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STEADYMED LTD.
SCHEDULE 14A PROXY STATEMENT AND
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 5, 2016
To Our Shareholders:
You are cordially invited to attend our 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of SteadyMed Ltd., an Israeli corporation (the "Company"), which will be held on October 5, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the offices of SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc., 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 350, San Ramon, California 94583.
The purpose of the meeting is to:
These items of business to be transacted at the meeting are more fully described in the proxy statement, which is part of this notice.
The record date for the 2016 annual general meeting is August 29, 2016. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date may vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the postage-paid return envelope in order to ensure that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to, or are unable to, attend the meeting.
Even if you have given your proxy, you may still attend and vote in person at the meeting after revoking your proxy prior to the meeting.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 5, 2016
The proxy statement, proxy card and financial statements as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2016 are available at www.cstproxy.com/steadymed/2016
STEADYMED LTD.
2016 PROXY STATEMENT
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STEADYMED LTD.
5 Oppenheimer Street
Rehovot 7670105, Israel
This Proxy Statement is furnished by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of SteadyMed Ltd., an Israeli corporation ("we", "us", "our", "SteadyMed", or the "Company"), in connection with our Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the offices of SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc., 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 350, San Ramon, California 94583.
At the meeting shareholders will vote on (i) approval of amended and restated articles of association, (ii) reclassification of certain members of the board of directors, (iii) election of directors, (iv) adoption of an amended compensation policy, and (v) appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2016, (vi) approval of amendment to our Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option Plan, and (vii) approval of the grant of stock options to our chief executive officer, as well as transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
The record date for the meeting is August 29, 2016. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to vote at the meeting.
By signing and returning the proxy card, you authorize Jonathan M.N. Rigby, President and Chief Executive Officer of SteadyMed, or David W. Nassif, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SteadyMed, to represent you and vote your shares at the meeting in accordance with your instructions. He may also vote your shares to adjourn the meeting and will be authorized to vote your shares at any postponements or adjournments of the meeting.
We are an "emerging growth company" under applicable federal securities laws and therefore permitted to take advantage of certain reduced public company reporting requirements. As an emerging growth company, we provide in this proxy statement the scaled disclosure permitted under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. We may take advantage of these provisions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.0 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our prior second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced disclosure requirements.
In addition, we are a "smaller reporting company" under Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and have elected to comply with certain of the requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies in connection with this proxy statement.
We are first making available this proxy statement and accompanying materials to shareholders on or about August 31, 2016.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY SUBMIT YOUR PROXY BY SIGNING AND DATING A PROXY CARD AND RETURNING IT TO US IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
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Questions and Answers about the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
What is the purpose of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?
At the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders will be asked to:
Shareholders will also transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. Members of SteadyMed's management team will be present at the meeting to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.
Who is entitled to vote?
The record date for the meeting is August 29, 2016. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to vote at the meeting. Each ordinary share of the Company entitles the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly brought before the 2016 Annual General Meeting. As of the Record Date, 20,139,826 ordinary shares were issued and outstanding.
What is the difference between being a "record holder" and holding shares in "street name"?
A record holder holds shares in his or her name. Shares held in "street name" means shares that are held in the name of a bank or broker on a person's behalf.
Am I entitled to vote if my shares are held in "street name"?
If your shares are held by a bank or a brokerage firm, you are considered the "beneficial owner" of shares held in "street name". If your shares are held in street name, the proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your bank or brokerage firm (the "record holder"), along with a voting instruction card. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your record holder how to vote your shares, and the record holder is required to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions. If you do
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not give instructions to the record holder, the shares will be treated as broker non-votes. You are also invited to attend the annual meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from the record holder.
What is the quorum requirement?
A quorum is necessary to hold a valid meeting. The quorum required for a general meeting of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders present, in person or by proxy, who hold shares conferring at least 25% of the voting power of our Company. A meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum generally is adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and place, or any time and place as the directors designate in a notice to the shareholders.
Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will also be counted towards the quorum requirement.
Who can attend the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?
All SteadyMed shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 29, 2016 may attend the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Directions to the meeting can be found at www.steadymed.com/contact.
How many votes do I have?
On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each ordinary share you own as of the Record Date.
Can I change my vote after I submit my proxy?
If you are a record holder of shares, you may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before your proxy is actually voted:
If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you may submit new voting instructions by contacting the record holder, or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from the record holder giving you the right to vote your shares, by attending the meeting and voting in person. Your attendance at the meeting itself will not revoke your proxy unless you give written notice of revocation to our corporate secretary before your proxy is voted or before you vote in person at the meeting.
How are votes counted?
Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count "For" and "Against" votes, abstentions, and broker non-votes.
How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote on the proposals?
The Board recommends that you vote FOR:
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What if I do not specify how my shares are to be voted?
If you submit a proxy but do not indicate any voting instructions, the proxy holders will vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors as described above.
Will any other business be conducted at the meeting?
As of the date of this proxy statement, we know of no other business that will be presented at the meeting. If any other matter arises and is presented properly to the shareholders for a vote at the meeting, the proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with their best judgment.
How many votes are required to elect the directors?
The election of the directors requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present and voting at the meeting (in person or by proxy).
How many votes are required to appoint our independent auditor?
The appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditor requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote.
What is an abstention and how will abstentions be treated?
An "abstention" represents a shareholder's affirmative choice to decline to vote on a proposal. Abstained shares are treated as shares present for quorum and entitled to vote, so they will have the same practical effect as votes against a proposal.
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How will broker non-votes be treated?
Broker non-votes will be treated as shares present for quorum purposes, but do not count as votes for or against any proposal in this proxy statement.
Where can I find the voting results of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?
We plan to announce preliminary voting results at the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and to publish final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") within four days of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
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PROPOSAL 1REPLACEMENT OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Our current articles of association, the Tenth Articles of Association, were adopted by our board of directors and shareholders in connection with our initial public offering. Under the Tenth Articles Association, among other things, our board of directors must include three director classes, which are elected at annual general meetings of shareholders in a staggered fashion, and at least two external directors, who are elected outside the staggered classes. Recent changes under the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 and its regulations (the "Companies Law") now allow us among other things (as discussed below) to not nominate external directors and to divide all our directors among the staggered director classes, without separate external directors, if certain conditions are met.
As discussed below, we meet these conditions and our board of directors has determined that it is in the best interest of SteadyMed and its shareholders to take advantage of these regulatory changes. To do so, we must update our articles of association and our board of directors has approved the Eleventh Articles of Association, attached as EXHIBIT A to this proxy statement, as the replacement to our Tenth Articles of Association.
On April 2016, an amendment to the Companies Regulations (Relieves for Public Companies Whose Shares are Listed for Trading on an Exchange Abroad 5760-2000) (the "Regulations") promulgated under the Companies Law was published.
These Regulations, among other things, allow Israeli corporations traded in certain stock exchanges, including The NASDAQ Stock Market, or NASDAQ, to follow certain practices that are less restrictive than those imposed on corporations traded in Israel or to otherwise disregard specific requirements under the Companies Law, provided certain Conditions (as defined below) are met.
The provisions of the Companies Law that may be disregarded under the Regulations are:
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For our purposes, the required "Conditions" are all of the following: (i) the company's shares are listed for trade in one of the stock exchanges listed in the Regulations; (ii) there is no control holder in the company; and (iii) the company is in compliance with the laws and regulations of the United States, as it applies on companies incorporated in the United States, regarding appointment of independent directors, and the composition of audit and compensation committees.
In accordance with such Regulations, our board of directors has determined that for as long as the company meets the Conditions set forth in the Regulations, the Company elects not to be subject to the provisions described above.
As a consequence, our external directors shall no longer be considered external directors under the Companies Law and shall no longer be subject to the rules and regulations concerning their compensation, tenure and other terms, except that the company must allow them to continue to serve as regular directors in the company, until the earlier of the end of their tenure or the end of the second annual general meeting of shareholders to be held following such resolution of our board of directors.
The implementation of the resolutions described above requires an amendment of our current Tenth Amended and Restated Articles of Association, and we are proposing to replace the current restated articles with the Eleventh Amended and Restated Articles of Association, attached as EXHIBIT A to this proxy statement. The amendment aims to remove the mandatory requirement to appoint external directors, and adopt any applicable changes to the wording thereof resulting from the removal of such mandatory requirement.
You are requested to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, to approve the replacement of the current Amended and Restated Articles with the Eleventh Amended and Restated Articles of Association as attached hereto.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, is required to adopt the foregoing resolution.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES WITH THE ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AS ATTACHED HERETO.
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PROPOSAL 2RECLASSIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
Under our restated articles, our board of directors must consist of at least five and not more than nine directors. Our board of directors currently consists of seven directors, including two classified as external directors under the Companies Law. Our non-external directors are divided into three classes, with each class elected at a general meeting of our shareholders every three years, in a staggered fashion, and each director serves for three years or until they are removed by our shareholders at a general meeting of our shareholders or upon the occurrence of certain events, in accordance with the Companies Law and our restated articles of association. Any additional non-external directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of approximately one-third of our non-external directors. This division of our directors, into three classes with staggered three-year terms, may delay or prevent a change of our management or a change in control.
Following recent regulatory changes under the Companies Law, our board of directors has determined that it is in the best interest of SteadyMed and its shareholders to divide all our directors among staggered director classes, without separate external directors. For further discussion please see Proposal 1 above.
Subject to shareholder approval of our Eleventh Articles of Association in accordance with Proposal 1, we are recommending the reclassification of Elizabeth Cermak and Donald Huffman (both former external directors) as Class I directors with terms expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2018. To balance the classes, we are also recommending the reclassification of Ron Ginor (an existing Class I director) as a Class III director with a term expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2017.
