As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2020

Registration No. 333-233976

Registration No. 333-237629

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 and No. 2

to

FORM F-1

ON FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Safe-T Group Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

Israel   Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

8 Abba Eban Ave.

Herzliya

4672526 Israel

+972-077-9709030

(Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Safe-T USA Inc.

51 John F. Kennedy Parkway

First Floor West at Regus

Short Hills, NJ 07078

Tel: 888.304.5010

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

Oded Har-Even, Esq.

David Huberman, Esq.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Tel: 212.660.3000

Eitan Shmueli, Adv.

Gregory Irgo, Adv.

Lipa Meir & Co

2 Weizmann St.

Tel Aviv 6423902, Israel

Tel: +972.3.607.0690

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement. 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.  

 

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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐  

 

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.  

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Safe-T Group Ltd., or the Registrant, is filing these post-effective amendments to Form F-1 on Form F-3 in order to convert the following two earlier registration statements into registration statements on Form F-3, and to file a combined prospectus in these post-effective amendments on Form F-3 pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in order to satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder for the offerings registered on the following two earlier registration statements.

 

First, the combined prospectus in this registration statement relates to, and shall act, upon effectiveness, as Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form F-3 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-233976) (the “October 2019 Registration Statement”) containing an updated prospectus relating to the offering and sale of up to 739,850 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing 40 of the Registrant’s ordinary shares, that remain issuable upon exercise of warrants that were issued in the Registrant’s public offering of units that was consummated on November 5, 2019, and that were initially registered as part of the units registered pursuant to the October 2019 Registration Statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 31, 2019, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto, declared effective by the SEC on April 23, 2020. All filing fees payable in connection with the registration of the securities covered by such Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 were previously paid in connection with the filing of the October 2019 Registration Statement. 

 

Second, the combined prospectus in this post-effective amendment also relates to, and shall act, upon effectiveness, as Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form F-3 to the registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-237629) (the “April 2020 Registration Statement”) containing an updated prospectus relating to the offering and sale of up to 739,850 ADSs that remain issuable upon exercise of warrants that were issued in the Registrant’s public offering of units that was consummated on April 23, 2020 and that were initially registered as part of the units registered pursuant to the April 2020 Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC on April 20, 2020. All filing fees payable in connection with the registration of the securities covered by such Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 were previously paid in connection with the filing of the April 2020 Registration Statement. 

 

No additional securities are being registered under Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the October 2019 Registration Statement or Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the April 2020 Registration Statement. Accordingly, these post-effective amendments concern only the offer and sale of ADSs issuable from time to time upon exercise of such warrants registered under the October 2019 Registration Statement and the April 2020 Registration Statement that remain unexercised.

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the post-effective amendments to the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated September 14, 2020

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

SAFE-T GROUP LTD.

 

Up to 5,316,950 American Depositary Shares Representing Ordinary Shares

Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants

 

This prospectus relates to the issuance of up to 5,316,950 American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, upon the exercise of (i) warrants to purchase 739,850 ADSs, or the October 2019 Warrants, that were issued as part of a public offering of units consisting of (1) ADSs and warrants; and (2) ADSs and pre-funded warrants, or the October 2019 Public Offering, which remain unexercised and are exercisable at an exercise price of $7.70 per ADS, and were exercisable immediately upon issuance and expire five years from the date of issuance; and (ii) warrants to purchase 4,577,100 ADSs, or the April 2020 Warrants, that were issued as part of a public offering of units consisting of (1) ADSs and warrants; and (2) ADSs and pre-funded warrants, or the April 2020 Public Offering, which remain unexercised and are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.20 per ADS, and were exercisable immediately upon issuance and expire five years from the date of issuance. 

 

The ADSs, each representing 40 of our ordinary shares, no par value, or the Ordinary Shares, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SFET.” On September 11, 2020, the last reported sale price of our ADSs was $1.07 per ADS. We do not intend to apply for listing of the October 2019 Warrants or the April 2020 Warrants, collectively the Warrants, on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system. There is no established market for the Warrants.

 

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 3.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state or other securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is September 14, 2020

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

OUR COMPANY 1
ABOUT THIS OFFERING 2
RISK FACTORS 3
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 3
CAPITALIZATION 4
DILUTION 5
USE OF PROCEEDS 6
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 7
DESCRIPTION OF OFFERED SECURITIES 11
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 19
LEGAL MATTERS 20
EXPERTS 20
EXPENSES 20
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES 20
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 21
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 22

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, including information incorporated by reference herein, and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are offering to sell our securities, and seeking offers to buy our securities, only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our securities.

 

For investors outside of the United States: We have not done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Safe-T” refer to Safe-T Group Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Safe-T Data A.R Ltd., an Israeli corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, Safe-T USA Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, NetNut Ltd., an Israeli corporation, or NetNut.

 

Our reporting currency and functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels, and references to “dollars” or “$” mean U.S. dollars. We report financial information under International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. 

 

On September 26, 2019, our shareholders approved a reverse split of our share capital by a ratio of up to 20:1, to be effective at the ratio and date to be determined by our Board of Directors. On October 2, 2019, our Board of Directors resolved that the final ratio will be 20:1, to be effective on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 21, 2019, or the Reverse Split. All descriptions of our share capital herein, including share amounts and per share amounts, are presented after giving effect to the Reverse Split.

 

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OUR COMPANY

 

We are a provider of Zero-Trust Access solutions that mitigate attacks on enterprises’ business-critical services and sensitive data, while ensuring uninterrupted business continuity. Safe-T’s cloud and on-premises solutions ensure that the organization’s access practices, whether into the organization or from the organization out to the internet, are secured according to the philosophy of Zero-Trust, “validate first, access later.” This means that no one is trusted by default from inside or outside the network, and verification is required from everyone trying to gain access to resources on the network or in the cloud.

 

With Safe-T’s patented reverse access technology and proprietary routing technology, organizations of all sizes and types can secure their data, services and networks against internal and external threats. Our reverse access technology allows the “reverse movement” of communication, and is designed to reduce the need to store sensitive data in the demilitarized zone, and to open ports in the organizations’ firewall, thus enabling secure access to networks and services, and provides strong perimeter security. At Safe-T, we empower enterprises to safely migrate to the cloud and enable digital transformation. Safe-T’s Zero+ family of secure access solutions reduces organizations’ attack surface and improves their ability to defend against modern cyberthreats.

 

Also, we offer our Secure Internet Access service network which currently generates most of our revenues. The service is based on partnership agreements and technology which enables our customers to access the internet through tens of internet service provider networks and 12 points of presence across major internet exchange points globally. The service’s performance and scalability are enhanced by our proprietary proxy traffic optimization and routing technology.  

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ABOUT THIS OFFERING

 

ADSs Offered   Up to 5,316,950 ADSs (representing 212,678,000 Ordinary Shares) issuable upon the exercise of Warrants.
     
Ordinary Shares Currently Outstanding   726,103,611 Ordinary Shares (includes Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs)
     
Description of the Warrants  

The October 2019 Warrants have an exercise price of $7.70 per full ADS. The October 2019 Warrants were exercisable immediately upon issuance on November 5, 2019, and will expire five year from the date of issuance.

