As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2025.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Steakholder Foods Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
State of Israel | Not applicable | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5 David Fikes St., P.O. Box 4061
Rehovot, Israel 7638205
Tel +972 73-332-2853
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Steakholder Foods USA, Inc.
1007 North Orange Street, 10th Floor
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(302) 485-5218
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Gary Emmanuel, Esq. David Huberman, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, P.A. One Azrieli Center Tel Aviv 6701101 Tel: +972 3-636-6000 |
Shachar Hadar, Adv. Matthew Rudolph, Adv. Meitar | Law Offices 16 Abba Hillel Silver Rd. Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel Tel: +972-3-610-3100 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement is declared effective.
If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
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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.
Emerging growth company ☒
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 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, as amended, or until the 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
This registration statement contains two prospectuses:
● | a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance, and sale of such indeterminate number of ordinary shares, including in the form of American Depositary Shares, debt securities, subscription rights, warrants and units which together shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $30,000,000; and |
● | an Offering Agreement prospectus supplement covering the offering, issuance, and sale of the registrant’s ordinary shares that may be issued and sold under an at-the-market offering agreement, or the Offering Agreement, between the registrant and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or Wainwright, in an aggregate amount of up to $1,368,000. |
The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The Offering Agreement prospectus supplement immediately follows the base prospectus. The ordinary shares that may be offered, issued, and sold under the Offering Agreement prospectus supplement are included in the $30,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by the registrant under the base prospectus. Upon termination of the Offering Agreement, any portion of the $1,368,000 included in the Offering Agreement prospectus supplement that is not sold pursuant to the Offering Agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus, and if no shares are sold under the Offering Agreement, the full $1,368,000 of securities may be sold in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION | DATED APRIL 9, 2025 |
$30,000,000 of Ordinary Shares, ADSs, Warrants and/or Units Offered by the Company
We may offer, issue and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to $30,000,000, in the aggregate, of our ordinary shares, warrants to purchase ordinary shares, American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, warrants and units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities. We refer to the ordinary shares, ADSs, warrants and units individually and collectively as “securities” in this prospectus.
Each time we offer and sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering, as well as the amounts, prices and terms of the securities. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, before you invest in any of our securities.
We may, from time to time, offer and sell securities through public or private transactions, directly or through underwriters, agents or dealers, on or off the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. If any underwriters, agents or dealers are involved in the sale of any of these securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the names of the underwriters, agents or dealers and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts. For a more complete description of the plan of distribution of the securities, see the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 30 of this prospectus. Our net proceeds from the sale of securities will also be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The ADSs representing our ordinary shares are traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol “STKH.” On April 7, 2025, the closing price of the ADSs was $0.87 as reported on Nasdaq.
On February 13, 2025, the aggregate market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates was approximately $6.2 million, based on 4,033,815 ADSs or ordinary shares representable by ADSs outstanding as of April 7, 2025, of which 3,878,735 ADSs were held by non-affiliates, and a per ADS price of $1.60, which was the closing sale price of the ADSs on Nasdaq on such date. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3, in no event will we sell the shelf securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of the aggregate market value of our voting and non-voting ordinary shares held by non-affiliates in any 12-month period as long as the aggregate market value of our outstanding ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $75 million. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 on Form F-3 during the prior 12 calendar month period that ends on and includes the date of this prospectus.
As of the date of this prospectus, we are an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, are eligible for reduced public company disclosure requirements. See “Our Company—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information.
The securities offered in this prospectus involve a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus to read about factors you should consider before purchasing any of our securities.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Israel Securities Authority nor any state or other foreign 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 , 2025.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Supplement
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT | S-ii | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | S-iv | |
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY | S-1 | |
THE OFFERING | S-5 | |
RISK FACTORS | S-6 | |
USE OF PROCEEDS | S-9 | |
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL | S-10 | |
CAPITALIZATION | S-11 | |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | S-12 | |
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS | S-14 | |
LEGAL MATTERS | S-14 | |
EXPERTS | S-14 | |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | S-15 | |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | S-16 | |
EXPENSES | S-16 |
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This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell our securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $30,000,000 of ordinary shares, ADSs, warrants or units comprising a combination of ordinary shares, ADSs and warrants in one or more offerings. We sometimes refer to the ordinary shares, ADSs, warrants and units as the “securities” throughout this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for further information about us and our securities. Copies of the registration statement and its exhibits are on file with the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the documents we have filed with the SEC are not intended to be comprehensive, and in each instance we refer you to a copy of the actual document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC.
Each time we offer our securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities we offer. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus, together with applicable prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplements, includes all material information relating to this offering. Please read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
This prospectus does not contain all of the information provided in the registration statement that we filed with the Commission. For further information about us or our securities, you should refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the Commission as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. “Incorporated by reference” means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. We are not making, nor will we make, an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any supplement to this prospectus is current only as of the dates on their respective covers. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein include trademarks, service marks and trade names owned by us or other companies. Solely for convenience, trademarks referred to in this prospectus, including logos, artwork and other visual displays, may appear without the ® or ™ symbols. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies. All trademarks, service marks and trade names included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement are the property of their respective owners.
The terms “dollar,” “U.S. dollar” and “$” refer to the United States dollar, the lawful currency of the United States of America.
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel and we believe that pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, we are currently eligible for treatment as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreign private issuer, we are not required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as domestic registrants whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We report our financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP.
On January 26, 2020, Steakholder Foods (then called Ophectra Real Estate and Investment Ltd., or Ophectra), a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel whose shares were traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, or TASE, merged with MeaTech Ltd., or MeaTech, a privately-held Israeli company developing cultivated meat technologies, whereupon the name Ophectra was changed to Meat-Tech 3D Ltd., and later changed to MeaTech 3D Ltd., or MeaTech 3D, and then to Steakholder Foods Ltd. in July 2022. In connection with the merger, MeaTech’s shareholders transferred 100% of MeaTech’s share capital to Steakholder Foods, and in return Steakholder Foods allotted such shareholders 60% of the Company’s issued and paid-up share capital, as well as milestone-based warrants at no exercise price. At the closing of the merger, MeaTech’s directors and officers were appointed to equivalent positions at Steakholder Foods.
As Steakholder Foods was the surviving entity of the merger, and continued the pre-merger business operations, utilizing the pre-merger management and employees of MeaTech, the transaction was treated as a reverse acquisition that does not constitute a business combination.
Therefore, our consolidated financial statements and financial data included herein for all periods through and including December 31, 2019 were adjusted retroactively to reflect the financial statements of MeaTech (now called Steakholder Foods Ltd.), other than the information concerning earnings per share, which is presented according to the equity information of Steakholder Foods and our consolidated financial statements and financial data included herein from January 1, 2020 onward relate to Steakholder Foods.
Certain figures included in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.
TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES
We own or have rights to trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business, including our corporate name, logos and website names. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, some of the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are listed without the ® and ™ symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to our trademarks, service marks and trade names.
THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
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This summary highlights information contained in other parts of this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus from our filings with the SEC, listed in the section of the prospectus entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before purchasing our securities in this offering and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus, the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and the information incorporated by reference herein in their entirety, including the “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before making an investment decision. Some of the statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See information set forth under the section “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Our Company
We are an international deep-tech food company that initiated activities in 2019 and are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker “STKH.” We are focusing on alternative protein machinery production, initially for three-dimensional printing of meat and seafood analogs, followed by hybrid meats that combine cultivated and plant-based elements. We believe that our alternative protein and cultivated meat technologies hold significant potential to reduce the environmental impact of food production (including reducing carbon footprint and promoting biodiversity), improve the supply chain, and offer consumers a range of new product offerings.
We aim to provide production technology and associated supplies needed to commercially produce structured alternative protein products. To that end, we are developing three-dimensional printing capabilities that can mimic meat and seafood texture, flavor, nutritional values and more. Our initial commercial offering combines three-dimensional printers and their supplies, primarily plant-based ingredient blends for printing plant-based meat and fish analogs. So far, we have developed two main types of three-dimensional printer: (1) meat printer - a food production machine that produces meat analogs with a fibrous texture, mimicking meats such as beef, pork and chicken; and (2) fish printer – a food production machine that produces fish and seafood analogs with a flaky texture, such as fish and seafood.
During 2023, we focused our efforts on commercializing our three-dimensional printers and their ingredient blend supplies for plant-based foods initially. As a result, our first commercial offering is intended to affordably generate revenues for our partners and customers by manufacturing plant-based meat and fish analogs, which are not expected to require the lengthy regulatory processes associated with cultivated meats and other novel foods.
In September 2024, we announced the opening of our first full-scale Demonstration Center. The state-of-the-art facility features live demonstrations of the company’s innovative 3D printers—the MX200 and HD144—showcasing real-time production of plant-based meat and seafood alternatives, and promoting customer engagement.
In September 2024, we also received a purchase order from Bondor Foods Ltd. to supply our proprietary plant-based premixes for the production of a line of white fish and salmon patties, and in October 2024, we received a purchase order from Wyler Farm Ltd. to supply premixes for the production of plant-based beef.
In November 2024, together with UMAMI Bioworks, a leading global cultivated seafood platform provider, we announced the culmination of a two-year R&D collaboration, establishing the feasibility of producing 3D-printed cultivated fish products at scalable volumes, and with the support of the Singaporean National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster, or NAMIC, we aim to develop and refine 3D-printed fish fillets, targeting both local and international markets.
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In December 2024, we announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Vegefarm Co. Ltd., a prominent Taiwanese food company, for the sale of our MX200 3D printer and accompanying raw materials. Under the MoU, we are to provide Vegefarm with the MX200 printer, powered by our advanced Fused Paste Layering (FPL™) technology, and plant-based premixes designed to create high-quality meat alternatives. The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a leading Taiwanese research institute, will support the adaptation of our product for the Taiwanese market, while Vegefarm will take on the role of commercialization, managing the production and distribution of these products, utilizing its established market presence to drive adoption and sales.
We are led by our Chief Executive Officer, Arik Kaufman, who has founded various Nasdaq- and TASE - traded foodtech companies, and is a founding partner of BlueOcean Sustainability Fund, LLC, led by Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein, which has partnered with us to assist in attempting to accelerate our growth. Mr. Kaufman holds extensive personal experience in the fields of food-tech and bio-tech, and has led and managed numerous complex commercial negotiations, as part of local and international fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, or M&A, transactions. We have carefully selected personnel for the rest of our executive management team who possess substantial industry experience and share our core values.
Recent Developments
February 2025 ELOC
On February 27, 2025, we entered into the Any Market Purchase Agreement, or ELOC Purchase Agreement, with Alumni Capital LP,, or the Investor, establishing an $8 million ELOC with the Investor. Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we may sell to the Investor up to $8 million, or the Commitment Amount, of our ADSs, or Purchase Notice ADSs, from time to time during the term of the ELOC Purchase Agreement.
In consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we agreed to pay the Investor a commitment fee equal to two percent of the Commitment Amount within three business days of the effective date of the registration statement to which this prospectus relates, or the Commitment Fee. At our election, the Commitment Fee is payable in (i) cash or (ii) ADS (based on the dollar volume-weighted average price of the ADSs on the business day immediately preceding the issuance date), or the Commitment ADSs.
We cannot issue any ADSs to the Investor until the date that the registration statement to which this prospectus relates is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed and all of the other conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement are satisfied, or the Commencement Date.
Beginning on the Commencement Date and until June 30, 2026, under the terms and subject to the conditions of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, from time to time, at our discretion, we have the right, but not the obligation, to issue to the Investor, and the Investor is obligated to purchase, the Purchase Notice ADSs, subject to certain limitations set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement. Specifically, from time to time, from and after the Commencement Date, we may, at our discretion, direct the Investor to purchase on any single business day no greater than $500,000 in ADSs, unless waived upon mutual discretion between us and the Investor, up to an amount no greater than $3,000,000. The purchase price in respect of any purchase notice shall equal the lowest dollar volume-weighted average price of the ADSs during the five business days prior to the closing of any purchase thereunder, multiplied by 94%.
