As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2017
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 20-F
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
Commission File No.: 001-37600
NANO DIMENSION LTD.
(Exact
name
of
registrant
as
specified
in
its
charter)
Translation
of
registrant’s
name
into
English:
Not applicable
State of Israel
(Jurisdiction
of
incorporation
or
organization)
2 Ilan Ramon
Ness Ziona
7403635 Israel
(Address
of
principal
executive
offices)
Amit Dror
Chief Executive Officer
+972-073-7509142
amit@nano-di.com
2 Ilan Ramon
Ness Ziona
7403635 Israel
(Name,
Telephone,
E-mail
and/or
Facsimile
number
and
Address
of
Company
Contact
Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of
each
class:
American Depository Shares each representing 5
Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.10 per share(1)
Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.10 per share(2)
(1) Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts.
Name
of
each
exchange
on
which
registered
or
to
be
registered:
NASDAQ Capital Market
(2) Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares.
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
50,142,804 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.10 per share
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act of 1934.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months.
Yes ☐ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☒
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing.
U.S. GAAP ☐
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒
Other ☐
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
☐ Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company.
Yes ☐ No ☒
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
PART I
ITEM 1.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
ITEM 4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
ITEM 4A.
ITEM 5.
A.
B.
E.
F.
ITEM 6.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
ITEM 7.
A.
B.
C.
ITEM 8.
A.
B.
IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS.
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE.
KEY INFORMATION.
Selected Financial Data.
Capitalization and Indebtedness.
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds.
Risk Factors.
INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY.
History and Development of the Company.
Business Overview.
Organizational Structure.
Property, Plants and Equipment.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS.
Operating Results.
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations.
DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES.
Directors and Senior Management.
Compensation.
Board Practices.
Employees.
Share Ownership.
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
Major Shareholders.
Related Party Transactions.
Interests of Experts and Counsel.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information.
Significant Changes.
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ITEM 10.
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ITEM 11.
ITEM 12.
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B.
C.
D.
THE OFFER AND LISTING.
Offer and Listing Details.
Plan of Distribution.
Markets.
Selling Shareholders.
Dilution.
Expenses of the Issue.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Share Capital.
Articles of Association.
Material Contracts.
Exchange Controls.
Taxation.
Dividends and Paying Agents.
Statement by Experts.
Documents on Display.
Subsidiary Information.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES.
Debt Securities.
Warrants and rights.
Other Securities.
American Depositary Shares.
PART II
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES.
MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 14.
ITEM 15.
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS.
ITEM 16C.
ITEM 16D.
ITEM 16E.
ITEM 16F.
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
ITEM 17.
ITEM 18.
ITEM 19.
SIGNATURES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
EXHIBITS.
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INTRODUCTION
We are a development-stage company engaged in the development of a three-dimensional (3D) printer that prints electronic circuit boards, also known as
printed circuit boards (PCBs), and ink materials and products based on nano-technology. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer currently in development uses our
proprietary ink and integrated software to quickly create fully functioning PCB prototypes. Our 3D printer builds PCBs by depositing multiple layers of “ink”
material, one on top of another. We enhance the ability of electrical engineers, designers and manufacturers to conceptualize, test and develop PCBs in a shortened
development cycle bypassing common prototyping bottlenecks.
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in December 1960. Our Ordinary Shares, or Ordinary Shares, are listed on the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange, or TASE, under the symbol “NNDM.” On March 7, 2016, our American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, each representing five of our Ordinary Shares,
commenced trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “NNDM”.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “Nano Dimension” refer to Nano Dimension Ltd. and its subsidiary, Nano
Dimension Technologies Ltd., an Israeli corporation.
References to “U.S. dollars” and “$” are to currency of the United States of America, and references to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels. References to
“Ordinary Shares” are to our Ordinary Shares, par value of NIS 0.1 per share. We report financial information under International Financial Reporting Standards,
or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and none of the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States. Unless otherwise indicated, U.S. dollar convenience translations of NIS amounts presented in this annual report on Form
20-F for the year ended on December 31, 2016 are translated using the rate of NIS 3.845 to $1.00, the exchange rate reported by the Bank of Israel on December
31, 2016, U.S. dollar convenience translations of NIS amounts presented in this annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended on December 31,2015 are translated
using the rate of NIS 3.902 to $1.00, the exchange rate reported by the Bank of Israel on December 31, 2015, and U.S. dollar convenience translations of NIS
amounts presented in this annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended on December 31, 2014 are translated using the rate of NIS 3.889 to $1.00, the exchange
rate reported by the Bank of Israel on December 31, 2014.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information included or incorporated by reference in this annual report on Form 20-F may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Forward-looking statements are often characterized by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “believe,” “should,” “intend,” “project” or other similar words,
but are not the only way these statements are identified.
These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans and strategies, statements that contain
projections of results of operations or of financial condition, expected capital needs and expenses, statements relating to the research, development, completion and
use of our products, and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project,
believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future.
1
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We have based these forward-looking
statements on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions,
expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate.
Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements include, among other things:
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the overall global economic environment;
the impact of competition and new technologies;
general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which we operate;
projected capital expenditures and liquidity;
changes in our strategy;
litigation; and
those factors referred to in “Item 3. Key Information – D. Risk Factors,” “Item 4. Information on the Company,” and “Item 5. Operating and
Financial Review and Prospects”, as well as in this annual report on Form 20-F generally.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout this annual report on Form 20-F which are designed to advise
interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this annual report on Form 20-F are made as of
the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law.
In addition, the section of this annual report on Form 20-F entitled “Item 4. Information on the Company” contains information obtained from
independent industry sources and other sources that we have not independently verified.
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ITEM 1.
IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2.
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
PART I
Not applicable.
ITEM 3.
KEY INFORMATION
A. Selected Financial Data
The selected consolidated financial data for the fiscal years set forth in the table below have been derived from our consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto. We derived the selected data under the captions “Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income Data” for the years
ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, and “Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Data” as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 from the audited
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. We derived the selected data under the captions “Consolidated Statement of Profit or
Loss and Other Comprehensive Income Data” for the years ended December 31, 2013 and “Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Data” as of December
31, 2014 and 2013 from audited financial statements that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 20-F. The selected financial data should be read in
conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, and are qualified entirely by reference to such consolidated financial statements. Other financial and
operating data contains unaudited information that is not derived from our financial statements.
(in
thousands
except
per
share
data)
2013
Year Ended December 31,
2015
2014
2016
NIS
-
-
-
-
3,339
1,426
62
4,703
9,358
117
14,178
-
-
-
-
806
134
40
900
-
34
934
-
-
-
-
11,153
11,229
6
22,376
-
(1,384)
20,992
175
72
668
565
15,606
18,443
-
34,614
(144)
34,470
0.25
1.11
0.78
0.85
Year Ended
December 31,
2016
USD-
Convenience
Translation
46
19
174
147
4,059
4,797
9,003
-
(38)
8,965
0.22
3,684
12,754
26,819
40,760
40,760
Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other
Comprehensive Income Data:
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues- amortization of intangible
Gross loss
Research and development expenses, net
General and administrative expenses
Other income
Operating loss
Listing expenses
Finance expenses (income), net
Total Comprehensive loss
Basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share
Weighted average of number of Ordinary Shares used in the
calculation of the basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share-
thousands
(in
thousands)
As of December 31,
2013
2014
2015
2016
As of
December 31,
2016
USD-
Convenience
Translation
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Data:
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total non-current liabilities
Accumulated loss
Total equity (deficit)
NIS
806
2,420
370
15,142
663
5
51
-
964
(188)
33,811
51,538
993
36,134
47,004
47,599
85,459
3,675
70,604
74,218
12,379
22,226
956
18,363
19,302
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Other financial and operating data (unaudited):
EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
Year Ended December 31,
2016
(NIS
thousands)
2016
(U.S. dollars
thousands-
convenience
translation)
(32,642)
(24,857)
(8,490)
(6,465)
EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as earnings before financial expense (income), income tax, depreciation and amortization, disposal of
property plant and equipment, and other income (expenses), net. We believe that EBITDA, as described above, should be considered in evaluating the company’s
operations. EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by backing out potential differences caused by
variations in capital structures (affecting financial expenses (income), net), and the age and depreciation charges and amortization of fixed and intangible assets,
respectively (affecting relative depreciation and amortization expense, respectively) and EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance
because they are widely used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to one-
time costs associated with non-recurring events and without regard to non-cash items.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as earnings before financial expense (income), income tax, depreciation and amortization,
disposal of property plant and equipment, other income (expenses), net and share based payments. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, as described above, should
be considered in evaluating the company’s operations. Adjusted EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to
company by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting financial expenses (income), net), and the age and depreciation
charges and amortization of fixed and intangible assets, respectively (affecting relative depreciation and amortization expense, respectively) and Adjusted EBITDA
is useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because they are widely used by investors, securities analysts and other interested parties to
measure a company’s operating performance without regard to one-time costs associated with non-recurring events and without regard to non-cash items, such as
expenses related to share based payments.
The following is a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA:
Net loss
Financing income, net
Depreciation, amortization and disposal of property plant and equipment
EBITDA
Share based payments
Adjusted EBITDA
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Year Ended December 31,
2016
(NIS
thousands)
2016
(U.S. dollars
thousands-
convenience
translation)
34,470
144
(1,972)
(32,642)
(7,785)
(24,857)
8,965
38
(513)
(8,490)
(2,025)
(6,465)
The following table sets forth information regarding the exchange rates of U.S. dollars per NIS for the periods indicated. Average rates are calculated by
using the daily representative rates as reported by the Bank of Israel on the last day of each month during the periods presented.
EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION
Year Ended December 31,
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
High
NIS per U.S. dollars
Low
Average
3.983
4.053
3.994
3.791
4.084
3.746
3.761
3.402
3.471
3.700
Period End
3.845
3.902
3.889
3.471
3.733
3.840
3.884
3.577
3.609
3.856
The following table sets forth the high and low daily representative rates for the NIS as reported by the Bank of Israel for each of the prior six months.
High
NIS per U.S. dollars
Low
Average
3.768
3.860
3.867
3.876
3.856
3.786
3.659
3.769
3.787
3.799
3.778
3.746
Period End
3.659
3.769
3.845
3.839
3.849
3.758
3.729
3.818
3.828
3.843
3.822
3.766
Month
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
B. Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not applicable.
C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
D. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information in this annual report on Form 20-F. The risks described
below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially
and adversely affect our business operations. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business and financial condition could suffer and the price of our ADSs could
decline.
Risks Related to Our Financial Condition and Capital Requirements
We are a development-stage company and have a limited operating history on which to assess the prospects for our business, have incurred significant
losses since the date of inception of Nano Dimension Technologies Ltd., and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses until we are able to
successfully commercialize our products.
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From March 7, 2014, until August 25, 2014, we were a “shell corporation” and did not have any business activity, excluding administrative management.
On August 25, 2014, we closed a merger transaction, or the Merger, with Nano Dimension Technologies Ltd., or the Subsidiary, whereby we acquired 100% of the
share capital of the Subsidiary. Since the date of the Merger, we have been operating as a development-stage company and have a limited operating history on
which to assess the prospects for our business, have incurred significant losses, and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable
future.
Since the date of inception of the Subsidiary, and as of December 31, 2016, we have incurred net losses of approximately NIS 71 million (approximately
$18.4 million).
Since the date of the Merger, we have devoted substantially all of our financial resources to develop our products. To date, we have generated
insignificant revenues from the sale and lease of our products as a part of our beta plan. Since the Merger, we have financed our operations primarily through the
issuance of equity securities. The amount of our future net losses and our ability to finance our operations will depend, in part, on completing the development of
our products, the rate of our future expenditures and our ability to obtain funding through the issuance of our securities, strategic collaborations or grants. We
expect to continue to incur significant losses until we are able to successfully commercialize our products. We anticipate that our expenses will increase
substantially if and as we:
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continue the development of our products;
establish a sales, marketing, and distribution infrastructure to commercialize our products;
seek to identify, assess, acquire, license, and/or develop other products and subsequent generations of our current products;
seek to maintain, protect, and expand our intellectual property portfolio;
seek to attract and retain skilled personnel; and
create additional infrastructure to support our operations as a public company and our product development and planned future commercialization
efforts.
We have generated insignificant revenues from the sale of our current products and may never be profitable.
We have not yet commercialized any of our products and have generated insignificant revenues since the date of the Merger. Our ability to generate
significant revenues and achieve profitability depends on our ability to successfully complete the development of, and to commercialize, our products. Our ability
to generate future revenue from product sales depends heavily on our success in many areas, including but not limited to:
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completing development of our products;
establishing and maintaining supply and manufacturing relationships with third parties that can provide adequate (in amount and quality) products to
support market demand for our products;
launching and commercializing products, either directly or with a collaborator or distributor;
addressing any competing technological and market developments;
identifying, assessing, acquiring and/or developing new products;
negotiating favorable terms in any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter;
● maintaining, protecting and expanding our portfolio of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets and know-how; and
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attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel.
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We expect that we will need to raise substantial additional funding before we can expect to become profitable from sales of our products. This additional
financing may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Failure to obtain this necessary capital when needed may force us to delay, limit or
terminate our product development efforts or other operations.
We expect that we will require additional capital to commercialize our products. In addition, our operating plans may change as a result of many factors
that may currently be unknown to us, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Our future funding requirements will depend on many
factors, including but not limited to:
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the scope, rate of progress, results and cost of product development, and other related activities;
the cost of manufacturing and establishing commercial supplies, of our products;
the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities; and
the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing, and other arrangements that we may establish.
Any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from their day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ability to develop and
commercialize our products. In addition, we cannot guarantee that future financing will be available in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Moreover, the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of our stockholders and the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or
debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs to decline. The incurrence of indebtedness could result
in increased fixed payment obligations, and we may be required to agree to certain restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt,
limitations on our ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our
business. We could also be required to seek funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or otherwise at an earlier stage than otherwise would be
desirable, and we may be required to relinquish rights to some of our technologies or products or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to us, any of which may
have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects. Even if we believe that we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating
plans, we may seek additional capital if market conditions are favorable or if we have specific strategic considerations.
If we are unable to obtain funding on a timely basis, we may be required to significantly curtail, delay or discontinue one or more of our research or
development programs or the commercialization of any products or be unable to expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities, as
desired, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Raising additional capital would cause dilution to our existing shareholders, and may affect the rights of existing shareholders.
We may seek additional capital through a combination of private and public equity offerings, debt financings and collaborations and strategic and
licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest will be
diluted, and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a holder of our ADSs.
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Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Our future success depends in part on our ability to retain our executive officers and to attract, retain and motivate other qualified personnel.
We are highly dependent on Amit Dror, our Chief Executive Officer, Simon Anthony-Fried, our Chief Marketing Officer, Sharon Fima, our Chief
Technology Officer and Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon, our Chief Operating Officer. The loss of their services without a proper replacement may adversely impact the
achievement of our objectives. Messrs. Dror, Fried, Ben-Noon and Fima may leave our employment at any time subject to contractual notice periods, as applicable.
Recruiting and retaining other qualified employees, consultants, and advisors for our business, including scientific and technical personnel, will also be critical to
our success. There is currently a shortage of skilled personnel in our industry, which is likely to continue. As a result, competition for skilled personnel is intense
and the turnover rate can be high. We may not be able to attract and retain personnel on acceptable terms given the competition in the industry in which we
operate. The inability to recruit and retain qualified personnel, or the loss of the services of our executive officers, without proper replacement, may impede the
progress of our development and commercialization objectives.
We depend entirely on the success of our current products in development, and we may not be able to successfully introduce these products and
commercialize them.
We have invested almost all of our efforts and financial resources in the research and development of our products in development. As a result, our
business is entirely dependent on our ability to complete the development of, and to successfully commercialize, our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer and ink products.
The process to the development and commercialization is long, complex, costly and uncertain of outcome. Recently, we initiated a beta program and have
delivered beta versions of our 3D printer to six partners that use the printer and provide feedback to us. In addition, we have had more than 3,500 entities join our
waitlist for information about our DragonFly 2020 3D printer. Nevertheless, we cannot assure you that any beta partner arrangements or any of these inquiries will
lead to actual sales of our products.
We may not be able to introduce products acceptable to customers and we may not be able to improve the technology used in our current systems in
response to changing technology and end-user needs.
The markets in which we operate are subject to rapid and substantial innovation and technological change, mainly driven by technological advances and
end-user requirements and preferences, as well as the emergence of new standards and practices. Even if we are able to complete the development of our Dragonfly
2020 3D printer, our ability to compete in the 3D printing and PCB markets will depend, in large part, on our future success in enhancing our existing products and
developing new 3D printing systems that will address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of prospective end-users, and respond to technological
advances and industry standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis or otherwise gain market acceptance.
Even if we successfully introduce our existing products in development, it is likely that new systems and technologies that we develop will eventually
supplant our existing systems or that our competitors will create systems that will replace our systems. As a result, any of our products may be rendered obsolete or
uneconomical by our or others’ technological advances.
We rely on highly-skilled technical personnel and if we are unable to attract, retain or motivate key personnel or hire qualified personnel, we may not be
able to grow or our business may contract, which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our performance is largely dependent on the talents and efforts of highly-skilled individuals, particularly our printing-system engineers, nanotech
chemists, electrical engineers, software engineers, mechanical engineers and computer professionals. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to
identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly-skilled personnel and, if we are unable to hire and train a sufficient number of qualified employees for any
reason, we may not be able to implement our current initiatives or grow, or our business may contract and we may lose market share. Moreover, certain of our
competitors or other technology businesses may seek to hire our employees. There is no assurance that any equity or other incentives that we grant to our
employees will be adequate to attract, retain and motivate employees in the future. If we do not succeed in attracting, retaining and motivating highly qualified
personnel, our business will suffer.
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We may not be able to successfully manage our planned growth and expansion.
We expect to continue to make investments in our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer in development and our related ink products. We expect that our annual
operating expenses will continue to increase as we invest in sales and marketing, research and development, manufacturing and production infrastructure, and
develop customer service and support resources for future customers. Our failure to expand operational and financial systems timely or efficiently could result in
operating inefficiencies, which could increase our costs and expenses more than we had planned and prevent us from successfully executing our business plan. We
may not be able to offset the costs of operation expansion by leveraging the economies of scale from our growth in negotiations with our suppliers and contract
manufacturers. Additionally, if we increase our operating expenses in anticipation of the growth of our business and this growth does not meet our expectations,
our financial results will be negatively impacted.
If our business grows, we will have to manage additional product design projects, materials procurement processes, and sales efforts and marketing for an
increasing number of products, as well as expand the number and scope of our relationships with suppliers, distributors and end customers. If we fail to manage
these additional responsibilities and relationships successfully, we may incur significant costs, which may negatively impact our operating results. Additionally, in
our efforts to be first to market with new products with innovative functionality and features, we may devote significant research and development resources to
products and product features for which a market does not develop quickly, or at all. If we are not able to predict market trends accurately, we may not benefit from
such research and development activities, and our results of operations may suffer.
As our future development and commercialization plans and strategies develop, we expect to need additional managerial, operational, sales, marketing,
financial and legal personnel. Our management may need to divert a disproportionate amount of its attention away from our day-to-day activities and devote a
substantial amount of time to managing these growth activities. We may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations, which may result in
weaknesses in our infrastructure, operational mistakes, loss of business opportunities, failure to deliver and timely deliver our products to customers, loss of
employees and reduced productivity among remaining employees. Our expected growth could require significant capital expenditures and may divert financial
resources from other projects, such as the development of additional new products. If our management is unable to effectively manage our growth, our expenses
may increase more than expected, our ability to generate and/or grow revenue could be reduced, and we may not be able to implement our business strategy.
Our operating results and financial condition may fluctuate.
Even if we are successful in introducing our products to the market, the operating results and financial condition of our company may fluctuate from
quarter to quarter and year to year and are likely to continue to vary due to a number of factors, many of which will not be within our control. If our operating
results do not meet the guidance that we provide to the market place or the expectations of securities analysts or investors, the market price of our Ordinary Shares
will likely decline. Fluctuations in our operating results and financial condition may be due to a number of factors, including those listed below and those identified
throughout this “Risk Factors” section:
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changes in the amount that that we spend to develop, acquire or license new products, consumables, technologies or businesses;
changes in the amounts that we spend to promote our products and services;
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delays between our expenditures to develop and market new or enhanced systems and consumables and the generation of sales from those products;
development of new competitive products and services by others;
difficulty in predicting sales patterns and reorder rates that may result from a multi-tier distribution strategy associated with new product categories;
litigation or threats of litigation, including intellectual property claims by third parties;
changes in accounting rules and tax laws;
the geographic distribution of our sales;
our responses to price competition;
general economic and industry conditions that affect end-user demand and end-user levels of product design and manufacturing;
changes in interest rates that affect returns on our cash balances and short-term investments;
changes in dollar-shekel exchange rates that affect the value of our net assets, future revenues and expenditures from and/or relating to our activities
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Due to all of the foregoing factors, and the other risks discussed in this annual report on Form 20-F, you should not rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons
of our operating results as an indicator of our future performance.
The markets in which we participate are competitive. Even if we are successful in completing the development of our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer, our
failure to compete successfully could cause any future revenues and the demand for our products not to materialize or to decline over time.
We aim to compete for customers with a wide variety of manufacturers that create PCBs. Our principal current competition consists of companies that
produce prototype PCBs by traditional reductive manufacturing means, which include etching, pressing and drilling. Many of these companies have extensive track
records and relationships within the electronics industry. While we are not aware of any other company that currently offers an in-house 3D printer that is capable
of printing multi-layer PCBs, there are a large number of companies engaged in additive manufacturing and 3D printing solutions.
Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories and more extensive name recognition than we have and may also have
greater financial, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and other resources than we have. Current and future competitors may be able to respond more quickly to
new or emerging technologies and changes in end-user demands and to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than we
can. Our current and potential competitors may develop and market new technologies that render our existing or future products obsolete, unmarketable or less
competitive (whether from a price perspective or otherwise). We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain a competitive position or to compete
successfully against current and future sources of competition.
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Defects in products could give rise to product returns or product liability, warranty or other claims that could result in material expenses, diversion of
management time and attention, and damage to our reputation.
Even if we are successful in introducing our products to the market, our products may contain undetected defects or errors that, despite testing, are not
discovered until after a product has been used. This could result in delayed market acceptance of those products, claims from distributors, end-users or others,
increased end-user service and support costs and warranty claims, damage to our reputation and business, or significant costs to correct the defect or error. We may
from time to time become subject to warranty or product liability claims that could lead to significant expenses as we need to compensate affected end-users for
costs incurred related to product quality issues.
This risk of product liability claims may also be greater due to the use of certain hazardous chemicals used in the manufacture of certain of our products.
In addition, we may be subject to claims that our 3D printers have been, or may be, used to create parts that are not in compliance with legal requirements.
Any claim brought against us, regardless of its merit, could result in material expense, diversion of management time and attention, and damage to our
reputation, and could cause us to fail to retain or attract customers. Currently, we maintain minimal product liability insurance. Our product liability insurance is
subject to significant deductibles and there is no guarantee that such insurance will be available or adequate to protect against all such claims. Costs or payments
made in connection with warranty and product liability claims and product recalls or other claims could materially affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
If our relationships with suppliers for our products and services, especially with single source suppliers of components of our products, were to terminate
or our manufacturing arrangements were to be disrupted, our business could be interrupted.
We purchase component parts and raw materials that are used in our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer and ink products from third-party suppliers, some of
whom may compete with us. While there are several potential suppliers of most of these component parts and raw materials that we use, we currently choose to use
only one or a limited number of suppliers for several of these components and materials. Our reliance on a single or limited number of vendors involves a number
of risks, including:
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product performance shortfalls, if traceable to particular product components, since the supplier of the faulty component cannot readily be replaced;
discontinuation of a product on which we rely;
potential insolvency of these vendors; and
reduced control over delivery schedules, manufacturing capabilities, quality and costs.
In addition, we require any new supplier to become “qualified” pursuant to our internal procedures. The qualification process involves evaluations of
varying durations, which may cause production delays if we were required to qualify a new supplier unexpectedly. We generally assemble our systems and parts
based on our internal forecasts and the availability of raw materials, assemblies, components and finished goods that are supplied to us by third parties, which are
subject to various lead times. If certain suppliers were to decide to discontinue production of an assembly, component or raw material that we use, the
unanticipated change in the availability of supplies, or unanticipated supply limitations, could cause delays in, or loss of, sales, increased production or related
costs and consequently reduced margins, and damage to our reputation. If we were unable to find a suitable supplier for a particular component, material or
compound, we could be required to modify our existing products or the end-parts that we offer to accommodate substitute components, material or compounds.
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Discontinuation of operations at our manufacturing sites could prevent us from timely filling customer orders and could lead to unforeseen costs for us.
We plan to assemble and test the systems that we sell, and produce consumables for our systems, at single facilities in various locations that are
specifically dedicated to separate categories of systems and consumables. Because of our reliance on all of these production facilities, a disruption at any of those
facilities could materially damage our ability to supply 3D printers, other systems or consumable materials to the marketplace in a timely manner. Depending on
the cause of the disruption, we could also incur significant costs to remedy the disruption and resume product shipments. Such disruptions may be caused by,
among other factors, earthquakes, fire, flood and other natural disasters. Accordingly, any such disruption could result in a material adverse effect on our revenue,
results of operations and earnings, and could also potentially damage our reputation.
Our planned international operations will expose us to additional market and operational risks, and failure to manage these risks may adversely affect
our business and operating results.
We expect to derive a substantial percentage of our sales from international markets. Accordingly, we will face significant operational risks from doing
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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
potentially longer sales and payment cycles;
potentially greater difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;
potentially adverse tax consequences;
reduced protection of intellectual property rights in certain countries, particularly in Asia and South America;
difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;
laws and business practices favoring local competition;
costs and difficulties of customizing products for foreign countries;
compliance with a wide variety of complex foreign laws, treaties and regulations;
tariffs, trade barriers and other regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to sell or develop our products in certain foreign markets; and
being subject to the laws, regulations and the court systems of many jurisdictions.
Our failure to manage the market and operational risks associated with our international operations effectively could limit the future growth of our
business and adversely affect our operating results.
Significant disruptions of our information technology systems or breaches of our data security could adversely affect our business.
A significant invasion, interruption, destruction or breakdown of our information technology systems and/or infrastructure by persons with authorized or
unauthorized access could negatively impact our business and operations. We could also experience business interruption, information theft and/or reputational
damage from cyber-attacks, which may compromise our systems and lead to data leakage either internally or at our third party providers. Our systems have been,
and are expected to continue to be, the target of malware and other cyber-attacks. Although we have invested in measures to reduce these risks, we cannot assure
you that these measures will be successful in preventing compromise and/or disruption of our information technology systems and related data.
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Under applicable employment laws, we may not be able to enforce covenants not to compete and therefore may be unable to prevent our competitors
from benefiting from the expertise of some of our former employees.
We generally enter into non-competition agreements with our employees. These agreements prohibit our employees from competing directly with us or
working for our competitors or clients for a limited period after they cease working for us. We may be unable to enforce these agreements under the laws of the
jurisdictions in which our employees work and it may be difficult for us to restrict our competitors from benefiting from the expertise that our former employees or
consultants developed while working for us. For example, Israeli courts have required employers seeking to enforce non-compete undertakings of a former
employee to demonstrate that the competitive activities of the former employee will harm one of a limited number of material interests of the employer that have
been recognized by the courts, such as the secrecy of a company’s confidential commercial information or the protection of its intellectual property. If we cannot
demonstrate that such interests will be harmed, we may be unable to prevent our competitors from benefiting from the expertise of our former employees or
consultants and our ability to remain competitive may be diminished.
We are subject to environmental laws due to the import and export of our products, which could subject us to compliance costs and/or potential liability
in the event of non-compliance.
The export of our products internationally from our production facilities subjects us to environmental laws and regulations concerning the import and
export of chemicals and hazardous substances such as the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, and the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and
Restriction of Chemical Substances, or REACH. These laws and regulations require the testing and registration of some chemicals that we ship along with, or that
form a part of, our systems and other products. If we fail to comply with these or similar laws and regulations, we may be required to make significant expenditures
to reformulate the chemicals that we use in our products and materials or incur costs to register such chemicals to gain and/or regain compliance. Additionally, we
could be subject to significant fines or other civil and criminal penalties should we not achieve such compliance.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
If we are unable to obtain and maintain effective patent rights for our products, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets. If we are
unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets or know-how, such proprietary information may be used by others to compete against us.
Since October 2014, we have sought patent protection for certain of our products, systems, designs and methods. Our success depends in large part on our
ability to obtain, maintain, monitor and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection in the United States and in other countries with respect to our
proprietary technology and new products.
We have sought to protect our proprietary position by filing patent applications in the United States and in other countries, with respect to our novel
technologies and products, which are important to our business. Patent prosecution is uncertain, expensive and time consuming, and we may not be able to file and
prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost or in a timely manner. It is also possible that we will fail to identify patentable aspects
of our research and development output before it is too late to obtain patent protection.
We have a growing portfolio of eighteen provisional and non-provisional pending patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or
USPTO, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, or WIPO, filed under the Paris Convention Treaty, or PCT, and three for which we have issued U.S.
patents. We cannot offer any assurances about which, if any, patent applications will issue, the breadth of any such patent or whether any issued patents will be
found invalid and unenforceable or will be threatened by third parties. Any successful opposition to these patents or any other patents owned by or licensed to us
after patent issuance could deprive us of rights necessary for the successful commercialization of any new products that we may develop.
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We have three patents and their continuations and foreign counterparts licensed exclusively from the Hebrew University covering some of our underlying
core technology. To the extent the licensed patents are found to be invalid or unenforceable, we may be limited in our ability to compete and market our products.
The terms of our license with Hebrew University leave full control of any and all enforcement of the licensed patents with Hebrew University. If Hebrew
University elects to not enforce any or all of the licensed patents it could significantly undercut the value of any of our products, which would materially adversely
affect our future revenue, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, fluctuating currency rates may create inconsistencies in the royalty payments we
have under the license.
Further, there is no assurance that all potentially relevant prior art relating to our patent applications has been found, which can invalidate a patent or
prevent a patent from issuing from a pending patent application. Even if patents do successfully issue, and even if such patents cover our products, third parties
may challenge their validity, enforceability, or scope, which may result in such patents being narrowed, found unenforceable or invalidated. Furthermore, even if
they are unchallenged, our patent applications and any future patents may not adequately protect our intellectual property, provide exclusivity for our new
products, or prevent others from designing around our claims. Any of these outcomes could impair our ability to prevent competition from third parties, which may
have an adverse impact on our business.
If we cannot obtain and maintain effective patent rights for our products, we may not be able to compete effectively, and our business and results of
operations would be harmed.
If we are unable to maintain effective proprietary rights for our products, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets.
In addition to the protection afforded by any patents currently owned and that may be granted, historically, we have relied on trade secret protection and
confidentiality agreements to protect proprietary know-how that is not patentable or that we elect not to patent, processes that are not easily known, knowable or
easily ascertainable, and for which patent infringement is difficult to monitor and enforce and any other elements of our product candidate discovery and
development processes that involve proprietary know-how, information or technology that is not covered by patents. However, trade secrets can be difficult to
protect. We seek to protect our proprietary technology and processes, in part, by entering into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants,
scientific advisors, and contractors. We also seek to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of our data, trade secrets and intellectual property by maintaining
physical security of our premises and physical and electronic security of our information technology systems. Agreements or security measures may be breached,
and we may not have adequate remedies for any breach. In addition, our trade secrets and intellectual property may otherwise become known or be independently
discovered by competitors.
We cannot provide any assurances that our trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information will not be disclosed in violation of our
confidentiality agreements or that competitors will not otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or independently develop substantially equivalent information and
techniques. Also, misappropriation or unauthorized and unavoidable disclosure of our trade secrets and intellectual property could impair our competitive position
and may have a material adverse effect on our business. Additionally, if the steps taken to maintain our trade secrets and intellectual property are deemed
inadequate, we may have insufficient recourse against third parties for misappropriating any trade secret.
Intellectual property rights of third parties could adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products, and we might be required to litigate or
obtain licenses from third parties in order to develop or market our product candidates. Such litigation or licenses could be costly or not available on
commercially reasonable terms.
It is inherently difficult to conclusively assess our freedom to operate without infringing on third party rights. Our competitive position may be adversely
affected if existing patents or patents resulting from patent applications issued to third parties or other third party intellectual property rights are held to cover our
products or elements thereof, or our manufacturing or uses relevant to our development plans. In such cases, we may not be in a position to develop or
commercialize products or our product candidates unless we successfully pursue litigation to nullify or invalidate the third party intellectual property right
concerned, or enter into a license agreement with the intellectual property right holder, if available on commercially reasonable terms. There may also be pending
patent applications that if they result in issued patents, could be alleged to be infringed by our new products. If such an infringement claim should be brought and
be successful, we may be required to pay substantial damages, be forced to abandon our new products or seek a license from any patent holders. No assurances can
be given that a license will be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.
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It is also possible that we have failed to identify relevant third party patents or applications. For example, U.S. patent applications filed before November
29, 2000 and certain U.S. patent applications filed after that date that will not be filed outside the United States remain confidential until patents issue. Patent
applications in the United States and elsewhere are published approximately 18 months after the earliest filing for which priority is claimed, with such earliest
filing date being commonly referred to as the priority date. Therefore, patent applications covering our new products or platform technology could have been filed
by others without our knowledge. Additionally, pending patent applications which have been published can, subject to certain limitations, be later amended in a
manner that could cover our platform technologies, our new products or the use of our new products. Third party intellectual property right holders may also
actively bring infringement claims against us. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to successfully settle or otherwise resolve such infringement claims. If we
are unable to successfully settle future claims on terms acceptable to us, we may be required to engage in or continue costly, unpredictable and time-consuming
litigation and may be prevented from or experience substantial delays in pursuing the development of and/or marketing our new products. If we fail in any such
dispute, in addition to being forced to pay damages, we may be temporarily or permanently prohibited from commercializing our new products that are held to be
infringing. We might, if possible, also be forced to redesign our new products so that we no longer infringe the third party intellectual property rights. Any of these
events, even if we were ultimately to prevail, could require us to divert substantial financial and management resources that we would otherwise be able to devote
to our business.
Third-party claims of intellectual property infringement may prevent or delay our development and commercialization efforts.
Our commercial success depends in part on our avoiding infringement of the patents and proprietary rights of third parties. Numerous U.S. and foreign
issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned by third parties, exist in the fields in which we are developing new products. As our industries
expand and more patents are issued, the risk increases that our products may be subject to claims of infringement of the patent rights of third parties.
Third parties may assert that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization. There may be third-party patents or patent applications
with claims to materials, designs or methods of manufacture related to the use or manufacture of our products. There may be currently pending patent applications
that may later result in issued patents that our products may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents in the future and claim that use of our
technologies infringes upon these patents.
If any third-party patents were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover aspects of our formulations, processes for designs, or methods of use, the
holders of any such patents may be able to block our ability to develop and commercialize the applicable product candidate unless we obtain a license or until such
patent expires or is finally determined to be invalid or unenforceable. In either case, such a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
Parties making claims against us may obtain injunctive or other equitable relief, which could effectively block our ability to further develop and
commercialize one or more of our products. Defense of these claims, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense and would be a
substantial diversion of employee resources from our business. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us, we may have to pay substantial
damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees for willful infringement, pay royalties, redesign our infringing products or obtain one or more licenses from
third parties, which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure.
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Patent policy and rule changes could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and the enforcement or
defense of any issued patents.
Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of any patents that
may issue from our patent applications, or narrow the scope of our patent protection. The laws of foreign countries may not protect our rights to the same extent as
the laws of the United States. Publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind the actual discoveries, and patent applications in the United
States and other jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing, or in some cases not at all. We therefore cannot be certain that we were the
first to file the invention claimed in our owned and licensed patent or pending applications, or that we or our licensor were the first to file for patent protection of
such inventions. Assuming all other requirements for patentability are met, in the United States prior to March 15, 2013, the first to make the claimed invention
without undue delay in filing, is entitled to the patent, while outside the United States, the first to file a patent application is entitled to the patent. After March 15,
2013, under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, or the Leahy-Smith Act, enacted on September 16, 2011, the United States has moved to a first to file system.
The Leahy-Smith Act also includes a number of significant changes that affect the way patent applications will be prosecuted and may also affect patent litigation.
In general, the Leahy-Smith Act and its implementation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and the
enforcement or defense of any issued patents, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time consuming, and unsuccessful.
Competitors may infringe our intellectual property. If we were to initiate legal proceedings against a third party to enforce a patent covering one of our
new products, the defendant could counterclaim that the patent covering our product candidate is invalid and/or unenforceable. In patent litigation in the United
States, defendant counterclaims alleging invalidity and/or unenforceability are commonplace. Grounds for a validity challenge could be an alleged failure to meet
any of several statutory requirements, including lack of novelty, obviousness, or non-enablement. Grounds for an unenforceability assertion could be an allegation
that someone connected with prosecution of the patent withheld relevant information from the USPTO, or made a misleading statement, during prosecution. Under
the Leahy-Smith Act, the validity of U.S. patents may also be challenged in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO. The outcome following legal assertions of
invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.
Derivation proceedings initiated by third parties or brought by us may be necessary to determine the priority of inventions and/or their scope with respect
to our patent or patent applications or those of our licensors. An unfavorable outcome could require us to cease using the related technology or to attempt to license
rights to it from the prevailing party. Our business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer us a license on commercially reasonable terms. Our
defense of litigation or interference proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract our management and other employees.
In addition, the uncertainties associated with litigation could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary to continue our clinical trials,
continue our research programs, license necessary technology from third parties, or enter into development partnerships that would help us bring our new products
to market.
Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our
confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. There could also be public announcements of the results of hearings,
motions, or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse
effect on the price of our Ordinary Shares.
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We have been subject, and may in the future be subject to further claims that our employees, consultants, or independent contractors have wrongfully or
unavoidably used or disclosed confidential information of third parties or that our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of
their former employers.
On March 19, 2015, a claim was filed in the District Court in Tel Aviv-Jaffa by XJet Ltd., or XJet, seeking damages in the amount of NIS 20,000,000
against us, our officers, directors, shareholders several employees and the Subsidiary. XJet has alleged that one or more of our officers and/or employees
previously employed by XJet misappropriated commercial secrets and technology that were developed by XJet in the field of 3-D printing and sought an injunction
on the use of such trade secrets and proprietary technology. In May 2015, we filed a statement of defense, within which we denied the allegations attributed to us in
the lawsuit.
On May 2, 2016, XJet filed a motion to amend pleadings, a motion for a temporary injunction and a motion for a protective order. XJet has alleged, inter
alia, that the invention described in our U.S. patent application No. 9,227,444, that covers alignment assembly, kits and methods related to calibration of print
heads, was invented by XJet and was kept by them as a trade secret before it was misappropriated, and therefore the patent should be transferred to XJet. We filed
our responses to the three motions on May 22, 2016, and rejected all of XJet’s motions and allegations.
On May 30, 2016, a pre-trial hearing took place. During the hearing, the parties agreed to turn to mediation proceedings for the purpose of resolving the
dispute amicably. On September 29, 2016, a mediation meeting took place and the parties are currently engaged in settlement discussions.
If the court grants XJet’s requested injunction, we may be required to make certain modifications to our 3D printer which could cause delays in the
development and commercialization of our 3D printer.
In addition, we employ individuals who were previously employed at our competitors or potential competitors. We try to ensure that our employees,
consultants, and independent contractors do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us, but we may nevertheless be subject to
claims that we or our employees, consultants, or independent contractors have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed intellectual property, including trade
secrets or other proprietary information, of any of our employees’ former employers or other third parties. Litigation may result and be necessary to defend against
these claims. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel,
which could adversely impact our business. Even if we are successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a
distraction to management and other employees.
We may be subject to claims challenging the inventorship of our intellectual property.
We may be subject to claims that former employees, collaborators or other third parties have an interest in, or right to compensation, with respect to our
current patent and patent applications, future patents or other intellectual property as an inventor or co-inventor. For example, we may have inventorship disputes
arise from conflicting obligations of consultants or others who are involved in developing our products. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these and
other claims challenging inventorship or claiming the right to compensation. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we
may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as exclusive ownership of, or right to use, valuable intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material
adverse effect on our business. Even if we are successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to
management and other employees.
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
Filing, prosecuting, and defending patents on products, as well as monitoring their infringement in all countries throughout the world would be
prohibitively expensive, and our intellectual property rights in some countries can be less extensive than those in the United States. In addition, the laws of some
foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the United States.
Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and may also export
otherwise infringing products to territories where we have patent protection, but enforcement is not as strong as that in the United States. These products may
compete with our products. Future patents or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing.
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Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems
of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property protection,
which could make it difficult for us to stop the marketing of competing products in violation of our proprietary rights generally. Proceedings to enforce our patent
rights in foreign jurisdictions, whether or not successful, could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business,
could put our future patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to
assert claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially
meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to monitor and enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial
advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.
Risks Related to the Ownership of Our ADSs or Ordinary Shares
Sales of a substantial number of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares or ADSs in the public market by our existing shareholders could cause our share price to
fall.
Sales of a substantial number of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the
market price of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict
the effect that sales may have on the prevailing market price of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares.
Our principal shareholders, officers and directors beneficially own over 34% of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. They will therefore be able to exert
significant control over matters submitted to our shareholders for approval.
As of March 3, 2017, our principal shareholders, officers and directors beneficially own approximately 34% of our Ordinary Shares. This significant
concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price for our Ordinary Shares because investors often perceive disadvantages in owning shares
in companies with controlling shareholders. As a result, these shareholders, if they acted together, could significantly influence or even unilaterally approve matters
requiring approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other business combination transactions. The interests of
these shareholders may not always coincide with our interests or the interests of other shareholders.
The JOBS Act will allow us to postpone the date by which we must comply with some of the laws and regulations intended to protect investors and to
reduce the amount of information we provide in our reports filed with the SEC, which could undermine investor confidence in our company and
adversely affect the market price of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares.
For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, we intend to
take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements that are applicable to public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including:
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the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that our independent registered public accounting firm provide an attestation report on the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting;
Section 107 of the JOBS Act, which provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in
Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This
means that an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to
private companies. We are electing to delay such adoption of new or revised accounting standards. As a result of this adoption, our financial
statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the public company effective date; and
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any rules that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the
auditor’s report on the financial statements.
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We intend to take advantage of these exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We will remain an emerging growth company
until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the date of our first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.0 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to
be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30, and (2)
the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period.
We cannot predict if investors will find our ADSs or Ordinary Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our
ADSs or Ordinary Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our ADSs or Ordinary Shares, and our market prices may be more
volatile and may decline.
As a “foreign private issuer” we are permitted, and intend, to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of otherwise applicable
SEC and NASDAQ requirements, which may result in less protection than is accorded to investors under rules applicable to domestic U.S. issuers.
Our status as a foreign private issuer also exempts us from compliance with certain SEC laws and regulations and certain regulations of the NASDAQ
Stock Market, including the proxy rules, the short-swing profits recapture rules, and certain governance requirements such as independent director oversight of the
nomination of directors and executive compensation. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, to
file current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. domestic companies whose securities are registered under the
Exchange Act and we will generally be exempt from filing quarterly reports with the SEC. Also, although a recent amendment to the Israeli Companies Law, or the
Companies Law, will require us to disclose the annual compensation of our five most highly compensated senior officers on an individual basis (rather than on an
aggregate basis, as was permitted under the Companies Law for Israeli public companies listed overseas, such as in the United States, prior to such amendment),
this disclosure will not be as extensive as that required of a U.S. domestic issuer. For example, it currently appears as if the disclosure required under Israeli law
would be limited to compensation paid in the immediately preceding year without any requirement to disclose option exercises and vested stock options, pension
benefits or potential payments upon termination or a change of control. Furthermore, as a foreign private issuer, we are also not subject to the requirements of
Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
These exemptions and leniencies will reduce the frequency and scope of information and protections to which you are entitled as an investor.
We may be a “passive foreign investment company”, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the current taxable year or may become one in any
subsequent taxable year. There generally would be negative tax consequences for U.S. taxpayers that are holders of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares if we
are or were to become a PFIC.
Based on the projected composition of our income and valuation of our assets, we do not expect to be a PFIC for 2016, and we do not expect to become a
PFIC in the future, although there can be no assurance in this regard. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and will depend on
the composition of our income and assets from time to time. We will be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which either
(1) at least 75% of our gross income is “passive income” or (2) on average at least 50% of our assets by value produce passive income or are held for the
production of passive income. Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, certain dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from
commodities and securities transactions and from the sale or exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. Passive income also includes amounts derived
by reason of the temporary investment of funds, including those raised in a public offering. In determining whether a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC, a
proportionate share of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest (by value) is taken into account.
The tests for determining PFIC status are applied annually, and it is difficult to make accurate projections of future income and assets which are relevant to this
determination. In addition, our PFIC status may depend in part on the market value of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that
we currently are not or will not become a PFIC in the future. If we are a PFIC in any taxable year during which a U.S. taxpayer holds our ADSs or Ordinary
Shares, such U.S. taxpayer would be subject to certain adverse U.S. federal income tax rules. In particular, if the U.S. taxpayer did not make an election to treat us
as a “qualified electing fund,” or QEF, or make a “mark-to-market” election, then “excess distributions” to the U.S. taxpayer, and any gain realized on the sale or
other disposition of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares by the U.S. taxpayer: (1) would be allocated ratably over the U.S. taxpayer’s holding period for the ADSs or
Ordinary Shares; (2) the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any period prior to the first day of the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC would
be taxed as ordinary income; and (3) the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the
applicable class of taxpayer for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to
each such other taxable year. In addition, if the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, determines that we are a PFIC for a year with respect to which we have
determined that we were not a PFIC, it may be too late for a U.S. taxpayer to make a timely QEF or mark-to-market election. U.S. taxpayers that have held our
ADSs or Ordinary Shares during a period when we were a PFIC will be subject to the foregoing rules, even if we cease to be a PFIC in subsequent years, subject to
exceptions for U.S. taxpayer who made a timely QEF or mark-to-market election. A U.S. taxpayer can make a QEF election by completing the relevant portions of
and filing IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the instructions thereto. We do not intend to notify U.S. taxpayers that hold our ADSs or Ordinary Shares if we
believe we will be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in order to enable U.S. taxpayers to consider whether to make a QEF election. In addition, we do not
intend to furnish such U.S. taxpayers annually with information needed in order to complete IRS Form 8621 and to make and maintain a valid QEF election for
any year in which we or any of our subsidiaries are a PFIC. U.S. taxpayers that hold our ADSs or Ordinary Shares are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors
about the PFIC rules, including tax return filing requirements and the eligibility, manner, and consequences to them of making a QEF or mark-to-market election
with respect to our ADSs or Ordinary Shares in the event that we are a PFIC. See “Item 10.E. Taxation — U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Passive
Foreign Investment Companies” for additional information.
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We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.
In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be
the target of this type of litigation in the future. Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources,
which could seriously hurt our business. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they adversely change
their recommendations or publish negative reports regarding our business or our shares, our share price and trading volume could decline .
The trading market for our ADSs or Ordinary Shares will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about
us, our business, our market or our competitors. We do not have any control over these analysts and we cannot provide any assurance that analysts will cover us or
provide favorable coverage. If any of the analysts who may cover us adversely change their recommendation regarding our shares, or provide more favorable
relative recommendations about our competitors, our share price would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of our company or
fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.
Our operations are subject to currency and interest rate fluctuations.
Risks Related to Israeli Law and Our Operations in Israel
We incur expenses in U.S. dollars and NIS, but our financial statements are denominated in NIS and presented in NIS and have a convenience translation
to U.S. dollars. NIS is our functional currency. The NIS is the currency that represents the principal economic environment in which we operate. As a result, we are
affected by foreign currency exchange fluctuations through both translation risk and transaction risk. As a result, we are exposed to the risk that the NIS may
appreciate relative to the dollar, or, if the NIS instead devalues relative to the dollar, that the inflation rate in Israel may exceed such rate of devaluation of the NIS,
or that the timing of such devaluation may lag behind inflation in Israel. In any such event, the dollar cost of our operations in Israel would increase and our dollar-
denominated results of operations would be adversely affected.
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Provisions of Israeli law and our amended and restated articles of association may delay, prevent or otherwise impede a merger with, or an acquisition of,
our company, which could prevent a change of control, even when the terms of such a transaction are favorable to us and our shareholders.
Israeli corporate law regulates mergers, requires tender offers for acquisitions of shares above specified thresholds, requires special approvals for
transactions involving directors, officers or significant shareholders and regulates other matters that may be relevant to such types of transactions. For example, a
merger may not be consummated unless at least 50 days have passed from the date on which a merger proposal is filed by each merging company with the Israel
Registrar of Companies and at least 30 days have passed from the date on which the shareholders of both merging companies have approved the merger. In
addition, a majority of each class of securities of the target company must approve a merger. Moreover, a tender offer for all of a company’s issued and outstanding
shares can only be completed if the acquirer receives positive responses from the holders of at least 95% of the issued share capital. Completion of the tender offer
also requires approval of a majority of the offerees that do not have a personal interest in the tender offer, unless, following consummation of the tender offer, the
acquirer would hold at least 98% of the company’s outstanding shares. Furthermore, the shareholders, including those who indicated their acceptance of the tender
offer, may, at any time within six months following the completion of the tender offer, claim that the consideration for the acquisition of the shares does not reflect
their fair market value, and petition an Israeli court to alter the consideration for the acquisition accordingly, unless the acquirer stipulated in its tender offer that a
shareholder that accepts the offer may not seek such appraisal rights, and the acquirer or the company published all required information with respect to the tender
offer prior to the tender offer’s response date.
Israeli tax considerations also may make potential transactions unappealing to us or to our shareholders whose country of residence does not have a tax
treaty with Israel exempting such shareholders from Israeli tax. See “Item 10.E. Taxation — Israeli Tax Considerations and Government Programs” for additional
information.
Our amended and restated articles of association also contain provisions that could delay or prevent changes in control or changes in our management
without the consent of our board of directors. These provisions include the following:
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no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the ability of minority shareholders to elect director candidates; and
the exclusive right of our board of directors to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the board of directors or the resignation,
death or removal of a director, which prevents shareholders from being able to fill vacancies on our board of directors.
It may be difficult to enforce a judgment of a United States court against us and our officers and directors and the Israeli experts named in this
prospectus in Israel or the United States, to assert United States securities laws claims in Israel or to serve process on our officers and directors and these
experts.
We were incorporated in Israel. Most of our executive officers and directors reside outside of the United States, and all of our assets and most of the assets
of these persons are located outside of the United States. Therefore, a judgment obtained against us, or any of these persons, including a judgment based on the
civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, may not be collectible in the United States and may not necessarily be enforced by an Israeli court. It
also may be difficult to affect service of process on these persons in the United States or to assert U.S. securities law claims in original actions instituted in Israel.
Additionally, it may be difficult for an investor, or any other person or entity, to initiate an action with respect to United States securities laws in Israel. Israeli
courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of United States securities laws reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum in which to
bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not United States law is applicable to the claim.
If United States law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable United States law must be proven as a fact by expert witnesses, which can be a time
consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law. There is little binding case law in Israel that addresses the matters
described above. As a result of the difficulty associated with enforcing a judgment against us in Israel, you may not be able to collect any damages awarded by
either a United States or foreign court.
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Our headquarters and other significant operations are located in Israel, and, therefore, our results may be adversely affected by political, economic and
military instability in Israel.
Our executive offices are located in Israel. In addition, all of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and
military conditions in Israel may directly affect our business. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place
between Israel and its neighboring countries. Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could
adversely affect our operations and results of operations. During November 2012 and July 2014, Israel was engaged in an armed conflict with a militia group and
political party which controls the Gaza Strip. In addition, recent political uprisings and conflicts in various countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Syria,
are affecting the political stability of those countries. It is not clear how this instability will develop and how it will affect the political and security situation in the
Middle East. This instability has raised concerns regarding security in the region and the potential for armed conflict. In addition, it is widely believed that Iran,
which has previously threatened to attack Israel, has been stepping up its efforts to achieve nuclear capability. Iran is also believed to have a strong influence
among extremist groups in the region, such as Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Additionally, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, or ISIL, a violent
jihadist group, is involved in hostilities in Iraq and Syria and has been growing in influence. Although ISIL’s activities have not directly affected the political and
economic conditions in Israel, ISIL’s stated purpose is to take control of the Middle East, including Israel. The tension between Israel and Iran and/or these groups
may escalate in the future and turn violent, which could affect the Israeli economy in general and us in particular. Any potential future conflict could also include
such missile strikes against other parts of Israel, including our offices and facilities. Any armed conflicts, terrorist activities or political instability in the region
could adversely affect business conditions, could harm our results of operations and could make it more difficult for us to raise capital. Parties with whom we do
business may sometimes decline to travel to Israel during periods of heightened unrest or tension, forcing us to make alternative arrangements when necessary in
order to meet our business partners face to face. In addition, the political and security situation in Israel may result in parties with whom we have agreements
involving performance in Israel claiming that they are not obligated to perform their commitments under those agreements pursuant to force majeure provisions in
such agreements.
Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of an event associated with the security situation in the Middle East. Although
the Israeli government has in the past covered the reinstatement value of certain damages that were caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you
that this government coverage will be maintained or, if maintained, will be sufficient to compensate us fully for damages incurred. Any losses or damages incurred
by us could have a material adverse effect on our business. Any armed conflicts or political instability in the region would likely negatively affect business
conditions generally and could harm our results of operations.
Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts. Several countries still restrict business with the
State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial conditions or the
expansion of our business.
Your rights and responsibilities as a shareholder will be governed by Israeli law, which differs in some material respects from the rights and
responsibilities of shareholders of U.S. companies.
The rights and responsibilities of the holders of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares are governed by our amended and restated articles of association and by
Israeli law. These rights and responsibilities differ in some material respects from the rights and responsibilities of shareholders in typical U.S.-based corporations.
In particular, a shareholder of an Israeli company has certain duties to act in good faith and fairness toward the company and other shareholders and to refrain from
abusing its power in the company. See “Item 6.C. Board Practices — Duties of Shareholders” for additional information. There is limited case law available to
assist us in understanding the nature of this duty or the implications of these provisions. These provisions may be interpreted to impose additional obligations on
holders of our ADSs or Ordinary Shares that are not typically imposed on shareholders of U.S. corporations.
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We received Israeli government grants for certain of our research and development activities. The terms of those grants may require us to pay royalties
and to satisfy specified conditions in order to manufacture products and transfer technologies outside of Israel. We may be required to pay penalties in
addition to repayment of the grants.
Our research and development efforts have been financed in part through royalty-bearing grants in an aggregate amount of approximately NIS 3,686,000
(approximately $959,000) that we received from Israel’s Innovation Authority (formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist), or the IIA, as of December 31,
2016. With respect to the royalty-bearing grants we are committed to pay royalties at a rate of 3% to 5% on sales proceeds from our products that were developed
under IIA programs up to the total amount of grants received, linked to the U.S. dollar and bearing interest at an annual rate of LIBOR applicable to U.S. dollar
deposits. Regardless of any royalty payment, we are further required to comply with the requirements of the Israeli Encouragement of Industrial Research and
Development Law, 5744-1984, as amended, and related regulations, or the Research Law, with respect to those past grants. When a company develops know-how,
technology or products using IIA grants, the terms of these grants and the Research Law restrict the transfer of such know-how, and the transfer of manufacturing
or manufacturing rights of such products, technologies or know-how outside of Israel, without the prior approval of the IIA. Therefore, the discretionary approval
of an IIA committee would be required for any transfer to third parties inside or outside of Israel of know-how or manufacturing or manufacturing rights related to
those aspects of such technologies. We may not receive those approvals. Furthermore, the IIA may impose certain conditions on any arrangement under which it
permits us to transfer technology or development out of Israel.
The transfer of IIA-supported technology or know-how outside of Israel may involve the payment of significant amounts, depending upon the value of the
transferred technology or know-how, our research and development expenses, the amount of IIA support, the time of completion of the IIA-supported research
project and other factors. These restrictions and requirements for payment may impair our ability to sell or otherwise transfer our technology assets outside of
Israel or to outsource or transfer development or manufacturing activities with respect to any product or technology outside of Israel. Furthermore, the
consideration available to our shareholders in a transaction involving the transfer outside of Israel of technology or know-how developed with IIA funding (such as
a merger or similar transaction) may be reduced by any amounts that we are required to pay to the IIA.
Our operations may be disrupted as a result of the obligation of management or key personnel to perform military service.
Our employees and consultants in Israel, including members of our senior management, may be obligated to perform one month, and in some cases longer
periods, of military reserve duty until they reach the age of 40 (or older, for citizens who hold certain positions in the Israeli armed forces reserves) and, in the
event of a military conflict, may be called to active duty. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military
reservists. It is possible that there will be similar large-scale military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by the absence of a
significant number of our officers, directors, employees and consultants. Such disruption could materially adversely affect our business and operations.
ITEM 4.
INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company
Our legal and commercial name is Nano Dimension Ltd. We were incorporated in the State of Israel in December 1960, and are subject to the Companies
Law. We were incorporated under the name Polgat Woolen Industries Kiryat Gat Ltd. On December 30, 1981, our name was changed to Polgat Industries Ltd. On
January 1, 1995, our name was changed to Polgat Ltd., and on October 28, 2007, our name was changed to ZBI Ltd. In 1977, we became a public company in
Israel and our shares were listed for trade on the TASE, and on October 29, 2014, we changed our name to Nano Dimension Ltd. Our Ordinary Shares are currently
traded on the TASE under the symbol NNDM. Our ADSs representing our Ordinary Shares currently trade in the United States on the NASDAQ Capital Market
under the symbol “NNDM”.
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We are a development-stage company. From March 7, 2014, until August 25, 2014, we were a “shell corporation” and did not have any business activity,
excluding administrative management. On August 25, 2014, we closed the Merger with the Subsidiary, whereby we acquired 100% of the share capital of the
Subsidiary. The Subsidiary was incorporated in the State of Israel in July 2012. The Merger resulted in a change of control whereby the management of the
Company was replaced by the management of the Subsidiary. Furthermore, as a result of the Merger, the four shareholders of the Subsidiary received an aggregate
amount of approximately 37.4% of the issued Ordinary Shares of the Company, as of the date thereof.
Our registered office and principal place of business is located at 2 Ilan Ramon St., Ness Ziona 7403635, Israel. Our telephone number in Israel is +972 -
73-7509142.
Our website address is www.nano-di.com. The information contained on our website or available through our website is not incorporated by reference
into and should not be considered a part of this annual report on Form 20-F, and the reference to our website in this annual report on Form 20-F is an inactive
textual reference only. Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer and Sullivan & Worcester LLP is our agent in the United States, and its address is 1633 Broadway, New York, NY
10019.
We are an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as implemented under the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to,
and intend to, take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth
companies including but not limited to not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of the SEC rules under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act. We could remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the date of our
first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at
least $1.0 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates
exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year
period.
We are a foreign private issuer as defined by the rules under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Our status as a foreign private issuer also exempts
us from compliance with certain laws and regulations of the SEC and certain regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market, including the proxy rules, the short-swing
profits recapture rules, and certain governance requirements such as independent director oversight of the nomination of directors and executive compensation. In
addition, we will not be required to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. domestic
companies registered under the Exchange Act.
Our capital expenditures for 2016, 2015 and 2014 amounted to NIS 18,333,000 (approximately $4,768,000), NIS 10,078,000 (approximately $2,582,000)
and NIS 1,131,000 (approximately $291,000), respectively. These expenditures were primarily for purchases of fixed assets, investment in restricted bank deposits
and development expenditures capitalized as intangible assets. Our purchases of fixed assets primarily include leasehold improvements, computers, and equipment
used for the development of our products, and we financed these expenditures primarily from cash on hand.
B. Business Overview
We are a development-stage company engaged in the development of a three-dimensional (3D) printer that prints electronic circuit boards, also known as
printed circuit boards (PCBs), and ink materials and products based on nano-technology. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer currently in development uses our
proprietary ink and integrated software to quickly create fully functioning PCB prototypes. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer builds PCBs by depositing multiple
layers of “ink” material, one on top of another. We enhance the ability of electrical engineers, designers and manufacturers to conceptualize, test and develop PCBs
in a shortened development cycle bypassing common prototyping bottlenecks.
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A PCB is the central component, or infrastructure, of any electronic product, and therefore is an essential component for the entire electronics industry.
On top of a PCB, various electronic components, such as resistors, suppliers and transformers are installed, all of which are prepared and organized based on a
predetermined plan, intended to ensure the operation of a given system. Traditionally, PCBs are developed through a back-and-forth process that involves design
trial and error and third-party manufacturer outsourcing. We believe that the traditional process for developing complex and advanced electronics is outdated and
in need of a modern technological solution.
Until now, 3D printing technology has been unable to offer a solution for the professional PCB prototype market, mainly because of the complexity of
printing multiple layers of electrically conductive and dielectric materials with high resolution that is suitable for the professional electronics industry. However, at
Nano Dimension, we have advanced 3D printing and inkjet technology with our groundbreaking nano-technology, with the goal of bringing the science of PCB
production up to speed with the high-tech electronic industry.
Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer in development uses liquid nano-conductive and dielectric inks that are designed specifically to print sophisticated PCBs.
We believe that our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer will obviate the reliance on third-party manufacturers during the development stages of PCBs, and allow a wide
range of companies engaged in product development the luxury of an office-friendly, in-house 3D PCB printer. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer is designed to
allow users to easily customize their own PCBs (including multi-layer PCBs) based on a user-specific design plan.
In April 2015, we presented an alpha-version of our 3D printer to a limited number of potential customers and key industry leaders in order to showcase
our 3D printer and to receive preliminary feedback. In July 2015, we began collaborations with several Fortune 100 and key Israeli companies, including Israel
Aerospace Industries, for testing of the beta version of our 3D Printer.
In the second half of 2016, we began leasing our DragonFly 2020 3D printer to beta customers as a part of our beta plan. Our beta program involves the
delivery of our DragonFly 2020 3D printers to leading companies and partners world-wide. The beta customers are pioneers of additive manufacturing
technology’s entry into the world of electronics. Beta customers will qualify the DragonFly 2020 technology and use it, amongst other possibilities, to speed up
their product development times. In return, we receive valuable feedback for product development and other considerations, including payment. Beta customers are
expected to sign lease agreements for our printer covering a period of 6 to 18 months. Beta customers are expected to pay up to $100,000 per printer during the
lease period, depending on the terms of each agreement.
Prior to commercialization, and as a part of our beta plan, we intend to perform quality assurance tests and further beta tests in collaboration with
additional beta partners. In 2017 we plan to deliver several tens of printers to beta and commercial clients. In the second half of 2017, we expect to end our beta
plan, and to start the commercial sales of our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer and proprietary ink products.
Industry Overview
3D
Printing
3D printing in general is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process,
where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.
3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or
drilling (subtractive processes). Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer uses at least two types of ink (i.e., conductive and dielectric) in order to lay down successive layers
that literally build a ready-to-use PCB. The printer receives digital files as input and converts them into print jobs in order to build the multi-layer PCB. No cutting
or drilling is required in the process of 3D printing of a multi-layer PCB with our Dragonfly 2020 3D Printer.
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Printed
Circuit
Boards
(PCB)
A conventional PCB is a board containing a pattern of conducting material, such as copper, which becomes an electrical circuit when electrical
components are attached to it. It is the basic platform used to interconnect electronic components and can be found in most electronic products, including
computers and computer peripherals, communications equipment, cellular phones, high-end consumer electronics, automotive and aeronautical components and
medical and industrial equipment. Conventional PCBs are more product-specific than other electronic components because generally they are unique for a specific
electronic device or appliance. Conventional PCBs can be classified as single-sided, double-sided and multi-layer boards.
A multi-layer electronic circuit contains two or more different conductive layers, while an older single-layer circuit contains only one layer of conductors.
In the past, in inexpensive circuits, there were single or dual layer circuits. Advanced circuits, which are required for modern products (such as mobile phones,
computer cards and more), contain advanced multi-layer circuits with a much larger number of layers. Modern electronics have become more complex and often
contain thousands of connections between various components of the same electronic circuit. In order to enable this complexity in a limited area and to prevent
electronic short circuits, the connections are divided into a number of layers that are connected within the same multi-layer electronic circuit. Our Dragonfly 2020
3D printer is designed to efficiently print prototype PCBs that conform to the requirements of modern and complex electronics.
The main issue with the traditional process of PCB prototype development is the outsource manufacturing delay. Modern and advanced PCBs are
complex and are often comprised of more than ten layers. As a general rule, the time for manufacturing depends on the complexity and number of layers that a
PCB contains. Consequently the time it takes to receive an advanced PCB prototype from a third party manufacturer may reach several weeks. While the life cycle
of modern products is shortening, the need for rapid prototyping increases. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer offers a solution to the pain of a slow time-to-market
turnaround of advanced PCB prototypes, and enables the developers of PCBs the freedom to innovate and painlessly employ an efficient process of trial-and-error
on a day to day basis.
Another issue with the traditional process of PCB prototyping is confidentiality. The usage of outsource services in order to produce a PCB prototype
forces the developer to share PCB design files of a future product months before the product is expected to reach the market. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer is
intended to be an in-house solution to this issue.
Market
Opportunity
As the pioneer in 3D PCB printing, we are not able to rely on specific market references, and therefore we estimate market potential by looking at more
general market references such as PCB sales and software licenses for PCB design. For example, the number of software licenses for PCB design may be
indicative of the number of electrical engineers that engage in PCB design and creation. We believe that many of these users could benefit from the use of an in-
house 3D PCB printer. Furthermore, we perceive that the electronic design automation, or EDA, PCB software industry is strong. According to IHS
Electronics360, PCB and multi-chip-module revenue increased 20.3% in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the second quarter of 2013, primarily as a result
of an increase in sales of $178.4 million.
We believe that users of EDA are ultimately focused on production, rather than on-screen design, and the expectation is that users of such tools all require
a prototyping solution. We further believe that 3D printing offers them the fastest, most convenient way to do this.
According to Research and Markets, the global PCB manufacturing market is expected to increase its market size from around $62.3 billion in 2013 to
around $74.3 billion in 2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6%. The market volume is also expected to increase to 32 billion units and
3.92 million tons by 2018, growing at a rate of 3.8% and 5%, respectively.
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According to our estimates, and based on several reports dated from 2004 to 2014, there are approximately one million existing users of software that
design and plan electronic circuits, and this is a reference basis for the potential quantity of users with a need for a 3D printer to print prototypes of advanced
electronic circuits. While several of these reports are from many years ago, our own perception is that the PCB design and manufacturing industries are growing at
rates that have surpassed prediction.
The chart below gives an indication of the size of the PCB specific software market, and illustrates that it is both large and growing.
Strategy
Our strategic objective is to develop and commercialize technologies to enable 3D printing of electronics, including a 3D printer for multi-layer PCBs and
related ink products. By creating our own installed-base of printers that require our own dedicated inks – we wish to establish a “razor / razor-blade” business
model in which our customers buy the printer first and then continue to purchase the dedicated inks over time.
We plan to market our products and services worldwide, primarily to companies that develop products with electronic components, including companies
in the communications, computer, consumer electronics, semiconductor, defense, aerospace, medical and transportation industries.
We intend to further advance our breakthrough technologies and commercialization efforts. To achieve these objectives, we plan to:
● Complete
the
development
of
our
3D
printer
. Based on the successful testing of our alpha-version 3D printer and feedback from select customers, in
the second half of 2016, we began leasing our DragonFly 2020 3D printer to beta customers as a part of our beta plan. Our beta program involves the
delivery of our DragonFly 2020 3D printers to leading companies and partners world-wide. Prior to commercialization, as a part of our beta plan, we
intend to perform quality assurance tests and further beta tests in collaboration with additional beta partners. In the second half of 2017, we expect to
end our beta plan, and to start the commercial sales of our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer and proprietary ink products.
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●
Exploit
our
Dragonfly
2020
3D
printer
as
the
ultimate
solution
for
PCB
prototype
development
. We believe that our 3D printer in development has
significant and potentially disruptive market potential.
● Capitalize
on
our
nano-conductive
technology
products
. We plan to exploit our conductive nano-silver ink as a supplemental product to our 3D
printers and as a stand-alone product for other purposes such as touch-screens, radiofrequency identification (RFID), photovoltaics (PV) and other
applications that may require silver ink with suitable qualities for advanced printing.
● Market
and
explore
other
uses
for
our
nano-epoxy
ink
. We plan to exploit our nano-epoxy dielectric ink as a supplemental product to our 3D printers
(as a dielectric material). We are also exploring the potential of our nano-epoxy dielectric ink as a unique stand-alone product that provides
mechanical strength, adhesiveness and high thermal resistance with a wide range of applicability.
●
Advance
our
commercialization
efforts
and
infrastructure
. Upon the conclusion of the development of our products and the transition to the
production process, we intend to turn to the potential customers, directly and/or through third-party distributors, and offer our products as a solution
which provides for efficient production of prototype PCBs.
Products
Nano Dimension’s products currently consist of two main product lines – our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer and proprietary ink products.
Dragonfly
2020
3D
PCB
Printer
.
Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer in development is the first 3D printer that we are aware of that is customized specifically to print multi-layered PCBs for
advanced electronics. The Dragonfly is designed to allow users the ability to print ready-to-use, professional, multi-layered PCB prototypes in-house, within hours.
Our 3D printer is designed to print electronic conductors and dielectric (non-conductive) layers based on a user’s specific design plan.
Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer includes our dedicated and proprietary print-job editing software, which enables smooth and seamless usage for our
customers. Our software is not intended to be a replacement for PCB design software, but rather conveniently allows our customers to continue to design their
PCBs with their preferred PCB design software. After the user has concluded the PCB design, the files are simply sent to the 3D printer in Gerber (.gbr) format
with a user-friendly interface, similar to the usage of commonplace inkjet and laser printers. Our proprietary software employs traditional methods of 3D printing
by virtually converting print jobs (the PCB) into a large number of thin slices, which are then printed one on top of the other.
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In July 2016, we completed the development of the initial version of our software package, which will be integrated in our DragonFly 2020 3D printer.
The software package, called ’Switch’, enables preparation of production files of printed electronic circuits using the DragonFly 2020 3D printer. The software
supports customary formats in the electronics industry such as Gerber files, as well as VIA and DRILL files. The ’Switch’ software presents a unique interface that
displays Gerber files and an accurate and detailed description of the PCB’s structure, which facilitates a highly precise conversion to a 3D file format.
Additionally, and depending on the sales channel employed, we will offer different levels of product warranty and after-sales service. We anticipate that
channel partners, such as established distributors will typically be key to providing support and warranty services to the wider market. In instances where deeper
and more strategic relationships are at stake, we intend to provide dedicated account management, both in terms of support and servicing, which may be fee or
subscription-based. We plan to support and train a select number of experienced channel partners with the capabilities to ensure that end customers are satisfied
with our products and any after-sales service and support that we may offer in the future.