 

The April 2020 Warrants have an exercise price of $1.20 per full ADS. The April 2020 Warrants were exercisable immediately upon issuance on April 23, 2020, and will expire five year from the date of issuance.

     
The ADSs  

Each ADS represents 40 of our Ordinary Shares, no par value. The ADSs may be evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs.

 

The depositary bank, or the Depositary, will be the holder of the Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs and, upon exercise of the Warrants, you will have the rights of an ADS holder as provided in the deposit agreement among us, the Depositary and owners and beneficial owners of ADSs from time to time.

 

To better understand the terms of the ADSs, you should carefully read the section in this prospectus entitled “Description of Offered Securities-Description of American Depositary Shares.” We also encourage you to read the deposit agreement, which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statements that include this prospectus.

     
Use of Proceeds:  

We may receive up to an aggregate of approximately $11.2 million in proceeds upon the exercise of the Warrants that remain outstanding.

 

We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for working capital, general corporate purposes and pursuing strategic opportunities, including, but not limited to, strategic acquisitions.

 

In addition, pursuant to their compensation arrangements approved by our Board of Directors in February 2020, our Active Chairman, Chen Katz, and Chief Executive Officer, Shachar Daniel, may be entitled to certain cash bonuses originating from exercise of the Warrants. Mr. Katz’s bonus is equal to 1% of the proceeds from exercise of the Warrants, subject to shareholders’ approval. Mr. Daniel’s bonus is equal to 1% of the proceeds from exercise of the Warrants, subject to the approval of our shareholders, to be voted upon at our annual and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on September 15, 2020.

     
Risk Factors:   An investment in the ADSs offered under this prospectus is highly speculative and involves substantial risk. Please carefully consider the “Risk Factors” section and other information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein for a discussion of risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also impair our business and operations.
     
Depositary   Bank of New York Mellon.
     
Nasdaq Capital Market and TASE Symbol:   “SFET.”

 

Unless otherwise stated, all information in this prospectus is based on 726,103,611 Ordinary Shares (representing 18,152,591 ADSs) outstanding as of September 13, 2020, and does not include the following as of that date:

 

  295,549,049 Ordinary Shares (7,388,726 ADSs) issuable upon the exercise of warrants with a weighted average exercise price per share of $0.11 (or $4.23 per ADS);
     
  Up to 2,237,814 Ordinary Shares (55,945 ADSs) issuable to the former NetNut shareholders in connection with earn-out payments in connection with the NetNut acquisition at a price per share of NIS 4.06 (approximately $1.12) (or $44.74 per ADS);
     
  88,580,424 Ordinary Shares (2,214,511 ADSs) issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under the Safe-T Group Global Equity Plan, or the Global Equity Plan, outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $0.04 per Ordinary Share, of which 3,135,893 were vested as of such date. Of such outstanding options, options to purchase 36,450,000 Ordinary Shares are subject to the approval of our shareholders, to be voted upon at our annual and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on September 15, 2020; and
     
  1,031,795 Ordinary Shares (25,795 ADSs) reserved for future issuance under the Global Equity Plan.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes the issuance of 28,400,000 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants currently outstanding with a nominal exercise price. 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in the ADSs involves risks. Please carefully consider the risk factors described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including those set forth under the caption “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 20-F, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus. You should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment.

 

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains, and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Also, documents that we incorporate by reference into this prospectus, including documents that we subsequently file with the SEC, contain and will contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate” “objective,” “goal,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “project,” “plan,” “assume” or other similar expressions, or negatives of those expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement regarding our future strategy, future operations, projected financial position, proposed products, anticipated collaborations, estimated future revenues, projected costs, future prospects, the future of our industry and results that might be obtained by pursuing management’s current plans and objectives, are forward-looking statements.

 

You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including in many cases decisions or actions by third parties, that are difficult to predict. Our forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on the cover of this prospectus, the date of any prospectus supplement, or, in the case of forward-looking statements incorporated by reference, the date of the filing that includes the statement. Over time, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference might be significant and materially adverse to our security holders. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

We have identified some of the important factors that could cause future events to differ from our current expectations and they are described in this prospectus and supplements to this prospectus (if any) under the caption “Risk Factors,” as well as in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, including without limitation under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” and in other documents that we may file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, all of which you should review carefully. Please consider our forward-looking statements in light of those risks as you read this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference herein, and any prospectus supplement.

 

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capitalization

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of June 30, 2020:

 

  on an actual basis; and

 

  to give additional effect to (i) the issuance and sale of 3,075,000 ADSs at a price of $1.40 per ADS and 1,145,000 pre-funded warrants at a price of $1.40 (including the pre-funded warrant exercise price of $0.001 per full ADS) pursuant to a registered direct offering that was consummated on July 22, 2020, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us, as if the offering had occurred on June 30, 2020; and (ii) the exercise of 739,000 warrants into 739,000 ADS (29,560,000 Ordinary Shares) from July 1, 2020 through September 13, 2020, for an aggregate amount of $887,000.

 

The information in this table should be read in conjunction with and is qualified by reference to the financial information incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

   As of June 30, 2020 
U.S. dollars in thousands  Actual   Pro
Forma
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents  $9,771   $16,133 
Derivative financial instruments   1,978    1,978 
           
Shareholders’ equity:          
Share capital   -    - 
Share premium   64,821    70,537 
Other capital reserve   14,841    15,487 
Accumulated deficit   (64,231)   (64,231)
Total shareholders’ equity   15,431    21,793 
Total capitalization   15,431    21,793 

 

Unless otherwise stated, all information in this prospectus is based on 726,103,611 Ordinary Shares (representing 18,152,591 ADSs) outstanding as of September 13, 2020, and does not include the following as of that date:

 

  295,549,049 Ordinary Shares (7,388,726 ADSs) issuable upon the exercise of warrants with a weighted average exercise price per share of $0.11 (or $4.23 per ADS);
     
  Up to 2,237,814 Ordinary Shares (55,945 ADSs) issuable to the former NetNut shareholders in connection with earn-out payments in connection with the NetNut acquisition at a price per share of NIS 4.06 (approximately $1.12) (or $44.74 per ADS);
     
  88,580,424 Ordinary Shares (2,214,511 ADSs) issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under the Global Equity Plan outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $0.04 per Ordinary Share, of which 3,135,893 were vested as of such date. Of such outstanding options, options to purchase 36,450,000 Ordinary Shares are subject to the approval of our shareholders, to be voted upon at our annual and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on September 15, 2020; and
     
  1,031,795 Ordinary Shares (25,795 ADSs) reserved for future issuance under the Global Equity Plan.

 

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DILUTION

 

No immediate dilution is expected from this offering, and we cannot estimate how many, if any, of the Warrants covered by this prospectus will be exercised. Thus, we cannot estimate how many ADSs may actually be issued by us as a result of this offering. It is possible that the Warrants covered by this prospectus may expire and may never be exercised. However, if any ADSs are issued upon exercise of Warrants covered by this prospectus, and depending on the net book value per ADS, at the time of any such exercise, you may experience further dilution. If Warrants in this offering are exercised, your ownership interest in us could be diluted to the extent of the difference between the price per ADS you will pay and the consolidated net tangible book value per ADS after the exercise. Dilution would result from the fact that the price per ADS underlying the Warrants may be substantially in excess of the consolidated net tangible book value per ADS at the time of any such exercise.

