SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K/A
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of: October 2024 (Report No. 3)
Commission file number: 001-37600
NANO DIMENSION LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
2 Ilan Ramon
Ness Ziona 7403635 Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒
Form 40-F ☐
CONTENTS
Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”)
is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to its Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (the “Form 6-K”)
as furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 16, 2024. Following the furnishing of the Form
6-K regarding its 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”), scheduled to be held on December 6, 2024, the
Company received a written request from Murchinson Ltd. representing Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies, LP, Boothbay Diversified Alpha
Master Fund, LP, Nomis Bay Ltd. and BPY Limited (the “Proposing Shareholders”), shareholders of the Company and holders of
the Company’s American Depositary Shares, holding an aggregate of approximately 7.1% of its voting rights, in which letter the Proposing
Shareholders requested that the Company add certain items to the Meeting agenda.
In accordance with applicable Israeli law, the Company’s Board of Directors
determined to include in the agenda of the Meeting certain items specified in the amended Notice of an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
and amended Proxy Statement, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively.
Therefore, the Company is
hereby amending the Form 6-K and replacing the previously published notice and proxy statement for the Meeting furnished therewith as
Exhibits 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 in their entirety. No changes were made to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 6-K.
The Company hereby furnishes
the following documents hereto as Exhibits 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4, respectively:
| i. | Notice of an Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, originally dated October 16, 2024, as amended on the
date hereof. |
| ii. | Proxy Statement for the Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, originally dated October
16, 2024, as amended on the date hereof. |
| iii. | Proxy Card for the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, originally dated October 16, 2024, as amended on the
date hereof. |
Only shareholders of record who hold Ordinary Shares, nominal value NIS 5.00 each,
or American Depositary Shares representing Ordinary Shares, of the Registrant at the close of business on October 22, 2024, will be entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and any postponements or adjournments thereof.
This Amendment is incorporated
by reference into the Registrant’s registration statements on Form F-3 (File No. Nos. 333-255960, 333-233905, 333-251155, 333-252848,
and 333-278368) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-214520, 333-248419 and 333-269436), filed with the SEC, to be a part thereof from the date
on which this report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not
intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation
of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall
be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information
about the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed
transaction, Markforged Holding Corporation (“Markforged”) intends to file with the SEC a proxy statement (the “Proxy
Statement”). Markforged may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This document is
not a substitute for the Proxy Statement or any other document that Markforged may file with the SEC. The definitive Proxy Statement (if
and when available) will be mailed to shareholders of Markforged. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY
AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Proxy Statement (if and when available) and other
documents containing important information about Markforged and the proposed transaction, once such documents are filed with the SEC through
the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Registrant will be available
free of charge on the Registrant’s website at https://investors.nano-di.com/sec-filings-1/default.aspx.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Registrant, Markforged
and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect
of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Registrant, including a description of their
direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024. Information about the directors and executive
officers of Markforged, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth
in Markforged’s proxy statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 26, 2024 and
Markforged’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024.
Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Proxy Statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed
transaction when such materials become available. Investors should read the Proxy Statement carefully when it becomes available before
making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the Registrant or Markforged using the sources
indicated above.
Exhibit No. |
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99.1 |
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Press release issued by Nano Dimension Ltd. on October 16, 2024, titled “Nano Dimension Announces 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.” (incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K furnished on October 16, 2024). |
99.2 |
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Notice of an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, originally dated October 16, 2024, as amended on the date hereof. |
99.3 |
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Proxy Statement for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, originally dated October 16, 2024, as amended on the date hereof. |
99.4 |
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Proxy Card for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, originally dated October 16, 2024, as amended on the date hereof. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Nano Dimension Ltd. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: October 28, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Dotan Bar-Natan |
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Name: |
Dotan Bar-Natan |
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Title: |
General Counsel |
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Exhibit 99.2

NANO DIMENSION LTD.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
You are cordially invited to attend an Annual
General Meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Company”) which
will be held at the offices of the Company at 2 Ilan Ramon, Ness Ziona 7403635, Israel (the “Company’s Registered Address”),
on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time.
The Meeting is being called for the following
purposes:
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To approve the re-appointment Somekh Chaikin, Certified Public Accountants (Israel), a member of KPMG International, as the Company’s independent auditor firm until the next annual general meeting of shareholders, and to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors to determine their compensation until the next annual general meeting of shareholders; |
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To approve the re-election or the election, as applicable, of two of the following four nominees
that receive the plurality of the votes cast “FOR” of shareholders present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and
holding ordinary shares amounting in the aggregate to at least a majority of the votes actually cast by shareholders with respect
to such proposal, to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors, as Class I directors for a three-year term until the Company’s
2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified: (a) Mr. Yoav Stern;
(b) 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett (collectively, the “Nano Director Nominees”); (c) Mr. Robert (Bob)
Pons; (d) Mr. Ofir Baharav (collectively, the “Murchinson Director Nominees”). |
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To approve an annual cash retainer and equity-based compensation for all of the Company’s non-executive directors, and to approve an amendment of the Company’s compensation policy accordingly; |
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To approve the compensation terms of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yoav Stern; and |
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To amend Article 39 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association. |
In addition to the foregoing proposals, at the
Meeting, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the Company’s annual
report for the year 2023 will be presented for discussion and consideration by the Company’s shareholders.
Board Recommendation
The Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) unanimously recommends that you vote FOR Proposals
1, 2(a), 2(b) (election of Nano Director Nominees), 3 and 4, and vote AGAINST Proposals 2(c), 2(d) (election of Murchinson Director
Nominees) and 5, as described in the attached proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”).
Record Date
Shareholders of record
at the close of business on October 22, 2024 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting,
either in person or by appointing a proxy to vote in their stead at the Meeting (as detailed below).
Required Vote and
Voting Procedures
Approval of each of Proposals
No. 1 and 2 described hereinafter requires the affirmative vote of the shareholders of the Company, present at the Meeting, in person
or by proxy, and holding ordinary shares, par value NIS 5.00 each, of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”) amounting
in the aggregate to at least a majority of the votes actually cast by shareholders with respect to such proposal. The re-election or election,
as applicable of each of the Nano Director Nominees or the Murchinson Director Nominees as a Class I director, as contemplated in Proposal
No. 2, further requires the plurality of the votes cast “FOR” such two director nominees by the shareholders of the Company.
The two (2) nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected as Class I directors.
Approval of each of Proposals
No. 3 and 4 described hereinafter is subject to the fulfillment of the aforementioned voting requirements and also one of the following
additional voting requirements: (i) the majority of the shares that are voted at the Meeting in favor of such Proposal, excluding
abstentions, include a majority of the votes of shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not have a personal interest
in the Proposal; or (ii) the total number of shares of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) above that are voted against
such Proposal does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company.
Approval of Proposal No. 5 described hereinafter
requires the affirmative vote of the shareholders of the Company, present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, by a majority of 70%
of the voting power represented at the Meeting.
How You Can Vote
Holders of American
Depository Shares
A form of proxy for use
at the Meeting is attached to the Proxy Statement, and a voting instruction form, together with a return envelope, will be sent to holders
of American Depositary Shares representing the Ordinary Shares (“ADSs”). ADS holders should vote by the date set forth
on their voting instruction form. Online and telephone voting will be possible at any time before December 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
You can also execute and mail your voting instruction form in the pre-paid envelope provided, but should be received before December 2,
2024 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Holders of Ordinary Shares
Shareholders holding
Ordinary Shares may (i) deliver a properly executed proxy in the attached form to the Company no later than 11:59 p.m., EST on December
1, 2024, to the Company’s Registered Address, Attention: Mr. Dotan Bar-Natan, the Company’s General Counsel, including a certificate
of ownership that complies with the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at a General Meeting), 5760
– 2000, as amended, as proof of ownership of the shares on the Record Date; (ii) vote their shares in person at the Meeting by presenting
a certificate of ownership that complies with the Israeli Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership of Shares for Voting at a General
Meeting), 5760 – 2000, as amended, as proof of ownership of their shares on the Record Date, or (iii) send such certificate of ownership
along with a duly executed proxy and include a copy of their identity card, passport or certification of incorporation, as the case may
be, to the Company’s Registered Address, Attention: Mr. Dotan Bar-Natan, the Company’s General Counsel, not less than 48 hours
prior to the Meeting.
Subject to applicable
law and the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, in the absence of instructions, the Ordinary Shares represented by properly executed and
received proxies will be voted “FOR” each proposed resolution to be presented at the Meeting for which the Board of Directors
recommends a “FOR.”
In addition, shareholders
of record (other than the Bank of New York Mellon) can surrender their shares with the Bank of New York Mellon in order to convert such
shares to ADSs and vote as a holder of ADSs with the Bank of New York Mellon, provided such shareholders of record complete such conversion
and registration of said shares to ADSs with the Bank of New York Mellon prior to the Record Date.
Revocation of proxies
Shareholders and/or holders of ADSs may revoke
a proxy in one of the following ways: (i) by written notice of revocation delivered to the Company’s Registered Address (in the
case of holders of Ordinary Shares) or with the Bank of New York Mellon (in the case of holders of ADSs), at any time before the time
of the Meeting; (ii) by written notice of revocation of the proxy or voting instruction form (“VIF”) delivered at the
Meeting to the chair of the Meeting; (iii) by signing and returning a proxy card to the Company (in case of holders of Ordinary Shares)
or VIF with the Bank of New York Mellon (in the case of holders of ADSs) with a later date and time, provided that the later proxy or
VIF is received by the Company or Bank of New York Mellon (as the case may be), no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on December 1, 2024; or (iv)
by attending and voting in person at the Meeting. Attendance at the Meeting will not by itself constitute revocation of a proxy.
You may also request
a copy of the materials relating to our Meeting, including this Proxy Statement and form of proxy for the Meeting, by contacting Mr. Dotan
Bar-Natan, the Company’s General Counsel, e-mail address: dotan.bar-natan@nano-di.com.
If you have any questions
regarding how to vote your shares, please call Innisfree M&A Incorporated, our proxy solicitor at (877) 717-3923 (in the United States
and Canada) or +1 (412) 232-3561 (all other countries).
Sincerely,
Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen, Chairman of the
Board of Directors
October 28, 2024
Exhibit 99.3

NANO DIMENSION LTD.
2 ILAN RAMON, NESS ZIONA,
7403635 ISRAEL
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER
6, 2024
The enclosed proxy is
being solicited by the board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Company”)
for use at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held on December 6, 2024,
at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Upon the receipt of a
properly executed proxy in the form enclosed, the persons named as proxies therein will vote the American Depository Shares (“ADSs”),
representing the Company’s ordinary shares, par value NIS 5.00 each (the “Ordinary Shares”) covered thereby in
accordance with the directions of the shareholders executing the proxy.
Quorum
Two or more shareholders
present, personally or by proxy, holding not less than 25% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, shall constitute a quorum for the Meeting.
If within half an hour from the time the Meeting is convened a quorum is not present, the Meeting shall stand adjourned and the adjourned
meeting shall be held on the same day, December 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., Israel time. If a quorum is not present at the adjourned meeting
within half an hour from the time appointed for such meeting, any number of shareholders present personally or by proxy shall be deemed
a quorum and shall be entitled to deliberate and to resolve in respect of the matters for which the Meeting was convened.
Abstentions and “broker
non-votes” are counted for the purpose of determining a quorum.
Required Majority
Pursuant to the Israeli
Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”), approval of each of Proposals No. 1 and 2 described hereinafter requires
the affirmative vote of shareholders present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and holding Ordinary Shares amounting in the aggregate
to at least a majority of the votes actually cast by shareholders with respect to such proposal (a “Simple Majority”).
The re-election or election,
as applicable of each of the Nano Director Nominees or the Murchinson Director Nominees as a Class I director, as contemplated in Proposal
No. 2, further requires the plurality of the votes cast “FOR” such two director nominees by the shareholders of the Company.
The two (2) nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected as Class I directors.
Pursuant to the Companies
Law, approval of each of Proposals No. 3 and 4 described hereinafter is subject to the fulfillment of the aforementioned voting requirements
and also one of the following additional voting requirements: (i) the majority of the shares that are voted at the Meeting in favor of
such Proposal, excluding abstentions, include a majority of the votes of shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not
have a personal interest in the Proposal; or (ii) the total number of shares of the shareholders mentioned in clause (i) above that are
voted against such Proposal does not exceed 2% of the total voting rights in the Company (a “Special Majority”).
For this purpose, “personal interest”
is defined under the Companies Law as: (1) a shareholder’s personal interest in an act or a transaction of the Company, including
(i) the personal interest of any of his or her relatives (which includes for these purposes foregoing shareholder’s spouse, siblings,
parents, grandparents, descendants, and spouse’s descendants, siblings, and parents, and the spouse of any of the foregoing); (ii)
a personal interest of a corporation in which a shareholder or any of his/her aforementioned relatives serve as a director or the chief
executive officer, owns at least 5% of its issued share capital or its voting rights or has the right to appoint a director or chief executive
officer; and (iii) a personal interest of an individual voting via a power of attorney given by a third party (even if the empowering
shareholder has no personal interest), and the vote of an attorney-in-fact shall be considered a personal interest vote if the empowering
shareholder has a personal interest, and all with no regard as to whether the attorney-in-fact has voting discretion or not, but (2) excludes
a personal interest arising solely from the fact of holding shares in the Company.