Our former external directors are each serving an initial term of three years expiring upon the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018, and according to the Regulations may not be removed from office and put for re-election prior to the earlier of: (i) termination of their 3 year tenure; or (ii) the end of the second annual shareholders meeting of the Company as of the date of determination of adoption of the applicable Regulatory Changes. Both former external directors shall continue to serve as directors (not external directors) (for as long as they meet the independence requirements of the NASDAQ and SEC rules and regulations, as applicable, and for as long as the Conditions are met), and be classified as Class I directors, with terms expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2018.
Following the recommended changes, the three classes of directors serving staggered, three-year terms shall be as follows:
Class II Directors (term expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2016)
Keith
Bank
Stephen Farr
Class III Directors (term expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2017)
Jonathan
Rigby
Ron Ginor
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Class I Directors (term expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2018)
Elizabeth
Cermak
Donald Huffman
Brian Stark
You are requested to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, to approve the reclassification of our directors as described above.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, is required to adopt the foregoing resolution.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THE
RECLASSIFICATION OF OUR DIRECTORS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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PROPOSAL 3ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The terms of our Class II Directors will expire at this 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Upon recommendation by our nominating and corporate governance committee, the board of directors proposes for nomination Keith Bank and Steve Farr as Class II Directors for three-year terms expiring at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2019 and until their successors are elected and qualified. The board of directors elected Mr. Bank and Dr. Farr to the board in February 2009 and May 2012, respectively, based on its review of the respective candidate's experience and qualifications. Mr. Bank was initially identified to our board of directors by Ron Ginor, one of our directors. Dr. Farr was initially identified to our board of directors by Jonathan Rigby, our chief executive officer.
Each nominee has consented to being named in this proxy statement and has agreed to serve if elected. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the meeting in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote is required to elect each of the two nominees named in this proxy statement as directors.
The following is a brief biography of the nominees for election as directors as of July 15, 2016:
Current Nominees whose Term Expires at this 2016 Annual General Meeting
Keith Bank, age 56, has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2009, and has served as Chairman of the Board since May 2012. Mr. Bank was the founder, and has served as Managing Director of KB Partners, an early stage venture capital firm, since its inception in 1996. Mr. Bank was a founding board member of the Illinois Venture Capital Association and has been an active early stage investor and board member across many industries and companies over his twenty-year venture capital career. Prior to starting KB Partners, Mr. Bank was a commercial real estate developer and entrepreneur. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and received an MBA with honors from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. We believe Mr. Bank's extensive investment and management experience qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Stephen J. Farr, Ph.D., age 57, has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Dr. Farr has served as President and a member of the board of directors of Zogenix Inc since May 2006. From 1995 to August 2006, Dr. Farr held positions of increasing responsibility within pharmaceutical sciences and research and development at Aradigm Corporation, and he served most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. From 1986 to 1994, Dr. Farr was a tenured professor at the Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, United Kingdom, concentrating in the area of biopharmaceutics. He is a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Farr is a registered pharmacist in the United Kingdom and obtained his Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutics from the University of Wales. As a member of our board of directors since 2012, Dr. Farr has extensive knowledge of our business, history and culture, including his in-depth involvement with the development and regulatory approval of drug-device technologies as well as his significant experience in research and development and thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical product development process, which we believe qualifies him to serve as a director of the Company.
You are requested to adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved, to elect Mr. Keith Bank (an existing Class II director) to continue to serve as a Class II director, for a term of three years, to hold office until our annual general meeting of
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shareholders in 2019 and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his office is vacated in accordance with the Company's Articles of Associations or the Israeli Companies Law; and
Resolved, to elect Mr. Stephen Farr (an existing Class II director) to continue to serve as a Class II director, for a term of three years, to hold office until our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2019 and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his office is vacated in accordance with the Company's Articles of Associations or the Israeli Companies Law.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, is required to adopt the foregoing resolutions.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE TWO NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.
The following is a brief biography of each continuing director as of July 15, 2016:
Directors Continuing in Office whose Term Expires at the 2017 Annual General Meeting
Jonathan M.N. Rigby, age 48, has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since August 2011. Since March 2016, Mr. Rigby has been a member of the board of directors of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held specialty biopharmaceutical company. In 2006 Mr. Rigby cofounded Zogenix, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of CNS and pain products where he served as the company's Vice President of Business Development until December 2010. As a member of the senior management team he played an important role in the development, approval and U.S. launch of the world's first needle free drug device combination product to treat migraine. Between 2002 and 2006 Mr. Rigby held positions of increasing responsibility at Aradigm Corporation, including Vice President of Business Development where he was involved in M&A activities as well as inhalation delivery technology licensing in various therapeutic fields including Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, or PAH. Between 1995 and 2002 Mr. Rigby held various commercial and business development positions at Profile Therapeutics, UK, where he played a key role in the licensing of inhalation technology that resulted in the approval and launch of an inhalation product to treat PAH. Between 1990 and 1995 he held various sales and marketing positions at large pharmaceutical companies including Merck Sharpe and Dohme, or MSD, and Bristol Myers Squibb, or BMS. Mr. Rigby has a Bachelor of Science Degree, with Honors, in Biological Sciences from Sheffield University, UK, and an MBA from Portsmouth University, UK. Given that Mr. Rigby has extensive and broad experience in the pharmaceutical, drug delivery and medical device industry as well as a proven record in contributing to the development, approval, launch and commercialization of pharmaceutical products qualifies him to serve as our President, CEO and member of our board of directors.
Directors Continuing in Office whose Term Expires at the 2018 Annual General Meeting (provided that Dr. Ginor's term shall expire at the 2017 Annual General Meeting subject to the approval of Proposal 2 herein
regarding his reclassification as a Class III director)
Ron Ginor, M.D., age 47, has served as a member of our board of directors since January 2009. Since September 2015, Dr. Ginor has served as Venture Partner of OrbiMed Advisors. Since June 2013, Dr. Ginor has served as Chief Executive of Unit 82, a strategic intelligence company. Dr. Ginor served
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as CEO at Becker & Associates Consulting, Inc., a highly specialized regulatory consulting firm, from 2011 to 2012. Dr. Ginor also served as President from January 2007 to August 2011, as Medical Director from September 2008 to July 2012, and as President of Becker Venture Services Group from 2007 to 2012. At Becker, Dr. Ginor specialized in guiding medical device companies through initial research and development, clinical study development and management and, ultimately, FDA approval and third party reimbursement. Since October 2007, Dr. Ginor has served as the Managing Director for Samson Venture Partners, LLC, a life science investment fund. Dr. Ginor is a graduate of the Elliot School of International Affairs with a degree in International Economics, and the George Washington University School of Medicine. Prior to leaving academic medicine in 1997, Dr. Ginor worked on the development of conformal 3D radiation therapy modalities for prostate cancer treatment at The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and on radio sensitizing drugs at Stanford University. Dr. Ginor holds several U.S. and International patents, and has published extensively in peer reviewed literature. We believe Dr. Ginor's relevant experience qualifies him to serve as a director of the Company.
Brian J. Stark, age 61, has served on our Board of Directors since February 2012. Mr. Stark was a Founding Partner of Stark Investments in 1993, a multi-strategy global hedge fund, which managed in excess of $14 billion of assets during its peak years. Mr. Stark served as the firm's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer from 1993 through 2013, and was responsible for global portfolio construction and capital allocation. In 2012, Stark Investments elected to close its funds; Mr. Stark continues to serve as the firm's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer overseeing the wind-down of the funds' assets. Mr. Stark managed predecessor hedge funds between 1987 and 1992. Mr. Stark is the author of Special Situation Investing: Hedging, Arbitrage and Liquidation published by Dow Jones Irwin in 1983. Prior to entering professional fund management, he was a partner at the commercial litigation firm of Coghill & Goodspeed, P.C. He currently serves on the board of directors of Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), in addition to the Wisconsin Advisory Board for US Bank. Mr. Stark obtained his J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School in 1980 and his B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) from Brown University in 1977. We believe Mr. Stark's extensive legal, investment and management experience qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
Former External Directors Continuing in Office (as regular directors) whose Term Expires at the 2018 Annual General Meeting (and who shall be reclassified as Class I directors subject to the approval of Proposal 2 herein)
Donald D. Huffman, age 69, has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2015. Since July 2013, Mr. Huffman has served on the board of directors of Dance Biopharm Inc., a company developing inhaled insulin, after consulting to the company from April 2012 to July 2013. In July 2014, Mr. Huffman joined the board of directors of Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc., a publicly-held company developing treatments and diagnostics for neurological diseases and regenerative medicine. From September 2010 to March 2012, Mr. Huffman served as the Chief Financial Officer and later, Co-President of Wafergen Biosystems Inc., a publicly-held company. From October 2008 to September 2010, Mr. Huffman served as the Chief Financial Officer of Asante Solutions, Inc., a medical device company with an approved wearable insulin pump. Previously, Mr. Huffman served as Chief Financial Officer of Guava Technologies, Inc. (now Merck) and was Chief Financial Officer and principal of Sanderling Ventures, a biomedical venture capital firm. Also, Mr. Huffman was Chief Financial Officer of three other public companies: Volcano Corporation (acquired by Royal Philips); Microcide Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Celtrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (now Insmed). Mr. Huffman earned a B.S. in Mineral Economics from Pennsylvania State University, an M.B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed the Financial Management Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. We believe that Mr. Huffman possesses specific attributes that qualify him to serve on our board of directors, including his experience as a board member and as a chief financial officer of several public biopharmaceutical and medical device companies and his
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understanding of the operations and issues that affect similarly situated companies. Based on Mr. Huffman's extensive senior management experience in the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries, particularly in previous key corporate finance and accounting positions as chief financial officer of four public companies, we have determined that he qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.