 

To the extent that options or warrants outstanding as of the date of this prospectus have been or are exercised, or other Ordinary Shares or ADSs are issued, investors purchasing ADSs upon exercise of Warrants covered by this prospectus could experience further dilution. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our shareholders.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We may receive up to an aggregate of approximately $11.2 million in proceeds upon the exercise of the Warrants that remain outstanding.

 

In addition, pursuant to their compensation arrangements approved by our Board of Directors in February 2020, our Active Chairman, Chen Katz, and Chief Executive Officer, Shachar Daniel, may be entitled to certain cash bonuses originating from exercise of the Warrants. Mr. Katz’s bonus is equal to 1% of the proceeds from exercise of the Warrants, subject to shareholders’ approval. Mr. Daniel’s bonus is equal to 1% of the proceeds from exercise of the Warrants, subject to the approval of our shareholders, to be voted upon at our annual and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on September 15, 2020.

    

We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants for working capital, general corporate purposes and pursuing strategic opportunities, including, but not limited to, strategic acquisitions.

 

The amounts and schedule of our actual expenditures will depend on multiple factors. Therefore, our management will retain broad discretion over the use of the proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants. We may ultimately use the proceeds for different purposes than what we project. If the anticipated proceeds will not be sufficient to fund all the proposed purposes, our management will determine the order of priority for using the proceeds, and, if necessary, as well as the amount and sources of other funds needed.

 

Pending our use of the net proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, we may invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment grade, interest bearing instruments and U.S. government securities.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

As of September 13, 2020, our authorized share capital consisted of 1,500,000,000 Ordinary Shares, no par value per share, of which 726,103,611 Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs) were issued and outstanding as of such date. All of our outstanding Ordinary Shares have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are not redeemable and are not subject to any preemptive rights.

 

We have convened an annual and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for September 15, 2020. At the meeting, our shareholders will be asked to increase our authorized share capital by an addition of 1,500,000,000 Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, after giving effect to the increase of share capital, our authorized share capital will be comprised of 3,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares.

 

Our registration number with the Israeli Registrar of Companies is 511418477. 

 

Purposes and Objectives of the Company

 

Our purpose is set forth in our 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 articles of association to be exercised or taken by our shareholders.

 

Rights Attached to Shares

 

Our Ordinary Shares shall confer upon the holders thereof:

 

  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
     
  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 articles of association, our Board of Directors is divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms, in a manner that each director, except external directors, serves for a term of three years, and holds office until the annual general meeting of our shareholders for the year in which his or her term expires, unless (i) he or she is removed by a 65% majority of the shareholders voting on such matter at an annual meeting of our shareholders, provided that such majority constitutes more than 50% of the our then issued and outstanding share capital or (ii) upon the occurrence of certain events, in accordance with the Companies Law and our articles of association. Pursuant to our articles of association, other than the external directors, for whom special election requirements apply under the Companies Law, the vote required to appoint a director is a simple majority vote of holders of our voting shares, participating and voting at the relevant meeting. In addition, our 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 twelve directors) to serve for the remaining period of time during which the director whose service has ended would have held office, or in case of an addition to the Board of Directors, in accordance with the class assigned to such appointed director, as determined by the Board of Directors at the time of such appointment. External directors are elected for an initial term of three years, may be elected for additional terms of three years each under certain circumstances, and may be removed from office pursuant to the terms of the Companies Law. See “Item 6.C— Management—Board Practices—External Directors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, incorporated by reference herein, for additional information.

 

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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 request of: (a) any two of our directors or such number of directors equal to one quarter of the directors then at office; and/or (b) one or more shareholders holding, in the aggregate, (i) 5% or more of our outstanding issued shares and 1% of our outstanding voting power or (ii) 5% or more of our outstanding voting power. 

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, shareholders entitled to participate and vote at general meetings are the shareholders of record on a date to be decided by the board of directors, which may be between four and forty days prior to the date of the meeting. Resolutions regarding the following matters must be passed at a general meeting of our shareholders:

 

  amendments to our articles of association;
     
  the exercise of our Board of Director’s powers by a general meeting if our Board of Directors is unable to exercise its powers and the exercise of any of its powers is required for our proper management;
     
  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 (mainly certain related party transactions) 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). 

 

Notices

 

The Companies Law and our articles of association require that a notice of any annual or special shareholders meeting be provided at least 14 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, approval of the company’s general manager to serve as the chairman of the board of directors 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, written ballot or voting by means of electronic voting system, who hold or represent between them at least 15% of the total outstanding voting rights. If within half an hour of the time set forth 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 special general meeting was summoned following the request of a shareholder, and within half an hour a legal quorum shall not have been formed, the meeting shall be canceled.

 

Adoption of Resolutions

 

Our articles of association provide that the resolutions amending provisions of the articles related to the staggered board of directors and the composition of the board, as well as a resolution to dismiss a director in office, will require an affirmative vote of 65% of the voting power represented at a general meeting and voting thereon, provided that such majority constitutes more than 50% of our then issued and outstanding share capital. Other than that, and unless otherwise required under the Companies Law, all resolutions of our shareholders require a simple majority vote. A shareholder may vote in a general meeting in person, by proxy, by a written ballot.

 

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Changing Rights Attached to Shares

 

Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the shares and subject to any applicable law, any modification of rights attached to any class of shares must be adopted by the holders of a majority of the shares of that class present a general meeting of the affected class or by a written consent of all the shareholders of the affected class.

 

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

 

Our articles of association provide for a staggered board of directors, which mechanism may delay, defer or prevent a change of control of the Company. Other than that, there are no specific provisions of our 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 subsidiaries).

 

However, as described below, certain provisions of the Companies Law may have such delaying, deferring or preventing 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, unless certain requirements described under the Companies Law are met, a vote of the majority of shareholders, and, in the case of the target company, also a majority vote of each class 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 or group of persons acting in concert 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. If, however, the merger involves a merger with a company’s own controlling shareholder or if the controlling shareholder has a personal interest in the merger, then the merger is instead subject to the same Special Majority approval that governs all extraordinary transactions with controlling shareholders. 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, and may further give instructions to secure the rights of creditors. If the transaction would have been approved by the shareholders of a merging company but for the separate approval of each class or the exclusion of the votes of certain shareholders as provided above, a court may still approve the merger upon the petition of holders of at least 25% of the voting rights of a company. For such petition to be granted, the court must find that the merger is fair and reasonable, considering the value of the parties to the merger and the consideration offered to the shareholders. 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 term “Special Majority” is defined in the Companies Law as:

 

  at least a majority of the shares held by shareholders who are not controlling shareholders and do not have personal interest in the transaction (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 voted against the transaction, does not exceed 2% of the aggregate voting rights of the company.