The ELOC Purchase Agreement also prohibits us from directing the Investor to purchase any ADSs if those ADSs, when aggregated with all other ADSs and ordinary shares then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates, would result in the Investor and its affiliates having beneficial ownership, at any single point in time, of more than 4.99% of the voting power of the Company and the number of ordinary shares and ADSs outstanding immediately after to the issuance of Purchase Notice ADSs.
The ELOC Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the earlier of (i) June 30, 2026; (ii) the date on which the ADSs cease trading on the Nasdaq; and (iii) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased Purchase Notice ADSs pursuant to this ELOC Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of the Commitment Amount. The ELOC Purchase Agreement does not include any of the following: (i) limitations on the Company’s use of amounts it receives as the purchase price for the ADSs sold to the Investor; (ii) financial or business covenants; (iii) restrictions on future financings; (iv) rights of first refusal; or (v) participation rights or penalties.
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The ELOC Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations of the parties. Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we also agreed to file the registration statement to which this prospectus relates with the SEC, covering the resale of the ADSs issued or sold to the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement under the Securities Act.
As of March 28, 2025, we had 402,694,059 ordinary shares (represented or representable by 4,026,940 ADSs) outstanding, of which 391,730,119 ordinary shares (represented or representable by 3,917,301 ADSs) were held by non-affiliates. If all of the 755,555,500 ordinary shares (represented by 7,555,555 ADSs) offered by the Investor under this prospectus were issued and outstanding, such shares would represent approximately 188% of the total number of ordinary shares outstanding and approximately 195% of the total number of outstanding ordinary shares held by non-affiliates, in each case as of March 28, 2025. The ELOC Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $8.0 million of ADSs to the Investor. We have filed the registration statement that includes this prospectus so that we may issue and sell to the Investor up to 755,555,500 ordinary shares (represented by 7,555,555 ADSs) from time to time from following the Commencement Date, subject to the restrictions and satisfaction of the conditions in the ELOC Purchase Agreement, through sales under the ELOC Purchase Agreement or the issuance of Commitment ADSs should we elect to pay the Commitment Fee in ADSs. Depending on the market prices of our ADSs at the time we elect to issue such shares to the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we may need to sell more ADSs to the Investor than are offered under this prospectus to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the $8.0 million total commitment of the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, in which case we must first register for resale under the Securities Act additional ordinary shares represented by ADSs, which could cause additional substantial dilution to our shareholders. The number of shares ultimately offered for resale by the Investor is dependent upon the number of ADSs we issue and sell to the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement.
The net proceeds under the ELOC Purchase Agreement to us will depend on the frequency and prices at which we sell our ADSs, our ability to meet the conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement and any impacts of the ownership limitations described above. We expect that any proceeds received by us from such sales of ADSs under the ELOC Purchase Agreement will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
February 2025 Private Placement
On February 27, 2025, we also entered into a securities purchase agreement, or SPA, with the Investor, whereby the Investor would purchase (i) 192,660 ADSs at a final offering price of $1.1391 per ADS, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 1,097,358 ADSs with an exercise price of $2.00 per ADS, or the ADS Warrants, and (iii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 904,698 ADSs, or Pre-Funded Warrants, and, collectively with the ADS Warrants, the Warrants, to the extent the purchase of ADSs pursuant to the SPA would have otherwise resulted in the Investor, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding ADSs immediately following the consummation of the SPA. Each of the Pre-Funded Warrants is exercisable for one ADS. The Pre-Funded Warrants were purchased for $1.139 each, have an exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS, are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.
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Following the closing of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the SPA, we filed a registration statement on Form F-3, providing for the resale of the ADSs, ADSs issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and ADSs issuable from time to time upon exercise of the ADS Warrants. The registration statement was declared effective on March 13, 2025, and we have committed to make commercially reasonable efforts to have keep it effective at all times until the holder of the Warrants no longer owns any Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in May 2018 in Israel as DocoMed Ltd., and originally provided digital health services. In July 2019, we changed our name to MeaTech, and commenced our cultured meat technology development operations. In January 2020, MeaTech completed a merger with Ophectra, whereupon the name Ophectra was changed to Meat-Tech 3D Ltd., and later changed to MeaTech 3D Ltd. and then Steakholder Foods Ltd.
Our principal executive offices are located at 5 David Fikes St., P.O. Box 4061, Rehovot 7638205 Israel. The phone number at our principal executive offices is +972-73-332-2853. We maintain a corporate website at www.steakholderfoods.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.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer
Emerging Growth Company
As of the date of this prospectus, we are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As such, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to publicly traded entities that are not emerging growth companies. These exemptions include:
● | an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended; |
● | to the extent that we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, (i) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and (ii) exemptions from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, including golden parachute compensation; and |
● | an exemption from compliance with the requirement that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has adopted regarding a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements. |
As a result, the information contained in this prospectus may be different from the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold shares.
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Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. This transition period is only applicable under U.S. GAAP. As a result, we will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required or permitted by the IASB.
We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years from the completion of our initial public offering, or March 2026, or until such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1.235 billion, (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years and (iii) the first day of the year following the first year in which, as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the market value of our common equity held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million. For additional information, please see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, incorporated by reference herein.
Foreign Private Issuer
We report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we continue to qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:
● | the rules under the Exchange Act requiring domestic filers to issue financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP; |
● | the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; |
● | the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and |
● | the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial statements and other specified information, and current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events. |
Notwithstanding these exemptions, we will file with the SEC, within four months after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.
We may take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We would cease to be a foreign private issuer at such time as more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstances applies: (i) the majority of our executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents, (ii) more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States or (iii) our business is administered principally in the United States.
Both foreign private issuers and emerging growth companies also are exempt from certain more stringent executive compensation disclosure rules. Thus, as long as we remain a foreign private issuer, even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we will continue to be exempt from the more stringent compensation disclosures required of companies that are neither an emerging growth company nor a foreign private issuer.
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Before purchasing any of the securities you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed below and under the caption “Item 3. Key Information— D. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as well as the risks, uncertainties and additional information described in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus and in the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any such prospectus supplement. For a description of those reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, please see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.” Additional risks not presently known or that we presently consider to be immaterial could subsequently materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects.
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OFFERING STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMELINE
We may sell from time to time pursuant to this prospectus (as may be detailed in an applicable prospectus supplement) an indeterminate number of securities as shall have a maximum aggregate offering price of $30 million. The actual price per share of the ordinary shares that we will offer, or per security of the securities that we will offer, pursuant hereto will depend on a number of factors that may be relevant as of the time of offer. See “Plan of Distribution.”
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements made under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” and elsewhere incorporated by reference in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “project,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “intends,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans, and strategies; statements that contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition; expected capital needs and expenses; statements relating to the research, development, completion and use of our products; and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events, or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We have based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors they believe to be appropriate.
Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, among other things:
● | our estimates regarding our expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; |
● | our expectations regarding the success of the alternative protein manufacturing technologies we are developing; |
● | our research and development activities associated with technologies for alternative protein manufacturing, including three-dimensional protein production, which involves a lengthy and complex process; |
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● | our expectations regarding sales of products based on our alternative protein technologies; |
● | our ability to successfully manage our planned growth, and any future acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations or similar transactions; |
● | the competitiveness of the market for our alternative protein technologies; |
● | our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights and proprietary technology of third parties; |
● | our ability to predict and timely respond to preferences for alternative proteins and new trends; |
● | our ability to attract, hire and retain qualified employees and key personnel; |
● | security, political and economic instability globally and in the Middle East that could harm our business, including due to the war between Israel and Hamas; and |
● | those factors referred to in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F (or any updates in our Reports on Form 6-K) incorporated by reference herein in “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors,” “Item 4. Information on the Company,” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” as well as in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F generally, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. |
These statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in this prospectus in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by law, we are under no duty to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this prospectus.
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Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of securities by our Company under this prospectus will be used as additional working capital, for funding the growth of our business, including, potentially, for funding any merger or acquisition opportunities that may arise with companies that have products, services and technologies that are complementary or synergistic to ours, for the re-purchase of our securities and for general corporate purposes. When securities are offered, the prospectus supplement relating thereto will set forth our intended use of the net proceeds that we receive from the sale of such securities. The precise amount and timing of the application of these proceeds will depend on our funding requirements and the availability and costs of other funds.
Our capitalization will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus or in a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K subsequently furnished to the SEC and specifically incorporated herein by reference.
The ADSs, each representing 100 of our ordinary shares, are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “STKH.”
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The descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements, summarize the material terms and provisions of the various types of securities that we may offer. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the particular terms of any securities offered by such prospectus supplement. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of the securities may differ from the terms we have summarized below. We may also include in the prospectus supplement information about material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities, and the securities exchange, if any, on which the securities will be listed.
We may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, ordinary shares, ADSs, warrants, rights and/or units comprising any combination of these securities. The aggregate offering price for all securities that we may sell will not exceed $30 million.
The following description of our share capital is a summary of the material terms of our articles of association and Israeli corporate law regarding our ordinary shares and the holders thereof. This description contains all material information concerning our ordinary shares but does not purport to be complete.
Articles of Association
Our purpose as set forth in our articles of association is to engage in any lawful activity. Our Israeli company number is 520041955. The address of our registered office is 5 David Fikes St., P.O. Box 4061, Rehovot, Israel 7638205.
Share capital
Our authorized share capital consists of 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares.
All of our outstanding ordinary shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our ordinary shares are not redeemable and do not have any preemptive rights.
Ordinary Shares
In the last three years (since April 2022), we have issued 4,317,075 ADSs representing ordinary shares in a combination of private and public offerings, including pre-funded warrants and shares in abeyance still outstanding.
Warrants
In the last three years, we have issued warrants to purchase ordinary shares representable by an aggregate of 5,563,251 ADSs to investors and underwriters, of which no warrants have expired, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,435,714 ADSs have been exercised (of which ordinary shares representable by 785,001 ADSs are held in abeyance pursuant to beneficial ownership limitations agreed between the holder and us) and 4,127,537 of which are currently outstanding. The exercise prices of the warrants range from $2.00 to $12.50 per ADS.
Options and Restricted Share Units
In the last three years, we have issued options to directors, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 10,297 ADSs which remain outstanding. None of the options issued in the last three years have been exercised. The exercise price of the options range from $0.10 to $39.90 per ADS.
In the last three years, we have issued restricted share units to directors and employees vesting into an aggregate of 51,729 ADSs which remain outstanding, with no exercise price.
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Transfer of shares
Our fully paid ordinary shares are issued in registered form and may be freely transferred under our amended and restated articles of association, unless the transfer is restricted or prohibited by another instrument, applicable law or the rules of a stock exchange on which the ordinary shares are listed for trade. The ownership or voting of our ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel is not restricted in any way by our amended and restated articles of association or the laws of the State of Israel, except for ownership by nationals of some countries that are, or have been, in a state of war with Israel.
Election of directors
Under our amended and restated articles of association, our board of directors must consist of not less than three (3) but no more than seven (7) directors. Pursuant to our amended and restated articles of association, each of our directors is appointed by a simple majority vote of holders of our ordinary shares, participating and voting at an annual general meeting of our shareholders provided that (i) in the event of a contested election the method of calculation of the votes and the manner in which the resolutions will be presented to our shareholders at the general meeting shall be determined by our board of directors in its discretion, and (ii) in the event that our board of directors does not or is unable to make a determination on such matter, then the directors will be elected by a plurality of the voting power represented at the general meeting in person or by proxy and voting on the election of directors. In addition, our directors are divided into three classes, one class being elected each year at the annual general meeting of our shareholders, and serve on our board of directors until the third annual general meeting following such election or re-election or until they are removed by a vote of 65% of the total voting power of our shareholders at a general meeting of our shareholders or upon the occurrence of certain events in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”) and our amended and restated articles of association. In addition, our amended and restated articles of association provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled by a vote of a simple majority of the directors then in office. A director so appointed will hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders for the election of the class of directors in respect of which the vacancy was created, or in the case of a vacancy due to the number of directors being less than the maximum number of directors stated in our amended and restated articles of association, until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders for the election of the class of directors to which such director was assigned by our board of directors.