Elizabeth Cermak, age 58, has served on our Board of Directors since July 2015. Since July 2014 Ms. Cermak has served on the Board of Clarus Therapeutics Inc. Previously Mrs. Cermak served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer for POZEN, Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) from 2009 to 2013. As a member of the Executive Committee, she led all Commercial, Business Development and Alliance Management functions and worked closely with the Board of Directors on corporate strategy execution. Prior to that Ms. Cermak. spent 25 years at Johnson & Johnson serving in notable senior management roles including VP, Global Marketing for a Personal Products portfolio in the Consumer Health Care business (NYSE: JNJ), VP of the Women's Healthcare RX Franchise for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals and General Manager for the Johnson & Johnson Health & Fitness Services Business. Ms. Cermak holds an MBA in Finance from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, and a BA Cum Laude in Accounting and Spanish from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. We believe that Ms. Cermak possesses specific attributes that qualify her to serve on our board of directors, including her experience in the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries, particularly in previous key commercial and business development positions at large public companies, and her understanding of the operations and issues that affect similarly situated companies.
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STRUCTURE AND PRACTICES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Under the listing requirements and rules of NASDAQ, independent directors must comprise a majority of our board of directors. The board consults with the Company's counsel to ensure that the board's determinations are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of "independent," including those set forth in pertinent listing standards of NASDAQ, as in effect from time to time.
Our board of directors has undertaken a review of its composition, the composition of its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our board of directors has determined that, with the exception of Jonathan Rigby, who is our chief executive officer, each of our directors is "independent" under NASDAQ rules. In making this determination, our board of directors considered the current and prior relationships that each director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our shares by each director.
Our board of directors believes it is in the best interest of the Company to make the determination regarding the separation of the roles of chief executive officer and chairman of the board based on varied considerations, including the position and direction of the Company and the membership of the board at any given time. Our board of directors has determined that having Jonathan Rigby serve as chief executive officer and Keith Bank serve as chairman of the board is in the best interest of the Company's shareholders at this time. This structure permits Mr. Rigby to manage our day-to-day operations and Mr. Bank to oversee the board's activities.
The board of directors oversees the Company's risk exposures and risk management of various parts of the business, including appropriate guidelines and policies to minimize business risks and major financial risks and the steps management has undertaken to control them. In its risk oversight role, the board of directors reviews annually the Company's strategic plan, which includes an assessment of potential risks facing the Company. While the board of directors has the ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, various committees of the board also have responsibility for risk management. In particular, the audit committee focuses on financial risk, including internal controls. In addition, in setting compensation, the compensation committee strives to create incentives that do not encourage risk-taking behavior that is inconsistent with the Company's business strategy. Each committee regularly reports to the full board of directors.
Until August 8, 2016, under the Companies Law, we were required to have at least two directors who qualify as external directors. In the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2015, Donald Huffman and Elizabeth Cermak were elected to serve as our external directors. Following Regulatory Changes, and as determined by our board of directors on August 8, 2016, we are no longer required to have external directors, subject to certain Conditions. For further discussion please see Proposal 1.
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Our board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Our board of directors may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business. We are required to comply with the NASDAQ rules regarding the composition of our board committees.
The composition and functions of our established committees are described below. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our board of directors.
Audit Committee
In order to comply with NASDAQ rules, we will maintain an audit committee consisting of at least three independent directors, all of whom are financially literate and at least one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise. Our audit committee consists of Elizabeth Cermak, Stephen Farr, and Donald Huffman, and is chaired by Donald Huffman. Donald Huffman is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC rules. Each of the members of our audit committee is "independent" as such term is defined in Rule 10A 3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act and under NASDAQ rules.
Our board of directors has adopted an audit committee charter setting forth the responsibilities of the audit committee consistent with the Companies Law and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and NASDAQ, including the following:
A copy of the audit committee charter is available on our website at www.steadymed.com.
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Compensation Committee
In order to comply with NASDAQ rules, we maintain a compensation committee consisting of at least three directors, each of whom is an independent director within the meaning of NASDAQ rules. Our compensation committee consists of Elizabeth Cermak, Brian J. Stark, and Donald Huffman, and is chaired by Elizabeth Cermak. Each of the members of our compensation committee is independent under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, NASDAQ and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Our board of directors has adopted a compensation committee charter setting forth the responsibilities of the compensation committee consistent with the Companies Law and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and NASDAQ, including the following:
A copy of the compensation committee charter is available on our website at www.steadymed.com.
Compensation Committee Processes and Procedures
Typically, the compensation committee meets at least quarterly and with greater frequency if necessary. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the Chair of the compensation committee, in consultation with the chief executive officer. The compensation committee meets regularly in executive session. However, from time to time, various members of management and other employees as well as outside advisors or consultants may be invited by the compensation committee to make presentations, to provide financial or other background information or advice or to otherwise participate in compensation committee meetings. The chief executive officer may not participate in, or be present during, any deliberations or determinations of the compensation committee regarding his compensation. The charter of the compensation committee grants the compensation committee full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company. In addition, under the charter, the compensation committee, subject to the board's approval, has direct responsibility to appoint, compensate and oversee the work of compensation consultants engaged for the purpose of advising the compensation committee. Compensation consultants so retained shall report directly to the compensation committee. Under the charter, the compensation committee may select a compensation consultant only after taking into consideration the independence of such person in accordance with the requirements of the NASDAQ.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Keith Bank, Ron Ginor and Stephen Farr, and is chaired by Keith Bank. Each of the members of our nominating and corporate governance committee is independent under the NASDAQ rules.
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Our nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for making recommendations to the board of directors regarding candidates for directorships and the composition and organization of our board. In addition, the nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for overseeing our corporate governance guidelines and reporting and making recommendations to the board concerning governance matters. Our board of directors has adopted a nominating and corporate governance committee charter, which is available on our website at www.steadymed.com.
To date, our nominating and corporate governance committee has not adopted a formal policy with respect to a fixed set of specific minimum qualifications for its candidates for membership on the board of directors. Instead, when considering candidates for director, the nominating and corporate governance committee will generally consider all of the relevant qualifications of board of directors candidates, including such factors as the candidate's relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company, demonstrated excellence in his or her field, having relevant financial or accounting expertise, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment, having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of our shareholders and whether the board candidates will be independent for purposes of the NASDAQ listing standards, as well as the current needs of the board of directors and the Company.
In addition, while it does not have a formal policy on the board of directors' diversity, our nominating and corporate governance committee takes into account a broad range of diversity considerations when assessing director candidates, including individual backgrounds and skill sets, professional experiences and other factors that contribute to the board of directors having an appropriate range of expertise, talents, experiences and viewpoints. Our nominating and corporate governance committee considers diversity criteria in view of the needs of the board of directors as a whole when making decisions on director nominations. In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, our nominating and corporate governance committee will also review, prior to nominating such directors for another term, such directors' overall service to the Company during their term. Our nominating and corporate governance committee will conduct any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the board of directors. We have, from time to time, engaged an executive search firm to assist our nominating and corporate governance committee in identifying and recruiting potential candidates for membership on the board of directors.
Under the Companies Law, the board of directors of an Israeli public company must appoint an internal auditor nominated by the audit committee. The role of the internal auditor under the Companies Law is to examine whether a company's actions comply with applicable law and orderly business procedure. Our internal auditor cannot be one of our employees or an interested party, office holder, affiliate or a relative of an interested party or an office holder, and cannot be our independent accountant or its representative. The Companies Law defines an "interested party" as the holder of 5% or more of a company's outstanding shares or voting rights, any person or entity who has the right to appoint one or more of a company's directors, the chief executive officer or any person who serves as a director or chief executive officer. We have appointed a third party to fulfill the internal auditor function.
Compensation Committee Interlocks
None of our executive officers currently serves, or has served during the last year, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our board of directors or compensation committee.
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Meetings Attended by Directors
The board of directors held a total of 7 meetings during 2015. The audit committee and compensation committee each held 4 meetings in 2015. During 2015, each of our directors attended or participated in at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the board of directors and of the committees on which he or she served. For the 2015 Annual General Meeting, one director, Jonathan Rigby, attended.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions and agents and representatives, including directors and consultants. The full text of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at www.steadymed.com. We will post any amendment to the code, as well as any waivers that are required to be disclosed by the rules of the SEC or NASDAQ, on our website.
As of the date of this proxy statement, there are no material proceedings to which any director or executive officer of the Company, or any associate thereof, is a party which is adverse to or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries. There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers, directors or persons nominated to become one of our directors.
Communications with the Board of Directors
We provide a process for shareholders to send communications to our board of directors, any committee of our board of directors or any individual director, including non-employee directors. Shareholders may communicate with our board of directors by writing to: Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, SteadyMed Ltd., c/o SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc., 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 350, San Ramon, California 94583. The secretary will forward correspondence to our board of directors, one of the committees of our board of directors or an individual director, as the case may be, or, if the secretary determines in accordance with his best judgment that the matter can be addressed by management, then to the appropriate executive officer.
Our compensation policy for our non-employee directors consists of cash and equity components.