We have completed alpha and beta versions of our 3D printer. In April 2015, we presented an alpha-version of our 3D printer to a limited number of
potential customers and key industry leaders in order to showcase our 3D printer and to receive preliminary feedback. We perceived the feedback as positive and
quickly moved on to develop a beta version for more vigorous testing.
In July 2015, we began collaborations with several Fortune 100 and key Israeli companies, including Israel Aerospace Industries for testing of the beta
version of our 3D Printer. Collaborations currently entail customers providing us with their PCB design files, and then we quickly provide the PCBs to the
customer for testing. The feedback received from the customers is used to refine and improve the printer. In the second half of 2016, we began leasing our
DragonFly 2020 3D printer to beta customers as a part of our beta plan. Our beta program involves the delivery of our DragonFly 2020 3D printers to leading
companies and partners world-wide. Prior to commercialization, as a part of our beta plan, we intend to perform quality assurance tests and further beta tests in
collaboration with additional beta partners. In the second half of 2017, we expect to end our beta plan, and to start the commercial sales of our Dragonfly 2020 3D
printer and proprietary ink products.
Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer in development has multiple advantages, including:
●
Production of in-house prototypes . Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer offers its users an efficient, quick, available, accessible and immediate solution
for prototype production of PCBs. Currently, electronics companies and others engaged in the development of products based on PCBs are forced to
rely on service suppliers that manufacture PCBs through a complex and inefficient process.
Turn-around of multi-layered advanced PCBs can often take weeks and involves significant costs. Also, for electronics in development, several
cycles of prototyping are often necessary until the specs of the final PCB are created. This means that a developer of a new electronic product may
have to repeat the process of going through a service supplier several times during lab testing – which may increase cost and slow the momentum of
product development.
Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer obviates the reliance on external service suppliers and provides electronics companies and others the luxury of an
office-friendly 3D printer in their in-house research laboratory with the ability to print prototypes of PCBs as required for electronic device
development – all during a relatively short period of time.
Information security and professional secrecy . Contracting with external service suppliers (outsourcing) in order to create prototypes of PCBs during
early stages of the development process of novel electronic devices may unnecessarily compromise the security of sensitive and confidential
information. Currently, however, there is hardly a practical solution. Our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer is the ideal answer.
Industry first . We believe that we are a pioneer in our industry. We are not aware of any other company in the global electronics market that
currently offers a 3D inkjet printer that prints professional multi-layered PCBs.
●
●
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Supplementary
Products
Conductive Ink
We have developed a uniquely formulated nano-conductive ink for use in our 3D printers. Using advanced nanotechnology, we have developed a liquid
ink that contains nanoparticles of conductive materials such as silver and copper. Nanoparticles are particles between 1 and 100 nanometers in size. By employing
this technology, we were able to create a liquid ink that maintains its transport properties and electric conductivity. The liquid properties of our nano-conductive
ink allow us to take advantage of inkjet printing technology for fast and efficient 3D printing of PCBs.
Our wet-chemistry approach to making silver nano-particles starts with a raw material compound containing silver which may be acquired from a number
of chemical suppliers. The patented process, licensed from the Hebrew University, is highly efficient and very clean. We can reliably extract 10 to 100 nano-meter
sized particles of pure silver. We are able to control the size, shape and dispersion of the silver nano-particles in accordance with specific printing requirements.
We can also formulate inks for a variety of substrates and printing profiles.
In addition, in July 2016, we filed a patent application with the USPTO for the development of a new nanometric conductive ink, which is based on a
unique synthesis. The new nanoparticle synthesis further minimizes the size of the silver nanoparticles particles in our ink products. The new process achieves
silver nanoparticles as small as 4 nanometers. We believe that accurate control of nanoparticles’ size and surface properties will allow for improved performance of
our DragonFly 2020 3D printer. The innovative ink enables lower melting temperatures and more complete sintering (fusing of particles into solid conductive
trace), leading to an even higher level of conductivity. The innovative ink has the potential to accelerate printing speeds and save ink for the 3D printing of
electronics.
Dielectric Ink
Our proprietary dielectric ink is a unique ink that contains dielectric and dielectric materials that are not electrically conductive. The use of non-
conductive ink is crucial in the production of multi-layer circuit boards, as the conducting layers that are placed on top of each other must be separated by dielectric
layers. Our internally developed, proprietary dielectric ink is a unique one-part-epoxy material. The dielectric ink can withstand high temperature (e.g., five
hundred degrees Fahrenheit and more) without distorting its shape, which is a necessary requirement for professional PCBs.
Both our nano-conductive and dielectric ink products have completed development stages and we have begun to manufacture these products in-house. We
plan to commercialize these ink products as a supplementary product to our 3D printers and as separate and independent products. Based on our proprietary
technology, our ink products may be adjusted specifically for additional uses.
To date, we have delivered beta versions of our 3D printer to six partners that use the printer and provide feedback to us. In addition, we have had more
than 3,500 entities join our waitlist for information about our DragonFly 2020 3D printer. Nevertheless, we cannot assure you that any beta partner arrangements or
any of these inquiries will lead to actual sales of our products.
Intellectual Property
We seek patent protection as well as other effective intellectual property rights for our products and technologies in the United States and internationally.
Our policy is to pursue, maintain and defend intellectual property rights developed internally and to protect the technology, inventions and improvements that are
commercially important to the development of our business. We have also in-licensed two patents and their foreign counterparts and one patent application from an
academic institution.
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As more fully detailed below, we have a growing portfolio of eighteen provisional and non-provisional patent applications with the USPTO, and the
WIPO filed under the PCT, and three patents for which we have issued US Patents. A provisional patent application is a preliminary application that establishes a
priority date for the patenting process for the invention concerned and provide certain provisional patent rights.
In October 2014, we submitted a provisional patent application for our dielectric ink. The application is directed to compositions, methods and articles of
manufacture containing and fabricated using those compositions and methods.
In November 2014, we submitted a provisional patent application covering our unique method for printing multi-layer and two-sided PCBs, which
includes printing interlayer connections, also known as vias. The application covers methods of manufacture and PCBs produced using these methods.
In February 2015, we submitted a non-provisional patent application for a unique ink recycling and cooling system for three-dimensional print-heads. The
application is directed to devices and systems and their use in the 3D printing process of PCBs. In October 2015, the USPTO issued a notice of allowance for the
application.
In March 2015, we submitted a non-provisional patent application directed to an innovative system for aligning inkjet print-heads, which improves drop
placement accuracy (“drop-on-drop”). This capability is key in various print head module applications such as PCBs. In August 2015, the USPTO issued a notice
of allowance for the application, opening the pathway to accelerated examination in several of our main markets with a favorable presumption for allowance.
In May 2015, we submitted two provisional patent applications; the first covering our unique methods, programs and libraries for the efficient printing of
insulating portions and embedded conductive leads of PCBs using inkjet printing based on converted computer-aided design and drafting and computer-aided
manufacturing data packages, resulting in substantial savings in materials and time; and the second covering devices, systems and methods for removing purged
ink from an inkjet print head without contacting the aperture plate with liquid or other mechanical means.
In July 2015, we submitted a provisional patent application covering methods for the patterning of transparent films with trace patterns that are
sufficiently thin as to achieve high transparency and low haze at minimal pitch and high trace density, and articles of manufacture fabricated using these methods.
In November 2015, we submitted a provisional patent application for a proprietary copper ink that is used in the printing of electronic conductors. The
copper nanoparticle-based ink provides improved oxidation resistance, resulting in an innovative breakthrough that offers the ability to print copper with industrial
3D digital printers.
In December 2015, we submitted a provisional patent application for printing of 3D models, which includes electronic conductors. The sintering process
of a printed metal conductor, which is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by heat, energy and/or pressure without melting it to the
point of liquefaction, within a 3D printed polymer allows for complex connectors to be 3D printed and also makes it possible to 3D print molded connectors
directly onto electronic circuits.
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In March 2016, we submitted a provisional patent application for 3D printing of electrically shielded conductive traces. The patent presents an innovative
solution for the phenomenon of electric power loss in PCBs that are primarily used in the communication industry. By selectively depositing our conductive ink,
one can build a shield along the entire length of the conductor at a minimal distance. This prevents leakage and loss of electric power and is similar to the current
practice of using shielded cables with the PCB externally. 3D printing allows the shielded cables to be embedded.
In April 2016, we submitted a provisional patent application for the simultaneous curing and sintering of two types of ink (conductive metal ink and
insulator ink) to be used for 3D printing of electronic circuits. The technology behind this patent application has the potential to reduce the number of critical
systems in a printer and thus allows for a significant reduction in the production costs of the printer, increased printing speed, system miniaturization and increased
overall system reliability.
In July 2016, we submitted a provisional patent application for the development of a new nanometric conductive ink, which is based on a unique
synthesis. The new nanoparticle synthesis further minimizes the size of the silver nanoparticles particles in the company’s ink products. The new process achieves
silver nanoparticles as small as 4 nanometers.
In August 2016, we submitted a provisional patent application with the USPTO for the 3D printing of various cells. The application covers a number of
aspects relating to 3D printing of human tissues and organs by using various cells and inkjet technology. The patent application concerns converting MRI and CT
scans and resulting images in order to create a 3D structure of organs, to be printed in a 3D printer adapted to biological materials. Moreover, the patent application
discloses the biological structure of the tissue or organ, enabled by the use of a 3D bioprinter and bioink materials. The application also discloses the use of a
proprietary software with an algorithm that analyzes the 3D structure of the tissue or organ. This analysis converts the 3D structure into two-dimensional slices, a
process required for 3D printing of the final structure.
In January 2017, we submitted a provisional patent application for 3D printed series of multi-layered rigid PCBs, connected through printed flexible
conductive connections. This process provides a solution to traditional production limitations in the electronics industry, such as continuous transfer of conductors
between circuits, loose contacts, size of connections between the circuits, as well as fabrication of multi-layered flexible material. We believe that this technology
will enable the bending of the PCB so that it can be combined with curved and complex geometrical products.
In January 2017, we submitted a provisional patent application for 3D printed electrical circuits, in which embedded electrical components are to be
placed as an integral part of the printing process. We believe that this development is significant for a wide range of industry sectors such as defense, space,
consumer products, telecommunications and more.
In addition to patent applications, in September 2014, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with the Yissum Research Development Company
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ltd., or Yissum, for three patents and patent applications that cover the unique method of manufacturing our consumable
nano-conductive ink for the 3D printing of electronic circuits. The agreement was amended and restated in April 2015. Pursuant to the license agreement, we will
be required to pay Yissum low to mid-single digit percentage royalties on sales of our conductive ink. The exclusive license agreement is in effect for the longer of
remaining usable life of the patents and patent applications, or 15 years from the first commercial sale of a product relating to the licensed technology in such
country.
Competition
Many companies providing 3D printing services concentrate their efforts on printing prototypes in resin polymers or other plastics. We differentiate
ourselves from these companies by focusing on the niche market of in-house PCB printing using a combination of nano-conductive and dielectric inks, and to that
extent we consider ourselves a pioneer in our industry. However, it may be possible for more developed 3D printing companies to adapt their products to print
PCBs. Accordingly, our competitors may include other companies providing 3D printing services with substantial customer bases and working history. Older,
well-established companies providing 3D printing and rapid prototyping services with records of success currently attract customers. There can be no assurance
that we can maintain a competitive position against current or future competitors, particularly those with greater financial, marketing, service, technical and other
resources. Our failure to maintain a competitive position within the market could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We also compete with companies that use traditional prototype development of PCBs and customized manufacturing technologies, and expect future
competition to arise from the development of new technologies or techniques.
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To the best of our knowledge, our 3D inkjet printer is the first and only one of its kind, and as of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F, there are no
three-dimensional ink injection printers that print multi-layer electronic circuits for the purposes of in-house PCB prototype development. However, there are many
companies worldwide that manufacture PCBs.
In the United States and globally, we face many competitors that specialize in contract electronic manufacturing, and specifically the manufacturing of
prototype PCBs. We estimate that there are approximately 1,800 companies in the United States that manufacture or provide PCBs on a per-order basis.
Research and Development
As of the date hereof, we have completed the development of our proprietary nano-conductive ink products and have commenced manufacturing in our
in-house laboratory.
Also, we have completed the development of the alpha version of our 3D printer, and on April 14, 2015, we introduced the alpha version publicly. In
August 2015, we introduced our beta 3D printer to a number of customers, and in the second half of 2016, we initiated our beta plan and delivered printers to
customers. We anticipate that we will complete the development of a commercial product and will begin commercial sales in the second half of 2017.
From time to time we may also explore the application of our technology to additional areas within 3D printing and other industries. In May 2016, we
successfully lab-tested a proof of concept 3D bioprinter for the printing of stem cells. The feasibility study confirmed that the combined know-how and
technologies of the companies enabled printing of viable stem cells using an adapted 3D printer. In October 2016, we announced that we intend to form a new
subsidiary and will transition our bio-printing activities to the new entity, and that our current capital will not be used for the bio-printing activities. Through the
subsidiary, we intend to target end stage renal disease (kidney failure), and create a platform for 3D bio-printing of cells and connective tissues to form biological
structures that function as human kidneys.
In September 2016, we conducted a successful test for 3D printing of conductive traces onto a treated fabric in collaboration with a leading European
functional textiles company. The test was carried out using our unique silver nanoparticle conductive ink and our DragonFly 2020 3D Printer platform. During the
test, conductors were printed in several patterns in order to perform functionality tests, including conductivity, elasticity, rubbing, etc. The results demonstrated
that the printed silver conductors had high enough elasticity to match the properties of the fabric.
In January 2017, we successfully 3D printed a series of multi-layered rigid PCBs, connected through printed flexible conductive connections. This
process provides a solution to traditional production limitations in the electronics industry, such as continuous transfer of conductors between circuits, loose
contacts, size of connections between the circuits as well as fabrication of multi-layered flexible material.
In January 2017, we successfully 3D printed electrical circuits, in which we embedded electrical components, through placement, as an integral part of the
printing process. We filed a patent application with the USPTO for this unique development.
In February 2017, we received a budget from MEIMAD committee of the IIA which will be used to finance a project to develop 3D printing of advanced
ceramic materials in inkjet technology. The total approved budget for this project is NIS 1.4 million (approximately $372,000), of which the IIA will finance 50%.
The terms of the grant provide that we will be required to pay royalties on future sales of any funded technology up to the full grant amount.
For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we incurred NIS 15,606,000 (approximately $4,059,000), NIS 11,153,000 (approximately
$2,858,000) and NIS 3,339,000 (approximately $858,000), respectively, of research and development expense. Our research and development expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2016 do not include expenses in an amount of NIS 16,273,000 (approximately $4,232,000) that were capitalized as an intangible asset.
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Grants from Israel’s Innovation Authority
Our research and development efforts are financed in part through royalty-bearing grants from the IIA. As of December 31, 2016, we have received the
aggregate amount of NIS 3,686,000 (approximately $959,000) from the IIA for the development of our 3D printer and nano-inks. With respect to such grants we
are committed to pay certain royalties up to the total grant amount. Regardless of any royalty payment, we are further required to comply with the requirements of
the Research Law, with respect to those past grants. When a company develops know-how, technology or products using IIA grants, the terms of these grants and
the Research Law restrict the transfer of such know-how, and the transfer of manufacturing or manufacturing rights of such products, technologies or know-how
outside of Israel, without the prior approval of the IIA. We do not believe that these requirements will materially restrict us in any way.
Production and Manufacturing
We purchase the raw materials required for the production of our products, including components of 3D printers and materials to produce our nano inks
products. To date, all of our printers, including the alpha and beta versions of our DragonFly 2020 3D printer, have been manufactured in-house. We have entered
into a non-exclusive agreement with a global manufacturer that will serve as our primary manufacturer and supplier for our commercial 3D printers. Pursuant to
the agreement, we are not obligated to make any minimum purchases and prices will be agreed upon between us from time to time and based on specific purchase
orders. The extent of this and any other engagement with third party manufacturers will be managed to match production volumes.
With respect to our ink products, we intend to keep full control of the value chain, from research and development through self-manufacturing and global
sales. In September 2016, we initiated a production facility to support the commercialization and production of our proprietary nano conductive ink and dielectric
ink. We believe that the size and capacity of this facility, located in the same building as our offices, will be sufficient to support our future commercialization
activities.
Sales and Marketing
In the second half of 2016, we started our beta plan, in which we lease our DragonFly 2020 3D printers to select beta customers. Simultaneously, we have
begun creating a commercial infrastructure to effectively support the scaling up of commercial sales of our products. Furthermore, as part of our preparations for
sales, we have also increased our marketing, sales, and customer-support teams. In March 2016, we signed an agreement to collaborate with FATHOM, an
industry-leading advanced manufacturer, distributer and service provider with expertise in 3D printing, to introduce the DragonFly 2020 3D Printer to the Silicon
Valley and the greater west coast of the United States. Where appropriate, we may elect in the future to utilize additional strategic partners, distributors, or contract
sales forces to assist in the commercialization of our products. We anticipate that commercial sales of our Dragonfly 2020 3D printer and nano conductive and
dielectric ink products will simultaneously occur in the second half of 2017.
C. Organizational Structure
We currently have one wholly owned subsidiary: Nano Dimension Technologies Ltd., which is incorporated in the State of Israel.
D. Property, Plant and Equipment
Our offices, research and development facility and in-house laboratory are located at our headquarters at 2 Ilan Ramon, Ness Ziona 74036, Israel, where
we currently occupy approximately 25,833 square feet. Following a recent expansion, we lease our headquarters under two separate leases. The first lease, which
accounts for approximately half of our office space, ends on August 30, 2017, while the second lease ends on December 31, 2018. The total monthly rent payment
is currently NIS 123,700 (approximately $32,172).
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Additionally, in September 2016, we initiated a production facility for our unique nano-ink products. The facility is located in the same building as our
headquarters. The facility occupies approximately 8,600 square feet. The lease for our production facility will end on August 31, 2021, and we have an option to
extend the lease for an additional 60 months. Our monthly rent payment is NIS 44,000 (approximately $11,443).
We consider that our current office space is sufficient to meet our anticipated needs for the foreseeable future and is suitable for the conduct of our
business.
ITEM 4A.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 5.
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual
report on Form 20-F. This discussion and other parts of this annual report on Form 20-F contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report in Form 20-F. We report financial
information under IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and none of the financial statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Unless otherwise indicated, U.S. dollar convenience translations of NIS amounts presented in this
annual report on Form 20-F for the period ended on December 31, 2016 are translated using the rate of NIS 3.845 to $1.00, the exchange rate reported by the Bank
of Israel on December 31, 2016, and U.S. dollar convenience translations of NIS amounts presented in this annual report on Form 20-F for the period ended on
December 31, 2015 are translated using the rate of NIS 3.902 to $1.00, the exchange rate reported by the Bank of Israel on December 31, 2015, and U.S. dollar
convenience translations of NIS amounts presented in this annual report on Form 20-F for the period ended on December 31, 2014 are translated using the rate of
NIS 3.889 to $1.00, the exchange rate reported by the Bank of Israel on December 31, 2014.
Overview
To date, we have generated insignificant revenues from the sale and lease of our products. In the second half of 2017, we intend to end our beta plan and
to start commercial sales of our 3D printer and ink products. As of December 31, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of NIS 70,604,000 (approximately
$18,363,000). Our financing activities are described below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” We currently estimate that we have the necessary capital in
order to complete the development of our 3D printer and to bring to market the commercial product. Based on our expectations as of December 31, 2016, our
anticipated cash required in order to bring our commercial 3D printer to market are approximately $8,000,000.
5.A
Operating Results
Operating Expenses
Our current operating expenses consist of two components – research and development expenses, and general and administrative expenses.
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Research
and
Development
Expenses,
net
Our research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel expenses, subcontractor expenses, patent registration fees,
rental fees, materials, and other related research and development expenses.
The following table discloses the breakdown of research and development expenses:
2014
Year ended December 31,
2016
2015
(in thousands)
Payroll
Subcontractors
Patent registration
Materials
Rental fees and maintenance
Depreciation
Other expenses
Development expenses recognized as Intangible Assets
Grants
NIS
11,268
7,696
238
2,299
878
242
378
(11,463)
(383)
11,153
1,565
1,290
117
292
166
30
67
-
(188)
3,339
Subcontractor expenses include expenses for development consultants and service providers, which are not employees. The services provided by these
consultants and service providers include, but are not limited to, chemistry consulting, software and electronics subcontractors and consulting and chip processing
consulting.
Our development expenses are presented net of government grants and net of development expenses that were capitalized as intangible assets. We expect
that our research and development expenses will slightly increase as we continue to develop our products.
General
and
Administrative
Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, professional service fees, director fees, office expenses, taxes and fees, and other
general and administrative expenses.
The following table discloses the breakdown of general and administrative expenses:
2014
Year ended December 31,
2016
2015
2016
USD-
convenience
translation
21,589
1,179
130
6,119
1,566
683
1,453
(16,273)
(840)
15,606
5,615
306
34
1,591
407
178
378
(4,232)
(218)
4,059
2016
USD-
convenience
translation
6,029
6,920
2,850
887
174
741
842
18,443
1,568
1,800
741
231
45
193
219
4,797
(in thousands)
Payroll
Professional services
Director pay
Office expense
Fees
Travels
Other expenses
Total
NIS
3,208
4,525
2,643
315
108
261
169
11,229
491
525
192
37
70
-
111
1,426
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Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2016 to the year ended December 31, 2015 to the year ended December 31, 2014
Results
of
Operations
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues- amortization of intangible
Gross loss
Research and development expenses, net
General and administrative expenses
Other income
Operating loss
Listing expenses
Finance expense (income), net
Total comprehensive loss
Loss attributable to holders of Ordinary
Shares
Revenues
2014
December 31,
2015
(in thousands of NIS)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,153
3,339
11,229
1,426
62
6
22,376
4,703
9,358
-
(1,384)
117
20,992
14,178
2016
175
72
668
565
15,606
18,443
-
34,614
-
(144)
34,470
December 31,
2015
(in thousands of USD-convenience translation)
2016
2014
-
-
-
-
858
367
16
1,209
2,406
30
3,645
-
-
-
-
2,858
2,878
1
5,735
-
(355)
5,380
46
19
174
147
4,059
4,797
-
9,003
-
(38)
8,965
8,965
14,178
20,992
34,470
3,645
5,380
Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 amounted to NIS 175,000 (approximately $46,000). Our revenues are derived from lease of our
printers to beta customers, and from ink deliveries to those clients. We did not have revenues in prior years.
Cost
of
Revenues
Our cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 amounted to NIS 740,000 (approximately $193,000). Cost of revenues consist of NIS 72,000
(approximately $19,000) and an additional NIS 668,000 (approximately $174,000) in respect of amortization of intangible assets. We did not have cost of revenues
in prior years. In the fourth quarter of 2016, we began to amortize the intangible asset arising from capitalization of development expenses. The estimated useful
lives of the capitalized development costs for the current period is 10 years.
Gross
Loss
Our gross loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 amounted to NIS 565,000 (approximately $147,000). We did not have gross loss in prior years.
Research
and
Development
Expenses,
net
Our research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 amounted to NIS 15,606,000 (approximately $4,059,000), representing an
increase of NIS 4,453,000 (approximately $1,158,000) or 39.9%, compared to NIS 11,153,000 (approximately $2,858,000), for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of NIS 10,321,000 (approximately $2,684,000) in salaries and related personnel expenses, reflecting an
increase in the number of employees (as of the year ended 2015, we had 34 research and development employees, and as of the year ended 2016, we had 75
research and development employees), and an increase of NIS 3,820,000 (approximately $993,000) in materials expenses, due to accelerating our research and
development activities.
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Our research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 are presented net of government grants in the amount of NIS 840,000
(approximately $218,000) and net of development expenses recognized as intangible assets in the amount of NIS 16,273,000 (approximately $4,232,000).
Our research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 amounted to NIS 11,153,000 (approximately $2,858,000), representing an
increase of NIS 7,814,000 (approximately $2,000,000), or 234%, compared to NIS 3,339,000 (approximately $858,000) for the year ended December 31, 2014.
The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of NIS 9,703,000 (approximately $2,486,000) in salaries and related personnel expenses, reflecting an
increase in the number of employees (as of the year ended 2014, we had five research and development employees, and as of the year ended 2015, we had 34
research and development employees), and an increase of NIS 6,406,000 (approximately $1,641,000) in subcontractor expenses, due to accelerating our research
and development activities.
Our research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 are presented net of government grants in the amount of NIS 383,000
(approximately $98,000) and net of development expenses recognized as intangible assets in the amount of NIS 11,463,000 (approximately $2,938,000).
General
and
Administrative
Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses totaled NIS 18,443,000 (approximately $4,797,000) for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of NIS
7,214,000 (approximately ($1,876,000), or 64.2%, compared to NIS 11,229,000 (approximately $2,878,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015. The increase
resulted primarily from an increase of NIS 2,821,000 (approximately $734,000) in salaries and related personnel expenses, reflecting an increase in the number of
employees (as of the year ended 2015, we had six general and administrative employees, and as of the year ended 2016, we had 13 general and administrative
employees), and an increase of NIS 2,395,000 (approximately $623,000) in professional services expenses for accounting, legal, bookkeeping, and investor
relations activities.
Our general and administrative expenses totaled NIS, 11,229,000 (approximately $2,878,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of NIS
9,803,000 (approximately $2,512,000), or 687%, compared to NIS 1,426,000 (approximately $367,000) for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase
resulted primarily from an increase of payroll in an amount of NIS 2,717,000 (approximately $696,000), reflecting an increase in the number of employees (as of
the year ended 2014, we had two general and administrative employees, and as of the year ended 2015, we had six general and administrative employees), and an
increase of NIS 4,000,000 (approximately $1,025,000) in professional services expenses for accounting, legal, bookkeeping, transfer agents and facilities, which
increased in 2015 due to the process of listing our ADSs on the OTCQX and the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Operating
Loss
As a result of the foregoing, our operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 was NIS 34,614,000 (approximately $9,003,000), as compared to an
operating loss of NIS 22,376,000 (approximately $5,735,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of NIS 12,238,000 (approximately $3,183,000),
or 54.7%.
As a result of the foregoing, our operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2015 was NIS 22,376,000 (approximately $5,735,000), as compared to an
operating loss of NIS 4,703,000 (approximately $1,209,000) for the year ended December 31, 2014, an increase of NIS 17,673,000 (approximately $4,526,000), or
376%.
Finance
Expense
and
Income
Finance expense and income mainly consist of bank fees and other transactional costs, changes in the fair value of certain price adjustment mechanisms
that were provided to investors who participated in certain fund raising rounds, and exchange rate differences.
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We recognized net financial income of NIS 144,000 (approximately $38,000) for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to net financial expense
of NIS 1,384,000 (approximately $355,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in finance income related to
revaluation of derivative instruments, resulting from changes during 2015 in the fair value of certain price adjustment mechanisms that were provided to investors
who participated in certain fund raising rounds.
We recognized net financial income of NIS 1,384,000 (approximately $355,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to net financial
expense of NIS 117,000 (approximately $30,000) for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase is primarily due to an income of approximately NIS
1,434,000 (approximately $368,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015 in respect to changes in the fair value of certain price adjustment mechanisms that were
provided to investors who participated in certain fund raising rounds.
Total
Comprehensive
Loss
As a result of the foregoing, our loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 was NIS 34,470,000 (approximately $8,965,000), as compared to NIS
20,992,000 (approximately $5,380,000) for the year ended December 31, 2015 an increase of NIS 13,478,000 (approximately $3,505,000), or 64.2%.
As a result of the foregoing, our loss for the year ended December 31, 2015 was NIS 20,992,000 (approximately $5,380,000), as compared to NIS
14,178,000 (approximately $3,645,000) for the year ended December 31, 2014, an increase of NIS 6,814,000 (approximately $1,735,000), or 48%.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimate
We describe our significant accounting policies more fully in Note 2 to our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, included
elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. We believe that the accounting policies below are critical in order to fully understand and evaluate our financial
condition and results of operations.
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. At the time of the preparation of
the financial statements, our management is required to use estimates, evaluations, and assumptions which affect the application of the accounting policy and the
amounts reported for assets, obligations, income, and expenses. Any estimates and assumptions are continually reviewed. The changes to the accounting estimates
are credited during the period in which the change to the estimate is made.
Contingent
Liabilities
The evaluations of provisions and contingent liabilities are based on our best professional judgment, taking into consideration the stage of the
proceedings, as well as cumulative legal experience in the various topics. Whereas the results of the lawsuits shall be determined by the courts, these results may
differ from these evaluations.
Intangible
Assets
In August 2015, we started recognizing intangible assets arising from internal development. The capitalization is the outcome of meeting all the criteria in
IAS 38 Intangible
Assets
, which are (i) development costs can be measured reliably, (ii) the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, (iii)
future economic benefits are probable, and (iv) we have the intention and sufficient resources to complete development and to use or sell the asset. Development
expenses in the period until August 1, 2015 were expensed as incurred. During the fourth quarter of 2016, we started delivering our products to beta customers and
as such, we started to amortize the intangible assets arising from capitalization of development expenses. In subsequent periods, capitalized development
expenditure is measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. The estimated useful lives of the capitalized development costs
for the current period is 10 years.
Stock-Based
Compensation
Employees and other service providers of the Company may receive benefits by way of share-based compensation settled with company options and
warrants exercised for Ordinary Shares. The cost of transactions with employees settled with capital instruments is measured based on the fair value of the capital
instruments on the granting date. The fair value is determined using an accepted options pricing model. The model is based on share price, grant date and on
assumptions regarding expected volatility, expected lifespan, expected dividend, and a no risk interest rate.
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The cost of the transactions settled with capital instruments is recognized in profit or loss together with a corresponding increase in the equity over the
period in which the performance and/or service takes place, and ending on the date on which the relevant employees are entitled to the benefits, or the Vesting
Period. The aggregate expense recognized for transactions settled with capital instruments at the end of each reporting date and until the Vesting Period reflects the
degree to which the Vesting Period has expired and our best estimate regarding the number of warrants that have ultimately vested. The expense or income in
profit or loss reflects the change of the aggregate expense recognized as of the end of the reported period.
We selected the Black-Scholes-Merton (Black-Scholes), and the binomial model, as our option pricing models to estimate the fair value of our options
awards. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions:
Expected
dividend
yield
- The expected dividend yield assumption is based on our historical experience and expectation of no future dividend payouts. We have
historically not paid cash dividends and have no foreseeable plans to pay cash dividends in the future.
Volatility
-
Since the Company’s shares started trading on a stock exchange market only in August 2014 (before that date the Company was under a different
name and was involved in a different activity), quoted prices data of our Ordinary Shares is limited. In case of insufficient historical data for a company, the
expected volatility is based on similar companies’ stock volatility.
Risk
free
interest
rate
- The risk free interest rate is based on the yield of governmental bonds with equivalent terms.
Estimated
term
- An option’s estimated term is the estimated amount of time the holder will hold the option before the exercise, based on the expiration date of
the option and, in some cases, such as for employees, an assumption regarding exercise before the expiration date.
Share
price
- The share price is determined according to the last known closing price of our Ordinary Shares at the grant date.
5.B
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
From August 2014 through December 31, 2016, we have funded our operations principally with NIS 106,600,000 (approximately $27,724,000) from the
issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants. As of December 31 2016, we had NIS 47,599,000 (approximately $12,379,000) in cash and cash equivalents.
The table below presents our cash flows:
2014
Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities
2015
(in thousands of NIS)
(12,989)
(3,468)
Year ended December 31,
2014
2016
2015
(in thousands of USD-convenience translation)
2016
(22,737)
(891)
(3,330)
(5,914)
(1,131)
(10,078)
(17,496)
(291)
(2,582)
(4,550)
5,400
56,364
53,475
1,388
14,445
13,908
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
801
33,297
13,242
206
8,533
3,444
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Operating
Activities
Net cash used in operating activities of NIS 22,737,000 (approximately $5,914,000) during the year ended December 31, 2016 was primarily used for
payment of NIS 20,556,000 (approximately $5,346,000) in salaries and related personnel expenses. The remaining amount was for other expenses.
Net cash used in operating activities of NIS 12,989,000 (approximately $3,330,000) during the year ended December 31, 2015 was primarily used for
payment of NIS 7,152,000 (approximately $1,833,000) in salaries and related personnel expenses. The remaining amount was for other expenses.
Net cash used in operating activities of NIS 3,468,000 (approximately $891,000) during the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily used for
payment of NIS 2,056,000 (approximately $528,000) in salaries and related personnel expenses, and NIS 1,290,000 (approximately $332,000) for subcontractors
expenses. The remaining amount was for other expenses.
Investing
Activities
Net cash used in investing activities of NIS 17,496,000 (approximately $4,550,000) during 2016 primarily reflects development expenditure capitalized as
intangible assets and investments of our cash in fixed assets.
Net cash used in investing activities of NIS 10,078,000 (approximately $2,582,000) during 2015 primarily reflects development expenditure capitalized as
intangible assets and investments of our cash in fixed assets.
Net cash used in investing activities of NIS 1,131,000 (approximately $291,000) during 2014 primarily reflects investments of our cash in fixed assets.
Financing
Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2016 consisted of NIS 53,475,000 (approximately $13,908,000) of net proceeds,
mainly from the issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants.
Net cash provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2015 consisted of NIS 56,364,000 (approximately $14,445,000) of net proceeds,
mainly from the issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants.
Net cash provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2014 consisted of NIS 5,400,000 (approximately $1,388,000) of net proceeds,
mainly from issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants.
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In August 2014, we issued an aggregate of 5,935,875 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement at a price per share of approximately $0.24, and an
aggregate of 6,931,303 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a merger agreement. The net proceeds received from this issuance were approximately NIS 4,732,000
(approximately $1,216,000).
In January 2015, we issued an aggregate of 1,508,572 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price of NIS 1.40 (approximately $0.3539)
per share. In addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to 1,508,572 Ordinary Shares, 50% of which have an exercise price of NIS 1.75 (approximately $0.4424)
per share, and 50% of which have an exercise price of NIS 2.25 (approximately $0.5688) per share. These warrants will expire as follows: (i) warrants to purchase
754,286 Ordinary Shares will expire 18 months from the date of issuance, and (ii) warrants to purchase 754,286 Ordinary Shares will expire 36 months from the
date of issuance.
As an extension to this private placement, in April 2015, we issued an aggregate of 285,715 Ordinary Shares to Eli Yoresh, one of our directors, and
Itschak Shrem, our Chairman, at a price per share of NIS 1.40 (approximately $0.3539). In addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to 285,715 Ordinary
Shares, 50% of which at an exercise price of NIS 1.75 (approximately $0.4424) per share, and 50% of which at an exercise price of NIS 2.25 (approximately
$0.5688) per share. These warrants will expire as follows: (i) warrants to purchase 142,858 of our Ordinary Shares will expire 18 months from the date of issuance,
and (ii) warrants to purchase 142,857 of our Ordinary Shares will expire 36 months from the date of issuance.
In March 2015, we issued an aggregate of 3,956,545 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price of NIS 1.65 (approximately $0.4075) per
share.
In July 2015, we issued an aggregate of 7,671,089 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price of NIS 5.50 (approximately $1.4451) per
share. In addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to 3,835,546 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of NIS 9.00 (approximately $2.3647) per share. These
warrants will expire 24 months from the date of issuance.
In December 2015, we issued, as an extension to the issuance in July 2015, an aggregate of 1,552,877 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, at
a price of NIS 5.50 (approximately $1.4451) per share. In addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to 776,440 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of NIS
9.00 (approximately $2.3647) per share. These warrants will expire 24 months from the date of issuance.
In September 2016, we completed a public offering of 2,125,275 ADSs (representing 10,626,375 Ordinary Shares) at a price of $6.50 per ADS, and net
proceeds to us from the sale of the shares was approximately $12,055,000.
