Ordinary Shares, NIS 1.00 par
value per share
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M87915100
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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(CUSIP
Number)
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Noga
Yatziv
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Israel
Corporation Ltd.
23
Aranha Street
Tel
Aviv 61070, Israel
972-3-684-4517
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
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January
7, 2009
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(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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CUSIP
No.
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M87915-10-0
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13D
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Page
2 of 11
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING
PERSONS: Israel Corporation
Ltd.
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS.
OF
ABOVE PERSONS: 000000000
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP:
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(a) o
(b) x
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE
OF FUNDS: WC
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5
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CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): |
o
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6
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION: |
Israel |
NUMBER
OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
8
9
10
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SOLE
VOTING POWER: 225,855,979
(1)
SHARED
VOTING POWER:
28,743,275
(2)
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER: 225,855,979
(1)
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
24,652,367
(3)
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11
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY 254,599,254
(1)(2)(3)(4)
OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: |
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12
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CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES: |
o
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13
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):
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67.76%
(4)
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14
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON:
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CO
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Name/Position
with TIC
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Business
Address
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Principal
Occupation and Name and address of Employer
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Country
of Citizenship
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Idan
Ofer - Chairman of the Board
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Ehud
Angel – Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Chairman
of Ofer (Ships Holdings) Ltd. - Einstein 40, Ramat Aviv,
Israel
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Israel
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Yair
Seroussi – Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Head
of Morgan Stanley Israel
17
Ha'dganim St. Givataym
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Israel
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Avi
Levy – Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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CEO
of Ofer Management
Abba
Even 1, Herzliya Israel
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Israel
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Moshe
Vidman - Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Director
and manager of companies – 14 Megadim St. Yafe Nof,
Jerusalem
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Israel
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Irit
Izakson - Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Professional
Director- 15 Matityahu Cohen Gadol St. Tel Aviv 62268
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Israel
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Amnon
Lion - Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Chairman,
and CEO of Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd. - Andrei Sacharov 9,
Haifa, Israel
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Israel
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Avraham
Anaby – Alternate Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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9
Margalit St. Haifa, Israel
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Israel
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Jacob
Amidror
Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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VP
of the Lander Institute in Jerusalem
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Israel
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Zeev
Nahari Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Senior
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Bank Leumi
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Israel
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Ron
Moskovitz
Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Meadway
69, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Nw11 6qj, London
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Israel
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Gideon
Langholz Director
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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President
of HIT – Holon Institute of Technology
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Israel
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Name/Position
with TIC
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Business
Address
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Address
of Employer
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Country
of Citizenship
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Nir
Gilad - President & Chief Executive Officer
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Avisar
Paz - Chief Financial Officer
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Allon
Raveh - Vice President Business
Development
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Elie
Goldschmidt - Vice President Communication and Regulatory
Affairs
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Shmuel
Rosenblum - Internal Auditor
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Adv.
Noga Yatziv - Company Secretary & Assistant to the
President
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Haviva
Shefet - Comptroller
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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23
Aranha St. Tel-Aviv
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Israel
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Item 7. |
Materials to be Filed as
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1.
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Share
Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2000, between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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2.
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Additional
Purchase Obligation Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2000, between
Israel Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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3.
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2001, by and among Israel
Corporation Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd.,
Macronix International Co., Ltd. and QuickLogic Corporation.*
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4.
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Consolidated
Shareholders Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2001, by and among
Israel Corporation Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd.
and Macronix International Co., Ltd.*
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5.
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Trustee
Nomination Letter, dated January 25, 2001, between Zvi Ephrat and
Israel Corporation Ltd.*
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6.
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Amendment
to Payment Schedules of Series A-3 and Series A-4 Additional Purchase
Obligations, dated March 26, 2002.*
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7.
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Letter,
dated July 23, 2002, regarding Participation in Rights Offering,
executed by Israel Corporation Technologies (ICTech) Ltd., SanDisk
Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and Macronix (BVI) Co.,
Ltd.*
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8.
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Joint
Filing Agreement, dated December, 2002.*
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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9.
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Amendment
to Payment Schedules of Series A-5 Additional Purchase Obligations, dated
February 24, 2003.*
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10.