 

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The Companies Law also provides that, subject to certain exceptions, an acquisition of shares in an Israeli 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 holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company, unless there is already another holder of at least 25% or more of the voting rights in the company or (2) the purchaser would become a holder of 45% or more of the voting rights in the company, unless there is already a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company. These requirements do not apply if, in general, the acquisition (1) was made in a private placement that received shareholders’ approval, subject to certain conditions, (2) was from a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company, or (3) was from a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company which resulted in the acquirer becoming a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company. A “special” tender offer must be extended to all shareholders. In general, a “special” tender offer may be consummated only if (1) at least 5% of the voting power attached to the company’s outstanding shares will be acquired by the offeror and (2) the offer is accepted by a majority of the offerees who notified the company of their position in connection with such offer (excluding the offeror, controlling shareholders, holders of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company or anyone on their behalf, or any person having a personal interest in the acceptance of the tender offer). If a special tender offer is accepted, then the purchaser or any person or entity controlling it or under common control with the purchaser or such controlling person or entity may not make a subsequent tender offer for the purchase of shares of the target company and may not enter into a merger with the target company for a period of one year from the date of the offer, unless the purchaser or such person or entity undertook to effect such an offer or merger in the initial special tender offer.

 

If, as a result of an acquisition of shares, the acquirer will hold more than 90% of an Israeli company’s outstanding shares or of certain class of shares, the acquisition must be made by means of a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares, or for all of the outstanding shares of such class, as applicable. In general, if less than 5% of the outstanding shares, or of applicable class, 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 by operation of law. However, a tender offer will also be accepted if the shareholders who do not accept the offer hold less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company or of the applicable class of shares. Any shareholders that was an offeree in such tender offer, whether such shareholder accepted the tender offer or not, may request, by petition to an Israeli court, (i) appraisal rights in connection with a full tender offer, and (ii) that the fair value should be paid as determined by the court, for a period of six months following the acceptance thereof. However, the acquirer is entitled to stipulate, under certain conditions, 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.

 

Changes in Our Capital

 

The general meeting may, by a simple majority vote of the shareholders attending the general meeting:

 

  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; and
     
  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.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OFFERED SECURITIES

 

Description of American Depositary Shares

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, registered and delivered the ADSs. Each ADS represents forty Ordinary Shares (or a right to receive forty Ordinary Shares) deposited with either the principal Tel Aviv office of the Bank Hapoalim or Bank Leumi, as custodian for the Depositary. Each ADS also represents any other securities, cash or other property which may be held by the Depositary. The deposited shares together with any other securities, cash or other property held by the Depositary are referred to as the deposited securities. The Depositary’s office at which the ADSs will be administered is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286. The Bank of New York Mellon’s principal executive office is located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286.

 

You may hold ADSs either (A) directly (i) by having an American Depositary Receipt, also referred to as an ADR, which is a certificate evidencing a specific number of ADSs, registered in your name, or (ii) by having unregistered ADSs registered in your name, or (B) indirectly by holding a security entitlement in ADSs through your broker or other financial institution that is a direct or indirect participant in The Depository Trust Company, or DTC. If you hold ADSs directly, you are a registered ADS holder, also referred to as an ADS holder. This description assumes you are an ADS holder. If you hold the ADSs indirectly, you must rely on the procedures of your broker or other financial institution to assert the rights of ADS holders described in this section. You should consult with your broker or financial institution to find out what those procedures are.

 

Registered holders of uncertificated ADSs will receive statements from the Depositary confirming their holdings.

 

As an ADS holder, we will not treat you as one of our shareholders and you will not have shareholder rights. Israeli law governs shareholder rights. The Depositary will be the holder of the shares underlying your ADSs. As a registered holder of ADSs, you will have ADS holder rights. A deposit agreement among us, the Depositary, ADS holders, and all other persons indirectly or beneficially holding ADSs sets out ADS holder rights as well as the rights and obligations of the Depositary. New York law governs the deposit agreement and the ADSs.

 

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the deposit agreement. For more complete information, you should read the entire deposit agreement and the form of ADR.

 

Dividends and Other Distributions

 

How will you receive dividends and other distributions on the shares?

 

The Depositary has agreed to pay or distribute to ADS holders the cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian receives on shares or other deposited securities, upon payment or deduction of its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of shares your ADSs represent.

 

Cash. The Depositary will convert any cash dividend or other cash distribution we pay on the shares into U.S. dollars, if it can do so on a reasonable basis and can transfer the U.S. dollars to the United States. If that is not possible or if any government approval is needed and cannot be obtained, the deposit agreement allows the Depositary to distribute the foreign currency only to those ADS holders to whom it is possible to do so. It will hold the foreign currency it cannot convert for the account of the ADS holders who have not been paid. It will not invest the foreign currency and it will not be liable for any interest.

 

Before making a distribution, any withholding taxes, or other governmental charges that must be paid will be deducted. See “Item 10.E—Taxation” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, incorporated by reference herein. The depository will distribute only whole U.S. dollars and cents and will round fractional cents to the nearest whole cent. If the exchange rates fluctuate during a time when the Depositary cannot convert the foreign currency, you may lose some or all of the value of the distribution.

 

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Shares. The Depositary may distribute additional ADSs representing any shares we distribute as a dividend or free distribution. The Depositary will only distribute whole ADSs. It will sell shares which would require it to deliver a fraction of an ADS (or ADSs representing those shares) and distribute the net proceeds in the same way as it does with cash. If the Depositary does not distribute additional ADSs, the outstanding ADSs will also represent the new shares. The Depositary may sell a portion of the distributed shares (or ADSs representing those shares) sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution.

 

Rights to purchase additional shares. If we offer holders of our securities any rights to subscribe for additional shares or any other rights, the Depositary may (i) exercise those rights on behalf of ADS holders, (ii) distribute those rights to ADS holders, or (iii) sell those rights and distribute the net proceeds to ADS holders, in each case after deduction or upon payment of its fees and expenses. To the extent the Depositary does not do any of those things, it will allow the rights to lapse. In that case, you will receive no value for them. The Depositary will exercise or distribute rights only if we ask it to and provide satisfactory assurances to the Depositary that it is legal to do so. If the Depositary will exercise rights, it will purchase the securities to which the rights relate and distribute those securities or, in the case of shares, new ADSs representing the new shares, to subscribing ADS holders, but only if ADS holders have paid the exercise price to the Depositary. U.S. securities laws may restrict the ability of the depositary to distribute rights or ADSs or other Securities issued on exercise of rights to all or certain ADS holders, and the securities distributed may be subject to restrictions on transfer.

 

Other Distributions. The Depositary will send to ADS holders anything else we distribute on deposited securities by any means it thinks is legal, fair and practical. If it cannot make the distribution in that way, the Depositary has a choice. It may decide to sell what we distributed and distribute the net proceeds, in the same way as it does with cash. Or, it may decide to hold what we distributed, in which case ADSs will also represent the newly distributed property. However, the Depositary is not required to distribute any securities (other than ADSs) to ADS holders unless it receives satisfactory evidence from us that it is legal to make that distribution. The Depositary may sell a portion of the distributed securities or property sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution. U.S. securities laws may restrict the ability of the Depositary to distribute securities to all or certain ADS holders, and the securities distributed may be subject to restrictions on transfer.