Dividend and liquidation rights
We may declare a dividend to be paid to the holders of our ordinary shares in proportion to their respective shareholdings. Under the Companies Law, dividend distributions are determined by the board of directors and do not require the approval of the shareholders of a company unless the company’s articles of association provide otherwise. Our amended and restated articles of association do not require shareholder approval of a dividend distribution and provide that dividend distributions may be determined by our board of directors.
Pursuant to the Companies Law, the distribution amount is limited to the greater of retained earnings or earnings generated over the previous two years, according to our then last reviewed or audited financial statements (less the amount of previously distributed dividends, if not reduced from the earnings), provided that the end of the period to which the financial statements relate is not more than six months prior to the date of the distribution. If we do not meet such criteria, then we may distribute dividends only with court approval; as a company listed on an exchange outside of Israel, however, court approval is not required if the proposed distribution is in the form of an equity repurchase, provided that we notify our creditors of the proposed equity repurchase and allow such creditors an opportunity to initiate a court proceeding to review the repurchase. If within 30 days such creditors do not file an objection, then we may proceed with the repurchase without obtaining court approval. In each case, we are only permitted to distribute a dividend if our board of directors and, if applicable, the court determines that there is no reasonable concern that payment of the dividend will prevent us from satisfying our existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due.
In the event of our liquidation, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, our assets will be distributed to the holders of our ordinary shares in proportion to their shareholdings. This right, as well as the right to receive dividends, may be affected by the grant of preferential dividend or distribution rights to the holders of a class of shares with preferential rights that may be authorized in the future.
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Shareholder Meetings
Under Israeli law, we are required to hold an annual general meeting of our shareholders once every calendar year and 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 in our amended and restated articles of association as special general meetings. Our board of directors may call special general meetings of our shareholders whenever it sees fit, at such time and place, within or outside of Israel, as it may determine. In addition, the Companies Law provides that our board of directors is required to convene a special general meeting of our shareholders upon the written request of (1) any two or more of our directors, (2) one-quarter or more of the serving members of our board of directors or (3) as a company listed on an exchange in the U.S., one or more shareholders holding, in the aggregate, either (a) 10% or more of our outstanding issued shares and 1% or more of our outstanding voting power or (b) 10% or more of our outstanding voting power.
Under Israeli law, one or more shareholders holding at least 1% of the voting rights at the general meeting of the shareholders may request that the board of directors include a matter in the agenda of a general meeting of the shareholders to be convened in the future, provided that it is appropriate to discuss such a matter at the general meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as a company listed on an exchange outside of Israel, a matter relating to the appointment or removal of a director may only be requested by one or more shareholders holding at least 5% of the voting rights at the general meeting of the shareholders. Our amended and restated articles of association contain procedural guidelines and disclosure items with respect to the submission of shareholder proposals for general meetings.
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, shareholders entitled to participate and vote at general meetings of shareholders are the shareholders of record on a date to be decided by the board of directors, which, as a company listed on an exchange outside Israel, may be between four and 60 days prior to the date of the meeting. Furthermore, the Companies Law requires that resolutions regarding the following matters must be passed at a general meeting of shareholders:
● | amendments to our articles of association; |
● | appointment, terms of service or and termination of service of our auditors; |
● | appointment of directors, including external directors (if applicable); |
● | approval of certain related party transactions; |
● | increases or reductions of our authorized share capital; |
● | a merger; and |
● | the exercise of our board of directors’ 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. |
The Companies Law requires that a notice of any annual general meeting or special general meeting be provided to shareholders at least 21 days prior to the meeting and if the agenda of the meeting includes, among other things, the appointment or removal of directors, the approval of transactions with office holders or interested or related parties, or an approval of a merger, notice must be provided at least 35 days prior to the meeting. Under the Companies Law and our amended and restated articles of association, shareholders are not permitted to take action by way of written consent in lieu of a meeting.
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Voting rights
All ordinary shares have identical voting and other rights in all respects.
Quorum
Pursuant to our amended and restated articles of association, holders of our ordinary shares have one vote for each ordinary share held on all matters submitted to a vote before the shareholders at a general meeting of shareholders. The quorum required for our general meetings of shareholders consists of at least two shareholders present in person or by proxy in accordance with the Companies Law who hold or represent at least 331⁄3% of the total outstanding voting power of our shares, except that if (i) any such general meeting was initiated by and convened pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of directors and (ii) at the time of such general meeting we qualify as to use the forms and rules of a “foreign private issuer,” the requisite quorum will consist of two or more shareholders present in person or by proxy who hold or represent at least 25% of the total outstanding voting power of our shares. The requisite quorum shall be present within half an hour of the time fixed for the commencement of the general meeting. A general meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum shall be adjourned either to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, to such day and at such time and place as indicated in the notice to such meeting, or to such day and at such time and place as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine. At the reconvened meeting, any number of shareholders present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum, unless a meeting was called pursuant to a request by our shareholders, in which case the quorum required is one or more shareholders, present in person or by proxy and holding the number of shares required to call the meeting as described above.
Vote requirements
Our amended and restated articles of association provide that all resolutions of our shareholders require a simple majority vote, unless otherwise required by the Companies Law or by our amended and restated articles of association. Under the Companies Law, certain actions require the approval of a special majority, including: (i) an extraordinary transaction with a controlling shareholder or in which the controlling shareholder has a personal interest, (ii) the terms of employment or other engagement of a controlling shareholder of the company or a controlling shareholder’s relative (even if such terms are not extraordinary) and (iii) certain compensation-related matters. Under our amended and restated articles of association, the alteration of the rights, privileges, preferences or obligations of any class of our shares (to the extent there are classes other than ordinary shares) requires the approval of a simple majority of the class so affected (or such other percentage of the relevant class that may be set forth in the governing documents relevant to such class), in addition to a majority of all classes of shares voting together as a single class at a shareholder meeting. Under our amended and restated articles of association, the approval of the holders of at least 65% of the total voting power of our shareholders is generally required to remove any of our directors from office.
Access to corporate records
Under the Companies Law, all shareholders generally have the right to review minutes of our general meetings, our shareholder register (including with respect to material shareholders), our articles of association, our financial statements, other documents as provided in the Companies Law, and any document we are required by law to file publicly with the Israeli Registrar of Companies or the Israel Securities Authority. Any shareholder who specifies the purpose of its request may request to review any document in our possession that relates to any action or transaction with a related party which requires shareholder approval under the Companies Law. We may deny a request to review a document if we determine that the request was not made in good faith, that the document contains a trade secret or a patent or that the document’s disclosure may otherwise impair our interests.
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Acquisitions under Israeli law
Full tender offer. A person wishing to acquire shares of a public Israeli company who would, as a result, hold over 90% of the target company’s voting rights or the target company’s issued and outstanding share capital (or of a class thereof), is required by the Companies Law to make a tender offer to all of the company’s shareholders for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the company (or the applicable class). If (a) the shareholders who do not accept the offer hold less than 5% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company (or the applicable class) and the shareholders who accept the offer constitute a majority of the offerees that do not have a personal interest in the acceptance of the tender offer or (b) the shareholders who did not accept the tender offer hold less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company (or of the applicable class), all of the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to the acquirer by operation of law. A shareholder who had its shares so transferred may petition an Israeli court within six months from the date of acceptance of the full tender offer, regardless of whether such shareholder agreed to the offer, to determine whether the tender offer was for less than fair value and whether the fair value should be paid as determined by the court. However, an offeror may provide in the offer that a shareholder who accepted the offer will not be entitled to petition the court for appraisal rights as described in the preceding sentence, as long as the offeror and the company disclosed the information required by law in connection with the full tender offer. If the full tender offer was not accepted in accordance with any of the above alternatives, the acquirer may not acquire shares of the company that will increase its holdings to more than 90% of the company’s voting rights or the company’s issued and outstanding share capital (or of the applicable class) from shareholders who accepted the tender offer. Shares purchased in contradiction to the full tender offer rules under the Companies Law will have no rights and will become dormant shares.
Special tender offer. The Companies Law provides that an acquisition of shares of an Israeli public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the purchaser would become a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company. This requirement does not apply if there is already another holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company. Similarly, the Companies Law provides that an acquisition of shares of an Israeli public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the purchaser would become a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no other shareholder of the company who holds more than 45% of the voting rights in the company. These requirements do not apply if (i) the acquisition occurs in the context of a private placement by the company that received shareholders’ approval as a private placement whose purpose is to give the purchaser 25% or more of the voting rights in the company, if there is no person who holds 25% or more of the voting rights in the company or as a private placement whose purpose is to give the purchaser 45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no person who holds 45% of the voting rights in the company, (ii) the acquisition was from a shareholder holding 25% or more of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the purchaser becoming a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company, or (iii) the acquisition was from a shareholder holding more than 45% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the purchaser becoming a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company. A special tender offer must be extended to all shareholders of a company. A special tender offer may be consummated only if (i) at least 5% of the voting power attached to the company’s outstanding shares will be acquired by the offeror and (ii) the number of shares tendered in the offer exceeds the number of shares whose holders objected to the offer (excluding the purchaser, its controlling shareholders, holders of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company and any person having a personal interest in the acceptance of the tender offer, or anyone on their behalf, including any such person’s relatives and entities under their control).
In the event that a special tender offer is made, a company’s board of directors is required to express its opinion on the advisability of the offer, or shall abstain from expressing any opinion if it is unable to do so, provided that it gives the reasons for its abstention. The board of directors shall also disclose any personal interest that any of the directors has with respect to the special tender offer or in connection therewith. An office holder in a target company who, in his or her capacity as an office holder, performs an action the purpose of which is to cause the failure of an existing or foreseeable special tender offer or is to impair the chances of its acceptance, is liable to the potential purchaser and shareholders for damages, unless such office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to believe he or she was acting for the benefit of the company. However, office holders of the target company may negotiate with the potential purchaser in order to improve the terms of the special tender offer, and may further negotiate with third parties in order to obtain a competing offer.
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If a special tender offer is accepted, then shareholders who did not respond to or that had objected the offer may accept the offer within four days of the last day set for the acceptance of the offer and they will be considered to have accepted the offer from the first day it was made.
In the event that 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 at the time of the offer 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. Shares purchased in contradiction to the special tender offer rules under the Companies Law will have no rights and will become dormant shares.
Merger. The Companies Law permits merger transactions if approved by each party’s board of directors and, unless certain conditions described under the Companies Law are met, a simple majority of the outstanding shares of each party to the merger that are represented and voting on the merger. The board of directors of a merging company is required pursuant to the Companies Law to discuss and determine whether in its opinion there exists a reasonable concern that as a result of a proposed merger, the surviving company will not be able to satisfy its obligations towards its creditors, such determination taking into account the financial status of the merging companies. If the board of directors determines that such a concern exists, it may not approve a proposed merger. Following the approval of the board of directors of each of the merging companies, the boards of directors must jointly prepare a merger proposal for submission to the Israeli Registrar of Companies.
For purposes of the shareholder vote of a merging company whose shares are held by the other merging company, or by a person or entity holding 25% or more of the voting rights at the general meeting of shareholders of the other merging company, or by a person or entity holding the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other merging company, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if a majority of the shares voted on the matter at the general meeting of shareholders (excluding abstentions) that are held by shareholders other than the other party to the merger, or by any person or entity who holds 25% or more of the voting rights of the other party or the right to appoint 25% or more of the directors of the other party, or any one on their behalf including their relatives or corporations controlled by any of them, vote against the merger. In addition, if the non-surviving entity of the merger has more than one class of shares, the merger must be approved by each class of shareholders. If the transaction would have been approved 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 request of holders of at least 25% of the voting rights of a company, if the court holds that the merger is fair and reasonable, taking into account the valuation of the merging companies and the consideration offered to the shareholders. If a merger is with a company’s 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.
Under the Companies Law, each merging company must deliver to its secured creditors the merger proposal and inform its unsecured creditors of the merger proposal and its content. 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 the merging company, and may further give instructions to secure the rights of creditors.
In addition, a merger may not be completed unless at least 50 days have passed from the date that a proposal for approval of the merger is filed with the Israeli Registrar of Companies and 30 days from the date that shareholder approval of both merging companies is obtained.