Current
Outlook
We have financed our operations to date primarily through proceeds from issuance of our Ordinary Shares. We have incurred losses and generated
negative cash flows from operations since 2012. To date, we have generated insignificant revenues from the sale and lease of our products. In the second half of
2017, we intend to end our beta plan and to start commercial sales of our 3D printer and ink products.
We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our current operations until at least the end of 2017; however, we expect
that we will require additional capital to support the mass production of our products.
In addition, our operating plans may change as a result of many factors that may currently be unknown to us, and we may need to seek additional funds
sooner than planned. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
●
●
the progress and costs of our research and development activities;
the progress in the launch of the commercial version of our DragonFly 2020 3D printer;
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●
●
●
●
the costs of manufacturing our 3D printer and ink products;
the costs of filing, prosecuting, enforcing and defending patent claims and other intellectual property rights;
the potential costs of contracting with third parties to provide marketing and distribution services for us or for building such capacities internally; and
the magnitude of our general and administrative expenses.
Until we can generate significant recurring revenues, we expect to satisfy our future cash needs through debt or equity financing. We cannot be certain
that additional funding will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. If funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or
eliminate research or development plans for, or commercialization efforts with respect to our products. This may raise substantial doubts about our ability to
continue as a going concern.
5.E
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We currently do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
5.E
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations at December 31, 2016:
Facility
Motor vehicles
Suppliers and service providers
Liability in respect of government grants (*)
Total
$
Less than
1 year
1-3 years
(in thousands of U.S. dollars - convenience translation)
4-5 years
More than
5 years
769
276
1,499
796
451
156
1,449
167
318
120
50
629
(*) The contractual obligation in respect of government grants presented above is based on our estimation regarding expected revenues, thus there is no certainty
that the liability will be settled in 1-3 years as stated above.
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ITEM 6.
DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A.Directors and Senior Management
The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers, key employees and directors as of March 1, 2017:
Name
Itschak Shrem
Amit Dror
Yael Sandler
Simon Anthony-Fried
Sharon Fima
Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon
Ofir Baharav (3)
Irit Ben-Ami (1) (2) (3) (4)
Roni Kleinfeld (1) (2) (3) (4)
Abraham Nahmias (3)
Zvi Yemini (1) (2) (3)
Yoel Yogev (3)
Eli Yoresh (3)
Age
Position
69
40
30
43
41
40
48
55
60
61
66
64
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Marketing Officer, Director
Chief Technology Officer, Director
Chief Operating Officer, Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
(1) Member of our Audit Committee.
(2) Member of our Compensation Committee.
(3)
(4)
Indicates independent director under NASDAQ rules.
Indicates external director under the Companies Law.
Itschak Shrem, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr.
Itschak
Shrem
has served on our board of directors as Chairman since April 2014. Mr. Shrem has more than 40 years of experience in financial
markets and venture capital. He has been the Managing Director of Yaad Consulting 1995 Ltd. since 1995. In 1993, Mr. Shrem founded Pitango Venture Capital
Fund (formerly, Polaris) and served as a Partner of Pitango Funds I, II and III. In 1991, Mr. Shrem founded Dovrat Shrem Ltd, an investment banking,
management and technology company. Prior to that, he spent 15 years at Clal Israel Ltd., where he served in various capacities, including Chief Operating Officer
and was responsible for capital markets and insurance businesses. Mr. Shrem has been the Chairman of the Board of BreedIT Corp. since December 31, 2013. He
has been a Director of Eden Spring Ltd. since October 2010. Mr. Shrem served as a Director of Globe Oil Exploration Limited until 2016. He served on the boards
of a number of high-profile public institutions, including the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and the Weizman Institute. From 1991 to 2010, Mr. Shrem served
as the Chairman of Leader Holdings and Investments Ltd. and Polar Communications Ltd., both TASE-listed companies engaged in investment banking and
venture capital. Since 2004, Mr. Shrem has served as the Chairman of Sphera Funds Management Ltd. He served as a Director of Ormat Industries Ltd. from 2012
to 2015. He served as a Director of Retalix Ltd. from January 2008 to 2012. Mr. Shrem holds a B.A in Economics and Accounting from Bar-Ilan University and an
M.B.A. from Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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Amit Dror, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr.
Amit
Dror
has served as our Chief Executive Officer and director since August 2014. Mr. Dror co-founded Eternegy Ltd. in 2010 and served as its
Chief Executive Officer and a director from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Dror also co-founded the Milk & Honey Distillery Ltd. in 2012. He developed vast experience in
project, account and sales management across a range of roles at ECI Telecom Ltd., Comverse Technology, Inc., Eternegy Ltd. and Milk & Honey Distillery Ltd.
Mr. Dror has a background that covers technology management, software, business development, fundraising and complex project execution. Mr. Dror is a Merage
Institute Graduate.
Yael Sandler, Chief Financial Officer
Ms.
Yael
Sandler
has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2015. From 2014 until 2015, Ms. Sandler served as the Group Controller of
RealMatch Ltd. From 2011 through December 2014, Ms. Sandler held various positions at Somekh-Chaikin (KPMG Israel), where she gained valuable experience
working with public companies and companies pursuing initial public offerings. Ms. Sandler completed the professional course of the Israeli Navy in 2005 and
served as a submarine simulator instructor and commander until 2007. Ms. Sandler is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel. Ms. Sandler earned a B.A. with
honors in Accounting and Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a M.B.T with honors from the College of Management in Rishon LeZion.
Simon Anthony-Fried, Chief Business Officer, Director
Mr.
Simon
Fried
has served as our Chief Business Officer and a director since August 2014. Mr. Fried was a co-founder of Diesse Solutions Ltd., a
project management, risk and marketing consultancy, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2014. He has worked as a risk management and
corporate governance consultant to the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom and as a senior strategy consultant at Monitor Company, a Boston
based boutique strategy consulting firm. Mr. Fried has a background that covers marketing and sales strategy, management, business development, financial
services regulation, fundraising and c-suite consulting. Mr. Fried has worked extensively on global projects in both the B2B and B2C markets driving significant
strategic change to global marketing organizations. He also currently serves as a director of the Milk & Honey Distillery Ltd. Mr. Fried holds a B.Sc. in
Experimental Psychology from University College London, an M.Sc. in Judgment and Risk from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from SDA Bocconi in Milan.
Sharon Fima, Chief Technology Officer, Director
Mr.
Sharon
Fima
has served as our Chief Technology Officer and a director since August 2014. Mr. Fima is a print technology development expert with
many years in advanced R&D management positions. Including digital printing technology, inkjet technology, 3D printer production and nano-silver ink
development. His past positions include advanced research and development management at HP Indigo as the Integration Team Manager from 1999 to 2008, and
in Xjet as the Production Manager from 2008 to 2009 and as an Integration R&D Manager from 2009 to 2013.
Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Mr.
Dagi
Shahar
Ben-Noon
has served as its Chief Operating Officer and a director since August 2014. Mr. Ben-Noon is a mechanical engineer with
extensive experience designing equipment for military and civilian applications. His areas of expertise include plastics, medical devices, communications systems,
print technology and more. Mr. Ben-Noon has significant experience with product progress from the development stage through mass production. He was
employed at Rotel Product Engineering Ltd. as a Mechanical Designer from 2005 to 2006, at Polycad Industries (1989) Ltd. as an R&D Engineer from 2006 to
2008 and at Silynex Communications Inc. as an R&D Mechanical Team Leader from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Ben-Noon holds a B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering from the
Ben-Gurion University.
Ofir Baharav, Director
Mr.
Ofir
Baharav
has served on our board of directors since November 2015. Mr. Baharav is currently a partner in Stratus Venture Group, and has served
in a range of senior roles in the 3D printing industry. From April 2014, until December 2015, Mr. Baharav served as the Vice President of Product Portfolio for
Stratasys Ltd. In 2005, Mr. Baharav co-founded XJet Ltd. and served as its Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 until November 2013. Mr. Baharav is named
on over 10 software and hardware patents and holds an M.B.A. from the Warwick Business School in Coventry, England.
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Irit Ben-Ami, External Director
Ms.
Irit
Ben-Ami
has served on our board of directors as an external director since November 2012. Ms. Ben-Ami is a member of the Institute of Certified
Public Accountants in Israel as well as of the Israel Bar Association. Ms. Ben-Ami founded the law office of Pitaro-Ben Ami in 2007 and was a partner there until
2009. Ms. Ben-Ami currently serves as member of the board of directors of several public companies, including the Hagag Group Real Estate Entrepreneurship
Ltd. (TASE: HGG) since 2011, Netz United States HY Ltd. (TASE: NEZU) since 2012, BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: BVXV; TASE: BNDX) since
2008, Medivie Therapeutic Ltd. (TASE:MDVI) since 2014, and Together Startup Network Ltd. (TASE:TGTR) since 2016. Ms. Ben-Ami holds a Bachelor’s
degree (cum laude) in Law (LL.B.) from Sha’arei Mishpat College, a B.A. (with honors) in Economics and Accounting from Haifa University and an M.A. in
Health Systems Management (M.H.A.) from Ben Gurion University, and was engaged in the past in academic aspects of labor law and corporate law as a
practitioner at Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University and at the Sha’arei Mishpat College.
Roni Kleinfeld, External Director
Mr.
Roni
Kleinfeld
has served on our board of directors as an external director since November 2012. He has over 25 year experience as a chief executive
officer in public and private companies. He was the CEO of Maariv Holdings Ltd. from 1993 to 2002, the CEO of Hed Artzi Records Ltd. from 2002 to 2007, the
CEO of Maariv- Modiin Publishing House Ltd. from 2007 to 2010, and the CEO of OMI Ltd. from 2010 to 2011. Mr. Kleinfeld has also served as director of many
companies over the past ten years, including: Excite Ltd. from April 2007 to April 2011, Makpel Ltd. from July 2007 to March 2010, Elbit Imaging Ltd.
(NASDAQ: EMITF) since May 2010, Elran Ltd. since July 2010, Dancher Ltd. from April 2012 to January 2014, Mendelson Ltd. since 2012, White Smoke Ltd.
since June 2012, Edri – El Ltd. since July 2015 and Cofix Group Ltd. since April 2015. Mr. Kleinfeld has a B.A. in economics from the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem.
Abraham Nahmias, Director
Mr.
Abraham
Nahmias
has served on our board of directors since August 2014. Mr. Nahmias has been a managing partner of the Nahmias-Grinberg
C.P.A (Isr.) since 1985. Mr. Nahmias currently serves as a director in the following companies: Orad Ltd. (since 2012), Allium Medical Solutions Ltd. (since 2014)
and Cellect Biomed Ltd. (since July 2014). Mr. Nahmias has a B.A. in Economy and Accountancy from the Tel Aviv University, and is a certified public
accountant in Israel.
Zvi Yemini, Independent Director
Mr.
Zvi
Yemini
has served on our board as an independent director since January 2015. Mr. Yemini founded ZAG Industries Ltd., in 1987 and served as
its Chief Executive Officer until 2000, and as its chairman until 2006. Mr. Yemini has over 25 years of industry experience. He also co-founded Hydro Industries
Ltd. in 2002 and served as its Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2002 to 2011. Since 2011, Mr. Yemini has also served as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Shenkar Design College. From 2002 through December 2015, Mr. Yemini served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tel-Aviv Trade
Fairs & Convention Center. Mr. Yemini holds a B.A in Industrial Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and an Executive M.B.A. from Tel
Aviv University and a M.A. in Marketing from Baruch College in New York.
Yoel Yogev, Director
Mr.
Yoel
Yogev
has served on our board of director since March 2014. Mr. Yogev has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of El-Gev
Electronics Ltd. since 1987. Mr. Yogev has served as the Chief Executive Officer of BreedIT Corp. since October 2013. Mr. Yogev has served as the Chairman of
the board of directors of BreedIT Ltd. from January 2014 until August 2015. Mr. Yogev earned a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute
of Technology.
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Eli Yoresh, Director
Mr.
Eli
Yoresh
has served on our board since April 2014. Mr. Yoresh is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of executive and financial management
experience, mainly, with companies from the financial, technology and industrial sectors. Since October 2010, Mr. Yoresh has served as a director and Chief
Financial Officer at Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (TASE:FRST), and since September 20, 2013 as a director at Proteologics Ltd. (TASE:PRTL). Mr.
Yoresh served as the Chief Executive Officer of Tomcar Global Holdings Ltd., a global manufacturer of off-road vehicles, from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Yoresh served
as a director at Greenstone Industries Ltd. (TASE: GRTN) from January 2013 to June 2015, and as the Chairman of both Gefen Biomed investments Ltd. (TASE:
GEFEN) from April 2013 to July 2015 and Zmicha Investment House Ltd. (TASE: TZMI-M) from February 2013 to July 2015. He holds a B.A. in Business
Administration from the College of Management in Israel and an M.A. in Law from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Mr. Yoresh is a Certified Public Accountant in
Israel.
Family
Relationships
There are no family relationships between any members of our executive management and our directors.
Arrangements
for
Election
of
Directors
and
Members
of
Management
With the exception of our director, Abraham Nahmais, who was appointed by Michael Ilan, one of our shareholders, there are no arrangements or
understandings with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others pursuant to which any of our executive management or our directors were selected. See
“Item 7.B. Related Party Transactions” for additional information.
B. Compensation
Compensation
The following table presents in the aggregate all compensation we paid to all of our directors and senior management as a group for the year ended
December 31, 2016. The table does not include any amounts we paid to reimburse any of such persons for costs incurred in providing us with services during this
period.
All amounts reported in the tables below reflect the cost to the Company, in thousands of U.S. Dollars, for the year ended December 31, 2016. Amounts
paid in NIS are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of NIS 3.845 = U.S.$1.00, based on the average representative rate of exchange between the NIS and the U.S.
dollar as reported by the Bank of Israel in the year ended December 31, 2016.
All directors and senior management as a group, consisting of 13 persons
$
975,000 $
Salary and
Related
Benefits,
including
Pension,
Retirement
and Other
Similar
Benefits
Share
Based
Compensation
1,257,000
In accordance with the Companies Law, the table below reflects the compensation granted to our five most highly compensated officers during or with
respect to the year ended December 31, 2016.
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Annual Compensation- in thousands of USD- convenience translation
Executive Officer
Amit Dror
Sharon Fima
Simon Anthony-Fried
Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon
Itschak Shrem
Salary and
Related
Benefits,
including
Pension,
Retirement
and Other
Similar
Benefits
Share
Based
Compensation
Total
$
$
$
$
$
178 $
196 $
177 $
177 $
93 $
150 $
150 $
150 $
150 $
172 $
328
346
327
327
265
Employment
Agreements
with
Executive
Officers
We have entered into written employment agreements with each of our executive officers. All of these agreements contain customary provisions
regarding noncompetition, confidentiality of information and assignment of inventions. However, the enforceability of the noncompetition provisions may be
limited under applicable law. In addition, we have entered into agreements with each executive officer and director pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify
each of them up to a certain amount and to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance. Members of our senior management
are eligible for bonuses each year. The bonuses are payable upon meeting objectives and targets that are set by our chief executive officer and approved annually
by our board of directors that also set the bonus targets for our chief executive officer.
For a description of the terms of our options and option plans, see “Item 6.E. Share Ownership ” below.
Directors’
Service
Contracts
Other than with respect to our directors that are also executive officers, we do not have written agreements with any director providing for benefits upon
the termination of his employment with our company.
C. Board Practices
Introduction
Our board of directors presently consists of twelve members, including at least two external directors required to be appointed under the Companies Law.
We believe that Ms. Ben-Ami and Messrs. Baharav, Kleinfeld, Nahmias, Yemini, Yogev and Yoresh are “independent” for purposes of NASDAQ Stock Market
rules. Our amended and restated articles of association provide that the number of board of directors’ members (including external directors) shall be set by the
general meeting of the shareholders provided that it will consist of not less than three and not more than twelve members. Pursuant to the Companies Law, the
management of our business is vested in our board of directors. Our board of directors may exercise all powers and may take all actions that are not specifically
granted to our shareholders or to management. Our executive officers are responsible for our day-to-day management and have individual responsibilities
established by our board of directors. Our Chief Executive Officer is appointed by, and serves at the discretion of, our board of directors, subject to the
employment agreement that we have entered into with him. All other executive officers are appointed by our Chief Executive Officer. Their terms of employment
are subject to the approval of the board of directors’ compensation committee and of the board of directors, and if such terms of employment are not consistent
with our compensation policy, then such terms require the approval of our shareholders, and are subject to the terms of any applicable employment agreements that
we may enter into with them.
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Each director, except external directors, will hold office until the annual general meeting of our shareholders for the year in which his or her term expires,
unless he or she is removed by a majority vote of our shareholders at a general meeting of our shareholders or upon the occurrence of certain events, in accordance
with the Companies Law and our amended and restated articles of association.
In addition, our amended and restated articles of association allow our board of directors to appoint directors to fill vacancies on our board of directors or
in addition to the acting directors (subject to the limitation on the number of directors), until the next annual general meeting or special general meeting in which
directors may be appointed or terminated. External directors may be elected for up to two additional three-year terms after their initial three-year term under the
circumstances described below, with certain exceptions as described in “External Directors” below. External directors may be removed from office only under the
limited circumstances set forth in the Companies Law. See “External Directors” below.
Under the Companies Law, nominations for directors may be made by any shareholder holding at least one percent of our outstanding voting power.
However, any such shareholder may make such a nomination only if a written notice of such shareholder’s intent to make such nomination has been given to our
board of directors. Any such notice must include certain information, the consent of the proposed director nominee(s) to serve as our director(s) if elected and a
declaration signed by the nominee(s) declaring that there is no limitation under the Companies Law preventing their election and that all of the information that is
required to be provided to us in connection with such election under the Companies Law has been provided.
Under the Companies Law, our board of directors must determine the minimum number of directors who are required to have accounting and financial
expertise. In determining the number of directors required to have such expertise, our board of directors must consider, among other things, the type and size of the
company and the scope and complexity of its operations. Our board of directors has determined that the minimum number of directors of our company who are
required to have accounting and financial expertise is two.
The board of directors may elect one director to serve as the chairman of the board of directors to preside at the meetings of the board of directors, and
may also remove that director as chairman. Pursuant to the Companies Law, neither the chief executive officer nor any of his or her relatives is permitted to serve
as the chairman of the board of directors, and a company may not vest the chairman or any of his or her relatives with the chief executive officer’s authorities. In
addition, a person who reports, directly or indirectly, to the chief executive officer may not serve as the chairman of the board of directors; the chairman may not
be vested with authorities of a person who reports, directly or indirectly, to the chief executive officer; and the chairman may not serve in any other position in the
company or a controlled company, but he or she may serve as a director or chairman of a controlled company. However, the Companies Law permits a company’s
shareholders to determine, for a period not exceeding three years from each such determination, that the chairman or his or her relative may serve as chief
executive officer or be vested with the chief executive officer’s authorities, and that the chief executive officer or his or her relative may serve as chairman or be
vested with the chairman’s authorities. Such determination of a company’s shareholders requires either: (1) the approval of at least two-thirds of the shares of those
shareholders present and voting on the matter (other than controlling shareholders and those having a personal interest in the determination); or (2) that the total
number of shares opposing such determination does not exceed 2% of the total voting power in the company. Currently, we have a separate chairman and chief
executive officer.
The board of directors may, subject to the provisions of the Companies Law, delegate any or all of its powers to committees of the board, and it may,
from time to time, revoke such delegation or alter the composition of any such committees, subject to certain limitations. Unless otherwise expressly provided by
the board of directors, the committees shall not be empowered to further delegate such powers. The composition and duties of our audit committee, financial
statement examination committee and compensation committee are described below.
The board of directors oversees how management monitors compliance with our risk management policies and procedures, and reviews the adequacy of
the risk management framework in relation to the risks faced by us. The board of directors is assisted in its oversight role by an internal auditor. The internal
auditor undertakes both regular and ad hoc reviews of risk management controls and procedures, the results of which are reported to our audit committee.
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External
Directors
Under the Companies Law, an Israeli company whose shares have been offered to the public or whose shares are listed for trading on a stock exchange in
or outside of Israel is required to appoint at least two external directors to serve on its board of directors. External directors must meet stringent standards of
independence. Our external directors are Irit Ben-Ami and Roni Kleinfeld.
According to regulations promulgated under the Companies law, at least one of the external directors is required to have “financial and accounting
expertise,” unless another member of the audit committee, who is an independent director under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules, has “financial and accounting
expertise,” and the other external director or directors are required to have “professional expertise”. An external director may not be appointed to an additional term
unless: (1) such director has “accounting and financial expertise;” or (2) he or she has “professional expertise,” and on the date of appointment for another term
there is another external director who has “accounting and financial expertise” and the number of “accounting and financial experts” on the board of directors is at
least equal to the minimum number determined appropriate by the board of directors. We have determined that both Roni Kleinfeld and Irit Ben-Ami have
accounting and financial expertise.
A director has “professional expertise” if he or she holds an academic degree in certain fields or has at least five years of experience in certain senior
positions.
External directors are elected by a majority vote at a shareholders’ meeting, so long as either:
●
●
at least a majority of the shares held by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not have personal interest in the appointment
(excluding a personal interest that did not result from the shareholder’s relationship with the controlling shareholder) have voted in favor of the
proposal (shares held by abstaining shareholders shall not be considered); or
the total number of shares of such shareholders voted against the election of the external director does not exceed 2% of the aggregate voting rights
of our Company.
The Companies Law provides for an initial three-year term for an external director. Thereafter, an external director may be reelected by shareholders to
serve in that capacity for up to two additional three-year terms, with certain exceptions as explained below, provided that:
(1)
his or her service for each such additional term is recommended by one or more shareholders holding at least one percent of the company’s voting rights
and is approved at a shareholders meeting by a disinterested majority, where the total number of shares held by non-controlling, disinterested shareholders
voting for such reelection exceeds two percent of the aggregate voting rights in the company and such external director is not an interested shareholder or
a competitor or relative of such shareholder, at the time of appointment, and is not affiliated with or related to an interested shareholder or competitor, at
the time of appointment or the two years prior to the date of appointment. An “Interested shareholder or a competitor ” is a shareholder who
recommended the appointment for each such additional term or a substantial shareholder, if at the time of appointment, it, its controlling shareholder or a
company controlled by any of them, has business relations with the company or any of them are competitors of the company;
(2)
his or her service for each such additional term is recommended by the board of directors and is approved at a shareholders meeting by the same
disinterested majority required for the initial election of an external director (as described above); or
(3)
the external director offered his or her service for each such additional term and was approved in accordance with the provisions of section (1) above.
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The term of office for external directors for Israeli companies traded on certain foreign stock exchanges, including the NASDAQ Stock Market, may be
extended indefinitely in increments of additional three-year terms, in each case provided that the audit committee and the board of directors of the company
confirm that, in light of the external director’s expertise and special contribution to the work of the board of directors and its committees, the reelection for such
additional period(s) is beneficial to the company, and provided that the external director is reelected subject to the same shareholder vote requirements as if elected
for the first time (as described above). Prior to the approval of the reelection of the external director at a general shareholders meeting, the company’s shareholders
must be informed of the term previously served by him or her and of the reasons why the board of directors and audit committee recommended the extension of his
or her term.
External directors may be removed only by the same special majority of shareholders required for their election or by a court, and in both cases only if the
external directors cease to meet the statutory qualifications for their appointment or if they violate their duty of loyalty to our company. In the event of a vacancy
created by an external director which causes the company to have fewer than two external directors, the board of directors is required under the Companies Law to
call a shareholders meeting as soon as possible to appoint such number of new external directors in order that the company thereafter has two external directors.
External directors may be compensated only in accordance with regulations adopted under the Companies Law.
Fiduciary
Duties
of
Office
Holders
The Companies Law imposes a duty of care and a duty of loyalty on all office holders of a company.
The duty of care requires an office holder to act with the level of skill with which a reasonable office holder in the same position would have acted under
the same circumstances. The duty of care of an office holder includes a duty to use reasonable means to obtain:
●
●
information on the advisability of a given action brought for his approval or performed by him by virtue of his position; and
all other important information pertaining to these actions.
The duty of loyalty of an office holder requires an office holder to act in good faith and for the benefit of the company, and includes a duty to:
●
●
●
●
refrain from any conflict of interest between the performance of his duties in the company and his performance of his other duties or personal affairs;
refrain from any action that constitutes competition with the company’s business;
refrain from exploiting any business opportunity of the company to receive a personal gain for himself or others; and
disclose to the company any information or documents relating to the company’s affairs which the office holder has received due to his position as an
office holder.
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Approval
of
Related
Party
Transactions
under
Israeli
Law
General
Under the Companies Law, we may approve an action by an office holder from which the office holder would otherwise have to refrain, as described
above, if:
●
●
the office holder acts in good faith and the act or its approval does not cause harm to the company; and
the office holder disclosed the nature of his or her interest in the transaction (including any significant fact or document) to the company at a
reasonable time before the company’s approval of such matter.
Disclosure
of
Personal
Interests
of
an
Office
Holder
The Companies Law requires that an office holder disclose to the company, promptly, and, in any event, not later than the board meeting at which the
transaction is first discussed, any direct or indirect personal interest that he or she may have and all related material information known to him or her relating to any
existing or proposed transaction by the company. If the transaction is an extraordinary transaction, the office holder must also disclose any personal interest held
by:
●
●
the office holder’s relatives; or
any corporation in which the office holder or his or her relatives holds 5% or more of the shares or voting rights, serves as a director or general
manager or has the right to appoint at least one director or the general manager.
Under the Companies Law, an extraordinary transaction is a transaction:
●
●
●
not in the ordinary course of business;
not on market terms; or
that is likely to have a material effect on the company’s profitability, assets or liabilities.
The Companies Law does not specify to whom within us nor the manner in which required disclosures are to be made. We require our office holders to
make such disclosures to our board of directors.
Under the Companies Law, once an office holder complies with the above disclosure requirement, the board of directors may approve a transaction
between the company and an office holder, or a third party in which an office holder has a personal interest, unless the articles of association provide otherwise and
provided that the transaction is not detrimental to the company’s interest. If the transaction is an extraordinary transaction, first the audit committee and then the
board of directors, in that order, must approve the transaction. Under specific circumstances, shareholder approval may also be required. A director who has a
personal interest in an extraordinary transaction, which is considered at a meeting of the board of directors or the audit committee, may not be present at this
meeting or vote on this matter, unless a majority of the board of directors or the audit committee, as the case may be, has a personal interest. If a majority of the
board of directors has a personal interest, then shareholder approval is generally also required.
Under the Companies Law, all arrangements as to compensation of office holders require approval of the compensation committee and board of directors,
and compensation of office holders who are directors must be also approved, subject to certain exceptions, by the shareholders, in that order.
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Disclosure
of
Personal
Interests
of
a
Controlling
Shareholder
Under the Companies Law, the disclosure requirements that apply to an office holder also apply to a controlling shareholder of a public company.
Extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, including a private placement in which a
controlling shareholder has a personal interest, as well as transactions for the provision of services whether directly or indirectly by a controlling shareholder or his
or her relative, or a company such controlling shareholder controls, and transactions concerning the terms of engagement of a controlling shareholder or a
controlling shareholder’s relative, whether as an office holder or an employee, require the approval of the audit committee or the compensation committee, as the
case may be, the board of directors and a majority of the shares voted by the shareholders of the company participating and voting on the matter in a shareholders’
meeting. In addition, the shareholder approval must fulfill one of the following requirements:
●
●
at least a majority of the shares held by shareholders who have no personal interest in the transaction and are voting at the meeting must be voted in
favor of approving the transaction, excluding abstentions; or
the shares voted by shareholders who have no personal interest in the transaction who vote against the transaction represent no more than 2% of the
voting rights in the company.
In addition, any extraordinary transaction with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest with a term of more
than three years requires the abovementioned approval every three years; however, such transactions not involving the receipt of services or compensation can be
approved for a longer term, provided that the audit committee determines that such longer term is reasonable under the circumstances.
The Companies Law requires that every shareholder that participates, in person, by proxy or by voting instrument, in a vote regarding a transaction with a
controlling shareholder, must indicate in advance or in the ballot whether or not that shareholder has a personal interest in the vote in question. Failure to so
indicate will result in the invalidation of that shareholder’s vote.
The term “controlling shareholder” is defined in the Companies Law as a shareholder with the ability to direct the activities of the company, other than by
virtue of being an office holder. A shareholder is presumed to be a controlling shareholder if the shareholder holds 50% or more of the voting rights in a company
or has the right to appoint the majority of the directors of the company or its general manager.
Duties
of
Shareholders
Under the Companies Law, a shareholder has a duty to refrain from abusing its power in the company and to act in good faith and in an acceptable
manner in exercising its rights and performing its obligations to the company and other shareholders, including, among other things, voting at general meetings of
shareholders on the following matters:
●
●
amendment of the articles of association;
increase in the company’s authorized share capital;
● merger; and
●
the approval of related party transactions and acts of office holders that require shareholder approval.
A shareholder also has a general duty to refrain from oppressing other shareholders.
The remedies generally available upon a breach of contract will also apply to a breach of the above mentioned duties, and in the event of oppression of
other shareholders, additional remedies are available to the injured shareholder.
In addition, any controlling shareholder, any shareholder that knows that its vote can determine the outcome of a shareholder vote and any shareholder
that, under a company’s articles of association, has the power to appoint or prevent the appointment of an office holder, or has another power with respect to a
company, is under a duty to act with fairness towards the company. The Companies Law does not describe the substance of this duty except to state that the
remedies generally available upon a breach of contract will also apply in the event of a breach of the duty to act with fairness, taking the shareholder’s position in
the company into account.
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Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has established three standing committees, the audit committee, the compensation committee and the Financial Statement
Examination Committee.
Audit
Committee
Under the Companies Law, we are required to appoint an audit committee. The audit committee must be comprised of at least three directors, including
all of the external directors (one of whom must serve as chair of the committee). The audit committee may not include the chairman of the board; a controlling
shareholder of the company or a relative of a controlling shareholder; a director employed by or providing services on a regular basis to the company, to a
controlling shareholder or to an entity controlled by a controlling shareholder; or a director who derives most of his or her income from a controlling shareholder.
In addition, under the Companies Law, a majority of the members of the audit committee of a publicly-traded company must be unaffiliated directors. In
general, an “unaffiliated director” under the Companies Law is defined as either (i) an external director, or (ii) an individual who has not served as a director of the
company for a period exceeding nine consecutive years and who meets the qualifications for being appointed as an external director, except that he or she need not
meet the requirement for accounting and financial expertise or professional qualifications.
Our audit committee, acting pursuant to a written charter, is comprised of Mr. Roni Kleinfeld, Ms. Irit Ben-Ami, and Mr. Zvi Yemini.
Our audit committee acts as a committee for review of our financial statements as required under the Companies Law, and in such capacity oversees and
monitors our accounting; financial reporting processes and controls; audits of the financial statements; compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they
relate to financial statements or accounting matters; the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance; and
provides the board of directors with reports on the foregoing.
Under the Companies Law, our audit committee is responsible for:
(i)
(iv)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
determining whether there are deficiencies in the business management practices of our company, and making recommendations to the board of directors
to improve such practices;
determining whether to approve certain related party transactions (including transactions in which an office holder has a personal interest and whether
such transaction is extraordinary or material under Companies Law) (see “Item 7.B. Approval of Related Party Transactions under Israeli law”);
examining our internal controls and internal auditor’s performance, including whether the internal auditor has sufficient resources and tools to dispose of
its responsibilities;
examining the scope of our auditor’s work and compensation and submitting a recommendation with respect thereto to our board of directors or
shareholders, depending on which of them is considering the appointment of our auditor; and
establishing procedures for the handling of employees’ complaints as to the management of our business and the protection to be provided to such
employees.
Our audit committee may not conduct any discussions or approve any actions requiring its approval (see “Item 7.B. Approval of Related Party
Transactions under Israeli law”), unless at the time of the approval a majority of the committee’s members are present, which majority consists of unaffiliated
directors including at least one external director.
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NASDAQ
Stock
Market
Requirements
for
Audit
Committee
Under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules, we are required to maintain an audit committee consisting of at least three members, all of whom are
independent and are financially literate and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise.
As noted above, the members of our audit committee include Mr. Roni Kleinfeld and Ms. Irit Ben-Ami who are external directors, and Mr. Zvi Yemini
who is an independent director, each of whom is “independent,” as such term is defined in under NASDAQ Stock Market rules. Mr. Kleinfeld serves as the
chairman of our audit committee. All members of our audit committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules. Our
board of directors has determined that each member of our audit committee is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the SEC rules and has the requisite
financial experience as defined by the NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
Financial
Statement
Examination
Committee
Under the Companies Law, the board of directors of a public company in Israel must appoint a financial statement examination committee, which consists
of members with accounting and financial expertise or the ability to read and understand financial statements. According to a resolution of our board of directors,
the audit committee has been assigned the responsibilities and duties of a financial statements examination committee, as permitted under relevant regulations
promulgated under the Companies Law. From time to time as necessary and required to approve our financial statements, the audit committee holds separate
meetings, prior to the scheduled meetings of the entire board of directors regarding financial statement approval. The function of a financial statements
examination committee is to discuss and provide recommendations to its board of directors (including the report of any deficiency found) with respect to the
following issues: (1) estimations and assessments made in connection with the preparation of financial statements; (2) internal controls related to the financial
statements; (3) completeness and propriety of the disclosure in the financial statements; (4) the accounting policies adopted and the accounting treatments
implemented in material matters of the company; and (5) value evaluations, including the assumptions and assessments on which evaluations are based and the
supporting data in the financial statements. Our independent registered public accounting firm and our internal auditor are invited to attend all meetings of the audit
committee when it is acting in the role of the financial statements examination committee.
Compensation
Committee
Under the Companies Law, the board of directors of any public company must establish a compensation committee. The compensation committee must
be comprised of at least three directors, including all of the external directors, who must constitute a majority of the members of the compensation committee.
However, subject to certain exceptions, Israeli companies whose securities are traded on stock exchanges such as the NASDAQ Stock Market, and who do not
have a shareholder holding 25% or more of the company’s share capital, do not have to meet this majority requirement; provided, however, that the compensation
committee meets other Companies Law composition requirements, as well as the requirements of the jurisdiction where the company’s securities are traded. Each
compensation committee member that is not an external director must be a director whose compensation does not exceed an amount that may be paid to an external
director. The compensation committee is subject to the same Companies Law restrictions as the audit committee as to (a) who may not be a member of the
committee and (b) who may not be present during committee deliberations as described above.
Our compensation committee is acting pursuant to a written charter, and consists of Mr. Roni Kleinfeld, Ms. Irit Ben-Ami and Mr. Zvi Yemini , each of
whom is “independent,” as such term is defined under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules. Our compensation committee complies with the provisions of the
Companies Law, the regulations promulgated thereunder, and our amended and restated articles of association, on all aspects referring to its independence,
authorities and practice. Our compensation committee follows home country practice as opposed to complying with the compensation committee membership and
charter requirements prescribed under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
Our compensation committee reviews and recommends to our board of directors: (1) the annual base compensation of our executive officers and
directors; (2) annual incentive bonus, including the specific goals and amount; (3) equity compensation; (4) employment agreements, severance arrangements, and
change in control agreements/provisions; (5) retirement grants and/or retirement bonuses; and (6) any other benefits, compensation, compensation policies or
arrangements.
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The duties of the compensation committee include the recommendation to the company’s board of directors of a policy regarding the terms of
engagement of office holders, to which we refer as a compensation policy. That policy must be adopted by the company’s board of directors, after considering the
recommendations of the compensation committee. The compensation policy is then brought for approval by our shareholders. On July 8, 2015, our shareholders
approved our compensation policy.