For this purpose, a “controlling shareholder”
is any shareholder that can direct the Company’s activities (other than by means of being a director or office holder of the Company).
A person is presumed to be a controlling shareholder if he or she holds or controls, by himself or together with others, one half or more
of any one of the “means of control” of a company; in the context of a transaction with an interested party, a shareholder
who holds 25% or more of the voting rights in the company if no other shareholder holds more than 50% of the voting rights in the company,
is also presumed to be a controlling shareholder. “Means of control” is defined as any one of the following: (i) the
right to vote at a general meeting of a company, or (ii) the right to appoint directors of a company or its chief executive officer.
For purposes of Proposals
No. 3 and 4, a shareholder or holder of ADS must inform the Company directly before the vote (or if voting by proxy, indicate on
the proxy card) whether such shareholder is a controlling shareholder or has a personal interest. If you believe that you, or a related
party of yours, is a controlling shareholder or possesses a personal interest and you wish to participate in the vote on Proposals 3 and
4 (as the case may be), you should indicate that you, or a related party of yours, is a controlling shareholder or the existence of a
personal interest on the enclosed proxy card (if applicable) and should furthermore contact our General Counsel, Mr. Dotan Bar-Natan,
at +972-545-651174 or via email: dotan.bar-natan@nano-di.com, who will advise you as to how to submit your vote for the Proposal. If you
hold your shares in a “street name” (i.e., shares that are held through a bank, broker or other nominee) and believe that
you are a controlling shareholder or possess a personal interest in the approval of Proposals No. 3 and 4, you may also contact the
representative managing your account, who could then contact our General Counsel on your behalf.
Approval of Proposal No. 5 described hereinafter
requires the affirmative vote of the shareholders of the Company, present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, by a majority of 70%
of the voting power represented at the Meeting. (a “70% Majority”).
The presentation and
discussion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the Company’s annual report
for the year 2023, will not require a vote by the shareholders and accordingly there is no proposed resolution.
In accordance with the
Companies Law, and regulations promulgated thereunder, shareholders of the Company holding at least 1% of the outstanding voting rights
of the Company for the Meeting may submit to the Company a proposed additional agenda item for the meeting (and in case of a proposed
additional agenda item for nominating or removal of a director, at least 5% of the outstanding voting rights of the Company) to Mr. Dotan
Bar-Natan, the Company’s General Counsel, e-mail address: dotan.bar-natan@nano-di.com, no later than October 23, 2024.
Shareholders or holders
of ADSs wishing to express their position on an agenda item for this Meeting may do so by submitting a written statement (a “Position
Statement”) to the Company’s offices, c/o Mr. Dotan Bar-Natan, at 2 Ilan Ramon, Ness Ziona, Israel. Position Statements
should be submitted to the Company no later than November 26, 2024. A shareholder is entitled to contact the Company directly and receive
the text of the proxy card and any Position Statement. The Board of Directors’ response to the Position Statement will be submitted
no later than December 2, 2024. Any Position Statement or the Board of Directors’ response will be furnished to the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K and will be made available to the
public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
It is noted that there
may be changes on the agenda after publishing the Proxy Statement, and there may be Position Statements which can be published. Therefore,
the most updated agenda will be furnished to the SEC on a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K and will be made available to the
public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
PROPOSAL 1
TO APPROVE THE RE-APPOINTMENT
OF SOMEKH CHAIKIN, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (ISRAEL), A MEMBER OF KPMG INTERNATIONAL, AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS OF THE
COMPANY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THEIR COMPENSATION UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Under the Companies Law,
the re-appointment of independent public accountants requires the approval of the shareholders of the Company.
The Board of Directors
has authorized and approved the re-appointment of the accounting firm of Somekh Chaikin, Certified Public Accountants (Israel), a member
of KPMG International (“Somekh Chaikin”), as the Company’s independent auditor firm until the next annual general
meeting of shareholders and authorized the Board of Directors to determine their compensation until the next annual general meeting.
The Board of Directors
believes that the re-appointment of Somekh Chaikin as the independent auditor of the Company is appropriate and in the best interest of
the Company and its shareholders.
For additional information
on the fees paid by the Company and its subsidiaries to Somekh Chaikin in each of the previous two fiscal years, please see Item 16C ‘Principal
Accountant Fees and Services’ in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with
the SEC on March 21, 2024.
The shareholders of the
Company are requested to adopt the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, to
approve the re-appointment of Somekh Chaikin as the Company’s independent auditor firm until the next annual general meeting, and
to authorize the Board of Directors to determine their compensation until the next annual general meeting.”
The re-appointment of
Somekh Chaikin requires the affirmative vote of a Simple Majority.
The Board of Directors
unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the above proposal.
PROPOSAL 2
TO APPROVE THE
RE-ELECTION OR ELECTION, AS APPLICABLE, OF TWO CLASS I DIRECTORS to serve on the Board of Directors
Under the Companies Law
and the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “Articles”), the management of the Company’s
business is vested in the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may exercise all powers and may take all actions that are not specifically
granted to our shareholders. The Articles provide that the Company may have at least three (3) and not more than twelve (12) directors.
The Board of Directors
currently consists of eight (8) directors. The Company’s directors are divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms.
Each class of directors consists, as practically as possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board
of Directors. At each annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders, the re-election of directors will be for a term of office
that expires as of the date of the third annual general meeting following such re-election. Therefore, at each annual general meeting,
the term of office of only one class of directors expires. Each director holds office until the annual general meeting of the Company’s
shareholders in which his or her term expires, unless he or she is removed by a vote of 70% of the total voting power represented at the
applicable general meeting of the Company’s shareholders, or upon the occurrence of certain events, in accordance with the Companies
Law and the Articles.
According to the Articles
of Associations the members of the Board of Directors are divided among three classes as follows:
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The Company’s Class I directors are Mr. Yoav Stern and 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett, whose current terms will expire at the Meeting; |
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The Company’s Class II directors are Messrs. Eitan Ben-Eliahu, Roni Kleinfeld and J. Christopher Moran, whose current terms will expire at the Company’s 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders and upon the election (and qualification) of their respective successors; and |
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The Company’s Class III directors are Messrs. Yoav Nissan Cohen, Oded Gera and Mrs. Georgette Mosbacher, whose current terms will expire at the Company’s 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders and upon the election (and qualification) of their respective successors. |
The Company’s Board
Diversity Matrix pursuant to Nasdaq’s Rule 5605(f) is available on the Company’s website at the following address: investors.nano-di.com/governance-1.
The Board of Directors,
following the recommendation of the independent directors of the Company (the “Independent Directors”), has approved
the nomination of each of the following for re-election as a Class I director – Mr. Yoav Stern and 4-star General (ret.) Michael
X. Garrett (the “Nano Director Nominees”). The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders re-elect each of Mr.
Yoav Stern and 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett as Class I directors, each for a three-year term. It is intended that proxies
(other than those directing the proxy holders not to vote for the listed nominees or for one of them) will be voted for the re-election,
as the case may be, of each nominee as a Class I director.
On October 23, 2024,
the Company received a request letter from Murchinson Ltd. (“Murchinson”) representing Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies,
LP, Boothbay Diversified Alpha Master Fund, LP, Nomis Bay Ltd. and BPY Limited (the “Proposing Shareholders”), shareholders
of the Company purportedly holding approximately 7.1% of its voting rights, and other ADS holders. The Proposing Shareholders requested
to add the election of two director nominees, as alternatives to the Nano Director Nominees, as Class I directors (the “Murchinson
Director Nominees”), as an item on the agenda of the Meeting. The Board of Directors determined to include in the agenda of
the Meeting the nomination of the Murchinson Director Nominees, as proposed by the Proposing Shareholders.
Nano Director Nominees
for Re-election
Each of the Nano Director
Nominees, whose professional background is provided below, has advised the Company that they are willing, able and ready to serve as a
Class I director if re-elected, as the case may be. Additionally, in accordance with the Companies Law, each of the nominees has certified
to the Company that he meets all the requirements of the Companies Law for election as a director of a publicly traded company, and possesses
the necessary qualifications and has sufficient time, to fulfill his duties as a director of the Company, taking into account the size
and needs of the Company. The Company does not have any understanding or agreement with respect to the future election of either of Mr.
Yoav Stern and 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett.
In addition, the Independent
Directors and the Board of Directors have determined that 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett is independent under the Nasdaq listing
standards.
Subject to the re-election
of Mr. Yoav Stern and 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett, they will be entitled to indemnification and release letters as applicable
and shall be covered by the Company’s directors and officers insurance, all as previously approved in accordance with the Companies
Law and the Company’s compensation policy.
Set forth below is certain
biographical information regarding the background and experience for each of the Nano Director Nominees:
Yoav Stern, Chief
Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Yoav Stern
has served as our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since January 2020. Mr. Stern served as our Chairman of the Board
of Directors from May 2021 until September 2023, and has continued to serve on the Board of Directors thereafter. Mr. Stern has been an
investor, chief executive officer and/or chairman of hi-tech companies. Mr. Stern has led companies in the fields of software and IT,
video surveillance, audio and voice over IP, semiconductors equipment, fiber optics, defense-technologies, communication solutions, aerospace,
and homeland security. Mr. Stern spent most of his business career in the United States, running both public and private companies with
global operations including in United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, India and Singapore. Since 1997, Mr. Stern has also served as the Co-Chairman
of Bogen Communication International and Bogen Corporation, and prior to joining Nano Dimension, from 2011 to 2016, Mr. Stern was the
president and chief executive officer of DVTEL Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, USA. Mr. Stern has a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer
Science, a Diploma in Automation and Mechanical Engineering and an M.A. in International Relations from New York University. Mr. Stern
is a graduate of the Israeli Air Force Academy and served as an F-15 Pilot and D. Squadron Commander, as well as the Commander of the
Combat Operational Training Unit of the Israeli Air Force.
4-star General (ret.)
Michael X. Garrett, Director
4-star General (ret.)
Michael X. Garrett has served on the Board of Directors since October 2023. 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett is a retired
United States Army four-star general with nearly 40 years of service, most recently serving as Commanding General, United States Army
Forces Command, the largest command in the U.S. Army, from March 2019 until his retirement in July 2022. General Garrett’s 38-year
active military career culminated in three years commanding U.S. Army Forces Command and its 750,000 combat and support personnel across
the United States, from 2019 to 2022. His earlier command tours include U.S. Army Central and its Army Soldiers serving throughout the
Middle East; U.S. Army Alaska; and the U.S. Army’s first Alaska-based airborne brigade, which Garrett established and deployed into
Iraq in the mid-2000s. General Garrett served nearly 40 years on active duty as an Infantryman, Paratrooper, and Ranger who ultimately
rose to the rank of four-star general as Commander of U.S. Army Forces Command from 2019 to 2022. General Garrett’s military decorations
include the Distinguished Service and Defense Superior Service medals; he is also a Distinguished Member of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
General Garrett is a member of the board of directors of Textron Inc., First Command Financial Planning, Inc., and Semper Fi & America’s
Fund. He is Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the American Battle Monuments Commission and serves as an Executive in Residence
for Fayetteville State University.
Murchinson Director Nominees for Election
The following biographical information regarding
the individuals nominated by the Proposing Shareholders for election as Class I directors at the Meeting, is based solely on materials
submitted to the Company by the Proposing Shareholders. The Company takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such
information.
Robert (Bob) Pons, age 68, has served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Spartan Advisors, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in telecom and technology companies,
since January 2017. From May 2016 to December 2016, Mr. Pons served as Executive Vice President of PTGi-ICS, a wholly owned subsidiary
of HC2 Holdings, Inc. (formerly NYSE: HCHC) (“HC2”) (formerly PTGi Holding, Inc. and Primus Telecommunications Group Inc.)(now
Innovate Corp. (NYSE: VATE)), a publicly traded diversified holding company with an array of operating subsidiaries, including telecom/infrastructure,
construction, energy, technology, gaming and life sciences. From May 2014 to May 2016, he served as Executive President of Business Development
at HC2. From February 2011 to April 2014, Mr. Pons was Chairman of Live Micro Systems, Inc. (formerly Livewire Mobile), a comprehensive
one-stop digital content solution for mobile carriers. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Pons was Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, at TMNG
Global (now Cartesian, Inc.), a global consulting firm to technology, media, communications and financial services companies. Prior to
this, Mr. Pons served in a number of senior management roles in technology companies, including as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Uphonia, Inc. (formerly SmartServ Online, Inc.), a wireless applications service provider, from 2003 to 2007, President of FreedomPay,
Inc., a wireless device payment processing company, from 1999 to 2003, and President of Lifesafety Solutions, Inc., a software company
catering to 911 call centers, from 1994 to 1999.