Cash Compensation
We provide retainer fees and reimburse our non-employee directors for expenses incurred in connection with attending board and committee meetings. The approved retainer fees are as follows:
Board Member
|
Annual Retainer Fee |
Chairman Annual Fee |
Audit Committee Annual Fee |
Compensation Committee Annual Fee |
Nominating / Governance Committee Annual Fee |
Total Annual Fees |
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Keith Bank |
$ | 35,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 7,500 | (1) | $ | 62,500 | ||||||||||
Stephen J. Farr |
$ | 35,000 | $ | 7,500 | $ | 3,750 | $ | 46,250 | |||||||||||
Brian J. Stark |
$ | 35,000 | $ | 7,500 | $ | 42,500 | |||||||||||||
Ron Ginor |
$ | 35,000 | $ | 3,750 | $ | 38,750 | |||||||||||||
External Directors |
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Elizabeth Cermak |
$ | 35,000 | $ | 7,500 | $ | 15,000 | (1) | $ | 57,500 | ||||||||||
Donald D. Huffman |
$ | 35,000 | $ | 15,000 | (1) | $ | 7,500 | $ | 57,500 |
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No cash compensation was paid to our non-employee directors in 2014. The actual cash compensation paid to our non-employee directors in 2015 was:
Board Member
|
Cash Compensation |
Option Awards |
Total Compensation |
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Keith Bank |
$ | 46,875 | $ | 43,621 | $ | 90,496 | ||||
Stephen J. Farr |
$ | 34,688 | $ | 14,281 | $ | 48,969 | ||||
Brian J. Stark |
$ | 31,875 | $ | 14,250 | $ | 46,125 | ||||
Ron Ginor |
$ | 29,063 | $ | 14,250 | $ | 43,313 | ||||
External Directors |
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Elizabeth Cermak |
$ | 31,901 | $ | 14,250 | $ | 46,151 | ||||
Donald D. Huffman |
$ | 43,125 | $ | 14,250 | $ | 57,375 |
Equity Compensation
Non-employee directors are eligible to receive share options under our 2009 Stock Option Plan. Each of our external directors and our non-employee directors received an initial stock option for 33,350 ordinary shares at the 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders. These initial option grants vest over three years, with one-third vesting on the anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting in equal consecutive quarterly installments thereafter. The exercise price for these initial option grants is $5.60, the closing price of our ordinary shares on the day before the 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders.
In addition, on the date of each subsequent annual general meeting of our shareholders, each of our non-employee directors (including those formerly nominated as external directors) will receive a stock option for 3,875 ordinary shares on the date of such annual general meeting of shareholders.
These annual option grants will also vest over three years, with one-third vesting on the anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting in equal consecutive quarterly installments thereafter. The exercise price for these annual option grants will be the closing price of our ordinary shares on the day before each annual general meeting of shareholders.
As of December 31, 2015, the aggregate number of shares subject to outstanding equity awards held by our non-employee directors was:
Name
|
Option Awards |
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Keith Bank |
83,988 | |||
Stephen J. Farr |
52,725 | |||
Ron Ginor |
33,350 | |||
Donald D. Huffman |
33,350 | |||
Brian J. Stark |
33,350 | |||
Elizabeth Cermak |
33,350 |
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PROPOSAL 4ADOPTION OF AMENDED COMPENSATION POLICY
Due to the recent changes in the Israeli Companies Law, the Company would like to amend its Compensation Policy in a way that allows the Company the following:
The revised draft of the Compensation Policy is attached hereto as EXHIBIT B.
Under the Companies Law, the duties of the compensation committee include the recommendation to the Company's board of directors of a policy regarding the terms of engagement of office holders, as such term is defined in the Companies Law, to which we refer to as a compensation policy, and any extensions and updates thereto.
The compensation policy must be adopted by the company's board of directors, after considering the recommendations of the compensation committee, and will need to be brought for approval by the company's shareholders, which requires approval by a majority vote of the shares present and voting at a meeting of shareholders called for such purpose, provided that either: (a) such majority includes at least a majority of the shares held by all shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not have a personal interest in such compensation policy; or (b) the total number of shares of non-controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal interest in the compensation policy and who vote against the policy does not exceed 2% of the Company's aggregate voting rights.
The compensation policy serves as the basis for decisions concerning the financial terms of employment or engagement of office holders, including exculpation, insurance, indemnification or any monetary payment or obligation of payment in respect of employment or engagement. The compensation policy relates to certain factors, including advancement of the company's objectives, the company's business plan and its long-term strategy, and creation of appropriate incentives for office
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holders, and considers (among other things) the company's risk management, size and the nature of its operations. The compensation policy also considers the following additional factors:
The compensation policy also includes the following principles:
Subject to the approval of our shareholders at this meeting, our board of directors, in accordance with the recommendation of the compensation committee, has approved the compensation policy attached hereto as EXHIBIT B.
You are requested to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, to approve the amended Compensation Policy in form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B.
Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the adoption of the foregoing resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, and further requires that either (i) a majority of the shares of non-controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal benefit or other interest in the resolution (excluding any abstained votes) are voted in favor of the adoption of the foregoing resolution or (ii) the total number of shares of non-controlling shareholders and of shareholders who do not have a personal benefit or other interest in the resolution voted against the adoption of the foregoing resolution does not exceed 2% of our outstanding voting power.
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Under the Israeli Companies Law, a "controlling shareholder" for purposes of this proposal is any shareholder who has the ability to direct the Company's actions, including any shareholder holding 50% or more of the voting power of the Company, including a person who holds 25% or more of voting rights in the company at the meeting, if there is no other person who holds more than 50% of the voting rights in the company; for purposes of this proposal, two or more persons who hold voting rights in the company and each of whom has a personal interest in the approval of the same transaction brought for approval by the company shall be deemed as holding jointly.
According to the Israeli Companies Law, even if the shareholders do not approve the amendment to the Compensation Policy, the compensation committee and the Board may thereafter approve the proposal, provided that they have determined, based on detailed reasoning and a reevaluation of the Compensation Policy, that the amendment to the Compensation Policy is in the best interests of the Company.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, APPROVED AND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED COMPENSATION POLICY IN FORM ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT B.
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PROPOSAL 5APPOINTMENT OF KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER, A MEMBER OF
ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL, AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL MEETING
The audit committee of our board of directors has selected Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditor to perform the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
The approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the general meeting in person or by proxy or written ballot and voting thereon for the appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is required under the Companies Law. The audit committee of our board of directors believes that such appointment is appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Representatives of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, are expected to be present at the meeting and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
You are requested to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, to appoint of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, is required to adopt the foregoing resolutions.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER, A MEMBER OF ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL, AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Fees Paid to the Independent Auditor
The following table represents aggregate fees billed to us for fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, our independent auditor.
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Fiscal Year Ended (in thousands) |
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|
2014 | 2015 | |||||
Audit Fees(1) |
$ | 285,000 | $ | 207,000 | |||
Audit-related Fees(2) |
| 25,000 | |||||
Tax Fees(3) |
50,000 | 39,000 | |||||
All Other Fees(4) |
25,000 | 90,500 | |||||
| | | | | | | |
Total Fees |
$ | 360,000 | $ | 361,500 | |||
| | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | |
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Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services
All fees described above were pre-approved by the audit committee. The audit committee has determined that the rendering of the foregoing services separate from the audit services by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, is compatible with maintaining the independent auditor's independence.
The audit committee has not approved any formal policy concerning pre-approval of the auditors to perform both audit and non-audit services (services other than audit, review and attest services). Instead, on a case by case basis, any audit or non-audit services proposed to be performed are considered by and, if deemed appropriate, approved by the audit committee in advance of the performance of such services. All of the fees earned by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, described above were attributable to services pre-approved by the board of directors.
Report on Financial Statements
At the meeting, we will provide a management report, which will include a discussion of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The audit committee, which currently consists of Stephen Farr, Elizabeth Cermak and Donald Huffman, evaluates audit performance, manages relations with our independent registered public accounting firm and evaluates policies and procedures relating to internal accounting functions and controls. The board of directors adopted a written charter for the audit committee on December 9, 2014, which charter details the responsibilities of the audit committee. This report relates to the activities undertaken by the audit committee in fulfilling such responsibilities.
The audit committee members are not professional accountants or auditors, and their functions are not intended to duplicate or to certify the activities of management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee oversees the Company's financial reporting process on behalf of the board of directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and reporting process, including the Company's systems of internal controls over financial reporting. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the audit committee reviewed and discussed with management the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2015. This review included a discussion of the quality and the acceptability of the Company's financial reporting and controls, including the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements.
The audit committee also reviewed with the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, who is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company's audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, its judgments as to the quality and the acceptability of the Company's financial reporting and such other matters required to be discussed with the audit committee under generally accepted auditing standards in the United States including the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standards No. 16, "Communications with Audit Committees" issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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The audit committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the Company's independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firm's communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm its independence.
The audit committee further discussed with the Company's independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope and plans for its audits. The audit committee meets periodically with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of the independent registered public accounting firm's examinations and evaluations of the Company's internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company's financial reporting.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the auditor independence rules of the SEC require all issuers to obtain pre-approval from their respective audit committees in order for their independent registered public accounting firms to provide professional services without impairing independence. As such, the audit committee has established procedures by which it pre-approves all audit and other permitted professional services to be provided by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. From time to time, the Company may desire additional permitted professional services for which specific pre-approval is obtained from the audit committee before provision of such services commences. The audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of the services other than audit services referenced above is compatible with maintenance of the auditors' independence.
The foregoing report is provided by the undersigned members of the audit committee.
Donald Huffman, Chairman Stephen Farr Elizabeth Cermak |
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PROPOSAL 6AMENDMENT TO COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2009 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Under the Company's Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option Plan (the "2009 Plan"), starting on January 1, 2019 and through January 1, 2024, the number of ordinary shares available for future grant under the 2009 Plan will automatically increase each year by that number of shares equal to four percent (4%) of the total ordinary shares outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year (with such number subject to certain adjustments under the 2009 Plan), unless our board of directors elects not to increase the 2009 Plan in any given year, or elects to reduce the size of an increase in any given year prior to January 1 of such year. Our board of directors must ratify any automatic increase. These annual increase provisions of our 2009 Plan are referred to as the "Evergreen Provisions."
Because of the increasing need to provide stock incentive compensation to its employees, the Company requests an amendment to these Evergreen Provisions, to allow the automatic increases to start earlier, on January 1, 2017 (instead of January 1, 2019) and continue to run through January 1, 2024.