The compensation policy must serve as the basis for decisions concerning the financial terms of employment or engagement of executive officers and
directors, including exculpation, insurance, indemnification or any monetary payment or obligation of payment in respect of employment or engagement. The
compensation policy must relate to certain factors, including advancement of the company’s objectives, the company’s business and its long-term strategy, and
creation of appropriate incentives for executives. It must also consider, among other things, the company’s risk management, size and the nature of its operations.
The compensation policy must furthermore consider the following additional factors:
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the knowledge, skills, expertise and accomplishments of the relevant director or executive;
the director’s or executive’s roles and responsibilities and prior compensation agreements with him or her;
the relationship between the terms offered and the average and median compensation of the other employees of the company, including those
employed through manpower companies;
the impact of disparities in salary upon work relationships in the company;
the possibility of reducing variable compensation at the discretion of the board of directors; and the possibility of setting a limit on the exercise value
of non-cash variable compensation; and
as to severance compensation, the period of service of the director or executive, the terms of his or her compensation during such service period, the
company’s performance during that period of service, the person’s contribution towards the company’s achievement of its goals and the
maximization of its profits, and the circumstances under which the person is leaving the company.
The compensation policy must also include the following principles:
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the link between variable compensation and long-term performance and measurable criteria;
the relationship between variable and fixed compensation, and the ceiling for the value of variable compensation;
the conditions under which a director or executive would be required to repay compensation paid to him or her if it was later shown that the data
upon which such compensation was based was inaccurate and was required to be restated in the company’s financial statements;
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the minimum holding or vesting period for variable, equity-based compensation; and
● maximum limits for severance compensation.
The compensation policy must also consider appropriate incentives from a long-term perspective and maximum limits for severance compensation.
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The compensation committee is responsible for (1) recommending the compensation policy to a company’s board of directors for its approval (and
subsequent approval by our shareholders) and (2) duties related to the compensation policy and to the compensation of a company’s office holders as well as
functions previously fulfilled by a company’s audit committee with respect to matters related to approval of the terms of engagement of office holders, including:
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recommending whether a compensation policy should continue in effect, if the then-current policy has a term of greater than three years (approval of
either a new compensation policy or the continuation of an existing compensation policy must in any case occur every three years);
recommending to the board of directors periodic updates to the compensation policy;
assessing implementation of the compensation policy; and
determining whether the compensation terms of the chief executive officer of the company need not be brought to approval of the shareholders.
Internal
Auditor
Under the Companies Law, the board of directors must also appoint an internal auditor nominated by the audit committee. Our internal auditor is Daniel
Spira. The role of the internal auditor is to examine whether a company’s actions comply with the law and proper business procedure. The internal auditor may not
be an interested party or office holder, or a relative of any interested party or office holder, and may not be a member of the company’s independent accounting
firm or its representative. The Companies Law defines an interested party as a holder of 5% or more of the shares or voting rights of a company, any person or
entity that has the right to nominate or appoint at least one director or the general manager of the company or any person who serves as a director or as the general
manager of a company. Our internal auditor is not our employee, but the managing partner of a firm which specializes in internal auditing.
Remuneration
of
Directors
Under the Companies Law, remuneration of directors is subject to the approval of the compensation committee (until recently of the audit committee),
thereafter by the board of directors and thereafter by the general meeting of the shareholders. In case the remuneration of the directors is in accordance with
regulation applicable to remuneration of the external directors then such remuneration shall be exempt from the approval of the general meeting.
Insurance
Under the Companies Law, a company may obtain insurance for any of its office holders for:
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a breach of his or her duty of care to the company or to another person;
a breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the company, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable cause to assume that his
or her act would not prejudice the company’s interests; and
a financial liability imposed upon him or her in favor of another person concerning an act performed by such office holder in his or her capacity as an
officer holder.
We currently have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, providing total coverage of $15,000,000 for the benefit of all of our directors and officers, in
respect of which we paid a twelve-month premium of approximately $73,080, which expires on October 3, 2017.
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On November 3, and November 7, 2016, respectively, our compensation committee and board of directors approved our purchase of a professional
liability insurance policy for our current and future directors and officers, who may be appointed from time to time. As required by the Companies Law, this matter
was submitted to a vote, and approved by our shareholders on December 26, 2016. The approved terms allow us to obtain insurance with an annual premium that
may not exceed a total of $100,000, and maximum coverage up to $30 million.
Indemnification
The Companies Law provides that a company may indemnify an office holder against:
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a financial liability imposed on him or her in favor of another person by any judgment concerning an act performed in his or her capacity as an office
holder;
reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, expended by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against
him or her by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding, provided that (1) no indictment (as defined in the Companies Law)
was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (2) no financial liability as a substitute for the criminal
proceeding (as defined in the Companies Law) was imposed upon him or her as a result of such investigation or proceeding, or, if such financial
liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent; and
reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, expended by the office holder or charged to him or her by a court relating to an act
performed in his or her capacity as an office holder, in connection with: (1) proceedings that the company institutes, or that another person institutes
on the company’s behalf, against him or her; (2) a criminal charge of which he or she was acquitted; or (3) a criminal charge for which he or she was
convicted for a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal thought.
Our amended and restated articles of association allow us to indemnify our office holders up to a certain amount. The Companies Law also permits a
company to undertake in advance to indemnify an office holder, provided that if such indemnification relates to financial liability imposed on him or her, as
described above, then the undertaking should be limited:
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to categories of events that the board of directors determines are likely to occur in light of the operations of the company at the time that the
undertaking to indemnify is made; and
in amount or criterion determined by the board of directors, at the time of the giving of such undertaking to indemnify, to be reasonable under the
circumstances.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with all of our directors and with certain members of our senior management. Each such
indemnification agreement provides the office holder with indemnification permitted under applicable law and up to a certain amount, and to the extent that these
liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance.
Exculpation
Under the Companies Law, an Israeli company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of his or her duty of loyalty, but may
exculpate in advance an office holder from his or her liability to the company, in whole or in part, for a breach of his or her duty of care (other than in relation to
distributions). Our amended and restated articles of association provide that we may exculpate any office holder from liability to us to the fullest extent permitted
by law. Under the indemnification agreements, we exculpate and release our office holders from any and all liability to us related to any breach by them of their
duty of care to us to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Limitations
The Companies Law provides that we may not exculpate or indemnify an office holder nor enter into an insurance contract that would provide coverage
for any liability incurred as a result of any of the following: (1) a breach by the office holder of his or her duty of loyalty unless (in the case of indemnity or
insurance only, but not exculpation) the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice us; (2) a breach by
the office holder of his or her duty of care if the breach was carried out intentionally or recklessly (as opposed to merely negligently); (3) any action taken with the
intent to derive an illegal personal benefit; or (4) any fine levied against the office holder.
The foregoing descriptions summarize the material aspects and practices of our board of directors. For additional details, we also refer you to the full text
of the Companies Law, as well as of our amended and restated articles of association, which are exhibits to this annual report on Form 20-F and are incorporated
herein by reference.
There are no service contracts between us or our Subsidiary, on the one hand, and our directors in their capacity as directors, on the other hand, providing
for benefits upon termination of service.
D. Employees.
As of December 31, 2016, we have four senior management, full-time employees, who also serve as directors in our Company: Mr. Amit Dror who serves
as the chief executive officer of the Company, Mr. Simon Anthony-Fried who serves as the Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Sharon Fima who serves as the Chief
Technology Officer, and Mr. Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon who serves as the Chief Operating Officer. In addition, we have 65 full-time employees and 16 part-time
employees, all located in Israel.
E. Share Ownership.
The following table lists as of March 3, 2017, the number of our shares beneficially owned by each of our directors, our executive officers and our
directors and executive officers as a group:
Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)
Percent of
Class (2)
Executive Officers and Directors
Itschak Shrem
Amit Dror
Simon Anthony-Fried
Sharon Fima
Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon
Yael Sandler
Additional Directors
Irit Ben-Ami
Ofir Baharav
Roni Kleinfeld
Abraham Nahmias
Zvi Yemini
Yoel Yogev
Eli Yoresh
1,753,499(3)
2,551,631(4)
2,546,629(4)
2,546,625(4)
2,546,626(4)
80,000(5)
60,000(6)
104,167(7)
60,000(6)
70,000(8)
774,286(9)
974,286(10)
340,797(11)
All directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)
14,408,546
*
Less than 1%.
3.5%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
*
*
*
*
*
1.5%
2.0%
*
27.5%
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(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Ordinary Shares relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the
percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by
footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
(3)
(2) The percentages shown are based on 49,739,234 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 3, 2017 plus Ordinary Shares relating to options
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table, which are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding
such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
Includes warrants currently exercisable to purchase: (i) 107,143 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 2.25 per share, (ii) 370,878 Ordinary Shares at an
exercise price of NIS 1.75 per share; and (iii) 20,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 9.00 per share. In addition, options to purchase 233,335
Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
Includes options to purchase 233,335 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
Includes options to purchase 80,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 1.65 per share.
Includes options to purchase 60,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
Includes options to purchase 104,167 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 9.00 per share.
Includes options to purchase 70,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
Includes warrants to purchase 178,571 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 2.25 per share. In addition, includes options to purchase 60,000 Ordinary
Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10) Includes warrants to purchase 107,143 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 2.25 per share, and 30,000 of which are exercisable at an exercise price of
NIS 9.00 per share. In addition, includes options to purchase 70,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
(11) Includes warrants to purchase 35,715 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 2.25 per share. In addition, includes options to purchase 70,000 Ordinary
Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
Stock Option Plans
2015
Stock
Option
Plan
We maintain one equity incentive plan – our 2015 Stock Option Plan, or the 2015 Plan. As of March 3, 2017, the number of Ordinary Shares reserved for
the exercise of options granted under the plan was 2,459,035. In addition, options to purchase 5,540,965 Ordinary Shares were issued and outstanding. Of such
outstanding options, options to purchase 2,682,558 Ordinary Shares were vested as of that date, 981,670 with an exercise price of NIS 1.65 (approximately $0.43)
per share, 1,330,010 with an exercise price of NIS 5.50 (approximately $1.43) per share and 370,878 with an exercise price of NIS 1.75 (approximately $0.46) per
share.
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Our 2015 Plan was adopted by our board of directors in February 2015, and expires on February 2025. Our employees, directors, officer, consultants,
advisors, suppliers and any other person or entity whose services are considered valuable to us are eligible to participate in this plan.
Our 2015 Plan is administered by our board of directors, regarding the granting of options and the terms of option grants, including exercise price, method
of payment, vesting schedule, acceleration of vesting and the other matters necessary in the administration of these plan. Eligible Israeli employees, officers and
directors, would qualify for provisions of Section 102(b)(2) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance, or the Tax Ordinance. Pursuant to such Section 102(b)(2),
qualifying options and shares issued upon exercise of such options are held in trust and registered in the name of a trustee selected by the board of directors. The
trustee may not release these options or shares to the holders thereof for two years from the date of the registration of the options in the name of the trustee. Under
Section 102, any tax payable by an employee from the grant or exercise of the options is deferred until the transfer of the options or ordinary shares by the trustee
to the employee or upon the sale of the options or ordinary shares, and gains may qualify to be taxed as capital gains at a rate equal to 25%, subject to compliance
with specified conditions. Our Israeli non-employee service providers and controlling shareholders may only be granted options under Section 3(9) of the Tax
Ordinance, which does not provide for similar tax benefits. The 2015 Plan also permits the grant to Israeli grantees of options that do not qualify under Section
102(b)(2).
Upon termination of employment for any other reason, other than in the event of death, disability, all unvested options will expire and all vested options
will generally be exercisable for 6 months following termination, or such other period as determined by the plan administrator, subject to the terms of the 2015
Plan and the governing option agreement.
Upon termination of employment due to death or disability, all the vested options at the time of termination will be exercisable for 12 months, or such
other period as determined by the plan administrator, subject to the terms of the 2015 Plan and the governing option agreement.
ITEM 7.
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. Major Shareholders
The following table presents as of March 3, 2017 (unless otherwise noted below), the beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares by each person who is
known by us to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares (to whom we refer as our Major Shareholders). The data presented is
based on information provided to us by the Major Shareholders or disclosed in public regulatory filings.
Except where otherwise indicated, and except pursuant to community property laws, we believe, based on information furnished by such owners, that the
beneficial owners of the shares listed below have sole investment and voting power with respect to, and the sole right to receive the economic benefit of ownership
of, such shares. The shareholders listed below do not have any different voting rights from any of our other shareholders. We know of no arrangements that would,
at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our Company.
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Name
Amit Dror (3) (5)
Sharon Fima (3) (5)
Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon (3) (5)
Simon Anthony-Fried (3) (5)
Michael Ilan Management and Investments Ltd. (4)
Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(1)
Percent of
Class(2)
2,551,631
2,546,625
2,546,626
2,546,629
3,432,490
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
6.9%
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Ordinary Shares relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the
percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
The percentages shown are based on 49,739,234 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of March 3, 2017.
Includes options to purchase 233,335 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 5.50 per share.
Includes warrants to purchase 352,091 Ordinary Shares that are currently exercisable at an exercise price of NIS 9.00 (approximately $2.3647) per share.
Based on information publically available from the Israeli Registrar of Companies, this entity is under control of, and affiliated with Mr. Michael Ilan of 6
Stricker St., Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6200608.
Amit Dror, Sharon Fima, Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon and Simon Anthony-Fried are parties to a shareholders voting agreement, pursuant to which the parties
have agreed to vote together all of their voting securities. The figures in the table above include only the shares owned by each shareholder individually. In
the aggregate, these shareholders hold approximately 20% of the voting power of the Company. See “Item 7.B. Related Party Transactions” for additional
information.
Changes
in
Percentage
Ownership
by
Major
Shareholders
On August 25, 2014, we entered into the Merger with the Subsidiary, whereby we acquired 100% of the share capital of the Subsidiary. As a result of the
Merger, the four shareholders of the Subsidiary received an aggregate amount of approximately 37.4% our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, as of the date
thereof.
For a detailed description of the Merger, see “Item 7.B. Related Party Transactions – Merger Agreement and Private Placement Agreements.”
Record
Holders
Based upon a review of the information provided to us by our transfer agent and custodian bank in the United States, as of March 1, 2017, there were a
total of 4 holders of record of our shares, of which 1 record holder holding 4 shares, or approximately 0.00001% of our outstanding shares had a registered address
in the United States, and the remaining 3 holders had registered addresses in Israel. These numbers are not representative of the number of beneficial holders of our
shares nor is it representative of where such beneficial holders reside, since many of these shares were held of record by brokers or other nominees.
The Company is not controlled by another corporation, by any foreign government or by any natural or legal persons except as set forth herein, and here
are no arrangements known to the Company which would result in a change in control of the Company at a subsequent date. See “Item 7.B. Related Party
Transactions – Shareholders Agreement” for information regarding a voting agreement among certain of our shareholders.
B. Related Party Transactions
Employment
Agreements
We have entered into written employment agreements with each of our executive officers. All of these agreements contain customary provisions
regarding noncompetition, confidentiality of information and assignment of inventions. However, the enforceability of the noncompetition provisions may be
limited under applicable law. In addition, we have entered into agreements with each executive officer and director pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify
each of them up to a certain amount and to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance.
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Options
Since our inception we have granted options to purchase our Ordinary Shares to our officers and certain of our directors. Such option agreements may
contain acceleration provisions upon certain merger, acquisition, or change of control transactions. We describe our option plans under “Share Ownership—Stock
Option Plans.” If the relationship between us and an executive officer or a director is terminated, except for cause (as defined in the various option plan
agreements), options that are vested will generally remain exercisable for 90 days after such termination.
Merger
Agreement
and
Private
Placement
Agreements
On August 25, 2014, as part of a merger with our Subsidiary, we entered into a merger agreement and several private placement agreements whereby we
issued an aggregate of 12,867,178 Ordinary Shares divided as follows: an aggregate of 6,931,301 shares were allocated to the then current shareholders of the
Company at a price per share of NIS 0.81767 (approximately an $0.2308); and an aggregate of 5,935,875 Ordinary Shares were issued to various investors,
including to Messrs. Shrem, Yoresh, Yogev and Ilan, at a price per share of NIS 0.8655 (approximately an $0.2443). In addition, we granted four of our executive
officers options to purchase 4,322,329 Ordinary Shares of the Company, which are exercisable at a price per share of NIS 0.8655 (approximately $0.2443).
As part of the foregoing merger agreement and investment, we entered into a private placement agreement with Michael Ilan, pursuant to which Mr. Ilan
was provided with the right to appoint one member to our board of directors and a preemptive right with respect to any future issuance of our securities pursuant to
a private placement of our Ordinary Shares.
Private
Placement
of
Ordinary
Shares
On January 13, 2015, we issued an aggregate of 1,508,572 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price per share of NIS 1.40
(approximately $0.35). In addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to 1,508,572 Ordinary Shares, 50% of which at an exercise price of NIS 1.75 (approximately
$0.44) per share, and 50% of which at an exercise price of NIS 2.25 (approximately $0.57) per share. These warrants will expire as follows: (i) warrants to
purchase 754,286 of our Ordinary Shares will expire 18 months from the date of issuance, and (ii) warrants to purchase 754,286 of our Ordinary Shares will expire
36 months from the date of issuance.
As an extension to this private placement, on April 15, 2015, we issued an aggregate of 285,715 Ordinary Shares to Eli Yoresh, one of the Company’s
directors, and Itschak Shrem, the Company’s Chairman, at a price per share of NIS 1.40 (approximately $0.35). In addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to
285,715 Ordinary Shares, 50% of which at an exercise price of NIS 1.75 (approximately $0.44) per share, and 50% of which at an exercise price of NIS 2.25
(approximately $0.57) per share. These warrants will expire as follows: (i) warrants to purchase 142,858 of our Ordinary Shares will expire 18 months from the
date of issuance, and (ii) warrants to purchase 142,857 of our Ordinary Shares will expire 36 months from the date of issuance.
Shareholders
Agreement
Four of our shareholders, who also serve as officers and directors of our Company, Amit Dror, Simon Anthony Fried, Sharon Fima and Dagi Shahar Ben-
Noon, have entered to a shareholders voting agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, the parties have agreed to vote together all of their voting securities, except
with respect to certain votes concerning the respective parties thereof. Also, pursuant to the agreement, each party has a right of first refusal and co-sale rights with
respect to any disposition of securities by any party thereto, subject to certain standard exceptions.
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Shareholders
Loans
During 2012, 2013 and 2014, we received an aggregate of NIS 175,000 (approximately $45,000) in interest free loans from certain directors, officers and
shareholders, including Amit Dror, Simon Anthony Fried, Sharon Fima and Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon. In May 2015, all of these loans were repaid in full.
Public
Offering
of
Securities
In September 2016, we entered into an underwriting agreement with National Securities Corporation, as representative of the underwriters named therein,
for a firm commitment public offering of ADSs. The price to the public was $6.50 per ADS and aggregate gross proceeds of the offering were approximately $13.8
million. Itschak Shrem, the Chairman of our Board of Directors purchased approximately $200,000 of ADSs in the offering from the underwriters at the public
offering price. The underwriters received the same underwriting discounts and commissions on the ADSs purchased by Mr. Shrem as they did on the other ADSs
sold in the offering.
C.
Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information.
See “Item 18. Financial Statements.”
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in various routine legal proceedings incidental to the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe that the
outcomes of these legal proceedings have had in the recent past, or will have (with respect to any pending proceedings), significant effects on our financial position
or profitability.
On March 19, 2015, a claim was filed in the District Court in Tel Aviv-Jaffa by XJet Ltd., or XJet, seeking damages in the amount of NIS 20,000,000
against us, our officers, directors, shareholders several employees and the Subsidiary, or the Defendants. XJet has alleged that one or more of our officers and/or
employees previously employed by XJet misappropriated commercial secrets and technology that were developed by XJet in the field of 3-D printing and sought
an injunction on the use of such trade secrets and proprietary technology. In May 2015, we filed a statement of defense, within which we denied the allegations
attributed to us in the lawsuit.
On May 2, 2016, XJet filed a motion to amend pleadings, a motion for a temporary injunction and a motion for a protective order. XJet has alleged, inter
alia, that the invention described in our U.S. patent application No. 9,227,444, that covers alignment assembly, kits and methods related to calibration of print
heads, was invented by XJet and was kept by them as a trade secret before it was misappropriated, and therefore the patent should be transferred to XJet. We filed
our responses to the three motions on May 22, 2016, and rejected all of XJet’s motions and allegations.
On May 30, 2016, a pre-trial hearing took place. During the hearing, the parties agreed to turn to mediation proceedings for the purpose of resolving the
dispute amicably. On September 29, 2016, a mediation meeting took place and the parties are currently engaged in settlement discussions.
If the court grants XJet’s requested remedies, we may be required to make certain modifications to our 3D printer which could cause delays in the
development and commercialization of our 3D printer. However, we believe that any possible injunction, if granted, would have no effect on the sales of our
proprietary ink products.
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Dividends
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our Ordinary Shares and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Payment of cash dividends, if any, in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our
financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.
Payment of dividends may be subject to Israeli withholding taxes. See “Item 10.E. Taxation”, for additional information.
B. Significant Changes
No significant change, other than as otherwise described in this annual report on Form 20-F, has occurred in our operations since the date of our
consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F.
ITEM 9.
THE OFFER AND LISTING
A. Offer and Listing Details
Our Ordinary Shares have been trading on the TASE under the symbol “NNDM” since 1977. Our ADSs commenced trading on the OTCQB and OTCQX
under the symbol “NNDMY” on July 29, 2015, and September 17, 2015, respectively. On March 7, 2016, our ADSs, each of which represents five of our Ordinary
Shares, commenced trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “NNDM.”
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the reported high and low closing sale prices of our Ordinary Shares on the TASE in NIS and
U.S. dollars. U.S. dollar per Ordinary Share amounts are calculated using the U.S. dollar representative rate of exchange on the date to which the high or low
market price is applicable, as reported by the Bank of Israel.
Annual:
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Quarterly:
First Quarter 2017 (through March 3, 2017)
Fourth Quarter 2016
Third Quarter 2016
Second Quarter 2016
First Quarter 2016
Fourth Quarter 2015
Third Quarter 2015
Second Quarter 2015
First Quarter 2015
Most Recent Six Months:
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
NIS
Price Per
Ordinary
Share
High
U.S.$
Price Per
Ordinary
Share
High
Low
Low
651.7
798.5
505
125.8
135.5
312.4
520.0
563.8
639
624.1
651.7
731.4
737
798.5
341.4
520.0
484.7
481.9
518.6
563.8
639.0
447
151.4
80.5
80.6
88.1
113.2
425
447
507.6
498
449.3
581.7
540
263.3
151.4
448.2
425
447
470
518.9
518.1
169.6
207.3
145.4
34.2
34.7
88
138.7
149.2
168.8
164.2
169.6
188.5
195.2
207.3
86.7
138.7
125.9
126.3
135.5
149.2
168.8
115.6
38.6
23
23.2
23
29.8
112.3
116.3
130.8
129.1
115.6
150.9
139.2
66.3
38.6
118.9
112.3
116.3
121.3
134.6
137.2
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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the reported high and low closing sale prices of our ADSs on the NASDAQ Capital Market,
OTCQX and OTCQB, as applicable, in U.S. dollars.
U.S.$
Price Per
ADS
High
Low
8.89
10.00
6.85
7.43
8.61
8.34
8.89
9.50
10.00
6.23
6.85
6.33
6.67
7.43
8.61
5.77
7.04
5.64
5.89
6.69
6.47
5.77
7.31
7.04
5.64
5.96
5.89
6.00
6.48
6.90
Annual:
2016
2015
Quarterly:
First Quarter 2017(through March 3, 2017)
Fourth Quarter 2016
Third Quarter 2016
Second Quarter 2016
First Quarter 2016
Fourth Quarter 2015
Third Quarter 2015 (from July 29, 2015)
Most Recent Six Months:
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
B. Plan of Distribution
Not applicable.
C. Markets
Our Ordinary Shares are listed on the TASE. Our ADSs are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
D. Selling Shareholders
Not applicable.
E. Dilution
Not applicable.
F. Expenses of the Issue
Not applicable.
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ITEM 10.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. Share Capital
Not applicable.
B. Memorandum and Articles of Association
Our registration number with the Israeli Registrar of Companies is 52-002910-9.
Purposes
and
Objects
of
the
Company
Our purpose is set forth in Section 8 of our amended and restated articles of association and includes every lawful purpose.
The
Powers
of
the
Directors
Our board of directors shall direct our policy and shall supervise the performance of our chief executive officer and his actions. Our board of directors
may exercise all powers that are not required under the Companies Law or under our amended and restated articles of association to be exercised or taken by our
shareholders .
Rights
Attached
to
Shares
Our Ordinary Shares shall confer upon the holders thereof:
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equal right to attend and to vote at all of our general meetings, whether regular or special, with each Ordinary Share entitling the holder thereof,
which attend the meeting and participate at the voting, either in person or by a proxy or by a written ballot, to one vote;
equal right to participate in distribution of dividends, if any, whether payable in cash or in bonus shares, in distribution of assets or in any other
distribution, on a per share pro rata basis; and
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equal right to participate, upon our dissolution, in the distribution of our assets legally available for distribution, on a per share pro rata basis.
Election
of
Directors
Pursuant to our amended and restated articles of association, our directors are elected at an annual general meeting and/or a special meeting of our
shareholders and serve on the board of directors until the next annual general meeting (except for external directors) or until they resign or until they cease to act as
board members pursuant to the provisions of our amended and restated articles of association or any applicable law, upon the earlier. In addition, our amended and
restated articles of association allow our Board of Directors to appoint directors to fill vacancies and/or as an addition to the Board of Directors (subject to the
maximum number of directors) to serve until the next annual general meeting or earlier if required by our amended and restated articles of association or applicable
law, upon the earlier. External directors are elected for an initial term of three years and may be removed from office pursuant to the terms of the Companies Law.
See “Item 6.C. Board Practices – External Directors.”
Annual
and
Special
Meetings
Under the Israeli law, we are required to hold an annual general meeting of our shareholders once every calendar year, at such time and place which shall
be determined by our Board of Directors, that must be no later than 15 months after the date of the previous annual general meeting. All meetings other than the
annual general meeting of shareholders are referred to as special general meetings. Our Board of Directors may call special meetings whenever it sees fit and upon
the written request of: (a) any two of our directors or such number of directors equal to one quarter of the directors present at such a meeting; and/or (b) one or
more shareholders holding, in the aggregate, 5% of our outstanding voting power.
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Resolutions regarding the following matters must be passed at a general meeting of our shareholders:
amendments to our amended and restated articles of association;
the exercise of our Board of Director’s powers if our Board of Directors is unable to exercise its powers;
appointment or termination of our auditors;
appointment of directors, including external directors;
approval of acts and transactions requiring general meeting approval pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Law and any other applicable law;
increases or reductions of our authorized share capital; and
a merger (as such term is defined in the Companies Law).
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Notices
The Companies Law requires that a notice of any annual or special shareholders meeting be provided at least 21 days prior to the meeting, and if the
agenda of the meeting includes the appointment or removal of directors, the approval of transactions with office holders or interested or related parties, or an
approval of a merger, notice must be provided at least 35 days prior to the meeting.
Quorum
As permitted under the Companies Law, the quorum required for our general meetings consists of at least two shareholders present in person, by proxy or
written ballot, who hold or represent between them at least 25% of the total outstanding voting rights (instead of 33 1/3% of the issued share capital required under
the NASDAQ Listing Rules). If within half an hour of the time appointed for the general meeting a quorum is not present, the general meeting shall stand
adjourned the same day of the following week, at the same hour and in the same place, or to such other date, time and place as prescribed in the notice to the
shareholders and in such adjourned meeting, if no quorum is present within half an hour of the time arranged, any number of shareholders participating in the
meeting, shall constitute a quorum.
If a general meeting was summoned following the request of a shareholder, then a quorum required in an adjourned general meeting, shall consist of at
least one or more shareholders, which holds and represents at least 5% of the company’s issued and outstanding share capital and at least 1% of the company
voting rights, or one or more shareholder, which holds at least 5% of the Company’s voting rights.
Adoption
of
Resolutions
Our amended and restated articles of association provide that all resolutions of our shareholders require a simple majority vote, unless otherwise required
under the Companies Law or our amended and restated articles of association. A shareholder may vote in a general meeting in person, by proxy or by a written
ballot.
Changing
Rights
Attached
to
Shares
Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the shares and subject to any applicable law, in order to change the rights attached to any class of shares, such
change must be adopted by the board of directors and at a general meeting of the affected class or by a written consent of all the shareholders of the affected class.
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The enlargement of an existing class of shares or the issuance of additional shares thereof, shall not be deemed to modify the rights attached to the
previously issued shares of such class or of any other class, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the shares.
Limitations
on
the
Right
to
Own
Securities
in
Our
Company
There are no limitations on the right to own our securities.
Provisions
Restricting
Change
in
Control
of
Our
Company
There are no specific provisions of our amended and restated articles of association that would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a
change in control of the Company or that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring involving us (or our Subsidiary).
However, as described below, certain provisions of the Companies Law may have such effect.
The Companies Law includes provisions that allow a merger transaction and requires that each company that is a party to the merger have the transaction
approved by its board of directors and a vote of the majority of its shares. For purposes of the shareholder vote of each party, unless a court rules otherwise, the
merger will not be deemed approved if shares representing a majority of the voting power present at the shareholders meeting and which are not held by the other
party to the merger (or by any person who holds 25% or more of the voting power or the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other party) vote
against the merger. Upon the request of a creditor of either party to the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there exists
a reasonable concern that as a result of the merger the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of any of the parties to the merger. In addition, a
merger may not be completed unless at least (1) 50 days have passed from the time that the requisite proposals for approval of the merger were filed with the
Israeli Registrar of Companies by each merging company and (2) 30 days have passed since the merger was approved by the shareholders of each merging
company.
The Companies Law also provides that an acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a “special” tender offer if as a result of the
acquisition (1) the purchaser would become a 25% or greater shareholder of the company, unless there is already another 25% or greater shareholder of the
company or (2) the purchaser would become a 45% or greater shareholder of the company, unless there is already a 45% or greater shareholder of the company.
These requirements do not apply if, in general, the acquisition (1) was made in a private placement that received shareholder approval, (2) was from a 25% or
greater shareholder of the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a 25% or greater shareholder of the company, or (3) was from a 45% or greater
shareholder of the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a 45% or greater shareholder of the company. A “special” tender offer must be extended to all
shareholders, but the offeror is not required to purchase more than 5% of the company’s outstanding shares, regardless of how many shares are tendered by
shareholders. In general, the tender offer may be consummated only if (1) at least 5% of the company’s outstanding shares will be acquired by the offeror and (2)
the number of shares tendered in the offer exceeds the number of shares whose holders objected to the offer.
If, as a result of an acquisition of shares, the acquirer will hold more than 90% of a company’s outstanding shares, the acquisition must be made by means
of a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares. In general, if less than 5% of the outstanding shares are not tendered in the tender offer and more than half of the
offerees who have no personal interest in the offer tendered their shares, all the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to it. Shareholders
may request appraisal rights in connection with a full tender offer for a period of six months following the consummation of the tender offer, but the acquirer is
entitled to stipulate that tendering shareholders will forfeit such appraisal rights.
Lastly, Israeli tax law treats some acquisitions, such as stock-for-stock exchanges between an Israeli company and a foreign company, less favorably than
U.S. tax laws. For example, Israeli tax law may, under certain circumstances, subject a shareholder who exchanges his Ordinary Shares for shares in another
corporation to taxation prior to the sale of the shares received in such stock-for-stock swap.
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Changes
in
Our
Capital
The general meeting may, by a simple majority vote of the shareholders attending the general meeting:
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increase our registered share capital by the creation of new shares from the existing class or a new class, as determined by the general meeting;
cancel any registered share capital which have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person;
consolidate and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger nominal value than our existing shares;
subdivide our existing shares or any of them, our share capital or any of it, into shares of smaller nominal value than is fixed;
reduce our share capital and any fund reserved for capital redemption in any manner, and with and subject to any incident authorized, and consent
required, by the Companies Law; and
reduce shares from our issued and outstanding share capital, in such manner that those shares shall be cancelled and the nominal par value paid for
those shares will be registered on our books as capital fund, which shall be deemed as a premium paid on those shares which shall remain in our
issued and outstanding share capital.
C. Material Contracts
Except as set forth below, we have not entered into any material contract within the two years prior to the date of this annual report on Form 20-F, other
than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, or as otherwise described herein in “Item 4.A. History and Development of the Company” above,
“Item 4.B. Business Overview” above, or “Item 7.A. Major Shareholders” above.
On August 25, 2014, we entered into a merger transaction with our Subsidiary, whereby we acquired 100% of the share capital of the Subsidiary.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, we issued an aggregate of 12,867,178 Ordinary Shares divided as follows: an aggregate of 6,931,301 shares were allocated to
the then current shareholders of the Company at a price per share of NIS 0.81767 (approximately $0.2308); and an aggregate of 5,935,875 Ordinary Shares were
issued to various investors, at a price per share of NIS 0.8655 (approximately $0.2443). In addition, we granted four of our executive officers options to purchase
4,322,329 Ordinary Shares of the Company, which are exercisable at a price per share of NIS 0.8655 (approximately $0.2443).
In September 2014, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with Yissum, for three patents and patent applications that cover the unique method of
manufacturing our consumable nano-conductive ink for the 3D printing of electronic circuits. The agreement was amended and restated in April 2015. Pursuant to
the amended license agreement, we will be required to pay Yissum royalties at the rate of approximately 3% of the total sales of the conductive ink. The exclusive
license agreement is in effect for the longer of remaining usable life of the patents and patent applications, or 15 years.
D. Exchange Controls
There are currently no Israeli currency control restrictions on payments of dividends or other distributions with respect to our Ordinary Shares or the
proceeds from the sale of the shares, except for the obligation of Israeli residents to file reports with the Bank of Israel regarding certain transactions. However,
legislation remains in effect pursuant to which currency controls can be imposed by administrative action at any time.
The ownership or voting of our Ordinary Shares by non-residents of Israel, except with respect to citizens of countries that are in a state of war with
Israel, is not restricted in any way by our memorandum of association or amended and restated articles of association or by the laws of the State of Israel.
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E. Taxation.
Israeli Tax Considerations and Government Programs
The following is a description of the material Israeli income tax consequences of the ownership of our Ordinary Shares. The following also contains a
description of material relevant provisions of the current Israeli income tax structure applicable to companies in Israel, with reference to its effect on us. To the
extent that the discussion is based on new tax legislation which has not been subject to judicial or administrative interpretation, there can be no assurance that the
tax authorities will accept the views expressed in the discussion in question. The discussion is not intended, and should not be taken, as legal or professional tax
advice and is not exhaustive of all possible tax considerations.
The following description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the ownership or disposition of our Ordinary
Shares and ADSs. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of their particular situation, as well as any tax consequences
that may arise under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
General
Corporate
Tax
Structure
in
Israel
Israeli companies are generally subject to corporate tax. As of January 2016, the corporate tax rate was 25%. As of January 1, 2017, the corporate tax rate
was reduced to 24% and as of January 1, 2018, the corporate tax rate will be further reduced to 23%. However, the effective tax rate payable by a company that
derives income from a Preferred Enterprise (as discussed below) may be considerably less. Capital gains derived by an Israeli company are generally subject to the
prevailing corporate tax rate.
Law
for
the
Encouragement
of
Industry
(Taxes),
5729-1969
The Law for the Encouragement of Industry (Taxes), 5729-1969, generally referred to as the Industry Encouragement Law, provides several tax benefits
for “Industrial Companies.”
The Industry Encouragement Law defines an “Industrial Company” as an Israeli resident-company, of which 90% or more of its income in any tax year,
other than income from defense loans, is derived from an “Industrial Enterprise” owned by it. An “Industrial Enterprise” is defined as an enterprise whose principal
activity in a given tax year is industrial production.