Mr. Pons has also served on the boards of more
than a dozen publicly traded companies, utilizing his more than 40 years of hands-on operating experience as a CEO and senior executive
in high-growth companies and companies in need of turnaround strategies. Mr. Pons currently serves on the Board of Directors of Marpai,
Inc. (OTCQX: MRAI), a leading, national third party administrator bringing data drive, value- oriented health plan services to employers
that directly pay for employee health benefits, since December 2023. Mr. Pons previously served on the Board of Directors of Seachange
International Inc. (formerly NASDAQ:SEAC) (“Seachange”), a global television and video advertising technology company, from
February 2019 to July 2022 and as Chairman from November 2019 until he was appointed Executive Chairman from January 2021 until September
2021 and assumed the duties of Seachange’s principal executive officer while the company conducted a search for a new Chief Executive
Officer, at which time Mr. Pons continued his prior role as Chairman of Seachange until July 2022. Additionally, Mr. Pons previously served
on the Boards of Directors of CCUR Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK: CCUR)(formerly Concurrent Computer Corp), a financial services company, from
June 2020 to June 2021 and from July 2012 to December 2018, Alaska Communications Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ALSK), a telecommunications company,
from May 2018 to May 2019, Inseego Corp. (NASDAQ: INSG) (formerly Novatel Wireless), a mobile wireless and cloud solutions company, from
October 2014 to October 2019, HC2 from September 2011 to June 2016 and MRV Communications, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MRVC), a communications
equipment and services company, from October 2011 to August 2017. Mr. Pons also previously served on the Boards of Directors of Arbinet
Corporation, Proxim Wireless Corporation, Network-1 Technologies, Inc., and DragonWave-X. Mr. Pons holds a B.A. degree from Rowan University
with Honors.
Ofir Baharav, age 56, is a seasoned global
executive with extensive experience in the tech industry, including 3D printing, having previously served as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Nano Dimension Ltd. (NASDAQ: NNDM), an additive manufacturing solutions company, from December 2019 to March 2021 and as
a director from November 2015 to March 2021. Mr. Baharav currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Maxify Solutions, Inc., a
global leader in cooling solutions that increase the productivity of both people and assets in the e-commerce fulfillment industry, since
January 2022, which he had formed to acquire the assets of SimiGon Inc. and Breezer Holdings LLC (dba Power Breezer), after having served
as the Chief Executive Officer of Power Breezer since 2016. Previously, Mr. Baharav served as Vice President, Products of Stratasys Ltd.
(NASDAQ: SSYS), a manufacturer of 3D printers, software, and materials for polymer additive manufacturing (“Stratasys”), from
2014 to 2015, where he led the turnaround and redesign of Stratasys’ flagship product. He also previously served as Founder and
Chief Executive Officer of XJet Ltd., an advanced manufacturing metal 3D printing company and an innovator in conductive material jetting,
from 2007 to 2014, where he led the company from inception to first product sales in less than two years. Prior to that, Mr. Baharav held
a number of senior executive positions, including as Executive Vice President, Products, at Credence Systems Corporation (formerly NASDAQ:
CMOS)(“Credence”), among other roles, which was the industry’s leading provider of test from design-to-production for
the global semiconductor industry, as President of Optonics Inc., a then leading technology supplier of integrated solutions for emission-based
optical diagnostics and failure analysis (FA) (which was sold to Credence), and as Founder and President of RelayHealth Corporation, a
then leading provider of online physician-patient communication services that was subsequently acquired by McKesson Corporation (NYSE:
MCK). Mr. Baharav holds an M.B.A. from Warwick Business School UK and is a retired Air Force officer.
Reasons for Voting FOR the Nano Director Nominees Instead of the
Murchinson Director Nominees:
| · | Nano Director Nominees – one of whom is independent
– include individuals that have proven an exceptional experience in developing high-tech companies and exemplify good governance
and operational leadership at the highest levels. This is well aligned with the needs of the Company as it progresses into the neck stage
of its growth, based in large parts on transformational M&A transactions that have been signed in the last year. |
| · | Nano Director Nominees, are critical to the Board’s
oversight of our strategy and continued success. During their tenures, the Company made a business and governance transformation. In
2023, full year revenue was 29% higher than the year before, while the Board also separated the Chairman and CEO roles. With their deep
expertise and institutional knowledge, we have the right Board in place to bolster our long-term strategy and deliver value for shareholders. |
| · | The agreements to acquire Desktop Metal, Inc. and Markforged
Holding Corporation, which are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025, respectively, are a realization
of the Company’s ambitious and prudent M&A strategy to create the market leader in additive manufacturing. The future combined
company will have $340 million in revenue based on fiscal year 2023 and $475 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities
at the time of expected closing of both transactions. The addition of both companies at compelling valuations is expected to accelerate
the Company’s path to becoming a leading force in Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing, further strengthening of the Company’s
value proposition for shareholders, customers and employees, and provide the Company with a clear path to profitability. Realizing the
opportunities created by these transactions is best done by including the directors that have provided the leadership to make these transactions
possible, especially since they have proven experience. |
Considerations Against Murchinson Director Nominees:
| ● | Murchinson is an eccentric family hedge fund with a history
of dubious behavioral patterns – including stock manipulations, violations of law, and legal proceedings with regulatory authorities
– and has launched a disruptive and damaging campaign that jeopardizes substantial long-term value for the shareholders of the
Company. |
| ● | Murchinson has presented no strategic plan and no vision
for the Company’s future. Their actions are motivated by a desire to elevate their own profile and make a quick profit by liquidating
the Company at the expense of substantial long-term value creation potential for other shareholders. |
| ● | The Murchinson Director Nominees cannot be deemed independent
given that Murchinson has committed to paying the Murchinson Director Nominees $50,000 on a non-refundable basis simply for agreeing
to stand for election. |
The shareholders of the
Company are requested to elect two directors as Class I directors out of the four director nominees named above, each to serve as a Class
I director on the Board of Directors until our 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly
elected and qualified. Each director nominee shall be voted on separately, as specified below:
“RESOLVED, to
re-elect Mr. Yoav Stern to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director of the Company for a three-year term
until the Company’s 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance with the provisions
of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier.”
“RESOLVED, to
re-elect 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director of the Company
for a three-year term until the Company’s 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in
accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier.”
“RESOLVED, to elect Mr. Robert (Bob)
Pons to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director of the Company for a three-year term until the Company’s
2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s
Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier.”
“RESOLVED, to
elect Mr. Ofir Baharav to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director of the Company for a three-year term until
the Company’s 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance with the provisions
of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier.”
The re-election or election,
as applicable, of each of the Nano Director Nominees or the Murchinson Director Nominees as a Class I director, requires the affirmative
vote of a Simple Majority and the plurality of the votes cast “FOR” such two director nominees by the shareholders of the
Company, meaning that the two nominees that receive the highest number of votes will be elected. The two (2) nominees receiving the highest
number of affirmative votes will be elected as Class I directors.
The Board of Directors
unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the re-election of each of the Nano Director Nominees – Mr. Yoav Stern and
4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett – and a vote “AGAINST” the election of each of the Murchinson Director
Nominees named above.
The Board of Directors furthermore unanimously
recommends that you disregard any proxy materials that you may receive from, or be directed to by, the Proposing Shareholders.
PROPOSAL 3
TO APPROVE AN ANNUAL CASH RETAINER AND EQUITY-BASED
COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF THE COMPANY’S NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AND TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY'S COMPENSATION POLICY
ACCORDINGLY
Background and Rationale for Non-Executive
Directors’ Compensation
In early 2020, due to the Company being under
financial distress, the Board has initiated a resolution to eliminate cash compensation to the Company’s directors. Furthermore,
equity compensation that has been granted to members of the Board of Directors since has not been properly adjusted to the market rate.
As a result, the directors of the Company that have been serving between one (1) to four (4) years on the Board of Directors have not
been properly compensated for their services to the Company. The current arrangement only includes reduced equity-based awards, which
fits a company that was less than 5% of the Company’s size today in revenue, and a similar proportion in personnel and business
scope.
In addition, and in accordance with feedback received
from the Company’s shareholders, and a deliberative process by the Board of Directors and after consultation with certain corporate
governance advisors retained by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”)
and the Board of Directors and documented research, since September 2023, the Company announced several corporate governance enhancements
to further align the Company’s profile with international standards and best practices, which included reduction in the size of
the Board of Directors from nine (9) directors to eight (8) directors, out of which seven (7) are independent directors.
On October 14, 2024 and on October 15, 2024, the
Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, respectively, determined that our non-executive directors compensation, as determined
and detailed in the Company’s compensation policy (the “Policy”) was mis-aligned to the market in terms of both
the quantum and framework of the overall compensation.
Overview of Non-Executive Directors Compensation
Approach
Our compensation methodology is to provide a moderate,
fixed and predictable annual compensation, while putting a greater emphasis on performance-based and variable compensation – comprised
of equity – thereby aligning our non-executive directors’ interests with those of our shareholders. We believe that our compensation
proposal for non-executive directors will be effective in incentivizing achievement of key strategic objectives (operational and market
based) which will result in long-term sustainable shareholder value, while keeping our director compensation packages competitive with
the practices applied by other companies in our Peer Group (see Peer Group methodology under “Peer Study as a Reference Point”
below).
Aon plc – Independent Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee recognizes the importance
of obtaining objective, independent expertise and advice in carrying out its responsibilities. The Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors each have the power to retain an independent compensation consultant to assist them in the performance of their duties and
responsibilities.
The Compensation Committee has engaged Aon’s
Human Capital Solutions practice, a division of Aon plc (“Aon”), as an independent, external consultant, to provide
it with advice related to our executives and directors, including for the purposes of this Meeting, and to assist in the design, formulation,
analysis, and implementation of our compensation program. The information provided by Aon relating to the compensation practices of peer
companies aids the decision-making process of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors and supports our ability to inform
the shareholders of the Company’s relative positioning on compensation.
Peer Study as a Reference Point
In order to determine appropriate compensation
packages for our non-executive directors, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors reviewed a comprehensive compensation
benchmark analysis conducted by our independent compensation advisor, Aon, of peer company data. Due to the international talent pool
within which the Company competes, and the prominence of the U.S. market for our products, the Company’s increasing presence in
the U.S. market given recent acquisition activity and the sources of talent there, a market reference peer group of other U.S.-based companies
listed on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange was created in order to determine compensation benchmarks for
our non-executive directors. The peer group was constructed around a set of carefully chosen parameters which included companies that
(the “Peer Group”):
| ● | operated in the same or a similar industry; |
| ● | had yearly revenues of between $100 million and $700 million,
based on a projected revenues of the Company of approximately $275 million following the closure of the Company’s pending acquisition
of Desktop Metal, Inc. (“Desktop Metal”) (news of the Company’s pending acquisition of Markforged Holding Corporation
(“Markforged”) was not public at the time of peer group formation); |
| ● | had market capitalization of between $250 million and $5
billion to reflect a reasonable range around the Company’s potential valuation following the Company’s pending acquisition
of Desktop Metal; |
| ● | were listed on a U.S. exchange and headquartered in the United
States; and |
| ● | were led by founders or experienced chief executive officers. |
The Peer Group was approved by the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors.
Directors’ Compensation
component in the Company’s Compensation Policy
Market analysis determined
that the current structure for directors’ compensation was delivering compensation significantly below the 25th percentile
of our Peer Group in addition to offering no cash compensation (a practice adopted by only 4% of our peers).
Proposed Non-Executive
Directors’ Compensation
On October 14, 2024 and
on October 15, 2024, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, respectively, approved and recommend to the Company’s
shareholders to enable Company’s current and future non-executive directors to receive compensation in the form of cash in addition
to increasing the maximum restricted share units (“RSU”) award available to our non-executive directors, all as set
forth below (the “Proposed Non-Executive Directors’ Compensation”), and to amend the Company’s compensation
policy accordingly (the “Amended Policy”):
Compensation Element |
|
Proposed |
Annual Board Member Cash Retainer (1) |
|
$65,000 |
Annual Board Member Equity Retainer (2) |
|
Annual RSUs grant in the maximum value of $125,000 and in any case no more than 60,000 RSUs, vested over a three-year period(3)(4)(5) |
Annual Committee Member Cash Retainer |
|
$10,000 for audit committee $7,500 for compensation committee |
Annual Board Chair Cash Retainer(1) |
|
$115,000 |
Annual Board Chair Equity Retainer(2) |
|
Annual RSUs grant in the maximum value of $125,000 and in any case no more than 60,000 RSUs, vested over a three-year period (3)(4)(5) |
Annual Committee Chair Retainer(1) |
|
$20,000 for audit committee $15,000 for compensation committee |
(1) | The annual cash retainer will be paid on a quarterly basis,
and shall apply to the non-executive directors, or to such non-executive directors that will be appointed or elected in the future, effective
from their respective appointment or election, commencing on January 1, 2025. |
(2) | Will be granted annually at the beginning of each year commencing
on January 1, 2025. |
(3) | Final number of RSUs will be calculated based on the average
closing price of the ADS in the last 30 days before the last day of the required approval for entitlement (the “Date of Grant”). |
(4) | As with the Policy, the RSUs would continue to vest annually
over a three-year period. For new non-executive directors appointed or elected to the Board of Directors, outside of the normal annual
general meeting cycle, annual equity awards would be pro-rated to reflect the remaining period in the annual cycle until the next planned
award date. The pro-rated amount of RSUs will be subject to a standard three-year vesting. |
(5) | As with the Policy, in case a non-executive director ceases
any of his or her duties as mentioned above, the unvested RSUs which were granted to him or her for his or her duty will expire immediately.