 

The Depositary is not responsible if it decides that it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any ADS holders. We have no obligation to register ADSs, shares, rights or other securities under the Securities Act. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs, shares, rights or anything else to ADS holders. This means that you may not receive the distributions we make on our shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available to you.

 

Deposit, Withdrawal and Cancellation

 

How are ADSs issued?

 

The Depositary will deliver ADSs if you or your broker deposits shares or evidence of rights to receive shares with the custodian. Upon payment of its fees and expenses and of any taxes or charges, such as stamp taxes or stock transfer taxes or fees, the Depositary will register the appropriate number of ADSs in the names you request and will deliver the ADSs to or upon the order of the person or persons that made the deposit.

 

How can ADS holders withdraw the deposited securities?

 

You may surrender your ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal at the Depositary’s office. Upon payment of its fees and expenses and of any taxes or charges, such as stamp taxes or stock transfer taxes or fees, the Depositary will deliver the shares and any other deposited securities underlying the ADSs to the ADS holder or a person the ADS holder designates at the office of the custodian. Or, at your request, risk and expense, the Depositary will deliver the deposited securities at its office, if feasible. However, the depository is not required to accept surrender of ADSs to the extent it would require delivery of a fraction of a deposited share of other security. The Depositary may charge you a fee and its expenses for instructing the custodian regarding delivery of deposited securities.

 

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How do ADS holders interchange between certificated ADSs and uncertificated ADSs?

 

You may surrender your ADR to the Depositary for the purpose of exchanging your ADR for uncertificated ADSs. The Depositary will cancel that ADR and will send to the ADS holder a statement confirming that the ADS holder is the registered holder of uncertificated ADSs. Upon receipt by the Depositary of a proper instruction from a registered holder of uncertificated ADSs requesting the exchange of uncertificated ADSs for certificated ADSs, the Depositary will execute and deliver to the ADS holder an ADR evidencing those ADSs.

 

Voting Rights

 

How do you vote?

 

ADS holders may instruct the Depositary how to vote the number of deposited shares their ADSs represent. If we request the Depositary to solicit your voting instructions (and we are not required to do so), the Depositary will notify you of a shareholders’ meeting and send or make voting materials available to you. Those materials will describe the matters to be voted on and explain how ADS holders may instruct the Depositary how to vote. For instructions to be valid, they must reach the Depositary by a date set by the Depositary. The Depositary will try, as far as practical, subject to the laws of the State of Israel and the provisions of our articles of association or similar documents, to vote or to have its agents vote the shares or other deposited securities as instructed by ADS holders. If we do not request the Depositary to solicit your voting instructions, you can still send voting instructions, and, in that case, the Depositary may try to vote as you instruct, but it is not required to do so.

 

Except by instructing the Depositary as described above, you won’t be able to exercise voting rights unless you surrender your ADSs and withdraw the shares. However, you may not know about the meeting enough in advance to withdraw the shares. In any event, the Depositary will not exercise any discretion in voting deposited securities and it will only vote or attempt to vote as instructed.

 

We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the Depositary to vote your shares. In addition, the Depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for the manner of carrying out voting instructions. This means that you may not be able to exercise voting rights and there may be nothing you can do if your shares are not voted as you requested.

 

In order to give you a reasonable opportunity to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of voting rights relating to deposited securities, if we request the Depositary to act, we agree to give the Depositary notice of any such meeting and details concerning the matters to be voted upon at least 30 days in advance of the meeting date.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

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.

 

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$.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 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 have 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 dealers or other service providers that are owned by or affiliated with the Depositary and that may earn or share fees, spreads or commissions.

 

The Depositary may convert currency itself or through any of its affiliates and, in those cases, acts as principal for its own account and not as agent, advisor, broker or fiduciary on behalf of any other person and earns revenue, including, without limitation, transaction spreads, that it will retain for its own account. The revenue is based on, among other things, the difference between the exchange rate assigned to the currency conversion made under the deposit agreement and the rate that the Depositary or its affiliate receives when buying or selling foreign currency for its own account. The Depositary makes no representation that the exchange rate used or obtained in any currency conversion under the deposit agreement will be the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or that the method by which that rate will be determined will be the most favorable to ADS holders, subject to the Depositary’s obligations under the deposit agreement. The methodology used to determine exchange rates used in currency conversions is available upon request.

 

Payment of Taxes

 

You will be responsible for any taxes or other governmental charges payable on your ADSs or on the deposited securities represented by any of your ADSs. The Depositary may refuse to register any transfer of your ADSs or allow you to withdraw the deposited securities represented by your ADSs until those taxes or other charges are paid. It may apply payments owed to you or sell deposited securities represented by your ADSs to pay any taxes owed and you will remain liable for any deficiency. If the Depositary sells deposited securities, it will, if appropriate, reduce the number of ADSs to reflect the sale and pay to ADS holders any proceeds, or send to ADS holders any property, remaining after it has paid the taxes.

 

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Tender and Exchange Offers; Redemption, Replacement or Cancellation of Deposited Securities

 

The Depositary will not tender deposited securities in any voluntary tender or exchange offer unless instructed to do by an ADS holder surrendering ADSs and subject to any conditions or procedures the Depositary may establish.

 

If deposited securities are redeemed for cash in a transaction that is mandatory for the Depositary as a holder of deposited securities, the Depositary will call for surrender of a corresponding number of ADSs and distribute the net redemption money to the holders of called ADSs upon surrender of those ADSs.

 

If there is any change in the deposited securities such as a subdivision, combination or other reclassification, or any merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization affecting the issuer of deposited securities in which the Depositary receives new securities in exchange for or in lieu of the old deposited securities, the Depositary will hold those replacement securities as deposited securities under the deposit agreement. However, if the Depositary decides it would not be lawful and practical to hold the replacement securities because those securities could not be distributed to ADS holders or for any other reason, the Depositary may instead sell the replacement securities and distribute the net proceeds upon surrender of the ADSs.

 

If there is a replacement of the deposited securities and the Depositary will continue to hold the replacement securities, the Depositary may distribute new ADSs representing the new deposited securities or ask you to surrender your outstanding ADRs in exchange for new ADRs identifying the new deposited securities.

 

If there are no deposited securities underlying ADSs, including if the deposited securities are cancelled, or if the deposited securities underlying ADSs have become apparently worthless, the Depositary may call for surrender or of those ADSs or cancel those ADSs upon notice to the ADS holders.

 

Amendment and Termination

 

How may the deposit agreement be amended?

 

We may agree with the Depositary to amend the deposit agreement and the ADRs without your consent for any reason. If an amendment adds or increases fees or charges, except for taxes and other governmental charges or expenses of the Depositary for registration fees, facsimile costs, delivery charges or similar items, or prejudices a substantial right of ADS holders, it will not become effective for outstanding ADSs until 30 days after the Depositary notifies ADS holders of the amendment. At the time an amendment becomes effective, you are considered, by continuing to hold your ADSs, to agree to the amendment and to be bound by the ADRs and the deposit agreement as amended.

 

How may the deposit agreement be terminated?