The following corporate tax benefits, among others, are available to Industrial Companies:
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amortization of the cost of purchased a patent, rights to use a patent, and know-how, which are used for the development or advancement of the
company, over an eight-year period, commencing on the year in which such rights were first exercised;
under limited conditions, an election to file consolidated tax returns with related Israeli Industrial Companies; and
expenses related to a public offering are deductible in equal amounts over three years.
Eligibility for benefits under the Industry Encouragement Law is not contingent upon approval of any governmental authority.
Tax
Benefits
and
Grants
for
Research
and
Development
Under the R&D Law research and development programs which meet specified criteria and are approved by the IIA are eligible for grants of up to 50% of
the project’s expenditure, as determined by the research committee, in exchange for the payment of royalties from the revenues generated from the sale of products
and related services developed, in whole or in part pursuant to, or as a result of, a research and development program funded by the IIA. The royalties are generally
at a range of 3.0% to 5.0% of revenues until the entire IIA grant is repaid, together with an annual interest generally equal to the 12 month London Interbank
Offered Rate applicable to dollar deposits that is published on the first business day of each calendar year.
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The terms of the R&D Law also require that the manufacture of products developed with government grants be performed in Israel. The transfer of
manufacturing activity outside Israel may be subject to the prior approval of the IIA. Under the regulations of the R&D Law, assuming we receive approval from
the IIA to manufacture our IIA funded products outside Israel, we may be required to pay increased royalties. The increase in royalties depends upon the
manufacturing volume that is performed outside of Israel as follows:
Manufacturing Volume Outside of Israel
Up to 50%
between 50% and 90%
90% and more
Royalties
to the Chief
Scientist as
a Percentage
of Grant
120%
150%
300%
If the manufacturing is performed outside of Israel by us, the rate of royalties payable by us on revenues from the sale of products manufactured outside
of Israel will increase by 1% over the regular rates. If the manufacturing is performed outside of Israel by a third party, the rate of royalties payable by us on those
revenues will be equal to the ratio obtained by dividing the amount of the grants received from the Office of the Chief Scientist and our total investment in the
project that was funded by these grants. The transfer of no more than 10% of the manufacturing capacity in the aggregate outside of Israel is exempt under the
R&D Law from obtaining the prior approval of the IIA. A company requesting funds from the IIA also has the option of declaring in its IIA grant application an
intention to perform part of its manufacturing outside Israel, thus avoiding the need to obtain additional approval. On January 6, 2011, the R&D Law was amended
to clarify that the potential increased royalties specified in the table above will apply even in those cases where the IIA approval for transfer of manufacturing
outside of Israel is not required, namely when the volume of the transferred manufacturing capacity is less than 10% of total capacity or when the company
received an advance approval to manufacture abroad in the framework of its IIA grant application.
The know-how developed within the framework of the Chief Scientist plan may not be transferred to third parties outside Israel without the prior approval
of a governmental committee charted under the R&D Law. The approval, however, is not required for the export of any products developed using grants received
from the Chief Scientist. The IIA approval to transfer know-how created, in whole or in part, in connection with an IIA-funded project to third party outside Israel
where the transferring company remains an operating Israeli entity is subject to payment of a redemption fee to the IIA calculated according to a formula provided
under the R&D Law that is based, in general, on the ratio between the aggregate IIA grants to the company’s aggregate investments in the project that was funded
by these IIA grants, multiplied by the transaction consideration. The transfer of such know-how to a party outside Israel where the transferring company ceases to
exist as an Israeli entity is subject to a redemption fee formula that is based, in general, on the ratio between the aggregate IIA grants to the total financial
investments in the company, multiplied by the transaction consideration. According to the January 2011 amendment, the redemption fee in case of transfer of
know-how to a party outside Israel will be based on the ratio between the aggregate IIA grants received by the company and the company’s aggregate R&D
expenses, multiplied by the transaction consideration. According to regulations promulgated following the 2011 amendment, the maximum amount payable to the
IIA in case of transfer of know how outside Israel shall not exceed 6 times the value of the grants received plus interest, and in the event that the receiver of the
grants ceases to be an Israeli corporation such payment shall not exceed 6 times the value of the grants received plus interest, with a possibility to reduce such
payment to up to 3 times the value of the grants received plus interest if the R&D activity remains in Israel for a period of three years after payment to the IIA.
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Transfer of know-how within Israel is subject to an undertaking of the recipient Israeli entity to comply with the provisions of the R&D Law and related
regulations, including the restrictions on the transfer of know-how and the obligation to pay royalties, as further described in the R&D Law and related regulations.
These restrictions may impair our ability to outsource manufacturing, engage in change of control transactions or otherwise transfer our know-how
outside Israel and may require us to obtain the approval or the IIA for certain actions and transactions and pay additional royalties to the IIA. In particular, any
change of control and any change of ownership of our Ordinary Shares that would make a non-Israeli citizen or resident an “interested party,” as defined in the
R&D Law, requires a prior written notice to the IIA in addition to any payment that may be required of us for transfer of manufacturing or know-how outside
Israel. If we fail to comply with the R&D Law, we may be subject to criminal charges.
Tax
Benefits
for
Research
and
Development
Israeli tax law allows, under certain conditions, a tax deduction for expenditures, including capital expenditures, for the year in which they are incurred.
Expenditures are deemed related to scientific research and development projects, if:
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The expenditures are approved by the relevant Israeli government ministry, determined by the field of research;
The research and development must be for the promotion of the company; and
The research and development is carried out by or on behalf of the company seeking such tax deduction.
The amount of such deductible expenses is reduced by the sum of any funds received through government grants for the finance of such scientific
research and development projects. No deduction under these research and development deduction rules is allowed if such deduction is related to an expense
invested in an asset depreciable under the general depreciation rules of the income Tax Ordinance, 1961. Expenditures not so approved are deductible in equal
amounts over three years.
From time to time we may apply the Office of the Chief Scientist for approval to allow a tax deduction for all research and development expenses during
the year incurred. There can be no assurance that such application will be accepted.
Law
for
the
Encouragement
of
Capital
Investments,
5719-1959
The Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments, 5719-1959, generally referred to as the Investment Law, provides certain incentives for capital
investments in production facilities (or other eligible assets).
Tax
Benefits
The Investment Law grants tax benefits for income generated by a “Preferred Company” through its “Preferred Enterprise” (as such terms are defined in
the Investment Law) The definition of a Preferred Company includes a company incorporated in Israel that is not fully owned by a governmental entity, and that
has, among other things, Preferred Enterprise status and is controlled and managed from Israel. A Preferred Company is entitled to a reduced corporate tax rate of
16% with respect to its income derived by its Preferred Enterprise, unless the Preferred Enterprise is located in a specified development zone, in which case the rate
will be 7.5% as of January 1, 2017.
Dividends paid out of income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise are generally subject to withholding tax at source at the rate of 20% or such lower rate as
may be provided in an applicable tax treaty. However, if such dividends are paid to an Israeli company, no tax is required to be withheld.
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Taxation
of
our
Shareholders
Capital Gains Taxes Applicable to Non-Israeli Resident Shareholders. A non-Israeli resident who derives capital gains from the sale of shares in an Israeli
resident company will be exempt from Israeli tax so long as the shares were not held through a permanent establishment that the non-resident maintains in Israel.
However, non-Israeli corporations will not be entitled to the foregoing exemption if Israeli residents: (i) have a controlling interest of 25% or more in such non-
Israeli corporation or (ii) are the beneficiaries of, or are entitled to, 25% or more of the revenues or profits of such non-Israeli corporation, whether directly or
indirectly.
Additionally, a sale of securities by a non-Israeli resident may be exempt from Israeli capital gains tax under the provisions of an applicable tax treaty. For
example, under Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel with respect to Taxes on Income,
as amended (the “United States-Israel Tax Treaty), the sale, exchange or other disposition of shares by a shareholder who is a United States resident (for purposes
of the treaty) holding the shares as a capital asset and is entitled to claim the benefits afforded to such a resident by the U.S.-Israel Tax Treaty (a “Treaty U.S.
Resident”) is generally exempt from Israeli capital gains tax unless: (i) the capital gain arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to real estate
located in Israel; (ii) the capital gain arising from such sale, exchange or disposition is attributed to royalties; (iii) the capital gain arising from the such sale,
exchange or disposition is attributed to a permanent establishment in Israel, under certain terms; (iv) such Treaty U.S. Resident holds, directly or indirectly, shares
representing 10% or more of the voting capital during any part of the 12-month period preceding the disposition, subject to certain conditions; or (v) such Treaty
U.S. Resident is an individual and was present in Israel for 183 days or more during the relevant taxable year.
In some instances where our shareholders may be liable for Israeli tax on the sale of their ordinary shares, the payment of the consideration may be
subject to the withholding of Israeli tax at source. Shareholders may be required to demonstrate that they are exempt from tax on their capital gains in order to
avoid withholding at source at the time of sale.
Taxation of Non-Israeli Shareholders on Receipt of Dividends. Non-Israeli residents are generally subject to Israeli income tax on the receipt of dividends
paid on our Ordinary Shares at the rate of 25%, which tax will be withheld at source, unless relief is provided in a treaty between Israel and the shareholder’s
country of residence. With respect to a person who is a “substantial shareholder” at the time of receiving the dividend or on any time during the preceding twelve
months, the applicable tax rate is 30%. A “substantial shareholder” is generally a person who alone or together with such person’s relative or another person who
collaborates with such person on a permanent basis, holds, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of any of the “means of control” of the corporation. “Means of
control” generally include the right to vote, receive profits, nominate a director or an executive officer, receive assets upon liquidation, or order someone who holds
any of the aforesaid rights how to act, regardless of the source of such right. However, a distribution of dividends to non-Israeli residents is subject to withholding
tax at source at a rate of 20% if the dividend is distributed from income attributed to a Preferred Enterprise, unless a reduced tax rate is provided under an
applicable tax treaty. For example, under the United States-Israel Tax Treaty, the maximum rate of tax withheld at source in Israel on dividends paid to a holder of
our Ordinary Shares who is a Treaty U.S. Resident is 25%. However, generally, the maximum rate of withholding tax on dividends, not generated by a Preferred
Enterprise, that are paid to a United States corporation holding 10% or more of the outstanding voting capital throughout the tax year in which the dividend is
distributed as well as during the previous tax year, is 12.5%, provided that not more than 25% of the gross income for such preceding year consists of certain types
of dividends and interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends distributed from income attributed to an Preferred Enterprise are not entitled to such reduction
under the tax treaty but are subject to a withholding tax rate of 15% for a shareholder that is a U.S. corporation, provided that the condition related to our gross
income for the previous year (as set forth in the previous sentence) is met. If the dividend is attributable partly to income derived from a Preferred Enterprise, and
partly to other sources of income, the withholding rate will be a blended rate reflecting the relative portions of the two types of income. We cannot assure you that
we will designate the profits that we may distribute in a way that will reduce shareholders’ tax liability.
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U.S. Tax Considerations
U.S.
Federal
Income
Tax
Considerations
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS INCLUDED HEREIN FOR GENERAL INFORMATION AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED TO BE, LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. EACH U.S. HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE
PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES AND
AMERICAN DEPOSITORY SHARES, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF APPLICABLE STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN OR OTHER TAX LAWS AND
POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE TAX LAWS.
Subject to the limitations described in the next paragraph, the following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to a
“U.S. Holder” arising from the purchase, ownership and sale of the Ordinary Shares and ADSs. For this purpose, a “U.S. Holder” is a holder of Ordinary Shares or
ADSs that is: (1) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, including an alien individual who is a lawful permanent resident of the United States or
meets the substantial presence residency test under U.S. federal income tax laws; (2) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income
tax purposes) or a partnership (other than a partnership that is not treated as a U.S. person under any applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations) created or organized in
or under the laws of the United States or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision thereof; (3) an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal
income tax, regardless of source; (4) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or
more U.S. persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust; (5) a trust that has a valid election in effect to be treated as a U.S. person to the
extent provided in U.S. Treasury regulations; or (6) any person otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of the Ordinary Shares
or ADSs, if such status as a U.S. Holder is not overridden pursuant to the provisions of an applicable tax treaty.
This summary is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the U.S. federal income tax
considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase or hold our Ordinary Shares or ADSs. This summary generally considers only U.S. Holders that will
own our Ordinary Shares or ADSs as capital assets. Except to the limited extent discussed below, this summary does not consider the U.S. federal tax
consequences to a person that is not a U.S. Holder, nor does it describe the rules applicable to determine a taxpayer’s status as a U.S. Holder. This summary is
based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, final, temporary and proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder, administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, and the U.S./Israel Income Tax Treaty, all as in effect as of the date hereof and all of which are
subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, and all of which are open to differing interpretations. We will not seek a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service, or the IRS, with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in our Ordinary Shares or ADSs by U.S. Holders and, therefore, can
provide no assurances that the IRS will agree with the conclusions set forth below.
This discussion does not address all of the aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular U.S. holder based on such holder’s
particular circumstances and in particular does not discuss any estate, gift, generation-skipping, transfer, state, local or foreign tax considerations. In addition, this
discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a U.S. Holder who is: (1) a bank, life insurance company, regulated investment company, or
other financial institution or “financial services entity”; (2) a broker or dealer in securities or foreign currency; (3) a person who acquired our Ordinary Shares or
ADSs in connection with employment or other performance of services; (4) a U.S. Holder that is subject to the U.S. alternative minimum tax; (5) a U.S. Holder
that holds our Ordinary Shares or ADSs as a hedge or as part of a hedging, straddle, conversion or constructive sale transaction or other risk-reduction transaction
for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (6) a tax-exempt entity; (7) real estate investment trusts; (8) a U.S. Holder that expatriates out of the United States or a
former long-term resident of the United States; or (9) a person having a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. This discussion does not address the U.S.
federal income tax treatment of a U.S. Holder that owns, directly or constructively, at any time, Ordinary Shares or ADSs representing 10% or more of our voting
power. Additionally, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of persons who hold Ordinary Shares or ADSs through a partnership or other pass-through entity are not
considered.
Each prospective investor is advised to consult his or her own tax adviser for the specific U.S. federal and state income tax consequences to that investor
of purchasing, holding or disposing of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs, including the effects of applicable state, local, foreign or other tax laws and possible changes
in the tax laws.
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Taxation
of
Dividends
Paid
on
Ordinary
Shares
or
ADSs
We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. In the event that we do pay dividends, and subject to the discussion under the heading
“Passive Foreign Investment Companies” below, a U.S. Holder will be required to include in gross income as ordinary income the amount of any distribution paid
on Ordinary Shares or ADSs (including the amount of any Israeli tax withheld on the date of the distribution), to the extent that such distribution does not exceed
our current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The amount of a distribution which exceeds our earnings
and profits will be treated first as a non-taxable return of capital, reducing the U.S. Holder’s tax basis for the Ordinary Shares to the extent thereof, and then capital
gain. Corporate holders generally will not be allowed a deduction for dividends received. For non-corporate U.S. holders, to the extent that their total adjusted
income does not exceed applicable thresholds, the maximum federal income tax rate for “qualified dividend income” and long-term capital gains is generally 15%.
For those non-corporate U.S. holders whose total adjusted income exceeds such income thresholds, the maximum federal income tax rate for “qualified dividend
income” and long term capital gains is generally 20%. For this purpose, “qualified dividend income” means, inter alia, dividends received from a “qualified foreign
corporation.” A “qualified foreign corporation” is a corporation that is entitled to the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States which includes
an exchange of information program. The IRS has stated that the Israel/U.S. Tax Treaty satisfies this requirement and we believe we are eligible for the benefits of
that treaty.
In addition, our dividends will be qualified dividend income if our Ordinary Shares or ADSs are readily tradable on the NASDAQ Capital Market or
another established securities market in the United States. Dividends will not qualify for the preferential rate if we are treated, in the year the dividend is paid or in
the prior year, as a PFIC. A U.S. Holder will not be entitled to the preferential rate: (1) if the U.S. Holder has not held our Ordinary Shares or ADSs for at least 61
days of the 121 day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the ex-dividend date, or (2) to the extent the U.S. Holder is under an obligation to make
related payments on substantially similar property. Any days during which the U.S. Holder has diminished its risk of loss on our Ordinary Shares or ADSs are not
counted towards meeting the 61-day holding period. Finally, U.S. Holders who elect to treat the dividend income as “investment income” pursuant to Code section
163(d)(4) will not be eligible for the preferential rate of taxation.
The amount of a distribution with respect to our Ordinary Shares or ADSs will be measured by the amount of the fair market value of any property
distributed, and for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of any Israeli taxes withheld therefrom. Cash distributions paid by us in NIS will be included in
the income of U.S. Holders at a U.S. dollar amount based upon the spot rate of exchange in effect on the date the dividend is includible in the income of the U.S.
Holder, and U.S. Holders will have a tax basis in such NIS for U.S. federal income tax purposes equal to such U.S. dollar value. If the U.S. Holder subsequently
converts the NIS, any subsequent gain or loss in respect of such NIS arising from exchange rate fluctuations will be U.S. source ordinary exchange gain or loss.
Distributions paid by us will generally be foreign source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Code, U.S.
Holders may elect to claim a foreign tax credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability for Israeli income tax withheld from distributions received in respect
of the Ordinary Shares or ADSs. In general, these rules limit the amount allowable as a foreign tax credit in any year to the amount of regular U.S. tax for the year
attributable to foreign source taxable income. This limitation on the use of foreign tax credits generally will not apply to an electing individual U.S. Holder whose
creditable foreign taxes during the year do not exceed $300, or $600 for joint filers, if such individual’s gross income for the taxable year from non-U.S. sources
consists solely of certain passive income. A U.S. Holder will be denied a foreign tax credit with respect to Israeli income tax withheld from dividends received
with respect to the Ordinary Shares or ADSs if such U.S. Holder has not held the Ordinary Shares or ADSs for at least 16 days out of the 31-day period beginning
on the date that is 15 days before the ex-dividend date or to the extent that such U.S. Holder is under an obligation to make certain related payments with respect to
substantially similar or related property. Any day during which a U.S. Holder has substantially diminished his or her risk of loss with respect to the Ordinary
Shares or ADSs will not count toward meeting the 16-day holding period. A U.S. Holder will also be denied a foreign tax credit if the U.S. Holder holds the
Ordinary Shares or ADSs in an arrangement in which the U.S. Holder’s reasonably expected economic profit is insubstantial compared to the foreign taxes
expected to be paid or accrued. The rules relating to the determination of the U.S. foreign tax credit are complex, and U.S. Holders should consult with their own
tax advisors to determine whether, and to what extent, they are entitled to such credit. U.S. Holders that do not elect to claim a foreign tax credit may instead claim
a deduction for Israeli income taxes withheld, provided such U.S. Holders itemize their deductions.
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Taxation
of
the
Disposition
of
Ordinary
Shares
or
ADSs
Except as provided under the PFIC rules described below, upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs, a U.S. Holder
will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the sold Ordinary Shares or ADSs and the amount
realized on the disposition of such Ordinary Shares or ADSs (or its U.S. dollar equivalent determined by reference to the spot rate of exchange on the date of
disposition, if the amount realized is denominated in a foreign currency). The gain or loss realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares or
ADSs will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has a holding period of more than one year at the time of the disposition.
In general, gain realized by a U.S. Holder on a sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares or ADSs will generally be treated as U.S. source
income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. A loss realized by a U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares or ADSs is generally
allocated to U.S. source income. However, U.S. Treasury Regulations require such loss to be allocated to foreign source income to the extent specified dividends
were received by the taxpayer within the 24 month period preceding the date on which the taxpayer recognized the loss. The deductibility of a loss realized on the
sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares or ADSs is subject to limitations.
Tax on Net Investment Income
U.S. Holders who are individuals, estates or trusts will generally be required to pay a 3.8% tax on their net investment income (including dividends on and
gains from the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs), or in the case of estates and trusts on their net investment income that is not distributed.
In each case, the 3.8% Medicare tax applies only to the extent the U.S. Holder’s total adjusted income exceeds applicable thresholds.
Passive
Foreign
Investment
Companies
Special U.S. federal income tax laws apply to U.S. taxpayers who own shares of a corporation that was (at any time during the U.S. taxpayer’s holding
period) a PFIC. We would be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any tax year that either:
●
75% or more of our gross income (including our pro rata share of gross income for any company, in which we are considered to own 25% or more of
the shares by value), in a taxable year is passive; or
● At least 50% of our assets, averaged over the year and generally determined based upon fair market value (including our pro rata share of the assets
of any company in which we are considered to own 25% or more of the shares by value) are held for the production of, or produce, passive income.
For this purpose, passive income generally consists of dividends, interest, rents, royalties, annuities and income from certain commodities transactions
and from notional principal contracts. Cash is treated as generating passive income.
We believe that we will not be a PFIC for the current taxable year and do not expect to become a PFIC in the foreseeable future. The tests for determining
PFIC status are applied annually, and it is difficult to make accurate projections of future income and assets which are relevant to this determination. In addition,
our PFIC status may depend in part on the market value of our Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we currently are not or will not
become a PFIC.
If we currently are or become a PFIC, each U.S. Holder who has not elected to treat us as a qualified electing fund by making a “QEF election”, or who
has not elected to mark the shares to market (as discussed below), would, upon receipt of certain distributions by us and upon disposition of our Ordinary Shares or
ADSs at a gain, be liable to pay U.S. federal income tax at the then prevailing highest tax rates on ordinary income plus interest on such tax, as if the distribution or
gain had been recognized ratably over the taxpayer’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares or ADSs. In addition, when shares of a PFIC are acquired by reason of
death from a decedent that was a U.S. Holder, the tax basis of such shares would not receive a step-up to fair market value as of the date of the decedent’s death,
but instead would be equal to the decedent’s basis if lower, unless all gain were recognized by the decedent. Indirect investments in a PFIC may also be subject to
these special U.S. federal income tax rules.
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The PFIC rules described above would not apply to a U.S. Holder who makes a QEF election for all taxable years that such U.S. Holder has held the
Ordinary Shares or ADSs while we are a PFIC, provided that we comply with specified reporting requirements. Instead, each U.S. Holder who has made such a
QEF election is required for each taxable year that we are a PFIC to include in income such U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our ordinary earnings as ordinary
income and such U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our net capital gains as long-term capital gain, regardless of whether we make any distributions of such earnings or
gain. In general, a QEF election is effective only if we make available certain required information. The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder
basis and generally may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. We do not intend to notify U.S. Holders if we believe we will be treated as a PFIC for any tax
year. In addition, we do not intend to furnish U.S. Holders annually with information needed in order to complete IRS Form 8621 and to make and maintain a valid
QEF election for any year in which we or any of our Subsidiaries are a PFIC. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding eligibility, manner
and advisability of making a QEF election if we are treated as a PFIC.
In addition, the PFIC rules described above would not apply if we were a PFIC and a U.S. Holder made a mark-to-market election. A U.S. Holder of our
Ordinary Shares or ADSs which are regularly traded on a qualifying exchange, including the NASDAQ Capital Market, can elect to mark the Ordinary Shares or
ADSs to market annually, recognizing as ordinary income or loss each year an amount equal to the difference as of the close of the taxable year between the fair
market value of the Ordinary Shares or ADSs and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Ordinary Shares or ADSs. Losses are allowed only to the extent of net
mark-to-market gain previously included income by the U.S. Holder under the election for prior taxable years.
U.S. Holders who hold our Ordinary Shares or ADSs during a period when we are a PFIC will be subject to the foregoing rules, even if we cease to be a
PFIC. U.S. Holders are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors about the PFIC rules, including tax return filing requirements and the eligibility, manner, and
consequences to them of making a QEF or mark-to-market election with respect to our Ordinary Shares or ADSs in the event that we are a PFIC.
Tax Consequences for Non-U.S. Holders of Ordinary Shares or ADSs
Except as provided below, an individual, corporation, estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder referred to below as a non-U.S. Holder, generally will not be
subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on the payment of dividends on, and the proceeds from the disposition of, our Ordinary Shares or ADSs.
A non-U.S. Holder may be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on a dividend paid on our Ordinary Shares or ADSs or the proceeds from the
disposition of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs if: (1) such item is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United
States or, in the case of a non U.S. Holder that is a resident of a country which has an income tax treaty with the United States, such item is attributable to a
permanent establishment or, in the case of gain realized by an individual non U.S. Holder, a fixed place of business in the United States; (2) in the case of a
disposition of our Ordinary Shares or ADSs, the individual non-U.S. Holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale and
other specified conditions are met; (3) the non U.S. Holder is subject to U.S. federal income tax pursuant to the provisions of the U.S tax law applicable to U.S.
expatriates.
In general, non-U.S. Holders will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to the payment of dividends on our Ordinary Shares or ADSs if
payment is made through a paying agent, or office of a foreign broker outside the United States. However, if payment is made in the United States or by a U.S.
related person, non-U.S. Holders may be subject to backup withholding, unless the non-U.S. Holder provides an applicable IRS Form W-8 (or a substantially
similar form) certifying its foreign status, or otherwise establishes an exemption. A U.S. related person for these purposes is a person with one or more current
relationships with the United States.
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The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax
liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
The HIRE Act may impose withholding taxes on some types of payments made to “foreign financial institutions” and some other non-U.S. entities. Under
the HIRE Act, the failure to comply with additional certification, information reporting and other specified requirements could result in withholding tax being
imposed on payments of dividends and sales proceeds to U.S. Holders that own Ordinary Shares through foreign accounts or foreign intermediaries and specified
non-U.S. Holders. The HIRE Act imposes a 30% withholding tax on dividends on, and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, Ordinary Shares paid
from the United States to a foreign financial institution or to a foreign nonfinancial entity, unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes specified diligence
and reporting obligations or (2) the foreign nonfinancial entity either certifies it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or furnishes identifying information
regarding each substantial U.S. owner. In addition, if the payee is a foreign financial institution, it generally must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Treasury
that requires, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by specified U.S. persons or U.S.-owned foreign entities, annually report certain
information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on payments to other specified account holders. U.S. Treasury Regulations provide that such withholding will
only apply to distributions paid on or after January 1, 2014, and to other “withholdable payments” (including payments of gross proceeds from a sale or other
disposition of our Ordinary Shares) made on or after January 1, 2017. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the HIRE Act.
Information
Reporting
and
Withholding
A U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 28% with respect to cash dividends and proceeds from a disposition of Ordinary Shares
or ADSs. In general, backup withholding will apply only if a U.S. Holder fails to comply with specified identification procedures. Backup withholding will not
apply with respect to payments made to designated exempt recipients, such as corporations and tax-exempt organizations. Backup withholding is not an additional
tax and may be claimed as a credit against the U.S. federal income tax liability of a U.S. Holder, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the
IRS.
Pursuant to recently enacted legislation, a U.S. Holder with interests in “specified foreign financial assets” (including, among other assets, our Ordinary
Shares or ADSs, unless such Ordinary Shares or ADSs are held on such U.S. Holder’s behalf through a financial institution) may be required to file an information
report with the IRS if the aggregate value of all such assets exceeds $50,000 on the last day of the taxable year or $75,000 at any time during the taxable year (or
such higher dollar amount as may be prescribed by applicable IRS guidance); and may be required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
(FBAR) if the aggregate value of the foreign financial accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year. You should consult your own tax advisor as
to the possible obligation to file such information report.
F. Dividends and Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G. Statement by Experts
Not applicable.
H. Documents on Display
We are subject to certain information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, applicable to foreign private issuers and under those requirements will
file reports with the SEC. You may read and copy the annual report on Form 20-F, including the related exhibits and schedules, and any document we file with the
SEC without charge at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents
at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-
SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC will also available to the public through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our
officers, directors and principal shareholders will be exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange
Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as
promptly as U.S. domestic companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we will file with the SEC, within 120 days after the end
of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent
registered public accounting firm, and may submit to the SEC, on a Form 6-K, unaudited quarterly financial information.
In addition, since our Ordinary Shares are traded on the TASE, we have filed Hebrew language periodic and immediate reports with, and furnish
information to, the TASE and the Israel Securities Authority, or the ISA, as required under Chapter Six of the Israel Securities Law, 1968. Copies of our filings
with the ISA can be retrieved electronically through the MAGNA distribution site of the ISA (www.magna.isa.gov.il) and the TASE website
(www.maya.tase.co.il).
We maintain a corporate website http://www.nano-di.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website and the other websites
referenced above do not constitute a part of this annual report on Form 20-F. We have included these website addresses in this annual report on Form 20-F solely
as inactive textual references.
I.
Subsidiary Information.
Not applicable.
ITEM 11.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
In the ordinary course of our operations, we are exposed to certain market risks, primarily changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to
adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our current investment policy is to invest available cash in bank deposits with banks that have a credit rating
of at least A-minus. Accordingly, a substantial majority of our cash and cash equivalents is held in deposits that bear interest. Given the current low rates of interest
we receive, we will not be adversely affected if such rates are reduced. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of NIS/U.S. dollar exchange rates, which is
discussed in detail in the following paragraph.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Our results of operations and cash flow are subject to fluctuations due to changes in NIS/U.S. dollar currency exchange rates. The vast majority of our
liquid assets is held in U.S. dollars, and a certain portion of our expenses is denominated in NIS. Changes of 5% and 10% in the U.S. Dollar/NIS exchange rate
would increase/decrease our loss for 2016 by 0.63% and 1.26%, respectively. However, these historical figures may not be indicative of future exposure, as we
expect that the percentage of our NIS denominated expenses will materially decrease in the near future, therefore reducing our exposure to exchange rate
fluctuations.
We do not hedge our foreign currency exchange risk. In the future, we may enter into formal currency hedging transactions to decrease the risk of
financial exposure from fluctuations in the exchange rates of our principal operating currencies. These measures, however, may not adequately protect us from the
material adverse effects of such fluctuations.
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ITEM 12.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
A. Debt Securities.
Not applicable.
B. Warrants and rights.
Not applicable.
C. Other Securities.
Not applicable.
D. American Depositary Shares
Fees and Expenses
The following table shows the fees and expenses that a holder of our ADSs may have to pay, either directly or indirectly:
Persons
depositing
or
withdrawing
shares
or
ADS
holders
must
pay
:
For:
$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs).
Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting from a distribution of shares or
rights or other property.
Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the deposit
agreement terminates.
$.05 (or less) per ADS.
Any cash distribution to ADS holders.
A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed to you
had been shares and the shares had been deposited for issuance of ADSs.
Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities
(including rights) that are distributed by the depositary to ADS holders.
$.05 (or less) per ADS per calendar year.
Depositary services.
Registration or transfer fees.
Transfer and registration of shares on our share register to or from the name of
the depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw shares.
Expenses of the depositary.
Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions (when expressly provided in the
deposit agreement).
Converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars.
Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian has to
pay on any ADSs or shares underlying ADSs, such as stock transfer taxes,
stamp duty or withholding taxes.
As necessary.
Any charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited
securities.
As necessary.
The depositary collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing shares or surrendering ADSs for the purpose of
withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them. The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts
distributed or by selling a portion of distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may collect its annual fee for depositary services by deduction from cash
distributions or by directly billing investors or by charging the book-entry system accounts of participants acting for them. The depositary may collect any of its
fees by deduction from any cash distribution payable (or by selling a portion of securities or other property distributable) to ADS holders that are obligated to pay
those fees. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid.
From time to time, the depositary may make payments to us to reimburse us for costs and expenses generally arising out of establishment and
maintenance of the ADS program, waive fees and expenses for services provided to us by the depositary or share revenue from the fees collected from ADS
holders. In performing its duties under the deposit agreement, the depositary may use brokers, dealers, foreign currency or other service providers that are owned
by or affiliated with the depositary and that may earn or share fees, spreads or commissions.
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ITEM 13.
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
PART II
None.
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 15.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2016, or the Evaluation Date.
Based on such evaluation, those officers have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording,
processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be included in periodic filings under the Exchange Act and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-
15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based principally on the framework and criteria established
in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission as of the end of the period
covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31,
2016 at providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting due to an exemption for emerging growth companies provided in the JOBS Act.
(d) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the year ended December 31, 2016, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our board of directors has determined that each member of our audit committee is an audit committee financial expert, as defined under the rules under
the Exchange Act, and is independent in accordance with applicable Exchange Act rules and Nasdaq rules.
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to our officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer,
principal controller and persons performing similar functions as well as our directors. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on our website at
www.nano-di.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this annual report on Form 20-F and is not
incorporated by reference herein. If we make any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver,
from a provision of the code, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website to the extent required by the rules and regulations of the SEC
including the instructions to Item 16B of Form 20-F. We have not granted any waivers under our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Somekh Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, has served as our principal independent registered public accounting firm for each of the two
years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016.
The following table provides information regarding fees paid by us to Somekh Chaikin and/or other member firms of KPMG International for all services,
including audit services, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016:
Audit fees (1)
Audit-related fees
Tax fees
All other fees
Total
(1)
Includes
professional
services
rendered
in
connection
with
the
audit
of
our
annual
financial
statements,
review
of
our
interim
financial
statements,
tax
returns,
and
fees
relating
to
our
public
offering
of
ADSs.
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Year Ended
December 31,
2015
2016
$
75,000 $
-
-
-
143,000
-
-
$
75,000 $
143,000
Pre-Approval
of
Auditors’
Compensation
Our audit committee has a pre-approval policy for the engagement of our independent registered public accounting firm to perform certain audit and non-
audit services. Pursuant to this policy, which is designed to assure that such engagements do not impair the independence of our auditors, the audit committee pre-
approves annually a catalog of specific audit and non-audit services in the categories of audit services, audit-related services and tax services that may be
performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. If a type of service, that is to be provided by our auditors, has not received such general pre-
approval, it will require specific pre-approval by our audit committee. The policy prohibits retention of the independent registered public accounting firm to
perform the prohibited non-audit functions defined in applicable SEC rules.
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Not applicable.
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as related rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, require foreign private issuers, such as us, to comply with
various corporate governance practices. In addition, we are required to comply with the NASDAQ Stock Market rules. Under those rules, we may elect to follow
certain corporate governance practices permitted under the Companies Law in lieu of compliance with corresponding corporate governance requirements otherwise
imposed by the NASDAQ Stock Market rules for U.S. domestic issuers.
In accordance with Israeli law and practice and subject to the exemption set forth in Rule 5615 of the NASDAQ Stock Market rules, we have elected to
follow the provisions of the Companies Law, rather than the NASDAQ Stock Market rules, with respect to the following requirements:
● Distribution
of
periodic
reports
to
shareholders;
proxy
solicitation.
As opposed to the NASDAQ Stock Market rules, which require listed issuers to
make such reports available to shareholders in one of a number of specific manners, Israeli law does not require us to distribute periodic reports
directly to shareholders, and the generally accepted business practice in Israel is not to distribute such reports to shareholders but to make such
reports available through a public website. In addition to making such reports available on a public website, we currently make our audited financial
statements available to our shareholders at our offices and will only mail such reports to shareholders upon request. As a foreign private issuer, we
are generally exempt from the SEC’s proxy solicitation rules.
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● Quorum
. While the NASDAQ Stock Market rules require that the quorum for purposes of any meeting of the holders of a listed company’s common
voting stock, as specified in the company’s bylaws, be no less than 33 1/3% of the company’s outstanding common voting stock, under Israeli law, a
company is entitled to determine in its articles of association the number of shareholders and percentage of holdings required for a quorum at a
shareholders meeting. Our amended and restated articles of association provide that a quorum of two or more shareholders holding at least 25% of
the voting rights in person or by proxy is required for commencement of business at a general meeting. However, the quorum set forth in our
amended and restated articles of association with respect to an adjourned meeting consists of any number of shareholders present in person or by
proxy.