Any annual grant of RSUs will be subject to standard three-year vesting under the Plan; 1/3 of the amount of the RSUs granted to each
non-executive director shall vest on each anniversary following the Date of Grant (as applicable). |
Overall, these changes,
would position the average compensation received per non-executive director at the Peer Group 25th – 50th
percentile.
Subject to the approval
of the Proposed Non-Executive Directors’ Compensation, the one-time grant for new non-executive directors upon election or appointment
(as specified in the Policy) will be canceled.
Exhibit A sets
forth the Amended Policy to reflect the above changes.
Conclusions and Recommendations
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
believe that providing an annual cash retainer to our non-executive directors would serve to continue to attract and retain qualified
directors with the appropriate skills and experience to provide robust independent oversight. The Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors believe that increasing the RSU amounts for non-executive directors is fair and reasonable considering all the relevant circumstances
relating to the Company’s affairs, the nature, extent and liabilities associated with service as a non-executive director or otherwise
by reference to prevailing corporate governance standards and practices.
Therefore, the Compensation Committee and the
Board of Directors consider it appropriate that all of our non-executive directors, either currently serving or who will be appointed
or elected in the future, be compensated, through a compensation mechanism that will take into account the time, attention and expertise
required by such directors, and that will serve to attract directors with the appropriate skills and experience applicable to the Company’s
industry and needs.
The Proposed Non-Executive Directors’ Compensation
exceeds the limitations of the Policy. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have considered all relevant
considerations and discussed all matters required under the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including, among
others:
| (a) | the non-executive directors’ skills, expertise, professional
experience, and achievements; |
| (b) | the non-executive directors’ scope of responsibilities
as members of the Board of Directors; and |
| (c) | a comparison between the Proposed Non-Executive Directors’
Compensation and compensation granted to other non-executive directors in similar technology companies. |
Accordingly, the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors determined that granting our non-executive directors annual cash retainer, and increasing their RSU
amounts, while exceeding the limitations of the Policy, is necessary and in the Company’s best interest.
The shareholders of the
Company are requested to adopt the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, to
approve an annual cash retainer and equity-based compensation for all of the Company’s non-executive directors, and to approve an
amendment of the Company’s compensation policy, as set forth in the Proxy Statement.”
The above resolution
requires the affirmative vote of a Special Majority.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends
that the shareholders vote “FOR” the above proposal.
PROPOSAL 4
TO APPROVE THE COMPENATION
TERMS OF THE COMPANY’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MR. YOAV STERN
Mr. Yoav Stern serves
as the Company’s CEO. Until September 7, 2023, Mr. Stern was compensated in accordance with the Amended and Restated Management
Services Agreement (as adjusted to currency exchange ratios), approved by the Company’s shareholders on July 7, 2020, through his
fully owned entity, DoubleShore Inc. (the “Previous Agreement” and “Mr. Stern”, respectively). Since
the Previous Agreement has expired, Mr. Stern has continued to provide his full services as a CEO, due to his strong belief in the Company’s
current and future value, for the benefit of the Company’s shareholders, including Mr. Stern himself.
From September 2023 to
date, Mr. Stern has served in a position of CEO and director of the Board of Directors, without being compensated.
The Previous Agreement
was signed with Mr. Stern for services to be supplied by him as a non-director CEO of the Company. Fourteen months later, Mr. Stern was
asked to join the Board of Directors and become its chairman. Mr. Stern didn’t received any additional compensation or any other
benefit after these additional two positions.
The Board of Directors
believes that Mr. Stern performance in his role as CEO, and later as CEO and Chairman exceeded all their expectations. In his first six
months in office in 2020, working under a temporary contract at a reduced salary as CEO, Mr. Stern helped keep the Company from probable
bankruptcy, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Stern later changed and developed the Company’s strategy and contributed to its growth
in revenues from 2021 to 2023 by approximately 1100%, while improving gross margins, leading the Company in six acquisitions, driving
an organic growth of approximately 30% to 45% during 2023, and raising the capital needed to perform all of the above, as well as other
contributions to the Company’s business model and growth strategy. During the same period the Company’s personnel grew from
75 to 550, performing research and development, manufacturing and go-to-market functions in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland,
Germany, the United States and Israel. The Company’s portfolio has grown from one to over 15 new product lines.
Furthermore, Mr. Stern
has been actively pursuing several acquisitions during the last 24 months, two of the largest of which have been signed over the last
60 days after two years of negotiations which resulted in significant reductions of the purchase price. These two transformative acquisitions
of Desktop Metal and Markforged, have been signed and are expected to close by the end of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, respectively.
The Markforged and Desktop Metal acquisitions are important steps in the Company’s ambitious and focused long sought after mergers
and acquisitions (M&A) strategy to create a substantial market leader in additive manufacturing.
The addition of both
companies at compelling valuations accelerates the Company’s path to becoming a leading force in industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing
and we believe will further strengthen the Company’s value proposition for shareholders, customers and employees. Following the
closing of both the Desktop Metal and Markforged transactions, the Company is expected to be one of the three largest independent public
3D printers’ manufacturers in the western world. In addition, the Company now has a strong financial profile and far better cash
reserves than its competitors, that can support further investments in strategic initiatives amidst a rapidly evolving and fragmented
industry, while maintaining a clear path to profitability.
Mr. Stern has spent most
of his career as an active chairman and/or chief executive officer of American companies, leading processes of ‘turning them
around’, converting them into profitable and growing businesses, creating attractive return to investors. We expect this track record
to be manifested over the next few years effecting the integration of the said acquired companies and the growth and future potential
profitability of the combined company.
Accordingly, on October
14, 2024 and on October 15, 2024, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors, respectively, approved and recommend that the
shareholders of the Company approve new compensation terms for Mr. Stern, as detailed below.
Background and Rationale for Mr. Stern’s
Proposed Compensation
Overview of Executive Compensation Approach
We intend to provide a mix of compensation that
supports a pay-for-performance culture and encourages the retention of key executives who contribute to our corporate results. Our compensation
methodology is to provide a moderate, fixed and predictable base salary, while putting a greater emphasis on variable compensation –
comprised of cash bonuses, and, to a greater extent, equity – to promote the achievement of critical corporate goals and thereby
align our management’s interests with those of our shareholders. We believe that our compensation proposal will be effective in
incentivizing achievement of key strategic objectives (operational and market based) which will result in long-term sustainable shareholder
value, while keeping compensation packages competitive with the practices applied by other companies in our Peer Group.
Aon plc – Independent Compensation Consultant
As discussed in Proposal No. 3 above, the Compensation
Committee engaged Aon to provide it with advice related to our executives and to assist in the design, formulation, analysis, and implementation
of our compensation program. The information provided by Aon relating to the compensation practices of peer companies aids the decision-making
process of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors and supports our ability to inform our shareholders of the Company’s
relative positioning on compensation. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors make the final decisions relating to annual
executive compensation in reliance on various considerations, including the information provided by Aon, as applicable, with a focus on
overall Company performance and the individual performance of our executives.
In particular for this proposal, chief executive
officer compensation and chief executive officer contract data was collected and analyzed by Aon from the Peer Group identified using
the criteria above. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors took both the market data and Aon’s advice into account
when determining the proposed compensation terms but made its own independent decisions. One of the key focuses of the Compensation Committee
and the Board of Directors was to ensure the compensation package was both market-aligned and had a strong link to performance.
Peer Study as a Reference Point
In order to determine appropriate compensation
terms for the Company’s CEO, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors reviewed a comprehensive compensation benchmark
analysis conducted by our independent compensation advisor, Aon, of peer company data. Due to the international talent pool within which
the Company competes, and the prominence of the U.S. market for our products, the Company’s increasing presence there given recent
acquisition activity and the sources of talent there, a market reference peer group of other U.S.-based companies listed on either the
Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange was created in order to determine compensation benchmarks for the Company’s CEO.
The peer group was constructed around a set of carefully chosen parameters which included companies that (the “Peer Group”):
| ● | operated in the same or a similar industry; |
| ● | had yearly revenues between $100 million and $700 million,
based on a projected revenues of the Company approximately $275 million following the closure of the Company’s pending acquisition
of Desktop Metal (news of the Company’s pending acquisition of Markforged was not public at the time of peer group formation); |
| ● | had market capitalization of between $250 million and $5
billion to reflect a reasonable range around the Company’s potential valuation following the Desktop Metal acquisition; |
| ● | were listed on a U.S. exchange and headquartered in the U.S.;
and |
| ● | were led by founders or experienced chief executive officers. |
Performance as a Key Consideration in Annual
Compensation Review
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
review executives’ performance on an annual basis and are presented with the achievement of the specific performance goals that
were determined by our CEO for each executive (in accordance with the Policy) at the beginning of the previous year. A similar performance
review will be used by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors to determine the extent to which the CEO has earned his performance-based,
variable cash and equity compensation for the previous fiscal year. Further, the performance evaluation serves as a key factor in considering
potential updates of an executive’s compensation package.
Each year, the Compensation Committee and the
Board of Directors discuss, based on our CEO’s recommendation, the financial and/or strategic goals applicable to the executives’
performance-oriented, variable compensation, based on the Company’s operating plan for that year and its strategic goals for the
upcoming years. These quantitative and, to a lesser extent, qualitative goals are assigned to each executive as part of their annual bonus
plan, and a composition of different key, measurable and pre-determined performance indicators for the Company are designated as performance
criteria for the purposes of the executive annual bonus granted by the Company. All goals are designed to align executive pay with the
Company’s medium- or long-term performance, promote successful achievement of critical milestones in the Company’s growth
and the execution of its strategy, thereby supporting the increase of Company and shareholder long-term value.
Compensation Objectives
In order to accomplish our key corporate objectives,
we must attract, motivate and retain highly skilled and experienced people to execute our corporate strategy and lead our team. To that
end, our executive officer compensation program is designed to:
| (i) | link pay to performance; |
| (ii) | align executive officers’ interests with those of the
Company and its shareholders over the long-term; and |
| (iii) | provide competitive compensation to attract and retain talent. |
Compensation Methodology Generally
Based on the foregoing considerations, our Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors designed compensation for our CEO, which includes a long-term incentive component in the form of
equity awards. Based on consultation with Aon, this program has a strong link to long-term operational performance.
Methodology
We believe that the proposed CEO compensation
structure and components reflect a strong performance-based aspect, market practice and good governance. The proposal uses compensation
as a strategic and valuable tool that helps ensure executive incentives are directly tied to creating long-term company value. Our Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors believe the proposed compensation terms, which stem from our executive compensation methodology described
above, have been designed to align a significant portion of the CEO compensation with shareholder interests and long-term Company value
creation. To ensure that the vast majority of Mr. Stern’s compensation is directly tied to building long-term shareholder value
and aligned with shareholders, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have determined that:
| ● | CEO total direct compensation should be majority performance-based,
with a very high proportion of variable, “at risk” pay in the form of annual cash bonus opportunity, performance equity,
options and RSUs; and |
| ● | The optimal mix of cash and equity should be more heavily
weighted toward equity, including a substantial allocation to performance-based equity, with a relatively low cash component. |
When determining the proposed compensation terms,
the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors considered an independent compensation analysis prepared by Aon to ensure that the
service terms and compensation terms provide a framework that tie realized pay to Company performance, promote executive-shareholder alignment
on achieving long-term Company success and allow for the CEO’s compensation to remain appropriate and competitive relative to market
practices in similar companies, and in a changing market environment.
Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation
Following a review of Mr. Stern’s previous
compensation (before September 2023) relative to the market, and in order to align his services’ terms with market practices for
other chief executive officers in our Peer Group, shareholders are asked to approve the following (“Mr. Stern’s Proposed
Compensation”):
Annual Services Cash Fee
In consideration for Mr. Stern’s services
as CEO, as of January 1, 2025, Mr. Stern will be entitled to an annual services fee of $685,000 (the “Annual Services Fee”).
The Annual Services Fee is in accordance with the Policy’s annual cost threshold for a non-Israeli based CEO.