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Anti-takeover measures
The Companies Law allows us to create and issue shares having rights different from those attached to our ordinary shares, including shares providing certain preferred rights with respect to voting, distributions or other matters and shares having preemptive rights. No preferred shares will be authorized under our amended and restated articles of association. In the future, if we do authorize, create and issue a specific class of preferred shares, such class of shares, depending on the specific rights that may be attached to it, may have the ability to frustrate or prevent a takeover or otherwise prevent our shareholders from realizing a potential premium over the market value of their ordinary shares. The authorization and designation of a class of preferred shares will require an amendment to our amended and restated articles of association, which requires the prior approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power attached to our issued and outstanding shares at a general meeting of shareholders. The convening of the meeting, the shareholders entitled to participate and the vote required to be obtained at such a meeting will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Companies Law and our amended and restated articles of association.
In addition, we have a classified board structure whereby our directors are divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. At each annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders, the election or re-election of directors (other than external directors, if any) following the expiration of the term of office of the directors of that class of directors will be for a term of office that expires on the third annual general meeting following such election or re-election, such that from the annual general meeting of 2023 and thereafter, each year the term of office of only one class of directors will expire. We believe this mechanism effectively limits the ability of any investor or potential investor or group of investors or potential investors to gain control of our board of directors.
Approval of Business Combination Transactions
According to our amended and restated articles of association, unless otherwise approved by our board of directors in advance, the Company cannot enter into a business combination (as defined in the amended and restated articles of association) with any shareholder or any of its affiliates and/or investors for a period of three years following (i) with respect to any shareholder holding twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting power of the Company’s share capital and (ii) with respect to all shareholders, each time as such shareholder and/or any of its affiliates and/or investors become(s) (other than due to a buyback, redemption or cancellation of shares by the Company) the holder(s) (beneficially or of record) of 20% or more of the issued and outstanding voting power of the Company’s share capital.
Forum Selection Clause
Our amended and restated articles of association provide that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act; and, for the avoidance of any doubt, such provision does not apply to any claim asserting a cause of action arising under the Exchange Act. Our amended and restated articles of association also provide that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the competent courts in Tel Aviv, Israel shall be the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, any action asserting a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of the Company’s directors, officers or other employees to the Company or shareholders of the Company or any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Law or the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Association
Any amendment of our amended and restated articles of associations requires, in addition to the approval of the shareholders of the Company, the approval of our board of directors with the affirmative vote of a majority of the then serving directors.
Borrowing Powers
Pursuant to the Companies Law and our amended and restated articles of association, our board of directors may exercise all powers and take all actions that are not required under law or under our amended and restated articles of association to be exercised or taken by our shareholders, including the power to borrow money for company purposes.
Changes in capital
Our amended and restated articles of association enable us to increase or reduce our share capital. Any such changes are subject to Israeli law and must be approved by a resolution duly passed by our shareholders at a general meeting of shareholders. In addition, transactions that have the effect of reducing capital, such as the declaration and payment of dividends in the absence of sufficient retained earnings or profits, require the approval of both our board of directors and an Israeli court.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our ordinary shares is Computershare. Its address is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10104, and its telephone number is (212) 805-7100.
Exchange Controls
There are currently no Israeli currency control restrictions on remittances of dividends on our ordinary shares, proceeds from the sale of the shares or interest or other payments to non-residents of Israel.
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Description of American Depositary Shares
The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, registers and delivers the ADSs. Each ADS represents one hundred Ordinary Shares (or a right to receive one hundred Ordinary Shares). Each ADS also represents any other securities, cash or other property which may be held by the depositary. The depositary’s office at which the ADSs are administered and its principal executive office are located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286.
You may hold ADSs either (A) directly (i) by having an American Depositary Receipt, or ADR, which is a certificate evidencing a specific number of ADSs, registered in your name or (ii) by having uncertificated 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.
ADS holders are not treated as shareholders and do not have shareholder rights. Israeli law governs shareholder rights. The depositary is the holder of the Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs. Registered holders of ADSs 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. For directions on how to obtain copies of those documents see “Where You Can Find More Information.”
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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares your ADSs represent.
Cash. The depositary will convert any cash dividend or other cash distribution we pay on the Ordinary 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. The depositary 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.
Shares. The depositary may distribute additional ADSs representing any Ordinary Shares we distribute as a dividend or free distribution. The depositary will only distribute whole ADSs. It will sell Ordinary Shares which would require it to deliver a fraction of an ADS (or ADSs representing those Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares (or ADSs representing those Ordinary Shares) sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution.
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Rights to purchase additional shares. If we offer holders of our securities any rights to subscribe for additional Ordinary 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 exercises rights, it will purchase the securities to which the rights relate and distribute those securities or, in the case of Ordinary Shares, new ADSs representing the new Ordinary 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 will have 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, Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares or evidence of rights to receive Ordinary 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 to the depositary for the purpose of withdrawal. 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 Ordinary 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 depositary is not required to accept surrender of ADSs to the extent it would require delivery of a fraction of a deposited share or other securities. The depositary may charge you a fee and its expenses for instructing the custodian regarding delivery of deposited securities.
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. Alternatively, 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.
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Voting Rights
How do you vote?
ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote the number of deposited Ordinary 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 Israel and the provisions of our articles of association or similar documents, to vote or to have its agents vote the Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares. However, you may not know about the meeting enough in advance to withdraw the Ordinary 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 the Ordinary Shares represented by your ADSs. 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 your right to vote and there may be nothing you can do if the Ordinary Shares represented by your ADSs 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 ordinary 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 ordinary 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 ordinary shares and the ordinary shares had been deposited for issuance of ADSs | Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities (including rights) that are distributed by the depositary to ADS holders | |
$.05 (or less) per ADS per calendar year | Depositary services | |
Registration or transfer fees | Transfer and registration of ordinary shares on our share register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw ordinary shares | |
Expenses of the depositary | Cable (including SWIFT), telex and facsimile transmissions (when expressly provided in the deposit agreement) | |
Converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars | ||
Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian has to pay on any ADSs or ordinary 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 |
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The depositary collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing Ordinary 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 foreign currency itself or through any of its affiliates or the custodian or we may convert foreign currency and pay U.S. dollars to the depositary. Where the depositary converts foreign currency itself or through any of its affiliates, the depositary 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, fees and 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 by it or its affiliates 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 most favorable to ADS holders, subject to its obligations to act without negligence or bad faith. The methodology used to determine exchange rates used in currency conversions made by the depositary is available upon request. Where the custodian converts foreign currency, the custodian has no obligation to obtain the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or to ensure that the method by which that rate will be determined will be the most favorable to ADS holders, and the depositary makes no representation that the rate is the most favorable rate and will not be liable for any direct or indirect losses associated with the rate. In certain instances, the depositary may receive dividends or other distributions from us in U.S. dollars that represent the proceeds of a conversion of foreign currency or translation from foreign currency at a rate that was obtained or determined by us and, in such cases, the depositary will not engage in, or be responsible for, any foreign currency transactions and neither it nor we make any representation that the rate obtained or determined by us is the most favorable rate and neither it nor we will be liable for any direct or indirect losses associated with the rate.
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 ADSs in exchange for new ADSs 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 the ADSs from an exchange in the United States on which they were listed and do not list them on another exchange in the United States or list our Ordinary Shares on an exchange outside the United States and make arrangements for trading of ADSs on the U.S. over the counter market within a reasonable time; |
● | the depositary has reason to believe the ADSs have become, or will become, ineligible for registration on Form F-6 under the Securities Act; |
● | 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 depositary 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 or its control from performing our or its obligations under the deposit agreement; |
● | are not liable if we exercise 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; |
● | 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. |
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In the deposit agreement, we and the depositary agree to indemnify each other under certain circumstances.
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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares Underlying your ADSs
ADS holders have the right to cancel their ADSs and withdraw the underlying Ordinary Shares at any time except:
● | when temporary delays arise because: (i) the depositary has closed its transfer books or we have closed our transfer books; (ii) the transfer of Ordinary Shares is blocked to permit voting at a shareholders’ meeting; or (iii) 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 Ordinary Shares or other deposited securities. |
This right of withdrawal may not be limited by any other provision of the deposit agreement.
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 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.
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 as 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.
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Shareholder 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.
You will not by agreeing to the terms of the deposit agreement, be deemed to have waived our or the depositary’s compliance with U.S. federal securities laws or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Transfer Agent
The depositary for the ADSs representing our ordinary shares is the Bank of New York Mellon. Its address is 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286 and its telephone number is (212) 495-1784.
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We may issue warrants to purchase ordinary shares, ADSs and/or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with any other securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the warrants may be attached to or separate from those securities. We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. Any series of warrants may be issued under a separate warrant agreement, which may be entered into between us and a warrant agent specified in an applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants. Any such warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of such series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any of the holders of the warrants. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent. The following summaries of certain provisions of the warrant agreements and warrants do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificates relating to each series of warrants which we will file with the SEC and incorporate by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part at or prior to the time of the issuance of any series of warrants.
General
We will set forth the material terms of the warrants and any applicable warrant agreements in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the issuance of any warrants, including, where applicable, the following:
● | the title of the warrants; |
● | the aggregate number of the warrants; |
● | the number of securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants; |
● | the designation and terms of the securities, if any, with which the warrants are issued, and the number of the warrants issued with each such offered security; |
● | the date, if any, on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
● | the price at which, and form of consideration for which, each security purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased; |
● | the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire; |
● | if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
● | information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; |
● | if applicable, a discussion of the material Israeli and U.S. income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such warrants; |
● | the anti-dilution and adjustment of share capital provisions of the warrants, if any; |
● | the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants which may be exercised at any one time; |
● | any circumstances that will cause the warrants to be deemed to be automatically exercised; and |
● | any other material terms of the warrants. |
Warrants will be offered and exercisable for U.S. dollars only and will be in registered form only.
Holders of warrants will be able to exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of different denominations, present warrants for registration of transfer, and exercise warrants at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of any warrants, holders of the warrants to purchase ordinary shares will not have any rights of holders of ordinary shares, including the right to receive payments of dividends, if any, or to exercise any applicable right to vote.
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Certain Risk Considerations
Any warrants we issue will involve a degree of risk, including risks arising from fluctuations in the price of the underlying ordinary shares and general risks applicable to the securities market (or markets) on which the underlying securities trade, as applicable. Prospective purchasers of the warrants will need to recognize that the warrants may expire worthless, and, thus, purchasers should be prepared to sustain a total loss of the purchase price of their warrants. This risk reflects the nature of a warrant as an asset that, other factors held constant, tends to decline in value over time and that may, depending on the price of the underlying securities, become worthless when it expires. The trading price of a warrant at any time is expected to increase if the price of or, if applicable, dividend rate on, the underlying securities increases. Conversely, the trading price of a warrant is expected to decrease as the time remaining to expiration of the warrant decreases and as the price of or, if applicable, dividend rate on, the underlying securities, decreases. Assuming all other factors are held constant, the more a warrant is “out-of-the-money” (i.e., the more the exercise price exceeds the price of the underlying securities and the shorter its remaining term to expiration), the greater the risk that a purchaser of the warrant will lose all or part of his or her investment. If the price of the underlying securities does not rise before the warrant expires to an extent sufficient to cover a purchaser’s cost of the warrant, the purchaser will lose all or part of his or her investment in the warrant upon expiration.
In addition, prospective purchasers of the warrants should be experienced with respect to options and option transactions, should understand the risks associated with options and should reach an investment decision only after careful consideration, with their financial advisers, of the suitability of the warrants in light of their particular financial circumstances and the information discussed in this prospectus and, if applicable, the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing, exercising or selling any warrants, prospective purchasers and holders of warrants should carefully consider, among other things:
● | the trading price of the warrants; |
● | the price of the underlying securities at that time; |
● | the time remaining to expiration; and |
● | any related transaction costs. |
Some of the factors referred to above are in turn influenced by various political, economic and other factors that can affect the trading price of the underlying securities and should be carefully considered prior to making any investment decisions.