● Nomination
of
our
directors.
With the exception of directors elected by our board of directors, our directors are elected by an annual meeting of our
shareholders to hold office until the next annual meeting following one year from his or her election. The nominations for directors, which are
presented to our shareholders by our board of directors, are generally made by the board of directors itself, in accordance with the provisions of our
amended and restated articles of association and the Companies Law. Nominations need not be made by a nominating committee of our board of
directors consisting solely of independent directors, as required under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
● Compensation
of
officers.
Israeli law and our amended and restated articles of association do not require that the independent members of our board
of directors (or a compensation committee composed solely of independent members of our board of directors) determine an executive officer’s
compensation, as is generally required under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules with respect to the CEO and all other executive officers. Instead,
compensation of executive officers is determined and approved by our compensation committee and our board of directors, and in certain
circumstances by our shareholders, either in consistency with our office holder compensation policy or, in special circumstances in deviation
therefrom, taking into account certain considerations stated in the Companies Law.
Shareholder approval is generally required for officer compensation in the event (i) approval by our board of directors and our compensation
committee is not consistent with our office holder compensation policy, or (ii) compensation required to be approved is that of our chief executive
officer who is not a director or an executive officer who is also the controlling shareholder of our company (including an affiliate thereof). Such
shareholder approval shall require a majority vote of the shares present and voting at a shareholders meeting, provided either (i) such majority
includes a majority of the shares held by non-controlling shareholders who do not otherwise have a personal interest in the compensation
arrangement that are voted at the meeting, excluding for such purpose any abstentions disinterested majority, or (ii) the total shares held by non-
controlling and disinterested shareholders voted against the arrangement does not exceed 2% of the voting rights in our company.
Additionally, approval of the compensation of an executive officer who is also a director requires a simple majority vote of the shares present and
voting at a shareholders meeting, if consistent with our office holder compensation policy. Our compensation committee and board of directors may,
in special circumstances, approve the compensation of an executive officer (other than a director, a chief executive officer or a controlling
shareholder) or approve the compensation policy despite shareholders’ objection, based on specified arguments and taking shareholders’ objection
into account. Our compensation committee may further exempt an engagement with a nominee for the position of chief executive officer, who meets
the non-affiliation requirements set forth for an external director, from requiring shareholder approval, if such engagement is consistent with our
office holder compensation policy and our compensation committee determines based on specified arguments that presentation of such engagement
to shareholder approval is likely to prevent such engagement. To the extent that any such transaction with a controlling shareholder is for a period
exceeding three years, approval is required once every three years.
A director or executive officer may not be present when the board of directors of a company discusses or votes upon a transaction in which he or she
has a personal interest, except in case of ordinary transactions, unless the chairman of the board of directors determines that he or she should be
present to present the transaction that is subject to approval.
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●
●
Independent
directors.
Israeli law does not require that a majority of the directors serving on our board of directors be “independent,” as defined
under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2), and rather requires we have at least two external directors who meet the requirements of the Companies
Law, as described above under “Item 6. C. Board Practices – External Directors.” Notwithstanding Israeli law, we believe that a majority of our
directors are currently “independent” under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules. We are required, however, to ensure that all members of our Audit
Committee are “independent” under the applicable NASDAQ and SEC criteria for independence (as we cannot exempt ourselves from compliance
with that SEC independence requirement, despite our status as a foreign private issuer), and we must also ensure that a majority of the members of
our Audit Committee are “unaffiliated directors” as defined in the Companies Law. Furthermore, Israeli law does not require, nor do our independent
directors conduct, regularly scheduled meetings at which only they are present, which the NASDAQ Stock Market rules otherwise require.
Shareholder
approval.
We will seek shareholder approval for all corporate actions requiring such approval under the requirements of the Companies
Law, rather than seeking approval for corporation actions in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635. In particular, under this NASDAQ Stock
Market rule, shareholder approval is generally required for: (i) an acquisition of shares/assets of another company that involves the issuance of 20%
or more of the acquirer’s shares or voting rights or if a director, officer or 5% shareholder has greater than a 5% interest in the target company or the
consideration to be received; (ii) the issuance of shares leading to a change of control; (iii) adoption/amendment of equity compensation
arrangements (although under the provisions of the Companies Law there is no requirement for shareholder approval for the adoption/amendment of
the equity compensation plan); and (iv) issuances of 20% or more of the shares or voting rights (including securities convertible into, or exercisable
for, equity) of a listed company via a private placement (and/or via sales by directors/officers/5% shareholders) if such equity is issued (or sold) at
below the greater of the book or market value of shares. By contrast, under the Companies Law, shareholder approval is required for, among other
things: (i) transactions with directors concerning the terms of their service or indemnification, exemption and insurance for their service (or for any
other position that they may hold at a company), for which approvals of the compensation committee, board of directors and shareholders are all
required, (ii) extraordinary transactions with controlling shareholders of publicly held companies, which require the special approval, and (iii) terms
of employment or other engagement of the controlling shareholder of us or such controlling shareholder’s relative, which require special approval. In
addition, under the Companies Law, a merger requires approval of the shareholders of each of the merging companies.
●
Approval
of
Related
Party
Transactions
. All related party transactions are approved in accordance with the requirements and procedures for approval
of interested party acts and transaction as set forth in the Companies Law, which requires the approval of the audit committee, or the compensation
committee, as the case may be, the board of directors and shareholders, as may be applicable, for specified transactions, rather than approval by the
audit committee or other independent body of our board of directors as required under the NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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ITEM 17.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have elected to provide financial statements and related information pursuant to Item 18.
ITEM 18.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PART III
The consolidated financial statements and the related notes required by this Item are included in this annual report on Form 20-F beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 19.
EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Description
1.1
2.1
4.1^
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
8.1
12.1
12.2
13.1
13.2
15.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Nano Dimension Ltd., filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed on October 20,
2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated Form of Depositary Agreement among Nano Dimension Ltd., The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary, and owners and
holders from time to time of ADSs issued thereunder, including the Form of American Depositary Shares, filed as Exhibit 1 to the Post Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Form F-6 (File No. 333-204797) filed on February 22, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated License Agreement, dated April 2, 2015, by and between the Company and Yissum Research Development Company of The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ltd., filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 20-F/A (File No. 001-37600) filed on February 29, 2016, and incorporated herein
by reference.
Summary Translation of Merger Agreement, dated May 18, 2014, and as amended on July 9, 2014, by and between Z.B.I and Nano Dimension
Technologies Ltd. (formerly, Hyrax Technologies B.F. 2012 Ltd.), filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed on October 20, 2015,
and incorporated herein by reference.
Summary Translation of Private Placement Agreement, dated July 3, 2014, between the Company and Michael Ilan Management and Investment
Ltd., filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Nano Dimension Ltd. 2015 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Form 20-F/A (File No. 001-37600) filed on February 29, 2016, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Employment Agreement, dated October 13, 2015, between the Company and Amit Dror, filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed
on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Employment Agreement, dated October 13, 2015, between the Company and Simon Fried, filed as Exhibit 4.6 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600)
filed on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Employment Agreement, dated October 14, 2015, between the Company and Sharon Fima, filed as Exhibit 4.7 Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed
on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Employment Agreement, dated October 14, 2015, between the Company and Dagi Ben-Noon, filed as Exhibit 4.8 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600)
filed on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Voting Agreement, dated August 5, 2014, between Simon Anthony Fried, Amit Dror, Dagi Shahar Ben-Noon and Sharon Fima, filed as Exhibit 4.9 to
Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
List of Subsidiaries, filed as Exhibit 8.1 to Form 20-F (File No. 001-37600) filed on October 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Certification of the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, furnished herewith.
Certification of the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, furnished herewith.
Consent of Somekh Chaikin (Member firm of KPMG International).
^
Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
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The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to
sign this annual report on Form 20-F filed on its behalf.
SIGNATURES
NANO DIMENSION LTD.
By:
/s/ Amit Dror
Amit Dror
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 7, 2017
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Nano-Dimension
Ltd.
Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016
F- 1
Table of Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
F- 2
Page
F-3
F-4
F-5
F-6 - F-7
F-8
F-9 - F-35
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Nano Dimension Ltd.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Company”) and its subsidiary as of December 31,
2015 and 2016 and the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 2016. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its
subsidiary as of December 31, 2015 and 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December
31, 2016, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
/s/ Somekh Chaikin
Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
Member firm of KPMG International
Tel-Aviv, Israel
March 6, 2017
F- 3
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as at
Note
3.A
3.B
4
3.B
5
6
7
8
9
11
Convenience
translation into
US dollars
(Note 2S)
December 31,
2016
Thousand USD
December 31,
2015
Thousand
NIS
2016
Thousand
NIS
33,811
500
-
1,030
35,341
428
4,414
11,355
16,197
51,538
1,727
1,814
3,541
993
-
993
4,534
3,863
63,054
(5,260)
6,934
1,866
12,681
(36,134)
47,004
51,538
47,599
500
149
2,979
51,227
425
7,712
26,095
34,232
85,459
2,612
4,954
7,566
2,420
1,255
3,675
11,241
5,446
118,820
(5,260)
4,375
1,866
19,575
(70,604)
74,218
85,459
12,379
130
39
775
13,323
110
2,006
6,787
8,903
22,226
679
1,289
1,968
629
327
956
2,924
1,417
30,902
(1,368)
1,138
485
5,091
(18,363)
19,302
22,226
Assets
Cash
Restricted deposits
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Total current assets
Restricted deposits
Property plant and equipment, net
Intangible assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Trade payables
Other payables
Total current liabilities
Liability in respect of government grants
Other long-term liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity
Share capital
Share premium
Treasury shares
Warrants
Capital reserve from transactions with controlling shareholders
Capital reserve for share-based payments
Accumulated loss
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2015
Thousand
NIS
2014
Thousand
NIS
2016
Thousand
NIS
Convenience
translation into
US dollars
(Note 2S) Year
ended
December 31,
2016
Thousand USD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
175
72
668
740
46
19
174
193
(565)
(147)
3,339
11,153
15,606
1,426
11,229
18,443
62
6
-
4,059
4,797
-
(4,703)
(22,376)
(34,614)
(9,003)
9,358
-
1
1,529
118
145
-
695
551
-
181
143
Note
12
13
6
14.A
14.B
14.C
14.C
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues - amortization of intangible
Total cost of revenues
Gross loss
Research and development expenses, net
General and administrative expenses
Other income
Operating loss
Listing expenses
Finance income
Finance expense
Total comprehensive loss
(14,178)
(20,992)
(34,470)
(8,965)
Basic and diluted loss per share (in NIS)
16
(1.11)
(0.78)
(0.85)
(0.22)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Share
capital
Thousand
NIS
Share
premium
Thousand
NIS
Treasury
shares
Thousand
NIS
Warrants
Thousand
NIS
Capital
reserve
from
transactions
with
controlling
shareholders
Thousand
NIS
Capital
reserve
for share-
based
payments
Thousand
NIS
Accumulated
loss
Thousand
NIS
Total
equity
Thousand
NIS
For the year ended December 31, 2016:
Balance as of January 1, 2016
Issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants, net
Exercise of warrants and options
Share-based payments
Net loss
3,863
1,063
520
-
-
63,054
45,287
10,479
-
-
(5,260)
-
-
-
-
6,934
-
(2,559)
-
-
1,866
-
-
-
-
12,681
-
(2,788)
9,682
-
(36,134)
-
-
-
(34,470)
47,004
46,350
5,652
9,682
(34,470)
Balance as of December 31, 2016
5,446
118,820
(5,260)
4,375
1,866
19,575
(70,604)
74,218
Balance as of December 31, 2016-
Convenience translation into US dollars (Note
2S) - Thousand USD
1,417
30,902
(1,368)
1,138
485
5,091
(18,363)
19,302
Share
capital
Thousand
NIS
Share
premium
Thousand
NIS
Treasury
shares
Thousand
NIS
Warrants
Thousand
NIS
Capital
reserve
from
transactions
with
controlling
shareholders
Thousand
NIS
Capital
reserve
for share-
based
payments
Thousand
NIS
Accumulated
loss
Thousand
NIS
Total
equity
Thousand
NIS
For the year ended December 31, 2015:
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants, net
Exercise of warrants and options
Share-based payments
Net loss
2,337
1,498
28
--
--
14,334
48,054
666
--
--
(5,260)
--
--
--
--
2,466
4,532
(64)
--
--
1,866
--
--
--
--
62
--
(109)
12,728
--
(15,142)
--
--
--
(20,992)
663
54,084
521
12,728
(20,992)
Balance as of December 31, 2015
3,863
63,054
(5,260)
6,934
1,866
12,681
(36,134)
47,004
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Continued)
Share
capital
Thousand
NIS
Share
premium
Thousand
NIS
Treasury
shares
Thousand
NIS
Warrants
Thousand
NIS
Capital
reserve
from
transactions
with
controlling
shareholders
Thousand
NIS
Capital
reserve
for share-
based
payments
Thousand
NIS
Other
capital
reserves
Thousand
NIS
Accumulated
loss
Thousand
NIS
Total
equity
(deficit)
Thousand
NIS
For the year ended December 31,
2014:
Balance as of January 1, 2014 (*)
Effect of reverse acquisition
Issuance of share capital, net
Capital contribution from
transactions with controlling
shareholders
Share-based payments
Net loss
1,743
--
594
10,196
--
4,138
(5,260)
--
--
2,466
--
--
776
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,090
--
--
Balance as of December 31, 2014
2,337
14,334
(5,260)
2,466
1,866
(*) Restated as a result of the retroactive implementation of a reverse acquisition.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
--
--
--
--
62
--
62
(9,145)
9,145
--
(964)
--
--
(188)
9,145
4,732
--
--
--
--
--
(14,178)
1,090
62
(14,178)
--
(15,142)
663
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2015
Thousand
NIS
2014
Thousand
NIS
2016
Thousand
NIS
Convenience
translation into
US dollars
(Note 2S) Year
ended
December 31,
2016
Thousand USD
(14,178)
(20,992)
(34,470)
(8,965)
30
9,193
36
(188)
42
--
--
1,051
--
62
10,226
141
--
25
--
77
(1,434)
292
--
206
7,440
6,747
(429)
(423)
703
210
-
484
(3,468)
--
--
(1,131)
(1,131)
79
4,732
65
516
37
(29)
5,400
801
5
--
806
610
1,069
-
1,256
(12,989)
(928)
(5,819)
(3,331)
(10,078)
--
55,518
521
--
500
--
(175)
56,364
33,297
806
(292)
33,811
1,400
--
--
--
438
--
(543)
--
572
7,785
9,652
(1,887)
(149)
2,385
268
1,464
2,081
(22,737)
-
(13,156)
(4,340)
(17,496)
--
46,350
5,652
--
1,473
--
--
53,475
13,242
33,811
546
47,599
364
--
--
--
114
--
(141)
--
149
2,025
2,511
(491)
(39)
621
70
379
540
(5,914)
-
(3,421)
(1,129)
(4,550)
--
12,055
1,470
--
383
--
--
13,908
3,444
8,793
142
12,379
-
396
1,013
263
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net loss
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization
Listing expenses
Revaluation of controlling shareholders loans
Government grants in respect of research and development expenses
Revaluation of liability in respect of government grants
Revaluation of derivative instruments
Financing expenses (income)
Controlling shareholder wages and accompanying expenses
Non- cash R&D expenses
Share-based payments
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in other receivables
Increase in trade receivables
Increase in other payables
Increase in trade payables
Increase in other long term liabilities
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities:
Redemption of restricted bank deposits
Development expenditure capitalized as intangible assets
Acquisition of property plant and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities:
Cash acquired upon reverse acquisition
Proceeds from issuance of Ordinary Shares and warrants, net
Exercise of warrants and options
Short-term loans received
Amounts recognized in respect of government grants liability, net
Proceeds from controlling shareholder loans
Payment of controlling shareholder loans
Net cash provided by financing activities
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Non-cash transactions:
Property plant and equipment acquired in credit
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – General
A. Reporting Entity
Z.B.I. Ltd. was established in Israel in 1960 and its shares have been traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the “TASE”) since 1977. On March 7, 2014,
Z.B.I. Ltd. distributed the shares of its subsidiary, B.G.I. Investments (1961) Ltd., to its shareholders (dividend in-kind), such that after said distribution, it
became a “shell corporation”. On October 29, 2014, Z.B.I. Ltd. changed its name to its current name, Nano Dimension Ltd. (the “Company”). As of the date
of the completion of the Acquisition (see subsection B), the Company engages, by means of the subsidiary Nano Dimension Technologies Ltd. (“Nano–
Technologies”), in research and development of a three-dimensional (3-D) printer (which prints electronic circuits boards - PCB cards) and development of
nanotechnology based conductive and dielectric inks, which are supplementary products to the 3-D printer.
Since August 25, 2014, the Company has devoted substantially all of its financial resources to develop its products and has financed its operations primarily
through the issuance of equity securities. The amount of the Company’s future net losses will depend, in part, on completing the development of its products,
the rate of its future expenditures, its ability to generate significant revenues from the sell of its products and, and its ability to obtain funding through the
issuance of securities, strategic collaborations or grants. To date, the Group (as defined in subsection C below) has not yet commercialized any of its products
and has generated insignificant revenues, mainly from operating leases of its 3D printers (see note 12). The Group’s ability to generate revenue and achieve
profitability depends on its ability to successfully complete the development of, and to commercialize, its products. The Group was able to obtain funding thus
far and believes it has enough funding to complete the development of its products.
B. On August 25, 2014, the acquisition of Nano–Technologies by the Company (the “Acquisition”) was completed, and the shareholders of Nano–Technologies
received approximately 37.38% of the Company’s ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”). Based on the guidance in International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) 3 Business
Combinations
, this transaction was accounted for by analogy to a reverse acquisition, as the shareholders of Nano–Technologies hold
significantly more voting rights than any other vote holder, with the other shareholdings widely dispersed, and the former shareholders of Nano–Technologies
dominate the management of the Company. Hence, it was determined that the Company was the acquired entity for accounting purposes and that the Company
was not an actual business (but rather a public shell corporation). The financial statements were prepared as a continuation of Nano–Technologies’ financial
statements and the assets and liabilities have been recognized at their carrying amounts in Nano–Technologies immediately prior to the transaction.
Furthermore, the Company’s comparative figures were restated to reflect Nano–Technologies’ financial position and operating results as if it has always
owned the operations acquired in the Acquisition.
In light of the above, balances of assets, liabilities and expenses which refer to the Company’s past operations prior to the Acquisition are excluded from these
financial statements, except for adjusting retroactively the legal share capital to reflect the legal share capital of the Company.
The consideration for the Acquisition consists of shares issuance listing expenses, which in accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based
Payment
were recognized in
the statement of “Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income” in the amount of NIS 9,358,000. The amount of the expenses represents the effective cost
of the Acquisition of the Company, and was determined based on the fair value of the Company’s traded shares, a public shell on the date of the Acquisition.
The Ordinary Shares are traded on the TASE. In addition, since March 2016, the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) have been trading on the
Nasdaq Capital Market.
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Note 1 – General (Continued)
C. Definitions
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
In these financial statements –
The Group – the Company and Nano –Technologies.
Related Party – Within its meaning in International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 24 (2009) Related
Party
Disclosures
.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nano–Technologies’ accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements, and
have been applied consistently by Group entities.
A. Basis for presentation of the financial statements
The Group’s financial statements as of December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015 and for each of the three years in the period ended on December 31, 2016
comply with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, subject to adjustments for revaluation of certain financial liabilities
(including derivative instruments) to fair value through profit or loss.
The consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 6, 2017.
B. Use of estimates and judgments
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS as issued by the IASB requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions
that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these
estimates.
The preparation of accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Group’s financial statements requires management of the Company to make
assumptions regarding circumstances and events that involve considerable uncertainty. Management of the Company prepares the estimates on the basis of
past experiences, various facts, external circumstances, and reasonable assumptions according to the pertinent circumstances of each estimate. Estimates and
underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised
and in any future periods affected.
Below is information about significant assumptions made by the Group with respect to estimates and judgments:
-
Contingent liabilities
The evaluations of provisions and contingent liabilities are based on best professional judgment, taking into consideration the stage of the proceedings, as
well as cumulative legal experience in the various topics. Whereas the results of certain lawsuits shall be determined by the courts, these results may
differ from these evaluations.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
B. Use of estimates and judgments (Continued)
-
-
-
-
Intangible assets
Development expenses in the period until August 1, 2015 were expensed as incurred. On August 1, 2015, the Group met all the required conditions to
recognize intangible assets in accordance with IAS 38 Intangible
Assets
and started recognizing intangible assets arising from internal development. The
capitalization is the outcome of meeting all the criteria in IAS 38, which are (i) development costs that can be measured reliably, (ii) the product or
process is technically and commercially feasible, (iii) future economic benefits are probable, and (iv) the Group has the intention and sufficient resources
to complete development and to use or sell the asset. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company ceased to capitalize development cost and began to
amortize its intangible assets. The estimated useful lives of the capitalized development expenses for the current period is 10 years. See also Note 2.L
regarding research and development and amortization of intangible assets.
Share-based payments
Estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions requires determination of the most appropriate valuation model, which depends on the terms
and conditions of the grant. This estimate also requires determination of the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model, including the expected life of
the share option and volatility and making assumptions about them. For the measurement of the fair value of equity-settled transactions with employees at
the grant date, the Group uses a binomial model. See also note 2.N and note 17.
Liability in respect of government grants
See note 8 regarding the discount rate that was used in evaluating the liability in respect of government grants.
Operating lease- Group as lessor
The Group has entered into leases of its 3D printers. The Group has determined, based on an evaluation of the terms and conditions of the agreements,
such as the lease term not constituting a major part of the economic life of the printer and the present value of the minimum lease payments not amounting
to substantially all of the fair value of the printer, that it retains all the significant risks and rewards of ownership of these properties and accounts for the
contracts as operating leases.
C. Subsidiary
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the Company. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its
involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of the subsidiary are included
in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control is lost. The accounting policies of the subsidiary are
aligned with the policies adopted by the Group.
D. Functional currency and presentation currency
(1) Functional currency and presentation currency
These financial statements are presented in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”), which is the Group’s functional currency. The figures in the tables are rounded to the
nearest one thousand, unless otherwise noted. The NIS is the currency that represents the principal economic environment in which the Group operates.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
D. Functional currency and presentation currency (Continued)
(2) Foreign currency transactions
Transactions in foreign currencies (currency other than the NIS) are translated to the functional currency of the Group at exchange rates at the dates of the
transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are translated to the functional currency at the exchange
rate at that date. The foreign currency gain or loss on monetary items is the difference between amortized cost in the functional currency at the beginning of
the year, adjusted for effective interest and payments during the year, and the amortized cost in foreign currency translated at the exchange rate at the end of
the year.
Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in profit or loss.
(3)
Index linked financial items
Financial assets and liabilities which according to their terms are linked to changes in the Israeli Consumer Price Index (the “Index”) are adjusted according to
the relevant Index on every reporting date in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Linkage differences deriving from said adjustment are recorded to
profit and loss.
(4) Below are details regarding the Index and the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar (“Dollar” or “$”):
December 31, 2016
December 31, 2015
December 31, 2014
Change in percentages:
Year ended December 31, 2016
Year ended December 31, 2015
Year ended December 31, 2014
E. Financial instruments
(1) Non-derivative Financial assets
Initial recognition of financial assets
Consumer Price
Index
Dollar
100.878
101.184
102.1
(0.3)
(0.9)
(0.2)
3.845
3.902
3.889
(1.46)
0.33
12.0
The Group initially recognizes loans and receivables and deposits on the date that they are created. Non-derivative financial instruments are comprised of
other receivables and cash and cash equivalents.
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Such assets are
recognized initially at their fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, loans and receivables are measured at
amortized cost using the effective interest method, minus any impairment losses.
Loans and receivables comprise cash and cash deposits and trade and other receivables.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
E. Financial instruments (Continued)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances available for immediate use.
Cash equivalents include short-term deposits with banking corporation (with original maturities of three months or less) that are readily convertible into
known amounts of cash and are exposed to insignificant risks of change in value.
(2) Non derivative Financial Liabilities
Non-derivative financial liabilities include trade and other payables.
Initial recognition of financial liabilities
The Group initially recognizes financial liabilities on the trade date at which the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities are recognized initially at their fair value, plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, these financial
liabilities are measured, at amortized cost, using the effective interest method.
Transaction costs directly attributable to an expected issuance of an instrument that will be classified as a financial liability are recognized as an asset in the
framework of deferred expenses in the statement of financial position. These transaction costs are deducted from the financial liability upon its initial
recognition, or are amortized as financing expenses in the statement of “Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income” when the issuance is no longer
expected to occur.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognized when the obligation of the Group, as specified in the agreement, expires or when it is discharged or cancelled.
(3) Determination of fair value
Preparation of the financial statements requires the Group to determine the fair value of certain assets and liabilities.
When determining the fair value of an asset or liability, the Group uses observable market data as much as possible. There are three levels of fair value
measurements in the fair value hierarchy that are based on the data used in the measurement, as follows:
●
●
●
Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: inputs that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
Further information about the assumptions that were used to determine fair value is included in Note 18.H on financial instruments.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
F. Property plant and equipment
Property plant and equipment are presented according to cost, including directly attributed acquisition costs, minus accumulated depreciation and losses from
accrued decrease in value. Improvements and upgrades are included in the assets’ costs whereas maintenance and repair costs are recognized in profit and loss
as accrued.
The depreciation is calculated in equal yearly rates during the period of the useful life span of the assets, as follows:
Development equipment
Computers
Furnishings and equipment
Leasehold Improvements
Printers leased to clients- See note 2.J.(2)
%
7 - 15
20 - 33
7 - 15
7 - 10
25
Raw materials are depreciated only when they are available for use, i.e. when they are in the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating
in the manner intended by management. See also note 5.
G.
Impairment of non-financial assets
The carrying amounts of the Group’s non-financial assets are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If
any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.
The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of its value in use and its fair value, minus the costs of disposal. In assessing value in use, the estimated
future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the assessments of market participants regarding the time
value of money and the risks specific to the asset, for which the estimated future cash flows from the asset were not adjusted.
An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or
loss.
H. Provisions
A provision for claims is recognized if, as a result of a past event, the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably and it
is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. When the value of time is material, the provision is measured at its
present value.
I.
Treasury shares
When share capital recognized as equity is repurchased by the Group, the amount of the consideration paid, which includes directly attributable costs, net of
any tax effects, is recognized as a deduction from equity. Repurchased shares are classified as treasury shares. When treasury shares are sold or reissued
subsequently, the amount received is recognized as an increase in equity, and the resulting surplus on the transaction is carried to share premium, whereas a
deficit on the transaction is deducted from retained earnings.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
J. Revenue
The revenues recognized during the year ended December 31, 2016 are comprised of revenues in the ordinary course of business from leases of the Group’s
3D printers. The lease agreements also include a certain amount of ink, that is supplied to the beta customers during the lease period. See also note 12.
(1) Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenue is
recognized when persuasive evidence exists (usually in the form of an executed sales agreement) that the significant risks and rewards of ownership have
been transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, there
is no continuing management involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Transfers of risks and rewards vary
depending on the individual terms of the contract of sale. When two or more revenue generating activities or deliverables are sold under a single
arrangement, each deliverable that is considered to be a separate unit of account is accounted for separately. The allocation of consideration from a
revenue arrangement to its separate units of account is based on the relative fair values of each unit. If the fair value of the delivered item is not reliably
measurable, then revenue is allocated based on the difference between the total arrangement consideration and the fair value of the undelivered item.
(2) Rental income
The Company’s beta program, launched in the second half of 2016, involves delivering its printers to leading companies and partners world-wide through
a lease model. Rental income is recognized in profit or loss, on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Group has recognized deferred revenue
in respect to amounts that the Group received as of December 31, 2016, and will be recognized as revenues in the following year, see also note 7.
K. Research and development and Intangible assets
Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding, is recognized in profit or
loss when incurred.
Development activities involve a plan or design for the production of new or substantially improved products and processes. Development expenditure is
capitalized only if development costs can be measured reliably, the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, future economic benefits are
probable, and the Group has the intention and sufficient resources to complete development and to use or sell the asset.
The expenditure capitalized in respect of development activities includes the cost of materials, direct labor and overhead costs that are directly attributable to
preparing the asset for its intended use. During 2016, the Group capitalized development expenses with regard to the internal development of its products in an
amount of NIS 15,408,000 (in 2015: NIS 11,355,000). Other research and development expenditures are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
In the fourth quarter of 2016 the Group ceased to capitalize development expenses and began to amortize the intangible asset arising from capitalization of
development expenses, upon the initiation of its beta program. In subsequent periods, capitalized development expenditure is measured at cost minus
accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
L. Amortization
Amortization is a systematic allocation of the amortizable amount of an intangible asset over its useful life. The amortizable amount is the cost of the asset,
minus its residual value.
Amortization is recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis, over the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets from the date they are available for
use, since these method most closely reflect the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in each asset.
The estimated useful lives of the capitalized development costs for the current period has been determined by the company’s management as 10 years.
Amortization methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at the end of each reporting year and adjusted if appropriate.
M. Government grants
Government grants are recognized initially at fair value when there is reasonable assurance that they will be received and the Group will comply with the
conditions associated with the grant.
Grants from the National Innovation Authority (the “NIA”), previously the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy (the “OCS”) in
respect of research and development projects are accounted for as forgivable loans according to IAS 20 Accounting
for
Government
Grants
and
Disclosure
of
Government
Assistance
. Grants received from the NIA are recognized as a liability according to their fair value on the date of their receipt, unless it is
reasonably certain, on that date, that the amount received will not be refunded. The amount of the liability is reexamined each period, and any changes in the
present value of the cash flows discounted at the original interest rate of the grant are recognized in profit or loss. The difference between the amount received
and the fair value on the date of receiving the grant is recognized as a deduction of research and development expenses. Expenses related to revaluation of the
liability in respect of government grants were recognized in the statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as finance expenses.
N. Share-based payment transactions
The grant date fair value of share-based payment awards granted to employees is recognized as salary costs, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the
period that the employees become unconditionally entitled to the awards.
Share-based payment arrangements in which the subsidiary grants rights to parent company equity instruments to its employees are accounted for by the
Group as equity-settled share-based payment transactions.
O. Employee benefits
The Group’s liability for severance pay for its employees is calculated pursuant to Israeli Severance Pay Law (1963) (the “Severance Pay Law”). The Group’s
liability is covered by monthly deposits with severance pay funds and insurance policies. For all of the Group’s employees, the payments to pension funds and
to insurance companies exempt the Group from any obligation towards its employees, in accordance with Section 14 of the Severance Pay Law, which is
accounted for as a defined contribution plan (as defined below). Accumulated amounts in pension funds and in insurance companies are not under the Group’s
control or management and, accordingly, neither those amounts nor the corresponding accrual for severance pay are presented in the consolidated statements
of financial position.
A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and has no legal or
constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an expense in profit or
loss in the periods during which related services are rendered by employees.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
P. Loss per share
The Group presents basic and diluted loss per share for its Ordinary Shares. Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to ordinary
shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding during the year, adjusted for treasury shares. Diluted loss per
share is determined by adjusting the loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company and the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares
outstanding, after adjustment for treasury shares, for the effects of all dilutive potential Ordinary Shares, which comprise share options and share options
granted to employees.
Q. The operating cycle
The operating cycle period of the Group is 12 months.
R. New standards and interpretations not yet adopted
(1)
(2)
(3)
IFRS 9 (2014) – Financial Instruments
IFRS 9 (2014) replaces the current guidance in IAS 39, Financial
Instruments:
Recognition
and
Measurement
. IFRS 9 (2014) includes revised guidance
on the classification and measurement of financial instruments, a new ‘expected credit loss’ model for calculating impairment for most financial assets,
and new guidance and requirements with respect to hedge accounting. IFRS 9 (2014) is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018
with early adoption being permitted. The Group has examined the effects of applying IFRS 9 (2014), and in its opinion the effect on the financial
statements will be immaterial.
IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers
IFRS 15 replaces the current guidance regarding recognition of revenues and presents a comprehensive framework for determining whether revenue
should be recognized and when and at what amount. IFRS 15 is applicable for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 and earlier application
is permitted. The Group has examined the effects of applying IFRS 15, and in its opinion the effect on the financial statements will be immaterial.
IFRS 16- Leases
IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17, Leases and its related interpretations. For lessees, the standard presents a unified model for the accounting treatment of all
leases according to which the lessee has to recognize an asset and liability in respect of the lease in its financial statements. IFRS 16 is applicable for
annual periods as of January 1, 2019, with the possibility of early adoption, so long as the company has also early adopted IFRS 15, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers. The Group has not yet commenced examining the effects of adopting IFRS 16 on the financial statements.
S. Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
For the convenience of the reader, the reported NIS figures as of December 31, 2016 and for the year then ended, have been presented in dollars, translated at
the representative rate of exchange as of December 31, 2016 (NIS 3.845 = $1.00). The dollar amounts presented in these financial statements should not be
construed as representing amounts that are receivable or payable in dollars or convertible into dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
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Note 3.A – Cash
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Bank accounts- dominated in NIS
Bank accounts- other
Note 3.B – Restricted deposits
December 31,
2015
2016
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
14,395
19,416
33,811
3,501
44,098
47,599
1. The Group has a restricted deposit for its credit cards in an amount of NIS 500,000. The deposit is not linked and has an annual interest rate of 0.02%.
2. The Group has a restricted deposit for the lease of its offices and labs in an amount of NIS 425,000. The deposit is not linked and has an annual interest rate
of 0.01%. The Group expect to lease its offices and labs for a period of more than a year, thus the restricted deposit was classified as long term deposit.
Note 4 – Other receivables
Government authorities
Prepaid expenses
Receivables in respect of government grants
Others
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December 31,
2015
2016
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
639
203
142
46
1,030
1,289
1,369
232
89
2,979
Note 5 – Property plant and equipment
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Cost
As of January 1, 2015
Additions
Disposals
As of December 31, 2015
Additions
Disposals
As of December 31, 2016
Depreciation accrued
As of January 1, 2015
Additions
Disposals
As of December 31, 2015
Additions
Disposals
As of December 31, 2016
Carrying amount
As of December 31, 2016
As of December 31, 2015
Development
equipment
Thousand
NIS
Furniture
and
Computers
Thousand
NIS
equipment
Thousand
NIS
Leasehold
improvements
Thousand
NIS
Printers
leased to
clients
Thousand
NIS
Raw
Materials
(*)
Thousand
NIS
Total
Thousand
NIS
1,012
2,047
(161)
2,898
1,384
(1,085)
3,197
18
111
(12)
117
266
(85)
298
2,899
2,781
87
654
-
741
473
-
1,214
8
111
-
119
328
-
447
767
622
37
116
(5)
148
320
-
468
6
7
-*
13
21
-
34
34
910
(58)
886
45
-
931
3
13
(6)
10
68
-
78
-
-
-
-
1,328
-
1,328
-
-
-
-
49
-
49
-
-
-
-
1,480
-
1,480
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,170
3,727
(224)
4,673
5,030
(1,085)
8,618
35
242
(18)
259
732
(85)
906
434
135
853
876
1,279
-
1,480
-
7,712
4,414
(*) During the year ended December 31, 2016 the Group acquired raw materials for the building of its 3D printers, with the intention of leasing those printers to
clients as a part of the Company’s beta plan.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Group acquired property plant and equipment on credit in the amount of NIS 1,013,000.
During the year ended in December 31, 2016, the Group recognized an amount of NIS 1,328,000 as property plant and equipment in respect to printers that it
leases to its clients. This amount include an amount of NIS 852,000 that was previously capitalized as an intangible asset.