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Amendment
to Payment Schedules of Series A-5 Additional Purchase Obligations, dated
February 24, 2003.*
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11.
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Side
Letter for Amendment to Payment Schedules of Series A-5 Additional
Purchase Obligations, dated April 14, 2003.*
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12.
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Amendment
No.3 to Payment Schedule of Series A-5 Additional Purchase Obligations,
Waiver of Series A-5 Conditions, Conversion of Series A-4 Wafer Credits
and Other Provisions, dated November 11, 2003. *
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13.
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2006, between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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14.
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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15.
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Voting
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Israel Corporation
Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd., Macronix
International Co., Ltd. and Bank Hapoalim B.M.*
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16.
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Voting
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Israel Corporation
Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd., Macronix
International Co., Ltd. and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.*
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17.
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Tag-Along
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, between Israel Corporation
Ltd., and Bank Hapoalim B.M.*
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18.
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Tag-Along
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, between Israel Corporation
Ltd., and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.*
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19.
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2008, by and between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *
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20.
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Amended
and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 25,
2008, by and between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
*
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21.
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Conversion
Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2008, by and between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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22.
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Amendment
No. 1 to Tag-Along Agreement, dated September 25, 2008, by and between
Israel Corporation Ltd. and Bank Hapoalim B.M.*
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23.
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Amendment
No. 1 to Tag-Along Agreement, dated September 25, 2008, by and between
Israel Corporation Ltd. and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.*
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24.
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Safety
Net Undertaking of Israel Corporation Ltd. to Tower Semiconductor Ltd.,
dated September 25, 2008. *
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25.
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Equity
Capital Notes of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. received by Israel Corporation
Ltd., dated September 25, 2008. *
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26.
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Fee
Letter, dated September 25, 2008, from Tower Semiconductor Ltd. to Israel
Corporation Ltd. *
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99-1.
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Amendment
to Safety Net Undertaking, dated January 6, 2009.
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99-2.
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Equity
Equivalent Convertible Capital Note of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. dated
January 7,
2009.
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ISRAEL CORPORATION
LTD.
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By:
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/s/
Nir Gilad
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Name:
Nir Gilad
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Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/
Avisar Paz
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Name:
Avisar Paz
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1.
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Share
Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2000, between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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2.
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Additional
Purchase Obligation Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2000, between
Israel Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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3.
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2001, by and among Israel
Corporation Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd.,
Macronix International Co., Ltd. and QuickLogic Corporation.*
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4.
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Consolidated
Shareholders Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2001, by and among
Israel Corporation Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd.
and Macronix International Co., Ltd.*
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5.
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Trustee
Nomination Letter, dated January 25, 2001, between Zvi Ephrat and
Israel Corporation Ltd.*
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6.
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Amendment
to Payment Schedules of Series A-3 and Series A-4 Additional Purchase
Obligations, dated March 26, 2002.*
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7.
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Letter,
dated July 23, 2002, regarding Participation in Rights Offering,
executed by Israel Corporation Technologies (ICTech) Ltd., SanDisk
Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Corporation and Macronix (BVI) Co.,
Ltd.*
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8.
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Joint
Filing Agreement, dated December, 2002.*
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9.
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Amendment
to Payment Schedules of Series A-5 Additional Purchase Obligations, dated
February 24, 2003.*
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10.
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Amendment
to Payment Schedules of Series A-5 Additional Purchase Obligations, dated
February 24, 2003.*
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11.
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Side
Letter for Amendment to Payment Schedules of Series A-5 Additional
Purchase Obligations, dated April 14, 2003.*
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12.
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Amendment
No.3 to Payment Schedule of Series A-5 Additional Purchase Obligations,
Waiver of Series A-5 Conditions, Conversion of Series A-4 Wafer Credits
and Other Provisions, dated November 11, 2003. *
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13.
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2006, between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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14.
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*
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15.
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Voting
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Israel Corporation
Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd., Macronix
International Co., Ltd. and Bank Hapoalim B.M.*
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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16.
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Voting
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Israel Corporation
Ltd., SanDisk Corporation, Alliance Semiconductor Ltd., Macronix
International Co., Ltd. and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.*
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17.