Annual Cash Target Bonus
In consideration for achieving annual targets,
Mr. Stern will be entitled to an annual cash target bonus of up to 150% of the Annual Services Fee (the “Annual Cash Target Bonus”).
The Annual Cash Target Bonus is in accordance with the Policy.
In accordance with the Company’s compensation
methodology, 60% of Mr. Stern’s total annual cash payments (Annual Services Fee and Annual Cash Target Bonus) as specified above
is derived from variable, performance-based compensation. The majority of his variable cash compensation will be subject to the achievement
of certain, objective pre-established quantitative performance goals and objectives that are viewed by the Compensation Committee and
Board to be key components in the Company’s medium- and long-term success.
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
recognizing the structure of the Annual Cash Target Bonus has decided to create through it an opportunity to motivate the CEO for over-performance.
Hence, the performance metrics assigned to the target bonus have been designed to motivate the CEO to expand performance beyond the budgeted
target.
For every fiscal year, the Company intends to
rely on a mix of revenues and gross margin and similar criteria in accordance with the guidelines of the Policy (as may be amended from
time to time), with final threshold target and expanded budget measurable goals to be ratified by the Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors in the first quarter of each year, in accordance with the Policy.
There is no individual or qualitative component
to the bonus score - all pay-outs will be based on objective financial metrics. Should Mr. Stern fail to achieve associated targets, the
final achievement payout will be based on a linear calculation of actual achievement relative to the target.
2025-2027 Annual Equity Grant (the “2025-27
RSU/PSU Award”).
As is customary for executives, particularly chief
executive officers, a large portion of compensation packages are delivered via annual equity in order to align the chief executive officer’s
interest with that of shareholders and in addition to act as a useful tool in driving specific long-term strategic company targets. Based
on peer company practice and the advice of Aon, our independent consultant, the Compensation Committee and Board have approved an equity
award as detailed below, retaining a strong link to performance.
Terms of 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award
If the 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award is approved by the
Company’s shareholders, the 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award would be awarded on the date of the Date of Grant, and would be made under the
terms of the Nano Dimension Ltd. Employee Stock Option Plan (2015) (the “Plan”) and applicable award agreements.
Value of the 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award
At this critical moment on our path of growing
our business and reinforcing our market position, our Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors sought to incentivize our CEO
to continue driving long-term shareholder value creation and providing strong leadership for the Company.
The CEO had not received equity grants since commencing
service, and cash compensation (which he received only until September 2023) was below market. The Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors engaged in a thorough and comprehensive process to develop an appropriate package, including meaningful equity incentives.
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
determined that, in order to immediately and strongly align the interests of our CEO with those of our Company and shareholders, and bearing
in mind that the CEO has not received any equity compensation during his tenure with the Company to date, an initial grant intended to
cover a three-year period is appropriate. There will be no further annual equity grants for 2026 or 2027. After reviewing the Peer Group
data and Aon’s independent analysis, the Compensation Committee determined that, the appropriate value of the 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award
should be $4.5 million for each year (2025-2027), assuming achievement of the performance-based restricted share units (“PSU”)
performance goals at target level. Pursuant to Aon’s independent analysis, the value of the 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award, assuming achievement
of all PSU performance criteria at target level, reflects the 50th – 60th percentile level compared with an
annual grant for other chief executive officers in our Peer Group.
The 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award will be split as 50%
PSUs and 50% RSUs. These vehicles are balanced with the performance-based options being granted (as described below), for a healthy diversification
of equity vehicles. (These vehicles are balanced with the performance-based options being granted, for a healthy diversification of equity
vehicles).
The proposed 2025-27 RSU/PSU Award, assuming achievement
of target level performance, is as follows:
2025-27 RSU/PSU Award |
|
|
|
RSUs |
|
|
PSUs
(based on performance metrics)1 |
|
|
Value |
|
Percentage |
|
|
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
|
|
# of Units (estimated using October 14, 2024 closing price of $2.30 per ADS) |
|
2025 |
|
|
978,333 |
|
|
|
978,333 |
|
|
$ |
4,500,332 |
|
|
|
2026 |
|
|
978,333 |
|
|
|
978,333 |
|
|
$ |
4,500,332 |
|
|
|
2027 |
|
|
978,334 |
|
|
|
978,334 |
|
|
$ |
4,500,336 |
|
| 1 | In case of achievement of performance level of 125% or more,
the number of PSUs granted each year (2025, 2026 and 2027) will be 1,222,916. |
Performance Period and Criteria
The Compensation Committee views it as vital to
tie the vesting of the PSUs to the most critical operational priorities of achievement of revenue and gross margin goals, but with the
current level of acquisition activity and potential future changes, it would be extremely difficult to develop three-year financial projections,
As such, annual performance periods are being used. PSUs will be divided into three tranches with each tranche subject to an annual performance
period with the first tranche measured over January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, the second from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026
and the third from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027.
The performance criteria will be relative to the
budget goals for annual revenue (for top line growth), gross margin (as a measure of profitability), and other measurable criteria, all
of which are viewed as key factors in our long-term success. The achievement rate that would entitle Mr. Stern to earn 100% of the PSUs
granted will require performance in line with the fiscal year 2025, 2026 and 2027 revenue, gross margin and other measurable budget targets
(as will be determined by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors). These budgets, and thus the associated targets, will
be set in the first quarter of the relevant year by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors as part of the regular budget
approval process.
The number of PSUs to be earned, if any, will
be based on performance and will be determined linearly, based on a straight-line interpolation between the applicable performance levels.
Threshold performance levels of 75% of target will entitle Mr. Stern to 75% of the PSUs and maximum performance levels of 125% or more
of target will entitle Mr. Stern to 125% of the PSUs for each year (see footnote 1 above).
Any level of performance below the threshold
of 75% for each tranche will result in the unvested PSUs in that tranche being forfeited.
Vesting Terms
| ● | RSUs will vest on a quarterly basis over a period of three
years as of the Date of Grant. |
| ● | PSU Tranche 1 - Subject to the achievement of the fiscal
year 2025 performance criteria, 33.3% of the PSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. |
| ● | PSU Tranche 2 - Subject to the achievement of the fiscal
year 2026 performance criteria, a further 33.3% of the PSUs will vest on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant. |
| ● | PSU Tranche 3 - Subject to the achievement of the fiscal
2027 performance criteria, the final 33.4% of the PSUs will vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant. |
Special one-time bonus in connection with Two
Strategic Acquisitions
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
also approved and recommend that shareholders approve a special one-time bonus. The value of this special one-time cash award is deemed
to be $1.0 million (the “Special Cash Bonus”), split into four (4) tranches which are contingent on the achievement
of certain milestones (i.e., are based on performance accomplishments). The tranches are split as follows:
| ● | $600,000 (60%) on the successful signing of two merger deals
between Nano Dimension and each of Desktop Metal (July 2024) and Markforged (September 2024) – will be paid immediately upon shareholders’
approval. |
| ● | $100,000 (10%) on the successful deal close(1) of Desktop
Metal (expected fourth quarter 2024) |
| ● | $100,000 (10%) on the successful integration(2) of Desktop
Metal (expected fourth quarter 2025) |
| ● | $100,000 (10%) on the successful deal close(1) of Markforged
(expected first quarter 2025) |
| ● | $100,000 (10%) on the successful integration(2) of Markforged
(expected first quarter 2026) |
| (1) | Successful deal closure includes regulatory approval by U.S.
regulators and would be payable once the objective has been deemed to have been achieved by the Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors. |
| (2) | Post-merger integration objectives will be set by the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors at the time of the deal closure and with certification of achievement and pay-outs to occur approximately
one year after the applicable deal closes. |
A key component of our strategy is to acquire
leading companies which by merging their operations, we aim to achieve synergies that would create a market leader. In parallel, we believe
that this process should improve profitability, and would enable a business model which is sustainable and poised for further expansion.
The assembly of businesses in a synergistic manner will best position us for future industry leadership. Executing complex transactions
that involve the acquisition of significant market players, requires the efforts of a fully motivated CEO with deep industry experience
and extensive leadership skills.
In addition, the merging of acquired businesses
into a successful growing entity, is in crucial need for the expertise and experience of our CEO in crisis management and his turn-around
track record. To motivate our CEO to deliver on the full potential of our strategic business plan as described above, the Compensation
Committee made awards of performance-based cash payments.
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
recognize that the Company is at a pivotal moment. We are committed to broadening our business infrastructures and merging them synergistically
into one profitable growing entity, adding to our capabilities and strength.
Because of the vital importance of successfully
executing the transactions necessary to enhance our products and services portfolio in a way designed to create value, the Compensation
Committee sought to directly tie a targeted element of incentive compensation to these acquisitions. As such, the Compensation Committee
and the Board of Directors proposed performance awards to the CEO, intended to motivate and align him with this key aspect of the above-mentioned
corporate strategy. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors believe these performance-based awards will significantly contribute
to driving the Company’s transformation and position it for future shareholders value creation.
One-time special option award.
At the Date of Grant, following shareholder approval,
Mr. Stern will be intitled to a special one-time option grant which will consist of options to exercise to up to 3,400,000 Ordinary Shares,
which includes a 50% allocation to performance-based options and 50% to time-based options (the “Option Award”).
In particular, 50% of the options will be exercisable
subject to paying an exercise price which will be calculated according to the average closing ADS price of the last 30 days before the
last approval required for the Option Award (the “Exercise Price”).
The performance-based options entitlement shall be split
into four tranches and structured as follows:
| ● | Tranche 1 consists of 700,000 options (which will become
exercisable to Ordinary Shares subject to payment of Exercise Price) and are subject to the Company achieving a 10 trading day average
ADS price of $3.00, subject to 12 month period from Date of Grant (cliff). No shares will vest if the $3.00 ADS price hurdle is not achieved. |
| ● | Tranche 2 consists of 700,000 options (which will become
exercisable to Ordinary Shares subject to payment of Exercise Price) and are subject to the Company achieving a 10 trading day average
ADS price of $3.50, subject to 12 month period from Date of Grant (cliff). No shares will vest if the $3.50 ADS price hurdle is not achieved. |
| ● | Tranche 3 consists of 300,000 options (which will become
exercisable to Ordinary Shares subject to payment of Exercise Price) and are subject to the Company achieving a 10 trading day average
share price of $4.00, subject to 12 month period from Date of Grant (cliff). No shares will vest if the $4.00 share price hurdle is not
achieved. |
| ● | Tranche 4 consists of 1,700,000 options (which will become
exercisable to Ordinary Shares subject to payment of Exercise Price), which will be granted at the Date of Grant, and are subject to
a three-year monthly vesting schedule. |
The exercise period of the Option Award (the “Exercise
Period”) and all other terms of the Option Award will be in accordance with the Plan. The targets for the Option Award may be
achieved at any time during the Exercise Period.
The Option Award is made in order to immediately
bring the interests of the CEO into strong alignment with the interests of the Company and our shareholders. The Compensation Committee
sought to make a grant of equity to accomplish this.
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
have approved this award in order to immediately bring the interests of the CEO further into strong alignment with the interests of the
Company and our shareholders, on the basis that significant ADS price growth, which will be shared by all of the Company shareholders,
must be achieved in order for Mr. Stern to realize any meaningful value.
Despite the time-based nature of Tranche 4, the
CEO must deliver an ADS price increase in order for this award to deliver any value, given the nature of options as an equity vehicle.
Therefore, despite the fact that there is no specific performance metric assigned to these options, the Compensation Committee and the
Board of Directors recognize that these options nevertheless require share price appreciation to have any value.
Severance and Termination Provisions (the “Termination
Fees”).
To reflect Mr. Stern’s position of CEO,
the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors are proposing terms to bring the treatment upon the occurrence of certain termination
events into closer alignment with customary market practice and provide robust protections to retain the CEO through a critical period
for the Company, specifically:
| 1. | In case of termination by Mr. Stern for Good Reason (as defined
below), or if after 12 months of being removed from the Board of Directors he is not a board member- |
Mr. Stern will be entitled to:
(1) 18 months severance, including Annual Services Fee and annual bonus for that period; and (2) full vesting acceleration of all outstanding
2025-27 RSU/PSU Awards and Option Award.
| 2. | In one of the following cases (i) termination by Mr. Stern
for Good Reason (as defined below), or if after 18 months of being removed from the Board of Directors he is not a board member; (ii)
termination by the Company not for cause, (iii) termination by Mr. Stern in case of Change of Control (as defined below)- |
Mr. Stern will be entitled to:
(1) 24 months severance, including Annual Services Fee and annual bonus for that period; and (2) full vesting acceleration of all outstanding
2025-27 RSU/PSU Award and Option Award.
For the purpose of Termination Fees:
“Good Reason”
means: A material reduction in the scope of authorities and responsibilities of Mr. Stern, including but not limited to reduction in title,
change in reporting structure or, removal from the board or no longer providing service as a board member or not being renominated as
a director without the consent of Mr. Stern.