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Note 6 – Intangible assets
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Intangible assets include development expenses that were capitalized. The expenditure capitalized in respect of development activities includes the cost of
materials, direct labor and overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use. See also notes 2.B and 2.L.
Balance as of January 1
Capitalization of development expenses
Amortization
Balance as of December 31
Note 7 – Other payables
Accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Other short time liabilities
Employees and related liabilities
Government authorities
Current maturities in respect of government grants
Others
Note 8 – Liability in respect of government grants
Balance as of January 1
Amounts received during the year
Amounts not yet received
Amounts recognized as an offset from research and development expenses
Revaluation of the liability
Balance as of December 31
Current maturities in respect of government grants
Long term liability in respect of government grants
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December 31,
2015
2016
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
-
11,355
-
11,355
11,355
15,408
(668)
26,095
December 31,
2015
2016
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
215
-
-
1,090
316
96
97
1,814
881
369
209
1,804
951
642
98
4,954
2015
2016
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
1,089
370
2,143
883
232
142
(840)
(383)
438
77
3,062
1,089
96
993
642
2,420
Note 8 – Liability in respect of government grants (Continued)
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
On September 30, 2014, Nano-Technologies received an approval from the NIA, then the OCS, to finance a development project in a scope of up to NIS
3,700,000, while the NIA’s share of financing the aforesaid amount would be up to 50%. In consideration, Nano-Technologies undertook to pay the NIA
royalties in the rate of 3% of the future sales up to the amount of the grants received. On the date on which the grants were received, the Group recognized a
liability using a discount rate of 30%,
On December 22, 2015, Nano- Technologies received an approval from the NIA to support its development of a 3D PCB printer. The approved budget is up to
NIS 4,400,000, and the contribution by the NIA to the research and development budget is 50% of expenditures. On the date on which the grants were
received, the Group recognized a liability using a discount rate of 19.5%,
See also note 20.B regarding an additional approval received after the reporting date.
Note 9 – Other Long-term Liabilities
Other long-term liabilities represent cash and property, plant and equipment items received in respect of lease of additional office.
Note 10 – Commitments and contingent liabilities
A. Licenses
On September 15, 2014, Nano-Technologies engaged in a licensing agreement with Yissum – Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Ltd. (“Yissum”), whereby Nano-Technologies would be granted an exclusive right to use the patents owned by Yissum, which would enable Nano-
Technologies to manufacture nano-conductive ink for printing electronic circuits with a unique method. In consideration for the said exclusive usage right,
Nano-Technologies would pay Yissum royalties of approximately 3% of the total sales of the conductive ink (which are generated for Nano-Technologies
after the conclusion of the development process and the beginning of the actual production and sale). The terms of the licensing agreement are for the duration
of the patents and patent requests.
On April 2, 2015, Nano-Technologies and Yissum entered into an amended and restated agreement pursuant to which the license granted to Nano-
Technologies was expanded such that Nano-Technologies received exclusive rights for use of a unique method to produce silver nano-particles for the
production of conductive ink for any purpose and any potential market that it defines as a target market. On May 14, 2015, in connection with the entry into
the amended and restated agreement, the Company’s board of directors approved a grant of 559,097 non-tradable share options to Yissum, immediately
exercisable into 559,097 Ordinary Shares, during a period of five years and in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 2.7 per share.
Subsequent to the above transaction and considering further developments, management performed a reassessment and determined that there are no clear plans
on starting research and development projects for the use of the unique method to produce silver nano-particles for the production of conductive ink for any
new purpose and any new potential market in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the cost of the license was impaired and recognized as an expense during
the year ended December 31, 2015.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 10 – Commitments and contingent liabilities (Continued)
B. Contingent liabilities
On March 19, 2015, a claim was filed seeking damages in the amount of NIS 20,000,000 against the Company, Nano-Technologies, shareholders of the
Company, officers and employees of the Group (the “Original Defendants”). The claim was filed by a third party (the “Plaintiff”) alleging that commercial
secrets and technology that were developed by such third party in the field of 3-D printing was misappropriate, allegedly, through an officer and additional
employee of the Group that were employed thereby in the past. In addition, the Plaintiff sought, among others, to order the Defendants, if the claim was
accepted, to cease to make use of the allegedly misappropriated know-how and technology, and assign the rights to certain patents and patent applications
owned by the Group to said third party.
In May 2015, the Defendants filed a statement of defense, within which the Defendants denied the allegations attributed to them in the statement of claim, and
in which it argued, inter alia, that they did not misappropriate or make use of intellectual property, know-how or trade secrets belonging to the Plaintiff. The
Defendants stated that the production of ink based on silver nano-particles is based on a license lawfully held by the Group from Yissum, and on the basis of a
specialized formulation developed by its staff. It was additionally stated that the 3-D printing technology used by the Group is materially different from the
printing technologies of the Plaintiff and that the patent applications filed by the Group in the United States claim technological inventions that are
independent developments of the Group.
In October 2015, following the request of an officer and employee to dismiss the claim against them, and the consent of the plaintiff to delete the claim (while
maintaining the right to file a claim against them in the Israeli Labor Court at a later date), the court ordered the dismissal of the claim only against the officer
and the employee, and ordered the Plaintiff to pay expenses.
On May 2, 2016, the Plaintiff filed a Motion to Amend the Statement of Claim, a Motion for a Temporary Injunction and a Motion for a Protective Order. In
the Motion for a Temporary Injunction, the Plaintiff aimed. Among others, to prevent the use of the disputed technology and the transfer of the relevant patent.
On May 30, 2016, a pre-trial hearing took place. During the hearing the parties agreed to turn to mediation proceedings for the purpose of resolving the dispute
amicably.
On September 29, 2016, a mediation meeting took place and the parties are currently engaged in a confidential settlement discussions.
As of the date of the approval of the financial statements, the Group, after taking legal advice, is in the opinion that if the mediation proceeding will not be
resolved to the satisfaction of the Group, and the parties will return to resolve the dispute in court, then the Group is unable to assess the chances of the claim
in light of the preliminary stage of the proceedings, before the Plaintiff has been allowed to amend the Statement of Claim and before the parties engaged in
discovery.
C. Commitments
The Group leases its headquarters, manufacturing and research and development facility and cars under long-term non-cancelable operating leases, certain of
which provide for renewal options.
Leasing expenses for the year 2016 were approximately NIS 1,566,000 (2015: NIS 957,000).
Future minimum lease payments for all existing long-term, non-cancelable operating leases, as well as purchase orders as of December 31, 2016 are as
follows:
2017
2018
Total
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Thousand NIS
7,925
1,880
9,805
Note 11 – Equity
A. The Company’s share capital (in thousands of Ordinary Shares)
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Issued and paid-up share capital as at December 31
Authorized share capital
B. Transactions with issued and paid up share capital
Ordinary Shares
2015
2016
34,321
200,000
50,143
200,000
On May 18, 2014, the Company engaged with Nano-Technologies and its shareholders in a contingent agreement for a private placement (the “Agreement”),
such that after the completion of the transaction, the Company will hold all of the issued and paid up capital of Nano-Technologies, and the shareholders of
Nano-Technologies (the “Offerees”) will be related parties in the Company and will appoint directors on their behalf (the “Transaction” or the “Merger
Transaction”). The completion of the Transaction was contingent upon the fulfillment of completion of raising capital in a total amount of $1,500,000 that will
be raised from investors in return to allocation of shares (“Capital Raising”). On the date of the completion of the Transaction, and subject to the completion of
the Capital Raising as stated, and subject to the fulfillment of the conditions precedent set forth in the Agreement, the Offerees will transfer to the Company all
of their holdings in the shares of Nano-Technologies, constituting all of the issued and paid up capital, and in consideration the Company will allocate to
Offerees 6,931,303 Ordinary Shares, which constituted, after their allocation, and after the allocation of the Capital Raising shares, holdings at a rate of
approximately 37.38% of the issued and paid up share capital of the Company and 4,322,329 non-tradable warrants that are exercisable into 4,322,329
Ordinary Shares, at an exercise price of NIS 0.8655 per share, provided that the Group meets the milestones set forth in the Agreement.
The milestones are based on the Company’s revenues and market capitalization in the TASE. As part of the Company’s engagement in the Merger
Transaction, the Company engaged on July 3, 2014 in a private placement agreement with a third party (the “Investor”), whereby in consideration for a total of
approximately NIS 2,569,000, the Company allocated to the Investor 2,967,938 Ordinary Shares. As a part of the Agreement, the Investor was given the right
to appoint a director on its behalf to the Company’s board of directors and the right to join a private allocation to the current Related Parties of the Company,
in the event that the Company seeks to raise additional cash capital.
In addition, the Company engaged in agreements with additional investors whereby in consideration for a total of approximately NIS 1,378,000, the Company
will allocate to investors 1,592,143 Ordinary Shares and it was determined that as a part of raising the capital, the Company would allocate to Related Parties
therein 1,375,794 Ordinary Shares in consideration for a total of approximately NIS 1,191,000.
On August 17, 2014, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved the Merger Transaction, including the allocation of shares and non-tradable
warrants to Offerees and the allocation of shares to Investors and related parties. On August 25, 2014, the Merger Transaction, including the Capital Raising as
stated was completed, and therefore, as of this date, the Company holds all of the issued and paid up capital of Nano-Technologies. This transaction was
accounted for by analogy to a reverse acquisition, with the financial statements prepared as a continuation of Nano–Technologies financial statements, while
the equity was adjusted to reflect retroactively the legal share capital of the Company.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 11 – Equity (Continued)
B. Transactions with issued and paid up share capital (Continued)
In January 2015, the Company completed fund raising, in which the Company issued to investors 1,508,572 Ordinary Shares, which constituted
approximately 7.5% of the issued and paid up share capital of the Company at that time, and 1,508,572 non-tradable warrants, which are exercisable into
1,508,572 Ordinary Shares, according to the exercise terms determined. In addition, the Company has undertaken vis-à-vis the investors a price adjustment
mechanism that will be activated if, during a period of 18 months from the issuance date, the Company performs additional fundraising, within which shares
are allocated at a price that is lower than NIS 1.4 per share. The immediate consideration (gross) received as a result of the aforesaid fund raising amounted to
a total of NIS 2,112,000. The immediate consideration (net) received as a result of the aforesaid fund raising amounted to a total of NIS 2,065,000. From the
net issuance consideration, a total of approximately NIS 91,000 was attributed to the fair value of a financial derivative (adjustment mechanism). The
remainder of the issuance consideration was attributed to equity instruments (shares and warrants), based on their relative fair value near the issuance date.
Accordingly, a total of NIS 1,542,000 was attributed to Ordinary Shares and NIS 432,000 was attributed to warrants.
On February 16, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a private placement of 285,715 Ordinary Shares, which constituted
approximately 1.4% of the issued and paid up share capital on the same date and 285,715 non-tradable warrants, which are exercisable into 285,715 Ordinary
Shares, according to the exercise terms determined, to the chairman of the Company’s board of directors and an additional director of the Company. The
immediate consideration (gross and net) received as a result of the aforesaid fund raising amounted to a total of NIS 400,000.
The shares and warrants were issued in April 2015. In addition, the Company has undertaken vis-à-vis the investors a price adjustment mechanism that will be
activated if, during a period of 18 months from the issuance date, the Company performs additional fundraising, within which shares are allocated at a price
that is lower than NIS 1.4 per share. The issuance consideration was allocated to equity instruments (Ordinary Shares and warrants), based on the relative fair
value thereof on the issuance date. Accordingly, a total of approximately NIS 254,000 was attributed to Ordinary Shares and a total of approximately NIS
146,000 was attributed to warrants.
In March 2015, the Company completed additional fund raising from investors and related parties of the Company, in which the Company issued 3,956,545
Ordinary Shares, which constituted approximately 16.5% of the Company’s issued and paid up share capital at the time. In addition, the Company has
undertaken vis-à-vis the investors a price adjustment mechanism that will be activated if the Company performs additional fundraising during a period of 18
months from the issuance date, within which shares are allocated at a price that is lower than NIS 1.65 per share, or if shares are allocated at a price equal to or
less than NIS 2 thereafter. The immediate consideration (gross) received as a result of the aforesaid fund raising amounted to a total of approximately NIS
6,528,000. The immediate consideration (net) received as a result of the aforesaid fund raising amounted to a total of approximately NIS 6,402,000. From the
net issuance consideration, a total of approximately NIS 37,000 was attributed to a financial derivative (adjustment mechanism), in accordance with a
valuation calculated by the Company with the assistance of an external appraiser. The remainder of the issuance consideration in the amount of approximately
NIS 6,365,000 was attributed to share capital.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 11 – Equity (Continued)
B. Transactions with issued and paid up share capital (Continued)
On July 29, 2015, the Company completed additional fund raising from investors and related parties of the Company, in which the Company issued 7,671,089
Ordinary Shares, which constituted approximately 23.61% of the issued and paid up share capital of the Company on the same date and 3,835,546 non-
tradable warrants, which are exercisable into 3,835,546 Ordinary Shares, according to the exercise terms determined. In addition, the Company has undertook
vis-à-vis the investors a price adjustment mechanism that would be activated if the closing price of the Company’s shares at the end of 60 days after the
completion of the allocation and the average closing price of a share of the Company on the five days before the 60th day was less than NIS 5.5. Under this
mechanism, the investors would be entitled to an allocation of shares that will reflect the difference between the share price and the price paid by them (the
“Compensation”), while the share price based on which the Compensation was calculated would not be less than NIS 4.75. In addition, the Company
undertook vis-à-vis the investors an additional price adjustment mechanism that would be activated if the Company performs additional fundraising during a
period of 12 months from the allocation date, within which shares would be allocated a price that is less than NIS 5.5 per share. The immediate (gross)
consideration received in the issuance amounted to a total of approximately NIS 42,191,000. The net issuance consideration (after the reduction of issuance
expenses) amounted to a total of approximately NIS 38,706,000. From the net issuance consideration, a total of approximately NIS 1,306,000 was attributed to
a financial derivative (adjustment mechanism), in accordance with a valuation calculated by the Company with the assistance of an external appraiser. The
remaining of the issuance consideration was attributed to equity instruments (Ordinary Shares and warrants), based on their relative fair value on the issuance
date. Accordingly, a total of NIS 34,203,000 was attributed to shares and NIS 3,197,000 was attributed to warrants.
On December 1, 2015, the Company issued, as an extension to the issuance in July 29, 2015, pursuant to a private placement, an aggregate of 1,552,877
Ordinary Shares. In addition, the Company issued non-tradable warrants to purchase up to 776,440 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of NIS 9.00 per share.
These warrants will expire 24 months from the date of issuance. The total (gross) consideration was approximately NIS 8,541,000. The total (net)
consideration was approximately NIS 7,946,000, which was attributed to equity instruments (shares and warrants), based on their relative fair value on the
issuance date. Accordingly, a total of NIS 7,188,000 was attributed to shares and NIS 758,000 was attributed to warrants.
On September 29, 2016, the Company issued, pursuant to a public offering in the U.S., an aggregate of 9,250,000 Ordinary Shares. On October 11, 2016, the
underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1,376,375 Ordinary Shares, bringing the total gross proceeds from the offering to approximately
NIS 51,872,000 ($13,800,000), before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering-related expenses. The total (net) consideration
was approximately NIS 46,350,000.
C. Treasury shares
As of December 31, 2016, the Company held 527,032 Ordinary Shares, constituting approximately 1.1% of its issued and paid up share capital.
Note 12 – Revenue
Printers rentals
Ink
Total revenue
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2014
For the year ended December 31
2015
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
120
55
175
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13 – Cost of revenues
According to sources of revenue -
Depreciation of printers leased in operating leases
Ink
Total
Note 14 – Further detail of profit or loss sections
A. Research and development expenses, net
Payroll
Materials
Subcontractors
Patent registration
Depreciation
Rental fees and maintenance
Other
Less – Development expenditure capitalized as intangible and tangible assets
Less – government grants
B. General and administrative expenses
Payroll
Fees
Professional services
Directors pay
Office expenses
Travel abroad
Other
C. Finance income
Exchange rate differences
Revaluation of derivative instruments
Finance expense
Interest on controlling shareholders loans
Bank fees
Revaluation of liability in respect of government grants
*Reclassification
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For the year ended December 31
2015
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
2016
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
49
23
72
For the year ended December 31
2015
2014
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
2016
Thousand NIS
1,565
292
1,290
117
30
166
67
3,527
--
(188)
3,339
491
70
525
192
37
--
111
1,426
1
--
1
36
40
42
118
11,268
2,299
7,696
238
242
878
378
22,999
(11,463)
(383)
11,153
3,208
108
4,525
2,643
315
261(*)
169(*)
11,229
95
1,434
1,529
25
43
77
145
21,589
6,119
1,179
130
683
1,566
1,453
32,719
(16,273)
(840)
15,606
6,029
174
6,920
2,850
887
741
842
18,443
695
--
695
--
113
438
551
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15 – Taxes on income
A. Corporate tax rate
Presented hereunder are the tax rates relevant to the Company in the years 2014-2016:
2014 – 26.5%,
2015 – 26.5%, and
2016 – 25%.
On January 4, 2016 the Knesset plenum passed the Law for the Amendment of the Income Tax Ordinance (Amendment 216) - 2016, by which, inter alia, the
corporate tax rate would be reduced by 1.5% to a rate of 25% as of January 1, 2016.
Furthermore, on December 22, 2016 the Knesset plenum passed the Economic Efficiency Law (Legislative Amendments for Achieving Budget Objectives in
the Years 2017 and 2018) – 2016, by which, inter alia, the corporate tax rate would be reduced from 25% to 23% in two steps. The first step would be to
reduce the corporate tax rate to 24% as of January 2017 and the second step would be to reduce the corporate tax rate to 23% as of January 2018.
This change has no impact on the financial statements.
B. Theoretical tax
The following presents the adjustment between the theoretical tax amount and the tax amount included in the financial statements:
Loss before taxes on income
Statutory tax rate
Theoretical tax benefit
Increase in tax liability due to:
Issuance expenses
Unrecognized expenses
Losses and benefits for tax purposes and temporary provisions for which no deferred taxes were
recorded
Taxes on income
C. Tax assessments
The Company has final tax assessments until and including the 2012 tax year.
D. Accumulated losses for tax purposes
(14,178)
26.5%
(3,757)
2,480
289
988
--
2014
Thousand NIS
For the year ended December 31,
2015
Thousand NIS
2016
Thousand NIS
(34,470)
25%
(8,618)
(20,992)
26.5%
(5,563)
--
1,598
3,965
--
--
2,449
6,169
--
As of the reporting date, the Group has net operating loss for tax purposes in the amount of approximately NIS 61,000,000. The Israeli tax authorities may not
permit the off-set of the total amount of the accumulated losses . The Group has not recognized a tax asset for the aforesaid losses, in the absence of an
expectation of using them in the foreseeable future.
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Note 16 – Loss per share
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Weighted average of number of Ordinary Shares used in the calculation of the basic and diluted loss
per share (in thousand)
Net loss used in calculation (thousand NIS)
For the year ended December 31
2015
2014
2016
12,754
14,178
26,819
20,992
40,760
34,470
At December 31, 2016, 13,415,764 options (in 2015: 17,426,479, and 2014: 556,317) were excluded from the diluted weighted average number of Ordinary
Shares calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
Note 17 – Share-based payments
A. On November 30, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of 185,439 non-tradable share options to an external consultant of the Company.
The share options are exercisable into 185,439 Ordinary Shares, which constituted approximately 0.8% of the Company’s share capital (on a fully diluted
basis) at that date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 2 per share. 46,363 of the share options were exercisable immediately, and the remaining
139,076 share options will vest gradually over a period of 7 quarters, starting at January 1, 2015, provided that, the consultant continues to be the Company’s
consultant. The share options will expire at December 1, 2017.
On December 17, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of 370,878 non-tradable share options to an additional external consultant of the
Company. The share options are exercisable into 370,878 Ordinary Shares, which constituted approximately 1.6% of the Company’s share capital (on a fully
diluted basis) at that date. 185,439 of the share options were exercisable immediately, for a period of 18 months from the grant date, in consideration for an
exercise price of NIS 2 per share, and the remaining 185,439 share options are exercisable subject to a vesting period of 18 months, for a period of three years
and in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 3 per share.
During 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of 609,888 non-tradable share options to an external consultant of the Company. The share
options are exercisable into 609,888 Ordinary Shares. 50,824 of the share options were exercisable immediately and the remaining 559,064 share options will
vest in 11 equal quarterly batches over a period of 33 months, starting 3 months from the grant date. Each stock option is exercisable during a period of three
years from the vesting date, based on the amount of the financial benefit inherent in it on the exercise date (based on a cashless exercise mechanism). The
exercise price of the first 304,944 Ordinary Shares is NIS 2 for each share option, and the exercise price of the remaining 304,944 Ordinary Shares is NIS 3 for
each share option. The options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
On August 20, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of 75,252 non-tradable share options to fundraising finders. The share options are
exercisable into 75,252 Ordinary Shares during a period of 24 months, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 9 for each share.
On November 5, 2015, the Company granted to employees of the Company (including the Company’s CFO), 1,512,500 share options (non-tradable), which
are exercisable into 1,512,500 Ordinary Shares. One third of the share options would vest on year after the commencement of employment, and the remaining
would vest in eight equal quarterly batches over a period of two years. The share options will be exercisable during the earlier of a period of four years from
the vesting date, or 90 days from the end of employment date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 1.65 for each stock option. The options include a
cashless exercise mechanism.
On December 6, 2015, the Company issued non-tradable options to purchase 50,000 Ordinary Shares to a service provider at an exercise price of NIS 9.00 per
share. The options were exercisable immediately. Such options will expire 24 months from the date of issuance.
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Note 17 – Share-based payment (Continued)
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
On December 6, 2015, the Company issued non-tradable options to purchase 100,000 Ordinary Shares to an advisor at an exercise price of NIS 9.00 per share.
Such options vest quarterly over two years and expire 48 months from the date of issuance. The options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
On December 13, 2015, the Company granted to employees of the Company 452,500 non tradable share options, which are exercisable into 452,500 Ordinary
Shares. One third of the share options will vest after one year from commencement of employment, and the remaining will vest in eight equal quarterly
batches over a period of two years. The share options will be exercisable during the earlier of a period of four years from the vesting date, or 90 days from the
end of employment date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 1.65 for each share option. The options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
On November 16, 2016, the Company granted to employees of the Company 976,500 share options (non-tradable), which are exercisable into 976,500
Ordinary Shares. One third of the share options will vest after one year from commencement of employment, and the remaining will vest in eight equal
quarterly batches over a period of two years. The share options will be exercisable during the earlier of a period of four years from the vesting date, or 90 days
from the end of employment date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 1.65 for each share option. The options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
On November 29, 2016, the Company issued non-tradable options to purchase 200,000 Ordinary Shares to four advisors (divided equally among them) at an
exercise price of NIS 7.50 per share. Such options vest quarterly over one year and expire 3 years from the grant date.
B. On February 16, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a grant of 370,878 non-tradable share options to the chairman of the
board, which are exercisable into 370,878 Ordinary Shares, subject to a vesting period of 2 years and for an expiration period of 5 years from the grant date,
with an exercise price of NIS 1.75 per share. The options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
On July 20, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a grant of 1,600,000 share options (non-tradable) to the four controlling
shareholders (divided equally among them), which are exercisable into 1,600,000 Ordinary Shares.. Additionally, the general meeting of the Company’s
shareholders approved a grant of 760,000 share options (non-tradable) to four directors of the Company (of which 400,000 share options are granted to the
chairman of the board), which are exercisable into 760,000 Ordinary Shares.. The share options granted to the four controlling shareholders of the Company,
the chairman of the board of directors and the three additional directors of the Company will vest in 12 equal quarterly batches over a period of three years,
and be exercisable during a period of five years from the grant date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 5.5 for each share. The options include a
cashless exercise mechanism.
On October 21, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a grant of 360,000 non-tradable share options for each of the two external
directors and the independent director, which are exercisable into 360,000 Ordinary Shares.. The share options will vest in 12 equal quarterly batches over a
period of 3 years, and be exercisable during a period of 5 years from the grant date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 5.5 for each share option. The
options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
On December 31, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a grant of 250,000 share options (non-tradable) to a director, which are
exercisable into 250,000 Ordinary Shares. The share options will vest in 12 equal quarterly batches over a period of three years, starting from January 1, 2016,
and be exercisable during a period of five years from the grant date, in consideration for an exercise price of NIS 9 for each share option. The options include a
cashless exercise mechanism.
C. On April 2, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved a grant of 559,097 non-tradable share options to Yissum- see Note 10.A.
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Note 17 – Share-based payment (Continued)
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
D. The fair value of share options is measured using the Black-Scholes formula or Binomial pricing model. Measurement inputs include the share price on the
measurement date, the exercise price of the instrument, expected volatility (based on the weighted average volatility of a sample of companies’ shares which
are similar in characteristics and operations to the Group, over the expected term of the options), expected term of the options, expected dividends, and the
risk-free interest rate (based on government debentures).
The following is the data used in determining the fair value of the share options:
Number of share options granted
Fair value in the grant date (thousand NIS)
Range of share price (NIS)
Range of exercise price (NIS)
Range of expected share price volatility
Range of estimated life (years)
Range of weighted average of risk-free interest rate
Expected dividend yield
Outstanding as of December 31, 2016
Exercisable as of December 31, 2016
17.A- consultants and
employees
17.B- directors
17.C- Yissum
4,532,957
9,948
1.507 – 7.07
1.65 - 9
49.37%-62.69%
1.5 – 7.05
0.23%-1.72%
--
3,799,892
1,521,687
3,340,878
11,263
2.76 – 7.24
1.75 – 9
53.75%-61.27%
4 – 5
0.88%-1.32%
--
3,340,878
1,557,556
559,097
2,833
7.03
2.7
57.26%
5
1.15%
--
223,697
223,697
E. The number of share options granted to employees and consultants, and included in Note 17.A are as follows:
Outstanding at January 1
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year (*)
Forfeited during the year
Outstanding at December 31 (**)
Exercisable as of December 31
The number of share options granted to directors and included in Note 17.B are as follows:
Outstanding at January 1
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Outstanding at December 31
Exercisable as of December 31
The number of share options granted to Yissum and included in Note 17.C are as follows:
Outstanding at January 1
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Outstanding at December 31
Exercisable as of December 31
2015
556,317
2,800,140
(205,439)
(80,000)
3,071,018
733,984
2016
3,071,018
1,176,500
(378,459)
(69,167)
3,799,892
1,521,687
2015
--
3,090,878
--
3,090,878
382,123
2016
3,090,878
250,000
--
3,340,878
1,557,556
2015
--
559,097
--
559,097
559,097
2016
559,097
(335,400)
223,697
223,697
(*) The weighted average exercise price at the date of exercise for share options exercised in 2016 and 2015 was NIS 1.65.
(**) The exercise price of all of the outstanding options is NIS 1.65.
The weighted average contractual life of the outstanding options as of December 31, 2016, is 4.52 years.
F. Expenses for share based payments in 2016 include expenses in an amount of approximately NIS 1,824,000 that were capitalized to an intangible asset - see
note 2.L.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18 – Financial instruments
A. Risk management policy
The actions of the Group expose it to various financial risks, such as a market risk (including a currency risk, fair value risk regarding interest rate and price
risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk for the interest rate. The comprehensive risk-management policy of the Group focuses on actions to limit the
potential negative impacts on financial performance of the Group to a minimum. The Group does not typically use derivative financial instruments in order to
hedge exposures. Risk management is performed by the Group’s Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the policy approved by the board of directors.
B. Credit risk
The Group does not have a significant concentration of credit risks.
The cash and cash equivalents of the Group are deposited in Israeli and U.S. banking corporations. In the estimation of the Group’s management, the credit
risk for these financial instruments is low.
C. Classification of financial instruments
The following is a classification of the financial assets and financial liabilities of the Group for groups of financial instruments in accordance with IAS 39:
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted deposits
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost
D. Currency risk
December 31,
2015
2016
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
33,811
928
-
249
34,988
47,599
925
149
1,408
50,081
4,218
10,233
A currency risk is the risk of fluctuations in a financial instrument, as a result of changes in the exchange rate of the foreign currency.
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Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18 – Financial instruments (Continued)
D. Currency risk (Continued)
The following is the classification and linkage terms of the financial instruments of the Group (in thousand NIS):
NIS
Linked to the
US dollar
Linked to the
EURO and
Other
Total
December 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted deposits
Trade receivables
Other receivables
Financial liabilities at amortized cost
Total net financial assets (liabilities)
December 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted deposits
Other receivables
Financial liabilities at amortized cost
Total net financial assets
3,501
925
--
1,408
5,834
6,651
(817)
14,395
928
249
15,572
2,568
13,004
44,065
--
149
--
44,214
3,586
40,628
19,416
--
--
19,416
1,650
17,766
The following is a sensitivity analysis of changes in the exchange rate of the dollar as of the report date:
Increase at a rate of 5%
Increase at a rate of 10%
Decrease at a rate of 5%
Decrease at a rate of 10%
E. Fair value of financial instruments
The fair value of the financial instruments of the Group is similar or equal to their book value.
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33
--
--
33
53
(20)
--
--
--
47,599
925
149
1,408
50,081
10,290
39,.791
33,811
928
249
34,988
4,218
30,770
Profit (loss)
from the
change
thousand NIS
(2,031)
(4,063)
2,031
4,063
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 18 – Financial instruments (Continued)
F. Liquidity risk
The table below presents the repayment dates of the Group’s financial liabilities based on the contractual terms in undiscounted amounts:
December 31, 2016
Trade payables
Other payables
Liability in respect of government grants
December 31, 2015
Trade payables
Other payables
Liability in respect of government grants
G. Level 3 financial instruments carried at fair value
Fair value was measured based on the Binomial pricing model.
More than a
year or
undetermined
Total
First year
2,612
4,750
--
7,362
1,727
1,718
--
3,445
--
98
2,420
2,518
--
96
993
1,089
2,612
4,848
2,420
9,880
1,727
1,814
993
4,534
The table hereunder presents a reconciliation from the opening balance to the closing balance of financial instruments carried at fair value level 3 of the fair
value hierarchy:
Balance as of January 1, 2015
Issuances
Total gains recognized in profit or loss (*)
Balance as of December 31, 2015
(*) Under financing income and expenses.
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Financial
liabilities-
derivatives
measured at
fair value
through profit
or loss
--
1,434
(1,434)
--
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 19 – Transactions and Balances with related parties
For the period prior to the Acquisition, the related parties referred to in this Note are Nano–Technologies related parties.
A. Balances with related parties
Other payables
B. Controlling shareholder benefits
Salaries and related expenses- related parties employed by the Group (*)
Number of related parties
Compensation for directors not employed by the Group
Number of directors
December 31,
2015
2016
Thousands NIS Thousands NIS
369
241
2014
2016
Year ended on December 31,
2015
Thousand NIS Thousand NIS Thousand NIS
5,124
4
2,838
8
1,788
4
192
6
3,675
4
2,643
8
(*)
In 2014, expenses in the amount of approximately NIS 1,051,000, with respect to services rendered by the controlling shareholders, are included at their fair
value amount in the financial statements against capital reserves as these services were not remunerable.
C. On February 16, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a private placement of 285,715 Ordinary Shares- see Note 11.B. In
addition, on February 16, 2015, the Company’s general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s engagement in an agreement with
Mr. Itschak Shrem for his services as chairman of the Company’s board of directors for a period of three years. In accordance with the terms of employment,
Mr. Shrem will be entitled to a monthly salary of NIS 7,500, which will be increased to a total of NIS 10,000 if and when the Company completes fund raising
of at least NIS 8,000,000, for 40% capacity employment. In addition, Mr. Shrem will be entitled, at no consideration, to a grant of 370,878 stock options- see
Note 17.B.
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Note 19 – Transactions and Balances with related parties (Continued)
Nano Dimension Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
D. On July 20, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved the terms of employment of the four controlling shareholders of the Company,
in their capacities as officers and directors of the Company, as set forth below: Mr. Amit Dror, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr.
Dagi Ben-Noon, who serves as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Simon Anthony-Fried, who serves as Chief Marketing Officer, and Mr. Sharon Fima, who serves
as Chief Technologies Officer. Under the approved terms of employment, each of the controlling shareholders will be entitled, during a period of three years
and in consideration for a full-time position, to a monthly salary of approximately NIS 37,000, in addition to social benefits as customary. In addition, the
general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a grant of 1,600,000 stock options (non-tradable) to the four controlling shareholders (divided
equally among them), which are exercisable into 1,600,000 Ordinary Shares. Additionally, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved the
update to the terms of employment of Mr. Itschak Shrem, in his capacity as chairman of the Company’s board of directors for a period of three years. Mr.
Shrem will be entitled to a monthly salary of NIS 30,000, for a 75% position. In addition, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved a grant
of 760,000 share options (non-tradable) to four directors of the Company (400,000 of which are granted to the chairman of the board), which are exercisable
into 760,000 Ordinary Shares.
E. On December 31, 2015, the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the notice period of the four controlling shareholders of the
Company: Mr. Amit Dror, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Dagi Ben-Noon, who serves as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Simon
Anthony-Fried, who serves as Chief Marketing Officer, and Mr. Sharon Fima, who serves as Chief Technologies Officer, to a period of 6 months. The general
meeting of the Company’s shareholders also approved to amend the Company’s compensation policy accordingly.
F. On January 27, 2016, pursuant to an exercise of 3,746,161 warrants by Mr. Amit Dror, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Dagi Ben-
Noon, who serves as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Simon Anthony-Fried, who serves as Chief Marketing Officer, and Mr. Sharon Fima, who serves as Chief
Technologies Officer, and in consideration of approximately NIS 3,242 thousands, the Company issued 3,746,161 Ordinary Shares.
Note 20 – Events after the reporting date
A. After the reporting date, on January 2017, the Company issued 75,000 Ordinary Shares (15,000 ADSs) and non-tradable options to purchase 75,000 Ordinary
Shares (15,000 ADSs), to a service provider at an exercise price of USD 10.00 per ADS. The options are exercisable immediately and will expire 18 months
from the grant date. The options include a cashless exercise mechanism.
B. After the reporting date, on February 2017, Nano- Technologies received an approval from the NIA to support the development of 3D printing of advanced
ceramic materials in inkjet technology. The approved budget is up to NIS 1,400,000 million, and the contribution by the NIA to the research and development
budget is 50% of expenditures.
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)
Exhibit 12.1
I, Amit Dror, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20–F of Nano Dimension Ltd.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and
have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: March 7, 2017
/s/ Amit Dror
Amit Dror
Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)
Exhibit 12.2
I, Yael Sandler, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20–F of Nano Dimension Ltd.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and
have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: March 7, 2017
/s/ Yael Sandler
Yael Sandler
Chief Financial Officer
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Exhibit 13.1
In connection with the filing of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2016 (the “Report”) by Nano Dimension Ltd. (the
"Company"), the undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: March 7, 2017
/s/ Amit Dror
Amit Dror
Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Exhibit 13.2
In connection with the filing of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2016 (the “Report”) by Nano Dimension Ltd. (the
"Company"), the undersigned, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: March 7, 2017
/s/ Yael Sandler
Yael Sandler
Chief Financial Officer
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 15.1
The Board of Directors
Nano Dimension Ltd.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statement (No. 333-214520) on Form S-8 of Nano Dimension Ltd. of our report dated March 6, 2017,
with respect to the consolidated statements of financial position of Nano Dimension Ltd. and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2015 and 2016, and the related
consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2016, which report appears in the December 31, 2016 annual report on Form 20-F of Nano Dimension Ltd.
/s/ Somekh Chaikin
Certified Public Accountants (Israel)
A member firm of KPMG International
Tel Aviv, Israel
March 7, 2017