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Tag-Along
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, between Israel Corporation
Ltd., and Bank Hapoalim B.M.*
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18.
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Tag-Along
Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, between Israel Corporation
Ltd., and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.*
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19.
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Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2008, by and between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *
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20.
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Amended
and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 25,
2008, by and between Israel Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
*
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21.
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Conversion
Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2008, by and between Israel
Corporation Ltd. and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *
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22.
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Amendment
No. 1 to Tag-Along Agreement, dated September 25, 2008, by and between
Israel Corporation Ltd. and Bank Hapoalim B.M.*
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23.
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Amendment
No. 1 to Tag-Along Agreement, dated September 25, 2008, by and between
Israel Corporation Ltd. and Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.*
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24.
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Safety
Net Undertaking of Israel Corporation Ltd. to Tower Semiconductor Ltd.,
dated September 25, 2008. *
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25.
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Equity
Capital Notes of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. received by Israel Corporation
Ltd., dated September 25, 2008. *
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26.
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Fee
Letter, dated September 25, 2008, from Tower Semiconductor Ltd. to Israel
Corporation Ltd. *
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99-1.
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Amendment
to Safety Net Undertaking, dated January 6, 2009.
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99-2.
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Equity
Equivalent Convertible Capital Note of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. dated
January 7,
2009.
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EQUITY EQUIVALENT
CONVERTIBLE CAPITAL NOTE
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(Principal
Amount of US $20,000,000)
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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In
this Capital Note, the following terms have the meanings given to them in
this clause 1:
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1
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Following
the effective date of any Registration Statement covering the Conversion
Shares or any of them, bracketed language to be removed from Capital Notes
relating to such Conversion Shares and, at the request of the Holder, a
substitute Capital Note omitting the bracketed language will promptly be
delivered to the Holder.
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1.1.
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“Company” includes any
person that shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the Company
under this Capital Note.
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1.2.
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“Holder” shall mean any
person who at the time shall be the registered holder of this Capital Note
or any part thereof.
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1.3.
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“Ordinary Shares” means
the ordinary shares, nominal value NIS 1.00 (one New Israel Sheqel) per
share, of the Company (and any shares of capital stock substituted for the
ordinary shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalisation, rights offering, exchange, merger or similar event or
otherwise, including as described in this Capital
Note).
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2.
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TERMS
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The
Principal Amount shall neither bear interest nor be linked to any index
and shall be subordinated to all liabilities of the Company having
priority over the Ordinary
Shares.
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The
Principal Amount shall only be payable by the Company to the Holder out of
distributions made upon the winding-up (whether solvent or insolvent),
liquidation or dissolution of the Company and, in such event, on a pari passu and pro rata
basis with the Ordinary Shares after payment of all liabilities of the
Company having priority over the Ordinary Shares. For the
purposes only of calculation of the allocation of such distributions
between holders of the Capital Note and holders of Ordinary Shares, the
holder of this Capital Note shall be deemed to own the number of Ordinary
Shares into which this Capital Note may then be converted. The
Company shall not be entitled to prepay or redeem this Capital
Note.
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This
Capital Note shall be convertible into Ordinary Shares as set forth below
and, for the removal of doubt, no such conversion shall be deemed a
redemption or prepayment of this Capital
Note.
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3.
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CONVERSION
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3.1.
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Conversion
Right
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The
Holder of this Capital Note has the right, at the Holder’s option, at any
time and from time to time, to convert this Capital Note, without payment
of any additional consideration, in accordance with the provisions of this
clause 3, in whole or in part, into fully-paid and non-assessable
Ordinary Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares into which this
Capital Note may be converted (“the Conversion Shares”)
shall be determined by dividing the aggregate Principal Amount of this
Capital Note by the conversion price in effect at the time of such
conversion (“the
Conversion Price”). The Conversion Price initially shall
be US $0.26, as adjusted at any time and from time to time in
accordance with clause 7
below.
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3.2.