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Purchasers of the warrants should further consider that the initial offering price of the warrants may be in excess of the price that a purchaser of options might pay for a comparable option in a private, less liquid transaction. In addition, it is not possible to predict the price at which the warrants will trade in the secondary market or whether any such market will be liquid. We may, but will not be obligated to, file an application to list any warrants on a U.S. national securities exchange. To the extent that any warrants are exercised, the number of warrants outstanding will decrease, which may result in a lessening of the liquidity of the warrants. Finally, the warrants will constitute our direct, unconditional and unsecured obligations and, as such, will be subject to any changes in our perceived creditworthiness.
Exercise of Warrants
Each holder of a warrant will be entitled to purchase that number or amount of underlying securities, at the exercise price, as will in each case be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the offered warrants. After the close of business on the Expiration Date (which may be extended by us), unexercised warrants will become void.
Holders may exercise warrants by delivering to the warrant agent payment as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement of the amount required to purchase the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise, together with the information set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate. Warrants will be deemed to have been exercised upon receipt of payment of the exercise price, subject to the receipt within two (2) business days of the warrant certificate evidencing the exercised warrants. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver the underlying securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by a warrant certificate are exercised, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.
Amendments and Supplements to Warrant Agreements
We may amend or supplement the warrant agreement without the consent of the holders of the warrants issued under the agreement to effect changes that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the warrants and that do not adversely affect the interests of the holders.
The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any warrants we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable warrant agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer warrants. For more information on how you can obtain copies of the applicable warrant agreement if we offer warrants, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”
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We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities that may be offered under this prospectus, in any combination of such securities as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:
● | the terms of the units and of the ordinary shares and/or warrants comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately; |
● | a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units or any arrangement with an agent that may act on our behalf in connection with the unit offering; |
● | a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units; and |
● | any material provisions of the governing unit agreement, if any, that differ from those described above. |
The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any units we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable units agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer units. For more information on how you can obtain copies of any applicable units agreement if we offer units, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”
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The securities being offered by this prospectus may be sold:
● | through agents; |
● | to or through one or more underwriters on a firm commitment or agency basis; |
● | through put or call option transactions relating to the securities; |
● | to or through dealers, who may act as agents or principals, including a block trade (which may involve crosses) in which a broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
● | through privately negotiated transactions; |
● | purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus; |
● | directly to purchasers, including our affiliates, through a specific bidding or auction process, on a negotiated basis or otherwise; to or through one or more underwriters on a firm commitment or best efforts basis; |
● | exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions; |
● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; |
● | in “at-the-market” offerings, within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; |
● | transactions not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales or privately negotiated transactions; |
● | transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives that may or may not be listed on an exchange or |
● | through any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law; or |
● | through a combination of any such methods of sale. |
At any time a particular offer of the securities covered by this prospectus is made, a revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of securities covered by this prospectus being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents, any discounts, commissions, concessions and other items constituting compensation from us and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers. Such prospectus supplement, and, if necessary, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, will be filed with the SEC to reflect the disclosure of additional information with respect to the distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus. In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities sold under this prospectus may only be sold through registered or licensed broker-dealers. In addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
The distribution of securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including block transactions and transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other organized market where the securities may be traded. The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions to be received from us or from the purchasers of the securities. Any dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts. If any such dealers or agents were deemed to be underwriters, they may be subject to statutory liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Agents may from time to time solicit offers to purchase the securities. If required, we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any compensation payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of the securities.
To the extent that we make sales to or through one or more underwriters or agents in at-the-market offerings, we will do so pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement between us and the underwriters or agents. If we engage in at-the-market sales pursuant to a distribution agreement, we will sell any of our listed securities to or through one or more underwriters or agents, which may act on an agency basis or on a principal basis. During the term of any such agreement, we may sell any of our listed securities on a daily basis in exchange transactions or otherwise as we agree with the underwriters or agents. The distribution agreement will provide that any of our listed securities which are sold will be sold at prices related to the then prevailing market prices for our listed securities. Therefore, exact figures regarding proceeds that will be raised or commissions to be paid cannot be determined at this time and will be described in a prospectus supplement. Pursuant to the terms of the distribution agreement, we also may agree to sell, and the relevant underwriters or agents may agree to solicit offers to purchase, blocks of our listed securities. The terms of each such distribution agreement will be set forth in more detail in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus.
If underwriters are used in a sale, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriter or underwriters, with respect to a particular underwritten offering of securities, and will set forth the terms of the transactions, including compensation of the underwriters and dealers and the public offering price, if applicable. The prospectus and prospectus supplement will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.
If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we or an underwriter will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.
We may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities and may make sales of securities directly to institutional investors or others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale of the securities. To the extent required, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any such sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process, if used.
Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. If required, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms and conditions of the indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters or dealers, or their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or our subsidiaries.
Any person participating in the distribution of securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of our securities by that person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities. These restrictions may affect the marketability of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.
Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions, penalty bids and other transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. These activities may maintain the price of the offered securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of which is described below:
● | a stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of a security. |
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● | a syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering. |
● | a penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when offered securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions. |
These transactions may be effected on an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are listed on that exchange or admitted for trading on that automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase offered securities from us at the public offering price set forth in such prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.
In addition, ordinary shares, ADSs or warrants may be issued upon conversion of or in exchange for other securities.
Any underwriters to whom offered securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such offered securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The offered securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given that there will be a market for the offered securities.
Any securities that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, may be sold under Rule 144 or Regulation S rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
In connection with offerings made through underwriters or agents, we may enter into agreements with such underwriters or agents pursuant to which we receive our outstanding securities in consideration for the securities being offered to the public for cash. In connection with these arrangements, the underwriters or agents may also sell securities covered by this prospectus to hedge their positions in these outstanding securities, including in short sale transactions. If so, the underwriters or agents may use the securities received from us under these arrangements to close out any related open borrowings of securities.
We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of shares, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of shares. The third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) in such sale transactions will be underwriters and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).
We may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities using this prospectus. Such financial institution or third party may transfer its short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus.
The material Israeli and U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of any of the securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in the prospectus supplement offering those securities or incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 20-F or other public filings we make with the SEC.
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Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tel Aviv, Israel, will pass upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under U.S. law, and Meitar | Law Offices, Ramat Gan, Israel, will pass upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under Israeli law. If the securities are distributed in an underwritten offering, certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by counsel identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The consolidated financial statements of Steakholder Foods Ltd. as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of Somekh Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The audit report covering the December 31, 2024 consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company’s significant losses, negative cash flows from operations, and accumulated deficit raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to a foreign private issuer. In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, with the SEC. We also furnish to the SEC under cover of Form 6-K material information required to be made public in Israel, filed with and made public by any stock exchange or distributed by us to our shareholders. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the “short-swing profits” reporting and liability provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act and related Exchange Act rules.
The registration statement on Form F-3 of which this prospectus forms a part, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, and reports and other information are filed by us with, or furnished to, the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, such as us, that file electronically with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov).
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
We are allowed to incorporate by reference the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents listed below:
● | our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025. |
● | the description of our ordinary shares contained in Exhibit 2.3 to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of further updating that description. |
In addition, any reports on Form 6-K, submitted to the SEC by us pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement that we specifically identify in such forms as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part and all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F filed after the effective date of this registration statement and prior to the termination of this offering and any reports on Form 6-K subsequently submitted to the SEC or portions thereof that we specifically identify in such forms as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part, shall be considered to be incorporated into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus by reference and shall be considered a part of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus from the date of filing or 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 relating to us contained in this prospectus does not purport to be comprehensive and should be read together with the information contained in the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
As you read the above documents, you may find inconsistencies in information from one document to another. If you find inconsistencies between the documents and this prospectus, you should rely on the statements made in the most recent document. All information appearing in this prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the information and financial statements, including the notes thereto, contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein.
We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information that has been 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 our headquarters, which are currently located at 5 David Fikes St., Rehovot 7632805, Israel, Attn: Corporate Secretary of the Company, telephone number: +972-73-332-2853. Copies of these filings and submissions may also be accessed at our website, www.steakholderfoods.com. Information contained in our website is not part of this prospectus.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus, or such earlier date, that is indicated in this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
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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 this prospectus, substantially all of whom reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outside 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 irrevocably appointed Steakholder Foods USA, Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federal or state court arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of Securities in connection with this offering. The address of our agent is 1007 North Orange Street, 10th Floor, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, United States.
We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Meitar | Law Offices, that it may be difficult to initiate an action with respect to U.S. securities law in original actions instituted in Israel or obtain a judgement based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of U.S. securities laws reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum to hear 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 may also be governed by Israeli law.
Moreover, an Israeli court will not enforce a non-Israeli judgment if (among other things) it was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases), or if its enforcement is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel, or if it was obtained by fraud or in absence of due process, or if it is at variance with another valid judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties, or if a suit in the same matter between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel, at the time the foreign action was brought.
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 consumer price index 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.
The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by us) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby. Each prospectus supplement describing an offering of securities will reflect the estimated expenses related to the offering of securities under that prospectus supplement.
SEC registration fees | $ | 4,593 | ||
FINRA filing fee | $ | 5,000 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | * | ||
Accountants fees and expenses | $ | * | ||
Printing Fees | $ | * | ||
Miscellaneous | $ | * | ||
Total | $ | * |
* | These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. |
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$30,000,000 of Ordinary Shares, ADSs, Warrants and/or Units Offered by the Company
, 2025
The information in this prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 9, 2025
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT |
Up to $1,368,000 of
American Depositary Shares Representing Ordinary Shares
We have entered into an At-the-Market Offering Agreement, or the Offering Agreement, dated August 1, 2024, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or the Sales Agent or Wainwright, as sales agent relating to American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, representing our ordinary shares, no par value, offered by this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Each ADS represents 100 ordinary shares. In accordance with the terms of the Offering Agreement, we may offer and sell our ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,368,000 from time to time through Wainwright acting as our sales agent. Pursuant to this prospectus supplement, we may offer and sell ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,368,000.
Sales of ADSs, if any, under this prospectus supplement will be made by any method permitted that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, including sales made directly on or through The Nasdaq Capital Market, or any other existing trading market in the United States for our ADSs, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, directly to Wainwright as principal, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices and/or in any other method permitted by law. If we and Wainwright agree on any method of distribution other than sales of ADSs on or through The Nasdaq Capital Market or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Wainwright is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of securities but will act as a sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between Wainwright and us. Our ADSs to which this prospectus supplement relates will be sold through Wainwright on any given day. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
Wainwright will be entitled to compensation at a commission rate equal to 3.0% of the gross sales price of any ADSs sold under the Offering Agreement. In connection with the sale of the ADSs on our behalf, Wainwright will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of Wainwright may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Wainwright with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The offering of our ADSs pursuant to this prospectus supplement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all of the ADSs provided for in this prospectus supplement or (ii) termination of the Offering Agreement as permitted therein. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page S-12 regarding the compensation to be paid to Wainwright.
Our ADSs are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “STKH.” On April 7, 2025, the closing price of our ADSs on Nasdaq was $0.87 per ADS.
We are an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” under the federal securities laws and, as such, are subject to reduced public company disclosure standards for this prospectus supplement and future filings. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information.
The aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of the date of this prospectus supplement, based on the closing price of our ADSs on Nasdaq on February 13, 2025, as calculated in accordance with General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3, was approximately $6.2 million. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3, in no event will we sell securities in a primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000. During the prior 12 calendar month period that ends on, and includes, the date of this prospectus supplement (excluding this offering), we have sold securities valued at approximately $0.7 million, pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement and on page 6 of the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of certain factors you should consider before investing in our securities.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Israel Securities Authority nor any state or other foreign securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
H.C. Wainwright & Co.
The date of this prospectus supplement is , 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Supplement
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT | S-ii | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | S-iv | |
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY | S-1 | |
THE OFFERING | S-3 | |
RISK FACTORS | S-4 | |
USE OF PROCEEDS | S-7 | |
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL | S-8 | |
CAPITALIZATION | S-9 | |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | S-10 | |
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS | S-12 | |
LEGAL MATTERS | S-12 | |
EXPERTS | S-12 | |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | S-13 | |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | S-14 | |
EXPENSES | S-14 |
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus provide specific information about the offering by us of our ADSs under the shelf registration statement. This document is in two parts. The first part is the prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of the offering of ADSs and adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus as well as the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer to this prospectus, we are referring to both parts of this document combined. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus supplement, on the one hand, and the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement that was filed with the SEC before the date of this prospectus supplement, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or in any related free-writing prospectus. We and the Sales Agent have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted or where the person making the offer or sale is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not permitted to make such offer or sale. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of the date of the front cover of the prospectus. Our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects may have changed since that date.
This prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell, nor is it seeking an offer to buy, these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this prospectus supplement speaks only as of the date of this prospectus unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or of any sale of the securities offered hereby. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date. We do not take any responsibility for, nor do we provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any information other than the information in this prospectus supplement. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor the sale of the ADSs means that information contained in this prospectus supplement is correct after the date of this prospectus supplement.
Unless the context suggests otherwise, all references to “Steakholder Foods,” “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” the “Registrant” and all similar designations refer to Steakholder Foods Ltd., an Israeli company, and its consolidated subsidiaries.
For investors outside of the United States: neither we nor the Sales Agent have taken any action to 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 supplement.
The term “NIS” refers to New Israeli Shekels, the lawful currency of the State of Israel. The terms “dollar,” “U.S. dollar” and “$” refer to the United States dollar, the lawful currency of the United States of America.
We are incorporated under Israeli law and under the rules of the SEC, we are currently eligible for treatment as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreign private issuer, we will not be required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as domestic registrants whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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Industry And Market Data
This prospectus supplement includes statistical, market and industry data and forecasts which we obtained from publicly available information and independent industry publications and reports that we believe to be reliable sources. These publicly available industry publications and reports generally state that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. Although we are responsible for all of the disclosures contained in this prospectus, including such statistical, market and industry data, we have not independently verified any of the data from third-party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. In addition, while we believe the market opportunity information included in this prospectus is generally reliable and is based on reasonable assumptions, such data involves risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors.”
Presentation Of Financial Information
We report under U.S. GAAP as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, on a fully retrospective basis.
Certain figures included in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.
Trademarks And Tradenames
We own or have rights to trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business, including our corporate name, logos and website names. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, some of the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are listed without the ® and ™ symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to our trademarks, service marks and trade names.
We have not taken any action to permit a public offering of the securities outside the United States or to permit the possession or distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to the offering of the securities and the distribution of this prospectus supplement outside of the United States.
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Some of the statements made under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” and elsewhere incorporated by reference in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “project,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “intends,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
Forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus include, but are not limited to:
● | our estimates regarding our expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; |
● | our expectations regarding the success of the alternative protein manufacturing technologies we are developing; |
● | our research and development activities associated with technologies for alternative protein manufacturing, including three-dimensional protein production, which involves a lengthy and complex process; |
● | our expectations regarding sales of products based on our alternative protein technologies; |
● | our ability to successfully manage our planned growth, and any future acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations or similar transactions; |
● | the competitiveness of the market for our alternative protein technologies; |
● | our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights and proprietary technology of third parties; |
● | our ability to predict and timely respond to preferences for alternative proteins and new trends; |
● | our ability to attract, hire and retain qualified employees and key personnel; |
● | security, political and economic instability in the Middle East that could harm our business, including due to the war between Israel and Hamas; and |
● | other risks and uncertainties, including those listed in “Item 3. —Key Information—Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F. |
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We have based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors they believe to be appropriate.
We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, these statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in Item 3.D. – “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our Reports on Form 6-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
All forward-looking statements contained herein and in any of the foregoing documents speak only as of the date hereof or of such documents, respectively, and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained within the “Risk Factors” section of those documents. We do not undertake to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus that we consider important. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. You should read this summary together with the entire prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, including the risks related to our business, our industry, investing in our securities and our location in Israel, that we describe under “Risk Factors” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and the other documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, which are described under “Incorporation by Reference” before making an investment in our securities.
Our Company
Overview
We are an international deep-tech food company that initiated activities in 2019 and are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker “STKH.” We are focusing on alternative protein machinery production, initially for three-dimensional printing of meat and seafood analogs, followed by hybrid meats that combine cultivated and plant-based elements. We believe that our alternative protein and cultivated meat technologies hold significant potential to reduce the environmental impact of food production (including reducing carbon footprint and promoting biodiversity), improve the supply chain, and offer consumers a range of new product offerings.
We aim to provide production technology and associated supplies needed to commercially produce structured alternative protein products. To that end, we are developing three-dimensional printing capabilities that can mimic meat and seafood texture, flavor, nutritional values and more. Our initial commercial offering combines three-dimensional printers and their supplies, primarily plant-based ingredient blends for printing plant-based meat and fish analogs. So far, we have developed two main types of three-dimensional printer: (1) meat printer - a food production machine that produces meat analogs with a fibrous texture, mimicking meats such as beef, pork and chicken; and (2) fish printer – a food production machine that produces fish and seafood analogs with a flaky texture, such as fish and seafood.
During 2023, we focused our efforts on commercializing our three-dimensional printers and their ingredient blend supplies for plant-based foods initially. As a result, our first commercial offering is intended to affordably generate revenues for our partners and customers by manufacturing plant-based meat and fish analogs, which are not expected to require the lengthy regulatory processes associated with cultivated meats and other novel foods.
In August 2024, we filed a supplement to our shelf registration statement on Form F-3 with the SEC, which allows us to sell, from time to time, and at our discretion, ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $4.0 million pursuant to an “at the market” offering program, or ATM Program. We use the net proceeds from sales of our ADSs issued under the ATM Program for general corporate and working capital purposes. The timing of any sales and the number of shares sold, depend on a variety of factors determined by us. In 2024, we sold $0.4 million of ADSs pursuant to the ATM Program, and since January 1, 2025, we have sold an additional $0.28 million of ADSs.
In September 2024, we announced the opening of our first full-scale Demonstration Center. The state-of-the-art facility features live demonstrations of the company’s innovative 3D printers—the MX200 and HD144—showcasing real-time production of plant-based meat and seafood alternatives, and promoting customer engagement.
In September 2024, we also received a purchase order from Bondor Foods Ltd. to supply our proprietary plant-based premixes for the production of a line of white fish and salmon patties, and in October 2024, we received a purchase order from Wyler Farm Ltd. to supply premixes for the production of plant-based beef.
In November 2024, together with UMAMI Bioworks, a leading global cultivated seafood platform provider, we announced the culmination of a two-year R&D collaboration, establishing the feasibility of producing 3D-printed cultivated fish products at scalable volumes, and with the support of the Singaporean National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster, or NAMIC, we aim to develop and refine 3D-printed fish fillets, targeting both local and international markets.
In December 2024, we announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Vegefarm Co. Ltd., a prominent Taiwanese food company, for the sale of our MX200 3D printer and accompanying raw materials. Under the MoU, we are to provide Vegefarm with the MX200 printer, powered by our advanced Fused Paste Layering (FPL™) technology, and plant-based premixes designed to create high-quality meat alternatives. The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a leading Taiwanese research institute, will support the adaptation of our product for the Taiwanese market, while Vegefarm will take on the role of commercialization, managing the production and distribution of these products, utilizing its established market presence to drive adoption and sales.
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We are led by our Chief Executive Officer, Arik Kaufman, who has founded various Nasdaq- and TASE-traded foodtech companies. He is also a founding partner of BlueOcean Sustainability Fund, LLC, or BlueSoundWaves, led by Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein, which has partnered with Steakholder to assist in attempting to accelerate our growth. Mr. Kaufman holds extensive personal experience in the fields of food-tech and bio-tech, and has led and managed numerous complex commercial negotiations, as part of local and international fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, or M&A, transactions and licensing agreements. We have carefully selected personnel for the rest of our executive management team who possess substantial industry experience and share our core values, from fields as diverse as tissue engineering, industrial stem cell growth, and printer and print materials development.
Recent Developments
February 2025 ELOC
On February 27, 2025, we entered into the Any Market Purchase Agreement, or ELOC Purchase Agreement, with Alumni Capital LP,, or the Investor, establishing an $8 million ELOC with the Investor. Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we may sell to the Investor up to $8 million, or the Commitment Amount, of our ADSs, or Purchase Notice ADSs, from time to time during the term of the ELOC Purchase Agreement.
In consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we agreed to pay the Investor a commitment fee equal to two percent of the Commitment Amount within three business days of the effective date of the registration statement to which this prospectus relates, or the Commitment Fee. At our election, the Commitment Fee is payable in (i) cash or (ii) ADS (based on the dollar volume-weighted average price of the ADSs on the business day immediately preceding the issuance date), or the Commitment ADSs.
We cannot issue any ADSs to the Investor until the date that the registration statement to which this prospectus relates is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed and all of the other conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement are satisfied, or the Commencement Date.
Beginning on the Commencement Date and until June 30, 2026, under the terms and subject to the conditions of the ELOC Purchase Agreement, from time to time, at our discretion, we have the right, but not the obligation, to issue to the Investor, and the Investor is obligated to purchase, the Purchase Notice ADSs, subject to certain limitations set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement. Specifically, from time to time, from and after the Commencement Date, we may, at our discretion, direct the Investor to purchase on any single business day no greater than $500,000 in ADSs, unless waived upon mutual discretion between us and the Investor, up to an amount no greater than $3,000,000. The purchase price in respect of any purchase notice shall equal the lowest dollar volume-weighted average price of the ADSs during the five business days prior to the closing of any purchase thereunder, multiplied by 94%.
The ELOC Purchase Agreement also prohibits us from directing the Investor to purchase any ADSs if those ADSs, when aggregated with all other ADSs and ordinary shares then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates, would result in the Investor and its affiliates having beneficial ownership, at any single point in time, of more than 4.99% of the voting power of the Company and the number of ordinary shares and ADSs outstanding immediately after to the issuance of Purchase Notice ADSs.
The ELOC Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the earlier of (i) June 30, 2026; (ii) the date on which the ADSs cease trading on the Nasdaq; and (iii) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased Purchase Notice ADSs pursuant to this ELOC Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of the Commitment Amount. The ELOC Purchase Agreement does not include any of the following: (i) limitations on the Company’s use of amounts it receives as the purchase price for the ADSs sold to the Investor; (ii) financial or business covenants; (iii) restrictions on future financings; (iv) rights of first refusal; or (v) participation rights or penalties.
The ELOC Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations of the parties. Pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we also agreed to file the registration statement to which this prospectus relates with the SEC, covering the resale of the ADSs issued or sold to the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement under the Securities Act.
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As of March 28, 2025, we had 402,694,059 ordinary shares (represented or representable by 4,026,940 ADSs) outstanding, of which 391,730,119 ordinary shares (represented or representable by 3,917,301 ADSs) were held by non-affiliates. If all of the 755,555,500 ordinary shares (represented by 7,555,555 ADSs) offered by the Investor under this prospectus were issued and outstanding, such shares would represent approximately 188% of the total number of ordinary shares outstanding and approximately 195% of the total number of outstanding ordinary shares held by non-affiliates, in each case as of March 28, 2025. The ELOC Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to an aggregate of $8.0 million of ADSs to the Investor. We have filed the registration statement that includes this prospectus so that we may issue and sell to the Investor up to 755,555,500 ordinary shares (represented by 7,555,555 ADSs) from time to time from following the Commencement Date, subject to the restrictions and satisfaction of the conditions in the ELOC Purchase Agreement, through sales under the ELOC Purchase Agreement or the issuance of Commitment ADSs should we elect to pay the Commitment Fee in ADSs. Depending on the market prices of our ADSs at the time we elect to issue such shares to the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, we may need to sell more ADSs to the Investor than are offered under this prospectus to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the $8.0 million total commitment of the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, in which case we must first register for resale under the Securities Act additional ordinary shares represented by ADSs, which could cause additional substantial dilution to our shareholders. The number of shares ultimately offered for resale by the Investor is dependent upon the number of ADSs we issue and sell to the Investor under the ELOC Purchase Agreement.
