, and its ordinary shares and warrants are expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under the tickers “SLXN” and “SLXNW”, respectively, on August 16, 2024.

 

“Silexion and Moringa have been working diligently towards the completion of the Business Combination and we are excited to become listed on Nasdaq”, commented Ilan Hadar, Chairman and CEO of Silexion. “The transaction is a significant milestone for us and will provide us with greater financial and strategic flexibility to advance our mission of developing novel siRNA therapies that can revolutionize cancer treatment and provide patients with not only hope, but also improved outcomes.”.

 

The Business Combination was approved at an extraordinary general meeting of Moringa’s shareholders on August 6, 2024. Following redemptions of 427,297 Class A ordinary shares by Moringa’s public shareholders, 87,722 MACA public shares remained outstanding and were exchanged for ordinary shares of the combined company in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Advisors

 

Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, acted as lead capital markets advisor to Moringa.

 

Meitar | Law Offices and Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as legal counsel to Moringa. Herzog Fox & Neeman served as legal counsel to Silexion.

 

About Silexion

 

Silexion Therapeutics is a pioneering clinical stage, oncology-focused biotechnology company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for unsatisfactorily treated solid tumor cancers which have the mutated KRAS oncogene, generally considered to be the most common oncogenic gene driver in human cancers. The company conducted a Phase 2a clinical trial in its first-generation product which showed a positive trend in comparison to the control of chemotherapy alone. Silexion is committed to pushing the boundaries of therapeutic advancements in the field of oncology, and further developing its lead product candidate for locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

 

About Moringa Acquisition Corp

 

Moringa was a publicly-listed special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this communication, including statements regarding Silexion’s, Moringa’s or the combined company’s business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by terminology such as “pro forma”, “may”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “plan”, “possible”, “project”, “strive”, “budget”, “forecast”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the combined company’s expectations concerning the outlook for the business, productivity, plans, and goals for future operational improvements and capital investments, operational performance, future market conditions or economic performance and developments in the capital and credit markets, and expected future financial performance, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the company.

 

Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and actual results or events may differ materially from those projected or implied in those statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (i) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with suppliers and retain its management and key employees, and the costs related to the Business Combination; (ii) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (iii) the possibility that the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory, and/or competitive factors; (iv) the evolution of the markets in which the company competes; (v) the ability of the company to implement its strategic initiatives; (vi) the ability of the company to defend its intellectual property; (vii) the ability of the company to satisfy regulatory requirements; (viii) the risk that the company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (ix) the risk that the company cannot continue to meet exchange listing standards; (x) the risk that the company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; and (xi) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by the company, including the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on July 17, 2024.

 

The company cautions you against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect current beliefs and are based on information currently available as of the date a forward-looking statement is made. Forward-looking statements set forth herein speak only as of the date they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in beliefs, except as otherwise required by law.

 

Contacts

 

Silexion Therapeutics Corp/Biomotion Sciences Contact

 

Ms. Mirit Horenshtein Hadar, CFO

mirit@silexion.com

 

Investors

 

Chuck Padala 

LifeSci Advisors 

Chuck@lifesciadvisors.com