As of July 15, 2016, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,567,205 ordinary shares were outstanding and 427,568 ordinary shares were available for future grant, under our 2009 Plan.
For a further description of the terms of the 2009 Plan, see "Other Information regarding the CompanyExecutive CompensationEmployee Benefit Plans" below.
You are requested to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, that 2009 Plan be amended so that the number of ordinary shares available for future grant under the 2009 Plan will automatically increase each year, starting on January 1, 2017 and through (and including) January 1, 2024, by that number of shares equal to four percent (4%) of the total ordinary shares outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year (with this number determined and subject certain adjustments as currently provided in the 2009 Plan, without change to such terms), unless our board of directors elects not to increase the 2009 in any given year, or elects to reduce the size of an increase in any given year prior to January 1 of such year (as currently provided in the 2009 without change).
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, is required to adopt the foregoing resolutions.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 2009 PLAN, SO THAT THE RESERVED POOL UNDER THE PLAN WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED ANNUALLY EACH JANUARY 1ST BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2017 THROUGH (AND INCLUDING) JANUARY 1, 2024, BY SUCH NUMBER OF SHARES AS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN.
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PROPOSAL 7APPROVAL OF THE GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS
TO MR. JONATHAN RIGBY, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY
The Company requests approval of a one-time grant of stock options to purchase 125,000 ordinary shares to Mr. Jonathan Rigby, our President and Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors, pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option (the "2009 Plan"). Such stock options were approved by the compensation committee of our board of directors and by our board of directors on June 17, 2016, and is subject to approval by our shareholders at the annual meeting.
These stock options will be exercisable for a period of 10 years from the date of grant by the board of directors, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the 2009 Plan, and will vest as follows: 33% on June 17, 2017, with the balance vesting in eight equal installments every three months beginning on September 17, 2017. The exercise price for these options shall be $2.74 per share, representing the closing price of the Company's ordinary shares on Nasdaq on June 17, 2016.
These stock options are intended to further align Mr. Rigby's long-term interests with those of our shareholders and to bring Mr. Rigby's compensation in line with market practice. We also expect that these stock options will directly link Mr. Rigby's performance to delivering value to our shareholders.
Under the Israeli companies law, the compensation of our chief executive officer requires the approval of the compensation committee of our board of directors, our board of directors and our shareholders, in that order. The compensation committee recommended, and the board approved, this one-time grant of stock options to Mr. Rigby, and determined that such grant is consistent with the our compensation policy.
You are requested to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved, that a one-time grant of stock options to Jonathan Rigby, our President and Chief Executive Officer, to purchase 125,000 ordinary shares pursuant to the 2009 Plan is hereby approved.
Pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, the adoption of the foregoing resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, entitled to vote and voting thereon, and further requires that either (i) a majority of the shares of non-controlling shareholders and shareholders who do not have a personal benefit or other interest in the resolution (excluding any abstained votes) are voted in favor of the adoption of the foregoing resolution or (ii) the total number of shares of non-controlling shareholders and of shareholders who do not have a personal benefit or other interest in the resolution voted against the adoption of the foregoing resolution does not exceed 2% of our outstanding voting power.
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a "controlling shareholder" for purposes of this proposal is any shareholder who has the ability to direct the Company's actions, including any shareholder holding 50% or more of the voting power of the Company, including a person who holds 25% or more of voting rights in the company at the meeting, if there is no other person who holds more than 50% of the voting rights in the company; for purposes of this proposal, two or more persons who hold voting rights in the company and each of whom has a personal interest in the approval of the same transaction brought for approval by the company shall be deemed as holding jointly.
Board of Directors' Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, APPROVED AND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS TO PURCHASE 125,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY TO JONATHAN RIGBY UNDER THE TERMS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers and directors as of July 15, 2016:
Name
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Age | Position | |||
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Jonathan M.N. Rigby |
48 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director | |||
David W. Nassif |
62 | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Peter D. Noymer, Ph.D. |
50 | Executive Vice President of Research & Development, Chief Technical Officer |
Mr. Rigby's biography is included above under the section titled "Proposal 3Election of Directors."
David W. Nassif has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2013 (first as a financial consultant and commencing March 2015 on a full-time basis) He served as the Chief Financial Officer and President of Histogen, Inc., a privately-held, regenerative medicine company, from May 2011 through September 2014 after consulting for Histogen since December 2010. Mr. Nassif served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Zogenix, Inc., a publicly-held, specialty pharmaceutical company from May 2007 (after consulting for SteadyMed from October 2006 to May 2007) to February 2010. From May 2006 to October 2006, as well as from 2001 to 2002, he served as a principal at Strategic Consulting Services providing capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, SEC advisory and investor relations services to various public and private life science and technology companies, including Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 2002 to May 2006, Mr. Nassif was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Licensing at Amphastar, a publicly-held, specialty pharmaceutical company. From 2000 to 2001, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of RealAge, Inc., a privately-held healthcare database information marketing company. From 1993 through 1999, Mr. Nassif held various positions with Cypros Pharmaceutical Corporation, a publicly-held, specialty pharmaceutical company, culminating in the position of Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, and leading them through a merger with Ribogene (now Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals) in 1999. Mr. Nassif received a B.Sc. in Finance and Management Information Systems from the University of Virginia with honors and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Peter D. Noymer, Ph.D., has served as our Executive Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Technical Officer since February 2013. From August 2006 to February 2013, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Alexza Pharmaceuticals, including Vice President of Product R&D from January 2009 to February 2013. At Alexza, Dr. Noymer worked on several development programs involving combination products for novel therapies, including Adasuve®, the first U.S. and EU approved inhalable treatment for acute agitation. From 1999 to 2006, Dr. Noymer held various management positions at Aradigm Corporation, developing drug-device combination products for both inhalation and injection. Prior to Aradigm, he held an appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as various engineering positions at GE. Dr. Noymer received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from M.I.T., and a B.S. degree in mechanical & aerospace engineering from Princeton University.
Our named executive officers, or NEOs, for 2015, which consist of our principal executive officer and the next two most highly compensated executive officers, are:
Jonathan M.N. Rigby, President, Chief Executive Officer;
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David W. Nassif, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and
Peter D. Noymer, Executive Vice President of Research & Development, Chief Technical Officer.
The following table sets forth all of the compensation awarded to, earned by OR paid to our NEOs during 2014 and 2015.
Name and principal position
|
Year | Salary ($) |
Bonus(1) ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(2) ($) |
All Other Compensation ($) |
Option Awards(5) ($) |
Total ($) |
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Jonathan M.N. Rigby |
2015 | 420,175 | 125,000 | 136,557 | 10,906 | (3) | 197,217 | 889,855 | ||||||||||||||
President, Chief Executive Officer |
2014 | 341,050 | | | 28,178 | (4) | 72,940 | 442,168 | ||||||||||||||
David W. Nassif |
2015 |
269,825 |
50,000 |
52,616 |
136,031 |
(6) |
105,777 |
614,249 |
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Executive Vice President and |
2014 | 102,150 | | | | 4,825 | 106,975 | |||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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Peter D. Noymer |
2015 |
289,833 |
65,000 |
72,521 |
|
100,124 |
527,478 |
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Executive Vice President of |
2014 | 265,634 | | | 21,402 | (4) | 38,206 | 325,242 | ||||||||||||||
Research & Development, Chief Technical Officer |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2015
The following table provides information regarding outstanding equity awards held by each of our NEOs as of December 31, 2015
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Option Awards | ||||||||||||
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Name
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
Option Exercise Price |
Option Expiration Date |
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Jonathan M.N. Rigby |
88,831 | | (1) | $ | 3.61 | (11) | 08/11/2018 | ||||||
|
152,342 | | (1) | $ | 3.61 | (11) | 07/19/2019 | ||||||
|
16,972 | 1,543 | (2) | $ | 3.61 | (11) | 05/01/2020 | ||||||
|
84,716 | 60,496 | (3) | $ | 3.61 | 07/07/2021 | |||||||
|
| 108,702 | (4) | $ | 5.84 | 01/25/2022 | |||||||
David W. Nassif |
3,100 |
|
(1) |
$ |
3.61 |
07/07/2021 |
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|
| 159,642 | (5) | $ | 3.61 | 09/16/2021 | |||||||
|
| 51,832 | (6) | $ | 5.84 | 01/25/2022 | |||||||
Peter D. Noymer |
48,593 |
4,425 |
(8) |
$ |
3.61 |
07/07/2021 |
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12,060 | 8,602 | (9) | $ | 3.61 | 07/07/2021 | |||||||
|
4,264 | 3,037 | (7) | $ | 3.61 | 07/07/2021 | |||||||
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| 26,311 | (10) | $ | 5.84 | 01/25/2022 |
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Executive Employment Arrangements; Potential Payments and Acceleration of Equity upon Termination and/or in Connection with a Change in Control
We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers. The employment agreements have no specific term of employment and the relationships created thereby constitute at-will employment. A summary of our current employment arrangements with each of these officers is set forth below. The summary below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the actual employment agreements, which have been previously filed with the SEC.
Jonathan M.N. Rigby
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Rigby will be eligible to receive an annual bonus, with the target level determined as 50% of his annual base salary. His eligibility for such annual bonus and the amount of such annual bonus will be determined by our board of directors and, as required under the Companies Law, our shareholders and based upon both the Company and Mr. Rigby's achievement of objectives and milestones to be determined on an annual basis by our board of directors in consultation with Mr. Rigby.
In the event of upon certain change in control events, the vesting of 50% of the then-unvested shares subject to Mr. Rigby's outstanding equity awards will be accelerated and will become fully vested and exercisable, regardless of whether his employment is terminated. If Mr. Rigby is terminated in connection with such a change in control event, then the vesting of 100% of then-unvested shares subject to Mr. Rigby's outstanding equity awards will be accelerated and will become fully vested and exercisable.