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Conversion
Procedure
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This
Capital Note may be converted in whole or in part at any time and from
time to time by the surrender of this Capital Note to the Company at its
principal office together with written notice of the election to convert
all or any portion of the Principal Amount thereof, duly signed on behalf
of the Holder. The Company shall, on such surrender date or as
soon as practicable thereafter, issue irrevocable instructions to its
stock transfer agent to deliver to the Holder a certificate or
certificates for the number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall
be entitled as a result of such conversion as aforesaid. Such
conversion, the issue and allotment of such Conversion Shares and the
registration of the Holder in the register of members of the Company as
the holder of such Conversion Shares shall be deemed to have been made
immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender
of this Capital Note or portion thereof and the person or persons entitled
to receive the Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be
treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders as of such date
of such number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled
as a result of such conversion as aforesaid. In the event of a
partial conversion, the Company shall concurrently issue to the Holder a
replacement Capital Note of like tenor as this Capital Note, but
representing the Principal Amount remaining after such partial
conversion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company confirms
that the terms of this Capital Note, including, without limitation, this
clause 3, constitute the issue terms of the Conversion Shares and that,
accordingly, the right of the Company pursuant to clauses 16.1 and 16.2 of
the Company's Articles of Association to delay the issuance of stock
certificates for up to 6 (six) months after the allotment and registration
of transfer is inapplicable. For the further removal of doubt, nothing
herein shall derogate from the second sentence of clause 16.1 of the
Company's Articles of
Association.
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4.
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FRACTIONAL
INTEREST
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No
fractional shares will be issued in connection with any conversion
hereunder. The Company shall round-down, to the nearest whole
number, the number of Conversion Shares issuable in connection with any
conversion hereunder.
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5.
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CAPITAL
NOTE CONFERS NO RIGHTS OF
SHAREHOLDER
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The
Holder shall not, by virtue of this Capital Note, have any rights as a
shareholder of the Company prior to actual conversion into Conversion
Shares in accordance with clause 3.2
above.
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6.
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ACQUISITION
FOR INVESTMENT
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This
Capital Note [,
including the Conversion Shares,2] has not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“the Securities Act”),
or any other securities laws. The Holder acknowledges by
acceptance of this Capital Note that it has acquired this Capital Note for
investment and not with a view to distribution. [The Holder agrees that,
unless the Conversion Shares have been registered under the Securities
Act, any Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note
will be acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution in a
manner inconsistent with the registration requirements of the U.S.
securities laws and may have to be held indefinitely unless they are
subsequently registered under the Securities Act or, based on an opinion
of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from such
registration is available; provided, however, that no opinion shall be
required if sold pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act or the
transfer will be effected on the TASE and the Holder represents that the
applicable conditions under Regulation S under the Securities Act
have been satisfied.3] The Holder, by
acceptance hereof, consents to the placement of legend(s) on this Capital
Note and also on the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this
Capital Note, as to the applicable restrictions on transferability in
order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act, unless in the
reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company such legend is not required
in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act. The
Company may issue stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent in
connection with such
restrictions.
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2
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Following
the effective date of any Registration Statement covering the Conversion
Shares or any of them, bracketed language to be removed from all future
Capital Notes to be issued with respect to such Conversion Shares and, at
the request of the Holder, a substitute Capital Note omitting the
bracketed language will promptly be delivered to the
Holder.
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3
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Following
the effective date of any Registration Statement covering the Conversion
Shares or any of them,, bracketed language to be replaced with the
following: “The Conversion Shares have been registered under the
Securities Act on Form F-3 Registration Statement No. [insert
relevant registration number].” on all future
Capital Notes to be issued with respect to such Conversion Shares, and, at
the request of the Holder, a substitute Capital Note having such
replacement language will promptly be delivered to the
Holder.
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Nothing
in this clause 6 shall derogate from any obligations of the Company
under any Registration Rights Agreement to which the Company and the
Holder are parties.
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7.
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ADJUSTMENT
OF CONVERSION PRICE
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AND NUMBER OF
CONVERSION SHARES
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The
number and kind of securities issuable initially upon the conversion of
this Capital Note and the Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment
at any time and from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events,
as follows:
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7.1.