The net proceeds under the ELOC Purchase Agreement to us will depend on the frequency and prices at which we sell our ADSs, our ability to meet the conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement and any impacts of the ownership limitations described above. We expect that any proceeds received by us from such sales of ADSs under the ELOC Purchase Agreement will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
February 2025 Private Placement
On February 27, 2025, we also entered into a securities purchase agreement, or SPA, with the Investor, whereby the Investor would purchase (i) 192,660 ADSs at a final offering price of $1.1391 per ADS, (ii) warrants to purchase up to 1,097,358 ADSs with an exercise price of $2.00 per ADS, or the ADS Warrants, and (iii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 904,698 ADSs, or Pre-Funded Warrants, and, collectively with the ADS Warrants, the Warrants, to the extent the purchase of ADSs pursuant to the SPA would have otherwise resulted in the Investor, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding ADSs immediately following the consummation of the SPA. Each of the Pre-Funded Warrants is exercisable for one ADS. The Pre-Funded Warrants were purchased for $1.139 each, have an exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS, are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.
Following the closing of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the SPA, we filed a registration statement on Form F-3, providing for the resale of the ADSs, ADSs issuable from time to time upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants and ADSs issuable from time to time upon exercise of the ADS Warrants. The registration statement was declared effective on March 13, 2025, and we have committed to make commercially reasonable efforts to have keep it effective at all times until the holder of the Warrants no longer owns any Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer
Emerging Growth Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include: (i) to the extent that we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, (1) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and (2) exemptions from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, including golden parachute compensation; (ii) an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and (iii) an exemption from compliance with the Critical Audit Matters requirement that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has adopted regarding a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements.
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We may take advantage of these exemptions for up to five years or until such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; (iii) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC; or (iv) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial Nasdaq offering of March 2021. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these exemptions. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This means that an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
Foreign Private Issuer
We report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including: (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specific information, and current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in May 2018 in Israel as DocoMed Ltd., and originally provided digital health services. In July 2019, we changed our name to MeaTech Ltd. and later Steakholder Innovation Ltd., or Steakholder Innovation, and commenced our cultured meat technology development operations. In January 2020, Steakholder Innovation completed a merger with Ophectra Real Estate and Investment Ltd., or Ophectra, a company incorporated in Israel whose shares were traded on the TASE, whereupon the name of Ophectra was changed to Meat-Tech 3D Ltd., then MeaTech 3D Ltd. and finally Steakholder Foods Ltd., or Steakholder Foods.
Our principal executive offices and laboratory are located at 5 David Fikes St., Rehovot, Israel. The phone number at our principal executive offices is +972-73-332-2853. We maintain a corporate website at www.steakholderfoods.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.
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ADSs offered by us | ADSs with aggregate gross sale proceeds of up to $1,368,000. Each ADS represents 100 ordinary shares. | |
Ordinary shares to be outstanding immediately after this offering | Up to 560,622,859 ordinary shares (represented by 5,606,228 ADSs), assuming a sales price of $0.87 per ADS, which was the closing price of our ADSs on Nasdaq on April 7, 2025. The actual number of ADSs issued will vary depending on the price at which ADSs may be sold from time to time during this offering. | |
Manner of offering | “At the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, that may be made from time to time on Nasdaq, the existing trading market for our ADSs, through Wainwright, as agent or principal. See “Plan of Distribution” on page S-12. | |
Depositary | The Bank of New York Mellon. | |
Use of Proceeds | We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for funding research and development and for other working capital and general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-9. | |
Listings | Our ADSs are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “STKH.” | |
Risk Factors | Before investing in our securities, you should carefully read and consider the “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement and in the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. |
The above table is based on 4,033,815 ADSs, outstanding as of April 7, 2025, and excludes as of such date the following:
● | 4,127,537 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of investor warrants and warrants issued to placement agents (or their designees) to purchase ADSs, at a weighted-average exercise price of $4.21 per ADS; | |
● | 785,001 ADSs representing shares held in abeyance; | |
● | Pre-funded warrants exercisable into 904,698 ADSs, at an exercise price of $0.0001 per ADS; | |
● | 70,722 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of options and restricted share units to purchase ADSs, at a weighted average exercise price of $9.84 per ADS; | |
● | 381,115 of our ADSs representing shares reserved for future issuance under the Steakholder Foods Ltd. 2022 Share Incentive Plan, or the 2022 Share Incentive Plan; and | |
● | 62,158 ADSs issuable to a consultant upon exercise of options at an exercise price to be determined at the time of exercise using a pre-determined formula. | |
Unless otherwise stated, all information in this prospectus supplement assumes no exercise of the outstanding options or warrants into ADSs as described above.
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An investment in our securities involves significant risks. Before making an investment in our securities, you should carefully read all of the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. For a discussion of risk factors that you should carefully consider before deciding to purchase any of our securities, please review the additional risk factors disclosed below, the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus and the section entitled “Risk Factors” contained in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025. In addition, please read “About this Prospectus Supplement” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus supplement, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Please note that additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may adversely affect our business, operations results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
Risks Relating to the ADSs and this Offering
Since we have broad discretion in how we use the proceeds from this offering, we may use the proceeds in ways with which you disagree.
We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for funding research and development and for other working capital and general corporate purposes. Accordingly, our management will have significant flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. You will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of these net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used in ways with which you would agree. It is possible that the net proceeds will be invested in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us. The failure of our management to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flow.
If we raise additional capital in the future, your ownership in us could be diluted.
In order to raise additional capital, we may at any time, including during this offering, offer additional ADSs, ordinary shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our ADSs or ordinary shares at prices that may not be the same as the price per ADS in this offering. We may sell ADSs or other securities in any other offering at a price per ADS that is less than the price per ADS paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing ADSs or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing shareholders, including investors who purchase ADSs in this offering. The price per share at which we sell additional ADSs, ordinary shares or securities convertible into ordinary shares in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per ADS in this offering.
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Sales of a substantial number of our ADSs in the public market could cause our stock price to fall.
We may issue and sell additional ADSs in the public markets, including under this prospectus supplement. As a result, a substantial number of our ADSs may be sold in the public market. Sales of a substantial number of our ADSs in the public markets, including during this offering, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our ADSs and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities.
The ADSs offered hereby will be sold in “at-the-market” offerings, and investors who buy ADSs at different times will likely pay different prices.
Investors who purchase ADSs under this prospectus supplement at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of ADSs sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their ADSs as a result of ADS sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.
The actual number of ADSs we will issue under the Offering Agreement, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.
Subject to certain limitations in the Offering Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a sales notice to the Sales Agent at any time throughout the term of the Offering Agreement. The number of ADSs that are sold by the Sales Agent after delivering a sales notice will fluctuate based on the market price of the ADSs during the sales period and limits we set with the Sales Agent. Because the price per ADS of each ADS sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our ADSs during the sales period, it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of ADSs that will be ultimately issued.
Risks Relating to Our Operations in Israel
Conditions in Israel, including Israel’s conflicts with Hamas and other parties in the Middle East, as well as political and economic instability, may adversely impact our business operations.
We are incorporated under Israeli law, and many of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Technology Officer, our Vice President of Finance and other senior members of our management team, operate from our headquarters located in Israel. In addition, our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, our business and operations are directly affected by economic, political, geopolitical, and military conditions in Israel.
Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and in recent years, armed conflicts between Israel and its neighboring countries and terrorist organizations active in the region have involved missile strikes, hostile infiltrations, terrorism against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, and recently abduction of soldiers and citizens.
Following the attacks on October 7th, 2023 by Hamas terrorists in Israel’s southern border, Israel declared war against Hamas and since then, Israel has been involved in military conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah, a terrorist organization based in Lebanon, and Iran, both directly and through proxies like the Houthi movement in Yemen and armed groups in Iraq and other terrorist organizations. Additionally, following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Israel has conducted limited military operations targeting the Syrian army, Iranian military assets and infrastructure linked to Hezbollah and other Iran-supported groups. Although certain ceasefire agreements were reached and parties fighting against Israel halted their attacks, fighting resumed in March 2025 and there is no assurance when or on what terms a ceasefire would resume. Military activity and hostilities continue to exist at varying levels of intensity, and the situation remains volatile, with the potential for escalation into a broader regional conflict involving additional terrorist organizations and possibly other countries. Also, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria may create geopolitical instability in the region.
While our facilities have not been damaged during the current war, the hostilities with Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and its proxies and others have caused and may continue to cause damage to private and public facilities, infrastructure, utilities, and telecommunication networks, and potentially disrupting our operations and supply chains. In addition, Israeli organizations, government agencies and companies have been subject to extensive cyber attacks. This could lead to increased costs, risks to employee safety, and challenges to business continuity, with potential financial losses.
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The continuation of the war has also led to a deterioration of certain indicators of Israel’s economic standing, for instance, a downgrade in Israel’s credit rating by rating agencies (such as by Moody’s, S&P Global, and Fitch).
In connection with the ongoing war, several hundred thousand Israeli military reservists were drafted to perform immediate military service, and military reservists are expected to perform long reserve duty service in the coming years. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, only several of our employees are called to active military duty. The absence of our employees due to their military service in the current or future wars or other armed conflicts may materially and adversely affect our ability to conduct our operations.
Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement value of certain direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that such government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover our potential damages. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The global perception of Israel and Israeli companies, influenced by actions by international judicial bodies, may lead to increased sanctions and other negative measures against Israel, as well as Israeli companies and academic institutions. There is also a growing movement among countries, activists, and organizations to boycott Israeli goods, services and academic research or restrict business with Israel, which could affect business operations. If these efforts become widespread, along with any future rulings from international tribunals against Israel, they could significantly and negatively impact business operations.
Prior to the October 2023 war, the Israeli government pursued changes to Israel’s judicial system and has recently renewed its efforts to effect such changes. In response to the foregoing developments, certain individuals, organizations, and institutions, both within and outside of Israel, voiced concerns that such proposed changes, if adopted, may negatively impact the business environment in Israel. Such proposed changes may also lead to political instability or civil unrest. If such changes to Israel’s judicial system are pursued by the government and approved by the parliament, this may have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and ability to raise additional funds, if deemed necessary by our management and board of directors.
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We may issue and sell ADSs having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $1,368,000 from time to time. The amount of proceeds from this offering will depend upon the number of ADSs sold and the market price at which they are sold. There can be no assurance that we will be able to sell any ADSs under or fully utilize the Offering Agreement with the Sales Agent.
We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for funding research and development and for other working capital and general corporate purposes. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion in the allocation and use of the net proceeds of this offering, and the investors will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of these net proceeds.
Pending application of the net proceeds for the purposes as described above, we expect to invest the net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing securities, investment grade securities, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government.
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As of December 31, 2024, our authorized share capital consists of 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value, of which 349,603,759 shares were issued and outstanding. For additional information, see the section entitled “Description of Share Capital” beginning on page 10 of the prospectus to which this prospectus supplement relates.
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The following table presents our capitalization:
● | on an actual basis as of December 31, 2024; |
● | on an as adjusted basis, giving effect to the sale of an aggregate of 1,572,413 ADSs at an assumed price of $0.87 per ADS, the last reported sale price of our ADSs on April 7, 2025, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $1.327 million, after deducting sales agent fees and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us. |
The as adjusted amounts shown below are unaudited and represent management’s estimate. The information in this table should be read in conjunction with and is qualified by reference to the financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
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(Actual) | (As Adjusted) | |||||||
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Long-term liabilities: | $ | 2,069 | $ | 2,069 | ||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | 82,744 | 84,071 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (78,697 | ) | (78,697 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 4,047 | 5,374 | ||||||
Total capitalization (long-term liabilities and equity) | $ | 6,116 | $ | 7,443 |
The above table is based on 3,496,037 ADSs issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024, and excludes as of such date the following:
● | 88,888 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of options and restricted share units to purchase ADSs, at a weighted average exercise price of $12.84 per ADS; |
● | 951,001 ADSs representing shares held in abeyance; |
● | 197,731 of our ADSs reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Share Incentive Plan; |
● | 62,158 ADSs issuable to a consultant upon exercise of options at an exercise price to be determined at the time of exercise using a pre-determined formula; and |
● | 3,030,179 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of investor warrants to purchase ADSs outstanding as of that date, at a weighted average exercise price of $5.01 per ADS. |
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We have entered into the Offering Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2024, with Wainwright as sales agent, under which we may issue and sell up to $1,368,000 of our ADSs, representing ordinary shares, from time to time through Wainwright as our sales agent pursuant to this prospectus supplement. Sales of the ADSs, if any, will be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the trading market for our ADSs, or any other existing trading market in the United States for our ADSs, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. If we and Wainwright agree on any method of distribution other than sales of ADSs on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
Wainwright will offer our ADSs at prevailing market prices subject to the terms and conditions of the Offering Agreement as agreed upon by us and Wainwright. We will designate the number of ADSs which we desire to sell, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of ADSs that may be sold in one day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offering Agreement, Wainwright will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell on our behalf all of the ADSs requested to be sold by us. We or Wainwright may suspend the offering of the ADSs being made through Wainwright under the Offering Agreement upon proper notice to the other party.