 

The Depositary will initiate termination of the deposit agreement if we instruct it to do so. The Depositary may initiate termination of the deposit agreement if:

 

  60 days have passed since the Depositary told us it wants to resign but a successor Depositary has not been appointed and accepted its appointment;
     
  we delist our shares from an exchange on which they were listed and do not list the shares on another exchange;
     
  we appear to be insolvent or enter insolvency proceedings;

 

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  all or substantially all the value of the deposited securities has been distributed either in cash or in the form of securities;
     
  there are no deposited securities underlying the ADSs or the underlying deposited securities have become apparently worthless; or
     
  there has been a replacement of deposited securities.

 

If the deposit agreement will terminate, the Depositary will notify ADS holders at least 90 days before the termination date. At any time after the termination date, the Depositary may sell the deposited securities. After that, the Depositary will hold the money it received on the sale, as well as any other cash it is holding under the deposit agreement, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the ADS holders that have not surrendered their ADSs. Normally, the Depositary will sell as soon as practicable after the termination date.

 

After the termination date and before the Depositary sells, ADS holders can still surrender their ADSs and receive delivery of deposited securities, except that the Depositary may refuse to accept a surrender for the purpose of withdrawing deposited securities or reverse previously accepted surrenders of that kind if it would interfere with the selling process. The Depositary may refuse to accept a surrender for the purpose of withdrawing sale proceeds until all the deposited securities have been sold. The Depositary will continue to collect distributions on deposited securities, but, after the termination date, the Depositary is not required to register any transfer of ADSs or distribute any dividends or other distributions on deposited securities to the ADSs holder (until they surrender their ADSs) or give any notices or perform any other duties under the deposit agreement except as described in this paragraph.

 

Limitations on Obligations and Liability

 

Limits on our Obligations and the Obligations of the Depositary; Limits on Liability to Holders of ADSs

 

The deposit agreement expressly limits our obligations and the obligations of the Depositary. It also limits our liability and the liability of the Depositary. We and the Depositary:

 

  are only obligated to take the actions specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith and the depository will not be a fiduciary or have any fiduciary duty to holders of ADSs;
     
  are not liable if we are or it is prevented or delayed by law or circumstances beyond our control from performing our or its obligations under the deposit agreement;
     
  are not liable if we or it exercises discretion permitted under the deposit agreement;
     
  are not liable for the inability of any holder of ADSs to benefit from any distribution on deposited securities that is not made available to holders of ADSs under the terms of the deposit agreement, or for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the deposit agreement, or for any;
     
  have no obligation to become involved in a lawsuit or other proceeding related to the ADSs or the deposit agreement on your behalf or on behalf of any other person;
     
  are not liable for the acts or omissions of any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system;
     
  may rely upon any documents we believe or it believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person; and
     
  the Depositary has no duty to make any determination or provide any information as to our tax status, or any liability for any tax consequences that may be incurred by ADS holders as a result of owning or holding ADSs or be liable for the inability or failure of an ADS holder to obtain the benefit of a foreign tax credit, reduced rate of withholding or refund of amounts withheld in respect of tax or any other tax benefit.

 

In the deposit agreement, we and the Depositary agree to indemnify each other under certain circumstances.

 

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Requirements for Depositary Actions

 

Before the Depositary will deliver or register a transfer of ADSs, make a distribution on ADSs, or permit withdrawal of shares, the Depositary may require:

 

  payment of stock transfer or other taxes or other governmental charges and transfer or registration fees charged by third parties for the transfer of any shares or other deposited securities;
     
  satisfactory proof of the identity and genuineness of any signature or other information it deems necessary; and
     
  compliance with regulations it may establish, from time to time, consistent with the deposit agreement, including presentation of transfer documents.

 

The Depositary may refuse to deliver ADSs or register transfers of ADSs when the transfer books of the Depositary or our transfer books are closed or at any time if the Depositary or we think it advisable to do so.

 

Your Right to Receive the Shares Underlying your ADSs

 

ADS holders have the right to cancel their ADSs and withdraw the underlying shares at any time except:

 

  when temporary delays arise because: (1) the Depositary has closed its transfer books or we have closed our transfer books; (2) the transfer of shares is blocked to permit voting at a shareholders’ meeting; or (3) we are paying a dividend on our shares;
     
  when you owe money to pay fees, taxes and similar charges; or
     
  when it is necessary to prohibit withdrawals in order to comply with any laws or governmental regulations that apply to ADSs or to the withdrawal of shares or other deposited securities.

 

This right of withdrawal may not be limited by any other provision of the deposit agreement.

 

Pre-release of ADSs

 

The deposit agreement permits the Depositary to deliver ADSs before deposit of the underlying shares. This is called a pre-release of the ADSs. The Depositary may also deliver shares upon cancellation of pre-released ADSs (even if the ADSs are canceled before the pre-release transaction has been closed out). A pre-release is closed out as soon as the underlying shares are delivered to the Depositary. The Depositary may receive ADSs instead of shares to close out a pre-release. The Depositary may pre-release ADSs only under the following conditions: (1) before or at the time of the pre-release, the person to whom the pre-release is being made represents to the Depositary in writing that it or its customer owns the shares or ADSs to be deposited; (2) the pre-release is fully collateralized with cash or other collateral that the Depositary considers appropriate; and (3) the Depositary must be able to close out the pre-release on not more than five business days’ notice. In addition, the Depositary will limit the number of ADSs that may be outstanding at any time as a result of pre-release, although the Depositary may disregard the limit from time to time, if it thinks it is appropriate to do so.

 

Direct Registration System

 

In the deposit agreement, all parties to the deposit agreement acknowledge that the Direct Registration System, or DRS, and Profile Modification System, or Profile, will apply to the ADSs. DRS is a system administered by a DTC that facilitates interchange between registered holding of uncertificated ADSs and holding of security entitlements in ADSs through DTC and a DTC participant. Profile is a feature of DRS that allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of a registered holder of uncertificated ADSs, to direct the Depositary to register a transfer of those ADSs to DTC or its nominee and to deliver those ADSs to the DTC account of that DTC participant without receipt by the Depositary of prior authorization from the ADS holder to register that transfer.

 

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In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to DRS/Profile, the parties to the deposit agreement understand that the Depositary will not determine whether the DTC participant that is claiming to be acting on behalf of an ADS holder in requesting registration of transfer and delivery described in the paragraph above has the actual authority to act on behalf of the ADS holder (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform Commercial Code). In the deposit agreement, the parties agree that the Depositary’s reliance on and compliance with instructions received by the Depositary through the DRS/Profile System and in accordance with the deposit agreement will not constitute negligence or bad faith on the part of the Depositary.

 

Shareholders communications; inspection of register of holders of ADSs

 

The Depositary will make available for your inspection at its office all communications that it receives from us as a holder of deposited securities that we make generally available to holders of deposited securities. The Depositary will send you copies of those communications or otherwise make those communications available to you if we ask it to. You have a right to inspect the register of holders of ADSs, but not for the purpose of contacting those holders about a matter unrelated to our business or the ADSs.

 

Jury Trial Waiver

 

The deposit agreement provides that, to the extent permitted by law, ADS holders waive the right to a jury trial of any claim they may have against us or the Depositary arising out of or relating to our shares, the ADSs or the deposit agreement, including any claim under the U.S. federal securities laws. If we or the Depositary opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, the court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable in the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with applicable case law.