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Adjustment
for Shares Splits and
Combinations
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If
the Company at any time or from time to time effects a subdivision of the
outstanding Ordinary Shares, the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of this Capital Note immediately before the subdivision shall
be proportionately increased, and conversely, if the Company at any time
or from time to time combines the outstanding Ordinary Shares, the number
of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note
immediately before the combination shall be proportionately
decreased. Any adjustment under this clause 7.1 shall
become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes
effective.
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7.2.
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Adjustment
for Certain Dividends and
Distributions
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In
the event the Company at any time, or from time to time, makes or fixes a
record date for the determination of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled
to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional Ordinary
Shares, then and in each such event, the number of Ordinary Shares
issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note shall be increased as of the
time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date is fixed, as of
the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the number of
Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note by a
fraction: (i) the numerator of which shall be the total number of
Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of
such issuance or the close of business on such record date, as applicable,
plus the number of Ordinary Shares issuable in payment of such dividend or
distribution; and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number
of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of
such issuance or the close of business on such record date, as applicable;
provided, however, that if such record date is fixed and such dividend is
not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed
therefor, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this
Capital Note shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business
on such record date and thereafter the number of Ordinary Shares issuable
upon conversion of this Capital Note shall be adjusted pursuant to this
clause 7.2 as of the time of the actual payment of such dividends or
distribution.
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7.3.
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Adjustments
for Other Dividends and
Distributions
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In
the event the Company at any time or from time to time makes, or fixes a
record date for the determination of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled
to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the
Company other than Ordinary Shares (for the avoidance of doubt, other than
in a rights offering as to which clause 7.7 shall be applicable), then in
each such event provision shall be made so that the Holder shall receive
upon conversion of this Capital Note and for no additional consideration,
in addition to the number of Ordinary Shares receivable thereupon, the
amount of securities of the Company that the Holder would have received
had this Capital Note been converted immediately prior to such event, or
the record date for such event, as
applicable.
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7.4.
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Adjustment
for Reclassification, Exchange and
Substitution
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If
the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note are
changed into the same or a different number of shares of any class or
classes of shares, whether by recapitalization, reclassification,
exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than a subdivision or
combination of shares, dividends payable in Ordinary Shares or other
securities of the Company or a reorganization, merger, consolidation or
sale of assets, provided for elsewhere in this clause 7), then and in
any such event the Holder shall have the right thereafter to exercise this
Capital Note into the kind and amount of shares and other securities
receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification, exchange,
substitution or other change, by holders of the number of Ordinary Shares
for which this Capital Note might have been converted immediately prior to
such recapitalization, reclassification, exchange, substitution or other
change (or the record date for such event), all subject to further
adjustment as provided herein and under the Company’s Articles of
Association.
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7.5.
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Reorganization,
Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of
Assets
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If
at any time or from time to time there is a capital reorganization of the
Ordinary Shares (other than a recapitalization, subdivision, combination,
reclassification, exchange or substitution of shares as provided for
elsewhere in this clause 7), or a merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or
substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to any other
person, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation or
sale, provision shall be made so that the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled to receive upon conversion of this Capital Note and for no
additional consideration, the number of shares or other securities or
property (including, without limitation, cash) of the Company, or of the
successor corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation or sale,
to which a holder of the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon
conversion of this Capital Note would have been entitled on such capital
reorganization, merger, consolidation or
sale.
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7.6.
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Other
Transactions
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In
the event that the Company shall issue shares to its shareholders as a
result of a split-off, spin-off or the like, then the Company shall only
complete such issuance or other action if, as part thereof, allowance is
made to protect the economic interest of the Holder either by increasing
the number of Conversion Shares or by procuring that the Holder shall be
entitled, on terms economically proportionate to those provided to its
shareholders, to acquire additional shares of the spun-off or split-off
entities.
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7.7.