Settlement for sales of ADSs will occur on the first trading day or such other settlement cycle as may be in effect under Exchange Act from time to time, following the date on which any sales are made, or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and Wainwright in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. Sales of our ADSs as contemplated in this prospectus supplement will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and Wainwright may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
We will pay Wainwright a cash commission equal to 3.0% of the gross sales price of the ADSs sold by Wainwright under the Offering Agreement. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to this offering, the actual total public offering amount, sales commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. Pursuant to the terms of the Offering Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Wainwright for the reasonable fees and expenses of its legal counsel incurred in connection with entering into the transactions contemplated by the Offering Agreement in an amount not to exceed $75,000 in the aggregate, $50,000 of which was paid upon execution of the Offering Agreement and the remaining $25,000 of which was paid following settlement of the first sale of ADSs. In addition, we have agreed to reimburse Wainwright up to $5,000 per due diligence update session conducted in connection with each date we file our Annual Report on Form 20-F and $2,500 per due diligence update session, if any, for the three, six and nine months ended on and as of the last day of the first, second and third fiscal quarters, respectively. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering payable by us, excluding commissions and other fees payable to Wainwright under the terms of the Offering Agreement, will be approximately $50,000, assuming we sell the entire amount offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
We will report at least semi-annually the number of our ADSs sold through Wainwright under the Offering Agreement, the net proceeds to us and the compensation paid by us to Wainwright in connection with the sales of our ADSs under the Offering Agreement.
In connection with the sales of ADSs on our behalf, Wainwright will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation paid to Wainwright will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed in the Offering Agreement to provide indemnification and contribution to Wainwright against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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The offering of our ADSs pursuant to this prospectus supplement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all of the ADSs provided for in this prospectus supplement or (ii) termination of the Offering Agreement as permitted therein.
To the extent required by Regulation M, Wainwright will not engage in any market making activities involving our ADSs while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus supplement.
From time to time, Wainwright and its affiliates have and may provide in the future various advisory, investment and commercial banking and other services to us in the ordinary course of business, for which they have received and may continue to receive customary fees and commissions. Wainwright has acted as the sole book-running manager in our initial public offering in 2021, and as the placement agent in connection with a registered direct offering in July 2023 and a warrant inducement in January 2024, and it received compensation for such offerings. However, we have no present arrangements with Wainwright for any further services. In addition, in the ordinary course of its various business activities, Wainwright and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (which may include bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. Wainwright or its affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
The foregoing description of the Offering Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1.2 to the registration statement on Form F-3 to which this supplement is attached and as Exhibit 10.1 to our Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2024.
This prospectus supplement in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by Wainwright and Wainwright may distribute this prospectus supplement electronically.
The depositary for the ADSs to be issued in this offering is The Bank of New York Mellon.
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Material United States federal income tax considerations
For a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of shares or ADSs by a U.S. Holder that acquires our shares or ADSs in this offering and holds them as a capital asset, see “Item 10 — Additional Information — E. Taxation — Material United States federal income tax considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tel Aviv, Israel, has passed upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under U.S. federal securities law, and Meitar | Law Offices, Ramat Gan, Israel, has passed upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under Israeli law. Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York, New York is acting as counsel for the Sales Agent in connection with this offering.
The consolidated financial statements of Steakholder Foods Ltd. as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of Somekh Chaikin, a member firm of KPMG International, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The audit report covering the December 31, 2024, consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company’s recurring losses from operations raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference our publicly filed reports into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, which means that information included in those reports is considered part of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Information that we file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement will automatically update and supersede the information contained in this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus.
This prospectus supplement incorporates by reference the documents listed below, which have been previously filed with the SEC:
● | our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025; |
● | the description of our ADSs contained in Exhibit 2.3 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of further updating that description. |
In addition, any reports on Form 6-K, submitted to the SEC by us pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement that we specifically identify in such forms as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part and all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F filed after the effective date of this registration statement and prior to the termination of this offering and any reports on Form 6-K subsequently submitted to the SEC or portions thereof that we specifically identify in such forms as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part, shall be considered to be incorporated into this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus by reference and shall be considered a part of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus from the date of filing or submission of such documents.
The SEC maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers like us that file electronically with the SEC.
We will furnish without charge to you, on written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the above documents, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference therein. You should direct any requests for documents to:
Steakholder Foods Ltd.
5 David Fikes St., P.O. Box 4061
Rehovot 7638205 Israel
Tel +972-73-332-2853
Email: [email protected]
Attn: Corporate Secretary
The information relating to us contained in this prospectus is not comprehensive and should be read together with the information contained in the incorporated documents. Descriptions contained in the incorporated documents as to the contents of any contract or other document may not contain all of the information which is of interest to you. You should refer to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to our filings.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-3, including amendments and relevant exhibits and schedules, under the Securities Act covering the ordinary shares to be sold in this offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, summarizes material provisions of contracts and other documents that we refer to in the prospectus. Since this prospectus does not contain all the information contained in the registration statement, you should read the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules for further information with respect to us and our ordinary shares. Our SEC filings, including the registration statement, are also available to you on the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and under those requirements we file reports with the SEC. Those other reports or other information may be inspected without charge at the locations described above. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholder are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we file with the SEC, within four months after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.
The following table sets forth costs and expenses, other than any sales agent fees and expenses, we expect to incur in connection with the offering.
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 25,000 | * | |
Accounting fees and expenses | $ | 10,000 | * | |
Printing expenses | $ | 2,000 | * | |
Miscellaneous fees and expenses | $ | 2,000 | * | |
Total | $ | 39,000 | * |
* | denotes estimate |
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of the duty of loyalty. An Israeli company may exculpate an office holder in advance from liability to the company, in whole or in part, for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of duty of care, but only if a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in its articles of association. Our amended articles of association include such a provision, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The company may not exculpate in advance a director from liability arising out of a prohibited dividend or other distribution to shareholders.
Under the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, or the Israeli Securities Law, a company may indemnify an office holder in respect of 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 any such 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 pursuant to a judgment, including a settlement or arbitrator’s award approved by a court. However, if an undertaking to indemnify an office holder with respect to such liability is provided in advance, then such an undertaking must be limited to events which, in the opinion of the board of directors, can be foreseen based on the company’s activities when the undertaking to indemnify is given, and to an amount or according to criteria determined by the board of directors as reasonable under the circumstances, and such undertaking shall detail the abovementioned foreseen events and amount or criteria; |
● | reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder (1) 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 (i) no indictment was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (ii) no financial liability was imposed upon him or her as a substitute for the criminal proceeding as a result of such investigation or proceeding or, if such financial liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent; and (2) in connection with a monetary sanction; |
● | reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder or imposed by a court in proceedings instituted against him or her by the company, on its behalf, or by a third party, or in connection with criminal proceedings in which the office holder was acquitted, or as a result of a conviction for an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent; and |
● | expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and legal fees, incurred by an office holder in relation to an administrative proceeding instituted against such office holder, or certain compensation payments made to an injured party imposed on an office holder by an administrative proceeding, pursuant to certain provisions of the Israeli Securities Law. |
Under the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, a company may insure an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed by him or her as an office holder if and to the extent provided in the company’s articles of association:
● | a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not harm the company; |
● | a breach of the duty of care to the company or to a third party, to the extent such a breach arises out of the negligent conduct of the office holder; |
● | a financial liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third party; and |
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● | expenses, including reasonable litigation expenses and legal fees, incurred by an office holder in relation to an administrative proceeding instituted against such office holder or certain compensation payments to an injured party imposed on an office holder by an administrative proceeding, pursuant to certain provisions of the Securities Law. |
Under the Israeli Companies Law, a company may not indemnify, exculpate or enter into an insurance contract for office holder liability, for any of the following:
● | a breach of the duty of loyalty, except for indemnification and insurance for a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the company; |
● | a breach of the duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, excluding a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder; |
● | an act or omission committed with intent to derive illegal personal benefit; or |
● | a fine, monetary sanction or forfeit levied against the office holder. |
Under the Israeli 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 the chief executive officer and a director or (under certain circumstances), also by the shareholders. See Item 6C to the 2024 Annual Report “Directors, Senior Management and Employees —Board Practices—Approval of Related Party Transactions under Israeli Law.” However, the insurance of office holders shall not require shareholder approval and may be approved only by the compensation committee, if the engagement terms are determined in the company’s compensation policy and that policy was approved by the shareholders by a special majority (as described in Item 6C to the 2024 Annual Report “Directors, Senior Management and Employees —Board Practices—Approval of Related Party Transactions under Israeli Law”), provided that the policy is on market terms and is not likely to materially impact the company’s profitability, assets or obligations.
Our amended articles of association permit us to exculpate, indemnify and insure our office holders to the fullest extent permitted under the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law. We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for the benefit of our office holders and intend to continue to maintain such coverage and pay all premiums thereunder to the fullest extent permitted by the Israeli Companies Law.
We have entered into indemnification and exculpation agreements with each of our current officers and directors exculpating them from a breach of their duty of care to us to the fullest extent permitted by the Israeli Companies Law and undertaking to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by the Israeli Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by insurance. This indemnification is limited to events determined as foreseeable by our board of directors based on our activities, as set forth in the indemnification agreements. Under such indemnification agreements, the maximum aggregate amount of indemnification that we may pay to any and all of our currently serving or future officers and directors together may not exceed the higher of $5 million and 25% of our shareholders equity according to our most recent financial statements at the time of payment. In the opinion of the SEC, however, indemnification of directors and office holders for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is against public policy and therefore unenforceable.
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Item 9. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
* | To be filed, if applicable, by amendment, or as an exhibit to a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference. |
The agreements included as exhibits to this registration statement contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and (i) were not intended to be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; (ii) may have been qualified in such agreement by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement; (iii) may apply contract standards of “materiality” that are different from “materiality” under the applicable securities laws; and (iv) were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement.
The Registrant acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, the registrant is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this registration statement not misleading.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules have been omitted because either they are not required, are not applicable or the information is otherwise set forth in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.
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; |
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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; |
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 post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and this 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. | 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 |
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ii. | 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 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 the 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. |
(6) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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. |
(7) | That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
(8) | 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 provisions described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
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Pursuant to the requirements 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, in the City of Rehovot, State of Israel on this 9th day of April, 2025.
STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Arik Kaufman | |
Name: | Arik Kaufman | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned officers and directors of Steakholder Foods Ltd. hereby constitute and appoint Arik Kaufman, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to take any actions to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, in connection with this registration statement on Form F-3, including the power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below any and all further amendments to this registration statement and any other registration statement filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Yaron Kaiser | Chairman of the Board of Directors | April 9, 2025 | ||
Yaron Kaiser | ||||
/s/ Arik Kaufman | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | April 9, 2025 | ||
Arik Kaufman | ||||
/s/ Oren Attiya | Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | April 9, 2025 | ||
Oren Attiya | ||||
/s/ Eli Arad | Director | April 9, 2025 | ||
Eli Arad | ||||
/s/ David Gerbi | Director | April 9, 2025 | ||
David Gerbi | ||||
/s/ Sari Singer | Director | April 9, 2025 | ||
Sari Singer |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Steakholder Foods Ltd., has signed this registration statement on April 9, 2025.
Steakholder Foods USA, Inc.
Authorized U.S. Representative | ||
By: | /s/ Arik Kaufman | |
Name: | Arik Kaufman | |
Title: | Authorized Representative |
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