Mr. Rigby's employment agreement also provides for certain severance benefits if his employment is terminated without cause or if he resigns for good reason, the cash amount of which consists of one times his annual base salary payable over the six month period following his termination date. In addition, if Mr. Rigby is terminated upon certain change in control events, then Mr. Rigby will be entitled to severance benefits in addition to the equity acceleration described above, including a one-time cash payment equal to 1.5 times his annual base salary.
David W. Nassif
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Nassif will be eligible to receive an annual bonus, with the target level determined as 40% of his annual base salary. His eligibility for such annual bonus and the amount of such annual bonus will be determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion and based upon both the Company and Mr. Nassif's achievement of objectives and milestones to be determined on an annual basis by our board of directors in consultation with Mr. Nassif.
In the event of upon certain change in control events, the vesting of 50% of the then-unvested shares subject to Mr. Nassif's outstanding equity awards will be accelerated and will become fully vested and exercisable, regardless of whether his employment is terminated. If Mr. Nassif is terminated in connection with such a change in control event, then the vesting of 100% of then-unvested shares
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subject to Mr. Nassif's outstanding equity awards will be accelerated and will become fully vested and exercisable.
Mr. Nassif's employment agreement also provides for certain severance benefits if his employment is terminated without cause or if he resigns for good reason, the cash amount of which consists of one times his annual base salary payable over the six month period following his termination date. In addition, if Mr. Nassif is terminated upon certain change in control events, then Mr. Nassif will be entitled to severance benefits in addition to the equity acceleration described above, including a one-time cash payment equal to 1.25 times his annual base salary.
Peter D. Noymer
Under his employment agreement, Dr. Noymer will be eligible to receive an annual bonus, with the target level determined as 35% of his annual base salary. His eligibility for such annual bonus and the amount of such annual bonus will be determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion and based upon both the Company and Dr. Noymer's achievement of objectives and milestones to be determined on an annual basis by our board of directors in consultation with Dr. Noymer.
In the event of upon certain change in control events, the vesting of 50% of the then-unvested shares subject to Dr. Noymer's outstanding equity awards will be accelerated and will become fully vested and exercisable, regardless of whether his employment is terminated. If Dr. Noymer is terminated in connection with such a change in control event, then the vesting of 100% of then-unvested shares subject to Dr. Noymer's outstanding equity awards will be accelerated and will become fully vested and exercisable.
Dr. Noymer's employment agreement also provides for certain severance benefits if his employment is terminated without cause or if he resigns for good reason, the cash amount of which consists of 75% of his annual base salary payable over the six month period following his termination date. In addition, if Dr. Noymer is terminated upon certain change in control events, then Dr. Noymer will be entitled to severance benefits in addition to the equity acceleration described above, including a one-time cash payment equal to his annual base salary.
We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of our Company.
On June 18, 2009, we adopted our 2009 Stock Option Plan. Our board of directors and shareholders approved the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the "2009 Plan") in February 2015 and March 2015, respectively. The 2009 Plan permits the grant of stock awards to our directors, employees, officers, consultants and service providers.
In 2013, we adopted our 2013 Stock Incentive Subplan, or the 2013 Plan as an annex to the 2009 Plan under which options were granted to individuals performing services on behalf of our United States subsidiary. Our board of directors has decided to discontinue making awards under the 2013 Plan annex.
As of July 15, 2016, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,567,205 ordinary shares were outstanding and 427,568 ordinary shares were available for future grant, under our 2009 Plan.
Under the 2009 Plan, subject to approval by the shareholders at the 2016 Annual General Meeting, there will be annual increases to the reserved pool, starting January 1, 2017 through (and including) January 1, 2024 equal to (a) four percent of the total ordinary shares outstanding on
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December 31 of the preceding year, or (b) such lesser number of ordinary shares as determined by our board of directors prior to January 1 of such year.
Any shares underlying an award that expires, is cancelled or terminated or forfeited for any reason (and without having been exercised, in the case of an option) shall be returned to the reserved pool of shares and shall again be available for grant under the 2009 Plan, unless the committee or the board determines otherwise.
The 2009 Plan is administered by our board of directors or a committee designated by our board of directors, which determines, subject to Israeli or other applicable law, the grantees of stock awards, the terms of such awards, including exercise prices in the case of options and stock appreciation rights, vesting schedules, acceleration of vesting, the type of option or other award, and the other matters necessary or desirable for, or incidental to the administration of the 2009 Plan. The 2009 Plan provides for the issuance of stock awards under various country regimes including Israeli and U.S. tax regimes. Permissible awards under the 2009 Plan include options, restricted share awards, restricted share unit awards, and other share-based awards.
The 2009 Plan provides that options granted to our employees, directors and officers who are not controlling shareholders and who are considered Israeli residents are intended to qualify for special tax treatment under the "capital gains track" provisions of Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance. Under the 2009 Plan, our Israeli non-employee service providers and controlling shareholders may only be granted options under Section 3(i) of the Ordinance, which does not provide for similar tax benefits.
Section 102 of the Ordinance allows employees, directors and officers, who are not controlling shareholders and who are Israeli residents, to receive favorable tax treatment for compensation in the form of shares or options. Section 102 of the Ordinance includes two alternatives for tax treatment involving the issuance of options or shares to a trustee for the benefit of the grantees and also includes an additional alternative for the issuance of options or shares directly to the grantee. Section 102(b)(2) of the Ordinance, which provides the most favorable tax treatment for grantees, permits the issuance to a trustee under the "capital gains track." In order to comply with the terms of the capital gains track, all options granted under a specific plan and subject to the provisions of Section 102 of the Ordinance, as well as the shares issued upon exercise of such options and other shares received following any realization of rights with respect to such options, such as share dividends and share splits, must be registered in the name of a trustee selected by the board of directors and held in trust for the benefit of the relevant employee, director or officer. The trustee may not release these options or shares to the relevant grantee before the second anniversary of the registration of the options in the name of the trustee. However, under this track, we are not allowed to deduct an expense with respect to the issuance of the options or shares.
Under the 2009 Plan, the exercise price of options granted to individuals resident in Israel shall be determined by the administrator. Options granted under the 2009 Plan to U.S. residents may qualify as "incentive stock options" ("ISOs"), or may be "nonstatutory stock options". The exercise price of options granted to U.S. residents will be the closing price our ordinary shares on the applicable stock exchange on the date of grant, except that the exercise price for ISOs granted to an optionee holding more than 10% of the voting power of our share capital must not be less than 110% of the fair market value of our ordinary shares on the date of grant.
Under the 2009 Plan, a maximum of 2,647,803 shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options.
Under the 2009 Plan, for purposes of awards to "covered employees" intended to qualify as performance-based awards under Section 162(m) of the Code, a maximum of 100,000 shares subject to options may be granted to any one individual in any one calendar year; and a maximum of 100,000
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shares considered "full value awards" (such as restricted share or restricted share units) may be granted to any one individual in any one calendar year.
Options granted under the 2009 Plan are subject to vesting schedules as determined by the committee or the board, and generally expire no later than ten years from the date of grant, unless a different term is provided in the option agreement.
Under the 2009 Plan, in the event of termination of employment or services for reasons of disability or death, the grantee, or in the case of death, his or her legal successor, may exercise options that have vested prior to termination within a period of twelve months after the date of termination. If a grantee's employment or service is terminated for cause, all of the grantee's vested and unvested options expire on the date of termination. If a grantee's employment or service is terminated without cause or due to retirement, the grantee may exercise his or her vested options within three months after the date of termination, except as otherwise provided by the committee or in an award agreement. Any expired or unvested options are returned to the pool for reissuance.
The exercise price and the number and/or type of shares issuable upon exercise of options under the Restated 2009 Plan shall be adjusted due to a share split (forward or reverse), share dividend, recapitalization or similar adjustment affecting our outstanding share capital.
The Restated 2009 Plan provides that in the event of a merger or consolidation of our company, or a sale of all, or substantially all, of our shares or assets or other transaction having a similar effect on us, then without the consent of any grantee, our board of directors or its designated committee, as applicable, may but is not required to (i) cause any outstanding award to be assumed or an equivalent award to be substituted by such successor corporation, or (ii) in case the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute the award (a) provide the grantee with the option to exercise the award as to all or part of the shares (even a portion not then otherwise vested) or (b) cancel the options against payment in cash in an amount determined by the board of directors or the committee as fair in the circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our board of directors or its designated committee may upon such event amend or terminate the terms of any award, including conferring the right to purchase any other security or asset that the board of directors shall deem, in good faith, appropriate. Pursuant to the foregoing provisions of the Restated 2009 Plan, our board of directors has determined that upon the occurrence of any such merger or similar event, the vesting of options granted to certain of our executive officers will accelerate, thereby enabling such officers to exercise those options (even to the extent not otherwise exercisable).
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of July 15, 2016, for (i) each of our named executive officers, (ii) each of our directors; (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group; and (iv) each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our ordinary shares.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes any shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. Ordinary shares issuable under options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days after July 15, 2016 are deemed beneficially owned and such shares are used in computing the percentage ownership of the person holding the options or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The information contained in the following table is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose, and the inclusion of any shares in the table does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares.
Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, all persons named in the table have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to their ordinary shares, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under community property laws. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc., 2410 Camino Ramon, Suite 285, San Ramon, CA 94583.