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Rights
Offerings
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If
the Company, at any time and from time to time, shall fix a record date
for, or shall make a distribution to, its shareholders of rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (collectively, “Rights”), then, in each
such event, the Company will provide the Holder, concurrently with the
distribution of the Rights to its shareholders, identical rights, having
terms and conditions identical to the Rights (for the avoidance of doubt,
exercisable at the same time as the Rights), in such number to which the
Holder would be entitled had the Holder converted this Capital Note into
Conversion Shares immediately prior to the record date for such
distribution, or if no record date shall be fixed, then immediately prior
to such distribution, as applicable. Nothing in this clause 7.7
shall require the Company to complete any such distribution of Rights to
its shareholders, including following the record date thereof, unless
required pursuant to the terms of such distribution and, if such
distribution of Rights to its shareholders is not completed in conformity
with the terms of such distribution, then the Company shall be entitled
not to complete the provision of rights to the Holder pursuant to this
clause 7.7 above.
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7.8.
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Adjustment
for Cash Dividends and
Distributions
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In
the event the Company, at any time or from time to time until September
28, 2023, makes or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of
Ordinary Shares entitled to receive a cash dividend or distribution, then
and in each such event, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon
conversion of this Capital Note shall be adjusted (for the avoidance of
doubt, never decreased but either shall remain the same or increased), as
of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the number of
Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note by a
fraction: (i) the numerator of which shall be the closing price per share
of the Ordinary Shares on the TASE on the determining date (“Hayom Hakovaya”) for
such dividend or distribution; and (ii) the denominator of which shall be
the adjusted “ex-dividend” price of the Ordinary Shares as such prices set
out in (i) and (ii) are determined in each case by the TASE in accordance
with its rules.
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7.9.
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General
Protection
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The
Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Association or other
charter document or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer
of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities
or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder, or
impair the economic interest of the Holder, but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions hereof and in
taking of all such actions and making all such adjustments as may be
necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights and the economic
interests of the Holder against
impairment.
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7.10.
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Notice
of Capital Changes
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If
at any time the Company shall declare any dividend or distribution of any
kind, or offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of Ordinary Shares
any additional shares of any class, other rights or any security of any
kind, or there shall be any capital reorganization or reclassification of
the capital shares of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the
Company with, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to another
company or there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up of the Company, or other transaction described
in this clause 7, then, in any one or more of the said cases, the
Company shall give the Holder prior written notice, by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, of the date on which: (i) a record
shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights; or
(ii) such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up shall take place, as the case
may be. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the
holders of record of Ordinary Shares shall participate in such dividend or
distribution, subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their
Ordinary Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may
be. Such written notice shall be given at least 14 (fourteen)
days prior to the action in question and not less than 14 (fourteen) days
prior to the record date in respect
thereto.
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7.11.
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Adjustment
of Conversion Price
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Upon
each adjustment in the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable hereunder,
the Conversion Price shall be proportionately increased or decreased, as
the case may be, in a manner that is the inverse of the manner in which
the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable hereunder shall be
adjusted.
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7.12.
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Notice
of Adjustments
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Whenever
the Conversion Price or the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon
conversion of this Capital Note shall be adjusted pursuant to this
clause 7, the Company shall prepare a certificate signed by the chief
financial officer of the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the
event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method
by which such adjustment was calculated, and the Conversion Price and the
number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Capital Note
after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause copies of such
certificate to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the
Holder.
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8.
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OTHER
TRANSACTIONS
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In
the event that the Company or its shareholders receive an offer to
transfer all or substantially all of the shares in the Company, or to
effect a merger or acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, then the Company shall promptly inform the Holder
in writing of such offer.
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9.
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TRANSFER
OF THIS CAPITAL NOTE BY THE
HOLDER
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This
Capital Note shall be freely transferable or assignable by the Holder in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, subject to the
provisions of this clause 9. With respect to any transfer
of this Capital Note, in whole or in part, the Holder shall surrender the
Capital Note, together with a written request to transfer all or a portion
of the Principal Amount of this Capital Note to the transferee, as well
as, if reasonably requested by the Company, a written opinion of such
Holder's counsel, to the effect that such offer, sale or other
distribution may be effected without registration under the Securities
Act. Upon surrender of such Capital Note (and delivery of such
opinion, if so requested) by the Holder, the Company shall immediately
register such transferee as the Holder of this Capital Note, or the
portion thereof, transferred to such transferee, such registration shall
be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on
the date of such surrender and delivery (if applicable), and such
transferee or transferees shall be treated for all purposes as the record
holder or holders as of such date of a Capital Note in that portion of the
Principal Amount of this Capital Note so transferred. The
Company shall, as promptly as practicable, deliver to the Holder one or
more Capital Notes, of like tenor as this Capital Note, except that the
Principal Amount thereof shall be the amount transferred to such
transferee, for delivery to the transferee or transferees (or, if the
Holder requests, deliver such Capital Note directly to such transferee or
transferees) and shall, if only a portion of the Principal Amount of this
Capital Note is being transferred, concurrently deliver to the Holder one
or more replacement Capital Notes to represent the portion of the
Principal Amount of this Capital Note not so transferred. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Company confirms that no approval by the Board
of Directors of the Company of any transfer of this Capital Note or the
Conversion Shares is
required.