“Change of Control”
means: (A) the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets ;or (B) the sale of more than 50% of the outstanding share capital
of the Company; or (C) upon a change of 50% or more of the board members within a period of 12 months without the consent of Mr. Stern;
or (D) a merger between the Company and any other entity that results in changing the ownership of the surviving entity in such a way
that the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction shall hold less than 50% of the issued and outstanding share
capital of the surviving entity immediately following such transaction.
Insurance, Indemnification and Exculpation.
Mr. Stern will continue to be entitled to the
same insurance, indemnification and exculpation arrangements, as are currently in effect for all of the Company’s other officers
and directors.
Term.
Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation will be
effective as of the last required approval for Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation, for a period of three years, and in accordance
with applicable law.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation is in
accordance with the Policy, other than regarding the ratio between maximum value of the variable compensation components and the total
fixed compensation on an annual basis, Special Cash Bonus and Termination Fees. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee and the Board
of Directors recommend to the shareholders to approve Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation, for the following reasons:
| (a) | Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation reflects the contributions
of Mr. Stern to the Company within the scope of the CEO services given to the Company; |
| (b) | the value of the compensation was determined while taking
into consideration Mr. Stern’s deep understanding of the Company’s business and record in ensuring continuity in the Company’s
business and his valuable contributions to the Company’s success in the last four years; |
| (c) | the value of the compensation was determined while taking
into consideration the position, scope of responsibility and previous compensation arrangements of Mr. Stern, and his contributions to
the Company’s growth; |
| (d) | since September 7, 2023, Mr. Stern has not been paid for
his services as full time CEO, and it is therefore reasonable to approve the requested compensation as of the date of final approval
required for Mr. Stern’s Proposed compensation; and |
| (e) | Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation appropriately links
Mr. Stern’s compensation to shareholder value creation and demonstrates a progressive approach to executive compensation. |
Accordingly, the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors determined that approving Mr. Stern’s Proposed Compensation, is in the best interest of the
Company and our shareholders as they promote the Company’s objectives, business plan and long-term strategy by creating appropriate
incentives for our CEO, while taking into consideration the size and nature of operations of our Company, as well as the competitive environment
in which we operate, and cognizant of the dilutive effects on our shareholders. The proposed CEO compensation terms appropriately link
Mr. Stern’s compensation to shareholder value creation and demonstrate a progressive, cutting-edge approach to executive compensation.
Based on the market benchmarks
and overall Company performance, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors proposed a performance-contingent award in a competitive
quartile of our peers, aligned to a pay-for-performance mindset. Whilst the positioning overall is competitive, Mr. Stern will need to
meet a significant number of performance criteria to realize the full value of the award with 53% of the proposed compensation terms being
performance linked.
The shareholders of the
Company are requested to adopt the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, to
approve the compensation terms of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yoav Stern, as set forth in the Proxy Statement.”
The above resolution requires the affirmative vote of a Special Majority.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends
that the shareholders vote “FOR” the above proposal.
PROPOSAL 5
TO AMEND ARTICLE 39
OF THE COMPANY’S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
On October 23, 2024,
the Proposing Shareholders requested the shareholders of the Company to adopt the following resolution at the Meeting:
“RESOLVED, that
Article 39 of the Company’s Articles of Association is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“(a) Except for
the External Directors, if any (who shall be elected and serve in office in strict accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law,
if so required by the Companies Law), Directors shall be elected at a General Meeting and shall hold office until the next Annual General
Meeting held following their election and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until such earlier time as such
Director’s office is vacated.
(b) Prior to every General
Meeting of the Company at which Directors are to be elected, the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) may select, by a resolution
adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors (or such Committee), a number of Persons to be proposed to the Shareholders for election
as Directors at such General Meeting (the “Nominees”).
(c) Any Proposing Shareholder
requesting to include on the agenda of a General Meeting a nomination of a Person to be proposed to the Shareholders for election or appointment
as Director (such person, an “Alternate Nominee”), may so request provided that it complies with this Article 39(c) and Article
25 and applicable law. In addition to any information required to be included in accordance with applicable law, such a Proposal Request
shall include information required pursuant to Article 25, and shall also set forth: (i) the name, address, telephone number, fax number
and email address of the Alternate Nominee and all citizenships and residencies of the Alternate Nominee; (ii) a description of all arrangements,
relations or understandings between the Proposing Shareholder(s) or any of its affiliates and each Alternate Nominee; (iii) a declaration
signed by the Alternate Nominee that he consents to be named in the Company’s notices and proxy materials relating to the Annual
General Meeting, if provided or published, and, if elected, to serve on the Board of Directors and to be named in the Company’s
disclosures and filings; and (iv) a declaration signed by each Alternate Nominee as required under the Companies Law for the appointment
of such an Alternate Nominee. The Company shall be entitled to publish any information provided by a Proposing Shareholder pursuant to
this Article 39(c) and Article 25, and the Proposing Shareholder shall be responsible for the accuracy and completeness thereof.
(d) The Nominees or Alternate
Nominees shall be elected or appointed by a resolution adopted at the General Meeting at which they are subject to election or appointment.
(e) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in these Articles, the election, qualification, removal or dismissal of External Directors (if any) shall be only in accordance
with the applicable provisions set forth in the Companies Law.
(f) Directors whose terms
of office have expired or terminated may be re-elected. The aforesaid will not apply to External Directors (if any), whose reappointment
shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(g) For the sake of clarity,
with respect to the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2024 (the “2024 AGM”), the following shall apply: (i) any Directors
elected by the Shareholders at the 2024 AGM, whether as Class I directors or otherwise, shall hold office until the next Annual General
Meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until such earlier time as such Director’s office is
vacated, and (ii) any other Directors shall, unless removed prior thereto, hold office until the next General Meeting and until their
successors have been duly elected and qualified or until such earlier time as such Director’s office is vacated.””
The amendment of Article
39 of the Articles requires the affirmative vote of a 70% Majority (as defined above).
The Board of Directors
unanimously recommends a vote AGAINST the above proposal.
Your vote is important!
Shareholders are urged to complete and return their proxies promptly in order to, among other things, ensure action by a quorum and
to avoid the expense of additional solicitation. If the accompanying proxy is properly executed and returned in time for voting, and a
choice is specified, the shares represented thereby will be voted as indicated thereon. EXCEPT AS MENTIONED OTHERWISE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT,
IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSALS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
Proxies and all other
applicable materials should be sent to the Company’s office at Ilan Ramon 2, Ness Ziona.
DISCUSSION OF THE COMPANY’S
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2023
Pursuant to the Companies
Law, the Company is required to present for discussion the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2023 and annual report of the year 2023, to the Company’s shareholders.
The financial statements
and annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 20232, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024, are available on
the Company’s website at the following address:
https://investors.nano-di.com/financial-info
At the Meeting, shareholders
will have an opportunity to review, ask questions and comment on the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2023 and annual report for the year 2023.
This agenda item will not require a vote
by the shareholders, and accordingly there is no proposed resolution.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company is subject
to the informational requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
as applicable to foreign private issuers. Accordingly, the Company files reports and other information with SEC. All documents which the
Company will file on the SEC’s EDGAR system will be available for retrieval on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
As a foreign private
issuer, the Company is exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing certain disclosure and procedural requirements for proxy
solicitations. In addition, the Company is not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with
the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. The Notice of
the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement have been prepared in accordance with applicable requirements in the
State of Israel.
YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY
ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT OR THE INFORMATION FURNISHED TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROXY STATEMENT WHEN
VOTING ON THE MATTER SUBMITTED TO SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL HEREUNDER. THE COMPANY HAS NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION
THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS DATED OCTOBER 28, 2024. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN OCTOBER 28, 2024, AND THE MAILING OF THIS DOCUMENT TO
SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT CREATE ANY IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.
By Order of the Board
of Directors
NANO DIMENSION LTD.
Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
| 2 | Including details regarding compensation granted to the Company’s
five most highly compensated officers and directors during or with respect to the year ended December 31, 2023. |
Exhibit A
Amended Compensation Policy
NANO DIMENSION LTD.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS COMPENSATION POLICY
This Executive Compensation Policy (the “Policy”)
of Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Company”) is adopted in accordance with the requirements and limitations set forth in
the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”). This Policy applies to all the Company’s Office Holders,
as such term is defined in the Companies Law (hereinafter referred to as the “Executives”).
The Policy refers to the terms of compensation
of the Company’s Executives and the termination terms thereof.
The purpose of this Policy is to set rules and
guidelines with respect to the Company’s compensation strategy for Executives designed to retain and attract highly qualified Executives
by providing competitive compensation (within the Company’s ability to fund compensation based on its financial resources), while
creating appropriate incentives considering, inter alia, risk management factors arising from the business of the Company, the
size of the Company (including without limitation, its sales volume and number of employees), the nature of its business and its then
current cash flow situation, in order to promote the Company’s long-term goals, work plan, policies and the interests of the shareholders
of the Company.
This Policy is also designed to allow the Company
to create a full compensation package for each of its Executives based on common principles, considering the experience of each of the
Executives, as well as the characteristics of their respective position and their performance.
With respect to variable compensation components,
the Policy is designed to allow the Company to consider each Executive’s contribution in achieving the Company’s short-term
and long-term strategic goals and in maximizing its profits from long-term perspective and in accordance with the Executive’s position.
By setting this Policy, the Company intends to
increase the sense of solidarity of Executives with the Company and its activities, to increase the Executives’ motivation to advance
the long-term business of the Company and to make it more innovative, efficient and profitable; and to achieve higher levels of performance
by Executives, while rewarding Executives for their efforts, and enabling the Company to retain and attract highly skilled qualitative
human capital within or to the Company.
For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby clarified that nothing herein shall change any previous agreement of the Company with any of
the Company’s Executives that was approved by the Board of Directors and/or the Shareholders of the Company prior to this policy
becoming effective.
3. |
OVERVIEW OF EXECUTIVES’ COMPENSATION COMPONENTS |
a) |
Directors – Non-Employee
Directors, including External Directors (if any) and Independent Directors, shall receive compensation in the form of cash,
long-term equity-based incentive through the Company’s incentive option plan(s), as well as reimbursement of expenses incurred
by them in the performance of their duties as shall be determined and approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee
(the “Compensation Committee”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and by the General
Meeting of Shareholders (the “General Meeting”) (to the extent required by law), and shall not exceed the
maximum amounts set in accordance the Companies Regulations (Rules on Compensation and Expenses of External Directors), 5760-2000
(the “Compensation Regulations”).
This paragraph 3.a) does not include Directors who are serving as full
time employees in the company. |
b) |
Chief Executive Officer – The compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officers (the “CEO”) shall include a base salary, reimbursement of expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her duties, performance bonus, compensation in equity and other social benefits usually granted to CEOs in similar industries within the territories (USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Israel) where the executive resides permanently or a combination of territories where he spends most of his time, with periodical adjustments to the different currencies’ exchange rates as needed, which shall be described further in this Policy. Such compensation, including performance targets and the maximum variable components of the CEO, shall be approved by the requisite corporate body in accordance with the Companies Law. |
c) |
Executives Subordinate reporting directly to the CEO (the “Subordinate Executives”) – The compensation of the Company’s Subordinate Executives shall include a base salary, reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties, performance bonus, compensation in equity and other social benefits usually granted to Executives in similar industries within the territories (USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Israel) where the executive resides permanently or a combination of territories where they spend most of their time, with periodical adjustments to the different currencies’ exchange rates as needed, which shall be described further in this Policy. Such compensation, including performance targets and the maximum variable components payable to each Subordinate Executive, shall be presented and recommended by Company’s management and approved by the requisite corporate body in accordance with the Companies Law. |
4. |
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS |
While setting the compensation of each of the
Executives, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall consider and refer to the following criteria, in accordance with the Companies
Law:
| a) | The Executive’s education, skills, expertise, professional
experience and achievements; |
| b) | The Executive’s position, responsibilities and his
or her previous compensation arrangements; |
| c) | Executive’s expected contributions to the future growth
and profitability of the Company; |
| d) | If the employment terms include variable components –
the possibility of reducing such variable components at the discretion of the Board and the possibility of setting a limit to the realizable
value of variable components of equity which are non-cash disposed; |
| e) | The employment terms may include a severance arrangement
which will take into consideration the circumstances of the Executive retirement. |
Without derogating from the foregoing general
criteria, the Compensation Committee and the Board may consider additional benchmark information, as shall be required and available from
time to time.
5.1.