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned(1) |
|||||
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5% Shareholders: |
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Brian J. Stark |
2,894,219 | (2) | 21.29 | % | |||
Brown Bear Holdings LP |
711,303 | (3) | 5.24 | % | |||
Samson Venture Partners I, LLC |
1,045,816 | (4) | 7.7 | % | |||
SteadyMed Investors, LLC |
2,269,283 | (5) | 16.70 | % | |||
Entities associated with Deerfield Management Company L.P. |
1,346,744 | (6) | 9.91 | % | |||
Entities associated with Federated Investors Inc. |
2,103,278 | (7) | 15.48 | % | |||
Directors and Named Executive Officers: |
|||||||
Jonathan M.N. Rigby |
451,467 | (8) | 3.22 | % | |||
David W. Nassif |
99,828 | (9) | * | ||||
Peter D. Noymer |
89,354 | (10) | * | ||||
Keith Bank |
2,372,431 | (11) | 17.40 | % | |||
Stephen J. Farr |
30,492 | (12) | * | ||||
Ron Ginor |
1,178,537 | (13) | 8.67 | % | |||
Donald D. Huffman |
11,117 | (14) | * | ||||
Brian J. Stark |
2,894,219 | (2) | 21.29 | % | |||
Elizabeth Cermak |
11,117 | (15) | * | ||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons) |
7,175,763 | 49.75 | % |
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purchase our ordinary shares exercisable within 60 days after July 15, 2016. Stark Raving Mad LLC, the general partner of Brown Bear Holdings LP, may be deemed to have sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of shares directly owned by Brown Bear Holdings LP. Brian J. Stark, one of our directors, is the sole member of Stark Raving Mad LLC and may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared power to dispose of shares held by Brown Bear Holdings LP.
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Tom M. Brakel, Stephen De Nichilo, John Ettinger, Barbara Miller and Vivian Wohl, each of whom is a Senior Investment Analyst and a Portfolio Manager or Senior Portfolio Manager. The foregoing individuals, in their capacity for Federated and the Federated Kaufmann Funds, share the power to vote or dispose of the shares held by the Federated Kaufmann Funds and, therefore, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of such shares; however, each disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or her pecuniary interest therein, if any. None of the foregoing individuals has any personal interest in the ordinary shares held by the Federated Kaufmann Funds. The address of the Federated Kaufmann Funds and the foregoing individuals is 101 Park Avenue, Suite 4100, New York, New York 10178.
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors, and greater than 10% shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon a review of the copies of such forms furnished to us, we believe that during our preceding fiscal year, all Section 16(a) reports required to be filed by our officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed and that such filings were timely except the following: Dr. Ginor, a director, filed two late Form 4s dated July 22, 2015 and September 10, 2015; Ms. Cermak, a director, filed one late Form 3 dated June 17, 2015; Ms. Cermak, a director, filed one late Form 4 dated September 10, 2015; Mr. Farr, a director, filed one late Form 4 dated September 10, 2015; Mr. Huffman, a director, filed one late Form 4 dated September 10, 2015; Mr. Bank, a director, filed one late Form 4 dated September 10, 2015; and Mr. Stark, a director, filed two late Form 4s dated September 10, 2015 and February 9, 2016.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The following is a summary of transactions since January 1, 2014 to which we have been a participant in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than five percent of our share capital, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to a forward share split of 7.75-for-1 of our shares effected on March 1, 2015 by way of an issuance of bonus shares for each share on an as-converted basis.
On July 29, 2016, we entered into a subscription agreement with investors, including certain of our directors and holders of more than 5% of our ordinary shares, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to the investors for an aggregate price of up to approximately $32,000,000 the following securities: (i) in the initial tranche, an aggregate of 6,554,016 ordinary shares of the Company, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share, and warrants to purchase up to 6,554,016 additional ordinary shares of the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $21.3 million, or $3.13 per ordinary share and $0.125 per warrant share, and (ii) in the second tranche, an aggregate of up to approximately $10,666,661 of ordinary shares of the Company at a purchase price equal to the higher of (i) $3.13 or (ii) the average closing price of our ordinary shares on NASDAQ over the 30 trading days immediately preceding the closing date of the second tranche. The first tranche closed on August 4, 2016 and the second tranche will close at our election following the achievement of certain milestones related to our lead drug product Trevyent. This private placement was approved by our board of directors and audit committee on July 28, 2016.
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The following table summarizes purchases by our directors and holders of more than 5% of our ordinary shares in this private placement:
Shareholder
|
Ordinary Shares |
Warrant Shares* |
Total Purchase Price |
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Brian J. Stark |
939,428 | 939,428 | $ | 3,057,839 | ||||||
Brown Bear Holdings LP(1) |
371,375 | 371,375 | $ | 1,208,826 | ||||||
SteadyMed Investors III, LLC(2) |
266,257 | 266,257 | $ | 866,667 | ||||||
Entities affiliated with Deerfield Management Company L.P. |
409,626 | 409,626 | $ | 1,333,333 | ||||||
Entities affiliated with Federated Investors Inc. |
1,351,766 | 1,351,766 | $ | 4,399,999 |
The following table summarizes purchases of preferred shares by our executive officers, directors, and holders of more than 5% of our share capital since January 1, 2014:
Shareholder
|
Series C (shares)* |
Series D (shares)* |
Series E (shares)* |
Total Purchase Price |
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Brian J. Stark |
302,816 | 362,320 | 534,479 | $ | 10,166,347 | ||||||||
Brown Bear Holdings LP(1) |
| 614,102 | 88,366 | $ | 4,517,838 | ||||||||
Samson Venture Partners I, LLC(2) |
| 121,435 | 345,201 | $ | 3,675,034 | ||||||||
SteadyMed Investors, LLC and SteadyMed Investors II, LLC(3) |
| 596,587 | 1,082,327 | $ | 11,358,203 | ||||||||
Entities affiliated with Deerfield Management Company L.P. |
| | 530,178 | $ | 4,500,010 | ||||||||
Entities affiliated with Federated Investors Inc. |
| | 530,178 | $ | 4,500,010 |
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We and the holders of our preferred shares have entered into an agreement, pursuant to which these shareholders and warrant holders will have registration rights with respect to their ordinary shares.
We have made option grants to certain of our directors and executive officers.
Employment Agreements and Change of Control Arrangements
All of our named executive officers are at-will employees. They hold share options with accelerated vesting provisions that apply in certain circumstances in connection with a change of control.
Our restated articles of association provide that we may indemnify each of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Israeli law. Furthermore, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers.
Policy on Future Related Party Transactions
All future transactions between us and our officers, directors, principal shareholders and their affiliates will be approved by the audit committee, or a similar committee consisting of entirely independent directors and, as required under any applicable law, our board of directors and our shareholders.
With the exception of the private placement described above, the related party transactions described in this section occurred prior to the adoption of this policy and as such, these transactions were not subject to the approval and review procedures set forth in this policy. However, these transactions were reviewed and approved by our board of directors and, as required, our shareholders. The private placement was reviewed and approved by our audit committee on July 28, 2016 pursuant to our policy on related party transactions.
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The board of directors of the Company knows of no other matters to be presented for shareholder action at the annual meeting. However, other matters may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If any other matter or matters are properly brought before the meeting, the persons named as proxy holders will use their discretion to vote on the matters in accordance with their best judgment as they deem advisable.
The corporate action described in this proxy statement will not afford shareholders the opportunity to dissent from the actions described herein or to receive an agreed or judicially appraised value for their shares.
From time to time shareholders present proposals that may be proper subjects for inclusion in a proxy statement and for consideration at an annual meeting of shareholders. Under the rules of the SEC, to be included in the proxy statement for our 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders, proposals must be received by us no later than May 3, 2017. Proposals to be raised from the floor of our 2017 annual meeting of shareholders must be delivered to us no earlier than the close of business on the date 120 days prior to our 2017 annual meeting, and no later than the close of business on the later of (i) 90 days before our 2017 annual meeting or (ii) ten days after notice of the date of our 2017 annual meeting is first publicly given.
Any shareholders of the company who intends to present a proposal at the meeting must satisfy the requirements of the Companies Law. Under the Companies Law, only shareholders who hold at least 1% of the outstanding voting power are entitled to request that the board include a proposal in a shareholders meeting, provided that such proposal is appropriate for consideration by shareholders at such meeting. Such shareholders may present proposal for consideration at the meeting by submitting their proposals in writing to the principal executive office of the Company. For a shareholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in a General Meeting we must receive the written proposal no later than 60 days prior to the date of issuance of the Company's proxy statement summoning a General Meeting, and such proposal should be made in the manner set forth in our Articles of Association and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law.
Under rules adopted by the SEC, we are permitted to deliver a single set of proxy materials to any household at which two or more shareholders reside if we believe the shareholders are members of the same family. This process, called householding, allows us to reduce the number of copies of these materials we must print and mail. Even if householding is used, each shareholder will continue to be entitled to submit a separate proxy or voting instruction.
The Company is not householding this year for those shareholders who own their shares directly in their own name. If you share the same last name and address with another Company shareholder who also holds his or her shares directly, and you would each like to start householding for the Company's annual reports and proxy statements, please contact us at c/o SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc., 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 350, San Ramon, California 94583, or by calling us at (925) 272-4999.
This year, some brokers and nominees who hold Company shares on behalf of shareholders may be participating in the practice of householding proxy statements and annual reports for those shareholders. If your household receives a single set of proxy materials for this year, but you would like
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to receive your own copy, please contact us as stated above, and we will promptly send you a copy. If a broker or nominee holds Company shares on your behalf and you share the same last name and address with another shareholder for whom a broker or nominee holds Company shares, and together both of you would like to receive only a single set of the Company's disclosure documents, please contact your broker or nominee as described in the voter instruction card or other information you received from your broker or nominee.
If you consent to householding, your election will remain in effect until you revoke it. Should you later revoke your consent, you will be sent separate copies of those documents that are mailed at least 30 days or more after receipt of your revocation.