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10.
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS
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The
Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Holder as
follows:
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10.1.
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this
Capital Note has been duly authorized and executed by the Company and is a
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with
its terms;
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10.2.
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the
Conversion Shares are duly authorized and are, and will be, reserved (for
the avoidance of doubt, without the need for further corporate action by
the Company) for issuance by the Company and, when issued in accordance
with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and not subject to any pre-emptive
rights;
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10.3.
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the
execution and delivery of this Capital Note are not, and the issuance of
the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Capital Note in accordance
with the terms hereof will not be, inconsistent with the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association or Articles of
Association, do not and will not contravene any law, governmental or
regulatory rule or regulation, including NASDAQ and TASE rules and
regulations, judgment or order applicable to the Company, do not and will
not conflict with or contravene any provision of, or constitute a default
under, any indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument of which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound or, except for consents that
have already been obtained and filings already made, require the consent
or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with or the
taking of any action in respect of or by, any Israeli or foreign
governmental authority or agency or other person;
and
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10.4.
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the
Conversion Shares have been approved for listing and trading on
TASE.
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11.
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LOSS,
THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR
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MUTILATION OF CAPITAL
NOTE
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Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Capital Note or Conversion
Shares certificate, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of
indemnity, or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon
reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental
thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Capital Note or
Conversion Shares certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and
deliver a new Capital Note or Conversion Shares certificate of like tenor
and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Capital Note or
Conversion Shares
certificate.
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12.
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NOTICES
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If
to the Holder:
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Israel
Coropration Ltd.
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Milennium
Tower
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23
Aranha St.
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Tel-Aviv,
Israel 61070
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Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
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Facsimile:
972-3-684-4574:
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with
a copy to:
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Gornitzky
& Co.
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45
Rothschild Blvd.
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Tel
Aviv, Israel 65784
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Attention: Zvi Ephrat,
Adv.
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Facsimile:
(03) 560 6555
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If
to the Company:
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Tower
Semiconductor Ltd.
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P.O.
Box 619
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Ramat
Gabriel Industrial Zone
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Migdal
Haemek 23105
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Israel
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Attention:
Oren Shirazi, Acting Chief Financial Officer
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Facsimile:
(04) 604
7242
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with
a copy to:
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Yigal
Arnon & Co.
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1
Azrieli Center
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Tel
Aviv
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Israel
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Attention: David H.
Schapiro, Adv.
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Facsimile:
(03) 608
7714
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or
such other address with respect to a party as such party shall notify each
other party in writing as above provided. Any notice sent in
accordance with this clause 12 shall be effective: (a) if
mailed, 5 (five) business days after mailing; (b) if sent by
messenger, upon delivery; and (c) if sent via facsimile, 1 (one)
business day following transmission and electronic confirmation of
receipt.
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13.
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APPLICABLE
LAW; JURISDICTION
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This
Capital Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Israel as applicable to contracts between two
residents of the State of Israel entered into and to be performed entirely
within the State of Israel. Any dispute arising under or in
relation to this Capital Note shall be resolved in the competent court for
Tel Aviv-Jaffa district, and the Company and the Holder hereby submits
irrevocably to the jurisdiction of such
court.
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Dated:
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January
7, 2009
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for
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TOWER
SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
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By:
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Tziona
Shriki
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Oren
Shirazi
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Title:
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VP
Finance & Vice CFO
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CFO
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