 

Description of October 2019 and April 2020 Warrants

 

The following summary of certain terms and provisions of Warrants is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the Warrant, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statements of which this prospectus forms a part. You should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form of Warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Warrant.

 

Form

 

The Warrants have been issued to the investors in physical form.

 

Exercisability

 

The Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance and at any time up to the date that is five years from the date of issuance. The Warrants are exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of ADSs purchased upon such exercise. Unless otherwise specified in the Warrant, the holder will not have the right to exercise the Warrants, in whole or in part, if the holder (together with its affiliates and any persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of our Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage is determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to us.

 

Exercise Price

 

The initial exercise price per ADS purchasable upon exercise of the October 2019 Warrants is equal to $7.70, and is subject to adjustments for stock splits, reclassifications, subdivisions, and other similar transactions.

 

The initial exercise price per ADS purchasable upon exercise of the April 2020 Warrants is equal to $1.20, and is subject to adjustments for stock splits, reclassifications, subdivisions, and other similar transactions.

 

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Fundamental Transaction

 

If, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding, (1) we consolidate or merge with or into another corporation whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation, (2) we sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets, or any of our significant subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X), (3) any purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by us or another individual or entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of the Ordinary Shares are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their Ordinary Shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the Ordinary Shares, (4) we consummate a securities purchase agreement or other business combination with another person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires at least 50% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, or (5) we effect any reclassification or recapitalization of the Ordinary Shares or any compulsory exchange pursuant to which the Ordinary Shares are converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or each, a Fundamental Transaction, then upon any subsequent exercise of Warrants, the holders thereof will have the right to receive the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as they would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if they had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Ordinary Shares then issuable upon exercise of those Warrants, and any additional consideration payable as part of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

Transferability

 

Subject to applicable laws, the Warrants may be transferred at the option of the holders upon surrender of the Warrants to us, together with the appropriate instruments of transfer.

 

Listing

 

We have not applied, and do not plan on applying, to list the Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market, any other national securities exchange or any other nationally recognized trading system.

 

Rights as a Shareholder

 

Except as otherwise provided in the Warrant or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of ADSs, the holder of Warrants does not have rights or privileges of a holder of ADSs, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the Warrants.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

This prospectus relates to up to 739,850 of our ADSs issuable upon the exercise of unexercised October 2019 Warrants to purchase 739,850 ADSs issued pursuant to the October 2019 Public Offering, and up to 4,577,100 of our ADSs issuable upon the exercise of unexercised April 2020 Warrants to purchase 4,577,100 ADSs issued pursuant to the April 2020 Public Offering. The October 2019 Warrants were offered and sold by us in the October 2019 Public Offering completed on November 5, 2019, pursuant to a prospectus dated October 30, 2019, which prospectus also covered the offer and sale by us of the ADSs underlying the Warrants. The April 2020 Warrants were offered and sold by us in the April 2020 Public Offering completed on April 23, 2020, pursuant to a prospectus dated April 21, 2020, which prospectus also covered the offer and sale by us of the ADSs underlying the Warrants. The ongoing offer and sale by us of the ADSs issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is being made pursuant to this prospectus.

 

We will deliver ADSs upon exercise of the Warrants, in whole or in part. We will not issue fractional ADSs. Each Warrant contains instructions for the exercise. In order to exercise a Warrant, the holder must deliver the information required by the applicable warrant agreement, along with payment of the exercise price, if the exercise price is being paid in cash, for the ADSs to be purchased. We will then deliver our ADSs in the manner described in the applicable warrant agreement.

 

Offer Restrictions Outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful. 

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters concerning this offering were passed upon for us by Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters with respect to the legality of the issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Lipa Meir & Co., Tel Aviv, Israel.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of Safe-T Group Ltd. incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1(d) to the financial statements) of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

The audited historical financial statements of NetNut Ltd. included in Exhibit 99.1 of Safe-T Group Ltd.’s Report on Form 6-K dated September 11, 2019 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1(c) to the financial statements) of Kesselman& Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

EXPENSES

 

The following are the estimated expenses of this offering payable by us with respect to the ADSs issuable upon exercise of the remaining Warrants. All amounts are estimates and may change:

 

SEC registration fee  $* 
Legal fees and expenses  $8,500 
Accounting fees and expenses  $2,500 
Miscellaneous  $1,000 
Total  $12,000 

 

*The SEC registration fee was previously paid in connection with the October 2019 Public Offering and the April 2020 Public Offering. No additional SEC registration fee is due with respect to the ADSs issuable upon exercise of the remaining Warrants.

 

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in the registration statements of which this prospectus forms a part, a substantial majority of whom reside outside of the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and a substantial of our directors and officers are located outside of the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.

 

We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Lipa Meir & Co, that it may be difficult to assert U.S. securities law claims in original actions instituted in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on a violation of U.S. securities laws because Israel is not the most appropriate forum 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 U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law.

 

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Subject to specified time limitations and legal procedures, Israeli courts may enforce a U.S. judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is non-appealable, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided that among other things:

 

  the judgment is obtained after due process before a court of competent jurisdiction, according to the laws of the state in which the judgment is given and the rules of private international law currently prevailing in Israel;
     
  the judgment is final and is not subject to any right of appeal;
     
  the prevailing law of the foreign state in which the judgment was rendered allows for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts;
     
  adequate service of process has been effected and the defendant has had a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present his or her evidence;
     
  the liabilities under the judgment are enforceable according to the laws of the State of Israel and the judgment and the enforcement of the civil liabilities set forth in the judgment is not contrary to the law or public policy in Israel nor likely to impair the security or sovereignty of Israel;
     
  the judgment was not obtained by fraud and does not conflict with any other valid judgments in the same matter between the same parties;
     
  an action between the same parties in the same matter is not pending in any Israeli court at the time the lawsuit is instituted in the foreign court; and
     
  the judgment is enforceable according to the laws of Israel and according to the law of the foreign state in which the relief was granted.

 

If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli CPI plus interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

This prospectus is part of registration statements on Form F-3 that we filed with the SEC relating to the securities offered by this prospectus, which includes additional information. You should refer to the registration statements and their exhibits for additional information. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statements for copies of the actual contract, agreements or other document.

