by the Board of Directors] Class B Ordinary Shares, without par value (the “Class B Shares”, and together with the Class A Shares, the “Ordinary Shares,” and, together the Preferred Shares and the Ordinary Shares are referred to herein as the “Shares”). The rights, powers and preferences of the Preferred Shares, Class A Shares, and Class B Shares shall be as set forth in these Articles.
Fractional Shares
No certificates or scrip representing fractional Shares will be issued upon consummation of the Reverse Share Split, and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a holder of our Shares. All fractional Shares to which a shareholder would be entitled will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Appraisal Rights
Under the Israel Companies Law, our shareholders are not entitled to appraisal or dissenters’ rights with respect to the Reverse Share Split, and we will not independently provide our shareholders with any such rights.
Regulatory Approvals
The Reverse Share Split will not be consummated, if at all, until after approval of our shareholders is obtained. We are not obligated to obtain any governmental approvals or comply with any state or federal regulations in order to effect the Reverse Share Split.
Tax Consequences of the Reverse Share Split
Certain Israeli Tax Consequences
The Reverse Share Split should not be a taxable event for shareholders under Israeli tax laws. Shareholders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the tax effect, if any, of the Reverse Share Split on them.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of certain material United States federal income tax consequences of the reverse share split to United States shareholders who hold our Ordinary Shares as capital assets for United States federal income tax purposes. This discussion does not address any state, local or non-U.S. tax or any U.S. non-income tax considerations. This discussion also does not apply to you if you are a member of a class of our shareholders subject to special rules, such as a dealer in securities or currencies, a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for your securities holdings, a bank, insurance company, or other financial institutions, a regulated investment company, a tax-exempt organization, a tax-qualified retirement plan, a person that owns ordinary shares that are a hedge, or that are hedged, against interest rate risks, a person who owns ordinary shares as part of a straddle or conversion transaction for tax purposes, a person whose functional currency for tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar, or a person deemed to sell our ordinary shares under the constructive sale provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a person that acquired our ordinary shares through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation or through a tax-qualified retirement plan, a person that owns, directly, indirectly or constructively, at any time, ordinary shares representing 5% or more of our voting power or value, a partnership or other entity treated as a pass-through for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein), or certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States. The discussion is based on the Code, its legislative history, existing, temporary and proposed regulations under the Code, published rulings and court decisions, all as of the date hereof. These laws, regulations and other guidance are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. We have not sought and will not seek an opinion of counsel or a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of the reverse share split and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with such statements and conclusions.
A United States holder, as used herein, is a shareholder who or that is, for United States federal income tax purposes: (a) a citizen or individual resident of the United States, (b) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (c) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or (d) a trust, if (i) a United States court can