BASE SALARY
| a) | Directors –
Non-Employee Directors, including External Directors (if any) and Independent Directors,
shall receive compensation in the form of cash, long-term equity-based incentive through
the Company’s incentive option plan(s), as well as reimbursement of expenses incurred
by them in performance of their duties as shall be determined and approved by the Compensation
Committee, the Board and the General Meeting (to the extent required by law), and shall not
exceed the maximum amounts set in accordance the Companies Regulations (Rules on Compensation
and Expenses of External Directors), 5760-2000 (the “Compensation Regulations”). |
| b) | Chief Executive Officer – The CEO shall receive
a base salary and reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of his/her duties (where the Company may issue him/her credit or
debit cards to cover such expenses), as shall be determined and approved by the Board and by any other requisite organs, in accordance
with the Companies Law. The CEO’s base salary shall be designed to reward the CEO for the time and effort spent by him or her in
the performance of his or her tasks and duties in the day-to-day management of the Company and shall be targeted to be competitive within
the marketplace in which the Company competes. The base salary shall reflect the skills of the CEO such as education, expertise, professional
experience and achievements, while considering his or her responsibilities and the requirements derived from the position. |
| c) | Subordinate Executives – The Subordinate Executives
shall receive a base salary and reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of their duties (where the Company may issue them credit
or debit cards to cover such expenses), as shall be determined and approved by the Board. Subordinate Executive’s base salary shall
be designed to reward the Subordinate Executive for the time and effort spent by him or her in the performance of his or her tasks and
his day-to-day duties and shall be targeted to be competitive within the marketplace in which the Company competes. The base salary shall
reflect the skills of the Subordinate Executive, such as education, expertise, professional experience and achievements, while considering
his or her responsibilities and the requirements derived from his or her position. |
| d) | Set forth below is the maximum annual base salary cost for
the CEO and Subordinate Executives: |
Position |
|
Maximum
Annual
Salary Cost
(Israel based) |
|
Maximum
Annual
Salary Cost
(Non-Israel based) |
|
CEO |
|
NIS |
3,960,000 |
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
Subordinate Executive |
|
NIS |
2,640,000 |
|
$ |
800,000 |
|
| e) | Subject to the Maximum Annual Salary Cost in section (d)
above, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall be entitled at their own discretion to change the compensation of any of the Executives
by up to 30% of the previously approved compensation of said Executive (the “Non-Material Change”). |
| f) | Without derogating from the provisions of Section 5.1.e above,
as long as the Subordinate Executive’s annual base salary cost does not exceed the Maximum Annual Salary Cost (for Israeli based,
or non-Israel based, as the case may be), a Non-Material Change to the compensation terms of the Subordinate Executives can be approved
solely by the CEO and shall not require the Compensation Committee’s approval. |
5.2. A LUMP SUM SIGN UP BONUS
All Executives, excluding Non-Employee Directors,
may be incentivized through lump sum sign up cash bonuses, designed to attract skilled and experienced executives in a competitive industry
environment. The lump sum sign -up bonus shall not exceed NIS 1,300,000 for Israeli based executives and $400,000 for non-Israel based
executives and shall not be calculated as part of the Executive’s fixed compensation.
5.3. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Executives, excluding Non-Employee Directors,
shall be entitled to any and all basic social benefits provided by the applicable Israeli Law, including, among others and without limitation,
advance notice period for termination of employment, annual leave, sickness leave, pension and/or managers insurance, education fund,
convalescence payments (d’mei avraha) and severance payments.
In addition to these benefits, the Executives
may be entitled at Company’s account to other industry standards benefits and insurances, such as all or any of the following benefits:
| a) | Some social, incidental benefits (such as: pension and long
term savings, life insurance, severance pay, vacation and sick leave) and prior termination notice are mandatory according to different
local legislation, where some are provided according to market conventions and enable the Company to compete in the relevant labor market
(such as education funds and company car in Israel) and others are meant to complement the base salary and compensate the Executives
for expenses caused in connection with their job requirements (such as: travel expenses or allowances). To comply with the foregoing,
the Company adopts the following compensation terms: |
| i. | The Company will provide all Executives with pension, long
term disability and life insurance according to local practices and legislation and shall make such payments, contributions and deductions
as required under applicable law and as customary for companies such as the Company. In Israel, the Company will provide all Executives
educational fund (keren hishtalmut) as well. |
| ii. | The Company may subsidize Company cars for Executives (and
gross up taxes in connection therewith). |
| iii. | The Company may provide all Executives with mobile phones
for their use and will bear all taxes related to the use of the phone according to local legislation. |
| iv. | The Company may cover any reasonable costs associated with
an Executive’s permanent move to a location decided by Company. |
| v. | Each Executive will be entitled to annual vacation according
to prevailing Company procedures and policies, taking into consideration any relevant prior tenure and local legislation. |
| vi. | Each Executive will be entitled to sick leave according to
Company procedures and any relevant local legislation. |
| vii. | Each Executive will be entitled to any additional benefits
and perquisites according to Company procedures and any relevant local legislation. |
| viii. | Executives may be entitled to an unconditional advance notice
period prior to Company termination of employer/employee relations (where Company may waive the actual work of Executives during the
advance notice period) according to the following table: |
Position |
|
Months |
CEO, COO, and all C-level executives |
|
Up to 18 months |
Vice President (“VPs”) and other Executives |
|
Up to 8 months |
| ix. | Without derogating from the advance notice period above and
in addition thereto, the Company, with the approval of the Compensation Committee, will be authorized to approve severance pay of, including
special consideration for confidentiality and non-competition undertakings upon termination of employment. |
| b) | All Executives, including Non-Employee Directors, shall be
entitled to coverage by a D&O insurance policy and to receive from the Company an exemption and indemnification letter reflecting
maximum indemnification and exemption in accordance with applicable law, as shall be approved from time to time in accordance with the
Companies Law, if any. The Company shall be entitled to purchase a D&O insurance policy for the Executives currently in office and
other Executives as may be elected and/or appointed from time to time, serving from time to time, including those who are controlling
shareholders in the Company and their relatives (as such terms are defined in the Companies Law), with an annual coverage of up to $30,000,000
and an annual premium of up to $1,500,000, provided that the terms of engagement are in arm’s length and that such engagement is
not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s profitability, assets or liabilities. |
| c) | All Executives, including Non-Employee Directors, shall be
entitled to coverage by a POSI insurance policy (Public Offering of Securities Insurance). The maximal coverage for a POSI insurance
policy that will supplement the insurance coverage for events that were not taken into account at the time of purchasing the insurance
policy (such as a share offering, share offering in a foreign stock exchange, financing, or publication of a prospectus, etc.) shall
not exceed $30,000,000 and an annual premium of up to $100,000, provided that the terms of engagement are at arm’s length and that
such engagement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s profitability, assets or liabilities. |
6.1. GENERAL
Executives, other than Non-Employee Directors,
may be incentivized through cash bonuses, designed to reward the Executives for personal achievement, reflecting his or her contribution
to achieve the Company’s goals. Such incentives will be made through an annual program that defines performance targets based on
the role and scope of each Executive. Actual payments are driven by the business and individual performance and achievement vis-à-vis
the performance targets set at the beginning of the year and no later than the publication of the Annual financial statements of the Company,
with upside potential tied to achieving budgeted performance.
All Executives, including Non-Employee Directors,
may be additionally incentivized by a long-term equity-based incentive through the Company’s incentive option and RSU plan(s), designed
to create a proximate interests of maximizing shareholder value, as reflected in the increase in the value of Company’s shares,
and provide the Executives with a stake in the Company’s success, thus linking the Executives’ long-term financial interests
with the interests of the Company’s shareholders and shareholders’ value.
In determining the said annual performance targets
for Executives and the cash bonus and long-term equity-based incentives payable to each Executive as aforementioned, consideration should
be given to promote the Company’s long-term goals and to ensure that at least with respect to the CEO a material portion of the
variable components be determined based on measurable criteria. Additional portion of the variable components (and with respect to Subordinate
Executives, up to the entire portion of the variable components) may be based on non-measurable criteria considering the Executives’
contribution to the Company.
While determining the Executives performance targets,
the Company may take into consideration diverse parameters such as, without limitation, sales of products, execution of commercial cooperation
deals, new products, commencement of a revenue stream, realization of expense budget targets or cash flow, financial results, efficiency
metrics, shareholders value, execution of projects, attainment of milestones, etc.
6.2. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS
| 6.2.1. | Payment of the annual performance bonus (the “Bonus”)
to Executives, other than Non-Employee Directors, shall be tied to long-term corporate performance, rather than short-term stock market
performance, with the goal of eliminating abuses resulting from a short-term focus. |
| 6.2.2. | Such Bonus shall be made in accordance with each Executive’s
performance targets and based, among others, upon some or all the following factors: |
| a) | The Company’s achievement some or all financial performance
metrics, consisting of annual revenue targets, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization target and free cash flow
target, each based on the Company’s annual budget (to be approved by the Board); |
| b) | Achievement of the Executive defined Management by Objectives
(“MBOs”) which will be determined by the CEO with respect to the Subordinate Executive. Achievement of the CEO defined
by Measurable Management by Objectives (“MMBOs”), as defined in advance by the Compensation Committee and the Board
with respect to the CEO, for the following year, by the time the Board approves the annual financial statements of the past year; and |
| c) | Discretionary and based upon achievement of the Executive
performance goals, which shall be determined by the CEO with respect to the Subordinate Executive and by the Compensation Committee and
the Board with respect to the CEO, considering tangible and intangible performance factors as it deems appropriate, including the Executive’s
relative contribution to the Company. |
| 6.2.3. | In defining the Bonus, the Company shall consider the weight
and percentage of each of the factors for the calculation of the Bonus as prescribed in the following table, regarding all Executives
in the Company (CEO, CFO, VP of Sales and others). |
Position |
|
Financial Factors |
|
Defined MBOs |
|
Discretionary |
CEO, CFO |
|
50-100% |
|
up to 50% |
|
up to 25%2 |
Other Executives |
|
0-100% |
|
up to 100% |
|
up to 25% |
| 6.2.3. | Notwithstanding sections 6.2.1 through 6.2.3, the Company
shall be entitled to determine, that the entire Bonus for a Subordinate Executives be discretionary, while considering the Subordinate
Executives’ contributions to the Company, provided that the cash Bonus amount does not exceed 12 gross base monthly salaries of
the said Subordinate Executive and subject to the variable compensation limitations specified in Section 8 below. |
| 6.2.4. | Payment of the annual Bonus (if any) will be made within
30 days after the publication of the financial statements for the year for which the Bonus is paid, unless the Executive’s employment
is terminated prior to such date, in which case the Compensation Committee and the Board of Director may make appropriate adjustments,
which may include payment at any time before the publication of the financial statements. Any such bonus may be paid in cash in a single
lump sum or by equity compensation, or a combination of both3. |
| 6.2.5. | The Executives annual cash Bonus shall not exceed the following
amounts: |
|
a) |
CEO - the aggregate amount equivalent to 18 gross base monthly salaries of the CEO. |
|
b) |
Other Executives - the aggregate amount equivalent to 12 gross base monthly salaries of the respective Executive. |
6.3. SPECIAL BONUS
The Board of Directors,
subject to the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and the officer’s direct supervisor, may decide to grant a special bonus
(beyond the Annual Performance Bonus, as described in Section 6.2 above), to an officer of the Company in respect of special efforts performed
by the officer and/or in respect of the significant contribution of the officer to the Company’s operations, provided that the special
bonus, together with the discretionary factor of the Annual Performance Bonus, shall not exceed eight (8) monthly base salaries (the “Special
Bonus”). The Special Bonus is separate from the annual bonus. An approval of a Special Bonus to the CEO, that meets the aforesaid
conditions, shall not be subject to the approval of the General Meeting, as long as the aggregate amount of the Special Bonus does not
exceed 12 monthly salaries, provided that the CEO is not a director of the Company.
6.4 COMMISSIONS
The CEO may decide to grant Israeli and/or non-Israeli
Subordinate Executives that are providing services of sales, marketing and/or business development for the Company, with commissions,
as shall be determined in their employment agreement (the “Sales Executives” and “Commission”, respectively).
The purpose of granting Commissions to Sales Executives is to incentivize Sales Executives to increase the amount of sales of Company’s
products. For each Sales Executive, the aggregate amount of Commissions paid by the Company in each calendar year shall be up to 12% of
the Company’s income from sales, and in any case, the amount paid for each Sales Executive shall not exceed $1,000,000. The Commissions
will be paid on either a monthly or quarterly basis. The maximum amount of Commissions shall be considered from time to time considering
the Company’s operation.
The Commission paid to a Sales Executive shall
be separate from the Bonus and/or Special Bonus given to them, or instead of Bonus and/or Special Bonus, as decided in each case by the
CEO. shall be limited by the ratio between the fixed compensation and variable compensation, as further specified in section 8 herein.
| 2 | Subject to Section 8 below. |
3 |
If a Bonus is paid to the CEO with respect to the achievement of MBOs, the Company shall provide disclosure of the CEO’s achievement of such MBOs. |
6.5. EQUITY BASED INCENTIVES
Equity-based compensation may be granted to Executives,
subject to the Company incentive option and RSUs plan, as may be in effect from time to time (collectively, the “Equity Incentive
Plans”), in any form permitted under such plans, including stock options and/or RSUs. Such Equity Incentive Plans will be designed
to allow non-required shareholders dilution on the one hand, yet to provide a long-term retention tool and spreading the risk for gain,
on the other hand.