The Company's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and all amendments to those reports are available without charge through the Company's website, www.steadymed.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Our Code of Business Conduct and Code of Ethics, and our Committee Charters are also available at our website address mentioned above. The content of our website, however, is not part of this proxy statement.
You may request a copy of our SEC filings, as well as the foregoing corporate documents, at no cost to you, by writing to the Company address appearing in this proxy statement or by calling us at (925) 272-4999.
We will bear the entire cost of this proxy solicitation. In addition to soliciting proxies, we expect that our directors, officers and regularly engaged employees may solicit proxies personally or by mail, facsimile, telephone, or other electronic means, for which solicitation they will not receive any additional compensation. We will reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, fiduciaries and other nominees for their out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners upon our request.
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/s/ JONATHAN RIGBY Mr. Jonathan Rigby President, CEO, and Director |
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TENTH ELEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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The name of the Company is SteadyMed Ltd. and in Hebrew " " (the "Company").
Chairman | means the Chairman of the Board of Directors. | |
Companies Law |
means the Israel Companies Law, 5759-1999 and all the regulations promulgated under it as shall be in effect from time to time. |
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means a member of the Board of Directors. |
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shall mean all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances and requirements of all foreign, national, departmental and municipal governments. |
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Office Holder |
means a Director and any other person defined as such in Section 1 of the Companies Law. |
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Ordinary Resolution |
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Ordinary Shares |
means the Ordinary Shares of the Company, nominal value NIS 0.01 per share. |
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Person |
means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, any other corporate entity and any unincorporated association or organization. |
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Registered Shareholders |
means only those Shareholders who are registered in the Share Register. |
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Securities Law |
means the Israeli Securities Law 5728-1968, as amended from time to time, including any regulations promulgated thereunder. |
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Shareholders |
means any holders of shares of the Company, whether registered in the Company's Shareholders Register or registered with a nominee company as publicly listed Shares of the Company. For the purpose of Section 182 to the Companies Law, only the holders of shares at the Effective Date shall be deemed as Shareholders of the Company. |
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such restrictions, whether in regard to dividends, voting, repayment of share capital or otherwise, as may be stipulated in such Ordinary Resolution.
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with regard thereto, as it deems fit, including, inter alia, resort to one or more of the following actions:
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shares to such Persons, on such terms and conditions (including inter alia terms relating to calls set forth in Article 15.6 hereof), and either at par or at a premium, or subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, at a discount and/or with payment of commission, and at such times, as the Board of Directors may deem fit, and the power to give to any Person the option to acquire from the Company any shares, either at par or at a premium, or, subject as aforesaid, at a discount and/or with payment of commission, during such time and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may deem fit.
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owing by the shareholder in question (but not yet due) in respect of all shares owned by such shareholder, solely or jointly with another, and in respect of any other matter or transaction whatsoever.
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for the endorsement of a right in the shares registered in the Share Register in the name of a Shareholder, exist, the Company will recognize the endorsee and the endorsee only as holding the right of the said shares.
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of record of any such Ordinary Shares, a written statement from the holder of record or authorized bank, broker, depository or other nominee, as the case may be, indicating the number of shares the Proposing Shareholder is entitled to vote as of a date that is no more than ten (10) days prior to the date of delivery of the Proposal Request; (iii) any agreements, arrangements, understandings or relationships between the Proposing Shareholder and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company or the subject matter of the Proposal Request; (iv) the Proposing Shareholder's purpose in making the Proposal Request; (v) the complete text in the English language of the resolution that the Proposing Shareholder proposes to be voted upon at the General Meeting and, if the Proposing Shareholder wishes to have a statement in support of the Proposing Shareholder's proposal included in the Company's proxy statement, a copy of such statement, which shall be in the English language; and (vi) a statement of whether the Proposing Shareholder has a personal interest in the proposal and, if so, a description in reasonable detail of such personal interest.
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"I (Name of Shareholder) of (Address of Shareholder) being a shareholder of SteadyMed Ltd. (the "Company") hereby appoint (Name of Proxy) of (Address of Proxy) as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the General Meeting of the Company to be held on the day of , 20 and at any adjournment thereof. | |||||
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Article 37.2 for such new appointment), provided such notice of cancellation or instrument appointing a different proxy were so received at the place and within the time for delivery of the instrument revoked thereby as referred to in Article 37.2 hereof, or (ii) if the appointing shareholder is present in person at the meeting for which such instrument of proxy was delivered, upon receipt by the Company of written notice from such shareholder of the revocation of such appointment, or if and when such shareholder actually votes at such meeting. A vote cast in accordance with an instrument appointing a proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the revocation or purported cancellation of the appointment, or the presence in person or vote of the appointing shareholder at a meeting for which it was rendered, unless such instrument of appointment was deemed revoked in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article 37.3 at or prior to the time such vote was cast.
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Board of Directors shall be deemed to have been unanimously adopted by a meeting of the Board of Directors duly convened and held.
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Director. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors for any reason, and any directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors of the Board of Directors, may be filled by a decision of the majority of the Board of Directors then in office, and any Directors so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such Directors shall have been chosen and until their successors shall be elected and qualified or until such Director's appointment terminates as provided for in the Companies Law or due to any of the circumstances set forth in Article 47 below.
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EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
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a result of an Administrative Proceeding instituted against him. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, such obligation or expense will include a payment which the Office Holder is obligated to make to an injured party as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law and expenses that the Office Holder incurred in connection with a proceeding under Chapters H'3, H'4 or I'1 of the Securities Law, including reasonable legal expenses, which term includes attorney fees.
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transfer to a bank account specified by such Person (or, if two or more Persons are registered as joint holders of such share or are entitled jointly thereto in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder or otherwise, to any one of such Persons or to such Person's bank account), or to such Person and at such address as the Person entitled thereto may by writing direct. Every such check shall be made payable to the order of the Person to whom it is sent, or to such Person as the Person entitled thereto as aforesaid may direct, and payment of the check by the banker upon whom it is drawn shall be a good discharge to the Company. Every such check shall be sent at the risk of the Person entitled to the money represented thereby.
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considerations as set above, the Terms of Office and Engagement of an Office Holder shall be predominantly based on the following considerations:
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Company performance and financial results expected of each Executive; (ii) creating a personal link between each Executive's compensation and the achievement of the corporate goals; (iii) creating a personal link between each Executive's compensation and the achievement of business unit goals under his or her responsibility; and (iv) driving individuals to a high-performance culture.
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STEADYMED, LTD. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS October 5, 2016 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, AND A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 2 THROUGH 7. Please mark your votes like this FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. 2. Approve the Companys Eleventh Amended and Restated Articles of Association; Reclassify Elizabeth Cermak and Donald Huffman (both former external directors) as Class I directors with terms expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2018 and reclassify Ron Ginor (an existing Class I director) as a Class III director with a term expiring upon the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2017; Elect Keith Bank (an existing Class II director) to continue to serve as a Class II director, for a term of three years, to hold office until our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2019 and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his office is vacated in accordance with the Companys Articles of Associations or the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (Companies Law); Elect Stephen Farr (an existing Class II director) to continue to serve as a Class II director, for a term of three years, to hold office until our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2019 and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his office is vacated in accordance with the Companys Articles of Associations or the Companies Law; FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 3a. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 3b. 4. Approve the adoption of an amended compensation policy; To confirm that you have a personal interest in this proposal mark YES, otherwise mark NO to indicate that you do not have a personal interest in this proposal. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN YES NO FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 5. Appoint Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2016, and until the next general meeting; Approve an amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option Plan; Approve grant of stock options to Mr. Jonathan Rigby, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 6. 7. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN YES NO To confirm that you have a personal interest in this proposal mark YES, otherwise mark NO to indicate that you do not have a personal interest in this proposal. 8. Report on the business of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2015 and review the 2015 financial statements; and Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any postponements or adjournments of the meeting. 9. All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the postage-paid return envelope in order to ensure that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to, or are unable to, attend the meeting. Even if you have given your proxy, you may still attend and vote in person at the meeting after revoking your proxy prior to the meeting. For each of Proposal 4 and Proposal 7, if you do not mark whether you have a personal benefit or other interest in such proposal, your vote will not be counted in determining the vote on such proposal. COMPANY ID: By signing this Proxy, the undersigned hereby declares not to be a Controlling Shareholder as defined in the Israel Companies Law, 1999, with respect to any of the proposals above. PROXY NUMBER: ACCOUNT NUMBER: Signature Signature Date , 2016. Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signed is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. X PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 5, 2016 The proxy statement, proxy card and financial statements as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2016 are available at www.cstproxy.com/steadymed/2016 STEADYMED LTD. NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON October 5, 2016 This Proxy Statement is furnished by and on behalf of the Board of Directors (the Board) of SteadyMed Ltd., an Israeli corporation (we, us, our, or the Company), in connection with our Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the offices of SteadyMed Therapeutics, Inc., 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 350, San Ramon, California 94583. At the meeting shareholders will vote on (i) approval of amended and restated articles of association, (ii) reclassification of certain members of the board of directors, (iii) election of directors, (iv) adoption of an amended compensation policy, (v) appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2016, (vi) amendment to our Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Option Plan, and (vii) approval of the grant of stock options of our chief executive officer, as well as transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. The record date for the meeting is August 29, 2016. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to vote at the meeting. By signing and returning the proxy card, you authorize Jonathan M.N. Rigby, President and Chief Executive Officer of SteadyMed, or David W. Nassif, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SteadyMed, to represent you and vote your shares at the meeting in accordance with your instructions. He may also vote your shares to adjourn the meeting and will be authorized to vote your shares at any postponements or adjournments of the meeting. This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned. If no direction is made with respect to any matter, this Proxy will be voted FOR such matter. Any and all proxies heretofore given by the undersigned are hereby revoked. (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)