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to foreign private issuers. We, as a “foreign private issuer,” are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing certain disclosure and procedural requirements for proxy solicitations, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to their purchases and sales of shares. In addition, we are not required to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

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You can review our SEC filings and the registration statements by accessing the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. We maintain a corporate website at http://safe-t.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and information we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The documents we are incorporating by reference as of their respective dates of filing are:

 

  Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed on March 31, 2020;

 

  Our Reports on Form 6-K filed on September 11, 2019April 2, 2020April 6, 2020 April 10, 2020, April 20, 2020 (with respect to the first through third and the fifth paragraphs and the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements in the press release attached as exhibit 99.1), April 21, 2020, April 27, 2020, May 20, 2020, May 27, 2020 (with respect to the first and second paragraphs and the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” in the press release attached as exhibit 99.1), June 17, 2020, June 22, 2020 (with respect to the first through sixth paragraphs, the eighth paragraph, the section titled “Gartner Disclaimer” and the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” in the press release attached as exhibit 99.1), June 29, 2020 (with respect to the first, the third through sixth paragraphs, and the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” in the press release attached as exhibit 99.1), July 6, 2020, July 21, 2020, August 11, 2020 and August 31, 2020 (with respect to the first three paragraphs, the sections titled “Recent Developments”, “Second Quarter 2020 Corporate Highlights,” “COVID-19 Impacts”, “Financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020”, “Financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2020”, “Balance Sheet Highlights” and “Forward-Looking Statements,” and the IFRS financial statements in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, and Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3); and

    

  The description of our Ordinary Shares and ADSs contained in the our registration statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed under the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All subsequent annual reports filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act on Form 20-F prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference to this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. We may also incorporate part or all of any Form 6-K subsequently submitted by us to the SEC prior to the termination of the offering by identifying in such Forms 6-K that they, or certain parts of their contents, are being incorporated by reference herein, and any Forms 6-K so identified shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of submission of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information contained in this prospectus.

 

We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to us at: Safe-T Group Ltd., 8 Abba Eban Avenue, Herzliya, 4672526 Israel. Attention: Shai Avnit, Chief Financial Officer, telephone number: +972-9-8666110.

 

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Safe-T Group Ltd.

 

Up to 5,316,950 American Depositary Shares Representing Ordinary Shares

Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants

 

PROSPECTUS

  

 

September 14, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Indemnification

 

The Israeli Companies Law 5759-1999, or the Companies Law, and the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, or the Securities Law, provide that a company may indemnify an office holder against the following liabilities and expenses incurred for acts performed by him or her as an office holder, either pursuant to an undertaking made in advance of an event or following an event, provided its articles of association include a provision authorizing such indemnification:

 

  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, including a settlement or arbitrator’s award approved by a court;
     
  reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, expended by the office holder (a) 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; or (b) in connection with a monetary sanction;
     
  reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, expended by the office holder or imposed on him or her by a court: (1) in proceedings that the company institutes, or that another person institutes on the company’s behalf, against him or her; (2) in a criminal proceedings of which he or she was acquitted; or (3) as a result of a conviction for a crime that does not require proof of criminal intent; and
     
  expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure under the Securities Law, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees. An “Administrative Procedure” is defined as a procedure pursuant to chapters H3 (Monetary Sanction by the Israeli Securities Authority), H4 (Administrative Enforcement Procedures of the Administrative Enforcement Committee) or I1 (Arrangement to prevent Procedures or Interruption of procedures subject to conditions) to the Securities Law.

 

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 and shall detail the following foreseen events and amount or criterion:

 

  to events that in the opinion of the board of directors can be foreseen based on the company’s activities 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 all 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.

 

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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 damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of his or her duty of care (other than in relation to distributions), but only if a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in its articles of association. Our articles of association provide that we may exculpate, in whole or in part, any office holder from liability to us for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of his or her duty of care, but prohibit an exculpation from liability arising from a company’s transaction in which our controlling shareholder or officer has a personal interest. Subject to the aforesaid limitations, 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.

 

Limitations

 

The Companies Law provides that the Company 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 act or omission committed with the intent to derive an illegal personal benefit; or (4) any fine, monetary sanction, penalty or forfeit levied against the office holder.

 

Under the Companies Law, exculpation, indemnification and insurance of office holders in a public company must be approved by the compensation committee and the board of directors and, with respect to certain office holders or under certain circumstances, also by the shareholders. 

 

Our articles of association permit us to exculpate (subject to the aforesaid limitation), indemnify and insure our office holders to the fullest extent permitted or to be permitted by the Companies Law.

 

Item 9. Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Description of Document
     
4.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Safe-T Group Ltd. (previously filed by the Registrant on January 29, 2020).
     
4.2   Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated August 16, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 1 to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form F-6 (File No. 333-218251) filed on July 31, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.3   Specimen American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 4.2).
     
4.4   Form of Share and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated April 4, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 99.1.C to Form 6-K (File No. 333-38610) filed on April 11, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.5   Form of Debenture (filed as exhibit 99.3 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38610) filed on August 30, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.6   Registration Rights Agreement dated August 30, 2019 (filed as exhibit 99.4 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38610) filed on August 30, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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4.7   Form of Debenture issued by the Company to Alpha Capital Anstalt under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 31, 2019 (filed as exhibit 99.2 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38610) filed on November 12, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.8   Registration Rights Agreement dated October 31, 2019 (filed as exhibit 99.3 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38610) filed on November 12, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.9   Form of Debenture issued by the Company to investors under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 26, 2019 (filed as exhibit 4.1 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38610) filed on December 30, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.10   Registration Rights Agreement dated December 23, 2019 (filed as exhibit 10.2 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38610) filed on December 30, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
5.1*   Opinion of Lipa Meir & Co.
     
5.2*   Opinion of Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer and Sullivan & Worcester LLP.
     
23.1   Consent of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, with respect to the financial statements of Safe-T Group Ltd.
     
23.2   Consent of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, with respect to the financial statements of NetNut Ltd.
     
23.3*   Consent of Lipa Meir & Co (included in Exhibit 5.1).
     
23.4*   Consent of Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer and Sullivan & Worcester LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
     
24.1*   Power of Attorney.

 

  * Previously filed.

 

Item 10. Undertakings

 

(a)The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: 

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; 

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement. 

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and a(l)(iii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. 

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.  

 

(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3. 

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: 

 

(i)If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

 

 

 

A. Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

  B. Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(i)If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

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(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

  

  (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

  (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

  (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, the City of Herzliya, State of Israel on September 14, 2020.

  

  SAFE-T GROUP LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Shachar Daniel
    Shachar Daniel
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by each of the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

/s/ Shachar Daniel   Chief Executive Officer, Director September 14, 2020
Shachar Daniel   (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
/s/ Shai Avnit   Chief Financial Officer September 14, 2020
Shai Avnit   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
       
*   Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors September 14, 2020
Chen Katz      
       
*   Director, President September 14, 2020
Amit Mizhar      
       
*   Director September 14, 2020
Yehuda Halfon      
       
*   Director September 14, 2020
Eylon Geda      
       
*   Director September 14, 2020
Moshe Tal      
       
*     Director September 14, 2020
Lior Vider        

 

* By: /s/ Shachar Daniel  
  Shachar Daniel  
  Attorney-in-fact  

  

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned duly authorized representative in the United States of Safe-T Group Ltd., has signed this registration statement on September 14, 2020.

 

  Safe-T USA Inc.
   
  /s/ Amir Mizhar
  Amir Mizhar, Director

 

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Safe-T Group Ltd. of our report dated March 31, 2020 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Safe-T Group Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

  

Tel Aviv, Israel   /s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
September 14, 2020   Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
    A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited

 

Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,

P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001 Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il

Exhibit 23.2

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Safe-T Group Ltd. of our report dated April 16, 2019 relating to the financial statements of NetNut Ltd., which appears in Safe-T Group Ltd.’s Form 6-K filed on September 12, 2019. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

  

Tel Aviv, Israel   /s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
September 14, 2020   Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
    A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited

 

 

Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,

P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001 Telephone: +972 -3- 7954555, Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il