All equity-based incentives granted to Executives
shall be subject to vesting over a vesting period of up to five (5) years in order to promote long-term retention of the awarded Executives
and may be further subject to full acceleration upon a change of control event, if determined and approved by the Compensation Committee
and the Board. Unless otherwise determined in a specific share option and/or RSUs award agreement and unless accelerated upon a change
of control event (according to Companies law), options/RSUs grants to Executives shall be exercisable according to a Vesting Schedule
(“VS”). The VS of the options/RSUs per individual grantee of the Subordinate Executives will be as per the CEOs decision,
spread over the vesting period in equal or non-equal quantities, through equal or non-equal periods as per CEO’s decision. Unless
otherwise determined in a specific share option award agreement, the exercise price of the equity-based compensation, in case of options,
shall be calculated according to the average closing price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares represented by American Depository Shares
on the Nasdaq during the last 30 trading days prior to the date of grant. For the avoidance of any doubt, as further specified in the
Company’s Equity Incentive Plans, ungranted equity -based compensation for Executives and/or employees, shall not exceed 20% of
the Company’s fully diluted share capital. With approval of the compensation committee and the board of directors, the company can
decide to replace existing Options with RSUs or existing options with other Options, in different quantities of RSUs and/or Options as
well as with different vesting periods and/or exercise price or in different quantities or RSUs and/or Options.
The Equity-based compensation granted to an Executive
in each 12-month period shall not exceed at the date of the grant, the aggregate amount of five thousand percent (5000%) (fifty times)
of the cost of the Executive’s annual salary, including benefits, calculated by the Black & Scholes model. as the vesting will
be per the specific agreement with the executive.
6.6 ANNUAL EQUITY-BASED PLAN FOR COMPANY’S
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
An annual equity-based plan to purchase Ordinary
Shares by non-executive directors under the Company’s Employee Stock Option Plan (2015) (the “Plan”), will be
allowed, as follows:
6.6.1 Annual Grant for non-executive board members
At the beginning
of each yearBy the end of each twelve (12) months, commencing
on January 1, 2025starting at the date of the first annual meeting to be held in 2022,
all non-executive directors who are members of the Board of Directors at this time, shall be entitled (without
the need of further shareholders’ approval) to a certain amount of restricted share units (“RSUs”)
to be vested into Ordinary Shares of the Company, as follows (the “Annual Grant”):
|
(i) |
For each non-executive member of the Board of Directors- Annual RSUs in the maximum value of $125,000 and in any case no more than 60,00010,000 RSUs, vested over a three-year period. |
or
|
(ii) |
For a non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors- Annual RSUs in the maximum value of $125,000 and in any case no more than 60,000 30,000 RSUs vested over a three-year period. |
In addition to (i)
or (ii), as applicable:
|
(iii) |
For a non-executive chairman of each committee of the Board of Directors- additional 10,000 RSUs, for each committee. |
or
|
(iv) |
For a non-executive committee member of each committee of the Board of Directors- additional 3,000 RSUs for each committee. |
Final
number of RSUs will be calculated based on the average closing price of the ADS in the last 30 days before the last day of the required
approval for entitlement (the “Date of Grant”).
The
RSUs would continue to vest annually over a three-year period. For new non-executive directors joining the Board of Directors, outside
of the normal annual general meeting cycle, annual equity awards would be pro-rated to reflect the remaining period in the annual cycle
until the next planned award date. The pro-rated amount of RSUs will be subject to a standard three-year vesting.
In
case a non-executive director ceases any of his or her duties as mentioned above, the unvested RSUs which were granted to him or her for
his or her duty will expire immediately. Any annual grant of RSUs will be subject to standard three-year vesting under the Plan; 1/3 of
the amount of the RSUs granted to each non-executive director shall vest on each anniversary following the Date of Grant (as applicable).
6.6.2 One-Time Grant for
new non-executive directors appointed by the Board of Directors or first elected by the Annual General Meeting of shareholders
As of the date of first election/appointment
of the non-executive director, he or she shall be entitled to a one-time grant of certain amount of RSUs to be vested into Ordinary Shares
of the Company, as follows (the “One-Time Grant”):
|
(i) |
For each new non-executive director– 30,000 RSUs. |
or
|
(ii) |
For a new non-executive chairman of the Board- 70,000 RSUs. |
In addition to (i)
or (ii), as applicable:
|
(iii) |
For new non-executive chairman of each committee of the Board of Directors- additional 25,000 RSUs for each committee. |
or
|
(iv) |
For new non-executive member of each committee of the Board of Directors- additional 5,000 RSUs for each committee. |
In case a non-executive director
ceases any of his or her duties as mentioned above, the unvested RSUs which were granted to him or her for his or her duty will expire
immediately. Any Annual Grant or One-Time Grant will be subject to standard three-year vesting under the Plan; 1/3 of the amount of the
RSUs granted to each non-executive director shall vest on each anniversary following the date of grant (as applicable).
The Annual Grant and the One-Time
Grant are referred to together as the: “Annual Equity-based Plan”.
6.7 ANNUAL CASH RETAINER FOR
COMPANY’S NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
The annual cash retainer shall
be paid (without the need of further shareholders’ approval) on a quarterly basis, and shall apply to the non-executive directors,
or to such non-executive directors that will be appointed or elected in the future, effective from their respective appointment or election,
commencing on January 1, 2025, and shall include:
|
● |
Annual Board member cash retainer of $65,000; |
|
● |
Annual committee member cash retainer of $10,000 for audit committee; $7,500 for compensation committee; |
|
● |
Annual Board Chair cash retainer of $115,000; |
|
● |
Annual committee Chair cash retainer of $20,000 for audit committee; $15,000 for compensation committee. |
The
annual cash retainer will be paid on a quarterly basis, and shall apply to the non-executive directors, or to such non-executive directors
that will be appointed or elected in the future, effective from their respective appointment or election, commencing on January 1, 2025.
7. |
Inter-Company Compensation Ratio |
The Compensation Committee and the Board have
examined the ratio between the annual salary of Executives and the average and median salary of the other employees of the Company. The
Company has decided that the ratio between the compensation of the Israeli Executives to the average and median salary of the rest of
the employees in the Company will not be higher than 50 times, and the ratio between the compensation of the non- Israeli Executives to
the average and median salary of the rest of the employees in the Company will not be higher than 50 times. The Compensation Committee
and the Board consider the intercompany compensation ratio should be reasonable, fair and appropriate, in commensuration with labor market
conditions in specific territory where the Executive and/or employees reside, taking into account the senior position of the Executives
and their scope of responsibilities and believe it will not have a negative impact on work relations in the Company.
8. |
RATIO BETWEEN FIXED COMPENSTION AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION |
Unless otherwise determined in a specific Executive
employment agreement (to be approved by the Board), the maximum value of the variable compensation components shall be up to 500% of each
Executive’s total fixed compensation package on an annual basis.
The total variable compensation, for each Executive,
in one calendar year (including the lump sum sign up bonus in section 5.1, the annual bonus in section 6.2) and any other compensation
that is deemed as variable compensation, shall not exceed the above-mentioned limitation in this section 8. Moreover, the total discretionary
compensation of the CEO in one calendar year (including the lump sum sign up bonus in section 5.1, and the discretionary component of
the annual bonus in section 6.2) and any other compensation that is deemed to be discretionary compensation, shall not exceed the aggregate
amount equivalent to 24 gross base monthly salaries of the CEO.
The Company may seek reimbursement of all, or
a portion of any compensation paid to an Executive based on financial data included in Company’s financial statements in any fiscal
year that are found to be inaccurate and are subsequently restated.
In any such event, Company will seek reimbursement
from the Executives to the extent such Executives would not have been entitled to all or a portion of such compensation, based on the
financial data included in the restated financial statements.
The Compensation Committee will be responsible
for approving the amounts to be recouped and for setting terms for such recoupment from time to time.
Monetary amounts in this Policy are quoted in
$/NIS, yet subject to the applicable currency exchange rates. According to the relative time an Executive spends in different territories
and geographies, periodical adjustments to the different currencies’ exchange rates will be applied, subject to approval of compensation
committee when it is related to the CEO, and as needed as those exchange rates relate to certain payments due to the Executive which are
approved but not originally quoted, while not in the currencies which fit the specific updated circumstances.
11. |
REVIEW, RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVAL OF THE POLICY |
The Compensation Committee shall review and evaluate
this Policy from time to time, monitor its implementation, and recommend to the Board and the General Meeting to make any amendment or
restatement to the Policy as it deems necessary from time to time.
Pursuant to the Companies Law, this Policy will
be brought to the approval of the General Meeting, and once adopted, unless otherwise determined by the Board and the General Meeting,
shall serve as the Company’s Policy for three years commencing as of its adoption by the General Meeting.
* * * * * *
A-9
Exhibit 99.4
NANO DIMENSION LTD.
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned hereby appoints, Mr. Tomer Pinchas,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Company”), and Mr. Dotan Bar-Natan,
the Company’s General Counsel, and each of them, as agents and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each
of them, to represent and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all the Ordinary Shares of the Company which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held at the offices of the Company at 2
Ilan Ramon, Ness Ziona 7403635, Israel, on December 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Israel time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof,
upon the following matter, which is more fully described in the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement relating
to 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 each
proposed resolution to be presented at the Meeting for which the Board of Directors recommends a “FOR”. Any and all proxies
heretofore given by the undersigned are hereby revoked.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse
side)
NANO DIMENSTION LTD.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Date of Meeting: December 6, 2024
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE. PLEASE
MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE ☒
1. |
To approve the re-appointment
of Somekh Chaikin, Certified Public Accountants (Israel), a member of KPMG International, as the Company’s independent auditor
firm until the next annual general meeting of the shareholders, and to authorize the Company’s Board of Directors to determine
their compensation until the next annual general meeting of shareholders. |
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ABSTAIN |
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To approve the re-election
of Mr. Yoav Stern to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as Class I director for a three-year term until the Company’s
2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s
Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier. |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
2b. |
To approve the re-election
of 4-star General (ret.) Michael X. Garrett to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director for a three-year
term o until the Company’s 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance
with the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier. |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
2c. |
To approve the election of Mr. Robert (Bob) Pons to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director for a three-year term o until the Company’s 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier. |
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ABSTAIN |
2d. |
To approve the election of Mr. Ofir Baharav to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class I director for a three-year term o until the Company’s 2027 annual general meeting of shareholders and until he ceases to serve in office in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association or any law, whichever is the earlier. |
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ABSTAIN |
3. |
To approve an annual cash retainer and equity-based compensation for all of the Company’s non-executive directors, and to approve an amendment of the Company’s Compensation Policy accordingly, as set forth in the Proxy Statement. |
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FOR |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
4. |
To approve the compensation terms of
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yoav Stern, as set forth in the Proxy Statement. |
A “controlling shareholder”
is any shareholder that can direct the Company’s activities (other than by means of being a director or office holder of the Company).
A person is presumed to be a controlling shareholder if he or she holds or controls, by himself or together with others, one half or more
of any one of the “means of control” of a company; in the context of a transaction with an interested party, a shareholder
who holds 25% or more of the voting rights in the company if no other shareholder holds more than 50% of the voting rights in the company,
is also presumed to be a controlling shareholder. “Means of control” is defined as any one of the following: (i) the
right to vote at a general meeting of a company, or (ii) the right to appoint directors of a company or its chief executive officer.
“Personal interest” is defined
under the Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”) as: (1) a shareholder’s personal interest in
the approval of an act or a transaction of the Company, including (i) the personal interest of any of his or her relatives (which includes
for these purposes foregoing shareholder’s spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents, descendants, and spouse’s descendants,
siblings, and parents, and the spouse of any of the foregoing); (ii) a personal interest of a corporation in which a shareholder or any
of his/her aforementioned relatives serve as a director or the chief executive officer, owns at least 5% of its issued share capital or
its voting rights or has the right to appoint a director or chief executive officer; and (iii) a personal interest of an individual voting
via a power of attorney given by a third party (even if the empowering shareholder has no personal interest), and the vote of an attorney-in-fact
shall be considered a personal interest vote if the empowering shareholder has a personal interest, and all with no regard as to whether
the attorney-in-fact has voting discretion or not, but (2) excludes a personal interest arising solely from the fact of holding shares
in the Company.
PLEASE NOTE! That by signing and submitting
this proxy card, you declare that you are not a controlling shareholder of the Company (as defined in the Companies Law and specified
above), and that you have no personal interest (as defined in the Companies Law and specified above) in the approval of items 3 and 4
on the agenda of the 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders, which require such declaration under the Companies Law, except as notified
to the Company via Email to Mr. Dotan Bar-Natan, the Company’s General Counsel, at +972-545-651174 or via email: dotan.bar-natan@nano-di.com.
5. |
To amend Article 39 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Association, as set forth in the Proxy Statement. |
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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized
to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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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 signer 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.
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